Program: 17th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography (17th Conference on Air–Sea Interaction/17th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography/Ninth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes (26

Registration Opens

Location: Senate B (Westin Annapolis)

Registration Continues through September 30, 2010

Location: Senate B (Westin Annapolis)

Plenary Session 1

Satellite/Air-Sea Interaction/Coastal Triple Conference Plenary

Location: Capitol D (Westin Annapolis)

Hosts: (Joint between the 17th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography; the 17th Conference on Air Sea Interaction; and the Ninth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes )

8:30 AM

PL1.1

Air-sea interaction in hurricanes

Kerry Emanuel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM

PL1.3

What is coastal climate?

Michael C. Kruk, STG, Inc., Asheville, NC; and D. Levinson, E. Gibney, and P. A. Hennon

Recorded Presentation

Handout (106.5 kB)

9:30 AM

PL1.2

Surface Wind Modification by Sea-Surface Temperature Fronts: Satellite Observations and Implications for Coupled Air-Sea Interaction Processes

Larry W. O'Neill, NRL Monterey, Monterey, CA

Recorded Presentation

Coffee Break

Location: ABC Pre-Function (Westin Annapolis)

Session 1

Hal Woolf Memorial Session

Location: Capitol D (Westin Annapolis)

Host: 17th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: William Smith Sr., Hampton Univ.

10:30 AM

Introductory Remarks

10:40 AM

1.1

A Tribute to a Community-Oriented Satellite Remote Sensing Scientist

Allen Huang, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Recorded Presentation

10:55 AM

1.2

Assimilation of satellite sounder radiances in NWP: the importance of background error specification

John Eyre, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and F. Hilton

Recorded Presentation

11:10 AM

1.3

Reprocessing the HIRS data to infer global cloud cover properties and trends

Paul Menzel, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and E. Olson and B. Baum

Recorded Presentation

11:25 AM

1.4

Hyperspectral data in numerical weather prediction

John F. Le Marshall, Bureau of Meteorology, Docklands, Vic., Australia; and J. Jung, R. G. Seecamp, Y. Xiao, J. Lee, P. Gregory, M. Goldberg, C. D. Barnet, and W. W. Wolf

11:40 AM

1.5

Advances in satellite, airborne, and ground-based IR hyperspectral sounding of the atmosphere

William Smith Sr., Hampton Univ., Hampton, VA; and E. Weisz, S. Kireev, J. Yongxiao, A. M. Larar, and H. Revercomb

Recorded Presentation

Lunch Break

Session 2

Satellite Research and Algorithm Development in Meteorology

Location: Capitol D (Westin Annapolis)

Host: 17th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Cochairs: Steven D. Miller, CIRA/Colorado State Univ.; Shaima L. Nasiri, Texas A&M University

1:30 PM

2.1

Land Surface Emissivity Impact on Advanced Infrared Soundings

Zhigang Yao, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li and J. Li

Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM

2.2

Landslide hazard assessment using satellite precipitation information

Dalia Bach Kirschbaum, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD; and C. D. Peters-Lidard, R. F. Adler, Y. Hong, and A. Y. Hou

Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM

2.3

Retrieval of convective momentum fluxes through satellite-based methods

Christopher P. Jewett, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and J. R. Mecikalski

Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM

2.4

The Terra/MOPITT mission: current and future products for carbon monoxide

Merritt N. Deeter, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Edwards, G. Francis, J. Gille, H. Worden, and J. Drummond

Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM

2.5

Variability and interpretation of satellite derived cloud properties from MODIS

Brent C. Maddux, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. Ackerman, P. Menzel, and S. Platnick

Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM

2.6

Validation of CloudSat-Based Snowfall Profiles using C-band Ground Radar

F. Joseph Turk, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and K. Park, P. Rodriguez, D. Hudak, G. Liu, and T. L'Ecuyer

Coffee Break

Location: ABC Pre-Function (Westin Annapolis)

Joint Session 1

Measuring the Water Cycle From Space

Location: Capitol D (Westin Annapolis)

Hosts: (Joint between the 17th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography; and the 17th Conference on Air Sea Interaction )

Chair: Kyle A. Hilburn, Remote Sensing Systems

3:30 PM

J1.1

A recently revived dataset of satellite-based global air-sea surface turbulent fluxes (GSSTF2b) – features and applications

Chung-Lin Shie, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD

4:00 PM

J1.2

Inter-annual variations and trends in surface temperature, water vapor and precipitation and the impact of ENSO and volcanoes

Robert F. Adler, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and G. Gu

Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM

J1.3

Extreme events in the SeaFlux turbulent flux dataset

Carol Clayson, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and J. B. Roberts, A. S. Bogdanoff, and J. P. Scott

Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM

J1.4

The impact of ATOVS radiance in MERRA reanalysis

Junye Chen, Univ. of Maryland/ESSIC & NASA/GSFC/GMAO, Greenbelt, MD; and M. Bosilovich

Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM

J1.5

Atmospheric diabatic heating distributions derived from a combination of satellite sensor data

William S. Olson, JCET/Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, Greenbelt, MD; and T. S. L'Ecuyer, M. Grecu, G. Gu, X. Jiang, and M. G. Bosilovich

Joint Poster Session 1

Measuring the Water Cycle from Space - Posters

Location: ABC Pre-Function (Westin Annapolis)

Hosts: (Joint between the 17th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography; and the 17th Conference on Air Sea Interaction )

Chair: Kyle A. Hilburn, Remote Sensing Systems

JP1.1

NASA Energy and Water cycle Study

Deborah R. Belvedere, Goddard Earth Sciences & Technology Center, Baltimore, MD; and R. Schiffer, P. R. Houser, and J. Entin

JP1.2

A diurnally varying sea surface temperature dataset using a next generation parameterization

Alec Setnor Bogdanoff, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and C. A. Clayson

JP1.3

Diagnosis of systematic errors in atmospheric river forecasts using satellite observations of integrated water vapor

Gary A. Wick, NOAA/ESRL/PSD, Boulder, CO

JP1.4

Intercomparison of water vapor transport datasets

Kyle A. Hilburn, Remote Sensing Systems, Santa Rosa, CA

JP1.5

Description of Remote Sensing Systems version-7 geophysical data products

Kyle A. Hilburn, Remote Sensing Systems, Santa Rosa, CA; and F. J. Wentz

JP1.6

A global climatology of extreme precipitation based on satellite data

George J. Huffman, NASA/GSFC and SSAI, Greenbelt, MD; and R. F. Adler, D. T. Bolvin, and E. J. Nelkin

JP1.7

Error Analysis of Satellite-derived SeaFlux Heat and Moisture Fluxes with In Situ-derived Fluxes

Joel Scott, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and M. Bourassa and C. A. Clayson

JP1.8

Impact of the evolving satellite data record on reanalysis water and energy fluxes during the past 30 years

F. R. Robertson, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and T. L. Miller, M. G. Bosilovich, and J. Chen

JP1.9

Exploring the relationships between precipitation and surface temperature using satellite-based observations

Guojun Gu, NASA/GSFC and ESSIC, Univ. of Maryland, Greenbelt, MD; and R. Adler

Poster Session 1

Satellite Research and Algorithm Development in Meteorology - Posters

Location: ABC Pre-Function (Westin Annapolis)

Host: 17th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Cochairs: Shaima L. Nasiri, Texas A&M University; Steven D. Miller, CIRA/Colorado State Univ.

P1.1

Performance of temperature and dew point data based on Collection 5 algorithm of MODIS and their applications in numerical modelling of tropical cyclones

P. W. Chan, Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, China; and H. Y. Yip

Handout (311.0 kB)

P1.2

An objective methodology for infrared land surface emissivity evaluation

Zhenglong Li, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li, X. Jin, T. J. Schmit, E. Borbas, and M. Goldberg

P1.3

Modeling of inhomogeneous surface properties for the advanced technology microwave sounder

Thomas J. Kleespies, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD

Handout (272.0 kB)

P1.4

An analysis of operational satellite data from historic Baltimore and Washington DC area 2009/2010 winter storms

Bryan Jackson, NOAA/NWSFO, Sterling, VA; and S. Zubrick

Handout (2.9 MB)

P1.5

An update on the GOES-R ABI overshooting top and enhanced-V anvil thermal couplet detection algorithms

Jason C. Brunner, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and K. Bedka, W. F. Feltz, R. Dworak, and L. M. Cronce

P1.6

Predicting turbulence by satellite and validating with in situ data: A full-scale analysis with the GOES-R Tropopause Folding Turbulence Product

Anthony Wimmers, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and W. F. Feltz

P1.7

Automated Lightning Flash Detection in Nighttime Visible Satellite Data

Jeremy E. Solbrig, NRL, Monterey, CA; and R. L. Bankert, T. F. Lee, and S. D. Miller

P1.8

Development of a daytime multispectral technique for detecting supercooled liquid water-topped mixed phase clouds

Steven D. Miller, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and Y. J. Noh and A. K. Heidinger

P1.9

Retrievals of daytime and nighttime cloud macro- and micro-physical properties using infrared satellite observations

Sarah T. Bedka, SSAI, Hampton, VA; and P. Minnis, P. W. Heck, R. Palikonda, D. P. Duda, and K. Khlopenkov

P1.10

Nighttime Retrievals of Ice Cloud Properties from Infrared Radiances at 3.7, 6.7, 11.0 and 12.0 μm

Gang Hong, SSAI, Hampton, VA; and P. Minnis, J. K. Ayers, C. R. Yost, and W. L. Smith Jr.

P1.11

Orographically induced cirrus clouds east of the Southern Appalachian Mountains

Ryan Ellis, NOAA/NWSFO, Raleigh, NC

P1.12

Infrared Derived Microphysical Properties of Deep Convection

Michael J. Pavolonis, NOAA/NESDIS, Madison, WI; and J. Sieglaff and A. K. Heidinger

P1.13

Correction of sub-cloud effects on rainfall rate estimation from the Self-Calibrating Multivariate Precipitation Retrieval (SCaMPR) algorithm

Yaping Li, I. M. Systems Group, Camp Springs, MD; and R. Kuligowski

P1.14

Recent improvements to the TRMM Microwave Imager Land Rainfall algorithm

Kaushik Gopalan, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and N. Y. Wang, R. R. Ferraro, and C. Liu

P1.15

A passive microwave snowfall rate algorithm

Huan Meng, NOAA/NESDIS/Center for Satellite Applications and Research, College Park, MD; and B. Yan, D. Price, and R. R. Ferraro

P1.16

Robust algorithm to retrieve precipitation from space-borne dual frequency radar observations

Mircea Grecu, University of Maryland, Baltimore County and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and W. S. Olson, L. Tian, and S. Tanelli

P1.17

Parallel GPGPU acceleration algorithms for radiative transfer calculations in the atmosphere

William F. Godoy, NASA/LaRC, Hampton, VA; and X. Liu

Formal Poster Viewing

Location: ABC Pre-Function (Westin Annapolis)

Session 3

International Satellite Observing Systems and Coordinated Efforts toward Creating a Global Earth Observing System: A Joint EUMETSAT Session

Location: Capitol D (Westin Annapolis)

Host: 17th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: Ralph R. Ferraro, NOAA/NESDIS

8:30 AM

3.1

Role of the European Operational Meteorological Satellites in the Space-based Global Observing System

Johannes Schmetz, EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany; and R. Stuhlmann, D. Klaes, M. Koenig, and P. Schluessel

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM

3.2

Global Space-based Inter-Calibration System (GSICS)

Mitchell Goldberg, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSSO, Lanham, MD; and X. Wu

Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM

3.3

Polar-GOES-GPSRO multi-platform satellite product inter-comparisons using the NOAA products validation system

Anthony L. Reale, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and F. Tilley and B. Sun

Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM

3.4

Status of the future microwave tropical cyclone monitoring constellation

Jeffrey D. Hawkins, NRL, Monterey, CA; and C. S. Velden and T. F. Lee

Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM

3.5

Monitoring Eyjafjallajokull Volcano with GOES-R volcanic ash physical property retrievals

Justin Sieglaff, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. J. Pavolonis

Recorded Presentation

Coffee Break

Location: ABC Pre-Function (Westin Annapolis)

Session 4

Satellite Observations of Climate: Research on Processes and Trends

Location: Capitol C (Westin Annapolis)

Host: 17th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Cochairs: Kenneth Carey, Noblis, Inc.; Philip E. Ardanuy, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems

10:25 AM

Introductory Remarks

10:30 AM

4.1

SAGE III Measurements from ISS

M. Patrick McCormick, Hampton Univ., Hampton, VA; and J. Zawodny

Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM

4.2

Variability, trends and challenges in the long-term global satellite record of water vapor

Thomas H. Vonder Haar, Science and Technology Corporation, Hampton, VA; and J. M. Forsythe, J. L. Bytheway, and I. Wittmeyer

Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM

4.3

An update on the NOAA MSU/AMSU/SSU CDR development and its applications

Cheng-Zhi Zou, NOAA/NESDIS/Center for Satellite Applications and Research, Camp Springs, MD

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

4.4

Monitoring a changing climate for coral reef ecosystems over the next few decades – Signals from the past 25 years

Alan E. Strong, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and G. Liu, W. Skriving, T. R. L. Christensen, C. M. Eakin, S. F. Heron, and C. Nim

Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM

4.5A

A 27-year record of AVHRR-derived polar winds for retrospective analyses

David Santek, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Key, R. Dworak, M. M. Rienecker, R. Gelaro, and N. A. Bearson

4.5 has been moved. New poster number P4.18

11:45 AM

4.6

Changing Arctic Sea Ice, Its Trends and Climatic Impacts over 1982-2004

Xuanji Wang, CIMSS, Madison, WI; and J. R. Key and Y. Liu

Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM

4.7

Climate Trend Analysis of Sea Surface Temperature, Water Vapor and Precipitation

Song Yang, Naval Researc Lab, Monterey, CA; and F. Weng

Recorded Presentation

Joint Session 2

Advances in Remote Sensing and in-situ Observational Networks

Location: Capitol D (Westin Annapolis)

Hosts: (Joint between the Ninth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes; and the 17th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography )

CoChair: Christopher N. K. Mooers, RSMAS, University of Miami

10:30 AM

J2.1

Experimental study of the evolution of the inland vertical structure of a coastal Atmospheric Boundary Layer in the Central Mediterranean using surface and ground-based remote sensing

Anna Maria Sempreviva, National Council of Research, Lamezia Terme, Italy; and T. Lo Feudo, C. R. Calidonna, R. Wagner, M. S. Courtney, E. Avolio, L. De Leo, and S. Federico

Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM

J2.2

Study of radar bright band over a tropical station

Dr. Rajasri Sen Jaiswal, Sona College of Technology, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India; and S. R Fredrick, M. N. v S, R. Mohammad, and L. Zaveri

Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (736.3 kB)

11:00 AM

J2.3

Synoptic and mesoscale influences on refractivity structure during offshore flow over the Persian Gulf

Isha Renta, NSWCDD, Dahlgren, VA; and K. Horgan and R. Marshall

11:15 AM

J2.4

The National Data Buoy Center Data Assembly Center (NDBC DAC): A Component of the Network of Marine Networks

Richard L. Crout, National Data Buoy Center, Stennis Space Center, MS; and R. Bouchard, R. Hervey, and B. Burnett

Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM

J2.5

The representation of air-sea fluxes in cold air outbreaks in satellite and MERRA data

Carol Anne Clayson, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and R. Hunniford and A. S. Bogdanoff

11:45 AM

J2.6

Observing systems and their importance for determining the significance of coastal storms

Jon K. Miller, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ; and T. O. Herrington

Recorded Presentation

Lunch Break

Session 5

Satellite Observations in Predictive Models of Weather and Climate

Location: Capitol D (Westin Annapolis)

Host: 17th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Cochairs: Lars Peter Riishojgaard, Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation; Nancy Baker, NRL

1:30 PM

5.1

Evaluation of deep convective cloud systems in the NASA MERRA reanalysis

Derek J. Posselt, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and A. Jongeward and G. L. Potter

Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM

5.2

The relative impact of clear and cloudy sky infrared brightness temperatures within an ensemble data assimilation system

Jason A. Otkin, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

2:00 PM

5.3

Assimilation of GOES Hourly Aerosol Optical Depths in a Regional Air Quality Model to Improve PM2.5 Predictions

Shobha Kondragunta, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and Q. Zhao

2:15 PM

5.4

Multi-moment statistics of temperature, water vapor, and cloud properties from the A-train and comparisons to climate models

Brian H. Kahn, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and J. Teixeira and E. J. Fetzer

Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM

5.5

Impact of AIRS Thermodynamic Profiles on Regional Weather Forecasting

Shih-Hung Chou, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and B. Zavodsky and G. Jedlovec

Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM

5.6

Impact of Satellite Surface Wind Observations on the Tropical Cyclone Track Forecasts in the NRL NAVDAS/COAMPS and NRL NAVDAS-AR/NOGAPS Mesoscale and Global Data Assimilation and NWP Systems

Li Bi, NRL, Monterey, CA; and N. Baker and K. D. Sashegyi

Recorded Presentation

Coffee Break with Formal Poster Viewing

Location: ABC Pre-Function (Westin Annapolis)

Poster Session 2

International Satellite Observing Systems and Coordinated Efforts toward Creating a Global Earth Observing System: A Joint EUMETSAT Session - Posters

Location: ABC Pre-Function (Westin Annapolis)

Host: 17th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: Ralph R. Ferraro, NOAA/NESDIS

P2.1

Activities of the National Weather Association's (NWA) Remote Sensing Committee and Potential Synergies with the AMS Committee on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Ralph R. Ferraro, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD

Handout (169.5 kB)

P2.2

Reanalysis of MetOp AVHRR/HIRS IR channel prelaunch calibration

Aaron J. Pearlman, NOAA, Camp Springs, MD; and C. Cao

Poster Session 3

Satellite Observations in Predictive Models of Weather and Climate - Posters

Location: ABC Pre-Function (Westin Annapolis)

Host: 17th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Cochairs: Lars Peter Riishojgaard, Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation; Nancy Baker, NRL

P3.1

Exploring the utility of CRTM in assimilating clear and cloudy radiances for forecast model initialization

Tomoko Koyama, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and B. Beechler and D. L. Birkenheuer

Handout (855.8 kB)

P3.2

An evaluation of five WRF-ARW microphysics schemes using synthetic GOES imagery for an atmospheric river event affecting the California coast

Isidora Jankov, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Boulder, CO; and L. Grasso, M. Sengupta, P. J. Neiman, D. Zupanski, M. Zupanski, D. T. Lindsey, D. W. Hillger, D. L. Birkenheuer, R. Brummer, and H. Yuan

P3.3

The NASA NVAP-MEaSUREs project: a reanalyzed and extended record of global water vapor from 1987-2010

Thomas H. Vonder Haar, Science and Technology Corporation, Hampton, VA; and J. M. Forsythe, J. L. Bytheway, and I. Wittmeyer

P3.4

A study of a heavy precipitation event associated with a landfalling winter storm using WRF model and satellite observations

Mei Han, GESTAR/Morgan State University, Greenbelt, MD; and S. A. Braun and T. Matsui

P3.5

The impact of assimilating hyperspectral infrared water vapor channels in numerical weather prediction

James A. Jung, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Camp Springs, MD; and J. F. Le Marshall and L. P. Riishojgaard

P3.6

The use of radar altimeter data to diagnose wave model initialization and improve short term wave height forecasting

James D. Clark, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, College Park, MD; and J. M. Sienkiewicz

Handout (425.4 kB)

P3.7

Improving scatterometer ocean wind vector data assimilation in Environment Canada's global variational analysis and forecast system

Stéphane Laroche, Environment Canada, Dorval, QC, Canada; and R. Tardif, M. Reszka, and J. St-James

Handout (2.6 MB)

P3.8

Diurnal variation appears in cloud-system resolving model and satellite observations

Toshiro Inoue, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan; and K. Rajendran, J. Schmetz, M. Satoh, and H. Miura

P3.9

Simulation of observation and Calibration for Joint OSSEs at NOAA

Lars Peter Riishojgaard, Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation, College Park, MD; and M. Masutani, J. S. Woollen, N. Prive, Y. Xie, T. Zhu, T. J. Kleespies, H. Sun, F. Weng, Y. Han, and S. J. Lord

P3.10

The assimilation of water vapor information from satellite observations and the choice of the analysis variable

Nancy Baker, NRL, Monterey, CA; and T. Rosmond, K. Hoppel, P. Pauley, B. Ruston, and S. Swadley

Handout (1.6 MB)

P3.11 has been moved. New poster number P5.14

P3.11

Bridging the gap between satellite precipitation measurements and NWP forecasts

Yudong Tian, UMD, College Park, MD; and R. F. Adler and C. Peters-Lidard

P3.12

Examination of Satellite and Model Ocean Wind Differences

Deborah K. Smith, Remote Sensing Systems, Santa Rosa, CA; and K. A. Hilburn, T. Meissner, and L. Ricciardulli

P3.13

Using the JPL Tropical Cyclone Information System (TCIS) to evaluate physical parameterizations in WRF simulations of hurricanes: Can we find the right set of parameterizations?

Svetla M. Hristova-Veleva, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and Y. Chao, A. Chau, Z. Haddad, B. Knosp, B. Lambrigtsen, P. Li, W. L. Poulsen, E. Rodriguez, B. Stiles, J. Turk, and Q. Vu

Poster Session 4

Satellite Observations of Climate: Research on Processes and Trends - Posters

Location: ABC Pre-Function (Westin Annapolis)

Host: 17th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Cochairs: Kenneth Carey, Noblis, Inc.; Philip E. Ardanuy, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems

P4.1

Improving the ISCCP data record for use in climate studies: Retroactive calibration of the narrowband visible imagers

Laura M. Hinkelman, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, NY; and P. W. Stackhouse Jr., W. B. Rossow, D. R. Doelling, T. C. Stone, S. Kato, R. Bhatt, J. J. Ferrier, A. Gopalan, J. C. Mikovitz, and D. Morstad

P4.2

NOAA's efforts of recalibrating Stratospheric Sounding Unit Data towards Climate Data Records

Likun Wang, Dell Perot System, Camp Spring, MD; and C. Z. Zou and H. Qian

P4.3

Developments of Climate Data Records from Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) using Simultaneous Overpassing Technique

Fuzhong Weng, NOAA, College Park, MD; and S. Yang and M. Goldberg

P4.4

The Development of AMSU-A Fundamental CDR's

Wenze Yang, NOAA Corporate Institute for Climate and Satellites, College Park, MD; and H. Meng and R. R. Ferraro

P4.5

30-Year land surface trend from AVHRR-based global vegetation health data

Felix Kogan, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD

P4.6

A Climatology-Based Scheme for Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) Quality Control: An Application to Monthly Rainfall Rates

Daniel A. Vila, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, College Park, MD; and R. R. Ferraro and H. Semunegus

Handout (225.0 kB)

P4.7

Analysis of off-nadir bias patterns in NOAA/NESDIS/STAR version 2.0 recalibrated AMSU-A products

Wenhui Wang, ERT at NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, College Park, MD; and C. Z. Zou

P4.8

Seven years' observation of mid-upper tropospheric CH4 from AIRS

Xiaozhen Xiong, I.M. Systems Group, Rockville, MD; and C. D. Barnet, E. Maddy, X. Liu, and J. Wei

P4.9

Validation of TOA broadband shortwave and longwave fluxes derived from MTSAT over the Tropical Western Pacific

Mandana M. Khaiyer, SSAI, Hampton, VA ; and P. Minnis, D. R. Doelling, M. L. Nordeen, R. Palikonda, D. A. Rutan, and Y. Yi

P4.10

Radiative damping rates and their relations to climate sensitivity

Eui-Seok Chung, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and B. J. Soden and B. J. Sohn

P4.11

Moving towards an intercalibrated and homogenized SSM/I period of record

Hilawe Semunegus, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and J. J. Bates

P4.12

Globally gridded satellite (GriSat) observations for climate studies

Kenneth R. Knapp, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC

Handout (15.8 kB)

Poster 4.13 has been moved. New paper number 4.5A

P4.14

Vicarious calibration of long-term AVHRR solar reflectance channels using the desert

Fangfang Yu, ERT, Inc. @ NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and X. Wu

P4.15

Scales of Temporal and Spatial Variability of Land Surface Temperature

Konstantin Y. Vinnikov, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and Y. Yu, M. Chen, D. Tarpley, and M. Goldberg

P4.16

The development of a Western Hemisphere trend analysis of fires and United States fire potential product from version 6.5 WF_ABBA data

Jason C. Brunner, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and C. C. Schmidt, R. M. Rabin, E. M. Prins, J. M. Feltz, J. P. Hoffman, and P. D. Bothwell

P4.17

10 Years of MODIS Cloud Products

Brent C. Maddux, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. Platnick, S. Ackerman, and P. Menzel

P4.18

A climatology of infrared-based tropical cyclone wind radii, integrated kinetic energy, and damage potential

Paula Ann Hennon, STG, Inc., Asheville, NC; and K. R. Knapp

Session 6

Algorithms Exploiting the Synergy of Multiple Satellite Sensors, Satellite/Model Fusion, and Blended Products

Location: Capitol D (Westin Annapolis)

Host: 17th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: Derek J. Posselt, University of Michigan

8:30 AM

6.1

MIMIC-TPW: Seamless advective blending of total precipitable water retrievals from polar orbiting satellites

Anthony Wimmers, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and C. S. Velden

Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM

6.2

Statistical extrapolation of vertically resolved cloud information from CloudSat / CALIPSO observations to regional swaths

Steven D. Miller, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and J. M. Forsythe, R. L. Bankert, P. T. Partain, and T. H. Vonder Haar

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM

6.3

CERES footprint as a base for multi-sensor satellite data fusion and radiative transfer calculations

Walter F. Miller, Science Systems and Applications Inc, Hampton, VA; and S. Kato, F. G. Rose, S. Sun-Mack, and Y. Chen

Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM

6.4

A radiative consistency approach to comparing AIRS and MODIS cloud retrievals

Shaima L. Nasiri, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and V. Dang, B. H. Kahn, M. Schreier, and E. J. Fetzer

Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM

6.5

Observations of Ice in Maritime Stratiform Clouds from CALIOP/MODIS Observations

Robert E. Holz, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. Ackerman

Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM

6.6

A cloud conundrum: optically thick yet invisible ice clouds observed at visible, infrared, and radar wavelengths

Michael D. Fromm, NRL, Washington, DC

Recorded Presentation

Coffee Break

Location: ABC Pre-Function (Westin Annapolis)

Session 7

Satellite Research and Algorithm Development in Oceanography

Location: Capitol D (Westin Annapolis)

Host: 17th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: Deborah K. Smith, Remote Sensing Systems

10:30 AM

P6.2

NOAA's operational geostatinary and blended sea surface temperature products

Eileen Maria Maturi, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, Camp Springs, MD; and A. Harris, J. Mittaz, J. Sapper, R. Potash, and W. Meng

Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM

7.1

All-weather wind measurements from intercalibrated active and passive microwave satellite sensors: The RSS Version 7 ocean suite

Thomas Meissner, Remote Sensing Systems, Santa Rosa, CA; and L. Ricciardulli and F. J. Wentz

Recorded Presentation

7.2

New developments in AVHRR sea surface temperature and derived products

11:15 AM

7.3

Hybrid SST Retrieval Algorithm in thermal IR: Combining Regression and Radiative Transfer Model Approaches

Boris Petrenko, Global Science and Technology, Inc., Greenbelt, MD; and A. Ignatov, N. Shabanov, Y. Kihai, and F. Xu

Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM

7.4

The Systematically Merged Atlantic Regional Temperature and Salinity (SMARTS) Climatology for satellite derived ocean thermal structure

Patrick C. Meyers, Univ. of Maryland, Riverdale Park, MD; and L. K. Shay and J. K. Brewster

Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM

7.5

Ocean surface roughness spectrum and microwave brightness temperature

Paul Hwang, NRL, Washington, DC; and D. Burrage, D. W. Wang, and J. Wesson

Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (224.2 kB)

12:00 PM

7.6

Predicting coral stress by combining surface measurements of temperature and light from NOAA POES and GOES satellites

William J. Skirving, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, Townsville, Queensland, Australia; and T. F. Burgess, S. Enríquez-Domínguez, J. Hedley, S. Dove, P. Mumby, O. Hoegh-Guldberg, R. Berkelmans, I. Laszlo, T. R. L. Christensen, C. M. Eakin, S. F. Heron, G. Liu, C. J. Nim, A. E. Strong, and R. Iglesias-Prieto

Recorded Presentation

Lunch Break

Joint Session 2

Remote Sensing Applied to Air-Sea Interaction

Location: Capitol D (Westin Annapolis)

Hosts: (Joint between the 17th Conference on Air Sea Interaction; and the 17th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography )

Chair: Todd D. Sikora, Millersville University of Pennsylvania

1:30 PM

J2.1

Lightning and its association with low pressure systems over the Indian seas

Mohommad Iqbal Tinmaker, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, Maharashtra, India; and K. Ali

1:45 PM

J2.2

Investigation of surface flux feedbacks for coupled and uncoupled atmosphere-ocean anomalies

J. Brent Roberts, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and F. R. Robertson

2:00 PM

J2.3

Comparison of buoy and satellite near-surface wind and sea-surface temperature near ocean fronts

Larry W. O'Neill, NRL Monterey, Monterey, CA

Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM

J2.4

Diagnosing Tropical Cyclone Surface Wind Fields from SAR

Ralph C. Foster, APL/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and J. Patoux

Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM

J2.5

On polarimetric characteristics of convection in the marine atmospheric boundary layer

Haiyan Li, Bedford Insitute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, NS, Canada; and W. Perrie

Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (417.7 kB)

2:45 PM

J2.6

Sonar Measurements in the Gulf Stream Front on Southeast Florida Shelf Coordinated with TerraSAR-X Satellite Overpass

Chris Maingot, Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center, Dania Beach, FL; and A. V. Soloviev, S. Matt, M. Gilman, J. Fenton, D. Velotto, S. Brusch, and S. Lehner

Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (2.6 MB)

Session 8

Satellite Measuring/Monitoring of Volcanic Ash, Dust Storms, and Aerosols

Location: Capitol AB (Westin Annapolis)

Host: 17th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: Michael J. Pavolonis, NOAA/NESDIS

8.1

GlobAEROSOL: a long term global aerosol dataset from European satellite observations

1:45 PM

8.2

Detection of dust storms from multi-channel satellite imagers

Xuepeng Zhao, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC/RSAD, Asheville, NC

Recorded Presentation

8.3

Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center: Utilization of Satellites in Operations

2:15 PM

8.3A

Aerosol properties from automated shadow analysis

Brian Belson, NPS, Monterey, CA; and P. A. Durkee and K. E. Nielsen

Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM

8.4

Demonstrating the MSG Volcanic Ash Detection Algorithm during Large-Scale Volcano Eruptions

Arunas P. Kuciauskas, NRL, Monterey, CA; and S. D. Miller, J. Solbrig, M. Liu, J. Campbell, D. A. Geiszler, and D. Lary

Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM

8.5

Volcanic Ash/SO2 Cloud Height Estimation from Combined Satellite Observations and Numerical Modeling Computation

Gilberto A. Vicente, NOAA, Camp Springs, MD; and E. Hughes

Recorded Presentation

3:00 PM

8.6

Advances in Volcanic Cloud Satellite Remote Sensing

Michael J. Pavolonis, NOAA/NESDIS, Madison, WI; and J. Sieglaff

Recorded Presentation

Coffee Break with Formal Poster Viewing

Location: ABC Pre-Function (Westin Annapolis)

Poster Session 5

Algorithms Exploiting the Synergy of Multiple Satellite Sensors, Satellite/Model Fusion, and Blended Products - Posters

Location: ABC Pre-Function (Westin Annapolis)

Host: 17th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: Derek J. Posselt, University of Michigan

P5.1

Advances in research products from combined CALIPSO-CloudSat observations within the A-Train : aerosol and elevated cloud optical depth direct retrieval over ocean, water clouds and land and first seasonal analyses

P5.2

Satellite composites: techniques in combining geostationary and polar orbiting observations

Matthew A. Lazzara, Antarctic Meteorological Research Center/ Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and D. A. Santek, R. A. Kohrs, N. A. Bearson, J. Robaidek, and S. L. Knuth

P5.3

High latitude atmospheric motion vectors from combined geostationary and polar orbiting observations

Matthew A. Lazzara, Antarctic Meteorological Research Center/ Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and D. A. Santek, R. Dworak, J. R. Key, C. S. Velden, and S. Wanzong

P5.4

Improving High Latitude Precipitation Estimation Using A-Train Observations

Eric J. Nelkin, SSAI and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and G. J. Huffman, R. F. Adler, and D. T. Bolvin

P5.5

Estimating Polar Precipitation with CloudSat, AIRS and Microwave Radiometers

Ziad S. Haddad, JPL/California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and K. Park, F. J. Turk, and N. Y. Wang

P5.6

Investigating the relationship between CO2 Slicing derived cloud top heights and instrument spectral differences

Mark A. Smalley, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and B. Holz

P5.7

Highlights of version 7 TRMM Multi-satellite Precipitation Algorithm (TMPA)

David T. Bolvin, NASA/GSFC and SSAI, Greenbelt, MD; and G. J. Huffman, E. J. Nelkin, and R. F. Adler

P5.8

A Twelve-Year Tropical Rainfall Climatology Based on a Composite of TRMM Products

Jian-Jian Wang, University of Maryland College PArk, College PArk, MD; and R. F. Adler, G. Gu, and G. J. Huffman

P5.9

Updating the GPCP global precipitation datasets

George J. Huffman, NASA/GSFC and SSAI, Greenbelt, MD; and R. F. Adler, D. T. Bolvin, and E. J. Nelkin

P5.10

The NESDIS operational blended Total Precipitable Water products

P5.11

Development of an AQUA based near-surface parameter retrieval

J. Brent Roberts, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and C. A. Clayson

P5.12

Monitoring soil moisture and drought using a thermal two-source energy balance model

Christopher R. Hain, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and M. C. Anderson, J. R. Mecikalski, and W. T. Crow

P5.13

Estimates of Global Biomass Burning Emissions using Fire Radiative Power Retrieved from Multiple Geostationary Satellites

Xiaoyang Zhang, IMSG and NOAA/NWS/NCEP, College Park, MD; and S. Kondragunta and C. C. Schmidt

P5.14

A SAR-based NWP error warning product

George S. Young, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and N. S. Winstead and T. D. Sikora

Handout (215.1 kB)

Poster Session 6

Satellite Research and Algorithm Development in Oceanography - Posters

Location: ABC Pre-Function (Westin Annapolis)

Host: 17th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: Deborah K. Smith, Remote Sensing Systems

P6.1

Characteristics of ocean surface winds in the lee of Rishiri Island, Japan, observed by synthetic aperture radar

Osamu Isoguchi, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Tsukuba, Japan; and M. Shimada

Poster 6.2 has been moved. New paper number 7.2A

P6.3

NOAA's Jason-2/OSTM products

David R. Donahue, NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO/SPSD, College Park, MD; and J. Lillibridge, Y. Zhang, K. Casey, and J. Throwe

P6.4

A parameterized forward model for WindSat ocean vector wind retrievals

Michael H. Bettenhausen, NRL, Washington, DC; and I. S. Adams and P. W. Gaiser

P6.5

Toward the sea surface temperature climate data record from space: 4km AVHRR Pathfinder SST

Kenneth S. Casey, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and T. B. Brandon

P6.6

The impact of measurement uncertainty and spatial variability on the accuracy of skin and subsurface regression-based sea surface temperature algorithms

Sandra L. Castro, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and G. A. Wick, P. J. Minnett, A. T. Jessup, and W. J. Emery

P6.7

Contribution to sampling requirements for future satellite altimetry observations of the Chesapeake Bay

Jordan S. Borak, Wyle Information Systems, Greenbelt, MD; and M. F. Jasinski and J. R. Moisan

Poster Session 7

Satellite Measuring/Monitoring of Volcanic Ash, Dust Storms, and Aerosols - Posters

Location: ABC Pre-Function (Westin Annapolis)

Host: 17th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: Michael Pavolonis, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin

P7.1

Retrieval of aerosol optical depths over Hong Kong by using MTSAT-1R

Mijin Kim, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and J. Kim, J. M. Yoon, P. W. Chan, J. Nichol, and C. Wong

Handout (630.2 kB)

P7.2 has been moved. New paper number 8.3A

Session 9

Operationally-Driven Satellite Research and Application Development

Location: Capitol D (Westin Annapolis)

Host: 17th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Cochairs: Wayne Feltz, CIMSS; Christopher S. Velden, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin

8:30 AM

9.1

NOAA / NESDIS satellite operations, product generation and distribution overview

Thomas M. Renkevens, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and B. Hughes

Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM

9.2

Climate change and coral bleaching: From satellite-derived nowcasts to model-derived forecasts

C. Mark Eakin, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and G. Liu, S. D. Donner, J. P. Dunne, L. Matrosova, C. Penland, R. S. Webb, A. Kumar, M. Chen, T. R. L. Christensen, S. F. Heron, J. A. Morgan, W. J. Skirving, A. E. Strong, B. A. A. Parker, T. F. Burgess, P. Delgado, and C. J. Nim

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM

9.3

WindSat vector maps as forecaster products

T. F. Lee, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. D. Hawkins, M. H. Bettenhausen, I. S. Adams, and P. Gaiser

Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM

9.4

AWIPS II: platform of choice for next-generation satellite system-of-systems integration and operational use

Philip E. Ardanuy, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, Silver Spring, MD; and P. A. Arkin, M. DeMaria, W. Feltz, R. R. Ferraro, J. Gerth, S. J. Goodman, A. Huang, G. J. Jedlovec, D. Jones, G. Mandt, A. Nappi, and S. D. Miller

Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM

9.5

Directions in global flood nowcasts and forecasts using satellite precipitation observations

Robert F. Adler, ESSIC/University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and Y. Hong, J. Wang, F. Policelli, Y. Tian, H. Wu, and H. Pierce

Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM

9.6

A Decision Support System for Diagnosing and Nowcasting Oceanic Convection for Oceanic Aviation Use

Cathy Kessinger, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and H. Cai, N. Rehak, D. Megenhardt, M. Steiner, R. Bankert, J. Hawkins, M. Donovan, and E. R. Williams

Recorded Presentation

Coffee Break

Location: ABC Pre-Function (Westin Annapolis)

Session 10

Next-Generation Satellite Observing Systems

Location: Capitol D (Westin Annapolis)

Host: 17th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: Steve Goodman, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR

10:30 AM

10.1

The ABI on GOES-R

Timothy J. Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, Madison, WI; and J. Gurka and M. M. Gunshor

Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM

10.2

Status of Pre-launch Activities for the Joint Polar Satellite System Calibration/Validation Program for the NPOESS Preparatory Project

Heather Kilcoyne, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS, Lanham, MD

11:00 AM

10.3

Probability of cloud-free lne of sght (PCFLOS) derived from CloudSat cloud profiling radar (CPR) and coincident CALIPSO lidar data

Donald L. Reinke, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and J. M. Forsythe, K. E. Milberger, and T. H. Vonder Haar

Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (2.0 MB)

11:15 AM

10.4

Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM)

Hugh Christian, Ryco Design and Research, Inc, Madison, AL; and S. Edgington and K. Gheno

Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM

10.5

NOAA's data exploitation of future polar-orbiting operational environmental satellites

Thomas B. Schott, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD; and S. L. Bunin, J. Silva, and G. Goodrum

Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (126.6 kB)

11:45 AM

10.6

Earth observation from a highly elliptical orbit: expected benefits for weather prediction

Louis Garand, EC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and Y. J. Rochon

Recorded Presentation

Lunch Break

Session 11

Training and Education for Current, New and Future Satellite Observing Systems

Location: Capitol D (Westin Annapolis)

Host: 17th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: Brian C. Motta, NWS

1:30 PM

11.1

GOES-R proving ground plans for the 2010 hurricane season at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) and the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) spring experiment

James J. Gurka, NOAA/NESDIS/GOES-R Program Office, Greenbelt, MD; and S. J. Goodman, T. J. Schmit, C. Siewart, J. L. Beven II, and M. DeMaria

Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM

11.2

SPoRT - Transitioning NASA Satellite Data into Weather Forecast Operations

Gary J. Jedlovec, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL

2:00 PM

11.3

McIDAS-V: Advances in data analysis and visualization for environmental satellite data

Thomas H. Achtor, SSEC/CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. D. Rink and T. M. Whittaker

Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM

11.4

A fifteen year perspective on national and international training directed towards forecasters

Bernadette H. Connell, CIRA, Ft. Collins, CO; and D. Bikos, J. Braun, A. Mostek, and M. DeMaria

Recorded Presentation

Coffee Break with Formal Poster Viewing

Location: ABC Pre-Function (Westin Annapolis)

Poster Session 8

Next-Generation Satellite Observing Systems - Posters

Location: ABC Pre-Function (Westin Annapolis)

Host: 17th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: Steven J. Goodman, NOAA/NESDIS/GOES-R Program Office

P8.1

GOES-R ABI spectral sensitivity analysis using hyperspectral observations

Francis P. Padula, GeoThinkTank LLC, Alexandria, VA; and C. Cao

P8.2

NOAA Science Test Results from the GOES-14 and -15 Imager and Sounder

Timothy J. Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, Madison, WI; and D. W. Hillger, A. S. Bachmeier, and M. M. Gunshor

P8.3

Direct readout from NOAA satellites

Paul Seymour, NESDIS, Suitland, MD; and M. Perkins and K. Metcalf

P8.4

Application of Lightning Measurements to Tropical Cyclone Rapid Intensity Change Forecasting

Mark DeMaria, NOAA/NESDIS, Fort Collins, CO; and J. A. Knaff, R. T. DeMaria, J. Kaplan, and N. W. Demetriades

P8.5

Diagnosing storm intensity using coupled TRMM Lightning Imaging Sensor and Meteosat Second Generation in preparation for GOES-R

Wayne M. MacKenzie Jr., University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and J. R. Mecikalski

P8.6

GOES-R Risk Reduction Program

Ingrid Guch, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and M. DeMaria

P8.7

GOES-R Legacy Atmospheric Profile Retrieval Algorithm For Final Delivery

Xin Jin, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and J. Li, T. J. Schmit, M. Goldberg, W. Wolf, G. D. Martin, and S. Sampson

P8.8

IDEA as a template for an Air Quality Proving Ground (AQPG) for GOES-R

Hai Zhang, JCET/Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore, MD; and R. M. Hoff and S. Kondragunta

P8.9

Aerosol Detection product with GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) measurements

Pubu Ciren, Dell PSGS INC., Camp Spring, MD; and S. Kondragunta and I. Laszlo

P8.10

The GOES-R ABI Wild Fire Automated Biomass Burning Algorithm development activities at CIMSS

Jay P. Hoffman, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and C. C. Schmidt and E. M. Prins

P8.11

Ozone estimation with the GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager: proxy data studies

Christopher C. Schmidt, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. P. Hoffman

P8.12

The GOES-R hydrology algorithms part I: Rainfall rate

Robert Kuligowski, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and Y. Li

P8.13

The GOES-R hydrology algorithms part II: Rainfall potential

Robert J. Kuligowski, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and Z. Zhang and V. Lakshmanan

P8.14

The GOES-R hydrology algorithms part III: Probability of rainfall

Robert J. Kuligowski, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD

P8.15

Footprint matching for the advanced technology microwave sounder

Thomas J. Kleespies, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD

Handout (202.8 kB)

P8.16

Developing Calibration Support for the Space Weather Instruments for GOES-R

Jonathan M. Darnel, IMSG, Camp Springs, MD; and W. Rowland and C. Cao

P8.17

Evaluation of Space Based Doppler Wind Lidar in Joint OSSEs

Michiko Masutani, NOAA/NWS/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and L. P. Riishojgaard, G. D. Emmitt, S. Greco, S. A. Wood, and J. S. Woollen

P8.18

Pre-Launch Characterization of the Sounding Environmental Data Records (EDRs) Performance

Lihang Zhou, JPSS Program Office, Silver Spring, MD; and C. D. Barnet, D. Gu, H. Kilcoyne, J. Feeley, G. Trumbower, C. Hoffman, G. A. Bingham, and K. St Germain

Poster Session 9

Operationally-Driven Satellite Research and Application Development - Posters

Location: ABC Pre-Function (Westin Annapolis)

Host: 17th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Cochairs: Wayne F. Feltz, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Christopher Velden, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin

P9.1

Operational Tropical Cyclone Satellite Products Available from NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD

Matthew Seybold, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and M. Turk, M. DeMaria, J. Knaff, A. Schumacher, C. Velden, T. Olander, E. Ebert, S. Kidder, and R. Kuligowski

P9.2

Utilizing SSM/I Data for Tropical Cyclone Intensity Estimation

Richard L. Bankert, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. D. Hawkins

P9.3

Enhancing FAA tactical forecasts of convective initiation and growth

John R. Mecikalski, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and W. M. MacKenzie Jr., H. Iskendarian, and D. Botes

P9.4

Validation of University of Wisconsin Convective Initiation (UWCI) algorithm

Justin Sieglaff, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and L. M. Cronce, W. Feltz, K. Bedka, M. J. Pavolonis, and A. K. Heidinger

P9.5

Updated method for nowcasting convective initiation using satellite data applications

John Walker, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and W. M. MacKenzie Jr. and J. R. Mecikalski

P9.6

Comparisons Between GOES-12 Overshooting Top Detections, WSR-88D Radar Reflectivity, and Severe Storm Reports

Richard Dworak, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Brunner, K. Bedka, and W. Feltz

P9.7

Recent developments in microburst nowcasting using GOES

Kenneth L. Pryor, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD

Handout (1.5 MB)

P9.8

Objective short-range forecasts of the convective environment using Geostationary satellite data

Ralph A. Petersen, CIMSS/University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and R. M. Aune and T. D. Rink

P9.9

UW-CIMSS GOES-R Proving Ground Participation in Storm Prediction Center Hazardous Weather Testbed

Wayne F. Feltz, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and K. Bah, K. Bedka, L. M. Cronce, J. Gerth, J. S. Kain, S. S. Lindstrom, J. A. Otkin, T. J. Schmit, J. Sieglaff, C. W. Siewert, and R. M. Rabin

P9.10

Progress toward satellite-based atmospheric turbulence interest field detection

Wayne Feltz, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and K. Bedka, A. Wimmers, R. D. Sharman, and J. K. Williams

P9.11

Using satellite-based lightning products to enhance aviation decision support systems: A feasibility study

Cathy Kessinger, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. Deierling, J. K. Williams, and R. Sharman

Handout (1.1 MB)

P9.12

The Satellite Analysis Branch Hazard Mitigation Programs

Jamie Kibler, NESDIS, College Park, MD

P9.13

The global geostationary Wildfire ABBA fire monitoring network

Elaine M. Prins, UW-Madison SSEC/CIMSS - Consultant, Grass Valley, CA; and C. C. Schmidt, J. C. Brunner, J. P. Hoffman, S. S. Lindstrom, and J. M. Feltz

P9.14

Tracking Smoke Plumes Using GOES Imagery

Jian Zeng, ERT associated with NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, College Park, MD; and S. Kondragunta

P9.15

LaRC Real-Time Satellite-Derived Products – Applications and Limitations

Rabindra Palikonda, SSAI / NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA; and P. Minnis, D. A. Spangenberg, T. L. Chee, B. Shan, and W. L. Smith Jr.

P9.16

An effort to improve marine stratus forecasts using satellite cloud climatologies for the Eureka, CA region

Cynthia L. Combs, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and R. Mazur, J. V. Clark, M. K. Nordquist, and D. A. Molenar

Handout (631.6 kB)

P9.17

Using SAR Winds to Evaluate Synoptic and Mesoscale Features in Forecast Operations

Kenneth K.C. Chan, EC, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and B. J. Snyder and L. Neil

Handout (790.7 kB)

P9.18

Application of remotely sensed ccean surface vector winds to determine wave generation areas

Joseph M. Sienkiewicz, NOAA/NWS/Ocean Prediction Center, College Park, MD; and G. McFadden

Handout (404.3 kB)

P9.19

Recent improvements to the NESDIS SST Quality Monitor (SQUAM)

Prasanjit Dash, NOAA, College Park, MD; and A. Ignatov, Y. Kihai, and J. Sapper

P9.20

Transition of research to operations for satellite observations

John Pereira, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and D. Mamula and D. Hermreck

P9.21

Variability of the sub-polar front in the Japan/East Sea during winter 2009-2010

Emil T. Petruncio, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and S. Cho

Handout (2.6 MB)

P9.22

Access to real-time weather satellite products from desktops and mobile devices through a Web Map Service

David Santek, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and R. Dengel, D. Parker, S. Batzli, N. A. Bearson, and W. Feltz

P9.23

The Validation of the Operational AMSU Snowfall Identification Product

Ralph R. Ferraro, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and M. R. P. Sapiano, M. Nichols, H. Meng, and L. Zhao

Handout (130.0 kB)

P9.23

Operational Application of Satellite Remote Sensing for Hydrological Prediction in Ungauged African Basins

P9.24

CloudSat Data Processing Center – update on CloudSat data processing and new version 05 products

Donald L. Reinke, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and P. T. Partain, D. G. Reinke, K. E. Milberger, and S. D. Miller

P9.25

Operational DMSP SSMIS Sounding Products at FNMOC

Yiping Wang, FNMOC, Monterey, CA; and J. Tesmer, J. Vermeulen, P. McCrone, and S. Swadley

Poster Session 10

Training and Education for Current, New and Future Satellite Observing Systems - Posters

Location: ABC Pre-Function (Westin Annapolis)

Host: 17th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Chair: Brian C. Motta, NWS

P10.1

NexSat: Reaching out to users within and outside of the US

Arunas P. Kuciauskas, NRL, Monterey, CA; and T. F. Lee, S. D. Miller, J. E. Solbrig, M. Surratt, K. Richardson, J. E. Kent, and J. D. Hawkins

P10.2

The COMET Program and satellite meteorology education resources: Preparing for the next generation meteorological satellites

Patrick Dills, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and W. Abshire, M. Weingroff, and B. Guarente

P10.3

Confronting data delivery challenges of the future via the GOES-R Proving Ground

Jordan Gerth, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Handout (2.5 MB)

Poster Session 10 17th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

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