At the 2013 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in San Francisco, nearly 20,000 scientists from around the world are gathering to share their latest research results in all areas of Earth science. Find out how researchers are using data from U.S. Department of Energy’s Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Climate Research Facility—the world’s most comprehensive outdoor laboratory and data archive for research related to atmospheric processes that affect Earth’s climate—to improving regional and global climate models.
Below are a few items of note at this year’s meeting; see the complete presentation page for dozens more oral and poster sessions, including invited talks.
Observing and Modeling Atmospheric Vertical Motion – Posters, Monday, December 9.
Convened by ARM Facility scientists, nearly two dozen researchers present posters highlighting advances in modeling cloud formation and life cycles. Nearly half the posters feature results using measurements acquired by ARM cloud and precipitation radars.
Fast Physics in Climate Models and Cloud Resolving Models, Wednesday, December 11.
Numerous posters using data from ARM field campaigns illustrate the value of high resolution measurements for more accurate scaling of detailed cloud processes in models.
AGU Honors Ceremony and Banquet, Wednesday, December 11.
Congratulations to the following ARM colleagues who are being honored for their scientific achievements and contributions:
- Dr. Graham Feingold, NOAA—AGU Fellow
- Dr. Ruby Leung, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory—AGU Fellow
- Dr. Kuo-Nan Liou, University of California, Los Angeles—AGU Roger Revelle Medal
- Dr. Warren Wiscombe, NASA-retired—AGU Fellow
Green Ocean Amazon Town Hall Meeting, Thursday, December 12.
Daniel Stover, U.S. Department of Energy, leads a discussion about the upcoming GOAMAZON field campaign in the Amazon Basin to foster opportunities for research collaboration related to the interactions between cloud, aerosol, and hydrological systems in the tropics.