ACRF staff at the 2005 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting provided information about the ARM science program and ARM Climate Research Facility to interested attendees.

Following a successful premier last year, ACRF staffed its exhibit for a second time at the 2005 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting held December 5-9 in San Francisco. As a record setting 11,904 scientists gathered to discuss the latest issues affecting all areas of earth and space sciences, ACRF staff took the opportunity to share information about the program’s mission and goals with attendees. Many conference attendees inquired about data availability and accessibility, and some participants requested more information about using the ARM Mobile Facility.

ACRF participated in the Student Exploration of Research in the Earth and Space Sciences (EXPRESS) program held on the last day of the 2005 AGU Fall Meeting.

On the last day of the meeting, ACRF exhibit staff participated in the first ever Student Exploration of Research in the Earth and Space Sciences (EXPRESS) program. Local middle school students were invited to visit the AGU Exhibit Hall to learn about research and careers in earth and space sciences, meet scientists, view demonstrations, and take home fun activities. The ACRF Education and Outreach climate change coloring and activity book was received with enthusiasm by interested teachers and students.

This year, 189 posters and presentations included ARM researchers or data. During a special session on Mixed-Phase Clouds and Their Impact on Weather and Climate, one of ARM’s 2004 field campaigns, the Mixed-Phase Arctic Cloud Experiment, was a key topic of discussion. Researchers sponsored by ARM/ACRF routinely attend the regularly scheduled AGU meetings each year. The AGU is an international scientific society of over 41,000 members, and is a leader in the increasingly interdisciplinary research area of geophysical sciences.