NH22A:
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in Geosciences: Research and Development


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Session ID#: 62888

Session Description:
Originating mostly from military applications, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) use in geoscience research is continuing to expand, given their flexibility and usability. Even now advanced sensors are being miniaturized and developed specifically for use on a UAS. High precision observations can be used to track volcanic gases, map forest fires, measure river-ice breakup, monitor critical infrastructure, and measure vegetation health. The aim of this session is to bring together geosciences to present on the newest UAS, payloads, and research. We invite contributions including those in formal and applied science, system and sensor development and UAS integration into manned airspace as well as in developing new missions and ongoing campaigns to collect geoscience data. The session will bring together leading experts in all aspects of UAS planning, regulations, operations, data collection, processing, and analysis to initiate discussions and share experiences for fostering cross-disciplinary research and knowledge-transfer across the sciences.
Primary Convener:  Peter W Webley, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration (ACUASI), Geophysical Institute, Fairbanks, AK, United States
Conveners:  Sabastien Biraud, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States, David C Pieri, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States and Misha Krassovski, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge, TN, United States
Primary Liaison:  Peter W Webley, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute, Fairbanks, AK, United States
Chairs:  Misha Krassovski, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge, TN, United States, Peter W Webley, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute, Fairbanks, AK, United States, Sabastien Biraud, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States and David C Pieri, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Peter W Webley, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute, Fairbanks, AK, United States

Cross-Listed:
  • B - Biogeosciences
  • H - Hydrology
  • OS - Ocean Sciences
  • V - Volcanology, Geochemistry and Petrology
Index Terms:

4333 Disaster risk analysis and assessment [NATURAL HAZARDS]
4339 Disaster mitigation [NATURAL HAZARDS]
9805 Instruments useful in three or more fields [GENERAL OR MISCELLANEOUS]
9820 Techniques applicable in three or more fields [GENERAL OR MISCELLANEOUS]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Drone based monitoring instruments for volcanic plume observation and comparison with ground data: Solfatara (Naples, Italy) and Vulcano island (Sicily, Italy) deployments (373077)
Maria Fabrizia Buongiorno1, Malvina Silvestri1, Jorge Andres Diaz2, Massimo Musacchio1, Fawzi Doumaz1, Sergio Falcone1, David C Pieri3, Kenneth C Wright4,5, Ernesto Corrales6, Fabio Vita7, Alfredo Allan6, David Diaz8 and Alessio Buonomo9, (1)National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, Rome, Italy, (2)GasLab-CICANUM, Physics School, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica, (3)NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States, (4)Townsend, MA, United States, (5)INFICON, Syracuse, NY, United States, (6)Gas Lab, CICANUM, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica, (7)Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Palermo, Italy, (8)Gas Lab, CICANUM, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Josè, Costa Rica, (9)Politecnico di Torino, Engeneering, Torino, Italy
A fluxgate magnetogradiometer for an unmanned aircraft system: design and test (356550)
Xiaobing Zhou, Montana Technological University, Geological Engineering, Butte, United States, Sierra Olivia Luoma, Montana Technological University, Geophysical Engineering, Butte, MT, United States and Joseph Natale, Montana Technical University, Geophyiscal Engineering, Butte, United States
Beyond Visual Line of Sight UAS Operations: The DOT FAA Integrated Pilot Program in Alaska (381224)
Peter W Webley, Catherine F. Cahill, Nick Adkins and James Parrish, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration (ACUASI), Geophysical Institute, Fairbanks, AK, United States
High resolution profiling of the atmospheric boundary layer with UAS and DTS (Invited) (453703)
Chad W Higgins, College of Agricultural Sciences, Oregon State University, Biological and Ecological Engineering, Corvallis, OR, United States, Chadi Sayde, North Carolina State University, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Raleigh, NC, United States and Scott Salesky, University of Oklahoma, School of Meteorology, Norman, United States
Tornadoes and Topography: an enhanced understanding of site dynamics using UASs (414453)
Robert K Doe, University of Liverpool, School of Environmental Sciences, Geography and Planning, Liverpool, United Kingdom and Melissa Wagner, Arizona State University, School of Geographical Science and Urban Planning, Tempe, AZ, United States
Extending Ecological Monitoring Networks with Unmanned Aircraft System Remote Sensing (457856)
David Durden1, John Adler2, Goulden Tristan3, Joshua A Roberti3, Michael R Sanclements2 and Michael Wussow4, (1)National Ecological Observatory Network, Battelle, Boulder, United States, (2)NEON, Boulder, CO, United States, (3)National Ecological Observatory Network, Boulder, CO, United States, (4)National Ecological Observatory Network, Airborne Observation Platform, Boulder, CO, United States
UAS based spectrometer for monitoring Algae Blooms (444555)
Richard Becker1, Michael Sayers2, Dustin Dehm3, Robert A Shuchman4, Kaydian Quintero5, Karl Bosse2 and Reid Sawtell6, (1)University of Toledo, Environmental Sciences, Toledo, OH, United States, (2)Michigan Tech Research Institute, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, (3)University of Toledo, Department of Environmental Sciences, Toledo, OH, United States, (4)Michigan Tech Research Inst, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, (5)Saint Mary's University, San Antonio, TX, United States, (6)Michigan Tech Research Inst, Ann Arbor, United States

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