The content of the ARM website is available to any browser, but for the best experience we highly recommend you upgrade to a standards-compliant browser such as Firefox, Opera or Safari.
VIEW CART
primary link menu HOME SITE INDEX PEOPLE
skip to main content ABOUT ARMABOUT ACRFSCIENCESITESINSTRUMENTSMEASUREMENTSDATAPUBLICATIONSEDUCATIONFORMS

TWP Related Links

Site Icon TWP Darwin Site

12.425° S, 130.891° E, 29.9m MSL

ACRF facility in Darwin, Australia.
The location of the ACRF site in Darwin, Australia.

Image from the Total Sky ImagerImage from the Total Sky Imager
Current sky cover retrievals at the Darwin site, to learn
more go here.

The third TWP climate research facility was established in April 2002 in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. The facility is situated adjacent to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology's (BOM) Meteorological Office near Darwin International Airport. Darwin was chosen because it meets the scientific goal of the ARM Program, providing a unique set of climate regimes that are not seen at the other TWP facilities. Annually, Darwin experiences three distinctive climate patterns: 1) a dry continental regime from May to September; 2) a wet, monsoonal season, which sometimes involves cyclones, from December to March; and 3) a transitional period between the other two.

Daily Operations

The operations of the Darwin facility are collaboration between BOM and Tropical Western Pacific Office (TWPO). A team of four BOM technicians provides the technical and logistical resources to support daily operations of the Darwin facility. The Darwin facility also serves as the technical support center for the other two TWP facilities in Manus and Nauru.

Instruments

Current list of Darwin instruments.

Useful Links

Aussie Trivia

Just for fun, check out these interesting tidbits.