Session 9A Application of Autonomous Observing Platforms to Enhance Our Understanding of the Atmosphere and Ocean: Observations, Impacts, Indicators, and Understanding Change

Wednesday, 15 January 2020: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
157C (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 36th Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs:
Randall Bass, FAA, Aviation Weather Division, Washington, DC; Michael Grogan, The Weather Company/IBM, Brookhaven, GA and Melissa A. Wagner, Arizona State Univ., School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Tempe, AZ

This session presents the results from the use of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASV) and Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) to gather observations, better assess impacts, determine damage indicators, and understand environmental change. Application of these platforms increase our understanding of natural hazards like tornadoes, hail, floods and hurricanes and human induced hazards such as oil spills and shipwrecks. Terrestrial, coastal zone, and offshore applications will be included. The session is open to all natural and human-induced hazard UAS/UAV/ASV/UUV studies.

Papers:
10:30 AM
9A.1
11:00 AM
9A.3
Hyperspatial Multispectral Analysis of Tornado Damage in the High Plains
Melissa A. Wagner, Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ; and R. K. Doe
11:15 AM
9A.4
Identification and Analysis of Microscale Hydrologic Impacts and Hazards Using Unmanned Aerial Systems
Jamie L. Dyer, Mississippi State Univ., Mississippi State, MS; and R. J. Moorhead II
11:30 AM
9A.5
Saildrone Data Handling: Workflow from Drone to Desktop
Eugene F. Burger, PMEL, Seattle, CA; and C. Meinig, C. W. Mordy, J. N. Cross, E. D. Cokelet, M. Cronin, D. Peacock, K. M. O'Brien, A. Manke, and N. Lawrence-Slavas

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