Poster Session 8 ARAM Conference Posters—Part I

Tuesday, 8 January 2019: 4:00 PM-6:00 PM
Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 19th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
Cochairs:
Thomas A. Guinn, Embry–Riddle Aeronatical Univ., Department of Applied Aviation Sciences, Daytona Beach, FL and Matthew Tucker, National Air Traffic Controllers Association, Washington, DC

ARAM Conference posters

Papers:
542
Advances in Convective Hazard Predictions for Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) Ranges
Cathy Kessinger, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. Deierling, D. Megenhardt, and S. Dettling

Handout (2.2 MB)

543
A Flow Constraint Technique for an Operationally Relevant Metric of Forecast Performance
Geary J. Layne, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and M. A. Petty

544
Mapping Precipitation Intensity to Radar Observations and Derivatives
Elizabeth M. Sims, National Weather Center, Norman, OK; and A. A. Rosenow and H. D. Reeves
Manuscript (461.9 kB)

545
Application of Optical Flow and Machine Learning Methods in Nowcasting and Early Warning of Strong Convective Weather
Yungang Chen, Beijing Piesat Information & Technology Limited, Beijing, China; and X. Xu, X. Zhang, and Y. WANG
Manuscript (82.6 kB)

546
Introduction to the Short-Term Aviation Weather Forecasting System in North China
Han Shen, Nanjing Univ., Nanjing, China; and Y. Huang, M. Chen, F. Wang, M. Huo, W. Zhang, and H. Yuan

547
A Random Forest Sensitivity Test Using Radar Signatures to Forecast Wet Downbursts at Spaceport Florida
Bruno L. Medina, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and C. G. Amiot, R. M. Mecikalski, L. D. Carey, W. P. Roeder, T. M. McNamara, and R. J. Blakeslee

551
Microscale Forecasting for Unmanned Aerial Systems
Jenny Stewart, Univ. of the Incarnate Word, Converse, TX; and S. Weiss-Lopez

552
Processing AROME Vertical Profiles with Machine Learning Methods to Diagnose Aeronautical Ceiling in TAF messages
Pierre Crispel, Météo-France, Toulouse, France; and P. M. Jaunet, S. Moisselin, and A. Drouin

Handout (2.8 MB)

553
Ceiling and Visibility Analysis for Alaska—Quality Evaluation and Product Updates
Tressa L. Fowler, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Cowie, J. O. Pinto, D. Megenhardt, D. A. Wesley, R. D. Roberts, G. Cunning, and J. A. Colavito

Handout (5.0 MB)

556
Combining Satellite and Ground-Based Ceilometer Data over the U.S. to Improve Cloud Ceiling Estimates away from Surface Stations
Douglas A. Spangenberg, SSAI, Hampton, VA; and W. L. Smith Jr., K. Khlopenkov, and S. Sun-Mack

Handout (7.5 MB)

557
Comparison of Two Physical- and Statistical-Based Postprocessing Methods for High-Resolution NWP Visibility Forecasts over 13 North European Airports
Mari Nikkilä, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Kuopio, Finland; and J. S. Ylhäisi, S. Neiglick, and T. Koivunen

Handout (803.3 kB)

558
Analyzing Error in Balloon-Based Wind Measurements due to Spatial Separation Using the North American Regional Reanalysis
Nathan Curtis, NASA MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and F. B. Leahy and R. E. Barbre Jr.

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