Program: Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium on Weather-Air Traffic Management Integration (89th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting )

Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium on Weather-Air Traffic Management Integration

Program Chairs: Marilyn M. Wolfson , MIT ; David J. Pace , FAA

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

Joint Session 3

The Use of Lightning Data In Aviation Operations

Location: Room 131A (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsors: (Joint between the Fourth Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data; and the Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium on Weather-Air Traffic Management Integration )

Chair: William P. Roeder, Private Meteorologist

Papers:

10:45 AM

J3.1

Lightning warning systems for airport ramp operations

David B. Johnson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and L. Heitkemper and R. F. Price

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

J3.2

Developments in the nowcasting total lightning flash rates using GOES satellite infrared convective cloud information

John R. Mecikalski, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and C. Siewert

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

J3.3

A thunderstorm and lightning alert service for airport operations

Rodney J. Potts, CAWCR, Melbourne, Vic., Australia

Poster PDF (303.6 kB)

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

Lunch Break

Tim Oke Symp Luncheon

Location: Room 132A (Phoenix Convention Center)

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

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center)

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-9:15 AM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Framing the Weather-ATM Integration Problem

Location: Room 132A (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium on Weather-Air Traffic Management Integration

Chairs: David J. Pace, FAA; Marilyn Wolfson, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Papers:

8:30 AM

1.1

REDAC weather � ATM integration study

William S. Leber, Northwest Airlines, Minneapolis, MN

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

1.2

Toward estimating and reducing forecast uncertainty for aviation applications using high-frequency data assimilation

Stanley G. Benjamin, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

1.3

Using weather information for ATM decision support

Craig Wanke, The MITRE Corporation, McLean, VA

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Panel Discussion

Question and Answer

Location: Room 132A (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium on Weather-Air Traffic Management Integration

Chairs: David J. Pace, FAA; Marilyn Wolfson, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

9:45 AM-10:45 AM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Poster Session 1

Aviation Weather Warning, Forecast and Decision Support Systems Poster Session

Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium on Weather-Air Traffic Management Integration

Papers:

P1.1

The 2008 CoSPA* Forecast Demonstration *Collaboration Storm Prediction for Aviation

William J. Dupree, MIT, Lexington, MA; and D. Morse, M. Chan, X. Tao, M. Wolfson, J. O. Pinto, J. K. Williams, D. Albo, S. Dettling, M. Steiner, S. G. Benjamin, and S. S. Weygandt

Poster PDF (1.8 MB)

P1.2

The HRRR � 3-km storm-resolving, radar-initialized, hourly updated forecasts for air traffic management

Stanley G. Benjamin, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and T. G. Smirnova, S. S. Weygandt, M. Hu, S. R. Sahm, B. D. Jamison, M. M. Wolfson, and J. O. Pinto

P1.3

Testing of GSI-WRF/ARW System for Potential High-Resolution Rapid Refresh Implementation with a Tropical Storm Over Land and Impact of Model Physics

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

P1.4

An enhanced convective forecast (ECF) for the New York TRACON area

James G. Stobie, ENSCO, Inc., Falls Church, VA; and M. M. Wheeler, D. L. Sims, G. J. Jedlovec, and R. Gillen

http://dist2.extremeforecasting.com/weather/tracon/main.jsp

Poster PDF (719.5 kB)

P1.5

Comparison of Pilot Deviations Around Stratiform vs. Convective Weather Regions

Yi-Hsin Lin, MIT, Lexington, MA; and M. Matthews, R. DeLaura, and M. Wolfson

P1.6

Development of a thunderstorm nowcasting system in support of Air Traffic Management

Peter P.W. Li, Hong Kong Observatory, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Poster PDF (1021.2 kB)

P1.7

Short-range and storm-scale ensemble forecast guidance and its potential applications in air traffic decision support

David R. Bright, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Kansas City, MO; and J. Huhn, S. J. Weiss, J. J. Levit, J. S. Kain, R. S. Schneider, M. C. Coniglio, M. Duquette, and M. Xue

Poster PDF (1.0 MB)

P1.8

Use of new prototype products from the Canadian Air Navigation System: the dispatch perspective

Martin Kothbauer, Air Canada Jazz Dispatch, Enfield, NS, Canada; and B. Larochelle, R. Honch, and S. Laroche

P1.9

Prototyping new products for the Canadian Air Navigation System : TafPlus and VCMAC

Mr. Rob Honch, EC, Edmonton, AB, Canada; and S. Laroche, B. Larochelle, and M. Kothbauer

P1.10

Site Specific Terminal Forecast Amendment Criteria (SSTAC)

Bradford L. Sipperley Sr., NOAA/NWS, Fairbanks, AK; and J. D. Fairbanks Weather Forecast Office

P1.11

IC4D - A new tool for producing Four Dimensional Aviation Forecasts

Eugene Petrescu, NOAA/NWS/AAWU, Anchorage, AK; and T. Hall

P1.12

NextGen for the near-term, �NowGen�

P1.13

Overview of NextGen Weather Functional and Performance Requirements at end-state

John A. May, AvMet Applications International, Inc., Reston, VA; and C. G. Souders, F. Foss, R. Klein, P. Jackson, M. Carver, P. Schuster, J. Justiniano, S. Spincic, and J. Mechanic

P1.14

Building a 4-D Weather Data Cube for 2013 IOC

Cecilia Miner, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and S. Abelman and J. G. Stobie

Poster PDF (160.3 kB)

P1.15

Meteorological support of the Weather Systems Processor (WSP) operation

Ilana Steinhorn, Weather Processors and Sensors Branch, MMAC, FAA, Oklahoma City, OK

Poster PDF (170.6 kB)

P1.16

A tactical decision aid to limit the impacts of thunderstorms on climb and descent traffic at the Orlando International Airport

Matthew Volkmer, NOAA/NWS/Weather Forecast Office, Melbourne, FL; and S. Spratt, C. Baxter, D. Sharp, R. Mobbs, M. Rosencrans, J. Peters, C. Abelman, and P. Witsaman

Poster PDF (814.1 kB)

P1.17

Terminal Aerodrome Forecast-based Tactical Decision Aid

Eric Avila, NOAA/NWS, Houston, TX

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/zhu/www/tda.php

Poster PDF (593.8 kB)

P1.18

Innovative radar products for the 3D, high-resolution and real-time monitoring of the convective activity in the airspace around airports

Pierre Tabary, M�t�o France, Trappes, France; and O. Bousquet, S. S�n�si, and P. Josse

P1.19

Lightning warnings for airport ramp operations: A case study of possible complications in populating and using the NextGen 4-D data cube

David B. Johnson, NCAR, Boulder, CO

P1.20

The extremely complex airspace over Memphis during the 5 February 2008 tornado outbreak

Daniel Nietfeld, NOAA, Valley, NE

P1.21

An Empirical Model for Aerodrome Wind Forecasting during the Passage of Tropical Cyclones

Tak Chuen Cheung, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong; and P. Cheung and C. C. Lam

Poster PDF (878.9 kB)

P1.22

Visibility Forecasting For Warm and Cold Fog Conditions Observed During FRAM Field Projects

Ismail Gultepe, Environment Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada; and P. Minnis, J. Milbrandt, S. G. Cober, G. Isaac, C. Flynn, L. Nguyen, and B. Hansen

Poster PDF (1.6 MB)

P1.23

Doppler SoDAR systems in the airport environment

Kenneth H. Underwood, Atmospheric Systems Corporation, Santa Clarita, CA

P1.24

A Causational Argument for the Influence of Contrail Ice-particle Shape on Thermal Infrared Radiance Observations

Robert P. d'Entremont, AER, Inc., Lexington, MA; and D. L. Mitchell

Poster PDF (515.2 kB)

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

Integrating Weather with ATM-I

Location: Room 132A (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium on Weather-Air Traffic Management Integration

Chairs: David J. Pace, FAA; Marilyn Wolfson, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Papers:

11:00 AM

2.1

The 4-D Weather Data Cube: Roadmap to 2022

Jason Tuell, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and T. E. Ryan and B. Lambert

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

2.2

Comparing Convective Weather Avoidance Models and Aircraft-Based Data

Rich DeLaura, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and B. Crowe, R. Ferris, W. Chan --Pending, and J. F. Love

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.3 MB)

11:30 AM

2.3

Toward using NWP model ensemble data for strategic planning of the national airspace

James O. Pinto, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Steiner, R. E. Bateman, C. L. Phillips, S. S. Weygandt, and S. G. Benjamin

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

2.4

The complexities of thunderstorm avoidance due to turbulence and implications for traffic flow management

Robert Sharman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. K. Williams

Poster PDF (1.5 MB)

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-2:00 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Integrating Weather with ATM - II

Location: Room 132A (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium on Weather-Air Traffic Management Integration

Chairs: David J. Pace, FAA; Marilyn Wolfson, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Papers:

1:30 PM

3.1

NextGen Weather Requirements

Cheryl G. Souders, FAA, Washington, DC; and R. C. Showalter, E. R. Dash, J. A. May, J. Tauss, S. Abelman, and C. Miner

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (105.9 kB)

1:45 PM

3.2

European Initiatives for the Integration of Meteorological Data with ATM

Andrew K. Mirza, Met Office, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom; and P. Gill and R. W. Lunnon

http://www.eu-flysafe.org/Project.html

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (588.1 kB)

2:00 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Panel Discussion 1

Quantifying the Impact of Weather on Air Traffic

Location: Room 132A (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium on Weather-Air Traffic Management Integration

Moderators: David J. Pace, FAA; Marilyn Wolfson, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Panelists: Alexander Klein, Air Traffic Analysis, Inc; James E. Evans, MIT Lincoln Laboratory; Kapil Sheth, NASA Ames Research Center; Michael Matthews, MIT Lincoln Laboratory; Sean Madine, OAR

Papers:

2:00 PM

PD1.1

NAS Weather Index: quantifying impact of actual and forecast en-route and surface weather on air traffic

Alexander Klein, Air Traffic Analysis, Inc, Fairfax, VA; and T. MacPhail, S. Kavoussi, D. Hickman, and M. Phaneuf

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.1 MB)

2:15 PM

PD1.2

Convective weather forecasting to support better NAS network flow decision making in severe weather

James E. Evans, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA

Recorded presentation

2:30 PM