Multiple Altimeter Beam Experimental Lidar

The Campaign

The Multiple Beam Experimental Lidar (MABEL) was a series of test flight campaigns for the MABEL instrument. These test flights were conducted to support the development of a geophysical algorithm for ICESat-2 before its launch in 2018. MABEL consisted of seven deployments from 2010-2014 across the Western United States, the Mid-Atlantic, Greenland, and Alaska. The NASA ER-2 and Scaled Composite Proteus aircraft were equipped with the MABEL instruments to collect measurements over ice, sea ice, ocean, and land. Additional sensors such as the Cloud Physics Lidar (CPL) and Airborne Chromatograph For Atmospheric Trace Species (ACATS) were also deployed during the test flights. MABEL was funded through the Cryospheric Sciences Program in support of the ICESat-2 mission.

Additional Notes

Repositories

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