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Land-Atmosphere Workshop Connects Scientific Communities
Organizers and presenters include representatives from ARM, ASR, AmeriFlux surface flux groups Questions about land-atmosphere interactions are being addressed by atmospheric researchers using measurements from the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility and scientists supported by Atmospheric System Research (ASR). Ecosystem scientists are also interested in these questions, but from a different direction, looking down…
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ARM Special Announcement: Updated COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) Guidance
With progress being made in the effort to end the COVID-19 pandemic, travel is opening back up, and some in-person field activities are happening again at ARM sites. However, ARM continues to exercise caution when considering and approving visitor requests. Before you make a site access request, consult with your institution to see if it…
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Three ARM Users Receive 2021 DOE Early Career Awards
In late May 2021, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science announced the selection of 83 scientists to receive research funding through its Early Career Research Program. The program, now in its 12th year, is designed to bolster the nation’s scientific workforce by providing support to exceptional researchers during their early career years,…
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Zhanqing Li: Cloud and Aerosols Expert
A Maryland scientist studies the impacts of aerosols on clouds, precipitation, and climate Mentor, modeler, and veteran ARM data user Zhanqing Li takes a moment in June 2021 to pose in his office at the University of Maryland, College Park. Photo is courtesy of Li. Born in China’s landlocked Henan Province, Zhanqing Li, a professor…
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Third Annual ARM Service Award Recipients Announced
John Bilberry Katie Dorsey Brian Ermold Scott Smith David Swank For the third consecutive year, the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility recognized individuals and teams for their outstanding service to ARM and the user community. Five individuals and two teams received 2021 ARM Service Awards during the virtual Joint ARM User Facility/Atmospheric System Research…
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2021 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Sessions for the 2021 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting are being announced. If you are leading a session relevant to the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility or Atmospheric System Research (ASR), please let us know. We are collecting this information to be shared on the ARM and ASR websites as it is provided. The following sessions are…
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Register for Session on New ARM Large-Eddy Simulation Scenario
The Large-Eddy Simulation (LES) ARM Symbiotic Simulation and Observation (LASSO) activity is expanding to cover deep convection. The new scenario is based on the 2018–2019 Cloud, Aerosol, and Complex Terrain Interactions (CACTI) field campaign in Argentina. Having completed several test simulations to establish the model viability, the LASSO team needs your input on the new…
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ARM User Executive Committee Elects New Vice-Chair
Jennifer Delamere is the new vice-chair of ARM’s User Executive Committee. Delamere will succeed current chair Allison C. Aiken in January 2023. In June 2021, the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility’s User Executive Committee (UEC) selected Jennifer Delamere as its new vice-chair. ARM users elected Delamere, a research associate professor from the Geophysical Institute…
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Preparing to Fly the Challenger 850
New flight simulator helps ARM Aerial Facility pilots prepare for formal certification training ARM Aerial Facility (AAF) pilot Tim McLain makes a virtual approach to a Caribbean island runway using the AAF’s new flight simulator. Photo is by Mike Hubbell, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The controls are sensitive and precise. Slight pressure on a left…
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ARM Celebrates International Women in Engineering Day
Every day, engineers with the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility and scores of ARM scientific users apply their engineering talents to support atmospheric research. Many of these engineers are women, and today—on International Women in Engineering Day—ARM is celebrating the extraordinary work of female engineers around the world. Today, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)…