10th Conference on Mountain Meteorology and MAP Meeting 2002 (Expanded View)

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Sunday, 16 June 2002
5:00 PM-7:00 PM, Sunday
Conference Registration
 
Monday, 17 June 2002
7:30 AM, Monday
Conference Registration Continues through Friday 21 June
 
8:30 AM-8:45 AM, Monday
Welcoming Remarks
 
8:45 AM-10:45 AM, Monday
Session 1 PBL Structure and Circulations I
Organizer: Shiyuan Zhong, PNNL, Richland, WA
8:45 AM1.1Vertical Transport and Mixing: Scientific Challenges and Field Programs (Invited presentation)  
J. C. Doran, PNNL, Richland, WA
9:15 AM1.2Down-basin drainage jet observed during VTMX: Large-scale controls and effects on local-scale flows  extended abstract
Robert M. Banta, NOAA/ERL/ETL, Boulder, CO; and L. S. Darby and B. W. Orr
9:30 AM1.3The interaction of down-valley and canyon flows and their effect on mean vertical motions in the Salt Lake Valley  
Jerome D. Fast, PNNL, Richland, WA; and L. S. Darby and R. M. Banta
9:45 AM1.4Katabatic flows on a low-angle slope in the Salt Lake Valley—overview of the VTMX 2000 slope experiment  
C. David Whiteman, PNNL, Richland, WA; and S. Zhong and R. Mayr
10:00 AM1.5Circulations in the Salt Lake City Basin: the influence of air exchanges with adjacent basins and canyons  extended abstract
Keeley R. Costigan, LANL, Los Alamos, NM
10:15 AMCoffee Break  
 
10:45 AM-1:30 PM, Monday
Session 2 PBL Structure and Circulations II
Organizer: C. David Whiteman, PNNL, Richland, WA
10:45 AM2.1Relationship between tracer behavior in downtown Salt Lake City and basin-scale wind flow  extended abstract
Lisa S. Darby, NOAA/ERL/ETL, Boulder, CO; and K. J. Allwine and R. M. Banta
2.2Effects of mountain drainage flows on urban dispersion in Salt Lake City, Utah  
David DeCroix, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and J. Stalker
10:59 AM2.2aGap flow and vertical mixing at the southern end of the GSL Basin (formerly paper P1.11)  extended abstract
James O. Pinto, Univ. of Colorado and NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. B. Parsons, W. O. J. Brown, S. Cohn, N. Chamberlain, and B. Morley
11:14 AM2.3An evaluation of fine-scale MM5, RAMS, and Meso Eta simulations using VTMX field campaign data in the Salt Lake Valley  
Shiyuan Zhong, PNNL, Richland, WA; and J. D. Fast
11:29 AM2.4Field Measurements of Vertical Pollution Transport in a High Alpine Valley in Southern Switzerland  extended abstract
Stephan Henne, Paul Scherrer Instiut, Villigen, Switzerland; and A. S. H. Prévôt, M. Furger, and S. Nyeki
11:44 AM2.5The relation between slope flow systems and convective boundary layers in steep terrain  extended abstract
Christian Reuten, Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and D. G. Steyn, K. B. Strawbridge, and P. Bovis
11:59 AMLunch Break  
1:09 PMDaily Weather Briefing  
 
1:30 PM-2:44 PM, Monday
Session 3 PBL Structure and Circulations III
Organizer: Robert M. Banta, NOAA/ETL, Boulder, CO
1:30 PM3.1The bulk momentum budget in Katabatic Flow: observations and Hydraulic model results  
Thomas Haiden, Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics, Vienna, Austria; and C. D. Whiteman
1:45 PM3.2Further investigations of the "Ora del Garda" valley wind  extended abstract
Massimiliano de Franceschi, University of Trento, Trento, Italy; and G. Rampanelli and D. Zardi
3.3Diurnal winds in the Himalayan Kali Gandaki valley: remotely piloted aircraft soundings  
Joseph Egger, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
1:59 PM3.3aStable boundary-layer flow over hills in the wind tunnel (formerly paper P1.2)  
Samantha Jane Arnold, University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom; and I. Castro, S. Mobbs, A. Robins, A. Ross, and S. B. Vosper
2:14 PM3.4On the spatial variability of atmospheric radiation in an alpine valley  extended abstract
Nicolas Matzinger, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland; and E. van Gorsel, R. Vogt, A. Ohmura, and M. W. Rotach
2:29 PM3.5Observations and numerical modeling of the daytime boundary layer structure in the Riviera Valley, Switzerland  extended abstract
Stephan F. J. De Wekker, Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and D. G. Steyn, M. W. Rotach, J. D. Fast, and S. Zhong
 
2:45 PM-4:15 PM, Monday
Poster Session 1 PBL Processes and Modeling (with Coffee Break)
 P1.1Modelling wind tunnel experiments of stable boundary-layer flow over hills  
An Ross, University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom; and S. J. Arnold, S. B. Vosper, and S. D. Mobbs
 P1.2Paper has been moved to Session 3, new paper number 3.3A  
 P1.3Numerical Modeling of airflow in the Vicinity of the Jordan Narrows in the Salt Lake Valley  extended abstract
Ying Chen, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; and R. L. Street and L. Ludwig
 P1.4Perfluorocarbon tracer experiments during VTMX 2000  
Jerome D. Fast, PNNL, Richland, WA; and K. J. Allwine, J. C. Torcolini, and R. N. Dietz
 P1.5An evaluation of the sigma and step-mountain vertical coordinates in the Meso Eta model at sub-kilometer grid spacing  
Jerome D. Fast, PNNL, Richland, WA; and S. Zhong
 P1.6Radar and acoustic observations during VTMX field-campaign  extended abstract
Paco Lopez Dekker, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; and A. N. Bajaj and S. J. Frasier
 P1.7Simulations of the canyon drainage flow and its interaction with the stable air of the Salt Lake basin  extended abstract
James R. Stalker, LANL, Los Alamos, NM
P1.8Nocturnal boudary layer dynamics in the Salt Lake Basin during VTMX  extended abstract
Rolf F. Hertenstein, Colorado Research Associates, Boulder, CO; and G. S. Poulos
 P1.9Variations in surface tubulence characteristics over the Salt Lake Valley during VTMX2002  
J. C. Doran, PNNL, Richland, WA
 P1.10Boundary Layer Observations of Cold Air Pools in a Mountain Basin  extended abstract
Elford G. Astling, West Desert Test Center, Dugway, UT; and C. A. Biltoft, D. Storwold, and S. A. McLaughlin
 P1.11Paper has been moved to Session 2, new paper number 2.2A  
 P1.12How well can mesoscale models capture Katabatic flows observed in a large valley  
Shiyuan Zhong, PNNL, Richland, WA; and C. D. Whiteman and T. Haiden
 P1.13Thermally driven flows in California's Central Valley: A comprehensive analysis using data from a dense wind profiler network  
Shiyuan Zhong, PNNL, Richland, WA; and X. Bian, C. D. Whiteman, and S. Tanrikulu
 P1.14Evolution of Elevated stratified Layer during VTMX  extended abstract
Richard L. Coulter, ANL, Argonne, IL; and M. S. Pedour and T. J. Martin
 P1.15Along-valley Structure of Daytime Valley Flows in the Wipptal  extended abstract
Magdalena Rucker, Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and R. M. Banta and D. G. Steyn
 P1.16Analysis of IOP2b land-sea breeze case during the ESCOMPTE experiment  extended abstract
Sophie Bastin, Service d'Aéronomie, Paris, France; and P. Drobinski, A. M. Dabas, O. Reitebuch, P. Delville, C. Werner, A. Delaval, C. Boitel, H. Hermann, E. Nagel, B. Romand, J. Streicher, B. Bénech, O. M. Bock, J. L. Caccia, P. Durand, and V. Guénard
 P1.17Circulation caused by surface heating in a valley: a PIV experiment  
Liu Huizhi, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; and S. Jianguo and Z. Boyin
 P1.18Climate of the Mountain Top Station "Sonnblick" in Comparison with Radiosonde Data  extended abstract
Matthias Ratheiser, University of Vienna, Wien, Austria; and S. Schneider, C. Häberli, R. Steinacker, W. Pöttschacher, and W. Gepp
 P1.19A sinkhole field experiment in the Eastern Alps  extended abstract
Reinhold Steinacker, Univ. of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; and M. Dorninger, S. Eisenbach, A. M. Holzer, B. Pospichal, and C. D. Whiteman
 P1.20Identification of thermal structure from airborne measurements in an alpine valley with Kriging technique  extended abstract
Gabriele Rampanelli, Univ. of Trento, Trento, Italy; and D. Zardi
 P1.21Large-eddy simulationof downslope flows  extended abstract
Eric D. Skyllingstad, Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR
 P1.22Temperature inversions in a Limestone sinkhole in the Alps  
Stefan Eisenbach, Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics, Vienna, Austria; and A. M. Holzer, M. Dorninger, and R. Steinacker
 P1.23Inversion layer in steep valleys and the Effects of Topographic Shading  extended abstract
Augustin Colette, Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA; and R. L. Street
P1.24The Generation and Evolution of Cold-Air Pooling Events in the Middle Park Region of Colorado  
Clark W. King, NOAA/ERL/ETL, Boulder, CO
 P1.25Multi-scale flow interactions in complex terrain  extended abstract
Keeley R. Costigan, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and J. L. Winterkamp, D. L. Langley, and J. E. Bossert
 
4:15 PM-5:30 PM, Monday
Session 4 Boundary Layer Turbulence and Diffusion
Organizer: J. Christopher Doran, PNNL, Richland, WA
4:15 PM4.1Eddy correlation flux measurements in an Alpine valley under different mesoscale circulations  extended abstract
Marco Andretta, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland; and A. W. Weigel and M. W. Rotach
4:30 PM4.2Structure of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer in the Central Salt Lake Valley during the Afternoon-to-evening Transition  extended abstract
William J. Shaw, PNNL, Richland, WA; and J. M. Hubbe
4:45 PM4.3Waves and turbulence observed over two consecutive VTMX nights  extended abstract
Carmen J. Nappo, NOAA/ERL/ARL, Oak Ridge, TN; and R. Doboay and E. J. Dumas
5:00 PM4.4Turbulence and mixing in the nocturnal boundary layer over a slope—VTMX field program results  extended abstract
Marko Princevac, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and P. Monti, H. J. S. Fernando, T. A. Kowalewski, and E. R. Pardyjak
5:15 PM4.5Direct Numerical Simulation of Evolving Turbulence using Surface Heat Fluxes derived from VTMX Measurements  
James C. Barnard, PNNL, Richland, WA; and W. J. Shaw
 
5:30 PM-7:00 PM, Monday
Ice Breaker Reception—Cosponsored by Campbell Scientific, Inc.
 
Tuesday, 18 June 2002
8:00 AM-9:00 AM, Tuesday
Session 5 Orographically Modified Cyclone Evolution
Organizer: David M. Schultz, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK
8:00 AM5.1Large-amplitude gravity-wave breaking over the Greenland lee and the subsequent formation of downstream synoptic-scale tropopause folding and stratospheric-tropospheric exchange  extended abstract
Melvyn A. Shapiro, NOAA/ERL/ETL, Boulder, CO; and S. Low-Nam, H. Olafsson, J. D. Doyle, and P. K. Smolarkiewicz
8:15 AM5.2Cyclone Tracks in the vicinity of Greenland—Aspects of an interaction process  extended abstract
Cornelia B. Schwierz, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland; and H. C. Davies
8:30 AM5.3Flow in the Lee of Greenland-size mountains  extended abstract
G. N. Petersen, Univ. of Oslo, Oslo, Norway and Univ. of Iceland, Iceland; and H. Ólafsson and J. E. Kristjánsson
8:45 AM5.4Analysis of an Orographically Modified Cyclone over the Western United States during IPEX IOP3  extended abstract
Jason C. Shafer, NOAA/CIRP and Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and W. J. Steenburgh and J. A. W. Cox
 
9:00 AM-10:15 AM, Tuesday
Session 6 Orographic Precipitation I
Organizer: Bradley F. Smull, NOAA/NSSL, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
9:00 AM6.1Dual-Doppler analysis of the kinematic structure of a Wasatch Mountain winter storm  extended abstract
Justin A. W. Cox, NOAA/CIRP and Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and W. J. Steenburgh and D. E. Kingsmill
9:15 AM6.2The IMPROVE-2 field program over the central Oregon Cascades, Part I: motivation and experimental design  
Clifford F. Mass, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and P. V. Hobbs, M. T. Stoelinga, R. A. Houze, B. A. Colle, J. D. Locatelli, B. Colman, and N. A. Bond
9:30 AM6.3Sensitivity of orographic precipitation to changing ambient conditions: an idealized modeling perspective  extended abstract
Brian A. Colle, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY
9:45 AMCoffee Break  
 
10:15 AM-1:29 PM, Tuesday
Session 7 Orographic Precipitation II
Organizer: Reinhold Steinacker, Institute of Meteorolgy and Geophysics, Vienna Austria
10:15 AM7.1Comparison of orographic precipitation in MAP and IMPROVE II (Invited Talk)  extended abstract
Robert A. Houze, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and S. Medina
10:45 AM7.2Role of topography in MM5 precipitation forecast for the MAP SOP  
Rossella Ferretti, University of L'Aquila, Coppito-L'Aquila, Italy; and R. Rotunno and T. Paolucci
11:00 AM7.3How the Alpine topography induces a climatological precipitation maximum of in autumn over the Lago Maggiore area  extended abstract
Francois Gheusi, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland; and H. C. Davies and J. Stein
11:15 AM7.4Multiple Expressions of Upstream Orographic Blocking During MAP  extended abstract
Olivier Bousquet, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and B. F. Smull
11:30 AM7.5Airflow within major Alpine river valleys: The concept of wet drainage flow  extended abstract
Matthias Steiner, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; and O. Bousquet, R. A. Houze, and B. F. Smull
7.6Moisture inflow over the Po Valley and orographic precipitations during MAP IOP 8: analysis using GPS network, satellite observations and weather prediction model simulations  
Olivier M. Bock, IPSL/CNRS, Paris, France; and C. N. Flamant, E. Richard, J. Tournadre, and J. R. Pelon
11:44 AMLunch Break  
1:09 PMDaily Weather Briefing  
 
1:30 PM-3:00 PM, Tuesday
Session 8 Orographic Precipitation III
Organizer: Rossela Ferretti, University of L'Aquila, Coppito-L'Aquila Italy
1:30 PM8.1Orographic Precipitation and Airmass Transformation: An Alpine Example  extended abstract
Ronald B. Smith, Yale University, New Haven, CT; and Q. Jiang, M. G. Fearon, P. Tabary, M. Dorninger, J. D. Doyle, and R. Benoit
1:45 PM8.2The Relevance of Instabilities with Heavy Orographic Rainfall during MAP IOP-2B  extended abstract
Sen Chiao, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and Y. L. Lin
2:00 PM8.3Intercomparison of the simulated precipitation fields of the MAP/IOP2b with different high-resolution models  extended abstract
Evelyne Richard, CNRS/UPS, Toulouse, France; and N. Asencio, R. Benoit, A. Buzzi, R. Ferretti, P. Malguzzi, S. Serafin, G. Zaengl, and J. -. F. Georgis
2:15 PM8.4Orogenic squall line observed with Doppler Polarimetric radars during the MAP experiment  extended abstract
Pierre Tabary, Meteo France, Trappes, France; and G. Scialom, E. Richard, Y. Seity, and S. Soula
2:30 PM8.5Cloud-to-ground lightning flash production during IOP 2a of MAP: Correlation with dynamics and microphysics  
Y. Seity, Laboratoire d'Aérologie, Toulouse, France; and S. Soula, P. Tabary, and G. Scialom
2:45 PM8.6Moist airflow regimes over more or less smooth mountains  extended abstract
Joel Stein, CNRM and Meteo France, Toulouse, France
 
3:00 PM, Tuesday
Utah Olympic Park Venue Tour (Tenative Event/Details Pending)
 
8:00 PM, Tuesday
Panel Discussion 1 Panel Discussion: Weather Monitoring and Prediction for the 2002 Salt Lake and 2006 Torino Olympic Winter Games
Panelists: Thomas D. Potter, Salt Lake Olympic Committee Weather Director, Salt Lake City, UT; Lawrence B. Dunn, NOAA/NWS, Salt Lake City, UT; John D. Horel, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; W. James Steenburgh, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; James F. Bowers, US Army Dugway Proving Grounds, Dugway, UT; Renata Pelosini, 2006 Torino Winter Olympics; Dan Risch, KSL Event Forecast Team; Pete Stoll, KSL Event Forecast Team
 
Wednesday, 19 June 2002
8:00 AM-9:15 AM, Wednesday
Session 9 Orographic Precipitation IV
Organizer: Clifford F. Mass, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
8:00 AM9.1Influence of Synoptic and Mesoscale Environments on Heavy Orographic Rainfall Associated with MAP IOP-2B and IOP-8  extended abstract
Yuh-Lang Lin, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and J. A. Thurman and S. Chiao
8:15 AM9.2Numerical analysis of MAP IOP 15 cyclogenesis and associated precipitation  extended abstract
Andrea Buzzi, ISAO-CNR, Bologna, Italy; and M. D'Isidoro and S. Davolio
8:30 AM9.3Prefrontal and frontal precipitation events during MAP IOP 5  
Joze Rakovec, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia; and G. Gregoric, T. Vrhovec, and N. Pristov
8:45 AM9.4Comparison of some frontal stratiform precipitation events over the Alpine chain during MAP  
Stephanie Pradier, Laboratoire d'Aerologie, Toulouse, France; and M. Chong and F. Roux
9:00 AM9.5Effects of moist convection on flow past 2D-topography  extended abstract
Oliver Fuhrer, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland; and C. Schaer
 
9:15 AM-11:00 AM, Wednesday
Poster Session 2 Orographic Precipitation/Operational and Numerical Weather Prediction (with Coffee Break)
 P2.1Paper has been moved to Session 11, new paper number 11.4A  
 P2.2Tracking cloud patterns by rapid scan imagery in the Alpine region  extended abstract
Martin Bolliger, MeteoSwiss, Zurich, Switzerland; and P. Binder and A. Rossa
 P2.3Study of the convection over Monte Rosa using S-pol obervations and fine scale Meso-NH simulations  extended abstract
Nicole Asencio, CNRM and Meteo France, Toulouse, France; and J. Stein and M. Chong
 P2.4A rain episode related to a mesoscale gravity wave during MAP  extended abstract
Renzo Richiardone, Univ. of Torino, Torino, Italy; and M. Manfrin
 P2.5Heavy Precipitation in SE Alps during IOP 8, 9, 10, 11  
Uros Strajnar, Environmental Agency of the Republic of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia; and A. Poredos and T. Vrhovec
 P2.6Low level flow patterns associated with two heavy rainfall events during MAP  extended abstract
James A. Thurman, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and Y. L. Lin
 P2.7Impact of the time and space high resolution observations on the weather forecast of IOP2b  
Claudia Faccani, CETEMPS, Coppito-L'Aquila, Italy; and R. Ferretti
 P2.8High-resolution simulations of the convective line observed during MAP IOP2a : Sensitivity to the microphysical parameterization  
Evelyne Richard, Laboratoire d'Aerologie, Toulouse, France; and J. P. Pinty, P. Tabary, F. Lascaux, and G. Scialom
P2.9Intercomparison of limited area models operating during the MAP-SOP  
Giulio Contri, Centro Meteo-Idrologico Regione Liguria, Genova, Italy; and R. Benoit, P. Binder, A. Buzzi, M. Damonte, T. Haiden, D. Sacchetti, and E. Trovatore
P2.10Probabilistic forecast of MAP cases using two different limited-area models  
Andrea Montani, ARPA, Bologna, Italy; and C. Marsigli, F. Nerozzi, D. Cesari, and T. Paccagnella
 P2.11Finescale orography and the MC2 dynamics kernel  extended abstract
Robert Benoit, MSC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and C. Girard, M. Desgagné, S. Chamberland, and W. Yu
 P2.12Regional precipitation variability in the European Alps 1803–1998 from homogenised instrumental time series  extended abstract
Reinhard Böhm, Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics, Vienna, Austria; and I. Auer, W. Schöner, M. Brunetti, M. Maugeri, C. Huhle, and T. Nanni
 P2.13The IMPROVE-2 field program over the central Oregon Cascades, part II: summary of IOPs  
Brian A. Colle, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and C. F. Mass, M. T. Stoelinga, P. V. Hobbs, J. D. Locatelli, R. A. Houze, N. A. Bond, and B. F. Smull
 P2.14Microphysical Structure of Orographic Precipitation Along the Wasatch Mountains during IPEX  extended abstract
David E. Kingsmill, DRI, Reno, NV; and H. Cai, J. A. W. Cox, and W. J. Steenburgh
 P2.15Structure and Evolution of a Tornadic Cold Front in the Intermountain West  
David M. Schultz, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK
 P2.16Regional scale modeling for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games  extended abstract
Daryl J. Onton, NOAA/CIRP and Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and A. J. Siffert, L. Chang, W. J. Steenburgh, and B. Haymore
P2.17Topographical Influences on Meteorological Conditions in the Persian Gulf  
Tracy Haack, NRL, Monterey, CA; and D. Westphal, M. Liu, S. Chen, and S. Burk
 P2.18Thunderstorms of the Mt. Everest Region: Spring 1999, 2000  
Kamal Thapa, City University of New York, New York, NY; and E. E. Hindman and Y. N. Rosoff
 P2.19A COMPARISON OF PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES OVER THE HIMALAYAS AND ANDES  extended abstract
Stephen W. Nesbitt, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and G. V. Mota
 P2.20Initiation of Mesoscale Convective Complexes over Ethiopian Highlands: A Precursor to Tropical Cyclogenesis  extended abstract
Christopher M. Hill, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and Y. L. Lin
 P2.21Quantitative precipitation forecasting of wintertime precipitation in the Sierra Nevada  extended abstract
Ramesh K. Vellore, DRI, Reno, NV; and V. Grubisic and A. W. Huggins
 P2.22Mountaintop and radar measurements of snow growth and snowfall rate  extended abstract
Randolph D. Borys, Storm Peak Laboratory, Steamboat Springs, CO; and D. H. Lowenthal, S. Cohn, and W. O. J. Brown
 P2.23The Climate of the South American Altiplano  
René D. Garreaud, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
 P2.24Description of the seasonal cycle of low-level flows flanking the Andes and their interannual variability  extended abstract
Lee A. Byerle, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. Paegle
 P2.25Orographic Clouds and Precipitation: A Study of Indian Monsoon and Its impact on cloud dynaamics and precipiation in Western Ghats of India  
Shanmuganandan Samarajalingam, Madurai Kamaraj Univ., Madurai, India
 P2.26Orographic Effects on a Conditionally Unstable Flow over an Idealized Three-Dimensional Mesoscale Mountain  extended abstract
Shu-Hua Chen, Univ. of California, Davis, CA; and Y. L. Lin
 P2.27A linear time-delay model for orographic precipitation  extended abstract
Ronald B. Smith, Yale University, New Haven, CT
 P2.28Some Common Ingredients for heavy Orographic Rainfall and their Potential Application for Prediction  extended abstract
Yuh-Lang Lin, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and S. Chiao, J. A. Thurman, D. B. Ensley, and J. J. Charney
 P2.29Some Challenges of Using Graphical Forecast Editor(GFE) Operationally in Diverse Terrain  extended abstract
Paul G. Wolyn, NOAA/NWSFO, Pueblo, CO; and D. Metze and K. Torgerson
 P2.30Evaluation of MC2 Simulations for a Case of Significant Upstream Blocking During MAP  
Bradley F. Smull, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK and University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and O. Bousquet and D. Luethi
 P2.31Simulation of Snow Drift and Snow Deposition in Steep Terrain  
Michael Lehning, ETH, Davos, Switzerland; and J. Doorschot, N. Raderschall, and T. Exner
 P2.32Understanding orographic precipitation mechanisms using polarization radar and in situ techniques  
Sabine Goeke, NCAR, Boulder, CO
 P2.33A Case Study Analysis and Model Simulation of a Columbia Gorge Gap Flow Event  
Justin Sharp, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and C. F. Mass
 P2.34Cellularity in Orographic Convection  
Daniel Kirshbaum, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. R. Durran
 
11:00 AM-1:30 PM, Wednesday
Session 10 Orographic Precipitation V
Organizer: Peter Binder, Meteorological Institute, Zurich Switzerland
11:00 AM10.1 Precipitation over multiscale terrain  extended abstract
Qingfang Jiang, Yale Univ., New Haven, CT
11:15 AM10.2Mt. Everest, 10 May 1996: Study of a high elevation thunderstorm  
Yolanda N. Rosoff, City College of New York, New York, NY; and E. E. Hindman
11:30 AM10.3The Impact of a Prominent Rain Shadow on Flooding in California's Coastal Mountains: A CALJET Case Study and Sensitivity to the ENSO Cycle  
F. Martin Ralph, NOAA/ERL/ETL, Boulder, CO; and P. J. Neiman, D. E. Kingsmill, E. D. Andrews, and R. C. Antweiler
11:45 AM10.4The Influence of Land-falling Low-level Jets on Rain Rate in California's Coastal Mountains during CALJET  extended abstract
Paul J. Neiman, NOAA/ETL, Boulder, CO; and F. M. Ralph, A. B. White, D. E. Kingsmill, and P. O. G. Persson
12:00 PMLunch Break  
1:10 PMDaily Weather Briefing  
 
1:30 PM-3:30 PM, Wednesday
Session 11 Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting
Organizer: John D. Horel, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
1:30 PM11.1Predictability issues in high-resolution numerical prediction of stratiform and convective precipitation  extended abstract
Andre Walser, ETH, Zürich, Switzerland; and D. Luethi and C. Schaer
1:45 PM11.2Landfalling cyclone forecast sensitivity to varying data assimilation methods in a mesoscale model  extended abstract
Wendell A. Nuss, NPS, Monterey, CA; and D. K. Miller
2:00 PM11.3Downscaling precipitation fields over complex terrain  extended abstract
Reinhold Steinacker, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; and M. Ratheiser, M. Dorninger, and F. Wimmer
11.4Performances of a global and a limited-area Ensemble Prediction System on MAP cases  
Chiara Marsigli, ARPA-SMR, Bologna, Italy; and A. Montani, F. Nerozzi, and T. Paccagnella
2:14 PM11.4ASelecting the best forecast out of an ensemble by using satellite image matching for MAP IOP2B (formerly paper P2.1)  
Arnold Tafferner, DLR/IPA, Wessling, Bavaria, Germany; and H. Mannstein, T. Paccagnella, C. Marsigli, A. Montani, and F. Nerozzi
2:29 PM11.5Precipitation forecasts versus analysis for selected IOP wet cases  
Manfred Dorninger, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; and R. Steinacker, M. Ratheiser, and I. Groehn
11.6Variational assimilation of convective precipitation for mesoscale forecasting  extended abstract
Robert Benoit, MSC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and L. Fillion, W. Yu, and S. Chamberland
2:43 PM11.7Simulations of Extreme Precipitation Events in the Colorado Rocky Mountains  extended abstract
William R. Cotton, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO; and R. L. McAnelly and C. T. Ashby
11.8Application of the rainfall-runoff model TOPKAPI for the entire basin of the po river as part of the European project EFFS  
Jens C. Bartholmes, University Bologna, Bologna, Italy; and E. Todini
2:57 PMCoffee Break  
 
3:30 PM-5:00 PM, Wednesday
Session 12 Numerical Modeling and Data Assimilation
Organizer: Brian A. Colle, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY
3:30 PM12.1Evaluation of the GPS PW impact using the 3DVAR for the MAp IOPs  
Claudia Faccani, CETEMPS, Coppito-L'Aquila, Italy; and R. Ferretti, D. Barker, R. Pacione, and C. Sciarretta
3:45 PM12.2A new sub-gridscale orographic drag parametrization for the Met Office Unified Model  extended abstract
Stuart Webster, Met Office, Bracknell, Berks., United Kingdom
4:00 PM12.3Hydrostatic vs. nonhydrostatic simulations in a complex orography environment  
Raffaele Salerno, Centro Epson Meteo, Sesto San Giovanni, Italy; and A. Borroni
4:15 PM12.4High resolution data assimilation in complex terrain  
Carol M. Ciliberti, NOAA and CIRP/Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; and J. D. Horel
4:30 PM12.5Boundary layer wind field over steep, snow covered, high alpine topography  extended abstract
Norbert Raderschall, Swiss Federal Institue for Snow and Avalanche Research, Davos, Switzerland; and M. Lehning and J. Doorschot
4:45 PM12.6On the ECMWF Re-Analysis of the MAP SOP  extended abstract
Christian Keil, ECMWF, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom; and C. Cardinali
 
6:00 PM, Wednesday
Conference Banquet
 
Thursday, 20 June 2002
8:00 AM-10:30 AM, Thursday
Session 13 Gap Winds and Foehn I
Organizer: Stephen Mobbs, University of Leeds, Leeds United Kingdom
8:00 AM13.1Foehn research in the Rhine Valley during MAP: objectives, concepts and first results (Invited Presentation)  extended abstract
Hans Richner, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland; and R. Steinacker
8:30 AM13.2Foehn and a stable airmass in the Rhine valley  extended abstract
Guillaume Beffrey, CNRM, Toulouse, France; and A. M. Dabas and G. Jaubert
8:45 AM13.3Unstationary and inhomogeneity aspects of the MAP IOP 12 south foehn event in the Rhine valley  extended abstract
Philippe Drobinski, Service d'Aéronomie, Paris, France; and C. Haeberli, E. Richard, B. Bénech, H. Berger, A. M. Dabas, P. H. Flamant, M. Furger, M. Lothon, and R. Steinacker
9:00 AM13.4Dynamic airflow channelling effects in bent valleys  extended abstract
Meinolf Kossmann, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand; and A. P. Sturman
9:15 AM13.5Gap Winds Forced by Flows with Simple Vertical Structure  
Sasa Gabersek, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. R. Durran
9:30 AM13.6Physically based foehn wind detection  
Johannes M. Vergeiner, Univ. of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria; and S. D. Mobbs and G. J. Mayr
9:45 AM13.7On the identification of gap flow features and dynamics from ground-based measurements  
Georg J. Mayr, Institut für Meteorologie und Geophysik, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; and A. Gohm and J. M. Vergeiner
10:00 AMCoffee Break  
 
10:30 AM-1:30 PM, Thursday
Session 14 Gap Winds and Foehn II
Organizer: Peter Jackson, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC Canada
10:30 AM14.1Applying single-layer shallowwater theory to gap flows occurring in the Brenner pass region  extended abstract
Alexander Gohm, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; and G. J. Mayr
10:45 AM14.2On the Dynamics of Gap Flow in the Wipptal on 20–21 October 1999  
Tomislav Maric, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. R. Durran
11:00 AM14.3The spatial and temporal characteristics of the 30 October 1999 gap flow event in the Wipptal  
Louisa B. Nance, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and R. M. Banta
11:15 AM14.4An Intercomparison of Lidar and P3 Wind Measurements in the Wipp Valley During MAP  
Dale R. Durran, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and T. Maric, R. M. Banta, and L. S. Darby
11:30 AM14.5Measurements of flow in a cross-section of the Brenner Pass  
Stephen D. Mobbs, University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom; and S. J. Arnold, A. Gohm, and J. M. Vergeiner
11:45 AM14.6Stably stratified flow through a mountain pass—idealised simulations  
An Ross, University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom; and S. B. Vosper and S. D. Mobbs
12:00 PMLunch Break  
1:10 PMDaily Weather Briefing  
 
1:30 PM-2:45 PM, Thursday
Session 15 Rotors
Organizer: Evelyne Richard, CNRS/UPS, Toulouse France
1:30 PM15.1Observations of mountain induced rotors and related hypotheses: A review (Invited Presentation)  extended abstract
Joachim Kuettner, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. F. Hertenstein
2:00 PM15.2Simulations of rotors using steep lee-slope topography  extended abstract
Rolf F. Hertenstein, Colorado Research Associates, Boulder, CO; and J. Kuettner
2:15 PM15.3Numerical simulations of lee-wave rotors  extended abstract
Simon B. Vosper, Met Office, Bracknell, Berks., United Kingdom; and S. D. Mobbs
2:30 PM15.4Rotor generation in the lee of three-dimensional ridges  
James D. Doyle, NRL, Monterey, CA; and D. R. Durran
 
2:45 PM-4:30 PM, Thursday
Poster Session 3 Topographic Flows (with Coffee Break)
 P3.1What can we learn of surface mesonets in foehn valleys?  extended abstract
Reinhold Steinacker, Univ. of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; and M. Spatzierer, B. Chimani, C. Haeberli, M. Dorninger, and S. Tschannett
 P3.2Use of Wind-Temperature profiler Data to Investigate Foehn Episodes During MAP-FORM  
Siegfried Vogt, Institut f. Meteorologie u. Klimaforschung , Forschungszentrum, Karlsruhe, Germany
 P3.3Mass budgets in the Rhine valley during a foehn event  extended abstract
Genevieve Jaubert, CNRM and Meteo France, Toulouse, France; and J. Stein
 P3.4Analysis of the constant volume balloon flights above the Rhine Valley during foehn events (MAP experiment)  extended abstract
Bruno Bénech, Laboratoire d'Aérologie, Toulouse, France; and M. Lothon and H. Berger
 P3.5Foehn analysis in the Rhine Valley: from synoptic scale to turbulence one  extended abstract
Marie Lothon, Univ. Paul Sabatier, Campistrous, France; and A. Druilhet, B. Bénech, and B. Campistron
 P3.6Gap flow—upstream and downstream hydraulic models compared with MAP data  
Ignaz Vergeiner, Univ. of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; and G. J. Mayr, A. Gohm, and J. M. Vergeiner
 P3.7Temporal evolution and structure of gap flow in the Wipp Valley on 2 and 3 October 1999  extended abstract
Martin Weissmann, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; and R. Banta, G. Mayr, A. Gohm, and L. B. Nance
 P3.8Pressure Gradients in the MAP Brenner Pass Data  
Fred J. Kopp, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD; and C. L. Hartsel and P. Smith
 P3.9The foehn cycle during the MAP-SOP: typical vertical rawinsonde profiles between Milano and Munich  
Johannes M. Vergeiner, Univ. of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria
 P3.10Case study of the North Foehn in the Eisaktal during MAP  extended abstract
Peter L. Jackson, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC, Canada; and G. Geier
 P3.11Propagation and spectral characteristics of Foehn flow in the Brenner Pass region  
Stephen D. Mobbs, University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom; and A. Gohm, G. J. Mayr, and J. M. Vergeiner
 P3.12Rotor streaming, hydraulic jumps and flow separation in the Falkland Islands  
Stephen D. Mobbs, University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom; and S. J. Arnold, M. K. Hill, S. B. Vosper, and A. M. Gadian
 P3.13Terrain-induced wind shear during the passage of Typhoon Utor near Hong Kong in July 2001  extended abstract
S.Y. Lau, Hong Kong Observatory, Kowloon, Hong Kong; and C. M. Shun
 P3.14Dynamic airflow channelling over the Upper Snake River Plain, Idaho  
Meinolf Kossmann, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand; and C. D. Whiteman and X. Bian
 P3.15Characterization of the 28 june 2001 Mistral event during the ESCOMPTE field experiment  extended abstract
Philippe Drobinski, Service d'Aéronomie, Paris, France; and O. Reitebuch, A. M. Dabas, P. Delville, C. Werner, A. Delaval, C. Boitel, H. Hermann, E. Nagel, B. Romand, J. Streicher, S. Bastin, J. L. Caccia, P. Durand, and V. Guénard
 P3.16Observations and modeling of the Mistral wind  extended abstract
Qingfang Jiang, Yale University, New Haven, CT; and R. B. Smith and J. D. Doyle
 P3.17Experimental and numerical analysis of a Mistral case during MAP experiment in relation with the PV banner observation  extended abstract
Aimé Druilhet, Laboratoire d'Aérologie, Toulouse, France; and B. Bénech, J. L. Caccia, E. Richard, B. Campistron, C. Flamand, M. Lothon, F. Saïd, C. Caminade, and V. Guenard
 P3.18Transient wake formation by mountains of a barotropic cyclone on a beta-plane  extended abstract
Hung-Cheng Chen, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; and C. C. Chu and C. C. Chang
 P3.19Mountain waves over the Hohe Tauern  
James D. Doyle, NRL, Monterey, CA; and R. B. Smith
 P3.20Comparison of MAP-sop observations with model analysis and forecasts of gravity wave breaking  extended abstract
Luca Ferrari, State Univ., Milan, Italy; and G. Frustaci
 P3.21Characterization of Wave Activity and Turbulence in the Lower Troposphere over the Swiss Alps  
Michael Lehning, ETH, Davos, Switzerland; and J. Lindeman and S. B. Vosper
P3.22The Helvey Stratospheric Mountain Wave Measurements—A Review  
L. J. Ehernberger, NASA/Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA
 P3.23Large-Amplitude stratospheric Gravity Waves above southern Germany  
Thomas Birner, DLR German Aerospace Centre, Wessling, Germany; and D. A. Doernbrack
 P3.24Diagnoses and numerical simulations of turbulence in the vicinity of coastal topography  extended abstract
Douglas K. Miller, NPS, Monterey, CA; and D. L. Walters
P3.25In-Flight Turbulence, Winds and Surface Pressures at La Veta Pass, Colorado  
Margaret Lamb, Sunshine Aviation Safety Studies, Alamosa, CO
 P3.26Interaction of boundary layer flow and gravity waves over forested hills  
Adam Lea, University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom; and S. B. Vosper, S. D. Mobbs, and B. Gardiner
P3.27Interaction of trapped lee waves and the convective boundary layer  extended abstract
Rolf F. Hertenstein, Colorado Research Associates, Boulder, CO; and G. S. Poulos
 P3.28Modeling turbulent airflow in mountainous regions  extended abstract
John Lindeman, Univ. of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; and S. D. Mobbs and S. B. Vosper
 P3.29Climatology of the Sierra Nevada Mountain-wave clouds  extended abstract
Vanda Grubisic, DRI, Reno, NV; and S. Cardon
P3.30Tests of 2-D Simulations for Gust Probability Forecastng in CAT over a Mountainous Region  
Daniel Marc Landau, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA; and R. D. Sharman and L. J. Ehernberger
 P3.31Control Parameters for Track Continuity and Deflection Associated with Tropical Cyclones over a Mesoscale Mountain  extended abstract
Yuh-Lang Lin, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and S. Y. Chen, C. M. Hill, and C. -. Y. Huang
P3.32The Wasatch downslope wind event of 7 October 2000  
Lacey D. Holland, CIRP/Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. D. Horel
 P3.33Paper has been moved to session 16, new paper number 16.2A  
 P3.34SNEX—The SNaefellsnes EXperiment  extended abstract
Haraldur Olafsson, University of Iceland and the Icelandic Meteorological Office, Reykjavik, Iceland; and H. Sigurjonsson and H. Agustsson
 P3.35Mountain-Wave Induced Windstorms West of Westcliffe, Colorado  extended abstract
Paul G. Wolyn, NOAA/NWSFO, Pueblo, CO; and T. Magnuson
 P3.36Data quality control of SOP data in MAP  
Inga Groehn, Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics, Vienna, Austria; and R. Steinacker, M. Ratheiser, C. Haeberli, and W. Poettschacher
 P3.37Nonlinear Topographic Wave Generation at Finite Rossby Number  
David J. Muraki, Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby, BC, Canada; and C. Epifanio and C. Snyder
 
4:30 PM-5:30 PM, Thursday
Session 16 Downslope Windstorms
Organizer: Greg Poulos, Colorado Research Associates, Boulder, CO
4:30 PM16.1Forced downslope flow over the western side of the subtropical Andes  extended abstract
René D. Garreaud, Univ. of Chile, Santiago, Chile; and J. Rutllant
16.2The 7–8 December 2001 wind event: An example of complex flow over the Mogollon Rim of Arizona  
Michael Staudenmaier Jr., NOAA/NWS, Bellemont, AZ
4:44 PM16.2aWSR-88D Ground Clutter signatures associated with Lee-slope wind events (formerly paper P3.33)  extended abstract
Eric Thaler, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO; and L. B. Nance
4:59 PM16.3Observations and numerical simulations of a wake and corner winds in a strong windstorm over Iceland  extended abstract
Haraldur Olafsson, University of Iceland and Icelandic Meteorological Office, Reykjavik, Iceland; and M. A. Shapiro
5:14 PM16.4Radar Observations of Downslope Flow at Mount Washington  extended abstract
Brooks E. Martner, NOAA/ERL/ETL, Boulder, CO; and R. F. Reinking and R. M. Banta
 
Friday, 21 June 2002
8:00 AM-9:00 AM, Friday
Session 17 Lee-Side Phenomena
Organizer: Dale Durran, University of Wasington, Seattle, WA
8:00 AM17.1The Structure of an Alpine PV banner: Observations and numerical Simulations  
Christoph Schär, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland; and M. Sprenger, D. Lüthi, and R. Benoit
8:15 AM17.2Comparative study of secondary potential vorticity banners in two MAP IOPs  
Vanda Grubisic, DRI, Reno, NV
17.3Secondary potential vorticity banners over the Po valley: observation and numerical simulation of their influence on vertical mixing  
Cyrille N. Flamant, Service d'Aéronomie, IPSL/CNRS, Paris, France; and E. Richard, M. Sprenger, C. Schär, L. B. Nance, and R. Rotunno
8:30 AM17.4Stagnation points and PV generation in moist stratified flow over isolated topography  
Juerg Schmidli, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland; and C. Schaer
8:45 AM17.5A case study of flow separation  
Volker Horlacher, Institute for Atmospheric Science, Leeds, United Kingdom; and S. D. Mobbs, S. B. Vosper, and S. J. Arnold
 
9:15 AM-10:45 AM, Friday
Session 18 Mountain Waves: MAP
Organizer: Jim Doyle, NRL, Monterey, CA
9:15 AM18.1Analysis of a potential vorticity streamer crossing the Alps during MAP IOP-15 on 6 November 1999  
Klaus P. Hoinka, DLR Oberpaffenhofen, Wessling, Germany; and G. Poberaj and E. Richard
9:30 AM18.2Sensitivity studies and observational analysis of the Sept 20 1999 lee wave case during MAP  
Gregory S. Poulos, Colorado Research Associates, Boulder, CO
9:45 AM18.3Gravity waves over the Eastern Alps during IOP-10 of MAP: In-situ and remote sensing data compared with a high-resolution simulation  
Hans Volkert, DLR Oberpfaffenhofen, Wessling, Germany; and C. Kiemle, J. P. Chaboureau, and E. Richard
10:00 AM18.4Aircraft Measurements and Simulations of Mountain Waves over Mont Blanc  extended abstract
Samantha A. Smith, Met Office, Bracknell, Berks., United Kingdom; and A. S. Broad
10:15 AMCoffee Break  
 
10:45 AM-12:15 PM, Friday
Session 19 Mountain waves, wave breaking, and turbulence
Organizer: Doug Miller, NPS, Monterey, CA
10:45 AM19.0aInfluence of Lateral Shear upon Mesoscale Orographic Flow (formerly paper 19.6)  
Matthias Zillig, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland; and H. C. Davies
11:00 AM19.1Internal Wave Generation in the Lee of Topography  
Bruce R. Sutherland, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
11:15 AM19.2Evidence for inertia-gravity waves forming polar stratospheric clouds over Scandinavia  
Andreas Dörnbrack, DLR Oberpfaffenhofen, Wessling, Germany; and T. Birner, H. Flentje, and A. Fix
11:30 AM19.3The impact of the atmospheric boundary layer on mountain forced gravity waves  extended abstract
Adrian S. Broad, Met Office, Bracknell, Berks., United Kingdom
11:45 AM19.4Large-scale flow response to short mountain waves breaking in a rotating shear flow  
Francois Lott, CNRS, Paris, France
12:00 PM19.5Jump formation and vortices in stratified flow past ridges  
Craig Epifanio, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and R. Rotunno
 
12:15 PM, Friday
Conference Ends
 

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