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MOSAiC Blog: Sights of the Arctic, Part 2
Editor’s note: David Chu, operations manager for the second ARM Mobile Facility, recently returned from the first leg of the Multidisciplinary Drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) expedition. Below are several MOSAiC photos taken by Chu, of Los Alamos National Laboratory. See more sights of the Arctic.
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2019 AGU Presentations Featuring ARM Data
With more than 25,000 attendees expected, the 2019 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting might feel overwhelming. We make it easy for you to find ARM-relevant science, meet up with colleagues, and discover new connections during the event in San Francisco, California. Below is a list of ARM-related AGU meeting highlights. Follow us on Twitter…
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MOSAiC Blog: Moving Over to the ‘Dark Site’ of the MOSAiC Floe
Editor’s note: Jessie Creamean, a research scientist at Colorado State University, is participating in the Multidisciplinary Drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) expedition, which started September 20, 2019. Creamean is blogging for ARM about her MOSAiC journey. All photos and captions are by Creamean except where indicated. Surrounded by the darkness and…
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ARM Remembers Longtime Tropical Western Pacific Site Scientist Chuck Long
Editor’s note: The following is from Jim Mather, technical director of the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility, and Thomas Ackerman, who was ARM’s chief scientist from 1999 to 2005. It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Dr. Charles “Chuck” Long on Thursday, November 21, 2019, due to cancer. Chuck retired…
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New ASR Funding Opportunity Announcement for 2020
Funding Opportunity Open for DE-FOA-0002198 – Atmospheric System Research (ASR) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science program in Biological and Environmental Research (BER) is now accepting research grant applications for Atmospheric System Research (ASR). This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) solicits research grant applications for observational, data analysis, and/or modeling studies that use…
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Jason Tomlinson: Eyes to the Sky
The ARM Aerial Facility engineering manager studies the world of clouds and aerosols This is the second in a series of periodic profiles on scientists who create and apply ARM data. During his career so far, cloud-aerosols researcher Jason Tomlinson has draped a sleepy anaconda around his neck in the Amazon, boarded a research plane…
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MOSAiC Data Now Available in ARM Data Center
The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility made available its first data from the Multidisciplinary Drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) field campaign. ARM instruments are installed on the German icebreaker R/V Polarstern, MOSAiC’s central observatory, which began its yearlong drift in arctic ice in early October 2019. Giri Prakash, ARM Data…
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U.S. Mesoscale Convective System Database Now Available to Help Improve Atmospheric Models
A new mesoscale convective system (MCS) database covering the contiguous United States east of the Rocky Mountains has been released for the years 2004 to 2016. The database details the life cycle evolution of individual MCS events along with a suite of MCS properties, such as precipitation, three-dimensional (3D) characteristics, and propagation speeds. This long-term,…
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Evaluation Data Available From MARCUS Navigation and Ship Correction VAPs
Navigation and ship correction value-added products (VAPs) are now available for the ARM Mobile Facility deployed during the 2017–2018 Measurements of Aerosols, Radiation, and Clouds over the Southern Ocean (MARCUS) field campaign. These VAPs provide accurate ship location and orientation during ocean deployments and correct for ship motion. The second ARM Mobile Facility (AMF2) is…
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New VAP Available for Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer
The Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer Optimal Estimation (AERIOE) value-added product (VAP) is a new data product that provides boundary layer profiles of temperature and water vapor mixing ratio and liquid cloud retrievals. AERIOE helps retrieve profiles in both clear and cloudy conditions so users can better understand the processes taking place in the boundary layer.…