Program: 13th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) (89th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting )

13th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Program Chairs: Eugenia Kalnay , Univ. of Maryland ; Robert Atlas , NOAA/AOML

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Saturday, 10 January 2009

7:30 AM-10:00 AM: Saturday, 10 January 2009

Student Conference Badge Pick-up Only

Sunday, 11 January 2009

7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Sunday, 11 January 2009

Short Course Registration

9:00 AM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 11 January 2009

Annual Meeting Registration Begins

12:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 11 January 2009

Weatherfest

Location: Northballroom A (Phoenix Convention Center)

3:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 11 January 2009

First-Time Attendee Briefing

Location: Room 130 (Phoenix Convention Center)

5:00 PM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 11 January 2009

Annual Meeting Review and Fellows Awards

Location: Room 130 (Phoenix Convention Center)

5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Sunday, 11 January 2009

Fellows Reception

Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center)

Monday, 12 January 2009

7:30 AM-5:30 PM: Monday, 12 January 2009

Registration Open

8:30 AM-10:15 AM: Monday, 12 January 2009

Presidential Forum

Location: Ballroom ABC (Phoenix Convention Center)

10:15 AM-10:45 AM: Monday, 12 January 2009

Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer

Location: Phoenix Convention Center

10:45 AM-11:45 AM: Monday, 12 January 2009

Atmospheric Observations for Weather and Climate—I

Location: Room 130 (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 13th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Carolyn A. Reynolds, NRL

Papers:

10:45 AM

1.1

Exploring the potential of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to meet NOAA mission requirements involving weather, water, climate and marine ecosystems

F. Martin Ralph, NOAA / ESRL, Boulder, CO; and A. MacDonald

Recorded presentation

11:00 AM

1.2

Application of Unmanned Aircraft Systems to an Integrated Observing System for atmospheric river events

Gary A. Wick, NOAA/ESRL/PSD, Boulder, CO; and F. M. Ralph and T. Jacobs

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

1.3

WISDOM System Description and Initial Test Results

A. E. MacDonald, NOAA/OAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Nicinska

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

1.4

The leading edge: using CASA radars to detect lower troposphere winds in quasi-linear convective systems

B. Philips, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; and R. Przybylinski, J. Brotzge, D. J. Rude, W. Diaz, B. Dolan, and E. Bass

Recorded presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 12 January 2009

Lunch Break

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Monday, 12 January 2009

Atmospheric Observations for Weather and Climate—II

Location: Room 130 (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 13th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: F. Martin Ralph, NOAA/ESRL

Papers:

1:30 PM

2.1

What causes NCEP GFS model forecast skill “dropouts”?

Bradley Ballish, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD MD; and J. C. Alpert, D. Carlis, and K. Kumar

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (851.6 kB)

1:45 PM

2.2

Complexities of Establishing an Automated Monitoring System Network in Support of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics

William L. Scott, EC, Richmond, BC, Canada

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

2.3

Update on the Consensus Reference Concept for Testing Radiosondes

Joseph Facundo, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Fitzgibbon and C. Bower

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (287.0 kB)

2:15 PM

2.4

Naval Research Laboratory global model adaptive observing during T-PARC/TCS-08

Carolyn A. Reynolds, NRL, Monterey, CA

Recorded presentation

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 12 January 2009

Poster Session 1

Data Assimilation and Impact Studies

Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 13th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Shirley T. Murillo, NOAA/AOML/HRD

Papers:

P1.1

Comparison of retrospective optimal interpolation with existing retrospective analysis methods and strategies for its implementation

Hyo-Jong Song, Next Generation Model Development Center, Seoul, , South Korea; and G. H. Lim, D. Lee, and H. S. Lee

P1.2

Ensemble/Variational Observation (EnVO): a rigorous approach to adaptive observation built on the framework of EnVE

David Zhang, University of California, La Jolla, CA; and R. Krohn and T. Bewley

P1.3

Verification of the boundary layer properties over heterogeneous surfaces in the coupled Advanced Research Weather Research and Forecasting/National Centers for Environmental Prediction – Oregon State University – Air Force – Hydrologic Research Lab (WRF/Noah) model

Miliaritiana L. Robjhon, Howard University, Washington, DC; and E. Joseph, J. D. Fuentes, and C. A. Stearns

P1.4

Data assimilation in a simulated coupled ocean-atmosphere system

Tamara D. Singleton, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD; and E. Kalnay, S. C. Yang, and J. Ballabrera

P1.5

DART: A community facility for ensemble data assimilation

Jeffrey Anderson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. Hoar, N. Collins, K. Raeder, and H. Liu

P1.6

Observation Error Modeling and EnKF OSSEs Examining the Impact of Spatial and Temporal Resolutions and Errors of Phased-Array Radar

Yasuko Umemoto, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and T. Lei, T. Y. Yu, and M. Xue

Poster PDF (214.6 kB)

P1.7

Adjoint Sensitivity Analysis of the Peruvian Current System

Aneesh Subramanian, SIO/Univ. Of California, La Jolla, CA; and A. J. Miller and B. Cornuelle

P1.8

Monitoring and Assimilation Impact Study of Moisture Data from Aircraft at the Canadian Meteorological Center

Iriola Mati, Canadian Meteorological Centre, Dorval, PQ, Canada; and R. Sarrazin, Y. Zaitseva, and G. Verner

Poster PDF (241.8 kB)

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center)

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 12 January 2009

Results from Field Experiments (TAMDAR)

Location: Room 130 (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 13th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Gary A. Wick, NOAA/ESRL/PSD

Papers:

4:00 PM

3.1

TAMDAR jet fleets and their impact on Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) forecasts

William R. Moninger, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and S. G. Benjamin, B. D. Jamison, T. W. Schlatter, T. L. Smith, and E. J. Szoke

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (500.4 kB)

4:15 PM

3.2

The Utility of TAMDAR on Short-Range Forecasts over Alaska

Meredith Croke, AirDat, Morrisville, NC; and A. Huffman, P. Childs, and Y. Liu

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (522.0 kB)

4:30 PM

3.3

The Optimization Between TAMDAR Data Assimilation Methods and Model Configuration in WRF-ARW

Allan Huffman, AirDat, Morrisville, NC; and P. Childs, M. Croke, Y. Liu, and X. Y. Huang

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (3.0 MB)

4:45 PM

3.4

Developments in geographic TAMDAR coverage in the CONUS

Jamie T. Braid, AirDat LLC, Lakewood, CO; and J. E. Rex

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (548.3 kB)

5:00 PM

3.5

Peter Childs, AirDat, Morrisville, NC; and A. Huffman, M. Croke, Y. Liu, and X. Y. Huang

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (295.2 kB)

5:15 PM

3.6

The TAMDAR Sensor's Relative Humidity Performance on ERJ-145 Commercial Aircraft

Daniel J. Mulally, AirDat, LLC., Lakewood, CO; and J. T. Braid

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (2.4 MB)

5:25 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 12 January 2009

Sessions Adjourn for the Day

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 12 January 2009

Opening of the Exhibit Hall with Reception

Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center)

Tuesday, 13 January 2009

8:30 AM-9:30 AM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Ocean Observations for Data Assimilation and Climate—I

Location: Room 131C (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 13th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: John Proni, NOAA/AOML

Papers:

8:30 AM

4B.1

Development of a new cross-calibrated, multi-platform (CCMP) ocean surface wind product

Robert Atlas, NOAA/AOML, Miami, FL; and R. N. Hoffman, J. Ardizzone, S. M. Leidner, and J. C. Jusem

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.7 MB)

8:45 AM

4B.2

Influence of assimilating QuikSCAT wind vectors on Global Forecast System (GFS) analyses and forecasts of tropical cyclones

Sharanya J. Majumdar, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and R. Atlas

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

4B.3

Redundancy analyses of the coupled atmosphere-ocean system and joint assimilation

Faez Bakalian, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada; and H. Ritchie, K. Thompson, and W. Merryfield

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

4B.4

Getting the ocean right—operational oceanography during RIMPAC 2008

John E. M. Brown, Naval Oceanographic Office, Stennis Space Center, MS; and M. Cobb, K. O'Driscoll, A. Mask, and C. Dehaan

Recorded presentation

8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Mesoscale Data Assimilation and Impact Experiments—I

Location: Room 130 (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 13th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: S. Mark Leidner, AER

Papers:

8:45 AM

4A.2

Sensitivity of mesoscale surface analyses to surface observations in urban environments

John Horel, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and D. Tyndall

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

4A.3

Relative short-range forecast impact in summer and winter from aircraft, profiler, rawinsonde, VAD, GPS-PW, METAR and mesonet observations for hourly assimilation into the RUC

Stanley G. Benjamin, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and W. R. Moninger, B. D. Jamison, and S. R. Sahm

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

4A.4

Advanced Data Assimilation with a Limited Area Model

Dagmar Merkova, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and I. Szunyogh

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

4A.5

The Application of Satellite-derived Dataset in the Analysis and Numerical Weather Prediction of the Winter Storms in Hawaii

Hsi-Chyi Yeh, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and Y. L. Chen

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (884.9 kB)

8:30 AM

4A.1

Naval Research Laboratory mesoscale model adaptive observing during T-PARC/TCS08

James D. Doyle, NRL, Monterey, CA; and H. Jin, C. M. Amerault, and C. A. Reynolds

Recorded presentation

9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (See poster listing in Monday's program)

Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Mesoscale Data Assimilation and Impact Experiments—II

Location: Room 130 (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 13th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: John Horel, University of Utah

Papers:

11:00 AM

5A.1

Impact of Lake Okeechobee Sea Surface Temperatures on Numerical Predictions of Summertime Convective Systems over South Florida

Michael Splitt, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL; and J. L. Case, K. K. Fuell, P. Santos, S. M. Lazarus, and G. J. Jedlovec

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (816.5 kB)

11:15 AM

5A.2

Examining the Impacts of High-Resolution Land and Ocean Surface Initialization on Local Model Predictions of Convection in the Southeastern U.S

Jonathan L. Case, ENSCO, Inc., Huntsville, AL; and S. V. Kumar, P. Santos, J. M. Medlin, and G. J. Jedlovec

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (360.4 kB)

11:30 AM

5A.3

High Temporal and Spatial Resolution 2D Wind Analysis of CASA and WSR-88D Radar Data using the ARPS 3DVAR

Jidong Gao, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. A. Brotzge, Y. Wang, K. W. Thomas, K. Brewster, M. Xue, V. Chandrasekar, Y. Wang, B. D. Phillips, and M. Zink

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.4 MB)

11:45 AM

5A.4

Impact of Assimilating Multiple-radar Data through the GSI System on Numerical Prediction of Tropical Storm Erin (2007)

A.M. Shao, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. Xue, Y. Yang, M. Hu, S. S. Weygandt, and S. G. Benjamin

http://twister.ou.edu/papers/Shao_AMS2009.pdf

Recorded presentation

Ocean Observations for Data Assimilation and Climate—II

Location: Room 131C (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 13th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Bill Proenza, NOAA/NWS

Papers:

11:00 AM

5B.1

Tropical cyclone position, intensity, and size analysis: Operational challenges over the data sparse subtropical oceans

Christopher W. Landsea, NOAA/NWS/TPC/NHC, Miami, FL

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

5B.2

Assimilation of nearshore winds into a high-resolution atmosphere/wave modeling system

Natalie Lamberton, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL; and S. Lazarus, M. Splitt, S. Chiao, G. Zarillo, P. Santos, and D. Sharp

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (276.9 kB)

11:30 AM

5B.3

Hurricane Irene: a case study for the use of underwater sound for the monitoring of mesoscale convective systems occurring in the ocean

John Proni, NOAA/AOML, Miami, FL; and J. Wilkerson

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

5B.4

Ocean-surface wind impacts in regional and global models

S. Mark Leidner, AER, Norman, OK; and J. Ardizzone, J. C. Jusem, E. Brin, and R. Atlas

Recorded presentation

11:00 AM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Exhibits Open

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Lunch Break (Cash and Carry in Exhibit Hall)

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Mesoscale Data Assimilation and Impact Experiments—III

Location: Room 130 (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 13th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Stan Benjamin, NOAA/ESRL/GSD

Papers:

1:30 PM

6.1

Weather Research and Forecasting model wind sensitivity study at Edwards Air Force Base, CA

Leela R. Watson, ENSCO, Inc., Cocoa Beach, FL; and W. H. Bauman III and B. Hoeth

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (2.3 MB)

1:45 PM

6.2

The use of LAPS as an assimilation and model initialization tool for tropical cyclones

S. Albers, CIRA/NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and I. Jankov, J. A. Mcginley, Y. Xie, J. Y. Kim, S. G. Gopalakrishnan, J. Gamache, and S. Aberson

2:00 PM

6.3

Hurricane Dennis Simulations By Using Various Initial Conditions and WRF Dynamic Cores

Jin-Young Kim, Pukyoung National University, Busan, South Korea; and I. Jankov, S. Albers, J. H. Oh, J. A. McGinley, S. G. Gopalakrishnan, and X. Zhang

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

6.4

Multi-scale Analysis and Prediction of the 8 May 2003 Oklahoma City Tornadic Supercell Storm Assimilating Radar and Surface Network Data using EnKF

Ting Lei, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. Xue and T. Y. Yu

http://twister.ou.edu/papers/LeiXueYu_AMS2009.pdf

Recorded presentation

2:30 PM

6.5

A Three-Dimensional Variational Data Assimilation Scheme in Support of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems

Zhijin Li, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and Y. Chao, J. Farrara, J. C. McWilliams, and K. Ide

6.6

Tropical cyclone intensity and rainfall forecasts: sensitivity to assimilation of microwave satellite observations

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall

Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center)

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Mesoscale Data Assimilation and Impact Experiments—IV

Location: Room 131C (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 13th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Eric W. Uhlhorn, NOAA/AOML

Papers:

3:30 PM

7B.1

Observation denial and performance of a local mesoscale model

Leela R. Watson, ENSCO, Inc., Cocoa Beach, FL; and W. H. Bauman III

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (2.6 MB)

3:45 PM

7B.2

On the Impact of Super Resolution WSR-88D Doppler Radar Data Assimilation on High Resolution Numerical Model Forecasts

Steven R. Chiswell, Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (757.5 kB)

4:00 PM

7B.3

Sheared Gaussian Coupled with Hybrid Genetic Methods of Mitigating Uncertainty in Contaminant Dispersion in a Turbulent Flow: Data Assimilation vs. Multisensor Data Fusion

Andrew J. Annunzio, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and S. E. Haupt and G. S. Young

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (109.9 kB)

4:15 PM

7B.4

The application of retrospective optimal interpolation to WRF

Shin-Woo Kim, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea; and H. J. Song and G. H. Lim

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

7B.5

Assimilating Mesoscale Model Data into Computational Fluid Dynamics Models

Sue Ellen Haupt, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and F. J. Zajaczkowski, L. J. Peltier, K. J. Long, D. R. Stauffer, and J. R. Zielonka

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (2.0 MB)

4:45 PM

7B.6

Assimilation of radar reflectivity data using a diabatic digital filter: Applications to the Rapid Update Cycle and Rapid Refresh and initialization of High Resolution Rapid Refresh forecasts with RUC/RR grids

Stanley G. Benjamin, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and S. S. Weygandt, T. G. Smirnova, M. Hu, S. E. Peckham, J. M. Brown, K. J. Brundage, and G. S. Manikin

Recorded presentation

3:30 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Atmospheric Observations for Weather and Climate: AIRS/COSMIC

Location: Room 130 (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 13th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Joel Susskind, NASA/GSFC

Papers:

3:45 PM

7A.2

Validation of AIRS retrievals of CO2 and comparison to chemistry transport models

Moustafa Chahine, NASA/JPL, Pasadena, CA; and E. T. Olsen, L. Chen, X. Jiang, T. Pagano, and Y. Yung

4:00 PM

7A.3

The impact of AIRS data, assimilated using an Ensemble Kalman filter, in WRF forecasts for the Central United States

Brian J. Etherton, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC; and S. O. Holmberg

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

7A.4

Univariate and multivariate assimilation of AIRS humidity retrievals with the Local Ensemble Transform Kalman Filter

Junjie Liu, University of California, Berkeley, CA; and H. Li, E. Kalnay, I. Szunyogh, and E. J. Kostelich

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

7A.5

Use of COSMIC RO data to evaluate AIRS and ECMWF temperature profiles

Thomas P. Yunck, Foundation for Earth Science, Pasadena, CA; and E. J. Fetzer, C. O. Ao, G. J. Manipon, B. Wilson, A. J. Mannucci, and F. W. Irion

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

7A.6

Inter-instrument and Structural Uncertainty in Radio Occultation Data: Comparing COSMIC and GRAS Data and Retrievals

Christian Marquardt, EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany; and A. von Engeln, Y. Andres, and F. Sancho

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

7A.7

Global Comparisons of Atmospheric Soundings in the Lower Troposphere from COSMIC Radio Occultation, Radiosonde, and ECMWF Analysis

Shu-peng Ho, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and Y. H. Kuo, W. He, D. Hunt, C. Rocken, W. Schreiner, and S. Sokolovskiy

5:15 PM

7A.8

Interhemispheric coupling of large-scale atmospheric waves in stratospheric/mesospheric temperature at middle and high latitudes: COSMIC vs MLS-AURA observations

Marianna G. Shepherd, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada; and S. P. Alexander and T. Tsuda

Recorded presentation

3:30 PM

7A.1

Cross validation of water vapor retrievals from GPS radio occultations, AIRS and radiosondes

A. J. Mannucci, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and C. O. Ao, E. J. Fetzer, B. A. Iijima, F. W. Irion, G. Manipon, B. D. Wilson, and T. P. Yunck

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Joint Session 12

Walter Orr Roberts Lecture

Location: Room 127BC (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 16th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography; the 23rd Conference on Hydrology; and the 13th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) )

Papers:

5:00 PM

Introduction by Walt Dabberdt, AMS President & Vaisala Inc., Boulder, CO

5:03 PM

J12.1

Climate Variability and Hydrologic Extremes: Lessons from the past, understanding of the present and prediction of the future—a personal viewpoint

Soroosh Sorooshian, Univ. of California, Irvine, CA

Recorded presentation

5:25 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Sessions Adjourn for the Day

Wednesday, 14 January 2009

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 14 January 2009

Atmospheric Observations for Weather and Climate: COSMIC—I

Location: Room 130 (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 13th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Cochairs: Nick Yen, National Space Organization; Ying-Hwa Kuo, UCAR

Papers:

8:30 AM

8.1

The COSMIC/FORMOSAT-3 Mission: Overview and Status

Ying-Hwa Kuo, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Rocken, R. A. Anthes, N. Yen, and J. J. Miau

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

8.2

International Collaboration of Global Radio Occultation Mission for Meteorology Beyond 2011

Nick Yen, National Space Organization, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan; and J. Fong, V. Chu, C. C. Hsiao, J. J. Miau, and Y. A. Liu

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

8.3

Recent improvements on the operational assimilation of GPS Radio Occultation observations

Lidia Cucurull, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

8.4

The Impact of GPS Radio Occultation Data on Cyclone/Typhoon Predictions

Ching-Yuang Huang, National Central University, Jhongli, Taoyuan County, Taiwan; and Y. H. Kuo and S. Y. Chen

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

8.5

COSMIC and TIMED combined observation of the atmospheric tides

Qian Wu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. C. Solomon, T. L. Killeen, and Y. H. Kuo

Recorded presentation

9:45 AM

8.6

Impact of radio occultation observations on ensemble analyses and forecasts of tropical cyclones

Hui Liu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Anderson, Y. H. Kuo, Y. Chen, and C. Snyder

Recorded presentation

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 14 January 2009

Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer

Location: Phoenix Convention Center

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 14 January 2009

Advanced Methods for Data Assimilation—I

Location: Room 130 (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 13th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Frank D. Marks Jr., NOAA/AOML

Papers:

10:30 AM

9A.1

Latest results with the local ensemble transform Kalman filter

Eric J. Kostelich, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Recorded presentation

10:45 AM

9A.2

Assimilation of Lagrangian and Quasi-Lagrangian Observations Using Ensemble Kalman Filter

Kayo Ide, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and G. Vernieres and C. K. R. T. Jones

11:00 AM

9A.3

En4D-Var: An Innovative Data Assimilation Technique Combining Ensemble Forecast with 4D-Var

Qingnong Xiao, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Liu

Poster PDF (346.6 kB)

11:15 AM

9A.4

Weight interpolation for efficient data assimilation with the Local Ensemble Transform Kalman Filter

Shu-Chih Yang, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD; and E. Kalnay, B. Hunt, and N. Bowler

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

9A.5

EnKF Localization Techniques and Balance

Steven J. Greybush, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and E. Kalnay

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

9A.6

Outer loop and fast spin-up in EnKF

Eugenia Kalnay, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and S. C. Yang

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 14

Improvements to Numerical Weather Prediction and Short-Term Forecasting

Location: Room 224AB (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 16th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography; the 13th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); and the Fifth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems- NPOESS and GOES-R )

Cochairs: Nancy L. Baker, NRL; Lars Peter Riishojgaard, JCSDA

Papers:

10:30 AM

J14.1

Data assimilation experiments using quality controlled AIRS Version 5 temperature soundings

Joel Susskind, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD ; and O. Reale

Recorded presentation

10:45 AM

J14.2

Winter QPF Sensitivities to Snow Parameterizations and Comparisons to NASA CloudSat Observations

Andrew L. Molthan, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and J. M. Haynes, G. J. Jedlovec, and W. M. Lapenta

http://weather.msfc.nasa.gov/sport

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (326.5 kB)

11:00 AM

J14.3

The importance of numerical weather prediction and data assimilation systems in the calibration and validation of current and future satellite sensor measurements sensitive to atmospheric temperature and humidity

Nancy L. Baker, NRL, Monterey, CA; and S. D. Swadley, G. Poe, B. Ruston, and W. Bell

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.1 MB)

11:15 AM

J14.4

The benefits of increased use of the information content of hyperspectral observations in numerical weather prediction

John F. Le Marshall, Bureau of Meteorology, Docklands, Vic., Australia; and J. Jung

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (324.2 kB)

11:30 AM

J14.5

Use of satellite derived cloud products in a generalized cloud analysis package utilized within two regional assimilation systems, the Rapid Update Cycle and the Rapid Refresh

Stephen S. Weygandt, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and M. Hu, S. G. Benjamin, P. Minnis, W. L. Smith Jr., and D. Devenyi

11:45 AM

J14.6

Impact of satellite radiance data in the Rapid Refresh system and problems of regional satellite radiance assimilation

Dezso Devenyi, NOAA/ESRL/GSD and CIRES/University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and M. Hu, S. S. Weygandt, and S. G. Benjamin

Recorded presentation

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 14 January 2009

Atmospheric Observations for Weather and Climate: COSMIC—II

Location: Room 131C (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 13th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

CoChair: Lidia Cucurull, NOAA/NESDIS

Papers:

11:00 AM

9B.1

Assimilation of GPS Radio Occultation Data for an Intense Atmospheric River with the NCEP Regional GSI System

Zaizhong Ma, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. Kuo, B. Wang, W. S. Wu, S. Sokolovskiy, P. J. Neiman, and F. M. Ralph

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

9B.2

Impacts of COSMIC GPS data assimilation on real time numerical weather prediction in Taiwan

Pay-Liam Lin, National Central University, Jhong-Li, Taiwan; and S. T. Miow and J. Y. Chen

11:30 AM

9B.3

Impact of Ground-based GPS Precipitable Water Vapor and COSMIC GPS Refractivity Profile on Hurricane Dean Forecast

Tetsuya Iwabuchi, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. J. Braun and T. Van Hove

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.5 MB)

11:45 AM

9B.4

Examination of the tropical cyclone environment through comparison of COSMIC with other satellite data

Christopher M. Hill, Mississippi State Univ., Stennis Space Center, MS; and P. J. Fitzpatrick, Y. Lau, and H. Karan

Recorded presentation

11:00 AM-6:00 PM: Wednesday, 14 January 2009

Exhibits Open

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 14 January 2009

Lunch Break (Cash and Carry in Exhibit Hall)

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Wednesday, 14 January 2009

10A

Advanced Methods for Data Assimilation—II

Location: Room 130 (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 13th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Eugenia Kalnay, Univ. of Maryland

Papers:

10A.1

Accounting for background and observation bias in the Local Ensemble Transform Kalman Filter

1:45 PM

Discussion: Workshop on 4D-Var and EnKF Intercomparisons, Buenos Aires 10-13 Nov '08

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

10A.1A

Summary of the WMO/THORPEX Workshop on 4D-Var/EnKF Intercomparisons

Eugenia Kalnay, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD

2:15 PM

10A.2

Local Predictability of the Performance of an Ensemble Forecast System

Elizabeth A. Satterfield, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and I. Szunyogh

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (2.3 MB)

2:30 PM

10A.3

Nonlinear characterization of uncertainty in model physics routines and implications for ensemble-based prediction

Derek J. Posselt, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and T. Vukicevic

Recorded presentation

2:45 PM

10A.4

The Impact of Online Empirical Model Correction on Nonlinear Forecast Error Growth

Christopher M. Danforth, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT ; and E. Kalnay

10B

Atmospheric Observations for Weather and Climate: COSMIC—III

Location: Room 131C (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 13th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Ching–Yuang Huang, National Central University

Papers:

1:30 PM

10B.1

The Development of an In-Situ GPS Reference System

Joseph Facundo, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Fitzgibbon and C. Bower

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (228.0 kB)

1:45 PM

10B.2

Estimates of the precision of GPS radio occultation bending angles from the COSMIC/ FORMOSAT-3 mission

William Schreiner, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. Kuo, C. Rocken, S. Sokolovskiy, and D. Hunt

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

10B.3

The Use of COSMIC Data to Identify Radiosonde Type Characteristics and Understand Spatial &Temporal Sensitivities in the Collocation Validation/Comparison

Bomin Sun, IMSG & NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, Suitland, MD; and A. L. Reale and D. C. Hunt

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (543.4 kB)

2:15 PM

10B.4

Impacts of COSMIC GPS observations on a climate reanalysis

Jeffrey Anderson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and K. Raeder, H. Liu, N. Collins, and T. Hoar

Recorded presentation

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 14 January 2009

Poster Session 2

Observing Systems

Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 13th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Shirley T. Murillo, NOAA/AOML/HRD

Papers:

P2.1

Improved forecast skill using pseudo-observations in the NCEP GFS

Jordan C. Alpert, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and D. Carlis, B. Ballish, and K. Kumar

Poster PDF (1.5 MB)

P2.2

The Field Systems Operations Center ASOS Dataset Library

Chester V. Schmitt IV, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

Poster PDF (21.6 kB)

P2.3

Performance of drop-counting rain gauges in an operational environment

P. W. Chan, Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, China; and C. M. Li

Poster PDF (349.3 kB)

P2.4

Near-global, interannual validation of AIRS temperature and water vapor retrievals using dedicated radiosondes

Eric J. Fetzer, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and F. W. Irion and V. T. Dang

P2.5

Observations of snow particle size distribution with 2-D video disdrometer and polarimetric radar

Sean Luchs, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and G. Zhang, A. V. Ryzhkov, M. Xue, L. Ryzhkova, and Q. Cao

Poster PDF (191.1 kB)

P2.6

COSMIC GPS radio occultation: neural networks for tropospheric profiling over the intertropical ocean area

Fabrizio Pelliccia, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy; and S. Bonafoni, P. Basili, N. Pierdicca, V. De Cosmo, and P. Ciotti

Poster PDF (93.1 kB)

P2.7

A study of precipitation microphysics using S- and X- band polarimetric radar and disdrometer measurements

Petar Bukovcic, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. S. Zrnic, G. Zhang, and Q. Cao

Poster PDF (540.0 kB)

P2.8

Short and Long Period Oscillations in the Middle and Upper Atmosphere

Veena Suresh Babu, Indian Space Research Organization, Trivandrum, Kerala, India; and G. Ramkumar, L. Jose, and S. Raveendran

P2.9

Retrieving In-Cloud Vertical Profiles of the Atmospheric State from COSMIC GPS RO Data

P2.10

The proposed replacement of Liquid in Glass thermometers by digital technology in Canadian meteorological networks

Tomasz Stapf, MSC, Toronto, ON, Canada

Poster PDF (659.8 kB)

P2.11

Comparison of Water Vapor Measurements from Ground-based and Space-based GPS Atmospheric Remote Sensing Techniques

Ian C. Colon-Pagan, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. Kuo, W. S. Schreiner, D. C. Hunt, and J. J. Braun

P2.12

Assessing sensitivities of radiative fluxes to recent meteorological assimilations from the NASA/GEWEX Surface Radiation Budget (SRB) Release-3.0 dataset

P2.13

Assimilation of radiosonde-based vertical wind patterns to improve realtime wind profiler retrievals

Young Yee, Mkey Technologies, LLC, Las Cruces, NM; and E. Yee

Poster PDF (206.0 kB)

P2.14

(Formerly 12A.2) Mean Sea Level Pressure Reduction in Canada and the Correction for Plateau Effect and Local Lapse Rate Anomaly: Ferrel versus Bigelow

Christopher Andrew Hampel, MSC, Toronto, ON, Canada

Poster PDF (1.3 MB)

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center)

4:00 PM-4:45 PM: Wednesday, 14 January 2009

11B

Atmospheric Observations for Weather and Climate: COSMIC—IV

Location: Room 131C (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 13th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Christian Rocken, UCAR

Papers:

4:00 PM

11B.1

Estimating the Uncertainty of using GPS Radio Occultation Data for Climate Monitoring: Inter-comparison of CHAMP Refractivity Climate Records 2002-2006 from Different Data Centers

Shu-peng Ho, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. Kirchengast, S. S. Leroy, J. Wickert, A. J. Mannucci, A. Steiner, Y. H. Kuo, C. Rocken, D. C. Hunt, W. S. Schreiner, and S. Sokolovskiy

11B.2

Algorithms for planetary boundary layer height determination from GPS radio occultation data

4:30 PM

11B.3

Ionospheric Errors in COSMIC Radio Occultation Profiles

Christian Rocken, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. Schreiner, S. Sokolovskiy, and D. Hunt

Recorded presentation

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 14 January 2009

11A

Advanced Methods for Data Assimilation—III

Location: Room 130 (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 13th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Kayo Ide, University of California

Papers:

4:00 PM

11A.1

Reduced rank filtering in a chaotic quasi-geostrophic ocean system

Adel Ahanin, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and D. McLaughlin, D. Entekhabi, and P. Malanotte- Rizzoli

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

11A.2

Optimal Spectral Decomposition (OSD) for Observational Ocean Data Analysis

Peter C. Chu, NPS, Monterey, CA; and L. M. Ivanov and C. Fan

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

11A.3

Assimilation of SBUV/2 ozone retrievals with the Local Ensemble Transform Kalman Filter

David D. Kuhl, NRL, Washington, DC; and I. Szunyogh and R. B. Pierce

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (58.3 kB)

4:45 PM

11A.4A

A consistent hybrid ensemble/variational estimation strategy for multiscale uncertain systems

Thomas Bewley, University of California, La Jolla, CA; and J. B. Cessna and C. Colburn

5:00 PM

11A.5A

Ensemble/Variational Estimation (EnVE) and its application to turbulent flows in complex geometries

Joseph B. Cessna, University of California, La Jolla, CA; and C. Colburn and T. Bewley

5:15 PM

11A.6A

Ensemble/Variational Estimation (EnVE) and its application to canonical turbulent flow realizations

Chris Colburn, University of California, La Jolla, CA; and J. B. Cessna and T. Bewley

5:25 PM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 14 January 2009

Sessions Adjourn for the Day

5:30 PM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 14 January 2009

Reception in Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar)

Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center)

7:00 PM-9:00 PM: Wednesday, 14 January 2009

AMS Annual Awards Banquet

Location: Northballroom (Phoenix Convention Center)

Thursday, 15 January 2009

8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Thursday, 15 January 2009

Joint Session 4

Global environmental observing systems including, but not limited to, the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS), Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), and Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS)

Location: Room 122BC (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology; and the 13th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) )

Cochairs: Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; John R. Lincoln, US Navy/WMO (Ret.) and Consultant

Papers:

8:30 AM

J4.1

GCOS progress and plans

John W. Zillman, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Vic., Australia

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

J4.2

The role of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) in developing Earth Science Information

John H. Dunnigan, NOAA/NOS, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

J4.3

Progress against Implementation of Global Observing Systems for Climate, Updating the GCOS Plan

Paul Mason, University of Reading, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom; and S. Bojinski

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

J4.4

The U.S. Group on Earth Observations (USGEO): Progress towards coordinated and sustained observations of the Earth system

Helen M. Wood, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and G. Withee

Recorded presentation

12A

Surface Measurements and Trends—I

Location: Room 130 (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 13th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Allen B. White, NOAA/ESRL

Papers:

8:30 AM

12A.1

The influence of land use change on mesoscale circulations in Southwest Australia

Yuling Wu, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and U. S. Nair, T. J. Lyons, and R. A. Pielke Sr.

8:45 AM

12A.2 moved. New paper number P2.14

8:46 AM

12A.2

An overview of the Federal Government's Automated Surface Observing System sustainment activity

James A. McNitt, NOAA NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Facundo

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (183.7 kB)

9:00 AM

12A.3

A quality control algorithm for the ASOS ice free wind sensor

Chester V. Schmitt IV, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (87.7 kB)

9:15 AM

12A.4

ASOS product improvement program ceilometer replacement testing

Aaron J. Poyer, NOAA/NWS, Sterling, VA; and R. Lewis

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (378.5 kB)

9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Thursday, 15 January 2009

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (See poster listing in Wednesday's program)

Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 15 January 2009

12B

Surface Measurements and Trends—II

Location: Room 130 (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 13th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: James A. McNitt, NOAA NWS

Papers:

11:00 AM

12B.1

The application of the NWS OT&E process to the HCN-M

Kenneth L. Stricklett, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and H. Tran, J. Facundo, and C. V. Schmitt IV

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (76.9 kB)

11:15 AM

12B.2

Estimating high-resolution near-surface forecast uncertainty to support optimization of resources

Elena Novakovskaia, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY; and U. Mello and L. Treinish

Poster PDF (2.2 MB)

11:30 AM

12B.3

21st century observation and modeling activities in support of the California Department of Water Resources flood protection plan

Allen B. White, NOAA / ESRL, Boulder, CO; and M. L. Anderson, M. D. Dettinger, and J. A. Mcginley

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

12B.4

Issues relating to wind chill from mesonets and vertical wind profile variations

Loren D. White, Jackson State Univ., Jackson, MS; and M. Jones

Recorded presentation

11:00 AM-12:15 PM: Thursday, 15 January 2009

Joint Session 5

Global environmental observing systems including, but not limited to, the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS), Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), and Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS)—II

Location: Room 122BC (Phoenix Convention Center)

Cochairs: Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; John R. Lincoln, US Navy/WMO (Ret.) and Consultant

Papers:

11:00 AM

J5.1

Upper-air observations for climate: Rationale, progress, and plans for the GCOS Reference Upper-Air Network (GRUAN)

Dian J. Seidel, NOAA/ARL, Silver Spring, MD; and H. J. Diamond, D. M. Goodrich, and P. Thorne

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

J5.2

Updates on radiatively important atmospheric trace gas concentrations and trends in other parameters from the NOAA ESRL global network

Russell C. Schnell, NOAA/ESRL/GMD, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

J5.3

Using THREDDS to “sew” observational data into the Observing System Monitoring Center

Kevin M. O'Brien, JISAO/University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and S. Hankin, R. Schweitzer, T. Habermann, J. Cartwright, J. Larocque, K. Kern, and M. Little

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

J5.4

Contributions of the Global Ocean Observing System—what is the observing system telling us about the ocean and how is it helping to improve assimilating models

Christopher Meinen, NOAA/AOML, Miami, FL; and C. Schmid, G. Goni, M. Baringer, R. Lumpkin, and S. Garzoli

Recorded presentation

12:00 PM

J5.5

Analyses and applications of the PACRAIN tipping bucket gauge dataset

Michael D. Klatt, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. L. Morrissey and J. S. Greene

http://pacrain.evac.ou.edu

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (198.1 kB)

11:00 AM-4:00 PM: Thursday, 15 January 2009

Exhibits Open

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 15 January 2009

Lunch Break (Cash and Carry in Exhibit Hall)

1:30 PM-2:45 PM: Thursday, 15 January 2009

Observing system simulation experiments (OSSEs)—I

Location: Room 130 (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 13th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Robert Atlas, NOAA/AOML

Papers:

1:30 PM

13.1

Simulation of the impact of new air- and space-based ocean surface wind measurements on H*Wind analyses and numerical forecasts

Timothy L. Miller, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and R. M. Atlas, P. G. Black, J. L. Case, S. S. Chen, R. E. Hood, J. W. Johnson, L. Jones, C. S. Ruf, E. W. Uhlhorn, T. Krishnamurti, and C. M. Albers

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

13.2

Expanding cplaboration in Joint OSSEs

Michiko Masutani, EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and R. M. Errico, J. S. Woollen, Y. Xie, T. Zhu, N. Prive, R. Yang, H. Sun, A. Da Silva, C. Hill, Y. Song, S. Greco, S. A. Wood, E. Andersson, T. Jung, L. P. Riishojgaard, F. Weng, O. Reale, T. W. Schlatter, V. Anantharaj, P. J. Fitzpatrick, A. Stoffelen, G. J. Marseille, G. D. Emmitt, S. Lord, Y. Sato, M. Hu, S. S. Weygandt, M. J. McGill, D. Devenyi, T. J. Kleespies, E. Liu, M. Sienkiewicz, D. Groff, D. T. Kleist, K. Fielding, H. Pryor, E. Salmon, M. W. Govett, X. Fan, E. Brin, Z. Pu, L. Cucurull, Z. Toth, T. Miyoshi, T. Enomoto, M. Watanabe, H. Koyama, Y. Rochen, M. Seablom, B. Hauss, R. Burns, G. Higgins, H. Wang, Y. Chen, and X. Y. Huang

http://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/research/JointOSSEs

Poster PDF (117.9 kB)

2:00 PM

13.3

Observing System Simulation Experiments for Unmanned Aircraft Systems: preliminary efforts

Nikki Prive, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and Y. Xie, T. W. Schlatter, M. Masutani, R. Atlas, Y. Song, J. Woollen, and S. Koch

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.6 MB)

2:15 PM

13.4

The Impact of GPS Radio Occultation Data on Typhoon Prediction: An OSSE Study of Typhoon Shanshan (2006)

Shu-Ya Chen, National Central University, Jhongli, Taiwan; and C. Y. Huang and Y. H. Kuo

Recorded presentation

2:30 PM

13.5

Potential impacts of Lidar wind measurements on high-impact weather forecasting: A regional OSSEs Study

Zhaoxia Pu, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and B. Gentry and B. B. Demoz

Recorded presentation

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 15 January 2009

Coffee Break and Exhibit Hall Raffle

Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center)

3:30 PM-4:00 PM: Thursday, 15 January 2009

Observing Systems Simulation Experiments (OSSEs)—II

Location: Room 130 (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 13th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Nikki Prive, NOAA

Papers:

4:00 PM

14.3

Two-dimensional Variational Analysis of Near-Surface Moisture from Simulated Radar Refractivity-related Phase Change Observations

Ken-ichi Shimose, Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka, Japan; and M. Xue, R. D. Palmer, J. Gao, B. L. Cheong, and D. Bodine

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.6 MB)

4:15 PM

14.4

An integrated global ocean observing system for sea surface temperature using satellites and in situ data: research-to-operations

Huai-Min Zhang, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and R. W. Reynolds, R. Lumpkin, R. Molinari, K. Arzayus, and T. Smith

Recorded presentation

14.1

Impact of COSMIC and Other Satellite Data on Prediction of Cyclone Gonu

3:45 PM

14.2

Multivariate Data Assimilation of Carbon Cycle Using Local Ensemble Transform Kalman Filter

Ji-Sun Kang, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and E. Kalnay, J. Liu, I. Fung, and N. Zeng

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (208.5 kB)

5:15 PM-5:20 PM: Thursday, 15 January 2009

AMS 89th Annual Meeting Adjourns

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