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Pursuing Offshore Wind Data
With a data boost from ARM during planning, a new project off the New England coast is making observations to inform predictive models of offshore wind energy resources A U.S. Department of Energy lidar buoy, managed by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, gathers data on wind speed and other atmospheric phenomena during the Wind Forecast Improvement…
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Zhien Wang Contributes a Life’s Passion to ARM’s User Executive Committee
In his work, the Stony Brook University professor focuses on remote sensing, instrument development, and mentoring Editor’s note: This is the seventh and final article in the 2023–2024 series of profiles on members of the ARM User Executive Committee (UEC). Away from his research, Zhien Wang enjoys outdoor activities, like hiking, that allow him to…
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Revisiting Antarctica’s AWARE
Concerns today spark reflections on an ARM campaign whose data from West Antarctica remain uniquely useful eight years later Given Antarctica’s extreme conditions, including winds spiking to 200 miles per hour, it is hard for atmospheric research stations to collect data there. This ARM mobile observatory operated during the 2015–2017 ARM West Antarctic Radiation Experiment…
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An ARM View of AGU23
In the maelstrom of a 5-day international conference, DOE and ARM find ways to shine Visitors flock to the ARM booth during the 2023 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting in San Francisco, California. If “Seinfeld” is a show about nothing, the annual fall conference of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) is a show about…
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A Decade of GoAmazon
Ten years later, campaign data gathered in Brazil by ARM and international collaborators have proved highly influential across atmospheric science The Amazon rainforest contains billions of trees, leading to its characterization as a green ocean. A decade ago, ARM participated in the multi-institutional Green Ocean Amazon (GoAmazon2014/15) field campaign. GoAmazon data have informed more than…
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Maria Zawadowicz: For the UEC, Expertise in Aerosol Measurement
A Brookhaven National Laboratory atmospheric chemist also joins outreach efforts for ARM’s User Executive Committee Editor’s note: This is the sixth article in the 2023–2024 series of profiles on members of the ARM User Executive Committee (UEC). Maria Zawadowicz (third from right) was among those who attended an October 2023 ARM User Executive Committee workshop…
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ARM Begins Making Moves to Balance Scope and Resources in FY2024
Aim is to meet user needs and ensure continued delivery of impactful data ARM’s oldest atmospheric observatory, the Southern Great Plains (above), has begun to undergo changes that will reduce its footprint but make it more consistent with ARM’s forthcoming Bankhead National Forest observatory in Alabama. Photo is by Nicki Hickmon, Argonne National Laboratory. Changes…
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A Measurement Treasure Turns 10
Now a decade old, ARM’s Eastern North Atlantic atmospheric observatory has gathered a rich data set on remote marine conditions On Graciosa Island in the Azores, ARM’s now decade-old Eastern North Atlantic (ENA) atmospheric observatory, seen here in September 2023, collects continuous cloud, precipitation, and aerosol data. Photo is by Tercio Silva, Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso.…
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UEC Profile: Yunpeng Shan Counts His Lucky Stars
Postdoctoral researcher finds pleasure in being an atmospheric model craftsman Editor’s note: This is the fifth article in the 2023–2024 series of profiles on members of the ARM User Executive Committee (UEC). ARM User Executive Committee member Yunpeng Shan works on the development of his integrated wind- and solar-energy forecast system. For Yunpeng Shan, work…
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2023 ARM/ASR Joint Meeting Brings Welcome Deluge of Updates
Over four days, atmospheric scientists renew ties, share new science, and imagine the future A crowd gathers during a poster session at the 2023 Joint ARM User Facility/ASR Principal Investigators Meeting in Rockville, Maryland. The annual meeting of ARM staff, facility users, and ASR scientists drew 421 attendees. On the afternoon of August 7, 2023,…