Facility Updates Archive
As the ARM Climate Research Facility (ACRF) has grown, so has its bimonthly report. Because this report now covers significant accomplishments and activities for all the ACRF infrastructure, our report has been renamed "Facility Updates."
2008
2007
2006 Operations Updates
- Diffuse Irradiance Study to Set Measurement Standard
- Educational Kiosk Installed at ACRF Site in Nauru
- Radar Wind Profiler Upgrades Optimize Performance, Increase Reliability
- Mapping It Up With Google
- Radiometers Due for Checkup
- New High-Frequency Microwave Radiometer Provides Improved Sensitivity
- This "Roobik" is Part of the Answer, Not a Puzzle
- Precipitation Sensor on Duty at North Slope of Alaska
- Trace Gases Targeted During Aircraft Carbon Field Campaign
- New Instrument "Counts" Cloud Particles
- Infrared Loss Study Underway at North Slope of Alaska
- New Lidars Installed at Tropical Western Pacific Site
- Preparations Underway for 2007 ARM Mobile Facility Deployment in Germany
- Sunphotometer to Obtain Additional Aerosol Data in Niamey
- New Operations Status System Improves Tracking, Reporting
- Kids Learn About Weather at Day Camps in June
- Infrared Sky Imager Takes a Shot in the Dark
- "VAPs" Define Key Properties at ACRF Sites
- Data From Rotating Shadowband Spectroradiometer Now Available in Data Archive
- Comprehensive Instrument Validation Campaign Concludes
- New Shortwave Spectroradiometer Deployed at SGP
- New Micropulse Lidars to Replace Old Ones; Deployments Begin at SGP
- Radar Wind Profiler Joins ARM Mobile Facility Instrument Suite
- HydroKansas Follows Water Flowing Through Space and Time
- Disdrometer Joins Tipping Bucket to Improve Precipitation Measurements
- TWP Site Hosts Preliminary Study for Long Term Measurements of Greenhouse Gases
- W-Band Cloud Radar Added to ARM Mobile Facility in Africa
- Increased Weather Balloon Soundings Begin at Barrow
- New Chief Scientist Leads Annual ARM Science Team Meeting
- Network of Infrared Thermometers Nearly Complete at SGP
- School Visits and New Kiosk Promote Science Education at ACRF Darwin Site
- ACRF Exhibit Just Peachy in Atlanta
- Mother Nature Tests Emergency Preparedness at North Slope of Alaska
- Media Day Kicks Off Tropical Cloud Study in Australia
- ARM Mobile Facility Begins Year-Long Deployment in Africa
- Location, Location, Location... Field Campaign Focuses on Latitude Effects
2005 Operations Updates
- Take Two! ACRF Exhibit Returns to AGU Fall Meeting
- Upgrades to Darwin Radar Double Data Delivery
- More Server Power Improves Performance at the ACRF Data Management Facility
- Ancillary Site to Provide Key Data from Africa
- Room to Share—New Guest Facility Ready for Users at North Slope of Alaska
- Website Integration Effort Delivers One-Stop Shopping for Data
- Mission Under Control: Scientists Simulate Upcoming Field Campaign
- Bigger, Better Cessna Ready to Record Aerosol and Carbon Cycle Data
- Aircraft Comes ALIVE During Field Campaign at the Southern Great Plains
- From Coastal Clouds to Desert Dust: ARM Mobile Facility Headed to Africa
- More Storage Space, Better Reliability Now at the ACRF Data Management Facility
- North Slope of Alaska Draws Array of Distinguished Visitors
- Southern Great Plains Site Hosts Gathering to Discuss ACRF Instrumentation
- BBC Airs Segment on Arctic Research After Visit to North Slope of Alaska
- Aging, Overworked Computer Network at SGP Gets Overhauled
- Summertime Clouds Are All Wet in Alaska
- Battle With Bugs Nearly Over Thanks to New Radar
- New Data Streams Available for ARM Mobile Facility Deployment Sites
- ACRF Capabilities Promoted at Air & Waste Management Conference
- Coastal Clouds Field Campaign Takes Off in July
- Guest Instruments to Collect Aerosol Data During Coastal Field Campaign
- New Total Sky Imager Improves Reliability Picture in Tropic
- Cloud Animation Joins Learning Tools on Science Education Website
- Rain in the Plain Falls Mainly on the... Farm?
- History Tool Records Changes to Datastreams
- Announcing: The GoogleBox
- Alaskan Students and Teachers Treated to Demonstration of New Kiosk Archive
- ACRF Communication Products Garner Awards in Competition
- New Microwave Radiometer Makes Water Vapor Measurements in the Arid Cold a Snap
- Annual Quality Improvement Inspections Take Place
- Infrared Thermometers Complete Cloud Pictures
- User Facility Improvements Continue at North Slope of Alaska Locale
- 15th Annual ARM Science Team Meeting Begins with a Roar
- Speedier Data Delivery Assists Storm Forecasters
- DeskPRO Database Streamlines Data Status
- Japanese Collaborators Take A Long Look at Lightning
- Bad Gas Examined During Field Campaign at North Slope of Alaska
- Readiness of New Lidar Evaluated at Southern Great Plains Site
- Improved Radiosonde Sensor Ready for Launch
- One More Step for Improving User Access; A Giant Leap Toward Integration
- Mobile Facility Beta Testing Complete; System Headed to California Seashore
- New Shortwave Spectrometer Performs Well in Field Evaluation
- Instruments Added and Upgraded at Tropical Western Pacific Sites
2004 Operations Updates
- New Technique Used to Measure Ice and Liquid in Clouds
- Webpages "Re-engineered" For New Look and Added Functionality
- Scientists Convene in Australia to Plan International Cloud Experiment
- New Thumbnail Browser for Data Archive Gives Users More Options
- Education and Outreach Program Visits Schools in the Tropics
- Intensive Arctic Field Campaign Concludes
- ACRF Lends Support to Military Flare Tests
- New Pump Shelter Kicks Off Upgrades to Aerosol Observing System
- Data Quality Application Gives Data Browsers a New View
- Radiosonde Data Distribution In Place for Modeling During M-PACE
- New Instrumentation on Proteus Aircraft Tested
- Raman Lidar Refurbishment and Upgrade Completed
- Narrow Field of View (NFOV) Radiometers Deployed
- Upgrades Improve Site Data System Reliability
- Satellite Data Conversion Supports Tropical Cloud Research
- New Look for Education and Outreach Website—Just in Time for School!
- SuomiNet-type Instruments Tested and Ready for Tropics
- Fancy Footwork Accomplishes Scheduling Feat for ER-AERI
- New Narrow Field of View Radiometer Widens Range of Radiance Data
- ACRF Achieves User Milestone Three Months Ahead of Schedule
- Military Facilities, Restricted Airspace Okayed to Support Arctic Cloud Experiment
- New Data Loggers Deployed
- Data Archive Hits Record High
- Satellite Service Conserves Cash
- New Data Stream Available from Millimeter Wave Cloud Radar
- New Backup Software Improves Processing, Reliability at Data Management Facility
- CIMEL Sunphotometer Helps Researchers See the Light in Australia
- Mid-latitude Cirrus Cloud Experiment Underway
- Upgrade to Millimeter Wave Cloud Radar Increases Volume of Data Collection
- Sunphotometer Re-installed at North Slope of Alaska
- Helping Hands Make Strong Partnerships
- Second Phase of AIRS Validation Exercise Completed; Third Phase In Progress
- The Tale of the Tapes—No More Boxes of Data!
- Upgrades to Raman Lidar Backup Laser Improve Reliability
- Arctic Winter Water Vapor IOP Completed
- Record Crowd Attends ARM 14th Annual Science Team Meeting
- Eddy Correlation Deployments Completed
- Instrument States Database Up and Running
- Science Board Established for ARM Climate Research Facility
- Arctic Winter Water Vapor IOP Starts; Microwave Radiometer Profiler Deployed
- External Data Center Gets a Big Boost
- High Speed Internet Service Established at Oliktok, Alaska
- Metrics Monitor Activity on ARM Education Website
- New Web Interface for Solar Tracking is Right on Target
- Disaster Plan Deflects Problems During Downpour