30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

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Conference Registration

Session

Opening

Host: 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

9:00 AM

Welcoming Remarks

Session 1

Assimilation of Radar Data in Hydrologic Models—COST 717 & Others

Host: 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Organizers: Michael Bruen, University College Dublin; Susanne Mecklenburg, ETH

9:30 AM

1.1

Assessment of the usefullness of radar inputs to the type of distributed numerical models planned for catchment management in Ireland

M. P. Bruen, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; and G. Ahmed and K. Commins

10:00 AM

1.2

Towards an organisational and technical concept for the routine use of radar measurements in a hydrological service

Thomas Einfalt, einfalt&hydrotec GbR, Luebeck, Germany; and B. Maul-Koetter

Presentation PDF (69.2 kB)

10:15 AM

1.3

A distributed rainfall runoff model to use in Mediterranean basins with radar rainfall estimates

Carles Corral, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain; and D. Sempere-Torres and M. Berenguer

Presentation PDF (995.5 kB)

10:30 AM

1.4

Grid-based rainfall-runoff model with radar data as an input (using satellite data and genetic algorithm)

Jan Szturc, Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, Katowice, Poland; and A. Jurczyk and K. Osródka

10:45 AM

1.5

Assessment of radar in flood forecasting using hydrologic models

Jayson Innes, Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada; and N. Kouwen

11:00 AM

1.6

Predictive uncertainty of watershed rainfall-runoff models using weather radar

Lynn E. Johnson, Univ. of Colorado, Denver, CO; and W. F. Roberts, B. E. Skahill, and S. O'Donnell

Presentation PDF (28.6 kB)

11:15 AM

1.7

Applying COTREC-derived rainfall forecasts to the rainfall-runoff model PDM—estimating error sources

Susanne Mecklenburg, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland; and V. A. Bell, D. S. Carrington, A. M. Cooper, R. J. Moore, and C. E. Pierce

Presentation PDF (180.1 kB)

11:30 AM

1.8

QIWI - a web-based flash flood monitoring tool

Jonathan J. Gourley, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. T. Arthur, J. Zhang, R. A. Maddox, K. W. Howard, and T. Vasquez

Presentation PDF (117.3 kB)

1.9

Improvements in the São Paulo Flood Warning System (SAISP)

12:00 PM

1.3a

Coffee Break

Poster Session Overview

Lunch Break

Poster Session 1

Radar Systems—Calibration & Basic Data Quality

Host: 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Organizer: John C. Hubbert, Colorado State University

P1.1

Comparison of Different Methods of End to End Calibration of the UK Weather Radar Network

A. Manz, Gematronik GmbH, Neuss, Germany; and A. H. Smith and P. J. Hardaker

Handout (24.0 kB)

P1.2

Boresight pointing calibration for the Chilbolton radar using galactic radio sources and satellite targets

Jon D. Eastment, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom; and J. W. F. Goddard, G. J. Davies, D. N. Ladd, and K. J. Twort

P1.3

Improvement of polarimetric radar calibration for atmospheric radars

D. N. Moisseev, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands; and C. M. H. Unal, H. W. J. Russchenberg, and L. P. Ligthart

Handout (102.6 kB)

P1.4

A method for monitoring the calibration and pointing accuracy of a radar network

Asko J. Huuskonen, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland

Handout (56.1 kB)

P1.5

Near-field Correction for Meteorlogical Radars

Stephen M. Sekelsky, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Handout (114.7 kB)

P1.6

How well can a Profiler be Calibrated using a Disdrometer?

Kenneth S. Gage, NOAA/AL, Boulder, CO; and D. A. Carter, W. L. Clark, W. L. Ecklund, C. R. Williams, P. E. Johnston, and A. Tokay

P1.7

Noise Correction of Polarimetric Radar Measurements

M. Seminario, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO; and K. Gojara and V. Chandrasekar

Handout (1000.0 kB)

P1.8

Measured variances of Zdr, phidp, and rhohv from simultaneous H and V transmissions

Paul Krehbiel, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM; and R. Scott and D. Shown

Handout (156.6 kB)

P1.9

Estimation of Polarization Errors from Covariance Matrices of CSU-CHILL Radar Data

J. C. Hubbert, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and V. N. Bringi

Handout (178.3 kB)

P1.10

Comparison and Analysis of CSU-CHILL and S-POL Radar Data during STEPS

V. N. Bringi, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and J. C. Hubbert

Poster Session 2

Radar Systems -- Data Management

Host: 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Organizer: Theodor C. Mammen, DWD

P2.1

Lossless Coding and Compression of Radar Reflectivity Data

V. Lakshmanan, NOAA/NSSL and Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Handout (65.1 kB)

P2.2

Segmenting Radar Reflectivity Data using Texture

V. Lakshmanan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. Rabin and V. DeBrunner

Handout (79.0 kB)

P2.3

A Real Time Visualization, Analysis And Management Toolkit For Multi-Parameter, Multi-Static Weather Radar Data

Matthias Toussaint, GAMIC mbH, Aachen, Germany; and M. Malkomes, M. Hagen, H. Höller, and P. Meischner

Handout (230.4 kB)

P2.4

CSU-CHILL operation over the internet: Virtual CSU-CHILL

V. Chandrasekar, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and D. Brunkow and A. P. Jayasumana

Handout (30.6 kB)

P2.5

Management of data for the NCAR S-band polarimetric radar

Robert A. Rilling, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Hurst, R. A. Oye, and S. Ellis

Handout (60.7 kB)

P2.6

Design of an S-Pol spectral processing data system

Eric Loew, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Randall, R. J. Keeler, and J. H. VanAndal

P2.7

A revised signal processing scheme for Met Office incoherent weather radar

Jacqueline Sugier, UK Met Office, Wokingham, United Kingdom; and E. J. Archibald

P2.8

A Review of Operational Weather Radar Networking in Germany—Products and Applications

Klaus-Jürgen Schreiber, Deutscher Wetterdienst, Offenbach/Main, Germany

Handout (622.1 kB)

P2.9

Quality Management for Radar Products On-Site in the DWD-Radar Network

Theodor C. Mammen, Deutscher Wetterdienst, Hamburg, Germany

Handout (85.3 kB)

P2.10

Status and Future Direction of Operational Radar Application at KNMI

Iwan Holleman, KNMI, De Bilt, Netherlands; and H. Wessels, R. van Westrhenen, and H. Beekhuis

Handout (129.1 kB)

P2.11

VIPOS (Vaal Dam Integrated Precipitation Observing System)—Using radar and gauges for rainfall estimation over an important catchment in South Africa

Deon E. Terblanche, METSYS, Weather Bureau, Bethlehem, South Africa; and M. P. Mittermaier and P. J. M. Visser

Handout (90.3 kB)

P2.12

Radar data collection considerations for the Cuban Weather Radar Network

Orlando L. Rodríguez, Meteorological Center of Camaguey, Camaguey, Cuba; and M. A. Pérez, R. A. Naranjo, L. L. Fernández, A. A. Pena, and A. Barreiras

P2.13

Designing a Network of Weather Radars for the Central American Region

Edwin F. Campos, Instituto Meteorologico Nacional, San Jose, Costa Rica; and A. Brenes

Handout (291.3 kB)

P2.14

CASTOR2 : a new radar computer for the French Radar Network

Handout (20.3 kB)

P2.15

The Distributed Radar Data Acquisition and Control System (DIRAC)—A new Generation of Multi-Controller Networks Running an Open Radar Control Software

Lothar Wörhoff, GEMATRONIK GmbH, Neuss, Germany; and S. Beyer and K. Mähner

Handout (19.8 kB)

P2.16

Multi-Sensor Intranet Solutions at Sofia and Kuweit International Airports

André Weipert, Gematronik GmbH, Neuss, Germany; and D. Ivanov

Handout (45.5 kB)

Poster Session 3

Radar Systems—Recent Developments

Host: 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Organizer: Sergey Y. Matrosov, NOAA/ETL

P3.1

High-sensitivity, low-power meteorological radar achieved through coherent signal processing

G. J. Davies, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom; and J. D. Eastment, J. W. F. Goddard, D. N. Ladd, and I. N. Moore

P3.2

General Purpose Weather Surveillance with the Airport Surveillance Radar 11 (ASR-11)

Paul E. Bieringer, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and J. I. Ferris and M. E. Weber

Handout (415.2 kB)

P3.3

The DOW Mobile Multiple-Doppler Network

Joshua Wurman, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Handout (3.5 MB)

P3.4

An Inexpensive, Mobile, Rapid-Scan Radar

Joshua Wurman, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. Randall

Handout (683.6 kB)

P3.5

NOAA/ETL's Polarization-Upgraded X-band "Hydro" Radar

Brooks E. Martner, NOAA/ETL, Boulder, CO; and K. A. Clark, S. Y. Matrosov, W. C. Campbell, and J. S. Gibson

Handout (278.7 kB)

P3.6

Development of a multiparameter radar system on mobile platform

Koyuru Iwanami, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and R. Misumi, M. Maki, T. Wakayama, K. Hata, and S. Watanabe

Handout (437.3 kB)

P3.7

Estimation of Liquid Water Contents by the Dual-frequency Cloud Radar

Toshio Wakayama, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan; and T. Fujisaka, K. Hata, S. Watanabe, K. Iwanami, R. Misumi, and M. Maki

Handout (51.9 kB)

Poster Session 4

Radar Systems—Profilers & Bistatic Networks

Host: 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Organizer: Silvester Heijnen, Delft University of Technology

P4.1

The SOUSY Svalbard Radar and its Contributins to Study Polar Meteorology

J. Roettger, Max-Planck-Institute for Aeronomy, Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany; and G. Schmidt, R. Rüster, P. Czechowsky, J. Klostermeyer, J. Trautner, I. Pardowitz, K. D. Preschel, M. Bruns, and G. Monecke

P4.2

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology 1280 MHz wind profiler

P. T. May, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and F. Cummings, J. Koutsovasilis, R. Jones, and D. Shaw

Handout (154.1 kB)

P4.3

A COTS Radar Profiler for Cruise Ships

K. R. Peterman, URS Radian Corporation, Austin, TX; and J. Neuschaefer and B. Albrecht

P4.4

RHI observation of precipitation with boundary layer wind profiler

Ahoro Adachi, MRI, Tsukuba, Japan; and T. Kobayashi

Handout (71.6 kB)

P4.5

3-D Wind measurements with the S-band atmospheric profiler TARA

S. H. Heijnen, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands; and H. Klein Baltink, W. F. van der Zwan, and H. W. J. Russchenberg

Handout (361.0 kB)

P4.6

Millimeter wavelength radars in Meteorology

Roger Lhermitte, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and P. Kollias and B. Albrecht

P4.7

First Results from a Semiconductor Based 94-GHz FM-CW Doppler Radar Cloud Profiler

Dirk Klugmann, Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany

Handout (154.4 kB)

P4.8

Monte Carlo simulations of randomly distributed falling raindrops: Properties of drop size spectra as measured by a vertically pointing FM-CW Doppler Radar

Ulrich Blahak, Universitaet Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany; and K. D. Beheng

Handout (497.4 kB)

P4.9

Bistatic Radar Networks

Joshua Wurman, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. Randall and C. Burghart

Handout (1.9 MB)

P4.10

Wind vector field determination with bistatic multiple-Doppler radar network

Katja Friedrich, DLR, Oberpfaffenhofen, Wessling, Germany; and M. Hagen

Handout (826.7 kB)

P4.11

The Influence of finite resolution of an azimuth angle and range on synthesized 2-dimensional horizontal velocity in a bistatic doppler radar system

Yoshimasa Takaya, MRI, Tsukuba, Japan; and N. Masahisa

Handout (790.6 kB)

P4.12

Accuracy of Wind Fields in Convective and Stratiform Echoes Observed by a Bistatic Doppler Radar Network

Shinsuke Satoh, Communications Research Laboratory, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan; and J. Wurman

Handout (110.0 kB)

Coffee Break

Session 2A

Tropical Cyclones (Parallel with Session 2B)

Host: 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Organizers: Ben Jong-Dao Jou, National Taiwan University; Brian E. Mapes, NOAA/CDC

4:00 PM

2A.1

Studies of Tropical Cyclone Vorticity Dynamics using airborne Doppler-derived wind fields

Paul D. Reasor, NOAA/AOML/HRD, Miami, FL; and M. T. Montgomery, F. D. Marks Jr., and J. F. Gamache

2A.2

High-resolution dual-doppler analyses of the eyewall in an intense hurricane

2A.3

The wind structure associated with convective features along the inner edge of the hurricane eyewall

4:17 PM

2A.4

Estimating vertical velocity in a hurricane with single-dopplar radar data

Jin-Luen Lee, NOAA/FSL, Boulder, CO; and W. C. Lee and A. E. MacDonald

4:30 PM

2A.5

Using a single-Doppler radar wind retrieval technique to examine structural changes in Hurricane Danny (1997)

Shirley T. Murillo, NOAA/AOML/HRD, Miami, FL; and W. C. Lee, F. D. Marks Jr., and P. Dodge

4:45 PM

2A.6

Observation of Hurricane Georges with a VHF wind profiler and The San Juan NexRad radar over Puerto Rico

Edwin F. Campos, Instituto Meteorologico Nacional, San Jose, Costa Rica; and M. Petitdidier and C. Ulbrich

Presentation PDF (59.4 kB)

5:00 PM

2A.7

Typhoons observed by the radar network of Taiwan in 1996-2000

Ben Jong-Dao Jou, National Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan

5:15 PM

2A.8

Orographic effects on typhoon Herb (1996)

Tai-Chi Chen Wang, National Central Univ., Chung-Li, Taiwan; and J. H. Teng and Y. F. Sun

Presentation PDF (100.0 kB)

Session 2B

Algorithms—Microphysical Retrieval & Particle Typing I (Parallel with Session 2A)

Host: 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Organizers: Jothiram Vivekanandan, NCAR; Frédéric Fabry, McGill University

4:00 PM

2B.1

Multi-frequency radar estimation of cloud and precipitation properties using an artificial neural network

Andrew L. Pazmany, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; and J. B. Mead, S. M. Sekelsky, D. J. McLaughlin, and H. B. Bluestein

Presentation PDF (184.7 kB)

4:15 PM

2B.2

Analysis of a Dual-Wavelength Radar Technique for Estimating Liquid Water Content and Droplet Size

J. Vivekanandan, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. Zhang and M. K. Politovich

Presentation PDF (61.1 kB)

4:30 PM

2B.3

Doppler radar signatures of in-flight icing conditions

Frédéric Fabry, McGill University, Montreal, PQ, Canada; and I. Zawadzki, C. Bell, and C. Coté

Presentation PDF (126.2 kB)

4:45 PM

2B.4

Microphysical characteristics of winter storms using ground-based polarimetric radars and aircraft observations

David Hudak, MSC, King City, ON, Canada; and I. Zawadzki, B. Currie, G. A. Isaac, and S. G. Cober

Presentation PDF (113.7 kB)

5:00 PM

2B.5

Target identification by dual-polarization radar in an operational environment

Isztar Zawadzki, McGill University, Montreal, PQ, Canada; and A. Bellon, C. Coté, and F. Fabry

Presentation PDF (656.8 kB)

5:15 PM

2B.6

In-Situ Verification of Remote Aircraft Icing Detection Using S-Band Polarization Radar Measurements

Scott Ellis, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Vivekanandan, S. Goeke, E. A. Brandes, J. Stith, and R. J. Keeler

Presentation PDF (125.8 kB)

5:30 PM

2B.7

In Situ Verfication of Polarimetric Radar-Based Hydrometeor Types

Sabine Goeke, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Ellis and J. Vivekanandan

5:45 PM

2B.8

Comparison of aircraft cloud microphysics observations with particle classifications from polarimetric radar

Paul L. Smith, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD; and D. S. Gonguez and D. V. Kliche

Sessions end for the day

Formal Opening of Exhibits with Reception (Cash Bar)

Exhibit Hours

Session 3

Invited Presentation I

Host: 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Organizer: Peter Meischner, DLR

8:30 AM

3.1

Summary of the Radar Calibration Workshop

Paul I. Joe, MSC, Toronto, ON, Canada; and P. L. Smith Jr.

Presentation PDF (38.1 kB)

Session 4

Assimilation of Radar Data in Atmospheric Models—COST 717 & Others

Host: 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Organizers: Andrea Rossa, MeteoSwiss; Alan Shapiro, University of Oklahoma

9:00 AM

4.1

Use of Radar Information for Assimilation into Atmospheric Models: a Review, part I: pre-processing of Radar Data

Iwan Holleman, KNMI, De Bilt, Netherlands; and P. P. Alberoni

9:15 AM

4.2

Use of radar information for assimilation into atmospheric models: a review—part II: assimilation of radar data

Andrea M. Rossa, MeteoSwiss, Zurich, Switzerland; and V. Ducrocq, G. Gregoric, G. Haase, M. Lindskog, B. Macpherson, and M. Nuret

9:30 AM

4.3

Simulation of Weather Radar Products for Verification of Model Precipitation

Dirk Meetschen, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; and G. Haase, S. Crewell, A. van Lammeren, and C. Simmer

9:45 AM

4.4

Initialization of mesoscale models using radar data

Günther Haase, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; and C. Simmer

10:00 AM

4.5

Diagnostics of deep convection using radar data and mesoscale numerical model

Gregor Gregoric, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Presentation PDF (157.7 kB)

10:15 AM

4.6

Diagnosing Z-R relations using NWP

Daniel B. Michelson, SMHI, Norrköping, Sweden

Presentation PDF (44.2 kB)

10:30 AM

4.7

Data Assimilation and Problems in the Quality Control of Doppler Winds

Juhani Rinne, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland; and C. Fortelius

Presentation PDF (942.2 kB)

10:45 AM

4.8

Assimilation of radar wind data in the HIRLAM 3D-Var

Magnus Lindskog, SMHI, Norrköping, Sweden; and D. Michelson and H. Järvinen

11:00 AM

4.9

Short Term Forecasting of Snowbands Using Radar Data and 4DVAR Assimilation

Mei Xu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and N. A. Crook, J. Sun, and R. Rasmussen

11:15 AM

4.10

Assimilation and Forecasting of a Supercell Storm: Simulated and Observed Data Experiments

Juanzhen Sun, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and N. A. Crook and J. Miller

11:30 AM

4.11

Thermodynamic Retrieval experiments with a 2-D model

David C. Dowell, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and L. J. Wicker and A. Shapiro

Presentation PDF (1.6 MB)

11:45 AM

4.12

Single-Doppler velocity retrievals with rapid-scan radar data

Alan Shapiro, CAPS/University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. Robinson and J. Wurman

12:00 PM

4.6a

Coffee Break

12:01 PM

4.6b

Exhibit Hours 10:30–11:30 A.M.

Poster Session Overview

Lunch Break

Poster Session 5

New or Alternative Concepts & Methods

Host: 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Organizer: Alexander Praskovsky, NCAR

P5.1

Using radars as radiometers: promises and pitfalls

Frédéric Fabry, McGill University, Montreal, PQ, Canada

Handout (1.6 MB)

P5.2

Concept and Design for a Pilot Demonstration Ground-based Remote Icing Detection System

Roger F. Reinking, NOAA/OAR/ETL, Boulder, CO; and R. A. Kropfli, S. Y. Matrosov, W. C. Campbell, M. J. Post, D. A. Hazen, J. S. Gibson, K. P. Moran, and B. E. Martner

Handout (1.1 MB)

P5.3

Phased array weather radar—benefits and challenges

Richard J. Doviak, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. S. Zrnic and A. Shapiro

P5.4

Linearity and Dynamic Range of a Digital Receiver

Frank Gekat, Gematronik GmbH, Neuss, Germany; and S. Beyer, D. Rühl, and A. Manz

Handout (94.3 kB)

P5.5

Digital Waveform Generator for Weather Radars

Robert Lee, Lassen Research, Manton, CA; and A. Volpi, J. Borgmann, and F. Gekat

Handout (15.0 kB)

P5.6

Pulse-pair Doppler operation on a spaceborne cloud-profiling radar

Satoru Kobayashi, Communications Research Laboratories, Kashima, Japan; and H. Kumagai and H. Kuroiwa

P5.7

Feasibility of High Altitude Platforms for weather radar

Robert J. Watson, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom

Handout (294.4 kB)

P5.8

A "venitian blind" polarization grid reflector lens for dual-beam 95-GHz airborne radar measurements

Andrew L. Pazmany, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; and S. Haimov, D. Leon, R. D. Kelly, and G. Vali

Handout (296.7 kB)

P5.9

A new radar method for detection of parameters of clouds and precipitation

Iouri F. Kouznetsov, High-Mountain Geophysical Institute, Nalchik, Russia

Handout (37.1 kB)

P5.10

Theory of the local structure of a field of received signals

Alexander A. Praskovsky, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and E. A. Praskovskaya

P5.11

UCAR-STARS: an altenative method for measuring characteristics of scatterers by spaced receiver remote sensors

Eleanor A. Praskovskaya, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and A. A. Praskovsky

P5.12

Doppler radar signatures of migrating birds

Roberto Nebuloni, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy; and C. Capsoni

Handout (368.1 kB)

P5.13

Observations of Volcanic Ashes with a 3-cm Polarimetric Radar

Masayuki Maki, NIED, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and K. Iwanami, R. Misumi, R. J. Doviak, T. Wakayama, K. Hata, and S. Watanabe

Poster Session 6

Nowcasting

Host: 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Organizer: Christopher W. Porter, NOAA/NSSL

P6.1

The Doppler Weather Radar Nowcasting Tool GSF, Application at the European Spaceport for the Support of ARIANE 4 / 5 Rocket Launches

Matthias Toussaint, GAMIC mbH, Aachen, NRW, Germany; and M. Malkomes, I. Donet, and A. Carlier

Handout (233.7 kB)

P6.2

Short-term (0-2hr) Automated Growth Forecast of Multi-Cellular Convective Systems associated with Large-scale, Daytime Forcing

Cynthia K. Mueller, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Meganhardt

P6.3

Next steps in automated thunderstorm nowcasting: improving performance and forecasting storm severity

Rita D. Roberts, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Burgess and M. Meister

P6.4

A short-term lightning potential forecasting method

Thomas R. Saxen, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. K. Mueller

P6.5

Benefits and problems of integrated operational use of radar and other observational data in thunderstorm situations

Matthias Jaeneke, Deutscher Wetterdienst, Langen, Germany

Handout (226.6 kB)

P6.6

Evaluation of ARPS and GDST 1-6 Hour Forecasts

Christopher W. Porter, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and E. M. Kemp, J. M. Janish, and D. E. Jahn

Handout (36.6 kB)

P6.7

Cell Tracking and Warning Indicators derived from Operational Radar Products

P. Lang, German Meteorological Service, DWD, Hohenpeissenberg, Germany

Handout (100.3 kB)

P6.8

Using of neural network to precipitation nowcasting based on weather radar data

Katarzyna Oœródka, Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, Katowice, Poland; and A. Jurczyk and J. Szturc

P6.9

Severe Storm Signatures Observed by Doppler Radar in the State of São Paulo, Brazil: From Synoptic Scale to Microburst

Gerhard Held, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil; and A. M. Gomes and L. F. Nachtigall

Handout (136.9 kB)

P6.10

A radar comparison between severe and efficient thunderstorms in north-east of iberian peninsula

Ramon Pascual Berghaenel, Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia, Barcelona, Spain

P6.11

Tropical-like heavy convective rains over the Spanish Mediterranean regions: a radar-based perspective

Francisco Martin Leon, Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia, Madrid, Spain; and O. Carretero Porris

Handout (19.0 kB)

P6.12

Nowcasting hurricane properties by Principal Component Analysis (PCA) of Doppler velocity data

Paul R. Harasti, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. List

Handout (131.9 kB)

P6.13

Thunderstorm Nowcasting in an Oceanic Environment: A Feasibility Study

Cathy Kessinger, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Roberts, M. Chapman, M. Meister, and T. Tsui

Poster Session 7

Algorithms—Data Quality

Host: 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Organizer: David B. Wolff, Science Systems and Applications, Inc.

P7.1

Combining C-band radars in Canada's upgraded weather radar network

Norman Donaldson, MSC, King City, ON, Canada

Handout (114.1 kB)

P7.2

An operational methodology to control radar measurements stability from mountain returns

Daniel Sempere-Torres, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain; and R. Sánchez-Diezma, M. A. Córdoba, R. Pascual, and I. Zawadzki

Handout (396.7 kB)

P7.3

Anomalous propagation effects on weather radar beam blockage corrections

Joan Bech, Catalan Meteorological Service, Barcelona, Spain; and B. Codina, J. Lorente, and D. Bebbington

Handout (496.6 kB)

P7.4

Weather radar anomalous propagation conditions at central region of Cuba. A descriptive study and possible ways to mitigate its undesirable effects

Albio Barreiras, Meteorological Center of Camaguey, Camaguey, Cuba; and A. A. Peña, O. L. Rodríguez, R. A. Naranjo, M. A. Pérez, and L. L. Fernández

P7.5

An Improved Methodology for Ground Clutter Substitution Based on a Pre-Classification of Precipitation Types

Rafael Sánchez-Diezma, Univ. Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain; and D. Sempere-Torres, G. Delrieu, and I. Zawadzki

Handout (1.4 MB)

P7.6

Radar data quality control: Evaluation of several algorithms based on accumulated rainfall statistics

Michael Robinson, NASA/GSFC and George Mason University, Greenbelt, MD; and M. Steiner, D. B. Wolff, C. Kessinger, and R. A. Fulton

Handout (155.9 kB)

P7.7

Estimation of radio refractivity structure using radar clutter

L. Ted Rogers, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego, CA; and P. Gerstoft and J. L. Krolik

P7.8

Correlation Technique for Navigation of Mobile Dual-Doppler Network Data

Pengfei Zhang, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. Wurman, Y. Richardson, and M. Bryant

Handout (115.8 kB)

P7.9

Improved Procedure to Correct Airborne Doppler Radar Data

Brian Bosart, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA; and W. C. Lee and R. Wakimoto

Handout (104.5 kB)

P7.10

The production of high quality Doppler velocity fields for dual PRT weather

Peter T. May, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and P. I. Joe

Handout (127.1 kB)

Exhibit Hours

Coffee Break

Session 5A

Severe Weather—Supercells & Tornadoes (Parallel with Session 5B)

Host: 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Organizers: James W. Wilson, NCAR; Joshua M. Wurman, University of Oklahoma

4:00 PM

5A.1

Dual-wavelength radar observation of a supercell hailstorm

L. Feral, ONERA/CERT, Toulouse, France; and H. Sauvageot and S. Soula

Presentation PDF (57.1 kB)

4:15 PM

5A.2

Observations in supercells with a mobile, 3-mm-wavelength Doppler radar

Howard B. Bluestein, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and C. C. Weiss and A. L. Pazmany

5A.3

Yes, We do Have Tornadoes in Brazil—The December 10th Tornado in São Paulo, Brazil

4:45 PM

5A.4

Preliminary High-Resolution Dual-Doppler Analyses of Two Tornadic Thunderstorms

Yvette P. Richardson, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. C. Dowell, J. M. Wurman, P. Zhang, and S. S. Weygandt

Presentation PDF (731.0 kB)

5:00 PM

5A.5

The Multiple Vortex Structure of a Tornado

Joshua M. Wurman, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Presentation PDF (1.9 MB)

5:15 PM

5A.6

A Comparison of WSR-88D and DOW radar Observation of the 3 May 1999 Oklahoma City Tornado

Donald Burgess, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and M. Magsig, J. Wurman, D. Dowell, and Y. Richardson

5:30 PM

5A.7

Diagnosis of 3D Wind Structure of a Tornado Using VTD Analysis

Wen-Chau Lee, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Wurman

Presentation PDF (274.8 kB)

5:45 PM

5A.8

Centrifuging of scatterers in tornadoes

David C. Dowell, NOAA/NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Wurman and L. J. Wicker

Presentation PDF (5.0 MB)

Session 5B

Signal Processing—Polarization & Doppler Techniques (Parallel with Session 5A)

Host: 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Organizers: Peter S. Ray, Florida State University; Alexander V. Ryzhkov, University of Oklahoma

4:00 PM

5B.1

A geometric approach to characterizing and interpreting dual-polarization radar meteorological observations

Richard Scott, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM; and P. Krehbiel

Presentation PDF (113.2 kB)

4:15 PM

5B.2

The use of simultaneous horizontal and vertical transmissions for dual-polarization radar meteorological observations

Richard Scott, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM; and P. Krehbiel and W. Rison

Presentation PDF (93.7 kB)

4:30 PM

5B.3

Radar Doppler polarimetry applied to precipitation measurements: introduction of the spectral differential reflectivity

C. M. H. Unal, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands; and D. N. Moisseev, F. J. Yanovsky, and H. W. J. Russchenberg

Presentation PDF (75.1 kB)

4:45 PM

5B.4

Doppler and reflectivity measurements at two closely-spaced frequencies

Robert Meneghini, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and S. Bidwell, L. Liao, G. Heymsfield, R. Rincon, and A. Tokay

5:00 PM

5B.5

Solving the Range-Doppler Dilemma with the SMPRF Pulse Code, practical Results from a real Radar

Juha Pirttilä, Invers Ltd, Sodankylä, Finland; and M. Lehtinen

Presentation PDF (889.7 kB)

5:15 PM

5B.6

Optimum processing in range to improve estimates of Doppler and polarimetric variables on weather radars

Sebastian M. Torres, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. S. Zrnic

Presentation PDF (159.4 kB)

5:30 PM

5B.7

Quantitative Effects of Clutter Highpass Filtering as Used by DWD

Jörg E. E. Seltmann, German Meteorological Service, Hohenpeissenberg, Germany

Presentation PDF (99.9 kB)

5:45 PM

5B.8

Clutter Suppression Measurements that Accurately Evaluate A radar System's End-To-End Capability

James Larry Alford, Enterprise Electronics Corp., Enterprise, AL

Presentation PDF (88.4 kB)

Sessions end for the day

Tribute to Roger Lhermitte (with Buffet Dinner)

Exhibit Hours

Session 6

Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)

Host: 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Organizers: Robert Meneghini, NASA/GSFC; Eyal Amitai, University of Maryland Baltimore County

8:30 AM

6.1

Global distribution of extremely intense storms between 36 S and 36 N using evidence from the TRMM radar

David P. Yorty, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and E. J. Zipser and S. W. Nesbitt

9:00 AM

6.2

Precipitation Processes Derived from TRMM Satellite Data, Cloud Resolving Model and Field Campaigns

W. -K. Tao, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and S. Lang, J. Simpson, R. Meneghini, J. Halverson, R. Johnson, and R. Adler

9:15 AM

6.3

Retrieval of Latent Heating Profiles from TRMM Radar Data

Shinsuke Satoh, Communications Research Laboratory, Koganei, Japan; and A. Noda

Presentation PDF (127.9 kB)

6.4

Structure of Deep Convection During TRMM TEFLUN and LBA Campaigns Observed With Airborne and Ground-Based Polarization Radar

9:45 AM

6.5

Uncertainties in the rain profiling algorithm for the TRMM Precipitation Radar

Toshio Iguchi, Communications Research Laboratory, Tokyo, Japan; and T. Kozu and R. Meneghini

Presentation PDF (72.6 kB)

10:00 AM

6.6

On the role of drop size distribution in TRMM rain profiling algorithm

Ali Tokay, JCET/Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and R. Meneghini, J. Kwiatkowski, E. Amitai, T. Kozu, T. Iguchi, C. Williams, M. Kulie, and C. Wilson

Presentation PDF (47.4 kB)

10:15 AM

6.7

Evaluation of TRMM PR retrieved rain products using data from the ground-based polarimetric weather radar of Darwin

Franck Ferreira, CETP, Velizy, France; and P. Amayenc, E. Le Bouar, and J. Testud

10:30 AM

6.8

Estimation of Spaceborne Radar Signals from Polarimetric Ground Radar Observations

Steve Bolen, NASA/Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX; and V. Chandrasekar and A. Benjamin

10:45 AM

6.9

Combined Space and Ground Radar Observations: An Impact of TRMM PR MDZ

Roberto V. Calheiros, University of the State of S. Paulo, Bauru, Brazil; and M. A. Lima

Presentation PDF (219.3 kB)

11:00 AM

6.10

Comparison of Space-borne and Ground-based Radar Measurements from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission

Paul A. Kucera, Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; and W. F. Krajewski

11:15 AM

6.11

Comparisons of Measurements from the TRMM PR and the WSR-88D Ground-based Radar

Liang Liao, Caelum Research Corp., Greenbelt, MD; and R. Meneghini and T. Iguchi

11:30 AM

6.12

Methodologies for Evaluating the Accuracy of TRMM Ground Validation Rainfall Products

E. Amitai, NASA/GSFC and JCET/Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, Greenbelt, MD; and D. B. Wolff, M. Robinson, D. S. Silberstein, D. A. Marks, M. S. Kulie, and B. Fisher

11:45 AM

6.13

Dual wavelength rain estimates from space

Anthony J. Illingworth, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom; and A. Illingworth

12:00 PM

6.7a

Coffee Break

12:01 PM

6.7b

Exhibit Hours 10:30–11:30 A.M.

Poster Session Overview

Lunch Break

Poster Session 8

Boundary Layer, Clear Air, Turbulence & Doppler Spectra

Host: 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Organizer: Pavlos Kollias, University of Miami

P8.1

Radar wind profiler and other observations at the Texas 2000 Air Quality Study

P8.2

Profiler observations of boundary layer convergence lines

Kevin R. Knupp, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and J. Walters

P8.3

Radar- and Model-Derived Mass Flux Profiles of a Sea-Breeze Circulation along a Complex Coastline

Neil F. Laird, ISWS, Champaign, IL; and D. A. R. Kristovich, R. M. Rauber, and H. T. Ochs

Handout (658.9 kB)

P8.4

Clear-air boundary layer observations from radar and water vapor dial

Tammy M. Weckwerth, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Flamant and V. Wulfmeyer

P8.5

Doppler and polarization measurements of clear air echoes at Chilbolton

Charles A. D. Kilburn, CLRC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom; and W. Tian and D. J. Parker

Handout (75.8 kB)

P8.6

How to relay on Turbulence Measurements in Clouds

Peter F. Meischner, DLR, Wessling, Germany; and R. Baumann

Handout (47.2 kB)

P8.7

Turbulence and microphysical retrievals using mm-wavelength Doppler spectra

Pavlos Kollias, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and B. A. Albrecht and B. J. Dow

P8.8

Spectrum width patterns in precipitation

Valery M. Melnikov, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. J. Doviak

P8.9

Relating WSR-88D spectrum width data to various weather conditions

Ming Fang, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. J. Doviak

P8.10

Improvements to spectrum width measurements

Richard J. Doviak, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and V. M. Melnikov

Exhibit Hours

Poster Session 9

Extra-Tropical Cyclones

Host: 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Organizer: Willi Schmid, ETH

P9.1

Airborne Doppler Radar Observations of a Shallow Cold Front

Huaqing Cai, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA; and R. M. Wakimoto

Handout (391.4 kB)

P9.2

Airborne Radar Observations of a Warm Front

Brian L. Bosart, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; and R. M. Wakimoto

Handout (358.0 kB)

P9.3

The winter storm Lothar: an integrated view on Doppler radars, ground winds, and forest damage in northern Switzerland

Willi Schmid, ETH, Zürich, Switzerland; and M. Wüest, M. Dobbertin, and J. P. Schütz

Handout (1.1 MB)

P9.4

Analysis of heavy snowband dynamics using ELDORA and WSR-88D measurements

Poster Session 10

Tropical Precipitation—SCSMEX, JAMSTEC, TRMM & Others

Host: 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Organizer: Paul A. Kucera, University of Iowa

P10.1

Structure of Mesoscale Convective Systems Observed with polarimetric radar and UHF Wind Profiler During the South China Sea Monsoon Experiment(SCSMEX)

Pay-Liam Lin, National Central Univ., Chung-Li, Taiwan; and T. C. C. Wang, T. H. Liu, and H. H. Lin

Handout (1.6 MB)

P10.2

The Development And Structure of an Oceanic Squall Line Systems During the South China Sea Summer Monsoon Experiment

Jian-Jian Wang, JCET/Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, Greenbelt, MD

Handout (487.7 kB)

P10.3

ITCZ precipitating systems observed by shipborne Doppler radar

Masaki Katsumata, Japan Marine Science and Technology Center, Yokosuka, Japan; and K. Yoneyama

P10.4

Profiler and Scanning Radar Observations of a Tropical Ocean Squall

William O. J. Brown, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. B. Parsons, S. A. Cohn, M. Katsumata, and K. Yoneyama

Handout (61.8 kB)

P10.5

Case study on a tropical continental squall line observed at Darwin, Australia using by four Doppler radars

Yoshiaki Sasaki, Akita Prefectural University, Akita, Japan; and M. Maki, K. Iwanami, R. Misumi, and T. D. Keenan

Handout (205.9 kB)

P10.6

Squall line transformation from asymmetric-type to symmetric-type

Anatoli Starostin, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil; and A. M. Gomes and R. G. Gomes

Handout (109.3 kB)

P10.7

Radar reflectivities in summer mesoscale convective complexes

M. de A. Antonio, Meteorological Research Institute - IPMet/UNESP, Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil; and J. C. Figueiredo, R. V. Calheiros, and R. S. Paz

Handout (11.3 kB)

P10.8

Wind Profiler/RASS observations of deep convection

P. T. May, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and C. Lucas and I. M. Reid

Handout (72.4 kB)

P10.9

Airborne Radar and Passive Microwave-based Classification and Characterization of Tropical Precipitation Profiles

Bart Geerts, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY

Handout (154.8 kB)

P10.10

S-POL measurements and DSD estimates of reflectivity during the WET AMC and TRMM-LBA field experiment in Rondônia, Brazil

Augusto J. Pereira, Univ. of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; and R. I. Albrecht and A. Tokay

P10.11

Comparison of an easterly and westerly MCS observed during TRMM-LBA using ground-based and airborne data

Andrea G. Williams, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and S. A. Rutledge

P10.12

Radar vertical profiles and melting layer studies from an S-band Doppler polarisation-diversity radar campaign in Singapore

C. L. Wilson, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom; and J. Tan, J. W. F. Goddard, and J. T. Ong

Handout (77.8 kB)

P10.13

Bright Band Characteristics Derived from Airborne Radar Measurements

Poster Session 11

Algorithms—Microphysical Retrieval & Particle Typing II

Host: 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Organizer: Michele D'Amico, Politecnico di Milano

P11.1

Hydrometeor classification from polarimetric radar measurements during STEPS

Sanghun Lim, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and V. Chandrasekar, V. N. Bringi, W. Li, and A. Al-Zaben

Handout (1.5 MB)

P11.2

95 GHz polarimetric radar observations of ice crystal aggregates

K. Aydin, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and N. Somaya

P11.3

Dual-polarization radar signatures of lump graupel at 94 GHz

K. Aydin, Penn State University, State College, PA; and S. Mazlum

P11.4

Hail characterization via the joint utilization of reflectivity, differential reflectivity, and linear depolarization ratio data

Patrick C. Kennedy, Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO; and V. N. Bringi, D. A. Brunkow, S. A. Rutledge, and N. J. Doesken

Handout (157.5 kB)

P11.5

Polarimetric modelling of flare echoes, and comparisons with observations at C Band

Michele D'Amico, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy; and A. Fulgoni, P. P. Alberoni, and M. Chandra

Handout (743.8 kB)

Coffee Break

Session 7A

Quantitative Rainfall—Microphysics I (Parallel with Session 7B)

Host: 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Organizers: Kenneth V. Beard, Univ. of Illinois; Daniel Sempere-Torres, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya

4:00 PM

7A.1

Some Effects of the Stochastic Structure of Rain on Remote Sensing Observations. Part 1: Drop Size Distribution as a Probability Density and the Natural Variability of Rain

A. B. Kostinski, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI; and A. R. Jameson

4:15 PM

7A.2

Some Effects of the Stochastic Structure of Rain on Remote Sensing Observations Part 2: Z-R Relations and Raindrop Size Distributions

A. R. Jameson, RJH Scientific, Inc., Arlington, VA; and A. B. Kostinski

Presentation PDF (103.8 kB)

4:30 PM

7A.3

Analytical solutions to sampling fluctuations in raindrop size distribution measurements

Remko Uijlenhoet, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; and D. Sempere Torres and J. D. Creutin

Presentation PDF (81.6 kB)

4:45 PM

7A.4

Statistical Interpretation of a general framework for the analysis of raindrop size distributions and their properties

Remko Uijlenhoet, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; and D. Sempere-Torres and J. D. Creutin

Presentation PDF (734.5 kB)

5:00 PM

7A.5

The Normalized Intercept Parameter N0* to describe the variability of the particle size distribution of hydrometeors, and to parameterize the rain and cloud relations

Jacques Testud, CETP, Vélizy, France; and E. Le Bouar and C. Tinel

Presentation PDF (265.8 kB)

5:15 PM

7A.6

Seasonal variation of raindrop size distribution in south India obtained from disdrometer measurements supported by wind-profiler observations

Toshiaki Kozu, Shimane University, Matsue, Japan; and K. K. Reddy, A. R. Jain, T. Shimomai, and K. Ichikawa

Presentation PDF

5:30 PM

7A.7

Radar Properties of Tropical Rain found from distrometer data at Costa Rica

Edwin F. Campos, Instituto Meteorologico Nacional, San Jose, Costa Rica; and W. Fernandez, P. Gole, M. Petitdidier, and C. W. Ulbrich

Presentation PDF (108.4 kB)

5:45 PM

7A.8

ZR Relationships derived from Drop Size Distributions for the Canadian Radar Network

Paul I. Joe, MSC, Toronto, ON, Canada; and B. Sheppard and N. Donaldson

Presentation PDF (257.9 kB)

Session 7B

Algorithms—Wind Retrieval & Feature Identification (Parallel with Session 7A)

Host: 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Organizers: Richard J. Doviak, NOAA/NSSL; Wen-Chau Lee, NCAR

4:00 PM

7B.1

A 3-D variational method for single-Doppler velocity retrieval Applied to a Supercell Storm Case

Jidong Gao, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. Xue, K. K. Droegemeier, and A. Shapiro

4:15 PM

7B.2

Improvement of VVP method retrieval 3D wind field

Ming Wei, Nanjing Univ., Nanjing, China; and W. Ge

4:30 PM

7B.3

The Sensitivity of the Moving Frame Single-Doppler Wind Retrieval Technique With Respect to Radar Viewing Angle

Yu-Chieng Liou, National Central Univ., Chung-Li, Taiwan; and I. S. Luo

Presentation PDF (211.1 kB)

4:45 PM

7B.4

Extracting Doppler Radar Wind Information in Weather Prediction

Stephan Siemen, Univ. of Essex, Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom; and A. R. Holt and P. J. Hardaker

Presentation PDF (85.5 kB)

5:00 PM

7B.5

The Hurricane-customized Extension of the VAD (HEVAD) method: Hurricane wind estimation in the Lower Troposphere

Paul R. Harasti, NOAA/TPC, UCAR Visiting Scientist and NCAR, Miami, FL; and R. List

Presentation PDF (138.1 kB)

5:15 PM

7B.6

Real-time implementation of tropical cyclone-specific radar data processing algorithms

Colin J. McAdie, NOAA/NWS/TPC, Miami, FL; and P. R. Harasti, P. Dodge, W. C. Lee, S. Murillo, and F. Marks

Presentation PDF (1.6 MB)

5:30 PM

7B.7

A New Algorithm for Automated Mesocyclone Detection by Using Wavelet Transforms

Chien-fon Liu, National Central Univ., Chung-li, Taiwan; and M. Yamada

Presentation PDF (31.2 kB)

5:45 PM

7B.8

Innovative Cross-Correlation Method for Determing Three-Dimensional Wind

Guifu Zhang, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Vivekanandan and R. J. Doviak

Presentation PDF (64.2 kB)

Sessions end for the day

Reception with Exhibits (Cash Bar)

Conference Banquet

Exhibit Hours

Session 8

Forecast Demonstration Project—Sydney 2000

Host: 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Organizers: Tom Keenan, BMRC; Cynthia K. Mueller, NCAR

8:30 AM

8.1

The World Weather Research Programme (WWRP) Sydney 2000 Forecast Demonstration Project: Overview

T. Keenan, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic, Australia; and J. Wilson, P. I. Joe, C. Collier, B. Golding, D. Burgess, R. Carbone, A. Seed, P. T. May, L. Berry, J. Bally, and C. Pierce

Presentation PDF (182.7 kB)

9:00 AM

8.2

Overview of Sydney weather during the Forecast Demonstration Project

Robert M. Webb, BMRC, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia; and A. B. A. Treloar, J. R. Colquhoun, R. J. Potts, J. Bally, T. D. Keenan, and P. T. May

Presentation PDF (84.0 kB)

9:15 AM

8.3

Assimilating radar, surface, and profiler data for the Sydney 2000 Forecast Demonstration Project

N. Andrew Crook, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Sun

9:30 AM

8.4

Severe Storm Detection Algorithms for the S2000 Project

Donald W. Burgess, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and P. I. Joe, R. Potts, T. D. Keenan, P. T. May, D. Mitchell, B. Conway, A. Treloar, D. Sills, and D. Hudak

9:45 AM

8.5

Sydney 2000 Field Demonstration Project—Convective Storm Nowcasting

James W. Wilson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Pierce, A. Seed, M. Sleigh, R. Roberts, and C. Mueller

10:00 AM

8.6

Generating Severe Weather Warnings from TITAN and SCIT Thunderstorm Tracks.

John Bally, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic., Australia

Presentation PDF (59.3 kB)

10:15 AM

8.7

A dynamic and spatial scaling approach to advection forecasting

A. W. Seed, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and T. D. Keenan

Presentation PDF (126.3 kB)

10:30 AM

8.8

Meteorological aspects of the 3 November 2000 severe storms in Sydney, Australia

David M. L. Sills, MSC, King City, ON, Canada; and J. Wilson, C. Mueller, N. Fox, D. Burgess, P. I. Joe, P. Dunda, and R. Webb

Presentation PDF (59.5 kB)

10:45 AM

8.9

Assessing the impact of advanced nowcasting systems on severe weather warning dissemination

Neil I. Fox, University of Salford, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom; and E. Mitchell, P. Dunda, J. Bally, G. Freeman, C. Pierce, M. Sleigh, D. Sills, and T. D. Keenan

Presentation PDF (56.6 kB)

11:00 AM

8.10

Forecast verification activities for the Sydney 2000 Forecast Demonstration Project

Barbara G. Brown, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Bally, H. E. Brooks, B. Casati, E. Ebert, M. Jaeneke, P. Nurmi, D. Stephenson, and L. Wilson

11:15 AM

8.11

Comparison of forecasts of widespread precipitation during the Sydney 2000 forecast project

Norman Donaldson, MSC, King City, ON, Canada; and M. W. Sleigh, C. Pierce, A. Seed, and T. Saxon

Presentation PDF (108.7 kB)

8.12

World Weather Research Programme (WWRP) Forecast Demonstration Project (FDP) Sydney 2000: review of the performance of the Met Office's Nimrod system, UK

11:45 AM

8.13

The performance of the GANDOLF nowcasting system during the Sydney 2000 Forecast Demonstration Project

Michael W. Sleigh, Univeristy of Salford, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom; and N. I. Fox, C. G. Collier, and C. E. Pierce

Presentation PDF (139.6 kB)

12:00 PM

8.7a

Coffee Break

12:01 PM

8.7b

Exhibit Hours 10:30–11:30 A.M.

Sessions end for the day

Session

Social Excursions & Tours

Host: 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Exhibit Hours

Session 9

Invited Presentation II

Host: 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Organizer: Matthias Steiner, Princeton University

8:30 AM

9.1

Radar in Precipitation Measurements: Where do we Stand

Isztar Zawadzki, McGill University, Montreal, PQ, Canada

Session 10

Orographic Precipitation -- CALJET & MAP

Host: 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Organizers: Frank Roux, Laboratoire d'Aérologie Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées; Urs Germann, MeteoSwiss

9:00 AM

10.1

Using radar wind profilers to document orographic precipitation enhancement during the CALJET field experiment

Paul J. Neiman, NOAA/ETL, Boulder, CO; and F. M. Ralph, A. B. White, D. E. Kingsmill, and P. O. G. Persson

9:15 AM

10.2

S-band radar observations of coastal orographic rain

Allen B. White, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and J. R. Jordan, F. M. Ralph, P. J. Neiman, D. J. Gottas, D. E. Kingsmill, and P. O. G. Persson

9:30 AM

10.3

Synergistic use of polarimetric radar measurements and simulated cloud microphysical profiles for rainfall estimation in mountainous regions

Stefano Dietrich, IFA/CNR, Roma, Italy; and R. Bechini, A. Mugnai, S. Pinori, M. Bertato, and G. J. Tripoli

Presentation PDF (660.4 kB)

9:45 AM

10.4

On the Use of Meso-beta Profiles and Reflectivity Variograms to better Describe Precipitation in Complex Orography

Urs Germann, MeteoSwiss, Locarno-Monti, Switzerland; and J. Joss

10:00 AM

10.5

Microphysical description of a mid-latitude squall line deduced from polarimetric measurements

Pierre Tabary, CETP, Vélizy, France; and G. Scialom and E. Le Bouar

10:15 AM

10.6

Terminal fall velocity from a Doppler radar performing RHI scannings

Georges Scialom, CETP, VELIZY, France; and P. Tabary

10:30 AM

10.7

Numerical simulations of a squall line observed during MAP IOP 2A

Evelyne Richard, CNRS/UPS, Toulouse, France; and S. Cosma, P. Tabary, and M. Hagen

Presentation PDF (438.2 kB)

10:45 AM

10.8

Precipitation, kinematic and thermodynamic structure of a flash-flood producing system over Lago Maggiore region on 19–20 September 1999 during MAP

Jean-Francois Georgis, Laboratoire d'Aerologie, Universite Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France; and F. Roux and M. Chong

11:00 AM

10.9

Space-time variability of heavy orographic rainfall

Matthias Steiner, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; and J. A. Smith, M. L. Baeck, Y. Zhang, and R. A. Houze Jr.

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11:15 AM

10.10

Momentum, moisture and heat budgets of a convective system over the Julian Alps on 4 october 1999 during MAP IOP05

Stephanie Pradier, Laboratoire d'Aerologie, CNRS, Toulouse, France; and M. Chong and F. Roux

11:30 AM

10.11

Airborne Doppler Observations of a Convective System over the Eastern Alps during MAP IOP5

Cheng-Ku Yu, National Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan; and F. Roux and D. P. Jorgensen

Presentation PDF (688.2 kB)

11:45 AM

10.12

Airborne Doppler radar observations of the MAP SOP IOP14 (3 November 1999) convective storms over the Apennine mountains

David P. Jorgensen, NOAA/NSSL, Boulder, CO; and T. J. Matejka

Presentation PDF (97.8 kB)

12:00 PM

10.6a

Coffee Break

12:01 PM

10.6b

Exhibit Hours 10:30–11:30 A.M.

Poster Session Overview

Lunch Break

Poster Session 12

Lightning

Host: 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Organizer: Paul R. Krehbiel, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

P12.1

Early Results from Observations with Radar, a Lightning Mapping Array, and Balloon Soundings of Severe Thunderstorms during STEPS 2000

W. David Rust, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. R. MacGorman, P. R. Krehbiel, A. R. Bansemer, and S. A. Rutledge

Handout (383.6 kB)

P12.2

Three-dimensional lightning mapping observations in storms

P. Krehbiel, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM; and W. Rison, R. Thomas, T. Hamlin, J. Harlin, and Y. Zhang

Handout (59.1 kB)

P12.3

Radar-derived microphysics related to 3D VHF lightning mapper data during EULINOX

Nikolai Dotzek, DLR, Wessling, Germany; and H. Höller, T. Fehr, and C. Thery

Handout (103.4 kB)

P12.4

On the Parameterization of Lightning based on Radar Observations of Thunderstorms

Hartmut Höller, DLR, Wessling, Germany; and N. Dotzek, C. Thery, T. Fehr, and M. Hagen

Handout (79.7 kB)

Poster Session 13

Quantitative Rainfall—Microphysics II

Host: 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Organizer: Eszter J. Barthazy, ETH

P13.1

A new ground-based optical instrument to measure snowflakes

Eszter Barthazy, ETH, Zuerich, Switzerland; and R. Schefold

Handout (505.3 kB)

P13.2

MAPR Measurements of Snowfall During ISPA-2001

Stephen A. Cohn, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. O. J. Brown, R. D. Borys, and D. H. Lowenthal

P13.3

Ambient Air Motion and Raindrop Size Distributions Retrieved from UHF Vertical Incident Profiler Observations

Christopher R. Williams, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and K. S. Gage

P13.4

How stratiform-like is stratiform rain observed with a 94 GHz Doppler radar?

Pavlos Kollias, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and B. A. Albrecht

P13.5

On Impact of Drop Size Distribution Models on Radar Measurement

Ondrej Fiser, Institute of Atmospheric Physics ASCR, Prague, Czech Republic

Handout (182.4 kB)

P13.6

Comparison of analytical approximations of the shapes of the cloud dropsize distributions, utilized for the interpretation of remote sensing data

Oleg A. Krasnov, Delft Univ. of Technology, Delft, Netherlands; and H. W. J. Russchenberg

Handout (156.8 kB)

Poster Session 14

Quantitative Rainfall—Single-Parameter Approaches

Host: 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Organizer: Rafael Sánchez-Diezma, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

P14.1

Rainfall variability and its effect on rainfall measurements

Matthias Steiner, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; and J. A. Smith, R. Uijlenhoet, and Z. Hou

Handout (159.7 kB)

P14.2

Analysis of conditional bias in radar rainfall products

Grzegorz J. Ciach, Oklahoma University, Norman, OK

Handout (24.5 kB)

P14.3

Intercomparison of NEXRAD rainfall estimates and raingauge measurements for GCIP

Remko Uijlenhoet, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; and J. A. Smith, M. Steiner, M. L. Baeck, and W. F. Krajewski

Handout (250.7 kB)

P14.4

Real-Time Adjustment Scheme of Radar Precipitation Data at DWD

Elmar Weigl, Deutscher Wetterdienst, Offenbach, Germany

P14.5

Statistical adjustment of radar-based daily precipitation to ground data from the Czech territory

Daniela Rezacova, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Prague, Czech Republic; and Z. Sokol, J. Kracmar, and P. Novak

Handout (142.1 kB)

P14.6

Factors Affecting the Precision of Radar Measurement of Rain. An Assessment From an Hydrological Perspective

Rafael Sánchez-Diezma, Univ. Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain; and D. Sempere-Torres, J. D. Creutin, I. Zawadzki, and G. Delrieu

Handout (651.1 kB)

Poster Session 15

Quantitative Rainfall—Vertical Profile Correction

Host: 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Organizer: Michael Heen, SMHI

P15.1

Estimation of Representative Vertical Profiles of Reflectivity in the Regions Between Radar Sites

Jarmo Koistinen, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland; and H. Pohjola

Handout (805.7 kB)

P15.2

Integration of Radar with Analysis Fields

Michael Heen, SMHI/Swedish Air Force, Stockholm, Sweden; and D. Michelson

P15.3

Vertical Reflectivity Profiles in the Czech Weather Radar Network

Petr Novak, Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, Praha, Czech Republic; and J. Kracmar

P15.4

Relation of rain rates at the ground and aloft—a model study

Nikolai Dotzek, DLR-Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Wessling, Germany; and T. Fehr

Handout (110.0 kB)

P15.5

Use of mesoscale models in bright band correction algorithms

Anthony J. Illingworth, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom; and A. Illingworth

P15.6

A Template-based Pattern-recognition Algorithm for the Removal of Bright Band from Cartesian Radar Data

Jaimi Yee, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Dixon

P15.7

An Operational Algorithm for the Identification and Location of a Bright Band from Radar Volume Data

Donald Burrows, Enterprise Electronics Corp., Enterprise, AL

Poster Session 16

Quantitative Rainfall—Multi-Parameter Approaches I

Host: 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Organizer: Eugenio Gorgucci, CNR

P16.1

Instantaneous frequency scaling of microwave attenuation through radar measurements

Carlo Capsoni, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy; and V. Caboni, M. D'Amico, and R. Nebuloni

Handout (58.0 kB)

P16.2

Operational Adjustment of Z-R Relation Coefficients for Radar Rainfall Accuracy Improvement by Dual-Wave Attenuation Measurements

Yuri V. Melnichuk, Central Aerological Observatory, Dolgoprudny, Russia; and Y. B. Pavlyukov

Handout (55.4 kB)

P16.3

Physically-based multiparameter radar simulation, and comparison with radar measurements

Valentino Caboni, Politecnico di Milano; and C. Capsoni, M. D'Amico, and R. Nebuloni

Handout (447.2 kB)

P16.4

Raindrop size distribution obtained from polarimetric radar measurements

Eugenio Gorgucci, Istituto di Fisica dell'Atmosfera, CNR, Rome, Italy; and V. Chandrasekar, V. N. Bringi, and G. Scarchilli

P16.5

Retrieval of raindrop size distribution using C-band polarimetric radar measurements

S.-G. Park, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and K. Iwanami, M. Maki, R. Misumi, Y. Sasaki, T. Keenan, and V. N. Bringi

Handout (74.0 kB)

P16.6

A Comparison of Radar Rainfall Estimators During The South China Sea Monsoon Experiment (SCSMEX)

T. D. Keenan, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and Z. Nan, F. Lei, V. Bringi, J. Nystuen, and M. Whimpey

Handout (288.0 kB)

P16.7

Neural Networks Applications to the Rainfall Rate Extraction in Polarimetric Weather Radar

Gaspare Galati, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy; and C. Baldi and G. Pavan

P16.8

Multi-parameter polarimetric estimators of rainfall rate at X-band

Sergey Y. Matrosov, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/ETL, Boulder, CO; and R. A. Kropfli, K. A. Clark, and W. C. Campbell

P16.9

Spatial variability of stratiform precipitation estimated from the X-band radar measurements

Sergey Y. Matrosov, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/ETL, Boulder, CO; and I. V. Djalalova

P16.10

Potential operational performance of rainfall algorithms using polarisation radar

Anthony J. Illingworth, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom

P16.11

A new scheme to estimate rain rate from an S-band polarimetric radar, immune with respect to DSD variability and radar calibration error

Erwan Le Bouar, CETP, Vélizy, France; and J. Testud

Handout (139.5 kB)

Coffee Break

Session 11A

Non & Weakly Precipitating Clouds (Parallel with Session 11B)

Host: 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Organizers: Bruce A. Albrecht, University of Miami; Christopher Williams, NOAA/AL

4:00 PM

11A.1

Fog remote sensing with a Ka-band Doppler Radar

Kyosuke Hamazu, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, Japan; and H. Hashiguchi, T. Wakayama, T. Matsuda, E. Wada, A. Uematsu, and S. Fukao

4:15 PM

11A.2

Evolution of advection fog observed by Ka-band radars

Kenji Akaeda, MRI, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki-ken, Japan; and T. Kurokawa, H. Hashiguchi, and H. Tanaka

Presentation PDF (227.9 kB)

11A.3

Towards an improved estimation of cloud boundaries from combined 95 GHz radar, ceilometer, and microwave radiometer measurements

Presentation PDF (94.6 kB)

11A.4

Broken-cloud reconstructions using cloud radar data and Multiangle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) data

4:32 PM

11A.5

An airborne radar and lidar combination to document microphysical and radiative parameters of clouds

Claire Tinel, CETP, Velizy, France; and J. Testud and J. Pelon

Presentation PDF (71.9 kB)

4:45 PM

11A.6

Millimeter-Wavelength Radar Observations of Updrafts, Downdrafts and Turbulence in Fair Weather Cumuli

Bruce A. Albrecht, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and P. Kollias and B. Dow

5:00 PM

11A.7

Drizzle Characteristics from a Surface-Based 94 GHz Radar

Silke Fritz, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and P. Kollias and B. A. Albrecht

11A.8

How do ice crystal habits and size distribution characteristics affect 95 GHz radar signals?

Presentation PDF (55.2 kB)

Session 11B

Quantitative Rainfall—Multi-Parameter Approaches II (Parallel with Session 11A)

Host: 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Organizers: Edward A. Brandes, NCAR; Martin Hagen, DLR

4:00 PM

11B.1

Experiments in Rainfall Estimation with a Polarimetric Radar

Edward A. Brandes, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. Zhang and J. Vivekanandan

4:15 PM

11B.2

Radar Rainfall estimation using different Polarmetric Algorithms

Alexander V. Ryzhkov, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and T. J. Schuur and D. S. Zrnic

4:30 PM

11B.3

On the Variation of the Parametrization of Rainfall Rate Estimation by dual polarization Techniques

Martin Hagen, DLR, Wessling, Germany

Presentation PDF (109.5 kB)

4:45 PM

11B.4

A statistical analysis of 2D-video-disdrometer data: impact on polarimetric rainfall estimation

Terry J. Schuur, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. V. Ryzhkov and D. S. Zrnic

5:00 PM

11B.5

The Variety of Raindrop Shapes and Their Implications for Radar Estimates of Rain

Kenneth V. Beard, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and J. S. Naul and H. T. Ochs III

5:15 PM

11B.6

Precipitation Canting Angle Distribution Estimation from Covariance Matrix Analysis of CSU-CHILL Radar Data

Gwo-Jong Huang, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and J. C. Hubbert and V. N. Bringi

Presentation PDF (298.1 kB)

5:30 PM

11B.7

The Effects of Orientation of Hydrometeors on the Estimation of Differential Propagation Phase

Enrico Torlaschi, Univ. of Quebec, Montreal, PQ, Canada; and G. Durand

Presentation PDF (82.5 kB)

5:45 PM

11B.8

Assessment of DDA Algorithm for Computing the Backscattering from Oblate with Experimental Observations

Zhenhui Wang, Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, Nanjing, China; and X. Xiaoyong and Q. A. Wang

Presentation PDF (98.6 kB)

Sessions end for the day

Session

Geotis Award & Outlook

Host: 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Organizer: Roger M. Wakimoto, Univ. of California

8:30 AM

Geotis Award for Best Student Paper

8:45 AM

Outlook

Session 12A

Climatological Analyses (Parallel with Session 12B)

Host: 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Organizers: Edward J. Zipser, University of Utah; Remko Uijlenhoet, Princeton Univ.

9:00 AM

12A.1

Radar Observations of Mesoconvective Vortices over the Central United States

Stanley B. Trier, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. A. Davis, J. D. Tuttle, D. A. Ahijevych, and R. E. Carbone

9:15 AM

12A.2

Inferences of predictability associated with warm season precipitation episodes

R. E. Carbone, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. D. Tuttle, D. A. Ahijevych, and S. B. Trier

Presentation PDF (1.5 MB)

9:30 AM

12A.3

Warm season rainfall as a function of longitude and time of day over the U.S

D. A. Ahijevych, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. E. Carbone and J. D. Tuttle

Presentation PDF (462.1 kB)

9:45 AM

12A.4

Radar Climatology for the Camaguey’s region. A comparison between manually digitized and digitally recorded data

Orlando L. Rodríguez, Meteorological Center of Camaguey, Camaguey, Cuba; and M. A. Perez, R. Valdés, and A. A. González

10:00 AM

12A.5

Radar Based climatological studies of the influence of orography on thunderstorm activity in Central Europe

Matthias Jaeneke, Deutscher Wetterdienst, Langen, Germany

Presentation PDF (273.4 kB)

10:15 AM

12A.6

Studying the Live Cycles of Convective Cells in the Upper Rhine Valley

Jan Handwerker, Univ. Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany

Presentation PDF (158.6 kB)

10:30 AM

12A.7

Initiation and Evolution of Summertime Storms in Central Arizona

Pamela L. MacKeen, NOAA/NSSL and CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. W. Howard and D. M. Schultz

Presentation PDF (214.6 kB)

10:45 AM

12A.8

Organization of oceanic convection during the onset of the 1998 East Asian summer monsoon

Richard H. Johnson, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and T. D. Keenan

Presentation PDF (957.5 kB)

11:00 AM

12A.9

Characteristics of Amazonian rain measured during TRMM-LBA

Lawrence D. Carey, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and R. Cifelli, W. A. Petersen, S. A. Rutledge, and M. A. F. Silva Dias

Presentation PDF (47.6 kB)

11:15 AM

12A.10

Hadley Circulation over the Central Equatorial Pacific observed by the Trans-Pacific Profiler Network

Kenneth S. Gage, NOAA/AL, Boulder, CO; and G. N. Kiladis, L. M. Hartten, and C. R. Williams

11:30 AM

12A.11

Climatological studies with Doppler Radar

Brian E. Mapes, NOAA/CDC, Boulder, CO

Presentation PDF (99.6 kB)

12A.12

Severe storm climatologies using Doppler radar algorithms

12A.13

Synthetic tornado climatologies based on Doppler radar vortex detection algorithms: An update

12:15 PM

12A.6a

Coffee Break

Session 12B

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

Host: 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Organizers: Dusan S. Zrnic, NOAA/NSSL; Cathy Kessinger, NCAR

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

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12:30 PM

12B.6a

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