EPCAPE installation, December 2022 (IMAGE) University of California - San Diego Caption This ARM Mobile Facility—a series of containers outfitted with sophisticated atmospheric and meteorological sampling equipment—will operate from February 2023 to February 2024 in La Jolla, California, as part of the Eastern Pacific Cloud Aerosol Precipitation Experiment (EPCAPE). The EPCAPE campaign will explore aerosol indirect effects on stratocumulus clouds to help improve their representation in earth system models. Researchers will also investigate how pollution from the nearby Los Angeles metropolitan area affects marine aerosols and, by extension, the clouds near San Diego. The ARM Mobile Facility is deployed on the Ellen Browning Scripps Memorial Pier. Credit Image courtesy of the U.S. Department of Energy Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility. Usage Restrictions Must use credit line License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.