Program: 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology (14th Conference on Mesoscale Processes/15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology)

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Sunday, 31 July 2011

5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Sunday, 31 July 2011

Registration Opens

Location: Satellite Registration (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

Monday, 1 August 2011

7:30 AM-6:00 PM: Monday, 1 August 2011

Registration continues throughout the conference

Location: Satellite Registration (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

8:20 AM-10:00 AM: Monday, 1 August 2011

Joint Session 1

Mesoscale processes in atmospheric turbulence

Location: Marquis Salon 456 (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

Hosts: (Joint between the 14th Conference on Mesoscale Processes; and the 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology )

Chair: Robert G. Fovell, Univ. of California

8:20 AM

Introductory Remarks

8:30 AM

J1.1

(Invited talk) Recent advances in the detection and understanding of turbulence associated with thunderstorms

R. D. Sharman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. P. Lane, S. B. Trier, R. G. Fovell, and J. K. Williams

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM

J1.2

Turbulence in the upper-level outflow of idealized mesoscale convective systems

Dragana Zovko Rajak, Univ. of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and T. P. Lane

Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM

J1.3

Simulations of radial cloud bands resulting in turbulence at the outer edge of an MCS anvil

S. B. Trier, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. D. Sharman and R. Fovell

Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM

J1.4

Resonant instability in mountain waves: Breaking at subcritical mountain heights

Craig C. Epifanio, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and K. C. Viner and J. D. Doyle

Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM

J1.5

Overview of the Southern Andes - ANtarctic GRavity wave InitiAtive (SAANGRIA)

James D. Doyle, NRL, Monterey, CA; and D. C. Fritts, R. B. Smith, and S. D. Eckermann

Recorded Presentation

Handout (2.0 MB)

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 1 August 2011

Coffee Break

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 1 August 2011

Session 1

Turbulence and Wind Shear, Part 1

Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

Host: 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

Cochairs: R. D. Sharman, NCAR; Warren Fellner, FAA

10:30 AM

1.1

Numerical simulations and observations of large-amplitude inertia-gravity wave breaking over the western lee of Greenland associated with commercial aviation encounters with severe clear-air turbulence

Melvyn A. Shapiro, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. D. Sharman, J. D. Doyle, and T. P. Lane

Recorded Presentation
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM

1.2

A Numerical Study on Convectively Induced Turbulence (CIT) Encounter above a Dissipating Deep Convection

Jung-Hoon Kim, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and H. Y. Chun

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (3.3 MB)

Handout (7.0 MB)

11:00 AM

1.3

Meteorological conditions contributing the crash of a Boeing 737 at Denver International Airport

T. L. Keller, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. D. Hall, L. B. Cornman, and R. D. Sharman

Recorded Presentation

Handout (1.6 MB)

11:15 AM

1.4

Numerical simulations of a cold-season turbulence outbreak

S. B. Trier, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. D. Sharman and T. P. Lane

Recorded Presentation

Handout (5.1 MB)

11:30 AM

1.5

Integration of Real-time In Situ Turbulence Reports into Airline Flight Operations

Tammy J. Farrar, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, DC; and W. Watts, C. M. Amaral, G. Blackburn, C. A. West, and H. M. Eichenbaum

11:45 AM

1.6

Latest aviation applications of LIDAR at the Hong Kong International Airport

P. W. Chan, Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, China

Manuscript (2.1 MB)

Handout (3.6 MB)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 1 August 2011

Lunch Break

Location: Marquis Salon 1&2/Century Pavilion (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Monday, 1 August 2011

Session 2

Turbulence and Windshear, Part 2

Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

Host: 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

Cochairs: Warren Fellner, FAA; R. D. Sharman, NCAR

1:30 PM

2.1

Measuring in-cloud turbulence: the NEXRAD Turbulence Detection Algorithm

John K. Williams, NCAR, Boulder, Colorado; and G. Meymaris, J. A. Craig, G. Blackburn, W. Deierling, and F. McDonough

Handout (1.9 MB)

1:45 PM

2.2

A new Scanning Doppler Laser Radar for measuring Wind Shears and Wake Vortices near Airports

Ludovic Thobois, LEOSPHERE, Orsay, France; and L. Sauvage

Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM

2.3

The relationship of in-cloud convective turbulence to total lightning

Wiebke Deierling, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. K. Williams, C. Kessinger, R. D. Sharman, and M. Steiner

Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM

2.4

A case study of missed approach of aircraft due to tailwind associated with thunderstorms

P. W. Chan, Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, China; and S. M. Tse

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 1 August 2011

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

Poster Session

Posters for Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, Part 1

Location: Marquis Salon 3 (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

Host: 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

Impact of buildings on the low level airflow at the airport – example of hangars

P. W. Chan, Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, China; and L. Li

Surface level wind gusts and turbulence in the Alcantara Launch Center - Brazil

Edson Marciotto, Institute of Aeronautics and Space, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil; and G. Fisch

Manuscript (1.1 MB)

Handout (1.9 MB)

Thunderstorm and Lightning Nowcasting at Redstone Test Center

Weather support to aviation's Golden Triangle

Cecilia Miner, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and C. A. West and B. A. Smith

Evaluation of Upper-Level Turbulence Diagnostics Performance Using the Graphical Turbulence Guidance (GTG) System and Pilot Reports (PIREPs) over East Asia

Jung-Hoon Kim, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and H. Y. Chun, R. D. Sharman, and T. L. Keller

Evaluation of a modified clear air turbulence (CAT) forecast index based on deformation, vertical shear, and divergence tendency

Gary P. Ellrod, Ellrod Weather Consulting, LLC, Granby, CT; and J. Knox, S. Silberberg, and E. N. Wilson

The meteorological part in the european project DELICAT - DEmonstration of LIdar based Clear Air Turbulence

Christine Le Bot, Météo France, Toulouse, France; and J. Kopek and A. Crespin

Manuscript (2.3 MB)

Handout (1021.8 kB)

4:00 PM-5:15 PM: Monday, 1 August 2011

Session 3

Turbulence and Wind Shear, Part 3

Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

Host: 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

Cochairs: Warren Fellner, FAA; R. D. Sharman, NCAR

4:00 PM

3.1

Development of JMA's new turbulence index

Atsushi Kudo, Japan Meteorological Agency, Tokyo, Japan

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (2.3 MB)

Handout (1.9 MB)

4:15 PM

3.2

Performance of the Ellrod-Knox and Lighthill-Ford-Knox clear air turbulence algorithms at the Aviation Weather Center

John A. Knox, University Of Georgia, Athens, GA; and G. P. Ellrod, S. Silberberg, and E. Wilson

Recorded Presentation

Handout (1.5 MB)

4:30 PM

3.3

The SLAT (index) as an indicator of vertical propagating mountain waves using WRF 15km data, and its potential as a turbulence forecast product

David L. Keller, AFWA, Omaha, NE

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (852.6 kB)

Handout (1.6 MB)

4:45 PM

3.4

Semi-empirical methods for the prediction of mountain wave turbulence

R. D. Sharman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. L. Keller

Recorded Presentation

Handout (2.7 MB)

5:00 PM

3.5

Near-surface forecast challenges at the Air Force Weather Agency

James R. McCormick, UCAR, Offutt AFB, NE

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (690.5 kB)

Handout (2.4 MB)

Tuesday, 2 August 2011

8:45 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 2 August 2011

Session 4

Nowcasting and Modeling, Part 1

Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

Host: 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

Cochairs: John R. Mecikalski, University of Alabama in Huntsville; William W. Vaughan, University of Alabama

8:45 AM

4.1

Validation of a convective storm detection algorithm using a satellite-based object tracking methodology

Daniel C. Hartung, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Sieglaff, L. M. Cronce, and W. F. Feltz

Recorded Presentation

Handout (2.9 MB)

4.2

Short-Term Storm Forecasting from Blending Satellite-Based Extrapolation Forecasts with NWP Model Outputs over the Gulf of Mexico

9:15 AM

4.3

Improved convective initiation forecasting in the Gulf of Mexico region through enhanced uses of NASA satellite assets and artificial intelligence

John R. Mecikalski, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and J. K. Williams, P. Tissot, W. G. Collins, D. A. Ahijevych, C. P. Jewett, and N. Bledsoe

Recorded Presentation

Handout (5.5 MB)

9:30 AM

4.4

Gridded Localized Aviation MOS Program (LAMP) guidance for aviation forecasting

Judy E. Ghirardelli, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and B. Glahn

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (1.5 MB)

Handout (2.5 MB)

9:45 AM

4.5

Update on CoSPA Storm Forecasts

Haig Iskenderian, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and J. Pinto, M. Wolfson, S. G. Benjamin, M. Steiner, S. S. Weygandt, C. Alexander, W. J. Dupree, J. K. Williams, J. R. Mecikalski, W. F. Feltz, K. Bedka, D. Morse, X. Tao, D. A. Ahijevych, C. Reiche, T. Langlois, K. L. Haas, L. J. Bickmeier, P. M. Lamey, J. M. Pelagatti, and D. D. Moradi

Recorded Presentation

Handout (4.3 MB)

10:00 AM-10:45 AM: Tuesday, 2 August 2011

Coffee Break

10:45 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 2 August 2011

Session 5

Nowcasting and Modeling, Part 2

Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

Host: 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

Cochairs: William W. Vaughan, University of Alabama; S. Weygandt, NOAA/ESRL/GSD

10:45 AM

5.1

An operational implementation of GTG-based turbulence forecasting

Todd A. Hutchinson, WSI Corporation, Andover, MA; and C. Meyer

Recorded Presentation

Handout (1.9 MB)

11:00 AM

5.2

Evaluation of cold-season precipitation forecasts generated by the hourly updated 3-km High Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR)

Kyoko Ikeda, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Steiner, R. M. Rasmussen, J. O. Pinto, and C. Alexander

Recorded Presentation

Handout (1.8 MB)

5.3

Toward understanding how well skill scores represent the utility of convective storm forecasts to aviation planners

11:30 AM

5.4

Evaluation of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) implementation version of the Rapid Refresh and its skill in providing short-term guidance for aviation hazards

Stephen S. Weygandt, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and M. Hu, T. G. Smirnova, C. R. Alexander, S. G. Benjamin, G. S. Manikin, J. M. Brown, H. Lin, J. B. Olson, and P. Hofmann

Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM

5.5

Improvement and testing of WRF physics options for application to Rapid Refresh and High Resolution Rapid Refresh

John M. Brown, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and T. G. Smirnova, J. B. Olson, G. A. Grell, D. C. Dowell, S. Benjamin, C. R. Alexander, E. P. James, S. S. Weygandt, M. Hu, P. Hofmann, and H. Lin

Recorded Presentation

Handout (1.0 MB)

12:00 PM-2:30 PM: Tuesday, 2 August 2011

Lunch Break

Location: Marquis Salon 1&2/Century Pavilion (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

2:30 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 2 August 2011

Session 6

General Topics in Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, Part 1

Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

Host: 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

Cochairs: Katherine A. Winters, 45th Weather Squadron; Cecilia Miner, NOAA/NWS

2:30 PM

6.1

Aviation Weather Research Management Planning

Thomas MacPhail, FAA, Washington, DC; and S. Abelman

Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM

6.2

"The FAA's Aviation Weather Research Program: Successes, Status, & Future Direction"

Steve Abelman, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, DC; and W. Fellner

3:00 PM

6.3

Addressing aviation procedures in response to accidental radiological hazard releases

Cynthia Abelman, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded Presentation

3:15 PM

6.4

The use of aviation system performance metrics and measures in qualitative forecast evaluation

Matthew Lorentson, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (256.8 kB)

3:30 PM-4:00 PM: Tuesday, 2 August 2011

Coffee Break

4:00 PM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 2 August 2011

Session 7

General Topics in Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, Part 2

Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

Host: 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

Cochairs: Katherine A. Winters, 45th Weather Squadron; Cecilia Miner, NOAA/NWS

4:00 PM

7.1

Automated jet streams on significant weather high level charts at WAFC Washington

JoAnn Becker, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Kansas City, MO; and D. Bright, R. Douglass, L. Hinson, W. Hirt, S. Silberberg, and M. Strahan

Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM

7.2

Advancements in GOES-R imager aviation weather decision support research

Wayne F. Feltz, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and K. Bedka, J. R. Mecikalski, M. J. Pavolonis, B. Pierce, K. L. Pryor, W. L. Smith Jr., and A. Wimmers

Recorded Presentation

Handout (11.8 MB)

4:30 PM

7.3

Radar-data assimilation into the Rapid Refresh (RR) and High Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) models toward improved convective guidance for aviation

David C. Dowell, NOAA ESRL GSD, Boulder, CO; and C. R. Alexander, M. Hu, S. S. Weygandt, S. G. Benjamin, T. G. Smirnova, E. P. James, P. Hofmann, H. Lin, and J. M. Brown

Recorded Presentation

Handout (5.3 MB)

4:45 PM

7.4

Assessing the effectiveness of an education and training module for general aviation pilots on the use of NEXRAD-based products in the cockpit

Erin A. Roberts, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL; and J. M. Lanicci and E. Blickensderfer

Recorded Presentation

Wednesday, 3 August 2011

7:00 AM-9:00 AM: Wednesday, 3 August 2011

Committee Meeting

Location: Philadelphia (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

9:00 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 3 August 2011

Session 8

Probabilistic Forecasting for ARAM

Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

Host: 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

Chair: John R. Mecikalski, University of Alabama in Huntsville

9:00 AM

8.1

The use of statistical relationships to produce probabilistic nowcasts of storms

John K. Williams, NCAR, Boulder, Colorado; and D. A. Ahijevych, C. P. Kalb, C. L. Phillips, J. O. Pinto, and M. Steiner

9:15 AM

8.2

Probabilistic thunderstorm guidance from the High Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) model: evaluation and evolution of a prototype system

Eric P. James, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and C. Alexander, S. Weygandt, S. Benjamin, and P. Hofmann

Recorded Presentation

Handout (6.6 MB)

9:30 AM

8.3

Probabilistic forecasting of ceiling and visibility: Skill improvement through blending of rapid refresh, LAMP and regression

Paul H. Herzegh, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. Lambi, R. Bateman, and J. Cowie

Recorded Presentation

Handout (692.3 kB)

9:45 AM

8.4

Introduction to NCEP's time lagged north american rapid refresh ensemble forecast system (NARRE-TL)

Binbin Zhou, IMSG at EMC/NCEP/NWS/NOAA, Camp Springs, MD; and J. Du, G. Manikin, and G. DiMego

Recorded Presentation

Handout (2.1 MB)

10:00 AM-10:45 AM: Wednesday, 3 August 2011

Coffee Break

10:45 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 3 August 2011

Session 9

Range, Aerospace, and Environmental Meteorology

Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

Host: 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

Cochairs: Edward H. Teets Jr., NASA; Katherine A. Winters, 45th Weather Squadron

10:45 AM

9.1

The Impact of Triboelectrification on the Ares I-X Launch and Considerations for Other Launch Vehicles

Katherine A. Winters, 45th Weather Squadron, Patrick AFB, FL; and B. C. Roberts, M. Mcgrath, and M. D. McClelland

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (241.0 kB)

Handout (2.7 MB)

11:00 AM

9.2

The NCAR Short-term Lightning Alert System

Wiebke Deierling, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Kessinger, D. L. Megenhardt, and M. Steiner

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

9.3

Can turbulence information improve contrail susceptibility forecasts?

John K. Williams, NCAR, Boulder, Colorado; and R. D. Sharman, D. P. Duda, D. B. Johnson, and P. Minnis

Recorded Presentation

Handout (3.6 MB)

11:30 AM

9.4

A MODIS-based contrail climatology of coverage and cloud properties

David P. Duda, SSAI, Hampton, VA; and K. Khlopenkov, S. T. Bedka, T. L. Chee, and P. Minnis

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (4.7 MB)

Handout (14.0 MB)

11:45 AM

9.5

Quality Control Algorithms and Proposed Integration Process for Wind Profilers Used by Launch Vehicle Systems

Ryan K. Decker, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and R. E. Barbre Jr.

Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 3 August 2011

Lunch Break

Location: Marquis Salon 1&2/Century Pavilion (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Wednesday, 3 August 2011

Session 10

The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), Part 1

Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

Host: 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

Cochairs: Cynthia Abelman, NOAA/NWS; David J. Pace, FAA-Retired

1:30 PM

10.1

Enhancing digital services for aviation

Cammye Sims, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and B. A. Smith and M. P. Murphy

Recorded Presentation

Handout (1.2 MB)

1:45 PM

10.2

TAFs in the NextGen Era

James Harry Hartman III, FAA, Washington, DC; and C. Sims and S. Walden

Recorded Presentation

Handout (1.2 MB)

2:00 PM

10.3

A Performance Assessment of the National Ceiling and Visibility Analysis Product

Andrew Loughe, NOAA/ESRL/GSD/CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and B. Pettegrew, J. K. Henderson, J. E. Hart, S. Madine, and J. L. Mahoney

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (446.6 kB)

Handout (2.1 MB)

2:15 PM

10.4

Metrics for Evaluating the Impact of Weather on Jet Routes

Jimmy Krozel, The Innovation Laboratory, Inc., Portland, OR; and M. Ganji, S. Yang, J. S. B. Mitchell, and V. Polishchuk

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (532.8 kB)

Handout (2.4 MB)

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 3 August 2011

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

Poster Session

Posters for Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, Part 2

Location: Marquis Salon 3 (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

Host: 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

“Hour-by-Month” Climograms as an Aviation Weather visual planning and decison-aid tool

Charles J. Fisk, Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, CA

Field study of the performance of ceilometers

P. W. Chan, Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, China

Manuscript (530.4 kB)

Field study of the performance of visibility sensors

P. W. Chan, Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, China

Manuscript (519.5 kB)

Global satellite images for aviation operations

Frederick R. Mosher, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL; and J. H. Block

Manuscript (1.1 MB)

Understanding of the formation mechanism of sea fog through numerical simulation using a Single Column Model coupled with WRF

Chang Ki Kim, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and S. S. Yum

Manuscript (544.4 kB)

Validation and forecast exercises using the SATCAST 0-1 hour convective initiation nowcasting algorithm at UAHuntsville

John Walker, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and J. R. Mecikalski and C. P. Jewett

Development of Satellite-based Significant Convection Nowcasting Product in Support of Air Traffic Flow Management in Hong Kong

Ping Cheung, Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, China; and C. C. Lam and T. K. H. Ng

Manuscript (1.2 MB)

Application of Multi-platform Satellite Surface Wind Analysis in Aerodrome Wind Forecasting during the Passage of Tropical Cyclones

Ping Cheung, Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, China; and C. C. Lam and Y. L. Chan

Manuscript (1.0 MB)

National Weather Service Central Region service enhancements

Cecilia Miner, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and B. P. Walawender and J. A. Zeltwanger

4:00 PM-5:00 PM: Wednesday, 3 August 2011

Session 11

The Next Generation Air Transportation System, Part 2

Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

Host: 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

Cochairs: David J. Pace, FAA-Retired; Cynthia Abelman, NOAA/NWS

4:00 PM

11.4

Prototyping insights – A web coverage service designed for a consolidated NEXRAD and TDWR service for NextGen weather

Keith Bourke, Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (123.2 kB)

Handout (519.3 kB)

4:15 PM

11.3

Determining FAA Mid-Term Aviation Weather Requirements for Traffic Flow Management - the Transition to NextGen

Cheryl G. Souders, FAA, Washington, DC; and F. Bayne, S. Stepney, R. C. Showalter, J. May, J. Tauss, and L. Leonard

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (408.1 kB)

Handout (977.8 kB)

4:30 PM

11.2

Classification of Weather Translation Models for NextGen

Jimmy Krozel, The Innovation Laboratory, Inc., Portland, OR; and R. Kicinger and M. Andrews

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (722.4 kB)

Handout (2.6 MB)

4:45 PM

11.1

Beyond the 2011 Rapid Refresh: Hourly Updated Numerical Weather Prediction Guidance from NOAA for Aviation from 2012-2020

Stan Benjamin, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and S. S. Weygandt, J. M. Brown, and G. DiMego

Recorded Presentation

Thursday, 4 August 2011

9:00 AM-10:00 AM: Thursday, 4 August 2011

Session 12

In-flight Icing

Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

Host: 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

Cochairs: Marcia K. Politovich, NCAR; David J. Pace, FAA-Retired

9:00 AM

12.1

Evaluation of ensemble icing probability forecasts in the NCEP SREF and VSREF systems

Binbin Zhou, IMSG at EMC/NCEP/NWS/NOAA, Camp Springs, MD; and G. DiMego and R. Sallee

Recorded Presentation

Handout (769.8 kB)

9:15 AM

12.2

“Severe Icing: Urgent PIREP!” Severe Icing Across the United States from 2002-2010: Relationship to icing type, terrain, altitude, aircraft type, and climate

Elizabeth Austin, WeatherExtreme Ltd., Fallbrook, CA; and P. B. Williams, S. N. Goates, and A. Austin

Handout (3.9 MB)

9:30 AM

12.3

The FAA's In-flight Icing Research Program: Status and Future

Imani Jeffries, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, DC; and S. Walden

12.4

Icing Beyond Plain Vanilla

10:00 AM-10:45 AM: Thursday, 4 August 2011

Coffee Break

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 4 August 2011

Session 13

Convection, Decision Support Systems and Air Traffic Management, Part 1

Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

Host: 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

Cochairs: Steve Abelman, Federal Aviation Administration; James G. Stobie, ENSCO, Inc.

10:30 AM

13.1

An Object-Based Approach for Identifying and Evaluating Convective Initiation

Steven A. Lack, NOAA/ESRL/GSD/CIRES Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and M. S. Wandishin and J. L. Mahoney

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (600.8 kB)

Handout (2.9 MB)

10:45 AM

13.2

Evolution of the high resolution rapid refresh (HRRR) model and its role in convective weather guidance for air-traffic management

Curtis R. Alexander, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and S. S. Weygandt, S. G. Benjamin, T. G. Smirnova, E. P. James, P. Hofmann, D. C. Dowell, M. Hu, J. M. Brown, and J. B. Olson

Recorded Presentation

13.3

Improvements in the summer 2011 version of blending used in CoSPA

11:15 AM

13.4

Implementing relevant performance measures for traffic flow management

Cynthia Abelman, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM

13.5

PMTIP: A New Direction in Partnerships for Aviation Performance Metrics

David J. Aihoshi, MSC, Toronto, ON, Canada

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (544.3 kB)

Handout (3.7 MB)

11:45 AM

13.6

Enhancements in convective weather forecasting for NAS Traffic Flow Management (TFM)

Jennifer A. Colavito, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, DC; and S. McGettigan, M. Robinson, J. L. Mahoney, and M. Phaneuf

12:00 PM-2:30 PM: Thursday, 4 August 2011

Lunch Break

Location: Marquis Salon 1&2/Century Pavilion (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

2:30 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 4 August 2011

Session 14

Convection, Decision Support Systems and Air Traffic Management, Part 2

Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

Host: 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

Cochairs: James G. Stobie, ENSCO, Inc.; Steve Abelman, Federal Aviation Administration

2:30 PM

14.1

Quality Assessment Techniques for Evaluating Convective Weather Products used for Air Traffic Management Strategic Planning

Steven A. Lack, NOAA/ESRL/GSD/CIRES Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and G. J. Layne, S. Madine, M. A. Petty, and J. L. Mahoney

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (704.7 kB)

Handout (3.0 MB)

2:45 PM

14.2

Weather impacts and routing services in support of airspace management operations

David I. Knapp, Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM; and J. Johnson and D. Sauter

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (849.3 kB)

Handout (2.2 MB)

3:00 PM

14.3

Collaborative Decision Making (CDM) Weather Evaluation Team (WET) convective weather forecast process in support of traffic flow management

Tom Lloyd, JetBlue Airways Corp., Long Island City, NY; and K. L. Johnston, T. H. Fahey III, M. Fronzak, T. Harder, J. Huhn, L. Larkin, D. Meyer, M. P. Murphy, and J. Sarver

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (2.7 MB)

Handout (2.9 MB)

3:15 PM

14.4

Traffic Flow Management Weather Requirements Working Group (TRWG)

Julie L. Adolphson, NOAA/NWS/WFO, Pleasant Hill, MO; and C. Abelman and K. L. Johnston

Recorded Presentation

Handout (706.2 kB)

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Sunday, 31 July 2011

5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Sunday, 31 July 2011

Registration Opens

Location: Satellite Registration (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

Monday, 1 August 2011

7:30 AM-6:00 PM: Monday, 1 August 2011

Registration continues throughout the conference

Location: Satellite Registration (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

8:20 AM-10:00 AM: Monday, 1 August 2011

J 1

Joint Session Mesoscale processes in atmospheric turbulence

Location: Marquis Salon 456 (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 1 August 2011

Coffee Break

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 1 August 2011

Turbulence and Wind Shear, Part 1

Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 1 August 2011

Lunch Break

Location: Marquis Salon 1&2/Century Pavilion (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Monday, 1 August 2011

Turbulence and Windshear, Part 2

Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 1 August 2011

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

Poster Session Posters for Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, Part 1

Location: Marquis Salon 3 (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

4:00 PM-5:15 PM: Monday, 1 August 2011

Turbulence and Wind Shear, Part 3

Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

Tuesday, 2 August 2011

8:45 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 2 August 2011

Nowcasting and Modeling, Part 1

Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

10:00 AM-10:45 AM: Tuesday, 2 August 2011

Coffee Break

10:45 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 2 August 2011

Nowcasting and Modeling, Part 2

Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

12:00 PM-2:30 PM: Tuesday, 2 August 2011

Lunch Break

Location: Marquis Salon 1&2/Century Pavilion (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

2:30 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 2 August 2011

General Topics in Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, Part 1

Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

3:30 PM-4:00 PM: Tuesday, 2 August 2011

Coffee Break

4:00 PM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 2 August 2011

General Topics in Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, Part 2

Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

Wednesday, 3 August 2011

7:00 AM-9:00 AM: Wednesday, 3 August 2011

Committee Meeting

Location: Philadelphia (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

9:00 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 3 August 2011

Probabilistic Forecasting for ARAM

Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

10:00 AM-10:45 AM: Wednesday, 3 August 2011

Coffee Break

10:45 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 3 August 2011

Range, Aerospace, and Environmental Meteorology

Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 3 August 2011

Lunch Break

Location: Marquis Salon 1&2/Century Pavilion (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Wednesday, 3 August 2011

The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), Part 1

Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 3 August 2011

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

Poster Session Posters for Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, Part 2

Location: Marquis Salon 3 (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

4:00 PM-5:00 PM: Wednesday, 3 August 2011

The Next Generation Air Transportation System, Part 2

Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

Thursday, 4 August 2011

9:00 AM-10:00 AM: Thursday, 4 August 2011

In-flight Icing

Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

10:00 AM-10:45 AM: Thursday, 4 August 2011

Coffee Break

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 4 August 2011

Convection, Decision Support Systems and Air Traffic Management, Part 1

Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

12:00 PM-2:30 PM: Thursday, 4 August 2011

Lunch Break

Location: Marquis Salon 1&2/Century Pavilion (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

2:30 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 4 August 2011

Convection, Decision Support Systems and Air Traffic Management, Part 2

Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

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Session 14 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

Sunday, 31 July 2011

5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Sunday, 31 July 2011

Monday, 1 August 2011

7:30 AM-6:00 PM: Monday, 1 August 2011

8:20 AM-10:00 AM: Monday, 1 August 2011

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 1 August 2011

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 1 August 2011

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 1 August 2011

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Monday, 1 August 2011

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 1 August 2011

4:00 PM-5:15 PM: Monday, 1 August 2011

Tuesday, 2 August 2011

8:45 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 2 August 2011

10:00 AM-10:45 AM: Tuesday, 2 August 2011

10:45 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 2 August 2011

12:00 PM-2:30 PM: Tuesday, 2 August 2011

2:30 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 2 August 2011

3:30 PM-4:00 PM: Tuesday, 2 August 2011

4:00 PM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 2 August 2011

Wednesday, 3 August 2011

7:00 AM-9:00 AM: Wednesday, 3 August 2011

9:00 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 3 August 2011

10:00 AM-10:45 AM: Wednesday, 3 August 2011

10:45 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 3 August 2011

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 3 August 2011

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Wednesday, 3 August 2011

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 3 August 2011

4:00 PM-5:00 PM: Wednesday, 3 August 2011

Thursday, 4 August 2011

9:00 AM-10:00 AM: Thursday, 4 August 2011

10:00 AM-10:45 AM: Thursday, 4 August 2011

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 4 August 2011

12:00 PM-2:30 PM: Thursday, 4 August 2011

2:30 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 4 August 2011

Sunday, 31 July 2011

5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Sunday, 31 July 2011

Monday, 1 August 2011

7:30 AM-6:00 PM: Monday, 1 August 2011

8:20 AM-10:00 AM: Monday, 1 August 2011

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 1 August 2011

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 1 August 2011

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 1 August 2011

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Monday, 1 August 2011

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 1 August 2011

4:00 PM-5:15 PM: Monday, 1 August 2011

Tuesday, 2 August 2011

8:45 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 2 August 2011

10:00 AM-10:45 AM: Tuesday, 2 August 2011

10:45 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 2 August 2011

12:00 PM-2:30 PM: Tuesday, 2 August 2011

2:30 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 2 August 2011

3:30 PM-4:00 PM: Tuesday, 2 August 2011

4:00 PM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 2 August 2011

Wednesday, 3 August 2011

7:00 AM-9:00 AM: Wednesday, 3 August 2011

9:00 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 3 August 2011

10:00 AM-10:45 AM: Wednesday, 3 August 2011

10:45 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 3 August 2011

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 3 August 2011

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Wednesday, 3 August 2011

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 3 August 2011

4:00 PM-5:00 PM: Wednesday, 3 August 2011

Thursday, 4 August 2011

9:00 AM-10:00 AM: Thursday, 4 August 2011

10:00 AM-10:45 AM: Thursday, 4 August 2011

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 4 August 2011

12:00 PM-2:30 PM: Thursday, 4 August 2011

2:30 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 4 August 2011