Facility Updates

Closing in on Aircraft Campaign in California
Mar 15, 2010
In preparation for the upcoming Carbonaceous Aerosol and Radiative Effects Study (CARES) in California, the ARM Aerial Facility is putting the finishing touches on research equipment upgrades to the Gulfstream-159, or G-1 aircraft. Over the winter, AAF staff began installing a number of new instruments and associated hardware and data systems, thanks in large [...]

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Footprint Adjustments Underway at Southern Great Plains Site
Feb 28, 2010
The ARM Southern Great Plains (SGP) site has historically operated a Central Facility, 23 extended facilities, 4 boundary facilities, and 3 intermediate facilities throughout its considerable domain. Beginning in October 2009, the SGP began a transition to a smaller, denser footprint (150 km x 150 km) by rearranging the original instrumentation and making accommodations for [...]

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ARM Supports User Facility Outreach in Washington D.C.
Feb 28, 2010
To create visibility for scientific user facilities, the National User Facility Organization, or NUFO, hosted an exhibit at the 2010 American Physical Society/American Association of Physics Teachers meeting in Washington, D.C. from February 13-15. The two organizations are member societies within the American Institute of Physics. Under the theme “Physics for the Nation’s Future” the [...]

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New Database Tracks Instrument Calibration Information
Feb 28, 2010
The ARM Climate Research Facility maintains research sites around the globe, each with a suite of instruments that must be maintained and calibrated to ensure the best possible climate measurements. To capture timely calibration statistics from the various sites, ARM Operations staff have designed and released the Common Calibration Database (CCDB), which provides a [...]

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Outreach Efforts Resume at Annual AMS Meeting in Atlanta
Feb 15, 2010
Over 3200 scientists from academia, government, and private organizations participated in the 90th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, January 18-21. This year's meeting offered 1200 presentations and 600 posters focused on the theme of "Weather, Climate, and Society: New Demands on Science and Services," many [...]

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STORMVEX Science Team Confirms Site Plans; Outreach Begins at Weather Summit
Jan 31, 2010
In late January, meteorologists from a dozen major news markets across the country gathered in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, for an annual event called the “Weather Summit” where they received a preview of the Storm Peak Lab Cloud Property Validation Experiment, or STORMVEX, field campaign scheduled to begin next fall. Meanwhile, down the hall, the [...]

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Radiometer Powered Up Down Under for Field Campaign at Gunn Point
Jan 15, 2010
Near the tip of Australia’s Northern Territory, Gunn Point is the location for the Darwin ARM Representativeness Experiment, or DARE. This offsite field campaign is obtaining measurements of solar and thermal energy and cloud properties, to compare against similar measurements collected at the permanent ARM site in Darwin, about 25 kilometers to the southwest of [...]

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User Facility Outreach Ramps Up at AGU Fall Meeting
Jan 01, 2010
The 2009 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in San Francisco once again drew a packed house, with more than 16,000 attendees and a sold-out exhibit area in Moscone South hosting over 200 exhibitors. The Fall Meeting provides an opportunity for researchers, teachers, students, and consultants to present and review the latest issues covering all areas [...]

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