34th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Program Chairs: Gerald M. Heymsfield , NASA/GSFC ; Ali Tokay , JCET/Univ. of Maryland and NASA/GSFC

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Sunday, 4 October 2009

5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Sunday, 4 October 2009


Registration Open
Location: Registration / Promenade (Williamsburg Marriott)

Monday, 5 October 2009

7:30 AM-5:30 PM: Monday, 5 October 2009


Registration Open
Location: Registration / Promenade (Williamsburg Marriott)

8:30 AM-9:00 AM: Monday, 5 October 2009


Session
Welcome & Introduction
Location: Auditorium (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
8:30 AM
Welcome and Conference Introduction

8:45 AM
Welcome Remarks
James G. Kennedy, Chairperson, James City County Board of Supervisors, Williamsburg, VA

9:00 AM-9:25 AM: Monday, 5 October 2009


Keynote Speaker Session 1
Precipitation and Cloud Microphysics I
Location: Auditorium (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Alexis Berne, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
9:00 AM
KS1.1
Keynote Talk: Tropical cloud properties as a function of regime
Peter T. May, Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and A. Protat, S. Collis, V. Bringi, and M. Thurai

9:30 AM-10:00 AM: Monday, 5 October 2009


Session 2
Exhibitor Introductions
Location: Auditorium (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
9:30 AM
2.1
Baron Services' New Dual-Polarization Developments for Doppler Weather Radar
B. Walker, Baron Services, Inc., Huntsville, AL; and R. Braswell

9:37 AM
2.2
SELEX-Gematronik Weather Radar Systems
Petra Bartasonok, SELEX Sistemi Integrati GmbH, Neuss, Germany
9:44 AM
2.3

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 5 October 2009


Coffee Break—Sponsored by Enterprise Electronics Corporation (EEC)
Location: President's Ballroom (Williamsburg Marriott)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 5 October 2009


Session 3A
Precipitation and Cloud Microphysics I
Location: Auditorium (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Alexis Berne, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
10:30 AM
3A.1
11:15 AM
3A.4
A network of disdrometers to quantify the small scale variability of the microstructure of precipitation
Joël Jaffrain, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland; and A. Berne, A. Studzinski, and F. Pantillon
11:30 AM
3A.5
Implications of a λ - µ relationship for Z-R relationships
Paul L. Smith, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD
11:45 AM
3A.6
Searching for the equilibrium raindrop size distribution: Observations and simulations
Xiaowen Li, GESTAR/Morgan State University and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and W. K. Tao, A. Tokay, and C. R. Williams


Session 3B
Nowcasting I
Location: Room 18 (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Dmitri Moisseev, University of Helsinki
10:30 AM
3B.1
If Lagrange fails, Doppler steps in: A solution for nowcasting intense orographic rainfall?
U. Germann, MeteoSwiss, Locarno-Monti, Switzerland; and L. Panziera, A. M. Hering, and M. Gabella
11:00 AM
3B.3A
11:30 AM
3B.4
11:45 AM
3B.5
Deriving Surface Values of Refractivity from an Operational C-band Precipitation Radar Network
John Nicol, National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Reading, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom; and A. J. Illingworth, K. Bartholomew, and M. Kitchen
12:00 PM
3B.6
Improved precipitation nowcasting algorithm using a high-resolution NWP model and national radar mosaic
Zachary M. DuFran, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc., Norman, OK; and R. L. Carpenter Jr., B. L. Shaw, G. Lee, A. Kilambi, and I. Zawadzki

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 5 October 2009


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:30 PM: Monday, 5 October 2009


Poster Session 1
Nowcasting
Location: President's Ballroom (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
P1.1
Study of Nowcasting & Warning Operational System in Middle Yangtze River and its Technology
Yufa Wan, Institute of Heavy Rain, Wuhan, Hubei, China; and Z. Wang, Y. Xiao, J. Zhang, C. Wu, J. Wang, and T. Wu

P1.2
McGill Algorithm for Precipitation nowcasting by Lagrangian Extrapolation (MAPLE) applied to the South Korean radar network. Part 1: Sensitivity studies of the Variational Echo Tracking (VET) technique
Hee Choon Lee, Korea Meteorological Administration, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and A. Bellon, A. Kilambi, and I. Zawadzki

Handout (1.3 MB)

P1.5
McGill Algorithm for Precipitation nowcasting by Lagrangian Extrapolation (MAPLE) applied to the South Korean Radar Netwotk. Part 2: Real-time verification for the summer season
Hee Choon Lee, Korea Meteorological Administration, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and Y. H. Lee, J. C. Ha, D. E. Chang, A. Bellon, I. Zawadzki, and G. Lee

Handout (992.3 kB)

P1.3
Evaluation of a multiple-Doppler vortex detection and characterization technique using real radar observations
Corey K. Potvin, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. M. Shapiro and J. Gao

Handout (1.6 MB)

P1.4
Characterization of the error structure of precipitation nowcasting
Jordi Roca-Sancho, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain; and M. Berenguer, I. Zawadzki, and D. Sempere-Torres

Handout (564.1 kB)

P1.6
The New Weather Radar for America's Space Program in Florida: A Temperature Profile Adaptive Scan Strategy
Lawrence D. Carey, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and W. P. Roeder, K. M. McGrath, W. A. Petersen, and W. Deierling

Handout (374.4 kB)

P1.7
Improved precipitation nowcasting: Model errors and their correction in operational NWPs at different scales
Gyuwon Lee, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea, Republic of (South); and I. Zawadzki, J. Wilson, M. Xu, A. Kilambi, and J. Pinto

P1.8
Mesoscale boundaries and thunderstorm initiation during SoWMEX/TiMREX
Rong-Guang Hsiu, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; and B. J. D. Jou and W. C. Lee

P1.9
Impact of improved radar detection capability in clear air observations
Maria Andrea Lima, Meteorogical Research Institute, Bauru, SP, Brazil; and R. V. Calheiros

Handout (299.1 kB)

P1.10
Storm Cell Identification and Tracking (SCIT) applications in the North-eastern Italian Region Veneto
Andrea Rossa, Meteorological Centre of Teolo, Teolo, Italy; and A. Dalla Fontana, M. Calza, and M. Monai

P1.11
Assessing the benefits of dual-polarimetric radar information for lightning potential nowcasting
Wiebke Deierling, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and W. A. Petersen, L. Carey, and C. Kessinger


Poster Session 2
Precipitation and Cloud Microphysics
Location: President's Ballroom (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
P2.1
Radar based simultaneous estimates of cloud and rainfall parameters
Sergey Y. Matrosov, CIRES/University of Colorado and NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO

P2.2
Maximum likelihood estimation from a left-truncated distribution
Roger W. Johnson, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD; and D. Kliche and P. L. Smith

Handout (460.8 kB)

P2.4
Investigation of microphysical processes occurring in convection during NAME
Angela K. Rowe, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and S. A. Rutledge

P2.3 has been withdrawn

P2.5
Evaluation of Weather Modification by Aircraft by the Use of CINRAD
Ruibo Zhang, Weather Modification Office of Guangxi, Nanning, Guangxi, China; and X. Zhong and C. Yao

Handout (550.5 kB)

P2.6
Application of Zphi® algorithm on AMMA radar data: description of west african squall lines
Samuel Jolivet, LATMOS, Vélizy, France; and D. Aurelien, V. Nicolas, and E. Le Bouar

Handout (1.6 MB)

P2.7
Attenuation of radar signal in melting hail at C band
Lesya Borowska, Meteorological Institute at the University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; and A. V. Ryzhkov, D. S. Zrnic, P. Zhang, D. Hudak, P. Neilley, M. Knight, R. D. Palmer, B. L. Cheong, A. Battaglia, and C. Simmer

Handout (344.6 kB)

P2.8
Total scan: a full volume scanning strategy
Dominik Jacques, EC, Dorval, PQ, Canada; and I. Zawadzki

Handout (1.0 MB)

P2.9
Snowflake distribution characteristics from HVSD measurements
Wanda Szyrmer, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and E. Jung and I. Zawadzki

Handout (2.6 MB)

P2.10
Three body scattering and hail size
Dusan S. Zrnic, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and G. Zhang, V. Melnikov, and J. Andric

P2.11
The impact of evaporation on polarimetric characteristics of rain: theoretical model and practical implications
Matthew R. Kumjian, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK ; and A. V. Ryzhkov

Handout (805.7 kB)

P2.12
Polarimetric observations of precipitating and non-precipitating clouds
Jelena Andric, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. Zrnic and V. Melnikov

Handout (1.0 MB)

P2.13
The variability of the microphysical and radiative properties of tropical ice clouds from CloudSat-CALIPSO and ground-based ARM radar-lidar observations
Alain Protat, Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, Melbourne, Australia; and J. Delanoë, P. T. May, and E. O'Connor

P2.14
Comparison of space and ground-based radar reflectivity and derived rainfall
Nick Guy, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and S. A. Rutledge, R. Cifelli, and T. Lang

P2.15
P2.16
Drop-Size Distribution Studies in N. Alabama as Applied to Simulated and Observed C-Band Dual-polarimetric Radar Measurements
Walter A. Petersen, NASA/Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA; and L. D. Carey and M. Thurai

P2.17
A precipitation profiler simulator
Christopher R. Williams, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Handout (97.7 kB)

P2.18
Using TRMM to resolve tropical convection for lightning climatology
Anita LeRoy, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and W. A. Petersen and D. J. Cecil

P2.19
Some precipitation characteristics of an autumn torrential rainfall event in northern Taiwan as determined from dual-polarization radar data
Ya-Chien Feng, National Central University, Jhongli City, Taiwan; and T. C. C. Wang and B. T. Ji

P2.20
Classification of precipitation types during transitional winter weather using the RUC model and polarimetric radar retrievals
Hyang-Suk Park, Korea Meteorological Administration, Jeju-do, Korea, Republic of (South); and A. V. Ryzhkov, H. D. Reeves, and T. J. Schuur

Handout (2.2 MB)

P2.21
Precipitation and cloud microphysics evaluation for a landfalling winter storm using a mesoscale model
Mei Han, GESTAR/Morgan State University, Greenbelt, MD; and S. A. Braun

P2.22
Extended retrievals of precipitation parameters in Niamey, Niger from a 95-GHz Doppler radar
Scott Giangrande, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and E. Luke, M. A. Miller, and P. Kollias

P2.23
Toward decoding the morphology of millimeter wavelength Doppler radar spectra
Edward Luke, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY; and P. Kollias

P2.24
The characteristics of raindrop size distribution and optimal moment estimator
Min Jang, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of (South); and D. Lee, C. You, G. J. Seo, S. H. Park, G. O. Lee, and H. Uyeda

P2.25
A framework for the statistical analysis of large radar and lightning datasets
Timothy J. Lang, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and A. Anderson and S. Rutledge

P2.26
Evaluation of networked based attenuation correction in CASA IP1 testbed
S. Lim, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and V. Chandrasekar

Handout (409.7 kB)

P2.28
Climatological drop-size distributions and Z-R relations in Southeast Texas
Courtney Schumacher, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and K. Brugman and L. Hopper

P2.29
A Study of Comparison of Reflectivity Using WSR-88D and Disdrometers
Aaron C. Ferrel, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and A. Tokay, C. Schumacher, L. D. Carey, D. B. Wolff, and D. A. Marks

P2.30
Is there a weekly cycle of warm season precipitation?
J. D. Tuttle, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. E. Carbone and D. W. Nychka

Handout (1.8 MB)


Poster Session 3
Observations of Clouds and Radiation
Location: President's Ballroom (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
P3.1
Extending the capabilities of the polarimetric WSR-88D: observations of cirrus clouds and moist layers
Valery Melnikov, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS, Norman, OK; and P. B. Chilson and D. B. Mechem

Handout (1.1 MB)

P3.3
Browsing a wealth of millimeter-wavelength Doppler spectra data
Karen L. Johnson, BNL, Upton, NY; and E. P. Luke, P. Kollias, J. Remillard, K. B. Widener, and M. P. Jensen


Poster Session 4
Wind Profilers / Operational Needs
Location: President's Ballroom (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
P4.2
Quantitative bird migration information from operational weather radars
Adriaan Dokter, KNMI, De Bilt, Netherlands; and F. Liechti, L. Delobbe, P. Tabary, and I. Holleman

P4.3
Vertical Rain Attenuation Characteristics of Ka- and Ku-band observed by the 400-MHz Wind Profiler
Katsuhiro Nakagawa, NICT, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan; and S. Kawamura, S. Sekizawa, H. Hanado, and T. Iguchi

P4.5
An advanced weather radar network for the Baltic Sea Region: BALTRAD
D. B. Michelson, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Norrköping, Sweden; and V. Filimonov, R. S. Gill, T. Kaldma, J. Lahtinen, M. Peura, M. Rasmussen, E. Smalins, and M. Szewczykowski

P4.6
UHF Wind Profilers will Support Nowcasting During the Vancouver 2010 Olympic/Paralympic Winter Games
Norman Donaldson, EC, Toronto, ON, Canada; and E. F. Campos and P. Joe

P4.7
Enhanced Velocity Azimuth Display Wind Profile (EVWP) Function
J. N. Chrisman, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK; and S. D. Smith

Handout (2.3 MB)

P4.8
Performance of a new velocity dealiasing algorithm for the WSR-88D
Arthur Witt, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and R. A. Brown and Z. Jing

Handout (673.1 kB)

P4.9
Radar Data at NOAA's National Climatic Data Center
Alan Hall, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and S. A. Del Greco and S. Ansari

3:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 5 October 2009


Coffee Break
Location: President's Ballroom (Williamsburg Marriott)

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 5 October 2009


Session 4A
Precipitation and Cloud Microphysics II
Location: Auditorium (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Tristan S. L'Ecuyer, Colorado State Univ.
4:00 PM
4A.1
Vertical structures of storm: Clues of microphysical processes and density of snow
Gyuwon Lee, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea, Republic of (South); and I. Zawadzki, A. J. Heymsfield, D. Hudak, E. Jung, P. Rodriguez, F. Fabry, A. Bansemer, and B. Sheppard
4:15 PM
4A.2
CloudSat Data Processing Center—Cloud Profiling Radar (CPR) data processing, products, and user applications
Donald L. Reinke, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and P. T. Partain, S. P. Longmore, D. G. Reinke, and S. D. Miller
4:30 PM
4A.3
4:45 PM
4A.4
Snow Detection and Estimation from Ku- and Ka-Band Dual-Wavelength Radar
Liang Liao, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Greenbelt, MD; and R. Meneghini
5:15 PM
4A.5
A Study of Cirrus Ice Particle Size Distribution Using TC4 Observations
Lin Tian, Goddard Earth Science and Technology Center / Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, Greenbelt, MD
5:30 PM
4A.6
Polarimetric characteristics of melting hail at S and C bands
Alexander V. Ryzhkov, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK

Session 4B
Wind Profiler Studies
Location: Room 18 (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Christopher R. Williams, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado
4:00 PM
4B.1
Multiple Doppler radar and profiler analysis of an intense wake low event
Kevin R. Knupp, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL ; and T. A. Coleman
4:30 PM
4B.3
Turbulence kinetic energy and dissipation rate estimated from a virtual wind profiler and verified through large-eddy simulations
Danny E. Scipion, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and E. Fedorovich, R. D. Palmer, P. B. Chilson, and A. M. Botnick
4:45 PM
4B.4
Evaluation of a convective storm sampling strategy for the ARM profiler network
Scott Giangrande, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and B. Soderholm, M. P. Jensen, R. L. Coulter, and P. Kollias
5:00 PM
4B.5
Humidity profile retrieval with the Clermont-Ferrand VHF wind profiler
Joël Van Baelen, Laboratoire de Météorologie Physique, Aubière, France; and V. Klaus and Y. Pointin
5:15 PM
4B.6
A new 449 MHz wind profiler radar: evaluation of antennas, amplifiers and capabilities
B. Lindseth, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. O. J. Brown, S. A. Cohn, J. R. Jordan, D. Law, and T. Hock

6:00 PM-8:00 PM: Monday, 5 October 2009


Icebreaker Reception—Sponsored by Gematronik GmbH
Location: President's Ballroom (Williamsburg Marriott)

Tuesday, 6 October 2009

8:00 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 6 October 2009


Session 5A
Spaceborne Radar I
Location: Auditorium (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Walter A. Petersen, National Space Science and Technology Center
8:00 AM
5A.1
Keynote Talk: Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar (DPR) in the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission
Toshio Iguchi, NICT, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan; and R. Oki, K. Nakamura, S. Seto, H. Hanado, and R. Meneghini
8:45 AM
5A.3
Surface reference technique required for a primitive retrieval algorithm of GPM/DPR
Shinta Seto, Institute of Industrial Science, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan; and T. Iguchi and T. Oki
9:00 AM
5A.4
Cloud Profiling Radar for the ACE Mission
Simone Tanelli, JPL/California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and S. L. Durden, E. Im, G. M. Heymsfield, P. Racette, and D. O. Starr

9:15 AM
5A.5
Development Status of the EarthCARE/CPR
Kazuyuki Okada, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Ibaraki, Japan; and T. Kimura, H. Nakatsuka, K. Sato, Y. Sakaide, and N. Takahashi
9:30 AM
5A.6
Warm clouds and light rain—new insights from CloudSat and the A-train
Graeme L. Stephens, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
9:45 AM
5A.7
A conical scan type spaceborne precipitation radar
Ken'ichi Okamoto, Tottori University of Environmental Studies, Tottori, Japan; and S. Shige and T. Manabe

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 6 October 2009


Session 5B
Severe Weather I
Location: Room 18 (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Speaker: Aurora Bell, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
8:30 AM
5B.1
Observations of tornadogenesis using the MWR-05XP, a mobile, phased-array, X-band, Doppler radar
Howard B. Bluestein, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. M. French, I. PopStefanija, R. Bluth, and J. Knorr
8:45 AM
5B.2
Variability in the kinematic structure of Super Tuesday storms
Todd A. Murphy, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and K. Knupp
9:00 AM
5B.3
Supercell Collapse Phase: an example
Leslie R. Lemon, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
9:30 AM
5B.5
Radar observations of supercells during VORTEX2
Donald W. Burgess, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. I. Biggerstaff, L. J. Wicker, C. L. Ziegler, E. R. Mansell, D. P. Betten, G. D. Carrie, C. M. Schwarz, and T. E. Thompson
9:45 AM
5B.6
A preliminary analysis of a tornadic supercell using mobile, phased-array Doppler radar data
Michael M. French, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and H. B. Bluestein, I. PopStefanija, R. Bluth, and C. Baldi

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Tuesday, 6 October 2009


Coffee Break—Sponsored by Distromet Ltd.
Location: President's Ballroom (Williamsburg Marriott)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 6 October 2009


Session 6A
Spaceborne Radar II
Location: Auditorium (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Rob Cifelli, Colorado State University
10:30 AM
6A.1
Doppler measurements of cloud profiling radar of EarthCARE
Yuichi Ohno, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Tokyo, Japan; and H. Horie, N. Takahashi, H. Kumagai, K. Sato, H. Nakarsuka, K. Okada, Y. Sakaide, and T. Kimura
10:45 AM
6A.2
Utilizing spaceborne radars to retrieve dry snowfall from a global and regional perspective
Mark S. Kulie, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI; and R. Bennartz
11:00 AM
6A.3
NASA Global Precipitation Mission ground validation implementation
Walter A. Petersen, NASA/Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA
11:15 AM
6A.4
Using TRMM vround validation data to assess global rainfall products
David B. Wolff, NASA/GSFC and SSAI, Greenbelt, MD; and B. Fisher
11:30 AM
6A.5
Evaluation of the TRMM PR Algorithms in Complex Terrain
Stephen W. Nesbitt, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Session 6B
Severe Weather II
Location: Room 18 (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Joshua Wurman, Center for Severe Weather Research
10:30 AM
6B.1
Study on the 3D Structure of the Severe Heavy Rainfall in Chuzhou area during 1~2 August 2008 with Dual-Doppler Radar
HaiGuang Zhou Sr., Chinese Academy of Meteorological Science, Beijing, Beijing, China

11:00 AM
6B.3
Dual-Doppler observations of a destructive windstorm in Brisbane, Australia
Harald Richter, Bureau of Meteorology Training Centre, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and S. Collis, P. T. May, and E. Nelson
11:15 AM
6B.4
Analysis of Convergence Boundaries Observed during IHOP
Roger M. Wakimoto, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and H. V. Murphey
11:30 AM
6B.5
The Black Sea influence in convective storms initiation in South Eastern Romania
Aurora Bell, Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Australia; and D. Carbunaru, B. Antonescu, and S. Burcea
11:45 AM
6B.6
Radar Observations of Convective Cells and Identification of Hotspots in mountainous Terrain
Martin Hagen, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany; and J. Van Baelen and E. Richard

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 6 October 2009


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 6 October 2009


Poster Session 5
Advanced Radar Technologies and Signal Processing I
Location: President's Ballroom (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
P5.1
New science for the WSR-88D: staggered PRT implementation on the SIGMET RVP8
Darcy S. Saxion, NEXRAD Radar Operations Center, Norman, OK; and R. D. Rhoton, R. L. Ice, J. C. Krause, O. E. Boydstun, W. D. Zittel, L. A. Torres, and D. A. Warde

Handout (1006.9 kB)

P5.2
P5.3
Automatic clutter mitigation in the WSR-88D, design, evaluation, and implementation
Richard L. Ice, Air Force Weather Agency, Norman, OK; and R. D. Rhoton, J. C. Krause, D. S. Saxion, O. E. Boydstun, A. K. Heck, J. N. Chrisman, D. S. Berkowitz, W. D. Zittel, and D. A. Warde

Handout (721.1 kB)

P5.4
Evaluate the Coupled Term in Spectrum Width Equation using the Data Observed by WSR-88D
Ming Fang, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. J. Doviak

Handout (635.1 kB)

P5.5
Improvements of the French operational triple-PRT Doppler scheme
Clotilde Augros, Météo France, Trappes, France; and P. Tabary

Handout (381.4 kB)

P5.6
Improving performance of staggered-PRT clutter filtering for longer PRTs via shrewd windowing
Svetlana M. Bachmann, Lockheed Martin, Syracuse, NY; and M. D. Tracy

Handout (543.7 kB)

P5.8
Using Signal Coherency to Improve Detection on Weather Radars
Igor R. Ivic, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. M. Torres

Handout (618.2 kB)

P5.9
Techniques for Rapid Scanning Weather Surveillance using the MWR-05XP, a mobile, phased-array, X-band, Doppler radar
Ivan PopStefanija, ProSensing, Amherst, MA; and B. Seeger, C. Baldi, R. Bluth, P. Buczynski, and H. B. Bluestein

P5.10
Generalized SZ phase codes to mitigate range and velocity ambiguities
Sebastian M. Torres, CIMMS, Norman, OK; and D. S. Zrnic

Handout (299.0 kB)

P5.11
The Range-Overlaid Staggered PRT Algorithm
David A. Warde, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. M. Torres

P5.12
Frequency Diversity Wideband Waveforms for Dual-Polarization Weather Radars
Nitin Bharadwaj, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA; and V. Chandrasekar

Handout (906.1 kB)

P5.13
Enhanced Moment Estimation of OU-PRIME Through Advanced Signal Processing
Qing Cao, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and G. Zhang, R. D. Palmer, B. L. Cheong, and L. Lei

P5.14
Advanced tornado detection algorithm using super-resolultion and polarimetric data
Yadong Wang, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and T. Y. Yu

Handout (389.4 kB)

P5.15
Clutter mitigation in diverse environments
Michael Dixon, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Hubbert, G. Meymaris, and S. Ellis

Handout (1.2 MB)

P5.16
Observed failure modes of the WSR-88D velocity dealiasing algorithm during severe weather outbreaks
Donald W. Burgess, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and T. Crum

Handout (403.8 kB)

P5.17
Time Domain GMAP Clutter Filter for Weather Radars
Cuong M. Nguyen, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada; and V. Chandrasekar

P5.18
Compression strategies for super resolution WSR-88D radar data
Shawn Mccarroll, NWS, Norman, OK; and M. Yeary and D. Hougen

P5.19
Another method for ground target identification and filtering using spectral processing of dual-polarization returns
Frédéric Fabry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and J. Gadoury

Handout (448.1 kB)

P5.20
An improved hybrid spectrum width estimator
Gregory Meymaris, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. K. Williams and J. Hubbert

Handout (1.1 MB)

P5.21
An alternative approach to staggered PRT clutter filtering
Gregory Meymaris, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Hubbert and M. Dixon

Handout (147.4 kB)


Poster Session 6
Severe Weather and Mesoscale Meteorology
Location: President's Ballroom (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
P6.1
Behavior of lightning and updrafts for severe and non-severe storms in northern Alabama
Elise V. Schultz, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and W. A. Petersen

P6.2
The New Weather Radar for America's Space Program in Florida: Scan Strategy Design
William P. Roeder, U.S. Air Force, Patrick AFB, FL; and D. A. Short

Handout (187.3 kB)

P6.3
Can high-resolution surface moisture fields be retrieved in supercells?
David Bodine, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. D. Palmer, B. L. Cheong, P. L. Heinselman, D. S. Michaud, and G. Zhang

Handout (1.8 MB)

P6.4
Survey of applications of radar refractivity retrievals
David Bodine, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. L. Heinselman, R. D. Palmer, B. L. Cheong, and D. S. Michaud

Handout (659.1 kB)

P6.5
P6.5A
Phased array radar innovative sensing experiment
Pamela L. Heinselman, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and S. M. Torres, R. Adams, C. D. Curtis, E. Forren, I. R. Ivic, D. Priegnitz, J. Thompson, and D. A. Warde

Handout (686.6 kB)

P6.6
Dual-Doppler wind analysis of convective storms using the vertical vorticity equation
Corey K. Potvin, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. Shapiro and J. Gao

P6.7
Retrieval of mean vertical air motion in stratiform snow using Doppler Radar wind measurements
Xue Meng Chen, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA; and I. Zawadzki

Handout (451.2 kB)

P6.8
Single Doppler Radar Observation of the Concentric Eyewall in Typhoon Saomai (2006) near Landfall
Kun Zhao, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; and W. C. Lee and B. J. D. Jou

P6.9
Estimate of Eddy Dissipation Rates Using Spectrum Width Observed by Hong Kong TDWR Radar
Pengfei Zhang, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS, Norman, OK; and P. W. Chan, R. J. Doviak, and M. Fang

Handout (1.0 MB)

P6.11 moved. New paper number P6.5A

P6.12
Radar analysis of boundaries during the early evening boundary layer transition period
Jessica Busse, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and K. R. Knupp

P6.13
Near-Surface Flow Characteristics of a Thunderstorm Outflow Event
Theresa Abigail Aguilar, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; and J. L. Schroeder

P6.14
A dual polarimetric and total lightning review of significant weather events across the Tennessee Valley from late March through early May 2009
Christopher J. Schultz, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and W. A. Petersen, L. D. Carey, K. R. Knupp, D. W. Phillips, P. N. Gatlin, and E. V. Schultz

Handout (1002.2 kB)

P6.15
Radar analysis of the airflow over geographic features that may affect mesocyclone intensity and tornadogenesis
Timothy A. Coleman, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and K. R. Knupp

Handout (1.4 MB)

P6.16
Retrieval of hurricane turbulence parameters using airborne Doppler radar measurements
Sylvie Lorsolo, CIMAS/University of Miami, Miami, FL; and J. F. Gamache, P. P. Dodge, and F. D. Marks Jr.

P6.18
P6.19
NEXRAD Severe Weather Signatures in the NOAA Severe Weather Data Inventory
Steve Ansari, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and M. Phillips and S. A. Del Greco

Handout (878.9 kB)

P6.20
Kinematic and thermodynamic structure of the 23 april 2007 squall line over south China
Yujie Pan, NanJing University, Jiangsu, Nanjing, China; and Z. Kun

P6.21
Comparisons of fine-scale radar observations and in situ tornado pod observations of low level tornadic winds
Joshua Wurman, Center for Severe Weather Research, Boulder, CO; and K. A. Kosiba

P6.22
Dual-Doppler windfields and in situ thermodynamic fields in and near tornadoes obtained during VORTEX2
Joshua Wurman, Center for Severe Weather Research, Boulder, CO; and K. A. Kosiba, Y. Richardson, and P. M. Markowski


Poster Session 7
Spaceborne Radar
Location: President's Ballroom (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
P7.1
Microphysical retrieval from Dual-frequency GPM observations
Minda Le, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and V. Chandrasekar and S. Lim

Handout (397.3 kB)

P7.2
Exploring alternate parameterizations for snowfall with validation from satellite and terrestrial radars
Andrew L. Molthan, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and W. A. Petersen, J. L. Case, S. R. Dembek, and G. J. Jedlovec

P7.3
An enhanced Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) validation network prototype
K. Robert Morris, SAIC, Greenbelt, MD; and M. R. Schwaller

Handout (460.1 kB)

P7.5
Studies of Sea Surface Normalized Radar Cross Sections Observed by CloudSat
Ninoslav Majurec, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and J. T. Johnson and S. Tanelli

Handout (777.1 kB)

P7.6
P7.7
Simulation of Space-borne Radar Observations of Precipitation at Ku and Ka Band
V. Chandrasekar, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and D. Khajonrat

Handout (564.4 kB)

P7.8
Study for external calibration method for Cloud Profiling Radar on EarthCARE
Hiroaki Horie, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan; and Y. Ohno, K. Sato, N. Takahashi, and K. Okada

P7.10
Regional variation of convective structure at monsoon onset across South America inferred from TRMM observations
Richard Barnhill, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and T. M. Rickenbach, R. Nieto Ferreira, S. W. Nesbitt, and E. Wright

P7.11
NEXRAD in space and tropical cyclones: observations and impacts
William E. Lewis, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

P7.12
The where and why of tropical thick anvil
Wei Li, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and C. Schumacher

P7.13
Development of NASA's integrated Instrument Simulator Suite for Atmospheric Remote Sensing from
Simone Tanelli, JPL/California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA


Poster Session 8
Radar Platforms
Location: President's Ballroom (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
P8.1
P8.3
Design and performance characteristics of the new 9 m dual-offset Gregorian antenna for the CSU-CHILL radar
V.N. Bringi, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and R. Hoferer, D. A. Brunkow, R. Schwerdtfeger, V. Chandrasekar, S. Rutledge, J. George, and P. C. Kennedy

Handout (959.8 kB)

P8.4
Topological Considerations for a CONUS Deployment of CASA-Type Radars
Anthony P. Hopf, Raytheon Company, Tewksbury, MA; and D. L. Pepyne and D. J. McLaughlin

Handout (368.8 kB)

P8.5
The UAH/NSSTC Advanced Radar for Meteorological and Operational Research (ARMOR)
Walter A. Petersen, NASA/Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA; and K. Knupp, L. D. Carey, D. Phillips, W. Deierling, and P. N. Gatlin

P8.6
OU-PRIME: A High-Resolution Platform for Interdisciplinary Polarimetric Radar Research and Education at the University of Oklahoma
R. D. Palmer, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. V. Ryzhkov, G. Zhang, B. L. Cheong, T. Y. Yu, M. B. Yeary, P. B. Chilson, M. I. Biggerstaff, N. L. Hickmon, R. J. Doviak, D. S. Zrnic, M. Knight, N. E. Lawrence III, F. Sloan, C. Goode, R. Stafford, R. Keene, P. Neilley, A. Turnbull, J. T. Snow, T. H. L. Williams, and D. Marsh

P8.7
NASA Goddard High-Altitude Radars—Past, Present, and Future
Gerald M. Heymsfield, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and L. Li, M. Vega, S. Rodriguez, P. Racette, and L. Tian

3:30 PM-4:00 PM: Tuesday, 6 October 2009


Coffee Break
Location: President's Ballroom (Williamsburg Marriott)

4:00 PM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 6 October 2009


Session 7A
Quantitative Precipitation Estimation
Location: Auditorium (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Stephen W. Nesbitt, University of Illinois
4:00 PM
7A.1
National Mosaic and Q2 (NMQ) system—description, results and future plans
Jian Zhang, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and K. Howard, S. Vasiloff, C. Langston, B. Kaney, A. Arthur, S. Van Cooten, K. Kelleher, D. Kitzmiller, F. Ding, M. G. Mullusky, E. Wells, D. Seo, T. Schneider, and C. Dempsey
4:15 PM
7A.2
Multi-sensor precipitation reanalysis
Brian R. Nelson, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and D. J. Seo and D. Kim
4:30 PM
7A.3
Evaluation of MPE data for the Midwestern United States
Nancy Westcott, Midwestern Regional Climate Center, Illinois State Water Survey, INRS, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois
4:45 PM
7A.4
Toward combining space and ground-based radar observations: Challenges and Opportunities
Eyal Amitai, NASA/GSFC and Chapman University, Greenbelt, MD; and X. Llort
5:00 PM
7A.5
High resolution radar precipitation evaluation
Dennis A. Miller, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD, MD; and S. Wu, D. Kitzmiller, and F. Ding
5:15 PM
7A.6
The French community Quantitative Precipitation Estimation (QPE) Re-analysis Project: Establishment of a reference multi-year, multi-source, nation-wide, hourly QPE data base for hydrology and climate change studies
Laetitia Moulin, Cemagref, Antony, France; and P. Tabary, J. Parent du Chatelet, J. M. Soubeyroux, C. Guéguen, O. Laurantin, P. Dupuy, C. Loumagne, C. Perrin, V. Andréassian, B. Boudevilain, H. Andrieu, and G. Delrieu

Session 7B
Clouds and Radiation
Location: Room 18 (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Simone Tanelli, JPL/California Institute of Technology
4:00 PM
7B.1
Contrails of small and very large optical depth
David Atlas, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and Z. Wang
4:15 PM
7B.2
Vertical Profiling of Clouds and Atmospheric Radiative Heating
Tristan S. L'Ecuyer, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and N. B. Wood and G. L. Stephens

4:30 PM
7B.3
Multi-sensor analysis of A-Train observations for investigating the warm cloud microphysical processes
Kentaroh Suzuki, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and G. L. Stephens, T. Y. Nakajima, and S. C. van den Heever
4:45 PM
7B.4
A study of Antarctic clouds using CloudSat and CALIPSO measurements
Loknath Adhikari, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and Z. Wang
5:00 PM
7B.5
Operational Volume Scan Strategies for ARM's Cloud Radars
Pavlos Kollias, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada; and K. Widener
5:15 PM
7B.6
Microphysical properties of stratiform clouds by cloud radar measuraments
Sabrina Melchionna, Max Planck Institute of Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany

Wednesday, 7 October 2009

8:00 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 7 October 2009


Session 8A
Advanced Radar Technologies and Signal Processing I
Location: Auditorium (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Eric Loew, NCAR
8:00 AM
8A.1
Keynote Talk: What's new at the National Weather Radar Testbed (Phased - Array)
Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. F. Kimpel, D. S. Zrnic, R. Ferek, J. Heimmer, T. J. McNellis, J. E. Crain, A. M. Shapiro, R. J. Vogt, and W. Benner
8:30 AM
8A.2
Mobile Rapid Scanning X-band Polarimetric (RaXpol) Doppler Radar System
Andrew L. Pazmany, ProSensing Inc., Amherst, MA; and H. B. Bluestein
8:45 AM
8A.3
Mitigation of cross-polar interference in polarimetric weather radar
James J. Stagliano Jr., Propagation Research Associates, Inc., Marietta, GA; and E. J. Holder
9:00 AM
8A.4
The impact of the cascading structure of precipitation on reflectivity measurements
Dominik Jacques, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and P. Borque, J. Yip, W. Chang, and F. Fabry
9:15 AM
8A.5
Recent Development of the NASA High-Altitude Imaging Wind and Rain Airborne Profiler (HIWRAP)
Lihua Li, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland; and G. M. Heymsfield, J. Carswell, D. Schaubert, J. Creticos, M. Vega, and M. Perrine
9:30 AM
8A.6
Single-scan Radar Refractivity Retrieval (SR3): Theory and Simulations
B. L. Cheong, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. D. Palmer
9:45 AM
8A.7
Let's get a few more dBs sensitivity: Adaptive coherent averaging
Frédéric Fabry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 7 October 2009


Session 8B
Hydrological Applications
Location: Room 18 (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Brian R. Nelson, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
8:30 AM
8B.1
Representing radar QPE uncertainties using radar ensembles
Daniel Sempere-Torres, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain; and J. Roca, X. Llort, and G. Pegram

8:45 AM
8B.2
9:00 AM
8B.3
Evaluating the Tool used to Issue Flash Flood Warnings in the US
Jessica M. Erlingis Lamers, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. J. Gourley
9:15 AM
8B.4
Towards improved QPE quality characterization methods in the UK and in OPERA
K. Norman, Met Office, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom; and R. W. Scovell, N. Gaussiat, D. L. Harrison, M. Boscacci, and M. Kitchen
9:30 AM
8B.5
X-band radar coupled with a GR3H rain-flow model in mountainous areas for flood prediction
Stéphanie Diss, Cemagref, Aix en Provence , France; and P. Arnaud, E. Moreau, and J. Lavabre
9:45 AM
8B.6

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 7 October 2009


Coffee Break
Location: President's Ballroom (Williamsburg Marriott)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 7 October 2009


Session 9A
Advanced Radar Technologies and Signal Processing II
Location: Auditorium (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Daniel Sempere-Torres, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
10:30 AM
9A.1
Radar coherent scatter from precipitation: Part I
A. B. Kostinski, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI; and A. R. Jameson
10:45 AM
9A.2
Radar coherent scatter from precipitation: Part II
A. R. Jameson, RJH Scientific, Inc., Arlington, VA; and A. B. Kostinski
11:00 AM
9A.3
11:15 AM
9A.4
Digital wx radar receiver design based on highly efficient bandpass sampling FPGA architecture
John Meier, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. Kelley and M. B. Yeary
11:30 AM
9A.5
A New Frontier for Mobile Weather Radar—The Atmospheric Imaging Radar: meteorological implications and requirements
David Bodine, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. D. Palmer, B. M. Isom, and B. L. Cheong

11:45 AM
9A.6
Design considerations for an X-band spaced antenna weather radar
Vijay Venkatesh, University of Masssachusetts, Amherst, MA; and S. J. Frasier

Session 9B
Results From Tropical Field Experiments
Location: Room 18 (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Tammy Weckwerth, NCAR
10:30 AM
9B.1
Polarimetric radar analysis of convection in northwestern Mexico
Timothy J. Lang, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and S. Rutledge and R. Cifelli
10:45 AM
9B.2
Overview of SoWMEX/TiMREX
WenChau Lee, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. J. D. Jou, C. R. Chen, and J. A. Moore
11:00 AM
9B.3
Precipitation Characteristics and Associated Environment Regimes during SoWMEX/TiMREX
Chong-Chi Tong, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; and T. C. Chen and B. J. D. Jou
11:15 AM
9B.4
11:30 AM
9B.5
Trade wind cloud evolution observed by polarization radar—relationship to aerosol characteristics
Hilary A. Minor, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and R. M. Rauber, S. Goeke, and M. Freer
11:45 AM
9B.6
Microphysical and precipitation characteristics of West African convection observed by polarimetric radar
Brenda Dolan, Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO; and S. A. Rutledge and M. Gosset

5:00 PM-7:45 PM: Wednesday, 7 October 2009


Conference Banquet at Colonial Williamsburg Historic Taverns (King's Arms & Shield's)

Thursday, 8 October 2009

8:00 AM-10:00 AM: Thursday, 8 October 2009


Session 10A
Polarimetric Radar I
Location: Auditorium (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Edwin Campos, McGill University
8:00 AM
10A.1
Keynote Talk - Urban Flood Monitoring using X-band Dual-polarization Radar Network: Program of the CASA-NIED Partnership
V. Chandrasekar, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and Y. Wang, M. Maki, and K. Nakane
8:30 AM
10A.2
Radar Differential Phase Signatures of Ice Orientation for the Prediction of Lightning Initiation and Cessation
Lawrence D. Carey, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and W. A. Petersen and W. Deierling
9:00 AM
10A.4
Hail detection and quantification with a C-band polarimetric radar : challenges and promises
Pierre Tabary, Météo France, Toulouse, France; and B. Fradon, A. J. Illingworth, and G. Vulpiani
9:15 AM
10A.5
Hail detection with a C-Band dual Polarization radar in the Canadian Great Lakes region
Sudesh Boodoo, Environment and Climate Change Canada, King City, ON, Canada; and D. Hudak, M. Leduc, A. V. Ryzhkov, N. Donaldson, and D. Hassan
9:30 AM
10A.6
S-Band radar dual polarization observations of winter storms
Patrick C. Kennedy, Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO; and S. A. Rutledge
9:45 AM
10A.7
Discrimination of mixed- vs. ice-phase clouds using dual-polarization radar with application to detection of aircraft icing regions
David M. Plummer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL; and S. Göke, R. M. Rauber, and L. Di Girolamo

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Thursday, 8 October 2009


Session 10B
Testbeds
Location: Room 18 (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Iwan Holleman, KNMI
8:30 AM
10B.1
Low-level moisture analysis from refractivity data derived from a network of S-band and X-band Radars using ARPS 3DVAR
Nicholas Antonio Gasperoni, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. Xue, R. D. Palmer, J. Gao, B. L. Cheong, and D. S. Michaud
8:45 AM
10B.2
Issues with Polarimetric Phased Array Radar in Weather Measurements
Guifu Zhang, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. J. Doviak, D. S. Zrnic, G. E. Crain, D. Staiman, and Y. Al-Rashid
9:00 AM
10B.3
Prototype deployment of the NCAR thunderstorm nowcasting system in the NWS AWIPS: description of the Texas and Florida testbeds
Rita Roberts, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and E. Nelson, D. L. Megenhardt, M. B. Ba, K. Sperow, D. Albo, S. O'Donnell, W. F. Roberts, J. Mahoney, C. Neidhart, S. Abelman, S. Smith, J. P. Tuell, and C. Miner
9:15 AM
10B.4
The NOAA coastal atmospheric river observatory
Allen B. White, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and F. M. Ralph, P. J. Neiman, D. J. Gottas, and S. I. Gutman
9:45 AM
10B.6
The New Weather Radar for America's Space Program in Florida: An Overview
William P. Roeder, U.S. Air Force, Patrick AFB, FL; and T. M. McNamara, B. F. Boyd, and F. Merceret

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Thursday, 8 October 2009


Coffee Break
Location: President's Ballroom (Williamsburg Marriott)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 8 October 2009


Session 11A
Polarimetric Radar II
Location: Auditorium (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Scott Ellis, NCAR
10:30 AM
11A.1
10:45 AM
11A.2
Operational and automatic calibration monitoring based on a polarimetric self-consistency procedure
Erwan Le Bouar, Novimet, Vélizy, France; and E. Moreau and J. Orensanz
11:00 AM
11A.3
The estimation of X-band attenuation due to wet ice in the mixed phase region of convective storms and correction of LDR at X-band using the CP-2 radar
V.N. Bringi, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and G. J. Huang, P. T. May, K. Glasson, and T. D. Keenan
11:15 AM
11A.4
Estimation of Attenuation at X-band Using Propagation Phase and Differential Reflectivity
Wei-Yu Chang, National Central Univ., Taoyuan, Taiwan; and J. Vivekanandan and T. C. Chen Wang
11:30 AM
11A.5
Validation of attenuation correction at X band performed with collocated S-band polarimetric radar
Valery Melnikov, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS, Norman, OK; and D. S. Zrnic, A. V. Ryzhkov, A. Zahrai, and J. K. Carter

Session 11B
Results From Mid-Latitude Field Experiments
Location: Room 18 (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Mark S. Kulie, University of Wisconsin-Madison
10:30 AM
11B.1
Preliminary results from the VORTEX2 coordinated mobile radar, surface, and other mobile platform study of tornadogenesis and low level tornado winds
Joshua Wurman, Center for Severe Weather Research, Boulder, CO; and E. Rasmussen, Y. Richardson, P. Markowski, D. W. Burgess, H. Bluestein, L. J. Wicker, and D. Dowell

11:15 AM
11B.4
An Aerosol—Meteorological observatory in support of the CalWater experiment
Christopher R. Williams, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and K. A. Prather, D. Rosenfeld, and S. Cliff
11:30 AM
11B.5
ARMOR and MAX Radar Observations and Dual-Doppler Synthesis of the Lake Breeze Generated By a Small Anthropogenic Lake
Salvi Asefi, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and K. Knupp, R. M. Welch, and D. Phillips
11:45 AM
11B.6
DOW radar and water vapor DIAL observations and comparisons with mesoscale models in COPS
Tammy M. Weckwerth, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and V. Wulfmeyer, L. J. Miller, A. Behrendt, S. Pal, and F. Aoshima

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 8 October 2009


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 8 October 2009


Poster Session 9
Data Assimilation Studies
Location: President's Ballroom (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
P9.2
Radar Image Segmentation Using Active Contour Method
Pengfei Zhang, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS, Norman, OK; and M. Zhu

Handout (1.0 MB)

P9.3
The Potential for Wind Observations from Insect Returns using UK Doppler Rain Radars
Susan J. Rennie, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom; and A. J. Illingworth, S. L. Dance, and S. Ballard

P9.4
Assimilation of radar observations in mesoscale models using approximate background error covariance matrices
Chang-Hwan Park, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and R. Bennartz and M. S. Kulie

Handout (703.5 kB)

P9.6
A new dealiasing method for Doppler velocity data quality control
Qin Xu, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and K. Nai, P. Zhang, S. Liu, and D. Parrish

Handout (2.6 MB)

P9.7
Automatic quality control of airborne Doppler radar data
Cory A. Wolff, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. M. Bell and W. C. Lee

Handout (411.2 kB)

P9.8
Three-dimensional Analyses of Several Thunderstorms observed during VORTEX2 field operations
Jidong Gao, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. J. Stensrud and M. Xue

Handout (1.5 MB)


Poster Session 10
Advanced Radar Technologies II
Location: President's Ballroom (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
P10.1
Automatic Detection of Wind Turbine Clutter Using Doppler Spectral Features
Kenta T. Hood, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and S. M. Torres and R. D. Palmer

Handout (949.9 kB)

P10.2
A technique for wind turbine Radar Cross Section (RCS) characterization through electromagnetic models
Andrew Huston, Atmosphere Radar Research Center, Norman, OK; and Y. Zhang, S. Wang, F. Kong, and R. D. Palmer

P10.3
Wind turbine clutter mitigation for weather radar by means of telemetry
Fanxing Kong, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and Y. Zhang, R. Palmer, A. Huston, and S. Wang

Handout (2.1 MB)

P10.4
Wind Turbine Clutter Detection in Surveillance Meteorological Radar Tasks
Beatriz Gallardo, Technical University of Madrid / Spanish Meteorological Agency, Madrid, Spain; and F. Aguado and F. Pérez

P10.5
NASA's Radar Software Library (RSL) and RSL in IDL
David B. Wolff, NASA/GSFC and SSAI, Greenbelt, MD; and B. L. Kelley

P10.6
A Free Software available for displaying Radar Data in netCDF format
Roberto Vicente Calheiros, MRI/IPMet/UNESP, Bauru, Brazil

P10.7
The impact of closely spaced elevation scans on observations obtained using the NWRT Phased Array Radar
Adam J. Smith, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. L. Heinselman and P. B. Chilson

Handout (1.5 MB)

P10.8
Mode of dual polarization: phased array versus parabolic dish
Svetlana M. Bachmann, Lockheed Martin MS2, Syracuse, NY; and Y. Al-Rashid and M. D. Tracy

Handout (100.6 kB)

P10.9
NEXRAD Product Improvement—Update 2009
Michael J. Istok, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and R. E. Saffle and G. S. Cate

Handout (53.7 kB)

P10.10
Improvements to the National Weather Radar Testbed Radar Control Interface
David Priegnitz, NOAA/NSSL and CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. L. Heinselman, S. M. Torres, and R. Adams

Handout (617.2 kB)

P10.11
Automatic detection and removal of ground clutter contamination on weather radars
David A. Warde, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. M. Torres

Handout (807.6 kB)

P10.12
An update on the RF and digital components of the multi-channel receiver development at the National Weather Radar Testbed
Mark Yeary, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. E. Crain, A. Zahrai, R. Kelley, I. Ivic, J. Meier, C. D. Curtis, Y. Zhang, R. D. Palmer, T. Y. Yu, G. Zhang, R. J. Doviak, P. B. Chilson, M. Xue, and Q. Xu

P10.13
Task prioritization on phased-array radar scheduler for adaptive weather sensing
Ricardo Reinoso-Rondinel, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and T. Y. Yu and S. M. Torres

Handout (640.0 kB)

P10.14
Analysis and potential improvements to the WSR-88D storm cell tracking algorithm
Benjamin Root, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. Yeary and T. Y. Yu

Handout (717.1 kB)

P10.15
Spectral characterization of ground clutter using the NWRT
Christopher D. Curtis, CIMMS/NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. S. Zrnic and T. Y. Yu

Handout (314.4 kB)

P10.16
Staggered PRT beam multiplexing on the NWRT: comparisons to existing scanning strategies
Christopher D. Curtis, CIMMS/NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. S. Zrnic and T. Y. Yu

Handout (336.8 kB)

P10.17
P10.18
Waveguide Fibre Optic Rotary Joint for Antenna Mounted Radar Receivers
Dennis Vollbracht, Selex Systems Integration GmbH, Neuss, Germany

Handout (2.0 MB)

P10.19
Evaluation of phase ambiguity problem due to sampling time when measuring refractivity with precipitation radar
Chiraz Boudjabi, Météo France, Trappes, France; and J. Parent du Châtelet

Handout (113.1 kB)

P10.20
Estimation of low-level atmospheric refractivity gradient using ground echo coverage
Shinju Park, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and F. Fabry

Handout (1000.8 kB)

P10.21
A new clutter censoring technique—Updates on radar refractivity retrieval
Daniel S. Michaud, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. D. Palmer, D. Bodine, P. L. Heinselman, and B. L. Cheong

P10.22
Using a dual-polarimetric weather radar simulator to investigate microwave backscatter from birds
Phillip B. Chilson, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. Bolognini, B. L. Cheong, and J. Kelly

Handout (1.1 MB)

P10.23
Real-time airborne radar wind-profiling algorithm for the Integrated Wind and Rain Airborne Profiler
S.J. Frasier, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; and T. Chu

Handout (125.1 kB)

P10.24
Progress towards a prototype radar for renewal of the UK weather radar network
Tim Darlington, UK Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and M. Edwards, R. Riley, V. Lissaman, and J. Sugier


Poster Session 11
Results From Field Experiments
Location: President's Ballroom (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
P11.1
Overview of ELDORA operations in T-PARC
WenChau Lee, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Bell, E. Loew, C. Wolff, and H. Cai

P11.2
P11.3
Planning acceptance tests of the next generation Swiss weather radar network
Marco Gabella, MeteoSwiss, Locarno, Switzerland; and U. Germann, M. Boscacci, M. Sartori, and O. Progin

P11.4
P11.5
Quality index scheme for 3D radar data volumes
Jan Szturc, Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, Katowice, Poland; and K. Osrodka, A. Jurczyk, and Z. Dziewit

Handout (285.4 kB)

P11.6
Observations of hurricane Ike (2008) from the Mobile Alabama X-band radar
Stephanie Mullins, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and K. R. Knupp

P11.7
UAHuntsville X-Band Profiling Radar (XPR)
Dustin W. Phillips, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL

P11.9
Development of a Database of Flash Flood Events in the US
Jonathan J. Gourley, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and T. M. Smith, K. L. Ortega, J. M. E. Lamers, and E. Gruntfest

P11.10
Wind Retrieval from airborne Doppler radar
Carlos López Carrillo, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM; and D. J. Raymond

P11.11
TiMREX/SoWMEX observations of non-synoptically-forced convection
Tammy M. Weckwerth, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. C. Lee, K. Friedrich, R. D. Roberts, and J. W. Wilson

P11.12
Precipitation Characteristics Observed in Panama
Paul A. Kucera, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and A. J. Newman and J. Gerlach

P11.13
Fine-scale kinematic structure of a gravity wave within a midlatitude cyclone
Kevin R. Knupp, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL ; and T. Coleman and D. Phillips

P11.14
Raindrop size distribution observed during SoWMEX/TiMREX
Tzu-Chin Chen, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan; and B. J. D. Jou

P11.15
Progress update on NCAR radar/remote sensing software
Robert A. Rilling, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. F. Flanigan, L. J. Miller, C. D. Burghart, J. H. VanAndel, W. C. Lee, M. M. Bell, J. Vivekanandan, and M. D. Daniels


Poster Session 12
Test beds / Nowcasting
Location: President's Ballroom (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
P12.1
“MeteoGIS”: GIS-based system for monitoring of meteorological phenomena for local authorities
Anna Jurczyk, Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, Katowice, Poland; and K. Osródka, G. Tkocz, and J. Szturc

Handout (917.8 kB)

P12.3
Developing lightning prediction tools for the CCAFS dual-polarimetric radar
Walter A. Petersen, NASA/Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA; and L. D. Carey, W. Deierling, E. V. Johnson, and M. Bateman

P12.4
A comparison of CASA and NEXRAD data from supercells observed 10 February 2009
J. A. Brotzge, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and V. Mahale, K. A. Brewster, J. Gao, K. D. Hondl, K. W. Thomas, and M. Xue

Handout (1.6 MB)

P12.5
Preliminary results using the NWRT monopulse radar for spaced antenna interferometric measurements of weather
Yinguang Li, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. J. Doviak, G. Zhang, D. Priegnitz, and C. D. Curtis

Handout (2.3 MB)


Poster Session 13
Polarimetric Radar Applications and Techniques
Location: President's Ballroom (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
P13.1
Principles of Dual-polarization Upgrade and Calibration for the WSR-88D Radars
V. Chandrasekar, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and B. Walker, J. Lee, and J. Higley

P13.2
X-band simultaneous horizontal and vertical transmit data and cross-coupling signatures
J. C. Hubbert, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and X. S. Shen, T. C. Wang, and S. Ellis

Handout (1.9 MB)

P13.3
Polarimetric radar takes a look at cloud seeding
James W. Wilson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Roberts and C. Arnold

P13.4
Data Quality Control of X-Band Polarimetric Doppler Radar on Wheel
Yanjiao Xiao, Institute of Heavy Rain, Wuhan, Hubei, China; and W. Bin

P13.5
Polarimetric Radar Signatures of Hydrometeors Observed within Mature Convective Storms
Darren Clabo, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD; and P. Smith and A. Detwiler

Handout (801.3 kB)

P13.6
An introduction of Taiwan's first mobile meteorological radar (TEAM-R), its field observations, and data QC procedure
Yu-Chieng Liou, National Central Univ., Jhongli City, Taiwan; and T. C. Chen Wang, W. Y. Chang, Y. C. Feng, and P. L. Lin

P13.7
A dual-polarization investigation of tornado warned cells associated with Hurricane Rita (2005)
Christina C. Crowe, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL ; and W. A. Petersen and L. D. Carey

Handout (1.2 MB)

P13.8
Recognition of lightning echoes with the polarimetric WSR-88D
Valery Melnikov, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS, Norman, OK; and T. J. Schuur and A. V. Ryzhkov

Handout (1.3 MB)

P13.9
Dual-polarimetric radar applications at Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
David A. Marks, NASA/GSFC and SSAI, Greenbelt, MD; and D. B. Wolff, L. Carey, and A. Tokay

Handout (1.0 MB)

P13.10
Lightning threat nowcasting with polarimetric weather radar
James J. Stagliano Jr., Propagation Research Associates, Inc., Marietta, GA

Handout (156.7 kB)

P13.11
Valparaiso University's Simultaneous dual-polarization radar: Education, research and learning
Teresa M. Bals-Elsholz, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN; and B. J. Wolf and D. J. Smalley

P13.12
Calibration of VU C-band polarimetric radar
Raquel Evaristo, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN; and T. M. Bals-Elsholz and B. J. Wolf

Handout (68.9 kB)

P13.13
Development of Dual Polarization Aviation Weather Products for the FAA
David J. Smalley, MIT Lincoln Lab., Lexington, MA; and B. J. Bennett, R. G. Hallowell, M. F. Donovan, and E. R. Williams

Handout (1.8 MB)

P13.14
Improvements of polarimetric radar echo classifications
Ronald Hannesen, Selex SI GmbH, Neuss, Germany

Handout (2.2 MB)

P13.15
The effect of a wet radome on dualpol data quality
Michael Frech, German Meteorological Service, DWD, Hohenpeissenberg, Germany

Handout (1018.5 kB)

P13.17
Raindrop Shape-Size Relation Retrieval from Polarimetric Radar Measurements
Eugenio Gorgucci, CNR / ISAC, Rome, Italy; and L. Baldini and V. Chandrasekar

Handout (357.3 kB)

P13.18
Super Resolution in Dual Polarization Mode for the WSR-88D
Pengfei Zhang, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS, Norman, OK; and V. Melnikov, D. Zrnic, and A. Ryzhkov

Handout (465.5 kB)

P13.19
A new composite display for polarimetric radar measurements
Zhoujie Cheng, Institute of Aviation Meteorology, Beijing, China; and Y. Zhu, X. Liu, J. Bai, and J. Liu

P13.21
The ARMOR C-band radar polarimetric radar signatures of large hail: The April 10th 2009 severe weather outbreak over northern Alabama
Matthew E. Anderson, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and L. D. Carey, W. A. Petersen, and K. R. Knupp

Handout (347.5 kB)

P13.22
Evaluation of two integrated techniques to estimate the rainfall rates from polarimetric radar measurements and extensive monitoring of azimuth-dependent ZDR and phiDP biases
Pierre Tabary, Météo France, Toulouse, France; and A. A. Boumahmoud, B. Fradon, J. Parent-du-Châtelet, H. Andrieu, and A. J. Illingworth

Handout (258.4 kB)

P13.23
Polarimetric radar observation of the eyewall of Typhoon Man-yi
Yukari Shusse, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan; and M. Satake, S. Satoh, N. Takahashi, H. Hanado, K. Nakagawa, and T. Iguchi

Handout (1.8 MB)

P13.24
Operational monitoring of radar differential reflectivity using the sun
Iwan Holleman, KNMI, De Bilt, Netherlands; and A. J. Huuskonen, R. S. Gill, and P. Tabary

P13.25
A multi-lag correlation estimator for polarimetric radar variables in the presence of noise
Lei Lei, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and G. Zhang, R. D. Palmer, B. L. Cheong, and M. Xue

Handout (615.3 kB)

P13.26
Ground clutter mitigation for S-band dual-polarimetric radars
Scott Ellis, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Hubbert, M. Dixon, and G. Meymaris


Poster Session 14
Quantitative Precipitation Estimation and Hydrological Applications
Location: President's Ballroom (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
P14.1
Dynamical Weather Radar Beam Blockage Correction
Yaping Zhang, Chongqing Meteorological Observatory, Chongqing, China

P14.2
Application and analysis of the radar precipitation estimation over the South Korea
Mi-Kyung Suk, National Institute of Meteorological Research/KMA, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and J. H. Kim, K. Y. Nam, and K. H. Chang

Handout (1.1 MB)

P14.3
Anticipating urban flash flooding using basin upstream rainfall (BUR) and Google Earth
Thomas A. Green Jr., NOAA/NWSFO, Moon Township, PA; and R. S. Davis and C. S. Strager

Handout (463.6 kB)

P14.5
A real-time algorithm for the correction of bright band effects in radar QPE
Jian Zhang, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and Y. Qi

Handout (576.8 kB)

P14.6
P14.7
Measurement of radome attenuation at X-band
Renzo Bechini, ARPA Piemonte, Torino, Italy; and R. Cremonini and V. Chandrasekar

P14.8
Evaluation of the new French operational radar product for urban hydrology
Isabelle Emmanuel, Division Eau et Environnement, Bouguenais, France; and P. Tabary and H. Andrieu

Handout (192.9 kB)

P14.9
P14.10
Impact of wind turbines on the quality of operational weather radar products
Günther Haase, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Norrköping, Sweden

P14.12
On the quality of merged radar-raingauge QPE: Effects due to radar calibration errors, network density, and temporal accumulation
Carlos A. Velasco-Forero, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain; and D. Sempere-Torres and G. Pegram

P14.13
A new snow-level detection radar
Paul E. Johnston, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/ESRL/Physical Sciences Division, Boulder, CO; and D. A. Carter, J. R. Jordan, and A. B. White

Handout (495.9 kB)

P14.14
The Use of Emission and Differential Phase Shift to Correct for Attenuation at C-band
Robert J. Thompson, University of Reading, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom; and A. J. Illingworth, E. Kyte, and F. Fabry

P14.15
Parameterisation of the raindrop size distribution using quality controlled polarimetric Doppler weather radar measurements at C-band
Patrick Tracksdorf, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany; and M. Hagen and M. Chandra

P14.16
P14.18
Hydrologic Performance of Rainfall Estimates from Polarimetric Radar
Jonathan J. Gourley, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and Z. L. Flamig, Y. Hong, T. J. Schuur, S. Giangrande, and J. A. Vrugt

P14.19
Global Snowfall Measurement with the CloudSat Space-borne Radar
Michael J. Hiley, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. S. Kulie and R. Bennartz

P14.20
Diurnal cycle of rain rate and rain coverage at TRMM ground validation sites
Jason L. Pippitt, NASA/GSFC/SSAI, Greenbelt, MD; and D. B. Wolff and D. A. Marks

Handout (489.1 kB)

P14.21
The NEXRAD Rainfall Estimation Processing System: A radar tool to improve rainfall estimation across the Tennessee River Valley
Patrick N. Gatlin, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and W. A. Petersen, L. D. Carey, and S. R. Jacks

Handout (1.3 MB)

P14.22
Rain heterogeneity studies and specific Z-R relationships determination with x-band and k-band radars to improve rain rate retrieval over an urban basin
Joël Van Baelen, Laboratoire de Météorologie Physique, Aubière, France; and F. Tridon and Y. Pointin

Handout (484.1 kB)

P14.23
Classification of cloud types using VPR (Vertical Profile of Reflectivity) in Korea
Min Jang, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of (South); and D. I. Lee, C. You, S. M. Jang, J. Y. Gu, H. Uyeda, and F. Kobayashi

P14.24
Network of Polarimetric X-band Radars: Optimizing Performance through Computer Simulations
Piotr Domaszczynski, NASA, Wallops Island, VA; and W. F. Krajewski

P14.25
Extensive validation of a regularized neural-network technique for S-band polarimetric radar rainfall estimation
Gianfranco Vulpiani, Dipartimento di Protezione Civile, Roma, Italy; and S. Giangrande and F. S. Marzano

Handout (243.1 kB)

P14.26
An adaptive methodology to enhance infrared satellite precipitation estimates using radar observations
Majid Mahrooghy, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS; and V. G. Anantharaj, N. H. Younan, W. A. Petersen, and F. J. Turk

Handout (1.2 MB)

P14.27
Inverse Problem of parameters identification: Radar Weather Equation
Jaqueline Nubia Queiroz, Federal Universtiy of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, Brazil; and R. D. S. Paz Sr., Z. E. Da Silva Sr., D. D. A. Paz, L. G. Tertuliano, and J. C. Figueiredo

Handout (235.3 kB)

P14.28
Validation of NEXRAD DSP product with high accuracy rain gauges network
Newfel Mazari Sr., University of Texas, San Antonio, TX; and H. Xie Sr., X. Wang, J. W. Zeitler, and H. Sharif

P14.29
Representing radar validity for Canadian weather radars
Norman Donaldson, EC, King City, ON, Canada

Handout (207.6 kB)

P14.31
Examination of sub-pixel accumulation variability in central Nebraska
Michael L. Larsen, University of Nebraska, Kearney, NE; and A. Clark, M. Noffke, G. Saltzgaber, and A. Steele

P14.30
Overcoming discontinuity in retrieved rainfall profiles by approximating reflectivity profiles with polynomials
Kwo-Sen Kuo, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland; and A. Tokay, E. A. Smith, L. Liao, and R. Meneghini

3:30 PM-4:00 PM: Thursday, 8 October 2009


Session
Coffee Break
Location: President's Ballroom (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Thursday, 8 October 2009


Session 12A
Tropical Cyclones
Location: Auditorium (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Pay-Liam Lin, National Central Univ.
4:00 PM
12A.1
High resolution and in situ observations in the hurricane boundary layer: Ike and Gustav
Karen A. Kosiba, Center for Severe Weather Research, Boulder, CO; and J. Wurman

4:15 PM
12A.2
4:30 PM
12A.3
A Latent Heat Retrieval in a Rapidlying Intensifying Hurricane
Stephen R. Guimond, COAPS/Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and P. D. Reasor
4:45 PM
12A.4
Observations of Tropical Storm Fay
Dustin W. Phillips, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and K. R. Knupp and T. A. Coleman
5:00 PM
12A.5
5:15 PM
12A.6
Multi-wavelength radar observations of tropical cyclone rainbands over south Florida
Shaunna L. Donaher, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and B. A. Albrecht

Session 12B
Radar Platforms
Location: Room 18 (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Scott Giangrande, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma
4:00 PM
12B.1
4:15 PM
12B.2
4:30 PM
12B.3
Ground-based and Airborne Weather Radars and Lidar for Observing Atmosphere
J. Vivekanandan, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and E. Loew, S. Spuler, W. C. Lee, and T. Weckwerth
4:45 PM
12B.4
Development of Solid-State Weather Radar
Masakazu Wada, Toshiba Corporation, Kawasaki, Japan; and F. Mizutani
5:00 PM
12B.5
A new frontier for mobile radar—the Atmospheric Imaging Radar: design specifications and experimental functionality
B. M. Isom, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. D. Palmer, M. B. Yeary, J. Meier, R. Kelley, B. L. Cheong, D. Bodine, R. J. Doviak, Y. Zhang, T. Y. Yu, M. Biggerstaff, and R. M. May
5:15 PM
12B.6
SMARTSonde: A Small UAS Platform to Support Radar Research
Phillip B. Chilson, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. M. Gleason, B. Zielke, N. Feng, M. Yeary, P. M. Klein, and W. Shalamunec

Friday, 9 October 2009

8:00 AM-10:00 AM: Friday, 9 October 2009


Session 13A
Data Assimilation I
Location: Auditorium (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Gyuwon Lee, Kyungpook National University
8:00 AM
13A.1
From Radio Detection and Ranging (RADAR) to Meso-Analysis System (MAS)
Isztar Zawadzki, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and K. Chung, A. Kilambi, L. Fillion, and F. Fabry
8:30 AM
13A.2
Towards the assimilation of precipitation data from ground-based radars in ECMWF's 4D-Var system
Philippe Bernard Lopez, ECMWF, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
8:45 AM
13A.3
The forecasting error statistics for convective-scale prediction: the impact of correlated errors in radar observations
Kao-Shen Chung, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and I. Zawadzki, L. Fillion, and M. Berenguer
9:15 AM
13A.5
Current status of the assimilation of radar reflectivity data at the Met Office
N. Gaussiat, Met Office, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom; and R. W. Scovell, C. Charlton-Perez, and S. Ballard
9:45 AM
13A.7
Impact and sensitivity of Doppler radial velocity data assimilation on short-term simulations of typhoon Aere (2004)
Pay-Liam Lin, National Central Univ., Jhong-Li, Taiwan; and H. H. Lin, Q. Xiao, and B. Kuo

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Friday, 9 October 2009


Session 13B
Polarimetric Radar III
Location: Room 18 (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: David B. Wolff, NASA/GSFC and SSAI
8:30 AM
13B.1
A comparison of polarimetric radar rainfall algorithms: Application in Colorado precipitation events
Robert Cifelli, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO; and Y. Wang, S. Lim, P. Kennedy, V. Chandrasekar, and S. Rutledge
8:45 AM
13B.2
Dual-polarization weather radar observations of supercooled water and enhanced ice multiplication areas
Dmitri Moisseev, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; and M. Leskinen and E. Saltikoff
9:00 AM
13B.3
Quantification of error for polarimetric rainfall algorithms using the CP2 S-band radar in South-East Queensland, Australia
Acacia S. Pepler, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, Australia; and P. T. May and M. Thurai
9:15 AM
13B.4
CPOL radar-derived DSD statistics of stratiform and convective rain for two regimes in Darwin, Australia
Merhala Thurai, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and V. Bringi and P. T. May
9:30 AM
13B.5
Evaluation of polarimetric X-band radar rainfall estimators
Sergey Y. Matrosov, CIRES/University of Colorado and NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO
9:45 AM
13B.6
Retrieval of the rain drop size distribution using telecommunication dual-polarization microwave links
Alexis Berne, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland; and M. Schleiss

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Friday, 9 October 2009


Coffee Break
Location: President's Ballroom (Williamsburg Marriott)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Friday, 9 October 2009


Session 14
Data Assimilation II
Location: Auditorium (Williamsburg Marriott)
Host: 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chair: Shinta Seto, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
10:30 AM
14.1
Numerical simulation of a cyclic tornadic thunderstorm augmented by EnKF assimilation of mobile Doppler radar data
Robin L. Tanamachi, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK ; and D. C. Dowell, L. J. Wicker, H. B. Bluestein, S. J. Frasier, and K. Hardwick
10:45 AM
14.2
WSR-88D Radar Data Processing at NCEP
Shun Liu, SAIC, NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and G. DiMego, K. V. Kumar, D. Keyser, S. Guan, Q. Xu, K. Nai, P. Zhang, L. Liu, J. Zhang, X. Xu, and K. Howard
11:00 AM
14.3
An OSSE study for Doppler radar data assimilation strategies using four-dimension variational scheme
Shao-Fan Chang, National Central University, Jhongli, Taiwan; and J. Sun and Y. C. Liou
11:15 AM
14.4
On the development of a weather radar data assimilation system for the US Navy
Paul R. Harasti, UCAR Visiting Scientist Program, NRL, Monterey, CA; and W. D. Pan, M. D. Frost, Q. Zhao, J. Cook, L. Wagner, T. Maese, and R. Owens
11:30 AM
14.5
Assimilation of radar reflectivity data within the RUC and Rapid Refresh models and initialization of High Resolution Rapid Refresh forecasts from RUC/RR grids
Curtis R. Alexander, NOAA/ESRL/GSD and CIRES-Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and M. Hu, S. G. Benjamin, S. S. Weygandt, T. G. Smirnova, S. E. Peckham, K. J. Brundage, J. M. Brown, and G. S. Manikin

11:45 AM
14.6
Empirical radar rainfall data quality description for usage in the latent heat nudging scheme
Andrea Rossa, Meteorological Centre of Teolo, Teolo, Italy; and F. Del Guerra and D. Leuenberger

11:55 AM-12:00 PM: Friday, 9 October 2009


34th Conference on Radar Meteorology Adjourns