Fourth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes

Session 5: Fourth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction

Fourth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction

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Monday, 5 November 2001

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Monday, 5 November 2001


Mon 5 Nov

5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Monday, 5 November 2001


Conference Registration

Tuesday, 6 November 2001

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Tuesday, 6 November 2001


Tue 6 Nov

7:30 AM-4:30 PM: Tuesday, 6 November 2001


Conference registration continues through Friday, 9 November

8:30 AM-8:30 AM: Tuesday, 6 November 2001


Coastal Data Exchange (a follow up to the Interactive Symposium on the Exchange of Operational and Research Coastal Oceanic, Atmospheric, and Hydrologic Observations and Model Products)

5:30 PM-7:00 PM: Tuesday, 6 November 2001


Welcome Reception (Cash Bar)

Wednesday, 7 November 2001

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Wednesday, 7 November 2001


Wed 7 Nov

9:00 AM-4:21 PM: Wednesday, 7 November 2001


Joint Session 1
Estuarine and Coastal Ocean Forecasting-Joint Session with ECM and ERF (Please note some presentation times have been changed from the preliminary program published)
Sponsor: Fourth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction
Organizers: Frank Aikman III, NOAA, National Ocean Service; Keith Bedford, Ohio State University

Papers:
  9:00 AM
The Northern Gulf of Mexico Littoral Initiative (NGLI): Modeling Program
John P. Blaha, Naval Oceanographic Office, Stennis Space Center, MS; and C. Szczechowski, A. Blumberg, Q. Ahsan, H. J. Herring, P. Fitzpatrick, C. Barron, L. Hsu, and S. N. Carroll

  9:20 AM
Wind and Buoyancy Driven Salinity Structure in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Estuarine Systems
Quamrul Ahsan, HydroQual, Inc., Mahwah, NJ; and A. Blumberg and Q. Li

 
J1.3
An ocean forecasting system for the east coast of Canada

  10:21 AM
A Nowcast/Forecast System of Circulation Dynamics for Narragansett Bay
Matthew Ward, Applied Science Associates; and C. Swanson and M. Spaulding

  10:41 AM
Results and Analysis of the Tampa Bay Nowcast Forecast System
Mark Vincent, University of South Flordia, Tampa, FL; and D. Burwell and M. Luther

  11:01 AM
One-Year Assessment of a Nowcast/Forecast System for Galveston Bay
Richard Schmalz, NOAA/NOS, Silver Spring, MD

  11:21 AM
Great Lakes Coastal Forecasting System
David J. Schwab, NOAA/GLERL, Ann Arbor, MI; and G. A. Lang, K. W. Bedford, and Y. F. P. Chu

  11:41 AM
A Bar Forecast Model for Humboldt Bay, Califronia
Victor Colborn, NOAA/NWS, Eureka, CA; and G. B. Crawford and T. Nicolini

  12:01 PM
Experience with the Prince William Sound Nowcast/Forecast System
Christopher N. K. Mooers, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and I. Bang and S. L. Vaughan

Poster PDF (115.6 kB)
  12:21 PM
Validation of a rapidly relocatable prediction system (Formerly paper J1.13)
Germana Peggion, University of Southern Mississippi, Stennis Space Center, MS; and D. N. Fox and C. N. Barron

 
J1.13
Transfer, Evaluation and Implementation of Canada’s First Operational Storm Surge Prediction System (Formerly paper J1.4)

  12:42 PM
Discussion

  1:01 PM
Joint Conference Luncheon

  3:01 PM
Coffee Break

  3:31 PM
Coffee Break

Thursday, 8 November 2001

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Thursday, 8 November 2001


Thur 8 Nov

8:30 AM-1:00 PM: Thursday, 8 November 2001


1
Utilization and/or Acquisition of Observations in the Coastal Zone
Sponsor: Fourth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction
Organizers: Mike Clancy, FNMOC; Christopher Mooers, RSMAS, University of Miami

Papers:
  8:30 AM
1.1
The California Low-Level Coastal Jet and Nearshore Stratocumulus
John Kalogiros, NPS, Monterey, CA; and Q. Wang

Poster PDF (678.1 kB)
  8:45 AM
1.2
Santa Ynez Moutain Lee-Side Effects over the Santa Barbara Channel
Clive E. Dorman, SIO/Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA

Poster PDF (2.6 MB)
  9:00 AM
1.3
Coastal observations of warm rain during the California Land-falling Jets Experiment
Allen B. White, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/ETL, Boulder, CO; and F. M. Ralph, P. J. Neiman, J. R. Jordan, P. O. G. Persson, and D. J. Gottas

  9:30 AM
1.5
Buoy-mounted wind profiling: Current status and potential applications for coastal research and prediction
F. Martin Ralph, NOAA/ERL/ETL, Boulder, CO; and J. R. Jordan and A. B. White

Poster PDF (1.3 MB)
 
1.7
Estimation of boundary layer fluxes and profiles over the Gulf of Mexico using new observations and using the COARE program

  10:15 AM
1.8
The turbulence structure of the stable atmospheric boundary layer around a coastal headland: I. aircraft observations
Ian M. Brooks, SIO/Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA; and S. Söderberg and M. Tjernström

Poster PDF (214.2 kB)
  10:30 AM
1.9
The Turbulence Structure of the Stable Atmospheric Boundary Layer around a Coastal Headland: II. Model Results
Stefan Söderberg, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden; and M. Tjernström and I. M. Brooks

  10:45 AM
Modification of the Marine Boundary Layer Across the Japan Sea During Winter
Clive E. Dorman, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA; and R. C. Beardsley

Poster PDF (2.2 MB)
  11:00 AM
Coffee Break

  11:30 AM
Lunch Break

1:00 PM-3:15 PM: Thursday, 8 November 2001


2
Ocean Processes
Sponsor: Fourth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction
Organizer: Julie Pullen, NRL

Papers:
  1:00 PM
2.1
Wind and storm impacts on circulation, sediment transport and salinity changes: Atchafalaya-Vermilion Bay, Louisiana, USA
Nan D. Walker, Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA; and S. Dartez, X. P. Zhang, G. W. Stone, A. Babin, A. S. Haag, S. Myint, and J. V. Letter

  1:15 PM
2.2
The Alaska Coastal Current: Forcing by Local Winds and Runoff
Nicholas A. Bond, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and P. J. Stabeno

  1:30 PM
2.3
  1:45 PM
2.4
Oceanic Motion Vectors: derivation from time-lapse fields of ocean color
R. L. Bernstein, SeaSpace Corporation, San Diego, CA; and K. S. Prasad

  2:00 PM
2.5
West Florida shelf air-sea fluxes and SST variability
Robert H. Weisberg, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL; and J. I. Virmani and R. He

  2:15 PM
2.6
Reconstruction of Shelf Circulation in Northern Gulf of Mexico from Drifter Buoy Data
Peter C. Chu, NPS, Monterey, CA; and L. M. Ivanov, T. P. Korchova, T. M. Margolina, and O. V. Melnichenko

  2:30 PM
2.7
Determination of Coastal Current System Between Mindanao and New Guinea
Peter C. Chu, NPS, Monterey, CA; and C. W. Fan and R. Li

  2:45 PM
Coffee Break

3:15 PM-4:45 PM: Thursday, 8 November 2001


3
Ocean Modeling
Sponsor: Fourth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction
Organizer: Robert Weisberg, University of South Florida

Papers:
  3:15 PM
3.1
Nested modeling studies of the Adriatic Sea
Julie Pullen, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. D. Doyle, R. Hodur, and J. Cummings

  3:30 PM
3.2
Barotropic and baroclinic circulation patterns within the Indonesian Seas
William H. Burnett, Naval Meteorology & Oceanography Command, Stennis Space Center, MS; and V. Kamenkovich

  3:45 PM
3.3
A 50-year winter wave hindcast for the North Pacific using NCEP/NCAR reanalysis winds
Nicholas E. Graham, SIO/Univ. of California and Hydrologic Research Center, La Jolla, CA; and R. R. Strange and H. F. Diaz

  4:15 PM
3.5
Optimal estimation of tidal open boundary conditions using tide gauge data by an adjoint technique
Aijun Zhang, NOAA/National Ocean Service, Silver Spring, MD; and E. Wei and B. Parker

  4:30 PM
3.6
Models for the Analysis and Prediction of Acoustic Phenomena in the Coastal Ocean
Paul C. Etter, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Annapolis, MD

4:45 PM-6:00 PM: Thursday, 8 November 2001


Poster Session 1
Posters (Plese note this session has changed to an Oral Session)
Sponsor: Fourth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction
Organizers: Richard Hodur, NRL; Marshall Earle, Neptune Sciences

Papers:
 
Localized coastal flooding along Florida's west coast
Charles H. Paxton, NOAA/NWS, Ruskin, FL; and D. A. Sobien and J. C. McMichael

Poster PDF (3.2 MB)
 
A Rip Current Assessment of the Florida Panhandle Coastal Waters
Gregory J. Mollere, NOAA/NWS, Tallahassee, FL; and A. I. Watson and R. C. Goree

 
Evaluating the CALMET/CALPUFF modeling system for nitrogen deposition in the Tampa Bay Estuary
Arlene G. Laing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL; and N. Poor, D. Lomeli, and V. Bhethanabotla

 
Boundary-layer structure observed during a high ozone episode in California
Allen B. White, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado; and D. C. Ruffieux and C. W. King

 
Optimize Coastal Ocean Prediction System (COPS)
Jun She, Danish Meteorological Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark

Poster PDF (70.2 kB)

Friday, 9 November 2001

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Friday, 9 November 2001


Fri 9 Nov

8:30 AM-10:45 AM: Friday, 9 November 2001


4
Atmospheric Processes
Sponsor: Fourth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction
Organizer: Richard Hodur, NRL

Papers:
  8:30 AM
4.1
Investigation of a land-falling pre-frontal low-level jet
William T. Thompson, NRL, Monterey, CA; and M. Shapiro and N. A. Bond

  8:45 AM
4.2
Topographically-induced Wind Stress along the California Coast
Clive E. Dorman, SIO/Univ. Of California, La Jolla, CA; and D. Koracin

Poster PDF (3.3 MB)
 
4.3
Topographically-Forced Flows over the Adriatic Sea

  9:01 AM
4.4
Island wake dynamics: impacts upon atmospheric structure, sea state, and radar propagation
Stephen D. Burk, NRL, Monterey, CA; and T. Haack, P. Wittmann, L. T. Rogers, and L. J. Wagner

  9:15 AM
4.5
Simulations of A Real MCC Event over the Yellow Sea with COAMPS Model
Fanyou Kong, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and B. Fiedler

Poster PDF (1.1 MB)
 
4.6
Surface fluxes and stratocumulus clouds in DECS: A modeling study

  9:30 AM
4.7
Modeling and validating the daily onset of the Florida east coast sea breeze over the Kennedy Space Center
Jonathan L. Case, NASA/Applied Meteorology Unit and ENSCO Inc., Cocoa Beach, FL; and D. A. Short

Poster PDF (137.5 kB)
  9:45 AM
4.8
Marine air penetration along the California coast during June 1996
Ragothaman Sundararajan, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; and D. Koracin and M. Tjernström

  10:00 AM
Discussion

  10:15 AM
Coffee Break

10:45 AM-12:15 PM: Friday, 9 November 2001


5
Atmospheric Modeling
Sponsor: Fourth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction
Organizer: William Thomas, NRL

Papers:
  10:45 AM
5.1
SENSITIVITY OF MARINE BOUNDARY LAYER SIMULATIONS IN A MESOSCALE MODEL TO INITIAL CONDITIONS AND MODEL PHYSICS
Jeremy D. Ross, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and N. L. Seaman and D. R. Stauffer

Poster PDF (1.6 MB)
  11:00 AM
5.2
Representation of marine stratocumulus in regional forecast models: Role of subgrid inhomogeneity
David B. Mechem, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and Y. L. Kogan

Poster PDF (94.1 kB)
 
5.3
Impacts of Surface Fluxes in a Maritime Inter-Storm Environment

  11:16 AM
5.4
Formation and evolution of offshore fog
Darko R. Koracin, DRI, Reno, NV; and J. Lewis and J. A. Businger

  11:30 AM
5.5
Uncertainties in the parameterizations of air-sea energy fluxes and their impact on air-sea coupled modeling
Jian-Wen Bao, NOAA/ETL, Boulder, CO; and S. A. Michelson and J. M. Wilczak

Poster PDF (51.9 kB)
  12:00 PM
Conference Ends