Research Highlights sorted by Submission Date
August 2010
- Field Experiments to Improve the Treatment of Radiation in the Mid-to-Upper Troposphere
Turner, D. D., Mlawer, E. J.
July 2010
- Ice Nucleation Link to Aerosols for Global Models
DeMott, P. J., Liu, X.
June 2010
- CCN Activity and Mixing Rules of Isoprene Secondary Organic Aerosol (SOA) and Sulfate
Martin, S. T.
May 2010
- Increased Accuracy for Sky Imager Retrievals
Long, C. N.
April 2010
- New Method for Retrieving Cloud Heights from Satellite Data
Chang, F., Minnis, P.
March 2010
- ARM RACORO Data Produces New Radiometer Tilt Correction Method
Long, C. N., Bucholtz, A., Jonsson, H. H., Schmid, B., Vogelmann, A. M., Wood, J.
- A New Method for Satellite/Surface Comparisons
Long, C. N.
February 2010
- Anvil Clouds of Tropical Mesoscale Convective Systems in Monsoon Regions
Cetrone, J., Houze, R.
- Global Variability of Mesoscale Convective System Anvil Structure from A-train Satellite Data
Yuan, J., Houze, R.
- Investigating Water Vapor Variability by Ground-Based Microwave Radiometry
Kneifel, S., Crewell, S., Loehnert, U., Schween, J. H.
January 2010
- Detangling Convective Oscillations at ARM Tropical Western Pacific Site: Manus
Wang, Y., Long, C. N., Mather, J. H., Liu, X.
- Comparison of Ground-Based Millimeter-Wave Observations During RHUBC I
Cimini, D., Westwater, E. R., Payne, V., Turner, D. D., Mlawer, E. J., Exner, M., Cadeddu, M. P.
December 2009
- New Algorithm to Retrieve Water Vapor and Liquid Water Path from ARM Climate Research Facility Radiometers
Cadeddu, M. P., Turner, D. D., Liljegren, J. C.
- Black Carbon Aerosols and the Third Polar Ice Cap
Menon, S.
November 2009
- Improving Water Vapor Absorption in Microwave Radiative Transfer Models
Turner, D. D., Loehnert, U., Cadeddu, M. P., Crewell, S., Vogelmann, A. M.
- Quantifying the Number of Independent Pieces of Information in Profiles
Crewell, S., Loehnert, U., Turner, D. D., Ebell, K.
October 2009
- Estimating Cirrus Size Distributions with Help from Satellites
Mitchell, D. L., d'Entremont, R. P., Lawson, P.
- The Influence of Parameterized Ice Habit on Simulated Mixed-Phase Arctic Clouds
Harrington, J. Y., Avramov, A.
- Large-Scale Structures and Diabatic Heating and Drying Profiles Revealed by TWP-ICE
Xie, S.
- CMBE – a New ACRF Data Product for Climate Studies
Xie, S.
September 2009
- Evaluating Cloud Microphysics in High-Resolution WRF Simulations for Next Generation Climate Models
Wang, Y., Long, C. N., Leung, L., Dudhia, J., McFarlane, S. A., Mather, J. H., Ghan, S. J., Liu, X.
- Profiling Capability of High-Resolution Oxygen A-band Spectroscopy for Stratus Cloud Cover
Davis, A. B.
August 2009
- Spectral Invariant Behavior of Zenith Radiance Around Cloud Edges Observed by ARM SWS
Marshak, A., Knyazikhin, Y., Chiu, J., Wiscombe, W. J.
- Clouds Brighten Up the Sky Near Them
Varnai, T., Marshak, A.
- Remote Sensing of Mineral Dust Using AERI
Hansell, R. A.
- Detection and Retrieval of Cirrus Clouds in the Tropics from AIRS: Validation from ARM Data
Yue, Q., Liou, K.
- Remote Sensing of Cirrus Cloud Vertical Size Profile Using MODIS Data
Ou, S.
- Satellite Retrievals of Mixed-phase Cloud Properties
Ou, S.
- Improving Cloud Parameterizations in Climate Models: Implications from CAM3 and WRF Simulations
Wang, W., Liu, X.
- To Be or Not to Be Liquid? the Challenge of Arctic Mixed-Phase Cloud Modeling
Klein, S., Morrison, H. C., McCoy, R. B., Xie, S., Luo, Y., Ackerman, A., Avramov, A., de Boer, G., Chen, M., Cole, J. N., Del Genio, A. D., Falk, M., Foster, M. J., Fridlind, A. M., Golaz, J., Hashino, T., Harrington, J. Y., Hoose, C., Khairoutdinov, M. F., Larson, V., Liu, X., McFarquhar, G., Menon, S., Neggers, R., Park, S., Poellot, M. R., Schmidt, J., Sednev, I., Shipway, B., Shupe, M., Spangenberg, D. A., Sud, Y. C., Turner, D. D., Veron, D. E., von Salzen, K., Walker, G., Wang, Z., Wolf, A. B., Xu, K., Yang, F., Zhang, G.
- Seasonal Variation of the Physical Properties of Marine Boundary Clouds
Zhang, M.
- Improving the Numerical Simulation of Squall Lines
Morrison, H. C., Thompson, G., Tatarskii, V.
July 2009
- Thin Is In
Tomlinson, J., Long, C. N., Comstock, J. M., Ronfeld, D.
- I Can See Clearly Now
Kassianov, E., Ovchinnikov, M.
- SPLAT Makes Its Mark in Flying Research Laboratory
Cziczo, D. J., Ghan, S. J., Flynn, C. J., Hubbe, J., Laskin, A., Roeder, L. R., Ronfeld, D., Schmid, B., Tomlinson, J., Zelenyuk, A.
- Thawing the Mystery of Extra Ice Crystals
Fan, J., Ovchinnikov, M., Comstock, J. M., McFarlane, S. A., Khain, A.
June 2009
- Ice Nuclei and Global Warming
Zeng, X., Tao, W., Zhang, M., Hou, A., Xie, S., Lang, S. E., Li, X., Starr, D. O.
May 2009
- The Evolution and Distribution of Water Vapor and Microphysical Properties in Cirrus Clouds
Comstock, J. M.
April 2009
- Estimating Cloud and Rainfall Parameters in a Vertical Column Above the ACRF SGP Site
Matrosov, S. Y.
- Single-Scattering Properties of Aggregates of Plates
Um, J., McFarquhar, G.
March 2009
- Using the ACRF Shortwave Spectrometer to Study the Transition Between Clear and Cloudy Regions
Marshak, A., Chiu, J., Knyazikhin, Y., Pilewskie, P., Wiscombe, W. J.
- Global Dimming and Brightening: an Update Beyond 2000
Long, C. N., Wild, M., Truessel, B., Ohmura, A., Koenig-Langlo, G., Dutton, E. G., Tsvetkov, A. V.
February 2009
- Variations of Meridional Aerosol Distribution and Solar Dimming
Long, C. N., Kishcha, P., Starobinets, B., Kalashnikova, O., Alpert, P.
- Analyzing the Contribution of Aerosols to an Observed Increase in Direct Normal Irradiance
Long, C. N., Riihimaki, L., Vignola, F.
- Significant Decadal Brightening over the Continental United States
Long, C. N., Dutton, E. G., Augustine, J., Wiscombe, W. J., Wild, M., McFarlane, S. A., Flynn, C. J.
- Estimating Fractional Sky Cover from Spectral Measurements
Long, C. N., Min, Q., Wang, T., Duan, M.
- Vertical Air Motion Measurements in Large–Scale Precipitation
Giangrande, S., Luke, E., Kollias, P.
January 2009
- Structure of Cirrus Properties and Its Coupling with the State of the Large-Scale Atmosphere
Ivanova, K., Ackerman, T. P.
- Retrieving Dust Optical Depth and Mineral Composition from Infrared Spectra
Turner, D. D.
November 2008
- Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Radiometric and Radiosonde Observations in an Arctic Environment
Westwater, E. R.
October 2008
- Using Copulas to Model Complex Clouds
Oreopoulos, L., Norris, P. M., Hou, A., Tao, W., Zeng, X.
September 2008
- Continuous Clear-Sky Longwave from Surface Measurements
Long, C. N., Turner, D. D.
- Radiative Forcing by Long-Lived Greenhouse Gases: Calculations with the AER Models
Iacono, M. J., Delamere, J. S., Mlawer, E. J., Collins, W. D.
- Vertical Variation of Cloud Droplet Size Using Ship and Space-borne R/S Data
Li, Z., Chen, R., Wood, R., Chang, F., Ferraro, R.
August 2008
- Evaluate the Diurnal Cycle in the Multiscale Modeling Framework Using Satellite and ARM Data
Zhang, Y., Klein, S.
- A Simple Algorithm to Find Cloud Optical Depth Applied to Thin Ice Clouds
Barnard, J. C., Long, C. N., Kassianov, E., McFarlane, S. A., Comstock, J. M., Freer, M., McFarquhar, G.
- Assessment of CloudSat Using ARM, AMF, and CloudNet Observations
Protat, A., May, P. T., O'Connor, E. J.
- Measuring Climate Model Skill in Producing Present-Day Clouds
Pincus, R., Batstone, C., Hofmann, R. P., Taylor, K. E., Gleckler, P. J.
July 2008
- Shortwave Absorption in Tropical Clouds
McFarlane, S. A., Mather, J. H., Ackerman, T. P., Liu, Z.
- Simulating Mixed-Phase Clouds: Sensitivity to Ice Initiation
Sednev, I., Menon, S., McFarquhar, G.
- Forcing Boundary Layer Cloud Systems with Multi-Dimensional Radiation
Mechem, D. B., Kogan, Y., Ovchinnikov, M., Davis, A. B., Evans, F., Ellingson, R. G.
- Atmospheric Aerosol Measurements on Cloudy Days: a New Method
Kassianov, E., Ovchinnikov, M.
- Direct Aerosol Forcing: Calculation from Observables and Sensitivities to Inputs
McComiskey, A. C.
- Aerosol Effects on Liquid-Water Path of Thin Stratocumulus Clouds
Penner, J. E., Lee, S.
- Arctic Aerosol Study Flies By
Schmid, B.
- Characterizing Mixed-Phase Clouds from the Ground: a Status Report
Shupe, M.
- Improved Daytime Precipitable Water Vapor from Vaisala Radiosonde Humidity Sensors
Cady-Pereira, K. E., Mlawer, E. J., Turner, D. D., Shephard, M. W., Clough, S. A.
- The Surprisingly Large Contribution of Small Marine Clouds to Cloud Fraction and Reflectance
Oreopoulos, L., Feingold, G., Koren, I., Remer, L.
June 2008
- Single-Scattering Properties of Aggregates of Bullet Rosettes in Cirrus
Um, J., McFarquhar, G.
- Cloud Susceptibility Measures Potential Cloud Sensitivity to First Aerosol Indirect Effect
Oreopoulos, L., Platnick, S.
- Five-Year Statistics of Shallow Clouds at the ACRF SGP Site
Berg, L., Kassianov, E.
- A Simple Stochastic Model for Generating Broken Cloud Optical Depth and Cloud Top Height Fields
Marshak, A.
- How Much Condensed Water Does It Take to Make "Cloud?"
Long, C. N., Dupont, J., Haeffelin, M. P.
- Precipitation Forecast Improved with a New Convective Triggering Mechanism
Xie, S., Zhang, M.
- The Apparent Bluing of Aerosols Near Clouds
Marshak, A.
- Minimal Shortwave Anomalous Absorption Found over ACRF Sites
Dong, X., Minnis, P.
- Impact of Small Ice Crystals on Ice Sedimentation Rates in Cirrus Clouds and GCM Simulations
Mitchell, D. L., Rasch, P., Ivanova, D., McFarquhar, G., Nousiainen, T. P.
May 2008
- Impact of Dynamics and Atmospheric State on Cloud Vertical Overlap
Naud, C. M., Del Genio, A. D., Mace, G., Benson, S., Clothiaux, E. E., Kollias, P.
- ARM QCRad Goes Global
Long, C. N.
April 2008
- Quantifying the Optical Depth of Mixed-Phase Clouds Accurately with Passive Observations
Turner, D. D.
- Paper on Clouds with Small Amount of Liquid Water Amount Ranked as "Hot"
Turner, D. D.
- Mixed-Phase Cloud Vertical Velocities and Dynamical-Microphysical Interactions
Shupe, M.
March 2008
- ARM M-PACE Data Used to Evaluate and Improve Arctic Mixed-Phase Clouds Simulated in Climate Models
Xie, S.
- Cloud Regimes in the TWP and Their Evolution over the MJO
Del Genio, A. D.
- Improving Convection Parameterization Using ARM Observations and NCAR Community Atmosphere Model
Zhang, G. J.
- Cloud-Radiation Effects on Sea Ice Loss
Stephens, G. L.
- Threshold Radar Reflectivity Separating Precipitating from Non-Precipitating Clouds
Liu, Y.
February 2008
- Classifying Cloud Phase
Shupe, M.
January 2008
- Wide Angle Imaging Lidar: Active Optical Sensor Technology for Ground-Based Probing of Dense Clouds
Davis, A. B.
- Evaluation of a New Mixed-Phase Cloud Microphysics Parameterization with SCAM, CAPT Forecasts and M-PACE Observations
Liu, X.
December 2007
- The Significance of Multilayer Cloud Systems in Tropical Convection
Stephens, G. L.
November 2007
- Characterization of Atmospheric Aerosols Using MFRSR Measurements
Alexandrov, M. D.
- Influence of Dust Composition on Cloud Droplet Formation
Chuang, C.
September 2007
- Comparisons Between Radiosondes and Remote Sensors During the 2004 NSA Arctic Winter Radiometric Experiment
Westwater, E. R.
- Theoretical Formulation for Cloud-to-Rain Transition
Liu, Y.
- Cloud Tomography: a Novel Method for Determining 3D Cloud Liquid Water Distribution
Wiscombe, W. J.
- Optical Depth Measurements by Shadowband Radiometers and Their Uncertainties
Alexandrov, M. D.
- Using Lidars to Retrieve Optical Depth of Thick Clouds
Marshak, A.
- Using a Cloud-Resolving Model to Identify the Role of Aerosols on Clouds and Precipitation
Tao, W.
- Using ARM Cloud Data to Evaluate the Effect of a Land Surface on Clouds
Tao, W.
- A Proposed Measurement Standard for Diffuse Radiation Flux
Michalsky, J. J.
- Use of ARM Products in Reanalysis Applications and IPCC Model Assessment
Walsh, J. E.
- Using Doppler Radar to Characterize Cloud Parameters
Kogan, Y.
- A Bulk Parameterization of Giant Cloud Condensation Nuclei
Kogan, Y.
August 2007
- Study Aerosol Humidity Effects Using the ARM Measurements
Li, Z.
- Development of a New Method for Estimating Evapotranspiration Using ARM Measurements
Li, Z.
- Encountering a Longstanding Cloud Physics Question in the Arctic: How Is Ice Formed in Moderately Supercooled Clouds?
Fridlind, A. M.
- Sub-Grid Scale Cloud Variability Affects Vertical Structure of Clouds and Radiative Heating
McFarlane, S. A.
- ARM-Funded Algorithms Lead to Marked Improvements in Global Weather Forecast Model
Morcrette, J. J.
- Raman Lidar Observations of Aerosol Humidification Near Clouds
Ferrare, R. A.
- Validation of CERES-MODIS Cloud Properties Using ARM Data
Dong, X.
- A Climatology of Midlatitude Continental Cloud Properties and Their Impact on the Surface Radiation Budget
Dong, X.
- Observational Evidence of Changes in Water Vapor, Clouds, and Radiation
Dong, X.
- Observations of Microphysical Properties of Single Layer Stratocumulus During the Mixed-Phase Arctic Cloud Experiment
McFarquhar, G.
- Testing and Comparing the Modified Anomalous Diffraction Approximation
Mitchell, D. L.
- Can Ice-Nucleating Aerosols Affect Arctic Seasonal Climate?
Prenni, A. J.
- Quantifying Error in the Radiative Forcing of the First Aerosol Indirect Effect
McComiskey, A. C.
- Mineral Dust Altering Cloud Microphysics and Precipitation
Min, Q.
- Modification of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer by a Small Island: Observations from Nauru
Long, C. N.
- Retrieving Cloud Characteristics from Ground-Based Daytime Color All-Sky Images
Long, C. N.
- An Assessment of the ECMWF Model over the Arctic Land Using Observations from the Mixed-Phase Arctic Cloud Experiment
Xie, S.
- General Formulation for Representing Cloud-to-Rain Transition in Atmospheric Models
Liu, Y.
- Importance of Small Ice Crystals to Cirrus Properties: Observations from TWP-ICE
McFarquhar, G.
- Improved Accuracy in Liquid Water Path Retrievals
Turner, D. D.
- The Vertical Structure of Cloud Radiative Forcing at the ACRF SGP Revealed by 8 Years of Continuous Measurements
Mace, G.
- ARM Measurements Validate New Satellite Multilayer Cloud Remote Sensing Method
Minnis, P.
- Cloud Observations at Niamey During the AMF Deployment
Kollias, P.
- Weather Forecasting in the Tropics with Climate Models Is Feasible
Boyle, J.
April 2007
- Shallow Clouds Make the Case for Remote Sensing Instrumentation
McFarlane, S. A.
February 2007
- On Thin Ice: Retrieval Algorithms for Ice Clouds Examined for Improvements
Comstock, J. M.
January 2007
- Data from Saharan Dust Storm Reveal Model Deficiencies
McFarlane, S. A.
- A Surprising Problem with Thin Liquid Water Clouds
Turner, D. D.
October 2006
- "Roobik" Is Part of the Answer, Not a Puzzle
Turner, D. D.
- Weather Forecasts Help to Understand Climate Model Biases
Klein, S.
May 2006
- Tackling Tropical Convection in Climate Models
Zhang, G. J.
- Bell-Shaped Curve Captures Cloud System Variability
Lamb, P. J.
April 2006
- Broadband Albedo Observations in the Southern Great Plains
Lamb, P. J.
February 2006
- Aerosols Help Clouds Warm Up Arctic
Lubin, D.
July 2005
- Small Processes Make a Big Difference in Model Outcomes
Cole, J. N.
June 2005
- Correction Method for Infrared Detector Confirmed; Error in Clear Sky Bias Condition Remains Unresolved
Turner, D. D.
May 2005
- Aerosol Experiment Results Featured in Technical Journal
Sheridan, P.
- Earth Lightens Up
Long, C. N.
April 2005
- Splitting the Solar Spectrum: Sometimes Less Is Better Than More
Pawlak, D. T.
March 2005
- Characterizing the Co-Existence of Water and Ice in Arctic Clouds
McFarquhar, G.
- Self-Regulation Strikes a Balance Between Hydrological Cycle, Radiation Processes, and Intraseasonal Dynamic Variations
Stephens, G. L.
February 2005
- New Technique Successful for Measuring Thickness of Broken Clouds
Marshak, A.
- Probabilistic Approach Useful for Evaluating Cloud System Models
Jakob, C.
January 2005
- ARM Program Research Improves Longwave Radiative Transfer Models
Turner, D. D.
November 2004
- A "Little" Respect: Droplet Nucleation Finally Included in Global Climate Model
Ghan, S. J.
- Continuous Dataset of Water Vapor Measurements Throws Water on Assumptions of Cirrus Cloud Formation
Comstock, J. M.
- ARM Observations Validate Climate Model for Tropical Cirrus Clouds
Comstock, J. M.
October 2004
- Data from DOE Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program Allows Evaluation of Surface Models
Robock, A.
- For Estimates of Cloud Optical Thickness, Simple Equation Is Good Enough
Barnard, J. C.
- ARM Program Surface Measurements for Aerosol Profiles Shown to Represent Integrated Column Measurements
Andrews, E.
- Out with the Old, in with the New: McICA to Replace Traditional Cloud Overlap Assumptions
Pincus, R.
- A Deeper Look Into Shallow Boundary Layer Clouds
Bretherton, C. S.
August 2004
- Weather Prediction and Climate Simulation: a Meeting of the Models
Xie, S.
- "Radiance Assimilation" Correction Method Improves Water Vapor Radiosonde Observations in the Upper Troposphere
Soden, B. J.
June 2004
- Island-Induced Cloud Plumes Influence Tropical Atmospheric Measurements, Surface Radiation
McFarlane, S. A.
- Effects of Relative Humidity on Aerosols—Implications for Climate
Lacis, A. A.
- ARM Program Achieves Milestone in Global Cloud Properties Research
Revercomb, H. E.
- Climate Warming Due to Soot and Smoke? Maybe Not.
Penner, J. E.
- ARM Sites Enable Assessment of Cluster Analysis for Identifying Cloud Regimes
Jakob, C.
- Environmental Thermodynamics Affect Radiative Impact of Deep Convective Cloud Systems
Jensen, M.
- Dust in the Wind... and the Clouds... and the Atmosphere
Sassen, K.
- Initial Aerosol Concentration Is Key Contributor to Low-Level Cloud Reflectivity
Penner, J. E.
- Seasonal Case Studies Reveal Significant Variance in Large-Scale Forcing Data
Xie, S.
- Hemispherical Simulations Show Impact of Aerosols on Cloud Reflectivity
Rotstayn, L.
- Mean and Variance Measurements of Photon Path Length in Oxygen A-Band and Water Vapor Band Provide Insight Into Radiative Transfer in Cloudy Conditions
Min, Q.
- Tropical Radiosonde Comparisons May Improve Past and Present Humidity Data
Westwater, E. R.
- Tropical Ice Cloud Simulations Using Scripps Single Column Model (SCM) Reveal Range of Model Uncertainties
McFarquhar, G.
- An Affordable, Flexible, and More Accurate Method for Computing Radiative Transfer
Pincus, R.
- Downward Longwave Irradiance Uncertainty Under Arctic Atmospheres: Measurements and Modeling
Marty, C.
- Cloud Phase Determination Using Ground-Based AERI Observations at SHEBA
Turner, D. D.
- Quantifying the Magnitude of Anomalous Solar Absorption
Ackerman, T. P.
- Progress in Understanding Water Vapor's Role in Models
Ackerman, T. P.
- Anthropogenic Aerosols: a Clearer Understanding
Daum, P.
- New Method for Three-Dimensional Imaging of Cirrus Clouds
Liou, K.
- Improved Simulation of Boundary Layer Clouds
Ghan, S. J.
- The Icy Business of Calculating Cirrus Clouds
Somerville, R. C.
- The K-Distribution Method for a SW Radiative Transfer Model
Ackerman, T. P.
- Modeling of Scattering and Absorption by Nonspherical Cirrus
dong, Q.
- ARM Science Applications of AERI Measurements: 1997 Progress
Smith, W. L.
- Cloud Boundary Detection and Analysis from Micro Pulse Lidar
Spinhirne, J.
- AERI-ER at the SHEBA Ice Station: Far Infrared H2O Continuum
Revercomb, H. E.
- AERI Instrument Status and Analysis Results: 1998
Revercomb, H. E.
- Optical Properties of the 1997 TWP Smoke Event
Spinhirne, J.
- A Consistency Analysis of ARESE Aircraft Measurements
Li, Z.
- Preview of TWP MFRSR Data
Chuang, C.
- Biases in Column Absorption for Fractal Clouds
Wiscombe, W. J.
- Modeled Vs. Measured Direct-Normal Solar Irradiance
Schwartz, S. E.
- Multifractal Analysis of Radiation in Clouds: 5000km to 50cm
Lovejoy, S.
- Intercomparison of Longwave Radiative Heating Algorithms
Baer, F.
- ARM Science Applications of AERI Measurements
Smith, W. L.
- Cloud Ensemble Simulation with the ARM IOP Data
Xu, K.
- Evaluation of Microwave Radiometer Performance in Alaska
Liljegren, J. C.
- Integrated Water Vapor and Cloud Liquid Water at MCTEX
Liljegren, J. C.
- A Comparison of Integrated Water Vapor Sensors: WVIOP-96
Liljegren, J. C.
- Surface Characterization Data for the ARM SGP CART Site
Cialella, A. T.
- Single-Column Modeling, GCM Parameterizations and ARM Data
Somerville, R. C.
- Modeling Cloud Forcing in the Tropical West Pacific
Kiehl, J.
- Evaluation of Simulated Clouds and Radiation at the ARM Site
Ghan, S. J.
- Validating Single Column Models with ARM Data
Somerville, R. C.
- Tests of Single-Column Models with ARM Data
Randall, D. A.
