ACRF Mission Statement:

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) ARM Climate Research Facility (ACRF) has been designated a national user facility for the purpose of providing this unique asset for the study of global change to the broader national and international research community. Research at this facility will include the study of alterations in climate, land productivity, oceans or other water resources, atmospheric chemistry, and ecological systems that may alter the capacity of the Earth to sustain life. Global change research also includes the study, monitoring, assessment, prediction, and information management activities to describe and understand:

  • The interactive physical, chemical, and biological processes that regulate the total Earth system
  • The unique environment that the Earth provides for life
  • The changes that are occurring in the Earth system and the environment and how these changes are influenced by human actions.