Poster Session 18th Annual Student Conference

Program Chairs: Matthew D. Flournoy , Colorado State University ; Gaige Hunter Kerr , Johns Hopkins Univ. ; Makenzie Krocak , Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies

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Saturday, 5 January 2019

7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Saturday, 5 January 2019


Student Conference Registration
Location: North 100 Level Prefunction (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

8:00 AM-9:00 AM: Saturday, 5 January 2019


Student Conference Breakfast
Location: North 100 Level Prefunction (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

9:00 AM-10:10 AM: Saturday, 5 January 2019

Recording files available
Session
Session 1 - Welcoming Remarks
Location: North Ballroom 120CD (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
9:00 AM
Welcome from the Student Conference Planning Committee
Makenzie Krocak, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and G. H. Kerr and M. D. Flournoy
9:20 AM
Advice from Someone Who Has (Almost) Seen It All
Roger M. Wakimoto, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA
9:35 AM
Taking a Ride on the Academic Roller Coaster
Jennifer Collins, Univ. of South Florida, Tampa, FL
9:50 AM
New Shoes, New Perspective
Kevin R. Petty, Vaisala Inc., Louisville, CO

10:10 AM-10:25 AM: Saturday, 5 January 2019


Morning Break
Location: North Ballroom CD Foyer (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

10:25 AM-11:10 AM: Saturday, 5 January 2019

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Session
Session 2A: Breakout Session - Public Sector
Location: North 121BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Nicholas S. Grondin, Louisiana State Univ.
Speakers: Taylor Trogdon, NOAA/NWS; Maureen Sanders, Texas Water Development Board; Ashton Robinson Cook, NOAA/NWS SPC; Curtis L. Walker, Univ. of Nebraska
Sanders

Robinson Cook

Walker

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Session 2B: Breakout Session - Media
Location: North 122BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Taylor Pechacek, Mississippi State Univ.
Speakers: Alex Garcia, KABB-TV; Kerrin Jeromin, WeatherNation; Jason Samenow, The Washington Post, Capital Weather Gang
Jeromin

Samenow

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Session 2C: Breakout Session - Academia and Research
Location: North 124A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Tyler M. Fenske, Univ. of Miami
Speakers: Kristen Averyt, Desert Research Institute; Sonia M. Kreidenweis, Colorado State Univ.; David M. Hondula, Arizona State Univ.; Ian Faloona, Univ. of California, Davis
Kreidenweis

Hondula

Faloona

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Session 2D: Breakout Session - Private Sector
Location: North Ballroom 120CD (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Ajay Raghavendra, University at Albany, State University of New York
Speakers: Michael J. Ventrice, The Weather Company/IBM; Jean E. Vieux, Vieux & Associates, Inc.; Nicholas Troiano, Mars Inc.; Shunondo Basu, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Vieux

Troiano

Basu

11:15 AM-12:00 PM: Saturday, 5 January 2019

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Session
Session 3A: Breakout Session - Public Sector
Location: North 121BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Nicholas S. Grondin, Louisiana State Univ.
Speakers: Taylor Trogdon, NOAA/NWS; Maureen Sanders, Texas Water Development Board; Ashton Robinson Cook, NOAA/NWS SPC; Curtis L. Walker, Univ. of Nebraska
Sanders

Robinson Cook

Walker

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Session
Session 3B: Breakout Session - Media
Location: North 122BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Taylor Pechacek, Mississippi State Univ.
Speakers: Alex Garcia, KABB-TV; Kerrin Jeromin, WeatherNation; Jason Samenow, The Washington Post, Capital Weather Gang
Samenow

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Session 3C: Breakout Session - Academia and Research
Location: North 124A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Tyler M. Fenske, Univ. of Miami
Speakers: Kristen Averyt, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado; Sonia M. Kreidenweis, Colorado State Univ.; David M. Hondula, Arizona State Univ.; Ian Faloona, Univ. of California, Davis
Kreidenweis

Hondula

Faloona

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Session
Session 3D: Breakout Session - Private Sector
Location: North Ballroom 120CD (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Ajay Raghavendra, University at Albany, State University of New York
Speakers: Michael J. Ventrice, The Weather Company/IBM; Jean E. Vieux, Vieux & Associates, Inc.; Nicholas Troiano, Mars Inc.; Shunondo Basu, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Vieux

Troiano

Basu

1:00 PM-1:30 PM: Saturday, 5 January 2019

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Session 4: Intro to Conversations with Professionals
Location: North Ballroom 120CD (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Margaret M. Orr, University of Georgia

1:35 PM-3:45 PM: Saturday, 5 January 2019


Session
Session 5A - Conversations with Professionals
Location: North Ballroom 120CD (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Speaker: Shawn Milrad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
1:35 PM
Milrad


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Session 5B - Conversations with Professionals
Location: North Ballroom 120CD (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Speaker: Morgan Barry, NOAA/NWS
Barry


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Session 5C - Conversations with Professionals
Location: North 121BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Speaker: Bethany Johns, American Institute of Physics
Johns


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Session 5D - Conversations with Professionals
Location: North 121BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Speaker: Timothy Hall, The Aerospace Corporation
Hall


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Session 5E - Conversations with Professionals
Location: North 122BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Speaker: Brad Colman, The Climate Corporation
Colman


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Session 5F - Conversations with Professionals
Location: North 122BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Speaker: Gina Eosco, NOAA/OAR/OWAQ
Eosco


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Session 5G - Conversations with Professionals
Location: North 123 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Speaker: Michael M. French, Stony Brook Univ., SUNY
French


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Session 5H - Conversations with Professionals
Location: North 124A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Speaker: Paul E. Roundy, SUNY
Roundy


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Session 5I - Conversations with Professionals
Location: North 125AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Speakers: Kevin Petty, Vaisala; Curtis L. Walker, Univ. of Nebraska; Paul A. Pisano, U.S. Department of Transportation/Federal Highway Administration
Petty

Pisano


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Session 5J - Conversations with Professionals
Location: North 124B (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Speaker: Alex Garcia, KABB-TV
Garcia


Session
Session 5K - Conversations with Professionals
Location: North 127ABC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Speakers: Renee A. Leduc Clarke, Narayan Strategy; Alexander E. MacDonald, Spire Global, Inc.; Larry E. Brazil, Riverside Technology, Inc.; Timothy Canty, Univ. of Maryland; Richard Clark, Millersville Univ.
Leduc Clarke

MacDonald

Brazil

Canty


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Session 5L - Conversations with Professionals
Location: North 126A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Speakers: Lt Col Stephen Maile, Davis-Monthan AFB; Maj. Mike Coyne; Maj. Audra Carpenter, Davis-Monthan AFB; Timothy Villaran, Davis-Monthan AFB
Maile

Coyne

Carpenter

Villaran


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Session 5M - Conversations with Professionals
Location: North 128AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Speaker: Adam P Roser, NWSFO
Roser


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Session 5N - Conversations with Professionals
Location: North 126BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Speakers: Ryan Rickert, USAF RESERVES; Jeremy Dehart, HURRICANE HUNTERS
Rickert

Dehart


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Session 6 - Graduate Student Panel
Location: North 126BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Speakers: G. Aaron Alexander, Univ. of California; Margaret M. Orr, Univ. of Delaware; Addison Alford, University of Oklahoma; Ryann Ashley Wakefield, Univ. of Oklahoma; Meredith A. Fish, SIO/Univ. of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA; Tyler M. Fenske, Univ. of Miami
Alexander

Orr

Alford

Wakefield

Fish

Fenske


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Session 7 - Graduate School Admissions Panel
Location: North 128AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Speakers: Jeffrey Basara, Univ. of Oklahoma; Sonia M. Kreidenweis, Colorado State Univ.; Benjamin R. Lintner, Rutgers Univ.
Basara

Kreidenweis

Lintner

3:45 PM-4:00 PM: Saturday, 5 January 2019


Afternoon Break
Location: North Ballroom CD Foyer (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

4:00 PM-5:00 PM: Saturday, 5 January 2019


Session
Session 8 - Breakout Session: Expand Your Horizons
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Breakout Session: Expand Your Horizons


Session
Session 8A - Integrated Warning Team I: Introduction to Emergency Management (Part 1)
Location: North 121BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Chair: W. Massey Bartolini, Univ. at Albany, SUNY
Speakers: Matt Moreland, NOAA/NWS; Marty Senterfitt, Florida Keys Emergency Management
Moreland

Senterfitt


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Session 8B - Resume Workshop 1
Location: North 122BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Chair: G. Aaron Alexander, Univ. of California
Speaker: Kerry Kidwell, American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Kidwell

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Session 8C - Mastering Your Doctorate
Location: North 124A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Addison Alford, University of Oklahoma
Speakers: Dereka Carroll-Smith, Jackson State University; Shawn Milrad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Yvette Richardson, Pennsylvania State Univ.
Carroll-Smith

4:45 PM-5:00 PM: Saturday, 5 January 2019


Session
Day 1 Closing Remarks
Location: North Ballroom 120CD (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Saturday, 5 January 2019


Resource Fair and Graduate School Reception
Location: Hall 5-6 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Sunday, 6 January 2019

8:00 AM-9:00 AM: Sunday, 6 January 2019


Breakfast.  Meet the AMS President, Roger Wakitmoto, and the Presidential Forum Speakers
Location: North Ballroom Prefunction (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

9:00 AM-9:45 AM: Sunday, 6 January 2019

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Session
Session 9 - Extreme Weather Events
Location: North Ballroom 120CD (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Meredith A. Fish, SIO/Univ. of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Fish

9:00 AM
The role of meteorology in post-wildfire debris flow hazards -- Nina Oakley
9:15 AM
Chasing the World's Most Intense Thunderstorms: Proyecto RELAMPAGO-CACTI Argentina 2018 -- Steve Nesbitt

9:55 AM-10:45 AM: Sunday, 6 January 2019


Session
Session 10 - Breakout Session: Contribute to the Field
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
9:55 AM
Breakout Session: Contribute to the Field

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Session 10A - "Applying Yourself" and Other Advice for Future Grad Students
Location: North 121BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Ryann Ashley Wakefield, Univ. of Oklahoma
Applying Yourself" and Other Advice for Future Grad Students

9:55 AM
One does not simply...get into graduate school -- Jason Cordeira
10:10 AM
Preparing to Succeed in Graduate School -- Tom Galarneau
10:25 AM
Preparation for Graduate School: Evaluation of Myself from Current Point of View -- Naoko Sakaeda
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Session
Session 10B - The Social Sphere: Public Policy in the Weather Sector
Location: North 122BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Chair: G. Aaron Alexander, Univ. of California
9:55 AM
Introduction -- Aaron Alexander
The Social Sphere: Public Policy in the Weather Sector

9:55 AM-11:45 AM: Sunday, 6 January 2019

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Panel Discussion 1
Outside the Box Skill Sets
Location: North 124B (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint between the Seventh Early Career Professionals Conference; and the 18th Annual Student Conference )
Cochairs: J. Cody Kirkpatrick, Indiana Univ.; Aaron Scott, University of North Dakota
Keynote: Gina Eosco, NOAA/OAR/OWAQ
Panelists: Gretchen Mullendore, University of North Dakota; Jessica Mackaro, Vaisala Inc.; James Correia Jr., Univ. of Oklahoma/CIMMS and NOAA/NWS/SPC
9:55 AM
9:55 AM
Mullendore, Mackaro, Correia

10:45 AM-11:55 AM: Sunday, 6 January 2019


Morning Break
Location: North Ballroom CD Foyer (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

10:55 AM-11:50 AM: Sunday, 6 January 2019


Session
Session 11 - Breakout Session: Strengthen Your Skill Set
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Breakout Session: Strengthen Your Skill Set

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Session
Session 11A - Tools of the Trade
Location: North Ballroom 120CD (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Chair: C. Todd Rhodes, Coastal Carolina Univ.
Tools of the Trade

10:55 AM
Introduction -- Todd Rhodes

11:10 AM
Linux -- Pete Prokrandt
11:25 AM
Python -- Ryan May
11:40 AM
NCL -- Mike Coniglio
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Session
Session 11B - The Atmosphere of Science Communication
Location: North 121BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Zoey Rosen, Colorado State University
The Atmosphere of Science Communication

10:55 AM
Translating Social Science Research Into Application -- Gina Eosco

11:10 AM
Bridging Knowledge and Practice: Applying Extension Approaches to Weather and Climate Decision-Making -- Jessica Whitehead
11:25 AM
Direct and indirect paths to improving weather forecast communication -- Julie Demuth

11:50 AM-12:00 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2019


Break
Location: North Ballroom CD Foyer (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

12:00 PM-12:30 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2019

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Session
Session 12 - Keynote
Location: North Ballroom 120CD (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Cochairs: Makenzie Krocak, Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies; Gaige Hunter Kerr, Johns Hopkins Univ.; Matthew D. Flournoy, Univ. of Oklahoma
Speaker: Ada Monzón, WIPR-TV

12:30 PM-12:35 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2019


Closing Remarks and Poster Sessions Announcements
Location: North Ballroom 120CD (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

12:35 PM-2:00 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2019


Student Conference Lunch Break (On Your Own)

2:00 PM-3:30 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2019

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Session
Session 13A - Integrated Warning Team II: In Their Rainboots
Location: North 121BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Chair: W. Massey Bartolini, Univ. at Albany, SUNY
Speakers: Marty Senterfitt, Florida Keys Emergency Management; Loni Eazell, Los Angeles County County Public Works; Jayme Laber, NOAA/NWS; Mike Stavish, NOAA/NWS; Megan Syner, NOAA/NWS; Barry Goldsmith, NOAA/NWS; Butch Renders; Bruce Monson; Brent Olson; Kirsten Vandeventer; Glenn Jones; Adam Roser, MILLERSVILLE UNIV; Jeral Estupinian, WFO MIAMI
Senterfitt

Eazell

Laber

Stavish

Syner

Goldsmith

Renders

Monson

Olson

Vandeventer

Jones

Roser

Estupinian

2:00 PM
Integrated Warning Team Exercise -- Massey Bartolini

2:00 PM-3:45 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2019


Session
Session 13 - Interactive Sessions
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference

Session
Session 13B - Resume Workshop II: Resume/CV Review
Location: North 122BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Chair: G. Aaron Alexander, Univ. of California
Resume Workshop II: Resume/CV Review


Session
Session 13C - Broadcast Tape Swap
Location: North 124A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Nicholas S. Grondin, Louisiana State Univ.
Broadcast Tape Swap

6:30 PM-8:30 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2019


Poster Session
AI and Machine Learning
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
S1
The Comparison between Rainfall of Typhoon Mangkhut and its Weibo Distribution
Xinyue Li, NO.2 High School of East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Manuscript (134.3 kB)

S2
Spatiotemporal Topic Modeling and Sentiment Analysis of Global Climate Change Related Tweets
Biraj Dahal, Clemson University, Myrtle Beach, SC; and S. Kumar

S3
A Comparison of Machine Learning Techniques for Convective Morphology Classification from Radar Imagery
Jonathan E. Thielen, Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA; and W. A. Gallus Jr. and A. M. Haberlie

S4
Verification of Hail Forecasts Produced by Machine Learning Algorithms
Sarah McCorkle, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN; and N. Snook and A. McGovern

S5
Classification and Predictive Modeling of Oceanography Data Using Data Mining Techniques
Cassandra Chang, College of William and Mary, Los Angeles, CA; and S. abuomar

S6
Machine Learning Methods to Simulate Wind Energy Availability using New York State Mesonet Data
Aleks Siemenn, Univ. at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY; and J. M. Covert, R. Perez, and J. M. Freedman


Poster Session
Applied/Operational Meteorology
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
S7
Text is Data: Making Use of Archived NOAA Text Products
Eric Allen, University of Delaware, Newark, DE

S8
NWS Tornado Warnings: A Regional Analysis
Ronald Kennedy Jr., University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and H. E. Brooks and J. Correia Jr.

S9
Evaluating WRF Simulations for Use in an Outage Prediction Model
Trevor Campbell, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH; and L. McCarthy and E. G. Hoffman

S10
S11
Developing a Power Outage Prediction Model (OPM) for New Hampshire
Lauren E. McCarthy, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH


Poster Session
Atmospheric Chemistry, Aerosols, and Air Quality
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
S13
Understanding Coastal Ozone Pollution through Atmospheric Soundings and Mobile Measurements
Lance Nino, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY; and J. T. Sullivan, R. K. Sakai, A. Flores, J. Dreessen, S. Flynn, T. Berkoff, R. Delgado, and R. M. Stauffer

S14
Evaluating Satellite Detected Tropospheric Ozone Trends above Europe with Ozonesondes
Mia S. Murray, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and O. R. Cooper and A. Gaudel

S15
LISTOS 2018: How Land-Water Interactions Affect Ozone Transport in the Long Island Sound Area
Brennan Stutsrim, SUNY University at Albany, Albany, NY; and E. Joseph, J. Schwab, J. M. Schwab, C. R. Conover, J. Zhang, B. Shrestha, and Y. C. Lin

S16
Determining the sources of high ozone during the 2017 LASIC field campaign using HYSPLIT modeling
Ivan L. Fontanez, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, Mayagüez, PR, Puerto Rico; and G. S. Jenkins
Manuscript (383.3 kB)

S17
Ozone at the Earth’s Surface in the New England Region
Shawn Telesford, New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn, NY; and M. Arend, D. James, and M. Campmier

S18
Investigating the Relationship Between Reactive Nitrogen Species and Ozone in the Wintertime Atmosphere
Julia Goldblatt, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and J. A. Thornton

S20
Ammonia Measurements From the NSF/NCAR C-130 Research Aircraft Using a TILDAS Spectrometer with Active Passivation During the WE-CAN Campaign
Emily Drew Wein, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO; and I. Pollack, J. Lindaas, and E. V. Fischer

S21
Assessing the Atmospheric Deposition of Phosphorus to the Great Lakes
Sarah Hutchinson, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and A. Steiner
Manuscript (27.6 kB)

S22
The Impact of the Bay Breeze on Ammonium Nitrate Formation in the Baltimore-Metropolitan Area
Katherine Ball, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD; and N. Balasus, M. Battaglia, C. J. Hennigan, and R. Delgado

S23
Developing an air quality impact index for Camden, New Jersey based on physical and social indicators
Marcel Briguglio, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ; and M. R. Cangialosi, A. Kalogiratou, and M. Karimi

S24
Quantifying Methane Fluxes over Water in Northeastern PA
Alejandro Manuel Ayala, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA; and K. J. Davis and L. Dennis

S26
Nitrogen Trichloride Detection in Indoor Pool Air using Proton Transfer Reaction Mass Spectrometry
Anna Feerick, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baldwin, MD; and Y. Huangfu and B. T. Jobson

S30
Evaluation of Urban Methane Emissions along the Eastern United States
Chaveli S Miles, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY; and G. Plant, S. Gvakharia, E. Kort, and C. Sweeney

S31
Temporal Variability in Ambient Mercury Concentrations in the Colorado Front Range
Story Schwantes, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO

S32
Characterization of Mineral Dust using XRD and Infrared Spectroscopy
Mohammad Reza Sadrian, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV; and W. Calvin and J. Engelbrecht

S33
Aqueous Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation from Acetylene Oxidation in Simulated Clouds
Kristen Lauren Axon, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN; and D. R. Collins, C. Milan, and C. Renaud

S34
Impacts of Phytoplankton Blooms on Sea Spray Aerosol
Claudia M. Althoen, NOAA, Seattle, WA
Manuscript (294.5 kB)

S35
The Efficiency of Ice Nucleating Particle Release Through Sea Spray Aerosols in Various Bubble Sizes
Ruby J Nelson, Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA; and K. A. Moore, T. C. J. Hill, P. J. DeMott, and S. M. Kreidenweis

S36
Investigating the Acidity and Liquid Water Content of Atmospheric Particles on the Chesapeake Bay during the OWLETS-2 Campaign
Nicholas Balasus, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD; and M. Battaglia, K. Ball, R. Delgado, and C. J. Hennigan
Manuscript (109.8 kB)

S37
Modeling Primary Marine Organic Aerosols
Stephanie Lin, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; and A. S. Darmenov

S38
Bias Correction for the AIRPACT-5 Model
Nicole June, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and J. Vaughan, Y. Lee, and B. Lamb

S39
Applying the Virtual Tall Towers Approach to CO2 Data in the Amazon Basin.
Molly Elizabeth Huber, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

S40
Application of Atmospheric Transport Models to Implement an Operational Volcanic Hazards Platform for the Caribbean
Sanola Sandiford, Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology, St. James, Barbados

S43
Nephelometer Implementation in Microphysical Retrievals of Aerosol Properties
Julianna Posey, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD; and R. Delgado

S44
Sources of Pollution and Interrelationships Between Aerosol and Precipitation Chemistry at a California Coastal Site
Hossein Dadashazar, The Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and A. Sorooshian and L. Ma

S45
Characterization of Liquid Smoke by Size Distribution and Kappa Values
Alexa Ann Otto, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and D. Delene and W. Cantrell

S46
Characterizing 185 nm Irradiance and Alternative Attenuation Methods in Oxidation Flow Reactors
Jake P. Rowe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and A. T. Lambe and W. H. Brune

S47
Influence of Metal Surfaces on the Efficiency of Ice Nucleation
Alexander W Rau, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE

S48
S49
Wet versus Dry Atomization for Sucrose
Kayla Brown, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD; and P. Razafindrambinina and A. Asa-Awuku

S50
Imaginary Refractive Index Spectrum of Hematite: A Novel Determination Using a Nano-Particle Colloid
Megan Rennie, University of Nevada, Reno, NV; and H. Moosmüller

S51
Aerosol and Cloud Interactions over South America During the Next Century
Charley Fite, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC

S52
Monitoring Cloud Water Chemistry (including Organics) at Whiteface Mountain
Christopher Lawrence, SUNY, Albany, NY; and S. M. Lance, J. Schwab, D. Kelting, E. Yerger, H. Favreau, P. Casson, and R. Brandt

S53
Volcanic Aerosol Impacts on Big Island Precipitation Development
Tianqi Zuo, Univ. of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI

S54

Poster Session
Aviation
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
S56
Abrupt Changes in Wind Conditions at the Memphis International Airport
Nicholas E. Johnson, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and L. D. Carey

S57
Leading-edge Vortices Over Swept-back Wings
William Lambert, Roanoke College, Salem, VA; and M. Stanek, R. Gurka, and E. Hackett


Poster Session
Boundary Layer Meteorology
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
S58
Spatial Variability in Greenhouse Gas Concentrations over Three Regions in the Eastern US
Marcel Briguglio, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ; and S. Pal and K. J. Davis

S59
Diurnal and Seasonal Patterns of Carbon Dioxide and its Vertical Structure in the Atmosphere
Morgan Clark, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and S. Crowell, E. A. Pillar-Little, P. B. Chilson, X. M. Hu, X. Xiao, J. Basara, and P. Klein

S60
Foliage Canopy Influences on Diurnal Temperatures
Adrianna Kremer, SUNY Brockport, Patchogue, NY

S61
The Influence of Urban Form and Vegetation on Near-Source Dispersion in a Realistic Urban Canopy
Briana M Lynch, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. Stoll, A. Christen, W. Mahaffee, and S. T. Salesky

S62
Analysis of Precipitation Characteristics in Marine Boundary Layer Cellular Convective Clouds in the Eastern North Atlantic
Diana K. Apoznanski, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and M. P. Jensen, M. J. Bartholomew, V. Ghate, S. E. Giangrande, and K. L. Johnson
Manuscript (70.9 kB)

S63
Large-eddy simulations of a neutral boundary layer: Sensitivity to grid spacing and implications for modeling the lower boundary condition
Aaron Wang, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and Y. Pan and P. Markowski


Poster Session
Climate
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
S66
Surface Heat Flux over Tropical Oceans in AMIP Simulations
Xin Zhou, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL; and P. Ray

S68
Simulations of the Optical Properties of Dirty Snow
Jamin Stagg, University of Minnesota-Morris, Morris, MN; and S. Boyd

Handout (1.7 MB)

S69
The Madden-Julian Oscillation moist static energy budget in CMIP5 models
Shannon Bohman, Stony Brook Univ., Stony Brook, NY; and C. DeMott and D. A. Randall

S71
Alteration of hydrological and energy fluxes due to afforestation
Heather Dulaney, Virginia Tech, Williamsburg, VA; and C. E. Forest, J. D. Fuentes, and A. Meija

S72
The Dependence of Indonesia's Precipitation Response to Anthropogenic Aerosols on Emission Location
Flor Vanessa Maciel, UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA; and G. G. Persad

S77
Heat Fluxes by Planetary-scale Stationary and Transient Eddies before Sudden Stratospheric Warming
Joshua Smith, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD; and V. Limpasuvan and C. T. Rhodes

S80
Improvements to the NCEI Climate Extremes Index
Emily L. Pauline, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA

S83
Trends in Record Breaking Temperatures in Germany
Emily Fletcher, NSF, Lincoln, NE; and C. M. Rowe

S84
Large Scale Observational and Model Analysis of the Unusual 2015-2016 El Niño Event: Implications for California Precipitation
Chelsea E. Snide, University at Albany, Albany, NY; and D. M. Straus and E. T. Swenson
Manuscript (79.6 kB)

S85
Modeling Unsustainable Growth: A multi-cohort dynamic population model and new formula for two-way coupling with climate models
Greta Katherine Easthom, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD; and S. Motesharrei
Manuscript (74.7 kB)

S86
European Urban Heat Islands in a Changing Climate
Alaina Froh, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and J. Henrikson

S87
Effects of Arctic Sea Ice Loss on Extreme Cold and Blizzard Events in the Mid-Latitudes
Ashton McCormack Collins, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA

S88
Future Changes in Stratospheric Ozone Intrusions in CESM
Jordan Benjamin, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and A. H. Butler and J. R. Albers

S89
WRF Simulations of the Onset of the 2009 Convective Season in the Southeastern United States
Mary Ruth Brown, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC; and R. Ferreira and T. M. Rickenbach
Manuscript (32.9 kB)

S90
The Influence of Interacting Modes of Climate Variability on North American Precipitation and Temperature
Allison Serakos, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN; and P. Snyder and S. Liess

S91
Characterizing and Seasonally Forecasting Damaging Climatic Events Across the Snake River American Viticultural Area
Charles Becker, Boise State University, Boise, ID; and A. N. Flores, D. Wilkins, and N. Glenn

S93
Ocean Impacts on Australian Interannual to Decadal Precipitation Variability
Zachary Johnson, Utah State University, Logan, UT; and Y. Chikamoto, J. J. Luo, and T. Mochizuki


Poster Session
Cloud Physics
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
S95
Trees, Aerosols, and Clouds
Colby J Fronk, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY; and G. Pokrifka, J. Y. Harrington, and J. D. Fuentes
Manuscript (688.6 kB)

Handout (1.4 MB)

S96
Bacteria in Thunderstorm Anvils
Harrison P. Rademacher, Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and D. J. Delene and A. D. Kennedy

S97
Aerosol-Induced Invigoration Effects in Deep Convection
Amy Yu, Univ. of California, Davis, Davis, CA; and A. L. Igel

S99
The Relative Impact of Ice Fall Speeds and Microphysics Parameterization Complexity on Supercell Evolution
Nicholas Falk, University of California Davis, Davis, CA; and M. R. Igel and A. L. Igel
Manuscript (887.9 kB)

S100
Do Clouds Feel Drag? Insights into Atmospheric Convection
Brett A. McKim, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA; and N. Jeevanjee, D. Lecoanet, N. Tarshish, and L. Donner

S101
A Study of Cloud Holes in Stratocumulus Clouds
Ching An Yang, San Jose State University, SAN JOSE, CA; and M. Diao

S104
Microphysical Influences on Ensemble Members in the December 15-16, 2013 OWLeS Case
Jessica P Blair, University at Albany, Albany, NY; and K. Sulia, J. P. Chen, and L. C. Gaudet

S105
Microphysical impact of cloud seeding on wintertime orographic clouds observed during SNOWIE
Melinda Hatt, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and J. R. French

S106
Effects of Air Turbulence on Snowfall
Kristie L Smith, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and A. J. Petersen, Z. Lebo, and F. Coletti


Poster Session
Communication and Education
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
S107
Addressing the Issue of Completion Rate Among Atmospheric Science Undergraduates
Logan Saucer, Florida International Univ., Miami, FL

Handout (11.1 MB)

S108
Education through the Science On a Sphere.
Matthew B. Hamel, Millersville Univ., Millersville, Pennsylvania, PA

S109
From Weather Wizard to Cloud Man: Education and Outreach with a Fun Approach
Zachary Krauss, Cornell Chapter of the American Meteorological Society, Ithaca, NY

S110
Aspects of Broadcast Meteorology Unique to Students at the University of Oklahoma
Jenna G Warner, The Oklahoma Weather Lab, Norman, OK; and N. M. Rhodes

S111
Bridging the Gap Between Student and Public Education of Climate Forecasting
Leah Hill, Souther Climate Impacts Planning Program, Norman, OK; and J. Cuellar

S112
Color Vision Deficiencies and Weather Communication: A Universally-Accessible, Proof-of-Concept Color Table for Use in Weather Data Displays
Matthew J. Bolton, Saint Leo Univ., Saint Leo, FL; and W. G. Blumberg, H. M. Mogil, and L. K. Ault

S113
'An Analysis of Social Media Usage During Weather Warnings'
Sarah E. Kleinert, Millersville University, Mechanicsburg, PA


Poster Session
Data Assimilation and Numerical Weather Prediction
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
S114
Building a Multiple Regression Model to Predict Severe Thunderstorms in Upstate New York
Michael Hosek, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY; and B. Kardas, B. Collett, and G. Jones
Manuscript (278.7 kB)

S115
S117
A WRF Sensitivity Study on Optimizing Precipitation Forecasting in an Operational Context
Richard Garmong, University of Georgia, Athens, GA; and P. Miller and J. A. Knox

S118
Analog Forecast Model
Shayna Fever, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and E. R. Snodgrass

S120
Evaluating Urban WRF-Solar for Photovoltaic Power Forecasts in New York City
Harold Gamarro, City College of New York, New York, NY; and J. E. Gonzalez and L. Ortiz

S121
Measurement Network Design within the CarbonTracker-Lagrange Inverse Modelling Framework
Isaac Arseneau, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN; and A. Andrews

S122
The Impact of Global Hawk Dropsonde Data Assimilated in both global and regional weather forecast models on 3 Tropical Cyclones during 2017
Miguel Cortez Jr., Univ. of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX; and A. C. Kren, L. Cucurull, and R. M. Fitzgerald

S124
The Effectiveness of a Raspberry Pi Cluster to Perform WRF Simulations for Enhancing Computational Resources within the Valparaiso University Meteorology Program
Maxwell Grover, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN; and I. Arseneau, E. Foust, T. Wade, and K. H. Goebbert


Poster Session
Ecosystems and Agriculture
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
S125
The Dionysus Project: Classifying and Monitoring Vineyards with Satellite Remote Sensing & Image Analysis
Nicole Flores, The New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn, NY; and E. Perez-Flores

S126
Using GIS to show Drought Impacts on North American Agricultural Commodities
Bryan Petersen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE; and B. Fuchs, M. J. Hayes, M. D. Brusberg, and D. J. Bathke

S128
Influence of Extreme Weather Disasters on Maize across the Globe during the last several decades
Benjamin Colin Pascal, NOAA, Mount Vernon, NY; and E. Najafi and I. Pal

S129
Using Biochar to Reduce Composting Odor
Jillian C Denison, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY; and N. Khosravi and B. T. Jobson

S130
Cook Agronomy Farm Snow Coverage Data Analysis
Isabell Strawn, Washington State University, Pullman, WA; and E. S. Russell and S. Pressley


Poster Session
Extreme Weather Events
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
S133
A Tale of a Flash Flood: WRF Modeling of Record Rainfall and Flash Flooding in Arizona
Nathaniel J. Bochenek, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Prescott, AZ; and D. Ivanova

S134
Open Your Eye to 2018 Super Typhoons in the Western Pacific
Kathryn Lanyon, Berry College, Mount Berry, GA; and J. Sutton

S136
Effect of Extreme Weather Disasters on Global Rice Production
Thierno A Barry, NSF-REU, New York, NY; and E. Najafi and I. Pal

S137
Comparison of GFS and NAM Weather Numerical Prediction Models in Predicting Tornado Outbreaks
Michelle Rose Spencer, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, CO

S138
Heat Wave occurrences over Senegal during Spring :Regionalization and Synoptic Patterns.
Marie Jeanne G. Sambou, Université Cheikh Anta Diop/LPAO-SF, Dakar, Senegal; and S. Janicot, B. Pohl, D. Badiane, A. L. DIENG, and A. T. Gaye


Poster Session
Fire Weather
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
S139
Tundra Fires in Alaska: A Weather Perspective
James White, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and R. Thoman and J. E. Walsh

S140
Can Thunderstorm Forecasts Predict Lightning Ignited Wildfires?
Caitlin M. Ford, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL; and E. M. Stoppkotte and N. J. Nauslar
Manuscript (186.2 kB)

S141
Climatological Analysis of Historical Southeastern Wildfire
Parker Wade Henry, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

S142
Diablo Winds: Wildfire Impacts, Definition, and Evolution
Brandon T. McClung, UW - University of Washington, Seattle, WA

S143
Verification Analysis of Red Flag Warnings in the Reno, Nevada County Warning Area
Julianna Glinskas, LeTourneau University, Longview, TX; and B. Brong
Manuscript (215.0 kB)


Poster Session
GIS
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
S144
Mapping and Visualizing Socio-Economic and Environmental Data for the Rio Grande Basin
Jack Dimpsey III, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. R. Ziolkowska and R. Reyes

Handout (4.1 MB)

S145
Power Perception: Visibility Analysis in 3D Dynamic Visualization of Landscape Features at Hampton Plantation
Reagan Belk, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS; and S. Bergeron

S146
A 3D Reconstruction of the South Santee River Flow as Part of the Hampton Plantation Virtual Landscape Project
Poushai Ghosh, Millersville University of Pennsylvania, Upper Darby, PA; and S. Bergeron

S147
Impacts of Land Surface Heterogeneity on Thermodynamic Variables Collected from Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Results from the 2018 LAPSE-RATE Field Campaign
Racine Swick, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK; and A. E. Frazier, B. L. Hemingway, V. Natalie, and J. D. Jacob

S148
Visualization of NOAA Aircraft Data for Hurricane Irma using ArcGIS
Sofia de Solo, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL; and J. Zawislak, H. Holbach, and I. Sears

S149
Using GIS to Display and Analyze Houston Lightning Mapping Array Data During Hurricane Harvey
Justin D Fierova, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and J. R. Spotts and T. Logan


Poster Session
Hydrometeorology
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
S150
Streamflow Associated with Northeast Tropical Cyclones and Dry Antecedent Conditions in the Connecticut River Watershed
Margo S. Andrews, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL; and E. M. Fernández and L. B. Avilés

S151
Exploration of USCRN Soil Moisture Observations Across the United States
Anie Shahnazarian, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Linthicum Heights, MD

S152
Streamflow Associated with Northeast Tropical Cyclones in the Connecticut River Watershed: Wet Antecedent Conditions and Hurricane Irene
Elena M. Fernández, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; and M. S. Andrews and L. B. Avilés

S154
S155
Freezing Levels and Atmospheric Rivers over the California Feather River Watershed
Julie Cunningham, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH

S157
Measuring Greenhouse Gas Fluxes Due to Ebullition in a Freshwater Estuarine Wetland
Taylor L Stephen, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD; and J. A. Villa and G. Bohrer

S158
Idealized Modeling of the Impact of Coastal Sea Level on River Flooding
Langston Todd Wood, South Carolina State University, Elgin, SC; and H. Zhang Sr. and S. Bao


Poster Session
Lightning
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
S159
Using Sferics Detection to Investigate Storm Development & Lightning Safety
Mariama Feaster, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and T. Logan

S161

Poster Session
Local Meteorology
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
S162
Signals in the Urban Soils.
Fatimata Dia, NSF, BRONX, NY

S164
Local-scale water level differences and meteorological drivers in Annapolis, MD
George Davis, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and A. R. Davies and J. P. Smith

S165
An Analysis of Thunderstorm Intensity Trends in the Mississippi Delta Region
Nabindra Gyawali, University Of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe, LA

S166
Identifying Sea and Bay Breeze Driven Convection and Common Locations for Initiation in Mobile County, Alabama
Samantha Elizabeth Darring, University Of South Alabama, Mobile, AL; and S. Kimball

S167
Variability of the Urban Heat Island in Raleigh, NC
Ronak N. Patel, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and S. E. Yuter and M. A. Miller

S168
The Effect of Ground Terrain on Sacramento Valley Supercells
Ameya S Naik, Mira Loma High School, Sacramento, CA

S169
The Response of Chlorophyll to Mesoscale Eddies in the Eastern South China Sea
Jin Liu, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan, China; and Y. Yuan, Y. Wang, and J. Dai

S170
Analyzing the Diurnal Cycle of Urban Land Surface Temperature using Satellite Remote Sensing and in-situ Application
Makini Valentine, New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn, NY; and J. Ginchereau, C. A. Beale, H. Norouzi, and R. Blake

S171
Air Mass Typing of Precipitation Events in the Northeastern Lower Peninsula of Michigan
Kayla Lemke, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI; and D. B. Kluver


Poster Session
Mesoscale Meteorology
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
S172
Examining Terrain Effects on the 31 May 1998 Mechanicville, New York Supercell and Tornado
Luke Justin LeBel, SUNY, Albany, NY; and B. Tang and R. Lazear

S173
Analyzing the Role of a Long-Lived Mesoscale Convective Vortex in Mesoscale Ensemble Analyses of the 24 August 2016 Indiana-Ohio-Ontatio Tornado Outbreak
John Cole, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and M. Asel, S. Harrel, D. T. Dawson II, and M. E. Baldwin

S174
Cold pool Observations Linking Depth and the Environment (COLDE)
Stephanie Marie Eilts, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and R. Trapp

S175
Topographical Influences on a Subtropical South American Mesoscale Convective System
Christiaan Patterson, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and Z. S. Bruick and K. L. Rasmussen

S176
The Effects of the Black Hills on Linear Mesoscale Convective Systems
Krystal Kossen, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, Rapid City, SD; and A. J. French

S178
A Comparison of Tornadic and False Alarm Convective Cells in the Outer Rainbands of Hurricane Harvey
Rebekah Cheatham, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL; and C. J. Nowotarski and M. Brown

S179
Effects of changing land use on simulated convective systems in the Florida panhandle
Francesca M. Lappin, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and H. E. Fuelberg

S180
WUDAPT Land Use Classification of Spokane, WA for Urban WRF Model
Alexander Schmies, Washington State Univeristy, Pullman, WA; and A. C. Fernandez and Y. Lee
Manuscript (208.8 kB)

S181
Motion Characteristics of Propagating Cloud-Eroding Boundaries in the Subtropical Southeast Atlantic
Lindsay Hochstatter, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

S182
Analyzing Cold Pool Depths in Thunderstorms During Summer Months of 2018
Alexandra V Escobar, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL


Poster Session
Mountain Meteorology
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
S183
How Often Vertical Air Mass Transitions Occur in Association with Ridges on Mount Washington During 2017-2018 Winter
Anna Smith, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY; and C. Connolly and E. P. Kelsey

S184
How Often Vertical Air Mass Transitions Occur in Association with Ridges on Mount Washington During the 2017-2018 Fall Season
Charlotte Connolly, Ohio University, Springfield, OH; and A. Smith and E. P. Kelsey
Manuscript (1.9 MB)

S185
Collecting, Quantifying, and Characterizing Surface Convective Energy Fluxes on Mount Washington Summit
Sarah Thunberg, Mount Washington Observatory, North Conway, NH; and G. S. Mooers

S186
North Atlantic Oscillation Impact on Mount Washington Summit Weather
Simon G. Wachholz, Mount Washington Observatory, North Conway, NH

S187
Analysis of the Froude Number during a Cold Air Damming Scenario in the Appalachian Region
Grant Carlton, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and B. Rinaldi, M. Dellandre, and N. Kriston


Poster Session
Observations and Instrumentation
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
S188
Development at the University of North Dakota of a Digital Thermosonde Instrument for the Study of Atmospheric Optical Turbulence
Blake Sorenson, Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and D. Delene, M. Mullins, and K. Foerster

S189
Testing Advancements in InterMet Radiosonde Communications and Performance
Lance Belobrajdic, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and J. E. Marble, K. Tucker, L. Blind-Doskocil, R. Eldridge, E. Sherman, and D. T. Conlee

S190
Spectroscopically Based Measurements of Atmospheric Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2): Improvements to a Broadband Cavity Enhanced Spectrometer
Maurice Roots, Hampton University, Hampton, VA; and S. S. Brown, M. Robinson, C. Womack, and R. Washenfelder

S192
Undergraduate Research Training on New Remote Sensors for Air Quality and Meteorological Monitoring
Kyle Ehmann, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and D. Seavey and R. D. Clark

S193
An Inter-Model Comparison of Gridded Meteorological Datasets in Montana
Colin Brust, University of Montana, Missoula, MT; and K. Jencso, M. Sweet, and K. Bocinsky

S194
Validation of Mobile Mesonet Pressure Observations
Ivy C MacDaniel, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; and S. E. Fredrickson and S. Waugh

S195
Analysis of Solar Insolation and Solar Energy Production at an Oklahoma Mesonet Site
Zuleydian Roche-Rivera, National Weather Center REU Program, Norman, OK; and C. Fiebrich and K. A. Brewster
Manuscript (60.8 kB)

S196
Merging Satellite-Based Precipitation Estimates and Rain Gauge Measurements over Saudi Arabia
Raied Alharbi Sr., University of California, Irvine, CA; and K. Hsu and S. S. Sorooshian

S197
Evaluation of National Weather Service Radar Hail Detection Outputs
Corrine N. DeCiampa, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC; and I. M. Giammanco

S198
Sedimentary Organic Matter Dynamics at a High-Energy Beach
Desirae vess, Columbia College, Gray Court, SC; and A. Hannides

S199
HF Radar and Near-Shore Buoy Ocean Wave Measurement
Siena Dante, NOAA, New York, NY

S200
Unique Observations of a Meso-Low during Florida Sea-Breeze Convection, as seen from various Mobile Platforms
Shealynn Cloutier Bisbee, Embry Riddle Aeronautical Univeristy, Daytona Beach, FL; and S. M. Milrad


Poster Session
Polar Meteorology
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
S201
Validating Antarctic Pressure Reconstructions Using Historical Expedition Data
Connor P. Belak, Ohio Univ., Athens, OH; and R. L. Fogt

S202
S203
Impacts of Extreme Blocking over Greenland
Erin McDonnell, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and M. Henry, G. R. Henderson, and B. S. Barrett

S205
Improving the GEOS-Chem Model to Better Predict Ozone Concentrations in the Arctic.
Kaitlyn Confer, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and C. Holmes


Poster Session
Probability and Statistics
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference

Poster Session
Radar Meteorology
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
S206
'High Spatiotemporal Resolution Observations of the Dissipation of a Violent Tornado on 9 May 2016 Near Sulphur, Oklahoma'
Katherine E. McKeown, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY; and M. M. French, H. B. Bluestein, and Z. B. Wienhoff

S207
Generation of Z-R Relationships for the Island of Barbados
Kashawn K. S. Hall, Caribbean Insitute for Meteorology and Hydrology, Saint James, Barbados; and S. A. Boyce

S208
Investigating Humidity Gradient Detection Using Bragg Scatter
Breecia L. Crawford, East Central University, Ada, OK; and A. D. Byrd and J. E. Ruyle

S209
Distribution and Characteristics of Deep Convective Clouds using CloudSat and CALIPSO
Samantha Nebylitsa, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and A. D. Rapp

S210
A Comprehensive Analysis of Tornadic Debris Signatures Associated with Significant Tornadoes from 2010-2017
Samuel W. Emmerson, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. E. Nelson
Manuscript (630.9 kB)


Poster Session
Satellite Meteorology
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
S211
'Analysis of Freeze and Thaw Dates in High Mountain Asia using Satellite Remote Sensing'
Khaing Hsu Wai, NOAA, New York, NY; and J. Chiu, T. Lakhankar, and N. Krakauer

S212
Determining the Ability to Use Direct Broadcast System (DBS) Data to Forecast Severe Weather
Anthony DiNorscia, Hampton University, Hampton, VA; and W. L. Smith Sr. and J. W. C. McNabb

S213
Investigating LEO Sounder Retrieval Product Variations at GEO Temporal and Spatial Resolution
James F Anheuser, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and E. Weisz and P. Menzel

S214
Analysis of Tornado Damage Tracks from April 27, 2011 in West-Central Alabama Using Hyperspectral Imagery
Maxwell Grover, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN; and B. Liang and A. C. Czarnetzki

S215
Observing Hail Swaths Using the GOES-16 Advanced Baseline Imager
Dillon V. Blount, Univ. of South Alabama, Mobile, AL; and P. N. Schumacher and K. Gallo

S216
Stratospheric Air Intrusions and Rapid Cyclogenesis over the North Pacific: Case Studies Winter 2017-2018
Deirdre Dolan, University of Maryland, College Park, New Market, MD; and M. J. Folmer, L. J. Phillips, and J. M. Sienkiewicz

S217
Geolocation Correction of Satellite Precipitation Estimates Using a Radar-Gauge Product
Edgar Gomez, NYCCT NSF CREST, Brooklyn, NY; and A. Rodriguez and K. Tesfagiorgis


Poster Session
Social Science
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
S218
Reliance on Information Sources during Hurricane Irma: a Survey of Pinellas County, Florida
Robert van der Drift, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and J. Collins and R. Ersing

S219
S221
Surveying the Tropical Cyclone Forecast/Advisory (TCM) with NWS Partners
Ayesha Wilkinson, NCAS, Howard University, Washington, D.C.; and J. L. Schauer


Poster Session
Space Weather
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
S223
Geomagnetic Indexes, Overlapping Magnetic Cycles, and Prediction: What is Solar Minimum?
Mia Mancuso, New York Univ., Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; and S. McIntosh

S224
Analysis of Citizen Science Aurora Data Collected by Aurorasaurus in 2017
Sara Housseal, Millersville University, Millersville, PA


Poster Session
Synoptic Meteorology
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
S225
Temporal and Spatial Frequency of Warm-Season Stationary Fronts in the United States
Peyton K. Capute, Univ. at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY; and J. O. Piersante, N. D. Metz, and E. G. Hoffman

S226
Temporal Distribution of Flooding WWAs Associated With Warm-Season Stationary Fronts East of the Rockies
Shelby Turner, North East Partnership for Atmospheric and Related Sciences, Villa Grove, IL

S227
A Climatology of Atmospheric Rivers in the Northeastern United States
Anna Kaminski, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI; and M. Duncan, N. D. Metz, and J. M. Cordeira

S228
A Climatology of Integrated Water Vapor Transport in the Northeast and its Relationship to Atmospheric Rivers
Megan Duncan, Plymouth State Univ., Plymouth, NH; and A. Kaminski, N. D. Metz, and J. M. Cordeira

S229
Climatology of False Springs in Western Michigan's Fruit Growing Region
Woodrow Ferris Unruh, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI

S230
North Pacific Precursors to a Multi-Day Severe Weather Outbreak over the United States
Darby Johnson, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY; and N. D. Metz, H. M. Archambault, and L. Bosart

S231
Mid-South Tornado Pattern Classification, Synoptic Scale
Anna Wanless, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD


Poster Session
Tropical Meteorology
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
S233
Isolating the Thermodynamic Response of Tropical Convection to Column Moisture
Hrag Najarian, University California Davis, Davis, CA; and M. R. Igel
Manuscript (254.2 kB)

S234
Variations in Pacific Tropical Cyclone Sizes and Precipitation in a GCM
Brandon K. Cohen, Univ. of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe, LA; and R. Korty

S236
Changes in the Tropical Cyclone Steering Flow Along the U.S. Southeast and Gulf Coasts
Rafal Ogorek, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and S. K. Miller and D. W. Titley

S237
Sources of Variability in the Timing of the Rainy Season over Monsoonal Regions
James Goodnight, Texas A&M University, Raleigh, NC; and R. Bombardi

S238
Thermodynamic and Kinematic Properties of Isolated Convective Cells in the Rainband Region of Atlantic Tropical Cyclones
Peyton Barlow, Univ. of South Alabama, Mobile, AL; and S. Sangster and W. D. Terwey

S239
Developing and non-developing African easterly waves and large-scale environment over the eastern Atlantic
Bantwale Diress Enyew, North Carolina A&T State Univ., Greensboro, NC

S241
Annapolis’s Hurricane History: A Study of The Sensitivity of Impacts (flooding, wind) to Storm Intensity and Approach Vector
Lindsey R Wan, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and B. S. Barrett and A. R. Davies

S242
Impacts of Sea Surface Temperature Gradients on Rapid Weakening in the Eastern North Pacific
B. Matthew Holliday, Mississippi State Univ., Mississippi State, MS; and K. M. Wood

S243
The Impact of High-Resolution Terrain Data in WRF Simulations of Hurricane Maria (2017)
Nathalie G. Rivera-Torres, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Mayagüez, PR; and F. Judt and J. Done

S244
Impacts of sea surface temperatures on 2017 hurricanes
María Morales, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, Mayaguez, PR, United States Minor Outlying Islands; and X. Chen and F. Zhang
Manuscript (75.9 kB)

S245
Influence of the Madden-Julian Oscillation on the Gulf Stream
Keely Martin, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and B. S. Barrett and A. R. Davies

S246
Orographic Influences on Tropical Cyclone Tracks in the Vicinity of Taiwan
Jared Milano, SUNY, Albany, NY; and M. J. Yang
Manuscript (80.3 kB)

Handout (1.6 MB)

S247
Constraints in Dvorak Windspeed Estimates: How Quickly Can Tropical Cyclones Intensify?
Samuel Sangster, Univ. of South Alabama, Mobile, AL; and C. Landsea

S248
The Phenomenal Intensification of Hurricane Maria (2017)
Shanice Whitehall, Caribbean Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH), Bridgetown, Barbados; and C. Brathwaite, K. A. Caesar, M. Mayers-Als, R. Chewitt, and A. Sealy

S249
A Detailed Dataset of Surface Winds Over Puerto Rico from a WRF Simulation of Hurricane Maria (2017)
Jimmy Yun Ge, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Miami, FL

S250
Case Study of a Long-Lived African Easterly Wave Leading to a Hurricane in the Eastern Pacific
Clay Alexander Chaney, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and M. Rehnberg

S251
Tropical Cyclones in the NASA GEOS-5 Model and MERRA-2 Reanalysis
Zoe Aarons, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME; and S. J. Camargo, J. D. O. Strong, and H. Murakami


Poster Session
Winter Weather
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Annual Student Conference
S252
'Composite Analysis of Snow-Water Equivalence Ratios in Great Plains Mid-Latitude Winter Cyclones'
Patrick T. Beaty, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE; and M. R. Anderson

S253
A Case Study Analysis of Heavy Snowfall Events and Road Weather Implications in 2018 in Nebraska
Nancy Barnhardt, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE; and M. R. Anderson

S254
Environmental Controls on Banded Versus Cellular Organization of Mesoscale Snow Squalls in Western South Dakota
Leanna Bender, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD; and A. J. French

S255
Characteristics of the Best and Worst HRRR Forecasts for Banded Snow Over the Past 3 Winters
Alex R. Smith, Central Michigan Univ., Bartlett, IL; and M. A. Baxter and J. T. Radford

S257
Analysis of Thundersnow Mixed-phase Regions in the New England Nor’Easters of March 2018
Adam C Batz, Central Michigan University, St Johns, MI; and D. B. Kluver

S258
Analyzing the Evolution of Winter Storm Environments
Emily D. Lenhardt, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and E. R. Martin

S259
High-resolution Spatial and Temporal Observations of Generating Cells and Velocity Waves in Colorado Snowstorms
Daniel M. Hueholt, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and S. Yuter, M. A. Miller, and P. C. Kennedy

S260
Influence of Atmospheric Stability on PM2.5 Concentration in three Geographical Regions in the Northern Hemisphere
Thishan Dharshana Karandana Gamalathge, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, NV; and M. Green