Session 1B Mesoscale Meteorology and Severe Local Storms I: Derechoes and MPEX-Related Studies

Monday, 29 June 2015: 8:15 AM-10:00 AM
Salon A-5 (Hilton Chicago)
Host: 27th Conference On Weather Analysis And Forecasting/23rd Conference On Numerical Weather Prediction
Cochairs:
Steven M. Cavallo, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK and Adam J. Clark, NSSL, Norman, OK

Presentations related to organized convection, severe thunderstorms, and the Mesoscale Predictability Experiment (MPEX)

Papers:
8:15 AM
Welcoming Remarks

9:00 AM
1B.3
The Mesoscale Predictability Experiment (MPEX): Overview and Results from a Realtime Ensemble-Based Forecast System
Morris L. Weisman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. Romine, C. Schwartz, K. Manning, and C. Evans
9:15 AM
1B.4
The Influence of Assimilating Targeted Observations upon Ensemble Forecasts of Convection Initiation
Alexandra M. Keclik, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI; and C. Evans, P. J. Roebber, G. Romine, and R. D. Torn
9:30 AM
1B.5
Planetary Boundary Layer Parameterization's Control on Ensemble Forecasts of Convection Initiation
Bryan M. Burlingame, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI; and C. Evans, P. J. Roebber, G. Romine, and R. D. Torn
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