Before the Fire: Large-Scale Study Aims to Improve Burning Management of Flint Hills (image)

Kansas State University

Caption

An unmanned aircraft flies over a tallgrass prescribed burn and gathers air quality data with attached sensors. By flying unmanned aircraft into the smoke above fires, Kansas State University pilots can measure particles and ozone-causing chemicals.

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Tom Gross

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