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2021 American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting
Sessions for the 2021 American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting are being announced. If you will be 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. Abstracts can be submitted until the…
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MOSAiC Expedition Reaches the North Pole
During the final leg of the expedition, the research vessel Polarstern reaches the northernmost point on the Earth Heading for the new MOSAiC ice floe, the Polarstern takes the shortest way to the area of interest: via the North Pole. On the way north, the sea ice is surprisingly weak and has lots of melt…
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Newly Funded ASR Projects Come with a Big TRACER Focus
In July 2020, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced funding of $19 million for 31 projects through DOE’s Atmospheric System Research (ASR). These university-based projects are designed to expand the fundamental understanding of earth systems and improve earth system models. They include a range of atmospheric science topics, including interactions between clouds and aerosols,…
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A Gathering of Eagles: Experts Impart Wisdom at ARM Aerial Instrumentation Workshop
Report summarizes measurement and instrument recommendations from top scientists Instruments for probing clouds are mounted under the G-1 wing. Imagine getting many of the nation’s top atmospheric scientists in a room to spitball ideas about the ideal suite of instruments to be installed in an airplane dedicated to measuring atmospheric phenomena such as aerosols and…
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Election Coming Up for ARM User Executive Committee
Make your voice heard: Submit nominations for candidates now Nominations are now open for the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility’s User Executive Committee (UEC). The UEC serves as the official voice of the user community in its interactions with ARM management. Members are charged with providing objective, timely advice and recommendations to ARM leadership and serving…
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ARM Plans Tethered Balloon Flights for TRACER Campaign in 2021
Submit your guest instrument proposals now Tethered balloon flights will take place in the summer of 2021 during the TRacking Aerosol Convection interactions ExpeRiment (TRACER) in the Houston, Texas, area. Additional flights in 2021 at ARM’s Southern Great Plains observatory, as seen here, are also anticipated. Photo is courtesy of Dari Dexheimer, Sandia National Laboratories.…
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BAMS: Two More Hits for ARM Data
Improving earth system models is at the heart of a pair of new studies Data from ARM’s Southern Great Plains atmospheric observatory, above, informed some of a metrics and diagnostics package of earth system models outlined in a July 2020 paper. Hot streaks? Not only athletes have them. Institutions do too. A pair of recent…
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Manage Your ARM User Account Through These New Options
By logging in through ARM’s Account Management page, you can update your personal profile and manage subscriptions to ARM and Atmospheric System Research (ASR) email communications. The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility now provides new online self-service options for users wanting to manage their ARM accounts. After logging in to their accounts through the…
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LASSO Snares BAMS Cover
The June 2020 Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) cover features the Large-Eddy Simulation (LES) ARM Symbiotic Simulation and Observation (LASSO) activity at ARM’s Southern Great Plains atmospheric observatory. Illustration is by Rose Perry, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Those familiar with the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility might recognize what is on the June…
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Aaron Kennedy: Snow Studies With an ARM Twist
A snow researcher leverages cold-weather ARM data from around the world Aaron Kennedy poses in early 2020 at the University of North Dakota’s Oakville Prairie field site near Emerado, North Dakota. Next to him is a Lufft CHM 15k ceilometer, a one-wavelength backscatter lidar that detects cloud and aerosol layers up to 15 kilometers (9.3…