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 2012 Statistics at a Glance
= Goal Met
| FY2012 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals (hrs) | 1987.20 | 1965.60 | 1965.60 | 1987.20 |
| Actual (hrs) | 2046.08 |
FY 2011 Statistics at a Glance
= Goal Met
| FY2011 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals (hrs) | 1987.20 | 1944.00 | 1965.60 | 1987.20 |
| Actual (hrs) | 2112.32 | 1944.00 | 1987.44 | 2046.08 |
Table 1. Operational Statistics for the ARM Sites for the Period of October 1 - December 31, 2011
| Hours of Operation | Data Availability (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SITE | OPSMAX | ACTUAL | VARIANCE | GOAL | ACTUAL |
| NSA | 1987.2 | 1876.8 | +0.0556 | 0.90 | 0.85 |
| SGP | 2097.6 | 2119.68 | -0.0105 | 0.95 | 0.96 |
| TWP | 1876.8 | 2141.76 | -0.1412 | 0.85 | 0.97 |
| Site Average* | 1987.2 | 2046.08 | -0.0296 | 0.90 | 0.93 |
| AMF1 India | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| AMF2 Gan Island, Maldives | 2097.6 | 2097.6 | 0.000 | 0.95 | 0.95 |
*The site average is based only on the fixed site averages for data availability, which met the goal this quarter.
Table 2. ARM Climate Research Facility Users for the Period of October 1, 2010 - September 30, 2011
| Facility Component | Unique Scientific Users | Unique Non-Scientific Users | Total Users |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMF1 | 19 | 16 | 35 |
| AMF2 | 156 | 43 | 199 |
| NSA | 41 | 40 | 81 |
| SGP | 149 | 178 | 327 |
| TWP | 34 | 28 | 62 |
| DMF | 48 | 67 | 115 |
| Archive | 770 | 75 | 845 |
| Total | 1217 | 447 | 1664 |
*AMF includes the deployments in Nainital, India; and Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
To find user statistics for the past 5 years, see Table 1 on the historical visitor statistics page.
