U.S. Department of Energy Atmospheric Experimentation

22 December 2024 | ZeroGeoengineering.com | Research = Experimentation | Image source | Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)

The Department of Energy (DOE) is one of 15 federal member agencies of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) established by Congress in 1990 to coordinate federal research including, but not limited to, Solar Radiation Modification (SRM).

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Note: Modeling may involve the use of computer simulations and may also involve “in-situ” observations of experimentation using actual pollutants.

“In-situ” refers to measurements or observations taken directly at the location where a phenomenon is occurring:

Global Atmospheric Aerosol Modeling Ultrafine aerosol particles in aircraft plumes In situ observations

Both approaches, in-situ observation and modeling, complement each other. Observations provide real-world data for validation and refinement of models. More

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Atmospheric System Research

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Atmospheric System Research 2024-2027

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Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) is a DOE Office of Science user facility operated by nine DOE national laboratories.

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National Virtual Climate Laboratory (NVCL)

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Department of Energy FY2025 Congressional Budget

“ARM will continue new observations to advance Earth System models and atmospheric research, and to complement ARM’s field observations of cloud-aerosol interactions, will initiate the Drizzle, Aerosol, and Cloud Observation (DRACO) chamber project with other project cost (OPC) funding to complement ARM’s field observations of cloud-aerosol interactions.” -p.132

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April 1996

The U.S. Department of Energy Environmental Sciences Division

“The realization that anthropogenic aerosol effects on climate may be as important as those of CO2 and other greenhouse gases has radically changed our ideas regarding how climate may change in the future.”

A REDUCED-FORM APPROACH TO CHARACTERIZING SULFATE AEROSOL EFFECTS ON CLIMATE IN INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT MODELS

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January 17, 1961 Farewell Address President Eisenhower

“Akin to, and largely responsible for the sweeping changes in our industrial-military [intelligence] posture, has been the technological revolution during recent decades.

In this revolution, research has become central; it has also become more formalized, complex, and costly. A steadily increasing share is conducted for, by, or at the direction of, the Federal government.”