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

Fifth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes

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Tuesday, 5 August 2003

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12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Tuesday, 5 August 2003

TUE 5 AUG

5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Tuesday, 5 August 2003

Conference Registration

Wednesday, 6 August 2003

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12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Wednesday, 6 August 2003

WED 6 AUG

7:30 AM-5:00 PM: Wednesday, 6 August 2003

Conference Registration Continues Through Friday, 7 August

8:30 AM-10:20 AM: Wednesday, 6 August 2003

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)

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 6 August 2003

Coffee Break

10:30 AM-3:30 PM: Wednesday, 6 August 2003

Air-Sea Processes and Modeling

Sponsor: Fifth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes

Chair: Steven Burk, NRL

Papers:

10:30 AM

1.1

Sea Breeze Forecasting and Applications along the New Jersey Coast

Louis A. Bowers, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and R. Dunk, J. Kohut, H. Roarty, and S. Glenn

Poster PDF (294.4 kB)

10:50 AM

1.2

Air-Sea Flux influences on West Florida Shelf water temperatures

Jyotika I. Virmani, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL; and R. He and R. Weisberg

11:10 AM

1.3

A First Assessment of the Response of a Mesoscale Coastal Ocean Model to Forcing by a Mesoscale Coastal Atmospheric Model

Christopher N. K. Mooers, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and I. Bang and P. Q. Olsson

http://pws-nfs-osri.rsmas.miami.edu

Poster PDF (145.7 kB)

11:30 AM

1.4

Modelling the generation of Haida Eddies

Emanuele Di Lorenzo, SIO/Univ. of California, LaJolla, CA; and M. Foreman and W. Crawford

11:50 AM

1.5

Sensitivity of a Navy regional ocean model to high-resolution atmospheric model and scatterometer wind forcing

Henry Jones, NPS, Monterey, CA and U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and M. L. Batteen, C. A. Collins, W. A. Nuss, and D. K. Miller

http://

Poster PDF (44.1 kB)

12:10 PM

1.6

The effect of flow over coastal topography on the character of low-level offshore wind maxima along the California coast in summer

Patrick S. Cross, U.S. Navy, Pearl Harbor, HI; and D. K. Miller and W. A. Nuss

Poster PDF (926.2 kB)

12:30 PM

1.7

Sensitivity of coastal jet structure to coastal topography

Douglas K. Miller, NPS, Monterey, CA; and W. A. Nuss and P. S. Cross

Poster PDF (234.6 kB)

1.8

Sensitivity of coastal ocean models to variations in bathymetry

12:51 PM

1.9

Optimizing matching criteria for start time analysis of real-time �spot� forecasts and climatology for long range oil spill trajectory research

Chris Barker, NOAA/HAZMAT, Seattle, WA; and M. K. Hodges

Poster PDF (193.6 kB)

1:10 PM

1.10

Conservation Schemes for Sigma Coordinate Ocean Models

Peter C. Chu, NPS, Monterey, CA; and C. W. Fan

1:30 PM

1.11

Ocean-atmosphere high resolution modeling of the Adriatic Sea during winter and spring 2001

Julie Pullen, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. D. Doyle, R. Hodur, A. Ogston, J. Book, H. Perkins, and R. Signell

1:50 PM

1.12

High-resolution coastal ocean model and application to coral reef ecosystems in western boundary currents

Jerome Fiechter, Univ. of Miami /RSMAS, Miami, FL; and C. N. K. Mooers

Poster PDF (143.6 kB)

2:10 PM

1.5A

Lunch Break

3:30 PM-3:45 PM: Wednesday, 6 August 2003

Coffee Break

3:45 PM-5:05 PM: Wednesday, 6 August 2003

From Air to Sea

Sponsor: Fifth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes

Organizer: Ted Fathauer, NOAA/NWS

Papers:

3:45 PM

2.1

Variability in shelf transport in the Gulf of Alaska, Part I: Diagnosis of air-sea interactions

Nicholas A. Bond, JISAO/Univ. of Washington and NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA; and R. C. Steed, A. J. Hermann, and P. J. Stabeno

Poster PDF (1.1 MB)

4:05 PM

2.2

Variability in shelf transports in the Gulf of Alaska, Part II: Downscaling atmospheric forcing using a mesoscale NWP model

Richard C. Steed, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and N. A. Bond

Poster PDF (224.1 kB)

4:25 PM

2.3

Variability in shelf transports in the Gulf of Alaska, Part III: Observations of the Alaska Coastal Current from a moored buoy array

Nancy B. Kachel, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and N. A. Bond, C. W. Mordy, P. J. Stabeno, and P. Sullivan

4:45 PM

2.4

Variability in shelf transports in the Gulf of Alaska, Part IV: Response to mesoscale forcing using the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS)

A. J. Hermann, JISAO/Univ. of Washington and NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA; and E. L. Dobbins, N. A. Bond, R. C. Steed, and P. J. Stabeno

Poster PDF (83.2 kB)

5:05 PM-5:05 PM: Wednesday, 6 August 2003

Sessions end for the day

Thursday, 7 August 2003

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12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Thursday, 7 August 2003

THU 7 AUG

8:00 AM-9:40 AM: Thursday, 7 August 2003

Waves

Sponsor: Fifth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes

Chair: Christopher N. K. Mooers, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS

Papers:

3.1

Parameterization functions of the drag coefficient and ocean surface wind stress computation

8:20 AM

3.2

Evaluation of high resolution model surface winds and their effect on wave model performance over the Southern California bight

Stephen V. Taylor, SIO/Univ. Of California and Hydrologic Research Center, La Jolla, CA; and N. E. Graham

8:40 AM

3.3

Application of Delft3D in the nearshore zone

James D. Dykes, NRL, Stennis Space Center, MS; and Y. L. Hsu and J. M. Kaihatu

Poster PDF (72.1 kB)

9:00 AM

3.4

Regional wave modeling in the Southern California bight

Nicholas E. Graham, SIO/Univ. Of California and Hydrologic Research Center, La Jolla, CA; and S. V. Taylor

9:20 AM

3.5

Tropical Cyclone Forcing of Ocean Surface Waves

Chung-Sheng Wu, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and A. A. Taylor, J. Chen, and W. A. Shaffer

9:40 AM

3.6

Effects of Winds, Tides, and Storm Surges on Ocean Surface Waves in the Japan/East Sea

Wei Zhao, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS/MPO, Miami, FL; and S. S. Chen, C. A. Blain, and J. Tian

http://orca.rsmas.miami.edu/jes/

Poster PDF (422.0 kB)

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Thursday, 7 August 2003

Coffee Break

10:30 AM-12:10 PM: Thursday, 7 August 2003

Fog and Rain

Sponsor: Fifth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes

Chair: Lance F. Bosart, University at Albany/SUNY

Papers:

10:30 AM

4.1

A Historical Essay on Sea Fog

John M. Lewis, Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV; and D. R. Koracin and K. T. Redmond

Poster PDF (36.9 kB)

10:50 AM

4.2

Investigation of fog and low clouds associated with a coastally trapped disturbance

William T. Thompson, NRL, Monterey, CA; and S. D. Burk and J. Lewis

Poster PDF (1.0 MB)

11:10 AM

4.3

A New Analysis on Variability and Predictability of Seasonal Rainfall of Central Southern Africa

Davison Mwale, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; and T. Y. Gan and S. S. P. Shen

Poster PDF (313.1 kB)

11:30 AM

4.4

Drizzle-induced mesoscale variability of boundary layer clouds in a regional forecast model

David B. Mechem, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and Y. L. Kogan

Poster PDF (565.6 kB)

11:50 AM

4.5

Uncertainty analysis of simulated hydrological processes with respect to prescribed model parameters

Mihailo Jankov, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK; and L. Prochaska and N. M�lders

Poster PDF (246.7 kB)

12:10 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 7 August 2003

Lunch Break

1:30 PM-2:50 PM: Thursday, 7 August 2003

Forecast Systems

Sponsor: Fifth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes

Chair: Douglas K. Miller, NPS

Papers:

1:30 PM

5.1

Progress on Improved Operational Forecasting and Inundation Mapping of Pacific Tsunamis for Coastal Communities

Frank I. Gonz�lez, NOAA/PMEL/TIME, Seattle, WA; and V. V. Titov, H. O. Mofjeld, E. N. Bernard, M. C. Eble, A. J. Venturato, and J. C. Newman

Poster PDF (74.4 kB)

1:50 PM

5.2

An Experimental Real-Time Intra-Americas Sea Ocean Nowcast/Forecast System for Coastal Prediction

Dong S. Ko, NRL, Stennis Space Center, MS; and R. H. Preller and P. J. Martin

http://www7320.nrlssc.navy.mil/IASNFS_WWW/

Poster PDF (306.8 kB)

2:10 PM

5.3

Verification of Surface Current Predictions from the BIO Ocean Forecasting System

C. L. Tang, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, NS, Canada; and E. Dunlap

Poster PDF (199.9 kB)

2:30 PM

5.4

A Nowcast/Forecast Circulation Model of the St. Johns River

Edward P. Myers, NOAA/National Ocean Service, Silver Spring, MD; and F. Aikman and A. Zhang

5.5

Validation of the coupled atmosphere-ocean model for Ise Bay, Japan

3:10 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 7 August 2003

Coffee Break

3:30 PM-4:30 PM: Thursday, 7 August 2003

Data: Part I

Sponsor: Fifth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes

Chair: Melanie A. Wetzel, DRI

Papers:

3:30 PM

6.1

Puget Sound tidal datums by spatial interpolation

Kurt W. Hess, NOAA/National Ocean Service, Silver Spring, MD

Poster PDF (629.1 kB)

6.2

The impact of coastal boundary layer wind profilers on coastal forecasts

3:51 PM

6.3

National Data Buoy Center: A Portal for Marine Mesonet Data

David B. Gilhousen, NOAA/NDBC, Stennis Space Center, MS

Poster PDF (193.0 kB)

4:10 PM

6.4

On the Use of a Coastal Mesonet to Reveal Anomalous Mesoscale Flows in Weakly-Forced Synoptic Conditions

Jay Titlow III, WeatherFlow, Inc., Poquoson, VA

Poster PDF (118.1 kB)

4:30 PM-4:30 PM: Thursday, 7 August 2003

Sessions end for the day

6:30 PM-6:30 PM: Thursday, 7 August 2003

Coastal Banquet

Friday, 8 August 2003

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12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Friday, 8 August 2003

FRI 8 AUG

8:30 AM-9:30 AM: Friday, 8 August 2003

Data: Part II

Sponsor: Fifth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes

Chair: Nicholas A. Bond, JISAO/Univ. of Washington

Papers:

8:30 AM

7.1

Rocketsonde buoy system observing system simulation experiments

John Spagnol, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and C. Readyhough, M. Stull, J. Mundy, R. Stull, S. Green, and G. Schajer

Poster PDF (1.0 MB)

8:50 AM

7.2

nowCOAST: A Web Mapping Portal to Real-Time Observations and NOAA Forecasts for the Coastal U.S.

John G. W. Kelley, NOAA/National Ocean Service, Silver Spring, MD; and E. M. Kennedy, M. Wengren, and M. Westington

Poster PDF (764.3 kB)

9:10 AM

7.3

Meteorological And Oceanic Instrumentation At Spaceport Florida�Opportunities For Coastal Research

William P. Roeder, U.S. Air Force/45th Weather Squadron, Patrick AFB, FL; and D. L. Hajek, F. C. Flinn, G. A. Maul, and M. E. Fitzpatrick

Poster PDF (649.9 kB)

9:30 AM-12:10 PM: Friday, 8 August 2003

Clouds and the Marine Boundary Layer

Sponsor: Fifth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes

Chair: David B. Mechem, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma

Papers:

9:30 AM

8.1

Improving Prediction of the Marine Coastal Clouds Using Satellite and Aircraft Data

Darko Koracin, DRI, Reno, NV; and J. Powers, M. A. Wetzel, S. Chai, and N. Adhikari

Poster PDF (218.9 kB)

9:50 AM

8.2

Analysis and prediction of microwave refractivity profiles in nocturnal marine cloud layers

N. P. Adhikari, DRI, Reno, NV; and M. A. Wetzel, D. R. Koracin, and S. K. Chai

Poster PDF (1.4 MB)

10:10 AM

8.3

Refractivity in the coastal atmospheric boundary layer

Stephen D. Burk, NRL, Monterey, CA; and T. Haack

Poster PDF (212.2 kB)

10:30 AM

8.4

Coastal ocean meteorological processes influencing the marine atmospheric surface layer near the Virginia Eastern Shore

Robert E. Marshall, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA; and E. H. Burgess III and J. R. Rottier

Poster PDF (735.7 kB)

10:50 AM

8.5

Observed Radiative Cooling in Nocturnal Marine Stratocumulus

Steven K. Chai, DRI, Reno, NV; and M. A. Wetzel and D. Koracin

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (167.8 kB)

11:10 AM

8.6

Impact of temporal SST variations on a stratus-capped marine boundary layer

Tracy Haack, NRL, Monterey, CA; and S. D. Burk

Poster PDF (308.3 kB)

11:30 AM

8.7

Coastal boundary layer influence on pollutant transport in New England

Wayne M. Angevine, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/AL, Boulder, CO; and A. B. White

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (63.0 kB)

11:50 AM

8.2A

Coffee Break

12:10 PM-1:30 PM: Friday, 8 August 2003

Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:10 PM: Friday, 8 August 2003

Coastal Orographic Effects

Sponsor: Fifth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes

Organizer: Michael Tjernstrom, University of Stockholm

Papers:

1:30 PM

9.1

The Unusually Intense Coastal front passage of 17�18 April 2002 in eastern New England

Lance F. Bosart, University at Albany/SUNY, Albany, NY; and W. Drag and A. C. Wasula

http://www.atmos.albany.edu/facstaff/celeste/9.1Coastal.pdf

1:50 PM

9.2

Mesoscale eddie formation and shock features associated with a coastally trapped disturbance

Stephen D. Burk, NRL, Monterey, CA; and W. T. Thompson

Poster PDF (795.6 kB)

2:10 PM

9.3

Synoptic and topographic variability of northern California precipitation characteristics in landfalling winter storms observed during CALJET

David E. Kingsmill, DRI, Reno, NV; and P. J. Neiman, F. M. Ralph, and A. B. White

Poster PDF (2.2 MB)

2:30 PM

9.4

Modification of fronts and precipitation by coastal blocking during an intense landfalling winter storm in southern California: Observations during CALJET

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

Recorded presentation

9.5

Microphysical influences on frontal structure during 2-3 Feb event

2:51 PM

9.6

Objective analysis on terrain-following surfaces in complex terrain

Xingxiu Deng, Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and R. Stull

Poster PDF (227.6 kB)

3:10 PM-3:10 PM: Friday, 8 August 2003

Conference Ends

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