14th Conference on Mesoscale Processes/15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

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

15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

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Sunday, 31 July 2011

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


Registration Opens
Location: Satellite Registration (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)

Monday, 1 August 2011

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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

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Joint Session 1
Mesoscale processes in atmospheric turbulence
Location: Marquis Salon 456 (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)
Sponsors: (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

Papers:
  8:20 AM
Introductory Remarks

  8:30 AM
J1.1
(Invited talk) Recent advances in the detection and understanding of turbulence associated with thunderstorms
Robert 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. Eckermann

Recorded Presentation Poster PDF (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

Recording files available
1
Turbulence and Wind Shear, Part 1
Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)
Sponsor: 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
Cochairs: Robert D. Sharman, NCAR; Warren Fellner, FAA

Papers:
  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, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO; and R. D. Sharman, J. D. Doyle, and T. P. Lane

Recorded PresentationRecorded 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, South Korea; and H. Y. Chun

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (3.3 MB) Poster PDF (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 Poster PDF (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 Poster PDF (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) Poster PDF (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

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2
Turbulence and Windshear, Part 2
Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)
Sponsor: 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
Cochairs: Warren Fellner, FAA; R. D. Sharman, NCAR

Papers:
  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. E. Blackburn, W. Deierling, and F. McDonough

Poster PDF (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. J. 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)
Sponsor: 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

Papers:
 
42
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

 
43
Surface level wind gusts and turbulence in the Alcantara Launch Center - Brazil
Edson Marciotto, Instituto of Aeronautics and Space, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil; and G. Fisch

Manuscript (1.1 MB) Poster PDF (1.9 MB)
 
44
Thunderstorm and Lightning Nowcasting at Redstone Test Center

 
45
Weather support to aviation's Golden Triangle
Cecilia Miner, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and C. A. West and B. A. ,. Smith

 
46
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, South Korea; and H. Y. Chun, R. D. Sharman, and T. L. Keller

 
47
Evaluation of a modified clear air turbulence (CAT) forecast index based on deformation, vertical shear, and divergence tendency
Gary P. Ellrod, NOAA-Retired, Granby, CT; and J. Knox, S. Silberberg, and E. N. Wilson

 
48
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) Poster PDF (1021.8 kB)

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

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3
Turbulence and Wind Shear, Part 3
Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)
Sponsor: 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
Cochairs: Warren Fellner, FAA; R. D. Sharman, NCAR

Papers:
  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) Poster PDF (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 Poster PDF (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) Poster PDF (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 Poster PDF (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) Poster PDF (2.4 MB)

Tuesday, 2 August 2011

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

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4
Nowcasting and Modeling, Part 1
Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)
Sponsor: 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
Cochairs: John R. Mecikalski, University of Alabama in Huntsville; William W. Vaughan, University of Alabama

Papers:
  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 Poster PDF (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. Williams, P. Tissot, W. G. Collins, D. A. Ahijevych, C. P. Jewett, and N. Bledsoe

Recorded Presentation Poster PDF (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) Poster PDF (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 Poster PDF (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

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5
Nowcasting and Modeling, Part 2
Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)
Sponsor: 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
Cochairs: William W. Vaughan, University of Alabama; S. Weygandt, NOAA/ESRL/GSD

Papers:
  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 Poster PDF (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 Poster PDF (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 Poster PDF (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

Recording files available
6
General Topics in Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, Part 1
Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)
Sponsor: 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
Cochairs: Katherine A. Winters, 45th Weather Squadron; Cecilia Miner, NOAA/NWS

Papers:
  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

Recording files available
7
General Topics in Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, Part 2
Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)
Sponsor: 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
Cochairs: Katherine A. Winters, 45th Weather Squadron; Cecilia Miner, NOAA/NWS

Papers:
  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 Poster PDF (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, 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 Poster PDF (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

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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

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8
Probabilistic Forecasting for ARAM
Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)
Sponsor: 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
Chair: John R. Mecikalski, University of Alabama in Huntsville

Papers:
  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 Poster PDF (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 Poster PDF (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 Poster PDF (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

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9
Range, Aerospace, and Environmental Meteorology
Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)
Sponsor: 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
Cochairs: Edward H. Teets Jr., NASA; Katherine A. Winters, 45th Weather Squadron

Papers:
  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) Poster PDF (2.7 MB)
  11:00 AM
9.2
The NCAR Short-term Lightning Alert System
Wiebke Deierling, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. J. 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 Poster PDF (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) Poster PDF (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

Recording files available
10
The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), Part 1
Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)
Sponsor: 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
Cochairs: Cynthia Abelman, NOAA/NWS; David J. Pace, FAA

Papers:
  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 Poster PDF (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 Poster PDF (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) Poster PDF (2.1 MB)
  2:15 PM
10.4
Metrics for Evaluating the Impact of Weather on Jet Routes
Jimmy Krozel, Metron Aviation, Inc, Dulles, VA; and M. Ganji, S. Yang, J. S. B. Mitchell, and V. Polishchuk

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (532.8 kB) Poster PDF (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)
Sponsor: 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

Papers:
 
49
“Hour-by-Month” Climograms as an Aviation Weather visual planning and decison-aid tool
Charles J. Fisk, Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, CA

 
50
Field study of the performance of ceilometers
P. W. Chan, Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, China

Manuscript (530.4 kB)
 
51
Field study of the performance of visibility sensors
P. W. Chan, Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, China

Manuscript (519.5 kB)
 
52
Global satellite images for aviation operations
Frederick R. Mosher, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL; and J. H. Block

Manuscript (1.1 MB)
 
53
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, South Korea; and S. S. Yum

Manuscript (544.4 kB)
 
54
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

 
55
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)
 
56
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)
 
57
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

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11
The Next Generation Air Transportation System, Part 2
Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)
Sponsor: 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
Cochairs: David J. Pace, FAA; Cynthia Abelman, NOAA/NWS

Papers:
  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) Poster PDF (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) Poster PDF (977.8 kB)
  4:30 PM
11.2
Classification of Weather Translation Models for NextGen
Jimmy Krozel, Metron Aviation, Inc, Dulles, VA; and R. Kicinger and M. Andrews

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (722.4 kB) Poster PDF (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

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

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12
In-flight Icing
Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)
Sponsor: 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
Cochairs: Marcia K. Politovich, NCAR; David J. Pace, FAA

Papers:
  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 Poster PDF (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

Poster PDF (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

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13
Convection, Decision Support Systems and Air Traffic Management, Part 1
Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)
Sponsor: 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
Cochairs: Steve Abelman, Federal Aviation Administration; James G. Stobie, ENSCO, Inc.

Papers:
  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) Poster PDF (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/GSD and CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, 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) Poster PDF (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

Recording files available
14
Convection, Decision Support Systems and Air Traffic Management, Part 2
Location: Imperial Suite ABC (Los Angeles Airport Marriott)
Sponsor: 15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
Cochairs: James G. Stobie, ENSCO, Inc.; Steve Abelman, Federal Aviation Administration

Papers:
  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) Poster PDF (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) Poster PDF (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., Forest Hills, 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) Poster PDF (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 Poster PDF (706.2 kB)
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