Session 9D Boundary Layer UAS Observations in Hurricane Maria

Wednesday, 18 April 2018: 10:30 AM-12:15 PM
Heritage Ballroom (Sawgrass Marriott)
Host: 33rd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology
Chair:
Joseph J. Cione, NOAA, AOML/HRD and ESRL/PSD, Miami, FL
Cochairs:
Kelly Ryan, NOAA/AOML and Univ. of Miami, Hurricane Research Division and CIMAS, Miami, FL and George H. Bryan, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Papers:
10:30 AM
9D.1
Coyote UAS Observations in Hurricane Maria (2017)
Joseph J. Cione, NOAA, Miami, FL; and A. Aksoy, K. Ryan, J. A. Zhang, B. A. Dahl, E. A. Kalina, E. J. Dumas Jr., R. J. Dobosy, G. H. Bryan, A. Farber, C. Troudt, B. Kent, B. B. Baker, M. S. Buban, R. Wiggins, T. Lee, F. D. Marks, G. deBoer, C. Fairall, B. W. Klotz, H. Holbach, J. Zawislak, and G. R. Halliwell Jr.
10:45 AM
9D.2
A First Look at Turbulence Intensity at Low Altitude in the Eyewall of a Hurricane from Coyote small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (sUAS)
Ronald J. Dobosy, NOAA and Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, TN; and E. J. Dumas Jr., G. H. Bryan, E. A. Kalina, J. A. Zhang, C. Troudt, A. Farber, J. J. Cione, C. B. Baker, T. Lee, A. Aksoy, M. K. Biswas, G. de Boer, B. A. Dahl, C. Fairall, G. R. Halliwell Jr., B. Kent, B. W. Klotz, F. D. Marks, K. Ryan, R. Wiggins, and J. Zawislak
11:00 AM
9D.3
Using Coyote UAS Observations to Evaluate Large-Eddy Simulations (and Vice Versa)
George H. Bryan, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and A. Aksoy, B. Baker, J. J. Cione, B. A. Dahl, G. de Boer, R. J. Dobosy, E. Dumas, C. Fairall, A. Farber, G. R. Halliwell Jr., E. A. Kalina, B. Kent, B. W. Klotz, T. Lee, F. Marks, K. Ryan, C. Troudt, R. Wiggins, J. Zawislak, and J. Zhang
11:15 AM
9D.4
A Data Impact Study Using Coyote UAS Observations in Hurricane Maria (2017)
Altug Aksoy, AOML, Miami, FL; and B. A. Dahl, R. Wiggins, J. J. Cione, K. Ryan, E. Kalina, J. Zhang, B. W. Klotz, J. Zawislak, E. J. Dumas Jr., B. Baker, A. Farber, B. Kent, C. Troudt, T. Lee, R. J. Dobosy, G. R. Halliwell Jr., C. W. Fairall, G. de Boer, G. H. Bryan, F. D. Marks Jr., and H. Holbach
11:30 AM
9D.5
Improving Coyote UAS Tropical Cyclone Sampling Strategies in an OSSE
Brittany A. Dahl, Univ. of Miami/Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies and NOAA/AOML/HRD, Miami, FL; and A. Aksoy, R. Wiggins, J. J. Cione, K. Ryan, E. A. Kalina, J. Zhang, H. Holbach, B. W. Klotz, J. Zawislak, E. J. Dumas Jr., B. B. Baker, A. Farber, B. Kent, C. Troudt, T. Lee, R. J. Dobosy, G. R. Halliwell Jr., C. W. Fairall, G. de Boer, G. H. Bryan, and F. D. Marks Jr.
11:45 AM
9D.6
Impact of Ensemble-Based Targeting for Coyote UAS Observations in an OSSE
Rani Wiggins, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and B. A. Dahl, A. Aksoy, J. J. Cione, K. Ryan, E. Kalina, J. Zhang, B. W. Klotz, J. Zawislak, E. J. Dumas Jr., B. Baker, A. Farber, B. Kent, C. Troudt, T. Lee, R. J. Dobosy, G. R. Halliwell Jr., C. W. Fairall, G. de Boer, G. H. Bryan, F. D. Marks Jr., and H. Holbach
12:00 PM
9D.7
Using Conventional Observations and Coyote UAS Data to Evaluate the Grell-Freitas Cumulus Scheme in the Hurricane Weather Research and Forecast System
Evan A. Kalina, CIRES, Boulder, CO; and E. Grell, M. K. Biswas, G. A. Grell, K. M. Newman, J. J. Cione, L. R. Bernardet, L. Carson, J. Frimel, A. Aksoy, B. B. Baker, G. H. Bryan, B. A. Dahl, G. de Boer, R. J. Dobosy, E. J. Dumas Jr., C. W. Fairall, A. Farber, G. R. Halliwell Jr., B. Kent, B. W. Klotz, T. Lee, K. Ryan, C. Troudt, R. Wiggins, R. Worsnop, J. Zawislak, and J. A. Zhang
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