16th Conference on Mesoscale Processes

Program Chairs: Todd P. Lane , The University of Melbourne ; Susan van den Heever , Colorado State Univ. ; Zhiyong Meng , Peking University

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Sunday, 2 August 2015

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5:30 PM-7:00 PM: Sunday, 2 August 2015


Registration Opens
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Monday, 3 August 2015

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7:30 AM-6:00 PM: Monday, 3 August 2015


Registration continues throughout the conference
Location: Republic Foyer (Sheraton Boston )

9:00 AM-10:00 AM: Monday, 3 August 2015

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Session 1
Dynamics of High-impact Events I
Location: Republic Ballroom AB (Sheraton Boston )
Host: 16th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Cochairs: Zhiyong Meng, Peking University; Yunji Zhang, Peking University
9:00 AM
Introductory Remarks: Todd P. Lane, The University of Melbourne; Zhiyong Meng, Peking University; Susan C. van den Heever, Colorado State Univ.

9:15 AM
1.1
A Study of Mesoscale Processes Contributing to the Formation of the 11 September Heavy rainfall during the Colorado flood of 2013
Juanzhen Sun, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and Z. Ying, Y. Du, and R. Rasmussen
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
1.2
Predictability of a mesoscale circulation associated with the high-impact rainfall during the first night of the great Colorado flood of September 2013: Performance of the HRRR then and now
Ed Szoke, NOAA/ESRL/GSD and CIRA, Boulder, CO; and S. G. Benjamin, C. R. Alexander, E. P. James, J. M. Brown, and B. Jamison
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM
1.3
Coherent Potential Vorticity Maxima and Their Relationship to Extreme Summer Rainfall in the Australian and North African Tropics
Lam Phuc Hoang, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia; and M. J. Reeder and G. J. Berry

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 3 August 2015


Coffee Break
Location: Back Bay Ballroom A (Sheraton Boston )

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 3 August 2015

Recording files available
Session 2
Dynamics of High-impact Events II
Location: Republic Ballroom AB (Sheraton Boston )
Host: 16th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Cochairs: Brian A. Colle, SUNY; Russ S. Schumacher, CSU
10:30 AM
2.1
Mesoscale Evolution of an Extreme Precipitation Event over Long Island on 13 August 2014
Nicholas Leonardo, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and B. A. Colle and D. A. Stark
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
2.2
Key Contributor to the High-impact Heavy Rainfall Event in Beijing China on 21 July 2012: TIGGE Ensemble and Targeted Observation Analyses
Huizhen Yu, Peking University, Beijing, China; and Z. Meng
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
2.3
A multiscale analysis of three sequentially linked flood-producing heavy rainfall events during August 2014
Benjamin J. Moore, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY; and P. P. Papin, N. P. Bassill, J. J. Alland, M. S. Fischer, S. N. Stevenson, C. M. Peirano, and L. F. Bosart
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
2.4
Investigation of multi-scale and unsteady characteristics of deep Foehn events over Alborz Mountains
Farahnaz Taghavi, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran; and M. Mardazad and A. A. AliakbariBidokhti

Handout (1.2 MB)

11:30 AM
2.5
Multi-Scale Dynamics Resulting in the February 11-12, 2010 South Central U.S. Snowstorm
Stephany M. Taylor, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC; and M. L. Kaplan and Y. L. Lin

11:45 AM
2.6
Policy Dimensions of Mesoscale Processes
Paul Higgins, AMS Policy Program, Washington, DC
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 3 August 2015


Lunch
Location: Back Bay Ballroom A (Sheraton Boston )

1:30 PM-3:30 PM: Monday, 3 August 2015

Recording files available
Session 3
Tornadoes and Rotation
Location: Republic Ballroom AB (Sheraton Boston )
Host: 16th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Cochairs: Casey E. Davenport, University of North Carolina; Christopher A. Davis, NCAR
1:30 PM
3.1
Low-level shear in the near-storm environment of simulated supercells and impacts of shear orientation on outflow characteristics.
Christopher J. Nowotarski, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM
3.2
The response of a simulated supercell thunderstorm to environmental perturbations induced by a nearby squall line
Adam J. French, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
3.3
Non-tornadic and tornadic VORTEX2 supercell simulations
Brice E. Coffer, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and M. D. Parker
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (2.2 MB)

2:15 PM
3.4
The Revere, MA Tornado of July 28, 2014: A Case for Improving Warning Performance Through a Better Understanding of Northeast Tornado Environments
Joseph W. Dellicarpini, NOAA/NWSFO, Taunton, MA; and M. L. Doody and H. M. Frank
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM
3.5
A Numerical Simulation of a Tornado using WRF
Pham Van Phuc, Shimizu Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan; and H. Kikuchi and T. Nozu
Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM
3.6
From Genesis to Maintenance and Demise of a Tornado Event Simulated with CM1 in Comparison to Radar Observation and Damage Survey
Dan Yao, Peking University, Beijing, China; and Z. Meng
Recorded Presentation

3:00 PM
3.7
A Numerical Investigation into the Presence of Veer-Back-Veer Vertical Wind Profiles in Supercell Environments: A Case Study of 30 and 31 May 2013
Jake Mulholland, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL; and J. W. Frame and S. M. Steiger
Recorded Presentation

3.8
Contribution of Cumulus Congestus to Tropical Cyclone Formation

3:15 PM
3.8A
Structure of Tornado-spawning Tropical Cyclones: An Analysis by Energy Helicity Index Based on a CAPE Including the Effects of Entrainment
Kenta Sueki, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan; and H. Niino
Recorded Presentation

3:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 3 August 2015


Coffee Break
Location: Back Bay Ballroom (Sheraton Boston )

4:00 PM-6:00 PM: Monday, 3 August 2015

Recording files available
Session 4
Gravity Wave, Mechanically Forced Flows and Orographic Precipitation (INVITED)
Location: Republic Ballroom AB (Sheraton Boston )
Host: 16th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Cochairs: Todd P. Lane, The University of Melbourne; Alison D. Nugent, National Center for Atmospheric Research
4:00 PM
4.1
Gravity waves in moist baroclinic jet-front systems: characterization, dynamics, and their impacts on momentum transport, convective initiation/modulation, and mesoscale predictability (INVITED)
Fuqing Zhang, Pennsylvania State Univ., Univ. Park, PA; and J. Wei and Y. Sun
Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM
4.2
An investigation of a midlatitude lower stratospheric gravity wave “valve layer”
Christopher G. Kruse, Yale University, New Haven, CT; and R. B. Smith
Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM
4.3
Simulations of Convectively-Induced Turbulence based on a Radar-Based Climatology of Tropical Storm Types
Katelyn Barber, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and G. Mullendore and M. Poellot
Recorded Presentation

5:00 PM
4.4
Evaluating the influence of ice microphysics on an idealized simulation of orographic precipitation
Annareli Morales, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. J. Posselt and S. A. Tushaus
Recorded Presentation

4.5
Could artificial mountains enhance precipitation in a subtropical desert climate?

5:15 PM
4.5A
Which of internal dynamics or radiation effect dominates diurnal variability of mature Hurricane Edouard (2014)?
Xiaodong Tang, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China; and F. Zhang, E. B. Munsell, C. Melhauser, and Y. Weng
Recorded Presentation

Handout (3.9 MB)

5:30 PM
4.6
Factors Influencing Orographic Precipitation for Uniform Flow over a Two-Dimensional Mountain: Variations in Basic Flow Speed and CAPE
Gökhan Sever, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC; and Y. L. Lin
Recorded Presentation

5:45 PM
4.7
Large-eddy simulations of diurnally heated airflow over idealized terrain
Daniel J. Kirshbaum, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Recorded Presentation

6:00 PM-8:00 PM: Monday, 3 August 2015


Ice Breaker Reception and Formal Poster Viewing
Location: Back Bay Ballroom ABC (Sheraton Boston )

Poster Session 1
Conference Posters
Location: Back Bay Ballroom (Sheraton Boston )
Host: 16th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Cochairs: Zhiyong Meng, Peking University; Susan C. van den Heever, Colorado State Univ.
1
Resolution dependence of initiation and upscale growth of deep convection in convection-allowing forecasts of the 31 May--1 June 2013 supercell and MCS
Russ S. Schumacher, CSU, Ft. Collins, CO

Handout (8.5 MB)

2
Mechanisms for Organization and Echo Training in a Flash-Flood-Producing Mesoscale Convective System
John M. Peters, NPS, Pacific Grove, CA; and R. S. Schumacher

3
Effect of latent heating on mesoscale vortex development during extreme precipitation: Colorado, September 2013
Annareli Morales, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. S. Schumacher and S. M. Kreidenweis

Handout (4.2 MB)

Poster 4 has been moved. New paper number is 11.2A

5
Utilizing a Semi-idealized Modeling Framework to Understand Meso- and Convective-scale dynamics of severe Lake-effect Snowstorms
Adam K. Massmann, University at Albany, Albany, NY; and J. R. Minder

6
Upstream Evolution of Landfalling Atmospheric Rivers along the U.S. West Coast
Chad W. Hecht, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH; and K. T. Skelly and J. Cordeira

7
On Thermodynamic Balance in Tornado Theory
Misha Shvartsman, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN; and P. Bělík, D. Dokken, and K. Scholz

Handout (209.2 kB)

8
Tangential Velocity and Axial Vorticity Profiles in Vortical Flows
Pavel Belík, Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN; and D. P. Dokken, M. M. Shvartsman, and K. Scholz

Handout (2.5 MB)

9
Possible Role of Super-critical Vortices in Tornadogenesis and Maintenance
Douglas P. Dokken, University of St. Thomas, St.Paul, MN; and M. Shvartsman, K. Scholz, P. Belik, C. K. Potvin, B. Dahl, and A. McGovern

Handout (2.0 MB)

10
An Observational Examination of Supercell and Squall Line Thunderstorm Interactions
Kevin M. Wagner, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD; and A. J. French
Manuscript (1.3 MB)

Handout (2.5 MB)

11
Orographic Precipitation Index (OPI) for Heavy Precipitation Associated with the Passage of Hurricanes over the Southern-Central Appalachian Mountains
Riem Rostom, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC; and Y. L. Lin

12
The Mesoscale Implications for a Freezing Rain Event for the 2014 Opening Day at Steamboat Ski Resort
Michael P. Meyers, NOAA/NWS, Grand Junction, CO; and D. Phillips, M. D. Aleksa, and J. D. Colton

13
Impacts of TY “Haitang” (0505) on a Torrential Rain in Henan Province, China
Aifang Su, CMA, Zhengzhou, China; and S. Zheng

14
Dynamics of Track Deflection and Structure Change of an Idealized Tropical Cyclone Passing over an Idealized Mesoscale Mountain Range
Y.-L. Lin, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC; and S. H. Chen and L. Liu

15
The impact of resolution on the representation of southeast Greenland barrier winds and katabatic flows
G.W.K. Moore, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; and I. A. Renfrew, B. E. Harden, and S. Mernild

16
A 10-Year Climatology of Atmospheric River Conditions within Different Watersheds along the U.S. West Coast and Their Association with Flash Floods
Klint T. Skelly, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH; and C. W. Hecht and J. Cordeira

17
Mesoscale Practical Predictability of the 20 May 2013 Tornadic Thunderstorm Event in Oklahoma
Yunji Zhang, Peking University, Beijing, China; and F. Zhang, D. J. Stensrud, and Z. Meng

18
A Comparison among Four Different Targeted Observation Strategies for a Mesoscale Convective Vortex Process
Zhiyong Meng, Peking University, Beijing, China; and H. Yu and L. Huang

19
Further study of mesoscale convective system characteristics during the 1993 Midwest flood
Zaitao Pan, St. Louis Univ., St. Louis, MO

20
Observations and Simulations of Diurnal Coastal Low-Level Jets during the IMPOWR Field Experiment
Matthew J. Sienkiewicz, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NWS/WDTD, Norman, OK; and B. A. Colle

21
Extensions to ranking and classifying severe weather outbreaks using kernel density estimation

Poster 22 has been moved. New paper number is 10.6A

23
Capabilities and limitations of convection-permitting WRF simulations of lake-effect systems over the Great Salt Lake
W. James Steenburgh, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. McMillen

24
Synoptic characterization of surface wind regimes in the Eastern Mediterranean
S. Z. Ben Shlomo Berkovic, Consultant, Rehovot, Israel

25
Addressing the Efficacy of the Base-State Substitution Idealized Modeling Technique: A Comparison of Simulations
Casey E. Davenport, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC
Manuscript (604.8 kB)

Handout (3.6 MB)

26
A new method for solving the nonlinear balance equation
Qin Xu, NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. Cao
Manuscript (752.0 kB)

Poster 27 has been moved. New paper number is 6.5A

27A
Ensemble-based Assimilation of Radial Velocity of a Coastal Doppler Radar in China for Typhoon Vicente (2012) near Peak-intensity Stage
Lei Zhu, Peking University, Beijing, China; and Z. Meng

28
A multi-step approach for assimilating remotely sensed high-resolution observations into mesoscale models
Qin Xu, NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. Gao, Q. Zhao, L. Wei, K. Nai, and S. Liu
Manuscript (1.7 MB)

29
Structures and Environment of Extratropical Cyclones that Cause a Tornado Outbreak
Eigo Tochimoto, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan; and H. Niino

30
Observed Characteristics of Mesoscale Snow Bands in the Coastal Northeast U.S.
Nicole P. Hoban, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and S. E. Yuter, B. A. Colle, S. A. Ganetis, and N. A. Corbin

31
Climatological characteristics and inland penetration of atmospheric rivers over the western United States
W. James Steenburgh, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. J. Rutz

32
Analysis of a Severe 'Comma-Shaped' Bow Echo in Southern Brazil
Bruno Zanetti Ribeiro, INPE, Cachoeira Paulista, Sao Paulo state, Brazil; and M. E. Seluchi
Manuscript (1.2 MB)

Handout (3.5 MB)

33
A Comparative Analysis of Multi-level Convective Available Potential Energy and Reflectivity for an Elevated Nocturnal Mesoscale Convective System on 9 August 2014
Jessica J. Choate, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and R. M. Rauber, G. M. McFarquhar, and B. F. Jewett

34
The evolution of 6 October 2014 nocturnal convection owing to changing boundary layer stability and dynamical lifting
Manda B. Chasteen, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. B. Parsons

35
A Satellite and Lightning Blending Approach for Mesoscale Convective Systems Severity Analysis in an Operational Environment

36
Comparative Analysis on Structural Characteristics and Environmental Conditions of Two Kinds of Thunderstorm Gales
mengsong Nong, China Meteorological Administration, nanning, guangxi, China; and H. Huang, L. Zhai, M. Qu, and Z. Lai

37
An Examination of "Parallel" and "Transition" Severe Weather/Flood Events
Kyle J. Pallozzi, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY; and L. F. Bosart and S. J. Weiss

38
Examining the Land-Lake-Atmosphere Interactions of the May 5, 2003 Severe Weather Event over Southwest Michigan
David M. Wright, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and D. J. Posselt and G. Mann

Poster 39 has been moved. New paper number is 10.2A

39A
Improving Prediction of Mesoscale Convective Systems with Convective Parameterization
Taleena R. Sines, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and R. W. Arritt and C. J. Anderson

40
The Self-Aggregation of Convection in Idealized Numerical Simulations using Different Cumulus Parameterizations

41
Modeling Mid-Tropospheric Hazards in Convective Thunderstorms For Future A-10 Storm Penetrating Aircraft Missions
Jeffrey T. Wetter, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD; and A. Detwiler and D. Kliche

42
Preferred Locations of Convective Storms over Southern Quebec
Michael Kovacs, McGill University, Laval, QC, Canada; and D. J. Kirshbaum

43
Application of Radar-Based Estimation of the Level of Maximum Detrainment to DC3 Cases
Mariusz Starzec, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and G. L. Mullendore, C. R. Homeyer, A. L. Bain, B. Basarab, L. Carey, R. M. Mecikalski, and S. Rutledge

44
Mechanisms of Convetively-Induced Turbulence in the Vicinity of Strong Jet Streams
Stanley B. Trier, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. D. Sharman

45
Lake Ontario Lake-Effect Shoreline Bands: An Investigation of the Huron-to-Ontario Connection
Neil F. Laird, Hobart & William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY; and L. C. Gaudet

46
Predecessor Snow Events associated with Extratropical Cyclones
Nicholas D. Metz, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY; and M. C. Sanders and J. Cordeira

47
Mesoscale Frontogenesis During Cold Season Cyclones along the Southern New England Coastal Plain
Jonathan Ariel Forest Byrne, Rising Sun Consulting, Boston, MA
Manuscript (869.8 kB)

48
Evaluation of WRF forecasts of fog events against observations during MATERHORN Fog-X
Catherine N. Chachere, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and Z. Pu, S. Hoch, and E. R. Pardyjak

49
The Climatology, Frequency, and Distribution of Cold Season Fog Events in Northern Utah.
Derek Hodges, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and Z. Pu
Manuscript (145.4 kB)

50
Sensitivity of high-resolution simulations over the Eastern Seaboard to surface process parameterizations
Thomas Nehrkorn, AER, Lexington, MA; and M. Mountain, J. Hegarty, M. J. Iacono, Y. Barreira, P. L. DeCola, and S. C. Wofsy

Poster 51 has been moved. New paper number is 13.6A

52
The role of convection in orographic precipitation
Campbell D. Watson, IBM Research, Yorktown Heights, NY; and C. G. Kruse, A. D. Nugent, A. Takeishi, C. J. Tsai, and R. B. Smith

53
Misovortices and Boundaries within the 7 January 2014 Long Lake-Axis-Parallel Lake-effect Snow Band during the Ontario Winter Lake-effect Systems (OWLeS) Project
Jake Mulholland, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL; and J. W. Frame

54
Variations in orographic precipitation enhancement during lake-effect storms over the Tug Hill Plateau: Observations from OWLeS IOP2
Leah Campbell, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and W. J. Steenburgh

55
Profiling Doppler radar observations of lake-effect snow over the New York Finger Lakes during OWLeS
Philip T. Bergmaier, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and B. Geerts, N. F. Laird, and N. D. Metz

56
An Airborne and Ground-based Study of a Long-lived and Intense Atmospheric River Impacting California during the CalWater-2014 Early-Start Field Campaign
Paul J. Neiman, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and B. J. Moore, A. B. White, G. A. Wick, J. Aikins, D. L. Jackson, J. R. Spackman, and F. M. Ralph

57
Atmospheric Rivers and Heavy Precipitation From a Hierarchy of Climate Simulations
L. Ruby Leung, PNNL, Richland, WA; and S. Hagos, Y. Gao, J. Lu, and C. Zhao

58
Environments supporting warm season nocturnal convection initiation during the Plains Elevated Convection at Night experiment
James Marquis, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and J. Wurman and K. Kosiba

59
Sensitivity of numerical simulations of a mesoscale convective system to double-moment representation of hydrometeors in bulk microphysical parameterization
Zhaoxia Pu, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and C. Lin, S. Krueger, and X. Dong

60
Diurnal Cycle of Convective Features over Pearl River Delta during Mei-Yu season Observed by Ground-based Radar
Xingchao Chen, Nanjing Univ., Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; and K. Zhao, M. Xue, and W. Xu

61
The Role of Depositional Heating in the Transition to Strong Precipitation in Tropical Deep Convection
Matthew R. Igel, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL

62
The diurnal and intra-annual distribution of extreme precipitation in the Himalayas

63
Thermally-driven circulation and convection over a mountainous tropical island
Chun-Chih Wang, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and D. J. Kirshbaum

64
Impact of the eastward propagating convection originated from the second-step terrain on the downstream severe convection systems during the summertime in East China
Yuanchun Zhang, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; and F. Zhang and J. Sun

65
Hurricane Maximum Intensity Equilibrium
Chanh Kieu, Atmospheric Science Program, Bloomington, IN; and Z. Moon

66
Contributions of Surface Sensible Heat Fluxes to Tropical Cyclone Intensity
Zhanhong Ma, PLA University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China; and J. Fei, X. Huang, and X. Cheng

Poster 67 has been moved. New paper number is 17.5A

Poster 68 has been moved. New paper number is 3.8A

69
How Can Land Surface Processes Impact Track and Intensity Forecasts in the Basin-Scale HWRF?
Ghassan J. Alaka Jr., Cooperative Inst. for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS/Univ. of Miami), Miami, FL; and X. Zhang, S. Gopalakrishnan, and F. Marks
Manuscript (1.9 MB)

Handout (1.9 MB)

Poster 70 has been moved. New paper number is 4.5A

71
Interactions between Typhoons Tembin (2012) and Bolaven (2012): Effects on the Unusual Looping Motion of Tembin
Wook Jang, Yonsei Univ., Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and H. Y. Chun

72
Representing the uncertainty of tropical cyclone track forecast through Bayesian approach
Myeong-Soon Lim, National Typhoon Center/ KMA, Seogwipo, Jeju, Korea, Republic of (South); and N. Y. Kang and W. T. Yun

73
Analysis of Ensemble Forecasts for Hurricane Isaac
Frank P. Colby Jr., Univ. of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA

74
Observed Axisymmetric and Asymmetric Rainfall Structure in Landfalling Tropical Cyclones of China
Zifeng Yu, Shanghai Typhoon Institute/CMA, Shanghai, China

75
Objective Updraft Tracking in Mesoscale Models – Dynamical Properties of Hurricane Rainband Convection
Wesley D. Terwey, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL; and C. M. Rozoff

76
An Evaluation of Detecting Tropical Cyclone Genesis from GFDL Vortex Tracker using KMA's Unified Model Forecasts
SooHui Jeon, Korea Meteorological Administration/National Typhoon Center, Seogwipo-si, Jeju, Korea, Republic of (South); and H. S. Park, K. R. Kang, and W. T. Yun

77
The shallow-to-deep convective transition over an idealized mesoscale convergence zone
Raphael Rousseau-Rizzi, McGill Univ., Montréal, QC, Canada; and D. J. Kirshbaum

Tuesday, 4 August 2015

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8:00 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 4 August 2015

Recording files available
Session 5
Mesoscale Predictability and Data Assimilation I
Location: Republic Ballroom AB (Sheraton Boston )
Host: 16th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Cochairs: Zhaoxia Pu, University of Utah; Stanley B. Trier, NCAR
8:00 AM
5.1
Mesoscale Predictability, Thunderstorms and the -5/3 Kinetic Energy Spectrum (INVITED)
Dale R. Durran, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and J. A. Weyn
Recorded Presentation

8:30 AM
5.2
Intrinsic Predictability of the 20 May 2013 Tornadic Thunderstorm Event in Oklahoma at Storm Scales
Yunji Zhang, Peking University, Beijing, China; and F. Zhang, D. J. Stensrud, and Z. Meng
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
5.3
Climatology and Case Studies of Northeast Severe Convection with Low-Predictive Skill
Matthew T. Vaughan, SUNY, Albany, NY; and B. Tang and L. F. Bosart
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
5.4
Significance of environmental vertical wind shear in convective upscale growth: Observations and model analyses
Christopher A. Kerr, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. J. Stensrud and X. Wang
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
5.5
The scale- and case- dependence of the predictability of precipitation by a storm scale ensemble forecasting system
Madalina Surcel, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and M. K. Yau and I. Zawadzki
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
5.6
The Mesoscale Predictability Experiment (MPEX): Overview and Results from a Realtime Ensemble-Based Forecast System
Morris Weisman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. Romine, C. Schwartz, and R. Sobash
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM
5.7
Quality of the Target Area for Metrics with Different Strengths of Nonlinearity in a Mesoscale Convective Vortex
Ling Huang, Schoo of lPhysics , Peking University, Beijing, China; and Z. Meng
Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Tuesday, 4 August 2015


Coffee Break
Location: Back Bay Ballroom ABC (Sheraton Boston )

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 4 August 2015

Recording files available
Session 6
Mesoscale Predictability and Data Assimilation II
Location: Republic Ballroom AB (Sheraton Boston )
Host: 16th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Cochairs: Dale R. Durran, University of Washington; Christopher J. Nowotarski, Texas A&M University
10:30 AM
6.1
Effects of Vertical Wind Shear on the Predictability of Tropical Cyclones: Practical versus Intrinsic Limit
Dandan Tao, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and F. Zhang
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
6.2
Simulations of Multi-bands in the Comma Head of Northeast U.S. Winter Storms
Sara A. Ganetis, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and B. A. Colle, S. E. Yuter, N. P. Hoban, and N. A. Corbin
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
6.3
Spatial Assessments of Mesoscale Pressure Perturbations using Gridded Analyses and Observations from Earthscope's USArray Network
Alexander A. Jacques, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. D. Horel and E. T. Crosman
Recorded Presentation

Handout (3.6 MB)

11:15 AM
6.4
Analyzing vortex winds in radar observed tornadic mesocyclones for nowcast applications
Qin Xu, NSSL, Norman, OK; and L. Wei and K. Nai
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (1.8 MB)

Paper 6.5 has been moved. New paper number is 27A

11:30 AM
6.5A
Ocean-atmosphere coupled mesoscale model simulations of precipitation in the Central Andes
Stephen D. Nicholls, NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center and Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Greenbelt, MD; and K. I. Mohr
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
6.6
Assimilation of NEXRAD data to improve numerical simulations of mesoscale convective systems with cloud initialization
Zhaoxia Pu, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and L. Zhang

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 4 August 2015


Lunch
Location: Back Bay Ballroom A (Sheraton Boston )

1:30 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 4 August 2015

Recording files available
Session 7
Extratropical Systems
Location: Republic Ballroom AB (Sheraton Boston )
Host: 16th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Cochairs: Lance Bosart, SUNY; Sara A. Ganetis, SUNY
1:30 PM
7.1
Fine-scale structure of the prefrontal wind-shift line in the Southern Plains
Howard B. Bluestein, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. C. Snyder, K. J. Thiem, Z. B. Wienhoff, D. W. Reif, D. D. Turner, and J. Houser
Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM
7.2
Structural Evolution of a Warm Frontal Precipitation Band During the GPM Cold-Season Precipitation Experiment (GCPEx)
Brian A. Colle, Stony Brook University/SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and S. W. Nesbitt, A. L. Molthan, A. Naeger, and R. Yu
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
7.3
Examining Extratropical Cyclone Sensitivity to a Range of Environmental Conditions
Gregory Tierney, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and J. Booth and D. J. Posselt
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
7.4
The 'Slant' of Slantwise Convection: An Idealized Modeling Study
Aryeh J. Drager, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and S. C. van den Heever
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM
7.5
Production and Magnitude of Elevated Instability in the Comma-head of Continental Winter Cyclones
Andrew A. Rosenow, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and R. M. Rauber, B. F. Jewett, G. M. McFarquhar, D. Leon, J. M. Keeler, and D. M. Plummer
Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM
7.6
Dynamics of cloud-top generating cells in winter cyclones
Jason M. Keeler, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and B. F. Jewett, R. M. Rauber, G. M. McFarquhar, R. M. Rasmussen, L. Xue, C. Liu, and G. Thompson
Recorded Presentation

3:00 PM
7.7
General Characteristics of Polar Mesocyclones over the Sea of Japan
Shun-ichi Watanabe, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan; and H. Niino
Recorded Presentation

3:15 PM
7.8
The Impacts of the Passage of Three Distinct Short-Wave Troughs on a Prolonged Lake-Effect Snow Event during OWLeS
Nicholas D. Metz, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY; and S. A. Callahan, E. P. Morrill, and N. F. Laird
Recorded Presentation

3:30 PM-4:00 PM: Tuesday, 4 August 2015


Coffee Break
Location: Back Bay Ballroom ABC (Sheraton Boston )

4:00 PM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 4 August 2015

Recording files available
Session 8
Results from Recent Test-bed Investigations and Field Research Programs I
Location: Republic Ballroom AB (Sheraton Boston )
Host: 16th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Cochairs: Daniel J. Kirshbaum, McGill University; Heather Dawn Reeves, NOAA/NSSL
4:00 PM
8.1
The OWLeS Orographic Field Campaign: Adventures in Intense Snowstorms on the Tug Hill Plateau
W. James Steenburgh, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and L. Campbell, P. G. Veals, J. R. Minder, and T. Letcher
Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM
8.2
Climatological Characteristics of Lake-Effect Storms over Eastern Lake Ontario and Orographic Enhancement over the Tug Hill Plateau
Peter Gregory Veals, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and W. J. Steenburgh
Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM
8.3
The inland evolution of lake-effect convection during landfall and orographic uplift as observed by profiling radars during OWLeS
Justin R. Minder, SUNY, Albany, NY; and T. Letcher, L. Campbell, P. G. Veals, and W. J. Steenburgh
Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM
8.4
SUNY Oswego WRF Modeling of Lake-effect Storms during the Ontario Winter Lake-effect Systems Project
Andrew Ryan Janiszeski, SUNY, Oswego, New York; and D. Ulrich
Recorded Presentation

5:00 PM
8.5
Observations of the Influence of Lake Erie on Lake Ontario Lake-effect Snows: OWLeS Case Study
David A. R. Kristovich, Illiinois State Water Survey/Prairie Research Institute/University of Illinois, Champaign, IL; and L. Bard and L. Stoecker
Recorded Presentation

5:15 PM
8.6
Airborne Dual-Doppler Observations of the 11 Dec 2013 Lake-effect Snow Band during OWLeS
Philip T. Bergmaier, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and B. Geerts and Y. Wang
Recorded Presentation

5:30 PM
8.7
The quest to understand heavy lake-effect snowfall from long-lake-axis-parallel snow bands: multi-frequency reflectivity profiles of the 11 December 2013 band over and downwind of Lake Ontario.
Daniel Welsh, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and B. Geerts, J. R. Minder, W. J. Steenburgh, and P. T. Bergmaier
Recorded Presentation

5:45 PM
8.8
Observations of a Finger Lakes Lake-effect Snow Event during the OWLeS Field Project
Neil F. Laird, Hobart & William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY; and B. Geerts, N. D. Metz, and P. T. Bergmaier

8:00 PM-9:30 PM: Tuesday, 4 August 2015

Recording files available
Session 9
Special Evening Session
Location: Republic Ballroom AB (Sheraton Boston )
Host: 16th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Cochairs: Susan C. van den Heever, Colorado State Univ.; James H. Ruppert Jr., Colorado State University
8:00 PM
Convective Weather: Where We Are and Where We Are Going? Morris Weisman, NCAR, Boulder, CO
Recorded Presentation

8:45 PM
Job Hunting Experience in Mesoscale Meteorology. Christopher J. Nowotarski, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Recorded Presentation

Wednesday, 5 August 2015

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8:00 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 5 August 2015

Recording files available
Session 10
Mesoscale Convective Systems I
Location: Republic Ballroom AB (Sheraton Boston )
Host: 16th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Cochairs: Bart Geerts, Univ. of Wyoming; Kristen L. Rasmussen, NCAR
8:00 AM
10.1
Elevated convective systems and extreme rainfall (INVITED)
Russ S. Schumacher, CSU, Ft. Collins, CO
Recorded Presentation

Paper 10.2 has been moved. New paper number is 39A

8:30 AM
10.2A
Trends in hail and severe weather activities in China over the past 30 years under the changing monsoon climate
Qinghong Zhang, Peking University, Beijing, China; and F. Zhang, X. Ni, and M. Li
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
10.3
Dynamics Governing the Maintenance and Evolution of a Simulated Mesoscale Convective System with a Training Convective Line
John M. Peters, NPS, Pacific Grove, CA; and R. S. Schumacher
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
10.4
Convection Initiation of a Squall Line Due to a Collision between Gust Fronts and a Surface Convergence Line
Lanqiang Bai, Peking University, Beijing, China; and Z. Meng
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
10.5
Convective triggering and organization through colliding outflow boundaries and vortex merger in the lee of a mesoscale mountain ridge
Kun Zhao, Nanjing Univ., Nanjing, China; and F. Zhang
Recorded Presentation

10.6
Impact of Moisture on the Organizational Mode and Intensity of Squall Lines Through Numerical Experiments

9:30 AM
10.6A
Evaluating Cloud Microphysical Schemes in Simulating the Mixed-Phase Microphysics of a Winter Storm Using Field Campaign Measurements
Aaron Naeger, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and A. L. Molthan, B. A. Colle, and S. W. Nesbitt
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM
10.7
Integrated CAPE (ICAPE) as a Diagnostic for the Severity of Simulated Mid-latitude Squall Lines
Diego A. Alfaro, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and M. Khairoutdinov
Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 5 August 2015


Coffee Break
Location: Back Bay Ballroom ABC (Sheraton Boston )

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 5 August 2015

Recording files available
Session 11
Mesoscale Convective Systems II
Location: Republic Ballroom AB (Sheraton Boston )
Host: 16th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Cochairs: Adam J. French, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Morris L. Weisman, NCAR
10:30 AM
11.1
Mesoscale Convective Systems in Low Convective-Inhibition Environments
Mitchell W. Moncrieff, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. Lane
Recorded Presentation

11.2
Initiation and Maintenance of Long-lived Summertime Mesoscale Vortices over Central and East China: Composite Analysis and Semi-idealized Simulations

10:45 AM
11.2A
Examining the sensitivities of high-shear, low-CAPE convection on low-level hodograph shape
Keith D. Sherburn, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and M. D. Parker
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (2.0 MB)

11:00 AM
11.3
Giga-LES of Hector the Convector keeping the tallest updrafts undiluted
Thibaut Dauhut, Laboratoire d'Aérologie, CNRS and Univ. of Toulouse, Toulouse, France; and J. P. Chaboureau, J. Escobar, and P. Mascart
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
11.4
Cloud-Resolving Modeling of Mesoscale Convective Systems over West Africa during a Dusty Outbreak
Irene Reinares Martínez, University of Toulouse and CNRS, Toulouse, France; and J. P. Chaboureau
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
11.5
Interactions between the convective lifecycle and terrain in subtropical South America
Kristen L. Rasmussen, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. A. Houze Jr. and S. B. Trier
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
11.6
A Comparison of Synoptically Influenced Mesoscale Features in High-End and Low-End Progressive Derechos
Lance F. Bosart, SUNY/University at Albany, Albany, NY; and C. Guastini
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 5 August 2015


Lunch
Location: Back Bay Ballroom A (Sheraton Boston )

1:30 PM-3:30 PM: Wednesday, 5 August 2015

Recording files available
Session 12
Other Mesoscale Processes
Location: Republic Ballroom AB (Sheraton Boston )
Host: 16th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Cochairs: Gretchen L. Mullendore, Univ. of North Dakota; Giuseppe Torri, Harvard University
1:30 PM
12.1
Satellite Signals of Isolated Convection Initiation in central East China
Yipeng Huang, Peking University, Beijing, China; and W. Li and Z. Meng
Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM
12.2
Dual-polarization Radar Characteristics of Convection in Hawaii Observed During HERO
Andrew Frambach, Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI; and M. M. Bell
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
12.3
Radar Observations of Storms for Education: Real Storm Examples for the Mesoscale Course Classroom
Sandra Yuter, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and N. A. Corbin, M. A. Miller, S. Ellis, and P. C. Kennedy
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
12.4
The impact of variations in upper-level shear on simulated supercell storms
Robert A. Warren, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; and H. A. Ramsay, H. Richter, and S. T. Siems
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM
12.5
Conditioning and Evolution of High Shear, Low CAPE Severe Environments
Jessica R. King, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and M. D. Parker
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (1.1 MB)

2:45 PM
12.6
How do surface fluxes influence cold pool evolution?
Leah D. Grant, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and S. C. van den Heever

3:00 PM
12.7
Coherent PV anomalies associated with (extreme) deep moist convective cells
Chris Weijenborg, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; and J. M. Chagnon, P. Friederichs, S. L. Gray, and A. Hense
Recorded Presentation

3:15 PM
12.8
CalWater 2015 -- Impacts of Atmospheric Rivers and Aerosols on Precipitation
J. Ryan Spackman, Science and Technology Corporation, Boulder, CO; and F. M. Ralph, K. A. Prather, D. R. Cayan, P. J. DeMott, M. D. Dettinger, J. D. Doyle, C. W. Fairall, L. R. Leung, D. Rosenfeld, S. A. Rutledge, D. E. Waliser, and A. B. White
Recorded Presentation

3:30 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 5 August 2015


Coffee Break
Location: Back Bay Ballroom ABC (Sheraton Boston )

4:00 PM-6:00 PM: Wednesday, 5 August 2015

Recording files available
Session 13
Results from Recent Test-bed Investigations and Field Research Programs II
Location: Republic Ballroom AB (Sheraton Boston )
Host: 16th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Cochairs: Justin R. Minder, SUNY; Jim Steenburgh, University of Utah
4:00 PM
13.1
Misovortex Characteristics and Development along Lake-effect Bands during the OWLeS Project
Scott M. Steiger, SUNY, Oswego, NY
Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM
13.2
Ontario Winter Lake-effect Systems (OWLeS): Fine-scale dual-Doppler and microphysical radar observations of small-scale circulations in intense lake-effect snow bands
Joshua Wurman, Center for Severe Weather Research, Boulder, CO; and K. A. Kosiba

4:30 PM
13.3
Dual-Doppler Observations of Boundaries, Vortices, and Varying Band Morphology in the Long-Lake Axis Parallel Snow Band of 10-11 December 2013 During the Ontario Winter Lake-effect Systems (OWLeS) Project
Jeffrey W. Frame, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL; and D. Conrad, N. Zelasko, C. J. Johnston, and J. Mulholland
Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM
13.4
Undular bores, the low-level jet, convection initiation, and mesoscale convective systems over the Great Plains: overview of and early insights from the June-July 2015 PECAN campaign
Bart Geerts, Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and T. M. Weckwerth, D. Parsons, and C. Ziegler
Recorded Presentation

5:00 PM
13.5
Forecasting Bores during PECAN 2015: A Case Study
Kevin R. Haghi, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. Parsons and B. Blake
Recorded Presentation

13.6
MCS Propagation Mechanisms Observed during the PECAN Field Campaign

5:15 PM
13.6A
The Jefferson Project at Lake George: Operational, very-large-eddy simulations of a watershed
Campbell D. Watson, IBM Research, Yorktown Heights, NY; and J. P. Cipriani, A. Praino, L. A. Treinish, J. L. Farrell, and H. Kolar

5:30 PM
13.7
Plains Elevated Convection At Night (PECAN) Experiment: Preliminary Analyses of Severe Surface Wind Production in Nocturnal MCSs
Karen Kosiba, Center for Severe Weather Research, Boulder, CO; and J. Wurman

5:45 PM
13.8
Downdraft-Generated Gravity Waves and Their Role in the Maintenance of Nocturnal Elevated MCSs
Bethany N. Fay, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL; and R. M. Rauber, B. F. Jewett, and G. M. McFarquhar
Recorded Presentation

Thursday, 6 August 2015

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8:00 AM-10:00 AM: Thursday, 6 August 2015

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Session 14
Precipitating Systems: Microphysics and Aerosols
Location: Republic Ballroom AB (Sheraton Boston )
Host: 16th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Cochairs: Jean-Pierre Chaboureau, Laboratoire d'Aérologie, CNRS and Univ. of Toulouse; David Lerach, University of Northern Colorado
8:00 AM
14.1
Impacts Of Tropopause Structure On Deep Convective Transport: Results From Modeling And Observations (INVITED)
Gretchen L. Mullendore, Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and E. M. Maddox, B. C. Bigelbach, K. Pinkney, and L. E. Christensen
Recorded Presentation

8:30 AM
14.2
Simulating Southwestern U.S. Desert Dust Influences on Supercell Thunderstorms
David Lerach, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
Manuscript (769.0 kB)

8:45 AM
14.3
Potential impacts of aerosol pollution on a Derecho-producing MCS
Michal Clavner, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and L. D. Grasso, W. R. Cotton, and S. C. Van den Heever

9:00 AM
14.4
Response of mesoscale convective system (MCS) and cold pool formation to dust-radiative Response of mesoscale convective system (MCS) and cold pool formation to dust-radiative forcing
Shu-Hua Chen, University of California, Davis, CA; and M. Waylonis

9:15 AM
14.5
The Role of Initial Cloud Condensation Nuclei Concentration in Hail Using the WRF NSSL 2-moment microphysics scheme
Xiaofei Li, Peking University, Beijing, China; and Q. Zhang and H. Xue
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
14.6
Controls on precipitation in thermally driven orographic clouds
Alison D. Nugent, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO; and C. D. Watson, G. Thompson, and R. B. Smith
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM
14.7
Discrimination between winter precipitation types based on spectral-bin microphysical modeling
Heather D. Reeves, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and A. V. Ryzhkov and J. Krause
Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Thursday, 6 August 2015


Coffee Break
Location: Back Bay Ballroom ABC (Sheraton Boston )

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 6 August 2015

Recording files available
Session 15
Precipitating Systems and the Diurnal Cycle
Location: Republic Ballroom AB (Sheraton Boston )
Host: 16th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Cochairs: Leah D. Grant, Colorado State University; Sandra Yuter, North Carolina State Univ.
10:30 AM
15.1
Investigating the dynamics of deep convective systems with a Lagrangian perspective
Giuseppe Torri, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; and Z. Kuang
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
15.2
A climatology of nocturnal convection initiation over the central Great Plains
Dylan W. Reif, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and H. B. Bluestein
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
15.3
Large-eddy simulations of sea breezes over a mountainous island
Chun-Chih Wang, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and D. J. Kirshbaum
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
15.4
The Diurnal Cycle and Large-scale Tropical Climate
James H. Ruppert Jr., Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and R. Johnson
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
15.5
The Structure, Evolution, and Dynamics of a Nocturnal Convective System Simulated Using the WRF-ARW Model
Ben Blake, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. Parsons and K. R. Haghi
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
15.6
Gravity Waves and the Diurnal Cycle of Precipitation in the Maritime Continent Region
Todd P. Lane, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; and C. L. Vincent, M. E. Hassim, and W. W. Grabowski
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:00 PM: Thursday, 6 August 2015


Lunch
Location: Back Bay Ballroom A (Sheraton Boston )

1:00 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 6 August 2015

Recording files available
Session 16
Structure and Evolution of Tropical Cyclones I
Location: Republic Ballroom AB (Sheraton Boston )
Host: 16th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Cochairs: Scott Braun, NASA/GSFC; Robert G. Fovell, UCLA
1:00 PM
16.1
A study of the influence of shear on the Rapid Intensification of Tropical Cyclones using HWRF system
Hua Chen, NOAA/AOML, Key Biscayne, FL; and S. G. Gopalakrishnan, J. Zhang, and R. Rogers
Recorded Presentation

1:15 PM
16.2
Dynamics and predictability of the rapid intensification of Hurricane Edouard (2014) using convection-permitting ensemble forecasting
Erin B. Munsell, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and F. Zhang, J. Sippel, S. A. Braun, and Y. Weng
Recorded Presentation

1:30 PM
16.3
Links between tropical cyclone structure and intensity change derived using aircraft data from 2000-2012
Jonathan Martinez, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI; and M. M. Bell, J. L. Vigh, and R. F. Rogers
Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM
16.4
Airborne Radar Observations of Eyewall Replacement Cycles in Hurricane Gonzalo
Anthony C. Didlake Jr., NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and G. Heymsfield, S. Guimond, and L. Tian
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
16.5
On the role of the height and depth of environmental vertical wind shear in tropical cyclone intensification
Peter M. Finocchio, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and S. J. Majumdar
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
16.6
On the relative contribution of inertia-gravity wave radiation to asymmetric instabilities in tropical cyclone-like vortices
Konstantinos Menelaou, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and D. A. Schecter and M. K. Yau

2:30 PM
16.7
The Influence of Upper-Level Process on the Intensity and Structural Changes of Hurricane Sandy (2012)
Jung Hoon Shin, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and D. L. Zhang

2:45 PM
16.8
Tropical Cyclone-Relative Environmental Helicity and the Pathways to Intensification of Tropical Cyclones in Shear
Matthew Onderlinde, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and D. S. Nolan
Recorded Presentation

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 6 August 2015


Coffee Break
Location: Back Bay Ballroom A (Sheraton Boston )

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Thursday, 6 August 2015

Recording files available
Session 17
Structure and Evolution of Tropical Cyclones II
Location: Republic Ballroom AB (Sheraton Boston )
Host: 16th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Cochairs: Anthony C. Didlake Jr., NASA; Fuqing Zhang, Pennsylvania State Univ.
3:30 PM
17.1
Observations and modeling of Saharan dust interaction with Hurricane Nadine (2012) during HS3
Scott A. Braun, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and J. J. Shi and W. K. Tao
Recorded Presentation

3:45 PM
17.2
Model physics influences on tropical cyclone size
Robert G. Fovell, University at Albany, Albany, NY; and Y. P. Bu
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (6.2 MB)

4:00 PM
17.3
The Aggregation of Convection and Tropical Cyclone Formation
Christopher A. Davis, NCAR, Boulder, CO
Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM
17.4
Effects of Impinging Location and Angle of an Idealized Tropical Cyclone on an Idealized Southern-Central Appalachian Mountain Range
Liping Liu, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC; and Y. L. Lin and S. H. Chen
Recorded Presentation

17.5
Northern Hemisphere Tropical Cyclogenesis Environments

4:30 PM
17.5A
Large Eddy Simulations of Entire Tropical Cyclones
Junshi Ito, MRI, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and T. Oizumi and H. Niino
Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM
Student and Young Scientist Awards

5:00 PM-5:05 PM: Thursday, 6 August 2015


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