ALADINA – an unmanned research aircraft for observing vertical and horizontal distributions of ultrafine particles within the atmospheric boundary layer

Altstädter, B.; Platis, A.; Wehner, B.; Scholtz, A.; Wildmann, N.; Hermann, M.; Käthner, R.; Baars, H.; Bange, J.; Lampert, A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-1627-2015

Articles | Volume 8, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-1627-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-1627-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 8, issue 4

Research article

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01 Apr 2015

Research article |

| 01 Apr 2015

ALADINA – an unmanned research aircraft for observing vertical and horizontal distributions of ultrafine particles within the atmospheric boundary layer

B. Altstädter, A. Platis, B. Wehner, A. Scholtz, N. Wildmann, M. Hermann, R. Käthner, H. Baars, J. Bange, and A. Lampert

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RC C4426: 'Review', Grant Allen, 05 Jan 2015
- AC C5135: 'Response to Grant Allen by the authors', Barbara Altstädter, 13 Mar 2015
RC C4793: 'Altstädter et al. manuscript review', Anonymous Referee #2, 02 Feb 2015
- AC C5136: 'Response to referee #2 by the authors', Barbara Altstädter, 13 Mar 2015
AC C5137: 'Revised manuscript by Altstädter et al.', Barbara Altstädter, 13 Mar 2015

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The unmanned research aircraft Carolo P360 "ALADINA" is a flexible tool for investigating the horizontal and vertical distribution of freshly formed particles in the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) combined with measurements of turbulent fluxes derived by fast meteorological sensors. First results of a feasibility study show, among others, events of particle bursts in an internal layer of the ABL. Comparisons with ground-based instruments and a lidar present the reliability of the new system.