Breakout Summary Report

ARM/ASR User and PI Meeting

Session Title: ARM Aerial Instrumentation Update and Discussion Agenda
Session Date: 24 June 2020
Session Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Number of Attendees: 120
Summary Authors: Fan Mei, Beat Schmid, Dari Dexheimer, and Jason Tomlinson

Breakout Description

This session will provide a forum for the atmospheric research community to discuss the
implementation of existing, and new measurement capabilities on ARM’s recently acquired piloted aircraft
(the Bombardier Challenger 850 regional jet), its midsize unmanned aerial system (the ArcticShark UAS),
and its tethered balloon systems (TBS) to enhance ARM’s aerial observation capabilities and better link
ARM airborne observations to the surface-based observatories. Results from the ARM Aerial
Instrumentation Workshop and ARM white paper call will be presented.
Preliminary Agenda:
Beat Schmid – Intro, workshop goals, structure and participants (2 min)
Beat Schmid - Challenger 850 and ArcticShark update (10 min)
Jason Tomlinson: Challenger 850 modifications (10 min)
Fan Mei: Instruments (existing and proposed) for Challenger 850 aircraft (15 min)
Dari Dexheimer: Instruments (existing and proposed) for TBS (15 min)
Beat Schmid: Instruments (existing and proposed) for UAS (10 min)
All Participants – Discussion (58 min)

Main Discussion

This session started with Beat Schmid’s overview of the invitation-based Aerial Instrumentation Workshop, which was held on March 2 and 3 at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Forty-two white papers had been submitted before the workshop. Twenty-seven invited expert atmospheric scientists gathered in Richland, Washington, to advise 28 ARM infrastructure and program staff on potential new instrument capabilities for the Challenger 850, ArcticShark and TBS. Attendees engaged in 45 talks that primarily focused on potential instruments and how the user community can benefit from the implementation of those measurements. (view Full Breakout Session Report https://asr.science.energy.gov/meetings/stm/presentations/2020/1118.pdf)

Key Findings

We received 37 interactions through Q/A features during the session. Among those interactions, we received 23 questions related to the potential payload requirement and operation conditions. The community is very excited about the new capabilities the Challenger 850, ArcticShark and TBS will bring to the users.

Issues

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Needs

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Decisions

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Future Plans

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Action Items

AAF will forward the priorities established by these community votes to the IMB and implement as many as feasible/advisable based on the IMB’s and ARM Program Management decisions.