The objective of this study was to develop a variety of a mission plans to meet the research requirements set by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA)and researchers from Harvard University. The objectives of the NOAA study are to collect carbon dioxide atmospheric data across a large area of the Pacific Ocean at various latitudes. The research objectives are to examine the flight path required to collect this data and to analyze the capabilities of the NASA Ikhana aircraft (a civil General Atomics Predator B MQ-9)for this application. Several flight profiles were considered based on the research goals of the NOAA and Harvard University, in which the aircraft will climb and descend multiple times to collect atmospheric data across a wide spectrum of latitudes.
Flight Performance and Profile Analysis for Atmospheric Greenhouse Gas Measurements with the NASA Ikhana UAS
2011 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Conference ; 2011 ; St.louis, MO, US
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