89th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting

: Symposium on Urban High Impact Weather

Symposium on Urban High Impact Weather

Program Chairs: Steven J. Weiss , NOAA/NWS/NCEP/SPC ; Pavlos Kollias , McGill University ; Bart Nijssen , 3TIER, Inc.

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Saturday, 10 January 2009

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


Student Conference Badge Pick-up Only

Sunday, 11 January 2009

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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)

Monday, 12 January 2009

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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

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

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


Joint Poster Session 2
Observations/Studies of High—Impact Weather in Urban Regions
Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center)
Sponsors: (Joint between the Fourth Symposium on Policy and Socio—Economic Research; the Symposium on Urban High Impact Weather; the Special Symposium on Measurements in the Urban Environment and Observations; the Eighth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes; the Eighth Symposium on the Urban Environment; the 23rd Conference on Hydrology; and the Fourth Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data )
Cochairs: Pavlos Kollias, McGill University; Bart Nijssen, 3TIER, Inc.

Papers:
 
JP2.1
Observations of fronts from the Helsinki Testbed mesoscale observing network
David M. Schultz, Universities of Helsinki and Manchester/Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland; and M. Leskinen

 
JP2.2
Development and Implementation of Multi-Scale Urban Test Beds
Samuel P. Williamson, Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology, Silver Spring, MD; and W. D. Bach Jr. and W. R. Pendergrass

 
JP2.3
Diagnostic studies of extreme temperature events using modern reanalysis datasets
Robert X. Black, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and B. Miller and J. C. Furtado

 
JP2.4
Weathering the tropical cyclone: Improving public assistance via vulnerability assessment for the older population of New Hanover county, North Carolina
Rachel L. Godwin, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC

 
JP2.5
The importance of elevated mixed layers in urban heat eave events east of the Rockies
Thomas J. Galarneau Jr., NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. M. Cordeira and L. F. Bosart

 
JP2.6
Analysis of air transport patterns bringing dust storms to El Paso, Texas
Nancy Ivette Rivera Rivera, Univ. of Texas, El Paso, TX; and K. A. Gebhart, T. E. Gill, J. L. Hand, D. J. Novlan, and R. M. Fitzgerald

Poster PDF (601.0 kB)
 
JP2.7
Analysis of extreme rainfall events near Austin, TX and Coffeyville, KS, during summer 2007
Kevin H. Goebbert, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and N. Snook, C. M. Shafer, and A. D. Schenkman

 
JP2.8
Development of a detailed database of flash flood observations
Jessica Marie Erlingis, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. J. Gourley, T. Smith, and K. L. Ortega

Poster PDF (2.4 MB)
 
JP2.9
The Phoenix Rainfall Index (PRI)
Paul M. Iñiguez, NOAA/NWS, Tempe, AZ

Poster PDF (2.6 MB)
 
JP2.10
An evaluation of brightness temperatures simulated by various WRF-ARW microphysical algorithms for an atmospheric river event affecting the California coast
Isidora Jankov, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Boulder, CO; and M. Sengupta, L. Grasso, D. Coleman, D. Zupanski, M. Zupanski, L. Daniel, and R. Brummer

 
JP2.11
Southwest Florida warm season tornado development
Jennifer M. Collins, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL; and C. H. Paxton, D. G. Noah, and A. N. Williams

Poster PDF (737.9 kB)

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (See poster listing in Monday's program)
Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center)

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


Joint Session 2
Observations/Studies of High—Impact Weather in Urban Regions
Location: Room 124A (Phoenix Convention Center)
Sponsors: (Joint between the Symposium on Urban High Impact Weather; the Special Symposium on Measurements in the Urban Environment and Observations; the Eighth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes; the Eighth Symposium on the Urban Environment; the 23rd Conference on Hydrology; the Fourth Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data; the Fourth Symposium on Policy and Socio—Economic Research; the Timothy R. Oke Symposium; and the Impacts of 2008 )
Cochairs: Pavlos Kollias, McGill University; Bart Nijssen, 3TIER, Inc.

Papers:
  1:30 PM
J2.1
(Invited Talk) Fire at the Urban Interface: The San Diego County Wildfires of October 2007
Jim Purpura, NOAA/NWS, San Diego, CA

  Recorded presentation
  2:00 PM
J2.2
Evolution of severe convection in the New York City Metropolitan Region
Brian A. Colle, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY ; and K. Lombardo and J. Murray

  Recorded presentation
  2:15 PM
J2.3
An observational study of the movement of Lake Breeze Fronts in the vicinity of Chicago, IL
Jason M. Keeler, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and D. A. R. Kristovich

  Recorded presentation
  2:30 PM
J2.4
An observational and modeling study of a rare tornadic storm in a major central business district: Possible linkages to drought and urban land cover
Dev Niyogi, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and M. J. Shepherd, M. Lei, W. O. Shem, and J. Entin

  2:45 PM
J2.5
Meteorological conditions associated with major storm surge events at New York City
Katherine Rojowsky, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY; and B. A. Colle and F. Bounaiuto

  Recorded presentation

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


1
Severe Storms Impacts on the Urban Environment: Modeling and Observations
Location: Room 123 (Phoenix Convention Center)
Sponsor: Symposium on Urban High Impact Weather
Chair: Pavlos Kollias, McGill University

Papers:
  3:30 PM
1.1
The dramatic effect of tornadic severe weather on a rapidly growing urban interface
Ivory J. Small, NOAA/NWS, San Diego, CA; and T. Mackechnie and S. Vanderburg

  Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.5 MB)
  3:45 PM
1.2
Extreme microburst events in the Phoenix metropolitan area
Steven V. Vasiloff, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and K. Howard, D. P. Jorgensen, C. Dempsey, and G. D. Green

  Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.4 MB)
  4:00 PM
1.3
High resolution WRF and ADCIRC simulations of hurricane Gloria (1985) for the New York City Metropolitan Region
Tom DiLiberto, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY; and B. A. Colle and F. Bounaiuto

  Recorded presentation
  4:15 PM
1.4
The Use of Mesoscale Models for Analysis of High Impact Weather Events
Alfred M. Klausmann, TRC, Lowell, MA

  Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.8 MB)
  4:30 PM
1.5
Urban growth and aerosol effects on convection over Houston
Gustavo Carrió, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and W. Y. Cheng, W. R. Cotton, and S. M. Saleeby

  Recorded presentation Poster PDF (616.0 kB)
  4:45 PM
1.6
Development and deployment of a mesoscale weather and outage prediction service for electric utility operations
Lloyd A. Treinish, IBM Systems and Technology Group, Yorktown Heights, NY; and A. P. Praino, H. Li, E. Novakovskaia, and J. M. Drexel

  Recorded presentation Poster PDF (2.7 MB)

Wednesday, 14 January 2009

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


Joint Session 8
Forecasts, Nowcasts and Warning Systems in Urban Areas
Location: Room 126B (Phoenix Convention Center)
Sponsors: (Joint between the Symposium on Urban High Impact Weather; and the 23rd Conference on Hydrology )
Cochairs: Bart Nijssen, 3TIER, Inc.; Thomas Adams, NOAA/NWS

Papers:
  8:30 AM
J8.1
(Invited Speaker)The Hydrology and Hydrometeorology of Flash Floods in Urban Environments
James A. Smith, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

  Recorded presentation
  8:45 AM
J8.2
Convective storm nowcasting using the Space-Time Meso Analysis System
Steven Koch, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and Y. Xie, J. A. Mcginley, and S. Albers

  Recorded presentation
  9:00 AM
J8.3
Considerations for Urban Floods Monitoring using X-band Dual-polarization Radar Network
V. Chandrasekar, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and M. Maki, Y. Wang, and K. Nakane

  9:15 AM
J8.4
Assessment of urban hydrologic prediction accuracy using radar
John M. Imgarten, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and B. E. Vieux

  Recorded presentation
  9:30 AM
J8.5
The extreme wind warning and its role in improving public preparation and response to extreme landfalling hurricane winds in the urban environment
Bartlett C. Hagemeyer, NOAA/NWS, Melbourne, FL

  Recorded presentation
 
J8.6
Heat and Health warnings in the Netherlands

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


Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer
Location: Phoenix Convention Center

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)

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


Poster Session 1
Modeling, Forecasting, and Impacts of Urban High Impact Weather
Location: Room 126B (Phoenix Convention Center)
Sponsor: Symposium on Urban High Impact Weather
Cochairs: Pavlos Kollias, McGill University; Bart Nijssen, 3TIER, Inc.

Papers:
 
P1.1
High-resolution modeling analysis of hazardous winds associated with mesoscale disturbances for the safety of railway transportation system in a coastal area
Tetsuya Takemi, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, Japan

Poster PDF (1.1 MB)
 
P1.2
Preliminary Study on Mechanism of â Mmesoscale Rainstorm Forming in Beijing City
Yun Chen, National Meteorological Center, CMA, Beijing, China; and Q. Li II, T. Chen III, Z. Li IV, B. Bi V, and L. He

 
P1.3
Urban Flood Forecasting using an Integrated Hydrometeorological System
Jonas Cordazzo, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY; and U. Mello, E. Novakovskaia, D. Rude, L. Treinish, and A. Praino

 
P1.4
The downtown Atlanta, Georgia, EF-2 tornado of 14 March 2008
Steven E. Nelson, NOAA/NWS, Peachtree City, GA; and L. Rothfusz

Poster PDF (656.5 kB)
 
P1.5
The Determination of Optimal Thresholds of Tropical Cyclone Incremental Wind Speed Probabilities to Support Expressions of Uncertainty in Text Forecasts
Pablo Santos, NOAA/NWS, Miami, FL; and D. Sharp, M. DeMaria, and S. Kiser

Poster PDF (107.0 kB)
 
P1.6
Urban climate impact and prioritization of essential climates variables
Shane Forsythe-Newell, STG, Inc., Asheville, NC; and K. Roberts and B. R. Barkstrom

Poster PDF (1.2 MB)
 
P1.7
A Spatial Model for the Prediction of Electrical Power Outages Caused by Severe Storms
Hongfei Li, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY; and L. A. Treinish

 
P1.8
A comparison of NWS IMET and SMG operations with respect to future operations in Decision Support Meteorology
Kurt M. Van Speybroeck, NOAA/NWS Spaceflight Meteorology Group, Houston, TX; and M. Fox, C. Simms, and J. W. Zeitler

 
P1.9
Societal vulnerability and response to hurricanes in the Lower Rio Grande Valley
Isabelle Ruin, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. G. Estupiñán, B. S. Goldsmith, M. H. Hayden, C. Brown, J. P. Koval, K. Strebe, and O. Sobrevilla Blanco

 
P1.10
Post processing high resolution modelling data to provide an Extreme Rainfall Alert service to emergency responders
P. A. Davies, Met Office UK, Exeter, England, United Kingdom

 
P1.11
Central Florida smoke and fog - carnage on Interstate 4
Jennifer M. Collins, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL; and C. H. Paxton, R. J. Davis, N. M. Petro, and A. N. Williams

Poster PDF (388.4 kB)
 
P1.12
The morphological characteristic and spatial behavior of the meteorological disaster event
Hu Haibo Hu, Institute of Urban Meteorology, CMA, Beijing 100089, Beijing, CO, China

 
P1.13
An assessment of anthropogenic effects on precipitation in and near the Phoenix, Arizona, Metropolitan Area
Paul M. Iñiguez, NOAA/NWS, Tempe, AZ

Poster PDF (572.8 kB)

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center)

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)

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