High-resolution vertical profiling of aerosols microphysical and optical properties during the 2024 LEADER UAV campaign in Nadarzyce (Poland).

ABSTRACT: This study aims to highlight the benefits of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system in atmospheric aerosol research, particularly for obtaining information on the vertical variability of aerosol single-scattering properties in the lower troposphere. The results discussed in this paper were collected during the spring 2024 campaign at Nadarzyce Airport (Northwestern Poland). The UAV was equipped with miniaturized instruments (a low-cost SPS30 aerosol counter and an RS41 radiosonde) to measure aerosol single-scattering properties and atmospheric thermodynamic parameters. Vertical UAV profiles, lidar observations, and ground-based in-situ measurements were collected during a mineral dust event and under background conditions. Dust particles were detected between 1.5 and 3.0 km, where the effect

SUBMITTER: Markowicz KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12431934 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature