10th Conference on Mountain Meteorology and MAP Meeting 2002

: 10th Conference on Mountain Meteorology and MAP Meeting 2002

10th Conference on Mountain Meteorology and MAP Meeting 2002

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Sunday, 16 June 2002

12:00 AM-12:15 AM: Sunday, 16 June 2002

1:00 AM-1:00 AM: Sunday, 16 June 2002


Sun 16 June

5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Sunday, 16 June 2002


Conference Registration

Monday, 17 June 2002

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Monday, 17 June 2002


MON 17 June

7:30 AM-7:30 AM: Monday, 17 June 2002


Conference Registration Continues through Friday 21 June

8:30 AM-8:45 AM: Monday, 17 June 2002


Welcoming Remarks

8:45 AM-10:45 AM: Monday, 17 June 2002


1
PBL Structure and Circulations I
Sponsor: 10th Conference on Mountain Meteorology and MAP Meeting 2002
Organizer: Shiyuan Zhong, PNNL

Papers:
  9:15 AM
1.2
Down-basin drainage jet observed during VTMX: Large-scale controls and effects on local-scale flows
Robert M. Banta, NOAA/ERL/ETL, Boulder, CO; and L. S. Darby and B. W. Orr

Poster PDF (57.9 kB)
  9:30 AM
1.3
  9:45 AM
1.4
  10:15 AM
Coffee Break

10:45 AM-1:30 PM: Monday, 17 June 2002


2
PBL Structure and Circulations II
Sponsor: 10th Conference on Mountain Meteorology and MAP Meeting 2002
Organizer: C. David Whiteman, PNNL

Papers:
  10:45 AM
2.1
Relationship between tracer behavior in downtown Salt Lake City and basin-scale wind flow
Lisa S. Darby, NOAA/ERL/ETL, Boulder, CO; and K. J. Allwine and R. M. Banta

Poster PDF (229.2 kB)
 
2.2
Effects of mountain drainage flows on urban dispersion in Salt Lake City, Utah

  11:15 AM
2.4
Field Measurements of Vertical Pollution Transport in a High Alpine Valley in Southern Switzerland
Stephan Henne, Paul Scherrer Instiut, Villigen, Switzerland; and A. S. H. Prévôt, M. Furger, and S. Nyeki

Poster PDF (241.6 kB)
  11:30 AM
2.5
The relation between slope flow systems and convective boundary layers in steep terrain
Christian Reuten, Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and D. G. Steyn, K. B. Strawbridge, and P. Bovis

Poster PDF (175.2 kB)
  11:45 AM
Gap flow and vertical mixing at the southern end of the GSL Basin (formerly paper P1.11)
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

http://www.atd.ucar.edu/rtf/projects/vtmx/

Poster PDF (382.7 kB)
  12:00 PM
Lunch Break

  1:10 PM
Daily Weather Briefing

1:30 PM-2:44 PM: Monday, 17 June 2002


3
PBL Structure and Circulations III
Sponsor: 10th Conference on Mountain Meteorology and MAP Meeting 2002
Organizer: Robert M. Banta, NOAA/ETL

Papers:
  1:30 PM
3.1
The 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 PM
3.2
Further investigations of the "Ora del Garda" valley wind
Massimiliano de Franceschi, University of Trento, Trento, Italy; and G. Rampanelli and D. Zardi

Poster PDF (798.3 kB)
 
3.3
Diurnal winds in the Himalayan Kali Gandaki valley: remotely piloted aircraft soundings

  2:00 PM
3.4
On the spatial variability of atmospheric radiation in an alpine valley
Nicolas Matzinger, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland; and E. van Gorsel, R. Vogt, A. Ohmura, and M. W. Rotach

Poster PDF (73.0 kB)
  2:15 PM
3.5
Observations and numerical modeling of the daytime boundary layer structure in the Riviera Valley, Switzerland
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

Poster PDF (1.2 MB)
  2:30 PM
Stable 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

2:45 PM-4:15 PM: Monday, 17 June 2002


Poster Session 1
PBL Processes and Modeling (with Coffee Break)
Sponsor: 10th Conference on Mountain Meteorology and MAP Meeting 2002

Papers:
 
Modelling 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

 
Numerical Modeling of airflow in the Vicinity of the Jordan Narrows in the Salt Lake Valley
Ying Chen, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; and R. L. Street and L. Ludwig

Poster PDF (90.9 kB)
 
Perfluorocarbon tracer experiments during VTMX 2000
Jerome D. Fast, PNNL, Richland, WA; and K. J. Allwine, J. C. Torcolini, and R. N. Dietz

 
Radar and acoustic observations during VTMX field-campaign
Paco Lopez Dekker, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; and A. N. Bajaj and S. J. Frasier

http://http:/abyss.ecs.umass.edu/tep/

Poster PDF (780.1 kB)
 
P1.8
Nocturnal boudary layer dynamics in the Salt Lake Basin during VTMX

 
Boundary Layer Observations of Cold Air Pools in a Mountain Basin
Elford G. Astling, West Desert Test Center, Dugway, UT; and C. A. Biltoft, D. Storwold, and S. A. McLaughlin

Poster PDF (259.9 kB)
 
How well can mesoscale models capture Katabatic flows observed in a large valley
Shiyuan Zhong, PNNL, Richland, WA; and C. D. Whiteman and T. Haiden

 
 
Evolution of Elevated stratified Layer during VTMX
Richard L. Coulter, ANL, Argonne, IL; and M. S. Pedour and T. J. Martin

Poster PDF (359.1 kB)
 
Along-valley Structure of Daytime Valley Flows in the Wipptal
Magdalena Rucker, Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and R. M. Banta and D. G. Steyn

Poster PDF (962.5 kB)
 
Analysis of IOP2b land-sea breeze case during the ESCOMPTE experiment
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

Poster PDF (249.0 kB)
 
Circulation caused by surface heating in a valley: a PIV experiment
Liu Huizhi, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; and S. Jianguo and Z. Boyin

 
Climate of the Mountain Top Station "Sonnblick" in Comparison with Radiosonde Data
Matthias Ratheiser, University of Vienna, Wien, Austria; and S. Schneider, C. Häberli, R. Steinacker, W. Pöttschacher, and W. Gepp

Poster PDF (180.6 kB)
 
A sinkhole field experiment in the Eastern Alps
Reinhold Steinacker, Univ. of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; and M. Dorninger, S. Eisenbach, A. M. Holzer, B. Pospichal, and C. D. Whiteman

Poster PDF (1.6 MB)
 
Identification of thermal structure from airborne measurements in an alpine valley with Kriging technique
Gabriele Rampanelli, Univ. of Trento, Trento, Italy; and D. Zardi

Poster PDF (501.7 kB)
 
Large-eddy simulationof downslope flows
Eric D. Skyllingstad, Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR

Poster PDF (76.1 kB)
 
Temperature 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

 
Inversion layer in steep valleys and the Effects of Topographic Shading
Augustin Colette, Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA; and R. L. Street

Poster PDF (186.1 kB)
 
P1.24
The Generation and Evolution of Cold-Air Pooling Events in the Middle Park Region of Colorado

 
Multi-scale flow interactions in complex terrain
Keeley R. Costigan, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and J. L. Winterkamp, D. L. Langley, and J. E. Bossert

Poster PDF (105.6 kB)

4:15 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 17 June 2002


4
Boundary Layer Turbulence and Diffusion
Sponsor: 10th Conference on Mountain Meteorology and MAP Meeting 2002
Organizer: J. Christopher Doran, PNNL

Papers:
  4:15 PM
4.1
Eddy correlation flux measurements in an Alpine valley under different mesoscale circulations
Marco Andretta, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland; and A. W. Weigel and M. W. Rotach

Poster PDF (409.2 kB)
  4:45 PM
4.3
Waves and turbulence observed over two consecutive VTMX nights
Carmen J. Nappo, NOAA/ERL/ARL, Oak Ridge, TN; and R. Doboay and E. J. Dumas Jr.

Poster PDF (653.7 kB)
  5:00 PM
4.4
Turbulence and mixing in the nocturnal boundary layer over a slope—VTMX field program results
Marko Princevac, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and P. Monti, H. J. S. Fernando, T. A. Kowalewski, and E. R. Pardyjak

http://www.eas.asu.edu/~pefdhome/

Poster PDF (64.2 kB)

5:30 PM-7:00 PM: Monday, 17 June 2002


Ice Breaker Reception—Cosponsored by Campbell Scientific, Inc.

Tuesday, 18 June 2002

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Tuesday, 18 June 2002


Tue 18 June

8:00 AM-9:00 AM: Tuesday, 18 June 2002


5
Orographically Modified Cyclone Evolution
Sponsor: 10th Conference on Mountain Meteorology and MAP Meeting 2002
Organizer: David M. Schultz, NOAA/NSSL

Papers:
  8:00 AM
5.1
  8:15 AM
5.2
Cyclone Tracks in the vicinity of Greenland—Aspects of an interaction process
Cornelia B. Schwierz, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland; and H. C. Davies

Poster PDF (1019.2 kB)
  8:30 AM
5.3
Flow in the Lee of Greenland-size mountains
G. N. Petersen, Univ. of Oslo, Oslo, Norway and Univ. of Iceland, Iceland; and H. Ólafsson and J. E. Kristjánsson

Poster PDF (302.9 kB)
  8:45 AM
5.4
Analysis of an Orographically Modified Cyclone over the Western United States during IPEX IOP3
Jason C. Shafer, NOAA/CIRP and Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and W. J. Steenburgh and J. A. W. Cox

http://www.met.utah.edu/jimsteen/IPEX/

Poster PDF (25.9 kB)

9:00 AM-10:15 AM: Tuesday, 18 June 2002


6
Orographic Precipitation I
Sponsor: 10th Conference on Mountain Meteorology and MAP Meeting 2002
Organizer: Bradley F. Smull, NOAA/NSSL, University of Washington

Papers:
  9:00 AM
6.1
Dual-Doppler analysis of the kinematic structure of a Wasatch Mountain winter storm
Justin A. W. Cox, NOAA/CIRP and Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and W. J. Steenburgh and D. E. Kingsmill

Poster PDF (89.3 kB)
  9:15 AM
6.2
The 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

  9:45 AM
Coffee Break

10:15 AM-1:29 PM: Tuesday, 18 June 2002


7
Orographic Precipitation II
Sponsor: 10th Conference on Mountain Meteorology and MAP Meeting 2002
Organizer: Reinhold Steinacker, Institute of Meteorolgy and Geophysics

Papers:
  10:15 AM
7.1
Comparison of orographic precipitation in MAP and IMPROVE II (Invited Talk)
Robert A. Houze, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and S. Medina

http://www.atmos.washington.edu/gcg/MG/PDFs/prep02_houz_comparison.pdf

Poster PDF (840.6 kB)
  10:45 AM
7.2
Role 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 AM
7.3
How the Alpine topography induces a climatological precipitation maximum of in autumn over the Lago Maggiore area
Francois Gheusi, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland; and H. C. Davies and J. Stein

Poster PDF (379.3 kB)
  11:15 AM
7.4
Multiple Expressions of Upstream Orographic Blocking During MAP
Olivier Bousquet, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and B. F. Smull

Poster PDF (133.9 kB)
  11:30 AM
7.5
Airflow within major Alpine river valleys: The concept of wet drainage flow
Matthias Steiner, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; and O. Bousquet, R. A. Houze, and B. F. Smull

Poster PDF (131.8 kB)
 
7.6
Moisture inflow over the Po Valley and orographic precipitations during MAP IOP 8: analysis using GPS network, satellite observations and weather prediction model simulations

  11:45 AM
Lunch Break

  1:10 PM
Daily Weather Briefing

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 18 June 2002


8
Orographic Precipitation III
Sponsor: 10th Conference on Mountain Meteorology and MAP Meeting 2002
Organizer: Rossela Ferretti, University of L'Aquila

Papers:
  1:30 PM
8.1
Orographic Precipitation and Airmass Transformation: An Alpine Example
Ronald B. Smith, Yale University, New Haven, CT; and Q. Jiang, M. G. Fearon, P. Tabary, M. Dorninger, J. D. Doyle, and R. Benoit

Poster PDF (635.2 kB)
  1:45 PM
8.2
The Relevance of Instabilities with Heavy Orographic Rainfall during MAP IOP-2B
Sen Chiao, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and Y. L. Lin

Poster PDF (664.9 kB)
  2:00 PM
8.3
Intercomparison of the simulated precipitation fields of the MAP/IOP2b with different high-resolution models
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

Poster PDF (3.2 MB)
  2:15 PM
8.4
Orogenic squall line observed with Doppler Polarimetric radars during the MAP experiment
Pierre Tabary, Meteo France, Trappes, France; and G. Scialom, E. Richard, Y. Seity, and S. Soula

http://www.cetp.ipsl.fr/~protat/

Poster PDF (172.6 kB)
  2:30 PM
8.5
Cloud-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 PM
8.6
Moist airflow regimes over more or less smooth mountains
Joel Stein, CNRM and Meteo France, Toulouse, France

Poster PDF (1.3 MB)

3:00 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 18 June 2002


Utah Olympic Park Venue Tour (Tenative Event/Details Pending)

8:00 PM-8:00 PM: Tuesday, 18 June 2002


Panel Discussion 1
Panel Discussion: Weather Monitoring and Prediction for the 2002 Salt Lake and 2006 Torino Olympic Winter Games
Sponsor: 10th Conference on Mountain Meteorology and MAP Meeting 2002
Panelists: Thomas D. Potter, Salt Lake Olympic Committee Weather Director; Lawrence B. Dunn, NOAA/NWS; John D. Horel, University of Utah; W. James Steenburgh, University of Utah; James F. Bowers, US Army Dugway Proving Grounds; Renata Pelosini, 2006 Torino Winter Olympics; Dan Risch, KSL Event Forecast Team; Pete Stoll, KSL Event Forecast Team

Wednesday, 19 June 2002

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Wednesday, 19 June 2002


Wed 19 June

8:00 AM-9:15 AM: Wednesday, 19 June 2002


9
Orographic Precipitation IV
Sponsor: 10th Conference on Mountain Meteorology and MAP Meeting 2002
Organizer: Clifford F. Mass, University of Washington

Papers:
  8:00 AM
9.1
Influence of Synoptic and Mesoscale Environments on Heavy Orographic Rainfall Associated with MAP IOP-2B and IOP-8
Yuh-Lang Lin, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and J. A. Thurman and S. Chiao

Poster PDF (358.3 kB)
  8:15 AM
9.2
Numerical analysis of MAP IOP 15 cyclogenesis and associated precipitation
Andrea Buzzi, ISAO-CNR, Bologna, Italy; and M. D'Isidoro and S. Davolio

Poster PDF (1.1 MB)
  8:30 AM
9.3
Prefrontal 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 AM
9.4
Comparison 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 AM
9.5
Effects of moist convection on flow past 2D-topography
Oliver Fuhrer, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland; and C. Schaer

Poster PDF (391.4 kB)

9:15 AM-11:00 AM: Wednesday, 19 June 2002


Poster Session 2
Orographic Precipitation/Operational and Numerical Weather Prediction (with Coffee Break)
Sponsor: 10th Conference on Mountain Meteorology and MAP Meeting 2002

Papers:
 
Tracking cloud patterns by rapid scan imagery in the Alpine region
Martin Bolliger, MeteoSwiss, Zurich, Switzerland; and P. Binder and A. Rossa

Poster PDF (88.1 kB)
 
Study of the convection over Monte Rosa using S-pol obervations and fine scale Meso-NH simulations
Nicole Asencio, CNRM and Meteo France, Toulouse, France; and J. Stein and M. Chong

Poster PDF (2.0 MB)
 
A rain episode related to a mesoscale gravity wave during MAP
Renzo Richiardone, Univ. of Torino, Torino, Italy; and M. Manfrin

Poster PDF (197.6 kB)
 
Heavy 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

 
Low level flow patterns associated with two heavy rainfall events during MAP
James A. Thurman, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and Y. L. Lin

Poster PDF (102.5 kB)
 
Impact of the time and space high resolution observations on the weather forecast of IOP2b
Claudia Faccani, CETEMPS, Coppito-L'Aquila, Italy; and R. Ferretti

 
High-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

 
P2.9
Intercomparison of limited area models operating during the MAP-SOP

 
P2.10
Probabilistic forecast of MAP cases using two different limited-area models

 
Finescale orography and the MC2 dynamics kernel
Robert Benoit, MSC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and C. Girard, M. Desgagné, S. Chamberland, and W. Yu

http://www.cmc.ec.gc.ca/rpn/modcom/publi_conf/Poster_211_orography

Poster PDF (321.8 kB)
 
Regional precipitation variability in the European Alps 1803–1998 from homogenised instrumental time series
Reinhard Böhm, Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics, Vienna, Austria; and I. Auer, W. Schöner, M. Brunetti, M. Maugeri, C. Huhle, and T. Nanni

http://

Poster PDF (80.4 kB)
 
The 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

 
Microphysical Structure of Orographic Precipitation Along the Wasatch Mountains during IPEX
David E. Kingsmill, DRI, Reno, NV; and H. Cai, J. A. W. Cox, and W. J. Steenburgh

Poster PDF (859.3 kB)
 
Regional scale modeling for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games
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

http://www.met.utah.edu/jimsteen/mm5

Poster PDF (69.4 kB)
 
P2.17
Topographical Influences on Meteorological Conditions in the Persian Gulf

 
Thunderstorms 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

 
A COMPARISON OF PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES OVER THE HIMALAYAS AND ANDES
Stephen W. Nesbitt, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and G. V. Mota

Poster PDF (1.3 MB)
 
Initiation of Mesoscale Convective Complexes over Ethiopian Highlands: A Precursor to Tropical Cyclogenesis
Christopher M. Hill, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and Y. L. Lin

Poster PDF (179.7 kB)
 
Quantitative precipitation forecasting of wintertime precipitation in the Sierra Nevada
Ramesh K. Vellore, DRI, Reno, NV; and V. Grubisic and A. W. Huggins

Poster PDF (252.0 kB)
 
Mountaintop and radar measurements of snow growth and snowfall rate
Randolph D. Borys, Storm Peak Laboratory, Steamboat Springs, CO; and D. H. Lowenthal, S. Cohn, and W. O. J. Brown

http://www.dri.edu/Projects/SPL

Poster PDF (436.4 kB)
 
The Climate of the South American Altiplano
René D. Garreaud, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile

 
A linear time-delay model for orographic precipitation
Ronald B. Smith, Yale University, New Haven, CT

Poster PDF (461.2 kB)
 
Some Common Ingredients for heavy Orographic Rainfall and their Potential Application for Prediction
Yuh-Lang Lin, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and S. Chiao, J. A. Thurman, D. B. Ensley, and J. J. Charney

Poster PDF (218.4 kB)
 
Some Challenges of Using Graphical Forecast Editor(GFE) Operationally in Diverse Terrain
Paul G. Wolyn, NOAA/NWSFO, Pueblo, CO; and D. Metze and K. Torgerson

Poster PDF (225.0 kB)
 
Evaluation 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

 
Simulation of Snow Drift and Snow Deposition in Steep Terrain
Michael Lehning, ETH, Davos, Switzerland; and J. Doorschot, N. Raderschall, and T. Exner

 
A Case Study Analysis and Model Simulation of a Columbia Gorge Gap Flow Event
Justin Sharp, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and C. F. Mass

 
Cellularity in Orographic Convection
Daniel Kirshbaum, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. R. Durran

11:00 AM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 19 June 2002


10
Orographic Precipitation V
Sponsor: 10th Conference on Mountain Meteorology and MAP Meeting 2002
Organizer: Peter Binder, Meteorological Institute

Papers:
  11:00 AM
Precipitation over multiscale terrain
Qingfang Jiang, Yale Univ., New Haven, CT

Poster PDF (199.4 kB)
  11:15 AM
Mt. 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 AM
The 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 AM
The Influence of Land-falling Low-level Jets on Rain Rate in California's Coastal Mountains during CALJET
Paul J. Neiman, NOAA/ETL, Boulder, CO; and F. M. Ralph, A. B. White, D. E. Kingsmill, and P. O. G. Persson

Poster PDF (264.6 kB)
  12:00 PM
Lunch Break

  1:10 PM
Daily Weather Briefing

1:30 PM-3:30 PM: Wednesday, 19 June 2002


11
Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting
Sponsor: 10th Conference on Mountain Meteorology and MAP Meeting 2002
Organizer: John D. Horel, University of Utah

Papers:
  1:30 PM
Predictability issues in high-resolution numerical prediction of stratiform and convective precipitation
Andre Walser, ETH, Zürich, Switzerland; and D. Luethi and C. Schaer

http://www.iac.ethz.ch/staff/walser

Poster PDF (480.5 kB)
  1:45 PM
  2:00 PM
Downscaling precipitation fields over complex terrain
Reinhold Steinacker, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; and M. Ratheiser, M. Dorninger, and F. Wimmer

Poster PDF (621.6 kB)
 
11.4
Performances of a global and a limited-area Ensemble Prediction System on MAP cases

  2:15 PM
Precipitation forecasts versus analysis for selected IOP wet cases
Manfred Dorninger, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; and R. Steinacker, M. Ratheiser, and I. Groehn

 
11.6
Variational assimilation of convective precipitation for mesoscale forecasting

  2:30 PM
Simulations of Extreme Precipitation Events in the Colorado Rocky Mountains
William R. Cotton, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO; and R. L. McAnelly and C. T. Ashby

Poster PDF (86.1 kB)
 
11.8
Application of the rainfall-runoff model TOPKAPI for the entire basin of the po river as part of the European project EFFS

  2:45 PM
Selecting 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

  3:00 PM
Coffee Break

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Wednesday, 19 June 2002


12
Numerical Modeling and Data Assimilation
Sponsor: 10th Conference on Mountain Meteorology and MAP Meeting 2002
Organizer: Brian A. Colle, SUNY

Papers:
  3:30 PM
Evaluation 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 PM
A new sub-gridscale orographic drag parametrization for the Met Office Unified Model
Stuart Webster, Met Office, Bracknell, Berks., United Kingdom

Poster PDF (303.3 kB)
  4:00 PM
Hydrostatic vs. nonhydrostatic simulations in a complex orography environment
Raffaele Salerno, Centro Epson Meteo, Sesto San Giovanni, Italy; and A. Borroni

  4:15 PM
High 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 PM
Boundary layer wind field over steep, snow covered, high alpine topography
Norbert Raderschall, Swiss Federal Institue for Snow and Avalanche Research, Davos, Switzerland; and M. Lehning and J. Doorschot

Poster PDF (674.8 kB)
  4:45 PM
On the ECMWF Re-Analysis of the MAP SOP
Christian Keil, ECMWF, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom; and C. Cardinali

Poster PDF (177.7 kB)

6:00 PM-6:00 PM: Wednesday, 19 June 2002


Conference Banquet

Thursday, 20 June 2002

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Thursday, 20 June 2002


Thur 20 June

8:00 AM-10:30 AM: Thursday, 20 June 2002


13
Gap Winds and Foehn I
Sponsor: 10th Conference on Mountain Meteorology and MAP Meeting 2002
Organizer: Stephen Mobbs, University of Leeds

Papers:
  8:30 AM
Foehn and a stable airmass in the Rhine valley
Guillaume Beffrey, CNRM, Toulouse, France; and A. M. Dabas and G. Jaubert

Poster PDF (476.0 kB)
  8:45 AM
Unstationary and inhomogeneity aspects of the MAP IOP 12 south foehn event in the Rhine valley
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

Poster PDF (558.3 kB)
  9:00 AM
Dynamic airflow channelling effects in bent valleys
Meinolf Kossmann, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand; and A. P. Sturman

Poster PDF (76.7 kB)
  9:15 AM
Gap Winds Forced by Flows with Simple Vertical Structure
Sasa Gabersek, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. R. Durran

  9:30 AM
Physically based foehn wind detection
Johannes M. Vergeiner, Univ. of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria; and S. D. Mobbs and G. J. Mayr

  9:45 AM
On 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 AM
Coffee Break

10:30 AM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 20 June 2002


14
Gap Winds and Foehn II
Sponsor: 10th Conference on Mountain Meteorology and MAP Meeting 2002
Organizer: Peter Jackson, University of Northern British Columbia

Papers:
  10:30 AM
Applying single-layer shallowwater theory to gap flows occurring in the Brenner pass region
Alexander Gohm, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; and G. J. Mayr

Poster PDF (1.3 MB)
  10:45 AM
On 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 AM
The 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 AM
An 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 AM
Measurements 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 AM
Stably 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 PM
Lunch Break

  1:10 PM
Daily Weather Briefing

1:30 PM-2:45 PM: Thursday, 20 June 2002


15
Rotors
Sponsor: 10th Conference on Mountain Meteorology and MAP Meeting 2002
Organizer: Evelyne Richard, CNRS/UPS

Papers:
  1:30 PM
  2:00 PM
Simulations of rotors using steep lee-slope topography
Rolf F. Hertenstein, Colorado Research Associates, Boulder, CO; and J. Kuettner

Poster PDF (1.2 MB)
  2:15 PM
Numerical simulations of lee-wave rotors
Simon B. Vosper, Met Office, Bracknell, Berks., United Kingdom; and S. D. Mobbs

Poster PDF (569.7 kB)
  2:30 PM
Rotor 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, 20 June 2002


Poster Session 3
Topographic Flows (with Coffee Break)
Sponsor: 10th Conference on Mountain Meteorology and MAP Meeting 2002

Papers:
 
What can we learn of surface mesonets in foehn valleys?
Reinhold Steinacker, Univ. of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; and M. Spatzierer, B. Chimani, C. Haeberli, M. Dorninger, and S. Tschannett

Poster PDF (61.8 kB)
 
Use of Wind-Temperature profiler Data to Investigate Foehn Episodes During MAP-FORM
Siegfried Vogt, Institut f. Meteorologie u. Klimaforschung , Forschungszentrum, Karlsruhe, Germany

 
Mass budgets in the Rhine valley during a foehn event
Genevieve Jaubert, CNRM and Meteo France, Toulouse, France; and J. Stein

Poster PDF (1.5 MB)
 
Analysis of the constant volume balloon flights above the Rhine Valley during foehn events (MAP experiment)
Bruno Bénech, Laboratoire d'Aérologie, Toulouse, France; and M. Lothon and H. Berger

Poster PDF (379.1 kB)
 
Foehn analysis in the Rhine Valley: from synoptic scale to turbulence one
Marie Lothon, Univ. Paul Sabatier, Campistrous, France; and A. Druilhet, B. Bénech, and B. Campistron

Poster PDF (173.9 kB)
 
Gap 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

 
Temporal evolution and structure of gap flow in the Wipp Valley on 2 and 3 October 1999
Martin Weissmann, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; and R. Banta, G. Mayr, A. Gohm, and L. B. Nance

Poster PDF (77.8 kB)
 
Pressure 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

 
The foehn cycle during the MAP-SOP: typical vertical rawinsonde profiles between Milano and Munich
Johannes M. Vergeiner, Univ. of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria

 
Case study of the North Foehn in the Eisaktal during MAP
Peter L. Jackson, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC, Canada; and G. Geier

Poster PDF (452.7 kB)
 
Propagation 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

 
Rotor 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

 
Terrain-induced wind shear during the passage of Typhoon Utor near Hong Kong in July 2001
S.Y. Lau, Hong Kong Observatory, Kowloon, Hong Kong; and C. M. Shun

Poster PDF (382.3 kB)
 
Dynamic airflow channelling over the Upper Snake River Plain, Idaho
Meinolf Kossmann, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand; and C. D. Whiteman and X. Bian

 
Characterization of the 28 june 2001 Mistral event during the ESCOMPTE field experiment
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

Poster PDF (281.6 kB)
 
Observations and modeling of the Mistral wind
Qingfang Jiang, Yale University, New Haven, CT; and R. B. Smith and J. D. Doyle

Poster PDF (1.8 MB)
 
Experimental and numerical analysis of a Mistral case during MAP experiment in relation with the PV banner observation
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

Poster PDF (222.4 kB)
 
Transient wake formation by mountains of a barotropic cyclone on a beta-plane
Hung-Cheng Chen, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; and C. C. Chu and C. C. Chang

Poster PDF (441.1 kB)
 
Mountain waves over the Hohe Tauern
James D. Doyle, NRL, Monterey, CA; and R. B. Smith

 
Characterization 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

 
P3.22
The Helvey Stratospheric Mountain Wave Measurements—A Review

 
Large-Amplitude stratospheric Gravity Waves above southern Germany
Thomas Birner, DLR German Aerospace Centre, Wessling, Germany; and D. A. Doernbrack

 
Diagnoses and numerical simulations of turbulence in the vicinity of coastal topography
Douglas K. Miller, NPS, Monterey, CA; and D. L. Walters

Poster PDF (118.0 kB)
 
P3.25
In-Flight Turbulence, Winds and Surface Pressures at La Veta Pass, Colorado

 
Interaction 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

 
P3.27
Interaction of trapped lee waves and the convective boundary layer

 
Modeling turbulent airflow in mountainous regions
John Lindeman, Univ. of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; and S. D. Mobbs and S. B. Vosper

Poster PDF (100.4 kB)
 
Climatology of the Sierra Nevada Mountain-wave clouds
Vanda Grubisic, DRI, Reno, NV; and S. Cardon

Poster PDF (511.0 kB)
 
P3.30
Tests of 2-D Simulations for Gust Probability Forecastng in CAT over a Mountainous Region

 
Control Parameters for Track Continuity and Deflection Associated with Tropical Cyclones over a Mesoscale Mountain
Yuh-Lang Lin, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and S. Y. Chen, C. M. Hill, and C. -. Y. Huang

Poster PDF (22.0 kB)
 
P3.32
The Wasatch downslope wind event of 7 October 2000

 
SNEX—The SNaefellsnes EXperiment
Haraldur Olafsson, University of Iceland and the Icelandic Meteorological Office, Reykjavik, Iceland; and H. Sigurjonsson and H. Agustsson

Poster PDF (259.5 kB)
 
Mountain-Wave Induced Windstorms West of Westcliffe, Colorado
Paul G. Wolyn, NOAA/NWSFO, Pueblo, CO; and T. Magnuson

Poster PDF (868.7 kB)
 
Data 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

 
Nonlinear 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, 20 June 2002


16
Downslope Windstorms
Sponsor: 10th Conference on Mountain Meteorology and MAP Meeting 2002
Organizer: Greg Poulos, Colorado Research Associates

Papers:
  4:30 PM
Forced downslope flow over the western side of the subtropical Andes
René D. Garreaud, Univ. of Chile, Santiago, Chile; and J. Rutllant

Poster PDF (211.7 kB)
 
16.2
The 7–8 December 2001 wind event: An example of complex flow over the Mogollon Rim of Arizona

  4:45 PM
Observations and numerical simulations of a wake and corner winds in a strong windstorm over Iceland
Haraldur Olafsson, University of Iceland and Icelandic Meteorological Office, Reykjavik, Iceland; and M. A. Shapiro

Poster PDF (250.4 kB)
  5:00 PM
Radar Observations of Downslope Flow at Mount Washington
Brooks E. Martner, NOAA/ERL/ETL, Boulder, CO; and R. F. Reinking and R. M. Banta

Poster PDF (2.4 MB)
  5:15 PM

Friday, 21 June 2002

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Friday, 21 June 2002


Fri 21 June

8:00 AM-9:00 AM: Friday, 21 June 2002


17
Lee-Side Phenomena
Sponsor: 10th Conference on Mountain Meteorology and MAP Meeting 2002
Organizer: Dale Durran, University of Wasington

Papers:
  8:00 AM
The Structure of an Alpine PV banner: Observations and numerical Simulations
Christoph Schär, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland; and M. Sprenger, D. Lüthi, and R. Benoit

 
17.3
Secondary potential vorticity banners over the Po valley: observation and numerical simulation of their influence on vertical mixing

  8:45 AM
Stagnation points and PV generation in moist stratified flow over isolated topography
Juerg Schmidli, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland; and C. Schaer

  9:00 AM
A 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, 21 June 2002


18
Mountain Waves: MAP
Sponsor: 10th Conference on Mountain Meteorology and MAP Meeting 2002
Organizer: Jim Doyle, NRL

Papers:
  9:15 AM
Analysis 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 AM
Sensitivity studies and observational analysis of the Sept 20 1999 lee wave case during MAP
Gregory S. Poulos, Colorado Research Associates, Boulder, CO

  9:45 AM
Gravity 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 AM
Aircraft Measurements and Simulations of Mountain Waves over Mont Blanc
Samantha A. Smith, Met Office, Bracknell, Berks., United Kingdom; and A. S. Broad

Poster PDF (245.8 kB)
  10:15 AM
Coffee Break

10:45 AM-12:15 PM: Friday, 21 June 2002


19
Mountain waves, wave breaking, and turbulence
Sponsor: 10th Conference on Mountain Meteorology and MAP Meeting 2002
Organizer: Doug Miller, NPS

Papers:
  10:45 AM
Internal Wave Generation in the Lee of Topography
Bruce R. Sutherland, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

  11:00 AM
Evidence for inertia-gravity waves forming polar stratospheric clouds over Scandinavia
Andreas Dörnbrack, DLR Oberpfaffenhofen, Wessling, Germany; and T. Birner, H. Flentje, and A. Fix

  11:15 AM
The impact of the atmospheric boundary layer on mountain forced gravity waves
Adrian S. Broad, Met Office, Bracknell, Berks., United Kingdom

Poster PDF (99.6 kB)
  11:45 AM
Jump formation and vortices in stratified flow past ridges
Craig Epifanio, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and R. Rotunno

  12:00 PM
Influence of Lateral Shear upon Mesoscale Orographic Flow (formerly paper 19.6)
Matthias Zillig, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland; and H. C. Davies

12:15 PM-12:15 PM: Friday, 21 June 2002


Conference Ends