Measurements
The ARM Climate Research Facility gathers a wide variety of measurements from many different sources. Each day, the Data Archive stores and distributes large quantities of data collected from these sources. Scientists then use these data to research atmospheric radiation balance and cloud feedback processes, which are critical elements of global climate change.
| Measurement | Categories | Sub Categories |
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| Actinic flux |
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| Advective tendency |
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| Aerosol absorption |
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| Aerosol backscattered radiation |
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| Aerosol composition |
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| Aerosol concentration |
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| Aerosol extinction |
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| Aerosol image |
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| Aerosol optical depth |
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| Aerosol optical properties |
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| Aerosol particle size |
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| Aerosol particle size distribution |
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| Aerosol scattering |
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| Atmospheric moisture |
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| Atmospheric pressure |
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| Atmospheric temperature |
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| Atmospheric turbulence |
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| Backscatter depolarization ratio |
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| Backscattered radiation |
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| Black carbon concentration |
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| CO2 concentration |
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| CO2 flux |
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| Cloud base height |
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| Cloud condensation nuclei |
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| Cloud droplet size |
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| Cloud extinction |
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| Cloud fraction |
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| Cloud ice particle |
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| Cloud ice water |
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| Cloud liquid water |
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| Cloud optical depth |
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| Cloud particle number concentration |
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| Cloud particle size distribution |
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| Cloud top height |
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| Cloud type |
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| Convection |
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| Extreme event time |
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| Fall velocity |
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| Friction velocity |
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| Geopotential height |
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| Horizontal wind |
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| Hydrometeor Geometry |
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| Hydrometeor Size Distribution |
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| Hydrometeor fall velocity |
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| Hydrometeor image |
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| Hydrometeor optical properties |
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| Hydrometeor phase |
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| Hydrometeor size |
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| Hygroscopic growth |
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| Ice nuclei |
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| Inorganic chemical composition |
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| Isotope ratio |
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| Latent heat flux |
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| Lightning stroke |
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| Liquid water path |
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| Longwave broadband brightness temperature |
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| Longwave broadband downwelling irradiance |
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| Longwave broadband net irradiance |
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| Longwave broadband radiance |
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| Longwave broadband upwelling irradiance |
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| Longwave narrowband brightness temperature |
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| Longwave narrowband downwelling irradiance |
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| Longwave narrowband radiance |
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| Longwave narrowband upwelling irradiance |
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| Longwave spectral brightness temperature |
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| Longwave spectral radiance |
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| Microwave narrowband brightness temperature |
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| Microwave radiation |
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| Net broadband total irradiance |
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| Nitrogen |
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| Optical depth |
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| Organic Carbon Concentration |
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| Ozone |
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| Particle number concentration |
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| Particle size distribution |
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| Planetary boundary layer height |
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| Precipitable water |
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| Precipitation |
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| Radar Doppler |
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| Radar polarization |
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| Radar reflectivity |
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| Radiative heating rate |
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| Sea surface temperature |
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| Sensible heat flux |
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| Shortwave broadband diffuse downwelling irradiance |
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| Shortwave broadband diffuse upwelling irradiance |
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| Shortwave broadband direct downwelling irradiance |
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| Shortwave broadband direct normal irradiance |
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| Shortwave broadband radiance |
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| Shortwave broadband total downwelling irradiance |
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| Shortwave broadband total net irradiance |
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| Shortwave broadband total upwelling irradiance |
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| Shortwave narrowband diffuse downwelling irradiance |
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| Shortwave narrowband diffuse upwelling irradiance |
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| Shortwave narrowband direct downwelling irradiance |
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| Shortwave narrowband direct normal irradiance |
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| Shortwave narrowband radiance |
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| Shortwave narrowband total downwelling irradiance |
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| Shortwave narrowband total upwelling irradiance |
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| Shortwave spectral diffuse downwelling irradiance |
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| Shortwave spectral direct normal irradiance |
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| Shortwave spectral radiance |
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| Shortwave spectral total downwelling irradiance |
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| Soil characteristics |
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| Soil heat flux |
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| Soil moisture |
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| Soil moisture flux |
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| Soil surface temperature |
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| Surface albedo |
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| Surface condition |
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| Surface moisture flux |
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| Surface skin temperature |
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| Surface stress |
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| Total carbon |
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| Total cloud water |
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| Trace gas concentration |
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| Vertical velocity |
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| Virtual temperature |
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| Visibility |
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| Volatile organic compounds |
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