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New Cloud Microphysics VAP Evaluation Data Released for TRACER Campaign
Sample plots show the primary fields from MICROBASEKAPLUS (liquid water content, liquid effective radius, ice water content, and ice effective radius) for October 14, 2021, at the TRACER ARM Mobile Facility site in La Porte, Texas. The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility’s Improved MICROBASE Product with Uncertainties (MICROBASEKAPLUS) is now available for the 2021–2022…
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Cloud Microphysics VAP Extended at Southern Great Plains
Sample plots show the primary fields from MICROBASEKAPLUS (liquid water content, liquid effective radius, ice water content, and ice effective radius) on November 21, 2021, at ARM’s Southern Great Plains atmospheric observatory. New evaluation data are available from a value-added product (VAP) that builds upon the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility’s historical Continuous Baseline…
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New Cloud Microphysics and Sonde Products Available for 2 ARM Campaigns
INTERPSONDE potential temperature output profiles are shown for November 18, 2012, during the Two-Column Aerosol Project (TCAP). The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility released two new cloud microphysics and sonde value-added products (VAPs) from the 2012–2013 Two-Column Aerosol Project (TCAP) on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and the Green Ocean Amazon (GoAmazon2014/15) field campaign near Manaus,…
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New Cloud Microphysics VAP Evaluation Data Available for 3 ARM Sites
Sample plots are from the Cold-Air Outbreaks in the Marine Boundary Layer Experiment (COMBLE) near Andenes, Norway, and show the primary fields from MICROBASEKAPLUS (liquid water content, liquid effective radius, ice water content, ice effective radius) on May 25, 2020. Cloud microphysical properties affect cloud radiative heating, precipitation formation, and aerosol-cloud interactions, among other important…
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Cloud Microphysics VAP Evaluation Data Available for LASIC Field Campaign
Cloud microphysical properties affect cloud radiative heating, precipitation formation, and aerosol-cloud interactions, among other important atmospheric processes. The first field campaign data are now available from a value-added product (VAP) that builds upon the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility’s historical Continuous Baseline Microphysical Retrieval (MICROBASE) VAP. The Improved MICROBASE Product with Uncertainties (MICROBASEKAPLUS) provides…