BACS: Drone Aerosol Data
Summary
This dataset contains processed airborne aerosol measurements collected by Alphasense OPC-N3 low-cost sensors mounted on DJI M-600 drones during the BioAerosols and Convective Storms (BACS) field campaigns. Flights occurred surrounding cold pool passage and other meteorological events to examine changes in aerosol vertical profiles. See the readme for more information.
Data access
- ORDER data to made available for download
Additional information
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| Data Quality | final |
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| Language | English |
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Temporal coverage
| Begin datetime | 2022-05-30 15:38:00 |
| End datetime | 2023-06-22 17:40:00 |
Spatial coverage
Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.
Maximum (North) Latitude:
40.8095,
Minimum (South) Latitude:
40.8095
Minimum (West) Longitude:
-104.7778,
Maximum (East) Longitude:
-104.7778
Primary point of contact information
Russell J. Perkins <russell.perkins@colostate.edu>
Additional contact information
- author: Brian Heffernan
- author: Ben Ascher
- author: Tyler W. Barbero <tbarbero@colostate.edu>
- author: Charles M. Davis <charles.davis@colostate.edu>
- author: Jacob A. Escobedo
- author: Nicholas M. Falk <nick.falk@colostate.edu>
- author: Teresa Feldman
- author: Sean W. Freeman <sean.freeman@uah.edu>
- author: Bee Leung
- author: Alexandra C. Mazurek
- author: Christine Neumaier
- author: Marina Nieto-Caballero
- author: Lexi Sherman
- author: Daniel Veloso-Aguila
- author: Sue C. van den Heever <sue@atmos.colostate.edu>
- author: Leah Grant <leah.grant@colostate.edu>
- author: Elizabeth A. Stone <betsy-stone@uiowa.edu>
- author: Paul J. DeMott <Paul.Demott@colostate.edu>
- author: Sonia Kreidenweis <sonia@atmos.colostate.edu>
- author: Russell J. Perkins <russell.perkins@colostate.edu> Show 17 more...
Citation
Heffernan, B., et al. 2025. BACS: Drone Aerosol Data. Version 1.0. NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/W3XS-CJYT-RM05. Accessed 15 Jun 2026.
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