15th Conference on Mesoscale Processes

Program Chairs: Todd P. Lane , The University of Melbourne ; Craig C. Epifanio , Texas A&M Univ.

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Monday, 5 August 2013

5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Monday, 5 August 2013


Registration opens
Location: Ross Island-Morrison (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)

Tuesday, 6 August 2013

7:15 AM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 6 August 2013


Registration continues throughout the conference
Location: Ross Island-Morrison (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)

8:45 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 6 August 2013

Recording files available
Session 1
Dynamics of high-impact events I
Location: Multnomah (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
Host: 15th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Chair: Todd P. Lane, The University of Melbourne
8:45 AM
Conference opening and welcoming remarks

9:00 AM
1.1
9:30 AM
1.2
Hurricane Sandy (2012): Vortex Intensification during Warm Core Seclusion
Thomas J. Galarneau Jr., NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. A. Davis and M. A. Shapiro
9:45 AM
1.3
The Mesoscale Meteorology of Extreme Wildfires over Southern Australia (Black Saturday)
Michael J. Reeder, Monash University, Clayton, VICTORIA, Australia; and T. P. Lane, C. B. Engel, and M. Rezny

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Tuesday, 6 August 2013


Coffee break
Location: Holladay-Halsey (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 6 August 2013

Recording files available
Session 2
Gravity waves
Location: Multnomah (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
Host: 15th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Chair: Justin R. Minder, University at Albany
10:30 AM
2.1
What selects the scales of mesoscale gravity waves?
Fuqing Zhang, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and J. Wei, Y. Sun, S. Wang, and T. P. Lane
10:45 AM
2.2
Effects of convectively-generated gravity waves on bow echo evolution
Rebecca Adams-Selin, AER, Offutt AFB, NE; and R. H. Johnson
11:00 AM
2.3
Gravity Waves generated by Deep Tropical Convection: estimates from Balloon Observations and Mesoscale Simulations
Valérian Jewtoukoff, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and R. Plougonven and A. Hertzog
11:15 AM
2.4
Internal gravity waves in a saturated moist-neutral atmosphere
David J. Muraki, Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby, BC, Canada; and R. Rotunno
11:30 AM
2.5
Quantifying moisture perturbations leading to stacked lenticular clouds
Matthew O. G. Hills, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. R. Durran
11:45 AM
2.6
Dynamics and Predictability of Deep Propagating Atmospheric Gravity Waves
James D. Doyle, NRL, Monterey, CA; and D. C. Fritts, R. B. Smith, and S. D. Eckermann

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 6 August 2013


Lunch
Location: Pacific Northwest Ballroom (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 6 August 2013

Recording files available
Session 3
Structure and evolution of tropical cyclones I
Location: Multnomah (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
Host: 15th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Chair: Jean-Pierre Chaboureau, University of Toulouse, CNRS, UPS
2:15 PM
3.3
2:30 PM
3.4
Spiral Rainbands in Idealized No-Mean-Flow Simulations of Tropical Cyclones
Yumin Moon, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. S. Nolan

2:45 PM
3.5
The Influence of Cloud-Radiation Feedback on Tropical Cyclone Intensity and Structure
Yizhe Peggy Bu, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; and R. G. Fovell

3:00 PM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 6 August 2013


Poster Session 1
Poster Session I
Location: Holladay-Halsey (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
Host: 15th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Chair: Craig C. Epifanio, Texas A&M University
3
On the filtering properties of ensemble averaging for storm-scale precipitation forecasts
Madalina Surcel, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and I. Zawadzki and M. K. Yau

4
Complex Flow Interactions over a Very High-Resolution Surface Weather Station Network
Matthew E. Jeglum, 125 S State St Rm 1311, Salt Lake City, UT; and S. W. Hoch, C. D. Whiteman, and F. W. Gallagher III

7
Compatibility of High Resolution Terrain with High Resolution Model Grid
William Y. Y. Cheng, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and Y. Liu, G. Roux, L. Pan, Y. Liu, J. Y. Byon, and Y. J. Choi

Poster 8 will also be presented as 6.6A

9
Evaluation of Severe Weather Diagnostic Variables as Forecast Parameters
Chad M. Shafer, Univ. of South Alabama, Mobile, AL; and M. W. Stanford, C. B. Hulsey, and A. N. Kabeiseman

12
Initial Perturbation Scheme for Storm-Scale Ensemble Forecast: Evolution of Initial Errors in a Convection System
Jinzhong Min Sr., KLME=Key Lab. of Meteorology Disaster, Education of Ministry (KLME/Nanjing Univ. of Information Science & Tec), Najing, Jiangsu, China

14
An ensemble based approach to simulate the uncertainty in BP oil spill using a high resolution mesoscale coupled model
Vikram Khade, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and P. Chang, I. Szunyogh, R. Montuoro, J. Kurien, and K. Thyng

Handout (883.5 kB)

15
A Numerical Study on the Interaction of Binary Tropical Cyclones
Wook Jang, Yonsei Univ., Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and H. Y. Chun

16
Effect of Surface Exchange Coefficients on the Development of Inner-Core Asymmetries in Simulated Tropical Cyclones
Jason Naylor, NorthWest Research Associates, Boulder, CO; and D. A. Schecter
Manuscript (1.1 MB)

18
Objective Updraft Tracking in Mesoscale Models – Hurricane Rainband Convective Properties
Wesley D. Terwey, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL; and C. M. Rozoff

19
Impacts of the presence of dry air upon Hurricane Nadine (2012)
Deanna A. Hence, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and S. Braun

20
Spiral Rainbands in Numerical Simulations of Tropical Cyclones in Uniform and Vertically Sheared Flows
Yumin Moon, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and G. H. Bryan

21
Thermodynamic Aspects of Tropical Cyclone Formation
Zhuo Wang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL; and I. Hankes

22
Climatological Characteristics of Orographic Precipitation Enhancement During Lake-Effect Storms over the Tug Hill Plateau
Peter Gregory Veals, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. Steenburgh and L. Campbell

24
Regional climate modeling with explicit convection: Comparison to TRMM rainfall data for the Amazon Basin
Craig C. Epifanio, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and N. M. Kinney, K. P. Bowman, and J. Joplin

26
Local Circulation and Its Interaction with Convective Boundary Layer
Hou Jou-Ping Sr., NDUCCIT, Taiwan, Longtan Taoyuan County, Taiwan; and P. L. Yen, C. H. Shu, H. Ming-En, L. Y. Chang, and C. J. Huang

27
Mountain Waves and Orographic Convection in Typhoon Nari (2001)
Xiao-Dong Tang, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China; and M. J. Yang and Z. M. Tan

28
Dynamics of the optimal state for cold pools in shear
George H. Bryan, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Rotunno

Handout (3.7 MB)

29
Propagating Convective Systems and Gravity Waves
Todd P. Lane, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; and M. W. Moncrieff

30
31
WRF-Chem Modeling Studies of Asian Dust and Orographic Precipitation in California
Sen Chiao, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA; and C. Mitchell

32
Synoptic conditions favorable to dust production And transport into the Rocky Mountains
Vandana Jha, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and W. R. Cotton and G. Carrió


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Holladay-Halsey (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)

5:00 PM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 6 August 2013

Recording files available
Session 4
Structure and evolution of tropical cyclones II
Location: Multnomah (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
Host: 15th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Chair: Daniel P. Stern, UCAR
5:15 PM
4.2
Contributions of Cumulus Congestus to Tropical Cyclone Formation
Zhuo Wang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL

5:30 PM
4.3
Water Vapor Budget in a Developing Tropical Cyclone
Cody L. Fritz, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and Z. Wang

8:00 PM-9:30 PM: Tuesday, 6 August 2013


Session 5
Special Evening Session
Location: Multnomah (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
Host: 15th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Chair: Craig C. Epifanio, Texas A&M University
8:00 PM
Matthew Parker on Advances in Convective Storm Modeling

8:45 PM
Clifford Mass on Advances in NWP and the Interplay Between Research and Forecasting

Wednesday, 7 August 2013

8:00 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 7 August 2013

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Session 6
Precipitating systems and the diurnal cycle
Location: Multnomah (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
Host: 15th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Chair: Zhiyong Meng, Peking University
8:00 AM
6.1
8:30 AM
6.3
Impacts of the Mountain-Plains Solenoid and Cold Pool Dynamics on the Diurnal Variation of Warm-Season Precipitation over North China
Xinghua Bao, State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, Beijing, China; and F. Zhang
8:45 AM
6.4
Comparison of diurnal variation of warm-season precipitation over East Asia versus North America downstream of the Tibetan Plateau versus the Rockies
Yuanchun Zhang, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; and F. Zhang and J. Sun

9:15 AM
6.6A
Contributions of Dense Pressure Observations to Mesoscale Analyses and Forecasts
Luke E. Madaus, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

9:30 AM
6.7
Summertime Diurnal Winds in the Pacific Northwest
Matt Brewer, NOAA, Idaho Falls, ID; and C. F. Mass
9:45 AM
6.8

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 7 August 2013


Coffee Break
Location: Holladay-Halsey (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 7 August 2013

Recording files available
Session 7
Mechanically forced flows and orographic precipitation I
Location: Multnomah (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
Host: 15th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Chair: Daniel J. Kirshbaum, McGill University
10:30 AM
7.1
Global aspects of orographic precipitation
Ronald B. Smith, Yale Univ., New Haven, CT; and C. D. Watson
10:45 AM
7.2
11:00 AM
7.3
11:15 AM
7.4
The Role of Aerosols in Tropical Orographic Convection and Precipitation
Alison D. Nugent, National Center for Atmospheric Research, CO; and G. Thompson, T. Eidhammer, and R. B. Smith
11:30 AM
7.5
11:45 AM
7.6
Predictability and sensitivity of downslope windstorms in San Diego County
Yang Cao, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; and R. G. Fovell

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 7 August 2013


Lunch
Location: Pacific Northwest Ballroom (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)

Mesoscale committee lunch
Location: Hamilton (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Wednesday, 7 August 2013

Recording files available
Session 8
Mechanically forced flows and orographic precipitation II
Location: Multnomah (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
Host: 15th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Chair: Bart Geerts, Univ. of Wyoming
2:15 PM
8.3
Effects of orographic convection on cloud and precipitation development in winter storms
Katja Friedrich, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and J. Aikins and B. Geerts
2:45 PM
8.5
Ensemble predictability of stationary convective orographic rainbands in the UK
Andrew I. Barrett, University of Reading, UK, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom; and S. L. Gray, D. J. Kirshbaum, and N. Roberts

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Wednesday, 7 August 2013


Coffee Break
Location: Holladay-Halsey (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)

3:30 PM-6:00 PM: Wednesday, 7 August 2013

Recording files available
Session 9
Mesoscale predictability and data assimilation
Location: Multnomah (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
Host: 15th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Chair: Fuqing Zhang, Pennsylvania State University
3:30 PM
9.1
Smartphone Pressure Observations: A Revolutionary Advance for Mesoscale Meteorology?
Clifford F. Mass, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and L. E. Madaus
3:45 PM
9.2
Refining horizontal grid spacing for storm-scale forecasts: beneficial or detrimental?
Madalina Surcel, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and I. Zawadzki and M. K. Yau

4:15 PM
9.4
Sources of uncertainty in precipitation type determination and forecasting
Heather D. Reeves, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and K. L. Elmore, A. V. Ryzhkov, K. L. Ortega, T. J. Schuur, and J. Krause
4:30 PM
9.5
The Predictability of a Squall Line in South China on 23 April 2007
Zhiyong Meng, Peking University, Beijing, China; and D. Wu and D. Yan
5:00 PM
9.7
The role of moist processes on intrinsic predictability of Indian Ocean Cyclones
Sourav Taraphdar, PNNL, Richland, WA; and L. R. Leung, P. Mukhopadhyay, F. Zhang, S. Abhilash, and B. N. Goswami
5:15 PM
9.8
5:45 PM
9.10
Diagnosing the Predictability of Tropical Cyclogenesis via the ECMWF Ensemble
William Komaromi, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and S. J. Majumdar

Thursday, 8 August 2013

8:00 AM-10:00 AM: Thursday, 8 August 2013

Recording files available
Session 10
Extratropical systems
Location: Multnomah (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
Host: 15th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Chair: Thomas J. Galarneau Jr., NCAR
8:00 AM
10.1
Orographic Influences on Lake-Effect Snowstorms
Jim Steenburgh, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and T. I. Alcott, K. N. Yeager, L. Campbell, P. G. Veals, and J. McMillen
8:15 AM
10.2
The OWLeS (Ontario Winter Lake-effect Systems) campaign, winter 2013-14
David A. R. Kristovich, ISWS, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL; and B. Geerts, J. Steenburgh, R. D. Clark, S. M. Steiger, J. M. Wurman, G. S. Young, K. R. Knupp, N. F. Laird, T. D. Sikora, K. A. Kosiba, N. D. Metz, and J. W. Frame
8:30 AM
10.3A
The Relationship between Mesoscale Circulations and Precipitation Structures in the Comma Head of Winter Cyclones
Andrew A. Rosenow, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and R. M. Rauber, G. M. McFarquhar, B. F. Jewett, D. Leon, and D. M. Plummer

8:45 AM
10.4
The Motion of Mesoscale Snowbands in Northeast U.S. Winter Storms
Jaymes S. Kenyon, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and L. F. Bosart, D. Keyser, and M. S. Evans

9:00 AM
10.5
Diagnosing Mesoscale Predictability of East Coast Snowstorms with Short Range Ensemble Forecasting
Mark A. Gingrich, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. R. Durran

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Thursday, 8 August 2013


Coffee Break
Location: Holladay-Halsey (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 8 August 2013

Recording files available
Session 11
Precipitating systems: Microphysics and aerosols
Location: Multnomah (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
Host: 15th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Chair: Susan C. van den Heever, Colorado State Univ.
10:30 AM
11.1
Microphysical Evolution Within the Comma Head of an Extratropical Cyclone
Brian A. Colle, Stony Brook University/SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and D. A. Stark and S. E. Yuter
11:00 AM
11.3
The structure and role of generating cells and precipitation bands in cold-season midlatitude cyclones
David M. Plummer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL; and R. M. Rauber, G. M. McFarquhar, B. F. Jewett, and D. Leon
11:15 AM
11.4
Aerosol-Cloud Feedbacks between Supersaturation and Updraft Speed
Amanda M. Sheffield, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and S. C. van den Heever, L. D. Grant, and C. McGee
11:30 AM
11.5
On the Response of Hailstorms to Enhanced CCN Concentrations
Gustavo Carrió, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and W. Cotton
11:45 AM
11.6
A Modeling Investigation into the Dynamics and Microphysics of Low-Precipitation Supercells
Leah D. Grant, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and S. C. van den Heever

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 8 August 2013


Lunch
Location: Pacific Northwest Ballroom (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 8 August 2013

Recording files available
Session 12
Tornadoes and rotation
Location: Multnomah (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
Host: 15th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Chair: Robert G. Fovell, University of California Los Angeles
2:00 PM
12.2
Tornado maintenance and demise in the Goshen County, Wyoming supercell of 5 June 2009 intercepted by VORTEX2
Yvette P. Richardson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and P. Markowski, J. Marquis, J. Wurman, K. A. Kosiba, P. Robinson, D. W. Burgess, and C. C. Weiss
2:15 PM
12.3
Toy model simulations of surface vorticity generation in downdrafts
Matthew D. Parker, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and J. M. L. Dahl
2:30 PM
12.4
2:45 PM
12.5

3:00 PM-4:45 PM: Thursday, 8 August 2013


Poster Session 2
Poster Session II
Location: Holladay-Halsey (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
Host: 15th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Chair: Craig C. Epifanio, Texas A&M University
33
Simulating a Landfalling Winter Cyclone: Comparison of a Spectral Microphysics Scheme to Bulk Schemes and Remote Sensing Data
Mei Han, GESTAR/Morgan State University, Greenbelt, MD; and S. A. Braun, T. Matsui, T. Iguchi, and C. R. Williams

34
The Structure and Development of an Extratropical Cyclone in the Northeastern Asia Region
Liu Ying Sr., Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, China

35
Multiple Perspectives on the Effect of Latent Heat Release in an Extratropical Cyclone
Gregory Tierney, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and J. A. Crespo and D. J. Posselt

Handout (1.9 MB)

37
Climatological Characteristics of Atmospheric Rivers and Their Inland Penetration over the Western United States
Jonathan J. Rutz, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. Steenburgh and F. M. Ralph

38
Structure and kinematics of cloud-top precipitation generating cells in ultra-high-resolution idealized simulations of winter cyclones
Jason M. Keeler, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and B. F. Jewett, R. M. Rauber, G. M. McFarquhar, D. M. Plummer, A. A. Rosenow, R. M. Rasmussen, and G. Thompson

Poster 39 will be presented as 10.3A

40
A Comparison of Radar Structures of Two Comma Head Cyclones Using Dual-Doppler Analysis
Joseph A. Finlon, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL; and R. M. Rauber, G. McFarquhar, B. F. Jewett, and D. Leon

41
Thundersnow in Conjunction with Heavy Snowfall Events over the Northeast United States
Kyle J. Meier, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY; and L. Bosart, D. Keyser, and M. L. Jurewicz Sr.

42
The Effects Of Orography In Northern Vermont During The 2-3 January 2010 Winter Storm
Adrian N. Mitchell, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY; and L. F. Bosart, K. L. Corbosiero, and J. R. Minder

Handout (11.7 MB)

43
Sensitivity of Simulated Great Salt Lake Effect Precipitation to the Parameterization of Microphysical Processes
John McMillen, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. Steenburgh

Handout (35.0 MB)

45
Real-weather LES simulation of synoptic, mechanic-forcing, and thermally-driven flow interaction of Granite Mountain, UT
Yuewei Liu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and Y. Liu, J. C. Pace, D. Zajic, and J. Knievel

46
Sensitivity of Lake-Effect Snowfall to Lake Ice Cover and Temperature in the Great Lakes Region
David M. Wright, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and D. J. Posselt and A. L. Steiner

47
Environmental Conditions and Development Mechanism of Convection Bands over the Korean Peninsula
Won-Su Kim, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and T. Y. Lee

48
Formation and Evolution Processes of Cloud Clusters over the Korean Peninsula
Uju Shin, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and T. Y. Lee

49
A Climatology of Heavy Rain-Producing Convective Systems in the UK
Robert A. Warren, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom; and R. S. Plant, D. J. Kirshbaum, and H. W. Lean

Handout (1.4 MB)

50
The spatial and temperoal variability of persistent cold air pools in the western United States
Sharon Zhong, Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI; and L. Yu and X. Bian

51
An airborne Raman lidar and modeling study of a dryline and convection initiation over the high plains of southeast Wyoming
Philip T. Bergmaier, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and Z. Wang, P. Campbell, B. Geerts, and B. Liu

Handout (3.5 MB)

56
A preliminary study of non-merger interactions between squall lines and isolated supercell thunderstorms
Adam J. French, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD

Handout (1.9 MB)

57
The 6 May 2010 Elevated Supercell Observed During VORTEX2
Christopher W. MacIntosh, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and M. D. Parker
Manuscript (8.2 MB)

Handout (4.9 MB)

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63
Trends in Thermodynamic Instability and Vertical Wind Shear Variables with Increased Duration of Model Simulations
Chad M. Shafer, Univ. of South Alabama, Mobile, AL; and N. R. Bramel, M. J. Brown, W. Clark, A. N. Kabeiseman, W. R. Schick, and M. W. Stanford

64
Radar Observations of the Structure and Evolution of a Severe Bow Echo in East China
Kun Zhao, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; and L. Jin and M. Xue

66
Comparing Observed and Modeled Fields for the 9-10 June 2003 MCS Sampled During BAMEX
Bethany N. Norris, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL; and R. M. Rauber, G. M. McFarquhar, and B. F. Jewett

67
Mesoscale Convective System Maintenance across Lake Michigan: A Research to Operations Example
Justin Arnott, NOAA/NWS, Gaylord, MI; and F. Fredrickson and N. D. Metz


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Holladay-Halsey (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)

4:45 PM-6:00 PM: Thursday, 8 August 2013

Recording files available
Session 13
Theoretical and modeling studies of mesoscale processes
Location: Multnomah (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
Host: 15th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Chair: Matthew D. Parker, North Carolina State University
4:45 PM
13.1
Mesoscale modeling at high (but short of turbulence-resolving) resolution
R. Rotunno, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Ching, M. A. LeMone, P. Jimenez, B. Kosovic, J. Dudhia, and A. Martilli
5:00 PM
13.2
Tropical Cold Pool Characteristics
Susan C. van den Heever, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO

5:15 PM
13.3
Advances in Modeling Valley Cold Pools and Fogs
Travis Wilson, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; and R. G. Fovell
5:45 PM
13.5
Inertial production of mean kinetic energy in atmospheric vortices
Gregory J. Tripoli, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI

8:00 PM-9:30 PM: Thursday, 8 August 2013


Session 14
Special Evening Session
Location: Multnomah (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
Host: 15th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Chair: Todd P. Lane, The University of Melbourne
8:00 PM
Christopher Davis on Organizing and Carrying out a Field Project, with Examples from BAMEX and PREDICT

8:45 PM
Ronald Smith on the Interplay Between Theory and Observations

Friday, 9 August 2013

8:00 AM-10:00 AM: Friday, 9 August 2013

Recording files available
Session 15
Results from recent test-bed investigations and field research programs
Location: Multnomah (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
Host: 15th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Chair: Shu-Hua Chen, University of California
8:00 AM
15.1
Downstream Influence of Sumatra Island on DYNAMO Weather Events
Richard H. Johnson, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and P. E. Ciesielski
8:15 AM
15.2
Diurnal Convection and Mesoscale Organization during DYNAMO
James H. Ruppert Jr., Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and R. H. Johnson
8:30 AM
15.3
Probing the Tropopause Region of Mesoscale Weather Systems Using a Microwave Temperature Profiler
Christopher A. Davis, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. A. Ahijevych and J. A. Haggerty
8:45 AM
15.4
Lifecycle Characteristics of Drizzle Cells in the Southeast Pacific
Andrew M. Hall, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and S. E. Yuter
9:00 AM
15.5
The Mountain Terrain Atmospheric Modeling and Observations (MATERHORN) Program: Observations and Results
Matthew E. Jeglum, 125 S State St Rm 1311, Salt Lake City, UT; and H. J. S. Fernando, E. R. Pardyjak, D. Zajic, S. F. J. De Wekker, J. C. Pace, S. Di Sabatino, S. W. Hoch, J. Steenburgh, Z. Pu, C. D. Whiteman, J. D. Massey, Y. Wang, L. S. Leo, C. M. Hocut, H. Zhang, and D. Jensen
9:15 AM
15.6
A real-time WRF forecast during the Mountain Terrain Atmospheric Modeling and Observations (MATERHORN) Program: Performance and evaluation with observations
Zhaoxia Pu, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and X. Zhang, H. Zhang, E. R. Pardyjak, J. Steenburgh, D. Zajic, Y. Wang, S. DiSabatino, S. W. Hoch, S. F. J. De Wekker, J. D. Massey, M. E. Jeglum, C. D. Whiteman, and H. J. S. Fernando
9:30 AM
15.7
9:45 AM
15.8
OLYMPEX: A Ground Validation Campaign on the Olympic Peninsula in the Pacific Northwest
Lynn A. McMurdie, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and R. A. Houze Jr., C. F. Mass, D. P. Lettenmaier, J. D. Lundquist, W. A. Petersen, and M. R. Schwaller

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Friday, 9 August 2013


Coffee break
Location: Holladay-Halsey (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Friday, 9 August 2013

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Session 16
Dynamics of high-impact events II
Location: Multnomah (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
Host: 15th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Chair: Stanley B. Trier, NCAR
10:30 AM
16.1
Initiation and Maintenance Characteristics of the Progressive Derecho of 29-30 June 2012
Corey T. Guastini, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY; and L. F. Bosart and R. A. Lazear
10:45 AM
16.2
11:15 AM
16.3
Impact of Lightning Data Assimilation on High-Resolution Numerical Forecasts of the 29 June 2012 Derecho
Ken Dixon, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and C. Mass and R. H. Holzworth
11:30 AM
16.5
Evolution of an Intense Mesoscale Snowband During the 8–9 February 2013 Northeast U.S. Blizzard
Sara A. Ganetis, Stony Brook University/SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and B. A. Colle, M. J. Sienkiewicz, D. M. Schultz, P. L. Heinselman, and D. R. Novak

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Friday, 9 August 2013


Lunch
Location: Pacific Northwest Ballroom (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Friday, 9 August 2013

Recording files available
Session 17
Mesoscale convective systems
Location: Multnomah (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
Host: 15th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Chair: Zhuo Wang, University of Illinois
1:30 PM
17.1
Synoptic Control of Heavy-Rain-Producing Convective Training Episodes
Paul J. Roebber, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI; and J. M. Peters
2:00 PM
17.3
2:15 PM
17.4
2:45 PM
17.6

3:00 PM-3:20 PM: Friday, 9 August 2013


Afternoon break
Location: Foyer (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)

3:20 PM-5:00 PM: Friday, 9 August 2013

Recording files available
Session 18
Observational and modeling studies of mesoscale phenomena
Location: Multnomah (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
Host: 15th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Chair: Heather D. Reeves, NOAA/NSSL
3:20 PM
Student Awards Announced

3:30 PM
18.1
Sources and Role of Dry Vortex Merger for Tropical Cyclone Genesis over the Atlantic Ocean
Shu-Hua Chen, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA; and Y. C. liu

3:45 PM
18.2
Climatology of Banded Precipitation over the Continental United States
Jonathan G. Fairman Jr., University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; and D. M. Schultz, D. J. Kirshbaum, S. L. Gray, and A. I. Barrett
4:00 PM
18.3
Characteristics of TRMM-Observed Seasonal Precipitation in the Central Andes
Karen I. Mohr, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and D. Slayback, K. Yager, and S. D. Nicholls
4:15 PM
18.4
Characterising the variability of sting jet windstorms
Neil C. G. Hart, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom; and S. Gray and P. Clark
4:30 PM
18.6
Development of a Torrential-Rain-Producing Convective System along a Meiyu Front in East China
Yali Luo, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, , China; and Y. Gong and D. L. Zhang

5:00 PM-5:05 PM: Friday, 9 August 2013


Thank you for attending the 15th Conference on Mesoscale Processes!! See you in 2015!
Location: Multnomah (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)