Session 15 20th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation

Program Chairs: Scott Landolt , NCAR ; Alexandria McCombs , University of South Carolina
Reviewers: Reid Hansen , Scintec ; Andrew J. Schwartz , Univ. of Queensland ; Kelsey Frey , Metropolitan State University of Denver ; Michelle Rose Spencer , Metropolitan State University of Denver ; Duncan Axisa , Droplet Measurement Technologies ; Joshua Aikins , Univ. of Colorado ; Alexandria McCombs , University of South Carolina ; Kevin Brinson , University of Delaware ; Temple R. Lee , NOAA/ARL/ATDD and CIMMS ; David Halliwell , Droplet Measurement Technologies

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Monday, 13 January 2020

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

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Session 1
Remote Sensing—Ceilometer, Microwave Radiometer, and Radiative Transfer Applications
Location: 203 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 20th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Temple Lee, Univ. of Virginia
8:30 AM
1.1
Using Ceilometer-Attenuated Backscatter Profiles in Meteorological Applications
Minttu Tuononen, Vaisala Oyj, Helsinki, Finland; and R. Lehtinen
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
1.2
The Use of a Ground-Based Microwave Radiometer Data to Monitor and Nowcast Fog Conditions
Marouane Temimi, Khalifa Univ. of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; and R. M. Fonseca, N. R. Nelli, V. K. Valappil, M. Weston, M. S. Thota, Y. Wehbe, and L. Yousef

9:00 AM
1.3
Deployment of the UMass Simultaneous Frequency Microwave Radiometer on the NOAA P-3 for the Hurricane Season of 2019
Jezabel Vilardell Sanchez, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; and S. J. Frasier, J. Sapp, P. S. Chang, and Z. Jelenak
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
1.4
A High-Resolution Ultraviolet Spectroradiometer and Its Application in Solar Radiation Measurement
Qilong Min, ASRC, Albany, NY; and B. Yin, J. Berndt, and L. Harrison

9:30 AM
1.5
Vector Radiative Transfer Theory and Its Applications in Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere
Peng-Wang Zhai, Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD; and Y. Hu
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM
1.6
Extensive Study of Planetary Boundary Layer Height in the Paso Del Norte Region Using CALIPSO Satellite, Ground-Based Ceilometer, Radiosonde Measurement, and Numerical Weather Prediction Models
Suhail Mahmud, Univ. of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX; and N. Karle, R. M. Fitzgerald, D. Lu, R. K. Sakai, and N. Nalli
Recorded Presentation

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

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Session 2
Remote Sensing—Radar- and Satellite-Based Applications
Location: 203 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 20th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Reid Hansen, Scintec
10:30 AM
2.1
Next-Generation Cloud Radars: How Do We Obtain Rapid Three-Dimensional Observations of Clouds?
David J. Bodine, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. Salazar, J. McDaniel, C. R. Homeyer, R. D. Palmer, P. E. Kirstetter, M. Yeary, G. McFarquhar, J. F. Kelly, B. M. Isom, P. Kollias, and M. R. Kumjian

10:45 AM
2.2
Can We Derive a Climatology of Riming from Ground-Based Cloud Radar Datasets?
Stefan Kneifel, Univ. of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; and D. Moisseev
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
2.3
An Improved Beta Method for Ice Cloud Retrievals Using Spaceborne Thermal Infrared Observations
Masanori Saito, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and P. Yang, A. K. Heidinger, and Y. Li
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
2.4
Near-Real-Tim Distribution of LANCE ISS LIS Lightning Data Available at the Global Hydrology Resource Center (GHRC) Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC)
Geoffrey T. Stano, Univ. Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and S. G. Harrison, H. Conover, L. Sinclair, S. J. Graves, and R. Blakeslee
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
2.5
Use of Commercial, Airborne Weather Radars to Fill in Operational Network Gaps
Jonathan J. Gourley, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and K. W. Howard, P. E. Kirstetter, M. E. Weber, H. Vergara, J. A. Duarte, C. Marshall, and J. Hendricks
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
2.6
A Mobile Ka-Band Polarimetric Scanning Doppler Radar System for Wildfire and Cloud Research
Taylor Aydell, San Jose State Univ., San Jose, CA; and C. B. Clements
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

Recording files available
Session 3
Results From Recent Field Projects
Location: 203 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 20th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Darcy Jacobson, NCAR
2:00 PM
3.1
Close-Range Radar Observations and High-Resolution Damage Survey of a Large, Intense Tornado in a Forested Area during the VORTEX-SE Meso18-19 Field Campaign
Anthony W. Lyza, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and B. T. Goudeau and K. R. Knupp
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
3.2
Preliminary Analysis of Data from the TORUS Experiment
Dean Austin Meyer, OAR, Hanceville, AL; and E. N. Rasmussen and M. D. Flournoy
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM
3.3
An Examination of Near-Surface Mobile Observations from TORUS: What Does "Surface Based" Really Mean?
Sean Waugh, NSSL, Norman, OK; and E. Rasmussen
Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM
3.4
Exploring Great Plains Nocturnal Low-Level Jet Heterogeneity and Connections to Convection Initiation
Michelle Rose Spencer, National Weather Center Research Experience for Undergraduates, Norman, OK; and E. N. Smith and P. M. Klein
Recorded Presentation

3:00 PM
3.5
Analysis of the 13–14 December 2018 Mesoscale Convective System Observed during the RELAMPAGO Field Campaign
Nathan R. Kelly, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and R. S. Schumacher
Recorded Presentation

3:15 PM
3.6
Observed Precipitation and Weather Conditions across the Continental Divide in the Canadian Rockies
Julie M. Thériault, UQAM, Montréal, QC, Canada
Recorded Presentation

3:30 PM
3.7
Two Years of Remote and Autonomous Measurements of Precipitation for the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica
Mark W. Seefeldt, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and S. D. Landolt and T. Low
Recorded Presentation

3:45 PM
3.8
Elevating Meteorological Understanding on Everest: Installing the Highest Weather Stations on Earth
Baker Perry, Appalachian State Univ., Boone, NC; and T. Matthews, K. Abernathy, D. Aryal, D. Shrestha, A. Khadka, and A. Elmore
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
Posters
Location: Hall B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 20th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
300
The Pond Hotplate Precipitation Measurement Sensor
Scott Landolt, NCAR, Boulder, CO

301
Airbus Perlan Project Mission II 2019 Season
Stormi Noll, Univ. of Nevada Reno, Reno, NV; DRI, Reno, NV
Manuscript (43.2 kB)

Handout (4.5 MB)

302
Leveraging Field Campaigns as Educational Resources
April L. Hiscox, Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC; and A. R. Desai

303
A Closer, Even Closer Look at Near-Surface and Surface-Layer Temperature Changes during the August 2017 Total Solar Eclipse
Paul Ruscher, Lane Community College, Eugene, OR; and M. Ruscher-Haqq, R. Haqq, J. Ruscher, C. Ruscher, E. Ruscher, and A. Ruscher

Handout (108.7 MB)

304
Interactive Online Training in Instrumentation and Measurement of Atmospheric Parameters
Richard D. Clark, Millersville Univ., Millersville, PA; and A. Rockwell, A. Stevermer, T. Campos, W. A. Cooper, J. A. Haggerty, H. Voemel, and C. A. Wolff

305
Determining Soil Temperature Differences on the Beaches of Bald Head Island with Relation to Sea Turtle Gender
Myleigh D. Neill, State Climate Office of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC; and S. P. Heuser and P. Hillbrand

306
Comparison of Precipitation Characteristics across the Continental Divide in the Canadian Rockies
Charlie Hebert-Pinard, UQAM, Montreal, QC, Canada; and J. M. Thériault

307
Spatial Variability of Falling Snow
Samantha Frucht, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY; and A. Tokay, C. Pettersen, M. S. Kulie, W. A. Petersen, J. L. Pippitt, D. A. Marks, D. Beachler, and D. B. Wolff

308
NCAR/Earth Observing Laboratory's Scientific Data Services for Field Campaigns
Greg Stossmeister, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Allison, C. Costanza, L. Cully, L. Echo-Hawk, E. Johnson, S. Loehrer, J. Scannell, C. B. Snyder, D. Stott, and S. Stringer

309
Exploring Sensitivities of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Parameters in the Southwestern United States Using Numerical Modeling and Observational Data
Ross E. Alter, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Hanover, NH; and G. W. Lyons, C. R. Hart, C. M. Hocut, and B. G. Quinn

310
Concurrent Radar and Aircraft Measurements of Florida Thunderstorm Cirrus Clouds
Nicholas J. Gapp, Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and D. J. Delene, M. S. Gilmore, J. Schmidt, and P. Harasti

Handout (2.2 MB)

311
Observed Relationships between the Kinematics and Infrasound Sources within the 19 March Alabama Tornadic Supercell
Michael R. Graham, The Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and K. R. Knupp, R. Waxler, G. Frazier, and C. Talmadge

312
Integrated Sounding System Measurements at the CHEESEHEAD Campaign
William O. J. Brown, NCAR, Boulder, CO

313
135 Years of Daily Observations at the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory
Michael J. Iacono, AER, Lexington, MA; Blue Hill Observatory, Milton, MA; and B. Turner and D. McCasland

Handout (4.3 MB)

314
The 1941 Project: An Extreme Annual Precipitation Anomaly in the Preradiosonde Era

315
Development of a New Balloon-Borne Sensor Attached to a 400-MHz Radiosonde for Precipitation Particle Electric Charge Measurement
Kenji Suzuki, Yamaguchi Univsersity, Yamaguchi, Japan; and T. Sugidachi and K. Shimizu

316
Developing Low-Cost Arduino-Based Snowpack Sensing Stations on Mountain Slopes to Improve Flooding and Avalanche Risk Assessment
Eric P. Kelsey, Plymouth State Univ., Plymouth, NH; Mount Washington Observatory, North Conway, NH

317
Stratospheric Radar Observations of Convection and Precipitation
Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. D. Palmer, D. J. Bodine, C. R. Homeyer, T. Y. Yu, M. I. Biggerstaff, H. B. Bluestein, S. M. Cavallo, B. L. Cheong, Y. Jung, J. McDaniel, N. Sakaeda, J. Salazar, X. Wang, M. B. Yeary, J. J. Gourley, K. Howard, W. A. Petersen, S. Tanelli, A. Martini, and N. Viltard

318
Use of Data-Based Calibration to Harmonize the Swedish Weather Radar Network
Qing Cao, Enterprise Electronics Corporation, Enterprise, AL; and M. Knight, D. Johnson, and I. Carlsson

319
Toward Eddy Covariance CO2 Flux Measurement Capability on an Ocean Buoy
Jason M. Covert, Univ. at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY; and S. D. Miller, D. Vandemark, M. Emond, S. Shellito, I. Bogoev, and E. Swiatek

Handout (2.6 MB)

320
SNO-Based Radiometric Bias Evaluation for Emulated Small Satellite Microwave Sensors
X. Shao, CISESS and Astronomy/Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD; and X. Jing, B. Zhang, and A. S. Sharma

321
Suomi-NPP CrIS/VIIRS Radiometric Intercomparison Study
Daniel DeSlover, CIMSS, Madison, WI; and D. C. Tobin and G. Quinn

322
Long-Term Precipitation Observed by Vertically Pointing Radars
Paul E. Johnston, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/ESRL/Physical Sciences Division, Boulder, CO

Handout (16.3 MB)

324
A Pressure-Based Reanalysis of Historical Western Pacific Typhoons
James Goodnight, NOAA, Raleigh, NC; and K. R. Knapp and C. J. Schreck III

323
Assessing Suomi-NPP OMPS Nadir Mapper Reflectance Accuracy Using SNO Observations with GOME-2

325
Agricultural Microclimate Auto-observatory
Hai Qiu, Nanning Meteorological Service, Nanning, China; and F. Pang

326
Comparison of a Precipitable Water Vapor with GNSS and Compact Microwave Radiometer
Masahiro Minowa, Furuno Electric Co., LTD., Nishinomiya, Japan; and S. Inoue, Y. Takashima, T. Iwahori, H. Ogawa, T. Onishi, A. Kuwano-Yoshida, and S. Oishi

Handout (1017.0 kB)

327
The Current Status of the FNMOC Operational Satellite Data Tropical Cyclone Web Page
Yiping Wang, U.S. Navy/FNMOC, Monterey, CA; and J. Tesmer, P. J. Mccrone, and J. Vermeulen

328
Exploring the Cloud Optical Depth Effect on ICESat-2's Surface Signal Determination
Bradley W. Klotz, Applied Research Laboratories, Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX; and J. Markel

329
Aerosol Classification with the 532- and 1047-nm Lidar Depolarization Ratio
Yunhui Zheng, Hexagon U.S. Federal, Lanham, MD

330
Short-Time Prediction of Solar Power Output Changes with Omnidirectional Camera
Yuya Takashima, Furuno Electric Co., Ltd., Nishinomiya, Japan; and M. Minowa, T. Hanao, T. Kitamura, A. Ohori, and N. Hattori

Handout (725.8 kB)

331
Information Content of Hyperspectral Reflected Solar Spectra for Ice Cloud Retrievals
Jeffrey Mast, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; College Station, TX; and P. Yang and J. Ding

332
Ice Particle Orientation: Implication on Ice Cloud Remote Sensing with Submillimeter Polarimetric Measurements
Adam Bell, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and P. Yang and D. L. Wu

333
Tropical Cyclone Cloud Tops Observed by CALIOP, CPR, OMPS, and SAGE-III
Melody A. Avery, NASA, Hampton, VA; and M. R. Schoeberl and J. Kummer

383A
2019 Lightning Activity Review Using Vaisala’s NLDN and GLD360 Networks
Casey McCullar, Vaisala, Louisville, CO

336
Improvement of Clear-Sky LST Monthly Products by Using Diurnal Temperature Cycle Model (DTC)
Leiqiu Hu, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL

337
Unique Research Opportunities with the Army Research Lab's Atmospheric Science Center Meteorological Sensor Array
Robb M. Randall, Army Research Laboratory, WSMR, NM

338
The University of Georgia Weather Network: Providing 30 Years of Data Products and Applications to Southeastern Climate Data Users
Pamela Knox, Univ. of Georgia, Watkinsville, GA; and G. Hoogenboom, M. Evans, E. Edenfield, S. Wright, and T. Pittman

339
Climatic Wind Tunnel Experiments for Weather Microphysics
Ismail Gultepe, ECCC, Toronto, Canada; and J. Komar, M. Agelin-Chaab, G. Elfstrom, and A. J. Heymsfield

341
Analysis of a Long-Range Tornadic Debris Signature Caused by a Violent Tornado in Havana, Cuba
William L. Churchill, NWS, Key West, FL

342
Relating Tornado Intensity with Surface Topography and Ground Cover Using Rapid-Scan Mobile Radar Observations and a Geographical Information System Framework
Jana Houser, Ohio Univ., Athens, OH; and N. McGinnis, K. M. Butler, H. B. Bluestein, and J. C. Snyder

Precipitation Gauge Collection Efficiency with Wind Speed and Hydrometeor Characteristics

343
Geophysical Retrievals during OLYMPEX/RADEX Using the Advanced Microwave Precipitation Radiometer
Corey G. Amiot, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and T. J. Lang and S. Biswas

344
On the Accuracy of Vaisala RS41 versus RS92 Upper-Air Temperature and Humidity Observations
Bomin Sun, IMSG at NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, College Park, MD; and A. L. Reale

Intercomparison of Automated Snow Depth Sensors at CARE During WMO-SPICE

340
Canadian Effort for Improved Precipitation—Present Status and Transfer Function Development

345
Frontal Modification of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Dynamics over Land in Midlatitudes
Nicholas Clark, Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX; and S. Pal and T. R. Lee

346
An Image-Based Instrument for Comprehensive Weather Observations
Baolei Lyu, Huayun Sounding Meteorological Technological Corporation, Ltd., Beijing, China; and J. Liu

347
Observing System Simulation Experiment Studies Using Small UAVs in the Boundary Layer in a 3D Mesonet Configuration
Keith A. Brewster, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. D. Moore, F. H. Carr, and V. M. Shenoy

348
Toward the Optimization of Atmospheric Sampling Using Unmanned Aerial Systems: A Review of the Latest CopterSonde Design Improvements
Antonio R. Segales, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; Center for Autonomous Sampling and Sensing, Norman, OK; Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and B. R. Greene, T. M. Bell, W. Doyle, J. Martin, and P. B. Chilson

349
Wind Observations on the Morphology and Dynamics of Aeolian Barchanoid Dunes with Unmanned Aircraft
Victoria Natalie, Oklahoma State Univ., Stillwater, OK; and J. Jacob

350
Atmospheric Sensing of Wildland Fire Plumes Using KHawk UASs
Haiyang Chao, Univ. of Kansas, Lawrence, KS; and J. Mat, H. Flanagan, P. Tian, and S. Gowravaram

Potential Improvements to the National Tornado Database in Storm Data Through the Use of High Resolution Aerial/Satellite Imagery

352
Overview of CSWR RELAMPAGO Radar and Surface Observations
Karen A. Kosiba, Center for Severe Weather Research, Boulder, CO; and J. Wurman, S. W. Nesbitt, R. J. Trapp, M. R. Kumjian, R. S. Schumacher, and D. A. Hence

353
Planning for a Community UAS Sensor Calibration Facility
Terry Hock, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Oncley and H. Voemel

354
Design and Operation of Multirotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Payload for Collecting Meteorological Data
Alex Clark, IERUS Technologies, Owens Crossroads, AL; and E. Trzcienski

Handout (3.1 MB)

355
Leveraging “Virtual Sensing” for Real-Time Analysis and Weather Forecasting
Daniel Rothenberg, ClimaCell, Boston, MA; and Y. Gonczarowski, L. T. Peffers, L. Mariano, and R. Goffer

351
USAF 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron: The Past, Present, and Future

Tuesday, 14 January 2020

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8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020

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Session 4
Advancing Climate Science through the Application of Micrometeorological Theory and Techniques
Location: 203 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 20th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Timothy J. Griffis, Univ. of Minnesota, Twin Cities
8:30 AM
4.1
Universal Scaling Law for Gas Transfer Velocities across Complex Interfaces
Gabriel G. Katul, Duke Univ., Durham, NC; and H. Liu and C. Manes
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
4.2
Impact of Climate Variations on Nitrous Oxide Emissions during Spring Wheat Growing Seasons in Eastern Canada—Micrometeorological Measurements, STICS Model Verification, and Long-Term Simulations
Elizabeth Pattey, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, QC, Canada; and G. Jégo and J. Léonard
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
4.3
Recent Advances and an Overview of the Surface Renewal Method for Measuring Scalar Exchange
Kyaw Tha Paw U, Univ. of California, Davis, Davis, CA; and J. Clay, M. R. Mangan, M. I. McAuliffe, and K. Suvočarev

9:15 AM
4.4
Understanding and Managing Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Agricultural Soils: Knowledge Gained through Year-Round Micrometeorological Measurements
Claudia Wagner-Riddle, Univ. of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
4.5
Toward an Annual Carbon Dioxide Budget for the Arctic Tundra
Elyn R. Humphreys, Carleton Univ., Ottawa, ON, Canada; and G. Meyer, J. R. Melton, and P. M. Lafleur

9:45 AM
4.6
Sensitivity of Modeled Leaf Temperature to Canopy Radiative Transfer Formulations
Zachary Moon, The Pennsylvania State Univ., Univ. Park, PA; and J. D. Fuentes
Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020


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

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020

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Session 5
Aircraft Reconnaissance and Research: The Past, Present, and Future
Location: 203 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 20th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Richard G. Henning, NOAA Aircraft Operations Center
10:30 AM
5.1
The Next-Generation Wyoming King Air Research Aircraft: Plans and Opportunities
Jeffrey French, Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and B. Geerts, S. M. Murphy, Z. Wang, D. Caulton, M. Burkhart, J. R. Snider, S. J. Haimov, M. Deng, L. D. Oolman, D. M. Plummer, and N. Mahon
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
5.2
Improving Access to Past and Present NASA Airborne Research Data and Information
Stephanie M. Wingo, NASA MSFC and USRA, Huntsville, AL; and D. Smith, C. Davis, and R. Ramachandran
Recorded Presentation

Handout (2.4 MB)

11:00 AM
5.3
Anticipated Benefits of Gulfstream-550 Tail Doppler Radar Measurements on Tropical Cyclone Prediction
Kelly Ryan, NOAA/AOML and Univ. of Miami, Miami, FL; and J. A. Sippel, L. Bucci, and L. Cucurull
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
5.4
Development of Real-Time Visualizations and Research Tools through Integration of NOAA Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Data
Nicholas E. Johnson, University of Alabama in Huntsville – NASA Short-term Prediction Research and Transition (SPoRT) Center, Huntsville, AL; and J. Zawislak
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
5.5
History and Future of Dropsonde Technology Developed at NCAR
Holger Voemel, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. Hock, D. Lauritsen, J. A. Smith, M. Goodstein, C. Arendt, L. Tudor, and J. Stack
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
5.6
Optimizing Dropwindsonde Levels for Data Assimilation
Kathryn Sellwood, University of Miami CIMAS and NOAA/AOML/HRD, Miami, FL; and J. A. Sippel and A. Aksoy
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020


Lunch Break (Tuesday)

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020

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Session 6
Integrated Instrumentation and Observing Systems for All Applications—Ground Based
Location: 203 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 20th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Joshua Lave, National Center for Atmospheric Research
1:30 PM
6.1
The Stony Brook University–Brookhaven National Laboratory Radar Observatory: Facilities, Instrumentation, and Applications
Pavlos Kollias, Stony Brook Univ., Stony Brook, NY; Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY; and M. Oue, E. P. Luke, A. Sneddon, B. Puigdomenech, M. Lang, B. A. Colle, and D. A. Knopf
Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM
6.2
The Northern Alabama Ground-Based Remote Sensing Mesoscale Network
Kevin Knupp, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and R. Wade, A. W. Lyza, and T. Coleman
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
6.3
Merged Observatory Data Files (MODFs) for the Year of Polar Prediction: Turning Observations from Multiple Platforms into a Single Modeler-Ready Product
Leslie M. Hartten, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado Boulder and NOAA/ESRL/PSD, Boulder, CO; and E. Akish, C. A. Smith, T. Uttal, B. Casati, J. J. Day, S. J. S. Khalsa, A. Solomon, and G. Svensson
Recorded Presentation

Handout (26.4 MB)

2:15 PM
6.4
Modernizing a Mesonet. Part I: TexMesonet Installation and Wiring
Kantave M. Greene, Texas Water Development Board, Austin, TX
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020


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

3:00 PM-4:00 PM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020

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Session 7
Integrated Instrumentation and Observing Systems for All Applications—Remote Based
Location: 203 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 20th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Reid Hansen, Scintec
3:00 PM
7.1
Weather Satellite Follow-On: Microwave (WSF-M) Design and Predicted Performance
David Newell, Ball Aerospace, Boulder, CO
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (324.6 kB)

3:15 PM
7.2
Radiometric Correction of Digital UAS Multispectral Imagery Using Free and Open Satellite Surface Reflectance Images
Saket Gowravaram, Univ. of Kansas, Lawrence, KS; and H. Chao, A. L. Molthan, N. Brunsell, and T. Zhao
Recorded Presentation

3:30 PM
7.3
Planning for LOTOS: A New Lower-Troposphere Observing System
Terry Hock, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Oncley, T. M. Weckwerth, B. Stephens, A. Rockwell, W. O. J. Brown, W. C. Lee, and V. Grubišić
Recorded Presentation

7.4
Estimating Ground-Level PM2.5 Concentrations from Satellite AOD in Central China Using Seasonal-Differential Geographically and Temporally Weighted Regression Model during 2015–17

Wednesday, 15 January 2020

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

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Session 8
Innovative Measurements
Location: 203 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 20th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Michelle Rose Spencer, Metropolitan State University of Denver
CoChair: Kelsey Frey, Metropolitan State University of Denver
8:30 AM
8.1
Observing Profiles of Advection, Vorticity, and Divergence from Ground-Based Networks of Thermodynamic and Kinematic Profilers
T. J. Wagner, CIMSS, Madison, WI; and D. D. Turner and W. G. Blumberg
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
8.2
The Japanese Balloon-Borne Radiosondes for Cloud/Precipitation Particle Imaging Measurements: Scientific Overview and Remodeling Plan to Migrate Radiowave Frequency from 1680 to 400 MHz
Kensaku Shimizu, Meisei Electric Co., Ltd., Isesaki, Japan; and M. Fujiwara and K. Suzuki
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
8.3
Autonomous Direct Covariance Flux Systems for Use on Enhanced Surface Moorings and Expendable Platforms over the Open Ocean
James B. Edson, WHOI, Woods Hole, MA; and C. A. Clayson, J. Toole, and J. T. Farrar
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
8.4
Designing an Integrated Sensor System for Deployment in the Polar Regions
Justin Lentz, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. D. Landolt, M. W. Seefeldt, and T. Nylen
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
8.5
Can VAD and DVAD Provide More Information?
Wen-Chau Lee, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and H. Cheng
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM
8.6
Designing and Testing a Camera System for Capturing Hail in Natural Free Fall
Kiel L. Ortega, OU/CIMMS and NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and S. Waugh
Recorded Presentation

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 9
Utilizing UAS Systems for Weather Observations. Part I
Location: 203 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 20th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Duncan Axisa, Droplet Measurement Technologies
10:30 AM
9.1
Meteodrones–Influence of UAV Data on Short-Term Fog and Cloud Forecasting
Martin Fengler, Meteomatics Ltd., St. Gallen, Switzerland; and C. Schluchter and L. Hammerschmidt
Recorded Presentation

Handout (31.6 MB)

10:45 AM
9.2
Analysis of Arctic Stable Boundary Layers during the ISOBAR Field Campaign
Brian R. Greene, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. T. Kral, P. B. Chilson, J. Reuder, and B. Wrenger
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
9.3
Anticipating the Impact of Wind on UAS-Based Atmospheric Profiling in the Lower Atmosphere
Phillip B. Chilson, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. Williams, T. M. Bell, B. R. Greene, and D. Tripp
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
9.4
Assessing Deep Convection Initiation in a Mountain-Valley System Using Unmanned Aircraft System Observations
Alex Erwin, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and A. Houston
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
9.5
Toward Improving Wind Speed Estimates from an Ascending Rotary-Wing UAS
Tyler M. Bell, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. R. Segales, B. R. Greene, and P. B. Chilson

11:45 AM
9.6
Exploring the Future of Hurricane Reconnaissance Using Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Joseph J. Cione, AOML, Miami, FL
Recorded Presentation

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 10
Utilizing UAS Systems for Weather Observations. Part II
Location: 203 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 20th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Temple Lee, Univ. of Virginia
1:30 PM
10.1
Microscale Forecasting for Drone Flight Planning to Develop a Microclimate Model
Jenny Stewart, Univ. of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX; Univ. of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX; and B. Kuchan, S. Weiss-Lopez, and M. Frye

1:45 PM
10.2
Assembling a Sonde to Probe the Lower Atmosphere for Micrometeorological, Ecological, and Air Quality Studies
Ricardo K. Sakai, Howard Univ., Beltsville, MD; and A. Flores, V. R. Morris, B. B. Demoz, and G. Parker
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
10.3
Assessing iMET Performance and Optimal Placement on a Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), as a Function of Atmospheric Conditions
Sytske Kimball, Univ. of South Alabama, Mobile, AL; and C. Montalvo and M. Mulekar
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
10.4
Small UASs for Fire Weather and Fire Behavior Monitoring in the Wildland Fire Environment
Matthew Brewer, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA; and C. B. Clements and A. Watts
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 11
Historical Observations and Measurements
Location: 203 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 20th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Scott D. Landolt, NCAR
3:00 PM
11.1
100 Years of Weather Observations at Belvedere Castle in New York City's Central Park
Christopher Stachelski, NWS, Bohemia, NY
Recorded Presentation

3:15 PM
11.2
A 22-Year Hail Climatology using GridRad MESH Observations
E. M. Murillo, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and C. R. Homeyer and J. T. Allen
Recorded Presentation

3:30 PM
11.3
Uncovering Weather Observations from the Atmospheric Nuclear Weapon Effects Testing Era
Jennifer L. Bewley, Institute for Defense Analyses, Alexandria, VA; and D. Gillingham, K. O'Connor, and E. Parrish
Recorded Presentation

3:45 PM
11.4
100 Years of Upper-Air Measurements
Chris Vagasky, Vaisala, Inc., Louisville, CO
Recorded Presentation

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


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

Thursday, 16 January 2020

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8:30 AM-9:30 AM: Thursday, 16 January 2020

Recording files available
Session 12
Solid Precipitation Measurements
Location: 203 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 20th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: John Kochendorfer, NOAA
8:30 AM
12.1
Evaluation of the WMO-SPICE Transfer Functions for Adjusting the Wind Bias in Solid Precipitation Measurements
Craig D. Smith, EC, Saskatoon, Canada; and A. Ross, J. Kochendorfer, M. Earle, M. Wolff, S. Buisan, Y. A. Roulet, and T. Laine
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
12.2
Application of Transfer Function to Correct Precipitation Measurements on the Swiss National Meteorological Network
Yves-Alain Roulet, MeteoSwiss, Payerne, Switzerland
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
12.3
A New and Improved Wind Shield for the Measurement of Solid Precipitation
John Kochendorfer, NOAA, Oak Ridge, TN; and T. P. Meyers, M. Hall, and B. Baker
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
12.4
An Improved Postprocessing Technique for Automated Precipitation Gauge Time Series
Amber Ross, EC, Saskatoon, SK, Canada; and C. D. Smith and A. Barr
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM-10:30 AM: Thursday, 16 January 2020


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

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 16 January 2020

Recording files available
Session 13
Intercomparison and Calibration of Instruments
Location: 203 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 20th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Udaysankar Nair, Univ. of Alabama
13.1
Improved GOES-17 Magnetometer Zero Offset Electronics Unit Thermal Calibration

10:30 AM
13.2
Estimating Random Error Variances in Observations, NWP Analyses, and Reanalyses Using the Three-Cornered Hat Method
Richard A. Anthes, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Sjoberg and T. Rieckh
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
13.3
GEO-GEO Intercomparison as a Tool for Instrument Characterization
Hyelim Yoo, CICS, College Park, MD; and F. Yu and X. Wu
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
13.4
Application of Geodesy for Meteorological Multi-Instrument Campaigns and Calibration
Freya Ione Addison, Univ. of Leeds, Leeds, UK; and R. R. Neely III, J. Crosier, C. D. Westbrook, S. Evan, J. Brioude, C. Walden, G. Nott, J. R. Dorsey, S. Best, S. J. Abel, C. Reed, D. Ladd, M. Fortescue, S. O'Shea, A. Wellpott, and L. Bennett
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
13.5
Calibration for UMass X-Band Dual-Polarization Radar to Compensate for System Biases and Partial Beam Blockages
Carl Wolsieffer, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; and S. J. Frasier, J. Vilardell Sanchez, and W. Heberling
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
13.6
Independent Intercomparison of Compact, All-In-One Meteorological Observing Sensor Package Measurements
Bradley G. Illston, Oklahoma Mesonet/Oklahoma Climatological Survey/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 16 January 2020


Lunch Break (Thursday)

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 16 January 2020

Recording files available
Session 14
Joint Session with the National Network of Networks Committee:  Advances in Products and Services by State Mesonets
Location: 203 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 20th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Cochairs: Jerald A. Brotzge, Univ. at Albany, SUNY; Junhong (June) Wang, SUNY Albany
1:30 PM
14.1
An Analysis of Station Spacing for Use in the Allocation of Resources for Surface Mesonets
Elizabeth Wilson, Synoptic Data PBC, Scotts Valley, CA; and C. A. Fiebrich and W. Callahan
Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM
14.2
EPAMS Profiler and Ceilometer Network
Ruben Delgado, UMBC/JCET/NOAA CESSRST, Baltimore, MD; and V. Caicedo, J. Szykman, K. Cavender, J. Westfall, D. Taylor, B. Ireland, J. Sleeman, B. B. Demoz, R. K. Sakai, M. Woodman, D. Krask, F. Moshary, E. J. Welton, and B. L. Lefer
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
14.3
Enhancing Ice Storm Detection and Characterization from the New York State Mesonet
Junhong (June) Wang, Univ. at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY; Univ. at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY; and J. P. Shultis, J. A. Brotzge, C. D. Thorncroft, and N. P. Bassill
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
14.4
Agricultural Applications with Data from the North Carolina Environment and Climate Observing Network
Sean P. Heuser, State Climate Office of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC; and M. D. Neill
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM
14.5
Climate Statistics for Kentucky Based on Mesonet Observations
Eric Rappin, Western Kentucky Univ., Bowling Green, KY
Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM
14.6
Robust Solutions to Maintaining the Mount Washington Regional Mesonet through Extreme Weather Conditions
Keith Garrett, Mount Washington Observatory, North Conway, NH
Recorded Presentation

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 16 January 2020


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

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Thursday, 16 January 2020

Recording files available
Session 15
Quality Control and Quality Assurance Procedures
Location: 203 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 20th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Alexandria McCombs, University of South Carolina
3:30 PM
15.1
Using Mesonet Observation Metadata to Improve the RTMA Wind Analysis
Steven Levine, EMC, College Park, MD; and X. Zhang, M. Pondeca, M. T. Morris, and J. R. Carley
Recorded Presentation

3:45 PM
15.2
Filling the Gaps: How Much Gap Filling Is Needed in the Ameriflux Network
Alexandria McCombs, Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Recorded Presentation

4:00 PM
15.3
Comparison of TC Temperature and Water Vapor Climatologies between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans from GPS RO Observations
Shengpeng Yang Sr., Nanjing Univ. of Information and Science Technology, Nanjing, China; and X. Zou
Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM
15.4
Quality Control and Quality Assurance Methods at a Continental-Scale Observatory
Joshua A. Roberti, National Ecological Observatory Network, Boulder, CO; and C. Sturtevant and R. H. Lee
Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM
15.5
A Process Toward Recovering Greater Assimilation of ADS-C ABO Data
Christopher M. Hill, IMSG, College Park, MD; and A. Williard, C. H. Marshall, and J. Hendricks

4:45 PM
15.6
Quality Control of Pyranometer Data during Winter for the New York State Mesonet
Ashley R. Williamson, Univ. at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY; and J. Wang and J. A. Brotzge
Recorded Presentation

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