Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Bankhead National Forest (BNF) Site Kickoff Meeting

Dec 3, 2024, 9:00 AM → Dec 5, 2024, 4:50 PM America/Chicago

The University of Alabama in Huntsville

Nicki Hickmon (EVS)

The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility Bankhead National Forest (BNF) site kickoff meeting is an opportunity for interested researchers, community, and partners to join in learning about the BNF site and the opportunities associated with ARM and the USDA Bankhead.

December 3 will be media day at the BNF site by invitation only. Invited parties and media must all register.

December 4 will have presentations intended to familiarize everyone with the ARM BNF site and other scientific activities in the area.

December 5 morning presentations will provide researchers and opportunity to better understand ARM data, tools, and software. The afternoon provides an opportunity to visit the BNF site for the first 100 people who register. Site access requires registration. NOTE: Foreign nationals must register for site access by November 4 and complete the follow-on approval process.

Registration Details

 

If you are attending the BNF Tour on December 5, 2024 at 1:00 PM, you must register for both the workshop and the tour, and complete the waiver acknowledgement. NOTE: Foreign nationals must register for site access by November 4th and complete the follow on approval process. 

1. Media Day Registration: Please register here. Invitation only.

2. Meeting Registration: Please register here.

3. BNF Tour Registration: If attending the tour please register here and complete the waiver acknowledgement here. 

   • Important Notes: For Media Day no one will be permitted onsite without BNF registration. For the BNF tour, no one will be permitted onsite without BNF registration and the waiver form acknowledgement.
     

The buses for the tour will pick up directly in front of the building SSB (parking lot K1). 

For media day questions, please contact Julie Parente ([email protected]) or Rolanda Jundt ([email protected])

For questions related to the meeting organization, please contact Nicki Hickmon ([email protected]).

For questions related to meeting registration or webpage, please contact Ginny Doyle ([email protected]).

Release and Waiver for ARM BNF Tour.pdf

Wednesday, December 4

9:00 AM → 9:10 AM Welcome & Safety Information

Speakers: Cristina Negri (Argonne National Laboratory), Rick Stevens (Argonne National Laboratory)

9:10 AM → 9:20 AM DOE Welcome

Speaker: Gary Geernaert (BER/Climate & Environmental Sciences Division)

9:20 AM → 9:30 AM DOE ARM Welcome

Speaker: Sally McFarlane (ARM Program Manager)

9:30 AM → 10:00 AM ASR BNF Science

Speaker: Shaima Nasiri (DOE ASR Program Manager)

10:00 AM → 10:10 AM Meeting Introduction

Speaker: Nicki Hickmon (Argonne National Laboratory)

10:10 AM → 10:25 AM What is ARM?

Speaker: Jim Mather (ARM Director)

10:25 AM → 10:40 AM Bankhead National Forest

Speaker: District Ranger (Bankhead National Forest)

10:40 AM → 10:55 AM Coffee Break

10:55 AM → 11:35 AM ARM BNF Site Mission/Goals

(Location, observatory expectations)

11:35 AM → 11:50 AM Coffee Break

11:50 AM → 12:50 PM Working Lunch

Speaker: TBD (UAH Research and Facilities)

12:50 PM → 1:10 PM Coffee Break

1:10 PM → 1:30 PM ARM/ASR BNF Site Science Team

Speaker: PI Chongai Kuang (Brookhaven National Laboratory)

1:30 PM → 2:40 PM Collaborators Presentations

1:30 PM EMSL Capabilities

Speaker: Swarup China

1:40 PM AMERIFLUX & Interests

Speaker: Sebastien Biraud

1:50 PM IMPROVE Capabilities

Speaker: Ann Dillner

2:00 PM NEON Capabilities

Speaker: Matt Schroeder

2:10 PM Alabama A&M University Research & Interests

2:20 PM Alabama A&M University

2:30 PM Alabama A&M University

Speaker: Dawn Lemke

2:40 PM → 4:00 PM Discussion & Collaboration Time

5:00 PM → 5:01 PM Adjourn

Thursday, December 5

9:00 AM → 10:30 AM Working with ARM

10:30 AM → 10:45 AM Coffee Break

10:45 AM → 11:45 AM Update on current BNF data, products, remaining challenges

11:45 AM → 1:00 PM Working Lunch: What I wish I knew when I started working with ARM

Speaker: ARM PI
"What I wish I knew when I started working with ARM"

Speaker: TBD (ARM PI)

1:00 PM → 4:20 PM BNF Tour – half day event bus to ARM BNF site

4:20 PM → 4:50 PM Adjourn