North Slope Alaska and Tethered Balloon Systems: ARM Facilities Monthly Status Update

Technical Report · Thu Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 2022

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/2432070· OSTI ID:2432070

Helsel, Frederick M. ^[1]; Glen, Andrew ^[1]; Dexheimer, Darielle Nicole ^[1]; Whitson, Maria Gabrielle ^[1]; Cook, RaeAnn Louise ^[1]; Sparks, Valerie ^[1]; Woolever, Tracy A. ^[2]

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1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
2. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)

In support of the DOE Office of Science, Sandia National Labs is one of nine national laboratories which oversees the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program. The Sandia ARM team has an obligation to fulfill its mission to provide the nation with data to improve the understanding of climate processes and the representation of those processes in climate models. Sandia’s ARM team’s ability to provide detailed and accurate descriptions of the Earth’s atmosphere in diverse climate regimes assists the DOE in development of sustainable solutions to the nation’s energy and environmental challenges. Sandia Labs manages ARM atmospheric facilities along the North Slope of Alaska (NSA) at Utqiagvik as well as the Tethered Balloon System (TBS). Activities conducted at NSA and with the TBS aide in data collection for the ARM data archive. An overview of these activities for the month of December follows.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: NA0003525
• OSTI ID: 2432070
• Report Number(s): SAND--2023-11462R
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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