International Society for Atmospheric Research Using Remotely-Piloted Aircraft (ISARRA) Meeting Support; Boulder, Colorado; July 9-12, 2018

国际遥控飞机大气研究学会(ISARRA)2018年大会将于2018年7月9日至12日在科罗拉多州博尔德举行。这次会议为介绍无人驾驶飞机在大气科学中的使用所产生的科学成果提供了一个平台。此外，ISARRA还成为关于这一主题的先进技术、抽样技术、飞行许可和一般知识的社区论坛。会议将包括为期几天的科学讲座、海报会议、行业活动，也许最重要的是，有充足的时间讨论这一快速发展领域的当前前沿。除了会议，来自世界各地的研究人员还计划进行为期一周的飞行，参与科罗拉多州圣路易斯山谷的科学数据收集。这项工作将需要一个小型实地活动，其中部署了各种尖端工具，以促进我们对高海拔山谷中的边界层现象的理解。该项目将支持职业生涯早期和代表性不足的科学家参加会议和飞行周。此外，要求支持在飞行周部署几名科罗拉多大学的研究人员，以提供当地知识和操作能力。智力优点：ISARRA会议和相关的飞行周已成为推动无人驾驶飞机在大气科学中使用的重要平台。围绕最佳做法、最新仪器、改进的采样技术、空域准入的讨论，以及至关重要的这类活动的科学成果，有助于加快利用这些系统发展我们对地球大气层的了解。此外，该协会能够作为一个平台，通过共同的声音与业界、立法者和资助机构接触，这有助于提请注意这些系统的使用。飞行周有助于将所有这些讨论和小组聚集在一个“真实世界”的环境中，在这个环境中，小组最终真正评估哪些有效，哪些无效。进行此类试验的经验有助于提高我们对个别采样技术、仪器和操作模式的优缺点的了解，从而使大气科学受益。让职业生涯早期和代表性不足的科学家参与这些活动和这个社区，是继续推进无人驾驶飞机在大气科学中部署的关键一步。广泛影响：除了通过ISARRA会议和相关飞行周获得的上述知识外，ISARRA社区还将提供重要的机会，促进外联和社会效益。首先，该项目将帮助支持使用无人机的下一代大气科学家参与他们的研究。这种进步是至关重要的，特别是在这一研究领域正在以非常快的速度增长，对这种专门知识的需求非常高的时候。其次，该项目将与组委会所涵盖机构的各种媒体和传播团队合作，帮助传播使用无人驾驶飞机的好处。无人机)在大气研究中的应用。最后，这次会议的讨论和取得的进展可能会加速在对社会至关重要的大气科学关键领域使用这些系统的进展。使用了UAS来推进飓风预报的例子，但还有其他例子，包括与了解北极气候和云及其对减少海冰的影响有关的例子。

The 2018 conference of the International Society for Atmospheric Research using Remotely piloted Aircraft (ISARRA) will be held during July 9-12, 2018 in Boulder, Colorado. This meeting has provided a platform for the presentation of scientific results resulting from the use of unmanned aircraft in atmospheric science. Additionally, ISARRA has served as a community forum for advancing technology, sampling techniques, flight permissions, and general knowledge on this topic. The meeting will feature several days of science talks, poster sessions, industry events and, perhaps most importantly, ample time for discussion of current frontiers in this rapidly evolving field. In addition to the meeting, a 1-week flight period is planned for researchers from around the world to participate in the collection of scientific data in the San Luis Valley of Colorado. This work will entail a mini-field campaign in which a variety of cutting edge tools are deployed to advance our understanding of boundary layer phenomena in a high-altitude mountain valley. The project will support participation of early-career and underrepresented scientists in both the conference and flight week. Additionally, support to deploy several University of Colorado researchers to the flight week to provide local knowledge and operating capabilities is requested.Intellectual Merit:The ISARRA meeting and the associated flight week have become important platforms for advancement of the use of unmanned aircraft in atmospheric science. Discussions surrounding best practices, the latest instrumentation, improved sampling techniques, airspace access, and critically the scientific results from such activities have helped to accelerate the use of these systems in developing our understanding of the Earth's atmosphere. Additionally, the ability of the society to act as a platform through which to engage industry, legislators and funding bodies through a common voice has helped to draw attention to the use of these systems. The flight week helps to bring all of these discussions and groups together into a "real-world" environment where the group ultimately truly evaluate what works and what doesn't. The experience of conducting such trials benefits atmospheric science by elevating our knowledge of strengths and weaknesses of individual sampling techniques, instruments and operational modes. Engaging early-career and under-represented scientists in these activities and in this community is a critical step towards continuing the advancement of unmanned aircraft deployment in the atmospheric sciences.Broader Impacts:In addition to the above-discussed knowledge gained through the ISARRA conference and associated flight week, the ISARRA community will offer significant opportunities foroutreach and societal benefits. First, this project will help support participation of the next generation of atmospheric scientists using unmanned aircraft in their research. Such advancement is critical, particularly at a time when this area of research is growing at a very rapid pace and the demand for such expertise is very high. Secondly, the project will work with a variety of media and communications teams at the institutions covered by the organizing committee to help spread the word about the benefits of using unmanned aircraft (a.k.a. drones) in atmospheric research. Finally, the discussions and progress resulting from this gathering are likely to accelerateprogress in the use of these systems in key areas of atmospheric science which are critically important to society. The example of use of UAS to advance hurricane forecasts is used, though additional examples, including ones related to understanding Arctic climate and clouds and their impact on the reduction of sea ice, exist.