Global Tropospheric Experiment - Atmospheric Boundary Layer Experiment
Atmospheric Composition, Carbon Cycle & Ecosystems
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1984-06-13 1984-06-30 1987-04-13 1987-05-08 1988-07-07 1988-08-17 1990-07-06 1990-08-15 1985-07-11 1985-08-15 - 3
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The Campaign
The Atmospheric Boundary Layer Experiment (ABLE) was a NASA campaign that studied how emissions from the biosphere interacted with the boundary layer. ABLE consisted of five deployments during the boreal spring and summer from 1984 to 1990 across three different study regions: the Tropical North Atlantic Ocean, the Amazon Rainforest, and the Arctic regions of North America. NASA’s Electra aircraft was equipped with in situ and remote instruments to collect measurements of trace gases, ozone, and aerosols in the atmosphere. ABLE was funded through NASA’s Tropospheric Chemistry Program and was part of the Global Tropospheric Experiment (GTE) program.
Atlantic Boundary Layer Experiment, Amazon Boundary Layer Experiment, Arctic Boundary Layer Experiment, ABLE-1, ABLE-2, ABLE-3
N: 76°N
S: 10°S
W: 170°W
E: 35°W
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- An overview of the ABLE-1 deployment
- ASDC Landing Page for ABLE-2
- An overview of the ABLE-2A deployment
- ASDC Landing Page for ABLE-3
- An overview of the ABLE-2B deployment
- An overview of the ABLE-3A deployment
- An overview of the ABLE-3B deployment
- Summary of the ABLE campaign
- Data access to Global Tropospheric Experiment (GTE) campaigns
Additional Notes
Repositories

Campaign Field Sites

Lockheed L-188C Electra

Campaign Balloons

Lockheed L-188C Electra

Campaign Field Sites

Lockheed L-188C Electra

Lockheed L-188C Electra
Events
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