Drone monitoring of volcanic lakes in Costa Rica: a new approach
For the first time ever, samples were collected from volcanic lake waters in Costa Rica using an unmanned aerial vehicle (drone), which represents a major achievement in human–machine interaction and innovation in the technology sector. A Matrice 600 Pro drone was used for remote sampling in the hyp...
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| author | José P. Sibaja-Brenes Akihiko Terada Rosa Alfaro Solís Mario Cambronero Luna Danilo Umaña Castro Daniel Porras Ramírez Rolando Sánchez Gutiérrez Mariela Martínez Arroyo Ian Godfrey María Martínez Cruz |
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| description | For the first time ever, samples were collected from volcanic lake waters in Costa Rica using an unmanned aerial vehicle (drone), which represents a major achievement in human–machine interaction and innovation in the technology sector. A Matrice 600 Pro drone was used for remote sampling in the hyperacid crater lake of the Poás volcano, the mildly acidic Lake Botos, and the nearly neutral Lake Hule. A bailer bottle of 250 mL and a HOBO temperature probe, mounted on the drone, were deployed using a specially designed delivery retrieval system. A comparison was carried out relating to the geochemistry of lake water collected by drone as opposed to the hand-collected samples. The SO4−2/Cl ratios of the two samples at Poás hyperacid crater lake were similar, (1.1 ± 0.2) on average, an indication of a lake with homogenous water composition. The Lake Hule showed a similar composition to that registered 20 years ago. The waters from Lake Botos showed some differences, which may be explained by the influence of springs at the bottom of the lake, but the Wilcoxon's signed-rank test showed a good exhibit of a satisfactory level of similarity. Autonomous navigation proves to be very useful for faster, more efficient, reliable, and less hazardous sampling of volcanic lakes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-16eeefb3e8d84f84a23bb1c788b6b3072023-06-23T12:01:10ZengCanadian Science PublishingDrone Systems and Applications2564-49392023-01-011111410.1139/dsa-2022-0023Drone monitoring of volcanic lakes in Costa Rica: a new approachJosé P. Sibaja-Brenes0Akihiko Terada1Rosa Alfaro Solís2Mario Cambronero Luna3Danilo Umaña Castro4Daniel Porras Ramírez5Rolando Sánchez Gutiérrez6Mariela Martínez Arroyo7Ian Godfrey8María Martínez Cruz9Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratory (LAQAT-UNA), School of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa RicaVolcanic Fluid Research Center, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8551, JapanAtmospheric Chemistry Laboratory (LAQAT-UNA), School of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa RicaAtmospheric Chemistry Laboratory (LAQAT-UNA), School of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa RicaAtmospheric Chemistry Laboratory (LAQAT-UNA), School of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa RicaAtmospheric Chemistry Laboratory (LAQAT-UNA), School of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa RicaWater Resources Management Laboratory (LAMRHI), School of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa RicaInstituto Nacional de Tecnología Agraria (INTA), Ministry of Agriculture, Cartago, Costa RicaAtmospheric Chemistry Laboratory (LAQAT-UNA), School of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa RicaCosta Rican Volcanic and Seismic Observatory (OVSICORI-UNA), Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa RicaFor the first time ever, samples were collected from volcanic lake waters in Costa Rica using an unmanned aerial vehicle (drone), which represents a major achievement in human–machine interaction and innovation in the technology sector. A Matrice 600 Pro drone was used for remote sampling in the hyperacid crater lake of the Poás volcano, the mildly acidic Lake Botos, and the nearly neutral Lake Hule. A bailer bottle of 250 mL and a HOBO temperature probe, mounted on the drone, were deployed using a specially designed delivery retrieval system. A comparison was carried out relating to the geochemistry of lake water collected by drone as opposed to the hand-collected samples. The SO4−2/Cl ratios of the two samples at Poás hyperacid crater lake were similar, (1.1 ± 0.2) on average, an indication of a lake with homogenous water composition. The Lake Hule showed a similar composition to that registered 20 years ago. The waters from Lake Botos showed some differences, which may be explained by the influence of springs at the bottom of the lake, but the Wilcoxon's signed-rank test showed a good exhibit of a satisfactory level of similarity. Autonomous navigation proves to be very useful for faster, more efficient, reliable, and less hazardous sampling of volcanic lakes.https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/dsa-2022-0023volcanic lakePoásdrone water samplinghyperacid lakevolcano monitoringMatrice 600 Pro |
| spellingShingle | José P. Sibaja-Brenes Akihiko Terada Rosa Alfaro Solís Mario Cambronero Luna Danilo Umaña Castro Daniel Porras Ramírez Rolando Sánchez Gutiérrez Mariela Martínez Arroyo Ian Godfrey María Martínez Cruz Drone monitoring of volcanic lakes in Costa Rica: a new approach Drone Systems and Applications volcanic lake Poás drone water sampling hyperacid lake volcano monitoring Matrice 600 Pro |
| title | Drone monitoring of volcanic lakes in Costa Rica: a new approach |
| title_full | Drone monitoring of volcanic lakes in Costa Rica: a new approach |
| title_fullStr | Drone monitoring of volcanic lakes in Costa Rica: a new approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Drone monitoring of volcanic lakes in Costa Rica: a new approach |
| title_short | Drone monitoring of volcanic lakes in Costa Rica: a new approach |
| title_sort | drone monitoring of volcanic lakes in costa rica a new approach |
| topic | volcanic lake Poás drone water sampling hyperacid lake volcano monitoring Matrice 600 Pro |
| url | https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/dsa-2022-0023 |
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