CopterSonde CS3

ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ purchased the InterMet CopterSonde 3 (CS3) since the CopterSonde has been commercialized. The CopterSonde3 collects high-quality vertical profiles of atmospheric properties, including temperature, pressure, humidity, and two-dimensional winds. Below is a list of specifications. A complete CS3 system description and data sheet can be found on the .Ìý

CopterSonde 3 Specifications

IRISS Coptersonde on a landing pad in the grass


Measurement Specifications Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý

Thermodynamic variables:

Temperature Ìý(accuracy, resolution) Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ± 0.3 K, ±0.01 K
Relative Humidity Ìý(accuracy, resolution) Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ± 3%, 0.1%
Pressure (accuracy, resolution) Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ± 0.2 mbar, ±0.01mbarÌý

Two-Dimensional Wind:

Horizontal wind speed Ìý Ìý ± 0.6 m/s
Wind Direction Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ± 4°

Kinematic Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýAirframe angular tilt

Raw data rateÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Ìý Ìý4 Hz

Operating Conditions

Mean wind speedÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Ìý19 m/s
Max wind gustÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 22 m/s
Flight ceilingÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý3 km MSL
Max flight altitudeÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Ìý Ìý 1.5 km AGL
Flight enduranceÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý 30 minÌý

CopterSonde Flights

CopterSonde C3 flying in cloudy skies during MITTEN-CI

CopterSonde C3 flights conducted to collect vertical profiles during MITTEN-CI.

CopterSonde Publications

Segales, A.R., Greene, B.R., Bell, T.M., Doyle, W., Martin, J.J., Pillar-Little, E.A. and Chilson, P.B., 2020. The CopterSonde: an insight into the development of a smart unmanned aircraft system for atmospheric boundary layer research. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 13(5), pp.2833-2848.

Pillar-Little, E.A., Greene, B.R., Lappin, F.M., Bell, T.M., Segales, A.R., de Azevedo, G.B.H., Doyle, W., Kanneganti, S.T., Tripp, D.D. and Chilson, P.B., 2021. Observations of the thermodynamic and kinematic state of the atmospheric boundary layer over the San Luis Valley, CO, using the CopterSonde 2 remotely piloted aircraft system in support of the LAPSE-RATE field campaign. Earth System Science Data, 13(2), pp.269-280.

Lappin, F., de Boer, G., Klein, P., Hamilton, J., Spencer, M., Calmer, R., Segales, A.R., Rhodes, M., Bell, T.M., Buchli, J. and Britt, K., 2023. Data collected using small uncrewed aircraft system during the TRacking Aerosol Convection Interactions ExpeRiment (TRACER). Earth System Science Data Discussions, 2023, pp.1-23.