Session: General Poster Session I (Joint with Applied Climatology, SMOI, and AASC) (15th Conference on Applied Climatology/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)

Joint Poster Session 1 General Poster Session I (Joint with Applied Climatology, SMOI, and AASC)