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Check Out ARM’s 2024 Annual Report
The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) User Facility’s latest annual report is now available online. The report contains short articles summarizing facility activities in fiscal year 2024 (FY2024) plus eye-catching photos from ARM staff, users, and external contributors. Readers will learn about field campaigns conducted in FY2024 and user research results, including findings from the international…
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Brave New CoURAGE Campaign Set to Begin
Editor’s note (December 2, 2024): The story below originally published November 26, 2024. The Coast-Urban-Rural Atmospheric Gradient Experiment (CoURAGE) began official data collection December 1. See what data are now available in the ARM Data Center. In and around Baltimore, Maryland, scientists, technicians, and students are poised for a year of measuring an urban atmosphere…
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5 Years Later, Updates From 4 DOE Early Career Awardees
From the states of Washington, Texas, and Michigan, scientists tell tales of ARM data Early Career Research Program awards from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), announced every summer, support outstanding national laboratory and university scientists beginning their careers. The money, time, and recognition they receive accelerates formative investigations that may guide the rest of…
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Users Ask for New Arctic Aerosol Measurements, and ARM Listens
ARM installs set of aerosol instruments at neighboring NOAA facility in Utqiaġvik, Alaska The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility, in collaboration with NOAA, is filling a need for additional aerosol measurements at the “top of the world” to help give scientists a richer picture of atmospheric particles in the Arctic. For more than 50…
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Updated: Virtual Registration Still Open for Bankhead Kickoff Meeting
Attendees will learn about opportunities associated with ARM’s newest observatory Editor’s note (November 25, 2024): Registration remains open for people wanting to virtually attend the Bankhead National Forest site kickoff meeting. Registration for in-person attendees is closed. Below is the text of the meeting registration announcement as originally published in October 2024. The Atmospheric Radiation…
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New Merged Product Integrates G-1 Flight Data
From 2010 until its final science mission in 2018, the Gulfstream-159 (G-1) aircraft served as the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility’s main airborne research laboratory. The new ARM Aerial Facility (AAF) Merged value-added product (AAFMERGED VAP) for historical AAF G-1 campaigns has been developed to provide users with a set of frequently used G-1…
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ARM Seeks Lead Mentor for Trace Gas Measurements
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility is seeking an instrument lead mentor (technical lead) for ground-based trace gas measurements deployed as part of ARM’s Aerosol Observing Systems (AOS). ARM operates a suite of trace gas instruments across five observatories: Southern Great Plains (SGP), Eastern North Atlantic (ENA), and all three…
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New Plan Details ARM’s Aerosol Priorities for Fiscal Year 2025
The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility has released its aerosol operations plan for fiscal year 2025 (FY2025). This is the second consecutive year in which ARM has published its aerosol operations plan, responding to recommendations from the Aerosol Measurement Science Group (AMSG). The AMSG is a constituent group that provides input to ARM Director…
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ARM Data Services Completes Successful Fiscal Year 2024
Editor’s note: This is an update from ARM Chief Data and Computing Officer Giri Prakash. I am pleased to share an overview of ARM Data Services’ significant accomplishments during fiscal year 2024 (FY2024). First and foremost, I extend my gratitude to the ARM staff and the broader scientific community for their invaluable support in advancing…
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Light Fantastic: Measuring Sunlight During the Snow ALbedo eVOlution (SALVO) Field Campaign
Editor’s note: David Clemens-Sewall, a research physical scientist at NOAA’s Physical Sciences Laboratory, provided the following blog post. Every spring in the Arctic, tundra and sea ice undergo a striking transition: The cold, white, reflective snow cover melts away to reveal darker land, sea ice, and—after the ice melts—ocean surfaces. Along the way, liquid water…