On June 1, the TRacking Aerosol Convection interactions ExpeRiment (TRACER) officially entered its four-month intensive operational period. During this period, ARM will host many guest campaigns and interagency collaborations at the TRACER sites around Houston, Texas. (Read more about the work happening this summer in this ARM article.)

Click below to watch a time-lapse video of convective activity at the La Porte, Texas, site on the first day of the intensive operational period (thanks to ARM technician Mark Spychala for the clip).

First day of the #ARMTRACER IOP is today and we’ve got some beautiful convection rolling through just for the occasion. @armnewsteam pic.twitter.com/HffcN5oWtR

— Mark G. Spychala (@markspychala) June 1, 2022