Observations of the lower atmosphere from the 2021 WiscoDISCO campaign

Observations of the lower atmosphere from the 2021 WiscoDISCO campaign

<p>The mesoscale meteorology of lake breezes along Lake Michigan impacts local observations of high-ozone events. Previous manned aircraft and UAS observations have demonstrated non-uniform ozone concentrations within and above the marine layer over water and within shoreline environments. Dur...

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Main Authors: P. A. Cleary, G. de Boer, J. P. Hupy, S. Borenstein, J. Hamilton, B. Kies, D. Lawrence, R. B. Pierce, J. Tirado, A. Voon, T. Wagner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2022-05-01
Series:Earth System Science Data
Online Access:https://essd.copernicus.org/articles/14/2129/2022/essd-14-2129-2022.pdf
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Summary:<p>The mesoscale meteorology of lake breezes along Lake Michigan impacts local observations of high-ozone events. Previous manned aircraft and UAS observations have demonstrated non-uniform ozone concentrations within and above the marine layer over water and within shoreline environments. During the 2021 Wisconsin's Dynamic Influence of Shoreline Circulations on Ozone (WiscoDISCO-21) campaign, two UAS platforms, a fixed-wing (University of Colorado RAAVEN) and a multirotor (Purdue University DJI M210), were used simultaneously to capture lake breeze during forecasted high-ozone events at Chiwaukee Prairie State Natural Area in southeastern Wisconsin from 21–26 May 2021​​​​​​​. The RAAVEN platform (data DOI: <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5142491">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5142491</a>, de Boer et al., 2021) measured temperature, humidity, and 3-D winds during 2 h flights following two separate flight patterns up to three times per day at altitudes reaching 500 m above ground level (a.g.l.). The M210 platform (data DOI: <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5160346">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5160346</a>, Cleary et al., 2021a) measured vertical profiles of temperature, humidity, and ozone during 15 min flights up to six times per day at altitudes reaching 120 ma.g.l. near a Wisconsin DNR ground monitoring station (AIRS ID: 55-059-0019). This campaign was conducted in conjunction with the Enhanced Ozone Monitoring plan from the Wisconsin DNR that included Doppler lidar wind profiler observations at the site (data DOI: <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5213039">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5213039</a>, Cleary et al., 2021b).</p>
ISSN:1866-3508
1866-3516

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