; (B) evaluate current observation strategies and identify critical data gaps best suited for advanced unmanned aircraft systems; (C) prioritize activities that collect or acquire routine observations which feed forecasts and models; (D) test, develop, and evaluate safe systems capable of safely operating beyond visual line of sight; (E) collect or acquire measurements of atmospheric and oceanic parameters; and (F) ensure the archiving, stewardship, utility, and preservation of and public accessibility to the observations collected are shared with the Administration; (3) provide and support research experiences and training for undergraduate and graduate students in unmanned aircraft systems research, development, and operations relevant to the mission of the Administration, and other education and training opportunities consistent with the purpose of this section; (4) contribute to and supplement field campaigns at the Department of Energy’s Atmospheric Radiation Measurement user facility in order to incorporate unmanned aircraft systems and resulting data into the development of combined observational and modeling elements; and (5) support and conduct leading-edge research and development of innovative unmanned aircraft systems technologies and concepts to advance research areas in subsection (c). (c) Research areas In carrying out subsection (a), the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall award financial assistance to eligible entities to carry out projects on the use of unmanned aircraft systems to collect environmental data and monitor climate impacts, including— (1) severe weather forecasts and damage assessments; (2) rapid flood mapping; (3) real-time hurricane data, including close-to-surface and low altitude meteorological measurements; (4) enhanced atmospheric monitoring and sampling, including physical and chemical measurements in the atmospheric boundary layer; (5) marine mammal detection and monitoring