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New International Journal Available
A new international, open-access, scientific journal, the Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems (JAMES), is now accepting submissions for its inaugural 2008 volume. Reporting on all aspects of Earth system modeling, this journal showcases leading-edge research in atmospheric and oceanic circulations on multiple scales, radiation, cloud physics, boundary layer and land surface processes, biosphere and cryosphere,…
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Year of Tropical Convection Begins
A new international science project commenced August 2008—the Year of Tropical Convection (YOTC) is a joint initiative of the World Climate Research Programme – World Weather Research Programme (WWRP)/The Observing System Research and Predictability Experiment (THORPEX). Focusing on organized tropical convection its prediction and predictability, YOTC is a year of coordinated observing, modelling, and forecasting. Noteworthy progress includes:…
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See ARM Data in a New Light
Two new visualization tools are now available from the ARM Data Archive to help you plot and package data orders, and preview climate-scale data collections. Implemented this summer, an enhanced version of the NCVweb offers many powerful features such as producing detailed tables of NetCDF file contents, data extraction, generating statistics, and plotting one variable…
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Breakthrough User Interface Delivers Statistical Views of Data
With its “drill-down” preview feature, the Statistical Browser is the first example of a results-based user interface to a data collection on the scale of the Archive in terms of bytes, number of data files, number of measurement types, and longevity. ARM file image. A new software interface developed for the ARM Data Archive allows…
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Talk About Climate Change: Radiometer Moves from Arctic to South America
Dockside in Charleston, South Carolina, the newly installed GVRP on the research vessel Ronald H Brown readies for its month-long deployment in the Southeast Pacific. ARM file photo. The VAMOS Ocean-Cloud-Atmospheric-Land Study, or VOCALS, is an international field program designed to improve the understanding of the physical and chemical processes central to the climate system…
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Sensor Upgrades Improve Meteorological Systems at North Slope of Alaska Sites
A clear day in Atqasuk shows off the newly upgraded met tower. The new sensors at both Barrow and Atqasuk can be monitored and maintained remotely. ARM file photo. At the ARM North Slope of Alaska (NSA) sites, standard meteorological measurements such as wind speed, wind direction, air temperature, dew point, and humidity are obtained…
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Website Update Links Publications to Related Information
Publications are key indicators of research progress and results, and tracking them is critical for various reporting and records requirements. The ARM website’s text-based tracking tool, in place since the mid-1990s, did a good job of storing publication data but was not able to connect publications with related subject areas on the website, which made…
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Education and Outreach Activities in the Tropics Get a Tune-up
Leonard Jonli (right), Assistant Administrator for Education on Manus, discusses his perspective with (left to right) Ed Lorusso, ARM Education and Outreach Director; Hymson Waffi, local Officer in Charge for the ARM site on Manus; and Larry Jones, ARM Site Manager for the TWP. In August, Education and Outreach (EO) staff traveled to the ARM…
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Global Earth Observations Portal Provides Gateway to ARM Data
The GEOSS is simultaneously addressing nine areas of critical importance to society, ranging from managing energy resources and promoting sustainable agriculture to improving weather forecasts and responding to climate change and its impacts. Data obtained at the ARM sites are freely available to users worldwide through the ARM Data Center. In August, ARM added another…
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Phase 2 of Orbiting Carbon Observatory Field Campaign Begins
A camera, weather station, and sun tracker with a protective dome are located on the roof of the fully automated FTS mobile laboratory. Inside the shelter, the spectrometer receives the reflected solar beam from the sun tracker, while the main computer system operates all the instruments and acquires the data. ARM file image. The Orbiting…