11th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace (Expanded View)

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Sunday, 3 October 2004
5:00 PM-7:00 PM, Sunday
1 Conference Registration
 
Monday, 4 October 2004
7:30 AM, Monday
1 Conference Registration continues Through Friday October 7
 
8:30 AM, Monday
Keynote Session Joint SLS and ARAM Keynote Addresses (Joint between the 11th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace and the 22nd Conference on Severe Local Storms)
Speaker: John Kern, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, DC
 
9:00 AM, Monday
Keynote Session Joint SLS and ARAM Keynote Addresses (Joint between the 11th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace and the 22nd Conference on Severe Local Storms)
Organizer: Gen D.L. Johnson, Assistant Administrator for Weather Services, NOAA/NWS, Silver Sping, MD
 
9:30 AM, Monday
Keynote Session 1 Joint SLS and ARAM Keynote Addresses (Joint between the 22nd Conference on Severe Local Storms and the 11th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace)
Speaker: Donald W. Burgess, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
 
10:00 AM, Monday
1 Coffee Break
 
10:30 AM-12:00 PM, Monday
Session 1 Plans and Programs
Organizers: Lynn A. Sherretz, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; David R. Rodenhuis, NOAA/NWS/Aviation Weather Center, Kansas City, MO
10:30 AM1.1Integrated national plan for aviation weather: Vision, goals, and strategies  
Mark Andrews, National Weather Service, Silver Spring, MD; and J. McCarthy
10:45 AM1.2A Concept of Operations for an Integrated Weather Forecast Process to Support the National Airspace System  extended abstract
Kevin Johnston, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Ladd
11:00 AM1.3Meeting the FAA's Thunderstorm Forecasting Requirements–Centralized vs. Distributed Processing  extended abstract wrf recording
Cheryl G. Souders, FAA, Washington, DC; and R. C. Showalter and J. W. Tauss
11:15 AM1.4Program management for the Collaborative Convective Forecast Product (CCFP)  extended abstract
Danny L. Sims, FAA, Washington, DC; and D. Rodenhuis
11:30 AM1.5Risk management decision support for Traffic Flow Management  extended abstract
Stephen M. Zobell, The MITRE Corporation, McLean, VA
11:45 AM1.6A response to hazardous weather: Integrate Weather Information into Traffic Flow Management  extended abstract
Debbie Johannes, Federal Aviation Administration, Herdon, VA; and D. Rodenhuis and M. W. Huberdeau
 
12:00 PM, Monday
1 Lunch Break
 
1:30 PM-2:45 PM, Monday
Session 2 Traffic Flow Management
Organizers: David R. Rodenhuis, NOAA/NWS/Aviation Weather Center, Kansas City, MO; Lynn A. Sherretz, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO
1:30 PM2.1International collaboration: Providing seamless, cross-border aviation weather products to facilitate traffic management  extended abstract
Luc Mercier, MSC, St.Laurent, QC, Canada; and D. Chretien, J. Lancaster, and D. Rodenhuis
2.2The need for precise weather forecasts for air traffic management  extended abstract
Duane Torbert, FAA, Herndon, VA
1:45 PM2.3Quantifying Delay Reduction Benefits for Aviation Convective Weather Decision Support Systems  extended abstract
James E Evans, MIT Lincoln Lab., Lexington, MA; and S. Allan and M. Robinson
2:00 PM2.4Quantifying the impact of severe weather on NAS performance  
Bryan Wood, CNA Corp., Herndon, VA
2:15 PM2.5Weather impact on punctuality at Frankfurt Airport (Germany) - A statistical study  
Thomas Hauf, University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany; and U. Spehr
2:30 PM2.6Probabilistic Lightning Forecast Guidance for Aviation  extended abstract
Kathryn K. Hughes, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
 
3:00 PM, Monday
1 Formal Poster viewing with Coffee Break
 
3:00 PM-4:30 PM, Monday
Poster Session 1 Plans and Programs Poster Session
P1.1The National Aviation Weather Program: An Update on Implementation  extended abstract
Thomas S. Fraim, NOAA/OFCM, Silver Spring, MD; and M. M. Cairns and A. R. Ramirez
 P1.2Streamlining the FAA's Weather Architecture to meet Future NAS Needs  extended abstract
Cheryl G. Souders, FAA, Washington, DC; and R. C. Showalter and J. W. Tauss
 P1.3Roadmap for improved National Weather Service produced aviation weather products and services  
Mark Andrews, National Weather Service, Silver Spring, MD; and K. L. Johnston and M. Graf
 P1.4Restructuring Plans for the Center Weather Service Units (CWSUs) A Vision for Improved Weather Forecast Services  extended abstract
Dave Rodenhuis, FAA, Herndon, VA; and D. L. Sims
 P1.5Improving Convective Weather Operations in Highly Congested Airspace with the Corridor Integrated Weather System (CIWS)  extended abstract
James E. Evans, MIT Lincoln Lab., Lexington, MA; and K. Carusone, M. M. Wolfson, M. Robinson, E. Ducot, and B. Crowe
 
3:00 PM-4:30 PM, Monday
Poster Session 2 Traffic Flow Management, Poster Session
 P2.1Wind Prediction to Support Reduced Wake Vortex Separation Standars for Closely Spaced Parallel Runway Departures  extended abstract
Rodney E. Cole, MIT, Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and S. Winkler
 P2.2Reducing the impact of noise abatement practices on airport capacity by forecasting situational dependent aircraft noise propagation  extended abstract
R. Sharman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. Keller
 P2.3Evaluation of air traffic flow strategies based on extended range forecasts using simulation and modeling tools  
Stephen C. Munchak, CNA Corp, Herndon, VA
 P2.4Adverse weather and air traffic delays  extended abstract
Dave Rodenhuis, FAA, Herndon, VA
 
3:00 PM-4:30 PM, Monday
Poster Session 3 Aviation Products, Poster Session
 P3.2The Aviation Forecast Preparation System of the National Weather Service  
Matthew R. Peroutka, NOAA/NWS/Office of Science and Technology/Meteorological Development Laboratory, Silver Spring, MD; and M. Graf, M. G. Oberfield, G. Trojan, and B. Li
 P3.3The Advanced Satellite Aviation-weather Products (ASAP) initiative at the University of Wisconsin – CIMSS  extended abstract
Wayne F. Feltz, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. R. Mecikalski, J. J. Murray, D. B. Johnson, K. Bedka, S. Thomas, A. J. Wimmers, and C. C. Schmidt
 P3.4More intuitive graphics for Collaborative Convective Forecast Product (CCFP)  extended abstract
Danny L. Sims, FAA, Washington, DC; and R. Wise, T. Yuditsky, S. McGettigan, and P. J. Smith
 P3.5Operational feedback reports to providers of Aviation's Collaborative Convective Forecast Product  extended abstract
Duane Torbert, FAA, Herndon, VA, VA; and D. Rodenhuis
 P3.6Development of a new en-route graphical weather forecast for aviation, the Graphical Area Forecast  
Ronald J. Olson, NOAA/NWS, Kansas City, MO; and S. Albersheim
 P3.7Continual Evolution of CCFP—User Needs for Extended Range Prediction  extended abstract
Thomas H. Fahey III, Northwest Airlines, Minneapolis, MN; and D. Rodenhuis
 
4:30 PM-6:00 PM, Monday
Session 3 Aviation Products
Organizers: Thomas H. Fahey, III, Northwest Airlines, Minneapolis, MN; Wayne R. Sand, Aviation Weather Consultants, LLC, Lyons, CO
4:30 PM3.1Tactical 0-2 Hour Convective Weather Forecasts for FAA  extended abstract wrf recording
Marilyn M. Wolfson, MIT, Lexington, MA; and B. E. Forman, K. T. Calden, R. A. Boldi, W. J. Dupree, R. J. Johnson, C. Wilson, P. E. Bieringer, E. B. Mann, and J. P. Morgan
4:45 PM3.2Advanced Terminal Weather Products Demonstration in New York  extended abstract
Shawn Allan, MIT, Lexington, MA; and R. DeLaura, B. Martin, D. A. Clark, and C. Gross
5:00 PM3.3Providing a tactical thunderstorm product to FAA air traffic managers  
Dennis M. Rodgers, NOAA Research - FSL, Boulder, CO; and Y. S. Chun, J. T. Frimel, L. Gifford, G. Pratt, and T. Amis
5:15 PM3.5Three-dimensional high-resolution national radar mosaic  extended abstract
Jian Zhang, CIMMS/University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. Howard, W. Xia, C. Langston, S. Wang, and Y. Qin
5:30 PM3.6Describing and Demonstrating Next-Generation Aviation Digital Data Service (ADDS)  
Lynn Sherretz, NOAA - FSL, Boulder, CO; and G. Thompson
5:45 PM3.7Aviation Weather Web Site (AWWS)  extended abstract
Marie-France Turcotte, Meteorological Service of Canada, Dorval, PQ, Canada
 
6:00 PM, Monday
1 sessions end for the day
 
Tuesday, 5 October 2004
8:00 AM-12:00 PM, Tuesday
Session 4 Turbulence and Wind Shear
Organizers: Robert Sharman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; Robert Baron, Baron Services, Inc., Huntsville, AL
8:00 AM4.1Overview of the Juneau terrain-induced turbulence and windshear project  extended abstract wrf recording
Robert Barron, NCAR, Boulder, Co; and V. Yates
8:15 AM4.2Weather patterns of Juneau Alaska and their relationship to aircraft hazards  extended abstract wrf recording
Stephen A. Cohn, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. T. Braid, C. Dierking, M. K. Politovich, and C. G. Wade
8:30 AM4.3An update on the FAA Aviation Weather Research Program’s in situ turbulence measurement and reporting system  extended abstract wrf recording
Larry Cornman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. Meymaris and M. Limber
8:45 AM4.4Calculating EDR from aircraft wind data during flight in and out of Juneau, AK: Techniques and challenges associated with non-straight and level flight patterns  extended abstract
Danika Gilbert, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and L. B. Cornman, R. K. Goodrich, A. R. Rodi, and R. G. Frehlich
9:00 AM4.5Remote detection of turbulence using ground-based Doppler radars  extended abstract wrf recording
John K. Williams, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and L. B. Cornman, D. Gilbert, S. G. Carson, and J. Yee
9:15 AM4.6Comparison of Doppler LIDAR Observations of Severe Turbulence and Aircraft Data  extended abstract wrf recording
S.T. Chan, Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, China; and C. W. Mok
9:30 AM4.7Generation of Turbulence and Wind Shear Alerts: Anatomy of a Warning System  extended abstract wrf recording
Corinne S. Morse, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. G. Carson, D. Albo, S. Mueller, S. Gerding, and R. K. Goodrich
9:45 AM4.8A Performance Evaluation of the Juneau wind hazard alert system  extended abstract wrf recording
Tressa L. Fowler, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. T. Braid and M. J. Pocernich
10:00 AMCoffee Break  
10:30 AM4.10Turbulence and mountain wave conditions observed with an airborne 2-micron Doppler lidar  
Edward H Teets Jr., NASA, Edwards, CA; and C. Ashburn, R. K. Bogue, and L. J. Ehernberger
10:45 AM4.11Analysis of turbulence generation by gravity waves within an upper-Tropospheric front  extended abstract wrf recording
Steven E. Koch, NOAA /FSL, Boulder, CO; and B. Jamison, E. Tollerud, C. Girz, T. Smith, T. P. Lane, N. Wang, M. A. Shapiro, D. D. Parrish, and O. Cooper
11:00 AM4.12The operational prediction of mountain wave turbulence using a high resolution nonhydrostatic mesoscale model  extended abstract
Robert Sharman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. Hall, T. Keller, and J. Wolff
11:15 AM4.13Estimates of upper level turbulence based on second order structure functions derived from numerical weather prediction model output  extended abstract wrf recording
Rod G. Frehlich, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Sharman
11:30 AM4.14Description and evaluation of the second generation Graphical Turbulence Guidance forecasting system  extended abstract wrf recording
Robert Sharman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Wolff and G. Weiner
11:45 AM4.15The complexity of clear air turbulence and its measurement and modeling for aviation safety,turbulent transport, and propagation studies  
Owen R. Coté, Air Force Research Laboratory, Hanscom AFB, MA; and D. Wroblewski, J. Hacker, and R. J. Dobosy
 
12:00 PM, Tuesday
Session 1 Lunch Break (Joint between the 11th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace and the 22nd Conference on Severe Local Storms)
 
1:30 PM-3:00 PM, Tuesday
Joint Session 1 Joint Session with 22nd Conference on Severe Local Storms and 11th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology (Joint between the 22nd Conference on Severe Local Storms and the 11th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace)
1:30 PMJ1.1Thunderstorm initiation and evolution during IHOP: implications for aviation thunderstorm nowcasting  extended abstract wrf recording
James W. Wilson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. D. Roberts
1:45 PMJ1.2Prediction of Fort Worth Tornadic Thunderstorms using 3DVAR and Cloud analysis with WSR-88D Level-II Data  extended abstract wrf recording
Ming Hu, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. Xue, K. Brewster, and J. Gao
2:00 PMJ1.3Hail detection during the Joint POLarization Experiment (JPOLE)  extended abstract wrf recording
Pamela L. Heinselman, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. V. Ryzhkov
2:15 PMJ1.4Forecasting Convective Initiation by Monitoring the Evolution of Moving Cumulus in Daytime GOES Imagery  extended abstract wrf recording
Kristopher M. Bedka, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. R. Mecikalski, S. J. Paech, T. Berendes, and U. S. Nair
2:30 PMJ1.5A new approach for mesoscale surface analysis: the space-time mesocale analysis system  extended abstract wrf recording
Steven E. Koch, NOAA/FSL, Boulder, CO; and Y. Xie, N. Wang, J. A. McGinley, P. A. Miller, and S. Albers
2:45 PMJ1.6A 13-km RUC AND BEYOND: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND FUTURE PLANS  extended abstract wrf recording
Stanley G. Benjamin, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and T. G. Smirnova, K. Brundage, S. S. Weygandt, T. L. Smith, B. Schwartz, D. Dévényi, J. M. Brown, and G. A. Grell
 
3:00 PM, Tuesday
1 Formal Poster viewing with Coffee Break
 
3:00 PM-4:30 PM, Tuesday
Poster Session 4 Turbulence and Wind Shear, Poster Session
 P4.1A Climatology of predicted turbulence and shear near Juneau, Alaska  
Marcia K. Politovich, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and F. W. Wilson, R. K. Goodrich, S. A. Cohn, A. R. Weekley, C. S. Morse, and M. Pocernich
 P4.2Turbulence PIREPs in Juneau– An Analysis  extended abstract
Jamie T. Braid, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. L. Fowler
 P4.3Aviation impacts of terrain-induced wind shear  extended abstract
F. Wesley Wilson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. K. Goodrich and S. G. Carson
 P4.4Field programs to investigate hazards to aviation in Juneau, Alaska  extended abstract
Stephen A. Cohn, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Barron, A. Yates, A. R. Rodi, P. Neilley, A. Praskovsky, and L. Cornman
 P4.5An anemometer data quality control method designed for a turbulence and wind shear prediction algorithm  extended abstract
R. Andrew Weekley, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. K. Goodrich, A. Praskovsky, and L. B. Cornman
 P4.6Aircraft-correlated turbulence measurements with the Doppler On Wheels  extended abstract
Steven Mueller, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. A. Cohn and A. Praskovsky
 P4.7Juneau airport wind hazard alert system display products  extended abstract
Steven Mueller, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. S. Morse, D. Garvey, R. Barron, D. Albo, and P. Prestopnik
 P4.8Use of a commercial wind sodar for measuring wake vortices  
Stephen Mackey, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge, MA; and D. C. Burnham and K. H. Underwood
 P4.9Measurement of eddy dissipation rate by a mini-sodar for aviation application: comparison with tower measurement  extended abstract
P. W. Chan, Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, China
 P4.10Performance of eddy dissipation rate estimates from wind profilers in turbulence detection  extended abstract
P. W. Chan, Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, China; and S. T. Chan
 P4.11Prototype automatic LIDAR-based wind shear detection algorithms  extended abstract
B.L. Choy, Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong SAR, China; and O. S. M. Lee, C. M. Shun, and C. M. Cheng
 P4.12Performance of an airborne radar turbulence detection algorithm  
Larry Cornman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Williams, G. Meymaris, and B. Chorbajian
 P4.13Eddy Dissipation Rate Performance of the Tropospheric Airborne Meteorological Data Reporting (TAMDAR) Sensor During the 2003 Atlantic THORPEX Regional Campaign  
Larry B. Cornman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and P. Schaffner, C. A. Grainger, R. T. Neece, T. S. Daniels, and J. J. Murray
 P4.14Climatological study of aircraft turbulence versus cloud cover based on 3 years worth of data  extended abstract
Jamie K. Wolff, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Sharman
 P4.15Atmospheric turbulence and energy spectra in mesoscale models  
Zavisa I. Janjic, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD
 P4.16Low Level Turbulence Algorithm Testing at-or-below 10,000 ft  extended abstract
Gordon R. Brooks, Air Force Weather Agency, Offutt AFB, NE; and A. D. Oder
 P4.17An unbalanced flow/gravity wave trigger mechanism for clear air turbulence  extended abstract
Donald W. McCann, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/Aviation Weather Center, Kansas City, MO
P4.18Numerical simulations of the interaction between gravity waves and turbulence during ATReC  
Todd P. Lane, NCAR / RAP, Boulder, CO; and R. Sharman, H. M. Hsu, and J. J. Murray
 P4.19Application of wavelet analysis techniques to the study of turbulence and gravity waves using aircraft data and mesoscale-model fields  extended abstract
Chungu Lu, NOAA/ FSL, Boulder, CO; and S. Koch and N. Wang
 P4.20Numerical simulations of a THORPEX clear-air-turbulence event  
Hsiao-ming Hsu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Sharman, W. D. Hall, and J. J. Murray
 P4.21Pulsed Doppler Lidar for Terminal Area Monitoring of Wind and Wake Hazards  extended abstract
Stephen M. Hannon, Coherent Technologies Inc., Louisville, CO
 
3:00 PM-4:30 PM, Tuesday
Poster Session 5 Radar and Convection, Poster Session
 P5.1Case Study of )-6h Experimental and Operational Forecasts  extended abstract
Jesse Sparks, NOAA/NWS, Kansas City, MO; and C. K. Mueller and S. B. Trier
 P5.2Correcting and enhancing AP mitigation within ORPG composite reflectivity products for FAA systems  extended abstract
Christopher W. Porter, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
 P5.3Observations of winter storms with 2-D video disdrometer and polarimetric radar  extended abstract
Kyoko Ikeda, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and E. A. Brandes and G. Zhang
 P5.4WSR-88D reflectivity quality control using horizontal and vertical reflectivity structure  extended abstract
Jian Zhang, CIMMS/University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. Wang and B. Clarke
 P5.5The use of the "Zdr column" signature in short-term thunderstorm forecasts  extended abstract
Kevin A. Scharfenberg, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. T. Schlatter, D. J. Miller, and C. A. Whittier
 P5.6The Use of Radial Velocity Derivatives to Diagnose Rotation and Divergence  extended abstract
Travis M. Smith, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and K. L. Elmore
 P5.7The use of NWP data in polarimetric hydrometeor classification  extended abstract
Kevin A. Scharfenberg, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and V. Lakshmanan
 P5.8Polarimetric Method for Bright Band Detection  extended abstract
Scott Giangrande, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. V. Ryzhkov
 P5.9Large-scale trending of radar data  extended abstract
Nancy Rehak, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Megenhardt and C. K. Mueller
 P5.10Hail Detection with Polarimetric Radar  extended abstract
Edward A. Brandes, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and A. Ryzhkov V.
 P5.11Four-dimensional dynamic radar mosaic  extended abstract
Carrie Langston, CIMMS/University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. Zhang and K. Howard
 P5.12Development of a Thunderstorm Algorithm from Very High Resolution AFWA MM5 Data  extended abstract
Gordon Brooks, AWS, Offutt AFB, NE; and M. J. Noehrenberg and D. I. Knapp
 P5.13Detection of Birds and Insects Using Polarimetric Radar Observation  extended abstract
Pengfei Zhang, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. V. Ryzhkov and D. Zrnic
 P5.14Convective significant meteorological advisory (SIGMET) climatology  extended abstract
Jonathan W. Slemmer, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/Aviation Weather Center, Kansas City, MO; and S. R. Silberberg
 P5.15Calibration of the Polarimetric NEXRAD Radar Using Meteorological Signals  extended abstract
Scott Giangrande, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. V. Ryzhkov, V. Melnikov, and J. Krause
 P5.16An automated algorithm for radar beam occultation  extended abstract
Carrie Langston, CIMMS/University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. Zhang
 
4:30 PM-6:15 PM, Tuesday
Session 5 Radar and Convection
Organizers: Marilyn M. Wolfson, MIT, Lexington, MA; Donald W. Burgess, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Coffee Break and Poster Session  
4:30 PM5.1Updates to the NCAR Auto-nowcaster for the 2004 convective weather season  extended abstract wrf recording
Thomas R. Saxen, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Mueller, J. Wilson, R. Roberts, E. Nelson, D. Ahijevych, and S. Trier
4:45 PM5.2NCWF-2 Probabilistic Forecasts  extended abstract wrf recording
Daniel L. Megenhardt, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Mueller, S. Trier, D. Ahijevych, and N. Rehak
5:00 PM5.3RUC model-based convective probability forecasts  extended abstract wrf recording
Stephen S. Weygandt, NOAA/FSL, Boulder, CO; and S. G. Benjamin
5:15 PM5.4Improved Range-Velocity Ambiguity Mitigation for the Terminal Doppler Weather Radar  extended abstract wrf recording
John Y. N. Cho, MIT, Lexington, MA; and N. G. Parker and G. R. Elkin
5:30 PM5.5An automated 2-D multi-pass velocity dealiasing scheme  extended abstract wrf recording
Jian Zhang, CIMMS/University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. wang
5:45 PM5.6The AWRP's Advanced Weather Radar Product Development Team  extended abstract wrf recording
Kimberly L. Elmore, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma/NSSL, Norman, OK; and C. J. Kessinger, T. L. Schneider, and D. J. Smalley
 
6:00 PM, Tuesday
sessions end for the day
 
Wednesday, 6 October 2004
8:00 AM-10:00 AM, Wednesday
Session 6 Space Launch and Range Support
Organizers: William H. Bauman, III, ENSCO, Inc., Cocoa Beach, FL; William W. Vaughan, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL
8:00 AM6.1Designing Weather Support For Future Ranges—Results From The Advanced Range Technology Working Group Weather Subgroup  extended abstract wrf recording
William P. Roeder, 45th Weather Squadron, Patrick AFB, FL; and J. T. Madura
8:30 AM6.2AEROSPACE METEOROLOGY LESSONS LEARNED RELATIVE TO AEROSPACE VEHICLE DESIGN AND OPERATIONS  extended abstract wrf recording
William W. Vaughan, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and B. J. Anderson
8:45 AM6.3The Applied Meteorology Unit—operational contributions to Spaceport Canaveral  extended abstract wrf recording
William H. Bauman III, ENSCO, Inc., Cocoa Beach, FL; and W. P. Roeder, R. Lafosse, D. W. Sharp, and F. J. Merceret
9:00 AM6.4Terrestrial Environment (Climatic) Criteria Handbook For Use In Aerospace Vehicle Development  extended abstract wrf recording
Dale L. Johnson, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and W. W. Vaughan
9:15 AM6.5Effect of clouds on optical imaging of the Space Shuttle during the ascent phase: A statistical analysis based on a 3D model  extended abstract wrf recording
David A. Short, ENSCO Inc., Cocoa Beach, FL; and R. E. Lane, Jr., K. A. Winters, and J. T. Madura
9:30 AM6.6Application of a coupled meteorological forecast and sound propagation model to forecast blast noise at the Aberdeen Test Center  
Robert Sharman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and Y. Liu and C. A. Clough
9:45 AM6.7Improvements in AMPS Relative Humidity Processing  
Dr. Richard Scarlet, Sippican, Inc., Marion, MA
 
10:00 AM, Wednesday
1 Coffee Break
 
10:30 AM-12:00 PM, Wednesday
Session 7 Sensors and Observing Systems
Organizer: Barbara G. Brown, NCAR, Boulder, CO
10:30 AM7.1Aviation Weather Observations Using Uninhabited Aerial Vehicles  
John J. Murray, NASA/LARC, Hampton, VA; and S. M. Green, M. Andrews, M. A. Shapiro, J. McCarthy, M. M. Cairns, R. S. Eckman, and M. A. Avery
10:45 AM7.2A model-data fusion technique to retrieve three-dimensional cloud distribution  
Michael A. Kelly, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, Laurel, MD; and P. J. McEvaddy, F. D. Bieker, and C. R. W. Evans
11:00 AM7.3A Characterization of Wind Flow in and around an Alter Shielded Snowgauge  extended abstract wrf recording
Scott Landolt, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. L. Tryhane, R. M. Rasmussen, and J. Cole
11:15 AM7.4Operational use of total lightning information for weather and aviation at Dallas-Fort Worth Inc  extended abstract
Martin J. Murphy, Vaisala, Tucson, AZ; and R. L. Holle and N. W. S. Demetriades
11:30 AM7.5FAA test methods for Runway Visual Range visibility and ambient light sensors  extended abstract wrf recording
Michael McKinney, FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center, Atlantic City, NJ; and D. C. Burnham, T. A. Seliga, J. Goslin, and S. Burnley
11:45 AM7.6Tropospheric Airborne Meterological Data Reporting (TAMDAR) Sensor Development  extended abstract wrf recording
Taumi Daniels, NASA, Hampton, VA; and G. Tsoucalas, M. Anderson, D. J. Mulally, W. Moninger, and R. Mamrosh
 
12:00 PM, Wednesday
1 Lunch Break
 
1:30 PM-6:00 PM, Wednesday
Session 8 Icing and Volcanic Ash
Organizers: Marcia K. Politovich, NCAR, Boulder, CO; Gary P. Ellrod, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD
1:30 PM8.1A new Ground Ceicing Hazard Associated with Freezing Drizzle Ingestion by Jet Engines during taxi  extended abstract wrf recording
Roy M. Rasmussen, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. G. Wade, R. K. Moore, A. Davis, and D. Fleming
1:45 PM8.2Diagnosing and forecasting inflight icing environments using ADWICE  extended abstract
Christoph Leifeld, German Weather Service, Business Unit Aviation, Offenbach, Germany
2:00 PM8.3An evaluation of the performance of the Current Icing Potential at high altitudes  extended abstract wrf recording
Michael B. Chapman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. A. Wolff, R. E. Bateman, and B. C. Bernstein
2:15 PM8.4Scales of aircraft icing: a comparison of icing PIREPs to liquid water measurements from research aircraft  extended abstract wrf recording
Cory A. Wolff, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. C. Bernstein
2:30 PM8.5Large versus small droplet icing  extended abstract wrf recording
Donald McCann, NCEP/Aviation Weather Center, Kansas City, MO
2:45 PM8.6DIAGNOSIS OF SUPERCOOLED LARGE DROP CONDITIONS USING CLOUD WATER CONTENT AND DROP CONCENTRATION  extended abstract wrf recording
Ben C. Bernstein, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and F. McDonough, C. A. Wolff, M. K. Politovich, R. M. Rasmussen, and S. G. Cober
3:00 PMCoffee Break and Poster Session  
4:30 PM8.8Detection of in-flight icing conditions through the analysis of hydrometeors with a vertically pointing radar  extended abstract wrf recording
Jennifer Lilly, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and F. Fabry
4:45 PM8.9Evaluation of satellite and radar cloud retrieval methods during IMPROVE-2 icing events  extended abstract
Julie A. Haggerty, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Vivekanandan and D. Serke
5:00 PM8.10Benchmarking In-Flight Icing Detection Products for Future Upgrades  extended abstract wrf recording
M. K. Politovich, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and P. Minnis, D. B. Johnson, C. A. Wolff, M. Chapman, P. W. Heck, and J. A. Haggerty
5:15 PM8.11Toward a three-dimensional near-real time cloud product for aviation safety and weather diagnoses  
Patrick Minnis, NASA/LRC, Hampton, Va; and L. Nguyen, R. Palikonda, D. Spangenberg, M. L. Nordeen, and Y. H. Yi
5:30 PM8.12Volcanic ash coordination tool: progress and plans  
Dennis M. Rodgers, NOAA Research - FSL, Boulder, CO; and Y. S. Chun, J. T. Frimel, L. Gifford, and G. Pratt
5:45 PM8.13A first look at volcanic ash detection in the GOES-12 era  extended abstract wrf recording
Gary P. Ellrod, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and A. J. Schreiner
 
3:00 PM, Wednesday
1 Formal Poster viewing with Coffee Break
 
3:00 PM-4:30 PM, Wednesday
Poster Session 6 Icing and Volcanic Ash, Poster Session
 P6.1Two Perspectives on a Colorado Icing Event: GRIDS and CIP  extended abstract
Ben C. Bernstein, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. L. Schneider and M. K. Politovich
 P6.2The NASA Icing Remote Sensing System  extended abstract
Andrew L. Reehorst, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH; and D. J. Brinker, T. P. Ratvasky, C. C. Ryerson, and G. G. Koenig
 P6.3The CIP inflight icing severity algorithm  extended abstract
Marcia K. Politovich, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and F. McDonough and B. C. Bernstein
 P6.4Temperature effects on vibrating-wire precipitation gauge  
Jeffrey A. Cole, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Landolt and C. E. Duchon
 P6.5SIGMA : System of Icing Geographic identification in Meteorology for Aviation  extended abstract
Christine Le Bot, Météo-France, Toulouse, France
 P6.6Radar/radiometer combination to retrieve cloud characteristics for icing detection  extended abstract
Guifu Zhang, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Vivekanandan and M. K. Politovich
 P6.7On the use of 1-min ASOS data to predict the onset of snow  
Steven Vasiloff, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and B. Clarke
 P6.8'ICECAP': A GOES image product depicting aircraft icing potential and maximum icing altitude  extended abstract
Gary P. Ellrod, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and A. Bailey
 P6.9Freezing Drizzle Formation Over The Oregon Cascades during IMPROVE II  extended abstract
Roy M. Rasmussen, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and K. Ikeda, G. Thompson, and I. Geresdi
 P6.10Comparison of satellite and aircraft measurements of cloud microphysical properties in icing conditions during ATReC/AIRS-II  extended abstract
Louis Nguyen, NASA/LRC, Hampton, Va; and P. Minnis, D. A. Spangenberg, M. L. Nordeen, R. Palikonda, M. M. Khaiyer, T. S. Daniels, I. Gultepe, and A. L. Reehorst
 P6.11Comparison of balloonsonde and remote sensing atmospheric measurements  extended abstract
David J. Brinker, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH; and A. Reehorst and J. Power
 P6.12Climatology of icing areas derived from ERA40 analysis  extended abstract
Christine Le Bot, Météo-France, Toulouse, France; and P. Lassegues
 P6.13An overview of ground-based remote sensing during AIRS-2 and WISP-04, using the NOAA GRIDS system  
Timothy L. Schneider, NOAA/ETL, Boulder, CO; and B. Bartram, C. Campbell, J. Gibson, D. Hazen, S. Matrosov, and R. F. Reinking
 P6.14Advances in the provision of warnings for volcanic ash for aviation in the Australian region  extended abstract
Rodney Potts, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and M. Manickam
 P6.15A case study of a Great Lakes supercooled large droplet icing cloud  extended abstract
Frank McDonough, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. C. Bernstein
 
3:00 PM, Wednesday
Poster Session 7 Space Launch and Range Support, Poster Session
 P7.1Weather Support For The Cassini Mission To Saturn  extended abstract
Billie F. Boyd, U.S. Air Force/45th Weather Squadron, Patrick AFB, FL; and J. W. Weems and W. P. Roeder
 P7.2Tropospheric wind monitoring during day-of-launch operations for National Aeronautics and Space Adminstration's Space Shuttle Program  extended abstract
Ryan K. Decker, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and R. Leach
 P7.3The Weather Safety Education Program at 45th Weather Squadron  extended abstract
William P. Roeder, 45th Weather Squadron, Patrick AFB, FL; and J. S. Jones, D. W. Oien, and J. T. Madura
 P7.4Processing and display of atmospheric electricity data to support launch operations at the Eastern Range  extended abstract
Joseph S. Wakefield, NOAA/OAR/FSL, Boulder, CO; and P. A. McDonald, M. Schultz, X. Jing, and J. E. Ramer
 P7.5Extreme meteorological parameters during Space Shuttle pad exposure periods  extended abstract
B. G. Overbey, Raytheon, Huntsville, AL; and B. C. Roberts
 P7.6A Meso-Climatology Study of the High-Resolution Tower Network over the Florida Spaceport  extended abstract
Jonathan L. Case, ENSCO, Inc., Cocoa Beach, FL; and W. H. Bauman
 P7.7A climatological study of cloud to ground lightning strikes in the vicinity of Kennedy Space Center, Florida  extended abstract
K. Lee Burns, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and R. K. Decker
 
3:00 PM-4:30 PM, Wednesday
Poster Session 8 Sensors and Observing Systems, Poster Session
 P8.1Contrail coverage over the USA from NOAA and EOS Satellite Data  
Rabindra Palikonda, AS&M, Hampton, VA; and P. Minnis and D. P. Duda
 P8.2Validation of Tropospheric Airborne Meteorological Data Reporting (TAMDAR) Temperature, Relative Humidity, and Wind Sensors During the 2003 Atlantic THORPEX Regional Campaign and the Alliance Icing Research Study (AIRS II)  extended abstract
Taumi S. Daniels, NASA, Hampton, VA; and J. J. Murray, C. A. Grainger, D. K. Zhou, M. A. Avery, M. F. Cagle, G. Tsoucalas, P. Schaffner, and R. T. Neece
 P8.3A review of Solar-Powered aircraft flight activity at the Pacific Missile Range Test Facility, Kauai, Hawaii  extended abstract
L. J. Ehernberger, NASA/Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA; and C. Donohue and E. H. Teets
 P8.4The Otis Weather Test Facility at Otis ANGB, Falmouth, MA: An aviation weather resource  extended abstract
Thomas A Seliga, Volpe National Transportation System Center, Cambridge, MA; and D. A. Hazen
 P8.5The 2003 Alliance Icing Research Study (AIRS II) Evaluation of Tropospheric Airborne Meteorological Data Reporting (TAMDAR) Icing Sensor  
John J. Murray, NASA/LARC, Hampton, VA; and C. A. Grainger, P. Minnis, L. Nguyen, C. A. Wolff, and P. Schaffner
 P8.6TAMDAR, the Rapid Update Cycle, and the Great Lakes Fleet Experiment  extended abstract
William R. Moninger, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; and T. S. Daniels, R. Mamrosh, M. F. Barth, S. G. Benjamin, R. S. Collander, L. Ewy, B. D. Jamison, R. C. Lipschutz, P. A. Miller, B. E. Schwartz, T. L. Smith, and E. J. Szoke
 P8.7Satellite derived cloud products for use in aviation safety applications  extended abstract
Sarah M. Thomas, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and W. F. Feltz, M. J. Pavolonis, A. J. Schreiner, and D. Santek
 P8.8Satellite Applications for Detection of Atmospheric Turbulence Related to Tropopause Folding  
Anthony J. Wimmers, CIMSS, Madison, WI; and C. Schmidt, W. Feltz, and J. R. Mecikalski
 P8.9Relating satellite-based contrail detection to NWA output  extended abstract
David P. Duda, Hampton University, Hampton, VA; and R. Palikonda and P. Minnis
 P8.10Radiation Measuring Radiosonde  
Dr. Richard Scarlet, Sippican, Inc., Marion, MA
 P8.11Low -altitude wind conditions on Helios flight days at Kauai, HI"  
Casey Donohue, AS&M, Inc., Edwards, CA; and L. J. Ehernberger, E. H. Teets, and R. Sharman
 P8.12Global lightning and severe storm monitoring from GPS orbit  extended abstract
David M. Suszcynsky, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and .. A. R. Jacobson, J. Linford, M. B. Pongratz, T. E. Light, and X. Shao
 P8.13Contrail studies and forecasts in the subarctic atmosphere above Fairbanks, Alaska  extended abstract
Martin Stuefer, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK; and G. Wendler
 P8.14A CASE STUDY OF THERMODYNAMIC PROFILE RETRIEVAL USING A MICROWAVE RADIOMETER AT VERTICAL AND OFF-VERTICAL INCIDENCE  extended abstract
Scott D. Landolt, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Tardif and P. H. Herzegh
 P8.15A Method of Estimating Snow Accumulation on ASOS using 1-Minute Observations  
Charles G. Wade, NCAR, Boulder, CO
 P8.16A comparison of two versions of the Aviation Digital Data Service pilot report decoder  extended abstract
Michael B. Chapman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. T. Braid and T. L. Fowler
 
6:00 PM, Wednesday
sessions end for the day
 
7:30 PM-9:30 PM, Wednesday
Banquet - Hyline Dinner Cruise
 
Thursday, 7 October 2004
7:00 AM, Thursday
1 Thur 7 October
 
8:00 AM-12:00 PM, Thursday
Session 9 Modeling and Verification
Organizers: Steven E. Koch, NOAA/FSL, Boulder, CO; Jennifer L. Mahoney, NOAA/ERL/FSL
8:00 AM9.1Preliminary results of WRF model performance as a step towards the NCEP Rapid Refresh cycle  extended abstract wrf recording
Tatiana G. Smirnova, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; and J. M. Brown and S. G. Benjamin
8:15 AM9.2The design and evaluation of a measure of forecast consistency for the Collaborative Convective Forecast Product  extended abstract wrf recording
Michael P. Kay, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/SFL, Boulder, CO
8:30 AM9.3Current Icing Potential (CIP) severity index  extended abstract wrf recording
Tressa L. Fowler, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Chapman, B. G. Brown, and J. L. Mahoney
8:45 AM9.4New verification approaches for convective weather forecasts  extended abstract wrf recording
Barbara G. Brown, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. R. Bullock, C. A. Davis, J. H. Gotway, M. Chapman, A. Takacs, E. Gilleland, J. L. Mahoney, and K. Manning
9:00 AM9.5Hierarchy of microphysical parameterizations suitable for cloud and mesoscale forecast models  extended abstract wrf recording
William D. Hall, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. M. Rasmussen and G. Thompson
9:15 AM9.6Explicit model forecasts of supercooled water and application to icing case studies from research field campaigns  
Gregory Thompson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. M. Rasmussen and I. Geresdi
9:30 AM9.7Development of NCEP's Nonhydrostatic Mesoscale Model within WRF: Description and forecast guidance  extended abstract wrf recording
Thomas Black, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and M. Pyle, Z. Janjic, and H. Y. Chuang
9:45 AM9.8Defining observation fields for verification of the Collaborative Convective Forecast Product (CCFP): Part 2  extended abstract wrf recording
Jennifer Luppens Mahoney, NOAA Forecast Systems Laboratory, Boulder, CO; and S. Seseske, J. E. Hart, M. P. Kay, and B. G. Brown
10:00 AMCoffee Break  
10:30 AM9.10Numerical simulations of the wake of Kauai with implications for the Helios flights  extended abstract
T. P. Lane, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Sharman, R. G. Frehlich, J. M. Brown, J. T. Madura, and L. J. Ehernberger
10:45 AM9.11Aviation forecast products using the 10-km meso-scale model (MSM)  extended abstract wrf recording
Jun Ryuzaki, Japan Meteorological Agency, Tokyo, Japan; and Y. Yamada, S. I. Takada, A. Kudo, and K. Niimi
11:00 AM9.12AUTOTREND – Automated guidance for short-term aviation weather forecasts  extended abstract
Albert J.M. Jacobs, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), De Bilt, Netherlands; and N. Maat
11:15 AM9.13Assimilation of METAR cloud and visibility observations in the RUC  extended abstract wrf recording
Stanley G. Benjamin, NOAA/Forecast Systems Laboratory, Boulder, CO; and S. S. Weygandt, J. M. Brown, T. L. Smith, T. Smirnova, W. R. Moninger, B. Schwartz, E. J. Szoke, and K. Brundage
11:30 AM9.14An Experiment to Measure the Value of Statistical Probability Forecasts for Aerodromes  extended abstract wrf recording
Ross Keith, Bureau of Meteorology and James Cook Univ., Townsville, Australia; and S. M. Leyton
11:45 AM9.15 An introduction to NCEP SREF aviation project  extended abstract wrf recording
Binbin Zhou, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and J. Du, J. McQueen, G. Dimego, G. Manikin, B. Ferrier, Z. Toth, H. Juang, M. Hart, J. Han, and J. Du
 
10:00 AM, Thursday
1 Coffee Break
 
12:00 PM, Thursday
1 Lunch Break
 
1:30 PM-3:00 PM, Thursday
Session 10 Ceiling and Visibility
Organizers: Wayne R. Sand, Aviation Weather Consultants, LLC, Lyons, CO; Wes Wilson, NCAR, Boulder, CO
1:30 PM10.1Automated analysis and forecast Techniques for ceiling and visibility on the national scale  extended abstract wrf recording
Paul H. Herzegh, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. M. Wiener, R. Bankert, R. Bateman, B. Chorbajian, and M. Tryhane
1:45 PM10.2An operational Marine Stratus forecast system for San Francisco Intrenational Airport  
F. Wesley Wilson, NCAR, Boulder, CO
2:00 PM10.3Alaska ceiling and visibility (c&v) users needs assessment Alaska Pilot Study  extended abstract wrf recording
Cynthia Grzywinski, Raytheon Technical Service Co., Atlantic City, NJ; and D. L. Sims
2:15 PM10.4Federal Aviation Administration requirements for Runway Visual Range (RVR) visibility and ambient light sensors  extended abstract wrf recording
Stephen Burnley, FAA, Washington, DC; and M. McKinney, T. A. Seliga, D. C. Burnham, and J. Goslin
2:30 PM10.5First observations of fog and low ceiling environments at the FAA northeast ceiling and visibility field site  extended abstract wrf recording
Robert Tardif, CNRM, Toulouse, France; and J. A. Cole, P. H. Herzegh, S. D. Landolt, R. M. Rasmussen, and M. L. Tryhane
2:45 PM10.6Short-term forecasting of airport surface visibility using radar and ASOS  extended abstract wrf recording
Michael Dixon, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado; and R. M. Rasmussen and S. Landolt
 
3:00 PM, Thursday
1 Formal Poster viewing with Coffee Break
 
3:00 PM-4:30 PM, Thursday
Poster Session 10 Ceiling and Visibility, Poster Session
 P10.1Utilizing site-based data mining in national ceiling and visibility forecasting  extended abstract
Gerry Wiener, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and P. Herzegh, R. E. Bateman, and B. Chorbajian
 P10.2On the impact of vertical resolution in the numerical forecasting of fog  extended abstract
Robert Tardif, NCAR, Boulder, CO
 P10.3Homogeneity properties of runway visibility in fog at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD)  extended abstract
Thomas A. Seliga, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge, MA; and D. A. Hazen and S. Burnley
 P10.4Environmental conditions associated with dense fog at Peoria Illinois  extended abstract
Nancy Westcott, Illinois State Water Survey and Univ. of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois
P10.5Digital Ceiling and Visibility Forecasts for Naval Operations in Southern California Coastal Waters  
Rodney Paul Jacques, Naval Pacific Meteorology and Oceanography Center - San Diego, San Diego, CA; and D. A. Geiszler
 P10.6Characterizing fog occurrences in the northeastern United States using historical data  extended abstract
Robert Tardif, CNRM, Toulouse, France
 P10.7An Improved Fuzzy Logic System For Automated Short Term Aviation Weather Forecasts  
Tom Hicks, Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL
 P10.8An analysis of Eta model forecast soundings in radiation fog forecasting  extended abstract
Steven A. Amburn, NWS, Tulsa, OK
 
3:00 PM-4:30 PM, Thursday
Poster Session 9 Modelling and Verification, Poster Session
 P9.1The transition from the MM5 to the WRF Model in NCAR's Four-Dimensional Weather System (4DWX)  
Jason C. Knievel, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. P. Hacker
 P9.2Stratiform Precipitation Rates and Resulting Surface Visbility Forecasts using the MM5  extended abstract
Jeffrey E. Passner, U. S. Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM
 P9.3Real-time analysis and short-term forecasting of snowbands using a mesoscale model  extended abstract
Mei Xu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and N. A. Crook, Y. Liu, and R. Rasmussen
 P9.4Short-term Aviation Climate Prediction Study and Some Preliminary Results around China  extended abstract
Hanjie Wang, Key Laboratory of Environment-climate Research in Temperate East Asia, Beijing, China; and L. Ying and J. Zhang
 P9.5Global Meteorology on Demand (GMOD): A real-time, global-relocatable, multiscale four-dimensional data assimilation and forecast system for regional and local weather applications  
Yubao Liu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. Warner, S. Swerdlin, L. Carson, C. Davis, M. Xu, F. C. Vandenberghe, A. Bourgeois, R. S. Sheu, and D. Rife
 P9.6Evaluation of the oceanic cloud-top height diagnostic product; Part II: Comparison with the NESDIS cloud-top pressure product  
Sean Madine, NOAA/FSL, and CIRA/Colorado State University, Boulder, CO; and A. Takacs, M. P. Kay, J. Mahoney, and B. G. Brown
 P9.7Evaluation of the oceanic cloud-top height diagnostic product: strategy of the verification methodology  extended abstract
Agnes Takacs, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. G. Brown, R. Hueftle, L. D. Holland, S. Madine, J. L. Mahoney, and M. Kay
 P9.8EMC modeling efforts to assist aviation forecasting  extended abstract
Geoffrey S. Manikin, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and B. S. Ferrier, Y. Lin, J. T. McQueen, J. Du, B. Zhou, and G. J. DiMego
 
4:30 PM-5:30 PM, Thursday
Session 11 Aviation Accident and Incident Reviews
Organizers: Wayne R. Sand, Aviation Weather Consultants, LLC, Lyons, CO; Wes Wilson, NCAR, Boulder, CO
4:30 PM11.1Weather-related aviation accident investigations at the National Transportation Safety Board  extended abstract wrf recording
James T. Skeen Jr., National Transportation Safety Board, Washington, DC; and S. L. Reed
4:45 PM11.2A Statistical Review of Aviation Airframe Icing Accidents in the U.S  extended abstract wrf recording
Kevin R. Petty, National Transportation Safety Board, Washington, DC; and C. D. J. Floyd
5:00 PM11.3Commercial Aviation Encounters with Severe Low Altitude Turbulence  extended abstract wrf recording
Paul E. Bieringer, MIT, Lexington, MA; and B. Martin, B. Collins, and J. Shaw
5:15 PM11.4Gravity wave turbulence generated by convection over the Bahamas on 17 January 1996  extended abstract wrf recording
Lee E. Branscome, Climatological Consulting Corporation, Palm Beach Gardens, FL; and M. N. Campbell
 
5:30 PM, Thursday
Conference Ends
 

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