ARM Facility Insights at the 2016 AMS Annual Meeting

 
Published: 10 January 2016

ams_logoREVISED January 25: Sunday, January 10, 2016, marked the beginning of the 96th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society (AMS), which will continue until Thursday, January 14. During this time, a group of about 3,000 researchers are congregated in New Orleans, Louisiana, to present on topics and learn more about research relating to the theme “Earth System Science in Service to Society.”

For nearly 100 years, these meetings have been providing meteorologists the unique opportunity to share their work, network with colleagues, and learn of recent research developments. This year, a number of scientists will share results and technological advances that make use of data from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Climate Research Facility. Below are a few noteworthy symposiums and presentations where ARM research can be found.

Jiwen Fan, an ARM user and Atmospheric System Research scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, is co-chair for the Eighth Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions. During the symposium, ARM users will be leading these sessions:

The following notable presentations will take place during the Sixth Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python, where Scott Collis, ARM’s radar scientist at Argonne National Laboratory, acted as a reviewer. Collis is also a presenter for the Brief Python Tutorials Workshop, Part II, Tuesday, January 12, 2016, beginning at 8:30 a.m.

(New) The 18th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry also co-chaired by Jiwen Fan and reviewed by Alla Zelenyuk (both from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), will share many presentations by ARM users and ASR scientists including:

Other presentations from ARM users include:

Also of interest, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Town Hall Meeting, Strategic DOE Investments for Data in the Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, will be held Tuesday, January 12, 2016, Room 342, 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. 

This year, the Peter Lamb Symposium will memorialize former Southern Great Plains site scientist Peter Lamb, who recently passed away. Randy Peppler, the ARM Data Quality Office manager, will chair the symposium.

For a complete agenda of the meeting, go to the AMS annual meeting website.

ARM Users Recognized

In addition to those leading sessions, scientific colleagues from Atmospheric System Research will be honored for their exemplary work in atmospheric science.

David Bader, a climate modeler and long-time DOE collaborator, has been selected as an AMS fellow in 2016 for a lifetime of contributions to the atmospheric sciences.

(New) Minghua Zhang, a long-time ARM/ASR scientist and Stony Brook University Professor, also has been selected an AMS fellow in 2016 for a lifetime of contributions to the atmospheric sciences.

Jose Fuentes, Pennsylvania State University professor, has been awarded the AMS Charles E. Anderson Award in honor of his outstanding contributions to promoting diversity in the atmospheric and related sciences through education and community service.

Edward Zipser, University of Utah professor, has received the highest honor the society can bestow; the Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal. This award symbolizes his lifetime of contributions towards understanding the Earth’s atmosphere, specifically through his work on tropical meteorology.