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Joint Call Strengthens Amazonian Research Collaborations
U.S. and Brazilian collaborators will combine to study one of the most complex climate processes on Earth: the atmosphere-cloud-terrestrial tropical systems that drive tropical deep convection in the Amazon. Three funding opportunities related to the Green Ocean Amazon (GOAMAZON) field campaign are now open. GOAMAZON is a deployment of the ARM Mobile Facility to Brazil…
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ARM Facility Captures Rare Tornado Data
Every spring, tornadoes thunder across five states, from Kansas to Texas, and alerts are common. However, by Monday, May 20, it was clear that this time the alert had a different urgency to it. The turn of events leading up to the EF-5 tornado that wreaked havoc in Moore, Oklahoma, provided a unique opportunity for scientists…
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Funding Opportunity Announced for GOAmazon Research
UPDATE 6/17/13: The deadline for the Letter of Intent has been extended to 5:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time, June 21, 2013. Funding limits have also been clarified. For collaborations between institutions, the DOE-funded team limit is $350,000 per year for applications addressing only the TES and/or RGCM research topics and $500,000 per year for applications…
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Work Cut Out for ARM Science Board
With a new fixed site on the horizon in the Azores, a third ARM Mobile Facility gearing up for action in the Arctic, and more aircraft probes and sensors than scientists can shake a stick at, the ARM Facility continues to expand its considerable suite of assets for conducting climate research. Along with this impressive…
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Reaching Out to the European Science Community
In chilly, early April, more than 11,000 scientists from 95 countries gathered at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly in Vienna, Austria. The weeklong meeting saw 4,684 oral, 8,207 poster, and 452 PICO (presenting interactive content) presentations. Joining the fray for the second time, representatives from the ARM Facility presented information about ARM in several…
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ARM Facility Shares Return on Science Investments
To quote Ben Franklin, “If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.” ARM Climate Research Facility staff who attended the fourth annual Atmospheric System Research (ASR) Science Team Meeting in April received a healthy dose of interest…
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Gearing Up for Science in Amazon Rainforest
Heavy rains, scorching sun, and 100% humidity? No problem for ARM Mobile Facility operations personnel from Los Alamos National Laboratory. In March, they installed an initial suite of instruments outside Manaus, Brazil, as field work ramps up for the GOAMAZON field campaign in 2014.
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Junior Rangers Enjoy Science Education at ARM Facility on Cape Cod
School break means vacation, and around Cape Cod, that often means a trip to the seashore. On April 17, families looking for fun and educational outdoor activities spent several hours at Cape Cod National Seashore’s Highlands Center for Junior Ranger Day. They were drawn to an event announcement in the park activities newsletter that read,…
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A Twist on TwisterTM: ARM Educational Outreach Participates in Community Science Nights
This week, the U.S. Department of Energy begins its National Science Bowl competition, a nationwide academic competition that tests students’ knowledge in all areas of science. Created 22 years ago in 1991, the DOE National Science Bowl strives to encourage students to excel in mathematics and science and to pursue careers in these fields and…
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Data Sharing for Climate Research with India Now Official
A new cooperative agreement between the U.S. Department of Energy and the Indian Institute of Science formalizes efforts between the two countries to study aerosols and cloud processes and the Indian Monsoon. The official Memorandum of Understanding, signed in March and effective for 10 years, establishes a framework for collaboration between DOE and the Indian…