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dc.contributor.authorRozmiarek, Kevin S.
dc.contributor.authorVaughn, Bruce H.
dc.contributor.authorJones, Tyler R.
dc.contributor.authorMorris, Valerie
dc.contributor.authorSkorski, William B.
dc.contributor.authorHughes, Abigail G.
dc.contributor.authorElston, Jack
dc.contributor.authorWahl, Sonja
dc.contributor.authorFaber, Anne-Katrine
dc.contributor.authorSteen-Larsen, Hans Christian
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-22T07:09:15Z
dc.date.available2022-03-22T07:09:15Z
dc.date.created2021-11-11T12:18:57Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.issn1867-1381
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2986673
dc.description.abstractAbove polar ice sheets, atmospheric water vapor exchange occurs across the planetary boundary layer (PBL) and is an important mechanism in a number of processes that affect the surface mass balance of the ice sheets. Yet, this exchange is not well understood and has substantial implications for modeling and remote sensing of the polar hydrologic cycle. Efforts to characterize the exchange face substantial logistical challenges including the remoteness of ice sheet field camps, extreme weather conditions, low humidity and temperature that limit the effectiveness of instruments, and dangers associated with flying manned aircraft at low altitudes. Here, we present an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) sampling platform for operation in extreme polar environments that is capable of sampling atmospheric water vapor for subsequent measurement of water isotopes. This system was deployed to the East Greenland Ice-core Project (EastGRIP) camp in northeast Greenland during summer 2019. Four sampling flight missions were completed. With a suite of atmospheric measurements aboard the UAV (temperature, humidity, pressure, GPS) we determine the height of the PBL using online algorithms, allowing for strategic decision-making by the pilot to sample water isotopes above and below the PBL. Water isotope data were measured by a Picarro L2130-i instrument using flasks of atmospheric air collected within the nose cone of the UAV. The internal repeatability for δD and δ18O was 2.8 ‰ and 0.45 ‰, respectively, which we also compared to independent EastGRIP tower-isotope data. Based on these results, we demonstrate the efficacy of this new UAV-isotope platform and present improvements to be utilized in future polar field campaigns. The system is also designed to be readily adaptable to other fields of study, such as measurement of carbon cycle gases or remote sensing of ground conditions.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherCopernicus Publicationsen_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleAn unmanned aerial vehicle sampling platform for atmospheric water vapor isotopes in polar environmentsen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright Author(s) 2021en_US
cristin.ispublishedtrue
cristin.fulltextoriginal
cristin.qualitycode1
dc.identifier.doi10.5194/amt-14-7045-2021
dc.identifier.cristin1953650
dc.source.journalAtmospheric Measurement Techniquesen_US
dc.source.pagenumber7045-7067en_US
dc.identifier.citationAtmospheric Measurement Techniques. 2021, 14 (11), 7045-7067.en_US
dc.source.volume14en_US
dc.source.issue11en_US


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