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DOE Seeks Two Modeling Program Managers
The U.S. Department of Energy is seeking applicants through USAJOBS for two physical scientists to act as program managers for its climate modeling programs—Regional and Global Climate Modeling Program and the Earth System Modeling Program.
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Closing in on Aircraft Campaign in California
In preparation for the upcoming Carbonaceous Aerosol and Radiative Effects Study (CARES) in California, the ARM Aerial Facility is putting the finishing touches on research equipment upgrades to the Gulfstream-159, or G-1 aircraft. Over the winter, AAF staff began installing a number of new instruments and associated hardware and data systems, thanks in large part…
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New Addition to the Climate Modeling Best Estimate Data Set
A new addition to the Climate Modeling Best Estimate (CBME) data set has been released, comprising a statistical summary of the CMBE data. It includes both monthly mean and monthly mean diurnal cycle and their climatologies for all the geophysical quantities contained in the CMBE data sets. The CMBE data set is specifically tailored for…
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Atmospheric System Research Funding Opportunity Announced
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science is now accepting applications for Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) research grants for the development of innovative laboratory and observational data analyses through the Atmospheric System Research program.
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Footprint Adjustments Underway at Southern Great Plains Site
The ARM Southern Great Plains (SGP) site has historically operated a Central Facility, 23 extended facilities, 4 boundary facilities, and 3 intermediate facilities throughout its considerable domain. Beginning in October 2009, the SGP began a transition to a smaller, denser footprint (150 km x 150 km) by rearranging the original instrumentation and making accommodations for new…
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ARM Supports User Facility Outreach in Washington D.C.
To create visibility for scientific user facilities, the National User Facility Organization, or NUFO, hosted an exhibit at the 2010 American Physical Society/American Association of Physics Teachers meeting in Washington, D.C. from February 13-15. The two organizations are member societies within the American Institute of Physics. Under the theme “Physics for the Nation’s Future” the…
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Outreach Efforts Resume at Annual AMS Meeting in Atlanta
Over 3200 scientists from academia, government, and private organizations participated in the 90th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, January 18-21. This year’s meeting offered 1200 presentations and 600 posters focused on the theme of “Weather, Climate, and Society: New Demands on Science and Services,” many…
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Research Scientist Position at the Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research (CAWCR)
CAWCR is seeking a scientist to undertake research on the evolution of tropical cloud systems using a combination of polarimetric weather radar, cloud radar and other instruments. Particular areas of interest include the factors controlling the evolution of these cloud systems and their interaction with the large scale as well as using these data for…
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Research Associates Needed in the ARM Data Quality Office
The Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies at the University of Oklahoma seeks one or two Master’s Degree-level scientists with strong attention to detail and good computer skills to join the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Climate Research Facility Data Quality (DQ) Office. The DQ Office supports the needs of the…
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Post Doctoral Research Position at PNNL for WRF Modeler
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is looking for a modeler to work with WRF-Chem to investigate aerosol-cloud interactions for maritime clouds. In particular, using the background meteorology of the VOCALS field campaign to investigate the impact of emissions on maritime cloud development for scales ranging from climate model to cloud-resolving resolutions. The Weather Research and Forecasting…