Session 7 The Second Wind Forecast Improvement Project (WFIP2): Part I

Wednesday, 9 January 2019: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
North 129A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 10th Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Cochairs:
Katherine McCaffrey, CIRES, Boulder, CO and Jerry Crescenti

Papers:
8:30 AM
7.1
The Second Wind Forecast Improvement Project (WFIP2): An Overview of Progress
William J. Shaw, PNNL, Richland, WA; and J. Cline, C. Draxl, E. P. Grimit, J. K. Lundquist, J. McCaa, M. Marquis, J. B. Olson, J. Sharp, C. Sivaraman, and J. M. Wilczak
8:45 AM
7.2
Improved Understanding and Modeling of Key Atmospheric Phenomena during WFIP2: Cold Pools, Gap Flows, and Mountain Waves
James Wilczak, NOAA/ESRL/PSD, Boulder, CO; and K. McCaffrey, C. Draxl, R. M. Banta, J. B. Olson, M. T. Stoelinga, L. K. Berg, L. Bianco, A. Choukulkar, I. V. Djalalova, E. P. Grimit, D. L. Jackson, J. Kenyon, P. Muradyan, Y. Pichugina, J. Sharp, W. J. Shaw, and R. Worsnop
9:00 AM
7.3
Bulk Statistics of 80-m Wind Speeds of Reforecast Runs from HRRR and HRRRNEST Models during the Second Wind Forecast Improvement Project (WFIP2). Part I
Laura Bianco, CIRES, Boulder, CO; and I. V. Djalalova, J. M. Wilczak, J. B. Olson, J. S. Kenyon, L. K. Berg, A. Choukulkar, D. Cook, R. Eckman, H. J. S. Fernando, E. P. Grimit, J. K. Lundquist, M. T. Stoelinga, and S. Wharton
9:15 AM
7.4
Ramp Skill of Reforecast Runs from HRRR and HRRRNEST Models during the Second Wind Forecast Improvement Project (WFIP2). Part II
Irina V. Djalalova, CIRES, Boulder, CO; and L. Bianco, E. Akish, J. Wilczak, J. Olson, J. S. Kenyon, L. K. Berg, A. Choukulkar, D. Cook, R. M. Eckman, H. J. S. Fernando, E. P. Grimit, J. K. Lundquist, M. T. Stoelinga, and S. Wharton
9:30 AM
7.5
Evaluation of Model Error by Lidar Measurements during Various Atmospheric Phenomena Observed in Complex Terrain
Yelena Pichugina, CIRES, Univ. of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO; and R. M. Banta, T. A. Bonin, A. W. Brewer, A. Choukulkar, K. McCaffrey, H. J. S. Fernando, E. P. Grimit, J. Kenyon, M. Marquis, J. B. Olson, J. Sharp, M. T. Stoelinga, and J. M. Wilczak

9:45 AM
7.6
Boundary Layer Wind Jet Observed during the Second Wind Forecasting Improvement Project (WFIP-2)
Virendra Ghate, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL; and R. Kotamarthi, C. Draxl, J. Olson, J. Wilczak, L. K. Berg, H. J. S. Fernando, D. J. Gottas, R. Eckman, and B. Reese
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