Facility News

Funding Opportunity Announced for GOAmazon Research
May 15, 2013       
On Wednesday, May 15, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science posted a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) accepting applications for Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) grants for research in support of the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Green Ocean Amazon (GOAmazon) field campaign taking place from 2014-2015 in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. [...]

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Work Cut Out for ARM Science Board
May 14, 2013       
With a new fixed site on the horizon in the Azores, a third ARM Mobile Facility gearing up for action in the Arctic, and more aircraft probes and sensors than scientists can shake a stick at, the ARM Facility continues to expand its considerable suite of assets for conducting climate research. Along with this impressive [...]

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Reaching Out to the European Science Community
May 10, 2013       
In chilly, early April, more than 11,000 scientists from 95 countries gathered at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly in Vienna, Austria. The weeklong meeting saw 4,684 oral, 8,207 poster, and 452 PICO (presenting interactive content) presentations. Joining the fray for the second time, representatives from the ARM Facility presented information about ARM in several [...]

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ARM Facility Shares Return on Science Investments
May 09, 2013       
To quote Ben Franklin, "If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest." ARM Climate Research Facility staff who attended the fourth annual Atmospheric System Research (ASR) Science Team Meeting in April received a healthy dose of interest [...]

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Gearing Up for Science in Amazon Rainforest
Apr 30, 2013       
Heavy rains, scorching sun, and 100% humidity? No problem for ARM Mobile Facility operations personnel from Los Alamos National Laboratory. In March, they installed an initial suite of instruments outside Manaus, Brazil, as field work ramps up for the GOAMAZON field campaign in 2014.

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Junior Rangers Enjoy Science Education at ARM Facility on Cape Cod
Apr 25, 2013       
School break means vacation, and around Cape Cod, that often means a trip to the seashore. On April 17, families looking for fun and educational outdoor activities spent several hours at Cape Cod National Seashore's Highlands Center for Junior Ranger Day. They were drawn to an event announcement in the park activities newsletter that [...]

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A Twist on TwisterTM: ARM Educational Outreach Participates in Community Science Nights
Apr 24, 2013       
This week, the U.S. Department of Energy begins its National Science Bowl competition, a nationwide academic competition that tests students' knowledge in all areas of science. Created 22 years ago in 1991, the DOE National Science Bowl strives to encourage students to excel in mathematics and science and to pursue careers in these fields and [...]

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Data Sharing for Climate Research with India Now Official
Apr 17, 2013       
A new cooperative agreement between the U.S. Department of Energy and the Indian Institute of Science formalizes efforts between the two countries to study aerosols and cloud processes and the Indian Monsoon. The official Memorandum of Understanding, signed in March and effective for 10 years, establishes a framework for collaboration between DOE and the Indian atmospheric research community through the ARM Climate Research Facility and related science and education activities and exchanges.

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Rain on the Plain Doesn’t Dampen Site Visit
Apr 08, 2013       
On April 2, staff at the ARM Southern Great Plains site got the chance to show around a very distinguished guest—Dr. Anjuli Bamzai from the National Science Foundation. Bamzai leads the Climate and Large-Scale Dynamics program at NSF. She was visiting the area with her family and contacted the site to make arrangements for [...]

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New England Winter No Match for Science on the Cape
Apr 05, 2013       
Winter snowfall in the Boston area is not uncommon, and in February they got it in spades—just in time for the second phase of research flights for the Two-Column Aerosol Project at Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Despite a few “snow days” the ARM Aerial Facility (AAF) team completed a very full and successful schedule of research [...]

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Cloud Cocktail Melts Greenland Ice Sheet
Apr 03, 2013       
Research published today in the journal Nature shows that low-level clouds in Greenland that contain just the right amount of water are thick enough to block heat from escaping to space, but thin enough to allow sunlight to reach the surface. This cloud cocktail leads to enhanced warming near the surface. Measurements from ARM instruments at Summit Station are helping researchers study important climate processes in the Arctic.

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Announcing: ARM’s New Data Discovery Browser
Mar 09, 2013       
Now showing on a computer near you is a completely new and dynamic tool for accessing and ordering ARM data!

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