ARM Mobile Observatory Recent and Field Studies

The U.S. Department of Energy's Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility aims to improve climate and earth system models through providing detailed observations of the atmosphere to the scientific community.  These observations are provided by ARM's atmospheric observatories which combine dozens of remote and in situ sensors for characterizing many atmospheric parameters relating to clouds, precipitation, aerosols, and radiation balance.  This presentation will focus on the recent and upcoming deployments of two of ARM's ground based observatories, the ARM Mobile Facility (AMF) 1 & 2.  These AMFs travel the globe to collect observations from diverse regions and meteorological regimes through proposal-driven deployments.  This will focus on studies in Houston, Texas, USA,; La Jolla, California, USA; Tasmania, Australia, and upcoming deployments of ARM’s AMFs.