Program: Seventh Annual AMS Student Conference (88th Annual Meeting (20-24 January 2008))

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Ekman driven cyclones/anti-cyclones and wind driven ocean circulation using “Weather in a Tank”

David Beesley, Univ. of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, MA; and J. Olejarz, A. Tandon, and J. Marshall

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Geophysical fluid experiments in undergraduate education

Seth Clevenstine, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and B. K. Fling

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Implementing a C++ interface for netCDF-4

Shanna-Shaye Sashai Forbes, University of California, Berkeley, CA

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A student centered, student led, volunteer forecasting organization at the University of Oklahoma

Patrick T. Marsh, NOAA/NSSL & OU/CIMMS/SoM, Norman, OK; and D. Bodine, K. H. Goebbert, C. M. Shafer, and M. J. Laufersweiler

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Weather Break: a broadcast skills enhancing program for students

Beth Dickey, Creighton University, Omaha, NE; and J. R. Gomez, R. Caniglia, A. Rudersdorf, and D. J. M. Schrage

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Correlation of meteorological variables and Major League Baseball home runs

Benjamin J. Ogle, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and R. A. Bayer, B. J. Edwards, S. R. Gindhart, L. C. Valentine, and A. N. Wallace

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Analyzing conventional and emerging radar technologies for the May 8th, 2007 central Oklahoma tornado case

Jared Rennie, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH

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Error in the WSR-88D ZS (snow) algorithm

Laura Christine Kruep, NSF, Charlotte, NC; and J. LaDue

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Communicating weather radar to public audiences

Rachel E. Butterworth, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. A. Kloesel, C. Cervato, and W. A. Gallus Jr.

Poster PDF (793.6 kB)

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Interpreting historical storminess data: A web portal for Pacific regional resilience

Thomas A. Sabbatelli, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA; and J. Marra and E. Shea

P1.11

Hurricane & Tropical Storm Impacts over the South Florida Metropolitan Area: Mortality & Government

Ian C. Colon Pagan Sr., UPR Rio Piedras - SOARS, Patillas, PR

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Interactions between individuals during response to tornado warnings

Danielle E. Turner, Millersville University, Lancaster, PA

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National Weather Service warning performance associated with watches

Jessica A. Ram, Pennsylvania State University, Kennett Square, PA; and P. T. Schlatter, E. M. Quoetone, and R. H. Johns

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Crest Stage Relationships for River Systems in Georgia

Kar’retta N. Venable, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and K. Frantz

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Enhancements to flash flood warnings: automated inclusion of known flash flood-prone areas

Audra C. Hennecke, NOAA/NWS, Sterling, VA; and S. J. Rogowski, S. A. Rogowski, S. A. Listemaa, and R. D. Hitchens

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Floods and the Built Environment

Douglas James Gavin, UCAR/COMET, Jackson, MS

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Evaluating the utility of satellite-based precipitation estimates for flood forecasting in ungauged basins

Koray K. Yilmaz, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and H. V. Gupta and T. Wagener

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Effects of land cover characteristics on urban hydrological systems: an analysis for the Colorado Front Range

Armand D. Silva, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and D. J. Gochis

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Verification and analysis of soil water content measurements from the Oklahoma Mesonet

Aaron M. Gleason, NOAA/NWS, Calera, AL; and J. B. Basara

P1.20

The Onset, Cessation and Dry Spells of the Small Rainy Season (Belg) of Ethiopia

Mesay Abebe Habtemariam Sr., National Meteorological Agency, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Poster PDF (1.4 MB)

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Using ensemble prediction systems to estimate medium range temperature forecast error

Peter M. Finocchio, AER, Beverly, MA; and D. B. Hogan and S. M. Leidner

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Aspects of 6 June, 2007: a null "moderate risk" of severe weather

Jonathan Thomas Kurtz, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE

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Case analysis of the Friday, 13 April 2007 Colorado “false alarm” snowstorm

Jonathan D. D. Meyer, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO; and M. L. Massey and P. Nutter

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Convective initiation during the early evening boundary layer transition period: A case study

Jessica Busse, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL

P1.25

A comparison of GOES and MODIS imagery in operational forecasting

Jordan Gerth, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

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Development of an improved forecasting technique for strong northeasterly winds in the western Gulf of Maine

Daniel S. Michaud, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH

P1.27

Effects of varying land-cover conditions on surface energy budgets

John B. Barr, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. B. Basara, W. P. Kustas, and J. H. Prueger

P1.28

Overview of the Hampton University 48-Inch LIDAR System

Robert Benjamin Lee III, Hampton University, Hampton, VA; and M. P. McCormick, Z. Tao, and D. Wu

P1.29

Water vapor retrieval using LIDAR measurements

Kevin R. Leavor, Hampton University, Newport News, VA; and M. P. McCormick, Z. Tao, and D. Wu

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Variability of surface air temperature over gently-sloped terrain

David Bodine, Atmospheric Radar Research Center, School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. Klein, S. Arms, E. Fedorovich, and A. M. Shapiro

P1.31

Behavior of WRF's boundary layer schemes and land surface models in simulations of an urban heat island

Natalie Umphlett, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and C. Rowe

P1.32

Analysis of wind data from the 2004 DAPPLE experiment in Westminster, UK

Maxime Perron, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. Barlow and P. M. Klein

P1.33

Numerical study of the Mid-Atlantic low-level jet

Catherine A. Sabol, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and J. Limbacher

P1.34

Northern Hemisphere teleconnection patterns in relation to station temperature anomalies

Richard, Chohin Lam, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

P1.35

Precipitation Relationships between the Great Plains, U.S. Southwest, and Mexican Monsoons

Melissa Marie Ackerman, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and R. Oglesby, Q. Hu, and S. Feng

P1.36

Two cases of extreme blocking events over Europe and North America

Justin M. Glisan, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and A. R. Lupo

Poster PDF (487.4 kB)

P1.37

Global evolution of synoptic-scale vorticity maxima

Alec Setnor Bogdanoff, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

P1.38

High resolution observations and modeling of a shallow, intense Great Plains cold front

Daniel C. Hartung, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. E. Martin, J. A. Otkin, D. D. Turner, W. F. Feltz, and T. J. Wagner

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Characterization of Selected Boundary Layer Convergence Zones as Observed in IHOP (2002) and REFRACTT (2006)

Theresa Abigail Aguilar, SOARS, Anton, TX; and T. M. Weckwerth and C. J. Kessinger

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Investigation of convective initiation along a Dryline using Observation and Numerical Weather Prediction Model

Mengsteab Weldegaber, Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore,, MD; and B. Demoz, S. Chiao, and L. Sparling

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The initiation and maintenance of convection along synoptically-quiescent drylines

Katherine L. Horgan, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; and C. C. Weiss

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Case Study of Severe Wind Outbreak in NE Nebraska and NW Iowa August 20, 2007

Halley K. Holmes, Creighton University, Omaha, NE; and R. Caniglia, J. Martinelli, and A. Rudersdorf

P1.43

Using the WRF Model to Identify Genesis Mechanisms for Bow Echo Mesoscale Vortices

Michael St.Laurent Jr., Lyndon State College, Littleton, NH; and N. T. Atkins

P1.44

A Comparison of Inverted Troughs in the Central U.S

Tyler J. Fleming, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and M. R. Anderson

P1.45

Variations in subtropical storm types and their contribution to rainfall in southeast Texas

Dianne K. Boothby, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and A. C. Ferrel, L. J. Hopper, Jr., and C. Schumacher

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Storm divergence from the Aggie Doppler Radar (ADRAD): Synoptic forcing and convective/stratiform variations

Cameron R. Homeyer, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and A. J. Wiley

P1.47

Changes in mesoscale divergence structures based on storm evolution

Jordan Moore, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and A. Fanning, J. Stachnik, and C. Schumacher

P1.48

Hurricane Katrina reanalysis over South Florida

Michael Kevin Hernandez, Pennsylvania State University, Miami, FL

P1.49

ICESat estimates of forest canopy height loss for post-hurricane timber damage detection and assessment decision support

Jason Brent Jones, NASA DEVELOP Program, Stennis Space Center, MS; and L. M. Childs

P1.50

Radar analysis of deep convection in landfalling tropical cyclone rainbands: tornadic and nontornadic cells

Heather B. Anderson, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC; and M. D. Eastin

P1.51

A climatology of tropical cyclone pinhole eyes in the Atlantic basin

Kate Musgrave, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

P1.52

Analysis of deep convective cell motions within an intense hurricane

Brett G. Odom, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC; and M. D. Eastin

P1.53

Development of a hurricane secondary eyewall formation index

Matthew Sitkowski, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Kossin

P1.54

An Analysis of the Three-Dimensional Wind Field of Hurricane Ivan (2004) Using Radar Data

Michael D. Williams, The University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and K. Knupp

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Reanalysis of the 1945 Homestead Hurricane

Christopher Micheal Luckett, NOAA, Jackson, MS

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Simulation of hurricane-ocean interaction for hurricane Katrina: Coupling the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model with a 1-D ocean model

Kimberly R. Trent, SOARS, Fresh Meadows, NY; and G. J. Holland and R. Rotunno

P1.57

Late season tropical cyclone formation in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean: 1975-2005

Rachel G. Mauk, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and J. S. Hobgood

P1.58

The effect of dust optical properties on surface radiative energy budget and atmospheric thermodynamics during Aerose-III

Adrian Flores, NOAA Center for Atmospheric Sciences, Washington, DC; and E. Joseph, N. R. Nalli, and V. Morris

P1.59

A Statistical Analysis of Trade Wind Cumulus Properties Relevant to Warm Rain Formation

Amanda M. Sheffield, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and S. Lasher-Trapp

P1.60

The Daily Cycle of Winds at Estación Obispo, Mexico, during the North American Monsoon

McArthur Jones Jr., Millersville University and UCAR/SOARS, Millersville, PA; and L. M. Hartten

P1.61

Calculating the moist static energy budget around the ITCZ in idealized WRF simulations

Scott W. Powell, University of Miami, Miami, FL; and D. S. Nolan

Poster PDF (838.1 kB)

P1.62

Large-scale tropical circulations induced by heat sources in two simple models

Alex Omar Gonzalez, CMMAP, State College, PA

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Identification of mesoscale convective features using satellite imagery data

Annelise Lenz, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and W. F. Feltz, K. M. Bedka, R. E. Holz, and J. Sieglaff

P1.64

Using radio occultation soundings to study Mesoscale Convective Systems

Cecille M. Villanueva Birriel, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, PR; and W. Schreiner and B. Kuo

Poster PDF (2.6 MB)

P1.65

Development of methodology and tools for determining the impact of cloud-cover on satellite sensors

Luke McGuire, Univ. of Oklahoma, Lewisburg, PA; and H. E. Snell and T. S. Zaccheo

P1.66

Data exploration study of atmospheric TIR signals associated with tectonic faulting and earthquake processes

Noam Reisner, NASA DEVELOP at Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD; and C. P. Normile, M. Perekupka, M. Zuhurudeen, J. Wang, and S. Risman

P1.67

Improving the assessment capabilities of Encephalitis in Alabama by integrated use of NASA TRMM mission

Jamie E. Favors, NASA, Mobile, AL; and B. Stringer and F. W. Baker

P1.68

Atmospheric Measurements aboard C-130 During the Pacific Atmospheric Sulfur Experiment

Anastasia G. Yanchilina, Creighton University, Omaha, NE; and L. Mauldin and R. Anderson

Poster PDF (1.3 MB)

P1.69

Effects of Meteorological Forcing on Transport and Fate of CDOM in the South Atlantic Bight

Lauren W. Urban, Creighton University, Omaha, NE

P1.70

Atmospheric forcing on lobster post-larvae settlement

Andrew J. Pershing, Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Portland, ME; and R. Wahle and P. C. Meyers

P1.71

Using remote sensing technologies to monitor the health of the Chesapeake Bay

Jill L. Gribbin, NASA, Greenbelt, MD; and M. Ferrucci, L. Kelly, and S. Risman

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Climate influences on Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in Sequim Bay, Washington State

Alisha R. Fernandez, University of Colorado and NOAA/NCAR, Seattle, WA; and S. K. Moore and V. Trainer

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Compiling a climatology of smoke plume injection heights from satellite measurements

Shawn R. Gindhart, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and C. Ichoku

P1.74

Interannual Variability of Wildfires in the Missouri - Arkansas region

Melissa D. Chesser, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; and A. R. Lupo, D. Albert, and C. C. Buonanno

P1.75

Atmospheric Influence on the Propagation of Radio Station Waves

Scott Mowaswes, Kean University, Union, New Jersey

P1.76

Seasonal trends in stratospheric water vapor as derived from SAGE II data

Marilee M. Roell, LRC, Hampton, VA; and R. Fu

P1.77

Changes in Arctic Snowfall/Total Precipitation Ratios

Ryan L. Ruhge, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and S. Feng and M. P. Lawson

P1.78

Interpretation of Return Levels Under a Changing Climate

Marcus D. Walter, Pennsylvania State Univ. / NCAR, University Park, PA

P1.79

Predicting and assessing adaptive capacity of water management to climate variability and change in Northeast Brazil

Nathan L. Engle, Joint Global Change Research Institute, College Park, MD

P1.80

Spatial and temporal precipitation patterns for the Great Plains

Caitlin I. Ross, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and M. R. Anderson

P1.81

Regional variability of CAPE and deep shear from reanalysis

Victor Gensini, National Weather Center REU Program, Dekalb, IL

P1.82

Meridional Energy Transport Discrepancies in Transient and Equilibrium Climate Simulations

Benjamin Katsuo Johnson, OAR, College Park, MD

P1.83

The effect of CO2 stabilization on uptake rates in land and ocean sinks as a function of ocean circulation, vegetation type, and CO2 fertilization

Zi Zi A. Searles, NCAR, San Francisco, CA

P1.84

Comparing the Antarctic bipolar seesaw under glacial and interglacial conditions

Katherine A. Pingree, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH; and C. Morrill

P1.85

Neural Networks as a tool for Spatio-temporal Interpolation in the Gulf of Maine

François P. Neville, University of Maine, Orono, ME

P1.86

The Sensational Seiche of Lake Erie

Sarah M. Dillingham, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

P1.87

Ekman Transport and Tidal Variations in the Gulf of Maine

Norman Shippee Jr., Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH

P1.88

Trends and Sources of Aerosols in Alaska

Ashley N. Wallace, Millersville University, Millersville, PA

P1.89

Intensive observation of Sand ans Dust Stroms using ground-based Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy in Anmyeon, Korea

Byung-Il Lee III, National Institute of Meteorological Research, Seoul, South Korea; and Y. Kim III, E. H. Sohn, M. J. Kim, G. M. Lee III, and J. H. Park III

P1.90

Ozone dependency of the background current in ozonesondes

Karen A. Diaz, NCAR/Significant Opportunities for Atmospheric Research and Science, San Juan, PR

P1.91

Improving Data Quality when Sampling Oxygen-18 Isotopes in Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide

Lumari Pardo-Rodriguez, SOARS, UCAR, Lajas, PR

P1.92

Characteristics of PM_2.5 carbonaceous aerosol in Tianjin,China

Weifang Li, Nankai University, Tianjin, China; and Z. Bai, C. Zhang, A. Liu, and J. Wei

P1.93

Comparing simulations to observations of photochemical reactive gaseous pollutants above and downwind of Mexico City

Christopher L. Williams, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. McKenna