Research Highlights sorted by Research Area
Radiation Measurements | Cloud Distributions/Characterizations | Surface Properties | General Circulation and Single Column Models/Parameterizations | Aerosol Characterizations | Atmospheric Thermodynamics and Vertical Structures | Clouds with Low Optical [Water] Depths (CLOWD) | Vertical Velocity | Broadband Heating Rate Profile (BBHRP)
Radiation Measurements
- Optical Depth Measurements by Shadowband Radiometers and Their Uncertainties
- New Algorithm to Retrieve Water Vapor and Liquid Water Path from ARM Climate Research Facility Radiometers
- Preview of TWP MFRSR Data
- Comparison of Ground-Based Millimeter-Wave Observations During RHUBC I
- The Evolution and Distribution of Water Vapor and Microphysical Properties in Cirrus Clouds
- SPLAT Makes Its Mark in Flying Research Laboratory
- Minimal Shortwave Anomalous Absorption Found over ACRF Sites
- Remote Sensing of Mineral Dust Using AERI
- I Can See Clearly Now
- A Consistency Analysis of ARESE Aircraft Measurements
- Study Aerosol Humidity Effects Using the ARM Measurements
- A New Method for Satellite/Surface Comparisons
- ARM QCRad Goes Global
- Earth Lightens Up
- Analyzing the Contribution of Aerosols to an Observed Increase in Direct Normal Irradiance
- ARM RACORO Data Produces New Radiometer Tilt Correction Method
- Continuous Clear-Sky Longwave from Surface Measurements
- Global Dimming and Brightening: an Update Beyond 2000
- Significant Decadal Brightening over the Continental United States
- Variations of Meridional Aerosol Distribution and Solar Dimming
- Aerosols Help Clouds Warm Up Arctic
- Spectral Invariant Behavior of Zenith Radiance Around Cloud Edges Observed by ARM SWS
- The Apparent Bluing of Aerosols Near Clouds
- Using the ACRF Shortwave Spectrometer to Study the Transition Between Clear and Cloudy Regions
- Downward Longwave Irradiance Uncertainty Under Arctic Atmospheres: Measurements and Modeling
- Data from Saharan Dust Storm Reveal Model Deficiencies
- Island-Induced Cloud Plumes Influence Tropical Atmospheric Measurements, Surface Radiation
- A Proposed Measurement Standard for Diffuse Radiation Flux
- An Affordable, Flexible, and More Accurate Method for Computing Radiative Transfer
- Measuring Climate Model Skill in Producing Present-Day Clouds
- AERI Instrument Status and Analysis Results: 1998
- AERI-ER at the SHEBA Ice Station: Far Infrared H2O Continuum
- ARM Program Achieves Milestone in Global Cloud Properties Research
- Modeled Vs. Measured Direct-Normal Solar Irradiance
- ARM Science Applications of AERI Measurements
- ARM Science Applications of AERI Measurements: 1997 Progress
- Optical Properties of the 1997 TWP Smoke Event
- Thin Is In
- "Roobik" Is Part of the Answer, Not a Puzzle
- Correction Method for Infrared Detector Confirmed; Error in Clear Sky Bias Condition Remains Unresolved
- Retrieving Dust Optical Depth and Mineral Composition from Infrared Spectra
- Field Experiments to Improve the Treatment of Radiation in the Mid-to-Upper Troposphere
- Improving Water Vapor Absorption in Microwave Radiative Transfer Models
- Single-Scattering Properties of Aggregates of Bullet Rosettes in Cirrus
- Clouds Brighten Up the Sky Near Them
- Detangling Convective Oscillations at ARM Tropical Western Pacific Site: Manus
- Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Radiometric and Radiosonde Observations in an Arctic Environment
- Biases in Column Absorption for Fractal Clouds
Radiation Measurements | Cloud Distributions/Characterizations | Surface Properties | General Circulation and Single Column Models/Parameterizations | Aerosol Characterizations | Atmospheric Thermodynamics and Vertical Structures | Clouds with Low Optical [Water] Depths (CLOWD) | Vertical Velocity | Broadband Heating Rate Profile (BBHRP)
Cloud Distributions/Characterizations
- A Simple Algorithm to Find Cloud Optical Depth Applied to Thin Ice Clouds
- For Estimates of Cloud Optical Thickness, Simple Equation Is Good Enough
- Five-Year Statistics of Shallow Clouds at the ACRF SGP Site
- A Deeper Look Into Shallow Boundary Layer Clouds
- Anvil Clouds of Tropical Mesoscale Convective Systems in Monsoon Regions
- New Method for Retrieving Cloud Heights from Satellite Data
- Continuous Dataset of Water Vapor Measurements Throws Water on Assumptions of Cirrus Cloud Formation
- On Thin Ice: Retrieval Algorithms for Ice Clouds Examined for Improvements
- Profiling Capability of High-Resolution Oxygen A-band Spectroscopy for Stratus Cloud Cover
- Wide Angle Imaging Lidar: Active Optical Sensor Technology for Ground-Based Probing of Dense Clouds
- Cloud Regimes in the TWP and Their Evolution over the MJO
- Modeling of Scattering and Absorption by Nonspherical Cirrus
- A Climatology of Midlatitude Continental Cloud Properties and Their Impact on the Surface Radiation Budget
- Observational Evidence of Changes in Water Vapor, Clouds, and Radiation
- Validation of CERES-MODIS Cloud Properties Using ARM Data
- Thawing the Mystery of Extra Ice Crystals
- Encountering a Longstanding Cloud Physics Question in the Arctic: How Is Ice Formed in Moderately Supercooled Clouds?
- The Influence of Parameterized Ice Habit on Simulated Mixed-Phase Arctic Clouds
- ARM Sites Enable Assessment of Cluster Analysis for Identifying Cloud Regimes
- A Bulk Parameterization of Giant Cloud Condensation Nuclei
- Using Doppler Radar to Characterize Cloud Parameters
- Cloud Observations at Niamey During the AMF Deployment
- Bell-Shaped Curve Captures Cloud System Variability
- Vertical Variation of Cloud Droplet Size Using Ship and Space-borne R/S Data
- New Method for Three-Dimensional Imaging of Cirrus Clouds
- Theoretical Formulation for Cloud-to-Rain Transition
- Threshold Radar Reflectivity Separating Precipitating from Non-Precipitating Clouds
- Estimating Fractional Sky Cover from Spectral Measurements
- How Much Condensed Water Does It Take to Make "Cloud?"
- Increased Accuracy for Sky Imager Retrievals
- Modification of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer by a Small Island: Observations from Nauru
- Retrieving Cloud Characteristics from Ground-Based Daytime Color All-Sky Images
- The Vertical Structure of Cloud Radiative Forcing at the ACRF SGP Revealed by 8 Years of Continuous Measurements
- A Simple Stochastic Model for Generating Broken Cloud Optical Depth and Cloud Top Height Fields
- New Technique Successful for Measuring Thickness of Broken Clouds
- Estimating Cloud and Rainfall Parameters in a Vertical Column Above the ACRF SGP Site
- Shallow Clouds Make the Case for Remote Sensing Instrumentation
- Shortwave Absorption in Tropical Clouds
- Characterizing the Co-Existence of Water and Ice in Arctic Clouds
- Importance of Small Ice Crystals to Cirrus Properties: Observations from TWP-ICE
- Observations of Microphysical Properties of Single Layer Stratocumulus During the Mixed-Phase Arctic Cloud Experiment
- Forcing Boundary Layer Cloud Systems with Multi-Dimensional Radiation
- Mean and Variance Measurements of Photon Path Length in Oxygen A-Band and Water Vapor Band Provide Insight Into Radiative Transfer in Cloudy Conditions
- ARM Measurements Validate New Satellite Multilayer Cloud Remote Sensing Method
- Estimating Cirrus Size Distributions with Help from Satellites
- Testing and Comparing the Modified Anomalous Diffraction Approximation
- Improving the Numerical Simulation of Squall Lines
- Impact of Dynamics and Atmospheric State on Cloud Vertical Overlap
- Cloud Susceptibility Measures Potential Cloud Sensitivity to First Aerosol Indirect Effect
- Using Copulas to Model Complex Clouds
- Remote Sensing of Cirrus Cloud Vertical Size Profile Using MODIS Data
- Satellite Retrievals of Mixed-phase Cloud Properties
- Can Ice-Nucleating Aerosols Affect Arctic Seasonal Climate?
- Assessment of CloudSat Using ARM, AMF, and CloudNet Observations
- Characterizing Mixed-Phase Clouds from the Ground: a Status Report
- Classifying Cloud Phase
- Mixed-Phase Cloud Vertical Velocities and Dynamical-Microphysical Interactions
- Cloud Boundary Detection and Analysis from Micro Pulse Lidar
- Cloud-Radiation Effects on Sea Ice Loss
- The Significance of Multilayer Cloud Systems in Tropical Convection
- Using a Cloud-Resolving Model to Identify the Role of Aerosols on Clouds and Precipitation
- Using ARM Cloud Data to Evaluate the Effect of a Land Surface on Clouds
- Quantifying the Optical Depth of Mixed-Phase Clouds Accurately with Passive Observations
- Single-Scattering Properties of Aggregates of Plates
- Use of ARM Products in Reanalysis Applications and IPCC Model Assessment
- Cloud Tomography: a Novel Method for Determining 3D Cloud Liquid Water Distribution
- CMBE – a New ACRF Data Product for Climate Studies
- Global Variability of Mesoscale Convective System Anvil Structure from A-train Satellite Data
- Detection and Retrieval of Cirrus Clouds in the Tropics from AIRS: Validation from ARM Data
- Seasonal Variation of the Physical Properties of Marine Boundary Clouds
Radiation Measurements | Cloud Distributions/Characterizations | Surface Properties | General Circulation and Single Column Models/Parameterizations | Aerosol Characterizations | Atmospheric Thermodynamics and Vertical Structures | Clouds with Low Optical [Water] Depths (CLOWD) | Vertical Velocity | Broadband Heating Rate Profile (BBHRP)
Surface Properties
- Surface Characterization Data for the ARM SGP CART Site
- Development of a New Method for Estimating Evapotranspiration Using ARM Measurements
- Data from DOE Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program Allows Evaluation of Surface Models
Radiation Measurements | Cloud Distributions/Characterizations | Surface Properties | General Circulation and Single Column Models/Parameterizations | Aerosol Characterizations | Atmospheric Thermodynamics and Vertical Structures | Clouds with Low Optical [Water] Depths (CLOWD) | Vertical Velocity | Broadband Heating Rate Profile (BBHRP)
General Circulation and Single Column Models/Parameterizations
- Progress in Understanding Water Vapor's Role in Models
- Quantifying the Magnitude of Anomalous Solar Absorption
- The K-Distribution Method for a SW Radiative Transfer Model
- Intercomparison of Longwave Radiative Heating Algorithms
- Weather Forecasting in the Tropics with Climate Models Is Feasible
- Small Processes Make a Big Difference in Model Outcomes
- ARM Observations Validate Climate Model for Tropical Cirrus Clouds
- A "Little" Respect: Droplet Nucleation Finally Included in Global Climate Model
- Evaluation of Simulated Clouds and Radiation at the ARM Site
- Radiative Forcing by Long-Lived Greenhouse Gases: Calculations with the AER Models
- Probabilistic Approach Useful for Evaluating Cloud System Models
- Modeling Cloud Forcing in the Tropical West Pacific
- To Be or Not to Be Liquid? the Challenge of Arctic Mixed-Phase Cloud Modeling
- Weather Forecasts Help to Understand Climate Model Biases
- Evaluation of a New Mixed-Phase Cloud Microphysics Parameterization with SCAM, CAPT Forecasts and M-PACE Observations
- General Formulation for Representing Cloud-to-Rain Transition in Atmospheric Models
- Sub-Grid Scale Cloud Variability Affects Vertical Structure of Clouds and Radiative Heating
- Tropical Ice Cloud Simulations Using Scripps Single Column Model (SCM) Reveal Range of Model Uncertainties
- Black Carbon Aerosols and the Third Polar Ice Cap
- Impact of Small Ice Crystals on Ice Sedimentation Rates in Cirrus Clouds and GCM Simulations
- ARM-Funded Algorithms Lead to Marked Improvements in Global Weather Forecast Model
- Splitting the Solar Spectrum: Sometimes Less Is Better Than More
- Tests of Single-Column Models with ARM Data
- Simulating Mixed-Phase Clouds: Sensitivity to Ice Initiation
- "Radiance Assimilation" Correction Method Improves Water Vapor Radiosonde Observations in the Upper Troposphere
- Single-Column Modeling, GCM Parameterizations and ARM Data
- The Icy Business of Calculating Cirrus Clouds
- Validating Single Column Models with ARM Data
- ARM Program Research Improves Longwave Radiative Transfer Models
- Cloud Phase Determination Using Ground-Based AERI Observations at SHEBA
- Improving Cloud Parameterizations in Climate Models: Implications from CAM3 and WRF Simulations
- Evaluating Cloud Microphysics in High-Resolution WRF Simulations for Next Generation Climate Models
- An Assessment of the ECMWF Model over the Arctic Land Using Observations from the Mixed-Phase Arctic Cloud Experiment
- ARM M-PACE Data Used to Evaluate and Improve Arctic Mixed-Phase Clouds Simulated in Climate Models
- Seasonal Case Studies Reveal Significant Variance in Large-Scale Forcing Data
- Weather Prediction and Climate Simulation: a Meeting of the Models
- Precipitation Forecast Improved with a New Convective Triggering Mechanism
- Cloud Ensemble Simulation with the ARM IOP Data
- Ice Nuclei and Global Warming
- Improving Convection Parameterization Using ARM Observations and NCAR Community Atmosphere Model
- Tackling Tropical Convection in Climate Models
- Evaluate the Diurnal Cycle in the Multiscale Modeling Framework Using Satellite and ARM Data
Radiation Measurements | Cloud Distributions/Characterizations | Surface Properties | General Circulation and Single Column Models/Parameterizations | Aerosol Characterizations | Atmospheric Thermodynamics and Vertical Structures | Clouds with Low Optical [Water] Depths (CLOWD) | Vertical Velocity | Broadband Heating Rate Profile (BBHRP)
Aerosol Characterizations
- Characterization of Atmospheric Aerosols Using MFRSR Measurements
- ARM Program Surface Measurements for Aerosol Profiles Shown to Represent Integrated Column Measurements
- Influence of Dust Composition on Cloud Droplet Formation
- Anthropogenic Aerosols: a Clearer Understanding
- Ice Nucleation Link to Aerosols for Global Models
- Raman Lidar Observations of Aerosol Humidification Near Clouds
- Atmospheric Aerosol Measurements on Cloudy Days: a New Method
- Effects of Relative Humidity on Aerosols—Implications for Climate
- Broadband Albedo Observations in the Southern Great Plains
- CCN Activity and Mixing Rules of Isoprene Secondary Organic Aerosol (SOA) and Sulfate
- Direct Aerosol Forcing: Calculation from Observables and Sensitivities to Inputs
- Quantifying Error in the Radiative Forcing of the First Aerosol Indirect Effect
- Mineral Dust Altering Cloud Microphysics and Precipitation
- Aerosol Effects on Liquid-Water Path of Thin Stratocumulus Clouds
- Climate Warming Due to Soot and Smoke? Maybe Not.
- Initial Aerosol Concentration Is Key Contributor to Low-Level Cloud Reflectivity
- Hemispherical Simulations Show Impact of Aerosols on Cloud Reflectivity
- Dust in the Wind... and the Clouds... and the Atmosphere
- Arctic Aerosol Study Flies By
- Aerosol Experiment Results Featured in Technical Journal
Radiation Measurements | Cloud Distributions/Characterizations | Surface Properties | General Circulation and Single Column Models/Parameterizations | Aerosol Characterizations | Atmospheric Thermodynamics and Vertical Structures | Clouds with Low Optical [Water] Depths (CLOWD) | Vertical Velocity | Broadband Heating Rate Profile (BBHRP)
Atmospheric Thermodynamics and Vertical Structures
- Improved Daytime Precipitable Water Vapor from Vaisala Radiosonde Humidity Sensors
- Quantifying the Number of Independent Pieces of Information in Profiles
- Improved Simulation of Boundary Layer Clouds
- Structure of Cirrus Properties and Its Coupling with the State of the Large-Scale Atmosphere
- Environmental Thermodynamics Affect Radiative Impact of Deep Convective Cloud Systems
- Investigating Water Vapor Variability by Ground-Based Microwave Radiometry
- A Comparison of Integrated Water Vapor Sensors: WVIOP-96
- Evaluation of Microwave Radiometer Performance in Alaska
- Integrated Water Vapor and Cloud Liquid Water at MCTEX
- Multifractal Analysis of Radiation in Clouds: 5000km to 50cm
- Out with the Old, in with the New: McICA to Replace Traditional Cloud Overlap Assumptions
- Self-Regulation Strikes a Balance Between Hydrological Cycle, Radiation Processes, and Intraseasonal Dynamic Variations
- Comparisons Between Radiosondes and Remote Sensors During the 2004 NSA Arctic Winter Radiometric Experiment
- Tropical Radiosonde Comparisons May Improve Past and Present Humidity Data
- Large-Scale Structures and Diabatic Heating and Drying Profiles Revealed by TWP-ICE
Radiation Measurements | Cloud Distributions/Characterizations | Surface Properties | General Circulation and Single Column Models/Parameterizations | Aerosol Characterizations | Atmospheric Thermodynamics and Vertical Structures | Clouds with Low Optical [Water] Depths (CLOWD) | Vertical Velocity | Broadband Heating Rate Profile (BBHRP)
Clouds with Low Optical [Water] Depths (CLOWD)
- Using Lidars to Retrieve Optical Depth of Thick Clouds
- The Surprisingly Large Contribution of Small Marine Clouds to Cloud Fraction and Reflectance
- A Surprising Problem with Thin Liquid Water Clouds
- Improved Accuracy in Liquid Water Path Retrievals
- Paper on Clouds with Small Amount of Liquid Water Amount Ranked as "Hot"
Radiation Measurements | Cloud Distributions/Characterizations | Surface Properties | General Circulation and Single Column Models/Parameterizations | Aerosol Characterizations | Atmospheric Thermodynamics and Vertical Structures | Clouds with Low Optical [Water] Depths (CLOWD) | Vertical Velocity | Broadband Heating Rate Profile (BBHRP)
Vertical Velocity
Radiation Measurements | Cloud Distributions/Characterizations | Surface Properties | General Circulation and Single Column Models/Parameterizations | Aerosol Characterizations | Atmospheric Thermodynamics and Vertical Structures | Clouds with Low Optical [Water] Depths (CLOWD) | Vertical Velocity | Broadband Heating Rate Profile (BBHRP)










