Session 5C Field Programs: RAINEX

Tuesday, 29 April 2008: 8:00 AM-9:45 AM
Palms H (Wyndham Orlando Resort)
Host: 28th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology
Chair:
Robert Rogers, Hurricane Research Division, AOML, Miami, FL

Papers:
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.
Recorded presentation

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
Recorded presentation

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
Recorded presentation

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
Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (755.6 kB)

9:00 AM
5C.5
Effect of environmental moisture on rainbands in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (2005)
Derek Ortt, ImpactWeather, Inc., Houston, TX; and S. S. Chen
Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.5 MB)

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
Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (444.4 kB)

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

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