Facility Usage

Facility Statistics

NOTE: As of fiscal year 2018, beginning October 1, 2017, ARM will be reporting facility usage statistics on an annual basis.

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.

FY 2017 Statistics at a Glance

FY 2017	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Goals (hrs)	2,042.40	1,944.00	1,965.60	1,959.60
Actual (hrs)	2,086.56	2,080.80	2,103.92	1,495.92
= Goal Met

Operational Statistics for the ARM Sites for the Period of July 1, 2017 - September 31, 2017

	Hours of Operation			Data Availability (%)
SITE	TARGET	ACTUAL	VARIANCE	GOAL	ACTUAL
NSA	1,987.20	2,009.28	0.0111	0.90	0.91
SGP	2,097.60	2,141.76	0.0211	0.95	0.97
ENA	1,876.80	0.00	-1.0000	0.85	0.83
Site Average*	1,987.20	1,383.68	-0.3226	0.90	0.90
*The ARM mobile facilities and aerial facility are not included in the operational baseline as they function intermittently.

ARM Climate Research Facility Scientific Users

FY 2017 Q4
Facility Access Type	Unique Scientific Users
On Site	219
Off Site	220
Data	688
Total	1,127
To find user statistics for the past 5 years, see Table 1 on the historical visitor statistics page.

Facility Usage

Facility Statistics

FY 2017 Statistics at a Glance

Operational Statistics for the ARM Sites for the Period of July 1, 2017 - September 31, 2017

ARM Climate Research Facility Scientific Users

Historical Statistics

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