Session: 30WAF/26NWP Wednesday Poster Session (100th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting)

Wind Profiler and Surface Observations of Easterly Gap Flow and Precipitation in the Columbia River Gorge

Allen B. White, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and D. J. Gottas

A Comparison of the Current and Next Version of the HRRR for Some Recent High Impact Mesoscale Events

E. Szoke, NOAA/ESRL/GSD and CIRA, Boulder, CO; and C. Alexander, J. Brown, and T. Alcott

Application of Numerical Model in Visibility Forecast for Airports over Taiwan

Yi-Chiu Lin, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; and L. J. Chen and J. P. Chen

Forecasting of Snowfall on the Southern Edge of the United States Snowfall Region in South Central Texas

Tim Springer, Univ. of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX; University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX; and G. J. Mulvey

Analysis of the Relationship of Waterspout Day Frequency in the Florida Keys to Synoptic Scale Patterns

Andrew Devanas, NWS, Key West, FL; and L. Stefanova

Synoptic and Mesoscale Characteristics of Extreme Heat Events in Southern California

Brandt D. Maxwell, NOAA/NWS, San Diego, CA

Squall Lines and Extreme Rainfall in the Victoria, Australia Region

Stacey M. Hitchcock, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; and T. P. Lane

Observations of Sea-land Breeze Circulation in Surface Wind Time Series

Jewon Kim, Gangneung-Wonju National Univ., Gangneung, Korea, Republic of (South); and Y. Kwon and S. L. Kang

A study of WRF-Generated Lightning Strike Forecasts for the Southern Sierra Nevada

Alison F.C. Bridger, San Jose State Univ., San Jose, CA; and D. Nguyen

Assimilating Ocean Observations from Autonomous Drones into a Regional Weather Model

Simona Seastrand, Saildrone, Alemeda, CA

A Climatology of High Non-Thunderstorm Winds in the Tennessee Valley

Kathleen M. Magee, National Weather Service, Huntsville, AL; and K. D. White

Ralph Johnson, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

The Influence of Coastline on the Orientation of Squall Line

Hongjun Liu, Peking University, Beijing, China

The Mechanism and Predictability of an Elevated Convection Initiation Event in a Weak-Lifting Environment in Central-Eastern China

Murong Zhang, Peking Univ., Beijing, China; and Z. Meng

Warm-Sector Heavy Rainfall in Southern China and its WRF Forecast Evaluation: A Low-Level-Jet Perspective

Murong Zhang, Peking Univ., Beijing, China; and Z. Meng

Differences between Well-Forecast and Poorly-Forecast Bow Echo Events in the WRF

Ezio Luca Mauri, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and W. A. Gallus Jr.

Differentiating Convective Cases with Upscale Growth into MCSs and those without Upscale Growth during PECAN

Zachary A. Hiris, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and W. A. Gallus Jr.

The Instability in and Trigger Mechanism of Extreme Precipitation Event in Yili River Valley on July 31, 2016

Liu Jing, Institute of desert meteorology,China meteorological administration, Urumqi, China

A Novel Approach to Stratifying the Precipitation Time Series: A Precipitation Climatology for Montréal, Québec

Kai Melamed-Turkish, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and E. H. Atallah and J. R. Gyakum

Sounding Characteristics and Dual-Pol Signatures of Severe Hail Events across Central California

Andrew Bollenbacher, NWS, Hanford, CA

Using a Rotational Shear Nomogram to Classify Ambiguous Tornadoes Observed in Central California

Kristian Mattarochia, NWS, Hanford, CA

Analysis of Mesoscale Characteristics of a Torrential Rain in Hubei Province

Xianting Zhao, CMA, Wuhan, China; and X. Wang, J. Wang, and X. Wang

The Analysis on the Microphysics Characteristic of the Cloud Clusters Associated with the Eastward-Propagating MCV Along the East-Asia Monsoon Front

Chao Li, Institute of Heavy Rain, CMA, Wuhan, China

Characteristics Analysis on Heavy Rain over the Yangtze River Valley Induced by the Eastward-moving Cloud Clusters from the Tibetan Plateau

Wang xiaofang, Institute of Heavy Rain,CMA, Wuhan, China

Blending Technology of Radar Extrapolation and Meso-Scale Numerical Prediction Based on Python

Jun-Chao Wang, Institute of Heavy Rain, China Meteorological Administration, Wuhan, China; and Z. Wang and A. Lai

Statistical Analysis of the Doppler Velocity Correction of Ka-band Cloud Radar and Microrain Radar Measurements

Xia Wan, Institute of Heavy Rain, China Meteorological Adiministration, Wuhan, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China; and B. Xi

The Raindrop Size Distributions for Heavy Rainfall during Mei-yu in Middle of China

Zhikang Fu Sr., Institute of Heavy Rain, CMA, Wuhan, Wuhan, China; and X. Dong, L. Zhou, and W. Cui

Microphysical Process Study of Meiyu Precipitation Events over Central China

Lingli Zhou, Institute of Heavy Rain, CMA,Wuhan, Wuhan, China; and X. Dong and Z. Fu Sr.

The Synoptic Patterns associated with Extreme Precipitation over the Middle Reaches of Yangtze River during Mei-yu Season and its Application in Model Assessment

Yang Hu, Institute of Heavy Rain, China Meteorological Administration, Wuhan, China, Wuhan, China

Characteristics of Ice Cloud-Precipitation of Warm Season Mesoscale Convective Systems over the Great Plains

Jingjing Tian, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and X. Dong and B. Xi

Multi-scale Temporospatial Variability of the East Asian Summer Monsoon Stationary Frontal System: Observation versus its Representation in the GFDL HiRAM

Yana Li, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China; The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong; and Y. Deng, S. Yang, H. Zhang, Y. Ming, and Z. Shen

The Impact of Tropical Cyclone and Monsoonal Circulation on Floods in the Grand Canyon

Brent Roberts, Brewer High School, Maine, Brewer, ME; and S. Jain

Resolving Sahelian Thunderstorms Improves Midlatitude Weather Forecasts

Gregor Pante, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany; and P. Knippertz

An Objective Measure of TC Size using the Evolution of the Area Of Closed Isobars - Algorithm, Resulting Climatology, and Physical Insights

Thomas B. McKenzie III, 21st Operational Weather Squadron, APO, AE; and R. E. Hart

Impact of Vertical Wind Shear on Gravity Wave Propagation in the Land-sea Breeze Circulation at the Equator

Yu Du, Sun Yat-sen Univ., Guangzhou, China; and R. Rotunno and F. Zhang

Cirrus Cloud-Top Height Estimation using Geostationary Satellite Split-Window Measurements Trained with CALIPSO and CloudSat data

NORIYUKI NISHI, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan; and A. Hamada and H. Hirose

Influence of Environmental Winds on Land-Sea Breeze Afternoon Thunderstorms Over Western Puerto Rico

Angelie T. Nieves Jiménez, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Ríos-Berríos, K. Werner, and K. Maull

On the Rainfall and Temperature Forecast Skill for a Tropical Andean Mountain Area in Northern South America Using Different Operational Weather Forecast Strategies: Role of the Diurnal Cycle of Rainfall on the Success of Data Assimilation

Mauricio Zapata, Sistema de Alerta Temprana del Valle de Aburrá (SIATA), Medellín, Colombia; and G. Guzmán, C. D. Hoyos, J. C. Hernández Díaz, L. I. Ceballos, S. M. López Zapata, and M. Guarin Vargas

Understanding Rapid Intensity Changes in Official Hurricane Intensity Forecast Error Distributions

Benjamin C. Trabing, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and M. M. Bell

Development and Evaluation of a Multi-Model Global Ensemble Tropical Cyclone Wind Speed Probability Product

Alan Brammer, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and A. B. Schumacher and K. D. Musgrave

Numerical Model Forecast Tracks during Hurricane Florence (2018)

Frank P. Colby Jr., Univ. of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA; and A. B. Penny and M. Barlow

Developing the RAP/HRRR Physics Suite to Improve Tropical Shallow-Cumuli Structures Across the Grey Zone

J. Olson, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and J. Kenyon, J. Brown, W. M. Angevine, H. Vagasky, and G. Grell

The Meteorology of the November 2018 Camp Fire

Clifford F. Mass, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. Ovens

Wildfire Impact on Environmental Thermodynamics and Severe Convective Storms

Yuwei Zhang, PNNL, Richland, WA; and J. Fan, T. Logan, Z. Li, and C. R. Homeyer

Identification of Forecast Biases to Improve Fire Danger Forecasts in Colorado

Brandon K. Cohen, Univ. of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe, LA; and P. T. Schlatter and L. Kriederman

Developing a Prescribed Fire Forecasting Algorithm for the Southeast U.S.

Charley Fite, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and A. Agastra and C. Holmes

Taking Advantage of Machine Learning Methods to Better Represent Fire Radiative Power (FRP) for Smoke and Weather Forecasting Models

Christina Kumler, NOAA/ESRL and CIRES, Boulder, CO; NOAA, Boulder, CO; and S. Maksimovic, J. Stewart, R. Ahmadov, and M. Govett

A Polarimetric Radar Forward Operator and Application for Convective Storm Initiation

X. Li, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and J. R. Mecikalski

Dual-polarization radar retrievals of coastal Pacific Northwest rain drop size distribution parameters using random forest regression

Robert Conrick, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and J. Zagrodnik and C. F. Mass

Linear Least-Squares Derivative Gradients of Single-Radar Products and Their Applications for Severe Weather

Thea Sandmael, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and B. R. Smith

The Assimilation of Dual Phased Array Weather Radar Observations on Short-Range Convective Forecasts

james taylor, RIKEN, Kobe, Japan; and G. Y. Lien, S. Satoh, and T. Miyoshi

A Global Radial Wind Data Assimilation OSSE with the GFS

Donald E. Lippi, IMSG; NOAA/NCEP/EMC; University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and J. R. Carley and D. T. Kleist

Evolution of Single- and Dual-Polarization Radar Signatures Associated with Qlcs Mesovortices

Olivia F. McCauley, NWC REU Program, Norman, OK; and C. M. Kuster, V. N. Mahale, and T. Shuur

Operational Utility of the Depth and Width of Three-Body Scatter Spikes

Keith D. Sherburn, NOAA/NWS, Rapid City, SD; and J. Chamberlain

Inferring Severe Convective Wind Gust Probabilities in Florida from NEXRAD Storm Structure Data

Madeline R. Frank, Climate Forecast Applications Network, Atlanta, GA; and J. Miller and V. Toma

All-Sky Radiance Assimilation for COAMPS-TC Tropical Cyclone Rapid Intensification Prediction

Qingyun Zhao, NRL, Monterey, CA; and N. Baker, Y. Jin, J. Doyle, R. G. Nystrom, Y. Zhang, X. Chen, C. Hartman, and F. Zhang

Assimilation of Cygnss Wind Speed for Tropical Convection during 2018 MJO Onset

X. Li, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and T. J. Lang and J. R. Mecikalski

Understanding of Convection Genesis by Urban Meteorological Model Based on Large Eddy Simulation

Kosei Yamaguchi, Kyoto Univ., Uji, Kyoto, Japan; and T. Tsuchihashi, D. Konishi, and E. Nakakita

Modeling Convection with a 'Scale-Aware' Tiedtke Cumulus Parameterization Scheme at Kilometer Scales

Wei Wang, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Results of Varying Vertical Grid Resolution and Microphysics in 3-km FV3 Standalone Regional Runs

Eric Aligo, EMC/NCEP/NWS/NOAA and I.M. Systems Group, Inc., College Park, MD; and E. Strobach, Y. Lin, L. C. Dawson, J. R. Carley, and J. S. Kain

Evaluation of Multiple Planetary Boundary Layer Parameterization Schemes in Southeast U.S. Cold Season Severe Thunderstorm Environments

Ariel E. Cohen, NWS, Miami, FL; and S. M. Cavallo, M. C. Coniglio, H. E. Brooks, I. L. Jirak, and A. E. Gerard

Test of a Prognostic Cloud Cover in the FV3GFS

Ruiyu Sun, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC and IMSG, College Park, MD; and J. S. Kain and J. Han

Diurnal Cycles of Mei-yu Rainfall Simulated over Eastern China: Sentivity to cumulus convective parameterization

Xi Lu, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China

Automated Data Analysis of Near real-time GNSS-PWV Determination using Kalman Filter: The Central of Thailand.

Amnat Sompan, Hydro Informatics Institute, Bangkok Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand; Hydro Informatics Institute, Bangkok Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand; and P. Chitsutti, P. Jindasee, and S. Weesakul

Terrestrial Cloud Fraction derived from GOES-R Satellite

Prasamsa Singh, Pelmorex/The Weather Network, Oakville, ON, Canada; and C. Scott and I. Russell

Characterization of the Atmospheric Conditions and Cloudiness Leading to Extreme Rainfall Events over the Northern South America Andean Region: An Approach Using High Resolution data from GOES-ABI and ERA-5

Carlos Andrés Bonilla, Sistema de Alerta Temprana del Valle de Aburrá (SIATA), Medellín, Colombia; Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín., Medellín, Colombia; and C. D. Hoyos

Possible Sting Jet Development in Hurricanes Michael and Leslie (2018) Post Extratropical Transition

Deirdre Dolan, NOAA, College Park, MD; and M. J. Folmer, J. M. Sienkiewicz, and H. Fort

Declarative Surface Station Plots: The Next Stop on the GEMPAK Replacement Roadmap for MetPy

Maxwell Grover, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. M. May and Z. Bruick

The Python-based MPMC Test Suite for NOAA Operational Data Assimilation Systems (GSI/EnKF)

G. Ge, CIRES and NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and M. Hu, C. Zhou, and D. Stark

A Python-Based Quantitative Precipitation Estimate Over Alaska Using Rain Gauge Kriging and the HRRR-AK Precipitation Forecast

Brett T. Hoover, CIMSS, Madison, WI; and J. A. Otkin, E. Petrescu, and E. Niebuhr

Decision Calendar for West Coast Water Management: Connecting Science and Interrelated Decisions for Water Supply, Flooding, Fisheries and Coastal Management

Andrea Ray, NOAA/Earth System Research Lab, Boulder, CO; and L. E. Johnson

Poster Session 30WAF/26NWP Wednesday Poster Session