33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology

Program Chair: Peter T. May , BMRC

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Sunday, 5 August 2007

6:00 AM-11:55 PM: Sunday, 5 August 2007


Sun. 5 Aug

3:00 PM-5:00 PM: Sunday, 5 August 2007


Conference Registration

Monday, 6 August 2007

6:05 AM-11:55 PM: Monday, 6 August 2007


Mon. 6 Aug

7:00 AM-5:30 PM: Monday, 6 August 2007


Registration Continues through Fri. 10 Aug

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Monday, 6 August 2007


Session 1
Introduction and Remote Sensing Lecture
Location: Hall A (Cairns Convention Center)
Host: 33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Rita D. Roberts, NCAR
8:30 AM
Introductory Remarks

8:45 AM
Welcoming Remarks

9:00 AM
1.1
2006 AMS Remote Sensing Lecture: Raindrop size distributions: lies, damn lies and statistics
Paul L. Smith, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 6 August 2007


Coffee Break (Halls C & D)

10:30 AM-12:30 PM: Monday, 6 August 2007


Session 2
Quantitative Precipitation Estimation and Hydrological Applications
Location: Hall A (Cairns Convention Center)
Host: 33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Daniel Sempere-Torres, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
10:30 AM
2.1
Keynote: QPE in NWS hydrologic applications: present and future
Geoffrey M. Bonnin, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and D. Kitzmiller, D. Seo, M. Smith, and P. Restrepo
11:00 AM
2.2
Performance of quantitative precipitation estimation using radar, raingauge and satellite in a hydrological application for the Iguassu Basin, Brazil
Cesar Beneti, SIMEPAR / Parana Meteorological System, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil; and L. Calvetti, I. Pscheidt, I. Moreira, and A. J. Pereira

11:15 AM
2.3
Introducing radar based quantitative precipitation estimates (QPE) in Australia—potential applications and partnerships
Soori Sooriyakumaran, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and C. Leahy, A. Seed, P. Baddiley, A. Baker, G. McKay, C. Wright, and J. Elliott
11:30 AM
2.4
Blending radar and raingauge data in real time: effects of the raingauge network density on the quality of estimates
Carlos A. Velasco-Forero, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / GRAHI, Barcelona, Spain; and D. Sempere-Torres, R. Sánchez-Diezma, E. Cassiraga, and J. J. Gómez-Hernández

11:45 AM
2.5
12:00 PM
2.6
Local vertical profile corrections using data from multiple scan elevations
Huw W. Lewis, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and D. L. Harrison and M. Kitchen
12:15 PM
2.7

12:30 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 6 August 2007


Lunch Break (Lunch Carts available in Halls C &D)

1:30 PM-3:30 PM: Monday, 6 August 2007


Poster Session P2
Quantitative Precipitation Estimation and Hydrological Applications
Location: Halls C & D (Cairns Convention Center)
Host: 33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology
P2.1
Improvements on quantitative precipitation estimation by radar applying a VPR correction method based on separating precipitation types
María Franco, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / GRAHI, Barcelona, Spain; and R. Sánchez-Diezma, I. Zawadzki, and D. Sempere-Torres

P2.2
Development of an Advanced System of Integration and Georeferenciation of Meteorological Information (SIGMA)
Rafael Sánchez-Diezma, HYDS, Barcelona, Spain; and D. Sempere-Torres, D. Forcadell, M. Córdoba, E. Vilaclara, T. Rigo, and S. Segalà

P2.3
On quality indicators for radar-based river flow forecasts
Chris G. Collier, University of Salford, Salford, United Kingdom

Handout (424.1 kB)

P2.4
Consider the wind drift effects in the radar-raingauge comparisons
Lei Feng, Taiwan Typhoon and Flood Research Institute, NARL, Taipei, Taiwan; and B. J. Jou

Handout (476.7 kB)

P2.5
The HydroMet Decision Support System: operational applications in hydrology and flash flood prediction
J. William Conway, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc., Norman, OK; and C. Barrere, G. Formentini, L. Lago, A. Rossa, and M. Calza

P2.6
Improvement of accuacy of radar rainfall rate by real-time ClassZR
Jeong-Hee Kim, Korea Meteorological Administration, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and D. I. Lee, M. Jang, G. J. Seo, G. O. Lee, and K. E. Kim

Handout (317.1 kB)

P2.7
The radar investigation of the small scale structure of precipitation in orographically forced and normal conditions
Geoffrey L. Austin, Univ. of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; and A. Peace and G. Manley

P2.8
Ensemble radar precipitation estimation for hydrology in the Alps
U. Germann, MeteoSwiss, Locarno-Monti, Switzerland; and K. Friedrich and M. Zappa

P2.9
A physically-based multivariate-regression approach for downscaling NEXRAD precipitation in mountainous terrain
Huade Guan, Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia; and H. Xie and J. L. Wilson

P2.10
The estimation of rainfall by radar—50 years on
Geoffrey L. Austin, Univ. of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; and A. Peace, B. Austin, and I. Cluckie

P2.11
URBAS Radar—an approach to flash flood statistics
Andreas Wagner, German Met. Service, Hohenpeissenberg, Germany; and J. E. E. Seltmann and T. Einfalt

P2.13
The Operational Very Short Range Forecast of Precipitation and its Hydrological Applications in South Korea
Hyo-Kyung Kim, Korea Meteorological Administration / MRI, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and J. H. Choi, K. Y. Nam, K. H. Chang, and S. N. Oh

Handout (604.9 kB)

P2.14
Heteroskedasticity and the Weighted Least Square Method in Radar Rainfall Estimate
Wenyao Pu, Nanjing University, Dalian, Liaoning, China; and N. Li, H. Li, Y. He, S. Yu, and Z. Huang

Handout (36.2 kB)

P2.15
Development of enhanced quantitative radar precipitation estimates and related hydro-meteorological applications
Rafael Sánchez-Diezma, HYDS, Barcelona, Spain; and D. Sempere, D. Forcadell, M. Franco, E. Vilaclara, L. Trapero, T. Rigo, J. Bech, E. Velasco, and F. Ballester


Poster Session P3
Space Borne Radar
Location: Halls C & D (Cairns Convention Center)
Host: 33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology
P3.2
The frequency of tropical precipitating clouds as observed by the TRMM PR and ICESat/GLAS
Sean P. Casey, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and A. E. Dessler and C. Schumacher

P3.4
Possible improvements in the standard algorithms for TRMM/PR
Nobuhiro Takahashi, National Institue of Information and Communications Technology, Koganei-shi, Tokyo, Japan; and T. Iguchi

Handout (249.5 kB)

P3.5
Range-adjustment for ground-based radar derived with TRMM radar: analyses in Israel confirm previous findings
Marco Gabella, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy; and G. Perona and E. Morin II

P3.6
Checking the cross-track dependence of the TRMM radar echoes nearest to the earth surface
Marco Gabella, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy; and G. Perona

P3.7
Comparison of instantaneous TRMM satellite and ground validation rain rate estimates
David B. Wolff, NASA/GSFC and SSAI, Greenbelt, MD; and B. Fisher

Handout (672.9 kB)

P3.8
Precipitation and microphysical characteristics of objectively derived MSC regimes
Mick Pope, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and C. Jakob and M. J. Reeder

Handout (83.2 kB)

P3.9
Validation of TRMM Precipitation Radar through Comparison of Its Ten-Year Measurements to Ground-Based Radar
Liang Liao, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Greenbelt, MD; and R. Meneghini

P3.10
Accounting for multiple scattering in spaceborne radar and lidar observations
Robin J. Hogan, University of Reading, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom

Handout (442.4 kB)

P3.11
Effects of along-track integration on Doppler velocity bias with a spaceborne cloud-profiling radar
Akihisa Uematsu, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan; and Y. Ohno, H. Horie, H. Kumagai, and N. Schutgens

Handout (483.3 kB)

P3.12
An assessment of CloudSat products using the Environment Canada observing network
Peter Rodriguez, EC, King City, ON, Canada; and R. Austin, D. Hudak, T. S. L'Ecuyer, J. M. Haynes, and N. B. Wood

Handout (173.2 kB)

P3.13
Potential Limitations of Light Rain Retrieval from Spaceborne Cloud Radar Observations
Lin Tian, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Greenbelt, MD; and G. M. Heymsfield, R. Meneghini, L. Li, and L. Li

P3.14
Estimations of precipitation rates from CloudSat measurements
Sergey Y. Matrosov, CIRES/University of Colorado and NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO

Handout (724.0 kB)

P3.16
NASA GSFC Cloud Radar System (CRS) during CCVEX
Lihua Li, Univ. of Maryland, Greenbelt, MD; and G. M. Heymsfield, L. Tian, and L. Belcher


Poster Session P4
Data Assimilation
Location: Halls C & D (Cairns Convention Center)
Host: 33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology
P4.1
Doppler radar data assimilation over terrain using Ensemble Kalman Filter
Yu-Chieng Liou, National Central Univ., Jhongli City, Taiwan; and G. J. Huang, M. Xue, and M. Tong

Handout (353.7 kB)

P4.2
Towards the assimilation of radar reflectivities: improving the observation operator by applying beam blockage information
Günther Haase, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Norrköping, Sweden; and J. Bech, E. Wattrelot, U. Gjertsen, and M. Jurasek

Handout (331.7 kB)

P4.3
Toward an error covariance matrix of radar rainfall estimates
Marc Berenguer, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and I. Zawadzki

Handout (762.6 kB)

P4.4
Assimilation of Radar-Retrieved Water Mixing Ratio with the WRF 3DVAR System
Michihiro Teshiba, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and G. Zhang, M. Xue, R. D. Palmer, and P. B. Chilson

P4.5
A Radar Data Assimilation System for Nowcasting and Very Short Range NWP
Qingyun Zhao, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. Cook, Q. Xu, P. R. Harasti, M. Frost, and S. Potts

P4.7
Development for a nudging assimilation procedure of cloud resolving storm simulator using multiparameter radar data
Shingo Shimizu, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and T. Maesaka, R. Misumi, K. Iwanami, M. Maki, T. Yamada, S. Tsutiya, and W. Sato

Handout (1.1 MB)

P4.8
Assimilation of CASA and WSR-88D radar data via 3DVAR to improve short term convective weather forecasting
Jidong Gao, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and G. Ge, M. Xue, and K. K. Droegemeier

Handout (641.5 kB)


Poster Session P5
Nowcasting I
Location: Halls C & D (Cairns Convention Center)
Host: 33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology
P5.1
A new multi-scale meso-vortex/divergence detection algorithm with modified Rankine combined vortex
Osamu Suzuki, MRI, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and H. Yamauchi, M. Nakazato, and K. Akaeda

P5.2
Doppler radar for adverse weather surveillance and warnings in Botswana
Sacrasta Nchengwa, Department of Meteorological Services, Gaborone, Botswana; and D. Thebeetsile, J. Selato, D. B. Michelson, and D. E. Terblanche

P5.3
Three Body Scatter Signature producing uncertainties on Doppler radial velocity structures
Aurora Stan-Sion, National Meteorological Administration, Bucharest, Romania; and B. Antonescu and D. V. Carbunaru

Handout (835.7 kB)

P5.4
An automated thunderstorm alert service for airport operations
Rodney J. Potts, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and J. Bally and T. Williams

Handout (220.8 kB)

P5.5
Initialization of midlatitude convective storms by assimilation of single Doppler radar observations
Kao-Shen Chung, EC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and I. Zawadzki, M. K. Yau, and L. Fillion

Handout (282.4 kB)

P5.6
An XML format for nowcast data
Elizabeth Ebert, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and S. Dance, D. Scurrah, R. J. Potts, and E. Dozortseva

Handout (41.1 kB)

P5.7
Spring 2007 national weather radar testbed demonstration
Pamela L. Heinselman, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. L. Priegnitz and D. L. Andra Jr.

Handout (458.6 kB)

P5.8
Applications of radar and lightning information for severe weather forecast and protection in the south of Brazil
Cesar A. Beneti, SIMEPAR / Parana Meteorological System, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil; and M. Jusevicius, L. Calvetti, and R. B. Gin

P5.9
Using radar data quality in computing composites and nowcasting products
Markus Peura, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland; and J. Koistinen

Handout (1.8 MB)

P5.10
Impact of RNDSUP Doppler radars on forecast operations in Adelaide and Brisbane
J. A. Dickins, BMRC, Kent Town, SA, Australia; and A. M. Wedd

Handout (1.2 MB)

P5.11
Tackling the challenge of nowcasting elevated convection
Huaqing Cai, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Roberts, D. Megenhardt, E. Nelson, and M. Steiner

Handout (1.9 MB)

P5.12
P5.13
Tracking and nowcasting of convective cells using remote sensing data from radar and satellite
Kirstin Kober, DLR Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Wessling, Germany; and A. Tafferner and M. Pfeifer

Handout (362.7 kB)

P5.14
Orographic forcing and Doppler winds, the key for nowcasting heavy precipitation in the Alps
Luca Panziera, MeteoSwiss, Locarno-Monti, Switzerland; and U. Germann and K. Friedrich

P5.15
Microburst events observed with the National Weather Radar Testbed phased array radar
Travis M. Smith, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and P. L. Heinselman and D. Priegnitz

P5.16
Documentation of convective activity in the north-eastern Italian region of Veneto
Andrea Rossa, Meteorological Centre of Teolo, Teolo, Italy; and A. D. Fontana, M. Calza, J. W. Conway, R. Millini, and G. Formentini

Handout (604.6 kB)

P5.17
A novel approach of tornado detection using a machine intelligence system based on shear and spectral signatures
Yadong Wang, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and T. Y. Yu, M. Yeary, A. Shapiro, S. Nemati, M. P. Foster, D. L. Andra Jr., and M. Jain

Handout (326.4 kB)

P5.18
Storm Characterization and Short Term Forecasting Potential Using a Phase Array Radar
James Pinto, NCAR / RAL, Boulder, CO; and C. J. Kessinger, B. Hendrickson, D. Megenhardt, P. Harasti, Q. Xu, P. Zhang, Q. Zhao, M. Frost, J. Cook, and S. Potts

Handout (119.0 kB)

P5.19
The four large hail assessment techniques in severe thunderstorm warning operations in Australia
Harald Richter, Bureau of Meteorology Training Centre, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and R. B. Deslandes

Handout (621.7 kB)


Poster Session P6A
Observations of clouds and radiation
Location: Halls C & D (Cairns Convention Center)
Host: 33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology
P6A.3
The WSR-88D observes non precipitating clouds
Valery Melnikov, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. Zrnic, R. J. Doviak, and Y. L. Kogan

Handout (1.7 MB)

P6A.4
Fine structure of vertical motion in the stratiform precipitation region observed by Equatorial Atmospheric Radar (EAR) in Sumatra, Indonesia
Noriyuki Nishi, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; and M. K. Yamamoto, T. Shimomai, A. Hamada, and S. Fukao

Handout (318.1 kB)

P6A.5
Liquid cloud measurements with an airborne W-band radar and G-band radiometer system
Andrew L. Pazmany, ProSensing Inc., Amherst, MA; and M. Wolde and D. Hudak

P6A.6
Analysis of radar Doppler spectra shape—an insight into Cloud Microphysics
Pavlos Kollias, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and E. Luke

P6A.7
Single scattering from frozen hydrometeors for cloud radar applications
Franz Teschl, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria; and W. L. Randeu, M. Schönhuber, and R. Teschl

Handout (168.5 kB)

P6A.8
The CloudSat Cloud Water Content products
Richard T. Austin, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

P6A.9
Observation of cold pools in the Amazon
Maria Andrea Lima, Meteorogical Research Institute, Bauru, SP, Brazil

P6A.10
Assessment techniques for the ARM cloud radars
Kevin Widener, PNNL, Richland, WA; and J. H. Mather

P6A.11
Radiative heating profiles for tropical cloud regimes
James H. Mather, PNNL, Richland, WA; and S. A. McFarlane

3:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 6 August 2007


Coffee Break in Halls C & D

4:00 PM-6:00 PM: Monday, 6 August 2007


Session 3
Space Borne Radar
Location: Hall A (Cairns Convention Center)
Host: 33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Toshio Iguchi, NICT
4:00 PM
3.1
4:30 PM
3.2
Keynote: Spaceborne radar observations of clouds and precipitation from space: A new A-Train perspective
Graeme Stephens, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and D. G. Vane

5:00 PM
3.3
The Canadian CloudSat CALIPSO Validation Project: Evaluation of sensitivity and sub-pixel variability of CloudSat data products
David Hudak, EC, King City, ON, Canada; and H. W. Barker, K. B. Strawbridge, M. Wolde, A. Kankiewicz, and J. W. Strapp
5:15 PM
3.4
CloudSat's View of the Global Distribution of Light Precipitation
Tristan S. L'Ecuyer, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and J. M. Haynes, C. Mitrescu, F. J. Turk, S. D. Miller, and C. Kummerow
5:30 PM
3.5
Performance and data processing of Cloudsat's Cloud Profiling Radar in the first year in orbit
Simone Tanelli, JPL/California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and E. Im, S. L. Durden, and K. Pak

5:45 PM
3.6
Development of Cloud Profiling Radar for EarthCARE
Yuichi Ohno, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Tokyo, Japan; and H. Horie, K. Sato, H. Kumagai, T. Kimura, K. Okada, Y. Iida, and M. Kojima

6:00 PM-6:00 PM: Monday, 6 August 2007


Sessions Adjourn for the Day

6:00 PM-8:00 PM: Monday, 6 August 2007


Icebreaker Reception and Opening of Exhibits in Halls C & D (Cash Bar)

Tuesday, 7 August 2007

6:00 AM-11:55 PM: Tuesday, 7 August 2007


Tues. 7 Aug

8:00 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 7 August 2007


Session 4A
Data Assimilation (Parallel with Session 4B)
Location: Hall A (Cairns Convention Center)
Host: 33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Juanzhen Sun, NCAR
8:00 AM
4A.1
Keynote: Radar data assimilation for the mesoscale analysis at Japan Meteorological Agency
Yuki Honda, Japan Meteorological Agency, Tokyo, Japan; and Y. Ishikawa and K. Sawada
8:30 AM
4A.2
An application of the doppler radar radial wind bias estimation method
Kirsti Salonen, FMI, Helsinki, Finland; and H. Järvinen, S. Järvenoja, R. Eresmaa, and S. Niemelä
8:45 AM
4A.3
Studies of phased-array scan strategies for radar data assimilation
Qin Xu, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and H. Lu, L. Wei, and Q. Zhao
9:15 AM
4A.5
9:30 AM
4A.6
Radar reflectivity-based initialization of precipitation systems using a diabatic digital filter
Stephen S. Weygandt, NOAA / ESRL / GSD, Boulder, CO; and S. G. Benjamin and J. M. Brown
9:45 AM
4A.7
A Frequent-updating High-resolution Analysis System Based on Radar Data for the 2008 Summer Olympics
Mingxuan Chen, Institute of Urban Meteorology / CMA, Beijing, China; and J. Sun and Y. Wang

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 7 August 2007


Session 4B
Space Borne Radar II (Parallel with Session 4A)
Location: Meeting Room 2 (Cairns Convention Center)
Host: 33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Graeme L. Stephens, JPL
8:30 AM
4B.1
Satellite measurements of precipitation and critical size of cloud droplet
Takahisa Kobayashi, MRI, Tukuba, Ibaaki, Japan; and K. Masuda Sr.

8:45 AM
4B.2
Stratiform rain versus anvil cloud
Courtney Schumacher, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

9:00 AM
4B.3
Validation of TRMM PR rain estimates using a radiative transfer model
Shoichi Shige, Osaka Prefecture Univ., Sakai, Japan; and T. Watanabe, H. Sasaki, and K. Okamoto

9:15 AM
4B.4
A Global Precipitation Mission (GPM) validation network prototype
K. Robert Morris, SAIC, Greenbelt, MD; and M. R. Schwaller, D. B. Wolff, and J. L. Pippitt
9:30 AM
4B.5
Workshop report on Nexrad-In-Space—a geostationary satellite Doppler weather radar for hurricane studies
Eastwood Im, JPL / California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and E. A. Smith, V. Chandrasekar, S. S. Chen, G. Holland, F. D. Marks Jr., S. Tanelli, and G. J. Tripoli
9:45 AM
4B.6
Cloud Resolving Hurricane prediction using sssimilated Doppler radar based in space
Gregory J. Tripoli, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and W. E. Lewis, E. Smith, E. Im, and F. D. Marks Jr.

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Tuesday, 7 August 2007


Coffee Break in Halls C & D

10:30 AM-12:30 PM: Tuesday, 7 August 2007


Session 5
Nowcasting I
Location: Hall A (Cairns Convention Center)
Host: 33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Deon E. Terblanche, South African Weather Service
10:30 AM
5.1
Keynote: The University of Alabama Huntsville THOR Center instrumentation: Research and operational collaboration
Walter A. Petersen, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL AL; and K. R. Knupp, D. J. Cecil, and J. R. Mecikalski
11:00 AM
5.2
A Brief Introduction of B08FDP for Beijing 2008 Olympics
Debin Su, Beijing Meteorological Bureau, Beijing, China; and J. Wang, Y. Wang, and F. Liang
11:30 AM
5.3
Status of nowcasting thunderstorm initiation: where do we go from here?
Rita Roberts, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and E. J. Nelson, J. Pinto, T. Saxen, and C. L. Phillips
11:45 AM
5.4
Comparison of storm evolution characteristics: The NWRT PAR and WSR-88D
Pamela L. Heinselman, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. L. Priegnitz, K. L. Manross, and R. Adams
12:00 PM
5.5
Assessment of the Statistical Characteristics of Thunderstorms Simulated with the WRF Model Using Convection-Permitting Resolution
James Pinto, NCAR / RAL, Boulder, CO; and C. Phillips, M. Steiner, R. Rasmussen, N. Oien, M. Dixon, W. Wang, and M. Weisman
12:15 PM
5.6
RTFV: A real time forecast verification system
Elizabeth Ebert, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and B. Brown

12:30 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 7 August 2007


Lunch Break (Lunch Carts available in Halls C & D)

1:30 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 7 August 2007


Poster Session P6B
Quantitative Precipitation Estimation Forecasting and Hydrological Applications
Location: Halls C & D (Cairns Convention Center)
Host: 33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology
P6B.1
A Study of Rainfall Spatial Correlation using Radar Observation
Ling Zhang, LAGEO, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; and J. Liu, S. Duan, and D. Lu

P6B.2
The Consensus Methods and Effects of Estimation Rainfall Using Radar
Li Guan, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, NanJing, JiangSu, China; and Z. Wang

P6B.3
Retrieval of the gross structure of reflectivity: correcting for degraded peak values
Roberto V. Calheiros, São Paulo State University, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil; and A. B. D'Oliveira

Handout (1.6 MB)

P6B.4
The Synchronously integrated Technique in Real Time for Rainfall Estimation using Radar and Raingauge
Cuihong Wu, Wuhan Central Weather Office, Wuhan, Hubei, China

Handout (176.4 kB)

P6B.5
Quantifying and predicting the accuracy of radar-based quantitative precipitation forecasts
Frédéric Fabry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and A. W. Seed

Handout (177.7 kB)

P6B.6
Correction of Radar Reflectivity over Beam Blocking Area and Elimination of Ground Clutter Using Accumulated Radar Reflectivity Map
Sung-Hwa Jung, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea, Republic of (South); and S. H. Park, J. H. Lee, and K. E. Kim

P6B.7
Estimation of rainfall based on the results of polarimetric echo classification
Scott Giangrande, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. V. Ryzhkov

Handout (260.2 kB)

P6B.8
Rainfields: the Australian Bureau of Meteorology system for quantitative precipitation estimation
A. W. Seed, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and E. Duthie and S. Chumchean

Handout (103.9 kB)

P6B.10
Parameterisation of radar precipitation quality index scheme on raingauge data
Jan Szturc, Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, Katowice, Poland; and K. Osrodka and A. Jurczyk

Handout (142.6 kB)

P6B.11
Study of the attenuation error structure
Xavier Llort, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain; and M. Berenguer, D. Sempere-Torres, and I. Zawadzki

P6B.12
Inverse Problem of identification of Rain Rate Profiles from Radar Return
Romulo da Silveira Paz Sr., Brazilian Meteorology Society, Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil; and Z. E. Da Silva Sr., J. C. Figueiredo, and R. V. Calheiros

Handout (140.1 kB)


Poster Session P7
Advanced Radar Technologies and Signal Processing I
Location: Halls C & D (Cairns Convention Center)
Host: 33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology
P7.1
Study on the Optimal Scanning Strategies of Phase-Array Radar through Ensemble Kalman Filter Assimilation of Simulated Data
Ting Lei, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. Xue, T. Y. Yu, and M. Teshiba

Handout (147.1 kB)

P7.2
Adaptive Array Processing for Multi-Mission Phased Array Radar
Khoi D. Le, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. D. Palmer, T. Y. Yu, G. Zhang, S. M. Torres, and B. L. Cheong

Handout (1.1 MB)

P7.3
Beyond phased arrays—design principles for an imaging radar
Charles C. Kidder III, Atmospheric Radar Research Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. B. Yeary and R. D. Palmer

Handout (398.5 kB)

P7.4
A new interactive method of velocity dealiasing
Wei Ming, Nanjing Univ. of Information Science & Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Meteorological Disaster, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; and X. Gan Sr. and H. Kang

Handout (146.9 kB)

P7.5
Range Extension of Doppler Radar by Combined Use of Low-PRF and Phase Diversity Processed Dual-PRF Observations
Hiroshi Yamauchi, MRI, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and O. Suzuki and K. Akaeda

Handout (927.8 kB)

P7.6
Phase codes for separation of range overlaid echoes
Dusan S. Zrnic, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK

P7.7
A Networked Radar Approach For Resolving Range/Velocity Ambiguity
Nitin Bharadwaj, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA; and V. Chandrasekar

P7.8
Analysis of the new NEXRAD spectrum width estimator
Sebastian M. Torres, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and C. D. Curtis and D. S. Zrnic

Handout (270.8 kB)

P7.9
Operational evaluation of the real-time attenuation correction system for CASA IP1 testbed
Yuxiang Liu, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and Y. Wang, D. Willie, V. Chandrasekar, and V. N. Bringi

Handout (1.1 MB)

P7.10
Orthogonal Channel Coding For Simultaneous Co-And-Cross Polarization Measurements
V. Chandrasekar, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and N. Bharadwaj and J. George

Handout (467.2 kB)

P7.12
Analysis and Mitigation of WLAN Interferences
Frank Gekat, Selex-Gematronik, Neuss, Germany; and D. Rühl and M. Pool

Handout (84.0 kB)

P7.16
Operational rapid Scan Weather Radar System
Frank Gekat, Selex-Gematronik, Neuss, Germany; and A. Weipert and H. Niebaum

Handout (222.0 kB)


Poster Session P8A
Precipitation and Cloud Microphysics
Location: Halls C & D (Cairns Convention Center)
Host: 33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology
P8A.6 moved. New Paper Number 8A.2A

P8A.2
Profiling of latent heating through spaceborne Doppler radar and the Hydrometeor Heating algorithm
Simone Tanelli, JPL/California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and E. Im

P8A.3
Spatial Variability of the Rain Drop Size Distributions during Stratiform Rain Events
Choong Ke Lee, Kyungpook National University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and G. W. Lee, I. Zawadzki, and K. E. Kim

P8A.4
Coordinated in-situ and remote sensing precipitation measurements at the Kessler Farm Field Laboratory in Central Oklahoma
Phillip B. Chilson, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and G. Zhang, T. J. Schuur, L. M. Kanofsky, M. Teshiba, Q. Cao, and M. Van Every

Handout (315.4 kB)

P8A.5
The largest particle in a sample from an exponential, gamma or lognormal distribution
Paul L. Smith, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD

Handout (208.9 kB)

P8A.7
Statistical analysis of S-Pol polarimetric radar data from NAME 2004
Timothy J. Lang, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and S. A. Rutledge and R. Cifelli

P8A.8
Drop shape and orientation angle distributions in rain from 2-D video disdrometer
Gwo-Jong Huang, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and V. N. Bringi, M. Schoenhuber, and M. Thurai

Handout (234.6 kB)

P8A.13
Bright band identification from vertical profile of reflectivity
Jian Zhang, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and C. Langston and K. Howard

Handout (2.0 MB)

P8A.14
A database system for analysis of single scattering properties of irregular particles
Hezekiah M. Carty, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and K. S. Kuo and E. A. Smith

P8A.15
L-Moment estimators as applied to gamma drop size distributions
Donna V. Kliche, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD; and A. G. Detwiler, P. L. Smith, and R. W. Johnson

Handout (629.8 kB)

P8A.16
L-Moment method applied to observed raindrop size distributions
Donna V. Kliche, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD; and A. G. Detwiler, P. L. Smith, and R. W. Johnson

Handout (410.0 kB)

P8A.17
Pulse Average Requirement for Semi-Fractal Spatial Distributions of Raindrops
Kwo-Sen Kuo, Caelum Research Corp., Greenbelt, MD; and E. A. Smith, R. Meneghini, and A. Mugnai


Poster Session P8B
Advanced Radar Technologies and Signal Processing II
Location: Halls C & D (Cairns Convention Center)
Host: 33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology
P8B.1
A high resolution and precision broad band radar
Tomoo Ushio, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan; and T. Mega, T. Morimoto, and Z. I. Kawasaki

Handout (464.6 kB)

P8B.2
A statistical evaluation of the SMPRF range velocity ambiguity mitigation technique
J. C. Hubbert, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and E. Ruzanski and V. Chandrasekar

Handout (779.9 kB)

P8B.3
Evaluation Study on Wind Retrieval Methods from a Single-Doppler Radar
Sang-Min Jang, Pukyong National University, Busan, Korea, Republic of (South); and H. C. Lim, D. Lee, D. S. Kim, and Y. S. Lee

Handout (1.2 MB)

P8B.4
Networking weather radars in Cuba: a change in paradigm
Orlando L. Rodríguez, Centro de Radares/Instituto de Meteorologia, Camaguey, Cuba; and W. Pozas, J. L. Pérez, L. L. Fernández, R. A. Naranjo, A. Barreiras, A. A. Peña, M. Diez, and M. O. Aguiar

P8B.5
A new high-altitude airborne millimeter-wave radar for atmospheric research
Gordon Farquharson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and E. Loew, W. C. Lee, and J. Vivekanandan

Handout (185.7 kB)

P8B.6
Investigation of Doppler spectra from a tornadic supercell thunderstorm: Are they Gaussian?
Ricardo Reinoso-Rondinel, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and T. Y. Yu and R. D. Palmer

Handout (477.1 kB)

P8B.7
A Monopulse System: Applications for Weather Radar Observations
Michihiro Teshiba, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and T. Y. Yu, G. E. Crain, and M. Xue

Handout (800.8 kB)

P8B.8
Real-time implementation of refractivity retrieval: Partnership Between the University of Oklahoma, National Severe Storms Laboratory, and the Radar Operations Center
Boon Leng Cheong, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. D. Palmer, C. D. Curtis, K. Hondl, P. L. Heinselman, D. Zrnic, D. Forsyth, R. Murnan, J. R. Reed, R. Vogt, and M. Foster

Handout (690.5 kB)

P8B.9
Refractivity retrieval using the CASA X-band radars
Boon Leng Cheong, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. Hardwick, J. Fritz, P. S. Tsai, R. D. Palmer, V. Chandrasekar, S. J. Frasier, J. George, D. Brunkow, B. Bowie, and P. Kennedy

Handout (359.8 kB)

P8B.10
Development of an advanced radar and lidar platform suite for interdisciplinary airborne and ground-based gemote-sensing research
James A. Moore, NCAR/EOL, Boulder, CO; and J. Vivekanandan, W. C. Lee, E. Loew, S. Mayor, and S. Spuler

Handout (205.9 kB)

P8B.11
Real-time wind field retrieval system by using X-band radar network around Tokyo metropolitan area
Takeshi Maesaka, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and M. Maki, K. Iwanami, R. Misumi, and S. Shimizu

Handout (1.3 MB)


Poster Session P10
Polarimetric Applications I
Location: Halls C & D (Cairns Convention Center)
Host: 33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology
P10.1
Polarimetric characteristics of tornadic and nontornadic supercell thunderstorms
Matthew R. Kumjian, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK OK; and A. V. Ryzhkov

Handout (1.1 MB)

P10.2
Examination of Tornadic Signatures Observed at Very Close Range using Simultaneous Dual-Polarization Radar at C band
J. William Conway, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc., Norman, OK; and A. V. Ryzhkov, E. D. Mitchell, P. Zhang, L. Venkatramani, J. L. Alford, and D. Nelson

P10.3
Hail detection using a polarimetric algorithm at C band: impact on attenuation correction
Gianfranco Vulpiani, Meteo France, Trappes, France; and P. Tabary, J. Parent-du-Châtelet, O. Bousquet, M. L. Segond, and F. S. Marzano

Handout (1.5 MB)

P10.4
Kelvin-Helmholtz waves observed by a polarimetric prototype of the WSR-88D radar
Pengfei Zhang, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. V. Ryzhkov and D. S. Zrnic

Handout (2.4 MB)

P10.5 moved. New paper number 10.7A

P10.6
Characteristics of vertical profile of rainfall parameters in a Baiu frontal rainfall using 2D-Video distrometer, COBRA, and 400MHz Wind Profiler
Katsuhiro Nakagawa, GEST/UMBC, Greenbelt, MD; and Y. Shusse, Y. Kitamura, and R. Meneghini

Handout (740.6 kB)

P10.7
Drop shape and DSD retrieval with an X-band dual polarization radar
Eugenio Gorgucci, CNR / ISAC, Rome, Italy; and L. Baldini and V. Chandrasekar

Handout (213.6 kB)

P10.9
The NSSL winter hydrometeor classification ground truth program: public involvement in science
Kimberly L. Elmore, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and K. Scharfenberg and C. Legett

P10.10
Analysis of dual-pol WSR-88D base data collected during three significant winter storms
Kevin Scharfenberg, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK, Norman, OK; and K. L. Elmore

Handout (1.3 MB)

P10.11
Hydrometeor type classification in winter clouds using X-band polarimetric radar measurements—Comparison of X-band polarimetric radar data with in-situ measurements by HYVIS
Koyuru Iwanami, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, Tsukuba, Japan; and K. Kusunoki, N. Orikasa, M. Maki, R. Misumi, and M. Murakami

Handout (363.6 kB)

P10.12
First result from the NRC Airborne W and X-band (NAWX) radar system—Observations of winter clouds during the Canadian CloudSat and CALIPSO validation project
Mengistu Wolde, NRC Institute for Aerospace Research, Ottawa, ON, Canada; and A. L. Pazmany and D. Hudak

P10.13
Development and application of a polarimetric X-Band radar for mobile or stationary applications
Joerg Borgmann, Selex SI GmbH, Neuss, Germany; and P. Goelz, R. Hannesen, F. Gekat, R. Cremonini, and R. Bechini

Handout (1.2 MB)

P10.14
An operational mobile XPOL for hydrometeorological applications in Brazil
Augusto José Pereira Filho, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; and O. Massambani, P. E. Martins, and F. Cazenave

Handout (1.4 MB)

3:30 PM-4:00 PM: Tuesday, 7 August 2007


Coffee Break in Halls C & D

4:00 PM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 7 August 2007


Session 6A
Observations of Clouds and Radiation (Parallel with 6B)
Location: Hall A (Cairns Convention Center)
Host: 33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: James H. Mather, PNNL
4:00 PM
6A.1
Keynote: Towards "unified" radar/lidar/radiometer retrievals for cloud radiation studies
Robin J. Hogan, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom

4:30 PM
6A.2
A high resolution hydrometeor phase classifier based on analysis of cloud radar doppler spectra
Edward Luke, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY; and P. Kollias
4:45 PM
6A.3
Evaluation of operational model cloud representation using routine radar/lidar measurements
Dominique Bouniol, CNRS/Météo-France, Toulouse, France; and A. Protat and J. Delanoë
5:00 PM
6A.4
Comparison of observed cloud properties at the three ARM sites in the Tropical West Pacific and the AMF site in Niamey with their representation in operational models
Ewan J. O'Connor, University of Reading, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom; and R. J. Hogan and A. J. Illingworth

5:15 PM
6A.5
Extraction of cloud parameters using multipeak analysis of cloud radar data
Sabrina Melchionna, Max Planck Institute of Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany
5:30 PM
6A.6
Using cloud radar to understand the vertical distribution of absorption in tropical clouds
Sally A. McFarlane, PNNL, Richland, WA; and J. H. Mather, Z. Liu, and T. P. Ackerman

5:45 PM
6A.7
Long-term cloud and precipitation observations with the ARM w-band cloud radars
Karen L. Johnson, BNL, Upton, NY; and M. P. Jensen, P. Kollias, E. Luke, K. Widener, M. A. Miller, and E. E. Clothiaux

4:30 PM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 7 August 2007


Session 6B
Quality issues on Quantitative Precipitation Estimation, Forecasting and Hydrological Applications II (Parallel with 6A)
Location: Meeting Room 2 (Cairns Convention Center)
Host: 33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Geoffrey M. Bonnin, NOAA/NWS
4:30 PM
6B.1
Quality metrics in QPE
Daniel Sempere-Torres, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain; and A. W. Seed, J. Koistinen, P. I. Joe, T. D. Keenan, J. E. E. Seltmann, P. P. Alberoni, and M. Kitchen

4:45 PM
6B.2
Area-intensity probability distributions of rainfall based on a large sample of radar data
Jarmo Koistinen, FMI, Helsinki, Finland; and T. Kuitunen, J. Kotro, H. Hohti, and M. Inkinen

5:00 PM
6B.3
Large Sample Nonparametric Modeling of the Uncertainties in Radar Rainfall Products
Grzegorz J. Ciach, IIHR Hydroscience and Engineering / Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; and W. F. Krajewski and G. Villarini
5:15 PM
6B.4
What does the bright band tell us about the Z-R relationship?
Marc Berenguer, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and I. Zawadzki
5:30 PM
6B.5
Possible extreme marine snowfall as seen by BALTRAD
D. B. Michelson, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Norrköping, Sweden; and U. Gjertsen, J. Koistinen, and D. M. Schultz
5:45 PM
6B.6

6:00 PM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 7 August 2007


Sessions Adjourn for the Day

6:00 PM-8:00 PM: Tuesday, 7 August 2007


Exhibits Sponsored Reception in Halls C & D (Cash Bar)

Wednesday, 8 August 2007

6:00 AM-11:55 PM: Wednesday, 8 August 2007


Wed. 8 Aug

8:00 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 8 August 2007


Session 7
Advanced Radar Technologies and Signal Processing
Location: Hall A (Cairns Convention Center)
Host: 33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Dusan Zrnic, NOAA/NSSL
8:00 AM
7.1
Keynote: Electronically scanned radars for weather observations
Andrew L. Pazmany, ProSensing Inc., Amherst, MA

8:30 AM
7.2
Update on the National Weahter 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
8:45 AM
7.3
Dynamic Scanning for the National Weather Radar Testbed
David Priegnitz, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. L. Heinselman and C. D. Curtis
9:00 AM
7.4
A Polar-Coordinate Real-Time Three-Dimensional Rapidly Updating Merger Technique for Phased Array Radar Scanning Strategies
Valliappa Lakshmanan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and K. D. Hondl
9:15 AM
7.5
Range oversampling techniques for polarimetric radars with dual transmitters
Sebastian M. Torres, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
9:30 AM
7.6
Evaluation of FM pulse compression for weather radars
Timo M. Puhakka, Univ. of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; and V. Chandrasekar and P. V. S. Puhakka
9:45 AM
7.7
Evaluation of binary phase coded pulse compression schemes using a Time-Series Weather Radar Simulator
Timothy A. Alberts, Univeristy of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. B. Chilson, B. L. Cheong, R. D. Palmer, and M. Xue

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 8 August 2007


Coffee Break in Halls C & D

10:30 AM-12:30 PM: Wednesday, 8 August 2007


Session 8A
Precipitation and Cloud Microphysics (Parallel with 8B)
Location: Hall A (Cairns Convention Center)
Host: 33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Alan W. Seed, BMRC
10:30 AM
8A.1
Radar measurement of rainfall with and without polarimetry
Carlton W. Ulbrich, Clemson University, Clemson, SC; and D. Atlas
10:45 AM
8A.2A
Microphysical and kinematic analysis algorithms for a network of x-band radars (Formerly P8A.6)
Brenda Dolan, Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO; and S. A. Rutledge

11:15 AM
8A.3
Lightning activity on thunderstorms relative to the microphysics, thermodynamics and large-scale features in the Amazon Region
Rachel Albrecht, Univ. of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; and C. Morales, J. R. Neves, and M. A. Silva Dias
11:45 AM
8A.5
MXPOL MEASUREMENTS OF WEATHER SYSTEMS
Augusto José Pereira Filho, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; and O. Massambani, R. Hallak, C. Beneti, and R. B. Gin
12:00 PM
8A.6
Ice particles classification using dual-polarization spectral observations
Dmitri N. Moisseev, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and V. Chandrasekar
12:15 PM
8A.7
Investigation of microphysical processes of rain formation using UHF wind profilers and S-band polarimetric radar
Michihiro Teshiba, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. B. Chilson, A. V. Ryzhkov, T. J. Schuur, R. D. Palmer, and L. M. Kanofsky
12:30 PM
8A.8
Disdrometer derived Z-S relations in South Central Ontario, Canada
Ali Tokay, JCET/Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, Greenbelt, MD; and V. N. Bringi, M. Schoenhuber, G. J. Huang, D. Hudak, D. B. Wolff, P. G. Bashor, W. A. Petersen, and G. S. Jackson

Session 8B
Advanced Radar Technologies and Signal Porcessing II (Parallel with 8A)
Location: Meeting Room 2 (Cairns Convention Center)
Host: 33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Andrew L. Pazmany, ProSensing Inc.
10:30 AM
8B.1
10:45 AM
8B.2
An airborne phased array radar concept for atmospheric research
Eric Loew, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. C. Lee, J. Vivekenandan, J. Moore, J. S. Herd, and S. Duffy
11:00 AM
8B.3
A generic radar processor design using Software Defined Radio
Tom Brimeyer, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Martin, E. Loew, G. Farquharson, S. Khatri, and S. Paul
11:15 AM
8B.4
Operational C-band radar refractivity measurement: A feasibility study
John Nicol, National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Reading, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom; and T. Darlington, M. Kitchen, and A. J. Illingworth

11:30 AM
8B.5
Simulation and interpretation of the noise in the radar refractivity retrieval
ShinJu Park, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and F. Fabry
11:45 AM
8B.6
Evaluation of the refractivity measurement feasibility with a C band radar equipped with a magnetron transmitter
Jacques Parent du Chatelet, Météo-France, Trappes, France; and P. Tabary and C. Boudjabi
12:00 PM
8B.7
Intelligent mitigation of normal propagation and anomalous propagation clutter
Michael Dixon, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. C. Hubbert, S. Ellis, C. Kessinger, and G. Meymaris
12:15 PM
8B.8
Characterization and mitigation of wind turbine clutter on the WSR-88D network
B. M. Isom, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. D. Palmer, G. S. Secrest, R. D. Rhoton, D. S. Saxion, J. L. Winslow, J. R. Reed, T. Crum, and R. J. Vogt

12:30 PM-12:30 PM: Wednesday, 8 August 2007


Sessions Adjourn for the Day

12:45 PM-5:45 PM: Wednesday, 8 August 2007


Optional Excursion: Tjapukai Aborigional Cultural Park (Seperate Ticket)—Buses leave Convention Center at 12:45pm

7:00 PM-10:30 PM: Wednesday, 8 August 2007


Conference Banquet to be held on the outdoor plaza of the Cairns Convention Centre (Ticket included with registration. Guest tickets ($90) available until noon Tues.)
Location: Cairns Convention Center

Thursday, 9 August 2007

6:00 AM-11:55 PM: Thursday, 9 August 2007


Thurs. 9 Aug

8:00 AM-10:15 AM: Thursday, 9 August 2007


Session 9
Commercial Operators Talks
Location: Hall A (Cairns Convention Center)
Host: 33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Richard E. Passarelli Jr., Vaisala/Sigmet
8:00 AM
9.1
Gematronik
Claudius Marschalik, Selex SI GmbH, Neuss, Germany

8:13 AM
9.2
Beijing Metstar Radar CO, Ltd
Fred Brenner, Beijing Metstar CO, Ltd., Beijing, China

8:26 AM
9.3
Baron Services, Inc
B. Walker, Baron Services, Inc., Huntsville, AL

8:39 AM
9.4
Vaisala/Sigmet
Richard E. Passarelli Jr., Vaisala/Sigmet, Westford, MA

8:52 AM
9.5
Weather Decision Technologies, Inc
J. William Conway, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc., Norman, OK

9:05 AM
9.6
Enterprise Electronics Corporation
James L. Alford, Enterprise Electronics Corporation, Enterprise, AL

9:18 AM
9.7
Radtec Engineering, Inc
Larry Davis, Radtec Engineering, Inc., Broomfield, CO

9:31 AM
9.8
GAMIC mbH
Martin Malkomes, GAMIC mbH, Aachen, Germany

9:44 AM
9.9
HYDS
Rafael Sánchez-Diezma, HYDS, Barcelona, Spain

9:57 AM
9.10
ATRAD Pty Ltd
Rob Silva, ATRAD Pty Ltd., Thebarton, SA, Australia; and I. Reid

10:15 AM-10:30 AM: Thursday, 9 August 2007


Coffee Break in Halls C & D

10:30 AM-12:30 PM: Thursday, 9 August 2007


Session 10
Polarimetric Applications I
Location: Hall A (Cairns Convention Center)
Host: 33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Lawrence D. Carey, Texas A&M Univ.
10:30 AM
10.1
11:00 AM
10.2
Product development and evaluation for the dual-pol WSR-88D radar
Kevin Scharfenberg, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK, Norman, OK; and D. W. Burgess, M. J. Istok, K. L. Manross, R. Murnan, and P. T. Schlatter
11:15 AM
10.3
Comparison of polarimetric algorithms for hydrometeor classification at S and C bands
Alexander V. Ryzhkov, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. S. Zrnic, P. Zhang, J. Krause, H. S. Park, D. Hudak, J. Young, J. L. Alford, M. Knight, and J. W. Conway
11:30 AM
10.4
Can operational polarization radars provide improved rainfall rates with error estimates?
Anthony J. Illingworth, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom; and C. R. Williams and R. J. Thompson

11:45 AM
10.5
Quantitative precipitation estimations from operational polarimetric radars for hydrological applications
Marie-Laure Segond, Météo France, Trappes, France; and P. Tabary and J. Parent-du-Châtelet
12:00 PM
10.6
Operational detection of rain-snow boundaries
Aldo Bellon, J. S Marshall Weather Radar Observatory, McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC; and I. Zawadzki
12:15 PM
10.7A
Cold rain event analysis using 2-D video disdrometer, C-band polarimetric radar, X-band vertically pointing Doppler radar and POSS (Formerly Paper P10.5)
Merhala Thurai, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and D. Hudak, V. Bringi, G. Lee, and B. Sheppard

12:30 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 9 August 2007


Lunch Break (Lunch Carts available in Halls C & D)

1:30 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 9 August 2007


Poster Session P11A
Severe Weather and Mesoscale Meteorology I
Location: Halls C & D (Cairns Convention Center)
Host: 33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology
P11A.1
Circular flight tracks for deducing tropical cyclone inner-core structure using airborne Doppler radar
Michael M. Bell, NPS, Monterey, CA; and W. C. Lee, R. A. Houze Jr., B. F. Smull, and F. D. Marks Jr.

P11A.2
Mesoscale Analysis on the Quasi-linear Convective System off the Southwest Coast of Taiwan during Southwesterly Flow Experiment (SoWFEX 2006)
Chih-Hsien Wei, Chung Cheng Institute of Technology, National Defense University, Daxi township, Taoyuan County, Taiwan; and T. H. Hor

P11A.3
Dual Doppler radar analysis of the 3D wind fields associated with subtropical squall lines
P. W. Chan, Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, China; and A. M. Shao

Handout (1020.6 kB)

P11A.4
An Observational Study on the Kinematic Characteristics of Rainband over Changma Frontal Zone Using Dual Doppler Radar Analysis
Kyung-Yeub Nam, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea, Republic of (South); and K. E. Kim, J. H. Park, and D. Lee

Handout (1.0 MB)

P11A.5
Doppler weather radar network over the Korean Peninsula
S. G. Park, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and D. K. Lee

Handout (449.7 kB)

P11A.6

Poster Session P11B
Polarimetric Radar and Applications II
Location: Halls C & D (Cairns Convention Center)
Host: 33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology
P11B.1
A variational scheme for retrieving rainfall rate and hail reflectivity fraction from polarization radar
Robin J. Hogan, University of Reading, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom

Handout (1.0 MB)

P11B.2
Rainfall-type classification by polarimetric radar
Yukari Shusse, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Okinawa, Japan; and N. Takahashi, K. Nakagawa, S. Satoh, and T. Iguchi

Handout (1.0 MB)

P11B.3
Hydrometeor classification based on ZDP using C-band radar
Leila K. Konkola, Univ. of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; and T. M. Puhakka

Handout (203.6 kB)

P11B.4
Optimization of the matrix of weights in the polarimetric algorithm for classification of radar echoes
Hyang-Suk Park, Korea Meteorological Administration, Jeju-do, Korea, Republic of (South); and A. V. Ryzhkov, D. S. Zrnic, and K. E. Kim

Handout (480.8 kB)

P11B.5
Accuracy of ZDR data and implications to operational radar measurements
Ronald Hannesen, Selex-Gematronik, Neuss, Germany; and J. Borgmann, P. Gölz, and F. Gekat

Handout (1.4 MB)

P11B.6 moved. New paper number 11B.5A

P11B.7
Radar calibration using polarimetric observations
Jonathan J. Gourley, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and A. J. Illingworth and P. Tabary

P11B.8
Effects of radar beam shielding on rainfall estimation for polarimetric C-band radar
Katja Friedrich, MeteoSwiss, Locarno-Monti, Switzerland; and U. Germann, J. J. Gourley, and P. Tabary

P11B.9
Correcting for radome interference effects on differential reflectivity measurements; implications for operational rainfall estimates
Jacqueline Sugier, Met Office UK, Exeter, United Kingdom; and R. J. Thompson, A. J. Illingworth, M. L. Segond, and P. Tabary

P11B.10
Rain and Wet Hail Specific Attenuation Estimation for a 3D supercell case using RAMS model to simulate CASA X-band and WSR-88D S-band radar signals
Leyda León, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, Mayaguez, PR; and G. J. Huang, Y. Liu, V. N. Bringi, and A. M. Loftus

Handout (568.6 kB)

P11B.11
Real-time hydrometeor classification for the operational forecasting environment
Reino Keranen, Vaisala, Oyj, Helsinki, Finland; and V. Chandrasekar, E. Saltikoff, J. Holmes, and J. Selzler

Handout (1.2 MB)

P11B.12
Validation of polarimetric methods for attenuation correction at C band
Alexander V. Ryzhkov, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. Zhang, D. Hudak, J. L. Alford, M. Knight, and J. W. Conway

Handout (1.0 MB)

P11B.13
Ground clutter recognition using polarimetric spectral parameters
Dusan S. Zrnic, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and V. M. Melnikov

Handout (284.5 kB)

P11B.14
Use of Coherency to Improve Signal Detection in Dual-Polarization Weather Radars
Igor R. Ivic, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. S. Zrnic

Handout (339.4 kB)

P11B.15
Antenna design tradeoffs for dense distributed radar network for weather sensing
Jorge L. Salazar-Cerreno, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. McLaughlin and E. Knapp

Handout (668.7 kB)


Poster Session P12A
Results from Field Campaigns
Location: Halls C & D (Cairns Convention Center)
Host: 33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology
P12A.1
Convective characteristics and estimated heating structures from C-POL observations during TWP-ICE
Courtney Schumacher, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and K. L. Frederick

P12A.2
Aerosol and thermodynamic controls on tropical cloud systems during TWPICE and ACTIVE
Peter T. May, Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and G. Vaughan, G. Allen, T. W. Choularton, and P. J. Connolly

Handout (174.9 kB)

P12A.3
Drop size distribution retrievals during TWPICE
Bronwyn K. Dolman, ATRAD Pty Ltd, Thebarton, SA, Australia; and P. T. May and R. A. Vincent

P12A.5
Snow Study at CARE
Eunsil Jung, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and I. Zawadzki and G. Lee

Handout (436.9 kB)

P12A.6
Convection Initiation in Germany's Black Forest
Tammy M. Weckwerth, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. W. Wilson, J. M. Wurman, M. Hagen, and V. Wulfmeyer

P12A.7
Documentation of stratiform and cirriform region of MCSs anvils during the AMMA experiment
Dominique Bouniol, CNRS/Météo-France, Toulouse, France; and A. Protat, A. Plana-Fattori, and M. Papazzoni

P12A.8
NASA GPM/PMM Participation in the Canadian CloudSat/Calipso Validation Project (C3VP): Physical process studies in snow
Walter A. Petersen, National Space Science and Technology Center, Huntsville, AL; and D. Hudak, V. N. Bringi, P. Siqueira, A. Tokay, V. Chandrasekar, L. F. Bliven, R. Cifelli, T. Lang, S. Rutledge, and G. Skofronick-Jackson

Handout (771.9 kB)


Poster Session P13A
Severe Weather and Mesoscale Meteorology II
Location: Halls C & D (Cairns Convention Center)
Host: 33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology
P13A.1
DOW-based dynamic climatology of tornaodes
Curtis R. Alexander, Center for Severe Weather Research, Boulder, CO; and J. Wurman

P13A.2
Mobile Radar Based Dynamic Climatology of Tornadoes
Curtis R. Alexander, Center for Severe Weather Research, Boulder, CO; and J. Wurman

P13A.3
A detailed analysis of an extremely long-tracked supercell
Jason T. Martinelli, Creighton Univ., Omaha, NE

Handout (1.6 MB)

P13A.4
The Air France 358 incident of 2 August 2005 at Toronto International Airport
Paul Joe, Environment Canada, Downsview, ON, Canada

Handout (653.2 kB)

P13A.5
Doppler-radar analysis of a supercell that produced a cyclonic-anticyclonic pair of tornadoes in central Oklahoma
Jeffrey C. Snyder, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and H. B. Bluestein and J. B. Houser

P13A.6
Overview and future plans for the mobile weather radar program at OU
Michael I. Biggerstaff, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

P13A.7
Multi-pass objective analyses of radar data: Preliminary results
Mario Majcen, Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA; and P. Markowski, Y. P. Richardson, D. Dowell, and J. Wurman

Handout (2.3 MB)

P13A.8
The MRI portable X-band Doppler radar (X-POD): Status and Applications
Kenichi Kusunoki, MRI, Tsukuba, Japan; and T. Ichiyama

Handout (163.2 kB)

P13A.10
A new formulation of dual-Doppler analysis for convective flows
Corey K. Potvin, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. M. Shapiro and J. Gao

P13A.11
Analysis of the damaging wind in Linyi, Shandong, China on April 28th 2006
Junjian Zhu, CMA, Jinan, China; and X. Diao and J. Zhu

P13A.12
Bow echo characteristics in Romania
Aurora Stan-Sion, National Meteorological Administration, Bucharest, Romania; and C. I. Oprea and B. Antonescu

P13A.13
Using a low-order model to detect and characterize tornadoes in multiple-Doppler radar data
Corey K. Potvin, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. M. Shapiro, T. Y. Yu, J. Gao, and M. Xue

Handout (1.4 MB)

P13A.15
The design and initial testing of an X-band Doppler Radar for monitoring hazardous winds for railroad system
Wataru Kato, East Japan Railway Company, Saitama-shi, Saitama-pref, Japan; and H. Suzuki, M. Shimamura, K. Kusunoki, and T. Hayashi

Handout (2.5 MB)

P13A.16
A cool season low-topped supercell tornado event near Sydney, Australia
Harald Richter, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic., Australia

Handout (694.7 kB)

P13A.17
Doppler Radar Observations of the Interactions of Gravity Waves with Mesocyclones
Timothy Coleman, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and K. R. Knupp

Handout (559.9 kB)

P13A.20
Analysis of the 11 June 2003 Mesoscale Convective Vortex Genesis using Weather Surveillance Radar – 1988 Doppler (WSR-88D)
Amber E. Reynolds, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and L. D. Carey, F. Zhang, and C. A. Davis

Handout (2.0 MB)


Poster Session P13B
Wind Profilers / Operational Needs Worldwide, Networks and End to End Forecast Systems I
Location: Halls C & D (Cairns Convention Center)
Host: 33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology
P13B.1
Vertical wind observation in the tropical upper troposphere by VHF wind profiler—A case study
Masayuki Yamamoto, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, Japan; and T. Horinouchi, M. Niwano, N. Nishi, H. Hashiguchi, M. Yamamoto, and S. Fukao

P13B.2
Stratosphere–Troposphere Interaction Process in Mid-latitude Spring as Revealed by Xianghe VHF Doppler Radar and Other Related Data
Daren Lu, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; and W. Zhang, Y. Wang, and S. Duan

P13B.3
A 449MHz modular wind profiler development study
William O. J. Brown, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. A. Cohn, P. B. Chilson, and R. D. Palmer

Handout (645.2 kB)

P13B.4
Precipitation and Boundary Layer Studies Using UHF Radar /ISS, Disdrometer and Weather Radar in Taiwan
Pay-Liam Lin, National Central Univ., Jhong-Li, Taiwan; and H. C. Lai and H. H. Lin

P13B.5
Vertical structure of precipitation observed by NOAA profilers and NASA TRMM Precipitation Radar during NAME 2004
Christopher R. Williams, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and A. B. White, K. S. Gage, and F. M. Ralph

P13B.6
Quantitative precipitation estimation and error analysis with a UHF wind profiling radar and a two-dimensional video disdrometer
Laura M. Kanofsky, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma; and P. B. Chilson, T. J. Schuur, G. Zhang, Q. Cao, and E. A. Brandes

Handout (540.9 kB)

P13B.7
The effect of charged particles on the polar mesopause region, as observed by MST and meteor radars
Andrew P. Ballinger, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. B. Chilson, R. D. Palmer, S. Kirkwood, and N. J. Mitchell

Handout (554.0 kB)

P13B.8
Australian Bureau of Meteorology wind profiler network
Alex Kariko, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and D. Lockett and R. Atkinson

Handout (48.7 kB)

P13B.9
Quality information in processing chain—generalized method of documentation based on Unit of Transformation Step (UTS)
Zdzislaw Dziewit, Institute of Meteorology and Water Mangement, Warszawa, Poland

Handout (88.0 kB)

P13B.10
Weather radar education at the University of Oklahoma: An integrated inter-disciplinary approach
Robert D. Palmer, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and T. Y. Yu, G. Zhang, P. B. Chilson, M. I. Biggerstaff, M. B. Yeary, S. M. Torres, J. E. Crain, and Y. Zhang

Handout (50.5 kB)

P13B.11
TIFS developments inspired by the Beijing 2008 FDP
John Bally, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and A. J. Bannister and D. Scurrah

Handout (480.4 kB)

P13B.12
Implementation of the RNDSUP S-band Doppler radar systems for use in the Australian weather radar network
Ken Jarrott, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and C. Barnes, R. Jones, F. Cummings, L. McBean, M. Whitehead, R. Webb, T. Keenan, P. May, C. Brown, and J. Borgmann

Handout (195.8 kB)

P13B.13
Operational configuration and software evaluation of the RNDSUP Doppler radars for the Australian weather radar network
Bruce Gunn, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and R. Jones, A. Lane, P. T. May, E. Morgan, C. Barnes, and S. Beyer

Handout (1.0 MB)

P13B.14
The end-to-end severe thunderstorm forecasting system in Australia: overview and training issues
R. B. Deslandes, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and A. J. Bannister and H. Richter

Handout (1.3 MB)

P13B.15
The Australian weather radar network: current and future challenges
Agnes Lane, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and R. Atkinson and R. Stringer

Handout (59.6 kB)

P13B.16
The Australian nowcasting system
A. J. Bannister, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and J. Bally, K. Cheong, S. Dance, T. D. Keenan, and P. J. Purdam

Handout (709.8 kB)

P13B.17
Distribution of weather radar imagery via the internet at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology
A. Donaldson, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and R. Smyth, S. Fisher, R. Davidson, D. Adams, F. Longo, and J. Lubkowski

Handout (1.2 MB)

P13B.18
3D-Rapic—The Australian radar visualisation system
P. J. Purdam, BMRC, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Handout (1.5 MB)

P13B.21
Moasic of Radar Reflectivity Image using Height-Weighted Reflectivity Data
Jung-Hoon Lee, Kweather Co., Ltd., Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and S. H. Jung, K. E. Kim, B. H. Heo, and D. S. Kim

3:30 PM-4:00 PM: Thursday, 9 August 2007


Coffee Break in Halls C & D

4:00 PM-6:00 PM: Thursday, 9 August 2007


Session 11A
Severe Weather and Mesoscale Meteorology I (Parallel with 11B)
Location: Hall A (Cairns Convention Center)
Host: 33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Walter A. Petersen, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
4:00 PM
11A.1
Keynote: An Introduction to the QPESUMS Rerun Products for Rainfall Prediction of Landfall Typhoons in the Taiwan Area
Ben Jong-Dao Jou, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; and P. T. K. Chiou, P. L. Chang, M. D. Cheng, and M. J. Hong

4:45 PM
11A.3
5:00 PM
11A.4
Single-Doppler Radar Analysis of a Mesocyclone in the Taiwan Strait
Kun Zhao, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; and B. J. D. Jou
5:15 PM
11A.5
Overview of the HARIMAU2006 intensive observation for diurnal to intraseasonal rainfall variability study over Sumatera Island, Indonesia
Shuichi Mori, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan; and J. I. Hamada, N. Sakurai, M. Kawashima, Y. Fujiyoshi, F. Syamsudin, J. Matsumoto, and M. D. Yamanaka

5:30 PM
11A.6
A new formulation of advection-correction for radar data
Alan Shapiro, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma; and K. Donner and T. Y. Yu

5:45 PM
11A.7
Lightning Initiation and Intensity Nowcasting based on Isothermal Radar Reflectivity—A Conceptual Model
Linus H.Y. Yeung, Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, China; and E. S. T. Lai and S. K. S. Chiu

4:30 PM-6:00 PM: Thursday, 9 August 2007


Session 11B
Polarimetric Radar and Applications II (Parallel with 11A)
Location: Meeting Room 2 (Cairns Convention Center)
Host: 33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Robin J. Hogan, University of Reading
4:30 PM
11B.1
The use of co-polar correlation coefficient to separate regions of rain, melting layer and snow regions for applying corrections to vertical profiles of reflectivity
Sergey Y. Matrosov, CIRES/University of Colorado and NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and D. E. Kingsmill and K. A. Clark
4:45 PM
11B.2
Target Separation and Classification using Cloud Radar Doppler-Spectra
Matthias Richard Bauer-Pfundstein, METEK, Meteorologische Messtechnik GmbH, Elmshorn, Germany; and U. Goersdorf
5:00 PM
11B.3
5:15 PM
11B.4
Uncertainty of Zdr Calibration Techniques
J.C. Hubbert, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and F. Pratte, M. Dixon, and R. A. Rilling
5:45 PM
11B.5A
Differential reflectivity calibration without using vertical incidence observations
Dmitri N. Moisseev, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and V. Chandrasekar
6:00 PM
11B.6
Using polarimetry in mountainous terrain—potentials and challenges
Katja Friedrich, MeteoSwiss, Locarno-Monti, Switzerland; and U. Germann and P. Tabary

6:00 PM-6:00 PM: Thursday, 9 August 2007


Sessions End for the Day

Friday, 10 August 2007

6:00 AM-11:55 PM: Friday, 10 August 2007


Fri. 10 Aug

8:00 AM-10:00 AM: Friday, 10 August 2007


Session 12A
Results from field campaigns (Parallel with 12B)
Location: Hall A (Cairns Convention Center)
Host: 33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Edward J. Zipser, University of Utah
8:00 AM
12A.1
Keynote: The Tropical Warm Pool International Cloud Experiment (TWPICE)
Peter T. May, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and J. Mather, G. Vaughan, C. Jakob, G. McFarquhar, K. N. Bower, and G. G. Mace
8:30 AM
12A.2
Precipitation microphysics and vertical air motions retrieved from VHF, UHF, and S-band profilers during TWPICE
Christopher R. Williams, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and P. T. May

8:45 AM
12A.3
Radar observations of convection in a large-scale disturbance during NAMMA
Robert Cifelli, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO; and B. F. Smull, T. J. Lang, S. A. Rutledge, and E. J. Zipser
9:00 AM
12A.4
Polarimetric radar observations of mesoscale convective systems in West Africa
Paul A. Kucera, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and A. J. Newman, J. Gerlach, and A. Gaye

9:30 AM
12A.6
Horizontal Organization of Precipitating Systems and Its Relationship to Synoptic and Thermodynamic Conditions during NAME
Gustavo Pereira, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and S. A. Rutledge

9:45 AM
12A.7
Airborne Radar and Dropsonde Analysis of an Oceanic Cold Front
Roger M. Wakimoto, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and H. V. Murphey

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Friday, 10 August 2007


Session 12B
Nowcasting II (Parallel with 12A)
Location: Meeting Room 2 (Cairns Convention Center)
Host: 33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Rita D. Roberts, NCAR
8:30 AM
12B.1
Rationale and use of the CP2 Testbed in Brisbane, Australia
T. Keenan, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and J. W. Wilson, J. Lutz, K. Glasson, and P. T. May
8:45 AM
12B.2
Network architecture for small X-band weather radars—Test bed for automatic inter-calibration and nowcasting
Lisbeth Pedersen, DHI Water Environment Health & Technical University of Denmark, Aarhus, Denmark; and N. E. Jensen and H. Madsen
9:00 AM
12B.3
Nowcasting thunderstorms for the 2008 sumer olympics
James W. Wilson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. X. Chen, Y. C. Wang, and L. Wang
9:15 AM
12B.4
Integration of Probabilistic Weather Information with Air Traffic Management Decision-Making Tools—A Conceptual Vision for the Future
Matthias Steiner, NCAR / RAL, Boulder, CO; and R. E. Bateman, S. G. Benjamin, B. G. Brown, B. Carmichael, G. Davidson, J. A. Krozel, J. Mahoney, C. Mueller, J. Pinto, R. Rasmussen, and S. S. Weygandt
9:30 AM
12B.5
At-sea demonstration of the SPS-48E radar weather extraction capability
Paul R. Harasti, NRL, Monterey, CA; and M. Frost, Q. Zhao, J. Cook, L. Wagner, T. Maese, S. Potts, J. Pinto, D. Megenhardt, B. Hendrickson, and C. Kessinger
9:45 AM
12B.6

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Friday, 10 August 2007


Coffee Break (in Hallway Outside General Session Room)

10:30 AM-12:30 PM: Friday, 10 August 2007


Session 13A
Severe Weather and Mesoscale Meteorology II (Parallel with 13B)
Location: Hall A (Cairns Convention Center)
Host: 33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Ben Jong-Dao Jou, National Taiwan University
10:30 AM
13A.1
Low Level winds in tornadoes observed by radars and in situ instrumentation
Joshua Wurman, Center for Severe Weather Research, Boulder, CO

10:45 AM
13A.2
Preliminary results from the fielding of a disparate triad of mobile Doppler radars to study severe convective storms and tornadoes
Howard B. Bluestein, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. J. Frasier, R. Bluth, I. PopStefanija, R. L. Tanamachi, M. M. French, J. C. Snyder, J. B. Houser, P. S. Tsai, M. Ohene, and C. Baldi
11:15 AM
13A.3A
Distributed Collaborative Adaptive Radar Network: The CASA IP-1 Network and Tornado Observations
V. Chandrasekar, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and D. J. McLaughlin, J. A. Brotzge, M. Zink, B. D. Phillips, and Y. Wang

11:30 AM
13A.4
An Extended Dual-Doppler Radar Study of the Houston Rainfall and Lightning Anomalies
Lawrence D. Carey, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and V. A. McNear, M. L. Gauthier, and W. A. Petersen
11:45 AM
13A.5
12:00 PM
13A.6
Mesocyclone characteristics in Romania
Aurora Stan-Sion, National Meteorological Administration, Bucharest, Romania; and B. Antonescu

12:15 PM
13A.7
12:30 PM
13A.8
Development and Evolution of the Convective Boundary Layer
Tammy M. Weckwerth, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and L. J. Bennett, C. Kiemle, C. N. Flamant, Y. P. Richardson, and A. M. Blyth


Session 13B
Wind Profilers / Operational Needs Worldwide, Networks and End to End Forecast Systems I (Parallel with 13A)
Location: Meeting Room 2 (Cairns Convention Center)
Host: 33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Peter T. May, Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research
10:30 AM
13B.1
A VHF Windprofiler Network in Ontario and Quebec, Canada: Design Details and Capabilities
Wayne Hocking, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; and P. A. Taylor, P. S. Argall, I. Zawadzki, F. Fabry, G. Mcbean, R. Sica, H. Hangan, G. Klaassen, J. Barron, and R. Mercer
10:45 AM
13B.2
Cirriform cloud observation in the tropics by VHF wind profiler and 95-GHz cloud radar
Masayuki Yamamoto, Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere / Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, Japan; and Y. Ohno, H. Okamoto, H. Horie, K. Sato, N. Nishi, H. Kumagai, H. Nagata, M. Yamamoto, H. Hashiguchi, and S. Fukao
11:00 AM
13B.3
Structure of a daytime convective boundary layer revealed by a virtual radar based on large eddy simulation
Danny E. Scipion, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, Switzerland; and R. D. Palmer, E. Fedorovich, P. B. Chilson, and A. M. Botnick
11:15 AM
13B.4
Wind profiler observations of mountain waves and rotors at T-REX
S.A. Cohn, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. O. J. Brown
11:30 AM
13B.5
Operational multiple-Doppler wind synthesis over France
Olivier Bousquet, Meteo France, Toulouse, France; and P. Tabary and J. Parent
11:45 AM
13B.6
Impacts of wind turbine farms on WSR-88D radars
Donald W. Burgess, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and T. Crum and R. J. Vogt

12:00 PM
13B.7
Development of Weathernews' radar operations
Christopher W. Porter, Weathernews, Norman, OK; and N. Kunihiro, D. E. Jahn, and K. Droegemeier
12:15 PM
13B.8
Airborne RLAN and weather radar interference at C-Band
Paul Joe, Environment Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada; and F. Whetten, J. Scott, and D. Whetten

12:30 PM-1:30 PM: Friday, 10 August 2007


Lunch Break (Lunch Carts Available in Hallway Outside General Session Room)

1:30 PM-3:30 PM: Friday, 10 August 2007


Session 14
Operational Needs Worldwide, Networks and End-to-End Forecast Systems II
Location: Hall A (Cairns Convention Center)
Host: 33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Tom Keenan, BMRC
1:30 PM
14.1
Keynote: Implementation of an end to end Radar Network and Doppler Services Upgrade Project (RNDSUP)
Ray P. Canterford, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and B. Gunn and R. Webb

2:00 PM
14.2
Keynote: Weather Radar Networking in Southern Africa
Deon E. Terblanche, South African Weather Service, Pretoria, South Africa

2:30 PM
14.3
Keynote: Challenges in weather radar deployment
Robert Wright, Environmental Systems & Services Pty Ltd, Richmond, Vic., Australia

3:00 PM
14.4
The Hellenic Weather Radar Network—Upgrades, Description and Future Plans
Pavlos Kollias, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and G. Potiriadis, G. Alexakis, and E. Serpetzoglou

3:00 PM-3:00 PM: Friday, 10 August 2007


33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology Adjourns