33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology (6

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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

Coffee Break (Halls C & D)

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

Presentation PDF (310.6 kB)

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

Presentation PDF (226.2 kB)

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

Evaluating incremental improvements in precipitation estimation using an ensemble of hydrologic simulations

Jonathan J. Gourley, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. P. Jorgensen

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

Presentation PDF (681.4 kB)

12:15 PM

2.7

Convective rainfall amounts, ice water content and total lightning for individual storms from different climate regions

Wiebke Deierling, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. A. Petersen and S. Ellis

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

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

P2.12

The value of portable radars in improving precipitation estimation over complex terrain: Results from the 2005–2006 HydroMet Testbed Project in the American river basin

David P. Jorgensen, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. J. Gourley and S. Matrosov

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

P3.1

NEXRAD in space and its potential impact on tropical cyclone simulation

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

P3.3

Estimation of the drop size distribution parameter in the rain profiling algorithm for the TRMM Precipitation Radar

Toshio Iguchi, NICT, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan

Handout (68.8 kB)

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)

P3.15

Mixed Phase Clouds Observed During the Canadian CloudSat/CALIPSO Validation Project

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

P4.6

Assimilation of multiple WSR-88D radar observations for short-term prediction of convective storms: a case study of the IHOP June 12-13 convective system

Juanzhen Sun, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and Y. Zhang

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

Improved precipitation forecast by correcting phase and intensity errors of a meso-scale numerical model

GyuWon Lee, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Xu and J. W. Wilson

Handout (468.4 kB)

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.1

An analytical expression for Doppler radar spectra related to terminal velocity with non-uniform drop size distribution

Ming Fang, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. J. Doviak

P6A.2

Long-term radar observations of the convective lines off the mountainous coast of southeastern Taiwan

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

Coffee Break in Halls C & D

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

Keynote: Weather regimes and extreme events: Extracting information from TRMM's 9-Year database

Edward Zipser, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

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

Presentation PDF (1.2 MB)

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

Presentation PDF (676.6 kB)

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

Presentation PDF (258.5 kB)

Sessions Adjourn for the Day

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

Tues. 7 Aug

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

Presentation PDF (428.5 kB)

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

Presentation PDF (66.6 kB)

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

Presentation PDF (1.6 MB)

9:00 AM

4A.4

Multiple Radar Data Assimilation and Short-range Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting of a Squall Line Observed during IHOP_2002

Qingnong Xiao, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Sun

9:15 AM

4A.5

High-Resolution Radar Data Assimilation for Hurricane Isabel (2003) at Landfall

Qingyun Zhao, NRL, Monterey, CA; and Y. Jin

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

Presentation PDF (2.0 MB)

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

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

Presentation PDF (495.2 kB)

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

Presentation PDF (655.7 kB)

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.

Coffee Break in Halls C & D

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

Presentation PDF (977.5 kB)

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

Presentation PDF (423.6 kB)

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

Presentation PDF (307.4 kB)

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

Presentation PDF (1.3 MB)

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

Presentation PDF (393.4 kB)

12:15 PM

5.6

RTFV: A real time forecast verification system

Elizabeth Ebert, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and B. Brown

Presentation PDF (199.3 kB)

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

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.9

Intercomparison of simulations using 4 WRF microphysical schemes with dual-Polarization data for a German squall line

Monika Pfeifer, DLR, Wessling, Germany; and W. A. Gallus Jr.

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)

P7.11

Automatic determination of noise power levels during operational data collection with weather radars

P7.12

Analysis and Mitigation of WLAN Interferences

Frank Gekat, Selex-Gematronik, Neuss, Germany; and D. Rühl and M. Pool

Handout (84.0 kB)

P7.13

IQManager—a tool for integrated record and replay of IQ data

P7.14

SMPRF: The Finnish range velocity ambiguity mitigation technique

P7.15

Analyst—monitoring and analysing radar system parameters

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.1

The decomposition of heterogeneous rain into homogeneous components: results from a statistical inversion of count data

Handout (368.6 kB)

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.9

Mobile Micro Rain Radar (MRR) deployment in North Carolina

P8A.10

Retrieval of LWC in stratocumulus clouds using two mode representation of drop size distributions

P8A.11

Dual-wavelength radar water vapor and cloud liquid water estimates: Verification and assimilation into a cloud model

P8A.12

Snowflake size distribution retrievals from a UHF profiler

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)

P10.8

Prototype products for ground validation in the GPM-era

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)

Coffee Break in Halls C & D

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

Presentation PDF (392.2 kB)

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

Presentation PDF (319.0 kB)

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

Presentation PDF (448.3 kB)

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

Presentation PDF (719.4 kB)

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

Presentation PDF (313.7 kB)

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

Presentation PDF (1.3 MB)

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

Presentation PDF (1.2 MB)

5:45 PM

6B.6

Evaluation of precipitation forecasts by combined information content of polarimetric cloud and weather radar as well as disdrometer data

Monika Pfeifer, DLR, Wessling, Germany; and M. Hagen, J. Handwerker, and W. Yen

Sessions Adjourn for the Day

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

Wed. 8 Aug

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

Presentation PDF (57.8 kB)

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

Presentation PDF (268.6 kB)

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

Presentation PDF (2.3 MB)

9:15 AM

7.5

Range oversampling techniques for polarimetric radars with dual transmitters

Sebastian M. Torres, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Presentation PDF (185.0 kB)

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

Presentation PDF (1.4 MB)

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

Presentation PDF (848.6 kB)

Coffee Break in Halls C & D

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

Presentation PDF (716.4 kB)

8A.2

Radar observations of rainfall variability using non-Rayleigh signal fluctuations

Presentation PDF (333.1 kB)

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

Presentation PDF (872.8 kB)

11:30 AM

8A.4

The Characteristics of Raindrop Size Distribution and Drop Shape Relation in Typhoon Systems from 2D-Video Disdrometer and NCU C-Band Polarimetric Radar

Wei-Yu Chang, Chinese Culture University, Taipei, Taiwan; and T. C. Chen Wang

Presentation PDF (2.8 MB)

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

Presentation PDF (1.8 MB)

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

Presentation PDF (144.5 kB)

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

Presentation PDF (2.3 MB)

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

Presentation PDF (2.0 MB)

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

Spaced-Antenna Interferometry to Locate Discrete Objects and Sub-Volume Inhomogeneities of Reflectivity

Guifu Zhang, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. J. Doviak

Presentation PDF (1.3 MB)

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

Presentation PDF (830.0 kB)

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

Presentation PDF (173.1 kB)

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

Presentation PDF (332.1 kB)

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

Presentation PDF (910.2 kB)

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

Presentation PDF (2.6 MB)

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

Presentation PDF (1.6 MB)

Sessions Adjourn for the Day

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

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

Thurs. 9 Aug

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

Coffee Break in Halls C & D

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

Keynote: Polarimetric upgrade of the WSR-88D (NEXRAD) network

Dusan S. Zrnic, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK

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

Presentation PDF (737.6 kB)

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

Presentation PDF (855.5 kB)

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

Presentation PDF (594.1 kB)

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

Presentation PDF (2.9 MB)

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

Presentation PDF (2.9 MB)

10.7

Identification of aircraft icing conditions with a polarimetric WSR-88D

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

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

Real-time implementation of VORTRAC at the National Hurricane Center

Paul R. Harasti, NRL, Monterey, CA; and W. C. Lee and M. Bell

Handout (1008.2 kB)

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.4

Comparisons of retrieved drop size distributions from a video and JW disdrometer observed during the NAMMA field campaign

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.9

High resolution observations of terrain modified storms using the MRI portable X-band Doppler radar (X-POD)

Kenichi Kusunoki, MRI, Tsukuba, Japan; and H. Iwasaki

Handout (1.4 MB)

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.14

Performance of two velocity dealiasing algorithms on Terminal Doppler Weather Radar data

Arthur Witt, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK

Handout (2.5 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.18

The evolution and structure of a tornadic supercell storm in Finland on 12 June 1998

P13A.19

Preliminary analysis of a severe winter storm in central Oklahoma using data from the CASA, dual-polarization, Doppler-radar network

Jana B. Houser, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and H. B. Bluestein

Handout (2.9 MB)

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.19

Radar visualization and data exporter tools to support interoperability and the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS), from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)

Stephen Del Greco, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and S. Ansari

Handout (370.1 kB)

P13B.20

A case-study of a Severe Thunderstorm Warning event in Sydney, Australia: combining forecaster input with automated nowcast guidance

Ewan Mitchell, BMRC, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia; and R. Webb

Handout (938.2 kB)

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

Coffee Break in Halls C & D

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

4:30 PM

11A.2

Atmospheric vortex structures retrieved from single-Doppler radar observations. Part I: The Generalized VTD (GVTD) technique

Wen-Chau Lee, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. J. D. Jou

4:45 PM

11A.3

Atmospheric vortex structures retrieved from single-Doppler radar observations. Part II: Objective method to deduce mean wind vector using the GVTD technique

Tsung-Jung Lee, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; and B. J. D. Jou, W. C. Lee, and K. Zhao

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

Presentation PDF (993.5 kB)

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

Presentation PDF (1.9 MB)

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

Presentation PDF (337.7 kB)

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

Presentation PDF (1.1 MB)

5:00 PM

11B.3

Adaptive technique to extract the intrinsic insects' backscatter differential phase from polarimetric spectra

Svetlana Bachmann, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. S. Zrnic

Presentation PDF (375.3 kB)

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

Presentation PDF (793.4 kB)

11B.5

Polarimetric signatures of ground clutter

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

Presentation PDF (126.0 kB)

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

Sessions End for the Day

Fri. 10 Aug

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

Presentation PDF (504.5 kB)

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

Presentation PDF (1.1 MB)

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

9:15 AM

12A.5

Documentation of the dynamical, microphysical, and radiative properties of the stratiform part of West-African squall lines sampled with the airborne cloud radar RASTA during AMMA

Mathieu Papazzoni, CETP, Vélizy, France; and A. Protat, A. Plana-Fattori, D. Bouniol, and J. Delanoë

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

Presentation PDF (1.1 MB)

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

Presentation PDF (348.7 kB)

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

Presentation PDF (2.5 MB)

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

Presentation PDF (2.4 MB)

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

Presentation PDF (542.9 kB)

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

Presentation PDF (1.3 MB)

9:45 AM

12B.6

Determining Snowfall Rate and Ice Water Contents from Reflectivity for Winter Nowcasting of Precipitation and Visibility

Faisal S. Boudala, Environment Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada; and G. A. Isaac

Coffee Break (in Hallway Outside General Session Room)

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

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13A.3

Development, Evolution, and Forcing of the Rear Inflow Jet Within the 29 June 2003 Kansas BAMEX Bow Echo

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

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11:45 AM

13A.5

The dependence of modes of propagation of quasi-linear convective systems on the boundary layer: A multi-sensor analysis

Kevin R. Knupp, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and T. Coleman

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

Fine structure of gustfront observed by Doppler radar, Doppler sodar, surface weather station and photogrammetry

Fumiaki Kobayashi, National Defense Academy, Yokosuka, Japan

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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

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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

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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

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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

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11:30 AM

13B.5

Operational multiple-Doppler wind synthesis over France

Olivier Bousquet, Meteo France, Toulouse, France; and P. Tabary and J. Parent

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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

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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

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

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

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14.5

The NOAA Joint Radar Planning Team's Strategic Vision for 2025: An Integrated National Weather Radar System

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