35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

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Session 1

Introduction

Location: Urban Room (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Cochairs: Stephen W. Nesbitt, University of Illinois; Robert M. Rauber, University of Illinois

Session 2

Keynote Presentation: Precipitation and cloud microphysics

Location: Urban Room (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Stephen W. Nesbitt, University of Illinois

9:00 AM

2.1

An X-band radar network for cloud research: sampling strategies and research applications

Pavlos Kollias, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and N. Bharadwaj, P. Borque, S. E. Giangrande, and S. Collis

Session 3

Vendor Session (For Exhibitors with a contract in place to exhibit at this meeting.)

Location: Urban Room (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Robert M. Rauber, University of Illinois

9:30 AM

3.1

Vaisala weather radar leading improvements in dual polarization signal processing

Jason Selzler, Vaisala Inc, Westford, MA

Recorded Presentation

9:40 AM

3.2

Baron Services

Rick Braswell, Baron , Huntsville, AL

Recorded Presentation

9:50 AM

3.3

Toshiba Corporation

Kazuhito Fukao, Toshiba Corporation, Tokyo, Japan

Coffee Break

Location: William Penn Hotel

Session 4A

Ground-based millimeter wavelength radar applications—I

Location: Monongahela Room (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Johannes Verlinde, Pennsylvania State Univ.

10:30 AM

4A.1

Drizzle onset detection using skewness of the cloud radar Doppler spectrum

Edward P. Luke, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY; and P. Kollias, J. Rémillard, and W. Szyrmer

Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM

4A.2

Turbulence Estimates in Continental Stratocumulus Using ARM Cloud Radar Observations

Ming Fang, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and B. A. Albrecht, P. Kollias, and V. P. Ghate

Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM

4A.3

A novel approach to profile cloud microphysics using dual-frequency radars

Dong Huang, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY; and M. Dunn, Y. Liu, and W. Wiscombe

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

4A.4

Using Chaff with a Cloud Radar for Studying Entrainment Processes

Eunsil Jung, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Key Biscayne, FL; and B. A. Albrecht

Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM

4A.5

Evaluation of electromagnetic scattering modeling techniques for irregular ice hydrometeors

Giovanni Botta, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and K. Aydin and J. Verlinde

Manuscript (261.1 kB)

11:45 AM

4A.6

A method for extraction of cloud microphysical properties using a continuous wavelet transform of cloud radar spectra: Preliminary results

Guo Yu, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and J. Verlinde, E. E. Clothiaux, G. Botta, K. Aydin, A. Avramov, A. S. Ackerman, and A. M. Fridlind

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (438.4 kB)

Session 4B

Severe weather and mesoscale meteorology—I

Location: Urban Room (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Karen A. Kosiba, Center for Severe Weather Research

10:30 AM

4B.1

Enhancing tornado intensity estimates with Doppler radar

Mallie Toth, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and R. J. Trapp, J. Wurman, and K. A. Kosiba

Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM

4B.2

Preliminary assessment of the 27 April 2011 tornado outbreak using dual polarimetric and vertically pointing radar

Kevin Knupp, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and D. W. Phillips, E. V. Schultz, R. A. Wade, T. A. Murphy, C. J. Schultz, W. A. Petersen, L. D. Carey, and T. Coleman

Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM

4B.3

High-resolution polarimetric observations of an EF4 tornado on 10 May 2010 from OU-PRIME

David Bodine, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. R. Kumjian, A. J. Smith, R. D. Palmer, A. V. Ryzhkov, and P. L. Heinselman

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (593.9 kB)

11:15 AM

4B.4

The detection of low-level vortices in convective storms using CASA dual-polarimetric x-band radar

Vivek N. Mahale, Advanced Radar Research Center, Norman, OK; and J. A. Brotzge and H. B. Bluestein

Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM

4B.5

Using velocity data from NWRT PAR and OU-PRIME to determine dynamics affecting rapid intensification of an EF4 tornado

Adam J. Smith, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. Bodine, P. L. Heinselman, and P. B. Chilson

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (204.1 kB)

11:45 AM

4B.6

Recent radar observations of wave-like features interacting with quasi-linear convective systems

Todd A. Murphy, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and R. A. Wade, T. A. Coleman, and K. R. Knupp

Recorded Presentation

Break for Lunch

Poster Session 1

Ground-based millimeter wavelength radar applications

Location: Grand Ballroom (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

1

Reflectivity measurement of rain using a 94 GHz radar

Peter J. Speirs, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland; and D. G. Macfarlane, S. L. Cassidy, P. D. Cole, M. J. Froude, and D. A. Roberston

Manuscript (553.4 kB)

Handout (2.7 MB)

2

Evaluation of the differential Doppler velocity approach for sizing particles in ice clouds

Sergey Y. Matrosov, CIRES/University of Colorado and NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO

Simultaneous Detection and Comparison for a Ka-band MM-Wavelength Cloud Radar with an X-band Polarimetric Radar

3

A comparison of rainfall DSD parameter retrievals at 95-GHz with ARM central facility platforms available during the MC3E campaign

Edward P. Luke, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY; and S. E. Giangrande, M. J. Bartholomew, and P. Kollias

5

Exploiting commercial Cell Phone Links to measure Precipitation in Southern Germany

Jörg E. E. Seltmann, German Meteorological Service, Hohenpeissenberg, Germany; and H. Kunstmann, C. Chwala, W. Qiu, U. Siart, and S. Hipp

6

Cross-calibration of Zenith Pointing Cloud Radar with Scanning Cloud Radar

Nitin Bharadwaj, PNNL, Richland, WA; and K. B. Widener, J. B. Mead, and C. Baldi

7

New radar capabilities at the DOE-ARM Climate Research Facility on the North Slope of Alaska

J. Verlinde, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and G. Yu, E. E. Clothiaux, G. Botta, and K. Aydin

8

NCAR SpolKa dual-wavelength polarimetric radar: design and improvement of Ka-band radar system

Pei-Sang Tsai, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and E. Loew, J. M. Emmett, C. D. Burghart, M. Dixon, J. H. VanAndel, and S. Ellis

Manuscript (829.7 kB)

Handout (829.7 kB)

9

Snowfall properties observed by ground-based cloud radars

Mark S. Kulie, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. Kneifel, M. J. Hiley, and R. Bennartz

Poster Session 2

Severe weather and mesoscale meteorology

Location: Grand Ballroom (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Analysis on the Characteristics and Causes of Severe Convective Weather in Mesoscale vortex rain belt

10

Simulated tornadic vortex and reflectivity signatures of numerically modeled tornadoes having weak echo holes

Vincent T. Wood, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and R. Brown

Manuscript (398.9 kB)

Handout (494.0 kB)

11

Identification and tracking of convective cells in 3D reflectivity mosaic of KMA weather radar network

Sung-Hwa Jung, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea, Republic of (South); and J. H. Lee, G. W. Lee, H. W. Kim, and B. Kuk

Handout (2.0 MB)

12

Dual-Doppler analyses of the supercell that produced the Greensburg, KS tornado on 4 May 2007

Jana Houser, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and H. B. Bluestein, R. L. Tanamachi, K. Hardwick, and S. J. Frasier

13

Updates to a mobile radar climatology of supercell tornado structures and dynamics

Curtis R. Alexander, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and J. M. Wurman

14

Mesoscale organization of the continental tropical convection

Maria Andrea Lima, Meteorological Research Institute, Bauru, SP, Brazil; and J. W. Wilson and M. A. Silva Dias

Manuscript (791.5 kB)

15

The Doppler radar and High-Resolution Model analysis of extreme rainfall producing quasi-linear convective system on 7 July 2009, Busan, Korea

Dong-In Lee, Pukyong National University, Busan, Korea, Republic of (South); and J. H. Jeong, S. M. Jang, and C. C. Wang

16

Study on the kinematic characteristics of precipitation system observed at Chujado, Korea on July 15, 2009

Sang-Min Jang, Pukyong National University, Busan, Korea, Republic of (South); and D. I. Lee, M. Jang, S. H. Park, J. H. Jeong, and H. Uyeda

17

Observations of wave-like features interacting with a tornadic line-echo wave pattern

Todd A. Murphy, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and R. A. Wade, T. A. Coleman, and K. R. Knupp

Handout (5.4 MB)

18

The retrieved refractivity field in southern Taiwan from S-POL in SoWMEX/TiMREX

Ya-Chien Feng, National Central University, Jhongli City, Taiwan; and W. J. Chen, T. Weckwerth, and T. C. C. Wang

Handout (4.8 MB)

Evolutions of low-level misocyclones observed within a convective snowband during a cold-air outbreak over the Japan Sea area

19

Development of a nation-wide low-level wind shear mosaic in France

Clotilde Augros, Météo France, Toulouse, France; and J. M. Moisselin, P. Brovelli, and P. Tabary

Handout (1.4 MB)

20

Test of a combined X-band Doppler polarimetric radar & Doppler lidar system for all-weather wind shear detection at Nice Airport

Clotilde Augros, Météo France, Toulouse, France; and D. Davrinche, S. Desbios, and P. Tabary

Handout (1.2 MB)

21

Polarimetric radar observation of a tornado at C-band

Raquel Evaristo, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN; and T. Lyza, T. M. Bals-Elsholz, A. Stepanek, B. J. Wolf, and K. H. Goebbert

Manuscript (846.9 kB)

Handout (3.4 MB)

22

Topographic and land cover effects on mesocyclones and tornadoes

Timothy A. Coleman, National Space Science and Technology Center, Huntsville, AL; and K. R. Knupp

23

A Radar Study of the Dominant Tornadic Supercells that Traversed Parts of the Ohio Valley and New York City on 16 September 2010

Josh Korotky, NOAA/NWS, Pittsburgh, PA

Poster Session 3

Precipitation and cloud microphysics

Location: Grand Ballroom (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

24

Boundary-layer turbulence and orographic precipitation growth in cold clouds: evidence from profiling airborne radar data

Bart Geerts, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and Q. Miao and Y. Yang

25

Towards Hydrometeor Classification Through Deep Convective Storms Using ARM Facility Observations During the MC3E Campaign

Michael P. Jensen, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY; and S. E. Giangrande, P. Kollias, S. Collis, C. R. Williams, E. Campos, and M. R. Poellot

26

Wet Ice Specific Attenuation Retrieval and Correction for X-band using a Piece-wise Forward Correction Method

Leyda León, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR; and V. N. Bringi and B. Dolan

Handout (1.5 MB)

27

Multiple-wavelength radar perspectives of mixed-phase convective precipitation in MC3E

Stephen W. Nesbitt, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and K. Gleicher

28

Synergetic use of polarimetric doppler radars at C- and Ka-band for retrieval of hydrometeor type and quantity

Kersten Schmidt, DLR, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany; and M. Hagen, A. Habold, and J. Reimann

Handout (1.0 MB)

29

Kinematic and Microphysical Structures of Multi-Cellular Storm Developing over the Zoshigaya area of Tokyo, Japan

Dong-Soon Kim, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and M. Maki, S. Shimizu, T. Maesaka, K. Iwanami, and D. I. Lee

Manuscript (758.2 kB)

30

A snowfall rate estimate based on the snow types

S. Lim, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO; and D. Moiseev and V. Chandrasekar

Manuscript (311.7 kB)

31

Unravelling the microphysical structure of complex layer clouds using Doppler radar, Doppler lidar and polarimetric measurements

Chris Westbrook, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom; and R. Hogan and A. J. Illingworth

32

Cloud processes of the main precipitation systems in Brazil: Overview and first results from the CHUVA project

Marc Schneebeli, INPE, Cachoeira Paulista, Brazil; and J. Sakuragi, C. Morales, C. Angelis, L. Machado, and L. Baldini

33

Airflow structure of clear-air and precipitation echoes observed by an X-band Doppler radar over the Nobi Plain in Japan in the summer of 2010

Mariko Oue, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and H. Uyeda, T. Ohigashi, T. Kouketsu, and F. Mizutani

Manuscript (1.5 MB)

34

Melting Models in Charactering Winter Precipitation Microphysics

Guifu Zhang, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. Luchs and M. Xue

Manuscript (511.5 kB)

35

Instrumentation Effects on Estimated Drop Size Distribution and Radar Parameters

Guifu Zhang, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and E. A. Brandes and K. Ikeda

Manuscript (1.4 MB)

36

Drop size distribution measurements supporting the NASA Global Precipitation Measurement Mission: Infrastructure and preliminary results

Walter A. Petersen, NASA/Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA; and L. D. Carey, P. N. Gatlin, M. T. Wingo, A. Tokay, D. B. Wolff, and V. N. Bringi

37

3D wind retrieval from downward conical scanning airborne Doppler radar

Lin Tian, Morgan State University, Greenbelt, MD; and G. Heymsfield, S. R. Guimond, L. Li, and R. C. Srivastava

Handout (3.6 MB)

38

Field experiment for GPM ground validation using the dual Ka-band radar system

Shuji Shimizu, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and K. Nakamura, M. Nishikawa, K. Nakagawa, and H. Hanado

Manuscript (348.9 kB)

Handout (1.8 MB)

39

Spatial and temporal structure of zero-rainfall probabilities

Marc Schleiss, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; and J. Jaffrain and A. Berne

40

On the relationship between water vapor field evolution and Precipitation systems lifecycle

Joël Van Baelen, Laboratoire de Météorologie Physique, Aubière, France; and L. Labbouz, F. Tridon, M. Reverdy, M. Hagen, and T. M. Weckwerth

41

The precipitation efficiency in subtropical region revealed by dual-polarimetric

Wei-Yu Chang, Chinese Culture University, Taipei, Taiwan; and J. Vivekanandan and W. C. Lee

Manuscript (7.1 MB)

42

Height-correlation analysis of data from an S-band zenith-pointing radar in Singapore

Merhala Thurai, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and V. N. Bringi, Y. H. Lee, L. S. Kumar, J. Eastment, and D. Ladd

Manuscript (888.7 kB)

Poster Session 4

Tropical cyclone studies

Location: Grand Ballroom (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

43

Variability of drop size distribution over a mid-latitude regime and application to radar calibration

Paola Salio, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina; and T. Hartman, R. Mezher, L. Vidal Sr., S. Tamburrino, C. F. Angelis, and I. Zawadzki

44

Doppler-derived thermodynamic structure of miniature supercells observed in the outer rainbands of Hurricanes Ivan (2004) and Gustav (2008)

Matthew D. Eastin, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC

45

Fine-scale Dual-Doppler analysis of the boundary layer in Hurricane Frances (2004)

Karen A. Kosiba, Center for Severe Weather Research, Boulder, CO; and J. Wurman and P. Robinson

46

The APR-2 algorithm suite and the GRIP experiment dataset

Simone Tanelli, JPL/California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and S. L. Durden, Z. S. Haddad, R. J. Chen, A. J. Heymsfield, A. Bansemer, G. Sacco, R. Meneghini, and L. Liao

Afternoon Dessert Reception with Exhibits Opening

Location: Grand Ballroom (William Penn Hotel)

Coffee Break

Location: Grand Ballroom (William Penn Hotel)

Session 5A

Ground-based millimeter wavelength radar applications—II

Location: Monongahela Room (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Mark S. Kulie, University of Wisconsin

4:00 PM

5A.1

ARM cloud radar data products: long-term record and new additions

Karen L. Johnson, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY; and P. Kollias, E. P. Luke, S. E. Giangrande, M. P. Jensen, and M. A. Miller

Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM

5A.2

In cloud horizontal wind profiles using the Scanning W-Band ARM Cloud Radar

Paloma Borque, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and I. Jo and P. Kollias

Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM

5A.3

Measurement of airborne volcanic ash using millimeter-wave radars

Peter J. Speirs, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland; and D. A. Robertson

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (479.9 kB)

4:45 PM

5A.4

Potentials of frequency agile cloud radars

Valery Melnikov, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS, Norman, OK; and M. B. Yeary, R. Huck, R. Kelley, and J. Phillips

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (366.8 kB)

5:00 PM

5A.5

Ground-based W-band FMCW CPR for coordinated observation with spaceborne CPRs

Jun Yamaguchi Sr., JAXA, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (296.9 kB)

5A.6

Precipitation observation comparison between ground based cloud radar and airborne cloud radar

5:30 PM

5A.6A

Intercomparisons of clear-air vertical air motion measurements from cloud radar, Doppler lidar, and wind profiler

Arunchandra S. Chandra, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and P. Kollias and S. E. Giangrande

Session 5B

Severe weather and mesoscale meteorology—II

Location: Urban Room (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Howard Bluestein, Univ. of Oklahoma

4:00 PM

5B.1

Criteria for Identifying Severe Convective Cells in the TRMM Domain

Anita LeRoy, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and W. A. Petersen

Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM

5B.2

Comparison of two orographically-enhanced precipitation systems occurred around Mt. Halla, Jeju Island, Korea during rainy season

Keun-Ok Lee, Hydrospheric Atmospheric Research Center, Nagoya, Japan; and H. Uyeda, S. Shimizu, and D. Lee

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (1.4 MB)

4:30 PM

5B.3

Initiation of afternoon thunderstorms in Taiwan during TiMREX

James W. Wilson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. J. Emerson

Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM

5B.4

Meso-scale analysis and predictability of Taiwan heavy rainfall using VDRAS and WRF

Rita Roberts, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Sun, Z. Ying, J. Wilson, and W. P. Huang

Recorded Presentation

5:00 PM

5B.5

Convection initiation and evolution on 6 August 2007 during COPS

Tammy M. Weckwerth, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and L. J. Bennett, J. Van Baelen, A. M. Blyth, and T. J. Emerson

Recorded Presentation

5:15 PM

5B.6

The weather radar component of HyMeX

Olivier Bousquet, Météo France, Toulouse, France; and J. J. Gourley, E. Anagnostou, D. P. Jorgensen, J. Van Baelen, J. R. Beck, A. Berne, Y. Dufournet, and M. Hagen

Recorded Presentation

Session 6

Keynote Presentation: VORTEX-II

Location: Urban Room (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Howard Bluestein, Univ. of Oklahoma

8:30 AM

6.1

The Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes 2 (VORTEX2)

Joshua Wurman, Center for Severe Weather Research, Boulder, CO; and L. J. Wicker, Y. P. Richardson, E. N. Rasmussen, P. M. Markowski, D. C. Dowell, D. W. Burgess, and H. B. Bluestein

Session 7A

Precipitation and cloud microphysics—I

Location: Monongahela Room (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Walter A. Petersen, NASA/Wallops Flight Facility

9:00 AM

7A.1

GPM dual-frequency ratio characteristics in the melting layer

Minda Le, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and V. Chandrasekar

Manuscript (820.4 kB)

9:15 AM

7A.2

Snow microphysical retrieval from dual-wavelength radar measurements

Isztar Zawadzki, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and W. Szyrmer

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (1.2 MB)

9:30 AM

7A.3

Reducing scattering signature ambiguities of frozen hydrometeors

Noppasin Niamsuwan, JPL and California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and S. Tanelli, K. S. Kuo, and M. P. Johnson

9:45 AM

7A.4

Observations of KDP in the ice region of precipitating clouds at X-band and C-band radar frequencies

Renzo Bechini, ARPA Piemonte, Torino, Italy; and R. Cremonini, L. Baldini, E. Gorgucci, and V. Chandrasekar

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (849.7 kB)

Session 7B

Results from VORTEX-II—Part I

Location: Urban Room (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Donald W. Burgess, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma

9:00 AM

7B.1

Ka and X-band radar observations of multiple rear-flank downdraft surges and an intense near-surface vortex on 18 May 2010

Patrick S. Skinner, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; and C. C. Weiss, M. M. French, H. B. Bluestein, I. PopStefanija, and R. Bluth

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (7.3 MB)

9:15 AM

7B.2

A Review of Texas Tech Ka-band Operations during VORTEX2

Christopher C. Weiss, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; and J. L. Schroeder, J. Guynes, A. E. Reinhart, P. S. Skinner, and W. S. Gunter

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (2.3 MB)

9:30 AM

7B.3

Mobile Doppler-radar data collected during year 2 of VORTEX2: The U. Mass. X-Pol and W-band radars and the Naval Postgraduate School MWR-05XP/TWOLF

Howard B. Bluestein, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK OK; and V. Venkatesh, K. Orzel, I. PopStefanija, C. Baldi, R. Tanamachi, M. M. French, J. C. Snyder, J. Houser, S. J. Frasier, G. D. Emmitt, and R. Bluth

Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM

7B.4

An examination of the structure of three tornadoes using high-frequency Ka-band mobile doppler radar

Ryan S. Metzger, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; and C. C. Weiss and A. E. Reinhart

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (1.1 MB)

Coffee Break

Location: Grand Ballroom (William Penn Hotel)

Session 8A

Precipitation and cloud microphysics—II

Location: Monongahela Room (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Michael P. Jensen, Brookhaven National Laboratory

10:30 AM

8A.1

Profiler retrieved DSD evolution in the tropics and mid-latitudes

Bronwyn K. Dolman, ATRAD Pty Ltd., Thebarton, SA, Australia; and I. M. Reid, P. T. May, and R. A. Vincent

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (478.0 kB)

10:45 AM

8A.2

Spatial structure of the raindrop size distribution at small scale

Joël Jaffrain, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; and A. Berne

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (98.9 kB)

11:00 AM

8A.3

Cold-season precipitation bands—radar structure and particle growth mechanisms

David M. Plummer, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and G. McFarquhar, R. M. Rauber, B. F. Jewett, K. R. Knupp, and D. Leon

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

8A.4

Investigating ice initiation in tropical cumulus using airborne polarimetric radar and lidar: preliminary results from ICE-T

David Leon, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and S. Lasher-Trapp, J. French, J. Snider, Z. Wang, and G. Sever

11:30 AM

8A.5

Drop shapes versus fall velocities in rain: 2 contrasting examples

Merhala Thurai, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and V. N. Bringi, W. A. Petersen, L. D. Carey, P. N. Gatlin, and A. Tokay

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (494.9 kB)

11:45 AM

8A.6

Quantification of errors in polarimetric radar variables simulated from bulk microphysics parameterizations

Matthew R. Kumjian, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK ; and A. V. Ryzhkov, S. M. Ganson, and A. Khain

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (850.5 kB)

Session 8B

Results from VORTEX-II—Part II

Location: Urban Room (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Robin L. Tanamachi, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma

10:30 AM

8B.1

Observations from VORTEX2: The pretornadic phase of the Goshen County, Wyoming, supercell (5 June 2009)

Paul M. Markowski, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and Y. P. Richardson, J. Wurman, K. Kosiba, P. Robinson, and J. Marquis

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (707.9 kB)

10:45 AM

8B.2

Observations from VORTEX2: The genesis and intensification of the Goshen County, Wyoming tornado (05 June 2009)

Karen A. Kosiba, Center for Severe Weather Research, Boulder, CO; and J. Wurman, Y. P. Richardson, P. Markowski, and P. Robinson

Recorded Presentation

8B.3

Observations from VORTEX2: The dissipation phase of the the Goshen County, Wyoming, tornado (05June 2009)

11:15 AM

8B.3A

Rapid-Scan DOW radar observations of tornadoes during VORTEX2

Joshua Wurman, Center for Severe Weather Research, Boulder, CO; and K. A. Kosiba and P. Robinson

11:30 AM

8B.4

A cyclic, tornadic supercell on 10 May 2010: Analysis of a VORTEX2 case

Donald W. Burgess, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and C. M. Schwarz, J. Snyder, M. M. French, H. B. Bluestein, and C. L. Ziegler

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (2.3 MB)

11:45 AM

8B.5

The LaGrange Tornado during VORTEX2: Single- and Dual-Doppler Analysis of the Tornado

Nolan Atkins, Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, VT; and R. M. Wakimoto and J. Wurman

Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM

8B.6

Rapid-scan analyses of the Goshen County tornado during VORTEX-2 using a mobile, phased-array, X-band, Doppler radar

Michael M. French, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and H. B. Bluestein, I. PopStefanija, C. Baldi, and R. Bluth

Recorded Presentation

Break for Lunch

Poster Session 5

Model validation using radar measurements

Location: Grand Ballroom (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

47

Toward long-term statistics of convective cores using UHF wind profilers and ARM scanning weather radar systems

Scott E. Giangrande, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY; and S. Collis, S. K. Krueger, and P. Kollias

48

Evaluation of vertical velocity and air density correction assumptions using collocated 94-GHz radar and Doppler lidar in light rain

Scott E. Giangrande, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY; and E. P. Luke, R. K. Newsom, and P. Kollias

49

A comparison of WRF-simulated radar information to observations for a well-forecast derecho event

William A. Gallus Jr., Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA

Manuscript (1.2 MB)

50

Cloud statistics and NWP-model validation based on long term measurements of a 35 GHz radar

Ulrich Görsdorf, Deutscher Wetterdienst, Tauche, Germany; and A. Seifert, M. Köhler, and V. Lehmann

Manuscript (231.9 kB)

Handout (1.1 MB)

Interpretation and comparison of Doppler observations in complex terrain with a high resolution numerical weather prediction models during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games

51

Validating model simulations of a winter storm with a precipitation profiling radar

Mei Han, GESTAR/Morgan State University, Greenbelt, MD; and S. A. Braun and C. R. Williams

52

Modeling weather radar surveillance over complex terrain

Edwin Campos, ANL, Argonne, IL

Handout (4.2 MB)

53

Wind turbine backscatter modeling and analysis in a networked weather radar environment

Kumar Vijay Mishra, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and V. Chandrasekar

Handout (1.4 MB)

Poster Session 6

National Weather Service WSR-88D dual polarization upgrade

Location: Grand Ballroom (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

54

Counteracting Dropout Effects of Network Radar Replacements

Jörg E. E. Seltmann, German Weather Service, Hohenpeissenberg, Germany; and P. Lang

56

Impacts and mitigation of ground clutter on S-band dual-polarimetric radar data

Scott Ellis, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Hubbert, M. Dixon, and G. Meymaris

Poster Session 7

Results from VORTEX-II

Location: Grand Ballroom (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

57

GBVTD-retrieved vortex structure in the 26 May 2010 Prospect Valley, Colorado tornado-like vortices

Robin L. Tanamachi, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and H. B. Bluestein, W. Lee, K. Orzel, and S. J. Frasier

59

High-frequency dual-Doppler analysis of a retrograding dryline/baroclinic boundary intersection

Anthony E. Reinhart, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; and C. C. Weiss and D. C. Dowell

Manuscript (2.1 MB)

60

Supercell polarimetric signatures at X-band: Data from VORTEX2

Christopher M. Schwarz, WDT, Norman, OK; and D. W. Burgess

Manuscript (2.0 MB)

Poster Session 8

Spaceborne cloud and precipitation radars

Location: Grand Ballroom (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

61

A preliminary study of reflectivity data resolution enhancement technology for Geostationary Doppler weather radar

Xuehua Li, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; and J. He, Q. Zeng, Z. Si, and X. Wang

Cross validation of TRMM precipitation radar and ground radar

62

Simulations of space-borne radar data using ground-based radar observations: Non-uniform beam filling and attenuation correction

David A. Short, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan; and K. Nakagawa and T. Iguchi

63

Simulated space-borne radar data using cloud-resolving model for GPM/DPR algorithm development

Hyokyung Kim, University of Maryland Baltimore County and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and R. Meneghini, J. Jones, and L. Liao

64

Evaluation of cloud liquid water product of Cloudsat using surface echo data

Nobuhiro Takahashi, National Institue of Information and Communications Technology, Koganei-shi, Tokyo, Japan

65

Study of Ku- and Ka-band Spaceborne Radar for Hydrometeor Phase Identification

Liang Liao, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Greenbelt, MD; and R. Meneghini and S. Tanelli

66

Concept for a Cloud-Precipitation radar onboard the International Space Station

Simone Tanelli, JPL/California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and S. L. Durden, E. Im, A. Loverro, G. L. Stephens, D. G. Vane, and S. C. van den Heever

67

Precipitation observations from polarimetric SARs of the COSMO- SkyMed satellite constellation

Luca Baldini, CNR/ISAC, Rome, Italy; and N. Roberto, E. Gorgucci, J. Fritz, and V. Chandrasekar

Manuscript (2.5 MB)

68

Sensitivity of spaceborne and ground radar comparison results to data analysis methods and constraints

K. Robert Morris, SAIC, Greenbelt, MD; and M. R. Schwaller

Manuscript (1.0 MB)

Handout (2.3 MB)

69

Incorporating NASA space-borne precipitation products into National Mosaic QPE operational system for improved precipitation measurements

Yixin Wen, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. E. Kirstetter, Y. Hong, J. Zhang, J. J. Gourley, and G. Zhang

70

Improved simulation of Doppler velocity for Cloud Profiling Radar on EarthCARE

Hiroaki Horie, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan; and N. Takahashi, Y. Ohno, and A. Uematsu

71

Impact of cloud in homogeneity and signal integration on Z-V relationships from the EarthCARE cloud profiling radar

Pavlos Kollias, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and S. Tanelli and A. Battaglia

Poster Session 9

Polarimetric radar applications

Location: Grand Ballroom (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

72

Further results concerning rain drop axis ratios and canting angles from wind-tunnel and 2D video disdrometer measurements

73

Polarimetric signatures of precipitating clouds as a proxy for vertical velocity and possible use in precipitation nowcasting

Renzo Bechini, ARPA Piemonte, Torino, Italy; and V. Chandrasekar

Handout (2.8 MB)

74

Monitoring polarimetric weather radar calibration

Lesya Borowska, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. Zrnic

Manuscript (866.4 kB)

Handout (202.2 kB)

75

Polarimetric properties of ice cloud particles

Valery Melnikov, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS, Norman, OK

Manuscript (795.2 kB)

Handout (793.7 kB)

76

Spatial variability of rain drop characteristic sizes as estimated from X-band polarimetric radar

Sergey Y. Matrosov, CIRES/University of Colorado and NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO

77

First experiences of operational use of a dual-polarization weather radar in Finland

Ljubov Joanna Nevvonen, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland; and E. Saltikoff

Manuscript (133.5 kB)

Handout (2.4 MB)

78

Onsite dualpol antenna performance verification

Michael Frech, DWD, Hohenpeissenberg, Germany; and B. Lange, T. Mammen, J. Seltmann, C. Morehead, and J. Rowan

Manuscript (2.9 MB)

Handout (2.5 MB)

79

Degree of Polarization at Simultaneous Transmit. Theoretical Aspects

Michele Galletti, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. S. Zrnic and V. Melnikov

Manuscript (5.6 MB)

80

Value of a Dual-Polarized Gap-Filling Radar in Support of Southern California Post-fire Debris-Flow Warnings

David P. Jorgensen, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and M. N. Hanshaw, K. M. Schmidt, J. L. Laber, D. M. Staley, J. W. Kean, and P. J. Restrepo

81

Calibration of Differential Reflectivity on the X-band weather radar

Shi Zhao, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; and H. Jianxin, L. Xuehua, and W. Xu

Manuscript (459.2 kB)

Handout (459.2 kB)

82

Time series of microphysical structure of a thundercloud examined with hydrometeor classification method for X-band polarimetric radar

Takeharu Kouketsu, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan; and H. Uyeda and T. Ohigashi

Manuscript (927.3 kB)

Handout (1.5 MB)

83

An overview of several polarimetric signatures within supercells as seen by a mobile, X-band, polarimetric Doppler radar

Jeffrey C. Snyder, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and H. Bluestein, Y. Jung, V. Venkatesh, and S. J. Frasier

84

A probability based sea clutter suppression method for polarimetric weather radar systems

Ronald Hannesen, Selex SI GmbH, Neuss, Germany; and A. Weipert

Handout (3.5 MB)

85

Lightning initiation forecasting: an operational dual-polarimetric radar technique

Crystal J. Woodard, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and L. D. Carey, W. A. Petersen, and W. P. Roeder

Manuscript (381.1 kB)

Handout (1.0 MB)

86

Retrieval of microphysical properties for the mixture of rain and hail using Doppler spectral analysis and genetic algorithm

Yadong Wang, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and T. Y. Yu and X. Xiao

Manuscript (2.4 MB)

87

Numerical Experiments with a Variational Scheme for Attenuation-Correction for X-band Radar

Leonid Tolstoy, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and V. N. Bringi and R. J. Hogan

Manuscript (448.5 kB)

Handout (247.6 kB)

88

Characteristics of Chaff Echo Observed by NIMR X-band Dual Polarization Radar

Kyung-Yeub Nam, National Institute Meteorological Research / Korea Meteorological Administration, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and K. H. Chang and Y. J. Choi

89

Accuracy of dual-polarimetric parameters from a commercially built operational S-band dual-polarization radar

Soohyun Kwon, Kyungpook National University, Deagu, Korea, Republic of (South); and G. Lee, Y. H. Cho, Y. A. Oh, and C. K. Lee

90

Rain estimation using X-band dual-polarimetric radar by correcting attenuation

Young-a Oh, Kyungpook National University, Deagu, Korea, Republic of (South); and Y. H. Cho, K. Y. Nam, and G. Lee

91

The use of polarimetric radar data to characterize drop size distribution regimes in moderate to heavy convective rain

Patrick C. Kennedy, Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO; and V. Chandrasekar and S. A. Rutledge

Handout (632.0 kB)

92

A simple-but-realistic fuzzy logic hydrometeor classification scheme for the French X, C and S-band polarimetric radars

Hassan Al-Sakka, Météo France, Toulouse, France; and F. Kabeche, J. Figueras i Ventura, B. Fradon, A. A. Boumahmoud, and P. Tabary

Manuscript (433.4 kB)

Handout (470.0 kB)

93

A Study of Quantitative Precipitation Estimation Methods Based on S-band Dual-Polarization Doppler Radar

Wenjian Zhu, National Meteorological Center, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; and K. Zhao, B. J. D. Jou, and P. Zhang

94

Verification of ensemble Kalman filter analyses of a convective storm with a one- and a two-moment bulk microphysics scheme using polarimetric radar

Youngsun Jung, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. Xue and M. Tong

95

Analysis of dual polarization radar observations in the Helsinki test bed

Reino Keranen, Vaisala, Oyj, Helsinki, Finland; and V. Chandrasekar

Handout (2.2 MB) Handout (1.0 MB)

96

Polarimetric attenuation correction and rainfall estimation for heavy rain events at C band

Ji-Young Gu, Pukyong National University, Busan, Korea, Republic of (South); and A. Ryzhkov, D. I. Lee, B. J. Wolf, and R. Palmer

Manuscript (651.6 kB)

97

Operational polarimetric variables calibration at Météo France: where do we stand?

Jordi Figueras i Ventura, Météo France, Toulouse, France; and G. Pagan, A. A. Boumahmoud, and P. Tabary

Manuscript (118.7 kB)

Handout (604.6 kB)

98

Automated continuous radar calibration using the self-consistency of dual-polarimetric variables in rain

99

Quantitative precipitation nowcasting using specific differential phase

Evan Ruzanski, Vaisala, Inc., Louisville, CO; and V. Chandrasekar

Manuscript (1.1 MB)

Handout (1.4 MB)

100

On the correction of attenuation with simultaneous transmit dual-polarization radars

Scott Ellis, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Hubbert and M. Steiner

101

On the use of a polarimetric X-band weather radar for volcanic ash clouds monitoring

Gianfranco Vulpiani, Dipartimento di Protezione Civile, Roma, Italy; and M. Montopoli Sr., E. Picciotti, and F. S. Marzano

Manuscript (977.7 kB)

Handout (672.8 kB)

102

Estimation of noise induced variances in the dual-pol moments using simple parametric model of the recorded signal

Sergey Panov, Vaisala Inc., Wesford, MA

Manuscript (326.5 kB)

Handout (671.6 kB)

103

Mesoscale boundaries observed by SPOL in sowmex/timrex

Ben Jong-Dao Jou, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; and R. G. Hsiu

Coffee Break

Location: Grand Ballroom (William Penn Hotel)

Session 9A

Model validation using radar measurements

Location: Urban Room (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Edwin Campos, ANL

4:00 PM

9A.1

Multi-scale radar derived measurements of vertical velocities in convective systems as a product for cloud and climate modelers

Scott Collis, ANL, Argonne, IL; and C. R. Williams, A. Protat, S. E. Giangrande, A. C. Varble, K. North, M. P. Jensen, N. Bharadwaj, and K. B. Widener

Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM

9A.2

Real-time multiple-Doppler wind fields from RHYTMME and ARAMIS radars with implications for data assimilation within AROME for southeast France

Jeffrey R. Beck, Météo France, Toulouse, France; and O. Bousquet

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (674.5 kB)

4:30 PM

9A.3

Model selection and inference for atmospheric vortices

Lynn Raburn Greenleaf, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (1.8 MB)

4:45 PM

9A.4

Model precipitation skill evaluated with radar data

Madalina Surcel, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and I. Zawadzki

Manuscript (9.3 MB)

5:00 PM

9A.5

Analysis of the NWP cloud and precipitation products using CloudSat satellite observations

Paul A. Kucera, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Weeks, B. G. Brown, and R. Bullock

Recorded Presentation

5:15 PM

9A.6

Evaluation of the West African monsoon vertical cloud structure in high-resolution models using CloudSat and CALIPSO

Thorwald Hendrik Matthias Stein, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom; and R. J. Hogan, D. J. Parker, and G. Lister

Recorded Presentation

Session 9B

Tropical cyclone studies

Location: Monongahela Room (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Chuntao Liu, Univ. of Utah

4:00 PM

9B.1

Tropical Storm Erin (2007): A polarimetric radar analysis of eyewall and rainband convection during overland re-intensification

Erica M. Griffin, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and T. J. Schuur, M. R. Kumjian, and D. R. MacGorman

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (2.5 MB)

4:15 PM

9B.2

Mesoscale dynamics of tropical cyclogenesis observed during PREDICT

Michael M. Bell, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA; and M. T. Montgomery

Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM

9B.3

First Flights of the Global Hawk HIWRAP Radar Over Hurricanes During GRIP

Gerald M. Heymsfield, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and L. Li, M. Mclinden, L. Tian, S. Guimond, A. E. Reynolds, and M. Perrine

Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM

9B.4

Analyzing the retrieval of three-dimensional wind fields from downward-pointing, conically-scanning airborne Doppler radar

Stephen Guimond, NASA / GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and L. Tian, G. M. Heymsfield, and S. Frasier

Recorded Presentation

5:00 PM

9B.5

APR-2 tropical cyclone observations

Stephen L. Durden, JPL/California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and S. Tanelli

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (1.9 MB)

5:15 PM

9B.6

Convective structure of two Atlantic 2010 rapidly intensifying tropical cyclones

Daniel S. Harnos, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and S. W. Nesbitt, S. L. Durden, and S. Tanelli

Recorded Presentation

Panel Discussion

Radar Meteorology Student Discussion

Location: Monongahela Room (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Session 10

Keynote Presentation: Spaceborne cloud and precipitation radars

Location: Urban Room (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Gerald M. Heymsfield, NASA/GSFC

8:30 AM

10.1

NASA's integrated Instrument Simulator Suite for Atmospheric Remote Sensing from spaceborne platform (ISSARS) and its role for the ACE and GPM missions

Simone Tanelli, JPL/California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and W. K. Tao, T. Matsui, C. A. Hostetler, K. S. Kuo, J. W. Hair, C. Butler, N. Niamsuwan, M. P. Johnson, J. Jacob, A. Battaglia, S. L. Durden, D. J. Diner, J. Martonchick, O. Kalashnikova, F. J. Turk, T. Y. Nakajima, T. S. L'Ecuyer, S. M. Kreidenweis, G. L. Stephens, A. J. Heymsfield, D. P. Donovan, G. J. van Zadelhoff, J. T. Johnson, N. Majurec, A. Parodi, L. Liao, S. Kneifel, R. Bennartz, M. S. Kulie, G. J. Tripoli, T. Hashino, P. Kollias, W. Szyrmer, G. de Boer, S. J. Ghan, A. M. Fridlind, A. S. Ackerman, and G. Liu

Session 11A

National Weather Service WSR-88D dual polarization upgrade

Location: Monongahela Room (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Chris Porter, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc.

11A.1

NWS Radar Capability Improvements—Update 2011

9:00 AM

11A.1A

Implementation of a Hydrometeor Classification Algorithm for consumer-oriented dual-polarization radar products

Chris Porter, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc., Norman, OK; and B. C. Baranowski, W. Ladwig, B. Clarke, and B. Shaw

Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM

11A.2

Zdr calibration and simultaneous horizontal and vertical polarization transmit radars

J.C. Hubbert, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Dixon, V. Chandrasekar, D. A. Brunkow, P. C. Kennedy, R. L. Ice, and D. Saxion

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (462.5 kB)

9:30 AM

11A.3

An Operational Assessment of Pre-Deployment Dual Polarization WSR-88D Radar Data

Stephen B. Cocks, Radar Operations Center, Norman, OK; and P. T. Schlatter and J. B. Boettcher

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (654.8 kB)

9:45 AM

11A.4

Combining the Coherency Based Detection and the 2D Despeckling to Improve Signal Detection in Dual-polarization Weather Radars

Igor R. Ivic, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and V. Melnikov

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (1.4 MB)

Session 11B

Spaceborne cloud and precipitation radars—I

Location: Urban Room (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Nobuhiro Takahashi, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology

9:00 AM

11B.1

Version 7 algorithm for the TRMM Precipitation Radar

Toshio Iguchi, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan; and R. Meneghini, J. Awaka, T. Kozu, J. Kwiatkowski, N. Yoshida, S. Seto, and K. Okamoto

Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM

11B.2

Current status of the Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar (DPR) level-2 standard algorithm development

Shinta Seto, Institute of Industrial Science, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan; and T. Iguchi, R. Meneghini, J. Awaka, T. Kubota, and N. Yoshida

Manuscript (177.6 kB)

9:30 AM

11B.3

A multi-frequency approach to retrieve microphysical snowfall parameters for current and future NASA observation systems

Michael J. Hiley, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. S. Kulie, R. Bennartz, S. Kneifel, and S. Tanelli

Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM

11B.4

The sensitivity of combined multi-frequency radar and passive microwave signatures to snow microphysical modeling assumptions and implications for spaceborne snowfall retrievals

Mark S. Kulie, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. J. Hiley and R. Bennartz

Recorded Presentation

Coffee Break

Location: Grand Ballroom (William Penn Hotel)

Session 12A

Tropical studies using radar

Location: Monongahela Room (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: David Leon, University of Wyoming

10:30 AM

12A.1

Relationships between lightning flash rates over the tropics and subtropics and the vertical structures of precipitation radar reflectivity

Chuntao Liu, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM

12A.2

Mesoscale convective system anvil cloud structures observed by CloudSat

Jian Yuan, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and R. A. Houze Jr.

11:00 AM

12A.3

Tropical orographic rainfall regimes according to the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission

Kimberly Reed, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and S. W. Nesbitt

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

12A.4

Causes for collapse of transitioning mesoscale convective systems in the East Atlantic

Amber E. Reynolds, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and G. M. Heymsfield, G. S. Jenkins, and C. C. Weiss

Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM

12A.5

A new conceptual model of the tropical marine boundary layer based on 10 cm (S-band) radar Bragg scatter retrievals

Jennifer L. Davison, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and R. M. Rauber, L. Di Girolamo, and M. A. LeMone

Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM

12A.6

Radar Climatology of Hong Kong and Its Application to Landfalling Tropical Cyclone Rainfall Estimation

Linus H.Y. Yeung, Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, China; and S. T. Chan and P. W. Cheng

Manuscript (500.8 kB)

Session 12B

Spaceborne cloud and precipitation radars—II

Location: Urban Room (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Luca Baldini, CNR/ISAC

10:30 AM

12B.1

Investigation of a dual-frequency surface reference technique for estimates of path-integrated attenuation

Robert Meneghini, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and L. Liao, S. Tanelli, and S. L. Durden

10:45 AM

12B.2

Multiple scattering identi cation in W-band measurements of deep convective cores

Alessandro Battaglia, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom; and T. Augustynek, S. Tanelli, and P. Kollias

Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM

12B.3

Statistical study of ground base cloud radar for developing algorithm of EarthCAER Cloud Profiling Radar

Yuichi Ohno, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan; and H. Horie and N. Takahashi

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

12B.4

Improving spaceborne precipitation radar retrievals in complex terrain

Stephen W. Nesbitt, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM

12B.5

Comparison of Drop Size Distribution Parameter (D0) and Rain Rate from S-Band Dual-Polarized Ground Radar, TRMM-Precipitation Radar (PR) and Combined PR/TMI: Two events from Kwajalein Atoll

V.N. Bringi, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and G. J. Huang, S. J. Munchak, C. Kummerow, D. A. Marks, and D. B. Wolff

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (858.7 kB)

11:45 AM

12B.6

Simulation of realistic EarthCARE spaceborne Doppler products from ARM ground-based and SPIDER airborne data

Ousmane Oumar Sy, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and S. Tanelli, N. Takahashi, Y. Ohno, H. Horie, and P. Kollias

Sessions Break for the Day

Buses Depart Omni Hotel for the Clipper Cruise Dinner Event

Clipper Cruise Departs from the Station Square Dock - returning at 8:00pm.

Buses Depart Station Square Dock to return guests to the Omni Hotel

Session 13

Keynote Presentation: Technology and advanced applications

Location: Urban Room (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Pamela L. Heinselman, NOAA/NSSL

8:30 AM

13.1

Recent Advances in Weather Radar Calibration

V. Chandrasekar, Colorado State University, Fort Collins; and N. Bharadwaj, D. Brunkow, J. George, J. Gerlach, J. Hardin, J. Hubbert, R. L. Ice, F. Junyent, J. Lee, K. V. Mishra, D. Saxion, P. Smith, M. Vega, and B. Walker

Session 14A

Technology and advanced applications—I

Location: Urban Room (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Nitin Bharadwaj, PNNL

9:00 AM

14A.1

Development of Active Phased Array Weather Radar

Fumihiko Mizutani, Toshiba Corporation, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Pref., Japan; and M. Wada, T. Ushio, E. Yoshikawa, T. Iguchi, and S. Satoh

Manuscript (230.2 kB)

9:15 AM

14A.2

National Weather Radar Testbed (Phased-Array): An outstanding platform for research and development

Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. S. Zrnic, R. Ferek, J. Heimmer, T. McNellis, J. E. Crain, R. J. Vogt, and W. Benner

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (346.1 kB)

9:30 AM

14A.3

Exploring impacts of radar scan time on NWS warning decision making

Pamela L. Heinselman, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. LaDue and H. Lazrus

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (899.7 kB)

9:45 AM

14A.4

Mobile X-band dual polarization phased-array radar: System requirements and development

Krzysztof Orzel, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts; and V. Venkatesh, R. Palumbo, R. H. Medina, J. L. Salazar, A. Krishnamurthy, E. J. Knapp, R. Tessier, D. J. McLaughlin, and S. Frasier

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (372.9 kB)

Session 14B

Polarimetric radar applications—I

Location: Monongahela Room (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Dmitri Moisseev, University of Helsinki

9:00 AM

14B.1

Sampling issues in using raindrop disdrometer observations to determine radar Z_dr - Z relationships

Paul L. Smith, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD

Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM

14B.2

Exploring the use of radar for a physically based lightning cessation nowcasting tool

Elise V. Schultz, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and W. A. Petersen and L. D. Carey

Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM

14B.3

Sensitivity of C-band Polarimetric Radar-based Drop Size Distribution Measurements to Maximum Diameter Assumptions

Lawrence D. Carey, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and W. A. Petersen

Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM

14B.4

A study of polarimetric phased arrays using the Digital Array Radar

Wascar Bocangel, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. D. Palmer, G. Zhang, J. Meier, C. Fulton, M. Harger, and W. J. Chappell

Recorded Presentation

Coffee Break

Location: Grand Ballroom (William Penn Hotel)

Session 15A

Polarimetric radar applications—II

Location: Monongahela Room (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: David P. Jorgensen, NOAA/NSSL

10:30 AM

15A.1

Refining and validating radar based hail identification by using Helsinki Testbed observations

Dmitri Moisseev, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; and S. Lim, V. Chandrasekar, and H. Pohjola

Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM

15A.2

Statistical quality of spectral polarimetric variables for weather radar

Tianyou Yu, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and X. Xiao and Y. Wang

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (261.3 kB)

11:00 AM

15A.3

Onsite radome performance verification

Michael Frech, DWD, Hohenpeissenberg, Germany; and B. Lange, T. C. Mammen, J. E. E. Seltmann, C. Morehead, and J. Rowan

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (2.9 MB)

11:15 AM

15A.4

Partial Beam Blockage Correction Using Dual-Polarimetric Measurements

Pengfei Zhang, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS, Norman, OK; and D. S. Zrnic and A. V. Ryzhkov

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (351.4 kB)

11:30 AM

15A.5

An algorithm based on Extended Kalman Filter to process data from polarimetric X-band weather radars

Marc Schneebeli, Meteo Svizzera, Locarno, Switzerland; and A. Berne and M. Schleiss

Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM

15A.6

The French operational dual-polarization processing chain

Abdel-Amin Boumahmoud, Météo France, Toulouse, France; and B. Fradon, P. Roquain, L. Perier, and P. Tabary

Recorded Presentation

Session 15B

Technology and advanced applications—II

Location: Urban Room (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Pavlos Kollias, McGill University

10:30 AM

15B.1

Spectral processing and ground clutter mitigation for dual polarization staggered PRT signals in Doppler weather radars

David A. Warde, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. M. Torres and B. Gallardo

Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM

15B.2

Fast Calibration of Weather Radar Systems for Multi Polarisation Radar Measurements

Jens Reimann, DLR, Oberpfaffenhofen-Wessling, Germany; and M. Hagen

Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM

15B.3

Identification and use of bioscatter in weather radar data

Phillip B. Chilson, Univerisity of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. M. Stepanian, J. F. Kelly, J. R. Shipley, W. F. Frick, K. W. Howard, S. Stough, and T. H. Kunz

11:15 AM

15B.4

Sensitivity enhancement system for pulse compression weather radar

Cuong M. Nguyen, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada; and V. Chandrasekar, K. V. Mishra, and J. George

Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM

15B.5

Azimuth-frequency analysis for wind farm clutter identification and mitigation in Doppler weather radars

Jimeng Zheng, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; and B. Perfetti, M. Kaveh, S. M. Bachmann, and R. Monson

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (1.8 MB)

11:45 AM

15B.6

Velocity Distance Azimuth Display (VDAD)—a new framework to examine linear and non-linear wind fields using single Doppler radar data

WenChau Lee, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and X. Tang

Break for Lunch

Poster Session 10

Assimilation of radar data

Location: Grand Ballroom (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

104

Assimilation of dual-polarimetric radar observations and its impact on two convective storms

Xuanli Li, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and J. R. Mecikalski

105

Experiments with three-dimensional radar reflectivity data assimilation into the COAMPS model

Bogumil Jakubiak, Warsaw Univ., Warsaw, Poland; and K. Osrodka, A. Jurczyk, and J. Szturc

106

Recovery of the three-dimensional wind fields over complex terrain using multiple-Doppler radar data

Yu-Chieng Liou, National Central University, Taiwan, Jhongli, Taiwan

107

Radar data assimilation with the updated WRFDA-4DVAR system

Hongli Wang, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Sun, Y. R. Guo, X. Y. Huang, and S. Sugimoto

108

Retrieving precipitation microphysical state of convective storms using radar data and the ensemble kalman filter

Bryan J. Putnam, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. Xue, G. Zhang, Y. Jung, and N. Snook

Handout (6.5 MB)

109

Doppler Radar Data Assimilation for Short-Term Forecasting of Typhoon Meranti (2010) at Landfall

Kun Zhao, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; and M. Xue, B. J. D. Jou, and X. Li

110

Effect of Doppler radial velocity data assimilation on the simulation of a typhoon approaching Taiwan: a case study of Typhoon Aere (2004)

Pay-Liam Lin, National Central Univ., Jhong-Li, Taiwan; and H. H. Lin, Q. Xiao, and B. Kuo

111

Assimilation of Doppler Radar Observations For High Resolution Forecast initialization at NCEP

Shun Liu, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC and I. M. Systems Group, Camp Springs, MD; and D. F. Parrish, M. Pyle, J. Derber, W. S. Wu, B. S. Ferrier, and G. DiMego

112

Improvements in quality control for IRIS weather radar wind profiles

Joseph M. Holmes, Vaisala, Inc, Westford, MA; and S. I. Panov and R. Keranen

Handout (1.1 MB)

113

The Analyses and Prediction of a Tornadic Supercell Storm using a Combined 3DVAR-EnKF Data Assimilation Approach

Nusrat Yussouf, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. Gao, D. M. Wheatley, and D. J. Stensrud

114

Development of Korea Local Radar Processing System (KLRPS) for data assimilation and its impact on very short range forecast

Yo-Han Cho, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea, Republic of (South); and K. D. Ahn, G. Lee, E. H. Lim, Y. H. Lee, and D. E. Chang

115

A Realtime Weather-Adaptive 3DVAR Analysis System with Automatic Storm Positioning and On-demand Capability

Jidong Gao, NSSL/NOAA, Norman, OK; and D. J. Stensrud, T. Smith, K. Manross, J. Brogden, and K. M. Kuhlman

Manuscript (1.5 MB)

Handout (296.8 kB)

116

The development of diagnostics and radar monitoring capability within a newly implemented radar data quality management system (RDQMS)

Selena Georgiou, The Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and N. Gaussiat and D. Harrison

Manuscript (1.2 MB)

Handout (855.9 kB)

117

Odyssey: A European Radar Data Centre

Pascale Dupuy, Meteo France, Toulouse, France; and S. Matthews, R. W. Scovell, A. Kergomard, K. Bouyer, A. J. Huuskonen, A. Smith, N. Gaussiat, and P. Tabary

118

Operational retrieval of radar refractivity with errors for numerical weather prediction

John Nicol, National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Reading, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom; and A. J. Illingworth, K. Bartholomew, T. Darlington, J. Ovens, and M. Kitchen

119

Radar forward operator for data assimilation and model verification for the COSMO-model

Ulrich Blahak, DWD, Offenbach, Germany; and D. Epperlein and Y. Zeng

Handout (725.2 kB) Handout (2.3 MB)

Poster Session 11

Precipitation and hydrologic applications

Location: Grand Ballroom (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

120

Nowcasting by analogues: a generalization using radar data sequences

Loris Foresti, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; and L. Panziera, P. V. Mandapaka, U. Germann, M. Kanevski, and A. Pozdnoukhov

Handout (3.6 MB)

121

Precipitation Bragg scatter in radar observations at zenith

A. R. Jameson, RJH Scientific, Inc., Arlington, VA; and A. B. Kostinski

Handout (148.5 kB)

122

System of weather radar volume data (3-D) quality control: RADVOL-QC

Katarzyna Osrodka, Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, Katowice, Poland; and J. Szturc and A. Jurczyk

123

Identification of biological and anomalous propagation echoes in weather radar observations—an imaging processing approach

Lin Tang, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. Zhang, Y. Wang, and K. Howard

Manuscript (660.6 kB)

124

Uncertainty analysis of radar QPE in distributed hydrological modeling at Skjern River catchment, Denmark

Xin He, Danish Meteorological Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark; and F. Vejen, J. C. Refsgaard, and K. H. Jensen

125

Radar derived quantitative precipitation estimates for cloud resolving and climate model studies

Scott Collis, ANL, Argonne, IL; and S. E. Giangrande, A. Theisen, M. J. Bartholomew, N. Bharadwaj, K. B. Widener, and M. P. Jensen

126

Error Analysis of Regional Radar-gauge Synchronously Integrated Precipitation Estimation Equation

127

A variational approach to retrieve 3D radar reflectivity composites

Jordi Roca-Sancho, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain; and M. Berenguer and D. Sempere-Torres

Manuscript (3.2 MB)

128

Radar networks from three agencies in Korea: Where are we heading?

Gyuwon Lee, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea, Republic of (South); and S. H. Jung, J. H. Lee, Y. H. Cho, K. D. Ahn, B. H. Heo, and C. K. Lee

129

The COMMON experiment—commercial dual-polarization microwave links for urban rainfall monitoring

Marc Schleiss, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; and Z. Wang, J. Jaffrain, J. Rieckermann, and A. Berne

130

Using telecommunication microwave links to identify faulty rain gauge in urban areas

Blandine Bianchi, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; and J. Rieckermann and A. Berne

131

Non-parametric approaches to the modeling of orographic enhancement in radar images

Loris Foresti, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; and M. Kanevski and A. Pozdnoukhov

Handout (6.8 MB)

132

Statistical Correction of Radar Data

Jörg E. E. Seltmann, German Meteorological Service, Hohenpeissenberg, Germany; and A. Wagner

133

Evaluation of the New Version of the Laser-Optical Disdrometer, OTT Parsivel

Ali Tokay, JCET/Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, Greenbelt, MD; and D. B. Wolff, J. Wang, D. Makofski, W. Petersen, and K. Nemeth

134

Measuring Radome Panel high Frequency Properties

Jörg E. E. Seltmann, German Meteorological Service, Hohenpeissenberg, Germany; and U. Siart

135

Influence of the small-scale variability of the raindrop size distribution on radar power laws

Joël Jaffrain, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; and A. Berne

Handout (6.7 MB)

136

Growth and decay in surface precipitation

Frédéric Fabry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and B. Radhakrishna and I. Zawadzki

137

Reflectivity Climatology for Central São Paulo

Roberto Vicente Calheiros, University of the State of São Paulo, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil

Manuscript (883.8 kB)

Handout (1.2 MB)

138

Elimination of chaff echoes in reflectivity mosaic of operational weather radar network using infrared satellite data

Hye-Young Han, Korea Meteorological Administration, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and B. H. Heo, S. H. Jung, G. W. Lee, C. H. You, and J. H. Lee

Handout (2.7 MB)

Considerations in rainfall estimation using X-band polarimetric radar data

139

Implementation of a methodology to calibrate ground radars using TRMM-PR over Argentina

Luciano Vidal, National Meteorological Service, Buenos Aires, Argentina; and P. Salio and C. A. R. Morales

140

Hydrometeorological value of X-band radar RAINSCANNER® observations

Shinju Park, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain; and M. Berenguer, D. Sempere-Torres, X. Llort, J. Didszun, and M. Pfeifer

141

Estimation and Verification of Accumulated Radar-AWS Precipitation in Korea

Hye-Young Ko, National Institute of Meteorological Research and KMA, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and K. Y. Nam, K. H. Chang, and Y. J. Choi

142

Operational Rainfall Estimation by X-band MP Radar Network in MLIT, Japan

Takeshi Maesaka, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and M. Maki, K. Iwanami, S. Tsuchiya, K. Kieda, and A. Hoshi

Manuscript (2.2 MB)

143

Towards a better use of the time dimension and periodic revisits of near real-time products

Alexandra Anderson-Frey, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and F. Fabry

Handout (3.3 MB)

144

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

145

Development of a short-range probabilistic precipitation forecast algorithm based on radar and numerical prediction model input

David H. Kitzmiller, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and W. Wu and S. Wu

Manuscript (1.2 MB)

146

Hydrologic sensitivity to high spatiotemporal resolution precipitation measurements from phased-array radar

147

Using MPE and Rain Gauges Precipitation Products for Uniform Rainfall on The Upper Guadalupe River Basin of the Texas Hill Country in Physically Based Distributed Parameters Rainfall Surface Runoff Models

Almoutaz A. El Hassan, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX

148

Monitoring and prediction of torrential tainfall for extreme weather resilient cities

Masayuki Maki, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, Tsukuba, Japan; and R. Misumi, S. I. Suzuki, T. Maesaka, A. Kato, T. Kayahara, S. Shimizu, T. Wakatuski, Y. Syusse, K. Hirano, T. Nakatani, K. Iwanami, N. Sakurai, D. S. Kim, M. Ishihara, T. Kobayashi, A. Adachi, O. Suzuki, H. Yamauchi, H. Nakamura, A. Hattori, S. Tuchita, T. Kato, A. Yamaji, Y. Murayama, T. Yoshiwara, Y. Fujiyoshi, Y. Suzuki, T. Ushio, K. Sunada, T. Yamada, H. Nakamori, F. Kobayashi, H. Yokoyama, H. Hiraguchi, S. Kawada, M. Yoshii, A. Togari, M. Goto, K. Otsuka, M. Wada, D. I. Lee, and C. V. Chandra

Handout (3.9 MB) Handout (1.8 MB)

149

Assessing satellite-based rainfall estimates in semi-arid watersheds using the Walnut Gulch gauge network and TRMM-PR

Eyal Amitai, NASA/GSFC and Chapman University, Greenbelt, MD; and C. Unkrich, D. C. Goodrich, E. Habib, and B. Thill

Manuscript (6.5 MB)

150

Quantitative Precipitation Estimation in the French Alps with a dense network of polarimetric X-band radars

Fadela Kabeche, Meteo France, Toulouse, France; and J. Figueras i Ventura, B. Fradon, A. A. Boumahmoud, P. Dupuy, S. Westrelin, and P. Tabary

Manuscript (1.3 MB)

Handout (1.3 MB)

151

Radar bright band correction using the linear depolarization ratio

Anthony J. Illingworth, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom; and R. J. Thompson

152

Quantifying the performanceof techniques for identifying clutter

John Nicol, National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Reading, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom; and A. J. Illingworth, T. Darlington, and J. Sugier

153

Rainfall estimation from VU C-band polarimetric radar measurements

Raquel Evaristo, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN; and A. Stepanek and T. Bals-Elsholz

Manuscript (561.5 kB)

Handout (2.3 MB)

154

A radar-based flash flood forecasting for the Llobregat river basin in the Catalonia region (Spain)

Felipe Quintero, Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain; and E. A. Baltas, P. A. Versini, D. Velasco, M. Berenguer, and D. Sempere-Torres

Manuscript (2.1 MB)

155

Dual-polarization radar observations of heavy rainfall in Finland

Dmitri Moisseev, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; and H. Pohjola, V. Chandrasekar, J. Koistinen, T. Lauri, and J. M. Holmes

Poster Session 12

Technology and advanced applications

Location: Grand Ballroom (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

156

Innovative C-band and X-band FM-CW radars to study boundary layer precipitation

Christopher R. Williams, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO

157

Testing and Analysis of storm cell tracking algorithms using established case-study tracks

Benjamin Root, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. B. Yeary and T. Y. Yu

158

Fine structures of refractivity in the boundary layer reveled with a polarimetric WSR-88D

Valery Melnikov, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS, Norman, OK; and R. J. Doviak, D. S. Zrnic, and D. J. Stensrud

Manuscript (372.9 kB)

Handout (717.8 kB)

159

Weather Radar Calibration and Testing using the Moon as Reference Target

Frank Gekat, Selex Systems Integration GmbH, Neuss, Germany; and P. Goelz and R. Hannesen

Manuscript (309.6 kB)

160

Spectrum-time estimation and processing (STEP) algorithm for improving weather radar data quality

Qing Cao, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and G. Zhang, R. D. Palmer, R. M. May, R. Stafford, and M. Knight

Manuscript (2.1 MB)

161

Recent progress on the automatic quality control of ELDORA data

Cory A. Wolff, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. M. Bell, W. C. Lee, and H. Cai

Manuscript (612.4 kB)

Handout (1.1 MB)

162

An improved bistatic Doppler measurement system with reduced contamination by sidelobe echoes

Seiji Kawamura, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Tokyo, Japan; and S. Sugitani, H. Iwai, K. Nakagawa, and H. Hanado

163

Solid-state weather radar which reached the practical use stage

Masakazu Wada, Toshiba Corp., Tokyo, Japan; and H. Ueda

Manuscript (7.4 MB)

164

Mitigation of wind-turbine clutter using range-Doppler spectral analysis

Feng Nai, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. M. Torres and R. D. Palmer

165

Reapeatability of Weather Radar Calibrations Using Solar and Untethered Sphere Techniques

166

Modeling radar power and phase antenna patterns and the evaluation of dual-polarization antenna performance

John Hubbert, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. A. Rilling

Manuscript (2.3 MB)

167

Principles of Cloud System Observations with X-band Radar Network: Waveforms and Operations

Nitin Bharadwaj, PNNL, Richland, WA; and P. Kollias, K. B. Widener, S. E. Giangrande, and S. Collis

168

Resolution Enhancement System for Networked Radar System

Nitin Bharadwaj, PNNL, Richland, WA; and V. Chandrasekar

Manuscript (515.7 kB)

170

Design and deployment of quickly scanning dual-frequency, dual-polarization, dual-Doppler mobile radar network

Joshua Wurman, Center for Severe Weather Research, Boulder, CO; and K. Friedrich and K. A. Kosiba

171

Clutter mitigation in a phased array radar system using the MMSE formulation

Tomoo Ushio, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan; and E. Yoshikawa, S. Yoshida, T. Morimoto, Z. I. Kawasaki, F. Mizutani, M. Wada, S. Satoh, and T. Iguchi

Manuscript (424.6 kB)

Handout (288.2 kB)

172

A Novel Real-Scene Echoes Signals Physical Simulator of Doppler Weather Radar

He Jianxin, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; and W. Chao, L. Xuehua, W. Haijiang, and S. Zhao

Manuscript (50.9 kB)

Handout (50.9 kB)

Study of an Automated Doppler Radar Velocity Dealiasing Scheme

173

Direct digital synthesizer designs for dual-polarization transceiver modules

Daniel Thompson, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. Kelley, J. Meier, and M. Yeary

174

Maximizing the benefits of adaptive scanning for weather radars: the development of an adaptive weather sensing framework to investigate the effectiveness of task-specific update time assignments

Tian-Yu Yu, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. M. Torres, R. Reinoso-Rondinel Sr., and D. Vigouroux Cavolina

Manuscript (564.9 kB)

175

Spatial Resolution of Meteorological Radar Network Consisting of High Range and Temporal Resolution Radars

Eiichi Yoshikawa, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan; and T. Mega, S. Yoshida, T. Morimoto, T. Ushio, and Z. I. Kawasaki

Manuscript (978.0 kB)

176

Availability of three-dimensionally contiguous volume-scan data measured by phased array weather radar

Shinsuke Satoh, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan; and T. Ushio, E. Yoshikawa, Z. I. Kawasaki, F. Mizutani, M. Wada, and T. Iguchi

177

Simulation of Spaced-Antenna retrivals for an X-band active phased-array weather radar

Vijay Venkatesh, University of Masssachusetts, Amherst, MA; and K. Orzel and S. Frasier

Manuscript (354.2 kB)

Handout (375.9 kB)

178

The HydroMet Decision Support System: transfer of radar technologies to developing countries

J. William Conway, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc., Norman, OK; and B. Clarke, C. Porter, Y. Li, L. Venkatramani, and B. Shaw

Handout (3.3 MB)

179

Validation of Cloud Seeding using the Airborne Radar

Ki-Ho Chang, National Institute Meteorological Research / KMA, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South)

180

Study of Airborne Doppler Radar Navigation Correction using a Variational Technique

Huaqing Cai, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. C. Lee, C. Wolff, and M. M. Bell

181

Theoretical analysis and engineering solution of parasitical spectrum in the CINRAD transmitter

Zhe Li, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing, China; and Y. Gao

Manuscript (112.3 kB)

Handout (184.9 kB)

182

Adaptation of hybrid spectrum width estimator to staggered PRT for WSR-88D

Gregory Meymaris, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Hubbert

Handout (1.1 MB)

183

Adaptive junction temperature cooling to enable the next-generation of single-assembly solid-state high-power RF amplifiers

K. Namjou, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. McCann, M. Yeary, and R. Kelley

184

A Scalable Radar Wind Profiler for Boundary Layer, Troposphere, and Lower Stratosphere Operations

Scott A. McLaughlin, DeTect, Inc., Longmont, CO; and B. Weber, F. Pratte, D. Merritt, G. Zimmerman, and M. Wise

185

Enhancing the foundational data from the WSR-88D: Part I, A history of success

Darcy S. Saxion, Air Force Weather Agency, Norman, OK; and R. L. Ice

Manuscript (1.2 MB)

Handout (1.2 MB)

186

Enhancing the foundational data from the WSR-88D: Part II, The future

Richard L. Ice, Air Force Weather Agency, Norman, OK; and D. S. Saxion

Manuscript (1.2 MB)

Handout (1.3 MB)

187

Development of Portable Eye-Safe Depolarization Coherent Doppler Lidar and Observations of Asian Dust

Hiroshi Sakamaki, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan; and S. Kameyama, K. Asaka, T. Hara, T. Wakayama, and H. Tanaka

188

Evaluation of the Meteo-France operational precipitation radar network capacity for the refractivity measurement

Lucas Besson, Meteo France, Guyancourt, France; and J. Parent du Chatelet

Manuscript (574.2 kB)

189

A High resolution mesocyclone detection algorithm with IQ data

Osamu Suzuki, Japan Meteorologcal Agency, Japan; and H. Yamauch, H. Inoue, and M. Nakazato

190

Rainfall Observation of the Ku-band Broadband Radar Network in Osaka, Japan

Eiichi Yoshikawa, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan; and T. Mega, S. Yoshida, T. Morimoto, T. Ushio, and Z. I. Kawasaki

Manuscript (738.4 kB)

S-band Vertical Rain Rate (VRR) radar

191

HIWRAP Radar Development for High-Altitude Operation on the NASA Global Hawk and ER-2

Lihua Li, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and G. M. Heymsfield, J. Carswell, D. Schaubert, J. Creticos, M. Mclinden, M. Vega, and M. Perrine

192

NPOL : The NASA transportable S-band dual-polarimetric Radar. Antenna system upgrades, performance and deployment during MC3E

John Gerlach, NASA, Wallops Island, VA; and W. Petersen

193

NCAR HIAPER Cloud Radar Design and Development

Pei-Sang Tsai, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and E. Loew, J. Vivekanandan, J. M. Emmett, C. D. Burghart, S. Rauenbuehler, and G. Farquharson

Manuscript (601.2 kB)

Handout (601.2 kB)

194

FRONT: The Front Range Observational Network Testbed

J. C. Hubbert, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and P. C. Kennedy, V. Chandrasekar, S. Rutledge, W. C. Lee, V. Bringi, J. W. Wilson, D. A. Brunkow, M. Dixon, T. Weckwerth, J. George, E. Loew, J. VanAndel, A. Phinney, B. Bowie, R. A. Rilling, and S. Ellis

Manuscript (3.0 MB)

195

The WiBEX solid state X-band radar system

Jim George, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and V. Chandrasekar

Handout (1.5 MB)

196

Recent advances in Radar Meteorology in India

Viswanathan Gouravaram, Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences, Nainital, Uttaranchal, India; and S. Raghavan and R. Sagar

Poster Session 13

Winter storm studies using radar

Location: Grand Ballroom (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

197

Investigations of polarimetric radar signatures in winter storms and their relation to aircraft icing and freezing rain

Alexander Ryzhkov, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS, Norman, OK; and H. D. Reeves, T. J. Schuur, M. R. Kumjian, and D. S. Zrnic

Manuscript (2.0 MB)

198

Cloud processes over the 2010 Winter Olympic venues

Edwin Campos, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL; and P. Joe

Handout (3.6 MB)

199

Identification of snow and rain at the surface using polarimetric radar

Martin Hagen, DLR, Wessling, Germany; and A. Dalphinet

Handout (922.9 kB)

200

Dual-polarimetric Doppler on Wheels observations of long lake-axis-parallel lake-effect snow storms over Lake Ontario

Scott M. Steiger, SUNY, Oswego, NY; and A. Stamm

Handout (11.3 MB)

201

High resolution vertical profiles of polarimetric X-band weather radar observables during snowfall in the Swiss Alps

Marc Schneebeli, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; and N. Dawes, M. Lehning, A. Berne, and J. Jaffrain

202

Dual polarization radar winter storm studies supporting development of NEXRAD-based aviation hazard products

Earle R. Williams, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and D. J. Smalley, M. F. Donovan, R. G. Hallowell, K. T. Hood, B. J. Bennett, R. Evaristo, A. Stepanek, T. Bals-Elsholz, J. Cobb, and J. M. Ritzman

Manuscript (2.1 MB)

Handout (7.0 MB)

203

Case Study of a Winter Precipitation Event using Three 2D-video disdrometers and ARMOR Radar

Gwo-Jong Huang, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and V. Bringi, W. A. Petersen, L. Carey, C. J. Schultz, and P. N. Gatlin

Manuscript (604.9 kB)

204

In-flight icing detection using S-band dual-polarimetric weather radar data

Scott Ellis, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Serke, J. Hubbert, D. Albo, A. Weekley, and M. K. Politovich

Handout (22.0 MB)

205

Ice, snow, sondes and dual-pol: Some results of winter weather observations with the Valparaiso University dual-polarization radar

Teresa M. Bals-Elsholz, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN; and R. Evaristo, K. H. Goebbert, A. Stepanek, C. A. Clark, B. J. Wolf, and T. Puchalski

206

Analysis of the forcing responsible for banded precipitation within winter cyclones utilizing high resolution radar and sounding observations

Melissa K. Peterson, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and R. M. Rauber, B. F. Jewett, G. M. McFarquhar, and K. R. Knupp

208

High Resolution Measurements of Cyclone Structure: the Profiling of Winter Storms Project (PLOWS)

Greg M. McFarquhar, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and R. M. Rauber, B. F. Jewett, K. R. Knupp, P. S. Market, D. Leon, D. M. Plummer, A. A. Rosenow, M. K. Peterson, and M. Pitcel

209

C-band Dual-Polarimetric Observations of Snowfall in a Southeastern Thundersnow Event

Christopher J. Schultz, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and W. A. Petersen, L. D. Carey, and E. C. Bruning

Coffee Break

Location: Grand Ballroom (William Penn Hotel)

Session 16A

Winter storm studies using radar

Location: Monongahela Room (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Scott M. Steiger, SUNY

4:00 PM

16A.1

Elevated convection and stratiform flows in continental winter cyclones: high-resolution measurements from the Wyoming Cloud Radar

Robert M. Rauber, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and D. Leon, D. M. Plummer, G. McFarquhar, B. F. Jewett, and M. K. Peterson

Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM

16A.2

Vertical motions derived from profiler measurements of winter precipitation bands during PLOWS

Andrew A. Rosenow, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and R. M. Rauber, G. M. McFarquhar, B. F. Jewett, K. R. Knupp, D. Phillips, W. O. J. Brown, and P. S. Market

Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM

16A.3

Kinematic and microphysical analysis of the 10 January 2011 north Alabama thundersnow event during PLOWS

Ryan A. Wade, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and K. R. Knupp

Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM

16A.4

Polarimetric classification of winter weather precipitation type using thermodynamic input from numerical models

Terry J. Schuur, Univ. of Oklahoma/CIMMS and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and A. V. Ryzhkov and H. D. Reeves

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (933.3 kB)

5:00 PM

16A.5

Polarimetric and dual-Doppler observations of Kelvin-Helmholtz waves during a winter storm

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

Recorded Presentation

5:15 PM

16A.6

The Winter 2010 FRONT/NIRSS in-flight icing detection field campaign

David Serke, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Hubbert, S. Ellis, A. L. Reehorst, P. Kennedy, D. Albo, A. Weekley, and M. Politovich

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (583.9 kB)

Session 16B

Technology and advanced applications—III

Location: Urban Room (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: John Gerlach, NASA

4:00 PM

16B.1

A fresh look at the range weighting function for modern weather radars

Sebastian M. Torres, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and C. D. Curtis

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (135.1 kB)

4:15 PM

16B.2

A mobile, rapid–scanning, X-band, polarimetric (RaXPol) Doppler radar system

Andrew L. Pazmany, ProSensing Inc., Amherst, MA; and H. B. Bluestein

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (565.1 kB)

16B.3

The Radar quality control and quantitative precipitation estimation inter-comparison project

16B.3A

Experiment and result analysis of atmospheric refractivity retrieval with Doppler weather radar

4:30 PM

16B.3B

Mitigating ground clutter using the multi-channel receiver on the National Weather Radar Testbed

Christopher D. Curtis, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. Yeary

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (291.7 kB)

4:45 PM

16B.4

ARM Radar Infrastructure for Global and Regional Climate Study

Nitin Bharadwaj, PNNL, Richland, WA; and K. B. Widener, K. L. Johnson, S. Collis, and A. Koontz

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (337.2 kB)

5:00 PM

16B.5

Application of compressive sensing to refractivity retrieval using networked weather radar

Serkan Ozturk, Atmospheric Radar Research Center, Norman, OK; and T. Y. Yu and L. Ding

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (643.3 kB)

5:15 PM

16B.6

The NCAR 449 MHz modular wind profiler—prototype deployment and future plans

William O. J. Brown, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. A. Cohn, B. Lindseth, and J. Jordan

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (421.0 kB)

Session 17

Keynote Presentation: Precipitation and hydrologic applications

Location: Urban Room (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Ali Tokay, Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County and NASA/GSFC

8:30 AM

17.1

Simultaneous measurements of heavy rain using S-band and C-band polarimetric radars

Alexander Ryzhkov, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS, Norman, OK; and P. Zhang and J. Krause

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (1.6 MB)

Session 18A

Assimilation of radar data—I

Location: Monongahela Room (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Pierre Tabary, Météo France

9:00 AM

18A.1

Radar Data Assimilation with the WRF-LETKF System and Its Preliminary Results of OSSEs on Typhoon Morakot (2009)

Chih-Chien Tsai, National Central University, Jhongli City, Taoyuan County, Taiwan; and S. C. Yang and Y. C. Liou

Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM

18A.2

Targeted observations for radar data assimilation

Weiguang Chang, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and I. Zawadzki

Manuscript (380.2 kB)

9:30 AM

18A.3

Analysis of the forecast improvement from radar-data assimilation within the RUC, Rapid Refresh and HRRR

Stephen S. Weygandt, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and C. R. Alexander, M. Hu, T. G. Smirnova, S. G. Benjamin, G. S. Manikin, P. Hofmann, E. P. James, J. M. Brown, and D. C. Dowell

Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM

18A.4

Development and testing of improved radar-data assimilation techniques for the Rapid Refresh and HRRR

Curtis R. Alexander, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and D. C. Dowell, M. Hu, S. S. Weygandt, T. G. Smirnova, S. G. Benjamin, J. M. Brown, E. P. James, and P. Hofmann

Recorded Presentation

Session 18B

Precipitation estimation and hydrological applications—I

Location: Urban Room (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Anthony J. Illingworth, University of Reading

18B.1

Quantification of Radar Rainfall Uncertainty—Toward a Real-Time Algorithm

9:00 AM

18B.1A

Relationships between ground charging and radar-determined precipitation band structure in continental winter cyclones

Joseph Peter Wegman, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and R. M. Rauber, P. S. Market, B. F. Jewett, and G. M. McFarquhar

Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM

18B.2

A method for simulating realistic DSD fields with given areal rain-rate or reflectivity—application to rainfall disaggregation

Marc Schleiss, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; and A. Berne

Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM

18B.3

Testing capability of successive correction method and Bayesian spatial model to fill gaps over the radar network

Kibrewossen Tesfagiorgis, Borough of Manhattan Community College, New York, NY; and S. E. Mahani, R. Khanbilvardi, and D. Kitzmiller

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (578.1 kB)

9:45 AM

18B.4

QPE in the Hydrometeorology Testbed: Methodologies and challenges in complex terrain

S. Lim, CIRA/NOAA, Boulder, CO; and V. Chandrasekar, R. Cifelli, S. Y. Matrosov, and T. Schneider

Recorded Presentation

Coffee Break

Location: Grand Ballroom (William Penn Hotel)

Session 19A

Assimilation of radar data—II

Location: Monongahela Room (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Stephen S. Weygandt, NOAA/ESRL/GSD

10:30 AM

19A.1

Direct assimilation of radar reflectivity data in the Met Office convective scale forecast system

Lee D. Hawkness-Smith, Met Office, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom; and C. Charlton-Perez, N. Gaussiat, and S. Ballard

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (119.8 kB)

10:45 AM

19A.2

Radar Data Assimilation using WRF 3DVAR: Radial velocity or reflectivity—which has a larger impact?

Juanzhen Sun, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and H. Wang, Q. Xiao, and Z. Ying

Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM

19A.3

High-resolution EnKF assimilation of tornado-scale radar observations for a tornadic supercell: preliminary results

Robin L. Tanamachi, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. Xue, H. B. Bluestein, K. Orzel, S. J. Frasier, and M. I. Biggerstaff

11:15 AM

19A.4

Using winds from the 4-D Variational Doppler Radar Analysis System (VDRAS) to nowcast convection in Taiwan

Amanda R. S. Anderson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. W. Wilson, T. J. Emerson, Z. Ying, R. D. Roberts, and J. Sun

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (1.9 MB)

11:30 AM

19A.5

Analysis of the Goshen County tornadic supercell on 5 June 2009 during VORTEX2 using EnKF assimilation of mobile radar data

James N. Marquis, Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA; and Y. P. Richardson, P. M. Markowski, D. C. Dowell, J. M. Wurman, K. A. Kosiba, and P. Robinson

Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM

19A.6

The Devil is in the details: Preparing radar information for its proper assimilation

Frédéric Fabry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and A. Kilambi

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (822.2 kB)

Session 19B

Precipitation estimation and hydrologic applications—II

Location: Urban Room (William Penn Hotel)

Host: 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Andrew A. Rosenow, University of Illinois

10:30 AM

154

Hydrological impact of SBMcast nowcasting ensembles

Marc Berenguer, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain; and D. Sempere-Torres

10:45 AM

19B.1

Emission: a new technique to correct rainfall estimates for attenuation

Anthony J. Illingworth, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom; and R. J. Thompson, T. Darlington, and J. Ovens

Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM

19B.2

Quantitative precipitation estimation using specific differential propagation phase in typhoon system in Taiwan

Yadong Wang, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. Zhang, A. V. Ryzhkov, L. Tang, and K. W. Howard

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (717.4 kB)

11:15 AM

19B.3

Polarimetric radar rainfall estimation in complex orography scenarios

Gianfranco Vulpiani, Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Rome, Italy; and M. Montopoli Sr., P. Giordano, A. Gioia, L. Delli Passeri, and F. S. Marzano

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (2.7 MB)

11:30 AM

19B.4

Estimating radar reflectivity uncertainties and their impact on retrieved raindrop size distribution parameters

Christopher R. Williams, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM

19B.6

Rainfall estimation using radar reflectivity during TiMREX

Tracy J. Emerson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. W. Wilson and W. Y. Chang

Recorded Presentation

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