Observational data from uncrewed systems over Southern Great Plains

Abstract. Uncrewed Systems (UxS), including uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) and tethered balloon/kite (TBS), are significantly expanding observational capabilities in atmospheric science. Rapid adaptation of these platforms the advancement miniaturized instruments have resulted an number datasets captured under various environmental conditions by Department Energy (DOE) Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility. In 2021, data collected using ARM UxS platforms, seven TigerShark UAS flights 133 balloon system (TBS) flights, were archived Data Center (https://adc.arm.gov/discovery/#/, last access: 11 February 2022) made publicly available at no cost for all registered users (https://doi.org/10.5439/1846798) (Mei Dexheimer, 2022). These streams provide new perspectives on spatial variability surface parameters, helping to address critical science questions Earth research. This paper describes DOE UAS/TBS datasets, information acquisition, collection, quality control processes, highlights potential scientific contributions TBS platforms.