21st Conference on Applied Climatology/17th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation

Registration Opens

Location: Westcliff B (Denver Marriott Westminster)

Registration Continues Throughout the Conference

Location: Westcliff B (Denver Marriott Westminster)

Joint Session 1

Location: Salon A-B (Denver Marriott Westminster)

Hosts: (Joint between the 21st Conference on Applied Climatology; and the 17th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation )

Speaker: William B. Gail, Global Weather Corp.

Cochairs: Timothy W. Owen, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; Wendy A. Ryan, Wilson Water Group

8:30 AM

Opening Remarks — Timothy Owen and Wendy Ryan

8:45 AM

J1.1

AMS and Meteorology’s Future — William Gail (Invited Speaker)

9:15 AM

J1.2

Providing Regional Climate Services Across the North Central U.S. (Invited Presentation)

Doug R. Kluck, NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI, Kansas City, MO; and D. P. Todey

Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM

J1.3

The National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) (Invited Presentation)

Roger Pulwarty, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and L. S. Darby, J. Verdin, V. Deheza, C. Nierenberg, K. Bogan, C. McNutt, R. S. Webb, and K. T. Redmond

Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM

J1.4

New Paradigms of NOAA’s NWS Climate Services

Marina Timofeyeva, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and F. Horsfall

Recorded Presentation

Coffee Break

Location: Ballroom Foyer (Denver Marriott Westminster)

Session 1

Boundary Layer Studies Including Important Flux Measurements for Critical and Innovative Climatological Measurements

Location: Salon A-B (Denver Marriott Westminster)

Host: 17th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation

Chair: Steven P. Oncley, NCAR

10:30 AM

1.1

The Boulder Atmospheric Observatory: More than just a Tall Tower!

D.E. Wolfe, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and R. Lataitis

Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM

1.2

A Small-Buoy Based Turbulence and Profile Sampling System: Marine Air-Sea Flux System (MASFlux)

Qing Wang, NPS, Monterey, CA; and R. J. Lind, J. Kalogiros, C. Zuniga, R. C. Cherrett, and K. Hermsdorfer

Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM

1.3

Using the Absence of Wind-Profiler Reflectivity to Study Stratocumulus-Topped Marine Boundary Layer Processes

Leslie M. Hartten, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/ESRL/Physical Sciences Division, Boulder, CO; and P. E. Johnston

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

1.4

Laser Profiling of Wind and Turbulence

Omer Porat, Soreq NRC, Yavne, Israel; and R. Arad, J. Shapira, and A. Englander

Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM

1.5

Measuring Coherent Structures in the Horizontal Wind Field using dual Doppler Lidar

Thomas Damian, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany; and K. Träumner, C. Stawiarski, A. Wieser, R. M. Banta, and W. A. Brewer

11:45 AM

1.6

Large-Eddy Simulations for the Effects of Forest Canopy

Sofia Meikuei Tu, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; and A. Nordbo, F. Kanani, J. Rinne, T. Vesala, A. Hellsten, and S. Raasch

Session 1

Climate Services and Communication

Location: Church Ranch (Denver Marriott Westminster)

Host: 21st Conference on Applied Climatology

Chair: Doug R. Kluck, NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI

10:30 AM

1.1

Regional Climate Services Information Delivery under Climate Extremes — Webinar Series and Evaluation

Dennis P. Todey, South Dakota State Univ., Brookings, SD; and D. R. Kluck, T. Haigh, J. R. Angel, and B. Fuchs

Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM

1.2

From "Portal" to Drought.gov

Kathleen Bogan, National Integrated Drought Information System, Boulder, CO; and M. J. Brewer, L. Darby, V. Deheza, R. Pulwarty, R. Webb, and J. Verdin

Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM

1.3

ACIS Web Services: Efficient Access to Climate Data Products in Support of Climate Services

William A. Noon, Northeast Regional Climate Center, Ithaca, NY; and A. DeGaetano

11:15 AM

1.4

Services of the North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network to the Agricultural Sector

Fikri Adnan Akyuz, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND; and N. Bart, B. Mullins, D. Morlock, and D. Ritchison

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (197.1 kB)

Handout (3.0 MB)

11:30 AM

1.5

A Community Frost/Freeze Susceptibility Operational Guidance Tool

Beth L. Hall, ISWS/MRCC, Champaign, IL; and A. C. Curtis, M. S. Timlin, M. E. Woloszyn, S. D. Hilberg, P. Guinan, J. Andresen, R. A. Wolf, R. Shanklin, Z. A. Zaloudek, and P. J. Spoden

Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM

1.6

Climate Central – Climate Matters: A Climate Science Resource for TV Meteorologists

Bernadette Woods Placky, Climate Central, Princeton, NJ

Recorded Presentation

Lunch Break

Joint Session 2

U.S. Climate Reference Network: Science and Applications

Location: Salon A-B (Denver Marriott Westminster)

Hosts: (Joint between the 17th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation; and the 21st Conference on Applied Climatology )

Chair: Michael Palecki, NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI

1:30 PM

J2.1

Conclusions from the SMAP Marena Oklahoma In Situ Soil Moisture Testbed (SMAP-MOISST) (Invited Presentation)

Michael Cosh, USDA/ARS, Beltsville, MD; and T. E. Ochsner, J. Basara, S. R. Evett, E. E. Small, J. Selker, S. C. Steele-Dunne, and M. Zreda

Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM

J2.2

Validating USCRN Soil Observations with a Dense Temporary Soil Monitoring Network

Jesse E. Bell, CICS/North Carolina State University, Asheville, NC; and M. Cosh and M. E. Hall

Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM

J2.3

Extending the Soil Moisture Record of the Climate Reference Network with Machine Learning (Invited Presentation)

Evan Coopersmith, USDA/ARS, Beltsville, MD; and J. E. Bell and M. Cosh

Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM

J2.4

Drought at Seen Through the Prism of Soil Moisture Observations

Michael Palecki, NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI, Asheville, NC; and J. E. Bell and R. G. Bilotta

Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM

J2.5

Evaluating the In-Situ Soil Water Budget at USCRN Sites Using Soil and Climate Data

Timothy B. Wilson, NOAA/ERL/ARL/ATDD, Oak Ridge, TN

Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM

J2.6

Quantifying Uncertainty and Biases in Automated Precipitation Measurements

John Kochendorfer, NOAA, Oak Ridge, TN; and C. B. Baker, T. P. Meyers, M. E. Hall, S. Landolt, R. M. Rasmussen, A. Jachcik, and M. Wolff

Recorded Presentation

Coffee Break

Location: Ballroom Foyer (Denver Marriott Westminster)

Panel Discussion 1

Climate Communication

Location: Church Ranch (Denver Marriott Westminster)

Host: 21st Conference on Applied Climatology

Moderator: Barbara Mayes Boustead, NOAA/NWS

Panelists: Robert Henson, UCAR; John Calderazzo, Colorado State University ; Bernadette Woods Placky, Climate Central; Max Boykoff, CIRES Center for Science and Technology Policy

Session 2

Snowfall Measurements and Intercomparison

Location: Salon A-B (Denver Marriott Westminster)

Host: 17th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation

Chair: Bruce B. Baker, NOAA/OAR/ARL/ATDD

3:30 PM

2.1

WMO Solid Precipitation Intercomparison Experiment

C. Bruce Baker, NOAA/OAR/ARL/ATDD, Oak Ridge, TN; and R. Nitu and R. M. Rasmussen

Recorded Presentation

3:45 PM

2.2

Assessing the Relative Catch Efficiencies of the WMO-SPICE Double Fence Automated Reference with an Automated Bush Shielded Gauge at the Caribou Creek WMO-SPICE Intercomparison Site

Craig D. Smith, EC, Saskatoon, SK, Canada; and D. Yang

Recorded Presentation

4:00 PM

2.3

The Relationship between Manual and Geonor Automatic Gauge Measurements of Solid Precipitation in DFIR Shields during SPICE

Kai Wong, EC, Toronto, ON, Canada; and M. Earle, J. Hoover, S. Pinzariu, and R. Nitu

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (4.0 MB)

4:15 PM

2.4

Examination of the Performance of Single Alter Shielded and Unshielded Snow Gauges Using Observations from the Marshall Field Site during the SPICE WMO Field Program and Numerical Model Simulations

Roy M. Rasmussen, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Landolt, B. B. Baker, J. Kochendorfer, J. M. Thériault, and M. Colli

Recorded Presentation

2.5

Correcting the Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) All-Weather Precipitation Accumulation Gauge (AWPAG) for Wind-Induced Undercatch during Snowfall Events

4:45 PM

2.6

Examination of the Catch Efficiency of the Double Fence Intercomparison Reference (DFIR) for Snow

Julie M. Thériault, UQAM, Montréal, QC, Canada; and R. M. Rasmussen, J. Y. Trépanier, E. Petro, K. Ikeda, M. Colli, and S. Landolt

Recorded Presentation

5:00 PM

2.7

The WMO-SPICE Snow-on-Ground Intercomparison: Overview and Preliminary Results

Craig D. Smith, EC, Saskatoon, SK, Canada; and D. Yang, S. Morin, B. Goodison, and H. R. Hannula

Recorded Presentation

5:15 PM

2.8

Ice Particle Spectra for Ice Fog, Light Snow, and Visibility over Arctic Regions

Ismail Gultepe, Environment Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada; and T. kuhn, C. G. Schmitt, A. J. Heymsfield, and R. Ware

Recorded Presentation

Formal Poster Viewing and Ice Breaker Reception

Location: Salon C (Denver Marriott Westminster)

Poster Session

Location: Salon C (Denver Marriott Westminster)

Host: 17th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation

1

Diurnal Variation of Net Radiation at Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Muritala Ajayi Ayoola, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun, Nigeria; and L. A. Sunmonu, M. I. Bashiru, and O. O. Jegede

2

An Infrared Sky Imager for the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program Climate Research Facility

Victor R. Morris, PNNL, Richland, WA; and D. Klebe

Handout (4.8 MB)

3

A Gas Analyzer Sampling System Optimized for Eddy-Covariance Applications

Stefan Metzger, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), Boulder, CO; and S. Burns, H. Luo, T. Hehn, D. Kath, G. Burba, J. H. Li, T. Anderson, P. D. Blanken, and J. Taylor

Handout (3.1 MB)

4

The Impact of Height Misestimation Caused by Vaisala RS80 Pressure Bias on Ozone and Temperature Profile Data

Yoichi Inai, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, Japan; and M. Shiotani, M. Fujiwara, and F. Hasebe

5

Automated Field Validation of NEON's Eddy-Covariance Flux Measurements

Natchaya Pingintha-Durden, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), Boulder, CO; and S. Metzger, G. Burba, and J. R. Taylor

6

Calibration of Pressure Measurements on Research Aircraft using a Laser Air Motion Sensor

W. A. Cooper, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. M. Spuler, D. H. Lenschow, and R. B. Friesen

7

Measuring the Climate of Soils for the Next 30 Years

Edward Ayres, National Ecological Observatory Network, Boulder, CO; and H. Luo, M. SanClements, and J. Taylor

8

Insuring the Quality of the National Ecological Observatory Network's Tower Sensor Data

Sarah Streett, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), Boulder, CO; and J. R. Taylor and D. Smith

9

Turbulent Structures and Coherence in the Surface Layer as Observed by Dual Doppler Lidar Measurements

Thomas Damian, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany; and K. Träumner, C. Stawiarski, and A. Wieser

10

An Audit of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Earth Observing Laboratory (EOL) Instrument Data Workflow from Ingest to Archival

Janine Aquino, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Williams, M. D. Daniels, J. Hurst, R. A. Rilling, and K. Young

Handout (6.4 MB)

11

The Importance of Manufacturer-Independent Ground-Checks for Observations using Balloon-Borne In-Situ Sounding Instruments

Michael Sommer, Deutscher Wetterdienst, Tauche / Lindenberg, Germany; and R. Dirksen, H. Vömel, M. Maturilli, and A. Apituley

12

Development of an Autonomous Multi-Rotor Copter for Probing the Atmospheric Boundary Layer

Stephan F. J. De Wekker, Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; and D. Chestnut, G. Lewin, I. Deboisblanc, N. Dodbele, L. Kussmann, R. Mukherji, and S. Phelps

13

A Comparison of Infrared Gas Analyzers above a Subalpine Forest in Complex Terrain

Sean P. Burns, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Metzger, P. D. Blanken, G. Burba, E. Swiatek, J. Li, X. Zhou, H. Luo, and J. Taylor

Manuscript (4.2 MB)

14

The NCAR Modular Wind Profiler Radar

William O. J. Brown, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. A. Cohn, P. B. Chilson, T. Hock, and C. Martin

15

2014 Southwesterlies Joint Observation Experiment in Taiwan

Lung-Yao Chang, Taiwan Typhoon and Flood Research Institute, NARL, Taipei, Taiwan; and L. Feng, P. H. Lin, P. L. Lin, and C. S. Lee

16

Design of a High Resolution RMR Lidar for Deployment to Summit, Greenland and Atmospheric Measurement

Robert A. Stillwell, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and R. R. Neely III, M. Hayman, J. P. Thayer, and M. ONeill

17

Kennedy Space Center 50-MHz Launch Support Radar Wind Profiler

Tim Wilfong, DeTect Inc, Longmont, CO; and S. A. McLaughlin and E. Lau

Handout (1.9 MB)

18

A New Phased Array Tropospheric Radar Wind Profiler

Scott A. McLaughlin, Radiometrics, Boulder, CO; and T. Wilfong and E. Lau

Handout (4.2 MB)

Poster Session

Location: Salon C (Denver Marriott Westminster)

Host: 21st Conference on Applied Climatology

19

Mid-Latitude Cyclones Climatology over Caspian Sea Southern Coasts – North of Iran

Mohsen Soltani, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran; and P. Zawar-Reza, F. Khoshakhlagh, and I. Rousta

Manuscript (232.3 kB)

20

Precipitation Pattern in Cape Verde Islands: Santiago Island Case Study

21

Variability in the Length of Frost-Free Periods in the Conterminous US during the Past Century

Gregory J. McCabe, USGS, Denver, CO; and J. L. Betancourt and S. Feng

22

Can a Narrative Framework Effectively Communicate Climate and Weather Concepts?

Barbara Mayes Boustead, NOAA/NWS, Valley, NE; and L. M. Pytlik-Zillig, K. G. Hubbard, and M. D. Shulski

Handout (1.8 MB)

23

A Dew Point and Relative Humidity Atlas for the Midwest

Kayla R. Novak, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA; and A. C. Curtis and M. S. Timlin

24

Guidance for Freeze Warnings: Mapping Potential Freeze Susceptibility versus Forecast Freezing Temperatures

Michael S. Timlin, ISWS, Champaign, IL; and S. D. Hilberg, Z. A. Zaloudek, and B. L. Hall

Handout (1.3 MB)

25

Challenges in Mapping Daily Temperature and Precipitation across the Conterminous United States

Matthew Doggett, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR; and C. Daly and J. Smith

Session 2

Climate Trends and Extremes

Location: Church Ranch (Denver Marriott Westminster)

Host: 21st Conference on Applied Climatology

Chair: James R. Angel, ISWS

2.1

U.S. Regional Climate Change: Key findings from the National Climate Assessment

8:15 AM

2.2

Climate Change Evaluation of the Missouri River Basin Mountain Snowpack Accumulation and Runoff

Kevin R. Grode, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha, NE; and W. P. Doan, K. D. Stamm, B. Mayes Boustead, S. Rossi, T. Perkins, and D. P. Todey

Recorded Presentation

8:30 AM

2.3

When Normal Isn't Good Enough: Surface Water and Runoff Along the Colorado River of Western and Central Texas

John Nielsen-Gammon, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX

Recorded Presentation

Handout (3.1 MB)

8:45 AM

2.4

Observed Trends in the Great Plains Low-Level Jet and Associated Precipitation Changes in Relation to Recent Droughts

Daniel Barandiaran, Utah State University, Logan, UT; and S. Y. Wang and K. A. Hilburn

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM

2.5

Identifying Extreme Precipitation Hotspots in the Changing Climate

Shih-Yu Wang, Utah State University, Logan, UT; and R. Gillies and R. Davies

Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM

2.6

Trends in Tornado Vulnerability across the United States

Charles E. Konrad II, Southeast Regional Climate Center, Chapel Hill, NC; and C. M. Fuhrmann and M. M. Kovach

9:30 AM

2.7

Australian National Wind Risk Assessment (NWRA): Quantifying wind hazard and risk under current and future climate

R.P. Cechet, University of New South Wales, Canberra, Australia; and W. C. Arthur, L. A. Sanabria, and T. Yang

9:45 AM

2.8

Climatological Analysis of ENSO and AO Impacts on Temperature and Precipitation across the U.S. Corn Belt 1980-2010

Olivia Kellner, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and D. Niyogi

Recorded Presentation

Session 3

Inter-Comparison and Calibration of Instruments

Location: Salon A-B (Denver Marriott Westminster)

Host: 17th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation

Chair: John Kochendorfer, NOAA

8:00 AM

3.1

Lessons Learned from 11 Years of Rain Gauge Intercomparisons Across Oklahoma Including Measurements at Ground Level

Claude E. Duchon, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and C. Fiebrich, B. G. Illston, and C. R. Luttrell

Recorded Presentation

8:15 AM

3.2

Long-Term Rain Gauge Comparisons for Climatological Applications

Zach Schwalbe, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and W. A. Ryan, N. J. Doesken, and A. Muniz

Recorded Presentation

8:30 AM

3.3

Flow Distortion in a Non-Orthogonal Three-Component Sonic Anemometer

T. W. Horst, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. P. Oncley and S. Semmer

Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM

3.4

Anemometer Calibration Requirements for Wind Energy Applications

Rachael V. Ishaya, Bryza Wind Lab, Inc., Fairfield, CA

Recorded Presentation

Handout (1.5 MB)

9:00 AM

3.5

Comparison of Relative Humidity Sensors as a Proxy for Leaf Wetness

Sean P. Heuser, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and A. Syed, J. M. Epps, M. E. Pope, A. P. Sims, and R. P. Boyles

Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM

3.6

Inter-Comparison of Unmanned Aircraft-Borne and Mobile Mesonet Atmospheric Sensors: Results from the Airdata Verification and Integrated Airborne Tempest Experiment

Adam Houston, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and B. Argrow, C. L. Ziegler, T. W. Nichols, R. Laurence III, and S. Waugh

Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM

3.7

Raman Lidar Independent Water Vapor Mixing Ratio Calibration and Diagnosis

Monique Walker, ORNL, Greenbelt, MD; and D. Venable and D. Whiteman

Recorded Presentation

Paper 3.8 has been moved. New paper number 5.3A

Coffee Break Sponsored by Vaisala

Location: Salon C (Denver Marriott Westminster)

Session 3

Climate and Weather Connections

Location: Church Ranch (Denver Marriott Westminster)

Host: 21st Conference on Applied Climatology

Chair: Bernadette Woods Placky, Climate Central

10:30 AM

3.1

The Accumulated Winter Season Severity Index (AWSSI)

Barbara Mayes Boustead, NOAA/NWS, Valley, NE; and S. Hilberg, K. G. Hubbard, and M. D. Shulski

Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM

3.2

Overview and Impacts of the 3-4 October 2014 South Dakota Blizzard

Laura M. Edwards, South Dakota State University, Aberdeen, SD; and M. J. Bunkers, D. P. Todey, and J. Abatzoglu

Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM

3.3

The Impact of Typhoons on Rice Production in Philippines

Eric Strobl, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France

Recorded Presentation

3.4

Vertical Structure of Migratory Anticyclones Affecting the Mediterranean

3.5

Conditioning General Extreme Value Distribution for Rainfall on Rainfall Dynamics

11:45 AM

3.6

The Climatological Relation Between Precipitable Water Vapor (PWV) and Extreme Precipitation for the September 2013 Colorado Flooding Event

Jacola A. Roman, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and R. Knuteson and S. Ackerman

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (490.5 kB)

Session 4

GCOS (Global Climate Observing System) Reference Upper Air Network

Location: Salon A-B (Denver Marriott Westminster)

Host: 17th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation

Cochairs: Junhong Wang, NCAR; Holger Vomel, NCAR

10:30 AM

4.1

A Demonstration of the Scientific Value of GRUAN Data: the use of GRUAN Uncertainty Estimates in Trend Analyses

Gregory E. Bodeker, Bodeker Scientific, Alexandra, New Zealand; and S. Kremser

Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM

4.2

Measurement Uncertainties of Observations of Temperature and Water Vapor within GRUAN

Holger Vömel, Deutscher Wetterdienst, Tauche / Lindenberg, Germany; and M. Sommer and R. Dirksen

Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM

4.3

Description of the GRUAN Data Product for the Vaisala RS92 Radiosonde

Ruud Dirksen, Deutscher Wetterdienst, Tauche / Lindenberg, Germany; and M. Sommer, H. Voemel, and F. Immler

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

4.4

Evaluation of GRUAN and DigiCORA Humidity Corrections to Vaisala RS92 Sondes in DYNAMO

Hungjui Yu, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; and P. E. Ciesielski, J. Wang, R. Johnson, H. Vomel, and H. C. Kuo

Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM

4.5

Development of the GRUAN Lidar Programme: Proposed Guidelines, Recommendations and Integrated Framework for the Creation of GRUAN Lidar Products

Thierry Leblanc, California Institute of Technology, Wrightwood, CA; and A. Haefele and M. Sommer

Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM

4.6

Atmospheric Temperature and Humidity Measurements of Vaisala Radiosonde RS41

Petteri Survo, Vaisala Oyj, Helsinki, Finland; and E. Hiltunen, H. Jauhiainen, J. Lentonen, J. Leppänen, T. Salo, and M. Turunen

Manuscript (3.9 MB)

Handout (1.3 MB)

Conference Luncheon

Location: Salon D (Denver Marriott Westminster)

Speaker: Matthew Kelsch, UCAR/COMET

Joint Panel Discussion 1

Colorado Flooding 2013

Location: Salon A-B (Denver Marriott Westminster)

Hosts: (Joint between the 17th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation; and the 21st Conference on Applied Climatology )

Moderators: Nolan J. Doesken, Colorado State University; Wendy A. Ryan, Wilson Water Group

Panelists: Kevin Houck, Colorado Water Conservation Board; Nezette Rydell, NOAA; Kevin Stewart, Urban Drainage and Flood Control District

Coffee Break

Location: Salon C (Denver Marriott Westminster)

Panel Discussion 2

Climate Services Partners

Location: Church Ranch (Denver Marriott Westminster)

Host: 21st Conference on Applied Climatology

Moderator: Doug R. Kluck, NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI

Panelists: Justin Derner, USDA/ARS/NPA; Kristen B. Averyt, RISA/WWA; Beth L. Hall, ISWS/MRCC; Laura M. Edwards, South Dakota State University; Dennis P. Todey, South Dakota State Univ.

Session 5

New in-Situ Sensor Development

Location: Salon A-B (Denver Marriott Westminster)

Host: 17th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation

Cochairs: Junhong Wang, NCAR; Terry Hock, NCAR

3:30 PM

5.1

The Test of New Mini AXBT and its Possible Mission in Typhoon Surveillance Flight at Western Pacific

Po-Hsiung Lin, National Taiwan University, Taipe, Taiwan; and Y. H. Shiao, Y. Yang, C. Y. Tu, and C. S. Lee

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (201.3 kB)

Handout (2.8 MB)

3:45 PM

5.2

A New Supercooled Liquid Water Content Sonde Compared to Research Flight Data

David J. Serke, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. C. King, R. Hansen, B. Geerts, S. M. Steiger, and J. Bognar

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (2.0 MB)

Paper 5.3 has been moved. New paper number 5.9

4:00 PM

5.3A

A Computational Fluid Dynamics Method for Radiosonde Solar Radiation Error Correction

Qingquan Liu, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Meteorological Observation and Signal Processing, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; and W. Dai

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (413.2 kB)

Handout Handout (477.9 kB)

4:15 PM

5.4

Polarsondes for Ground-Based and Atmospheric Profiling Applications

Ismail Gultepe, Environment Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada; and M. Hamilton, D. Baumgardner, and G. Kok

Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM

5.5

An Optical Air Data System for in-Flight Measurement

Ron Arad, Soreq NRC, Yavne, Israel; and O. Porat, J. Shapira, and A. Englander

Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM

5.6

Overview of NCAR Dropsonde Technologies for Various Platforms

Terry Hock, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Lauritsen and N. Potts

Recorded Presentation

5:00 PM

5.7

A Long-Term, High-quality, High Vertical Resolution GPS Dropsonde Dataset for Hurricanes and Other Studies

Junhong Wang, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and K. Young, T. Hock, D. Lauritsen, D. Behringer, M. Black, P. Black, J. L. Franklin, J. Halverson, J. Molinari, L. T. Nguyen, A. L. Reale, J. A. Smith, B. Sun, Q. Wang, and J. Zhang

Recorded Presentation

5:15 PM

5.8

Challenges of Downsizing to Micro Radiosonde (Developed for iMS-100)

Kensaku Shimizu, Meisei Electric co.,LTD., Isesaki, Gunma, Japan; and R. Maeda, T. Sawada, N. Nagahama, and T. Morita

Recorded Presentation

5:30 PM

5.9

Development of a Cloud Particle Sensor for Balloon-Borne Observations

Kensaku Shimizu, Meisei Electric co.,LTD., Isesaki, Gunma, Japan; and T. Sugidachi, T. Arai, M. Fujiwara, T. Nakagawa, Y. Noma, H. Kawagita, M. Hayashi, S. Okumura, and K. Sagara

Recorded Presentation

Session 4

Decision Support Services

Location: Church Ranch (Denver Marriott Westminster)

Host: 21st Conference on Applied Climatology

Chair: Barbara Mayes Boustead, NOAA/NWS

8:00 AM

4.1

The U2U Decision Support Tool for Corn Growing Degree Days

James R. Angel, ISWS, Champaign, IL; and D. P. Todey, R. Massey, M. Widhalm, L. L. Biehl, J. Andresen, D. Niyogi, C. Song, and B. Raub

Recorded Presentation

8:15 AM

4.2

Using Spatial Climate and Weather Data to Improve the Nation's Crop Insurance Program

Christopher Daly, Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR; and C. Pancake, D. Keon, and K. Bryant

Recorded Presentation

8:30 AM

4.3

Identifying Heat Vulnerability through Temperature Thresholds in North Carolina

Margaret Kovach, Southeast Regional Climate Center, Chapel Hill, NC; and C. E. Konrad and C. M. Fuhrmann

Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM

4.4

Characteristics of West Nile Virus Predictive Models in Illinois

Nancy E. Westcott, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM

4.5

How Applied Climate Fits in with the Management of Wildfire Smoke Health Impacts

Timothy J. Brown, DRI, Reno, NV; and N. Larkin and P. Lahm

Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM

4.6

The Effects of Extreme Heat on Human Health in North Carolina

Christopher M. Fuhrmann, Southeast Regional Climate Center, Chapel Hill, NC; and M. Kovach and C. E. Konrad II

Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM

4.7

Analysis of Heat Impacts as Related to National Weather Service Extreme Heat Advisory and Warning Criteria in Eastern Iowa and Northwest Illinois

Ray A. Wolf, NOAA/NWS, Davenport, IA; and D. Sheets

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (550.9 kB)

9:45 AM

4.8

Temperature Continuity Study at the Historic Fort Collins, CO Weather Station

Wendy A. Ryan, Wilson Water Group, Glenwood Springs, CO; and N. J. Doesken

Session 6

Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere

Location: Salon A-B (Denver Marriott Westminster)

Host: 17th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation

Chair: Kenneth H. Underwood, Atmospheric Systems Corporation

8:00 AM

6.1

Benefits and Challenges of Eleven Years of AIRS Observations

Eric J. Fetzer, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and T. Pagano, S. Ray, J. Teixiera, B. Lambrigtsen, and H. Aumann

8:15 AM

6.2

Validation of AIRS V6 Temperature Profiles and Surface-Based Inversions over Antarctica using Concordiasi Dropsonde Data

Patrick Boylan, NCAR, BouldeR, CO; and J. Wang, S. Cohn, E. Fetzer, E. Maddy, and S. Wong

Recorded Presentation

8:30 AM

6.3

Science and Applications from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder

Thomas S. Pagano, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA; and S. Ray

Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM

6.4

The Next Generation Airborne Polarimetric Doppler Weather Radar

Wen-Chau Lee, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Moore, J. Vivekanandan, E. Loew, J. Salazar, P. Tsai, and V. Grubisic

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM

6.5

Role of Mesoscale Remote Sensing Observation of High-Impact Storms: The case of the 29 June 2012 derecho

Lorenza Cooper Jr., Howard Univ., Washington, DC; and B. B. Demoz

Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM

6.6

Scientific Basis and Specifications for an Arctic High Resolution RMR Lidar

Robert A. Stillwell, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and R. R. Neely III, M. Hayman, J. P. Thayer, and M. ONeill

Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM

6.7

HAWC-OAWL: HSRL for Aerosols, Winds, and Clouds Using Optical Autocovariance Wind Lidar

Sara C. Tucker, Ball Aerospace, Boulder, CO

Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM

6.8

Dry Intrusions, Dry Slots, and High Nighttime Temperatures Influenced the Extreme Fire Behavior on the June 2012 Little Bear Fire in New Mexico

Fred J. Schoeffler, Sheff LLC, Flagstaff, AZ

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (1.7 MB)

Coffee Break

Location: Salon C (Denver Marriott Westminster)

Session 5

Climate Prediction

Location: Church Ranch (Denver Marriott Westminster)

Host: 21st Conference on Applied Climatology

Chair: Ray A. Wolf, NOAA/NWS

5.1

Recent Verification of CPC Operational Outlooks and New Activities

5.2

Predicting Soil Temperature from Climate Data and Weather Forecasts

11:00 AM

5.3

An important climate precursor towards anticipating major flood events in the Missouri River Basin

Shih-Yu Wang, Utah State University, Logan, UT; and K. Hakala, R. Gillies, and W. J. Capehart

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

5.4

Developing a waterspout forecast protocol for the Florida Keys wet season

Andrew Devanas, NOAA/NWS, Key West, FL; and K. B. Kasper and M. Bloemer

Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM

5.5

Forecasting prolonged inversion episodes in the Intermountain West out to one month

Robert Gillies, Utah State University, Logan, UT; and S. Y. Wang

Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM

5.6

What Can Be Learned From Folklore Climatology

Glen Conner, Western Kentucky Univ., Bowling Green, KY

Recorded Presentation

Session 7

Innovative Measurements

Location: Salon A-B (Denver Marriott Westminster)

Host: 17th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation

Chair: Kevin R. Brinson, University of Delaware

10:30 AM

7.1

Continuous Water Vapor Profiling with a Diode-Laser-Based Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL)

Scott M. Spuler, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and K. S. Repasky, B. Morley, D. Moen, and A. R. Nehrir

Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM

7.2

Polarization Lidar for the Detection of Cloud Phase and Particle Orientation

Ryan R. Neely III, Univ. of Leeds, CIRES and Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado; and R. A. Stillwell, M. Hayman, J. P. Thayer, R. M. Hardesty, M. O'Neill, and M. Shupe

Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM

7.3

Mapping Mesoscale Pressure Fields Using D-Value Measurements from the NSF/NCAR Gulfstream V Research Aircraft

Jørgen B. Jensen, NCAR, Broomfield, CO; and W. A. Cooper

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

7.4

Wind Measurement Using a Three-Beam Laser Air Motion Sensor on a High-Speed Research Aircraft

W. A. Cooper, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. M. Spuler, M. Hayman, D. H. Lenschow, and R. B. Friesen

Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM

7.5

Full Polarization Observations of Oriented Ice Crystals and Rain by the NCAR GV High Spectral Resolution Lidar

Mathew Hayman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Spuler and B. Morley

Recorded Presentation

Handout (1.0 MB)

11:45 AM

7.6

A New Instrument for High-Speed, High Resolution Stereoscopic Photography of Falling Hydrometeors with Simultaneous Measurement of Fallspeed

Cale Fallgatter, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and T. J. Garrett and K. Shkurko

Recorded Presentation

Lunch Break

Joint Session 3

Drought Monitoring & Early Warning Systems

Location: Salon A-B (Denver Marriott Westminster)

Hosts: (Joint between the 17th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation; and the 21st Conference on Applied Climatology )

Chair: James R. Angel, ISWS

1:30 PM

J3.1

Building an Enhanced Drought Climatology Decision Support Tool: The Drought Risk Atlas

Mark D. Svoboda, National Drought Mitigation Center, Lincoln, NE; and B. Fuchs, C. Poulsen, J. Nothwehr, and S. Owen

1:45 PM

J3.2

Temporal Interpolation of the Standardized Precipitation Index between Accumulation Intervals and Ending Dates for Computational Efficiency in the Dynamic Drought Index Tool

Arthur T. DeGaetano, Northeast Regional Climate Center, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; and B. Belcher

2:00 PM

J3.3

NIDIS Upper Colorado Drought Early Warning System - Lessons learned

Wendy A. Ryan, Wilson Water Group, Glenwood Springs, CO; and R. Bolinger, N. J. Doesken, and Z. Schwalbe

2:15 PM

J3.4

Update on the NIDIS Drought Early Warning Information System for Coastal Ecosystems in the Carolinas

Lisa S. Darby, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and A. Brennan, P. Conrads, D. L. Tufford, K. Dow, K. Lackstrom, R. Pulwarty, R. S. Webb, and C. McNutt

2:30 PM

J3.5

The Challenges of Defining and Communicating Drought in the Pacific Northwest

Kathie D. Dello, Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR; and M. Dalton and J. Stevenson

2:45 PM

J3.6

Little Drought on the Prairie

Barbara Mayes Boustead, NOAA/NWS, Valley, NE

Coffee Break

Location: Salon C (Denver Marriott Westminster)

Panel Discussion 3

Drought in 2013-14

Location: Church Ranch (Denver Marriott Westminster)

Host: 21st Conference on Applied Climatology

Moderator: Mark D. Svoboda, National Drought Mitigation Center

Panelists: Marina Timofeyeva, NOAA/NWS; Lisa S. Darby, NOAA; Justin Derner, USDA/ARS/NPA; Kathie Dello, Oregon Climate Change Research Institute; Ray A. Wolf, NOAA/NWS

Session 8

Integrated Instrumentation and Observing Systems for all Applications

Location: Salon A-B (Denver Marriott Westminster)

Host: 17th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation

Chair: Scott Landolt, NCAR

3:30 PM

8.1

Our Experience with Low Cost Meteorological Networks for Citizen Scientists, Schools, and Others

Stanley Engle, NMSU, Las Cruces, NM; and D. DuBois and E. A. Smith

3:45 PM

8.2

The Response of Birds to Abrupt Natural Hazards as Observed using Weather Radar

Victoria L. Ford, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. T. Broom, P. B. Chilson, and J. F. Kelly

4:00 PM

8.3

An A Priori Approach to Quality-Control Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge Data

Kevin R. Brinson, University of Delaware, Newark, DE; and H. C. Brown

4:15 PM

8.4

Meteorological Sensor Array Designed for Model Validation

Gail Vaucher, Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM; and S. O'Brien and J. Raby

Manuscript (541.9 kB)

4:30 PM

8.5

U.S. West Coast States Adding New Observing Networks to Monitor Weather and Climate

Allen White, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and M. L. Anderson

4:45 PM

8.6

NEON Fundamental Instrument Unit: Long-term environmental monitoring from in situ points to continental scale

Hongyan Luo, National Ecological Observatory Network, Boulder, CO; and J. Taylor, E. Ayres, and M. SanClements

5:00 PM

8.7

Wet Deposition Measurements across the Continent: Observations from The National Ecological Observatory Network

Jeffrey R. Taylor, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), Boulder, CO; and K. J. Goodman, H. Luo, and C. Roehm

Panel Discussion 1

The Health and Sustainability of Observing Networks

Location: Salon A-B (Denver Marriott Westminster)

Host: 17th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation

Moderator: Wendy A. Ryan, Wilson Water Group

Panelists: Bruce B. Baker, NOAA/OAR/ARL/ATDD; Kevin R. Brinson, University of Delaware; Chris Fiebrich, Oklahoma Climatological Survey

Session 6

Climate Monitoring and Data

Location: Church Ranch (Denver Marriott Westminster)

Host: 21st Conference on Applied Climatology

Chair: Timothy W. Owen, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC

8:00 AM

6.1

The North American Soil Moisture Database: Online Soil Moisture Visualization and Comparison Tools

Trent W. Ford, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and S. M. Quiring

Recorded Presentation

8:15 AM

6.2

The Air Force Surface Spatial Climatology Dataset

Raymond B. Kiess, AWS, Asheville, NC

Recorded Presentation

8:30 AM

6.3

A Land Data Assimilation System (LDAS) based Dataset For Regional Agro-climatic Assessments over the U.S. Corn Belt

Xing Liu, Purdue Univeristy, West Lafayette, IN; and L. L. Biehl, E. M. Karlsson, A. Kumar, and D. Niyogi

Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM

6.4

Spatial Optimization of CoCoRAHS Network in Tennessee

Joanne Logan, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (289.9 kB)

9:00 AM

6.5

A Methodology for Estimating Actual Evapotranspiration at Oklahoma Mesonet sites with Applications to Drought Monitoring

Jing Liu, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. Basara, B. G. Illston, J. C. Glenn, K. S. Pennington, and G. B. Senay

Recorded Presentation

Paper 6.6 has been moved to 4.8

Coffee Break

Location: Salon C (Denver Marriott Westminster)

Joint Session 4

Data Quality Control

Location: Salon A-B (Denver Marriott Westminster)

Hosts: (Joint between the 17th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation; and the 21st Conference on Applied Climatology )

Chair: Chris Fiebrich, Oklahoma Mesonet

10:00 AM

J4.1

Quality Control Methods for the North Carolina Environment and Climate Observing Network

Sean P. Heuser, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and A. P. Sims, J. A. McGuire, H. A. Dinon Aldridge, and R. P. Boyles

Recorded Presentation

10:15 AM

J4.2

A New Upper Air Database at NCAR

Joseph L. Comeaux, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. J. Worley

Recorded Presentation

10:30 AM

J4.3

Robust Statistical Quality Control for Atmospheric Radiosonde Data

Ashley Anderson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. L. Comeaux and S. J. Worley

10:45 AM

J4.4

Recent Developments in Data Quality Control Techniques for High Vertical Resolution Dropsonde and Radiosonde Data

Kathryn Young, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Wang, C. Martin, and X. Xu

Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM

J4.5

Using Error Propagation and Data-Driven Modeling to Routinely Quantify Sources of Uncertainty in Large and Diverse Datasets

Joshua A. Roberti, National Ecological Observatory Network, Boulder, CO; and S. Streett, J. L. Csavina, S. Metzger, and J. Taylor

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

J4.6

A Transferable Framework to Evaluate the Quality of Large Data Sets

Derek E. Smith, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), Boulder, CO; and S. Metzger and J. R. Taylor

Recorded Presentation

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