Program: 13th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation (15th Conference on Applied Climatology/13th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation)

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Sunday, 19 June 2005

5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Sunday, 19 June 2005

Conference Registration

Monday, 20 June 2005

7:30 AM-7:30 AM: Monday, 20 June 2005

Registration Continues through Thursday, 23 June

9:00 AM-10:15 AM: Monday, 20 June 2005

Session 1

Remote Sensing I

Location: South Ballroom (Hilton DeSoto)

Host: 13th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizer: Kenneth Knapp, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC

9:00 AM

1.1

(Abstract 92496 moved to JP2.27) WSR-88D Radar Data Services at NOAA's National Climatic Data Center

Stephen Del Greco, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC

9:15 AM

1.2

The challenges for an operational wind profiler—remote and unattended

John Nash, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and T. Oakley

Presentation PDF (1.5 MB)

9:30 AM

1.3

LIDAR based Measurements of Turbulent Dissipation above Urban Areas

Marko Princevac, Univ. of California, Riverside, CA; and P. Diagne and R. Calhoun

Presentation PDF (122.9 kB)

9:45 AM

1.4

Comparison of precipitation fields estimated by gage, radar and multiple sensors (gage and radar) for SE Wisconsin and NE Illinois

Nancy E. Westcott, ISWS, Champaign, IL; and H. V. Knapp

Presentation PDF (236.4 kB)

1.5

Analysis of Multi-Peak Picking (MPP) and NIMA Signal Processing On The Met Office's Operational VHF Radar Wind Profiler

10:15 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 20 June 2005

Coffee Break

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 20 June 2005

Session 2

Precipitation Measurements

Location: South Ballroom (Hilton DeSoto)

Host: 13th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizer: Joseph Facundo, NOAA/NWS

10:30 AM

2.1

Analysis of field observations of an all-weather vibrating-wire precipitation gauge

Claude E. Duchon, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

10:45 AM

2.2

A ten-year comparison of daily precipitation from the 4" diameter clear plastic rain gauge versus the 8" diameter metal standard rain gauge

Nolan J. Doesken, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO

Presentation PDF (137.2 kB)

11:00 AM

2.3

Assessing bias in the Canadian snow depth dataset

Natasha Neumann, MSC, Saskatoon, SK, Canada; and C. D. Smith and A. Eccleston

11:15 AM

2.4

Estimating the wind bias in solid precipitation measurements using the Geonor accumulating precipitation gauge on the Canadian Prairies

Craig D. Smith, MSC, Saskatoon, SK, Canada; and N. Neumann and C. Campbell

2.5

Modeling Precipitation in the Ross Island Region, Antarctica Using Assimilated Observational Data

11:45 AM

2.6

Rainfall monitoring network in the Amazonian jungle

Bernhard Lee Lindner, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC; and C. A. Delvasto

Presentation PDF (878.8 kB)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 20 June 2005

Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Monday, 20 June 2005

Session 3

Advances in Upper-air Measurements

Location: South Ballroom (Hilton DeSoto)

Host: 13th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizer: Nancy Westcott, Midwestern Regional Climate Center, Illinois State Water Survey, INRS, University of Illinois

1:30 PM

3.1

The ATM radiosonde and implications for radiosonde accuracy

F. J. Schmidlin, NASA/GSFC, Wallops Island, VA

1:45 PM

3.2

Initial Results from the WMO High Quality Radiosonde test Mauritius

John Nash, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and B. Pathack, R. Smout, and S. Kurnosenko

Presentation PDF (1.1 MB)

2:00 PM

3.3

Testing Radiosonde Replacement System (RRS) Radiosondes

Joseph Facundo, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. J. Fitzgibbon

Presentation PDF (368.3 kB)

2:15 PM

3.4

The driftsonde observing system development

Harold L. Cole, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. F. Hock

Presentation PDF (414.7 kB)

2:30 PM

3.5

Comparisons of 7-year radiosonde data from two neighboring stations and estimation of random error variances for four types of radiosondes

Junhong Wang, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and K. Young

Presentation PDF (1.8 MB)

2:45 PM

3.6

Development of the Canadian Aircraft Meteorological Data Relay (AMDAR) Program and Plans for the Future

Gilles Fournier, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada; and S. D. Holden

Presentation PDF (1.1 MB)

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Monday, 20 June 2005

Coffee Break

5:30 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 20 June 2005

Formal Opening of Exhibits with Reception (cash bar)

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 20 June 2005

Joint Poster Session 1

General Poster Session I (Joint with Applied Climatology, SMOI, and AASC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 15th Conference on Applied Climatology; and the 13th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation )

JP1.1

Using topography and synoptic categories to improve climate mapping

Alan McNab, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and M. F. Squires

JP1.2

Using geographical information systems for the spatial analysis of base reflectivity radar data and applications to the study of tropical cyclone precipitation patterns

Corene J. Matyas, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Handout (1.2 MB)

JP1.3

Spatial persistence of accumulated precipitation over monthly time intervals

JP1.4

Real–time Regional Automatic Mapping of Nocturnal Winter Road Temperatures: Application of a Methodology of Analogous Situations, The Case of the Walloon Region (Belgium)

M. Erpicum IV, Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium; and M. Frederic, T. Nyssen, G. Mabille, and S. Litt

Handout (2.2 MB)

JP1.5

Precipitation and Temperature dynamic maps of Mexico

Patricia Huerta, INEGI/National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Information, Aguascalientes, Mexico; and J. L. Ornelas

JP1.6

Building a Gridded Climatological Dataset for Use in the Statistical Interpretation of Numerical Weather Prediction Models

Rachel A. Trimarco, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and K. L. Sheets and K. K. Hughes

Handout (622.4 kB)

JP1.7

A model-based high resolution temperature cllimatology for New York

Brian N. Belcher, Northeast Regional Climate Center, Ithaca, NY; and A. T. DeGaetano

JP1.8

A climatology of the sea breeze circulation over the southern Arabian Gulf

Rebecca E. Eager, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and S. Raman

JP1.9

Towards a wind energy climatology at advanced turbine hub heights

Marc Schwartz, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO; and D. Elliott

Handout (586.6 kB)

JP1.10

Evaluation of new snow depth and mass data sets for North America

Thomas L. Mote, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA; and J. L. Dyer, A. J. Grundstein, D. A. Robinson, and D. J. Leathers

JP1.11

Trends in Precipitable Water Over Southern Greece

Pavlos Kassomenos, Univ. of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece; and G. R. McGregor

JP1.12

Trends in fog frequency and duration in the Southeast United States

Gloria Forthun, Southeast Regional Climate Center, Columbia, SC; and M. B. Johnson, W. G. Schmitz, and J. Blume

JP1.13

Spatiotemporal Climate Variability Over Senegal And Its Relationships With Global Climate

Souleymane Fall, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL; and D. Niyogi and F. H. M. Semazzi

JP1.14

Spatial and temporal variability of precipitation runs in the Southeast U.S. and their potential impact on agriculture

Robert F. Banks, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Barcelona, Spain; and J. J. O'Brien and S. R. Smith

JP1.15

Interannual to interdecadal surface temperature variability of Florida

April E. Raulerson, COAPS/Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and A. Arguez, J. J. O'Brien, and S. R. Smith

JP1.16

The Georgia Automated Environmental Monitoring Network: Experiences with the development of a state-wide automated weather station network for Georgia

Gerrit Hoogenboom, Univ. of Georgia, Griffin, GA

JP1.17

Initial implementation of a Mississippi Mesonet within the context of COOP Modernization

Loren D. White, Jackson State Univ., Jackson, MS; and E. Matlack

JP1.18

Challenges in the development of the North Carolina Environment and Climate Observing Network (NC ECONet)

Ameenulla Syed, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and R. Boyles, S. Raman, and A. Sims

JP1.19

- Real-Time Collection and Distribution of MSC T&P Climate Data

John MacPhee, MSC, Downsview, ON, ON, Canada

JP1.20

Comparison of Co-Located Automated (NCECONet) and Manual (COOP) Climate Observations in North Carolina

Christopher Thomas Holder, State Climate Office of North Carolina and North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and R. P. Boyles, A. Syed, D. Niyogi, K. Wireman, and S. Raman

JP1.21

Precipitation patterns associated with El Niño / Southern Oscillation in Panama

JP1.22

Eight-hour ozone exceedances in eastern Texas

John W. Nielsen-Gammon, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and J. Tobin and A. McNeel

JP1.23

Climate variability and extreme events due to intensification of the urbanization process–a study case at Oporto

Ana Monteiro, Oporto Univ., Porto, Portugal

JP1.24

Air Quality Impacts of Wildfires in Southeastern Arizona

Erika K. Wise, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

JP1.25

AN EVALUATION OF TWO ULTRASONIC SNOW DEPTH SENSORS FOR POTENTIAL USE AT AUTOMATED SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVING SITES

Wendy Ann Brazenec, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and N. J. Doesken

Handout (840.3 kB)

JP1.26

The National Weather Service MMTS (Maximum-Minimum Temperature System) -- 20 years after

Nolan J. Doesken, Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO

Handout (212.3 kB)

JP1.27

The harmonization of climate data quality control monitoring with stations network in uganda

Fortunata Lubega, AER, 7025, Kampala, Uganda

JP1.28

The enhancement of QA/QC tests for West Texas Mesonet Wind Parameters

Ibrahim Sonmez, Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX; and J. L. Schroeder, W. S. Burgett, and K. B. Haynie

Handout (397.0 kB)

JP1.29

Regime in which the daylight visual range exceeds Allard's RVR

J. P. Pichamuthu, Sir M. Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

JP1.30

Quality control of pilot balloon data for climate monitoring

Javier Murillo, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. W. Douglas, J. M. Galvez, J. F. Mejia, R. Orozco, and C. Brown

Handout (410.4 kB)

JP1.31

Intensive “porpoising” with a research aircraft to determine atmospheric structure during the SALLJEX and NAME programs

Michael W. Douglas, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. F. Mejia

Handout (413.6 kB)

JP1.32

Conducting short duration field programs to evaluate sounding site representativness and potential climate monitoring biases—Examining the Low-Level Jet Over the Venezuelan Ilanos During the 2005 Dry Season

Michael W. Douglas, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. Murillo and J. F. Mejia

Handout (2.9 MB)

JP1.33

Applications of the Hotplate Snow Gauge

Matthew L. Tryhane, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. D. Landolt and R. M. Rasmussen

Handout (231.7 kB)

JP1.34

Application of spread spectrum radio for real-time data transmission from mesonet and other observing systems

Loren D. White, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and E. Matlack and J. Finney

JP1.35

Air quality data collected by small, unmanned aircraft over industries in South Africa

Lucian Banitz, South African Weather Service, Irene, South Africa; and S. J. Piketh and M. W. Douglas

JP1.36

ECMWF 45-YEAR REANALYSIS DATA FROM NCAR

Joseph L. Comeaux, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. J. Worley

Handout (125.7 kB)

Tuesday, 21 June 2005

8:00 AM-9:30 AM: Tuesday, 21 June 2005

Keynote Speaker Session 1

Joint National and International Session on Climate Networks (Joint with Applied Climatology, SMOI, and AASC)

Location: North & Center Ballroom (Hilton DeSoto)

Hosts: (Joint between the 13th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation; and the 15th Conference on Applied Climatology )

Organizer: C. Bruce Baker, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC

8:00 AM

KS1.1

Surface Observations for Climate

Sharon K. LeDuc, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC

Recorded presentation

8:30 AM

KS1.2

COOP Modernization: Building NOAA's Environmental Real-time Observation Network

Ken Crawford, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and S. Pritchett, T. Ross, and G. Essenberg

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

KS1.3

Observing the Marine Environment

Paul F. Moersdorf, NOAA/NWS, Stennis Space Center, MS

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM-10:30 AM: Tuesday, 21 June 2005

Joint Session 1

National and International Observing Networks (Joint with Applied Climatology, SMOI, and AASC)

Location: North & Center Ballroom (Hilton DeSoto)

Hosts: (Joint between the 15th Conference on Applied Climatology; and the 13th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation )

Organizer: Pamela N. Knox, Univ. of Georgia

9:30 AM

J1.1

U.S. Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Program Overview

Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (44.8 kB)

9:45 AM

J1.2

North of the border—The Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC) Reference Climate Network

John MacPhee, MSC, Downsview, ON, Canada

Recorded presentation

10:00 AM

J1.3

Reference station networks for monitoring climatic change in the conterminous United States

Russell S. Vose, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC

Recorded presentation

10:15 AM

J1.4

A GIS approach to site selection for the NWS Modernized Cooperative Network

William G. McPherson Jr., Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. Yuan

Recorded presentation

10:00 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 21 June 2005

Exhibits Open

10:30 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 21 June 2005

Coffee Break

11:00 AM-12:30 PM: Tuesday, 21 June 2005

Panel Discussion 1

Locating Observing Stations Where It Counts: What do We Have? What are We Misssing? (Joint with Applied Climatology, SMOI, and AASC)

Location: North & Center Ballroom (Hilton DeSoto)

Hosts: (Joint between the 15th Conference on Applied Climatology; and the 13th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation )

Moderator: Kelly Redmond, Western Regional Climate Center

11:00 AM

PD1.1

NWS Observing Services Division Panelist

Mike Campbell, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

PD1.2

National Ecological Observatory Network Panelist

Bruce P. Hayden, Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

PD1.3

Climate Reference Network Panelist

Michael R. Helfert, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

PD1.4

State Climatologist, AASC Panelist

David A. Robinson, Office of the New Jersey State Climatologist/Rutgers Univ., Piscataway, NJ

Recorded presentation

12:00 PM

PD1.5

Panel Discussion I: Locating Observing Stations Where It Counts: What do We Have? What are We Misssing?

Kelly Redmond, Western Regional Climate Center, Reno, NV

Recorded presentation

12:15 PM

PD1.0a

Session Overview

Kelly Redmond, Western Regional Climate Center, Reno, NV

Recorded presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 21 June 2005

Cash and Carry Lunch—Continuation of Panel Discussion 1

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 21 June 2005

Joint Session 2

Climate Observing Networks (Joint with Applied Climatology, SMOI, and AASC)

Location: North & Center Ballroom (Hilton DeSoto)

Hosts: (Joint between the 15th Conference on Applied Climatology; and the 13th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation )

Organizer: David A. Robinson, Office of the New Jersey State Climatologist/Rutgers Univ.

1:30 PM

J2.1

The New Jersey Weather and Climate Network: providing environmental information for a myriad of applications

David A. Robinson, Office of the New Jersey State Climatologist/Rutgers Univ., Piscataway, NJ

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (2.4 MB)

1:45 PM

J2.2

The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS)—A Great Way to Learn and Teach about Our Climate

Henry Reges, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and R. C. Cifelli and N. J. Doesken

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (547.8 kB)

2:00 PM

J2.3

Building the Georgia Mesonet: A Step Toward the National Cooperative Mesonet

Pamela N. Knox, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA; and D. E. Stooksbury

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

J2.4

25 Years of Antarctic Automatic Weather Stations

Charles R. Stearns, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and G. A. Weidner, J. E. Thom, M. A. Lazzara, and S. L. Knuth

Recorded presentation

2:30 PM

J2.5

A dense surface network for atmospheric observations in a mountain valley: Deployment and observations in the Sierra Rotors project

Vanda Grubisic, DRI, Reno, NV; and K. T. Redmond, G. D. McCurdy, D. Simeral, and M. Xiao

Recorded presentation

2:45 PM

J2.6

Use of MIRS to Conduct System Density Studies

Joseph Facundo, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (858.1 kB)

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Tuesday, 21 June 2005

Exhibits Open

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 21 June 2005

Coffee Break

3:30 PM-4:45 PM: Tuesday, 21 June 2005

Session 4

U. S. Climate Reference network

Location: North & Center Ballroom (Hilton DeSoto)

Host: 13th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizer: Timothy W. Owen, NOAA/NCDC

3:30 PM

4.1

Evaluation of the U.S. climate reference network as an operational example of climate monitoring principles

Michael R. Helfert, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and C. B. Baker, D. S. Braun, R. Buckner, M. Changery, F. Evans, G. M. Goodge, M. Phillips, N. Rowan, and B. Sun

Recorded presentation

3:45 PM

4.2

Overview of the USCRN research program

C. Bruce Baker, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and T. P. Meyers, M. D. Gifford, and R. P. Hosker

Recorded presentation

4:00 PM

4.3

The new precipitation algorithm for the three-wire Geonor gauge of the U.S. Climate Reference Network – objectives, description and performance

William G. Collins, Riverside Technology, Inc., Fort Collins, CO; and C. B. Baker, T. B. Wilson, R. Buckner, and M. Phillips

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (308.9 kB)

4:15 PM

4.4

Operational Testing of Various Precipitation Sensors in Support of the United States Climate Reference Network (USCRN)

Lee W. Larson, Short and Associates, Prairie Village, KS; and C. B. Baker, E. L. May, and H. Bogin

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (132.6 kB)

4:30 PM

4.5

Evaluation of a double-Alter wind shield using sonic anemometers

Tilden Meyers, NOAA/ARL, Oak Ridge, TN; and E. J. Dumas, M. E. Heuer, C. B. Baker, M. Hall, and W. Tim

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 21 June 2005

Sessions end for the day

5:00 PM-6:30 PM: Tuesday, 21 June 2005

Trolley Shuttle to Riverboat

5:30 PM-6:30 PM: Tuesday, 21 June 2005

Riverboat Boarding

6:30 PM-8:30 PM: Tuesday, 21 June 2005

Riverboat Cruise Departs (Dinner on Board–Cash Bar)

8:30 PM-8:30 PM: Tuesday, 21 June 2005

Riverboat Returns

8:30 PM-9:00 PM: Tuesday, 21 June 2005

Trolley Back to Hotel

Wednesday, 22 June 2005

8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Wednesday, 22 June 2005

Session 5

Remote Sensing II

Location: South Ballroom (Hilton DeSoto)

Host: 13th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizer: John Nash, Met Office

8:30 AM

5.1

A new climate resource from geostationary satellite observations

Kenneth Knapp, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

5.2

Using GOES total column ozone to diagnose stratospheric intrusions and nowcast non-convective cyclone windstorms: Methodology and initial results

John A. Knox, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA; and C. C. Schmidt

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (437.7 kB)

9:00 AM

5.3

The Importance of Cross Validation In Climate Studies: Selected Case Studies of Radar/Disdrometer Reflectivity Comparisons

Wallace L. Clark, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/AL, Boulder, CO; and K. S. Gage, C. R. Williams, and A. Tokay

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.6 MB)

9:15 AM

5.4

Toward the estimation of the refractive index gradient from clear air wind profiler echoes

Catherine Gaffard, Met Office, Reading, United Kingdom; and L. Bianco, M. Matabuena, and V. Klaus

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (374.3 kB)

9:30 AM

5.5

THE USE OF BOUNDARY LAYER WIND PROFILERS IN MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENTS: EXPERIENCE FROM RECENT FIELD EXPERIMENTS

Stephen A. Cohn, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. O. J. Brown

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (655.7 kB)

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 22 June 2005

Coffee Break

10:00 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 22 June 2005

Exhibits Open

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 22 June 2005

Session 6

Integrated Observations from Field Experiments

Location: South Ballroom (Hilton DeSoto)

Host: 13th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizer: Junhong Wang, NCAR

10:30 AM

6.1

The Helsinki Testbed: A four-season mesoscale research and development facility

Elena Saltikoff, Vaisala Inc., Helsinki, Finland; and J. Poutiainen, J. Koistinen, W. F. Dabberdt, and H. Turtiainen

Presentation PDF (161.2 kB)

10:45 AM

6.2

Measuring and monitoring the mesoclimate of tropical locations. Field observations from the South American altiplano during the SALLJEX

Jose M. Galvez, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. Orozco and M. W. Douglas

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (3.0 MB)

11:00 AM

6.3

Validation Study of the Use of Wind Shear Exponents in Extrapolating Wind Speeds for Wind Resource Estimations

L. Frank Feuquay, FPL Energy, Juno Beach, FL; and G. H. Crescenti and D. J. Celta

11:15 AM

6.4

The Sierra Rotors Project, Observations of Mountain Waves

William O. J. Brown, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Cohn, V. Grubisic, and B. Billings

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (890.7 kB)

11:30 AM

6.5

Observations of surface convergence and fluxes on 17–18 June 2002 during the International H₂O Project

Aneela L. Qureshi, State Climate Office of North Carolina/North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and S. Raman and D. Niyogi

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

6.6

Modeling of evapotranspiration with observations from two types of atmometers in North Carolina

Margaret W. P. Puryear, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and S. Raman, A. Sims, and A. Syed

Recorded presentation

12:00 PM-2:00 PM: Wednesday, 22 June 2005

Lunch Break

2:30 PM-3:45 PM: Wednesday, 22 June 2005

Session 7

New Instrumentation

Location: South Ballroom (Hilton DeSoto)

Host: 13th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizer: Claude E. Duchon, University of Oklahoma

2:30 PM

7.1

A new tropospheric radar wind profiler

Scott A. McLaughlin, DeTect, Inc., Longmont, CO; and D. A. Merritt

Presentation PDF (746.3 kB)

2:45 PM

7.2

The Mobile Integrated Sounding System (MISS): Description and Lessons from the Sierra Rotors Project

Stephen A. Cohn, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. O. J. Brown and V. Grubisic

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (581.5 kB)

3:00 PM

7.3

The Hotplate Snow Gauge

Roy M. Rasmussen, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Hallett, M. L. Tryhane, S. D. Landolt, R. Purcell, M. C. Beaubien, W. Q. Jeffries, F. Hage, and J. Cole

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (631.2 kB)

3:15 PM

7.4

Improved wind and turbulence measurements using a low-cost 3-d sonic anemometer at a low-wind site

Brent M. Bowen, LLNL, Livermore, CA

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (743.8 kB)

3:30 PM

7.5

Field Studies of Warmed Dewpoint Temperature Sensors

K. G. Hubbard, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and X. Lin and C. B. Baker

Recorded presentation

3:00 PM-6:00 PM: Wednesday, 22 June 2005

Exhibits Open (Exhibit Poster Combined Reception 4:00-6:00pm)

4:00 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 22 June 2005

Oral Sessions end for the day

4:00 PM-6:00 PM: Wednesday, 22 June 2005

Joint Poster Session 2

General Poster Session II (with Exhibits Reception (Cash Bar)) (Joint with Applied Climatology, SMOI, and AASC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 15th Conference on Applied Climatology; and the 13th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation )

JP2.1

The Southwest Climate Outlook: Insights on Communicating Climate Information to Stakeholders

Gregg M. Garfin, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

JP2.2

The integrated near-real time climate monitoring data base of NCDC's climate monitoring branch

JP2.3

Customer satisfaction with NOAA's National Weather Service products and services

Barbara E. Mayes, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and R. E. Livezey

JP2.4

National Weather Service Climate Record Stewardship Activities

Robert J. Leffler, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. Berger and R. E. Livezey

Handout (22.6 kB)

JP2.5

Development of a public interface for multi-sensor precipitation estimates

Katherine L. Horgan, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and M. Gentry, R. P. Boyles, and S. Raman

JP2.6

Characteristics of Jet Contrail Increases and Implications on Aviation Policy Decision-Making

David J. Travis, Univ. of Wisconsin, Whitewater, WI; and A. M. Carleton

Handout (410.3 kB)

JP2.7

The Development of the Arizona Drought Impacts Database

Casey C. Thornbrugh, CLIMAS, Tucson, AZ; and G. Garfin and A. C. Comrie

JP2.8

Spatial distribution of tropical cyclone induced precipitation and operational applications in South Carolina

R. Jason Caldwell, South Carolina State Climatology Office, Columbia, SC; and H. P. Mizzell and M. Brown

Handout (536.0 kB)

JP2.9

Spatial and Temporal patterns of intra-seasonal oscillations over tropical Africa, their evolution and propagation

JP2.10

Overview and update of the North America drought monitor and North America climate extremes monitoring system

Richard Heim Jr., NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC

Handout (213.6 kB)

JP2.11

Evaluation of wet and dry periods in north west of Iran

Behrooz Sari Sarraf II, Tabriz Univ., Tabriz, Iran

JP2.12

Drought monitoring in Oklahoma: a collaborative endeavor

Derek S. Arndt, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and M. A. Shafer

JP2.13

Climatic controls on high and low streamflow in New England

Daniel G. Kingston, Univ. of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; and G. R. McGregor, D. M. Lawler, and D. M. Hannah

JP2.14

An Early Warning System for Riverine Drought Impacts: a National Weather Service Pilot Program

Cody L. Knutson, National Drought Mitigation Center, Lincoln, NE; and M. Svoboda and D. R. Kluck

JP2.15

A tale of two droughts: the effects of temperature on recent southwestern droughts

Gregg M. Garfin, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and J. Morrill, A. Comrie, J. McPhee, and S. Ponnaluru

JP2.16

Factoring climate variability into New York City's water management practices

Mary Elizabeth Riley, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY; and A. T. DeGaetano

JP2.17

Assessment of the utility of climate information for large Front Range water providers in Colorado

JP2.18

Artificial change point detection in temperature series in the USHCN version 2

Matthew J. Menne, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and C. N. Williams Jr.

JP2.19

How Consistent are Surface Data for Climate Change Studies?: A Localized Analysis with Surface Air Temperature Observations from Cooperative Observer Station Data

Christopher Thomas Holder, State Climate Office of North Carolina/North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and D. Niyogi, R. P. Boyles, and S. Raman

JP2.20

Calculating a Daily Normal Temperature Range That Reflects Daily Temperature Variability

Christopher Thomas Holder, State Climate Office of North Carolina/North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and R. P. Boyles, S. Raman, and G. Fishel

JP2.21

Homogenization and Quality Control of long time series of Daily Temperature in Uruguay

Matilde Rusticucci, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina; and M. Renom

Handout (277.0 kB)

JP2.22

Estimating the Benefit of TRMM Tropical Cyclone Data in Saving Lives

Robert F. Adler, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD

Handout (179.2 kB)

JP2.23

A Comprehensive Single-Station Quality Control Process for Historical Weather Data

Karen Andsager, Midwestern Regional Climate Center, Champaign, IL; and M. C. Kruk and M. L. Spinar

Handout (759.2 kB)

JP2.24

Managing Surface Station Metadata for Real-Time and Climate Applications

John Horel, NOAA/CIRP/Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and M. Splitt, J. Pechmann, and B. Olsen

JP2.25

An overview of the West Texas Mesonet

K. Bruce Haynie, NOAA/NWS WFO Lubbock, TX, Lubbock, TX; and J. Schroeder, I. Sonmez, and W. Burgett

Handout (1.3 MB)

JP2.26

A new synthetic current UV Index is developed to provide UV Index values at locations without UV measurements

Jeral G. Estupiñán, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA; and J. Koval and M. Bergin

JP2.27

Ship-board multi-sensor wind profiles from NEAQS 2004: Radar Wind Profiler, High Resolution Doppler Lidar, GPS Rawinsonde

D.E. Wolfe, NOAA/ERL/ETL, Boulder, CO; and C. W. Fairall, M. Ratterree, A. W. Brewer, S. Tucker, J. Intrieri, D. E. White, D. C. Law, B. J. McCarty, and A. B. White

Handout (117.1 kB)

Thursday, 23 June 2005

8:00 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 23 June 2005

Joint Session 3

Data Quality Control and Metadata (Joint with Applied Climatology, SMOI, and AASC)

Location: South Ballroom (Hilton DeSoto)

Hosts: (Joint between the 15th Conference on Applied Climatology; and the 13th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation )

Organizers: Christopher Daly, Oregon State Univ.; Glen Conner, Western Kentucky Univ.

8:00 AM

J3.1

The Value of Weather Station Metadata

Janet E. Martinez, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and C. A. Fiebrich and R. A. McPherson

Presentation PDF (199.6 kB)

8:15 AM

J3.2

The Evolution of Station Histories

Glen Conner, Western Kentucky Univ., Bowling Green, KY

Presentation PDF (128.8 kB)

8:30 AM

J3.3

An End-to-End Quality Assurance System for the Modernized Coop Network

Christopher A. Fiebrich, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and R. A. McPherson, C. C. Fain, J. R. Henslee, and P. D. Hurlbut

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (835.3 kB)

8:45 AM

J3.4

Surface Temperature Analysis from Historical Data Sets for the ASOS and COOP Networks

X. Lin, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and K. G. Hubbard

9:00 AM

J3.5

Standardizing the quality assessment of data: partnership activities between NCDC and RCCs

Nathaniel Guttman, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (20.1 kB)

9:15 AM

J3.6

Simulating Change—Testing COOP Network Precip Homogeneity Methods

Tressa L. Fowler, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. G. Brown and E. I. Tollerud

9:30 AM

J3.7

Adjustments for trace measurements in Canada

Éva Mekis, MSC, Toronto, ON, Canada

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (240.4 kB)

9:45 AM

J3.8

The effect of modernization of climate reference networks on continuity of daily maximum and minimum temperature observations

Ewa J. Milewska, MSC, Toronto, ON, Canada; and L. A. Vincent

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (46.6 kB)

10:00 AM

J3.9

Opportunities for improvements in the quality control of climate observations

Christopher Daly, Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR; and K. T. Redmond, W. Gibson, M. Doggett, J. Smith, G. H. Taylor, P. A. Pasteris, and G. Johnson

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (290.4 kB)

J3.10

Assessing the impact of systematic observation errors on climate and operational precipitation analyses

10:30 AM

J3.11

An update and future plans of NOAA's climate database modernization program (CDMP)

Thomas F. Ross, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC

10:45 AM

J3.12

Semiautomated quality control of historical sub-daily surface synoptic meteorological data: Application of attributes control methodology

Daniel Y. Graybeal, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY