Newly installed at the SGP site, the scanning 3-channel microwave radiometers have different sized lenses to accommodate both the K-band and W-band frequency. The difference in lens size is necessary to achieve similar field of views. Throughout ARM, measurements of precipitable water vapor and liquid water path are provided by microwave radiometers. These measurements are…

As a prelude to great things to come throughout the user facility, a new 95-gigahertz scanning W-band cloud radar was installed in late September at the ARM Mobile Facility deployment site in the Azores. This new radar joins the instrument suite that has been collecting data at the airport on Graciosa Island since May 2009.…

A lesson plan about climate change in the Arctic was selected by MyHealthySchool.com to join their collection of online educational resources. Developed through the ARM Education and Outreach Program for junior high school students, the lesson plan called “Bringing Climate Change into the Classroom” covers the greenhouse effect, sea ice, adaptation, and climate change in…

Effective October 1, the Department of Energy’s Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program and Atmospheric Science Program will be merged and managed under a new name, Atmospheric System Research. A major benefit of the merger is expected to be a strengthening of the programs by bringing together ARM expertise in continuous remote sensing measurements of cloud properties…

In a laboratory at the University of Manchester, scientists run an experiment using a micromanipulator to test the depth-of-field of the Cloud Particle Imager. Researchers (front to back) include Chris Emersic and Paul Connolly from the University of Manchester, and Junshik Um from the University of Illinois. ARM file photo. This summer, ARM sponsored a…

The ARM display received the Gold Hermes Creative Award in 2009 for exemplifying communications excellence. Image https://hermesawards.com/ As the ARM Climate Research Facility prepares to participate in the coming round of winter meetings, now is a good time to share news of the two industry awards its display received this past year. The display is…

Operations capabilities at the ARM site in Barrow now include a telehandler that can perform a variety of difficult tasks, particularly in winter. Photo by Walter Brower.In August, operations staff at the ARM North Slope of Alaska site in Barrow welcomed a much-anticipated arrival—a “telehandler”—that will make operations at the Arctic site easier and more…

The Sahel region of West Africa has experienced long-term drought accompanied by profound socioeconomic consequences over the past 30 years. It is a favored location for the development of tropical easterly waves that may generate hurricanes. Image courtesy of Mark Ivey. In a series of eight papers published between 2008 and 2009 in the Journal…

Highlighting the opening ceremony for the ARM Mobile Facility on Graciosa Island, Carlos César, President of the Regional Government of the Azores, signs a weather balloon while local media record the event. Photo by Mike Alsop. On June 30, officials from the Regional Government of the Azores recognized the deployment of the ARM Mobile Facility…