Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society · 2009 · 187 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesEarth SciencesAtmospheric RadiationAtmospheric ScienceClimate ScienceClimate ChangeClimate ModelingClimate ObservationsCloud Radiative EffectsRadiative ForcingSolar RadiationClimate Model EvaluationClimate Model ValidationClimate SimulationClimate System ModelingCloud Formation ProcessesCloud Radiative Effects In Climate ModelsIn Situ Cloud MeasurementsRadiation Budget Modeling
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program (www.arm.gov) was created in 1989 to address scientific uncertainties related to global climate change, with a focus on the crucial role of clouds and their influence on the transfer of radiation atmosphere. Here, a central activity is the acquisition of detailed observations of clouds and radiation, as well as related atmospheric variables for climate model evaluation and improvement.