AirBorne Campaign for Carbon Dioxide (AB2CD)
AirBorne Campaign for Carbon Dioxide (AB2CD)ΒΆ
The AB2CD campaign, funded by ESA and lead by LMD/Polytechnique-Solutions, takes place in France and Spain from Monday 6th to Saturday 18th of October 2026.
Its main objective: to advance our fundamental scientific understanding of the potential offered by lidar active measurements techniques to characterize atmospheric burden of greenhouse gases (GHG) and related surface emissions.
An international consortium of a dozen teams will operate a battery of instruments deployed on the ground and onboard three research aircrafts.
AB2CD
Where: Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Fos-sur-mer
When: 6th-18th October 2025
Platforms: 3 research aircrafts and ground-based spectrometers
Team: LMD/FXConseil (lead), DLR, ONERA, CNES, SAFIRE, ENOLEO/LSCE, Gerfaut, GHGSat, AEMET
Lead scientist: C. Crevoisier