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Radiative Flux Analysis (RADFLUXANAL) Value-Added Product: Retrieval of Clear-Sky Broadband Radiative Fluxes and Other Derived Values Open

Laura Riihimaki, Krista L. Gaustad, Charles Long · 2022

The Radiative Flux Analysis (RADFLUX) is a technique for using surface broadband radiation measurements for detecting periods of clear (i.e., cloudless) skies, and using the detected clear-sky data to fit functions that are then used to pr…

Comparison of Observations and Predictions of Daytime Planetary-Boundary-Layer Heights and Surface Meteorological Variables in the Columbia River Gorge and Basin During the Second Wind Forecast Improvement Project Open

Laura Bianco, Paytsar Muradyan, Irina V. Djalalova, James M. Wilczak, Joseph B. Olson , et al. · 2021

The second Wind Forecast Improvement Project (WFIP2) is an 18-month field campaign in the Pacific Northwest U.S.A., whose goal is to improve the accuracy of numerical-weather-prediction forecasts in complex terrain. The WFIP2 campaign invo…

The De-Icing Comparison Experiment (D-ICE): a study of broadband radiometric measurements under icing conditions in the Arctic Open

Christopher J. Cox, Sara Morris, Taneil Uttal, Ross Burgener, Emiel Hall , et al. · 2021

Surface-based measurements of broadband shortwave (solar) and longwave (infrared) radiative fluxes using thermopile radiometers are made regularly around the globe for scientific and operational environmental monitoring. The occurrence of …

Basic measurements of radiation at station Billings (2018-05) Open

Charles Long · 2021

Macro-physical Properties of Shallow Cumulus from Integrated ARM Observations (Final Report) Open

Jessica M. Kleiss, Evgueni Kassianov, Laura Riihimaki, Charles Long, Larry K. Berg · 2020

Fair-weather shallow cumuli (ShCu) play an important role in many climate-related processes. Irregular geometry of ShCu and their strong temporal and spatial variability make it challenging to observe ShCu holistically and to represent the…

The De-Icing Comparison Experiment (D-ICE): A study of broadband radiometric measurements under icing conditions in the Arctic Open

Christopher J. Cox, Sara Morris, Taneil Uttal, Ross Burgener, Emiel Hall , et al. · 2020

Surface-based measurements of broadband shortwave (solar) and longwave (infrared) radiative fluxes using thermopile radiometers are made regularly around the globe for scientific and operational environmental monitoring. The occurrence of …

Shallow cumuli cover and its uncertainties from ground-based lidar–radar data and sky images Open

Erin A. Riley, Jessica M. Kleiss, Laura Riihimaki, Charles Long, Larry K. Berg , et al. · 2020

Cloud cover estimates of single-layer shallow cumuli obtained from narrow field-of-view (FOV) lidar–radar and wide-FOV total sky imager (TSI) data are compared over an extended period (2000–2017 summers) at the established United States At…

Fine‐Scale Variability of Observed and Simulated Surface Albedo Over the Southern Great Plains Open

Larry K. Berg, Charles Long, Evgueni Kassianov, D. Chand, Sheng‐Lun Tai , et al. · 2020

Surface albedo can be highly variable in both space and time. The Department of Energy's Holistic Interactions of Shallow Clouds, Aerosols, and Land‐Ecosystems field study provides a unique opportunity to characterize the variability of su…

Comparison of aircraft measurements during GoAmazon2014/5 and ACRIDICON-CHUVA Open

Fan Mei, Jian Wang, J. M. Comstock, Ralf Weigel, Martina Krämer , et al. · 2020

The indirect effect of atmospheric aerosol particles on the Earth's radiation balance remains one of the most uncertain components affecting climate change throughout the industrial period. The large uncertainty is partly due to the incomp…

Other measurements at 10 m from station Eastern North Atlantic (2015-12) Open

Charles Long · 2020

Other measurements at 10 m from station Southern Great Plains (2018-11) Open

Charles Long · 2020

Radiative Flux Analysis (RADFLUXANAL) Value-Added Product: Retrieval of Clear-Sky Broadband Radiative Fluxes and Other Derived Values Open

Laura Riihimaki, Krista L. Gaustad, Charles Long · 2019

This technical report describes the algorithms used in the Radiative Flux Analysis (RADFLUXANAL) Value-Added Product (VAP). This VAP estimates clear sky broadband irradiance values and derives several additional cloud properties from broad…

The De-Icing Comparison Experiment – ARM Contribution (DICEXACO) Field Campaign Report Open

Christopher J. Cox, Sara Morris, Taneil Uttal, Charles Long, Allison McComiskey · 2019

Longwave and shortwave radiative fluxes are fundamental quantities regularly observed globally using broadband radiometers. In regions conducive to frost, rime, and snow, ice frequently builds up on sensor windows, contaminating measuremen…

Shallow Cumuli Cover and Its Uncertainties from Ground-based Lidar-Radar Data and Sky Images Open

Erin A. Riley, Jessica M. Kleiss, Laura Riihimaki, Charles Long, Larry K. Berg , et al. · 2019

Cloud cover estimates of single-layer shallow cumuli obtained from narrow field-of-view (FOV) lidar-radar and wide-FOV Total Sky Imager (TSI) data are compared over an extended period (2000–2017 summers) at the established United States At…

Supplementary material to "Comparison of Aircraft Measurements during GoAmazon2014/5 and ACRIDICON-CHUVA" Open

Fan Mei, Jian Wang, J. M. Comstock, Ralf Weigel, Martina Krämer , et al. · 2019

The Second Wind Forecast Improvement Project (WFIP2): Observational Field Campaign Open

James M. Wilczak, Mark T. Stoelinga, Larry K. Berg, J. Sharp, Caroline Draxl , et al. · 2019

The Second Wind Forecast Improvement Project (WFIP2) is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)- and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)-funded program, with private-sector and university partners, which aims to improve the ac…

Clear-sky shortwave downward flux at the Earth's surface: Ground-based data vs. satellite-based data Open

Taiping Zhang, Paul W. Stackhouse, Stephen J. Cox, J. Colleen Mikovitz, Charles Long · 2018

Baseline Surface Radiation Network (BSRN): structure and data description (1992–2017) Open

Amelie Driemel, John Augustine, Klaus Behrens, Sérgio Colle, Christopher J. Cox , et al. · 2018

Small changes in the radiation budget at the earth's surface can lead to large climatological responses when persistent over time. With the increasing debate on anthropogenic influences on climatic processes during the 1980s the need for a…

Cloud Area Distributions of Shallow Cumuli: A New Method for Ground-Based Images Open

Jessica M. Kleiss, Erin A. Riley, Charles Long, Laura Riihimaki, Larry K. Berg , et al. · 2018

We develop a new approach that resolves cloud area distributions of single-layer shallow cumuli from ground-based observations. Our simple and computationally inexpensive approach uses images obtained from a Total Sky Imager (TSI) and comp…

The World Radiation Monitoring Center Update 2018: status, challenges, tasks Open

Amelie Driemel, Charles Long · 2018

A Bird’s-Eye View: Development of an Operational ARM Unmanned Aerial Capability for Atmospheric Research in Arctic Alaska Open

Gijs de Boer, Mark D. Ivey, B. Schmid, Dale Lawrence, Darielle Dexheimer , et al. · 2018

Thorough understanding of aerosols, clouds, boundary layer structure, and radiation is required to improve the representation of the Arctic atmosphere in weather forecasting and climate models. To develop such understanding, new perspectiv…

Baseline Surface Radiation Network (BSRN): structure and datadescription (1992–2017) Open

Amelie Driemel, John Augustine, Klaus Behrens, Sérgio Colle, Christopher J. Cox , et al. · 2018

Small changes in the radiation budget at the earth’s surface can lead to large climatological responses when persistent over time. With the increasing debate on anthropogenic influences on climatic processes during the 1980s the need for a…

Ultraviolet radiation modelling from ground-based and satellite measurements on Reunion Island, southern tropics Open

Kévin Lamy, Thierry Portafaix, Colette Brogniez, Sophie Godin‐Beekmann, Hassan Benchérif , et al. · 2018

Surface ultraviolet radiation (SUR) is not an increasing concern after the implementation of the Montreal Protocol and the recovery of the ozone layer (Morgenstern et al., 2008). However, large uncertainties remain in the prediction of fut…

Basic and other measurements of radiation at station Barrow (2004-06) Open

Charles Long · 2018

Baseline surface radiation data (1992-2017) Open

Amelie Driemel, John Augustine, Klaus Behrens, Sérgio Colle, Christopher J. Cox , et al. · 2018

Any user who accepts the BSRN data release guidelines (http://bsrn.awi.de/data/conditions-of-data-release) may ask Amelie Driemel ([email protected]) to obtain an account to download these datasets. Newer data are available at: https:/…

Basic and other measurements of radiation at station Barrow (2000-11) Open

Charles Long · 2018

Basic and other measurements of radiation at station Barrow (2000-07) Open

Charles Long · 2018

Basic and other measurements of radiation at station Barrow (2002-02) Open

Charles Long · 2018

Basic and other measurements of radiation at station Barrow (2004-02) Open

Charles Long · 2018

Basic and other measurements of radiation at station Barrow (2000-05) Open

Charles Long · 2018

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