Poster Session 2 Posters: Tropical Cyclone Modeling, Convection, Tropical Cyclone Structure, Intraseasonal Variability, T-PARC, TCS-08, Air-Sea Interaction, Convectively Coupled Waves, Tropical Cyclone Observations, Climate Change, Probabilistic Forecasting

Thursday, 13 May 2010: 3:30 PM-5:00 PM
Arizona Ballroom 7 (JW MArriott Starr Pass Resort)
Host: 29th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology

Papers:
P2.1
The Systematically Merged Atlantic Regional Temperature and Salinity (SMARTS) Climatology
Patrick C. Meyers, Univ. of Maryland, Riverdale Park, MD; and J. K. Brewster and L. K. Shay

P2.2
Convectively coupled waves in a sheared environment
Boualem Khouider, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada; and Y. Han

P2.3
Applying Multi-sensor and ECMWF Analyses to Characterize and Evaluate Cloud, Convection and Radiation Processes in Numerical Models
Jui-Lin Li, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and D. E. Waliser, W. T. Chen, T. L'Ecuyer, Y. C. Wang, W. W. Tung, J. D. Neelin, B. Kahn, E. Fetzer, and R. G. Fovell

P2.4
Vaisala dropsondes: History, status, and applications
Ilkka Ikonen II, Vaisala, Inc., Vantaa, Finland; and N. W. S. Demetriades and R. L. Holle

Handout (889.9 kB)

P2.5
Validation of QuikSCAT wind vectors by dropwindsonde data from DOTSTAR
Kun-Hsuan Chou, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Chinese Culture University, Taipei, Taiwan; and C. C. Wu, P. H. Lin, and S. J. Majumdar

P2.6
On sources of dry tropical air in the environment of Atlantic tropical cyclones
Scott Braun, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and R. Boller

P2.7
Recurving eastern North Pacific tropical cyclones
Kristen L. Corbosiero, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; and M. Dickinson and L. F. Bosart

P2.8
Monsoon Rainfall Characteristics: Precipitation Types and Associated Environment Regimes observed during SoWMEX/TiMREX
Ben Jong-Dao Jou, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; and C. C. Tong

P2.9
Data collected by the University of South Alabama Mesonet during Tropical Storm Fay (2008) and Hurricane Ida (2009)
Sytske Kimball, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL

P2.10
Large-scale features associated with Arabian Sea cyclonic storms
Amato Evan, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; and S. J. Camargo

P2.11
Analysis of data gathered during NOAA WP-3D penetrations of Hurricanes Felix, Katrina and Ivan during episodes of extreme intensity
Richard G. Henning, NOAA Aircraft Operations Center, Lakeland, FL; and J. Parrish, A. B. Damiano, J. Williams, I. T. Sears, and P. Flaherty

Handout (1.2 MB)

P2.12
SEAWINDS IMPROVED OCEAN VECTOR WIND RETRIEVALS IN HURRICANES
Suleiman Odeh Alsweiss, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL; and P. Laupattarakasem and L. Jones

Handout (524.5 kB)

P2.13
An evaluation of the use of the mean vortex wind as a proxy for the environmental wind
Paul R. Harasti, NRL, Monterey, CA

P2.14
Predecessor Rain Events ahead of recurving tropical cyclones: Using numerical simulations and ensemble forecasts to quantify the rainfall enhancement
Russ S. Schumacher, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and T. J. Galarneau Jr.

P2.15
The evolution of raindrop size distributions within Hurricane Ike (2008)

P2.16
Determining the error characteristics of H*Wind
Steven M. DiNapoli, Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies, Tallahassee, FL; and M. A. Bourassa

P2.17
Wind Effects on Asphalt Shingles
Timothy P. Marshall, Haag Engineering Co., Irving, TX; and R. Herzog, S. M. Morrison, and J. Green

Handout (1.5 MB)

P2.19
Composite structure of vortical hot towers observed in Hurricane Guillermo (1997)
Kelly C. Smith, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC; and M. D. Eastin

Handout (1.1 MB)

P2.20
A new parametric tropical cyclone wind-profile model: Testing and verification
Vincent T. Wood, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and L. W. White and H. E. Willoughby

Handout (2.0 MB)

P2.22
Eddy variations in the Western North Pacific South Eddy Zone by Satellite Altimetry Observation for Typhoon Intensification Research
Iam Fei Pun, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; and I. I. Lin

P2.23
Developing high spatial resolution daytime cloud climatologies for Africa
Rahama Beida, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. W. Douglas and A. Dominguez

Handout (542.1 kB)

P2.25
An observational study of tropical cyclone landfall processes in the Australian region
Yubin Li, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; and K. K. W. Cheung and J. C. L. Chan

P2.26
Ocean-atmosphere interaction effects on tropical cyclone inner-core convective bursts
Paula Ann Hennon, STG, Inc., Asheville, NC; and J. Halverson and C. C. Hennon

P2.28
Air-sea coupling and tropical cyclone prediction in the Australian region
Paul Sandery, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Australia

P2.29
The Impact of Taiwan Topography on the Predictability of Typhoon Morakot's Record-breaking Rainfall: A High-resolution Ensemble Simulation
Xingqin Fang, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and Y. H. Kuo

P2.30
Predicting Typhoon Morakot's Catastrophic Rainfall and Flooding With a Cloud-Scale Ensemble System
Yonghui Weng, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and F. Zhang, Y. H. Kuo, and J. S. Whitaker

P2.31
The influence of Tropical cyclone structure on storm evolution and its interaction with topography
Kun-Hsuan Chou, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Chinese Culture University, Taipei, Taiwan; and C. C. Wu

P2.32
A factor controlling surface wind asymmetries in typhoons revealed by QuikSCAT wind data

P2.33
Validating the ocean model component of coupled hurricane-ocean models
Richard M. Yablonsky, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI; and I. Ginis, B. Thomas, J. J. Cione, G. R. Halliwell Jr., E. W. Uhlhorn, H. S. Kim, C. Lozano, E. P. Chassignet, and H. R. Winterbottom

P2.34
Structural analysis of SSM/I and TMI overpasses of tropical cyclones from 1987-2008
Daniel S. Harnos, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and S. W. Nesbitt and K. R. Knapp

P2.35
Tropical and subtropical influences on Montreal’s record-breaking rainfall event of 8-9 November 1996
Shawn M. Milrad, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and E. H. Atallah, J. R. Gyakum, and D. A. Durnford

P2.36
Beta-effect on the evolution of tropical cyclone
Juan Fang, Nanjing University, China, Nanjing, China; and F. Zhang

P2.37
Extreme winds associated with a collapsing core on the Mobile waterfront during the landfall of Hurricane Katrina
Keith G. Blackwell, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL; and A. Williams and J. Holmes

Handout (2.4 MB)

P2.38
Effects of Extreme SST Cooling on Hurricane Ophelia (2005) Structure: RAINEX Observation and Coupled Model Simulation
Jie Ming, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and S. S. Chen and C. Lee

P2.39
Analysis of wind field variations of major hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico
Christopher M. Hill, Geosystems Research Institute, Stennis Space Center, MS; and P. J. Fitzpatrick and Y. Lau

P2.40
Gravity waves in shear and implications for organized convection
Samuel N. Stechmann, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; and A. J. Majda

P2.41
Hurricane Ike Damage Survey
Timothy P. Marshall, Haag Engineering Co., Irving, TX

Handout (760.0 kB)

P2.42
Thermodynamic structure of tropical cyclones from dropsondes
Leon Nguyen, SUNY, Albany, NY; and D. Thomas, D. Vollaro, and J. Molinari

P2.43
Structural evolution in diabatic heating profiles of the MJO in global reanalysis
Jian Ling, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and C. Zhang

P2.44
Determination of the Highest Cloud Top in SAS Scheme and Its Impact on Hurricane Forecasts
Qingfu Liu, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and H. Pan, S. Lord, B. Lapenta, V. Tallapragada, Z. Zhang, Y. Kwon, and J. Oconnor

P2.45
Okinawa typhoons, 1954 - 1956
Fred S. Hickernell, University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ

Handout (482.1 kB)

P2.46
Surface cold pools in the outer rainbands of Tropical Storm Hanna (2008)
Matthew D. Eastin, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC; and T. Gardner, M. C. Link, and K. C. Smith

P2.47
Miniature supercells observed in an offshore outer rainband of Hurricane Gustav (2008)
Matthew D. Eastin, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC; and J. Edwards

P2.48
Case study on validation and interpretation of adjoint-derived sensitivity steering vector as targeted observation guidance of tropical cyclones
Shin-Gan Chen, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; and C. C. Wu, J. H. Chen, and K. H. Chou

P2.49
An Effort to Increase Storm Surge Threat Awareness for the Charleston, SC Area Using a Web-based Visualization Tool and Associated Survey
Frank Alsheimer, NOAA/NWSFO, North Charleston, SC; and R. Bright, B. L. Lindner, J. Johnson, and S. Duke

Handout (280.2 kB)

P2.50
Large-scale scope of damage prediction model for landfalling hurricanes

P2.51
Improved SFMR surface wind measurements in intense rain conditions
Eric W. Uhlhorn, AIR-Worldwide; and R. A. Black and B. W. Klotz

P2.52
Evolving boundary layer measurements during hurricanes Gustav and Ike
Jeffrey Scott Zuczek, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and L. K. Shay, P. C. Meyers, E. W. Uhlhorn, R. Lumpkin, B. Jaimes, J. K. Brewster, and G. R. Halliwell Jr.

P2.53
NOAA's Vision for a Coordinated Storm Surge Enterprise
Jamie Rhome, NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL; and J. Feyen and M. Erickson

P2.54
Lightning fatalities in tropical and subtropical regions
Ronald L. Holle, Holle Meteorology & Photography, Oro Valley, AZ

Handout (135.5 kB)

P2.55
Impact of the atmospheric boundary layer on eyewall mesovortices of hurricanes
Ping Zhu, Florida International University, Miami, FL; and K. Menelaou

P2.56
Characteristics of tropical cyclone tracks over western North Pacific - the case study of Typhoon Fengshen (2008)
Chung-Chuan Yang, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; and C. C. Wu

P2.57
The influence of the island topography on tropical cyclone track deflection and looping motion
Yi-Hsuan Huang, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; and C. C. Wu and T. S. Huang

P2.58
An investigation into gradient balance of flight-level tropical cyclone windfields
Michael P.M. Gibbons, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; and C. Miller

Handout (1.0 MB)

P2.59
The HWRFX Modeling System: Recent Developments in Hurricane Structure and Intensity Forecasting Research in NOAA
S.G. Gopalakrishnan, NOAA/AOML/HRD, Miami, FL; and X. Zhang, T. Quirino, R. Rogers, K. Yeh, F. Marks, and R. Atlas

P2.60
Interannual Changes of Tropical Cyclone Prevailing Tracks in the Western North Pacific
Haikun Zhao, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, China; and L. Wu and W. Zhou

Handout (2.4 MB)

P2.62
An intercomparison of WRF-ARW and JMA-NHM performance in prediction of tropical cyclones over the South China Sea in 2008
S.T. Chan, Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, China; and T. F. Chan and W. K. Wong

Handout (722.7 kB)

P2.61
Microphysical structures of stratiform clouds associated with the MJO observed during MISMO project

P2.63
Cloud-top-height variability associated with equatorial Kelvin waves in the tropical tropopause layer
Junko Suzuki, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Kanagawa, Japan; and M. Fujiwara, A. Hamada, K. Yoneyama, and R. Shirooka

P2.64
The large-scale response of tropical atmosphere to latent heating estimated from the TRMM PR
Shoichi Shige, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

P2.65
The orographic effects of Reunion Island on tropical cyclone tracks
David Barbary, Météo-France/LACy, Sainte Clotilde, Reunion; and Y. L. Lin

Handout (734.4 kB)

P2.66
Statistical assessment of tropical cloud-system resolving model simulations using a cell-tracking algorithm
Simon Caine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; and T. P. Lane, P. T. May, J. Pinto, C. Jakob, S. T. Siems, and M. J. Manton

P2.67
Modelling the transient response of the Dines anemometer in tropical cyclone winds
Jeffrey David Kepert, Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, Melbourne, Vic, Australia

Handout (2.6 MB)

P2.68
PBL triggering mechanism of convective rainfall viewed from Helicity during TC landfall
Leiming Ma, Shanghai Typhoon Institute, Shanghai, China

P2.69
Aggregated Convection and the Regulation of Tropical Climate
Marat F. Khairoutdinov, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY; and K. Emanuel

Handout (484.7 kB)

P2.70
Constructing a 13-year (1996-2008) high resolution GPS dropsonde database for hurricane research
Jeffrey Halverson, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD; and J. Wang, K. Young, B. Arensdorf, and M. Black

P2.71
The effect of marine cold-air outbreaks on tropical cyclone potential intensity in the Gulf of Mexico
Rebecca Hunniford, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and C. A. Clayson and A. S. Bogdanoff

P2.72
An Analysis of Recent Dynamical Model Guidance for Eastern North Pacific Basin Tropical Cyclones Near the Coast of Mexico
Todd B. Kimberlain, DOC, Miami, FL, FL; and D. P. Brown

P2.73
A Re-analysis of the 1943 Atlantic Hurricane Season - The First Flight into a Hurricane
Cristina Carrasco, SUNY, Albany, NY; and C. W. Landsea

P2.74
Evaluating boundary-layer based mass flux closure using cloud resolving model simulations of deep convection

P2.75
Tropical cyclone lightning characteristics as revealed by the World Wide Lightning Location Network (WWLLN)
Sergio Abarca, NPS, CA; and K. L. Corbosiero and T. J. Galarneau Jr.

P2.76
Predictable structures in idealized steady state hurricanes
Bonnie R. Brown, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and G. J. Hakim

P2.77
Convective quasi-equilibrium revisited, part I: theory
David Raymond, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM; and Z. Fuchs

P2.78
Investigating the relationship between tropical precipitation and water vapor in a cloud resolving model
Satomi Sugaya, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM; and S. L. Sessions and D. J. Raymond

P2.79
Impact of microphysical assumptions on the intensity and the structure of simulated hurricanes: Can satellite observations help determine the optimal set of microphysical assumptions?
Svetla M. Hristova-Veleva, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and Y. Chao, A. Chau, Z. Haddad, B. Knosp, B. Lambrigtsen, P. P. Li, J. Martin, W. L. Poulsen, E. Rodriguez, B. W. Stiles, S. Tanelli, F. J. Turk, D. G. Vane, and Q. A. Vu

P2.80
Changes in the seasonality of tropical precipitation in response to greenhouse gases

P2.81
The influence of large-scale westerly winds on Madden-Julian Oscillations
Lei Zhou, Columbia University, Palisades, NY; and R. Murtugudde, M. Jochum, and R. Neale

P2.82
The effect of ensemble-transform SST perturbations on tropical-cyclone track forecasts in a medium-range global NWP forecast ensemble
Justin McLay, NRL, Monterey, CA; and C. Reynolds, J. Goerss, and M. Flatau

P2.83
Thermodynamics of Madden Julian Oscillation in a regional model with constrained moistening
Samson M. Hagos, PNNL, Richland, WA; and L. R. Leung and J. Dudhia

P2.84
Limit of Predictability of the Madden-Julian Oscillation as a Stochastically-Driven Chaotic Oscillator
Wen-Wen Tung, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

P2.85
Convective quasi-equilibrium revisited, part II: cloud resolving model simulations
Michael J. Herman, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM; and D. J. Raymond

P2.86
The evolution of tropical storm Gabrielle (2001)
Julie Kelly, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and G. M. Barnes and K. Dolling

P2.87
Idealized Tropical Cyclones in Atmospheric General Circulation Models: The Impact of the Dynamical Core
Christiane Jablonowski, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and K. A. Reed

P2.88
Sensitivity of El Niño – Southern Oscillation to Madden Julian Oscillation
Atul Kapur, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and C. Zhang

P2.89
The impact of trade surges on the Madden–Julian Oscillation under different ENSO conditions
Ayako Seiki, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Kanagawa, Japan; and Y. N. Takayabu, K. Yoneyama, and R. Shirooka

P2.90
Dry air layers observed over the central equatorial Indian Ocean
Kunio Yoneyama, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Japan; and K. Yasunaga and M. Katsumata

P2.91
Statistical comparison of scales and spatial distributions of convection in observational data and simulated hurricanes
Sam Trahan, NOAA/NCEP/EMC (UCAR), Camp Springs, MD; and L. C. Sparling, V. Tallapragada, S. A. Braun, and J. Halverson

P2.92
Changes of tropical rain and associated Precipitation efficiency in tropical oceans in response to climate warming

P2.93
Intense Orographic Precipitation Associated with Typhoon Talim (2005) in China

P2.94
The Global 3-Dimensional Structure of the Atlantic Multi-decadal Oscillation
Scott Stuckman, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and J. L. Lin and M. Davis

P2.95
The Atlantic Multi-decadal Oscillation, Madden-Julian Oscillation and Convectively Coupled Equatorial Waves
Scott Stuckman, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and J. Lin

P2.96
A simple coastline storm surge model based on pre-run SLOSH outputs
Liming Xu, FM Global, Norwood, MA

Handout (180.5 kB)

P2.97
The Global 3-Dimensional Structure of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation
Erik Fraza, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and J. Lin and S. Melaragno

P2.98
Tropical orographic rainfall regimes according to the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission
Kimberly Reed, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and S. W. Nesbitt

P2.99
Convectively coupled gravity waves in the tropics: Why do most waves travel westward?
Stefan N. Tulich, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and G. N. Kiladis

P2.100
Drag and enthalpy coefficients at major hurricane wind speeds
Michael M. Bell, NPS, Monterey, CA; and M. T. Montgomery and K. Emanuel

P2.101
Improved Representations of Ice Cloud Microphysics for Hurricane Models
Greg M. McFarquhar, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and A. Dooley, M. Freer, A. J. Heymsfield, P. Lawson, and A. Bansemer

P2.102
The impact of eastern Pacific tropical cyclones on the climatology of the North American Southwest region
Kimberly M. Wood, Mississippi State Univ., Mississippi State, MS; and E. A. Ritchie

Handout (307.1 kB)

P2.103
A fine-resolution, multiple-nested, WRF simulation of hurricane Gustav (2008)

P2.104
Tropical cyclone flow structure in the presence of elevated terrain
Brian J. Billings, National Research Council, Monterey, CA; and J. D. Doyle

Handout (1.3 MB)

P2.105
Dominant intraseasonal variability modes over the eastern Pacific ITCZ and their representation in climate models
Xianan Jiang, JIFRESSE/UCLA & JPL/Caltech, Pasadena, CA; and D. E. Waliser

P2.106
Impact of organized intraseasonal convective perturbations on the tropical circulation

P2.107
EnKF Data Assimilation of dual-Doppler radar data from hurricane Guillermo
Humberto C. Godinez, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and A. O. Fierro and J. Reisner

P2.108
OSSE experiments testing new data platforms for predicting tropical cyclones with an Ensemble Kalman Filter

P2.109
Diurnal circulations and their multi-scale interactions on rainfall over the South China Sea during monsoon westerly wind bursts
Myung-Sook Park, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and C. H. Ho and J. Kim

P2.110
Retrieval of hurricane turbulence parameters using airborne Doppler radar measurements
Sylvie Lorsolo, University of Miami, Miami, FL; and J. F. Gamache, F. Marks, and P. Dodge

Handout (298.5 kB)

P2.111
The Fidelity of Tropical Cyclone Representation in Atmospheric Reanalysis Datasets
Benjamin Schenkel, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and R. Hart
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P2.112
Moist Static Energy budget for Madden-Julian Oscillation like disturbances in Super-Parameterized CAM on an aquaplanet
Joseph Allan Andersen, Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA; and Z. Kuang

P2.113
Cloud resolving simulations of an idealized intertropical convergence zone

P2.114
Kinematic and microphysical aspects of mesovortices in Hurricane Ike (2008)
Stephanie Mullins, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and K. Knupp

P2.115
A unified GPS dropsonde quality assurance and visualization software system
Michael L. Black, NOAA/AOML/HRD, Miami, FL; and C. Martin

P2.116
Developmental Testbed Center support of the Hurricane WRF for community use

P2.117
South Pacific Convergence Zone: A conduit for energy transport from the tropics to higher latitudes?
Matthew J. Widlansky, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia; and P. J. Webster and C. D. Hoyos

P2.118
A hierarchy of synthetic vortex initialization methods for tropical cyclones
Eric D. Rappin, University of Miami, Miami, FL; and S. J. Majumdar, D. Nolan, and D. P. Stern

P2.119
An Integrated Modeling and Data Analysis Approach to Understanding Louisiana's Wetland Resilience to Hurricane Landfall
Pat Fitzpatrick, Mississippi State University, Stennis Space Center, MS; and Y. Lau, J. Chen, A. Chawla, S. Shean, K. Hu, H. L. Tolman, R. R. Twilley, C. M. Hill, and J. E. Cable

P2.120
Sensitivity of the evolution of an idealized tropical cyclone to small perturbations in initial input fields
R. J. Maliawco, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and G. M. McFarquhar and B. F. Jewett

P2.121
Tropical cyclone energy and power dissipation as a predictor of storm surge using ADCIRC
Angela Fritz, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and J. A. Curry

P2.122
Vortical evolution of deep convection in idealized tropical disturbance environments
Elizabeth M. Minter, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida; and P. D. Reasor

P2.124
Evaluation of the GFDL 25km resolution Global Atmospheric Model for tropical cyclone prediction
Jeffrey S. Gall, NOAA/GFDL, Princeton, NJ; and I. Ginis, S. J. Lin, and T. Marchok

P2.125
Description of HWRF Modeling System graphics and statistics for use as a diagnostic tool
Janna O'Connor, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC -SAIC, Camp Springs, MD; and V. Tallapragada, S. Trahan, H. Y. Chuang, W. M. Lapenta, and S. J. Lord

P2.126
Hurricane Isabel (2003) boundary layer characteristics and patterns using the Richardson number
Aaron Paget, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT; and P. H. Ruscher

P2.127
Evolution of the Tropical Cyclone Integrated Data Exchange and Analysis System (TC-IDEAS)
F. Joseph Turk, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and Y. Chao, Z. Haddad, S. Veleva, B. W. Knosp, B. H. Lambrigtsen, P. P. Li, W. L. Poulsen, S. Tanelli, D. G. Vane, Q. A. Vu, H. M. Goodman, R. J. Blakeslee, H. Conover, J. M. Hall, Y. M. He, and K. Regner

Handout (464.6 kB)

P2.128
Simulation of historical hurricane events using 20th Century Reanalysis
Robert E. Hart, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL

P2.129
Mesoscale gravity wave - convection coupling
Todd P. Lane, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and F. Zhang

P2.130
Characterization of momentum transport associated with organized moist convection and gravity waves
Todd P. Lane, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and M. W. Moncrieff

P2.131
Radar-observed eyewall tilt and three-dimensional winds of Hurricane Isabel (2003)
Qingyun Zhao, NRL, Monterey, CA; and Y. Jin

P2.132
What's New with the Online Textbook for Tropical Meteorology?
Arlene Laing, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and J. L. Evans and M. Pope

Handout (289.6 kB)

P2.133
The 8 May 2009 "super derecho": A land-hurricane?

P2.134
Observed dispersion relation of mixed Rossby gravity waves and 17-day tropical instability waves in the Pacific Ocean
Toshiaki Shinoda, NRL, Stennis Space Center, MS

P2.135
The Generation, Maintenance and Propagation of the Pre-Helene African Easterly Wave and Mesoscale Convective System Over Africa: A Numerical Study and Analysis of the Environment
James Spinks, North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, NC; and Y. L. Lin and G. Tang

P2.136
How well do coupled global climate models simulate convectively coupled equatorial waves?
Katherine H. Straub, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA; and P. T. Haertel and G. N. Kiladis

P2.137
The community Hurricane Weather Research and Forecast (HWRF): System description, forecast skill and Developmental Testbed Center support
Shaowu Bao, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and L. Bernardet, V. Tallapragada, N. Surgi, Y. C. Kwon, Q. Liu, Z. Zhang, C. Harrop, L. Carson, D. Stark, S. Trahan, B. Lapenta, S. Koch, and B. Kuo

Handout (82.2 kB)

P2.138
Ensemble Kalman Filter Assimilation of Coastal WSR-88D Radar Data and Forecasting for Hurricane Ike (2008)
Jili Dong, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. Xue

Handout (1011.5 kB)

P2.139
A statistical method for modeling tropical cyclone activity
Mary M. Louie, AIR Worldwide Corporation, Boston, MA; and G. Ljung

P2.140
Sensitivity of a parametric hurricane model to different wind profiles
Ioana M. Dima, AIR Worldwide, Boston, MA; and T. Doggett and P. Dailey

P2.141
The role of the asymmetric mode in a turbulent regime
Stephen R. Guimond, COAPS/Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and J. M. Reisner

Handout (1.7 MB)

P2.142
Numerical Simulations of the Formation of Hurricane Fred (2009)

P2.143
Multidecadal oscillations in tropical ocean and land temperatures
Carlos D. Hoyos, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia; and P. Webster, H. R. Chang, and J. A. Curry

P2.144
Initialization and Prediction of Hurricane Ike via Assimilation of Airborne Doppler Radar Radial Velocity Observations using the ARPS 3DVAR
Ningzhu Du, Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms, Norman, OK; and M. Xue

P2.145
Tropical thick anvil
Wei Li, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and C. Schumacher

P2.146
A STUDY OF OCEAN-ATMOSPHERIC INTERACTIONS AND HURRICANE PREDICTIVE INDEX (HPI) ASSOCIATED WITH LAND FALLING HURRICANE CHARLEY
R. Suseela Reddy, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and D. Lu

P2.147
NASA Goddard GES DISC Data Services for Supporting Hurricane Research and YOTC
Zhong Liu, George Mason University/CSISS, Fairfax, VA and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and G. Leptoukh, D. Ostrenga, and D. E. Waliser

P2.148
Numerical weather prediction and tropical cyclone track forecasting in the Caribbean using MM5 and ARPS. Case studies of hurricane Dean (2007), Omar (2008) and Paloma (2008)
Daniel Martinez, Cuban Meteorological Service, Cuba; and I. Mitrani, I. Borrajero, E. M. Hicks, and C. A. Pontikis

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P2.149
Observed variability of the East Pacific ITCZ
Caroline L. Bain, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA; and G. Magnusdottir, P. Smyth, and H. Stern

P2.151
Wind data collected by a fixed-wing aircraft in the vicinity of a typhoon over the south China coastal waters

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P2.152
Neap-spring tidal patterns in Atlantic tropical cyclones
Peter H. Yaukey, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

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P2.153
An observatinal and numerical study of the boundary layer processes during the intensification of Hurricane Bill (2009)
Jun Zhang, NOAA/AOML/HRD, Miami, FL; and A. Aksoy, S. Lorsolo, R. Rogers, E. Uhlhorn, J. J. Cione, J. Dunion, J. Kaplan, K. Yeh, X. Zhang, S. Gopalakrishnan, T. Quirino, J. Cangialosi, and F. Marks

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P2.151
Predictability and dynamics of a vertically-sheared tropical storm
Thomas S. Hinson, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and F. Zhang, Y. Weng, J. Wei, and R. F. Rogers
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P2.150
Short-term quantitative precipitation forecasting in tropical watersheds

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