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ACE-ENA Confirms Seasonal Variations in Cloud and Aerosol Properties

The Aerosol and Cloud Experiments in the Eastern North Atlantic (ACE-ENA) field campaign combines air and ground-based data.

 
 

A Deeper Look Into Atmospheric Processes in the Arctic

Unmanned aerial systems will fly this summer and fall in northern Alaska during a field campaign tied to a major polar research effort.

 
 

ARM Collaborations Aim to Solve Mysteries of Southern Ocean Clouds

Two recent field campaigns are helping to shed light on cloud and aerosol properties over the remote and stormy Southern Ocean.

 
 
ACE-ENA Confirms Seasonal Variations in Cloud and Aerosol Properties A Deeper Look Into Atmospheric Processes in the Arctic ARM Collaborations Aim to Solve Mysteries of Southern Ocean Clouds

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ACE-ENA Field Campaign and ARM Provide Opportunities for Female Scientists

ACE-ENA Field Campaign and ARM Provide Opportunities for Female Scientists

Published: 19 June 2018

Feature Stories and Releases

The Aerosol and Cloud Experiments in the Eastern North Atlantic (ACE-ENA) effort can lay claim to having one of the largest, if not the largest, groups of women working on an ARM field campaign.

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LASSO Case Study: Users Rope In ‘Cloud Problem’ for a Closer Look

LASSO Case Study: Users Rope In ‘Cloud Problem’ for a Closer Look

Published: 19 June 2018

Feature Stories and Releases

The Large-Eddy Simulation (LES) ARM Symbiotic Simulation and Observation (LASSO) workflow provides insights into why global and regional models systematically misrepresent the distribution of clouds.

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UEC Profile: Combining Models With Observations, Andrew Gettelman Puzzles Out Cloud-Aerosol Interactions

UEC Profile: Combining Models With Observations, Andrew Gettelman Puzzles Out Cloud-Aerosol Interactions

Published: 19 June 2018

Feature Stories and Releases

The National Center for Atmospheric Research scientist is a 20-year modeler and an ARM User Executive Committee member who calls himself "an evangelist" for ARM data.

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