Program: 11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes (32nd Conference on Radar Meteorology/11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes)

Bradley R. Colman, NOAA/NWS, Seattle, WA; and L. Anderson, R. Aune, S. Benjamin, G. DiMego, B. Gockel, J. D. Horel, Y. Lin, G. Mandt, and M. Pondeca

P1M.3

Study of MODIS Retrieved Data and their Impact on Weather Simulations

S.-H. Chen, Univ. of California, Davis, CA; and A. Chen, J. Haase, Z. Zhao, and F. Vandenberghe

Handout (272.0 kB)

P1M.4

Coupled Atmosphere, Land–surface, Hydrology, Ocean–wave, and Ocean–current Models for Mesoscale Water and Energy Circulations

Haruyasu Nagai, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Tokai, Ibaraki, Japan; and T. Kobayashi, K. Tsuduki, and K. Kim

Handout (928.8 kB)

P1M.5

Formal proof of the existence of an atmospheric base–state and its estimation

Marco A. Nuñez, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa, Mexico City, Mexico

Handout (214.8 kB)

P1M.6

FOUR-DIMENSIONAL VARIATIONAL DATA ASSIMILATION OF GROUND-BASED GPS WATER VAPOR DATA IN THE JUNE 12TH IHOP CASE

So-Young Ha, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Handout (446.1 kB)

P1M.7

Some Accuracy Considerations for Simulating Large–Scale Atmospheric Flows with Time–Split Compressible Models

Kevin C. Viner, NRL, Monterey, CA; and C. C. Epifanio

P1M.8

Treatment of parametric model error for MM5 with an ensemble Kalman filter

Altug Aksoy, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and F. Zhang and J. W. Nielsen-Gammon

P1M.9

A method for imposing surface-stress and heat–flux conditions in finite–difference models with steep terrain

Craig C. Epifanio, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

P1M.10

A mass–flux parameterization for shallow cumulus convection in the NCEP global forecast system

Jongil Han, SRG at NCEP/EMC, College Park, MD; and H. L. Pan and F. Yang

P1M.11

The precipitation mass sink in tropical cyclones

Gary M. Lackmann, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and R. M. Yablonsky

Handout (399.5 kB)

P1M.12

Relationships between mixed–phase microphysical collection and modeled precipitation in various regimes

Brian J. Gaudet, Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM; and E. A. Ritchie

Handout (771.9 kB)

P1M.13

Analytic solution of the deep continuity equation over complex terrain

Marco A. Nunez, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Iztapalapa, Mexico City, Mexico; and E. Cruz

Handout (518.7 kB)

P1M.14

Reliability analysis of mass consistent models

Marco A. Nuñez, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa, Mexico City, Mexico; and H. Juarez and C. Flores

Handout (839.3 kB)

Joint Poster Session 2J

Mesoscale Structure and Precipitation Characteristics of Tropical Cyclones (Joint with 32Radar and 11Mesoscale)

Location: Alvarado F and Atria (Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town)

Hosts: (Joint between the 11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes; and the 32nd Conference on Radar Meteorology )

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

Handout (1.3 MB)

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

Handout (564.5 kB)

JP2J.3

Wind fields of typhoon Songda (2004) observed by the Okinawa Doppler radar (COBRA)

Shinsuke Satoh, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan; and H. Nagahama, H. Hanado, and K. Nakagawa

Handout (568.4 kB)

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

Handout (79.2 kB)

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

Handout (652.6 kB)

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

Handout (1.4 MB)

JP2J.7

Polarimetric radar observations of the structure of Tropical Cyclone Ingrid

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

Handout (408.2 kB)

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

Handout (114.5 kB)

JP2J.9

Numerical modeling of intense tropical cyclone Dina (2002) in the South West Indian Ocean using Meso-Nh model

Samuel Jolivet, LATMOS, Vélizy, France; and D. Barbary, F. Chane-Ming, F. Roux, and S. Westrelin

Handout (246.0 kB)

Coffee Break

Joint Session 2J

Mesoscale Structure and Precipitation Characteristics of Tropical Cyclones (Joint with 32Radar and 11Mesoscale)

Location: Alvarado ABCD (Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town)

Hosts: (Joint between the 32nd Conference on Radar Meteorology; and the 11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes )

Chair: David M. Schultz, NOAA/NSSL and CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma

3:30 PM

J2J.1

Keynote Talk: Tropical and Extratropical Transitions and Precipitation with Landfalling Hurricanes

Lance F. Bosart, SUNY, Albany, NY

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (99.2 kB)

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

Recorded presentation

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 Jr., and J. F. Gamache

Recorded presentation

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4:45 PM

J2J.5

A dual-Doppler analysis of Hurricane Guillermo (1997): Vortex resiliency in vertical shear flow

Paul D. Reasor, NOAA Hurricane Research Division, Miami, FL; and M. D. Eastin, F. D. Marks Jr., J. F. Gamache, and M. L. Black

Recorded presentation

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

Presentation PDF (235.7 kB)

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

Recorded presentation

Sessions Conclude for the Day

Opening of Exhibits with Icebreaker Reception

Registration Open from 7:00am–5:30pm

Joint Session 3J

Field Work Aimed at Understanding the Organization of Convection (Joint with 32Radar and 11Mesoscale)

Location: Alvarado ABCD (Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town)

Hosts: (Joint between the 11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes; and the 32nd Conference on Radar Meteorology )

Chair: Robert M. Rauber, Univ. of Illinois

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

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (169.9 kB)

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

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

J3J.4

The diurnal cycle of rainfall and the identification of rainfall regimes within the North American monsoon of NW Mexico

David A. Ahijevych, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. E. Carbone, T. J. Lang, and A. V. Manzanilla

Recorded presentation

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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

Recorded presentation

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Coffee Break

Session 2M

WRF Model

Location: Alvarado GH (Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town)

Host: 11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes

Chair: Mark Stoelinga, Univ. of Washington

10:30 AM

2M.1

Experiences with 0–36 hour Explicit Convective Forecasting with the WRF–ARW Model

Morris L. Weisman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. Wang and C. Davis

Recorded presentation

10:45 AM

2M.2

Evaluating the skill of daily explicit predictions of mesocyclones in multiple high–resolution WRF model forecasts during the 2005 SPC/NSSL Spring Program

Steven J. Weiss, SPC, Norman, OK; and J. S. Kain, L. J. Wicker, R. Davies-Jones, D. R. Bright, J. J. Levit, G. W. Carbin, and M. E. Baldwin

11:00 AM

2M.3

How much resolution is enough? Comparing daily WRF–ARW forecasts at 2 and 4 km grid spacing in severe convective weather environments during the 2005 SPC/NSSL Spring Program

John S. Kain, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and S. J. Weiss, M. E. Baldwin, K. K. Droegemeier, D. Bright, J. J. Levit, D. B. Weber, and K. Thomas

11:15 AM

2M.4

Diagnostic evaluation of WRF precipitation objects

Barbara G. Brown, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. A. Davis and R. Bullock

11:30 AM

2M.5

Real–data numerical simulations of severe bow echoes observed during BAMEX

Dustan M. Wheatley, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and R. J. Trapp

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (790.5 kB)

11:45 AM

2M.6

Influences of Mesoscale Land–atmospheric Interactions on the 12-day Precipitation Episode During June 2002

Fei Chen, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Trier and K. Manning

12:00 PM

2M.7

WRF Simulation of the genesis of Hurricane Javier (2004) in the Eastern Pacific

Scott A. Braun, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (2.8 MB)

Exhibits Open

Lunch

Joint Poster Session 4J

Radar Studies of Mesoscale Banded Structures (Joint with 32Radar and 11Mesoscale)

Location: Alvarado F and Atria (Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town)

Hosts: (Joint between the 11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes; and the 32nd Conference on Radar Meteorology )

JP4J.0

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

Handout (1007.0 kB)

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. Braun, P. O. G. Persson, and J. W. Bao

Handout (882.7 kB)

JP4J.3

Mesoscale structure in a coastal front: a case study

Frank P. Colby Jr., Univ. of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA; and A. Hoell

Handout (1.2 MB)

Poster Session 2M

WRF Model

Location: Alvarado F and Atria (Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town)

Host: 11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes

P2M.1

Propagating nocturnal convection within a 7–day WRF–model simulation

Stanley B. Trier, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. A. Davis

Handout (574.2 kB)

P2M.2

Evaluation of COAMPS and WRF–ARW dynamic cores for topographic flow test problems

James D. Doyle, NRL, Monterey, CA; and Q. Jiang

P2M.3

WRF model simulations of a quasi-stationary, extreme–rain–producing mesoscale convective system

Russ S. Schumacher, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and R. H. Johnson

Handout (1.5 MB)

P2M.4

The WRF model as a tool to understand mesoscale processes over the poorly-sampled South American altiplano

Jose M. Galvez, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. Orozco and M. W. Douglas

Handout (2.9 MB)

P2M.5

Explaining rainfall and vegetation gradients along the eastern slopes of the Bolivian Andes using SALLJEX observations and WRF simulations

John F. Mejia, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. W. Douglas

P2M.6

LAPS assimilation of Radar and Satellite data for Tropical Cyclone NWP

P2M.7

WRF simulations of orographic precipitation and air mass transformation over the Central Idaho Mountains

Joseph Galewsky, Univ.of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

P2M.8

High-resolution WRF-simulated microphysical data during a severe weather event

Jason A. Otkin, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

P2M.9

Effects of explicit numerical diffusion in simulations of mesoscale circulations by the Advanced Research WRF Model

Jason C. Knievel, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. H. Bryan and J. P. Hacker

P2M.10

Investigating the relationship between water vapour convergence and severe convection using the WRF model at 1km resolution

James M. Done, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and X. Y. Huang and Y. H. Kuo

Handout (438.6 kB)

P2M.11

Disdrometer and Radar Observation-Based Microphysical Parameterization to Improve Weather Forecast

Guifu Zhang, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. Sun, E. A. Brandes, J. Dudhia, and W. Wang

Handout (1.9 MB)

Joint Poster Session 3J

Field Work Aimed at Understanding the Organization of Convection (Joint with 32Radar and 11Mesoscale)

Location: Alvarado F and Atria (Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town)

Hosts: (Joint between the 11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes; and the 32nd Conference on Radar Meteorology )

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

Handout (545.0 kB)

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

Handout (663.6 kB)

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

Handout (237.0 kB)

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

Handout (141.4 kB)

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

Handout (369.4 kB)

JP3J.7

The Moisture Route of Palo Duro Canyon

Kevin R. Walter, Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX; and C. C. Weiss and A. Swift

Handout (573.4 kB)

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

Handout (2.5 MB)

JP3J.9

Convective evolution in along–line shear

Matthew D. Parker, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC

Handout (590.6 kB)

JP3J.10

Trade Wind Cumuli Statistics and the Impact of finite Resolution Measurements

Guangyu Zhao, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and L. Di Girolamo

Handout (541.6 kB)

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

Handout (333.3 kB)

JP3J.12

Ancillary observations for a first echo study: five million antenna camera digital images

Robert A. Rilling, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. VanAndel

Handout (424.1 kB)

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

Handout (1.9 MB)

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

Handout (727.4 kB)

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

Handout (495.8 kB)

JP3J.16

Dryline convergence and the initiation of deep moist convection

Michael P. Griesinger, Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX; and C. C. Weiss

Handout (642.5 kB)

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

JP3J.19

Mesoscale divergence profiles from VAD analysis of multiple Doppler radar deployments in the tropics

JP3J.20

Characteristics of the Precipitating Systems during the 2002 Dry-to-Wet RACCI Field Campaign in the Amazon Region

Carlos Morales, University 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

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

Handout (343.2 kB)

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

Handout (125.8 kB)

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

Handout (715.0 kB)

Coffee break

Joint Session 4J

Radar Studies of Mesoscale Banded Structures (Joint with 32Radar and 11Mesoscale)

Location: Alvarado GH (Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town)

Hosts: (Joint between the 11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes; and the 32nd Conference on Radar Meteorology )

Chair: Isztar Zawadzki, McGill Univ.

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

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.5 MB)

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

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (980.2 kB)

J4J.4

Examining the role of mesoscale features in the structure and evolution of precipitation regions in northeast winter storms

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

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (750.3 kB)

5:00 PM

J4J.6

Observations and numerical simulations of narrow cold-frontal rainbands

Mark T. Stoelinga, 3TIER, Inc., Seattle, WA

Recorded presentation

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

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (2.9 MB)

5:30 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

Presentation PDF (1.0 MB)

Oral Sessions Conclude for the Day

Exhibitor Reception (with hors d'oeuvres)

Poster Session 3M

Mesoscale Processes, Dynamics, and Predictability

Location: Alvarado F and Atria (Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town)

Host: 11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes

P3M.1

Paper P3M.1 has moved, New Paper Number is 3M.2A

P3M.2

An Investigation of Turbulent Processes in the Lower Stratosphere

Chad J. Ringley, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and M. L. Kaplan, Y. L. Lin, and P. S. Suffern

Handout (303.7 kB)

P3M.3

An Investigation of New York State Finger Lakes Snow Band Events

Ryan Sobash, Penn State Univ., State College, PA; and H. Carr and N. F. Laird

Handout (502.3 kB)

P3M.4

The Impact of Ice Cover on Two Lake-Effect Snow Events in the Eastern Great Lakes Region

Jason M. Cordeira, Univ. of Albany/SUNY, Albany, NY; and N. F. Laird

Handout (381.0 kB)

P3M.5

Quantifying the relative skill of observation-based and NWP-based probablistic forecasts of convection

James O. Pinto, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. K. Mueller and S. S. Weygandt

P3M.6

On the importance of environmental factors in influencing the evolution of morning Great Plains MCS activity during the warm season

Carl E. Hane, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. L. Andra Jr., J. A. Haynes, T. E. Thompson, and F. H. Carr

Handout (465.2 kB)

P3M.7

The sensitivity of valley boundary layer structure and thermally driven mountain flows to land cover change

Justin A. W. Cox, NOAA/CIRP, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and W. J. Steenburgh and C. D. Whiteman

P3M.8

Coastal precipitation enhancement over the Southeast U.S. due to mesoscale features induced by near-shore tropical cyclones

Alan F. Srock, University at Albany/SUNY, Albany, NY; and L. F. Bosart and J. Molinari

P3M.9

Paper P3M.9 has moved, New Paper Number is 3M4.A

P3M.10

Analysis of a complex rainfall episode in Catalonia on May 2005

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

P3M.11

Influence of the Apennines and Other Factors on Genoa Cyclone Movement During MAP

Yuh-Lang Lin, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and A. M. Hoggarth and H. D. Reeves

Handout (308.1 kB)

P3M.12

Variations in drop–size distributions associated with the degree of baroclinicity of the environment

Karen E. Brugman, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and C. Schumacher

Handout (1.6 MB)

P3M.13

The rapid decay of a low-level Jet during IHOP

P3M.14

Effects of the landfall location and approach angle of a cyclone encountering a mesoscale mountain range

Yuh-Lang Lin, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and L. C. Savage III and C. M. Hill

Handout (561.2 kB)

P3M.1A

Observations and simulations of mesoscale gravity waves generated in the extratropical baroclinic jet-front systems over North Atlantic

Fuqing Zhang, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and D. L. Wu and S. Wang

Poster Session 4M

Mesoscale Applications Using Numerical Models

Location: Alvarado F and Atria (Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town)

Host: 11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes

P4M.1

Analysis of the development and evolution of the 15–16 June 2002 Southern Plains severe MCS through high–resolution numerical forecasts

Daniel T. Dawson II, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. Xue

P4M.2

Impacts of Model Errors and Ensemble Initiation on Mesoscale Ensemble-Based Data Assimilation

Zhiyong Meng, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and F. Zhang

P4M.3

Tephra dispersion modeling using MM5: Example from the Cerro Negro Volcano, Nicaragua

Arlene Laing, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. A. Byrne and C. Connor

P4M.4

Numerical investigation of the multi-scale processes inducing convection initiation for the 12 June 2002 IHOP_2002 case study

Sophie Bastin, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. M. Weckwerth, F. Chen, and K. Manning

Handout (1.7 MB)

P4M.5

MetEd: a rich resource for mesoscale-focused multimedia education and training on the web

Wendy Schreiber-Abshire, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO

P4M.6

The Kinematics and Dynamics of Extreme Warm–Frontal Passages

Kevin H. Goebbert, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and F. H. Carr and D. M. Schultz

P4M.7

The effects of organized upstream convection on downstream precipitation: Physical processes and model representation

Kelly M. Mahoney, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and G. M. Lackmann

Handout (636.0 kB)

P4M.8

Electrified 1D Cloud Model: Investigation of the Amazonian monsoon and dry–to–wet seasonal conditions for convection

Rachel Albrecht, Univ. of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; and C. Morales, M. A. Silva Dias, and W. A. Petersen

Handout (578.9 kB)

P4M.9

Variable and Scale Dependent Mesoscale Predictability

Naifang Bei, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and F. Zhang

Joint Poster Session 5J

BAMEX (Joint with 32Radar and 11Mesoscale)

Location: Alvarado F and Atria (Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town)

Hosts: (Joint between the 11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes; and the 32nd Conference on Radar Meteorology )

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 Jr.

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

Handout (260.4 kB)

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

Handout (139.9 kB)

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

Handout (423.4 kB)

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

Handout (2.0 MB)

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, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, 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

Handout (257.3 kB)

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

Handout (2.7 MB)

JP5J.15

Dual rear inflow jets within the 26 August 2003 derecho

Joseph A. Grim, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and R. M. Rauber

Handout (319.6 kB)

Joint Poster Session 6J

IHOP (Joint with 32Radar and 11Mesoscale)

Location: Alvarado F and Atria (Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town)

Hosts: (Joint between the 11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes; and the 32nd Conference on Radar Meteorology )

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

Handout (2.7 MB)

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

Handout (2.0 MB)

JP6J.5

Evaluation of WRF using In-situ Measurements from IHOP 2002

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

Handout (693.1 kB)

Registration Open from 7:30am–12:15pm

Joint Session 5J

BAMEX

Location: Alvarado ABCD (Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town)

Hosts: (Joint between the 11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes; and the 32nd Conference on Radar Meteorology )

Chair: Nolan T. Atkins, Lyndon State College

8:15 AM

J5J.1

Keynote Talk: BAMEX Observations of Mesoscale Convective Vortices

Christopher A. Davis, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. B. Trier

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (207.7 kB)

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

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.2 MB)

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

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (2.2 MB)

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

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (326.6 kB)

9:30 AM

J5J.5

Airborne Doppler radar observations of an MCV and spiral rainband

Michael M. Bell, NPS, Monterey, CA; and P. D. Reasor, W. C. Lee, and M. T. Montgomery

Recorded presentation

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

Exhibits Open

Coffee Break

Session 3M

Mesoscale Processes, Dynamics, and Predictability

Location: Alvarado GH (Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town)

Host: 11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes

Chair: Yuh-Lang Lin, North Carolina State University

3M.1

SREPS: Multimodel Ensemble for the Short Range

10:45 AM

3M.2

Paper 3M.2 has moved, New Paper Number is P3M.1A

Recorded presentation

11:00 AM

3M.3

Observation-based 0-6 hr Probabilistic Forecasts

Cynthia K. Mueller, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and P. James and M. Dan

Recorded presentation

3M.4

The Influence of Vertical Shear on Observed Lake–Effect Snow Bands

11:30 AM

3M.5

Numerical Simulations of Vertically Propagating Gravity Waves in the Stratosphere above a Hydrostatic Large Amplitude Surface Gravity Wave on December 12th, 2002

Paul Samuel Suffern, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and M. L. Kaplan and Y. L. Lin

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.2 MB)

11:45 AM

3M.6

The impact of superimposed low-level jets during the 2003 Presidents' Day winter storm

Michael T. Kiefer, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; and M. L. Kaplan and Y. L. Lin

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (642.0 kB)

12:00 PM

3M.7

Surges in the Ross Ice Shelf Air Stream due to topographically trapped waves

Amanda S. Adams, Univ. of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; and G. J. Tripoli

Recorded presentation

12:15 PM

3M.1A

The effects of orography on the propagation and precipitation distribution of pre-existing mesoscale convective systems under different Froude number flow regimes

Heather Dawn Reeves, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and Y. L. Lin

12:30 PM

3M.2A

A multistage error growth conceptual model for mesoscale predictability

Fuqing Zhang, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and N. Bei, C. C. Epifanio, R. Rotunno, and C. Snyder

Recorded presentation

12:45 PM

3M.4A

A study of coherent tropopause disturbances within the Northern Hemispheric circumpolar vortex

Joseph R. Kravitz, Univ. at Albany/SUNY, Albany, NY; and L. F. Bosart, D. Keyser, and A. R. Aiyyer

Recorded presentation

Sessions Conclude for the Day

Conference Event–Los Amigos Roundup (Transportation will be provided)

Registration Open from 7:30am–5:30pm

Joint Session 6J

IHOP

Location: Alvarado ABCD (Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town)

Hosts: (Joint between the 11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes; and the 32nd Conference on Radar Meteorology )

Chair: Roger M. Wakimoto, NCAR

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

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (2.1 MB)

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

Recorded presentation

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

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (2.9 MB)

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

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.4 MB)

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

Recorded presentation

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

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (922.3 kB)

Exhibits Open

Coffee Break

Session 4M

Mesoscale Applications Using Numerical Models

Location: Alvarado GH (Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town)

Host: 11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes

Chair: Conrad L. Ziegler, NOAA/NSSL

10:30 AM

4M.1

Numerical simulation of waterspouts observed in the Tyrrhenian Sea

G. J. Tripoli, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and C. M. Medaglia, A. Mugnai, and E. A. Smith

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (181.6 kB)

10:45 AM

4M.2

Mesoscale forcing of marine atmospheric boundary layer clouds along the U.S. West Coast

Tracy Haack, NRL, Monterey, CA; and M. A. Wetzel

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (342.8 kB)

11:00 AM

4M.3

Convective and orographic aspects in the formation of a pre–cyclogenic African easterly wave near the Ethiopian Highlands

Christopher M. Hill, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and Y. L. Lin

Presentation PDF (1.1 MB)

11:15 AM

4M.4

The mesoscale analysis and prediction of fire weather

Joseph J. Charney, USDA Forest Service, East Lansing, MI

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (305.7 kB)

11:30 AM

4M.5

Impact of land surface heterogeneities on atmospheric water vapor distribution during the IHOP_2002 29 May 2002 case

Sophie Bastin, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and P. J. Drobinski, C. N. Flamant, F. Chen, and K. Manning

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (772.1 kB)

11:45 AM

4M.6

Simulation of a lake effect snowstorm with a cloud resolving numerical model

Anthony Liu, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; and G. W. K. Moore, T. Maesaka, and K. Tsuboki

12:00 PM

4M.7

A new dynamically adaptive mesoscale atmospheric model

Xudong Xiao, N.C. State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and D. S. McRae and H. A. Hassan

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.8 MB)

Lunch

Exhibits Open

Poster Session 5M

Orographic & Coastal Circulation

Location: Alvarado F and Atria (Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town)

Host: 11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes

P5M.1

The Land and Lake Breezes of the Dongting Lake and the Effects on Precipitation

P5M.2

Structure of the wake north of the Alps

Vanda Grubisic, DRI, Reno, NV

P5M.3

Maintenance of a mountain valley cold pool: Numerical study

Brian J. Billings, DRI, Reno, NV; and V. Grubisic and R. D. Borys

Handout (155.3 kB)

P5M.4

Nonhydrostatic mountain waves in flows with directional wind shear

James Doyle, NRL, Monterey, CA; and Q. Jiang

P5M.5

Understanding precipitation enhancement over Long Island, NY using WSR-88D and high resolution simulations

Brian A. Colle, Stony Brook Univ./SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and S. E. Yuter

5M.0

The Dynamics and Structure of Flow Through The Columbia River Gorge: The Results of Idealized and Case Study Simulations

Justin Sharp, PPM Energy, Portland, OR; and C. Mass

Recorded presentation

P5M.7

On boundary layer separation in the lee of idealized topography

Qingfang Jiang, UCAR Visiting Scientist, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. D. Doyle

P5M.8

Effects of Moist Froude Number and Orographic Aspect Ratio on a Conditionally Unstable Flow over a Mesoscale Mountain

S.-H. Chen, Univ. of California, Davis, CA; and Y. L. Lin, Z. Zhao, and H. D. Reeves

Handout (693.0 kB)

P5M.9

Poster P5M.9 Moved, New Paper Number 3M.1A

P5M.10

Assessing the frictional and baroclinic contributions to stratified wake formation: A parameter-space study

Jamie B. Smith, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and C. C. Epifanio

P5M.11

A look at the ensemble-mean structure of a breaking mountain wave

Tingting Qian, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and C. C. Epifanio

P5M.12

Katabatic flow along a differentially cooled sloping surface in a stratified fluid

Alan Shapiro, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and E. Fedorovich

Handout (105.4 kB)

P5M.13

Ensemble–based simultaneous state and parameter estimation for an idealized nonlinear sea breeze model

P5M.14

Large eddy simulation of the onset of the sea breeze

Marta Antonelli, Univ. of Genova, Genoa, Italy; and R. Rotunno

Poster Session 6M

Idealized Modeling Studies

Location: Alvarado F and Atria (Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town)

Host: 11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes

P6M.1

An Investigation of the Dynamics of Coherent Tropopause Disturbances Using a High Resolution Global Model

James S. Waller, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and P. Cunningham

Handout (1.5 MB)

P6M.2

Using surface pressure variations to study atmospheric disturbances generated by the diurnal heating

Yanping Li, Yale Univ., New Haven, CT; and R. B. Smith

Handout (370.1 kB)

P6M.3

Influence of elevated heating on the Zagros Plateau (Iran) on circulations in Southwest Asia

Benjamin F. Zaitchik, Yale Univ., New Haven, CT; and R. B. Smith

Handout (398.2 kB)

P6M.4

Simulated precipitation structure of the extratropical transition of tropical cyclones

Elizabeth A. Ritchie, Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Recorded presentation

Handout (2.1 MB)

P6M.5

Modeled mesoscale gravity waves: continuous spectrum and energy cascade

Chungu Lu, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; and S. E. Koch, F. Zhang, and N. Wang

Handout (1.6 MB)

P6M.6

Analysis and evolution of balance in unstable barotropic jets

Travis A. Smith, Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS; and P. Cunningham

Handout (312.6 kB)

P6M.7

Nonlinear atmospheric adjustment to momentum forcing

Adam R. Edson, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and P. R. Bannon

P6M.8

Nonlinear atmospheric adjustment to thermal forcing

Paul F. Fanelli, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and P. R. Bannon

Joint Poster Session 7J

Coastal & Orographic Circulation Systems (Joint with 32Radar and 11Mesoscale)

Location: Alvarado F and Atria (Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town)

Hosts: (Joint between the 11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes; and the 32nd Conference on Radar Meteorology )

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

Handout (995.8 kB)

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

Handout (682.1 kB)

JP7J.3

The 29-30 January 2005 southeast Colorado snowstorm

Paul G. Wolyn, NOAA/NWSFO, Pueblo, CO

Handout (2.1 MB)

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

Handout (1.9 MB)

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

Handout (1.1 MB)

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

Handout (143.7 kB)

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

Coffee Break

Session 5M

Orographic and Coastal Circulations (Oral)

Location: Alvarado GH (Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town)

Host: 11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes

Chair: Bradley F. Smull, University of Washington

3:30 PM

5M.0

The Dynamics and Structure of Flow Through The Columbia River Gorge: The Results of Idealized and Case Study Simulations

Justin Sharp, PPM Energy, Portland, OR; and C. Mass

Recorded presentation

3:45 PM

5M.1

The response of statically unstable orographic clouds to small-scale topographic features

Daniel J. Kirshbaum, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. Bryan, R. Rotunno, and D. R. Durran

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.0 MB)

4:00 PM

5M.2

Fog and low clouds in the coastal zone

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

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (235.2 kB)

4:15 PM

5M.3

Tip jets and barrier winds: A QuikSCAT climatology of high wind speed events around Greenland

G. W. K. Moore, Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; and I. A. Renfrew

4:30 PM

5M.4

Mountain Waves and Boundary Layers

Ronald Smith, Yale Univ., New Haven, CT

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (156.6 kB)

4:45 PM

5M.5

Sierra Rotors: A study of the IOP 8 rotor event

Vanda Grubisic, DRI, Reno, NV; and B. J. Billings

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.8 MB)

5:00 PM

5M.6

Sierra Rotors: A comparative study of two rotor events

Brian J. Billings, DRI, Reno, NV; and V. Grubisic

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (847.5 kB)

5:15 PM

5M.7

Examining the moisture effects on idealized flow past 2D hills

Matthias Steiner, Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ; and R. Rotunno and W. C. Skamarock

Recorded presentation

5:30 PM

5M.8

Some nonlinear aspects of sea–breeze circulations

Craig C. Epifanio, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and K. R. Walter and J. W. Nielsen-Gammon

Recorded presentation

Sessions Conclude for the Day (Keynote Talks at 7:00pm)

Joint Session 7J

New Frontiers (Joint with 32Radar and 11Mesoscale)

Location: Alvarado ABCD (Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town)

Hosts: (Joint between the 11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes; and the 32nd Conference on Radar Meteorology )

Organizer: Steven E. Koch, NOAA/FSL

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

Recorded presentation

8:00 PM

J7J.3

Keynote Talk: New insights from millimeter-wave radars

Gabor Vali, Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 8J

Coastal & Orographic Circulation Systems

Location: Alvarado ABCD (Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town)

Hosts: (Joint between the 32nd Conference on Radar Meteorology; and the 11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes )

Chair: Paul J. Neiman, NOAA/ETL

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

Recorded presentation

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

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (671.2 kB)

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

U. Germann, MeteoSwiss, Locarno-Monti, Switzerland; and G. Galli, A. M. Hering, K. Friedrich, P. Tabary, and C. N. James

Recorded presentation

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

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (335.4 kB)

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

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (485.0 kB)

Coffee Break

Session 6M

Idealized Modeling Studies

Location: Alvarado GH (Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town)

Host: 11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes

Organizer: Alan M. Shapiro, Univ. of Oklahoma

6M.0

Use of simulated precipitation structure to predict the extratropical transition of tropical cyclones

10:30 AM

P6M.4

Simulated precipitation structure of the extratropical transition of tropical cyclones

Elizabeth A. Ritchie, Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Recorded presentation

Handout (2.1 MB)

6M.1

Applications of the contraction-rate diagnostics for mesoscale processes

David M. Schultz, NOAA/NSSL and CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. A. Cohen

Recorded presentation

6M.2

Balanced dynamics and inertia-gravity wave generation in upper-tropospheric jets

Philip Cunningham, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and T. A. Smith and P. D. Hayes

6M.3

The Vertical Shear Induced Secondary Circulation of Tropical Cyclones

Da-Lin Zhang, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD; and C. Kieu

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (544.1 kB)

11:45 AM

6M.4

Non-modal growths of symmetric perturbations produced by paired normal modes

Qin Xu, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.0 MB)

6M.5

A mechanism for convective initiation in advance of squall lines

12:15 PM

6M.6

Sensitivity of Mesoscale Gravity Waves to the Baroclinicity of Jet-Front Systems

Shuguang Wang, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and F. Zhang

Recorded presentation

12:30 PM

6M.7

Gravity-wave emission and propagation in a vortex dipole

C. Snyder, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Plougonven and D. J. Muraki

Recorded presentation

11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes Adjourns

11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes

Saturday, 22 October 2005

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Sunday, 23 October 2005

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Saturday, 22 October 2005

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Tuesday, 25 October 2005