The arm climate research facility: A review of structure and capabilities

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 377-392

  Mather, James H ^a   Voyles, Jimmy W ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTIES; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION MEASUREMENTS; DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY; HIGH TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; NATIONAL LABORATORY; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES;

AEROSOLS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

EID: 84876264431     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-D-11-00218.1     Document Type: Article

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