AMF2 status update: engineering efforts for the MAGIC campaign

 

Authors

Brad W. Orr — No Affiliation
Michael T. Ritsche — Argonne National Laboratory

Category

Infrastructure & Outreach

Description

The original design of the AMF2 included the capability for deploying the core suite of ARM instrument systems on marine platforms, including ships. The significant influx of ARRA instrumentation has dramatically improved the measurement and scientific capabilities of the AMF2, but it has also nearly doubled the AMF2 footprint. This presents significant challenges when configuring and adapting the AMF2 for a particular ship installation. The Marine ARM GPCI Investigation of Clouds (MAGIC) campaign takes place on a commercial cargo ship sailing between Long Beach, California, and Honolulu, Hawaii. The AMF2 deployment will be on an upper bridge deck where space is fairly limited. This area is also not specifically designed to support large containers and will require modifications be made to the ship structure. There will only be space for three containers, which will necessitate a reconfiguration of the AMF2 to maximize use of that space and provide the measurements required to support MAGIC. An overview of the MAGIC deployment and associated engineering activities will be presented.