Program: 10th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography (10th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography (18-21 May 2009))

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Sunday, 17 May 2009

5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Sunday, 17 May 2009

Registration opens

Location: University A (Madison Concourse Hotel)

Monday, 18 May 2009

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Monday, 18 May 2009

Session 1

Polar Weather and Climate Variations (Present)

Location: Capitol Ballroom AB (Madison Concourse Hotel)

Host: 10th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: Stephen J. Vavrus, University of Wisconsin

8:30 AM

Welcoming Remarks

Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM

1.1

Partitioning of recent surface temperature trends in the Arctic

Yinghui Liu, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Key and X. Wang

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM

1.2

The Recent Arctic Warm Period: the change in the dominate patterns?

Muyin Wang, University of Washington, Seattle,, WA; and J. E. Overland

9:15 AM

1.3

Climatology and Variability of the Moisture Transport over Pan-Arctic Drainage System: Perspective from cyclone and anticyclone actives

Juanxiong He, International Arctic Research Center, Fairbanks, AK; and X. Zhang

Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM

1.4

Characteristics of extreme cold airmasses over the North American subarctic

Isaac E. Hankes, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and J. E. Walsh

Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM

1.5

South Pacific ENSO teleconnection variations linked to the SAM

Ryan L. Fogt, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, CO; and D. H. Bromwich and K. M. Hines

Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 18 May 2009

Coffee Break

Location: Wisconsin Ballroom (Madison Concourse Hotel)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 18 May 2009

Session 2

Polar Weather and Climate Variations (Present): Part 2

Location: Capitol Ballroom AB (Madison Concourse Hotel)

Host: 10th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: Eric Skyllingstad, Oregon State Univ.

10:30 AM

2.1

A Re-Examination of the Surface Air Temperature Record over the Arctic Ocean from 1980 to the Present

Axel J. Schweiger, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and I. Rigor, H. Stern, and R. W. Lindsay

Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM

2.2

Retrieving Antarctic Cloud Phase in 1996 and 1997 from the Interferometric Monitor of Greenhouse Gases (IMG)

Penny M. Rowe, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID; and V. P. Walden and D. Lubin

Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM

2.3

Seasonal variation of the atmospheric signature of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation in high latitudes

Catrin M. Mills, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and J. E. Walsh

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

2.4

An extreme precipitation event over southern Baffin Island during the STAR campaign

Rebekah Martin, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; and J. Hanesiak

11:30 AM

2.5

The U.S. Climate Reference Network in Alaska: experimental observations and deployment

Michael Palecki, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and C. B. Baker and H. Diamond

Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM

2.6

Greenland ice sheet surface energy budget modeling using Polar WRF and MODIS

Jason Box, The Ohio State Universoty, Columbus, OH; and D. H. Bromwich

2.7

Climate in the clouds: Wisconsin satellite imagery and a search for Antarctic climate signals

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 18 May 2009

Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Monday, 18 May 2009

Session 3

Polar Atmosphere (Clouds)

Location: Capitol Ballroom AB (Madison Concourse Hotel)

Host: 10th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: Janet Intrieri, NOAA

1:30 PM

3.1

Arctic snowfall measurments using a combination of lidar and radar observations

E. W. Eloranta, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI; and M. Shupe

Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM

3.2

A 10-yr Climatology of Arctic Cloud Fractions and Their Impact on Surface Radiation Budget at Barrow, Alaska

Xiquan Dong, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and B. Xi, K. Crosby, C. N. Long, and R. Stone

Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM

3.3

Microphysical parameterizations based on Convair-580 observations collected during ISDAC

Ismail Gultepe, Environment Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada; and E. Girard, P. Liu, J. W. Strapp, and Z. Vukovic

2:15 PM

3.4

Cloud thermodynamic phase over the Antarctic plateau from NASA IRIS data: a baseline for climate change study

Dan Lubin, SIO/Univ. Of California, La Jolla, CA; and V. P. Walden and P. Rowe

2:30 PM

3.5

The accuracy of satellite polar cloud cover change from satellite retrievals by use of orbital lidar comparison

James D. Spinhirne, NASA, Greenbelt, MD; and W. D. Hart, S. P. Palm, and D. L. Hlavka

Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM

3.6

Cloud occurrence and phase at Arctic atmospheric observatories

Matthew Shupe, CIRES/NOAA/ESRL/PSD, Boulder, CO; and V. P. Walden, E. W. Eloranta, T. Uttal, J. R. Campbell, M. Shiobara, and S. Starkweather

Recorded Presentation

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Monday, 18 May 2009

Coffee Break

Location: Wisconsin Ballroom (Madison Concourse Hotel)

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Monday, 18 May 2009

Session 4

Polar Atmosphere (Aerosols-Radiation-Clouds)

Location: Capitol Ballroom AB (Madison Concourse Hotel)

Host: 10th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: Axel Schweiger, University of Washington

3:30 PM

4.1

Space-Based Evaluation of the Aerosol Indirect Effect in the Arctic

Kyle Tietze, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and T. J. Garrett and A. Stohl

Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (558.9 kB)

3:45 PM

4.2

The Indirect and Semi-Direct Aerosol Campaign (ISDAC): Examining the Influences of Arctic Aerosols on Clouds

Greg M. McFarquhar, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and S. Ghan, J. Verlinde, A. Korolev, J. W. Strapp, B. Schmid, J. Tomlinson, S. D. Brooks, D. R. Collins, D. Cziczo, M. K. Dubey, I. Gultepe, G. Kok, A. Laskin, P. Lawson, P. Liu, D. Lubin, C. Mazzoleni, A. M. Macdonald, M. Wolde, A. Zelenyuk, R. A. Ferrare, C. Flynn, M. Shupe, D. D. Turner, M. Ovchinnikov, S. Xie, and X. Liu

Recorded Presentation

4:00 PM

4.3

Manifestation of aerosol indirect effects in Arctic clouds

Dan Lubin, SIO/Univ. Of California, La Jolla, CA; and A. M. Vogelmann

Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM

4.4

Radiative Heating Rate Profiles over the ARM North Slope of Alaska Site

D.D. Turner, SSEC/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. Shupe, D. H. DeSlover, E. J. Mlawer, and T. R. Shippert

Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM

4.5

An Investigation of Arctic Surface, TOA, and Atmospheric Radiation Budgets using Collocated Surface and Satellite Observations over Barrow, Alaska

Kathryn Crosby, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and X. Dong and B. Xi

Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM

4.6

Atmospheric and cloud conditions over Barrow, Alaska and Eureka, Canada

Christopher James Cox, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID; and V. Walden, P. Rowe, and M. Shupe

5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Monday, 18 May 2009

Poster Session 1

Posters

Location: Wisconsin Ballroom (Madison Concourse Hotel)

Host: 10th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: Ian Eisenman, California Institute of Technology

P1.1

Announcing the SHEBA bulk turbulent flux algorithm

Edgar L. Andreas, NorthWest Research Associates, Inc., Lebanon, NH; and P. O. G. Persson, A. A. Grachev, R. E. Jordan, P. S. Guest, C. W. Fairall, T. W. Horst, and J. W. Bao

Handout (345.6 kB)

P1.2

Intercomparison of bulk microphysics schemes in simulations of polar lows

Longtao Wu, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI; and G. W. Petty

P1.3

Comparing Arctic cloud cover and surface energy fluxes in the ERA-40, SHEBA, and other data sets

Cassie Wheeler, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and P. O. G. Persson and M. Shupe

P1.4

Role of seaice in forcing the austral spring atmospheric circulation in the CPTEC AGCM

Christopher A. Cunningham Sr., CENTER FOR WEATHER FORECAST AND CLIMATE STUDIES, Cachoeira Paulista, Brazil; and B. José Paulo

Handout (680.7 kB)

P1.5

A weather pattern based approach to evaluate Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System (AMPS) forecasts: Part 2. Comparison to automatic weather station observations

Melissa A. Richards, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO; and J. J. Cassano and M. W. Seefeldt

P1.6

Interaction between Arctic sea ice and cloud-related variables in ERA40 Reanalysis and CCSM3

Josh Cuzzone, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. Vavrus

P1.7

Using Doppler velocity spectra to study the formation and evolution of ice in a multilayer mixed-phase cloud system

Mahlon Rambukkange, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and J. Verlinde

Handout (544.7 kB)

P1.8

SODAR Measurements of Arctic boundary layer structure during ASCOS

Andrew Fish, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; and I. M. Brooks and B. J. Brooks

P1.9

Cyclogenesis near the Adélie Coast and influence of the low-level wind regime

Daniel Steinhoff, Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and D. H. Bromwich and R. L. Fogt

Handout (898.4 kB)

P1.10

A new perspective on the Ross Ice Shelf air stream (RAS)

Daniel Steinhoff, Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and S. Chaudhuri and D. H. Bromwich

Handout (944.2 kB)

P1.11

Bringing Antarctic atmospheric research into the middle school classroom

Matthew A. Lazzara, Antarctic Meteorological Research Center/ Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. Hook

P1.12

Surface and mid-tropospheric climate change in Antarctica

David H. Bromwich, Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH; and A. Monaghan and S. R. Colwell

P1.13

The influence of parameterized ice habit on the glaciation of Arctic clouds

Jerry Y. Harrington, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and A. Avramov, C. Zhang, K. Sulia, and D. Lamb

Handout (273.3 kB)

P1.14

Evaluation of the use of fractional sea ice for Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) simulations across the Arctic

Adrianne M. Broslawik, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and M. W. Seefeldt

P1.15

An evaluation of the meteorology and climatology of West Antarctica through the use of Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System (AMPS) output and self-organizing maps (SOMs)

Mark W. Seefeldt, Providence College, Providence, RI; and J. J. Cassano

P1.16

Idealized modelling of summertime Arctic stratus during ASCOS

Thomas Daniel Pleavin, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; and I. M. Brooks and S. Dobbie

P1.17

Recent Changes in Cloud Cover and Cloud Types over the Arctic

Ryan Eastman, University of Washington, Seattle, USA, Seattle, WA; and S. G. Warren

P1.18

A science plan for development of an Arctic System Model

John J. Cassano, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and A. Roberts, L. Hinzman, J. E. Walsh, R. Doescher, M. M. Holland, H. Mitsudera, and A. Sumi

P1.19

An evaluation of the ERA-Interim global reanalysis at high latitudes

Sheng-Hung Wang, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and D. H. Bromwich

P1.20

Chukchi/Beaufort Seas mesoscal meteorology modeling study

Jing Zhang, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK; and J. Krieger, M. D. Shulski, X. Zhang, and D. E. Atkinson

P1.21

The storm studies in the Arctic (STAR) field campaign

Rebekah Martin, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; and J. Hanesiak, R. Stewart, G. W. K. Moore, P. A. Taylor, J. W. Strapp, and D. Hudak

p1.22

Pan-Arctic freshwater discharge from GRACE: variability, trends and impacts from 2003-2008

Felix W. Landerer, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and J. Dickey, V. Zlotnicki, D. Menemenlis, and S. L. Marcus

Tuesday, 19 May 2009

8:30 AM-9:30 AM: Tuesday, 19 May 2009

Session 5

Rapid Polar Environmental Change

Location: Capitol Ballroom AB (Madison Concourse Hotel)

Host: 10th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: Ian Eisenman, California Institute of Technology

8:30 AM

5.1

Arctic Rapid Change Pattern (ARP): An Accelerating Impetus for Recent Rapid Arctic Climate System Changes

Xiangdong Zhang, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK

Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM

5.2

Solar heating, reduced snow cover, and warming from carbonaceous particles

Mark G. Flanner, University of Michigan, Ann ARbor, MI; and C. S. Zender, P. Hess, N. Mahowald, T. Painter, V. Ramanathan, and P. Rasch

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM

5.3

Seasonal sea ice predictability in a rapidly changing Arctic

Marika M. Holland, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Bailey and S. J. Vavrus

Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM

5.4

Arctic sea ice retreats in 2007 and 2008 follow thinning trend

Ron Lindsay, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and A. Schweiger, J. Zhang, M. Steele, and H. Stern

9:30 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 19 May 2009

Session 6

Polar Oceans and Sea Ice Processes

Location: Capitol Ballroom AB (Madison Concourse Hotel)

Host: 10th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: Dimitris Menemenlis, JPL

9:30 AM

6.1

Decline in thickness and volume of Arctic Ocean sea ice: 2004-2008

Ronald Kwok, JPL, Pasadena, CA

9:45 AM

6.2

Arctic sea ice and its change over the last two decades of the 20th century

Xuanji Wang, CIMSS, Madison, WI; and J. Key and Y. Liu

Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Tuesday, 19 May 2009

Coffee Break

Location: Wisconsin Ballroom (Madison Concourse Hotel)

10:30 AM-11:15 AM: Tuesday, 19 May 2009

Session 7

Polar Oceans and Sea Ice Processes: Part 2

Location: Capitol Ballroom AB (Madison Concourse Hotel)

Host: 10th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: Dimitris Menemenlis, JPL

10:30 AM

7.1

Simulation of melt pond evolution on first year ice

Eric D. Skyllingstad, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR; and C. Paulson

Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM

7.2

Charting a new seasonal outlook for the Arctic

Todd Arbetter, National Ice Center, Washington, DC; and P. Clemente-Colón and I. G. Rigor

Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM

7.3

A dynamic-thermodynamic sea ice model on an Arakawa C-grid for coupled ocean and sea ice state estimation

Dimitris Menemenlis, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and M. Losch, P. Heimbach, J. M. Campin, and C. Hill

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 19 May 2009

Session 8

High-Latitude Atmospheric and Oceanic Dynamics

Location: Capitol Ballroom AB (Madison Concourse Hotel)

Host: 10th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: John J. Cassano, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado

11:15 AM

8.1

25 Years (1982-2007) of Polar Winds from AVHRR: Validation and Comparison to the ERA-40 Reanalysis

Richard Dworak, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Key

Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM

8.2

The Study on Asian Atmospheric Circulation in the Middle-High Latitude and Association with the Snowfall in Southern China during La Niña Years

Qingyun Zhang, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China; and S. Xuan

11:45 AM

8.3

Foehn winds in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica

Daniel Steinhoff, Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and J. C. Speirs, D. H. Bromwich, and A. Monaghan

Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (1.3 MB)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 19 May 2009

Session 9a

Conference Luncheon

Location: Madison Ballroom (Madison Concourse Hotel)

Host: 10th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography

12:00 PM

Break

12:30 PM

9a.1

Is every 50 years enough? What -- and how -- have we learned about the Arctic from the IPY

Michael Tjernstrom, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden

Recorded Presentation

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 19 May 2009

Session 9

International Polar Year 2007-2009

Location: Capitol Ballroom AB (Madison Concourse Hotel)

Host: 10th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: Matthew Shupe, CIRES/University of Colorado

1:30 PM

9.1

The summer 2008 central Arctic weather conditions as observed during ASCOS

Michael Tjernstrom, University of Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden; and J. Paatero, M. Szczodrak, and C. Wheeler

Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM

9.2

High-temporal resolution observations of the thermal and kinematic vertical structure in the Arctic boundary-layer during ASCOS

P. O. G. Persson, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/ESRL/PSD, Boulder, CO; and V. Leuski, M. Shupe, I. M. Brooks, and M. Tjernström

Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM

9.3

Turbulent flux profile measurements made over Arctic pack ice at 87°N during ASCOS

Cathryn E. Birch, Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom; and T. Mauritsen, I. M. Brooks, and J. Sedlar

Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM

9.4

Tethered balloon measurements of Arctic boundary layer mean and turbulent structure during ASCOS

Ian M. Brooks, University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom; and C. E. Birch, M. K. Hill, T. Mauritsen, and J. Sedlar

Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM

9.5

Marine-Atmosphere Emitted Radiance Interferometer measurements during the Arctic Summer Cloud Ocean Study (ASCOS)

Malgorzata Szczodrak, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and E. L. Key and P. J. Minnett

Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (543.7 kB)

9.6

Mesoscale variability in the boundary layer during ASCOS

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 19 May 2009

Coffee Break

Location: Wisconsin Ballroom (Madison Concourse Hotel)

3:30 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 19 May 2009

Session 10

International Polar Year 2007-2009: Part 2

Location: Capitol Ballroom AB (Madison Concourse Hotel)

Host: 10th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: Janet Intrieri, NOAA

3:30 PM

10.1

Surface-based remote-sensing of clouds during ASCOS

Matthew Shupe, CIRES/NOAA/ESRL/PSD, Boulder, CO; and O. Persson, P. Johnston, C. Wheeler, and M. Tjernstrom

Recorded Presentation

3:45 PM

10.2

The influence of cloud cover on the surface energy budget during ASCOS

J. Sedlar, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden; and M. Tjernström and T. Mauritsen

Recorded Presentation

4:00 PM

10.3

Aircraft observations during the 2008 ASCOS/AMISA field program: Overview of the synoptic/mesoscale environment, boundary-layer structure, and cloud microphysics

P. Ola G. Persson, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/ESRL/PSD, Boulder, CO; and E. Sukovich, A. Gasiewski, B. J. Brooks, A. Chaturvedi, M. Shupe, and M. Tjernstrom

Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM

10.4

Radiometric Observations of the Arctic Environment during the 2008 Arctic Mechanisms of Interaction Between the Surface and Atmosphere (AMISA) Campaign

Albin Gasiewski, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and E. McIntyre, D. M. Kraft, O. Persson, V. Leusky, M. Tjernstrom, M. Tian, and A. Chaturvedi

Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM

10.5

Use of a New Generation of Dropsondes during the 2008 Arctic Mechanisms of Interaction Between the Surface and Atmosphere (AMISA) Campaign

Albin Gasiewski, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and A. Chaturvedi, E. McIntyre, D. M. Kraft, O. Persson, M. Tjernstrom, M. Beaubien, and W. Jeffries

Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM

10.6

An evaluation of the U.K. Met Office Unified Model over the central Arctic Ocean during ASCOS

Cathryn E. Birch, Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom; and I. M. Brooks, S. F. Milton, and P. Earnshaw

Recorded Presentation

5:00 PM

10.7

Arctic System Reanalysis: progress and plans

David H. Bromwich, Universidade Federal de Vicosa, Vicosa, Brazil; and B. Kuo, M. C. Serreze, J. E. Walsh, F. Chen, K. Hines, L. S. Bai, S. H. Wang, A. Slater, W. L. Chapman, H. Huang, M. Barlage, T. K. Wee, Z. Liu, H. Lin, S. Rizvi, W. Wang, P. R. Berger, and L. Li

Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (361.9 kB)

5:15 PM

10.8

International Arctic Systems for Observing the Atmosphere (IASOA): An overview of International Polar Year activities

Lisa S. Darby, NOAA/Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, CO; and J. Burkhart, E. Dlugokencky, J. Drummond, P. Fogal, A. Makshtas, L. E. Matrosova, R. C. Schnell, T. Uttal, B. Vasel, and R. Albee

Presentation PDF (509.3 kB)

7:30 PM-9:00 PM: Tuesday, 19 May 2009

Panel Discussion 1

APECS: Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (Panel Discussion)

Location: Capitol Ballroom AB (Madison Concourse Hotel)

Host: 10th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography

7:30 PM

PD1.1

Panel Discussion

Recorded Presentation

Wednesday, 20 May 2009

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 20 May 2009

Session 11

Terrestrial-Atmosphere Interactions

Location: Capitol Ballroom AB (Madison Concourse Hotel)

Host: 10th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: Jessica Cherry, University of Alaska Fairbanks

8:30 AM

11.1

Changes in synoptic weather patterns and Greenland precipitation in the 20th and 21st centuries

Keah C. Schuenemann, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Boulder, CO; and J. J. Cassano

Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM

11.2

Land-atmosphere-ocean interactions in the climate of Beringia

Jessica Cherry, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK

9:00 AM

11.3

Role of seasonality in the relationship between sea Ice, land surface temperature, and vegetation in the Arctic coastal zone

Uma S. Bhatt, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK; and D. Walker, M. Raynolds, J. Comiso, H. Epstein, and M. Steele

Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM

11.4

Arctic land simulations with Polar WRF

Keith M. Hines, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and D. H. Bromwich, M. Barlage, and A. Slater

Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (339.2 kB)

9:30 AM

11.5

The effects of arctic vegetation changes on the hydrologic cycle

Peter K. Snyder, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN

Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM

11.6

Observations of the near-surface wind and temperature structures in East Antarctica

Mingyu Zhou, Polar Research Institute of China, Pudong, Shanghai, China; and S. Zhong, Z. Zhang, D. H. Lenschow, H. M. Hsu, B. Sun, W. Q. Yao, S. Li, and X. Bian

Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 20 May 2009

Session

Coffee Break

Location: Wisconsin Ballroom (Madison Concourse Hotel)

Host: 10th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 20 May 2009

Session 12

Polar Weather Forecasting

Location: Capitol Ballroom AB (Madison Concourse Hotel)

Host: 10th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: John J. Cassano, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado

10:30 AM

12.1

The distribution, retrieval, and visualization of real-time Antarctic numerical weather prediction, satellite, and observational data

Mark W. Seefeldt, Providence College, Providence, RI; and T. Yoksas and M. A. Lazzara

Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM

12.2

A satellite diagnostic study of Antarctic fog

Matthew A. Lazzara, Antarctic Meteorological Research Center/ Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. Ackerman and D. W. Hillger

Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM

12.3

A weather pattern based approach to evaluate Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System (AMPS) forecasts: Part 1. Synoptic weather patterns

John J. Cassano, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and M. W. Seefeldt and M. A. Richards

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

12.4

The impact of satellite-derived polar winds in global forecast models

David A. Santek, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

11:30 AM

12.5

A mesoscale prediction system for high latitudes that assimilates Direct Broadcast MODIS

Robert M. Aune, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Madison, WI; and K. I. Strabala and S. S. Lindstrom

11:45 AM

12.6

Statistical wind forecasting for Arctic locations using recursive partitioning and regression trees

Andrew Giles, EC, Edmonton, AB, Canada

Presentation PDF (271.6 kB)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 20 May 2009

Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Wednesday, 20 May 2009

Session 13

Polar Atmosphere (General Topics)

Location: Capitol Ballroom AB (Madison Concourse Hotel)

Host: 10th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: Matthew Shupe, CIRES/NOAA/ESRL/PSD

1:30 PM

13.1

Arctic satellite composite observations: a new perspective

Matthew A. Lazzara, Antarctic Meteorological Research Center/ Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. L. Knuth

Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM

13.2

The Antarctic automatic weather station network: a status report

Matthew A. Lazzara, Antarctic Meteorological Research Center/ Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and G. A. Weidner, J. J. Cassano, S. L. Knuth, J. E. Thom, L. M. Keller, and M. A. Richards

Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM

13.3

The influence of blowing snow and precipitation on snow depth change across the Ross Ice Shelf and Ross Sea regions of Antarctica

Shelley L. Knuth, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and G. J. Tripoli, J. E. Thom, and G. A. Weidner

2:15 PM

13.4

The Structure and Dynamics of the Stable Boundary Layer during Wi-BLEx

Javier Fochesatto, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK; and J. Conner, B. Trost, and C. F. Cahill

2:30 PM

13.5

ARM MPL corrections derived from NASA HSRL overflights during ISDAC

Connor J. Flynn, PNNL, Richland, WA; and C. A. Hostetler, R. A. Ferrare, and M. D. Obland

Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM

13.6

South Pole Station Meteorological Modernization: A comparison before and after installation of a new instrument suite

Linda M. Keller, UW-Madison, Madison, WI; and K. A. H. Baker, M. A. Lazzara, and J. Gallagher

Recorded Presentation

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Wednesday, 20 May 2009

Coffee Break

Location: Wisconsin Ballroom (Madison Concourse Hotel)

3:30 PM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 20 May 2009

Session 14

Polar Atmosphere (Modeling)

Location: Capitol Ballroom AB (Madison Concourse Hotel)

Host: 10th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: Jessica Cherry, University of Alaska Fairbanks

3:30 PM

14.1

The identification of preferred physics parameterizations in the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model for use in the polar regions

Mark W. Seefeldt, Providence College, Providence, RI; and J. J. Cassano

Recorded Presentation

3:45 PM

14.2

Benchmarking Polar WRF in Antarctica

Francis O. Otieno, Byrd Polar Research Center The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and E. Shilo, D. H. Bromwich, and K. Hines

Recorded Presentation

4:00 PM

14.3

Enhancement of Polar WRF Arctic atmospheric and surface processes

Aaron B. Wilson, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and D. H. Bromwich, K. M. Hines, and C. E. Landis

Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (343.5 kB)

4:15 PM

14.4

Process relationships useful for evaluating model performance in the Arctic

P. Ola G. Persson, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/ESRL/PSD, Boulder, CO; and M. Shupe, C. Wheeler, A. A. Grachev, and C. W. Fairall

Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM

14.5

Attribution of projected changes in atmospheric energy transport in the Arctic

Natasa Skific, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and J. A. Francis and J. J. Cassano

Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM

14.6

Vertical structure of recent Arctic warming from observed data and reanalysis products

Vladimir Alexeev, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK; and I. Esau, I. Polyakov, S. J. Byam, and S. Sorokina

5:00 PM

14.7

Modeling of the Effects of Acidic Aerosols on Arctic Cloud Microstructure and Surface Radiative Budget during Winter

Eric Girard, UQAM, Montreal, QC, Canada; and A. Stefanof, J. P. Blanchet, and R. Munoz-Alpizar

Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (1.9 MB)

5:15 PM

14.8

The radiative and dynamical impact of aerosols on mixed-phase clouds observed during ISDAC and M-PACE

Amy B. Solomon, CIRES/NOAA/ESRL/PSD, Boulder, CO; and M. Shupe, O. Persson, H. Morrison, and J. W. Bao

Recorded Presentation

Thursday, 21 May 2009

8:15 AM-10:00 AM: Thursday, 21 May 2009

Session 15

Polar Weather and Climate Variations (Past and Future)

Location: Capitol Ballroom AB (Madison Concourse Hotel)

Host: 10th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: Ian Eisenman, California Institute of Technology

8:15 AM

15.1

Abrupt Climate Change Triggered by GIN Sea Convection

Feng He, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI; and Z. Liu, B. Otto-Bliesner, and E. Brady

Presentation PDF (845.3 kB)

8:30 AM

15.2

The Arctic Oscillation in the mid-Holocene and Last Glacial Maximum:A comparison between PMIP2 models

Junmei Lu, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, China, Beijing, China; and S. J. Kim

8:45 AM

15.3

Early 20th century Arctic warming in retrospect

Kevin R. Wood, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and J. E. Overland

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM

15.4

Regional climate change modeling for Alaska

Jing Zhang, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK; and U. S. Bhatt, J. Krieger, and D. E. Atkinson

9:15 AM

15.5

Is Arctic sea ice approaching a tipping point?

Ian Eisenman, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and J. S. Wettlaufer

9:30 AM

15.6

Marine cold air outbreaks in the polar regions

Tom Bracegirdle, British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, United Kingdom; and E. Kolstad

Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM

15.7

Reducing uncertainty in arctic climate projections

William L. Chapman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL; and J. E. Walsh and S. J. Vavrus

Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Thursday, 21 May 2009

Coffee Break

Location: Wisconsin Ballroom (Madison Concourse Hotel)

10:30 AM-12:30 PM: Thursday, 21 May 2009

Session 16

Atmosphere-Ocean-Sea Ice Interactions

Location: Capitol Ballroom AB (Madison Concourse Hotel)

Host: 10th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: Axel Schweiger, University of Washington

10:30 AM

16.1

Marine signature in West Antarctic climate as seen by AMPS

Julien P. Nicolas, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and D. H. Bromwich

Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (1.4 MB)

10:45 AM

16.2

Multiple equilibrium thickness and flow states of arctic sea-ice using pre-industrial forcing

William D. Hibler III, International Arctic Research Center, Fairbanks, AK; and S. J. Vavrus

11:00 AM

16.3

Impacts of reduced sea ice on winter Arctic atmospheric circulation, precipitation, and temperature

Matthew E. Higgins, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and J. J. Cassano

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

16.4

Effects of Extreme Arctic Sea Ice Anomalies on the Northern Hemisphere Atmosphere During Early Winter

Sara T. Strey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL; and J. E. Walsh and W. L. Chapman

Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM

16.5

Atmospheric circulation response to 2007 sea ice extent

Elizabeth N. Cassano, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and J. J. Cassano and M. E. Higgins

Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM

16.6

Cloud forcing and feedback during recent Arctic sea ice loss

Jennifer Kay, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO; and A. Gettelman and K. Raeder

12:00 PM

16.7

The influence of Arctic sea ice extent on Polar cloud fraction and vertical structure and implications for regional climate

Stephen P. Palm, SSAI, Greenbelt, MD

Presentation PDF (1.2 MB)

12:15 PM

16.8

Future cloud changes in the Arctic: what's ice got to do with it?

Stephen J. Vavrus, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and V. Alexeev and U. S. Bhatt

Recorded Presentation

12:30 PM-12:35 PM: Thursday, 21 May 2009

Meeting Adjourns

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