Town Hall Meeting at AGU 2009 Fall Meeting

 
Published: 17 December 2009

ARM Climate Research Facility – New Measurement Capabilities for Climate Research

Thursday, December 17, 6:15-7:15 pm, Moscone West Room 2002

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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Scientists from around the world use data from the ARM Climate Research Facility to study the interactions between clouds, aerosol and radiation.  Through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the DOE Office of Science received $1.2 billion, with $60 million allocated to the ARM Climate Research Facility. With these funds, ARM will purchase and deploy dual-frequency scanning cloud radars to all the ARM sites, enhance several sites with precipitation radars and energy flux measurement capabilities, and invest in new aerosol sampling and aerial instrumentation. This is just a sample of the planned enhancements that will result in 143 new instruments and increased research capabilities for the ARM user community. With these enhancements, the density and quality of observations at the ARM sites will be unmatched in the climate research arena.

This session will familiarize the audience with the capabilities of this scientific user facility and summarize recent field campaigns, including the current deployment in the Azores.  New investments from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be discussed, and attendees will be invited to suggest new applications for the instrumentation and to submit proposals to use the facility.

Discussion Leaders

  • Jim Mather, Jimmy Voyles, and Beat Schmid, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
  • Raymond McCord, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Kim Nitschke, Los Alamos National Laboratory