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Saturday, 22 October 2005
	5:00 PM, Saturday Registration Open from 5:00pm–7:00pm
Sunday, 23 October 2005
	7:00 AM, Sunday Registration Open from 7:00am–10:30am
	8:00 AM, Sunday Educational Forum : "A Primer on Radar Analysis Techniques Used in Mesoscale Meteorology"
	5:00 PM, Sunday Registration Open from 5:00pm–7:00pm
	7:00 PM, Sunday NCAR EOL/Unidata Town Meeting
Monday, 24 October 2005
	7:00 AM, Monday Registration Open from 7:00am–5:30pm
	8:00 AM, Monday Joint Session 0J Conference Introduction (Joint between the 32nd Conference on Radar Meteorology and the 11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes)
Organizer: Bart Geerts, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
	8:15 AM-10:00 AM, Monday, Alvarado ABCD Joint Session 1J Assimilation of Radar Data in NWP Models (Joint with 32Radar and 11Mesoscale)
Chair: Qin Xu, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK
8:15 AM J1J.1 Keynote Talk: Progress, Problems, and Prospects for Radar Data Assimilation in Stormscale Models   Andrew Crook, NCAR, Boulder, CO 8:45 AM J1J.2 Improving very-short-term storm predictions by assimilating radar and satellite data into a mesoscale NWP model   Qingyun Zhao, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. Cook, Q. Xu, and P. R. Harasti 9:00 AM J1J.3 Radar data assimilation experiments with a microphysical bulk formulation based on scaling normalization   Isztar Zawadzki, J.S. Marshall Radar Observatory/McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada; and W. Szyrmer, S. Laroche, W. Szyrmer, and S. Laroche 9:15 AM J1J.4 Multiple Doppler Wind Analysis and Assimilation via 3DVAR using Simulated Observations of the Planned CASA Network and WSR-88D Radars   Jidong Gao, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and C. Nuttall, C. Gilreath, M. Xue, K. Brewster, and K. Droegemeier 9:30 AM J1J.5 Assimilation across multiple scales for simulated squall lines   So-Young Ha, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul, Korea and NCAR, Boulder, CO; and A. H. Caya and C. Snyder 9:45 AM J1J.6 Experiments in very short period forecasting of convective storms using radar extrapolation and numerical weather prediction methods   James W. Wilson, NCAR, Boulder, CO
	10:00 AM-10:30 AM, Monday Coffee Break
	10:30 AM-12:15 PM, Monday, Alvarado ABCD Session 1R Mm-wave radar and CloudSat
Chair: Pavlos Kollias, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY
10:30 AM 1R.1 Keynote Talk: Recent Advances in the Use of Millimeter-Wavelength Radars for Atmospheric Research   B. A. Albrecht, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL 11:00 AM 1R.2 CloudSat first light data and science   Graeme Stephens, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and D. G. Vane 11:15 AM 1R.3 CloudNET: evaluating clouds in six operational forecast models using cloud radar and lidar observations   Anthony J. Illingworth, University of Reading, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom; and R. J. Hogan and E. O'Connor 11:30 AM 1R.4 Radar-lidar synergy for space-based retrieval of water cloud parameters   Gregory May, Delft Univ. of Technology, Delft, Netherlands; and H. W. J. Russchenberg and O. A. Krasnov 11:45 AM 1R.5 MM-Wave Radar Structure and Microphysical Characteristics of a Mixed Phase Altocumulus Cloud on 2 November 2001   Lawrence D. Carey, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and L. Belcher, J. A. Kankiewicz, and T. H. Vonder Haar 12:00 PM 1R.6 Airborne dual-Doppler radar observations of horizontal velocity fields in growing cumulus   Rick R. Damiani, Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and G. Vali and S. J. Haimov
	12:15 PM-1:15 PM, Monday Lunch
	12:15 PM, Monday Lunch
	1:15 PM-3:00 PM, Monday, Alvarado F and Atria Joint Poster Session 1J Assimilation of Radar Data in NWP Models (Joint with 32Radar and 11Mesoscale)
JP1J.1 Assimilation of water vapor extracted from radar refractivity observations into a cloud-scale numerical model   Juanzhen Sun, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. W. Wilson and R. D. Roberts   JP1J.2 Impact of Doppler radar and mesoscale surface observations on the storm-scale analysis and prediction of a mesoscale convective system   Michael C. Coniglio, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. C. Dowell, L. J. Wicker, and D. J. Stensrud   JP1J.3 The Impact of Different Data Fields on Storm-Scale Data Assimilation   Guoqing Ge, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. Gao and K. K. Droegemeier   JP1J.4 Impact of assimilation of Doppler radial velocity on a variational system and on its forecasts   Fathalla A. Rihan, Univ. of Salford, Manchester, United Kingdom; and C. G. Collier and S. Ballard   JP1J.5 Assimilation of Radar Data in the Mesoscale NWP-System of DWD   Klaus Stephan, German Weather Service, Offenbach, Germany; and S. Klink and C. Schraff   JP1J.6 Impact of Radar Rainfall Data Assimilation on Short-range Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts using Four-dimensional Variational Analysis Technique   Linus H.Y. Yeung, Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, China; and P. K. Y. Chan and E. S. T. Lai   JP1J.7 Progress in Doppler radar data assimilation   Qin Xu, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and K. Nai, L. Wei, P. Zhang, L. Wang, H. Lu, and Q. Zhao   JP1J.8 Impact of using Doppler radar radial wind data in a winter cyclone period   Kirsti Salonen, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland; and H. Järvinen   JP1J.9 Assimilation of radar data in the Met Office mesoscale and convective scale forecast systems   Sue Ballard, Met Office, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom; and M. Dixon, S. Swarbrick, Z. Li, O. Stiller, F. A. Rihan, C. Collier, and H. Lean   JP1J.10 Towards a 1D+3DVar assimilation of radar reflectivities: Ongoing results   Olivier Caumont, CNRM, Toulouse, France; and É. Wattrelot, V. Ducrocq, F. Bouttier, C. Guéguen, and G. L'Hénaff   JP1J.11 Impact of radar data assimilation on storm predictions using a mesoscale model   Mei Xu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and N. A. Crook, Y. Liu, and R. M. Rasmussen   JP1J.12 Data assimilation experiments with transformed ensemble Kalman filter   Bogumil Jakubiak, Warsaw Univ., Warsaw, Poland   JP1J.13 Assimilation of Doppler radar observations to improve the QPF of an IHOP squall line   Qingnong Xiao, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Gu, J. Sun, Y. H. Kuo, and Y. R. Guo   JP1J.14 Differences Between Explicit and Approximated Radar Ray Paths Due to Vertical Gradient of Refractivity   Jidong Gao, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. Brewster and M. Xue   JP1J.15 Physical Initialization to incorporate radar precipitation data into a Numerical Weather Prediction Model (Lokal Model)   Marco Milan, Univ. of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; and F. Amen, V. Venema, A. Battaglia, and C. Simmer   JP1J.16 Assimilation of simulated CASA radar data and prediction of varied convective storm types using an ensemble square-root Kalman Filter   Elaine S. Godfrey, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. Tong, M. Xue, and K. Droegemeier   JP1J.17 Assimilation of multiple-Doppler radar data with WRF-3DVAR system: Preliminary results in observing system simulation experiments   Soichiro Sugimoto, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and N. A. Crook, J. Sun, D. M. Barker, and Q. Xiao   JP1J.18 Radar data assimilation with The Rapid Update Cycle   Stephen S. Weygandt, NOAA/FSL, Boulder, CO; and D. Dévényi and S. G. Benjamin   JP1J.19 Using Radar Reflectivities to Inform a Stochastic Trigger Function for Convectivie Initiation in a Mesoscale Model   Yong Song, Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and C. K. Wikle and C. J. Anderson JP1J.20 Assimilation of radar and sounding observations with a WRF-based ensemble Kalman filter   Zhiyong Meng, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and F. Zhang and D. Hawblitzel
	1:15 PM-3:00 PM, Monday, Alvarado F and Atria Joint Poster Session 2J Mesoscale Structure and Precipitation Characteristics of Tropical Cyclones (Joint with 32Radar and 11Mesoscale)
JP2J.1 Structural transition of Typhoon 0416 observed by weather radars, radiosondes and wind profilers   Hiroshi Fujita, Kyoto Univ., Uji, Kyoto, Japan; and M. Teshiba, H. Hashiguchi, Y. Umemoto, Y. Shibagaki, M. D. Yamanaka, and S. Fukao   JP2J.2 Dual–Doppler analysis of Hurricane Isabel at landfall: A Research Experience for Undergraduates   Renee Curry, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. I. Biggerstaff   JP2J.3 Wind fields of typhoon Songda (2004) observed by the Okinawa Doppler radar (COBRA)   Shinsuke Satoh, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Onna, Okinawa, Japan; and H. Nagahama, H. Hanado, and K. Nakagawa   JP2J.4 The Precipitation Characteristics of a Winter Typhoon revealed by the NCU Polarimetric Radar   TaiChi Chen Wang, National Central Univ., Chung-Li, Taiwan; and P. T. Chi and W. Y. Chang   JP2J.5 Preliminary Study on the structures of Line-Echo Wave Pattern over the Ocean in the Subtropics   Chih-Hsien Wei, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. C. Lee   JP2J.6 Tropical cyclone wind retrieval using modified TREC method with radial velocity data added   Kuan-Hsien Lee, Kenting Weather Radar Station, Central Weather Bureau, Pingtung, Taiwan; and H. L. Chin and P. H. Lin   JP2J.7 Polarimetric radar observations of the structure of Tropical Cyclone Ingrid   Peter T. May, BMRC, Melbourne, Australia; and T. Keenan   JP2J.8 The Extended GBVTD and the recovery of the tropical cyclones asymmetric structures   Yu-Chieng Liou, National Central Univ., Chung-Li, Taiwan; and T. C. Chen Wang, W. C. Lee, and Y. J. Chang   JP2J.9 Numerical modeling of intense tropical cyclone Dina (2002) in the South West Indian Ocean using Meso-Nh model   Samuel Jolivet, LPA, Saint-Denis, France; and D. Barbary, F. Chane-Ming, F. Roux, and S. Westrelin
	1:15 PM-3:00 PM, Monday, Alvarado F and Atria Poster Session 1R Mm-wave radar and CloudSat
P1R.1 High resolution observations of drizzle from Stratocumulus using a 95 GHz FMCW radar   Virendra P. Ghate, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and I. Jo, E. Serpetzoglou, B. A. Albrecht, P. Kollias, and J. B. Mead   P1R.2 Wind observation in boundary layer by W-band radar using non-hydrometeor echo   Yuichi Ohno, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Tokyo, Japan; and H. Horie and H. Kumagai   P1R.3 W-band ARM cloud radar   James B. Mead, ProSensing Inc., Amherst, MA; and K. Widener   P1R.4 High resolution airborne radar dual-Doppler technique   Rick R. Damiani, Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and S. J. Haimov and G. Vali   P1R.5 Millimeter-Wavelength Radar Observations of Coastal Marine Stratocumulus for Radiation, Cloud Microphysics, and Aerosol Studies   Bruce A. Albrecht, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and P. Kollias, M. A. Miller, I. Jo, V. P. Ghate, and E. Serpetzoglou   P1R.6 The Advanced Multi-Frequency Radar (AMFR) for remote sensing of clouds and precipitation   Ninoslav Majurec, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; and S. M. Sekelsky, S. J. Frasier, and S. A. Rutledge   P1R.7 Why the Melting Layer Reflectivity is not Bright at 94-GHz?   Pavlos Kollias, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY; and B. A. Albrecht   P1R.8 Performance of a developed low-power and high-sensitivity cloud profiling radar at 95 GHz   Toshiaki Takano, Chiba Univ., Chiba, Japan; and K. I. Akita, H. Kubo, Y. Kawamura, T. Takamura, H. Kumagai, and T. Nakajima   P1R.9 NRC Dual-frequency Airborne Radar for Atmospheric Research   Mengistu Wolde, Institute for Aerospace Research/National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada; and A. L. Pazmany   P1R.10 Refractivity Measurements from Ground Clutter Using the National Weather Radar Testbed Phased Array Radar   Boon Leng Cheong, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. D. Palmer, T. Y. Yu, and C. Curtis   P1R.11 Airborne W-band Radar Measurements of Winter Clouds   Mengistu Wolde, Institute for Aerospace Research/National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada; and D. Marcotte, G. A. Isaac, S. G. Cober, and S. J. Haimov   P1R.12 Cirrus Properties and Cloud Scale Dynamics from mm-Wavelength Doppler Radar Moments Retrieval: Tropical and Mid-latitude Cirrus Comparison   Min Deng, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; and G. G. Mace   P1R.13 When does multiple scattering due to hydrometeors become relevant to space-borne radar measurements?   Alessandro Battaglia, Meteorological Institute/University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; and M. O. Ajewole and C. Simmer   P1R.14 CloudSat observations of light precipitation   Tristan S. L'Ecuyer, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and S. D. Miller and G. L. Stephens   P1R.15 A Suite of Retrieval Algorithms for Cirrus Cloud Microphysical Properties Applied To Lidar, Radar, and Radiometer Data Prepared for the A-Train   Yuying Zhang, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and G. G. Mace
	1:15 PM-3:00 PM, Monday, Alvarado F and Atria Poster Session 2R Boundary-layer processes studied with radar
P2R.1 Turbulence structure of cold season continental stratocumulus as observed by the ARM MMCR   David B. Mechem, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and Y. L. Kogan   P2R.2 Airborne radar study of the vertical velocity and buoyancy characteristics of coherent plumes in the cold-air convective boundary layer over water   Qiong Yang, Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and B. Geerts   P2R.3 On the dynamics of drylines   Bart Geerts, Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY   P2R.4 Hurricane Boundary Layer Small-Scall Features Observed using RHI Data Coupled with VAD Analysis   Sylvie Lorsolo, Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX; and D. J. L. Schroeder   P2R.5 Boundary layer dynamics and eddy fluxes in horizontal roll convection during   Sarah Lynn Walters, Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and R. D. Kelly   P2R.6 THE ENHANCEMENT OF RADAR RETRIEVALS BY THE USE OF HIGHER MOMENTS OF DROP SPECTRUM   Yefim L. Kogan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and Z. N. Kogan and D. B. Mechem   P2R.7 Single Doppler observations of boundary layer flows over heterogeneous terrain   Kevin R. Knupp, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and J. T. Walters, W. A. Petersen, and N. A. Crook   P2R.8 Multi-Doppler Radar Observations of Boundary Layer Winds in Support of the Second Texas Air Quality Field Study (TexAQS II)   Lawrence D. Carey, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and J. Guynes, V. McNear, J. W. Nielsen-Gammon, and F. Zhang   P2R.9 Evaluating the feasibility of using spaceborne-radar to estimate CCN scavenging by drizzle in marine stratocumulus   David Leon, Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and J. R. Snider and R. Wood   P2R.10 Variability of continental stratiform clouds and its scale dependence based on millimeter-wave radar data   Zena N. Kogan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and Y. L. Kogan and D. B. Mechem   P2R.11 Bistatic Interferometry to Measure Clear Air Wind   Guifu Zhang, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. J. Doviak, R. D. Palmer, T. Y. Yu, and P. B. Chilson
	3:00 PM-3:30 PM, Monday Coffee Break
	3:30 PM-5:30 PM, Monday, Alvarado ABCD Joint Session 2J Mesoscale Structure and Precipitation Characteristics of Tropical Cyclones (Joint with 32Radar and 11Mesoscale)
Chair: David M. Schultz, NOAA/NSSL and CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
3:30 PM J2J.1 Keynote Talk: Tropical and Extratropical Transitions and Precipitation with Landfalling Hurricanes   Lance F. Bosart, SUNY, Albany, NY 4:00 PM J2J.2 Rapid intensification of hurricane Charley (2004) derived from WSR-88D data prior to landfall. Part I: GBVTD retrieval of the primary circulation and pressure tendencies   Wen-Chau Lee, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. M. Bell and P. R. Harasti 4:15 PM J2J.3 Rapid intensification of Hurricane Charley (2004) derived from WSR-88D data prior to landfall. Part II: HVVP adjustment for the environmental wind and central pressure retrieval   Paul R. Harasti, UCAR/NRL, Monterey, CA; and W. C. Lee and M. M. Bell 4:30 PM J2J.4 A dual-Doppler analysis of Hurricane Guillermo (1997): Interactions between the eye and eyewall during rapid intensification   Matthew D. Eastin, Central College, Pella, IA; and P. D. Reasor, F. D. Marks, and J. F. Gamache 4:45 PM J2J.5 A dual-Doppler analysis of Hurricane Guillermo (1997): Vortex resiliency in vertical shear flow   Paul D. Reasor, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and M. D. Eastin, F. D. Marks, J. F. Gamache, and M. L. Black 5:00 PM J2J.6 Kinematic and microphysical characteristics of a stratiform rain band observed in Tropical Storm Gabrielle at landfall   Dong-Kyun Kim, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and K. R. Knupp 5:15 PM J2J.7 Predicting orographic rainfall: the role of small mobile radars   Andrew Peace, Univ. of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; and G. L. Austin
	3:30 PM-5:30 PM, Monday, Alvarado GH Session 2R Boundary-Layer Processes Studied With Radar
Organizer: Bart Geerts, Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
3:30 PM 2R.1 Airborne radar observations of drizzle cells during DYCOMS-II   David Leon, Univ.of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and G. Vali 3:45 PM 2R.2 Properties of SE Pacific stratocumulus using mm-wave radars and other remote sensors   Efthymios Serpetzoglou, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and C. W. Fairall, D. E. Wolfe, V. P. Ghate, I. Jo, B. A. Albrecht, and P. Kollias 4:00 PM 2R.3 Microphysical and kinematic structures within drizzling stratocumulus in the southeast Pacific   Kimberly Comstock, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and S. E. Yuter and R. Wood 4:15 PM 2R.4 The evolution of fine-scale boundaries on 15 June 2002 during IHOP   Brian P. Monahan, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and Y. P. Richardson and J. Wurman 4:30 PM 2R.5 Doppler radar and profiler observations of boundary evolution and collision   Haldun Karan, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and K. R. Knupp 4:45 PM 2R.6 The signature of waves and rotors in wind profilers: Results of the Sierra Rotors Project   Stephen A. Cohn, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. O. J. Brown, V. Grubisic, and B. Billings 5:00 PM 2R.7 Interesting FM-CW Radar Data   Scott A. McLaughlin, Applied Technologies, Inc., Longmont, CO 5:15 PM 2R.8 High-resolution observations of dynamic structures in the boundary layer using a range imaging wind profiler and an FMCW radar   Phillip B. Chilson, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. R. Jordan and S. A. McLaughlin
	5:30 PM-7:00 PM, Monday Opening of Exhibits with Icebreaker Reception
	5:30 PM, Monday Sessions Conclude for the Day
	7:00 PM, Monday Paul Smith Tribute Dinner (Radar)
Organizer: V. Chandrasekar, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Tuesday, 25 October 2005
	7:00 AM, Tuesday Registration Open from 7:00am–5:30pm
	8:15 AM-10:00 AM, Tuesday, Alvarado ABCD Joint Session 3J Field Work Aimed at Understanding the Organization of Convection (Joint with 32Radar and 11Mesoscale)
Chair: Robert M. Rauber, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL
8:15 AM J3J.1 Keynote Talk: Global Shallow Moist Convection   Bjorn Stevens, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA 8:45 AM J3J.2 First echo development in trade-wind cumulus   Charles A. Knight, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. A. Rilling and J. Miller 9:00 AM J3J.3 Florida Convective Updraft Structure Using Dual Wavelength Airborne Radar Measurements   Gerald M. Heymsfield, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and L. Belcher, L. Tian, L. Li, and A. Heymsfield 9:15 AM J3J.4 The diurnal cycle of rainfall and the identification of rainfall regimes within the North American monsoon of NW Mexico   D. A. Ahijevych, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. E. Carbone, T. J. Lang, and A. V. Manzanilla 9:30 AM J3J.5 The stratiform region of an MCS on 19 June in TELEX 2004 observed with polarimetric and multi-Dopper radars, electric field soundings, and a lightning mapping array   D. Rust, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. MacGorman, T. J. Schuur, E. Bruning, P. Krehbiel, B. Rison, T. Hamlin, J. M. Straka, C. D. Payne, N. R. Ramig, I. Apostolakopoulos, M. Biggerstaff, L. D. Carey, and A. Caine 9:45 AM J3J.6 Radar analysis of long-lived trade wind cumulus clouds from the Rain in Cumulus over the Ocean experiment (RICO)   Sabine Goeke, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and M. Colón Robles, R. M. Rauber, and J. B. Jensen
	10:00 AM-10:30 AM, Tuesday Coffee Break
	10:30 AM-12:15 PM, Tuesday, Alvarado ABCD Session 3R Quantitative precipitation estimation and validation
Chair: Ali Tokay, JCET/Univ. of Maryland and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD
10:30 AM 3R.1 Using Ground Clutter to Adjust Relative Radar Calibration at Kwajalein, RMI   David S. Silberstein, NASA/GSFC and George Mason Univ., Greenbelt, MD; and D. B. Wolff, D. A. Marks, and J. L. Pippitt 10:45 AM 3R.2 Improving radar rainfall estimates at Kwajalein Atoll, RMI through relative calibration adjustments   David A. Marks, NASA/GSFC and George Mason Univ., Greenbelt, MD; and D. B. Wolff, D. S. Silberstein, J. L. Pippitt, and J. Wang 11:00 AM 3R.3 Precipitation Variability, Representativeness of Surface Disdrometers and Radar Calibration   Kenneth S. Gage, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and C. R. Williams, W. L. Clark, P. E. Johnston, and A. Tokay 11:15 AM 3R.4 Snow Retrieval by Airborne Radar   Liang Liao, Caelum Research Corp., Greenbelt, MD; and R. Meneghini 11:30 AM 3R.5 Comparison of ambient sound from 2000 m underwater with ground-based radar observations of rainfall   Eyal Amitai, Chapman University and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and J. A. Nystuen, E. Anagnostou, and M. Anagnostou 11:45 AM 3R.6 Observations of precipitation and ocean surface from dual-frequency airborne precipitation radar (APR-2)   Simone Tanelli, JPL/California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and S. L. Durden, E. Im, and J. P. Meagher 12:00 PM 3R.7 Ensemble generator of radar-based QPE   Grzegorz J. Ciach, IIHR Hydroscience & Engineering, Iowa City, IA; and W. F. Krajewski, G. Villarini, D. Kitzmiller, and R. A. Fulton
	12:00 PM-3:30 PM, Tuesday Exhibits Open
	12:15 PM-1:15 PM, Tuesday Lunch
	1:15 PM-3:00 PM, Tuesday, Alvarado F and Atria Joint Poster Session 3J Field Work Aimed at Understanding the Organization of Convection (Joint with 32Radar and 11Mesoscale)
JP3J.1 Fine-Scale Observations of a Pre–Convective Convergence Line in the Central Great Plains on 19 June 2002   Benjamin Daniel Sipprell, Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and B. Geerts   JP3J.2 Synergizing high–resolution EOS Terra satellite data and S–POLKA radar reflectivity to assess trade wind cumuli precipitation   Eric R. Snodgrass, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and R. M. Rauber, L. Di Girolamo, and G. Zhao   JP3J.3 Oceanic shallow cumuli observations from ship–borne X- and W-Band radars during RICO   Ieng Jo, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and V. P. Ghate, E. Serpetzoglou, B. A. Albrecht, and P. Kollias   JP3J.4 Mesoscale Convective Systems occurred in Northwestern Mexico during NAME   Arturo Valdes-Manzanilla, Universidad Juarez Autonoma de Tabasco, Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico; and M. Cortez-Vazquez   JP3J.5 Radar observations during NAME 2004. Part I: Data products and quality control   Timothy J. Lang, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and R. Cifelli, S. W. Nesbitt, G. Pereira, S. A. Rutledge, D. A. Ahijevych, and R. E. Carbone   JP3J.6 Radar observations during NAME 2004. Part II: Preliminary results   Timothy J. Lang, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and R. Cifelli, D. Lerach, L. Nelson, S. W. Nesbitt, G. Pereira, S. A. Rutledge, D. A. Ahijevych, and R. E. Carbone   JP3J.7 The Moisture Route of Palo Duro Canyon   Kevin R. Walter, Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX; and C. C. Weiss and A. Swift   JP3J.8 Melting-layer cloud observed during MR01-K05 cruise of Res/V Mirai   Kazuaki Yasunaga, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokosuka, Japan; and K. Yoneyama, H. Kubota, H. Okamoto, A. Shimizu, H. Kumagai, M. Katsumata, N. Sugimoto, and I. Matsui   JP3J.9 Convective evolution in along–line shear   Matthew D. Parker, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC   JP3J.10 Trade Wind Cumuli Statistics and the Impact of finite Resolution Measurements   Guangyu Zhao, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and L. Di Girolamo   JP3J.11 Observed Mesoscale Variations in Thermodynamic Properties and Surface Fluxes over Ice-Covered Lake Erie   Mathieu R. Gerbush, Univ. of Illinois, Champaign, IL; and D. A. R. Kristovich and N. F. Laird   JP3J.12 Ancillary observations for a first echo study: five million antenna camera digital images   Robert A. Rilling, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. VanAndel   JP3J.13 Diurnal variation of three-dimensional radar echoes and their possible role of preconditioning the atmospheric humidity   Tomoki Ushiyama, Institute of Observational Research for Global Change/Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokosuka, Japan; and R. Shirooka, H. Kubota, T. Chuda, K. Yoneyama, M. Katsumata, H. Yamada, M. Fujita, N. Sato, K. K. Reddy, K. Takeuchi, and H. Uyeda   JP3J.14 High-resolution surface and tower observations of the southern Plains dryline during Project SONDE—2005   Christopher C. Weiss, Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX   JP3J.15 Transition of the rainfall characteristics related to the moistening of land surface over the central Tibetan Plateau during GAME-Tibet IOP   Hiroyuki Yamada, Japan Marine Science and Technology Center, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan; and H. Uyeda   JP3J.16 Dryline convergence and the initiation of deep moist convection   Michael P. Griesinger, Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX; and C. C. Weiss   JP3J.17 CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION CLIMATOLOGY FOR AFRICA   Arlene Laing, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Carbone and V. Levizzani JP3J.18 An investigation of the height distribution of tropical convection over northern Australia   Andrew P. Ballinger, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK JP3J.19 Mesoscale divergence profiles from VAD analysis of multiple Doppler radar deployments in the tropics   Brian Mapes, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and J. L. Lin and P. Zuidema   JP3J.20 Characteristics of the Precipitating Systems during the 2002 Dry-to-Wet RACCI Field Campaign in the Amazon Region   Carlos Morales, Univ. of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; and L. A. Toledo Machado and M. A. Faus Silva Dias JP3J.21 Cloud and precipitation radar observations of eastern tropical Pacific ITCZ cloud vertical structure   Paquita Zuidema, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and B. Mapes, J. L. Lin, and C. Fairall   JP3J.22 Mass fluxes in East Pacific warm pool   Carlos López Carrillo, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM; and D. Raymond   JP3J.23 Three-dimensional lightning mapping observations as a complement to radar observations of storms   William Rison, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM; and P. Krehbiel, R. J. Thomas, and T. Hamlin   JP3J.24 The development and structure of an oceanic squall line system during the South China Sea Monsoon Experiment   Jian-Jian Wang, NASA/GSFC and GEST/Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, Greenbelt, MD; and L. D. Carey   JP3J.25 Relation of Tropical Thunderstorm Cirrus Anvil Properties to Convective Core Intensities and Lifecycles   Chris J. Theisen, Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and P. A. Kucera and M. R. Poellot   JP3J.26 Characterization of Storm Properties During the TroCCiBras Experiment   Ana M. Gomes, Instituto de Pesquisas Meteorológicas, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil; and G. Held   JP3J.27 Dynamics of Mesoscale Convective Systems Observed with a UHF Wind Profiler and a Polarimetric S-band Weather Radar   Michihiro Teshiba, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. D. Palmer, P. B. Chilson, A. Ryzhkov, and T. J. Schuur
	1:15 PM, Tuesday, Alvarado F and Atria Joint Poster Session 4J Radar Studies of Mesoscale Banded Structures (Joint with 32Radar and 11Mesoscale)
Paper JP4.4 moved to J4.4A     JP4J.1 Raindrop Size Distributions and Z-R Relations in Coastal Rainfall for Periods With and Without a Radar Brightband   Brooks E. Martner, NOAA/ETL and CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and S. E. Yuter, A. White, D. E. Kingsmill, and F. M. Ralph   JP4J.2 A Modeling Study of the Along–front Precipitation Variability of a Pacific Narrow Cold Frontal Rainband   Mei Han, GEST/Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, Greenbelt, MD; and S. A. Braun, P. O. G. Persson, and J. -. W. Bao   JP4J.3 Mesoscale structure in a coastal front: a case study   Frank P. Colby Jr., Univ. of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA; and A. Hoell
	1:15 PM-3:00 PM, Tuesday, Alvarado F and Atria Poster Session 3R Nowcasting and storm climatologies using radar data
P3R.1 Radar based applications of a Nowcast Decision Support System   J. William Conway, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc., Norman, OK; and M. D. Eilts, J. T. Johnson, C. Barrere, and G. Bassett   P3R.2 Nowcasting of storm duration   David M. Jankowski, Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and N. I. Fox   P3R.3 Intercomparisons of nowcasting techiques   Steven A. Lack, Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and N. I. Fox, D. M. Jankowski, and G. L. Limpert   P3R.4 An Evaluation of ensembles based upon MAPLE precipitation nowcasts and NWP precipitation forecasts   Alamelu Kilambi, J.S. Marshall Radar Observatory, McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, Canada; and I. Zawadzki   P3R.5 Rain Climatology in the Central Region of the State of São Paulo Using Radar Echoes During the Wet Period   Jose Carlos Figueiredo, Meteorological Research Institute/IPMet/UNESP, Bauru, Brazil   P3R.6 The Hail Forecasting Relative to the Product Mesocyclone of WSR-98D   Xiuguang Diao, Weather Office, Jinan, Shandong, China; and J. Zhu and S. Zhang   P3R.7 Storm-tracking and thunderstorm nowcasting for Sao Paulo State, Brazil   Wando C. M. Amorim, Univ. of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; and C. A. R. Morales   P3R.8 Predicting Severe Hail for the Southern High Plains and West Texas   Daniel Porter, NOAA/NWS, Albuquerque, NM; and M. R. Kramar and S. D. Landolt   P3R.9 Analysis of Tornado Characteristics in the State of São Paulo for the Improvement of an Automatic Alert System   Gerhard Held, Instituto de Pesquisas Meteorológicas, Bauru, SP, Brazil; and A. M. Gomes, K. P. Naccarato, O. Pinto, E. L. Nascimento, A. A. Correia, and I. P. V. O. Marcelino   P3R.10 Object-based verification of convective storms for the 2005 Dallas/Fort Worth AutoNowcaster demonstration project   John Edward Halley Gotway, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. G. Bullock and B. G. Brown   P3R.11 Comparison of ground-based radar and geosynchronous satellite climatologies of warm season rainfall over the United States   J. D. Tuttle, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. E. Carbone and P. A. Arkin
	1:15 PM-3:00 PM, Tuesday, Alvarado F and Atria Poster Session 4R Radar Signal Processing
P4R.1 Identification of clutter echoes using a fuzzy logic technique   Marc Berenguer, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain; and D. Sempere-Torres, R. Sánchez-Diezma, and R. Pascual   P4R.2 Corrections to and Considerations of the Spectrum Width Equation   Ming Fang, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. J. Doviak   P4R.3 Phase noise, coherency, and clutter suppression   James J. Stagliano Jr., Enterprise Electronics Corporation, Enterprise, AL; and J. Helvin, J. L. Alford, and D. Nelson   P4R.4 Characterizing tornadoes in multiple-Doppler radar data using a low-order model   Corey K. Potvin, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. M. Shapiro, T. Y. Yu, and M. Xue   P4R.5 On the development of a multi-algorithm radar data quality control system at the Naval Research Laboratory   Paul R. Harasti, UCAR and NRL, Monterey, CA; and D. J. Smalley, M. E. Weber, C. Kessinger, Q. Xu, P. Zhang, S. Liu, T. Tsui, J. Cook, and Q. Zhao   P4R.6 Echo classification and spectral processing for the discrimination of clutter from weather   Michael Dixon, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Kessinger and J. C. Hubbert   P4R.6A (Formerly paper 7R.5) Improvements in RPG clutter/precipitation discrimination for the WSR-88D   Cathy Kessinger, NCAR, Boulder, Colorado; and S. Ellis and J. Van Andel   Paper P4R.7 moved. New paper number 12R.4A     P4R.8 Enhanced radar data acquisition system and signal processing algorithms for the Terminal Doppler Weather Radar   John Y. N. Cho, MIT, Lexington, MA; and G. R. Elkin and N. G. Parker   P4R.9 Design and test of an operational triple-PRT Doppler scheme for the French radar network   Pierre Tabary, Météo France, Trappes, France   P4R.10 A First Look at the Operational (Data Quality) Improvements Provided by the Open Radar Data Acquisition (ORDA) System   Joe N. Chrisman, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK; and C. A. Ray   P4R.11 Spaced-antenna measurements of cross-beam velocity in severe storms   Kery Hardwick, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; and S. J. Frasier, A. L. Pazmany, H. B. Bluestein, and M. M. French   P4R.12 Decorrelation in Range of Oversampled Weather Radar Signals Using FIR Filter   Igor R. Ivic, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. Zahrai and S. M. Torres   P4R.13 Phased Array Design for Biological Clutter Rejection: Simulation and Experimental Validation   Boon Leng Cheong, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. W. Hoffman, R. D. Palmer, S. J. Frasier, and F. J. Lopez-Dekker   P4R.14 Investigating external and dual polarization calibration options for the WSR-88D   Richard L. Ice, Wyle Information Systems, Norman, OK; and D. A. Warde and F. Pratte   P4R.15 Clutter Censoring Theory and Application for the WSR-88D   Alan D. Free, SI International, Norman, OK; and N. K. Patel   P4R.16 Over-sampling of radial velocity and 3dvar analysis of dual-doppler observations   Shun Liu, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. Xue and T. Yu   P4R.17 Data quality improvements using SZ phase coding   J. C. Hubbert, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. Meymaris, M. Dixon, and S. Ellis
	3:00 PM-3:30 PM, Tuesday Coffee break
	3:30 PM-5:45 PM, Tuesday, Alvarado GH Joint Session 4J Radar Studies of Mesoscale Banded Structures (Joint with 32Radar and 11Mesoscale)
Chair: Isztar Zawadzki, McGill Univ., Montreal, QC Canada
3:30 PM J4J.1 Keynote Talk: Tropospheric Mesoscale Gravity Waves   Fuqing Zhang, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX 4:00 PM J4J.2 CHILL, Pariicle ID, and MM5: The role of the barrier jet in Meso-g-scale Precipitation distribution in an extreme snowstorm   Gregory S. Poulos, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. A. Wesley, P. C. Kennedy, and S. A. Rutledge 4:15 PM J4J.3 Analysis of vertical motions in fine scale precipitation bands in winter cyclones using wind profiler doppler spectra   Marcia R. Estrem, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and R. M. Rauber, K. R. Knupp, B. F. Jewett, J. T. Walters, and D. Phillips J4J.4 Examining the role of mesoscale features in the structure and evolution of precipitation regions in northeast winter storms   Matthew D. Greenstein, SUNY, Albany, NY; and L. F. Bosart, D. Keyser, and D. J. Nicosia 4:30 PM J4J.4A (Formerly JP4.4) Some 3D aspects of a Striated Cloud Head over New Zealand including radar and raingauge data   Ian D. Miller, MetService of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand 4:45 PM J4J.5 Comparisons of Simulated Kinematic and Moisture Fields with Airborne In-situ and Doppler Radar Observations in a Convective Cold Front over the Eastern Pacific Ocean   P. O. G. Persson, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/ETL, Boulder, CO; and J. W. Bao, S. A. Braun, D. P. Jorgensen, B. A. Walter, and M. Han 5:00 PM J4J.6 Observations and numerical simulations of narrow cold-frontal rainbands   Mark T. Stoelinga, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA 5:15 PM J4J.7 The use of simulated radar reflectivity fields in the diagnosis of mesoscale phenomena from high-resolution WRF model forecasts   Steven E. Koch, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, Colorado; and B. S. Ferrier, M. T. Stoelinga, E. J. Szoke, S. J. Weiss, and J. S. Kain
	3:30 PM-5:30 PM, Tuesday, Alvarado D Session 4R Radar Signal Processing
Chair: Terry J. Schuur, Univ. of Oklahoma/CIMMS and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK
3:30 PM 4R.1 Calibrating differential reflectivity on the WSR-88D   Dusan Zrnic, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and V. Melnikov and J. K. Carter 3:45 PM 4R.2 Quality control for polarimetric radar measurements   Martin Hagen, DLR, Wessling, Germany; and K. Friedrich 4:00 PM 4R.3 Identification and removal of non-precipitation echoes using the characteristics of radar echoes   GyuWon Lee, McGill Univ., Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, Canada; and Y. H. Cho, K. E. Kim, and I. Zawadzki 4:15 PM 4R.4 Improve radar resolution using range oversampling   Tian-You Yu, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and G. Zhang, A. Chalamalasetti, R. J. Doviak, and D. S. Zrnic 4:30 PM 4R.5 Demonstration of range oversampling techniques on the WSR-88D   Sebastian M. Torres, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and I. R. Ivic 4:45 PM 4R.6 Signal processing of Beam-multiplexed data for Phased-Array weather radar   Marko B. Orescanin, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and T. -. Y. Yu, C. D. Curtis, D. S. Zrnic, and D. Forsyth 5:00 PM 4R.7 Implementation of refractivity retrieval from ground clutter using the s-band KOUN radar   Michael R. James, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. D. Palmer, T. Y. Yu, S. M. Torres, R. J. Doviak, and D. S. Zrnic 5:15 PM 4R.8 The spectrum of weather echoes   Paul L. Smith, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD; and W. H. Martin
	3:30 PM-5:30 PM, Tuesday, Alvarado ABC Session 5R TRMM/ GPM studies and algorithms
Chair: Nobuhiro Takahashi, NICT, Koganei-shi, Tokyo Japan
3:30 PM 5R.1 Storm morphology and rainfall characteristics of TRMM precipitation features   Stephen W. Nesbitt, Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO; and R. Cifelli and S. A. Rutledge 3:45 PM 5R.2 Global distribution of convection penetrating the tropical tropopause   Chuntao Liu, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and E. Zipser 4:00 PM 5R.3 Retrieval of Raindrop Size Distribution from Simulated Dual-Frequency Radar Measurements   Stephen Joseph Munchak, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and A. Tokay 4:15 PM 5R.4 Possible algorithms for the Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar (DPR) on the GPM core satellite   Toshio Iguchi, NICT, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan 4:30 PM 5R.5 The potential for water vapor and precipitation estimation with a differential-frequency radar   Robert Meneghini, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and L. Liao and L. Tian 4:45 PM 5R.6 Shallow convection in the tropics: How often and how much does it rain?   Courtney Schumacher, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX 5:00 PM 5R.7 Relative errors in TRMM satellite Version 5 and Version 6 products: Steps forward and backward   Sandra E. Yuter, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and J. E. Stout, R. Wood, J. Kwiatkowski, and D. Horn 5:15 PM 5R.8 A Numerically Stable Dual-Frequency Bayesian Precipitation Retrieval Algorithm for GPM   Jonathan P. Meagher, JPL/California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and Z. S. Haddad
	5:30 PM-7:30 PM, Tuesday Exhibitor Reception (with hors d'oeuvres)
	5:30 PM, Tuesday Oral Sessions Conclude for the Day
	6:30 PM-8:30 PM, Tuesday, Alvarado F and Atria Joint Poster Session 5J BAMEX (Joint with 32Radar and 11Mesoscale)
JP5J.1 The interaction of mesoscale convective systems with the Great Lakes during BAMEX   Lance F. Bosart, Univ. at Albany/SUNY, Albany, NY; and T. J. Galarneau   JP5J.2 An airborne dual–Doppler back–trajectory study of downdrafts in bow–echoes during BAMEX   William C. Straka, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and W. R. Cotton and R. L. McAnelly   JP5J.3 Bow echoes during BAMEX: assessing transitions in surface wind damage using WSR-88D data   Michael C. Kruk, Midwestern Regional Climate Center, Champaign, IL; and R. M. Rauber, G. M. McFarquhar, B. F. Jewett, and R. J. Trapp   JP5J.4 Explaining the variability of cloud microphysics in stratiform regions of BAMEX MCSs using high-resolution radar observations   Andrea M. Smith, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and R. M. Rauber, G. M. McFarquhar, B. F. Jewett, M. S. Timlin, and J. A. Grim   JP5J.5 Damaging Surface Wind Mechanisms within the 10 June 2003 Saint Louis Bow Echo Event during BAMEX   Nolan T. Atkins, Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, VT; and C. Bouchard, R. J. Trapp, R. W. Przybylinski, and G. K. Schmocker   JP5J.6 Conditioning of the inflow environment by organized convection: An investigation based on BAMEX data   Gretchen L. Mullendore, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA; and R. G. Fovell   JP5J.7 An examination of the long-lived MCV of 10–13 June 2003   Thomas J. Galarneau Jr., University at Albany/SUNY, Albany, NY; and L. F. Bosart   JP5J.8 Radar representation of Bow Echo Events during the first week of July 2003 concurrent with BAMEX   Nicholas D. Metz, Univ. at Albany/SUNY, Albany, NY; and L. F. Bosart   JP5J.9 Radar and profiler measurements of mesoscale and microscale flows within a heat burst   Kevin Knupp, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and N. A. Crook   JP5J.10 Paper JP5J.10 has been moved to session J5 BAMEX, New Paper Number J5.1     JP5J.11 BAMEX case study of the structure and evolution of the 26 June 2003 mini-bow   Justin T. Walters, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and K. Knupp   JP5J.12 Observations of cold pool properties in mesoscale convective systems during BAMEX   George H. Bryan, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. A. Ahijevych, C. Davis, S. B. Trier, and M. Weisman   JP5J.13 WRF Simulations of a Severe Squall Line: Comparisons against High Resolution BAMEX Observations   Bryan A. Guarente, Univ. of Illlinois, Urbana, IL; and B. F. Jewett, G. McFarquhar, and R. M. Rauber   JP5J.14 Observations of the 24 June 2003 Bow Echo Case during BAMEX   Dustin Phillips, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and K. Knupp   JP5J.15 Dual rear inflow jets within the 26 August 2003 derecho   Joseph A. Grim, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and R. M. Rauber
	6:30 PM-8:30 PM, Tuesday, Alvarado F and Atria Joint Poster Session 6J IHOP (Joint with 32Radar and 11Mesoscale)
JP6J.1 The dryline on 19 June during IHOP_2002: The thin-line structure and convection initiation   Hanne V. Murphey, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA; and R. M. Wakimoto, C. N. Flamant, and D. E. Kingsmill   JP6J.2 A High-Resolution Modeling Study of the 24 May 2002 Dryline Case during IHOP: Horizontal Convective Rolls and Convective Initiation   Ming Xue, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and W. J. Martin   JP6J.3 Vertical Velocity and Buoyancy Characteristics of Coherent Echo Plumes in the Convective Boundary Layer, Detected by a Profiling Airborne Radar   Qun Miao, Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and B. Geerts   JP6J.4 The structure and dynamics of atmospheric bores and solitons as determined from remote sensing and modeling experiments during IHOP   Steven E. Koch, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, Colorado; and M. Pagowski, J. W. Wilson, F. Fabry, C. Flamant, W. Feltz, G. K. Schwemmer, and B. Geerts JP6J.5 Evaluation of WRF using In-situ Measurements from IHOP 2002   Sen Chiao, Howard Univ., Washington, DC; and B. B. Demoz, M. Weldegaber, and E. Joseph   JP6J.6 Influence of surface characteristics on sensible and latent heat fluxes and boundary-layer mesoscale circulations   Margaret A. LeMone, NCAR, Boulder, Colorado; and F. Chen, J. G. Alferi, M. Tewari, B. Geerts, Q. Miao, R. L. Coulter, and R. L. Grossman
	6:30 PM-8:30 PM, Tuesday, Alvarado F and Atria Poster Session 5R TRMM/ GPM studies and algorithms
P5R.1 Systems Engineering Analysis of a TRMM-Like Retrieval Algorithm: Implication for GPM Design   C. R. Rose, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and V. Chandrasekar   P5R.2 To what extent can raindrop size be determined by a multiple-frequency radar?   Jonathan P. Meagher, JPL/California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and Z. S. Haddad   P5R.3 Biases in surface reference estimates by the TRMM PR standard algorithm   Shinta Seto, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Tokyo, Japan; and T. Iguchi   P5R.4 Simulation of the brightness temperature of spaceborne microwave radiometer by using COBRA data   Nobuhiro Takahashi, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Koganei-shi, Tokyo, Japan; and K. Nakagawa and T. Iguchi   P5R.5 Analysis of the melting layer by using 400 MHz wind profiler and 35 GHz Doppler radar   Nobuhiro Takahashi, National Institue of Information and Communications Technology, Koganei-shi, Tokyo, Japan; and Y. Kitamura and K. Iwanami   P5R.6 Exploring the relationship between lightning, liquid and frozen water phases using TRMM Precipitation Radar and Lightning Imaging Sensor data   Walter A. Petersen, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and H. J. Christian and S. A. Rutledge   P5R.7 Physical validation of TRMM rainfall products using a radiative transfer model   Shoichi Shige, Osaka Prefecture Univ., Sakai, Japan; and H. Sasaki and K. Okamoto   P5R.8 Retrieval of Vertical Rain Rate Profile by Dual-Frequency Radar Data   Koyuru Iwanami, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and Y. Chono, T. Harimaya, J. Testud, M. Maki, R. Misumi, and S. G. Park   P5R.9 Spectral retrieval of latent heating profiles from TRMM PR data: Comparison of look-up tables   Shoichi Shige, Osaka Prefecture Univ., Sakai, Osaka, Japan; and Y. N. Takayabu, W. -. K. Tao, and C. L. Shie   P5R.10 Forward and Backscattering Measurements of Rainfall over a path at the GPM Frequencies   Rafael Rincon, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and R. Meneghini and R. Lang
	6:30 PM-8:30 PM, Tuesday, Alvarado F and Atria Poster Session 6R Quantitative precipitation estimation and validation
P6R.1 Development of a High Resolution Precipitation Research Facility in the Northern Plains   Paul A. Kucera, Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and C. R. Williams and K. S. Gage   P6R.2 The Front Range Pilot Project for GPM: An instrument and concept test   Steven A. Rutledge, Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO; and R. Cifelli, T. Lang, S. Nesbitt, K. S. Gage, C. R. Williams, B. Martner, S. Matrosov, V. Bringi, and P. C. Kennedy   P6R.3 Multi-Sensor Measurements of Raindrop Size Distribution at NASA Wallops Island   Jordi Rosich Sanchez, GRAHI, Barcelona, Spain; and A. Tokay, B. Sheppard, K. Wu, and P. Joe   P6R.4 Comsiderations for Comparing Volumetric Reflectivity Observation between Space-borne and Ground-based Radars   Wanyu Li, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and V. Chandrasekar   P6R.5 Systematic variations of raindrop size spectra with altitude derived from wind profiler: Measurements for TRMM PR evaluation   Takahisa Kobayashi, MRI, Tukuba, Ibaaki, Japan; and A. Adachi and S. Sekizawa   P6R.6 Reflectivity dependence of reflectivity gradients observed by radar profilers   Wallace L. Clark, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/AL, Boulder, CO; and C. R. Williams, P. E. Johnston, K. S. Gage, and A. Tokay   P6R.7 Revisiting "Ground Truth"—Assessment of Wind and Out-of-Level Collector Funnel Effects on Rain Gague Catch   Matthias Steiner, Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ; and L. C. Sieck and S. J. Burges   P6R.8 Ground and Airborne Validation Plans for GPM in the Central State of São Paulo, Brazil   Roberto Vicente Calheiros, MRI/IPMet/UNESP, Bauru, Brazil; and G. Held, V. Mitev, C. A. D. A. Antonio, G. Martucci, and R. Matthey   P6R.9 Assessing Sensor Resolution Impact through Gabor Filtering   Roberto Machado, Meteorological Research Institute/UNESP, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil; and R. V. Calheiros and C. A. F. Thompson Leite   P6R.10 Contemporary measurements of a ground-based weather radar and balloon-borne lidar at Bauru during the HIBISCUS campaigns: a powerful synergy in cloud physics studies   Guido Di Donfrancesco, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Environment, Frascati, Italy; and F. Cairo, G. Held, and F. Fierli   P6R.11 Using medium term reflectivity statistics in radar QPE   Norman Donaldson, EC, King City, ON, Canada   P6R.12 Conditional evaluation of conventional vs. polarimetric QPE at C-band   Wiwiana Szalinska, Météo France, Trappes, France; and P. Tabary and H. Andrieu   P6R.13 Radar Rainfall Estimation and Rain Gauge Comparison Studies at Wallops Island, Virginia   MiKayla Taffe, Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and P. A. Kucera   P6R.14 A Quality Control Algorithm for NPOL During CRYSTAL-FACE   Chris J. Theisen, Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and P. J. Frank and P. A. Kucera
	6:30 PM-8:30 PM, Tuesday, Alvarado F and Atria Poster Session 7R wind profilers and vertical profiles of reflectivity
P7R.1 Time-frequency analysis of UHF and VHF profiler observed winds over the central equatorial Pacific   Robert Schafer, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO   P7R.2 The Meiyu precipitating cloud system studies using wind profiler in China   Krishna Reddy, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokosuka, Japan; and B. Geng, H. Yamada, and H. Uyeda   P7R.3 Technical contributions of Mr. Dale Sirmans to Doppler weather radar development   Richard L. Ice, Wyle Information Systems, Norman, OK; and D. A. Warde and B. Bumgarner   P7R.4 Deriving microphysical parameters of snow with a vertically pointing Doppler radar   Emmanuel Moreau, NOVIMET, Velizy, France; and J. Testud and I. Zawadzki   P7R.5 moved to 7R.2     P7R.6 Correction algorithm of the Vertical Reflectivity Profile (VRP) for the German Met. Service   Andreas Wagner, German Met. Service, Hohenpeissenberg, Germany; and J. E. E. Seltmann   P7R.7 Observations of the lower atmosphere over the equatorial Western-Pacific with a ship-borne lower troposphere radar   Hiroyuki Hashiguchi, Kyoto Univ., Uji, Kyoto, Japan; and M. Teshiba and S. Fukao   P7R.8 Evaluation of 3-beam and 4-beam profiler wind measurement techniques   Ahoro Adachi, MRI, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and T. Kobayashi, K. S. Gage, D. A. Carter, L. M. Hartten, W. L. Clark, and M. Fukuda   P7R.9 Development of a UHF boundary layer multiple antenna profiler at LaMP/OPGC   Joel Van Baelen, LaMP/OPGC, Aubiere, France   P7R.10 Vertical profile of raindrop size distribution by using 400MHz wind profiler in stratiform rainfall   Yasushi Kitamura, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Okinawa, Japan; and K. Nakagawa, S. Sekizawa, H. Hanado, N. Takahashi, and T. Iguchi P7R.11 Doppler Velocity Signatures of Large-Scale Hybrid Winds   Wenmei Xia, Jiangsu Institute of Meteorological Science, Nanjing, China; and H. Zhiqun, T. Dazhang, L. Mingzhu, and L. Yuanjian   P7R.12 Validation of Bird Movement Signatures in Weather Radar Wind Profiles using a Dedicated Bird Radar   Iwan Holleman, KNMI, De Bilt, Netherlands; and H. Van Gasteren and W. Bouten   P7R.13 A New Data System for Radar Wind Profilers   Scott A. McLaughlin, Applied Technologies, Inc., Longmont, CO; and D. A. Merritt and B. Weber   P7R.14 A neural network based method to adjust weather radar estimates of rainfall to rain gauge measurements using the vertical reflectivity profile   Reinhard Teschl, Graz Univ. of Technology, Graz, Austria; and W. L. Randeu and F. Teschl   P7R.15 moved to 7R.5A     P7R.16 The frequency of occurrence of quasi-monochromatic inertia-gravity waves in the lower stratosphere from MST radar observations   G. D. Nastrom, St. Cloud State Univ., St. Cloud, MN; and F. D. Eaton
Wednesday, 26 October 2005
	7:30 AM, Wednesday Registration Open from 7:30am–12:15pm
	8:15 AM-10:00 AM, Wednesday, Alvarado ABCD Joint Session 5J BAMEX (Joint between the 11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes and the 32nd Conference on Radar Meteorology)
Chair: Nolan T. Atkins, Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, VT
8:15 AM J5J.1 Keynote Talk: BAMEX Observations of Mesoscale Convective Vortices   Christopher A. Davis, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. B. Trier 8:45 AM J5J.2 Understanding the generation of high winds associated with bow echoes: The Omaha bow echo during BAMEX   Roger M. Wakimoto, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA; and H. V. Murphey, D. P. Jorgensen, C. A. Davis, and N. T. Atkins 9:00 AM J5J.3 Rear-inflow structure in severe and non-severe bow-echo observed by airborne Doppler radar during BAMEX   David P. Jorgensen, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and H. V. Murphey and R. M. Wakimoto 9:15 AM J5J.4 Quad-Doppler and microphysical observations of the BAMEX 29 June 2003 MCS   Joseph A. Grim, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO; and R. M. Rauber, G. M. McFarquhar, D. P. Jorgensen, M. S. Timlin, B. F. Jewett, and A. M. Smith 9:30 AM J5J.5 Airborne Doppler radar observations of an MCV and spiral rainband   Michael M. Bell, NCAR and NPS, Boulder, CO; and P. D. Reasor, W. C. Lee, and M. T. Montgomery 9:45 AM J5J.6 Observations of the Horizontal and Vertical Variability of Cloud Hydrometeors in Stratiform Regions behind Bow Echoes: Implications for Mesoscale Models   Greg M. McFarquhar, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and M. S. Timlin, R. M. Rauber, B. F. Jewett, J. A. Grim, A. M. Smith, and D. P. Jorgensen
	9:30 AM-11:30 AM, Wednesday Exhibits Open
	10:00 AM-10:30 AM, Wednesday Coffee Break
	10:30 AM-12:15 PM, Wednesday, Alvarado ABCD Session 6R Nowcasting and storm climatologies using radar data
Organizer: Rita D. Roberts, NCAR, Boulder, CO
10:30 AM 6R.1 Evaluation of the NCAR Auto-Nowcaster during the NWS Ft. Worth Operational Demonstration   Eric J. Nelson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. J. Fano, R. Roberts, W. Bunting, T. Saxen, C. Mueller, H. Cai, A. Crook, D. Megenhardt, and J. Pinto 10:45 AM 6R.2 Determing key predictors for NCAR's Convective Auto-Nowcast system using climatological analyses   Thomas R. Saxen, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. K. Mueller and N. A. Rehak 11:00 AM 6R.3 Impacts of MM5 Model Data on the Performance of the NCAR Auto-Nowcaster System   Huaqing Cai, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. D. Roberts, C. K. Mueller, T. Saxen, M. Xu, S. Trier, and D. L. Megenhardt 11:15 AM 6R.4 Priliminary Results For The 0-1 Hour Multisensor Precipitation Nowcaster   Shucai Guan, RS Information Systems and NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and F. Ding, R. A. Fulton, and D. H. Kitzmiller 11:30 AM 6R.5 Warm season precipitation corridors in the central United States   J. D. Tuttle, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. A. Davis 11:45 AM 6R.6 The complementary use of TITAN-derived radar and total lightning thunderstorm cells   Nicholas L. Wilson, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. W. Breed, T. R. Saxen, and N. W. S. Demetriades 6R.7 Electrical and hydrometeorological studies of severe thunderstorms in the south of Brazil   Cesar Beneti, Parana Meteorological System, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil; and L. Calvetti, M. Jusevicius, and A. J. Pereira Filho
	12:00 PM, Wednesday Sessions Conclude for the Day
	4:30 PM, Wednesday Conference Event–Los Amigos Roundup (Transportation will be provided)
Thursday, 27 October 2005
	7:30 AM, Thursday Registration Open from 7:30am–5:30pm
	8:15 AM-10:00 AM, Thursday, Alvarado ABCD Joint Session 6J IHOP (Joint between the 11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes and the 32nd Conference on Radar Meteorology)
Chair: Roger M. Wakimoto, NCAR, Boulder, CO
8:15 AM J6J.1 Keynote Talk: Peeping through the keyhole at the mesoscale variability of humidity: Some IHOP_2002 observations and future challenges of radar refractivity mapping   Frederic Fabry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada 8:45 AM J6J.2 The boundary layer cumulus formation process near a cold frontal-dryline intersection on 24 May 2002 during IHOP   Conrad L. Ziegler, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and E. N. Rasmussen, M. S. Buban, Y. P. Richardson, L. J. Miller, and R. M. Rabin 9:00 AM J6J.3 The structure and evolution of the dryline and surrounding boundary layer on 22 May 2002 during IHOP   Michael S. Buban, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK OK; and C. Ziegler, E. N. Rasmussen, and Y. P. Richardson 9:15 AM J6J.4 Convection initiation on 12 June 2002 during IHOP_2002   Tammy M. Weckwerth, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and H. V. Murphey, C. Flamant, C. R. Pettet, S. Bastin, and R. Wakimoto 9:30 AM J6J.5 Kinematic and moisture structure of a stationary cold front observed on 10 June 2002 during IHOP   Katja Friedrich, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and D. E. Kingsmill, C. N. Flamant, H. Murphey, and R. M. Wakimoto 9:45 AM J6J.6 Mesoscale moisture transport by the low-level jet during the IHOP field experiment   Edward Tollerud, NOAA/FSL, Boulder, CO; and F. Caracena, D. Bartels, S. Koch, B. Jamison, R. M. Hardesty, B. J. McCarty, W. A. Brewer, R. S. Collander, S. Albers, B. Shaw, D. Birkenheuer, and C. Kiemle
	9:30 AM-10:30 AM, Thursday Exhibits Open
	10:00 AM-10:30 AM, Thursday Coffee Break
	10:30 AM-12:30 PM, Thursday, Alvarado ABCD Session 7R wind profilers and vertical profiles of reflectivity
Chair: Christopher R. Williams, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO
10:30 AM 7R.1 Network of wind profilers to understand boundary layer evolution and precipitating clouds over Asia monsoon   Krishna Reddy, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokosuka, Japan; and R. Shirooka, B. Geng, H. Uyeda, T. Kozu, Y. Ohno, C. J. Pan, V. K. Anandan, and D. N. Rao 10:45 AM 7R.2 Diagnosis of precipitation detection range   Jarmo Koistinen, Remote Sensing for Weather Applications, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland; and H. Hohti and H. Pohjola 7R.2 Improving radar precipitation estimation and 3D radar mosaic analysis using dynamic vertical profile of reflectivity   Jian Zhang, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and C. Langston and B. Clarke 11:00 AM 7R.3 Quantitative interpretation of precipitation radar measurements at VHF band   Edwin F. Campos, McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada; and F. Fabry and W. Hocking 11:15 AM 7R.4 An Improved Methodology for classifying convective and stratiform rain   Maria Franco, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain; and R. Sánchez-Diezma, D. Sempere-Torres, and I. Zawadzki 11:30 AM 7R.5 moved to P4R.6A   11:31 AM 7R.5A (Formerly P7R.15) Vertical profile correction on Spanish radar reflectivity data   Fernando Aguado, INM, Madrid, Spain 11:45 AM 7R.6 MAPR Observations of the Boundary Layer using RIM and Spaced Antenna Techniques at IHOP   William O. J. Brown, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. Y. Yu 12:00 PM 7R.7 Simultaneous wind velocity estimation and dual-polarization measurements of precipitation and clouds by an S-band profiler   C. M. H. Unal, Delft Univ. of Technology, Delft, Netherlands; and H. W. J. Russchenberg and D. N. Moisseev
	12:15 PM-1:15 PM, Thursday Lunch
	12:30 PM-3:30 PM, Thursday Exhibits Open
	1:15 PM-3:00 PM, Thursday, Alvarado F and Atria Joint Poster Session 7J Coastal & Orographic Circulation Systems (Joint with 32Radar and 11Mesoscale)
JP7J.1 Preliminary observations of small scale wakes generated by complex terrain using a portable X-band radar   Kenichi Kusunoki, MRI, Tsukuba, Japan; and M. Murakami, N. Orikasa, A. Saito, H. Hashiguchi, Y. Ohigashi, and M. Saito   JP7J.2 Sensitivity of space-based precipitation measurements to changes in mesoscale features   Joseph Hoch, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and G. J. Tripoli and M. Kulie   JP7J.3 The 29-30 January 2005 southeast Colorado snowstorm   Paul G. Wolyn, NOAA/NWSFO, Pueblo, CO   JP7J.4 Sierra Rotors: Comparison of model simulations and wind profiler observations of terrain-induced waves and rotors   Vanda Grubisic, DRI, Reno, NV; and B. J. Billings, S. A. Cohn, and W. O. J. Brown   JP7J.5 Final plans for the Terrain-induced Rotor Experiment (T-REX)   Vanda Grubisic, DRI, Reno, NV; and J. P. Kuettner   JP7J.6 Structural characteristics of winter storms in southern Washington and northern Oregon: Prototypes for routine comparison between regional model output and WSR-88D radar observations   Sandra E. Yuter, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and B. A. Colle, C. Spooner, and T. Downing   JP7J.7 Wind variations around orographic rainband observed by wind profiler network in Japan   Yasuko Umemoto, Kyoto Univ., Uji, Japan; and M. Teshiba, H. Hashiguchi, and S. Fukao   JP7J.8 Onset of strong downslope winds during the Sierra Rotors Project   Qingfang Jiang, UCAR Visiting Scientist, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. D. Doyle   JP7J.9 Predicting rainfall in hilly terrain: the role of mesoscale processes and cloud microphysics   Geoffrey L. Austin, Univ. of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; and J. Purdy   JP7J.10 Formation and Maintenance Mechanisms of the Stable Layer over the Po Valley during MAP IOP-8   Allison Hoggarth, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and Y. L. Lin and H. D. Reeves   JP7J.11 Synoptic and topographic variability of northern California precipitation characteristics in landfalling winter storms observed during CALJET   David E. Kingsmill, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/ETL, Boulder, CO; and P. J. Neiman, F. M. Ralph, and A. B. White
	1:15 PM-3:00 PM, Thursday, Alvarado F and Atria Poster Session 8R Operational radar applications
P8R.1 Storm Targeted Radar Wind Retrieval System   Pengfei Zhang, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. Liu, Q. Xu, and L. Song   P8R.2 Comparison of the NEXRAD legacy and Lincoln Laboratories echo tops products   Thomas A. Seliga, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge, MA; and A. D. Mackey, M. D. West, J. Hill, D. L. Sims, and V. Sud   P8R.3 Quality of Radar echo top heights   Laurent Delobbe, Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium; and I. Holleman   P8R.4 moved to Oral Presentation 8R.5A     P8R.5 On-line Monitoring of Weather Radar using Solar Interferences   Iwan Holleman, KNMI, De Bilt, Netherlands; and A. J. Huuskonen   P8R.6 An Integrated Display and Analysis Methodology for Multi-Variable Radar Data   Brenda A. Dolan, Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO; and S. A. Rutledge   P8R.7 Real-time calculation of horizontal winds using multiple Doppler radars: A new WDSS-II module   Arthur Witt, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and R. A. Brown and V. Lakshmanan   P8R.8 WSR-88D Open Radar Data Acquisition (ORDA) Algorithm Evaluations   Robert R. Lee, NOAA/NWS/NEXRAD Radar Operations Center, Norman, OK   P8R.9 Planned WSR-88D communications changes   Christina Horvat, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK; and S. Ahlert P8R.10 Automated sea clutter identification   Dawn L. Harrison, UK Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom   P8R.11 The evolution of radar training in the National Weather Service   John T. Ferree, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK; and E. M. Quoetone   P8R.12 The use of clear-air echoes for operational Doppler radar systems   Kenichi Kusunoki, MRI, Tsukuba, Japan   P8R.13 Unique Uses Of Weather Radar For Space Launch   William P. Roeder, 45th Weather Squadron, Patrick AFB, FL; and T. M. McNamara, B. F. Boyd, J. W. Weems, and S. B. Cocks   P8R.14 WSR-88D radar data services at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Climatic Data Center   Stephen A. DelGreco, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and S. Ansari   P8R.15 Content Considerations and Determination of WSR-88D Software Builds   William J. Armstrong, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK   P8R.16 Spatial classification of precipitation from operational radar data   C.Z. Van de Beek, Wageningen Univ., Wageningen, Netherlands; and R. Uijlenhoet and I. Holleman
	1:15 PM-3:00 PM, Thursday, Alvarado F and Atria Poster Session 9R Radar polarimetry studies
P9R.1 The estimation of moderate rain rates with operational polarisation radar   Anthony J. Illingworth, Univ. of Reading, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom; and R. J. Thompson   P9R.2 Measurements of polarimetric parameters at low signal-to-noise ratios   Valery Melnikov, Univ. of Oklahoma/CIMMS, Norman, OK; and D. Zrnic   P9R.3 A new polarimetric method for correcting the effects of attenuation at C-band   Jonathan J. Gourley, Météo France, Trappes, France; and P. Tabary and J. Parent du Châtelet   P9R.4 An extensive validation experiment of algorithm ZPHI applied to radar HYDRIX   Erwan Le Bouar, Novimet, Vélizy, France; and E. Moreau, J. Testud, H. Poulima, R. Ney, and O. Deudon   P9R.5 Spectral polarimetry for identifing and separating mixed biological scatterers   Svetlana Bachmann, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. S. Zrnic   P9R.6 Polarimetric weather radar base moment algorithm validation   James J. Stagliano Jr., Enterprise Electronics Corporation, Enterprise, AL; and P. Siebold, J. Helvin, A. Free, N. E. Lawrence, R. Stafford, M. Knight, J. L. Alford, and D. Nelson   P9R.7 Preliminary polarimetric analysis of a winter storm causing catastrophic traffic problems   Timo M. Puhakka, Univ. of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland   P9R.8 On the use of differential phase for polarimetric rainfall measurements—a new approach to KDP estimation   Alexander V. Ryzhkov, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK   P9R.9 On the differential phase in the melting layer   Andrey V. Melnikov, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and V. Melnikov and A. V. Ryzhkov P9R.10 Effect of the spatial variability of precipitation on the differential propagation phase shift   Julie Deshaies, Université du Québec, Montréal, QC, Canada; and C. Hamzaoui and E. Torlaschi   P9R.11 A first approach to unsupervised Entropy-Alpha-classification of full-polarimetric weather-radar data   Thomas Boerner, German Aerospace Center, Wessling, Germany; and M. Hagen and D. Bebbington   P9R.12 Polarimetric Rainfall Measurements in Localized Strong Convection   MiYoung Kang, Pukyong National Univ., Norman, OK; and S. Giangrande, A. V. Ryzhkov, and D. Lee   P9R.13 Polarization characteristics of winter storms in Oklahoma   Terry J. Schuur, Univ. of Oklahoma/CIMMS and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and A. V. Ryzhkov and P. Zhang   P9R.14 95-GHz polarimetric radar signatures of pristine crystals mixed with aggregates and rimed crystals: Simulations and radar observations   K. Aydin, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and J. Singh   P9R.15 Combined Polarimetric and Multiple Doppler Radar Observations of the 16-20 March 2003 Colorado Area Winter Storm   Patrick C. Kennedy, Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO; and S. A. Rutledge, G. S. Poulos, and D. A. Wesley   P9R.16 Estimating hail size using polarimetric radar   Pamela L. Heinselman, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. Rowe
	1:15 PM-3:00 PM, Thursday, Alvarado F and Atria Poster Session 10R Radar Networking
P10R.1 OPERA: Operational Programme for the Exchange of Weather Radar Information in Europe   Asko J. Huuskonen, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland; and J. L. Chèze, I. Holleman, D. B. Michelson, and A. Zgonc   P10R.2 NEXRAD mosaics for en-route air traffic controllers   Alfred Moosakhanian, DOT, Washington, DC; and J. Higginbotham and J. Stobie   P10R.3 Estimation of precipitation based on POLRAD radar network and NIMROD system in Poland   Anna Jurczyk, Institute of Meteorology and Water Management/Radar Operational Centre, Katowice, Poland; and K. Osrodka and J. Szturc   P10R.4 Validation of first generation CASA radars with CSU-CHILL   Francesc Junyent, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; and V. Chandrasekar, D. Brunkow, P. C. Kennedy, and D. J. McLaughlin   P10R.5 Improved radar sensitivity through limited sector scanning: The DCAS approach   Brian C. Donovan, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; and D. J. McLaughlin P10R.6 A general surveillance mode for off-the-grid DCAS radars   Brian C. Donovan, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; and D. J. McLaughlin   P10R.7 The Spanish weather radar network   Fernando Aguado, INM, Madrid, Spain   P10R.8 A least squares technique for estimating 2D wind vectors from multiple radars   Kurt D. Hondl, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK   P10R.9 The Cuban Weather Radar Network: current status and trends   Orlando L. Rodríguez, Centro de Radares/Instituto de Meteorologia, Camaguey, Cuba; and L. L. Fernández, R. A. Naranjo, A. Barreiras, A. A. Peña, M. Diez, W. Pozas, M. O. Aguiar, and J. L. Perez   P10R.10 NWS Use of FAA Radar Data—Status and Operational Considerations   Michael J. Istok, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. T. Ferree, R. E. Saffle, and B. Bumgarner   P10R.11 The SIPAM Doppler Radar Network In The Amazônia Region   Jaci M. B. Saraiva, Operational Division of SIPAM, Manaus, Brazil; and A. M. Gomes, E. B. de Souza, F. V. Gonçalves, J. L. M. Lope, P. A. F. Kuhn, R. C. Senna, and R. G. Dallarosa   P10R.12 Optimal sampling strategies for hazardous weather detection using networks of dynamically adaptive Doppler radars   Jessica L. Proud, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. K. Droegemeier, V. T. Wood, and L. White   P10R.13 Waveform design for CASA X-band radars   Nitin Bharadwaj, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and V. Chandrasekar
	3:00 PM-3:30 PM, Thursday Coffee Break
	3:30 PM-5:45 PM, Thursday, Alvarado D Session 8R Operational Radar Applications
Chair: Brooks E. Martner, NOAA/ETL/CIRES and Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO
3:30 PM 8R.1 Planned WSR-88D Upgrades   J. Rex Reed, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK 3:45 PM 8R.2 NWS priorities for the enhancement of radar capabilities   John T. Ferree, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK; and M. J. Istok 4:00 PM 8R.3 WSR-88D Open Radar Data Acquisition (ORDA) Base Data Quality   Robert R. Lee, NOAA/NWS/NEXRAD Radar Operations Center, Norman, OK 4:15 PM 8R.4 MIGFA: The Machine Intelligent Gust Front Algorithm for NEXRAD   David J. Smalley, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and B. J. Bennett and R. Frankel 8R.5 Verification of multi-sensor, multi-radar hail diagnosis techniques   Travis M. Smith, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and K. L. Ortega 4:30 PM 8R.5A Status on the Four-Dimensional Base Radar Data Analysis Tool for AWIPS   Gregory J. Stumpf, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK; and K. D. Hondl, S. B. Smith, M. T. Filiaggi, and V. Lakshmanan 4:45 PM 8R.6 Radio local area network (RLAN) and C-Band weather radar interference studies   Paul Joe, MSC, Downsview, ON, Canada; and J. Scott, J. Sydor, A. Brandao, and A. Yongacoglu 5:00 PM 8R.7 Weather radar data quality in Northern Europe: beam propagation issues   Günther Haase, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Norrköping, Sweden; and U. Gjertsen and J. Bech 5:15 PM 8R.8 Customer profiled polar volume compositing using phenomena related data quality   Harri Hohti, Remote Sensing for Weather Applications, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland; and M. Peura, T. Kuitunen, and J. Koistinen
	3:30 PM-5:30 PM, Thursday, Alvarado ABC Session 9R Radar polarimetry studies
Chair: Peter T. May, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic. Australia
3:30 PM 9R.1 Polarimetric rainfall retrievals using blended algorithms   Robert Cifelli, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and P. Kennedy, V. Chandrasekar, S. W. Nesbitt, S. A. Rutledge, and L. D. Carey 3:45 PM 9R.2 Rain Microphysics Retrieval with a Polarimetric WSR-88D   Edward A. Brandes, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. J. Schuur, A. V. Ryzhkov, G. Zhang, and K. Ikeda 4:00 PM 9R.3 Radar polarimetry at S, C, and X bands: Comparative analysis and operational implications   Alexander V. Ryzhkov, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. Zrnic 4:15 PM 9R.4 On the role of X-band radar in extending longer-wavelength radar polarimetric retrievals to lighter rains   Sergey Matrosov, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and R. Cifelli, P. Kennedy, S. W. Nesbitt, V. N. Bringi, and B. Martner 4:30 PM 9R.5 Calibration of absolute reflectivity at C-band using redundancy of the polarization parameters in rain   Jonathan J. Gourley, Météo France, Trappes, France; and A. J. Illingworth 4:45 PM 9R.6 Observations of Insects and Birds with a Polarimetric Prototype of the WSR-88D Radar   Pengfei Zhang, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. V. Ryzhkov and D. Zrnic 5:00 PM 9R.7 On the Use of Polarimetric Radars for Studies of Clouds: Numerical Simulations and S-Band Radar Observations   Khoi D. Le, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. D. Palmer, S. M. Torres, T. -. Y. Yu, and D. Zrnic 5:15 PM 9R.8 Precipitation forecast evaluation by polarimetric radar   Monika Pfeifer, DLR, Wessling, Germany; and M. Hagen and C. Keil
	5:30 PM, Thursday Sessions Conclude for the Day (Keynote Talks at 7:00pm)
	7:00 PM-8:30 PM, Thursday, Alvarado ABCD Joint Session 7J New Frontiers (Joint with 32Radar and 11Mesoscale)
Organizer: Steven E. Koch, NOAA/FSL, Boulder, CO
7:00 PM J7J.1 Keynote Talk: Short-Range (0-3hr) Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting   John A. McGinley, NOAA/FSL, Boulder, CO 7:30 PM J7J.2 Keynote Talk: Operational Applications of Polarimetric Radar   Steven A. Rutledge, Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO 8:00 PM J7J.3 Keynote Talk: New insights from millimeter-wave radars   Gabor Vali, Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
Friday, 28 October 2005
	7:30 AM, Friday Registration Open from 7:30am–5:30pm
	8:15 AM-10:00 AM, Friday, Alvarado ABCD Joint Session 8J Coastal & Orographic Circulation Systems (Joint between the 32nd Conference on Radar Meteorology and the 11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes)
Chair: Paul J. Neiman, NOAA/ETL, Boulder, CO
8:15 AM J8J.1 Keynote Talk: Orographic Precipitation Process Studies: Recent Advances and Future Developments   David E. Kingsmill, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/ETL, Boulder, CO 8:45 AM J8J.2 Using synthetic aperture radar (SAR), modeling, and a SARJET field study to understand the terrain-enhanced flows along the southeast Alaskan coast   Brian A. Colle, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and J. B. Olson, N. Winstead, K. Loescher, G. Young, and N. A. Bond 9:00 AM J8J.3 Wintertime observations of channeled flow through a prominent gap along the northern California coast during CALJET and PACJET   Paul J. Neiman, NOAA/ERL/ETL, Boulder, CO; and F. M. Ralph, A. B. White, D. D. Parrish, J. S. Holloway, and D. Bartels 9:15 AM J8J.4 Innovations in monitoring and nowcasting orographic precipitation by radar   Urs Germann, MeteoSwiss, Locarno-Monti, Switzerland; and G. Galli, A. Hering, K. Friedrich, P. Tabary, and C. N. James 9:30 AM J8J.5 Mountain wave structures occurring within a major orographic precipitation event: Part I. Analyses of airborne Doppler radar data   Bradley Smull, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK and Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and M. Garvert and C. F. Mass 9:45 AM J8J.6 Mountain wave structures occurring within a major orographic precipitation event: Part 2. Evaluation of mesoscale model simulations   Matt Garvert, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and B. Smull and C. Mass
	10:00 AM-10:30 AM, Friday Coffee Break
	10:30 AM-12:15 PM, Friday, Alvarado ABCD Session 10R Severe weather studies employing radar
Chair: Kevin R. Knupp, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL
10:30 AM 10R.1 Dual-polarization observations of tornadoes at close range made with a mobile X-band Doppler radar   Howard B. Bluestein, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. M. French, S. Frasier, K. Hardwick, F. Junyent, and A. L. Pazmany 10:45 AM 10R.2 The 15 May 2003 Shamrock, Texas, supercell: A dual-Doppler analysis and EnKF data-assimilation experiment   Michael M. French, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and H. B. Bluestein, D. C. Dowell, L. J. Wicker, M. R. Kramar, and A. L. Pazmany 11:00 AM 10R.3 The Tornado Outbreak across the North Florida Panhandle in association with Hurricane Ivan   Andrew I. Watson, NOAA/NWS, Tallahassee, FL; and M. A. Jamski, T. J. Turnage, J. R. Bowen, and J. C. Kelley 11:15 AM 10R.4 Detailed comparison of observed and modeled tornadogenesis   Donald W. Burgess, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. C. Dowell, L. J. Wicker, and A. Witt 11:30 AM 10R.5 Tornado detection using a neuro-fuzzy method   Yadong Wang, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and T. -. Y. Yu, M. Yeary, A. Shapiro, D. S. Zrnic, M. Foster, and D. L. Andra 11:45 AM 10R.6 Radar-derived thermodynamic fields in severe storms from in-situ data and Lagrangian objective analysis   Conrad L. Ziegler, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and E. N. Rasmussen and M. S. Buban 12:00 PM 10R.7 Lightning relative to storm structure, evolution, and microphysics in TELEX   D. R. MacGorman, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and W. D. Rust, C. L. Ziegler, T. J. Schuur, E. R. Mansell, M. I. Biggerstaff, J. M. Straka, E. C. Bruning, K. M. Kuhlman, N. R. Ramig, C. D. Payne, N. S. Biermann, P. R. Krehbiel, W. Rison, T. Hamlin, and L. D. Carey
	1:15 PM-3:00 PM, Friday, Alvarado F and Atria Poster Session 11R microphysics of clouds and precipitation
P11R.1 Freezing drizzle detection with WSR-88D radars   Kyoko Ikeda, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. M. Rasmussen and E. A. Brandes P11R.2 Validation of radar-estimated snowfall   Jonathan P. Wolfe, Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and J. R. Snider   P11R.3 Verification of S-Polka Ka Band Radar/Radiometer LWC and RES Retrievals with GRIDS Retrievals and Aircraft Measurements and Comparison to GOES Icing Products for the WISP04 10-11 March Event   David Serke, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. Zhang, J. Vivekanandan, T. L. Schneider, P. Minnis, and M. Poellot   P11R.4 Implementations of CSU hydrometeor classification scheme for C-band polarimetric radars   Luca Baldini, CNR/ISAC, Rome, Italy; and E. Gorgucci, V. Chandrasekar, and W. Peterson   P11R.5 Quantitative analysis of weather radar attenuation correction accuracy   Alexis Berne, Wageningen Univ., Wageningen, Netherlands; and R. Uijlenhoet   P11R.6 Polarimetric radar signatures from RAMS microphysics   Gwo-Jong Huang, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and V. N. Bringi, S. van den Heever, and W. Cotton   P11R.7 Observations of a Northern Plains snowfall   Andrew J. Newman, Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and P. A. Kucera and L. A. Bliven   P11R.8 Validation of radar-estimated upslope snowfall in Southeastern Wyoming   Jonathan P. Wolfe, Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and J. R. Snider   P11R.9 Snow clouds observation using the airborne cloud radar (SPIDER)   Hiroaki Horie, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan; and A. Kamei, H. Kuroiwa, H. Kumagai, and M. Murakami   P11R.10 Retrieval of microphysical properties of snow using spectral dual polarization analysis   Lennert Spek, Faculty of Information Technology and Systems, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands; and D. Moisseev, H. Russchenberg, C. Unal, and V. Chandrasekar   P11R.11 Three-dimensional characteristics of polarimetric radar variables and their precipitation-type dependence   Yukari Shusse, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Okinawa, Japan; and K. Nakagawa, N. Takahashi, K. Iwanami, S. Satoh, and T. Iguchi   P11R.12 RadOn: a new Doppler radar method to retrieve the clouds parameters   Julien Delanoë, CETP, Vélizy, France; and A. Protat and D. Bouniol   P11R.13 Observations of melting layer from 94 GHz and 10 GHz airborne doppler radars   Lin Tian, GEST/Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County, Greenbelt, MD; and G. M. Heymsfield and L. Li   P11R.14 Observations of Winter Storms with a 2-D Video Disdrometer and Polarimetric Radar   Kyoko Ikeda, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and E. A. Brandes, G. Zhang, and S. A. Rutledge   P11R.15 Drop axis ratio and fall velocity distributions from 2-D video disdrometer   Merhala Thurai, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and V. N. Bringi, K. Nakagawa, T. Kozu, M. Schoenhuber, and T. Shimomai
	1:15 PM-3:00 PM, Friday, Alvarado F and Atria Poster Session 12R New Radar Technologies
P12R.1 Real-time remote detection of convectively-induced turbulence   John K. Williams, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and L. B. Cornman, J. Yee, and S. G. Carson   P12R.2 Antenna system requirement for dual polarization radar design in hybrid mode of operation   Yanting Wang, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and V. Chandrasekar and D. J. McLaughlin   P12R.3 Advanced Weather Surveillance Algorithms and Techniques using a Rapid Scanning X-Band Radar—First Results   Ivan PopStefanija, ProSensing, Amherst, MA; and J. Knorr, P. Buczynski, and R. Bluth   P12R.4 Estimation and Reduction of Weather Radar Safety Distances   Frank Gekat, Gematronik, Neuss, Germany; and H. Niebaum and F. Pöschl   P12R.5 Issues in designing a new radar data exchange format   Dennis F. Flanigan Jr., NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. VanAndel, J. Caron, and W. C. Lee   P12R.6 NCAR S-Pol Second Frequency (Ka-band) Radar   Gordon Farquharson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and F. Pratte, M. Pipersky, D. Ferraro, A. Phinney, E. Loew, R. A. Rilling, S. M. Ellis, and J. Vivekanandan   P12R.7 Power calibration of VHF Stratospheric-Tropospheric radars   Edwin F. Campos, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and W. Hocking and F. Fabry   P12R.8 Solar calibrations with dual polarization weather radar   Pekka V. S. Puhakka, Univ. of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland   P12R.9 Estimating the impact of a 3-dB sensitivity loss on WSR-88D data   Kevin A. Scharfenberg, NOAA/NWS Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services, Norman, OK ; and K. L. Elmore, E. Forren, V. Melnikov, and D. S. Zrnic   P12R.10 Development of broadband radar and initial observation   Tomoo Ushio, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, Japan; and K. Monden, T. Mega, K. Okamoto, and Z. I. Kawasaki   P12R.11 Development of a C-band pulse compression weather radar   Katsuhiro Nakagawa, National Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Okinawa, Japan; and H. Hanado, K. Fukutani, and T. Iguchi   P12R.12 Recent Data System and Antenna Upgrades to the CSU-CHILL Radar   David A. Brunkow, Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO; and J. George, V. N. Bringi, and V. Chandrasekar   P12R.13 A Demonstration of a Scanning Multiple Antenna UHF Radar   William O. J. Brown, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. Zhang, T. Y. Yu, and S. Cohn   P12R.14 A new C-band polarimetric radar with simultaneous transmission for hydrometeor classification and rainfall measurement   J. William Conway, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc., Norman, OK; and D. Nealson, J. J. Stagliano, A. V. Ryzhkov, L. Venkatramani, and D. Zrnic   P12R.15 Plans for the polarimetric upgrade to the Shared Mobile Atmospheric Research and Teaching (SMART) radars   Michael I. Biggerstaff, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. S. Zrnic, L. J. Wicker, A. Zahrai, and J. M. Straka
	1:15 PM-3:00 PM, Friday, Alvarado F and Atria Poster Session 13R Hydrologic studies employing radar data
Paper P13R.1 moved to Paper 13R.5A     P13R.1A (Formerly Paper 13R.5) Intercomparison between Scanning Radar and Vertical Profiling Radar Observations in the Northern Plains   Paul A. Kucera, Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and C. R. Williams and K. S. Gage   P13R.2 Z to R relationships for snowfall-events in Austria, determined by modelling winterly precipitation particles realistically   Franz Teschl, Graz Univ. of Technology, Graz, Austria; and W. L. Randeu and M. Schönhuber   P13R.3 Implementation of the EHIMI Software Package in the Weather Radar Operational Chain of the Catalan Meteorological Service   Joan Bech, Catalan Meteorological Service, Barcelona, Spain; and T. Rigo, N. Pineda, S. Segalà, E. Vilaclara, R. Sánchez-Diezma, D. Sempere-Torres, and E. Velasco   P13R.4 A Framework for Use of NEXRAD Data in Hydrology   A. Allen Bradley, Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; and M. L. Baeck, S. Del Greco, W. F. Krajewski, A. Kruger, R. E. Lawrence, M. K. Ramamurthy, M. Steiner, J. A. Smith, and J. Weber   P13R.5 A physically-based parsimonious approach for spatial disaggregation of NEXRAD precipitation data in mountainous terrains   Huade Guan, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM; and J. L. Wilson   P13R.6 The raindrop size distribution characteristics and its applications to radar rainfall estimation in Taiwan area   Wei-Yu Chang, National Central Univ., Taoyuan, Taiwan; and T. C. Chen Wang, W. T. Lin, and P. L. Lin   P13R.7 Range effects on reflectivity gradients in tropical Brazil   Roberto V. Calheiros, MRI/UNESP/National Institute for Space Research/INPE, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil; and C. A. D. A. Antonio   P13R.8 An intercomparison of polarimetrically-derived and VPR-corrected rainfall with conventional estimates   Paul J. Frank, Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and P. A. Kucera   P13R.9 Changes in the Precipitation Processing Subsystem (PPS) of the WSR-88D (NEXRAD) in 2004–2009   Daniel S. Berkowitz, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK   P13R.10 The morphology of tropical rainfall systems and their hydrological significance   Augusto José Pereira Filho, Univ. of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; and F. D. Santos Silva   P13R.11 Hydrometeorological Decision Support System for the Lower Colorado River Authority   Charles A. Barrere Jr., Weather Decision Technologies, Inc., Norman, OK; and M. D. Eilts and B. Clarke   P13R.12 Automatic estimation of rainfall fields for hydrological applications: Blending radar and rain gauge data in real time   Carlos Velasco-Forero, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain; and D. Sempere-Torres, R. Sánchez-Diezma, E. Cassiraga, and J. J. Gómez-Hernández P13R.13 Validation of NEXRAD Stage III (or MPE) precipitation in Texas Hill Country and the variability of the estimates between Texas Hill Country and Central New Mexico   Hongjie Xie, Univ. of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX; and X. Wang
	1:15 PM-3:00 PM, Friday, Alvarado F and Atria Poster Session 14R drop size distributions and lightning
Organizer: V. Chandrasekar, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO
P14R.1 On the equivalence of the dual-wavelength and polarimetric equations for estimation of the raindrop size distribution   Robert Meneghini, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and L. Liao   P14R.2 V-CHILL Radar Operations in Classrooms: Courseware and Research Applications   Patrick C. Kennedy, Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO; and V. Chandrasekar, D. Brunkow, J. Deyke, S. A. Rutledge, P. L. Smith, S. E. Yuter, R. E. Orville, L. D. Carey, W. A. Petersen, A. G. Detwiler, and M. Cech   P14R.3 A comparative study of drop size distribution retrieval using two video disdrometers and a UHF wind profiling radar   Laura M. Kanofsky, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma; and P. B. Chilson, T. J. Schuur, G. Zhang, and E. A. Brandes   P14R.4 Z-R Relations from raindrop disdrometers: Sensitivity to regression methods and DSD data refinements   Brooks E. Martner, NOAA/ETL and CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and V. Dubovskiy and S. Y. Matrosov   P14R.5 A simulation approach to sampling effects in raindrop size distribution measurements in non-stationary rain   Alexis Berne, Wageningen Univ., Wageningen, Netherlands; and R. Uijlenhoet   P14R.6 Experimental Investigation of X-band Polarimetric Algorithm for Drop Size Distribution Retrieval   Marios Anagnostou, Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; and E. N. Anagnostou and J. Vivekanandan   P14R.7 Radar observations of a negative cloud-to-ground storm observed during STEPS   Sarah A. Tessendorf, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and S. A. Rutledge   P14R.8 The role of storm dynamics on lightning activity for the 19 June 2004 Mesoscale Convective System during TELEX   Nicholas S. Biermann, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. I. Biggerstaff, G. Carrie, N. Ramig, T. L. Wiegman, M. L. Sessing, D. MacGorman, D. Rust, L. Carey, P. Krehbiel, W. Rison, and T. Hamlin   P14R.9 Polarimetric radar and electrical structure of a multicell storm   E. Bruning, Univ. Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and W. D. Rust, D. R. MacGorman, T. J. Schuur, J. M. Straka, P. R. Krehbiel, W. Rison, and T. Hamlin   P14R.10 Radar, Lidar, and In-situ Observations of Tropical Cirrus Clouds   Larry Belcher, SSAI, Lanham, MD; and G. M. Heymsfield   P14R.11 Inference of mean raindrop shapes from dual-polarization Doppler spectra observations   D. N. Moisseev, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and V. Chandrasekar   P14R.12 DSD uncertainties estimated from multi-frequency profiler observations   Christopher R. Williams, Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/AL, Boulder, CO; and K. S. Gage, R. Cifelli, and S. W. Nesbitt   P14R.13 Drop size distribution and radar rainfall estimation for different precipitation systems in Taiwan   Pay-Liam Lin, National Central Univ., Jhong-Li, Taiwan; and Y. J. Hsu and H. H. Lin   P14R.14 Comparison of Doppler spectral moments from TARA and disdrometers during rainfall experiments at CESAR   Remko Uijlenhoet, Wageningen Univ., Wageningen, Netherlands; and H. Leijnse, A. Berne, C. Unal, and H. Russchenberg
	1:15 PM-3:00 PM, Friday, Alvarado F and Atria Poster Session 15R Severe weather studies employing radar
P15R.1 The detectability of tornadic signatures with Doppler radar: A radar emulator study   Ryan M. May, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. I. Biggerstaff and M. Xue   P15R.2 High-resolution, mobile, W-band Doppler radar observations of the vertical structure of a tornado near Attica, Kansas on 12 May 2004   Howard B. Bluestein, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and E. Holthaus, C. C. Weiss, S. Frasier, and A. L. Pazmany   P15R.3 The Evolution of a Tornado: Ground-Based Velocity Track Display (GBVTD) Analysis of Mobile, W-Band Doppler Radar Data on 15 May 1999 near Stockton, Kansas   Robin L. Tanamachi, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and H. B. Bluestein, M. Bell, W. C. Lee, A. L. Pazmany, and C. C. Weiss P15R.4 The Air Flow and The Large Hail Spawn Area in Hailstorm   Junjian Zhu, CMA, Jinan, China; and . G. Zheng, X. Diao, L. Wang, and W. Fang   P15R.5 NWS operational perspectives of the 21 June 2004 Amarillo hailstorm   Matthew R. Kramar, NOAA/NWSFO, Amarillo, TX; and J. K. Jordan   P15R.6 Simulated WSR-88D measurements of low-reflectivity eyes associated with tornadoes   Vincent T. Wood, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and R. A. Brown and D. C. Dowell   P15R.7 Radar characteristics of a tornadic low topped mini-supercell in Finland   Jenni Teittinen, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland; and J. LaDue and H. Hohti   P15R.8 Simulated Doppler velocity signatures of evolving tornado-like vortices   Robert Davies-Jones, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and V. T. Wood   P15R.9 Characteristics analysis of squall line in July 12 with Doppler radar and multi-scale data   Wei Ming, Nanjing Univ. of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China   P15R.10 Observations of supercell merger and tornadogenesis from May 4, 2003   William T. Gilmore, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and N. I. Fox   P15R.11 The 12 May 2004 Harper, KS tornado: Analysis of DOW radar observations of the low level wind field   Karen A. Kosiba, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN; and R. J. Trapp and J. M. Wurman   P15R.12 A Doppler radar investigation of storm morphology and vortex evolution within a Midwestern QLCS   Jason T. Martinelli, Creighton Univ., Omaha, NE   P15R.13 Detection of Hazardous Weather Phenomena Using Data Assimilation Techniques.   Robert Fritchie, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. K. Droegemeier, M. Xue, M. Tong, and E. S. Godfrey   P15R.14 High resolution dual-Doppler analysis of a tornado on 22 May 2004   Joshua Wurman, Center for Severe Weather Research, Boulder, CO   P15R.15 Yes, We do have tornadoes in Sao Paulo, Brazil. From the mesoscale models to the radar reflectivity point of view   Wando C. M. Amorim, Univ. of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; and C. A. R. Morales, R. I. Albrecht, and R. M. Rosa P15R.16 The meteorological environment of significant tornadoes in northern and central Europe   Pieter Groenemeijer, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland; and J. Teittinen and A. J. Punkka   P15R.17 Relationship between Convective Updraft and Mass Flux to the Total Lightning Flash Rate and Height in an MCS on 19 June during TELEX 2004   Lawrence D. Carey, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and M. I. Biggerstaff, W. D. Rust, D. R. MacGorman, C. Hodapp, S. Motley, N. S. Biermann, T. Weigman, M. Sessing, G. Carrie, P. R. Krehbiel, W. Rison, and T. Hamlin
	3:00 PM-3:30 PM, Friday Coffee Break
	3:30 PM-5:30 PM, Friday, Alvarado GH Session 11R microphysics of clouds and precipitation
Chair: H. Russchenberg, Delft Univ. of Technology, Delft Netherlands
3:30 PM 11R.1 Rainfall estimation from C-band polarimetric radar in Okinawa, Japan : Comparisons with 2D-video disdrometer and 400 MHz Wind Profiler   V. N. Bringi, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and M. Thurai, K. Nakagawa, G. J. Huang, T. Kobayashi, A. Adachi, H. Hanado, and S. Sekizawa 3:45 PM 11R.2 Automatic Detection of the Melting Layer with a Polarimetric Prototype of the WSR-88D Radar   Scott Giangrande, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. V. Ryzhkov and J. Krause 4:00 PM 11R.3 How good are D0 estimates using polarimetric variables?   Christopher R. Williams, Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/AL, Boulder, CO; and P. T. May 4:15 PM 11R.4 Classification of hydrometeors and non-hydrometeors using polarimetric C-band radar   Jonathan J. Gourley, Météo France, Trappes, France; and P. Tabary and J. Parent du Châtelet 4:30 PM 11R.5 Radar velocity variance and hydrometeor classification   Raquel Evaristo, CETP, Vélizy, France; and G. Scialom and Y. Lemaitre 4:45 PM 11R.6 Precipitation physics: the structure of precipitation and its modeling in space and time   GyuWon Lee, McGill Univ., Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, Canada; and A. W. Seed and I. Zawadzki 5:00 PM 11R.7 A synergetic radar-lidar technique for the LWC retrieval in water clouds: Description and application to the Cloudnet data   Oleg A. Krasnov, Delft Univ. of Technology, Delft, Netherlands; and H. W. J. Russchenberg 5:15 PM 11R.8 Radar analysis of precipitation development in Florida cumulus clouds   Sabine Goeke, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and H. T. Ochs and R. M. Rauber
	3:30 PM-5:45 PM, Friday, Alvarado ABCD Session 12R New Radar Technologies
Chair: Andrew L. Pazmany, ProSensing Inc., Amherst, MA
3:30 PM 12R.1 Keynote Talk: A mobile rapid-scan radar: The quest for finer and balanced temporal and spatial scale observations   Joshua Wurman, Center for Severe Weather Research, Boulder, CO 4:00 PM 12R.2 Multi-Function Phased Array Radar for U.S. Civil-Sector Surveillance Needs   Mark E. Weber, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and J. Cho, J. Flavin, J. Herd, and M. Vai 4:15 PM 12R.3 The National Weather Radar Testbed (Phased-Array)   Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. F. Kimpel, D. S. Zrnic, R. Ferek, J. F. Heimmer, T. J. McNellis, J. E. Crain, A. M. Shapiro, R. J. Vogt, and W. Benner 12R.4 The UAH-NSSTC/WHNT ARMOR C-band dual-polarimetric radar: A unique collaboration in research, education and technology transfer   Walter A. Petersen, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and K. Knupp, J. Walters, W. Deierling, M. Gauthier, B. A. Dolan, J. P. Dice, D. Satterfield, C. Davis, R. J. Blakeslee, S. J. Goodman, S. Podgorny, J. Hall, M. Budge, and A. Wooten 4:30 PM 12R.4A Operational Use of Pulse Compression in Weather Radar   Fritz OHora, Sigmet, Inc., Westford, MA; and J. Bech 4:45 PM 12R.5 Water vapor and liquid water estimates using simultaneous S and Ka band radar measurements   Scott Ellis, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Vivekanandan, K. Goodman, and C. Kessinger 5:00 PM 12R.6 A Dual-beam X-band Doppler Radar for Tropical Storm Research on High Altitude UAVs   Lihua Li, Univ. of Maryland, Greenbelt, MD; and G. M. Heymsfield, J. Knuble, and S. Rodriguez 5:15 PM 12R.7 Observations of the Small-scale Variability of Precipitation Using an Imaging Radar   Robert D. Palmer, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and B. L. Cheong, M. W. Hoffman, S. J. Frasier, and F. J. Lopez-Dekker
	5:30 PM, Friday Sessions Conclude for the Day
Saturday, 29 October 2005
	7:30 AM, Saturday Registration Open from 7:30am–12:30pm
	8:15 AM-10:00 AM, Saturday, Alvarado ABCD Session 13R Hydrologic Studies Employing Radar Data
Chair: Matthias Steiner, Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ
8:15 AM 13R.1 Keynote Talk: Improvements on flow forecasting using precipitation nowcasting based in radar advection techniques: Assessment of predictability and uncertainty propagation   Daniel Sempere-Torres, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain; and M. Berenguer and C. Carles 8:45 AM 13R.2 Evaluation of the Range Correction Algorithm and Convective Stratiform Separation Algorithm for Improving Hydrological Modeling   Feng Ding, RS Information System and NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and D. H. Kitzmiller, D. Riley, K. Shrestha, F. Moreda, and D. J. Seo 9:00 AM 13R.3 Real-time comparisons of VPR-corrected daily rainfall estimates with a gauge mesonet   Aldo Bellon, J.S. Marshall Radar Observatory/McGill Univ., Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, Canada; and G. Lee, A. Kilambi, and I. Zawadzki 9:15 AM 13R.4 A combined Micro-Rain-Radar (MRR) and weather radar system for improved real-time quantitative precipitation measurement (QPM)   Malte Diederich, Meteorological Institute/Univ. of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; and D. Meetschen, A. Battaglia, and C. Simmer 9:30 AM Paper 13R.5 moved to P13R.1A   9:31 AM 13R.5A (Formerly Paper P13R.1) A hydrometerological test bed and the NMQ project   Kenneth Howard, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. Zhang and S. Vasiloff 9:45 AM 13R.6 3D radar data downscaling   Xavier Llort Sr., Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain; and M. Berenguer, M. Franco, R. Sánchez-Diezma, and D. Sempere-Torres
	10:00 AM-10:30 AM, Saturday Coffee Break
	10:30 AM-12:15 PM, Saturday, Alvarado ABCD Session 14R Radar Networking
Organizer: V. Chandrasekar, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
10:30 AM 14R.1 Short Wavelength Technology and the Potential for Distributed Networks of Short-Range Radar Systems   David J. McLaughlin, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 10:45 AM 14R.2 CASA's first test bed: Integrated Project #1   J. A. Brotzge, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. Brewster, B. Johnson, B. Philips, M. Preston, D. Westbrook, and M. Zink 11:00 AM 14R.3 An end-to-end emulation of the CASA radar network   Eric J. Lyons, CASA, Amherst, MA; and V. Lakamraju, K. Brewster, M. Xue, and K. D. Hondl 11:15 AM 14R.4 How will X-band attenuation affect tornado detection in the CASA IP1 radar network?   Keith A. Brewster, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and E. C. Fay and F. Junyent 11:30 AM 14R.5 Toward a national high resolution field of water vapor   Rita Roberts, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and F. Fabry, J. VanAndel, L. Mooney, E. Nelson, N. Rehak, J. Fritz, P. Kennedy, D. Brunkow, V. Chandrasekar, J. Hubbert, J. Wilson, and C. Kessinger 11:45 AM 14R.6 The Panthere project and the evolution of the French operational radar network and products : rain-estimation, Doppler winds and dual-polarisation   Jacques Parent, Meteo France, Trappes, France; and P. Tabary and M. Guimera 12:00 PM 14R.7 On-site antenna pattern measurement for operational weather radars in Germany   Jörg E. E. Seltmann, German Meteorological Service, Hohenpeissenberg, Germany; and T. Hohmann, B. Lange, K. Desler, T. C. Mammen, and S. Boehm
	10:30 AM-12:15 PM, Saturday, Alvarado GH Session 15R drop size distributions and lightning
Chair: Lawrence Carey, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC
10:30 AM 15R.1 The role of storm dynamics on cloud electrification: The 29 May 2004 tornadic supercell observed during TELEX   Michael I. Biggerstaff, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. R. MacGorman, W. D. Rust, C. L. Ziegler, J. M. Straka, T. J. Schuur, G. Carrie, K. M. Kuhlman, E. N. Rasmussen, P. R. Krehbiel, W. Rison, and T. Hamlin 10:45 AM 15R.2 Lightning and dual-polarization radar structure of small convective storms   P. Krehbiel, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM; and W. Rison, R. J. Thomas, C. Maggio, T. Marshall, M. Stolzenberg, T. Hamlin, and K. Wiens 11:00 AM 15R.3 The physical causes of DSD variability   Isztar Zawadzki, McGill Univ., Montreal, PQ, Canada; and G. Lee 11:15 AM 15R.4 Climatological analysis of DSDs in Oklahoma as revealed by 2D-video disdrometer and polarimetric WSR-88D radar   Terry J. Schuur, Univ. of Oklahoma/CIMMS and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and A. V. Ryzhkov and D. R. Clabo 11:30 AM 15R.5 The bias In moment estimators for parameters of drop-size distribution functions: sampling from gamma distributions   Paul L. Smith, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD; and D. V. Kliche and R. W. Johnson 11:45 AM 15R.6 Profiler DSD retrievals: What is the impact of an additional profiler?   D. N. Moisseev, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and V. Chandrasekar 12:00 PM 15R.7 Algorithm for rain rate retrieval from spectral moments of vertically pointing doppler radar   Remko Uijlenhoet, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands; and H. Leijnse and A. Berne
	12:15 PM, Saturday 32nd Radar Meteorology Conference Adjourns

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