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Check Out ARM’s 2024 Annual Report
The Fiscal Year 2024 ARM Annual Report features images from the Cloud And Precipitation Experiment at kennaook (CAPE-k), which began in northwestern Tasmania in April 2024. The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) User Facility’s latest annual report is now available online. The report contains short articles summarizing facility activities in fiscal year 2024 (FY2024) plus eye-catching…
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New Plan Details ARM’s Aerosol Priorities for Fiscal Year 2025
This ARM Aerosol Observing System (AOS) is now collecting data in Alabama. ARM’s aerosol operations plan for fiscal year 2025 includes information on AOS operations in Alabama and at other ARM sites. Photo is by Mark Spychala, Argonne National Laboratory. The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility has released its aerosol operations plan for fiscal…
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Future of LASSO Workshop Report Available for Download
Editor’s note: William Gustafson, principal investigator (PI) for the Large-Eddy Simulation (LES) ARM Symbiotic Simulation and Observation (LASSO) activity, provided the following blog post. The DOE ARM Future of LASSO Workshop Report is now available for download. The LASSO library of simulations provides a range of information for use across the full range of model…
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DOE Workshop Explores Observing Marine Aerosols and Clouds From Commercial Ships
Experts outline logistical challenges, instrumentation priorities, multi-agency coordination, and science questions The cover of the Observing Marine Aerosols and Clouds from Ships Workshop Report includes an ARM file photo from the 2012–2013 Marine ARM GPCI Investigation of Clouds (MAGIC). During a recent U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) workshop held virtually from March 18 to 20,…
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From the User Executive Committee (UEC) Chair
The ARM User Executive Committee (UEC) is eager to engage with you. This is a message from UEC Chair Jennifer “Jen” Delamere. Check out summary report of October 2023 UEC meeting During the User Executive Committee’s October 2023 meeting, those of us who attended in person got to tour ARM’s Southern Great Plains Central Facility. I am…
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2023 ARM Annual Report Now Available
The cover of the Fiscal Year 2023 ARM Annual Report features a photo from the Eastern Pacific Cloud Aerosol Precipitation Experiment (EPCAPE) in La Jolla, California. Photo is by Karen Steinbock. The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility’s latest annual report is now available online. The report contains short articles summarizing facility activities in fiscal…
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ARM Radar Team Working on Fiscal Year 2024 Priorities
Primary activities include management of radar operations and data processing The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility seeks to provide high-quality radar observations to scientists worldwide. Because ARM radars are distributed worldwide, their maintenance, operations, and management require a substantial staffing commitment. However, existing staffing resources are limited. As a result, ARM develops priorities each…
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New ARM Aerosol Operations Plan Available
Document shares activities planned this fiscal year to address aerosol science community needs Aerosol Observing Systems, such as this one at the Southern Great Plains atmospheric observatory in Oklahoma, are ARM’s primary platforms for in situ aerosol measurements at Earth’s surface. A new ARM document details planned fiscal year 2024 operations for the Aerosol Observing…
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ARM/ASR Community Members Play Prominent Roles in DOE Mountain Hydroclimate Workshop
Workshop report now available The cover photo of the Understanding and Predictability of Integrated Mountain Hydroclimate Workshop Report captures Colorado’s East River Watershed, where ARM recently conducted the Surface Atmosphere Integrated Field Laboratory (SAIL) campaign. On November 15–16, 2021, and January 19, 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Biological and Environmental Research (DOE BER) program…
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2020 ARM Annual Report Now Available
Now available online, the Fiscal Year 2020 ARM Annual Report includes stunning images from the Multidisciplinary Drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) expedition. The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility’s latest annual report is now available for you to view online. In addition to story briefs summarizing fiscal year 2020 (FY2020), the…