90th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting

Session

AMS Staff Office

Location: B403 (GWCC)

Host: Events

Student Conference Registration

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

Session 2

Group Breakout Activity (What YOU Want Out of This)

Location: B206 (GWCC)

Host: 9th Annual Student Conference

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

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

Networking Lunch

Location: B313/314 (GWCC)

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

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

Break

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

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

Session 7

Closing Remarks and End of Day 1 Feedback

Location: B206 (GWCC)

Host: 9th Annual Student Conference

Career Fair and Graduate School Reception

Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)

Session

UCAR's SOARS Program 15th birthday celebration

Location: B208 (GWCC)

Host: Events

Session

Bams

Location: B209 (GWCC)

Host: Events

Session

Press

Location: B210 (GWCC)

Host: Events

Session

Projections Presentations

Location: B310 (GWCC)

Host: Events

Session

Staff Office

Location: B403 (GWCC)

Host: Events

Session

Weather Preview Theater

Location: B201 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the Events; and the Eighth Presidential History Symposium )

Short Course Registration

Session

AMS Short Course on Datasets for Use in Climate Applications:� Access, Use and Tools

Location: B313 (GWCC)

Host: Events

Session

Student Conference Sessions

Location: B206 (GWCC)

Host: Events

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

Annual Meeting Registration Begins

Session 8

Conversations with Professionals I

Location: B206 (GWCC)

Host: 9th Annual Student Conference

Speakers: Sepideh Yalda, Millersville Univ.; Ada Monz�n, 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

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 Monz�n, 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

AMS Student Chapter Town Hall Meeting

Location: B206 (GWCC)

Moderators: Christopher J. Schultz, Univ. of Alabama; Elise V. Schultz, Univ. of Alabama

Session

AMS Short Course Lunch

Location: B312 (GWCC)

Host: Events

Session

Student Conf Break-out

Location: B202 (GWCC)

Host: Events

Session

Student Conference Luncheon

Location: B313/314 (GWCC)

Host: Events

Weatherfest

Session

Student Conf Break-out

Location: B203 (GWCC)

Host: Events

Session

Student Conf Break-out

Location: B204 (GWCC)

Host: Events

Session

Student Conf Break-out

Location: B207 (GWCC)

Host: Events

Session

Student Conf Break-out

Location: B208 (GWCC)

Host: Events

Closing Remarks

Location: B206 (GWCC)

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

Session

Speaker Ready Room

Location: B311 (GWCC)

Host: Events

First-Time Attendee Briefing

Location: B314 (GWCC)

Annual Meeting Review and Fellows Awards

Location: B314 (GWCC)

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, Mayag�ez, 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, Mayag�ez Campus, Mayag�ez, 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)

Ismar� Ramos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayag�ez, 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 Mayag�ez Campus, Mayag�ez, 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, Mayag�ez, 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 P�rez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayag�ez Campus, Mayag�ez, PR

Handout (1.1 MB)

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

Fellows Reception

Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)

Session

NOAA/OAR Employee All Hands

Location: B301 (GWCC)

Host: Events

Session

National Weather Service All Hands Meeting

Location: B312 (GWCC)

Host: Events

Registration Open

Presidential Forum

Location: Thomas Murphy Ballroom 1 and 2 (GWCC)

Panel Discussion 1

Weather, Climate and Society: A Customer�s Perspective on Information Needs, Science, and Services

Location: Thomas Murphy Ballroom 1 and 2 (GWCC)

Host: Presidential Forum

Moderator: Thomas R. Karl, NOAA/NCDC

9:00 AM

Introductory Remarks

9:05 AM

PD1.1

Emerging Weather & Climate Information Needs: A Commercial Air Carrier�s Perspective

Stephen Dickson, Delta Air Lines, Atlanta, GA

Recorded presentation

9:25 AM

PD1.2

Climate and Health: Preparing for and Communicating Complexity

Ali S. Khan, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-borne, and Enteric Diseases, DHHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevent, Atlanta, GA

9:45 AM

PD1.3

Climate Change-The Energy Perspective: Putting Today's Weather in Long-Term Context

James E. Rogers, Duke Energy Corporation, Charlotte, NC

Recorded presentation

10:05 AM

Moderator's Comments and General Discussion with Q & A

Recorded presentation

10:25 AM

PD1.4

Presentation of the Charles Anderson Award AMS Board on Women and Minorities

Sepideh Yalda, Millersville Univ., Millersville, PA

Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer

Coffee Break Reception - Sponsored by Ball Aerospace

Location: B303 (GWCC)

Session 1

Agency Updates 1

Location: B303 (GWCC)

Host: Seventh Symposium on Space Weather

Cochairs: Robert McCoy, Office of Naval Research; Genene Fisher, NOAA/NWS

11:00 AM

1.1

NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center�New Developments in Space Weather Forecasting and Modeling

Louis W. Uccellini, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

1.2

DoD Operational Space Weather

Fred Lewis, AWS, Washington, DC

11:30 AM

1.3

NSF and space weather today

Timothy L. Killeen, NSF, Arlington, VA; and R. A. Behnke

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

1.4

NASA's Contributions to Space Weather

Richard R. Fisher, NASA, Washington, DC; and B. L. Giles

Recorded presentation

Session 1

Field and Laboratory Studies of Air Quality I

Location: B316 (GWCC)

Host: 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry

Cochairs: Alex Guenther, NCAR; B. K. Lamb, Washington State University

11:00 AM

1.1

The BEACHON Project: Regional atmospheric impacts of biogenic emissions (Invited Speaker)

Alex Guenther, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and the BEACHON Science team

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

1.2

Investigating Emissions and Evolution of Trace Gases and Aerosols from Biomass Burning Plumes Measured during the ARCTAS-2008 Field Campaign

Arsineh Hecobian, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and R. Weber, G. Sachse, G. Diskin, S. Vay, J. L. Jimenez, A. Wisthaler, P. Wennberg, B. E. Anderson, A. Weinheimer, and D. Knapp

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

1.3

Analysis of an Industrial Plume in Texas City, TX

Bernhard Rappenglueck, Univ. of Houston, Houston, TX; and S. Alvarez, B. H. Czader, M. Buhr, M. Estes, and M. E. Shauck

Recorded presentation

Session 1

Global Meteorological and Hydrological Service Updates - Part 1

Location: B217 (GWCC)

Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Ward R. Seguin, Consultant; M. D. Eilts, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc.

11:00 AM

1.1

More than 25 Years of the Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology Conference

Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Silver Spring, MD; and W. F. Roberts, W. R. Seguin, and T. M. Whittaker

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

1.2

European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts Meteorological and Hydrological Services Update

Walter Zwieflhofer, ECMWF, Reading, Berks, United Kingdom

Recorded presentation

Session 1

Hydrometeorological Measurements I

Location: B302 (GWCC)

Host: 15th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation

Chair: Bruce B. Baker, NOAA

11:00 AM

1.1

An acoustic disdrometer

Philip N. Winder, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom; and K. S. Paulson

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (309.9 kB)

11:15 AM

1.2

The characteristics and preliminary quality control of soil moisture and temperature observations at US Climate Reference Network sites

William G. Collins, Riverside Technology, Inc., Fort Collins, CO

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (852.7 kB)

11:30 AM

1.3

Precipitation-Measurement Intercomparison for NOAA's Historical Climatology Network: The Effects of Wind Shield and Sensor Type

John Kochendorfer, NOAA/ERL/ARL/ATDD, Oak Ridge, TN; and B. B. Baker, M. E. Hall, T. P. Meyers, and T. Wilson

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

1.4

Test comparison of new low cost weighing precipitation gauge to NOAA CRN reference gauges with double alter shields

Bruce R. Robinson, Belfort Instrument Co., Baltimore, MD; and J. S. Hoover

Recorded presentation

Session 1

K-12 Education

Location: B214 (GWCC)

Host: 19th Symposium on Education

Cochairs: Susan Q. Foster, UCAR; Kathleen A. Murphy, AMS Education Resource Educator

11:00 AM

1.1

An Approach to Thinking about Global Warming for Students in Elementary Schools

Michihiko Tonouchi, Japan Meteorological Business Support Center, Tokyo, Japan; and R. Fujimori, T. Iwaya, and T. Nakagawa

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (124.8 kB)

11:15 AM

1.2

Lessons learned through climate change education programs at the National Center for Atmospheric Research

Roberta M. Johnson, NESTA, Boulder, CO; and S. Henderson, S. Q. Foster, E. Gardiner, T. Eastburn, D. L. Ward, R. Russell, K. Meymaris, B. Hatheway, and L. Carbone

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

1.3

Chromakey curriculum for a high school meteorology class

Jeffrey A. Yuhas, Concord-Carlisle Regional High School, Chelmsford, MA; and A. G. Coffin

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.2 MB)

11:45 AM

1.4

A weather activity day for local schools in the Dept of Meteorology, University of Reading, UK

Ross Reynolds, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom

Recorded presentation

Panel Discussion 1

Key Challenges and Opportunities in Aviation

Location: B314 (GWCC)

Host: 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

Moderator: Steve Abelman, NOAA/NWS Office of Science and Technology

Panelists: Jaime Figueroa, FAA; Don Berchoff, NOAA/NWS

11:00 AM

PD1.1

Key Challenges and Opportunities in Aviation -- NWS

Don Berchoff, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

PD1.2

Key Challenges and Opportunities in Aviation -- FAA

Jaime Figueroa, FAA, Washington, DC

Recorded presentation

Session 1

Links Between Climate and Weather I

Location: B211 (GWCC)

Host: 18th Conference on Applied Climatology

Chair: Mathew Barlow, Univ. of Massachusetts

11:00 AM

1.1

The climatology of inland winds from tropical cyclones in the United States

Michael C. Kruk, STG, Inc., Asheville, NC; and D. Levinson, M. F. Squires, and E. Gibney

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (249.2 kB)

11:15 AM

1.2

A radiosonde climatology for Charleston, SC

Alek J. Krautmann, NOAA/NWS, North Charleston, SC; and F. W. Alsheimer

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

1.3

Using self-organizing maps (SOMs) to develop a climatology and characterization of the low-level wind field across the Ross Ice Shelf region, Antarctica

Mark W. Seefeldt, Providence College, Providence, RI

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

1.4

An Investigation of Bomb Cyclone Climatology: Reanalysis vs. NCEP's CFS Model

Francisco M. Alvarez, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO; and T. P. Eichler and J. Gottschalck

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 1

Mitigation and adaptation to climate change

Location: B216 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences; the 24th Conference on Hydrology; the 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the First Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; the Committee on Climate Services; the Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research; and the First Environment and Health Symposium )

Chair: David R. Easterling, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC

11:00 AM

J1.1

Regional climate modeling and decision aids

Glenn Higgins, Northrop Grumann TASC, Chantilly, VA; and D. Apling, R. Alliss, and H. Kiley

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

J1.2

Bounded rationality in climate change policy development

Amanda H. Lynch, Brown University, Providence, RI; and R. D. Brunner

11:30 AM

J1.5

Climate Change Adaptation in Southwest Ecosystems

Gregg M. Garfin, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

J1.3

Seeing the world through a political lens: the connection between weather and climate change perceptions and beliefs

Hank Jenkins-Smith, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. H. Goebbert, K. E. Klockow, M. Nowlin, and C. Silva

Recorded presentation

12:00 PM

J1.4

Advancing Climate Adaptation in Wildlife Conservation

Amanda Staudt, National Wildlife Federation, Reston, VA; and D. Inkley, P. Glick, B. Stein, N. Edelson, and J. Kostyack

Recorded presentation

Session 1

Observed Seasonal to Interannual Variability: I Part 1

Location: B215 (GWCC)

Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change

Chair: David A. R. Kristovich, ISWS, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois

11:00 AM

1.1

Global Mass Circulation Prospective of Extratropical Stratosphere-Troposphere Coupling: Northern Hemisphere Annular Mode Variability in Winter Season

Chul-Su Shin, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and M. Cai

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

1.2

Decomposition of synoptic eddy structure and its induced dynamical feedback onto NAO

Hong-Li Ren, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing, China; and F. F. Jin

11:30 AM

1.3

The significance of equatorial westerlies

Peter J. Webster, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and H. R. Chang

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

1.4

Intraseasonal variations in tropical deep convection, tropospheric mean temperature and cloud-induced radiative fluxes

Holly S. Ramey, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and F. R. Robertson

Recorded presentation

Session 1

Transport and Dispersion Experiments I

Location: B308 (GWCC)

Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology

Chair: Akula Venkatram, Univ. of California

11:00 AM

1.1

A history of classic atmospheric dispersion field experiments

Steven R. Hanna, Hanna Consultants, Kennebunkport, ME

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (635.6 kB)

11:15 AM

1.2

Modelers' data archive�a collection of atmospheric transport and dispersion data sets

Joseph Chang, Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute, Arlington, VA; and S. R. Hanna

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.3 MB)

11:30 AM

1.3

The Impact of the Prairie Grass and the St. Louis Dispersion Experiments on Dispersion Modeling Practice

Akula Venkatram, University of California, Riverside, CA

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

1.4

The Copenhagen tracer experiment, what did we learn?

Sven-Erik Gryning, DTU Wind Energy/Ris� Campus, Roskilde, Denmark, Roskilde, Denmark

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (168.7 kB)

Joint Session 2

Lightning, atmospheric chemistry, and air quality

Location: B315 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; and the 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology )

Cochairs: Kenneth E. Pickering, NASA/GSFC; Yuhang Wang, Georgia Institute of Technology

11:00 AM

J2.1

Impact of lightning-NO emissions on eastern United States photochemistry determined using the CMAQ model

Kenneth E. Pickering, NASA/GSFC/Univ. of Maryland, Greenbelt, MD; and D. Allen, R. Pinder, and T. Pierce

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

J2.2

Summertime impact of convective transport and lightning NOx production over North America: Modeling dependence on meteorological simulations

Chun Zhao, PNNL, Richland, WA; and Y. Wang, T. Zeng, and Y. Choi

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

J2.3

Modeling elevated Upper Tropospheric Ozone by Deep Convection during the 2006 Ron Brown Cruise

Jonathan W. Smith, Howard University, Washington, DC; and G. Jenkins, M. C. Barth, and K. E. Pickering

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

J2.4

WRF-Chem lightning NOx parameterization at Florida State University: FSULNOX

Amanda Hansen, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and H. E. Fuelberg, K. E. Pickering, and S. E. Peckham

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 3

Weather & Transportation I

Location: B312 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research; the 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology; and the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services )

Cochairs: Michael B. Chapman, NCAR; S. Edward Boselly, Weather Solutions Group

11:00 AM

J3.1

The Clarus regional demonstration

Paul A. Pisano, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC; and B. McKeever and F. C. Klein

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.0 MB)

11:15 AM

J3.2

Providing Road and Atmospheric Weather Hazard Products to Drivers � Current Progress And Future Challenges

Sheldon D. Drobot, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. B. Chapman, G. Wiener, P. A. Pisano, and B. McKeever

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

J3.3

A decision-support system for winter weather maintenance of roads, bridges, and runways

Michael B. Chapman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. D. Drobot and W. P. Mahoney III

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

J3.4

Baselining Current Road Weather Information

Leon F. Osborne, Meridian Environmental Technology, Inc., Grand Forks, ND; and R. D. Hart, S. Conger, and R. Alfelor

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 24

A science of service: You and the Navier-Stokes equations protect the public (in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day/National Day of Service)

Location: B301 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the First Environment and Health Symposium; the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services; and the Presidential Forum )

11:00 AM

J24.1

A science of service

Warren Washington, NCAR, Boulder, CO

11:15 AM

Discussion

Lunch Break

Session TH1

Town Hall Meeting: Data Stewardship

Location: B211 (GWCC)

Host: Town Hall Meetings

12:15 PM

TH1.1

Data Stewardship

Mohan K. Ramamurthy, Unidata/UCAR, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

Session TH2

Town Hall Meeting: Refreshing Our Ocean Research Priorities

Location: B212 (GWCC)

Host: Town Hall Meetings

Session TH3

Town Hall Meeting: Weather and Climate Priorities of the New Administration, the 111th Congress, and the Atmospheric Sciences Community: Convergence?

Location: B213 (GWCC)

Host: Town Hall Meetings

12:15 PM

TH3.1

Weather and Climate Priorities of the New Administration, the 111th Congress, and the Atmospheric Sciences Community: Convergence?

John Snow, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Recorded presentation

12:30 PM

TH3.2

Community priorities

Jack Fellows, UCAR, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

12:45 PM

TH3.3

NOAA's Environmental Information Services Working Group (EISWG)

Nancy Colleton, NOAA

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 4

Weather & Transportation II

Location: B312 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research; the 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology; and the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services )

Cochairs: Sheldon D. Drobot, NCAR; Paul Pisano, Federal Highway Administration

1:30 PM

J4.1

Using Oklahoma City Micronet Data to Address Surface Transportation Challenges

Jeffrey B. Basara, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. A. McPherson, B. G. Illston, J. C. Reiss, and M. Degiacomo

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

J4.2

Different Decisions for Users of the Same Decision Support Tool

Michael B. Chapman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and E. Haave

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

J4.3

Assessment of Weather-Related Congestion On Utah's Highways:Investigation of Event Impacts From the Winter of 2008-09'

Ralph Patterson, UDOT, Salt Lake City, UT; and K. Barjenbruch, G. Blackwelder, R. Graham, B. Hansen, G. Merrill, J. Miller, M. Seaman, and J. Williams

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

J4.4

Mobile Meteorological Observation (M2O) Network

Brian Bell, Global Science & Technology, Fairmont, WV

Recorded presentation

Session 1

Convection, Decision Support Systems and Air Traffic Management, Part 1

Location: B314 (GWCC)

Host: 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

Cochairs: Marilyn Wolfson, MIT Lincoln Laboratory; Charles A. West, NOAA/NWS

1:30 PM

1.1

Evaluation of enroute convective weather avoidance models based on planned and observed flight

Michael Matthews, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and R. DeLaura

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (2.4 MB)

1:45 PM

1.2

Methods for estimating air traffic capacity reductions due to convective weather for verification

Geary J. Layne, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and S. A. Lack

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (707.9 kB)

2:00 PM

1.3

Traffic Management Advisor (TMA) � weather integration

Michael Robinson, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and H. J. Davison-Reynolds and J. E. Evans

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (2.2 MB)

2:15 PM

1.4

An Integrated Strategic-Tactical Approach to Managing Traffic Flows to the Northeast During Severe Convective Weather

James Evans, MIT, Lexington, MA; and M. Robinson, J. Cho, and M. Evans

Recorded presentation

Session 1

Experiments involving observations, real or hypothetical: data impact tests and observing system simulation experiments (OSSEs) I

Location: B207 (GWCC)

Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Robert Atlas, NOAA/AOML

1:30 PM

1.1

Development of a sensor web simulator: status and preliminary results for a future satellite wind lidar mission

Michael Seablom, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and S. J. Talabac, R. Burns, J. Ardizzone, S. A. Wood, E. M. Kemp, G. S. Wojcik, S. L. Applegate, H. N. Kleinwaks, G. D. Emmitt, and R. Atlas

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

1.2

Evaluation of Space Based Doppler Wind Lidar in Joint OSSEs

Michiko Masutani, NOAA/NWS/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and L. P. Riishojgaard, G. D. Emmitt, S. Greco, S. A. Wood, A. Stoffelen, G. J. Marseille, and J. S. Woollen

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

1.3

Using an airborne doppler wind lidar to explore the potential impact of a future space-based wind lidar, particularly in the case of �cloud challenging� tropical cyclones

George D. Emmitt, Simpson Weather Associates, Charlottesville, VA; and S. Greco and S. A. Wood

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

1.4

The impact of Doppler Lidar wind profiles on numerical simulations of mesoscale weather systems

Lei Zhang, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and Z. Pu, B. Gentry, B. B. Demoz, and G. D. Emmitt

Recorded presentation

Session 1

Hydrometeorological Representation and Applications of Reanalyses

Location: B304 (GWCC)

Host: 24th Conference on Hydrology

Chair: Michael G. Bosilovich, NASA/GSFC/GMAO

1:30 PM

1.1

A Historical Record of Actual Evapotranspiration in Sub-Saharan Africa using Climate Reanalysis and Remote Sensing Data

Michael T. Marshall, USGS, Flagstaff, AZ; and K. Tu, C. Funk, and J. Michaelsen

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

1.2

Evaluation of the Modern Era Retrospective-analysis for Research and Applications (MERRA) Global Water and Energy Budgets

Michael G. Bosilovich, NASA/GSFC/GMAO, Greenbelt, MD; and F. R. Robertson and J. Chen

Recorded presentation

1.3

Moisture recycling over the central United States diagnosed from the North American Regional Reanalysis

2:30 PM

1.3A

The NCEP Climate Forecast System Reanalysis

Michael Ek, NOAA/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD

Session 1

Statistical analysis in the geophysical sciences I

Location: B305 (GWCC)

Host: 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences

Cochairs: Andrew W. Robertson, Columbia University; C�cile Penland, NOAA/ESRL

1:30 PM

1.1

Classic Granger causality may not be appropriate for diagnosing CO2-temperature and other noisy relationships

Evan Anton Kodra, ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN; and S. Chatterjee and A. R. Ganguly

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

1.2

Method to Improve Offshore Wind Energy Resource Assessments Using Cokriging

Michael J. Dvorak, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; and A. Boucher and M. Z. Jacobson

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

1.3

Varying-coefficient space-time models for short-term wind forecasting

Amanda S. Hering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO; and M. G. Genton and P. Pinson

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

1.4

Review of 20 ProbStat Conference, Poster Session I

C�cile Penland, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

Session 2

Agency Updates 2

Location: B303 (GWCC)

Host: Seventh Symposium on Space Weather

Chair: W. Kent Tobiska, Space Environment Technologies

1:30 PM

2.1

The National Space Weather Program

Samuel P. Williamson, Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology, Silver Spring, MD; and M. F. Bonadonna and M. R. Babcock

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (44.8 kB)

1:45 PM

2.2

The USGS Dst and Magnetic-Disturbance Mapping Project

Jeffrey Love, USGS, Denver, CO; and J. L. Gannon

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

2.3

Space Weather Products at the Community Coordinated Modeling Center

Michael Hesse, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and M. Kuznetsova, A. Pulkkinen, M. Maddox, L. Rastaetter, D. Berrios, and P. MacNeice

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (805.1 kB)

2:15 PM

2.4

Solar Cycle Update�Will the New Cycle Please Start?

Joseph Kunches, NOAA/SWPC, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

Session 2

Field and Laboratory Studies of Air Quality II

Location: B315 (GWCC)

Host: 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry

Cochairs: Jose-Luis Jimenez, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado; Rodney Weber, Georgia Institute of Technology

1:30 PM

2.1

Aerosol mass spectrometric characterization of ambient organic particles: new techniques and field results (Invited Speaker)

Jose-Luis Jimenez, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and J. A. Huffman, A. C. Aiken, P. F. DeCarlo, M. C. Cubison, K. S. Docherty, D. K. Farmer, I. M. Ulbrich, A. Ortega, C. Robinson, K. Dzepina, J. R. Kimmel, and S. Saarikoski

2:00 PM

2.2

Secondary organic aerosol in the Southeastern United States: A summary of findings from ambient studies

Rodney Weber, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

2.3

Assessment of biomass burning impacts on ambient PM2.5 over the Southeastern U.S. in 2007 from analysis of archived FRM filters

Xiaolu Zhang, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and N. Frank and R. Weber

Session 2

Hydrometeorological Measurements II

Location: B302 (GWCC)

Host: 15th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation

Chair: William G. Collins, Riverside Technology, Inc.

1:30 PM

2.1

2.1 has moved to Poster 268

1:45 PM

2.2

Characteristics of hail in the U.S. from a high density volunteer observing network

Zach Schwalbe, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and N. J. Doesken, H. Reges, J. Turner, and R. Cifelli

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

2.3

Use of GPS Receivers as a Soil Moisture Network for Water Cycle Studies

John J. Braun, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and K. M. Larson, E. E. Small, V. Zavorotny, and E. Gutmann

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

2.4

Precipitation Characteristics Measured by Micro Rain Radar and PARSIVEL disdrometer

Joo-Wan Cha, National Institute Meteorological Research/KMA, Seoul, South Korea; and K. H. Chang, Y. J. Choi, J. Y. Jeong, H. Y. Yang, and J. W. Jung

Session 2

Transport and Dispersion Experiments II

Location: B308 (GWCC)

Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology

Chair: Sven-Erik Gryning, DTU Wind Energy/Ris� Campus, Roskilde, Denmark

1:30 PM

2.1

Regional nocturnal tracer experiment near a tall tower site

Matthew J. Parker, Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC; and T. Watson, M. Y. Leclerc, and A. Andrews

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

2.2

The Thorney Island Dense Gas Dispersion Trials

Sara Brambilla, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, MI, Italy; and M. J. Brown

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

2.3

Applying Photogrammetric Techniques to Study Smoke Plumes

Kerrie J. Long, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA; and S. E. Haupt, M. Hendrickson, and J. Keay

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (218.6 kB)

2:15 PM

2.4

Lagrangian modeling of dispersion using LES fields: importance of the Prairie Grass and CONDORS experiments

Jeffrey C. Weil, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and E. G. Patton, P. P. Sullivan, and C. H. Moeng

Recorded presentation

Session 2A

Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States Part I

Location: B215 (GWCC)

Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change

Chair: Peter Schultz, U.S. Climate Change Science Program

1:30 PM

2A.1

Introduction to the Report

Thomas R. Karl and SOK FAC Author Team, NOAA/NCDC, Asheville, NC

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

2A.2

Projections and uncertainty in the US climate change impacts report

Michael F. Wehner, LBNL, Berkeley, CA

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

2A.3

Ecosystems Impacts

Anthony Janetos, Univ of Maryland, College Park, MD

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

2A.4

Key national impacts

Thomas C. Peterson and SOK FAC Author Team, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (653.4 kB)

Session 2A

Global Meteorological and Hydrological Service Updates - Part 2

Location: B217 (GWCC)

Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Ward R. Seguin, Consultant; M. D. Eilts, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc.

1:30 PM

2A.1

National Weather Service Services Update

Vickie Nadoloski, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

2A.2

Federal Aviation Administration Services Update

Jaime Figueroa, FAA, Washington, DC

Session 2A

Links Between Climate and Weather II

Location: B211 (GWCC)

Host: 18th Conference on Applied Climatology

Chair: Mathew Barlow, Univ. of Massachusetts

2A.1

Severe thunderstorm and lightning climatology in Atlantic Canada

1:30 PM

2A.2

A 30-year climatology of lake-effect snow events in Indiana, including an analysis of upstream sounding variables as Predictors

Craig A. Clark, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

2A.3

Application of different weather pattern classifications to simulated future climate conditions for Central Europe

Rita Pongracz, E�tv�s Lor�nd University, Budapest, Hungary; and J. Bartholy, A. Philipp, C. Beck, and A. Kern

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.6 MB)

2:15 PM

2A.4

The Impacts of Climate Change on Storm Tracks in the PCMDI Suite of Models

Natalie Gaggini, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO; and T. P. Eichler

Recorded presentation

Session 2B

International Applications Part I

Location: B218 (GWCC)

Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

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

1:30 PM

2B.1

ECMWF web re-engineering project

Baudouin Raoult, ECMWF, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom; and S. Siemen, C. Valiente, P. Bispham, S. Lamy-Thepaut, and A. Brady

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

2B.2

Metview 4 & Magics++�answering new challenges of increasing volumes of data

Stephan Siemen, ECMWF, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

2B.3

Reprocessing of 14 years of GTS data at CPTEC/INPE for distribution

Waldenio Gambi de Almeida, CPTEC/INPE, Cachoeira Paulista, S.P., Brazil; and A. S. A. Pessoa, A. L. T. Ferreira, M. V. S. Mendes, R. F. Gl�ria, S. H. S. Ferreira, and J. Weber

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

2B.4

An integrated meteorological system for the Belgium air traffic control agency

Richard Stedronsky, IPS MeteoStar, Englewood, Colorado; and M. G. Taylor

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (2.0 MB)

Session 2B

Observed Seasonal to Interannual Variability: I Part 2

Location: B216 (GWCC)

Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change

Chair: David A. R. Kristovich, ISWS, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois

1:30 PM

2B.1

Meteorological impact on MODIS observed boreal fire counts: the role of lightning

David A. Peterson, University of Nebaska, Lincoln, NE; and J. Wang, C. Ichoku, and L. A. Remer

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

2B.2

Daily temperature variability patterns during ENSO and NAO events in United States winters

Melissa Malin, Northland College, Ashland, WI

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

2B.3

Spatial patterns of rainfall variability over western equatorial Africa

Amin K. Dezfuli, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and S. E. Nicholson

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

2B.4

Initial investigation of observed stable-season Great Lakes sensible heat fluxes and cyclone evolution

Rebecca A. Smith, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and D. A. R. Kristovich

Recorded presentation

Session 2B

Topics in Applied Climatology I

Location: B212 (GWCC)

Host: 18th Conference on Applied Climatology

Chair: Ryan Boyles, North Carolina State University

1:30 PM

2B.1

The interaction of Groundwater�surface water in Hadong area, Vietnam under scenario of climate change to 2030 using a high-resolution transient groundwater model

Nguyen Chi Nghia Sr., Hanoi University of Mining and Geology, Hanoi, Vietnam; and D. N. H. Tam Jr.

1:45 PM

2B.2

Quantifying Evapotranspiration Across Varying Seasonal and Within-Season Climatic Signals Across Oklahoma

Jeffrey B. Basara, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and B. G. Illston

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

2B.3

The Spatial and Temporal Variability of the Evaporative Fraction and Soil Moisture During a Period of Historic Precipitation

Lindsay M. Tardif-Huber, NOAA/NWSFO Bismark, ND; and J. B. Basara, W. P. Kustas, and B. G. Illston

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.4 MB)

2B.4

Study of the effects of climatic parameters on changes in sugar content of sugar beets in 2006 and 2007 (A case study Chenaran district)

Joint Session 4

The Effects of Meteorology on Air Quality I

Location: B309 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology; and the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )

Chair: John N. McHenry, Baron Advanced Meteorological Systems, LLC

1:30 PM

J4.1

Improved air quality simulations through the use of GOES-derived cloud data for the TexAQS-II intensive study period

Fong Ngan, NOAA/ARL, Silver Spring, MD; and D. W. Byun, B. Rappenglueck, and A. Pour Biazar

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

J4.2

Assessment of PM transport patterns using advanced clustering methods and simulations around the San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Scott Beaver, Bay Area Air Quality Management District, San Francisco, CA; and A. Palazoglu, A. Singh, and S. Tanrikulu

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.0 MB)

2:00 PM

J4.3

Application of Positive Matrix Factorization for atmospheric aerosols sources identification in Sao Paulo city

Beatriz Sayuri Oyama, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; and M. D. F. Andrade

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (191.4 kB)

2:15 PM

J4.4

Sensitivity of air parcel movements near abundant emission areas to the background ozone level in the subtropical northwestern Pacific

Chung-Ming Liu, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan; and C. E. Peng and M. T. Yeh

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 8

Meteorological and Environmental Satellite Observing Systems: From 50 Years Ago�(I)

Location: B313 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the Meteorological and Environmental Satellite Observing Systems: From 50 Years Ago to 15 Years Ahead; the 13th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International; and the Eighth Presidential History Symposium )

Cochairs: Dr. Sepideh Yalda, Millersville Univ.; Philip E. Ardanuy, Raytheon Information Solutions

1:30 PM

J8.1

Meteorological and Environmental Satellite Observing Systems: From 50 Years Ago� Introduction

Philip E. Ardanuy, Raytheon Information Solutions, Reston, VA; and J. Phillips and S. Yalda

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

J8.2

Satellite Atmospheric Sounding Experiments�An Evolution Beginning with Nimbus-3

William Smith Sr., Hampton Univ., Hampton, VA

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

J8.3

The Beginnings of Satellite Meteorology 50 Years Ago

W. Paul Menzel, NOAA/NESDIS, Madison, WI; and J. Phillips and L. Avila

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 14

Educational Outreach in the Atmospheric, Oceanic and Hydrologic Sciences

Location: B214 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 19th Symposium on Education; the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the 18th Conference on Applied Climatology; and the 24th Conference on Hydrology )

Cochairs: Kathleen A. Murphy, AMS Education Resource Educator; Susan Q. Foster, UCAR

1:30 PM

J14.1

Mapping the UK's urban heat islands

Sylvia .H.E. Knight, Royal Meteorological Society, Reading, United Kingdom; and R. Fordham

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

J14.2

Educating citizens about severe weather awareness following the 22 May 2008 Northern Colorado tornado

Paul Nutter, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO; and D. Gaardner

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (544.1 kB)

2:00 PM

J14.3

Weather & Climate�Weatherwise Magazine's Newest Series

H. Michael Mogil, How the Weatherworks, Naples, FL; and M. Benner

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

J14.4

Climate adaptation in coastal communities: A Sea Grant Climate Network approach to outreach

Jessica C. Whitehead, South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium, Charleston, SC; and C. Conger, R. H. Bacon, and J. Brown

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 16

International Hydrometeorological Data Acquisition for Practical Applications

Location: B301 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the Presidential Forum; the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services; and the First Environment and Health Symposium )

Chair: Wendy Marie Thomas, AMS

1:30 PM

J16.1

Global change impacts on water resources and the role of International Hydrological Programme (IHP)

Anil Mishra, UNESCO, Paris, France

1:45 PM

J16.2

The role of satellite-based precipitation observations for hydrometeorological applications

Soroosh Sorooshian, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

J16.3

HydroMet data for decision support in the American Red Cross

Greg Tune, American Red Cross, Washington, DC

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

J16.4

Quantifying biophysical constraint of Nature: Measuring Renewable Freshwater Resources at Multiple Scales

John Nieber, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN; and R. Kanivetsky, H. Peterson, and B. Shmagin

Recorded presentation

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)

Poster Session 1

Poster Session

Host: 19th Symposium on Education

Cochairs: Marianne J. Hayes, AMS Education Resource Educator; Laura Furgione, NOAA

1

Developing an Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Climate Change and Society

Fred H. M. Semazzi, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and G. Comstock, M. Correa, J. Fountain, J. Kiwanuka-Tondo,, M. Overton, S. Pantula, C. C. Hennon, J. F. Fox, E. Katz, and G. Voos

2

A comparison of implementing the AMS Weather Studies course in a traditional vs online classroom

Kelly Esslinger, Arizona Western College, Yuma, AZ

3

Teaching climate change with Earth system science modules: A fishy story

Steve LaDochy, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; and P. Ramirez, W. C. Patzert, and J. K. Willis

Handout (173.5 kB)

4

Integrating complex and nonlinear systems thinking into the secondary education science curriculum

Benjamin J. Hatchett, DRI, Reno, NV; and S. Gronstal, M. Slayden, D. R. Koracin, J. Ewing-Taylor, and J. C. Chow

5

At the front lines of K-12 geoscience education: Perspectives from the 2008 survey of National Earth Science Teachers Association members

Roberta M. Johnson, NESTA, Boulder, CO; and M. J. Passow, A. Herrold, and P. Pennington

29

The SUNY Oswego Storm Forecasting and Observation program's participation with VORTEX-2

Scott M. Steiger, SUNY, Oswego, NY

Recorded presentation

6

Global climate change literacy for educators: Using on-line professional development to integrate content and pedagogy

Donna L. Woudenberg, National Drought Mitigation Center, Lincoln, NE; and D. C. Gosselin, R. J. Bonnstetter, C. S. Larson-Miller, and R. Low

7

Online Weather Studies at Gavilan College: recent developments and future plans

Andrew H. Van Tuyl, Gavilan College, Gilroy, CA

8

AMS Online Weather Studies at College Southern Nevada

Barbara Graham, College Southern Nevada, North Las Vegas, NV

9

Standards-Based Science Teaching - So, Your State is Ready to Adopt New Benchmarks, GLEs, and Materials?

Paul Ruscher, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL

10

Teaching AMS undergraduate courses at a small, rural minority-serving community college

Michael T. Leach, New Mexico State University - Grants, Grants, NM

Handout (20.5 kB)

Online Weather and Ocean Studies on the rolling plains of West Texas

11

A hybrid Online Weather course using archive files

Pedro Ramirez, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; and S. LaDochy

Handout (48.9 kB)

12

Bringing Weather Studies home

Rick Wiedenmann, New Mexico State University � Carlsbad, Carlsbad, NM

13

Creating a good atmosphere in your Online Ocean/Weather Studies courses

Virginia M. Ragan, Metropolitan Community College-Maple Woods, Kansas City, MO

14

Online Ocean Studies at Amarillo College

Richard D. Hobbs, Amarillo College, Amarillo, TX

15

Three years of progress teaching an introductory oceanography class using the American Meteorological Society's Ocean Studies course

Jacquelyn Hams, Los Angeles Valley College, Valley Glen, CA

16

The weather, the ocean, and cyberspace: Are they compatible?

Barbara Hillery, SUNY, Old Westbury, NY; and A. Manzi

Handout (138.9 kB)

17

Application of Online Ocean Studies and Weather Studies at New Mexico Junior College in Hobbs, New Mexico

Roene Neu, New Mexico Junior College, Hobbs, NM

18

Online Weather and Oceanography: Meeting the needs of a diverse student body at Alaska Pacific University

Richard L. Myers Jr., Alaska Pacific University, Anchorage, AK

Handout (22.0 kB)

19

The AMS Online Ocean Studies program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks

John J. Kelley, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK; and C. Gering, C. Lott, H. Olson, and D. W. Norton

20

An HBCU AMS Diversity Project Weather Studies course enhanced with community engagement content in support of inner-city emergency preparedness and response efforts

David A. Padgett, Tennessee State Univ., Nashville, TN

21

The Experience and Evaluation of a new undergraduate course on Climate Change

Patrick L. Lawrence, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH

22

The Earth system science education alliance and global climate change education

Michael R. Witiw, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide, Everett, WA; and R. J. Myers and J. Botti

Handout (31.0 kB)

23

MOSAIC for the Science Classroom: Mesospheric ozone investigations by high school students

Melinda Lekberg, Chelmsford High School, Chelmsford, MA; and A. E. E. Rogers and M. Needles

24

EARTH2CLASS: connecting classroom teachers with climate change research

Michael J. Passow, Dwight Morrow HS and NESTA, Englewood, NJ; and C. M. Assumpcao and F. D. Baggio

25

Educational resources about clouds, weather, climate, and modeling from the Windows to the Universe program and the Center for Multiscale Modeling of Atmospheric Processes

Susan Foster, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. M. Johnson, D. A. Randall, A. S. Denning, L. Gardiner, B. Hatheway, J. Genyuk, and R. Russell

26

The DOE Global Change Education Program (GCEP): Mentoring Future Global Change Researchers

Rickey Petty, Department of Energy, Washington, DC; and J. S. Gaffney, N. A. Marley, and M. Constantin

Handout (43.2 kB)

27

A Digital Archive of Significant West central and southwest Florida weather events to improve the public's response to future warnings

Charles H. Paxton, NOAA/NWS, Tampa Bay Area - Ruskin, FL; and J. Colson, K. J. Pugh, and J. M. Collins

Handout (714.7 kB)

28

Creation of a new forecasting- and measurement-intensive field course at SJSU

Alison F.C. Bridger, San Jose State University, San Jose, California; and C. Clements and M. Voss

30

The 2009 JCSDA Summer Colloquium on Data Assimilation

Lars Peter Riishojgaard, JCSDA, Greenbelt, MD; and W. Baker, S. Lord, M. Rienecker, J. V. Zapotocny, P. A. Phoebus, S. J. Goodman, and K. Carey

31

Curriculum expansion for AMS Weather and Ocean Studies at the University of Houston Downtown (UHD)

Ayorinde O. Idowu, University of Houston Downtown, Houston, TX

Handout (76.2 kB)

32

The Collaborative Science Technology and Applied Research Program (CSTAR): The First Decade

Samuel P. Contorno, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. S. Waldstreicher

33

NOAA: Teachers in the Lab

Daniel E. Wolfe, NOAA ESRL, Boulder, Colorado, Boulder, CO; and C. W. Fairall, P. D. Blanken, and D. M. Stanitski

Handout (395.7 kB)

34

From the sea floor to the classroom: IODP Deep Earth Academy educational outreach

Michael J. Passow, Dwight Morrow HS and NESTA, Englewood, NJ; and L. Peart and S. Katz Cooper

35

Who is the citizen scientist? What have they learned from participating? Survey results from CoCoRaHS (the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow network)

Missy Holzer, Rutgers University and Chatham High School, New Brunswick, NJ; and H. Reges, N. J. Doesken, R. Cifelli, Z. Schwalbe, and J. Turner

Handout (989.1 kB)

36

NCAS Summer Weather Camps - Opening Doors To CAREERs in Meteorology

H. Michael Mogil, How the Weatherworks, Naples, FL; and D. V. R. Morris

37

Meteorology and climatology education outreach: weathering the education paradigm

Quyen Arana, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and E. Gruntfest

Handout (208.7 kB)

38

ESIP teacher workshops

Margaret Mooney, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and C. B. Meyer, N. L. Jackson, and T. Jasmin

39

Engaging K-12 students from diverse backgrounds in atmospheric sciences � Hosting high school research internships at NCAR/UCAR

Lynette L. Laffea, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and R. Haacker-Santos, K. Hunter, C. Loya-Hernandez, and R. Pandya

40

AMS pre-college teacher professional development courses: A hands-on exploration of the dynamic Earth system

Ira W. Geer, American Meteorological Society, Washington, DC; and J. A. Brey, R. S. Weinbeck, J. M. Moran, E. W. Mills, B. A. Blair, E. J. Hopkins, T. P. Kiley Jr., and E. E. Ruwe

41

The NOAA- National Weather Service Education Products and Services:

Ron Gird, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and D. Cain

42

10 Years of Online, Earth System Education through DLESE

Jamaica Jones, NCAR/UCAR, Boulder, CO

43

Bringing Global Climate Change Education to Alabama Classrooms

Marie Wooten, Auburn Univ., Auburn, AL; and M. Simon, K. Fielman, M. K. Lee, Y. Lin, and L. Marzen

Handout (113.7 kB)

44

Developing Chemistry Education Modules for High-School Global Climate Change Education (GCCE)

Ming-Kuo Lee, Auburn Univ., Auburn, AL; and P. Norgaard, J. Cox, L. Marzen, M. Simon, and M. Wooten

Poster Session

15th Symposium on Meteorological Measurements and Instruments Poster Session

Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)

Host: 15th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation

257

Equipment and instrumentation used at a Kentucky Mesonet environmental monitoring station

Stephen Struebig, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; and D. Grabowski, S. A. Foster, and R. Mahmood

258

A deployable Modular Profiling Network

Stephen A. Cohn, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. O. J. Brown and B. Lindseth

259

CentNet�A deployable 100-station network for surface exchange research

Steven P. Oncley, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Semmer, T. W. Horst, J. Militzer, G. Maclean, K. Knudson, C. Golubieski, and L. L. Dong

260

Victoria's highest temperature on record, 123.5�F (50.8�C), at Mildura, on 6 January 1906�but is it valid?

Harvey Stern, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and J. Cornall-Reilly, P. McBride, and A. Fitzgerald

Handout (1.2 MB)

261

Satellite image characteristics of intense tropical cyclones

262

Melbourne's highest temperature on record, 117�F (47.2�C), on Black Thursday, 6 February 1851�but is it valid?

Harvey Stern, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and J. Cornall-Reilly, P. McBride, and A. Fitzgerald

Handout (756.8 kB)

263

Site identification and selection for the Kentucky Mesonet

James Kyle Thompson, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; and S. A. Foster and R. Mahmood

264

Retrieval Atmospheric Water Vapor and Other Trace Gas Profiles from Pseudo-Monochromatic Radiance Spectra

Y. Qu, ITT SSD, Fort Wayne, IN

265

Testing a low-cost radiosonde system for possible use in adaptive sounding networks

Michael W. Douglas, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. F. Mejia

268

Local random errors in drop-counting rain gauges

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

Handout (399.9 kB)

Poster Session

20th Conference on Probability and Statistics Poster Session

Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)

Host: 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences

Chair: C�cile Penland, NOAA/ESRL

218

The equatorial QBO influence on the northern winter extratropical circulation

Hiroaki Naoe, MRI, Tsukuba, Japan; and K. Shibata

Handout (567.0 kB)

219

Real-time objective analysis of surface data at the Meteorological Development Laboratory

Jung-Sun Im, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and B. Glahn and J. E. Ghirardelli

Handout (712.5 kB)

220

Comparing NWS POP Forecasts to Third-Party Providers

Eric Bickel, The University of Texas, Austin, TX; and E. Floehr

Handout (1.1 MB)

221

Estimating the error of the BCDG analysis of surface data

Bob Glahn, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. S. Im

Handout (902.1 kB)

222

Logit transforms in forecasting precipitation type

Phillip E. Shafer, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

Handout (750.9 kB)

223

Predictability of Seasonal Precipitation Using Joint Probabilities

M. Tugrul Yilmaz, USDA/ARS, Beltsville, MD; and T. DelSole

224

Crop Yield Forecast Models that Maximize Explanatory Power of Climate Based Inputs from Satellite Observations

Alan Basist, Climate Predict Consulting, Raleigh, North Carolina; and J. Sivillo, S. Shen, and C. Lee

Handout (42.9 kB)

225

Stochastic Models of Severe Weather Watches and Warnings

Christopher Myers, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; and R. Krzysztofowicz

226

Inter- and Intra- Seasonal Variability of Summer Thunderstorms determined by the ANOVA

Paul J. Croft, Kean University, Union, NJ; and W. Woubneh and C. Rosa

227

Orographic Signature on Multiscale Statistics of Extreme Rainfall

Mohammad Ebtehaj II, University of Minnesota, Saint Anthony Falls Laboratory, National Center for Earth Surface Dynamics, Minneapolis, MN; and E. foufoula-Georgiou Sr.

228

Efficient kriging for real-time spatio-temporal interpolation

Balaji Vasan Srinivasan, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and R. Duraiswami and R. Murtugudde

Handout (707.2 kB)

229

Toward regional climate-change downscaling of weather statistics using a hidden Markov model

Andrew W. Robertson, Columbia University, Palisades, NY; and A. M. Greene, P. Smyth, and S. Triglia

230

Inclusion of New Variables in Bias Correction and Downscaling for NAEFS

Bo Cui, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and Y. Zhu and Z. Toth

231

Urban heat island effects on human heat-stress values during the July 2006 Portland, Oregon heat wave

R. Bornstein, San Jose State Univ., San Jose, CA; and A. Melford

232

Statistical modeling of daily stream temperature for mitigating fish mortality

233

Extreme value analysis of precipitation series in the south of Iberian Peninsula

Jose Manuel Hidalgo-Mu�oz, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Granada, Spain; and D. Arg�eso, D. Calandria-Hernandez, S. R. Gamiz-Fortis, M. J. Esteban-Parra, and Y. Castro-Diez

Handout (3.0 MB)

234

Verification of maximum and minimum temperature forecasts from various agencies for Duluth, MN

Joshua Cossuth, Florida State University/COAPS, Tallahassee, FL

235

Probabilistic freeze forecasting in the Midwest and Florida

Eric R. Wenke, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC

Poster Session

Applied Climatology Posters

Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)

Host: 18th Conference on Applied Climatology

244

Evaluation of peanut disease development forecasting

John McGuire, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and M. Brooks, A. Sims, B. Shew, and R. Boyles

Handout (201.8 kB)

245

Implementing a Range for NCDC Daily Normal Temperatures in North Carolina

Adrienne M. Wootten, NC State University, Raleigh, NC; and R. Boyles and M. S. Brooks

Handout (186.9 kB)

246

The study of impacts and adaptations to climate change in a aviation case study

Sahar Tajbakhsh, Tehran, Iran; and E. Moradi and F. Mohamadi

247

U.S. climate reference network: a national network monitoring climate change

Michael Palecki, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and B. B. Baker

248

A teleconnection-based forecasting model for natural streamflow in Idaho, USA

Melvin L. Kunkel, Boise State University, Boise, ID; and A. N. Flores

249

Extreme rainfall in Florida; local climatologies revisited

Preston W. Leftwich Jr., Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies -Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and J. J. O'Brien

Handout (394.7 kB)

250

The influence of sea surface temperatures on Ugandan rainfall

Saul Daniel Ddumba, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

251

New and Enhanced Modern Era Retrospective-analysis for Research and Applications (MERRA) Data and Services at the GES DISC

Dana Ostrenga, ADNET Systems, Inc. and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and P. Smith

252

Weather's impact on the golf industry

Dennis M. O'Donnell Jr., Weather Trends International, Bethlehem, PA

253

Climatic characteristics of summer season severe weather

Paul J. Croft, Kean University, Union, NJ; and M. Villafane and J. Parr

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254

An investigation of severe convection in the Chesapeake Bay region

Nathaniel A. Wardle, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and E. J. Bauers IV, T. D. Toth, R. D. Clark, and T. D. Sikora

255

Flash Flood Climatology of the Appalachian Mountains: Focus on Eastern Kentucky and West Virginia Summer Rainfall Events

Jane Marie Wix, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; and W. N. Rodgers and R. Mahmood

256

Satellite evidence of yearly air-sea interaction off the coast of Colombia

Deborah K. Smith, Remote Sensing Systems, Santa Rosa, CA; and K. Hilburn, F. J. Wentz, and C. Gentemann

Poster Session

Assimilation of observations and impact experiments

Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)

Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

236

Development of a Regional Hurricane OSSE System

Yuanfu Xie, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and N. Prive, S. Koch, R. E. Hood, R. Atlas, J. Gamache, R. Rogers, S. J. Majumdar, T. L. Miller, and S. M. Mackaro

237

Dynamics and structure of three-dimensional error covariance of a mature tropical cyclone

Jonathan Poterjoy, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and F. Zhang

238

Ensemble sensitivities of WRF-ARW forecasts at high resolution

Elena Novakovskaia, Earth Networks, Germantown, MD

239

Simulation of observation and calibration for Joint OSSEs

Lars Peter Riishojgaard, Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation, College Park, MD; and M. Masutani, J. S. Woollen, Y. Xie, N. Prive, T. Zhu, T. J. Kleespies, R. L. Vogel, H. Sun, H. Pryor, and E. Salmon

240

Impacts of data assimilation of simulated rain rates from the NASA HIRAD instrument on tropical cyclone precipitation forecasts in a mesoscale model

Cerese M. Inglish, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and T. N. Krishnamurti and T. L. Miller

Handout (372.9 kB)

241

Impacts of temporal and spatial resolutions of model initialization data

T.J. Malone, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; and R. D. Leeper, R. Mahmood, and A. I. Quintanar

242

DART: A community facility for ensemble data assimilation

Jeffrey Anderson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. Hoar, K. Raeder, N. Collins, H. Liu, G. Romine, and A. F. Arellano Jr.

243

The Impact of Variational Assimilation of Quikscat Satellite Observations on Hurricane Ike 2008 Simulation

Duanjun Lu, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and R. S. Reddy Jr. and Q. L. Williams

Poster Session

Convection, Decision Support Systems and ATM Posters

Host: 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

170

Objective verification of manual and automated forecasts of cumulonimbus clouds from World Area Forecast Centres

Andrew K. Mirza, Met Office, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom; and B. Lunnon, P. Gill, and L. Reid

171

Convection diagnosis and nowcasting system for transoceanic aircraft

Cathy Kessinger, NCAR, Boulder, Colorado; and H. Cai, N. Rehak, D. Megenhardt, M. Steiner, M. Donovan, E. R. Williams, R. Bankert, and J. Hawkins

Handout (136.1 kB)

172

Optical Turbulence Simulations from a Numerical Weather Prediction Model in Support of Air to Air Laser Communications

Randall Alliss, Northrop Grumann Corporation, Chantilly, VA; and B. Felton

Handout (480.1 kB)

173

Severe high altitude aircraft turbulence on thunderstorm peripheries

Donald W. McCann, McCann Aviation Weather Reaserch, Inc., Overland Park, KS; and J. A. Knox and P. D. Williams

Handout (370.4 kB)

174

How to represent the weather impact on aviation in a global air traffic model

Stephan Himmelsbach, Leibniz Universit�t Hannover, Hannover, Germany; and T. Hauf and C. H. Rokitansky

175

Convective Initiation in the northern Mid-Atlantic during the Summer Season

Paul J. Croft, Kean University, Union, NJ; and A. Wuestenberg, D. Fadeski, and J. Schulte

176

Diameters of cumulonimbi over land and ocean and their dependence on cloud base height

Earle R. Williams, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and M. F. Donovan, Z. J. Luo, C. Kessinger, H. Cai, N. Rehak, D. Megenhardt, M. Steiner, J. Hawkins, R. Bankert, and D. Bou Karam

177

Operational Scoring of Forecasts of Convective Weather Impacts in the Route Availability Planning Tool (RAPT)

John Hayward, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and R. DeLaura and M. Matthews

178

Translating an Ensemble Weather Forecast into Operational Disruption for the National Airspace System

John Huhn, The MITRE Corporation, McLean, VA; and M. Duquette, D. Bright, J. Racy, G. Grosshans, and B. Sherman

Handout (539.1 kB)

179

The �Barn Door� Effect

Charles A. West, NOAA/NWS, Hampton, GA

Handout (412.2 kB)

180

Multi-sensor visualization and assessment of the state of the atmosphere during the June 1 2009 AF447 crash

Gregory Leptoukh, NASA, Greenbelt, MD; and D. Ostrenga, H. H. Aumann, Z. Liu, and A. Savtchenko

Joint Poster Session

Environment and Health Posters

Hosts: (Joint between the Presidential Forum; and the First Environment and Health Symposium )

Chair: Wendy Marie Thomas, AMS

212

About the possible influence of the weather on asthma episodes: St. Thomas University and surrounding communities

David Quesada, Saint Thomas Univ., Miami Gardens, FL; and A. Audate and I. Perez

Handout (1.1 MB)

213

Meteorological observation including UV launched in Ladakh, the westernmost part of the Tibetan Plateau

Akiyo Yatagai, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Kyoto, Japan; and K. Okumiya and R. Sakamoto

214

Climate change and health: A study of indoor heat exposure in vulnerable populations in Detroit, Michigan

Jalonne L. White-Newsome, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and M. S. O'Neill, O. Jolliet, B. Sanchez, J. T. Dvonch, E. P. Parker, Z. Zhang, J. Haynes, and M. Seaton

Handout (67.8 kB)

215

An investigation of surface temperatures and measures of heat stress at two synthetic turf fields in Environmental Justice Communities in New York City

Randi J. Walker, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany, NY; and M. Redis, A. Masters, and L. Lim

216

Record heat waves in Moldova in 2007: identification, description, and health consequences

Michael Allen, Kent State University, Kent, OH

217

A comparison study of heat related emergency 911 Calls: Phoenix, Arizona and Chicago, Illinois from 2003 to 2006

Donna A. Hartz, Arizona State Univ., Scottsdale, AZ; and C. Sister and W. C. Chuang

Handout (167.3 kB)

Poster Session

Field, Laboratory, and Modeling Studies of Air Quality

Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)

Host: 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry

Cochairs: Yang Zhang, North Carolina State University; B. K. Lamb, Washington State University

149

Development of the adjoint of ISORROPIA II

Shannon L. Capps, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and A. G. Russell and A. Nenes

150

Use of the CMAQ and WRF-Chem models to investigate tropospheric ozone in the El Paso-Juarez airshed

Juan Gustavo Arias, Univ. of Texas, El Paso, TX; and R. M. Fitzgerald, D. Lu, and W. R. Stockwell

151

A Comparative Evaluation of Box Models for Simulating Ammonium Fluxes between Atmosphere and Biosphere

152

Influence of Lightning NOx on Upper Tropospheric Ozone Concentration

Lihua Wang, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and M. Newchurch, A. Biazar, and W. J. Koshak

Handout (141.2 kB)

153

Understanding of Regional Air Pollution over China using CMAQ: Model Evaluation and Process Analysis

Xiaohuan Liu, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China; and Y. Zhang, S. Cheng, Y. Chen, and W. Wang

154

An evaluation of the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) Models's performance in the planetary boundary layer and free troposphere using ozonesondes

Brian K. Eder, EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC; and J. Godowitch, A. Torian, and T. Pierce

Handout (87.3 kB)

155

The effects of smoke plumes on global air quality

Lauren Powers, NASA, Grove City, PA; and T. Wang, E. Gould, M. Waller, and C. Webb

156

A sensitivity study of energy fluxes and evaporation from a waste lagoon to different stability model formulations

William N. Rodgers, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; and A. I. Quintanar, R. Mahmood, J. Loughrin, and N. Lovanh

157

Retrieval of Carbon Monoxide in Troposphere with Satellite Infrared Radiometer

Fumie Kataoka, Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan, Tsukuba, Japan; and Y. Mitomi

Handout (2.6 MB)

158

Response of organochlorine pesticides over the Great Lakes to climatic fluctuations

Sreerama M. Daggupaty, EC, Downsview, ON, Canada; and J. Ma and A. Dove

159

The Decoupled Direct Method for Higher-Order Sensitivity Analysis for Particulate Matter in Multidimensional Air Quality Models

Wenxian Zhang, Gerogia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and A. G. Russell

160

Modeling formaldehyde sources in the Houston-Galveston area during the Texas Air Quality Study 2006

Beata Czader, University of Houston, Houston, TX; and B. Rappengl�ck, S. Kim, and D. W. Byun

161

10-min Variations in PBL/FT Ozone from DIAL Measurement in Huntsville

Shi Kuang, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and M. Newchurch and J. Burris

162

The analyses of satellite-derived HCHO measurements with statistical approaches

Jae H. Kim, Pusan National University, Pusan, South Korea; and S. M. Kim and M. Newchurch

163

Assessing multi-year changes in modeled and observed daily maximum 8-hour ozone with a dynamic evaluation approach

James M. Godowitch, US EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC; and S. T. Rao

Handout (164.0 kB)

164

Measurement of ammonia fluxes at a cattle feedlot using micrometeorological and spectroscopic techniques

Shelley Pressley, Washington State Univesity, Pullman, WA; and B. Lamb, G. Mount, P. O'Keefe, E. Allwine, K. Johnson, J. Michael, and S. Spogen

165

Characterization of Soluble Iron in Urban and Rural Aerosols Using Synchrotron Technology and Online Measurements

Michelle Oakes, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and R. Weber, E. Ingall, B. Lai, and A. G. Russell

166

Application of OMI ozone profiles in CMAQ

Michael Newchurch, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and L. Wang, A. P. Biazar, M. Khan, X. Liu, D. W. Byun, and B. Pierce

Handout (660.5 kB)

167

Evaluation of nucleation algorithms and their impacts on simulated aerosol number and size distributions and cloud properties

168

Evaluation of the AIRPACT forecast system for Boise, ID during stagnant wintertime conditions

169

Measurement of HONO Flux using Relaxed Eddy Accumulation during SHARP

Xinrong Ren, University of Miami, Miami, FL; and A. Rajendran, B. Rappenglueck, B. Lefer, J. Golovko, and J. Flynn

Poster Session

Gravitational Settling, Deposition and Resuspension

Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology

143

Observation of SO2 dry deposition velocity at a high elevation flux tower over a evergreen broadleaf forest

Jeng-Lin Tsai, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan; and B. J. Tsuang, P. H. Kuo, M. L. Tang, and P. J. Chu

Handout (455.0 kB)

Poster Session

Hydrology Posters Part I

Host: 24th Conference on Hydrology

Cochairs: Susan C. Steele-Dunne, TU Delft; Rolf H. Reichle, NASA/GSFC

136

The relationship between total precipitable water and precipitation rate

Kelly M. Howell, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and S. Q. Kidder and T. H. Vonder Haar

Handout (297.7 kB)

137

The Uncertainty of Background Brightness Temperatures in Microwave Land Rainfall Algorithm

Eun-Kyoung Seo, Kongju National University, Kongju, Chung Nam, South Korea

138

Introducing water budget constraint to improve land data assimilation performance

M. Tugrul Yilmaz, USDA/ARS, Beltsville, MD; and T. DelSole and P. R. Houser

139

Evaluating the impact of parameter estimation on data assimilation performance: A case study for soil moisture simulation

Kenneth W. Harrison, NASA-GSFC and Univ. of Maryland, Greenbelt, MD; and S. V. Kumar, S. Yatheendradas, C. D. Peters-Lidard, and J. A. Santanello Jr.

Poster 140 has been moved to 2.3A

141

Applications of the ALEXI soil moisture model and highlights of current projects

John Mecikalski, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and C. R. Hain and L. A. Schultz

142

Intercomparisons between LSM and satellite-retrieved estimates of surface (0-5 cm) and root-zone (5-100 cm) soil moisture across the continental United States

Christopher R. Hain, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and W. T. Crow, M. C. Anderson, and J. R. Mecikalski

Poster Session

IIPS Poster Session Part I

Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Scott T. Shipley, George Mason Univ.; Stephen M. Holt, Noblis, Inc.; Marjorie McGuirk, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; Anthony Arguez, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC

45

Enhancing metadata available from MADIS for the National Mesonet

Michael F. Barth, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and P. A. Miller and D. Helms

46

The University of South Alabama Mesonet: Challenges and opportunities for the future

Sytske Kimball, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL

Handout (1.6 MB)

47

Georeferenced imagery in 3D Visualization of WRF output

Alan Norton, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Brownrigg and J. Clyne

48

Using GIS to investigate relationships between lightning and storm structure

Sarah M. Glenn, Center for Spatial Analysis, Norman, OK

49

A Data Sharing Server for Environmental Data

Joe Sirott, Shuksan Software, LLC and NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA

50

Science Data Mangement System Tools for Creating Flexible Systems

51

An advanced web application for issuing storm reports

Matthew W. Davis, NOAA/NWS, La Crosse, WI

Handout (432.8 kB)

52

An updated student�developed weather data resource

Joe S. Young, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. H. Goebbert, T. A. Supinie, and M. J. Laufersweiler

53

Improvements on Cluster Identification and Tracking in a New Circulation Detection Algorithm

Madison L. Burnett, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and T. M. Smith and V. Lakshmanan

Handout (528.5 kB)

54

The NCEP Power 5 to Power 6 supercomputer transtion: lessons learned

Bradley S. Mabe, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and S. E. Cokley, C. C. Magee, and X. Wang

55

A high performance LDM data cluster

Robert C. Lipschutz, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Boulder, CO; and D. Hagerty, P. Hamer, P. Lannigan, and C. MacDermaid

Handout (1.3 MB)

Poster Session

Key Challenges and Opportunities in Aviation Posters

Host: 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

181

Weather Research Coordination and Challenges of NextGen

Darien L. Davis, NOAA/OAR/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and W. Fellner and J. J. Murray

182

The new Aviation Meteorology specialization in the Graduate Aeronautics program at Embry-Riddle

John M. Lanicci, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach, FL; and E. A. Roberts

Handout (142.8 kB)

183

Aviation Weather Tools Available on the Houston Center Weather Service Unit Web Site

Eric Avila, NOAA/NWS, Houston, TX

Handout (46.9 kB)

184

Adventures in technology transfer

Marcia K. Politovich, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Wallace

185

Impacts of haze on high-capacity airport operations

Randall A. Skov, NOAA/NWS, Hampton, GA

186

A Look at Airport Delays Due to Ceiling and Visibility Conditions

Jennifer Black, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and P. Herzegh, C. Kessinger, B. Lambi, and R. E. Bateman

187

Comparison of Precipitation Rate Intensities as Determined by Visibility Versus Liquid Water Equivalent Measurements

Jennifer Black, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Rasmussen and S. Landolt

Handout (429.4 kB)

188

A Combined Sensor Method for Detecting Frost Formation

Grant E. Gutierrez, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Landolt, R. Rasmussen, J. Black, and A. Gaydos

189

A Comparison of an Automated Freezing Drizzle Algorithm to Human Observations

Scott Landolt, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. K. Politovich, R. Rasmussen, and A. Gaydos

Handout (716.5 kB)

190

FRAM-S Freezing Fog Project: Emphasis On Visibility Forecasting

Ismail Gultepe, Environment Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada; and R. M. Rasmussen, B. Zhou, R. K. Ungar, and R. Nitu

Handout (2.2 MB)

191

Can CoSPA improve the predictability of C&V events?

Richard E. Bateman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and P. Herzegh, C. Kessinger, and J. Black

Handout (73.7 kB)

Poster Session

Observed and Projected Climate Change

Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change

56

30-year vegetation trend analysis: Global and Regional

Felix Kogan, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD

57

The Impact of deforestation on the regional climate of Maya lowlands of Guatemala

Vani Starry Manoharan, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and R. M. Welch and R. O. Lawton

58

Modeling and measurements of the ABL in Sofia, Bulgaria

Ekaterina Batchvarova, National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, Sofia, Bulgaria; and E. Pisoni and G. Finzi

Handout (88.0 kB)

60

Sensitivity of planetary boundary layer to varying volumetric soil moisture

Astrid Suarez-Gonzalez, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; and A. I. Quintanar, R. Mahmood, A. Beltran-Przekurat, and R. A. Pielke Sr.

P1.4 has been moved new paper number 10.1A

61

Relation between the physical processes and spectral nudging in simulating regional climate

Yoo-Bin Yhang, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea; and S. Y. Hong

Handout (770.8 kB)

62

RAMS modeled differences between 1970 and 2005 summer daytime temperatures and winds in Coastal California

B. Lebassi, Santa Clara Univ., Santa Clara, CA; and J. E. Gonz�lez and R. Bornstein

63

Climate change illustrated by data from three Indian Ocean islands in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories: New Amsterdam, Kerguelen, and Crozet

Harvey Stern, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and J. Cornall-Reilly, P. McBride, and J. Dahni

Handout (167.9 kB)

64

Southeast US Extreme Precipitation Events Footprint in Inter-Annual Variability

Steven C. Chan, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and V. Misra

Handout (257.8 kB)

65

Evaluation of long-term trends in spring onset in the Northern Europe using Singular Spectral Analysis

M.J. Esteban-Parra, University of Granada, Granada, Spain; and S. R. Gamiz-Fortis, D. Arg�eso, J. M. Hidalgo-Mu�oz, D. Calandria-Hernandez, and Y. Castro-Diez

Handout (112.3 kB)

66

Characterizing Multi-Decadal Temperature Variability in the Southeastern United States

Marcus D. Williams, Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies, Tallahassee, FL; and M. Griffin, M. A. Bourassa, and D. F. Zierden

67

Interannual variations and climate change projections of upper tropospheric water vapor in different tropical ocean basins

Huiwen Chuang, Univerisity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and H. Su, X. Huang, J. Jiang, and W. Read

68

Analysis of characteristic patterns in CMIP3 precipitation and temperature projections over the Greater Horn of Africa

R. Anyah, Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; and V. O. Otieno and W. Qiu

Handout (57.4 kB)

69

Alternative normals, version 1.0

Anthony Arguez, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and R. S. Vose

Handout (81.8 kB)

70

Effects of tropical cyclone damage on the climate of the U.S. Gulf Coast

Laura E. Becker, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

71

GPS Precipitable Water Observations of Atmospheric River Events

James D. Means, SIO/Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA; and D. R. Cayan

72

Investigating tree-ring isotopes and trace elements in larch to determine links with climate in Southern Siberia

A. A. Knorre, Institute of Forest, Russian Academy of Sciences SB, Krasnoyarsk, Russia; and A. V. Kirdyanov, M. Saurer, R. T. Siegwolf, M. V. Bryukhanova, A. M. Grachev, E. P. Chebykin, E. L. Goldberg, I. P. Panyushkina, S. W. Leavitt, and E. A. Vaganov

73

Decrease in the summer rainfall of the southern United States coast and the Caribbean due to climate change

Roque Vinicio C�spedes, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Hialeah, FL; and G. J. Holland, L. O. Mearns, and B. J. Soden

Handout (634.4 kB)

74

Future changes of cool northeasterly winds bringing unusual Northwest Pacific summer in CMIP3 multi-model experiments

Hirokazu Endo, MRI/Japan Meteorological Agency, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

75

A climatological analysis of antecedent drought and spring tornadic activity

Theresa Anderson, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA; and J. M. Shepherd

76

Meso-&beta scale precipitation systems evolved at Tsushima Straits during late Baiu season in 2009

Hirohisa Mizuno, Kumamoto Univ., Kumamoto, Japan; and K. Tanaka

Handout (1.1 MB)

77

Have the Southern Hemisphere storm tracks been strengthening after 1979?

Yanjuan Guo, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; and E. K. M. Chang

78

Impact of LCLU changes in coastal tropical regions under conditions of global climate change

Jorge E. Gonz�lez, City College of New York, New York, NY; and D. E. Comarazamy

79

The long-term climatology of Mid-Mississippi Valley dewpoints and the implications for regional climate

Nicholas B. Smith, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and P. Guinan, M. D. Chesser, and A. R. Lupo

Handout (707.9 kB)

80

Contribution of changes in the leading climate variability modes to long-term trends in the diurnal temperature range during the Northern Hemisphere wintertime and its implication on the detection of regional climate trends

Qigang Wu, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

81

Evaluation of simulated climate trends of the Carpathian basin using PRECIS outputs for 2071-2100

Judit Bartholy, E�tv�s Lor�nd University, Budapest, Hungary; and R. Pongracz and I. Pieczka

Handout (2.8 MB)

82

Implications of complex upper air station histories on approaches to adjust archived radiosonde data for instrument discontinuities

Steven R. Schroeder, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX

Handout (271.9 kB)

83

An Empirical Model and Evidence for Studies in Global Change

R. Suseela Reddy Jr., Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and F. Tuluri, H. Natarajan, V. Shankar, D. Lu, and Q. L. Williams

84

California rainfall is becoming greater, with heavier storms

Daniel Killam, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; and A. Bui, W. C. Patzert, J. K. Willis, S. LaDochy, and P. Ramirez

Handout (225.8 kB)

85

Anomalous temperature regimes during the cool season

Robert X. Black, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

86

Dependence of ozone lamina characteristics on the distance from the polar vortex edge�possible relation to climate change

Peter Krizan, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Prague, Czech Republic; and M. Kozubek

Handout (452.6 kB)

Poster Session

Policy and Socio-Economic Research Posters

Host: Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research

122

Warning the public about hail: determining the potential for short-term damage mitigation

Lauren E. Potter, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. A. Brotzge and S. A. Erickson

123

A social perspective of warn on forecast: ideal tornado warning lead time and the general public's perceptions of weather risks

Stephanie Hoekstra, Social Science Woven Into Meteorology, Norman, OK

124

Topical analysis of fine-scale Numerical Weather Prediction on NASCAR racetracks and event venues

Elliot M. Tardif, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC

125

General public interpretations of public and private sector designs of the �cone of uncertainty�

Gina M. Eosco, University of Oklahoma/ AMS Policy Program, Norman, OK

126

Who's Googling what? What internet searches reveal about hurricane information seeking

Kathleen Sherman-Morris, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS; and J. C. Senkbeil and R. Cossman

Handout (2.4 MB)

127

Characteristics of the Building and Public Facilities Damages and the Wind Damage Potential Assessment to Building by Typhoon in the Korean Peninsula

Jong-Kil Park, Inje University, Gimhae, South Korea; and W. S. Jung, H. J. Choi, E. B. Kim, and H. L. Park

128

Social Science Woven into Meteorology: A new partnership at the National Weather Center

Eve Gruntfest, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and H. Lazrus, G. M. Eosco, and M. K. Zappa

129

The WAS*IS Compendium

Julie Demuth, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. D. Drobot and E. Gruntfest

130

Improving the NWS Forecast-at-a-Glance product through integration of social science

Julie L. Demuth, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Hilderbrand and J. K. Lazo

131

The NWS Climate Services Satisfaction Survey: What decisions do you make based on NWS climate products and services?

Michelle D. Hawkins, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. C. Meyers and M. Timofeyeva

132

New Jersey Mayors for Climate Protection: The Challenge of Moving from Talk to Action

Samantha A. McGraw, Millersville University, Millersville, PA

133

Weathering the Waves: Climate Change, Politics, and Vulnerability in Tuvalu

Heather Lazrus, Univerisyt of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Handout (2.1 MB)

134

Different ways of knowing: exploring traditional ecological knowledge and climate modeling for the Turtle Mountains, North Dakota

Dana Pauzauskie, UCAR, Topeka, KS; and M. H. Hayden and S. Hanson

135

Knowing which way the wind blows: weather observation, belief and practice in Native Oklahoma � first impressions

Randy A. Peppler, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Handout (2.6 MB)

267

Seasons out of balance: climate change impacts, vulnerability and sustainable adaptation in interior Alaska

Shannon McNeeley, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Poster Session

Space Weather Posters

Host: Seventh Symposium on Space Weather

201

Results from the NAIRAS model for the Halloween Storms

Michael Wiltberger, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. J. Mertens, B. Kress, and S. C. Solomon

202

Development of the Joint METOC Space Environment Solar Segment (JMSESS) Database

William F. Bagby, Northrop-Grumman, Colorado Springs, CO; and S. L. McNew, J. O. Quick, R. S. Davis, and K. Landis

203

Real-time assimilative modeling for the Earth's radiation belts using DREAM

Geoffrey D. Reeves, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and M. G. Henderson, J. Koller, Y. Chen, R. H. W. Friedel, J. St. Ledger, J. Holland, and S. Zaharia

Handout (1.3 MB)

204

Prediction of solar activity cycles by the EnKF data assimilation method

Irina N. Kitiashvili, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; and A. G. Kosovichev

205

Impacts of extended periods of low solar activity on climate

Matthew J. Niznik, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ; and W. F. Denig

206

Real-time neural network predictions of magnetospheric activity

Ramkumar Bala, Rice University, Houston, TX; and P. H. Reiff

Handout (2.1 MB)

207

Reflections before the max: the evolution of space weather

Joseph DiTommaso, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK; and G. Fisher

Handout (682.9 kB)

208

Space Weather and GPS-Reliant Industries

Jennifer Meehan, Hampton University, Hampton, VA; and G. Fisher and W. J. Murtagh

209

Space weather prediction via complexity measures in the solar-terrestrial record

James A. Wanliss, Presbyterian College, Clinton, SC; and M. Watke, T. Bitner, J. Johnson, A. Knaak, and P. Dobias

Handout (396.3 kB)

210

Upgraded Auroral Model for Inferring and Forecasting Globally the Precipitating Electron Dosing To Drive Space Weather-Based Models

James M. Griffin, AER, Lexington, MA; and H. E. Snell and T. Connor

Handout (793.3 kB)

211

Space Environment and Effects Tool for STK (STK-SEET) technical primer

Richard A. Quinn, AER, Lexington, MA; and C. Roth, A. Ling, P. P. Whelan, and N. A. Bonito

Handout (667.5 kB)

266

The operational DMSP F18 SSULI UV Sensor

Patrick Dandenault, NRL, Washington, DC; and A. C. Nicholas, C. Coker, S. A. Budzien, D. H. Chua, T. T. Finne, C. A. Metzler, and K. F. Dymond

Joint Poster Session

The Effects of Meteorology on Air Quality

Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology; and the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )

146

Impact of using satellite-derived clouds to calculate photolysis rates in the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) Model v4.7

K. Wyat Appel, EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC; and S. J. Roselle and J. E. Pleim

Handout (168.7 kB)

Poster 147 is now Paper 4.2A

148

The use of meteorological parameters to compare tropospheric ozone measurements over Boulder, CO

Megan Kirchmeier, University of Wisconsin--Madison, Madison, WI; and I. Petropavlovskikh

Poster Session

Turbulence Measurements for Air Pollution Modeling

Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology

144

Turbulence anisotropy in an urban canyon and intersections

Cheryl L. Klipp, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD

Handout (251.6 kB)

145

The challenge of calculating turbulence parameters from aircraft data

Curtis J. Mooney, Environment Canada, Edmonton, AB, Canada; and B. J. Wiens, J. W. Strapp, J. D. Wilson, and P. A. Makar

Session 3

Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States Part II

Location: B215 (GWCC)

Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change

Chair: Peter Schultz, U.S. Climate Change Science Program

4:00 PM

3.1

U.S. regional climate change impacts

Donald J. Wuebbles, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

3.2

Global climate change impacts in the United States: Adaptation

Roger S. Pulwarty, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and T. FAC Author Team

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

3.3

An Agenda for Climate Impacts Science

Jack A. Kaye, NASA, Science Mission Directorate, Washington, DC; and T. FAC Author Team

Recorded presentation

Session 3A

Global Meteorological and Hydrological Service Updates - Part 3

Location: B217 (GWCC)

Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Ward R. Seguin, Consultant; M. D. Eilts, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc.

4:00 PM

3A.1

United States Air Force Weather Agency Meteorological Services Update

Fred Lewis, Director of Weather, Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC

4:30 PM

3A.2

United States Navy Meteorological Services Update

Jonathan White, US Navy, Stennis Space Center, MS

Recorded presentation

Session 3B

International Applications Part II

Location: B218 (GWCC)

Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

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

3B.1

Optimal display of large weather data on web

4:00 PM

3B.1A

A high concentration episode occurred at the beginning of 2009 pollen season in southern Kanto of Japan

Motoo Suzuki, Japan Meteorological Business Support Center, Tokyo, Japan; and M. Tonouchi

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

3B.2

Introduction of MICAPS 3.1�A New Chinese Forecaster's Interactive System

Bing Luo, National Meteorological Center, CMA, Beijing, Beijing, China; and Y. Li and L. Cao

4:45 PM

3B.3

Convective scale modelling�the issues

Ewen McCallum, UK Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

3B.4

The U.S. global climate observing system (GCOS) program: an update on continuing efforts to implement reference climate observation sites

Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (32.8 kB)

Session 2

Field experiments: observational results from past field experiments; potential relevance of the field observations to operational prediction

Location: B207 (GWCC)

Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Bill Proenza, NOAA/NWS

4:00 PM

2.1

Aerosol and Ocean Science Expeditions (AEROSE): Dedicated marine soundings for CrIMSS and GOES-R proxy datasets

Nicholas R. Nalli, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and C. D. Barnet, E. Joseph, V. R. Morris, H. Xie, D. E. Wolfe, M. D. Goldberg, and P. J. Minnett

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

2.2

NOGAPS adaptive observing and data denial experiments during T-PARC/TCS-08

C. A. Reynolds, NRL, Monterey, CA; and R. Langland, C. Velden, and H. Berger

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

2.3

Use of the WC-130J reconnaissance aircraft for integrated atmospheric and oceanographic tropical cyclone (TC) observations in the Western North Pacific, Central Pacific and Atlantic basins: A national asset for the future

Peter G. Black, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. D. Hawkins, Y. Jin, L. C. J. Talbot, R. Deatherage, E. A. D'Asaro, P. Niiler, P. A. Harr, and R. L. Elsberry

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

2.4

Measuring the structure of hurricanes with a microwave sounder

Bjorn H. Lambrigtsen, JPL and California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA

5:00 PM

2.5

An observational and high-resolution model analysis of gale wind events in the Gulf of California

Ariel E. Cohen, NOAA/NWSFO, Jackson, MS; and J. P. Cangialosi

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.7 MB)

Session 2

Convection, Decision Support Systems and Air Traffic Management, Part 2

Location: B314 (GWCC)

Host: 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

Cochairs: Marilyn Wolfson, MIT Lincoln Laboratory; Charles A. West, NOAA/NWS

4:00 PM

2.1

Improved thunderstorm weather information for pilots through ground and satellite based observing systems

Arnold Tafferner, DLR - Deutsches Zentrum f�r Luft- und Raumfahrt, Wessling, Germany; and C. Forster, T. Hauf, and R. W. Lunnon

Presentation PDF (1.1 MB)

4:15 PM

2.2

Convective initiation nowcasting using SEVIRI infrared and visible data

John R. Mecikalski, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and W. M. MacKenzie Jr. and M. Koenig

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

2.3

The High Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR): Recent enhancements and evaluation during the 2009 convective season

Stephen S. Weygandt, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and T. G. Smirnova, C. R. Alexander, S. G. Benjamin, K. J. Brundage, B. D. Jamison, and S. R. Sahm

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

2.4

Creation of real-time probabilistic thunderstorm guidance products from a time-lagged ensemble of High Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) forecasts

Curtis R. Alexander, NOAA/ESRL/GSD and CIRES-Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and D. A. Koch, S. S. Weygandt, T. G. Smirnova, and S. G. Benjamin

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

2.5

Aviation Impact Forecasting based on time-lagged HRRR Ensembles

Matthias Steiner, NCAR, Boulder, Colorado; and D. Megenhardt, R. DeLaura, M. Robinson, S. S. Weygandt, and C. Alexander

Recorded presentation

5:15 PM

2.6

Evaluating supplemental relationships between convective forecast products for aviation

Steven A. Lack, NOAA/ESRL/GSD/CIRES Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and G. J. Layne, M. P. Kay, S. Madine, and J. Mahoney

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (323.3 kB)

Joint Session 2

Education Initiatives on Climate Variability and Global Climate Change

Location: B214 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 19th Symposium on Education; and the 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change )

Cochairs: Diane M. Stanitski, NOAA; David R. Easterling, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC

4:00 PM

J2.1

Satellites, weather and climate (SWAC): Remote sensing meets the atmospheric sciences to enhance climate literacy

Lesley-Ann L. Dupigny-Giroux, Univ. of Vermont, Burlington, VT

4:15 PM

J2.2

Climate Variability: Learning by Experience

Nolan J. Doesken, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and H. Reges, R. Cifelli, J. Turner, and Z. Schwalbe

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

J2.3

AMS Climate Studies: Using real-world datasets in promoting climate science literacy

James A. Brey, American Meteorological Society, Washington, DC; and I. W. Geer, J. M. Moran, R. S. Weinbeck, E. W. Mills, B. A. Blair, E. J. Hopkins, T. P. Kiley Jr., and E. E. Ruwe

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

J2.4

Public participation in climate science research: Plant phenology, climate change, and Project BudBurst

Sandra Henderson, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and K. Meymaris, P. Alaback, K. Havens, and J. Schwarz

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

J2.5

Using video to support targeted behaviors on climate change

Joseph Cone, Oregon Sea Grant, Corvallis, OR

Recorded presentation

5:15 PM

J2.6

Participating the climate change in school: an Italian case study

Valentina Grasso, Italian National Research Council, Institute of Biometeorology, Florence, Italy; and F. Manzoli, F. Conti, F. Zabini, and T. Ercoli

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (365.6 kB)

Session 2

Hydrometeorological Representation and Applications of Reanalyses

Location: B304 (GWCC)

Host: 24th Conference on Hydrology

Chair: Michael G. Bosilovich, NASA/GSFC/GMAO

4:00 PM

2.1

Software Package for Gauge-Only Precipitation Analysis

Dongsoo Kim, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and D. J. Seo

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (170.9 kB)

4:15 PM

2.2

Quantifying and Comparing the Intensification of Extreme Rainfall Frequency from NCEP and ERA40 Reanalysis Data

Shih-Chieh Kao, ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN; and A. R. Ganguly

4:30 PM

2.3 moved to Poster 566

4:30 PM

2.3A

CPC unified gauge-based analysis of global daily precipitation

Pingping Xie, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and M. Chen and W. Shi

4:45 PM

2.4

The influence of karst hydrology on local planetary boundary layer

R. D. Leeper, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; and R. Mahmood and A. I. Quintanar

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

2.5

Development of a New Precipitation Dataset for Model Downscaling and Bias Correction

Michael Charles, EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and Z. Toth, D. Hou, and R. Krzysztofowicz

Recorded presentation

5:15 PM

2.6

Assessing the changes in hydrological budget including anthropogenic effect estimated by the reanalyses and rain-gauge based precipitation data over Asia

Akiyo Yatagai, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Kyoto, Japan

Session 2

Statistical analysis in the geophysical sciences II

Location: B305 (GWCC)

Host: 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences

Cochairs: Marina Timofeyeva, NOAA/NWS; Bob Glahn, NOAA/NWS

4:00 PM

2.1

Typical Day Meteorological Data in Support of ATD Modeling

George D. Modica, AER, Lexington, MA; and S. Lowe, T. Nehrkorn, J. Wensell, J. Baldwin, G. McMullin, and R. Hoffman

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (491.3 kB)

4:15 PM

2.2

Statistical analysis of sea surface temperature in the North Atlantic Ocean

Constantin Andronache, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA

Presentation PDF (90.4 kB)

4:30 PM

2.3

Statistical Structure of the Global Significant Wave Heights

Peter C. Chu, NPS, Monterey, CA; and Y. H. Kuo and G. Galanis

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (271.5 kB)

4:45 PM

2.4

Determining radiative heating profiles from satellite data using statistical classification and cluster analysis

Nathaniel Beagley, PNNL, Richland, WA; and S. A. McFarlane, J. H. Mather, and J. E. Flaherty

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

2.5

Statistical downscaling daily rainfall statistics from seasonal forecasts using canonical correlation analysis or a hidden Markov model?

Andrew W. Robertson, Columbia University, Palisades, NY; and K. Verbist

Recorded presentation

5:15 PM

2.6

GiST, A model for generating spatial-temporal daily rainfall data

Guillermo A. Baigorria, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; and J. W. Jones

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 2

The emergence of new scientific partnerships

Location: B312 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research; the 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; the 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences; the 24th Conference on Hydrology; the 18th Conference on Applied Climatology; the First Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; and the First Environment and Health Symposium )

Chair: Genevieve E. Maricle, Arizona State Univ.

4:00 PM

J2.1

Climate Adaptation Partnerships in Semiarid North America

Gregg M. Garfin, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

J2.2

The FEMA Hurricane Liaison Team: Bridging the Communication Gap (because Great Minds Don't Always Think Alike)

Matthew Green, FEMA, Miami, FL

4:30 PM

J2.3

Partnership between the Dr�avni hidrometeorolo�ki zavod (DHMZ) and the University of Oklahoma (OU)

Ivan Cacic, Dr�avni hidrometeorolo�ki zavod, Zagreb, Croatia; and B. Ivančan-Picek, B. Lipov�ćak, K. Pandzic, B. Terek, V. Tuti�, G. Zuccon, K. Crawford, R. A. McPherson, K. L. Nemunaitis-Monroe, and J. T. Snow

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

J2.4

The Norman, Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce Weather Committee: A Framework for New Partnerships Among Industry, Government and Academia

Kelvin K. Droegemeier, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and W. L. Qualley, V. Rose, and A. M. Suggs

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

J2.5

The Weather And Society *Integrated Studies (WAS*IS) Program: yesterday, today, and tomorrow

G. Thomas Behler Jr., NCAR, Boulder, CO; and E. Gruntfest, J. Demuth, J. K. Lazo, and E. Laidlaw

Recorded presentation

5:15 PM

J2.6

User engagement activities at NOAA's national climatic data center

Tamara G. Houston, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (195.7 kB)

Session 3

Data quality control

Location: B302 (GWCC)

Host: 15th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation

Chair: Edward J. Dumas Jr., NOAA

4:00 PM

3.1

A quantitative comparison of automated and manual precipitation gage quality control techniques

Edward I. Tollerud, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and R. J. Caldwell, D. Kim, and S. Vasiloff

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

3.2

Robust spatial quality control of road weather sensor measurements

Tressa L. Fowler, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Limber, S. Sullivan, M. B. Chapman, S. D. Drobot, and T. L. Jensen

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (718.2 kB)

4:30 PM

3.3

Quality Assurance Methods for the Kentucky Mesonet

Megan M. Ferris, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; and S. Struebig, M. Grogan, S. Foster, and R. Mahmood

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

3.4

Meteorological instrumentation performance and data quality using temperature, relative humidity, and wind sensors in Barrow, Alaska

Jenni Prell, ANL, Argonne, IL; and M. Ritsche

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

3.5

Quality Control of Meteorological Data for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program

James C. Liljegren, ANL, Lemont, IL; and S. Tschopp, K. Rogers, F. Wasmer, L. Liljegren, and M. Myirski

Recorded presentation

Session 3

Field and Laboratory Studies of Air Quality III

Location: B315 (GWCC)

Host: 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry

Cochairs: B. K. Lamb, Washington State University; Rachel Mintz, EC

4:00 PM

3.1

Observations of trans-boundary transport of ozone precursors in the Middle East

David Asaf, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel; and M. Luria, M. Peleg, V. Matveev, E. Weinroth, A. Soleiman, J. Alsawair, M. Abu-Allaban, A. Gertler, and R. Bornstein

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

3.2

Comparison of measured wintertime CO/NOX and VOC/CO ratios to emission inventories in Boise, Idaho

H.W. Wallace, Washington State University, Pullman, WA; and M. H. Erickson, J. K. McCoskey, A. Arroyo, B. K. Lamb, and B. T. Jobson

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

3.3

Application of extractive cryogenic inert preconcentration with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy: Preliminary laboratory and field results

Patrick I. Buckley, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and D. A. Bowdle and M. Newchurch

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (861.6 kB)

4:45 PM

3.4

Mercury monitoring in the vicinity of coal-fired power plants in Alberta, Canada

Rachel Mintz, EC, Edmonton, AB, Canada; and M. Mazur, M. Lapalme, M. Scarlat, S. Gollapudi, and B. Wiens

Presentation PDF (196.4 kB)

5:00 PM

3.5

Diurnal and seasonal variation of mercury species in the Southeast US

Yuling Wu, The University of Alabama, Huntsvile, AL; and U. S. Nair, J. T. Walters, J. Jansen, and E. Edgerton

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (345.9 kB)

5:15 PM

3.6

Compositional and mixing state impacts on CCN concentrations in an heterogeneous urban environment

Richard H. Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and L. T. Padro, A. Nenes, X. Zhang, N. Rastogi, W. Shi, M. Zheng, and R. Weber

Recorded presentation

Session 3

New data sources and products

Location: B303 (GWCC)

Host: Seventh Symposium on Space Weather

Chair: Geoff Crowley, Atmospheric & Space Technology Research Associates

4:00 PM

3.1

GPS, GNSS, and Space Weather

Paul M. Kintner Jr., Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; and T. E. Humphreys and B. O'Hanlon

Recorded presentation

3.2

Space Debris: Problems and Mitigation Strategies

4:30 PM

3.2A

Ultraviolet Remote Sensing of the Thermosphere and Ionosphere

Robert McCoy, Office of Naval Research, Arlington, VA

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

3.3

Coronal Mass Ejections from Multiple Viewpoints

Russell A. Howard, NRL, Washington, DC

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

3.4

Helioseismic detection of large-scale subsurface flows at solar minimum

Rachel Howe, National Solar Observatory, Tucson, AZ; and F. Hill, R. W. Komm, J. Christensen-Dalsgaard, J. Schou, and M. J. Thompson

Recorded presentation

5:15 PM

3.6

Solar Flare Forecasts Based on Subsurface Helicity

Frank Hill, National Solar Observatory, Tucson, AZ; and R. Komm, J. Henthorn, and A. Reinard

Recorded presentation

5:30 PM

3.5

An Analysis and Comparison of the Agreement between the Following Solar Activity Indices: Total Solar Irradiance (TSI), 2800 MHz Solar Flux (F10), and American Sunspot Number

Brenda Zuzolo, The Boeing Company, Springfield, VA; and P. A. Zuzolo

Session 3

Turbulence Measurements for Air Pollution Modeling

Location: B308 (GWCC)

Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology

Chair: Dennis Garvey, U.S. Army Research Laboratory

4:00 PM

3.1

Use of turbulence measurements in dispersion modeling: past, present, and future

Jeffrey C. Weil, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

3.2

Estimating urban dispersion meteorology from suburban measurements

Wenjun Qian, University of California, Riverside, CA; and M. Princevac and A. Venkatram

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

3.3

Inverting Surface Observations to Find Boundary Layer Depth

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

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (213.7 kB)

4:45 PM

3.4

Urban turbulence spectra from field observations

Sam Chang, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD; and G. D. Huynh, D. H. Tofsted, D. M. Garvey, C. C. Williamson, and D. K. Li

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

3.5

Nocturnal low-level-jet generated gravity waves and turbulence over Oklahoma City during inversion breakup

Yansen Wang, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD; and D. Garvey

Recorded presentation

5:15 PM

3.6

Eddy covariance measurements of turbulence in and above a roughness sublayer

Dennis M. Garvey, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD; and S. Chang, C. C. Williamson, G. D. Huynh, and D. K. Li

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 5

Communication and Use of Weather and Climate Information I

Location: B213 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research; and the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services )

Cochairs: Julie L. Demuth, NCAR; Scott F. Blair, NOAA/NWS

4:00 PM

J5.1

Forecasters' mental models of flash flood forecasts and warnings

Jeffrey K. Lazo, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. E. Morss, J. L. Demuth, and A. Bostrom

4:15 PM

J5.2

The role of broadcaster prior experience, new media, and viewer understanding in television severe weather coverage

Rachel E. Butterworth, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. A. Kloesel and S. Veil

Presentation PDF (577.2 kB)

4:30 PM

J5.3

Meteorology, climatology, and the communication and interpretation of weather information during the 22 May 2008 Weld County, Colorado tornado

Russ S. Schumacher, NCAR, Boulder, CO, and Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and D. T. Lindsey, A. B. Schumacher, J. Braun, S. D. Miller, and J. Demuth

4:45 PM

J5.4

Pictures may tell it all: The use of draw-and-tell methodology to understand the role of uncertainty in individuals' hurricane information seeking processes

Gina M. Eosco, University of Oklahoma/ AMS Policy Program, Norman, OK

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

J5.5

Hurricane Ike: User Response and Effectiveness of NWS forecast products

Brian Haines, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and L. Wood

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (174.8 kB)

5:15 PM

J5.6

Examining the content, channels, and comprehension of hurricane forecast and warning information

Julie L. Demuth, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. E. Morss, B. H. Morrow, and J. K. Lazo

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 9

Meteorological and Environmental Satellite Observing Systems: From 50 Years Ago� (II)

Location: B313 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the Meteorological and Environmental Satellite Observing Systems: From 50 Years Ago to 15 Years Ahead; the 13th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International; and the Eighth Presidential History Symposium )

Cochairs: Jean Phillips, Librarian, Univ. of Wisconsin; Christopher S. Velden, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin

4:00 PM

J9.1

The World According to GARP: Construction of a Global Meteorology, 1960�1980

Erik M. Conway, JPL/California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

J9.2

50 Years of Satellite Observations of Weather and Climate; Some Lessons Learned

Thomas H. Vonder Haar, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

J9.3

The Evolution of the European Operational Meteorological Satellite Programmes and the Advancement of Applications

Johannes Schmetz, EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

J9.4

NOAA's Environmental Satellite Program: Past, Present, and Future

Gary K. Davis, NOAA/NESDIS/OSD, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 9

Predictability, Prediction and Impact of Drought: I

Location: B216 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change; and the 18th Conference on Applied Climatology )

Cochairs: Ning Zeng, University of Maryland; Siegfried D. Schubert, Global Modeling and Assimilation Office

4:00 PM

J9.1

An assessment of the potential predictability of drought over the United States based on climate model simulations with specified SST

Siegfried Schubert, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and H. Wang, M. Suarez, and R. Koster

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

J9.2

Interdecadal Modulation of the Impact of ENSO on Drought over the United States

Kingtse C. Mo, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, Camp Springs, MD; and J. K. E. Schemm

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

J9.3

Intensified drought over tropical South America, their causes and link to decadal climate variability and global climate change

Rong Fu, Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX; and W. Li, K. D. Fernandes, and P. Arias

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

J9.4

Assessing sources of skill in forecasts of meteorological drought on seasonal to interannual time scales

Bradfield Lyon, International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Palisades, NY; and M. A. Bell

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

J9.5

Recent Developments in Operational Long-Range Prediction at CPC

E. A. O'Lenic, NOAA/NWS/CPC, Camp Springs, MD; and D. A. Unger

Recorded presentation

5:15 PM

J9.6

Future Water Availability in a Warming World

Jennifer Alltop Aminzade, Columbia University, New York, NY; and D. H. Rind

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 9

The Effects of Meteorology on Air Quality II

Location: B309 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology; and the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )

Chair: Steven R. Hanna, Hanna Consultants

4:00 PM

J9.1

Air quality forecasting using a numerical weather prediction model: Potential sources of error

H. Dacre, University of Reading, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

J9.2

Towards a global climatology of the planetary boundary layer

Dian J. Seidel, NOAA, College Park, MD; and C. O. Ao

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

J9.3

Air quality trends in U.S. western mountain states

Steven R. Hanna, Hanna Consultants, Kennebunkport, ME; and D. Jaffe, P. S. Porter, and D. Blewitt

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

J9.4

Impact of NEXRAD derived winds on NARAC dispersion modeling

Matthew D. Simpson, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and R. K. Newsom

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

J9.5

Modeling the Stable Boundary Layer Depth and Quantifying its Uncertainty for Dispersion

Sue Ellen Haupt, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and J. C. Wyngaard, G. Young, and K. J. Schmehl

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (231.4 kB)

5:15 PM

J9.6

Impact of meteorological model resolution on PBL height errors

Marina Tsidulko, SAIC/NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and J. McQueen, C. M. Tassone, G. DiMego, and M. Ek

Opening of the Exhibit Hall with Reception

Location: Exhibit Hall B1 (GWCC)

Session TH4

Town Hall Meeting: Harnessing the Expertise of All Sectors to Overcome the Atmospheric and Oceanographic Challenges of Renewable Energy

Location: B212 (GWCC)

Host: Town Hall Meetings

7:00 PM

TH4.1

Atmospheric Science and Renewable Energy: Overcoming the Challenges

Thomas Karl, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

7:15 PM

TH4.2

Atmospheric Science and Renewable Energy: Overcoming the Challenges II

Justin Sharp, PPM Energy, Portland, OR

Recorded presentation

Session

Chapter Breakfast

Location: B208 (GWCC)

Host: Events

Session TH5

NOAA Town Hall Meeting (for NOAA employees)

Location: B312 (GWCC)

Host: Town Hall Meetings

Session

General Assembly � Association of Hydro-Meteorological Equipment Industry

Location: B204 (GWCC)

Host: Events

Session

Impacts of 2009's Weather: Major Stories of the Year

Location: B206 (GWCC)

Host: Events

Joint Session 4

Meteorological and Environmental Satellite Observing Systems: �to 15 Years Ahead (I)

Location: B313 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the Meteorological and Environmental Satellite Observing Systems: From 50 Years Ago to 15 Years Ahead; the 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); and the 6th Annual Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems-NPOESS and GOES-R )

Cochairs: Steven J. Goodman, NOAA/NESDIS; W. Paul Menzel, NOAA/NESDIS

8:15 AM

J4.1

Meteorological and Environmental Satellite Observing Systems: �to 15 Years Ahead Introduction

Steven J. Goodman, NOAA/NESDIS, Greenbelt, MD; and W. P. Menzel

8:30 AM

J4.2

Earth Science Applications from Space�An Update on the Decadal Survey

Richard A. Anthes, UCAR, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

J4.3

NASA's Earth Science Satellite Observation Program

Michael H. Freilich, NASA, Washington, DC

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

J4.4

NOAA Plans for Next Generation, Space-based, Operational Earth

Mary E. Kicza, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

J4.5

IR Imaging Sounders for Geosynchronous orbit: A key capability for future multi-national observing systems

Henry Revercomb, SSEC/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

J4.6

Preparing for a space-based Doppler wind lidar as a key observing system for weather and climate applications

G. D. Emmitt, Simpson Weather Associates, Charlottesville, VA

Recorded presentation

Session 3

Convection, Decision Support Systems and Air Traffic Management, Part 3

Location: B314 (GWCC)

Host: 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

Cochairs: Jeffrey A. Weinrich, Actionet Inc.; Charles A. West, NOAA/NWS

8:30 AM

3.1

A Comparison of Air Traffic Management Decision Aids and Meteorological Tools

Charles A. West, NOAA/NWS, Hampton, GA

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (396.3 kB)

8:45 AM

3.2

Severe weather avoidance program performance metrics for New York departure operations

Ngaire Underhill, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and R. DeLaura and M. Robinson

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (937.4 kB)

9:00 AM

3.3

Use of Aircraft-Based Data to Evaluate Factors in Pilot Decision Making in Enroute Airspace

Bradley Crowe, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and R. DeLaura and M. Matthews

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.2 MB)

9:15 AM

3.4

Diagnosis of phase errors in high-resolution NWP model forecasts of precipitation and application to improved aviation weather forecasts

Cody L. Phillips, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and J. O. Pinto, D. Albo, and M. Steiner

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (637.2 kB)

Session 1

World Weather Impacts in 2009

Location: B206 (GWCC)

Host: IMPACTS: Weather 2009

Chair: Christopher W. Landsea, NOAA/NWS/TPC/NHC

8:30 AM

1.1

International Weather and Climate Events of 2009

Klaus E. Wolter, ESRL/Univ of Colorado-CIRES, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

1.2

2009�s Notable Global Catastrophes�A Look From An Insurance Point Of View

Steven Drews, Impact Forecasting LLC/Aon Benfield Analytics, Chicago, IL

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

1.3

2009 Australian Wildfires

Heath Hockenberry, NOAA/NWS, Boise, ID; and A. J. Bannister, C. Yeo, and K. Parkyn

9:30 AM

1.4

Global Agricultural Weather Impacts of 2009

Michael Ferrari, Coca Cola, Bethlehem, PA

Recorded presentation

Session 2

Diversity in the Workplace and the Pipeline

Location: B214 (GWCC)

Host: 19th Symposium on Education

Cochairs: Rajul Pandya, UCAR; Rickey Petty, Department of Energy

8:30 AM

2.1

The meteorological "pipeline", 1980 to 2005

Leslie M. Hartten, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/ESRL/PSD, Boulder, CO; and M. A. LeMone

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

2.2

Gender and Atmospheric Sciences: A snapshot of demographics of atmospheric science students

Donna J. Charlevoix, UNAVCO, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (108.5 kB)

9:00 AM

2.3

Building a Better Future by Preparing Ph.D.s for Tomorrow

Wendy Diaz, Kean University, Union, NJ; and P. J. Croft and J. Toney

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

2.4

Science and education outreach: A case study of mutual learning between children and young scientists

Lumari Pardo-Rodriguez, SOARS, UCAR, Lajas, PR; and S. Henderson and R. Pandya

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

2.5

Broadening participation in the Atmospheric Sciences though participatory research

Rajul Pandya, UCAR, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

Session 3

Advances in Hydrological Remote-Sensing and Data Assimilation Part I

Location: B304 (GWCC)

Host: 24th Conference on Hydrology

Cochairs: Susan C. Steele-Dunne, TU Delft; Rolf H. Reichle, NASA/GSFC

8:30 AM

3.1

SWOT, The Surface Water and Ocean Topography Satellite Mission [INVITED]

Doug Alsdorf, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and K. Andreadis, P. Bates, S. Biancamaria, E. A. Clark, M. Durand, H. Lee, D. P. Lettenmaier, N. Mognard, D. Moller, E. Rodriguez, and C. K. Shum

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

3.2

The SMAP Level 4 Surface and Root-zone Soil Moisture (L4_SM) product

Rolf H. Reichle, NASA, Greenbelt, MD; and W. T. Crow, R. D. Koster, and J. Kimball

9:15 AM

3.3

An ensemble-Kalman filter-based dual assimilation of thermal-IR and passive microwave retrievals of soil moisture

Christopher R. Hain, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and W. T. Crow, M. C. Anderson, and J. R. Mecikalski

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

3.4

Impact of Calibration Error of Microwave Brightness Temperatures on Soil Moisture Retrievals

Xiwu Zhan, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD

Recorded presentation

Session 3

Applied Climate Sector Studies

Location: B211 (GWCC)

Host: 18th Conference on Applied Climatology

Chair: Melissa Griffin, Florida Climate Center/Florida State Univ.

8:30 AM

3.1

Evaluation of a technique to estimate solar radiation in the southeastern United States for use in agricultural models

Heather A. Dinon, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and R. Boyles, G. S. Buol, and G. G. Wilkerson

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

3.2

Post-wildfire impacts on microclimate�a numerical investigation

Elizabeth Mulvihill Page, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and W. R. Cotton

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

3.3

Quantification of increased storm surge risk to property as sea level rises

Ross N. Hoffman, AER, Lexington, MA; and P. Dailey, S. Hopsch, J. Cox, R. M. Ponte, and K. J. Quinn

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (2.7 MB)

9:15 AM

3.4

Assessing crop yield simulations with various seasonal climate data

Dong-Wook Shin, COAPS, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and G. A. Baigorria, Y. K. Lim, S. Cocke, T. LaRow, J. J. O'Brien, and J. W. Jones

9:30 AM

3.5

Canadian agroclimatic scenarios projected by a global climate model

Budong Qian, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada; and S. Gameda

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (477.0 kB)

Session 3

Assimilation of observations (ocean, atmosphere, and land surface) into models I

Location: B207 (GWCC)

Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Brian J. Etherton, University of North Carolina

8:30 AM

3.1

Severe Weather Forecasts using the Space and Time Mesoscale Analysis System (STMAS)

Huiling Yuan, CIRES and NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and Y. Xie

8:45 AM

3.2

Development of a �seamless� mesoscale ensemble data assimilation and prediction system

Yubao Liu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. Wu, F. Vandenberghe, G. Descombes, H. Liu, and T. Warner

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

3.3

Recent developments of WRFDA

Xiang-Yu Huang, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

3.4

An assessment of independent vs joint data assimilation for a coupled atmosphere-ocean system

Faez Bakalian, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada; and H. Ritchie and A. M. Thompson

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

3.5

The NCAR-ATEC 4D Weather (4DWX) Modeling System: Updates and New Developments

John C. Pace, U.S Army, Dugway Proving Ground, Dugway, UT; and S. F. Halvorson, S. Krippner, F. W. Gallagher III, J. A. Reynolds, Y. Liu, T. Warner, S. Swerdlin, F. Chen, J. Knievel, and J. Hacker

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 3

Data Collection, Interpretation, Assimilation, and Stewardship

Location: B306 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the First Symposium on Planetary Atmospheres; the 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences; the 24th Conference on Hydrology; and the 18th Conference on Applied Climatology )

Chair: Stan Benjamin, NOAA/ESRL/GSD

8:30 AM

J3.1

The Impacts on Air Traffic of Volcanic Ash from the 2009 Mt. Redoubt Eruption

Alexander Matus, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI; and L. A. Hudnall, J. J. Murray, and A. Krueger

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (341.4 kB)

8:45 AM

J3.2

UrbanNet: Urban Environment Monitoring and Modeling with a Wireless Sensor Network

Paul J. Croft, Kean University, Union, NJ; and P. Morreale, F. Qi, A. Tropek, and M. Andujar

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (2.6 MB)

9:00 AM

J3.3

Network of Weather and Climate Observing Networks (NOWCON)

Samuel P. Williamson, Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology, Silver Spring, MD; and J. E. Stailey and S. J. Taijeron

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (237.1 kB)

9:15 AM

J3.4

Comparison of COOP and new HCN-M temperature products

John R. Christy, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

J3.5

The Impact of Temporally Varying Snowfall Rates on Holdover Time using the LWE and Check Time Systems

Roy Rasmussen, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Landolt, J. Black, and A. Gaydos

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 3

The New Energy Economy

Location: B202 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the First Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; and the 8th Users Forum on Weather and Climate Impacts )

Chair: Jon Davis, Chesapeake Energy Corporation

8:30 AM

J3.1

The New Energy Economy Invited Speaker

Steve Messner, Environ Corp., Novato, CA

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

J3.2

The Role of Atmospheric Science in Renewable Energy Usage

Betsy Weatherhead, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

J3.3

NOAA's potential to support carbon-free renewable energy: observations, forecasts and climate studies

James M. Wilczak, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and M. Marquis

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

J3.4

Global Energy Use and Options for Renewable Economic Growth

Hugo A. Loaiciga, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

J3.5

Space-based Earth observations: Informing energy management decision making

Richard S. Eckman, NASA/LaRC, Hampton, VA; and P. W. Stackhouse Jr.

Recorded presentation

Session 4

Applications in Meteorology, Oceanography, Hydrology and Climatology Part I

Location: B217 (GWCC)

Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Timothy Crum, Retired, NWS; Lola M. Olsen, NASA

8:30 AM

4.1

HPC Design for Estimating High Resolution Weather Conditions

Dorren R. Schmitt, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA; and J. Matthews III

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (333.3 kB)

8:45 AM

4.6

NWS WSR-88D AND TDWR-SPG DATA COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION NETWORK STATUS AND PLANS

Timothy Crum, Retired, NWS, Norman, OK; and M. J. Istok, S. A. Del Greco, S. Ansari, and A. Hall

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (199.5 kB)

9:00 AM

4.3

Are snow accumulation forecasts generally overdone?

Bruce Rose, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA; and J. Koval and E. Floehr

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.8 MB)

9:15 AM

4.4

Severe weather climatologies based on NEXRAD and other data from the Severe Weather Data Inventory (SWDI)

Mark Phillips, University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC; and S. Ansari and S. A. Del Greco

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

4.5

Improving the temporal and spatial resolution of the forecasts of sea-breeze generated convection along the southeast U.S. coast

Bryan A. Mroczka, NOAA/NWS, Tallahassee, FL; and J. P. Camp, K. J. Gould, and A. I. Watson

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.2 MB)

9:45 AM

4.2

A Graphical Examination of the Relationship between One to Six Day 300mb Hemispheric Forecasts and Climate Prediction Center (CPC) Climate Forecast Outlooks

Phil Zuzolo, The Boeing Company, Springfield, VA; and B. Zuzolo

Session 4

Coupling between the lower and upper atmosphere

Location: B303 (GWCC)

Host: Seventh Symposium on Space Weather

Chair: Richard Behnke, NSF

8:30 AM

4.1

Coupling between the lower and upper atmosphere in Whole Atmosphere Model (WAM) simulations

Rashid A. Akmaev, NOAA/Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder, CO; and F. Wu, T. J. Fuller-Rowell, and J. W. Meriwether

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

4.2

Eliassen-Palm Fluxes of the Diurnal Tides from the Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model-Extended (WACCM-X)

McArthur Jones Jr., University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and H. L. Liu and A. D. Richmond

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (599.8 kB)

9:00 AM

4.3

Modeling the effects of tropospheric tides on the ionosphere

Sarah E. McDonald, NRL, Washington, DC; and J. D. Huba, M. E. Hagan, A. Maute, and S. Basu

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

4.4

Victor P. Pasko, Penn State University, University Park, PA

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

4.5

The Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere Mission: Science results after five PMC seasons

James M. Russell III, Hampton University, Hampton, VA; and S. M. Bailey, M. E. Hervig, C. E. Randall, L. L. Gordley, M. Taylor, D. E. Siskind, M. Summers, M. H. Stevens, G. E. Thomas, D. Rusch, and B. Karlsson

Session 4

Microscale Air Pollution Meteorology

Location: B308 (GWCC)

Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology

Chair: Fernando E. Camelli, JISAO/Univ. of Washington

8:30 AM

4.1

Studying the effects of a forest model in a numerical study of atmospheric dispersion using FEFLO-Urban

Fernando E. Camelli, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; and R. Lohner

Recorded presentation

4.2

Sensitivity of an urban sub grid scheme to the canyons orientations over a wide metropolitan area

8:45 AM

4.2A

DUSTRAN - A Model for Atmospheric Dust Concentrations

William J. Shaw, PNNL, Richland, WA; and F. C. Rutz, J. P. Rishel, and E. G. Chapman

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

4.3A

Comparison of the ACM2 vertical mixing scheme with observations taken during the TexAQS II field study

Jenna S. Kolling, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; and J. E. Pleim, H. Jeffries, and W. Vizuete

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

4.4

Investigation of carbon monoxide time evolution over the city of S�o Paulo during the nighttime using LES model

Eduardo Barbaro, University of S�o Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; and A. Oliveira and J. Soares

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (839.1 kB)

4.3

Characteristics of flow circulation in complex terrain and its implications on pollutant dispersion: results from �the Biferno Valley (Italy) experiment�

10:00 AM

4.5

Evaluation of Large Eddy Numerical Simulations (LES) with Observations from FUsing Sensor Information from Observing Networks (FUSION) Field Trial 2007 (FFT-07)

Andrzej A. Wyszogrodzki, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. C. Weil, G. Bieberbach, P. Bieringer, N. Platt, and L. H. Jones

Recorded presentation

Session 4

Remote Sensing: Modeling, Observations, and Analysis

Location: B302 (GWCC)

Host: 15th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation

Chair: William R. Pendergrass, NOAA/ERL/ARL/ATDD

8:30 AM

4.1

Observation, analysis, and modeling of the sea breeze circulation during the NOAA/ARL-JSU meteorological field experiment summer 2009

William R. Pendergrass, NOAA/ERL/ARL/ATDD, Oak Ridge, TN; and L. Myles, C. A. Vogel, Y. Anjaneyulu, V. B. R. Dodla, H. P. Dasari, J. M. Baham, R. Hughes, C. Patrick, J. Young, and S. Swanier

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.9 MB)

8:45 AM

4.2

Analysis and prediction of the atmospheric boundary layer characteristics during the NOAA/ARL-JSU meteorological field experiment, summer-2009

William Pendergrass, NOAA/OAR/ARL/ATDD, Oak Ridge, TN; and L. Myles, C. A. Vogel, H. P. Dasari, V. B. R. Dodla, Y. Anjaneyulu, J. M. Baham, R. Hughes, C. Patrick, J. Young, and S. Swanier

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

4.3

Numerical prediction of atmospheric mixed layer variations over the Gulf Coast region during NOAA/ARL-JSU meteorological field experiment summer 2009�sensitivity to vertical resolution and parameterization of surface and boundary layer processes

William Pendergrass, NOAA/OAR/ARL/ATDD, Oak Ridge, TN; and L. Myles, C. A. Vogel, V. B. R. Dodla, Y. Anjaneyulu, H. P. Dasari, J. M. Baham, R. Hughes, C. Patrick, J. H. Young, and S. Swanier

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (2.6 MB)

9:15 AM

4.4

Short range numerical weather prediction for the Gulf Coast region during the NOAA/ARL-JSU meteorological field experiment of summer 2009

William Pendergrass, NOAA/OAR/ARL/ATDD, Oak Ridge, TN; and L. Myles, C. A. Vogel, V. B. R. Dodla, H. P. Dasari, Y. Anjaneyulu, J. M. Baham, R. Hughes, C. Patrick, J. H. Young, and S. Swanier

9:30 AM

4.5

Use of airborne incident and reflected solar radiation to characterize spatial variability of land use and Earth skin temperature around research tower sites

Edward J. Dumas Jr., NOAA, Oak Ridge, TN; and B. B. Baker, T. P. Meyers, D. L. Senn, S. Corda, and J. F. Muratore

Recorded presentation

Session 4A

Seasonal to Interannual Prediction Part I

Location: B215 (GWCC)

Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change

Chair: Chris K. Folland, United Kingdom Meteorological Office

8:30 AM

4A.1

El Nino without Southern Oscillation: A New View of Tropical Pacific Warming

Jin-Yi Yu, Univ. of California, Irvine, CA

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

4A.2

Representation of MJO variability in the NCEP Climate Forecast System

Scott Weaver, NOAA Climate Prediction Center, Camp Springs, MD; and W. Wang and A. Kumar

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

4A.3

Variations in the tropical planetary boundary layer

Aaron Paget, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT; and K. Campbell and P. Ruscher

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

4A.4

Tropical Pacific - North Pacific teleconnection in a coupled GCM

Annalisa Cherchi, Centro EuroMediterraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici/Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Bologna, Italy; and S. Masina and A. Navarra

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

4A.5

Recent slowing of global warming and real-time forecasts for the year ahead, 2000�2010

Chris K. Folland, United Kingdom Meteorological Office, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom; and A. Colman

Recorded presentation

Session 4B

Tropical Cyclones: Past, Present and Future Part I

Location: B216 (GWCC)

Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change

Chair: Michael C. Kruk, STG, Inc.

8:30 AM

4B.1

How intense were they? - A sampling study on how recent Category 5 hurricanes would be depicted in the historical record

Christopher W. Landsea, NOAA/NWS/TPC/NHC, Miami, FL; and C. Carrasco and A. B. Hagen

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

4B.2

The Impact of SST Boundary Condition on Tropical Cyclone Track, Intensity, and Structure

Henry R. Winterbottom, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and E. Chassignet

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

4B.3

Modeling Future Changes in Atlantic Hurricane Activity

Steven M. Quiring, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and S. D. Guikema, R. Nateghi, and A. B. Schumacher

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

4B.4

AIRS impact on precipitation analysis and forecast of Tropical Cyclone Nargis in a global data assimilation and forecast system

Yaping Zhou, Morgan State University, Greenbelt, MD; and W. K. M. Lau and O. Reale

9:30 AM

4B.5

Quantifying inter-agency differences in tropical cyclone best track wind speed estimates

Michael C. Kruk, STG, Inc., Asheville, NC; and K. R. Knapp

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (151.5 kB)

Joint Session 6

Communication and Use of Weather and Climate Information II

Location: B213 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research; and the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services )

Cochairs: Julie L. Demuth, NCAR; Douglas Hilderbrand, NOAA/NWS

8:30 AM

J6.1

Visualization design criteria for the communication of weather and weather impact forecast data with explicit uncertainty

Lloyd A. Treinish, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY; and E. Novakovskaia and H. Li

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (2.3 MB)

8:45 AM

J6.2

Using social science to support decision making

Lisa A. Vitols, EC, Kelowna, BC, Canada

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

J6.3

Web-based prototype decision support tool

Paula T. McCaslin, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and K. Holub

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

J6.4

Developing climate communication tools for integrated decision support at the local and regional level

J. Greg Dobson, UNC Asheville, Asheville, NC; and J. Fox, T. Pierce, M. Phillips, and K. Lichtenstein

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

J6.5

Evaluation of Fire Forecast Products to Enhance U.S. Drought Preparedness and Response using Social Network Analysis

Timothy J. Brown, DRI, Reno, Nevada; and G. Owen, D. Ferguson, P. Duffy, and S. Trainor

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 12

Effects of Aerosol on Cloud and Precipitation - I

Location: B315 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 2nd Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions; and the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )

Cochairs: Steven Ghan, PNNL; Fangqun Yu, State University of New York

8:30 AM

J12.1

Overview of Indirect and Semi-direct Aerosol Campaign (ISDAC)�the influence of arctic aerosols on clouds (Invited Speaker)

Steven J. Ghan, PNNL, Richland, WA; and G. McFarquhar, J. Verlinde, S. Brooks, M. Dubey, A. Korolev, P. Liu, A. M. Macdonald, M. Ovchinnikov, S. Xie, and A. Zelenyuk

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

J12.2

Evidence for the aerosol indirect effect in shallow cumuli

Larry K. Berg, PNNL, Richland, WA; and C. Berkowitz, G. Senum, and S. Springston

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

J12.3

The effect of smoke on pyrocumulonimbus: A satellite perspective

Daniel T. Lindsey, NOAA/NESDIS, Fort Collins, CO; and M. D. Fromm

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

J12.4

Significant Impact of Aerosols on Multi-year Rain Frequency and Cloud Thickness

Zhanqing Li, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and F. Niu

Presentation PDF (119.2 kB)

Joint Session 17

Enhancing Public Health Applications through NASA Earth Science Research

Location: B301 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the First Environment and Health Symposium; the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services; and the Presidential Forum )

8:30 AM

J17.1

(Introduction) Observations from space: A unique vantage point for the study of the weather conditions and its association with the disease occurrence

Sue M. Estes, USRA, Huntsville, AL; and J. A. Haynes

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

J17.2

Markets, climate change and food security in West Africa

Molly Brown, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD; and J. P. Verdin, C. C. Funk, B. Hintermann, and N. Higgins

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

J17.3

Using NASA data and models to improve Heat Watch Warning Systems for decision support

Daniel Patrick Johnson, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

J17.4

Modeling atmospheric dust for respiratory health alerts

Stanley A. Morain, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM; and A. M. Budge and W. A. Sprigg

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (961.0 kB)

9:30 AM

J17.5

Enhancing environmental public health tracking with satellite-driven particle exposure modeling and epidemiology

Shuyan Liu, University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Recorded presentation

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)

Poster Session

In-flight Icing Posters

Host: 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

192

An investigation of wintertime midlevel mixed-phase clouds with supercooled water droplets using in-situ measurements

Yoo-Jeong Noh, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and T. H. Vonder Haar

Handout (858.4 kB)

193

The effect of advanced satellite products on an icing nowcasting system

Julie A. Haggerty, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Black, F. McDonough, P. Minnis, and W. L. Smith Jr.

Handout (239.4 kB)

194

Analysis of causes of icing conditions which contributed to the crash of Contentental flight 3407

Frederick R. Mosher, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL; and D. Schaum

Handout (368.0 kB)

Poster Session

Nowcasting and Modeling Posters

Host: 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

195

Analog ensemble scheme for objective, short-term cloud forecasting

Timothy J. Hall, The Aerospace Corporation, Silver Spring, MD; and R. N. Thessin, G. J. Bloy, and C. N. Mutchler

Handout (577.6 kB)

196

Improving cloud nowcasting via incorporation of cloud type

John Forsythe, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and E. M. Guillot and T. H. Vonder Haar

Handout (189.8 kB)

197

Meteorological Support for Unmanned Aerial Systems at Dugway Proving Ground

Susan Krippner, Dugway Proving Ground West Desert Test Center, Dugway, UT; and E. N. Vernon and J. Pace

Handout (980.3 kB)

198

Snowbands generated by the release of inertial, symmetric, and conditional instabilities

David M. Schultz, Universities of Helsinki and Manchester/Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland; and R. S. Schumacher and J. Knox

The thunder project

Poster Session

Seasonal to Interannual Variability: Observations and Predictions

Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change

87

Recent flash flood events in the Upper Midwest: Causes and common characteristics

Thomas B. Williams, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL

Recorded presentation

88

Statistics of multi-season precipitation deficits across the contiguous United States

David S. Gutzler, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM; and D. Kann

89

Global monitoring of tropical cyclones with a dual-frequency scatterometer

Michael J. Brennan, NOAA/NWS/NHC, Miami, FL; and R. D. Knabb

90

Change in relationship between western North Pacific tropical cyclone frequency and the tropical Pacific SST

Sang-Wook Yeh, Korea Ocean Research & Development Institute, Ansan, South Korea; and S. K. Kang, B. P. Kirtman, and C. H. Kim

Handout (109.8 kB)

91

National Unified Operational Prediction Capability: Progress and National Research Intiatives

Fred Toepfer, NOAA/NWS, Silver Springs, MD; and D. McCarren and S. A. Sandgathe

Handout (745.4 kB)

92

Nino3.4 warming trend and extreme rainfall events with flood and drought years over India

Umesh Kumar Singh, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, Maharashtra, India; and P. P. Sarthi and P. S. Salvekar

93

Harvesting Model Uncertainty for the Simulation of Interannual Variations

Vasubandhu Misra, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

94

Revitalization of Namias' Climatological Isentropic Analysis

Randall S. Cerveny, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and K. DeBiasse, M. B. Pace, A. W. Ellis, and R. C. Balling

95

Intraseasonal variability of the cool-season North American coastal cyclonic activity

Yi Deng, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and T. Jiang

Handout (1.8 MB)

96

Atmospheric and oceanic forcing of the eddy kinetic energy in the Labrador Sea

Hao Luo, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and A. Bracco and Y. Zhong

97

Revisit: Impacts of ENSO on United States tornadic activity

Precious Lewis, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and J. J. O'Brien, M. Griffin, and P. W. Leftwich Jr.

98

Relationship between reductions of summer precipitation in North China and atmospheric circulation anomalies

Hao Li-sheng Sr., Nanjing University of Information Science &Technology, Shijiazhuang, China; and D. Yi-hui Sr.

99

Variability of the Amazon climate and links to changes in weather patterns

100

Modelling the spring Douro river flow using SST

S.R. G�miz-Fortis, University of Granada, Granada, Spain; and M. J. Esteban-Parra, D. Arg�eso, J. M. Hidalgo-M��oz, D. Calandria-Hern�ndez, and Y. Castro-D�ez

Handout (257.3 kB)

101

Modeling southwest Florida tornadoes

Charles H. Paxton, NOAA/NWS, Tampa Bay Area - Ruskin, FL; and C. N. Carlisle, J. M. Collins, and A. N. Williams

Handout (908.8 kB)

102

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; and J. P. Koermer, T. R. Boucher, and W. P. Roeder

Handout (1.3 MB)

103

Evaluation of WSR-88D methods to predict warm-season convective wind events at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and Kennedy Space Center

James J. Rennie, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH; and J. P. Koermer, T. R. Boucher, and W. P. Roeder

Handout (1.3 MB)

104

Regional variation of convective structure at monsoon onset across South America inferred from TRMM observations

Richard Barnhill, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and T. M. Rickenbach, R. Nieto Ferreira, E. Wright, and S. W. Nesbitt

105

Effects of Cold Fronts on the onset of the South American Monsoon

Emily Wright, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC; and R. Nieto Ferreira, T. M. Rickenbach, and R. Barnhill

Handout (1011.2 kB)

106

The effects of altered vegetation on local climate change with respect to glaciers atop Mt. Kilimanjaro

Sean Heuser, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and F. Semazzi

107

Poster 107 moved to 14IOAS. New paper number 3.5

108

Blending seperate probabilities of a joint event

Albert R. Boehm, Retired, Huntsville, AL

109

Initial Results of Calibrating the Baron LIS-NOAH V2 Fully Distributed Hydrological Modeling System for the DMIP Elk River Basin

John McHenry, Baron Advanced Meteorological Systems, Raleigh, NC; and D. J. Gochis, D. N. Yates, and C. J. Coats Jr.

Handout (527.6 kB)

110

The Replication of ENSO-related anomalies over the United States by several AMIP Models

Michelle L'Heureux, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, Camp Springs, MD; and A. Kumar, W. Wang, and B. Jha

111

Connections between climate oscillations and tornado outbreaks in U.S. landfalling hurricanes

112

An examination of the spatial and temporal extent of the climate memory of tropical cyclones

Benjamin Schenkel, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and R. Hart

Handout (1.3 MB)

113

Large-scale dynamical processes associated with summer intraseasonal variability over South America

Paula L. M. Gonzalez, Centro de Investigaciones del Mar y la Atmosfera, Buenos Aires, Argentina; and C. Vera, B. Liebmann, and G. N. Kiladis

114

Effect of changes in GCM resolution on the connection between summertime precipitation, moisture flux, and the position of the Bermuda High

Laura J. Bell, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and R. B. Rood and D. J. Posselt

Handout (2.4 MB)

115

Estimates of the precision of GPS radio occultation bending angles in the neutral atmosphere from the COSMIC/ FORMOSAT-3 Mission

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

116

Multi-model seasonal climate hindcast skill and predictability for the Southeast United States

Lydia Stefanova, Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies, Tallahassee, FL; and V. Misra, J. J. O'Brien, and E. Chassignet

117

Interannual variability and prediction of Northwest Australian tropical cyclones

Kevin H. Goebbert, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN; and L. M. Leslie

118

Changes in spatial and temporal properties of Pacific warming

Hye-Mi Kim, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and P. J. Webster

119

Future change in Southern Hemisphere atmospheric blocking simulated using a 20-km-mesh AGCM

Mio Matsueda, Advanced Earth Science and Technology Organization/Meteorological Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan; and H. Endo and R. Mizuta

120

Examining spring soil moisture-summer precipitation interactions over the U.S. Great Plains: Results from the coupled land-atmosphere model CAM3-CLM3

121

An observational analysis of middle tropospheric stable layers over the tropical western Pacific ARM sites

Bradley R. Charboneau, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; and D. J. Posselt

Joint Poster Session

Space Weather Products and Services for Aviation and Commercial Space Posters

Hosts: (Joint between the Seventh Symposium on Space Weather; and the 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology )

199

Validation of the operational D-Region Absorption Prediction (D-RAP) model at the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center

Rashid A. Akmaev, NOAA/Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder, CO; and A. Newman, M. V. Codrescu, J. Vickroy, C. Schultz, E. Nerney, S. Hill, and H. Sauer

Handout (1.8 MB)

200

Developments in Aviation Space Weather Services

Bryn Jones, SolarMetrics Limited, Chedworth, Glos., United Kingdom; and C. Dyer, A. Hands, R. Iles, K. Ryden, M. Smith, M. Stills, and G. Taylor

Joint Session 1

Opening Remarks

Location: B203 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the The Joachim Kuettner Symposium; and the Eighth Presidential History Symposium )

11:00 AM

J1.1

An Introduction to Joach Kuettner�A Renaissance man of meteorology

Richard A. Anthes, UCAR, Boulder, CO

Joint Panel Discussion 1

Climate-Sensitive Diseases in the Great Lakes and Oceans: NOAA's Oceans and Human Health Initiative (OHHI)

Location: B301 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the Presidential Forum; the First Environment and Health Symposium; and the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services )

Moderator: Juli Trtanj, NOAA

11:00 AM

Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator, Session Introduction/Remarks

Recorded presentation

11:05 AM

JPD1.2A

Bridging the Gap: Connecting Climate, Ocean Science and Health

Juli Trtanj, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded presentation

11:20 AM

JPD1.1

The role of climate forecasts in early warning systems for harmful algal blooms that impact human health

Stephanie Moore, NOAA's West Coast Center for Oceans and Human Health, Seattle, WA

Recorded presentation

JPD1.2

Understanding linkages between climate change, water quality and human health risks in the Great Lakes Region

11:50 AM

JPD1.3

Forecasting distribution of waterborne pathogens in the Chesapeake Bay: Vibrio cholerae case study

Guillaume Constantin de Magny, University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Recorded presentation

Joint Panel Discussion 1

Preparing the Next Generation to Meet New Demands on Science and Services

Location: B214 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 19th Symposium on Education; and the Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research )

Organizers: Sheldon D. Drobot, NCAR; Rajul Pandya, UCAR

Panelists: Quinton L. Williams, Jackson State Univ.; Genene Fisher, NOAA/NWS; Jeffrey K. Lazo, NCAR; Donna F. Tucker, University of Kansas

11:00 AM

PD1.1

Preparing the Next Generation to Meet New Demands on Science and Services: Panelist 2

Genene Fisher, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded presentation

Session 2

2009 High Impact Transportation Impacts

Location: B206 (GWCC)

Host: IMPACTS: Weather 2009

Cochairs: Tanja Fransen, NOAA/NWS; Renee Curry, Univ. of Oklahoma

11:00 AM

2.1

High Impact Transportation Events

Gregory S. Forbes, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (2.3 MB)

11:15 AM

2.2

Transportation Impacts from the Mt. Redoubt Eruptions 2009

Jeffrey M. Osiensky, NOAA/NWS, Anchorage, AK; and C. Neal, G. Ferguson, T. Hall, and B. Nelson

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

2.3

Today. Alive Tomorrow. Providing Improved Road Weather Information

Sheldon D. Drobot, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

2.4

Aviation Weather Impacts

Bob Maxson, NOAA/NWS/Aviation Weather Center, Kansas City, MO

Recorded presentation

Session 3

Extreme events in weather, water and climate

Location: B305 (GWCC)

Host: 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences

Cochairs: Robert D. Bornstein, San Jose State University; David Bright, BPA

11:00 AM

3.1

Statistical modeling of hot spells and heat waves

Richard W. Katz, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and E. M. Furrer and M. D. Walter

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

3.2

Cooling of maximum temperatures in coastal California air basins during 1969�2005: monthly and extreme value trends

Allison Charland, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA; and B. Lebassi, J. Gonzalez, and R. Bornstein

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

3.3

A climatology of heavy midlatitude rainfall across the United States from 1949�2000

Elaine S. Godfrey, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. Crawford and M. Richman

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

3.4

A novel financial market structure for mitigating hurricane risk

Daniel S. Wilks, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Presentation PDF (704.2 kB)

Session 3B

Advances in Hydrological Remote-Sensing and Data Assimilation Part II

Location: B304 (GWCC)

Host: 24th Conference on Hydrology

Cochairs: Susan C. Steele-Dunne, TU Delft; Rolf H. Reichle, NASA/GSFC

11:00 AM

3B.1

Multiscale ensemble filtering in snow data assimilation [INVITED]

Konstantinos Andreadis, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and D. Lettenmaier

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

3B.2

Acquiring observation error covariance information for land data assimilation systems

Wade T. Crow, USDA/ARS, Beltsville, MD

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

3B.3

A modeling and verification study of summer precipitation systems using NASA surface initialization datasets

Jonathan L. Case, ENSCO, Inc., Huntsville, AL; and S. V. Kumar, J. Srikishen, and G. J. Jedlovec

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (903.4 kB)

Panel Discussion 4

Introduction to Environmental Security and Climate Change

Location: B312 (GWCC)

Host: Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research

Moderators: John M. Lanicci, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ.; James D. Ramsay, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

11:00 AM

PD.1

Introduction to Environmental Security & Climate Change

John M. Lanicci, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach, FL; and J. D. Ramsay

Recorded presentation

Handout (253.4 kB)

Session 4

Nowcasting and Modeling, Part 1

Location: B314 (GWCC)

Host: 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

Cochairs: John Mecikalski, University of Alabama in Huntsville; Lynn A. Sherretz, NOAA/ESRL; David I. Knapp, U.S. Army Research Laboratory

11:00 AM

4.1

Status report on the Rapid Refresh

Stephen S. Weygandt, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and J. M. Brown, S. G. Benjamin, T. G. Smirnova, M. Hu, D. D�v�nyi, K. J. Brundage, J. B. Olson, W. R. Moninger, C. R. Alexander, G. Grell, B. D. Jamison, S. E. Peckham, and T. L. Smith

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

4.2

An objective verification of the North American Mesoscale Model for Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

William H. Bauman III, ENSCO, Inc., Cocoa Beach, FL

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (260.0 kB)

11:30 AM

4.3

Feasibility study on using high resolution numerical models to forecast severe aircraft turbulence associated with thunderstorms

Donald W. McCann, McCann Aviation Weather Reaserch, Inc., Overland Park, KS

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (92.7 kB)

11:45 AM

4.4

Estimating regional cloud base altitudes from local CloudSat observations via type-dependent statistical extrapolation

Steven D. Miller, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and J. M. Forsythe, R. Bankert, P. T. Partain, and T. H. Vonder Haar

Recorded presentation

Session 4A

Atmospheric observations for weather and climate I

Location: B207 (GWCC)

Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: George D. Emmitt, Simpson Weather Associates

11:00 AM

4A.1

Tradeoffs in Hyperspectral Infrared Observations from Space for Weather and Climate

Thomas S. Pagano, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and M. T. Chahine

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

4A.2

Assessing the influence of assimilating Clarus data into road and atmospheric forecasts

Tressa L. Fowler, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and F. McDonough, S. D. Drobot, C. D. Burghart, and M. B. Chapman

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

4A.3

Assessing impacts of integrating MODIS vegetation data in Weather Research Forecasting (WRF) model coupled to two types of Rc scheme

Anil Kumar, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and F. Chen, D. Niyogi, M. B. Ek, and C. D. Peters-Lidard

11:45 AM

4A.4

Planetary Boundary Layer Characteristics from GPS Radio Occultation Measurements

Chi O. Ao, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and D. E. Waliser, S. Chan, J. L. Li, J. Teixeira, B. Tian, and D. J. Seidel

Recorded presentation

Session 4B

Ocean observations for data assimilation and climate I

Location: B306 (GWCC)

Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Jeffrey Anderson, NCAR

11:00 AM

4B.1

The impact of ocean observations in seasonal climate prediction (Invited)

Michele M. Rienecker, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and C. Keppenne, R. Kovach, and J. Marshak

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

4B.2

POP-DART: An ensemble assimilation system for the parallel ocean program

Tim Hoar, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Anderson, N. Collins, and B. Nadiga

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

4B.3

Eddy and Chlorophyll-a Structures in the Kuroshio Extension Detected from Altimeter and SeaWiFS

Peter C. Chu, NPS, Monterey, CA; and Y. H. Kuo

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 5

Applied Studies

Location: B202 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the First Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; and the 8th Users Forum on Weather and Climate Impacts )

Chair: Jon Davis, Chesapeake Energy Corporation

11:00 AM

J5.1

Improvements in NOAA modeling and data assimilation to improve guidance for the renewable energy industry

Stan Benjamin, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and J. M. Brown, J. B. Olson, J. Wilczak, R. Banta, G. DiMego, and F. Weng

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

J5.2

Knowledge Discovery and Dissemination for Climate Extremes and Uncertainty

Auroop R. Ganguly, ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN; and K. Steinhaeuser, A. Sorokine, E. Parish, S. C. Kao, N. Singh, and M. L. Branstetter

11:30 AM

J5.3

Statistical downscaling of wind for California wind farms with an application to 21st Century climate scenarios

David K. Mansbach, SIO/Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA; and D. R. Cayan

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

J5.4

Impacts of climate change on global wind energy resources

Scott J. Eichelberger, 3TIER, Inc., Seattle, WA; and A. W. Wood, B. Nijssen, and K. J. Westrick

Recorded presentation

Session 5

Gravitational Settling, Deposition and Resuspension

Location: B308 (GWCC)

Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology

Chair: James G. Droppo Jr., PNNL

11:00 AM

5.1

Review of Particulate Dry Deposition Models Currently Implemented in Atmospheric Dispersion Models

James G. Droppo Jr., PNNL, Richland, WA

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

5.2

Validation of the QUIC droplet evaporation scheme and its influence on aerosol dispersion

Dragan Zajic, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and M. J. Brown, M. A. Nelson, and M. D. Williams

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (288.9 kB)

11:30 AM

5.3

A large-eddy simulation study of pollen dispersal from field crops: effects of source size and boundary-layer scaling

Marcelo Chamecki, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and C. Meneveau and M. B. Parlange

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

5.4

A K-theory of dispersion, settling and deposition in the atmospheric surface layer

Ronald B. Smith, Yale University, New Haven, CT

Recorded presentation

Session 5

New Thermospheric Data Sources and Models

Location: B303 (GWCC)

Host: Seventh Symposium on Space Weather

Chair: Robert McCoy, Office of Naval Research

11:00 AM

5.1

NADIR: Neutral Atmosphere Density Interdisciplinary Research

Jeffrey M. Forbes, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and T. J. Fuller-Rowell

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

5.2

The RAIDS Experiment on the ISS

Scott A. Budzien, NRL, Washington, DC; and A. W. Stephan, R. L. Bishop, P. R. Straus, A. B. Christensen, and J. H. Hecht

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

5.3

The Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment mission results

Andrew C. Nicholas, NRL, Washington, DC; and T. T. Finne, S. A. Budzien, and F. A. Herrero

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

5.4

Neutral density variations in TIE-GCM induced by changes in spatial and temporal profile of eddy diffusivity

Chin S. Lin, Air Force Research Laboratory, Hanscom AFB, MA; and L. C. Chang

Recorded presentation

Session 5

Remote Sensing: Air Quality/Detection of Atmospheric Gases

Location: B302 (GWCC)

Host: 15th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation

Chair: Christoph A. Vogel, NOAA/OAR/ARL/ATDD

11:00 AM

5.1

Ultra-compact imaging Fourier transform spectrometer for the measurement of atmospheric trace gases

A. Hugh. Mortimer, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Recorded presentation

5.2

New concept for modulation of a continuous wave (CW) lidar system that allows accurate retrieval of column integrated CO2 in the presence of clouds for the ASCENDS mission

11:15 AM

5.3

Investigation of boundary layer structures with ceilometer using a novel robust algorithm

Christoph M�nkel, Vaisala GmbH, Hamburg, Germany; and R. Roininen

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (2.6 MB)

11:45 AM

5.4

Comparison of Mixing Heights using Radiosondes and the Vaisala CL31 Mixing Height Algorithm

Christine Haman, University of Houston, Houston, TX; and B. L. Lefer, M. E. Taylor, G. Morris, and B. Rappenglueck

Recorded presentation

Session 5A

Applications in Meteorology, Oceanography, Hydrology and Climatology Part II

Location: B217 (GWCC)

Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Timothy Crum, Retired, NWS; Lola M. Olsen, NASA

11:00 AM

5A.1

WRF-based hurricane simulation in the Environmental Data Cube Support System

John J. Holdzkom, AER, Suffolk, VA; and T. Nehrkorn, J. F. Galantowicz, S. Lowe, M. Horn, G. D. Modica, and S. M. Leidner

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

5A.2

A tabulated ratio of record highs to record lows: a useful marker for on-going climate warming in the United States

Guy Walton Jr., The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA; and G. Meehl

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (892.9 kB)

11:30 AM

5A.4

CEOS Climate Diagnostics Directory: Supporting Discovery of Climate Visualizations for Environmental Decision Making

Lola M. Olsen, NASA, Greenbelt, MD

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

5A.4

Integration of NAWIPS decoders within AWIPS II

David Plummer, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and S. Jacobs, T. Lee, and B. A. Gordon

Recorded presentation

12:00 PM

5A.3

The Piazza Degree: temperature as a function of time

Pietro Piazza, Pietro Piazza, P.E., Palm Coast, FL

Presentation PDF (2.9 MB)

Session 5A

Seasonal to Interannual Prediction Part II

Location: B215 (GWCC)

Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change

Chair: Chris K. Folland, United Kingdom Meteorological Office

11:00 AM

5A.1

Multi-model (dynamical and statistical) high-resolution seasonal climate forecasting system: An application to the southeast US

Young-Kwon Lim, COAPS, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and L. Stefanova, D. W. Shin, S. Cocke, S. Chan, V. Misra, G. A. Baigorria, J. J. O'Brien, and J. W. Jones

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

5A.2

Towards rigorous mathematical approaches for forecast generation and uncertainty characterization using multi-model ensembles of climate

Pierre Ngnepieba, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL; and A. R. Ganguly

11:30 AM

5A.3

Extending operational probabilistic forecasts of Ganges and Brahmaputra river flow to 15-day and monthly time scales

Jun Jian, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and P. J. Webster, T. M. Hopson, H. R. Chang, and C. D. Hoyos

11:45 AM

5A.4

The role of transient eddies in modulating the high southern latitude ENSO teleconnection during strong SAM events

Ryan L. Fogt, Ohio University, Athens, OH; and D. H. Bromwich and K. M. Hines

Recorded presentation

Session 5B

Mobile Platforms

Location: B218 (GWCC)

Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: M. D. Eilts, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc.; Paul A. Pisano, Federal Highway Administration; George D. Emmitt, Simpson Weather Associates

11:00 AM

5B.1

How an iPhone can change the weather (business)

Russell Heilig, Davis Instruments, Hayward, CA

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (14.3 kB)

11:15 AM

5B.2

Creation and Manipulation of Meteorological Products for Mobile Devices

Russell Dengel, SSEC/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

5B.3

Using Twitter to receive storm reports

Tim Brice, NOAA/NWS, Santa Teresa, NM; and C. Pieper

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (155.3 kB)

11:45 AM

5B.4

Utilizing mobile devices for enhanced storm damage surveys

J. Parks Camp, NOAA/NWS, Tallahassee, FL; and K. Stellman and J. Settelmaier

Recorded presentation

Session 5B

Tropical Cyclones: Past, Present and Future Part II

Location: B216 (GWCC)

Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change

Chair: Michael C. Kruk, STG, Inc.

11:00 AM

5B.1

Idealized tropical cyclones in atmospheric general circulation models: sensitivity to initial conditions and physics parameterizations

Kevin A. Reed, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and C. Jablonowski

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

5B.2

Probabilistic discrimination between large-scale environments of intensifying and decaying African Easterly Waves

Paula A. Agudelo, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and C. D. Hoyos, J. A. Curry, and P. J. Webster

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

5B.3

Extreme rainstorms in advance of tropical cyclones

Lance F. Bosart, SUNY/Univ. at Albany, Albany, NY; and T. J. Galarneau Jr., J. M. Cordeira, and B. J. Moore

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

5B.4

The North Atlantic subtropical high and tropical cyclone tracks

Angela J. Colbert, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and B. J. Soden

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 7

Meteorological and Environmental Satellite Observing Systems: �to 15 Years Ahead (II)

Location: B313 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the Meteorological and Environmental Satellite Observing Systems: From 50 Years Ago to 15 Years Ahead; the 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); and the 6th Annual Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems-NPOESS and GOES-R )

Cochairs: Robert Atlas, NOAA/AOML; Timothy L. Miller, NASA/MSFC

11:00 AM

J7.1

NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Mission Applications in the Atmospheric and Hydrologic Sciences

Dara Entekhabi, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and E. Njoku and P. O�Neill

11:15 AM

J7.2

Ice Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2): Science and implementation

Waleed Abdalati, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

J7.3

The Deformation, Ecosystem Structure, and Dynamics of Ice

Paul A. Rosen, JPL, Pasadena, CA

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

J7.4

CLARREO: Cornerstone of the Future Climate Observing System

David F. Young, NASA/LaRC, Hampton, Va

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 11

Early warning systems

Location: B211 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Applied Climatology; and the Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research )

Chair: Gregg M. Garfin, University of Arizona

11:00 AM

J11.1

Early warning systems in support of adaptation across climate timescales

Roger S. Pulwarty, NOAA, Boulder, CO

11:15 AM

J11.2

How famine early warning can highlight priorities for climate change adaptation

James Verdin, USGS, Boulder, CO; and C. C. Funk

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

J11.3

Health early warning systems

Kristie L. Ebi, Technical Support Unit for Working Group 2, IPCC, Stanford, CA

11:45 AM

Qustions and Answers

Joint Session 13

Effects of Aerosol on Cloud and Precipitation - II

Location: B315 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 2nd Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions; and the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )

Cochairs: Sonia M. Kreidenweis, Colorado State University; Peter Daum, BNL

11:00 AM

J13.1

Overview of the G-1 Aircraft Measurements during the VAMOS Ocean-Cloud-Atmosphere-Land Study - Regional Experiment (VOCALS-REx) (Invited Speaker)

Peter H. Daum, BNL, Upton, NY; and L. I. Kleinman, G. Senum, Y. N. Lee, S. Springston, and A. Sedlacek

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

J13.2

Ice nucleation behavior of particles generated in open burning of biomass

Sonia M. Kreidenweis, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and P. J. DeMott, M. D. Petters, A. J. Prenni, C. M. Carrico, C. E. Wold, J. L. Collett Jr., H. Moosm�ller, W. C. Malm, and W. M. Hao

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

J13.3

Investigation of smoke-cloud mixed scenes with A-Train multi-sensor data during the boreal wild fires in summer of 2007

Oleksandr Karabanov, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and I. N. Sokolik

Recorded presentation

Exhibits Open

Location: Exhibit Hall B1 (GWCC)

Joint Session 2

Early Career

Location: B203 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the The Joachim Kuettner Symposium; and the Eighth Presidential History Symposium )

11:15 AM

J2.1

Young Joachim K�ttner Searching for Law in Disorder: Detecting Waves and Rotors through Intuitive Multi-disciplinarity

Hans Volkert, Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany

Recorded presentation

Kuettner Symposium Luncheon

Location: B208 (GWCC)

12:00 PM

B1.1

Joach Kuettner�A Man in Love with the Sky

Einar Enevoldson, The Perlan Project, Emeryville, CA

Lunch Break (Cash and Carry in Exhibit Hall)

Session

Women in the Atmospheric Sciences Luncheon

Location: B309 (GWCC)

Host: Events

Panel Discussion

2010 AMS Policy Statement on the Bachelor of Science Degree in the Atmospheric Sciences

Location: B214 (GWCC)

Host: 19th Symposium on Education

Moderator: David R. Smith, United States Naval Academy

12:00 PM

Panel Discussion

Recorded presentation

Session

Congressional Science Fellowship: Bringing Science to Congress

Location: B213 (GWCC)

Host: Events

Session TH6

Town Hall Meeting: NOAA Research to Operations � A Status Report

Location: B211 (GWCC)

Host: Town Hall Meetings

12:15 PM

TH6.1

Panelist: Mary Kicza

Mary E. Kicza, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded presentation

Session TH7

Town Hall Meeting: A Discussion of the AMS Policy Statement on the B.S. Degree

Location: B214 (GWCC)

Host: Town Hall Meetings

Session TH8

Town Hall Meeting: Ad Hoc Committee on Uncertainty in Forecasts (ACUF) Update

Location: B212 (GWCC)

Host: Town Hall Meetings

12:15 PM

TH8.1

ACUF Update

Paul A. Hirschberg, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded presentation

Session 1

Applications of Artificial Intelligence Methods to Problems in Environmental Science: Part I

Location: B204 (GWCC)

Host: 8th Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science

Chair: Michael Richman, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma

1:30 PM

1.1

Development of neural network convection parameterizations for climate models using CRM simulations and ARM data

Vladimir M. Krasnopolsky, IMSG at NCEP/NWS/NOAA, Camp Springs, MD; and M. S. Fox-Rabinovitz, P. Rasch, Y. Kogan, and A. Belochitski

2:00 PM

1.2

Data assimilation through machine learning methods

Robin C. Gilbert, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. Richman, L. M. Leslie, and X. Wang

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

1.3

Linear and nonlinear postprocessing of ensemble forecasts

Ranran Wang, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and C. Marzban

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (335.3 kB)

2:30 PM

1.4

Improving snowfall accumulation predictions by post-processing ensemble forecasts with an Artificial Neural Network

Tyler C. McCandless, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and S. E. Haupt and G. Young

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (267.8 kB)

2:45 PM

1.5

Optimization of neural network performances by means of exogenous input variables for the forecast of ozone pollutant in Rome urban area

Armando Pelliccioni, ISPESL, Monteporzio Catone, Italy; and F. Pungi, S. Lucidi, and V. La Torre

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (243.2 kB)

Session 1

Satellite Program Overviews and Status

Location: B313 (GWCC)

Host: 6th Annual Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems-NPOESS and GOES-R

Cochairs: Mike Haas, NPOESS IPO/Aerospace Corp.; Gary K. Davis, NOAA/NESDIS/OSD

1:30 PM

1.1

An overview of the GOES-R program

Greg Mandt, NOAA/NESDIS, Greenbelt, MD

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

1.2

NPP/NPOESS Status

Dan Stockton, Program Executive Office, NPOESS Program, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded presentation

2:30 PM

1.3

Update on EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Programmes

Johannes Schmetz, EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany; and D. Klaes, R. Stuhlmann, P. Schlussel, L. Sarlo, K. Holmlund, S. Rota, and M. Cohen

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 1

Space Weather Products and Services for Aviation and Commercial Space

Location: B315 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; and the Seventh Symposium on Space Weather )

Cochairs: Karen Shelton-Mur, HQ FAA; Joseph Kunches, NOAA/SWPC

1:30 PM

J1.1

Federal Aviation Administration Examination of Space Weather in support of Aviation

Steven Albersheim, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, DC; and M. J. Gunzelman, AvMET Applications Inc.

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

J1.2

NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center � Products and Services in Support of Aviation

William J. Murtagh, NOAA/Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

J1.3

Integrating Space Weather Observations & Forecasts into Aviation Operations: �Aviation Space Weather User Requirements�

Bryn Jones, SolarMetrics Limited, Chedworth, Glos., United Kingdom; and D. Boteler, G. Fisher, J. Kunches, W. J. Murtagh, D. Rome, D. Rose, and M. Stills

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

J1.4

The use of Space Weather products at Delta Airlines

Andrew W. Schultz, Delta Air Lines, Minneapolis, MN; and H. Heitzman

Recorded presentation

2:30 PM

J1.5

Protecting spaceflight participants and crew during "non-regulated" on-orbit operations

Karen Shelton-Mur, HQ FAA, Washington, DC

Recorded presentation

2:45 PM

J1.6

Radiation exposure during suborbital commercial spaceflight

Ronald E. Turner, Analytic Services Inc. (ANSER), Arlington, VA; and S. Murray

Recorded presentation

Session 1

Spacecraft and ground-based observations of planetary atmospheres

Location: B213 (GWCC)

Host: First Symposium on Planetary Atmospheres

Chair: Mark I. Richardson, CALTECH

1:30 PM

1.1

Isotopic ratios in Titan's stratosphere from Cassini CIRS and implications for evolution of the atmosphere

Conor A. Nixon, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and D. E. Jennings, P. N. Romani, A. Jolly, B. B�zard, A. Coustenis, N. A. Teanby, P. G. J. Irwin, S. Vinatier, and F. M. Flasar

1:45 PM

1.2

Satellite-derived cloud motion winds in the north polar region of Mars

David A. Santek, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and E. Sorensen, S. Limaye, and B. Cantor

2:00 PM

1.3

Assimilating TES radiances with the DART/Planet-WRF ensemble data assimilation system

Greg Lawson, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and J. Anderson and N. Collins

2:15 PM

1.4

Martian Atmospheric Data Assimilation Using an Ensemble Kalman Filter

Matthew J. Hoffman, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY; and S. J. Greybush, R. J. Wilson, G. Gyarmati, R. N. Hoffman, K. Ide, E. J. Kostelich, T. Miyoshi, I. Szunyogh, and E. Kalnay

2:30 PM

1.5

Martian atmosphere breeding: elucidating atmospheric instabilities

Steven J. Greybush, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and E. Kalnay, M. J. Hoffman, T. Miyoshi, K. Ide, and R. J. Wilson

2:45 PM

1.6

Assimilation of TES data into a Mars general circulation model using LETKF

Eugenia Kalnay, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD; and S. J. Greybush, M. J. Hoffman, R. J. Wilson, J. Eluszkiewicz, R. N. Hoffman, K. Ide, and T. Miyoshi

Joint Panel Discussion 2

Environmental Security and Climate Change

Location: B312 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research; the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services; and the First Environment and Health Symposium )

Moderator: Kenneth Carey, Noblis, Inc.

Panelists: Richard Engel, National Intelligence Council; David W. Titley, NOAA; Jay Gulledge, Pew Center on Global Climate Change; Sherri Goodman, Center for Naval Analysis; Steven Goodwin, National Defense Univ.

1:30 PM

JPD2.1

Environmental Security

Jay Gulledge, Pew Center on Global Climate Change, Washington, D.C.

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

JPD2.2

Panelist: Environmental Security

Richard Engel, National Intelligence Council, Washington, D.C.

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

JPD2.3

Environmental Security: Panelist Filadelfo

Ronald Filadelfo, n/a, n/a, n/a

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

JPD2.4

Task Force Climate Change

David W. Titley, Commander, Navy Meteorology and Oceanography Command, Stennis Space Center, MS

Recorded presentation

2:30 PM

JPD2.5

Environmental Security: Panelist Goodwin

Steven Goodwin, National Defense Univ., Washington, D.C

Recorded presentation

2:45 PM

Panel Discussion - Q & A

Recorded presentation

Session 3

University Education

Location: B214 (GWCC)

Host: 19th Symposium on Education

Cochairs: Donna J. Charlevoix, UNAVCO; Lourdes Avil�s, Plymouth State Univ.

1:30 PM

3.1

Assessing our assessment, how well do our meteorology majors learn?

Teresa M. Bals-Elsholz, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN; and B. J. Wolf and C. A. Clark

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

3.2

Requesting use of NSF facilities for education

Jose Meitin, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. Baeuerle

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

3.3

The COMET Program: 20 Years of Innovative and Evolving Education and Training for the Atmospheric and Related Sciences

Timothy Spangler, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Lamos

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

3.4

Using Operational and Experimental Observations in Education: Highlights from the 2009 Unidata Users Workshop

Brian J. Etherton, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; and S. Arms, L. D. Oolman, D. G. Lackmann, M. K. Ramamurthy, and L. I. Miller

Recorded presentation

2:30 PM

3.5

Bringing authentic science practice to the undergraduate classroom

Kathleen Quardokus, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and S. Lasher-Trapp and E. M. Riggs

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (137.2 kB)

2:45 PM

3.6

Eloquent Science: A course to improve scientific and communication skills

David M. Schultz, Universities of Helsinki and Manchester/Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland

Presentation PDF (716.7 kB)

Joint Session 3

Weather and Health Impacts

Location: B206 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the IMPACTS: Weather 2009; and the First Environment and Health Symposium )

Cochairs: Tanja Fransen, NOAA/NWS; Renee Curry, Univ. of Oklahoma

J3.1

NWS Support to US Hospitals

1:30 PM

J3.2

How hospitals cope when they are struck by weather disasters

Bryan McNally, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA

Recorded presentation

2:30 PM

J3.2a

Tornado Effects on a Rural Hospital: Impacts of an EF-3 Tornado

Susie Fussell, Sumter Regional Hospital, Americus, GA

Recorded presentation

3:00 PM

J3.3

Katrina�s Aftermath: Hospitals, Doctors, and Patients

Mark Peters, East Jefferson Hospital, New Orleans, LA

Session 4

Hydrology: New Demands on Science and Services

Location: B304 (GWCC)

Host: 24th Conference on Hydrology

Chair: Dennis P. Lettenmaier, University of Washington

1:30 PM

4.1

Special colloquium on Hydrology: new demands on science and services

Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute, Oakland, CA; and R. Harding, P. C. D. Milly, and B. H. Udall

2:00 PM

4.2

Evaporation and Soil Moisture Measurement

Richard Harding, CEH Wallingford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Recorded presentation

2:30 PM

4.3

New Demands on Science and Services: Hydrology

P. C. D. Milly, USGS, Princeton, NJ

Recorded presentation

3:00 PM

4.4

Hydrology

Bradley H. Udall, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

Session 4

Meteorological, climatological, and hydrological predictions and projections

Location: B305 (GWCC)

Host: 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences

Cochairs: Barbara G. Brown, NCAR; Daniel S. Wilks, Cornell University

1:30 PM

4.1

Kalman filtered analogs to improve Numerical Weather Predictions

Thomas Nipen, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and L. Delle Monache, J. P. Hacker, Y. Liu, R. B. Stull, and T. Warner

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

4.2

Temperature forecast opportunities across the NWS Southern Region

Bernard N. Meisner, NOAA/NWS Southern Region Headquarters, Fort Worth, TX; and N. S. Flecha

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (789.6 kB)

2:00 PM

4.3

Introduction on MOS Approaches for KMA Digital Forecast

JunTae Choi, Korean Meteorological Administration, Seoul, South Korea; and Y. Seo and M. S. Lee

2:15 PM

4.4

Short-term wind power ramp forecasting using statistical and machine-learning techniques and off-site observations

Scott D. Otterson, 3TIER, Inc., Seattle, WA; and E. P. Grimit and A. W. Wood

2:30 PM

4.5

Improved short-term hurricane intensity forecasting using regression on core measurements

D. Andrew Murray, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and R. Hart

Recorded presentation

2:45 PM

4.6

Time Series for Decadal Means of Temperature and Precipitation Under Global Warming in the Context of Observed Trends

Ian G. Watterson, CSIRO, Aspendale, Victoria, Australia; and P. H. Whetton

Recorded presentation

Session 5

Nowcasting and Modeling, Part 2

Location: B314 (GWCC)

Host: 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

Cochairs: John Mecikalski, University of Alabama in Huntsville; Lynn A. Sherretz, NOAA/ESRL; David I. Knapp, U.S. Army Research Laboratory

1:30 PM

5.1

Comparisons of Nowcasting Techniques for Oceanic Convection

Huaqing Cai, NCAR, Boulder, Colorado; and C. Kessinger, N. Rehak, D. Megenhardt, and M. Steiner

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

5.2

Satellite Data Applications for Nowcasting of Convective Initiation

Haig Iskenderian, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and J. R. Mecikalski, K. M. Bedka, C. Ivaldi, J. Sieglaff, W. Feltz, M. M. Wolfson, and W. M. MacKenzie Jr.

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

5.3

Development of an advanced aviation nowcasting system in support of air traffic management by blending radar nowcasting data with NWP forecasts

Peter P.W. Li, Hong Kong Observatory, Kowloon, Hong Kong; and W. K. Wong

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (315.8 kB)

2:15 PM

5.4

The ganged phased array radar risk mitigation system: integrating weather effects

Mark Askelson, Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and J. Tilley, C. Theisen, and R. Johnson

Recorded presentation

2:30 PM

5.5

Regime-based persistence probability of ceiling and visibility

Alister Ling, Canadian Meteorological Aviation Centre West, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; and B. Hansen and I. Gultepe

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (293.5 kB)

2:45 PM

5.6

A comparison of tropical storm (TS) and non-TS gust factors for assessing peak wind probabilities at the Eastern Range

Francis J. Merceret, NASA, Kennedy Space Center, FL; and W. Crawford

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (157.3 kB)

Session 5A

Atmospheric observations for weather and climate II

Location: B207 (GWCC)

Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Mark Powell, NOAA/AOML/HRD

1:30 PM

5A.2

Maintaining a local data integration system in support of weather forecast operations

Leela R. Watson, ENSCO, Inc., Cocoa Beach, FL; and P. F. Blottman, D. W. Sharp, and B. Hoeth

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (316.7 kB)

1:45 PM

5A.6

NOAA's unmanned aircraft program: recent accomplishments and future plans

Robbie E. Hood, NOAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program, Silver Spring, MD; and A. E. MacDonald, F. M. Ralph, G. A. Wick, B. Weatherhead, R. F. Rogers, C. W. Landsea, and J. J. Cione

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

5A.4

WISDOM System 2009 Proof of Concept Test Results

Justyna Nicinska, NOAA/OAR, Boulder, CO; and A. E. MacDonald and Y. Xie

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

5A.5

Improvements in GOES/GOES-R water vapor calibration and validation

Seth I. Gutman, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and D. L. Birkenheuer

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (534.3 kB)

2:30 PM

5A.3

Quantification of forecast impact of ASCAT surface winds assimilated into NCEP's GFS model

Li Bi, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. Jung, D. A. Santek, and M. C. Morgan

2:45 PM

5A.1

From measurement to model domain: data ensembles of surface heat flux for improving climate model parameterizations

Meredith Franklin, ANL and University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; and V. R. Kotamarthi, D. R. Cook, and M. L. Stein

Session 5A

Data quality

Location: B211 (GWCC)

Host: 18th Conference on Applied Climatology

Chair: David C. Bader, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

1:30 PM

5A.1

New Techniques for Detection and Adjustment of Shifts in Daily Precipitation Data Series

Xiaolan L. Wang, EC, Toronto, ON, Canada; and H. Chen, Y. Wu, and Q. Pu

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

5A.2

Comprehensive automated quality assurance of daily surface observations: the GHCN-daily example

Imke Durre, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and M. J. Menne, B. Gleason, T. G. Houston, and R. S. Vose

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (27.0 kB)

2:00 PM

5A.3

Quality control of SSM/I data using climatological statistics

Hilawe Semunegus, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and W. Berg, J. J. Bates, K. R. Knapp, and C. Kummerow

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

5A.4

Detection and characterization of systematic errors in atmospheric models

Daniel L. Birkenheuer, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and S. I. Gutman

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (2.3 MB)

2:30 PM

5A.5

Second generation of adjusted precipitation and homogenized temperature datasets for Canada: impact of adjustments and new challenges

Eva Mekis, Environment Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (313.9 kB)

Session 5B

Ocean observations for data assimilation and climate II

Location: B306 (GWCC)

Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Tom Hamill, NOAA/ESRL

1:30 PM

5B.1

A Fully Conserved Adjustment Scheme for Ocean Data Assimilation Systems

Peter C. Chu, NPS, Monterey, CA; and C. Fan

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (151.3 kB)

1:45 PM

5B.2

Progress in the Canadian Operational Network of Coupled Environmental PredicTion Systems (CONCEPTS)

Harold Ritchie, EC, Dartmouth, NS, Canada; and F. Davidson, E. Dombrowsky, G. M. Flato, S. Lu, P. Pellerin, M. Taillefer, A. M. Thompson, B. Topliss, D. Williams, and D. Wright

Recorded presentation

5B.3

Adjoint-based sensitivity analysis and 4DVAR data assimilation in an eddy resolving ocean model of the Peruvian Current System

2:15 PM

5B.4

Ensemble data assimilation for idealized California current system with ROMS-LETKF

Kayo Ide, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and T. Miyoshi, Z. Li, E. Kalnay, and J. C. McWilliams

2:30 PM

5B.5

The Impact of Ocean Model Limitations on Observing System Simulation Experiments

G. R. Halliwell Jr., Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and R. Atlas, W. C. Thacker, H. Yang, V. H. Kourafalou, and M. Le Henaff

2:45 PM

5B.6

Loop Current observing system assessment using OSSEs

Matthieu Le Henaff, RSMAS, Miami, FL; and V. H. Kourafalou, A. Srinivasan, and R. Atlas

3:00 PM

5B.7

Implementing the SWAN wave model at three east coast National Weather Service offices

Mark Willis, NOAA/NWS, Bohemia, NY; and E. Devaliere, J. Hanson, R. Hawkins, D. King, J. Lewitsky, T. Nicolini, S. Tjaden, C. Morgan, S. Schumann, M. Colby, and J. Elardo

Presentation PDF (642.4 kB)

Session 5B

Topics in Applied Climatology II

Location: B212 (GWCC)

Host: 18th Conference on Applied Climatology

Chair: Fiona Horsfall, NOAA/NWS

1:30 PM

5B.1

Developing a reference crop evapotranspiration climatology for the southeastern United States using the FAO Penman-Monteith estimation technique

Heather A. Dinon, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and R. Boyles and G. G. Wilkerson

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (2.1 MB)

1:45 PM

5B.2

Intraseasonal predictions of tropical cyclone activity in the North Atlantic Ocean

James I. Belanger, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and P. J. Webster and J. A. Curry

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

5B.3

Impacts of the 1954 Heat Wave

Nancy E. Westcott, Midwestern Regional Climate Center, Illinois State Water Survey, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL; and K. Grady

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (97.2 kB)

2:15 PM

5B.4

A Demonstration of the Value of Nudging in Downscaled Regional Climate Simulations from a Global Climate Model

Tanya L. Otte, EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC; and J. H. Bowden, J. A. Herwehe, C. G. Nolte, and G. Faluvegi

Recorded presentation

2:30 PM

5B.5

The misuse and misinterpretation of the ACE and PDI indices for hurricane energetics

Angela M. Fritz, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and J. I. Belanger, J. A. Curry, and G. J. Holland

Recorded presentation

5B.6

Time varying nature of oceanic forcing of drought in the United States

Session 6

Dense Gas Dispersion and Source Term Modeling and Measurements

Location: B308 (GWCC)

Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology

Chair: Henk W.M. Witlox, DNV

1:30 PM

6.1

Modeling concepts in DEGADIS to characterize important behavior of ground-level, denser-than-air contaminant clouds

Tom Spicer, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

6.2

Releases of pressurized liquefied gases: simulations of the Desert Tortoise test series with the CFD model FLACS

Mathieu Ichard, GexCon, Bergen, Norway; and O. R. Hansen and J. Melheim

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (403.5 kB)

2:00 PM

6.3

Two-phase jet releases and droplet dispersion: scaled and large-scale experiments, droplet-size correlation development and model validation

Henk W.M. Witlox, DNV Software, London, United Kingdom; and M. Harper, A. Oke, P. Bowen, P. Kay, D. Jamois, and C. Proust

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (201.1 kB)

2:15 PM

6.4

Ongoing TSA disperion modeling activities

Curtis L. Schuhmacher, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Helena, MT

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.3 MB)

2:30 PM

6.5

Evaluation of atmospheric transport and dispersion models for suitability in a DHS chemical supply chain risk assessment

Jeffry T. Urban, Institute for Defense Analyses, Alexandria, VA; and N. Platt, K. M. Papadantonakis, E. A. Adelizzi, C. R. Bucher, and J. F. Heagy

2:45 PM

6.6

Evaluation of the CFD model FLACS for LNG safety

Olav R. Hansen, Gexcon US, Bethesda, MD; and M. Ichard, S. Davis, and J. Melheim

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 6

Energy Supply and Demand

Location: B202 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the First Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; and the 8th Users Forum on Weather and Climate Impacts )

Chair: Stephen Bennett, EarthRisk Technologies

1:30 PM

J6.1

Energy Supply & Demand Invited Speaker

Josh Logsdon, Round Rock Energy LLC, Cincinnati, OH

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

J6.2

Interacting with energy: a summary of user engagement activities of the energy industry at NOAA's national climatic data center

Anthony Arguez, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and T. G. Houston, J. N. Lott, and H. J. Ray

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (29.4 kB)

2:00 PM

J6.3

The impact of dynamic climate normals to the natural gas industry

Mark S. Russo, Chesapeake Energy Corp., Chicago, IL

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

J6.4

Forecasting extreme cold snaps in the Northeast: Weather and Climate

Alexander Gershunov, SIO/Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA; and K. Guirguis and S. Bennett

Recorded presentation

2:30 PM

J6.5

Influence of ENSO on renewable U.S. energy supply

Klaus Wolter, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

2:45 PM

J6.6

Improving long-range hydropower forecasts in snowmelt dominated basins

Mark T. Jelinek, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA; and R. D. Garreaud

Recorded presentation

Session 6

Intercomparison and calibration of instrumentation

Location: B302 (GWCC)

Host: 15th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation

Chair: John Kochendorfer, NOAA

1:30 PM

6.1

An assessment of the Geonor T-200B used with a large octagonal double fence wind shield as an automated reference for the gauge measurement of solid precipitation

Craig D. Smith, EC, Saskatoon, SK, Canada; and D. Yang

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (330.3 kB)

1:45 PM

6.2

Recalibrating AMSU-A observations on NOAA-16

Cheng-Zhi Zou, NOAA/NESDIS/Center for Satellite Applications and Research, Camp Springs, MD; and W. Wang

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

6.3

A comparison of University of South Alabama Mesonet precipitation and solar radiation sensors

Sytske Kimball, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.8 MB)

2:15 PM

6.4

Comparison of in situ UAV Turbulence Measurements with Tower and Scintillometer Data in LITFASS-2009

Jens Bange, Technical University Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany; and S. Martin and F. Beyrich

2:30 PM

6.5

An evaluation of several wet bulb globe temperature algorithms at Dugway Proving Ground

Frank W. Gallagher, U.S Army, Dugway Proving Ground, Dugway, UT; and M. B. Curtis

Presentation PDF (223.5 kB)

6.6

In-flight spectral characterization and calibration stability estimates for the clouds and the earth's radiant energy system (CERES)

Session 6

Observed Climate Change: I

Location: B215 (GWCC)

Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change

Chair: Michael Palecki, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC

1:30 PM

6.1

On the reliability of the U.S. surface temperature record

Claude N. Williams Jr., NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and M. J. Menne and M. Palecki

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

6.2

Decadal changes in cloudiness over the Amazon forests: Observations and potential causes

Paola Arias, Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX; and R. Fu, C. D. Hoyos, and W. Li

2:00 PM

6.3

Decreasing trends in surface-observed total cloud amount over China: another effect of anthropogenic aerosol loading?

Dale Kaiser, ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN; and Y. Qian

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

6.4

Anticipated trends in atmospheric water vapor and the challenge of quantifying them

David N. Whiteman, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and K. Vermeesch, R. Boers, L. Oman, and B. J. Soden

Recorded presentation

2:30 PM

6.5

A study of Arctic cloud data and Arctic cloud variability

Neil P. Barton, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and D. E. Veron

Recorded presentation

2:45 PM

6.6

The dynamical signal in stratospheric temperatures from satellites, 1979�2005: Long term changes and the pole-tropics out-of-phase relationship

Paul J. Young, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and S. Solomon, D. Thomps, S. Sherwood, and Q. Fu

Recorded presentation

Session 6A

GIS Applications and Mashups Part I

Location: B217 (GWCC)

Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Ken R. Waters, NOAA/NWS; Nazila Merati, ClipCard

1:30 PM

6A.1

Development of web-based GIS applications for decision support and situational awareness

Brian P. Walawender, NOAA/NWS, Kansas City, MO; and M. W. Davis

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (2.1 MB)

1:45 PM

6A.2

Fog Occurrence, Distribution, and Coverage through GIS Analysis

Paul J. Croft, Kean University, Union, NJ; and T. Anderson and A. Ottati

Presentation PDF (262.4 kB)

2:00 PM

6A.3

GIS development of the Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program

William G. McPherson Jr., University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. E. Hocker and M. Yuan

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

6A.4

Development of a GIS snowstorm database

Michael F. Squires, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and R. Baldwin, G. Reid, C. Tabor, and A. Wilson

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (379.3 kB)

2:30 PM

6A.5

A geospatial analysis of radar reflectivity data from landfalling tropical cyclones

Corene J. Matyas, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (534.2 kB)

2:45 PM

6A.6

HabitatSpace � GIS based tools for marine habitat delineation and marine spatial planning

Tiffany C. Vance, NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service, Seattle, WA; and S. Mesick and D. Steube

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (2.4 MB)

Session 6B

Interactive Processing Systems Part I

Location: B218 (GWCC)

Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: William Roberts, OAR; Ward R. Seguin, Consultant

1:30 PM

6B.1

Technology and communication methods used to increase awareness and mitigate impacts during the devastating Ohio Valley winter storm on January 26-28, 2009

Andrea M. Lammers, NOAA/NWSFO, Louisville, KY

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.1 MB)

1:45 PM

6B.2

National Weather Service Science and Technology Roadmap

Don Berchoff, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and P. Davidson and P. Roohr

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

6B.3

NOAA's integrated water forecasting program

Gary Carter, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Ingram

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

6B.4

Hazard Information Services vision

Tracy Lee Hansen, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and T. J. LeFebvre, C. S. Bullock, J. Wakefield, J. Ramer, S. Williams, G. J. Stumpf, K. Scharfenberg, J. T. Ferree, B. C. Motta, E. Gruntfest, S. Romano, M. K. Zappa, and W. F. Roberts

2:30 PM

6B.5

Social science initiatives in the development of the Next Generation hazardous weather products

Monica K. Zappa, Univ. of Oklahoma/Social Science Woven into Meteorology, Norman, OK; and E. Gruntfest and H. Lazrus

Recorded presentation

2:45 PM

6B.6

McIDAS-V - A powerful data analysis and visualization tool for multi and hyperspectral environmental satellite data

Thomas H. Achtor, SSEC/CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. D. Rink, T. M. Whittaker, and J. Staude

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 10

Predictability, Prediction and Impact of Drought: II

Location: B216 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change; and the 18th Conference on Applied Climatology )

Cochairs: Ning Zeng, University of Maryland; Siegfried D. Schubert, Global Modeling and Assimilation Office

1:30 PM

J10.1

Toward the next generation of seasonal drought outlooks

Douglas M. Le Comte, NOAA/NWS, Camp Springs, MD; and E. O'Lenic and W. Higgins

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

J10.2

The physical mechanisms by which the leading patterns of SST variability impact U.S. precipitation

Hailan Wang, NASA, Hampton, VA; and S. D. Schubert, M. J. Suarez, and R. D. Koster

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

J10.3

Optimal Tropical Sea Surface Temperature Forcing of North American Drought

Sang-Ik Shin, Univ. of Colorado and NOAA ESRL, Boulder, CO; and P. D. Sardeshmukh

2:15 PM

J10.4A

NCEP/NLDAS Seasonal Drought Prediction over the Continental US Using the Seasonal Forecast System Developed by Princeton University and University of Washington

Youlong Xia, NOAA/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and M. Ek, E. Wood, L. Luo, J. Sheffield, D. P. Lettenmaier, B. Livneh, and K. Mitchell

Recorded presentation

J10.4

Seasonally modulated tropical drought induced by volcanic aerosol

2:45 PM

J10.5

Estimating oceanic precipitation during the 1930s �Dustbowl� and 1950s US droughts

Mathew Barlow, Univ. of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA

Recorded presentation

3:00 PM

J10.6

The Pacific Ocean's influence on drought and wetness in the continental United States and the nation's breadbasket

Brad Rippey, USDA, Washington, DC

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (136.6 kB)

Joint Session 15

Cloud Condensation Nuclei (CCN)

Location: B316 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 2nd Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions; and the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )

Cochairs: Darrel Baumgardner, Centro de Ciencias de la Atm�sfera, Universidad Nacional Aut�noma de M�xico; Markus D. Petters, North Carolina State University

1:30 PM

J15.1

Technological advances in airborne instrumentation: Aerosol and cloud particle characterization (Invited Speaker)

Darrel Baumgardner, Centro de Ciencias de la Atm�sfera, Universidad Nacional Aut�noma de M�xico, Mexico City, Mexico

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

J15.2

Aerosol-cloud interactions of secondary organic aerosols formed from the oxidation of linear, branched, and cyclic alkanes and alkenes

Markus D. Petters, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and A. Faulhaber, A. J. Prenni, C. M. Carrico, P. J. DeMott, S. M. Kreidenweis, and P. J. Ziemann

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

J15.3

Mixing Primary and Secondary Organic Cloud Condensation Nuclei

Akua Asa-Awuku, University of California, Riverside, CA; and A. Robinson and N. Donahue

Recorded presentation

2:30 PM

J15.4

Measurements of cloud condensation nuclei and droplet activation kinetics in pollution-influenced arctic air masses during the spring and summer of 2008 (NASA ARCTAS / NOAA ARCPAC)

Terry L. Lathem, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and R. H. Moore, A. Nenes, B. E. Anderson, C. A. Brock, A. Clarke, R. Bahreini, J. Cozic, A. Middlebrook, J. L. Jimenez, M. C. Cubison, R. Weber, and A. Hecobian

2:45 PM

J15.5

Investigation of Cloud Nucleation Activity of Regional Dust Samples using Adsorption Activation Theory and CCN Measurements

Prashant Kumar, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and I. N. Sokolik and A. Nenes

Joint Session 19

Climate-Sensitive Diseases: Vector-Borne Diseases and Influenza

Location: B301 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the Presidential Forum; the First Environment and Health Symposium; and the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services )

1:30 PM

J19.2

Climate and vector-borne diseases: Visceral Leishmaniasis as an example

Dia Eldin-Elnaiem, National Institues of Health, Rockville, MD

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

J19.7

Bridging the Climate and Health Community through Working Groups: Examples from Ethiopia

Tufa Dinku, Columbia University, Palisades, NY

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

J19.4

Early detection and monitoring malaria from space

Felix Kogan, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and A. Powell and M. Goldberg

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

J19.3

Climate and spatial risk modeling of human plague in Uganda

Andrew J. Monaghan, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. J. Eisen

Recorded presentation

2:30 PM

J19.5

Current and future needs of climate data, services, and expertise for the health sector

Christopher M. Fuhrmann, Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; and J. T. Lutz, M. Kovach, D. R. Easterling, and P. J. Robinson

Recorded presentation

2:45 PM

J19.6

Absolute humidity and the seasonal onset of influenza in the continental US

Jeffrey Shaman, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR; and V. E. Pitzer, C. Viboud, B. Grenfell, and M. Lipsitch

3:00 PM

J19.1

Malaria Outlook Forums (MALOF) in Africa

Phetolo Page, World Meteorological Organization, Africa, Botswana

Joint Session 3

Mountain Waves and Aviation

Location: B203 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the The Joachim Kuettner Symposium; and the Eighth Presidential History Symposium )

1:45 PM

J3.1

Mountain wave research and aviation technology

Ronald B. Smith, Yale University, New Haven, CT

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

J3.2

Rotor Puzzle

Vanda Grubisic, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 4

Man in Space

Location: B203 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the The Joachim Kuettner Symposium; and the Eighth Presidential History Symposium )

2:30 PM

J4.1

Joachim Kuettner and the Beginning of the U.S. Manned Space Program: from Mercury to Apollo

Renate Brummer, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO

Recorded presentation

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall

Location: Exhibit Hall B1 (GWCC)

Joint Session 5

Field Campaigns

Location: B203 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the The Joachim Kuettner Symposium; and the Eighth Presidential History Symposium )

3:30 PM

J5.1

Joach Kuettner as the GATE Operations Director

Edward J. Zipser, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

Recorded presentation

3:45 PM

J5.2

Joachim Kuettner and Tropical Meteorology

Peter J. Webster, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

Recorded presentation

4:00 PM

Remarks- Joachim Kuettner, UCAR, Boulder, CO

4:15 PM

J5.3

Field experiments: from hypothesis to policy making

V. Ramanathan, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, CA

Recorded presentation

Session 5

Drought Prediction, Monitoring and Mitigation

Location: B304 (GWCC)

Host: 24th Conference on Hydrology

Chair: Wade T. Crow, USDA/ARS

3:30 PM

5.1

Exploring mechanisms and predictability of U.S. drought using remote sensing, hydrological modeling, reanalysis and the NCEP Climate Forecast System

Justin Sheffield, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; and L. Luo and E. F. Wood

4:00 PM

5.2

Progress of the NOAA/NCEP NLDAS Drought Monitor and NLDAS Products

Youlong Xia, NWS/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and M. Ek, E. F. Wood, L. Luo, J. Sheffield, D. P. Lettenmaier, B. Livneh, D. Mocko, B. Cosgrove, J. Meng, H. Wei, V. Koren, J. C. Schaake, K. Mo, and K. Mitchell

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

5.3

New techniques for climate and drought information delivery at the national climatic data center

Michael J. Brewer, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and J. Symonds

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (109.2 kB)

4:30 PM

5.4

Towards integrating GRACE terrestrial water storage data into the U.S. and North American Drought Monitors

Rasmus Houborg, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and M. Rodell, J. S. Famiglietti, R. Heim, J. Lawrimore, B. Li, R. H. Reichle, M. Rosencranz, M. Svoboda, B. D. Wardlow, B. F. Zaitchik, and R. Tinker

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (2.6 MB)

4:45 PM

5.5

Water balance in the agricultural watershed of Kumamoto groundwater region

Kenji Tanaka, Kumamoto Univ., Kumamoto, Japan; and H. Mizuno, D. Kuwamoto, H. Taniguchi, T. Hokamura, and F. Yamada

Presentation PDF (1.4 MB)

Session 6A

Experiments involving observations, real or hypothetical: data impact tests and observing system simulation experiments (OSSEs) II

Location: B207 (GWCC)

Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Timothy L. Miller, NASA/MSFC

3:30 PM

6A.1

Calibration of Synthetic Observations for a Joint Observing System Simulation Experiment

Yuanfu Xie, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and N. Prive, T. Schlatter, S. Koch, M. Masutani, J. S. Woollen, T. Zhu, L. P. Riishojgaard, and R. Atlas

Recorded presentation

3:45 PM

6A.2

GSI Data Assimilation System: Community Support and Preliminary Testing Results

Hui Shao, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Hu, K. Park, K. Crosby, X. Y. Huang, L. Nance, B. Kuo, J. C. Derber, and M. Lueken

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (2.3 MB)

4:00 PM

6A.3

Application of ensemble sensitivity analysis to observational targeting for wind power forecasting

Edward J. Natenberg, MESO, Inc., Troy, NY; and J. Zack, S. Young, R. Torn, J. Manobianco, and C. Kamath

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

6A.4

A 27-year record of satellite-derived polar winds for retrospective analyses

David A. Santek, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. R. Key, R. Dworak, and M. Rienecker

4:30 PM

6A.5

Observing System Simulation Experiments for a COSMIC Follow-On Mission

Ying-Hwa Kuo, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. Iwabuchi, W. S. Schreiner, T. K. Wee, and Z. Ma

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

6A.6

Developing an enhanced climate monitoring network for the Inter-American seas region

Michael W. Douglas, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. F. Mejia and D. B. Enfield

Recorded presentation

Session 7A

GIS Applications and Mashups Part II

Location: B217 (GWCC)

Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Ken R. Waters, NOAA/NWS; Nazila Merati, ClipCard

3:30 PM

7A.1

Putting meteorological data into the context of the community:

Peter Trevelyan, The U.K. Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and J. Tandy

Recorded presentation

3:45 PM

7A.2

National Weather Service GIS Data and GIS Enterprise

Ira Graffman, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and K. L. Sheets

7A.3

Providing Improved Access to Real-time Data for Flood Response in Hawaii

4:00 PM

7A.3

A Geographic Information System Based Reanalysis of the 3 December 1978 Bossier City, Louisiana Tornado

Douglas Butts, NOAA/NWS, Shreveport, LA; and K. Stellman

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (814.7 kB)

4:30 PM

7A.4

NOAA National Weather Service's National Digital Forecast Database available as a mobile service and KML service in addition to a shapefile service and image service

Jayme L. Laber, NOAA/NWS, Oxnard, CA

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

7A.5

National Weather Service RIDGE 2 Radar Data Architecture and Warning Geographic Information System Services

Corey Pieper, NOAA/NWS, Fort Worth, TX; and P. Kirkwood, B. P. Walawender, J. Burks, A. Sutula, K. Stellman, S. Rae, and A. Murray

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.2 MB)

5:00 PM

7A.6

Verification of Gridded Morning Temperatures at NWS Miami, FL

Gordon Strassberg, NOAA/NWS, Miami, FL; and J. B. Settelmaier

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (2.0 MB)

Joint Session 1

Applications of Artificial Intelligence Techniques to Air Pollution Problems

Location: B308 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology; and the 8th Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science )

Cochairs: Sue Ellen Haupt, Penn State Univ.; Michael J. Brown, LANL

3:30 PM

J1.1

Evaluation of sensor placement techniques

Ian H. Griffiths, RiskAware Ltd, Bristol, United Kingdom; and I. Bush

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.8 MB)

3:45 PM

J1.2

Comparative investigation of source term estimation algorithms using FUSION field trial 2007 data

Nathan Platt, Institute for Defense Analyses, Alexandria, VA; and D. Deriggi

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.0 MB)

4:00 PM

J1.3

Using regression-based source detection algorithm for source location with FFT-07 data

Randolph J. Evans, ENSCO, Inc., Melbourne, FL; and S. E. Masters and M. A. Kienzle

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

J1.4

Source Term Characterization of FFT07 Data using a Genetic Algorithm

Luna M. Rodriguez, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and S. E. Haupt, G. Young, A. J. Annunzio, and K. J. Schmehl

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (618.8 kB)

4:30 PM

J1.5

Combined Methods from Entity and Field Frameworks to Determine the Source Characteristics of a Contaminant

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

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (596.3 kB)

4:45 PM

J1.6

A forensic approach to source location applied to FFT-07 data

Shawn Rottmann, ENSCO, Melbourne, FL; and A. Siegel

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

J1.7

Machine Learning for the Source Detection of Atmospheric Emissions

Guido Cervone, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; and P. Franzese

Presentation PDF (105.6 kB)

5:15 PM

J1.8

Real-time fusion of sensor data to achieve improved situational awareness

Ian H. Griffiths, RiskAware Ltd, Bristol, United Kingdom; and M. Bull and L. Carrivick

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.0 MB)

Session 2

Algorithm Development

Location: B313 (GWCC)

Host: 6th Annual Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems-NPOESS and GOES-R

Cochairs: Karen St. Germain, NPOESS IPO; Mitchell Goldberg, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS

3:30 PM

2.1

Towards an Enhanced Active Fire Product from VIIRS

Ivan Csiszar, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and E. Ellicott, L. Giglio, and C. O. Justice

Recorded presentation

3:45 PM

2.2

'Shedding New Light' on Nighttime Satellite Remote Sensing Capabilities via the NPOESS/VIIRS Day/Night Band Low-Light Visible Sensor

Steven D. Miller, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and T. F. Lee, R. Turner, C. Combs, S. Kidder, and C. Elvidge

Recorded presentation

4:00 PM

2.3

Cloud Detection and Typing in the NPOESS Era: Addressing the Numerous Operational Requirements with the Single VIIRS Cloud Mask Algorithm

Keith D. Hutchison, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, CA; and B. Iisager, J. M. Jackson, T. J. Kopp, A. K. Heidinger, R. A. Frey, and M. J. Pavolonis

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

2.4

Pre-flight Characterization and Fast Radiative Transfer Forward Model Development for the NPOESS Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) for Use in Operational Numerical Weather Prediction and Data Assimilation Systems

Steven D. Swadley, NRL, Monterey, CA; and G. Poe, W. J. Blackwell, P. Van Delst, G. De Amici, and L. Childester

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

2.5

GOES-R Algorithm Working Group (AWG)

Mitch Goldberg, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and J. M. Daniels, W. Wolf, and K. H. Lowe

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

2.6

Developments and Applications of Proxy Data Sets for GOES-R

Fuzhong Weng, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and T. Zhu, M. D. Goldberg, A. Huang, B. Pierce, and M. DeMaria

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

2.7

GRAFIIR � An Efficient End-to-End Semi-Automated GOES-R ABI Algorithm Performance, Analysis, and Implementation Verification System

Allen Huang, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Recorded presentation

5:15 PM

2.8

GOES-R Risk Reduction Program

Ingrid Guch, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and M. DeMaria

Recorded presentation

Session 3

2009 US Weather Impacts

Location: B206 (GWCC)

Host: IMPACTS: Weather 2009

Chair: Christopher W. Landsea, NOAA/NWS/TPC/NHC

3:30 PM

3.1

Avalanche Impacts in 2008�2009

Ethan Greene, Colorado Avalanche Center, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

4:00 PM

3.2

Significant Storms in the United States during the Winter of 2008�2009

James E. Hoke, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and C. Hedge

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

3.3

North Dakota/Minnesota Red River Floods

Michael J. Hudson, NOAA National Weather Service, Kansas City, MO

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

3.4

Atlanta Flooding September 2009

Melissa Tuttle-Carr, CNN, Atlanta, GA

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

3.5

U.S. Tornadoes of 2009

Russell S. Schneider, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/SPC, Norman, OK ; and G. W. Carbin

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

3.6

U.S. Tropical Cyclones of 2009

William L. Read, NOAA/NHC, Miami, FL

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 4

Research on extreme weather and climate events and inter-relationships

Location: B216 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the First Symposium on Planetary Atmospheres; the First Environment and Health Symposium; the 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences; the 24th Conference on Hydrology; the 18th Conference on Applied Climatology; the First Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; and the Committee on Climate Services )

Chair: David R. Easterling, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC

3:30 PM

J4.1

The relative increase of record high maximum temperatures compared to record low minimum temperatures in the U.S

Gerald Meehl, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Tebaldi, G. Walton, D. R. Easterling, and L. R. McDaniel

Recorded presentation

3:45 PM

J4.2

A common Midwestern question: Where have all our 90�F days gone?

David Changnon, Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb, IL; and V. A. Gensini and J. Prell

Recorded presentation

4:00 PM

J4.3

Using large scale circulation indices to predict the intensity of cold air outbreaks over extended time scales across the southeastern U.S

Charles E. Konrad, NOAA Southeastern Regional Climate Center, Chapel Hill, NC

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

J4.4

Heat waves and cold spells in a warming climate

Karsten Steinhaeuser, ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN; and A. R. Ganguly

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

J4.6

Extreme european weather regimes

Ricardo Morais Fonseca, Portugal; and B. J. Hoskins and M. Blackburn

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

J4.7

Meteorological features of observed trends in U.S. heavy precipitation events

Kenneth E. Kunkel, DRI, Reno, NV; and D. R. Easterling, B. E. Gleason, D. A. R. Kristovich, R. A. Smith, and L. Ensor

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

J4.8

Contemporary climatic changes in North America and Northern Eurasia with foci on extreme events and transitions through environmentally and socio-economically significant thresholds

Pavel Ya. Groisman, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and R. W. Knight and T. R. Karl

5:15 PM

J4.5

Climatological, meteorological, and societal implications for the large number of fatalities from central Florida Dry Season tornadoes during El Ni�o

Bartlett C. Hagemeyer, NOAA/NWS, Melbourne, FL; and L. A. Jordan, A. L. Moses, S. M. Spratt, and D. F. Van Dyke III

Presentation PDF (2.0 MB)

Joint Session 5

Using Technology to Move Beyond Lectures

Location: B214 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 19th Symposium on Education; and the 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology )

Cochairs: Lola M. Olsen, NASA; Thomas M. Whittaker, SSEC/CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin; Rajul Pandya, UCAR

3:30 PM

J5.1

LectureTools: An Advanced Student Response System for the Geosciences

Perry J. Samson, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

4:00 PM

J5.2

An internet based aviation meteorology course

Donna F. Tucker, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (25.2 kB)

4:15 PM

J5.3

The impact of online applets on learning in an introductory meteorology lecture

Timothy J. Wagner, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. Ackerman

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

J5.4

The Lecture � what is it and why do we do it?

Steven Ackerman, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

4:45 PM

J5.5

Blended learning course development at Western Illinois University: meeting the needs of the first-generation college student in a hybrid class

Redina L. Herman, Western Illinois Univ., Macomb, IL

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

J5.6

Lessons Learned from Conducting an International Student Climate Investigation: Data, Collaboration and Social Networking

Donna J. Charlevoix, The GLOBE Program, Boulder, CO; and E. E. Geary and M. Hoffman

Recorded presentation

5:15 PM

J5.7

A low-cost electronic chart wall for undergraduate program enhancement

Don T. Conlee, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and M. Perrotte and C. Mouchyn

Recorded presentation

Session 6

Climate data sets

Location: B211 (GWCC)

Host: 18th Conference on Applied Climatology

Chair: Henry Reges, CoCoRaHS/Colorado State Univ.

6.1

An improved climate division database for the Conterminous United States

3:45 PM

6.2

Comparison of co-located DCNet and AWS/Weatherbug urban temperature observations

William Pendergrass, NOAA/OAR/ARL/ATDD, Oak Ridge, TN; and C. A. Vogel, W. Callahan, and B. B. Hicks

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (338.4 kB)

4:00 PM

6.3

Frequency distributions of daily precipitation from a high density volunteer network

Zach Schwalbe, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and N. J. Doesken, J. Turner, R. Cifelli, and H. Reges

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

6.4

A New Algorithm for Blending Multiple Satellite Precipitation Estimates With In-situ Precipitation Measurements Over Canada

Achan Lin, EC, Toronto, ON, Canada; and X. L. Wang

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

6.5

Evaluation of NWS Multi-sensor Precipitation Estimates for the Southeast United States

Adrienne M. Wootten, NC State University, Raleigh, NC; and R. Boyles, A. P. Sims, and M. S. Brooks

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (580.4 kB)

4:45 PM

6.6

Daily mean temperature formulas

Glen Conner, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; and S. A. Foster

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (165.4 kB)

5:00 PM

6.7

Evaluation and verification of statewide climate extremes records

Karsten Shein, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (121.3 kB)

5:15 PM

6.8

Using 19th century daily records to examine temperature and precipitation extremes

James R. Angel, ISWS, Champaign, IL; and M. L. Spinar

Recorded presentation

Session 6

In-flight Icing

Location: B314 (GWCC)

Host: 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

Cochairs: Tim Wilfong, DeTect Inc; Cecilia Miner, NOAA/NWS

3:30 PM

6.1

A regional analysis of clouds containing supercooled liquid water

Frank McDonough, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Wolff and M. K. Politovich

Recorded presentation

3:45 PM

6.2

A comparison of WRF-RR and RUC forecasts of aircraft icing conditions

Cory A. Wolff, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and F. McDonough

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (275.7 kB)

4:00 PM

6.3

Impacts of high thin cloud on the Current Icing Product (CIP)

Jeremy E. Solbrig, NRL, Monterey, CA; and T. F. Lee, R. L. Bankert, C. A. Wolff, and S. D. Miller

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

6.4

A new narrowbeam, multi-frequency scanning radiometer and its applications to in-flight icing detection

David Serke, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and P. Beaty, A. L. Reehorst, P. C. Kennedy, F. Solheim, R. Ware, M. K. Politovich, D. A. Brunkow, and B. Bowie

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.9 MB)

4:30 PM

6.5

Diagnosing icing severity and supercooled large drop regions within an operational aircraft icing nowcast system using advanced satellite products

Frank McDonough, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. A. Haggerty, J. Black, P. Minnis, and W. L. Smith Jr.

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.2 MB)

4:45 PM

6.6

Global icing forecast verification using CloudSat data

Sean Madine, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and C. Lu, M. P. Kay, and J. L. Mahoney

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

6.7

Further ruminations on predicting icing severity

Marcia K. Politovich, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

5:15 PM

6.8

Weather Conditions Associated with Jet Engine Power-loss and Damage Due to Ingestion of Ice Particles: What We've Learned Through 2009

Matthew L. Grzych,, Boeing, Colorado Springs, CO

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (523.3 kB)

Session 6B

Tropical cyclone data assimilation and impact experiments

Location: B306 (GWCC)

Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: C. A. Reynolds, NRL

3:30 PM

6B.1

Tests of a global EnKF system with an emphasis on tropical cyclone prediction

Jeffrey S. Whitaker, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and T. Hamill and P. Pegion

3:45 PM

6B.2

Development of the ensemble Kalman filter system for hurricane data assimilation at NOAA/AOML/HRD: Preliminary evaluation using environmental and vortex-scale dropwindsonde data

Altug Aksoy, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and K. J. Sellwood, P. Leighton, T. Vukicevic, S. D. Aberson, and F. Zhang

4:00 PM

6B.3

An airborne Doppler radar radial wind forward operator for the ensemble Kalman filter hurricane data assimilation system at NOAA/AOML/HRD: Preliminary results

Sylvie Lorsolo, CIMAS/University of Miami and AOML/HRD, Miami, FL; and A. Aksoy

4:15 PM

6B.4

Study the impact of ensemble covariance in hurricane analysis and predictions using a hybrid ETKF-3DVAR data assimilation method

Xuguang Wang, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

4:30 PM

6B.5

H*Wind: An Integrated Observing System for Tropical Cyclones

Mark Powell, NOAA/AOML/HRD, Tallahassee, FL

4:45 PM

6B.6

High-resolution observations of inner core dynamics of Hurricane Alberto (2000) from MISR on NASA's Terra satellite

Dong L. Wu, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and D. J. Diner, V. Jovanovic, K. Mueller, C. Moroney, D. Nelson, and M. J. Garay

5:00 PM

6B.7

Study of extratropical cyclone wind and corresponding SST fields by combining model and QuikSCAT satellite data

Zorana Jelenak, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and K. A. Ahmad, J. M. Sienkiewicz, and P. S. Chang

5:15 PM

6B.8

Ocean-surface wind impacts on hurricane forecasting, regional and global

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

Presentation PDF (1.3 MB)

Session 7

New Observations

Location: B302 (GWCC)

Host: 15th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation

Chair: Junhong Wang, NCAR

3:30 PM

7.1

Upper atmosphere humidity measurement with the APS sensor�1st progress report on the Vaisala Reference Radiosonde Program

Heikki Turtiainen, Vaisala Oyj, Helsinki, Finland; and H. Jauhiainen, J. Lentonen, V. P. Viitanen, P. Survo, and W. F. Dabberdt

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (279.9 kB)

3:45 PM

7.2

Improvement of interpolation techniques for APHRO_PR, a new gauge-based high-resolution daily precipitation data

Kenji Kamiguchi, MRI, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and O. Arakawa

4:00 PM

7.3

Recent research on meteorological observations and instrumentation at KNMI

Hannelore I. Bloemink, KNMI, De Bilt, Netherlands; and M. J. de Haij and W. M. F. Wauben

Presentation PDF (643.2 kB)

4:15 PM

7.4

Upper-air observations from driftsondes and dropsondes over Pacific Ocean from THORPEX Pacific Asian Regional Campaign (T-PARC)

Junhong Wang, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and K. Young and L. Zhang

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

7.5

Using weather balloon launches to understand the Fairbanks surface-based temperature inversion lifecycle

Julie A. Malingowski, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK; and D. Atkinson, J. Cherry, E. Stevens, and D. Morton

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

7.6

Integration of NEXRAD, marine radar, sodar and conventional anemometry for avian risk assessment

Kathleen E. Moore, Integrated Environmental Data, Berne, NY; and D. J. Capuano and J. A. Henningson

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (118.0 kB)

5:00 PM

7.7

SMARTSonde: A Small Multi-function Autonomous Research and Teaching Sonde

Phillip B. Chilson, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and N. Feng, B. Zielke, A. M. Gleason, P. M. Klein, T. A. Bonin, M. B. Yeary, W. Shalamunenc, A. G. Striz, P. Greenway, M. Jones, and J. Langston

Recorded presentation

5:15 PM

7.8

Observations of Pressure Perturbations Within Heat Devils

Steven P. Oncley, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and O. K. Hartogensis

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 7

Wind Energy

Location: B202 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the First Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; and the 8th Users Forum on Weather and Climate Impacts )

Chair: Jerry H. Crescenti, Iberdrola Renewables

3:30 PM

J7.1

Reducing wind energy forecast uncertainty through improved measurements and modeling

Robert M. Banta, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and Y. L. Pichugina

Recorded presentation

3:45 PM

J7.2

Modeling the Atmospheric Boundary Layer for Wind Power

Sue Ellen Haupt, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and F. J. Zajaczkowski and K. J. Schmehl

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.8 MB)

4:00 PM

J7.3

Using AWS-WeatherBug observations and the WRF-ARW model for wind energy applications

Elena Novakovskaia, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY; and H. Centola and L. A. Treinish

4:15 PM

J7.4

Gravity wave effects on wind farm efficiency

Ronald B. Smith, Yale University, New Haven, CT

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

J7.5

Estimating threshold confidence for wind energy production

Ethan Cook, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. Morrissey

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

J7.6

Lidar measurements as an alternative to traditional anemometry in Wind Energy research

Yelena Pichugina, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and R. M. Banta and N. D. Kelley

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (615.4 kB)

5:00 PM

J7.7

Applications of scanning Doppler Lidar for the wind energy industry

Rod Frehlich, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and N. D. Kelley

Recorded presentation

5:15 PM

J7.8

An examination of orthogonal expansions for estimating the wind power density function

Mark Morrissey, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and E. Cook

Recorded presentation

Session 7B

Interactive Processing Systems Part II

Location: B218 (GWCC)

Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: William Roberts, OAR; Ward R. Seguin, Consultant

3:30 PM

7B.1

The LEAD Gateway II: A Hardened, Persistent Community Resource for Meteorological Research and Education

Beth Plale, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN; and K. K. Droegemeier and C. Mattocks

Recorded presentation

3:45 PM

7B.2

Advanced Forecaster Tools for Workflow Efficinency using Web Based Transactions

Matthew G. Taylor, IPS MeteoStar, Englewood, CO; and R. Stedronsky

Recorded presentation

4:00 PM

7B.3

Introduction of NOAA's Community Hydrologic Prediction System

Jon M. Roe, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and C. Dietz, P. Restrepo, R. Shedd, R. Horwood, H. Opitz, B. Olsen, R. Hartman, J. Halquist, and E. Welles

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (219.1 kB)

4:15 PM

7B.4

AWIPS Technology Infusion Overview and Status

Ronla K. Henry, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and E. Mandel, S. Schotz, T. Hopkins, O. Brown-Leigh, A. M. Tarro, and J. Vogel

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

7B.5

NAWIPS Integration with AWIPS II Technology Infusion�Status update year 2

David Plummer, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and S. Jacobs, S. Gilbert, B. A. Gordon, S. S. Schotz, and R. K. Henry

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

7B.6

NAWIPS integration of Product Generation within AWIPS II

David Plummer, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and S. Jacobs, S. Gilbert, and B. A. Gordon

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

7B.7

The implementation of the Graphical Forecaster Editor for a national center marine domain

Ariel E. Cohen, NOAA/NWSFO, Jackson, MS; and E. Christensen, C. Juckins, J. P. Cangialosi, C. Lauer, H. D. Cobb III, and M. Nelson

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (724.8 kB)

5:15 PM

7B.8

NCEP's new model anlayses and guidance web site

Michelle Mainelli, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and B. A. Gordon and S. Jacobs

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 10

Ways of Knowing: Traditional Knowledge as a Key Insight for Dealing with a Changing Climate I

Location: B213 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research; and the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services )

Cochairs: Randy A. Peppler, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma; Heather Lazarus, SSWIM/University of Oklahoma

3:30 PM

J10.1

Terms of change: How farmers in Uganda talk about climate change

Carla Roncoli, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA; and B. S. Orlove and M. Kabugo

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (92.1 kB)

3:45 PM

J10.2

�Now it does not rain:� Perceptions, experiences and local models of climate change in Southern Mozambique

L. Jen Shaffer, Athens, GA; and L. Naiene

Presentation PDF (293.1 kB)

4:00 PM

J10.3

Seasons as Temporal Units for Natural Resources Management: Perspective from Fishery Management in the Central Brazilian Amazon

Patricia F. Pinho, INPE (National Institute for Space Research), Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil; and B. S. Orlove

4:15 PM

J10.4

Coping in Kodi: Local Knowledge about and Responses to Climate Change and Variable Weather on Sumba (Eastern Indonesia)

Cynthia Fowler, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC

4:30 PM

J10.5

Ua afa le aso; stormy weather today; traditional ecological knowledge of weather and climate forecasting, the samoa experience

Penehuro Fatu Lefale, MetService New Zealand, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

4:45 PM

J10.6

Assessing Knowledge, Resilience & Adaptation and Policy Needs in Northern Russian Villages Experiencing Unprecedented Climate Change

Susan A. Crate, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

5:00 PM

J10.7

Practical Skills and Tacit Knowledge of S�mi Reindeer Herders in the Context of Climatic Change

Terhi Vuojala-Magga, Arctic Centre, Rovaniemi, Finland; and M. Tennberg

Presentation PDF (36.9 kB)

5:15 PM

J10.8

Climate change, maple syrup and Indigenous Knowledge

Brenda L. Murphy, Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford, Ontario, Canada; and A. Chretien

Joint Session 15

Hydrology Applications in a Non-Stationary Climate

Location: B212 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Applied Climatology; the 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change; and the 24th Conference on Hydrology )

Cochairs: David C. Bader, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; James Noel, NOAA/NWS/Ohio River Forecast Center

3:30 PM

J15.1

Water in a changing climate: implications for water resources design (Invited)

Eric F. Wood, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

Recorded presentation

4:00 PM

J15.2

Climate and Extreme Events: A Hydrologic perspective (Invited)

Soroosh Sorooshian, University of California, Irvine, CA; and X. Gao, K. L. Hsu, B. Imam, and J. Li

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

J15.3

Seasonal numerical forecasts of the Ganges and Brahmaputra river flow

Peter J. Webster, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and J. Jian, H. R. Chang, and T. M. Hopson

4:45 PM

J15.4

Projecting Climate Change Impacts on Seasonal Water Supply Forecasting Error

Levi D. Brekke, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO; and D. Garen, K. Werner, and D. Laurine

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

J15.5

A comparative study of model initialization for the Noah land surface model using LIS

Roshan K. Shrestha, EMC, College Park, MD; and P. R. Houser

Recorded presentation

5:15 PM

J15.6

Structure and Detectability of Trends in Hydrological Measures over the western United States

Tapash Das, SIO/Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA; and H. G. Hidalgo, M. D. Dettinger, D. R. Cayan, D. W. Pierce, C. Bonfils, T. P. Barnett, G. Bala, and A. Mirin

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 16

Modeling Studies on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions

Location: B315 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 2nd Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions; and the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )

Cochairs: Athanasios Nenes, Georgia Institute of Technology; Yang Zhang, North Carolina State University

3:30 PM

J16.1

How can in-situ observations constrain and improve modeling of aerosol indirect effects? (Invited Speaker)

Athanasios Nenes, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

4:00 PM

J16.2

Sensitivity of Simulated Aerosol and Cloud Properties to New Particle Formation and Aerosol Activation Parameterizations

Yang Zhang, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and Y. Chen, Y. Pan, P. R. Pillai, A. Nenes, S. Ghan, R. C. Easter, and R. Bennartz

4:15 PM

J16.3

Spatial distributions of global cloud condensation nuclei: Modelling and comparison with measurements

Fangqun Yu, State University of New York, Albany, NY; and G. Luo

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

J16.4

Ice crystal number concentration sensitivity to dynamical forcing and ice nuclei concentration: A global model study

Donifan Barahona, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and A. Nenes

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

J16.5

Aerosol indirect forcing on a range of tropical cloud systems developing within a radiative convective equilibrium framework

Susan C. van den Heever, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

J16.6

Impact of Saharan dust as nucleating aerosols on Hurricane Helene's early development

Henian Zhang, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and I. N. Sokolik and J. A. Curry

5:15 PM

J16.7

Effect of aerosol-cloud interactions on the hydrological cycle during the Amazonian biomass burning season

John E. Ten Hoeve, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; and L. A. Remer and M. Z. Jacobson

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 20

Climate-Sensitive Diseases: Dust, Meningitis, and Respiratory Health

Location: B301 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the Presidential Forum; the First Environment and Health Symposium; and the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services )

Chair: Wendy Marie Thomas, AMS

3:30 PM

J20.3

WMO research: Global implications of dust on health

Len Barrie, World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Geneva, Switzerland

Recorded presentation

3:45 PM

J20.4

African dust and emergency pediatric asthma admissions on Barbados

Edmund Blades, Ministry of Public Health, Barbados, Bridgetown, Barbados

Recorded presentation

4:00 PM

J20.1

Meningitis Environmental Risk Information Technologies (MERIT) program

Madeleine Thomson, International Research Institute (IRI), Palisades, NY

4:15 PM

J20.2

CDC program on Meningitis

Tom Clark, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA

4:30 PM

J20.5

Predictability of the moisture regime associated with the preonset of Sahelian rainfall

Roberto J. Mera, Union of Concerned Scientists, Washington, DC; and F. H. M. Semazzi

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.2 MB)

4:45 PM

J20.6

Examining vulnerabilities to thunderstorm-associated asthma in Atlanta, Georgia

Stefanie Ebelt Sarnat, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; and A. Grundstein, M. Klein, J. M. Shepherd, L. Naeher, T. L. Mote, and P. E. Tolbert

5:00 PM

J20.7

A retrospective analysis of the association of dust storms and respiratory hospitalizations in El Paso, Texas, using a case-crossover study design

Yanlei Peng, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX; and J. G. Staniswalis, S. E. Grineski, and T. E. Gill

Recorded presentation

5:15 PM

J20.8

Examining the relationship among meteorology patterns, air pollution and health outcomes for use in assessing climate impacts

Valerie Garcia, US EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC; and E. Gego, A. M. Wootten, and S. Rao

Recorded presentation

Session 6

General space weather contributions

Location: B303 (GWCC)

Host: Seventh Symposium on Space Weather

Cochairs: William J. Murtagh, NOAA/NWS/Space Weather Prediction; Marsha Korose, NorthropGrumman IT/TASC

3:30 PM

6.1

The USU USTAR Space Weather Center

W. Kent Tobiska, Space Environment Technologies, Pacific Palisades, CA; and R. W. Schunk and J. J. Sojka

Recorded presentation

3:45 PM

6.2

Geomagnetically Induced Currents and Electricity Flows between the Ontario Power Grid and the United States

Kevin F. Forbes, Catholic Univ., Washington, DC; and C. St Cyr

Recorded presentation

4:00 PM

6.3

Practical 27-day plus space weather forecasting

Jan J. Sojka, Utah State University, Logan, UT; and R. W. Schunk

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

6.4

Data assimilation models for space weather applications

Robert W. Schunk, Utah State University, Logan, UT; and L. Scherliess, J. J. Sojka, D. C. Thompson, and L. Zhu

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

6.5

Use of GPS radio occultation data for validation and improvement of ionospheric assimilation models

Peter C. Ashton, Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc., Lexington, MA; and N. A. Bonito and P. R. Straus

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

6.6

Processing COSMIC/FORMOSAT-3 data for use in near-real time assimilation

Philip Stephens, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and A. Komjathy, B. D. Wilson, A. J. Mannucci, B. A. Iijima, and X. Pi

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

6.7

High latitude ionospheric irregularity detection using COSMIC radio occultation observations

Man Feng, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; and S. Skone

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (512.7 kB)

6.8

Mid-Latitude Ionosphere and Thermosphere Interaction

5:15 PM

6.9

Developing a regional magnetic activity forecast capability with the Coupled Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere model (CMIT)

George Millward, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and M. Wiltberger

Recorded presentation

Session 7

Special session on long-term climate variability and change emphasizing paleoclimatic observations and modeling

Location: B215 (GWCC)

Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change

Organizers: Bette L. Otto-Bliesner, NCAR; David R. Easterling, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; David M. Anderson, National Climatic Data Center Paleoclimatology Branch

Chair: David M. Anderson, National Climatic Data Center Paleoclimatology Branch

3:30 PM

7.1

Global Signatures of the �Little Ice Age� and �Medieval Climate Anomaly� and Plausible Dynamical Origins

Michael E. Mann, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA

4:00 PM

7.2

Examining the forced response of past regional climate to guide selection of general circulation models for regional analyses

Eugene R. Wahl, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Boulder, CO; and C. M. Ammann

Presentation PDF (1.2 MB)

4:15 PM

7.3

Proxy-model comparisons of North Atlantic sea surface conditions prior to the 8.2 ka event

Kelsey Watkins, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and A. Wagner and C. Morrill

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

7.4

Assessing model sensitivity to North Atlantic freshwater perturbations using past abrupt climate events

Carrie Morrill, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Boulder, CO; and A. Wagner, B. L. Otto-Bliesner, and N. Rosenbloom

Presentation PDF (59.4 kB)

4:45 PM

7.5

The climate of past interglacials: polar warmth and sea level rise

Bette L. Otto-Bliesner, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and N. Rosenbloom and E. Brady

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

7.6

What simulations of past warm climates tell us about the future

Jeffrey T. Kiehl, NCAR, Boulder, CO

5:15 PM

7.7

Transient Simulation of Last Deglaciation Climate Evolution with a New Mechanism for B�lling-Aller�d Warming

Zhengyu Liu, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and B. Otto-Bliesner, F. He, E. Brady, R. Tomas, P. U. Clark, A. E. Carlson, J. Lynch-Stieglitz, W. Curry, D. J. Erickson III, R. Jacob, J. E. Kutzbach, and J. Cheng

Recorded presentation

5:30 PM

7.8

Can oceanic meridional overturning circulation cause abrupt climate change

Aixue Hu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. Meehl and W. Han

Joint Session 6

Back to his Roots: Mountains and Winds

Location: B203 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the The Joachim Kuettner Symposium; and the Eighth Presidential History Symposium )

4:45 PM

J6.1

The dynamics of orographic banner clouds

Volkmar Wirth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mainz, Germany; and D. Reinert

Recorded presentation

Session 6

Robert E. Horton Lecture

Location: B304 (GWCC)

Host: 24th Conference on Hydrology

Chair: Bart Nijssen, 3TIER, Inc.

5:00 PM

6.1

Weather, WATER, Climate, and Society: New Demands on Science and Services

John. C. Schaake, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded presentation

Session TH9

Town Hall Meeting: Opportunities for Improved Gridded Precipitation Analyses for Hydrologic Applications: John Schaake

Location: B304 (GWCC)

Host: Town Hall Meetings

6:00 PM

TH9.1

CPC Precip Project

Pingping Xie, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD

Recorded presentation

6:15 PM

TH9.2

Some NCDC initiatives on hourly precipitation data

Dongsoo Kim, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC

Recorded presentation

Session

CCM Breakfast

Location: B208 (GWCC)

Host: Events

Session

NOAA's Next Generation Strategic Plan

Location: B211 (GWCC)

Host: Events

7:00 AM

NOAA's next generation strategic plan

Mary Glackin, NOAA, Washington, DC

ASLI Registration

Welcome Address and Introductions. Linda Musser, ASLI Chairperson and Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Location: B312 (GWCC)

Session 1

Specialized Services

Location: B214 (GWCC)

Host: Third Annual CCM Forum

Chair: John F. Henz, HDR Engineering, Inc.

8:30 AM

1.1

Determining hurricane winds for forensic analysis

Randolph J. Evans, ENSCO, Inc., Melbourne, FL

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

1.2

Forensic Meteorology & Climatology: A rapidly emerging niche

Elizabeth Austin, WeatherExtreme Ltd., Fallbrook, CA

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

1.3

Climate Change and Professional Consulting: An Insurance Perspective

Kyle Beatty, Willis Re Inc., Minneapolis, MN; and S. Bennett and S. Smith

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

1.4

Meteorology and the Nuclear Industry�A Case Study of Industry/Government Cooperation

Stanley Marsh, Southern Consolidated Edison, Rosemead, CA

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

1.5

Panel: Speakers on The evolution of specialized services by CCMs

Recorded presentation

Session 2

Applications of Artificial Intelligence Methods to Problems in Environmental Science: Part II

Location: B204 (GWCC)

Host: 8th Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science

Chair: Philippe E. Tissot, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

8:30 AM

2.1

Optimization of neural net training using patterns selected by cluster analysis: a case-study of ozone prediction level

Armando Pelliccioni Sr., ISPESL, Monteporzio Catone, Italy; and R. Cotroneo and F. Pung�

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.3 MB)

8:45 AM

2.2

Visualize, analyze and mine satellite imagery using GLIDER software tool

Rahul Ramachandran, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and S. Graves, T. Berendes, M. Maskey, C. Chidambaram, S. A. Christopher, P. Hogan, T. Gaskins, and M. Smith

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

2.3

Design and validation of a neural network system for forecasting and monitoring fog events in the UAE using SEVIRI-MSG data

Abdulla Bushahab, Emirates Institution for Advanced Science & Technology, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; and H. Ghedira, K. Mubarak, A. Dawood, and H. Al Ahmad

9:15 AM

2.4

Prediction of skew surge by a fuzzy decision tree

Samantha J. Royston, University of Bristol / Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom; and K. Horsburgh and J. Lawry

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.1 MB)

9:30 AM

2.5

Analyzing the effects of low level boundaries on tornadogenesis through spatiotemporal relational data mining

David John Gagne II, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and T. A. Supinie, A. McGovern, J. B. Basara, and R. A. Brown

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (341.6 kB)

9:45 AM

2.6

Capturing relationships between coherent structures and convectively-induced turbulence using Spatiotemporal Relational Random Forests

Jennifer Abernethy, NCAR/RAL, Boulder, CO; and T. A. Supinie, A. McGovern, and J. K. Williams

Recorded presentation

Session 3

Sensors and Sensor Performance

Location: B313 (GWCC)

Host: 6th Annual Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems-NPOESS and GOES-R

Cochairs: Tim Walsh, NOAA/NESDIS GOES-R Program Office; James Morris, NPOESS IPO

8:30 AM

3.1

GOES-R spacecraft/instrument overview

Tim Walsh, NOAA/NESDIS GOES-R Program Office, Greenbelt, MD

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

3.2

ABI Development Status

Paul Griffith, ITT Space Systems Division, Fort Wayne, IN

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

3.3

The GOES-R geostationary lightning mapper

Bert T. Dixon, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

3.4

The NPOESS VIIRS Sensor as the Follow-On to the EOS MODIS Sensor

Bruce Guenther, JPSS Program Office, Lanham, MD; and J. Xiong, R. Murphy, F. J. DeLuccia, and E. Johnson

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

3.5

The NPOESS Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) and Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) as a Companion to the New Generation AIRS/AMSU and IASI/AMSU Sounder Suites

Gail A. Bingham, Utah State Univ./SDL, Logan, UT; and N. S. Pougatchev, M. P. Esplin, W. J. Blackwell, and C. D. Barnet

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (829.9 kB)

9:45 AM

3.6

NPOESS Microwave Imager/Sounder (MIS) Sensor Development for NPOESS C2

David Kunkee, The Aerospace Corporation, Los Angeles, CA; and C. Brann

Recorded presentation

Joint Panel Discussion 3

The evolution of HydroMet and Climate Services

Location: B301 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the Presidential Forum; the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services; and the First Environment and Health Symposium )

Moderator: William Hooke, AMS

8:30 AM

JPD3.1

IPCC: International perspectives

Kris Ebi, Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change, San Francisco, CA

8:45 AM

JPD3.4

CDC: Public health perspectives

Howard Frumkin, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA

9:00 AM

JPD3.2

WMO Public Weather Services perspectives

Haleh Kootval, World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

9:15 AM

JPD3.3

USAID perspectives

Sezin Tokar, USAID, Washington, DC

Joint Session 4

Weather Information Users: The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), Part 1

Location: B314 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; and the Presidential Forum )

Cochairs: David J. Pace, FAA-Retired; Cecilia Miner, NOAA/NWS

8:30 AM

J4.1

NextGen Weather Requirements: An Update

Cheryl G. Souders, FAA, Washington, DC; and T. Kays, C. Miner, S. Abelman, R. C. Showalter, F. Bayne, J. Tauss, E. R. Dash, J. A. May, and L. Leonard

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.3 MB)

8:45 AM

J4.2

The 4-D Weather Data Cube: Roadmap to 2022

Mark B. Miller, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and T. E. Ryan and D. A. Miller

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

J4.3

The 4-D Weather Single Authoritative Source for air traffic management

Edward R. Johnson, NOAA/NWS, Siver Spring, MD; and R. Heuwinkel, S. Abelman, and C. Miner

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (152.7 kB)

9:15 AM

J4.4

The 4-D Weather Data Cube: Data Services, standards and IT architecture

Timothy Hopkins, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and R. C. Deininger, C. MacDermaid, and M. B. Miller

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

J4.5

Satellite data and products in the NextGen 4-D data cube

David B. Johnson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Richards, W. Feltz, and T. J. Schmit

Recorded presentation

9:45 AM

J4.6

User-specific evaluation technologies for the NextGen weather Single Authoritative Source

Jennifer Luppens Mahoney, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and S. Madine

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 5

Advances in Modeling, From Local through Regional to Large Scale, and From Deterministic to Ensemble-Probabilistic Prediction Part I

Location: B215 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the First Symposium on Planetary Atmospheres; the 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences; and the 24th Conference on Hydrology )

Chair: Ed Olenic, NOAA/NWS/CPC

8:30 AM

J5.1

On the seamless prediction of weather and climate

Timothy N. Palmer, ECMWF, Reading, United Kingdom

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

J5.2

Performance of the NOAA FIM global ensemble prediction system for hurricanes during the 2009 season

Tom Hamill, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and J. S. Whitaker and S. Benjamin

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

J5.3

Why does cloud superparameterization improve the simulated daily rainfall cycle in a multiscale climate modeling framework?

Michael S. Pritchard, SIO/Univ. Of California, La Jolla, CA; and R. C. J. Somerville

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

J5.4

North Pacific decadal variability and climate change in the IPCC AR4 models

Jason C. Furtado, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and E. Di Lorenzo

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

J5.5

Aquaplanet GCM simulations of tropical intraseasonal variability

Eric D. Maloney, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and W. Hannah

Recorded presentation

9:45 AM

J5.6

Factors affecting forecast skill of the MJO over the Maritime Continent

Augustin Vintzileos, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC - SAIC, Camp Springs, MD

Recorded presentation

Session 7

Atmospheric observations for weather and climate: COSMIC

Location: B207 (GWCC)

Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Bjorn H. Lambrigtsen, JPL and California Institute of Technology

8:30 AM

7.1

The COSMIC/FORMOSAT-3 Mission: Overview and Status

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

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

7.2

Assessment of Biases of Radiosonde Temperature Measurements in the Upper Troposphere and Lower Stratosphere using COSMIC and CHAMP Radio Occultation Data

Shu-peng Ho, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and X. Zhou, Y. H. Kuo, and D. Hunt

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

7.3

Impact of FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC GPS radio occultation and dropwindsonde data on regional model predictions during the 2008 Mei-yu season

Fang-Ching Chien, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan; and B. Kuo

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

7.4

The Impact of COSMIC GPS RO Data on the Analysis and Prediction of Tropical Cyclogenesis

Xingqin Fang, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and Y. H. Kuo and H. Liu

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

7.5

Examination of moisture distribution with 2008 and 2009 tropical cyclones using COSMIC data

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

Recorded presentation

9:45 AM

7.6

The Impacts of COSMIC Radio Occultation Observations on 2008 Typhoon Forecasts

Tetsuya Iwabuchi, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and Y. H. Kuo

Recorded presentation

Session 7

Drought I

Location: B211 (GWCC)

Host: 18th Conference on Applied Climatology

Chair: Andrea Bair, NOAA/NWS

8:30 AM

7.1

Droughts in Canada: An overview

Barrie R. Bonsal, EC, Saskatoon, SK, Canada

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

7.2

Drought Impacts Reporting through Collaboration: CoCoRaHS and the National Drought Mitigation Center

Henry Reges, CoCoRaHS/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and N. J. Doesken, R. Cifelli, Z. Schwalbe, M. D. Svoboda, and J. Turner

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

7.3

Drought-Ready Communities: Decatur, IL pilot project

James R. Angel, ISWS, Champaign, IL; and M. L. Spinar

Recorded presentation

7.4

The 2007�09 drought in Athens, GA: a climatological analysis and an assessment of future water availability

9:30 AM

7.5

Georgia's response to the 2006�2009 Drought; Lessons Learned

David Emory Stooksbury, Office of the State Climatologist, Athens, GA; and P. N. Knox

Recorded presentation

9:45 AM

7.6

How reliable is ENSO's role as a U.S. 'drought-buster'?

Klaus Wolter, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

Session 7

Emergency Response, Environmental and Defense-related Dispersion Modeling Systems I

Location: B308 (GWCC)

Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology

Chair: R. Ian Sykes, Sage Management, Inc.

8:30 AM

7.1

A survey of meteorologically-based systems for airborne-release hazard emergencies

Gail-Tirrell Vaucher, Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM; and R. Brice

Presentation PDF (298.3 kB)

8:45 AM

7.2

Overview of consequence modelling in the hazard assessment package Phast

Henk W.M. Witlox, DNV Software, London, United Kingdom

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (124.7 kB)

9:00 AM

7.3

Explosive Release Atmoshperic Dispersion (ERAD)

Heather M. Pennington, DOE, Albuquerque, NM

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

7.4

Development of a Regulatory Model to Simulate Deposition and Drift from Application of Pesticides

Harold Thistle, USDA Forest Service, Morgantown, WV; and M. E. Teske

9:30 AM

7.5

Formalized Linkage of Atmospheric Dispersion Models to Transport in Other Media

James G. Droppo Jr., PNNL, Richland, WA

Recorded presentation

9:45 AM

7.6

An overview of the NOAA/NWS/NCEP Real-Time Mesoscale Analysis (RTMA) system with extensions for the atmospheric boundary layer

Jeffery T. McQueen, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and Y. Zhu, C. M. Tassone, M. Tsidulko, S. Liu, L. Cucurull, G. DiMego, S. Lu, M. B. Ek, W. Pendergrass, E. J. Welton, E. L. Joseph, M. Hicks, and R. M. Hoff

Recorded presentation

Session 7

Remote Sensing of Hydrometeorological Observations

Location: B304 (GWCC)

Host: 24th Conference on Hydrology

Chair: Chandra R. Kondragunta, NOAA

8:30 AM

7.1

Underestimation of QPE in a Flash Flood Situation Due to Partial Beam Blocking and Attenuation: Correction Using the BREAM model

Timothy A. Coleman, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and J. A. Westland

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

7.2

Radar precipitation estimates in mountainous regions: corrections for partial beam blockage and general radar coverage limitations

Dennis A. Miller, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and D. H. Kitzmiller, S. Wu, and R. Setzenfand

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (456.5 kB)

9:00 AM

7.3

Errors in rainfall estimation in the southern Alaska WSR-88D network

Luke E. Madaus, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (776.2 kB)

9:15 AM

7.5

Satellite Derived Ensemble Tropical Rainfall Potential (eTRaP):2008 and 2009 Results

Sheldon J. Kusselson, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and E. Ebert, M. Seybold, S. Q. Kidder, and M. Turk

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.2 MB)

9:30 AM

7.6

Analysis of seasonal variation in cumulus cloud frequency of occurrence

Vani Starry Manoharan, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and J. Mecikalski and R. M. Welch

Recorded presentation

9:45 AM

7.4

Analysis of Satellite-derived Soil Moisture and Previous-Time Precipitation

F. Joseph Turk, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and Z. S. Haddad and L. Li

Session 8

Integrated instrumentation and observing systems for all applications

Location: B302 (GWCC)

Host: 15th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation

Chair: Sytske K. Kimball, Univ. of South Alabama

8:30 AM

8.1

What's new at the NOAA Aircraft Operations Center: Improving the quality of research products along with direct online access to the data

Richard G. Henning, NOAA Aircraft Operations Center, MacDill AFB, FL; and A. B. Damiano, I. T. Sears, R. Almeida, L. Miller, and P. Flaherty

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (431.3 kB)

8:45 AM

8.2

Expansion of U.S. climate reference network capabilities

Michael Palecki, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and B. B. Baker

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (289.4 kB)

9:00 AM

8.3

Hourly precipitation data processing changes at NCDC

Stuart Hinson, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and J. H. Lawrimore and D. Manns

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (177.3 kB)

9:15 AM

8.4

The Enhancement of the Dugway Proving Ground Meteorological Sensing Capabilities

Frank W. Gallagher, U.S Army, Dugway Proving Ground, Dugway, UT; and D. Storwold

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

8.5

Integrated polar-GOES-GPSRO satellite product comparisons using the NOAA products validation system (NPROVS)

Anthony L. Reale, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and F. Tilley and B. Sun

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (406.5 kB)

9:45 AM

8.6

The Integrated Upper Air Water Vapor System

Joseph Facundo, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (512.8 kB)

Session 8

Radar IIPS I - Part 1

Location: B217 (GWCC)

Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Timothy Crum, Retired, NWS; Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL; Julian Wang, NOAA/ARL; Robert E. Saffle, Noblis, Inc.

8:30 AM

8.1

NEXRAD Product Improvement � Update 2010

Robert E. Saffle, Noblis, Inc., Falls Church, VA; and G. S. Cate and M. J. Istok

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

8.2

Evaluating a Storm Tracking Algorithm

Valliappa Lakshmanan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and T. M. Smith

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (239.3 kB)

9:00 AM

8.3

An Improved Storm Cell Identification and Tracking (SCIT) Algorithm based on DBSCAN Clustering and JPDA Tracking Methods

Jenny L. Matthews, Georgia Tech Research Institute, Severe Storms Research Center, Atlanta, GA; and J. Trostel

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (716.2 kB)

9:15 AM

8.4

Application of an improved SCIT algorithm to investigate lightning characteristics of a tornado outbreak in Georgia

John Trostel, Georgia Tech Research Institute, Severe Storms Research Center, Atlanta, GA; and J. Matthews

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.3 MB)

9:30 AM

8.5

Hail reflectivity signatures from two adjacent WSR-88Ds: carrier frequency and calibration issues

Valery M. Melnikov, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. R. Lee and N. J. Langlieb

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.3 MB)

9:45 AM

8.6

A novel ground-clutter-contamination mitigation solution for the NEXRAD network: the CLEAN-AP filter

David A. Warde, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. M. Torres

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 9

Wind Energy: Applied Modeling and Forecasting I

Location: B202 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the First Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; and the 8th Users Forum on Weather and Climate Impacts )

Chair: Kathleen E. Moore, Integrated Environmental Data, LLC

8:30 AM

J9.1

Speaker for Wind Engergy Invited Speaker

Donald Furman, Iberdrola Renewables, Portland, OR

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

J9.2

A climate model investigation of lower-atmospheric wind speed biases over wind farm development regions of the continental United States

Jonathan Collier, Garrad Hassan America, Inc., San Diego, CA; and G. Zhang

Presentation PDF (2.0 MB)

9:00 AM

J9.3

Examination of spatial wind features associated with ramping events using MODE

Tressa L. Fowler, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Bullock

Recorded presentation

J9.4

Wind energy site characterization with loosely coupled mesoscale-CFD modeling

9:15 AM

J9.5

An investigation of simulated low-level jets produced by different PBL schemes in the WRF-ARW as verified against tower data

Joseph B. Olson, NOAA/ESRL/GSD and National Research Council, Boulder, CO; and J. M. Brown

Recorded presentation

9:45 AM

J9.6

Using a large eddy simulation model to simulate wakes from large wind projects

John Manobianco, AWS Truewind LLC, Albany, NY; and P. Beaucage, C. Alonge, and M. C. Brower

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 12

Ways of Knowing: Traditional Knowledge as a Key Insight for Dealing with a Changing Climate II

Location: B213 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research; and the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services )

Cochairs: Randy A. Peppler, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma; Heather Lazrus, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma

8:30 AM

J12.1

The Value of Indigenous and Scientific Collaboration in Climate Research

Betsy Weatherhead, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and S. Gearheard and R. Barry

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

J12.2

Seasons out of balance: climate change impacts, vulnerabilty and sustainable adaptation in interior Alaska

Shannon McNeeley, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

J12.3

Traditional knowledge and adaptation to climate change in the Canadian Arctic

Barry Smit, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada; and M. Andrachuk, L. Fleming, and T. Pearce

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

J12.4

�It's Cold But Not Cold Enough�: Arctic Residents' Observations of Ice and Climate Change in IPY 2007�2008 and Beyond

Igor Krupnik, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

Open Discussion

Joint Session 14

Earth Science Information Systems Part I

Location: B218 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change; and the 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology )

Cochairs: Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL; Stephen M. Holt, Noblis, Inc.

8:30 AM

J14.1

U.S. and global in situ datasets for the analysis of climate variability and change

Jay Lawrimore, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and B. Gleason, C. N. Williams Jr., M. J. Menne, and W. E. Angel

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (177.6 kB)

8:45 AM

J14.2

On the use of a coastal mesonet to improve operations at an NWS forecast office

James Titlow III, WeatherFlow Inc., Poquoson, VA; and M. Willis

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

J14.3

Multigraph: interactive data graphs on the web

Mark Phillips, Univ. of North Carolina, Asheville, NC; and D. Eldreth

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (688.3 kB)

9:15 AM

J14.4

An Operational Tsunami Forecast Tool

Donald W. Denbo, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and J. R. Osborne, C. K. Pells, and M. A. Traum

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

J14.5

Communicating recent changes in the Arctic environment

Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA; and J. E. Overland, J. A. Richter-Menge, H. Eicken, and J. Calder

Recorded presentation

9:45 AM

J14.6

A record of Washington D.C. dew point temperatures from the 1840s

Paula J. Brown, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and A. T. DeGaetano

Joint Session 17

Air quality and climate change - I

Location: B315 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; and the 2nd Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions )

Cochairs: Gregory Carmichael, University of Iowa, Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research; Jeffrey S. Gaffney, Univ. of Arkansas

8:30 AM

J17.1

Asian Aerosols: Current and Future Distributions and Implications to Air Quality and Regional Climate Change (Invited Speaker)

Gregory Carmichael, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; and B. Adhikary, S. Kulkarni, Y. Cheng, D. Streets, Q. Zhang, C. Wei, and V. Ramanathan

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

J17.2

Anthropogenic Perturbations of Biogenic Aerosols: Climate Impacts and Feedbacks

Jeffrey S. Gaffney, Univ. of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR; and N. A. Marley

Presentation PDF (115.0 kB)

9:15 AM

J17.3

Interannual variability of aerosols and its relationship with downward shortwave radiation

Manuel D. Zuluaga, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and C. D. Hoyos, P. J. Webster, and J. A. Curry

9:30 AM

J17.4

Sensitivity of Atmospheric Chemistry/Aerosols Model Coupled to

Tomas Halenka, Charles Univ., Prague, Czech Republic; and P. Huszar and M. Belda

Recorded presentation

9:45 AM

J17.5

Determining Aerosol Angstrom Absorption Coefficients: Comparison of Full Spectrum Integrating Sphere Reflection Spectroscopy with 3 and 7 Wavelength Filter Absorption Methods

Nancy A. Marley, Univ. of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR; and J. S. Gaffney, V. Rajaram, and E. V. Fischer

Presentation PDF (55.4 kB)

Session 1

Environmental History and the History of Atmospheric Sciences

Location: B203 (GWCC)

Host: Eighth Presidential History Symposium

8:30 AM

1.1

World Weather Watch and the Cold War: Trading Data Among 'The Space Powers and Others'

Angelina R. Long, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

1.2

How polar exploration, funded by sales of postage stamps and newspapers, brought frontal analysis to the United States

Roger D. Turner, Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

1.3

The History (and Future) of Tornado Warning Dissemination in the United States

Timothy A. Coleman, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL

Recorded presentation

Panel Discussion 1

Tech Tools & Tips Panel

Location: B312 (GWCC)

Host: 13th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International

Moderator: Linda Musser, Pennsylvania State University

8:45 AM

PD1.1

World Cat lists

Linda Musser, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

PD1.2

Time & Chaos

Amy Butros, SIO, LaJolla, CA

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

PD1.3

The David Johnson Collection

Doria B. Grimes, NOAA Central Library (Retired), Silver Spring, MD

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

PD1.4

The Verner Suomi Collection

Jean Phillips, Librarian, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Session

HMEI Council Meeting

Location: B216 (GWCC)

Host: Events

Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer

Session 9

Radar IIPS I - Part 2

Location: B217 (GWCC)

Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Timothy Crum, Retired, NWS; Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL; Julian Wang, NOAA/ARL; Robert E. Saffle, Noblis, Inc.

10:30 AM

9.1

Evaluation of the Vortex Detection and Characterization (VDAC) technique using multiple-Doppler observations of intense vortices

Corey K. Potvin, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. Shapiro and J. Gao

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (2.7 MB)

10:45 AM

9.2

Dual-Doppler wind analysis of convective storms using the vertical vorticity equation

Corey K. Potvin, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. Shapiro and J. Gao

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.3 MB)

11:00 AM

9.3

Alternative approaches to staggered PRT clutter filtering

Gregory Meymaris, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Hubbert and M. Dixon

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (184.2 kB)

9.4

The use of spectral processing to improve radar spectral moments

Workshop Session 1

Eloquent Professional Communication: Customer-Oriented Writing and High-Impact Presentations

Location: B212 (GWCC)

Host: Workshop on Eloquent Professional Communication

Facilitator: David M. Schultz, Universities of Helsinki and Manchester/Finnish Meteorological Institute

10:30 AM

W1.1

Customer-Oriented Writing and High-Impact Presentations

David M. Schultz, Universities of Helsinki and Manchester/Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland

Session 2

Historical Aspects of Observational and Modeling Efforts

Location: B203 (GWCC)

Host: Eighth Presidential History Symposium

10:30 AM

2.1

Earth radiation budget research at Langley Research Center

G. Louis Smith, National Institute of Aerospace, Hampton, VA; and G. G. Gibson and E. F. Harrison

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (774.4 kB)

11:00 AM

2.2

"Cool line" for "hot line" times: establishing the World Weather Link

Kristine C. Harper, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

11:30 AM

2.3

NOAA's Climate Database Modernization Program marine data rescue

J. Eric Freeman, SourceCorp, Inc., Asheville, NC; and H. B. Brown and M. Seiderman

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (50.9 kB)

Panel Discussion 2

Working with Congress

Location: B213 (GWCC)

Host: Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research

Moderator: Mark A. Shafer, Oklahoma Climatological Survey

Panelists: Ray Ban, The Weather Channel; Wendy Naus, Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC; Paul A. T. Higgins, AMS; Renee A. Leduc Clarke, Narayan Strategy

Session 3

Third Annual AMS Artificial Intelligence Forecasting Contest: Methods and Results

Location: B204 (GWCC)

Host: 8th Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science

Chair: Matthew J. Pocernich, NCAR

10:30 AM

3.1

The Third Annual Artificial Intelligence Forecasting Competition

Stephen Sullivan, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. J. Pocernich and J. Abernethy

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (68.7 kB)

10:45 AM

3.2

Probabilistic Turbulence Prediction using Random Forests

Zhengzheng Li, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and T. A. Supinie

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (128.5 kB)

11:00 AM

3.3

Predicting Turbulence Using a Neural Network

Valliappa Lakshmanan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (89.6 kB)

11:15 AM

3.4

Turbulence Probability using Principal Component Analysis and Support Vector Machine Approaches

Kimberly L. Elmore, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and M. Richman

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (66.3 kB)

11:30 AM

3.5

Statistical Turbulence Prediction

Walter C. Kolczynski Jr., Penn State University, University Park, PA; and S. E. Haupt

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (294.8 kB)

Session 4

Expected Operational Improvements from NPP/NPOESS and GOES-R Data

Location: B313 (GWCC)

Host: 6th Annual Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems-NPOESS and GOES-R

Cochairs: Timothy J. Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR; Nancy Baker, NRL

10:30 AM

4.1

The ABI on GOES-R

Timothy J. Schmit, ORA, Madison, WI; and J. Gurka and M. M. Gunshor

Recorded presentation

10:45 AM

4.2

The Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) for GOES-R: A new operational capability to improve storm forecasts and warnings

Steven J. Goodman, NOAA/NESDIS, Greenbelt, MD; and R. Blakeslee, W. J. Koshak, W. A. Petersen, L. Carey, and D. Mach

Recorded presentation

11:00 AM

4.3

GOES-R and the mainstreaming of space weather

S. M. Hill, NOAA/NWS/SWPC, Boulder, CO; and J. Green, T. Onsager, H. J. Singer, R. Viereck, M. Shouldis, L. Mayer, E. J. Rigler, and J. V. Rodriguez

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

4.4

Expected Operational Cloud Observation Improvements with VIIRS on NPP/NPOESS

Andrew K. Heidinger, NOAA/NESDIS, Madison, WI; and B. A. Baum, S. Platnick, P. Yang, and S. Berthier

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

4.5

The Expected Impacts of NPOESS Infrared Sounder Radiances on Operational Numerical Weather Prediction and Data Assimilation Systems

Nancy Baker, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. C. Derber, A. Collard, F. Hilton, and B. Ruston

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

4.6

The Expected Impacts of NPOESS Microwave Radiances on Operational Numerical Weather Prediction and Data Assimilation Systems

Steven D. Swadley, NRL, Monterey, CA; and N. Baker, B. Ruston, W. Bell, B. Candy, and T. J. Kleespies

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 6

Advances in Modeling, From Local through Regional to Large Scale, and From Deterministic to Ensemble-Probabilistic Prediction Part II

Location: B215 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the First Symposium on Planetary Atmospheres; the 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences; and the 24th Conference on Hydrology )

Chair: Ed Olenic, NOAA/NWS/CPC

10:30 AM

J6.1

Quantifying Contributions to Polar Warming Amplification in a Coupled General Circulation Model

Ming Cai, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and J. Lu

Recorded presentation

10:45 AM

J6.2

The development of a coupled hurricane storm surge forecasting Model for the Pascagoula River

David A. Ramirez Jr., NOAA/NWS, Slidell, LA

Recorded presentation

11:00 AM

J6.3

Evaluation of the new Australian climate model ACCESS

Ian G. Watterson, CAWCR, Aspendale, Victoria, Australia; and L. Rikus, B. Hu, and T. Elliott

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

J6.4

Mesoscale circulations in the urban-coastal environment: a modeling analysis and assessment of sensitivity to high-fidelity representation of the urban canopy

Michael Carter, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS; and J. M. Shepherd, S. Burian, and I. Jeyachandran

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

J6.5

Ensemble downscaling of seasonal forecasts

R. W. Arritt, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

J6.6

The misrepresentation of Tropical SSTs in climate models

Prashant D. Sardeshmukh, Univ. of Colorado/CIRES/CDC and NOAA/ESRL/PSD, Boulder, CO; and S. I. Shin

Joint Session 7

Earth Science Information Systems Part II

Location: B218 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology; and the 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change )

Cochairs: Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL; Stephen M. Holt, Noblis, Inc.

10:30 AM

J7.1

Northern Hemisphere snow cover extent during the satellite era

David A. Robinson, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ; and T. W. Estilow

Recorded presentation

11:00 AM

J7.2

10 years of height-resolved cloud-track winds from the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument on the Terra satellite

Michael J. Garay, Raytheon Corporation, Pasadena, CA; and K. Mueller, C. Moroney, V. Jovanovic, D. L. Wu, and D. J. Diner

Recorded presentation

Session 8

Atmospheric observations for weather and climate: COSMIC/TAMDAR

Location: B207 (GWCC)

Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Ying-Hwa Kuo, UCAR

10:30 AM

8.1

The role of water vapor and its associated latent heating in extreme Beaufort coastal storm surge events

John R. Gyakum, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and N. Liu, Y. H. Kuo, D. Small, and E. H. Atallah

Recorded presentation

10:45 AM

8.2

Observing the atmospheric diurnal cycle with GPS/COSMIC occultations

Feiqin Xie, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; and D. Wu, A. J. Mannucci, and C. O. Ao

11:00 AM

8.3

An Update on the TAMDAR Sensor Network Deployment

Neil A. Jacobs, AirDat LLC, Morrisville, NC; and P. Childs, M. Croke, Y. Liu, and X. Y. Huang

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (520.3 kB)

11:15 AM

8.4

An Introduction to the NCAR-AirDat Operational TAMDAR-Enhanced RTFDDA-WRF

Peter Childs, AirDat, Morrisville, NC; and N. A. Jacobs, M. Croke, Y. Liu, W. Wu, G. Roux, and M. Ge

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (267.9 kB)

11:30 AM

8.5

Preliminary Verification of the NCAR-AirDat Operational RTFDDA-WRF System

Meredith Croke, AirDat, Morrisville, NC; and N. A. Jacobs, P. Childs, Y. Liu, Y. Liu, and R. S. Sheu

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.9 MB)

11:45 AM

8.6

Evaluation of TAMDAR data impact on predicting warm-season convection using the NCAR-AirDat WRF-based RTFDDA system

Yubao Liu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. Wu, G. Roux, M. Ge, R. S. Sheu, T. Warner, A. Huffman, P. Childs, and M. Croke

Recorded presentation

Session 8

Drought II

Location: B211 (GWCC)

Host: 18th Conference on Applied Climatology

Chair: Henry Reges, CoCoRaHS/Colorado State Univ.

10:30 AM

8.1

Monitoring drought with the U.S. climate reference network

Michael Palecki, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and B. B. Baker

Recorded presentation

10:45 AM

8.2

The floating month drought index�a new drought monitoring tool

Richard R. Heim Jr., NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (655.3 kB)

11:00 AM

8.3

A New National Drought Atlas from the National Drought Mitigation Center

Brian Fuchs, National Drought Mitigation Center, Lincoln, NE; and M. Svoboda, S. Scott, and J. Nothwehr

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

8.4

Drought services: activities and tools at the National Drought Mitigation Center

Michael Hayes, National Drought Mitigation Center, Lincoln, NE; and M. Svoboda, B. Fuchs, S. Scott, K. Smith, C. Knutson, and B. Wardlow

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

8.5

WestWide Drought Tracker: Drought monitoring and climate indices in the western United States

Laura M. Edwards, DRI, Reno, NV; and K. T. Redmond and J. T. Abatzoglou

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

8.6

A new tool for high-resolution drought assessment and monitoring

Brent McRoberts, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and J. Nielsen-Gammon and G. Story

Recorded presentation

Session 8

Emergency Response, Environmental and Defense-related Dispersion Modeling Systems II

Location: B308 (GWCC)

Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology

Chair: Ian H. Griffiths, RiskAware Ltd

10:30 AM

8.1

User Centered Design in Chemical Emergency Software Development

Mark W. Miller, NOAA, Seattle, WA; and D. Wesley and B. Connolly

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (382.3 kB)

10:45 AM

8.2

SCIPUFF capabilities and application in hazard assessment

R. Ian Sykes, Sage Management, Inc., Princeton, NJ

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (963.4 kB)

11:00 AM

8.3

Realtime High-Resolution Mesoscale Modeling for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Aijun Deng, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and D. R. Stauffer, G. K. Hunter, J. R. Zielonka, K. Dedrick, C. Broadwater, A. Gross, C. Pavloski, and J. Toffler

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

8.4

The Quick Urban & Industrial Complex (QUIC) chemical, biological, and radiological agent dispersion modeling system

Michael J. Brown, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and M. A. Nelson, M. D. Williams, A. Gowardhan, and E. Pardyjak

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

8.5

The Canadian Meteorological Centre's integrated emergency response system for modelling atmospheric transport and dispersion of pollutants

Richard Hogue, MSC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and N. Benbouta, N. Ek, R. Servranckx, A. Malo, C. Zaganescu, D. Bensimon, P. Bourgouin, S. Trudel, and J. P. Gauthier

11:45 AM

8.6

Applied numerical modeling of transport and dispersion in subway systems

David F. Brown, ANL, Lemont, IL; and J. C. Liljegren

Session 8

Remote Sensing of Hydrometeorological Observations

Location: B304 (GWCC)

Host: 24th Conference on Hydrology

Chair: Chandra R. Kondragunta, NOAA/NWS

10:30 AM

8.1

Toward an improvement of surface identification in land precipitation retrieval algorithm

Arief Sudradjat, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and R. R. Ferraro

10:45 AM

8.2

Assigning tropical rainfall rates for multisensor QPE using environmental moisture fields and vertical profiles of reflectivity

Heather Moser, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. Howard, J. Zhang, and S. Vasiloff

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (2.5 MB)

11:00 AM

8.3

Validation of NOAA's Multi-Sensor Precipitation Estimate in the Mid-Atlantic Region

Kurtulus Ozturk, Turkish State Meteorological Service, Kalaba, Ankara, Turkey; and A. Tokay, B. F. Larson, E. Habib, and B. R. Nelson

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

8.4

Evaluation of the impacts of ingesting TRMM data on the accuracy of quantitative precipitation estimates Obtained via the SCaMPR framework

Yu Zhang, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and D. Kitzmiller, D. Seo, R. J. Kuligowski, and Y. Li

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (774.9 kB)

11:30 AM

8.5

Validation of Satellite Rainfall Products over Africa and S. America

Tufa Dinku, Columbia University, Palisades, NY

Recorded presentation

Session 9

Network design

Location: B302 (GWCC)

Host: 15th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation

Chair: Joseph Facundo, NOAA/NWS

10:30 AM

9.1

Mesoscale Convective Complexes over the China during 2005 to 2008

Jing Xi Sr., NOAA/NSSL, Yulin , Shaanxi, China

Presentation PDF (3.0 MB)

10:45 AM

9.2

Analysis of summer convection over central Alabama

Gary D. Goggins, NOAA/NWSFO, Calera, AL; and M. L. Grantham, S. W. Unger, K. B. Laws, K. J. Pence, and L. C. Dawson

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (879.6 kB)

11:00 AM

9.3

Performance of the CASA radar network during the May 13, 2009 Anadarko tornado

B. Philips, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; and V. Chandrasekar, J. Brotzge, M. Zink, H. Rodriguez, C. League, and W. Diaz

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

9.4

Challenges associated with classifying urban meteorological stations: the Oklahoma City Micronet example

Amanda J. Schroeder, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. B. Basara

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

9.5

The recent availability of low-cost radiosonde systems and their implications for adaptive sounding arrays

Michael W. Douglas, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. F. Mejia

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

9.6

Achieving Climate/Weather-Quality Data from a Tiered Network-of-Networks

Ken Crawford, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and C. A. Fiebrich, R. A. McPherson, and D. P. Todey

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 10

Wind Energy: Applied Modeling and Forecasting II

Location: B202 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the First Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; and the 8th Users Forum on Weather and Climate Impacts )

Chair: Catherine A. Finley, WindLogics Inc.

10:30 AM

J10.1

A Community Wind Energy Project in Rural Albany County, New York State

Kathleen E. Moore, Integrated Environmental Data, Berne, NY; and L. W. Pruskowski

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (146.7 kB)

J10.2

Application of an operational meso-scale modelling system for industrial plant energy operations

11:00 AM

J10.3

What really happened in Altona?

Elena Novakovskaia, Earth Networks, Germantown, MD; and L. A. Treinish and A. Praino

11:15 AM

J10.4

Peak load matching and the offshore wind resource

Jeffrey M. Freedman, AWS Truewind LLC, Albany, NY; and B. H. Bailey, J. Manobianco, K. T. Waight, J. W. Zack, and M. Brower

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

J10.5

Multiple satellite blended sea surface winds and their applications to offshore renewable energy

Huai-Min Zhang, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and R. W. Reynolds and J. J. Sturman

Presentation PDF (467.2 kB)

11:45 AM

J10.6

A green roof demonstration project

Richard D. Clark, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and J. Price and J. Dougherty

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 12

Weather Information Users: The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), Part 2

Location: B314 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; and the Presidential Forum )

Cochairs: David J. Pace, FAA-Retired; Cecilia Miner, NOAA/NWS

J12.1

Gridding Localized Aviation MOS Program (LAMP) guidance for aviation forecasting

10:45 AM

J12.1A

Progress on Next Generation Air Transportation System 4-D Weather Cube

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

Recorded presentation

11:00 AM

J12.2

Upcoming improvements in NOAA modeling toward meeting NextGen aviation requirements

Stan Benjamin, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and G. DiMego

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

J12.3

Introduction to the NCEP Very Short Range Ensemble Forecast System (VSREF)

Binbin Zhou, IMSG at EMC/NCEP/NWS/NOAA, Camp Springs, MD; and J. Du and G. DiMego

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (406.8 kB)

11:30 AM

J12.4

Translating weather into traffic flow management impacts for NextGen

Tenny A. Lindholm, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO; and R. Sharman, J. A. Krozel, V. Klimenko, S. Krishna, N. Downs, and J. S. B. Mitchell

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (838.7 kB)

11:45 AM

J12.5

An Example of NextGen Weather Information Integration and Management

Russ Sinclair, Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL; and T. Hicks, C. Felix, and K. Bourke

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (234.1 kB)

12:00 PM

J12.6

Aviation Weather Avoidance Service for Four-dimensional Flight Trajectories

Tom Hicks, Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 19

Air quality and climate change - II

Location: B315 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; and the 2nd Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions )

Cochairs: Armistead G. Russell, Georgia Institute of Technology; V. Rao Kotamarthi, ANL

10:30 AM

J19.1

Climate Impacts on Air Pollution and the Related Health Impacts and Increased Control Costs (Invited Speaker)

Armistead G. Russell, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and E. Tagaris, K. Liao, and P. Amar

Recorded presentation

11:00 AM

J19.2

Large Scale Parameter Sweeps Procedures for developing condensed aerosol schemes for climate models

V. Rao Kotamarthi, ANL, Argonne, IL; and T. Stef-Praun

11:15 AM

J19.3

Observational constraints on the vertical distribution of instantaneous ozone radiative forcing in chemistry climate models

Kevin Bowman, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and H. M. Worden, A. Aghedo, S. Kulawik, D. Shindell, G. Faluvegi, J. F. Lamarque, D. Jones, M. Parrington, and L. Horowitz

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

J19.4

The radiative impact of airborne dust on the Saharan cyclone on February 2007

Diana Bou Karam, LATMOS, CNRS, Paris, France; and C. N. Flamant, A. Evan, J. Cuesta, and E. R. Williams

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (214.1 kB)

11:45 AM

J19.5

Influence of Atmospheric Nuclear Explosions on Climate Change

Yoshiaki Fujii, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (371.9 kB)

Joint Session 22

Climate-Sensitive Impacts: Heat Waves and Human Health

Location: B301 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the Presidential Forum; the First Environment and Health Symposium; and the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services )

Chair: Wendy Marie Thomas, AMS

10:30 AM

J22.1

CDC: Heat and Human Health

George Luber, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chamblee, GA

Recorded presentation

10:45 AM

J22.2

The incorporation of seasonal and temporal variability in mortality response to hot weather into operational heat watch warning systems (HWWS)

Scott C. Sheridan, Department of Geography, Kent State University, Kent, OH

Recorded presentation

11:00 AM

J22.3

EPA's Role in Providing Heat Health Guidance for U.S. Cities

Jason Samenow, EPA, Washington, DC

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

J22.4

Spatial assessment of local level vulnerability and adaptive capacity to extreme heat: Integrating Phoenix household surveys into a GIS-based assessment

Olga Wilhelmi, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. H. Hayden, K. Komatsu, and S. Santana

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

J22.5

Population Health Risk and the Urban Heat Island: The Oklahoma City 2008 Case

Heather G. Basara, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. K. Hall, J. B. Basara, and B. G. Illston

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

J22.6

Human health and heat stress: an analysis of neighborhoods in metropolitan Phoenix, AZ

Darren M. Ruddell, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and S. L. Harlan, J. Declet, and P. Gober

Recorded presentation

Session 1

Weather and Society

Location: B312 (GWCC)

Host: 13th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International

Chair: Gene Major, Program Manager,Library Associates, NASA/GSFC Library

10:30 AM

1.1

There�s a Hurricane in My Library!

Dave Jones, StormCenter Communications, Inc., Halethorpe, MD

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

1.2

Weather support to the space program at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and Kennedy Space Center

William P. Roeder, U.S. Air Force, Patrick AFB, FL

Recorded presentation

Session 2

Changing Climate of Consulting

Location: B214 (GWCC)

Host: Third Annual CCM Forum

Chair: John F. Henz, HDR Engineering, Inc.

2.1

The Need for Standardization of Climate Data Products

10:45 AM

2.1

Climate Change Adaptation: Private Sector CCM Innovations to meet Stakeholder Needs

John F. Henz, HDR Engineering, Inc., Denver, CO

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

2.2

Opportunities for linking climate consulting and climate services

Peter Robinson, Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

2.3

Emerging Roles for Certified Consulting Meteorologists in Environmental Management

Ryan A. Gesser, Georgia-Pacific LLC, Atlanta, GA

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

2.5

Panel: On the changing climate of consulting

Recorded presentation

Exhibits Open

Lunch Break (Cash and Carry in Exhibit Hall)

Joint Panel Discussion 1

Panel Discussion - NPOESS and GOES-R User Community (DoD, NOAA, NASA) Applications

Location: B313 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 6th Annual Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems-NPOESS and GOES-R; and the 8th Users Forum on Weather and Climate Impacts )

Moderator: William Hooke, AMS

Panelists: Mary E. Kicza, NOAA/NESDIS; Robert Winokur, Oceanographer of the Navy; Fred Lewis, Director of Weather, Air Force Pentagon; Dr. Jack Hayes, NOAA/NWS; Lars Peter Riishojgaard, JCSDA; Lars Prahm, EUMETSAT

Cochairs: Michael L. Jamilkowski, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems; Hal Bloom, NOAA/NESDIS/GOES-R Program Office

12:00 PM

JPD1.1

Satellite User Community

Mary E. Kicza, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded presentation

12:15 PM

JPD1.2

NPOESS

Robert Winokur, Oceanographer of the Navy, Washington, D.C., DC

Recorded presentation

12:30 PM

JPD1.3

NPOESS & GOES-R User Community Applications Panel

John Hayes, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded presentation

12:45 PM

JPD1.4

NPOESS: Panel Discussion

Lars Peter Riishojgaard, Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation, College Park, MD

Recorded presentation

1:00 PM

JPD1.5

EUMETSAT

Lars Prahm, EUMETSAT, D-64205 Darmstadt, Germany

Recorded presentation

Session TH10

Town Hall Meeting: A Nationwide Network of Networks�An Update and Challenges for the Future

Location: B212 (GWCC)

Host: Town Hall Meetings

Session TH11

Town Hall Meeting: Severe Weather Impacts on Clinics, Hospitals, and Other Medical Facilities

Location: B213 (GWCC)

Host: Town Hall Meetings

12:15 PM

TH11.1

Future of Weather Warnings

David P. Jorgensen, NOAA, Norman, OK

Recorded presentation

12:30 PM

TH11.2

NOAA National Weather Service: Your Lifeline for Information Before Severe Weather Strikes

Bryan McNally, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA

Recorded presentation

12:45 PM

TH11.3

NOAA National Weather Service

Mark McClellan, NOAA

Recorded presentation

Session

George Frederick Meeting

Location: B212 (GWCC)

Host: Events

Session 1

The 50th Anniversary of the National Center for Atmospheric Research Part I

Location: B303 (GWCC)

Host: NCAR 50th Anniversary Special Symposium

1:30 PM

Introduction-NCAR at 50. E.J. Barron, NCAR, Boulder, CO

1:45 PM

1.1

NCAR and the Geosciences

Timothy L. Killeen, NSF, Arlington, VA

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

1.2

NCAR at 50: A 37�year perspective

Robert Serafin, NCAR, Boulder, CO

2:15 PM

1.3

The Future of Weather Forecasting and Potential Roles to be Played by NCAR

Kelvin K. Droegemeier, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 3

Air Pollution and Meteorological Modeling and Measurements in the Coastal Environment (Joint with the Committee on Coastal Environment)

Location: B309 (GWCC)

Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology

Chair: Darko R. Koracin, DRI

1:30 PM

J3.1

Source-receptor modeling using high resolution WRF meteorological fields and the HYSPLIT model to assess mercury pollution over the Mississippi Gulf Coast region

Anjaneyulu Yerramilli, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and V. B. R. Dodla, H. P. D. Dasari, S. V. Challa, F. Tuluri, J. M. Baham, R. Hughes, C. C. Patrick, J. Young, S. Swanier, M. Cohen, W. T. Luke, P. Kelly, D. Roland, A. Richard, J. Walker, M. Woodrey, and D. Ruple

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (286.8 kB)

1:45 PM

J3.2

Assimilation of NEXRAD radial velocity data to enhance mesoscale modeling of dispersion near New Orleans

Haldun Karan, Mississippi State Univ., Starkville, MS; and Y. Li

2:00 PM

J3.3

Numerical simulations of the influence of the Vancouver metropolitan area on summertime atmospheric circulations during EPiCC

Sylvie Leroyer, Environment Canada, Dorval, QC, Canada; and J. Mailhot, S. Belair, and I. B. Strachan

2:15 PM

J3.4

Evaluation of PM2.5 source regions over the Mississippi Gulf Coast using WRF/HYSPLIT modeling approach

LaToya Myles, NOAA/OAR/ARL/ATDD, Oak Ridge, TN; and W. Pendergrass, C. A. Vogel, Y. Anjaneyulu, V. B. R. Dodla, H. P. Dasari, C. V. Srinivas, F. Tuluri, J. M. Baham, R. Hughes, C. Patrick, J. Young, and S. Swanier

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (403.9 kB)

Panel Discussion 3

Emerging Policy and Socioeconomic Topics

Location: B213 (GWCC)

Host: Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research

Moderators: Jennifer Sprague, NOAA/NWS; Jeffrey K. Lazo, NCAR

Panelists: Dr. Jack Hayes, NOAA/NWS; William Hooke, AMS; Laura Furgione, NOAA; Robert T. Ryan, NBC4 TV

Session 3

Operational Support

Location: B214 (GWCC)

Host: Third Annual CCM Forum

Chair: John F. Henz, HDR Engineering, Inc.

1:30 PM

3.1

Census of Private Sector Meteorology

Gale F. Hoffnagle, NCIM, Windsor, CT

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

3.2

Marine Forecast and Hindcast for Hurricane Ike 2008 � The CCM as a Marine and Tropical Meteorologist

Jill F. Hasling, Weather Research Center, Houston, TX

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.8 MB)

2:00 PM

3.3

Weatherwise, Otherwise, and CCMs

J. Giraytys, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA; and C. Anderson

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

3.4

The Role of the CCM in the Air Quality Industry

Anthony Schroeder, Trinity Consultants, Covington, KY; and G. Schewe

Recorded presentation

Session 4

The Use of Remote Sensing and Surface Measurements for Air Quality Modeling - I

Location: B315 (GWCC)

Host: 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry

Cochairs: Ralph Kahn, NASA/GSFC; C. Russell Philbrick, North Carolina State University

1:30 PM

4.1

Global data from space: The contributions satellites make to aerosol measurement (Invited Speaker)

Ralph Kahn, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

4.2

Characteristics of atmospheric aerosols based on optical remote sensing

C. Russell Philbrick, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and A. M. Wyant, S. Verghese, P. S. Edwards, and T. Wright

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.1 MB)

2:15 PM

4.3

Assessment of CMAQ model outputs using remote sensing

Barry Gross, City College of New York, New York, NY; and L. Cordero, V. Vladutescu, F. Moshary, and S. Ahmed

Recorded presentation

Session 5

Calibration and Validation Plans for NPP/NPOESS and GOES-R

Location: B313 (GWCC)

Host: 6th Annual Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems-NPOESS and GOES-R

Cochairs: Heather Kilcoyne, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS; Laurie Rokke, NOAA/NESDIS/OSD

1:30 PM

5.1

NPOESS Preparatory Project Validation Program for the Visible/Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite

Thomas J. Kopp, The Aerospace Corporation, Bellevue, NE; and R. Arnone, K. D. Hutchison, J. M. Jackson, H. Kilcoyne, M. Plonski, J. L. Privette, B. Reed, A. Sei, D. O. Starr, and E. Wong

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

5.2

NPOESS Preparatory Project Validation Program for the Cross-track Infrared Sounder

Christopher D. Barnet, STC, Columbia, MD; and N. R. Nalli and D. Gu

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

5.3

The GOES-R SDR Calibration/Validation Plan

Changyong Cao, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, Camp Springs, MD; and R. A. Iacovazzi Jr.

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

5.4

GOES-R Algorithm Working Group (AWG) Level-2 Product Validation Activities

Jaime M. Daniels, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and M. Goldberg, W. Wolf, Z. Cheng, and K. H. Lowe

Session 5

Probability forecasting

Location: B305 (GWCC)

Host: 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences

Cochairs: Prashant D. Sardeshmukh, Univ. of Colorado/CIRES/CDC and NOAA/ESRL; Marina Timofeyeva, NOAA/NWS

1:30 PM

5.1

Development and evaluation of mesoscale lightning threat guidance for operational use at NWS forecast offices

Pete Saunders, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and H. E. Fuelberg

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

5.2

A quantile calibration method for producing economically valuable probabilistic weather forecasts of continuous variables

Thomas Nipen, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and R. B. Stull

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

5.3

Review of 20 ProbStat Conference, Poster Session II

Barbara G. Brown, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

5.4

Rank Histograms and Correlations

Caren Marzban, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and R. Wang, F. Kong, and S. Leyton

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 7

Joint Session with ASLI/History Symposium

Location: B203 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the Eighth Presidential History Symposium; and the 13th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International )

Chair: Jean Phillips, Librarian, Univ. of Wisconsin

1:30 PM

J7.1

It Was An Uncommonly Hot Summer: Using Weather Observations in Historical Novels and Films

Jennifer Harbster, Library of Congress, Washington, DC

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

J7.2

NOAA's climate database modernization program - a decade of data rescue and modernization activities

Thomas F. Ross, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and R. T. Truesdell

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (982.7 kB)

2:15 PM

J7.3

Claiming our fame: Gainesville, Georgia's incredible tornado history in maps and photographs

Jamie D. Mitchem, Gainesville State College, Gainesville, GA

Recorded presentation

Session 7

Range and Aerospace Meteorology

Location: B314 (GWCC)

Host: 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

Cochairs: Edward H. Teets Jr., NASA; Ryan K. Decker, NASA/MSFC; Timothy Oram, NWS Spaceflight Meteorology Group

1:30 PM

7.1

Aerospace Meteorology: Some Lessons Learned

William W. Vaughan, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and D. L. Johnson

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (338.7 kB)

1:45 PM

7.2

Predicting lightning potential on different time scales at the White Sands Missile Range

Cathy Kessinger, NCAR, Boulder, Colorado; and W. Deierling, E. Nelson, N. Oien, D. Megenhardt, and M. Steiner

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

7.3

Recent improvements in lightning reporting at 45th Weather Squadron

F. Clay Flinn, 45th Weather Squadron, Patrick AFB, FL; and W. P. Roeder, D. F. Pinter, S. M. Holmquist, M. D. Buchanan, T. M. McNamara, M. McAleenan, K. A. Winters, P. S. Gemmer, M. E. Fitzpatrick, and R. D. Gonzalez

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.2 MB)

2:15 PM

7.4

Estimates of Cn2 from numerical weather prediction model output

Rod Frehlich, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Sharman, F. Vandenberghe, W. Yu, Y. Liu, J. Knievel, and G. Y. Jumper

Recorded presentation

Session 8A

Climate Change Modeling Part I

Location: B215 (GWCC)

Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change

Chair: Gerald L. Potter, Univ. of California Davis

1:30 PM

8A.1

Climatic impacts of cloud whitening geoengineering simulated by GFDL CM2G

Eowyn C. Connolly-Brown, NOAA ORAU/ORISE, Oak Ridge, TN

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

8A.2

Fingerprints of the North American Great Lakes on simulated wintertime climate: beyond the regional impact

Xianglei Huang, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and Y. Deng

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

8A.3

Diagnosis of relative humidity changes in a warmer climate using tracers of last saturation

Jonathon Wright, Columbia University, New York, NY; and A. H. Sobel

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

8A.4

Using the 1997�1998 El Nino as a test case for climate model response

Gerald L. Potter, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and D. J. Posselt, R. B. Rood, A. Jongeward, M. J. Suarez, and M. M. Rienecker

Recorded presentation

Session 8B

Oceanic change such as ocean acidification, sea level rise, and ecosystem changes

Location: B216 (GWCC)

Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change

Chair: David M. Anderson, National Climatic Data Center Paleoclimatology Branch

1:30 PM

8B.1

Response of the North Pacific decadal variability to multidecadal changes in the tropical sea surface temperature variability

Lina I. Ceballos, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and E. Di Lorenzo and A. Wittenberg

1:45 PM

8B.2

ENSO and the North Pacific Gyre Oscillation: an integrated view of Pacific decadal dynamics

Emanuele Di Lorenzo, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and N. Schneider, K. M. Cobb, J. C. Furtado, and M. A. Alexander

2:00 PM

8B.3

Sea Level and Chlorophyll-a Variability in the Kuroshio Extension from Altimeter and SeaWiFS

Peter C. Chu, NPS, Monterey, CA; and Y. H. Kuo

PDF file

2:15 PM

8B.4

A perspective on climate and marine biogeochemistry (ocean acidification) change from paleo proxy evidence

David M. Anderson, National Climatic Data Center Paleoclimatology Branch, Boulder, CO

Presentation PDF (157.7 kB)

Session 9

Plume Rise: Modeling and Measurements

Location: B308 (GWCC)

Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology

Chair: Jeffrey C. Weil, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado

1:30 PM

9.1

Plume rise: a revisit of old problems and some new ones

Jeffrey C. Weil, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

9.2

Field and laboratory plume dispersion studies of buoyant plume release in an urban environment

Christian Bartolome, Riverside, CA; and S. Chen, X. Li, M. Princevac, A. Venkatram, and D. Pankratz

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (597.4 kB)

2:00 PM

9.3

A new method of 2D and 3D Air Quality monitoring using a lidar

Sophie Loaec, LEOSPHERE, Paris, France; and L. Sauvage, B. Guinot, S. Lolli, and M. Fofana

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

9.4

Modeling Dispersion of Buoyant Emissions from a Low Level Source in an Urban Area

Qiguo Jing, University of California, Riverside, CA; and A. Venkatram, M. Princevac, and D. Pankratz

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (537.5 kB)

Session 9

Topics in Applied Climatology III

Location: B211 (GWCC)

Host: 18th Conference on Applied Climatology

Chair: Andrea Bair, NOAA/NWS

1:30 PM

9.1

9.1 has moved to J10.4A

1:45 PM

9.2

A vehicle heating index for use in preventing vehicle-related hyperthermia in children

Andrew Grundstein, University of Georgia, Athens, GA; and J. Dowd, V. Meentemeyer, and J. Null

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

9.3

Development of regional snowfall indices

Michael F. Squires, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and J. H. Lawrimore, R. R. Heim, D. A. Robinson, M. R. Gerbush, and T. Estilow

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (834.1 kB)

2:15 PM

9.4

Blame it on climate change!

Robert E. Livezey, NWS Retired, Self-Employed Consultant, Bethesda, MD

Session 9

Water Resources and Forecasting Applications

Location: B304 (GWCC)

Host: 24th Conference on Hydrology

Cochairs: Thomas Adams, NOAA/NWS; Andrew W. Wood, 3TIER, Inc.

1:30 PM

9.1

Using paleo-climate data to assess management options related to shortage risk on the Colorado River

Kiyomi Morino, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and R. Bark

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

9.2

National Water Resources Outlook

James Noel, NOAA/NWS/Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH; and T. Adams and K. Werner

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (286.8 kB)

2:00 PM

9.3

Hydrological Applications Research within GEWEX

P.J. Van Oevelen, International GEWEX Project Office, Silver Spring, MD; and E. F. Wood and D. P. Lettenmaier

Recorded presentation

Session 9A

Assimilation of observations (ocean, atmosphere, and land surface) into models II

Location: B207 (GWCC)

Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Thomas S. Pagano, NASA/JPL

1:30 PM

9A.1

Predictability of the Magnitude and the Spectrum of the Uncertainties in an Ensemble Forecast System

Elizabeth A. Satterfield, NRL, Monterey, CA; and I. Szunyogh

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

9A.2

Application of the Partial Precipitable Water (PPW) Concept in the Determination of a Potential Ice Accretion Index Aloft

Joseph Facundo, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (583.3 kB)

2:00 PM

9A.3

EaKF based method for assimilating trace gas and primary aerosols in the GEOS-CHEM model: Preliminary Results

KJ Liao, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX; and V. R. Kotamarthi

2:15 PM

9A.4

AIRS mid-tropospheric co2 for assimilation by meteorological models

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

Session 9B

Experiments involving observations, real or hypothetical: data impact tests and observing system simulation experiments (OSSEs) III

Location: B306 (GWCC)

Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: G. R. Halliwell Jr., Univ. of Miami/RSMAS

1:30 PM

9B.1

Assessment of Micro Rain Radar (MRR) observing network data and sensor density

Brian J. Etherton, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; and J. L. Losego

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1015.2 kB)

1:45 PM

9B.2

Impacts on RUC short-term ceiling and visibility forecasts from high-resolution data

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

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

9B.3

Simulation of the impact of new aircraft- and satellite-based ocean surface wind measurements on wind analyses and numerical forecasts

Timothy L. Miller, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and R. Atlas, P. G. Black, S. S. Chen, L. Jones, C. S. Ruf, E. W. Uhlhorn, R. Amarin, S. El-Nimri, J. F. Gamache, C. D. Buckley, T. N. Krishnamurti, and C. M. Inglish

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

9B.4

Relative short-range forecast impact from aircraft, profiler, radiosonde, VAD, GPS-PW, METAR and mesonet observations within hourly assimilation in the RUC

Stan Benjamin, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and B. D. Jamison, W. R. Moninger, S. R. Sahm, B. E. Schwartz, and T. W. Schlatter

Recorded presentation

Session 10

Instrument test-beds

Location: B302 (GWCC)

Host: 15th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation

Chair: Bruce B. Baker, NOAA

1:30 PM

10.1

Intercomparsion of wind measurements at adjacent test grid locations

Margaret B. Curtis, US Army Dugway Proving Ground, Dugway, UT

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (212.7 kB)

1:45 PM

10.2

Visibility Sensors: Testing to Operations For NOAA's PORTS�

Edward B. Roggenstein, Ocean Systems Test & Evaluation Program, Cheaspeake, VA; and K. Egan, M. Bushnell, and K. Hathaway

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (376.1 kB)

2:00 PM

10.3

Shipboard meteorological sensor comparison: ICEALOT 2008

Daniel E. Wolfe, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and L. ThomasArrigo

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (153.5 kB)

2:15 PM

10.4

Using passenger vehicles to diagnose road weather conditions�results from the Detroit Intellidrive (SM) testbed

Michael B. Chapman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. D. Drobot, T. Jensen, and C. Johansen

Recorded presentation

Session 10A

Information Systems Technology in Support of Satellite Data Applications Part I

Location: B217 (GWCC)

Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Gerald J. Dittberner, Dittberner Science and Technology; Dongsoo Kim, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC

1:30 PM

10A.1

NOAA's NPOESS data exploitation project: re-usable tools and services (invited)

Geof Goodrum, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD; and J. G. Yoe, J. Silva, G. Roth, and P. MacHarrie

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (367.6 kB)

1:45 PM

10A.2

The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Interface Data Processing Segment (IDPS)

Joseph Mulligan, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. M. Ripley

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

10A.3

NOAA / NESDIS satellite operations: product generation and distribution services

Thomas M. Renkevens, NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD, Camp Springs, MD; and B. Hughes and G. Serafino

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

10A.4

Next-Generation Blade-based Architecture for GOES Sensor Processing System (SPS)

Shahram Tehranian, Nortel Government Solutions, Lanham, MD; and A. Agarwal, S. Vasanth, and K. Mckenzie

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.5 MB)

Session 10B

Radar IIPS II - Part 1

Location: B218 (GWCC)

Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Timothy Crum, Retired, NWS; Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL; Robert E. Saffle, Noblis, Inc.; Julian Wang, NOAA/ARL

1:30 PM

10B.1

The characterization of the effect of antenna polarization errors on simultaneous horizontal and vertical transmitt polarization data

J.C. Hubbert, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. M. Ellis, M. Dixon, and G. Meymaris

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (833.2 kB)

1:45 PM

10B.2

Mitigation of cross-polar interference in polarimetric weather radar

James J. Stagliano Jr., Propagation Research Associates, Inc., Marietta, GA; and E. J. Holder

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (47.7 kB)

2:00 PM

10B.3

Multi-Doppler and polarimetric analysis of a tornado and rear-inflow jet

Vivek N. Mahale, Advanced Radar Research Center, Norman, OK; and J. A. Brotzge, J. Gao, K. A. Brewster, and M. Xue

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

10B.4

Polarimetric signatures of melting hail at S and C bands. Detection and short-term forecast

Joseph C. Picca, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. V. Ryzhkov

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.4 MB)

Joint Session 11

Issues on the Grid

Location: B202 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the First Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; and the 8th Users Forum on Weather and Climate Impacts )

Chair: Russell L. Bigley, Xcel Energy

1:30 PM

J11.1

Climate Change Impacts on Residential and Commercial Loads in the Western U.S. Grid

L. Ruby Leung, PNNL, Richland, WA; and N. Lu, T. Z. Taylor, W. Jiang, J. Correia, and P. Wong

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

J11.2

Using multiple linear regression to develop a plant damage model for a major utility company

Brian J. Cerruti, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ; and S. G. Decker

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (577.6 kB)

2:00 PM

J11.3

Statistical Solution to Forecasting Electric Power Outages Caused by Severe Storms

Hongfei Li, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY; and L. A. Treinish

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

J11.4

Integrating renewable energy into the North American power grid: realities, challenges and opportunities

Mark L. Ahlstrom, WindLogics Inc., St. Paul, MN

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 23

Health and the Built Environment: Building to Adapt

Location: B301 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the First Environment and Health Symposium; the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services; and the Presidential Forum )

1:30 PM

J23.1

Intelligent Phased Adaptation (IPA) adapting infra-structure design to climate change

John F. Henz, HDR Engineering, Inc., Denver, CO

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

J23.2

Integrating Heat Health into Local Government Adaptation Tools: The ICLEI Climate Resilient Communities Program

Rebecca H. Carter, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability USA, Oakland, CA

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

J23.3

Heat and human health: an integrated approach

Richard B. Rood, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and M. O'Neill, S. Brines, D. Brown, C. J. Gronlund, E. Oswald, E. Parker, J. White-Newsome, and K. Zhang

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

J23.4

The structure of the urban heat island of Detroit, Michigan

E. Oswald, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and K. Zhang, S. Brines, D. Brown, C. Gronlund, M. O'Neill, R. Rood, and J. White-Newsome

Recorded presentation

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)

Poster Session

Assimilation of observations and impact experiments

Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)

Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

531

Results from UK Met Office investigations into new technology present weather sensors

Darren Richard Lyth, UK Met Office, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom

532

Using the TUV model and the EPIRM model in conjunction with MFRSR irradiance data to retrieve single scattering albedo, asymmetry parameter and aerosol size distribution in the El Paso-Juarez airshed

Angel E. Esparza, Univ. of Texas, El Paso, TX; and R. Medina-Calderon, R. M. Fitzgerald, and J. Polanco

533

�Hour-by-Month� climograms as a planning, decison-aid and educational tool in the visualization, summarization, and interpretation of visbility and ceilings' data

Charles J. Fisk, Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, CA

Handout (1.4 MB)

534

Variability of the boundary-layer depth over certain regions of the subtropical ocean from 3 years of COSMIC data

Sergey Sokolovskiy, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Lenschow, C. Rocken, W. Schreiner, D. Hunt, Y. H. Kuo, and R. Anthes

535

Evaluation of enhanced high resolution MODIS/AMSR-E SSTs and the impact on regional weather forecasts

Luke Schiferl, CIMSS/SSEC/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and K. K. Fuell, J. L. Case, and G. J. Jedlovec

Handout (1.3 MB)

536

A new CPC high-resolution gauge-satellite merged analysis for improved observation of global daily precipitation

Pingping Xie, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and S. H. Yoo, R. J. Joyce, and Y. S. Yarosh

537

Evaluation of short duration nowcasting algorithms for optimizing projected runway visual range (RVR) conditions

Thomas A. Seliga, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge, MA; and D. A. Hazen and L. Salcedo

538

Intercomparison of Global Positioning System-radio occultation and radiosonde vertical profiles of temperature and moisture over three mesoscale regions

Jeffrey S. Tilley, Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND ; and S. T. Jorgenson, G. L. Mullendore, A. J. Homann, and B. Austin

Poster Session

Mesoscale Air Pollution and Meteorology

Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology

450

Evaluation for trajectory determination with basin, ridge and sounding meteorological data over a complex terrain

Pei-Hsuan Kuo, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan; and J. L. Tsai, M. L. Tang, P. J. Chu, and B. J. Tsuang

Poster Session

15th Symposium on Meteorological Measurements and Instruments Poster Session

Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)

Host: 15th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation

539

On the Relationships between TRMM-observed Quantities and Lightning Frequency

Weixin Xu, Colorado State University, Fort Collins; and E. J. Zipser

Handout (17.9 kB)

540

Airborne Radar Validation Experiments for the Orographic Cloud Seeding in the Taeback Mountains during the 2008�2009 Winter

Jae-Won Jung, National Institute Meteorological Research/KMA, Seoul, South Korea; and K. H. Chang, J. Y. Jeong, J. W. Cha, H. Y. Yang, K. Y. Nam, S. J. Lee, K. L. Kim, Y. J. Choi, M. J. Lee, Y. H. Kim, H. Lee, K. Kim, S. N. Oh, and G. Lee

Poster 541 moved. New paper number 13.1A

541.A

Lightning Data Assimilation over the Pacific Ocean

Antti T. Pessi, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and S. Businger and T. Cherubini

542

Intercomparison study of Daegwallyeong Cloud Physics Observation System (CPOS) Products during 2006-2008

Ha-Young Yang, National Institute Meteorological Research/KMA, Seoul, South Korea; and J. Y. Jeong, K. H. Chang, J. W. Cha, J. W. Jung, J. Y. Bae, S. J. Lee, Y. J. Choi, K. L. Kim, and H. M. Cho

543

Warm fog dissipation and validation by the hygroscopic seeding

Jin-Yim Jeong, National Institute Meteorological Research/KMA, Seoul, South Korea; and K. H. Chang, J. W. Cha, J. W. Jung, H. Y. Yang, J. Y. Bae, M. J. Lee, Y. H. Kim, H. Lee, K. L. Kim, and Y. J. Choi

544

Validation of version 6 retrievals of AIRS temperature, water vapor and cloud data

Fredrick Irion, JPL, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and E. Fetzer, B. Kahn, E. Manning, V. Dang, N. S. Pougatchev, and K. Yau

545

The relationship between lightning and hail events in Ohio during June 2008 based on Lightning/2000 software

Christopher A. Redmond, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD; and R. L. Fogt

546

Planned addition of a tail Doppler radar to the NOAA Gulfstream G-IV: Potential future opportunities for new flight profiles

Richard G. Henning, NOAA Aircraft Operations Center, MacDill AFB, FL; and J. Parrish, J. Williams, N. Ash, I. Sears, and R. Almeida

547

The relationships between soil moisture and boundary layer cloud development over the United States Mid-Atlantic region

Teferi Dejene, Howard University, Beltsville, MD; and E. Joseph, C. Stearns, M. Robjhon, and F. Nzeffe

Poster Session

20th Conference on Probability and Statistics Poster Session

Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)

Host: 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences

Chair: Barbara G. Brown, NCAR

514

Probability distributions of apparent temperature from ensemble MOS

Matthew Peroutka, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and G. Zylstra, T. Huntemann, and J. Wagner

Handout (499.8 kB)

515

Probabilistic forecasts of winter thunderstorms around Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Maurice J. Schmeits, KNMI, De Bilt, Netherlands; and A. B. A. Slangen

Handout (308.8 kB)

Poster 516 moved. New paper number J10.1A

517

Comparison of artificial intelligence and statistical techniques for probabilistic forecasting of sky condition

Timothy J. Hall, The Aerospace Corporation, Silver Spring, MD; and C. N. Mutchler, G. J. Bloy, R. N. Thessin, S. K. Gaffney, and J. J. Lareau

Handout (1.3 MB)

518

Bayesian Processor of Ensemble: A Gaussian-Gamma Model

Roman Krzysztofowicz, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

519

MOGREPS ensemble-based Clear Air Turbulence products

Lisa J. Murray, UK Met Office, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom; and P. Gill, P. Buchanan, and K. Mylne

Handout (340.6 kB)

520

NAEFS Probabilistic Forecast and Future Expansion

Yuejian Zhu, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and B. Cui and Z. Toth

521

Bayesian Hierarchical Modeling for Post-processing of Data from Numerical Weather Prediction Systems

Hongfei Li, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY; and L. A. Treinish

522

The role of model bias in the multi-model ensemble approach

Jun Du, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and J. Li

523

Linkage between pseudo-precipitation and precipitation distribution

Huiling Yuan, CIRES and NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and P. Schultz, Z. Toth, and J. C. Schaake

524

NOAA Local 3-Month Temperature Outlook Performance Evaluation

Marina Timofeyeva, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and A. Hollingshead, S. Handel, M. Ou, J. Gottschalck, M. J. Menne, and C. N. Williams Jr.

525

Verification of convective initiation patterns and coverage

Paul J. Croft, Kean University, Union, NJ; and T. Skic and A. M. Cope

526

Performance of a Probabilistic Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Prediction Algorithm

Valliappa Lakshmanan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. L. Cintineo and T. M. Smith

Handout (865.9 kB)

527

Evaluation of Experimental Forecasts from the 2009 NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed Spring Experiment Using Both Traditional and Spatial Methods

Tara Jensen, NCAR/RAL, Boulder, CO; and B. Brown, M. Coniglio, J. S. Kain, S. J. Weiss, and L. Nance

Handout (522.6 kB)

528

Nonlinear Optical Flow for Verification

Caren Marzban, APL, Seattle, WA; and S. Sandgathe

Handout (1.2 MB)

Poster 529 moved. New paper number 5.4

530

Verification of European Storm Forecast Experiment forecasts

Alex Kowaleski, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and H. Brooks

Poster Session

Advances in Modeling

Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change

400

Predictability of prominent modes of North Pacific subsurface temperature in CCSM3

Haiyan Teng, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. Branstator

401

Atmospheric circulation trends in millenium-length climate simulations

Jonathan J. Rutz, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and T. Reichler and J. Lu

402

Atmospheric heating in the tropics: Past, present and future

403

How Well Can a Climate Model Simulate the Response of Summer Rainfall in the Southeast United States to Tropical Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies?

Wenhong Li, Duke University, Durham, NC; and R. Fu, H. Wang, P. Arias, and H. Wang

404

Analysis of simulated mean and extreme climate trends for the Eastern/Central European region based on RegCM outputs using A1B scenario

Rita Pongr�cz, E�tv�s Lor�nd University, Budapest, Hungary; and J. Bartholy, G. Kovacs, and C. Torma

Handout (703.8 kB)

405

Potential changes of future dryness over Korea from a regional climate projection

Eun-Soon Im, Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy; and E. Coppola and F. Giorgi

406

4DVAR data assimilation and Adjoint-based sensitivity analysis in an eddy resolving ocean model of the Peruvian Current System

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

407

Determination of lightning channel length distributions for lightning NOx production

Harold Peterson, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and W. J. Koshak

408

Quantifying the relationship between global circulation model behavior and dynamical cores using geospatial statistics

Soner Yorgun, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and R. B. Rood

409

MM5 sensitivity to boundary conditions and domain configuration for climate studies over Southern Spain

D. Arg�eso, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain; and J. M. Hidalgo-Mu�oz, D. Calandria-Hern�ndez, S. R. G�miz-Fortis, M. J. Esteban-Parra, and Y. Castro-D�ez

410

Diagnosis of ENSO Variability in Coupled CAM/HYCOM Model

John-Paul Michael, FSU, Tallahassee, FL; and V. Misra, J. Yin, and E. Chassignet

Handout (363.4 kB)

411

Results from Assimilating AMSR-E Soil Moisture Estimates into a Land Surface Model using an Ensemble Kalman Filter in the Land Information System (LIS)

Clay B. Blankenship, USRA, Huntsville, AL; and W. L. Crosson, J. L. Case, and R. Hale

Handout (518.2 kB)

412

The Land Analysis for the NCEP Climate Forecast System Reanalysis

Jesse Meng, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and M. B. Ek, R. Yang, G. Gayno, and P. Xie

Development of a bulk mass flux convection scheme for climate model and its impact on simulation of the Madden-Julian oscillation

413

Estimating uncertainties in global and regional climate change projections using a multi-thousand member climate model ensemble

Derek H. Rosendahl, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. J. Karoly

414

Capturing time series of stochastic forcing

C�cile Penland, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO

415

The role of the balance between deep convection and shallow convection in the JMA High-Resolution Global NWP Model

Takuya Komori, Japan Meteorological Agency, Tokyo, Japan

416

The representation of cumulus convection in a 20-km-mesh global hydrostatic model

Kengo Miyamoto, AESTO/JMA, Tokyo, Japan

417

An examination of atmospheric circulation in the NARCCAP regional models

Melissa S. Bukovsky, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and L. O. Mearns

418

Climatological trends in severe-thunderstorm occurrences from high-resolution WRF simulations

Eric D. Robinson, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and R. J. Trapp, M. E. Baldwin, and N. S. Diffenbaugh

419

Bridging the middle ground between medium range weather forecasting and seasonal climate outlooks: two-week day-to-day weather forecasts and monthly climate outlooks

Harvey Stern, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and J. Cornall-Reilly and P. McBride

Handout (132.8 kB)

Joint Poster Session

Aerosol, Cloud, and Climate

Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 2nd Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions; and the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )

Cochairs: Renyi Zhang, Texas A&M University; Yang Zhang, North Carolina State University

477

Impacts Of Weather Conditions Modified By Urban Expansion On Secondary Organic Aerosol And Ozone Formation with WRF/CHEM

Xuemei Wang, Sun Yat-sen Univ., Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; and Z. Wu, F. Chen, and A. Guenther

478

Reactive and Non-reactive Quenching of O(1D) by the Potent Greenhouse Gases SO2F2, NF3, and SF5CF3

Zhijun Zhao, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and P. L. Laine, J. M. Nicovich, and P. H. Wine

Handout (1.0 MB)

479

Aerosol Impact on Sea Surface Temperature Retrievals: Sensitivity and Modeling

Alec Setnor Bogdanoff, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and D. L. Westphal, J. S. Reid, J. Cummings, E. Hyer, J. Campbell, and C. A. Clayson

480

Impact of Arabian Sea pollution on the Bay of Bengal winter monsoon rains

Andrew Martin, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

481

On determining characteristic velocities for calculation of PDF-averaged cloud droplet number concentration, effective radius and autoconversion rate

Ricardo Morales, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and A. Nenes

482

Size-resolved Scanning Flow CCN Analysis (SFCA): A method for fast measurements of CCN spectra

Richard H. Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and A. Nenes

483

A satellite multi-sensor view of the Mount Redoubt eruption to aid in assessments of volcanic aerosol radiative forcing

Cindy L. Young, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and I. N. Sokolik and J. Dufek

484

Volcanic ash aggregation in eruptive plumes

Jennifer W. Telling, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and J. Dufek

485

Understanding the effects of aerosols on cloud microphysics in coastal urban environments

Nathan Hosannah, City University of New York Graduate Center, New York, NY; and J. E. Gonz�lez

Handout (645.7 kB)

486

A new physically-based parameterization of ice cloud formation for large-scale simulations

Donifan Barahona, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and A. Nenes

487

Estimate of dust emissions in the intertropical discontinuity region of the West African Monsoon

Diana Bou Karam, LATMOS, CNRS, Paris, France; and C. Flamant and P. Tulet

Handout (806.2 kB)

488

Dusty gust fronts at synoptic scale, initiated and maintained by moist convection over the Sahara desert

Diana Bou Karam, LATMOS, CNRS, Paris, France; and E. R. Williams, M. McGraw-Herdeg, M. A. Janiga, J. Cuesta, C. N. Flamant, and C. Thorncroft

Handout (1.5 MB)

489

Impact of Asian dust on the surface radiative balance and photosynthetic active radiation: implications for dryland ecosystem functioning

Xin Xi, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and I. N. Sokolik

490

Examining the Impact of Biomass Burning Aerosol on Clouds and Precipitation in high Latitudes using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model and Remote Sensing Data

Zheng Lu, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and I. N. Sokolik

Poster 491 has moved to J16.7

491.A

A Prognostic Parameterization of Cloud Microphysics and Fractional Cloudiness for NWP and Climate Models

Laura Fowler, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Handout (1.1 MB)

492

Improvement of Takahashi's cloud model to simulate the CCN effects on convective cloud and precipitation development

Hannah Lee, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea; and S. S. Yum

493

JAMEX2009: Field experiment to develop a physical basis for CCN parameterization over central Nepal

Prabhakar Shrestha, Duke University, Durham, NC; and A. P. Barros, R. Saleh, A. Khylostov, W. K. M. Lau, S. C. Tsay, Q. Ji, C. Li, R. B. Kayastha, D. Aryal, S. Bell, S. Shrestha, and A. Ghale

494

Monitoring of aerosol patterns along the river valleys of Nepal using MODIS visible channels

Prabhakar Shrestha, Duke University, Durham, NC; and J. Brun and A. P. Barros

495

Characteristics and impacts of the aerosol over Oklahoma determined from airborne measurements during the RACORO campaign

Katelyn M. Johnson, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and C. D. McClure, D. R. Collins, H. Jonsson, R. K. Woods, J. Ogren, and B. Andrews

496

Influence of multiple precursors and oxidants on the growth and evolution of recently formed particles

Crystal D. McClure, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and K. M. Johnson, D. R. Collins, S. W. North, and J. Geidosch

564

Understanding Aerosol-Cloud Interactions in Ice Saturated Environments using AHSRL, CALIOP and Trajectory Cluster Analysis

Richard D. Hildner, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and G. J. Tripoli and E. W. Eloranta

Joint Poster Session

Air Pollution and Meteorological Modeling and Measurements in the Coastal Environment (Joint with the Committee on Coastal Environment)

Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology

448

The influence of the Chesapeake Bay Breeze on Maryland air quality

Laura Landry, Maryland Department of the Environment, Baltimore, MD; and D. Nguyen and M. Woodman

Handout (257.6 kB)

449

On the urban impacts on summer precipitation in New York City using a high resolution urban-mesoscale model

Estatio J. Guti�rrez, City College of New York, New York, NY; and J. E. Gonz�lez and R. D. Bornstein

Poster Session

Applications of Artificial Intelligence Methods to Problems in Environmental Science

Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)

Host: 8th Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science

453

Ranking severe weather outbreaks using a multivariate index

Chad M. Shafer, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK ; and C. A. Doswell III

454

Using support vector machines to predict the type and relative severity of severe weather outbreaks

Chad M. Shafer, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK ; and M. Richman, L. M. Leslie, and C. A. Doswell III

455

Using a K-Means clustering and watershed segmentation algorithm to automatically classify convective storm types

Angelyn G. Kolodziej, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and V. Lakshmanan

Joint Poster Session

Applications of Artificial Intelligence Techniques to Air Pollution Problems

Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology; and the 8th Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science )

452

Determining Turbulence Scaling Variables and Source Characteristics from Contaminant Concentration Data

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

Handout (302.1 kB)

Poster Session

Applied Climatology Posters

Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)

Host: 18th Conference on Applied Climatology

548

Zoning of Tourism Climate of Iran

AliAkbar Shamsipour, Institute of Geography, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

549

New Hampshire Precipitation Patterns 2005�2009: A Climatological Perspective

Mary D. Stampone, New Hampshire State Climate Office, Durham, NH

Handout (764.5 kB)

550

Year-over-year weather can be used to forecast consumer behavior

Dennis M. O'Donnell Jr., Weather Trends International, Bethlehem, PA; and C. Russell, M. Ferrari, and B. Kirk

551

Identifying climate information needs of water managers in the southeastern United States

Pamela N. Knox, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA

Handout (122.9 kB)

552

The climatological character of air pollution events in the central Plains states

Eric E. Weber, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and A. R. Lupo

Handout (499.2 kB)

553

Scenario-based vegetation outlook (S-VegOut): Predicting general vegetation condition using different scenarios over the central U.S

Tsegaye Tadesse, National Drought Mitigation Center, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and B. D. Wardlow, M. J. Hayes, M. D. Svoboda, J. Li, C. Poulsen, and K. Callahan

554

Identifying and Explaining subtle AMRE-E vapor and wind speed differences

Deborah K. Smith, Remote Sensing Systems, Santa Rosa, CA; and K. Hilburn, C. Mears, and F. J. Wentz

555

The Need for New and Improved Satellite Data for Regional Climate Models (RCM)

Joshua S. Sisskind, Space Systems Division, Vienna, VA; and R. G. Bass, M. B. Crile, and J. Lewis

556

A comparative study of drought management in Oklahoma and Missouri

Heather R. Campbell, Oklahoma Climatological Survey and University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. A. Shafer and K. C. Crawford

557

Customer satisfaction with NOAA's National Weather Service climate products and services

Jenna C. Meyers, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. D. Hawkins and M. M. Timofeyeva

558

Geospatial Analyses of Drought Impact and Severity in North Dakota, USA Using Remote Sensing and GIS

Navaratnam Leelaruban, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND; and F. A. Akyuz, P. Oduor, and G. Padmanabhan

Handout (1.1 MB)

559

Climatological-based tropical cyclone landfall probabilities and average time to landfall

Robert Hart, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and R. J. Murnane

560

Climate prediction downscaling of temperature and precipitation in the Great Basin region

Ramesh K. Vellore, DRI, Reno, NV; and B. J. Hatchett and D. Koracin

561

An analysis of Atlantic hurricane seasons in the Pre-HURDAT era (1775-1850)

Steven A. LaVoie, Ball State University, Muncie, IN; and J. S. M. Coleman

Poster Session

Global & Regional Scale Contaminant Transport

Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology

451

Evaluation of the Global Atmospheric Multi-layer Transport Model using the European Tracer Experiment

Stephen E. Masters, Dr. Stephen Masters Consulting, LLC, Melbourne, FL; and M. Kienzle

Handout (860.7 kB)

562

Impact of Asian dust on air quality

Anton Darmenov, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and K. Darmenova and I. N. Sokolik

Poster Session

Hydrology Posters Part II

Host: 24th Conference on Hydrology

Chair: Chandra R. Kondragunta, NOAA/NWS

440

Atmospheric Conditions that Led to the Roma, Texas Floods of August 2008

Barry S. Goldsmith, NOAA/NWS, Brownsville, TX; and R. Q. Hart and J. Estupi��n

Handout (707.7 kB)

441

Challenges in implementing NWSRFS in Romania

Jeff Vukovich, Baron Advanced Meteorological Systems, LLC., Raleigh, NC; and T. K. Burnet

442

Does the poleward retreat of mid-latitude synoptic systems, reflected by a decline in rainfall and an increase in MSL pressure at Melbourne, suggest Australia's Great Artesian Basin as a possible back-up source of water?

Harvey Stern, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and P. McBride, J. Cornall-Reilly, and J. Dahni

Handout (191.5 kB)

443

Inundation Mapping using Hydraulic model and Geographic Information System Case Study: Tar River basin during Hurricane Floyd

Keren J. Cepero, NOAA/NWS, Raleigh, NC; and S. Reed and C. Aschwanden

Handout (140.8 kB)

444

Merging medium-range weather forecasts and seasonal climate outlooks to improve seasonal hydrologic prediction

Andrew W. Wood, 3TIER, Inc., Seattle, WA; and M. Wiley and B. Nijssen

445

Noah land surface model modifications for improved snowpack and water resource prediction in the Colorado Rockies

Michael Barlage, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and F. Chen, M. Tewari, and K. Ikeda

446

Analysis of satellite observed rain fall amounts and discharge measurements at the Datong Hydrologic Station

Alice Fan, SAIC, Hampton, VA; and B. Lin and P. Y. Maa

447

Predicting severe hail in the WFO LWX County Warning Area: toward increased accuracy in hail size forecasts

Matthew R. Kramar, NWSFO Baltimore/Washington, Sterling, VA; and J. Waters

Handout (849.0 kB)

566

An Analysis of Heavy Rainfall Weather Systems over Louisiana

Boniface J. Mills, Univ. of Louisiana, Monroe, LA ; and K. Falk, J. Hansford, and B. Richardson

Poster Session

IIPS Poster Session Part II

Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Scott T. Shipley, George Mason Univ.; Stephen M. Holt, Noblis, Inc.; Marjorie McGuirk, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; Anthony Arguez, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC

390

A multi-band, multi-mission phased array radar network in the CONUS

James M. Kurdzo, Atmospheric Radar Research Center, School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. D. Palmer

Handout (925.0 kB)

391

Facilitating tropical cyclone analysis of hurricane satellite (HURSAT) imagery with Google Earth

Philip T. Bergmaier, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and K. R. Knapp

Handout (612.6 kB)

392

Suppression of the wind farm contribution from the atmospheric radar returns

Svetlana M. Bachmann, Lockheed Martin, Syracuse, NY; and Y. Al-Rashid, P. Bronecke, R. D. Palmer, and B. Isom

Handout (746.9 kB)

393

Diagnosis of azimuthal shear associated with tornadoes

Travis Visco, National Weather Center REU, Patchogue, NY; and V. Lakshmanan, T. M. Smith, and K. L. Ortega

394

TRMM Data Service Updates

Zhong Liu, George Mason University/CEOSR, Fairfax, VA and NASA/GSFC GES DISC, Greenbelt, MD; and D. Ostrenga and G. Leptoukh

395

Updates of Online Visualization and Analysis of Global Merged Geostationary Satellite Infrared Dataset

Zhong Liu, George Mason University/CEOSR, Fairfax, VA and NASA/GSFC GES DISC, Greenbelt, MD; and D. Ostrenga and G. Leptoukh

396

Comparing radar signatures to high-resolution hail reports

Tiffany C. Meyer, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. M. E. Lamers and K. L. Ortega

Handout (1.2 MB)

397

A signal processing roadmap for NEXRAD

Richard L. Ice, Air Force Weather Agency, Norman, OK; and G. S. Cate, R. E. Saffle, D. Sirmans, D. S. Zrnic, S. M. Torres, D. A. Warde, J. C. Hubbert, and A. D. Free

398

Immersive multi-scale visualization of downscaling climate models

Albert J. Hermann, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and J. Sirott and N. N. Soreide

399

Java OceanAtlas expanded to include TAO El Nino time series data

J.R. Osborne, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA

563 has been moved to 3B.1A

Joint Poster Session

New Energy Economy Poster Session

Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the First Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; and the 8th Users Forum on Weather and Climate Impacts )

497

Risk analysis for a mixed wind farm and solar power plant portfolio

Heinz-Theo Mengelkamp, GKSS Research Center, Geesthacht, Germany; and D. Bendel, D. Obst, and R. Meyerhof

498

Development of a wind resource map based on mesoscale model WRF over the Korean Peninsula

Young-Jean Choi, National Institute of Meteorological Research, Seoul, South Korea; and J. Y. Byon and B. K. Seo

499

Incorporating weather into the Smart Grid

James H. Block, Telvent DTN, Minneapolis, MN

500

Avoiding "subprime" carbon�applying lessons learnt from the current financial crisis to the carbon derivatives market

Harvey Stern, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and J. Cornall-Reilly and P. McBride

Handout (133.5 kB)

501

Numerical simulation of wind power potential in Upstate New York

Robert J. Ballentine, SUNY, Oswego, NY; and S. Steiger and D. B. Phoenix

Handout (839.9 kB)

502

Seasonal predictability of energy-relevant weather/climate variables

Hye-Mi Kim, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and P. J. Webster and J. A. Curry

503

Improved capabilities for siting wind farms and mitigating impacts on RADAR observations

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

Handout (2.2 MB)

504

Extreme winds and trends in the U.S

Jeffrey M. Freedman, AWS Truewind LLC, Albany, NY; and N. D. Babij, D. Bernadette, and M. C. Brower

505

Meteorological factors affecting solar radiation efficiency - applications to the tropics

Paul Ruscher, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL

506

Operational evaluation of a meso-scale weather and outage prediction service for electric utility operations

Lloyd A. Treinish, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY; and A. P. Praino, H. Li, E. Novakovskaia, J. M. Drexel, R. Derech, and B. Hertell

Handout (1.1 MB)

507

Weather-driven characteristics of a reliable national renewable energy system

Alexander E. MacDonald, OAR, Boulder, CO; and A. Alexander

508

A Plan of Satellite Data Assimilation in Supports of Renewable Energy Forecasts

Fuzhong Weng, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and M. D. Goldberg

509

The impact of Anthropogenic Climate Change on the U.S. Wind Resource

Daniel B. Kirk-Davidoff, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD; and D. Barrie

510

Application and validation of a new multi scale wind flow modeling system

511

Collective effects of large scale wind energy

Amanda S. Adams, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC; and D. W. Keith

512

California's wind energy resource: seasonal cycle, synoptic and diurnal characteristics, and variability

David K. Mansbach, SIO/Univ. Of California, La Jolla, CA; and D. R. Cayan

513

Tornadoes, Thomson, and turbulence: an analogous perspective on tornadogenesis and coherent structure in the atmosphere

Marcus L. B�ker, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL; and G. J. Tripoli

Handout (810.3 kB)

Poster Session

Poster Session - GOES-R

Host: 6th Annual Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems-NPOESS and GOES-R

Chair: Dick Reynolds, Short and Associates

301

GOES-R AWG product processing system framework: implementing algorithms

Walter W. Wolf, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, Camp Springs, MD; and S. Sampson, Z. Cheng, P. Keehn, Q. Guo, S. Qiu, and M. Goldberg

302

Validation of Community Radiative Transfer Model through hyperspectral Infrared brightness temperature comparison over thin cirrus cloud region

Yong-Keun Lee, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. Greenwald and A. Huang

303

Convective Initiation Algorithm for GOES-R

Wayne M. MacKenzie Jr., University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and J. R. Walker and J. R. Mecikalski

304

An algorithm for deriving absorbed solar radiation at the surface from GOES-R

Hye-Yun Kim, IMSG at NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and I. Laszlo and H. Liu

305

GOES-R ABI Fire Detection and Characterization Algorithm Assessment Using MODIS and ASTER Data

Wilfrid Schroeder, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and C. C. Schmidt, S. S. Lindstrom, I. Csiszar, and J. P. Hoffman

306

Integrated cloud mask and quality control for GOES-R ABI SST: prototyping with MSG/SEVIRI

Nikolay Shabanov, NOAA/NESDIS, IMSG Inc, Camp Springs, MD; and A. Ignatov, B. Petrenko, Y. Kihai, and A. Heidinger

Handout (2.1 MB)

307

Prototyping GOES-R ABI Hybrid SST Retrieval Algorithm with MSG/SEVIRI: Combining Regression and Radiative Transfer Model Approaches

308

Model-derived proxy ABI radiance datasets used for GOES-R research and demonstration activities

Jason A. Otkin, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Sieglaff, T. Greenwald, and A. Huang

309

Merits of the GOES-R ABI 13.3-μm Data for Inferring Upper-Troposphere Cloud Top Locations in the Presence of Multilayered Clouds

Fu-Lung Chang, SSAI, Hampton, VA; and P. Minnis, J. K. Ayers, M. Khaiyer, L. Nguyen, R. Palikonda, and D. A. Spangenberg

310

A Weather Event Simulator (WES) for the GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI)

Timothy J. Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, Madison, WI; and K. Bah, J. Gerth, M. Cronce, J. Otkin, and J. Sieglaff

311

A novel approach for improving the lightning detection efficiency of the GOES-R Geostationary Lightning Mapper

Yuanming Suo, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and L. D. Carey

312

Hyperspectral microwave atmospheric sounding from geostationary orbit: The GeoMAS concept

William J. Blackwell, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and L. J. Bickmeier, R. V. Leslie, C. A. Upham, and C. Surussavadee

313

GeoSTAR - A hurricane observatory

Bjorn H. Lambrigtsen, JPL and California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA

314

Application of GOES and MSG data in NWP models

Tong Zhu, CIRA/NOAA/NESDIS/STAR/Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation, College Park, MD; and F. Weng, J. Derber, R. L. Vogel, G. Krasowski, and M. Goldberg

315

GOES-R mesoscale product development at CIRA and STAR/RAMMB

Renate Brummer, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and C. Combs, B. H. Connell, M. DeMaria, R. T. DeMaria, J. F. Dostalek, L. Grasso, D. W. Hillger, J. Knaff, D. Zupanski, and D. T. Lindsey

316

Development of a statistical hail prediction product for the GOES-R proving ground

Daniel T. Lindsey, NOAA/NESDIS, Fort Collins, CO; and C. W. Siewert

317

Forward morphing of passive microwave derived precipitation field with adjusted intensity from GOES information

Ali Behrangi, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA; and K. Hsu, B. Imam, and S. Sorooshian

318

A Nested Tracking Approach for Reducing the Slow Speed Bias Associated with Atmospheric Motion Vectors (AMVs)

Jaime M. Daniels, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and W. Bresky

319

Mountain wave detection as an aviation hazard awareness tool for GOES-R

Anthony Wimmers, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and W. F. Feltz

320

High impact weather study using advanced IR sounding data

Jinlong Li, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li, H. Liu, and T. J. Schmit

321

A new ultra high resolution sea surface temperature analysis from GOES-R ABI and NPOESS VIIRS

Eileen Maria Maturi, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, Camp Springs, MD; and A. Harris and J. Mittaz

Handout (75.1 kB)

322

Quality Assurance (QA) in the GOES-R AWG Product Processing System

Zhaohui Cheng, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and W. W. Wolf, S. Qiu, S. Sampson, X. Liu, and M. Goldberg

323

Intercalibration activities at CIMSS in preparation for the GOES-R era

Mathew M. Gunshor, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and D. Tobin, T. J. Schmit, and W. P. Menzel

324

Using McIDAS-V in preparation for the GOES-R ABI

Kaba Bah, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. J. Schmit, T. Achtor, T. Rink, W. Wolf, J. Otkin, J. Sieglaff, and J. Feltz

Handout (2.9 MB)

325

McIDAS-V � data analysis and visualization development for the NPP/NPOESS and GOES-R programs

Thomas H. Achtor, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. D. Rink and T. M. Whittaker

380

Performance modeling of the GOES R-series ground segment product generation function

Julie McNeil, NOAA/NESDIS, Greenbelt, MD; and A. J. Ryberg Jr. and J. Gurka

Poster Session

Poster Session - NPOESS

Host: 6th Annual Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems-NPOESS and GOES-R

Chair: Jane Whitcomb, NPOESS Integrated Program Office

326

NPOESS Architecture Overview

Frank Hinnant, Eagle Consulting, LLC, Lansing, NC

327

NPOESS Satellites Support Demanding Operational Requirements

Derrick Day, Northrop Grumman Space Technology, Redondo Beach, CA; and M. Chory, M. Perz, J. Nelson, and J. Burdin

328

NPOESS Contributions to Climate Observations

Derrick Day, Northrop Grumman Space Technology, Redondo Beach, CA; and R. Ohlemacher and M. Mussetto

329

NPOESS Electrical Engineering Model Test Bed Reduces Risk for Satellite Integration and Test

MaryAnn Chory, Northrop Grumman Space Technology, Redondo Beach, CA; and M. Perz, L. Padmore, J. Spolidoro, T. Lee, R. Auten, S. Schneider, and D. Day

330

Features of the Deployed NPOESS Ground System

Kerry D. Grant, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, Aurora, CO; and G. Heckmann, G. Route, J. Mulligan, and M. M. Ripley

331

NPOESS C3S Expandability: SafetyNet^TM and McMurdo Improvements

Joseph Paciaroni, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, Aurora, CO; and M. L. Jamilkowski

332

Direct Readout � A Transformation from Research to Operations

John Overton, NPOESS IPO, Silver Spring, MD; and R. Ullman

333

NPOESS Field Terminal Updates

Gary Heckmann, Raytheon Intelligence & Information Systems, Aurora, CO; and G. Route

334

NPOESS Environmental Data Records

Gary Mineart, Mitretek Systems, Inc., Silver Spring, MD; and M. Haas, F. Eastman, and J. Whitcomb

335

NPOESS Environmental Data Record (EDR) Production

Kerry D. Grant, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, Aurora, CO; and R. Hughes

336

NPOESS Tools for Rapid Algorithm Updates

Kerry D. Grant, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, Aurora, CO; and R. Hughes, B. Reed, and G. Route

337

Testing the VIIRS operational code with a proxy data stream

Bruce Hauss, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Redondo Beach, CA

338

NPOESS/NPP VIIRS Cryosphere Algorithms

Robert Mahoney, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, CA; and K. Hutchison, J. Ip, B. Iisager, J. Jackson, S. Mills, M. Plonski, A. Sei, M. Shoucri, and E. Wong

339

Preparation of NPOESS CrIS in the Community Radiative Transfer Model (CRTM)

Yong Chen, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR and CSU/CIRA, Camp Springs, MD; and F. Weng, Y. Han, and P. Van Delst

340

Single FOV Sounding Retrieval in Cloudy Atmospheres Using Hyperspectral Infrared Measurements

Elisabeth Weisz, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li, J. Li, and H. L. Huang

341

An Improved FAST Microwave Sea Surface Emissivity Model, FASTEM4

Quanhua Liu, Dell Inc., Camp Springs, MD; and S. English and F. Weng

342

CrIMSS retrieval algorithm testing with proxy data

Degui Gu, Northrop-Grumman, Redondo Beach, CA; and X. L. Ma

343

Retrieval of Cloud Ice Water Path from Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder (SSMIS)

Ninghai Sun, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and F. Weng

344

The OMPS Limb Profiler instrument: Data analysis and retrieval algorithm

Didier F. Rault, NASA, Hampton, VA; and R. Loughman and G. Taha

345

OMPS TC EDR Algorithm: Improvement and Verification

Megan Novicki, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, CA; and B. Sen, D. Gu, K. Jordan, J. Qu, and X. Hao

346

A Comparison Between AVHRR, MODIS, and VIIRS

Kerry D. Grant, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, Aurora, CO; and M. Mussetto and N. Andreas

347

VIIRS (Visible/Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite): a next-generation polar-orbiting operational environmental sensor

Jeffery J. Puschell, Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems, El Segundo, CA; and E. Johnson, R. Valeri, P. Hayman, E. Jacobson, E. Kinder, J. McCarthy, B. Guenther, and P. Sullivan

348

NPP Visible/Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Radiometric Calibration - Tested Performance

Eric Johnson, Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems, El Segundo, CA; and K. Galang, C. Ranshaw, and B. Robinson

349

Operation and Characterization of the Day/Night Band (DNB) for the NPP Visible/Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)

Eric Jacobson, Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems, El Segundo, CA; and A. Ibara, M. Lucas, R. Menzel, H. Murphey, F. Yin, and K. Yokoyama

Handout (1.5 MB)

350

NPOESS VIIRS on NPP: radiometric and spectral performance

Lushalan Liao, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Redondo Beach, CA; and R. Patel, M. S. Chou, G. Grimm, J. Diehl, and S. Jackson

351

NPOESS VIIRS on NPP: spatial and pointing performance

Lushalan Liao, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Redondo Beach, CA; and R. Kutina

352

Polarization Sensitivity of the VIIRS instrument on NPP - outcome of the various sensor test data

Patty Pratt, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, CA; and V. Kulkarny

353

NPOESS VIIRS polarization dependent optical crosstalk

Mau-Song Chou, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, CA; and J. McCarthy, J. C. Donovan, and R. C. Patel

Handout (2.9 MB)

354

VIIRS polarization sensitivity tolerance and impact on Ocean Color

Vijay A. Kulkarny, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Redondo Beach, CA; and B. Hauss, P. Pratt, and G. Mineart

355

Performance of the NPP CrIS Sensor

Scott Farrow, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, CA; and D. Gu, C. Wang, D. Hagan, and F. Sabet-Peyman

356

NPP Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS): Sensor calibration and preliminary data product performance

William J. Blackwell, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and L. J. Bickmeier, L. G. Jairam, and R. V. Leslie

357

STATUS OF THE SPACE ENVIRONMENT MONITOR FOR NPOESS (SEM-N)

William F. Denig, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and T. Sotirelis, V. Grano, R. Hamilton, K. Wolfram, C. Brann, and J. Manley

358

Modelling the sidelobe contributions to ATMS measurements

Giovanni De Amici, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems (NGAS), Redondo Beach, California

359

NPOESS Microwave Imager/Sounder (MIS) Sensor

Christopher Brann, NPOESS IPO, Silver Spring, MD; and R. Hamilton and D. Kunkee

360

Soil Moisture Performance Prediction for the NPOESS Microwave Imager/Sounder (MIS)

Li Li, NRL, Washington, DC; and G. McWilliams and A. S. Jones

361

NPOESS Preparatory Project Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite � Expected Performance

M. Caponi, NPOESS Integrated Program Office, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Hornstein, L. E. Flynn, S. Janz, and A. Segura

362

OMPS Sensor Performance and Algorithm Description

Scott Farrow, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, CA; and B. Sen, M. Novicki, M. Branham, and B. Baker

363

Operational concept for observation-based forecasting of clear sky condition

Timothy J. Hall, The Aerospace Corporation, Silver Spring, MD; and C. N. Mutchler, G. J. Bloy, R. N. Thessin, S. K. Gaffney, and J. J. Lareau

Handout (669.6 kB)

364

The upper tropospheric storm-scale signatures from hyperspectral infrared soundings

Chian-Yi Liu, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li, T. J. Schmit, and S. Ackerman

365

Reevaluating Passive Ocean Vector Winds

Michael H. Bettenhausen, NRL, Washington, DC; and I. S. Adams and P. W. Gaiser

366

Implementation of a Temporal Variational Data Assimilation Method to Retrieve Deep Soil Moisture

Andrew S. Jones, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and J. Cogan, G. Mason, and G. McWilliams

367

Enhancements to the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) ground test, data downlink and processing for Climate Monitoring including Trace Gas Retrievals

Scott Farrow, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, CA; and D. Gu, C. Wang, D. Hagan, and F. Sabet-Peyman

368

The NPOESS Community Collaborative Calibration/Validation Program for the NPOESS Preparatory Project

Heather Kilcoyne, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS, Lanham, MD; and J. Feeley, B. Guenther, C. Hoffman, B. Reed, K. St Germain, L. Zhou, M. Plonski, and B. Hauss

369

The NPP Community Collaborative Calibration and Validation Data Management System

Richard Ullman, NPOESS IPO, Silver Spring, MD; and B. Reed, J. Zajic, and S. Thomas

370

Providing pre-Launch VIIRS, CrIS, and ATMS Proxy Datasets to facilitate NPP Validation Activities

Richard Ullman, NPOESS IPO, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Zajic, V. Gonzalez, and D. Sushon

371

Contributions of the SDR Task Network tool to Calibration and Validation of the NPOESS Preparatory Project instruments

Janna Feeley, Aerospace Corporation, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Zajic, A. Metcalf, and T. Baucom

372

NPOESS/NPP VIIRS SDR calibration and validation plan

Lushalan Liao, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Redondo Beach, CA; and S. Mills

373

NPOESS Preparatory Project Validation Program for Atmospheric Data Products from VIIRS

David O'C. Starr, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and E. Wong

374

NPOESS Preparatory Project Validation Program for the Imagery and Cloud Mask Data Products from the Visible/Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite

Thomas J. Kopp, The Aerospace Corporation, Bellevue, NE; and K. D. Hutchison

375

NPOESS Preparatory Project Validation Program for Ocean Data Products from VIIRS

Robert Arnone, NRL, Stennis Space Center, MS; and J. M. Jackson

376

Validating NPP Ocean Color with Optical Closure using HydroLight-BRDF

Patty Pratt, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, CA; and B. Hauss

377

Cross-Track Infrared Sounder Science Data Record Pre-launch Calibration and On-Orbit Validation Plans

Denise Hagan, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, CA; and F. Sabet-Peyman, C. Wang, G. Di Amici, S. Farrow, M. Plonski, J. Hohn, D. Gu, G. Bingham, M. Esplin, V. Zavyalov, C. Fish, J. Predina, R. Glumb, S. Wells, L. Suwinski, J. Strong, C. Behrens, H. Kilkoyne, J. Feeley, G. Kratz, and D. Tremblay

Handout (2.7 MB)

378

NPOESS Preparatory Project Validation Program for the Atmospheric Profile Data Products

Christopher D. Barnet, STC, Columbia, MD; and D. Gu and N. Nalli

379

OMPS SDR Calibration and Validation

Bhaswar Sen, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, CA; and J. Done, R. Buss, G. Jaross, and T. Kelly

Handout (635.2 kB)

Poster Session

Range and Aerospace Meteorology Posters

Host: 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

468

Lidar Wind Profiler Comparison to Weather Balloon for Support of Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle Landings

Franzeska Houtas, NASA, Edwards, CA; and E. H. Teets Jr.

469

The 2009 update to the Lightning Launch Commit Criteria

Todd M. McNamara, U.S. Air Force, Patrick AFB, FL; and W. P. Roeder and F. J. Merceret

Handout (177.7 kB)

Joint Poster Session

Weather Information Users: The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) Posters

Hosts: (Joint between the 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; and the Presidential Forum )

456

Real-Time Verification of NWS Aviation Services Products Supporting the NextGen Initial Operating Capabilities

457

Four dimensional weather visualization

Adam R. Edson, ITT Visual Information Solutions, Springfield, VA

Handout (381.6 kB)

458

AFWA and Industry: A Case Study in NextGen Evolution

Ronald P. Lowther, PhD, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Bellevue, NE; and D. C. Plum, M. M. Brill, and K. M. Starr

459

Transformation of the NAS to NextGen and the FAA Weather Architecture Impacts: An Update

Cheryl G. Souders, FAA, Washington, DC; and R. C. Showalter, J. Tauss, and L. Leonard

Handout (1.9 MB)

460

Evaluating compoents of the forecast process for populating and maintaining the NextGen Weather Information Database

William Roberts, OAR, Boulder, CO; and L. K. Cheatwood and T. J. LeFebvre

461

MADIS web services in support of NextGen

Joanne Edwards, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and M. F. Barth, L. A. Benjamin, P. A. Miller, and D. Helms

462

The Network Enabled Verification Service (NEVS): Evaluating weather forecast quality in NextGen

Sean Madine, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and N. D. Matheson, M. A. Petty, D. S. Schaffer, T. Pease, and J. L. Mahoney

463

Aviation Weather Route Optimization for Four-dimensional Flight Trajectories

464

A Weather and Aviation Data Server for NextGen Applications

Christopher G. Herbster, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach, Daytona Beach, FL; and M. Masscotte, S. Lewandowski, F. R. Mosher, J. Campino, R. Haley, N. Gusack, D. Finkelsztein, and P. Beaudoin

465

WRF Model Simulations of Convective Weather for the Evaluation and Testing of NextGen Decision Making Tools

Christopher G. Herbster, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach, Daytona Beach, FL; and N. Gusack, M. Masscotte, and F. Mosher

467

NextGen Weather Demonstration Coordination

Steve Abelman, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and P. Strande

Handout (829.1 kB)

Poster 466 has been moved. New paper number J12.1A

Session 2

Information Resources and Knowledge Collaboration

Location: B312 (GWCC)

Host: 13th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International

Chair: Robert Tolliver, Fletcher L. Byrom Earth and Mineral Sciences Library Pennsylvania State University

4:00 PM

2.1

Out of the Basement: Bringing to Light Hidden Collections at the NCAR Archives

Kate Legg, NCAR, Boulder, CO

4:15 PM

2.2

Madrigal Database

Madeleine Needles, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Westford, MA

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

2.3

Rethinking Collection Development in Disaster Mental Health: An �All Hazards� Model

Ardis Hanson, The Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute (FMHI) Research Library, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

Session 2

The 50th Anniversary of the National Center for Atmospheric Research Part II

Location: B303 (GWCC)

Host: NCAR 50th Anniversary Special Symposium

4:00 PM

2.1

The future of climate modeling at NCAR

Jim Hurrell, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

2.2

NCAR and the future of airborne science

William A. Cooper, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

2.3

Initialization techniques for tropical cyclones using the Advanced Hurricane WRF

Daniel J. Halperin, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and H. E. Fuelberg

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

2.4

UCAR and NCAR at 100

Drahcir Sehtna, UCAR, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

Session 10

Water Resources and Forecasting Applications

Location: B304 (GWCC)

Host: 24th Conference on Hydrology

Cochairs: Thomas Adams, NOAA/NWS; Andrew W. Wood, 3TIER, Inc.

4:00 PM

10.1

Multiobjective, manifoldly constrained Monte Carlo optimization and uncertainty estimation for an operational hydrologic forecast model

Sean W. Fleming, BC Hydro, Burnaby, BC, Canada; and F. A. Weber and S. Weston

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.1 MB)

4:30 PM

10.2

A comparison of statistical and explicit short-term hydrological forecasting techniques

Glenn E. Van Knowe, MESO, Inc., Troy, NY; and K. T. Waight, M. Ceperuelo, J. Aymam�, S. Par�s, S. Arumugam, and J. Oh

Presentation PDF (622.6 kB)

4:45 PM

10.3

Dynamic-enforced Statistical Downscaling of Global Seasonal Prediction of Precipitation for Regional Hydrological Applications

Yubao Liu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Rostkier-Edelstein, A. Givati, W. Wu, G. Descombes, T. Warner, and S. Swerdlin

Recorded presentation

Session 11A

Information Systems Technology in Support of Satellite Data Applications Part II

Location: B217 (GWCC)

Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Gerald J. Dittberner, Dittberner Science and Technology; Dongsoo Kim, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC

4:00 PM

11A.1

Adapting Satellite Data for Display on Mobile Devices

Russell Dengel, SSEC/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

11A.2

International Polar Orbiter Processing Package (IPOPP)

John Overton, NPOESS IPO, Silver Spring, MD; and G. Fesenger, B. Reed, and W. M. Thomas

4:30 PM

11A.3

NASA Goddard Giovanni Support for YOTC

Dana Ostrenga, ADNET Systems, Inc. and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and G. Leptoukh and D. E. Waliser

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

11A.4

The development and use of graphical programs for real-time and long-term monitoring of environmental satellite products with the NOAA Products Validation System (NPROVS)

Michael Pettey, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD; and T. Reale and B. Sun

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (2.4 MB)

Session 1

Coping with Drought

Location: B213 (GWCC)

Host: Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research

Cochairs: Nancy Beller-Simms, NOAA Climate Program Office; Sarah Abdelrahim, NOAA / Climate Program Office

4:00 PM

1.1

Coping with Drought (CWD) in Support of NIDIS Initiative: Preliminary Findings from NOAA-Supported Research

Nancy Kay Beller-Simms, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

1.2

Monitoring and Forecasting Drought in the Southeast USA: Projects of the Southeast Climate Consortium

Keith T. Ingram, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL; and C. W. Fraisse, C. J. Martinez, J. W. Jones, J. J. O'Brien, J. R. Christy, G. Hoogenboom, P. Srivastava, and D. Letson

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

1.3

Evolution of the dynamic drought index tool

Gregory Carbone, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC; and J. Rhee, H. Mizzell, K. Dow, and A. T. DeGaetano

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

1.4

Bridging the gap between research and stakeholders: a tale of three tools

Mark D. Svoboda, National Drought Mitigation Center, Lincoln, NE; and C. Knutson and M. J. Hayes

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

1.5

Reconciling Projections of Future Colorado River Stream Flow

Robert S. Webb, OAR, Boulder, CO; and B. H. Udall, M. Hoerling, J. Overpeck, H. C. Hartman, D. P. Lettenmaier, J. Vano, D. R. Cayan, T. Das, L. D. Brekke, and K. Werner

Recorded presentation

5:15 PM

1.6

Paleoclimatic information for drought planning and decision making

Connie A. Woodhouse, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and J. J. Lukas, M. Mauzy, and J. Jones

Recorded presentation

Session 2

Numerical modeling of planetary meteorology and climate dynamics

Location: B314 (GWCC)

Host: First Symposium on Planetary Atmospheres

Chair: Mark I. Richardson, CALTECH

4:00 PM

2.1

Striving towards simulating all known atmospheres equally well: vertical coordinate and pressure-gradient force

Timothy E. Dowling, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

2.2

Simulation of Venus' general circulation

Christopher Lee, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA

4:30 PM

2.3

Atmospheric circulations of terrestrial planets orbiting low mass stars

Adam R. Edson, ITT Visual Information Solutions, Springfield, VA; and S. Lee, P. R. Bannon, D. Pollard, and J. Kasting

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

2.4

Formation of zonal jets by large-scale latent heating on the giant planets

Adam P. Showman, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and Y. Lian

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

2.5

Methane in Titan's weather and climate

Jonathan L. Mitchell, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA

Recorded presentation

5:15 PM

2.6

The dynamics and structure of Titan's middle atmosphere

F. Michael Flasar, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD

Recorded presentation

Session 5

The Use of Remote Sensing and Surface Measurements for Air Quality Modeling - II

Location: B315 (GWCC)

Host: 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry

Cochairs: Jonathan E. Pleim, EPA; Carey J. Jang, EPA

4:00 PM

5.1

Development and testing of an ammonia bi-directional flux model for air quality models

Jonathan E. Pleim, EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC; and J. T. Walker, J. O. Bash, and E. J. Cooter

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

5.3

CMAQ simulations of sulfate over the United States: Is cloud processing a source or sink of sulfate?

Chao Luo, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and Y. Wang, S. F. Mueller, and E. Knipping

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

5.4

Assessment of urban aerosols in Atlanta, GA with linkages to air quality using measurements from the ground and space

Erica J. Alston, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and I. N. Sokolik and B. Doddridge

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

5.5

Simulations of nitrous acid for the Houston metropolitan area and comparison with data from the Texas Air Quality Study 2006

Beata Czader, University of Houston, Houston, TX; and B. Rappengl�ck

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

5.6

The Long-Term coupling between column ozone and tropopause properties

Foroozan Arkian, Marine Research and Technology Faculty, Tehran North Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Recorded presentation

Session 6

Preparing the User Community for the Next Generation of LEO and GEO Environmental Satellites

Location: B313 (GWCC)

Host: 6th Annual Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems-NPOESS and GOES-R

Cochairs: James J. Gurka, NOAA/NESDIS/GOES-R Program Office; Steve Warren, NOAA/NWS

4:00 PM

6.1

Satellite Meteorology Education Resources: New Modules and Initiatives

Patrick Dills, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and W. Abshire, M. Weingroff, and B. Guarente

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

6.2

The GOES-R ground segment project update

Vanessa Griffin, NOAA/NESDIS, Greenbelt, MD

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

6.3

EUMETSAT's approach towards an optimization of training for its current and future satellite systems

Volker Karl Gaertner, EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, , Germany

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

6.4

Applications and Training for Next-Generation Imagers

Thomas F. Lee, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. D. Hawkins, A. P. Kuciauskas, and S. D. Miller

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

6.5

GOES-R proving ground: ensuring user readiness

James J. Gurka, NOAA/NESDIS/GOES-R Program Office, Greenbelt, MD; and S. J. Goodman, T. J. Schmit, A. Mostek, S. D. Miller, A. S. Bachmeier, and M. DeMaria

Recorded presentation

5:15 PM

6.6

The ESRC: A Web-based Environmental Satellite Resource Center

Wendy Schreiber-Abshire, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and B. Guarente and P. Dills

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 7

Communication Among Stakeholders That Addresses Issues of Policy, Operations, and New Opportunities

Location: B212 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Applied Climatology; the 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; the First Environment and Health Symposium; the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the 24th Conference on Hydrology; the Presidential Forum; the Third Annual CCM Forum; and the Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research )

Chair: Gregg M. Garfin, University of Arizona

4:00 PM

J7.1

Great expectations: Improving climate data services

Trisha U. Ralph, EC, Toronto, ON, Canada; and H. Lau and T. H. Sopoco

Presentation PDF (69.3 kB)

4:15 PM

J7.2

Customer satisfaction at NOAA's NESDIS data centers

Tamara G. Houston, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (582.0 kB)

4:30 PM

J7.3

Applied climatology guidance for development of Army materiel for world wide use

Charles C. Ryerson, Cold Regions Research & Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, NH; and L. Spears, G. Stullenbarger, and L. Page

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (357.7 kB)

4:45 PM

J7.4

NOAA Climate Users Engagement Using Training and Education Activities

Marina Timofeyeva, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Verdin, J. Jones, and R. S. Pulwarty

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

J7.5

Developing indicators to support climate change policy and programs

Jason Samenow, EPA, Washington, DC

Recorded presentation

5:15 PM

J7.6

Beyond the boundary: it takes a village to provide climate services

Daniel Ferguson, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and G. Owen

Recorded presentation

Session 9A

Climate Change Modeling Part II

Location: B215 (GWCC)

Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change

Chair: Gerald L. Potter, Univ. of California Davis

4:00 PM

9A.1

The role of Arctic clouds during intervals of rapid sea ice loss

Stephen J. Vavrus, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. M. Holland and D. Bailey

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

9A.2

Seasonality of polar warming amplification in climate simulations

Jianhua Lu, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and M. Cai

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

9A.3

Accelerated Warming of the Southern Ocean and Its Impacts on the Hydrological Cycle and Sea Ice

Jiping Liu, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and J. Curry

4:45 PM

9A.4

The Atlantic interhemispheric thermal gradient in the 20th century�an asymmetric warming and its possible forcings

Ching-Yee Chang, University Of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA; and J. C. H. Chiang and M. F. Wehner

5:00 PM

9A.5

Diagnosing projected storm track changes under global warming

Xiaoming Xia, Stony Brook University, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and E. K. M. Chang

5:15 PM

9A.6

Recent long-term changes in Mediterranean water cycle: transition to drier 21st century conditions?

Annarita Mariotti, ENEA, Rome, Italy

Session 9B

Observed Seasonal to Interannual Variability: II

Location: B216 (GWCC)

Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change

Chair: Derek S. Arndt, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC

4:00 PM

9B.1

The climate of 2009 in historical perspective

Derek S. Arndt, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and A. S�nchez-Lugo, J. Crouch, R. R. Heim Jr., and C. Fenimore

Presentation PDF (868.2 kB)

4:15 PM

9B.2

Three-dimensional characterization of boreal spring-summer climate variability over West Africa

Isaac K. Tetteh, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and F. H. M. Semazzi

Presentation PDF (924.6 kB)

4:30 PM

9B.3

Seasonal differences in tropical intraseasonal variability over South America from the NCEP reanalysis

Fernando Hirata, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and C. D. Hoyos and P. J. Webster

4:45 PM

9B.4

The influence of Indian Ocean convection on cold season Central-Southwest Asian precipitation extremes

Andrew Hoell, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA; and M. Barlow

5:00 PM

9B.5

Interannual variations of surface radiation budget

Pamela E. Mlynczak, SSAI, Hampton, VA; and G. L. Smith and P. W. Stackhouse Jr.

PDF file

Presentation PDF (1.8 MB)

5:15 PM

9B.6

Trends, Variability and Extremes of Summer Drought in the Midwest United States: the Role of Climate Variability and Snow Storage

Vimal Mishra, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and K. A. Cherkauer

Session 10

Mesoscale Air Pollution and Meteorology I

Location: B308 (GWCC)

Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology

Chair: Jeff McQueen, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC

4:00 PM

10.1

Model evaluation and intercomparison study in Po basin

Iakovos Barmpadimos, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen PSI, Switzerland; and M. Deserti, E. Minguzzi, R. San Jos�, J. L. P�rez, J. Keller, S. Andreani-Aksoyoglu, D. Oderbolz, and A. Pr�v�t

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

10.2

Emergency dispersion forecasts for east Tennessee: How best to utilize WRF?

R. J. Dobosy, NOAA/ARL, Oak Ridge, Tennessee; and D. J. Gagne II

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.3 MB)

4:30 PM

10.3

Evaluation of Four Lagrangian Models Against the Cross-Appalachian and European Tracer Experiments

Bret A. Anderson, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Kansas City, KS; and R. W. Brode and H. Wong

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

10.4

Impact of ensemble mesoscale meteorological data used as input

Lance Avey, Utah Division of Air Quality, Salt Lake City, UT; and T. S. Cruickshank, P. R. Barickman, Y. Liu, G. Roux, S. F. Halvorson, E. Argenta, D. P. Storwold Jr., and J. C. Pace

5:00 PM

10.5

Development of a WRF-AERMOD Tool for Regulatory Applications

Toree Myers-Cook, Tennessee Valley Authority, Muscle Shoals, AL; and J. Mallard and Q. Mao

Presentation PDF (858.7 kB)

Session 10A

Advanced Methods for Data Assimilation I

Location: B207 (GWCC)

Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Kayo Ide, University of Maryland

4:00 PM

10A.1

Regularization of error covariance with the Gaussian graphical model

Genta Ueno, The Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Tokyo, Japan; and T. Tsuchiya

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

10A.2

A Bayesian method for estimating stochastic parameters

Xiaosong Yang, NOAA/GFDL, Princeton, NJ; and T. DelSole

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

10A.3

Improve Ensemble-Based State Estimation and Forecasting with Simultaneous Parameter Estimation

Xiao-Ming Hu, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. W. Nielsen-Gammon and F. Zhang

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

10A.4

On the use of model physics parameters as control variables in data assimilation systems

Derek J. Posselt, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

10A.5

Impact of �variable localization� in the background error covariance matrix within the Local Ensemble Transform Kalman Filter

Eugenia Kalnay, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD; and J. S. Kang and K. Ide

Recorded presentation

5:15 PM

10A.6

What constrains the growth of spread in ensemble Kalman filters?

Tom Hamill, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and J. Whitaker

Recorded presentation

Session 10B

Experiments involving observations, real or hypothetical: data impact tests and observing system simulation experiments (OSSEs) IV

Location: B306 (GWCC)

Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Lars Peter Riishojgaard, JCSDA

4:00 PM

10B.1

Assimilation of simulated infrared brightness temperatures as part of an OSSE employing the Ensemble Kalman Filter

Jason A. Otkin, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and W. E. Lewis

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

10B.2

Update on the NCEP GFS Forecast Skill Score Dropouts

DaNa Carlis, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD MD; and J. C. Alpert, B. Ballish, and K. V. Kumar

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

10B.3

Adjoint mesoscale observation sensitivity

Clark M. Amerault, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. D. Doyle

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

10B.4

Assimilation of surface winds from satellites: present and future

Sharanya J. Majumdar, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and R. Atlas, J. S. Whitaker, T. Hamill, and R. Torn

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

10B.5

Definition of error statistics for ensemble forecasts and OSSE's

Rod Frehlich, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

5:15 PM

10B.6

On the problems and challenges in regional OSSEs

Zhaoxia Pu, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and R. Atlas

Recorded presentation

Session 11

Forest Fire Emissions: Transport and Dispersion Modeling and Measurements

Location: B309 (GWCC)

Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology

Chair: Marko Princevac, Univ. of California

4:00 PM

11.1

Development of a modeling system for prescribed burn emissions and air quality impacts

M. Talat Odman, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and Y. Hu, G. L. Achtemeier, S. L. Goodrick, and L. Naeher

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (437.1 kB)

4:15 PM

11.2

Laboratory study of particulate emissions factors of prescribed wildland fires

Trevor Brian Maynard, University of California at Riverside, Riverside, CA; and E. Hosseini, H. Jung, M. Princevac, S. Mahalingam, and R. Yokelson

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (592.6 kB)

4:30 PM

11.3

A Comparative Study between FLEXPART-WRF and HYSPLIT in an Operational Setting: Analysis of Fire Emissions across complex geography using WRF

Lara E. Pagano, North Carolina State University/National Weather Service, Raleigh, NC; and A. P. Sims and R. Boyles

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (722.1 kB)

4:45 PM

11.4

Injection height and long-range transport of biomass burning emissions: A comparison of satellite observations and numerical models

W. Wallace McMillan, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD; and L. C. Sparling, M. Chin, H. Bian, and C. D. Barnet

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

11.5

Simulation and evaluation of smoke plume rise

Yongqiang Liu, USDA Forest Service, Athens, GA; and G. Achtemeier, S. Goodrick, J. Qu, and S. Bhoi

Recorded presentation

5:15 PM

11.6

Results from Daysmoke for weak smoke plumes

Gary L. Achtemeier, USDA Forest Service, Athens, GA; and Y. Liu, S. L. Goodrick, L. Naeher, A. Gray, M. T. Odman, S. J. Frasier, and P. S. Tsai

Recorded presentation

Session 11

Lidar and Sodar Applications and techniques

Location: B302 (GWCC)

Host: 15th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation

Chair: Kenneth H. Underwood, Atmospheric Systems Corporation

4:00 PM

11.1

Comparison of advanced SoDAR mesonet and NWS airport stations from June 2009 Nor'easter

Elizabeth Walls, Second Wind Inc., Somerville, MA; and N. LaWhite and B. Logue

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

11.2

Development of All-fiber coherent Doppler LIDAR system for wind sensing

Sameh Abdelazim, City College of New York, New York, NY; and D. Santoro, M. Arend, F. Moshary, and S. Ahmed

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (486.4 kB)

4:30 PM

11.3

Airborne Doppler Wind Lidar: investigating tropical cyclones with curtains of wind profiles

George D. Emmitt, Simpson Weather Associates, Charlottesville, VA; and S. Greco

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

11.4

An automatic planetary boundary layer height retrieval method with compact EZ backscattering lidar

Sophie Loaec, LEOSPHERE, Paris, France; and L. Sauvage, M. Boquet, S. Lolli, A. El Filali, and I. Xueref-Remy

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

11.5

Validation of a new 1.5�m Doppler Wind Lidar for PBL Dynamic Studies and continuous operations

Matthieu Boquet, LEOSPHERE SAS, Paris, France; and L. Sauvage, S. Lolli, and J. P. Cariou

Recorded presentation

5:15 PM

11.6

Evaluating SODAR performance and data quality in subarctic western Alaska

Cyrena-Marie Druse, McVehil-Monnett Associates, Englewood, CO

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (558.5 kB)

Session 11B

Radar IIPS II - Part 2

Location: B218 (GWCC)

Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Timothy Crum, Retired, NWS; Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL; Robert E. Saffle, Noblis, Inc.; Julian Wang, NOAA/ARL

4:00 PM

11B.1

Lightning threat nowcasting with polarimetric weather radar

James J. Stagliano Jr., Propagation Research Associates, Inc., Marietta, GA

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (157.5 kB)

4:15 PM

11B.2

Experimental lightning advisories/warnings for point locations in East Central Florida

Brad James Reinhart, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and M. Volkmer, S. Spratt, and D. Sharp

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.5 MB)

4:30 PM

11B.3

Multifunction Surveillance Radar Testing � HWDDC and the SPS-48E Meteorological and Aircraft Surveillance Capability

Timothy Maese, BCI, Moorestown, NJ; and H. S. Owen, J. A. Hunziker, F. Yezril, L. Wagner, and R. Case

Recorded presentation

11B.4

Introduction to SWAN System and Its Application

5:00 PM

11B.5

Updates on Radar Refractivity Retrieval � Quality Control Improvements and the 2009 Field Experiment to Determine Causes of Bias

Daniel S. Michaud, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. D. Palmer, D. Bodine, P. L. Heinselman, B. L. Cheong, and P. B. Chilson

Recorded presentation

5:15 PM

11B.6

A Comparison of Warm and Cool Season Tornadic Quasi-Linear Convective Systems in North Alabama

Stephen Latimer, NOAA/NWS, Huntsville, AL; and A. Kula

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.7 MB)

Joint Session 12

Solar Energy

Location: B202 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the First Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; and the 8th Users Forum on Weather and Climate Impacts )

Chair: Heidi Centola, CME Group

4:00 PM

J12.1

Speaker for Solar Invited Speaker

Richard Perez, SUNY/Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, Albany, NY

4:15 PM

J12.2

Proposal for a solar and aerosol optical depth network for the United States

Joseph J. Michalsky, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and E. G. Dutton and T. Stoffel

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

J12.3

Short-Term Solar Radiation Forecasts in Support of Smart Grid Technology

George D. Modica, AER, Inc, Lexington, MA; and R. d'Entremont, E. Mlawer, and G. Gustafson

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (419.6 kB)

4:45 PM

J12.4

Global Wind and Solar Energy Estimate and Forecasting

Quanhua Liu, Dell Inc., Camp Springs, MD; and F. Weng and M. Goldberg

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

J12.5

GOES-based solar energy prediction products for decision makers

Steven D. Miller, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and C. Combs, S. Kidder, A. K. Heidinger, M. Sengupta, J. Knaff, D. W. Hillger, R. Brummer, and I. Laszlo

Recorded presentation

5:15 PM

J12.6

Improved forecasts of cloud fraction due to shallow cumuli

Larry K. Berg, PNNL, Richland, WA; and W. I. Gustafson Jr. and E. I. Kassianov

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 13

Societal Dimensions of Weather and Climate Hazards I

Location: B211 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research; and the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services )

Cochairs: Sheldon D. Drobot, NCAR; Jennifer A. Spinney, University of Western Ontario

4:00 PM

J13.1

NOAA economics v2.0 � mapping & visualization of cost / benefit economics across the United States

Adam B. Smith, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC

Presentation PDF (19.4 kB)

4:15 PM

J13.2

Results from an assessment of the National Weather Service's Storm Data loss estimation methodology

Emily K. Laidlaw, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. K. Lazo and N. F. Bushek

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

J13.3

A preliminary review of tornadoes impacting interstates: Service and societal considerations

Scott F. Blair, NOAA/NWS, Pleasant Hill, MO; and E. P. K. Lunde

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (425.4 kB)

J13.4

What would it take to reduce deaths from tornadoes in the US?

4:45 PM

J13.5

Tornado false alarms on days with no reported tornadoes: a climatological and radar survey

Hannah C. Barnes, National Weather Center REU, New Berlin, WI; and J. A. Brotzge and S. A. Erickson

Recorded presentation

5:15 PM

J13.6

Tornadoes without NWS warning

J. A. Brotzge, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. A. Erickson

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 11

Probabilistic Forecasting for the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen)

Location: B204 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 8th Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science; the 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences; the 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; and the Presidential Forum )

Cochairs: John K. Williams, NCAR; John J. Murray, NASA Langley Research Center; Jun Du, NOAA/NWS/NCEP

4:00 PM

J11.1

A proposed framework for estimating and reducing hourly-updated forecast uncertainty products for aviation applications in NextGen

Stan Benjamin, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and G. DiMego

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

J11.2

Advances in the Collaborative Storm Prediction for Aviation (CoSPA)

James O. Pinto, NCAR/RAL, Boulder, CO; and J. K. Williams, M. Steiner, D. Albo, S. Dettling, W. Dupree, D. Morse, H. Iskenderian, T. Xiaofeng, M. Wolfson, C. Reiche, S. Weygandt, S. Benjamin, and C. Alexander

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.9 MB)

4:30 PM

J11.3

Probabilistic forecasting of ceiling and visibility at CONUS terminals: Development progress

Paul H. Herzegh, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. Lambi, J. Cowie, G. Wiener, R. Bateman, and J. Black

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

J11.4

Using a genetic algorithm to estimate source term parameters of volcanic ash clouds

Kerrie J. Schmehl, Penn State University, State College, PA; and D. Truesdell and S. E. Haupt

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (330.3 kB)

5:00 PM

J11.5

Techniques for providing probabilistic forecasts of turbulence for NextGen

Matthew J. Pocernich, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. D. Sharman and J. K. Williams

Recorded presentation

5:15 PM

J11.6

Regionalized probabilistic turbulence forecasting using machine learning with in-situ data

Jennifer Abernethy, NCAR/RAL, Boulder, CO; and R. D. Sharman and J. K. Williams

Recorded presentation

5:30 PM

J11.7

A probabilistic global turbulence nowcast and forecast system

John K. Williams, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Kessinger, R. D. Sharman, W. F. Feltz, and A. Wimmers

Recorded presentation

ASLI's Choice Book Awards. Presentation at ASLI Booth in Exhibit Hall

Location: Exhibit Hall B1 (GWCC)

NCAR Reception

Reception in Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar)

Location: Exhibit Hall B1 (GWCC)

Annual ASLI Dinner. Max Lager�s Wood Fired Grill & Brewery (320 Peachtree St. NW, 1 block North of Hyatt Regency). $39.95 (Contact Gene Major (Eugene.R.Major@nasa.gov for reservations and details)

AMS Annual Awards Banquet

Location: Thomas Murphy Ballroom 1-4 (GWCC)

Session

2010 Annual Meeting program Chair Thank you breakfast

Location: B404 (GWCC)

Host: Events

Washington Symposium Breakfast

Location: B208 (GWCC)

Panel Discussion 2

Data Panel: Do you know where your data is?

Location: B312 (GWCC)

Host: 13th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International

Moderator: Mary Marlino, NCAR

Panelists: Jon Sears, Publications, American Geophysical Union; Keith Seitter, Executive Director, American Meteorological Society; Linda Musser, Pennsylvania State University; Gerry Sawchuck, Publisher, Natural Sciences, ProQuest

8:15 AM

PD2.2

Data and Data Citation in the Publishing Industry

Jon Sears, Publications, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC

Recorded presentation

8:30 AM

PD2.1

Data Curation Issues

Steven J. Worley, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

Panel Discussion

Recorded presentation

Session

Exhibitor Breakfast

Location: B202 (GWCC)

Host: Events

Joint Session 1

Climate Services at the Regional Climate Centers, State Climate Offices and Regional Integrated Science Assessments I

Location: B212 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Applied Climatology; and the Presidential Forum )

Chair: Hope Mizzell, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

8:30 AM

J1.1

Emerging niche clienteles for climate-based decision dupport: organic farmers in Georgia (U.S.)

Carrie A. Furman, University of Georgia / Southeast Climate Consortium, Griffin, GA; and C. Roncoli, T. A. Crane, J. Paz, and G. Hoogenboom

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (313.0 kB)

8:45 AM

J1.2

Developing a baseline for a RISA program: SCIPP's natural hazards and climate change planning survey

James E. Hocker, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and L. M. Carter, M. A. Shafer, and H. D. O'Hair

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (2.2 MB)

9:00 AM

J1.3

Meeting demand for the undervalued climate service: having ability to engage in medium-term projects

Zack S. Guido, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and D. Ferguson and G. Owen

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

J1.4

The rising demand for climate information in California and Nevada

Daniel R. Cayan, SIO, La Jolla, CA; and M. D. Dettinger, K. T. Redmond, A. Westerling, T. J. Brown, and G. Franco

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

J1.5

Climate Service Frameworks for Different Users with Distinct Informational Needs

Kristen Averyt, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 1

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) - Part I

Location: B217 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology; and the 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) )

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

8:30 AM

J1.1

The Global Climate Observing System(GCOS) after World Climate Conference-3: The GCOS role in the new Global Framework for Climate Services

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

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

J1.2

GCOS Program and Associated Workplans

Carolin Richter, GCOS Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

J1.3

Spatial representativeness of GCOS Reference Upper-Air Network observations

Dian J. Seidel, NOAA, College Park, MD; and T. Reale, B. Sun, and M. Pettey

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

J1.4

Impacts of Temporal and Spatial Mismatch between Radiosonde Launch and Satellite Overpass on the Accuracy Assessment of Satellite Retrievals: Daily vs. Weekly vs. Monthly Scales

Bomin Sun, IMSG & NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, Suitland, MD; and T. Reale, C. Z. Zou, M. Pettey, and F. Tilley

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

J1.5

Operational NESDIS daily 0.1degree global SST Analysis

Eileen Maria Maturi, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, Camp Springs, MD; and A. Harris, J. Sapper, H. Gu, L. Ma, and W. Meng

Session 1

Warren Washington Symposium I

Location: B203 (GWCC)

Host: The Warren Washington Symposium

8:30 AM

Introduction, Gerald Meehl and Dave Bader

8:45 AM

1.1

Early development in climate modeling and prospect for the future

Syukuro Manabe, Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

1.2

Climate Sensitivity�Evidence from Models and Observations

James E. Hansen, NASA/GISS, New York, NY

Recorded presentation

Session 6

Forecast Verification

Location: B305 (GWCC)

Host: 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences

Cochairs: Robert E. Livezey, NWS Retired, Self-Employed Consultant; Caren Marzban, University of Washington

8:30 AM

6.1

Spatial forecast verification

E. Gilleland, NCAR, Boulder, CO

8:45 AM

6.2

Tropical cyclone forecast verification at the National Hurricane Center

James L. Franklin, NOAA/NWS/NHC, MIami, FL

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

6.3

Bayesian Verification of Warnings

Roman Krzysztofowicz, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

9:15 AM

6.4

Model Verification Using Gaussian Mixture Models

Valliappa Lakshmanan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. S. Kain

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (497.9 kB)

9:30 AM

6.5

Verification of wind forecasts with special attention to ramping events

Matthew Pocernich, NCAR/RAL, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 6

Virtual Globe technology and applications Part I

Location: B218 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology; and the Presidential Forum )

Cochairs: Scott T. Shipley, George Mason Univ.; Nazila Merati, ClipCard; Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL

8:30 AM

J6.1

WxAzygy^TM Transparent Interface for Google Earth

Scott T. Shipley, WxAnalyst, Fairfax, VA; and S. J. Cantrell and A. Peterlin

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

J6.2

Three dimensional spherical display systems for education and outreach

Richard A. Kohrs, SSEC/Univ. Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. Mooney

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

J6.3

Satellite imagery and virtual globe cloud layer simulation from NWP model fields

John F. Galantowicz, AER, Lexington, MA; and J. J. Holdzkom, T. Nehrkorn, R. P. D'Entremont, and S. Lowe

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

J6.4

Technology Infusion for the Next Generation Real Time Mission Monitor

Richard J. Blakeslee, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and H. M. Goodman, J. M. Hall, Y. M. He, H. Conover, K. Regner, D. Hardin, J. Lu, M. Garrett, and T. Smith

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

Questions

Session 6A

The Study of Houston Atmospheric Radical Precursors (SHARP) - I

Location: B315 (GWCC)

Host: 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry

Cochairs: Eduardo P. Olaguer Jr., Houston Advanced Research Center; Barry L. Lefer, University of Houston

8:30 AM

6A.1

Scientific and Policy Motivations behind the Study of Houston Atmospheric Radical Precursors (SHARP) Field Experiment

Eduardo P. Olaguer Jr., Houston Advanced Research Center, Woodlands, TX; and B. Lefer, B. Rappenglueck, and J. P. Pinto

8:45 AM

6A.2

Overview of the Meteorological Conditions on High Ozone Days during SHARP

Christine Haman, University of Houston, Houston, TX; and B. Lefer, M. E. Taylor, G. Morris, J. H. Flynn, and B. Rappenglueck

9:00 AM

6A.3

SHARP climatology and its impact on ozone profiles

Marc Evan Taylor, University of Houston, Houston, TX; and G. Morris, B. L. Lefer, B. Rappenglueck, C. Haman, and J. H. Flynn

9:15 AM

6A.4

Dual Max-DOAS measurements of area averaged formaldehyde fluxes in Texas City, TX

Olga Pikelnaya, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; and J. Stutz, G. Mount, E. Spinei, and T. Yelden

9:30 AM

6A.5

Using a mobile laboratory to characterize gas and particle emissions during the study of Houston area radical precursors SHARP-2009

Ezra C.* Wood, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst, MA; and S. C. Herndon, O. Oluwole, S. Albo, T. Onasch, E. Fortner, J. Jayne, J. Wormhoudt, P. Massoli, C. Kolb, M. Zavala, L. T. Molina, and W. B. Knighton

Session 6B

Air Quality Model Application and Evaluation

Location: B316 (GWCC)

Host: 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry

Cochairs: Jason K. Ching, USEPA/ORD/NERL/AMD; Xuemei Wang, Sun Yat-sen Univ.

8:30 AM

6B.1

Stochastic parameterizations of within-grid concentration variability distribution functions in CMAQ

Jason K. Ching, USEPA/ORD/NERL/AMD, Research Triangle Park, NC; and M. A. Majeed

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

6B.2

Biogenic VOC Estimated by MEGAN And its Impacts on O3 and SOA in the Pear River Delta Region, China

Xuemei Wang, Sun Yat-sen Univ., Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; and S. Situ, Z. Wu, A. Guenther, F. Chen, and C. Wiedinmyer

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

6B.3

Evaluation of a regional air-quality model (AURAMS) for two field campaign periods over south-eastern Canada and U.S. northeast: impact of meteorology on air quality

Wanmin Gong, EC, Downsview, ON, Canada; and J. Zhang, P. A. Makar, M. D. Moran, C. Stroud, S. Gravel, S. Gong, and B. Pabla

Presentation PDF (755.4 kB)

9:15 AM

6B.4

Simulations of 2008 JJA dust storms and their interactions with lower tropospheric ozone

Gregory S. Jenkins, Howard University, Washington, DC

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

6B.5

Atmospheric mercury model evaluation

Pruek Pongprueksa, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX; and C. J. Lin, L. Pan, P. Singhasuk, T. C. Ho, and H. W. Chu

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (747.0 kB)

Session 7

Algorithm Development - II

Location: B313 (GWCC)

Host: 6th Annual Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems-NPOESS and GOES-R

Cochairs: Karen St. Germain, NPOESS IPO; Mitch Goldberg, NOAA/NESDIS

8:30 AM

7.1

An Overview on the JCSDA Community Radiative Transfer Model (CRTM) Version 2

Yong Han, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and P. Van Delst, F. Weng, Q. Liu, D. Groff, B. Yan, Y. Chen, and R. L. Vogel

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

7.2

A new infrared land surface emissivity database for the Community Radiative Transfer Model

Ronald L. Vogel, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, Camp Springs, MD; and Q. Liu, B. Ruston, Y. Han, and F. Weng

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

7.3

A New Algorithm for Retrieving Hyperspectral Land Emissivity

Hu Yang, University of Maryland, College park, MD; and F. Weng and B. Yan

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

7.4

Sub-field-of-view radiative transfer for the Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder

Thomas J. Kleespies, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (271.9 kB)

9:30 AM

7.5

WindSat passive microwave ocean wind and precipitation retrieval in hurricanes

Amanda M. Mims, AER, College Park, MD; and R. Kroodsma, C. S. Ruf, and D. McKague

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 8

Surface/Atmosphere Interactions Part I

Location: B216 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change; and the 24th Conference on Hydrology )

Cochairs: Yongkang Xue, University of California; Randy Koster, NASA/GSFC

8:30 AM

J8.1

Identifying parameters to describe local land-atmosphere coupling

M. Ek, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Suitland, MD; and C. Jacobs, J. A. Santanello Jr., and O. Tuinenburg

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

J8.2

Investigation of land surface process over the ARM SGP in 1997 summer using a single-column model

Kyung-Hee Seol, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea; and S. Y. Hong and M. Kanamitsu

9:00 AM

J8.3

A Modeling and Observational Framework for Diagnosing Local Land-Atmosphere Coupling on Diurnal Time Scales

Christa Peters-Lidard, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and J. A. Santanello Jr., S. V. Kumar, C. Alonge, and W. K. Tao

9:15 AM

J8.4

Idealized model for changes in equilibrium temperature, mixed layer depth and boundary layer cloud over land in a doubled CO2 climate

Alan K. Betts, Atmospheric Research, Pittsford, VT

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

J8.5

Great Plains irrigation produces enhanced summer precipitation in the Midwest

Anthony DeAngelis, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and Y. Fan, A. Robock, M. D. Kustu, and D. A. Robinson

Session 9

Radar

Location: B314 (GWCC)

Host: 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

Cochairs: James G. Stobie, ENSCO, Inc.; Jeffrey A. Weinrich, Actionet Inc.

8:30 AM

9.1

Characteristics of microbursts in central Arizona

Elizabeth J. Thompson, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN; and K. M. Willingham and K. Howard

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (162.5 kB)

8:45 AM

9.2

Developing, implementing, and evaluating a concept of operations - lessons learned from the Route Availability Planning Tool (RAPT)

Michael Robinson, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and R. DeLaura and N. Underhill

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

9.3

An evaluation of various methods for tracing the propagation of electromagnetic energy through the atmosphere

Randall Johnson, Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and M. Askelson, J. Tilley, and C. Theisen

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

9.4

A multi-radar data fusion method for small scale features

Chris Theisen, Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and M. Askelson and J. J. Mewes

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

9.5

Forecast improvement from radar data assimilation within the Rapid Update Cycle, Rapid Refresh, and High Resolution Rapid Refresh forecasts initialized with RUC/RR grids

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

Recorded presentation

Session 10

Regional Modeling and Downscaling Part I

Location: B215 (GWCC)

Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change

Chair: L. Ruby Leung, PNNL

8:30 AM

10.1

Simulation of regional climate change under IPCC A2 scenario in southeast China

Zhihong Jiang, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; and W. Chen, L. Li, and P. Yiou

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

10.1 Moved to IIPS program. New paper number 3B.4

8:45 AM

10.2

Possible Impacts of Climate Change on Wind Gust under Downscaled Future Climate Conditions over Ontario, Canada

Chad Shouquan Cheng, EC, Toronto, ON, Canada; and G. Li

9:00 AM

10.3

Hydroclimatic variability over the Greater Horn of Africa during the transition between the bimodal rainfall regimes

Vincent Otieno, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; and R. Anyah

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

10.4

An assessment of nudging techniques for regional climate modeling: Multi-year NCEP-NCAR reanalysis driven simulations

Jared Bowden, Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC; and T. L. Otte, J. A. Herwehe, and C. G. Nolte

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

10.5

A comparison of techniques for statistically downscaling extreme precipitation over the Northeastern United States

Lee M. Tryhorn, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; and A. T. DeGaetano

Session 10

The use of climate model projections and downscaling to inform public policy

Location: B211 (GWCC)

Host: 18th Conference on Applied Climatology

Chair: Ryan Boyles, North Carolina State University

8:30 AM

10.1

Validation of Narccap climate products for forest resource applications in the southeast United States

Willis Otieno Shem, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA; and T. L. Mote and J. M. Shepherd

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (320.3 kB)

8:45 AM

10.2

Estimating fresh water availability at regional and decadal scales based on projected changes in climate and population

Esther S. Parish, ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN; and A. R. Ganguly

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

10.3

Integrating climate impacts on agriculture to prioritize policy � local effects, external floods, and isolated uncertainty in Bangladesh

Alex C. Ruane, NASA/GISS, New York, NY; and C. Rosenzweig, D. C. Major, and R. Goldberg

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

10.4

Climate downscaling for regional ecosystem modeling

Xingang Fan, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; and Z. Fan and V. G. Anantharaj

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

10.5

Climate Change Impact Assessment for Central and Eastern Europe in High Resolution � EC FP6 Project CECILIA

Tomas Halenka, Charles Univ., Prague, Czech Republic; and M. Belda, J. Miksovsky, P. Huszar, and E. Cernochova

Recorded presentation

Session 11

Advanced Methods for Data Assimilation II

Location: B207 (GWCC)

Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Jeffrey S. Whitaker, ESRL/NOAA

8:30 AM

11.1

A comparison of the local ensemble transform Kalman filter and ensemble square root filter data assimilation schemes

Brian W. Holland, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and X. Wang

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

11.2

Estimation of observation error correlation within ensemble Kalman filter

Eugenia Kalnay, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD; and T. Miyoshi and H. Li

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

11.3

Adaptive estimation of inflation and observation errors in a simulated carbon cycle data assimilation

Ji-Sun Kang, University of Maryland, Seoul, Korea; and K. Ide, E. Kalnay, and H. Li

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

11.4

An adaptive covariance localization method with the LETKF

Takemasa Miyoshi, University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

11.5

A comparison of EnKF localization techniques on balance

Steven J. Greybush, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and E. Kalnay, T. Miyoshi, and K. Ide

Recorded presentation

Session 12

Improvement of Physical Parameterizations

Location: B302 (GWCC)

Host: 15th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation

Chair: Steven P. Oncley, NCAR

8:30 AM

12.1

Advances in measurement of shortwave and longwave radiation at sea

Christopher W. Fairall, NOAA/ESRL/PSD, Boulder, CO; and E. F. Bradley, R. A. Weller, and R. Lukas

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

12.2

Inter-comparison of Vertical Profiling Instruments for Boundary Layer Measurements in an Urban Setting

Mark Arend, City College of New York, New York, NY; and B. Gross, F. Moshary, Y. Wu, and S. Ahmed

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (338.7 kB)

9:00 AM

12.3

Application of a sensor network to study the energy budget in urban canopies

Zhi-Hua Wang, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; and E. Bou-Zeid and J. A. Smith

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (120.4 kB)

9:15 AM

12.4

On the behavior of the nondimensional wind shear in an urban roughness sublayer

Christoph A. Vogel, NOAA/OAR/ARL/ATDD, Oak Ridge, TN; and W. Pendergrass

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (219.7 kB)

9:30 AM

12.5

Improving the representation of snow crystal properties within a single-moment microphysics scheme

Andrew L. Molthan, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and W. A. Petersen, J. L. Case, and S. R. Dembek

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (674.8 kB)

Session 12

Mesoscale Air Pollution and Meteorology II

Location: B308 (GWCC)

Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology

Chair: Ted Yamada, Yamada Science & Art Corporation

8:30 AM

12.1

An evaluation of WRF model output statistics techniques in eastern Tennessee

David John Gagne II, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. J. Dobosy

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

12.2

The I-4 disaster of 9 January 2008: could it have been predicted?

Gary L. Achtemeier, USDA Forest Service, Athens, GA; and S. L. Goodrick

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

12.3

Evaluating NWP Ensemble Configurations for AT&D Applications

Jared Lee, Penn State University, State College, PA; and S. E. Haupt, D. R. Stauffer, A. Deng, L. J. Peltier, and J. C. Wyngaard

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (934.1 kB)

9:15 AM

12.4

Evaluation of the Concentration Level Uncertainty Ensemble System (CLUES) compared to ensemble numerical weather prediction (NWP) model input using field test data

Randolph J. Evans, ENSCO, Inc., Melbourne, FL; and W. G. Moore and B. J. Provoncha

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (664.0 kB)

9:30 AM

12.5

Evaluation of three planetary boundary layer schemes in the WRF Model

Xiaoming Hu, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and J. Nielsen-Gammon and F. Zhang

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 14

Societal Dimensions of Weather and Climate Hazards II

Location: B213 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research; and the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services )

Cochairs: Walker S. Ashley, Northern Illinois Univ.; Elizabeth P. K. Lunde, NOAA/NWS

J14.1

Societal impacts from the historic flooding of August 2007 in the Upper Mississippi River Valley

8:30 AM

J14.2

Production & practice of weather knowledge in Pangnirtung, Nunavut

Jennifer A. Spinney, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; and K. Pennesi

Recorded presentation

J14.1

Opportunities and Challenges related to Personal Lines Private Market Flood Insurance

9:15 AM

J14.3

US Gulf Coast residents underestimate hurricane destructive potential

Alan E. Stewart, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

J14.4

Shooting at hurricanes: disaster (mis)perceptions and (un)preparedness of Florida undergraduates

Alyssa Collins, University of South Florida; and S. Cramer, J. Norlund, J. Simms, M.A., M. Kusenbach, Ph.D., and G. Tobin, Ph.D.

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.1 MB)

Panel Discussion 3

Open Access Panel

Location: B312 (GWCC)

Host: 13th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International

Moderator: Jinny Nathans, AMS

Panelists: Jinny Nathans, AMS; Mary Marlino, NCAR; Gene Major, Program Manager,Library Associates, NASA/GSFC Library

9:15 AM

PD3.1

The Open Acess Movement: Background and Outlook

Jamaica Jones, NCAR/UCAR, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

Panel Discussion

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)

Poster Session

Surface-Atmosphere Interactions

Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change

420

Radar and Lightning Delineation of Urban-enhanced Thunderstorms for Atlanta, Georgia

Walker S. Ashley, Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb, IL; and M. Bentley and T. Stallins

Handout (172.6 kB)

421

Sunspot activity and Atlantic tropical cyclones

Brian Hutton Jr., Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS

Handout (466.4 kB)

422

Numerical sensitivity study of the nocturnal low-level jet over a forest canopy and implications for nocturnal surface exchange of carbon dioxide and other trace gases

Andrey Sogachev, Technical University of Denmark, Roskilde, Denmark; and M. Y. Leclerc, H. F. Duarte, D. J. Durden, N. Pingintha, and G. Zhang

423

Large-eddy simulations and sensor networks to study flow and heat transport in urban canopies

Elie Bou-Zeid, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; and J. Overney, D. Nadeau, B. D. Rogers, W. Brutsaert, M. Vetterli, and M. B. Parlange

424

The dependency of latent heat flux on vapor pressure deficit in lowland evergreen forest in Cambodia

Koji Tamai, Forestry & Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

425

Ensemble forecast spread induced by soil moisture changes

Arturo I. Quintanar, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; and R. Mahmood

426

Influence of synoptic weather events on wintertime evaporation and surface energy budget over an open water surface in Mississippi, U.S.A

Heping Liu, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and Y. Zhang

427

Stabilization of Atmospheric Boundary Layer and the Muted Global Hydrological Cycle Response to Global Warming

Jianhua Lu, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and M. Cai

428

Cloud base heights in Central African Tropical Montane Cloud Forests Biological Hotspots

Ronald M. Welch, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and V. S. Manoharan, N. Laporte, M. Phillips, and S. Simpson

429

Influence of clearcut in a managed pine plantation on flow circulation

Gengsheng Zhang, The University of Georgia, Griffin, GA; and M. Y. Leclerc, A. Karipot, and H. F. Duarte

430

Marine boundary layer structure during sea fog events off the west coast of the Korean Peninsula

Chang Ki Kim, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea; and S. S. Yum

431

Sea-surface temperature forcing on a simulated South Pacific Convergence Zone

Matthew J. Widlansky, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI; and P. J. Webster and C. D. Hoyos

432

Soil moisture retrieval in infrared remote sensing: a physically-based inversion algorithm

Sungwook Hong, National Meteorological Satellite Center, Korean Meteorological Administration, Jincheon-gun, Chungbuk, South Korea

433

Soil moisture retrieval in passive microwave remote sensing: a physically based inversion algorithm

Sungwook Hong, National Meteorological Satellite Center, Korean Meteorological Administration, Jincheon-gun, Chungbuk, South Korea; and I. Shin and M. L. Ou

434

Influence of urban land cover dynamics on pre-monsoonal precipitation in Kolkata, India

Chandana Mitra, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA; and J. M. Shepherd

435

Increasing trends in precipitation and temperature related to forest restoration in the southern United States

Yongqiang Liu, USDA Forest Service, Athens, GA

Handout (1.4 MB)

436

Analysis of air-sea interactions in the NASA MERRA product

J. Brent Roberts, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and F. R. Robertson, C. A. Clayson, and M. G. Bosilovich

437

A global perspective of Southern Asian Monsoon annual mean precipitation variations in the Global Precipitation Climatology Project analyses (1979�2006)

Arief Sudradjat, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and A. Gruber, J. E. Janowiak, and R. R. Ferraro

438

AN INVESTIGATION OF THE VERTICAL PROFILE OF ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE OVER INDONESIA BASED ON THE FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC DATA ANALYSIS

Eddy Hermawan, Center for Application of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate of National Institute of Aeronautics and Space, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia

439

Role of low-level thermodynamics on surface-convection interactions over West-Africa

Francoise Guichard, CNRS/M�t�o-France UMR 3589, Toulouse, Haute Garonne, France; and F. Couvreux, A. Gounou, A. A. Boone, and M. Nuret

565

Rainfed crop production and its association with precipitation, temperature and sea surface temperature anomalies

Mohammad Bannayan, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Faculty of Agriculture, Mashhad, Iran; and S. S. Lotfabadi, S. Sanjani, and A. Mohammadian

Poster Session

Turbulence and Wind Shear Posters

Host: 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

Chair: William W. Vaughan, University of Alabama

CoChair: Rodney J. Potts, CAWCR

470

Converting turbulence eddy dissipation rate (EDR) into aircraft response metric, RMS-g

Larry B. Cornman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. Meymaris

471

Alerting of terrain-induced windshear using wind data measured over the mountains

Gerrit Kuhlmann, Institut fuer Meteorologie und Klimatologie, Hannover, Germany, Germany; and T. Hauf and P. W. Chan

Handout (477.6 kB)

472

Evaluations of upper-level turbulence diagnostics by graphical turbulence guidance (GTG) in the East Asia

Jung-Hoon Kim, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea; and H. Y. Chun, R. D. Sharman, and W. Jang

473

Use of EDR observations for verification of atmospheric turbulence forecasts

Brian Pettegrew, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and A. Loughe, J. E. Hart, J. K. Henderson, and J. L. Mahoney

Handout (640.6 kB)

474

Sydney Airport Wind Shear Encounter - 15 April 2007

Rodney J. Potts, CAWCR, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and B. Hanstrum and P. Dunda

Handout (846.8 kB)

475

Improvements to an operational clear-air turbulence diagnostic index

Gary P. Ellrod, Ellrod Weather Consulting, LLC, Granby, CT; and J. Knox

Handout (573.2 kB)

476

Wave-induced turbulence: Insights from T-REX

Vanda Grubisic, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; and J. R. French, S. J. Haimov, and M. Xiao

Exhibits Open

Joint Session 8

Virtual Globe technology and applications Part II

Location: B218 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the Presidential Forum; and the 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology )

Cochairs: Scott T. Shipley, George Mason Univ.; Nazila Merati, ClipCard; Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL

11:00 AM

J8.1

Radar Integrated Display using Geospatial Elements Version 2 (RIDGE2) and Virtual Globes

Keith Stellman, NOAA/NWS, Peachtree City, GA; and P. Kirkwood, C. Pieper, J. E. Burks, B. P. Walawender, A. Sutula, and A. Murray

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (273.1 kB)

11:15 AM

J8.2

Supporting operational weather forecasting with Google Earth

Andy Cox, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA; and R. Lucksinger and D. Eck

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

J8.3

Visualizing dynamic weather and ocean data with Google Earth 5

Cris Castello, Google, Inc., Mountain View, CA; and P. Giencke

Recorded presentation

Session 3

Vendor Updates: Part I

Location: B312 (GWCC)

Host: 13th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International

11:00 AM

3.1

ProQuest Update 2

Gerry Sawchuck, Publisher, Natural Sciences, ProQuest, Bethesda, MD

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 2

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)- Part II

Location: B217 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology; and the 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) )

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

11:00 AM

J2.1

Quality assurance of PACRAIN tipping bucket gauge data

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

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

J2.2

Climate observations and seasonal rainfall forecasting in the Pacific Islands

Dean Solofa, SPREP, Apia, Samoa; and M. Morrissey and S. Postawko

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

J2.3

The Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Array (TAO) for the 21st Century

Landry J. Bernard III, NOAA/NDBC, Stennis Space Center, MS; and R. Bouchard, L. A. LeBlanc, R. Crout, J. Zhou, K. J. Kern, D. C. Petraitis, and C. C. Teng

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

J2.4

Effect of the Earth Science Decadal Survey on NASA and NOAA�Three Years Later

Randall G. Bass, ITT Corp, Herndon, VA; and R. Fitzhugh and L. Jairam

Recorded presentation

12:00 PM

J2.5

Observing the climate for development

William E. Westermeyer, Global Climate Observing System Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland

Recorded presentation

Session 2

Warren Washington Symposium II

Location: B203 (GWCC)

Host: The Warren Washington Symposium

11:00 AM

2.1

In Celebration of Warren Washington

W. Lawrence Gates, Institute for Global Environment and Society, Calverton, MD

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

2.2

Have we improved our confidence in climate sensitivity since 1970?

Stephen H. Schneider, Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford, CA

Recorded presentation

12:00 PM

2.3

Reflections on climate change science

Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrater, Washington, DC

Session 3

Martian Atmosphere and Climate

Location: B211 (GWCC)

Host: First Symposium on Planetary Atmospheres

Chair: Mark I. Richardson, CALTECH

11:00 AM

3.1

Modeling the global Martian atmosphere

R. John Wilson, NOAA/GFDL, Princeton, NJ; and M. I. Richardson

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

3.2

Application of mesoscale atmospheric models to Mars missions

Scot C. R. Rafkin, Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

3.3

Dust lifting on Mars: towards better representations of reality

Claire E. Newman, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and M. I. Richardson and A. D. Toigo

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

3.4

Global constraints on precipitation in Mars' ancient past

Alejandro Soto, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and M. I. Richardson

Recorded presentation

12:00 PM

3.5

Modeling Milankovitch cycles on Mars

Mark I. Richardson, CALTECH, Pasadena, CA; and M. Mischna

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 5

Climate Services at the Regional Climate Centers, State Climate Offices and Regional Integrated Science Assessments II

Location: B212 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Applied Climatology; and the Presidential Forum )

Chair: Martha D. Shulski, University of Nebraska

11:00 AM

J5.1

State climate offices providing stakeholder-driven climate services at the local level

David A. Robinson, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ; and M. R. Gerbush

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

J5.2

Using climatology to predict seasonal growing degree days

D. P. Todey, South Dakota State Univ., Brookings, SD; and C. Shukla

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

J5.3

Addressing monitoring needs for drought management

Hope Mizzell, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Columbia, SC; and G. Carbone, K. Dow, and J. Rhee

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

J5.4

Climate Services and the role of State Climate Offices

Nolan J. Doesken, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

Recorded presentation

12:00 PM

J5.5

Climate Services at the Local Scale

Nancy Selover, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Recorded presentation

Session 7

The Study of Houston Atmospheric Radical Precursors (SHARP) - II

Location: B315 (GWCC)

Host: 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry

Cochairs: Bernhard Rappenglueck, Univ. of Houston; Jochen Stutz, University of California Los Angeles

11:00 AM

7.1

Traffic related emissions of HONO and HCHO in Houston, TX

Bernhard Rappenglueck, Univ. of Houston, Houston, TX; and S. Alvarez, J. Golovko, I. Y. Eom, L. Ackermann, A. Shnitzler, R. Fuller, and L. Pedemonte

11:15 AM

7.2

Imaging of point source emissions of HCHO and SO₂ in Houston, TX, using Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy

Jochen Stutz, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; and O. Pikelnaya, D. Fu, J. H. Flynn, and B. L. Lefer

11:30 AM

7.3

SOF and mobile DOAS measurements during TEXAQS 2009

Johan M. Mellqvist, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden; and J. Johansson, J. Samuelsson, B. Offerle, B. Rappenglueck, R. Fueller, and C. S. Wilmot

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

7.4

Vertical concentration profiles of O₃, NO₂, SO₂, HCHO, HONO, and NO₃ during the 2009 SHARP experiment in Houston, TX

Kam Weng Wong, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; and C. Tsai, O. Pikelnaya, and J. Stutz

Recorded presentation

12:00 PM

7.5

Overview of aircraft-based measurements in support of SHARP, FLAIR and TRENF campaigns

Sergio L. Alvarez, University of Houston, Houston, TX; and B. Rappengl�ck, M. Buhr, and M. Shauck

Recorded presentation

Session 8

Preparing the User Community for the Next Generation of LEO and GEO Environmental Satellites - II

Location: B313 (GWCC)

Host: 6th Annual Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems-NPOESS and GOES-R

Cochairs: James Gurka, NESDIS GOES-R Program Office; Steve Warren, NOAA/NWS

11:00 AM

8.1

The GOES-R Proving Ground at NOAA's Storm Prediction Center and Hazardous Weather Testbed

Christopher W. Siewert, NOAA/Storm Prediction Center and CIMMS, Norman, OK; and R. S. Schneider, S. J. Goodman, E. C. Bruning, R. M. Rabin, and J. J. Gurka

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

8.2

NASA SPoRT GOES-R proving ground activities

Geoffrey T. Stano, NASA SPoRT, Huntsville, AL; and K. K. Fuell and G. J. Jedlovec

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (337.4 kB)

11:30 AM

8.3

NOAA's near-real time data products from NPP and NPOESS

Thomas B. Schott, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD; and S. L. Bunin, J. G. Yoe, G. Goodrum, and J. Silva

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (746.9 kB)

11:45 AM

8.4

Sustained coordinate processing of essential climate variables at the national and international levels

John J. Bates, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and J. Privette and D. Saunders

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (74.5 kB)

12:00 PM

8.5

Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) Cross Calibration and Impact on Water Vapor, Precipitation and Climate Trend

Song Yang, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and F. Weng, N. Sun, B. Yan, and M. Goldberg

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 10

Verification of Probabilistic Forecasts

Location: B305 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences; the 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; and the 8th Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science )

Cochairs: Bjarne Hansen, EC; Barbara G. Brown, NCAR; Valliappa Lakshmanan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, NOAA/NSSL

J10.1

The three dimensions of prediction and service

11:00 AM

J10.1A

A comparison between raw ensemble output, Bayesian model averaging and logistic regression using ECMWF ensemble precipitation reforecasts

Maurice J. Schmeits, KNMI, De Bilt, Netherlands; and C. J. Kok

11:30 AM

J10.2

Determining Optimal Thresholds for Inland Locations of Tropical Cyclone Incremental Wind Speed Probabilities to Support the Provision of Expressions of Uncertainty within Text Forecast Products

Pablo Santos, NOAA/NWS, Miami, FL; and M. DeMaria and D. W. Sharp

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (711.9 kB)

11:45 AM

J10.3

Verification of aviation turbulence detection, nowcast, and forecast products

John K. Williams, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. J. Pocernich, R. D. Sharman, and J. Abernethy

Recorded presentation

12:00 PM

J10.4

Evaluation of a probabilistic convective nowcast for CoSPA

D. Ahijevych, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Williams, S. Dettling, H. Cai, and M. Steiner

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (739.1 kB)

12:15 PM

J10.5

Choosing a scoring rule for verification of forecast probability distributions: Continuous ranked probability score or ignorance score?

Jonathan R. Moskaitis, Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, CA

Recorded presentation

Session 11

Regional Modeling and Downscaling Part II

Location: B215 (GWCC)

Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change

Chair: L. Ruby Leung, PNNL

11:00 AM

11.1

Regional climate model experiments to determine the sensitivity of climate variability to slow climate changes in Central America

Alex C. Ruane, NASA/GISS, New York, NY; and C. Rosenzweig, R. M. Horton, and D. Bader

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

11.2

The North American climate change assessment program: climate change results

Linda O. Mearns, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

11.3

Improving regional climate change projections of temperature for Halifax, Nova Scotia via a new statistical downscaling approach

Matthew Lee Titus, Meteorological Service of Canada, Dartmouth, NS, Canada; and I. Folkins, R. Greatbatch, and J. Sheng

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

11.4

Comparisons of North American Regional Climate Change Assessment Program (NARCCAP) GFDL & CRCM Simulations with Observations

Randall Alliss, Northrop Grumann Corporation, Chantilly, VA; and H. Kiley, G. Higgins, and D. Apling

Recorded presentation

12:00 PM

11.5

Potential Influence of Climate Change on Atmospheric Rivers Induced Heavy Precipitation and Flooding in the Western US

L. Ruby Leung, PNNL, Richland, WA; and Y. Qian

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 11

Surface/Atmosphere Interactions Part II

Location: B216 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change; and the 24th Conference on Hydrology )

Chair: Yongkang Xue, University of California

11:00 AM

J11.1

Groundwater-land surface-atmosphere feedbacks: impacts of groundwater on land-atmosphere fluxes, convective storms, and frontal precipitation

Ian M. Ferguson, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO; and R. M. Maxwell

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.1 MB)

11:15 AM

J11.2

Four-dimensional visualization and analysis of convective rainfall generation along an abrupt land use / land cover boundary in northwest Mississippi

Jamie L. Dyer, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

J11.3

Global evidence of hydroclimate changes due to urbanization

J. Marshall Shepherd, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

J11.4

Vegetation and climate variability in North America�a study using the SSiB4/TRIFFID biophysical/dynamic vegetation model

Yongkang Xue, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; and Z. Q. Zhang

12:00 PM

J11.5

Impacts of land surface processes on the South American Monsoon System simulations: A GCM study

Hsi-Yen Ma, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA; and C. R. Mechoso, Y. Xue, H. Xiao, C. M. Wu, and F. De Sales

Recorded presentation

Session 12

Assimilation of observations (ocean, atmosphere, and land surface) into models III

Location: B207 (GWCC)

Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Sharanya J. Majumdar, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS

11:00 AM

12.1

Development and Testing of a Generic Model for a 4DVAR version of GSI

Miodrag Rancic, SAIC, Camp Springs, MD; and D. Kleist and S. Peng

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

12.2

Use of the Gridpoint Statistical Interpolation for hourly assimilation within the Rapid Refresh system

Dezso D�v�nyi, NOAA/ESRL/GSD and CIRES-University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and M. Hu, S. S. Weygandt, S. G. Benjamin, and C. R. Alexander

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

12.3

Recent development of the generalized cloud analysis package in Gridpoint Statistical Interpolation for the Rapid Refresh

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

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

12.4

Evaluation of radar data assimilation methods used to initialize precipitation systems within the RUC, Rapid Refresh, and High Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) models

Stephen S. Weygandt, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and S. G. Benjamin, M. Hu, T. G. Smirnova, and J. M. Brown

Recorded presentation

12:00 PM

12.5

12.5 has been moved to 5B.7

Session 13

Global & Regional Scale Contaminant Transport

Location: B308 (GWCC)

Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology

Chair: Paula M. Davidson, NOAA/NWS

11:00 AM

13.1

The significance of international transport of air pollutants

Henry Fuelberg, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and C. Elfring and L. Geller

Recorded presentation

13.2

Influence of stable layer formation on Asian dust behavior and air pollution

11:30 AM

13.3

Coupling Global and Regional Air Quality Models: Influence of Hemispheric Transport of Mineral Dust and Biomass Burning Aerosols on U.S. Air Quality

Youhua Tang, SAIC, Camp Springs, MD; and J. T. Mcqueen, H. C. Huang, D. Kim, S. Lu, J. Huang, M. Tsidulko, P. Lee, H. M. Lin, D. W. Byun, D. Tong, T. Chai, I. Stanjer, and P. M. Davidson

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

13.4

Comparative analyses of Asian and Saharan Dust in source regions and downwind using CALIPSO space lidar data in conjunction with A-Train multi-sensor data and ground-based observations

Hyung-Jin Choi, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and I. N. Sokolik and D. M. Winker

12:00 PM

13.5

Implications of global climate change on California's regional PM pollution during 1951-2008

Angadh Singh, University of California Davis, Davis, CA; and A. Palazoglu

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (599.8 kB)

Joint Session 15

Societal Dimensions of Weather and Climate Hazards III

Location: B213 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research; and the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services )

Cochairs: J. Greg Dobson, UNC-Asheville; James E. Hocker, SCIPP/Univ. of Oklahoma

11:00 AM

J15.1

The �vigilance map� as a pilot project of the Meteorological Service of Canada: A decision making tool for emergency measures organizations and the public

Michelle Hardy, Environment Canada, Montreal, QC, Canada; and O. Gagnon and J. Descurieux

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

J15.2

Lone Grove, Oklahoma February tornado: response, impacts and lessons learned

Somer A. Erickson, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and M. A. Shafer and D. R. Grizzle

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

J15.3

The severe weather data inventory: a geospatial database of severe weather data at NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)

Steve Ansari, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and M. Phillips and S. A. Del Greco

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (718.5 kB)

11:45 AM

J15.4

Analysis of the increase in non-routine text product issuance by WFO Milwaukee/Sullivan

Christopher J. Kuhlman, NOAA/NWSFO, Dousman, WI; and A. F. Kapela

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (157.5 kB)

12:00 PM

J15.5

Some economic and societal implications of a biofuel based economy: Results from CIM-EARTH a new integrated assessment model

V. Rao Kotamarthi, ANL, Argonne, IL; and J. Elliott, B. Drewniak, M. Franklin, I. Foster, T. Munson, R. Doctor, and M. Q. Wang

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 18

Meteorology and Chemistry Modeling in Support of the State Implementation Plan

Location: B316 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; and the 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology )

Cochairs: Daniel S. Cohan, Rice University; William Vizuete, University of North Carolina

11:00 AM

J18.1

Assessing attainment likelihood of State Implementation Plans

Daniel S. Cohan, Rice University, Houston, TX; and A. Digar

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

J18.2

Evaluation of Source Apportionment and Source Sensitivity of Fine Particulate Matter

Michael J. Burr, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and Y. Zhang

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

J18.3

Investigation of morning PBL rise and impact on ozone production in regulatory simulations used in the Houston, TX SIP

William Vizuete, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; and A. Valencia, H. Jeffries, B. Henderson, and H. Parikh

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

J18.4

Studying the impacts of wildfire emissions on Ozone in the Las Vegas Valley using cluster analysis and a statistical model

Shiang-Yuh Wu, Clark County, NV, Las Vegas, NV; and J. P. Huys, P. Wiker, W. Cates, and Z. Li

12:00 PM

J18.5

Benefits of Forecast-based Residential Wood Burning Bans on Air Pollution

Clinton P. MacDonald, Sonoma Technology, Inc., Petaluma, CA; and K. Craig, J. DeWinter, A. Pasch, B. Tollstrup, A. Kennard, and D. S. Miller

Recorded presentation

Session TH12

Presidential Town Hall Meeting: Dr. Jane Lubchenco�s Plenary Luncheon (Cash and Carry lunch available outside of the meeting room)

Location: B206 (GWCC)

Host: Town Hall Meetings

12:15 PM

TH12.1

Panelist: Jane Lubchenco

Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrater, Washington, DC

Recorded presentation

Session 3

Warren Washington Symposium III

Location: B203 (GWCC)

Host: The Warren Washington Symposium

1:30 PM

3.1

Modeling of Past Climates�Perspectives: Beginnings, Present, Future

John E. Kutzbach, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

3.2

The Gulf Stream and the Past, Present and Future of Ocean Models

Kirk Bryan, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

Recorded presentation

2:30 PM

3.3

Meeting at the crossroad�the application of global/regional climate modeling for policy and decision-making

Gregory S. Jenkins, Howard University, Washington, DC

Recorded presentation

Session 4

Vendor Updates: Part II

Location: B312 (GWCC)

Host: 13th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International

1:30 PM

4.2

AGU Update

Karine Blaufuss, Marketing and Membership, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

4.1

Wiley Blackwell Update

Fiona Murphy, Wiley, Chichester, n/a, United Kingdom

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 8

New challenges for applied meteorology and climatology

Location: B211 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Applied Climatology; the First Symposium on Planetary Atmospheres; the 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; the First Environment and Health Symposium; the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences; the First Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; and the Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research )

Chair: Melissa Griffin, Florida Climate Center/Florida State Univ.

1:30 PM

J8.1

Developing useful science: methods for engaging stakeholders and evaluating integrated climate tools

Gigi Owen, CLIMAS/University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and K. Averyt, K. Werner, and D. Ferguson

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

J8.2

10 years of the U.S. Drought Monitor: a look back and a look forward

Mark D. Svoboda, National Drought Mitigation Center, Lincoln, NE; and B. Fuchs, S. Scott, and J. Nothwehr

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

J8.3

User-driven downscaling: advances in data apportioning and analysis to augment adaptation planning

Edwin P. Maurer, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA; and L. D. Brekke, T. Pruitt, K. D. White, E. Ochs, P. Duffy, and E. H. Girvetz

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

J8.4

Trends of U.S. snowfall and snow cover in a warming world, 1948-2008

Richard R. Heim Jr., NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (2.9 MB)

J8.5

Use of the Brazilian Model of Climate and Health (BHMC) in order to estimate admissions for respiratory diseases in Brazil

Presentation PDF (76.1 kB)

2:45 PM

J8.6

Martian dust storm hazards: improving characterization and forecasting

Nicholas Heavens, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and M. I. Richardson, I. J. McEwan, and M. W. Busch

Session 8

The Study of Houston Atmospheric Radical Precursors (SHARP) - III

Location: B315 (GWCC)

Host: 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry

Cochairs: Renyi Zhang, Texas A&M University; Bernhard Rappenglueck, Univ. of Houston

1:30 PM

8.1

Ambient measurements of N₂O₅ during SHARP using cavity ringdown spectroscopy

Justine N. Geidosch, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and K. C. Perkins and S. W. North

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

8.2

Heterogeneous Formation of Nitric Acid (HONO) under Polluted Environments: Results from the 2009 SHARP/SOOT Campaign

Jun Zheng, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and A. Khalizov, C. C. Reed, R. Zhang, D. R. Collins, and E. P. Olaguer Jr.

2:00 PM

8.3

Laboratory Investigation of Heterogeneous Reaction of NO2 and HONO Formation on Soot Surfaces

Miguel Cruz-Qui�ones, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and A. Khalizov, L. Wang, J. Zheng, and R. Zhang

2:15 PM

8.4

Measurements of Reactive Nitrogen Compounds (NO, NOX, NOY) During SHARP

Winston T. Luke, NOAA/ARL, Silver Spring, MD; and P. Kelley, B. L. Lefer, and J. H. Flynn

2:30 PM

8.5

Intercomparison of Nitrous Acid Measurement Methods during the SHARP Campaign in Houston

Salimol Thomas, Houston Advanced Research Center, the Woodlands, TX; and B. Rappenglueck, J. Stutz, X. Ren, J. E. Dibb, J. Zheng, and H. Lee

Recorded presentation

2:45 PM

8.6

Analysis of ambient measuremements of Formaldehyde, PANs, and CO, at the eastern part of Houston during TexAQS SHARP 2009

Julia Golovko, University of Houston, Houston, TX; and B. Rappenglueck

Recorded presentation

Session 9

Calibration and Validation Plans for NPP/NPOESS and GOES-R - II

Location: B313 (GWCC)

Host: 6th Annual Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems-NPOESS and GOES-R

Cochairs: Heather Kilcoyne, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS; Laurie Rokke, NOAA/NESDIS/OSD

1:30 PM

9.1

GOES-R satellite mission: land product development, validation and applications

Yunyue Yu, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and M. Goldberg and I. Csiszar

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

9.2

The NOAA products validation system (NPROVS) and archive summary system (NARCSS) for real-time and long-term monitoring of environmental satellite products

Anthony L. Reale, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and M. Pettey and B. Sun

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (326.7 kB)

2:00 PM

9.3

Validating VIIRS land and cryosphere products from the NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP)

Jeff L. Privette, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (27.2 kB)

2:15 PM

9.4

Calibration of the VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB)

Stephen Mills, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, CA; and S. Weiss, T. Ohnuki, D. Searcy, M. Plonski, E. Jacobson, J. McCarthy, and J. Jaron

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (490.8 kB)

2:30 PM

9.5

Evaluation and Quality Control of in situ SSTs for Use in the Calibration and Validation of Satellite Retrievals at NESDIS

Feng Xu, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and A. Ignatov

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (580.6 kB)

2:45 PM

9.6

NPOESS Preparatory Project Validation Program for the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite

Lawrence E. Flynn, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and D. F. Rault, S. Janz, I. Petropavlovskikh, C. S. Long, S. K. Yang, and S. Farrow

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 10

Air Quality Forecasting I

Location: B316 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; and the 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology )

Cochairs: William F. Ryan, Penn State University; David Anselmo, EC

1:30 PM

J10.1

NOAA's National Air Quality Forecast Guidance Capability: Reaching 50 States

Paula Davidson, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and D. W. Byun, J. McQueen, I. Stajner, and K. Carey

1:45 PM

J10.2

Operational use of numerical air quality model forecast guidance: Current practice and benchmark skill

William F. Ryan, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and M. A. Palmer

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (514.2 kB)

2:00 PM

J10.3

Improving Real-Time AIRNow Maps using Data Fusion

Scott A. Jackson, EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC; and C. P. MacDonald, P. H. Zahn, A. C. Chan, and D. S. Miller

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

J10.4

A new Canadian air quality forecast model: GEM-MACH15

David Anselmo, EC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and M. D. Moran, S. M�nard, D. Talbot, V. Bouchet, P. Makar, W. Gong, A. Kallaur, P. A. Beaulieu, H. Landry, P. Huang, and S. Gong

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.7 MB)

2:30 PM

J10.5

Ensemble air quality Multi-model forecast System for Beijing (EMS-Beijing): Description and Application

Zifa Wang, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; and Q. Wu, J. Zhu, P. Yan, X. Tang, A. Gbaguidi, and L. Gan

2:45 PM

J10.6

Three-dimensional variational data assimilation of ozone and fine particulate matter observations. Some results using the Weather Research and Forecasting�Chemistry model and Gridpoint Statistical Interpolation

Mariusz Pagowski, NOAA/GSD and CIRA, Colorado State University, Boulder, CO; and G. Grell, S. A. McKeen, S. E. Peckham, and D. D�v�nyi

Recorded presentation

Session 10

Turbulence and Wind Shear I

Location: B314 (GWCC)

Host: 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

Cochairs: William W. Vaughan, University of Alabama; Rodney J. Potts, CAWCR

1:30 PM

10.1

Climatology of turbulence statistics determined from rawinsonde and ACARS/AMDAR data

Robert Sharman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Frehlich

1:45 PM

10.3

Optimum routing of aircraft in the presence of meteorological hazards: an approach taking forecast uncertainty into account

R. W. Lunnon, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and L. Reid, A. Mirza, and P. Gill

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

10.4

Latest developments of windshear alerting services at the Hong Kong International Airport

P. W. Chan, Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, China; and M. L. Kuo

Presentation PDF (1.6 MB)

2:15 PM

10.5

Update on the turbulence nowcast product GTGN for NextGen IOC

Julia M. Pearson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and L. B. Cornman and G. Wiener

Recorded presentation

2:30 PM

10.6

Improving forecasts of clear-air turbulence at NOAA's Aviation Weather Center with state-of-the-art diagnostics

John A. Knox, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA; and G. P. Ellrod and S. Silberberg

Recorded presentation

2:45 PM

10.2

Objective verification of manual and automated forecasts of clear air turbulence from World Area Forecast Centres

Philip Gill, UK Met Office, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom; and B. Lunnon, L. Reid, and A. Mirza

Session 12

Monsoons: Observations and Modeling

Location: B215 (GWCC)

Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change

Chair: Winston Chao, NASA/GSFC

1:30 PM

12.1

The origin of monsoons: The role of continental-scale landmass

Winston Chao, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

12.2

A three-stage conceptual model for South American monsoon onset

Rosana Nieto Ferreira, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC; and T. M. Rickenbach

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

12.3

Spatial and temporal distribution of latent heating in the south-Asian monsoon region

Manuel D. Zuluaga, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and C. D. Hoyos and P. J. Webster

2:15 PM

12.4

A systematic investigation of the influence of large-scale sea-surface temperature variability on South Asian monsoon precipitation

Sara C. Vieira, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and P. J. Webster

2:30 PM

12.5

The physical mechanism for the Tropical Atlantic influence on African and Indian Monsoon and its representation in the AR4 models in the 20th century

Annalisa Bracco, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and F. Kucharski and R. Barimalala

Recorded presentation

2:45 PM

12.6

A role of the monsoon-Indian Ocean interactions in the In-Phase Transition of the Indian-to-Australian Summer Monsoon

Eun-Chul Chang, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea; and S. Y. Hong, S. W. Yeh, and R. Wu

Joint Session 12

Surface/Atmosphere Interactions Part III

Location: B216 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change; and the 24th Conference on Hydrology )

Chair: Yongkang Xue, University of California

1:30 PM

J12.1

The heat low over Pakistan/northwestern India: spatiotemporal evolution and forcing mechanisms

Massimo A. Bollasina, NOAA/GFDL, Princeton, NJ; and S. Nigam

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

J12.2

Impact of land use change on the regional climate of Mount Kilimanjaro

Jonathan G. Fairman Jr., Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and U. S. Nair and S. A. Christopher

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (568.0 kB)

2:00 PM

J12.3

Impact of Vegetation on the Global Monsoons

Michael Notaro, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

J12.4

The Second Phase of the Global Land-Atmosphere Coupling Experiment (GLACE-2)

Randal D. Koster, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and T. Yamada, S. Mahanama, Z. Guo, P. A. Dirmeyer, and B. J. J. M. Van den Hurk

Recorded presentation

2:30 PM

J12.5

The Impact of Coupled versus Observed SST on Summer Season Predictions over America with the NCEP CFS Using Different Land Surface Models and Different Initial Conditions

Rongqian Yang, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and M. Ek, J. Meng, and K. Mitchell

Recorded presentation

2:45 PM

J12.6

Effects of land-atmosphere coupling strength on coupled WRF/Noah model 0-24 h forecasts of warm-season precipitation in the central United States

S. B. Trier, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and F. Chen, K. W. Manning, and M. A. LeMone

Joint Session 13

Climate Services at the Regional Climate Centers, State Climate Offices and Regional Integrated Science Assessments III

Location: B212 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Applied Climatology; and the Presidential Forum )

Chair: David A. Robinson, Rutgers University

1:30 PM

J13.1

Climate decision support tools at the Northeast Regional Climate Center

Arthur T. DeGaetano, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

J13.2

Daily weather conditions associated with the summertime onset of West Nile Virus in central Illinois

Nancy E. Westcott, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL; and S. Hilberg, A. Bedel, and R. Lampkin

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

J13.3

Activities of the High Plains Regional Climate Center

Martha D. Shulski, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and K. G. Hubbard, N. Umphlett, and W. Sorensen

2:15 PM

J13.4

WRCC Climate Service Linkages to AASC and RISA Partners

Kelly T. Redmond, DRI, Reno, NV

Recorded presentation

2:30 PM

J13.5

Establishing contact with new users: SERCC and the health community

Peter J. Robinson, Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Recorded presentation

2:45 PM

J13.6

RCC and RISA Partnerships for Research to Operations Development

Kevin Robbins, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

Recorded presentation

Session 13

Remote Sensing: satellites

Location: B302 (GWCC)

Host: 15th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation

Chair: Alisa Young, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC

13.1

Comparison of AIRS version 5 and microwave radiometer total precipitable water

1:45 PM

13.1A

IEDRO's high resolution Automated Chart Digitizing Process (ACDP) for the development of worldwide environmental databases

M. Lawrence Nicodemus, International Environmental Data Rescue Organization, Deale, MD; and E. Root, Ph.D. and R. I. Crouthamel, D.Sc.

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

13.2

Combined satellite GPS radio occultation (RO) and high-resolution cloud wind (WindCam) instruments for weather, climate and society

Dong L. Wu, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and A. J. Mannucci, J. Teixeira, and D. J. Diner

2:15 PM

13.3

NOAA / NESDIS operational satellite product generation: hazard detection and monitoring

Thomas M. Renkevens, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and B. Hughes and J. Kibler

Recorded presentation

2:30 PM

13.4

Applying CloudSat/A-Train and ECMWF analysis data sets to constrain and evaluate cloud, convection and radiation parameterizations in climate models

Jui-Lin Li, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and W. T. Chen, D. Waliser, J. D. Chern, T. L. Kubar, W. L. Lee, and W. K. Tao

2:45 PM

13.5

Evaluation of ASCAT high wind retrievals at NOAA Ocean Prediction Center

Khalil. A. Ahmad, NOAA/NESDIS/StAR - Perot Systems Government Services, Camp Springs, MD; and Z. Jelenak, J. M. Sienkiewicz, and P. S. Chang

Recorded presentation

3:00 PM

13.6

The Development of a C-Band Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT) Geophysical Model Function at NOAA/NESDIS

Seubson Soisuvarn, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and Z. Jelenak, P. S. Chang, and Q. Zhu

Recorded presentation

Session 14

Urban Dispersion I

Location: B308 (GWCC)

Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology

Chair: Omduth Coceal, University of Reading

14.1

Flow and contaminant dispersion in sub-neighborhood scales: Hermoso Park study

1:45 PM

14.2

Network models of dispersion in urban areas

Stephen E. Belcher, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom; and E. V. Goulart and O. Coceal

2:00 PM

14.3

Localized effect of building height on street level flows and concentration: water channel modeling

Sam Pournazeri, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA; and H. Pan, E. Pellereau, and M. Princevac

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (2.4 MB)

2:15 PM

14.4

Design concept on reduction of heating and air pollution concentrations in urban areas

Tetsuji Yamada, YSA Corporation, Santa Fe, NM

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (756.9 kB)

2:30 PM

14.5

Analysis and modeling of urban dispersion experiments in neutral and stable atmospheres

Pablo Huq, University of Delaware, Newark, DE; and P. Franzese

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (100.4 kB)

2:45 PM

14.6

An inter-comparison of three urban wind models with Oklahoma City Joint Urban 2003 Experiment wind measurements

Marina K.�A. Neophytou, University of Cyprus, School of Engineering, Nicosia, Cyprus; and M. J. Brown and A. Gowardhan

Recorded presentation

Session 14A

Challenges in Data Access, Distribution, and Use including, but not limited to, issues raised in the National Academy of Sciences report Observing Weather and Climate from the Ground Up - Part I

Location: B217 (GWCC)

Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Anthony Arguez, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; John D. Horel, University of Utah

1:30 PM

14A.1

Planned product improvements for the NOAA Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System (MADIS)

Patricia A. Miller, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and D. Helms, M. F. Barth, L. A. Benjamin, R. S. Collander, and T. Kent

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

14A.2

Viewing Mesonets as Dynamical Systems

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

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

14A.3

The Need for the Essential Coastal In-Situ Environmental Monitoring System

L. J. Pietrafesa, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

14A.4

The Kentucky Mesonet: Perspectives on data access, distribution, and use for a mesoscale surface network

D. Michael Grogan, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; and S. A. Foster and R. Mahmood

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (2.5 MB)

2:30 PM

14A.5

Content, discovery, and accessibility enhancements to the NCAR Research Data Archive

Douglas Schuster, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Worley

Recorded presentation

2:45 PM

14A.6

Flexible data import for McIDAS-V

David A. Santek, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and D. Parker, T. Jasmin, and J. Caron

Session 14B

Radar IIPS III - Part 1

Location: B218 (GWCC)

Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Timothy Crum, Retired, NWS; Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL; Robert E. Saffle, Noblis, Inc.; Julian Wang, NOAA/ARL

1:30 PM

14B.1

Progress report on the National Weather Radar Testbed (Phased Array)

Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. F. Kimpel, D. S. Zrnic, R. Ferek, J. Heimmer, T. McNellis, J. E. Crain, A. M. Shapiro, R. J. Vogt, and W. Benner

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (130.8 kB)

1:45 PM

14B.2

Update on signal processing upgrades for the National Weather Radar Testbed phased-array radar

Sebastian M. Torres, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. Adams, C. Curtis, E. Forren, I. Ivic, D. Priegnitz, J. Thompson, and D. Warde

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (653.9 kB)

2:00 PM

14B.3

A status report on the RF and digital components of the multi-channel receiver development at the National Weather Radar Testbed

M. Yeary, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. E. Crain, A. Zahrai, R. Kelley, J. Meier, Y. Zhang, I. Ivic, C. Curtis, R. Palmer, T. Y. Yu, G. Zhang, R. J. Doviak, P. B. Chilson, M. Xue, and Q. Xu

Recorded presentation

14B.4

Demonstration of schedule-based scanning at the National Weather Radar Testbed

2:30 PM

14B.7

Summary of IMAR Symposium II

Judson E. Stailey, Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded presentation

2:45 PM

14B.4A

A Review of The Second Multifunction Phased Array Radar (MPAR) Symposium

Samuel P. Williamson, Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology, Silver Spring, MD; and J. E. Stailey and S. J. Taijeron

Presentation PDF (268.6 kB)

3:00 PM

14B.5

Optimized scan strategy for phased array weather radar

Svetlana M. Bachmann, Lockheed Martin, Syracuse, NY; and Y. Al-Rashid

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.1 MB)

3:15 PM

14B.6

Task prioritization on phased-array radar scheduler for adaptive weather sensing

Ricardo Reinoso-Rondinel, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. M. Torres and T. Y. Yu

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (569.0 kB)

Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer

Session

2011 Planning Meeting

Location: B404 (GWCC)

Host: Events

Session 15B

Radar IIPS III - Part 2

Location: B218 (GWCC)

Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Timothy Crum, Retired, NWS; Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL; Robert E. Saffle, Noblis, Inc.; Julian Wang, NOAA/ARL

3:30 PM

15B.1

The impact of elevation scan spacing on observations of heat bursts sampled by the National Weather Radar Testbed Phased Array Radar

Adam J. Smith, School of Meteorology and Atmospheric Radar Research Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. B. Chilson and P. L. Heinselman

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (2.9 MB)

3:45 PM

15B.2

Exploiting NWRT PAR capabilities to improve temporal data resolution

Pamela L. Heinselman, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and S. M. Torres

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (2.4 MB)

4:00 PM

15B.3

Range oversampling techniques on the National Weather Radar Testbed

Christopher D. Curtis, CIMMS/NSSL, Norman, OK; and S. M. Torres

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (363.7 kB)

ASLI Business Meeting. All conference attendees are encouraged to participate

Location: B312 (GWCC)

Session 15A

Challenges in Data Access, Distribution, and Use including, but not limited to, issues raised in the National Academy of Sciences report Observing Weather and Climate from the Ground Up - Part II

Location: B217 (GWCC)

Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Anthony Arguez, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; John D. Horel, University of Utah

3:30 PM

15A.1

A renewed look at Distributed Discovery of Earth Science Data; Leveraging the Open Geospatial Consortium's (OGC) Catalog Services for the Web (CS-W) to serve NASA's metadata to the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS)

Scott A. Ritz, WYLE Information Systems, Greenbelt, MD; and L. M. Olsen, T. B. Stevens, and R. T. Northcutt

Recorded presentation

3:45 PM

15A.2

The NOAA climate services portal: a new centralized resource for distributed climate information

J. Neal Lott, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and D. Herring, J. Boyd, S. Handel, F. Niepold, and E. Shea

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (2.0 MB)

4:00 PM

15A.3

An update on the Global Observing Systems Information Center (GOSIC) portal: development of new data access tools

Christina Lief, NOAA/NCDC, Asheville, NC

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (214.2 kB)

4:15 PM

15A.4

Lossless differential compression of weather radar data in universal format using motion estimation and compensation

W. David Pan, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and P. R. Harasti, M. D. Frost, Q. Zhao, J. Cook, T. Maese, and L. Wagner

Presentation PDF (449.1 kB)

Session 4

Warren Washington Symposium IV

Location: B203 (GWCC)

Host: The Warren Washington Symposium

3:30 PM

4.1

Can We Develop A Model That Can Truly Forecast Climate?

V. Ramanathan, Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA

Recorded presentation

4:00 PM

4.2

A Brief History of Modeling Ocean and Ice in Climate at NCAR 1975�2009, and Future Prospects

Bert Semtner, NPS, Monterey, CA

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.3 MB)

4:30 PM

4.3

An Adventure in Climate Modeling and Science Policy

Warren M. Washington, NCAR, Boulder, CO

PDF file Recorded presentation

Session 7

Ensemble prediction including post processing

Location: B305 (GWCC)

Host: 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences

Cochairs: Roman Krzysztofowicz, University of Virginia; David R. Bright, BPA

3:30 PM

7.1

Some Characteristics of GEFS Stochastic Perturbations

Dingchen Hou, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and Z. Toth, Y. Zhu, and W. Yang

Recorded presentation

3:45 PM

7.2

Extracting Predictive Information from an Ensemble

Nah Youn Lee, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; and R. Krzysztofowicz

4:00 PM

7.3

Investigation of the Linear Variance Calibration using an idealized stochastic ensemble

Walter C. Kolczynski Jr., Penn State University, University Park, PA; and D. R. Stauffer, S. E. Haupt, and A. Deng

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (717.9 kB)

4:15 PM

7.4

Quantile regression as a means of calibrating and verifying a mesoscale NWP ensemble

Thomas M. Hopson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. P. Hacker, Y. Liu, G. Roux, W. Wu, J. C. Knievel, T. T. Warner, S. P. Swerdlin, J. C. Pace, and S. F. Halvorson

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

7.5

Ensemble MOS forecasts from multiple models

John Wagner, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and B. Glahn

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (317.9 kB)

4:45 PM

7.6

Pseudo-precipitation: a continuous variable for statistical post-processing

Paul Schultz, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and H. Yuan, Z. Toth, M. Charles, and R. Krzysztofowicz

Recorded presentation

Session 9

The Study of Houston Atmospheric Radical Precursors (SHARP) - IV

Location: B315 (GWCC)

Host: 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry

Cochairs: Barry L. Lefer, University of Houston; Eduardo P. Olaguer Jr., Houston Advanced Research Center

3:30 PM

9.1

First Results of the Study of Houston Atmospheric Radical Precursors (SHARP)

Barry L. Lefer, University of Houston, Houston, TX; and B. Rappenglueck, E. P. Olaguer Jr., W. Brune, J. Stutz, J. E. Dibb, X. Ren, S. C. Herndon, T. B. Jobson, G. Mount, X. Y. Yu, R. Griffin, S. Thomas, M. Shauck, L. G. Huey, R. Zhang, and J. L. Jimenez

Recorded presentation

3:45 PM

9.2

Radical initiated secondary aerosol formation�Particle measurements during the 2009 TEXAQS

Xiao-Ying Yu, PNNL, Richland, WA; and J. Cowin, N. Laulainen, M. Iedema, B. L. Lefer, D. Anderson, D. Pernia, J. H. Flynn, and S. C. Herndon

4:00 PM

9.3

Direct measurement of ozone production rates in an urban environment

Maria Cazorla, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and W. Brune

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

9.4

Atmospheric Aging and Its Impacts on Physical Properties of Soot Aerosols: Results from the 2009 SHARP/SOOT Campaign

Alexie Khalizov, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and J. Zheng, C. C. Reed, R. Zhang, D. R. Collins, and E. P. Olaguer Jr.

4:30 PM

9.5

Measurements of formaldehyde by PTR-MS during the SHARP field experiment in Houston, TX

Bertram Tom Jobson, Washington State University, Pullman, WA; and J. K. McCoskey, M. H. Erickson, and H. W. Wallace

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

9.6

Airborne mercury speciation at the western edge of the Houston Ship Channel, TEXAQS 2009 SHARP study

Steven Brooks, NOAA/ERL/ARL/ATDD, Oak Ridge, TN; and W. T. Luke, M. Cohen, P. Kelley, B. Rappenglueck, B. L. Lefer, and J. Golovko

Session 10

Expected Operational Improvements from NPP/NPOESS and GOES-R Data - II

Location: B313 (GWCC)

Host: 6th Annual Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems-NPOESS and GOES-R

Cochairs: Timothy J. Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR; Nancy Baker, NRL

3:30 PM

10.1

Improving Weather and Climate Prediction with the AIRS on Aqua

Thomas S. Pagano, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and M. Chahine

Recorded presentation

3:45 PM

10.2

Assimilation of cloud affected radiances in NCEP GDAS

Min-Jeong Kim, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and F. Weng

4:00 PM

10.3

Multi-spectral cloud classification for precipitation estimation

Ali Behrangi, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA; and K. Hsu, B. Imam, and S. Sorooshian

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

10.4

Hydrometeor assimilation using hourly-updated satellite cloud retrievals over North America in the Rapid Refresh

Stan Benjamin, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and M. Hu, S. S. Weygandt, J. M. Brown, P. Minnis, and W. L. Smith Jr.

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

10.5

Potential Impacts of Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) and Microwave Imager/Sounder (MIS) in NCEP Global Forecast System

Banghua Yan Sr., University of Maryland/ESSIC, Camp Springs, MD; and F. Weng and J. Derber

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.1 MB)

4:45 PM

10.6

NOAA's Microwave Integrated Retrieval System in the NPP/NPOESS era

Kevin J. Garrett, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and S. A. Boukabara, W. Chen, F. Iturbide-Sanchez, C. Grassotti, and F. Weng

4:55 PM

Concluding Remarks

Joint Session 11

Air Quality Forecasting II

Location: B316 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; and the 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology )

Cochairs: Daewon W. Byun, NOAA/OAR/ARL; Jacques Rousseau, EC/MSC

3:30 PM

J11.1

Effects of meteorological and emissions conditions on the performance of NOAA Air Quality Forecasting Systems with two different chemical mechanisms

Daewon W. Byun, NOAA/OAR/ARL, Silver Spring, MD; and P. Lee, H. M. Lin, D. Tong, T. Chai, J. Mcqueen, Y. Tang, R. Mathur, A. Stein, F. Ngan, and P. M. Davidson

3:45 PM

J11.2

The Canadian new Air Quality Health Index, 2008 evaluation

Jacques Rousseau, EC/MSC, Montreal, QC, Canada

4:00 PM

J11.3

Application of an Air Quality Forecasting system to Predict Air Pollution Associated with Wildfires

Hsin-mu Lin, NOAA/NWS/NCEP and SAIC; and G. A. Pouliot, D. W. Byun, P. Lee, T. Chai, and P. Davidson

4:15 PM

J11.4

Linking the air quality forecasting performance to meteorological and emissions conditions: Evaluation on a four-year practice in Southeastern United States

Yongtao Hu, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and M. T. Odman, A. G. Russell, and M. E. Chang

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

J11.5

AQMOS: Air Quality Model Output Statistics

Dianne S. Miller, Sonoma Technology, Inc., Petaluma, CA; and C. P. MacDonald, T. S. Dye, and K. Craig

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

J11.6

The Potential Utility of TAMDAR Data in Air Quality Forecasting

Neil A. Jacobs, AirDat LLC, Morrisville, NC; and M. Croke, P. Childs, and Y. Liu

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.8 MB)

Session 11

Turbulence and Wind Shear II

Location: B314 (GWCC)

Host: 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

Cochairs: William W. Vaughan, University of Alabama; Rodney J. Potts, CAWCR

3:30 PM

11.1

The Meteorological Environment Surrounding the Air France #447 Disaster

Michael Kaplan, DRI, Reno, NV; and D. R. Vollmer

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.4 MB)

3:45 PM

11.2

A Numerical study of clear-air turbulence (CAT) encounters occurred in Korea

Jung-Hoon Kim, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea; and H. Y. Chun

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.9 MB)

4:00 PM

11.3

The use of GPS signals to estimate turbulence intensity in the troposphere and stratosphere

Larry B. Cornman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. K. Goodrich and A. Weekley

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

11.4

Progress toward satellite-based atmospheric turbulence interest field detection

Wayne F. Feltz, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and K. Bedka, A. Wimmers, R. Sharman, and J. K. Williams

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

11.5

Gravity waves and clear air turbulence generated by convective storms in different wind shear environments

Pao K. Wang, Univ. if Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. H. Su

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

11.6

A mechanism for convectively-induced turbulence

Robert Sharman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. G. Fovell and S. B. Trier

Session 13

Observed Climate Change: II

Location: B215 (GWCC)

Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change

Chair: Stuart Hinson, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC

3:30 PM

13.1

Examination of Archival Canadian Wind Data for Inhomogeneities during 1953-2005

William A. van Wijngaarden, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (191.5 kB)

13.2

Estimating climate sensitivity based on top-of-atmosphere radiation imbalance

4:00 PM

13.3

The Identification of distinct patterns in California temperature trends

Eugene Cordero, San Jose State Univ., San Jose, CA; and W. Kessomkiat, S. A. Mauget, and J. T. Abatzoglou

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

13.4

Are small lakes becoming ice free in the Great Lakes Region?

Vimal Mishra, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and K. A. Cherkauer and L. C. Bowling

Recorded presentation

13.4

Synoptic scale atmospheric circulation linkages with the decrease in temperature gradient of the Mackenzie Delta region of Northern Canada

4:30 PM

13.5

Construction of a Consistent Microwave Sensor Temperature Record in the Lower Stratosphere Using Global Positioning System Radio Occultation Data and Microwave Sounding Measurements

Shu-peng Ho, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and Y. H. Kuo, C. Rocken, X. Zhou, and D. C. Hunt

Recorded presentation

Session 15

Urban Dispersion II

Location: B308 (GWCC)

Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology

Chair: Pablo Huq, University of Delaware

3:30 PM

15.1

Large-eddy simulation of street canyon flow and pollutant transport in neutral and unstable stratifications

Wai Chi Cheng, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, , Hong Kong; and C. H. Liu and D. Y. C. Leung

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (190.1 kB)

3:45 PM

15.2

Influence of urban morphology on street level concentration: Water channel and field study in three Southern Californian Cities

Hansheng Pan, Univ. of California, Riverside, CA; and C. Bartolome, M. Princevac, and R. Edwards

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (179.6 kB)

4:00 PM

15.3

Investigating air toxics exposure from vehicular emissions at a US border crossing using fast building-aware atmospheric dispersion modeling (QUIC) and continuous measurements

Steven R. Hanna, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA; and J. D. Spengler, E. Y. Lee, M. Bank, and S. J. Melly

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

15.4

Event reconstruction for line source releases

Dragan Zajic, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and M. J. Brown and M. D. Williams

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (92.6 kB)

4:30 PM

15.5

First 2D and 3D Lidar Observation ofUrban Aerosol Plumes

Laurent Sauvage, LEOSPHERE, Paris, France; and B. Guinot, S. Loaec, S. Lolli, and M. Fofana

4:45 PM

15.6

Probability Modeling of Concentration Fluctuation behind Building

Mohamed F. Yassin, Department of Environmental Technology Management, Kuwait, Safat , Kuwait

Joint Session 25

Climate Services Wrap-up

Location: B212 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Applied Climatology; and the Presidential Forum )

Chair: Timothy J. Brown, DRI

3:30 PM

Discussion

Joint Session 13

Surface/Atmosphere Interactions Part IV

Location: B216 (GWCC)

Hosts: (Joint between the 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change; and the 24th Conference on Hydrology )

Chair: Yongkang Xue, University of California

3:30 PM

J13.1

The African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis land surface model inter-comparison project (ALMIP): Applications in coupled model studies

Aaron A. Boone, CNRM, Toulouse, Midi-Pyrenees, France

Recorded presentation

3:45 PM

J13.2

Oceanic origin of the precipitation jump in the Sahel

W. Timothy Liu, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and X. Xie and K. B. Katsaros

Recorded presentation

4:00 PM

J13.3

Investigation of Southern Great Plains atmospheric moisture budget for CLASIC

Peter J. Lamb, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. Zangvil and D. H. Portis

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

J13.4

Quantifying land-atmosphere interaction with satellite remote sensing: Current capabilities, findings, and limits

Craig R. Ferguson, Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY; and E. F. Wood

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

J13.5

What really caused the Dust Bowl?

Jeffrey A. Lee, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; and T. E. Gill

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

J13.6

Multiscale Atmospheric Simulations Over a Complex and Heterogeneous Terrain: Surface Variability and Land-Atmosphere Interactions

Charles Talbot, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; and E. Bou-Zeid and J. Smith

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (677.1 kB)

5:00 PM

J13.7

Evaluating Modeled Snow-Atmosphere Coupling for Different Atmospheric and Physiographic Conditions

Kristi R. Arsenault, George Mason University, Calverton, MD; and F. Chen, M. Barlage, P. A. Dirmeyer, P. R. Houser, and K. Manning

Recorded presentation

Session 5

ASLI Executive Board meeting

Location: B312 (GWCC)

Host: 13th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International

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