Activities
CAPE-k Instrument Specific Training
Nov. 30 – Dec. 1, 2023
A group of four site operators who work for the Los Alamos National Laboratory and are part of the DOE Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) User Facility visited the Center for Aerosol Measurement Science to be trained in aerosol instruments that are now deployed in one of the new ARM deployments, The Cloud And Precipitation Experiment at kennaook (CAPE-k). CAPE-k, with components of the second ARM Mobile Facility (AMF2), is augmenting the ongoing measurements at Kennaook/Cape Grim Baseline Air Pollution Station on the northwestern tip of Tasmania, Australia, and is providing cloud and precipitation observations from a suite of ground-based remote sensors through September 2025. ARM is deploying at CAPE-k three instruments that are part of the ARM AOS, i.e., APS (Aerodynamic Particle Sizer), SP2 (Single Particle Soot Photometer) and UHSAS (Ultra-High Sensitivity Aerosol Spectrometer).
ARM AOS mentors of the Aerosol Observations Group of the Environmental & Climate Sciences Department at BNL, led by the ARM AOS Lead mentor Olga Mayol-Bracero, organized this training at CAMS. It was a 2-day training that included calibration and instrument maintenance aspects related to the three AOS CAPE-k instruments. In the closing discussions, the LANL site operators expressed how productive the training has been and one of them mentioned that in those two days he “learned more than what he has learned in a whole year”.
This was the 1st of three trainings, which purpose is to train the site operators of other ARM deployments (i.e., Southern Great Plains (SGP), AMF-3 Bankhead National Forest (BNF), and the AMF1 CoURAGE). These training activities show the value of the new CAMS not only as for calibrations but also for training activities.
Art Sedlacek showing the operation of the SP2 to CAPE-k operators and LANL staff. From left to right: Thomas Day (CAPE-k), Frank Zurek (CAPE-k), Juarez Viegas (LANL), Art Sedlacek (BNL), and, behind Thomas Day, is Anna Marie Bardin (LANL).
Group of BNL mentors and CAPE-k operators and LANL staff. From left to right, Janek Uin (BNL), Rebecca Trojanowski (BNL), Olga Mayol-Bracero (BNL), Thomas Day (CAPE-k), Frank Zurek (CAPE-k), Anna Marie Bardin (LANL), Mirtha Allain (BNL), Juarez Viegas (LANL), Ashsih Singh (BNL), Chris Hyaes (BNL) and Delano DeOliveira (BNL).
BNF and SGP Operators’ Training
April 30 – May 1, 2024
Second training for ARM’s operators at the CAMS.
Group of BNL mentors and ARM operators and staff at the CAMS. From left to right: First row, Rebecca Trojanowski (BNL), Ogo Enekwizu (BNL), Kenny Teske (SGP), Mirtha Allain (BNL), Janek Uin (BNL); 2nd row: Ashish Singh (BNL), Ferrel Clark (BNF), Olga Mayol-Bracero (BNL); third row: Mark Spychala (ANL), Ronnie Clark (BNF), Scott Smith (BNL) and Chris Hayes (BNL).
BNL mentor Chris Hayes together with BNF operators Ferrel Clarke and Kenny Teske.
Visit to WCCAP, Germany
April 1-5, 2024
Visit to WCCAP, Germany
May 27 - 31, 2024
Two ARM AOS SMPS instruments were part of one of the WCCAP calibration workshops.
