Poster Session 2 Coffee Break and Poster Session 2 — Mesoscale Convection, Recent Field Experiments and Orographic Circulations

Wednesday, 26 July 2017: 3:00 PM-4:30 PM
Kona Coast Ballroom (Crowne Plaza San Diego)
Host: 17th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Cochairs:
Stanley B. Trier, NCAR, Boulder, CO and Katja Friedrich, Univ. of Colorado, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Boulder, CO

Papers:
43
Multi-scale Structure of Meso-beta-scale Vortex Associated with a Maritime Extratropical Cyclone: A Numerical Study
Eigo Tochimoto, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan; and S. Yokota, H. Niino, and W. Yanase

44
Characteristics of Low-Reflectivity Ribbons in Simulated Supercells
Brice E. Coffer, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

Handout (9.5 MB)

45
Analyzing Supercell Intensity Changes in a Heterogeneous Environment in the VORTEX2 Supercell Pair in Southeastern Colorado on 11 June 2009
Cody J. Ledbetter, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC; and C. E. Davenport

Handout (1.2 MB)

46
Assessing the Impact of the Evening Transition on the Evolution and Lifetime of Supercell Thunderstorms in the Great Plains
Matthew Gropp, Univ. of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC; and C. E. Davenport

Handout (3.7 MB)

47
Observation and Genesis Analysis of a Continuous Downburst Weather
Houfu Zhou, Anhui Institute of Meteorological Sciences, Hefei, China; and X. Diao, Q. Zhao, and Y. Li

Handout (2.1 MB)

48
Wind Estimation Around the Shipwreck of Oriental Star Based on Field Damage Surveys and Radar Observations
Zhiyong Meng, Peking University, Beijing, China; and D. Yao, L. Bai, Y. Zheng, M. Xue, X. Zhang, K. Zhao, F. Tian, and M. Wang

49
Simulation of the Microphysical Processes and Effect of Latent Heat on a Heavy Rainfall Event in Beijing

A Comparison and Relationship between Two Consecutive Heavy-Rainfall Events during SCMREX-2014

49A
Analysis of Missed Summer Severe Rainfall Forecasts
Zuohao Cao, EC, Toronto, ON, Canada; and D. L. Zhang

50
Interactions Between Mesoscale Convective systems, Cold Pools, and the Low Level Jet on 23-24 May 2011 over the Southern Great Plain Region
Derek Hodges, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and Z. Pu

51
Mesoscale Characteristic and Trigger Mechanism of Rainstorm Cloud Clusters over North Huanghuai Region in China
Aifang Su, CMA, Zhengzhou, China

52
An Examination of Three Challenging to Predict Mesoscale Convective Events during May 2016
Brendan C. Wallace, SUNY, Albany, NY; and L. F. Bosart

53
The Evolution of a MeiYu Rain Band in an Idealized Model
Xia Luo, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China

Handout (3.7 MB)

54
A Case Study of Short -Duration Heavy Rainfall in Nanjing
Yinong Pan, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China

55
721-Beijing Rainstorm Process Analysis Caused By the Hetao Cyclone Development Eastward Shift
Xuefeng Meng, Inner Mongolia Meteorology Station, Hohhot, China

56
Distribution and Variability of Satellite Signals Undergoing Isolated Convection Initiation in Central East China
Yipeng Huang, Peking University, Beijing, China; and Z. Meng, J. Li, W. Li, L. Bai, and M. Zhang

Studying Supercell Storms with a Lagrangian Particle Dispersion Model

57
Constraining WRF Simulations of Convective Environments using Observations
Abhnil A. Prasad, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; and S. C. Sherwood and H. Brogniez

58
On the Role of Helicity in Organizing Diabatic Potential Vorticity in Rotating Convective Storms
Enoch Jo, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and J. M. Chagnon

59
Tests of an Advanced Surface-Stress and Surface-Flux Implementation Accounting for Complex Terrain Geometry
Craig C. Epifanio, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and Y. Li, J. I. Barnum, and C. Renaud

60
An Updated Rain-Type (Convective-Stratiform) Classification for Rain-Rate Estimation and Identifying Shallow Convection
Scott W. Powell, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and R. A. Houze Jr., S. R. Brodzik, B. Dolan, P. Hein, S. A. Rutledge, W. Xu, and E. J. Thompson

61A
Performance of Convection-Allowing WRF Simulations of Warm-Sector Heavy Rainfalls in South China
Murong Zhang, Peking University, Beijing, China; and Z. Meng and N. Wu

61
Evaluation of WRF-HAILCAST Hail Model Forecasts across Environmental Regimes

62
Evaluation of Convection Parameterizations in Variable-Resolution CESM over the Southern Great Plains
Ashley E. Payne, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and C. Jablonowski

63
Surprising Thermodynamic Sensitivities in Simulated Supercell Thunderstorms
John M. Peters, NPS, Pacific Grove, CA

64
The Impacts of Urban Surface Expansion on Regional Climate over East Asia
Deming Zhao, IAP/Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; and J. Wu

65
A Scale-Adaptive Turbulent Kinetic Energy Closure for the Dry Convective Boundary Layer
Joao Teixeira, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and M. J. Kurowski

Analysis of a Severe MCS and Nocturnal Tornadogenesis sampled by PECAN on 5 July 2015

66
Plains Elevated Convection At Night (PECAN): Evaluating Severe Surface Wind Potential in a Nocturnal MCS
Karen A. Kosiba, Center for Severe Weather Research, Boulder, CO; and J. Wurman

67
Investigate the Macro- and Microphysical Properties of Three Modes of Mesoscale Convective Systems during the PECAN Field Campaign
Wenjun Cui, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and X. Dong and B. Xi

68
Evolution of Thermodynamic Vertical Profiles from Pre- and Post-Convective Environments of Mesoscale Convective Systems Observed During PECAN
Stacey M. Hitchcock, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and R. S. Schumacher, G. R. Herman, M. C. Coniglio, M. D. Parker, and C. L. Ziegler

69
Mesoscale Vertical Motions near Nocturnal Convection Initiation in PECAN
Stanley B. Trier, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. W. Wilson, D. A. Ahijevych, and R. A. Sobash

70
Analysis of Nocturnal Convection Initiation Using Convective-Scale Data Assimilation of Mobile Radar and Thermodynamic Observations Collected during PECAN
James Marquis, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and G. Romine, J. Wurman, T. M. Weckwerth, and J. Wilson

71
An Analysis of Microphysics Scheme Performance in Numerical Simulations of the Lake-Effect Snow Event of 10-12 December 2013 during the OWLeS Field Campaign
W. Massey Bartolini, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY; and J. R. Minder, R. D. Torn, and D. Keyser

72
Observations of Misovortices within a Long-lake-axis-parallel Lake-effect Snow Band during the OWLeS Project
Jake Mulholland, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and J. W. Frame, S. W. Nesbitt, S. M. Steiger, K. A. Kosiba, and J. Wurman
Manuscript (21.7 MB)

Handout (3.8 MB)

73
Thermodynamic Gradients Across Mountain Ranges from Mobile Observational Transects
Loren D. White, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS

74
A Closer Look at Upper-Air Data and “TORFF” Events Observed During the Second Year of VORTEX-SE
Erik R. Nielsen, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and G. R. Herman and R. S. Schumacher

75
Mesoscale Coastal SST Variability and Its Impact on a Modeled Atmospheric River Case Study in Southern California
Rachel Weihs, SIO, La Jolla, CA; and F. Cannon

76
The Preliminary Study of Basin-wide Circulation over Idealized Basin
Tingting Qian, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, China; and C. C. Epifanio and F. Zhang

77
Foehn-like Wind with a Traditional Foehn Effect Plus Dry-Diabatic Heating from the Ground Surface Contributing to High Temperatures at the End of the Leeward Area
Yuya Takane, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Japan; and H. Kondo, H. Kusaka, J. Katagi, O. Nagafuchi, K. Nakazawa, N. Kaneyasu, and Y. Miyakami

Handout (5.7 MB)

Numerical simulation and diagnostic analysis of mesoscale systems occurring in Beijing on 12 August 2016

78
The Chiricahua Gap and the Role of Easterly Water Vapor Transport in Southeastern Arizona Monsoon Precipitation
Thomas J. Galarneau Jr., University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and F. M. Ralph

79
Intra-storm Variability in Sierra Nevada Spillover Precipitation
Joey Spitze, San Jose State University, San José, CA; and N. P. Lareau

80
The Orinoco Low-Level Jet: An Investigation of Its Characteristics and Evolution Using the WRF Model
Giovanni Jimenez-Sanchez, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and P. Markowski

Handout (6.5 MB)

81
The Chilean Orographic and Mesoscale Precipitation Study (ChOMPS): Field Program Description and Initial Results
Leah Campbell, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and R. D. Garreaud and J. R. Minder

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