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New Cloud Radar Product Available From EPCAPE and CAPE-k Campaigns
The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) User Facility has released a new cloud radar value-added product (VAP) from the 2023–2024 Eastern Pacific Cloud Aerosol Precipitation Experiment (EPCAPE) in La Jolla, California, and the ongoing Cloud And Precipitation Experiment at kennaook (CAPE-k) in northwestern Tasmania. The Ka-Band ARM Zenith Radar Active Remote Sensing of CLouds (KAZRARSCL) VAP…
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Technicians Keep CoURAGE Campaign Running Smoothly
The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) User Facility has conducted the Coast-Urban-Rural Atmospheric Gradient Experiment (CoURAGE) in the Baltimore, Maryland, area since December 2024. The CoURAGE field campaign’s continuous operation would not be possible without the help of five technicians working onsite to monitor and maintain ARM’s instruments. The technicians are lead David Oaks, Ana Gabriela…
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New ARM Best Estimate Data Available for North Slope of Alaska
The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) User Facility provides tailored datastreams known as ARM Best Estimate (ARMBE) data products for use in the evaluation of global earth system models. The ARM Best Estimate Atmospheric Measurements (ARMBEATM) product, which contains basic atmospheric quantities, is now available for ARM’s North Slope of Alaska (NSA) atmospheric observatory for 2011–2012…
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Improved Broadband Radiation Data Available from Multiple ARM Sites
The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) User Facility processes yearly data from the Data Quality Assessment for ARM Radiation Data (QCRAD) product—the recommended ARM datastream for broadband surface irradiance measurements—to produce level 2 (c2) files. These files undergo additional processing to improve the data. New QCRAD c2-level data are available for 2023–2024 at ARM’s Southern Great…
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Merged G-1 Flight Data Now in Production
The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Aerial Facility (AAF) Merged value-added product (AAFMERGED VAP) has moved from evaluation to production. The VAP provides a set of frequently used measurements (e.g., atmospheric parameters, aerosol and trace gas concentrations) from the Gulfstream-159 (G-1) aircraft, which was the ARM User Facility’s main airborne research laboratory from 2010 to 2018.…
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Areal-Averaged Surface Albedo Product Now Baseline
The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) User Facility’s Areal-Averaged surface Albedo value-added product (ArealAveAlb VAP) is now a baseline product, meaning it has moved from evaluation to production. Production or baseline VAPs are reviewed and verified as compliant with ARM data standards and are processed automatically or manually on ARM production servers. The first ArealAveAlb production…
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ARM Releases New Browser for Intensive Operational Period Data
Changes are designed to add up to a smoother user experience The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) User Facility has rolled out a new Intensive Operational Period (IOP) Browser—located at iop.arm.gov—to improve the experience of users wanting to find and download ARM IOP data, including products from principal investigators and data collected during field campaigns. This…
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New and Updated Cloud Droplet Number Concentration Data Available
The Droplet Number Concentration value-added product (NDROP VAP) has been processed for the 2023–2024 Eastern Pacific Cloud Aerosol Precipitation Experiment (EPCAPE) in La Jolla, California. In addition, the VAP has been updated to use reprocessed multifilter rotating shadowband radiometer data from the Eastern North Atlantic (ENA) atmospheric observatory in the Azores. Cloud droplet number concentration…
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Submit Nominations for 2025 ARM Service Awards
The leadership of the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) User Facility again seeks nominations to recognize ARM staff for their outstanding service to ARM and its users. This will be the seventh consecutive year of the ARM Service Awards, which honor individuals or teams for exceptional efforts to support their colleagues and the user community. Examples…
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Large-Scale Forcing Data Released for EPCAPE Campaign
Continuous large-scale forcing data are now available for the Eastern Pacific Cloud Aerosol Precipitation Experiment (EPCAPE), conducted by the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) User Facility from mid-February 2023 through mid-February 2024 in La Jolla, California. Forcing data for EPCAPE were developed from a constrained variational analysis approach documented in Zhang and Lin (1997) and Zhang…