Seventh Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes

Program Chairs: Julie Pullen , NRL ; William T. Thompson , NRL ; Darko R. Koracin , DRI

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Sunday, 9 September 2007

5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Sunday, 9 September 2007


Conference Registration

Monday, 10 September 2007

7:30 AM-5:00 PM: Monday, 10 September 2007


Registration continues through Thursday, 13 September

8:45 AM-11:30 AM: Monday, 10 September 2007

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Joint Session J1
Plenary: Coastal-Urban Interactions and Vulnerabilities in the Areas of Weather, Climate, and Air Quality
Location: Kon Tiki Ballroom (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Hosts: (Joint between the Seventh Symposium on the Urban Environment; and the Seventh Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes )
Cochairs: Bob Bornstein, San Jose State University; Julie Pullen, NRL
8:45 AM
J1.1A
Introductory Remarks
Jason K.S. Ching, NOAA, Research Triangle park, NC
9:15 AM
J1.1
Climate change impacts on coastal urban areas
Cynthia Rosenzweig, NASA/GISS, New York, NY
10:15 AM
J1.3
Environmental Impacts of Urbanization in Tropical Coastal Zones
Jorge E. Gonzalez, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
11:15 AM
J1.5A
11:45 AM
J1.5 moved. New paper number J2.9

11:30 AM-1:00 PM: Monday, 10 September 2007


Lunch Break

1:00 PM-3:00 PM: Monday, 10 September 2007

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Joint Session J2
Characterizing the Urban and Coastal Climate: Thermal and Boundary Layer Structure and Atmospheric Responses
Location: Kon Tiki Ballroom (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Hosts: (Joint between the Seventh Symposium on the Urban Environment; and the Seventh Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes )
Cochairs: Cynthia Rosenzweig, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies; T.R. Oke, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
1:00 PM
J2.1
1:15 PM
J2.2
1984-2005 UHI trend over Montreal, Canada, using high resolution Landsat imagery and surface station data
Philippe Martin Sr., EC, Montreal, QC, Canada; and Y. Baudouin and M. Beauchemin Sr.

1:30 PM
J2.3
Assessing causes in spatial variability in urban heat island magnitude
Melissa Hart, Portland State University, Portland, OR; and D. J. Sailor
2:00 PM
J2.5
Climate Change and New York City
Cynthia Rosenzweig, NASA/GISS, New York, NY; and R. M. Horton

2:15 PM
J2.6
A comparison of modeled and observed urban surface temperatures in Toulouse, France
Mark Moscicki, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; and J. A. Voogt
2:30 PM
J2.7
Empirical modeling and mapping of below-canopy air temperatures in Baltimore, MD and vicinity
Gordon M. Heisler, USDA Forest Service, Syracuse, NY; and J. Walton, I. Yesilonis, D. Nowak, R. Pouyat, R. H. Grant, S. Grimmond, K. Hyde, and G. Bacon
2:45 PM
J2.8
Impacts of low land use on a Tropical Montane Cloud Forest under a Changing Coastal Climate
Isaac Torres, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, Mayaguez, PR; and J. E. Gonzalez and D. E. Comarazamy
3:00 PM
J2.9
Urban Growth Impacts on Submerged Aquatic Vegetation, Restoration and Health in the Mobile Bay, Alabama Area (Formerly J1.5)
Dale A. Quattrochi, NASA, Huntsville, AL; and M. G. Estes Jr., M. Al-Hamdan, H. Johnson, J. Hodgson, R. Thom, and D. Woodruff

3:15 PM-3:15 PM: Monday, 10 September 2007


Sessions Adjourn for the Day

6:00 PM-8:00 PM: Monday, 10 September 2007


Icebreaker Reception and Formal Poster Viewing (Cash Bar)
Location: Macaw/Cockatoo (Catamaran Resort Hotel)

Poster Session P1
7Coastal Posters
Location: Macaw/Cockatoo (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Host: Seventh Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes
Chair: Christopher N. K. Mooers, RSMAS, University of Miami
P1.1 has been moved. New paper J6.3A

P1.2
Developing a simple 2D ocean model for the evaluation of the MM5 results over Bodega Bay
Adam Kochanski, DRI, Reno, NV; and D. Koracin and C. E. Dorman

Handout (629.7 kB)

P1.3
The sea/land breeze hodographs along the northern Croatian coast
Maja Telišman Prtenjak, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; and B. Grisogono

Handout (517.3 kB)

P1.4
Etesians vs. sea-land breezes over the eastern Adriatic
Zvjezdana B. Klaic, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; and Z. Pasarić

P1.5
Verification of LES warm rain microphysics and observational uncertainty
Yefim L. Kogan, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. Corrao and H. Gerber

Handout (208.9 kB)

P1.6
Two way interactive air-sea coupling - setup and case study
Sasa Gaberšek, UCAR, Monterey, CA; and S. Chen, T. Campbell, P. May, H. Jin, R. Hodur, and R. Allard

P1.7
Synoptic characteristics of fogs over the Incheon International Airport area in Korea
Kim Chang Ki, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and S. S. Yum

P1.8
Resonantly coupled devastating air-sea event in the east Adriatic: The atmospheric component
Danijel Belusic, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; and B. Grisogono and Z. B. Klaic

Handout (838.2 kB)

P1.9
Influences of orography on the Adriatic sirocco wind
Danijel Belusic, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; and Z. Pasaric and Z. B. Klaic

Handout (676.4 kB)

P1.10
The coastal boundary layer diurnal cycle along north-central Chile: observations and model sensitivities
Ricardo Muñoz, Univ. of Chile, Santiago, Chile; and R. Garreaud

Handout (594.4 kB)

P1.11
Mesoscale model predictions of typhoon structure and motion in the western Pacific during October 2004
Ramesh Vellore, DRI, Reno, NV; and D. R. Koracin and J. Lewis

Handout (285.4 kB)

P1.12
Low-level clouds in the Southern California Bight: Sensitivity studies in mesoscale models
Gretchen L. Mullendore, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA; and A. Hall, X. Qu, and J. C. McWilliams

P1.13
Simulation of transport and dispersion of pollutants from elevated point sources in Mississippi Gulf coast using a Mesoscale atmospheric dispersion modeling system
Venkata Srinivas Challa, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and J. Indracanti, L. D. White, C. Patrik, J. H. Young, R. I. Huge, and A. Yerramilli

Handout (1.1 MB)

P1.14
Analysis of offshore deep convection within landfalling hurricanes just prior to tornadogenesis
Matthew D. Eastin, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC; and M. C. Link and H. B. Anderson

Handout (973.4 kB)

P1.15
The Quiberon 2006 experiment : description and first results on the sea-breeze local behaviour
Sophie Barré, Ecole Centrale de Nantes, Nantes, France; and I. Calmet, O. Herlédant, P. Iachkine, J. M. Kobus, P. G. Mestayer, C. De Nomazy, T. Piquet, O. Quillard, and J. M. Rosant

Handout (601.2 kB)

Tuesday, 11 September 2007

8:30 AM-10:30 AM: Tuesday, 11 September 2007


Joint Session J3
Plenary: Advancing our Modeling Capabilities (Tools)
Location: Kon Tiki Ballroom (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Hosts: (Joint between the Seventh Symposium on the Urban Environment; and the Seventh Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes )
Cochairs: William T. Thompson, NRL; David J. Sailor, Portland State Univ.
8:30 AM
J3.1
An overview of advanced urbanization of mesoscale models
Alberto Martilli, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales and Tecnológicas, Madrid, Spain

9:00 AM
J3.2
Challenges in developing advanced urban parameterization schemes for the community WRF model
Fei Chen, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Tewari, S. Miao, Y. Liu, B. Bornstein, J. K. Ching, and H. Kusaka

9:30 AM
J3.3
10:30 AM
J3.4A
High-resolution simulations of the urban atmosphere in sea-breeze conditions
Isabelle Calmet, Laboratoire de Mécanique des Fluides, Nantes, France; and S. Leroyer and P. G. Mestayer

10:30 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 11 September 2007


Coffee Break
Location: Macaw/Cockatoo (Catamaran Resort Hotel)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 11 September 2007


Session 1
Advancing our modeling capabilities/tools: coastal regions—I
Location: Boardroom (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Host: Seventh Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes
CoChair: John Cook, NRL
11:00 AM
1.1
(Invited Talk) Problems in operational prediction of return flow
John Lewis, NOAA/NSSL and DRI, Norman, OK

11:30 AM
1.2
(Invited Talk) A Coupled Air-Sea Mesoscale Data Assimilation and Prediction System for U.S. Navy Operations
John Cook, NRL, Monterey, CA; and M. Frost, G. Love, J. Pullen, Q. Zhao, R. Allard, T. Campbell, J. Dykes, P. Martin, P. Posey, C. Rowley, D. A. Geiszler, J. Kent, S. Potts, D. Martinez, P. May, and L. N. McDermid

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 11 September 2007

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Keynote Speaker Session KS1
Award, Recognition and Guest Luncheon Speaker
Location: Kon Tiki Ballroom (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Hosts: (Joint between the Seventh Symposium on the Urban Environment; and the Seventh Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes )
Moderator: David J. Sailor, Portland State Univ.
12:00 PM
KS1.1
Landsberg Award Presentation to Tim Oke
David J. Sailor, Portland State Univ., Portland, OR
12:15 PM
KS1.2
Recognition to Mariano A. Estoque
David J. Sailor, Portland State Univ., Portland, OR
12:30 PM
KS1.3

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Tuesday, 11 September 2007

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Session 2
Advancing our modeling capabilities/tools: coastal regions—II
Location: Boardroom (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Host: Seventh Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes
Chair: Clive E. Dorman, SIO/Univ. Of California
1:30 PM
2.1
Numerical simulation of pulsating bora wind gusts
Danijel Belusic, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; and M. Zagar and B. Grisogono
1:45 PM
2.2
Interaction of river discharge and salty water intrusion near a river mouth under hurricane wind forcing
Machuan Peng, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and L. Pietrafesa, S. Bao, and H. Liu

2:15 PM
2.4
High-resolution air-sea modeling of the Philippines winter monsoon
Julie Pullen, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. Doyle, P. May, C. Chavanne, and P. Flament

2:15 PM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 11 September 2007

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Session 3
Advancing our modeling capabilities/tools: US West Coast
Location: Boardroom (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Host: Seventh Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes
Cochairs: Tracy Haack, NRL; Danijel Belusic, Andrija Mohorovicic Geophysical Institute, Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb
2:15 PM
3.1
(Invited Talk) A near real-time, coupled bio-physical model for the US west coast: skill assessment
John C. Kindle, NRL, Stennis Space Center, MS; and I. Shulman, S. DeRada, J. Jolliff, B. Penta, R. Arnone, and S. Anderson
3:15 PM
Coffee Break

3:45 PM
3.3
The roles of wind stress and wind stress curl in forcing the ocean dynamics in a coastal bay
Darko Koracin, DRI, Reno, NV; and A. Kochanski, C. E. Dorman, and J. Pringle
4:00 PM
3.4
The effect of the stability of the atmospheric boundary layer on the coastal upwelling over the California coast
Adam Kochanski, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and D. Koracin, G. Beg Paklar, and C. E. Dorman
4:15 PM
3.5
Oceanic Circulation in the Southern California Bight
Changming Dong, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; and M. Blaas, A. Hall, M. Hughes, and J. C. McWilliams
4:30 PM
3.6
Air-sea interaction along the California coast and offshore waters
Tracy Haack, NRL, Monterey, CA; and D. B. Chelton, J. Pullen, J. Doyle, and M. Schlax
4:45 PM
3.7
Impacts of Land Use and Land Cover on Regional Summer Time Coastal Cooling and Inland Warming in Central California
Jorge E. González, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA; and B. Lebassi and R. Bornstein

5:00 PM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 11 September 2007


Sessions Adjourn for the Day

6:00 PM-8:00 PM: Tuesday, 11 September 2007


Reception and Formal Poster Viewing (Cash Bar)
Location: Macaw/Cockatoo (Catamaran Resort Hotel)

Wednesday, 12 September 2007

8:30 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 12 September 2007

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Joint Session J4
Plenary: Observations and Forecasting in Urban Coastal Zones
Location: Kon Tiki Ballroom (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Hosts: (Joint between the Seventh Symposium on the Urban Environment; and the Seventh Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes )
Cochairs: Darko R. Koracin, DRI; Robert D. Bornstein, San Jose State University
8:30 AM
J4.1A
Observations of atmospheric processes in urban coastal regimes
Sue Grimmond, King's College London, London, United Kingdom

9:00 AM
J4.2
DCNet: National Capital Region testbed
William R. Pendergrass, NOAA/ERL/ARL, Oak Ridge, TN; and B. B. Hicks
9:30 AM
J4.3
The urban ocean observatory – Urban ocean observations and forecasting in the New York Harbor
Thomas O. Herrington, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ; and A. Blumberg and M. S. Bruno
10:00 AM
J4.4
Sea breeze, coastal front, and urban environment
Hiroaki Kondo, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

10:30 AM
J4.1 moved to Tues. Luncheon

10:30 AM-11:00 AM: Wednesday, 12 September 2007


Coffee Break
Location: Macaw/Cockatoo (Catamaran Resort Hotel)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 12 September 2007

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Session 5
Coastal ocean and atmosphere forecasting systems—I
Location: Boardroom (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Host: Seventh Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes
CoChair: John Lewis, NOAA/NSSL and DRI
11:00 AM
5.1
(Invited Talk) Prototyping a Real-Time Ocean Forecasting System off the U.S. West Coast
Yi Chao, California Institute of Technology/JPL, Pasadena, Califonia
11:30 AM
5.2
(Invited Talk) Some lessons learned with quasi-operational coastal ocean nowcast/forecast systems
Christopher N. K. Mooers, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and I. Bang, X. Wu, and J. Fiechter

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 12 September 2007


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Wednesday, 12 September 2007

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Session 6
Coastal ocean and atmosphere forecasting systems—II
Location: Boardroom (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Host: Seventh Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes
Chair: Robert E. Marshall, Mount Pleasant Meteorology
1:30 PM
6.1
1:45 PM
6.2
A study of the effects of data assimilation on mesoscale meteorological modeling in the Beaufort Sea region
Don Morton, Arctic Region Supercomputing Center / University of Montana, Missoula, MT; and J. R. Krieger, X. Fan, M. Shulski, J. Zhang, and A. Klene
2:15 PM
6.4
Study of Meso-Scale Coastal Circulations in Mississippi Gulf coast with Mesonet Observations and Modeling
Venkata Srinivas Challa, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and J. Indracanti, L. D. White, S. Sharma, J. M. Baham, M. K. Rabarison, and A. Yerramilli
2:30 PM
6.5
(Invited Talk) Toward forecasting and understanding the mechanisms of extremes in urban areas
Keiko Takahashi, JAMSTEC, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Japan; and M. Ohdaira, R. Onishi, and T. Sugimura

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Wednesday, 12 September 2007


Coffee Break
Location: Macaw/Cockatoo (Catamaran Resort Hotel)

3:30 PM-3:30 PM: Wednesday, 12 September 2007


Session 7
Coastal ocean and atmosphere observations & analyses-1 (MOVED TO SESSION 8)
Host: Seventh Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Wednesday, 12 September 2007

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Session 8
Coastal ocean and atmosphere observations & analyses—II
Location: Boardroom (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Host: Seventh Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes
Cochairs: Mirko Orlic, Andrija Mohorovicic Geophysical Institute, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb; Keiko Takahashi, JAMSTEC
3:30 PM
8.1A
(Invited Talk) Periodic upwelling/downwelling observed in the Adriatic Sea
Mirko Orlic, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; and G. Beg Paklar, V. Dadic, N. Leder, H. Mihanovic, M. Pasaric, and Z. Pasaric
4:30 PM
8.3
The initiation of high speed summer coastal winds along the US West Coast
Clive E. Dorman, SIO/Univ. Of California, La Jolla, CA; and B. A. Vanhoff and D. Koracin
4:45 PM
8.5
Elastic backscatter lidar and in situ observations of sea-breeze fronts in Dixon, California
Shane D. Mayor, California State University Chico, Chico, CA; and S. M. Spuler, B. M. Morley, S. Himmelsbach, R. A. Rilling, T. M. Weckwerth, E. G. Patton, and D. H. Lenschow
5:15 PM
8.6
Expanding the NOAA Profiler Network: Technology evalutation and new applications for the coastal environment
Allen B. White, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and F. M. Ralph, J. R. Jordan, C. W. King, D. J. Gottas, P. J. Neiman, L. Bianco, and D. E. White

5:00 PM-5:00 PM: Wednesday, 12 September 2007


Sessions Adjourn for the Day

7:00 PM-9:00 PM: Wednesday, 12 September 2007


Conference Banquet on the William D. Evans Sternwheeler Cruise (Departs from the Hotel Dock / Cash Bar Onboard)

Thursday, 13 September 2007

8:30 AM-10:30 AM: Thursday, 13 September 2007

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Joint Session J5
Plenary: Modeling for Emergency Response and Air Quality in Urban-Coastal Areas
Location: Kon Tiki Ballroom (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Hosts: (Joint between the Seventh Symposium on the Urban Environment; and the Seventh Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes )
Chair: Jason K. Ching, USEPA/ORD/NERL/AMD
8:30 AM
J5.1
9:30 AM
J5.3

10:30 AM-11:00 AM: Thursday, 13 September 2007


Coffee Break
Location: Macaw/Cockatoo (Catamaran Resort Hotel)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 13 September 2007

Recording files available
Joint Session J6
Coastal and Urban Dispersion and Air Quality
Location: Kon Tiki Ballroom (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Hosts: (Joint between the Seventh Symposium on the Urban Environment; and the Seventh Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes )
Cochairs: Darko R. Koracin, DRI; Robert D. Bornstein, San Jose State University
11:15 AM
J6.2
(Invited Talk) Mixing heights, mixing strength, and surface fluxes over Galveston Bay and Gulf of Mexico
Wayne M. Angevine, CIRES, University of Colorado, and NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and S. C. Tucker, C. W. Fairall, L. Bariteau, D. E. Wolfe, M. Zagar, and W. A. Brewer
11:30 AM
J6.3 moved. New paper number J3.4

11:30 AM
J6.3A
Investigation of a sea breeze front in an urban environment
William T. Thompson, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. Pullen and T. R. Holt
11:45 AM
J6.4 moved. New paper number P2.15

12:00 PM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 13 September 2007


7th Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes Adjourns