During the 2-week instrument comparison, the AERI planned for Linze was rolled outside of the SGP Guest Instrument Facility each day—weather permitting—to obtain its measurements. The SGP AERI took its measurements through a special window from inside the facility. One instrument scientists use to obtain measurements important for climate studies is an atmospherically emitted radiance…

Covering approximately 143,000 square kilometers in Oklahoma and Kansas, instruments at the various facilities throughout the SGP site generate approximately 27 gigabytes of data every day. ARM file image. A little more room in the internet link at the ARM Southern Great Plains site is providing needed relief to the crowded lines that keep data…

Three of the four instruments used in the sky imager intercomparison are visible in this photo taken on the Guest Instrument Facility platform at the SGP site. They are the Solmirus All Sky Infrared Visible Analyzer (foreground); Heitronics Nubiscope (top right); and Atmos Cloud Infrared Radiometer-4 (far left). Four infrared imaging instruments were installed and…

Dr. Pete Lamb. ARM file photo. On November 13, Dr. Pete Lamb attended a meeting of the Norman Chamber of Commerce to talk about the field campaigns that occurred at the ARM Southern Great Plains site in June 2007. Pete was invited to address the chamber’s Aviation Committee, which was particularly intrigued by the use…

In 2007, sonde launches at ARM sites supported validation of the IASI instrument onboard the Metop-A satellite. As the satellite scans a “swath” of the Earth below it, the IASI scanning mirror directs emitted infrared radiation into the uncovered interferometer to derive atmospheric temperature and humidity profiles. (Image source: European Space Agency) Since 2002, ARM…

The U.S. Department of Energy program directors for the ARM Climate Research Facility and ARM Aerial Vehicles Program announced the following field campaign selections for fiscal year 2009: The ARM Mobile Facility will be deployed in the Azores to support the Clouds, Aerosol, and Precipitation in the Marine Boundary Layer (CLAP-MBL) field campaign. From April…

Keith Richardson was hired as a Computer Network Manager at the SGP site. ARM file photo. On October 1, Keith Richardson joined the Southern Great Plains (SGP) site as a Computer Network Manager. He came to us from a position with the State of Oklahoma, where he was a network and telecommunications manager. His background…

Andrea Maestas, ARM Education and Outreach Coordinator, was part of a team awarded National Science Foundation funding to engage Native Alaskans in the geosciences through the WGBH Teachers’ Domain website. In July 2007, the National Science Foundation awarded funding to a proposal developed by ARM Education and Outreach and WGBH Boston—public television’s pre-eminent production house.…

Graciosa Island, also known as White Island, covers an area of about 62 km². Meaning “enchanting,” Graciosa is the beneficiary of a mild tropical climate throughout most of the year. ARM file photo. In 2009, the ARM Mobile Facility will be deployed in the Azores to support the Clouds, Aerosol, and Precipitation in the Marine…

Instruments, such as this miniature cloud condensation nuclei counter, will be considered for the RACORO aircraft payload to measure cloud microphysical properties. In 2009, the ARM Aerial Vehicles Program (AVP) will support the Routine AVP Clouds with Low Optical Water Depths (CLOWD) Optical Radiative Observations (RACORO) field campaign, led by principal investigator Andrew Vogelmann. During…