30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology
    

Session 12B

 NEXRAD—Scientific & Technical Evolution (Parallel with Session 12A)
 Organizers: Dusan S. Zrnic, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; Cathy Kessinger, NCAR, Boulder, CO
9:00 AM12B.1NEXRAD Open Systems—Progress and Plans  
Robert E. Saffle, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. J. Istok and L. D. Johnson
9:15 AM12B.2Weather Surveillance Radar-1988 Doppler (WSR-88D) Open Radar Data Acquisition (ORDA) Enhancements  
Robert C. Elvander, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and S. M. Holt, B. Bumgarner, and R. Ice
9:30 AM12B.3Characteristics and Potential Benefits of an Open-system Implementation of the Radar Data Acquisition Component of the WSR-88D (NEXRAD) Radar  
Allen Zahrai, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and S. Torres, V. Melnikov, I. Ivic, and C. Curtis
12B.4Why Did You Do It That Way: WSR-88D Design Choices  
Leslie R. Lemon, Basic Commerce and Industries, Inc., Moorestown, NJ
9:45 AM12B.5Range ambiguity mitigation for NEXRAD using SZ phase coding  extended abstract
Charles L. Frush, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. J. Doviak
10:00 AM12B.6Environmental and signal processing conditions that negatively impact the performance of the WSR-88D Tornado Detection Algorithm  extended abstract
W. David Zittel, NOAA/NWS/OSF, Norman, OK; and R. R. Lee, E. D. Mitchell, and D. Sirmans
10:15 AMCoffee Break  
10:45 AM12B.7Radar echo classifier algorithm development using Python  extended abstract
Joseph VanAndel, NCAR, Boulder, CO
11:00 AM12B.8NEXRAD Data Quality: The AP Clutter Mitigation Scheme  
Cathy Kessinger, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Ellis and J. VanAndel
11:15 AM12B.9Enhanced Detection of Low-Altitude Features Using Negative Elevation Angles From Prototype Mountaintop WSR-88Ds  
Vincent T. Wood, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and R. A. Brown
11:30 AM12B.10Improved Detection Using Negative Elevation Angles for Mountaintop Radar KMSX Near Missoula, Montana  
Rodger A. Brown, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and V. T. Wood and T. W. Barker
11:45 AM12B.11Improvements to the WSR-88D Snow Accumulation Algorithm  extended abstract
Steven M. Hunter, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO; and E. W. Holroyd and C. L. Hartzell
12:00 PM12B.12Three-dimensional Gridding and Mosaic of Reflectivities from Multiple WSR-88D Radars  extended abstract
Jian Zhang, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. J. Gourley, K. Howard, and B. Maddox
12:15 PM12B.13The Joint Polarization Experiment—An Operational Test of Weather Radar Polarimetry  
Terry J. Schuur, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. S. Zrnic and R. E. Saffle
12:30 PM12B.14The National Weather Radar Testbed (Phased-Array)  extended abstract
Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. F. Kimpel, D. S. Zrnic, S. Sandgathe, F. Pfeil, J. F. Heimmer, T. McNellis, J. E. Crain, A. M. Shapiro, J. D. Belville, and W. Benner

Tuesday, 24 July 2001: 9:00 AM-1:00 PM

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