87th AMS Annual Meeting

: Sixth Annual Student Conference

Sixth Annual Student Conference

- Indicates paper has been withdrawn from meeting

Saturday, 13 January 2007

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Saturday, 13 January 2007


Sat 13 Jan

12:00 AM-1:00 AM: Saturday, 13 January 2007


Oral Submissions
Sponsor: Sixth Annual Student Conference

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Saturday, 13 January 2007


Poster Session
Poster Submissions
Sponsor: Sixth Annual Student Conference

Papers:
 
Radar and Surface Measurements of Boundary Layer Convergence Zones
Theresa Abigail Aguilar, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; and T. M. Weckwerth

 
Using portable automated research micrometeorological stations (PARMS) deployed at the Tar Creek Superfund for a QPE analysis
Heather R. Campbell, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and D. R. Cheresnick and J. Basara

 
Methods for a Warm-Season Convective Wind Climatology for the Florida Space Coast
Kristin A. Cummings, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and E. J. Dupont

 
The Influence of Low-Level Stable Layers on Damaging Surface Winds within Bow Echoes
Jonathan J. Cunningham, Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, VT; and N. T. Atkins

 
The Influence of Low-Level Stable Layers on Damaging Surface Winds within Bow Echoes
Jonathan J. Cunningham, Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, VT; and N. T. Atkins

 
Validation of a Polarimetric Radar Hail Detection Algorithm Using a Fuzzy Logic Approach
Alicia M. Dale, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and L. D. Carey and V. Chandrasekar

 
The variability of regional climate conditions associated with Lake Champlain lake-effect snow systems
Jared Desrochers, Department of Geoscience, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY; and M. Payer and N. Laird

 
GIS-based Radar Rainfall Verification
Braxton Lee Edwards, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma; and O. Wilhelmi, D. N. Yates, and C. Worster

 
Developing a C++ interface for netCDF-4
Shanna-Shaye Sashai Forbes, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

 
The Effect of Terrain on CASA Radars
Chris Gilson, Meteorology Program, Department of Geography, Northern Illinois University, California, PA

 
Media Influence on Hurricane Rita
Nicholas L. Hampshire, NOAA/NWS, Fort Worth, TX; and S. D. Winkley

 
New York State Finger Lakes winter lake-effect events: event characteristics
Natasha Hodas, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; and R. Sobash and N. Laird

 
 
Using GIS and NJWXNET observations to study NJ mesoscale weather phenomena
Ryan M. Kelly, Kean University, Union, NJ; and S. Yoh

 
Radiative Influences on the Bergeron-Findeisen process in Arctic mixed-phase clouds
Zach Lebo, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania; and N. Johnson and J. Y. Harrington

 
An evaluation and comparison of microphysics fields in Dennis (2005) at various lifecycle stages
Eric C. Meyers, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and R. Rogers

 
Linked Environments for Atmospheric Discovery: Helping build capacity for end-users
Eric C. Meyers, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and J. Vogt, K. Sanders, J. Kurdzo, H. Kunsman, C. Kelly, B. Potter, R. Junod, N. Banks, L. Plourde, and M. Patrick

 
Examination of measurements and simulations of aerosol optical depth during the MILAGRO campaign
Alicia Middleton, NASA DEVELOP National Program, Hampton, VA; and L. K. Bell, D. Muthulingam, B. Mather, G. Stevens, D. Tigerino Miranda, N. Loney, R. A. Ferrare, and G. Carmichael

 
WRF model response to physics perturbations during Hurricane Rita
Zachary Christian Morgan, College Station, TX; and R. M. Mosier, S. Wang, J. Harvey, and F. Zhang

 
A climatological study of Lake Champlain lake-effect snow band events
Melissa Payer, SUNY Albany, Albany, NY; and J. Desrochers and N. Laird

 
Boundary layer structure and aerosols from ship observations over the Eastern Caribbean
K.L. Rasmussen, University of Washington, WA; and G. P. Izzo

 
Assessing the Precision of GPS Radio Occultation
Luna M. Rodriguez, Graduate Student, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA

 
Understanding local wind circulations over White Sands Missile Range
Armand D. Silva, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

 
New York State Finger Lakes Winter lake-effect events: Surface, sounding, and synoptic environment
Ryan Sobash, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and N. Hodas and N. Laird

 
Using CALIPSO to study the influence of the Saharan Air Layer (SAL) on the intensity of tropical cyclones
Christopher Spells, Hampton University, Hampton, VA; and J. Anderson and M. P. McCormick

 
Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorological Feature Climatology in the Alaska Region using Synthetic Aperture Radar
Matthew Stepp, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and T. D. Sikora and G. S. Young

 
Haze Events and Visibility Variations for Several Sites across New Hampshire
Karen Thorp, Hobart & William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY; and N. Laird

 
LEAD Ontology Vocabulary
J. Vogt, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and C. Warren and A. Cardona

 
The Oklahoma City Urban Micronet Test Facility
Thomas E. Winning Jr., Oklahoma Climatololgical Survey, Norman, OK; and B. G. Illston, M. M. Ferris, and J. B. Basara

 
Improving Visualization Tools for Solving Difficult Problems in Cloud Microphysics
Jennifer L. Bewley, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and S. Lasher-Trapp, D. Ebert, Y. Song, and N. Svakhine

 
Characteristics of Sea Surface Temperatures (SSTs) between 23ºC and 24ºC West of the Galápagos Islands
Douglas J. Gavin, Jackson State University, 39217, Jackson, MS; and L. M. Hartten, N. Gordon, R. Markel, and K. Diaz

 
Compact Aircraft Lidar for Aerosol Atmospheric Profiling
Jasper Lewis Jr., Hampton University, Hampton, VA; and R. De Young

 
Correlating atmospheric water vapor and hurricane intensity
Talea Mayo, University of Texas, Austin, Austin, TX

 
Comparison of CHAMP Radio Occultations with Global Model Forecasts: 2005 Hurricane Season
Michael Kevin Hernandez, Pennsylvania State University, Miami, FL; and Y. H. Kuo, D. C. Hunt, W. Abshire, J. Weber, and A. C. Didlake Jr.

 
The Impact of Megacities on the emission of NO2 using GOME and SCIAMACHY data
Imani Morris, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and S. Massie, T. Barnes, B. Lefer, A. Wilson, and B. L. Edwards

7:30 AM-10:00 AM: Saturday, 13 January 2007


Student Conference Registration
Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center

Sunday, 14 January 2007

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Sunday, 14 January 2007


Sun 14 Jan

7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Sunday, 14 January 2007


Short Course Registration
Location: East Registration (Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center)

9:00 AM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 14 January 2007


Conference Registration
Location: East Registration (Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center)