Session 14 Advances in Micrometeorological Measurements II

Thursday, 16 January 2025: 10:45 AM-12:00 PM
348 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 25th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair:
Temple R. Lee, NOAA ATDD and CIMMS, Oak Ridge, TN

Accurate measurements of trace gasses, such as nitrous oxide, methane, ammonia, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), are increasingly important for a broad range of research and operation applications ranging from determining the transport and fate of agricultural emissions to predicting the impact of a changing climate. Nonetheless, collecting in-situ measurements of trace gas fluxes via eddy covariance, relaxed eddy accumulation, and other micrometeorological approaches remains challenging. This session will assess the state of the art of trace gas flux measurements by considering both recent advances in instrumentation and post-processing methods and their practical application in the field.

Papers:
10:45 AM
14.1
sUAS Observations of Turbulent fluxes in the Hurricane Boundary Layer
Jun A. Zhang, CIMAS/University of Miami and NOAA/AOML/HRD, Miami, FL; and J. J. Cione, PhD, J. B. Wadler, G. Lin, J. Elston, J. Fromm, M. Montgomery, J. P. Dunion, and N. Underwood

11:00 AM
14.2
Characterizing Atmospheric Optical Turbulence: A Comprehensive Study of Cn² Climatology Across Diverse Environments
Richard Thomas Minor, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL

11:15 AM
14.3
Improvement in Prediction of Optical Turbulence through Observational Constraints
Yu-ling Wu, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and U. S. Nair, D. Whitley, K. Knupp, and P. T. Pangle

11:30 AM
14.4
High-Speed Hartmann Turbulence Sensor Processing and Optimization for Optical Turbulence Characterization
Scott Kaiser, System Management and Production, University of Alabama Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and M. Yurovchak

11:45 AM
14.5
Persistent Data Collection Site to Support Atmospheric Propagation Research
Daniel Whitley, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; System Management and Production Center (SMAP), Huntsville, AL

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