Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program

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Atmospheric Radiation Measurement
Program
The United States Department of Energy
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ARM Program Sites
North Slope of Alaska
Tropical Western Pacific
Southern Great Plains
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General Goal of ARM

• To improve our knowledge of the Earths
• atmosphere so that we can better predict
• global and regional climate change using
• computer models.

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SGP Central Facility
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Tropical Western Pacific Sites
MANUS
NAURU
DARWIN
AUSTRALIA
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Manus Island ARM Site
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Nauru Site
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Darwin Site
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El Niño
Normal Conditions
El Niño Conditions
Source www.pmel.noaa.gov/toga-tao/el-nino-story.h
tml
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Pacific Warm Pool
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North Slope of Alaska Sites
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Barrow ARM Site
ARM Site
Barrow
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Barrow Instruments
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Aerial View of Atqasuk
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Atqasuk Instrument Shelter
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Atmospheric, Radiation, and Cloud Station (ARCS)
Concept

• Instruments that measure radiation, cloud, and
  meteorological properties
• Data computers, communication and support systems
• Housed in four ocean cargo containers
• Minimal maintenance, movable, flexible

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Atmospheric Radiation and Cloud Station (ARCS)
Concept
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ARCS Measurements

• Surface meteorology
• Surface radiation balance
• Vertical structure of atmosphere
• Column water
• Cloud properties
• Aerosol optical depth

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Atmospheric Radiation Measurement
EDUCATION PROGRAM
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ARM Education Goal
To develop basic science awareness and
increase critical thinking skills in
environmental science and climate change for K-12
students at all three ARM Sites.

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ARM Education
Teacher Support Student Enrichment Community
Outreach Public Relations Activities
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Teacher Support

• In-service training on climate change for all
  grades.
• Field trips for teachers and students to ARM
  sites.
• Curriculum development with the North Slope
  School District
  Science Standards.
• Lesson plans available through ARM education
  web site.
• Materials for teachers such as posters and
  curriculum books
• Teacher workshops and evaluations.
• Newsletters for teachers and students

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Teacher Workshops Tours
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Student Enrichment

• Curriculum that reflects the local culture.
• Education website with student activities
• Internet data projects.
• Museum kiosk on climate change for student
  field trips.
• Pen Pal program
• Student activity in each newsletter

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http//www.arm.gov/docs/education/
Check out our Scavenger
Hunt !!
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Community Outreach PR

• Community workshops focusing on cultural
  understanding of current and historic climate
  change in the North Slope.
• Public meetings discussing ongoing ARM
  Education programs.
• Discussions and interviews with community
  members about climate change.
• Development of Climate Change interactive kiosk
  for the Iñupiat Heritage Center.
• Site Tours
• Newsletters

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Community Outreach
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Web sites for education

• Atmospheric Radiation Monitoring (ARM) site
  http//www.arm.gov/
• ARM Classroom Lessons site http//www.arm.gov/doc
  s/education/tlessons.html
• ARM Outreach site http//www.arm.gov/docs/outreac
  h.html