The U.S. Department of Energy requires quarterly reports based on reporting requirements that address facility operations hours (which relate directly to data availability) and the number of users. The number of users include site visitors as well as computer accounts of those requesting data. Safety and publication statistics are also being reported. Beginning in Fiscal Year 2004, this information is provided for the entire facility as well as by individual site by fiscal year in a quarterly report. Below is a quick overview of the current numbers.
Facility Usage
Facility Statistics
FY 2017 Statistics at a Glance
| FY 2017 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
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| Goals (hrs) | 1,987.20 | 1,944.00 | 1,965.60 | |
| Actual (hrs) | 2,090.24 | 2,080.80 | 2,103.92 | |
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= Goal Met |
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Operational Statistics for the ARM Sites for the Period of April 1, 2017 - June 30, 2017
| Hours of Operation | Data Availability (%) | ||||
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| SITE | TARGET | ACTUAL | VARIANCE | GOAL | ACTUAL |
| NSA | 1,965.60 | 2,052.96 | 0.0444 | 0.90 | 0.94 |
| SGP | 2,074.80 | 2,140.32 | 0.0316 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| ENA | 1,856.40 | 2,118.48 | 0.1412 | 0.85 | 0.97 |
| Site Average* | 1,965.60 | 2,103.92 | 0.0724 | 0.90 | 0.96 |
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*The ARM mobile facilities and aerial facility are not included in the operational baseline as they function intermittently. |
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ARM Climate Research Facility Scientific Users
| FY 2017 Q3 | |
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| Facility Access Type | Unique Scientific Users |
| On Site | 217 |
| Off Site | 185 |
| Data | 703 |
| Total | 1,105 |
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To find user statistics for the past 5 years, see Table 1 on the historical visitor statistics page. |
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