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Performance evaluation of the cost-effective and lightweight Alphasense optical particle counter for use onboard unmanned aerial vehicles

Spyros BezantakosMaison de la Recherche en Environnement Industriel 2 (MREI2), Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale, Dunkerque, France
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Fabian Schmidt-OttFaculty of Humanities and Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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George BiskosEnergy Environment and Water Research Center, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus;Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
Pages 385-392 | Received 08 Sep 2017, Accepted 26 Nov 2017, Published online: 27 Dec 2017

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