Session 2C Tropical Cyclone Genesis II

Monday, 16 April 2012: 10:30 AM-12:30 PM
Champions FG (Sawgrass Marriott)
Sponsor: 30th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology

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

Chair:
Robert F. Rogers, NOAA/AOML/HRD, Miami, FL
Papers:
  10:30 AM
Tropical Cycle Genesis Prediction Index
Melinda S. Peng, NRL, Monterey, CA; and B. Fu, T. Li, M. E. Kucas, and J. Darlow

  10:45 AM
Tropical Cyclogenesis Hypothesis Testing Using Ensemble Sensitivity Analysis
Rahul B. Mahajan, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and G. J. Hakim

  11:00 AM
Determining Tropical Cyclogenesis in the eastern North Pacific Using Remotely Sensed Data
Lesley A. L. Mazzarella, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and E. A. Ritchie

  11:15 AM
Global and Basin Tropical Cyclone Frequency Indices
Cindy Bruyere, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. Holland

  11:30 AM
Numerical Study on the Formation of Typhoon Ketsana (2003) in the Western North Pacific
Guoping Zhang, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; and K. K. W. Cheung and X. Lu

  11:45 AM
Genesis of Hurricane Julia (2010) from an African Easterly Wave: Wave Structure and Possible Triggers
Stefan Cecelski, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and D. L. Zhang

  12:00 PM
Genesis of Tropical Storm Debby (2006) from an African Easterly Wave
Lin Zhu, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and D. L. Zhang