The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility provides tailored datastreams known as ARM Best Estimate (ARMBE) data products for use in the evaluation of global climate models.
Two ARMBE data sets are now available from the Surface Atmosphere Integrated Field Laboratory (SAIL) campaign, which ran from September 1, 2021, to June 15, 2023, near Crested Butte, Colorado.
The ARM Best Estimate Atmospheric Measurements (ARMBEATM) data set contains basic atmospheric quantities, and ARM Best Estimate Cloud Radiation (ARMBECLDRAD) provides cloud and radiation quantities.
An ARMBE product assembles into one data set quantities that are both well observed by ARM over many years and are often used in model evaluation. Such products consist of hourly averages and thus have temporal resolution comparable to a typical resolution used in climate model output.
Find more information about ARMBE data products on the ARMBE web page.
Scientists can use the ARMBEATM and ARMBECLDRAD data from SAIL now. Access the data in the ARM Data Center. (To download the data, create an account.)
Feedback on the data is always welcome. If you have questions or suggestions, please contact Yuying Zhang or Shaocheng Xie.
To cite the data, use doi:10.5439/1333748 for ARMBEATM and doi:10.5439/1333228 for ARMBECLDRAD.
# # #ARM is a DOE Office of Science user facility operated by nine DOE national laboratories.