Facility Statistics

The U.S. Department of Energy requires quarterly reports based on reporting requirements that address facility operations hours (which relate directly to data availability) and the number of users. The number of users include site visitors as well as computer accounts of those requesting data. Safety and publication statistics are also being reported. Beginning in Fiscal Year 2004, this information is provided for the entire facility as well as by individual site by fiscal year in a quarterly report. Below is a quick overview of the current numbers.

FY 2010 Statistics at a Glance

FY2010 Q1
Goals (hrs) 1987.20
Actual (hrs) 2082.81

FY 2009 Statistics at a Glance

    = Goal Met

FY2009 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Goals (hrs) 1987.20 1944.00 1965.60 1987.20 7884.00
Actual (hrs) 2097.60 2008.80 2118.48 1994.56 8219.44

Table 1. Operational Statistics for the ARM Sites* for the Period of October 1 - December 31, 2009

  Hours of Operation Data Availability (%)
SITE OPSMAX ACTUAL VARIANCE GOAL ACTUAL
NSA 1987.20 2104.89 -0.0592 0.90 0.95
SGP 2097.60 2038.65 +0.0281 0.95 0.92
TWP 1876.80 2104.89 -0.1215 0.85 0.95
Site Average 1987.20 2082.81 -0.0481 0.90 0.94
AMF Azores 2097.60 2058.52 +0.0186 0.95 0.93

Table 2. ARM Climate Research Facility Users for the Period of January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009

Facility Component Unique Scientific Users Unique Non-Scientific Users Total Users
AMF (Azores+Chile) 23 26 49
NSA 31 36 67
SGP 61 78 139
TWP 41 13 54
DMF 30 48 78
Archive 728 71 799
Total 914 272 1186

To find user statistics for the past 5 years, see Table 1 on the historical visitor statistics page.