Poster Session 2 Mesoscale and Severe Weather, Airborne and Spaceborne Radars, Millimeter Wavelengths Radars

Wednesday, 16 September 2015: 1:30 PM-3:00 PM
Oklahoma F (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )
Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Organizers:
Lawrence D. Carey, The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), Atmospheric Science/SWIRLL, Huntsville, AL; Ali Tokay, GSFC, Greenbelt, MD and Pavlos Kollias, McGill Univ., Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Montreal, QC

Papers:
96
Initial observations from the Kinematic Texture and Lightning (KTaL) Experiment
Dr. Eric Bruning, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; and V. C. Sullivan, V. Salinas, S. M. Berkseth, P. J. Ware, and S. A. Weiss

Handout (17.3 MB)

97
Preliminary evaluation of surface clutter for geostationary spaceborne weather radar
He Jianxin, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; and L. Xuehua, Z. Qiangyu, and W. Hao

98
Doppler-radar analysis of a meso-anticyclone observed in an elevated, multicell convective storm complex over central Oklahoma in the morning
Howard B. Bluestein, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. W. Reif, K. J. Thiem, and Z. B. Wienhoff

99
Bridging of Ground Validation between Gridded and Orbit-Level Rainfall through IMERG
Jackson Tan, NASA/GSFC, Wallops Island, VA; and W. A. Petersen and A. Tokay

Handout (2.7 MB)

100
3D Wind Field Estimation with Higher Spatial Resolution Using Multi Compact X-Band Weather Radars
Masahiro Minowa, Furuno Electric Co., LTD., Nishinomiya, Japan; and T. Takaki, S. Oishi, and E. Nakakita

Handout (1.4 MB)

101
Combined cloud radar and lidar aerosol observations in Potenza
Pilar Gumà-Claramunt, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Tito Scalo, Italy; and F. Madonna, A. Amodeo, and M. R. Bauer-Pfundstein

Handout (2.0 MB)

102
Drop Size Distribution Temporal Sample Sensitivity Analysis on Radar-Rain Relations and Gamma Model Parameters
Charanjit S. Pabla, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and L. D. Carey

103
Circulation and Areal Contraction Rate as Detected and Measured by Doppler Radar
Vincent T. Wood, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and R. P. Davies-Jones
Manuscript (3.2 MB)

Handout (1.6 MB)

104
Wind Pattern of Scanning Millimeter Wave Doppler Radar
Zhoujie Cheng, Institute of Aviation Meteorology, Beijing, China; and H. Wang

105
Impacts of Assimilating Airborne Tail Doppler Radar Observations using the GSI-based Hybrid Ensemble-Variational Data Assimilation System for HWRF to Improve Operational High-Resolution Tropical Cyclone Prediction
Xu Lu, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and X. Wang

Handout (2.8 MB)

106
Heat Island, Sea Breeze and HP Thunderstorms in Metropolitan Area of São Paulo
Felipe Vemado, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; and A. J. Pereira Filho
Manuscript (1.7 MB)

Handout (2.7 MB)

Detection of Cloud-Base Height Using Cloud Radar and Microwave Radiometer
Manuscript (112.3 kB)

Handout (112.3 kB)

107
Rapid-scan, dual-polarized observations of severe Oklahoma thunderstorms on 31 May 2013
Robin L. Tanamachi, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and P. L. Heinselman

108
Radar simulation studies for dual-frequency radar measurements of snow from space
Takahisa Kobayashi, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Abiko, Chiba, Japan; and M. Nomura, S. Sugimoto, F. Furuzawa, A. Adachi, and H. Hirakuchi
Manuscript (289.0 kB)

109
Combined Observation using the Cloud Radara and Doppler Lidar of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO)
Ikuya Kakimoto, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Amagasaki-shi, Hyogo, Japan; and T. Matsuda and T. Nakamizo

110
Dual-polarimetric Radar Observations of Convection in Hawaii
Michael M. Bell, Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI; and A. Frambach

111
Data and Operational Processing for NASA's GPM Ground Validation Program
Jason L. Pippitt, NASA/GSFC/SSAI, Greenbelt, MD; and D. B. Wolff, W. A. Petersen, and D. A. Marks
Manuscript (1.7 MB)

Handout (1.6 MB)

112
Near Real-time Storm Precipitation Analytics Using Dual-pol Radar Data
Tye W. Parzybok, MetStat, Inc., Fort Collins, CO; and N. A. Lock, C. W. Porter, K. Laro, A. D. Hendricks, and W. Mokry Jr.

113
Vortex Detection with the UK Weather Radar Network
Chris Vernon, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom

114
The Preliminary Results of the W-band Electronic-Scanning Cloud Profiling Radar for Calibration and Validation of EarthCARE/CPR
Hiroaki Horie, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Koganei, Japan; and H. Hanado, Y. Ohnoe, and N. Takahashi

115
Fine Structures of Vertical Air Motion and Warm Rain Formation Mechanism in Small Cumulus Revealed by a High Resolution Airborne FMCW Radar
Ming Fang, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and B. Albrecht
Manuscript (645.8 kB)

Handout (520.1 kB)

116
Evaluation of a Hail Size Discrimination Algorithm for the Polarimetric WSR-88D
Kiel L. Ortega, OU/CIMMS and NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. Krause, A. V. Ryzhkov, and J. C. Snyder

Handout (2.1 MB)

117
A comparison of techniques for space-borne Doppler velocity estimation
Vijay Venkatesh, SSAI, Greenbelt, MD; and L. Li, M. Mclinden, G. M. Heymsfield, and M. Coon
Manuscript (207.1 kB)

118
Fine-scale Airborne Doppler Radar Measurements of Vertical Air Motions within Lake-effect Systems
Christopher J. Johnston, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and J. Frame and R. M. Rauber

Handout (4.6 MB)

119
Hail and Small-Drop DSD Variability by Environment in Supercell Storms
Lena Heuscher, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE; and M. S. Van Den Broeke

Handout (1.6 MB)

120
Constructing Rain-Free Surface Cross Section Data Sets for the Estimation of Path Attenuation
Hyokyung Kim, Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research/Morgan State University, Greenbelt, MD; and R. Meneghini and L. Liao

121
Simulated Dual-Frequency Ratio Measurements in Heavy Rain
Ali Tokay, GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and L. P. D'Adderio, R. Meneghini, L. Liao, and W. A. Petersen

122
Correlation between Lightning Density and Precipitation Amount based on high-resolution Radar Measurements
Hannah Nürenberg, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; and M. Clemens and F. Ament

Handout (1.8 MB)

123
The Application of Multi-Parameter Radar in GPM Ground Validation

124
A Comparison of Dual-Polarization Radar Signatures of Large Melting Hail at S- and C-band
Roger E. Allen, UAH, Huntsville, AL; and L. D. Carey

125
Vertical profiles of radar parameters in heavy rain events resulting from elevated and surface based convection
Ryan J. Difani, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and A. Foscato, P. S. Market, and N. I. Fox

126
Performance and Uncertainty Analysis of Precipitation Estimates Derived from Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar onboard GPM over CONUS
Sheng Chen, Guangxi Teachers Education University, Nanning, Guangxi, China; and Y. Qi, Y. Hong, C. Langston, J. Hu, and B. Hu

127
Radar and Disdrometer Observations of Regime-Dependent DSD variability
Brenda Dolan, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and S. A. Rutledge, W. A. Petersen, and D. B. Wolff

128
The Relationship between Polarimetric Signatures and Rotation Derived from Doppler Velocity in Supercell Thunderstorms
Sarah M. Stough, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and L. D. Carey

129
Precipitation enhancement of Typhoon Khanun (2012) by orographic effect of Mt.Halla in Jeju Island, Korea
Kyeong-Yeon Ko, Pukyong National University, Korea, Busan, KOREA, Korea, Republic of (South); and D. I. Lee and K. O. Lee

130
Ground Validation of the GPM-DPR Observations and Precipitation Product from Ground Radar Network
Sounak K. Biswas, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and M. Le and V. Chandrasekar

131
Polarimetric radar characteristics of warm front-crossing storms on 9 April 2015
Cynthia A. Van Den Broeke, , Lincoln, NE; and M. S. Van Den Broeke
Manuscript (1.4 MB)

Handout (1.4 MB)

132
Evaluation of Doppler Correction Algorithm for EarthCARE Cloud Profiling Radar using Radar Echo Simulation
Yuichi Ohno, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Koganei, Japan; and H. Horie, K. Sato, and N. Takahashi

133
The development and maintenance of MCS by SST variation effects over the Yellow Sea, Korea
Yunhee Kang, Pukyong National University, Busan, Korea, Republic of (South); and D. I. Lee, J. H. Jeong, and D. J. Kim

134
Rapid-Scan Dual-Polarization WSR-88D Observations of an Oklahoma Hailstorm Producing Extremely-Large Hail
Arthur Witt, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. W. Burgess, A. Seimon, and J. T. Allen
Manuscript (8.4 MB)

Handout (6.6 MB)

135
The interplay of non uniform beam filling and multiple scattering in GPM-DPR observations: a notional study
F. Tridon, Univ. of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom; and A. Battaglia, S. Tanelli, and K. Mroz

136
Performing spatial analysis on tropical cyclone rainband structures after creating a 3D Mosaic of WSR-88D reflectivity data using a map-reduce framework and a Geographic Information System (GIS)
Corene J. Matyas, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL; and J. Tang and S. E. Zick
Manuscript (387.8 kB)

Handout (1.5 MB)

Poster 137 has been moved. New paper number is 10B.2A

138
Polarimetric Weather Radar and Total Lightning Analysis of Mesoscale Convective Systems in Southern Brazil

139
Study on lognormal DSD models for the rain rate estimation applicable for GPM-DPR observation
Toyoshi Shimomai, Shimane University, Matsue, Shimane, Japan; and Y. Watanabe and T. Kozu

140
Polarimetric Hail Size Estimation for the NEXRAD Network
Noah A. Lock, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc., Norman, OK; and C. Porter, B. Baranowski, and C. Schwarz

141
Accuracy analysis of wind retrieval from Korean radar network: Simulation study
DeaHyung Lee, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea, Republic of (South); and S. H. Jung, Y. C. Liou, and G. Lee

142
A Generalized Navigation Correction Method for Airborne Doppler Radar Data
Huaqing Cai, US Army Research Laboratory, White Sands, NM; and W. C. Lee, M. M. Bell, C. A. Wolff, X. Tang, and F. Roux

143
Concept Design and Feasibility Studies for a Ka-band, UAS-based Cloud Sensing Radar
Jingxiao Cai, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. K. Mirza, Y. Zhang, D. Delene, and J. S. Tilley
Manuscript (664.3 kB)

Handout (1.5 MB)

144
Correction of Radar Reflectivity in Partial Beam Blockage Regions of S-band Dual-Polarization Radar
Sung-Hwa Jung, KMA, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and G. Lyu, G. Lee, K. E. Kim, and M. K. Suk

145
Comparing the Global Precipitation Measurement mission with NOAA/NSSL Multi-Radar Multisensor: past, current status and future directions
Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter, NOAA/NSSL, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and Y. Hong, J. J. Gourley, N. J. Carr, W. A. Petersen, M. R. Schwaller, E. N. Anagnostou, C. D. Kummerow, R. R. Ferraro, and N. Y. Wang

146
Radar and profiling observations of the interaction between a lake effect snow band and a shallow cold front during the Ontario Winter Lake-effect Systems (OWLeS) Experiment
Kyle S. Pennington, The University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and K. R. Knupp

147
Multiple-scattering-induced “ghost echoes” in GPM-DPR observations of a tornadic supercell
Alessandro Battaglia, Univ. of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom; and K. Mroz, F. Tridon, S. Tanelli, and P. E. Kirstetter

148
Radar Snowfall Estimates at NASA Wallops Flight Facility
Jorel R. Torres, 1Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences Program, Rapid City, SD; and A. Tokay, D. D. Kliche, D. A. Marks, G. J. Huang, D. B. Wolff, L. F. Bliven, and W. A. Petersen

149
Interaction of a Jetstream with a Squall Line Originating Along an Upper Level Cold Frontal Boundary as Determined from a Comparison of Model and Quad-Doppler Analyses
Daniel M. Stechman, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and R. M. Rauber, G. M. McFarquhar, B. F. Jewett, and D. P. Jorgensen

Handout (17.4 MB)

150
An Analysis of a Shallow Cold Front and Wave Interactions from the PLOWS Field Campaign
Carter B. Hulsey, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and K. R. Knupp
Manuscript (9.4 MB)

151
Storm Mode Variability over northern Alabama Within the Domain of the ARMOR Radar
Christopher Andrew Lisauckis, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and K. R. Knupp, T. A. Murphy, and A. W. Lyza

152
Use of a Generalized Radar Simulator for the Validation of Precipitation Estimation from GPM Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar Measurements
Soichiro Sugimoto, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Abiko, Japan; and T. Kobayashi

Handout (179.2 kB)

153
Examining the Role of Eyewall Convection in Hurricane Intensity Change Using Airborne Radar Observations
Annette M. Foerster, Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI; and M. M. Bell

Handout (8.6 MB)

154
High Resolution Dual-Doppler Observations of Tropical Cyclone Vortex Rossby Waves
A. Addison Alford, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. I. Biggerstaff

Handout (5.6 MB)

155
Storm-scale Flow Regimes in Supercell Thunderstoms as Visualized Using a Trajectory Mapping Technique
Daniel P. Betten, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK ; and M. I. Biggerstaff

Handout (11.6 MB)

156
Lake Effect Snow: A Combined Micro Rain Radar and Microphysical Analysis
Claire Pettersen, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. S. Kulie, W. A. Petersen, L. F. Bliven, A. Merrelli, and M. Dutter

157
Comparison of the Energy Efficiency between Typhoon Bolaven and Typhoon Tembin in 2012, Korea
Jisun Lee, Pukyong National University, Busan, Korea, Republic of (South); and C. You, M. Kang, and D. Lee

158
Engineering Challenges of the HIAPER Cloud Radar: Real-time Active Platform Stabilization and Pressure/Temperature Control
P. Tsai, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Ellis, C. Burghart, J. M. Emmett, M. J. Dixon, E. Loew, J. Vivekanandan, and S. Rauenbuehler

159
Detection of the Presence of Tornadoes at the Center of Mesocyclones: A Simulated Doppler Velocity Study
Rodger A. Brown, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and V. T. Wood
Manuscript (1.3 MB)

160
Association between Rear Flank Gust Front Mesocyclone-relative Position and Supercell Microphysical Variability
Nicholas R. Humrich, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and M. S. Van Den Broeke

161
Fixed and Mobile Disdrometer Observations During PECAN
David J. Bodine, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. L. Rasmussen

162
Observations of an Unusual Nonsupercellular Tornado
Anthony W. Lyza, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and K. R. Knupp

163
GPM Radar Studies at NASA's Wallops Precipitation Research Facility

164
High-frequency Mobile Radar Measurements of Tornado Boundary Layer Flow
Christopher C. Weiss, Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX; and T. Cermak, A. E. Reinhart, and P. Skinner

165
Multi-Doppler and multi-platform analysis of convergent boundary zones during the planetary boundary layer's afternoon to evening transition (AET) period
Stephanie Mullins Wingo, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and K. R. Knupp

166
Examining the effects of the ground on the radiation pattern of a parabolic reflector at very low elevation angles
Jeffrey C. Snyder, OU/CIMMS and NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. L. Salazar-Cerreno, H. B. Bluestein, N. A. Aboserwal, R. D. Palmer, and T. Y. Yu

Handout (3.1 MB)

167
Storm Processes Depicted by the WSR-88D and KOUN Sector Scans during Severe Pulse Thunderstorms
Pamela L. Heinselman, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and C. Kuster

168
Mapping the Impact of Surface Roughness on the Kinematics of the 3D Wind Field
Tim Coleman, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL ; and K. Knupp

169
Quantitative Analysis of the Turbulent Structure of Convection and its Relation to Thunderstorm Electrical Properties
Samantha M. Berkseth, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; and D. E. Bruning

Handout (3.5 MB)

170
Cloud Properties Observed by Ground-Based Millimeter Wavelength Radar in the Korean Peninsula
Bo-Young Ye, Center for Atmospheric Remote Sensing, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea, Republic of (South); and S. H. Jung and G. Lee

171
Millimeter Wavelength ARM Radar and AAF G1: Observations and Analysis from the ACAPEX Field Campaign
Alyssa A. Matthews, PNNL, Richland, WA; and N. Bharadwaj and J. M. Comstock

172
Plan of the Field Observation in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area: Lifecycle of Cumulonimbus Experiment (LCbEX)
Koyuru Iwanami, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience, Tsukuba, Japan; and R. Misumi, S. I. Suzuki, T. Maesaka, S. Shimizu, Y. Shusse, N. Sakurai, K. I. Shimose, R. Kato, K. Kieda, and Y. Uji

Handout (575.5 kB)

Exploiting cloud radar Doppler spectra of mixed-phase clouds during ACCEPT field experiment to identify microphysical processes

173
Preliminary results obtained by a new Ka-band polarimetric Doppler radar of Nagoya University, Japan
Taro Shinoda, Nagoya Univ., Nagoya, Japan; and T. Ohigashi, H. Minda, K. Tsuboki, and H. Uyeda

174
Cloud Radar Network in Tokyo Metropolitan Area for Early Detection of Cumulonimbus Generation
Takeshi Maesaka, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience, Tsukuba, Japan; and K. Iwanami, S. I. Suzuki, Y. Shusse, and N. Sakurai

Handout (3.1 MB)

175
A new data collection strategy for the second-generation Ka-band Atmospheric Radiation Measurement zenith pointing radars
Bradley M. Isom, PNNL, Richland, WA; and N. Bharadwaj and A. Lindenmaier

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