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Drone in an acid lake.
Posted inFeatures

Thirteen Innovative Ways Humans Use Drones

by JoAnna Wendel 11 October 201711 January 2022

From the bottom of acid lakes to up in the sky, autonomous vehicles are changing the way scientists view and study Earth.

Stromboli, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, ejects large, hot volcanic bombs.
Posted inScience Updates

Drone Peers into Open Volcanic Vents

by N. Turner, B. Houghton, J. Taddeucci, J. von der Lieth, U. Kueppers, D. Gaudin, T. Ricci, K. Kim and P. Scalato 27 September 20172 May 2022

An unmanned aerial vehicle provided the high-resolution data that allowed scientists to construct their first detailed map of erupting vents at Stromboli, one of the world’s most active volcanoes.

A sonar-equipped drone boat, deployed into acid crater lake Laguna Caliente, in Costa Rica’s Poás volcano.
Posted inScience Updates

An Autonomous Boat to Investigate Acidic Crater Lakes

by D. A. McFarlane, J. Lundberg, G. van Rentergem and C. J. Ramírez 5 June 201711 January 2022

A novel aquatic drone ventured into highly acidic waters to test the feasibility of remotely exploring and surveying hazardous volcanic lakes.

Posted inScience Updates

Unmanned Platforms Monitor the Arctic Atmosphere

by G. de Boer, M. D. Ivey, B. Schmid, S. McFarlane and R. Petty 22 February 20163 February 2022

In the Arctic, drones and tethered balloons can make crucial atmospheric measurements to provide a unique perspective on an environment particularly vulnerable to climate change.

Posted inScience Updates

Drones in a Cold Climate

by G. D. Williams, A. D. Fraser, A. Lucieer, D. Turner, E. Cougnon, P. Kimball, T. Toyota, T. Maksym, H. Singh, F. Nitsche and M. Paget 19 January 201611 January 2022

As climate change reshapes the Earth's polar regions, scientists turn to drone-mounted cameras to measure sea ice. One expedition found out that flying drones near Antarctica isn't easy.

Posted inNews

Autonomous Undersea Technologies to Vie for New XPRIZE

by JoAnna Wendel 14 December 201531 March 2022

The competition aims at improved health and understanding of Earth's oceans by spurring teams to devise better robotic technologies for seafloor mapping and exploration.

Posted inScience Updates

Drone Squadron to Take Earth Monitoring to New Heights

by J. Selker, S. Tyler, C. Higgins and M. G. Wing 14 September 201516 February 2022

Scientists will soon be able to call on a community fleet of unmanned aircraft systems to perform environmental studies.

Posted inFeatures

Fifty Years of Deep Ocean Exploration With the DSV Alvin

by S. E. Humphris, C. R. German and J. P. Hickey 3 June 201416 May 2022

In June 2014, the Deep Submergence Vehicle (DSV) Alvin, the world’s first deep-diving sub-marine dedicated to scientific research in the United States, celebrated its 50th anniversary.

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