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Sunday, 24 June 2018

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5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Sunday, 24 June 2018


Registration
Location: Stiha (La Fonda on the Plaza)

7:00 PM-9:00 PM: Sunday, 24 June 2018


Student and Early Career Scientists Mixer

Monday, 25 June 2018

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7:30 AM-5:00 PM: Monday, 25 June 2018


Registration
Location: Stiha (La Fonda on the Plaza)

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Monday, 25 June 2018

Recording files available
Session 1
Mountain Wave and Airflow Dynamics -Part I
Location: Lumpkins Ballroom (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Host: 18th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Cochairs: Vanda Grubišić, NCAR; Christopher G. Kruse, Yale University
8:30 AM
Introductory Remarks
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
1.1
Generation and Deep Propagation of Mountain Waves
Ronald B. Smith, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
1.2
Stratospheric Trailing Mountain Waves
James D. Doyle, NRL, Monterey, CA; and Q. Jiang, S. D. Eckermann, P. A. Reinecke, and C. A. Reynolds
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
1.3
Unusual Trapped Lee Waves in the Stratosphere
Johnathan J. Metz, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. R. Durran
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM
1.4
The Impact of Mountain Waves on an Idealized Barocliniczlly Unstable Large-Scale Flow
Dale R. Durran, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and M. Q. Menchaca
Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 25 June 2018


Coffee Break
Location: New Mexico/Santa Fe Room/Portal (La Fonda on the Plaza)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 25 June 2018

Recording files available
Session 2
Mountain Wave and Airflow Dynamics -Part II
Location: Lumpkins Ballroom (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Host: 18th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Cochairs: James D. Doyle, NRL; Johnathan J. Metz, University of Washington
10:30 AM
2.1
Dynamics of Orographic Gravity Waves from Subantarctic Islands As Observed and Modeled 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, and D. C. Fritts
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
2.2
Global Influences of Mountain Waves in a General Circulation Model
Christopher G. Kruse, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
2.3
Very High Resolution Simulations of Lee Waves in the Falkland Islands
Peter Sheridan, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and H. Rance

11:15 AM
2.4
Penetration and Interruption of Alpine Foehn (PIANO): Overview and highlights of the 2017 field experiment
Alexander Gohm, Univ. of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; and M. Haid, L. Umek, H. C. Ward, L. Lehner, T. Muschinski, and M. W. Rotach
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
2.5
Penetration and Interruption of Alpine Foehn (PIANO): Evaluation of processes with multiple Doppler wind lidars
Maren Haid, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; and A. Gohm, L. Umek, H. C. Ward, L. Lehner, T. Muschinski, and M. W. Rotach
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
2.6
Penetration and Interruption of Alpine Foehn (PIANO): Evaluation of Processes with Large-Eddy Simulations
Lukas Umek, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; and A. Gohm, M. Haid, H. C. Ward, T. Muschinski, L. Lehner, and M. W. Rotach
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 25 June 2018


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-2:45 PM: Monday, 25 June 2018

Recording files available
Session 3
Mountain Wave and Airflow Dynamics -Part III
Location: Lumpkins Ballroom (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Host: 18th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Cochairs: Neil P. Lareau, San Jose State University; Peter Sheridan, Met Office
1:30 PM
3.1
Mountain Waves and Terrain Induced Windstorms in the Slopes of the Santa Ynez Mountains in Santa Barbara, California
Leila M. V. Carvalho, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA; and C. Jones, G. J. Duine, K. M. Zigner, and C. B. Clements
Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM
3.2
Validation of the Weather Research and Forecast Model to Infer Main Drivers of Sundowner Winds in Coastal Santa Barbara
Gert-Jan Duine, Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA; and L. M. V. Carvalho, C. Jones, and K. M. Zigner
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
3.3
A surface observation based climatology of Diablo-like winds in California's wine county and western Sierra Nevada
Craig M. Smith, DRI, Reno, NV; and M. L. Kaplan and B. Hatchett
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
3.4
Chinook Winds and Their Effects on Southern Alberta
Robert Andrew Giglio, Wood, plc., St. John's, NF, Canada
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM
3.5
Preliminary Numerical Simulations of Sudden Warming from Chinooks in the Lee of the Alaska Range
Jason C. Knievel, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. M. Rozoff and R. Rotunno
Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM-3:15 PM: Monday, 25 June 2018


Coffee Break
Location: New Mexico/Santa Fe Room/Portal (La Fonda on the Plaza)

3:15 PM-4:45 PM: Monday, 25 June 2018

Recording files available
Session 4
Terrain-Induced Winds and Fire-Atmosphere Interactions
Location: Lumpkins Ballroom (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Host: 18th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Cochairs: John Horel, Univ. of Utah; Lukas Umek, University of Innsbruck
3:15 PM
4.1
The Wine Country Fires of October 2017: Origins as a Highly Predictable, Terrain-Induced Downslope Windstorm
Clifford F. Mass, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. Ovens
Recorded Presentation

3:30 PM
4.2
Prediction of Forest Fire Danger Rating(FFDR) in DPR Korea: Modeling of MODIS Fire product, 5km-resolution meteorological data, Daily Weather Index(DWI), Fuel Model index(FMI) and Topographical Model Index(TMI) database
Myoungsoo Won, National Institute of Forest Science, Republic of Korea, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and K. Jang and S. Yoon
Recorded Presentation

Handout (8.8 MB)

3:45 PM
4.3
A Case Study of Orographic Airflow and Precipitation in a Wildfire Hazard Area of British Columbia, Canada: Toward a Higher-Resolution NWP Model over Complex Terrain
Ruping Mo, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and S. Zhang, A. Erfani, J. A. Milbrandt, C. Yu, R. Wu, and G. Fricska
Recorded Presentation

4.4
Coupled Weather-Fire Model Simulations of Extreme Winds and Fire Behavior during Recent Windstorm-Driven Wildfire Events

4:15 PM
4.5
An Overview of the Rapid Deployments to Wildfires Experiment (RaDFIRE)
Neil P. Lareau, San Jose State University, San José, CA; and C. B. Clements, D. E. Kingsmill, and B. Rodriguez
Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM
4.6
Terrain-driven Winds and Gusts During the Thomas Fire
Robert G. Fovell, Univ. at Albany, Albany, NY
Recorded Presentation

5:00 PM-6:15 PM: Monday, 25 June 2018


Icebreaker Reception
Location: La Terraza & Garden Patio (La Fonda on the Plaza)

Tuesday, 26 June 2018

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7:30 AM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 26 June 2018


Registration
Location: Stiha (La Fonda on the Plaza)

8:15 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 26 June 2018

Recording files available
Session 5
A Session in Honor of Dr. Jim Steenburgh (Orographic Precipitation -Part I)
Location: Lumpkins Ballroom (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Host: 18th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Cochairs: Daniel J. Kirshbaum, McGill University; Annareli Morales, Univ. of Michigan
8:15 AM
Introductory Remarks
Justin R. Minder, Univ. at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY; and P. Veals
Recorded Presentation

8:30 AM
5.1
Precipitation Processes and Prediction in Complex Terrain: Perspectives from the Great Basin and Lake- and Sea-Effect Regions (Invited Presentation)
W. James Steenburgh, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and T. M. Gowan, P. G. Veals, L. Campbell, T. West, and S. Nakai
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
5.2
Differences in Sea-Effect Clouds and Precipitation between the Sea of Japan and Japanese Mountains
Tyler West, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and W. J. Steenburgh
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
5.3
Influences of Orography and Coastal Geometry on Lake- and Sea-Effect Storms Formed over Lake Ontario and the Sea of Japan
Leah Campbell, SIO/Univ. of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA; and W. J. Steenburgh, Y. Yamada, M. Kawashima, and Y. Fujiyoshi
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
5.4
Factors Affecting the Inland and Orographic Enhancement of Sea-Effect Snowfall in the Hokuriku Region of Japan
Peter G. Veals, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and W. J. Steenburgh and S. Nakai
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM
5.5
Using Idealized Large-Eddy Simulations to Understand the Impact of Downstream Terrain on Lake-Effect Snowfall
Thomas M. Gowan, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and W. J. Steenburgh
Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Tuesday, 26 June 2018


Coffee Break
Location: New Mexico/Santa Fe Room/Portal (La Fonda on the Plaza)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 26 June 2018

Recording files available
Session 6
Orographic Precipitation -Part II
Location: Lumpkins Ballroom (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Host: 18th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Cochairs: Kristen Lani Rasmussen, Colorado State Univ; Leah Campbell, SIO/Univ. of California, San Diego
10:30 AM
6.1
Orographic Enhancement above the Melting Layer as Observed during the Olympic Mountains Experiment (OLYMPEX)
Lynn A. McMurdie, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and A. K. Rowe, J. Zagrodnik, R. A. Houze Jr., S. R. Brodzik, and T. M. Schuldt
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
6.2
Vertical Structure and Microphysical Characteristics of Precipitation on the High Terrain and Lee Side of the Olympic Mountains As Seen in OLYMPEX
Joseph Zagrodnik, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and R. A. Houze Jr. and L. A. McMurdie
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
6.3
Simulated Kelvin-Helmholtz Waves Over Terrain and Their Microphysical Implications
Robert Conrick, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and C. F. Mass and Q. Zhong
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
6.4
Mesoscale Controls on the Shasta County Convergence Zone
Matthew Roberts, San Jose State University, San José, CA; and N. P. Lareau
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
6.5
Observations of Natural Cloud Structure and Snow Growth Processes in Orographic Clouds
Matthew D. Cann, Univ. of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO; and K. Friedrich, S. A. Tessendorf, J. R. French, and R. M. Rauber
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
6.6
Orographic Precipitation Response to Microphysical and Environmental Perturbations for Idealized Moist Nearly Neutral Flow
Annareli Morales, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and D. J. Posselt, H. Morrison, and F. He
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 26 June 2018


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 26 June 2018

Recording files available
Session 7
Orographic Precipitation -Part III
Location: Lumpkins Ballroom (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Host: 18th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Cochairs: Lynn A. McMurdie, Univ. of Washington; Joseph Zagrodnik, Univ. of Washington
1:30 PM
7.1
Interactions between the Convective Lifecycle and Terrain in Subtropical South America
Kristen Lani Rasmussen, Colorado State Univ, Fort Collins, CO; and Z. S. Bruick, A. K. Rowe, L. A. McMurdie, and K. Anderson
Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM
7.2
The Influence of ENSO Conditions on Orographic Convection and Storm Structure in Subtropical South America
Zachary S. Bruick, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and K. L. Rasmussen, A. K. Rowe, and L. A. McMurdie
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
7.3
Characteristics of a Hailstorm over the Andean La Paz Valley
Marcelo Zamuriano, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
7.4
Factors Leading to Extreme Precipitation on Dominica from Tropical Storm Erika (2015)
Alison D. Nugent, Univ. of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI; and R. Rios-Berrios
Recorded Presentation

Paper 7.5 has been moved to 11.5A

2:30 PM
7.6
Sensitivity of Simulated Summer Monsoonal Precipitation in Langtang Valley, Himalaya, to Cloud Microphsyics Schemes in WRF
A. Orr, British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, United Kingdom; and C. Listowski, M. Couttet, E. Collier, W. Immerzeel, P. Deb, and D. Bannister
Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM
7.7
Convective Cloud Bands in the Lee of Mesoscale Mountain Ranges
Daniel J. Kirshbaum, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and D. M. Schultz
Recorded Presentation

3:00 PM-3:45 PM: Tuesday, 26 June 2018


Coffee Break/Informal Poster Viewing
Location: New Mexico/Santa Fe Room/Portal (La Fonda on the Plaza)

3:45 PM-4:45 PM: Tuesday, 26 June 2018

Recording files available
Session 8
Forecasting over Complex Terrain
Location: Lumpkins Ballroom (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Host: 18th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Cochairs: Clifford F. Mass, Univ. of Washington; Alison D. Nugent, Univ. of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
3:45 PM
8.1
Wind Power and Wind Speed Forecasting in (semi-)Complex Terrain Using an Artificial Neural Network (ZiANN)
Irene Schicker, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria; and P. Papazek and A. Kann
Recorded Presentation

4:00 PM
8.2
Seamless Probabilistic Analysis and Forecasting: From Minutes to Days Ahead
Alexander Kann, Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics, Vienna, Austria; and Y. Wang, A. Atencia, N. K. Awan, M. Dabernig, J. Kemetmueller, F. Meier, I. Schicker, L. Tuechler, C. Wastl, and C. Wittmann
Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM
8.3
25 Degree MOS Temperature Errors in the US Chinook Belt
Brian J. Billings, Millersville Univ., Millersville, PA
Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM
8.4
Mixing Height Forecasts for Colorado
Paul T. Schlatter, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and N. Rydell and M. P. Meyers
Recorded Presentation

Paper 8.5 is now 14.1A

4:45 PM-6:15 PM: Tuesday, 26 June 2018


Poster Session 1
Formal Poster Viewing
Location: New Mexico/Santa Fe Room/Portal (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Host: 18th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
1
Observed Variations in the Strength of the Sierra Nevada Rain Shadow
Joey Spitze, San Jose State University, San José, CA; and N. P. Lareau

2
'Formation Mechanisms of the Torrential Rain Episodes at the Leeward Side of the Mountains with Poland as an Example'
Marek Blas, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland; and M. Sobik, H. Ojrzynska, W. Rohm, M. Kryza, H. Brenot, E. Trzcina, and J. Kaplon

3
Interpreting OLYMPEX Precipitation Distributions Using Quasi-Idealized Numerical Simulations
Daniel J. Kirshbaum, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and D. J. Purnell

4
Characteristics of the Orographic Precipitation Observed by Profiling Radar during the Chilean Orographic and Mesoscale Precipitation Study over the Southern Andes Mountain Range.
Yazmina Rojas, University at Albany SUNY, Albany, NY; and J. Minder, R. Garreaud, and L. Campbell

5
Orographic Precipitation on Oahu with Operational Forecasting Application
Alison D. Nugent, Univ. of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI; and G. Shigesato and R. Ballard

An Evaluation of Quantitative Precipitation Estimators in the Western United States.

6
On the Moisture Extraction Efficiency of Mountains via Deep Convection
Adel Imamovic, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland; and L. Schlemmer and C. Schär

Handout (5.4 MB)

7
Precipitation Processes in Cyclones Passing over a Coastal Mountain Range: Recent Results from The Olympic Mountains Experiment (OLYMPEX)
Lynn A. McMurdie, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and A. K. Rowe, R. A. Houze Jr., J. Zagrodnik, S. R. Brodzik, J. K. Rader, and H. C. Barnes

8
Orographic Precipitation in an Idealized Mid-latitude Cyclone
Lydia Helen Tierney, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. Durran

9
Precipitation Efficeincy over the Sudety Mountains (SW Poland) in Specific Air Circulation Conditions
Hanna Ojrzynska, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland; and M. Blas, M. Sobik, and M. Kryza

10
Controls on Wintertime Non-brightband Rain Rate and Frequency in California’s Coastal Mountains
Matthew D. Cann, Univ. of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO; and A. B. White

11
Observations of Appalachian Fronts during Two NSF Educational Deployments
Brian J. Billings, Millersville Univ., Millersville, PA
Manuscript (641.8 kB)

12
MountainMetCube: An AR Application for Handheld Viewing
Brian J. Billings, Millersville Univ., Millersville, PA; and P. Dorofy

13
Identification of Valley-Wind Days
Manuela Lehner, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; and M. W. Rotach and F. Obleitner

14
The Effect of a Solar Eclipse on Thermally-Driven Winds in a Small Valley
R. Palomaki, Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; and N. Babic, G. J. Duine, M. van den Bossche, and S. F. J. De Wekker

15
Numerical Modelling of Thermally Driven Flows over Simple Slopes and Sensitivity Analysis to Surface and Ambient Conditions
Claudio Pincin, University of Trento, Trento, Italy; and M. Dumbser and D. Zardi

16
Mountain Breezes at Three Different Sites: Salt Lake Valley, The Pyrenees and Guadarrama Mountain Range
Carlos Román-Cascón, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain; and C. Yagüe, J. A. Arrillaga, M. Lothon, F. Lohou, E. R. Pardyjak, M. Sastre, G. Maqueda, and R. M. Inclán

17
The Influence of Mountains and Rocks on Meteorological Processes
Gizo Vashakidze, Institute of Applied Ecology at Tbilisi State University of Iv. Javakhishvili (TSU), Tbilisi, Georgia

18
Constraining Emissions of Methane in the Mountainous Uintah Basin with Ground-Based Observations and a Time-Reversed Lagrangian Transport Model
Christopher S. Foster, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and E. T. Crosman, J. D. Horel, B. Fasoli, R. Bares, and J. C. Lin

19
Observations and Modeling of Atmospheric Rotors
Vanda Grubišić, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Serafin, L. Strauss, and J. Sachsperger

20
Complementing Wave and Rotor Studies Through Photogrammetric Analysis of Rotor Clouds
Ulrike Romatschke, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and V. Grubišić

21
Sundowners: An extreme fire weather phenomena that occur under typical meteorological conditions along the Central California Coast.
Clifford F. Mass, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and N. Weber, R. Conrick, and J. Zagrodnik

22
Characteristics of Diablo Winds from a Climatology of Surface Observations
Craig M. Smith, DRI, Reno, NV; and M. L. Kaplan and B. Hatchett

23
The Jesusita wildfire in Santa Barbara California: Fire Spread Simulations and Sensitivity Analysis
Charles Jones, Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA; and F. Fujioka, S. Peterson, L. M. V. Carvalho, and D. A. Roberts

24
Rapid Deployment to Wildfires 2 (RaDFIRE2): Understanding Plume Dynamics and Fire Behavior Interactions
Craig B. Clements, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA; and N. P. Lareau, D. E. Kingsmill, and A. K. Kochanski

25
High Resolution Simulation Using the VLES Configuration of WRF-ARW of a Low Level Jet Observed over the Vale Do Cobrão during the Perdigao Microscale Field Campaign of 2017
Robert E. Dumais Jr., U.S. Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM; and B. P. Reen, A. Pattantyus, and J. E. Passner

26
Influence of Terrain Smoothing on Simulated Convective Boundary Layer Depths in Mountainous Terrain
Gert-Jan Duine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; and S. F. J. De Wekker

27
Investigating observational (surface and vertical profile) nudging impacts on WRF performance in predicting cloudiness in Uintah Basin - case study Jan 31- Feb 4, 2013
Trang Tran, Utah State University, Vernal, UT; and H. Tran, M. Mansfield, S. Lyman, and E. Crosman

28
Validation of Mountain Precipitation Forecasts from the Convection-Permitting NCAR Ensemble and Operational Forecast Systems over the Western United States
Thomas M. Gowan, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and W. J. Steenburgh and C. S. Schwartz

29
Analysis of Vehicle-Induced Turbulence on a Highway in the Adige Valley
Pietro Breviglieri, Univeristy of Trento, Trento, Italy; and L. Giovannini, M. Falocchi, and D. Zardi

30
Impact of Advection and Entrainment on the Surface Energy Balance in a Valley
Ivana Stiperski, Univ. of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; and N. Babic, I. Marinović, Ž. Večenaj, and S. F. J. De Wekker

31
Evaluating Observations of Cloud Base against Nowcasts and Model Forecasts on Whiteface Mountain (1,480 m)
Matthew Brewer, University at Albany, Albany, NY; and J. Minder and S. M. Lance

32
Exploring Elevation-Dependent Climate Warming since the Last Glacial Maximum over the Mountains of East Africa Using Semi-Idealized Regional Climate Model Experiments
Justin Minder, University at Albany, Albany, NY

33
A New Snow-level Forecast Verification Tool Employing Vertically Pointing Radars and a Rapidly Updated Numerical Weather Prediction Model
Daniel J. Gottas, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and A. B. White

34
Utilization of GOES-16 Imagery in Forecast Operations in the Great Basin and Desert Southwest at the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Las Vegas, Nevada
Stanley Czyzyk, NOAA/NWS Forecast Office, Las Vegas, NV

Handout (1.0 MB)

35
A Rare Ice Storm in the Intermountain Western U.S.: Societal Impacts
Jeffrey D. Colton, NOAA/NWS, Grand Junction, CO; and M. M. Stackhouse, J. Malingowski, D. Phillips, and M. P. Meyers

36
Orographic effects and Wind Shear on the Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport
Alexandre Paci, METEO-FRANCE, Toulouse, France; and O. Traullé, J. M. Donier, T. Douffet, Y. Seity, G. André, A. Dabas, T. Rieutord, V. Unger, J. Barrié, G. Bouhours, D. Druet, E. Dubouchet, O. Garrouste, R. Honnert, J. M. Lefèvre, W. Maurel, and E. Moulin

37
A Rare Ice Storm in the Intermountain Western U.S.: Storm Morphology
Megan M. Stackhouse, NWS, Grand Junction,, CO; and J. D. Colton, J. Malingowski, D. Phillips, A. Lyons, and M. P. Meyers

38
Changes in Surface Albedo of Desert Playas Caused by Short Term Variations in Surface Moisture
Kevin M. Craft, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. D. Horel

39
Facilitating Access to Boundary-Layer Conditions in Mountainous Regions
John Horel, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and A. Jacques, M. Wessler, and C. Galli

40
"The Effect of Mountain River Reservoirs on the Environment Caused by Global Climate Change"
Giorgi Metreveli, Tbilisi State University of Ivane Javakhishvili, Tbilisi, Georgia; and L. Matchavariani V

41
A Multivariate, Stochastic Approach to Generating Daily Precipitation Series at Ungauged Locations in Mountainous Region
Myeong-Ho Yeo, City Univ. of New York Institute for Sustainable Cities, Kingston, NY; and A. Frei

42
Development of Prototype National Water Model Soil Moisture Products for Drought Monitoring
Mimi Hughes, CIRES, Boulder, CO; and D. Jackson, R. J. Zamora, R. Cifelli, M. Hobbins, R. S. Webb, D. DeWitt, and P. Colohan

43
Study on Characteristics of Snow Particle with the Different Meteorological Conditions in the Mountainous Region (Yeongdong) of Korea
Yoo-Jun Kim, National Institute of Meteorological Sciences/Korea Meteorological Administration, Gangneung, Korea, Republic of (South); and B. C. Choi, J. Shim, and B. G. Kim

Wednesday, 27 June 2018

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7:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 27 June 2018


Registration
Location: Stiha (La Fonda on the Plaza)

8:15 AM-9:45 AM: Wednesday, 27 June 2018

Recording files available
Session 9
Boundary Layers and Turbulence in Complex Terrain -Part I
Location: Lumpkins Ballroom (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Host: 18th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Cochairs: Mathias W. Rotach, Univ. of Innsbruck; Ivana Stiperski, Univ. of Innsbruck
8:15 AM
9.1
Challenges in Simulating Boundary Layers and Turbulence in Complex Terrain: Insights from Recent Field Experiments
Julie K. Lundquist, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
9.2A
Characterisation of Recirculation Zones in Complex Terrain Using Multi-Lidar Measurements
Robert Menke, Technical Univ. of Denmark, Roskilde, Denmark; and N. Vasiljević, J. Mann, and J. K. Lundquist
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
9.3A
Variability of Turbulence Dissipation Rate in Complex Terrain: the Perdigão 2017 Field Campaign
Nicola Bodini, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and R. Menke, L. Bariteau, and J. K. Lundquist
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
9.4A
Generation of Turbulent Structures in Nested Simulations for the Perdigao Campaign
Fotini Katopodes Chow, Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA; and L. van Veen, J. Neher, J. D. Mirocha, and B. Geurts
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
9.5A
Simulated and Observed Mountain Waves and Their Implications on Wind Energy
Caroline Draxl, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO; and E. Quon, D. Chand, L. K. Berg, M. J. Churchfield, T. Kemper, J. Kenyon, J. B. Olson, and J. Sharp
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM-10:15 AM: Wednesday, 27 June 2018


Coffee Break
Location: New Mexico/Santa Fe Room/Portal (La Fonda on the Plaza)

10:15 AM-11:45 AM: Wednesday, 27 June 2018

Recording files available
Session 10
Boundary Layers and Turbulence in Complex Terrain -Part II
Location: Lumpkins Ballroom (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Host: 18th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Cochairs: Tina Katopodes Chow, Univ. of Californina; Sebastian W. Hoch, University of Utah
10:15 AM
10.1
Surface Flux Similarity in the Layer Near the Surface over Mountainous Terrain
Eleni Sfyri, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; and M. W. Rotach, I. Stiperski, F. Bosveld, M. Lehner, and F. Obleitner
Recorded Presentation

10:30 AM
10.2
Employing Turbulence Anisotropy to Study Turbulence in Complex Terrain
Marc Calaf, Univ. of Utah, Wind Energy and Turbulence Laboratory, Salt Lake City, UT; and I. Stiperski and M. W. Rotach
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
10.3
Turbulent Exchange over the Alpine City of Innsbruck
Helen Claire Ward, Univ. of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; and M. W. Rotach, M. Graus, T. Karl, A. Gohm, T. Muschinski, L. Umek, M. Haid, and L. Lehner
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
10.4
The Diurnal Cycle of Turbulent Fluxes in an East-West Oriented Valley
Manuela Lehner, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; and M. W. Rotach, E. Sfyri, F. Obleitner, and I. Stiperski
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
10.5
On the Turbulence Structure, Dominant Scales and Scaling of deep Katabatic Flows on a Shallow Slope
Ivana Stiperski, Univ. of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; and C. D. Whiteman, M. Lehner, and A. A. M. Holtslag
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
10.6
Why You Should Remember What TEAMx Means
Mathias W. Rotach, Univ. of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; and M. Arpagaus, J. Cuxart, S. F. J. De Wekker, V. Grubišić, N. Kalthoff, D. J. Kirshbaum, M. Lehner, S. D. Mobbs, A. Paci, S. Serafin, and D. Zardi
Recorded Presentation

12:30 PM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 27 June 2018


Conference Excursion

Thursday, 28 June 2018

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7:30 AM-5:45 PM: Thursday, 28 June 2018


Registration
Location: Stiha (La Fonda on the Plaza)

8:15 AM-10:00 AM: Thursday, 28 June 2018

Recording files available
Session 11
Mountain Climate
Location: Lumpkins Ballroom (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Host: 18th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Cochairs: Katrina E. Bennett, LANL; Jessica D. Lundquist, Univ. of Washington
8:15 AM
11.1
High-Resolution Climate Models and Mountain Meteorology
Christoph Schär, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
11.2
Linking Climate Indices to Orographic Precipitation to Evaluate Future Climate Projections
Ethan Gutmann, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Clark, A. W. Wood, J. J. Hamman, T. Eidhammer, and J. R. Arnold
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
11.3
Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model Validation of the Precipitation Climatology of the Sutlej and Beas River Basins, Northwest India
Daniel Bannister, British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, United Kingdom; and A. Orr, S. Jain, A. Momblanch, I. Holman, T. Phillips, and A. J. Adeloye
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
11.4
Analyzing Extreme Weather in Complex Terrain Across the Western United States
Michael Wessler, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. Horel and C. Galli
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
11.5A
The Simulated Impact of the Snow-Albedo and Soil Moisture Feedbacks on Convective Precipitation within the Rocky Mountains under Climate Warming
Brendan C. Wallace, Univ. at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY; and J. Minder
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM
11.6
Winter Precipitation Efficiency of Mountain Ranges in the Colorado Rockies under Climate Change
Trude Eidhammer, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and V. Grubišić, R. Rasmussen, and K. Ikeda
Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Thursday, 28 June 2018


Coffee Break
Location: New Mexico/Santa Fe Room/Portal (La Fonda on the Plaza)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 28 June 2018

Recording files available
Session 12
Numerical Techniques and Parameterizations over Complex Terrain
Location: Lumpkins Ballroom (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Host: 18th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Cochairs: Thomas M. Gowan, University of Utah; Jason C. Knievel, NCAR
10:30 AM
12.1
A Three Dimensional Planetary Boundary Layer Parameterization to Unify the Representation of Vertical and Horizontal Turbulent Mixing
Pedro A. Jimenez, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. Kosovic and A. Martilli
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
12.2
Assessment of High-Resolution Simulations of Flow Over Complex Terrain
B. Kosovic, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and P. Jimenez
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
12.3
Large-Eddy Simulations of Stratified Flows over a Ridge Using a Lattice Boltzmann Model
Yansen Wang, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD; and X. Zeng, B. MacCall, C. M. Hocut, and H. J. S. Fernando
Recorded Presentation

12.4
Evaluating Evaporative Fluxes in Complex Mountain Terrain

11:30 AM
12.5
Tests of Different Momentum Flux Boundary Implementations for High-Resolution Terrain Modeling
Yi Li, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and C. C. Epifanio
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
12.6
A Comparison of Seven WRF Planetary Boundary Layer/Surface Layer Physics Schemes over Complex Terrain
Richard S. Penc, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, WSMR, NM; and J. A. Smith, J. W. Raby, and R. E. Dumais Jr.
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 28 June 2018


Conference Luncheon
Location: La Terraza & Garden Patio (La Fonda on the Plaza)

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 28 June 2018

Recording files available
Session 13
Air Quality Applications over Complex Terrain
Location: Lumpkins Ballroom (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Host: 18th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Cochairs: Robert M. Banta, NOAA/ESRL; Erik T. Crosman, Univ. of Utah
1:30 PM
13.1
The Role of Mountain-Valley Breeze on PM10 Concentrations with the Sudetes, Poland as an Example
Mieczyslaw Sobik, Uniwersytet Wroclawski, Wroclaw, Poland; and M. Blas
Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM
13.2
Measurement and Modeling of Local Circulation Patterns and Pollutant Dispersion from a Waste Incinerator in the Basin of Bolzano in the Italian Alps.
Elena Tomasi, Univeristy of Trento, Trento, Italy; and S. Alessandrini, G. Antonacci, L. Delle Monache, M. Falocchi, E. Ferrero, L. Giovannini, P. A. Jimenez, B. Kosovic, and D. Zardi
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
13.3
Drivers of Severe Air Pollution Events in a Deep Valley During Wintertime.
Julian Andres Quimbayo-Duarte, University of Grenoble, Grenoble cdx 9, France; and C. Chemel, C. Staquet, G. Arduini, F. Troude, and H. Dupont
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
13.4
The Ups(lope) and Downs(lope) of Pollution Transport along the Colorado Front Range
Lisa S. Darby, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and C. J. Senff, L. Bianco, A. B. White, R. M. Banta, and D. Helmig
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM
13.5
Sources of High Ozone in the Sequoia National Park during the 2016 California Baseline Ozone Transport Study (CABOTS)
A.O. Langford, NOAA/ESRL/Chemical Sciences Division, Boulder, CO; and R. J. Alvarez II, G. Kirgis, C. J. Senff, and A. M. Weickmann
Recorded Presentation

13.6
The Predictive Value of the Ventilation Index for Atmospheric Dispersion in Complex Terrain

3:00 PM-4:15 PM: Thursday, 28 June 2018


Coffee Break/Informal Poster Viewing
Location: New Mexico/Santa Fe Room/Portal (La Fonda on the Plaza)

4:15 PM-5:45 PM: Thursday, 28 June 2018

Recording files available
Session 14
Observational Applications for Mountain Meteorology
Location: Lumpkins Ballroom (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Host: 18th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Cochairs: Alexander Gohm, Univ. of Innsbruck; Lisa S. Darby, NOAA
4:15 PM
14.1A
A Real-time Online Data Product that Automatically Detects Easterly Gap Flow Events and Precipitation Type in the Columbia River Gorge
Paul J. Neiman, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and D. J. Gottas and A. B. White
Recorded Presentation

Paper 14.1 has moved to the formal poster viewing

4:30 PM
14.2
GOES-16 ABI Observations of Boundary Layer Flow over Complex and Elevated Terrain
Lewis D. Grasso, Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and D. Bikos and S. Miller
Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM
14.3
Long-Term Monitoring of Mountain Meteorological Variables using Multiple Satellite Remote Sensing Data Fusion over the Korean Peninsula
Keunchang Jang, National Institute of Forest Science, Republic of Korea, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and M. Won and S. Yoon
Recorded Presentation

5:00 PM
14.4
ICE-POP2018: A Campaign to Better Understand Snowfall in the Yeongdong Region
Byoung-Choel Choi, National Institute of Meteorological Sciences/Korea Meteorological Administration, Gangneung, Korea, Republic of (South); and J. Shim, G. H. Jeon, Y. Shin, H. Kim, and Y. J. Kim

5:15 PM
Paper 14.5 has moved to the formal poster viewing

Paper 14.6 has moved to the formal poster viewing

5:30 PM
14.6A
Mesoscale Flows and Turbulence Measurements on Forested Slope during Peridgão 2017
Christopher M. Hocut, US Army Research Laboratory, WSMR, NM; and A. K. Pattantyus, E. D. Creegan, Y. Wang, R. Krishnamurthy, L. S. Leo, H. J. S. Fernando, and S. Otarola-Bustos
Recorded Presentation

Friday, 29 June 2018

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7:30 AM-11:30 AM: Friday, 29 June 2018


Registration
Location: Stiha (La Fonda on the Plaza)

8:15 AM-9:45 AM: Friday, 29 June 2018

Recording files available
Session 15
Mountain Hydrology
Location: Lumpkins Ballroom (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Host: 18th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Cochairs: Ethan Gutmann, NCAR; Justin Minder, University at Albany
8:15 AM
15.1
Recent Advances in Mountain Hydrology: Has our Ability to Model Mountain Rain and Snow Exceeded the Skill of Our Observational Precipitation Networks?
Jessica D. Lundquist, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and M. Hughes, B. M. Henn, W. R. Currier, and N. Wayand
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
15.2
Flash Flood Forecasting Model for Small Mountain Watershed
Yangbo Chen, Sun Yat-Sen Univ., Guangzhou, China

9:00 AM
15.3
The Role of Atmospheric River Rain-Snow Levels and Pre-Existing Snowpack in the 2017 Oroville Dam Crisis
Brian M. Henn, SIO, La Jolla, CA; and K. N. Musselman, F. M. Ralph, and N. P. Molotch
Recorded Presentation

15.4
Turbulent Advection Processes in Blowing Snow Sublimation

9:15 AM
15.4A
Climate, Snow and Infiltration Interactions on the Pajarito Plateau, New Mexico
Katrina E. Bennett, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and A. Fortin and R. Middleton
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
15.5
Coupling a Decade of Surface Observations and Satellite Data to Reveal Convective Forcing of Tropical Glacier Mass Balance in the Peruvian Andes
Robert Hellstrom, Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA; and A. Fernández, J. M. Covert, and B. Mark
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM-10:15 AM: Friday, 29 June 2018


Coffee Break
Location: Mezzanine (La Fonda on the Plaza)

10:15 AM-11:15 AM: Friday, 29 June 2018

Recording files available
Session 16
Diurnal Mountain Winds
Location: Lumpkins Ballroom (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Host: 18th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Cochairs: Manuela Lehner, University of Innsbruck; Dino Zardi, Univ. of Trento
10:15 AM
16.1
High-Resolution Simulations of the Thermally-Driven Valley-Exit Jet of the Isarco Valley (Italy) and Comparisons with Wind-LIDAR Observations.
Lorenzo Giovannini, Univ. of Trento, Trento, Italy; and M. Falocchi, E. Tomasi, G. Antonacci, F. Gucci, and D. Zardi
Recorded Presentation

10:30 AM
16.2
Strong Wind Jets at the Exit of an Andean Valley in Central Chile: Observations and Preliminary Model Results
Ricardo C. Muñoz, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile; and M. Falvey
Recorded Presentation

Observations of Thermally-driven Circulations in the Pyrenees: Detection Methods and Impact on Atmospheric Composition Measured at a Mountain Top

10:45 AM
16.3
Observing and Modeling Recurrent Diurnal Summertime Wind Systems in the Complex Terrain of the Columbia River Basin during the Second Wind Forecast Improvement Project
Robert M. Banta, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and Y. Pichugina, A. Choukulkar, T. A. Bonin, W. A. Brewer, C. Bonfanti, B. J. McCarty, S. P. Sandberg, J. B. Olson, J. S. Kenyon, S. Benjamin, K. Lantz, C. N. Long, A. McComiskey, J. Sharp, H. J. S. Fernando, R. Krishnamurthy, and M. Marquis
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
16.4
Mixing and Air Mass Exchange Processes within Salt Lake Valley Persistent Cold-Air Pools and their Effect on Particulate Pollution Concentrations
Sebastian W. Hoch, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and E. T. Crosman and M. Baasandorj
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM-11:30 AM: Friday, 29 June 2018

Recording files available
Session
Conference Adjorns
Location: Lumpkins Ballroom (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Hosts: (Joint between the Events; and the 18th Conference on Mountain Meteorology )
11:15 AM
Concluding Remarks
Recorded Presentation

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