Plenary Session 27 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Program Chairs: Scott Ellis , UCAR ; Scott Collis , Argonne National Laboratory ; Ali Tokay , Univ. of Maryland, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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Sunday, 27 August 2017

7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Sunday, 27 August 2017


Short Course Registration
Location: Monte Rosa Reg. Desk (Swissotel Chicago)

8:30 AM-4:15 PM: Sunday, 27 August 2017


Workshop
AMS Short Course: Open Source Radar
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology

8:30 AM-5:00 PM: Sunday, 27 August 2017


Workshop
AMS Short Course: Zdr Calibration
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology

1:00 PM-5:00 PM: Sunday, 27 August 2017


Workshop

5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Sunday, 27 August 2017


Registration
Location: Monte Rosa Reg. Desk (Swissotel Chicago)

Monday, 28 August 2017

7:30 AM-5:00 PM: Monday, 28 August 2017


Registration
Location: Monte Rosa Reg. Desk (Swissotel Chicago)

8:00 AM-8:30 AM: Monday, 28 August 2017


Plenary Session 1
Opening Remarks
Location: Vevey (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Speakers: Scott Collis, Argonne National Laboratory; Scott Ellis, NCAR; Ali Tokay, Univ. of Maryland, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

8:30 AM-9:00 AM: Monday, 28 August 2017

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Keynote Speaker Session 2
Microphysical Studies with Radars: Keynote
Location: Vevey (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
8:30 AM
KS2.1
Snowflake Models for Ice Microphysics Retrievals with Multi-frequency Radars
Jussi Leinonen, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; and S. Brdar, A. Seifert, A. von Lerber, and M. Lebsock

9:00 AM-9:30 AM: Monday, 28 August 2017

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Keynote Speaker Session 3
Use of Radar Data for Nowcasting and Numerical Models: Keynote
Location: Vevey (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Speaker: Ulrich Blahak, DWD
9:00 AM
KS3.1
Development of a New Seamless Prediction System for Very Short Range Storm-Scale Forecasting at DWD
Ulrich Blahak, DWD, Offenbach, Germany; and R. Potthast, K. Wapler, A. Seifert, A. de Lozar, E. Bauernschuberth, C. Welzbacher, R. Osinski, L. Bach, M. Rempel, M. Hoff, and M. Junk

9:30 AM-10:00 AM: Monday, 28 August 2017

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Keynote Speaker Session 4
Moving Platforms. Vehicle, Airborne, Shipborne and Spaceborne: Keynote.
Location: Vevey (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
9:30 AM
KS4.1
A Proposed Satellite to Provide Global Winds, Ice Water Content and Rainfall
Alessandro Battaglia, Univ. of Leicester, Leicester, U.K.; and A. J. Illingworth, J. C. Nicol, and M. Wolde

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 28 August 2017


Coffee Break
Location: 2nd Floor Prefunction (Swissotel Chicago)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 28 August 2017

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Session 5A
Microphysical Studies With Radars 1: Drop Size Distribution Studies
Location: Vevey (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Cochairs: Christopher R. Williams, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado; Marcus van Lier-Walqui, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS
10:30 AM
5A.1
The End of N0
Paul L. Smith, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid CIty, SD
10:45 AM
5A.2
Application of the Generalized Gamma Model to represent the full DSD spectra
Merhala Thurai, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and V. N. Bringi
11:00 AM
5A.3
Estimation of the Raindrop Size Distribution from Polarimetric Radar Data: a Double-Moment Normalization Approach
Timothy H Raupach, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland; and A. Berne
11:15 AM
5A.4
Radar Estimates of the Breadth of the Raindrop Size Spectra
Anthony J. Illingworth, Univ. of Reading, Reading, U.K.; and R. J. Thompson
11:30 AM
5A.5
Variability of Microphysical Characteristics in Different Climate Region and Precipitation System
Gyuwon Lee, Kyungpook National Univ., Daegu, Korea, Republic of (South); and S. Kwon, W. Bang, A. V. Ryzhkov, and T. J. Schuur
11:45 AM
5A.6
Radar and Disdrometer Observations of Topographical Effects on the Melting Layer and Resultant RSD
Patrick N. Gatlin, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and W. A. Petersen, S. M. Wingo, and D. B. Wolff
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Session 5B
Use of Radar Data for Nowcasting and Numerical Models 1: Radar-Based Nowcasting
Location: St. Gallen (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chairs: Juanzhen Sun, NCAR; Curtis Alexander, NOAA/ESRL/GSD
10:30 AM
5B.1
Evaluation of a Radar-Based Multi-Scale Storm Tracking Technique for Very Short-Term QPF
Jian Zhang, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and A. P. Osborne and K. W. Howard
10:45 AM
5B.2
Intercomparison Between Polarimetric Radar and Satellite Indicators of Storm Severity in Supercells
Michael M. French, Stony Brook Univ., SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and J. C. Snyder
11:00 AM
5B.3
Probabilistic Radar Nowcasting Based on Time Nuggets
Marc Schleiss, Delft Univ. of Technology, Delft, Netherlands
11:15 AM
5B.4
A Machine Learning Nowcasting Method based on Real-time Reanalysis Data
Lei Han, Ocean Univ. of China, Qingao, China; and J. Sun and W. Zhang
11:30 AM
5B.5
11:45 AM
5B.6
Using Random Forest to Generate Probability of Cloud-to-Ground
Tiffany C. Meyer, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and K. M. Calhoun, D. M. Kingfield, and C. Karstens

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 28 August 2017

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Monday, 28 August 2017

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Session 6A
Moving Platforms. Vehicle, Airborne, Shipborne and Spaceborne 1: Aircraft Big and Small.
Location: St. Gallen (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chairs: Peisang Tsai, NCAR; Nick Guy, The Climate Corporation
1:30 PM
6A.1
Fine-scale Structure of the 2-3 February 2015 Nor'easter using high-resolution HIAPER Cloud Radar Observations
Andrew Janiszeski, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and R. M. Rauber, G. McFarquhar, B. Jewett, and S. Ellis

1:45 PM
6A.2
Improvements to the NOAA P-3 Airborne Doppler Tail-Mounted Radar: Super Cell Observations from VORTEX-Southeast
David P. Jorgensen, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and C. L. Ziegler, E. N. Rasmussen, A. S. Goldstein, and A. A. Alford
2:00 PM
6A.3
Analyzing the Transition from Rainbands to a Secondary Eyewall Using Airborne Radar Observations of Hurricane Earl (2010)
Anthony C. Didlake Jr., The Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and P. Reasor and R. F. Rogers

2:15 PM
6A .4A
Use of the Earth’s Surface As a Reference to Correct Airborne Radar Radial Velocity Measurements for Platform Motion
Scott Ellis, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and E. Loew, C. Burghart, P. S. Tsai, M. J. Dixon, J. M. Emmett, J. Vivekanandan, and W. C. Lee
Recording files available
Session 6B
Use of Radar Data for Nowcasting and Numerical Models 2: Radar-based nowcasting
Location: Vevey (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chairs: Juanzhen Sun, NCAR; Curtis Alexander, NOAA/ESRL/GSD
1:30 PM
6B.1
A Real-Time Hydrometeorology Research Testbed for Heavy Rainfall and Streamflow Prediction
Rita Roberts, NCAR/RAL, Boulder, CO; and J. Wilson, D. Megenhardt, J. Sun, D. Gochis, A. Rafieeinasab, and B. Brown

1:45 PM
6B.2
Evaluation of NCAR’s AutoNowCaster for Operational Application within the National Weather Service
Lingyan Xin, NOAA/NWS/STI, Silver Spring, MD; and M. B. Ba, J. Crockett, and S. Smith

2:00 PM
6B.3
Developing a WRF-Based Mixed Variational and Nudging Data Assimilation Scheme for the US Army Convective-Scale Nowcasting System
Robert E. Dumais Jr., U.S. Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM; and B. P. Reen, H. Cai, Y. Xie, S. Albers, and H. Jiang

2:15 PM
6B.4
Exploiting Shipborne Radar for Ship-Following COAMPS Rapid Environmental Assessment
Matthew J. Lauridsen, FNMOC, Monterey, CA; and T. J. Neu, C. E. Skupniewicz, D. Geiszler, P. R. Harasti, Q. Zhao, and D. Martinez

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 28 August 2017


Formal Poster Viewing and Coffee Break
Location: Zurich DEFG (Swissotel Chicago)

Poster Session 1
Microphysical Studies with Radars: Posters 1.
Location: Zurich DEFG (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Cochairs: Christopher R. Williams, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado; Daniel T. Dawson II, Purdue Univ.
1
Fine Structures of Clouds and Precipitations Observed with W-band Radars FALCON-I and FALCON-A
Toshiaki TAKANO, Chiba Univ., Chiba, Japan; and Y. Kawamura, K. Morikawa, Y. Suzuki, A. Mizuta, K. Koike, and H. Nakata
Manuscript (384.1 kB)

2
Towards a Better Use of Polarimetric Observations of Frozen and Freezing Precipitations with Application to Aircraft Icing Detection
Clotilde Augros, Météo France, Toulouse, France; and M. Lecocq, N. Yu, and N. Gaussiat

Handout (4.1 MB)

3
Estimation of Liquid Water Path in Stratiform Precipitation System using MWR and Radar Measurements
Jingjing Tian, The Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and X. Dong, B. Xi, and C. R. Williams

4
Toward a Space-Borne Radar Classification Scheme for Coalescence Dominant Precipitation
Leonardo Porcacchia, George Mason Univ., Fairfax, VA; and P. E. Kirstetter, V. Maggioni, S. Tanelli, F. J. Turk, S. Kacimi, and Z. S. Haddad

5
Climatology of the Vertical Profiles of Polarimetric Radar Variables at X Band in Stratiform Clouds
Silke Trömel (Troemel), Meteorological Institute, Univ. of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; and A. Ryzhkov and C. Simmer
Manuscript (1021.9 kB)

Handout (1.2 MB)

6
Initial Performance Evaluation of a Radar-Based Super-Cooled Water Detection Algorithm during the SNOWIE Field Campaign
David J. Serke, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Tessendorf, K. A. Reed, J. R. French, B. Geerts, D. M. Plummer, S. Faber, R. T. Bruintjes, R. M. Rauber, K. Friedrich, R. M. Rasmussen, A. R. Janiszeski, L. Blanchette, A. Schweitzer, S. Huber, S. W. Chen, R. Gutierrez, D. Blestrud, M. L. Kunkel, J. A. Haggerty, and D. Albo

7
Hydrometeor Characterization of Lightning Regions Relative to Downdraft Processes
Sarah M. Stough, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and L. D. Carey, C. J. Schultz, and D. J. Cecil

Handout (49.5 MB)

8
A Polarimetric Analysis of Ice Microphysical Processes in Snow, using Quasi-Vertial Profiles
Erica M. Griffin, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK

9
Orographic Rainfall Studies with Disdrometer and Radar Observations in the Southern Korean Peninsula during Summer in 2015-2017
Dong-In Lee, Pukyong National Univ., Busan, Korea, Republic of (South); and D. K. Kim, Y. Kang, and H. J. Kim

10
Using Radar Data to Evaluate the Variability of Mass-Dimension Parameters Within Ice Clouds
Joseph A. Finlon, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and G. M. McFarquhar, R. M. Rauber, S. W. Nesbitt, W. Wu, and M. R. Poellot

11
Change Features of Cloud Microphysical Structure of Severe Convective Storm Clouds By Polarimetric Radar Observation
Hui Xiao, Univ. of Chinese Academy of Sciences(UCAS), Beijing, China; and Y. Sun, H. L. Yang, G. Wen, and L. Feng

13
Polarimetric Radar Relations for Snow Estimation Based on Disdrometer Data
Petar Bukovcic, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, NOAA/OAR NSSL, Norman, OK; and A. Ryzhkov, D. S. Zrnic, and G. Zhang

15
Polarimetric Radar Based Retrievals of Ice Hydrometeor Shapes and Intercomparisons between Retrievals and in Situ Results
Sergey Y. Matrosov, CIRES/NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and C. G. Schmitt, M. Maahn, and G. de Boer

16
Microphysical Analysis of a Quasi-Linear Convective System -- A PECAN Case Study 20 June 2015
Angelica Marchi, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and D. M. Stechman, R. M. Rauber, G. M. McFarquhar, B. F. Jewett, and M. M. Bell

18
Characterization of Snowfall Properties at High Latitude Sites through Coincident Radar, Snowflake, and Fallspeed Observations
Steven J. Cooper, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and C. Pettersen, N. B. Wood, M. Wolff, T. L'Ecuyer, W. A. Petersen, and L. F. Bliven

19
Verification of the Triple-Frequency Retrieval of Snowfall Properties using Coincident Airborne Observations Collected during OLYMPEX
Randy J. Chase, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and G. M. McFarquhar, S. W. Nesbitt, P. Borque, J. A. Finlon, M. R. Poellot, and S. Tanelli

20
Super-Cooled Large Drop Detection with Precipitation Radars for the Enhancement of Operational Icing Products
David J. Serke, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. R. Adriaansen, S. Tessendorf, J. A. Haggerty, D. Albo, and G. Cunning

21
Concept of the JOYCE Core Facility
Josephin Beer, Meteorological Institute Univ. of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; and B. Pospichal, S. Trömel (Troemel), U. Löhnert, C. Simmer, and S. Crewell
Manuscript (511.8 kB)

Handout (2.0 MB)

22
Microphysical Parameters Retrieval of Rainfall Using Ka Band Radar Profiler at Central Andes of Peru
Jairo M. Valdivia, Jos� Faustino S�nchez Carri�n National Univ., Huacho, Peru; and Y. Silva and D. E. Scipion

Handout (2.0 MB)

23
Precipitation Characteristics over the Mid-Latitude Oceans with 3 Years of GPM DPR Data
Mei Han, GESTAR/Morgan State Univ., Greenbelt, MD; and S. A. Braun

24
Testing the DSD-Based Stratiform-Convective Rain Separation for Ten Events in Greeley, Colorado
Merhala Thurai, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and P. Kennedy, B. Dolan, and V. N. Bringi

Handout (1.4 MB)

25
Identifying, Observing, and Forecasting Thunderstorms Producing Deep Surface Hail Accumulations
Katja Friedrich, Univ. of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO; and R. Wallace, E. A. Kalina, B. Meier, N. Rydell, W. Deierling, P. T. Schlatter, and B. C. Motta

26
Distrometric Drop Size Distribution in South Brazil: Derived Z-R Relationships and Comparisons with Radar Measurements
Roberto V. Calheiros, Paraná Meteorological System (SIMEPAR), Curitiba, Brazil; and C. Oliveira, C. Beneti, and L. Calvetti
Manuscript (971.0 kB)

Handout (1.3 MB)

27
Evaluation of the GPM Scheme for Handling Drop Size Distributions
Paul L. Smith, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid CIty, SD; and R. W. Johnson and D. V. Kliche

29
An Investigation Into the Storm-Located Lightning Channels and LNOx Production During DC3
Trenton Davis, Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO; and S. A. Rutledge, B. Fuchs, B. Basarab, and B. Dolan

30
Mie Scattering Detection Using the CSU-CHILL Dual-Wavelength Dual-Polarization Radar
Francesc Junyent, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and P. C. Kennedy and V. Chandrasekar

31
A Study on Variability of ZDR and KDP Maxima According to Microphysical Processes through Dual-Polarization Radar and Distrometers Observation
Wonbae Bang, Center for Atmospheric Remote Sensing (CARE), Kyungpook National Univ., Daegu, Korea, Republic of (South); and K. Kim, G. Lee, G. J. Huang, M. Thurai, P. Kennedy, V. N. Bringi, and B. Notaroš

32
Calibrating the Airborne Ka-Band Precipitation Radar Aboard the Univ. of Wyoming King Air Research Aircraft
Adam W. Tripp, Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and S. J. Haimov, A. L. Pazmany, B. Geerts, and J. French


Poster Session 2
Moving Platforms. Vehicle, Airborne, Shipborne and Spaceborne: Posters 1.
Location: Zurich DEFG (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
33
Estimates of Path Attenuation from Space-borne Radars using Normalized Surface Cross Section Data
Hyokyung Kim, Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research/Morgan State Univ., Greenbelt, MD; and R. Meneghini

34
Detection of Heavy Ice Precipitation with GPM/DPR
Toshio Iguchi, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Koganei, Japan; and N. Kawamoto and R. Oki

35
A Method to Locate Airborne Radar Observation Data
Shubei Wang, Chengdu Univ. of Information Technology, Chengdu, China; and Z. Yao
Manuscript (666.2 kB)

Handout (4.2 MB)

37
Calibration of the GPM/DPR
Takeshi Masaki, Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan, Tsukuba, Japan; and T. Iguchi, K. Furukawa, N. Yoshida, K. Kanemaru, H. Hanado, T. Kubota, and R. Oki

38
A Multi-Radar, Multi-Platform Investigation of the Inner Core of Hurricane Matthew (2016)
Stephen R. Guimond, NASA and UMD/ESSIC, Greenbelt, MD; and M. McLinden, G. M. Heymsfield, A. E. Emory, and A. C. Didlake Jr.

39
Incident Angle Dependency of the Normalized Surface Cross Section during TRMM End of Mission Experiment
Nobuhiro Takahashi, Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya Univ., Nagoya, Japan

Handout (628.5 kB)

40
GPM Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar in the Swiss Alps
Peter J. Speirs, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland; and M. Gabella and A. Berne

41
Retrieval of Raindrop Size Distribution Parameters from Dual-Polarization Radar Measurements
Leo Pio D'Adderio, Univ. of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy; and A. Tokay, D. A. Marks, J. L. Pippitt, D. B. Wolff, and W. A. Petersen

42
Implementation of Polarization Diversity Pulse Pair mode on the NRC Airborne W-band Radar
Mengistu Wolde, National Research Council, Ottawa, ON, Canada; and C. Nguyen, A. L. Pazmany, A. J. Illingworth, A. Battaglia, and R. Midthassel

43
Ground Test Results of EarthCARE Cloud Profiling Radar
Yuichi Ohno, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Koganei, Japan; and H. Horie, H. Nakatsuka, Y. Aida, Y. Seki, K. Okada, K. Maruyama, N. Tomiyama, and E. Tomita


Poster Session 3
Use of Radar Data for Nowcasting and Numerical Models: Posters.
Location: Zurich DEFG (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
44
Additional Ensemble Perturbations to Correct the Atmospheric Field through Assimilation of Radar Reflectivity
Sho Yokota, MRI, Tsukuba, Japan; and H. Seko, M. Kunii, H. Yamauchi, and E. Sato

Handout (2.7 MB)

45
Validation of Electromagnetic Wind Radar Simulator Based on LES with Scanning X-band Radar Measurements and Meteorological Data
Dmitry A. Kovalev, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium; and D. Vanhoenacker-Janvier

Handout (1.2 MB)

46
An Iterative Method for Assimilating Precipitation Observations
Andrés A. Pérez Hortal, McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada; and I. Zawadzki and M. K. Yau

47
The Impact of Radar Data Assimilation for Simulate a Supercell in Brazil Southern
Otavio Feitosa, UFPEL, Capão do Leão - RS, Brazil; and L. Calvetti, F. Harter, G. Cassol Machado, R. Toshio, B. B. Maske, and C. Beneti

Handout (25.7 MB)

48
Comparison of Multi-Model Microphysics Schemes using Radar Observations and Data Assimilation Method
Ki-Hong Min, Kyungpook National Univ., Daegu, Korea, Republic of (South); and S. Mallick, J. C. Ha, J. Lee, J. Lee, and J. Bae

50
Radar-Driven Temperature Nudging for Nowcasting Winter Precipitation
Brandon S Hickman, Univ. of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; and S. Trömel (Troemel), A. Ryzhkov, and C. Simmer

Handout (1.4 MB)

51
Combined Dual-Doppler and Polarimetric Analysis of Precipitating Cells from 2 X-Band Polarimetric Radars
Raquel M. Evaristo, Univ. of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; and K. Mühlbauer, S. Trömel (Troemel), and C. Simmer

52
Retrieving 2D Wind Field from Aliased Doppler Data by Means of Sliding Windows
Markus Peura, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Manuscript (1.9 MB)

Handout (2.3 MB)

53
Simulating a Precipitation Radar Onboard a Geostationary Satellite
Atsushi Okazaki, RIKEN, Kobe, Japan; and T. Honda, S. Kotsuki, M. Yamaji, T. Kubota, R. Oki, T. Iguchi, and T. Miyoshi

54
A New Scan Mode to Increase Clear-Air Data Coverage for Wind Analysis
Qin Xu, NSSL, Norman, OK; and K. Nai and V. Melnikov

Handout (518.6 kB)

56
Using Radar Measured Spectrum Width to Estimate Large Scale Background Wind Shear Intensity
Ming Fang, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and B. A. Albrecht

57
Comparison of Assimilation Experiments Before and After Correction of Weather Radar Reflectivity Data in Numerical Model ARPS
Jing Han, Nanjing Univ. of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, China; and H. Zhang, Z. Wang, Z. Chu, and F. Xu

58
Value-Added Weather Radar Products for Decision Support
Robert J. Dreisewerd, Baron Services, Inc., Huntsville, AL

59
Simulated Polarimetric Radar Fingerprints of Ice Growth in Arctic Mixed-Phase Clouds
Robert S. Schrom, Pennsylvania State Univ., Univ. Park, PA; and J. Y. Harrington and M. R. Kumjian

60
Nowcasting By Blending Techniques Using Cosine Similarity and Lead Time Correction
Min Jang, Hankuk Univ. of Foreign Studies, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of (South); and C. H. You, J. B. Jee, and D. I. Lee

61
Quantifying the Latency within Mosaicked Radar Products and Assessing Impacts on Operations
Heather D. Reeves, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and L. Tang, J. Zhang, J. Brogden, and K. Howard

62
A Study on Nowcasting Using a Pyramidal Optical Flow
Limtak Yu, Pukyong National Univ., Busan, Korea, Republic of (South); and D. Lee, J. H. Kim, and J. H. Jeong

63
PNOWWA - Probabilistic Nowcasting of Winter Weather for Airports
Rudolf Kaltenboeck, Austro Control, Innsbruck, Austria; and A. M. Harri, M. Hagen, H. Haukka, H. Hohti, H. Juntti, J. Koistinen, A. Lehkonen, L. Neitiniemi-Upola, J. Nuottokari, K. Österberg, M. Peura, S. Pulkkinen, T. Riihisaari, E. Saltikoff, and A. von Lerber

64
The Australian VHF Wind Profiler Network Operation and Impacts on Global Numerical Weather Prediction
Bronwyn K. Dolman, ATRAD Pty Ltd., Thebarton, Australia; and C. Tingwell, I. M. Reid, and M. Hervo

65
Experimental Study on Boundary Conditions and weighting Factors of Radar-Based Nowcasting System : MAPLE
Jong-Hoon Jeong, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, RIchland, WA, China; and S. H. Jung, M. K. Suk, and S. K. Lee

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Evaluation of the Microphysics of Precipitation with Multifrequency Radar Observations (EMPORiuM)
Frederic Tridon, Univ. of Leicester, Leicester, U.K.; and C. Planche, S. Banson, K. Mróz, A. Battaglia, W. Wobrock, M. Monier, and J. Van Baelen

68
Estimating Convective Storm Turbulence with Radar to Evaluate the Paramerisation of Turbulence in NWP Models
Matthew Marcus Feist, Univ. of Reading, Reading, U.K.; and C. D. Westbrook, P. Clark, T. Stein, H. W. Lean, and A. Stirling

69
Cloud Radar Constrained Estimates of Bulk Entrainment Rate for Evaluation of Large-Eddy Simulations
Michael Jensen, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY; and T. Toto, S. Endo, and A. M. Vogelmann

70
Steps Towards Ingesting Radar Estimated Refractivity Into Numerical Weather Prediction Models
Ya-Chien Feng, McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada; and F. Fabry

Handout (2.5 MB)

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Multiple Radar Data Assimilation and Short-Range Precipitation Forecast of a Cold Front
Rute Ferreira, INPE, Cachoeira Paulista, Brazil; and T. Biscaro, M. P. Alves Jr, L. E. R. Zea, D. L. Herdies, and E. P. Vendrasco

75
Radar Rainfall Nowcasting Models Using Moving Motion Vectors
Soorok Ryu, Center for Atmospheric Remote sensing, Deagu, Korea, Republic of (South); and G. Lee and G. Lyu

76
An Object-based Assessment of the Impacts of Radar Data Assimilation in the Community Leveraged Unified Ensemble
Patrick S. Skinner, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and T. L. Jensen, R. Bullock, J. H. Gotway, A. Clark, and M. Xue

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Improvements of Fog Now-Casting by Cloud Radar Measurements on the Munich Airport
Matthias Richard Bauer-Pfundstein, METEK, Meteorologische Messtechnik GmbH, Elmshorn, Germany; and B. R. Beckmann and R. Eigenmann

Handout (2.9 MB)

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Using Radar Data Assimilation to Improve Short-range Precipitation Forecasts
Eder P. Vendrasco, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Cachoeira Paulista, Brazil; and L. F. Sapucci, L. A. T. Machado, R. V. Andreoli, T. S. Biscaro, and I. C. Costa

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 28 August 2017

Recording files available
Session 7A
Microphysical Studies with Radars 2: Severe Weather
Location: Vevey (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Cochairs: Matthew R. Kumjian, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL; Daniel T. Dawson II, Purdue Univ.
4:00 PM
7A.1
Purdue-UMass Mobile Radar Observations from VORTEX-SE 2017
Robin Tanamachi, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN; and S. J. Frasier, W. Heberling, J. Waldinger, T. Hartley, A. T. LaFleur, and P. E. Saunders
4:15 PM
7A.2
4:30 PM
7A.3
Tracking the Evolution of Radar Polarimetric Signatures over the Lifecycle of Isolated Convective Cells: A Four-Year Climatology in the Houston Region
Marcus van Lier-Walqui, Columbia Univ. & NASA/GISS, New York, NY; and S. Collis, M. H. Picel, A. M. Fridlind, R. E. Orville, and R. Weitz
4:45 PM
7A.4
Severe Hail Detection: An Adaptive Algorithm for Anomalous Attenuation Correction and New Insights from Scattering Simulations at C-band
Matthias B. Schmidt, Univ. of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; and S. Trömel (Troemel), A. V. Ryzhkov, and C. Simmer
5:15 PM
7A.6
Novel Approaches for Studying Ice Microphysics in Stratiform Clouds with Dual-Polarization Radars
Alexander V. Ryzhkov, Univ. of Oklahoma/CIMMS, Norman, OK; and T. J. Schuur, P. Zhang, E. M. Griffin, P. Bukovcic, A. M. Murphy, and D. S. Zrnic
Recording files available
Session 7B
Moving Platforms. Vehicle, Airborne, Shipborne and Spaceborne 2: Satellite.
Location: St. Gallen (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Cochairs: Walter A. Petersen, NASA; Brenda Dolan, Colorado State Univ.
4:00 PM
7B.1
Cloud and Precipitation Imaging Radar Technology Development for Future Spaceborne Missions
Lihua Li, NASA GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and G. Heymsfield, P. Racette, M. McLinden, M. E. Cooley, P. A. Stenger, and T. Spence

4:15 PM
7B.2
Performance of the New Version of the GPM/DPR Rain Retrieval Algorithm
Toshio Iguchi, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Koganei, Japan; and S. Seto, R. Meneghini, T. Masaki, N. Yoshida, J. Awaka, M. Le, V. Chandasekar, J. Kwiatkowski, and T. Kubota

4:30 PM
7B.3
Precipitation Variability Across Satellite Field-of-Views Derived from Ground-Based Polarimetric Scanning Radar Observations
Christopher R. Williams, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and W. A. Petersen, D. B. Wolff, and V. Chandrasekar
4:45 PM
7B.4
Polarimetric Radar Verification of GPM Satellite-Based Retrievals of the Raindrop Size Distribution
Walter A. Petersen, NASA, Huntsville, AL; and A. Tokay, K. R. Morris, L. P. D'Adderio, D. B. Wolff, and P. N. Gatlin
5:00 PM
7B.5
Satellite Radar Measurements of Precipitation and Freezing Level in Atmospheric Rivers
Forest Cannon, SIO, La Jolla, CA; and F. M. Ralph, A. M. Wilson, and D. P. Lettenmaier
5:15 PM
7B.6
Seasonal Variability of Shallow Cumuliform Snowfall: A CloudSat Perspective
Mark S. Kulie, Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, MI; and L. Milani

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 28 August 2017


Icebreaker and Exhibits Opening Reception
Location: Zurich (Swissotel Chicago)

Tuesday, 29 August 2017

7:30 AM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 29 August 2017


Registration
Location: Monte Rosa Reg. Desk (Swissotel Chicago)

8:00 AM-8:30 AM: Tuesday, 29 August 2017

Recording files available
Keynote Speaker Session 8
New and Emerging Radar Technology: Keynote
Location: Vevey (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
8:00 AM
KS8.1
Assessing the Weather Observation Capabilities of a Spectrum Efficient National Surveillance Radar (SENSR)
Mark E. Weber, Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies, Norman, OK; and I. Ivic, F. Nai, T. J. Schuur, D. Schvartzman, S. Torres, D. J. Wasielewski, N. Yussouf, A. Zahrai, R. J. Doviak, P. L. Heinselman, K. D. Hondl, L. J. Wicker, D. S. Zrnic, C. Fulton, R. D. Palmer, J. Salazar, G. Zhang, Y. Zhang, Y. Jung, M. Xue, X. Wang, J. Y. N. Cho, D. Conway, J. M. Kurdzo, H. Thomas, and T. Wallace

8:30 AM-9:00 AM: Tuesday, 29 August 2017

Recording files available
Keynote Speaker Session 9
Cloud Studies Using Radars: Keynote.
Location: Vevey (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
8:30 AM
KS9.1
Identifying Mixed-Phase Conditions in Deep Convective Clouds with Collocated ARM Vertically Pointing Active Sensors
Laura D. Riihimaki, PNNL, Richland, WA; and N. Bharadwaj, J. Comstock, X. Dong, Z. Feng, Q. Fu, S. E. Giangrande, J. C. Hardin, E. P. Luke, A. A. Matthews, T. Thorsen, J. Tian, and J. Wang

8:30 AM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 29 August 2017


Exhibits Open
Location: Zurich (Swissotel Chicago)

9:00 AM-9:30 AM: Tuesday, 29 August 2017

Recording files available
Keynote Speaker Session 10
Organized Convection and Severe Phenomena: Keynote.
Location: Vevey (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology

9:30 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 29 August 2017


Plenary Session 11
Introduction to Exhibits
Location: Vevey (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Tuesday, 29 August 2017


Coffee Break
Location: Zurich (Swissotel Chicago)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 29 August 2017

Recording files available
Session 12A
New and Emerging Radar Technology 1: Phased Array Weather Radar
Location: St. Gallen (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
10:30 AM
12A.1
Popagation and Backscattering Challenges for Planar Polarimetric Phased Array Radars
Dusan S. Zrnic, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and R. J. Doviak, G. Zhang, Y. Zhang, and C. Fulton
10:45 AM
12A.2
11:00 AM
12A.3
11:15 AM
12A.4
11:45 AM
12A.6
Osaka Urban Phased Array Radar Network Experiment
Tomoo Ushio, Tokyo Metropolitan Univ., Hino, Tokyo, Japan; and H. Kikuchi, T. Mega, F. Mizutani, and M. Wada
Recording files available
Session 12B
Organized Convection and Severe Phenomena 1: Hurricanes.
Location: Vevey (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chairs: Wen-Chau Lee, NCAR; Chris Vagasky, Vaisala, Inc.
10:30 AM
12B.1
NOVEL RADAR Observations of Turbulent Eddies in the Lower Levels of Intense Hurricane RITA (2005)
Stephen R. Guimond, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD; and S. J. Frasier, J. A. Zhang, and J. Sapp
10:45 AM
12B.2
Three-Dimensional Structure of Typhoon Mindulle (2016) and Near-Surface Streaks Observed By Phased Array Radar
Toru Adachi, MRI, Tsukuba, Japan; and K. Kusunoki, U. Shimada, and J. Ito

11:00 AM
12B.3
11:15 AM
12B.4
Retrieved Thermodynamic Structure of Hurricane Rita (2005) from Airborne Multi-Doppler Data
Annette M. Foerster, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and M. M. Bell
11:45 AM
12B.6
Eyewall Replacement Cycle of Hurricane Matthew(2016) Observed by Single-Doppler Radar
Ting-Yu Cha, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and M. M. Bell

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 29 August 2017

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Tuesday, 29 August 2017

Recording files available
Session 13A
Use of Radar Data for Nowcasting and Numerical Models 3: Assimilation Methods for New Radar Observations
Location: Vevey (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chairs: Kao-Shen Chung, National Central Univeristy; Jidong Gao, NOAA/NSSL
1:30 PM
13A.1
Toward the Assimilation of W-Band Radar Data in a Kilometer-Scale NWP Model
Mary Borderies, CNRM, Toulouse, France; and O. Caumont, C. Augros, J. Delanoë, and V. Ducrocq
1:45 PM
13A.2
Assimilation of ZDR Columns for Improving the Spin-Up and Forecast of Convective Storms in Storm-Scale Models
Jacob Carlin, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. Gao, J. C. Snyder, and A. V. Ryzhkov
2:00 PM
13A.3
Development of a Moment-Based Polarimetric Radar Forward Operator
Charlotte Martinkus, Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA; and M. R. Kumjian, O. P. Prat, S. Collis, M. van Lier-Walqui, and H. C. Morrison
2:15 PM
13A.4
Uncertainties Assessment of Synthetic Radar Simulations
Alexis Berne, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland; and D. Wolfensberger
Recording files available
Session 13B
Moving Platforms. Vehicle, Airborne, Shipborne and Spaceborne 3: Moving Platforms at Altitude =0.
Location: St. Gallen (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chairs: Alain Protat, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center; Joshua Wurman, Center for Severe Weather Research
1:30 PM
13B.1
Estimation of Fresh-Water Flux and its Impact to the Oceanic Stratification on the Coastal Heavy Rain in the Maritime Continent: A Case Study using R/V Mirai Shipboard Polarimetric Radar
Masaki Katsumata, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Japan; and B. Geng, S. Mori, Q. Moteki, and H. Bellenger
1:45 PM
13B.2
Utility of a Shipborne Disdrometer and Marine Navigation Radar during Convective and Stratiform Rain
Elizabeth J. Thompson, APL/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and K. Drushka and W. E. Asher
2:00 PM
13B.3
Radar Observed Variability in Rainfall during OLYMPEx
Brenda Dolan, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and S. Rutledge and W. Xu
2:15 PM
13B.4
The Bushfire Convective Plume Experiment: A Mobile X-band Field Campaign into Fire-Driven Convection in Australia
Nicholas McCarthy, Univ. of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; and H. McGowan, A. Guyot, and A. Dowdy

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Tuesday, 29 August 2017


Formal Poster Viewing and Coffee Break
Location: Zurich (Swissotel Chicago)

Poster Session 4
Microphysical Studies with Radars: Posters 2.
Location: Zurich (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Cochairs: Matthew R. Kumjian, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL; Marcus van Lier-Walqui, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS
80
Spatial Variability of the Melting Layer in an Alpine Valley Using a Polarimetric X-band Radar
Floortje E.M. van den Heuvel, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland; and A. Berne and M. Gabella

Handout (2.8 MB)

81
Microphysical Properties of Snowfall in the Swiss Alps as derived from Collocated Multi-Angle Snowflake Camera and W-band Cloud Profiler Measurements
Christophe Praz, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland; and Y. A. Roulet and A. Berne

82
Deriving Snowfall Microphysical Properties and Testing Connection with Triple-Frequency Radar Observation
Davide Ori, Univ. of Cologne, Köln, Germany; and D. Moisseev, A. von Lerber, J. Tiira, G. J. Huang, J. Leinonen, and V. Chandrasekar

83
Cloud Radar Spectral Polarimetry for Quantitative Precipitation Estimation
Alexander Myagkov, Radiometer Physics GmbH, Meckenheim, Germany; and T. Rose

84
Graupel Microphysical Properties and 95 GHz Attenuation from Airborne Doppler Cloud Radar and in-Situ Microphysical Observations
Surendra Rauniyar, Bureau of Meteorology, Docklands, Australia; and A. Protat, J. Delanoë, E. Fontaine, D. Leroy, and A. Schwarzenboeck

Handout (2.9 MB)

86
Investigating Dependences of Ze-S-Relation on Microphysical Properties of Snow
Annakaisa von Lerber, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland; and D. Moisseev, L. F. Bliven, W. A. Petersen, A. M. Harri, and V. Chandrasekar

87
88
A Polarimetric and Microphysical Analysis of the Stratiform Rain Region of MCSs
Amanda M. Murphy, Univ. of Oklahoma/CIMMS, Norman, OK; and A. V. Ryzhkov, P. Zhang, G. M. McFarquhar, W. Wu, and D. M. Stechman

89
Detection and Estimation of High Ice Water Content Using X- and W-band Dual-Polarization Airborne Radar Data
Cuong Nguyen, National Research Council, Ottawa, ON, Canada; and M. Wolde, K. Baibakov, and A. Korolev

90
Estimating Spectral Differential Phase and Spectral Specific Differential Phase to Retrieve Particle Population Separated Ice Water Content Profiles
Lukas Pfitzenmaier, Delft Univ. of Technology, Delft, Netherlands; and C. Unal, Y. Dufournet, and H. Russchenberg

91
Evaluation of Snow-Level Height Estimates from Polarimetric WSR-88D Measurements
Sergey Matrosov, CIRES, Boulder, CO; and R. Cifelli, A. B. White, and T. Coleman

92
Bulk Microphysics of Mesoscale Convective Systems Inferred from Polarimetric Radar Observations
Shawn Handler, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and C. R. Homeyer

93
Polarimetric Doppler Observations of Ice Particles with Scanning 94 GHz Cloud Radar
Alexander Myagkov, Radiometer Physics GmbH, Meckenheim, Germany; and T. Rose

94
Dominant Hydrometeor Type Distributions within Brazilian Tropical Precipitation Systems Inferred from X-Band Dual Polarization Radar Measurements
Jean-François Ribaud, INPE, Cachoeira Paulista, Brazil; and L. A. T. Machado and T. Biscaro

Handout (3.3 MB)

95
Objective Identification and Tracking of ZDR columns in X-band Radar Observations of Storms
Patrick E Saunders, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN; and R. Tanamachi, D. Dietz, W. Heberling, and S. J. Frasier

97
Backscatter Differential Phase of Small Liquid-Coated Ice Particles
Robert S. Schrom, Pennsylvania State Univ., Univ. Park, PA; and M. R. Kumjian

98
Microphysical Analysis of Snowfall using S-band Polarimetric Radar in South Korea
MiYoung Kang, Pukyong National Univ., Busan, Korea, Republic of (South); and D. I. Lee, C. You, H. J. Kim, G. H. Kim, and Y. S. Bang

99
100
Comparative Assessment of Specific Differential Phase Retrieval
Nitin Bharadwaj, PNNL, Richland, WA; and S. E. Giangrande and J. C. Hardin

101
Enhancement on GPM DPR Dual-Frequency Profile Classification Module
Minda Le, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and C. V. Chandra, S. K. Biswas, and T. Iguchi

102
Precipitation Microphysics of Non-Tornadic Supercell Near the Radar Site of MRI in Tsukuba, Japan
Nobuhiro Nagumo, MRI, Tsukuba, Japan; and A. Adachi, W. Mashiko, and H. Yamauchi

Handout (5.6 MB)

103
Radar Simulation Studies for Hydrometeor Classification from Range Profile of Polarimetric Radar Signatures
Takahisa Kobayashi, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Abiko, Japan; and S. Sugimoto, M. Nomura, H. Hirakuchi, and A. Adachi
Manuscript (460.7 kB)

Handout (405.9 kB)

104
Vertical Profiling of Precipitation Characteristics for GPM Ground Validation
David B. Wolff Sr., NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA; and W. A. Petersen, D. A. Marks, J. L. Pippitt, A. Tokay, and P. N. Gatlin

105
Microphysical Retrievals from Simultaneous Measurements by Airborne and Ground Radars during OLYMPEX
Stephen Joseph Munchak, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and I. S. Adams

Handout (7.9 MB)

106
Development of a Hydrometeor Classifier for the Met Office C-Band Weather Radar Network
Steven Best, UKMO, Exeter, U.K.; and D. Harrison, B. S. Pickering, and R. R. Neely III

Handout (619.8 kB)

107
BAIRS II: The Second Buffalo Area Icing and Radar Study
David J. Smalley, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and M. F. Donovan, E. R. Williams, J. M. Kurdzo, B. J. Bennett, M. Wolde, K. Baibakov, M. Bastian, C. Nguyen, A. Korolev, D. Hudak, P. Rodriguez, and M. Harwood

Handout (37.2 MB)

108
In Situ Verification of Aircraft Icing Conditions Involving Needle Crystals and Supercooled Water in Winter Storms
Earle Williams, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and D. J. Smalley, M. F. Donovan, J. M. Kurdzo, B. J. Bennett, M. Wolde, C. Nguyen, K. Baibakov, M. Bastian, A. Korolev, and I. Heckman

Handout (6.2 MB)


Poster Session 5
Moving Platforms. Vehicle, Airborne, Shipborne and Spaceborne: Posters 2.
Location: Zurich (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
111
Comparing GPM Satellite to Ground Platform Measurements: Case Studies from the NASA GPM Wallops Precipitation Science Research Facility
Charanjit S. Pabla, NASA/WFF and SSAI, Wallops Island, VA; and S. M. Wingo, D. B. Wolff, D. A. Marks, W. A. Petersen, and P. N. Gatlin
Manuscript (1.4 MB)

Handout (10.5 MB)

112
Applying the SIMBA Data Fusion Framework to OLYMPEX: Multi-Platform Observational Analysis of an Intensively Sampled Orographically Enhanced Precipitation Event
Stephanie Mullins Wingo, NASA/MSFC and USRA, Huntsville, AL; and W. A. Petersen, P. N. Gatlin, D. A. Marks, C. S. Pabla, and D. B. Wolff

Handout (6.4 MB)

113
Research on Data Simulation Method of Geostationary Doppler Weather Radar
Shunxian Tang, Chengdu Univ. of Information Technology, CMA Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Sounding, Chengdu, China; and R. Li, J. He, X. Li, and H. Wang

Handout (832.9 kB)

115
Sea Surface Scanning for Monitoring Calibration and Stability of the NCAR Airborne W-Band Radar
Robert A. Rilling, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and U. Romatschke, J. Vivekanandan, and S. Ellis

116
GPM Ground Validation: Comparative Study of Snow Detection Algorithms
Ali Tokay, JCET/Univ. of Maryland, Greenbelt, MD; and N. Brubaker, D. V. Kliche, J. L. Pippitt, D. A. Marks, D. B. Wolff, and W. A. Petersen

117
Vertical Variability of Rain Drop Size Distribution from Micro Rain Radar and Disdrometer Measurements Collected During Ifloods Campaign
Elisa Adirosi, CNR, Rome, Italy; and A. Tokay, N. Roberto, M. Montopoli, E. Gorgucci, and L. Baldini

118
GPM Validation Network Data and Analysis Resources for Multiple Applications
K. Robert Morris, SAIC, Greenbelt, MD; and W. A. Petersen, M. R. Schwaller, J. L. Pippitt, and T. Berendes

Handout (6.0 MB)

119
Variability and Sensitivity of GPM-retrieved Mass Weighted Diameter over Italy
Leo Pio D'Adderio, Univ. of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy; and G. Vulpiani, A. Tokay, and F. Porcù

120
Attenuation and Radar Reflectivity in Melting Layer measured with Ground-based Ka-band Radars
Yuki Kaneko, JAXA, Tsukuba, Japan; and K. Nakamura, K. Suzuki, and K. Nakagawa

Handout (1.6 MB)

121
Alignment and Comparison between Simultaneous GPM Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar and Ground-based Radar Observations
Haiming Tan, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and V. Chandrasekar and H. Chen


Poster Session 6
New and Emerging Radar Technology: Posters 1.
Location: Zurich (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
123
An X-band Phased Array Weather Radar Testbed
William Heberling, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; and J. Waldinger and S. Frasier

Handout (742.4 kB)

124
The Next Generation of Airborne Polarimetric Doppler Weather Radar: NCAR/EOL Airborne Phased Array Radar (APAR) Development
James A. Moore, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. C. Lee, E. Loew, J. Vivekanandan, V. Grubišić, P. S. Tsai, M. Dixon, J. M. Emmett, M. Lord, L. L. Lussier III, K. Hwang, and J. Ranson

125
Frequency Modulation Continuous Wave Profiling Radar for Precipitation and Observations in Different Regions of China During 2013-2016
Zheng RUAN, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences(CAMS), Beijing, China; and F. LI and Y. RUAN
Manuscript (915.7 kB)

Handout (3.8 MB)

126
Updates on the OU All-Digital Dual-Polarization Phased Array (Horus)
Caleb Fulton, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. D. Palmer, J. Salazar, and H. Sigmarsson

128
Signal Processing for Performance Improvement of Phased Array Weather Radar
Hiroshi Kikuchi, Tokyo Metropolitan Univ., Hino, Tokyo, Japan; and T. Ushio, F. Mizutani, and M. Wada

129
Observation of Tornadic Storms in Tokyo Urban Area By X-band Phased Array Weather Radar
Taro Kashiwayanagi, Japan Radio Co.,Ltd. / Chiba Univ., Saitama, Japan; and K. Morotomi, F. Kobayashi, T. Takamura, T. Takano, and A. Higuchi

130
An Approach to Align Subarray Channels in PPAR Using Weather Returns
Igor R. Ivic, NSSL/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Handout (2.3 MB)

131
Pulse Compression Weather Radar with Improved Sensitivity, Range Resolution, and Range Sidelobe
Koichiro Gomi, TOSHIBA Corporation, Kawasaki, Japan; and K. Hashimoto, T. aoki, K. yamaguchi, T. Murano, A. Yamada, N. Anraku, M. Wada, and A. Adachi
Manuscript (798.0 kB)

Handout (902.9 kB)

132
The Development of the Ground-Based W-band Electronical 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 and Y. Ohno

133
Technical Aspects and Scientific Applications of New VHF Wind Profiler Radar at 205 MHz
Kesavapillai Mohanakumar, Cochin Univ. of Science and Technology, Cochin, India

134
A Study on the Behaviour of Ionosphere with 205MHz ST Wind Profiler Radar at Cochin Coastal Region
Rakesh Varadarajan, Advanced Centre for Atmospheric Radar Research, CUSAT, Kochi, India

Handout (1.5 MB)

135
The NCAR Phased Array Radar Line Replacement Unit (LRU): Integration, Characterization and Performance
Pei-Sang Tsai, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and E. Loew, B. Hwang, J. Salazar, and R. M. Lebron

136
A High-SNR Doppler Beam Swing Method for VHF Atmospheric Radar
Koji Nishimura, National Institute of Polar Research, Tachikawa, Japan; and T. Hashimoto, M. Tsutsumi, K. Sato, and T. Sato

138
The NCAR Modular Profiler Development, Recent Progress and Deployment to PECAN
William O. J. Brown, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Sobtzak, T. Hock, and C. Martin


Poster Session 7
Organized Convection and Severe Phenomena: Posters 1.
Location: Zurich (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Cochairs: Angela K. Rowe, Univ. of Washington; Timothy J. Lang, NASA MSFC
139
High-temporal Resolution Observations of the 27 May 2015 Canadian, Texas, Tornado using the Atmospheric Imaging Radar
Casey B. Griffin, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. Bodine, J. M. Kurdzo, A. Mahre, R. D. Palmer, J. Lujan Jr., and A. Byrd

140
Three-Dimensional Multiple Doppler Radar Wind Synthesis and Thermodynamic Retrieval over Complex Terrain and Their Applications in Severe Weather Analyses
Yu-Chieng Liou, National Central Univ., Jhongli City, Taiwan; and W. Y. Wang, Y. L. Teng, and P. C. Yang

141
PX-1000 Observations of Mesoscale Convective Systems During PECAN
David J. Bodine, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. M. Kurdzo, B. L. Cheong, and K. L. Rasmussen

142
Analysis of the 16 May 2015 Tipton, Oklahoma EF-3 Tornado at High Spatiotemporal Resolution Using the Atmospheric Imaging Radar
Andrew Mahre, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. M. Kurdzo, D. J. Bodine, C. B. Griffin, R. D. Palmer, and T. Y. Yu

143
Preliminary Results for VORTEX-SE 2017: Improving Radar Wind Retrievals in Potentially Tornadic Storms in the Southeast United States
Karen A. Kosiba, Center for Severe Weather Research, Boulder, CO; and J. Marquis and J. Wurman
Manuscript (7.1 MB)

Handout (7.1 MB)

144
Plains Elevated Convection At Night (PECAN): Evaluating Severe Surface Wind Potential in Nocturnal MCSs
Karen A. Kosiba, Center for Severe Weather Research, Boulder, CO; and J. Wurman

145
Analysis of the 6 July 2015 PECAN MCS Utilizing Airborne- and Ground-Based Doppler Observations and Airborne In-Situ Microphysical Data
Daniel M. Stechman, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and R. M. Rauber, G. M. McFarquhar, M. M. Bell, B. F. Jewett, R. A. Black, D. P. Jorgensen, and T. J. Schuur

Handout (27.0 MB)

147
An Analysis of the Evolution and Structure of a Multiple-Tornado-Producing Supercell Near Dodge City, KS, on 24 May 2016
Zachary B. Wienhoff, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and H. B. Bluestein, L. J. Wicker, J. C. Snyder, A. Shapiro, C. K. Potvin, and D. W. Reif

148
A Multi-Parameter Predictor for Improved Convective Winds Nowcasting at Cape Canaveral Using C-band Dual-Polarization Radar and Environmental Observations
Bruno L. Medina, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and C. G. Amiot, R. M. Mecikalski, L. D. Carey, W. P. Roeder, T. M. McNamara, and R. J. Blakeslee

150
An Examination of Convective Enhancement within Complex Terrain on 5 April 2017 during VORTEX-SE
Todd A. Murphy, Univ. of Louisiana, Monroe, LA; and R. A. Wade, A. W. Lyza, and K. R. Knupp

Handout (9.6 MB)

151
Radar Determined Dynamical and Microphysical Properties of Wet Season Convection in Darwin As a Function of Wet Season Regime
Robert Jackson, ANL, Lemont, IL; and S. Collis, A. Protat, V. Louf, L. Majewski, T. J. Lang, and C. K. Potvin

152
Preliminary Analysis of Three-Dimensional Wind over Complex Terrain in South Korea Using Multiple-Doppler Radar Observations
Chia-Lun Tsai, Kyungpook National Univ., Daegu, Korea, Republic of (South); and K. Kim, Y. C. Liou, and G. Lee

Handout (4.8 MB)

153
Changes in the Radial and Tangential Distribution of Radar Reflectivity During Tropical Cyclone Landfalls Over the United States
Corene J. Matyas, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL; and J. Tang, S. E. Zick, and M. Schneider
Manuscript (951.4 kB)

Handout (2.8 MB)

156
Structure of Hailstorms in North Carolina Obtained from EXRAD Airborne Radar During IPHEx
Gerald M. Heymsfield, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and L. Tian, S. Guimond, L. Li, and M. McLinden

Handout (22.5 MB)

157
Radar Characteristics of Convective Downdrafts and Environments Observed during the VORTEX-Southeast Project
James Marquis, Center for Severe Weather Research, Boulder, CO; and J. Wurman, K. Kosiba, and P. Robinson

159
Radar Observations of a Small Tornado on 5 April 2017 during VORTEX-SE
Anthony W. Lyza, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and K. Knupp

160
A Preliminary Assessment of Infrasonic Tornado Detection via Comparison with Dual-Polarization Doppler Radar
Barrett Goudeau, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and K. Knupp and H. Rinehart

161
Radar Data Characteristics of Two Severe Convective Systems Inflicting Massive Fatalities in China
Yongguang Zheng, National Meteorological Centre, Beijing, China; and W. Zhu
Manuscript (1.4 MB)

Handout (7.9 MB)

162
Analyzing Tornadic Debris Signatures by Integrating Aerial Imagery and Polarimetric Radar Data in GIS
Angela R. Burke, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and R. Wade, R. Griffin, A. W. Lyza, and D. M. Conrad

163
The Role of Polarimetric, Doppler Velocity, and Spectrum Width Signatures in the Reanalysis of a QLCS Tornado Cluster
Richard Castro, NOAA/NWS, Romeoville, IL; and A. Lyza, A. W. Clayton, B. Borchardt, E. Lenning, M. Friedlein, and K. R. Knupp

164
Operational Applications of Environmental and Radar Predictors for Tornado Intensity
Matthew Friedlein, NOAA/NWS, Romeoville, IL; and B. Deubelbeiss, E. Lenning, A. W. Clayton, and A. Lyza

Handout (1.9 MB)

165
Utilizing Environmental and Radar Predictors to Anticipate Tornado Intensity
Adam W. Clayton, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and E. Lenning, M. Friedlein, A. W. Lyza, and K. Knupp


Poster Session 8
Radar Networks, Quality Control, Processing and Software: Posters 1.
Location: Zurich (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
167
Use of Mid-Level Model Wind Data and VAD Winds to Improve WSR-88D Velocity Dealiasing
Autumn D. Losey, Radar Operations Center, Norman, OK; and W. D. Zittel and Z. Jing
Manuscript (1.7 MB)

Handout (1.9 MB)

168
OPERA - Harmonizing the European Weather Radar Network
Markus Peura, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland; and M. Martet, A. J. Huuskonen, L. Delobbe, B. Lipovscak, H. Leijnse, and E. Saltikoff
Manuscript (666.5 kB)

Handout (3.1 MB)

169
The Wind Data Error Processiong Using Radial Power Spectrum of Shanghai Radar Wind Profiler Network
CHEN HAOJUN, Shanghai Meteorological Bureau, Shanghai City, China; and W. Qindian, S. Jing, Y. Chunguang, Z. Jie, and X. Hao

171
Design a Fast Multi-Radar Gridding Algorithm on Modern CPU and GPU Hardware
Jingyin Tang, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL; and K. Park, C. J. Matyas, and M. Schneider

172
ARTView Towards an Open Source Graphical User Interface for Radar Data
Anderson Luis Gama, Univ. of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany; and N. Guy

Handout (2.4 MB)

173
Pyrad: a Real-Time Weather Radar Data Processing Framework Based on Py-ART
Jordi Figueras i Ventura, MeteoSwiss, Locarno, Switzerland; and A. Leuenberger, Z. Künsch, J. Grazioli, and U. Germann

Handout (6.8 MB)

174
Data Quality Monitoring Techniques on a Mobile X-band Doppler Polarimetric Weather Radar
Jacopo Grazioli, MeteoSwiss, Locarno, Switzerland; and Z. Künsch, J. Figueras i Ventura, A. Leuenberger, and U. Germann

175
Australian National Radar Archive in the Cloud - Applications for Research and Industry
Joshua S. Soderholm, Univ. of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Handout (5.8 MB)

177
ChuvaOnline: A X-Band Radar Network Used for High Spatial and Temporal Rainfall Monitoring
Carlos A. Morales, Univ. of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; and J. Testud, P. javelle, E. Moreau, K. L. Rocha Filho, and F. Conde

178
An Updated Radar-Based Storm Rotation Climatology for the CONUS
Brandon R. Smith, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and K. L. Ortega

179
Radar Beam Blockage Processes in the Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor System
Lin Tang, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. Zhang, Y. Qi, S. B. Cocks, and K. W. Howard

180
Baron's Processor Suite - A New Paradigm for Weather Radar Data Processing
Mrinal S. Balaji, Baron Services, Inc, Huntsville, AL; and J. R. Ellis, R. D. Cartwright, and J. H. Lee

181
Should Interpolation of Reflectivity be Performed in Z or dBZ?
Robert A. Warren, Monash Univ., Melbourne, Australia; and A. Protat

Handout (2.2 MB)

182
Addressing Data Quality Challenges for the NCMS Dual-Pol Radars in the UAE
M. Dixon, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and K. P. J. de Waal and A. Mandoos

Handout (2.2 MB)

184
A Newly Calibrated Long-Term Radar Dataset of Tropical Convection
Valentin Louf, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Australia; and A. Protat and C. Jakob

Handout (1.5 MB)

4:00 PM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 29 August 2017

Recording files available
Session 14A
Microphysical Studies with Radars 3: Ice Scattering
Location: Vevey (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Cochairs: Marcus van Lier-Walqui, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS; Matthew R. Kumjian, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL
4:00 PM
14A.1
Bulk-Density Representations of Branched Planar Ice Crystals: Errors in the Polarimetric Radar Variables
Robert S. Schrom, Pennsylvania State Univ., Univ. Park, PA; and M. R. Kumjian, Z. Jiang, J. Verlinde, E. Clothiaux, and K. Aydin
4:15 PM
14A.2
Influence of Ice Particle Size and Shape Biases on Radar Polarimetric Variables
Zhiyuan Jiang, Pennsylvania State Univ., Univ. Park, PA; and K. Aydin, J. Verlinde, and E. E. Clothiaux
4:30 PM
14A.3
Comparison of Different Snowflake Models and In-situ Measurements in Finland During the Winter of 2014
Jani Tyynela, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland; and A. von Lerber and D. Moisseev
4:45 PM
14A.4
A Case Event Analysis Using Multi-Angle-Snowflake-Camera and CSU-CHILL X-Band Observations in Greeley, Colorado: Degree of Riming and Particle Classification
Branislav M. Notaros, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and C. Praz, P. Kennedy, M. Thurai, A. Berne, and V. N. Bringi
Recording files available
Session 15B
New and Emerging Radar Technology 2: Novel Systems and Measurements
Location: St. Gallen (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
4:00 PM
15B.1
Water Vapor Measurement System using Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting Waves
Seiji Kawamura, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Tokyo, Japan; and H. Hanado, T. Kouketsu, H. Ohta, and T. Iguchi
4:15 PM
15B.2
Development of a Mobile C-band Polarimetric Atmospheric Imaging Radar (PAIR)
Jorge Salazar, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and T. Y. Yu, C. Fulton, M. McCord, R. D. Palmer, H. B. Bluestein, B. L. Cheong, M. I. Biggerstaff, B. M. Isom, J. M. Kurdzo, R. J. Doviak, X. Wang, and M. B. Yeary
4:30 PM
15B.3
Detection and Identification of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Using Weather Radar
Krzysztof Orzel, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; and S. Govindasamy, A. Bennett, D. Pepyne, and S. Frasier

Handout (9.8 MB)

4:45 PM
15B.4
Frequency Diversity Waveforms with ARM Cloud Radars
Nitin Bharadwaj, PNNL, Richland, WA; and B. M. Isom and J. B. Mead

5:00 PM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 29 August 2017

Recording files available
Plenary Session 15
Tribute to the Trailblazers of Radar Meteorology: Dave Atlas, Roger Lhermitte and Edwin Kessler
Location: Vevey (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
5:00 PM
A Tribute to the Trailblazers of Radar Meteorology: Dave Atlas, Roger Lhermitte, and Edwin Kessler

6:00 PM-8:00 PM: Tuesday, 29 August 2017

Wednesday, 30 August 2017

7:30 AM-12:30 PM: Wednesday, 30 August 2017


Registration
Location: Monte Rosa Reg. Desk (Swissotel Chicago)

8:00 AM-8:30 AM: Wednesday, 30 August 2017

Recording files available
Keynote Speaker Session 16
Radar Networks, Quality Control, Processing and Software: Keynote
Location: Vevey (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
8:00 AM
KS16.1
Calibrating Ground-Based Radars Using TRMM and GPM
Robert A. Warren, Monash Univ., Melbourne, Australia; and A. Protat, S. T. Siems, H. A. Ramsay, and M. J. Manton

8:30 AM-9:00 AM: Wednesday, 30 August 2017

Recording files available
Keynote Speaker Session 17
Quantitative Precipitation Estimation and Hydrology: Keynote.
Location: Vevey (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
8:30 AM
KS17.1
High-Resolution Quantitative Precipitation Estimation and Nowcast Using Dual-Polarization Radar Network
V. Chandrasekar, Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO; and H. Chen, W. A. Petersen, and R. Cifelli

9:00 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 30 August 2017

Recording files available
Session 18A
Cloud Studies Using Radars 1
Location: St. Gallen 3 (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
9:00 AM
18A.1
An Overview of the CAPE Weather Experiments Using the U.S. Navy Mid-Course Doppler Radar
Jerome Schmidt, NRL, Monterey, CA; and P. Flatau, P. R. Harasti, and R. D. Yates
9:15 AM
21A.1
9:30 AM
18A.3
Climatology of Millimeter Wavelength Radar Doppler Spectra Shape
Edward P. Luke, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY; and P. Kollias and M. Maahn
9:45 AM
18A.4
Multi-Frequency Radar/Passive Microwave retrievals of Cold Season Precipitation from OLYMPEX data
Alessandro Battaglia, Univ. of Leicester, Leicester, U.K.; and F. Tridon, J. Turk, S. Tanelli, S. Kneifel, J. Leinonen, P. Kollias, and K. Mróz
Recording files available
Session 18B
Microphysical Studies with Radars 4: Ice Scattering
Location: Vevey (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Cochairs: Christopher R. Williams, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado; Daniel T. Dawson II, Purdue Univ.
9:00 AM
18B.1
Synergy Between Cloud Radar Polarimetry and Doppler Spectra in Arctic Ice and Mixed-Phase Clouds
Mariko Oue, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY; and P. Kollias, E. Luke, and A. Ryzhkov
9:15 AM
18B.2
Active and Passive Vector Radiative Transfer Model for Three-Dimensional Studies of Clouds and Precipitation
Ian Stuart Adams, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and S. J. Munchak and G. M. Heymsfield
9:30 AM
18B.3
Hydrometeor Mixtures in Polarimetric Radar Measurements: Bin-based and Neighborhood-based De-mixing
Nikola Besic, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland; and J. Figueras i Ventura, J. Grazioli, M. Gabella, U. Germann, and A. Berne
9:45 AM
18B.4
Dual-Frequency (W-Ka band) Airborne Reflectivity Profiles with Centered in Situ Particle Probe Data: A New Tool for Cloud Physics Research
Bart Geerts, Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and A. W. Tripp, S. J. Haimov, J. R. French, and A. L. Pazmany

Recording files available
Session 18C
Radar Networks, Quality Control, Processing and Software 1
Location: St. Gallen 1&2 (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chairs: Hidde Leijnse, KNMI; Irene Crisologo, Universitat Potsdam
9:00 AM
18C.1
On The Rise of a Community of a Community Radar Software Packages
Scott Collis, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL; and M. J. Dixon, M. M. Bell, D. Michelson, K. Muehlbauer, and M. Heistermann
9:15 AM
18C.2
MultiDop: An Open-Source, Python-Powered, Multi-Doppler Radar Analysis Suite
Timothy J. Lang, NASA MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and C. K. Potvin, R. Jackson, S. Collis, B. Dolan, and C. J. Schultz
9:30 AM
18C.3
Watchdog for ARM Radar Network Operations (WARNO)
Joseph C. Hardin, PNNL, Richland, WA; and E. Schuman
9:45 AM
18C.4
The Lidar Radar Open Software Environment (LROSE): Progress and Plans
Michael M. Bell, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and M. Dixon and W. C. Lee

9:00 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 30 August 2017


Exhibits Open
Location: Zurich (Swissotel Chicago)

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 30 August 2017


Coffee Break
Location: Zurich (Swissotel Chicago)

10:30 AM-12:30 PM: Wednesday, 30 August 2017

Recording files available
Session 19A
Organized Convection and Severe Phenomena 2: General Topics.
Location: Vevey (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
CoChair: Robert Jackson, ANL
Chair: Kiel L. Ortega, CIMMS/University of Oklahoma and NOAA/OAR/NSSL
10:30 AM
19A.1
Combined Polarimetric Doppler Radar and Satellite Scatterometer Observations of Organized Convection Near Coastal Regions
Timothy J. Lang, NASA MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and G. Priftis, T. Chronis, P. Garg, and S. W. Nesbitt
10:45 AM
19A.2
Using Mobile Doppler Radar Observations to Infer Buoyancy Deficits within Thunderstorm Outflow
Abby L. Kenyon, Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX; and C. C. Weiss and G. H. Bryan
11:00 AM
19A.3
Relationship Between Convective Systems and the Production and Maintenance of Associated Cold Pools
Paloma Borque, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and S. Nesbitt, R. J. Trapp, and S. Lasher-Trapp
11:15 AM
19A.4
11:30 AM
19A.5
Rapid-Scan Dual-Polarization Radar Observations of Zdr Column Depth in the Context of Forecaster Conceptual Models
Charles M. Kuster, OU/CIMMS and NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. C. Snyder, P. L. Heinselman, and T. J. Schuur
11:45 AM
19A.6
EnKF and Polarimetric Analyses of the 31 May 2013 El Reno, Oklahoma Supercell during Tornadogenesis
Patrick Skinner, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma; and J. C. Snyder, L. J. Wicker, H. B. Bluestein, and K. J. Thiem
12:00 PM
19A.7
Storm Environments Supporting Spaceborne Radar and GOES-observed Extreme Convective Storms in Central Argentina
Stephen W. Nesbitt, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and K. L. Rasmussen, M. Cancelada, P. Salio, L. Vidal, J. Mulholland, and R. J. Trapp
12:15 PM
19A.8
Hail detection algorithm for the Global Precipitation Measuring mission core satellite sensors
Kamil Mróz, National Centre for Earth Observation, Leicester, U.K.; and A. Battaglia, T. J. Lang, D. J. Cecil, S. Tanelli, and F. Tridon
Recording files available
Session 19B
Use of Radar Data for Nowcasting and Numerical Models 4: Radar Data Assimilation for NWP
Location: St. Gallen 1&2 (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chairs: Dustan Wheatley, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma; Rita Roberts, NCAR/RAL
10:30 AM
19B.1
Test of a Weather-Adaptive Hybrid 3DEnVAR and WRF-DART Analysis and Forecast System During the HWT Spring Experiments in 2017
Jidong Gao, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and Y. Wang, D. M. Wheatley, K. H. Knopfmeier, T. A. Jones, and G. Creager
10:45 AM
19B.2
Expanding Use of Radar Data in Deterministic and Ensemble Data Assimilation for the High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR)
Curtis Alexander, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and D. Dowell, M. Hu, T. Ladwig, S. Weygandt, and S. G. Benjamin
11:00 AM
19B.3
High-Resolution Radar Data Assimilation for Hurricanes Near Landfalls
Zhaoxia Pu, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and W. C. Lee
11:15 AM
19B.4
An Effective Approach for Assimilating Radar Reflectivity in a 4DVAR System
Juanzhen Sun, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and Y. Zhang, J. Ban, and J. S. Hong
11:30 AM
19B.5
Assimilation of Dual-Polarization Radar Observations into Météo France Convective Scale Model AROME
Clotilde Augros, Météo France, Toulouse, France; and O. Caumont, V. Ducrocq, and N. Gaussiat
12:00 PM
19B.7
12:15 PM
19B.8
Sensitivities of Very Short-Term Numerical Prediction to Polarimetric Radar Data Assimilation: Typhoon Soudelor (2015)
Chih-Chien Tsai, Taiwan Typhoon and Flood Research Institute, Taipei, Taiwan; and Y. Jung

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Wednesday, 30 August 2017


Young Scientist Networking Meeting
Location: 2nd Floor Prefunction (Swissotel Chicago)

Thursday, 31 August 2017

7:30 AM-5:00 PM: Thursday, 31 August 2017


Registration
Location: Monte Rosa Reg. Desk (Swissotel Chicago)

8:00 AM-9:30 AM: Thursday, 31 August 2017

Recording files available
Session 20A
New and Emerging Radar Technology 3: Innovations in Signal Processing
Location: St. Gallen (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
8:00 AM
20A.1
Multi-Doppler Processing in Phased Array Weather Radar Network Environment for Three-Axis Velocity Retrieval
Eiichi Yoshikawa, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Mitaka, Japan; and Y. Takahashi, T. Ushio, and V. Chandrasekar

8:15 AM
20A.2
Quadratic Phase Coded Radar
James B. Mead, ProSensing Inc, Amherst, MA
8:30 AM
20A.3
A New RFI Filtering Technique for Weather Radar
John Y. N. Cho, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA
8:45 AM
20A.4
Dancing the Radar Sensitivity Limbo: How Low Can We Go?
Frédéric Fabry, McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
9:00 AM
20A.5
9:15 AM
20A.6
Radar Detection of Electrified Cloud Areas
Valery Melnikov, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. Zrnic
Recording files available
Session 20B
Organized Convection and Severe Phenomena 4: Tornadoes
Location: Vevey (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Cochairs: Casey Griffin, Univ. of Oklahoma; Zachary B. Wienhoff, Univ. of Oklahoma
8:00 AM
20B.1
The TWIRL (Tornado Winds from In-situ and Radars at Low-level) Project: Project Overview and Combined Radar-in Situ-damage Analyses
Karen A. Kosiba, Center for Severe Weather Research, Boulder, CO; and J. Wurman and P. Robinson

8:15 AM
20B.2
8:30 AM
20B.3
8:45 AM
20B.4
9:15 AM
20B.6
Recent Results Using RaXPol to Document Tornadogenesis and Recent Upgrades to the Radar
Howard B. Bluestein, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and B. L. Cheong, Z. B. Wienhoff, D. W. Reif, and K. J. Thiem

9:30 AM-11:00 AM: Thursday, 31 August 2017


Formal Poster Viewing and Coffee Break
Location: Zurich (Swissotel Chicago)

Poster Session 9
Cloud Studies Using Radars: Posters.
Location: Zurich DEFG (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
185
High-Resolution Doppler Radar and Radiometer Analysis of a Cold Front Topped with Atmospheric Waves
Timothy A. Coleman, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and K. Knupp and P. N. Gatlin

186
Extraction of 3D Cloud Information Using Stereoscopic Photogrammetry
Hong Jiang, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and B. L. Cheong and T. Y. Yu

187
Exploration of Supercooled Water Detection in Orographic Clouds Using Differential Attenuation at W-Band
Adam C. Springer, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and R. M. Rauber and S. Ellis

188
Relationship between Polarimetric Parameters Obtained By a Ka-Band Radar and Characteristics of Solid Hydrometeors in Snow Clouds
Taro Shinoda, Nagoya Univ., Nagoya, Japan; and T. Ohigashi, M. Kubo, Y. Minami, K. Suzuki, H. Minda, M. Kyushima, N. Takahashi, and K. Tsuboki

189
Comparison of Polarimetric Parameters Obtained by a Ka-band Radar with those by C- and X-band Radars in Relation to Characteristics of Hydrometeors
Tomohiro Nagaya, Nagoya Univ., Nagoya-shi, Japan; and T. Shinoda, T. Ohigashi, S. Kawamura, H. Yamada, K. Yamaguchi, K. Suzuki, K. Tsuboki, and E. Nakakita

190
Data Quality Control of Ka-band Cloud Radar for Detecting Cumulus Clouds
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 (12.7 MB)

191
Vertical Structure of Cloud Occurrence in Korean Peninsula for Ground-Based Millimeter Wavelength Radar Observations
Bo-Young Ye, Center for Atmospheric Remote Sensing, Kyungpook National Univ., Daegu, Korea, Republic of (South); and G. Lee

192
Ka-Band Cloud Radar Comparison of Vertical and Slanted Polarization on Transmit
Matthias Richard Bauer-Pfundstein, METEK, Meteorologische Messtechnik GmbH, Elmshorn, Germany

Handout (3.5 MB)

193
Construction of JAXA EarthCARE A-Train Research Product
Yuichiro Hagihara, JAXA, Tsukuba, Japan; and M. Kikuchi, T. Kubota, R. Oki, and H. Okamoto

Handout (4.9 MB)

194
Calibration, Characterization, and Data Quality of the Scanning ARM Cloud Radar (SACR)
Bradley M. Isom, PNNL, Richland, WA; and N. Bharadwaj

Handout (9.0 MB)


Poster Session 10
New and Emerging Radar Technology: Posters 2.
Location: Zurich DEFG (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
195
196
A Realistic Dual-Polarization Radar Time-Series Simulator Based on Archived Data
David Schvartzman, CIMMS, Norman, OK; and C. D. Curtis

Handout (35.7 MB) Handout (35.7 MB)

198
SZ-2 Algorithm Updates for the NEXRAD Network
David A. Warde, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and S. M. Torres and D. Schvartzman

Handout (5.2 MB)

199
Coherent Power Measurements with a Compact Airborne Ka-Band Precipitation Radar (KPR)
Andrew L. Pazmany, ProSensing Inc., Amherst, MA; and S. J. Haimov

Handout (827.9 kB)

200
Operational Implementation of a Robust Near-Real Time Radar Calibration and Monitoring Technique for Australian Bureau of Meteorology Operational Radars
Surendra Rauniyar, Bureau of Meteorology, Docklands, Australia; and V. H. M. Louf, R. A. Warren, and A. Protat

Handout (1.3 MB)

201
A Preliminary Study on Radar Bright-band over Nyingchi Region in Tibet
Xu Wang, Chengdu Univ. of Information Technology, ChengDu, China; and Y. Hao, J. He, Z. Shi, and H. Chen

Handout (1.5 MB)

202
Development and Deployment of an X-band Reflect-Array Radar
Michihiro S. Teshiba, Weathernews Inc, Chiba, Japan; and C. Fulton, H. Sigmarsson, N. Tahir, and N. Aboserwal

Handout (3.3 MB)

203
UAV-Based Absolute Radar Calibration
Jiapeng Yin, Delft Univ. of Technology, Delft, Netherlands; and F. van der Zwan, E. Oudejans, C. M. H. Unal, and H. Russchenberg

Handout (1.7 MB)

204
System Design of The Next Generation Weather Radar for Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Dennis Vollbracht, Selex ES GmbH, Neuss, Germany; and D. Ridene

205
System Overview of The Transportable C-band Klystron Radar for The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM)
Dennis Vollbracht, Selex ES GmbH, Neuss, Germany; and D. Hilger, H. Niebaum, and C. Duncker

207
Status of Studies on the Geostationary Precipitation Radar Satellite
Daisuke Jodoi, JAXA, Tsukuba, Japan; and Y. Kaneko, K. Furukawa, and T. Iguchi

208
The ARM's redesigned X band Scanning Precipitation Radar Network in the Southern Great Plains, Oklahoma
Iosif Andrei Lindenmaier, PNNL, Richland, WA; and F. O'Hora, N. Bharadwaj, B. M. Isom, and J. C. Hardin

209
Using Simulations to Refine Weather Surveillance Radar Requirements for SENSR
Feng Nai, Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies, and NOAA/OAR/National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, OK; and D. Schvartzman, C. D. Curtis, and S. M. Torres

210
Implementation of a Phase-Spin Dual-Polarized Weather Radar
Jezabel Vilardell Sanchez, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; and K. Orzel and S. Frasier

211
Using Multitaper to Improve Meteorological Estimates When Filtering Ground Clutter
Christopher Curtis, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. Warde

212
Potential Utilization of Rainfall Estimation for Solid-State X-band Dual-Polarization radar
DeaHyung Lee, Kyungpook National Univ., Daegu, Korea, Republic of (South); and S. H. Jung, A. Ryzhkov, G. Lee, S. J. Oh, J. kim, J. D. Lee, B. L. Cheong, R. D. Palmer, and T. Y. Yu

213
Passive Bistatic Radar Using Weather Radars and Electromagnetic Vector Sensors
G.V. Prateek, Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO; and M. Hurtado and A. Nehorai

Handout (820.8 kB)

214
W-Band and X-Band Radar Radiometer for All Weather Studies of Total Atmospheric Attenuation
Ivan PopStefanija, ProSensing Inc., Amherst, MA; and J. B. Mead and A. L. Pazmany


Poster Session 11
Organized Convection and Severe Phenomena: Posters 2.
Location: Zurich DEFG (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Cochairs: Angela K. Rowe, Univ. of Washington; Timothy J. Lang, NASA MSFC
215
Severe Weather Identification Using Polarimetric Radar and Machine Learning Techniques
Tulipa Silva, SIMEPAR - Parana Meteorological System, Curitiba, Brazil; and C. Beneti, P. H. Siqueira, M. F. Buzzi, and L. Calvetti
Manuscript (2.1 MB)

Handout (1.4 MB)

216
High-Spatiotemporal Dual-Polarization Radar Observations for a Tornado Case in Korea
Sanghun Lim, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology, Goyang-si, Korea, Republic of (South); and S. Allabakash, B. J. Jang, H. Kim, and V. Chandrasekar

218
Comparison of Scattering Properties of Real Hailstones and Spheroids
Zhiyuan Jiang, Pennsylvania State Univ., Univ. Park, PA; and M. R. Kumjian, R. S. Schrom, I. M. Giammanco, T. M. Brown-Giammanco, H. E. Estes, R. Maiden, and A. J. Heymsfield

219
Identification of Dual-Polarization C-Band Radar Signatures to Improve Convective Wind Nowcasting at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and NASA Kennedy Space Center
Corey G. Amiot, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and L. D. Carey, W. P. Roeder, T. M. McNamara, and R. J. Blakeslee

Handout (1.1 MB)

220
Gap-Filling Mobile Radar Observations of a Snow Squall in the San Luis Valley
Andrew A. Rosenow, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and K. W. Howard and J. Meitín

Handout (3.6 MB)

221
An Overview of Hail Detection Techniques Using SHAVE Hail Reports
Kiel L. Ortega, CIMMS/University of Oklahoma and NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK

Handout (2.1 MB)

222
Creating a Climatological Database of Three-Dimensional Radar Mosaics with Derived Severe Weather Products: Progress, Challenges, and Moving Forward
Kiel L. Ortega, CIMMS/University of Oklahoma and NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and A. E. Reinhart, B. R. Smith, and D. M. Kingfield

Handout (3.0 MB)

223
Early Operational Successes of the Univ. of Louisiana at Monroe's S-band Polarimetric Doppler Radar
Todd A. Murphy, Univ. of Louisiana, Monroe, LA; and C. Entremont, B. Hughes, J. D. Lamb, and M. B. Mayeaux

Handout (17.3 MB)

224
226
Assessing Tornadic Potential in Nonsupercell Storms By Quantifying the Separation of ZDR and KDP Enhancement Regions
Scott Loeffler, Pennsylvania State Univ., Univ. Park, PA; and M. R. Kumjian

Handout (61.0 MB)

227
Severe Thunderstorm Life Cycles in the Northeast U.S
Matthew Wunsch, Stony Brook Univ., Stony Brook, NY; and M. M. French

228
Closely Spaced X-band Dual-Wavelength Dual-Polarization Signatures in Melting Hail
Matthew R. Kumjian, Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA; and Y. P. Richardson, T. Meyer, K. A. Kosiba, and J. M. Wurman

229
Airborne Radar Observations of Rainband Structure in Hurricane Ophelia (2005)
Naufal Razin, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and M. M. Bell

231
Polarimetric Weather Radar Analyses of the Christmas Freezing Rain Storm at Vienna International Airport
Rudolf Kaltenboeck, Austro Control, Innsbruck, Austria; and A. Ryzhkov

232
Hail Climatologies for Sydney and Brisbane, Australia, Derived from Single-Polarization Radar and Insurance Claim Data
Robert A. Warren, Monash Univ., Melbourne, Australia; and J. R. Peter, H. A. Ramsay, S. T. Siems, M. J. Manton, and A. Protat

Handout (2.0 MB)

233
Novel Polarimetric Radar Observations of Upscale Convective Growth near the Sierras de Córdoba
Jake Mulholland, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and R. J. Trapp, S. W. Nesbitt, P. Salio, L. Vidal, and M. Rugna

234
The Spatiotemporal and Structural Characteristics of Summer Convective Precipitation Systems of Taiwan
Wei-Yu Chang, Chinese Culture Univ., Taipei, Taiwan; and G. B. Wu

235
Tropopause-Overshooting Convection from GridRad Radar Observations
John W. Cooney, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and K. P. Bowman and C. R. Homeyer

237
Identifying Polarimetric Radar Signatures Aloft Associated with Large and Giant Hail
Jeffrey C. Snyder, NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and A. V. Ryzhkov and J. Krause

Handout (5.9 MB)

238
Significant Events Observed By the Mzzu X-Band Dual-Polarization Radar in Its First 2 Years of Operation
Neil I. Fox, Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and P. S. Market and J. Wilkerson

239
Mesoscale Environment and Internal Structure of Severe Cold Season QLCS’s over the Southeast U.S
Kevin R. Knupp, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and D. M. Conrad, C. A. Lisauckis, and A. W. Lyza

240
Verification of the MESH Product over the Canadian Prairies Using a High-Quality Surface Hail Report Dataset Sourced from Social Media
Julian C. Brimelow, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Edmonton, AB, Canada; and N. Taylor
Manuscript (2.1 MB)


Poster Session 12
Quantitative Precipitation Estimation and Hydrology: Posters.
Location: Zurich DEFG (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
241
Estimating Radar Beam Blocking Rate with Sub-Meter DEMs Derived from Pléiades Satellites Stereoscopic Data and Airborne Lidar Data
Dominique Faure, Météo France, Toulouse cedex, France; and I. Leonardi, G. Delrieu, and N. Gaussiat
Manuscript (1.7 MB)

243
Comparison of Attenuation Correction Algorithms for Single-Polarized X-Band Radars
Katharina Lengfeld, Deutscher Wetterdienst, Offenbach am Main, Germany; and M. Berenguer and D. Sempere-Torres

244
246
Technical Challenges in Transferring of the R(A) Methodology for Rainfall Estimation to Operational Systems
Pengfei Zhang, CIMMS, Norman, OK; and A. V. Ryzhkov, S. B. Cocks, and L. Tang

Handout (1.7 MB)

247
248
Quantitative Precipitation Estimation Using X-band Polarimetric Radar Measurements over Southern China
Sheng Chen, Sun Yat-Sen Univ., Guangzhou, China; and H. Chen, A. Zhang, Z. Li, L. Yan, and W. Yuan

249
The Potential of Using Crowdsourced Automatic Weather Stations for Urban Rainfall Monitoring in Amsterdam
Lotte de Vos, Wageningen Univ., Wageningen, Netherlands; and A. Overeem, H. Leijnse, and R. Uijlenhoet

250
Evaluation of S-Band Radar Rain Rate Retrieval Algorithms and Precipitation Variability Over a Dense Rain Gauge Network
David A. Marks, NASA GSFC Wallops Flight Facility and SSAI, Wallops Island, VA; and D. B. Wolff, C. S. Pabla, W. A. Petersen, P. E. Kirstetter, A. Tokay, J. L. Pippitt, and J. Wang

252
Development and Verification of Radar-Satellite Blended QPF to Rainfall Forecasting
Sang-Min Jang, APEC Climate Center, Busan, Korea, Republic of (South); and K. W. Park, S. K. Lee, and S. K. Yoon

253
A Study on the Climatological Characteristics of DSD in Southeastern Korea
Geun-Hoo Kim, Pukyong National Univ., Busan, Korea, Republic of (South); and D. I. Lee, S. H. Suh, H. J. Kim, and M. Kang

254
Rainfall Estimation based on Hybrid Surface Reflectivity using Operational Weather Radars in Korea
Young-a Oh, KMA, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and S. H. Jung, M. K. Suk, and S. K. Lee

255
Precipitation Insights From Vertically Pointing Radar, Surveillance Radar and Disdrometers During the Two-Year GoAmazon2014/5 Campaign
Scott E. Giangrande, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY; and D. Wang, Z. Feng, and J. C. Hardin

256
Improving Quantitative Precipitation Estimation by Combining SPOL Radar and Rain Gauge Network Over Sao Paulo Metropolitan Area
Kleber Lopes Rocha Filho, FCTH, Sao Paulo, Brazil; and F. Conde, C. P. Andrioli, and A. S. K. B. Sosnoski

257
Overlap of Extreme Convective Intensities and Extreme Rain Rates from TRMM and WSR-88D Perspectives
Alexandria C. Gingrey, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and A. C. Varble and E. Zipser

Handout (12.0 MB)

258
Melting Layer Impact on the Radar Rainfall Estimation Using the Specific Attenuation
Lin Tang, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. Zhang, P. Zhang, A. V. Ryzhkov, S. B. Cocks, and Y. Wang

259
Comparison of Quantitative Precipitation Estimation in Northern Taiwan Using S- and C-band Dual-polarimetric Radars
Wei-Yu Chang, Chinese Culture Univ., Taipei, Taiwan; and J. Y. Chen and T. C. Wang

260
Comparative Evaluation of Raingauge-Adjusted Radar Rainfall (RAR) with Different Raingauge Process: TRMM-GSP vs WRC-RGP
Sangmi Lee, KMA, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and M. K. Suk, S. H. Jung, and S. K. Lee

261
Regional Polarimetric Quantitative Precipitation Estimation Over Northern California
Delbert Willie, Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff, AZ; and H. Chen, V. Chandrasekar, and R. Cifelli

262
Radar Quantitative Precipitation Estimation for the Identification of Debris-Flow Occurrence over Sichuan Region in China
Zhao si, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, CAS, Chengdu, China; and V. Chandrasekar

263
Polarimetric Radar QPE Based on a New Differential Phase-Based Variational Approach
Hao Huang, Nanjing Univ., Nanjing, China; and K. Zhao and G. Zhang

265
The Impact of Different Precipitation Types on the Polarimetric Radar QPE Using Specific Attenuation
Yadong Wang, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL; and J. Zhang, P. Zhang, A. V. Ryzhkov, and C. Fritts
Manuscript (2.0 MB)


Poster Session 13
Radar Networks, Quality Control, Processing and Software: Posters 2.
Location: Zurich DEFG (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
267
Quality Analysis of the 2016 Quantitative Precipitation Estimates in the French Alps
Dominique Faure, Météo France, Toulouse cedex, France; and N. Gaussiat, P. Dupuy, G. Delrieu, N. Yu, and F. Sarter
Manuscript (1.3 MB)

268
3D Wind Field Estimation with Higher Spatial Resolution Using Multi Compact X-Band Weather Radars
Masahiro Minowa, Furuno Electric Co., LTD., Nishinomiya, Japan; and Y. Takashima, T. Takaki, S. Oishi, and E. Nakakita

Handout (763.2 kB)

269
Wind Turbine Issues in Germany
Tim Böhme, Deutscher Wetterdienst, Offenbach, Germany; and J. E. E. Seltmann
Manuscript (15.7 MB)

270
Design and Implementation of Radar Networks in Some Other Countries with Support of Finnish Meteorological Institute
Ljubov Joanna Liman, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland; and H. Pietarila

Handout (2.5 MB)

271
Assessment Wind Turbine Repowering on Radar Data Quality
Michael Frech, Deutscher Wetterdienst, Hohenpeißenberg, Germany; and J. E. E. Seltmann
Manuscript (2.1 MB)

Handout (1.2 MB)

272
X-Band Weather Radar Network in Chengdu
Jianxin He, Chengdu Univ. of Information Technology, ChengDu, China; and X. Li, L. Yang, S. Tang, S. Zhao, D. Su, and Z. Yao

273
Sensitivity of Polarimetric Weather Radars
Richard L. Ice, Centuria Corporation, Norman, OK; and L. M. Richardson, A. E. Daniel, A. K. Heck, A. D. Free, R. W. Macemon, J. C. Krause, J. N. Chrisman, M. Frech, and J. C. Hubbert

274
A Novel Measurement Matrix Design for Weather Radar Based on Compressive Sensing
Qiangyu Zeng, Chengdu Univ. of Information Technology, Chengdu, China; and C. V. Chandra, J. He, X. Li, and H. Wang

275
Calibration of System Bias in ZH and ZDR of S-band Dual-Polarization Radar
Hae Lim Kim, Weather Radar Center, KMA, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and S. H. Jung, S. A. Jung, and S. K. Lee

Handout (2.0 MB)

277
Objective Determination of Quality Parameters and Clutter Filter Number for Operational S-band Dual-Polarization Radar
Sung-Hwa Jung, KMA, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and M. K. Suk, K. Y. Nam, J. Y. Gu, and S. K. Lee

278
Application of the CLEAN-AP Clutter Filter using WET for Improved Quantitative Precipitation Estimation
Sam Lyons, UKMO, Exeter, U.K.; and T. Darlington, S. Torres, and D. A. Warde

280
Replacement of the Canadian Weather Radar Network
Jim M.C. Young, EC, Toronto, ON, Canada

281
The Phase Pattern Of Parabolic Radar Antenna And Data Quality
Ya-Chien Feng, McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada; and F. Fabry

Handout (2.8 MB)

282
Velocity Ambiguity Mitigation in NASA D3R
Shashank S Joshil, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and V. Chandrasekar

283
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, A. Frambach, P. Robinson, C. Laughlin, J. Marquis, and T. White
Manuscript (6.3 MB)

Handout (6.3 MB)


Poster Session 14
Studies of Non-Hydrometeorological Returns: Posters.
Location: Zurich DEFG (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
284
Biological Scatterers Observed by S-Pol
John C. Hubbert, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. W. Wilson

285
The Polarimetric Characteristics of Chaff Using the WSR-88D Network
James M. Kurdzo, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and E. R. Williams, D. J. Smalley, B. J. Bennett, D. C. Patterson, M. S. Veillette, and M. F. Donovan

Handout (6.6 MB)

286
Development of a New Inanimate Class for the WSR-88D Hydrometeor Classification Algorithm
James M. Kurdzo, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and M. S. Veillette, B. J. Bennett, D. J. Smalley, E. R. Williams, and M. F. Donovan
Manuscript (832.9 kB)

Handout (5.5 MB)

287
Electric Field Orientation of Radar Chaff: Implications for Dual-Polarimetric Radar Observations
Earle R. Williams, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and J. M. Kurdzo, D. C. Patterson, D. J. Smalley, and M. F. Donovan

288
A Comparison of Atmospheric Profilers and Environmental Soundings in Complex Terrain during the 2017 VORTEX-SE Field Campaign
Ryan Wade, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and T. A. Murphy, D. D. Turner, T. Lee, M. Buban, P. Pangle, A. W. Lyza, and K. R. Knupp

289
Improvement of Long Range Doppler LIDARs of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO)
Ikuya Kakimoto, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Amagasaki-shi, Japan; and Y. Kajiyama, J. S. Ha, and H. I. Kim
Manuscript (927.9 kB)

Handout (928.6 kB)

290
Weather Radar Refractivity Variability as a Proxy of Turbulence
Ruben Hallali, IPSL, Guyancourt, France; and J. Parent and J. Delanoë

291
Diurnal Variation of Turbulent Eddy Dissipation Rate Studied using 205 MHz Wind Profiler Radar
SANTOSH KALATHIPARAMBIL RAGHAVAN, Advanced Centre for Atmospheric Radar Research, Cochin Univ. of Science and Technology, Cochin, India; and A. KOTTAYIL

Handout (1.9 MB)

292
The Role of Direct Insolation and Near-Surface Moisture Advection in the Recovery of CAPE on 31 March 2016 during VORTEX-Southeast
Allison T. LaFleur, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN; and R. Tanamachi, S. J. Frasier, J. Waldinger, and D. D. Turner
Manuscript (1.1 MB)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 31 August 2017

Recording files available
Session 21A
Cloud Studies Using Radars 2
Location: St. Gallen 3 (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
11:00 AM
18A.2
Synoptic and Spatial Dependence of Cloud Properties at Oliktok Point in Northern Alaska
Maximilian Maahn, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and G. de Boer, S. Y. Matrosov, M. Stone, and P. O. G. Persson
11:15 AM
21A.2
Characterization of Stratiform Rainfall by Cloud Profiling Radar in the Peruvian Andes
Elver E. Villalobos, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Instituto Geofisico del Peru, Lima, Peru; and S. P. Chavez, Y. Silva, D. E. Scipion, and J. M. Valdivia
11:30 AM
21A.3
11:45 AM
21A.4
Study of Doppler Correction Algorithm for EarthCARE Cloud Profiling Radar using Statistics of Ground-base Cloud Radar
Yuichi Ohno, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Koganei, Japan; and H. Horie
Recording files available
Session 21B
Organized Convection and Severe Phenomena 3: PECAN
Location: Vevey (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chairs: Daniel M. Stechman, Univ. of Illinois; Kevin Knupp, Univ. of Alabama
11:00 AM
21B.1
An Examination of the 20 June 2015 Covective Initiation Event during PECAN
Brianna M. Lund, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and K. Knupp
11:15 AM
21B.2
Nocturnal Elevated Convective Storm Initiation: PECAN 4 July Hailstorm
James W. Wilson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. W. Reif, R. D. Roberts, S. B. Trier, and T. Weckwerth
11:30 AM
21B.3
Kinematics, Thermodynamics, and Microphysics of the 25-26 June 2015 Kansas MCS during PECAN
Rachel L. Miller, Univ. of Oklahoma and CIMMS and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and C. L. Ziegler, M. I. Biggerstaff, and A. A. Alford
11:45 AM
21B.4
Kinematics and Thermodynamics of Nocturnal Tornadogenesis in the Severe 5-6 July 2015 South Dakota MCS During PECAN
Conrad L. Ziegler, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and M. I. Biggerstaff, M. C. Coniglio, M. D. Flournoy, E. R. Mansell, T. J. Schuur, R. L. Miller, and A. A. Alford
Recording files available
Session 21C
Studies of Non-Hydrometeorological Returns
Location: St. Gallen 1&2 (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Cochairs: Virendra Ghate, Argonne National Laboratory; Ya-Chien Feng, McGill Univ.
11:00 AM
21C.1
Exploration of Radar-Based Algorithms to Develop a Climatology of Warm Season Horizontal Convective Rolls
John R. Banghoff, Pennsylvania State Univ., Univ. Park, PA; and M. R. Kumjian and D. J. Stensrud
11:30 AM
21C.3
CSU-CHILL Radar Observations of Bragg Scattering Echoes in Mountain Wave Lee Flow
Patrick C. Kennedy, Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO; and S. A. Rutledge and R. S. Schumacher
11:45 AM
21C.4
On the Retrieval of Volcanic Ash Bulk Parameters Using Polarimetric Weather Radars
Gianfranco Vulpiani, Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Rome, Italy; and E. Guerriero and M. Ripepe

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 31 August 2017

1:30 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 31 August 2017

Recording files available
Session 22A
Microphysical Studies with Radars 5: Ice Habit and Hydrometeor ID Studies
Location: Vevey (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Cochairs: Christopher R. Williams, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado; Matthew R. Kumjian, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL
1:30 PM
22A.1
Dynamical and Microphysical Composite around Tropical Convective Cores as derived from HIWC Aircraft Observations and a Satellite Product
Alain Protat, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL; and S. Rauniyar, J. Delanoë, K. Bedka, and C. R. Yost
1:45 PM
22A.2
Observations of Periods in Stratiform Precipitation with and without a ZDR Peak around the -15C Region
Jonathan M. Vogel, McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada; and F. Fabry and I. Zawadzki
2:00 PM
22A.3
The Olympic Mountains Experiment (OLYMPEX): An Opportunity to Explore Terrain-Influenced Precipitation Processes in Mid-Latitude Cyclones
Angela K. Rowe, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and M. M. Chaplin, T. M. Schuldt, J. Zagrodnik, R. A. Houze Jr., and L. A. McMurdie
2:15 PM
22A.4
2:30 PM
22A.5
Low-Level Sublimation of Snowfall on the Antarctic Margins Due to Katabatic Winds
Jacopo Grazioli, MeteoSwiss, Locarno, Switzerland; and J. B. Madeleine, H. Gallée, R. Forbes, C. Genthon, G. Krinner, and A. Berne
2:45 PM
22A.6
Enhancing Our Understanding of Deep Versus Shallow Snowfall Microphysics with Ground-Based Observations
Claire Pettersen, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. S. Kulie, W. A. Petersen, L. F. Bliven, A. Merrelli, M. Dutter, and D. Beachler
3:00 PM
22A.7
3:15 PM
22A.8
Unsupervised Classification of Vertical Profiles of Dual-Polarization Radar Variables
Jussi Tiira, Univ. of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; and D. Moisseev
Recording files available
Session 22B
Quantitative Precipitation Estimation and Hydrology 1: Multi-Platform QPE.
Location: St. Gallen 1&2 (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chairs: Walter A. Petersen, NASA; Amber E. Emory, NASA/GSFC
1:30 PM
22B.1
Radar Applications in Northern Scotland: RAINS
Ryan R. Neely III, Univ. of Leeds, Leeds, U.K.; and L. Parry, L. J. Bennett, D. Dufton, and C. G. Collier
1:45 PM
22B.2
An Approach to Radar-Raingauge Blending Including the Time Dimension
Marc Berenguer, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain; and D. Sempere-Torres, E. Cassiraga, and J. J. Gómez-Hernández
2:00 PM
22B.3
MRMS Dual-Polarization Radar Synthetic QPE
Jian Zhang, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and Y. Qi, L. Tang, S. B. Cocks, Y. Wang, P. Zhang, A. Ryzhkov, C. Langston, and B. T. Kaney
Manuscript (8.0 MB)

Handout (19.8 MB)

2:15 PM
22B.4
Probabilistic Quantitative Precipitation Estimates with Ground and Space-based Radars
Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. J. Gourley and J. Zhang

2:30 PM
22B.5
Long-Term Assessment of the DPR Rainfall Products in the Mediterranean Area According to the H-SAF Validation Protocol
Marco Petracca, Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Rome, Italy; and S. Puca, S. Sebastianelli, and G. Vulpiani
2:45 PM
22B.6
Examining an Alternative Normalization of Drop Size Distributions and Its Utility for Spaceborne Radar Retrievals of Rain
Kwo-Sen Kuo, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD; and A. Tokay and S. Yatheendradas
3:00 PM
22B.7
On the Road to Operational Rainfall Monitoring with Commercial Microwave Links
Aart Overeem, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, Netherlands; and H. Leijnse and R. Uijlenhoet

3:30 PM-4:00 PM: Thursday, 31 August 2017


Coffee Break
Location: Zurich DEFG (Swissotel Chicago)

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Thursday, 31 August 2017

Recording files available
Session 23A
Microphysical Studies with Radars 6: Hydrometeor Distribution Studies
Location: Vevey (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Cochairs: Marcus van Lier-Walqui, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS; Daniel T. Dawson II, Purdue Univ.
4:00 PM
23A.1
Evaluation of Single- and Dual-Wavelength Radar Rain Retrieval Algorithms by Using Measured DSD
Liang Liao, Morgan State Univ., Greenbelt, MD; and R. Meneghini and A. Tokay
4:15 PM
23A.3
Raindrop Size Distribution from a Slant Profiling Radar: Assessment Analysis
Christine Unal, Delft Univ. of Technology, Delft, Netherlands
4:30 PM
23A.2A
Overview of Purdue's Mobile Disdrometer Operations During VORTEX-SE 2016-2017
Daniel T. Dawson II, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN; and M. E. Baldwin, J. Bozell, J. Buckingham, D. R. Chavas, W. L. Downing, M. Guo, R. Tanamachi, A. N. Griffin, H. M. Mallinson, S. J. Frasier, W. Heberling, J. Waldinger, M. I. Biggerstaff, and S. Waugh

4:45 PM
23A.4
5:00 PM
23A.5
Combined Analysis of Triple-Frequency Cloud Radar and Polarimetric X-Band Radar Observations of Snow and Ice Microphysics
Stefan Kneifel, Univ. of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; and D. Ori, J. Dias Neto, S. Trömel (Troemel), R. Evaristo, J. Handwerker, and B. Bohn
Recording files available
Session 23B
Radar Networks, Quality Control, Processing and Software 2
Location: St. Gallen 1&2 (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Cochairs: Adrian Loftus, Colorado State Univ.; Iosif Andrei Lindenmaier, PNNL
4:00 PM
23B.1
The Effect of Intra-Volume Scans on MRMS Derived Products Using Numerically Simulated Radar Data
Anthony E. Reinhart, Univ. of Oklahoma/CIMMS & NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. M. Kingfield and K. L. Ortega
4:15 PM
23B.2
Climatological Beam Propagation Conditions for China's Weather Radars Network
Hongyan Wang, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, China

4:30 PM
23B.3
The Relative Calibration Adjustment Technique for Calibrating Australian Operational Radars in Near Real-Time
Valentin Louf, Monash Univ., Clayton, Australia; and A. Protat, C. Jakob, S. Rauniyar, and R. A. Warren
4:45 PM
23B.4
Using Data Quality to Improve Comparison between GPM Measurements and Ground Radars
Irene Crisologo, Univ. of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany; and R. A. Warren, K. Muehlbauer, and M. Heistermann
5:00 PM
23B.5
A ZDR Calibration Check Using Hydro-Meteors in the Ice Phase
Michael J. Dixon, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. C. Hubbert and S. Ellis
5:15 PM
23B.6

Friday, 1 September 2017

7:30 AM-12:00 PM: Friday, 1 September 2017


Registration
Location: Monte Rosa Reg. Desk (Swissotel Chicago)

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Friday, 1 September 2017

Recording files available
Session 24A
Quantitative Precipitation Estimation and Hydrology 2: Improvements and Application of Radar-Based QPE.
Location: St. Gallen (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chairs: David B. Wolff, NASA GSFC; Jian Zhang, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL
8:30 AM
24A.1
Correction of Radar Reflectivity Due to Partial Beam Blocking
Anthony J. Illingworth, Univ. of Reading, Reading, U.K.; and R. J. Thompson
8:45 AM
24A.2
9:00 AM
24A.3
Towards Assessing the Information Content of Radar Polarimetry Measurements
Laura Fierce, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY; and S. Giangrande and R. L. McGraw
9:30 AM
24A.5
Use of OPERA Data for Real-Time Pan-European Flash-Flood Hazard Assessment and Nowcasting
Shinju Park, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain; and M. Berenguer and D. Sempere-Torres
Recording files available
Session 24B
Radar Networks, Quality Control, Processing and Software 3
Location: Vevey (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Chairs: Francesc Junyent, Colorado State Univ.; Michael M. Bell, Colorado State Univ.
8:30 AM
24B.1
Real-time Quality Control of Phased Array Weather Radar Data Observed Every 30 Seconds
Shinsuke Satoh, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Koganei, Japan; and F. Isoda, T. Sano, H. Hanado, T. Ushio, S. Otsuka, and T. Miyoshi
8:45 AM
24B.2
9:00 AM
24B.3
9:15 AM
24B.4
Polarimetric Weather Radar Calibration with a Target Simulator
Marc Schneebeli, Palindrome Remote Sensing, Grüsch, Switzerland
9:30 AM
24B.5
Modeling of Zdr Bias Due to Antenna Temperature
John C. Hubbert, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Jørgensen, C. Cappellin, and M. J. Dixon
9:45 AM
24B.6
Object-based Filter Design for Spectral Polarimetric Weather Radar
Jiapeng Yin, Delft Univ. of Technology, Delft, Netherlands; and C. M. H. Unal and H. W. J. Russchenberg

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Friday, 1 September 2017


Coffee Break
Location: 2nd Floor Prefunction (Swissotel Chicago)

10:30 AM-10:45 AM: Friday, 1 September 2017

Recording files available
Plenary Session 25
Awards Presentation
Location: Vevey (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Speaker: Katharina Lengfeld, Deutscher Wetterdienst
10:30 AM
Closing Remarks -- Scott Collis & Scott Ellis
10:30 AM
Student Awards -- Lengfield
10:30 AM
ERAD Announcement -- Lenjnse
10:30 AM
Final Word -- Scott Collis
10:30 AM
39th Ams Radar Location Announcement -- Ali Tokay & Toshiro Iguchi

10:45 AM-11:00 AM: Friday, 1 September 2017


Plenary Session 26
Information Regarding the Next European Radar Conference.
Location: Vevey (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Speakers: Remko Uijlenhoet, Wageningen Univ.; Hidde Leijnse, KNMI

11:00 AM-11:15 AM: Friday, 1 September 2017


Plenary Session 27
Closing Remarks and Announcement of the Next Radar Conference.
Location: Vevey (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology
Speakers: Scott Collis, Argonne National Laboratory; Scott Ellis, NCAR; Ali Tokay, Univ. of Maryland, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center