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Tethered Balloon System Merged Data Now In Production
During the SAIL campaign, a tethered balloon system collects data at the East River Pumphouse site south of Gothic, Colorado, on June 14, 2023. Photo is by Nathan Bilow. The Tethered Balloon System Merged value-added product (TBSMERGED VAP) and the in-cloud version of the merged product (TBSMERGEDINCLOUD) have moved from evaluation to production. Both VAPs…
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During Pandemic, Science Still Going and ARM Data Still Flowing
Patience rewards one delayed Alaskan field campaign studying ice fog Editor’s note: This is the first article in a series looking at how ARM has continued to support atmospheric science during the pandemic. During a tethered balloon flight for the Ice Fog Field Experiment at Oliktok Point (IFFExO) in November 2020, a laser shines from…
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Charting a Course for ARM Aerial Measurements
Scientists gather to provide expertise and direction Jason Tomlinson, director of engineering for the ARM Aerial Facility (AAF), presents during the ARM Aerial Instrumentation Workshop in March 2020 at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Photo is by Andrea Starr, PNNL. While much of the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility is firmly rooted on the…