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So Much Science!
This is the first AGU I have attended. Being a recent hire into the ARM program from Australia I had not been exposed to the larger geophysical symposiums. At the halfway point through the meeting, I can happily say it has been a most worthwhile event. The advantage of AGU is that a wide cross-section…
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Opening Day in AGU’s Exhibit Hall
On Tuesday, the first day the Exhibit Hall was open, the ARM booth welcomed over 160 visitors.It was a busy opening day. We had over 160 visitors to the ARM Climate Research Facility booth, including Gary Geernaert, director of DOE’s Climate and Environmental Sciences Division, and Anjuli Bamzai, a former DOE Program Manager who is…
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A Great Day at Exploration Station
ARM’s booth at Exploration Station featured Professor Polar Bear, the three Climate Kids, handouts, and a data display.Yesterday was one of my favorite parts of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting—Exploration Station. About 250 visitors, including teachers, families, and AGU attendees turned out for this free educational event. Professor Polar Bear and the Climate…
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Did You Hear the News?
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,…
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Confessions of A Radiometer Geek
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…
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Rime for a Reason
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
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Kon’nichiwa! News from AMIE Planning Workshop in Japan
Yours truly giving my AMIE-Manus presentation, showing plots of the Manus MJO signal.Last week, I attended the CINDY2011/DYNAMO Operations Planning Workshop held at the JAMSTEC Yokohama Institute for Earth Sciences, Yokohama, Japan, November 8-10. The workshop was attended by representatives from the USA, Japan, India, Australia, France, UK, Indonesia, Maldives, Saychelles, and Kenya, illustrating the…
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And So it Begins!
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…
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Goodbye to Steamboat Springs (October 30)
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…
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Gremlins (October 25)
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…