Program: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology (32nd Conference on Broadcast Meteorology/31st Conference on Radar Meteorology/Fifth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes)

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Joint Session 1

Coastal Weather and Ocean Processes (Joint Between the 31st Conference on Radar Meteorology and the Fifth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology; and the Fifth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes )

Cochairs: Bradley F. Smull, NOAA/National Severe Storms Laboratory and the University of Washington; Ruth Preller, NRL

Papers:

8:30 AM

J1.1

The IMPROVE Experiment: Goals and Program Description

Clifford F. Mass, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Recorded presentation

8:55 AM

J1.2

Radar Applications to Winter-Season West Coast Research and Forecasting in the CALJET and PACJET Experiments

F. Martin Ralph, NOAA/ETL, Boulder, CO

Poster PDF (150.6 kB)

9:20 AM

J1.3

Measured anomalous radar propagation and ocean backscatter in the Virginia coastal region

Janet Stapleton, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA; and V. R. Wiss and R. E. Marshall

Poster PDF (1.7 MB)

9:35 AM

J1.4

Modeling study of the coastal upwelling system of the Monterey Bay area during 1999 and 2000

Igor Shulman, NRL, Bay St. Louis, MS; and J. D. Paduan, L. K. Rosenfeld, S. R. Ramp, and J. C. Kindle

Recorded presentation

9:50 AM

J1.5

Raindrop size distributions and radar bright bands in California coastal orographic storms

Brooks E. Martner, NOAA/ETL, Boulder, CO; and A. B. White and S. Y. Matrosov

Poster PDF (304.8 kB)

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Coffee Break

1A

Microphysics I

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Jacques Testud, CNRS

Papers:

10:45 AM

1A.1

Vertically profiles of rain drop size distributions estimated with S-band and W-band profilers

Christopher R. Williams, CIRES, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and P. Kollias

Poster PDF (230.2 kB)

11:00 AM

1A.2

Comparison of rain drop size distribution retrievals from polarization diversity radar and profiling radar using video disdrometer measurements

S. M. Ellis, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Williams, E. A. Brandes, and G. Zhang

Poster PDF (196.5 kB)

11:15 AM

1A.3

TRMM precipitation radar algorithm retrieval and parameter N0* characteristic of the particle size distribution

Jacques Testud, CNRS, Vélizy, France; and F. Ferreira, E. Le Bouar, and J. Delanoë

11:30 AM

1A.4

Improved radar rainfall estimates: What index to use in the gamma function for the drop spectrum?

Anthony J. Illingworth, University of Reading, UK, Reading, United Kingdom; and D. Bouniol

Poster PDF (147.5 kB)

11:45 AM

1A.5

Influence of Embedded Convection on Microphysics of Snowfall

Björn Baschek, ETH, Zürich, Switzerland; and R. Schefold and E. Barthazy

http://www.iac.ethz.ch/staff/bjoern/

Poster PDF (1.0 MB)

12:00 PM

1A.6

Apparent Drop Shapes and Estimation of Rainfall by Polarimetric Radar

Martin Hagen, DLR, Wessling, Germany

12:15 PM

1A.7

Sequential intensity filtering technique (SIFT): filtering out noise to highlight the physical variability of drop size distribution

GyuWon Lee, J.S. Marshall Radar Observatory, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and I. Zawadzki

Poster PDF (872.0 kB)

1B

MCS/Orographic Precipitation

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: David P. Jorgensen, NOAA/NSSL

Papers:

10:45 AM

1B.1

Observations from the Bow Echo and MCV Experiment (BAMEX)

Christopher Davis, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and N. Atkins, G. Bryan, W. Cotton, D. Dowell, J. M. Fritsch, B. Jewett, R. Johns, D. Jorgensen, K. Knupp, W. C. Lee, G. McFarquhar, R. Przybylinski, B. Rauber, B. Smull, J. Trapp, S. Trier, R. Wakimoto, M. Weisman, and C. Ziegler

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (391.8 kB)

11:00 AM

1B.2

Airborne Doppler observations of bow-echo convective systems observed during BAMEX

David P. Jorgensen, NOAA/NSSL, Boulder, CO; and B. F. Smull, C. Ziegler, W. Lee, and R. Wakimoto

11:15 AM

1B.3

Profiler and Doppler Radar Observations of Bow Echoes

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

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

1B.4

Turbulent enhancement of orographic precipitation shown by scanning polarimetric radar and vertically pointing S-band radar observations in IMPROVE II

Socorro Medina, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and R. A. Houze

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

1B.5

Orographic modification of baroclinic flows and precipitation: Airborne Doppler perspectives from MAP and IMPROVE-II

Bradley F. Smull, NOAA/National Severe Storms Laboratory and the University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Recorded presentation

1B.6

Airborne Doppler observations of a cold frontal system encountering the eastern Alps during MAP IOP5

1B.7

Dynamic structures of a convective system based on radar and lidar measurements

12:01 PM

1B.6a

Bow echo embedded within a squall line

Wen-Chau Lee, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. M. Wakimoto and J. F. Gamache

Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

12:15 PM

1B.7a

Rainfall characteristics and kinematic structure of a mesoscale convection observed during the onset of South East Asian monsoon )Formerly paper Number p1b.1)

Jian-Jian Wang, NASA/GSFC and GEST/University of Maryland Baltimore County, Greenbelt, MD

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (256.8 kB)

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Lunch Break

Poster Session 1A

Microphysics Poster

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Papers:

P1A.1

Drop-Size Distribution Retrieval from Polarimetric Radar Measurements Using the Constrained-Gamma Model: Verification and Application

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

Poster PDF (352.6 kB)

P1A.2

Multiparametric airborne radar observations of the melting layer during the Wakasa Bay experiment

Simone Tanelli, JPL and California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and J. Meagher, S. L. Durden, and E. Im

Poster PDF (347.9 kB)

P1A.3

Observations of clear-air dumbbell-shaped echo patterns with the CSU-CHILL polarimetric radar

Timothy J. Lang, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and S. A. Rutledge and J. Stith

Poster PDF (763.1 kB)

P1A.4

Radar reflectivity simulated by a 2-D spectral bin and its Sensitivity of cloud-aerosol interaction

Xiaowen Li, GEST, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Greenbelt, MD; and W. K. Tao, J. Simpson, A. Khain, and D. Johnson

Poster PDF (27.8 kB)

P1A.5

Retrieving rain drop size distribution from Dual-Frequency Wind Profiler

Eastwood Im, JPL and California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and L. Li and Z. S. Haddad

Poster PDF (235.4 kB)

P1A.6

Stratiform precipitation observed by airborne radar at 94 and 10 GHz

Lin Tian, GEST/Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County, Greenbelt, MD; and G. M. Heymsfield and L. Li

Poster PDF (126.1 kB)

P1A.7

The Bias in Moment Estimators for Parameters of Drop-Size Distribution Functions

Paul L. Smith, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Institute of Atmospheric Sciences, Rapid City, SD; and D. V. Kliche

Poster PDF (502.1 kB)

P1A.8

S- and X-band dual-wavelength radars revisited

Marco A. Perez, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and I. Zawadzki

http://www.radar.mcgill.ca/~marco/thesis.html

Poster PDF (300.7 kB)

P1A.9

Evaluating S, X, Ka and W-band radars for observing clouds

P1A.10

A general approach to double moment normalization of drop size distribution

GyuWon Lee, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and I. Zawadzki, W. Szyrmer, D. Sempere-Torres, and R. Uijlenhoet

Poster PDF (281.2 kB)

P1A.11

A generalization of normalized N₀ and its relevance to radar rainfall remote sensing

Toshiaki Kozu, Shimane University, Matsue, Japan; and T. Iguchi and J. Testud

Poster PDF (438.6 kB)

P1A.12

Characteristics of vertical profile of raindrop size distribution derived from MST radars in tropics

Toshiaki Kozu, Shimane University, Matsue, Japan; and K. K. Reddy, T. Shimomai, H. Hashiguchi, and G. Viswanathan

Poster PDF (160.0 kB)

P1A.13

Dual Frequency Radar DSD Retrievals from CAMEX4

Jonathan Meagher, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and Z. S. Haddad

P1A.14

Estimation of effective raindrop shape model from 35 GHz attenuation and differential attenuation

Sean E. A. Daisley, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and K. Aydin

P1A.15

Ground radar–based ice cloud microphysical retrievals during the CRYSTAL–FACE field campaign

Sergey Matrosov, CIRES/ University of Colorado and NOAA/ETL, Boulder, CO; and M. Shupe, T. Schneider, and D. Hazen

Poster PDF (239.6 kB)

P1A.16

A Simulation Study of the Effects of “Small Sample” Problem in the Use of Disdrometer Data for Power Law Relations involving Radar Measurables

Taiwen Tang, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and V. N. Bringi and V. Chandrasekar

Poster PDF (332.6 kB)

Poster Session 1B

MCS/Orographic Precipitation/Lightning Poster

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Papers:

P1B.1

Paper moved to session 1B, New paper number 1B.7a

P1B.2

Analysis of downburst–producing thunderstorms during the VERTIKATOR field experiment in southern Germany

Nikolai Dotzek, DLR-Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany; and K. Friedrich

Poster PDF (335.9 kB)

P1B.3

Three-Dimensional Radar and Total Lightning Structure of Mesoscale Convective Systems

Lawrence D. Carey, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and T. McCormick, M. J. Murphy, and N. W. S. Demetriades

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (652.4 kB)

P1B.4

Comparisons of LDAR network height and density data with WSR-88D echo top and SCIT reflectivity data

Nicholas W. S. Demetriades, Vaisala, Tucson, AZ; and R. L. Holle and M. J. Murphy

Poster PDF (430.9 kB)

P1B.5

Comparison between total measured volumes of various types of hydrometeors and total lightning activity during the STERAO 10 July 1996 storm

Wiebke Deierling, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and W. Petersen, S. M. Ellis, H. J. Christian Jr., J. Latham, and J. E. Dye

Poster PDF (233.7 kB)

P1B.6

Poster Moved to session 1B, New paper number 1B.6 A

P1B.7

Anvil evolution from NEXRAD data during CRYSTAL-FACE

Thomas M. Rickenbach, Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and L. Belcher, P. Kucera, L. Carey, J. Halverson, and D. Starr

Poster PDF (263.9 kB)

P1B.8

A single Doppler analysis of a midwestern quasi-linear mesoscale convective system across central Iowa on 29 June 1998

Jason T. Martinelli, Saint Louis Univ., St. Louis, MO; and R. W. Przybylinski and Y. J. Lin

Poster PDF (1.3 MB)

P1B.9

3D lightning mapping observations as a complement to radar observations of storms

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

P1B.10

Ka-band radar observations of orographic snow clouds and flows across a steep mountain ridge

Kenichi Kusunoki, MRI, Tsukuba, Japan; and M. Murakami, N. Orikasa, Y. Tanaka, K. Iwanami, M. Maki, P. SangGoon, R. Misumi, K. Hamazu, and H. Kosuge

Poster PDF (563.7 kB)

P1B.11

MIPS, Doppler Radar, and X-Band Polarimetric Observations of a Dissipating Squall Line Emanating from a Developing Tropical Storm.

Dong-Kyun Kim, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and K. R. Knupp

Poster Session 1C

Radar Data Assimilation Poster

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Papers:

P1C.1

Error Covariance Estimation for Doppler Wind Data Assimilation

Qin Xu, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and L. Wang and K. Nai

Poster PDF (165.5 kB)

P1C.2

The use of an evaporation scheme in a boundary-layer model for real-time 4D-Var radar data assimilation and forecasting of convergence lines

Alain Caya, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and N. A. Crook and J. Sun

Poster PDF (671.0 kB)

P1C.3

A high resolution numerical simulation of a linear mesoscale convective system utilizing the MM5-4DVAR system and single WSR-88D data

Jason T. Martinelli, Saint Louis Univ., St. Louis, MO; and R. W. Pasken, Y. J. Lin, C. E. Graves, and R. W. Przybylinski

P1C.4

A 3DVAR method for Doppler radar wind analysis with using recursive filters

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

Poster PDF (283.9 kB)

P1C.5

Assimilation of radar data for the detection of aviation weather hazards

Keith Brewster, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. Shapiro, J. Gao, E. M. Kemp, P. Robinson, and K. Thomas

Poster PDF (133.4 kB)

P1C.6

Radar Data Assimilation For Real-time Short term Forecasting of Snowbands

Mei Xu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and N. A. Crook, Y. Liu, and R. M. Rasmussen

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Coffee Break

2A

Microphysics II

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Eszter Barthazy, ETH

Papers:

4:00 PM

2A.1

Statistical Determination of the Characteristic Time for Precipitation Development in Cumulus Clouds using Radar

Sabine Göke, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and H. T. Ochs and R. M. Rauber

Poster PDF (119.1 kB)

4:15 PM

2A.2

Properties of Snowflakes of different Riming Degeree and Crystal Types

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

Poster PDF (634.8 kB)

4:30 PM

2A.3

Using Radars to Measure Clustering in Clouds and Rain

A. R. Jameson, RJH Scientific, Inc., Arlington, VA

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (113.9 kB)

2A.4

Stratus cloud microphysics deduced from Ground-based and aircraft FSSP Measurements

5:00 PM

2A.5

Enhanced Dual-Wavelength Technique for Remote Detection of Cloud Liquid Water Content

John K. Williams, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Vivekanandan and G. Zhang

Poster PDF (281.7 kB)

5:15 PM

2A.6

Evolution of drizzle cells in SE Pacific stratocumulus

Kimberly Comstock, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and S. Yuter, C. S. Bretherton, and R. Wood

http://www.atmos.washington.edu/~kcomstock/papers.html

Poster PDF (122.3 kB)

5:30 PM

2A.7

Investigating the density of ice particles using dual-wavelength Doppler radar

Nicolas Gaussiat, University of Reading, Reading, Berks, United Kingdom; and A. J. Illingworth

Poster PDF (359.7 kB)

5:45 PM

2A.8

Non-parametric estimation of Z-R relations and normalized raindrop size distributions using Gaussian mixtures

Remko Uijlenhoet, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands; and R. Wòjcik, P. Torfs, D. Sempere Torres, G. Lee, and I. Zawadzki

Poster PDF (257.7 kB)

6:00 PM

2A.4a

Constrained Gamma Drop Size Distribution Model for Poloarimetric Radar Rain Estimation: Justification and Development

Guifu Zhang, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Vivekanandan and E. A. Brandes

http://

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (250.4 kB)

2B

radar data assimilation

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Juanzhen Sun, NCAR

Papers:

4:00 PM

2B.1

Model for Doppler radar radial winds

Kirsti Salonen, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland; and H. Järvinen and M. Lindskog

Poster PDF (105.9 kB)

4:15 PM

2B.2

Initialization and forecasting of thunderstorms: Specification of radar measurement errors

L. Jay Miller, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Sun

Poster PDF (419.7 kB)

4:30 PM

2B.3

Initialization and Forecasting of Thunderstorms: A Case Study Using STEPS Data

Juanzhen Sun, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and L. J. Miller

Poster PDF (408.9 kB)

4:45 PM

2B.4

Assimilating radar observations of a supercell storm into a cloudscale model: 4DVar and Ensemble Kalman Filter methods

N. Andrew Crook, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Dowell

5:00 PM

2B.5

Cycle of Assimilation of Radar Data in a Cloud Resolving Model

Chia-Hui Chiang, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and I. Zawadzki

Poster PDF (260.2 kB)

5:15 PM

2B.6

Use of doppler radar data for hurricane initialization and prediction

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

Poster PDF (293.1 kB)

5:30 PM

2B.7

Assimilation of Doppler Radar Observations with a Regional 3D-Var System: A Heavy Rainfall Case Study

Qingnong Xiao, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Sun, W. C. Lee, E. Lim, Y. R. Guo, D. M. Barker, and Y. H. Kuo

Poster PDF (325.3 kB)

5:45 PM

2B.8

Assimilation of radar observations into a high-resolution numerical weather analysis and prediction system at NRL

Qingyun Zhao, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. Cook, L. Phegley, K. Sashegyi, Q. Xu, P. Harasti, and M. Frost

Poster PDF (1.5 MB)

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Thurs 7 Aug

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MM-wave radar observations on cloud and climate - I

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Bruce Albrecht, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS

Papers:

8:00 AM

3.1

The climatology of cloud properties deduced from the ARM millimeter radar network

Thomas P. Ackerman, PNNL, Richland, WA

8:30 AM

3.2

Overview of the use of Doppler spectra from profiling radars for cloud and precipitation studies

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

8:45 AM

3.3

Vertical wind oscillation observed by vertically pointing W-band radar

Yuichi Ohno, Communications Research Laboratory, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan

Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

9:00 AM

3.4

Radar observations of drizzling stratocumulus with an eye on Cloudsat

Robert Wood, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and S. Yuter, C. S. Bretherton, and K. Comstock

9:15 AM

3.5

CloudSat Cloud Detection and Cloud Masking

Roger Marchand, PNNL, Richland, WA; and G. G. Mace and Q. Zhang

http://

9:30 AM

3.6

MM-Wave Radar Structure and Microphysical Characteristics of Mixed Phase Altocumulus Clouds

Larry R. Belcher, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and L. D. Carey, J. M. Davis, J. A. Kankiewicz, and T. H. Vonder Haar

Poster PDF (570.0 kB)

9:45 AM

3.7

Observations of fogs with a millimeter-wave Doppler radar

Akihisa Uematsu, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, Japan; and H. Hashiguchi, M. Teshiba, K. Hirashima, T. Hayashi, A. Yamamoto, and S. Fukao

http://

Poster PDF (592.3 kB)

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Coffee Break

4A

MM-wave radar observations on cloud and climate - I I

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Pavlos Kollias, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS

Papers:

10:30 AM

4A.1

Evolution of 95 GHz Airborne Cloud Radars

Stephen M. Sekelsky, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; and G. Stephens

10:45 AM

4A.2

Thunderstorm Generated Cirrus Observed From X and W-Band Airborne Radar During CRYSTAL-FACE

Gerald M. Heymsfield, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and L. Li, L. Tian, M. Mcgill, and Z. Wang

Poster PDF (218.3 kB)

11:00 AM

4A.3

Compact airborne solid-state 95 GHz FMCW radar system

James B. Mead, ProSensing, Amherst, MA; and I. PopStefanija, P. Kollias, B. A. Albrecht, and R. Bluth

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (279.4 kB)

11:15 AM

4A.4

Turbulence observations in layer clouds

Bruce A. Albrecht, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami,, FL; and P. Kollias and M. Shupe

11:30 AM

4A.5

Deriving turbulent kinetic energy dissipation rate within clouds using ground based 94 Ghz radar.

Dominique Bouniol, CNRS, Vélizy, France; and A. J. Illingworth and R. J. Hogan

Poster PDF (3.0 MB)

11:45 AM

4A.6

94-GHz Doppler radar observations of mammatus in tropical anvils during CRYSTAL FACE

Ieng Jo, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and B. A. Albrecht and P. Kollias

12:00 PM

4A.7

Simultameous observations of Cirrus clouds with a millimeter-wave Doppler radar and the MU radar

Eiko Wada, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, Japan; and H. Hashiguchi, M. Yamamoto, M. Teshiba, and S. Fukao

Poster PDF (3.0 MB)

12:15 PM

4A.8

Calibration of a 94 GHz Airborne Cloud Radar Using Measurements from Ocean Surface

Lihua Li, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Greenbelt, MD; and G. Heymsfield, P. Racette, and L. Tian

Poster PDF (635.8 kB)

4B

QPE

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: R. Carbone, NCAR

Papers:

10:30 AM

4B.1

Rainfall estimation with a polarimetric prototype of the operational WSR-88D radar

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

Poster PDF (301.4 kB)

10:45 AM

4B.2

The 'Area Integrated Z/ZDR' technique for improved rainfall rate estimates with operational polarisation radar

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

Poster PDF (96.6 kB)

11:00 AM

4B.3

Relative importance of factors degrading quantitative precipitation estimates for heavy rainfall events in coastal and continental locations

Robert Nissen, MSC, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and D. Hudak, L. Neil, N. Donaldson, S. Boodoo, R. P. Ford, and P. Campbell

Poster PDF (248.6 kB)

11:15 AM

4B.4

Improving radar rainfall measurement stability using mountain returns in real time

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

Poster PDF (96.5 kB)

11:30 AM

4B.5

Exploring new synergies between radar data and mesoscale model forecasts

Marion P. Mittermaier, Univ. of Reading, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom; and R. Hogan and A. J. Illingworth

Poster PDF (507.0 kB)

11:45 AM

4B.6

Error statistics of VPR corrections in stratiform precipitation

Isztar Zawadzki, McGill University, Montreal, PQ, Canada; and A. Bellon

Poster PDF (115.7 kB)

12:00 PM

4B.7

Correcting radar derived rainfall rates at the surface using Doppler velocities

Steven A. Lack, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and N. I. Fox

Poster PDF (413.7 kB)

12:15 PM

4B.8

Predictability of precipitation as a function of scale from large-scale radar composites

Urs Germann, MeteoSwiss, Locarno-Monti, Switzerland; and I. Zawadzki

Poster PDF (743.5 kB)

Lunch Break

Poster Session 2A

MM Wave Poster

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Papers:

P2A.1

A microwave and millimeter wavelength three-frequency airborne radar system for in-flight icing detection

Andrew L. Pazmany, ProSensing Inc., Amherst, MA; and J. B. Mead, E. Emery, and A. Reehorst

P2A.2

A High Altitude Solid State Millimeter-wave Cloud Radar

Stephen M. Sekelsky, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; and T. Tooman and W. Bolton

P2A.3

The Cloud Radar System

Paul Racette, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and G. M. Heymsfield, L. Li, L. Tian, and E. Zenker

Poster PDF (1.8 MB)

P2A.4

On the vertical profile of stratus liquid water flux using a millimeter cloud radar

Shelby Frisch, Colrado State University and NOAA-ETL, Boulder, CO; and P. Zuidema

http://www.etl.noaa.gov/~psuidema/shelby_flux_bw.pdf

Poster PDF (128.9 kB)

P2A.5

Radar Study on Variability of Continenytal Low Stratiform clouds

Zena N. Kogan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, ok; and D. B. Mechem and Y. L. Kogan

P2A.6

Fog Detection by Ka-band Meteorological Doppler Radar

Hiroshi Sakamaki, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Kamakura-shi, Kanagawa, Japan; and T. Wakayama, H. Tanaka, A. Okamura, H. Hashiguchi, and S. Fukao

Poster PDF (160.1 kB)

P2A.7

Cloud measurements by airborne W-band radar and lidar on joint APEX-E3/ECAV experiment

Yuichi Ohno, Communications Research Laboratory, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan; and H. Kuroiwa, A. Kamei, Y. Ohsaki, H. Kumagai, N. Sugimoto, I. Matsui, A. Shimizu, H. Okamoto, and T. Nakajima

Poster PDF (467.6 kB)

P2A.8

Status of the IfT semiconductor based 94GHz FM-CW Doppler radar profiler project

Dirk Klugmann, Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany; and J. Weickert

Poster Session 2B

QPE/Climate Poster

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Papers:

P2B.1

Paper moved to session 2A, New paper number 2A.4a

P2B.2

Vertical variability of precipitation as seen by vertically pointing and scanning radars

Anton Kruger, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; and B. J. Miriovsky, W. F. Krajewski, R. Goska, C. Williams, and K. S. Gage

P2B.3

A multi-year high resolution precipitation product for South Florida using NEXRAD and gauges

Pavlos Kollias, Univ. of Miami, Miami, FL; and J. Tenerelli, B. A. Albrecht, and P. Trimble

P2B.4

Improved polarisation radar rainfall estimates: What index to use in the gamma function for the drop specturm

Anthony J Illingworth, University of Reading, UK, Reading, United Kingdom; and D. Bouniol

P2B.5

Polarimetric radar rainfall estimation at X-band: evaluation of attenuation correction

Eugenio Gorgucci, CNR, Roma, Italy; and V. Chandrasekar and L. Baldini

http://

Poster PDF (185.9 kB)

P2B.6

Statistical studies of single-Doppler datasets from several tropical convective regions and seasons

Jialin Lin, CIRES and NOAA/CDC, Boulder, CO; and B. Mapes

Poster PDF (88.5 kB)

P2B.7

Truncation errors in historical WSR-88D rainfall products

Richard A. Fulton, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and F. Ding and D. A. Miller

Poster PDF (338.8 kB)

P2B.8

Using RADAR Precipitation to Calculate Snow Water Equivalent

Allyson K. Bingeman, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada; and N. Kouwen and I. Zawadzki

P2B.9

Application of the rain profiling algorithm “ZPHI” to the X-band polarimetric radar data observed in Japan

Koyuru Iwanami, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and E. Le Bouar, J. Testud, M. Maki, R. Misumi, S. G. Park, and M. Suto

Poster PDF (278.2 kB)

P2B.10

Application experience of attenuation-tuned Z-R relation in radar rainfall measurements

P2B.11

Advances in radial basis function neural network algorithm for radar rainfall estimation

Gang Xu, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and V. Chandrasekar and W. Li

Poster PDF (142.9 kB)

P2B.12

A Radar Perspective on the Variability of Tropical Convection Characteristics over the Southwest Amazon and East Pacific Regions

L. Gustavo Paiva Pereira, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO; and S. A. Rutledge

Poster PDF (34.8 kB)

P2B.13

A comparative study of different rainfall downscaling processes

Maria Franco, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain; and I. Zawadzki and D. Sempere-Torres

Poster PDF (363.1 kB)

P2B.14

Evaluation of an Operational Polarimetric Rainfall Algorithm

Robert Cifelli, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO; and D. Barjenbruch, D. Brunkow, L. Carey, C. Davey, N. Doesken, C. Gimmestad, T. Huse, P. Kennedy, and S. A. Rutledge

Poster PDF (219.5 kB)

Poster Session 2C

Retrieval/Algorithm Poster

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Papers:

P2C.1

A methodology for attenuation correction based on the minimization of a cost function

Marc Berenguer, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain; and G. Lee, D. Sempere-Torres, and I. Zawadzki

Poster PDF (54.6 kB)

P2C.2

A simple algorithm for eliminating Doppler velocity aliasing

P2C.3

Nonlinear Retrieval of Single Doppler Radar Wind Field Using Wavelet

P2C.4

Paper moved to session 5A, New paper number 5A.8a

P2C.5

Testing the feasibilty of a long-baseline dual-Doppler radar analysis with TOGA-COARE radar data.

Robert Pasken, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO

P2C.6

Problems and solutions in real-time Doppler wind retrievals

Shun Liu, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. Zhang, L. Wang, J. Gong, and Q. Xu

Poster PDF (272.3 kB)

P2C.7

Improvement of VVP method retrieval 3D wind field

Wei Ming, Nanjing Universtiy, Nanjing, China

P2C.8

Estimation of vertical profiles of reflectivity using empirical orthogonal functions

Dirk Meetschen, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany

P2C.9

Detection of rotation and boundaries using two-dimensional, local, linear least squares estimates of velocity derivatives

Travis M. Smith, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and K. L. Elmore, G. J. Stumpf, and V. Lakshmanan

Poster PDF (405.0 kB)

P2C.10

Detection of Dust Storms with a C-Band Doppler Radar

Ronald Hannesen, AMS-Gematronik, Neuss, Germany; and A. Weipert

Poster PDF (161.5 kB)

P2C.11

A Solution for Range-Velocity Ambiguity using Hybrid Multi-PRF Dealiasing Algorithm

5A

Retrieval/Algorithm

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Tian-You Yu, University of Oklahoma

Papers:

4:00 PM

5A.1

A novel de-aliasing algorithm for radar radial wind velocities

Günther Haase, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Norrköping, Sweden; and T. Landelius and D. B. Michelson

Poster PDF (107.4 kB)

4:15 PM

5A.2

Single-Doppler wind retrieval of a squall line during the WET AMC and TRMM LBA field experiment campaign

Augusto J. Pereira F°, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; and L. Calvetti

Poster PDF (356.3 kB)

4:30 PM

5A.3

Verification of an airborne radar turbulence detection algorithm

Larry B. Cornman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. Meymaris, B. Chorbajian, and J. K. Williams

4:45 PM

5A.4

A wind profile retrieval method from azimuthal gradients of radial velocity

Jidong Gao, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. K. Droegemeier, J. Gong, and Q. Xu

5:00 PM

5A.5

3D Wind Field Retrieval Over Complex Terrain Using the Laroche-Zawadzki Single-Doppler Velocity Retrieval Technique

Yongmei Zhou, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and R. Stull and R. Nissen

Poster PDF (2.3 MB)

5:15 PM

5A.6

The impact of the radar scanning rate on the single-Doppler retrieved wind speed

Yu-Chieng Liou, National Central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan

5:30 PM

5A.7

Feasibility of earlier tornado detection using Doppler spectra

Tian-You Yu, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. Zrnic, A. Shapiro, and M. B. Yeary

Poster PDF (115.8 kB)

5A.8

Verification of Wind Field Retrieval of Doppler Radar Velocity-Azimuth Processing Method

5:45 PM

5A.8a

WSR-88D radar characteristics of Quasi-Linear Convective System tornadoes using the NSSL Severe Storm Analysis Program

Kevin L. Manross, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and R. J. Trapp and G. J. Stumpf

http://www.cimms.ou.edu/~kmanross/QLCS/

Poster PDF (151.3 kB)

5B

Climate/QPE

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Isztar Zawadzki, McGill University

Papers:

4:00 PM

5B.1

Can't see the forest for the trees: Methods for the analysis and visualization of large radar datasets

John D. Tuttle, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. E. Carbone

Poster PDF (485.8 kB)

4:15 PM

5B.2

Inter-annual and Semi-diurnal Variations in Summertime Precipitation

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

Poster PDF (304.4 kB)

4:30 PM

5B.3

Regional-scale aspects of the diurnal precipitation cycle

D. A. Ahijevych, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. E. Carbone and C. A. Davis

Poster PDF (1.5 MB)

4:45 PM

5B.4

Nocturnal cloud systems and the diurnal cycle of rainfall in Amazonia

Thomas M. Rickenbach, Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD

Poster PDF (751.6 kB)

5:00 PM

5B.5

The quality of rainfall estimation with the polarimetric WSR-88D radar as a function of range

Scott Giangrande, CIMMS/University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. V. Ryzhkov

Poster PDF (213.4 kB)

5:15 PM

5B.6

An Analysis of Dual-Polarized Radar Measurables for Rainfall Measurement

Taiwen Tang, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and V. N. Bringi

Poster PDF (1020.2 kB)

5:30 PM

5B.7

An analysis of the information contained in the signal fluctuations of a vertically-pointing Doppler radar

Hidde Leijnse, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands; and R. Uijlenhoet and H. Russchenberg

Poster PDF (93.7 kB)

5:45 PM

5B.8

Physically-based "Down-to-Earth" modelling of surface precipitation using synergetic radar and multisource information

D. B. Michelson, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Norrköping, Sweden; and C. G. Jones, T. Landelius, C. G. Collier, G. Haase, and M. Heen

Poster PDF (104.1 kB)

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Fri 8 Aug

6

TRMM/GPM

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Tom Keenan, BMRC

Papers:

8:00 AM

6.1

Spaceborne precipitation radars in TRMM and GPM

Toshio Iguchi, Communications Research Laboratory, Tokyo, Japan

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (85.8 kB)

8:30 AM

6.2

Variability of ice and liquid precipitation contents and shape of radar reflectivity profiles in tropical cyclones

Edward J. Zipser, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and H. Jiang

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (182.0 kB)

8:45 AM

6.3

A combined radar-radiometer algorithm to estimate hydrometeor profiles in tropical cyclones

Haiyan Jiang, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and E. J. Zipser

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (192.4 kB)

9:00 AM

6.4

Comparison of TRMM Satellite-Based Rainfall with Surface Radar and Gauge Information

T. Keenan, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and E. Ebert, V. Chandrasekar, V. Bringi, and M. Whimpey

Poster PDF (552.2 kB)

9:15 AM

6.5

Shallow rain from the TRMM PR: A five-year climatology

David A. Short, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; and W. C. Lambert

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (234.0 kB)

9:30 AM

6.6

An Ensemble Study of Wet Season Convection in the South West Amazon: Kinematics and Implications for Diabatic Heating

Robert Cifelli, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO; and L. Carey, W. A. Petersen, and S. A. Rutledge

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (210.7 kB)

9:45 AM

6.7

Field-campaign radar data collected in the context of the TRMM climatology: Comparisons of observed storm morphology and validation opportunities

Stephen W. Nesbitt, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO; and R. Cifelli, S. A. Rutledge, and E. J. Zipser

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (190.6 kB)

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Coffee Break

Joint Session 2

Nowcasting (Joint Between the 31st Conference on Radar Meteorology and the 32nd Conference on Broadcast Meteorology)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology; and the 32nd Conference on Broadcast Meteorology )

Cochairs: Leslie R. Lemon, Basic Commerce & Industries, Inc.; Robin Reed, WDBJ-TV

Papers:

10:30 AM

J2.1

Thunderstorm Nowcasting: Past, Present and Future

James W. Wilson, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

11:30 AM

J2.2

The “Digital” NWS and Broadcast Meteorologists. . . Challenges and Opportunities

Robert T. Ryan, WRC-TV, Washington, DC

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

J2.3

A forecaster-computer interactive capability of the NCAR Auto-Nowcaster System for improved storm initiation nowcasts

Rita Roberts, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. Saxen, C. Mueller, and D. Albo

Poster PDF (239.4 kB)

12:00 PM

J2.4

Use of C-Band Radar and a School Based Weather Sensor Network by the media

John B. McLaughlin, KCCI-TV, Des Moines, IA

12:15 PM

J2.5

Predictability of storm characteristics based on RUC environmental fields

Cynthia K. Mueller, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Megenhardt and N. Oien

Poster PDF (337.0 kB)

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Lunch Break

Poster Session 3A

TRMM/GPM Poster

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Papers:

P3A.1

Relationships between the Microphysics of Precipitating Cloud Systems and Their Radar Reflectivity Patterns

Tristan S. L'Ecuyer, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and C. Kummerow and H. Masunaga

Poster PDF (325.5 kB)

P3A.2

On the Measurement Errors of the Joss-Waldvogel Disdrometer

Ali Tokay, JCET/Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and K. R. Wolff, P. Bashor, and O. K. Dursun

Poster PDF (98.1 kB)

P3A.3

Variable pulse repetition frequency for the GPM dual-frequency radar

Satoru Kobayashi, Communications Research Lab., Japan; and T. Iguchi

Poster PDF (157.1 kB)

P3A.4

Validation of Snow Parameters as Derived from Dual-Wavelength Airborne Radar

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

Poster PDF (867.6 kB)

P3A.5

The TRMM ground validation effort at NASA-GSFC: validating surface rainfall estimates

David A. Marks, NASA/GSFC and George Mason Univ., Greenbelt, MD; and D. S. Silberstein, D. B. Wolff, E. Amitai, J. L. Pippitt, and R. J. Lawrence

Poster PDF (211.5 kB)

P3A.6

The regional and diurnal variability of the vertical structure of precipitation systems in Africa, based on TRMM precipitation radar data

Bart Geerts, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and T. Dejene

Poster PDF (286.6 kB)

P3A.7

Classification and Characterization of Tropical Precipitation Based on High-Resolution Airborne Vertical-Incidence Radar

Bart Geerts, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and Y. Dawei

Poster PDF (353.8 kB)

P3A.8

CESAR Rainfall Experiment 2002 (C-Rex '02)—Experimental setup and first results

Remko Uijlenhoet, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands; and H. Stricker, S. Heijnen, H. Russchenberg, F. van der Zwan, I. Holleman, W. Hovius, H. Klein Baltink, and J. Warmer

http://

P3A.9

Comparisons of raindrop size distributions from the TRMM Precipitation Radar and the C-POL ground radar

Yuxiang Liu, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and V. N. Bringi and T. D. Keenan

Poster PDF (1.1 MB)

P3A.10

On small-scale variability of rainfall from radar

Mekonnen Gebremichael, IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering and Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; and W. F. Krajewski

Poster PDF (208.9 kB)

P3A.11

On the Characteristics of Precipitation in the Florida Keys: The Keys Area Precipitation Project (KAPP)

David B. Wolff, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD and Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Lanham, MD; and J. Gerlach, D. Marks, A. Tokay, B. Fisher, D. Silberstein, and J. Wang

Poster PDF (505.8 kB)

P3A.12

Simulated radar characteristics of LBA convective systems: easterly and westerly regimes

Stephen E. Lang, SSAI / NASA GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and W. K. Tao and R. Cifelli

P3A.13

Simulated KWAJEX convective systems using a 2D and 3D cloud resolving model and their comparisons with radar observations

Chung-Lin Shie, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD and Goddard Earth Sciences and Technology Center/UMBC, Baltimore, MD; and W. K. Tao and J. Simpson

Poster PDF (370.1 kB)

Poster Session 3B

Nowcasting Poster

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Papers:

P3B.1

Radar Rainfall Studies Over Eastern Coast of Northeast Brazil

Ricardo Sarmento Tenório, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil; and L. C. B. Molion, H. Sauvageot, D. D. A. Quintão, and M. D. A. Antonio

Poster PDF (127.0 kB)

P3B.2

Applying distributional results of stochastic quantitative precipitation nowcasts

Neil I. Fox, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and C. K. Wikle

Poster PDF (201.0 kB)

P3B.3

The Nowcasting of Lightning in Beijing Region

Daren Chen, Beijing Meteorological Observatory, Beijing, China; and H. Guo

Poster PDF (137.2 kB)

P3B.4

Convective storm initiation in the Amazon

Maria Andrea Lima, Meteorogical Research Institute, Bauru, SP, Brazil; and J. W. Wilson

Poster PDF (203.8 kB)

Poster Session 3C

Radar Echo Classification/Data Quality Control Poster

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Papers:

P3C.1

Evaluating the calibrations of radars: A software approach

Jonathan J. Gourley, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and B. Kaney and R. A. Maddox

Poster PDF (3.0 MB)

P3C.2

Range-Velocity Ambiguity Mitigation Schemes for the Enhanced Terminal Doppler Weather Radar

John Y. N. Cho, MIT Lincoln Lab, Lexington, MA; and G. R. Elkin and N. G. Parker

Poster PDF (427.0 kB)

P3C.3

Radar-based precipitation classification in the Baltic Sea area

Andi Walther, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany; and R. Bennartz and J. Fischer

http://www.fu-berlin.de/iss/extended_p3c.3_walther.pdf

P3C.4

Radar Operations Center Data Quality Initiative

Charles A. Ray, RS Information Systems, Norman, OK; and M. Miller and J. N. Chrisman

Poster PDF (241.9 kB)

P3C.5

Real-Time WSR-88D Velocity Data Quality Control on Bird Detection

Pengfei Zhang, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. Liu, L. Bi, and Q. Xu

Poster PDF (456.3 kB)

P3C.6

Radar-based hail detection: impact of height assignment errors on the measured vertical profiles of reflectivity

Laurent Delobbe, Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium (RMI), Brussels, Belgium; and I. Holleman

Poster PDF (440.1 kB)

P3C.7

Non-traditional radar method of investigation of cloud environments

Iori F. Kouznetsov, High–Mountain Geophysical Institute, Nalchik, Russia

http://www.meteoradar.narod.ru

Poster PDF (76.2 kB)

P3C.8

Radar Calibration Using a Trihedral Corner Reflector

Brooks E. Martner, NOAA Environmental Technology Laboratory, Boulder, CO; and K. A. Clark and B. W. Bartram

Poster PDF (1.3 MB)

P3C.9

Efforts to improve the monitoring of the French radar network

Pierre Tabary, Centre de Météorologie Radar - Météo France, Trappes, France

P3C.10

Continuing Enhancement of the WSR-88D Precipitation Processing Subsystem

Tim O'Bannon, NOAA/NWS/Radar Operations Center, Norman, OK; and F. Ding

Poster PDF (29.5 kB)

P3C.11

Calibration efforts at Camagüey MRL-5 radar station

P3C.12

A solar alignment technique for determining mobile radar pointing angles

Nettie R. Arnott, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and Y. P. Richardson, J. M. Wurman, and J. Lutz

Poster PDF (73.9 kB)

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Lunch Break

7A

TRMM/GPM II

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Paul I. Joe, MSC

Papers:

4:00 PM

7A.1

Spectral processing techniques for measuring Doppler velocity of rainfall from a low-earth orbiting satellite

Simone Tanelli, JPL and California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and E. Im, S. L. Durden, and L. Facheris

Poster PDF (364.6 kB)

4:15 PM

7A.2

Evaluation of TRMM PR estimate using wind profiler measurements of raindrop size distribution

Takahisa Kobayashi, MRI, Tukuba, Ibaaki, Japan; and M. Sasaoka and T. Adachi

Poster PDF (200.5 kB)

4:30 PM

7A.3

Fall velocity spectrum in the melting layer at Ku-band

Merhala Thurai, Communications Research Laboratory, Tokyo, Japan; and H. Hanado and T. Iguchi

Poster PDF (219.0 kB)

4:45 PM

7A.4

Comparison of Echo Characteristics Observed during CAMEX4 and CRYSTAL-FACE

Paul A. Kucera, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and P. J. Frank

Poster PDF (128.6 kB)

5:00 PM

7A.5

Use of polarimetric radar observations in the evaluation of a TRMM combined radar-radiometer algorithm for estimation of precipitation profiles

Mircea Grecu, University of Maryland, Baltimore County and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and W. S. Olson

Poster PDF (305.0 kB)

5:15 PM

7A.6

Archetypal TRMM radar profiles identified through cluster analysis

Dennis J. Boccippio, NASA/MSFC, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL

http://homepage.mac.com/wxguyinal/Cluster/Cluster.htm

Poster PDF (789.9 kB)

5:30 PM

7A.7

Requirements Analysis for Snowfall Measurements over Canada from Space

Paul Joe, MSC, Downsview, ON, Canada; and D. Hudak and P. Rodriguez

Poster PDF (241.5 kB)

5:45 PM

7A.8

Evaluating Uncertainties in GPM Oceanic Precipitation Retrievals

Sandra E. Yuter, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and R. Wood

Poster PDF (156.6 kB)

7B

Radar echo classification and data quality control

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Cathy Kessinger, NCAR

Papers:

4:00 PM

7B.1

Quality control of WSR-88D data

V. Lakshmanan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. Hondl, G. Stumpf, and T. Smith

Poster PDF (241.3 kB)

4:15 PM

7B.2

Quality of Weather Radar Wind Profiles

Iwan Holleman, KNMI, De Bilt, Netherlands

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

7B.3

The AP clutter mitigation scheme for the WSR-88D

Cathy Kessinger, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Ellis, J. Van Andel, and J. Yee

Poster PDF (375.1 kB)

4:45 PM

7B.4

The identification and impact of AP/GC on quantitative precipitation estimates in mountainous terrain

Beth Clarke, CIMMS and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and S. Vasiloff

Poster PDF (306.5 kB)

5:00 PM

7B.5

Vertical reflectivity profile classification and correction in radar composites in Finland

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

Poster PDF (102.2 kB)

5:15 PM

7B.6

Automated real-time monitoring of radar sensitivity and antenna pointing accuracy

Tim Darlington, Met Office, Bracknell, United Kingdom; and M. Kitchen, J. Sugier, and J. de Rohan-Truba

Poster PDF (104.0 kB)

5:30 PM

7B.7

Non-weather echo identification for conventional operational radar

John C. Nicol, LTHE = Laboratoire d'étude des Transferts en Hydrologie et Environnement, Grenoble, France; and P. Tabary, J. Sugier, J. Parent-du-Chalet, and G. Delrieu

Poster PDF (192.9 kB)

5:45 PM

7B.8

Clear-air echo statistics and beam blockage patterns of Taiwan Doppler radar network

Pao-Liang Chang, Central Weather Bureau, Taipei, Taiwan; and B. S. Wang, S. L. Shieh, and B. J. D. Jou

http://

Poster PDF (43.8 kB)

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Icebreaker Reception/ Exhibits open

1

Sun 10 Aug

Joint Session 3

Severe weather (Joint Between the 31st Conference on Radar Meteorology and the 32nd Conference on Broadcast Meteorology)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology; and the 32nd Conference on Broadcast Meteorology )

Cochairs: Donald W. Burgess, NOAA/NSSL; Mike Davis, Chief Meteorologist WBNS-TV

Papers:

8:00 AM

J3.1

Radar, Tornadoes, and the Broadcast Meteorologist

Greg Forbes, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA

8:30 AM

J3.2

Advanced Severe Convective Storm Detection and Prediction using Live Operational S- and C-Band Radar

Greg Wilson, Baron Services, Inc., Huntsville, AL

8:45 AM

J3.3

Some inferences on the visual cloud and the supercell radar echo relationship

Leslie R. Lemon, Basic Commerce & Industries, Inc., Independence,, MO; and E. M. Quoetone

Poster PDF (321.5 kB)

9:00 AM

J3.4

The Role of Expert Warning Forecasters: Results of a Cognitive Task Analysis of the Warning Forecaster Task

Elizabeth M. Quoetone, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK; and J. T. Ferree, B. B. Hahn, E. Rall, and D. W. Kolinger

9:15 AM

J3.5

The Kellerville tornado during VORTEX: Damage survey and Doppler radar analyses

Roger M. Wakimoto, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA; and H. V. Murphey, D. C. Dowell, and H. B. Bluestein

Poster PDF (141.5 kB)

9:30 AM

J3.6

On the use of Doppler radar in tornado warnings

Donald W. Burgess, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK

9:45 AM

J3.7

The National Weather Service (NWS) Performance During the November 10, 2002 Tornado Outbreak

Lawrence Dunn, NOAA/NWS, Salt Lake City, UT

1

Coffee Break

8A

Severe Weather II

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Howie Bluestein, University of Oklahoma

Papers:

10:30 AM

8A.1

The vertical structure of the Happy, Texas tornado of 5 May 2002: Mobile, W-band, Doppler-radar observations

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.7 MB)

10:45 AM

8A.2

Physical origin of a microburst seen by radar profiler

David Atlas, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and C. W. Ulbrich and C. R. Williams

Poster PDF (154.2 kB)

11:00 AM

8A.3

Severe weather warning application development at NSSL using multiple-radars and multiple-sensors

Gregory J. Stumpf, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and T. M. Smith, K. L. Manross, V. Lakshmanan, and K. D. Hondl

http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/wrd/swat/wdssiipoct_ict.html

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (132.7 kB)

11:15 AM

8A.4

Diagnosed structure of the Mulhall, Oklahoma Tornado

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

Poster PDF (481.4 kB)

11:30 AM

8A.5

Preliminary Stability Analyses of the DOW-Observed Mulhall, OK Tornado

Michael T. Montgomery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and W. Terwey, W. Lee, M. M. Bell, and J. Wurman

8A.6

Comparison of single and multiple vortex tornado doppler velocities from the DOWs

11:45 AM

8A.7

Differentiating Between Tornadic and Nontornadic Mesocyclone Using Fractal Geometry

Huaqing Cai, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Poster PDF (441.2 kB)

12:00 PM

8A.8

The "Owl Horn" radar signature in developing Southern-Plains thunderstorms

Matthew R. Kramar, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and H. B. Bluestein, A. L. Pazmany, and J. D. Tuttle

Poster PDF (552.9 kB)

12:15 PM

8A.6a

Doppler Radar Observation of Winter Tornadoes over the Japan Sea (Formerly paper number, P4a.7)

Fumiaki Kobayashi, National Defense Academy, Yokosuka, Japan

Poster PDF (114.4 kB)

8B

Polarimetric/Particle type identification

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Peter T. May, BMRC

Papers:

10:30 AM

8B.1

Validation of four dimensional microphysical data from Darwin using wind profiler retrievals

Peter T. May, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and T. D. Keenan

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (159.7 kB)

10:45 AM

8B.2

Microphysical characterization of a squall line in TRMM LBA using dual-polarization radar measurements

Marcel R. Rocco, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; and A. J. Pereira F° and J. Vivekanandan

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (168.6 kB)

11:00 AM

8B.3

Ground Truth Verification of the Hail Quadrature Parameter (HQP)

Patrick C. Kennedy, Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO; and T. K. Depue, R. Cifelli, D. Barjenbruch, C. Gimmestad, D. A. Brunkow, and S. A. Rutledge

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (40.7 kB)

11:15 AM

8B.4

Polarimetric radar signatures in microburst-producing thunderstorms

Kevin Scharfenberg, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (110.3 kB)

11:30 AM

8B.5

An algorithm for estimating the variance of the canting angle distribution using polarimetric covariance matrix data

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (693.0 kB)

11:45 AM

8B.6

Transformation of the Polarimetric Covariance Matrix for Improving Hydrometeor Classification

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (270.7 kB)

12:00 PM

8B.7

Possibilities for depolarization estimates using simultaneous transmission and reception schemes in polarimetric radars

Sergey Y. Matrosov, CIRES/University of Colorado and NOAA/ETL, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (205.0 kB)

12:15 PM

8B.8

Improving the Utility of Ordinary Radar Reflectivity Measurements through Enhanced Subscripting

Paul L. Smith, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (123.2 kB)

1

Lunch Break

Poster Session 4A

Severe Weather Poster

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Papers:

P4A.1

Multiple-Doppler Observations of tornadoes and tornadogenesis from the ROTATE-2003 project

Joshua Wurman, Center for Severe Weather Research, Boulder, CO

P4A.2

Doppler-radar observations of dust devils in Texas

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.3 MB)

P4A.3

Mesocyclone in mini supercell—a case study

Junjian Zhu, Weather Office, Jinan, Shandong, China; and X. Diao and X. Huang

http://

Poster PDF (41.3 kB)

P4A.4

Time-dependent Burgers-Rott Vortex As Seen by a Simulated Doppler Radar

P4A.5

Three hailstorms in Kanto-plane, Japan

Yoshimasa Takaya, MRI, Tsukuba, Japan; and M. Mori, M. Ishibe, T. Tajiri, and T. Misaki

Poster PDF (234.9 kB)

P4A.6

Mesocyclone occurred in different environment

Junjian Zhu, Weather Office, Jinan, Shandong, China; and X. Diao

Poster PDF (51.6 kB)

P4A.7

Paper moved to session 8a, New paper number 8a.6a

Marjorie Huntington, AER, boston, MA

P4A.8

Terminal Doppler Weather Radar Observations of a Microburst

Daniel J. Miller, NOAA/NWS/Weather Forecast Office, Norman OK, Norman, OK; and D. W. Burgess

Poster PDF (235.6 kB)

P4A.9

Summer Severe Weather Occurrence in Southern Ontario—A Climatological Perspective

Sudesh Boodoo, Meteorological Service of Canada, King City, Ontario, Canada; and D. Hudak, N. Donaldson, R. Patterson., and D. Sills

Poster PDF (74.7 kB)

Poster Session 4B

Polarimetric/Particle ID Poster

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Papers:

P4B.1

Doppler spectra of copolar and cross-polar signals

Valery M. Melnikov, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. Zrnic

Poster PDF (513.5 kB)

P4B.2

Polarimetric Properties of Chaff

Dusan Zrnic, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and A. V. Ryzhkov

Poster PDF (136.1 kB)

P4B.3

Operational uses of polarimetric radar data in severe local storm prediction

Kevin Scharfenberg, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. L. Andra Jr. and M. Foster

http://www.cimms.ou.edu/~kscharf/pol

Poster PDF (75.5 kB)

P4B.4

Discrimination between rain and snow with a polarimetric NEXRAD radar

Alexander V. Ryzhkov, CIMMS, Norman, OK; and D. S. Zrnic

Poster PDF (704.3 kB)

P4B.5

Operational use of a hydrometeor classification algorithm to detect the snow melting level

Kevin Scharfenberg, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and E. Maxwell

http://www.cimms.ou.edu/~kscharf/pol

Poster PDF (144.7 kB)

P4B.6

On Simultaneous Transmission and Reception of Vertical and Horizontal Polarized Weather Radar Signals

Enrico Torlaschi, Univ. of Quebec, Montreal, QC, Canada; and S. Filahi

Poster PDF (1003.7 kB)

P4B.7

Mixed-phase cloud retrievals using Doppler radar spectra

Matthew D. Shupe, NOAA/ETL, Boulder, CO; and P. Kollias, S. Y. Matrosov, and T. L. Schneider

Poster PDF (596.6 kB)

P4B.8

Freezing level determinations with polarimetric radar: retrieval model and application

Kyoko Ikeda, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and E. A. Brandes

Poster PDF (132.5 kB)

P4B.9

Detection of Graupel in Winter Thunderclouds Using a Dual Polarization Radar in Hokuriku, Japan

Takeshi Maesaka, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan; and H. Uyeda, T. Shinoda, K. Sakashita, K. Kami, and K. Shinjo

Poster PDF (766.8 kB)

P4B.10

Cloud ice crystal classification using a 95 GHz polarimetric radar

Kultegin Aydin, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and J. Singh

Poster Session 4C

Hydrology Poster

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Papers:

P4C.1

The Bauru Flash Flood of 8 February 2001 and Options for Improved Warnings

Gerhard Held, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Bauru, Brazil; and J. L. Gomes

http://www.ipmet.unesp.br/publications/p4c.1_figures.htm

Poster PDF (441.0 kB)

P4C.2

Combination of weather radar and raingauges data for small mountainous catchment

Anna Jurczyk, Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, Radar Operational Centre, Poland, Katowice, Poland; and K. Osródka, S. Moszkowicz, C. Mazzetti, and J. Szturc

http://

Poster PDF (198.8 kB)

P4C.3

Merging Radar-Raingauge Rainfall estimates: An improved geostatistical approach based in Non Parametric Kriging

Carlos A. Velasco Forero, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain; and E. Cassiraga, D. Sempere Torres, R. Sánchez-Diezma, and J. J. Gómez-Hernández

Poster PDF (113.2 kB)

P4C.4

Radar-Rain Gauge Adjustment and its Sensitivity to the Method of Comparison

Hatim Sharif, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and E. A. Brandes

Poster PDF (202.8 kB)

P4C.5

Potential application of mobile X-band radar for catchment hydrology

Lisa C. Sieck, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and S. J. Burges, M. Steiner, and J. A. Smith

Poster PDF (402.9 kB)

Poster Session 4D

Signal Processing Poster

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Papers:

P4D.1

Range-time sidelobe characterization of the ELDORA radar

Eric Loew, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. C. Lee

Poster PDF (330.7 kB)

P4D.2

Phase Coding for Polarimetric Radar

J.C. Hubbert, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and V. Chandrasekar, R. J. Keeler, and N. Bharadwaj

Poster PDF (130.6 kB)

P4D.3

Practical Aspects Of Wideband Reception and Processing in Dual-Polarized Weather Radars

Sutanay Choudhury, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

Poster PDF (442.8 kB)

P4D.4

Development of a digital IF radar transceiver system

Robert J. Watson, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom; and S. Talebi and P. S. Cannon

Poster PDF (352.2 kB)

P4D.5

Design and Implementation of a RDA Control Application

Ken Bergeron, Enterprise Electronics Corp., Enterprise, AL; and J. J. Stagliano Jr.

P4D.6

A grouping algorithm for estimating wind speed in Doppler spectra

Masahiro Sasaoka, MRI, Tukuba, Japan

http://

Poster PDF (248.5 kB)

P4D.7

A radar rain profiler using a MATLAB based DSP system

Dirk Klugmann, Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany; and J. Weickert, P. Holstein, D. Mackenzie, and O. Holinski

P4D.8

A radar method to measure turbulence in clouds.

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

1

Coffee Break

9A

Hydrology

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Matthias Steiner, Princeton University

Papers:

4:00 PM

9A.1

A graphical interpretation of cloud microphysical processes and its relevance for radar rainfall measurement

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (211.1 kB)

4:15 PM

9A.2

Small scale variability of Mediterranean precipitation during HIRE'98

Alexis Berne, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands; and G. Delrieu, J. D. Creutin, and R. Uijlenhoet

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (208.8 kB)

4:30 PM

9A.3

A Model to Generate Stochastic Nowcasts of Rainfall

Alan W. Seed, BMRC, Melborune, Australia; and N. Bowler

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (195.5 kB)

4:45 PM

9A.4

Hydrological evaluation of a nowcasting technique applied to flood forecasting

Marc Berenguer, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain; and J. Davila, C. Corral, D. Sempere-Torres, and A. W. Seed

Poster PDF (293.8 kB)

5:00 PM

9A.5

A test of two distributed hydrologic models with WSR-88D radar precipitation data input in Arizona

Steven Hunter, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO; and B. Vieux, F. Ogden, J. Niedzialek, C. Downer, J. Addiego, and J. Daraio

http://www.usbr.gov/pmts/rivers/awards/publ/radconf_2003_paper_full.pdf

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (186.7 kB)

5:15 PM

9A.6

A hydrologic approach to evaluating quantitative precipitation estimates

Jonathan J. Gourley, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and B. E. Vieux

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (132.4 kB)

5:30 PM

9A.7

Multi sensor supported flood detection and monitoring system for Poland

André Weipert, Gematronik, Neuss, Germany; and C. Pierce

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (135.5 kB)

5:45 PM

9A.8

Meteorological Radar and Flood Forecasting

Mario T. L Barros Sr., University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; and F. M. Goncalves

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (452.3 kB)

9B

Signal processing

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Andrew L. Pazmany, ProSensing

Papers:

4:00 PM

9B.1

Range-Velocity Mitigation via SZ Phase Coding with Experimental S-band Radar Data

J.C. Hubbert, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. Meymaris and R. J. Keeler

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (2.4 MB)

4:15 PM

9B.2

Airborne Doppler radar clutter and range sidelobe suppression

R. Jeffrey Keeler, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and H. Cai and W. C. Lee

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

4:30 PM

9B.3

Digital IF receiver—capabilities, tests and evaluation

Igor Ivic, CIMMS/University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. Zahrai and D. Zrnic

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (121.6 kB)

4:45 PM

9B.4

Experimental studies of the corrections applied to the observed spectral width for turbulence studies

G. D. Nastrom, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN; and T. E. VanZandt, W. L. Clark, T. Tsuda, and J. -. I. Furumoto

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (77.5 kB)

5:00 PM

9B.5

Radar observations of turbulence and wind shear

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (752.4 kB)

5:15 PM

9B.6

Single antenna interferometry to measure wind

Guifu Zhang, NCAR/RAP, Boulder, CO; and R. J. Doviak, J. Vivekanandan, and T. Y. Yu

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (257.9 kB)

5:30 PM

9B.7

Dual-polarized Overlapped-Spaced-Antenna Radar Technique for Transverse Velocity Measurements

Andrew L. Pazmany, ProSensing Inc., Amherst, MA; and J. B. Mead

Recorded presentation

5:45 PM

9B.8

Processing of staggered PRT sequences on the KOUN research radar

Sebastian M. Torres, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (154.2 kB)

1

Museum of Flight

1

Mon 11 Aug

10

Integrated observations of water cycle using radar, lidar, and other instruments

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Peter H. Hildebrand, NASA

Papers:

8:00 AM

10.1

Integrated observations of water vapor during IHOP_2002

Tammy M. Weckwerth, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. B. Parsons

Poster PDF (1.1 MB)

8:30 AM

10.2

An evaluation of the radar refractivity retrieval during IHOP_2002

Crystalyne R. Pettet, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. M. Weckwerth, F. Fabry, and J. W. Wilson

Poster PDF (513.0 kB)

8:45 AM

10.3

Observing the Global Water Cycle from Space

Peter H. Hildebrand, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and P. Houser and C. A. Schlosser

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (127.2 kB)

9:00 AM

10.4

Uniting space, ground and underwater measurements for better estimation of rain rates

E. Amitai, NASA/GSFC Greenbelt, MD and George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; and J. A. Nystuen and L. Liao

9:15 AM

10.5

Verification of multisensor precipitation estimation techniques in Arizona

Steven V. Vasiloff, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and B. Clarke and C. Dempsey

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (2.4 MB)

9:30 AM

10.6

The precipitation mechanisms of typhoon Nari(2001) revealed by Doppler radars, ISS and disdrometer observation

Tai-Chi Chen Wang, National Central Univ., Chung-Li, Taiwan; and W. Y. Chang, K. S. Chung, S. H. Lin, and J. H. Teng

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (230.2 kB)

9:45 AM

10.7

Results and applications of long-term cloud liquid water profiling by an integrated profiling technique

Ulrich Loehnert, University of Bonn, Germany, Bonn, Germany; and S. Crewell and E. Van Meijgaard

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.4 MB)

1

Coffee Break

11A

IHOP

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Yvette P. Richardson, The Pennsylvania State University

Papers:

10:30 AM

11A.1

Initiation of deep convection on May 24 and June 19, 2002 during IHOP

Hanne V. Murphey, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; and R. M. Wakimoto, E. V. Browell, D. E. Kingsmill, and C. N. Flamant

Poster PDF (297.8 kB)

10:45 AM

11A.2

A multi-Doppler analysis of convective initiation on 10 June 2002 during IHOP_2002

Nettie R. Arnott, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and Y. P. Richardson and J. Wurman

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

11:00 AM

11A.3

A multiple-Doppler radar analysis of intersecting mesoscale boundaries during IHOP

Christina Hannon, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and P. Markowski

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (2.4 MB)

11:15 AM

11A.4

Mobile Doppler radar observations of a front during IHOP

Paul Markowski, Penn State University, University Park, PA

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (2.9 MB)

11:30 AM

11A.5

The Kinematic and Thermodynamic Effects of Vorticies Within a Dryline

Michael S. Buban, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK OK; and C. L. Ziegler and E. N. Rasmussen

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (2.2 MB)

11:45 AM

11A.6

Multi-Doppler Analysis of Convective Initiation on 19 June 2002 During IHOP_2002

Yvette P. Richardson, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and J. M. Wurman and C. Hartman

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (452.8 kB)

12:00 PM

11A.7

Relation of radar-derived kinematic features and in-situ moisture to cumulus development on 24 May 2002 during IHOP

Conrad L. Ziegler, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and E. N. Rasmussen, Y. P. Richardson, R. M. Rabin, and M. S. Buban

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (305.5 kB)

12:15 PM

11A.8

Relationship of cumulus locations with kinematic features derived from multi-Doppler analysis on 24 May 2002

Erik N. Rasmussen, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and C. L. Ziegler and Y. P. Richardson

11B

Radar Systems/Network

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Joshua Wurman, Center for Severe Weather Research

Papers:

10:30 AM

11B.1

Preliminary Results from the Rapid-Scan DOW: A Multi-Beam Inexpensive Alternative to Phased Arrays

Joshua Wurman, Center for Severe Weather Research, Boulder, CO

10:45 AM

11B.2

Quantitative applications of broadcast media weather radar data

Neil I. Fox, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

Poster PDF (116.2 kB)

11:00 AM

11B.3

The PANTHERE Project of Meteo-France: extension and upgrade of the French radar network

Jacques Parent du Chatelet, Météo-France, 78195 Trappes, France; and M. Guimera

Poster PDF (255.1 kB)

11:15 AM

11B.4

Test of polarimetric based retrieval algorithms at X-band

Marielle gosset, LTHE / IRD, France, 38041 Grenoble cedex 9, Isere, France; and F. Cazenave

Poster PDF (167.2 kB)

11:30 AM

11B.5

An X-band Phased Array Doppler Weather Radar

Ivan PopStefanija, ProSensing, Amherst, MA; and A. Pazmany and R. Bluth

Poster PDF (158.2 kB)

11:45 AM

11B.6

Linearity and Calibration of Linear Radar Receivers

Frank Gekat, AMS-Gematronik, Neuss, Germany; and J. Mehl, D. Rühl, and C. Verstappen

Poster PDF (159.2 kB)

12:00 PM

11B.7

Use of Weather Radar to Support America's Space Program—Past, Present, and Future

B. F. Boyd, 45th Weather Squadron, U.S. Airforce, Patrick AFB, FL; and J. W. Weems, W. P. Roeder, C. S. Pinder, and T. M. McNamara

Poster PDF (240.5 kB)

12:15 PM

11B.8

Considerations for the Detection of Low Lying Winter Weather in the Canadian Weather Radar Network

Norman Donaldson, EC, King City, ON, Canada; and P. I. Joe and J. Scott

Poster PDF (237.1 kB)

1

Lunch Break

Poster Session 5A

IHOP/Boundary Layer/Integrated observation Poster

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Papers:

P5A.1

Mantle echoes associated with deep convection during IHOP: Observations and numerical simulations

Roger M. Wakimoto, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; and H. V. Murphey, R. G. Fovell, and W. C. Lee

Poster PDF (310.9 kB)

P5A.2

A Radar/Radiometer Instrument for Mapping Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity

Peter H. Hildebrand, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and L. Hilliard, R. Rincon, D. Le Vine, and J. B. Mead

Poster PDF (70.2 kB)

P5A.3

Observations of the Finescale Structure of 11 June Dryline during IHOP 2002

Huaqing Cai, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. C. Lee

Poster PDF (756.4 kB)

P5A.4

Vertically pointing profilers used to calibrate and monitor the reflectivity estimated by scanning radars

Christopher R. Williams, University of Colorado and NOAA/AL, Boulder, CO; and P. E. Johnston, W. L. Clark, K. S. Gage, D. A. Carter, and P. A. Kucera

Poster PDF (135.0 kB)

P5A.5

WSR-88D analysis of vortices embedded within a surface low pressure trough and subsequent convection initiation

Albert E. Pietrycha, NOAA/NWS, Amarillo, TX; and K. L. Manross

Poster PDF (800.5 kB)

P5A.6

Fine-Scale Vertical Structure of a Cold Front as Revealed by Airborne 95 GHz Radar

Bart Geerts, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and D. Leon

http://www-das.uwyo.edu/wcr/projects/ihop02/

Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

P5A.7

Cloning radar cells at outer ranges: a test with the Bauru radar

Roberto Machado, Meteorological Research Institute/UNESP, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil; and R. V. Calheiros

Poster PDF (212.3 kB)

P5A.8

Fine-scale radar observations of a dryline during the International H2O Project

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

Poster PDF (184.4 kB)

Poster Session 5B

Radar Systems/Network Poster

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Papers:

P5B.1

NEXRAD Product Improvement—Implementing New Science

Michael J. Istok, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and R. Elvander, R. Saffle, and J. Roe

Poster PDF (47.6 kB)

P5B.2

A new programme of weather radars at METEO-FRANCE: focus on the definition of optimal siting

Jean-Luc Chèze, METEO-FRANCE, Toulouse, France; and M. Guiméra

P5B.3

Quantitative Rain Measurements with a Mobile, X-Band, Polarimetric Doppler Radar

Andrew L. Pazmany, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; and F. Junyent Lopez and H. B. Bluestein

Poster PDF (306.5 kB)

P5B.4

Observations of plumes of particles and water released from aircraft

Joshua Wurman, Center for Severe Weather Research, Boulder, CO

P5B.5

Fires observed by mobile radar

Joshua Wurman, Center for Severe Weather Research, Boulder, CO; and S. Weygandt

P5B.6

Negative Scanning From A High Elevation Radar: Operational Examples

Robert Nissen, MSC, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and D. E. Dudley and L. Funk

Poster PDF (310.7 kB)

P5B.7

X-port, a new X-band polarimetric system for hydrometeorological applications

Marielle gosset, LTHE / IRD, France, 38041 Grenoble cedex 9, Isere, France; and F. Cazenave

P5B.8

Development of a new C-band bistatic polarimetric radar and observation of typhoon events

Katsuhiro Nakagawa, Communications Research Laboratory, Okinawa, Japan; and H. Hanado, S. Satoh, N. Takahashi, T. Iguhchi, and K. Fukutani

Poster PDF (860.9 kB)

P5B.9

An Eye-Safety Radar for Lidar Operations

Grant R. Gray, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and F. Pratte

Poster PDF (75.9 kB)

P5B.10

Airborne proximity radar for laser eye safety: design and development

Frank Pratte, UCAR/NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. R. Gray and J. Fox

P5B.11

Doppler wind analysis of the airflow in a stratiform frontal rainband in the Pacific Northwest using a bistatic radar network

Mark T. Stoelinga, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and J. D. Locatelli, P. V. Hobbs, and J. Vivekanandan

Poster PDF (603.2 kB)

P5B.12

The U.S. national weather radar testbed (phased array): Potential impact on aviation

Leslie R. Lemon, Basic Commerce & Industries, Inc., Independence,, MO; and E. M. Quoetone and N. Milian

Poster PDF (133.2 kB)

Poster Session 5C

Winter Storms Poster

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Papers:

P5C.1

Radar Observations of a Freezing Drizzle Case in Colorado

Kyoko Ikeda, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. M. Rasmussen

http://

Poster PDF (682.5 kB)

P5C.2

Analysis of a strong snowstorm in Catalonia on December 2001

Ramon Pascual, Instituto Nacional de Meteorología, Barcelona, Spain; and A. Callado and M. Berenguer

Poster PDF (245.8 kB)

P5C.3

Structure and maintenance process of stationary snowbands along coastal region observed by Doppler and dual-polarization radars

Tadayasu Ohigashi, Hydrospheric Atmospheric Research Center, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan; and K. Tsuboki

Poster PDF (867.3 kB)

Poster Session 5D

Profiler Poster

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Papers:

P5D.1

The Precipitating Cloud System Studies using UHF Radar/Integrated Sounding System in Taiwan

P5D.2

A method for improving upper-level wind estimates from archived wind profiler velocity spectra.

Robert Schafer, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and S. K. Avery

Poster PDF (154.7 kB)

P5D.3

Evaluation of Ice Crystal Riming with Wind Profiler and in-situ Measurements from the ISPA Experiment

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

Poster PDF (203.9 kB)

P5D.4

The wind profiler network of the Japan Meteorology Agency

Masahito Ishihara, Japan Meteorological Agency, Tokyo, Japan; and Y. Kato, T. Abo, Y. Asami, K. Kobayashi, Y. Izumikawa, J. Yamashita, and H. Yamamoto

Poster PDF (347.3 kB)

Poster Session 5E

Tropical Cyclone Poster

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Papers:

P5E.1

Concentric eyewall structure of typhoon Lekima: An investigation of Doppler radar reflectivity and radial wind data.

TsaiWen Deng, Kenting Weather Radar Station, Central Weather bureau, PingTung Sheng, Taiwan; and -. H. L. Chin, W. H. Chen, Y. W. Ko, C. H. Tseng, C. K. Chang, C. Y. Lee, and C. P. Li

Poster PDF (118.8 kB)

P5E.2

Doppler Profiler and Radar Observations of Tropical Storm Gabrielle During Landfall

Justin T. Walters, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and K. R. Knupp

P5E.3

The Seminole Hurricane Hunter

Peter S. Ray, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

Poster Session 5F

Data Management/distribution Poster

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Papers:

P5F.1

A History for WSR-88D Level II Data Services at the National Climatic Data Center

Stephen A. Del Greco, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC

Poster PDF (393.2 kB)

P5F.2

Comparison of objective analysis schemes for the WSR-88D radar data

Jian Zhang, CIMMS, Norman, OK; and K. Howard, W. Xia, and J. J. Gourley

Poster PDF (2.5 MB)

P5F.3

Distribution of real-time digitized weather radar signal over high bandwidth network

Yoong-Goog Cho, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and V. Chandrasekar

Poster PDF (60.1 kB)

P5F.4

Management of field campaign data at NCAR/ATD

Susan Stringer, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. A. Rilling, M. M. Bell, and R. Oye

Poster PDF (50.0 kB)

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Coffee Break

12A

IHOP/Boundary Layer

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Frédéric Fabry, McGill University

Papers:

4:00 PM

12A.1

Predictability of Convective Storm Initiation

James W. Wilson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Roberts

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (746.1 kB)

4:15 PM

12A.2

Observed convergence of water vapor prior to and during the June 12, 2002 northern Oklahoma storm using the global positioning system

John J. Braun, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and Y. Xie

4:30 PM

12A.3

MIPS and Radar Observations of Boundaries during IHOP-2002

Haldun Karan, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and K. R. Knupp

Poster PDF (355.4 kB)

4:45 PM

12A.4

Vertical velocity and buoyancy characteristics of echo plumes detected by an airborne mm-wave radar in the convective boundary layer

Bart Geerts, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and Q. Miao

http://www-das.uwyo.edu/wcr/projects/ihop02/

Poster PDF (251.1 kB)

5:00 PM

12A.5

Highlights of refractivity observations during IHOP

Frédéric Fabry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and S. Park

Poster PDF (1.1 MB)

5:15 PM

12A.6

The Characteristics of Bores and Gravity Waves Associated with Nocturnal Convection during IHOP_2002

David B. Parsons, NCAR/ATD, Boulder, CO; and C. R. Pettet and T. M. Weckwerth

5:30 PM

12A.7

An observational study of atmospheric bore formation from colliding density currents

David E. Kingsmill, DRI, Reno, NV; and N. A. Crook

http://www.dri.edu/Projects/Radar/Collision.html

Poster PDF (730.0 kB)

5:45 PM

12A.8

Radar Characteristics of Convection Along Colliding Outflow Boundaries Observed During CRYSTAL-FACE

Paul J. Frank, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and P. A. Kucera

Poster PDF (130.7 kB)

12B

Radar Systems/Network II

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Timothy Crum, NOAA/NEXRAD

Papers:

4:00 PM

12B.1

Evolution of Weather Surveillance Radars NSSL's Perspective

Dusan Zrnic, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and A. Zahrai

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (86.4 kB)

4:15 PM

12B.2

Planned WSR-88D improvements

J. Rex Reed, NOAA/NWS/NEXRAD Operations Center, Norman, OK; and D. Evancho and R. Fehlen

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (108.5 kB)

4:30 PM

12B.3

Progress in implementing near-real time collection, distribution, and archive of WSR-88D level II data

Timothy Crum, NOAA/NEXRAD Radar Operations Center, Norman, OK; and K. Kelleher, P. Cragg, J. Barna, F. Toepfer, W. Blanchard, T. Sandman, K. Droegemeier, G. Almes, and L. Miller

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (74.4 kB)

4:45 PM

12B.4

Strategic Directions for WSR-88D Doppler Weather Surveillance Radar in the Period 2007–2025

John T. Snow, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. B. Scott

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (134.8 kB)

5:00 PM

12B.5

The Joint Polarization Experiment—An Operational Demonstration of the Polarimetric KOUN WSR-88D Radar

Terry J. Schuur, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. W. Burgess and A. V. Ryzhkov

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (504.3 kB)

5:15 PM

12B.6

NEXRAD Product Improvement—Expanding Science Horizons

Robert E. Saffle, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and R. C. Elvander and M. J. Istok

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (95.8 kB)

5:30 PM

12B.7

A new WSR-88D scanning strategy: Results of field tests

Rodger A. Brown, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and R. M. Steadham, B. A. Flickinger, and V. T. Wood

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (3.3 MB)

5:45 PM

12B.8

High-resolution WSR-88D base data on the KOUN research radar

Christopher D. Curtis, CIMMS/NSSL, Norman, OK; and S. M. Torres and E. Forren

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (186.1 kB)

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13

Winter Storms

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Roy Rasmussen, National Center for Atmosheric Research

Papers:

8:00 AM

13.1

Hazardous winter weather – a radar perspective

Robert M. Rauber, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL

8:30 AM

13.2

An Observational Study Of Cold Season Mesoscale Band Formation In The Northeast United States

David R. Novak, NOAA/NWS, Bohemia, NY; and J. S. Waldstreicher, L. F. Bosart, and D. Keyser

http://www.atmos.albany.edu/facstaff/celeste/13.4 Radar.pdf

Poster PDF

8:45 AM

13.3

Radar signatures of winter clouds from aircraft in-situ data and ground-based radar observations

Mengistu Wolde, Institute for Aerospace Research, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada; and D. Hudak, B. Currie, S. G. Cober, P. Rodriguez, I. Zawadzki, G. A. Isaac, and D. Marcotte

Poster PDF (203.0 kB)

9:00 AM

13.4

The Use of Polarimetric Radar Data in the Winter Weather Warning Decision Making Process: A Case Study

Daniel J. Miller, NOAA/NWSFO, Norman, OK; and K. Scharfenberg

Poster PDF (406.4 kB)

9:15 AM

13.5

The structure, evolution and cloud processes of a Colorado upslope storm as shown by profiling radiometer, radar and tower data

Paul H. Herzegh, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Landolt and T. Schneider

Poster PDF (856.2 kB)

9:30 AM

13.6

Winter Weather Nowcasting

Roy M. Rasmussen, NCAR, Boulder, Colorado

10:00 AM

13.7

Decision Support Systems for Winter Road Maintenance: Opportunities for Radar Data

William P. Mahoney III, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Poster PDF (196.0 kB)

10:15 AM

13.8

Realtime Winter Precipitation Observations using Integrated Radar and Mesoscale Rapid Update Numerical Prediction Systems

Gregory Wilson, Baron Services, Huntsville, AL

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14B

Tropical Cyclone

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Shirley T. Murillo, NOAA/AOML

Papers:

11:00 AM

14B.1

The Hurricane Volume Velocity Processing Method

Paul R. Harasti, UCAR Visiting Scientist Programs at the Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, CA

http://

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (190.2 kB)

11:15 AM

14B.2

Improved tropical cyclone circulation centers derived from the GBVTD-simplex algorithm

Michael M. Bell, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. C. Lee

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (166.4 kB)

14B.3

Implementing improved Doppler radar techniques for tropical cyclones and integrating radar-derived wind fields into H*Wind surface analyses

11:30 AM

14B.4

Temporal and Spatial Variations of Precipitation of Landfalling Typhoons in the Taiwan Area

Ben Jong-Dao Jou, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; and C. W. Yen and Y. C. Kao

Poster PDF (51.4 kB)

14B.5

Evolution of the coastal windfield during the landfall of Hurricane Floyd (1999) from airborne Doppler radar

11:45 AM

14B.6

The relationship between environmental wind shear and the distribution of vertical velocities and precipitation in the hurricane eyewall

Michael L. Black, NOAA/AOML/HRD, Miami, FL; and L. K. Shay, F. Marks Jr., B. A. Albrecht, and H. E. Willoughby

Recorded presentation

14A

Radar Wind Profiler

Sponsor: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Steve A. Cohn, NCAR

Papers:

11:00 AM

14A.1

Use of Radar Profilers as Tools for the Determination of Space-Time Variability of Precipitation Parameters

Kenneth S. Gage, NOAA/AL, Boulder, CO; and C. R. Williams

Poster PDF (97.4 kB)

11:15 AM

14A.2

Wind Profiler Performance in Complex Terrain: Juneau, Alaska

Stephen A. Cohn, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Poster PDF (1.0 MB)

11:30 AM

14A.3

Paper moved to poster session p5d, New paper number P5D.4

11:45 AM

14A.4

Cloud Detection using Radar Wind Profiler Output

Paul Michael, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY; and M. A. Miller and E. Clothiaux

Poster PDF (380.7 kB)

12:00 PM

14A.5

The Trans-Pacific Profiler Network: A comparison of profiler and NCEP/NCAR reanalysis winds.

Robert Schafer, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and S. K. Avery and K. Gage

Poster PDF (679.5 kB)

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1: 31st International Conference on Radar Meteorology

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