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Sunday, 26 June 2016

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5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Sunday, 26 June 2016


Registration
Location: Montpelier A (Hilton Burlington )

Monday, 27 June 2016

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7:30 AM-5:00 PM: Monday, 27 June 2016


Registration
Location: Montpelier A (Hilton Burlington )

8:45 AM-10:00 AM: Monday, 27 June 2016

Recording files available
Session 1
Numerical Weather Prediction, Data Assimilation, and Forecasting in Complex Terrain: Part I
Location: Adirondack ABC (Hilton Burlington )
Host: 17Mountain
Chair: W. James Steenburgh, University of Utah
8:45 AM
Introductory Remarks by co-chairs Stephan F.J. De Wekker and Erik T. Crosman
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
1.1
Some Continuing Forecast Challenges Arising from Terrain-Flow Interactions
Lance F. Bosart, State University of New York at Albany, Albany, NY
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
1.2
Downslope Windstorms In The Green Mountains: Operational Modeling Requirements To Forecast High Impact Wind Events
Robert L. Deal, NWS, S. Burlington, VT; and P. A. Sisson
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM
1.3
Utilization of High-Resolution Weather Modeling to Improve Downsloping Wind Event Prediction for Vermont Utility Applications
Rob D'Arienzo, Vermont Electric Power Company (VELCO), Rutland, VT; and L. A. Treinish, A. P. Praino, J. P. Cipriani, and R. Hill
Recorded Presentation

Handout (6.3 MB)

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 27 June 2016


Coffee Break
Location: Adirondack Prefunction Space (Hilton Burlington )

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 27 June 2016

Recording files available
Session 2
Numerical Weather Prediction, Data Assimilation, and Forecasting in Complex Terrain: Part II
Location: Adirondack ABC (Hilton Burlington )
Host: 17Mountain
Chair: Justin R. Minder, SUNY
10:30 AM
2.1
Progress in Generalizing the Immersed Boundary Method in WRF for Flow over Complex Terrain
Fotini Katopodes Chow, University of California, Berkeley, CA; and J. Bao and K. A. Lundquist
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
2.2
A Comparison Between Cut-Cell Immersed Boundary Method and Hybrid Terrain-Following Coordinate in Steep Terrain
Benjamin MacCall, US Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD; and W. Y. Sun, A. Hendrix, and Y. Wang
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
2.3
A Look at Winter 2015/2016 Precipitation Forecasts at Eight Locations in the Western U.S
Lisa S. Darby, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and A. B. White and T. Coleman
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
2.4
Verification of GEFS Precipitation Forecasts and the Implications of Statistical Downscaling over the Western United States
Wyndam R Lewis, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and W. J. Steenburgh
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
2.5
Case Study Applying GIS Tools to Verifying Forecasts over a Mountainous Domain
Jeffrey A. Smith, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM; and J. W. Raby, B. P. Reen, R. S. Penc, and T. Foley
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
2.6
Temporal and Spatial Coherence of Wind Profiles over Terrain of Diverse Complexity
Joseph A. Grim, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and A. P. Mizzi, J. C. Knievel, F. Vandenberghe, and J. P. Hacker
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-12:10 PM: Monday, 27 June 2016


Conference Remarks by AMS President-elect Matt Parker
Location: Adirondack ABC (Hilton Burlington )

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 27 June 2016


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Monday, 27 June 2016

Recording files available
Session 3
Orographic Precipitation: Part I
Location: Adirondack ABC (Hilton Burlington )
Host: 17Mountain
Chair: Alexander Gohm, University of Innsbruck
1:30 PM
3.1
The Enhancement of Lake-Effect Precipitation over the Tug Hill Plateau during the Ontario Winter Lake-effect Systems (OWLeS) Field Program
W. James Steenburgh, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and L. Campbell, J. R. Minder, T. Letcher, P. G. Veals, D. Welsh, B. Geerts, P. T. Bergmaier, and X. Jing
Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM
3.2
Environmental Control of the Inland and Orographic Enhancement of Lake-Effect Precipitation over the Tug Hill Plateau
Peter G. Veals, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and W. J. Steenburgh and L. Campbell
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
3.3
Lake and Orographic Effects on a Snowstorm at Lake Constance
Lukas Umek, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; and A. Gohm
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
3.4
Thanksgiving 1996 Lake Effect Snow in the Lake Champlain Valley
Paul A. Sisson, NWS, S. Burlington, VT; and R. L. Deal
Recorded Presentation

Handout (3.7 MB)

2:30 PM-3:15 PM: Monday, 27 June 2016


Monday Poster Preview Session and Coffee Break
Location: Green Mountain Ballroom (Hilton Burlington )

3:15 PM-5:00 PM: Monday, 27 June 2016

Recording files available
Session 4
Applications of Mountain Meteorology
Location: Adirondack ABC (Hilton Burlington )
Host: 17Mountain
Chair: John D. Horel, Univ. of Utah
4.1
Wildland Fire Weather Associated with the 14-15 August 2015 Large Fire Growth Events in the Pacific Northwest (USA)

Handout (3.6 MB)

3:30 PM
4.2
Observational Analysis of the Multi-Day and Multi-Scale Forcing Organizing the 2010 Los Angeles Basin Heat Burst Event
Michael L. Kaplan, DRI, Reno, NV; and J. S. Tilley, C. M. Smith, and B. Hatchett
Recorded Presentation

3:45 PM
4.3
Mobile Measurements in Mountainous Terrain: Challenges and Opportunities
Loren D. White, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS
Recorded Presentation

4:00 PM
4.4
Characterizing and Forecasting Complex-Terrain Flows for Wind Energy in the Columbia River Basin using Networks of Remote-Sensing Instrumentation
Robert M. Banta, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO
Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM
4.5
Forecasting Power Outages for Vermont Snow and Ice Storms
Adam Froehlig, Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, VT; and K. Christensen and J. C. Shafer
Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM
4.6
An Introduction To The New York State Mesonet
Nick Bassill, New York State Mesonet, Albany, NY
Recorded Presentation

4.7
Renewable Energy and the New York State Mesonet

5:00 PM-6:15 PM: Monday, 27 June 2016


Poster Session 1
Monday Poster Session
Location: Green Mountain Ballroom (Hilton Burlington )
Host: 17Mountain
1
What Controls Wintertime Precipitation Distribution Across a Mountain Range? Insights from Regional Climate Simulations in the Interior Western US
Xiaoqin Jing, Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and B. Geerts and Y. Wang

Handout (4.1 MB)

3
Understanding the Elevation-Dependence of Climate Warming over Complex Terrain in High-Resolution Simulations of Regional Climate Change
Justin R. Minder, Albany, NY; and T. W. Letcher

5
Sensitivities of Extreme Precipitation to Global Warming Are Lower over Mountains than over Oceans and Plains
Xiaoming Shi, University of California, Berkeley, CA; and D. R. Durran

7
Rotor Formation in the Inn Valley: A Modeling Study
Roman Brogli, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; and I. Stiperski

9
Gravity Waves in the Presence of Shear during DEEPWAVE
James D. Doyle, NRL, Monterey, CA; and Q. Jiang, P. A. Reinecke, C. A. Reynolds, S. D. Eckermann, D. C. Fritts, R. B. Smith, M. J. Taylor, A. Doernbrack, and M. J. Uddstrom

11
Photogrammetric Analysis of Rotor Clouds Observed during T-REX
Ulrike Romatschke, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and V. Grubisic and J. A. Zehnder

13
The Amplitude of Lee Waves Forming on the Boundary Layer Inversion
Johannes Sachsperger, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; and S. Serafin, I. Stiperski, V. Grubišić, A. Paci, and A. Belleudy

15
Synoptic-Dynamical Analysis of Garmesh Wind as an Atmospheric Hazard over the Alborz Mountains

17
Using a Bulk Model to Study the Influence of Local Topography on the Rainfall Structure
Jimmy Zwiebel, Univ. Blaise Pascal Clermont II, Aubière, France; and J. Van Baelen, S. Anquetin, B. Boudevillain, and Y. Pointin

19
Condensational Growth of Giant Sea Salt Aerosols and Implications for Coastal Orographic Precipitation
Alison D. Nugent, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. B. Jensen

21
Characterizing the Structure of Hurricane Karl (2010) Through Analysis of High-Resolution Doppler Radar Data and Numerical Simulations
Jennifer C. DeHart, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and R. A. Houze Jr.

23
Influence of intensive sounding observation data assimilation on the prediction of a vortex rainfall in Sichuan Basin
Duming Gao, Heavy Rain and Drought-Flood Disasters in Plateau and Basin Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China

25
Terrain Construction and Experiment for Numerical Model Based on High Resolution Terain Data
Guangbi He, China Meteorological Academy, Chengdu, SiChuan, China; and J. Peng

27
Assimilation of Cloud Information in Numerical Weather Prediction Model in Southwest China
Zhiwei Heng, Chengdu, China

29
A Comparative Experimental Study of an Extreme Rainstorm Caused by the Southwest China Vortex during the Intensive Observation Period
Xiaolong Cheng, Heavy Rain and Drought-Flood Disasters in Plateau and Basin Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China

31
Statistical Characteristics of Mesoscale Convective Systems over the Tibetan Plateau in Warm Season and Their Large-scale Atmospheric Background Fields
Donghai Wang, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, China

33
An Analysis of an Extreme Rainstorm caused by the Interaction of the Tibetan Plateau Vortex and the Southwest China Vortex from an Intensive Observation
Yueqing Li, Heavy Rain and Drought-Flood Disasters in Plateau and Basin Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China

35
The Characteristics Analysis of Causing Storm Rain Tibetan Plateau Vortex in Southwest Sichuan Basin
Bei Chen, Leshan, China; and W. Gao
Manuscript (1.9 MB)

37
The Causation Analysis of Abnormal Tracks Sustained Departure Tibetan Plateau Vortex Accompanying the Northward Moving Tropical Low
Nini Tu, Chengdu, China; and S. Yu and W. Gao

39
The Environmental Fields Analysis of Sustained Departure Tibetan Plateau Vortex Accompanying with Induced South-west low Vortex
Wenliang Gao, Institute of Plateau Meteorology, China Meteorology Administration, Chengdu, Sichuan Prov., China; and S. Yu and N. tu
Manuscript (1.4 MB)

41
Observational Facts Regarding the Joint Activities of the Southwest Vortex and Plateau Vortex after Its Departure from the Tibetan Plateau
Shuhua Yu, Chengdu, China; and W. Gao

43
Diurnal Variations of Pre-Summer Rainfall over Southern China
Zhina Jiang Sr., Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, China; and D. Zhang

45
Long-Distance-Relayed Water Vapor Transport East of Tibetan Plateau and Its Impacts

47
An Integrated Modeling, Observing and Visualization System for the Study of the Ecology of Lake George in the Jefferson Project
Anthony P. Praino, International Business Machines Corporation, New York, NY; and H. Kolar, L. A. Treinish, E. M. Dow, J. P. Cipriani, M. Henderson, M. Kelly, R. Kubich, F. Liu, F. O'Donncha, M. Passow, E. Ragnoli, L. Villa Real, and C. D. Watson

49
Silting Problems Solution of Mountain Reservoirs' in Georgia
Giorgi Metreveli, Tbilisi State University of Ivane Javakhishvili, Tbilisi, Georgia; and L. Matchavariani V
Manuscript (69.3 kB)

Handout (5.1 MB)

51
An Immersive Visualization Environment for Mountain Meteorology Education
Brian J. Billings, Millersville Univ., Millersville, PA; and J. J. van der Veken and P. Dorofy

6:30 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 27 June 2016


Icebreaker Reception
Location: Garden Terrace (Hilton Burlington )

Tuesday, 28 June 2016

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7:30 AM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 28 June 2016


Registration
Location: Montpelier A (Hilton Burlington )

8:00 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 28 June 2016

Recording files available
Session 5
Results from Recent Field Campaigns: OLYMPEX
Location: Adirondack ABC (Hilton Burlington )
Host: 17Mountain
Chair: David E. Kingsmill, University of Colorado/CIRES
8:00 AM
5.1
OLYMPEX: The Olympic Mountains Experiment
Robert A. Houze Jr., University of Washington and PNNL, Seattle, WA; and L. A. McMurdie, W. Petersen, and M. R. Schwaller
Recorded Presentation

8:15 AM
5.2
OLYMPEX: Operations and Observations during the Intensive Field Phase
Lynn A. McMurdie, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and R. A. Houze, Jr.
Recorded Presentation

8:30 AM
5.3
OLYMPEX Canada
David Hudak, Environment and Climate Change Canada, King City, ON, Canada; and P. Rodriguez, N. Donaldson, and D. J. Kirshbaum
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (1.2 MB)

8:45 AM
5.4
Airborne Doppler Radar Observations of Mid-Latitude Storms Interacting with Mountainous Terrain During OLYMPEX
Jennifer C. DeHart, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and R. A. Houze Jr.
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
5.5
Terrain-influenced Microphysical Processes Observed by Dual-polarization Radar during OLYMPEX
Angela K. Rowe, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and R. A. Houze Jr.
Recorded Presentation

Handout (10.8 MB)

9:15 AM
5.6
Synoptic and Orographic Control of Observed Drop Size Distribution Regimes During the OLYMPEX Field Campaign
Joseph Zagrodnik, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and R. A. Houze Jr. and L. A. McMurdie
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
5.7
Comparison of Simulated Orographic Precipitation Structures Using Different Microphysical Schemes With OLYMPEX Field Program Observations
Brian A. Colle, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and A. Naeger and A. L. Molthan
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM
5.8
Evaluating the Influence of Microphysics on Orographic Precipitation
Annareli Morales, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and D. J. Posselt
Recorded Presentation

Handout (3.7 MB)

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Tuesday, 28 June 2016


Coffee Break
Location: Green Mountain Ballroom (Hilton Burlington )

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 28 June 2016

Recording files available
Session 6
Orographic Precipitation: Part II
Location: Adirondack ABC (Hilton Burlington )
Host: 17Mountain
Chair: Brian A. Colle, SUNY
10:30 AM
6.1
The Missing Link between Alpine Potential Vorticity Banners and Banded Convection: A Case Study of a Severe Alpine Snowstorm
Alexander Gohm, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; and S. Siedersleben
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
6.2
“High-Resolution Ensemble Modelling of Rainbands Downwind of Mountainous Terrain
Carly J Wright, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom; and S. Gray, D. M. Schultz, and D. J. Kirshbaum
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
6.3
Diurnal Convective Precipitation in Lee Side of the Canadian Rockies
Lucia Scaff, Saskatoon, Canada; and Y. Li
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
6.4
What Causes Weak Orographic Rain Shadows? Insights from Case Studies in the Cascades and Idealized Simulations
Nicholas T. Siler, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA; and D. R. Durran

11:30 AM
6.5
Quantifying the Role of Orography in the 2013 Alberta Flood
Shawn M. Milrad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach, FL; and K. Lombardo, J. R. Gyakum, and E. Atallah
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
6.6
Diurnal Precipitation Cycle over a Mesoscale Tropical Island
Lei Zhu, Beijing, China; and Z. Meng, P. Markowski, and F. Zhang
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 28 June 2016


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 28 June 2016

Recording files available
Session 7
A Session in Honor of Dr. Shiyuan (Sharon) Zhong: Boundary Layers in Complex Terrain: Part I
Location: Adirondack ABC (Hilton Burlington )
Host: 17Mountain
Chair: Robert Banta, NOAA/ESRL
1:30 PM
Welcoming Remarks - Stephan De Wekker and Tina Chow

1:45 PM
7.2
Modeling Meteorological Conditions above a Grassfire on a Steep Slope
Michael T. Kiefer, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; and S. Zhong, W. E. Heilman, and J. L. Hom
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
7.3
Understanding the Boundary Layer Structure and Exchange Processes over Complex Mountainous Terrain: Is there a Chance of Success for a Project like i-Box?
Mathias W. Rotach, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; and I. Stiperski, F. Obleitner, and A. Gohm
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
7.4
Turbulence Kinetic Energy Characteristics in the Inn Valley—A Model Evaluation Study with High-Quality Turbulence Measurements
Brigitta Goger, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; and M. W. Rotach, A. Gohm, O. Fuhrer, and I. Stiperski
Recorded Presentation

Handout (3.5 MB)

2:30 PM
7.5
Influence of Thermally- and Terrain-Driven Flows on Summer Ozone Concentrations
John Horel, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and E. Crosman, A. Jacques, and B. Blaylock
Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM
7.6
High-resolution Simulations of Downslope Flows Over Complex Terrain Using WRF-IBM
Robert S. Arthur, Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA; and K. A. Lundquist, J. D. Mirocha, S. W. Hoch, and F. K. Chow
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (6.6 MB)

3:00 PM-3:45 PM: Tuesday, 28 June 2016


Tuesday Poster Preview Session and Coffee Break
Location: Green Mountain Ballroom (Hilton Burlington )

3:45 PM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 28 June 2016

Recording files available
Session 8
Boundary Layers in Complex Terrain: Part II
Location: Adirondack ABC (Hilton Burlington )
Host: 17Mountain
Chair: Ivana Stiperski, University of Innsbruck
3:45 PM
8.1
Prediction of Subgrid Fog due to Subgrid Valley Cold Air Pools Diagnosed from Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) Data
Peter Sheridan, Met Office, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom

4:00 PM
8.2
Dynamical Controls on Radiation Fog in the Teme River Valley
Charles Chemel, National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom; and G. Arduini, H. R. Smith, C. Stopford, W. Stanley, P. H. Kaye, P. Achtert, J. Price, S. Lane, and G. Vaughan

4:15 PM
8.3
Dynamical Control on Air Pollution in the Arve River Valley during a Persistent Cold-Air-Pool Event
Gabriele Arduini, University of Grenoble and University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom; and C. Chemel and C. Staquet
Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM
8.4
Case Study of the 6-16 February 2016 Salt Lake Valley Persistent Cold-Air Pool
Sebastian W. Hoch, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and E. T. Crosman, M. Baasandorj, J. C. Lin, R. Bares, R. S. Martin, J. Sohl, J. D. Horel, and C. D. Whiteman
Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM
8.5
The Sensitivity of Numerical Simulations of a Persistent Wintertime Cold-Air Pool to Updated Land and Snow Cover
Christopher S. Foster, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and E. T. Crosman and J. D. Horel
Recorded Presentation

5:00 PM-6:15 PM: Tuesday, 28 June 2016


Poster Session 2
Tuesday Poster Session
Location: Green Mountain Ballroom (Hilton Burlington )
Host: 17Mountain
2
Operational Challenges for Numerical Weather Prediction Models in Mountainous Terrain
Charles E. Skupniewicz, FNMOC, Monterey, CA; and T. J. Neu and R. C. Lee

Handout (1.8 MB)

4
Verification of URMA and National Blend of Models Grids in Complex Terrain
Paul Wolyn, NOAA/NWS, Pueblo, CO

6
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

8
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)

10
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)

12
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

14
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

16
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

18
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

20
Hydrological Simulation on a Mountain Heavy Snowfall Basin, Japan
Xieyao Ma, JAMSTEC, Yokohama, Japan

22
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

24
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

26
Temporal Evolution and Structure of Surface Inversions over Complex Terrain
Klemens Stemberger, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; and R. Steinacker

28
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

30
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

32
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

34
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)

36
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)

38
Comparing Network "Gustiness" Over Various Geographic/Topographic Areas
Alexander Gallagher, SUNY, Albany, NY; and R. G. Fovell

40
Turbulence Forecasting for Firefighting Aviation Resources
Brian J. Billings, Millersville Univ., Millersville, PA; and J. B. Wachter

42
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

44
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

46
Thermal Wind Circulations in a Small Alpine Sinkhole
Manuela Lehner, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and C. D. Whiteman and M. Dorninger

48
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

50
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

52
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)

54
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

56
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

Wednesday, 29 June 2016

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7:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 29 June 2016


Registration
Location: Montpelier A (Hilton Burlington )

8:00 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 29 June 2016

Recording files available
Session 9
Results from Recent Field Campaigns: DEEPWAVE
Location: Adirondack ABC (Hilton Burlington )
Host: 17Mountain
Chair: Vanda Grubisic, NCAR/Earth Observing Laboratory
8:00 AM
9.1
Dominant Mountain Wave Scales from Complex Terrain: Evidence from DEEPWAVE Flights
Ronald B. Smith, Yale University, New Haven, CT; and C. G. Kruse
Recorded Presentation

8:15 AM
9.2
Dynamics of Orographic Gravity Waves from the Surface to the Mesosphere As Observed and Modeled Over the Auckland Islands During the Deep Propagating Gravity Wave Experiment (DEEPWAVE)
Stephen D. Eckermann, NRL, Washington, DC; and D. Broutman, J. Ma, J. D. Doyle, P. D. Pautet, M. J. Taylor, K. Bossert, B. P. Williams, D. C. Fritts, and R. B. Smith
Recorded Presentation

8:30 AM
9.3
Mountain Wave Breaking Regions Leading to Secondary Gravity Wave Generation during the Deep Propagating Gravity Wave Experiment (DEEPWAVE)
Katrina Bossert, Global Atmospheric Technologies and Sciences, Inc., Boulder, CO; and D. C. Fritts, B. P. Williams, M. J. Taylor, P. D. Pautet, and C. G. Kruse
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
9.4
Marine Boundary Layer Effects on Gravity Wave Launching during DEEPWAVE
Brian J. Billings, Millersville Univ., Millersville, PA; and N. M. Carlyle, T. C. Osborne, and J. D. Doyle
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
9.5
Gravity Wave Predictability and Sources during DEEPWAVE
James D. Doyle, NRL, Monterey, CA; and Q. Jiang, P. A. Reinecke, C. A. Reynolds, S. D. Eckermann, D. C. Fritts, R. B. Smith, M. J. Taylor, A. Doernbrack, and M. J. Uddstrom
Recorded Presentation

9.6
Insights Into Gravity Wave Predictability in the Troposphere and Stratosphere During DEEPWAVE

9:30 AM
9.7
A Comparison of Mountain Waves and Gravity Wave Drag Produced by New Zealand, the Southern Andes, and the Himalayas
Christopher G. Kruse, Yale University, New Haven, CT; and R. B. Smith
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM
9.8
The Occurrence and Influence of Convection in Orographic Precipitation over New Zealand
Campbell D. Watson, IBM Research, New York, NY; and C. G. Kruse, A. D. Nugent, A. Takeishi, C. J. Tsai, and R. B. Smith
Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 29 June 2016


Coffee Break
Location: Green Mountain Ballroom (Hilton Burlington )

10:30 AM-11:45 AM: Wednesday, 29 June 2016

Recording files available
Session 10
Mountain Wave and Airflow Dynamics: Part I
Location: Adirondack ABC (Hilton Burlington )
Host: 17Mountain
Chair: Volkmar Wirth, Univ. of Mainz
10:30 AM
10.1
Ten Years after T-REX: What Have We Learned?
Vanda Grubisic, NCAR/Earth Observing Laboratory, Boulder, CO
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
10.2
Profiling Radar Observations and Numerical Simulations of a Persistent Downslope Windstorm and Rotor on the Lee of the Medicine Bow Mountains, Wyoming
Binod Pokharel, Utah State Univeristy, Logan, UT; and B. Geerts, X. Chu, and P. T. Bergmaier
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
10.3
Large-to-Mesoscale Mechanisms Associated With Gusty Downslope Winds in Coastal Santa Barbara, California: Observations and Modeling
Leila M. V. Carvalho, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA; and F. Cannon, C. Jones, S. Macarewich, T. Hall, and D. Gomberg
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
10.4
On the Search for Dynamical Commonalities Among Southern California ‘Sundowner' Events: Simulation Studies of Several Events
Jeffrey S. Tilley, University of Georgia, Athens, GA; and M. L. Kaplan and C. M. Smith
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
10.5
A Climatology of Extreme Heating ‘Sundowner' Events near Santa Barbara (CA) Based on Surface Observations
Craig M. Smith, DRI, Reno, NV; and M. Kaplan and J. S. Tilley
Recorded Presentation

12:30 PM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 29 June 2016


Conference Excursion

7:00 PM-8:30 PM: Wednesday, 29 June 2016


Session
A Future International Project on Mountain-atmosphere Transport and Exchange Processes. How to Proceed?
Location: Adirondack ABC (Hilton Burlington )
Host: 17Mountain

Thursday, 30 June 2016

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7:30 AM-6:00 PM: Thursday, 30 June 2016


Registration
Location: Montpelier A (Hilton Burlington )

8:00 AM-10:00 AM: Thursday, 30 June 2016

Recording files available
Session 11
Boundary Layers in Complex Terrain: Part III
Location: Adirondack ABC (Hilton Burlington )
Host: 17Mountain
Chair: C. David Whiteman, University of Utah
8:00 AM
11.1
Turbulence Characteristics of Different Flow Regimes in Complex Terrain
Ivana Stiperski, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; and M. W. Rotach
Recorded Presentation

8:15 AM
11.2
Coherent Structures over Complex Terrain and their Contribution to Vertical Fluxes of Momentum and Heat
Nevio Babic, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; and S. F. J. De Wekker
Recorded Presentation

8:30 AM
11.3
Boundary Layer Structure over an Arctic Fjord Based on Aircraft Measurements
Irene E. Suomi, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland; and T. Vihma, C. Lüpkes, J. Hartmann, and T. Nygård

8:45 AM
11.4
WRF Simulations for Stably Stratified Observation Periods of the MATERHORN Spring Field Campaign with Application to the Dividing Streamline
Zachariah Silver, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN; and R. Dimitrova, T. Zsedrovits, and H. J. S. Fernando
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
11.5
Large-eddy Simulations over Granite Mountain using WRF
Alex D. Anderson-Connolly, University of California, Berkeley, CA; and F. K. Chow
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
11.6
Large-eddy Simulations of Sea Breezes over Mountainous Islands
Chun-Chih Wang, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and D. J. Kirshbaum
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
11.7
Air Mass Exposure as a Control of Elevation Dependent Warming
Eric P. Kelsey, Plymouth State Univ., Plymouth, NH
Recorded Presentation

11.8
Wind Flow over a Mountain Ridge in the Central Himalayas during Strong and Low Wind Conditions: Implications on Surface Layer Characteristics

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Thursday, 30 June 2016


Coffee Break
Location: Green Mountain Ballroom (Hilton Burlington )

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 30 June 2016

Recording files available
Session 12
Mountain Climate and Hydrology: Part I
Location: Adirondack ABC (Hilton Burlington )
Host: 17Mountain
Chair: Ethan Gutmann, NCAR
10:30 AM
12.1
High Frequency Near-Surface Snow Transport Response to Alpine Turbulence
Nikolas Olson Aksamit, University of Saskatchewan, Canmore, Canada; and J. W. Pomeroy
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
12.2
Winter Drying Ratio across the Sierra Nevada from Regional Climate Model Simulations
Melissa L. Wrzesien, Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH; and M. T. Durand and T. M. Pavelsky
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
12.3
Precipitation and Snowpack Dynamics over Mountains in the Interior Western US in a Changing Global Climate
Yonggang Wang, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and B. Geerts and C. Liu
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
12.4
The Response of Mountain Breeze Circulations to Regionally Enhanced Warming Caused by the Snow Albedo Feedback
Theodore Letcher, SUNY, Albany, NY; and J. R. Minder
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
12.5
Elevation-Dependency of Regional Warming over the Central Andes Mountains
Charles Jones, Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA; and L. M. V. Carvalho

11:45 AM
12.6
Glacial Inception in North-east Canada: The Role of Topography and Clouds
Leah Birch, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; and E. Tziperman and T. Cronin
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (543.1 kB)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 30 June 2016


Conference Luncheon
Location: Lake Champlain Room (Hilton Burlington )

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 30 June 2016

Recording files available
Session 13
Mountain Wave and Airflow Dynamics: Part II
Location: Adirondack ABC (Hilton Burlington )
Host: 17Mountain
Chair: Ronald B. Smith, Yale University
1:30 PM
13.1
Mountain Waves and Downslope Winds Forced by a Midlatitude Cyclone Encountering an Isolated Ridge
Dale R. Durran, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and M. Q. Menchaca
Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM
13.2
The Influence of Midlatitude-Cyclone-Forced Mountain Waves on the Atmospheric Momentum Budget
Maximo Q. Menchaca, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. R. Durran
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
13.3
Linear Calculations of Orographic-Convective Flows in a Two-Layer Atmosphere
Jaemyeong Mango Seo, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and J. J. Baik
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
13.4
Impact of Terrain Induced Low-Level Jets on Tropical Cyclone Propagation and Intensity
Emily Foshee, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and U. S. Nair
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM
13.5
Impact of Orography on Banner Cloud Occurrence at Mount Zugspitze
Volkmar Wirth, Univ. of Mainz, Mainz, Germany; and I. Prestel
Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM
13.6
Winds and Gusts during Strong Santa Ana Events
Robert G. Fovell, Univ. at Albany, Albany, NY; and Y. Cao
Recorded Presentation

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 30 June 2016


Coffee Break
Location: Green Mountain Ballroom (Hilton Burlington )

3:30 PM-6:00 PM: Thursday, 30 June 2016

Recording files available
Session 14
Orographic Precipitation: Part III
Location: Adirondack ABC (Hilton Burlington )
Host: 17Mountain
Chair: Alison D. Nugent, NCAR
3:30 PM
14.1
Orographic Controls on Precipitation Along the Western Ghats during the Indian Summer Monsoon
Wendilyn J. Flynn, Univ. of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
Recorded Presentation

3:45 PM
14.2
Impacts of the Western Ghats on Regional Precipitation in the Summer Monsoon
Gang Zhang, Yale University, New Haven, CT; and R. B. Smith
Recorded Presentation

4:00 PM
14.3
Integration of GOES-R into the Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor System for High Resolution, Seamless QPE in Complex Terrain
Heather M. Grams, CIMMS/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. J. Gourley and P. E. Kirstetter
Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM
14.4
The Chilean Coastal Orographic Precipitation Experiment Pilot Project (CCOPE-2015): Overview and Preliminary Results
Adam K. Massmann, SUNY, Albany, NY; and J. R. Minder, D. E. Kingsmill, R. Garreaud, A. Montecinos, J. R. Snider, S. Fults, R. Valenzuela, and M. Falvey
Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM
14.5
A Study of Rain-Snow Transitions in the Kananaskis Valley, Alberta
Emilie Poirier, Université du Québec, Montreal, Canada; and J. M. Thériault
Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM
14.6
Examination Of The Potential Impacts Of Dust and Pollution Aerosol On Orographic Precipitation In The Colorado River Basin
Vandana Jha, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and W. Cotton, G. Carrió, and J. R. Pierce
Recorded Presentation

5:00 PM
14.7
Orographic Impact on the Precipitation Microphysical Processes during HyMeX SOP-1
Jimmy Zwiebel, Univ. Blaise Pascal Clermont II, Aubière, France; and J. Van Baelen, S. Anquetin, B. Boudevillain, and Y. Pointin
Recorded Presentation

5:15 PM
14.8
Microphysical Impacts on the Relationship between Orographic Rain and Orographic Forcing in the Coastal Mountains of Northern California
David E. Kingsmill, University of Colorado/CIRES, Boulder, CO; and P. J. Neiman
Recorded Presentation

14.9
Forecasting Location and Magnitude of Thunderstorms Across Mountain Ranges and Deserts During Monsoon Flow in Southern California

Friday, 1 July 2016

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7:30 AM-12:30 PM: Friday, 1 July 2016


Registration
Location: Montpelier A (Hilton Burlington )

8:00 AM-10:00 AM: Friday, 1 July 2016

Recording files available
Session 15
Mountain Climate and Hydrology: Part II
Location: Adirondack ABC (Hilton Burlington )
Host: 17Mountain
Chair: Dale R. Durran, University of Washington
8:00 AM
15.1
Sensitivities and Uncertainties in Predicting Changes in Orographic Precipitation
Ethan Gutmann, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Clark, T. Eidhammer, K. Ikeda, C. Deser, L. D. Brekke, J. R. Arnold, and R. M. Rasmussen
Recorded Presentation

8:15 AM
15.2
An Evaluation of High-Resolution Regional Climate Model Simulations of Mountain Snow Cover and Albedo (With Implications for the Simulated Snow-Albedo Feedback)
Justin R. Minder, SUNY, Albany, NY; and T. Letcher and S. M. Skiles
Recorded Presentation

8:30 AM
15.3
Climate Feedbacks that Contribute to Enhanced Warming Rates at High Elevations
James R. Miller, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and Y. Chen, D. Ghatak, C. Naud, I. Rangwala, E. Sinsky, S. van Oppen, and M. Xu
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
15.4
Monitoring Freezing Levels Across California: A Comparison Between Recent El Niño and Drought Winters
Allen White, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and T. Coleman, P. E. Johnston, D. J. Gottas, P. J. Neiman, and M. L. Anderson
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
15.5
Snowpack Modeling in the French Mountains Driven by Short-Range High-Resolution Weather Forecasts
Vincent Vionnet, CNRM/CNRS, Saint Martin d'Heres, France; and L. Queno, I. Dombrowski Etchevers, M. Lafaysse, Y. Seity, M. Dumont, E. Bazile, and F. Karbou
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
15.6
Operational Hydrometeorological Predictions in Mountain Watersheds using the New National Water Model Implementation of the WRF-Hydro Modeling System
David J. Gochis, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and A. Dugger, L. Karsten, J. McCreight, B. Cosgrove, A. RafieeiNasab, W. Yu, L. Pan, E. Clark, K. Howard, and L. Tang

9:30 AM
15.7
Examining Moisture Pathways and Extreme Precipitation in the U.S. Intermountain West using Self-Organizing Maps
Dustin Swales, CIRES, Boulder, CO; and M. Hughes and M. A. Alexander
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM
15.8
The June 2013 Flood-producing Extreme Rainstorm over Southern Alberta
Yanping Li, Univ. of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada; and K. K. Szeto, R. Stewart, J. M. Thériault, L. Chen, B. Kochtubajda, A. Liu, S. Boodoo, R. Goodson, and C. J. Mooney
Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Friday, 1 July 2016


Coffee Break
Location: Green Mountain Ballroom (Hilton Burlington )

10:30 AM-12:30 PM: Friday, 1 July 2016

Recording files available
Session 16
Boundary Layers in Complex Terrain: Part IV
Location: Adirondack ABC (Hilton Burlington )
Host: 17Mountain
Chair: Mathias W. Rotach, University of Innsbruck
10:30 AM
16.1
Lifting of Stable Layers Over a Circularly Symmetrical Terrain Obstacle
C. David Whiteman, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and M. Lehner, S. W. Hoch, B. Adler, N. Kalthoff, and M. O. G. Hills
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
16.2
Oscillations in the Inversion and Drainage Flows in and around Arizona's Meteor Crater
Manuela Lehner, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and C. D. Whiteman and S. W. Hoch
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
16.3
A Nested Large-Eddy Simulation Study of the Ora del Garda Wind in the Alps
Lorenzo Giovannini, Univ. of Trento, Trento, Italy; and L. Laiti and D. Zardi
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
16.4
Flow-Over or Flow-Around? Upstream Blocking over Heated Mountain Ridges
Daniel J. Kirshbaum, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
16.5
Evaluation of the Weather Research and Forecasting model in the Durance Valley complex terrain during the KASCADE field campaign for simulations of the Durance down-valley wind
Peter Kalverla, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands; and G. J. Duine, G. J. Steeneveld, and T. Hedde
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
16.6
A Three Dimensional PBL Parameterization for Simulations of the Flow over Complex Terrain: Implementation and Validation over the Big Southern Butte using the Weather Research and Forecasting Model
Pedro A. Jimenez, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. Kosovic, S. E. Haupt, J. B. Olson, J. W. Bao, E. Grell, and J. S. Kenyon
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM
16.7
Mechanisms and Climatology of an Observed Complex Convective Boundary Layer in the Hudson Valley of New York
Jeff Freedman, SUNY, Albany, NY; and D. R. Fitzjarrald
Recorded Presentation

12:15 PM
16.8
Diurnal Dynamics of Hudson Valley Boundary Layer Winds: a Second Look
David R. Fitzjarrald, SUNY, Albany, NY; and J. Freedman
Recorded Presentation

12:30 PM-12:45 PM: Friday, 1 July 2016


Conference Adjorns. Student presentation awards and closing remarks by Mountain Meteorology Committee Chair Dale Durran.
Location: Adirondack ABC (Hilton Burlington )
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