37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

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Monday, 14 September 2015

8:30 AM-9:00 AM: Monday, 14 September 2015

Plenary Session

Opening and Welcome Remarks

Location: University AB (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

9:00 AM-9:30 AM: Monday, 14 September 2015

Keynote Speaker Session 1

Keynote: Microphysical Studies

Location: University AB (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Keynote: Matthew R. Kumjian, Pennsylvania State University

9:00 AM

Microphysical Studies

Matthew R. Kumjian, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK

Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM-10:00 AM: Monday, 14 September 2015

Keynote Speaker Session 2

Keynote: New and Emerging Radar Technology

Location: University AB (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Keynote: Tian-You Yu, University of Oklahoma

9:30 AM

New and Emerging Radar Technology

Tian-You Yu, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 14 September 2015

Coffee Break

Location: University Preconference Area (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 14 September 2015

Session 1A

Microphysical Studies (I)

Location: University AB (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Stephen W. Nesbitt, Univ. of Illinois

10:30 AM

1A.1

Preliminary Results from the Multi-Angle Snowflake Camera and Radar (MASCRAD) Project

Patrick C. Kennedy, Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO; and C. Kleinkort, G. J. Huang, M. Thurai, A. Newman, J. C. Hubbert, S. Rutledge, V. N. Bringi, and B. Notaroš

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (1.3 MB)

10:45 AM

1A.2

Validating physical assumptions of radar-based retrievals of snow microphysics during BAECC snowfall experiment

Dmitri Moisseev, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; and A. von Lerber, D. Ori, G. J. Huang, and V. Chandrasekar

Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM

1A.3

3D Shape Reconstruction of Snowflakes from Multiple Images, Meshing, Dielectric Constant Estimation, Scattering Analysis, and Validation by Radar Measurements

Cameron Kleinkort, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and G. J. Huang, S. Manić, A. Manić, P. Kennedy, J. Hubbert, A. Newman, V. N. Bringi, and B. Notaroš

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

1A.4

Comprehensive Analysis of an Unusual Winter Graupel Shower Event Recorded by an S-Band Polarimetric Radar and Two Optical Imaging Surface Instruments

V.N. Bringi, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and B. Notaroš, C. Kleinkort, G. J. Huang, M. Thurai, and P. Kennedy

Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM

1A.5

Radar and in-situ observations of rimed precipitation in alpine snowfall

Jacopo Grazioli, EPFL-LTE, Lausanne, Switzerland; and A. Berne

Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM

1A.6

Retrieving the Microphysics of Mixed - Phase Regions Embedded within Deep Ice Clouds using Dual Polarisation Radar

W. J Keat, Reading, United Kingdom; and C. Westbrook and A. J. Illingworth

Recorded Presentation

Session 1B

New and Emerging Radar Technology (I)

Location: University C (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Kurt Hondl, NOAA/NSSL

10:30 AM

1B.1

Simulation and Analysis of Polarimetric Phased Array Weather Radar Performance

Andrew D. Byrd, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and I. R. Ivic, R. D. Palmer, B. M. Isom, B. L. Cheong, and M. Xue

Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM

1B.2

Mutual Coupling Between Adjacent Faces of a Four-Sided MPAR Array

Mark C. Leifer, Ball Aerospace, Westminster, CO; and V. Chandrasekar and S. Williams

Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM

1B.3

A Multistatic MPAR Concept

Mark E. Weber, NOAA/OAR/NSSL/CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (808.4 kB)

11:15 AM

1B.4

The Development and Performance of the NASA/GSFC W-band (94 GHz) Solid-State Cloud Radar System

Matthew McLinden, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and G. M. Heymsfield, L. Li, P. Racette, M. Coon, and V. Venkatesh

11:30 AM

1B.5

Airborne Phased Array Radar (APAR): The Next Generation of Airborne Polarimetric Doppler Weather Radar

James A. Moore, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. C. Lee, E. Loew, and P. S. Tsai

Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM

1B.6

An Electronically-Scanned Tri-band Radar for Three-dimensional Measurements of Clouds and Precipitation

Gregory A. Sadowy, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and S. Tanelli, M. Sanchez-Barbetty, K. Vanhille, A. Brown, and K. Brown

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 14 September 2015

Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Monday, 14 September 2015

Session 2A

Microphysical Studies (II)

Location: University AB (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Merhala Thurai, Colorado State University

1:30 PM

2A.1

An Evaluation of Cold Season Precipitation Microphysical Properties from a Radar Perspective

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

Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM

2A.2

Snow Retrieval by Ku- and Ka-band Dual-Frequency Radar

Liang Liao, Morgan State Univ., Greenbelt, MD; and R. Meneghini, A. Tokay, and J. Torres

Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM

2A.3

First experimental evidence for the potential of triple-frequency radar observations to derive key snowfall microphysical properties

Stefan Kneifel, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; and A. von Lerber, D. Moisseev, P. Kollias, J. Leinonen, and J. Tiira

Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM

2A.4

New triple-wavelength radar measurements to test scattering models for aggregate snowflakes

Chris Westbrook, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom; and T. Stein, A. Barrett, and J. Nicol

Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM

2A.5

Triple-wavelength Doppler Spectra Radar Analysis of Ice Particles

Andrew I. Barrett, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom; and C. Westbrook, J. C. Nicol, and T. Stein

Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM

2A.6

Bayesian estimation of ice sticking efficiencies using profiling radar Doppler spectra and in situ measurements of ice properties

Marcus van Lier-Walqui, Columbia Univ. & NASA/GISS, New York, NY; and A. M. Fridlind, A. S. Ackerman, C. R. Williams, G. McFarquhar, W. Wu, X. Dong, J. Wang, A. V. Korolev, X. Li, W. K. Tao, and D. Wu

Recorded Presentation

Session 2B

New and Emerging Radar Technology (II)

Location: University C (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Yadong Wang, Univ. of Oklahoma

1:30 PM

2B.1

An Approach to Simulate the Effects of Antenna Patterns on Polarimetric Variable Estimates

Igor R. Ivic, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM

2B.2

A First Look at Combining Pulse Compression and Range Oversampling

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

Recorded Presentation

2B.3

Compressed Sensing Based Scan Strategy Selection in Weather Radar

2:00 PM

2B.3A

Clutter Mitigation Decision (CMD) Development and Evaluation using Neural Networks

Gregory Meymaris, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Dixon, S. Ellis, and J. Hubbert

Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM

2B.4

MMSE approach for estimating radar Doppler spectrum

Eiichi Yoshikawa, JAXA, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan; and T. Fujiwara, S. Shimamura, H. Kikuchi, T. Mega, and T. Ushio

2:30 PM

2B.5

Beamspace Adaptive Processing for Phased-Array Weather Radars

Feng Nai, CIMMS, Norman, OK; and S. M. Torres and R. D. Palmer

Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM

2B.6

A Novel Calibration Instrument to Compensate the Effect of a Wet Radome in Weather Radars

Jorge L. Salazar-Cerreno, Univeristy of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma; and N. A. Aboserwal, B. Leng Cheong, N. A. Aboserwal, and B. Leng Cheong

Recorded Presentation

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Monday, 14 September 2015

Coffee Break

Location: University Preconference Area (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Coffee Break

Location: University Preconference Area (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Monday, 14 September 2015

Session 3A

Microphysical Studies (III)

Location: University AB (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Stefan Kneifel, University of Cologne

3:30 PM

3A.1

Snow variability in Oklahoma and Colorado characterized by 2D-Video Disdrometer and dual-polarization radar measurements

Petar Bukovcic, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, NOAA/OAR NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. S. Zrnic, G. Zhang, and A. Ryzhkov

Recorded Presentation

3:45 PM

3A.2

Correcting radar Doppler spectra for atmospheric dynamics to study microphysics within mixed phase clouds

Lukas Pfitzenmaier, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands; and Y. Dufournet, C. M. H. Unal, and H. Russchenberg

Recorded Presentation

4:00 PM

3A.3

The Sensitivity of Polarimetric Radar Observables to Melting Hail

Xinxin Xie, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; and V. Sant, R. M. Evaristo, S. Trömel (Troemel), and C. Simmer

Recorded Presentation

Handout (512.7 kB)

4:15 PM

3A.4

Dual-Doppler and Dual-Polarization Radar Analysis of the 27 November 2014 Brisbane Hailstorm

Surendra Rauniyar, Bureau of Meteorology, Docklands, Australia; and A. Protat

Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM

3A.5

The Validation of the Simulated Microphysical Structure within the Midlevel Inflow Region of a Tropical, Oceanic Squall Line

Hannah C. Barnes, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and R. A. Houze Jr.

Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM

3A.6

Comparison of Polarimetric Signatures Simulated using Two-Moment Bulk Microphysics Schemes in WRF in Idealized Supercell Storms

Marcus R. Johnson, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and Y. Jung, D. Dawson, and M. Xue

Recorded Presentation

Session 3B

New and Emerging Radar Technology (III)

Location: University C (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Nitin Bharadwaj, PNNL

3:30 PM

3B.1

First Results from CSU-CHILL High Power Solid State Transmitter

V. Chandrasekar, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and J. George, F. Junyent, D. A. Brunkow, S. Rutledge, and P. C. Kennedy

3B.2

Analysis of observational capability of Phased array meteorological radar in China

4:00 PM

3B.3

Full Polarimetric and Doppler Measurements with Poldirad: A Practical Application of the 3-PolD Method

V. Santalla del Rio, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain; and J. Reimann, M. Hagen, J. Dios-Quiroga, and A. Martinez-Mera

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (331.0 kB)

4:15 PM

3B.4

Vertical Motion and Growth of Precipitation Measured by Dual Phased Array Weather Radar Every 30 Seconds

Shinsuke Satoh, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Koganei, Japan; and F. Isoda, H. Hanado, T. Ushio, S. Otsuka, and T. Miyoshi

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (4.4 MB)

Handout (6.6 MB)

4:30 PM

3B.5

Towards better copolar correlations: Correlate what, correlate how?

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

Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM

3B.6

A GPU-Accelerated Polarimetric Radar Time-Series Emulator

B. L. Cheong, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. J. Bodine, C. Fulton, S. Torres, T. Maruyama, and R. D. Palmer

Recorded Presentation

5:30 PM-8:00 PM: Monday, 14 September 2015

Icebreaker Reception

Tuesday, 15 September 2015

8:00 AM-9:30 AM: Tuesday, 15 September 2015

Poster Session 1

Microphysical Studies, General Topics in Radar Meteorology, and New and Emerging Radar Technology

Location: Oklahoma F (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Organizers: Dmitri Moisseev, University of Helsinki; Tian-You Yu, University of Oklahoma; Richard L. Ice, NOAA/NWS/ROC; Stephen W. Nesbitt, University of Illinois

Multifunction Phased Array Radar Timeline Challenges

Stuart Williams, Saab Defense and Security USA, East Syracuse, NY; and M. C. Leifer and V. Chandrasekar

Compressive Sampling and Real-Time Data Transportation in MPAR Backend System

Xining Yu, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and Y. Zhang and M. E. Weber

Manuscript (657.1 kB)

Handout (4.1 MB)

Scattering calculations for rain drops undergoing asymmetric, mixed mode, oscillations and their impact on polarimetric radar variables

Merhala Thurai, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and E. Chobanyan, B. Notaroš, M. Schönhuber, and V. N. Bringi

Handout (669.7 kB)

Dual-Polarized Radiating Elements Based on Electromagnetic Dipole Concept

Ridhwan Khalid Mirza, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and Y. Zhang, D. S. Zrnic, and R. Doviak

Manuscript (1.2 MB)

Handout (1.6 MB)

Dual Polarized Phased Array Antenna Simulation Using Optimized FDTD Method with PBC

Sudantha Perera, Advanced Radar Research Center, Norman, OK; and Y. Zhang

Manuscript (1.1 MB)

Handout (346.4 kB)

Multi-Waveform Design for Enhanced Phased Array Isolation

James M. Kurdzo, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. D. Palmer, B. L. Cheong, and M. E. Weber

Mitigating Ground-Clutter Contamination on Polarimetric Doppler Weather Radars

David A. Warde, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and S. M. Torres

Handout (7.4 MB)

Basic Study on the Ionospheric Observations of the PANSY radar; Adaptive Sidelobe Cancellation Techniques for the FAI clutters

Taishi Hashimoto, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; and K. Nishimura, M. Tsutsumi, T. Sato, and K. Sato

Handout (985.4 kB)

Toward an Attractor of Radar Precipitation Data

Aitor Atencia, McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada; and B. Puigdomenech and I. Zawadzki

The retrieval of raindrop properties based on a Constrained Gamma model using dual-polarization radar and 2-Dimenstional Video Disdrometer in Korea

Hae Lim Kim, Weather Radar Center, KMA, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and M. K. Suk, K. Y. Nam, and J. S. Ko

Adaptive Multiple Storm-based Scanning at the National Weather Radar Testbed Phased Array Radar

David L. Priegnitz, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. L. Heinselman and R. A. Brown

Manuscript (955.0 kB)

Handout (1.4 MB)

Two novel, general purpose algorithms for unfolding Doppler velocities

Jonathan Helmus, ANL, Argonne, IL; and T. J. Lang, K. North, P. Kollias, and S. Collis

Handout (4.1 MB)

Terminal Weather System for Tactical Lightning Avoidance

Eiichi Yoshikawa, JAXA, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan; and T. Okada, A. Kanda, S. Yoshida, T. Adachi, K. Kusunoki, and T. Ushio

Handout (1.3 MB)

Application of spectral polarimetry to a hailstorm at low elevation angle

Tian-You Yu, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and Y. Wang, H. Le, A. V. Ryzhkov, and M. R. Kumjian

Evaluating the Performance of Weather Radars in South Africa: A Scientific Approach

Jaun van Loggerenberg, Nort West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa; and S. Piketh Sr. and R. Burger Sr.

Development of Dual-Polarization Phased-Array Weather Radar

Hiroshi Yonekubo, Toshiba Corporation, Kawasaki, Japan; and M. Wada, F. Mizutani, H. Goto, A. Yamada, T. Ushio, and S. Satoh

Handout (278.6 kB)

Comparisons of radar QPEs from NWS radars at long range and a local X-band: First results from the University of Missouri radar

Neil I. Fox, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and P. S. Market

C-band Dual-Polarization Radar Estimation of the Maximum Rain Drop Diameter and the Concentration of Large Rain Drops

Velocity estimation error rates using triple-PRT pulsing

Jukka Huhtamaki, Eigenor Corp., Sodankylä, Finland; and J. Sierwald

Refractivity Turbulence in Atmospheric Boundary Layer by Radar and In-situ Measurements at Hectometer Scales

Ruben Hallali, IPSL, Guyancourt, France; and F. Dalaudier and J. Parent du Châtelet

Handout (3.3 MB)

The 220GHz radar for cloud detection and experiment results

Weidong Hu, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China; and D. An, Y. Li, and X. Lv

A First Look at the MPAR Dual-Polarization Phased-Array-Radar Mobile Demonstrator

Igor R. Ivic, Univ. of Oklahoma / NSSL, Norman, OK; and A. Byrd

On the verification of DWD's polarimetric hydrometeor classification and improved QPE

Jörg Steinert, DWD, Offenbach, Germany; and P. Tracksdorf

Handout (1.6 MB)

Application of Compressive Sensing to High-resolution Meteorological Observations with Imaging Radar

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

A Second Trip Echo Suppression Method using Two Different Code Sequences

Marie Kato, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Kamakura-shi, Kanagawa, Japan; and H. Sakamaki, N. Suzuki, I. Kakimoto, and T. Matsuda

Handout (269.4 kB)

Shipboard C-band polarimetric radar onboard R/V Mirai: Outline and preliminary results

Masaki Katsumata, JAMSTEC, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan; and B. Geng

Characteristics of the Invariant Imbedding T-Matrix Method for Hydrometeor Scattering Calculations

Craig S. Pelissier, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and K. S. Kuo and T. L. Clune

Experimental Validation of the Time-Multiplexed Transmission for Cross-Polar Isolation Improvement

Nik Luetkemeyer, Advanced Radar Research Center, Norman, OK; and I. Ivic and B. L. Cheong

A waveform system extending the unambiguous velocity for weather radars employing solid state transmitters

Jason Selzler, Vaisala Inc, Westford, MA; and E. Ruzanski and S. Panov

Adaptive Noise Estimation for Dual-Polarized Phased Array Weather Radars

Robert Palumbo, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; and E. J. Knapp and S. J. Frasier

Detailed microphysical structure and statistical characteristics of warm-based convection over southwest England

David M. Plummer, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and J. R. French and D. Leon

Performance analysis on terrain-adaptive clutter map algorithm for ground clutter mitigation in Korea

Hye-Ri Kim, KMA, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and M. K. Suk, K. Y. Nam, J. H. Kim, and J. S. Ko

Analysis of the characteristics of snow drop size distribution in the southwest coast of the Korean Peninsula

Sol-Ip Heo, National Institute of Meteorological Research/KMA, Jeju-do, Korea, Republic of (South); and H. S. Park, Y. J. Lim, and B. J. Kim

Adaptive digital beamforming with MMSE technique for polarimetric 2-D phased array weather radar

Hiroshi Kikuchi, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hino, Tokyo, Japan; and T. Tashima, W. Ting, K. Gwan, T. Ushio, H. Goto, F. Mizutani, and E. Yoshikawa

A Comparison of Retrieved Mass-Diameter Relationships in Snowfall from Radar and Ice Water Content Measurements

George Duffy, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and S. Nesbitt and G. McFarquhar

Turbulence intensity retrieval in precipitation via optimal estimation using polarimetric radar

A.C.P. Oude Nijhuis, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands; and O. A. Krasnov, C. M. H. Unal, F. J. Yanovsky, A. Yarovoy, and H. W. J. Russchenberg

Handout (878.1 kB)

Innovative Approaches to Improving the Quality of Dual Polarization Weather Radar Products

High Altitude Integrated Wind and Rain Profiler (HIWRAP) : New transceiver development and recent observations

Vijay Venkatesh, SSAI, Greenbelt, MD; and M. Perrine, G. McIntire, M. Mclinden, M. Coon, G. M. Heymsfield, and L. Li

Impacts of Rapidly-Updating PAR Data on the Forecaster Warning Decision Process: A Qualitative Approach

Katie A. Bowden, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. L. Heinselman

Dual-polarization Doppler Radar Analysis of the Vertical Microphysical and Kinematic Structure of Northeastern U.S. Coastal Winter Storms

Matthew R. Kumjian, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Polarimetric and Vertically Pointing Radar Observations of Snow Growth in Colorado Winter Storms

Robert S. Schrom, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and M. R. Kumjian

C-band Hydrometeor Classification Scheme and Its Application on Hail Detection over Central Argentina

Luciano Vidal Sr., National Meteorological Service, Buenos Aires, Argentina; and S. Ruiz Suarez, P. Salio, S. W. Nesbitt, and R. Mezher

Handout (1.6 MB)

Evaluating the Calibration Stability of an Active Phased-Array Weather Radar

Gerard Masalias-Huguet, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; and K. Orzel and S. J. Frasier

Manuscript (406.1 kB)

Development of a surface probabilistic product segregating rain and snow

Pauline Marcelline Jaunet, Meteo-France, Toulouse, France; and J. J. Gourley and P. E. Kirstetter

C-Band Dual-Polarization Observations of a Massive Volcanic Eruption in South America

Luciano Vidal Sr., National Meteorological Service, Buenos Aires, Argentina; and S. W. Nesbitt, P. Salio, S. Osores, C. Farias, A. Rodriguez, J. Serra, and G. Caranti

Handout (1.9 MB)

Compute Bulk Density of winter events based on 2DVD Measurements

Gwo-Jong Huang, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and V. Chandrasekar, D. Moisseev, A. von Lerber, and D. Ori

Manuscript (368.6 kB)

Is Adaptive Pseudowhitening Compatible with New Radar-Variable Estimators?

Christopher D. Curtis, CIMMS/NSSL, Norman, OK; and S. M. Torres

Manuscript (355.8 kB)

EEC's Next Generation X-band Polarimetric Weather Radar: Solid-State Ranger Series

Qing Cao, Enterprise Electronics Corporation, Norman, OK; and M. Knight, A. Free, R. Stedronsky, B. J. Philips, A. Bajaj, E. J. Lyons, and K. Brewster

Handout (1.8 MB)

Analysis and Case Study on the Generation of Radar Echo Bright Band

Zhenhui Wang, Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation Meteorological Disasters, Nanjing, China; and H. Dong, M. Wang, and J. Zhou

NCAR Modular Wind Profiler at DEEPWAVE-NZ

William O. J. Brown, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Cohn, J. Sobtzak, C. Martin, T. Hock, and N. Potts

Hydrometeor classification by means of statistical clustering: a semi-supervised approach

Nikola Besic, METEOSWISS, Locarno-Monti, Switzerland; and J. Grazioli, J. Figueras i Ventura, M. Gabella, and A. Berne

Radiation Characteristics Consistency Evaluation of Horizontal and Vertical Channel for Dual Polarization Weather Radar Antenna

Zhijun Wang, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China; and D. Su and G. Zhao

Microphysical and dynamical investigation of storms with distinct electrical characteristics

Brody R. Fuchs, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and S. Rutledge and P. Kennedy

Measurements of the Co-Polar Correlation Coefficient in Rainfall and Retrieval of the Drop Size Distribution

W. J Keat, Reading, United Kingdom; and C. Westbrook and A. J. Illingworth

Development of a Low-Cost, Multi-Beam, X-Band Reflectarray-Based Weather Radar System

Shaya Karimkashi, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and B. McGuire, C. Fulton, R. Irazoqui, M. McCord, N. Aboserwal, M. Teshiba, and H. Sigmarsson

Polarimetric Spectral Analysis of Tornadic Debris Signatures

Arturo Umeyama, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. M. Torres and B. L. Cheong

Determination of shape and orientation of ice crystals in mixed-phase clouds based on observations from polarimetric cloud radar

Alexander Myagkov, Leibniz-Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany; and P. Seifert, U. Wandinger, and M. R. Bauer-Pfundstein

Full wave electromagnetic approach to the calculation of polarimetric variables for ensembles of rough and nonspheroidal hydrometeors

Djordje Mirkovic, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. Zrnic and A. Ryzhkov

Preliminary Data Analysis from the Plains Elevated Convection At Night (PECAN) field campaign using NASA's X-Band Atmospheric Doppler Ground-based Radar (X-BADGER) System

Amber E. Emory, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and M. Coon, M. McLinden, L. Li, W. A. Petersen, and M. R. Schwaller

Performance of radar-based in-flight icing detection algorithms compared to vibrating wire sondes

An old-school approach to taking care of windmill echoes

Alamelu Kilambi, McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada; and F. Fabry

Handout (4.8 MB)

The Doppler On Wheels and CSWR Surface Observational Facility

Joshua Wurman, Center for Severe Weather Research, Boulder, CO; and K. A. Kosiba, B. Pereira, T. Meyer, R. Humphrey, P. Robinson, and J. Marquis

An Analysis on Microphysical Characteristics of Convective Storms using an Operational S-band Dual-Polarimetric Radar

Soohyun Kwon, Center for Atmospheric Remote sensing, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea, Republic of (South); and S. H. Jung, B. Y. Ye, and G. Lee

The Progress of OPACC Field Campaign

Zhengwei Yang, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China; and K. Zhao, M. Xue, and J. Chen

Detection of electrification with the co-to-cross correlation coefficient with storm microphysics analysis

J. C. Hubbert, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. Deierling, P. Kennedy, and M. Dixon

Manuscript (2.9 MB)

The Evolution of Microphysical Characteristics of a Rainband during its reorganization in Typhoon Matmo (2014)

Mingjun Wang, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China; and K. Zhao

Microphysical structure of a mesoscale convective system observed by hydrometeor videosondes (HYVISs) and a polarimetric radar over the western tropical Pacific Ocean

Taro Shinoda, Nagoya Univ., Nagoya, Japan; and Y. Ohwaki, T. Kouketsu, T. Ohigashi, K. Tsuboki, R. Shirooka, and H. Uyeda

Salient Features of the CSU Electronic-scan X-band radar (FrontX)

V. Chandrasekar, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and J. George and F. Junyent

Dual-wavelength humidity profiles and liquid water content retrievals using S-PolKa During the DYNAMO Field Campaign

Scott Ellis, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Vivekanandan

Manuscript (743.7 kB)

Handout (1015.0 kB)

A Method for Radar Beam Occultation Analysis Using SNR of Receiver

Shiqing Shao, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China; and J. Chen, K. Zhao, C. Shi, and K. xu

Dual-frequency retrieval of cloud liquid water content

Discrimination between winter precipitation types using radar observations and spectral bin microphysics

Heather D. Reeves, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and A. V. Ryzhkov, J. Krause, and W. Bartolini

Using Differential Doppler Velocity from Vertically Pointing S- and Ka-band Radars to Estimate Vertical Air Motion and Raindrop Size Distributions

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

A Digital Receiver Upgrade for S-Pol: NSF/NCAR's Transportable, Polarimetric, S-Band Radar

Eric Loew, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Martin and M. Dixon

MIPS observations of the kinematic, thermodynamic, and microphysical characteristics of lake-effect snow bands during The Ontario Winter Lake-effect Systems (OWLeS) Field Project

Ryan Wade, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and K. Knupp, D. Phillips, T. A. Murphy, A. Sherrer, A. Mayhew, A. Lyza, and B. Freitag

Neighboring Ray Estimation Based Weather Radar Data Compression

Bong-Joo Jang, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology, Goyang-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, Korea, Republic of (South); and S. Lim and K. H. Lee

An Integrated Microphysical Retrieval Framework for Multi-Frequency Dual-Polarization Radar Networks

Joseph Hardin, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and V. Chandrasekar

Precipitation Insights From A Merged Dataset of Vertically Pointing ARM Radars and Ground Disdrometers During GOAmazon

Scott E. Giangrande, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY; and T. Toto and M. P. Jensen

Frequency diversity waveforms for millimeter wavelength cloud radars

Nitin Bharadwaj, PNNL, Richland, WA; and J. B. Mead, A. L. Pazmany, and B. M. Isom

Effects of Cross-Correlated Waveforms on Polarimetric Scattering Parameter Recovery

Zachary Dunn, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. Yeary, C. Fulton, N. Goodman, and R. Rincon

Using dual-polarization radar and crowdsourced mPING reports to investigate hydrometeor refreezing

Dana M. Tobin, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and M. R. Kumjian

Manuscript (1.8 MB)

Radar Observation and Numerical Model Simulation of A Hail Storm Event of March 2014 in Eastern China

Liping Luo, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China; and M. Xue and K. Zhu

Handout (3.4 MB)

The Effects of the Quasi-Liquid Layer on Ice Crystal Scattering

J. C. Hubbert, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Manic and B. Notaroš

Manuscript (198.8 kB)

Comparison of Simulated Scattering Characteristics of Large Rain Drops and a Special Form of Melting Hail and Relation to C, S and X Band Radar Observations

Sanja Manic, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and E. Chobanyan, M. Thurai, V. N. Bringi, and B. M. Notaroš

Manuscript (818.7 kB)

Handout (740.2 kB)

Severe Weather Events Detected by Puerto Rico's TropiNet Dual-polarized Doppler X-band Radars Network

Leyda León, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR; and C. Wah and J. Colom

Manuscript (1.9 MB)

Handout (3.7 MB)

Investigating Hail Core Signatures Using C-BAND Polarimetric Radar

Romina Mezher, National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA), Buenos Aires, Argentina; and S. W. Nesbitt and P. Salio

Measurement Uncertainty and System Assessment for Weather Radar

Qing Cao, Enterprise Electronics Corporation, Norman, OK; and M. Knight, A. Ryzhkov, and P. Zhang

Manuscript (3.8 MB)

Handout (7.5 MB)

Improving Weather Observations with a Transportable Radar in Mountainous Areas: Mineral County, Colorado

Boon Leng Cheong, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. E. Kirstetter, T. Y. Yu, B. A. Toms, J. Busto, T. Speeze, and J. Dennis

Features of radar echoes formed by aircraft cloud-seeding with liquid carbon dioxide

Kenji Wakimizu, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; and K. Nishiyama, O. Morita, T. Maki, and Y. Suzuki

Estimation of Melting Layer Altitudes From Dual-polarization Weather Radar Observations

Reino Keränen, Vaisala Oyj, Helsinki, Finland; and L. Catalina Alku and J. Selzler

Manuscript (3.0 MB)

Handout (3.9 MB)

Using 3D Reconstruction Technology to Obtain Range and Motion Information of Tornado Debris Objects

Hong Jiang, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and B. L. Cheong and T. Y. Yu

Extensions to the Gaussian Model of Ground Clutter in Dual-Polarized Doppler Weather Radar

Reino Keränen, Vaisala Oyj, Helsinki, Finland

Handout (2.0 MB)

Observations of a Tornadic Storm with the Midlothian Dual-polarization X-BAND Radar

Francesc Junyent, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and V. Chandrasekar

Possible land-use effects on precipitation and lightning characteristics in the Amazon inferred by TRMM

HYDROMETEOR CHARACTERISTICS UNDER LAND-OCEAN AND URBAN-RURAL INTERFACES

Augusto José Pereira Filho Sr., University of São PAulo, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; and F. Vemado Sr. and M. Xue

Manuscript (463.7 kB)

Handout (1.6 MB)

The Capabilities Single porization C-Band Weather Radar for Detecting Volcanic Ash in Indonesia

Eko Wardoyo, Weather Services of Indonesia Agency for Meteorology Climatology and Geophysics, Kemayoran, Jakarta, Indonesia

Handout (4.1 MB)

Effectiveness Analysis of Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) Standard ETSI-EN 301 893 and Telecommunication Regulation for Interference on Weather Radar C-Band in Indonesia

Eko Wardoyo, Weather Services of Indonesia Agency for Meteorology Climatology and Geophysics, Kemayoran, Jakarta, Indonesia

The mechanisms of the evolution of a Mei-Yu frontal rain band revealed from multiple Doppler/Polarimetric radar observation in the torrential rain event on June 11, 2012

Ching-Yin Ke, National Central University, Jhongli City, Taiwan; and T. C. C. Wang and Y. C. Liou

Manuscript (1007.8 kB)

Handout (2.7 MB)

The characteristics of the Drop Size Distribution revealed from TEAM-R polarimetric radar observation in the stratiform and convective rain of typhoon Fanapi(2010)

Pei-Yu Huang, National Central University, Jhong-Li, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan; and T. C. Wang, Y. C. Liou, and X. H. Liao

Handout (2.7 MB)

Exhibit Hall Opening Formal Poster Viewing (Breakfast Reception)

Location: Oklahoma GH (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Exhibit Hall Opening Formal Poster Viewing (Breakfast Reception)

Location: Oklahoma GH (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

9:30 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 15 September 2015

Plenary Session

Vendor Presentation

Location: University AB (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

9:30 AM

ERAD 2016 Conference Preview Promote - Ali Tokay

Recorded Presentation

9:37 AM

Baron

Rick Braswell, Baron , Huntsville, AL

9:44 AM

EEC

Richard Stedronsky, Enterprise Electronics Corporation, Enterprise, AL

Recorded Presentation

9:51 AM

Vaisala

Jason Selzler, Vaisala Inc, Westford, MA

9:58 AM

WDT - Weather Decision Technologies

Lolly Taylor, WDT, Norman, OK

10:05 AM

Vendor Presentations

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Tuesday, 15 September 2015

Keynote Speaker Session 3

Keynote: Mesoscale and Severe Weather

Location: University AB (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Keynote: Larry Carey, University of Alabama

10:00 AM

Mesoscale and Severe Weather

Larry D. Carey, Texas A&M University, College Statiion, Texas

Recorded Presentation

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 15 September 2015

Session 4A

Mesoscale and Severe Weather (Tornadic Storms I)

Location: University AB (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Karen Kosiba, Center for Severe Weather Research

10:30 AM

4A.1

Analysis of the wind field in tornadic supercells using variational tracking of rapid-scan, polarimetric, mobile, Doppler radar data

Howard B. Bluestein, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and Z. B. Wienhoff, A. M. Shapiro, C. K. Potvin, J. C. Snyder, and J. Houser

Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM

4A.2

Rapid-Scan, Dual-Polarization Radar Observations of Tornadic and Nontornadic Supercells in the Context of Forecaster Conceptual Models

Charles M. Kuster, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. L. Heinselman

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (8.1 MB)

11:00 AM

4A.3

Dual-Doppler and polarimetric observations of a tornadic supercell in central Oklahoma on 19 May 2013

Zachary B. Wienhoff, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and H. B. Bluestein, J. Houser, J. C. Snyder, A. Shapiro, and C. K. Potvin

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

4A.4

An Examination of the Polarimetric Structure of Tornadoes using a Rapid-scan, Mobile, Doppler Radar

Jana Houser, Ohio University, Athens, OH; and H. B. Bluestein and J. C. Snyder

Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM

4A.5

Examining the structure and evolution of the 31 May 2013 El Reno tornado observed with rapid-scan, polarimetric, mobile, Doppler-radar observations

Kyle J. Thiem, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and H. B. Bluestein, J. C. Snyder, and J. Houser

Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM

4A.6

In Situ and Radar Observations of the Low Reflectivity Ribbon

Casey B. Griffin, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and C. C. Weiss, A. E. Reinhart, J. C. Snyder, H. B. Bluestein, J. Wurman, K. A. Kosiba, and P. Robinson

Recorded Presentation

Session 4B

Microphysical Studies (Rain Microphysics)

Location: University C (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Terry J. Schuur, Univ. of Oklahoma/CIMMS and NOAA/NSSL

10:30 AM

4B.1

Towards Completing the Rain Drop Size Distribution Spectrum: A Case Study Involving 2D Video Disdrometer, Droplet Spectrometer, and Polarimetric Radar Measurements in Greeley, Colorado

Merhala Thurai, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and V. N. Bringi, P. C. Kennedy, B. Notaroš, and P. N. Gatlin

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (950.1 kB)

10:45 AM

4B.2

Using Physical Parameters to Describe Raindrop Size Distributions

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

11:00 AM

4B.3

Sampling Issues in Estimating Radar Variables from Disdrometer Data

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

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

4B.4

Estimation of Raindrop Size Distribution from Polarimetric Radar Measurements at Attenuating Frequency Based on the Self-Consistency Principle

Ahoro Adachi, MRI, Tsukuba, Japan; and T. Kobayashi and H. Yamauchi

Manuscript (1.5 MB)

11:30 AM

4B.5

Polarimetric Characteristics of Enhanced Warm-Rain Precipitation Growth Processes

Nicholas J. Carr, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. E. Kirstetter, Y. Hong, and J. J. Gourley

11:45 AM

4B.6

Quantitative Comparison of Disdrometer and Polarimetric Radar Measurements to Reveal Rain Microphysics during Meiyu Season in Eastern China

Kun Zhao Sr., Key Laboratory for Mesoscale of Severe Weather, and Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing, China; and S. Liu, G. Zhang, J. Fei, and X. Meng

Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 15 September 2015

Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 15 September 2015

Session 5A

Mesoscale and Severe Weather (Tornadic Storms II)

Location: University AB (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Larry Carey, University of Alabama

1:30 PM

5A.1

Simulated Frequency Dependence of Radar Observations of Tornadoes

David J. Bodine, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO; and R. D. Palmer, T. Maruyama, C. Fulton, Y. Zhu, and B. L. Cheong

Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM

5A.2

Polarimetric Radar Cross Section Modeling of Tornadic Debris

J. Lujan, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and B. L. Cheong, C. Fulton, and R. D. Palmer

Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM

5A.3

Analyses of Radar Rotational Velocities and Environmental Parameters for Tornadic Supercells in Tropical Cyclones

Roger Edwards, SPC, Norman, OK; and B. T. Smith, R. L. Thompson, and A. R. Dean

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (1.0 MB)

2:15 PM

5A.4

Polarimetric Variability of Supercell Storms in Similar Environments

Matthew S. Van Den Broeke, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (449.9 kB)

Handout (1.3 MB)

2:30 PM

5A.5

An Observational Analysis of ZDR Column Trends in Tornadic Supercells

Joseph C. Picca, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK; and J. C. Snyder and A. V. Ryzhkov

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (922.1 kB)

2:45 PM

5A.6

Analysis and Characterization of QLCS Tornadic Debris Signatures for Utilization in Operational Settings

Camille N. Woods, Huntsville, AL; and L. D. Carey and C. J. Schultz

Recorded Presentation

Session 5B

General Topics in Radar Meteorology

Location: University C (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Robin Tanamachi, Purdue University

1:30 PM

5B.1

Computation of Particle Scattering Matrices and Polarimetric Radar Variables for Winter Precipitation Using T-Matrix Method, DDA Method, and Higher Order MoM-SIE Method

Branislav Notaroš, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and V. N. Bringi, E. Chobanyan, C. Kleinkort, S. B. Manić, N. J. Šekeljić, A. B. Manić, and M. M. Ilić

Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM

5B.2

Quasi-vertical profiles — a new concept of examining polarimetric radar data

Alexander V. Ryzhkov, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS, Norman, OK; and P. Zhang, H. D. Reeves, J. Krause, M. R. Kumjian, T. Tschallener, S. Trömel (Troemel), and C. Simmer

Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM

5B.3

A Proposed Satellite to Provide Global Winds, Ice Water Content and Rainfall

Anthony J. Illingworth, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom; and A. Battaglia

Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM

5B.4

Detection of Bragg scatter using S-band polarimetric weather radar: Theoretical and experimental considerations

Phillip B. Chilson, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and T. M. Weckwerth and W. O. J. Brown

Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM

5B.5

Polarimetric radar observations of nonprecipitating echo during DYNAMO/AMIE

Angela K. Rowe, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and R. A. Houze Jr.

Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM

5B.6

Better use of ground targets for radar refractivity retrievals

Ya-Chien Feng, McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada; and F. Fabry

Recorded Presentation

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 15 September 2015

Coffee Break

Location: Oklahoma GH (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Coffee Break

Location: Oklahoma GH (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 15 September 2015

Session 6A

Mesoscale and Severe Weather (Winter Storms)

Location: University AB (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Kevin Knupp, University of Alabama in Huntsville

3:30 PM

6A.1

Dual-Doppler Observations of Boundaries, Vortices, and Varying Band Morphology in the Long-Lake Axis Parallel Snow Band of 10–11 December 2013 During the Ontario Winter Lake-effect Systems (OWLeS) Project

Jeffrey W. Frame, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and D. Conrad and N. Zelasko

Recorded Presentation

3:45 PM

6A.2

Misovortices and Boundaries within the 7 January 2014 Long Lake-Axis-Parallel (LLAP) Lake-effect Snow Band during the Ontario Winter Lake-effect Systems (OWLeS) Project

Jake Mulholland, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and J. W. Frame

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (2.4 MB)

4:00 PM

6A.3

Ontario Winter Lake-effect Systems (OWLeS): Fine-scale dual-Doppler and microphysical radar observations of small-scale circulations in intense lake-effect snow bands

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

Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM

6A.4

Properties of Elevated Convection in the Comma-head of Continental Winter Cyclones

Andrew A. Rosenow, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and R. M. Rauber, G. M. McFarquhar, B. F. Jewett, J. M. Keeler, D. Leon, D. M. Plummer, and A. M. Murphy Sr.

Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM

6A.5

Preliminary Profiling and Polarimetric Radar Analysis of Convective Snowbands and Atmospheric Waves during the 25 February 2015 Southeastern U.S. Heavy Snow Event

Ryan Wade, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and T. Coleman and K. Knupp

Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM

6A.6

A Comparison of X-band Polarization Parameters with In-Situ Microphysical Measurements in the Comma Head of Two Winter Cyclones

Joseph A. Finlon, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and R. M. Rauber, G. M. McFarquhar, B. F. Jewett, D. M. Plummer, D. Leon, and K. Knupp

Recorded Presentation

Session 6B

Mesoscale and Severe Weather (Use of Polarimetric and Imaging Radars)

Location: University C (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: David Bodine, UCAR

3:30 PM

6B.1

Observations of Severe Local Storms and Tornadoes with the Atmospheric Imaging Radar

James M. Kurdzo, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and F. Nai, D. J. Bodine, R. D. Palmer, J. Lujan Jr., A. Mahre, and A. Byrd

3:45 PM

6B.2

Polarimetric radar signatures of the Pentecost supercell 2014 in Germany

Silke Trömel (Troemel), Univ. of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; and M. Diederich, K. Muehlbauer, C. Simmer, and A. Ryzhkov

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (2.2 MB)

4:00 PM

6B.3

Characteristics of radar observed rain cells in Germany

Raquel M. Evaristo, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; and X. Xie, S. Trömel (Troemel), M. Diederich, J. Simon, V. Pejcic, and C. Simmer

Recorded Presentation

Handout (11.8 MB)

4:15 PM

6B.4

Observations of MIE Scattering Signatures with the CSU-CHILL Dual-wavelength Dual-polarization Weather Radar System

Francesc Junyent, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and V. Chandrasekar and P. Kennedy

Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM

6B.5

Just How Reliable are the C-Band Polarization Parameters in Severe Convective Storms?

Robert J. Thompson, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom; and A. J. Illingworth, J. C. Nicol, and T. Darlington

Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM

6B.6

Attempts to observe polarimetric signatures of riming in stratiform precipitation

Jonathan M. Vogel, McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada; and F. Fabry and I. Zawadzki

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (2.1 MB)

5:00 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 15 September 2015

Coffee Break

Location: University Preconference Area (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Coffee Break

Location: University Preconference Area (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Tuesday, 15 September 2015

Panel Discussion

Contributions by the Norman Community to the Advancement of Radar Meteorology, in Honor of Dale Sirmans and John Carter

Location: University AB (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Speakers: James F. Kimpel, NSSL/University of Oklahoma/AMS; Elbert W. (Joe) Friday, University of Oklahoma; Donald W. Burgess, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma; Richard J. Doviak, NOAA/NSSL; Richard L. Ice, NOAA/NWS/ROC; Dusan S. Zrnic, NOAA/NSSL; Douglas Forsyth, CIMMS/University of Oklahoma; Howard B. Bluestein, Univ. of Oklahoma; R. D. Palmer, ARRC

5:30 PM

Introduction - Jeff Kimpel

Recorded Presentation

5:45 PM

Significance of the weather radar program for the US National Weather Service - Joe Friday

Recorded Presentation

6:00 PM

ore DoRadar meteorology in Norman befppler times - Douglas Forsyth

Recorded Presentation

6:15 PM

Doppler radar project - Howard Bluestein

Recorded Presentation

6:30 PM

NEXRAD radar upgrades since early 90s - Dusan Zrnic

Recorded Presentation

6:45 PM

Dual-polarization radar project - Don Burgess

Recorded Presentation

7:00 PM

Multifunctional phased array radar project - Richard Ice

Recorded Presentation

7:15 PM

Mobile radars for severe weather studies - Richard Doviak

Recorded Presentation

7:30 PM

Advanced Radar Research Center - Latest achievements - Robert Palmer

Recorded Presentation

7:45 PM

Panel Discussion

7:30 PM-9:30 PM: Tuesday, 15 September 2015

Reception in Honor of Dale Sirmans and John Carter

Wednesday, 16 September 2015

8:00 AM-8:30 AM: Wednesday, 16 September 2015

Keynote Speaker Session 4

Keynote: Airborne and Spaceborne Radars

Location: University AB (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Keynote: Brenda Dolan, Colorado State Univ.

8:00 AM

Airborne and Spaceborne Radars

Brenda Dolan, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO

Recorded Presentation

8:30 AM-9:00 AM: Wednesday, 16 September 2015

Keynote Speaker Session 5

Keynote: Operational Radar Networks and Products

Location: University AB (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Keynote: Michael Frech, Deutscher Wetterdienst

8:30 AM

Operational Radar Networks and Products

Michael Frech, Deutscher Wetterdienst, Hohenpeißenberg, Germany

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 16 September 2015

Session 7A

Airborne and Spaceborne Radars (I)

Location: University AB (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Vijay Venkatesh, SSAI

9:00 AM

7A.1

Convection, turbulence, generating cells and other fine scale structures within a Nor'easter: a first look at high resolution HIAPER Cloud Radar Observations

Robert M. Rauber, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and S. Ellis, J. Vivekanandan, J. L. Stith, W. C. Lee, G. M. McFarquhar, and B. F. Jewett

Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM

7A.2

Airborne 4-Frequency Radar Measurements of Convection During IPHEx

Gerald M. Heymsfield, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and L. Tian, M. Grecu, M. McLinden, L. Li, and V. Venkatesh

Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM

7A.3

HIWRAP Observations of Eyewall Replacement Cycles in Hurricane Gonzalo

Anthony C. Didlake Jr., NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and G. M. Heymsfield, S. Guimond, and L. Tian

Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM

7A.4

Airborne remote sensing of clouds and precipitation using Ka and W-band

Martin Hagen, Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany; and J. Delanoë, S. Groß, and L. Hirsch

Recorded Presentation

Session 7B

Operational Radar Networks and Products (I)

Location: University C (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: W. David Zittel, NOAA/NWS

9:00 AM

7B.1

A New Melting Layer Detection Algorithm that Combines Polarimetric Radar-based Detection with Thermodynamic Output from Numerical Models

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

Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM

7B.2

Developing tornado debris signature and ZDR column algorithms for use in the WSR-88D network

Jeffrey C. Snyder, OU/CIMMS and NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and A. V. Ryzhkov

Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM

7B.3

Estimations of ice content of precipitating clouds using operational WSR-88D data

Sergey Y. Matrosov, CIRES/NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO

Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM

7B.4

C-band attenuation correction in heavy rainfall using radiometric emissions

Nawal Husnoo, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and T. Darlington, R. J. Thompson, and A. J. Illingworth

Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 16 September 2015

Coffee Break

Location: Oklahoma GH (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Coffee Break

Location: Oklahoma GH (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 16 September 2015

Session 8A

Airborne and Spaceborne Radars (II)

Location: University AB (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Ali Tokay, GSFC

10:30 AM

8A.1

Evaluation of Performance of the GPM/DPR Rain Retrieval Algorithm

Toshio Iguchi, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Koganei, Japan; and S. Seto, R. Meneghini, N. Yoshida, J. Awaka, M. Le, V. Chandrasekar, J. Kwiatkowski, and T. Kubota

10:45 AM

8A.2

Path Attenuation Estimates from the GPM Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar

Robert Meneghini, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and H. Kim and L. Liao

11:00 AM

8A.3

Cross Sensor Validation of the GPM/DPR with Phased Array Radar at X band

Tomoo Ushio, Osaka Univ., Suita, Osaka, Japan; and T. Mega, H. Kikuchi, S. Shimamura, T. Wu, and G. Kim

11:15 AM

8A.4

Melting layer detection validation from GPM DPR and dual-polarization ground radar

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

11:30 AM

8A.5

Evidence of multiple scattering in observations of the GPM dual-frequency precipitation radar and way forward for retrievals

Alessandro Battaglia, Univ. of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom; and S. Tanelli, K. Mroz, F. Tridon, and P. E. Kirstetter

11:45 AM

8A.6

Overview and preliminary results of end of mission experiments of the Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission Satellite (TRMM)

Nobuhiro Takahashi, Hydrospheric and Atmospheric Research Center (HyARC) Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan; and H. Hanado, T. Iguchi, K. Nakamura, K. Kanemaru, T. Nio, and R. Oki

Session 8B

Mesoscale and Severe Weather (Storm Kinematic Studies with Multiparameter Radars)

Location: University C (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Jeffrey Frame, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

10:30 AM

8B.1

Severe Weather Events over Apulia Region Observed by Newly Installed C-Band Polarimetric Doppler Radar of RIVONA Project

Franco Prodi, National Research Council, Bologna, Italy; and F. Congedo, F. Pasqualucci, and G. Trivellone

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (2.4 MB)

Handout (3.7 MB)

10:45 AM

8B.2

Kinematic structure of a shallow bore in a low-shear environment

Kevin Knupp, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and S. M. Wingo

Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM

8B.3

High-speed volumetric observation of downburst using X-band phased-array radar

Toru Adachi, MRI, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and K. Kusunoki, S. Yoshida, K. I. Arai, S. Hayashi, and T. Ushio

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

8B.4

Unmanned Aircraft System and Doppler Radar Observations of Rear-Flank Internal Surges in the 10 June, 2010 Last Chance, CO Supercell Observed During VORTEX2

Curtis J. Riganti, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and A. Houston

Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM

8B.5

Radar Observations of Mesovortices Associated with the Second 30 June–1 July 2014 Midwestern Derecho

Anthony W. Lyza, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and A. W. Clayton, K. R. Knupp, E. Lenning, R. Castro, M. Friedlein, and E. Bentley

Recorded Presentation

Handout (5.4 MB)

11:45 AM

8B.6

Characteristics of a Mesoscale Convective System Observed by Shipborne Polarimetric Radar in the Tropical Western Pacific

Biao Geng, JAMSTEC, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan; and M. Katsumata

Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 16 September 2015

Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Wednesday, 16 September 2015

Poster Session 2

Mesoscale and Severe Weather, Airborne and Spaceborne Radars, Millimeter Wavelengths Radars

Location: 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); Ali Tokay, GSFC; Pavlos Kollias, McGill Univ.

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)

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

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

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

7:00 PM-9:00 PM: Wednesday, 16 September 2015

Conference Banquet

Thursday, 17 September 2015

8:00 AM-8:30 AM: Thursday, 17 September 2015

Keynote Speaker Session 6

Keynote: QPE and Hydrological Applications

Location: University AB (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Keynote: Jian Zhang, NOAA/NSSL

8:00 AM

QPE and Hydrological Applications

Jian Zhang, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Thursday, 17 September 2015

Session 9A

QPE and Hydrological Applications (I)

Location: University AB (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Jonathan J. Gourley, NOAA/NSSL

8:30 AM

9A.1

A dual-polarization QPE method based on the NCAR Particle ID algorithm - description and preliminary results

Michael J. Dixon, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. W. Wilson, T. M. Weckwerth, D. Albo, and E. J. Thompson

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (1.4 MB)

8:45 AM

9A.2

Quantitative Precipitation Estimation of Epic 2013 Colorado Flood Event: Polarization Radar-based Variational Scheme

Wei-Yu Chang, Chinese Culture University, Taipei, Taiwan; and J. Vivekanandan, K. Ikeda, and P. L. Lin

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM

9A.3

Tropical Rainfall Rate Relations Assessments from Dual Polarized X-BAND Weather Radars

Carlos Wah, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, Mayaguez, PR; and J. G. Colom and L. León

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (971.9 kB)

Handout (2.6 MB)

9:15 AM

9A.4

Dual-Polarization Radar QPE Using Adjusted Specific Attenuation For Different Precipitation Types

Yadong Wang, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. Zhang, A. V. Ryzhkov, J. Zhang, L. Tang, and S. B. Cocks

Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM

9A.5

Single Radar Specific Attenuation Precipitation Estimate Comparisons with MRMS Q3 and Dual Pol QPE

Stephen B. Cocks, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and Y. Wang, K. W. Howard, and J. Zhang

Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM

9A.6

Real-time, High-resolution QPE System for CASA DFW Urban Radar Network

Haonan Chen, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and V. Chandrasekar

Session 9B

Airborne and Spaceborne Radars (III)

Location: University C (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Claire Pettersen, University of Wisconsin-Madison

8:30 AM

9B.1

Using particle size distribution observations from GPM field campaigns to constrain spaceborne precipitation retrievals

Stephen W. Nesbitt, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and G. Duffy, K. A. Reed, G. McFarquhar, and A. Tokay

Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM

9B.2

Comparison of TRMM and GPM Precipitation Radars to U.S. WSR-88D Radars in the Expanded GPM Validation Network

K. Robert Morris, SAIC, Greenbelt, MD; and M. R. Schwaller, J. L. Pippitt, D. B. Wolff, and W. A. Petersen

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM

9B.3

Evaluating GPM precipitation estimates in the Swiss Alps and Plateau

Peter J. Speirs, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland; and A. Berne

Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM

9B.4

Using CloudSat to Assess the Impacts of Sensitivity and Spatial Resolution on Precipitation Retrievals from Future Space-borne Multi-Frequency Radar Missions

Mark A. Smalley, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and N. B. Wood and T. S. L'Ecuyer

Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM

9B.5

The Performance of the EarthCARE CPR in Marine Stratiform Clouds

David Burns, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and P. Kollias, A. Tatarevic, A. Battaglia, and S. Tanelli

Recorded Presentation

Handout (918.0 kB)

9:45 AM

9B.6

Technology Development for a Future Spaceborne Cloud and Precipitation Imaging Radar

Lihua Li, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and P. Racette, G. M. Heymsfield, M. McLinden, P. stenger, M. Cooley, T. Spence, and R. Park

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Thursday, 17 September 2015

Coffee Break

Location: Oklahoma GH (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Coffee Break

Location: Oklahoma GH (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 17 September 2015

Session 10A

QPE and Hydrological Applications (II)

Location: University AB (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Jian Zhang, NOAA/NSSL

10:30 AM

10A.1

Probabilistic Quantitative Precipitation Estimates with Ground-based Radar Networks

Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter, NOAA/NSSL, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. J. Gourley, Y. Hong, J. Zhang, S. Moazamigoodarzi, C. Langston, and A. Arthur

Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM

10A.2

Implementation of temporal and spatial variable relationships of radar reflectivity and rainfall rate in a network of X-band radars

Marco Clemens, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; and K. Lengfeld, F. Ament, and H. Münster

Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM

10A.3

A geostatistical framework for quantifying the temporal evolution and predictability of rainfall fields

Marc Schleiss, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; and J. A. Smith

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

10A.4

Precipitation estimation based on satellite and adjacent radar observations

Yu-Ri Lee, Yonsei Univertisy, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and D. B. Shin

Recorded Presentation

Handout (3.0 MB)

11:30 AM

10A.5

NOAA's NEXRAD Reprocessing Effort — Bias assessment and adjustment of a long term high resolution quantitative precipitation estimates

Brian R. Nelson, NOAA/NCEI/CWC, Asheville, NC; and D. Kim, O. P. Prat, S. Stevens, J. Zhang, and K. Howard

Recorded Presentation

10A.6

Objective Verification of Clutter Removal and Improved Rainfall Estimates

Session 10B

Millimeter wavelength radars

Location: University C (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Alessandro Battaglia, Univ. of Leicester

10:30 AM

10B.1

Retrieval of Cloud Microphysics from HIAPER Cloud Radar Measurements

J. Vivekanandan, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Ellis, B. Morley, P. Tsai, and S. Spuler

Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM

10B.3

Dual-frequency radar Doppler spectral retrieval of rain drop size distributions and entangled dynamics variables

F. Tridon, Univ. of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom; and A. Battaglia

10B.2

Scanning and Profiling Cloud Radar Observations of Marine Boundary Layer Clouds

11:00 AM

10B.2A

The HIAPER Cloud Radar Performance and Observations During Winter Storm Observations of a Nor'easter

Scott Ellis, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. M. Rauber, P. Tsai, J. M. Emmett, E. Loew, C. D. Burghart, M. J. Dixon, J. Vivekanandan, S. Rauenbuehler, J. L. Stith, and W. C. Lee

Manuscript (1.2 MB)

Handout (8.2 MB)

11:15 AM

10B.4

A 35-GHz cloud radar with the hybrid polarimetric configuration

Alexander Myagkov, Leibniz-Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany; and P. Seifert, U. Wandinger, and M. R. Bauer-Pfundstein

Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM

10B.5

A Novel Radar-Based Visibility Estimator

Yunlong Li, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands; and P. Hoogeboom and H. W. J. Russchenberg

Recorded Presentation

10B.6

Retrieving Vertical Air Motions of Tibetan Plateau Clouds Using Ka-band Cloud Radar Spectra

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 17 September 2015

Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 17 September 2015

Session 11A

QPE and Hydrological Applications (III)

Location: University AB (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Brian R. Nelson, NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI

1:30 PM

11A.1

Real-time Radar-based Flash Flood Forecast System in the U.S

Jonathan J. Gourley, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and Z. L. Flamig, H. Vergara, R. Clark III, P. E. Kirstetter, G. Terti, Y. Hong, and K. W. Howard

Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM

11A.2

Radar Analysis for Design Storm Application

Baxter E. Vieux, Vieux & Associates, Inc., Norman, OK; and A. Dodd and B. D. Wilson

Recorded Presentation

Handout (1.9 MB)

2:00 PM

11A.3

Urban Inundation Prediction using High Density Gauge Network and Weather Radar in Seoul, Korea

Seong-Sim Yoon, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of (South); and B. Lee and S. Choi

2:15 PM

11A.4

Urban High-Resolution Precipitation Product for rainfall-runoff simulations: Combining C-Band and Local X-Band Radar Data

Katharina Lengfeld, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain; and M. Berenguer, M. Clemens, F. Ament, and D. Sempere

Recorded Presentation

11A.5

Flood Alert System using High Resolution Radar Data in the Mayaguez-Puerto Rico Bay Drainage Basin

2:30 PM

11A.5A

MRMS QPE Performance during the 2014 Warm Season

Stephen B. Cocks, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and S. M. Martinaitis, K. W. Howard, and J. Zhang

Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM

11A.6

Snowfall Rate Estimation Using X-band Dual-Polarization Radar

Lin Tang, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. Jorgensen, J. Zhang, Y. Wang, Y. Qi, K. Howard, D. J. Gochis, J. Busto, and J. Meitín

Recorded Presentation

Session 11B

Mesoscale and Severe Weather (Field Campaigns)

Location: University C (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Timothy J. Lang, NASA/MSFC

1:30 PM

11B.1

PECAN (Plains Elevated Convection At Night): Overview and First Impressions

Tammy M. Weckwerth, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. Geerts, C. L. Ziegler, and D. B. Parsons

Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM

11B.2

Plains Elevated Convection At Night (PECAN): Preliminary Analyses of Severe Surface Wind Production in Nocturnal MCSs

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

Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM

11B.3

The PARADISO campaign: Description and first results

Jordi Figueras i Ventura, MeteoSwiss, Locarno, Switzerland; and M. Schneebeli, A. Leuenberger, M. Gabella, J. Grazioli, T. Raupach, D. Wolfensberger, P. Graaf, H. Wernli, A. Berne, and U. Germann

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (461.6 kB)

2:15 PM

11B.4

From Line Echo Wave Pattern (LEWP) to Bow Echo

W. C. Lee, NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory, Boulder, CO; and C. H. Wei, M. M. Bell, T. H. Hor, and B. J. D. Jou

Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM

11B.5

Diagnosing the evolution of a thunderstorm during the CHUVA/GO-Amazon Field Campaign

Carlos A. Morales, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; and R. I. Albrecht, E. M. Anselmo, J. R. Neves, E. F. Gomes, D. Oliveira, and M. Lacerda

Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM

11B.6

Non-linear wind analysis of single Doppler radar observation in DVAD framework

Xiaowen Tang, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China; and W. C. Lee and Y. Wang

Recorded Presentation

3:00 PM-4:30 PM: Thursday, 17 September 2015

Poster Session 3

QPE and Hydrological Applications, Operational Radar Networks and Products, Use of Radar Data for Nowcasting and NWP Models

Location: Oklahoma F (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Organizers: Gyu-Won Lee, Kyungpook National University; Richard L. Ice, NOAA/NWS/ROC; M. Xue, Univ. of Oklahoma

176

Local ensemble transform Kalman filter experiments using radar observations: a case study over central Argentina

Juan J. Ruiz, Dept of Atmospheric Sciences (FCEyn-UBA) and CIMA (CONICET/UBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina; and L. Vidal Sr., P. Maldonado, S. Suarez Ruiz, P. Salio, Y. Garcia Skabar, Y. Garcia Skabar, A. C. Saulo, S. W. Nesbitt, E. Kalnay, and T. Miyoshi

177

Spatio-Temporal Visual Saliency for Adaptive Weather Sensing Using Phased Array Radars

David Schvartzman, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. M. Torres and T. Y. Yu

178

Variability of rain rate estimators due to rainfall types: assessment based on hydrometeorology testbed data

Sergey Y. Matrosov, CIRES/NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and R. Cifelli, P. J. Neiman, and A. B. White

179

Open Source Software Projects for Various Radar Platforms

Nick Guy, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and T. J. Lang, P. Hein, A. L. Gama, and A. Lyons

180

Implementation of Terrain Resolving Component by Immersed Boundary Method for Variational Doppler Radar Analysis System (VDRAS)

Sheng-Lun Tai, National Central University, Jhongli, Taiwan; and Y. C. Liou, J. Sun, and S. F. Chang

Handout (2.9 MB)

181

High resolution estimation of specific differential phase and backscatter differential phase for polarimetric X-band weather radars

Ricardo Reinoso-Rondinel, Delft Univ. of Technology, Delft, Netherlands; and C. M. H. Unal and H. W. J. Russchenberg

Handout (778.1 kB)

182

Statistical evaluation of three distinct automated Doppler dealiasing algorithms using a hand-dealiased shipborne radar dataset

Timothy J. Lang, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and P. Hein, T. Chronis, T. Castillo, K. Hoover, S. Collis, and J. Helmus

Handout (4.1 MB)

183

Storm-scale Data Assimilation and Ensemble Forecasts of 31 May 2013 El Reno, Oklahoma Tornado using Multi-function Phased Array Radar Observations

Jing Cheng, IMSG, Rockville, MD; and N. Yussouf, Y. Jung, and P. S. Skinner

184

Expanding the “Multi-Sensor” in MRMS: Seamless High-Resolution CONUS QPE in the GOES-R/GPM Era

Heather Grams, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. E. Kirstetter and J. J. Gourley

185

NEXRAD data (radar-based multi-sensor precipitation estimates) application to runoff routing using a hybrid hydrologic model (Distributed-Clark)

Younghyun Cho, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and B. A. Engel

Handout (2.4 MB)

186

A CASA-like Networked Radar System in Nanjing Area

Zhaoming Li, Foshan Tornadoes Research Center of Foshan, Foshan, China; and H. Chen, S. Duan, H. Lei, S. Li, C. Li, J. Lu, and D. Li

Manuscript (644.9 kB)

Handout (1.0 MB)

187

Sensitivity of Doppler Radar and AWS Data Assimilation in WRF Microphysics Schemes

Ki-Hong Min, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea, Republic of (South); and Y. Kim, Y. Kim, G. Lee, and G. Lee

Handout (3.4 MB)

188

Monitoring Radar System ZDR Accuracy: S and C-Band Operational Experiences in the US and Germany

Richard Ice, NOAA/NWS/ROC, Norman, OK; and W. D. Zittel, M. Frech, J. Seltmann, R. R. Lee, and L. M. Richardson

Handout (281.6 kB)

189

Ensemble based multi-scale assimilation of Radar and In-situ Observations to Forecast Nocturnal Convection Initiation

Samuel K. Degelia, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and X. Wang and D. J. Stensrud

190

Multiple Year Reanalysis of Remotely Sensed Storms — Precipitation (MYRORSS – P)

Jian Zhang, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and Y. Qi, S. E. Stevens, B. Kaney, C. Langston, K. L. Ortega, B. R. Nelson, K. Howard, and O. P. Prat

191

Empowering Undergraduate Students to Assist in Quality Control of the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program's Growing Scanning Radar Network

Adam Theisen, ARM Data Quality Office/CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. B. Pickos, N. Myers, B. Borchardt, and M. Wepel

192

Real time Integration of Foreign radar Quantitative Precipitation Estimations (QPEs) in the French National QPE Mosaic

Dominique Faure, Météo France, Toulouse cedex, France; and N. Gaussiat, P. Tabary, and B. Urban

Manuscript (859.6 kB)

193

Examination of Early Echoes of Developing Convective Storms

Jacob Carlin, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. C. Snyder, A. Ryzhkov, J. Gao, and A. P. Khain

Handout (1.8 MB)

194

ASR-9 Weather Systems Processor Signal Processing Algorithm Improvements

195

NEXRAD Dual Polarization Data for FAA Aviation Products

David J. Smalley, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and M. F. Donovan, B. J. Bennett, K. T. Hood, E. Griffin, M. S. Veillette, and E. Williams

Manuscript (1.4 MB)

Handout (5.3 MB)

196

Uncertainty in the Absolute Calibration of Differential Reflectivity

Earle R. Williams, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and D. J. Smalley, K. T. Hood, M. F. Donovan, B. J. Bennett, and E. Griffin

Manuscript (214.2 kB)

Handout (3.7 MB)

197

Evaluation of the Baseline NEXRAD Icing Hazard Product

Michael F. Donovan, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and D. J. Smalley, E. R. Williams, R. G. Hallowell, and B. J. Bennett

Manuscript (2.4 MB)

Handout (6.2 MB)

198

Offshore Radar-like Analyses and Forecasts for Aviation

Mark S. Veillette, FAA, Washington DC, DC; and H. Iskenderian, C. J. Mattioli, P. M. Lamey, and E. P. Hassey

199

FAA NextGen Weather Systems

Alfred Moosakhanian, FAA, Washington, DC; and R. Segers, W. N. Brown, and X. Yang

200

Validation of Simulated Hurricane Raindrop Size Distributions using Dual-Polarimetric Radar

Bonnie R. Brown, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI; and M. M. Bell and A. Frambach

Handout (2.1 MB)

201

A Scale-Decomposition-Based Radar QPE Ensemble System Incorporating a Statistical Model for VPR Errors

Robert Scovell, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and C. Vernon, C. Pierce, and A. Seed

202

Assimilation of radar and surface observations for the analysis and prediction of a squall line

Xingchao Chen, Nanjing Univ., Nanjing, China; and K. Zhao Sr. and J. Sun

203

Impacts of the QPE integration using Poisson's Equation for Radar Reflectivity, MPE Eumetsat and Rain Gauge Network on a subtropical basin in Brazil

Leonardo Calvetti, UFPEL - Pelotas Federal University, Pelotas, Brazil; and R. L. Neundorf, C. Beneti, T. Noronha, R. Toshio, A. Fernandes, M. E. Katekawa, and J. E. Lopes

Manuscript (1.5 MB)

Handout (13.8 MB)

204

Impact of precipitation assimilation on tropical cyclone structure in the North American Regional Reanalysis

Stephanie E. Zick, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; and C. J. Matyas

Handout (1.7 MB)

205

The Multi-Year Reanalysis of Remotely Sensed Storms (MYRORSS): Data Processing and Severe Weather Projects

Kiel L. Ortega, OU/CIMMS and NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and T. M. Smith, S. E. Stevens, S. S. Williams, D. M. Kingfield, and R. A. Lagerquist

Handout (2.4 MB)

206

Long-term Comparisons of Collocated Radar Reflectivity Observations at X Band in the Mountainous Region of the Southern French Alps

Nan Yu, Météo France, Toulouse, France; and H. Al-Sakka, N. Gaussiat, P. Tabary, and J. F. Ribaud

207

Evaluation of UM microphysics using dual-polarised radar simulator

Jong-Sook Park, Weather Radar Centre, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and Y. H. Lee, M. Suk, K. Nam, Y. Jung, and J. Ko

Handout (3.7 MB)

208

The Development of a Real-Time Gauge QC and Gauge-Radar Merging Scheme for England and Wales

Sharon A. Jewell, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and S. Bryce and K. Norman

209

Monitoring absolute calibration of a DualPolarization Weather Radar

Michael Frech, Deutscher Wetterdienst, Hohenpeißenberg, Germany; and M. Hagen and T. C. Mammen

Handout (1.1 MB)

210

Improving Interactive Visualization of Polarimetric Weather Radars — from Open Sources to Games

Cesar Beneti Sr., SIMEPAR - Parana Meteorological System, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil; and T. M. Buriol, R. Seluzniak, A. Gama, C. Oliveira, and L. Calvetti

Manuscript (1.4 MB)

Handout (15.6 MB)

211

Real Time Multi-scale GSI-based ensemble data assimilation and forecasting using radar and in-situ observations in support of the 2015 PECAN field campaign

Aaron Johnson, CIMMS, Norman, OK; and X. Wang

212

A Comparison of Precipitation Occurrence from the Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor System and the CloudSat Cloud Profiling Radar

Mark A. Smalley, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. S. L'Ecuyer and P. E. Kirstetter

213

Spatial Variation of Z-R Relationship the Hallasan Mountain, Korea During the Typhoon Nakri in 2014

Jung Mo Ku, Korea University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and Y. Ro and C. Yoo

214

Quantitative precipitation estimation for an S-band weather radar using a dense gauge network

Min Jang, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of (South); and C. You, D. I. Lee, S. Kim, and Y. Choi

215

Diagnosing non-bright band precipitation in Met Office radar data using the linear depolarisation ratio

Caroline Sandford, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and A. J. Illingworth and R. J. Thompson

Handout (692.2 kB)

216

Adaptive Tracking of Thunderstorm Cells at X-band

Andreas Leuenberger, Meteo Svizzera, Locarno, Switzerland; and J. Figueras i Ventura, U. Germann, and M. Schneebeli

Handout (453.6 kB)

217

Research on Velocity De-aliasing Method for Ground-based Millimeter wave Cloud Radar

Xu Wang, Chengdu University of Information Technology, ChengDu, China; and Y. Qi, J. He, Z. Shi, and X. Li

Handout (190.6 kB)

218

Production and verification of nowcasts generated with different parameterizations for different convective storm types

Jeremy Behen, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and N. I. Fox

219

Modelling radar rainfall residual errors for hydrological applications

Francesca Cecinati, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom; and M. A. Rico-Ramirez and D. Han

220

Characterization and Estimation of Heavy Rainfall Using Dual-polarization Radar Observations During 21 July 2012 Beijing Flood Event

Debin Su, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; and W. Xu, Y. Cao, H. Chen, and V. Chandrasekar

221

Impact of Assimilating CASA X-Band Radar Data for 24 May 2011 Tornadic Storms Using Various Microphysics Schemes at 1-km Grid Resolution

Derek R. Stratman, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. A. Brewster

Manuscript (991.7 kB)

Handout (1.1 MB)

222

Recent challenges and opportunities for operational radar algorithms afforded by the NEXRAD radar network

Chris Porter, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc., Norman, OK; and N. A. Lock, L. Venkatramani, and C. Schwarz

223

Understanding the drivers of climatological hailstorm hotspots in eastern Australia - The Coastal Convective Interaction Experiment (CCIE)

Joshua S. Soderholm, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; and H. A. McGowan, H. Richter, K. J. E. Walsh, and T. M. Weckwerth

Handout (6.9 MB)

225

A Real-Time Hydrometeorology Research Testbed for Heavy Rainfall and Streamflow Prediction

Rita D. Roberts, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Sun, J. Wilson, D. J. Gochis, B. G. Brown, D. L. Megenhardt, A. Anderson, K. Ikeda, W. Yu, and R. Bullock

226

Advanced Radio Frequency Interference Mitigation Strategies for the National Weather Radar Testbed

John Lake, Univ. of Oklahoma, ARRC, Norman, OK; and M. Yeary and C. D. Curtis

227

Polarimetric Rainfall Retrieval with a C-Band Radar in Minas Gerais, Brazil

Roberto V. Calheiros, SIMEPAR - Parana Meteorological System, Curitiba, Brazil; and C. Beneti Sr., C. Oliveira, M. A. Lima, L. Calvetti, A. M. G. Held, G. Held, and A. C. Paiva Neto

Manuscript (2.4 MB)

228

Sensitivity of a regional forecast model statistical rainfall properties to resolution

Hanh Nguyen, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Australia; and A. Protat, M. Whimpey, and S. rauniyar

229

A possible optimum rainfall estimation algorithm using

Cheolhwan You, Pukyong National University, Busan, Korea, Republic of (South); and D. I. Lee, J. T. Lee, S. H. Suh, H. J. Kim, and K. Y. Nam

Handout (1.1 MB)

230

Polarimetric signatures of deep convective updrafts: KDP columns in three-dimensional simulations of deep convection, using bin and bulk microphysics schemes

Marcus van Lier-Walqui, Columbia Univ. & NASA/GISS, New York, NY; and A. M. Fridlind, A. S. Ackerman, S. Collis, J. Helmus, X. Li, W. K. Tao, and D. Wu

231

Dual-Polarization rainfall retrievals at long range over Missouri

Mallory Lumpe, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and M. J. Simpson and N. I. Fox

232

The Radar Data Archive at the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)

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

233

A Radar-Based Hail Climatology for the CONUS (2000–2011)

234

An Easy-to-Use Software Tool for Quantifying Calibration Errors and Partial Beam Blockage from Operational Radar Reflectivity and Specific Phase Shift Measurements

Malte Diederich, Univ. of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; and A. Ryzhkov, P. Zhang, S. Trömel (Troemel), and C. Simmer

235

Rainfall rate and microphysics retrievals from mobile X-band polarimetric radars

Jonathan J. Gourley, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. Kalogiros, E. N. Anagnostou, M. Anagnostou, O. Bousquet, and P. E. Kirstetter

236

Convection detection for automatic METAR reports using radar, satellite and lightning data

Thomas Schubert, German Weather Service, Aeronautical Meteorology Department, Offenbach, Germany; and M. Werner

Handout (1.6 MB)

237

A Radar Reflectivity and Echo Top Climatology for the CONUS (2000–2011)

238

Evaluation of the Met Office super-resolution C-band radar rainfall product over the Greater London Area

Susana Ochoa-Rodriguez, Imperial College London, London, England; and C. Sandford, K. Norman, L. P. Wang, S. A. Jewell, M. Akerboom, and C. Onof

239

Evaluation of Clutter Residue Censoring on the WSR-88D Radar System

Jane C. Krause, Centuria Corporation, Norman, OK; and R. L. Ice, W. D. Zittel, A. E. Daniel, and B. M. Taylor

Manuscript (2.7 MB)

Handout (620.2 kB)

240

Application and Evaluation of A Dual-polarization Radar Rainfall Algorithm in Complex Terrain during NASA IPHEx Field Campaign

Haonan Chen, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and V. Chandrasekar, D. Willie, S. Lim, R. Cifelli, W. A. Petersen, and D. B. Wolff

241

Sunspike Detection using Radial-by-Radial Noise Estimates

Brandon M. Taylor, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. L. Ice, J. C. Krause, and L. M. Richardson

Manuscript (1.5 MB)

Handout (476.4 kB)

242

Radar Rainfall Estimation on Hybrid Surface Based on Reflectivity Statistics

Choeng-lyong Lee, Research and Training Team for Future Creative Astrophysicists and Cosmologists, Daegu, Korea, Republic of (South); and S. H. Jung and G. Lee

Manuscript (16.0 kB)

Handout (1.3 MB)

243

Radar beam broadening and QPE performance of radar polarimetric algorithms

Eugenio Gorgucci, Istituto di Scienze dell'Atmosfera e del Clima - CNR, Rome, Italy; and L. Baldini

244

Large-volume Data Compression Using Compressed Sensing for Meteorological Radar

Shigeharu Shimamura, Osaka Univ., Suita, Osaka, Japan; and H. Kikuchi, T. Matsuda, G. Kim, T. Ushio, E. Yoshikawa, and Y. Nakamura

245

Quantitative Rainfall Estimation for the Localized Heavy Rainfall Event

MiYoung Kang, Pukyong National University, Busan, Korea, Republic of (South); and D. I. Lee, C. You, Y. S. Bang, and J. H. Kim

246

QPE Algorithm Comparison and its Error Analysis Based on C-band Dual-polarization Radar Observation During Rainy Season in Beijing Area

Wenjing Xu, Beijing Meteorological Bureau, Beijing, China; and D. Su, D. Hudak, and N. Donaldson

247

Summer experiment for the rainfall estimation of dual-pol. radar using Yong-In Testbed (YIT) in Korea

Mi-Kyung Suk, KMA, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and K. Y. Nam, H. L. Kim, I. H. Cho, G. Y. Byun, and J. S. Ko

248

An Improved Distributed Hydrologic Simulation Framework—Integrating Energy/Water Balances with Snow Processes

Xinyi shen, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; and E. Anagnostou, Y. Hong, J. Parent, and Z. Hao

249

Performance study of the radar Sun-monitoring method

Patricia Altube, Servei Meteorològic de Catalunya, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain; and J. Bech, O. Argemí, T. Rigo, and N. Pineda

250

Regional Application of a Dual Polarization Qauntitative Precipitation Estimation System Over the Pigeon River Basin

Delbert Willie, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and H. Chen, V. Chandrasekar, and R. Cifelli

251

Towards the Use of a Doppler Filter on Radars Operating a 3-PRT Scheme at Météo-France

Nicolas Dejax, Météo-France, Toulouse, France; and N. Gaussiat and P. Tabary

Manuscript (2.0 MB)

Handout (5.5 MB)

252

The use of attenuation for rainfall estimation at C-Band in Argentina

Romina Mezher, National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA), Buenos Aires, Argentina; and P. Zhang and D. S. Zrnic

253

Range Effects in Polarimetric Measurements at the S, C and X Bands in Brazil

Roberto V. Calheiros, SIMEPAR - Parana Meteorological System, Curitiba, Brazil; and C. Beneti Sr. and C. Oliveira

Manuscript (981.4 kB)

254

A statistical quality control approach of ground-based weather radar data

N. Li, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; and M. Wei, Z. Chu, and M. Wang

255

Variability of parameters for Attenuation Correction over mid-latitude extreme precipitating events

256

Exploring the use of mini-radars for high-resolution QPE in São Paulo – Brazil

Carlos A. Morales, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

257

An operational use of ground clutter to monitor radar performance (“ground clutter—a radar's best friend”)

Zlatko R. Vukovic, EC, Toronto, ON, Canada; and J. M. C. Young and N. Donaldson

258

Interaction of Spatio-Temporal Resolution of Rainfall Observations and a Semi-Distributed Runoff Model for Flood Forecasting: A Case Study from Dallas Fort Worth Region

Jungho Kim, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and V. Chandrasekar, H. Chen, and S. Lim

259

Observations of Negative ZDR in Sandstorms and Storm Outflows

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

Handout (3.1 MB)

260

Waveguide Loss is Not a Measureable Quantity

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

Handout (204.3 kB)

261

Correction for CINRAD Weather Radar Reflectivity Based on TRMM/PR 2A25 Product Data

Zhigang Chu, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; and Z. Wang, D. Xu, and N. Li

262

Identification of Abnormal Weather Radar Echo Based on Image Features

263

Application of Easily- and Visually-recognizable Meteorological Radar Products for Early Detection of Heavy Rainfall Occurrence

Koji Nishiyama, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; and I. Yokota, K. Tsukahara, K. Wakimizu, and T. Moriyama

Manuscript (1.0 MB)

264

The University of Louisiana at Monroe's Polarimetric Doppler Radar—Teaching, Research, and Operations

Todd A. Murphy, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA; and A. T. C. Hanks and E. A. Pani

Handout (15.6 MB)

265

Importance Of Antenna Characteristics To Radar Performance

Donal Adams, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and T. Darlington, J. Sugier, M. Kitchen, and C. Sloan

266

Real of fake? Follow-ups on signatures observed on US radar composites

Frederic Fabry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and D. Kirshbaum, V. Meunier, and A. Cournoyer

Handout (5.0 MB)

267

A Method Of Linear Mesoscale Convective Systems(LMCSs) Automatic Identification Based On Radar Network

kun xu, CSIC PRIDe(Nanjing) Atmospheric and Oceanic Information System Co.,Ltd, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; and J. Yang, C. Shi, and S. Shao

268

EMERALD: An Open Source Tool for Manipulating and Displaying Radar and Lidar data in MATLAB

Gregory Meymaris, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Dixon

269

Toward automatic convective products for aeronautical meteorology

Rudolf Kaltenboeck Sr., Austrocontrol, Vienna, Vienna, Austria; and G. Croonen, T. Ganster, T. Gartner, K. Hennerman, K. Kerschbaum, M. Loscher, S. Mayer, C. Nowak, M. Steinheimer, and M. Uray

270

Toward an Austrian dual-pol radar network—The Austrian TUNDRA project

Rudolf Kaltenboeck, Austro Control, Innsbruck, Austria; and V. Meyer, C. Tavolato, and L. Tuchler

271

Improving model QPN skill using multiple-Doppler radar observed and retrieved meteorological state variables

Yu-Chieng Liou, National Central University, Jhongli, Taoyuan City, Taiwan; and Y. L. Teng

272

Incorporating Diagnosed Intercept Parameters and the Graupel Category via Hydrometeor Classification within the ARPS Cloud Analysis System for the Initialization of Double-moment Microphysics

Yujie Pan, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, China

273

Radar reflectivity and radial velocity forward operator comparisons in EAKF data assimilation

Thomas A. Jones, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and L. J. Wicker

274

Constraining a 3D-Var Radar Data Assimilation System with Large-scale Analysis to Improve Short-range Precipitation Forecast

Eder Paulo Vendrasco, INPE, Cachoeira Paulista, Brazil; and J. Sun, D. L. Herdies, and C. F. Angelis

275

Consideration of Rainfall Intermittency and Log-normality in the Merging of Radar and Rain Gauge Data

Yonghun Ro, Korea University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and J. Ku and C. Yoo

276

Assimilation of Polarimetric Radar Data to Improve the Microphysical State of Tornadic Supercells Using the Ensemble Kalman Filter

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

277

Probabilistic Hazard Information Processing System (PHIPS): Rapid Generation and Blending of Probabilistic Forecasts for Severe Convective Hazards

Christopher D. Karstens, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. M. Kingfield, T. C. Meyer, J. P. Wolfe, and T. M. Smith

Handout (1.4 MB)

278

Assessing the uncertainties related to the temporal evolution of the rainfall velocity field in radar nowcastings

M.C. Oliveira, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom; and M. A. Rico-Ramirez

279

The Use of Mesoscale Ensemble NWP Information in a Hybrid 3DEnVar System for Severe Convective Weather Events

Sijie Pan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. Gao, X. Wang, and D. J. Stensrud

Manuscript (1.2 MB)

Handout (2.7 MB)

280

Evaluation of A Coupled Flash Flood and Landslide Modelling System Driven by Radar Forcing

Ke Zhang, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and Y. Hong, J. J. Gourley, and X. Xue

281

Comparison of observed and numerically-simulated rain drop size distributions in VORTEX2 supercells

Daniel Dawson, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and G. H. Bryan, K. Friedrich, Y. Jung, E. R. Mansell, G. Romine, and M. Xue

282

Examining polarimetric forward operators for use with numerical models

Jeffrey C. Snyder, OU/CIMMS and NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and Y. Jung, D. Dawson, A. V. Ryzhkov, and A. P. Khain

Handout (3.3 MB)

283

Investigating hybrid three-dimensional variational and nudging data assimilation approaches for a U.S. Army meso-gamma scale Weather Running Estimate-Nowcast system

Robert E. Dumais Jr., U.S. Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM; and B. P. Reen, H. Cai, Y. Xie, H. Jiang, and S. Albers

284

Application of X-band radar and lidar wind measurement at Frankfurt and Munich airports for air traffic management (ATM)

Thomas Ernsdorf, German Weather Service, Offenbach, Germany; and B. R. Beckmann, I. Sölch, A. Augst, M. Hagen, and T. Schubert

Manuscript (1.2 MB)

Handout (948.3 kB)

4:30 PM-6:00 PM: Thursday, 17 September 2015

Session 12A

Use of Radar Data for Nowcasting and NWP Models (I)

Location: University AB (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Ming Xue, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma

4:30 PM

12A.1

Evaluation of QPE, QPN, and QPF from the 2014 Colorado Front Range Hydrometeorology Demonstration

James W. Wilson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. D. Roberts, J. Sun, K. Ikeda, and M. Dixon

Recorded Presentation
Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM

12A.2

Evaluation of radar data impact on 0-12h rainfall forecast over the complex terrain of Rocky Mountain Front Range: Analysis of multiple convective cases from a realtime demonstration experiment

Juanzhen Sun, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and Y. Zhang, M. Xu, and Z. Ying

Recorded Presentation

5:00 PM

12A.3

Pukyong Orographic Nowcasting (PKON) and its verification

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

5:15 PM

12A.4

Implementation of a Combined Mobile and Ground Based Radar Data Assimilation System for the US Navy

Paul Harasti, NRL, Monterey, CA; and M. Frost, Q. Zhao, J. Cook, D. Geiszler, H. J. Chen, C. E. Skupniewicz, T. J. Neu, R. C. Lee, J. M. Reeves, P. Smith, J. C. Ertl, J. Vermeulen, W. P. Webster, W. Yogi, R. Stocker, C. McGregor, G. Hoisington, P. J. Mccrone, J. C. Shaw, B. T. Akagi, and D. J. Belanger

Recorded Presentation

5:30 PM

12A.5

Three-dimensional precipitation nowcasting with rapid and dense phased array weather radar observations

Shigenori Otsuka, RIKEN, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan; and G. Tuerhong, J. J. Ruiz, S. Satoh, T. Ushio, and T. Miyoshi

Recorded Presentation

5:45 PM

12A.6

The implementation of the ice phase microphysical process into a four-dimensional Variational Doppler Radar Analysis System (VDRAS) and its impact on quantitative precipitation nowcasting

Shao-Fan Chang, National Central University, Jhongli, Taiwan; and Y. C. Liou and J. Sun

Recorded Presentation

Session 12B

Operational Radar Networks and Products (I)

Location: University C (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Jessica A. Schultz, NOAA/NWS

4:30 PM

12B.1

Overview of Radar Research and Development Activities at the National Severe Storms Laboratory

Michael H. Jain, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK

Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM

12B.2

Marshall Space Flight Center and the open-source radar software revolution

Timothy J. Lang, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and B. Dolan, B. Fuchs, P. Hein, E. Thompson, S. Collis, J. Helmus, and N. Guy

Recorded Presentation

Handout (9.6 MB)

5:00 PM

12B.3

An open framework for polarimetric radar measurement processing

Scott Collis, ANL, Argonne, IL; and J. Helmus, S. E. Giangrande, K. Muehlbauer, K. North, and P. Kollias

Recorded Presentation

5:15 PM

12B.4

ASR-9 Weather Systems Processor Technology Refresh and Upgrade

John Y. N. Cho, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and E. M. Shank, G. Stilwell, J. P. Morgan, E. Griffin, E. Ma, J. G. Stander, T. Smith, and A. S. Gautam

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (493.3 kB)

5:30 PM

12B.5

Towards a Radar-Based Precipitation Climatology for Germany — First Results and Future Perspectives

Thomas Junghänel, Deutscher Wetterdienst, Offenbach am Main, Germany; and T. Winterrath, A. Schmitt, M. Hafer, E. Weigl, and A. Becker

Manuscript (1.3 MB)

Handout (2.6 MB)

5:45 PM

12B.6

Four-Dimensional Merging of Polarimetric Weather Radar Scans in Germany at X and C Band Wavelenghts

Malte Diederich, Univ. of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; and R. Evaristo

Recorded Presentation

Friday, 18 September 2015

8:00 AM-8:30 AM: Friday, 18 September 2015

Keynote Speaker Session 7

Keynote: Use of Radar data for Nowcasting and NWP Models

Location: University AB (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Keynote: Rita Roberts, NCAR/RAL

8:00 AM

Use of Radar data for Nowcasting and NWP Models

Rita Roberts, NCAR/RAL, Boulder, CO

Recorded Presentation

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Friday, 18 September 2015

Session 13A

Use of Radar Data for Nowcasting and NWP Models (II)

Location: University AB (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Juanzhen Sun, NCAR

8:30 AM

13A.1

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

Jidong Gao, NSSL/NOAA, Norman, OK; and C. Fu, D. Kingfield, K. Calhoun, C. Karstens, T. Smith, G. Creager, L. J. Wicker, and J. S. Kain

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (2.4 MB)

8:45 AM

13A.2

Development and Research of GSI-based EnKF/Var/Hybrid System to Assimilate Convective-scale Radar Observations for Warn-On-Forecast (WoF) Applications

Xuguang Wang, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, Norman, OK; and Y. Wang and T. Lei

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM

13A.3

Quantifying the effect of radar observational uncertainty on the verification of kilometer-scale NWP precipitation forecasts using the Fractions Skill Score

Lesley C. Allison, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and M. Mittermaier, R. Scovell, C. Vernon, K. Norman, and C. Pierce

9:15 AM

13A.4

Potential and limitations of increased radar observations assimilated in the 1.3 km AROME model at convective-scale

Eric Wattrelot, CNRM, Toulouse, France

Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM

13A.5

Assimilation of NEXRAD data to improve numerical simulations of mesoscale convective systems with cloud initialization

Zhaoxia Pu, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and L. Zhang

9:45 AM

13A.6

Radar and Satellite Data Assimilation in the RAP and HRRR Models

Therese T. Ladwig, NOAA/ESRL/GSD and CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and C. R. Alexander, M. Hu, D. C. Dowell, S. S. Weygandt, and S. G. Benjamin

Recorded Presentation

Session 13B

Operational Radar Networks and Products (II)

Location: University C (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Michael Istok, NOAA/NWS

8:30 AM

13B.1

Zdr calibration instability: an experimental analysis of the responsible radar components

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

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (1002.5 kB)

8:45 AM

13B.2

Oversampling in azimuth to improve detection of vortices

Valery Melnikov, Univ. of Oklahoma / CIMMS, Norman, OK; and D. S. Zrnic and D. W. Burgess

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM

13B.3

Weather radar antenna pointing accuracy assessment: three method inter-comparison

Patricia Altube, Servei Meteorològic de Catalunya, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain; and J. Bech, O. Argemí, T. Rigo, and N. Pineda

Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM

13B.4

Identification of wind turbine clutter in weather radar measurements

Will Hall, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom; and M. A. Rico-Ramirez and S. Krämer

Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM

13B.5

The Improvement to the Specific Differential Phase Estimation with the Modified Linear Programming Method

Hao Huang, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM

13B.6

Quantifying the Relationship Between the ZDR Arc Signature and Low-Level Vertical Wind Shear

Scott M. Ganson, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK ; and M. R. Kumjian

Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Friday, 18 September 2015

Coffee Break

Location: University Preconference Area (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Coffee Break

Location: University Preconference Area (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

10:30 AM-11:45 AM: Friday, 18 September 2015

Session 14A

Use of Radar Data for Nowcasting and NWP Models (III)

Location: University AB (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: Daniel Dawson, Purdue University

10:30 AM

14A.1

Sensitivity of Storm-Scale Analyses and Forecasts to Radar-Observation and Model-Grid Resolution

David C. Dowell, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and N. Yussouf and C. K. Potvin

Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM

14A.2

Estimating vortex center locations and movements in four-dimensional space from radar observed tornadic mesocyclones

Qin Xu, NSSL, Norman, OK; and L. Wei and K. Nai

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (1.1 MB)

11:00 AM

14A.3

Utilizing Heteorogenoeus Radar Systems in a Real-Time Analysis and Short-Term Forecast System in the Dallas/Fort Worth Testbed

Keith A. Brewster, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and F. H. Carr, K. W. Thomas, and D. R. Stratman

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (1.7 MB)

11:15 AM

14A.4

Storm-scale Ensemble Probabilistic Forecasts of the 22nd May 2011 Joplin Tornadic Supercell Storm

Nusrat Yussouf, CIMMS/OU/NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. C. Dowell and S. R. Rhodes

Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM

14A.5

High-Resolution Ensemble Forecasts of Hail using One-, Two-, and Three- Moment Microphysics Schemes with Verification Against Single- and Dual- Polarization Radar Data

Jonathan Labriola, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. Xue, N. Snook, and Y. Jung

Recorded Presentation

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Friday, 18 September 2015

Session 14B

Operational Radar Networks and Products (III)

Location: University C (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chair: John Hubbert, NCAR

10:30 AM

14B.1

Operational applications of dual-polarized weather radar in Finland

Ljubov Joanna Nevvonen, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland

Recorded Presentation

Handout (3.5 MB)

10:45 AM

14B.2

The evolution of the Met Office radar data quality control and product generation system: Radarnet

Dawn L. Harrison, UK Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and K. Norman

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (680.4 kB)

11:00 AM

14B.3

The French radar network and products: achievements and outlook

Nicolas Gaussiat, Meteo France, Toulouse, France; and J. L. Champeaux, P. Tabary, and V. Vogt

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

14B.4

Odyssey 2020, a centralised processing platform to perform state of the art radar data quality control and produce QPE products for the weather services in Europe

Maud Martet, Meteo France, Toulouse, France; and N. Gaussiat, B. Urban, P. Tabary, S. Matthews, C. Bulpett, E. Saltikoff, A. J. Huuskonen, M. Peura, M. Kurri, G. Haase, A. Henja, D. B. Michelson, B. Lipovscak, and D. Peti

11:30 AM

14B.5

Operational weather radar networks in Africa: A South African case study

RG du Preez, North-West University, Potchefstroom, Northwest, South Africa; and S. Piketh Sr., R. Burger Sr., and J. Holm Sr.

11:45 AM

14B.6

The Use of Comparison and Calibration of Reflectivity from the TRMM Precipitation Radar and Ground-based Operational Radars in China

Lingzhi Zhong, Chinese Academy of Meteorology, Beijing, China; and R. Yang, R. Li, Y. Wen, Q. Zhou, and Y. Hong

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (2.1 MB)

12:00 PM-12:30 PM: Friday, 18 September 2015

Plenary Session

Final Announcement and Award Ceremony

Location: University AB (Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center )

Host: 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology

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