Ninth Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data

Program Chair: Geoffrey T. Stano , ENSCO, Inc.
Reviewers: Sonja A. Behnke , LANL ; Jason Jordan , NOAA/NWSFO ; Amitabh Nag ; Natalia N. Solorzano , DigiPen Institute of Technology ; Scott Steiger , SUNY Oswego ; Charles Woodrum , NWS ; Elizabeth DiGangi , CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma ; Jennifer G. Wilson , NASA

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Sunday, 6 January 2019

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8:30 AM-9:00 AM: Sunday, 6 January 2019


Meet President Roger M. Wakimoto and Presidential Forum Speakers
Location: North Ballroom Prefunction (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

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


Newcomer's Welcome and Information Exchange
Location: North 127ABC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

4:00 PM-5:00 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2019


Plenary Session
Presidential Forum: Building Resilience to Extreme Political Weather: Advice for Unpredictable Times
Location: North Ballroom 120CD (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint between the Presidential Forum and Annual Meeting Welcome; the Seventh Symposium on the Madden-Julian Oscillation and Sub-Seasonal Monsoon Variability; the 16th Conference on Space Weather; the 17th History Symposium; the 20th Conference on Middle Atmosphere; the 22nd Atmospheric Science Librarians International Conference; the 24th Conference on Applied Climatology; the 28th Symposium on Education; the 35th Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies; the 23rd Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the 17th Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the 10th Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; the Ninth Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python; the Seventh Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation; the Fifth Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate; the Phased Array Radar Symposium; the Special Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation; the Ninth Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data; the Ninth Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications; the 10th Conference on Environment and Health; the 18th Conference on Artificial and Computational Intelligence and its Applications to the Environmental Sciences; the 19th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; the 32nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 33rd Conference on Hydrology; the Richard Anthes Symposium; the Special Symposium on Mesoscale Meteorological Extremes: Understanding, Prediction, and Projection; the Second Conference on Earth Observing SmallSats; the Seventh AMS Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation; the Ninth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations; the Seventh Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise; the 11th Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions; the 14th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; the 21st Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the Fourth Symposium on US-International Partnerships; and the Events )
Moderator: Michael Henry, American Institute of Physics
Presider: Roger Wakimoto, Univ. of California, Los Angeles
Speakers: Dan Kahan, American Institute of Physics; David Goldston, MIT
4:00 PM
Presidential Forum: Building Resilience to Extreme Political Weather: Advice for Unpredictable Times

4:00 PM-6:30 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2019


Presidential Forum and Annual Meeting Welcome
Location: North Ballroom 120CD (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

5:00 PM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2019


Plenary Session
Annual Meeting Welcome
Location: North Ballroom 120CD (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint between the Presidential Forum and Annual Meeting Welcome; the Fourth Symposium on US-International Partnerships; the Ninth Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data; the 16th Conference on Space Weather; the 17th History Symposium; the 20th Conference on Middle Atmosphere; the 22nd Atmospheric Science Librarians International Conference; the 24th Conference on Applied Climatology; the 28th Symposium on Education; the Ninth Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications; the 21st Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the 14th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; the 11th Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions; the Seventh Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise; the Ninth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations; the Seventh AMS Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation; the Second Conference on Earth Observing SmallSats; the Special Symposium on Mesoscale Meteorological Extremes: Understanding, Prediction, and Projection; and the Events )
Moderator: Roger Wakimoto, Univ. of California, Los Angeles

6:30 PM-7:30 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2019


Welcome Reception Honoring Newly Elected Fellows and Featured Award Winners
Location: North Ballroom (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

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


Student Conference Poster Session
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

8:00 PM-10:00 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2019


CoRioLis Reception
Location: Sheraton Hotel

8:30 PM-10:00 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2019


Colour of Weather Networking Reception
Location: Sheraton Hotel

Monday, 7 January 2019

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7:30 AM-6:00 PM: Monday, 7 January 2019


Quiet Room (Monday)
Location: West 206 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Registration (Monday)
Location: North Lower Level Prefunction (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Speaker Ready Room (Monday)
Location: North 121A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Monday, 7 January 2019

Recording files available
Session 1
Lightning Observations for Tropical Environments and Severe Weather
Location: North 225AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Ninth Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data
Chair: Geoffrey T. Stano, NASA/SPoRT/ENSCO, Inc.
8:30 AM
1.1
Investigating the Diurnal Cycle of Lightning in Tropical Cyclones
Kristen L. Corbosiero, Univ. at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY; and S. N. Stevenson and S. D. Ditchek
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
1.2
Interannual Variability of Tropical and Subtropical Lightning Production from TRMM LIS: Locations, Magnitudes, and Mechanisms
Austin G. Clark, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and D. J. Cecil
Recorded Presentation

1.3
Climate Change and Tropical Total Lightning: Observations and Extrapolated Trends Based on 16 Years of TRMM LIS Observations

9:15 AM
1.4
Incorporating GLM Lightning Observations at the National Hurricane Center
Stephanie N. Stevenson, CIRA/NHC, Miami, FL; and M. DeMaria
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
1.5
The Probability of Severe Weather in Storms in Which Most Cloud-to-Ground Flashes Lower Positive Charge
D. R. MacGorman, NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and A. Eddy, C. R. Homeyer, E. Williams, and K. M. Calhoun
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM
1.6
How Did Updraft Variations in the Geary Supercell Influence Local Electrification?
Vanna C. Chmielewski, NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. R. MacGorman, M. I. Biggerstaff, D. P. Betten, and C. L. Ziegler
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Monday, 7 January 2019


Guest Coffee (Monday)
Location: Camelback A (Sheraton Hotel )

9:00 AM-7:30 PM: Monday, 7 January 2019


Poster Hall (Monday)
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 7 January 2019


AM Coffee Break (Monday)
Location: Meeting room foyers (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

10:00 AM-6:00 PM: Monday, 7 January 2019


Member Services Desk (Monday)
Location: North Lower Level Prefunction (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 7 January 2019

Recording files available
Joint Session 3
Lightning Monitoring at Aviation and Range Locations
Location: North 225AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint between the Ninth Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data; and the 19th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology )
Cochairs: Jennifer G. Wilson, NASA; Ryan K. Decker, NASA/MSFC
10:30 AM
J3.1
Results of Initial Feasibility Study on Tactical Support Information for Avoiding Aircraft Lightning Strikes
Eiichi Yoshikawa, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Mitaka, Japan; and T. Ushio, T. Nishi, H. Oikawa, A. Senoguchi, and M. Kamogawa

10:45 AM
J3.2
Lightning Safety Guidance for Ramp Operations at Airports
Wiebke Deierling, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and A. Klein, M. Steiner, K. Ikeda, and R. Bass

11:00 AM
J3.3
A Climatology of the Lightning Launch Commit Criteria for the Eastern Range
William P. Roeder, 45th Weather Squadron, Patrick Air Force Base, FL; and J. D. Rapp
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
J3.4
Evaluating GLM in the Aviation Weather Test Bed and Aviation Weather Center
Brian P. Pettegrew, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Kansas City, MO; and S. Minnick and A. Terborg

11:30 AM
J3.5
Design of a Low-Cost, High-Speed Electric Field Mill for Continuous Electric Field Monitoring
Robert Marshall, Univ. of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO; and A. Antunes de Sa, A. Viets, A. Sousa, W. Deierling, and C. Myers
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
J3.6
Lightning Prediction at Cape Canaveral AFS, FL, via the Application of Deep Learning to Surface Observations and Field Mill Data
Dominick V. Speranza, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH; and A. J. Geyer
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 7 January 2019


Lunch Break (Monday)

12:45 PM-1:05 PM: Monday, 7 January 2019


Daily Weather Briefings (Monday)
Location: North 132ABC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

2:00 PM-3:00 PM: Monday, 7 January 2019


How to Become a Better Presenter
Location: North 231C (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

2:00 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 7 January 2019

Recording files available
Joint Panel Discussion 4
Weather Safety for Outdoor Events
Location: North 222AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint between the Seventh Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise; and the Ninth Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data )
Moderator: Kevin A. Kloesel, Univ. of Oklahoma
Panelists: April Messerly, West Virginia Univ./College Event Facilities; Joe Abernathy, St. Louis Cardinals/Stadium Managers; Jim Foerster, PGA Tour Support/Telvent DTN; Steve Adelman, Adelman Law Group, PLLC/Event Safety Alliance; Eric C. Bruning, Texas Tech Univ; Nate Johnson, NBC Owned Television Stations Group
Digby, Willrick, Messerly, Abernathy, Foerster, Karel, Bardou, Kimmel
Charlie Woodrum, NOAA/NWS, Shreveport, LA
Recorded Presentation

4:00 PM-6:00 PM: Monday, 7 January 2019


Formal Poster Viewing Reception
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Poster Session
Posters
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Ninth Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data
269
Initial Assessment of GLM Performance Using Vaisala’s GLD360 Dataset
Kenneth L. Cummins, The Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and D. Zhang, W. J. Koshak, and R. Said

270
The Evolution and Extratropical Transition of Tropical Cyclones during the 2017 Hurricane Season from a GLM, ISS LIS, and GPM Perspective

271
Cloud Electrification and Lightning Model in the COSMO Numerical Weather Prediction Model
Zbyněk Sokol, Institute of Atmospheric Physics CAS, Prague, Prague, Czech Republic; and J. Minářová

272
Lightning Characteristics of a Supercell Thunderstorm Observed by Tokyo LMA, X-Band Polarimetric Radars, and an X-Band Phased Array Weather Radar in Tokyo, Japan
Namiko Sakurai, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience, Tsukuba, Japan; and S. Shimizu, K. Iwanami, T. Maesaka, K. Kieda, Y. Uji, P. Krehbiel, W. Rison, and D. Rodeheffer

273
Synthetic Radar by Combining Lightning and Satellite Data
Jeff Lapierre, Earth Networks, Germantown, MD; and M. Stock, S. Cumbulam Thangaraj, and M. Hoekzema

274
First Comparison of Electric Field Mill Measurements with Measurements of Ka-Band Doppler Polarimetric Cloud Profiler MIRA-35c at Milešovka Mountain (Central Europe)
Jana Minářová, Institute of Atmospheric Physics CAS, Prague, Prague, Czech Republic; and Z. Sokol, I. Kolmašová, P. Pešice, O. Santolík, and R. Lán

Handout (2.3 MB)

275
Comparison of Total Lightning Reflectivity Proxies and Weather Radar Reflectivity Data in Southern Brazil
William F. Coelho, UFPEL, Pelotas - RS, Brazil; and L. Calvetti, C. Beneti, and N. Rozin

276
User Resources and Support for the ISS LIS Science Data at NASA’s Global Hydrology Resource Center (GHRC)
Deborah K. Smith, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and L. Sinclair, S. G. Harrison, H. Conover, R. E. Kollmeyer, and J. Beck

Handout (963.7 kB)

277
Lightning Observations during the RELAMPAGO Field Campaign
Wiebke Deierling, Univ. of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO; and L. Carey, P. M. Bitzer, R. Marshall, A. Antunes de Sa, A. Sousa, J. Burchfield, B. L. Medina, and T. J. Lang

278
Initial Results from the Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on the International Space Station (ISS) and Comparison with Observations from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) LIS
Dennis E. Buechler, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and R. J. Blakeslee, D. J. Cecil, and W. J. Koshak

279
Intracloud Lightning Activity during a Late Spring Season Polluted Dryline Convective Event
Timothy Logan, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX

280
Near-Real-Time Lightning Data for Operations and Science Applications from the Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on the International Space Station (ISS)
Richard J. Blakeslee, NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL; and S. J. Goodman, G. T. Stano, S. G. Harrison, K. S. Virts, and D. E. Buechler

281
Lightning Impacts on College Football Games
Ronald L. Holle, Vaisala, Inc., Tucson, AZ; and K. W. Flanagan

Handout (508.3 kB)

282
Lightning Occurrence in the Six Most-Visited U.S. National Parks
Ronald L. Holle, Vaisala, Inc., Tucson, AZ; and W. A. Brooks

Handout (1.8 MB)

283
Lightning Occurrence in Six Southeast African Countries
Leonard Kalindekafe, School of Climate and Earth Sciences, Limbe, Malawi; and R. L. Holle, T. Kapichi, S. Gondwe, R. Said, and W. A. Brooks

Handout (916.3 kB)

284
Earth Networks Lightning Network Performance
Michael Stock, Earth Networks, Germantown, MD; and J. Lapierre, S. Cumbulam Thangaraj, and M. Hoekzema

285
Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Strikes to the Forest of Barro Colorado Island in Panama
Jeffrey C. Burchfield, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and P. M. Bitzer, E. M. Gora, and S. P. Yanoviak

286
Targeted Observation Experiments Using High Temporal Geostationary Sounder GIIRS On Board FY-4A: Typhoon Ambil Case
Wei Han, Chinese Meteorological Administration, Beijing, China; and Y. Liu, R. Yin, J. Li, and X. Shen

6:00 PM-8:00 PM: Monday, 7 January 2019


Exhibits Opening and Reception
Location: Hall 5-6 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Ribbon Cutting, Opening Reception, and Corporate Patron Recognition
Location: Hall 5-6 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Tuesday, 8 January 2019

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7:30 AM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2019


AMS Information Desk (Tuesday)
Location: North 100 Level Prefunction (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Member Services Desk (Tuesday)
Location: North Lower Level Prefunction (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Quiet Room (Tuesday)
Location: West 206 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Registration (Tuesday)
Location: North Lower Level Prefunction (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Speaker Ready Room (Tuesday)
Location: North 121A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 8 January 2019

Recording files available
Session 2
Lightning and Cloud Processes: Microphysics; Electrification; Thunderstorm Kinematics, Dynamics, and Lightning; and Chemistry
Location: North 225AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Ninth Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data
Chair: Jennifer G. Wilson, NASA
8:30 AM
2.1
Observations of Upward Lightning-Producing Storm in Oklahoma
Jessica C. S. Souza, Univ. of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; and E. C. Bruning, R. I. Albrecht, T. A. Warner, D. R. MacGorman, K. M. Kuhlman, and W. A. Lyons

8:45 AM
2.2
Observations of Lightning Flash Characteristics in Turbulent Environments of Thunderstorms
Vicente Salinas, Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX; and E. C. Bruning
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
2.3
Comparisons between Supercell Kinematics and Lightning Optical Energy Output from GLM
Dustin M. Conrad, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and C. J. Schultz and M. Quick
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
2.4
Characterizing Lightning's Response to the Spatial Distribution of Updraft Microphysics
Sarah M. Stough, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and L. D. Carey, C. J. Schultz, and D. J. Cecil
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
2.5
Observational Analysis of the Electrical and Kinematic Structure of a Tornadic Supercell
Milind Sharma, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN; and R. Tanamachi, E. Bruning, K. M. Calhoun, H. B. Bluestein, J. B. Houser, J. C. Snyder, and Z. B. Wienhoff
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM
2.6
Recurrent Streamer Systems as a Means of Lightning Initiation
Alex Attanasio, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM; and P. Krehbiel and C. Da Silva
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 8 January 2019


Guest Coffee (Tuesday)
Location: Hospitality Suite 428 (Sheraton Hotel )

9:00 AM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2019


Exhibit Hall (Tuesday)
Location: Hall 5-6 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Poster Hall (Tuesday)
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Tuesday, 8 January 2019


AM Coffee Break (Tuesday)
Location: Hall 5-6 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Meet President Roger M. Wakimoto (Tuesday)
Location: Hall 5-6 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2019

Recording files available
Session 3
Global Lightning Casualties
Location: North 225AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Ninth Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data
Chair: Larry D. Carey, Texas A&M University
10:30 AM
3.1
Myths and Beliefs on Lightning among Kenyan Communities
Ratemo Waya Michieka, Univ. of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
3.2
African Centres for Lightning and Electromagnetics Network (ACLENet): 2019 Progress Report
Mary Ann Cooper, African Centres for Lightning and Electromagnetics Network; Professor Emerita, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, River Forest, IL; and R. Tushemereirwe and R. L. Holle
Recorded Presentation

3.3
Safest Shelter from Lightning Strikes

11:00 AM
3.4
Public Education to Reduce Lightning Injuries and Deaths in Bangladesh
Munir Ahmed, TARA, Dhaka, Bangladesh; and A. K. M. S. Islam, M. A. Cooper, C. Gomes, and R. L. Holle
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
3.5
A New Approximation to Assess Risk By Lightning in Colombia
Audrey Soley Cruz Bernal, Keraunos S.A.S, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia; and D. Aranguren, H. Torres, and H. Rojas

11:30 AM
3.6
U.S. Lightning Deaths since the Year 1000
Ronald L. Holle, Holle Meteorology & Photography, Oro Valley, AZ
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2019


Lunch Break (Tuesday)

Women in Atmospheric Sciences Luncheon
Location: North Ballroom 120AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

12:45 PM-1:05 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2019


Daily Weather Briefings (Tuesday)
Location: North 132ABC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2019

Recording files available
Themed Joint Session 11
GOES-16/17 Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) Sensor Performance, Data Products, and User Applications—Part I
Location: North 231AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint between the 15th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; and the Ninth Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data )
CoChair: Geoffrey T. Stano, NASA/SPoRT/ENSCO, Inc.
1:30 PM
TJ11.1
The First Stereo Views of Lightning from Space: Double the GLMs, Double the Fun
Clemens E. Tillier, Lockheed Martin, Palo Alto, CA; and S. F. Edgington, H. J. Christian Jr., and P. M. Bitzer
Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM
TJ11.2
Geostationary Lightning Mapper Performance
Scott D. Rudlosky, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, College Park, MD; and W. J. Koshak and P. Meyers
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
TJ11.3
Cross-Referencing GLM and ISS-LIS with Ground-Based Lightning Networks
Katrina S. Virts, NASA, Huntsville, AL; and R. Blakeslee and W. J. Koshak
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
TJ11.4
The Impact of GOES-16 GLM Lightning Observations on the RAP/HRRR Assimilation and Forecasts
Guoqing Ge, CIRES and NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and M. Hu, S. Weygandt, and C. Alexander
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2019


PM Coffee Break (Tuesday)
Location: Meeting room foyers (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

3:00 PM-4:00 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2019

Recording files available
Themed Joint Session 14
GOES-16/17 Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) Sensor Performance, Data Products, and User Applications—Part II
Location: North 231AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint between the 15th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; and the Ninth Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data )
CoChair: Eric Bruning, Texas Tech Univ.
3:00 PM
TJ14.1
Operational Use, Analysis, and Applications of Geostationary Lightning Mapper Data in the Hazardous Weather Testbed
Kristin M. Calhoun, Univ. of Oklahoma/CIMMS and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and T. C. Meyer, E. C. Bruning, C. J. Schultz, G. T. Stano, P. A. Campbell, J. K. Zajic, and S. D. Rudlosky
Recorded Presentation

3:15 PM
TJ14.2
Early Operational Applications of Geostationary Lightning Mapper Data for National Weather Service Operations
Christopher J. Stumpf, NOAA/NWSFO, Huntsville, AL; and K. D. White, C. M. Gravelle, and G. T. Stano
Recorded Presentation

3:30 PM
TJ14.3
Characterization of Wildfire-Producing Storms Utilizing Satellite, Radar, and Lightning Datasets
Douglas Kahn, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and C. J. Schultz
Recorded Presentation

TJ14.4
Exploring the Relationship between Continuing Current in Lightning and Wildfire Initiation

4:00 PM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2019


Book Talks @ Authors Corner (Tues)
Location: Hall 5-6 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Formal Poster Viewing Reception (Tues)
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

6:00 PM-7:00 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2019


Sessions End / Recep & Exhibits Opening (Tuesday)

6:00 PM-10:00 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2019


University Night Receptions

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


Inez Fung Dinner
Location: West 213AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Wednesday, 9 January 2019

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7:25 AM-6:00 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2019


Quiet Room (Wednesday)
Location: West 206 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

7:30 AM-6:00 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2019


AMS Information Desk (Wed)
Location: North 100 Level Prefunction (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Member Services Desk (Wed)
Location: North Lower Level Prefunction (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Registration (Wed)
Location: North Lower Level Prefunction (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Speaker Ready Room (Wed)
Location: North 121A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 9 January 2019

Recording files available
Session 4
Lightning and Weather Systems. Part I: Modeling and Interrelationships
Location: North 225AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Ninth Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data
Chair: Eric Bruning, Texas Tech Univ.
8:30 AM
4.1
Evaluating the Relationship between Lightning and Large-Scale Environmental Parameters with Observational Data, Statistical Models, and Lightning Parameterizations in GCMs
Montana Etten-Bohm, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and C. Schumacher, J. Yang, M. Jun, and Y. Xu
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
4.2
Ensemble Lightning Forecasts and Validation over the Hindu-Kush Himalayan Region
Jonathan L. Case, ENSCO, Inc., Huntsville, AL; and P. N. Gatlin, J. Srikishen, G. Priftis, and E. W. McCaul Jr.
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
4.3
A Preliminary Investigation of the High-Resolution Ensemble Forecast (HREF) for Generating Calibrated Probabilistic Thunderstorm Forecasts
David Harrison, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, and NOAA/NWS/NCEP/SPC, Norman, OK; and I. L. Jirak and N. J. Nauslar
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
4.4
A Relationship between Lightning and Microphysics: An Application of GLM to Data Assimilation.
Carolina S. Araujo, INPE, Cachoeira Paulista, Brazil; and L. A. T. Machado, J. F. Ribaud, and E. P. Vendrasco
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
4.5
Evolving Interrelationships of Lightning, Microphysics, and Kinematics in a Mesoscale Convective System Observed during DC3
Elizabeth DiGangi, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. R. MacGorman, C. Ziegler, A. A. Alford, and M. I. Biggerstaff
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM
4.6
The Climate Impact of Aerosols on the Lightning Flash Rate: Is It Detectable from Long-Term Measurements?
Zhanqing Li, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD; and Q. Wang and J. Guo
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Wednesday, 9 January 2019


Guest Coffee (Wed)
Location: Hospitality Suite 428 (Sheraton Hotel )

9:00 AM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2019


Exhibit Hall (Wed)
Location: Hall 5-6 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Poster Hall (Wednesday)
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

9:30 AM-12:30 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2019


Tree Planting Guest Volunteer Project

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 9 January 2019


AM Coffee Break (Wed)
Location: Hall 5-6 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Meet President Roger M. Wakimoto (Wed)
Location: Hall 5-6 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2019

Recording files available
Session 5
Lightning Detection Technology, Sensor Intercomparisons, and Applications
Location: North 225AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Ninth Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data
Chair: Michael Stock, Earth Networks
10:30 AM
5.1
The Next Evolution of Central Processor in the U.S. National Lightning Detection Network (NLDN)
Martin J. Murphy, Vaisala, Inc., Louisville, CO; and J. A. Cramer
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
5.2
Comparisons of Lightning Rates and Properties from the U.S. National Lightning Detection Network (NLDN) with GOES-16 Geostationary Lightning Mapper and Advanced Baseline Imager Data
Martin J. Murphy, Vaisala, Inc., Louisville, CO
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
5.3
GLD360 Performance and Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Climatology
Ryan Said, Vaisala Inc., Louisville, CO; and M. J. Murphy and R. L. Holle
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
5.4
Concurrent Satellite and Ground-Based Lightning Observations in the Northwestern Mediterranean Region from the Optical Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS), Low-Frequency Meteorage, and Very High-Frequency SAETTA
Felix Erdmann, Laboratoire d'Aerologie, Univ. de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse, France; and E. Defer, O. Caumont, R. J. Blakeslee, S. Pedeboy, and S. Coquillat
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
5.5
Huntsville, Alabama, Marx Meter Array 2: Upgrade and Capability
Yanan Zhu, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and P. M. Bitzer, M. F. Stewart, S. Podgorny, D. Corredor, J. Burchfield, K. Brunner, J. Ringhausen, S. I. Fairman, and S. Pendleton
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
5.6
Lightning Channel Detection Using Radar and the North Georgia Lightning Mapping Array
John M. Trostel, Georgia Tech. Research Institute, Atlanta, GA; and E. F. Greneker, J. L. Losego, and M. R. Frank
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2019


Anthes Luncheon
Location: West 213AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Lunch Break (Wed)

12:45 PM-1:05 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2019


Daily Weather Briefings (Wed)
Location: North 132ABC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2019


Robert E. Horton Lecture
Recording files available
Session 6
Lightning and Weather Systems. Part II: Utility and Impact of Lightning Data in Operations, Part I
Location: North 225AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Ninth Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data
Chair: Elizabeth DiGangi, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma
1:30 PM
6.1
Lightning Occurrence and Casualties Relative to Crop Cycles in Bangladesh
Ronald L. Holle, Vaisala, Inc., Tucson, AZ; and A. Dewan, R. Said, W. A. Brooks, M. F. Hossain, and M. Rafiuddin
Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM
6.2
Can Thunderstorm Forecasts Predict Lightning-Ignited Wildfires?
Caitlin M. Ford, Univ. of South Alabama, Mobile, AL; and E. M. Stoppkotte and N. J. Nauslar
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
6.3
Visualization and Communication of Probabilistic Lightning Hazard Information for a Broad Spectrum of End Users
Tiffany C. Meyer, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and K. Berry, K. M. Calhoun, H. Obermeier, A. Campbell, J. Wolfe, and K. E. Klockow-McClain
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
6.4
Early Assessment of the Geostationary Lightning Mapper
Geoffrey T. Stano, NASA/SPoRT/ENSCO, Inc., Huntsville, AL; and C. M. Gravelle, M. J. Foster, E. Bruning, S. D. Rudlosky, J. K. Zajic, L. A. Byerle, E. M. Guillot, K. M. Calhoun, B. Gockel, and K. J. Runk
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM-3:00 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2019


PM Coffee Break (Wed)
Location: Meeting room foyers (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

3:00 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2019

Recording files available
Session 7
Lightning and Weather Systems. Part II: Utility and Impact of Lightning Data in Operations, Part II
Location: North 225AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Ninth Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data
Chair: Elizabeth DiGangi, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma
3:00 PM
7.1
The GOES-16 Geostationary Lightning Mapper: Using Lightning Trends Operationally during Tornadic Storms in VORTEX-SE and Other Cases
Cameron J. Nixon, Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX; and D. E. Bruning
Recorded Presentation

3:15 PM
7.2
Utilizing the Geostationary Lightning Mapper for Lightning Safety
Geoffrey T. Stano, ENSCO, Inc., Huntsville, AL; and M. R. Smith, C. J. Schultz, and A. LeRoy
Recorded Presentation

3:30 PM
7.3
Utilizing the Geostationary Lightning Mapper Long-Flash Detection Capability for National Weather Service Decision Support Services
Chad M. Gravelle, NOAA/NWS Operations Proving Ground, Kansas City, MO; and G. T. Stano, B. C. Carcione, C. B. Elsenheimer, and N. McGinnis
Recorded Presentation

3:45 PM
7.4
Characterization of Optical Energy Output in Thunderstorms to Enhance Severe Thunderstorm Identification
Christopher J. Schultz, NASA MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and L. D. Carey, N. Curtis, K. M. Calhoun, and D. E. Bruning
Recorded Presentation

4:00 PM-6:00 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2019


Book Talks @ Authors Corner (Wed)
Location: Hall 5-6 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Formal Poster Viewing Reception (Wed)
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

5:30 PM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2019


Awards Banquet Reception
Location: Hall 5-6 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

7:00 PM-10:00 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2019


99th AMS Awards Banquet
Location: North Ballroom (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Thursday, 10 January 2019

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7:30 AM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2019


AMS Information Desk (Thurs)
Location: North 100 Level Prefunction (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Member Services Desk (Thurs)
Location: North Lower Level Prefunction (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Quiet Room (Thursday)
Location: West 206 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Registration (Thurs)
Location: North Lower Level Prefunction (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

7:30 AM-5:00 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2019


Speaker Ready Room (Thurs)
Location: North 121A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

8:30 AM-9:30 AM: Thursday, 10 January 2019

Recording files available
Session 8
Lightning and Weather Systems. Part III: Lightning Climatologies
Location: North 225AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Ninth Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data
Chair: Steven J. Goodman, TGA
8:30 AM
8.1
Climatological Properties of Reported Cloud-to-Ground Lightning for Alaska from Several Lightning Locating Systems
Jerome P. Charba, Meteorological Development Laboratory, Silver Spring, MD; and J. E. Ghirardelli, P. E. Shafer, F. G. Samplatsky, and A. J. Kochenash

8:45 AM
8.2
A U.S. Thunderstorm Climatology Based on 25 Years of NLDN Observations (1993−2017)
Thomas L. Koehler, United States Air Force Academy, USAF Academy, CO
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (2.2 MB)

9:00 AM
8.3
Lightning Climatology in India
Chad Merrill, Earth Networks; and M. Hoekzema, M. Stock, and J. Lapierre
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
8.4
Lightning Climatology of the Lake Victoria Basin in East Africa
Steven J. Goodman, TGA, Owens Cross Roads, AL; and K. S. Virts
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Thursday, 10 January 2019


Meeting with Sustainable Cities Network of Arizona
Location: Estrella (Sheraton Hotel )

9:00 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2019


Exhibit Hall (Thurs)
Location: Hall 5-6 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

9:30 AM-10:30 AM: Thursday, 10 January 2019


Exhibit Hall Breakfast
Location: Hall 5-6 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Thursday, 10 January 2019


Meet President Roger M. Wakimoto (Thurs)
Location: Hall 5-6 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2019

Recording files available
Themed Joint Session 20
GOES-16/17 Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) Sensor Performance, Data Products, and User Applications, Part III
Location: North 225AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint between the Ninth Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data; and the 15th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems )
Chair: Kristin M. Calhoun, Univ. of Oklahoma/CIMMS and NOAA/NSSL
10:30 AM
TJ20.1
Documenting a 400+ km Long Mesoscale Lightning Flash in an MCS Trailing Stratiform Region Using GLM, NLDN, and OKLMA Data
Walter A. Lyons, WeatherVideoHD.TV, Fort Collins, CO; and E. C. Bruning, S. F. Edgington, C. E. Tillier, D. R. MacGorman, T. A. Warner, T. E. Nelson, J. C. S. Souza, and K. M. Calhoun
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
TJ20.2
Ground- and Space-Based Observations of Horizontally Extensive Lightning Flashes
Daile Zhang, The Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and K. L. Cummins and P. M. Bitzer
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
TJ20.3
The Applications of Feng Yun 4 A Satellite Products for Weather Monitoring over the Asian Regions
Ying Wa Chan, Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, Hong Kong; and C. K. So
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
TJ20.4
Do Forecasters Add Value to Machine Learning Algorithms of Cloud-to-Ground Lightning?
Cara Gregg, The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH; and T. C. Meyer and K. M. Calhoun
Recorded Presentation

TJ20.5
Using Space-Based Lightning Observations to Enhance Geostationary Satellite Rainfall Estimation

11:45 AM
TJ20.6
Classification of GLM Flashes Using Random Forest Method
Jacquelyn Ringhausen, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and P. M. Bitzer and C. J. Schultz
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2019


Lunch Break (Thurs)

12:45 PM-1:05 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2019


Daily Weather Briefings (Thurs)
Location: North 132ABC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

1:00 PM-4:00 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2019


Excursion

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2019


Walter Orr Robert Lecture

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2019

Recording files available
Themed Joint Session 21
GOES-16/17 Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) Sensor Performance, Data Products, and User Applications, Part IV
Location: North 225AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint between the Ninth Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data; and the 15th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems )
Chair: Geoffrey T. Stano, NASA/SPoRT/ENSCO, Inc.
1:30 PM
TJ21.1
Design and Implementation of GLM Gridded Imagery for Operations and Research
Eric C. Bruning, Texas Tech Univ, Lubbock, TX; and C. E. Tillier, S. F. Edgington, J. K. Zajic, S. D. Rudlosky, K. M. Calhoun, C. M. Gravelle, and M. Foster
Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM
TJ21.2
Quantifying the Geostationary Lightning Mapper Gridded Products in the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System
Alexandra C. Mazurek, The Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA; and S. D. Rudlosky
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
TJ21.3
Evaluation of GOES-16 GLM to Lightning Mapping Arrays
Kyle Hilburn, CIRA, Fort Collins, CO; and B. Fuchs and S. A. Rutledge
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
TJ21.4
Evaluation of the GOES-R Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) Using Ground-Based Lightning Mapping Array (LMA) Observations
Ronald J. Thomas, New Mexico Tech., Socorro, NM; and P. R. Krehbiel, W. Rison, D. R. MacGorman, E. C. Bruning, and M. A. Stanley
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM
TJ21.5
Displaying Near-Real-Time Imagery from the Geostationary Lightning Mapper
Tyler Ryan Richman, CICS, College Park, MD; and S. D. Rudlosky and M. Peterson
Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM
TJ21.6
Analysis of Geostationary Lightning Mapper Events Using VHF Broadband Interferometers
Mark A. Stanley, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM; and W. Rison, P. R. Krehbiel, R. J. Thomas, R. G. Sonnenfeld, D. P. Jensen, L. Contreras-Vidal, D. Rodeheffer, H. E. Edens, D. R. MacGorman, D. Kennedy, J. Belz, and R. Abbasi
Recorded Presentation

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2019


PM Coffee Break (Thurs)
Location: Meeting room foyers (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2019

Recording files available
Session 9
Lightning and Weather Systems. Part IV: Future Activities with Lightning Observations
Location: North 225AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Ninth Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data
Chair: Geoffrey T. Stano, NASA/SPoRT/ENSCO, Inc.
3:30 PM
9.2
Observing Cloud-to-Ground Lightning in the Act: Prospects for Systematic Imaging of Lightning-Strike Contact Points
Karl D. Stephan, Texas State Univ., San Marcos, TX
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (36.6 kB)

Handout (56.1 MB)

9.1
A Composite of Lightning Observations for Verification within the United States Air Force

4:00 PM
9.3
Using FORTE Data as a Proxy for Upcoming Simultaneous Optical and Radio Frequency Measurements of Lightning Flashes from Geosynchronous Orbit
Michael Peterson, ISR-2: Space and Remote Sensing, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM; and T. Hamlin and T. E. Lavezzi-Light
Recorded Presentation

Handout (2.9 MB)

4:15 PM
9.4
Modeling the Distribution of Lightning Strike Distances Outside a Preexisting Lightning Area
Dawn Sanderson, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH
Recorded Presentation

5:00 PM-5:30 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2019


99th AMS Annual Meeting Adjourns
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