Abstract:Better knowledge of the atmosphere, ocean and land are needed by a wide range of users spanning the scientific, civil and defense communities. Observations to provide this knowledge will require aerial systems with greater operational flexibility and lower life-cycle costs than are currently available. Persistent monitoring of severe storms, sampling and measurements of the Earth's carbon cycle, wildfire monitoring/management, crop assessments, ozone and polar ice changes, and natural disaster response (commun… Show more
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