12th Conference on Mesoscale Processes

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Sunday, 5 August 2007

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6:00 AM-11:55 PM: Sunday, 5 August 2007


Sun Aug 5

5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Sunday, 5 August 2007


Registration Opens
Location: Lobby (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)

Monday, 6 August 2007

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6:00 AM-11:55 PM: Monday, 6 August 2007


Mon Aug 6

7:30 AM-5:30 PM: Monday, 6 August 2007


Registration continues throughout the conference
Location: Lobby (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)

7:35 AM-9:00 AM: Monday, 6 August 2007


Breakfast
Location: Main Dining Room (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)

8:40 AM-10:15 AM: Monday, 6 August 2007

Recording files available
Session 1
Mesoscale Predictability
Location: Waterville Room (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)
Host: 12th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Chair: Fuqing Zhang, N/A
8:40 AM
Introductory Remarks

8:45 AM
1.1
Moist convection and mesoscale predictability
Richard Rotunno, NCAR, Boulder, CO
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
1.2
Origin of the Precursors to both Extra-tropical Cyclogenesis & Orographically-influenced Heavy Precipitation Events
H. C. Davies, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland; and O. Martius and S. Kew

9:30 AM
1.3
Probabilistic analysis of the dynamics and predictability of tropical cyclogenesis
Jason Sippel, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM
1.4
On the predictability of mesoscale convective systems
Matthew S. Wandishin, Univ. of Arizona and NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. Stensrud, L. J. Wicker, and S. L. Mullen
Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM
1.5
Storm of the Century? Insights from a massive ensemble forecast experiment
Peter S. Dailey, AIR-Worldwide, Boston, MA; and R. G. Fovell
Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (815.9 kB)

10:15 AM-10:45 AM: Monday, 6 August 2007


Coffee Break
Location: White Mountain Room (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)

10:45 AM-12:15 PM: Monday, 6 August 2007

Recording files available
Session 2
Theoretical and Idealized Modeling Studies of Mesoscale Processes
Location: Waterville Room (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)
Host: 12th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Chair: Gregory J. Tripoli, University of Wisconsin
10:45 AM
2.1
The propagation speed of gravity currents in a deep anelastic atmosphere
George H. Bryan, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Rotunno
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
2.2
Regimes of dry and moist convective plumes above forest fires: Idealized numerical simulations and dimensional analysis
Michael T. Kiefer, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and Y. L. Lin and J. J. Charney
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
2.3
Factors influencing the generation of turbulence above deep convection
Todd P. Lane, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; and R. D. Sharman
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
2.4
Generation and Propagation of Gravity Waves from Jets
Shuguang Wang, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and F. Zhang, C. Epifanio, C. Snyder, R. Plougonven, and D. J. Muraki
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
2.5
Mesoscale convective vortex formation in environments with differnt values of shear and CAPE
Robert Conzemius, Windlogics, Inc., Grand Rapids, MN; and M. T. Montgomery
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM
2.6
Moist vortex resiliency in vertical shear flow
Paul D. Reasor, NOAA Hurricane Research Division, Miami, FL; and S. L. Young
Recorded Presentation

12:15 PM-1:45 PM: Monday, 6 August 2007


Lunch Break
Location: Main Dining Room (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)

1:45 PM-3:30 PM: Monday, 6 August 2007


Poster Session 1
Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: White Mountain Room (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)
Host: 12th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
P1.1
Comparison of turbulence closure schemes in the simulation of terrain-disrupted airflow
P. W. Chan, Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, China

Handout (1.4 MB)

P1.2
Poster P1.2 has been moved. New Paper number 3.6A

P1.3
Poster P1.3 has been moved. New paper number 6.3A

P1.3A
Three-dimensional characteristics of mountain waves during T-REX
James D. Doyle, NRL, Monterey, CA; and Q. Jiang, W. A. Cooper, V. Grubisic, J. B. Jensen, and R. B. Smith

P1.4
The mesoscale characteristics of tropical oceanic precipitation during Kelvin waves and mixed-Rossby gravity waves
Christopher Thomas Holder, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and S. E. Yuter, A. H. Sobel, and A. R. Aiyyer

P1.5
The role of microphysical cooling processes in mesoscale convective system morphology
Brian F. Jewett, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and R. M. Rauber and G. McFarquhar

P1.6
Using analysis uncertainty estimates from the Real-Time Mesoscale Analysis in the verification of grid-based forecasts
David T. Myrick, NOAA/NWS, Western Region, Scientific Services Division, Salt Lake City, UT

P1.7
The flooding of Hurricane Ivan: How far ahead can we predict?
Michael P. Erb, University of Texas Institute for Geophysics, Austin, TX; and D. K. Miller

Handout (347.5 kB)

P1.8
Dynamics of rainfall distribution patterns associated with tropical cyclones affected southern Appalachians
Y.-L. Lin, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and S. Harville and C. M. Cassell

P1.9
Sensitivity of downslope windstorms to model initial conditions
P. Alexander Reinecke, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. R. Durran

P1.10
The spacing of orographic rainbands triggered by small-scale topography
Daniel Kirshbaum, Yale University, New Haven, CT; and R. Rotunno and G. H. Bryan

P1.11
A comparison of compressible and anelastic models of deep dry convection
Jonathan W. Smith, Penn State University, Universtiy Park, PA; and P. R. Bannon

P1.12
Moisture and Sierra waves: Observations and modeling
Qingfang Jiang, UCAR Visiting Scientist, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. Doyle

P1.13
Impact of the windward Cascade ridges and Oregon coastal range on the precipitation distribution during 4-5 December 2001 of IMPROVE-2
Brian A. Colle, Stony Brook University / SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and Y. Lin, S. Medina, and B. Smull

P1.14
The influence of solar wind on extratropical cyclones: Wilcox effect revisited
Paul Prikryl, Communications Research Centre Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada; and V. Rusin and M. Rybanský

P1.15
High resolution simulations of boundary layer behavior in California's Owens Valley using the WRF-ARW model during T-REX 2006
Robert E. Dumais Jr., U.S. Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM; and E. Colón, S. Chiao, and T. Henmi

Handout (353.0 kB)

P1.16
Microphysical influences on hurricane track and intensity in idealized simulations
Robert G. Fovell, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; and H. Su

Handout (875.7 kB)

P1.17
Convective episodes in the east-central United States
Matthew D. Parker, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and D. A. Ahijevych

P1.18
An Evaluation of Cloud Microphysics Schemes in a Mesoscale Model Using Microwave Measurements
Mei Han, GEST/Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, Greenbelt, MD; and S. A. Braun, W. S. Olson, P. O. G. Persson, and J. W. Bao

Handout (1.6 MB)

P1.19
Convective initiation via outflow boundary interaction with quasi-stationary thermal circulations
Timothy A. Coleman, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and K. Knupp

Handout (733.7 kB)

P1.20
Simulation of precipitating shallow convective cloud systems using LES with explicit microphysics
Yefim L. Kogan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

P1.21
Mesoscale convective systems in frontal systems observed by Meteosat-8 infrared imagery
Jose Fenollar, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; and E. Posmentier, M. Vazquez, and G. Maqueda

Handout (189.3 kB)

P1.22
Convective initiation and evolution approaching the southern New England coast and Long Island
Kelly Lombardo, Stony Brook University - SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and J. J. Murray and B. A. Colle

P1.23
Convective initiation ahead of squall lines: observations and simulations
Seung-hee Kim, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA; and R. G. Fovell and G. L. Mullendore

P124
Tropical cyclone genesis and surges in the Saharan Air Layer
Gregory J. Tripoli, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. P. Dunion and T. Hashino

3:30 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 6 August 2007

Recording files available
Session 3
Numerical weather prediction, data assimilation
Location: Waterville Room (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)
Host: 12th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Chair: James Doyle, NRL
3.1
Ensemble approaches to mesoscale predictability and dynamics

3:45 PM
3.1A
Data Assimilation in the Age of Cloud-Resolving NWP
William E. Lewis, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

4:15 PM
3.2
Ensemble-based data assimilation and prediction for Hurricanes: Impacts of assimilating Doppler radar observations
Fuqing Zhang, College Station, TX; and Y. Weng, Z. Meng, and Y. Chen
Recorded Presentation

3.3
Mesoscale FDDA Experiments with ACARS Data

Presentation PDF (1.2 MB)

4:45 PM
3.4
Surface data assimilation using an ensemble Kalman filter: Forecast results from spring 2007
David J. Stensrud, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and N. Yussouf, D. Dowell, and M. C. Coniglio
Recorded Presentation

5:00 PM
3.5
Tests of an Ensemble Kalman Filter for Mesoscale and Regional-scale Data Assimilation: Real Data Application in Comparison to 3DVar
Zhiyong Meng, College Station, TX; and F. Zhang
Recorded Presentation

3.6
A comparison of the hybrid ensemble-variational and the ensemble Kalman filter data assimilation schemes for hurricane initialization

5:30 PM
3.6A
Development of the On-Line MM5 Tracer Model and its Applications to Sahara Dust Transport
S.-H. Chen, Univ. of California, Davis, CA; and J. Dudhia, J. S. Kain, T. Kindap, and E. Tan
Recorded Presentation

5:45 PM
3.7
Improving Precipitation Forecasts by the Operational Nonhydrostatic Mesoscale Model with the Kain-Fritsch Convective Parameterization and Cloud Microphysics
Masami Narita, Japan Meteorological Agency, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan; and S. Ohmori
Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (1.0 MB)

6:00 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 6 August 2007


Dinner
Location: Main Dining Room (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)

Tuesday, 7 August 2007

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6:00 AM-11:55 PM: Tuesday, 7 August 2007


Tue Aug 7

7:00 AM-8:30 AM: Tuesday, 7 August 2007


Breakfast
Location: Main Dining Room (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)

8:00 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 7 August 2007

Recording files available
Session 4
Dynamics and structure of tropical cyclones
Location: Waterville Room (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)
Host: 12th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Chair: Brian A. Colle, SUNY
8:00 AM
4.1
Some fundamental aspects of hurricane dynamics
Michael T. Montgomery, NPS, Monterey, CA

8:30 AM
4.2
High resolution simulations of tropical cyclogenesis in idealized environments with and without shear
David S. Nolan, University of Miami, Miami, FL; and E. D. Rappin
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
4.3
High-resolution simulation of the genesis of Tropical Storm Gert (2005)
Scott A. Braun, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and M. T. Montgomery and K. J. Mallen
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
4.4
The vertical structure of tangential winds in tropical cyclones: theory vs. observations
Daniel P. Stern, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and D. S. Nolan
Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (483.1 kB)

9:15 AM
4.5
Life of a 6-hour hurricane
Kay L. Shelton, SUNY, Albany, NY; and J. E. Molinari

9:30 AM
4.6
Hurricane Vortices in Shear: Dynamics of Extratropical Transition
Christopher A. Davis, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Jones and M. Riemer
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM
4.7
Mechanisms for the intensification and decay of tropical Storm Edouard (2002) in strong vertical shear
Jaclyn D. Frank, AWS Truepower, Albany, NY
Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Tuesday, 7 August 2007


Coffee Break
Location: White Mountain Room (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 7 August 2007

Recording files available
Session 5
Precipitation and microphysics associated with tropical cyclones
Location: Waterville Room (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)
Host: 12th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Chair: Scott A. Braun, NASA/GSFC
10:30 AM
5.1
Isotope Ratios of Rainfall and Water Vapor observed in Typhoon Shanshan
Hironori Fudeyasu, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan; and K. Ichiyanagi, A. Sugimoto, K. Yoshimura, and M. D. Yamanaka
Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (1.0 MB)

10:45 AM
5.2
Predecessor rain events in tropical cyclones
Matthew R. Cote, University at Albany/SUNY, Albany, NY; and L. F. Bosart, D. Keyser, and M. L. Jurewicz Sr.
Recorded Presentation

5.3
The microphysical processes of Typhoon Nari (2001) at landfall

Presentation PDF (1.0 MB)

11:15 AM
5.4
An examination of the evolution of precipitation-enhancing mesoscale features associated with a landfalling tropical cyclone
Alan F. Srock, University at Albany/SUNY, Albany, NY; and L. F. Bosart
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
5.5
Mesoscale precipitation structures accompanying landfalling and transitioning tropical cyclones in the Northeast United States
Jared R. Klein, NWSFO Baltimore/Washington, Sterling, VA; and L. F. Bosart, D. Keyser, and D. R. Vallee
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
5.6
NEXRAD in space: A possible solution to the hurricane intensity forecast problem
Gregory J. Tripoli, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and V. Chandrasekar, S. S. Chen, G. J. Holland, E. Im, R. Kakar, W. E. Lewis, F. D. Marks Jr., and E. A. Smith
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 7 August 2007


Lunch Break
Location: Main Dining Room (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)

1:30 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 7 August 2007

Recording files available
Session 6
T-REX
Location: Waterville Room (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)
Host: 12th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Chair: S.-H. Chen, Univ. of California
1:30 PM
6.1
Terrain-induced Rotor Experiment: New Insights into the Structure of Atmospheric Rotors, Stratospheric Gravity Waves, and Boundary-Layer Flows within a Deep Valley
Vanda Grubisic, DRI, Reno, NV
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
6.2
Interaction of mountain lee waves with valley flows
Brian J. Billings, DRI, Reno, NV; and V. Grubisic
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
6.3
Paper 6.3 has been moved. New poster number P1.3A

2:30 PM
6.3A
Predictability of windstorms and gravity waves forced by complex terrain: Perspectives from T-REX
James D. Doyle, NRL, Monterey, CA; and C. M. Amerault and C. A. Reynolds
Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM
6.4
MOUNTAIN WAVES FLUXES ACROSS THE TROPOPAUSE
Bryan Woods, Yale University, New Haven, CT; and R. Smith, J. Jensen, W. Cooper, J. D. Doyle, Q. Jiang, and V. Grubisic
Recorded Presentation

3:00 PM
6.5
Numerical simulations of stratospheric gravity waves and turbulence during T-REX IOP 6
David R. Vollmer, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and Y. L. Lin and M. L. Kaplan
Recorded Presentation

3:15 PM
6.6
Measurements of Turbulence Parameters and Dissipation in Complex Terrain
Raghavendra Krishnamurthy, LEOSPHERE, Orsay, Paris, France; and R. Calhoun, H. J. S. Fernando, and G. S. Poulos
Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (79.8 kB)

3:30 PM
6.7
Large-scale influences on mesoscale valley circulations in a deep valley
Juerg Schmidli, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. S. Poulos
Recorded Presentation

3:30 PM-4:00 PM: Tuesday, 7 August 2007


Coffee Break
Location: White Mountain Room (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 7 August 2007

Recording files available
Session 7
Mountain Waves and Obstacle flows
Location: Waterville Room (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)
Host: 12th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Chair: George H. Bryan, NCAR
4:00 PM
7.1
Mesoscale Surges Through Coastal Gaps
Cliff Mass, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and M. Warner

4:15 PM
7.2
Observations and numerical modeling of mountain waves over the Organ and San Andres Mountains of New Mexico
P. a. Haines, Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM; and D. J. Grove, W. Y. Sun, W. R. Hsu, B. MacCall, and S. Aliabadi
Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (820.9 kB)

4:30 PM
7.3
Lee waves over double bell-shaped orography
Ivana Stiperski, Meteorological and Hydrological Service, Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia; and V. Grubisic
Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM
7.4
On the diurnal variation of mountain waves
Qingfang Jiang, UCAR Visiting Scientist, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. Doyle

5:00 PM
7.5
Wave-turbulence interactions in a breaking mountain wave
Craig C. Epifanio, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and T. Qian
Recorded Presentation

7.6
The influence of large-scale confluence and difluence on pressure drag

6:00 PM-7:30 PM: Tuesday, 7 August 2007


Dinner
Location: Main Dining Room (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)

Wednesday, 8 August 2007

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6:00 AM-11:55 PM: Wednesday, 8 August 2007


Wed Aug 8

7:00 AM-8:30 AM: Wednesday, 8 August 2007


Breakfast
Location: Main Dining Room (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)

8:00 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 8 August 2007

Recording files available
Session 8
Orographic Precipitation Processes
Location: Waterville Room (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)
Host: 12th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Chair: Daniel Kirshbaum, Yale University
8:00 AM
8.1
Orographic precipitation: Rapid advancements through recent field studies, continuous measurements, and modeling
Brian A. Colle, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY
Recorded Presentation

8:30 AM
8.2
8.2 has been moved. New Poster number P2.6A

8:45 AM
8.3
Model simulations of extreme orographic precipitation in the Sierra Nevada during the New Year's holiday flood of 2005-06
Phillip J. Marzette, DRI, Reno, NV; and M. L. Kaplan, C. Adaniya, J. Wallmann, and R. Milne

Presentation PDF (1.9 MB)

9:00 AM
8.4
Orographic precipitation and isotope fractionation
Ronald Smith, Yale Univ., New Haven, CT; and B. Tipple, A. M. Anders, and A. C. Didlake Jr.
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
8.5
Relative Impacts of Orographic Forcing and Pollution Aerosols on Mountain Snowfall
Stephen M. Saleeby, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and W. R. Cotton, R. D. Borys, D. Lowenthal, and M. A. Wetzel
Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (364.5 kB)

9:30 AM
8.6
Dynamic forcing and mesoscale variability of heavy precipitation events over the Sierra Nevada mountains
Heather Dawn Reeves, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and Y. L. Lin and R. Rotunno
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM
8.7
Three-dimensional microphysical and dynamical structures of winter storms in the U.S. Pacific Northwest: 3-year radar climatology and comparisons between operational weather radar observations and regional mesoscale model output
Sandra E. Yuter, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and B. A. Colle, M. J. Payne, and Y. Lin
Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 8 August 2007


Coffee Break
Location: White Mountain Room (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 8 August 2007

Recording files available
Session 9
Orographic, Coastal and Other Thermally Driven Mesoscale Circulation Systems
Location: Waterville Room (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)
Host: 12th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Chair: Vanda Grubisic, DRI
10:30 AM
9.1
Explaining the large drying ratios observed in flows past Patagonia
Daniel Kirshbaum, Yale University, New Haven, CT; and R. B. Smith
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
9.2
Mesoscale Modeling of Urban Circulation Forced by Airflow and Urban Heat Island
Albert F. Kurbatskiy, Novosibirsk State University, Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia

Presentation PDF (752.4 kB)

11:00 AM
9.3
Using diurnal surface pressure variations to study valley circulation
Yanping Li, Yale Univ., New Haven, CT; and R. B. Smith and V. Grubisic
Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (333.4 kB)

11:15 AM
9.4
Mesoscale variations in surface heat fluxes over Lake Erie pack ice
David A. R. Kristovich, ISWS, Champaign, IL; and M. L. Spinar, M. R. Hjelmfelt, and W. J. Capehart
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
9.5
The impact of soil moisture perturbations on the initiation of convection over West Africa
Matthew F. Garvert, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC; and C. Taylor and P. Harris
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
9.6
Mesoscale circulations driven by subvisible cirrus near the tropical tropopause
Dale Durran, University of Wasington, Seattle, WA; and M. Ammerman

12:00 PM
9.7
Boundary-layer energy transport and cumulus development over a heated mountain
Bart Geerts, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 8 August 2007


Lunch Break
Location: Main Dining Room (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)

1:30 PM-2:45 PM: Wednesday, 8 August 2007

Recording files available
Session 10
Extratropical Cyclones, winter storms
Location: Waterville Room (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)
Host: 12th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Chair: Sandra E. Yuter, North Carolina State Univ.
1:30 PM
10.1
Whither the study of midlatitude fronts and cyclones?
Mark T. Stoelinga, 3TIER, Inc., Seattle, WA
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
10.2
Mesoscale analysis of nor'easter of December 9, 2005
Frank P. Colby Jr., Univ. of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA

Presentation PDF (700.6 kB)

2:15 PM
10.3
Mesoscale Aspects of the 2007 St. Patrick's Day Storm
Michael Fitzsimmons, NOAA/NWS, Caibou, ME; and T. Lericos

Presentation PDF (281.2 kB)

2:30 PM
10.4
A comparison of mesoscale band life cycle during three recent northeast U.S. snowstorms
David R. Novak, NOAA/NWS/HPC, Camp Springs, MD; and B. A. Colle and S. E. Yuter
Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM-3:15 PM: Wednesday, 8 August 2007


Coffee Break
Location: White Mountain Room (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)

3:15 PM-4:30 PM: Wednesday, 8 August 2007

Recording files available
Session 11
Mulitscale processes, atmospheric waves
Location: Waterville Room (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)
Host: 12th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Chair: Robert Fovell, Univ. of California
11.1
Case study analysis of convectively-generated gravity waves

3:30 PM
11.2
A closer look at damaging surface winds associated with mesoscale gravity waves
Timothy A. Coleman, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and K. Knupp

3:45 PM
11.3
Multiscale interactions in a lake-effect snowstorm
Michael L. Spinar, ISWS, Champaign, IL; and D. A. R. Kristovich
Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (465.8 kB)

4:00 PM
11.4
Model simulation and remote sensing of bore and solitary wave mixing processes
Steven Koch, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, CO; and M. Pagowski, B. Geerts, and K. M. Bedka
Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (1.7 MB)

4:15 PM
11.5
Do auroral atmospheric gravity waves influence mesoscale processes, extratropical and tropical cyclones?
Paul Prikryl, Communications Research Centre Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada; and D. B. Muldrew and G. J. Sofko
Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM-6:00 PM: Wednesday, 8 August 2007


Poster Session 2
Poster Viewing/reception
Location: White Mountain Room (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)
Host: 12th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
P2.1
Atmospheric waves associated with a valley of Lantau Island: observation, theory and numerical simulation
P. W. Chan, Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, China

Handout (2.1 MB)

P2.2
Cross-mountain airflow as observed from flight data recorder (FDR) data of transport category commercial aircraft
P. W. Chan, Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, China

Handout (1.5 MB)

P2.3
Impact of the Southern Appalachian Mountains on the SEMPE IOP-4 event
Douglas K. Miller, Univ. of North Carolina, Asheville, NC; and C. J. McCall

Handout (2.4 MB)

P2.4
The historic Christmas 2004 south Texas snow event: Diagnosis of the heavy snow band
Ronald F. Morales Jr., NOAA-NWS, Corpus Christi, TX

Handout (2.5 MB)

P2.5
The 8 December, 2006 banded snow event
John W. Cannon, NOAA/NWS, Gray, Maine

P2.6
Orographically-induced stratospheric turbulence in complex upper-level jet structures

P2.6A
On rainfall distribution in areas of complex topography
Mimi Hughes, UCLA DAOS, Los Angeles, CA; and A. Hall

P2.7
Observed and simulated kinematic, thermodynamic, and microphysical structure of generating cells in a wide cold-frontal rainband
P. Ola G. Persson, CIRES and NOAA/ESRL/PSD, Boulder, CO; and J. W. Bao, D. P. Jorgensen, E. Sukovich, D. E. Kingsmill, S. A. Braun, and M. Han

P2.8
Synoptic-scale and Mesoscale environments conducive to forest fires during the October 2003 extreme fire event in southern California
Chenji Huang, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina; and Y. L. Lin and M. L. Kaplan

P2.9
Mesoanalysis of the Interactions of Precipitating Convection and the Boundary Layer
Ruiyu Sun, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and S. K. Krueger

Handout (271.9 kB)

P2.10
Impact of topographic variations on mountain waves and rotors
James Doyle, NRL, Monterey, CA; and Q. Jiang

P2.11
Lake-Effect Precipitation Bands associated with Small Lakes
Neil F. Laird, Hobart & William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY; and J. Desrochers, N. Hodas, M. Payer, and R. Sobash

P2.12
Explaining microphysical and thermodynamic variation in BAMEX MCSs using high-resolution radar and optical array probe measurements
Andrea M. Smith, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and R. M. Rauber, G. McFarquhar, B. F. Jewett, and J. A. Grim

P2.13
The imperfect relationship between dryline intensity and mesoscale confluence
Christopher C. Weiss, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; and D. M. Schultz

P2.14
Storm structures and precipitation characteristics of snow events in the southern Appalachian Mountains
Sandra E. Yuter, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and L. B. Perry

P2.15
An observational study of thermally-forced, orographic energy transport and cumulus development
Bart Geerts, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and C. Demko, Q. Miao, and L. Oolman

P2.16
Resonant wave-wave instability and wave breaking in flows past simple and complex terrain profiles
Craig C. Epifanio, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and D. J. Muraki

P2.17
Performance of the WRF-ARW in the Complex Terrain of Salt Lake City
Jeffrey E. Passner, Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM

Handout (82.8 kB)

P2.18
The Influence of the Great Lakes on Northwest Snowfall in the Southern Appalachians
Robbie Martin Munroe, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC; and D. Miller, B. Holloway, D. G. Lackmann, L. B. Perry, and C. E. Konrad

Handout (1.3 MB)

6:00 PM-7:00 PM: Wednesday, 8 August 2007


Dinner
Location: Main Dining Room (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)

Thursday, 9 August 2007

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Thurs Aug 8

7:00 AM-8:30 AM: Thursday, 9 August 2007


Breakfast
Location: Main Dining Room (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)

8:00 AM-10:00 AM: Thursday, 9 August 2007

Recording files available
Session 12
BAMEX
Location: Waterville Room (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)
Host: 12th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Chair: David Stensrud, NOAA/NSSL
8:00 AM
12.1
The long-lived MCV of 10–13 June 2003: A possible example of an incipient tropical disturbance over land?
Thomas J. Galarneau Jr., NCAR, Boulder, CO; and L. F. Bosart

8:15 AM
12.2
Mesovortices Formed within Bow Echoes: Their Genesis and Sensitivity to the Environment and System Cold Pool
Nolan T. Atkins, Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, VT; and M. St. Laurent
Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (516.2 kB)

8:30 AM
12.3
Derecho and MCS Interactions During BAMEX
Nicholas D. Metz, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY; and L. F. Bosart
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
12.4
Gravity waves trapped under the leading anvil of an MCS during BAMEX
Benjamin C. Baranowski, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and M. D. Parker and B. A. Storm
Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (1.8 MB)

9:00 AM
12.5
High-resolution observations of the rapid development and decay of the 29 June 2003 squall line during BAMEX
Joseph A. Grim, Univ. of Illinois, Boulder, CO; and R. M. Rauber, G. M. McFarquhar, B. F. Jewett, and D. P. Jorgensen
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
12.6
WRF simulations of a severe squall line: comparison against high-resolution BAMEX observations
Bryan A. Guarente, Univ. of Illlinois, Urbana, IL; and B. F. Jewett, G. McFarquhar, R. M. Rauber, and D. P. Jorgensen
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
12.7
Airborne dual-Doppler radar observations of a bow echo over Minnesota on 3 July 2003 during BAMEX
David Lerach, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO; and W. R. Cotton
Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (905.5 kB)

9:45 AM
12.8
Environmental conditions that are favorable for severe wind production from elevated/nocturnal convective systems
Morris Weisman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. H. Bryan
Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Thursday, 9 August 2007


Coffee Break
Location: White Mountain Room (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 9 August 2007

Recording files available
Session 13
Atmospheric Convection
Location: Waterville Room (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)
Host: 12th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Chair: Stanley B. Trier, NCAR
10:30 AM
13.1
Comparisons of Simulated Convective Clouds between a 1D Cloud Model and the WRF Model
Yang-Cheng Hsiao, National Central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan; and S. H. Chen
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
13.1
Predicting the development of the Hector convective system with WRF and UM models
Charles Chemel, Centre for Atmospheric & Instrumentation Research, Hatfield, Herts, United Kingdom; and M. R. Russo, J. A. Pyle, and R. S. Sokhi

13.2
The initiation and maintenance of convection along synoptically-quiescent drylines

11:15 AM
13.3
Environmental atmospheric conditions under which a tornado formed over Hokkaido Island, Japan on 7 Nov. 2006, detected from a supercell reproduced by a cloud-resolving model
Teruyuki Kato, JMA, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan; and H. Niino
Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (2.8 MB)

11:30 AM
13.4
A case study of convectively-induced clear air turbulence
Robert G. Fovell, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; and R. D. Sharman and S. B. Trier

Presentation PDF (1.5 MB)

11:45 AM
13.5
Numerical simulations of tornado-producing supercell storm and tornado associated with Typhoon Shanshan (2006)
Wataru Mashiko, MRI/JMA, Tsukuba, Japan
Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (2.3 MB)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 9 August 2007


Lunch Break
Location: Main Dining Room (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 9 August 2007

Recording files available
Session 14
Dynamics and Structure of Mesoscale Precipitation Systems 1
Location: Waterville Room (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)
Host: 12th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Chair: Nolan T. Atkins, Lyndon State College
1:30 PM
14.1
Impact of the initial convective arrangement on simulated MCS development
Israel L. Jirak, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, AZ; and W. R. Cotton
Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (301.1 kB)

1:45 PM
14.2
Characteristics of MCS cold pools in Oklahoma
Michael C. Coniglio, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK OK; and D. J. Stensrud and N. A. Engerer
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
14.3
Response of simulated squall lines to low-level cooling
Matthew D. Parker, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
14.4
Investigation of mesoscale pressure and temperature transients associated with bow echoes
Rebecca D. Adams, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and R. H. Johnson
Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (384.6 kB)

2:30 PM
14.5
Evolution and maintenance of simulated quasi-stationary mesoscale convective systems
Russ S. Schumacher, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and R. H. Johnson
Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM
14.6
Using high-resolution numerical simulations to understand the role of the Rocky mountain cordillera on the initiation of long-lived precipitation episodes
S. B. Trier, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. A. Davis and R. E. Carbone
Recorded Presentation

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 9 August 2007


Coffee Break
Location: White Mountain Room (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Thursday, 9 August 2007

Recording files available
Session 15
Dynamics and Structure of Mesoscale Precipitation Systems 2
Location: Waterville Room (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)
Host: 12th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Chair: Matthew D. Parker, North Carolina State Univ.
3:30 PM
15.1
A study of models and microphysical representations using WRF, MM5, and observational data for the December 13-14 IMPROVE-2 event
Robert S. Hahn, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and B. F. Smull, C. F. Mass, M. F. Garvert, and R. C. Steed
Recorded Presentation

3:45 PM
15.2
Numerical simulations of the formation of melting-layer cloud
Kazuaki Yasunaga, Institute of Observational Research for Global Change/ Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan; and M. Yoshizaki and A. Hashimoto
Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (1.3 MB)

4:00 PM
15.3
Effects of baroclinicity on stratiform rain production and storm divergence in the subtropics
Larry J. Hopper Jr., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and C. Schumacher
Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM
15.4
Mesoscale environment associated with Mediterranean heavy precipitating events
Didier Ricard, CNRM-GAME, Toulouse, France; and V. Ducrocq, R. Bresson, and L. Auger
Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (2.7 MB)

4:30 PM
15.5
An Investigation of Mesoscale Precipitation Distribution Sensitivity to Cyclone Tracks in the Complex Terrain of California
Barrett Smith II, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and Y. L. Lin
Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM
15.6
Simulation of Monsoon Precipitation over South Asia using RegCM3
Abdul Basit Jilani, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Mexico DF, Mexico; and S. S. Raza and N. Irfan

Presentation PDF (10.0 kB)

5:00 PM-6:00 PM: Thursday, 9 August 2007


Dinner
Location: Main Dining Room (Waterville Valley Conference & Event Center)

6:00 PM-6:00 PM: Thursday, 9 August 2007


Conference Ends
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