Session 7C Tropical Cyclone Remote Sensing II

Tuesday, 17 April 2012: 1:30 PM-3:30 PM
Champions AB (Sawgrass Marriott)
Sponsor: 30th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology

**Indicates paper is being considered for the Max Eaton Student Prize**

Chair:
Christopher S. Velden, CIMSS/Unviersity of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Papers:
  1:30 PM
The current status of the UW-CIMSS Advanced Dvorak Technique (ADT)
Timothy L. Olander, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and C. S. Velden

  2:00 PM
Advances in objective TC center fixing using multispectral satellite imagery
Anthony Wimmers, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and C. S. Velden

  2:30 PM
Improving SFMR Surface Wind Measurements in Heavy Rain Conditions
Bradley W. Klotz, NOAA/AOML - Univ. of Miami/CIMAS, Miami, FL; and E. W. Uhlhorn

  2:45 PM
Comparison of a 2-D Velocity Dealiasing Algorithm to the Legacy WSR-88D Velocity Dealiasing Algorithm during Hurricane Irene
W. David Zittel, NOAA, National Weather Service, Radar Operations Center, Norman, OK; and Z. Jing

  3:00 PM
"The Use of the RGB Airmass Product at the HPC, OPC, NHC, and SAB GOES-R Proving Grounds during the 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season"
Michael J. Folmer, CICS, College Park, MD; and A. L. Molthan, K. K. Fuell, J. A. Knaff, J. M. Sienkiewicz, E. Danaher, J. Kibler, D. R. Novak, B. Reed, J. L. Beven II, and M. DeMaria

  3:15 PM
**Global distribution of Hot Towers in Tropical Cyclones Based on 11-year TRMM Data**
Cheng Tao, Florida International University, Miami, FL; and H. Jiang