Identification of the atmospheric boundary layer structure through vertical distribution of PM2.5 obtained by unmanned aerial vehicle measurements

Measurement of the vertical distributions of atmospheric pollutants using an uncrewed aerial vehicle platform in Xi'an, China

“…Nowadays, the use of UAVs has increased gradually because they are exible and mobile and only require a small space for landing. In the past decade, UAVs have been successfully employed to measure the vertical distribution of atmospheric pollutants such as aerosols, [41][42][43][44][45][46] black carbon, [47][48][49] and O 3 . [50][51][52][53][54] Therefore, in this study, we conducted vertical prole measurements of atmospheric multi-pollutants (atmospheric particulate matter [PM] with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 1.0 mm [PM 1.0 ], PM 2.5 , PM 10 , O 3 and CO) at a maximum height of 1000 m at a rural site in Xi'an, China, during July and November 2021, using an UAV carrying a miniature atmospheric detector.…”

“…Nowadays, the use of UAVs has increased gradually because they are flexible and mobile and only require a small space for landing. In the past decade, UAVs have been successfully employed to measure the vertical distribution of atmospheric pollutants such as aerosols, 41–46 black carbon, 47–49 and O 3 . 50–54…”