AGS FIRP Track 1: Education and Training during the 2026 International Society for Atmospheric Research using Remotely-piloted Aircraft Flight Week
This award will deploy an instrumented tower to coastal Florida to study sea breezes and how they help to initiate thunderstorms. The tower will be deployed during a gathering of scientists and students who are interested in how uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) can best be used to advance atmospheric sciences. The focus of this award is on providing students with hands-on training in field instrumentation, data quality control, and interpretation of surface–atmosphere interactions. This project advances US interests by educating the next generation of scientists and improving the use of technology. The International Society for Atmospheric Research using Remotely-piloted Aircraft (ISARRA) Flight Week (FW) will take place in the vicinity of Cape Canaveral, Florida in summer 2026. These Flight Weeks provide a rare, hands-on research and education testbed in which students, early-career scientists, and experienced investigators work side-by side to design, deploy, and evaluate coord
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