Session: Experiments involving observations; data impact tests; characteristics of observations (91st American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting)

Monday, 24 January 2011: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM

Washington State Convention Center

Host: 15th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Papers:

199

Simulation of observation and Calibration for Joint OSSEs at NOAA

Michiko Masutani, NOAA/NWS/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and J. S. Woollen, T. Zhu, N. Prive, Y. Xie, T. J. Kleespies, Z. Ma, H. Sun, L. P. Riishojgaard, F. Weng, G. P. Lou, R. L. Vogel, Y. Han, D. Stokes, and K. L. Howard

Manuscript (209.5 kB)

Handout (7.6 MB)

200

Comparison of GPS local and non-local operators with the GSI system: An OSSE study

Zaizhong Ma, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and Y. H. Kuo

Handout (1.6 MB)

201

Assimilating high-density flight-level and dropsonde data from operational reconnaissance aircraft at reduced spatial density in NAVDAS-AR

Patricia M. Pauley, NRL, Monterey, CA; and R. Langland

Handout (1.3 MB)

202

Preliminary results with a coupled global-limited-area analysis system for the time and region of the T-PARC/TCS-08 Field Program

Christina Holt, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and G. Gyarmati, I. Szunyogh, and D. Merkova

203

The THORPEX observation impact Inter-comparison experiment

Ronald Gelaro, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and R. Langland, S. Pellerin, and R. Todling

204

Use of TAMDAR-U equipped small tactical UAS for improved near term battlefield forecasts

Jamie T. Braid, AirDat LLC, Lakewood, CO; and T. Jameson and R. Fuschino

205

Evaluation of TAMDAR Data Impact on 4-km CONUS WRF-based RTFDDA Simulations and Warm-season Convection Prediction

Yongxin Zhang, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and Y. Liu, P. Childs, A. Huffman, and T. Nipen

Handout (2.5 MB)

206

TAMDAR Data Assimilation and Its Impact on Mesoscale Numerical Forecast

Feng Gao, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and X. Zhang, X. Y. Huang, X. Zhang, P. Childs, and A. Huffman

Manuscript (408.5 kB)

207

Comparing FY-3A and NOAA-18 Microwave Sounding Data with COSMIC GPS RO Data

Xiang Wang, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; and X. Zou and G. Li

208A

(Formerly 9.5) Optimal design of a climatological network: beyond practical considerations

Karin Bumbaco, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and G. Mauger, G. J. Hakim, and P. W. Mote

208

Impact of FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC GPS Radio Occultation on WRF Simulations during the 2009 Mei-yu Season

209

Validation studies of WVSS-II moisture observations

Ralph A. Petersen, CIMSS/University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and L. M. Cronce, W. F. Feltz, E. Olson, and D. Helms

Manuscript (1.2 MB)

Handout (1.9 MB)

210

Hybrid Satellite Imagery using NASA LEO and NOAA GEO Data

Kevin K. Fuell, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and M. Smith and G. T. Stano

212

Integration of Ground Radar and Satellite dataset for Studying Cloud and Radiative Property of Deep Convective Systems

Zhe Feng, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and X. Dong, B. Xi, P. Minnis, and M. Khaiyer

Handout (7.7 MB)

213

Quantifying the existence of undocumented Atlantic warm-core cyclones in 20th Century Reanalysis Data

Ryan Truchelut, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and R. E. Hart

211

Impact of Assimilating Environmental Satellite Observations on Tropical Storm Position and Intensity Analyses and Forecasts

214

The Variability of Tropical Cyclone Structure within Atmospheric Reanalysis Datasets

Benjamin Schenkel, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and R. E. Hart

Handout (7.1 MB)

215

A Study on Quality Control for AIRS Total Ozone Data within Typhoon Sinlaku(2008)

Hui Wang, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and X. Zou and G. Li

216

Estimation of precipitation over Asia by combined use of gauge and multi-satellite sensor observations at fine scale

Anoop Kumar Mishra, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Kyoto, Japan, Japan; and A. Yatagai, A. Hamada, and R. M. Gairola

Manuscript (361.1 kB)

Handout (212.7 kB)

217

Single Doppler radar-retrieved structure of the 5 June 2009 Goshen County, Wyoming tornado

Matthew B. Paulus, UCAR/SOARS, Boulder, CO

218

The development and utility of a database of mesonet wind observations for use in the RTMA system

Steven L. Levine, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL; and S. M. Lazarus, M. Splitt, and M. Pondeca

Manuscript (808.7 kB)

Handout (1.2 MB)

219

Three-dimensional optical turbulence assessments from doppler weather radar for laser applications

Steven T. Fiorino, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH; and R. M. Randall, A. D. Downs, R. J. Bartell, M. J. Krizo, and S. J. Cusumano

Handout (1.5 MB)

220

Urban experiment results characterize building wakes, aiding airborne hazard applications

Gail Vaucher, Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM

Manuscript (531.3 kB)

Handout (3.3 MB)

221

The University of Utah Local Surface Analysis Tool

Daniel Tyndall, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. Horel

222

The use of surface observations to retrieve atmospheric boundary layer structure with ensemble Kalman filter

Hailing Zhang, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and Z. Pu