Session: Tuesday Poster Session (17th Conference on Mountain Meteorology)

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Operational Challenges for Numerical Weather Prediction Models in Mountainous Terrain

Charles E. Skupniewicz, FNMOC, Monterey, CA; and T. J. Neu and R. C. Lee

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Verification of URMA and National Blend of Models Grids in Complex Terrain

Paul Wolyn, NOAA/NWS, Pueblo, CO

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Validation and Intercomparison of Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts from the NCAR High-Resolution (3-km) Ensemble and NCEP Operational Models Over the Western US

Thomas Michael Gowan, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and W. J. Steenburgh

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A Prolonged Moist Winter Storm over the Central Rockies: Storm Overview and Forecast Challenges

Michael P. Meyers, NOAA/NWS, Grand Junction, CO; and D. Phillips, M. D. Aleksa, J. Ramey, J. Malingowski, and J. D. Colton

Handout (7.6 MB)

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A Prolonged Moist Winter Storm over the Central Rockies: Enhanced Decision Support

Jeffery D. Colton, NOAA/NWS, Grand Junction, CO; and J. Malingowski, T. G. Renwick, M. M. Stackhouse, and M. P. Meyers

Handout (3.9 MB)

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Spatial Precipitation Patterns Associated with Atmospheric River Storms Over the Complex Terrain of Northern California

Nicole A. Corbin, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and S. E. Yuter and D. E. Kingsmill

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Moisture Pathways into the U.S. Intermountain West Associated with Heavy Winter Precipitation Events

Michael A. Alexander, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and D. Swales, J. D. Scott, M. Hughes, K. M. Mahoney, and C. A. Smith

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The Delineation of the Rain/snow Line on the Side of a Mountain from Different Approaches and their Effects on Runoff

Heather D. Reeves, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and W. M. Bartolini

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Isotopic Fractionation in Wintertime Orographic Precipitation

Peter N. Blossey, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and M. Moore, Z. Kuang, D. Lowenthal, A. Muhlbauer, R. David, A. G. Hallar, R. D. Borys, I. McCubbin, C. Risi, M. Schneider, and A. Wiegele

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Hydrological Simulation on a Mountain Heavy Snowfall Basin, Japan

Xieyao Ma, JAMSTEC, Yokohama, Japan

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Lake-Effect Mode and Precipitation Enhancement over the Tug Hill Plateau during OWLeS IOP2b

W. James Steenburgh, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and L. Campbell, P. G. Veals, T. Letcher, and J. R. Minder

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Estimation of Bora Turbulence at the New Micrometeorological Research Facility

Andreina Belušić, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; and E. Keresturi, V. Šoljan, Ž. Večenaj, and B. Grisogono

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Temporal Evolution and Structure of Surface Inversions over Complex Terrain

Klemens Stemberger, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; and R. Steinacker

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High-Resolution WRF Simulations with Data Assimilation to Improve the Evaluation of Meteorological Fields over Complex Terrain in the Bolzano Basin (IT)

Lorenzo Giovannini, Univ. of Trento, Trento, Italy; and E. Tomasi, M. Falocchi, and D. Zardi

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Investigation of the Diurnal Wind System in the Alpine Adige Valley

Lorenzo Giovannini, Univ. of Trento, Trento, Italy; and L. Laiti, S. Serafin, and D. Zardi

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A Modelling Study of the Factors Governing the Convective Boundary Layer Height over Isolated Mountain Ridges

Stefano Serafin, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; and S. F. J. De Wekker

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Quantifying Horizontal and Vertical Tracer Mass Fluxes in a Developing Daytime Valley Boundary Layer

Daniel Leukauf, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; and A. Gohm and M. W. Rotach

Handout (560.2 kB)

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Bias Estimation and Correction for In-situ Observations over Complex Terrain using an Ensemble Kalman Filter with the WRF model

Raquel Lorente-Plazas, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN; and J. P. Hacker, J. A. Lee, and N. Collins

Handout (4.9 MB)

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Comparing Network "Gustiness" Over Various Geographic/Topographic Areas

Alexander Gallagher, SUNY, Albany, NY; and R. G. Fovell

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Turbulence Forecasting for Firefighting Aviation Resources

Brian J. Billings, Millersville Univ., Millersville, PA; and J. B. Wachter

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Mobile Doppler Measurements of Mountain Weather during MEDOW

Kalen Fisher, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and J. Hane, D. Harp, S. Yalda, and B. J. Billings

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Surface Energy Balance Closure in the Owens Valley, CA

Ivana Marinović, Charlottesville, VA; and N. Babic, Z. Vecenaj, I. Stiperski, and S. F. J. De Wekker

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Thermal Wind Circulations in a Small Alpine Sinkhole

Manuela Lehner, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and C. D. Whiteman and M. Dorninger

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High-Resolution WRF Simulations of the METCRAX 2 Mesoscale Environment

Matthew O. G. Hills, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and C. D. Whiteman, S. W. Hoch, and M. Lehner

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Thermally Driven Winds Across Gaps in a Linear Mountain Chain

Stephan F. J. De Wekker, Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; and C. D. Whiteman, S. W. Hoch, and M. E. Jeglum

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Considerations on the Importance of Planetary Boundary Layer Depths over Complex Terrain for Carbon Cycle Studies

Gert-Jan Duine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; and S. F. J. De Wekker

Handout (1.9 MB)

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Hans-Ertel-Centre for Weather Research: The Planetary Boundary Layer in Numerical Weather Prediction

Juerg Schmidli, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany; and I. Bastak Duran, A. Eichhorn, V. Maurer, A. Schomburg, and C. Sgoff

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High-Resolution Multi-Scale Simulations of the 2010 Los Angeles/Southern California Heat Burst Event

Jeffrey S. Tilley, University of Georgia, Athens, GA; and M. L. Kaplan and C. M. Smith

Poster Session 2 Tuesday Poster Session