Field Campaigns
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The call for preproposals for conducting major field campaigns and scientific research using the ACRF's mobile facilities (AMF1 and AMF2), Aerial Vehicles Program (AVP), and/or ACRF fixed sites in FY2011 is now open. Submit your Field Campaign Preproposal today. |
ARM Climate Research Facility users regularly conduct field campaigns to augment routine data acquisitions and to test and validate new instruments. Any field campaign which is proposed, planned, and implemented at one or more research sites is referred to as an intensive operational period (IOP). IOPs are held using the fixed and mobile sites; Southern Great Plains, North Slope of Alaska, Tropical Western Pacific, ARM Mobile Facilities (AMF), and Aerial Vehicles Program (AVP). The AVP provides aerial measurement platforms that can be used to support experiments at the fixed sites, in conjunction with a mobile facility, or in support of other research activities independent of the ACRF. While the ACRF does not provide direct funding for scientific research, small amounts of funding may be provided to allow the facility to assist with logistics, the development of datastreams and archiving, and other infrastructure activities associated with using the facility.
Proposal Schedule
Preproposals for field campaigns in FY2011 are now being accepted. Field campaign requests for any of the fixed ACRF sites will be considered at any time. The request for preproposals for larger, more complex field campaigns (such as those involving an AMF, AVP, or multiple funding organizations) will be published in journals in the fall of each year. Preproposals are due February 1 for these campaigns, with invited full proposals due May 1. To learn more about the scientific review process and how you can start your own IOP, please see submitting proposals or refer to the IOP Request, Approval, and Implementation Process (pdf).
To order field campaign data, visit the ARM Climate Research Facility Archive or call the Archive User Services Hotline at (865) 241-4851 or 1-888-ARM-DATA (1-888-276-3282). Email can be sent to armarchive@ornl.gov
