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Research Scientist Position Available at the University of Oklahoma
The Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies at The University of Oklahoma invites applications for a full-time research scientist position. The appointee will join the research group led by Dr. Yefim Kogan and will be responsible for performing numerical simulations of clouds and cloud observing systems. The main research tool is an advanced LES model…
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It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a…Helicopter?
Contact: Lynne Roeder, ARM Public Information Officer, 509.372.4331 Last week, scientists from across the country met in Ponca City, Oklahoma, to simulate flight and mission planning scenarios in preparation for two simultaneous field campaigns that will occur in June at the ARM Climate Research Facility’s Southern Great Plains (SGP) site. Their combined research efforts will…
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Field Campaign to Benefit from Multimillion Dollar Radar Technology
In March, ARM scientists visited the Center for Interdisciplinary Remotely Piloted Aircraft Studies (CIRPAS) for a first-hand look at the state-of-the-art scanning radar that will be deployed as part of the Cloud Land Surface Interaction Campaign (CLASIC) at the ARM Southern Great Plains site. Compared to typical single-pointing radars, the phased-array radar reduces the volume…
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Alaskan Teachers Benefit from ARM Support of International Polar Year
Last month, the ARM Education and Outreach Program sponsored two teachers from Barrow, Alaska—one of the ARM’s host communities—to attend the annual conference of the National Science Teacher’s Association (NSTA), held in St. Louis, Missouri. Imelda Cabana, from Eben Hopson Middle School, and Gary Boen, from Kiita Alternative School, were selected by the North Slope…
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New, Improved Algorithm for Retrieving Liquid Water Path Now Available at the ARM Data Archive
The total amount of liquid water in clouds overhead, called the liquid water path (LWP), is a critical variable in understanding the flow of radiant energy in the cloudy atmosphere. A new algorithm recently developed provides improved estimates of LWP from the ARM 2-channel microwave radiometers. The original microwave radiometer (MWR) retrieved LWP data often…
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Arctic Surface Radiation Data Now Available at the ARM Data Archive
Researchers lead by principal investigator Ellsworth Dutton used more than 30 years of surface irradiance data obtained from Barrow, Alaska, in a study of temporal and spatial variations (Dutton et al. 2006). The high-temporal-resolution (1- to 3-minute averages) data and the quality-assured hourly averages are now available from the ARM Data Archive. See http://www.arm.gov/xdc/xds/noaarad for…
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BAMS Features Three ARM Research Papers in February
In a tropospheric trifecta, three ARM research papers were featured in the February 2007 issue of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, or BAMS. Two of the articles—Turner et. al., and Comstock et. al.,—cover studies of retrieval algorithms used to characterize the microphysical properties of thin liquid water clouds and upper tropospheric ice clouds,…
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Registration Deadline for the 33rd International Conference is June 15
The American Meteorological Society (AMS) with the Bureau of Meteorology is hosting the 33rd International Conference on Radar Meteorology at the Cairns Convention Centre in Cairns, Australia, August 5-10. This meeting is one of the oldest and most prestigious international meetings undertaken by the AMS. Renowned invited international and local speakers will present their latest…
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7th International Summer School on Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (ISSAOS) Set for L’Aquila, Italy
The 7th International Summer School on Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (ISSAOS) will take place September 3-7 in L’Aquila, Italy. The school is aimed at undergraduate and graduate students, young researchers, postdocs, professionals and to all who would like to gain a broad understanding of theory and applications of integrated ground-based observing systems. It will focus…
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Workshop on Patagonian Dust and Its Climate Implications Scheduled for October
There will be a workshop on Patagonian dust and its climate implications on October 3-5, in Puerto Madryn, Argentina. The objective of this meeting is to share information and promote collaborations among groups from different disciplines to improve understanding of southern South America (notably Patagonia) and its role in influencing the past/present climate and marine…