10th Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications

Program Chairs: James Campbell , NRL ; John E. Yorks , NASA

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Sunday, 12 January 2020

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4:00 PM-6:30 PM: Sunday, 12 January 2020


Presidential Forum, Annual Meeting Welcome, Annual Review and Awards Ceremony
Location: Ballroom East (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)

Monday, 13 January 2020

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8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Monday, 13 January 2020

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Session 1
Cloud and Aerosol Lidar-Based Research
Location: 210C (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 10th Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications
Chair: James R. Campbell, NRL
8:30 AM
1.1
Differences in Ice Cloud Optical Depth from CALIPSO and Ground-Based Raman Lidar at the ARM SGP and TWP Sites
Kelly A. Balmes, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and Q. Fu and T. Thorsen
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
1.2
Validating Air Force Weather's Passively Sensed World Wide Merged Cloud Analysis (WWMCA) against the Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS) Lidar
Timothy E. Nobis, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, Offutt AFB, NE
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
1.3
Sensitivities in Satellite–Lidar-Derived Estimates of Top-of-the-Atmosphere Optically Thin Cirrus Cloud Radiative Forcing: A Case Study
Erica K Dolinar, American Society for Engineering Education, Monterey, CA; and J. R. Campbell, S. Lolli, S. Ozog, J. E. Yorks, C. P. Camacho, Y. Gu, and A. Bucholtz
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
1.4
A Classification of Cirrus Ice Crystal Habits with Combined Lidar and Polarimeter Data
Natalie Midzak, Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and J. E. Yorks and J. Zhang
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
1.5
Micropulse Lidar Observation and Analysis of the Development of the McCook, Nebraska, Tornado
Timothy Logan, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and S. D. Brooks and R. Li
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM
1.6
Connecting Lidar-Derived Aerosol Hygroscopicity to Estimated CCN Concentrations during the Combined HSRL and Raman Lidar Measurement Study (CHARMS)
Kyle W. Dawson, USRA, Hampton, VA; USRA, Hampton, VA; and R. A. Ferrare, R. H. Moore, T. Thorsen, S. P. Burton, C. A. Hostetler, M. Clayton, and E. Eloranta

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 13 January 2020


AM Coffee Break (Monday)
Location: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 13 January 2020

Recording files available
Joint Session 3
Space-Based Lidar Applications
Location: 210C (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 10th Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications; and the 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations )
Chair: Sharon Rodier, SSAI
10:30 AM
J3.1
The Atmospheric Measurements of ICESat-2
Stephen P. Palm, SSAI, Greenbelt, MD; and Y. Yang and U. Herzfeld
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
J3.2
Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS) Single-Wavelength Data Products and Performance
John E. Yorks, NASA, Greenbelt, MD; and M. J. McGill, E. P. Nowottnick, and P. Selmer
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
J3.3
A Global Analysis of Dust Diurnal Variability Using CATS Observations
Yan Yu, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; and O. Kalashnikova, M. Garay, H. Lee, M. Choi, G. S. Okin, J. E. Yorks, and J. R. Campbell
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
J3.4
Global Cloud and Surface Properties from ICESat-2 Observations: Preliminary Results
Yuekui Yang, NASA, Greenbelt, MD; and S. P. Palm and U. Herzfeld

11:30 AM
J3.5
Using CALIOP to Evaluate Cirrus Cloud Detection Proficiencies in GOES-16 ABI 1.378-um Channel Imagery
James R. Campbell, NRL, Monterey, CA; and T. M. McHardy, D. A. Peterson, A. Garnier, R. L. Bankert, E. K. Dolinar, and X. Dong
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
J3.6
Column Optical Depths Derived from CALIOP Ocean Surface Returns
Robert Ryan, SSAI, Hampton, VA; and M. A. Vaughan and D. M. Winker
Recorded Presentation

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


Lunch Break (Monday)

2:00 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 13 January 2020

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Session 2
Historical Lidar Perspectives (Centennial)
Location: 210C (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 10th Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications
Chair: John E. Yorks, NASA
2:00 PM
2.1
From LITE to CALIPSO and Beyond: A Brief History of NASA Langley Research Center Spaceborne Lidar Missions and Measurements
Kathleen A. Powell, NASA, Hampton, VA; and M. A. Vaughan, D. M. Winker, C. A. Hostetler, C. Trepte, M. C. Pitts, D. C. Mangosing, and L. R. Poole
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM
2.2
One Lidar Scientist's Career Pathway and Vision for the Future
Matthew J. McGill, NASA GSFC, Greenbelt, MD

3:00 PM
2.3
A Nearly Half-Centery History of High Spectral Resolution Lidar Development at the University of Wisconsin
Edwin W. Eloranta, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Recorded Presentation

4:00 PM-6:00 PM: Monday, 13 January 2020


Formal Poster Viewing Reception (Mon)
Location: Hall B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)

Poster Session 1
Lidar Poster Session
Location: Hall B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 10th Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications
413
A Method for Aerosol Layer Detection Using Polarized Micropulse Lidar Measurements
Jasper Lewis Jr., JCET, Greenbelt, MD; and S. Lolli, J. R. Campbell, and E. J. Welton

414
The NASA Micro Pulse Lidar Network (MPLNET): Introduction of the New Version 3 Release
Ellsworth J. Welton, NASA GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and J. R. Campbell, J. Lewis Jr., S. Lolli, S. Stewart, and L. R. Belcher

415
Low-Level Jet Water Vapor Transport Observed by Ground-Based and Airborne Lidars
Brian J. Carroll, Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD; and B. Demoz and R. Delgado

416
The European Network of Automatic Lidars and Ceilometers E-Profile: Validation through Earlinet/Actris Measurements and Potential for Satellite Cal/Val
Rolf Rüfenacht, Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology, Payerne, Switzerland; and A. Haefele, L. Mona, N. Papagiannopoulos, M. Rosoldi, G. D’Amico, I. Mattis, A. Cazorla, L. Alados-Arboledas, J. L. Guerrero-Rascado, J. A. Bravo-Aranda, T. H. Virtanen, and G. de Leeuw

417
Exploring Mesoscale Variability of Water Vapor, Aerosol, Clouds, and Dynamics over West Coast Mountains Using Airborne Lidar Observations
Sandip Pal, Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX; and A. R. Nehrir, K. M. Bedka, O. Gotchey, S. A. Kooi, J. Collins, and R. A. Barton-Grimley

418
Retrievals of Backscatter Coefficient and Mass Concentration of Particles with Coherent Doppler Lidars
ludovic thobois, LEOSPHERE, Saclay, France; and R. Parmentier, J. P. Cariou, and J. Preissler

Handout (1.8 MB)

419
Lidar Observation of PBL Height under Severe Air Pollution and Its Comparison with Radiosonde and Numerical Simulation
Yu Shi, IAP, Beijing, China; and F. Hu and W. Cheng

420
Bias Correction of Long-Path CO2 Observations in a Complex Urban Environment for Carbon Cycle Model Intercomparison
T Scott Zaccheo, AER, Lexington, MA; and J. T. Dobler, T. G. Pernini, and N. Blume

421
Case Study of Mixing Height Measurement from Commercially Available Ceilometers.
Kenneth H. Underwood, T&B Systems, Valencia, CA; and D. Yoho

422
Using an Airborne Doppler Wind Lidar to Evaluate Sampling and Data Processing Strategies Relevant to the PBL and a Future Space-Based System
G. David Emmitt, Simpson Weather Associates, Inc., Charlottesville, VA; and S. Greco

423
Coherent Doppler Wind Lidar Data Processing Software and Wind Retrieval from the Aeolus Cal/Val Field Campaign
Zhaoyan Liu, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA; NASA/LRC, Hampton, VA; and M. J. Kavaya and K. M. Bedka

424
Uncertainty of Backscatter Coefficients from In Situ Cloud Probe Measurements in Cirrus Clouds
Shawn Wagner, Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and D. Delene

426
Canada's New Lidar Network for Measurements of Clouds, Aerosols, Forest Fire Smoke, and Volcanic Ash
R. J. Sica, Univ. of Western Ontario, London, Canada; and J. P. Blanchet, R. Y. W. Chang, J. Drummond, A. Haefele, P. Hayes, E. McCullough, N. O'Neill, K. Strong, A. Wiacek, D. Woolford, and D. Wunch

425
Surface Winds Analysis in Support of CALIPSO Algorithms

427
An Evaluation of Doppler Lidar Wind Profiles at the Iqaluit and Whitehorse Supersites
Zen Mariani, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, Canada; and R. W. Crawford, B. Casati, S. Laroche, and F. Lemay

428
A Coherent Wind Lidar with Frequency-Modulated and Long-Duration Pulse: Principles and Experiments for Feasibility Study
Eiichi Yoshikawa, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Mitaka, Japan; Tokyo Metropolitan Univ., Hino, Tokyo, Japan; and H. Yamasuge, M. Aoki, H. Iwai, T. Ushio, and S. Ishii

429
TORUS Doppler Lidar and Radiosonde Wind Observation Intercomparison
Elizabeth N. Smith, CIMMS, Norman, OK; NSSL, Norman, OK; and M. Coniglio and S. Waugh

Wednesday, 15 January 2020

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8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020

Recording files available
Session 3
Advances in Data Assimilation and Forecast Modeling Using Lidar
Location: 209 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 10th Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications
CoChair: Tammy M. Weckwerth, NCAR
8:30 AM
3.1
A 1D-Var Reanalysis of ERA5 Assimilating Raman Lidar Measurements of Temperature and Relative Humidity
Shayamila Mahagammulla Gamage, The Univ. of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; and A. Haefele, G. Martucci, and R. J. Sica
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
3.2
Impact of Lidar Data Assimilation on Planetary Boundary Layer Wind and PM2.5 Prediction over Taiwan
Shu-Chih Yang, National Central Univ., Jhongli City, Taiwan; and L. C. Wang, C. H. Hsu, F. Y. Cheng, and S. H. Wang
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
3.3
Sea-Breeze Front Observations with Water Vapor Lidar and Doppler Lidar at Tokyo Bay—Case Study of Local Heavy Rainfall on 19 August 2017
Tetsu Sakai, MRI, Tsukuba, Japan; and S. Yoshida, T. Nagai, T. Kawabata, K. Shiraishi, and Y. Shoji
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
3.4
Differences in the Evolution of Volcanic and Pyrocumulonimbus Stratospheric Aerosol Plumes as Observed by CALIOP and CATS Satellite Lidar
Kenneth Christian, GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and J. E. Yorks and V. Aquila

9:30 AM
3.5
Quantifying the Impact of Intense Pyroconvection on Stratospheric Aerosol Loading
D. A. Peterson, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. R. Campbell, E. J. Hyer, M. D. Fromm, T. Van, C. Bennese, and M. Berman
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM
3.6
A New Method to Retrieve PBLH from Lidar under Different Thermodynamic Conditions: Algorithm Development and Application
Tianning Su, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD; and Z. Li
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020


Exhibit Hall (Wed)
Location: Hall A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020


AM Coffee Break (Wednesday)
Location: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020

Recording files available
Session 4
Lidar Network and Field Campaign Applications
Location: 209 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 10th Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications
Chair: Javier Fochesatto, Geophysical Institute, Univ. of Alaska, Fairbanks
10:30 AM
4.1
The Evolution of Lidar Networks: A U.S. Perspective
Ellsworth J. Welton, NASA GSFC, Greenbelt, MD
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
4.2
Initial Characterization of a Compact Ceilometer for the Ameriflux Network
David M. Sonnenfroh, Physical Sciences Inc., Andover, MA; and S. Bender and A. Richardson
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
4.3
Initial Observations from the MicroPulse DIAL (MPD) Network Demonstration Project
Tammy M. Weckwerth, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. M. Spuler, D. D. Turner, M. Hayman, R. A. Stillwell, and K. Repasky
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
4.4
Tolnet Ozone and Aerosol Observations during Past Major Campaigns
M. Newchurch, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and S. Kuang, B. Wang, R. J. Alvarez II, T. Berkoff, G. Chen, G. Gronoff, M. S. Johnson, A. O. Langford, T. Leblanc, T. J. McGee, C. Senff, M. Shook, J. T. Sullivan, and K. B. Strawbridge

11:45 AM
4.5
Applications of the New V3 NASA MPLNET Rain-Masking Algorithm: Aerosol–Cloud Interaction Studies
Simone Lolli, SSAI, Lanham, MD; Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche, Istituto di Metodologie per l’Analisi Ambientale, Potenza, Italy; and G. Vivone, E. J. Welton, J. Lewis Jr., J. Campbell, and G. Pappalardo
Recorded Presentation

Handout (5.9 MB)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020


Lunch Break (Wednesday)

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020

Recording files available
Session 5
Lidar in Air Quality and Climate Studies
Location: 209 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 10th Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications
Chair: Kevin S. Repasky, Montana State University
1:30 PM
5.1
Applications of Scanning Depolarization Lidar for Air Quality and Boundary Layer Monitoring in a High-Populated and Topography-Complex Valley
Santiago Jaramillo-Gil, Sistema de Alerta Temprana de Medellín y el Valle de Aburrá (SIATA), Área Metropolitana del Valle de Aburrá (AMVA), Medellín, Colombia; Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellin, Colombia; and C. D. Hoyos, L. Herrera, N. Roldan, and C. Toro
Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM
5.2
Retrieving PM2.5 Concentrations over the Contiguous United States through the Use of CALIOP and HSRL Observations
Travis D. Toth, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA; and J. Zhang, M. A. Vaughan, J. S. Reid, and J. R. Campbell

2:00 PM
5.3
Trends in Tropospheric and Lower-Stratospheric Water Vapor above Switzerland Derived from a 10-Year Raman Lidar Dataset
Shannon Hicks-Jalali, Univ. of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; and A. Haefele, G. Martucci, E. Maillard Barras, and R. J. Sica
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
5.4
Lidar Observation and Modeling of a Stratospheric Intrusion above Hampton, Virginia, on 14 February 2019
Guillaume Gronoff, NASA, Hampton, VA; and T. Berkoff, K. E. Knowland, G. Schuster, and W. Carrion
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM-3:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020


PM Coffee Break (Wednesday)
Location: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

3:00 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020

Recording files available
Session 6
Lidar in Boundary Layer Processes
Location: 209 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 10th Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications
Chair: James R. Campbell, NRL
3:00 PM
6.1
Improving the Water Vapor Variance Similarity Relationship in the Interfacial Layer Using Raman Lidar and Radar Wind Profiler Observations with LES
David D. Turner, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and M. Osman, T. Heus, and V. Wulfmeyer
Recorded Presentation

3:15 PM
6.2
The Spectral Signature of Surface Turbulent Fluxes during Arctic Warmings: Combining MPLNET Lidar and Surface Turbulence Observations
Douglas Keller Jr., Univ. of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK; École Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France; and G. J. Fochesatto, E. J. Welton, and J. R. Campbell

3:30 PM
6.3
Micropulse Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) for Thermodynamic Profiling in the Lower Troposphere
Kevin S. Repasky, Montana State Univ., Bozeman, MT; and S. M. Spuler, M. Hayman, R. A. Stillwell, and O. Cruikshank
Recorded Presentation

3:45 PM
6.4
Horizontal Observations of Boundary Layer Aerosol Dynamics in New York City Using a Scanning Micro Pulse Lidar
Adrian Diaz Fortich, NOAA-CREST and City College of New York, New York, NY; and K. Owoeye, V. Dominguez, Y. Wu, B. Gross, and F. Moshary
Recorded Presentation

4:00 PM-6:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020


Formal Poster Viewing Reception (Wed)
Location: Hall B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)

6:30 PM-9:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020


Centennial Celebration (Centennial)
Location: Ballroom East (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
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