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ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER EXPERIMENTS
Introduction
The Atmospheric Boundary Layer Experiments (ABLE) is a research initiative
devoted to atmospheric research. This project has been developed by the
Atmospheric Section of Argonne
National Laboratory. The ABLE is located on the lower Walnut Watershed,
mostly in Butler County east of the
city of Wichita, Kansas. This location is within the existing boundaries
of DOE's Atmospheric Radiation Measurement
(ARM) Southern Great Plains (SGP) Clouds
and Radiation Testbed (CART) site. The establishment of this facility
offers a virtual atmospheric observatory and provides essential
research tools for addressing a myriad of unresolved fundamental questions
in atmospheric research. The ABLE provides a continuous view of processes
in the lower atmosphere over a limited domain within the SGP CART site.
The initial focus of the ABLE is measurements of the planetary
boundary layer (PBL) where almost all interactions between the atmosphere
and humans take place. Many scientific issues may be addressed by use of
such a facility, including;
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Natural disaster reduction and public safety
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Safe and efficient aviation and other transportation
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Agriculture
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Water resource management
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Effective energy production, use and environmental protection
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Space flight operations
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Defense
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Related areas of Earth Science

[ Walnut River Watershed ]
Associated Information Sites
Facility Contact:
Richard L. Coulter - ER 203
Argonne National Laboratory
9700 South Cass Avenue
Argonne, IL 60439
Voice: 630 252-5833
Fax: 630 252-5498
Email: rl_coulter@anl.gov
ABLE
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last update: 05/26/04