Wind vector measurements with the unmanned research aircraft ALADINA in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, during April and May 2018

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The data set provides measurements of wind direction, wind speed, and vertical wind based on the unmanned research aircraft ALADINA (Application of Light-weight Aircraft for Detecting IN-situ Aerosol) that was used for a field application in Ny-Ålesund, Spitsbergen, between 24 April and 25 May 2018. 49 measurement flights were performed that consist of vertical profiles (in sum 230) with a total maximum altitude of 850 m above mean sea level (AMSL) above land and horizontal legs (around 300) that were operated at different heights crossing the coast, as well as above open. Measurements are provided with a data rate of 100 Hz, which allows processing the data for e.g. turbulence properties. As the quality of wind measurements was deteriorated during flight manoeuvres, wind measurements during unsteady flight states are not contained in the data set, and the data user will need to handle these data gaps within the measurements. Wind measurement is done by fusing the attitude and velocity information from the inertial navigation system and airflow measurements using a multi-hole probe. Further details on the particular set-up of the UAS ALADINA are found in Bärfuss et al. (2018).

Identifier
DOI https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.961812
Related Identifier https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.947132
Related Identifier https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.946961
Related Identifier https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos9010028
Metadata Access https://ws.pangaea.de/oai/provider?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=datacite4&identifier=oai:pangaea.de:doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.961812
Provenance
Creator Bärfuss, Konrad ORCID logo; Bestmann, Ulf ORCID logo; Bretschneider, Lutz ORCID logo; Pätzold, Falk ORCID logo; Altstädter, Barbara (ORCID: 0000-0002-3216-550X); Peuker, Alexander ORCID logo; Lampert, Astrid ORCID logo
Publisher PANGAEA
Publication Year 2023
Funding Reference German Research Foundation https://doi.org/10.13039/501100001659 Crossref Funder ID 268020496 https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/268020496 TRR 172: ArctiC Amplification: Climate Relevant Atmospheric and SurfaCe Processes, and Feedback Mechanisms
Rights Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Representation
Resource Type Publication Series of Datasets; Collection
Format application/zip
Size 49 datasets
Discipline Earth System Research
Spatial Coverage (11.817W, 78.917S, 11.935E, 78.938N)
Temporal Coverage Begin 2018-04-24T18:40:27Z
Temporal Coverage End 2018-05-25T15:41:16Z