88th Annual Meeting (20-24 January 2008)

Poster Session 1: Student Conference General Poster Session

Sunday, 20 January 2008: 5:30 PM-7:00 PM
Exhibit Hall B (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Papers:
 
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

 
Geophysical fluid experiments in undergraduate education
Seth Clevenstine, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and B. K. Fling

 
Implementing a C++ interface for netCDF-4
Shanna-Shaye Sashai Forbes, University of California, Berkeley, CA

 
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

 
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

 
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

 
Error in the WSR-88D ZS (snow) algorithm
Laura Christine Kruep, NSF, Charlotte, NC; and J. LaDue

 
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)
 
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

 
Interactions between individuals during response to tornado warnings
Danielle E. Turner, Millersville University, Lancaster, PA

 
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

 
Crest Stage Relationships for River Systems in Georgia
Kar’retta N. Venable, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and K. Frantz

 
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

 
Floods and the Built Environment
Douglas James Gavin, UCAR/COMET, Jackson, MS

 
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

 
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

 
Verification and analysis of soil water content measurements from the Oklahoma Mesonet
Aaron M. Gleason, NOAA/NWS, Calera, AL; and J. B. Basara

 
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)
 
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

 
Aspects of 6 June, 2007: a null "moderate risk" of severe weather
Jonathan Thomas Kurtz, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE

 
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

 
A comparison of GOES and MODIS imagery in operational forecasting
Jordan Gerth, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

 
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

 
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

 
Water vapor retrieval using LIDAR measurements
Kevin R. Leavor, Hampton University, Newport News, VA; and M. P. McCormick, Z. Tao, and D. Wu

 
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

 
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

 
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

 
Numerical study of the Mid-Atlantic low-level jet
Catherine A. Sabol, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and J. Limbacher

 
Northern Hemisphere teleconnection patterns in relation to station temperature anomalies
Richard, Chohin Lam, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

 
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

 
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)
 
Global evolution of synoptic-scale vorticity maxima
Alec Setnor Bogdanoff, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

 
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

 
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

 
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

 
The initiation and maintenance of convection along synoptically-quiescent drylines
Katherine L. Horgan, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; and C. C. Weiss

 
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

 
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

 
A Comparison of Inverted Troughs in the Central U.S
Tyler J. Fleming, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and M. R. Anderson

 
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

 
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

 
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

 
Hurricane Katrina reanalysis over South Florida
Michael Kevin Hernandez, Pennsylvania State University, Miami, FL

 
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

 
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

 
A climatology of tropical cyclone pinhole eyes in the Atlantic basin
Kate Musgrave, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

 
Analysis of deep convective cell motions within an intense hurricane
Brett G. Odom, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC; and M. D. Eastin

 
Development of a hurricane secondary eyewall formation index
Matthew Sitkowski, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Kossin

 
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

 
Reanalysis of the 1945 Homestead Hurricane
Christopher Micheal Luckett, NOAA, Jackson, MS

 
Late season tropical cyclone formation in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean: 1975-2005
Rachel G. Mauk, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and J. S. Hobgood

 
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

 
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

 
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

 
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)
 
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

 
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)
 
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

 
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

 
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

 
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)
 
Atmospheric forcing on lobster post-larvae settlement
Andrew J. Pershing, Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Portland, ME; and R. Wahle and P. C. Meyers

 
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

 
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

 
Compiling a climatology of smoke plume injection heights from satellite measurements
Shawn R. Gindhart, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and C. Ichoku

 
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

 
Atmospheric Influence on the Propagation of Radio Station Waves
Scott Mowaswes, Kean University, Union, New Jersey

 
 
Changes in Arctic Snowfall/Total Precipitation Ratios
Ryan L. Ruhge, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and S. Feng and M. P. Lawson

 
Interpretation of Return Levels Under a Changing Climate
Marcus D. Walter, Pennsylvania State Univ. / NCAR, University Park, PA

 
Spatial and temporal precipitation patterns for the Great Plains
Caitlin I. Ross, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and M. R. Anderson

 
Regional variability of CAPE and deep shear from reanalysis
Victor Gensini, National Weather Center REU Program, Dekalb, IL

 
Comparing the Antarctic bipolar seesaw under glacial and interglacial conditions
Katherine A. Pingree, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH; and C. Morrill

 
Neural Networks as a tool for Spatio-temporal Interpolation in the Gulf of Maine
François P. Neville, University of Maine, Orono, ME

 
The Sensational Seiche of Lake Erie
Sarah M. Dillingham, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

 
Ekman Transport and Tidal Variations in the Gulf of Maine
Norman Shippee Jr., Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH

 
Trends and Sources of Aerosols in Alaska
Ashley N. Wallace, Millersville University, Millersville, PA

 
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

 
Ozone dependency of the background current in ozonesondes
Karen A. Diaz, NCAR/Significant Opportunities for Atmospheric Research and Science, San Juan, PR

 
Characteristics of PM2.5 carbonaceous aerosol in Tianjin,China
Weifang Li, Nankai University, Tianjin, China; and Z. Bai, C. Zhang, A. Liu, and J. Wei

 
Multivariate linear regression analysis to assess atmospheric ion deposition at PA47
Brittany Potter, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and M. Sutcliffe

 
Local Minimum of Tropical Cyclogenesis in the Eastern Caribbean
Owen H. Shieh, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; and S. J. Colucci