Validation and optimization of the drone air quality measurement system MesSBARdoi:10.26165/JUELICH-DATA/P4GRTXJülich DATA2024-12-161Schlerf, Andreas; Bretschneider, Lutz; Schuchard, Malte; Düsing, Sebastian; Käthner, Ralf; Wehner, Birgit; Schuldt, Tobias; Wesolek, Christian; Tillmann, Ralf; Lange, Anne Caroline; Erraji, Hassnae; Krüger, Thomas; Scholz, Hendrik; Frost, Paul; Sobotta, André; Baum, Anja; Ebert, Volker; Bohlius, Henning; Nowak, Andreas; Langner, Marcel; Lampert, Astrid, 2024, "Validation and optimization of the drone air quality measurement system MesSBAR", https://doi.org/10.26165/JUELICH-DATA/P4GRTX, Jülich DATA, V1Validation and optimization of the drone air quality measurement system MesSBARdoi:10.26165/JUELICH-DATA/P4GRTXSchlerf, AndreasBretschneider, LutzSchuchard, MalteDüsing, SebastianKäthner, RalfWehner, BirgitSchuldt, TobiasWesolek, ChristianTillmann, RalfLange, Anne CarolineErraji, HassnaeKrüger, ThomasScholz, HendrikFrost, PaulSobotta, AndréBaum, AnjaEbert, VolkerBohlius, HenningNowak, AndreasLangner, MarcelLampert, AstridJülich DATALange, Anne CarolineTillmann, RalfSchlerf, Andreas2024-07Earth and Environmental Sciencesaerosol; air quality measurements; black carbon; Drone; measurements next to motorway; MesSBAR; multicopter; NOx; ozoneIn the project MesSBAR (Automated airborne measurement of pollution in the near-earth atmosphere in urban areas), unmanned aerial systems and specially adapted air quality measurement technology were developed to carry out measurements upwind and downwind of pollution sources in urban areas, industrial plants and traffic routes. To validate and optimise the measurement technology and flight systems, two short measurement campaigns were carried out in 2021 near Wesseling next to the motorway A555 (North Rhine-Westphalia - Germany). There, the Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt) operates two measurement containers next to the motorway, which were used for the validation. Various flight profiles were tested. It was found that only for vertical ascents at a constant speed, useful results of the air quality measurements could be determined. The measurement data from these flights are published in this data publication.CC0 Waiverhttps://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.971503Schlerf, Andreas; Bretschneider, Lutz; Schuchard, Malte; Düsing, Sebastian; Käthner, Ralf; Wehner, Birgit; Schuldt, Tobias; Wesolek, Christian; Tillmann, Ralf; Lange, Anne Caroline; Erraji, Hassnae; Krüger, Thomas; Scholz, Hendrik; Frost, Paul; Sobotta, André; Baum, Anja; Ebert, Volker; Bohlius, Henning; Nowak, Andreas; Langner, Marcel; Lampert, Astrid (2024): Validation and optimization of the drone air quality measurement system MesSBAR [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.971503https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13040629Bretschneider, Lutz; Schlerf, Andreas; Baum, Anja; Bohlius, Henning; Buchholz, Marcel; Düsing, Sebastian; Ebert, Volker; Erraji, Hassnae; Frost, Paul; Käthner, Ralf; Krüger, Thomas; Lange, Anne Caroline; Langner, Marcel; Nowak, Andreas; Pätzold, Falk; Rüdiger, Julian; Saturno, Jorge; Scholz, Hendrik; Schuldt, Tobias; Seldschopf, Rickmar; Sobotta, Andre; Tillmann, Ralf; Wehner, Birgit; Wesolek, Christian; Wolf, Katharina; Lampert, Astrid (2022): MesSBAR—Multicopter and Instrumentation for Air Quality Research. Atmosphere, 13(4), 629, https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13040629https://doi.org/10.37307/j.1868-7776.2022.03.05Schlerf, Andreas; Bretschneider, Lutz; Lampert, Astrid; Baum, Anja; Buchholz, Marcel; Seldschopf, Rickmar; Sobotta, André; Bohlius, Henning; Del, Angelina; Ebert, Volker; Kim, Mi Eon; Nowak, Andreas; Rüdiger, Julian; Düsing, Sebastian; Käthner, Ralf; Wehner, Birgit; Erraji, Hassnae; Grasse, Achim; Lange, Anne Caroline; Schuldt, Tobias; Tillmann, Ralf; Wesolek, Christian; Langner, Marcel; Wallek, Stefan; Frost, Paul; Krüger, Thomas; Scholz, Hendrik (2022): Multikopter als fliegende Luftschadstoffmessstationen? Immissionsschutz, (3), 5, https://doi.org/10.37307/j.1868-7776.2022.03.05https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-373-2023Schuldt, Tobias; Gkatzelis, Georgios I; Wesolek, Christian; Rohrer, Franz; Winter, Benjamin; Kuhlbusch, Thomas A J; Kiendler-Scharr, Astrid; Tillmann, Ralf (2023): Electrochemical sensors on board a Zeppelin NT: in-flight evaluation of low-cost trace gas measurements. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 16(2), 373-386, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-373-2023https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-517Erraji, Hassnae; Franke, Philipp; Lampert, Astrid; Schuldt, Tobias; Tillmann, Ralf; Wahner, Andreas; Lange, Anne Caroline (preprint): The potential of drone observations to improve air quality predictions by 4D-var. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-517