Student Poster Session

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Sunday, 17 January 2010: 5:30 PM-7:00 PM
Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)
Host: 9th Annual Student Conference

Papers:
 
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

 
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

 
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
 
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

 
S27
 
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)

 
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
 
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

 
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

 
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

 
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

 
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

 
S68
 
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

 
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

 
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
 
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
 
S86
 
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)

 
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

 
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

 
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

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

Handout (1.1 MB)

 
S113
 
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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