Recommendations for the NSF Facilities for Atmospheric Research and Education (FARE): Access and Capabilities

Bart Geerts University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming

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Brigitte Baeuerle National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado

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Minghui Diao San Jose State University, San Jose, California

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Ruben Delgado Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia

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Anna Gannet Hallar University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

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Julie K. Lundquist Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

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John Mak Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York

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David D. Turner NOAA Global Systems Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado

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Patrick Veres National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado

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Jothiram Vivekanandan National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado

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Abstract

Recommendations are presented regarding the composition and accessibility of the Facilities for Atmospheric Research and Education (FARE), funded by the United States National Science Foundation (NSF). The FARE Program broadens access to specialized facilities including research aircraft, advanced instrumentation, laboratories, and field support services to enable observationally-focused atmospheric research. The FARE Program includes the long established Lower Atmosphere Observing Facilities (LAOF) and the more recent Community Instruments and Facilities (CIF). The recommendations presented herein result from a 2023 NSF-sponsored FARE Users Workshop that addressed FARE’s accessibility and future.

© 2025 American Meteorological Society. This is an Author Accepted Manuscript distributed under the terms of the default AMS reuse license. For information regarding reuse and general copyright information, consult the AMS Copyright Policy (www.ametsoc.org/PUBSReuseLicenses).

Corresponding author: Bart Geerts, Dept. of Atmospheric Science, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071, USA. Email: geerts@uwyo.edu

Abstract

Recommendations are presented regarding the composition and accessibility of the Facilities for Atmospheric Research and Education (FARE), funded by the United States National Science Foundation (NSF). The FARE Program broadens access to specialized facilities including research aircraft, advanced instrumentation, laboratories, and field support services to enable observationally-focused atmospheric research. The FARE Program includes the long established Lower Atmosphere Observing Facilities (LAOF) and the more recent Community Instruments and Facilities (CIF). The recommendations presented herein result from a 2023 NSF-sponsored FARE Users Workshop that addressed FARE’s accessibility and future.

© 2025 American Meteorological Society. This is an Author Accepted Manuscript distributed under the terms of the default AMS reuse license. For information regarding reuse and general copyright information, consult the AMS Copyright Policy (www.ametsoc.org/PUBSReuseLicenses).

Corresponding author: Bart Geerts, Dept. of Atmospheric Science, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071, USA. Email: geerts@uwyo.edu
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