sUAS surface property mapping

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Method synopsis

Small uncrewed aircraft systems equipped with pyranometers, multispectral cameras, and radiometers to map spatial variability in surface albedo, vegetation indices, and soil moisture. Flights timed to capture key phenological transitions and surface property changes.

Synthesized from method descriptions across 4 papers using this protocol.

Procedure from a recent peer-reviewed implementation

Steps below were extracted from the most recent peer-reviewed implementation of this protocol in the corpus — Supporting advancement in weather and water prediction in the upper Colorado River Basin: The SPLASH campaign (2023), Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. Implementations in other papers (listed below) may differ.

1. Conduct sUAS mapping flights
   Operated HELIX UAS with stabilized pyranometers and multispectral cameras to map surface albedo and vegetation characteristics, and BST S2/E2 sUAS with L-band radiometer for soil moisture mapping
   Quantities: Multiple flight campaigns covering study areaDuration: Periodic flights during key phenological periods including spring meltConditions: Flights conducted during suitable weather windows for sUAS operations
   Equipment: HELIX UAS, stabilized pyranometers, multispectral cameras, BST S2 sUAS, BST E2 sUAS, L-band radiometer

Typical Equipment

• HELIX UAS
• stabilized pyranometers
• multispectral cameras
• BST S2 sUAS
• BST E2 sUAS
• L-band radiometer

Output Measurements

• surface albedo
• NDVI
• soil moisture
• surface temperature
• multispectral imagery

Papers Using This Protocol (4)

Species Studied With This Protocol

Places Where Used