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Schuchard, Malte; Bärfuss, Konrad; Bretschneider, Lutz; Käthner, Ralf; Lampert, Astrid; Pilz, Christian; Schlerf, Andreas; Harm-Altstädter, Barbara: Airborne measurements of Arctic aerosol and meteorological parameters using the UAV ALADINA in Ny-Ålesund during melting season in May/June 2024 [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988207 (dataset in review)

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Abstract:
The influence of aerosol particles on the Arctic climate system and their role in the Arctic amplification remains uncertain. Further research is required to gain a broader understanding of the processes that drive or suppress new particle formation along with transport and spatial distribution of aerosol particles, especially in the atmospheric boundary layer. This dataset provides airborne measurements of the aerosol particle number concentration in different size classes alongside meteorological parameters. During the field campaign, the uncrewed aerial system (UAV) ALADINA (Application of Lightweight Aircraft for Detecting In-situ Aerosols) operated from the airport in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, between 20 May and 4 June. The 38 measurement flights consist of 145 vertical profiles up to 930 m altitude above mean sea level (MSL) and 62 horizontal flight legs above land and the Kongsfjord at multiple constant altitudes. A detailed description of the AIDA campaign (Aerosol variability and Interaction with ambient conditions based on small-scale vertical and horizontal Distribution of Arctic measurements), the ALADINA system and the applied methods during the post-processing will be provided by Schuchard et al. (in preparation).
Keyword(s):
aerosol; airborne measurements; Arctic; Arctic aerosol; atmospheric boundary layer; new particle formation; Ny-Ålesund; Svalbard; UAV
Related to:
Mathes, Theresa; Pilz, Christian; Otterbach, Louisa-Marie; Wehner, Birgit; Held, Andreas (2025): Particle flux-gradient relationships for the expedition AIDA, Ny Alesund, 2024 [dataset bundled publication]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.984519
Funding:
German Research Foundation (DFG), grant/award no. 519822612: Aerosol-Variabilität und Interaktion mit Umgebungsbedingungen basierend auf der kleinskaligen vertikalen und horizontalen Verteilung bei Messungen in der Arktis (AIDA)
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 78.926800 * Median Longitude: 11.863413 * South-bound Latitude: 78.918672 * West-bound Longitude: 11.818337 * North-bound Latitude: 78.938289 * East-bound Longitude: 11.898659
Date/Time Start: 2024-05-20T18:46:12 * Date/Time End: 2024-06-04T16:58:00
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0) (License comes into effect after moratorium ends)
Size:
38 datasets

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Datasets listed in this publication series

  1. Schuchard, M; Bärfuss, K; Bretschneider, L et al. (in review): Airborne measurements of Arctic aerosol and meteorological parameters using the UAV ALADINA in Ny-Ålesund during flight AIDA_ALADINA_20240520_01. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988213
  2. Schuchard, M; Bärfuss, K; Bretschneider, L et al. (in review): Airborne measurements of Arctic aerosol and meteorological parameters using the UAV ALADINA in Ny-Ålesund during flight AIDA_ALADINA_20240522_02. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988227
  3. Schuchard, M; Bärfuss, K; Bretschneider, L et al. (in review): Airborne measurements of Arctic aerosol and meteorological parameters using the UAV ALADINA in Ny-Ålesund during flight AIDA_ALADINA_20240522_03. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988228
  4. Schuchard, M; Bärfuss, K; Bretschneider, L et al. (in review): Airborne measurements of Arctic aerosol and meteorological parameters using the UAV ALADINA in Ny-Ålesund during flight AIDA_ALADINA_20240522_04. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988229
  5. Schuchard, M; Bärfuss, K; Bretschneider, L et al. (in review): Airborne measurements of Arctic aerosol and meteorological parameters using the UAV ALADINA in Ny-Ålesund during flight AIDA_ALADINA_20240522_05. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988247
  6. Schuchard, M; Bärfuss, K; Bretschneider, L et al. (in review): Airborne measurements of Arctic aerosol and meteorological parameters using the UAV ALADINA in Ny-Ålesund during flight AIDA_ALADINA_20240522_06. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988230
  7. Schuchard, M; Bärfuss, K; Bretschneider, L et al. (in review): Airborne measurements of Arctic aerosol and meteorological parameters using the UAV ALADINA in Ny-Ålesund during flight AIDA_ALADINA_20240522_07. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988236
  8. Schuchard, M; Bärfuss, K; Bretschneider, L et al. (in review): Airborne measurements of Arctic aerosol and meteorological parameters using the UAV ALADINA in Ny-Ålesund during flight AIDA_ALADINA_20240524_08. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988233
  9. Schuchard, M; Bärfuss, K; Bretschneider, L et al. (in review): Airborne measurements of Arctic aerosol and meteorological parameters using the UAV ALADINA in Ny-Ålesund during flight AIDA_ALADINA_20240524_09. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988235
  10. Schuchard, M; Bärfuss, K; Bretschneider, L et al. (in review): Airborne measurements of Arctic aerosol and meteorological parameters using the UAV ALADINA in Ny-Ålesund during flight AIDA_ALADINA_20240524_10. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988234
  11. Schuchard, M; Bärfuss, K; Bretschneider, L et al. (in review): Airborne measurements of Arctic aerosol and meteorological parameters using the UAV ALADINA in Ny-Ålesund during flight AIDA_ALADINA_20240524_11. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988241
  12. Schuchard, M; Bärfuss, K; Bretschneider, L et al. (in review): Airborne measurements of Arctic aerosol and meteorological parameters using the UAV ALADINA in Ny-Ålesund during flight AIDA_ALADINA_20240524_12. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988238
  13. Schuchard, M; Bärfuss, K; Bretschneider, L et al. (in review): Airborne measurements of Arctic aerosol and meteorological parameters using the UAV ALADINA in Ny-Ålesund during flight AIDA_ALADINA_20240527_13. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988239
  14. Schuchard, M; Bärfuss, K; Bretschneider, L et al. (in review): Airborne measurements of Arctic aerosol and meteorological parameters using the UAV ALADINA in Ny-Ålesund during flight AIDA_ALADINA_20240527_14. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988242
  15. Schuchard, M; Bärfuss, K; Bretschneider, L et al. (in review): Airborne measurements of Arctic aerosol and meteorological parameters using the UAV ALADINA in Ny-Ålesund during flight AIDA_ALADINA_20240529_15. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988240
  16. Schuchard, M; Bärfuss, K; Bretschneider, L et al. (in review): Airborne measurements of Arctic aerosol and meteorological parameters using the UAV ALADINA in Ny-Ålesund during flight AIDA_ALADINA_20240529_16. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988244
  17. Schuchard, M; Bärfuss, K; Bretschneider, L et al. (in review): Airborne measurements of Arctic aerosol and meteorological parameters using the UAV ALADINA in Ny-Ålesund during flight AIDA_ALADINA_20240529_17. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988246
  18. Schuchard, M; Bärfuss, K; Bretschneider, L et al. (in review): Airborne measurements of Arctic aerosol and meteorological parameters using the UAV ALADINA in Ny-Ålesund during flight AIDA_ALADINA_20240529_18. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988271
  19. Schuchard, M; Bärfuss, K; Bretschneider, L et al. (in review): Airborne measurements of Arctic aerosol and meteorological parameters using the UAV ALADINA in Ny-Ålesund during flight AIDA_ALADINA_20240529_19. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988245
  20. Schuchard, M; Bärfuss, K; Bretschneider, L et al. (in review): Airborne measurements of Arctic aerosol and meteorological parameters using the UAV ALADINA in Ny-Ålesund during flight AIDA_ALADINA_20240531_20. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988243
  21. Schuchard, M; Bärfuss, K; Bretschneider, L et al. (in review): Airborne measurements of Arctic aerosol and meteorological parameters using the UAV ALADINA in Ny-Ålesund during flight AIDA_ALADINA_20240531_21. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988251
  22. Schuchard, M; Bärfuss, K; Bretschneider, L et al. (in review): Airborne measurements of Arctic aerosol and meteorological parameters using the UAV ALADINA in Ny-Ålesund during flight AIDA_ALADINA_20240531_22. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988250
  23. Schuchard, M; Bärfuss, K; Bretschneider, L et al. (in review): Airborne measurements of Arctic aerosol and meteorological parameters using the UAV ALADINA in Ny-Ålesund during flight AIDA_ALADINA_20240531_23. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988252
  24. Schuchard, M; Bärfuss, K; Bretschneider, L et al. (in review): Airborne measurements of Arctic aerosol and meteorological parameters using the UAV ALADINA in Ny-Ålesund during flight AIDA_ALADINA_20240531_24. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988248
  25. Schuchard, M; Bärfuss, K; Bretschneider, L et al. (in review): Airborne measurements of Arctic aerosol and meteorological parameters using the UAV ALADINA in Ny-Ålesund during flight AIDA_ALADINA_20240601_25. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988249
  26. Schuchard, M; Bärfuss, K; Bretschneider, L et al. (in review): Airborne measurements of Arctic aerosol and meteorological parameters using the UAV ALADINA in Ny-Ålesund during flight AIDA_ALADINA_20240601_26. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988260
  27. Schuchard, M; Bärfuss, K; Bretschneider, L et al. (in review): Airborne measurements of Arctic aerosol and meteorological parameters using the UAV ALADINA in Ny-Ålesund during flight AIDA_ALADINA_20240601_27. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988258
  28. Schuchard, M; Bärfuss, K; Bretschneider, L et al. (in review): Airborne measurements of Arctic aerosol and meteorological parameters using the UAV ALADINA in Ny-Ålesund during flight AIDA_ALADINA_20240603_28. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988259
  29. Schuchard, M; Bärfuss, K; Bretschneider, L et al. (in review): Airborne measurements of Arctic aerosol and meteorological parameters using the UAV ALADINA in Ny-Ålesund during flight AIDA_ALADINA_20240603_32. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988264
  30. Schuchard, M; Bärfuss, K; Bretschneider, L et al. (in review): Airborne measurements of Arctic aerosol and meteorological parameters using the UAV ALADINA in Ny-Ålesund during flight AIDA_ALADINA_20240603_33. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988265
  31. Schuchard, M; Bärfuss, K; Bretschneider, L et al. (in review): Airborne measurements of Arctic aerosol and meteorological parameters using the UAV ALADINA in Ny-Ålesund during flight AIDA_ALADINA_20240603_34. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988266
  32. Schuchard, M; Bärfuss, K; Bretschneider, L et al. (in review): Airborne measurements of Arctic aerosol and meteorological parameters using the UAV ALADINA in Ny-Ålesund during flight AIDA_ALADINA_20240603_35. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988274
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  34. Schuchard, M; Bärfuss, K; Bretschneider, L et al. (in review): Airborne measurements of Arctic aerosol and meteorological parameters using the UAV ALADINA in Ny-Ålesund during flight AIDA_ALADINA_20240604_37. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988268
  35. Schuchard, M; Bärfuss, K; Bretschneider, L et al. (in review): Airborne measurements of Arctic aerosol and meteorological parameters using the UAV ALADINA in Ny-Ålesund during flight AIDA_ALADINA_20240604_38. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988275
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