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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."

2009

Jul 31	President of the Regional Government Speaks at Opening Ceremony for Mobile Facility in the Azores
Jul 31	African Collaborators Continue Data Analyses from Niamey
Jun 30	ARM Aerial Facility Leads International Discussions on Aircraft Research
Jun 15	Severe Storms the Focus of VORTEX
May 31	Scanning Radiometers Probe Inside of Clouds
May 15	Turning a New Page with Facebook; Are You a Fan?
Apr 30	Smart Filter Clears the Way for Speedy Data Transfer
Apr 15	ARM Climate Research Facility Exhibit Showcases Arctic Research
Mar 31	New Sensors Installed for Cloud Radar Calibration at North Slope
Mar 15	Science and Operations Team for RACORO Supports Outreach Activities
Feb 28	Climate Models Need Closure Too
Feb 15	Internet Upgrade Speeds Data Transfer from Tropics
Jan 31	New Cloud Radar to Join Mobile Facility on Graciosa Island
Jan 15	Arctic Storms to Provide Data Linking Sea Ice to Precipitation Rates

2008

Dec 31	Arctic Field Campaign Data and Instrument Performance Reviewed at Workshop
Nov 30	Scout Team Surveys Storm Peak Area
Nov 30	Site Operations Centralized Through New Tracking System
Nov 15	Staging Facility and Site Selected for High-Altitude Field Campaign in Chile
Nov 15	Airborne Instrumentation Workshop Seeks Latest Scientific Advances
Oct 31	Breakthrough User Interface Delivers Statistical Views of Data
Oct 15	Talk About Climate Change: Radiometer Moves from Arctic to South America
Sep 30	Sensor Upgrades Improve Meteorological Systems at North Slope of Alaska Sites
Sep 30	Website Update Links Publications to Related Information
Sep 30	Education and Outreach Activities in the Tropics Get a Tune-up
Sep 15	Global Earth Observations Portal Provides Gateway to ACRF Data
Aug 31	Phase 2 of Orbiting Carbon Observatory Field Campaign Begins
Aug 15	New Ceilometer Evaluated at Southern Great Plains Site
Jul 31	Southern Great Plains Gets an “Assist” for Instrument Intercomparison
Jul 15	Extract This! Enhanced Visualization Tool Available at the Data Archive
Jun 30	Interagency Effort Will Help Dial In Carbon Profiles
Jun 30	ACRF Science Liaison Chairs Climate Symposium at International Conference
Jun 15	Mobile Facility Anchors Multi-site Aerosol Study in China
Jun 15	Staying in Sync
May 15	Cloud Radars on the Screen at Southern Great Plains Site
May 15	North Slope of Alaska Site Hosts Guest Instruments for Arctic Aerosol Study
May 15	National User Facility Organization Meets to Discuss Progress and Ideas
Apr 30	Arctic Aerosol Study Flies By
Apr 30	Team Scouts Graciosa Island for 2009 Mobile Facility Deployment Site
Apr 30	ACRF Outreach Materials Chosen for Earth Day Display in Washington DC
Apr 15	CLASIC Discussed at Workshop in Oklahoma
Mar 31	Interagency Land Use Agreement Signed for North Slope of Alaska
Mar 31	2008 ARM Science Team Meeting Sails Off into the Sunset
Mar 15	New Radiometer Tested for Measuring Thin Clouds
Feb 29	Scout Team Scopes Out Sites for 2009 Field Campaign in Chile
Feb 29	Radar Focus Group Zeroes in on Data Quality
Feb 29	Wildlife Challenges Lead to Wireless Solutions
Feb 29	Final Preparations Underway for Arctic Aerosol Field Campaign
Feb 15	Science Board Welcomes Two New Members
Feb 15	User Group Provides Recommendations for Data Archive Improvements
Jan 31	ACRF Exhibit Showcases Continuous Data at American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting
Jan 15	Future of User Facility Discussed at Fall Workshop
Jan 15	ARM Mobile Facility Completes Field Campaign in Germany

2007

Dec 15	Radar Antenna Replacement Effort Begins at Barrow
Dec 15	External Data Center Completes Storage Expansion
Dec 15	ACRF Exhibit Draws Diverse Crowd at American Geophysical Union Meeting
Nov 30	Interferometers Compared for ARM Mobile Facility Deployment in China
Nov 30	High-Speed Internet Deflects Information Overload
Nov 15	Commercial Infrared Sky Imagers Compared
Oct 31	Long-term Radiosonde Validation Campaign Concludes
Oct 15	Enchanted Isle Selected as Site for 2009 ARM Mobile Facility Deployment
Oct 15	Aerial Vehicles Program to Support “CLOWD” Statistical Analyses
Oct 15	Second Phase of Far-Infrared Study To Take Place in Chile
Sep 30	Atqasuk Joins International Network of Meteorological Stations
Sep 30	Improved Instrument Calibration Capabilities Benefit All Sites, Users
Sep 15	Microwave Radiometers Put to the Test in Germany
Aug 31	Records Set Again; New Process Enhances Reporting of User Facility Statistics
Aug 31	New Calibration Method May Purge Old Procedure
Jul 31	Multifilter Radiometer Added to Cessna Payload
Jul 31	Review of ACRF Infrastructure Completed
Jul 15	Conditions Range from Classic to Record-Breaking as Field Campaign Concludes
Jul 15	Climate Education Kiosk Launched on Manus Island
Jun 30	Science Teams Gather to Plan Arctic Field Campaigns in Fiscal Year 2008
Jun 30	New Radar Wind Profiler Joins AMF Instrument Suite in Germany
Jun 15	CLASIC Hits the Dirt—and the Air—in Oklahoma
Jun 15	ACRF Data on Display at New Climate Research Facility
Apr 30	Field Campaign to Benefit from Multimillion Dollar Radar Technology
Apr 30	Alaskan Teachers Benefit from ACRF Support of International Polar Year
Apr 15	Radiosonde Temperature Sensor Benefits from Stronger Structure
Mar 31	Radiometers Operate in Low Water Vapor Conditions in Barrow, Alaska
Feb 28	International Polar Year Draws on ARM Education and Outreach Efforts
Feb 28	Unattended Performance of Lidar Makes Life “Easy”
Feb 15	Adieu to Niger, Guten Tag to Germany
Feb 15	Radar Looking Good with New Reflector
Jan 31	ARM Archive Sets Record for User Accounts
Jan 31	Datastream Database Speeds Flow of Information
Jan 15	New ACRF Exhibit Makes Debut at Fall Meeting of American Geophysical Union
Jan 15	Radon Measurements to Help Scientists Estimate Carbon Dioxide Exchange

2006

Dec 15	Diffuse Irradiance Study to Set Measurement Standard
Dec 15	Educational Kiosk Installed at ACRF Site in Nauru
Nov 30	Radar Wind Profiler Upgrades Optimize Performance, Increase Reliability
Nov 30	Mapping It Up With Google
Nov 15	Radiometers Due for Checkup
Oct 31	New High-Frequency Microwave Radiometer Provides Improved Sensitivity
Oct 15	This “Roobik” is Part of the Answer, Not a Puzzle
Sep 30	Precipitation Sensor on Duty at North Slope of Alaska
Sep 15	Trace Gases Targeted During Aircraft Carbon Field Campaign
Sep 15	New Instrument “Counts” Cloud Particles
Aug 31	Infrared Loss Study Underway at North Slope of Alaska
Aug 31	New Lidars Installed at Tropical Western Pacific Site
Aug 15	Preparations Underway for 2007 ARM Mobile Facility Deployment in Germany
Aug 15	Sunphotometer to Obtain Additional Aerosol Data in Niamey
Jul 31	New Operations Status System Improves Tracking, Reporting
Jul 15	Kids Learn About Weather at Day Camps in June
Jul 15	Infrared Sky Imager Takes a Shot in the Dark
Jun 30	“VAPs” Define Key Properties at ACRF Sites
Jun 15	Data From Rotating Shadowband Spectroradiometer Now Available in Data Archive
May 31	Comprehensive Instrument Validation Campaign Concludes
May 31	New Shortwave Spectroradiometer Deployed at SGP
May 15	New Micropulse Lidars to Replace Old Ones; Deployments Begin at SGP
May 15	Radar Wind Profiler Joins ARM Mobile Facility Instrument Suite
Apr 30	HydroKansas Follows Water Flowing Through Space and Time
Apr 30	Disdrometer Joins Tipping Bucket to Improve Precipitation Measurements
Apr 15	TWP Site Hosts Preliminary Study for Long Term Measurements of Greenhouse Gases
Mar 31	W-Band Cloud Radar Added to ARM Mobile Facility in Africa
Mar 31	Increased Weather Balloon Soundings Begin at Barrow
Mar 31	New Chief Scientist Leads Annual ARM Science Team Meeting
Feb 28	Network of Infrared Thermometers Nearly Complete at SGP
Feb 15	School Visits and New Kiosk Promote Science Education at ACRF Darwin Site
Feb 15	ACRF Exhibit Just Peachy in Atlanta
Feb 15	Mother Nature Tests Emergency Preparedness at North Slope of Alaska
Jan 31	Media Day Kicks Off Tropical Cloud Study in Australia
Jan 15	ARM Mobile Facility Begins Year-Long Deployment in Africa
Jan 15	Location, Location, Location… Field Campaign Focuses on Latitude Effects

2005

Dec 31	Take Two! ACRF Exhibit Returns to AGU Fall Meeting
Dec 15	Upgrades to Darwin Radar Double Data Delivery
Nov 15	More Server Power Improves Performance at the ACRF Data Management Facility
Oct 31	Ancillary Site to Provide Key Data from Africa
Oct 15	Room to Share—New Guest Facility Ready for Users at North Slope of Alaska
Oct 15	Website Integration Effort Delivers One-Stop Shopping for Data
Sep 30	Mission Under Control: Scientists Simulate Upcoming Field Campaign
Sep 30	Bigger, Better Cessna Ready to Record Aerosol and Carbon Cycle Data
Sep 30	Aircraft Comes ALIVE During Field Campaign at the Southern Great Plains
Sep 15	From Coastal Clouds to Desert Dust: ARM Mobile Facility Headed to Africa
Sep 15	More Storage Space, Better Reliability Now at the ACRF Data Management Facility
Aug 31	North Slope of Alaska Draws Array of Distinguished Visitors
Aug 31	Southern Great Plains Site Hosts Gathering to Discuss ACRF Instrumentation
Aug 31	BBC Airs Segment on Arctic Research After Visit to North Slope of Alaska
Aug 15	Aging, Overworked Computer Network at SGP Gets Overhauled
Jul 31	Summertime Clouds Are All Wet in Alaska
Jul 15	Battle With Bugs Nearly Over Thanks to New Radar
Jul 15	New Data Streams Available for ARM Mobile Facility Deployment Sites
Jul 15	ACRF Capabilities Promoted at Air & Waste Management Conference
Jun 30	Coastal Clouds Field Campaign Takes Off in July
Jun 15	Guest Instruments to Collect Aerosol Data During Coastal Field Campaign
Jun 15	New Total Sky Imager Improves Reliability Picture in Tropics
Jun 15	Cloud Animation Joins Learning Tools on Science Education Website
May 31	Rain in the Plain Falls Mainly on the… Farm?
May 31	History Tool Records Changes to Datastreams
May 15	Announcing: The GoogleBox
May 15	Alaskan Students and Teachers Treated to Demonstration of New Kiosk Archive
Apr 30	ACRF Communication Products Garner Awards in Competition
Apr 30	New Microwave Radiometer Makes Water Vapor Measurements in the Arid Cold a Snap
Apr 30	Annual Quality Improvement Inspections Take Place
Apr 15	Infrared Thermometers Complete Cloud Pictures
Apr 15	User Facility Improvements Continue at North Slope of Alaska Locale
Mar 31	15th Annual ARM Science Team Meeting Begins with a Roar
Mar 31	Speedier Data Delivery Assists Storm Forecasters
Mar 31	DeskPRO Database Streamlines Data Status
Mar 15	Japanese Collaborators Take A Long Look at Lightning
Mar 15	Bad Gas Examined During Field Campaign at North Slope of Alaska
Feb 28	Readiness of New Lidar Evaluated at Southern Great Plains Site
Feb 15	Improved Radiosonde Sensor Ready for Launch
Feb 15	One More Step for Improving User Access; A Giant Leap Toward Integration
Jan 31	Mobile Facility Beta Testing Complete; System Headed to California Seashore
Jan 31	New Shortwave Spectrometer Performs Well in Field Evaluation
Jan 15	Instruments Added and Upgraded at Tropical Western Pacific Sites

2004

Dec 31	New Technique Used to Measure Ice and Liquid in Clouds
Dec 15	Webpages “Re-engineered” For New Look and Added Functionality
Nov 30	Scientists Convene in Australia to Plan International Cloud Experiment
Nov 30	New Thumbnail Browser for Data Archive Gives Users More Options
Nov 15	Education and Outreach Program Visits Schools in the Tropics
Oct 31	Intensive Arctic Field Campaign Concludes
Oct 31	ACRF Lends Support to Military Flare Tests
Oct 31	New Pump Shelter Kicks Off Upgrades to Aerosol Observing System
Oct 15	Data Quality Application Gives Data Browsers a New View
Oct 15	Radiosonde Data Distribution In Place for Modeling During M-PACE
Sep 30	New Instrumentation on Proteus Aircraft Tested
Sep 30	Raman Lidar Refurbishment and Upgrade Completed
Sep 30	Narrow Field of View (NFOV) Radiometers Deployed
Sep 15	Upgrades Improve Site Data System Reliability
Aug 31	Satellite Data Conversion Supports Tropical Cloud Research
Aug 31	New Look for Education and Outreach Website—Just in Time for School!
Aug 15	SuomiNet-type Instruments Tested and Ready for Tropics
Aug 15	Fancy Footwork Accomplishes Scheduling Feat for ER-AERI
Aug 15	New Narrow Field of View Radiometer Widens Range of Radiance Data
Jul 31	ACRF Achieves User Milestone Three Months Ahead of Schedule
Jul 15	Military Facilities, Restricted Airspace Okayed to Support Arctic Cloud Experiment
Jul 15	New Data Loggers Deployed
Jun 30	Data Archive Hits Record High
Jun 15	Satellite Service Conserves Cash
Jun 15	New Data Stream Available from Millimeter Wave Cloud Radar
May 31	New Backup Software Improves Processing, Reliability at Data Management Facility
May 31	CIMEL Sunphotometer Helps Researchers See the Light in Australia
May 15	Mid-latitude Cirrus Cloud Experiment Underway
May 15	Upgrade to Millimeter Wave Cloud Radar Increases Volume of Data Collection
May 15	Sunphotometer Re-installed at North Slope of Alaska
May 15	Helping Hands Make Strong Partnerships
Apr 30	Second Phase of AIRS Validation Exercise Completed; Third Phase In Progress
Apr 30	The Tale of the Tapes—No More Boxes of Data!
Apr 30	Upgrades to Raman Lidar Backup Laser Improve Reliability
Apr 30	Arctic Winter Water Vapor IOP Completed
Apr 15	Record Crowd Attends ARM 14th Annual Science Team Meeting
Apr 15	Eddy Correlation Deployments Completed
Apr 15	Instrument States Database Up and Running
Mar 31	Science Board Established for ARM Climate Research Facility
Mar 31	Arctic Winter Water Vapor IOP Starts; Microwave Radiometer Profiler Deployed
Mar 31	External Data Center Gets a Big Boost
Mar 31	High Speed Internet Service Established at Oliktok, Alaska
Mar 31	Metrics Monitor Activity on ARM Education Website
Mar 15	New Web Interface for Solar Tracking is Right on Target
Mar 15	Disaster Plan Deflects Problems During Downpour

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