12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

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Sunday, 27 August 2006

5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Sunday, 27 August 2006


Conference Registration

Monday, 28 August 2006

7:30 AM-7:30 AM: Monday, 28 August 2006


Registration continues through Friday, 1 September

9:00 AM-10:15 AM: Monday, 28 August 2006


Session 1
Orographic Precipitation: Part I
Location: Ballroom South (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Chair: Ronald B. Smith, Yale University
9:00 AM
1.1
Lessons on orographic precipitation from MAP (invited)
R. Rotunno, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. A. Houze Jr.

9:30 AM
1.2
Preparatory investigations to the COPS experiment
Evelyne Richard, CNRS/UPS, Toulouse, France

10:15 AM-10:45 AM: Monday, 28 August 2006


Coffee Break

10:45 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 28 August 2006


Session 2
Orographic Precipitation: Part II
Location: Ballroom South (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Chair: Evelyne Richard, Laboratoire d'Aérologie
10:45 AM
2.1
The spacing of orographic rainbands triggered by small-scale terrain
Daniel J. Kirshbaum, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. H. Bryan and R. Rotunno

11:00 AM
2.2
Sensitivity of orographic precipitation to changing soil moisture and ambient conditions
Sandrine Anquetin, CNRS, Grenoble, France; and E. Yates and V. Mano

Presentation PDF (1004.6 kB)

11:15 AM
2.3
11:30 AM
2.4
11:45 AM
2.5
Radar observations of intense orographic precipitation associated with typhoon Xangsane (2000)
Cheng-Ku Yu, Chinese Culture Univ., Taipei, Taiwan; and L. W. Cheng

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 28 August 2006


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Monday, 28 August 2006


Session 3
Orographic Precipitation: Part III
Location: Ballroom South (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Chair: Brian A. Colle, SUNY
1:45 PM
3.2
A tailored observational campaign for orographic precipitation—STOPEX
Idar Barstad, Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research and Univ. of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; and J. Reuder
2:00 PM
3.3
Effects of cyclone track on precipitation distribution along the California Coastal Range and Sierra Nevada
Barrett Smith II, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and Y. L. Lin and H. D. Reeves
2:15 PM
3.4
Differential flow blocking along the Sierra Nevada mountains and its effect on the precipitation distribution
Heather Dawn Reeves, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and Y. L. lin and R. Rotunno

2:30 PM-2:30 PM: Monday, 28 August 2006


Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 28 August 2006


Poster Session 1
Precipitation and Boundary Layers in Complex Terrain
Location: Ballroom North (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Chair: Sharon Zhong, University of Houston
P1.1
Overview of the Sierra Hydrometeorology Atmospheric River Experiment (SHARE)
David Kingsmill, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and S. E. Yuter, B. A. Colle, R. A. Houze Jr., B. Geerts, D. P. Lettenmaier, P. J. Neiman, G. S. Poulos, R. B. Smith, B. F. Smull, W. J. Steenburgh, and M. Steiner

P1.2
P1.3
Improving rainfall retrieval algorithms over mountainous regions using multi-sources remotely sensed and lightning data
Ali S. Amirrezvani, NOAA-CREST, New York, NY; and S. Mahani and R. Khanbilvardi

P1.4
Estimation of Orographic Precipitation Distribution Using Orographic Moisture Flux in the South-Eastern Alps
Uros Strajnar, Environmental Agency of the Republic of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Handout (1.5 MB)

P1.5
Variability in Windward and Leeward Orographic Precipitation Ratios
Erik Crosman, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. Boatman, B. Hansen, S. Houser, E. James, A. Moller, C. Neuman, J. Reynolds, N. Roth, S. Sharples, T. West, K. Wilson, J. Steenburgh, and J. Horel

P1.6
The effect of upstream stability on the formation and movement of precipitation systems over idealized terrain
Heather Dawn Reeves, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and Y. L. Lin

P1.7
The 4–5 December 2001 IMPROVE-2 event: Orographic flow and precipitation structures and evaluation of model microphysics
Brian A. Colle, Stony Brook University / SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and Y. Lin, C. P. Woods, and B. F. Smull

Handout (1.2 MB)

P1.8
New Snow Density Across An Elevational Gradient in the Park Range of Northwestern Colorado
David B. Simeral, DRI, Reno, NV; and R. D. Borys and M. A. Wetzel

P1.9
A 3D Snow depth Analysis over complex terrain
Reinhold Steinacker, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; and G. Stein

P1.10
Modeling solar radiation in Arizona's Meteor Crater
C. David Whiteman, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and C. Kahler

P1.11
Linking CO2 Surface Fluxes to Concentrations in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Over Mountainous Terrain
Stephan F.J. De Wekker, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. Stephens, S. Aulenbach, and D. Schimel

P1.14
WRF ARW modeling for T-REX at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory
Robert E. Dumais Jr., U.S. Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM; and P. A. Haines, T. Henmi, and E. Colón

P1.15
Alpine pumping as seen by a RADAR-RASS and simulation with the MM5 model
Siegfried Vogt, Institut f. Meteorologie u. Klimaforschung , Forschungszentrum, Karlsruhe, Germany; and L. Gantner

P1.16
Unsteadiness in the Prandtl model of the katabatic flow due to Coriolis effects
Ivana Stiperski, Meteorological and Hydrological Service, Zagreb, Croatia; and I. Kavcic, D. R. Durran, and B. Grisogono

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 28 August 2006


Session 4
Orographic Precipitation: Part IV
Location: Ballroom South (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
4:00 PM
4.1
Orographic Precipitation and Water Vapor Fractionation over the southern Andes (Invited)
Ronald B. Smith, Yale University, New Haven, CT; and J. Evans
4:15 PM
4.2
Dynamics vs. aerosol induced warm-phase microphysics and orographic precipitation
Andreas Dieter Muehlbauer, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland; and U. Lohmann
4:45 PM
4.4
Model aerosol sensitivity studies and microphysical interactions in an orographic snowfall event
Stephen M. Saleeby, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and R. D. Borys, M. A. Wetzel, D. B. Simeral, M. P. Meyers, W. R. Cotton, R. L. McAnelly, N. Larson, and E. Heffernan
5:00 PM
4.5
Small-scale gradients in climatological precipitation on the Olympic Peninsula
Justin R. Minder, Yale University, New Haven, CT; and A. M. Anders, D. Durran, and G. H. Roe

5:15 PM
4.6
Orographic Enhancements in Precipitation: Preliminary Work Toward Construction of An Improved Global Monthly Precipitation Climatology
Mingyue Chen, RS Information System, Inc., Camp Springs, MD; and P. Xie, J. Janowiak, and V. E. Kousky

5:30 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 28 August 2006


Sessions end for the day

6:00 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 28 August 2006


Ice Breaker Reception - Sponsored by Campbell Scientific

Tuesday, 29 August 2006

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 29 August 2006


Session 5
Boundary Layers in Complex Terrain: Part I
Location: Ballroom South (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Chair: Tina Katopodes Chow, Univ. of Californina
8:30 AM
5.1
The Meteor Crater Experiment, METCRAX 2006
C. David Whiteman, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and M. Hahnenberger, S. Hoch, S. Zhong, A. Muschinski, and D. C. Fritts

8:45 AM
5.2
Results from Mesoscale Modeling and Measurements of Temperature, Moisture, and Wind on a Mountain Slope
Elford G. Astling, West Desert Test Center, Salt Lake City, UT; and E. Laufenberg

9:00 AM
5.3
Comparison of wavelet and eddy-covariance techniques for computation of fluxes in intermittent turbulence over a mountain basin
Sandra Cardon, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and R. D. Kelly, D. Leon, D. Vickers, and L. Mahrt
9:15 AM
5.4
Katabatic flow over long slopes: Velocity scaling, flow pulsations and effects of slope discontinuities
H. J. S. Fernando, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and M. Princevac, J. C. R. Hunt, and C. Dumitrescu
9:30 AM
5.5
Internal gravity waves generated by katabatic flows in a valley and induced mixing
Charles Chemel, CNRS/UJF/INPG, Grenoble, France; and C. Staquet and M. Tavernier

9:45 AM
5.6
High wind events in the lee of the Sierra Nevada—are they downslope windstorms?
Sharon Zhong, University of Houston, Houston, TX; and J. Li, C. D. Whiteman, and X. Bian

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Tuesday, 29 August 2006


Coffee Break

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 29 August 2006


Session 6
Boundary Layers in Complex Terrain: Part II
Location: Ballroom South (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Chair: C. David Whiteman, University of Utah
10:30 AM
6.1
Elevated layering in the Owens Valley observed during T-REX
Stephen Mobbs, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; and G. S. Poulos, R. Burton, J. Schmidli, J. McQuaid, B. Brooks, V. Smith, F. Perry, and C. D. Whiteman

10:45 AM
6.2
Morning Breakup of a Nocturnal Cold Pool
Marko Princevac, University of California, Riverside, CA; and H. J. S. Fernando and A. Mills
11:00 AM
6.3
Analysis of cold pool formation and erosion in the owens valley region of california
Adam J. Christman, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and R. Calhoun, A. Wieser, and H. J. S. Fernando
11:15 AM
6.4
Investigation of anti-winds in Owens Valley, California through observations and high-resolution simulations
Fotini Katopodes Chow, Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA; and M. H. Daniels and C. D. Whiteman

11:30 AM
6.5
Observations of diurnal mountain valley flow utilizing dual Doppler lidar virtual tower technique
Charles Retallack, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and R. Calhoun, A. Wieser, M. Weissmann, A. Dörnbrack, and H. J. S. Fernando

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 29 August 2006


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Tuesday, 29 August 2006


Session 7
Boundary Layers in Complex Terrain: Part III
Location: Ballroom South (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Chair: Stephan F. J. De Wekker, NCAR
1:45 PM
7.2
Effects of soil moisture initialization on simulations of atmospheric boundary layer evolution in Owens Valley
Megan H. Daniels, University of California, Berkeley, CA; and F. K. Chow and G. S. Poulos
2:00 PM
7.3
Estimations of the dissipation of turbulent kinetic energy using sonics, 3-d hot-films, and Doppler lidar during TREX
Ronald Calhoun, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and G. S. Poulos and H. J. S. Fernando
2:15 PM
7.4
Using diurnal surface pressure variations to study the atmospheric circulation in Owens Valley
Yanping Li, Yale Univ., New Haven, CT; and R. B. Smith and V. Grubisic

2:30 PM-2:30 PM: Tuesday, 29 August 2006


Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Tuesday, 29 August 2006


Poster Session 2
Mountain Waves, Rotors, Foehn, Wakes and Blocking
Location: Ballroom North (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Chair: Reinhold Steinacker, Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics, University of Vienna
P2.1
Numerical simulations of mountain waves and rotors observed during T-REX
Simon Vosper, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and P. Sheridan, S. Mobbs, and R. Burton

P2.2
Moisture and Sierra Waves: Observations and modeling
Qingfang Jiang, UCAR Visiting Scientist, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. D. Doyle

P2.3
UK FAAM BAe-146 research flights during T-REX
Simon Vosper, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and P. Sheridan, P. Brown, D. Kindred, S. Mobbs, R. Burton, J. McQuaid, B. Brooks, A. Woolley, and R. Purvis

P2.4
Sierra Rotors: A comparative study of three mountain wave and rotor events
Vanda Grubisic, DRI, Reno, NV; and B. J. Billings

Handout (2.6 MB)

P2.6
Hydraulic-jump rotors: Favorable environments for their formation
Rolf F. Hertenstein, Northwest Research Associates CoRA Division, Boulder, CO; and J. P. Kuettner

Handout (835.2 kB)

P2.7
The signature of waves and rotors in wind profiler observations
Stephen A. Cohn, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. O. J. Brown, V. Grubisic, and B. Billings

P2.8
Climatology of westerly wind events in the lee of the Sierra Nevada
Vanda Grubisic, DRI, Reno, NV; and M. Xiao

Handout (2.6 MB)

P2.9
The roles of surface heating and cooling in rotor formation
Victoria H. Smith, University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom; and W. Thurston and S. D. Mobbs

P2.10
Observations and high-resolution simulations of a severe turbulence and downslope windstorm event
James D. Doyle, NRL, Monterey, CA; and N. A. Bond and Q. Jiang

P2.11
Three Dimensional Structure of Rotors During T-REX
James D. Doyle, NRL, Monterey, CA; and Q. Jiang

P2.12
A look at the ensemble-mean structure of a breaking mountain wave
Tingting Qian, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and C. C. Epifanio

P2.13
Climatology of mountain waves over eastern Canada
Ivan Dube, MSC, Montreal, QC, Canada

P2.14
Is severe Adriatic bora associated with tropopause fold?
Zvjezdana Bencetic Klaic, Univ. of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; and D. Belusic

Handout (1.1 MB)

P2.15
Lee vortex shedding in vertically non-uniform flows
Lucas M. Harris, NOAA/OAR/GFDL, Princeton, NJ; and D. R. Durran and G. J. Hakim

P2.16
A Numerical Study of an in-situ Adriatic Mesocyclone: Formation and Development
Kristian Horvath, Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia; and Y. L. Lin and B. Ivancan-Picek

P2.17
Assessing the frictional and baroclinic contributions to stratified wake formation
Jamie B. Smith, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and C. C. Epifanio and T. Qian

P2.20
The Influence of Transient Mountain Waves on a Localized Barotropic Jet
Dale R. Durran, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and C. C. Chen and G. J. Hakim

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 29 August 2006


Session 8
Foehn, Mountain Wakes, and Upstream Blocking
Location: Ballroom South (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Chair: Richard Rotunno, NCAR
4:00 PM
8.1
The Applicability of Hydraulic Theory to Gap Winds Observed in the Wipp Valley
Dale R. Durran, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and T. Maric

4:15 PM
8.2
Washoe Zephyr—A daytime downslope wind in the lee of Sierra Nevada
C.B. Clements, University of Houston, Houston, TX; and S. Zhong, J. Li, X. Bian, and S. DeWekker
4:30 PM
8.3
A comparison of two coastal barrier jets along the southeast Alaskan coast during the SARJET field experiment
Joseph B. Olson, Stony Brook University / SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and B. A. Colle, N. S. Winstead, and N. A. Bond
4:45 PM
8.4
Twin peaks: stable flow past two identical mountains
Helen Wells, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and S. Webster and A. Brown

5:00 PM
8.5
5:15 PM
8.6
Classification of cyclogenesis over Apennine mountains and Adriatic Sea
Yuh-Lang Lin, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and K. Horvath and B. Ivancan-Picek

5:30 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 29 August 2006


Sessions end for the day

Wednesday, 30 August 2006

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 30 August 2006


Session 9
Mountain Waves and Rotors: Part I
Location: Ballroom South (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Chair: James Doyle, NRL
8:30 AM
9.1
Terrain-induced Rotor Experiment (Invited)
Vanda Grubisic, DRI, Reno, NV; and J. D. Doyle
8:45 AM
9.2
Dual Doppler lidar observations during T-REX
Martin Weissmann, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, DLR Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, Wessling, Germany; and R. Calhoun, A. Dörnbrack, and A. Wieser

9:00 AM
9.3
Visualizing Atmospheric Phenomena in Mountainous Terrain with a Surface-based Scanning Aerosol Lidar. First Results of REAL from T-REX
Stephan F. J. De Wekker, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. D. Mayor, S. M. Spuler, B. M. Morley, D. J. Kirshbaum, G. S. Poulos, and T. M. Weckwerth

9:30 AM
9.5
ISS Observations of Mountain Waves and Rotors during T-REX
William O. J. Brown, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. A. Cohn, V. Grubisic, S. Mayor, and S. de Wekker

9:45 AM
9.6
Quick look of optical turbulence measurements in the T-REX campaign
George Y. Jumper, Air Force Research Laboratory, Hanscom AFB, MA; and J. R. Roadcap, P. Tracy, D. J. Mattes, and J. W. Myers

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 30 August 2006


Coffee Break

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 30 August 2006


Session 10
Mountain Waves and Rotors: Part II
Location: Ballroom South (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Chair: Hans Volkert, Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt
10:30 AM
10.1
A summary of the Sierra Rotors wave and rotor events
Brian J. Billings, DRI, Reno, NV; and V. Grubisic and M. Xiao

10:45 AM
10.2
Atmosperhic rotors: Aircraft in situ and cloud radar measurements in T-REX
Vanda Grubisic, DRI, Reno, NV; and L. Armi, J. P. Kuettner, S. J. Haimov, L. Oolman, R. R. Damiani, and B. J. Billings
11:00 AM
10.3
Surface-based observations of rotors and flow separation during T-REX
Stephen Mobbs, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; and R. Burton, I. Brooks, B. Brooks, F. Perry, M. Hill, V. Smith, R. Grant, M. Weissmann, and A. Doernbrack

11:15 AM
10.4
Three dimensional characteristics of mountain waves generated by the Sierra Nevada
James D. Doyle, NRL, Monterey, CA; and R. B. Smith, V. Grubisic, J. B. Jensen, Q. Jiang, and W. A. Cooper
11:30 AM
10.5
Mountain Waves entering the Stratosphere: New aircraft data analysis techniques from T-Rex
Ronald B. Smith, Yale University, New Haven, CT; and B. Woods, J. Jensen, W. Cooper, J. D. Doyle, Q. Jiang, and V. Grubisic
11:45 AM
10.6
Modeling of mountain waves in T-REX
Steven Koch, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and L. R. Bernardet, B. D. Jamison, and J. M. Brown

12:00 PM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 30 August 2006


Sessions end for the day

1:00 PM-1:00 PM: Wednesday, 30 August 2006


Conference Event (Details to follow)

Thursday, 31 August 2006

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Thursday, 31 August 2006


Session 11
Mountain Waves and Rotors: Part III
Location: Ballroom South (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Chair: Simon Vosper, Met Office
8:30 AM
11.1
How mountain meteorology profitted from field experiments: A condensed view from seven decades of research
Hans Volkert, Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt, Wessling, Germany

8:45 AM
11.2
Investigation of vertical mixing during mountain wave activity from trace gas analysis
Ilana B. Pollack, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and T. L. Campos, A. J. Weinheimer, J. B. Jensen, L. Pan, S. Schauffler, J. D. Doyle, and V. Grubisic

9:00 AM
11.3
Chemical transition between stratosphere and troposphere in the presence of mountain waves
Laura Pan, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Schauffler, B. Ridley, W. J. Randel, I. Pollack, T. Campos, A. Weinheimer, D. Rodgers, J. Kuettner, V. Grubisic, and J. D. Doyle

9:15 AM
11.4
Effects of boundary layer turbulence on mountain waves
Eric D. Skyllingstad, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

9:30 AM
11.5
Impact of the Boundary Layer on mountain waves and wave drag
Qingfang Jiang, UCAR Visiting Scientist, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. D. Doyle and R. B. Smith

9:45 AM
11.6
A comparison of parametrized and explicitly resolved gravity wave momentum fluxes over the European Alps
Stuart Webster, Met Office, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom; and A. Brown and S. A. Smith

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Thursday, 31 August 2006


Coffee Break

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 31 August 2006


Session 12
Mountain Waves and Rotors: Part IV
Location: Ballroom South (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Chair: Lisa S. Darby, NOAA/Earth System Research Laboratory
10:30 AM
12.1
A resonant instability of steady mountain waves
David J. Muraki, Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby, BC, Canada; and Y. Lee and C. C. Epifanio

10:45 AM
12.2
Some instability issues relating to flow past complex terrain
Craig C. Epifanio, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and D. J. Muraki and Y. Lee

11:00 AM
12.3
A theoretical study of waves forced by isolated topography
Lucy J. Campbell, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada; and L. Nikitina
11:15 AM
12.4
Resonant waves over double bell shaped orography
Ivana Stiperski, Meteorological and Hydrological Service, Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia; and V. Grubisic

11:30 AM
12.5
Flow separation and rotor formation beneath trapped lee waves
Simon Vosper, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and P. Sheridan and A. Brown

11:45 AM
12.6
Observations of lee waves and rotors downwind of the Pennines
Peter Sheridan, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and V. Horlacher, G. Rooney, P. Hignett, S. Mobbs, and S. Vosper

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 31 August 2006


Lunch

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Thursday, 31 August 2006


Session 13
Mountain Waves and Rotors: Part V
Location: Ballroom South (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Chair: Craig C. Epifanio, Texas A&M University
1:45 PM
13.2
Numerical Investigations of the Evolution of Mountain-Induced Turbulence Along the Colorado Rockies on 9 December 1992
David R. Vollmer, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and Y. L. Lin and M. L. Kaplan
2:00 PM
13.3
Simulations of mountain waves and lee vortices using an explicit, semi-Lagrangian numerical model
Wu-ron Hsu, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; and M. E. Hsieh and W. Y. Sun

2:15 PM
13.4
Observations and numerical modeling of sub and super-critical flow at White Sands Missile Range
P. a. Haines, Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM; and D. J. Grove, W. Y. Sun, and W. R. Hsu

2:30 PM-2:30 PM: Thursday, 31 August 2006


Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Thursday, 31 August 2006


Poster Session 3
Forecasting, Climate and Air Quality
Location: Ballroom North (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Chair: Bradley J. Snyder, MSC
P3.1
Forecasting mixed-layer height over complex terrain
Daniel E. Zumpfe, NOAA/NWS, Great Falls, MT; and M. Chamberlain, J. Daniels, J. Kyle, M. Meyers, J. Snook, and K. Zeller

Handout (396.9 kB)

P3.2
Representativity of air quality monitoring stations
Johannes Vergeiner, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; and F. Obleitner, E. Griesser, A. Weber, and A. Gohm

P3.3
Boundary layer structure in the Inn Valley during high air pollution (INNAP)
Alexander Gohm, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; and F. Harnisch and A. Fix

Handout (907.2 kB)

P3.4
Airborne observations of aerosols and trace chemical species during T-REX
Barbara Brooks, Institute for Atmospheric Science, Leeds, United Kingdom; and J. McQuaid, S. Mobbs, and S. Vosper

P3.5
Characteristics of gravity wave breaking predictability
James D. Doyle, NRL, Monterey, CA; and C. A. Reynolds and Q. Jiang

P3.6
A high resolution modelling study of a severe weather event over the Southern Alps of New Zealand
Stuart Webster, Met Office, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom; and M. J. Uddstrom and H. Oliver

P3.7
An evaluation of the impact of RAWS observations on surface objective analyses over the western United States
David T. Myrick, University of Utah and NOAA/CIRP, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. D. Horel

P3.8
An evaluation of post-processing methods to correct surface forecast biases in the NAM model over the western U.S
William Y. Y. Cheng, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and W. J. Steenburgh

P3.9
Contributions of orographic and diabatic processes to rapid frontogenesis over the western United States
Gregory West, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and C. Neuman and W. J. Steenburgh

P3.11
Analysis of an extreme precipitation episode over the central subtropical Andes using ETA/PRM regional model
Maximiliano Viale, Programa Regional de Meteorología, Ciudad de Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina; and F. A. Norte

Handout (552.8 kB)

P3.12
A Forecaster challenge: Convectively enhanced winds in a strongly forced synoptic environment in complex terrain
M. Meyers, NOAA/NWS, Grand Junction, CO; and J. LaDue, J. Pringle, and C. Cuoco

Handout (405.7 kB)

P3.13
Variations in the Diurnal Range of Surface Temperature over the Western United States
Brian Olsen, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. D. Horel

P3.14
Links between the mountain torque and the arctic oscillation in the LMDz general circulation model
Francois Lott, CNRS, Paris, France; and L. Goudard and A. Martin

P3.15
Axial atmospheric angular momentum budget at diurnal and sub-diurnal periodicities
Francois Lott, CNRS, Paris, France; and O. DeViron, P. Viterbo, F. Vial, and A. Martin

P3.16
Analysis of some meteorological variables recorded at 4000 m in the Argentinian subtropical Andean region
MaríA. Elizabeth Castañeda, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina; and N. Ratto

P3.17
Wet deposition quality from Caspian Sea lowland forests up to 2200 meters altitude
Ali Salahi, George-August University, Goettingen, Niedersachsen, Germany; and S. Geranfar and S. Banej-Shafii

P3.18
A Regional Atmospheric Continuous CO2 Observing Network in the Rocky Mountains (Rocky RACCOON)
Britton B. Stephens, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO; and S. F. J. De Wekker, D. Schimel, and A. Watt

P3.19
A new concept for high resolution temperature analysis over complex terrain
Benedikt Bica, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; and R. Steinacker, C. Lotteraner, and M. Suklitsch

4:00 PM-5:15 PM: Thursday, 31 August 2006


Session 14
Climate and Air Quality
Location: Ballroom South (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Chair: Gregory S. Poulos, NCAR
4:00 PM
14.1
Alpine Air Mass Climatology and its Relation to the changing Snow Line
Reinhold Steinacker, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

4:15 PM
14.2
Sensitivity of snow cover duration to regional temperature in the Rocky Mountains
Lucia Maria Wielke, Univ. of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; and M. Hantel
4:30 PM
14.3
Air mass dependence of extreme temperature minima in the Gstettneralm Sinkhole with regard to global climate change
Benedikt Bica, Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics, Vienna, Austria; and R. Steinacker

4:45 PM
14.4
The modulation of canyon flows by larger-scale influences
Lisa S. Darby, NOAA/Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, CO; and R. M. Banta
5:00 PM
14.5
Atmospheric transport and dispersion of the Mountain Pine Beetle in British Columbia, Canada
Peter L. Jackson, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC, Canada; and Y. Wen and J. Bai

5:15 PM-5:15 PM: Thursday, 31 August 2006


Sessions end for the day

Friday, 1 September 2006

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Friday, 1 September 2006


Session 15
Forecasting Mountain Weather: Part I
Location: Ballroom South (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Chair: Michael P. Meyers, NOAA/NWS
8:30 AM
15.1
Climatology of Strong Cold Fronts over the Western United States
W. James Steenburgh, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. C. Shafer

8:45 AM
15.2
The mesoscale predictability of terrain induced flows
P. Alexander Reinecke, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. R. Durran

9:00 AM
15.3
Statistical modeling of downslope windstorms in Boulder, Colorado
Andrew E. Mercer, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. B. Richman, H. B. Bluestein, and J. M. Brown
9:30 AM
15.5
MM5 simulations of diurnal winds and moisture transport in the Mt. Everest area of the Nepal Himalayas: Some initial findings
Yolanda N. Rosoff, City College of New York, New York, NY; and K. Y. Kong and E. E. Hindman

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Friday, 1 September 2006


Coffee Break

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Friday, 1 September 2006


Session 16
Forecasting Mountain Weather: Part II
Location: Ballroom South (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Chair: W. James Steenburgh, University of Utah
10:30 AM
16.1
Estimating Observational Uncertainty in Surface Temperature over Complex Terrain
John D. Horel, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and D. T. Myrick and C. D. Whiteman

10:45 AM
16.2
The first MSC/COMET mountain weather course
Bradley J. Snyder, MSC, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and C. Doyle, D. A. Wesley, J. D. Cummine, and M. Meyers
11:00 AM
16.3
Meteorological Preparations for the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games
Chris Doyle, Environment Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and W. L. Scott, S. Gravel, G. A. Isaac, and P. Joe
11:15 AM
16.4
A Mesoscale Heavy Snow Event Over the Grand Mesa of Western Colorado
Paul Frisbie, NOAA/NWSFO, Grand Junction, CO; and T. Lindquist and M. Meyers
11:45 AM
16.6
The Demonstration Phase of MAP: D-Phase
Mathias W. Rotach, Swiss Federal Office for Meteorology and Climatology, Zurich, Switzerland; and M. Arpagaus

12:00 PM-12:00 PM: Friday, 1 September 2006


Conference Adjourn