Session 13 15th Conference on Middle Atmosphere

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Monday, 8 June 2009

8:20 AM-10:00 AM: Monday, 8 June 2009

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Session 1
Upper Troposphere/Lower Stratosphere I
Location: Pinnacle A (Stoweflake Resort and Confernce Center)
Host: 15th Conference on Middle Atmosphere
Organizer: Linnea M. Avallone, University of Colorado
Chair: Linnea M. Avallone, University of Colorado
8:20 AM
1.1
Linking transport processes and UT/LS budgets with Laminar identification (LID): Insights from tropical and mid-Latitude field campaigns
Anne M. Thompson, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and A. Luzik, S. Lee, S. J. Oltmans, H. Voemel, and J. C. Witte
8:40 AM
1.2
Quasi-Stationary Temperature Structure in the Upper Troposphere over the Tropical Indian Ocean
Noriyuki Nishi, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; and E. Nishimoto, H. Hayashi, M. Shiotani, H. Takashima, and T. Tsuda
9:00 AM
1.3
Observations of variability in the polar upper troposphere and stratosphere using GPS radio occultation data
Kevin M. Grise, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and D. W. J. Thompson
9:20 AM
1.4
The 2008 Stratosphere-Troposphere Analyses of Regional Transport (START08) experiment
Elliot Atlas, University of Miami, Miami, FL; and L. Pan and K. P. Bowman

9:40 AM
1.5
MLS/START08 comparisons and large-scale context for START08 from MLS and ACE-FTS satellite data
G.L. Manney, JPL & NMTech, Socorro, NM; and M. I. Hegglin, W. Daffer, R. Fuller, E. Atlas, K. P. Bowman, L. Pan, S. C. Wofsy, J. Ballard, R. S. Gao, A. Weinheimer, T. Campos, D. Hurst, N. Livesey, M. L. Santee, and J. R. Walker

10:00 AM-10:20 AM: Monday, 8 June 2009


Coffee Break
Location: Stowe Room (Stoweflake Resort and Confernce Center)

10:20 AM-12:20 PM: Monday, 8 June 2009

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Session 2
Upper Troposphere/Lower Stratosphere II
Location: Pinnacle A (Stoweflake Resort and Confernce Center)
Host: 15th Conference on Middle Atmosphere
Organizer: Linnea M. Avallone, University of Colorado
Chair: Ellis Remsberg, NASA Langley Research Center
10:20 AM
2.1
Simulation of the atmospheric tape recorder signal in HCN
Robert Walter, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Juelich, Germany; and R. Müller, P. Konopka, G. Günther, J. Grooß, A. Heil, M. Schultz, M. Riese, and H. C. Pumphrey
10:40 AM
2.2
Potential vorticity as a barrier to exchange between the upper troposphere and lowermost stratosphere
John C. Gille, University of Colorado and NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Karol, V. Yudin, D. Kinnison, and B. Nardi

11:00 AM
2.3
Clouds and water vapor at the tropical tropopause
Leonhard Pfister, NASA, Moffett Field, CA; and E. Jensen

11:20 AM
2.4
Seasonal to long-term variations of water vapor in the tropical lower stratosphere observed with balloon-borne hygrometers
Masatomo Fujiwara, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan; and F. Hasebe, M. Shiotani, H. Vömel, S. Y. Ogino, S. Iwasaki, N. Nishi, T. Shibata, K. Shimizu, J. Valverde-Canossa, H. B. Selkirk, and S. J. Oltmans
11:40 AM
2.5
Hirdls and Calipso observations of tropical cirrus
Steve Massie, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Gille, C. Craig, R. Khosravi, J. Barnett, and D. M. Winker

12:00 PM
2.6
Observations of trace gases during CARIBIC flights
Angela K. Baker, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany; and C. A. M. Brenninkmeijer, D. E. Oram, D. A. O'Sullivan, T. J. Schuck, and F. Slemr

12:20 PM-1:50 PM: Monday, 8 June 2009


Lunch Break

1:50 PM-3:30 PM: Monday, 8 June 2009

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Session 3
Satellite Observations of the Middle Atmosphere I
Location: Pinnacle A (Stoweflake Resort and Confernce Center)
Host: 15th Conference on Middle Atmosphere
Organizer: Linnea M. Avallone, University of Colorado
Chair: Jessica L. Neu, JPL
1:50 PM
3.1
The total hydrogen budget of the equatorial upper stratosphere
Jonathan E. Wrotny, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington D.C.; and G. E. Nedoluha, C. Boone, G. Stiller, and J. P. McCormack
2:10 PM
3.2
The effect of the solar cycle on water vapor in the mesosphere over Mauna Loa from 1992-2009
G. E. Nedoluha, NRL, Washington, DC; and R. M. Gomez, B. C. Hicks, J. E. Wrotny, C. Boone, and A. Lambert
2:30 PM
3.3
Constraining the ClO / ClOOCl equilibrium constant from Aura MLS measurements of nighttime ClO
Michelle L. Santee, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and L. Froidevaux, S. P. Sander, N. J. Livesey, and G. L. Manney

2:50 PM
3.4
Momentum budget of the migrating diurnal tide
Ruth S. Lieberman, Northwest Research Associates, Colorado Research Associates Division, Boulder, CO; and D. Riggin, D. A. Ortland, and Q. Wu
3:10 PM
3.5
Observations of Polar Mesospheric Clouds Compared with MLS Temperatures and Water Vapor Measurements
Eric P. Shettle, NRL, Washington, DC; and G. E. Nedoluha, M. T. DeLand, G. E. Thomas, and J. J. Olivero

3:30 PM-3:50 PM: Monday, 8 June 2009


Coffee Break
Location: Stowe Room (Stoweflake Resort and Confernce Center)

3:50 PM-4:30 PM: Monday, 8 June 2009

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Session 4
Satellite Observations of the Middle Atmosphere II
Location: Pinnacle A (Stoweflake Resort and Confernce Center)
Host: 15th Conference on Middle Atmosphere
Organizer: Linnea M. Avallone, University of Colorado
Chair: Jessica L. Neu, JPL
3:50 PM
4.1
Assessment of the interannual variability of lower stratospheric monthly averages of O3 and N2O using observations from Odin/SMR
Farahnaz Khosrawi, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden; and R. Müller, M. H. Proffitt, J. Urban, and D. Murtagh

4:10 PM
4.2
Ground-to-MLT Data Assimilation and Prediction using a Prototype High-Altitude Global NWP System
Stephen D. Eckermann, NRL, Washington, DC; and K. W. Hoppel, L. Coy, J. P. McCormack, D. E. Siskind, K. Nielsen, A. J. Kochenash, M. H. Stevens, C. R. Englert, W. Singer, and M. Hervig

4:30 PM-6:00 PM: Monday, 8 June 2009


Joint Poster Session 1
Theory
Location: Stowe Room (Stoweflake Resort and Confernce Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 17th Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics; and the 15th Conference on Middle Atmosphere )
Chair: Steven B. Feldstein, Pennsylvania State Univ.
JP1.1
Persistent multiple jets and the PV staircase
Changhyun Yoo, Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA; and S. Lee

JP1.3
Nonlinear stratified spindown over a sloping bottom
Jessica A. Benthuysen, WHOI, Woods Hole, MA; and L. N. Thomas

JP1.4
JP1.5
Dynamics of the tropopause
Pablo Zurita-Gotor, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; and G. K. Vallis

JP1.6
Equatorial Mountain Torques and Large-Scale Mountain Flow Dynamics
Francois Lott, CNRS, Paris, France; and S. Mailler

JP1.7
A filtered model of tropical wave motions
Levi G. Silvers, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and W. H. Schubert, M. T. Masarik, and A. O. Gonzalez

JP1.8
Parameterization of baroclinic eddies in a channel model
Gavin Esler, University College London, London, United Kingdom

JP1.9
The rotating Green-Naghdi shallow water model: a simple framework for the investigation of mesoscale atmospheric and oceanic flows
Joseph Daniel Pearce, University College, London, London, United Kingdom; and J. G. Esler

JP1.10
The role of non-quasigeostrophic forcing in the Southern Hemisphere blocking onsets
Li Dong, WindLogics Inc., Grand Rapids, MN; and S. J. Colucci

JP1.11
Barotropic Instability in the Caribbean and the Tropical East Pacific
Saska Gjorgjievska, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM; and D. Raymond

JP1.12
A theoretical framework for energy and momentum consistency in subgrid-scale parameterization for climate models
Tiffany A. Shaw, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; and T. G. Shepherd

JP1.13
Balances on the planetary scale in the atmosphere
Stamen Dolaptchiev, Institut fuer Atmosphaere und Umwelt , Goethe-Universitaet Frankfurt, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

JP1.14
Baroclinic eddy equilibration under specified seasonal forcing
Yang Zhang, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and P. H. Stone

JP1.15
Moist convection and the thermal stratification of the extratropical troposphere
Tapio Schneider, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and P. A. O'Gorman

JP1.16 moved, new paper number J3.6

JP1.18
Moist baroclinic eddies as features of the dry and moist isentropic circulations in a warming climate
Frederic Laliberte, Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; and O. Pauluis

JP1.19
Generation mechanisms and scales of eddies on Jupiter
Junjun Liu, Caltech, Pasadena, CA; and T. Schneider

JP1.20
Understanding Tornadoes and Microbursts
Essam A. Farag, SNC-Lavalin Inc., Montreal, QC, Canada

Handout (484.6 kB)


Joint Poster Session 2
Observations
Location: Stowe Room (Stoweflake Resort and Confernce Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 17th Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics; and the 15th Conference on Middle Atmosphere )
Organizer: George Kiladis, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory
JP2.1
The Dynamics of the Pacific-North American Teleconnection Pattern
Christian Franzke, British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, United Kingdom; and S. B. Feldstein and S. Lee

JP2.2
Dynamical feedbacks and the persistence of the NAO
Elizabeth A. Barnes, Fort Collins, CO; and D. L. Hartmann

Handout (761.5 kB)

JP2.3
The link between Rossby Wave Breaking and Cut off Low Pressure Systems in the Southern Hemisphere Upper Troposphere
Thando Ndarana, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; and D. Waugh

JP2.4
The dynamics of transverse cirrus bands: inferences from observations
John A. Knox, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA; and A. S. Bachmeier, K. M. Bedka, M. Carter, J. E. Tarantino, L. C. Paulik, E. N. Wilson, G. S. Bechdol, and M. J. Mays

JP2.5 moved. New paper number 7.2A

JP2.5A
The role of tropical waves in the dynamics of the mesosphere
David A. Ortland, NorthWest Research Associates, Redmond, WA; and R. S. Lieberman, D. Riggin, and M. J. Alexander

JP2.6
Engineering an Effective and Economic Measurement of Atmospheric Stability
Richie Cotton, Renewable Energy Systems, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Handout (242.5 kB)

Tuesday, 9 June 2009

8:00 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 9 June 2009

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Joint Session 1
Coupled Troposphere-Stratosphere: Dynamics
Location: Pinnacle BC (Stoweflake Resort and Confernce Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 15th Conference on Middle Atmosphere; and the 17th Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics )
Organizers: Judith Perlwitz, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA-ESRL; George Kiladis, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory
Chair: Peter Haynes, University of Cambridge
8:00 AM
J1.1
Characteristics of baroclinic wave packets over the North Atlantic during strong and weak polar vortex events
Ian N. Williams, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; and S. J. Colucci

8:20 AM
J1.2
Troposphere-stratosphere communication through local vertical waveguides
Terry Nathan, Univ. of California, Davis, CA; and D. Hodyss
8:40 AM
J1.3
Stratospheric influences on tropospheric weather systems
Stephen J. Colucci, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
9:20 AM
J1.5
The role of eddies in driving the tropospheric response to stratospheric heating perturbations
Isla R. Simpson, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; and M. Blackburn, J. D. Haigh, and S. Sparrow
9:40 AM
J1.6
Stratosphere-Troposphere Dynamical Coupling and Tropospheric Predictability
Clara Orbe, Columbia University, New York, NY; and E. P. Gerber and L. M. Polvani

10:00 AM-10:20 AM: Tuesday, 9 June 2009


Coffee Break
Location: Stowe Room (Stoweflake Resort and Confernce Center)

10:20 AM-12:20 PM: Tuesday, 9 June 2009

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Joint Session 2
Coupled Troposphere-Stratosphere: Dynamics and Annular Modes
Location: Pinnacle BC (Stoweflake Resort and Confernce Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 15th Conference on Middle Atmosphere; and the 17th Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics )
Organizers: Judith Perlwitz, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA-ESRL; George Kiladis, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory
Chair: Matthew H. Hitchman, University of Wisconsin Madison
10:20 AM
J2.1
Advantages of a conservative coordinate system
Abraham Solomon, Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies, Calverton, MD; and N. Nakamura
10:40 AM
J2.2
11:00 AM
J2.3
A simplified annular mode index based on zonal-mean data
Mark P. Baldwin, Northwest Research Associates, Redmond, WA; and D. W. J. Thompson
11:20 AM
J2.4
Annular mode time scales and climate sensitivity in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report models
Edwin P. Gerber, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, NYU, New York, NY; and L. M. Polvani and D. Ancukiewicz
11:40 AM
J2.5
Use of the fluctuation-dissipation theorem to predict tropospheric climate response
Fenwick C. Cooper, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom; and P. H. Haynes

12:20 PM-1:50 PM: Tuesday, 9 June 2009


Lunch Break

1:50 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 9 June 2009

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Joint Session 3
Coupled Troposphere-Stratosphere: Upper Troposphere/Lower Stratosphere
Location: Pinnacle BC (Stoweflake Resort and Confernce Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 15th Conference on Middle Atmosphere; and the 17th Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics )
Organizers: Judith Perlwitz, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA-ESRL; George Kiladis, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory
Chair: Edwin P. Gerber, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, NYU
1:50 PM
J3.1
Tropical cyclones and the Quasi-biennial Oscillation
Suzana J. Camargo, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY; and A. H. Sobel
2:10 PM
J3.2
Effect of Tropical Waves on the Tropical Tropopause-Transition-Layer Upwelling
Jung-Hee Ryu, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and S. Lee

2:30 PM
J3.3
Trends and variability in the upper troposphere/lower stratosphere 1990-2008: Insights from stratospheric water vapour
Peter H. Haynes, Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom; and S. Fueglistaler, Y. S. Liu, W. G. Read, G. Stiller, and A. J. Simmons
2:50 PM
JP3.4 Withdrawn

3:30 PM-3:50 PM: Tuesday, 9 June 2009


Coffee Break
Location: Stowe Room (Stoweflake Resort and Confernce Center)

3:50 PM-4:30 PM: Tuesday, 9 June 2009

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Joint Session 4
Internal Gravity Waves
Location: Pinnacle BC (Stoweflake Resort and Confernce Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 15th Conference on Middle Atmosphere; and the 17th Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics )
Organizer: M. Joan Alexander, NorthWest Research Associates
Chair: M. Joan Alexander, NorthWest Research Associates
3:50 PM
J4.1
4:10 PM
J4.2
Generation of Inertia-Gravity Waves from Jets within vortex dipoles
Shuguang Wang, Columbia University, New York, NY; and F. Zhang

4:30 PM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 9 June 2009


Joint Poster Session 3
Coupled Troposphere-Stratosphere
Location: Stowe Room (Stoweflake Resort and Confernce Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 15th Conference on Middle Atmosphere; and the 17th Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics )
Organizers: Judith Perlwitz, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA-ESRL; George Kiladis, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory
JP3.1
Northern Hemisphere Extratropical Tropopause in Radiosonde Data
Seok-woo Son, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and L. M. Polvani and J. Eckstein

J3.4
Effect of stratospheric circulation on the extratropical tropopause inversion layer in a simple GCM
Seok-woo Son, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and E. P. Gerber and L. M. Polvani

JP3.2
Influence of stationary wave field on stratosphere-troposphere coupling response to Siberian surface cooling
Karen L. Smith, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; and P. J. Kushner

JP3.3
Modeling the coupled stratosphere-troposphere stationary wave response to climate change
Lei Wang, University of Toronto, Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada; and P. J. Kushner

JP3.4
Intra-annual relationships between polar ozone and the Southern Hemisphere Annular Mode
Ryan L. Fogt, Ohio University, Athens, OH; and J. Perlwitz, S. Pawson, and M. A. Olsen

JP3.5
JP3.6
The downward influence of stratospheric final warming events in an idealized model
Lantao Sun, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and W. A. Robinson


Joint Poster Session 4
Upper Troposphere/Lower Stratosphere and Middle Atmosphere
Location: Stowe Room (Stoweflake Resort and Confernce Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 15th Conference on Middle Atmosphere; and the 17th Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics )
Organizer: Judith Perlwitz, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA-ESRL
JP4.2
Observed solar-cycle responses and trends in mesospheric water vapor
Ellis Remsberg, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA

JP4.3
The lifetime and longitudinal variation of the Kelvin waves around the tropopause and the upper troposphere in the tropic
Junko Suzuki, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Kanagawa, Japan; and M. Shiotani, N. Nishi, R. Shirooka, and M. Yoshizaki

JP4.4
Analysis of Ultra-fast Kelvin Waves Simulated by Kyushu University GCM
Ying-Wen Chen, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; and S. Miyahara

Handout (1.0 MB)

JP4.5
Diurnal wind variations observed by an MF radar at Syowa Antarctic Station
Yoshihiro Tomikawa, National Institute of Polar Research, Tokyo, Japan; and M. Tsutsumi

JP4.6
Current status of superconducting submillimeter-wave limb-emission sounder (SMILES)
Masato Shiotani, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, Japan; and M. Takayanagi

JP4.7
Higher order approximation of ray theory applied to orographic gravity waves
Manuel Pulido, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Corrientes, Argentina; and C. Rodas

JP4.8
Studies of stratopause structure, evolution and transport from satellite data and new assimilation products
G.L. Manney, JPL & NMTech, Socorro, NM; and K. Krueger, M. Schwartz, S. Pawson, N. McKee, M. Sienkiewicz, W. Daffer, K. W. Hoppel, N. Livesey, S. Polavarapu, M. G. Mlynczak, E. Remsberg, and J. M. Russell III

JP4.9
Tropical upper-tropospheric ozone variability as observed by the Aura Microwave Limb Sounder
Nathaniel J. Livesey, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and L. Froidevaux, M. Santee, D. Wu, J. Jiang, H. Su, W. Read, A. Lambert, and R. Doherty

JP4.10
Estimating gravity wave parameters with a genetic algorithm for realistic gravity wave drag profiles
Manuel Pulido, FaCENA, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Corrientes, Argentina; and S. Polavarapu, T. G. Shepherd, and J. Thuburn

JP4.11
Solar proton events and their effects on the middle atmosphere as observed by Aura-MLS and ACE-FTS
David Herceg, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM; and G. L. Manney, K. Minschwaner, and M. L. Santee

JP4.12
Multiscale tropical convection: understanding the relationship between convective momentum transport and gravity wave momentum flux
Todd P. Lane, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; and M. W. Moncrieff


Joint Poster Session 5
Interactions between Tropical Convection and the Large Scale Circulation
Location: Stowe Room (Stoweflake Resort and Confernce Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 17th Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics; and the 15th Conference on Middle Atmosphere )
Organizer: George Kiladis, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory
JP5.2
JP 5.4 has been moved. New paper number 6.2A

JP5.5
Idealized Walker circulations over a wide range of climates
Timothy M. Merlis, Princeton University and GFDL, Princeton, NJ; and T. Schneider

JP5.6
Forcing of Convectively Coupled Kelvin Waves by Extratropical Wave Activity
George Kiladis, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, CO

Wednesday, 10 June 2009

8:00 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 10 June 2009

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Session 5
Internal Gravity Waves: Observations
Location: Pinnacle A (Stoweflake Resort and Confernce Center)
Host: 15th Conference on Middle Atmosphere
Organizers: Judith Perlwitz, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA-ESRL; M. Joan Alexander, NorthWest Research Associates
Chair: Charles McLandress, University of Toronto
8:00 AM
5.1
Quantifying gravity waves and turbulence in the stratosphere using satellite measurements of stellar scintillation
Viktoria Sofieva, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland; and A. S. Gurvich and F. Dalaudier
8:20 AM
5.2
Aircraft measurements and numerical simulations of gravity waves in the extratropical UTLS region during the START08 field campaign
Fuqing Zhang, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and M. Zhang, K. P. Bowman, L. Pan, and E. Atlas

8:40 AM
5.3
South Georgia Island Wave Patterns Observed in the Stratosphere via Satellite
M. Joan Alexander, NorthWest Research Associates, Boulder, CO; and S. D. Eckermann, D. Broutman, and J. Ma
9:00 AM
5.4
The High-Altitude Southern-Scandinavian Mountain Wave of 14 January 2003
Stephen D. Eckermann, NRL, Washington, DC; and J. Ma, D. Broutman, D. L. Wu, M. J. Alexander, L. Coy, J. Doyle, T. F. Hogan, B. N. Lawrence, and A. Stephens

9:40 AM
5.6
Energy flux diagnosis of secondary mountain wave generation
Bryan Woods, Yale University, New Haven, CT; and R. B. Smith and J. D. Doyle

10:00 AM-10:20 AM: Wednesday, 10 June 2009


Coffee Break
Location: Stowe Room (Stoweflake Resort and Confernce Center)

10:20 AM-12:20 PM: Wednesday, 10 June 2009

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Session 6
Internal Gravity Waves: Generation and Parameterization
Location: Pinnacle A (Stoweflake Resort and Confernce Center)
Host: 15th Conference on Middle Atmosphere
Organizers: Judith Perlwitz, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA-ESRL; M. Joan Alexander, NorthWest Research Associates
Chair: Stephen D. Eckermann, NRL
10:20 AM
6.1
Weakly nonlinear internal waves in the middle atmosphere
Hayley V. Dosser, Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; and B. R. Sutherland

10:40 AM
6.2
Gravity Waves Produced by Potential Vorticity Anomalies
Francois Lott, CNRS, Paris, France; and R. Plougonven and J. Vanneste
11:00 AM
6.3
11:20 AM
6.4
Gravity wave generation and propagation in the middle atmosphere revealed by a high-resolution GCM
Kaoru Sato, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; and S. Watanabe, Y. Kawatani, Y. Tomikawa, K. Miyazaki, S. Tateno, and M. Takahashi
11:40 AM
6.5
The roles of 3-dimensional propagating gravity waves and equatorial trapped gravity waves on driving the Quasi Biennial Oscillation: A study of high resolution atmospheric general circulation model
Yoshio Kawatani, Frontier Research Center for Global Change, Yokohama, Japan; and K. Sato, T. J. Dunkerton, S. Watanabe, S. Miyahara, and M. Takahashi
12:00 PM
6.6

12:20 PM-1:50 PM: Wednesday, 10 June 2009


Lunch Break

1:50 PM-3:30 PM: Wednesday, 10 June 2009

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Session 7
Middle Atmosphere Dynamics I
Location: Pinnacle A (Stoweflake Resort and Confernce Center)
Host: 15th Conference on Middle Atmosphere
Organizer: Judith Perlwitz, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA-ESRL
Chair: Tiffany A. Shaw, Columbia Univ.
1:50 PM
7.1
To long-term Variability of the Mesosphere over Europe
Dieter H. W. Peters, University of Rostock, Kühlungsborn, Mecklenburg, Germany; and A. Gabriel, G. Entzian, and J. Bremer

2:10 PM
7.2 moved. New paper number JP2.5A

2:10 PM
7.2A
How strong are the Southern Hemisphere storm tracks?
Yanjuan Guo, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and X. Xia and E. K. M. Chang
2:30 PM
7.3
Mesospheric tides and waves in the NOGAPS-ALPHA high-altitude data assimilation system
Lawrence Coy, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC; and J. P. McCormack, D. E. Siskind, S. D. Eckerman, and K. W. Hoppel
2:50 PM
7.4
The Arctic polar stratosphere and mesosphere during IPY
V. Lynn Harvey, Univerisity of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and R. Collins, D. E. Atkinson, B. Thurairajah, and D. Wheeler
3:10 PM
7.5

3:30 PM-3:50 PM: Wednesday, 10 June 2009


Coffee Break
Location: Stowe Room (Stoweflake Resort and Confernce Center)

3:50 PM-4:30 PM: Wednesday, 10 June 2009

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Session 8
Middle Atmosphere Dynamics II
Location: Pinnacle A (Stoweflake Resort and Confernce Center)
Host: 15th Conference on Middle Atmosphere
Organizer: Judith Perlwitz, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA-ESRL
Chair: Tiffany A. Shaw, Columbia Univ.
3:50 PM
8.1
Newtonian cooling in the middle atmosphere: Where does it work and where does it fail?
Peter Hitchcock, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; and T. G. Shepherd and S. Yoden
4:10 PM
8.2
Influence of the QBO on the winter stratosphere as internal atmospheric variability
James A. Anstey, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; and T. G. Shepherd and J. F. Scinocca

4:30 PM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 10 June 2009

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Joint Session 5
Haurwitz Lecture
Location: Pinnacle BC (Stoweflake Resort and Confernce Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 17th Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics; and the 15th Conference on Middle Atmosphere )

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Wednesday, 10 June 2009


17Fluid and 15Middle Joint Reception with Cash Bar
Location: Atrium Lawn (Stoweflake Resort and Confernce Center)

Thursday, 11 June 2009

8:20 AM-10:00 AM: Thursday, 11 June 2009

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Session 9
Stratospheric Warmings
Location: Pinnacle A (Stoweflake Resort and Confernce Center)
Host: 15th Conference on Middle Atmosphere
Organizer: Judith Perlwitz, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado
Chair: Dieter Peters, IAP - Leibniz-Institut für Atmosphärenphysik der Universität Rostock e.V.
8:20 AM
9.1
A vortex dynamics perspective on stratospheric sudden warmings: the resonant excitation theory
N. Joss Matthewman, University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom; and J. G. Esler
8:40 AM
9.2
Blocking precursors to stratospheric sudden warming events
Olivia Martius, ETH, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland; and L. M. Polvani, M. Croci-Maspoli, and H. C. Davies
9:00 AM
9.3
The Extreme Major Stratospheric sudden Warming of January 2009
Paul A. Newman, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and E. R. Nash
9:20 AM
9.4
The Great Stratospheric Warming of 2009
Craig S. Long, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, Camp Springs, MD; and S. Zhou and M. LHeureux

10:00 AM-10:20 AM: Thursday, 11 June 2009


Coffee Break
Location: Stowe Room (Stoweflake Resort and Confernce Center)

10:20 AM-12:20 PM: Thursday, 11 June 2009

Recording files available
Session 10
Stratospheric Climate Change
Host: 15th Conference on Middle Atmosphere
Organizer: Judith Perlwitz, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA-ESRL
Chair: Terry Nathan, Univ. of California
10:20 AM
10.1
Data analysis and a GCM simulation of the decadal temperature variation in the Arctic lower stratosphere in winter and spring
Wookap Choi, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and D. Kim and Y. Kim
10:40 AM
10.2
Evidence for recent stratospheric circulation changes from multiple measurement sources
Eric A. Ray, NOAA/ESRL/CSD, Boulder, CO; and F. L. Moore, J. W. Elkins, D. Hurst, K. H. Rosenlof, A. Engel, and S. J. Oltmans
11:00 AM
10.3
11:20 AM
10.4
Simulated anthropogenic changes in the Brewer-Dobson circulation, including its extension to high latitudes
Charles McLandress, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; and T. G. Shepherd
11:40 AM
10.5
Mechanisms and feedbacks causing changes in upper stratospheric ozone
Luke Oman, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD; and D. Waugh, S. R. Kawa, R. S. Stolarski, A. R. Douglass, and P. A. Newman
12:00 PM
10.6
Predicted changes in stratospheric ozone fluxes into the troposphere due to a changing climate
Michaela I. Hegglin, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; and T. G. Shepherd

12:20 PM-1:50 PM: Thursday, 11 June 2009


Lunch Break

1:50 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 11 June 2009

Recording files available
Session 11
Stratospheric Ozone Variability
Location: Pinnacle A (Stoweflake Resort and Confernce Center)
Host: 15th Conference on Middle Atmosphere
Organizer: Judith Perlwitz, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA-ESRL
Chair: Luke Oman, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
1:50 PM
11.1
The long-term evolution of ozone and temperature in the upper stratosphere
Wolfgang Steinbrecht, DWD = German Weather Service, Hohenpeissenberg, Germany; and H. Claude and F. Schoenenborn
2:30 PM
11.3
Southern polar ozone variability as observed by Aura MLS
Shuntai Zhou, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, Camp Springs, MD; and C. S. Long

2:50 PM
11.4
Dynamical modes associated with the Antarctic ozone hole
Bryan C. Weare, University of California, Davis, CA

3:30 PM-3:50 PM: Thursday, 11 June 2009


Coffee Break
Location: Stowe Room (Stoweflake Resort and Confernce Center)

4:30 PM-6:00 PM: Thursday, 11 June 2009


Joint Poster Session 6
Modeling
Location: Stowe Room (Stoweflake Resort and Confernce Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 17th Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics; and the 15th Conference on Middle Atmosphere )
Chair: Adam H. Sobel, Columbia Univ.
JP6.1
Basin and channel contributions to a model antarctic circumpolar current
Louis-Philippe Nadeau, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and D. Straub

JP6.2
Precipitation and its extremes under climate change
Paul A. O'Gorman, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and T. Schneider

JP6.4
Zonal jets and the wind-driven midlatitude ocean circulation
Balasubramanya Nadiga, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and D. Straub

JP6.5
Climate change in an idealized coupled general circulation model
Timothy M. Merlis, Princeton University and GFDL, Princeton, NJ; and T. Schneider

JP6.6
Understanding GCM predicted storm track changes under global warming
Xiaoming Xia, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and E. Chang

JP6.8
JP6.9
Understanding Ocean Heat Uptake Using Simple Models and GCMs
Peng Xie, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; and G. K. Vallis

JP6.10
Uncertainty in numerical modeling of deep moist convective processes: the role of microphysics
Antonio Parodi, CIMA Research Foundation, Savona, Italy; and E. Fiori, L. Molini, and F. Siccardi

JP6.11
The climate and seasonal cycle on Titan: atmospheric dynamics and methane cycle
Sonja D.B. Graves, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and T. Schneider and E. L. Schaller

JP6.12
The Tropopause Inversion Layer in baroclinic Life-cycle Experiments
Andre Richard Erler, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; and V. Wirth

JP6.16
Secondary instabilities in the breaking of inertia gravity waves
Mark Furman, Goethe Universität, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; and U. Achatz

JP6.17
Circulation sensitivity to heating in an idealized model
Pablo Zurita-Gotor, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

JP6.18
Role of sea ice feedbacks in climate changes simulated with an idealized GCM
Ian Eisenman, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and T. Schneider


Joint Poster Session 7
Vortex Dynamics
Location: Stowe Room (Stoweflake Resort and Confernce Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 17th Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics; and the 15th Conference on Middle Atmosphere )
Chair: Paul D. Reasor, NOAA Hurricane Research Division
JP7.2
The Influence of the QBO on Western North Pacific Tropical Cyclone Tracks
Chang-Hoi Ho, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and H. S. Kim, J. H. Jeong, and S. W. Son

JP7.3
The dynamical response of the hurricane wind field to rainband heating
Yumin Moon, University of Miami, Miami, FL; and D. S. Nolan

JP7.5
Nonlinear Tropical Instability Waves
Cheng Zhou, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and J. P. Boyd

Handout (851.5 kB)

JP7.6
A new look at hurricane intensity: perspectives from a dry and moist hurricane frameworks
Agnieszka A. Smith-Mrowiec, NASA GISS / Columbia University, New York, NY; and S. T. Garner and O. Pauluis

JP7.7
Spontaneous-adjustment emission of inertia-gravity waves by unsteady vortical motion in the hurricane core
Eric Hendricks, NRL, Monterey, CA; and W. H. Schubert, S. R. Fulton, and B. D. McNoldy


Joint Poster Session 8
Mixing within the Ocean and Atmosphere
Location: Stowe Room (Stoweflake Resort and Confernce Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 17th Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics; and the 15th Conference on Middle Atmosphere )
Organizer: Thomas W. N. Haine, Johns Hopkins Univ.
JP8.2
Vertical transport due to submesoscale processes in the upper ocean
Amit Tandon, Univ. of Massachusetts, North Dartmouth, MA; and A. Mahadevan

JP8.4
Saturation of the internal tides and induced mixing in the abyssal ocean
Caroline Jane Muller, NOAA/GFDL, Princeton, NJ; and O. Buhler

Friday, 12 June 2009

8:20 AM-10:00 AM: Friday, 12 June 2009


Session 12
Southern Hemisphere Climate Change: A Non-Zonal Perspective
Location: Pinnacle A (Stoweflake Resort and Confernce Center)
Host: 15th Conference on Middle Atmosphere
Organizer: Judith Perlwitz, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA-ESRL
Chair: Mark P. Baldwin, Northwest Research Associates
8:20 AM
12.1
On the Origin of the Southern Hemisphere Ozone Croissant
Matthew H. Hitchman, AOS Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. Rogal, N. A. Zachar, and A. Parker

8:40 AM
12.2
Antarctic stratospheric warming induced by SST increases
Yongyun Hu, Peking University, Beijing, China, Beijing, China; and Q. Fu

9:00 AM
12.3
Sensitivity of stratospheric winds and temperatures to longitudinal variations in stratospheric ozone
John P. McCormack, NRL, Washington, DC; and T. Nathan and E. Cordero

9:20 AM
12.4
Downward influence exerted by longitudinal variations in stratospheric ozone
John R. Albers, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA; and T. Nathan

9:40 AM
12.5
Impact of zonal variations in ozone on stratosphere-troposphere coupling
Darryn Waugh, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; and L. Oman, S. Pawson, P. A. Newman, and J. E. Nielsen

10:00 AM-10:20 AM: Friday, 12 June 2009


Coffee Break
Location: Atrium (Stoweflake Resort and Confernce Center)

10:20 AM-12:20 PM: Friday, 12 June 2009


Session 13
Coupled Troposphere-Stratosphere: Climate Variability and Change
Location: Pinnacle A (Stoweflake Resort and Confernce Center)
Host: 15th Conference on Middle Atmosphere
Organizer: Judith Perlwitz, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA-ESRL
Chair: Darryn Waugh, Johns Hopkins University
10:20 AM
13.1
Variability of predictability limits in the Northern Hemisphere stratosphere during winter
Tomoko Ichimaru, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; and T. Hirooka and H. Mukougawa

10:40 AM
13.2
Tropospheric Precursors of Anomalous Northern Hemisphere Stratospheric Polar Vortices
Chaim I. Garfinkel, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. L. Hartmann and F. Sassi

11:00 AM
13.3
The atmospheric circulation response to climate change-like thermal forcings in a simple model
Amy Hawes Butler, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and D. W. J. Thompson and R. Heikes

11:20 AM
13.4
What determines the Northern Hemisphere circulation response to increasing greenhouse gases?
Michael Sigmond, Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; and J. F. Scinocca

11:40 AM
13.5
The Ozone Hole and Southern Hemisphere Climate Change
Seok-woo Son, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and N. Tandon, L. M. Polvani, and D. Waugh

12:00 PM
13.6
Possible impact of a large increase of ozone depleting substances on Northern Hemisphere climate
Judith Perlwitz, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA-ESRL, Boulder, CO; and R. L. Fogt, P. A. Newman, L. Oman, and S. Pawson