Spring Time Atmospheric Boundary Layer Experiment (STABLE)

STABLE was as a joint project of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven, of the  University of Hamburg (ZMAW), of University Hannover (IMUK), and  of  the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI).

Flight tracks of the research aircraft of AWI during STABLE between 28 Feb and 28 March 2013
Flight tracks of the research aircraft of AWI during STABLE between 28 Feb and 28 March 2013 (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut Amelie Tetzlaff)

The general goal of STABLE was to obtain in-situ data of processes in the polar atmospheric boundary layer over sea ice during cold conditions as being typical during early spring. The campaign had several priorities.