Program: 18th Conference on Hydrology (84th AMS Annual Meeting)

18th Conference on Hydrology

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Saturday, 10 January 2004

6:00 AM-6:00 AM: Saturday, 10 January 2004

SAT 10 JAN

7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Saturday, 10 January 2004

Short Course/Student Conference Registration

Sunday, 11 January 2004

6:00 AM-6:00 AM: Sunday, 11 January 2004

SUN 11 JAN

7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Sunday, 11 January 2004

Short Course Registration

9:00 AM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 11 January 2004

Conference Registration

Monday, 12 January 2004

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Monday, 12 January 2004

Mon 12 Jan

7:30 AM-7:30 AM: Monday, 12 January 2004

Registration continues through Thursday, 15 January

9:00 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 12 January 2004

The Second GEWEX Global Soil Wetness Project (Room 6E)

Location: Room 6E

Sponsor: 18th Conference on Hydrology

Organizer: Paul Dirmeyer, COLA

Papers:

9:00 AM

1.1

A progress report on the Second Global Soil Wetness Project (GSWP-2)

Paul A. Dirmeyer, COLA, Calverton, MD; and X. Gao

9:15 AM

1.2

Analysis and comparison of GSWP-2 input data sets

Mei Zhao, COLA, Calverton, MD; and P. Dirmeyer

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

1.3

Towards improvement of NCEP Noah LSM performance via GSWP-2 studies

Helin Wei, NOAA/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and D. Lohmann and K. Mitchell

Recorded presentation

9:45 AM

1.4

Preliminary results of the GSWP-2 run by SiBUC

Kenji Tanaka, Kyoto University, Uji, Japan; and S. Ikebuchi

10:00 AM

1.5

Modling the Continental Hydrology: The Interplay Between Cnopy Interception and Hill-slope Runoff

Guo-Yue Niu, University of Texas, Austin, TX; and Z. L. Yang

Recorded presentation

10:15 AM

1.6

GSWP simulations over the Rhone river basin: Evaluation of the ISLSCP2 dataset and of the ISBA-SGH land surface model.

Bertrand Decharme, METEO-FRANCE, Toulouse, France; and H. Douville

Recorded presentation

10:30 AM

1.7

Modeling Approach For Remote Sensing Validaiton Of Land Surface Schemes On A Global Scale

Xiang Gao, Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies, calverton, MD; and P. A. Dirmeyer

Recorded presentation

10:45 AM

1.8

Paper 1.8 Moved to Joint Poster Session 4 New Paper number JP4.33

10:46 AM

1.9

Paper 1.9 Moved to Joint Poster Session 4 New Paper number JP4.34

10:47 AM

1.10

Spatial and temporal variability of global soil wetness

Zhichang Guo, COLA, Calverton, MD; and P. Dirmeyer, X. Gao, and M. Zhao

Recorded presentation

11:01 AM

1.11

Evaluation of ERA40 and NCEP/NCAR reanalyses using soil moisture observations from China for the period of 1981-1999

Haibin Li, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and A. Robock, S. Liu, X. Mo, and P. Viterbo

Recorded presentation

11:16 AM

1.5a

Coffee Break in Poster session room

11:46 AM

1.8a

Using GSWP2 to evaluate the importance of soil moisture heterogeneity in the MOSES land surface scheme

N. Gedney, U.K Met Office, Bracknell, United Kingdom; and P. M. Cox

10:15 AM-10:45 AM: Monday, 12 January 2004

Coffee Break in the Poster Session Room

12:15 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 12 January 2004

Lunch Break

1:30 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 12 January 2004

Joint Session 1

Flash Flood Forecasting in the Urban Environment (Joint with the Symposium on Planning, Nowcasting and Forecasting in the Urban Zone and 18th Conf on Hydrology; Room 6E)

Location: Room 6E

Sponsors: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Hydrology; and the Symposium on Planning, Nowcasting, and Forecasting in the Urban Zone )

Organizer: Robert S. Davis, NOAA/NWS

Papers:

1:30 PM

J1.1

Flash Flood Forecasting in Urban Drainage Basins (INVITED)

James A. Smith, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

J1.2

Locally modifying Flash Flood Guidance to improve the detection capability of the Flash Flood Monitoring and Prediction Program

Robert S. Davis, NOAA/NWS, Pittsburgh, PA

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.6 MB)

2:15 PM

J1.3

Evaluation of Urban Hydrologic Prediction Accuracy for Real-time Forecasting Using Radar

Baxter E. Vieux, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. B. Bedient

Poster PDF (184.7 kB)

2:30 PM

J1.4

Sensitivity numerical experiments on ambient wind shear for cell mergers between convective cells in multicell thunderstorms

James R. Stalker, Regional Earth System Predictability Research, Inc., Santa Fe, NM

Recorded presentation

2:45 PM

J1.5

Validation of Range Correction Algorithm Using Real-time Radar Data From Sterling, VA

Feng Ding, RS Information Systems/Hydrology Laboratory, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and D. J. Seo and D. H. Kitzmiller

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.1 MB)

3:00 PM

J1.6

High-resolution rainfall rate and DSD estimation from X-band polarimetric radar measurements

Marios Anagnostou, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; and E. N. Anagnostou and W. F. Krajewski

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (645.1 kB)

3:15 PM

J1.7

Toward Integration of Satellite Precipitation Estimates into the Multi-sensor Precipitation Estimator Algorithm

Chandra Kondragunta, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and D. J. Seo

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (197.0 kB)

3:30 PM

J1.8

8 Km, Half-hourly Precipitation Estimates from Passive Microwave and IR Satellite Data

John E. Janowiak, CPC/NCEP/NOAA, Camp Springs, MD; and R. J. Joyce, P. A. Arkin, and P. Xie

Recorded presentation

3:45 PM

J1.9

Uncertainty in fine-scale MPA precipitation estimates and implications for hydrometeorological analysis and forecasting

George J. Huffman, NASA/GSFC and SSAI, Greenbelt, MD; and R. F. Adler, D. T. Bolvin, and E. J. Nelkin

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (131.0 kB)

4:00 PM

J1.3a

Coffee Break with Formal Poster Viewing

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 12 January 2004

Joint Poster Session 1

FLASH FLOOD FORECASTING IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT POSTERS (JOINT WITH THE SYMP. ON PLANNING, NOWCASTING, AND FORECASTING IN THE URBAN ZONE and 18th Conf. on Hydrology; Hall 4AB)

Location: Hall 4AB

Sponsors: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Hydrology; and the Symposium on Planning, Nowcasting, and Forecasting in the Urban Zone )

Organizer: Robert S. Davis, NOAA/NWS

Papers:

JP1.1

Derivation of a flood potential product using GIS and hydrological modeling: an investigation of the San Antonio summer flood of 2002

Marla R. Knebl, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX; and K. Hutchison and Z. L. Yang

JP1.2

A coupled Atmospheric and Hydrological Model to investigate the surface hydrology features of 1993 Mississippi flood event with GIS/RS applications

Suseela Reddy Remata, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and M. Vatti and P. Chigbu

JP1.3

Studying the diurnal cycle of convection using a TRMM-calibrated infrared rain algorithm

Andrew J. Negri, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and R. F. Adler, G. J. Huffman, and M. Manyin

http://

JP1.4

A length-scale for the effects of sea-level variation on upstream

Thomas M. Hopson, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and P. J. Webster

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

5:30 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 12 January 2004

Sessions end for the Day

5:30 PM-7:00 PM: Monday, 12 January 2004

Formal Opening of Exhibits with Reception (Cash Bar)

Tuesday, 13 January 2004

6:00 AM-6:00 AM: Tuesday, 13 January 2004

TUE 13 JAN

8:30 AM-12:15 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2004

Joint Session 3

Land-Atmosphere Interactions (Joint with the 15th Symp. on Global Change and Climate Variations and 18th Conf on Hydrology; Room 609/610)

Location: Room 609/610

Sponsors: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Hydrology; and the 15th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations )

Organizers: Randal D. Koster, NASA/GSFC; Yongkang Xue, Univ. of California

Papers:

8:30 AM

J3.1

The contribution of land-atmosphere interaction to boreal summer season predictability

Paul A. Dirmeyer, COLA, Calverton, MD; and M. Zhao and J. Shukla

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

J3.2

Alternative approaches to land initialization for seasonal precipitation and temperature forecasts

Randal D. Koster, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and M. J. Suarez, P. Liu, and U. Jambor

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

J3.3

Impact of land-surface initial conditions spin-up on warm season predictability by the NCEP GFS coupled with the Noah LSM

Cheng-Hsuan Lu, RSIS Inc. McLean, VA and EMC and NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and K. Mitchell

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.9 MB)

9:15 AM

J3.4

Role of land surface processes in monsoon development�EAST ASIA AND WEST AFRICA

Yongkang Xue, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA; and H. -. M. Juang, W. -. P. Li, S. Prince, R. DeFries, and Y. Jiao

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

J3.5

A stratified diagnosis of the Indian monsoon�Eurasian snow cover relationship

J. Fasullo, PAOS, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (759.3 kB)

9:45 AM

J3.6

A soil moisture initialization method, based on antecedent precipitation approach, for Regional Atmospheric Modeling System: a sensitivity study on precipitation and temperature

Massimiliano Pasqui, Institute of Biometeorology - National Research Council (IBIMET-CNR), Florence, Italy; and C. J. Tremback, F. Meneguzzo, G. Giuliani, and B. Gozzini

http://www.lamma.rete.toscana.it

Poster PDF (809.9 kB)

10:00 AM

J3.7

The Mesoscale Impact of Oklahoma's Winter Wheat Belt

Renee A. McPherson, OCS/University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. J. Stensrud and K. C. Crawford

Poster PDF (2.0 MB)

10:15 AM

J3.8

Contrasting land surface processes over basins of the Americas using Eta model forecasts

Ernesto Hugo Berbery, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and Y. Luo, K. Mitchell, and A. K. Betts

10:30 AM

J3.9

Why are the lower level cumulus clouds often better organized on the east bank of the Tapajos River? -- a mechanistic study

Lixin Lu, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and S. A. Denning, M. Silva Dias, and P. Silva Dias

Recorded presentation

10:45 AM

J3.10

GLACE: An intercomparison of land-atmosphere coupling strength across a range of atmospheric general circulation models

Zhichang Guo, COLA, Calverton, MD; and P. Dirmeyer and R. D. Koster

Recorded presentation

11:00 AM

J3.5a

Coffee Break with Formal Poster Viewing

9:45 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 13 January 2004

Joint Poster Session 4

Land-Atmosphere Interactions Posters (Joint with the 15th Symp. on Global Change and Climate Variations and 18th Conf. on Hydrology; Hall 4AB)

Location: Hall 4AB

Sponsors: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Hydrology; and the 15th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations )

Chairs: Yongkang Xue, Univ. of California; Randal D. Koster, NASA/GSFC

Papers:

JP4.1

The Impact of Soil Moisture Initialization on Seasonal Precipitation Forecasts in the West African Sahel: Preliminary testing of the HU-RSMCVS model

Andrea M. Sealy, Howard University, Washington, DC; and E. Joseph, C. H. Lu, and H. M. H. Juang

Poster PDF (253.6 kB)

JP4.2

The relationship between soil moisture and climate at seasonal to interannual scales

Jiarui Dong, GEST/University of Maryland, Greenbelt, MD; and W. Ni, P. Houser, and R. Koster

JP4.3

Regional scale energy and water flux climatologies as derived from remote sensing inputs and a land-exchange model

John R. Mecikalski, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and M. C. Anderson, J. A. Otkin, and J. M. Norman

Poster PDF (360.0 kB)

JP4.4

Roles of land use and orography on the simulated summer monsoon over South Asia using a regional climate model

Suhee Park, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea; and S. Y. Hong

Poster PDF (640.7 kB)

JP4.5

Local moisture cycling in the Nebraska Sand Hills -- the key to dune stabilization?

Clinton M. Rowe, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and M. R. Anderson, D. B. Radell, and D. B. Loope

JP4.6

THE IMPACT OF LOCALLY FORCED DIURNAL CIRCULATIONS ON PREDICTABILITY OVER COMPLEX LANDSCAPES

Daran L. Rife, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. T. Warner

JP4.7

Investigation of South American land/atmopshere interactions using the regional Eta/SSiB model

Fernando H. De Sales, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; and Y. Xue

Poster PDF (546.0 kB)

JP4.8

Investigating the Role of Land-Atmosphere Interactions and the Desert Feedback Mechanism During the Active and Break Phases of the Monsoon Using MM5 and ARPS

Sam Chiao, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; and A. P. Barros

JP4.9

Isolating microscale phenomena from mesoscale observations

Matthew J. Haugland, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Poster PDF (159.8 kB)

JP4.10

A study of the physical influences on the location and strength of the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) over land.

Dan C. Collins, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and V. Toma and P. J. Webster

JP4.11

Relationship between antecedent land surface conditions and precipitation in the North American Monsoon region

Chunmei Zhu, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. P. Lettenmaier and T. Cavazos

JP4.12

The Role of Prairie Wetland Extent on the Pre-storm Environment of the Northern Great Plains

W. J. Capehart, South Dakota School of Mines, Rapid City, SD; and M. R. Hjelmfelt, R. D. Farley, K. W. Harding, D. P. Todey, and J. L. Elsen

Poster PDF (770.5 kB)

JP4.13

ENSO effects on reference evapotranspiration (ETo) at the Maipo river basin, Chile

Francisco J. Meza, Facultad de Agronom�a e Ingenier�a Forestal. Pontificia Universidad Cat�lica de Chile., Santiago, RM, Chile

Poster PDF (163.4 kB)

JP4.14

Representativeness of Soil Moisture Conditions in Central Oklahoma During the Enhanced Drying Phase

Bradley G. Illston, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK OK; and J. C. Caldwell and S. G. Bodnar

Poster PDF (103.7 kB)

JP4.15

Evaluation of Sahel ground climatology from 1982 to 1990 based on satellite derived LAI, 200 raingauge stations, and a vegetation model (SSiB)

Isabelle Poccard, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; and Y. Xue

Poster PDF (400.5 kB)

JP4.16

Testing of several recent modifications to ARPS land surface model

Ming Xue, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. Ren

Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

JP4.17

On the soil thermal diffusivity and liquid water flux density in a Tibetan short-grass prairie

Zhiqiu Gao Sr., NPS, MOnterey, CA

JP4.18

The Regional Evapotranspiration of the Amazon

David Werth, Duke University, Durham, NC; and R. Avissar

Poster PDF (129.0 kB)

JP4.19

COMPASS: Coupled models package of surface schemes

Mariza Costa-Cabral, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and J. E. Richey, D. P. Lettenmaier, M. Logsdon, S. S. Rodda, E. Mayorga, and A. K. Aufdenkampe

JP4.20

Direct and indirect feedbacks of simultaneous soil moisture and atmospheric CO2 changes on simulated terrestrial ecosystem response

Dev Niyogi, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and Y. Xue

Poster PDF (23.9 kB)

JP4.21

Global warming effects on Great Lakes water: More precipitation but less water?

Brent M. Lofgren, Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab, Ann Arbor, MI

Poster PDF (116.5 kB)

JP4.22

Convective Planetary Boundary Layer Evolution And Land Surface Energy Balance

Joseph A. Santanello Jr., Boston University, Boston, MA; and M. A. Friedl

Poster PDF (336.6 kB)

JP4.23

Impact of GCM climate biases on the simulation of soil moisture memory

Sarith Mahanama, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and R. D. Koster

JP4.24

Paper JP4.24 moved, new paper number 2.7a

JP4.24a

Snowpack advances in the Noah land-surface model

Michael Ek, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Suitland, MD; and K. Mitchell, D. Lohmann, and H. Wei

JP4.25

A west-wide seasonal to interannual hydrologic forecast system

Andrew W. Wood, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and A. F. Hamlet, S. Babu, and D. P. Lettenmaier

JP4.26

Global energy and water balance simulation with bucket model for GSWP2

Naota Hanasaki, The university of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; and S. Kanae and T. Oki

Poster PDF (139.1 kB)

JP4.27

Impact of GCM climate biases on the simulation of soil moisture

Sarith Mahanama, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and R. D. Koster

JP4.28

A tendency towards lower frequency climatic variations in the southwestern U.S. during the past 100 years

John A. Dracup, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA; and H. G. Hidalgo

JP4.29

Land surface temperature estimation for hydrological assimilation

Andrew N French, NASA, Greenbelt, MD; and P. Houser, A. Pinheiro, and J. Meng

JP4.30

Relationship Between Atmospheric Circulation and Snowpack in the western United States

Jiming Jin, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA; and N. L. Miller, S. Sorooshian, and X. Gao

JP4.31

Roughness lengths over snow

Edgar L. Andreas, U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, NH; and R. E. Jordan, P. S. Guest, P. O. G. Persson, A. A. Grachev, and C. W. Fairall

Poster PDF (291.1 kB)

JP4.32

Land-surface issues in the NCEP Regional Reanalysis

Michael Ek, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Suitland, MD; and K. Mitchell, P. Shafran, and D. Jovic

JP4.33

Using GSWP 2 in a Global Water Cycle Synthesis and Analysis (Formerly paper 1.8)

C. Adam Schlosser, Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and P. R. Houser, J. K. Entin, and D. R. Belvedere

JP4.34

Land Memory in GSWP 2 and AMIP 2 Simulations (Formerly paper 1.9)

Adam Schlosser, UMBC/GEST, Baltimore, MD; and R. Koster and P. A. Dirmeyer

9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 13 January 2004

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break.

12:15 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2004

Lunch Break

1:30 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2004

Modeling and Analysis of Large-Scale Hydrological Processes (Room 6E)

Location: Room 6E

Sponsor: 18th Conference on Hydrology

Organizers: Yongkang Xue, Univ. of California; Randal D. Koster, NASA/GSFC

Papers:

1:30 PM

2.1

The 12km North American Land Data Assimilation System (NLDAS-E)

Brian A. Cosgrove, NASA/GSFC and SAIC, Greenbelt, MD; and G. Quina and P. R. Houser

http://ldas.gsfc.nasa.gov

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (261.5 kB)

1:45 PM

2.2

Validation of the North American Land Data Assimilation System (NLDAS) Using Data from Oklahoma Mesonet OASIS Sites

Kodi L. Nemunaitis, Oklahoma Climate Survey and University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. B. Basara, B. A. Cosgrove, D. Lohmann, K. E. Mitchell, and P. R. Houser

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (870.9 kB)

2:00 PM

2.3

Land surface model evaluation using a new soil moisture and hydrology data set from Boissy-le-Ch�tel, France

Thomas Atkins, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and A. Robock and C. M. Loumagne

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

2.4

Improving Numerical Weather Simulations using LDAS Products at Multiple Scales

Joseph L. Eastman, GEST/UMBC, Greenbelt, MD; and C. D. Peters-Lidard, P. R. Houser, and B. Cosgrove

2:30 PM

2.5

Cycled snow state in RUC Coupled Data Assimilation System (CDAS)

Tonya G. Smirnova, NOAA/FSL and CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and S. G. Benjamin, J. M. Brown, and D. Kim

http://ruc.fsl.noaa.gov

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (520.5 kB)

2:45 PM

2.6

Temperature, Precipitation, and Streamflow Trends in the Missouri Basin, 1895 to 2001

Lee W. Larson, NOAA/NWS (retired), Prairie Village, KS; and N. O. Schwein

Poster PDF (107.2 kB)

3:00 PM

2.7

Paper 2.7 moved, new paper number JP4.24a

3:01 PM

2.8

Impacts of Fractional Snow Cover on Surface Air Temperature in NCAR Community Atmosphere Model

Guo-Yue Niu, University of Texas, Austin, TX; and Z. L. Yang

Recorded presentation

3:16 PM

2.9

Representing spatial subgrid scale variability at the land-atmosphere interface in a GCM

Andrea N. Hahmann, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and A. L. Mosor

Recorded presentation

3:31 PM

2.10

Changes in the lower boundary condition of water fluxes in the Noah land surface scheme

Dag Lohmann, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Suitland, MD; and K. Mitchell

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (82.2 kB)

3:46 PM

2.11

Simulating North American precipitation and soil moisture of May and June 2003 with NASA/NCAR fvGCM with two cloud schemes: CCM3 and McRAS

David M. Mocko, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and Y. C. Sud and S. J. Lin

http://climate.gsfc.nasa.gov/~mocko/daily.html

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1003.2 kB)

4:01 PM

2.12

Coupling between CO2, water vapor, temperature and radon and their surface fluxes in an idealized equilibrium boundary layer over land

Alan K Betts, Atmospheric Research, Pittsford, VT; and B. Helliker and J. Berry

Recorded presentation

4:16 PM

2.13

Off- and on-line investigations of VIC land surface scheme using RSM

Ji Chen, Univ. of California, San Diego, CA; and J. Roads, M. Kanamitsu, and A. Nunes

4:31 PM

2.14

Explore Parameter Sensitivities and Model Calibration in a Locally Coupled Environment

Yuqiong Liu, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and H. V. Gupta, S. Sorooshian, and L. A. Bastidas

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (217.8 kB)

4:46 PM

2.6a

Coffee Break

5:16 PM

2.7a

Wintertime cold bias in NCEP mesoscale Eta and NMM models

Ken Mitchell, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Suitland, MD; and M. Ek, H. Y. Chuang, Z. Janjic, and V. Wong

Recorded presentation

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2004

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall

5:30 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2004

Sessions end for the day

Wednesday, 14 January 2004

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Wednesday, 14 January 2004

Wed 14 Jan

8:30 AM-9:30 AM: Wednesday, 14 January 2004

The Robert E. Horton Lecture in Hydrology (Room 6E)

Location: Room 6E

Sponsor: 18th Conference on Hydrology

Lecturer: Alan K Betts, Atmospheric Research

Papers:

8:30 AM

3.1

Robert E. Horton Lecture

Alan K. Betts, Atmospheric Research, Pittsford, VT

10:00 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 14 January 2004

Fourth Presidential Policy Forum: Weather and National Security (Room 6AB)

Sponsors: (Joint between the Events; the The Norm Phillips Symposium; the 17th Conference on Probablity and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences; the 14th Conference on Applied Climatology; the Symposium on Space Weather; the 18th Conference on Hydrology; the 20th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology; the 20th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting/16th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction; the 15th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations; the Symposium on Forecasting the Weather and Climate of the Atmosphere and Ocean; the Symposium on Planning, Nowcasting, and Forecasting in the Urban Zone; and the Interactive Symposium on the Nexus of Coastal Urban Environments )

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 14 January 2004

Lunch Break

1:30 PM-5:45 PM: Wednesday, 14 January 2004

Hydrologic data assimilation techniques and methods (Room 6E)

Location: Room 6E

Sponsor: 18th Conference on Hydrology

Organizer: Paul R. Houser, NASA/GSFC

Papers:

1:30 PM

4.1

Soil Moisture Estimation Using Surface Backscattering Coefficients Observed by the Tropical Rain Measurement Mission Precipitation Radar

Shinta Seto, Communications Research Laboratory, Tokyo, Japan; and A. Robock, L. Luo, T. Oki, T. Iguchi, and K. Musiake

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

4.2

Land surface data assimilation

Paul R. Houser, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.5 MB)

2:00 PM

4.3

The European soil moisture assimilation project ELDAS (INVITED)

Bart Van den Hurk, KNMI, 3730 AE De Bilt, Netherlands

Recorded presentation

2:30 PM

4.4

Addressing key weaknesses of hydrologic models through the assimilation of remotely-sensed land surface variables (INVITED)

Wade T. Crow, USDA ARS, Beltsville, MD

Recorded presentation

3:00 PM

4.5

Reanalysis Land Data Assimilation Using Ensemble Techniques (INVITED)

Susan C. Dunne, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and D. Entekhabi

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (92.4 kB)

3:30 PM

4.6

On global soil moisture from satellite observations, land surface models, and ground data, and implications for land data assimilation

Rolf Reichle, GEST/University of Maryland, Greenbelt, MD; and R. D. Koster and J. Dong

Recorded presentation

3:45 PM

4.7

Soil Moisture Initialization for Climate Prediction: Characterization of Model Observation Errors

Wenge Ni-Meister, Hunter College of the City University of New York, New York City, NY; and J. Walker and P. R. Houser

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (375.7 kB)

4:00 PM

4.8

Retrieving Surface Soil Moisture from Simulated HYDROS L-band Radiometer and Radar Observations Using Kalman Filter Data Assimilation

Xiwu Zhan, UMBC-GEST/NASA-GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and P. Houser and J. Walker

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

4.3a

Coffee Break with Formal Poster Viewing

2:30 PM-3:45 PM: Wednesday, 14 January 2004

Poster Session 2

Hydrologic Data Assimilation Techniques and Methods Posters (Hall 4AB)

Location: Hall 4AB

Sponsor: 18th Conference on Hydrology

Organizer: Paul R. Houser, NASA/GSFC

Papers:

P2.1

The Use of Model Input and Model Parameter Ensembles in Hydrologic Modeling

P2.2

Verification of rainfall estimates over Africa using RFE, NASA MPA-RT and CMORPH

Kevin B. Laws, RSIS Inc. and NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, Camp Springs, MD; and J. E. Janowiak and G. J. Huffman

Poster PDF (526.4 kB)

P2.3

Assessment of satellite rainfall estimation in simulating land surface processes

Emmanouil Anagnostou, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; and K. H. Lee, T. Dinku, M. S. Alamgir, D. Wang, and A. Tadese

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 14 January 2004

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (Hall 4AB)

5:30 PM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 14 January 2004

Sessions end for the day

7:30 PM-7:30 PM: Wednesday, 14 January 2004

AMS Annual Awards Banquet

Thursday, 15 January 2004

6:00 AM-6:00 AM: Thursday, 15 January 2004

THUR 15 JAN

9:00 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 15 January 2004

Orographic hydrometeorology and the associated challenges in both observation and forecasting (Room 6E)

Location: Room 6E

Sponsor: 18th Conference on Hydrology

Organizer: Robert J. Kuligowski, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA

Papers:

9:00 AM

5.1

Orographic enhancements in precipitation: An intercomparison of two gauge-based precipitation climatologies

Mingyue Chen, RS Information Systems, Inc., Camp Springs, MD; and P. Xie, J. E. Janowiak, and P. A. Arkin

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (126.3 kB)

9:15 AM

5.2

Characterizing the space-time variability of precipitation in the Himalayan range: analysis and synthesis

Ana P. Barros, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; and T. Lang, S. Chiao, J. Putkonen, G. Kim, and E. Williams

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

5.3

Application of PRISM Climatologies for Hydrologic Modeling and Forecasting in the Western U.S

John Schaake, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and A. Henkel and S. Cong

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (394.3 kB)

9:45 AM

5.4

Application of the SCIT Algorithm to South Korea Storm Data

Byunghyun Song, Korea Meteorological Administration, Meteorological Research Institute, Seoul, South Korea; and S. O'Donnell, S. Cheong, Y. Lee, F. Moeng, J. Nam, and S. Chung

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Recorded presentation Poster PDF (33.4 kB)

10:00 AM

5.5

An evaluation of incorporating meteorological observations in a realtime hydrologic forecast system

Amy L Sansone, 3Tier Environmental Forecast Group, Seattle, WA; and P. Storck

10:15 AM

5.6

Initiation of precipitating convection in mountainous regions

Donna F. Tucker, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS; and N. A. Crook

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (2.5 MB)

10:30 AM

5.7

Orographic precipitation and the form of mountain ranges

Alison M. Anders, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and G. H. Roe, D. R. Durran, D. R. Montgomery, and B. Hallet

10:45 AM

5.3a

Coffee Break with Formal Poster Viewing

9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Thursday, 15 January 2004

Poster Session 3

Hydrometeorology Posters (Including Orographic and Scale Issues) (Hall 4AB)

Location: Hall 4AB

Sponsor: 18th Conference on Hydrology

Organizer: Robert J. Kuligowski, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA

Papers:

P3.1

Analysing decadal land-cover change as a possible flood-inducing effect in the upper Tisza river basin in Eastern Europe

Rita Pongr�cz, E�tv�s Lor�nd University, Budapest, Hungary; and J. Bartholy, Z. Dezs�, Z. Barcza, and I. Bogardi

Poster PDF (424.2 kB)

P3.2

Correction of global precipitation products for orographic effects

Jennifer C Adam, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. P. Lettenmaier and E. F. Wood

P3.3

Downscaling of short-term ensemble atmospheric forcing for AHPS

John C. Schaake, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. Mullusky, E. Welles, L. Wu, and J. Demargne

P3.4

Gage adjustment of radar rainfall estimations over Florida

Cris Castello, OneRain Inc., Orangevale, CA; and B. H. Hoblit and D. C. Curtis

P3.5

Partitioning of precipitation into rain and snow in distributed hydrologic simulations in the Western Cascades, Oregon, USA

Edwin P. Maurer, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA; and J. Cetrone, S. Medina, and C. Mass

P3.6

Satellite-based rainfall estimates as a driver of river forecasts in Mexico

Michael A Fortune, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and A. R. Teran

P3.7

Chronic flooding of the Tanana River and Piledriver Slough near Salcha, Alaska: possible causes and solutions

Edward William Plumb, National Weather Service, Fairbanks, AK

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (Hall 4AB)

1:30 PM-5:00 PM: Thursday, 15 January 2004

Scale Issues in Weather and Climate Modeling, Including Downscaling and Validation (Room 6E)

Location: Room 6E

Sponsor: 18th Conference on Hydrology

Organizer: Deborah K. Nykanen, Minnesota State University

Papers:

1:30 PM

6.1

Scale issues in model verification: Methodological developments and a case-study with ARPS (INVITED)

Efi Foufoula, St. Anthony Falls Lab, Univeristy of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

2:00 PM

6.2

A statistical-distributed modeling approach for flash flood prediction

Seann Reed, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Schaake, V. Koren, D. J. Seo, and M. Smith

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (34.8 kB)

2:15 PM

6.3

Orographic and meteorological influences on the space-time scaling of convective precipitation

Deborah K. Nykanen, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN; and A. Rubert Godoy

Recorded presentation

2:30 PM

6.4

Exploration of Subgrid Routing Responses in Noah router

David J. Gochis, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and F. Chen

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (414.4 kB)

2:45 PM

6.5

A sub-gridscale precipitation classification system

Carlie J. Coats Jr., Baron Advanced Meteorological Systems, LLC, Research Triangle Park, NC; and R. E. Imhoff and J. N. McHenry

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (244.9 kB)

3:00 PM

6.6

Scale-interaction between Data, Models and Parameters in Catchment Modeling (INVITED)

John C. Schaake, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and V. Koren and Q. Duan

Recorded presentation

3:30 PM

6.7

Downscaling of weather and climate forecasts in regions with complex orography (INVITED)

L. Ruby Leung, PNNL, Richland, WA

Recorded presentation

3:45 PM

6.8

Downscaling NOAA's seasonal Percipitation forecasts to predict hydrologic response

Jurgen D. Garbrecht, USDA/Agricultural Resource Service, El Reno, OK; and J. M. Schneider and X. J. Zhang

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (236.5 kB)

4:00 PM

6.9

Comparison of Hydrologic Forecasting Techniques in the Upper Gunnison River Basin, Colorado

L. E. Hay, USGS, Lakewood, CO; and M. P. Clark

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

6.10

Effects of Spatial and Temporal Aggregation on the Accuracy of Downscaled Precipitation Estimates in the Upper Colorado River Basin

Subhrendu Gangopadhyay, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and M. Clark, B. Rajagopalan, K. Werner, and D. Brandon

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

6.5a

Coffee Break

3:00 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 15 January 2004

Registration Desk Closes

5:00 PM-6:00 PM: Thursday, 15 January 2004

Reception in Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar)

5:30 PM-5:30 PM: Thursday, 15 January 2004

Conference Ends

6:00 PM-6:00 PM: Thursday, 15 January 2004

Norm Phillips Banquet

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