The 3D Mesonet Concept: Extending Networked Surface Meteorological Tower Observations Through Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Phillip Bruce Chilson1, Christopher A. Fiebrich2, Robert Huck3, James Grimsley3, Jorge Salazar-Cerreno3, Kenneth Carson3 and Jamey Jacob4, (1)University of Oklahoma Norman Campus, Norman, OK, United States, (2)Oklahoma Mesonet, Norman, OK, United States, (3)University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, United States, (4)Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education, Stillwater, United States