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Sunday, 12 July 2020

8:00 AM-8:00 PM: Sunday, 12 July 2020


Ask Me Anything (not a live session)
Chair: AMS Meetings, American Meteorological Society

Monday, 13 July 2020

8:00 AM-8:00 PM: Monday, 13 July 2020


Ask Me Anything (not a live session)
Chair: AMS Meetings, American Meteorological Society

10:00 AM-10:45 AM: Monday, 13 July 2020


Session 1
Opening Session (Keynote Presentation)
Location: Virtual Meeting Room
Host: 19th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Cochairs: Lynn A. McMurdie; Sebastian Hoch
10:00 AM
Welcoming Remarks

10:15 AM
1.1

10:45 AM-11:15 AM: Monday, 13 July 2020


Keynote Speaker Session 1
Keynote Speaker: RELAMPAGO-CACTI
Location: Virtual Meeting Room
Host: 19th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Cochairs: Kristen Lani Rasmussen; Jeremiah Otero Piersante, Colorado State University
10:45 AM
KS1.1
Convective Mode Transitions in the Lee of Mesoscale Terrain As Observed during RELAMPAGO-CACTI (Invited Presentation)
Stephen W. Nesbitt, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and I. Singh, J. Mulholland, R. J. Trapp, A. C. Varble, and V. Chandrasekar

11:15 AM-11:25 AM: Monday, 13 July 2020


Break
Location: Virtual Meeting Room

11:25 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 13 July 2020

Recording files available
Session 2
RELAMPAGO-CACTI
Location: Virtual Meeting Room
Host: 19th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Cochairs: Kristen Lani Rasmussen; Jeremiah Otero Piersante, Colorado State University
11:25 AM
2.1
Ingredients Supporting the Upscale Growth of Organized Convection in Subtropical South America
Kristen Lani Rasmussen, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and J. O. Piersante, Z. S. Bruick, A. K. Rowe, and L. A. McMurdie
11:30 AM
2.2
The Synoptic Evolution of Mcss East of the Andes Mountains in Subtropical South America between Spring and Summer
Jeremiah Otero Piersante, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and K. L. Rasmussen, R. S. Schumacher, A. K. Rowe, and L. A. McMurdie
11:35 AM
2.3
Convective Lifecycle Insights from RELAMPAGO Observations Near the Sierras De Córdoba
Angela K Rowe, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI; and K. L. Rasmussen, I. Arias, V. Chandrasekar, and S. R. Brodzik
11:45 AM
2.5
The CACTI Field Campaign: Improving Understanding of Convective Cloud Processes in Complex Terrain
Adam C. Varble, PNNL, Richland, WA; and P. Borque, Z. Feng, J. C. Hardin, Z. Zhang, J. D. Fast, L. Goldberger, A. E. Hunzinger, A. A. Matthews, J. N. Marquis, S. W. Nesbitt, and P. Salio
11:50 AM
2.6
Processes Controlling the Evolution of Orographic Shallow Clouds during CACTI
Paloma Borque, PNNL, Richland, WA; and A. C. Varble and J. C. Hardin
11:55 AM
2.7
Evaluation of Aerosol Indirect Effects on Deep Convective Clouds in the Vicinity of the Sierras de Cordoba during CACTI
Peter G. Veals, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and A. C. Varble, J. O. H. Russell, and E. J. Zipser

12:00 PM-2:00 PM: Monday, 13 July 2020


Poster Presentation Preview Time
Location: Virtual Meeting Room

2:00 PM-3:40 PM: Monday, 13 July 2020

Recording files available
Session 3
Dynamics and Physics of Orographic Clouds and Precipitation
Location: Virtual Meeting Room
Host: 19th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Cochairs: Daniel J. Kirshbaum, McGill University; Alison D. Nugent, McGill University; W. Massey Bartolini, McGill University
2:00 PM
3.1
2:05 PM
3.2
Simulations of Orographic Convection across Multiple Grey Zones
Daniel J. Kirshbaum, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
2:10 PM
3.3
Impact of Synoptic Scale Storm Structure on Orographic Precipitation
Lydia Helen Tierney, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. Durran
2:15 PM
3.4
Ice Microphysical Processes in Winter Storms Encountering Complex Terrain
Andrew DeLaFrance, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and L. A. McMurdie and A. K. Rowe
2:25 PM
3.7
Evaluating Radar-Derived Microphysical Processes Near Terrain during OLYMPEX
Robert Conrick, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and C. F. Mass
2:35 PM
3.8
High-Resolution Simulations of a Heavy Precipitation Event Over the Australian Snowy Mountains: The Role of Microphysics
Artur Gevorgyan, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia; and L. Ackermann, Y. Huang, S. Siems, and M. Manton
2:50 PM
3.11
Intrastorm Variability of the Inland and Orographic Enhancement of a Sea-Effect Snowstorm in the Hokuriku Region of Japan
Peter G. Veals, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and W. J. Steenburgh, S. Nakai, and S. Yamaguchi
2:55 PM
3.12
3:00 PM
3.13
Observations of KH Wave Fall-streaks over Complex Terrain by Airborne Radar and In-situ Probes
Coltin D. Grasmick, Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and B. Geerts, J. French, and R. M. Rauber
3:05 PM
3.14
Kelvin–Helmholtz Instability Waves: A Natural Seeding Mechanism for Orographic Clouds
Matthew D. Cann, Univ. of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO; and K. Friedrich
3:10 PM
3.15
Volcanic Aerosol Emission Impacts on Orographic Precipitation in Hawaii
Tianqi Zuo, Univ. of Hawaii at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI; and A. D. Nugent and G. Thompson
3:15 PM
3.16
Machine-Learning Classification of Blowing Snow in Complex Terrain from Webcam Imagery
Sarah McCorkle, Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and Z. J. Lebo, B. Geerts, R. Capella, E. M. Collins, R. Cox, A. Lyons, M. Brothers, and T. Alcott
3:20 PM
3.17
High-Resolution Rapid Refresh Model-Based Verification of Snow Squall Prediction in the High Plains and Mountain West
Robert Capella, Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and B. Geerts, Z. J. Lebo, E. M. Collins, R. Cox, and A. Lyons

3:40 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 13 July 2020

Recording files available
Session 4
Preliminary Results from Recent Field Campaigns
Location: Virtual Meeting Room
Host: 19th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Cochairs: Daniel J. Kirshbaum, McGill University; Alison D. Nugent, McGill University; W. Massey Bartolini, McGill University
3:40 PM
4.1
Characteristics and Processes of Wintertime Precipitation over the Australian Alps
Luis Ackermann, ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, Clayton, VIC, Australia; Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia; and S. T. Siems, Y. Huang, M. Manton, F. Lang, A. Protat, T. Chubb, A. Peace, A. Gevorgyan, and S. P. Alexander
3:45 PM
4.2
Characterizing Summertime Wind Systems in the Complex Terrain of the Columbia River Basin during WFIP2, and Validating HRRR Model Skill in Simulating These Flows
Robert M. Banta, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and Y. Pichugina, L. S. Darby, W. A. Brewer, J. B. Olson, J. S. Kenyon, K. Lantz, J. Sharp, M. T. Stoelinga, D. D. Turner, J. M. Wilczak, L. Bianco, I. V. Djalalova, H. J. S. Fernando, M. Marquis, A. Choukulkar, B. J. McCarty, and S. P. Sandberg
3:50 PM
4.3
The CROSSINN Field Campaign on the Three-Dimensional Flow Structure in the Inn Valley, Austria: Overview and Selected Results
Bianca Adler, NOAA, Boulder, CO; Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany; CIRES, Boulder, CO; and A. Gohm, N. Kalthoff, N. Babic, M. Lehner, M. W. Rotach, and M. Haid
3:55 PM
4.4
The Raco Wind in Central Chile: A Recurring Gap Flow Interacting with a Cold Air Pool
Ricardo C. Muñoz, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile; and L. Armi

4:00 PM-5:00 PM: Monday, 13 July 2020


Icebreaker 1: Bring Your Own Baby and Beer
Location: Virtual Meeting Room
Moderator: Sebastian Hoch

Icebreaker 2: Wine and Whine
Moderator: Lynn A. McMurdie

Icebreaker 3: Mountains in Hawaii
Moderator: Alison D. Nugent, McGill University

Icebreaker 4: Cocktails and Cap Clouds
Moderator: Peter G.` Veals, NOAA/NWS

Icebreaker 5: Snow Cones and Snow Sports
Moderator: Ethan Gutmann

Tuesday, 14 July 2020

8:00 AM-8:00 PM: Tuesday, 14 July 2020


Ask Me Anything (not a live session)
Chair: AMS Meetings, American Meteorological Society

10:00 AM-10:50 AM: Tuesday, 14 July 2020


Keynote Speaker Session 2
Keynote Speaker: Vanda Grubišić Named Session
Location: Virtual Meeting Room
Host: 19th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Cochairs: Ronald B. Smith, Yale University; Ivana Stiperski, Yale University
10:00 AM
Welcoming Remarks

10:05 AM
Introductory Remarks

10:10 AM
KS2.1

10:45 AM-10:55 AM: Tuesday, 14 July 2020


Early Career Award
Location: Virtual Meeting Room
Speaker: Justin Minder, NCAR

10:55 AM-11:25 AM: Tuesday, 14 July 2020

Recording files available
Session 5
Mountain Waves and Airflow Dynamics
Location: Virtual Meeting Room
Host: 19th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Cochairs: Johnathan J. Metz, University of Washington; James D Doyle, University of Washington
10:55 AM
5.1
Sensitivity of Mountain Waves and Lee-Side Winds to Upstream Conditions
James D. Doyle, NRL, Monterey, CA; and Q. Jiang and C. Amerault
11:00 AM
5.2
Is Nonlinearity Important in Non-Breaking Mountain Waves?
Johnathan J. Metz, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. R. Durran
11:05 AM
5.3
The Dynamical Connection between Hydraulic Control and Wave Radiation Aloft in Stratified Airflow over Mountain Ridges
Arjun Jagannathan, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; and K. Winters and L. Armi
11:10 AM
5.4
A Method to Validate Simulated Mountain Wave Impacts on Hub-Height Wind Speed Using SoDAR Observations
Geng Xia, National Wind Technology Center /National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Boulder, CO; and C. Draxl, A. Raghavendra, and J. K. Lundquist
11:15 AM
5.5
Are Downslope Windstorms More Predictable When There Is a Mean-State Critical Level?
Dale R. Durran, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and J. J. Metz

11:25 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 14 July 2020


Networking Session 1a: Mentoring
Location: Virtual Meeting Room
Moderator: Justin Minder, NCAR

Networking Session 1b: Mentoring
Moderator: Matthew E. Jeglum, NOAA/NWS

Networking Session 1c & 1d: Mentoring
Moderators: Angela K Rowe; Kristen Lani Rasmussen

Networking Session 1d: Mentoring
Moderator: Kristen Lani Rasmussen

Networking Session 1e: Mentoring
Moderator: Vanda Grubišić, NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory

Networking Session 1f: Mentoring
Moderator: Lynn A. McMurdie

Networking Session 1g: Mentoring
Moderator: Jim Steenburgh, University of Utah

Networking Session 1h: Mentoring
Moderator: James D Doyle, University of Washington

12:00 PM-2:00 PM: Tuesday, 14 July 2020


Poster Presentation Preview Time
Location: Virtual Meeting Room

2:00 PM-3:15 PM: Tuesday, 14 July 2020


Poster Session 1
Poster Session 1
Location: Virtual Meeting Room
Host: 19th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
1
Colorado's Thunderstorm Climatology
Stephen J. Hodanish, NOAA/NWS, Pueblo, CO; and B. Vogt

Handout (2.9 MB)

2
Quantifying Snowfall from Orographic Cloud Seeding
Katja Friedrich, Univ. of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO; and K. Ikeda, S. A. Tessendorf, J. R. French, R. M. Rauber, B. Geerts, L. Xue, R. Rasmussen, D. Blestrud, M. L. Kunkel, and N. Dawson

Handout (2.6 MB)

3
The Tern Nest: Simulating MCS Propagation Across the Great Plains
Brian J. Billings, Doane University, Lincoln, NE

4
5
Orographic Spillover and Invigoration of Lake-Effect Precipitation Downwind of Lake Ontario
Julie A Cunningham, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. Steenburgh

6
Characteristics and Processes of Wintertime Precipitation over West Tasmania
Luis Ackermann, ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, Clayton, VIC, Australia; Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia; and Y. Huang, A. Gevorgyan, S. T. Siems, and M. J. Manton
Manuscript (177.8 kB)

7
Impact of Mountain Waves on the Spatio-Temporal Development of the Boundary-Layer over Corsica
Norbert Kalthoff, Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany; and B. Adler and I. Bischoff-Gauß

Handout (5.5 MB)

8
Winter Operation of Three Co-located Hotplate Precipitation Sensors
Samuel A Marlow, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and S. Fuller, M. Burkhart, and J. R. Snider

Handout (2.4 MB)

9
Observational Analysis of the SALLJ During the RELAMPAGO Campaign
Clayton RS Sasaki, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and A. K. Rowe, L. A. McMurdie, J. O. Piersante, and K. L. Rasmussen

10
Processes Controlling the Location of Convection Initiation over Complex Terrain in a Sheared, Conditionally Unstable Environment
Itinderjot Singh, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and S. W. Nesbitt and C. A. Davis

Wednesday, 15 July 2020

8:00 AM-8:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 July 2020


Ask Me Anything (not a live session)
Chair: AMS Meetings, American Meteorological Society

10:00 AM-10:35 AM: Wednesday, 15 July 2020


Keynote Speaker Session 3
Keynote Speaker: Applications of Mountain Meteorology (e.g. air quality, fire dynamics, wind resource assessment, and winter sports forecasting)
Location: Virtual Meeting Room
Host: 19th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Cochairs: Brian Brong, NOAA/NWSFO; Thomas M. Gowan, NOAA/NWSFO; Bianca Adler, Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
10:00 AM
Welcoming Remarks

10:05 AM
KS3.1
Extreme Wildfire Behavior Associated with Complex Terrain (Invited Presentation)
Craig B Clements, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

10:35 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 July 2020

Recording files available
Session 6
Applications of Mountain Meteorology (e.g. air quality, fire dynamics, wind resource assessment, and winter sports forecasting)
Location: Virtual Meeting Room
Host: 19th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Cochairs: Brian Brong, NOAA/NWSFO; Thomas M. Gowan, NOAA/NWSFO; Bianca Adler, Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
10:40 AM
6.2
Muti-Remote Sensor Observations of a Rotating Pyrocumulus Plume
Neil P. Lareau, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV; and C. B. Clements, T. Aydell, M. Brewer, and A. K. Kochanski
10:50 AM
6.4
An Analysis of Unique Atmospheric Observations during Multiple California PSPS Events
Scott R Purdy, SJSU Fire Weather Research Lab, San Jose, CA; and C. B. Clements
10:55 AM
6.5
Climatology of Sundowner Winds in Coastal Santa Barbara, California
Charles Jones, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA; and L. Carvalho, G. J. Duine, and K. Zigner
11:00 AM
6.6
11:05 AM
6.7
Sensitivity and Accuracy of Sundowner Wind Forecasts
Robert G. Fovell, Univ. at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY
11:10 AM
6.8
Downslope Windstorms in Coastal Santa Barbara from Observations and Numerical Simulations
Gert-Jan Duine, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA; and L. Carvalho and C. Jones
11:15 AM
6.9
Design Considerations for Weather Stations on Mount Everest
Jared Campbell, Campbell Scientific, Inc, Logan, UT
11:20 AM
6.10
Historical and Future Potential for Ground-Based Orographic Glaciogenic Cloud Seeding in the Interior Western United States
Thomas A. Mazzetti, Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and B. Geerts, L. Xue, S. A. Tessendorf, and Y. Wang
11:25 AM
6.11
Simulated Natural Properties and Seeding Impacts in a Seeded Cloud Observed during SNOWIE
Lulin Xue, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. M. Rasmussen, S. A. Tessendorf, J. French, K. Friedrich, R. M. Rauber, B. Geerts, D. Blestrud, M. L. Kunkel, N. Dawson, and S. Parkinson
11:30 AM
6.12
Microphysical Characteristics and Evolution of Seeded Orographic Clouds
Jeffrey R. French, Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and K. Friedrich, S. A. Tessendorf, R. M. Rauber, B. Geerts, L. Xue, R. Rasmussen, D. Blestrud, and M. L. Kunkel
11:35 AM
6.13
Evaluating Image-Derived Estimates of Road Weather Conditions
Brittany Welch, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. Horel

12:00 PM-2:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 July 2020


Poster Presentation Preview Time
Location: Virtual Meeting Room

2:00 PM-2:50 PM: Wednesday, 15 July 2020

Recording files available
Session 7
Numerical Weather Prediction, Data Assimilation, and Forecasting in Complex Terrain
Location: Virtual Meeting Room
Host: 19th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Cochairs: Matthew E. Jeglum, NOAA/NWS; Peter G.` Veals, NOAA/NWS
2:10 PM
7.3
Dynamical Downscaling to Sub-Kilometer Resolutions in Complex Alpine Terrain: The Performance of the Intermediate Complexity Atmospheric Research (ICAR) Model.
Bert Kruyt, WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos, Switzerland; and R. Mott, D. Reynolds, and E. Gutmann
2:15 PM
7.4
Improving Snow-to-Liquid Ratio Forecasts in the Western United States
Michael Wessler, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. Steenburgh
2:20 PM
7.5
Estimation of Snowfall Deposition in Mountainous Terrain Using a Computational Fluid Dynamics Model with a Stochastic Lagrangian Particle Tracking Model
Nicolas R. Leroux, University of Quebec at Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada; and J. M. Thériault and A. Desroches-Lapointe
2:25 PM
7.6
Orographically-Inverted Snow: Forecast Methodology and Decision Support Services Implications
Darren Van Cleave, NWS, Salt Lake City, UT; and G. Merrill and M. Seaman
2:30 PM
7.7
Snowfall Regime Evaluation for MetCoOp EPS at a Norwegian Mountain Site
Franziska Hellmuth, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; and B. J. Kokkvoll Engdahl, T. Storelvmo, and S. J. Cooper
2:40 PM
7.9
AQPI: RAP/HRRR Model Forecasts of Atmospheric River Events over the San Francisco Bay Area
Jason M. English, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Boulder, CO; NOAA, Boulder, CO; and D. D. Turner, M. Marquis, T. Alcott, W. R. Moninger, J. L. Bytheway, and R. Cifelli
2:45 PM
7.10

2:50 PM-3:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 July 2020


Break
Location: Virtual Meeting Room

3:00 PM-3:25 PM: Wednesday, 15 July 2020

Recording files available
Session 8
Boundary Layers and Turbulence in Complex Terrain
Location: Virtual Meeting Room
Host: 19th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Cochairs: Sebastian Hoch; Jason C. Knievel, University of Utah
3:00 PM
8.1
Development of Fine-Scale Structures in Large-Eddy Simulations over Complex Terrain
Alex D. Connolly, University of California, Berkeley, CA; and W. H. M. Wendels, B. Geurts, J. D. Mirocha, F. K. Chow, and L. van Veen
3:05 PM
8.2
Multi-Scale Modeling of a Wind Turbine Wake Over Complex Terrain in Different Atmospheric Stability Regimes
Adam S. Wise, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA; and J. M. T. Neher, R. S. Arthur, J. D. Mirocha, and F. K. Chow
3:15 PM
8.4
Large-Eddy Simulations of the Dividing Streamline in Stably Stratified Flow over and around a Mountain
Jason C. Knievel, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. A. Sauer, H. H. Shin, D. Muñoz-Esparza, and E. A. Hendricks
3:20 PM
8.5
The Impact of the Westerlies on the PBL Growth in a Valley over the Tibetan Plateau
Xuelong Chen, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, Beijing, China

3:25 PM-3:35 PM: Wednesday, 15 July 2020

Recording files available
Session 9
New or Emerging Topics in Mountain Meteorology
Location: Virtual Meeting Room
Host: 19th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Cochairs: Sebastian Hoch; Jason C. Knievel, University of Utah
3:25 PM
9.1
Sea Salt Aerosols along Orographic Coastlines
Alison D. Nugent, Univ. of Hawaii at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI; and C. Taing, K. Ackerman, and J. B. Jensen
3:30 PM
9.2
The Top 12 Weather and Climate Events in Colorado for the 2010s
Paul T. Schlatter, NOAA/NWS Forecast Office, Boulder, CO; and M. P. Meyers and P. G. Wolyn

3:35 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 July 2020


Networking Session 2a: Private Sector
Location: Virtual Meeting Room
Moderator: Zach S. Bruick, UCAR/Unidata

Networking Session 2b: Academic
Moderator: Alison D. Nugent, McGill University

Networking Session 2c: Operational
Moderator: Adam Gill, NWS

Networking Session 2d: Field Work
Moderator: Matthew Brewer, San Jose State University

Networking Session 2e: General
Moderator: Johnathan J. Metz, University of Washington

Thursday, 16 July 2020

8:00 AM-8:00 PM: Thursday, 16 July 2020


Ask Me Anything (not a live session)
Chair: AMS Meetings, American Meteorological Society

10:00 AM-10:35 AM: Thursday, 16 July 2020


Keynote Speaker Session 4
The Mountain Cryosphere (snowpack, glaciers, avalanches)
Location: Virtual Meeting Room
Host: 19th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Cochairs: Lulin Xue, NCAR; Justin Minder, NCAR; Bert Kruyt, SLF
10:00 AM
Welcoming Remarks

10:05 AM
KS4.1
Climate-Driven Glacier and Snowpack Changes in the Water Towers of Asia (Invited Presentation)
Summer Rupper, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and E. Johnson, M. Olson, J. Steenburgh, C. Strong, A. Kochanski, C. Riley, and M. Skiles

10:35 AM-10:55 AM: Thursday, 16 July 2020

Recording files available
Session 10
The Mountain Cryosphere (snowpack, glaciers, avalanches)
Location: Virtual Meeting Room
Host: 19th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Cochairs: Lulin Xue, NCAR; Justin Minder, NCAR
10:35 AM
10.1
Heterogeneity of Mountain Snow: Measurement, Modeling, and Implications
Ethan Gutmann, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. H. Painter, L. Bearup, K. Andreadis, C. Vuyovich, G. E. Liston, D. Reynolds, and J. D. Lundquist
10:40 AM
10.2
Wind-Driven Processes at the Snow-Atmosphere Interface: Challenges and Approaches in Snow-Hydrological Modeling
Rebecca Mott, WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos, Switzerland; and D. Reynolds, B. Kruyt, M. haugeneder Jr., M. lehning, and T. jonas Sr.
10:45 AM
10.3
Detailed Mass Balance and Hydrological Modeling of the Hardangerjøkulen Ice Cap in South-Central Norway
Trude Eidhammer, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and A. Booth, S. Decker, L. Li, M. Barlage, D. J. Gochis, R. Rasmussen, K. Melvold, A. Nesje, and S. P. Sobolowski
10:50 AM
10.4
Leveraging Precipitation Pattern Persistence for Snow Model Corrections in the Upper-Tuolumne Watershed
Justin M. Pflug, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and S. A. Margulis, M. Hughes, and J. D. Lundquist

10:55 AM-11:20 AM: Thursday, 16 July 2020

Recording files available
Session 11
Climate Change and Variability over Complex Terrain
Location: Virtual Meeting Room
Host: 19th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Cochairs: Lulin Xue, NCAR; Bert Kruyt, SLF
11:05 AM
11.3
11:10 AM
11.4
Changes in Extreme IVT on the US West Coast in NA-CORDEX, and Relationship to Mountain and Inland Extreme Precipitation
Mimi Hughes, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and D. Swales, R. McCrary, E. Gutmann, J. D. Scott, M. Alexander, and K. Mahoney
11:15 AM
11.5

11:20 AM-11:25 AM: Thursday, 16 July 2020


Break
Location: Virtual Meeting Room

11:25 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 16 July 2020


Networking Session 3a: RELAMPAGO
Location: Virtual Meeting Room
Moderators: Kristen Lani Rasmussen; Jeremiah Otero Piersante, Colorado State University

Networking Session 3b: Orographic Precipitation
Moderators: Daniel J. Kirshbaum, McGill University; W. Massey Bartolini, McGill University; Alison D. Nugent, McGill University

Networking Session 3c: Mountain Waves
Moderators: James D Doyle, University of Washington; Johnathan J. Metz, University of Washington

Networking Session 3d: Applications
Moderators: Brian Brong, NOAA/NWSFO; Thomas M. Gowan, NOAA/NWSFO; Bianca Adler, Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Networking Session 3e: Numerical Weather Prediction
Moderators: Matthew E. Jeglum, NOAA/NWS; Peter G.` Veals, NOAA/NWS

Networking Session 3f: Boundary Layer and Turbulence
Moderators: Jason C. Knievel, University of Utah; Sebastian Hoch

Networking Session 3g: Cryosphere, Hydrology, and Climate
Moderators: Lulin Xue, NCAR; Bert Kruyt, SLF

12:00 PM-2:00 PM: Thursday, 16 July 2020


Poster Presentation Preview Time
Location: Virtual Meeting Room

2:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 16 July 2020


Poster Session 2
Poster Session 2
Location: Virtual Meeting Room
Host: 19th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
11
Structures in the Horizontal Wind Field over Urban Mountainous Terrain detected with Coplanar Doppler Lidar Scans
Bianca Adler, Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany; NOAA, Boulder, CO; CIRES, Boulder, CO; and N. Kalthoff and O. Kiseleva

Handout (14.0 MB)

13
Temperature Characteristics and Forecast of Chongli in China in Complex Terrain
Li Jiangbo Sr., Hebei Meteorological Observatory, shijiazhuang, China

14
Main Parameters of the Global Climate Change Background in the Eastern Part of the Black Sea Region
Giorgi Metreveli Sr., TSU - Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia; and L. Matchavariani Sr., Z. Gulashvili, and A. Metreveli

Handout (238.9 kB)

15
A Multi-Faceted Evaluation of National Water Model Snow Processes in Complex Terrain.
Francesca Viterbo, CIRES, Boulder, CO; and M. Hughes, K. Mahoney, R. Cifelli, M. Barlage, D. J. Gochis, J. Lundquist, and C. S. Draper

Handout (50.6 MB)

16
Application of the National Water Model for Drought Monitoring
Mimi Hughes, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and D. Jackson, M. Hobbins, R. Cifelli, R. Webb, D. Unruh, F. Salas, M. J. Glaudemans, F. Ogden, J. Meng, H. Wang, and D. DeWitt

Handout (4.6 MB)

17
A Process-Aware Comparison of Mountain Precipitation Estimates in The East River Watershed
William Rudisill, Boise State University, Boise, ID; and A. N. Flores

Handout (17.4 MB)

18
Improving Snow and Streamflow Simulation in the National Water Model By Leveraging Advanced Mesonet Observations from the Mountains of New York State
Justin R. Minder, Univ. at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY; and T. Letcher, D. J. Gochis, P. Naple, A. Rafieeinasab, and A. Dugger

Handout (5.2 MB)

19
Downscaled Probabilistic Snowfall Forecast Products for the Western United States
Michael Wessler, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. Steenburgh

20
Snow Water Equivalent Verification
Kristopher J. Sanders, NWSFO, Grand Junction, CO

22
The Current and Future State of Snowpack in the Colorado Rocky Mountains
Kristen Lani Rasmussen, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and A. Kingston, S. R. Fassnacht, G. Sexstone, D. McGrath, E. M. Dougherty, and G. E. Liston

Handout (10.6 MB)

Friday, 17 July 2020

8:00 AM-8:00 PM: Friday, 17 July 2020


Ask Me Anything (not a live session)
Chair: AMS Meetings, American Meteorological Society

10:00 AM-10:35 AM: Friday, 17 July 2020


Keynote Speaker Session 5
Keynote Speaker: Special Session on Education, Outreach, Diversity, Inclusion and Equity in Mountain Meteorology
Location: Virtual Meeting Room
Host: 19th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Cochairs: Mimi Hughes, NOAA; Jim Steenburgh, University of Utah
10:00 AM
Welcoming Remarks

10:05 AM
KS5.1
Facilitating Collaborative Change: How Can We End Sexual Harassment in Atmospheric Science? (Invited Presentation)
E. V. Fischer, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and B. Bloodhart, K. L. Rasmussen, M. Hastings, and E. Marin-Spiotta

Handout (3.5 MB)

10:35 AM-11:25 AM: Friday, 17 July 2020


Panel Discussion 1
Panel Discussion on Inclusiveness
Location: Virtual Meeting Room
Host: 19th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Panelists: Jim Steenburgh, University of Utah; Emily Fischer; Annareli Morales, Colorado State University; Aaron J. Piña, Colorado State University; Shakila Merchant, Colorado State University

11:25 AM-11:35 AM: Friday, 17 July 2020


Break
Location: Virtual Meeting Room

11:35 AM-11:50 AM: Friday, 17 July 2020

Recording files available
Session 12
Education, Diversity and Inclusion
Location: Virtual Meeting Room
Host: 19th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Cochairs: Mimi Hughes, NOAA; Jim Steenburgh, University of Utah
11:35 AM
12.1
Enlightenment Strikes! Broadening Graduate School Training through Field Campaign Participation
Kristen L. Rasmussen, Colorado State Univ, Fort Collins, CO; and M. A. Burt, A. K. Rowe, R. Haacker, D. A. Hence, L. M. Luna, S. W. Nesbitt, and J. Maertens
11:45 AM
12.3
Teaching Wintertime Mountain Meteorology in The Mountains: An Experiential Learning Field Course in Colorado's San Juan Mountains
Brandon Vogt, University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS), Colorado Springs, CO; and J. Derry

11:50 AM-12:00 PM: Friday, 17 July 2020