STORMVEX officially ended April 24, and AMF2 began packing up from its maiden voyage on the 25th.  While most parts of the country are feeling hints of spring in the air, that’s not the case on the mountains in Colorado.  Snow continued falling throughout the entire packup period, and the Ops van is still surrounded…

Along with ski area ambassador Linda Danter (orange coat), Gannet, Brad, and Lynne (left to right) pause during media day to model the awesome coats that DRI/Storm Peak Lab has for on-site STORMVEX team members. Those babies are warm!We held a media day yesterday. A reporter with the local paper, the Steamboat Pilot and Today,…

OK, I admit that I am a certifiable radiometer geek, so I think this data from November 25 is really cool! The Storm Peak Lab (SPL) radiation plot and Total Sky Imager (TSI) movie both show a mostly clear-sky day, but the radiation plot that displays the total shortwave radiation (SW) measured by the Eppley…

Ian McCubbin sent me these photos of the TSI and radiometers at Storm Peak Lab on 11/17. As Ian said in his message: “It’s been nasty!” They were embedded in cloud, which produced all the rime. And as is obvious they’ve been experiencing snowing and blowing up there as well… — Chuck

This newly erected sign near the Aerosol Observing System at Christie Peak provides a quick overview of the campaign for passersby.Day 1 of the campaign on Nov. 15 and overall things went well, considering all the things we are trying to get finalized, like replacing communications radios at each site. Data collections from the instruments…

Editor’s note: Stephen Springston, a scientist from Brookhaven National Laboratory, headed to the STORMVEX deployment site in October to set up the Aerosol Observing System (AOS). This week, we will feature blog posts about his experience in Colorado. This is the end. Having completed set up of the AMF2 AOS, the last of the BNL…

Editor’s note: Stephen Springston, a scientist from Brookhaven National Laboratory, headed to the STORMVEX deployment site in October to set up the Aerosol Observing System (AOS). This week, we will feature blog posts about his experience in Colorado. Jack assisted with testing the AOS inlet connections. Gremlins were first described by WWII aircraft mechanics to…

Editor’s note: Stephen Springston, a scientist from Brookhaven National Laboratory, headed to the STORMVEX deployment site in October to set up the Aerosol Observing System (AOS). This week, we will feature blog posts about his experience in Colorado. The first snow of the season fell in late October.Thar she snows! When the instrument integration was…

Editor’s note: Stephen Springston, a scientist from Brookhaven National Laboratory, headed to the STORMVEX deployment site in October to set up the Aerosol Observing System (AOS). This week, we will feature blog posts about his experience in Colorado. The o-rings presented a momentary problem when assembling the filter holder. Any new deployment, be it instruments,…

Editor’s note: Stephen Springston, a scientist from Brookhaven National Laboratory, headed to the STORMVEX deployment site in October to set up the Aerosol Observing System (AOS). This week, we will feature blog posts about his experience in Colorado. The beautiful blue sky at 8000 feet is a stunning backdrop to the sampling tower.Once actually at…