Session 15 Results from recent test-bed investigations and field research programs

Friday, 9 August 2013: 8:00 AM-10:00 AM
Multnomah (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
Host: 15th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Chair:
Shu-Hua Chen, University of California, Atmospheric Science, Davis, CA

Papers:
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
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