The DOE ARM Aerial Facility: the Aerial Facility of the DOE Atmospheric Radiation Measurement program has produced climate-relevant datasets from a large number of field campaigns and recently upgraded its capabilities to measure gases, aerosols, and clouds

The Department of Energy Atmospheric-Radiation Measurement (ARM) program is a climate research user facility operating stationary ground sites that provide long-term measurements of climate-relevant properties, mobile ground- and ship-based facilities to conduct shorter field campaigns (6-12 months)...

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Published in:	Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Vol. 95; no. 5; pp. 723 - 743
Main Authors:	Schmid, B, Tomlinson, J.M, Hubbe, J.M, Comstock, J.M, Mei, F, Chand, D, Pekour, M.S, Kluzek, C.D, Andrews, E, Biraud, S.C, McFarquhar, G.M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Meteorological Society 01-05-2014
Subjects:	Aerosols Carbon cycle (Biogeochemistry) Measurement Physical instruments Radiation Arctic California
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Summary:	The Department of Energy Atmospheric-Radiation Measurement (ARM) program is a climate research user facility operating stationary ground sites that provide long-term measurements of climate-relevant properties, mobile ground- and ship-based facilities to conduct shorter field campaigns (6-12 months), and the ARM Aerial Facility (AAF). The airborne observations acquired by the AAF enhance the surface-based ARM measurements by providing high-resolution in situ measurements for process understanding, retrieval-algorithm development, and model evaluation that are not possible using surface- or satellite-based techniques.
ISSN:	0003-0007 1520-0477
DOI:	10.1175/BAMS-D-13-00040.1