Session 5C |
| | Field Programs: RAINEX |
| | Chair: Robert Rogers, Hurricane Research Division, AOML, Miami, FL
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| 8:00 AM | 5C.1 | Principal rainbands of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita as observed in RAINEX 
Anthony C. Didlake Jr., University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and R. A. Houze, Jr. |
| 8:15 AM | 5C.2 | Vortical structures accompanying secondary eyewall formation in Hurricane Rita (2005)
Robert A. Houze Jr., University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and B. F. Smull |
| 8:30 AM | 5C.3 | The dynamic response of the hurricane wind field to rainband heating. Part I: The model and basic results
David S. Nolan, University of Miami, Miami, FL; and Y. Moon |
| 8:45 AM | 5C.4 | The dynamic response of the hurricane wind field to rainband heating. Part II: Comparisons to RAINEX observations and high resolution simulations 
Yumin Moon, University of Miami, Miami, FL; and D. S. Nolan |
| 9:00 AM | 5C.5 | Effect of environmental moisture on rainbands in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (2005)
Derek Ortt, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and S. S. Chen |
| 9:15 AM | 5C.6 | Convectively-induced PV and Vortex Rossby Waves in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (2005)
Falko Judt, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and S. S. Chen |
| 9:30 AM | 5C.7 | New Challenges in High-Resolution Coupled Air-Sea Modeling of Hurricanes: What we have Learned from RAINEX and CBLAST
Shuyi S. Chen, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL |