15th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

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Sunday, 19 August 2012

5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Sunday, 19 August 2012


Registration Opens
Location: The Steamboat Grand

Monday, 20 August 2012

7:30 AM-5:30 PM: Monday, 20 August 2012


Registration Continues Throughout the Conference
Location: The Steamboat Grand

9:00 AM-10:15 AM: Monday, 20 August 2012

Recording files available
Session 1
Predictability, data assimilation, and NWP I
Location: Priest Creek C (The Steamboat Grand)
Host: 15th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Chair: P. Alexander Reinecke, NRL
9:00 AM
Introductory Remarks

9:10 AM
Invited Speaker TBD

9:30 AM
1.1
9:45 AM
1.2
10:00 AM
1.3
Dynamics and Predictability of a Springtime Precipitation Event in the Australian Alps
Campbell D. Watson, School of Earth Sciences, The University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia; and T. P. Lane

10:15 AM-10:45 AM: Monday, 20 August 2012


Coffee Break
Location: Priest Creek Foyer (The Steamboat Grand)

10:45 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 20 August 2012

Recording files available
Session 2
Boundary layers and turbulence in complex terrain I
Location: Priest Creek C (The Steamboat Grand)
Host: 15th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Chair: Stephan F. J. De Wekker, Univ. of Virginia
10:45 AM
2.1
On the Role of Topography in the Description of Surface Atmosphere Exchange
Mathias W. Rotach, Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics, University of Innsbruck, Austria, Innsbruck, Austria; and G. Wohlfahrt and A. Hansel
11:15 AM
2.3
i-Box: Boundary Layer Measurement Platform in Very Complex Terrain
Ivana Stiperski, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; and M. W. Rotach, A. Gohm, J. Wagner, and H. Brugger
11:45 AM
2.5

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 20 August 2012


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-2:45 PM: Monday, 20 August 2012

Recording files available
Session 3
Boundary layers and turbulence in complex terrain II
Location: Priest Creek C (The Steamboat Grand)
Host: 15th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Chair: Kevin C. Viner, NRL
2:15 PM
3.4
Using WRF model to study the development of convective boundary layer in the tropical, urbanized, and complex terrain Aburra valley in Colombia
José F. Jiménez, Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia; and F. Chen, M. Tewari, M. A. LeMone, and C. A. Palacio

2:45 PM-3:30 PM: Monday, 20 August 2012

Recording files available
Session 4
Wind resource assessment in complex terrain
Location: Priest Creek C (The Steamboat Grand)
Host: 15th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Chair: Kevin C. Viner, NRL
2:45 PM
4.1
Wind Resource Assessment in a Tropical Region with Complex Terrain using SODAR and a Meteorological Tower Network to Measure Low Level Jets and Boundary Layer Conditions
Gilles J. M. Arfeuille, Univ. Autonoma del Estado de Mexico, Toluca, Mexico; and A. L. Quintanilla, L. Zizumbo, and F. C. Viesca
3:00 PM
4.2
Influence of model resolution on short-range wind predictions in complex terrain
Raffaele Salerno, Centro Epson Meteo, Cinisello Balsamo, Italy; and A. Perotto, E. Maggioni, and F. Spada
3:15 PM
4.3
Site conditions and turbine performance in a mountain pass
Andrew Clifton, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO; and M. H. Daniels and M. Lehning

3:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 20 August 2012


Coffee Break
Location: Priest Creek Foyer (The Steamboat Grand)

4:00 PM-5:00 PM: Monday, 20 August 2012

Recording files available
Session 5
Predictability, data assimilation, and NWP II
Location: Priest Creek C (The Steamboat Grand)
Host: 15th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Chair: Joshua P. Hacker, Naval Postgraduate School
4:00 PM
5.1
4:15 PM
5.2
Topographic Influence on the Predictability of Baroclinic Cyclones
P. Alexander Reinecke, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. D. Doyle
4:45 PM
5.4

5:15 PM-7:05 PM: Monday, 20 August 2012


Formal Poster Viewing and Reception
Location: Priest Creek AB (The Steamboat Grand)

5:15 PM-7:15 PM: Monday, 20 August 2012


Poster Session
Poster Session
Location: Priest Creek AB (The Steamboat Grand)
Host: 15th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
2
An Observational and Modeling Study of Impacts of Beetle-kill on Surface Energy and Hydrological Cycles
Fei Chen, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. Zhang, M. Barlage, Y. Zhang, C. Wiedinmyer, J. A. Hicke, and A. Meddens

3
Challenges for a new 1km non-hydrostatic model over the Alpine area
Guy de Morsier, Swiss Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology, MeteoSwiss, Zurich, Switzerland; and O. Fuhrer and M. Arpagaus
Manuscript (1.1 MB)

Handout (2.4 MB)

4
A numerical study of the impact of vegetation cover on cold-air pool formation in an idealized valley
Michael T. Kiefer, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; and S. Zhong

Handout (1.3 MB)

5
Mountain Climate Change and Melting Glaciers: Causes and Consequences
Richard K. Snow, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach, FL; and M. M. Snow
Manuscript (55.8 kB)

Handout (2.0 MB)

6
Climatology of Atmospheric Rivers across the Western United States
Jonathan J. Rutz, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. Steenburgh

7
Wasatch Windstorm of 1 December 2011
John Lawson, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. Horel

8
Contributions of Lake-Effect Periods to the Cool-Season Hydroclimate of the Great Salt Lake Basin
Kristen N. Yeager, NOAA/NWS, Cleveland; and J. Steenburgh and T. I. Alcott

9
Sensitivity of Orographic Precipitation to Concave Terrain in Idealized Simulations
Campbell D. Watson, The University of Melbourne, The University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia; and T. P. Lane

Handout (737.3 kB)

10
Applicability of AIRS Monthly Mean Atmospheric Water Vapor Profiles over the Tibetan Plateau Region
Yuwei Zhang, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, China; and D. Wang, P. Zhai, and G. Gu

11
Response of Runoff in the Upper Reaches of Yangtze River to Climate Change over the Eastern Part of Tibetan Plateau
Shunjiu Wang, Institute of Plateau Meteorology of China Meteorological Administration, Chengdu, China; and X. Zhang

12
Spatial Distributions and Temporal Variations of Tropospheric Water Vapor Content over the Tibetan Plateau
Donghai Wang, Chinese Meteorological Administration, Beijing, China; and Y. Zhang, P. Zhai, and G. Gu

13
Modeling of mountain waves over the Pyrenees
Mireia Udina Jr., Univeristy of Barcelona, Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; and M. R. Soler

15
Observations and Modeling of Thermally Driven Flows over the Great Salt Lake Desert
Jeffrey D. Massey, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. Steenburgh, J. C. Knievel, M. E. Jeglum, and S. W. Hoch

16
Lefse and lenticulars: A Montana Thanksgiving mountain wave event
Bevan T. Glynn, Saint Cloud State University, Saint Cloud, MN; and B. J. Billings

17
The effects of gap and along-valley flow on surface winds during the Terrain-induced Rotor Experiment
Brian J. Billings, Saint Cloud State University, Saint Cloud, MN; and J. D. Doyle and Q. Jiang

18
Exploring Monin-Obukhov similarity in the surface layer over complex terrain during T-REX
Zeljko Vecenaj, Univ. of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; and S. F. J. De Wekker

20
Examination of Tall-Tower Wind Observations in MesoWest
Alexander A. Jacques, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. D. Horel
Manuscript (2.6 MB)

Handout (3.1 MB)

21
Northern Hemisphere Storm Tracks Diagnosed by Synoptic-Scale Ascent
Neil P. Lareau, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. D. Horel

22
Initial Steps Towards Verifying Spot Fire Weather Forecasts
Matthew Lammers, university of utah, salt lake city, UT; and J. D. Horel

25
An Examination of Winter Precipitation at Cypress Mountain, BC, during SNOW-V10
Stephen Berg, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; and R. E. Stewart and P. I. Joe

Handout (1.2 MB)

26
Great Salt Lake-Effect Precipitation: Observed Frequency, Characteristics and Associated Environmental Factors
Trevor I. Alcott, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. Steenburgh and N. F. Laird

27
Orographic precipitation observations during SCHUSS IOP8
Leah Campbell, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. McMillen, R. Akers, J. Zawislak, E. Zipser, and J. Steenburgh

28
Invigoration of cumulus cloud fields by mesoscale ascent
Daniel J. Kirshbaum, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and A. L. M. Grant

29
Idealized simulations of wave-induced boundary-layer separation in the lee of mesoscale topography
Stefano Serafin, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; and L. Strauss and V. Grubisic

30
An evaluation of the volume-effect theory by means of large-eddy simulations
Stefano Serafin, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; and D. Zardi

31
Estimation of hourly near-surface temperature in complex terrain: influence of elevation, cold air pools and snow cover
Brian Henn, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and J. D. Lundquist, M. S. Raleigh, and A. Fisher

Handout (2.8 MB)

35
Bora flow over the complex orography of the mid-Adriatic region
Kristian Horvath, Meteorological and Hydrological Service, Zagreb, Croatia; and Z. Vecenaj and B. Grisogono

36
Measuring turbulence from airborne in situ and radar data recorded during an event of wave-induced boundary-layer separation
Lukas Strauss, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; and S. Serafin and V. Grubisic

40
Extreme Snowfall Variability in a Winter Storm over the Western Colorado Mountains
Michael P. Meyers, NOAA/NWS, Grand Junction, CO; and J. D. Colton, D. Phillips, and M. Aleksa

41
Small unmanned airplanes and their use to improve on-demand local forecasts
Ólafur Rögnvaldsson, Universtity of Bergen, Institute for Meteorological Research, Reykjavik, Iceland; and H. Ágústsson, M. O. Jonassen, and H. Olafsson

42
Dynamics of winds over Iceland in a numerical downscaling of current climate
Hálfdán Ágústsson, Institute for Meteorological Research, University of Iceland and Icelandic Meteorological Office, Reykjavík, Iceland; and O. Rögnvaldsson and H. Olafsson

43
Sensitivity of atmospheric gravity waves to surface roughness and surface heat fluxes
Marius O. Jonassen, Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; and H. Ágústsson and H. Olafsson

44
The 13 September 2011 storm of resuspended volcanic ash
Hálfdán Ágústsson, Institute for Meteorological Research, University of Iceland and Icelandic Meteorological Office, Reykjavík, Iceland; and H. Olafsson

45
Application of the immersed boundary method to simulations of flow over steep, mountainous terrain
Jason S. Simon, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA; and K. A. Lundquist and F. K. Chow
Manuscript (476.9 kB)

Handout (5.3 MB)

46
Correlations between the local kinetic energy producing terms in the Bora flow
Jože Rakovec, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Ljubljana, Slovenia; and R. Žabkar and M. Žagar

47
Frontal modification by complex topography in south-central Chile
Rene Garreaud, Univ. of Chile, Santiago, Chile; and A. Montecinos and M. Falvey

Tuesday, 21 August 2012

8:45 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 21 August 2012

Recording files available
Session 6
Predictability, data assimilation, and NWP III
Location: Priest Creek C (The Steamboat Grand)
Host: 15th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Chair: Michael Meyers, NOAA/NWS
8:45 AM
6.1
Numerical Simulations with a Three-Dimensional Spectral Element Model
Sasa Gabersek, Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, CA; and F. X. Giraldo and J. Doyle
9:00 AM
6.2
An experimental high-resolution forecast system during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games
Jocelyn Mailhot, EC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and J. A. Milbrandt, A. Giguère, R. McTaggart-Cowan, A. Erfani, B. Denis, A. Glazer, and M. Vallée

9:45 AM-10:15 AM: Tuesday, 21 August 2012


Coffee Break
Location: Priest Creek AB (The Steamboat Grand)

10:15 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 21 August 2012

Recording files available
Session 7
Slope flows and cold pools I
Location: Priest Creek C (The Steamboat Grand)
Host: 15th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Chair: C.David Whiteman, University of Utah
10:15 AM
7.1
10:30 AM
7.2
Thermally Driven Upslope Flow Separation in Steep Mountainous Terrain
Christopher M. Hocut, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Notre Dame, IN; and D. Liberzon and H. J. S. Fernando
10:45 AM
7.3
Land-Surface Contrasts and Thermally Driven Flows at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah
Matthew E. Jeglum, 125 S State St Rm 1311, Salt Lake City, UT; and S. W. Hoch, C. D. Whiteman, and J. D. Massey
11:00 AM
7.4
Cold pools in small valleys: structure and influence of synoptic conditions
Peter Sheridan, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and S. Vosper
11:15 AM
7.5
The dynamics of cold pools in narrow valleys
Simon Vosper, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and J. Hughes, P. Sheridan, A. Lock, A. N. Ross, and B. Jemmett-Smith
11:45 AM
7.7
Observations of Wind Jets at the Exit of Weber Canyon, Utah
Morgan Farley-Chrust, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and C. D. Whiteman and S. W. Hoch

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 21 August 2012


Lunch Break

MountMet Committee and ICAM Committee Joint Luncheon
Location: Spring Creek L (The Steamboat Grand)

1:30 PM-3:15 PM: Tuesday, 21 August 2012

Recording files available
Session 8
Slope flows and cold pools II
Location: Priest Creek C (The Steamboat Grand)
Host: 15th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Chair: Ivana Stiperski, University of Innsbruck
1:30 PM
8.1
Wintertime Cold-Air Pools and Air Quality in Utah's Salt Lake Valley
C. David Whiteman, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and S. W. Hoch and J. D. Horel
1:45 PM
8.2
Analysis of Multiple Stable Layers in Cold-Air Pools
John D. Horel, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and C. J. Ander
2:15 PM
8.4
Observing Characteristics of Wintertime Cold-Air Pools Using Laser Ceilometers
Joseph S. Young, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and C. D. Whiteman
2:30 PM
8.5
WRF simulation on a cold pool in Salt Lake Valley during the PCAPS field campaign
wei lu, Michigan State University, east lansing, MI; and S. Zhong
2:45 PM
8.6
Effects of Urbanization on the Breakup of Temperature Inversion in an Idealized Mountain Valley
Angela M. Rendón, University of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia; and V. Wirth, J. F. Salazar, B. Broetz, and C. A. Palacio

3:00 PM
8.7
Doppler wind LiDAR observations and temperature structure evolution in a deep open-pit copper mine
Sebastian W. Hoch, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and C. D. Whiteman and J. S. Young

3:15 PM-3:45 PM: Tuesday, 21 August 2012


Coffee Break
Location: Priest Creek AB (The Steamboat Grand)

3:45 PM-5:15 PM: Tuesday, 21 August 2012

Recording files available
Session 9
Mountain climate and climate change I
Location: Priest Creek C (The Steamboat Grand)
Host: 15th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Chair: John Horel, University of Utah
3:45 PM
9.1
On the Dynamical Causes of Variability in the Rain-shadow Effect: a Case Study of the Washington Cascades
Nicholas T. Siler, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and G. Roe and D. Durran
4:15 PM
9.3
Using Air Parcel Trajectories to Clarify the Topographic Evolution of the Sierra Nevada
Alex R. Lechler, Univ.of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM; and J. Galewsky
4:30 PM
9.4
Episodic Dust events of Utah's Wasatch Front and Adjoining Region
Jeffrey D. Massey, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. Steenburgh and T. H. Painter
4:45 PM
9.5
Post-fire trajectories of MODIS land surface properties and their impact on modeled near-surface climate
Michael Barlage, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Wiedinmyer, F. Chen, G. Zhang, and V. Chen

Wednesday, 22 August 2012

8:00 AM-9:45 AM: Wednesday, 22 August 2012

Recording files available
Session 10
Mountain climate and climate change II
Location: Priest Creek C (The Steamboat Grand)
Host: 15th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Chair: Jim Steenburgh, University of Utah
8:00 AM
10.1
Regional hydroclimatic impacts of a warmer climate in the central Rocky Mountain headwaters region
David J. Gochis, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and K. Ikeda, R. M. Rasmussen, C. Liu, G. Thompson, D. N. Yates, E. Gutmann, M. Clark, M. Barlage, and F. Chen
8:15 AM
10.2
Acceleration of the Water Cycle over the Colorado Headwaters Region
Roy M. Rasmussen, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and K. Ikeda, C. Liu, D. J. Gochis, J. Dudhia, G. Thompson, F. Chen, and E. Gutmann
8:45 AM
10.4
Simulating observed wet-snow icing in complex terrain in Iceland
Hálfdán Ágústsson, Institute for Meteorological Research, University of Iceland and Icelandic Meteorological Office, Reykjavík, Iceland; and B. E. K. Nygaard and H. Olafsson
9:00 AM
10.5
Physically based non-dynamical downscaling of precipitation in complex terrain
Ethan Gutmann, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and I. Barstad, G. Thompson, M. Clark, and R. M. Rasmussen
9:15 AM
10.6
A very high resolution time slice simulation for Austria using WRF and remapped CORINE land-use data
Irene Schicker, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria; and D. Arnold, H. Formayer, and P. Seibert
9:30 AM
10.7
Dynamical downscaling of wind speed in complex terrain prone to bora-type flows
Kristian Horvath, Meteorological and Hydrological Service, Zagreb, Croatia; and S. Ivatek-Sahdan and A. Bajic

9:45 AM-10:15 AM: Wednesday, 22 August 2012


Coffee Break
Location: Priest Creek AB (The Steamboat Grand)

10:00 AM-2:00 PM: Wednesday, 22 August 2012


Tours of Storm Peak Labatory. See General Information for full details. You must sign up for your tour time on-site at the regisration desk prior to Wednesday. Tours will be provided at 10:00 am, noon, and 2:00 pm on Wednesday, 22August. Transportation from the hotel to the laboratory will be provided.

10:15 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 22 August 2012

Recording files available
Session 11
Results from recent field campaigns I
Location: Priest Creek C (The Steamboat Grand)
Host: 15th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Chair: Justin R. Minder, SUNY-Albany
10:15 AM
11.1
Lessons Learned during the Storm Chasing Utah Style Study (SCHUSS)
Jim Steenburgh, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. Zawislak, T. I. Alcott, G. Susca-Lapota, J. McMillen, C. Wall, J. Young, S. Bang, C. Stwertka, L. Campbell, R. Akers, and J. Wurman
10:45 AM
11.3
Some Results from the 2012 DEVEX (DEath Valley EXperiment)
Reinhold Steinacker, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
11:00 AM
11.4
Wintertime High-O3 and Local Within-Basin Flows in the Uintah Basin in Eastern Utah
Robert M. Banta, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and W. A. Brewer, R. S. Martin, K. Moore, G. Petron, C. Sweeney, A. Karion, D. Helmig, E. J. Williams, C. J. Senff, S. P. Sandberg, R. J. Alvarez II, A. M. Weickmann, A. O. Langford, R. M. Hardesty, J. M. Roberts, and S. A. Conley
11:15 AM
11.5
Improving radar observations of precipitation in Colorado: Building a business case through science
Steven Vasiloff, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and K. Howard, D. J. Gochis, M. P. Meyers, J. Busto, and A. Arthur
11:30 AM
11.6
Vertical distribution of liquid water in mixed-phase clouds from in-situ ground and airborne measurements during simultaneous CAMPS and StormVEx field campaigns
Galina Chirokova, DRI, Reno, NV; and A. G. Hallar, D. Lowenthal, I. McCubbin, L. Avallonne, G. G. Mace, M. Shupe, and L. D. Oolman
11:45 AM
11.7
Rapid Development of Dry Intrusion Filaments in an Intensifying Trowal Interacting with Mountains
Melinda M. Brugman, Environment Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and A. M. Macdonald, P. I. Joe, G. A. Isaac, J. M. Thériault, E. Campos, J. A. Milbrandt, R. McTaggart-Cowan, J. Goosen, and T. Smith

12:00 PM-12:05 PM: Wednesday, 22 August 2012


Sessions End for the Day

5:15 PM-9:00 PM: Wednesday, 22 August 2012


Conference Banquet: A ticket to the Banquet is included in your full week registration registration package. Be sure to bring this ticket with you the night of the event; it will be collected. Transportation will be provided from the hotel to the Catamount Ranch & Club. Buses will arrive at hotel at 5-15pm and will depart from Catamount at 9pm. The event is 6-9pm

Thursday, 23 August 2012

8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Thursday, 23 August 2012

Recording files available
Session 12
Mountain airflow dynamics I
Location: Priest Creek C (The Steamboat Grand)
Host: 15th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Chair: Vanda Grubisic, NCAR
8:30 AM
12.1
The amplitude of nonstationary trapped waves
Dale R. Durran, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and M. O. G. Hills

8:45 AM
12.2
Nonstationary trapped lee waves generated by the passage of an isolated-jet
Matthew O. G. Hills, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. R. Durran

9:00 AM
12.3
Resonant Instability in Steady Mountain Waves: Variable Background States
Kevin C. Viner, NRL, Monterey, CA; and C. C. Epifanio and J. D. Doyle
9:30 AM
12.7
A westerly foehn event across the Antarctic Peninsula: flow dynamics and downwind response
Andrew D. Elvidge, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom; and I. A. Renfrew, T. A. Lachlan-Cope, J. C. King, A. Orr, S. Webster, and M. Weeks

9:45 AM-10:15 AM: Thursday, 23 August 2012


Coffee Break
Location: Priest Creek AB (The Steamboat Grand)

10:15 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 23 August 2012

Recording files available
Session 13
Orographic precipitation I
Location: Priest Creek C (The Steamboat Grand)
Host: 15th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Chair: Ronald Smith, Yale Univ.
10:30 AM
13.2
Convection in the linear model framework
Idar Barstad, Uni Research, Bergen, Norway; and R. Smith
10:45 AM
13.3
Influence of topography on a snowfall event in Iqaluit, NU with comparisons to GEM-LAM
Shannon Elizabeth Fargey, Centre for Earth Observation Science, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; and J. Hanesiak, W. Henson, and R. E. Stewart
11:00 AM
13.4
Orographic influences on Great Salt Lake-effect snowstorms
Trevor I. Alcott, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. Steenburgh
11:15 AM
13.5
Characteristics of Orographic Snowfall in a High Altitude Environment
Nathan R. Hardin, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and S. E. Yuter, K. Friedrich, and D. E. Kingsmill
11:30 AM
13.6
Aerosol Impacts on the Microphysical Processes of Orographic Snow Growth
Stephen M. Saleeby, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and W. R. Cotton
11:45 AM
13.7
Seasonality of vertical structure in radar-observed precipitation over southern Switzerland
James V. Rudolph, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and K. Friedrich

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 23 August 2012


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-2:15 PM: Thursday, 23 August 2012

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Session 14
Results from recent field campaigns II
Location: Priest Creek C (The Steamboat Grand)
Host: 15th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Chair: Daniel J. Kirshbaum, McGill University
1:30 PM
14.1
Orographic precipitation in the tropics: The Dominica Experiment
Ronald Smith, Yale Univ., New Haven, CT; and A. Nugent, J. Minder, and D. J. Kirshbaum
1:45 PM
14.2
The Mesoscale Dynamics of Ascent-Forced Orographic Convection: Results from DOMEX
Justin R. Minder, Yale University, New Haven, CT; and R. Smith, A. D. Nugent, and D. J. Kirshbaum
2:00 PM
14.3
Orographic initiation of moist convection in the tropics
Alison D. Nugent, National Center for Atmospheric Research, CO; and R. B. Smith and J. R. Minder

2:15 PM-3:15 PM: Thursday, 23 August 2012

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Session 15
Orographic precipitation II
Location: Priest Creek C (The Steamboat Grand)
Host: 15th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Chair: Daniel J. Kirshbaum, McGill University
2:15 PM
15.1
COAMPS-TC QPF as a function of track error and human impacts
Brian J. Billings, Saint Cloud State University, Saint Cloud, MN; and J. D. Doyle
2:45 PM
15.3
Offshore propagation of coastal precipitation
Yanping Li, Colorado State University and NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. E. Carbone

3:15 PM-3:45 PM: Thursday, 23 August 2012


Coffee Break
Location: Priest Creek AB (The Steamboat Grand)

3:45 PM-5:15 PM: Thursday, 23 August 2012

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Session 16
Results from recent field campaigns: III
Location: Priest Creek C (The Steamboat Grand)
Host: 15th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Chair: David E. Kingsmill, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado
3:45 PM
16.1
An overview of the ASCII 2012 (AgI Cloud Seeding Impact Investigation) campaign
Bart Geerts, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and K. Friedrich, T. Deshler, D. A. R. Kristovich, J. Wurman, L. D. Oolman, S. J. Haimov, Q. Miao, D. Breed, R. Rasmussen, and B. A. Boe
4:30 PM
16.4
Airborne Cloud Radar and Lidar Observations of Blowing Snow during the ASCII Project: a Possible Natural Cloud Seeding Mechanism
David A. R. Kristovich, ISWS, Champaign, IL; and B. Geerts, Q. Miao, L. Stoecker, and J. M. Ritzman

Friday, 24 August 2012

8:15 AM-9:35 AM: Friday, 24 August 2012

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Session 17
Mountain airflow dynamics II
Location: Burgess Creek (The Steamboat Grand)
Host: 15th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Chair: Dale R. Durran, University of Washington
8:15 AM
17.1
The Madeira's Atmospheric Wake: Results from the I-WAKE Campaign
Vanda Grubisic, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Sachsperger and R. Caldeira
8:30 AM
17.2
Orographic Banner Clouds: Observations and Numerical Simulations
Volkmar Wirth, Univ. of Mainz, Mainz, Germany; and J. Reuder, J. H. Schween, and M. Voigt
8:45 AM
17.3
A modelling study of a nonstationary boundary-layer separation and rotor event
Stefano Serafin, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; and L. Strauss and V. Grubisic
9:00 AM
17.4
9:15 AM
17.5
Downslope Windstorms in Howe Sound: Two Case Studies
Ruping Mo, EC, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and P. Joe, J. Zhong, C. Yu, K. Kwok, and M. Gélinas
9:30 AM
Student Awards

9:35 AM-10:30 AM: Friday, 24 August 2012


Coffee Break

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Friday, 24 August 2012

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Session 18
Orographic precipitation III
Location: Burgess Creek (The Steamboat Grand)
Host: 15th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Chair: Heather D. Reeves, NOAA/NSSL
10:30 AM
18.1
Ice Mushrooms of the Patagonian Andes
C. David Whiteman, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
10:45 AM
18.2
11:00 AM
18.3
The Landfall and Inland Penetration of a Flood-Producing Atmospheric River in Arizona. Part 2: Impacts of WRF Resolution on water vapor transports and precipitation
Mimi Hughes, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and K. M. Mahoney, P. J. Neiman, F. M. Ralph, B. J. Moore, and M. D. Dettinger
11:15 AM
18.4
Kinematic and thermodynamic structure of the Sierra Barrier Jet during a land-falling winter storm in northern California
David E. Kingsmill, University of Colorado, CIRES, Boulder, CO; and P. J. Neiman, B. J. Moore, M. Hughes, S. E. Yuter, and F. M. Ralph
11:45 AM
18.6
On a method to derive the vertical gradient of precipitation over complex terrain
Reinhold Steinacker, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; and D. Mayer

12:00 PM-12:05 PM: Friday, 24 August 2012


Conference Ends