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MOSAiC Doppler Lidar Motion Correction VAPs Now in Production
Two value-added products (VAPs) specifically designed for the 2019–2020 Multidisciplinary Drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) expedition recently moved from evaluation to production. The Doppler Lidar Motion Correction (DLMC) VAP applies a motion correction to Doppler lidar (DL) measurements collected on the icebreaker R/V Polarstern during MOSAiC. The Doppler Lidar Motion Correction…
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DOE Workshop Explores Observing Marine Aerosols and Clouds From Commercial Ships
Experts outline logistical challenges, instrumentation priorities, multi-agency coordination, and science questions During a recent U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) workshop held virtually from March 18 to 20, 2024, experts discussed the feasibility and scientific priorities of observing marine aerosols and clouds from commercial ships. An ensuing workshop report was published in June. Workshop participants brought…
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ARM Honors Staff for Outstanding Service
3 individuals and 3 teams receive 2024 ARM Service Awards The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility recently revealed the winners of its sixth annual service awards. Three individuals and three teams received awards for providing exceptional service to ARM and its users. The ARM Service Awards are typically announced at the Joint ARM User…
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Save the Date for the 2025 ARM/ASR Joint Meeting!
The next Joint Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) User Facility/Atmospheric System Research (ASR) Principal Investigators Meeting will be March 3–6, 2025, in the Washington, D.C., area. This meeting will bring together ARM users, ARM infrastructure members, and ASR scientists to review progress and plan future directions for the ARM user facility and ASR research. Please check back…
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SAIL, 1 Year Later
Scientific investigations, data analysis, and model improvements follow the June 2023 end of a Colorado field campaign on mountain hydrology One winter day in early 2023, William “Will” Rudisill, a hydrologist and postdoctoral researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) in California, joined a few friends for some backcountry skiing in the East River Watershed…
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Going to ARM Summer School: Students Get Open Science Training in Cleveland
Editor’s note: Max Grover and Scott Collis of Argonne National Laboratory provided the following post. From May 19 to 24, 2024, ARM hosted its fifth summer school, the first to explicitly focus on open science. That week, 23 students and 12 instructors from around the world gathered in Cleveland, Ohio, to discuss open science in ARM…
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From the User Executive Committee (UEC) Subgroup Chairs: June 2024
Editor’s note: Members of ARM’s User Executive Committee (UEC) participate in subgroups that aim to help broaden community outreach. In a four-part series of blogs, each subgroup chair during the 2023–2024 UEC term will introduce their subgroup, share their subgroup’s ideas and recommendations to ARM, and ways in which the ARM community can engage with…
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ARM Provides World’s First Multi-Site Long-Term Data Record of Ice-Nucleating Particles
Editor’s note: Jessie Creamean, a research scientist at Colorado State University and an ARM mentor for ice-nucleating particle collection and analysis, sent in the following update. Come one, come all! A first for the burgeoning global ice nucleation community and beyond. Do you like clouds? Are you a fan of ice? Then read on, dear frosty…
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SAIL Science at the High-Water Mark
Editor’s note: Daniel Feldman, the principal investigator for the Surface Atmosphere Integrated Field Laboratory (SAIL) campaign in Colorado, sent in this update. As we approach the summer solstice, the changing of seasons from spring to summer offers a natural time to reflect on the past, consider the present, and plan for the future. This is…
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Daniel Vrinceanu: Champion of Science for the Underrepresented
An atomic physicist at Texas Southern University champions an emerging program in atmospheric science Editor’s note: The original version of this article appeared on the Atmospheric System Research program website. Born in Romania amid a culture that honors the pursuit of science and mathematics, Texas Southern University (TSU) atomic physics professor Daniel Vrinceanu is a career-long expert…