The Aerosol Measurement Science Group
Authors
Connor J. Flynn — University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology
Douglas L Sisterson — Argonne National Laboratory
Allison C. McComiskey — Brookhaven National Laboratory
Category
General Topics – Aerosol
Description
The Aerosol Measurement Science Group (AMSG) is a committee newly formed by the DOE Atmospheric System Research Program and Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Climate Research Facility. It is tasked with providing enhanced coordination of ARM observations of aerosols and atmospheric trace gases with the needs of its Users. The primary objective of the AMSG is to ensure advanced, well-characterized observational measurements and data products at the spatial and temporal scales necessary for improving climate science and climate model forecasts. This group fulfills the need for an integrated oversight to the planning, coordination, and leadership of aerosol instrumentation selection and deployment, measurement strategy and quality, and data product development from both science and operations perspectives. In a similar capacity, the Aerosol Observing System Harmonization effort has developed and is implementing a harmonized approach to processing data from the Aerosol Observing Systems. Here we review the AOS Harmonization effort and introduce the AMSG and its objectives to the ARM and ASR communities and invite input and feedback on related topics.
