14th Conference on Mountain Meteorology (30 August

Registration Opens

Location: Monument Peak (Resort at Squaw Creek)

Registration Continues Throughout the Conference

Location: Monument Peak (Resort at Squaw Creek)

Session 1

Weather and the Sierras

Location: Alpine Ballroom A (Resort at Squaw Creek)

Host: 14th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

Chair: C. David Whiteman, Univ. of Utah

9:00 AM

Welcoming Remarks by John Horel

9:15 AM

1.1

(Invited Talk) Water Quality Management in Lake Tahoe (CA-NV): The Role of Atmospheric Deposition and Climate Change

John Reuter, Univ. of California, Davis, CA; and S. H. Hackley, S. G. Schladow, G. B. Sahoo, and A. C. Heyvaert

Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM

1.2

A seven-year wind profiler-based climatology of the windward barrier jet and precipitation distributions along California's northern Sierra Nevada

Paul J. Neiman, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and E. Sukovich, F. M. Ralph, M. Hughes, and J. D. Lundquist

Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM

1.3

Relationships between barrier Jet heights, precipitation distributions, and streamflow in the northern Sierra Nevada

Jessica D. Lundquist, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and P. J. Neiman, J. R. Minder, and E. Sukovich

Recorded Presentation

10:15 AM

1.4

High resolution measurement of precipitation in the Sierra

John Hallett, DRI, Reno, NV

Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (1.1 MB)

Coffee Break

Location: Alpine Ballroom Foyer (Resort at Squaw Creek)

Session 2

Orographic Precipitation Part I

Location: Alpine Ballroom A (Resort at Squaw Creek)

Host: 14th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

Chair: Paul J. Neiman, NOAA/ESRL

11:00 AM

2.1

The importance of riming for orographic precipitation as revealed by the development of a new bulk microphysical parameterization

Brian A. Colle, Stony Brook University / SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and Y. Lin

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

2.2

Seasonal impact of cloud nucleating aerosols on orographic snowfall

Stephen M. Saleeby, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and W. R. Cotton

Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM

2.3

Mesoscale controls on the mountainside rain-snow line

Justin R. Minder, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. R. Durran and G. H. Roe

Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM

2.4

Wintertime precipitation in the Australian Alpine Region: Insights from an airmass climatology

Thomas H. Chubb, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; and S. T. Siems and M. J. Manton

Recorded Presentation

Lunch

MountMet Committee Luncheon

Location: Silver Peak (Resort at Squaw Creek)

Session 3

Orographic Precipitation Part II

Location: Alpine Ballroom A (Resort at Squaw Creek)

Host: 14th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

Chair: Allen B. White, NOAA

1:30 PM

3.1

Application of theory to observed cases of orographically forced convective rainfall

M. M. Miglietta, Italian National Council of Research/Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Lecce, Italy; and R. Rotunno

Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM

3.2

Under what conditions does embedded convection enhance orographic precipitation?

Dirk Cannon, University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom; and D. J. Kirshbaum

Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM

3.3

An extension of Smith's linear theory of orographic precipitation—a two layer approach

Idar Barstad, Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway; and F. Schüller

Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM

3.4

Orographic Precipitation in the Tropics: The Dominica Experiment (DomEx)

Ronald Smith, Yale Univ., New Haven, CT; and D. Kirshbaum

Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM

3.5

Orographic precipitation in the tropics: understanding the convective environment and rainfall statistics

Alison D. Nugent, Yale University, New Haven, CT; and R. B. Smith

Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM

3.6

Measurements of Orographic Cloud and Precipitation over Southern Baffin Island during STAR

Shannon Elizabeth Fargey, Centre for Earth Observation Science, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; and J. Hanesiak, R. Martin, J. W. Strapp, and M. Wolde

Recorded Presentation

Coffee Break

Location: Alpine Ballroom Foyer (Resort at Squaw Creek)

Session 4

Boundary Layers and Turbulence in Complex Terrain

Location: Alpine Ballroom A (Resort at Squaw Creek)

Host: 14th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

Chair: Jerome D. Fast, PNNL

3:30 PM

4.1

An analytic solution for periodic thermally driven flows over an infinite slope—Defant (1949) revisited

Dino Zardi, University of Trento, Trento, Italy; and S. Serafin

Recorded Presentation

3:45 PM

4.2

Aspects of the surface—and boundary layer structure over a mountain top

Stephan F.J. De Wekker, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; and T. Lee, Z. Vecenaj, and M. Kossmann

Recorded Presentation

4:00 PM

4.3

The angle of near-surface wind-turning in weakly stable boundary layers

Branko Grisogono, Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Science, Zagreb, Croatia; and L. Enger

Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM

4.4

Large eddy simulations of atmospheric vortex streets

Rieke Heinze, Leibniz University Hanover, Hanover, Germany; and S. Raasch

Recorded Presentation

4.5

Gravity current intrusion originating on a slope

4:45 PM

4.5A

Daytime heat transfer processes related to slope flows and turbulent convection in an idealized mountain valley

Stefano Serafin, University of Trento, Trento, Italy; and D. Zardi

Recorded Presentation

4.6

Empirical method for the prediction of mountain wave turbulence

5:15 PM

4.6A

Upstream propagating modes in moist and dry flow over topography

T. L. Keller, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Steiner, R. D. Sharman, and R. Rotunno

Recorded Presentation

5:30 PM

4.7

The Granite Mountain Atmospheric Sciences Testbed (GMAST): A facility for complex terrain airflow studies

John C. Pace, U.S Army, Dugway Proving Ground, Dugway, UT; and C. D. Whiteman and S. Hoch

Recorded Presentation

Poster Session 1

Monday Poster Session

Location: Alpine Ballroom B (Resort at Squaw Creek)

Host: 14th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

P1.1

Lagrangian characterization of terrain induced turbulence based on LIDAR observations: flow characteristics and airplane approaches at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA)

Wenbo Tang, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and G. Haller and P. W. Chan

Handout (245.8 kB)

P1.2

The use of an instrumented aircraft in studying the characteristics of terrain-disrupted airflow at the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA)

P. W. Chan, Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, China

P1.3

The dynamic diagnosis on easterwards moving characteristics and developing mechanism of two Tibetan Plateau Vortex processes

Guangbi He, China Meteorological Academy, Chengdu, SiChuan, China

P1.4

Characteristics of energy transfer and micrometeorology in the atmosphere surface layer over the alpine meadow at Litang on eastern slop of the Tibetan Plateau

Xingbing Zhao, Institute of Plateau Meteorology, China Meteorology Administration, Chengdu, China; and Y. Li

P1.5

Characteristics of the precipitation over the eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau

Yueqing Li, Chengdu Institute of Plateau Meteorology, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

P1.6

A Climatology of Snow-to-Liquid Ratio Across The Burlington, Vermont County Warning Area

Conor Lahiff, NOAA/NWSFO Burlington, VT, South Burlington, VT

P1.7

Quantifying lake effect precipitation in the Great Salt Lake Basin

Kristen N. Yeager, NOAA/NWS, Cleveland; and J. Steenburgh, T. I. Alcott, and N. F. Laird

P1.8

Orographic processes in Great Salt Lake-Effect snowstorms

Trevor I. Alcott, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and W. J. Steenburgh

P1.9

Quantitative comparison of 3-D operational radar observations and model output over the Oregon Cascades

Jeffrey Cunningham, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and S. E. Yuter and B. A. Colle

P1.10

Cold air damming impacts on snowfall distribution along the eastern Wind River Mountains

Christopher N. Jones, NOAA/NWS, Riverton, WY; and B. E. McDonald and D. A. Wesley

Handout (948.9 kB)

P1.11

An intense spring snowfall event over the northern Colorado mountains

Michael P. Meyers, NOAA/NWS, Grand Junction, CO; and P. Frisbie, J. D. Colton, M. Aleksa, and A. Strautins

P1.12

Upper level trough with tropopause dynamic anomaly from South on Venetian Alps. Difficulties for unsettled weather forecast between two sectors: Dolomites and Pre-Alps

Thierry Robert-Luciani Sr., Agenzia Regionale per la Prevenzione e la Protezione Ambientale, Arabba, Italy

P1.13

Chilean winter precipitation: an exercise in interpolating sparse data onto a national grid

Dominique F. Bastine, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and B. S. Barrett

P1.14

A numerical study of deep three-dimensional mountain waves over the Southern Andes and Drake Passage

Qingfang Jiang, Marine Meteorology Division, Monterey, CA; and J. Doyle, R. B. Smith, and S. D. Eckermann

P1.15

Characteristics of flow upstream of the central Chilean Andes: an examination of radiosonde data from 2007

Caroline P. Barlow, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and B. S. Barrett

P1.16

A Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) rainfall climatology west of the Chilean Andes

Bradford S. Barrett, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD

P1.17

Development of a new mountain drag parametrization scheme

Helen Wells, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and S. Vosper

P1.18

A simple model for the convective boundary layer development in a mountain valley

Dino Zardi, Univ. of Trento, Trento, Italy

P1.19 has been moved. New number 4.6A

P1.20

Beyond Long's solution: exploring the rotating and nonhydrostatic mountain wave regimes

Kevin C. Viner, National Research Council, Monterey, CA; and C. C. Epifanio and J. D. Doyle

P1.21

Effects of surface heat fluxes on downslope wind storms with elevated inversions

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

P1.22

The complex bora flow in the lee of southern Velebit

Ivana Stiperski, Meteorological and Hydrological Service, Zagreb, Croatia; and B. Ivancan-Picek and V. Grubisic

P1.23

Comparison of two windstorm events during the Sierra Rotors Project and Terrain-induced Rotor Experiment

Brian J. Billings, National Research Council, Monterey, CA; and J. D. Doyle

Handout (2.6 MB)

P1.24

Preliminary analysis of a strong mid-Adriatic bora event

Kristian Horvath, Meteorological and Hydrological Service, Zagreb, Croatia; and Z. Vecenaj and B. Grisogono

P1.25

Climatology of bora wind derived from high-frequency wind measurements

Zeljko Vecenaj, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; and D. Belusic and B. Grisogono

P1.26

Enhancement of Santa Ana Winds due to wildfire smoke

Yongqiang Liu, USDA Forest Service, Athens, GA

Handout (345.4 kB)

P1.27

An overview of the California State University- Mobile Atmospheric Profiling System (CSU-MAPS) for research and education in mountain meteorology

Craig B. Clements, San Jose State Univ., San Jose, CA; and A. J. Oliphant

P1.28

Dependence of variational 2-m temperature analyses on synoptic situation and underlying terrain

P1.28A

Mobile radar projects in Colorado mountains

Steven Vasiloff, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and K. Howard, D. J. Gochis, J. Busto, G. Romine, K. Friedrich, M. Meyers, and D. Kann

P1.29

Extratropical control of monsoonal surges into the northern Great Basin

Andrew Joros, DRI, Reno, NV; and J. T. Abatzoglou, J. Favors, B. Tan, and M. L. Kaplan

P1.30

Precipitation efficiency of the Colorado mountains under warmed climate

Rita Nogherotto, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; and V. Grubisic, R. M. Rasmussen, C. Liu, K. Ikeda, D. Gochis, D. Yates, F. Chen, M. Tewari, M. Barlage, J. Dudhia, W. Yu, K. Miller, K. Arsenault, G. Thompson, and E. Gutmann

P1.31

An overview of barrier winds off southeastern Greenland during the Greenland Flow Distortion experiment

G. N. Petersen, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom; and I. A. Renfrew and G. W. K. Moore

P1.32

Comparative Study of ARIMA, Artificial Neural Network and Wavelet Transform for Electricity Daily Demand Forecasting

Mahdi Zolfaghari, WHOI, Tehran, Iran; and H. Sadeghi

P1.33

Atmospheric transport modelling in mountainous regions using very high resolution meteorological simulations

Delia Arnold, Central Institute of Meteorology and Geodynamics, Vienna, Austria; and I. Schicker and P. Seibert

P1.34

Factors affecting wind power production in mountainous terrain

Mark Zagar, Vestas Wind Systems, A/S, Randers, Denmark; and A. Hald Collins, L. Gulstad, S. Hahn, Y. Hristov, C. H. Hu, T. Maric, S. Holm Mogensen, and G. S. Oxley

P1.35

The WINDEX measurement experiment

Kristian Horvath, Meteorological and Hydrological Service, Zagreb, Croatia; and Z. Vecenaj, D. Tomsic, L. Horvath, B. Grisogono, A. Bajic, Z. Zibrat, B. Ivancan-Picek, N. Karadza, A. Bacan, and D. Koracin

P1.36

Lateral acceleration zones in complex terrain

Doug Wesley, Compass Wind, LLC, Denver, CO

P1.37

Wind forecasting challenges in the Canadian Arctic due to terrain effects

Pieter Spyker, EC, Edmonton, AB, Canada; and D. Schmidt

Formal Poster Viewing and Reception

Location: Alpine Ballroom B (Resort at Squaw Creek)

Session 5

Mountain Waves and Rotors

Location: Alpine Ballroom A (Resort at Squaw Creek)

Host: 14th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

Chair: Stephan DeWekker, Univ. of Virginia

8:00 AM

5.1

Trapped lee wave interference over double ridges

Vanda Grubisic, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; and I. Stiperski

Recorded Presentation

8:15 AM

5.2

The T-REX valley wind model intercomparison project: Lessons learned

Jürg Schmidli, ETH, Zürich, Switzerland; and B. J. Billings, F. K. Chow, J. D. Doyle, V. Grubisic, T. R. Holt, Q. Jiang, K. A. Lundquist, P. Sheridan, S. Vosper, S. F. J. De Wekker, C. D. Whiteman, A. A. Wyszogrodzki, and G. Zaengl

Recorded Presentation

8:30 AM

5.3

Resonant instability in steady mountain waves: nonconstant background states and nonhydrostatic effects

Kevin C. Viner, National Research Council, Monterey, CA; and C. C. Epifanio and J. D. Doyle

Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM

5.4

Momentum transport and low-level drag generated by trapped gravity lee waves

Matthew O. G. Hills, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. R. Durran

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM

5.5

Stratospheric mountain waves generated by the southern Andes

Simon Vosper, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and G. Shutts

Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM

5.6

Inferring Stratospheric Mountain Wave Breaking through Observations at the Tropopause

Bryan Woods, Yale University, New Haven, CT; and R. Smith

Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM

5.7

Overview of the Southern Andes—ANtarctic GRavity wave InitiAtive (SAANGRIA)

David C. Fritts, Colorado Research Associates, Boulder, CO; and R. B. Smith, J. D. Doyle, and S. D. Eckermann

Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM

5.8

Sensitivity analysis and predictability characteristics of gravity waves over the Southern Andes

James D. Doyle, NRL, Monterey, CA; and P. A. Reinecke

Recorded Presentation

Coffee Break and Poster Viewing

Location: Alpine Ballroom Foyer (Resort at Squaw Creek)

Session 6

Foehn, Boras, and Windstorms

Location: Alpine Ballroom A (Resort at Squaw Creek)

Host: 14th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

Chair: P. Alexander Reinecke, NRL

10:30 AM

6.1

An inversion based instability mechanism for downslope windstorms

Craig M. Smith, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN; and E. D. Skyllingstad

Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM

6.2

Comparison of the bora turbulence derived from airborne in-situ measurements with the WRF-ARW simulations

Zeljko Vecenaj, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; and D. Belusic, V. Grubisic, and B. Grisogono

Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM

6.3

Meteorological conditions contributing the crash of a Boeing 737 at DIA

T. L. Keller, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. D. Hall, S. B. Trier, L. B. Cornman, and R. D. Sharman

6.4

WRF simulations of north flow across the Alaska Peninsula: general characteristics of wakes, jets and mountain waves

11:15 AM

6.4A

Winds on horizontal scans from Doppler lidar during T-REX

Aditya Choukulkar, CU Boulder/NOAA/ESRL/CSD, Boulder, CO; and R. Calhoun

Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (1.6 MB)

11:45 AM

6.5

An Aleutian Island Wind Event

Emily Niebuhr, NOAA/NWS, Anchorage, AK

Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM

6.6

The 1962 severe Windstorm in Yorkshire, England

Ralph Burton, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; and S. D. Mobbs

Recorded Presentation

ICAM Steering Committee lunch

Location: Silver Peak (Resort at Squaw Creek)

Lunch

Session 7

Air Quality & Fire

Location: Alpine Ballroom A (Resort at Squaw Creek)

Host: 14th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

Chair: Ron Calhoun, Arizona State University

1:30 PM

7.1

Ozone plume transport patterns across mountain barriers in California and Colorado

Robert M. Banta, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and C. J. Senff, R. J. Alvarez II, A. O. Langford, R. M. Hardesty, and S. P. Sandberg

Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM

7.2

The Effect of Thermally-Driven Flows on Anthropogenic and Biogenic Aerosols along the Sierra Nevada Mountains

Jerome D. Fast, PNNL, Richland, WA; and W. Shaw, L. Berg, W. Gustafson Jr, R. A. Ferrare, C. A. Hostetler, and R. Zaveri

Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM

7.3

Pollutant Tansport and Dispersion in Highly Complex Terrain with a NWP – Particle Dispersion Model Combination

Mathias W. Rotach, Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics, University of Innsbruck, Austria, Innsbruck, Austria; and B. Szintai and P. Kaufmann

Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM

7.4

Vertical transport of ozone by the mountain chimney effect

A.O. Langford, NOAA/ESRL/Chemical Sciences Division, Boulder, CO; and C. J. Senff, R. J. Alvarez II, R. M. Banta, and R. M. Hardesty

Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM

7.5

Frontal impacts on carbon dioxide concentrations at a forested site in the Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains

Temple Lee, Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; and S. DeWekker

Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM

7.6

A dust storm over the elevated Black Rock Desert in northwestern Nevada

Michael L. Kaplan, DRI, Reno, NV; and R. K. Vellore and J. Lewis

Recorded Presentation

3:00 PM

7.7

The Grass Fires on Slopes Experiment

Craig B. Clements, San Jose State Univ., San Jose, CA; and W. E. Heilman

3:15 PM

7.8

Fire behavior observed during a valley wind reversal

Daisuke Seto, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA; and C. B. Clements and W. E. Heilman

Recorded Presentation

Coffee Break

Location: Alpine Ballroom Foyer (Resort at Squaw Creek)

Session 8

Mountain Hydrometeorology

Location: Alpine Ballroom A (Resort at Squaw Creek)

Host: 14th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

Chair: Richard Rotunno, NCAR

4:00 PM

8.1 has been moved. New Poster number P1.28A

4:00 PM

8.2

Enhanced precipitation analysis in Alpine catchments by combining a meteorological analysis and nowcasting system with a hydrological model

Benedikt Bica, Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics, Vienna, Austria; and M. Herrnegger, A. Kann, T. Haiden, and H. P. Nachtnebel

Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM

8.3

Sublimation of drifting snow in an Alpine catchment

C.D. Groot Zwaaftink, WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos, Switzerland; and M. Lehning

Presentation PDF (544.3 kB)

4:30 PM

8.4

The characterization of snow coverage ablation patterns in the subalpine forest of the Niwot ridge long-term ecological research site

Heather M. McIntyre, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and R. G. Barry

4:45 PM

8.5

Meteorological observations of rain/snow transition made on Whistler Mountain during SNOW-V10

T.D. Fisico, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; and I. Gultepe, J. M. Thériault, K. L. Rasmussen, A. Laplante, R. E. Stewart, P. I. Joe, G. Isaac, and J. A. Milbrandt

Recorded Presentation

5:00 PM

8.6

Observing, Analyzing and Simulating Snow Surface Temperature for Cross-Country Ski Racing Courses

Wendy Wagner, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. D. Horel

Recorded Presentation

5:15 PM

8.7

An alternative approach to predicting snowfall across the Sierra Nevada

Mark S. Raleigh, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and J. D. Lundquist

Recorded Presentation

Session 9

Climate Change and Terrain-Flow Interactions

Location: Alpine Ballroom A (Resort at Squaw Creek)

Host: 14th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

Chair: Fotini Katopodes Chow, Univ. of California

8:00 AM

9.1

Implications of global climate change over mountain areas of western North America

Clifford F. Mass, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and R. C. Steed and E. Salathe

Recorded Presentation

8:15 AM

9.2

Simulation of annual snowfall over Colorado using a high resolution mesoscale model and some impacts of climate change using the pseudo climate simulation method

Roy M. Rasmussen, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and K. Ikeda, C. Liu, D. J. Gochis, J. Dudhia, G. Thompson, D. N. Yates, F. Chen, M. Barlage, M. Tewari, W. Yu, K. Miller, E. Gutmann, V. Grubisic, and K. R. Arsenault

Recorded Presentation

8:30 AM

9.3

Extreme precipitation events across the Colorado Front Range in future climates

Kelly M. Mahoney, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and M. A. Alexander, J. D. Scott, and J. Barsugli

Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM

9.4

Dynamics of Heat Lows over elevated terrain

Thomas Spengler, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; and R. K. Smith

Recorded Presentation

9.5

Equatorial mountain torques and cold surges preconditionning

9:15 AM

9.6

The effects of orography on tropical cyclone structure

Brian J. Billings, National Research Council, Monterey, CA; and J. D. Doyle

Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM

9.7

The sensitivity of sea and lake breezes to variations in surface and atmospheric state in large-eddy simulations

Erik T. Crosman, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. D. Horel

Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM

9.8

Seabreeze Circulations and Offshore Waves Induced by Heating over High Coastal Topography

Qingfang Jiang, UCAR Project Scientist, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. Doyle

Recorded Presentation

Poster Session 2

Wednesday Poster Session

Location: Alpine Ballroom B (Resort at Squaw Creek)

Host: 14th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

P2.1

Combined use of headwind ramps and gradients based on LIDAR data in the alerting of low-level windshear

P. W. Chan, Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, China; and K. K. Hon and D. K. Shin

Handout (322.5 kB)

P2.2

On the relationships between precipitation changes and circulation types variations in north west of Iran

Pari-sima Katiraie-Boroujerdy Sr., Islamic Azad University North Tehran Branch Iran, Tehran, Iran; and M. S. Najafi Jr.

P2.3

Case studies of wintertime orographic precipitation over the Brindabella catchment in South-Eastern Australia

Thomas H. Chubb, Monash University, Monash University, VIC, Australia

P2.4

Climate change in the high Himalaya: Implications for mountaineers and indigenous communities

John Semple, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; and G. W. K. Moore

P2.5

Utilizing a dual-polarization radar in complex terrain

Michael P. Meyers, NOAA/NWS, Grand Junction, CO; and M. C. Schwitzer, B. A. Lawrence, J. D. Colton, J. R. Pringle, S. Vasiloff, K. Howard, D. J. Gochis, and J. Busto

P2.6

Orographic impacts on snowfall in a narrow mountain gorge

Jeffery D. Colton, NOAA/NWS, Grand Junction, CO; and J. D. Ramey Jr., T. G. Renwick, M. C. Schwitzer, and M. P. Meyers

P2.7

A numerical study of the boundary layer dynamics inside Arizona's Meteor Crater

Michael T. Kiefer, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; and S. Zhong

Handout (693.1 kB)

P2.8 has been moved. New number 6.4A

P2.9

COLPEX; cold air pooling over complex terrain

Bradley Colin Jemmett-Smith, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

P2.10

Radiative Cooling and Heating within Topography—Parametric studies with a 3D Radiative Transfer Model

Sebastian W. Hoch, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and C. D. Whiteman and B. Mayer

P2.11

Forecasts during persistent valley cold pools in the Bonneville Basin by the North American Mesoscale Model

H. Dawn Reeves, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and K. L. Elmore, G. S. Manikin, and D. J. Stensrud

P2.12

Interaction of regional scale drainage flows with the nocturnal stable atmosphere in Arizona's Meteor Crater

Sebastian W. Hoch, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and C. D. Whiteman, M. Lehner, D. Martinez, and M. Kossmann

P2.13

Evaluation of persistent cold season cold air pools in the Salt Lake Valley, Utah

Christopher J. Ander, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. Horel and C. D. Whiteman

P2.14

Structure of the atmospheric boundary layer in the vicinity of a developing upslope flow system: a numerical model study

Stefano Serafin, University of Trento, Trento, Italy; and D. Zardi

P2.15 has been moved. New number 4.5A

P2.16

Mountain Torques and Jet Stream Modulation

Thomas Spengler, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; and I. M. Held

P2.17

Observation and theory of the diurnal continental thermal tide

Yanping Li, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and R. B. Smith

P2.18

The upslope-downslope flow transition on a basin sidewall

Daniel Martinez, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma, Illes Balears, Spain; and C. D. Whiteman, S. W. Hoch, M. Lehner, and J. Cuxart

P2.19

Forecasting near-surface winds in northern Helmand, Afghanistan

Peter Sheridan, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and S. Bedford and S. Vosper

P2.20

Spatial structure of valley winds and aerosols from airborne Doppler lidar data

Stephan F.J. De Wekker, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; and K. Godwin, Z. Vecenaj, and G. D. Emmitt

P2.21

Development of a simple model for temperature inversion breakup in a mountainous urban valley

Angela M. Rendón, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia; and J. F. Jiménez, C. A. Palacio, and J. F. Salazar

Handout (193.0 kB)

P2.22

Diagnosis of Effect of Southwesterlies on Tibetan Vortex Moving East

ShuHua Yu, Chengdu Institute of Plateau Meteorology, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Handout (1.9 MB)

P2.23

The impact of entrainment on trade-wind convection over Dominica

Daniel Kirshbaum, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom; and R. B. Smith

P2.24

An intercomparison of T-REX mountain wave simulations

James D. Doyle, NRL, Monterey, CA; and S. Gabersek, L. Bernardet, J. M. Brown, A. Doernbrack, E. Filaus, V. Grubisic, Q. Jiang, D. Kirshbaum, O. Knoth, S. Koch, I. Stiperski, S. Vosper, and S. Zhong

P2.25

Spectral analysis of the T-REX high-frequency towers data

Zeljko Vecenaj, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; and S. F. J. De Wekker and V. Grubisic

P2.26

Exploring the Predictability of Mesoscale cyclogenesis in complex terrain using ensemble data assimilation

P. Alexander Reinecke, NRL, Monterey, CA; and D. R. Durran and J. D. Doyle

P2.27

Assessment of explicit filtering and reconstruction turbulence models for large-eddy simulation over complex terrain

Bowen Zhou, Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA; and F. K. Chow

P2.28

Typhoon interaction with the Taiwan topography during the Tropical Cyclone Structure—2008 (TCS-08) experiment

Brian J. Billings, National Research Council, Monterey, CA; and J. D. Doyle

Handout (1.6 MB)

P2.29

Initiation of deep convection at marginal instability in an ensemble of mesoscale models: A case study from COPS

Christian Barthlott, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany; and R. R. Burton, D. J. Kirshbaum, K. E. Hanley, E. Richard, J. P. Chaboureau, J. Trentmann, B. Kern, H. S. Bauer, T. Schwitalla, C. Keil, Y. Seity, A. Gadian, A. M. Blyth, S. D. Mobbs, C. Flamant, and J. Handwerker

P2.30

Observation of Convection Initiation Processes with a Suite of State-of-the-Art Research Instruments during COPS IOP8b

Andreas Behrendt, Univ. of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany; and S. Pal, F. Aoshima, M. Bender, A. Blyth, U. Corsmeier, J. Cuesta, G. Dick, M. Dorninger, C. N. Flamant, P. Di Girolamo, T. Gorgas, Y. Huang, N. Kalthoff, S. Khodayar, H. Mannstein, K. Träumner, A. Wieser, and V. Wulfmeyer

P2.31

The impact of surface and boundary-layer conditions on convection-related parameters over mountainous terrain

Norbert Kalthoff, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany; and M. Kohler, C. Barthlott, U. Corsmeier, B. Adler, K. Träumner, L. Krauß, S. Khodayar, S. Mobbs, T. Foken, R. Eigenmann, and P. Di Girolamo

P2.32

Sensitivity of precipitation forecast to the radiative impact of Saharan dust during COPS

Jean-Pierre Chaboureau, University of Toulouse and CNRS, Toulouse, France; and E. Richard, J. P. Pinty, C. Flamant, P. Di Girolamo, C. Kiemle, A. Behrendt, H. Chepfer, M. Chiriaco, and V. Wulfmeyer

Handout (324.3 kB)

P2.33

Initiation of convection over the Black Forest mountains on 12 August 2007 during COPS

Lindsay J. Bennett, National Centre for Atmospheric Science, Leeds, U.K.; and A. M. Blyth, R. R. Burton, A. M. Gadian, T. M. Weckwerth, A. Behrendt, P. Di Girolamo, M. Dorninger, S. J. Lock, V. H. Smith, and S. D. Mobbs

P2.34

The simulation of a deep convective cloud in complex orography: the 15 July 2007 case from COPS

Ralph Burton, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; and A. Gadian, A. M. Blyth, and S. D. Mobbs

P2.35

Aviation Forecast Support for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games

Daryl G. Pereira, MSC, Edmonton, AB, Canada; and T. S. Gaines and D. B. Whittle

P2.36A

Predictability of orographic convection: high-resolution ensembles from the Unified Model

Kirsty E. Hanley, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom; and D. Kirshbaum, S. E. Belcher, N. Roberts, and P. A. Clark

P2.36

Forecasting mountainside temperature profiles on Whistler Mountain

P2.37

Inflow and outflow through the Sea-to-Sky Corridor in February 2010: lessons learned from SNOW-V10

Ruping Mo, National Laboratory for Coastal and Mountain Meteorology, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and J. Zhong, C. Yu, and K. Kwok

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

Location: Alpine Ballroom B (Resort at Squaw Creek)

Session 10

Numerical modeling

Location: Alpine Ballroom A (Resort at Squaw Creek)

Host: 14th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

Chair: James D. Doyle, NRL

11:30 AM

10.1

Numerical errors in flow over of steep topography: analysis and alternatives

Katherine A. Lundquist, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and F. K. Chow and J. K. Lundquist

Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (903.5 kB)

11:45 AM

10.2

Evaluation of the Operational Multiscale Model with Grid Adaptivity (OMEGA) for use in wind energy potential assessment in the Great Basin of Nevada

K.C. King, DRI, Reno, NV; and M. L. Kaplan, A. Joros, M. Liddle, and E. Uher

Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (355.2 kB)

12:00 PM

10.3

Comparison of MM5 and WRF models for application to sub-kilometer dynamical downscaling over the complex terrain

Kristian Horvath, Meteorological and Hydrological Service, Zagreb, Croatia; and D. Koracin, R. Vellore, R. Belu, and T. McCord

Recorded Presentation

12:15 PM

10.4

A case study of very high resolution meteorological modelling in Alpine landscapes using MM5 and WRF

Irene Schicker, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria; and D. Arnold and P. Seibert

Recorded Presentation

12:30 PM

10.5

Two-dimensional simulations of flow over idealized topography using a spectral element model

Sasa Gabersek, Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, CA; and F. X. Giraldo and J. Doyle

Recorded Presentation

12:45 PM

10.6

High Resoution Modeling of the Apline Flows Using Anelastic Model EULAG

Bogdan Rosa, Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, Warsaw, Poland; and M. J. Kurowski and M. Ziemianski

Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (2.2 MB)

Sessions end for the day

Outdoor Barbeque Buffet

Location: Sun & Spa Deck (Resort at Squaw Creek)

Session 11

Cold-Air Pools

Location: Alpine Ballroom A (Resort at Squaw Creek)

Host: 14th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

Chair: Simon Vosper, Met Office

8:00 AM

11.1

Nonstationary drainage flows and the valley cold pool

Larry Mahrt, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR; and N. L. Seaman, S. Richardson, and D. R. Stauffer

Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (981.8 kB)

8:15 AM

11.2

The impact of basin topography on surface layer turbulence - an observational study

Sharon Zhong, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; and P. J. Fu, X. Bian, C. D. Whiteman, and T. Horst

Recorded Presentation

8:30 AM

11.3

The impact of asymmetric solar heating on the cross-basin circulation in Arizona's Meteor Crater

Manuela Lehner, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and C. D. Whiteman and S. W. Hoch

Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM

11.4

Preliminary results from the COLPEX field campaign

Peter Sheridan, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and S. Vosper, J. Price, A. N. Ross, and P. A. Clark

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM

11.5

Cold-air pool detection tools in the Pyrenees valleys

Josep Ramon Miró, Meteorological Service of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain, Spain; and M. Pagès and M. Koßmann

Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (948.3 kB)

9:15 AM

11.6

Observations of cold air pooling in a narrow mountain valley

Allison Charland, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA; and D. Seto and C. B. Clements

Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM

11.7

Atmospheric scale interactions and forecasts on wintertime Intermountain West inversions

Robert Gillies, Utah State University, Logan, UT; and S. Y. Wang, M. Booth, J. H. Yoon, and S. Weaver

9:45 AM

11.8

Persistent Cold-Air Pool Study (PCAPS)—A new field research program to be conducted in Utah's Salt Lake Basin

C. David Whiteman, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. D. Horel and S. Zhong

Recorded Presentation

Coffee Break and Poster Viewing

Location: Alpine Ballroom Foyer (Resort at Squaw Creek)

Session 12

Synoptic Climatologies in Complex Terrain

Location: Alpine Ballroom A (Resort at Squaw Creek)

Host: 14th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

Chair: H. Dawn Reeves, NOAA/NSSL

10:30 AM

12.1

Climatology, Life Cycle, and Impacts of Intermountain Cyclones

W. James Steenburgh, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and G. L. West, M. E. Jeglum, T. Lee, L. Bosart, and T. Painter

10:45 AM

12.2

The Pacific QDO as a natural predictor for the Great Salt Lake elevation

Shih-Yu Wang, Utah State University, Logan, UT; and R. R. Gillies, J. Jin, and L. E. Hipps

Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM

12.3

A climatology of synoptic forcing for vertical motions over the western United States

Neil P. Lareau, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. Horel

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

12.4

Relationship between radar-estimated precipitation and synoptic weather patterns in the European Alps

James V. Rudolph, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and K. Friedrich and U. Germann

Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM

12.5

Large-Scale Conditions of Tibet Plateau Vortex Departure

ShuHua Yu, Chengdu Institute of Plateau Meteorology, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (624.6 kB)

11:45 AM

12.6

The Greenland plateau jet

G.W.K. Moore, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; and I. A. Renfrew

Recorded Presentation

Lunch

Session 13

Weather Forecasting

Location: Alpine Ballroom A (Resort at Squaw Creek)

Host: 14th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

Chair: Michael P. Meyers, NOAA/NWS

1:30 PM

13.1

Ensemble error growth and the mesoscale predictability of cyclogenesis in the lee of the European Alps

P. Alexander Reinecke, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. D. Doyle

1:45 PM

13.2

Extending atmospheric river research to the Pacific Northwest and rapid response to the Howard Hanson Dam crisis

Allen B. White, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and G. Carter, F. M. Ralph, C. W. King, I. Jankov, B. R. Colman, L. K. Cook, and H. E. Buehner

Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM

13.3

Forecasting downslope wind storms and spillover precipitation at the Reno, NV National Weather Service forecast office

Rhett Milne, NOAA/NWSFO, Reno, NV; and C. Smallcomb and J. Wallmann

Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM

13.4

High-resolution weather forecast for an alerting system in the Alps area

Raffaele Salerno, Centro Epson Meteo, Cinisello Balsamo, Italy; and A. Perotto, L. De Biase, G. Brusasca, A. Di Guardo, and S. Sterlacchini

Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (2.9 MB)

2:30 PM

13.5

Predictability and morphology of Great Salt Lake-Effect precipitation

Trevor I. Alcott, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and W. J. Steenburgh and N. F. Laird

Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM

13.6

Forecast skill of synoptic conditions associated with Santa Ana winds in southern California

Charles Jones, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA; and F. M. Fujioka and L. Carvalho

Recorded Presentation

Coffee Break

Location: Alpine Ballroom Foyer (Resort at Squaw Creek)

Session 14

Convection and Convective and Orographically-induced Precipitation Study (COPS)

Location: Alpine Ballroom A (Resort at Squaw Creek)

Host: 14th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

Chair: W. James Steenburgh, University of Utah

3:30 PM

14.1

QPF research in low-mountain regions using the COPS data set: Precipitation statistics, predictive skills of models, and the first process study of IOP4b

Volker Wulfmeyer, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany; and A. Behrendt, H. S. Bauer, and M. Dorninger

Recorded Presentation

3:45 PM

14.2

The role of orography in the regeneration of convection: A case study from the Convective and Orographically-induced Precipitation Study

Victoria H. Smith, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; and S. D. Mobbs, R. R. Burton, M. Hobby, F. Aoshima, V. Wulfmeyer, P. Di Girolamo, R. Bhawar, and E. G. Norton

Recorded Presentation

4:00 PM

14.3

Using the JDC (Joint D-PHASE COPS) observational data set for high resolution analysis and ensemble analysis

Manfred Dorninger, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; and T. Gorgas

Recorded Presentation

14.4

Impact of the synoptic situation and topography on the regional atmospheric water budget for the COPS period using COSMO simulations

4:15 PM

14.5

Characterization of convection dynamics during COPS: A detailed case study and typical cloud structures as seen by satellites

Hans Volkert, Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany; and K. Schmidt

Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM

14.6

Assimilation of airborne lidar water vapor observations during COPS

Evelyne Richard, University of Toulouse and CNRS, Toulouse, France; and M. Grzeschik, S. Bielli, C. Flamant, C. Champollion, and C. Kiemle

Recorded Presentation

5:00 PM

14.7 has been moved. New poster number P2.36A

5:00 PM

14.8

Convective intitiation over a heated mountain: mechanisms and predictability

Daniel Kirshbaum, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom

Recorded Presentation

5:15 PM

14.9

Mesoscale impacts of effective horizontal resolution in a convection-permitting model

Wolfgang Langhans, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA; and J. Schmidli and C. Schär

Recorded Presentation

5:30 PM

14.10

Multi-scale analysis of the impact of increased spatial resolution of soil moisture and atmospheric water vapour on convective precipitation

Samiro Khodayar, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany; and G. Schaedler and N. Kalthoff

Session 15

SNOW-V10. Science and Nowcasting of Olympic Weather for Vancouver 2010 Part I

Location: Alpine Ballroom A (Resort at Squaw Creek)

Host: 14th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

Chair: Doug Wesley, Compass Wind, LLC

8:00 AM

15.1

Weather forecasts for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games—pre-Games challenges and user requirements in an el Niño season

Chris Doyle, Environment Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Recorded Presentation

8:15 AM

15.2

Overview and utility of the Vancouver 2010 and Snow-V10 monitoring metwork

Paul Joe, EC, Toronto, ON, Canada; and G. A. Isaac, C. Doyle, E. Campos, B. Scott, I. Gultepe, S. G. Cober, J. Mailhot, R. McTaggart-Cowan, and J. A. Milbrandt

8:30 AM

15.3

The development of mountain weather forecasting expertise and the delivery of forecasts during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics

Andrew Teakles, Meteorological Service of Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and C. Dierking, C. Emond, and B. J. Snyder

Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM

15.4

Nowcasting winter weather in complex terrain—Experiences from SNOW-V10

George A. Isaac, Cloud Physics and Severe Weather Research Section, Toronto, ON, Canada; and P. Joe, J. Mailhot, M. E. Bailey, S. Belair, F. S. Boudala, M. Brugman, E. Campos, R. L. Carpenter, S. G. Cober, B. Denis, C. Doyle, D. E. Forsyth, I. Gultepe, T. Haiden, L. Huang, J. A. Milbrandt, R. Mo, R. M. Rasmussen, T. Smith, R. E. Stewart, and D. Wang

9:00 AM

15.5

Precipitation nowcasting during the Vancouver 2010 Olympics: The impact of Diabatic Cooling of Melting Snow on Precipitation Phase and Intensity

Roy M. Rasmussen, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Mo, M. Brugman, T. Smith, G. A. Isaac, P. Joe, J. A. Milbrandt, J. Mailhot, and B. Denis

Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM

15.6

Analysis of an experimental integrated model for Nowcasting in complex terrain within a coastal region

Laura Huang, EC, Toronto, ON, Canada; and G. Isaac, G. Sheng, J. Milbrandt, J. Mailhot, F. Boudala, and I. Gultepe

9:30 AM

15.7

Cloud formations on the Whistler Mountain slopes during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics: two case studies

Ruping Mo, National Laboratory for Coastal and Mountain Meteorology, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and R. M. Rasmussen, G. A. Isaac, M. Brugman, T. Smith, J. Hay, A. Erfani, J. A. Milbrandt, I. Gultepe, F. Boudala, and P. Joe

Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM

15.8

Dynamics of heavy precipitation during Snow-V10

Mindy Brugman, Environment Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and J. A. Milbrandt, G. A. Isaac, P. Joe, R. M. Rasmussen, F. S. Boudala, I. Gultepe, R. Mo, E. F. Campos, R. E. Stewart, T. Smith, C. Doyle, P. A. Bergeron, and J. Hay

Recorded Presentation

Coffee Break

Location: Alpine Ballroom Foyer (Resort at Squaw Creek)

Session 16

SNOW-V10. Science and Nowcasting of Olympic Weather for Vancouver 2010 Part II

Location: Alpine Ballroom A (Resort at Squaw Creek)

Host: 14th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

Chair: Chris Doyle, Environment Canada

10:30 AM

Student Awards and ICAM 2011

10:45 AM

16.1

The high-resolution numerical weather prediction system for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics

Jocelyn Mailhot, Environment Canada, Dorval, QC, Canada; and B. Denis, A. Erfani, A. Giguere, N. McLennan, R. McTaggart-Cowan, J. A. Milbrandt, A. Glazer, G. Isaac, and P. Joe

11:00 AM

16.2

The microphysics scheme in the high-resolution numerical weather prediction system for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics

Anna Glazer, Environment Canada, Dorval, QC, Canada; and J. A. Milbrandt, J. Mailhot, B. Denis, A. Erfani, A. Giguere, N. McLennan, R. McTaggart-Cowan, G. Isaac, and P. Joe

11:15 AM

16.3

Operational evaluation of GEM-LAM 2.5 km and 1.0 km models during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games

André Giguère, Canadian Meteorological Centre, EC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and B. Denis, A. Erfani, J. Mailhot, N. McLennan, R. McTaggart-Cowan, and J. A. Milbrandt

11:30 AM

16.4

Winter mountain meteorology below and at the RND site during SNOW-V10 Project

Ismail Gultepe, Environment Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada; and G. A. Isaac and J. Milbrandt

16.5

Improving on numerical model outputs through the use of conceptual models, pattern recognition and local climatology at the Whistler Alpine venue during the 2010 Olympics

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