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Young Minds Blossom During Spring STEM Events
Earth Day 2014 is today, Tuesday, April 22. When Earth Day began in 1970, Senator Gaylord Nelson’s goal was to pay tribute to the environment in which we live. Since then, Earth Day has become recognized around the world as an opportunity to celebrate the environment and educate our youth about the importance of conservation…
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Data Developers Take Pair Programming for a Spin with Data Integrator Framework
In early April, ARM data developers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) hosted their counterparts from Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) for three days of hands on learning and discussions about strategies for analyzing and sharing data using the ARM Data Integrator (ADI). Developed by the ARM infrastructure team, this framework: automates the process of retrieving…
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New Experiment Records Avian Migration in Oklahoma
In late March, scientists launched a new field experiment at the ARM Facility’s Southern Great Plains (SGP) site in Oklahoma to collect data about the flight preferences of migrating birds. For the next two months, a field team led by University of Oklahoma is conducting the Spring 2014 Nocturnal Avian Migration Experiment, using a pole-mounted…
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ARM Megasites Previewed at Annual Science Team Meeting
Research colleagues at the annual meeting of DOE’s Atmospheric System Research program were among the first to hear details about the ARM Facility’s plans for enhanced measurements to speed climate model advancements.
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ARM Data Archive Registered with Elsevier
With an ever-increasing need to connect related pieces of information, databases rule the world. As of mid-March, the ARM Data Archive—containing two decades of continuous measurements of clouds, aerosol, precipitation, and radiative energy from ARM sites around the world—is now included on the data repository page of the highly regarded scientific publisher, Elsevier. Listed under…
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2013 ARM Annual Report Now Available
The 2013 edition of the ARM Climate Research Facility Annual Report was published in February 2014. The first 25 pages include a short overview of the Facility, followed by featured field campaigns, user research results, and summaries of infrastructure achievements. The back portion of the report includes a summary of all 2013 field campaigns conducted…
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Ensemble Large-Scale Forcing Data for the MC3E Campaign Available
Ensemble forcing data from the Midlatitude Continental Convective Clouds Experiment (MC3E) were developed by considering uncertainties in precipitation observations using the analysis described in Zhang and Lin [1997] and Zhang et al. [2001]. MC3E was a major ARM field campaign conducted from April to June 2011 near the ARM Southern Great Plains (SGP) site to…
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Derived Wind Profile Data from Doppler Lidar Ready for Review
Vertically resolved wind measurements are crucial for numerical weather prediction and for modeling pollutant and aerosol transport. The scanning, coherent Doppler lidars operated by the ARM Facility have the capability of providing accurate, high-resolution wind measurements within the atmospheric boundary layer. A new Doppler lidar wind profile value-added product (VAP) is available as an evaluation…
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CARES Campaign Field Updates
Meet Rahul Zaveri – CARES Lead Scientist Rahul Zaveri is the lead scientist for the CARES—Carbonaceous Aerosols and Radiative Effects Study—campaign taking place June 2-28, 2010, in the central California region to the northeast of Sacramento. This field campaign is designed to increase scientific knowledge about evolution of black carbon and secondary organic aerosols from both…
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University of Chicago’s Computation Institute Seeks Postdoc
The University of Chicago’s Computation Institute is seeking a postdoctoral scholar. This position is for 2 years, with possible extension of 1 year based on performance. The position is expected to begin September 2014 and review of applications will begin immediately. This postdoctoral scholar will participate in an aircraft field campaign, Cloud System Evolution in…