ARM User Facility

??? Greetings from your friendly ARM Observatory Park Ranger! ???? I’m here with an exciting mission to share! We're deploying an ARM Mobile Facility for the Coast-Urban-Rural Atmospheric Gradient Experiment (#ARMCoURAGE) in #Baltimore, Maryland. Led by Penn State University professor Kenneth Davis, this campaign will collect #ARMData for a full year, officially starting December 1, to explore how Baltimore’s atmospheric environment interacts with its surroundings, from the rural farmlands to the bustling city and Chesapeake Bay. ??????? Follow along as we embark on this journey to uncover how Baltimore’s unique atmospheric environment operates and how it’s shaped by nearby areas: https://bit.ly/3AsDtY3 U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Morgan State University, The Johns Hopkins University

Researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have developed a sophisticated deep learning model to estimate planetary boundary-layer height (PBLH), a variable crucial to characterizing turbulence development and transport of heat, moisture, and mass in various meteorological and climate conditions. Using #ARMData from the Southern Great Plains (#ARMSGP) atmospheric observatory in #Oklahoma, the model accurately assesses the impact of various meteorological factors on PBLH across different scenarios, offering a robust tool for understanding atmospheric boundary-layer development. Learn more about this study at https://bit.ly/4hWEEzN ??: Nicki Hickmon, Argonne National Laboratory U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) #DOEClimateScience #ClimateScience

???? Peering into the Sky with ARM's Micropulse Lidar (MPL) ???? Did you know we can "see" clouds and tiny particles in the atmosphere with lasers? The MPL is a cutting-edge, ground-based instrument used by ARM. It works like radar but uses light pulses instead of radio waves to uncover the mysteries of the sky. The result? Real-time detection of clouds and aerosols that helps us determine various characteristics of the atmosphere! ?? Watch our short MPL intro video from ARM instrument mentor Paytsar Muradyan of Argonne National Laboratory, then go to our MPL web page to learn more: https://bit.ly/4fZgXVT #ClimateScience #DOEClimateScience #ClimateResearch #AerosolResearch #ARMData

Are you planning to attend the 2025 Joint ARM User Facility/Atmospheric System Research (ASR) Principal Investigators Meeting, happening March 3 to 6 in Rockville, Maryland, and online? The meeting website is NOW LIVE! Make sure to visit https://bit.ly/3CKGS50 to stay up to date on deadlines and important registration and hotel information for the upcoming meeting. ?? DEADLINE APPROACHING ??: Breakout session requests are due Wednesday, December 4. Instructions for developing and submitting your requests are available on the meeting website.

Are you presenting your ARM-related science at the 2024 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Annual Meeting, happening December 9 to 13 in Washington, D.C.? Let us know! Submit your abstract information at https://bit.ly/4eAiHDB to promote your science to the ARM community and help your colleagues plan the sessions they will attend at #AGU24. Attending AGU in person? Make sure to stop by the ARM booth (#338) in the exhibit hall.

Have you published any recent papers using #ARMData? We want to know! Help us tell your story and share your contributions to atmospheric and #ClimateScience by submitting a research highlight at https://bit.ly/3UUXrS2 #DOEClimateScience

ARM’s Bankhead National Forest (#ARMBNF) atmospheric observatory is proud to have recently hosted Argonne National Laboratory Director Paul Kearns and Environmental Science Division Director Cristina Negri. While at the BNF, Kearns and Negri were able to see the remarkable progress of BNF site operations staff in making the observatory a reality. Argonne staff manage and operate the observatory on behalf of ARM, and the BNF would not be possible without them ??. ?? BNF #ARMdata are now live! Check them out at https://bit.ly/3XQ4Wud ?? ?? 1: Paul Kearns (left), laboratory director, Mike Ritsche, BNF observatory manager, and Cristina Negri, Environmental Science Division director, all with Argonne National Laboratory, pose for a selfie. ?? 2: Kearns launches a weather balloon with a radiosonde attached as part of the site tour. ?? 3: Kearns and Negri are pictured in front of a Ka/X-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar. ?? Credit: Mike Ritsche, Argonne National Laboratory U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) #ClimateScience #DOEClimateScience

????? Uncertainty in predicting rainfall over the Amazon rainforest, particularly during the wet season (March to May), has long puzzled researchers. By utilizing an advanced storm tracking algorithm and data ?? collected during ARM’s Green Ocean Amazon (#ARMGOAMAZON) field campaign, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers have gained new insights into the behavior of large rainstorms observed via satellite ??? and simulated in models. This innovative method has revealed that while models tend to predict excessively heavy rainfall ??? at the storm's center, they fall short in estimating the spatial extent of moderate precipitation surrounding these areas. Such findings mark a significant step forward in understanding the life cycle of clouds and precipitation during these powerful rainstorms. Learn more about this study at https://bit.ly/4fJy25V U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) #DOEClimateScience #ClimateScience #ScienceNeverSleeps ??: Los Alamos National Laboratory file photo

??? Join ARM’s Site Kickoff Meeting for the Bankhead National Forest (#ARMBNF) Atmospheric Observatory! ?? ?? When: Dec. 4–5, 2024 ?? Where: The University of Alabama in Huntsville & Online Learn about #ARMBNF, network with researchers, and explore collaboration opportunities. Spots are limited so register ASAP! Details & registration links can be found here: https://bit.ly/40MMcPA ?? Photo courtesy of Chongai Kuang, Brookhaven National Laboratory

?? The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is planning $6 million in new research grants for Atmospheric System Research (ASR) science! ?? Successful applicants will conduct observational, data analysis, and/or modeling studies that use #ARMData and other observations supported by DOE’s Biological and Environmental Research (BER) program to address atmospheric processes from the upcoming Coast-Urban-Rural Atmospheric Gradient Experiment (#ARMCOURAGE) or high-latitude and Southern Ocean atmospheric processes. Don't miss these key deadlines: ?? Pre-application due: January 7, 2025, at 5 p.m. ET ?? DOE response to pre-application: January 24, 2025 ?? Full application due: February 27, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. ET Get details and application info at https://bit.ly/48LevzQ