Session: New Techniques and Testbeds II (26th Conference on Severe Local Storms (5

Wednesday, 7 November 2012: 3:00 PM-4:15 PM

Symphony III and Foyer (Loews Vanderbilt Hotel)

Host: 26th Conference on Severe Local Storms

Papers:

133

Utilizing Divergence Tendency in Forecasting Convective Initiation

Kelton T. Halbert, Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN; and W. G. Blumberg

Handout (44.5 MB)

134

Objective Diagnosis of Thunderstorms and Convection Initiation Using Convection-Allowing Numerical Weather Prediction Models

Patrick T. Marsh, NOAA/NSSL & OU/CIMMS/SoM, Norman, OK; and J. S. Kain, A. J. Clark, V. Lakshmanan, G. Thompson, S. R. Dembek, S. D. Miller Jr., M. C. Coniglio, J. Correia Jr., F. Kong, K. W. Thomas, and M. Xue

135

Preliminary assessment of timing differences between convective initiation and severe initiation

Stuart D. Miller Jr., CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. Correia Jr.

Manuscript (665.9 kB)

Handout (828.6 kB)

136

Evaluation of Experimental Atmospheric Profiling Systems and WRF-ARW PBL schemes during the 2012 NOAA/HWT Experimental Forecast Program

Michael C. Coniglio, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and M. W. Douglas, D. D. Turner, and M. Fuentes

Handout (17.4 MB)

137

The SPC Storm-Scale Ensemble of Opportunity: Overview and Results from the 2012 Hazardous Weather Testbed Spring Forecasting Experiment

Israel L. Jirak, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/SPC, Norman, OK; and S. J. Weiss and C. J. Melick

Manuscript (477.5 kB)

Handout (653.7 kB)

138

CAPS Storm-Scale Ensemble Forecasting System for the NOAA HWT 2012 Spring Experiment: Impact of IC/LBC Perturbations

Fanyou Kong, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. Xue, K. W. Thomas, Y. Wang, K. Brewster, A. J. Clark, J. S. Kain, S. J. Weiss, I. L. Jirak, M. C. Coniglio, J. Correia Jr., and P. Marsh

139

The WRF Lightning Forecast Algorithm: Recent updates and results from convective ensemble forecasts

Eugene W. McCaul Jr., USRA, Huntsville, AL ; and J. L. Case, S. R. Dembek, F. Kong, S. J. Goodman, and S. J. Weiss

Handout (90.0 kB)