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Work Within ARM: Apply Now for Radar Data Mentor Position
The Atmospheric Sciences and Global Change Division at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Washington state seeks a scientist to serve as the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility’s radar data mentor. Applications are now due by the scheduled closing date of February 27, 2021. The radar data mentor will serve a critical function within ARM by…
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Shaocheng Xie: Translating ARM Data for Science
A cloud and earth system modeler coordinates the science translators who help make ARM measurements more accessible In the summer of 1992, the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility collected its first data from a battery-powered device in an Oklahoma cow pasture. Almost three decades later, ARM operates atmospheric observatories in climate-critical regions across the…
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Register Now: ARM Data Discovery Webinar
Editor’s note: A Data Discovery demonstration by Kyle Dumas of the ARM Data Center is available for viewing now. Get your ARM Data Discovery questions answered and learn about new features during an hourlong webinar at 2 p.m. Eastern time Thursday, March 11. Data Discovery is where you can access and order data from ARM’s…
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BAMS Paper Highlights Initial ARM Southern Ocean Campaign Results
MARCUS, MICRE included in overview publication of recent campaigns in the region To improve the understanding and modeling of clouds, aerosols, precipitation, and their interactions over the remote Southern Ocean during various seasonal cycles, research organizations launched four separate yet collaborative field campaigns between 2016 and 2018. Initial findings from these campaigns are documented within…
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American Meteorological Society Recognizes ARM/ASR Community Members in 2021
Amid the virtual science talks and poster sessions, the 101st American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting carved out time to celebrate members of the weather, water, and climate community. Five members of the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility and Atmospheric System Research (ASR) community received recognition on the opening day of the January 2021…
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Boon of New Aerosol and Trace Gas Data for ARM Users
The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility recently released b1-level data products for aerosol size distributions, aerosol chemical composition, and trace gases to the ARM Data Center. ARM b1-level products undergo calibration, correction, and quality control processes beyond the facility’s standard quality checks and corrections. Oftentimes, b1-level products are then further developed into c1-level value-added…
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Corrected Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor Data Available for Evaluation
A new value-added product (VAP) from the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility corrects aerosol chemical speciation monitor (ACSM) data for non-unity particle detection. Users can now evaluate this VAP, referred to as ACSM, corrected for composition-dependent collection efficiency (ACSMCDCE). The ACSM, installed in most ARM Aerosol Observing Systems, provides a quantitative measurement of aerosol…
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Updated Southern Great Plains Continuous Large-Scale Forcing Data Released
A recent release of updated data from version 2 of the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility’s continuous large-scale forcing value-added product (VAP), known as VARANAL, is now available in the ARM Data Center. The VARANAL VAP includes both the large-scale forcing terms and the evaluation fields. These can be used for driving single-column models,…
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Archiving Ice Shapes: A Heavy Lift for Science
Kara Sulia, an ASR researcher, uses ARM data for an ice-particle shape project From 2000 to 2020, eight atmospheric science field campaigns deployed specialty cameras mounted on the underside of research aircraft to sweep up 8.6 million images from which a database of ice crystals and cloud water droplets was established. All eight campaigns (and…
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ARM Special Announcement: COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) Facility Updates
ARM remains vigilant in monitoring COVID-19 cases as operations continue at its atmospheric observatories. Most sites remain closed to visitors, though the Southern Great Plains observatory will consider visit requests on a case-by-case basis. ARM is also conducting some limited travel under specially approved circumstances, such as instrument repairs and visits to sites under consideration…