Session 12B NEXRAD—Scientific & Technical Evolution (Parallel with Session 12A)

Tuesday, 24 July 2001: 9:00 AM-1:00 PM
Host: 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology
Organizers:
Dusan S. Zrnic, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK and Cathy Kessinger, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Papers:
9:00 AM
12B.1
NEXRAD Open Systems—Progress and Plans
Robert E. Saffle, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. J. Istok and L. D. Johnson

9:15 AM
12B.2
Weather Surveillance Radar-1988 Doppler (WSR-88D) Open Radar Data Acquisition (ORDA) Enhancements
Robert C. Elvander, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and S. M. Holt, B. Bumgarner, and R. Ice

9:30 AM
12B.3
Characteristics and Potential Benefits of an Open-system Implementation of the Radar Data Acquisition Component of the WSR-88D (NEXRAD) Radar
Allen Zahrai, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and S. Torres, V. Melnikov, I. Ivic, and C. Curtis

12B.4
Why Did You Do It That Way: WSR-88D Design Choices

10:00 AM
12B.5
Range ambiguity mitigation for NEXRAD using SZ phase coding
Charles L. Frush, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. J. Doviak

Presentation PDF (2.2 MB)

10:15 AM
12B.6
Environmental and signal processing conditions that negatively impact the performance of the WSR-88D Tornado Detection Algorithm
W. David Zittel, NOAA/NWS/OSF, Norman, OK; and R. R. Lee, E. D. Mitchell, and D. Sirmans

Presentation PDF (1.0 MB)

10:30 AM
12B.7
Radar echo classifier algorithm development using Python
Joseph VanAndel, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Presentation PDF (114.0 kB)

10:45 AM
12B.8
NEXRAD Data Quality: The AP Clutter Mitigation Scheme
Cathy Kessinger, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Ellis and J. VanAndel

11:00 AM
12B.9
Enhanced Detection of Low-Altitude Features Using Negative Elevation Angles From Prototype Mountaintop WSR-88Ds
Vincent T. Wood, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and R. A. Brown

11:15 AM
12B.10
Improved Detection Using Negative Elevation Angles for Mountaintop Radar KMSX Near Missoula, Montana
Rodger A. Brown, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and V. T. Wood and T. W. Barker

11:30 AM
12B.11
Improvements to the WSR-88D Snow Accumulation Algorithm
Steven M. Hunter, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO; and E. W. Holroyd III and C. L. Hartzell

Presentation PDF (68.9 kB)

11:45 AM
12B.12
Three-dimensional Gridding and Mosaic of Reflectivities from Multiple WSR-88D Radars
Jian Zhang, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. J. Gourley, K. Howard, and B. Maddox

Presentation PDF (470.5 kB)

12:00 PM
12B.13
The Joint Polarization Experiment—An Operational Test of Weather Radar Polarimetry
Terry J. Schuur, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. S. Zrnic and R. E. Saffle

12:15 PM
12B.14
The National Weather Radar Testbed (Phased-Array)
Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. F. Kimpel, D. S. Zrnic, S. Sandgathe, F. Pfeil, J. F. Heimmer, T. McNellis, J. E. Crain, A. M. Shapiro, J. D. Belville, and W. Benner

Presentation PDF (20.7 kB)

12:30 PM
12B.6a
Coffee Break

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