Use of Radar Data for Numerical Weather Prediction and Analysis

Thursday, 31 August 2023: 3:00 PM-4:30 PM
Boundary Waters (Hyatt Regency Minneapolis)
Host: 40th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Radar data assimilation; improved cloud/precipitation process understanding; use of profiler, lidar, and satellite borne-radar data; ensemble prediction and validation; numerical parameterization/representation; placement/scan strategies for supplemental radars; data quality control; objective analysis.

Papers:
156
A New Method to Determine the Unknown Constants on Each Horizontal Layer in Thermodynamic Retrieval Using Multiple-Doppler-Radar Synthesized Winds
Yu-Chieng Liou, National Central University, Zhongli District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan; and Y. L. Teng
Manuscript (93.3 kB)

Handout (1.2 MB)

157
Impact of Assimilating Retrieval Thermodynamic Fields and Radar Data
Chieh-Ying (Ching-Yin) Ke, National Central University, Zhongli District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan; and K. S. Chung, Y. C. Liou, and C. C. Tsai

Handout (3.8 MB)

158
Investigation of a Negative Lead Time Tornado using Close-Range, X-Band Radar Observations
Emma Mae Miller, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and M. Graber and R. Tanamachi

160
Improvement of Dual-Polarization Radar Operator for Radar Data Assimilation
Ji-Won Lee, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Daegu, Korea, Republic of (South); and K. H. Min and S. Y. Jo

161
A New Way to Simulate the Polarimetric Radar Signatures of Melting Layers
Zhi Tao, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China; and H. Huang, K. zhao, and Y. Lu

163
A High Accuracy Short-Term Precipitation Forecasting Method Using Improved VIL Nowcast Based on Three-dimensional Observation Data of MP-PAWR
Takahisa Wada, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation, Tokyo, Japan; and Y. Ozawa, O. Yamanaka, and M. Wada

164
GWG Projector: First Steps Toward an Operational Polarimetric Radar Forward Operator.
Scott Michael Ganson, Ganson Weather Group, LLC, Lee's Summit, MO

165
The EMVORADO Radar Operator and Its Application for Model Evaluation: Improving Polarimetric Radar Simulations with Realistic Ice and Snow Properties
Jana Mendrok, DWD, Offenbach, HE, Germany; and S. Dutta, P. Shrestha, V. Pejcic, T. Scharbach, S. Trömel, U. Blahak, and D. Ori

Handout (2.6 MB)

166
The Use of Radar in Verification and Diagnostic Activities using METplus
Tara L. Jensen, National Center for Atmospheric Research and Developmental Testbed Center, Boulder, CO; and J. Halley Gotway, C. P. Kalb, D. R. Adriaansen, J. L. Vigh, M. K. Biswas, T. Hertneky, W. Mayfield, M. A. Harrold, and K. M. Newman

167
Sensitivity According to Spatial Distribution of Radar Radial Velocity Observation in Data Assimilation
In-Hae Cho, KIAPS=Korea Institute of Atmospheric Prediction Systems, Seoul, 41, South korea; and J. H. Kang and I. H. Kwon

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169
Radar Cannot Do It Alone: Fundamental Limits of Covariance-Based DA at Storm Scales
Frederic Fabry, McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada; and J. S. Sodhi

Handout (707.6 kB)

170
Radar Data Assimilation for Wintertime Atmospheric River Related Precipitation Events
Jia Wang, University of California San Diego; and M. Zheng, J. F. Kalansky, L. Delle Monache, and J. J. Rutz

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