9th Annual Student Conference

Program Chairs: Angelyn G. Kolodziej , CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL ; John M. Lanicci , Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ.

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Saturday, 16 January 2010

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7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Saturday, 16 January 2010


Student Conference Registration

9:00 AM-9:30 AM: Saturday, 16 January 2010


Session 1
Welcome and Introductions
Location: B206 (GWCC)
Host: 9th Annual Student Conference
  9:00 AM
1.1
Welcome from the SCPC
Angelyn G. Kolodziej, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK

  9:05 AM
1.2
Welcom from the AMS
Thomas R. Karl, NOAA/NCDC, Asheville, NC

  9:10 AM
1.3
Message from the AMS Teaching Excellence Award Winner
Douglas N. Yarger, Retired, formerly Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA

  9:20 AM
1.4
Welcome from Your Peers
Marcus D. Walter, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

9:30 AM-10:00 AM: Saturday, 16 January 2010


Session 2
Group Breakout Activity (What YOU Want Out of This)
Location: B206 (GWCC)
Host: 9th Annual Student Conference

10:00 AM-11:00 AM: Saturday, 16 January 2010


Session 3
Get the Most Out of this Conference: How to Develop Yourself as a Professional
Location: B206 (GWCC)
Host: 9th Annual Student Conference
Chair: James M. Kurdzo, Atmospheric Radar Research Center, School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma
  10:00 AM
3.1
Being Flexible and Multi-Faceted: Embracing the Future of Atmospheric Science and Services
Eileen Shea, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Honolulu, HI

  10:15 AM
3.2
Sharp? Or well rounded? The physics of setting goals
Kevin A. Kloesel, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

  10:30 AM
3.3
Private Sector Meteorology
Kenneth Carey, Noblis, Inc., Falls Church, VA

  10:45 AM
3.4
Role as a scientist in the community
Richard Clark, Millersville Univ., Millersville, PA

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Saturday, 16 January 2010


Panel Discussion 1
Panel of Young Professionals
Location: B206 (GWCC)
Host: 9th Annual Student Conference
Moderator: Anthony E. Reinhart, Texas Tech University
Panelists: Lara E. Pagano, NOAA/NWS; Chris Smith, NBC Maryland; Chris Walsh, Georgia Emergency Management Association

12:00 PM-1:00 PM: Saturday, 16 January 2010


Networking Lunch
Location: B313/314 (GWCC)

1:00 PM-1:30 PM: Saturday, 16 January 2010


Session 4
Introduction to Session 4: Broad Perspective of the Job Market vs. Academia
Location: B206 (GWCC)
Host: 9th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Jon Nese, Penn State University

1:30 PM-2:50 PM: Saturday, 16 January 2010


Session 4A
Academia
Location: B206 (GWCC)
Host: 9th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Lara E. Pagano, NOAA/NWS
  1:30 PM
4A.1
The how-to’s of publishing papers
David M. Schultz, Universities of Helsinki and Manchester/Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland

  1:50 PM
4A.2
Good habits of a graduate student
Cody Kirkpatrick, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL

  2:10 PM
4A.3
Timeline before graduation
Frederick H. Carr, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

  2:30 PM
4A.4
Internship and funding opportunities
Owen H. Shieh, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK


Session 4B
The Job Market
Location: B207 (GWCC)
Host: 9th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Heather A. Dinon, North Carolina State University
  1:30 PM
4B.1
Standing out in the job hunt
Robert Baron, Baron Services, Inc., Huntsville, AL

  1:50 PM
4B.2
Using the Internet professionally
Ryan Boyles, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

  2:10 PM
4B.3
Government job opportunities
Trisha D. Palmer, NOAA/NWSFO, Peachtree City, GA

  2:30 PM
4B.4
Employment in the physical sciences
Roman Czujko, American Institute of Physics, College Park, MD

2:50 PM-3:00 PM: Saturday, 16 January 2010


Break

3:00 PM-4:00 PM: Saturday, 16 January 2010


Session 5
HOT Topics in Local Weather
Location: B206 (GWCC)
Host: 9th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Renee Curry, Univ. of Oklahoma
  3:00 PM
5.1
The Atlanta Tornado: CNN perspective
Brandon Miller, CNN, Atlanta, GA

  3:15 PM
5.2
Atlanta Air Route Traffic Control Center
Charles A. West, NOAA/NWS, Hampton, GA

  3:30 PM
5.3
Health effects of climate change
Paul Schramm, Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA

  3:45 PM
5.4
The Historic Atlanta Flood of 2009
John Feldt, NOAA/NWS Southeast River Forecast Center, Peachtree City, GA

4:00 PM-5:00 PM: Saturday, 16 January 2010


Session 6
Weather Outside the Lines
Location: B206 (GWCC)
Host: 9th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Jesse Nusbaumer, University of Colorado
  4:00 PM
6.1
International Meteorology
Rajul E. Pandya, UCAR/SOARS, Boulder, CO

  4:15 PM
6.2
Forensic Meteorology
H. Michael Mogil, How the Weatherworks, Naples, FL

  4:30 PM
6.3
The role of FEMA
Rebecca Jennings, FEMA, Washington, DC

  4:45 PM
6.4
Space Weather
Delores J. Knipp, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

5:00 PM-5:15 PM: Saturday, 16 January 2010


Session 7
Closing Remarks and End of Day 1 Feedback
Location: B206 (GWCC)
Host: 9th Annual Student Conference

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Saturday, 16 January 2010


Career Fair and Graduate School Reception
Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)

Sunday, 17 January 2010

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9:00 AM-9:45 AM: Sunday, 17 January 2010


Panel Discussion 2
A unique collaboration: VORTEX-2 students and professionals
Location: B206 (GWCC)
Host: 9th Annual Student Conference
Moderator: Mariana Scott, University of Alabama in Huntsville
Panelists: Christopher C. Weiss, Texas Tech University; Christopher J. Nowotarski, Pennsylvania State University; Casey E. Letkewicz, North Carolina State University

9:45 AM-10:15 AM: Sunday, 17 January 2010


Session 8
Conversations with Professionals I
Location: B206 (GWCC)
Host: 9th Annual Student Conference
Speakers: Sepideh Yalda, Millersville Univ.; Ada Monzón, Univision; Ray Ban, The Weather Channel; William J. Murtagh, NOAA/NWS/Space Weather Prediction; Nelsie Ramos, National Hurricane Center; Alan Lustig, JP Morgan and Chase; Louis W. Uccellini, NOAA/NWS/NCEP; Marina M. Timofeyeva, UCAR, Boulder, CO and NOAA/NWS; John Morales, NBC Miami; Roberta Balstad, Weather, Climate, and Society Journal; Vickie Nadolski, NWS; Mary Glackin, NOAA
Chair: Marcus D. Walter, Cornell University

10:15 AM-12:15 PM: Sunday, 17 January 2010


Session 9
Conversations with Professionals II (Rotate between rooms every 15 or 20 minutes)
Location: Break-out Rooms 202, 203, 204, and 207 (GWCC)
Host: 9th Annual Student Conference
Speakers: Sepideh Yalda, Millersville Univ.; Ada Monzón, Univision; Ray Ban, The Weather Channel; William J. Murtagh, NOAA/NWS/Space Weather Prediction; Nelsie Ramos, National Hurricane Center; Alan Lustig, JP Morgan and Chase; Louis W. Uccellini, NOAA/NWS/NCEP; Marina M. Timofeyeva, UCAR, Boulder, CO and NOAA/NWS; John Morales, NBC Miami; Roberta Balstad, Weather, Climate, and Society Journal; Vickie Nadolski, NWS; Mary Glackin, NOAA
Chair: Marcus D. Walter, Cornell University

11:45 AM-12:15 PM: Sunday, 17 January 2010


AMS Student Chapter Town Hall Meeting
Location: B206 (GWCC)
Moderators: Christopher J. Schultz, Univ. of Alabama; Elise V. Schultz, Univ. of Alabama

12:15 PM-12:30 PM: Sunday, 17 January 2010


Closing Remarks
Location: B206 (GWCC)

2:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 17 January 2010


Session 10
Education Forum on Improving Your Writing Skills for Students and Scientists
Location: B206 (GWCC)
Host: 9th Annual Student Conference
Chair: David M. Schultz, Universities of Helsinki and Manchester/Finnish Meteorological Institute

5:30 PM-7:00 PM: Sunday, 17 January 2010


Poster Session
Student Poster Session
Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)
Host: 9th Annual Student Conference
 
S1
Evaluating the usage, performance, and limitations of the WSR-88D Doppler radar system in Alaska
Luke E. Madaus, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

 
S2
Global climatology of the planetary boundary layer inversions
Angelica M. Betancourt-Negron, NOAA/NWSFO Huntsville, AL/ University of Puerto Rico- Rio Piedras, Huntsville, AL; and D. J. Seidel

 
S3
Development toward an Advanced Aerobiological Vegetable Disease Forecasting Tool
Lara E. Pagano, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and A. P. Sims, T. Keever, and R. Boyles

 
S4
Tsunami warning signs—educational, annoying or ignored?
Antonia L. Rosati, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA

Handout (147.4 kB)

 
S5
Databasing of AOC weather data for public access
Kelly Scott, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and P. Flaherty

 
S6
A citizen science campaign encouraging urban forest professionals to engage the public in the collection of tree phenological data
Karl C. Clarke, UCAR, Boulder, CO

 
S7
Increasing potential predictability of Indian summer monsoon wet and dry spells
Neena Joseph Mani, JIFRESSE/Univ. of California, Pasadena, CA; and B. N. Goswami

 
S8
Lightning Activity in Atlantic Tropical Cyclones:Using the Long-Range Lightning Detection Network (LLDN)
Lumari Pardo-Rodriguez, UCAR/SOARS, Lajas, PR

 
S9
Anomaly and Mean Weather Patterns Associated with Extreme High and Low Temperatures during summer and winter in Southeast Alaska
Richard, C. Lam, NOAA/NWSFO, Juneau, AK

 
S10
Retrieval of Global Land Surface Emissivity Maps from AMSR-E Passive Microwave Data Using Different Skin Temperature Data
Hamidreza Norouzi, NOAA-CREST, New York, NY; and M. Temimi and R. Khanbilvardi

 
S11
Sensible heating over the Tibetan Plateau and the onset of Asian Monsoon
Li Xu, George Mason University, Calverton, MD

 
S12
A Comparison of Icing Pilot Reports to Weather Conditions
Brooke Lewis, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. A. Wolff

 
S13
Flash floods: A spatial and temporal analysis—A case study of the flash floods in southwestern Missouri in March 2008
Daniel A. Pollak, Pennsylvania State University & NCAR/SOARS, State College, PA

Handout (1.8 MB)

 
S14
A method for determining the historical climatology of East Coast Winter Storms
Jase E. Bernhardt, Northeast Regional Climate Center, Ithaca, NY

Handout (965.6 kB)

 
S15
A higher order tracer transport scheme for icosahedral hexagonal grids
Maximo Q. Menchaca, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and W. C. Skamarock

 
S16
Loss of Significance and Multidecadal Variability of the Madden-Julian Oscillation
E. Suhas, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, India; and B. N. Goswami

 
S17
Synoptic environments and convective modes associated with significant tornadoes in the contiguous United States—a null case dataset
Darren V. Snively, NOAA/Ohio University, Athens, OH; and R. L. Thompson and J. S. Grams

 
S18
"Identifying QBO and Seasonal Variations in Stratospheric Chemical Species using UARS HALOE Data"
John Anderson, Hampton Univ., Hampton, VA; and B. A. Crandall and N. M. Pothier

 
S19
Impacts of super-resolution data on National Weather Service warning decision making
Jonathan M. Vogel, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and C. D. Payne, C. A. Van Den Broeke, and L. R. Lemon

Handout (366.5 kB)

 
S20
The relationship between sea breezes and rainfall along western Mexico during the North American Monsoon
Vanessa Marie Vincente, UCAR/SOARS and Valparaiso University

 
S21
Turbulent flux responses to leaf density changes
Miliaritiana L. Robjhon, Howard University, Washington, DC; and E. Joseph, C. A. Stearns, and M. K. Payne

 
S22
Effects of drop size distribution on NEXRAD rain rate estimation
Nazario D. Ramirez-Beltran, Univ. of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, PR; and E. J. Suarez-Vazquez and S. Cruz-Pol

Handout (328.2 kB)

 
S23
Poleward moisture transport by a Recurving Tropical Cyclone and its effect on Midlatitude Precipitation
Graylen L. Boone, UCAR/NCAR, Gates, NC; and C. A. Davis and R. S. Schumacher

 
S24
Improving Hurricane Intensity Awareness by Creating a Radius of 64 Knot Winds Scale and NASA Satellite Monitoring System for the Atlantic Basin and Gulf of Mexico
Josh David Stodghill, NASA DEVELOP, Mobile, AL; and A. M. Billiot, R. M. Penton, A. K. Dixon, and A. J. Eiserloh Jr.

 
S25
Climatology of lake-effect precipitation events over the Lake Tahoe, CA/NV region
Andrew Stieneke, Raleigh, NC; and S. Ganetis and N. F. Laird

 
S26
Documentation and Analysis of Flash Flood Prone Streams and Subwatershed Basins in Pulaski County, Virginia
Anthony Phillips, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

Handout (612.8 kB)

 
S27
Developing a reliable predictor of lightning initiation and cessation through radar analysis
Greg Seroka, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

Handout (2.9 MB)

 
S28
A stochastic daily mean temperature model for weather derivatives
Jeffrey P. Viel, NWC REU, Charlton, MA; and T. Connor

 
S29
Operational uses for an objective overshooting top detection algorithm
Sarah A. Monette, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and K. Bedka and W. Feltz

 
S30
Forecasting Southern Plains wind ramp events using the WRF model at 3km
Kristen Taylor Bradford, NWC REU, Norman, OK; and R. L. Carpenter Jr. and B. Shaw

Handout (376.6 kB)

 
S31
Impact of Vegetation on the Energy and Water Balance of a Temperate Wetland
Gregory J. Cutrell, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and J. Lenters, K. Herman, E. Istanbulluoglu, A. Kilic, D. Scott, and S. Walters

 
S32
Climatology of Lake-Effect Precipitation Events over the Great Salt Lake, UT
Benjamin Albright, Howard University, Washington, DC; and J. Popp and N. F. Laird

 
S33
Improving the radar Z-R relationships over Puerto Rico
Nazario D. Ramirez-Beltran, Univ. of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, PR; and C. J. Carrasquillo and S. Cruz-Pol

Handout (481.1 kB)

 
S34
Study of 3-D total lightning activity relative to radar-inferred storm parameters
Aaron Preston, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK

 
S35
Initial Tests of an Automated Freezing Drizzle Detection Algorithm applied to ASOS
Matthew Dewey, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Landolt, C. A. Wolff, and M. K. Politovich

 
S36
A Survey of Impacts Resulting from the Drought of 2007 in Kentucky
Crystal J. Bergman, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE

Handout (709.5 kB)

 
S37
Cloud photogrammetry and single-Doppler radar analysis of the 5 June 2009 La Grange, WY tornado during VORTEX 2
Rachel Ducharme, Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, VT; and A. McGee and N. Atkins

 
S38
Quality Assessment of a Winter Road Maintenance Decision Support System
Eric Haave, NCAR, Boulder, Colorado; and M. B. Chapman and S. Linden

 
S39
Reconsidering the role of Rossby waves and inertia-gravity waves in the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO)
Alex Omar Gonzalez, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

 
S40
Verification of ESTOFEX lightning and severe weather forecasts
Alex Kowaleski, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and H. E. Brooks and C. A. Doswell III

 
S41
Evaluation of the CALIPSO Satellite Cloud Sub-Type Classification Product over a Global Distribution
Christopher J. Slocum, NASA/LRC DEVELOP National Program, University Park, PA

 
S42
A Case Study of the 13-14 February 2007 Extended Sleet Event
Matthew S. Potter, University at Albany, Albany, NY; and P. A. Selmer

 
S43
The influence of ENSO on tropical cyclone trajectories in the South Indian Ocean
Kevin D. Ash, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; and C. J. Matyas

 
S44
Comparison of the VORTRAC retrieved structure of Hurricane Danny (1997) to prior analyses
Matthew B. Paulus, UCAR, Boulder, CO

Handout (264.6 kB)

 
S45
Sources of carbon monoxide and formaldehyde in North American determined from high-resolution atmospheric data
Scot M. Miller, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; and D. M. Matross, A. Andrews, D. B. Millet, M. Longo, E. W. Gottlieb, A. I. Hirsch, C. Gerbig, J. C. Lin, B. C. Daube, R. C. Hudman, P. L. S. Dias, V. Y. Chow, and S. C. Wofsy

 
S46
Exploring the possible existence of embedded supercell thunderstorms
Dustin Edwin Pittman, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and R. J. Trapp

 
S47
Viability of weather dissemination via social network technologies
Justin M. Wittrock, NWC REU, Ames, IA; and K. K. Droegemeier and S. A. Erickson

 
S48
Quantifying the onset of extra-tropical transition using four-dimensional analysis techniques
Diedra D. Boyd, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS; and J. L. Dyer

 
S49
Developing the Ozarks pulse thunderstorm index
Doug Thomas Cramer, NOAA/NWSFO, Springfield, MO; and N. A. Lock

Handout (658.5 kB)

 
S50
Orographic Effects On Tropical Cyclogenesis Over Eastern Pacific Ocean
Van Nguyen, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC; and Y. L. Lin and G. Tang

 
S51
Passage of Tropical Cyclones over Mountainous Islands Part I: Control Experiment
Ian C. Colon-Pagan, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC; and Y. L. Lin, Y. H. Kuo, and S. Koch

 
S52
Examining the Effect of Tornadoes on Population in Oklahoma
Eric Scott Apel, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL; and R. D. Ostrowski and P. A. Watson

 
S53
Evaluation of WSR-88D Methods to Predict Warm Season Convective Wind Events at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and Kennedy Space Center
Jared Rennie, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH

 
S54
Spatial and temporal variability of precipitation in the Okavango-Kwando-Zambezi catchment, southern Africa
Andrea E. Gaughan, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; and P. R. Waylen

 
S55
Validation and development of existing and new RAOB based warm-season convective wind forecasting tools for Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and Kennedy Space Center
Mitchell H. McCue, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH

 
S56
Kinematic structure and evolution of the 9 March 2006 Mississippi/Alabama bow echo
Calvin Elkins, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL

 
S57
Climatology of Lake-Effect Clouds over the Great Lakes
Lindsey Higgins, Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and D. Zelinsky and N. F. Laird

 
S58
Improving the Skill of the NWS's Extratropical Total Water Level Forecast System
Rosimar Rios-Berrios, NOAA/NWS/OST/MDL and UPRM, Mayagüez, PR

Handout (1.1 MB)

 
S59
Transverse cirrus bands and aviation turbulence
Emily N. Wilson, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA; and L. C. Paulik, J. A. Knox, A. S. Bachmeier, M. Carter, J. E. Tarantino, and M. J. Mays

 
S60
Reduction in surface ozone concentrations under ultra-high temperatures in central California
Adam James Davis, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and R. C. Owen, S. Sillman, and A. Steiner

 
S61
The correlation between tornadoes and population density changes in Illinois
David J. Anderson, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL; and J. A. Maples Sr.

 
S62
Modeling Wildfire Behavior and Analyzing Emissions
Marques A. Cameron, SOARS, Woodbridge, VA

 
S63
Frequency, duration and synoptic setting of late summer heat waves in Georgia
Myron Thomas Petro, University Of Georgia, Athens, GA; and J. A. Knox

 
S64
The effects of cloud cover on photosynthesis in a subalpine forest ecosystem focusing on Niwot Ridge, Colorado
Raymond Jay Detweiler, UCAR, Boulder, CO

 
S65
Weather's impact on Golf Attendance
John Parkinson, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL; and G. Matson

 
S66
Rainfall Climatology Study of Puerto Rico
Mayra Oyola, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR; and A. F. Adames, I. Del Valle, J. M. Maldonado, A. Marrero, I. Ramos, and L. F. Bejarano, Ph.D

 
S67
Effects of the Saharan Air Layer on the 2006 Atlantic Hurricane Season, using level 2.0 AERONET AOT/AOD datasets
Mayra I. Oyola, Howard University, California, MD

 
S68
Linking climate to landscape: Investigating the response of vegetation to precipitation variability in a semi-arid catchment area of southern Africa
Forrest R. Stevens, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; and A. E. Gaughan and C. Gibbes

 
S69
Analysis and prediction of heavy banded snow events in the Northeastern United States using independent variables
Norman Shippee Jr., Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH

 
S70
Comparison of ABL Heights
Sharome Goode, NCAR, Oklahoma City, OK; and S. Sokolovskiy, L. Cucurrull, and D. Hunt

 
S71
Climatology of Convection in Florida: Implications for Mercury Deposition
Eleanor Ferguson, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and F. J. Marsik, D. J. Posselt, and G. J. Keeler

 
S72
Analysis of diurnal trends in stratocumulus drizzle from the VOCALS field campaign
Angel F. Adames, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, Mayagüez, PR; and C. Aldereguia and S. E. Yuter

Handout (1018.8 kB)

 
S73
Interannual to decadal variability of dominant modes in the ocean circulation of the tropical western Indian Ocean
Rondrotiana Barimalala, Earth System Physics Section, Trieste, Italy; and A. Bracco, F. Kucharski, and A. Crise

 
S74
Re-examination of Northeast United States Drought Trends and Characteristics
Marcus D. Walter, SOARS/Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

 
S75
The impact of liquid water and ice in Arctic clouds on cloud radiative forcing and the surface energy budget
Elizabeth A. Maroon, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and A. B. Solomon and M. Shupe

 
S76
The Generation, Maintenance and Propagation of the pre-Helene African Easterly Wave and Mesoscale Convective System over Africa: A Numerical Study and Analysis of the Environment
James Spinks, North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, NC; and Y. L. Lin and G. Tang

 
S77
Fair-Weather diurnal wind field evolution in a complex mountainous region
Jonathan Michael Tippetts, Salt Lake City, UT; and C. D. Whiteman

Handout (76.9 kB)

 
S78
Laboratory Studies of Chlorine Activation by Nitrogen Oxides
Justin A. Perry, JISAO/Univ. of Washington/Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA; and T. P. Riedel and J. A. Thornton

 
S79
Evaluation of MERRA using CERES cloud objects for the 1998 El Nino - La Nina transition
Andrew Jongeward, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and D. J. Posselt

 
S80
Statistical tropical cyclone track model for the western North Pacific with genesis dependence on large-scale climate state
Emmi Yonekura, Columbia University, New York, NY; and T. M. Hall

 
S81
Mesoscale variability in the Gulf of Mexico and its impact on the marine ecosystem
Yuley Cardona, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and A. Bracco

 
S82
Understanding the UHI effect of Minneapolis-St. Paul: a radar analysis of snowfall modification
Nyssa M. Perryman, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS; and P. G. Dixon

 
S83
Climatology Study of African Easterly Wave and Mesoscale Convective System in Northern Africa from 2004-2006
Wilson Jones, North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, NC

 
S84
Investigating the summertime midday precipitation peak in southeast Texas
Brad J. Reinhart, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and C. McCaskill, L. J. Hopper Jr., and C. Schumacher

 
S85
Evolution of a tornadic supercell and its environment sampled by the Phased Array Radar and Oklahoma City Micronet
Rick Hluchan, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. L. Heinselman

 
S86
Using atmospheric trajectories to study complex winter storms: Two case studies from central North Carolina
Christopher M. Fuhrmann, Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

 
S87
Modeling aerosol impacts on convective storms in different environments
Rachel L. Storer, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and S. C. van den Heever and G. Stephens

 
S88
The DOW Radar Observations at Purdue study (DROPs)
Robert J. Trapp, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and J. Carley, J. Damjanovic, A. Eggink, J. Gebhard, K. Hoogewind, E. Jones, O. Kellner, B. Kraemer, M. Laureano, L. Little, R. Miller, D. Pittman, K. Quardokus, E. D. Robinson, B. Schwedler, D. Sheehan, D. Pittman, D. Solomon, and M. Toth

 
S89
A Study of the 9 April 2009 Tornado Outbreak over the Shreveport, Louisiana County Warning Area (CWA)
Ismarí Ramos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR; and A. Garza and K. Falk

 
S90
Correlation between vehicle miles driven and air quality in the U.S
Erica K. Dolinar, Millersville University, Millersville, PA

 
S91
Identifying Inland Impacts of Decaying Hurricanes Rita, Gustav, and Ike over Northern Louisiana and Northeast Texas
Idamis Del Valle, University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus, Mayagüez, PR; and A. Garza and K. Stellman

Handout (2.2 MB)

 
S92
Classification of climatologic, synoptic and mesoscale patterns for tornadoes in the Mid-South (2009): Analysis of upper level jet streaks patterns to determine significant tornadoes development
Janice M. Maldonado, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR; and T. L. Salem Jr. and J. Belles

 
S93
A Study of Cost of Hurricane Evacuations in Florida
Allyson Clark, Penn State University, State College, PA; and J. L. Evans

 
S94
Diurnal variation in the latent heat flux
Joel P. Scott, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and M. A. Bourassa and C. A. Clayson

Handout (696.5 kB)

 
S95
On the spatial variability of storm accumulations in Southeast Texas
Brian Haines, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and R. Husted, J. Stachnik, and C. Schumacher

 
S96
The effects of convective clouds on vertical scalar transport using a numerically simulated flow field
Nicole Ngo, Columbia University, New York, NY; and C. H. Moeng and J. C. Weil

 
S97
Adaptation challenges to climate change disasters in the Karamoja cluster (cattle corridor) in Uganda
Nanteza Jamiat, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

 
S98
Standard error of radar estimated precipitation as a function of distance and intensity
Dustin Edwin Pittman, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and A. Eggink, J. Gebhard, B. Kraemer, L. Little, R. Miller, D. Sheehan, and D. Solomon

 
S99
Empirical analysis of the non-Gaussianity of global geopotential heights
Maxime Perron, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and P. Sura

 
S100
An Analysis of Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies in the AVHRR & AMSR + AVHRR Datasets
James J. Taeger, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and P. Sura

 
S101
On the changes in the distribution and strength of convection and the relationship with the rapid intensification of Super Typhoon Jangmi (2008)
Levi Thatcher, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and Z. Pu

 
S102
COPS Climatology
Tracy J. Emerson, NCAR, Boulder, CO

 
S103
The effect of marine cold-air outbreaks on tropical cyclone potential intensity in the Gulf of Mexico
Rebecca Hunniford, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and C. A. Clayson and A. S. Bogdanoff

 
S104
A space weather forecasting contest: Fall '09 summary
Brian D. Curtis, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; and R. S. Weigel

 
S105
An Introductory Study of Warm Rain Productivity in Convective Clouds Influenced by Regional Climate Change
Kathleen Quardokus, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and S. M. Blakely, P. R. Brandt, K. E. Fischer, K. K. Gleason, B. J. Harvey, A. S. Keller, T. M. Lucko, R. M. Meizberg, C. A. Miller, J. M. Palac, J. C. Rogers, C. K. Simpson, K. J. Snow, K. W. van Leer, T. C. Ward, B. S. Westfall, C. M. Woodward, J. M. Woznicki, and S. Lasher-Trapp

 
S106
Thunderstorm Identification and Geospatial Distribution Study
Kathleen Quardokus, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and S. M. Blakely, P. R. Brandt, K. E. Fischer, K. K. Gleason, B. J. Harvey, A. S. Keller, T. M. Lucko, R. M. Meizberg, C. A. Miller, J. M. Palac, J. C. Rogers, C. K. Simpson, K. J. Snow, K. W. Van Leer, T. C. Ward, B. S. Westfall, C. M. Woodward, J. M. Woznicki, and R. J. Trapp

 
S107
Ocean response to hurricanes: A look a cold wake restratification
Robert L. Deal, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and C. A. Clayson

 
S108
Aerosol dispersion in the boundary layer after autumnal frontal passages in Central London and Suburban Oklahoma
Margaret Frey, ILREUM, Norman, OK

 
S109
Resolving the diurnal cycle in satellite derived sea surface temperatures and its significance on surface heat fluxes
Rachel R. Weihs, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

 
S110
A case-by-case study of the Significant Tornado Parameter and non-tornadic supercells
Sarah M. Glenn, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK

 
S111
Comparison of GPS Dropsondes between developing and non-developing disturbances in the Atlantic
Diamilet Pérez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, Mayagüez, PR

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S112
The Role of Midlatitude Circulations in Triggering Extratropical Convection during the 2004 North American Monsoon
Bo Tan, DRI, Reno, NV; and A. Joros and M. L. Kaplan

 
S113
Analysis and characterization of Convective Monsoonal Surges into the Northern Great Basin
Andrew Joros, DRI, Reno, NV; and M. L. Kaplan and B. Tan

 
S114
Statistical Prediction of the Storm Surge Associated with Cool Weather Storms at The Battery, New York
Kamila Wisniewska, Hunter College, CUNY, Ridgewood, NY

 
S115
Observational Study of the Great Salt Lake Breeze
Cody Oppermann, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, NE; and E. T. Crosman and J. Horel

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