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Workshop Builds, Strengthens Collaborations Across SPLASH/SAIL/SOS Community
Editor’s note: Gijs de Boer, an atmospheric scientist from the University of Colorado’s Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Physical Sciences Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado, wrote the following synopsis of a November 1–3, 2023, hybrid workshop on the state of research and data sets from the…
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Large-Scale Forcing Data Released for TRACER Campaign
Continuous large-scale forcing data are now available for the TRacking Aerosol Convection interactions ExpeRiment (TRACER), conducted by the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility from October 2021 through September 2022 in the Houston, Texas, area. The derived forcing data are based on a constrained variational analysis approach (Zhang and Lin 1997; Zhang et al. 2001).…
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Propose for ARM FY2025 Tethered Balloon System Calls
Scientists can propose for new missions or request to analyze aerosol samples collected on tethered balloon flights The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility has two proposal calls open simultaneously for its tethered balloon systems (TBS). For fiscal year 2025 (FY2025), ARM is now accepting preliminary proposals for TBS missions while also participating in a joint…
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DOE Job Open for Physical Scientist (Earth and Environmental Systems Sciences Division)
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science, Biological and Environmental Research (BER) in Germantown, Maryland, is recruiting a Physical Scientist, GS-1301-13/14/15. This position is within BER’s Earth and Environmental Systems Sciences Division. The individual selected for this role will: serve as a program manager for a portfolio of experimental and modeling research that…
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Special Guests Tour North Slope of Alaska
Editor’s note: Mark Ivey, former manager of ARM’s North Slope of Alaska (NSA) atmospheric observatory and senior engineer at Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico, provided the following post. Rob Leland, director of the Sandia Climate Change Security Center, and I hosted DOE Office of Science Director Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe and several of her…
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From the ARM User Executive Committee (UEC) Chair
The ARM User Executive Committee (UEC) is eager to engage with you. This is a message from UEC Chair Jennifer “Jen” Delamere. UEC Workshop Offers Chance to Explore ARM’s Roots and Build New Connections As my plane landed in Oklahoma City, I was finishing the last chapter of a newly published book, Larry McMurtry: A…
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ARM Now Soliciting Mobile Facility Campaign Preliminary Proposals
Submit your preproposals by February 9, 2024 The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility, supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Science, is now accepting preliminary proposals from scientists to deploy an ARM Mobile Facility (AMF) for field campaigns to support the Biological and Environmental Research (BER) program’s interests in advancing the fundamental understanding…
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ASR Workshop Report Explores Future of Atmospheric Large-Eddy Simulation
Report discusses ARM LASSO activity, which combines observations and high-resolution modeling The U.S. Department of Energy’s Atmospheric System Research (DOE ASR) program has published a new scientific report on the future of atmospheric large-eddy simulation (LES). In April 2022, ASR held a two-day workshop on the future of atmospheric LES—a tool used to understand physical…
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Shilling Assumes ARM Lead Translator Role From Giangrande
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory atmospheric chemist now oversees development of ARM value-added products To make its data more accessible to scientists, the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility relies on science translators. These researchers lead the development of value-added products (VAPs) from ARM instrument data, working closely with ARM software developers to implement VAPs on ARM computers. Translators…
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ARM Aerial Facility Establishes UAS Advisory Group
Outside expertise will give ARM needed perspective as it expands uncrewed aerial system operations Airborne observations—in concert with ground measurements—are essential in helping to inform a fundamental understanding of clouds, aerosols, and other factors that affect Earth’s surface radiation balance. It is, in fact, the mission of the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Aerial Facility (AAF),…