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Teamwork Keeps AMIE on Schedule
Picture of the C-SAPR site showing the C-band radar tower. AMIE-Manus radiometer system and CT25K ceilometer are circled in red. I recently traveled to Manus to set up the instrumentation for the ancillary variability site for AMIE. As both a member of the DYNAMO Science Steering Committee and PI for the AMIE campaigns, I’ve been…
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Up Close and Personal with the G-1
On Thursday, July 21, several Washington State University (WSU) students got the chance to visit the hangar where the ARM Aerial Facility (AAF) aircraft is located. Shelley Presley, Assistant Research Professor at WSU’s Laboratory for Atmospheric Research, accompanied the students, who are studying atmospheric chemistry as part of a summer research program. Celine Kluzek, AAF…
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Introducing: the Observers
Posing for a photo at the ARIES Observatory in Nainital are the AMF on-site observers (left to right): Deepak Chausali, Rajan Pradhan, Shiwani Thakur, Roshan Ara; Krishan Singh (not pictured).Here’s a long overdue introduction to a great group of young people who will help the AMF India deployment become another successful campaign! Led by AMF…
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MC3E Day 46: A Job Well Done
ASR/ARM MC3E leadership in the field. From left to right, Scott Giangrande, Mike Jensen, Pavlos Kollias, and Nitin Bharwadaj.Today, Monday June 6, is the final day of operations for MC3E. The radiosonde launches at 6:30 PM local time will mark the official end of the field operations phase of the experiment. The final evaluation of…
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Bar-B-Que
MC3E grillmasters Pavlos Kollias and Scott GiangrandeOn a typical day of MC3E operations, researchers in north-central Oklahoma are spread throughout several different sites and schedules depending on their role in the program. Many of us head out to the SGP Central Facility near Lamont, Oklahoma, for radar and aircraft operations, troubleshooting on different instruments or…
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Come Fly with Me, Let’s Fly, Let’s Fly Away
It’s waiting time in Andrea’s office. Paloma Borque (McGill University), Jonathan Sepulveda, and Andrea Neumann (University of North Dakota). Picture courtesy of Tony Grainger.Having the opportunity to fly in a jet is not something that happens every day; neither is sharing that experience with an amazing group of people. The UND Cessna Citation II Research…
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De-Mystifying ADMIRARI
During the MC3E field campaign, the scientists have at their disposal many different instruments to study clouds and precipitation. But what happens if the clouds are too thin or not present at all? The ARM facilities also have at their disposal an array of instruments that can bridge this gap. They are called radiometers. Radiometers…
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MC3E: Changing of the Guard
The final weeks of the MC3E campaign usher in a new set of scientists to direct cloud and precipitation missions over Oklahoma into early June. As he has done for the entire campaign, Jan Nystrom (Aircraft Coordination Experts) remains on the airwaves and directing the two MC3E campaign aircraft—The University of North Dakota Citation II…
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“Turquoise Clouds?!”
As a recent graduate from Florida State University’s Meteorology program, with no real experience in the field, signing on to the MC3E campaign hit me as a no-brainer! Upon arriving for what will be my month-long stay here in Chanute, Kansas, I was greeted by rolling plains, friendly residents, and clear skies, at the time.…
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MC3E Launches 1000th Weather Balloon
Preparing to launch a radiosonde from the SGP Central Facility On Monday morning, May 23, the 1000th weather balloon in support of MC3E was launched with little fanfare despite the impressive milestone it represents. A major portion of the support for MC3E is for the launching of weather balloons from six different sites within Oklahoma…