92nd American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (January 22-26, 2012)

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Saturday, 21 January 2012

7:30 AM-10:00 AM: Saturday, 21 January 2012


Registration for Student Conference and Short Course
Location: New Orleans Convention Center

8:00 AM-5:00 PM: Saturday, 21 January 2012


Session
AMS Short Course: Using Python in Climate and Meteorology: Advanced Methods: Day 1
Location: Room 239 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Short Course
Organizer: Charles Doutriaux, LLNL
Lecturer: Charles Doutriaux, LLNL
  8:00 AM
ARRIVAL & INTRODUCTIONS

  8:30 AM
CDAT/VCDAT
Charles Doutriaux, LLNL, Livermore, CA

  9:30 AM
EXERCISES/OPEN SESSION
Charles Doutriaux, LLNL, Livermore, CA

  10:00 AM
COFFEE BREAK

  10:30 AM
EXERCISES/OPEN SESSION
Charles Doutriaux, LLNL, Livermore, CA

  12:00 PM
BREAK FOR LUNCH (Students on Own)

  1:30 PM
I/O

  2:30 PM
EXERCISES/OPEN SESSION
Charles Doutriaux, LLNL, Livermore, CA

  3:00 PM
COFFEE BREAK

  3:30 PM
EXERCISES/OPEN SESSION
Charles Doutriaux, LLNL, Livermore, CA

  5:00 PM
SHORT COURSE ADJOURNS FOR THE DAY

8:30 AM-5:15 PM: Saturday, 21 January 2012


Session
A Beginner’s Course to Using Python in Climate and Meteorology: Day 1
Location: Room 238 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Short Course
Organizer: Johnny Wei-Bing Lin, North Park Univ.
Lecturer: Johnny Wei-Bing Lin, North Park Univ.
  8:30 AM
ARRIVAL AND INTRODUCTIONS

  8:45 AM
PROGRAMMING ENVIRONMENT SETUP AND TROUBLESHOOTING
Johnny Wei-Bing Lin, North Park Univ., Chicago, IL

  9:00 AM
INTRODUCTION TO PYTHON: WHAT IS AND WHY PYTHON?
Johnny Wei-Bing Lin, North Park Univ., Chicago, IL

  9:30 AM
USING THE PYTHON INTERPRETER AND INTERACTIVE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT (IDE)
Johnny Wei-Bing Lin, North Park Univ., Chicago, IL

  10:00 AM
COFFEE BREAK

  10:30 AM
BASIC DATA AND CONTROL STRUCTURES
Johnny Wei-Bing Lin, North Park Univ., Chicago, IL

  12:00 PM
LUNCH BREAK

  1:30 PM
ARRAY OPERATIONS
Johnny Wei-Bing Lin, North Park Univ., Chicago, IL

  3:00 PM
COFFEE BREAK

  3:30 PM
FILE INPUT AND OUTPUT
Johnny Wei-Bing Lin, North Park Univ., Chicago, IL

  5:00 PM
ASSIGN OPTIONAL HOMEWORK: PUTTING TOGETHER A BASIC DATA ANALYSIS ROUTINE
Johnny Wei-Bing Lin, North Park Univ., Chicago, IL

  5:15 PM
COURSE ADJOURNS FOR THE DAY

Sunday, 22 January 2012

7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Sunday, 22 January 2012


Short Course Registration
Location: New Orleans Convention Center

8:00 AM-5:00 PM: Sunday, 22 January 2012


Session
AMS Short Course: Using Python in Climate and Meteorology: Advanced Methods: Day 2
Location: Room 239 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Short Course
Organizer: Charles Doutriaux, LLNL
Lecturer: Charles Doutriaux, LLNL
  8:00 AM
ARRIVAL/SETUP/RECAP

  8:30 AM
VISUALIZATION
Charles Doutriaux, LLNL, Livermore, CA

  9:00 AM
EXERCISES/OPEN SESSION
Charles Doutriaux, LLNL, Livermore, CA

  10:00 AM
COFFEE BREAK

  10:30 AM
EXERCISES/OPEN SESSION
Charles Doutriaux, LLNL, Livermore, CA

  12:00 PM
BREAK FOR LUNCH (Students on Own)

  1:30 PM
LANGUAGE COUPLING
Charles Doutriaux, LLNL, Livermore, CA

  2:30 PM
EXERCISES/OPEN SESSION
Charles Doutriaux, LLNL, Livermore, CA

  3:00 PM
COFFEE BREAK

  3:30 PM
EXERCISES/OPEN SESSION
Charles Doutriaux, LLNL, Livermore, CA

  5:00 PM
SHORT COURSE ADJOURNS

8:30 AM-5:00 PM: Sunday, 22 January 2012


Session
A Beginner’s Course to Using Python in Climate and Meteorology: Day 2
Location: Room 238 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Short Course
Organizer: Johnny Wei-Bing Lin, North Park Univ.
Lecturer: Johnny Wei-Bing Lin, North Park Univ.
  8:30 AM
ARRIVAL

  8:45 AM
DISCUSSION OF OPTIONAL HOMEWORK: PUTTING TOGETHER A BASIC DATA ANALYSIS ROUTINE
Johnny Wei-Bing Lin, North Park Univ., Chicago, IL

  11:00 AM
LUNCH BREAK. (Note different time than Sat.)

  12:30 PM
  2:00 PM
COFFEE BREAK

  3:30 PM
VISUALIZATION: BASIC LINE AND CONTOUR PLOTS
Johnny Wei-Bing Lin, North Park Univ., Chicago, IL

  4:55 PM
COURSE WRAP-UP

  5:00 PM
SHORT COURSE ADJOURNS

9:00 AM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 22 January 2012


Registration Open for Annual Meeting
Location: New Orleans Convention Center

12:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 22 January 2012


WeatherFest

4:00 PM-5:00 PM: Sunday, 22 January 2012


92nd Annual Review and Fellows Awards

5:30 PM-7:00 PM: Sunday, 22 January 2012


Poster Session
Student Poster Submissions
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 11th Annual AMS Student Conference and Career Fair
 
S2
Variability in Atmospheric Thermodynamic Soundings (VATS)
Jacob P. Banitt, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and D. G. Burgin, J. A. Crespo, J. R. Gimbel, A. S. Hartman, A. D. Hendricks, J. P. Heuss, K. A. Hudson, R. T. Knutson, B. T. O'Neill, A. E. Orton, B. Pan, J. M. Parish II, A. M. Person, B. S. Westfall, Z. T. Zobel, and S. Lasher-Trapp

 
S6
FPI - Instrumentation Control Software
Elizabeth Jacqueline Vickery, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and Q. Wu, J. Noto, M. Migliozzi, R. Kerr, J. Riccobono, H. Iimura, and A. Lecinski

 
S7
An Analysis of WRF Physics Parameterization Scheme Combinations for the January 29 and 30th 2008 Ohio Valley Squall Line Event
Mitchell Wayne Gaines, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; and R. D. Leeper and R. Mahmood

 
S8
The Effects of Stratospheric Aerosols on Tropical Cyclone Activity in the North Atlantic Basin
Adnan Aziz, City College of New York, New York, NY; and M. Hirschberger, A. Menendez, D. Mezzafonte, and P. J. Marchese

 
S9
A Precipitation Climatology for the Green River Watershed in Kentucky During 1979-2010
Mark Sghiatti, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA; and L. Rice and J. D. Durkee

 
S10
Tuning a Storm Tracking Algorithm for Automated, Severe Hail Warning Guidance
Alex J. Wovrosh, Ohio University, Athens, OH; and T. Smith, V. Lakshmanan, G. J. Stumpf, and K. L. Ortega

 
S11
Semi-Empirical Functions Describing the Response of Short-Lived Radicals to Their Driving Forces in the WRF/Chem Model
Annareli Morales, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and A. Hodzic and S. Madronich

 
S13
Impact of AQUA Satellite Data on Hurricane Forecast: Danielle 2010
Travis J. Elless, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN; and X. Wang, T. Lei, and G. K. Mohan kumar
Manuscript (523.3 kB)

 
S14
Sensitivity of Microphysical Parameters on the Evolution of a Supercell
Samuel P. Lillo, Plymouth State University, Keene, NH; and E. R. Mansell

 
S15
Investigating Diurnal Variations of Tornadic Environments in the Southeast United States
Rachel J. Wrenn, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

 
S16
An Analysis of 50-Year and 100-Year Recurrence Interval Extreme Rainfall Events in the Central and Eastern United States
Stephanie N. Stevenson, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and R. S. Schumacher

 
S17
A Case Study of An Arizona Flash Flood Event Using NOAA Hydrometeorological Testbed Soil Moisture Observations
Timothy M. Lahmers, California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA; and R. J. Zamora

 
S18
IPCC Simulated Total Water Storage in the Mississippi River Basin: Present and Future
Katherine Pitts, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and A. F. C. Bridger

 
S19
 
S20
Climatology of Non-Gaussian Atmospheric Statistics
Maxime Perron, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and P. Sura

 
S21
Atmospheric Modeling using the Numerical Toolkit PETSc
Steven Froehlich, ANL, Argonne, IL; and B. Smith

 
S22
Impact of Quality Control Procedures on Continental Scale Surface Analyses
Zachary R. Hansen, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. D. Horel and D. Tyndall

 
S23
Choosing the Most Accurate Thresholds for A Cloud Detection Algorithm
Tracey Dorian, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and M. W. Douglas

 
S24
Convective Parameters From the 20th Century Reanalysis
Alicia Klees, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and H. E. Brooks

 
S25
Forecast Validation of Three Sierra Nevada Precipitation Events
Rebekah I. Banas, Corunna, MI; and H. D. Reeves

 
S27
Synoptic and Mesoscale Patterns Associated with 27 April 2011 Tornado Outbreak
Fernanda Ramos-Garcés, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR; and T. L. Salem Jr.

 
S28
Satellite and Analysis Based Examination of the Warm Conveyor Belt in An Extratropical Cyclone
Juan A. Crespo, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and D. J. Posselt

 
S29
Offshore Environmental Differences Between Tornadic and Non-Tornadic Tropical Cyclones
Brian Macauley Hays, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC; and M. D. Eastin

 
S31
A C-Band, Dual-Polarimetric Radar Analysis of a Tornadic Mesoscale Convective System: The 25 May 2011 Northern Illinois and Indiana Tornado Event
Anthony W. Lyza, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN; and R. Evaristo, E. Lenning, S. K. Mustered, T. J. Elless, S. A. Al-Momar, I. R. Lee, T. M. Bals-Elsholz, B. J. Wolf, K. H. Goebbert, A. J. Stepanek, and C. A. Clark
Manuscript (902.6 kB)

Poster PDF (1.3 MB)

 
S32
Climate Response to a Geoengineered Brightening of Subtropical Marine Boundary Clouds
Spencer A. Hill, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; and Y. Ming

 
S33
A Comparison of Model Precipitation Forecasts for Hurricane Ida (2009)
Jessica R. Taheri, Center for Multiscale Modeling of Atmospheric Processes, Frederick, MD; and B. D. McNoldy and W. H. Schubert

 
S34
An Analysis of the Sensitivity of Pavement Temperature to the Makeup of the Road Surface
Curtis Louis Walker, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Chapman and S. Drobot

 
S35
 
Weekly Cycle of Lightning and Associated Patterns of Rainfall, Cloud, and Aerosols Over Korea and Adjacent Oceans During Boreal Summer

 
S37
Power Law Behavior of Atmospheric Variability
Bobby West, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and P. Sura

 
S38
Meteorological FACTORS Affecting Intraseasonal VARIABILITY of SURFACE Ozone Concentration In Santiago, Chile
Sarah Rose Pritchard, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and B. S. Barrett

 
S39
Changes in Ocean Color At Puerto Rico Due to Tropical Storms
Angela Michelle Ferra, NOAA, Bayamon, PR; and F. Gilbes Santaella

 
S40
Population Impacts of Tornado Events and SPC Forecast Products
Sarah Bashford Lynagh, NOAA, Ithaca, NY

 
S41
Forecasting Summertime Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Over Houston, Texas
Matthew R. Cullen, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and R. E. Orville, K. Collier, A. Demko, and L. Wood

 
S42
The January 7, 2008 Severe Thunderstorm Event and Its Impacts on the Mid-Michigan Area
Nathan David Inks, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI

 
S44
A Comparision of Wind Estimates FROM CASA and NEXRAD Radars DURING SEVERE Wind Events
Adam K. Taylor, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Mead, NE; and J. Brotzge and F. H. Carr

 
Observations of a Supercell and Weak Tornado Made with a Rapid-Scan, Polarimetric, Mobile Radar

 
S45
Exploring the Shallow Water Equations Using MATLAB
Derek Romanyk, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL

 
S46
Estimating Summertime Evapotranspiration Across Indiana
Johnny Nykiel, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and K. Scheeringa and D. Niyogi

 
S47
Establishing a Micronetwork At the Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory
Burkely L. Twiest, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and K. J. Davis, C. J. Duffy, and C. Duffy

 
S48
Observed Kinematic Structure of Fire Plume Using Ground-Based Remote Sensing Instrumentation
Allison Charland, San Jose State Univ., San Jose, CA; and C. B. Clements

 
S49
A Climatological Perspective of Tornado Outbreaks Spawned by Landfalling Tropical Cyclones Across the Eastern United States
Jordan McLeod, Southeast Regional Climate Center, Chapel Hill, NC; and C. E. Konrad

 
S50
Effects of Adding Wave Data to a Water Level Predictive Model
Morgan L. Matchett, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX; and P. Tissot

 
S51
Overview of General Circulation Model Output Statistics
Damien Decremer, NOAA/ERL/CMDL, Gwangju, Jeollanam-do, South Korea

 
S53
An Intercomparison of Techniques Used to Fit Gamma Distributions to Cloud Particle Size Distributions
Tsung-Lin Hsieh, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and G. McFarquhar and M. Freer

 
S54
Atmosphere and Ocean Variables Along the Washington Coast: Comparisons Between 20th and 21st Century Conditions
Dennis Negron-Rivera, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, Mayagüez, PR; and N. A. Bond

 
S55
Predicting Air Quality Through the Phasing of the Madden-Julian Oscillation in Santiago, Chile
Anthony P. Testino, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and B. S. Barrett

 
S56
Upscaling Effects of Supercell Thunderstorms: Joplin and Tuscaloosa Case Studies
Joseph M. Woznicki, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and R. J. Trapp

 
S59
 
S60
A Comparison of Significant Tornadoes in the Central and Southeastern United States
Justin I. Pullin, University of Louisiana, Monroe, LA; and L. J. Hopper Jr.

 
S61
Evaluation of the Mesoscale Convective Vortex and Heavy Flooding of August 11-12, 2010
Adam Joseph Picard, Central Michigan University, Richland, MI

 
S62
"Socioeconomic Correlation to the Perception and Resulting Actions to Severe Weather Forecasts”
Shadya J. Sanders, Howard University, Washington, DC; and T. Adams and E. Joseph

 
S63
The Impacts of Wind Energy on the Great Plains Low-Level Jet
Daniel L. Gilbert, Univ. of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC; and A. S. Adams

 
S64
Aerosols and the Surface Energy Balance: A Modelling Perspective
Geeta G. Persad, NOAA/GFDL, Princeton, NJ; and Y. Ming and V. Ramaswamy

 
S65
Trace Gas Retrievals Using the Polar Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer (P-AERI)
Alessio C. Spassiani, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada; and P. M. Rowe and V. P. Walden

Poster PDF (10.9 MB)

 
On the Benefits of a Complete Passive Microwave Profiling Network

 
S66
The Pretornadic and Tornadogenesis Phases of the Clinton, Oklahoma Supercell of 12 May 2010 Intercepted by VORTEX2
Timothy P. Hatlee, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA; and P. Markowski, Y. P. Richardson, and J. M. Wurman

 
S67
Assessing the Feasibility of Forecasting Regional Snowfall Indices
William S. Lamberson, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and M. F. Squires

 
S68
The Performance of the Storm Position Forecast Algorithm Used by the WSR-88D Radar
Alexander S. Lanpher, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; and A. DeGaetano

 
S69
Cloud Photogrammetry and Dual-Polarization Doppler Radar Measurements
Alyssa A. Matthews, Saint Cloud State University, St Cloud, MN; and S. Santeiu

 
S70
Evapotranspiration Trends of the 20th Century
Ryan J. Kramer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and L. Bounoua

 
S71
Promoting Climate Literacy: An Inside Look At Measuring Greenhouse Gasses
Stacey M. Hitchcock, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. Turnbull, P. Tans, and P. Lang

 
S72
Moisture Transport Measurements Using Ground Based GPS and Their Relation to Topographically Modified Sea Breeze Circulation At Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Gian A. Villamil, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR; and R. Meiszberg, J. S. Haase, K. H. Min, M. Jury, J. J. Braun, J. Trapp, and M. Baldwin

 
S73
A 2011 Comparison of Models, Soundings, and Radar At Valparaiso University
Ian R. Lee, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN; and S. A. Al-Momar, T. J. Elless, A. W. Lyza, T. Bals-Elsholz, K. H. Goebbert, A. Stepanek, and R. Evaristo
Manuscript (405.9 kB)

Poster PDF (2.1 MB)

 
S74
Soil Moisture Sensitivity of Microwave Signatures of a Growing Elephant Grass: A Bioenergy Crop
Mary Morris, Penn State Univ., Jenkintown, PA; and P. W. Liu and J. Judge

 
S75
An Analysis of the Relationship Between ENSO and Land Surface Parameters
Henry David Bartholomew, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA; and M. S. Jin

 
S76
Local Wind Farm Effects on Diurnal Variations
Paul R. Brandt, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and T. R. Egan, B. J. Harvey, K. K. Kiefer, R. Meiszberg, J. S. Neufer, J. M. Starrett, T. C. Ward, J. M. Woznicki, and K. H. Min

 
S77
Increasing Dimethyl Sulfide Flux Over the Southern Ocean and off of the Antarctic Coast in Response to the Shifting and Intensifying Westerly Winds: A Possible Positive Feedback
Stephanie N. Nance, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM; and O. W. Wingenter, O. Oluwasseun, S. M. Elliott, and N. J. Blake

 
S78
Inter-Comparison of 20th Century Trends in Cloud Cover Data Sets and Estimate of CRF Change
Katinka Bellomo, University of Miami, Miami, FL; and A. C. Clement and J. R. Norris

 
S80
Analysis of Carbon Dioxide Exchanges Inside a Riverine Mangrove Forest in the Florida Everglades
Patrick Joseph Ritsko, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania; and J. G. Barr, V. Engel, J. D. Fuentes, and T. Troxler

 
S81
Effect of Internal Mixture on Black Carbon Radiative Forcing
Chul Eddy Chung, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, South Korea; and K. Lee and D. Müller

 
S82
Climate-Induced Energy Demand Changes in Coastal California
Yanelly Molina, NOAA CREST Center, New York, NY; and P. Sequera, J. E. González, and O. Rhone

 
S83
Statistical Analysis of Wind Farm Terrain
Jonathon Hamilton, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL

 
S84
Benchmarking An Aerosol Mixing State Model for Global Climate Simulation
Alexander Lakocy, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and N. Riemer and S. Bauer

 
S85
A Study on Convective Modes Associated with Tornadoes in Central New York and Northeast Pennsylvania
Timothy W. Humphrey, State University of New York, Albany, NY; and M. S. Evans
Manuscript (44.6 kB)

 
S87
Corn and Soybean Albedo Variations with Zenith Angle
Lyndee Rae Clark, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and B. K. Hornbuckle
Manuscript (4.4 kB)

 
S88
USAFA Meteorology Program
Joshua M. Palmer, United States Air Force Academy, USAF Academy, CO

 
S89
Rapid Intensification of Hurricane Earl in Advanced Hurricane WRF Model Simulations
Diamilet Pérez-Betancourt, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR; and C. Davis

 
S91
Using Technology to Teach Younger America to Be Weather-Wise
Monica Krausz, Weather Research Center and Weather Museum, Houston, TX

 
S92
The Evaluation of Enhanced Lightning Forecast and Warning Tools to Enhance Decision Support Services
Matthew C. Mahalik, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and M. Volkmer, P. F. Blottman, S. Spratt, and D. W. Sharp

 
S94
Pacific Teleconnection Signals As Recorded in West Central Greenland Ice Cores
Stacy E. Porter, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and E. Mosley-Thompson

 
S95
Critical Sounding Parameters for Severe Pulse Thunderstorms in Coastal South Carolina
Aaron L. Mayhew, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI; and F. Alsheimer

 
S96
Wind Farms and Their Effects on Soil Moisture
Kristen E. Fischer, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and G. Hartman, J. Nykiel, J. M. Palac, N. Rueter, C. K. Simpson, and K. H. Min

 
S98
Climatology of Tornadic and Non-Tornadic Cell Motions in Tropical Cyclones
Cameron Self, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC; and A. Crowder

 
S99
Gulf Coast Precipitation Characteristics: Comparing Coastal and Inland Regions
George King, University of Louisiana, Monroe, LA; and C. Olivier, M. Washington, R. Willis, and L. J. Hopper Jr.

 
A Statistical Spatial Mesoscale Analysis of Tornadogenesis Along CAPE Gradients
Christopher MacIntosh, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and W. A. Gallus Jr. and D. Flory

 
The Effects of ENSO on Indiana Weather and Climate
Gianna Hartman, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and A. Pearson, R. T. Knutson, and D. Niyogi

 
Numerical Studies of Convective Initiation in Barbados
Kim D. Whitehall, Howard University, Washington, DC; and S. Chiao and M. Mayers-Als

 
Patterns That Produce Large and Small Snowfall Events for Homer, AK
Scott Ozog, Central Michigan, Mount Pleasant, MI; and J. A. Nelson Jr.

 
Deciduous-Broadleaf Forest Simulation Accuracy in the Community Land Model v4.0
Walter Andre Perkins, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. Bonan

 
A Tethered Radiosonde Capability for Undergraduate Student Research
Michael A. Herrera, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and S. N. Stevenson and D. T. Conlee

 
The Joint Influence of ENSO and NAO on US Landfalling Hurricanes
Emily B. Sheer, Ohio University, Athens, OH; and R. L. Fogt

 
Correlating Errors in Hurricane Forecasts to Improve Probabilistic Storm Surge
Alexandra N. Ramos, University of Puerto Rico, Aguada, PR; and A. A. Taylor and A. Kramer

 
Concord Carlisle Weather Services Snowfall/Snow Day Research
Caroline Donelan, Concord-Carlisle Regional High School, Concord, MA; and A. Vejins, P. Bailey-Wells, and C. St. Francis

 
Analysis of Present Day and Future Precipitation in the Southwestern United States
Manuel Hernandez Jr., Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and J. Tribbia

 
Practical Applications of a Multi-Parameter Meteorological Instrument in a Mobile Environment
Ashley L. Demko, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and C. M. Elsik, W. A. Hatheway, and D. T. Conlee

 
PIBAL: Still a Cost-Effective Research and Learning Tool
Erik R. Nielsen, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and D. T. Conlee and M. T. Crawford

 
Morphology and Optical Properties of Sea Salt Aerosol
Rosemary M. Kanters, Ohio Univ., Athens, OH; and D. P. Veghte and M. A. Freedman

 
An Early Season Nocturnal Colorado Tornado
Casey D. McClure, Metropolitan State College, Denver, CO

 
Global Vs Regional Models: What Does the High-Resolution Help?
Wei Tao, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC; and X. Zhang, F. Liu, J. Krieger, J. Zhang, and P. Moreira

 
Trace Gas Monitoring by Open-Path FTIR
Sunyoung Pyo, CREST-REU, New York, NY

 
The Effects of Topography on Spatial Tornado Distribution
David Austin Cox, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS; and P. G. Dixon

 
Economic Impacts of Hurricanes
Heather J. Key, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL; and A. Schwalm and M. Herchenbach

 
Synoptic Scale Atmospheric Forcings on Surface Melt Occurrence on West Antarctic Ice Shelves
Chris Karmosky, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and D. J. Lampkin and D. B. Reusch

 
Precipitable Water Vapor in and Around Tropical Cyclones in the Caribbean: 2007-2010
Vanessa Almanza, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA; and J. J. Braun, E. Muñoz, and D. Hunt

 
Influence of Decadal Variability of Global Oceans on South Asian Monsoon and ENSO-Monsoon Relation
Lakshmi Krishnamurthy, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; and V. Krishnamurthy

 
 
A Comparison Between AIRS and Observed Soundings
Manuel S. Medina, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and J. D. Joplin, S. L. Nasiri, and D. T. Conlee

 
On the Role of Storm Prediction Center Products in Decision Making Leading up to Hazardous Weather Events
Sarah M. Stough, NOAA/SPC/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and E. M. Leitman, J. L. Peters, and J. Correia Jr.

 
Using WRF in the San Francisco Bay Area to Predict Critical Fire Weather
Rie Onodera, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA; and S. Chiao and C. B. Clements

 
Characterizing Wind Turbine Inflow and Wakes Through Comparison of SODAR and Met Tower Observations-- A Part of TWICS: The Turbine Wake Inflow Characterization Study
Daniel A. Pollak, Pennsylvania State Univ. & NCAR/SOARS, State College, PA; and J. K. Lundquist, M. Aitken, and A. Clifton

 
Urbanization Effect on Flooding in Puerto Rico
Hector M. Crespo-Jones, University of Puerto Rico, Quebradillas, PR; and G. Votaw

 
Analysis of Climate Indices Associated with Hurricanes Making Landfall in the U.S. during 1951-2010
Nicholas B. Zweber, St. John's University, Collegeville, MN; and C. H. Paxton and J. M. Collins

 
Low Temperature Trend for Millersville, PA
Gregg William McCambley, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and J. M. Rafach

 
A Proposed Method to Objectively Identify and Characterize Frontal Zones
Kimberly Hoogewind, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and M. E. Baldwin

 
Technologies for Improving Operational Forecasting and Severe Storms Research
Christopher D. Karstens, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and D. Herzmann

Poster PDF (2.8 MB)

 
High Resolution Model of African Easterly Waves and Their Impact on Tropical Cyclone Formation
Keri Younger, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL; and C. G. Herbster

 
Climatology of Stability Indexes for Cincinnati, Ohio
Matthew A. Burger, Ohio University, Athens, OH

 
Millersville University's Role in DISCOVER-AQ
Erica K. Dolinar, Millersville University, Millersville, PA

 
An Analysis on the 7-10 November 2011 “Medicane” using the WRF-ARW
Derek V. Mallia, Plymouth State Univ., Plymouth, NH

 
Comparison of Ka-Band and Polarized S-Band Moment Profiles for Inference on Mixed-Phase Conditions
Christopher J. Johnston, Metropolitan State College, Denver, CO; and D. J. Serke, K. L. Elmore, A. L. Reehorst, and M. K. Politovich

 
Metropolitan State College of Denver Student Chapter of the American Meteorological Society
Christopher J. Johnston, Metropolitan State College, Denver, CO; and K. Bond, K. Lukancic, and A. Gilliland

 
Total Lightning Trends of A SEVERE, Shuttle Damaging Hail STORM In CAPE Canaveral, FL
Chad C. Robin, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

 
S144
A Case for Reclassifying the F-Rating of Two Damaging Tornadoes: The 1951 Sunnyvale Tornado and the 1983 Los Angeles Convention Center Tornado

 
S145
Shear and Buoyancy Parameters for California Tornadoes From 1951—2011

 
A Statistical Analysis of Low-level Icing Prediction Methods in Complex Terrain
Amanda Terborg, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH

 
Forecasting zoo attendance with weather and climate cues
David Perkins IV, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

 
Drought Forecast in Northeast Arkansas
Edith L. Martinez, McNair Achievement Program Researcher, Jonesboro, AR


Welcome Reception Honoring the Newly Elected Fellows

Monday, 23 January 2012

7:30 AM-5:30 PM: Monday, 23 January 2012


Registration Continues Through January 25

9:00 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 23 January 2012

Recording files available
Session 1
12th Presidential Forum: Technology In Research and Operations—How We Got Here and Where We’Re Going
Location: La Nouvelle B-C (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the Seventh Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research; the 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; the 12th Presidential Forum: Technology in Research and Operations—How We Got Here and Where We’re Going; the 26th Conference on Hydrology; the Special Symposium on Technological Advances: Impacts on Hurricane Research and Forecast Improvements; the Second Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python; the 10th History Symposium; the 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS); the 21st Symposium on Education; the Eighth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 16th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the 21st Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences; the 14th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the Fourth Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions; the Third Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium on Weather-Air Traffic Management Integration; the 10th Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the 10th Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science; the 16th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation; the 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference; the Ninth Conference on Space Weather; the Second Conference on Transition of Research to Operations: Successes, Plans, and Challenges; the Third Symposium on Environment and Health; and the Third Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy )
  9:00 AM
Scientific research and operational environmental services are profoundly affected by the introduction and application of new technologies and it seems as though these advances are now accelerating, challenging our community to constantly become better at what we do and to serve society in new and more powerful ways. We welcome two highly distinguished keynote speakers for our Presidential Forum and each will address the theme of our 92nd Annual Meeting from his and her uniquely personal perspectives.

  9:15 AM
Welcoming remarks and introductions by Jonathan T. Malay, AMS President
  9:45 AM
Technology for a Weather-Ready Nation
Kathryn Sullivan, NOAA, Washington, DC
  10:10 AM
President Malay will then be joined by Mr. George J. Komar, Director, NASA Earth Science Technology Office, Science Mission Directorate, and they will briefly discuss their thoughts about changes in the AMS community’s technological capabilities and in society twenty years and more into the future. They will then engage with the audience in an interactive dialog which should be an exciting and stimulating exercise of envisioning our future.

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Monday, 23 January 2012


Spouses' Coffee

10:30 AM-11:00 AM: Monday, 23 January 2012


Coffee Break

Coffee Break Reception - Sponsored by Ball Aerospace
Location: Room 252/253 (New Orleans Convention Center )

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 23 January 2012

Recording files available
Themed Joint Session 1
Bridging the Gap Between Artificial Intelligence and Statistics in Applications to Environmental Science
Location: Room 238 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 10th Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science; and the 21st Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences )
Cochairs: Marina Timofeyeva, NOAA/NWS; Michael B. Richman, Univ. of Oklahoma; Michael E. Baldwin, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL
  11:00 AM
Redefining Atmospheric Teleconnectivity Using Kernel Mmethods
Andrew E. Mercer, Mississippi State Univ., Mississippi State, MS; and M. B. Richman
  11:30 AM
A New Statistical Tool for NOAA Local Climate Studies
Marina Timofeyeva, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and A. Hollingshead and J. C. Meyers
  11:45 AM
The ICI-WARM Non-Proprietary Regional Frequency Analysis Tool Using the Method of L-Moments
Jason P. Giovannettone, US Army Corps of Engineers, Alexandria, VA; and M. J. Wright
Recording files available
Session 1
Current and Future Satellite, Sensor, and Processing Systems 1 - Satellite Sensor and Program Updates
Location: Room 245 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference
Cochairs: Kenneth Carey, Noblis, Inc.; Barbara J. Ryan, Group on Earth Observations Secretariat
  11:00 AM
1.1
Meteosat Third Generation (MTG), the Future of EUMETSAT Geo-Staionary Satellite Observations (invited)
E. Koenemann, European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, Darmstadt, Germany; and S. Rota, J. Schmetz, and R. Stuhlmann
  11:15 AM
1.2
Current Status and Future Plan of Korea Meteorological Satellite Program (invited)
Ae-Sook Suh, National Meteorological Satellite Center/Korea Meteorological Administration, Jincheon-gun, Chungbuk, South Korea; and D. Kim, J. D. Park, and S. Yoon
  11:30 AM
1.3
STATUS and Plans of Russian Meteorological Satellite PROGRAM (invited)
Vasily Asmus, Roshydromet, Moscow, Russia; and V. Dyaduchenko, V. Zagrebayev, V. Krovotyncev, O. Milekhin, V. Solovyev, and A. Uspensky

  11:45 AM
1.4
NOAA's Joint Polar Satellite System and the NPP Satellite Delivering the Next Generation of Environmental Earth Observations (invited)
Mitchell D. Goldberg, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS Program and Center for Satellite Applications and Research, Washington, DC; and J. Gleason, J. Furgerson, H. Kilcoyne, C. Hoffman, B. Guenther, F. Weng, I. A. Csiszar, L. Zhou, and L. Rokke
Recording files available
Session 1
Data Quality Control
Location: Room 239 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 16th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Sytske K. Kimball, Univ. of South Alabama
  11:00 AM
1.1
Extending the Period of Record Using Observation Station Pedigrees
Glen Conner, Western Kentucky Univ., Bowling Green, KY
  11:15 AM
1.2
An Online Data Quality Control Procedure with the NCAR RTFDDA System
Yonghui Wu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and Y. Liu, N. Jacobs, P. Childs, F. Vandenberghe, L. Pan, and J. C. Knievel
  11:30 AM
1.3
Quality Control Methods for the North Carolina ECONet
Sean Heuser, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and A. P. Sims, R. P. Boyles, M. S. Brooks, and A. Syed
Recording files available
Session 1
Data and Time Series Analysis I
Location: Room 346/347 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Second Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python
Chair: Johnny Wei-Bing Lin, North Park Univ.
  11:00 AM
1.1
Web Based Visualization Tool for Climate Data Using Python
Hannah Aizenman, City College of New York , New York, NY; and M. Grossberg, D. Jones, N. Barnes, J. Smerdon, K. Anchukaitis, and J. E. Geay
Manuscript (588.0 kB)

  11:30 AM
1.3
A System for Storing and Analyzing a Massive Climatological Database of Modeled Air Mass Trajectories
Daniel Pryden, Sonoma Technology, Inc., Petaluma, CA; and S. Raffuse, T. Dedecko, and N. K. Larkin
  11:45 AM
1.4
Lessons From Deploying the USHCN Pairwise Homogenization Algorithm in Python
Daniel Alexander Rothenberg, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and N. Barnes
Recording files available
Joint Session 1
Drought Definition, Analysis, Impacts, Prediction, and Management I
Location: Room 352 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 26th Conference on Hydrology; and the 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change )
Cochairs: Richard Heim, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; Michael J. Brewer, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; Kingtse C. Mo, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC; Allan Howard, National Agroclimate Information Service; Don Wilhite, Univ. of Nebraska
  11:15 AM
Drought and Its Driving Factors and Features Worldwide [INVITED]
Ronald E. Stewart, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
  11:30 AM
Global and Regional Drought Occurrence Under Past and Future Climate Change [INVITED]
Justin Sheffield, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; and J. Kam and E. F. Wood
  11:45 AM
Drought When It's Not Obvious
Laura M. Edwards, DRI, Reno, NV; and K. T. Redmond
Recording files available
Session 1
Federal Agency Strategies to Support the New Energy Economy Part I
Location: Room 345 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Third Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Chair: Melinda Marquis, NOAA
  11:45 AM
1.2
The DOE Perspective on Supporting Renewable Energy with NOAA Partnerships
Joel W. Cline, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC; and A. D. Stern, S. Calvert, C. Frame, and K. Lynn
Recording files available
Session 1
Field and Laboratory Measurements
Location: Room 339 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA
Chair: Gail Vaucher, Army Research Laboratory
  11:00 AM
1.1
Evening Transition of Atmospheric Boundary Layer (ABL) in Heterogeneous Flat Terrain
Silvana Di Sabatino, Univ. of Salento/Univ. of Notre Dame, Lecce, Italy; and L. S. Leo, D. Liberzon, C. Retallack, R. Coppersmith, S. Sentic, P. Huq, C. Hocut, S. Fernando, and H. J. S. Fernando
  11:15 AM
1.2
Investigation of the Variation in Meteorological Variables and Fine Particulate Concentrations At Street Level in Urban Areas
Hansheng Pan, Univ. of California, Riverside, CA; and M. Princevac, A. Venkatram, S. M. Lee, C. Bartolome, and R. Edwards
  11:45 AM
1.4
Laboratory and Field Study of Particulate Emissions Factors of Prescribed Wildland Fires
Trevor Brian Maynard, Univ. of California, Riverside, CA; and M. Princevac, E. Hosseini, D. R. Weise, W. Miller, and D. Cocker
Recording files available
Session 1
IIPS Keynote: The 2011 Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami: An Unprecedented Event Impacting the Services of the Japan Meteorological Agency
Location: Room 356 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS)
Organizer: John R. Lincoln, US Navy/WMO (Ret.) and Consultant
CoChair: Erik Andersson, ECMWF
Recording files available
Session 1
Innovative Uses of Observations
Location: Room 340 and 341 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 16th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: Robert Atlas, NOAA/AOML
  11:00 AM
1.1
Targeted Observations for Improving Numerical Weather Prediction: An Overview
Sharanya J. Majumdar, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and S. D. Aberson, C. H. Bishop, C. Cardinali, J. Caughey, A. Doerenbecher, P. Gauthier, R. Gelaro, T. Hamill, R. Langland, A. Lorenc, T. Nakazawa, F. Rabier, C. A. Reynolds, R. Saunders, Y. Song, Z. Toth, C. Velden, M. Weissmann, and C. C. Wu
  11:15 AM
1.2
New Algorithms for Targeting Coordinated Observations of Hurricanes Using Multiple Unmanned Aircraft
Levi DeVries, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and D. Koch, A. Maki, S. J. Majumdar, and D. A. Paley
Recording files available
Session 1
Lightning Chemistry
Location: Room 342 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 14th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
Cochairs: Kristin A. Cummings, University of Maryland; Jonathan W. Smith, Howard University
  11:00 AM
1.1
Lightning NOx Parameterization for WRF-Chem At the Regional Scale
Amanda Hansen, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and H. E. Fuelberg, K. E. Pickering, S. E. Peckham, and R. E. Hart

 
1.2
Tropospheric Ozone Variability Associated with Easterly Waves and Tropical Cyclones in the Western Atlantic

  11:30 AM
1.3
Application of Flash Rate Parameterization Schemes and Resulting Lightning NOx Production in Cloud-Resolved WRF Forecasts
Kristin A. Cummings, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and K. E. Pickering, M. C. Barth, and M. Weisman
  11:45 AM
1.4
Recording files available
Session 1
Multiple Use of Coastal Environmental Sensors and Models
Location: Room 337 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 10th Symposium on the Coastal Environment
Cochairs: Michael S. Bruno, Stevens Institute of Technology; Scott Glenn, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University
  11:00 AM
1.1
  11:15 AM
1.2
New York City Coastal and Urban Temperatures During Extreme Heat Events
Talmor Meir, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ; and W. T. Thompson, T. Holt, P. Orton, and J. Pullen
 
1.3
Increasing Technical Capacity in Coastal Environments of West Africa Through Workshops and Hands-on Activities

  11:45 AM
1.4
Forecasting Evaluation of WindSat in the Coastal Environment
Thomas F. Lee, NRL, Monterey, CA; and M. H. Bettenhausen, J. Hawkins, K. Richardson, M. Surratt, G. J. Jedlovec, M. Smith, K. K. Fuell, and E. Liske
Recording files available
Session 1
Space Weather Agency Updates Part I
Location: Room 252/253 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Ninth Conference on Space Weather
Cochairs: Robert P. McCoy, University of Alaska at Fairbanks; Genene Fisher, NOAA/NWS
  11:00 AM
1.1
  11:15 AM
1.2
Dod's Space Weather Services
Fred Lewis, AWS, Washington, DC
  11:45 AM
1.4
Recording files available
Joint Session 1
Using Satellite Observations, Data, and Applications to Assess Linkages Between Aerosol/Pollution/Anthropogenic Activities and Climate—Part I
Location: Room 257 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference; and the Fourth Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions )
Cochairs: Jianglong Zhang, University of North Dakota; Takashi Y. Nakajima, Tokai Univ.
  11:15 AM
MISR Perspective on Spatial and Temporal Variability in East Asian Deserts: Relation to Climate Factors
Olga V. Kalashnikova, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and J. N. Lee, D. I. N. Sokolik, M. J. Garay, O. Torres, and M. de la Torre Juárez

 
J1.3
Study on the Satellite Data with Temporal and Spatial Distribution Over Taiwan Warm Season Afternoon Thunderstorm

  11:30 AM
Tropical Cyclone Core Structure Climatology From Satellite Measurements
Joshua Cossuth, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and R. E. Hart
  11:45 AM
Biomass Burning Aerosol Effects on Cloud Fraction Over Australia
Jennifer D. Small, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and J. Jiang, H. Su, and C. Zhai
Recording files available
Joint Session 2
Air and Sea Transport Modeling of the Fukushima Reactor Crisis
Location: Room 338 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; and the 10th Symposium on the Coastal Environment )
Cochairs: Julie Pullen, Maritime Security Labratory; Michael Brown, LANL; Joseph Chang, Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute; Steven R. Hanna, Hanna Consultants
  11:00 AM
Radionuclide Dispersion Simulation for Fukushima Incident Using Japan Coastal Ocean Predictability Experiment (JCOPE) Model
Yukio Masumoto, JAMSTEC, Yokohama, Japan; and Y. Miyazawa, S. Varlamov, R. Zhang, and T. Doi
  11:15 AM
Operation Tomodachi Radiological Waterborne Hazards: Littoral and Open Ocean Dispersion
Ronald G. Meris, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Ft Balvoir, VA; and J. Trigg
  11:30 AM
Surface Water Transport of Radioactivity From the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Incident
William B. Samuels, Science Applications International Corporation, McLean, VA; and R. Bahadur
Recording files available
Themed Joint Session 2
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
Location: Room 243 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the Seventh Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research; the 21st Symposium on Education; the 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; and the 26th Conference on Hydrology )
Cochairs: David R. Easterling, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; Kimberly E. Klockow, Univ. of Oklahoma
  11:30 AM
The IPCC Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation
Roger S. Pulwarty, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and C. Field, V. Barros, K. L. Ebi, T. Stocker, D. Qin, and P. Midgely
Recording files available
Joint Session 2
Hydroclimatological Applications of the Global Precipitation Measurement Mission 1: Mission Overview and Major Elements
Location: Room 256 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference; and the 26th Conference on Hydrology )
Chair: James Marshall Shepherd, Univ. of Georgia
  11:00 AM
  11:15 AM
Directions in Global Flood Nowcasts and Forecasts Using Satellite Precipitation Observations—Into the GPM Era
Robert F. Adler, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and H. Wu Sr., G. J. Huffman, H. Pierce, Y. Hong, Y. Tian, and F. Policelli
  11:30 AM
A Transition Scenario for the NASA GPM Precipitation Processing System to the NOAA Operations
Chandra R. Kondragunta, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and R. R. Ferraro, R. A. Fulton, J. Pereira, K. Hampton, L. Zhao, and D. Hermreck
Recording files available
Joint Session 9
Reducing Climate-Related Public Health Risks Across Time Scales
Location: Room 333 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the Third Symposium on Environment and Health; and the 16th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) )
Chair: Juli Trtanj, NOAA
  11:15 AM
  11:30 AM
Coastal Community Adaptation to Climate Change: Implications for Public Health
Margaret Davidson, NOAA Coastal Services Center, Charleston, SC

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 23 January 2012


Lunch Break

12:15 PM-1:15 PM: Monday, 23 January 2012

Recording files available
Panel Discussion 1
NPP Launches on Earth Observing Mission -- Early On-Orbit Performance and Initial Results
Location: Room 343/344 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference
  12:15 PM
  3:15 PM
  5:15 PM
  8:15 PM
  11:15 PM
A major milestone for Earth science research and operational weather forecasting was achieved when NASA's NPOESS Preparatory Project spacecraft lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 5:48 a.m. EDT on Oct. 28, 2011 and was successfully inserted into its sun-synchronous low-Earth orbit . Following the spectacular launch, NASA began activating and checking out the spacecraft and instruments to begin its Earth observation mission. The instruments on board NPP build on technologies and science advances made through the flights of the EOS Terra, Aqua, and Aura flight missions. They include a 22-channel multi-spectral imager, VIIRS, with MODIS and SeaWiFS heritage; a hyperspectral infrared and microwave sounding suite, CrIS and ATMS; hyperspectral limb and nadir ozone monitor and profiler suite, OMPS; and a cloud, climate, and Earth's radiation budget sensor, CERES. A joint panel of NPP science team members and instrument/spacecraft designers will present and discuss the on-orbit performance of NASA's NPP spacecraft and its Earth observing instrument payload.

Recording files available
Town Hall Meeting: Building a Stronger Weather and Climate Enterprise: Keeping the Economy Moving—A Status Report From the AMS 2011 Summer Community Meeting
Location: Room 244 (New Orleans Convention Center )
  12:15 PM
Elizabeth Weatherhead: University of Colorado

Town Hall Meeting: Current Status and Preparation for the National Weather Service Dual-Polarization Radar Upgrade
Location: Room 245 (New Orleans Convention Center )

Town Hall Meeting: Weather Ready Nation—A Vital Conversation
Location: Room 238 (New Orleans Convention Center )

1:30 PM-2:00 PM: Monday, 23 January 2012

Recording files available
Session 2
Federal Agency Strategies to Support the New Energy Economy Part II
Location: Room 345 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Third Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Chair: Anthony Arguez, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
  1:30 PM
2.1
Supporting Renewable Energy At NOAA and the National Weather Service
Andrew D. Stern, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Cline, D. Green, and T. L. Rouleau

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Monday, 23 January 2012

Recording files available
Session 1
Detection and Attribution of Climate Change I
Location: Room 355 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Aiguo Dai, NCAR
  1:30 PM
1.1
A Robust Tropical Ocean Trend Pattern Determined From Model Simulations of the 20th Century
Matthew Newman, University of Colorado/CIRES/CDC and NOAA/ESRL/PSD, Boulder, CO; and A. Solomon
  1:45 PM
1.2
Hemispheric Snow Cover Extent During the Satellite Era
David A. Robinson, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ; and T. W. Estilow, G. R. Henderson, and D. J. Leathers
 
1.3
What Drive Decadal Variability of Global Precipitation?

  2:15 PM
1.4
Explaining the Cause of Eurasian Streamflow Trends: The Role of Winter Precipitation and Temperature
Tara J. Troy, Earth Institute at Columbia University, Palisades, New York; and E. F. Wood and J. Sheffield

1
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
Location: Room 243 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the Seventh Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research; the 21st Symposium on Education; the 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; and the 26th Conference on Hydrology )
Organizer: Kimberly E. Klockow, Oklahoma Climatological Survey
Moderator: William Hooke, AMS
Panelists: James A. Brey, American Meteorological Society; Craig Colton, LSU; David R. Easterling, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
Recording files available
Joint Session 2
Atmospheric Aerosols: Formation, Growth, and Transformation—I
Location: Room 244 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the Fourth Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions; and the 14th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Cochairs: Juliane L. Fry, Reed College; Colette L. Heald, MIT
  1:30 PM
A Top-Down Perspective on Organic Aerosol: From Surface to Satellite (invited)
Colette L. Heald, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and K. Lapina and B. Ford
  2:00 PM
First Size-Dependent Growth Rate Measurements of 1 to 5 Nanometer Freshly Formed Atmospheric Nuclei
Chongai Kuang, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY; and M. Chen, J. Zhao, J. Smith, P. McMurry, and J. Wang

  2:15 PM
Charge Modulation of Aerosol Scavenging
Brian A. Tinsley, Univ. of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX
Recording files available
Session 2
Atmospheric Observations and Field Experiments Part 1
Location: Room 340 and 341 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 16th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: Pablo Santos, NOAA/NWS
  1:30 PM
2.1
Precipitable Water Vapor in and Around Tropical Cyclones in the Caribbean: 2007-2010
Vanessa Almanza, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA; and J. J. Braun, E. Muñoz, and D. Hunt
  1:45 PM
2.2
Relations between total lightning flash rate and radar reflectivity in convective storms
Chonglin (Charlie) Liu, Earth Networks, Germantown, MD; and E. Novakovskaia and S. Heckman
Manuscript (77.0 kB)

  2:00 PM
2.3
The Winter Storms and Pacific Atmospheric Rivers (WISPAR) Experiment: Demonstrating NOAA Operational and Research Applications with the NASA Global Hawk
J. Ryan Spackman, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, CO; and G. A. Wick, M. L. Black, F. M. Ralph, Y. Song, P. J. Neiman, J. Intrieri, T. Hock, B. H. Lambrigtsen, and R. E. Hood
  2:15 PM
2.4
Highlights From the 2011 CASA Infrasound Field Experiment
David L. Pepyne, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; and S. Klaiber
Recording files available
Session 2
Data and Time Series Analysis II
Location: Room 346/347 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Second Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python
Chair: Dean Williams, LLNL
  1:30 PM
2.1
Using Python as Platform for a Unified Geophysical Data Processing Tool
Ted W. Sammis, New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces, NM; and M. Funk and S. Engle
  1:45 PM
2.2
Py-ART: The Python ARM Radar Toolkit
Scott Collis, ANL, Argonne, IL; and K. North and S. E. Giangrande
  2:00 PM
2.3
A Python Implementation of the New Thermodynamic Equation of State for Seawater
Filipe Pires Fernandes, SMAST, New Bedford, MA; and B. Ådlandsvik
  2:15 PM
2.4
Examples of Mosaic Data Processing in Parallel Using CDAT
Alexander Pletzer, Tech-X Corp., Boulder, CO; and D. Kindig, S. Vadlamani, C. Doutriaux, J. Painter, and D. Williams
Recording files available
Session 2
Evaluation Studies and Applications
Location: Room 339 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA
Chair: Eric R. Pardyjak, Univ. of Utah
  1:30 PM
2.1
AERMOD Building Downwash Predictions - Problems and Solutions
Ronald L. Petersen, CPP, Inc., Fort Collins, CO; and A. Beyer-Lout
 
2.2
Automating the New Air Quality Health Index Forecast Verification in Canada

  1:45 PM
Global Atmospheric Chemical Transport Simulation with Adaptive Mesh Refinement
Yevgenii Rastigejev, North Carolina A&T State Univ., Greensboro, NC

  2:00 PM
2.3
Numerical and Physical Investigation of the Properties of Superfog
Christian Bartolome, Univ. of California, Riverside, CA; and M. Princevac, A. Venkatram, S. Mahalingam, G. Achtemeier, D. R. Weise, H. Vu, and G. Aguilar
  2:15 PM
2.4
Statistical Variability of Dispersion in the Convective Boundary Layer: LPDM-LES Model Ensembles and Observations
Jeffrey C. Weil, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and P. P. Sullivan, E. G. Patton, and C. H. Moeng
Recording files available
Session 2
International Health & Hydro-Meteorological Applications
Location: Room 333 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Third Symposium on Environment and Health
Chair: Wendy Marie Thomas, American Meteorological Society
  1:30 PM
2.1
The Socio-Economic Impact of Meningitis in Northern Ghana
Mary H. Hayden, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Pandya, M. Dalaba, and T. M. Hopson

  1:45 PM
2.2
Meningitis and the Variation of Relative Humidity in Africa
Mark W. Seefeldt, Providence College, Providence, RI; and T. M. Hopson
  2:00 PM
2.3
The Vector Mosquito Aedes Aegypti At the Margins: Sensitivity of a Coupled Natural and Human System to Climate Change
Andrew J. Monaghan, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. H. Hayden, L. Delle Monache, L. M. Eisen, S. Lozano-Fuentes, E. Zielinski-Gutierrez, and C. Welsh-Rodriguez
Recording files available
Session 2
Multiple Use of Coastal Environmental Sensors and Models
Location: Room 337 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 10th Symposium on the Coastal Environment
  1:30 PM
2.1
Observing and Forecasting Microclimatic Variations for Urbanized Coastal Regions
Philip Orton, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ; and J. Pullen, T. Meir, W. T. Thompson, T. R. Holt, and M. Arend
 
2.2
Quantifying the Tsunami-Warning Capability of a Global Sea-Level Network Based on Past, Present, and Possible Future Sensor Distribution

  2:00 PM
2.3
A Comparison of HF Radar Currents with Those From the New York Harbor Observing and Predicting System (NYHOPS)
Liang Kuang, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ; and A. F. Blumberg and N. Georgas
Recording files available
Session 2
Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere Part I
Location: Room 239 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 16th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Craig B. Clements, San Jose State Univ.
  1:45 PM
2.2
Measuring Wake Vortices and Wind Shears in Real-Time with a Scanning Wind Doppler Lidar
Ludovic Thobois, LEOSPHERE, Paris, France; and L. Sauvage and S. Loaec
  2:00 PM
2.3
 
2.4
Catch the Wind (CTW) Vindicator® Laser Anemometer

Recording files available
Session 2
Space Weather Agency Updates Part II
Location: Room 252/253 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Ninth Conference on Space Weather
Cochairs: W. Dean Pesnell, NASA; Richard Clark, Millersville Univ.
  1:45 PM
2.2
The National Space Weather Program: Implementing National Capability
Samuel P. Williamson, Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology, Silver Spring, MD; and M. F. Bonadonna and M. R. Babcock
  2:15 PM
2.4
Developments Regarding Space Weather by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Barbara J. Ryan, Group on Earth Observations Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland; and T. G. Onsager and X. Zhang
Recording files available
Session 2A
AWIPS II System Update - Part I
Location: Room 357 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS)
Cochairs: William Roberts, OAR; Scott Jacobs, NOAA/NWS/NCEP
  1:30 PM
AWIPS II Technology Infusion – Extended Projects Overview and Status
Steve S. Schotz, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and R. K. Henry and T. Hopkins
  1:45 PM
Integrated Hazard Information Services -- Phase 1 -- Forecaster Tools in AWIPS II
Tracy Lee Hansen, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and B. A. Lawrence, C. Golden, M. T. Filiaggi, L. J. Smith, X. Jing, J. Wakefield, S. Williams, C. H. Paxton, M. Mathewson, T. J. LeFebvre, E. Polster, and G. Chien
  2:15 PM
AWIPS II Data Delivery Paradigm – A New Approach to Data Acquisition
G. Joanne Wade, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Boulder, CO; and J. Fluke and B. A. Lawrence
Recording files available
Session 2A
Current and Future Satellite, Sensor, and Processing Systems 2 - Current Satellite Sensors
Location: Room 245 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference
Cochairs: Ae-Sook Suh, National Meteorological Satellite Center, Korea Meteorological Administration; Keiji Imaoka, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
  1:30 PM
TRMM Accomplishments and Status (invited)
Scott A. Braun, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD
  1:45 PM
CloudSat: Science Achievements and Impacts (invited)
Graeme Stephens, JPL/California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA

  2:00 PM
The FY-3B Overview and Current Status (invited)
Jun Yang, National Satellite Meteorological Center/China Meteorological Administration, Beijing, China; and N. Lu, Z. Yang, J. Shi, and P. Zhang
  2:15 PM
The NPP Mission (invited)
James Gleason, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD
Recording files available
Session 2B
International Applications: Latest Challenges for Disseminating and Accessing Weather Data, Forecasts and Warnings - Part I
Location: Room 356 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS)
Cochairs: John R. Lincoln, US Navy/WMO (Ret.) and Consultant; Erik Andersson, ECMWF
  1:30 PM
Meteo-France Information System Modernization
Marie-Francoise Voidrot-Martinez, Meteo-France, Toulouse, France; and M. Dell'Acqua and A. Lasserre-Bigorry

  2:00 PM
The Future Role of the Forecaster
Ewen McCallum, UK Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom
  2:15 PM
Visualisation of Meteorological Data in the Age of Web Services
Stephan Siemen, ECMWF, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom
Recording files available
Session 2B
Recent Results on Asian Field Programs and Topics
Location: Room 257 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference
Cochairs: I.-I. Lin, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, National Taiwan University; Jeffrey S. Reid, NRL
  1:45 PM
Observing and Understanding the Southeast Asian Aerosol Environment: A Survey of Remote Sensing Tools for the 7 Southeast Asian Studies (7SEAS) Program (invited)
Jeffrey S. Reid, NRL, ,Monterey, CA; and R. S. Johnson, E. J. Hyer, J. Zhang, J. R. Campbell, S. A. Christopher, L. Di Girolamo, L. Giglio, J. P. Hoffman, B. Holben, R. Holz, A. P. Kuciauskas, S. C. Liew, J. Miettinen, F. J. Turk, J. Wang, E. J. Welton, and P. Xian
  2:00 PM
Studies on Seasonal Climate Prediction in China (invited)
Huijun Wang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, Beijing, China; and K. Fan, J. Sun, and X. Lang

Recording files available
Themed Joint Session 3
Artificial Intelligence Methods Applied to Satellite Remote Sensing Part I
Location: Room 242 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 10th Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science; and the 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference )
Chair: William W. Hsieh, Univ. of British Columbia
  1:30 PM
Neural Network Estimation of Atmospheric Profiles Using AIRS/AMSU Observations: Improved Uncertainty Assessments
William J. Blackwell, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and C. F. Cull, A. Milstein, M. Pieper, and Z. Tao
Recording files available
Joint Session 3
Drought Definition, Analysis, Impacts, Prediction, and Management II
Location: Room 352 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 26th Conference on Hydrology; and the 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change )
Cochairs: Richard Heim, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; Michael J. Brewer, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; Kingtse C. Mo, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC; Allan Howard, National Agroclimate Information Service; Don Wilhite, Univ. of Nebraska
  1:45 PM
Canadian Experiences Applying Drought Indices and Drought Monitoring to Agriculture [INVITED]
Allan Howard, National Agroclimate Information Service, Regina, SK, Canada
  2:15 PM
Soil Moisture and Runoff Forecasts From the Climate Forecast System Version 2
Li-Chuan Chen, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and K. Mo and M. Y. Lee

Recording files available
Joint Session 4
Air and Sea Transport Modeling of the Fukushima Reactor Crisis
Location: Room 338 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 10th Symposium on the Coastal Environment; and the 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA )
Chairs: Joseph Chang, Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute; Michael Brown, LANL; Steven R. Hanna, Hanna Consultants
CoChair: Julie Pullen, Maritime Security Labratory
  1:45 PM
Estimation of Transport and Deposition of Caesium From the Fukushima Accident Using a Regional Chemical Transport Model
Masayuki Takigawa, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
  2:00 PM
NARAC Support During the Response to the Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Plant Emergency
Gayle Sugiyama, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA; and J. Nasstrom, B. Pobanz, K. Foster, M. Simpson, P. Vogt, F. Aluzzi, M. Dillon, and R. Baskett
Manuscript (353.3 kB)

  2:15 PM
Source Term Estimation for the 2011 Fukushima Nuclear Accident
Guido Cervone, George Mason Univ., Fairfax, VA; and P. Franzese

Recording files available
Joint Session 4
Hydroclimatological Applications of the Global Precipitation Measurement Mission 2: Algorithms, Retrievals, and Validation I
Location: Room 256 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference; and the 26th Conference on Hydrology )
Chair: Song Yang, Naval Research Lab
  1:30 PM
A Parametric Rainfall Retrieval Algorithm for GPM
Christian D. Kummerow, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and D. Randel and G. Elsaesser
  1:45 PM
Developing Winter Precipitation Algorithm Over C3VP
Nai-Yu Wang, The Cooperative Institute for Climate Studies/Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD; and K. Gopalan, R. Ferraro, and F. J. Turk

  2:00 PM
Extending the Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MiRS) to TRMM and GPM
Leslie Moy, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and S. A. Boukabara, F. Iturbide-Sanchez, K. J. Garrett, and C. Grassotti
  2:15 PM
Information Content of Combined Dual-Frequency Radar and Radiometer Observations of Precipitation From GPM
Stephen Joseph Munchak, NASA/GSFC/Univ. of Maryland, Greenbelt, MD; and M. Grecu and W. S. Olson

2:00 PM-2:30 PM: Monday, 23 January 2012

Recording files available
Session 3
Weather and Climate Applications for Energy Decision Support
Location: Room 345 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Third Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Chair: Anthony Arguez, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
 
3.1
Weather Prediction for Effective Decisions in Energy Systems

  2:00 PM
3.2
Methodology for Analyzing and Comparing Weather Forecasts for Use in Business Applications
Brandon Hertell, Consolidated Edison Company of New York, New York, NY; and R. Derech, L. Treinish, A. P. Praino, H. Li, and J. Cipriani
  2:15 PM
3.3
Science, Software and Design: A Collaborative Approach to Usability
John Plavan, EarthRisk Technologies, San Diego, CA; and A. Yoon and S. Bennett

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 23 January 2012


Poster Session 1
Advances in Estimating Land Surface Evaporation and Associated Applications
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 26th Conference on Hydrology
Chair: Martha C. Anderson, USDA/ARS
Cochairs: Christa D. Peters-Lidard, NASA/GSFC; Michael Hobbins, NOAA/NWS
 
15
Estimate and Forecast Regional Evapotranspiration Using the WRF-ACASA Coupled Model
Liyi Xu, University of California Davis, Davis, CA; and R. D. Pyles and K. T. Paw U

 
16
National Weather Service Forecast Reference Evapotranspiration Across the Western US
Cynthia K. Palmer, NOAA/NWS, San Diego, CA; and H. D. Osborne

 
17
Contributing Ground Observations of Precipitation and Reference Evapotranspiration From a Nationwide Volunteer Network -- CoCoRaHS
Henry Reges, CoCoRaHS/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and J. Altenhofen, N. J. Doesken, W. A. Ryan, Z. Schwalbe, J. Turner, and N. Newman

 
Crop Irrigation Monitoring and Management Support in California with the Terrestrial Observation and Prediction System

 
19
Comparing Irrigation Consumptive Use From Remotely-Sensed Data with Conventional Estimates for the South Platte River Basin, Colorado
Timothy C. Martin, Riverside Technology, Inc., Fort Collins, CO; and P. Burkhalter, R. Alvarado, R. Allen, E. Wilson, and J. Polly

 
20
Landsat Evapotranspiration Data: A Powerful Tool for Conflict Resolution
Anthony Morse, Spatial Analysis Group, Boise, ID

 
21
Land Surface Evaporation Analysis with Satellite and Land Surface Model Data
Alan E. Lipton, AER, Inc., Lexington, MA; and P. Liang, J. F. Galantowicz, J. L. Moncet, C. Jimenez, C. Prigent, F. Aires, and G. Uymin

 
22
NASA GLDAS Evapotranspiration Data and Climatology
Hualan Rui, NASA/GSFC and ADNET, Greenbelt, MD; and H. Beaudoing, M. Rodell, W. Teng, and B. Vollmer


Poster Session 1
Algorithm Improvements/ Model Assimilation Results
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference
Cochairs: F. Joseph Turk, JPL; Derek J. Posselt, University of Michigan
 
155
Using Synthetic Satellite Imagery to Evaluate Real-Time Model Forecast Performance During the Hazardous Weather Testbed Spring Experiment
Jason A. Otkin, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and D. Bikos, J. Sieglaff, D. T. Lindsey, L. Grasso, C. W. Siewert, R. Rabin, J. S. Kain, and S. R. Dembek

 
156
Assessing the Surface Contribution in Passive Microwave Measurements for Physical Retrieval of Precipitation
Sarah E. Ringerud, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and C. D. Peters-Lidard and C. D. Kummerow

 
157
Advanced Sun Centering Algorithms for GOES-R SUVI Imaging
David K. Strickland, Carr Astronautics, Grennbelt, MD; and J. L. Carr

 
158
Using the Water Body Database for GOES-R Landmarking
David J. Herndon, Carr Astronautics, Grennbelt, MD; and J. L. Carr and S. Reehl

 
159
GOES Playback and Display: Interacting with Movies
James L. Carr, Carr Astronautics, Grennbelt, MD; and M. D. Smith and D. M. Zakar

 
160
Thresholds of Passive Microwave Snowfall Detection Determined Using A-Train Observations
Stephen Joseph Munchak, NASA GSFC/Univ. of Maryland, Greenbelt, MD; and G. S. Jackson and B. T. Johnson

 
161
Improved Impact of Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) Radiance Assimilation in Numerical Weather Prediction
Bradley T. Zavodsky, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and S. H. Chou and G. J. Jedlovec

Poster PDF (513.8 kB)

 
163
Tropospheric Impacts of Assimilating Infrared Water Vapor Radiances in the NCEP GFS
James A. Jung, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Camp Springs, MD; and J. F. Le Marshall

 
164
Wavelet Satellite Thinning for Improving Data Assimilation and Forecast Using Targeted Observation Schemes
Daniel L. Birkenheuer, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and Y. Xie and N. Wang
Manuscript (510.0 kB)

Poster PDF (669.0 kB)

 
165
The Global Geostationary Wildfire ABBA: Current Implementation and Future Plans
Christopher C. Schmidt, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and E. M. Prins, E. J. Hyer, J. P. Hoffman, J. Brunner, and J. S. Reid

 
166
Physical GEO-LEO Satellite Observation Collocation Algorithms in NPP - GOES-R Integration System
Haibing Sun, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and W. W. Wolf, K. Thomas, C. D. Barnet, and M. Goldberg

 
167
The Daytime Cloud Optical and Microphysical Properties (DCOMP) Algorithm
Andi Walther, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and A. Heidinger

 
168
Effect on Pixel Resolution on Cloud Climatologies From Hi-Res (MODIS) and Lower Res (AVHRR, ISCCP) Data
Rabindra Palikonda, SSAI/NASA/LaRC, Hampton, VA; and P. Minnis, D. A. Spangenberg, Q. Z. Trepte, J. K. Ayers, and B. Shan


Poster Session 1
Atmospheric Chemistry/Climate Change—Posters
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 14th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
 
257
Mixing State of Soot Collected At Mountain Sites in Japan
Yuji Zaizen, MRI, Tsukuba, Japan; and H. Naoe

 
258
Change of the Aerosol Optical Properties During the Aerosol Dynamic Processes
Chang Hoon Jung, Kyungin Women's College, Incheon, South Korea; and Y. P. Kim

 
259
AERONET Measurements Reveal That Aerosol Single Scattering Albedo Has Changed Over the Past Decade
Jing Li, Columbia University, New York, NY; and B. Carlson and A. A. Lacis

 
260
Mixing States of Aerosol Particles At Mt. Hotaka, Japan: A Case Study in Winter
Hiroaki Naoe, MRI, Tsukuba, Japan; and Y. Zaizen, K. Yanagida, H. Takahashi, and Y. Igarashi

 
261
Comparison of Ozone Trends in the Lowermost Troposphere At European Ozonosonde Stations and At Beijing
Peter Krizan, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Prague, Czech Republic; and M. Kozubek, W. Gengchen, and B. Jianhui

 
262
Airborne Observations of Formic Acid Using a Chemical Ionisation Mass Spectrometer (CIMS) Over the UK
Michael Le Breton, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; and M. McGillen, J. Muller, D. E. Shallcross, L. G. Huey, D. Tanner, and C. Percival

 
263
A 1-D Coupled Air-Snowpack Model to Investigate Boundary Layer HONO Concentrations During ANTCI 2003
Anne T. Case Hanks, University of Louisiana, Monroe, LA; and D. Tan

 
264
Measurements of Gases and Aerosol Properties During the 2010 CAL-MEX Campaign
Jun Zheng, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and M. Huertas, J. G. Barrera, A. Khalizov, and R. Zhang

 
Fast-deployable airborne platform for aerosol research: the NASA DEVOTE field mission
Matteo Ottaviani, NASA, New York, NY; and M. Y. M. Yang, G. Dolgos, A. Beyersdorf, M. D. Obland, R. Rogers, L. Ziemba, and J. Hair

 
Paper 265 has been moved. New paper number is J8.6A.

 
Poster 266 has been moved. New paper number is 4.1A.


Poster Session 1
Atmospheric and Oceanic Observations and Their Assimilation
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 16th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: Shirley T. Murillo, NOAA/AOML/HRD
 
237
Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI)–A Major Leap Forward In Ocean Science and Observing Technology
Sue Banahan, Consortium for Ocean Leadership, Washington, DC; and W. R. Bergen and A. Chave

 
238
Ocean Observing Initiative (OOI) Science Data and Products
Lorraine Heilman, Consortium for Ocean Leadership, Washington, DC; and W. R. Bergen, S. Ackleson, and S. Webster

 
239
 
243
Performance Characteristics of the Vaisala Global Lightning Dataset (GLD360)
Ryan Said, Vaisala Inc., Louisville, CO; and A. Nag and N. Hembury

 
247
Evaluating the Impacts of NASA/SPoRT Daily Greenness Vegetation Fraction on Land Surface Model and Numerical Weather Forecasts
Jordan R. Bell, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and J. L. Case, F. J. LaFontaine, and S. V. Kumar
Manuscript (2.3 MB)

Poster PDF (1.3 MB)

 
249
New Developments in the Data Assimilation Research Testbed
Tim Hoar, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Anderson, K. Raeder, A. Karspeck, G. Romine, H. Liu, and N. Collins

 
251
An Observation Impact Tool for CPTEC LETKF: Implementation and Preliminary Results
Fabio Luiz R. Diniz, INPE/CPTEC, Cachoeira Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil; and R. Todling, D. L. Herdies, and L. G. G. de Goncalves

 
252
Observation Impact of Satellite Winds in NASA GEOS-5 Forecast System
Dagmar Merkova, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and R. Gelaro, M. Sienkievicz, N. L. Baker, and P. Pauley

 
255
A Comparison Between 3D-Var and 4D-Var Techniques for a Radar Data Assimilation Case During CHUVA Experiment
Eder Paulo Vendrasco, INPE, Cachoeira Paulista, Brazil; and C. F. Angelis and D. Herdies

 
256
Toward Producing a Beaufort/Chukchi Seas Regional Reanalysis
Jeremy R. Krieger, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK; and J. Zhang, F. Liu, M. D. Shulski, W. Tao, and X. Zhang


Poster Session 1
Poster Session
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 21st Symposium on Education
Cochairs: Teresa Eastburn, NCAR; Kathleen A. Murphy, AMS Education Resource Educator
 
106
Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Related Sciences and University Living-Learning Communities
Robert V. Rohli, Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA; and T. A. Joyner and A. M. Trevino

 
108
The PRE-Depression Investigation of Cloud-Systems in the Tropics (PREDICT) Field Campaign: Educational Perspectives of Early Career Scientists
Clark Evans, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI; and H. M. Archambault, J. M. Cordeira, C. L. Fritz, T. J. Galarneau Jr., S. Gjorgjievska, K. S. Griffin, A. Johnson, W. Komaromi, S. Monette, P. Muradyan, B. Murphy, M. Riemer, J. Sears, D. Stern, B. Tang, and S. Thompson

 
109
Investigating the Earth System Using Real-World Data Through AMS Ocean, Weather, and Climate Studies
James A. Brey, American Meteorological Society, Washington, DC; and I. W. Geer, R. S. Weinbeck, E. W. Mills, and K. A. Nugnes

 
110
Opening the Technological Black Box: Meteorology and Technology Education At Valparaiso University
Kevin H. Goebbert, Valparaiso Univ., Valparaiso, IN; and T. M. Bals-Elsholz, A. Stepanek, C. A. Clark, and B. J. Wolf

 
111
Standing up to Be Heard: Student Presentations At Valparaiso University
Teresa M. Bals-Elsholz, Valparaiso Univ., Valparaiso, IN; and C. A. Clark, K. H. Goebbert, and B. J. Wolf

 
112
A Documentary on the 2010 Hurricane Field Campaign to Inspire and Increase Interest in the Geosciences

 
113
The Summer Student Volunteer Program At NWS WFO Baltimore/Washington
Matthew R. Kramar, NWSFO Baltimore/Washington, Sterling, VA; and A. Woodcock, J. R. Klein, and S. Zubrick
Manuscript (899.9 kB)

Poster PDF (1.3 MB)

 
114
Preparing Middle School Teachers to Effectively Use Science Models to Support Learning about Climate, Weather, and Energy Topics
Morgan Brown Yarker, Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; and C. O. Stanier, C. Forbes, and S. Park

 
115
American Weather and Climate Exposition (Weather Expo)
Miles S. Muzio, Weather Exposition of America, Bakersfield, CA; and E. Salna

 
Creating a Collaborative Journal Article in the Classroom: Lessons Learned

 
116
Exploring the Concept of a Mesoscale Desk
Michael W. Douglas, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK

 
117
The Evolution of Earth System Science Education - FSU's Tale
Paul Ruscher, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and A. gallard and A. Kaepplinger

Poster PDF (1.1 MB)

 
118
ASCENT: Mentorship, Networking and Resources for Women in Atmospheric Science
Laura M. Edwards, DRI, Reno, NV; and A. G. Hallar, L. M. Avallone, and H. Thiry

 
119
A New Undergraduate Degree At San Jose State University: BS in Meteorology, Concentration in Climate Science
Alison F.C. Bridger, San Jose State Univ., San Jose, California; and E. Cordero

Poster PDF (747.8 kB)

 
120
Developing Climate Change Learning Modules for High School Educators
Patrick L. Lawrence, Univ. of Toledo, Toledo, OH; and K. Czajkowski

 
121
Contemplating Climate Change from an Alaskan Perspective
Andrea Evans, Dimond High School, Anchorage, AK; and B. Roth

 
122
“ECS School/Community Implementation Strategies for Middle and High School Teachers”
Diane Ryan, Prescott, AZ; and M. A. Winslow and T. L. Lake

 
123
Weather Science and Safety Workshops for K-8 Teachers in Georgia: 4 Years of Evaluation Data and Experience
Alan E. Stewart, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA; and J. A. Knox and A. L. Qureshi

 
124
South Florida's DataStreme Earth Climate System Outreach Program
Edward Williams, DataStreme Earth Climate System Group, Boynton Beach, FL; and M. Hall

 
125
American Meteorological Society's DataStreme Earth's Climate System - Implementation
Vanessa L. Van Sciver, Merchantville Elementary School, Merchantville, NJ; and S. Waldron, M. F. Boorstein, L. Bastiaans, D. Cammarota, E. Chavez, R. Henck, K. Bissonette, and K. Squicciarini

 
126
Development of Middle School Lesson Plans on Climate Change and Global Climate Models
Korey Southerland, Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and G. L. Mullendore, L. Munski, E. Harpster, and M. Baker

 
127
DataStreme Earth's Climate System in New Mexico
H. Turtle Haste, James Monroe Middle School, Albuquerque, NM; and D. Novak, M. Parsons, S. Smith, D. Archie, J. Crosby, D. Kann, C. Jones, and K. Jones

 
128
Minority Student Knowledge of and Interest in Geoscience Careers
Kathleen Sherman-Morris, Mississippi State Univ., Mississippi State, MS; and B. Bell, M. Brown, J. Dyer, K. McNeal, and J. Rodgers

Poster PDF (1.6 MB)

 
129
Climate C.H.A.N.G.E.: Concepts Having Anthropogenic & Natural Global Evidence - You Decide
Kathryn M. Haughn, Nazareth Academy, Wakefield, MA; and V. J. Ciarametaro, P. J. Erickson, S. Zhang, and L. Goncharenko

Poster PDF (314.8 kB)

 
130
Earth Gauge: Linking Weather, Environment and Climate
Sara Espinoza, The National Environmental Education Foundation, Washington, DC; and K. Kraus

 
131
Severe Storm Forecasting in a Summer Science Institute for Middle School Students
Richard Wagner, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, CO; and S. Ng

 
132
An Electronic Weather Wall in the High School Classroom
Jeffrey A. Yuhas, Concord-Carlisle Regional High School, Chelmsford, MA; and P. Bailey-Wells, B. Rich, A. Vejins, C. St. Francis, C. Donelan, and J. Avery

 
133
Climate Change Education in Florida
Nicolle J. Weis, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL; and C. Morales, C. H. Paxton, and A. Feldman

 
134
Arizona DataStreme ECS
Diane Ryan, Prescott, AZ; and M. A. Winslow and T. L. Lake

 
135
Building a Network of Internships for a Diverse Geoscience Community
Rebecca Haacker-Santos, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and V. Sloan and R. Pandya

 
137
Career College for Tweens
Claire Waites, AMS Education, Daphne, AL

 
138
Online Weather Studies At Gavilan College
Andrew H. Van Tuyl, Gavilan College, Gilroy, CA

 
140
Training Lessons Learned in National Weather Service
LeRoy Spayd Jr., NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

Poster PDF (1.1 MB)

 
141
From Fires to Floods: How the NWS Office in Tucson, Arizona Increased Flash Flood Awareness After a Historic Wildfire Season
John J. Brost, NOAA/NWSFO Tucson, Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and G. Sampson, K. Drozd, E. Boyle, and R. Fliehman

Poster PDF (5.7 MB)

 
142
Taking Authentic Student Research to New Heights Through the International Students and Teacher Exchange Program (ISTEP)
Michael J. Passow, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University and Dwight Morrow High School, Palisades, NY; and S. L. Chan-Lee, B. M. Buckley, and G. R. Kowach

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143
Analysis of S'COOL Participant Ground Observations Vs. Corresponding Satellite Data: Cloud Layers
Sarah A. Crecelius, NASA/LaRC, Hampton, Virginia; and L. H. Chambers, T. M. Rogerson, and D. R. Doelling

 
144
"Snow Days Vs. Snow Fall" - Doing College Level Research with High School Students
Jeffrey A. Yuhas, Concord-Carlisle Regional High School, Chelmsford, MA; and A. Vejins and C. Donelan

 
146
National Weather Service and Nurture Nature Center - A Partnership for Flood Outreach
Patricia Wnek, NOAA/NWS/Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center, State College, PA; and P. Ahnert, W. Marosi, R. Kruzdlo, G. Szatkowski, R. Hogan Carr, and K. Brandes
Manuscript (209.9 kB)

Poster PDF (1.4 MB)

 
147
New Modules for Nasa's Global Climate Change Education (GCCE) Program: Sulfur Dioxide and Carbon Monoxide
Michael R. Witiw, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Everett, WA; and R. J. Myers and T. Schwerin

 
148
Engaging Youth to Understand Climate: The GLOBE Student Climate Research Campaign
Donna J. Charlevoix, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Tessendorf, J. Mackaro, G. Randolph, and R. Thomas

 
149
Hurricanes: Science and Society, a New Online Education Resource
G. Scowcroft, Univ. of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI; and I. Ginis, C. W. Knowlton, and R. M. Yablonsky

 
150
Impact of a Summer Research Experience on High School Students' Interest in and Understanding of Science
Donna J. Charlevoix, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Haacker-Santos and R. Pandya

 
151
Matching Technology to Audience Needs: Lessons Learned From the Carolinas Coastal Climate Outreach Initiative
Jessica C. Whitehead, South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium, Charleston, SC; and R. H. Bacon, J. F. Thigpen, G. Carbone, K. Dow, and D. L. Tufford

 
152
Evaluating a Nationwide Summer Weather Camp Program
William Gregory Blumberg, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. Malla, D. V. Morris, and H. M. Mogil

 
154
Climate Literacy Syllabus Challenges for Select Private Sector Decision Makers
Jenny Dissen, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC/CICS, Asheville, NC; and K. Vincent and T. Houston


Poster Session 1
Poster Session I
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS)
CoChair: Scott Jacobs, NOAA/NWS/NCEP
 
1
First-Time Mobile Doppler Radar Observations of Heavy Rain-Producing Thunderstorms in Northwest New Mexico
Jennifer Palucki, NOAA/NWSFO, Albuquerque, NM; and K. Jones and S. Vasiloff

 
2
Improving Cross Polarization for MPAR Via Orthogonal Waveforms
Yasser Al-Rashid, LockHeed Martin, MS2, Moorestown, NJ; and R. Nuthalapati, F. X. McGroary, S. Bachmann, and P. Bronecke

Poster PDF (1.0 MB)

 
3
Enhancing the Foundational Data From the WSR-88D: Part II, the Future
Richard L. Ice, Air Force Weather Agency, Norman, OK; and D. S. Saxion
Manuscript (2.2 MB)

Poster PDF (329.4 kB)

 
4
Enhancing the Foundational Data From the WSR-88D: Part I, A History of Success
Darcy S. Saxion, Air Force Weather Agency, Norman, OK; and R. L. Ice
Manuscript (1.2 MB)

Poster PDF (370.0 kB)

 
5
New Science for the WSR-88D: Status of the Dual-Polarization Upgrade
Darcy S. Saxion, Air Force Weather Agency, Norman, OK; and R. L. Ice
Manuscript (1.0 MB)

Poster PDF (281.8 kB)

 
6
Wind Turbine Clutter Mitigation for Weather Radar by Adaptive Processing
Fanxing Kong, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. D. Palmer, Y. Zhang, and Y. Bai

 
7
An Adaptive Pedestal Control Algorithm for the National Weather Radar Testbed Phased Array Radar
David Priegnitz, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. M. Torres and P. L. Heinselman
Manuscript (1.5 MB)

Poster PDF (2.6 MB)

 
8
Data Processing of the VU C-Band Polarimetric Radar Data
Raquel Evaristo, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN; and T. M. Bals-Elsholz, A. Stepanek, K. H. Goebbert, and B. J. Wolf
Manuscript (784.1 kB)

 
9
Range and Velocity Ambiguity Mitigation Using Spectral Reconstruction for Doppler Weather Radars
David A. Warde, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK

Poster PDF (3.2 MB)

 
10
Integration of the Interactive Data Viewer Into An Operational Weather Forecasting System
Keith R. Searight, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and H. Soh, H. H. Fisher, and J. C. Knievel

 
11
Theoretical Analysis of Polarization Characteristics for Planar and Cylindrical Phased Array Radars
Lei Lei, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and G. Zhang and R. J. Doviak
Manuscript (339.2 kB)

Poster PDF (1.5 MB)

 
12
WSR-88D: Technology Evolution of Level 1 Data Recording
Michael J. Prather, University of California, Irvine; and D. S. Saxion
Manuscript (25.9 kB)

Poster PDF (118.9 kB)

 
14
Investigation of Radar Variables and near Surface Environments for Developing a Surface Hail Fall Product
Sarah K. Mustered, Valparaiso University and NWC REU Program, Norman, OK; and K. L. Ortega
Manuscript (416.8 kB)


Poster Session 1
Poster Session I
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Aiguo Dai, NCAR
 
72
Attribution and Projections of Southern Hemisphere Climate Change
Jorgen Frederiksen, CSIRO, Aspendale, Victoria, Australia; and C. Frederiksen, S. Osbrough, and J. Sisson

 
73
Empirical Models of Tropical Climate Prediction and Predictability From Daily to Decadal Time Scales
Matthew Newman, University of Colorado/CIRES/CDC and NOAA/ESRL/PSD, Boulder, CO; and P. D. Sardeshmukh

 
74
An Analog Approach to Forecasting Global Tropical Cyclone Landfalls Using Hebert Boxes

 
75
Tropical Cyclones Interaction with High Latitude Climate Variability in the Northern Hemisphere
Enrico Scoccimarro, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia/Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici, Bologna, Italy; and S. Gualdi and A. Navarra

 
76
An Intercomparison of Tropical Cyclone Position and Intensity Among Atmospheric Reanalysis Datasets
Benjamin Schenkel, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and R. E. Hart

Poster PDF (4.7 MB)

 
An Assessment of the Climatology of Florida Hurricane-Induced Tornadoes (HITs): Technology Vs. Meteorology

 
77
The Impacts of Climate Variability on Coral Bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef
Daniel Gilford, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and A. Arguez

 
80
Indian Ocean Response to South Tropical Atlantic Teleconnection
Rondrotiana Barimalala, Earth System Physics Section, Trieste, Italy; and A. Bracco, F. Kucharski, and A. Crise

 
81
Process-Resolving Decomposition of the Global Temperature Response to El Niño
Yi Deng, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and T. W. Park and M. Cai

 
82
Moisture Cycle of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: An Analysis of TRMM and SP-CAM Data
Jennifer A. Gahtan, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Coral Gables, FL; and K. H. Straub and D. A. Randall

 
83
Local Sea Surface Temperature Versus Large-Scale Circulation Influences on Tropical Ocean Rainfall
Nat Johnson, Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and S. P. Xie and Y. Kosaka

 
84
REGIONAL Modes of VARIABILITY of the ANNUAL Mean AIR Temperature OVER Mexico
Marco A. Salas-Flores, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, D.F., Mexico; and P. D. Jones, C. Gay, W. Ritter, and R. Patiño
Manuscript (130.2 kB)

Poster PDF (524.4 kB)

 
85
Weather Regimes and Air-Sea Fluxes
Carol Anne Clayson, WHOI, Woods Hole, MA

 
86
Mechanisms of El Nino-Like Warming Events in the AGCMs Coupled with the Mixed Ocean Layer Model
Honghai Zhang, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and A. C. Clement

Poster PDF (659.9 kB)


Poster Session 1
Poster Session for Artificial Intelligence and Its Applications to Environmental Science
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 10th Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science
Organizer: Amy McGovern, Univ. of Oklahoma
 
272
Retraining the NSSL Quality Control Neural Network with Polarimetric Radar Data for Improved Non-Hydrometeor Echo Rejection
Jacob Carlin, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. L. Manross and V. Lakshmanan

 
273
Smart Climatologies for Seasonal Predictions At a Regional Scale
Gael Descombes, NCAR, Boulder, Colorado; and J. Knievel, J. H. Copeland, and F. Vandenberghe


Poster Session 1
Posters
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA
 
Poster 201 has been moved. New paper number 5.3A

 
Poster 202 has been moved. New paper number 7.4A

 
203
Temporal and Spatial Aspects of Velocity Variance in Major US Cities
Elena Novakovskaia, Earth Networks, Germantown, MD; and W. Callahan and B. B. Hicks

 
204
Vertical Distribution of Coarse Particulate Matte
Sharome Goode, NCAR, Oklahoma City, OK

 
205
Experience in Carbon Monoxide Measurements with Wireless Sensor Network Technology
Lamling Venus Shum, University College, London, United Kingdom; and S. Hailes, G. Mcphillips, S. Karra, and L. Malki-Epshtein

 
206
Averaging Time Scale for Daytime Turbulent Flux Measurements in a Wide and Steep Valley
Zeljko Vecenaj, Univ. of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; and S. F. J. De Wekker

 
207
Air Quality and Visibility in Southwestern British Columbia During Forest Fire Smoke Events
Jenna C. Keane, Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and I. McKendry and A. Teakles

 
208
Examination of Sensitivity of WRF Precipitation Over Japan to Physical Parameterizations and Horizontal Resolution
Kohei Ikeda, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan; and K. Yamaji and M. Takigawa

 
209
Evaluating CMAQ Modeled Concentrations with Upper Air Measurements during the TexAQS II Study
James M. Godowitch, US EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC; and R. Gilliam and G. Sarwar

 
210
Impacts of Fire Emissions on National Air Quality Forecasting Capability (NAQFC) PM2.5 Concentrations
Yunhee kim, Georgia Dept of Natural Resources/EPD, GA; and H. C. Kim, R. saylor, A. Stein, and P. Lee

 
211
GHG Observations At Smaller Spatial and Temporal Scales
Elena Novakovskaia, Earth Networks, Germantown, MD; and S. Heckman

 
212
Role of Transport Pathways in Determining CO Centers in the Tropical Upper Troposphere
Lei Huang, The Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX; and R. Fu, J. Jiang, and J. Wright

Poster PDF (325.6 kB)

 
213
PM 10 Variations From 1985 to 2004 on the Island of Puerto Rico
Jose M. Tirado, Howard Univ., Washington, DC; and V. Morris

 
214
Case Studies of the Impacts of Upper Tropospheric Dynamics on Surface Air Quality

 
215
Measurements and Modeling of Branch-Scale Removal of Ultrafine Particles by Vegetation
Andrey Khlystov, RTI International, NC; and M. Y. Lin and G. G. Katul

 
216
Development and Evaluation of High Resolution Simulation Tools to Improve Fire Weather Forecasts
Natalie Wagenbrenner, Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA; and B. Lamb, K. Yedinak, J. Forthofer, K. Shannon, P. Robichaud, and D. Finn

 
Surface Data Assimilation of Air Pollutants and Monitoring of Model Errors in Canadian Air Quality Model (GEM-MACH)


Poster Session 1
Posters
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 16th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
 
217
Development of the Low Altitude Wind Shear(LAWS) Monitoring System by Acoustic Remote Sensing in Airports
Yoshiki Ito, Sonic Corporation, Tokyo, Japan; and T. Hayashi, S. Hirai, A. Ootani, S. Matsushima, H. Sunasaka, T. Suzuki, and D. Yoshida

 
The Environment Canada Snow Measurement Intercomparison Facilities: Overview and Results

 
218
U.S. Climate Reference Network Metadata Quality Assurance
Devin Thomas, STG, Inc., Asheville, NC; and M. Palecki
Manuscript (115.8 kB)

 
219
Development of a wind protection device for crops on plateaus near cliffs
Maro Tamaki, Okinawa Prefectural Agricultural College, Nago, Japan; and Y. Ito, S. Tamaki, and J. I. Tsutsumi
Manuscript (79.2 kB)

 
220
Analysis of the March 30, 2011 Hail Event At Shuttle Launch Pad 39A
John E. Lane, EASi-ESC, Kennedy Space Center, FL; and N. J. Doesken, T. Kasparis, and D. Sharp
Manuscript (1.1 MB)

Poster PDF (3.2 MB)

 
221
Characterizing Inflow Conditions Across the Rotor Disk of A Utility Scale Wind Turbine
Andrew Clifton, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO; and J. K. Lundquist, N. D. Kelley, G. Scott, S. Schreck, D. A. Pollak, M. L. Aitken, and D. Jager

 
222
Vaisala National Lightning Detection Network (NLDN®): Quality Updates
Amitabh Nag, Vaisala Inc., Tucson, AZ; and M. J. Murphy, N. Hembury, and J. A. Cramer

 
223
Identifying Low-Level Jets From the North American Regional Reanalysis: A Comparison with Rawinsonde Observations
Claudia K. Walters, Univ. of Michigan, Dearborn, MI; and S. Husseini, J. A. Winkler, J. Nikolic, and S. Zhong

 
An Inexpensive Automated Webcam-Based Laser Snow Depth Sensor Design

 
225
Measurements of Scattering Matrices of Non-Spherical Particles
Ron Li, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and P. Yang

 
228
Optical Autocovariance Wind Lidar for Atmospheric Research
Sara C. Tucker, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Boulder, CO; and C. Grund, T. Delker, M. Adkins, B. Good, P. Kaptchen, and D. Gleeson

 
231
Investigation of the Vertical Structure of Nocturnal Cold Pools At the Lake Thunderbird Micronet
Nicole R. Ramsey, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. D. Sherburn, A. M. Shapiro, and P. M. Klein

 
232
Profiling the Antarctic Atmosphere Using the GPS Radio Occultation Technique From Stratospheric Balloons
Jennifer S. Haase, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN; and J. Maldonado-Vargas, F. Rabier, P. Cocquerez, M. Minois, V. Guidard, P. Wyss, A. Johnson, and B. J. Murphy

 
233
Measurements of GHGs in the US with a Dense Observing Network
Stan Heckman, Earth Networks, Germantown, MD; and E. Novakovskaia

 
234
Moisture Transport Measurements Using Ground Based GPS and Their Relation to Topographically Modified Sea Breeze Circulation At Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Ryan Meiszberg, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN; and G. A. Villamil, J. S. Haase, K. H. Min, M. R. Jury, J. J. Braun, R. J. Trapp, M. E. Baldwin, N. S. Flecha, R. Rios, A. D. M. Nieves, K. A. Demchak, M. J. Dixon, B. M. Doogs, K. E. Fischer, B. N. Herrholtz, E. D. Larson, T. M. Lucko, C. K. Simpson, K. W. Van Leer, and J. M. Woznicki

 
235
Dual-Polarized Radar Observations of Two Arizona Dust Storms
Katherine, M. Willingham, CIMMS,Univ. of Oklahoma/NSSL, Norman, OK; and K. W. Howard and C. Dempsey

 
236
A Study of Rain-Induced Erosion in the Badlands National Park
Emily French, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD; and D. V. Kliche, L. Stetler, and P. L. Smith


Poster Session 1
Posters
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Seventh Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research
Chair: Sheldon D. Drobot, NCAR
 
Poster 422 has been moved. New paper number 1.3A.

 
320
Tyndall Gases
John Nielsen-Gammon, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX

 
323
Developing 21st Century Climate Services for the Pacific Northwest
Kathie D. Dello, Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR; and A. Wiggins, P. W. Mote, and M. Bailey

 
324
Hazard Examination of Risk: Thunderstorm Activity and the Beach
Paul J. Croft, Kean University, Union, NJ; and M. Kyle

 
325
Emergency Response: Thunderstorm Hazards Responses, Emergency Activities, and Threats
Paul J. Croft, Kean University, Union, NJ; and L. Kusik

 
326
Spatiotemporal Analysis of Thunderstorm Hazard Mortality Rates
Walker S. Ashley, Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb, IL; and A. Osborne and S. Ashley

 
327
Using Total Lightning Observations to Enhance Lightning Safety
Geoffrey T. Stano, ENSCO/SPoRT, Huntsville, AL
Manuscript (9.6 MB)

Poster PDF (2.8 MB)

 
328
Sources of Information and Decision Making of K-12 School District and University Officials During Tornado Warnings
Stephanie Hoekstra, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC; and A. C. Nichols and E. Gruntfest

 
329
Fear of Bouncing: Societal and Scientific Contexts of Wind-Related Bounce House Hazards
John A. Knox, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA; and T. E. Gill and D. J. Novlan

 
330
Likelihood of Response to Flash Flood Watches and Warnings in Boulder, Colorado
Kelsey Mulder, East Carolina Univ., Greenville, NC; and J. K. Lazo, R. Morss, and B. E. Montz

 
331
Experts' and Laypeople's Perspectives on Flash Flood Forecasts, Warnings, Decisions, and Risks
Rebecca E. Morss, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. L. Demuth, H. Lazrus, A. Bostrom, and J. K. Lazo

 
332
How Do Emergency Managers Use the Hurricane Cone of Uncertainty?
Catherine F. Smith, East Carolina Univ., Greenville, NC; and B. E. Montz, J. L. Losego, and K. Galluppi

 
334
National Weather Service 2010 & 2011 Customer Satisfaction Survey Results
Douglas C. Young, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and S. Romano and A. P. Noel

 
335
NWS Roadmap – the Four Plans: Services, Science and Technology, Workforce Evolution, Business
Michael J. Hudson, NOAA/NWS, Kansas City, MO; and D. Manning, J. Sprague, S. Cooper, M. Lovern, B. R. Colman, and J. P. Tuell

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Poster Session 1
Posters
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Third Symposium on Environment and Health
 
336
Visualizing the Impact of Climate Change with GAIA
Shadrian Strong, Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD; and R. Schaefer, A. Kaushiva, L. J. Paxton, and A. Higgins

Poster PDF (1.8 MB)

 
337
The Impact of Climate Change on Air Quality and Respiratory Disease: Maryland/DC Metropolitan Area
Alpana Kaushiva, Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD; and S. Strong, S. M. Babin, and L. J. Paxton

 
339
Climate Change Health Indicators in North Carolina: 2000-2010
Lauren Jean Thie, North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services, Raleigh, NC


Poster Session 1
Space Weather Posters
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Ninth Conference on Space Weather
Chair: McArthur Jones Jr., University of Colorado
 
274
Space Weather Impacts on Spacecraft Design and Operations in Auroral Charging Environments
Joseph I. Minow, NASA, Marshal Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL; and L. N. Parker

 
275
The Relationship Between Flare-Associated Coronal Dimmings and Coronal Mass Ejections As Observed by SDO, SOHO, and STEREO
Khara Lukancic, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Westminster, CO; and T. N. Woods, R. Hock, A. Reinard, F. G. Eparvier, A. R. Jones, M. Snow, and S. Ng

Poster PDF (2.4 MB)

 
276
Non-Migrating Tides in the Thermosphere: In-Situ Versus Tropospheric Sources
McArthur Jones Jr., University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and J. M. Forbes, M. E. Hagan, and A. Maute

 
277
LIFDAR: A Diagnostic Tool for the Ionosphere
Christopher T. Rodgers, ITT Industries, Herndon, VA; and O. E. Kia and J. L. Bartholomew

 
278
Solar Eruption Brightness Fluctuation As Measured by Solar Dynamics Observatory and Its Effect on the Ionosphere
Tak Cheung, CUNY Queensborough Community College, Bayside, NY; and G. Tremberger, Jr, P. Marchese, V. Tulsee, E. Ahn, L. P. Johnson, and S. A. Austin
Manuscript (318.4 kB)

 
279
Predictive Ability of Various Auroral Precipitation Models As Evaluated Using Polar UVI Global Images
Patrick T. Newell, APL, Laurel, MD; and T. Sotirelis, K. Liou, S. Wing, and R. Redmon

 
280
Empirical Forecasting Models of Global Electron Precipitations in Auroral Oval
Yongliang Zhang, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD; and L. J. Paxton and H. Kil

 
282
Dynamic Ionosphere Cubesat Experiment (DICE)
Geoff Crowley, Atmospheric & Space Technology Research Associates, Boulder, CO; and C. Fish, C. Swenson, A. Barjatya, I. Azeem, G. S. Bust, F. Rodrigues, and M. Larsen

 
283
Preparing Students for Careers in Space Weather At Millersville University
Richard D. Clark, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and S. Hendrick

 
284
New Space Weather Data Sources and Products for Communication and Navigation Systems
Jennifer Meehan, Utah State University, Logan, UT; and D. Hansen, W. K. Tobiska, J. Fulgham, R. W. Schunk, J. J. Sojka, H. Carlson, V. Eccles, D. Rice, L. C. Gardner, L. Scherliess, L. Zhu, C. Tschan, D. Bouwer, and R. Shelley

 
285
Global Views of Magnetic Perturbations Associated with Space Weather Disturbances: AMPERE and DMSP
Delores J. Knipp, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and T. Matsuo, A. D. Richmond, and L. Kilcommons

 
286
Special Sensor Ultraviolet Limb Imager (SSULI) Observations of the Equatorial Nightside Ionosphere At Solar Minimum
Damien H. Chua, NRL, Washington, DC; and C. Coker, K. F. Dymond, S. McDonald, A. C. Nicholas, S. A. Budzien, C. A. Metzler, P. Dandenault, P. Serengulian, P. Walker, and G. S. Bust

 
287
UV Data Products Derived From Low Earth Orbit Hyperspectral Imagers - Characterizing the State of the Ionosphere
Robert Schaefer, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, Laurel, MD; and L. J. Paxton, R. DeMajistre, J. Comberiate, S. Y. Hsieh, C. Selby, M. Weiss, B. Wolven, and Y. Zhang

Poster PDF (20.8 MB)


Poster Session 1
Weather and Climate Applications for Energy Decision Support
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Third Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Chair: Anthony Arguez, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
 
340
A Scalable Convective Severe Weather Forecasting Solution
Daniel W. Lennartson, Schneider Electric, Burnsville, MN

Poster PDF (2.2 MB)


Poster Session 2
Benchmarking, Identification and Verification in Land Surface Modeling
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 26th Conference on Hydrology
Chair: Sujay V. Kumar, SAIC
Cochairs: Joseph A. Santanello Jr., NASA-GSFC; Christa D. Peters-Lidard, NASA/GSFC; Michael Ek, NOAA/NWS/NCEP
 
34
Land Surface Verification Toolkit (LVT): A Formal Benchmarking and Evaluation Framework for Land Surface Models
Sujay V. Kumar, SAIC, Greenbelt, MD; and C. Peters-Lidard, J. A. Santanello Jr., K. W. Harrison, and A. Kumar

 
35
An Automated Online Land Surface Model Benchmarking and Evaluation Tool
Gab Abramowitz, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

 
36
Evaluating the Skill of Land Surface Model Predictions for Global Agricultural Drought Monitoring
Wade Crow, USDA, Beltsville, MD; and S. Kumar, J. Bolten, and C. Peters-Lidard

 
37
Validation and Verification of the Operational Land Analysis Activities At the Air Force Weather Agency
Michael J. Shaw, NASA, Offutt AFB, NE; and S. V. Kumar, C. D. Peters-Lidard, and J. D. Cetola

 
40
Regional-Scale River Modeling Using Thousands of Mapped Rivers, off-the-Shelf Runoff Products and Hundreds of Stream Flow Gages
Cédric H. David, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX; and Z. L. Yang and S. Hong

Poster PDF (18.4 MB)


Poster Session 2
Calibration and Validation of Satellite Products
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference
Cochairs: Shaima L. Nasiri, Texas A&M Univ.; Ralph Ferraro, NOAA/NESDIS
 
Poster 170 has been moved. New paper number 6.3A

 
173
Error Analysis of SSM/I F08 Antenna Temperatures to Produce An Extended Record of Observations for Climate Applications
Dustin Snare, California Univ. of Pennsylvania, California, PA; and W. Berg, M. R. P. Sapiano, and C. D. Kummerow

 
174
High Resolution Observations of Drop Size Distribution for GPM Ground Validation
Patrick N. Gatlin, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and W. A. Petersen, L. D. Carey, M. T. Wingo, A. Tokay, V. N. Bringi, M. Thurai, D. B. Wolff, and D. W. Phillips

Poster PDF (2.3 MB)

 
175
Comparing and Analyzing Total Precipitable Water From Ground-Based GPS and SSM/I Satellite Remote Sensing
Brittany L. Fields, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and J. Bytheway, J. Forsythe, and T. Vonder Haar

 
176
Examining the Calibration Performance of Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite (COMS) Visible Channel Using Cloud Targets
Seung-Hee Ham, Seoul National Univ., Seoul, South Korea; and B. J. Sohn, M. Choi, and Y. C. Noh
Manuscript (237.7 kB)

Poster PDF (2.2 MB)

 
177
CrIS SDR Algorithm Preliminary Assessment Using Firstlight Data

 
178
Examining the Status of COMS WV Channel Calibration
Bo-Ra Kim, Seoul National Univ., Seoul, South Korea; and B. J. Sohn and J. C. Yang
Manuscript (269.5 kB)

 
179
Technological Advances for Testing for Systematic Errors On-Orbit
John A. Dykema, Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA; and J. G. anderson

 
180
Variability of the MASIE Product Versus Automated Retrieval Algorithms
Brian Jackson, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD; and S. R. Helfrich, P. Clemente-Colón, M. Savoie, and F. Fetterer


Poster Session 2
Dollars and Cents: Weather for Energy Markets
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Third Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Chair: Mark S. Russo, Chesapeake Energy Corp.
 
341
Feasibility of US National Wind and Solar Energy Production System
Alexander E. MacDonald, OAR, Boulder, CO; and A. Alexander and Y. Xie

 
343
Economic Evaluation of Short-Term Wind Forecasts in ERCOT: Preliminary Results
Kirsten Orwig, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO; and V. Banunarayanan, S. Nasir, J. M. Freedman, and M. Milligan


Poster Session 3
Energy Supply/Demand Fundamentals Focused on Medium/Long Range Forecasting and Climate Assessments
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Third Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Cochairs: Mitchell T. Baer, Dept. of Energy; Manda Adams, Univ. of North Carolina
 
344
Impacts of Summertime Climate Change on Energy Demands in California
Pedro Sequera, City College of New York, New York, NY; and O. Rhone, Y. Molina, J. E. Gonzalez, and R. D. Bornstein

 
346
El Niño-Southern Oscillation Impacts on Wind Speeds and Wind Power in Southern California
Neil Berg, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA; and A. Hall, S. Capps, and M. Hughes

Poster PDF (5.2 MB)

 
347
Revealing the Impact of Climate Variability On the Wind Resource Using k-Means Clustering
Andrew Clifton, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO; and J. K. Lundquist


Poster Session 3
Hydrologic Prediction and Verification for Water and Energy Resources and Other Applications
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 26th Conference on Hydrology
Cochairs: Sankar Arumugam, North Carolina State Univ.; Kevin He, Riverside Technologies Inc; Konstantinos Andreadis, JPL; Andrew W. Wood, NOAA/NWS Colorado Basin River Forecast Center
 
44
Neural Ensemble Bayesian Nowcasting of Geostationary Multispectral Imagery for Hydro-Meteorological Applications
Michele de Rosa, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy; and F. S. Marzano and A. Eleuteri

 
45
What's New for Snow in NOAA's 1981-2010 U.S. Climate Normals?
Imke Durre, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and M. Squires, R. S. Vose, A. Arguez, S. Applequist, and X. Yin
Manuscript (248.1 kB)

 
46
A Testbed for Climate and Streamflow Forecasting in the Colorado River Basin
Andrew W. Wood, NOAA/NWS Colorado Basin River Forecast Center, Salt Lake City, UT; and K. Werner and M. Schmidt

 
47
Hydrological Impacts and Resultant Mitigation Due to a Record Snowpack in the Central Rockies During the 2011 Season
Aldis Strautins, NOAA/NWS, Grand Junction, CO; and J. Ramey, J. Colton, M. Booth, and M. Meyers

 
48
Quantitative Diagnosis of Water Resource Climate by Precipitation
Sang-Min Lee, Pukyong National University, Busan, South Korea; and H. R. Byun and K. H. Kim


Poster Session
Coastal Environment Posters
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 10th Symposium on the Coastal Environment
Chairs: William T. Thompson, NRL; Yi Jin, NRL
 
267
Analysis of Tropical Cyclone Eye Slope Using Airborne Radar Reflectivity Data
Andrew Todd Hazelton, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and R. E. Hart

 
268
An Evaluation of Tropical Cyclogenesis Theories Through Intercomparison of Field Experiment Observations
Chip N. Helms, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and R. E. Hart


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

2:30 PM-4:30 PM: Monday, 23 January 2012


Joint Poster Session 1
Advances in Methods and Applications of Land Data Assimilation Systems
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 26th Conference on Hydrology; and the 16th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) )
Cochairs: Rolf H. Reichle, NASA/GSFC; Susan C. Steele-Dunne, TU Delft; Michael Ek, NOAA/NWS/NCEP; Youlong Xia, IMSG at NOAA/NCEP Environmental Modeling Center
 
24
Land Data Assimilation of Satellite-Based Soil Moisture Products Using the Land Information System Over the NLDAS Domain
David M. Mocko, SAIC at NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and S. V. Kumar, C. D. Peters-Lidard, and Y. Tian

Poster PDF (1.7 MB)

 
25
Improvement of Microwave Land Emissivity Calculation and Its Impact on Satellite Data Assimilation
Weizhong Zheng, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and M. Ek, J. Derber, P. Van Delst, G. Gayno, and F. Weng

 
26
Enhancement of High Resolution Hydrological Modeling on the CONUS HRAP Grid Using Operational NOAA NCEP and NOAA OHD Models
Jiarui Dong, NOAA/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and B. Cosgrove, M. Ek, and K. C. Mo

 
27
Validation of Model-Simulated Land Skin Temperature in the North American Land Data Assimilation System Phase 2
Youlong Xia, IMSG at NOAA/NCEP Environmental Modeling Center, College Park, MD; and M. Ek, J. Sheffield, B. Livneh, and E. F. Wood

 
28
Implementation of GLDAS in the NCEP Operational Global Climate and Weather Forecast Systems
Jesse Meng, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and H. Wei, R. Yang, and M. Ek

 
29
Assimilation of Remotely Sensed AMSR-E and GlobSnow Snow Data in CaLDAS Land Assimilation System
Sheena J. Solomon, EC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and S. Bélair, C. Derksen, L. Wang, M. L. Carrera, and B. Bilodeau

 
30
Assimilation of Terrestrial Water Storage From GRACE in a Snow-Dominated Basin
Barton A. Forman, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and R. H. Reichle and M. Rodell

 
31
Offline Land Surface Temperature Assimilation in Numerical Weather Prediction Output
Thomas R. H. Holmes, USDA, Beltsville, MD; and W. T. Crow

 
33
Reducing Water Imbalance in Land Data Assimilation: Ensemble Filtering without Perturbed Observations
M. Tugrul Yilmaz, USDA/ARS, Beltsville, MD; and T. M. DelSole and P. R. Houser

4:00 PM-4:45 PM: Monday, 23 January 2012

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Panel Discussion 1
Weather Is Money
Location: Room 345 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Third Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Moderator: J. Scott Mathews, WeatherEX/The Dow Corporation
Panelists: Bradley Hoggatt, MSI GuaranteedWeather; Kevin Krcil, DirectEnergy; R. Jason Lynn, Mercuria Energy America; Michael nelson, DTE Energy Trading; Tom Paylor, RenRe Energy Advisors Ltd.
Chair: Lawrence J. Heitkemper, MDA Information Systems, Inc (EarthSat Wx)
  4:00 PM
Weather Is Money: Risk and Reward in Weather Derivatives and the Commodity Markets
J. Scott Mathews, WeatherEX/The Dow Corporation, Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY; and J. Roemer
  4:15 PM
Panel Discussion

4:00 PM-5:15 PM: Monday, 23 January 2012

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Session 1
Societal Dimensions of Climate Change: Risk, Vulnerability, and Communication
Location: Room 243 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Seventh Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research
Cochairs: Greg Guibert, NCAR; Jessica C. Whitehead, South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium
  4:00 PM
1.1
Extreme Weather and Societal Vulnerability in a Changing Climate
Olga Wilhelmi, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. E. Morss, M. H. Hayden, L. Dilling, and G. Meehl

  4:15 PM
1.2
Does Attribution of Extreme Climate Events Matter?
Kristen Averyt, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and T. Wall

 
1.3
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Adaptation to Climate Risk in Urban Settings

  4:45 PM
1.4
Development of a Climate Informed Decision Analysis
Casey Brown, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, MA; and P. Moody
  5:00 PM
1.5
Communicating with Climate Change Visuals: Two Exploratory Exercises
Rachel E. Riley, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and H. F. Needham, L. M. Carter, and C. E. Lunday
 
1.6
Climate Variability to Climate Change: Communicating Climate Risk to Farmers in the Southeast USA

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Session 3
The Effects of Meteorology on Air Quality
Location: Room 339 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA
Chair: John C. Pace, U.S Army, Dugway Proving Ground
  4:00 PM
3.1
Intraseasonal Variability of Surface Ozone
Bradford S. Barrett, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and A. P. Testino
  4:15 PM
3.2
Impact of Meteorological Variability on Regional Air Quality, Using 5-Year UH-AQF (2006-2010)
Hyun Cheol Kim, NOAA/OAR/ARL, Silver Spring, MD; and F. Ngan, B. Rappenglueck, P. Lee, R. saylor, and D. W. Byun
  4:30 PM
3.3
Assessing Performance of the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) v5.0 Modeling System
K. Wyat Appel, EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC; and R. C. Gilliam, S. J. Roselle, J. E. Pleim, K. M. Foley, R. Mathur, and C. Chemel
  4:45 PM
3.4
Spring Interannual Variability of the Saharan Dust Transport in the Mediterranean
Marco Gaetani, Institute of Biometeorology - National Research Council (IBIMET-CNR), Rome, Italy; and M. Pasqui, F. Guarnieri, C. Busillo, and F. Calastrini
 
3.6
Visibility Trends in Tehran During 1951-2008

  5:15 PM
Gail Vaucher: Urban Field Study Results in Operation Airborne Health Hazard Decision Aid

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 23 January 2012

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Session 1
Benchmarking, identification and verification in land surface modeling
Location: Room 352 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 26th Conference on Hydrology
Chair: Joseph A. Santanello Jr., NASA-GSFC
Cochairs: Christa D. Peters-Lidard, NASA/GSFC; Michael Ek, NOAA/NWS/NCEP; Sujay V. Kumar, SAIC
  4:00 PM
1.1
Joint GEWEX/GLASS-GHP Project: Land Surface Model Benchmarking
Michael Ek, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Suitland, MD; and G. Abramowitz, S. Benedict, S. Williams, J. A. Santanello Jr., P. J. Van Oevelen, C. D. Peters-Lidard, M. Best, E. Blyth, T. P. Meyers, M. Rodell, S. V. Kumar, and S. Katz
  4:15 PM
1.2
Usefulness of Benchmarking for Global Land Surface Model Development
Gianpaolo Balsamo, ECMWF, Reading, United Kingdom; and C. Albergel, M. Balzarolo, A. Beljaars, S. Boussetta, J. C. Calvet, E. Dutra, T. Kral, D. Papale, P. de Rosnay, and I. Sandu
  4:30 PM
1.3
The International Land Model Benchmarking (ILAMB) Project: Water and Energy Cycle Benchmarking [INVITED]
David M. Lawrence, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and E. Blyth, M. Best, J. Randerson, and F. Hoffman
  4:45 PM
1.4
Verification of Simulations and Uncertainty Estimations in Ensemble Land Surface Simulations: Exercises in the Global Soil Wetness Project Phase 3 [INVITED]
Hyungjun Kim, UC Center for Hydrologic Modeling, Irvine, CA; and T. Oki, P. A. Dirmeyer, S. I. Seneviratne, S. Kanae, and J. S. Famiglietti

  5:15 PM
1.6
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Joint Panel Discussion 1
Integration of Climate-Weather-Water and Health Information: Strengthening Partnerships and Enhancing Services
Location: Room 333 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the Third Symposium on Environment and Health; and the Seventh Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research )
Moderator: Juli Trtanj, NOAA Oceans and Human Health Initiative
Panelists: Jack Hayes, NOAA/National Weather Service; Chris Portier, CDC/National Center for Environmental Health and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; John Balbus, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS); John A. Haynes, NASA
  4:00 PM
Moderator Comments: Juli Trtanj
  4:15 PM
Nasa: John Haynes
  4:30 PM
NIEHS: John Balbus
  4:45 PM
CDC: Chris Portier
  5:00 PM
NOAA: Laura Furgione
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Session 1
K-12 and Informal Educational Outreach Initiatives
Location: Room 348/349 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 21st Symposium on Education
Cochairs: Kathleen A. Murphy, AMS Education Resource Educator; Teresa Eastburn, NCAR
  4:00 PM
1.1
Golden Words From Elementary Kids: Can I Show You My Observation!
Bernadette H. Connell, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO; and K. Gebhart
  4:15 PM
1.2
Making the Community Weatherwise Through Informal Science Education At the Nation's First Weather Museum
Maureen T. Maiuri, The John C. Freeman Weather Museum at Weather Research Center, Houston, TX; and J. F. Hasling, CCM
  4:30 PM
1.3
The Use of Social Media to Improve Climate Literacy: The Green Ninja Project
Eugene Cordero, San Jose State Univ., San Jose, CA; and D. Chai, B. Dallas, and B. Sarrafan
  4:45 PM
1.4
The Young Meteorologist Program
Ron Gird, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
  5:00 PM
1.5
A Rapidly Expanding Summer Weather Camp Program That Opens Doors to CAREERs in Meteorology
H. Michael Mogil, How The Weatherworks, Naples, FL; and B. G. Levine and V. R. Morris

  5:15 PM
1.6
Improvements to AMS Pre-College Programs: Results of a Self-Study on DataStreme Atmosphere, Ocean and Earth's Climate System
Robert S. Weinbeck, American Meteorological Society, Washington, DC; and J. A. Brey, I. W. Geer, E. W. Mills, and K. A. Nugnes
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Session 1
Statistical Downscaling
Location: Room 238 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 21st Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
Cochairs: Fiona Horsfall, NOAA/NWS; Adam H. Monahan, University of Victoria; Marina Timofeyeva, NOAA/NWS
  4:30 PM
1.3
NAEFS Probabilistic Forecast Products for Alaska
Yuejian Zhu, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and B. Cui
  5:00 PM
1.5
Downscaling NOAA's Three-Month Precipitation Outlook
Jenna C. Meyers, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. Timofeyeva and A. Hollingshead

  5:15 PM
1.6
Downscaling Precipitation Across the Southeast United States
Adrienne M. Wootten, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and R. P. Boyles
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Session 2A
Detection and Attribution of Climate Change II
Location: Room 355 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Aiguo Dai, University at Albany
  4:00 PM
Changes in the Likelihood of Temperature Extremes Due to Anthropogenic Forcings
Nikolaos Christidis, United Kingdom Meteorological Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and P. A. Stott and F. W. Zwiers

  4:30 PM
Observed Changes in Surface Atmospheric Energy Over Land
Thomas C. Peterson, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and K. M. Willett and P. Thorne
  5:15 PM
Multi-Decadal Variations of ENSO Teleconnection Over the U.S. During Winter
Hailan Wang, NASA, Hampton, VA; and S. Schubert, J. Chen, and P. A. Arkin
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Session 2B
Arctic and High Latitude Climate Variability I
Location: Room 354 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Dian Seidel, NOAA/ERL/ARL
  4:00 PM
Warmings of the Stratospheric Polar Vortex and the Influence on Surface Climate
Steven C. Hardiman, Met Office, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom; and N. Butchart, L. J. Gray, and S. M. Osprey
  4:15 PM
Origin of the Arctic Warming in Climate Models
Chul Eddy Chung, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, South Korea; and M. Zhu and P. Räisänen
  4:30 PM
Climatology, variability and change in Arctic surface-based inversions
Dian J. Seidel, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and Y. Zhang, C. Deser, J. C. Golaz, and R. Tomas
  4:45 PM
Synoptic Structure and Moisture Transport Associated with Large Scale Changes in Siberian Snow Cover
Catherine Radonic, University of Massachusetts , Lowell, MA; and M. Barlow and J. Cohen
  5:00 PM
Tropopause Variability and Its Connection with Stratosphere and Troposphere
Kwang Y. Kim, Seoul National Univ., Seoul, South Korea; and S. Kim
  5:15 PM
The Weather-Climate Interface of the Amundsen-Bellingshausen Seas Low
C. Virgei, Ohio University, Athens, OH; and R. L. Fogt, A. J. Wovrosh, and R. A. Langen
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Session 3
Atmospheric Observations and Field Experiments Part 2
Location: Room 340 and 341 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 16th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: Bill Proenza, NOAA/NWS
  4:15 PM
3.2
Surveying Tropical Cyclones From the Global Hawk: HAMSR Results From GRIP
Bjorn H. Lambrigtsen, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and S. Brown, A. Behrangi, and Y. Marchetti
  4:30 PM
3.3
Observations During GRIP From HIRAD: Images of C-Band Brightness Temperatures and Ocean Surface Wind Speed and Rain Rate
Timothy L. Miller, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and M. W. James, J. B. Roberts, L. Jones, C. S. Ruf, E. W. Uhlhorn, S. Biswas, C. May, P. G. Black, and C. D. Buckley

  4:45 PM
3.4
Evolution of the Inner-Core Thermodynamic Structure of Hurricane Karl During Rapid Intensification As Observed by HAMSR From the Global Hawk During GRIP
Shannon Thomas Brown, JPL and California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and B. H. Lambrigtsen and B. H. Lim
  5:00 PM
3.5
Typhoon Intensity and Structure Change Air/Sea Observational Strategies Employed During the TPARC/TCS08 and ITOP/TCS10 Experiments
Peter G. Black, SAIC/NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. D. Hawkins, S. Chen, E. R. Sanabia, P. A. Harr, and R. L. Elsberry
  5:15 PM
3.6
Real-Time 3DVAR Analyses and Forecaster Evaluation During the 2011 Hazardous Weather Testbed Experimental Warning Program
Kristin M. Kuhlman, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and T. M. Smith, J. Gao, K. L. Manross, K. L. Ortega, and G. J. Stumpf
Manuscript (1.7 MB)

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Session 3
Current and Future Satellite, Sensor, and Processing Systems 3 - Future Satellite Sensors
Location: Room 245 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference
Cochairs: Song Yang, Naval Research Lab; Arthur Y. Hou, NASA/GSFC
  4:00 PM
3.1
Overview of the Global Change Observation Mission (GCOM) (invited)
Keiji Imaoka, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and K. Nakagawa

  4:15 PM
3.2
The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Mission: Overview and U.S. Status (invited)
Arthur Y. Hou, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and A. Azarbarzin, R. Kakar, and S. Neeck
  4:30 PM
3.3
  4:45 PM
3.4
  5:00 PM
3.5
Operational Ozone Sensors and Beyond (invited)
Lawrence E. Flynn, NOAA/STAR, Camp Springs, MD; and D. Loyola, F. Huang, W. Wang, D. F. Rault, C. T. Beck, C. Long, and S. Kondragunta
  5:15 PM
3.6
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Session 3
Model Output and Intercomparison and Data Analysis
Location: Room 346/347 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Second Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python
Chair: Charles Doutriaux, LLNL
  4:00 PM
3.1
Building a Framework for Weather Model Diagnosis (invited)
Krishna M. AchutaRao, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India; and T. Arulalan
  4:30 PM
3.2
Using the Model Evaluation Tools (MET) with Python
Michael E. Baldwin, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN; and S. L. Harrell
 
3.3
An Overview of PyGrADS with Applications to Model Validation and Web-Based Analysis Tools (invited)

 
3.4
Using the Climate Data Analysis Toolkit (CDAT) to Compare Probable Maximum Precipitation in CMIP5 Models

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Session 3
Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere Part II
Location: Room 239 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 16th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Kenneth H. Underwood, Atmospheric Systems Corporation
  4:00 PM
3.1
First Year of Data From the Polarization LIDAR for the Detection of Cloud Phase, Particle Orientation and Stratospheric Aerosol At Summit, Greenland
Ryan R. Neely III, NCAR, Boulder, Colorado; and M. Hayman, J. P. Thayer, R. M. Hardesty, M. O'Neill, M. Shupe, and R. Stillwell
  4:15 PM
3.2
Development of An Eye-Safe Micro-Pulse Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) for Water Vapor Profiling in the Lower Troposphere
Amin R. Nehrir, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA; and K. S. Repasky, J. L. Carlsten, S. M. Spuler, R. E. Carbone, and T. M. Weckwerth

  4:45 PM
3.4
Advancements In A Multifunctional Fiber Laser Lidar for Measuring Atmospheric CO2 and O2
Jeremy T. Dobler, ITT Exelis, Fort Wayne, IN; and J. Nagel, V. L. Temyanko, T. S. Zaccheo, E. V. Browell, F. W. Harrison, and S. A. Kooi
  5:00 PM
3.5
On the Zenith Angular Effect of Residual Clouds and Aerosols in Clear-Sky IR Window Radiance Observations
Nicholas R. Nalli, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and C. D. Barnet, A. Gambacorta, E. Maddy, and W. L. Smith Sr.
  5:15 PM
3.6
The Diurnal Variability of Precipitable Water Vapor throughout Taiwan
John J. Braun, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and Y. H. Kuo, J. S. Hong, and C. T. Fong
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Joint Session 3
Using Satellite Observations, Data, and Applications to Assess Linkages Between Aerosol/Pollution/Anthropogenic Activities and Climate- Part II
Location: Room 257 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference; and the Fourth Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions )
Cochairs: Takashi Y. Nakajima, Tokai Univ.; Jianglong Zhang, University of North Dakota
  4:00 PM
Clear-Sky Shortwave Radiative Effect of Aerosols Based on Multiple Satellite Observations
Bingqi Yi, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and P. Yang and A. Dessler

  4:15 PM
Development of a Multi-Sensor Aerosol Data Assimilation Method From MODIS, MISR, and CALIPSO Aerosol Products for Operational and Climate Applications
Jianglong Zhang, Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and J. S. Reid, J. R. Campbell, E. J. Hyer, D. L. Westphal, Y. Shi, R. S. Johnson, and N. L. Baker
  4:30 PM
Recent Study of Cloud Droplet Growth Process Using Satellite Observation and Modeling (invited)
Takashi Y. Nakajima, Tokai Univ., Tokyo, Japan; and T. N. Matsui, K. Suzuki, T. Nakajima, H. Shimoda, and Y. Matsumae

  4:45 PM
Effect of Monomer Size Distribution on the Scattering and Absorption Properties of BC Aggregates
Chao Liu, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and R. L. Panetta and P. Yang
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Session 3A
Coastal Upwelling and Downwelling
Location: Room 338 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 10th Symposium on the Coastal Environment
Cochairs: Darko R. Koracin, DRI; Clive E. Dorman, SIO/Univ. Of California
  4:00 PM
Coastal Southern California Sea Surface Winds and Along Coast Pressure Gradient Related to Mid-Level Atmospheric Structure
Melanie Fewings, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA; and C. E. Dorman and L. Washburn
  4:15 PM
Simulation of Atmospheric Marine Layer off Southern Oregon and Northern California
Clive E. Dorman, SIO/Univ. Of California, La Jolla, CA; and J. Mejia and D. Koracin
  4:45 PM
Role of Upwelling and Surface Heat Flux in Modulation of Sea Surface Temperature
Xiaodong Hong, NRL, Monterey, CA; and S. Wang, T. Holt, P. J. Martin, and L. W. O'Neill
  5:00 PM
Current Issues and Challenges in Climate Predictions of Coastal Upwelling
Darko Koracin, DRI, Reno, NV; and K. C. King, J. F. Mejia, C. E. Dorman, and K. E. Kunkel
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Session 3A
Communicating Weather Information via Mobile Devices
Location: Room 357 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS)
Cochairs: Michael D. Eilts, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc.; Dave Emmitt, Simpson Weather Associates, Inc.
  4:00 PM
How iMapWeather Radio Is Revolutionizing Alerting
Ian Stinson, Weather Decision Technologies, Norman, OK; and M. Eilts, J. Johnson, M. Taylor, T. Daniell, and T. Hackbarth
  4:15 PM
  4:30 PM
Using INWS to Provide Decision Support Services to NWS Partners
Aaron Sutula, NOAA/NWS, Western Region, Scientific Services Division, Salt Lake City, UT; and A. Edman
  5:00 PM
Using Mobile Devices to Display, Overlay, and Animate Meteorological Data and Imagery
David A. Santek, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and D. Parker, N. Bearson, R. Dengel, and S. Batzli

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Session 3B
International Applications: Latest Challenges for Disseminating and Accessing Weather Data, Forecasts and Warnings - Part II
Location: Room 356 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS)
Cochairs: John R. Lincoln, US Navy/WMO (Ret.) and Consultant; Erik Andersson, ECMWF
  4:00 PM
Trends in Tropical Pacific Rainfall Extremes
Michael D. Klatt, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. L. Morrissey and J. S. Greene
  4:30 PM
Creating a Numerical Weather Prediction-Based Infrastructure for Research and Operations in Brunei
Vaibhav Saxena, IBM India Research Laboratory, New Delhi, DL, India; and G. Thomas, R. Mittal, L. Treinish, A. Praino, J. Cipriani, and S. A. Husain
  4:45 PM
Long Term Pollen Dispersion Forecast Model for Japanese Cedar and Cypress
Motoo Suzuki, Japan Meteorological Business Support Center, Tokyo, Japan; and A. Sasaki, M. Tonouchi, and C. Yamamoto
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Session 3B
Northern Gulf of Mexico
Location: Room 337 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 10th Symposium on the Coastal Environment
Cochairs: Christopher N. K. Mooers, Portland State University; Pat Fitzpatrick, Mississippi State University; Rich Patchen, NOAA; John Harding, Northern Gulf Institute
  4:15 PM
Multi-Model Comparisons of the Mesoscale Circulation in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010
Christopher N. K. Mooers, Portland State University, Portland, OR; and E. Zaron
  4:30 PM
The Influence of Cyclones on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Pat J. Fitzpatrick, Mississippi State Univ., Stennis Space Center, MS; and Y. Lau, C. Hill, and H. Karan
  5:00 PM
Oceanic and Marine Boundary Layer Variations in Response to Gap Outflow Events in the Gulf of Tehuantepec
Heather Hornick, NPS, Monterey, CA; and Q. Wang, X. Hong, and S. Wang

  5:15 PM
Coastal Climate Change: An Online Resource for Coastal Environment Professionals
Patrick Parrish, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Frostic and T. Spangler
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Themed Joint Session 4
Artificial Intelligence Methods Applied to Satellite Remote Sensing Part II
Location: Room 242 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 10th Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science; and the 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference )
Chair: William W. Hsieh, Univ. of British Columbia
  5:00 PM
Neuro-Variational Inversion Applied to Ocean Color Remote Sensing
Julien Brajard, LOCEAN/IPSL, Paris, France; and D. Diouf, H. S. Benavides Pinjosovsky, M. Crépon, R. Santer, and S. Thiria
  5:15 PM
Data Fusion of Satellite Observations and Model Data to Create Turbulence and Convection Nowcasts
John K. Williams, NCAR, Boulder, Colorado; and R. D. Sharman, C. J. Kessinger, D. A. Ahijevych, and J. R. Mecikalski
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Joint Session 4
Atmospheric Aerosols: Formation, Growth, and Transformation—II
Location: Room 244 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the Fourth Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions; and the 14th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Cochairs: Shan-Hu Lee, Kent State University; Lin Wang, Fudan Univ.
  4:30 PM
Secondary Organic Aerosol Evolution and Nanoparticle Condensational Growth (invited)
Neil M. Donahue, Center for Atmospheric Particle Studies, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
  5:00 PM
Direct Observations of the Biogenic Compounds Responsible for Atmospheric New Particle Growth
Paul M. Winkler, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Ortega, H. R. Friedli, and J. N. Smith

  5:15 PM
Organic Species to Aerosol Nucleation and Growth
Renyi Zhang, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and L. Wang and A. Khalizov

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Joint Session 5
Hydroclimatological Applications of the Global Precipitation Measurement Mission 3: Algorithms, Retrievals, and Validation II
Location: Room 256 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference; and the 26th Conference on Hydrology )
Chair: George J. Huffman, NASA/GSFC
  4:00 PM
New GSMaP Over-Land Precipitation Retrieval Algorithm
Kazumasa Aonashi, MRI, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and H. Ishimoto and K. Imaoka
  4:30 PM
Design and Early Tests of the Day-1 GPM Combined Precipitation Algorithm: IMERG
George J. Huffman, NASA/GSFC/SSAI, Greenbelt, MD; and D. T. Bolvin, D. Braithwaite, K. L. Hsu, R. J. Joyce, C. Kidd, S. Sorooshian, P. Xie, and S. H. Yoo
  4:45 PM
An Evaluation of Microwave Land Surface Emissivities for Use in Precipitation Algorithms
Cecilia Hernandez, ESSIC/UMD, College Park, MD; and R. R. Ferraro and C. D. Peters-Lidard
  5:00 PM
An Examination of Potential Satellite Precipitation Estimation Inputs Required for a Poleward Extension of CMORPH
Robert J. Joyce, Wyle Information Systems/NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, Boca Raton, FL; and P. Xie

4:00 PM-5:45 PM: Monday, 23 January 2012

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Session 3
Space Weather Impacts on Critical Infrastructure and Transportation
Location: Room 252/253 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Ninth Conference on Space Weather
Cochairs: William J. Murtagh, NOAA/NWS/Space Weather Prediction; Karen shelton-Mur, Department of Transportation / FAA
  4:00 PM
3.1
Space Weather Effects on United's Polar Operations
Michael Stills, United Airlines, Chicago, IL

  4:15 PM
3.2
Developments in Commercial Space Transportation and Crew Safety in LEO
Karen shelton-Mur, Department of Transportation / FAA, Washington, DC
  4:45 PM
3.4
Space Weather Products and Services for Emergency Managers
Genene Fisher, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and W. J. Murtagh and S. Johnson
  5:00 PM
3.5
Ionosphere-Related Products for Communication and Navigation
W. Kent Tobiska, Utah State Univ., Logan, UT; and R. Schunk, J. Sojka, H. Carlson, L. Gardner, L. Scherliess, and L. Zhu
  5:15 PM
3.6
Using Science Data and Models for Space Weather Forecasting – Challenges and Opportunities
Michael Hesse, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and A. Pulkkinen, Y. Zheng, M. Maddox, D. Berrios, S. Taktakishvili, M. Kuznetsova, A. Chulaki, H. Lee, R. Mullinix, and L. Rastaetter
  5:30 PM
3.7
Capability-Based Standards and Standardized Tools
Tyrone Jackson, AIAA S-102 Mission Assurance Standards Working Group, Hawthorne, CA; and W. K. Tobiska

4:45 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 23 January 2012

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Session 4
Dollars and Cents: Weather for Energy Markets
Location: Room 345 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Third Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Chair: Mark S. Russo, Chesapeake Energy Corp.
  4:45 PM
4.1
Do We Still Need Operational Forecast Meteorologists in the Energy Industry?
Lawrence Heitkemper, MDA Information Systems, Inc (EarthSat Wx), Gaithersburg, MD; and T. Hartman
  5:00 PM
4.2
Improving Short-Term Wind Forecasts and Assessing Their Value for the Midwest ISO
Kirsten Orwig, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO; and C. A. Finley, M. Milligan, and B. M. Hodge

  5:15 PM
4.3
Hedging Wind Risk within the ERCOT Power Market Using a Wind Energy Index
Richard Oduntan, Nephila Capital Ltd, Hamilton, Bermuda; and M. Coleman and B. Schauble

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 23 January 2012


Reception and Exhibits Opening

7:00 PM-8:00 PM: Monday, 23 January 2012


Town Hall Meeting: NOAA’s Next 5-Year Research Plan
Location: Room 238 (New Orleans Convention Center )

7:00 PM-8:30 PM: Monday, 23 January 2012


Town Hall Meeting: Best Standards and Practices for Quality Data in the Renewable Energy Industry—What Can You Take ‘to the Bank’?
Location: Room 239 (New Orleans Convention Center )

Tuesday, 24 January 2012

8:15 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012

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Session 1
Wiin-Nielsen Symposium I
Location: Room 353 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Aksel Wiin-Nielsen Symposium
Chair: Joseph Tribbia, NCAR
  8:15 AM
1.1
Diagnosis of the General Circulation of the Atmosphere
Lennart Bengtsson, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
  8:45 AM
1.2
TBA
Erland Kallen, ECMWF, Reading, United Kingdom
  9:15 AM
1.3
Blocking event 1963: The birth of a lifelong friendship
Alfonso Sutera, Uiniverita di Roma, Roma, Italy

8:30 AM-9:30 AM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012

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Session 1
When Good Measurements Happen to Bad Things: What Can We Learn From the History of Studying Noxious Parts of the Atmosphere?
Location: Room 245 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 10th History Symposium
Chair: Kate Legg, NCAR
  8:30 AM
1.1

8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012

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Session 1
Aerosol, Precipitation, and Cloud Properties—I
Location: Room 244 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Fourth Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions
Cochairs: B. A. Albrecht, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS; Nicole Mölders, Geophysical Institute, UAF
  8:30 AM
1.1
Field Test of the Initiation of Drizzle in Marine Stratocumulus Clouds by Giant Cloud Condensation Nuclei
Bruce Albrecht, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and H. Jonsson, E. Jung, A. Sorooshian, A. Metcalf, and S. Song
  8:45 AM
1.2
Investigating the Impact of Alaskan Fire Emissions on Convective Systems Over the Eastern U.S. in Regional Simulations Driven by a GCM with Explicit Embedded Convection
Zhan Zhao, SIO/Univ. Of California, La Jolla, CA; and G. kooperman, M. S. Pritchard, L. M. Russell, and R. C. J. Somerville

  9:00 AM
1.3
Satellite Observations of Cloud Modification by Controlled Aerosol Release in the Eastern-Pacific Emitted Aerosol Cloud Experiment (E-PEACE)
Johannes Muelmenstaedt, SIO/Univ. Of California, San Diego, CA; and L. Ahlm, L. M. Russell, B. A. Albrecht, A. Sorooshian, and J. H. Seinfeld
  9:15 AM
1.4
The Impact of Aerosols on Fog Formation and Energy Budget in the California Central Valley
Hsiang-He Lee, University of California, Davis, CA; and S. H. Chen, M. J. Kleeman, and S. DeNero

  9:30 AM
1.5
Quantifying the Effects of Local Psd on Localised Urban Precipitation Events Using a Cloud-Resolving Mesoscale Model
Nathan Hosannah, City University of New York, New York, NY; and J. E. Gonzalez and D. E. Comarazamy
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Panel Discussion 1
Expected Improvements From New Satellite Technology on Operational Capabilities At the NWS, Navy, and AF(Invited abstracts only)
Location: Room 343/344 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Eighth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Moderator: Richard Spinrad, Oregon State Univ.
  8:30 AM
James Pettigrew: Bio

  8:45 AM
  9:00 AM
John Egentowich: Bio

  9:15 AM
Air Force: John Egentowich
  9:30 AM
John Hayes: Bio

  9:45 AM
National Weather Service: John Hayes
  10:00 AM
Richard Spinrad: Bio

  10:15 AM
Panel discussion with Dr. John Hayes, Director of the National Weather Service, Silver Spring, MD;Col John Egentowich, Deputy Director of Weather, Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC; Captain James Pettigrew, Navy Meteorology and Oceanography Command, Stennis Space Center, MS. U. S. weather agency directors will discuss how their agencies plan to 1) utilize new satellite systems which promise to produce data with much improved spatial, spectral, and temporal resolutions and 2) meet the challenge of finding ways to effectively handle and use large increases in data volume and fidelity from the new satellites and to integrate these data with other data sources to provide optimal value to their customers.

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Session 1
Global Weather Impacts
Location: La Nouvelle C (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Major Weather Impacts of 2011
Chair: Daniel Nietfeld, NOAA
  8:30 AM
1.1
Global Weather Impacts 2011
Klaus E. Wolter, ESRL/Univ of Colorado-CIRES, Boulder, CO
  9:00 AM
1.2
Global Drought in 2011
Mark D. Svoboda, National Drought Mitigation Center, Lincoln, NE; and B. Fuchs, D. Gutzmer, and K. Smith
  9:15 AM
1.3
Large Venue Event Incidents
Timothy P. Marshall, Haag Engineering Co., Irving, TX
  9:30 AM
1.4
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Panel Discussion 1
Observations and Modeling of Land-Falling Tropical Cyclones
Location: Room 338 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 10th Symposium on the Coastal Environment
Moderators: Yi Jin, NRL; William T. Thompson, NRL
Panelists: Fuqing Zhang, Pennsylvania State University; Melinda S. Peng, NRL; Mark DeMaria, NOAA/NESDIS; Peter G. Black, SAIC/NRL; Frank D. Marks, NOAA/AOML Hurricane Research Division; Mark D. Powell, NOAA/AOML/HRD
  8:30 AM
Fuqing Zhang: Penn State
  8:45 AM
Peter Black: SAIC
  9:00 AM
Mark Powell: NOAA/HRD
  9:15 AM
Melinda Peng: NRL
  9:30 AM
Yi Jin: Panel Discussion
  9:45 AM
Mark DeMaria: NESDIS
  10:00 AM
Frank Marks: PDT5 to HFIP
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Session 2
Advances in Estimating Land Surface Evaporation and Associated Applications I
Location: Room 352 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 26th Conference on Hydrology
Chair: Michael Hobbins, NOAA/NWS
Cochairs: Christa D. Peters-Lidard, NASA/GSFC; Martha C. Anderson, USDA/ARS
  8:30 AM
2.1
  9:15 AM
2.4
An Intercomparison of Remote Sensing and Model-Based Estimates of Evapotranspiration Over the CONUS [INVITED]
Christopher Hain, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland, Camp Springs, MD; and M. C. Anderson and X. Zhan
  9:30 AM
2.5
Developing Long-Term Climate Data Records for Global Land Evapotranspiration
Eric F. Wood, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; and R. Meynadier, J. Sheffield, and R. K. Vinukollu


Session 2
Atmospheric Chemistry/Air Quality—I
Location: Room 342 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 14th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
Cochairs: Jeffrey L. Collett Jr., Colorado State University; Bertram Tom Jobson, Washington State University
  8:30 AM
2.1
Transport and Deposition of Reactive Nitrogen Species in Rocky Mountain National Park
Jeffrey L. Collett Jr., Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and K. B. Benedict, C. M. Carrico, S. Raja, F. M. Schwandner, M. Schurman, D. Day, E. Levin, A. P. Sullivan, T. Lee, A. J. Prenni, S. M. Kreidenweis, W. C. Malm, and B. A. Schichtel

  8:45 AM
2.2
Smoke Marker Ratios From Controlled Laboratory Burns Vs. Prescribed Burns and Wildfires
Amy P. Sullivan, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and S. M. Kreidenweis, B. A. Schichtel, and J. L. Collett Jr.

  9:00 AM
2.3
Comparison of Urban CO / NOx Ratios to MOVES and MOBILE Vehicle Emission Inventories
Bertram Tom Jobson, Washington State University, Pullman, WA; and H. Wallace and M. Erickson

  9:15 AM
2.4
Contribution of Fast-Response Tunable Diode Lasers for Measuring N2o Fluxes From Field to Landscape Using Tower and Aircraft Platforms
Elizabeth Pattey, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada; and R. L. Desjardins, D. Dow, W. Smith, B. Grant, J. I. MacPherson, and R. Srinivasan

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Session 2
Probabilistic forecasting
Location: Room 238 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 21st Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
Cochairs: Dan C. Collins, NOAA Climate Prediction Center; Barbara G. Brown, NCAR; Eric Gilleland, NCAR
  8:30 AM
2.1
Using a Dynamical-Regime Hybrid Mos Scheme to Improve NWP Wind Forecasts
Joseph J. Nocera, MESO, Inc., Troy, NY; and G. E. Van Knowe
  8:45 AM
2.2
  9:00 AM
2.3
Second Moment Calibration and Comparative Verification of Ensemble Mos Forecasts
Bruce Veenhuis Jr., NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Wagner
 
2.4
MOS Precipitation Forecasts Formatted for the National Digital Forecast Database (NDFD)

  9:30 AM
2.5
New metrics for verifying ensemble spread
Jun Du, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD
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Session 2
University Educational Initiatives
Location: Room 348/349 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 21st Symposium on Education
Cochairs: Donna J. Charlevoix, UCAR; Lourdes Avilés, Plymouth State Univ.
  8:30 AM
2.1
An Alliance to Develop a Workforce of Community Climate-Change Advisors
Richard Clark, Millersville Univ., Millersville, PA; and S. Ackerman, D. Blockstein, J. Fellows, L. O. Mearns, R. Pandya, E. S. Takle, and D. J. Wuebbles
  8:45 AM
2.2
AASC Recommendations for the Education of An Applied Climatologist
David Emory Stooksbury, Office of the State Climatologist, Athens, GA; and F. A. Akyuz, L. A. L. Dupigny-Giroux, K. G. Hubbard, J. Nielsen-Gammon, and M. Timofeyeva
  9:15 AM
2.4
DOW Mobile Radars in the Classroom
Joshua Wurman, Center for Severe Weather Research, Boulder, CO; and K. A. Kosiba
  9:30 AM
2.5
Engaging Students in the STEM Disciplines Using High Altitude Weather Ballooning
Jill S. M. Coleman, Ball State Univ., Muncie, IN; and M. A. Mitchell, K. Roebuck, and H. M. Rauwolf
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Session 3A
Climate Applications of Satellite Observations I
Location: Room 355 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Carl J. Schreck III, North Carolina State University
  9:15 AM
Evaluating CMIP/IPCC Simulations Using Contemporary Satellite Observations
Duane Edward Waliser, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and P. J. Gleckler, J. Teixeira, and R. Ferraro
  9:30 AM
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Session 3B
Intraseasonal to Interannual Tropical Climate Variability
Location: Room 354 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Eric D. Maloney, Colorado State University
  8:30 AM
  8:45 AM
Surface Wind and Upper Ocean Variability Associated with the MJO Simulated by Coupled Ocean/Atmosphere Prediction System (COAMPS)
Toshiaki Shinoda, NRL, Stennis Space Center, MS; and S. Chen, M. Flatau, and T. Jensen

  9:00 AM
Observed Changes in Intraseasonal Variability of Summer Convection Over South America
Fernando Hirata, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and P. J. Webster, H. M. Kim, and C. Hoyos
  9:15 AM
Irregularity in ENSO Predictability Through the Prism of Local Lyapunov Exponents
Christina Karamperidou, Columbia University, New York, NY; and M. Cane, A. Wittenberg, U. Lall, and P. N. DiNezio
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Session 4
Assimilation of Observations (Ocean, Atmosphere, and Land Surface) Into Models Part 1
Location: Room 340 and 341 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 16th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: Sharanya J. Majumdar, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS
  8:30 AM
4.1
Update on the DTC Data Assimilation System Testing and Community Support: Variational, Ensemble and Hybrid
Hui Shao, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Hu, D. Stark, K. Newman, C. Zhou, and X. Y. Huang

 
4.2
Testing and Evaluation of the Hybrid-GSI Data Assimilation At DTC

  8:45 AM
  9:00 AM
4.3
NCEP GFS forecast divergence versus ECMWF
V. Krishna Kumar, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/Central Operations/DELL Services, College Park, MD; and B. A. Ballish, S. Jacobs, K. Kempisty, and S. Guan
  9:15 AM
4.4
The Impact of Observations From ConcordIASI on NWP in the Polar Region
Ronald Gelaro, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and C. Cardinali and F. Rabier

  9:30 AM
4.5
Challenges for Robust Ocean Data Assimilation
Alicia Karspeck, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Yeager, T. Hoar, K. Raeder, N. Collins, J. Anderson, and G. Danabasoglu
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Session 4
Accuracy
Location: Room 239 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 16th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Sean C. Arms, Univ. of Oklahoma
  8:30 AM
4.1
New and Improved Reconnaissance Data Collection with the NOAA G-IV
Richard G. Henning, NOAA Aircraft Operations Center, MacDill AFB, FL; and P. Flaherty, J. Parrish, A. B. Damiano, J. Williams, I. Sears, G. Defeo, N. Morgan, N. Hann, J. McFadden, A. Goldstein, and J. F. Gamache
  8:45 AM
4.2
An Investigation of the Consistency of TAO Buoy-Mounted Capacitance Gauges Along the Equatorial Tropical Pacific
Mark Morrissey, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and H. J. Diamond, M. McPhaden, and H. P. Freitag
  9:15 AM
4.4
Error Estimate of Airborne Flux Measurement Derived From a Wind-Tunnel Test and An Atmospheric Case
Ronald J. Dobosy, NOAA/ATDD, Oak Ridge, TN; and E. J. Dumas Jr. and D. L. Senn
  9:30 AM
4.5
Towards Enhanced Accuracy in Upper-Air Observations—Progress Report on the Vaisala Reference Radiosonde Program
Heikki Turtiainen, Vaisala Oyj, Helsinki, Finland; and H. Jauhiainen, J. Lentonen, P. Survo, V. P. Viitanen, and W. F. Dabberdt
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Session 4
Coupling Between the Lower and Upper Atmosphere
Location: Room 252/253 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Ninth Conference on Space Weather
Cochairs: Richard Behnke, NSF; Delores J. Knipp, University of Colorado
  8:30 AM
4.1
Zonal Mean and Tidal Winds and Temperatures From the Coupled NOGAPS-ALPHA/TIEGCM System
David E. Siskind, NRL, Washington, DC; and D. P. Drob and A. J. Kochenash
  8:45 AM
4.2
Coupling in the Middle Atmosphere Through EPP Using a Coupled Ocean Model in WACCM4
Ethan D. Peck, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and C. E. Randall, V. L. Harvey, and D. R. Marsh
  9:00 AM
4.3
Non-Migrating Tide Effects on Ionosphere Vertical Drift and Density
Hyosub Kil, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD; and L. J. Paxton and Y. Zhang
  9:15 AM
4.4
Electrodynamic, Plasma Density, and Neutral Density Response to Recent Sudden Stratospheric Warmings
Tim Fuller-Rowell, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and R. A. Akmaev, F. Wu, H. Wang, T. W. Fang, M. Fedrizzi, R. Viereck, and M. Iredell
  9:30 AM
4.5
Sun to Earth Numerical Modeling of High Speed Stream Intervals
Michael Wiltberger, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. C. Solomon, W. Wang, L. Qain, A. Burns, R. E. Lopez, R. Bruntz, and S. R. Elkington

Session 4
IOOS/SURA Super-Regional Coastal Modeling Testbed
Location: Room 337 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 10th Symposium on the Coastal Environment
Cochairs: Frank Aikman, NOAA; Christopher N. K. Mooers, Portland State University; Douglas R. Levin, Washington College
  8:30 AM
4.1
Overview of the IOOS/SURA Super-Regional Coastal Modeling Testbed
Rick Luettich, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Morehead City, NC; and D. Wright, E. Smith, D. Levin, R. Signell, C. Friedrichs, J. Harding, and E. Howlett

  8:45 AM
4.2
Intercomparison of 3-D Models for Estuarine Hydrodynamics and Hypoxia within the US IOOS Super-Regional Coastal Modeling Testbed
Carl T. Friedrichs, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA; and A. J. Bever, M. A. M. Friedrichs, and A. The Estuarine Hypoxia Team

  9:00 AM
4.3
Sensitivity Analysis of Temperature and Salinity From a Suite of Numerical Ocean Models for the Chesapeake Bay
Lyon W. J. Lanerolle, NOAA/National Ocean Service, Silver Spring, MD; and A. J. Bever and M. A. M. Friedrichs

  9:15 AM
4.4
The Community Operational Chesapeake Bay Regional Ocean Modeling System (ChesROMS) and Its Skill Assessment
Wen Long, University of Maryand, Cambridge, MD; and R. Hood, C. T. Friedrichs, M. Friedrichs, K. Sellner, J. Wiggert, J. Xu, and L. Lanerolle

  9:30 AM
4.5
Transitioning a Chesapeake Bay Ecological Prediction System to Operations
David Green, NOAA National Weather Service, Silver Spring, MD; and C. Brown, F. Aikman, A. Siebers, H. Tolman, M. Ji, D. Levin, C. Friedrichs, M. Friedrichs, and R. Hood

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Session 4
Impact of Vegetation & Trees on Air Pollution
Location: Room 339 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA
Chair: Michael J. Brown, LANL
  8:30 AM
4.1
Street Canyon Vegetation Very Effectively Improves Urban Air Quality
Thomas A.M. Pugh, Lancaster Univ., Lancaster, Lancashire, United Kingdom; and A. R. MacKenzie, J. D. Whyatt, and C. N. Hewitt
  8:45 AM
4.2
Impact of Urban Trees on the Urban Heat Island and Air Quality
Christopher P. Loughner, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD; and D. Allen, D. L. Zhang, K. E. Pickering, R. R. Dickerson, and L. Landry
  9:00 AM
4.3
Assessing the Impact of Street Trees on Natural Ventilation Through the Use of Field Measurements
Nina Glover, University College, London, United Kingdom; and L. Malki-Epshtein and B. Croxford

  9:15 AM
4.4
On the Nocturnal Decay of Isoprene in a Semi-Urban Environment
D.C. Doughty III, Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA; and J. Fuentes, K. Sanchez, and R. Sakai
  9:30 AM
4.5
The Aerodynamic Role of Trees on City Breathability in Urban-Like Geometries
Riccardo Buccolieri, Univ. of Salento, Lecce, Italy; and S. M. Salim and S. Di Sabatino
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Session 4
Software Infrastructure and Engineering
Location: Room 346/347 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Second Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python
Chair: Mary Haley, NCAR
  8:30 AM
4.1
Python: The Key to Graphical Forecast Editor's Success (invited)
Thomas J. LeFebvre, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and T. L. Hansen, M. Romberg, and M. Mathewson
  9:00 AM
4.2
The Climate Code Foundation: Making Climate Software Better (invited)
Nick Barnes, Climate Code Foundation, Sheffield, United Kingdom
  9:30 AM
4.3
Building Climate Data-Driven Information Tools Using Python
David Sathiaraj, Southern Regional Climate Center, Baton Rouge, LA; and J. James, Y. Luo, and J. Yoo

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Session 4A
Current and Future Satellite, Sensor, and Processing Systems 4 - Satellite Processing Systems I
Location: Room 256 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference
Cochairs: Jun Yang, National Satellite Meteorological Center, China Meteorological Administration; Mitch Goldberg, NOAA/NESDIS
  8:45 AM
WISSCR - A Doppler Lidar Mission to Measure Wind Profiles From the International Space Station
R. MIchael Hardesty, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and W. Baker, B. Gentry, G. D. Emmitt, M. J. Kavaya, S. Mango, and L. P. Riishojgaard
  9:00 AM
GeoMetWatch-STORM: Global Constellation of Next-Generation Ultra-Spectral Geostationary Observatories
Hung-Lung Allen Huang, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and W. L. Smith, D. Crain, E. Pache, and J. Elwell
  9:15 AM
Ensuring Data Integrity During Subsystem Failure Recovery within the NOAA Jason Ground System
Kirill Lokshin, Ingenicomm, Inc., Centreville, VA; and A. Puri, F. Tao, A. Agarwal, and S. Tehranian
  9:30 AM
Implementing a Multi-Site Distributed Earth Terminal for the NOAA Jason Ground System
Kirill Lokshin, Ingenicomm, Inc., Centreville, VA; and A. Puri, F. Tao, A. Agarwal, and S. Tehranian
Recording files available
Session 4A
Mapping, Web 2.0, and Social Media Technologies for Improved Communication of Weather and Climate Data - Part I
Location: Room 356 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS)
Cochairs: Nazila Merati, PMEL and JISAO; Lori Anderson, ESRI
  9:15 AM
Integrated Hazard Information Service: A Warning System That Considers Social Characteristics of the Population At Risk
Charles H. Paxton, NOAA/NWS, Tampa Bay Area - Ruskin, FL; and J. M. Collins, T. L. Hansen, T. J. LeFebvre, L. J. Smith, J. L. Simms, K. Hirvela, and S. K. Kotiyal
  9:30 AM
Weather Service and Emergency Management Collaboration Through An Interactive Web-Based Map Conferencing Infrastructure
Kenneth Galluppi, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and J. heard, J. L. Losego, B. E. Montz, C. F. Smith, and S. S. Schotz
Recording files available
Session 4B
Radar Technologies: Past, Present and Future - Part I
Location: Room 357 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS)
Cochairs: Timothy Crum, NOAA/NEXRAD Radar Operations Center; Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL; Julian Wang, NOAA/ARL; Robert E. Saffle, Noblis, Inc.; Mark B. Yeary, University of Oklahoma
  8:30 AM
NWS Radar Projects -- Update 2012
Robert E. Saffle, Noblis, Inc., Falls Church, VA; and M. J. Istok and G. S. Cate
  9:30 AM
SWAN: A Severe Weather Nowcasting System
Yerong Feng, Guangdong Meteorological Bureau, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Recording files available
Session 4B
Special Session: Scientific Advances in Satellite Instrument Calibration, Products, and Data Assimilation 1 - NPP Instrument Calibration
Location: Room 257 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference
Cochairs: Fuzhong Weng, NOAA/NESDIS; Deron K. Scott, Space Dynamics Laboratory
  8:45 AM
Calibration of AMSU and Atms Radiometers
Tsan Mo, NOAA, Camp Springs, MD; and N. Sun and F. Weng
  9:00 AM
NPP VIIRS Sensor Data Record (SDR) Calibration/Validation
Changyong Cao, NOAA, Camp Springs, MD; and Q. Liu, S. Uprety, and T. Chang
 
4B.4
Evolution of Calibration Requirements and Techniques for Total Ozone Mappers

  9:15 AM
OMPS Early Orbit Performance Evaluation and Calibration
Chunhui Pan, UCAR, College Park, MD; and F. Weng, X. Wu, L. E. Flynn, G. Jaros, S. Janz, C. Seftor, and R. Buss
Recording files available
Session 5
Energy Supply/Demand Fundamentals Focused on Medium/Long Range Forecasting and Climate Assessments Part I
Location: Room 345 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Third Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Chair: Mitchell T. Baer, Dept. of Energy
  8:30 AM
5.1
Climate Services and Renewable Energy: Providing Climate Information for the Next 1-30 Years
Francisco J. Doblas-Reyes, Institut Català de Ciències del Clima, Barcelona, Spain; and M. Davis and F. Lienert
  8:45 AM
5.2
Improved Winter Forecasts Using a New Snow Index
Judah Cohen, AER, Lexington, MA; and J. E. Jones
  9:00 AM
5.3
Linking Extreme Winter Precipitation to Medium Range Temperature Risks in the United States
Jason C. Shafer, Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, VT; and G. J. Krauszer II
  9:15 AM
5.4
Stratospheric Circulation Associated with Negative Arctic Oscillation Transitions
Jason C. Shafer, Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, VT; and P. G. Hogan
  9:30 AM
5.5
Recording files available
Themed Joint Session 5
Research to Operations: Impacts of Demonstrated Research Missions on Operational Meteorology, Oceanography, and Climate Applications Part I
Location: La Nouvelle A (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the Second Conference on Transition of Research to Operations: Successes, Plans, and Challenges; and the 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference )
Cochairs: Peter Wilczynski, NOAA/NESDIS; Alfred Powell, NOAA/NESDIS
  8:30 AM
Introductory Remarks: Donald Berchoff, NOAA/NWS Office of Science and Technology

  8:45 AM
Solar Wind Data and Coronal Mass Ejection Imagery for Geomagnetic Storm Forecasting
Benjamin Diedrich, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and D. Biesecker, W. J. Murtagh, and M. Simpson
  9:00 AM
GPS RO Observations As a Tool to Improve the Bias Correction of Microwave and Infrared Sounders
Lidia Cucurull, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Suitland, MD; and S. Healy, R. Gelaro, and L. L. Tsao
  9:15 AM
Preliminary Results From Assimilation of AIRS Radiance Data in the Rapid Refresh Model System
Haidao Lin, CIRA/Colorado State Univ. and NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and S. S. Weygandt, M. Hu, S. G. Benjamin, and P. Hofmann
  9:30 AM
Accessing the Value of Temporal Aspects of Satellite Observations
Liang Xu, NRL, Monterey, CA; and N. L. Baker, B. S. Chua, S. D. Swadley, R. Langland, B. Ruston, T. Rosmond, and C. M. Amerault
Recording files available
Joint Session 10
Reducing Public Health Risk Through Advancements in Ocean Technologies
Location: Room 333 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the Third Symposium on Environment and Health; and the 16th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) )
Chair: Carolyn Sotka, NOAA
  8:30 AM
Discussion

  8:45 AM
Oil Spills and Seafood Safety: Advancements in Technologies for Rapid Detection of Public Health Threats From Oil Contaminants and Dispersants
Gina Ylitalo, NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center and West Coast Center for Oceans and Human Health, Seattle, WA; and R. W. Dickey, W. DIckhoff, J. E. Stein, and C. Walker

  9:00 AM
There's An APP for That: My BeachCast Smart Phone APP
Christine Manninen, Great Lakes Commission, Ann Arbor, MI
  9:15 AM
Can You Really See Bacteria From Space?
D. Jay Grimes, University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, MS
  9:30 AM
In-Situ Biological Sensors for Public Health Risk Detection in Coastal Waters
Kelly D. Goodwin, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, La Jolla, CA

8:45 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012

Recording files available
Session 1
Applications of AI in Numerical Weather Prediction
Location: Room 242 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 10th Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science
Chair: Amy McGovern, Univ. of Oklahoma
  8:45 AM
1.1
Evaluating Methods for Down-Selecting NWP Multiphysics Ensembles for Wind Prediction
Jared A. Lee, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. E. Haupt, G. S. Young, W. C. Kolczynski Jr., and T. C. McCandless
  9:00 AM
1.2
Machine Learning Enhancement of Storm Scale Ensemble Precipitation Forecasts
David John Gagne II, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. McGovern and M. Xue
 
1.3
Accurate and Fast Neural Network Emulations of Long and Sort Wave Radiation for the NCEP Global Forecast System Model

  9:15 AM
A Genetic Algorithm Variational Approach to Dynamic Assimilation
Sue Ellen Haupt, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and A. J. Annunzio and K. J. Schmehl
  9:30 AM
1.4
Spatiotemporal Data Mining of High Resolution Simulations of Tornadoes
Amy McGovern, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. Kimes, B. Pirtle, and R. A. Brown
 
1.5
An Artificial Neural Network to Predict Thunderstorms in South Texas

9:00 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012

Recording files available
Session 2
Keynote Address
Location: Room 243 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Seventh Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research
Moderator: William Hooke, AMS
  9:00 AM
Science for a Weather Ready Nation. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA, Washington, D.C.

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012


Spouses' Coffee

9:30 AM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012


Exhibit Hours

9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012


Poster Session 1
Poster Session 1
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Eighth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Vince Grano, JPSS Program Office; Timothy J. Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR
 
289
GOES-R Ocean Dynamics Algorithm
Eileen Maria Maturi, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, Camp Springs, MD

 
290
TeraScan® Direct Reception of NPP: Post-Launch Results
Karen Friedman Dubey, SeaSpace Corporation, Poway, CA; and E. Baptiste, K. Prasad, and H. Y. Shin

 
292
Developing Operational Land Surface Temperature Product From Current GOES Satellites
Yunyue Yu, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and D. Sun and L. Fang

 
293
New Operational Algorithms for Charged Particle Data From Low-Altitude Polar-Orbiting Satellites
Janet L. Machol, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and J. C. Green, J. V. Rodriguez, T. G. Onsager, W. F. Denig, and P. N. Purcell

 
Data Fusion Demonstrations At the GOES-R Proving Ground Using Satellites, in-Situ Data and Weather Forecast Models

 
294
Predicting Where Convective Clouds Will Form with the GOES-R ABI
Daniel T. Lindsey, NOAA/NESDIS, Fort Collins, CO; and L. Grasso

 
Evaluation of Ice Characterization From NPP VIIRS

 
296
Analysis of Surface Urban Heat Island in Makurdi, Nigeria
Bernard Tarza Tyubee, Benue State Univ., Makurdi, Nigeria; and R. N. C. Anyadike

Poster PDF (334.6 kB)

 
297
Evaluating Storm Intensity Using Coupled TRMM Lightning Imaging Sensor and Meteosat Second Generation in Preparation for GOES-R
Christopher P. Jewett, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and A. LeRoy, J. R. Mecikalski, and J. R. Walker

 
298
Validation of Cirrus Infrared Scattering Properties Used in the Production of Simulated GOES-R ABI Proxy Data
Tom Greenwald, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and Y. K. Lee and A. Huang

Poster PDF (203.0 kB)

 
299
Convective Storm Forecasting 1-6 Hours Prior to Initiation
John R. Mecikalski, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and D. T. Lindsey, C. S. Velden, B. L. Vant-Hull, and R. M. Rabin

 
300
The Ground Segment Architecture for GOES-R
Dennis Hansen, Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL; and S. Kalluri, J. Bistrow, G. Dittberner, A. Weiner, and S. Marley

 
301
Development of RGB Composite Imagery for Operational Weather Forecasting Applications
Andrew L. Molthan, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and K. K. Fuell, H. K. Oswald, and J. A. Knaff

 
302
Satellite-Based Identification of Tropical Cyclone Core Features with Respect to Intensity Change
Joshua Cossuth, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and R. E. Hart

 
303
Evaluation of VIIRS Vegetation Index EDR Produced Under the Algorithm Development Library

 
Testing GOES-R Product Performance: The Reproducibility of Research Baseline Results in Implemented Algorithms
Edward J. Kennelly, AER, Lexington, MA; and C. Botos, E. Steinfelt, and R. Khana

 
304
Characterization of the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) Flight Model 5 (FM5) Sensors on NPP Mission
Susan Thomas, Science Systems and Application Inc, Hampton, VA; and K. J. Priestley, M. Shankar, P. C. Hess, N. P. Smith, and M. G. Timcoe

 
305
Arctic Region Communications Small Satellites (ARC-Sat): Multiagency Effort for Enhanced Arctic Regional Communications, Maritime Domain Awareness and Data-Extraction
Gina Wade, Von Braun Center for Science & Innovation, Huntsville, AL; and J. Casas, M. Kress, H. Moore, and S. Spehn

 
306
A Sub-Pixel-Based Calculation of Fire Radiative Power From MODIS Observations: Retrieval, Validation, and Sensitivity Analysis
David A. Peterson, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and J. Wang, C. Ichoku, E. J. Hyer, and V. Ambrosia

Poster PDF (6.8 MB)

 
307
The 2011 HPC/OPC/SAB GOES-R Proving Ground Demonstration
Michael J. Folmer, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD; and B. Reed, S. Goodman, J. M. Sienkiewicz, E. Danaher, J. Kibler, and D. R. Novak

 
308
NPP/JPSS Instrumental Performance Trending and Bias Monitoring in STAR Integrated Cal/Val System (ICVS)
Ninghai Sun, NOAA, Camp Springs, MD; and F. Weng, T. Mo, Y. Han, L. Bi, X. Jin, and M. Fuentes

 
309
EnKF Assimilation of Cloud Properties Retrieved From GOES
Thomas A. Jones, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. J. Stensrud
Manuscript (1.1 MB)

Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

 
310
A Quantitative Fog/Low Stratus Detection Algorithm for GOES-R
Corey G. Calvert, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. J. Pavolonis

 
312
Methodology for the Validation of Water Vapor Profile Environmental Data Records (EDRs) From the Cross-Track Infrared Microwave Sounding Suite (CrIMSS): Experience with the DOE ARM Water Vapor Raman Lidar
Robert Knuteson, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and D. Tobin, A. Sorce, J. Roman, S. Ackerman, H. Revercomb, and D. D. Turner
Manuscript (962.0 kB)

Poster PDF (3.2 MB)

 
314
GRAFIIR – An Efficient End-to-End Semi Automated GOES-R ABI Algorithm Performance Analysis and Implementation Verification System
Hong Zhang, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. Gunshor, W. Straka, G. Martin, S. Wanzong, E. Schiffer, R. Garcia, and A. Huang

 
315
Air Quality Proving Ground: Evaluating GOES-R ABI Products with Proxy Data
Alexandra St. Pé, JCET/Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD; and R. M. Hoff, H. Zhang, A. Huff, S. Kondragunta, C. Xu, P. Ciren, E. S. Yang, and S. A. Christopher

 
316
A Fast Physical Algorithm for Hyperspectral Sounding Retrieval
Zhenglong Li, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li, E. Weisz, and J. Li

 
317
Preparation for Use of the GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI)
Kaba Bah, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. Achtor, T. D. Rink, T. J. Schmit, J. Otkin, and J. Gerth

 
318
McIDAS-V, Visualization and Data Analysis for GOES-R
William C. Straka III, Space Science and Engineering Center/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. D. Rink, T. H. Achtor, T. J. Schmit, and K. Bah

 
319
Validation of GOES-R LAP Algorithm with GOES-13 Sounder
Yong-Keun Lee, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and Z. Li and J. Li


Joint Poster Session 2
Drought Definition, Analysis, Impacts, Prediction, and Management
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 26th Conference on Hydrology; and the 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change )
Cochairs: Richard Heim, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; Michael J. Brewer, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; Kingtse C. Mo, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC; Allan Howard, National Agroclimate Information Service; Don Wilhite, Univ. of Nebraska
 
50
Analysis of Meteorological Drought At Arid Rajasthan Using Standardized Precipitation Index
Surendra Poonia, Central Arid Zone Research Institute, India, Jodhpur, India; and A. S. Rao

 
51
An Objective Methodology to Optimally Merge Satellite and Model Based Soil Moisture Products for Obtaining a New Drought Product
M. Tugrul Yilmaz, USDA/ARS, Beltsville, MD; and W. T. Crow, M. C. Anderson, and C. Hain

 
52
An Assessment of Canadian Prairie Drought: Past, Present, and Future
Barrie R. Bonsal, EC, Saskatoon, SK, Canada; and P. Gachon, R. Aider, and S. Lapp

 
53
Water Vapor Pressure & Temperature Trends in North America During 1948–2010

 
54
Drying Trends Over China Based on the Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index
Li Weiguang Sr., China Meteorological Administration, Haikou , China, China; and C. Huilin and Y. Xue

 
55
Connecting the Pacific to Regional Climate for Decadal Prediction: A Successful Case in the Western U.S.
Shih-Yu Wang, Utah State University, Logan, UT; and R. Gillies and L. E. Hipps

 
56
Prediction of New Drought Class Transitions Using Markov Chains
Chi-Han Cheng, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

 
Preliminary Analysis on the Service Demand and Review of Progress in the Field of Drought Research in China

 
57
Spatio-Temporal Characteristics of Drought in East Asia
Su-Bin Oh, Pukyong National University, Busan, South Korea; and H. R. Byun

 
58
Spatiotemporal Characteristics of Drought Occurrences in North Korea
Bo-Ra Lee, Pukyong National University, Busan, South Korea; and H. R. Byun

 
59
Regional Characteristics Analysis of Drought Climatology in Australia Using the Effective Drought Index
Ji-Sun Lee, Pukyong National University, Busan, South Korea; and H. R. Byun

 
60
Identifying Environmental Databases for Drought Impact Studies in the NIDIS Southeast Pilot Study
Pamela N. Knox, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA; and L. S. Darby, C. McNutt, and D. E. Stooksbury

 
Poster 62 has been moved. New Paper Number is J9.3A


Poster Session 2
Poster Session II
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Eric D. Maloney, Colorado State University
 
87
Extreme Temperature Regimes During the Cool Season Part I: Recent Observed Behavior and Low Frequency Modulation
Rebecca Westby, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and R. X. Black

 
88
Extreme Temperature Regimes During the Cool Season Part II: Simulated Behavior in CMIP5 Simulations
Robert X. Black, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and R. Westby and Y. Y. Lee

 
89
A Regional Intercomparison of Rainfall Extremes
Michael C. Kruk, ERT, Inc., Asheville, NC; and J. Marra
Manuscript (43.9 kB)

 
90
An Improved Cloud Screening Algorithm for Skyradiometer Measurements and Its Application to Asian Dust Monitoring
Hwan-Jin Song, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea; and H. W. Chun and B. J. Sohn
Manuscript (94.4 kB)

 
91
Midwest Urban Heat Wave Climatology: What Constitutes the Worst Events?
Alek J. Krautmann, Ohio University, Athens, OH; and R. L. Fogt

 
92
Empirical Examination of the Changes in the Frequency of Extreme Rainfall in the Central United States
Gabriele Villarini, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; and J. A. Smith and G. A. Vecchi

 
93
Evaluation of the Physical Processes of the JMA Global NWP Model Using the Data of Special Observations
Akira Shimokobe, Japan Meteorological Agency, Tokyo, Japan; and T. Komori

Poster PDF (2.3 MB)

 
94
Evaluation of 20th Century Climate Model Simulations of Heavy Precipitation Over North America
Anthony M. DeAngelis, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and A. J. Broccoli and S. G. Decker

 
95
Projection of Future Changes in Precipitation and Vertical Structures of the Frontal Zone During the Baiu Season in the Vicinity of Japan Using a 5-Km-Mesh Regional Climate Model
Sachie Kanada, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology , Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and M. Nakano and T. Kato

 
96
Change in An Identified Drought-Conducive Mode of Variability Under Future Climate

 
98
Record*-Breaking Temperatures: Trends Over the Conterminous U.S
Clinton M. Rowe, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and L. E. Derry

 
99
An Analysis of Convection, Clouds and Water Vapor in a 4xCO2 Arctic
Melissa A. Burt, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and D. A. Randall and M. Branson

 
100
A Physically-Based Phenomenological Model for Investigating Tropical West African Climate Variability
Isaac K. Tetteh, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and S. V. Pendse, F. H. M. Semazzi, V. Kumar, and N. F. Samatova

 
101
 
102
The Role of Moisture Transport in Fall Precipitation Extremes for the Central US
Catherine Radonic, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA; and M. Barlow

 
103
Contrasting Characteristics of 09/10 and 10/11 Eurasian Cold Winters: Data Analysis and Simulations Using CAM3
Taehyoun Shim, Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon, South Korea; and B. M. Kim and S. J. Kim

 
104
Spatiotemporal Variability of Extreme Convective Wind Events
Franklin T. Lombardo, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD; and A. R. Thibault
Manuscript (984.9 kB)

Poster PDF (1.4 MB)


Poster Session 3
Analysis of Dust and Aerosols
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference
Cochairs: Jianglong Zhang, University of North Dakota; Shaima L. Nasiri, Texas A&M Univ.
 
181
Observation and Simulation of Summer Dust Aerosols Over the Tibetan Plateau
CY Chen, Lanzhou Univ., Lanzhou, Gansu, China; and J. Huang, H. Yu, W. Wang, and J. Liu

 
182
Providing Fast Top-of-Atmosphere Radiative Fluxes with the CERES FLASHFlux Data Products
Jennifer Colleen Mikovitz, SSAI, Hampton, VA; and D. P. Kratz, P. W. Stackhouse, P. K. Sawaengphokhai, and A. C. Wilber

 
184
Optical Properties of Saharan Dust and Asian Dust Aerosols
Guangyang Fang, Texas A&M Univ., college station, TX; and P. Yang

 
185
Retrieving Dust Aspect Ratio with Collocated POLDER and MODIS Measurements
Xin Huang, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and P. Yang and G. W. Kattawar


Joint Poster Session 3
Remote Sensing of Hydrometeorological Variables
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 26th Conference on Hydrology; and the 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference )
Cochairs: Chandra R. Kondragunta, NOAA/NESDIS; Thomas J. Jackson, USDA/ARS
 
63
SMOS Soil Moisture Validation in the U.S
Thomas J. Jackson, USDA/ARS, Beltsville, MD; and R. Bindlish, M. Cosh, T. Zhao, Y. Kerr, and D. Leroux

 
65
 
67
 
68
NOAA Soil Moisture Operational Product System (SMOPS) and Its Soil Moisture Retrieval From AMSR-E and WindSat
Jicheng Liu, I.M. Systems Group at NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and X. Zhan, L. Zhao, K. A. Jensen, and X. Wang

 
69
Soil Moisture Sensitivity of Microwave Signatures of a Growing Elephant Grass: A Bioenergy Crop
Mary Morris, Penn State Univ., Jenkintown, PA; and P. W. Liu and J. Judge

 
70
A Modified K-Means Algorithm for GOES-R Rainfall Potential
Zhihua Zhang, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and R. J. Kuligowski and V. Lakshmanan

 
71
NOAA-CREST Field Experiment: Remote Sensing of Snow Properties Using Microwave Radiometry
Tarendra Lakhankar, NOAA-CREST, The City Univ. of New York, New York, NY; and J. Muñoz, P. Romanov, and D. R. Khanbilvardi


Poster Session 4
Satellite Data Contribution to Understanding of Weather Events
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference
Cochairs: Kenneth Carey, Noblis, Inc.; Ralph Ferraro, NOAA/NESDIS
 
187
Forecasting Ice Concentration with the Arctic Cap Nowcast/Forecast System
Michael W. Phelps, Jacobs Technology, Advanced Systems Group, Stennis Space Center, MS; and P. Posey, D. A. Hebert, E. J. Metzger, A. J. Wallcraft, and O. M. Smedstad

 
188
Snowfall Rate Retrieval Using Passive Microwave Measurements

 
189
Severe Storm Identification with the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU)
Ralph R. Ferraro, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and C. Quinn and D. Cecil

 
191
Relating Ocean Surface Wind and Rain
Wenqing Tang, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and W. T. Liu
Manuscript (1.6 MB)

 
192
Seasonal Variability of the Width of the Tropical Belt From GPS Radio Occultations and Reanalyses
Jason Keefer, State Univ. of New York/Univ. at Albany, Albany, NY; and T. Birner

 
194
 
196
Locally Optimized Detection of Precipitation Over Land From Passive Microwave Imagers
Grant W. Petty, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and K. Li


Poster Session 5
Surface Emissivity and Fluxes
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference
CoChair: F. Joseph Turk, JPL
 
198
Sea Surface Emissivity Retrieval in Gulf of Mexico Using GOES Sounder Measurements
Yong Zhang, NSMC/China Meteorological Adiministration, Beijing, China; and Z. Li, J. Li, and T. J. Schmit

 
199
Land Surface Temperatures From AMSR-E with An Emissivity Database
Jean-Luc Moncet, AER, Inc, Lexington, MA; and P. Liang, G. Uymin, J. F. Galantowicz, A. E. Lipton, and C. Prigent

 
200
The Light Scattering Properties of Soft Particles Using a New Physical-Geometric Optics Hybrid Method
Bingqiang Sun, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and L. Bi, P. Yang, and G. W. Kattawar


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

11:00 AM-11:30 AM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012


Session 6
Energy Supply/Demand Fundamentals Focused on Medium/Long Range Forecasting and Climate Assessments Part II
Location: Room 345 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Third Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Chair: Manda Adams, Univ. of North Carolina
  11:00 AM
6.1
Calibration and Refinement of Numerical Seasonal Forecasts for Decision Support in the Energy Industry
John A. Dutton, Prescient Weather Ltd, State College, PA; and R. P. James and J. D. Ross

 
6.2
Heat Waves and Cold Snaps in the US: Extended Range Predictability and Long-Term Projections

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012

Recording files available
Session 1
Satellite Program Overviews and Status
Location: Room 343/344 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Eighth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Steven J. Goodman, NOAA/NESDIS; Kevin J. Schrab, NOAA/NWS/Office of Science and Technology
  11:00 AM
1.1
The Nation’s Operational Satellite System
Mary E. Kicza, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD
  11:15 AM
1.2
GOES-R Program Overview
Greg Mandt, NOAA/NESDIS, Greenbelt, MD

  11:30 AM
1.3
NOAA's Joint Polar Satellite System and the NPP Satellite Providing the Next Generation of Environmental Earth Observations
Ajay Mehta, NOAA/NESDIS, Lanham, MD; and M. Watkins, M. D. Goldberg, C. Hoffman, J. Gleason, R. Murphy, and J. Furgerson
  11:45 AM
1.4
Status of Future and Current EUMETSAT Satellite Programmes
Johannes Schmetz, EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany; and R. Stuhlmann, D. Klaes, P. Schlüssel, L. Sarlo, S. Rota, and M. Cohen
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Session 2
Aerosol, Precipitation, and Cloud Properties—II
Location: Room 244 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Fourth Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions
Cochairs: Jian Wang, Brookhaven National Laboratory; James G. Hudson, DRI
  11:00 AM
2.1
Sea Salt CCN Spectra
James G. Hudson, DRI, Reno, NV; and S. Noble and V. Jha
  11:30 AM
2.3
Highly Polar Organic Compounds in PM2.5 Aerosol Samples From the New York Megacity Region
Jessica A. Sagona, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and M. A. Mazurek, M. Li, H. A. Hawley, H. D. Felton, O. V. Rattigan, C. Pietarinen, T. McKenna, A. Leston, S. Bailey, K. Demerjian, J. Schwab, L. Alter, and J. Graham

 
2.4
Contest Between Aerosol Radiative Effect and Microphysical Effect

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Session 2
Applications of AI to Decision Support System Development
Location: Room 242 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 10th Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science
Chair: John K. Williams, NCAR
  11:00 AM
2.1
Prediction and Correction of Convective Weather Impact Forecast Errors Using Regression Tree Ensembles
Richard Jordan, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and R. DeLaura

  11:15 AM
2.2
Tree-Based Ensemble Methods for the Prediction of Aircraft Landing Times
Yan Glina, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and R. Jordan and M. Ishutkina
Manuscript (583.9 kB)

  11:30 AM
2.3
Optimizing Weather Pattern Identification Via Unsupervised Neural Network Techniques
Jeffrey H. Copeland, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Babarsky, F. Vandenberge, and W. Wu
  11:45 AM
2.4
International Application of the Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS)
James Cowie, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Chapman, S. Drobot, A. Dumont, and S. Linden
Recording files available
Session 2
Fire and Drought Impacts
Location: La Nouvelle C (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Major Weather Impacts of 2011
Chair: Renee Curry, Colorado State University
  11:00 AM
2.1
Wildfires of 2011
Timothy J. Brown, DRI, Reno, Nevada

  11:15 AM
2.2
Texas Drought Severity 2011
John Nielsen-Gammon, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and D. B. McRoberts
  11:30 AM
2.3
The Heat is On! Heat Records in TX/OK in 2011
Kevin A. Kloesel, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

  11:45 AM
2.4
Global Heat in 2011
Scott Sheridan, Kent State Univ., Kent, OH
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Session 2
History Symposium Keynote Address
Location: Room 245 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 10th History Symposium
Facilitator: Roger D. Turner, Dickinson College

Session 3
Atmospheric Chemistry/Air Quality—II
Location: Room 342 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 14th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
Cochairs: J.R. Arnold, US Army Corps of Engineers; Nicholas Meskhidze, North Carolina State University
  11:15 AM
3.2
Synergic Assimilation of Surface Particulate Matter and MODIS Aerosol Optical Depth
Zhiquan Liu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. S. Schwartz, H. C. Lin, M. Pagowski, S. A. McKeen, and G. A. Grell

  11:30 AM
3.3
Modeling Global Trends in Future Climate and Air Quality (invited)
Tim Glotfelty, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and Y. Chen and Y. Zhang

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Session 3
Probabilistic Forecasting 2
Location: Room 238 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 21st Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
Cochairs: Elizabeth A. Satterfield, NRL; Barb G. Brown, NCAR; Eric Gilleland, NCAR
  11:15 AM
3.2
Probabilistic Tropical Storm Position Forecasts
Zoltan Toth, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and W. Smith and P. T. McCaslin

  11:30 AM
3.3
  11:45 AM
3.4
Using Statistical Decision Analysis to Make Better Flight Decisions: The SPARTICUS Campaign
Christopher J. Hanlon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and J. B. Stefik, A. A. Small III, J. Verlinde, and G. S. Young
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Session 3
University Educational Initiatives - Part II
Location: Room 348/349 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 21st Symposium on Education
Cochairs: Donna J. Charlevoix, UCAR; Lourdes B. Avilés, Plymouth State University
  11:00 AM
3.1
  11:15 AM
3.2
An Assessment of Traditional Versus Inquiry-Based Lab Approaches for Undergraduate Meteorological Instruction
Shaunna L. Donaher, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and K. A. Kloesel, O. Lee-Salwen, and B. A. Albrecht
  11:45 AM
3.4
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Session 3A
Economic Aspects of Weather and Climate Information
Location: Room 243 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Seventh Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research
Cochairs: Jeffrey K. Lazo, NCAR; Kevin M. Simmons, Austin College
  11:00 AM
Using Weather and Climate Information to Forecast Zoo Attendance
David Perkins IV, Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
  11:15 AM
 
3A.3
A Sensitivity Analysis of Hurricane Evacuation Costs in Florida

  11:30 AM
Reconciliation of Trends in Global and Regional Datasets of Economic Losses from Weather Events
Shalini Mohleji, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and R. A. Pielke Jr.

  11:45 AM
Discussion

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Session 3B
Risk, Vulnerability, and Decision Support for Climate and Weather Hazards
Location: Room 335/336 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Seventh Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research
Chair: Holly C. Hassenzahl, Weather Central, LP
CoChair: Marc Baribault, Independent Contractor
  11:00 AM
  11:15 AM
Assessing Vulnerability to Tornado-Related Fatalities in the United States
P. Grady Dixon, Mississippi State Univ., Mississippi State, MS; and A. E. Mercer and W. S. Ashley
  11:30 AM
Using GIS to Assess Vulnerability to Weather and Climate Hazards in the Contiguous United States
Robert J. Gottlieb, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and H. E. Brooks, M. A. Shafer, and M. B. Richman
  11:45 AM
Impact-Based Decision Support Services Provided to the Enbridge/Kalamazoo, Michigan Oil Spill
Michael J. Hudson, NOAA/NWS, Kansas City, MO; and D. K. Cobb Jr. and R. Wagenmaker
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Session 4
Extreme Temperatures
Location: Room 333 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Third Symposium on Environment and Health
Chair: Glenn Russell McGregor, Univ. of Auckland
  11:15 AM
4.2
Community-Level Indicators of Vulnerability to Heat Stress in North Carolina
Margaret Mae Kovach, Southeast Regional Climate Center, Chapel Hill, NC; and C. M. Fuhrmann, C. E. Konrad, and C. Harrison
  11:30 AM
4.3
Case Studies of Hyperthermia-Related Deaths in Football Players: Results From a Biometeorological Model
Myron Thomas Petro, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA; and J. A. Knox and A. J. Grundstein
  11:45 AM
4.4
Heat Stress Equation Development and Usage for Dryden Flight Research Center
Franzeska Houtas, NASA, Edwards, CA; and E. H. Teets Jr. and S. Ferhn
 
4.5
Application Status and Improvement of Meteorological Information in the Korean Peninsula : Focus on Extreme Heat Watch Warning

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Session 4A
Climate Applications of Satellite Observations II
Location: Room 354 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Pingping Xie, NOAA
  11:00 AM
Model Evaluation of Ice/Liquid Water Content, Radiation and Energy Budget for 20th Century IPCC AR 4th and 5th Simulations and Satellite Sensor Simulator Outputs
Jui-Lin F. Li, JPL/California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and D. E. Waliser, G. Stephens, W. T. Chen, B. Guan, and H. Y. Ma

  11:30 AM
The New NVAP-M (NASA water vapor project—MEaSUREs) Global Water Vapor Dataset
Janice L. Bytheway, Science and Technology Corporation, Laporte, CO; and T. H. Vonder Haar and J. M. Forsythe
  11:45 AM
The Madden–Julian Oscillation and Equatorial Waves in Upper Tropospheric Water Vapor
Carl J. Schreck III, North Carolina State University, Asheville, NC; and L. Shi and J. Kossin
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Session 4B
Interannual to Decadal Tropical Climate Variability
Location: Room 355 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Eric D. Maloney, Colorado State University
  11:00 AM
  11:30 AM
A Surface Bjerknes Mode for Generating Pacific Decadal Variability
P.N. DiNezio, University of Miami, Miami, FL; and A. Clement, B. Kirtman, and M. Cane
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Session 5
Assimilation of Observations (Ocean, Atmosphere, and Land Surface) Into Models Part 2
Location: Room 340 and 341 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 16th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: Thomas S. Pagano, NASA/JPL
  11:15 AM
5.2
  11:30 AM
5.3
Assimilating AIRS Retrievals with the WRF-LETKF System
Takemasa Miyoshi, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and M. Kunii
  11:45 AM
5.4
Assimilating AIRS Soundings with WRF/3DVAR for Hurricane Forecast Improvement
Jing Zheng, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li, J. Li, and T. J. Schmit
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Session 5
Specialized Instrumentation and Field Projects Part I
Location: Room 239 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 16th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Steven P. Oncley, NCAR
  11:00 AM
5.1
Crop-Wind-Energy EXperiment 2011 (CWEX11)
Daniel A. Rajewski, Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA; and E. S. Takle, T. W. Horst, S. P. Oncley, J. K. Lundquist, M. E. Rhodes, and K. K. spoth
  11:15 AM
5.2
Four-Dimensional Characterization of Inflow to and Wakes From a Multi-MW Turbine: The Turbine Wake and Inflow Characterization Study (TWICS2011)
Julie K. Lundquist, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and Y. Pichugina, R. M. Banta, N. D. Kelley, M. Aitken, R. J. Alvarez, W. A. Brewer, J. M. Brown, A. Clifton, J. D. Mirocha, and S. P. Sandberg
  11:30 AM
5.3
Scientific Viability of the USArray Transportable Array Network As a Real-Time Weather Monitoring Platform
Frank L. Vernon, Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA; and J. E. Tytell, B. Busby, J. Eakins, M. Hedlin, A. Muschinski, K. Walker, and B. Woodward
  11:45 AM
5.4
Integrated Observing System for Characterization of Boundary Layer Processes and Air/Sea Interaction
Clinton MacDonald, Sonoma Technology, Inc., Petaluma, CA; and C. Huang, A. Ray, P. Roberts, L. Bariteau, W. Gibson, C. Fairall, S. Pezoa, and K. H. Underwood
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Session 5
Urban Meteorology and Dispersion (1)
Location: Room 339 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA
Chair: Marina K.–A. Neophytou, Univ. of Cyprus
  11:15 AM
5.2
The Effect of Local Ground Level Parameters on Ventilation of Urban Street Canyons
Stella Karra, University College, London, United Kingdom; and L. Malki-Epshtein
 
5.3
Comparing Four Different CFD Approaches to Simulate Transport and Dispersion in Oklahoma City

  11:45 AM
  12:00 PM
5.4
CFD Modelling of Airflow in Urban Street Canyons – Calibration of Turbulence Models with Experimental Data
Liora Malki-Epshtein, University College, London, United Kingdom; and N. Glover and S. Guillas
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Session 5
Visualization and Analysis
Location: Room 346/347 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Second Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python
Chair: David Brown, NCAR
  11:00 AM
5.1
PyFerret: The Next Generation of Ferret
Karl Smith, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and A. C. Manke, S. Hankin, C. Doutriaux, and D. N. Williams
  11:15 AM
5.2
SHARPPY: A Python Implementation of the Skew-T/Hodograph Analysis and Research Program
Patrick T. Marsh, NOAA/NSSL & OU/CIMMS/SoM, Norman, OK; and J. A. Hart
  11:30 AM
5.3
Dynamic generation of contour images from DAP data sources using Python based web services
Andrew Charles, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; and R. de Wit
  11:45 AM
5.4
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Session 5A
Current and Future Satellite, Sensor, and Processing Systems 4 - Satellite Processing Systems II
Location: Room 256 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference
Cochairs: Rolf Stuhlmann, EUMETSAT; Vasily Asmus, Roshydromet
  11:00 AM
GOES Science Tests: Results for the Last Two of the Current GOES Series
Donald W. Hillger, NOAA/NESDIS, Fort Collins, CO; and T. J. Schmit
  11:15 AM
NESDIS Satellite Product Development From New Satellite Systems
Stacy L. Bunin, Noblis, Falls Church, VA; and T. Schott and K. Berberich
  11:30 AM
Observing System Simulation Experiments in the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation
Lars Peter Riishojgaard, Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation, Camp Springs, MD; and M. Masutani and Z. Ma
  11:45 AM
Requirements to Sustain Global Ocean Color Observations
Carl Schueler, Orbital Sciences Corporation, Santa Barbara, CA; and J. Yoder, D. Antoine, C. D. Castillo, R. Evans, C. Mengelt, C. Mobley, J. Sarmiento, S. Sathyendranath, D. Siegel, and C. Wilson

Session 5A
IOOS/SURA Super-Regional Coastal Modeling Testbed
Location: Room 337 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 10th Symposium on the Coastal Environment
Cochairs: Frank Aikman, NOAA; Christopher N. K. Mooers, Portland State University; Douglas R. Levin, Washington College
  11:00 AM
An Overview of Shelf Hypoxia Efforts in the SURA Super-Regional ModelingTestbed
John Harding, Northern Gulf Institute, Stennis Space Center, MS; and K. Fennel, R. Hetland, and J. Wiggert

  11:15 AM
A High-Resolution 3D Hypoxia Model for the Louisiana Shelf
Dong S. Ko, NRL, Stennis Space Center, MS; and J. C. Lehrter, M. C. Murrell, R. M. Greene, R. W. Gould, and B. Penta

  11:30 AM
Hypoxia Modeling in the Chesapeake Bay and the Northern Gulf of Mexico
Jiangtao Xu, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and R. Patchen

  11:45 AM
Hindcast Simulations of Hydrodynamics in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
Zizang Yang, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and E. Wei, A. Zhang, R. Patchen, and F. Aikman

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Session 5A
Mapping, Web 2.0, and Social Media Technologies for Improved Communication of Weather and Climate Data - Part II
Location: Room 356 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS)
Cochairs: Nazila Merati, PMEL and JISAO; Randall G. Bass, ITT Corp
  11:00 AM
The Weather and Climate Toolkit (WCT)
Steve Ansari, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and J. N. Lott and S. A. Del Greco
  11:15 AM
Fun with Google Fusion Tables – A Story about Applying An Imperfect New Technology to Demanding Science Data Problems
Roland Schweitzer, Weathertop Consulting, LLC, College Station, TX; and S. Hankin, K. M. O'Brien, A. Manke, K. Smith, and H. Koyuk
  11:30 AM
OGC Enabling Environmental Data Sources Via Uframe™ Framework
Robert W. Bowne, Raytheon, Omaha, NE; and B. D. Clements and M. G. Payne
 
5A.4
Space-Time Analytics to Explore Connections Between Climate and Weather

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Session 5B
Observations and Modeling of Land-Falling Tropical Cyclones
Location: Room 338 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 10th Symposium on the Coastal Environment
Cochairs: Yi Jin, NRL; William T. Thompson, NRL
  11:00 AM
An Analysis of Multiple Predecessor Rain Events Ahead of Tropical Cyclones Ike and Lowell: 10–15 September 2008
Lance F. Bosart, University at Albany, Albany, NY; and J. M. Cordeira, T. J. Galarneau Jr., B. J. Moore, and H. M. Archambault
  11:30 AM
Prediction of Tropical Cyclone Intensity and Track During Landfall Using COAMPS-TC
James Doyle, NRL, Monterey, CA; and R. M. Hodur, B. J. Billings, S. Chen, Y. Jin, J. R. Moskaitis, J. Cummings, E. Hendricks, T. Holt, H. Jin, C. S. Liou, M. Peng, P. A. Reinecke, K. Sashegyi, and J. Schmidt
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Session 5B
Radar Technologies: Past, Present and Future - Part II
Location: Room 357 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS)
Cochairs: Timothy Crum, NOAA/NEXRAD Radar Operations Center; Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL; Julian Wang, NOAA/ARL; Robert E. Saffle, Noblis, Inc.; Mark B. Yeary, University of Oklahoma
  11:00 AM
The WSR-88D Dual Polarization Program From a "30,000 Ft View"
Timothy Crum, NOAA/NEXRAD Radar Operations Center, Norman, OK; and S. B. Cocks, R. J. Vogt, G. S. Cate, R. W. Hall, and J. B. Boettcher
  11:15 AM
Experiences with DUAL POLARIZATION Radar in Operations At Newport/Morehead City NC
Carin Goodall, NOAA/NWS, Newport, NC; and H. Austin, R. Frederick, D. A. Glenn, and L. E. Pagano
  11:30 AM
Tornado Detection and Damage Estimation Using Polarimetric Radar
David J. Bodine, Advanced Radar Research Center, School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. R. Kumjian, A. J. Smith, R. D. Palmer, A. Ryzhkov, and P. L. Heinselman
  11:45 AM
Polarimetric Phased Array Radar - Signal Sequence Considerations
Dusan S. Zrnic, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and V. Melnikov
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Session 5B
Special Session: Scientific Advances in Satellite Instrument Calibration, Products, and Data Assimilation 2 - NPP Instrument Calibration
Location: Room 257 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference
Cochairs: William J. Blackwell, MIT Lincoln Laboratory; Denis Tremblay, NOAA/NESDIS
  11:00 AM
Calibration of the CrIS Sensor on NPP/JPSS
L. Larrabee Strow, Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD; and H. Motteler, P. Schou, and S. Hannon
  11:15 AM
NPP Atms Performance Assessment and Sensor Data Record Validation
William J. Blackwell, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and C. F. Cull, R. V. Leslie, I. A. Osaretin, L. Chidester, T. Mo, E. J. Kim, and J. Lyu
  11:30 AM
JPSS Crosstrack Infrared Sounder (CrIS) Calibration and Validation
Deron K. Scott, Space Dynamics Laboratory, North Logan, UT; and G. Bingham, C. Fish, M. Esplin, M. Greenman, V. Zavyalov, and Y. Han
  11:45 AM
An Overview of MODIS On-Orbit Operation, Calibration, and Lessons
Jack Xiong, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and W. Barnes and V. Salomonson
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Joint Session 6
Advances in Methods and Applications of Land Data Assimilation Systems I
Location: Room 350/351 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 26th Conference on Hydrology; and the 16th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) )
Cochairs: Rolf H. Reichle, NASA/GSFC; Susan C. Steele-Dunne, TU Delft; Michael Ek, NOAA/NWS/NCEP; Youlong Xia, IMSG at NOAA/NCEP Environmental Modeling Center
  11:00 AM
An EnKF Dual Assimilation of Thermal-Infrared and Microwave Satellite Observations of Soil Moisture Into the Noah Land Surface Model [INVITED]
Christopher Hain, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland, Camp Springs, MD; and W. T. Crow, M. C. Anderson, and J. Mecikalski
  11:30 AM
  11:45 AM
Combining the Assimilation of Near-Surface Soil Moisture From Passive and Active Microwave Sensors
Clara Draper, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and R. H. Reichle, G. J. M. De Lannoy, Q. Liu, R. de Jeu, and W. Wagner
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Themed Joint Session 6
Research to Operations: Impacts of Demonstrated Research Missions on Operational Meteorology, Oceanography, and Climate Applications Part II
Location: La Nouvelle A (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the Second Conference on Transition of Research to Operations: Successes, Plans, and Challenges; and the 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference )
Cochairs: Peter Wilczynski, NOAA/NESDIS; Alfred Powell, NOAA/NESDIS
  11:00 AM
Air Flow Through Winter Weather Systems Moving Over Mountains
Melinda M. Brugman, Environment Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and A. M. Macdonald, R. Mo, J. A. Milbrandt, R. McTaggart-Cowan, J. Mailhot, T. Smith, J. Goosen, and G. A. Isaac

  11:15 AM
  11:30 AM
Monitoring Arctic Sea Ice: Product Development Considerations
Florence Fetterer, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and A. Windnagel, K. Gergely, W. Meier, and D. Scott
  11:45 AM
Progress and Processes for Generating NOAA's Climate Data Records
Shaida Johnston, Global Science & Technology, Inc, Asheville, NC; and W. J. Glance and E. Kearns
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Joint Session 6
Space Weather Research and Applications: Leveraging Satellites to Identify Coupling between the Lower and Upper Atmosphere
Location: Room 252/253 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference; and the Ninth Conference on Space Weather )
Cochairs: Marsha Korose, NorthropGrumman IT/TASC; Steven Hill, NOAA/SWPC
  11:15 AM
Whole Atmosphere Model (WAM): Connecting Terrestrial and Space Weather
Rashid A. Akmaev, NOAA/Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder, CO; and T. Fuller-Rowell, F. Wu, J. W. Meriwether, J. J. Makela, L. Scherliess, A. D. Richmond, and A. Maute

 
J6.3
On the Vertical Extent of the Impact of Orographically Generated Gravity Waves

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Themed Joint Session 7
Technology Advances for the Water Information Customer
Location: Room 352 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 26th Conference on Hydrology; and the 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS) )
Cochairs: Larry E. Brazil, Riverside Technology, Inc.; Gary Carter, NOAA/NWS
  11:00 AM
  11:30 AM
National Weather Service Flash Flood Warning Services
Peter R. Ahnert, NOAA/NWS, State College, PA; and E. Clark, P. Corrigan, and H. L. White
  11:45 AM
Are You Flood Aware?
George Smith, Riverside Technology, inc., Fort Collins, CO; and N. Babel, M. McDonald, and A. Volckens

11:00 AM-12:15 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012

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Session 2
Wiin-Nielsen Symposium II
Location: Room 353 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Aksel Wiin-Nielsen Symposium
Chair: Lennart Bengtsson, University of Reading
  11:00 AM
2.1
The Ncep's Nonhydrostatic Multiscale Atmospheric Model
Zavisa I. Janjic, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD

11:30 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012

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Session 7
Renewable Energy Applications Part I
Location: Room 345 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Third Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Chair: Manda Adams, Univ. of North Carolina
  11:30 AM
7.1
Simulating the Impact of Turbine-Induced Wakes in Large Wind Projects
Philippe Beaucage, AWS TruePower LLC, Albany, NY; and M. Brower, N. Robinson, and C. Alonge
  11:45 AM
7.2
The Effects of Atmospheric Stability and Wind Shear on Wind Farm Power Production
Brian Joseph Vanderwende, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and J. K. Lundquist

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012


Lunch Break

12:15 PM-1:15 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012


Town Hall Meeting: A First Open Meeting to Solicit Input for DOE’s Climate and Earth System Modeling Portfolio Priorities for FY13
Location: Room 252/253 (New Orleans Convention Center )

Town Hall Meeting: Impending Earth Observational Network Gaps
Location: Room 243 (New Orleans Convention Center )

Town Hall Meeting: International Hydrology and Water Resources
Location: Room 244 (New Orleans Convention Center )

Town Hall Meeting: The New Decadal Strategic Plan for the United States Global Change Research Program
Location: Room 239 (New Orleans Convention Center )

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012

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Joint Session 1
Technology for Education - Part I
Location: Room 348/349 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS); and the 21st Symposium on Education )
Cochairs: Thomas M. Whittaker, SSEC/CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin; Diane M. Stanitski, NOAA
  1:30 PM
  1:45 PM
Dual-Polarization Radar: Training Initiatives for the Decision-Makers
Clark D. Payne, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. M. Kingfield
  2:00 PM
NOAA Outreach At the National Weather Center
Daphne G. Thompson, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  2:15 PM
Climate Education Materials with Sector-Focused Context
Heather A. Dinon, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and R. P. Boyles, M. E. Embrey, P. N. Knox, M. Megalos, and S. K. Schulze
  2:30 PM
EarthNow: Weather and Climate Connections for 3D Spherical Displays
C. Patrick Rowley, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. A. Ackerman, D. P. Pisut, and M. Mooney
  2:45 PM
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Panel Discussion 1
The Future of Python in the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Location: Room 346/347 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Second Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python
Moderator: Johnny Wei-Bing Lin, North Park Univ.
Panelists: Nick Barnes, Climate Code Foundation; Mary Haley, NCAR; Travis Oliphant, Continuum Analytics, Inc.; Dean Williams, LLNL
Speaker: Travis Oliphant, Continuum Analytics, Inc.
  1:30 PM
Introduction by Session Chair
  1:45 PM
  2:45 PM
Panel Discussion

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Session 2
From Sensors to Data Products I
Location: Room 343/344 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Eighth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: James J. Gurka, NESDIS GOES-R Program Office; Kevin Berberich, NOAA/NESDIS
  1:30 PM
2.1
NPP VIIRS Instrument Characteristics, Measurements and Sensor Data Record Production
Frank J. DeLuccia, JPSS/Aerospace Corp, Los Angeles, CA; and C. Cao
  1:45 PM
2.2
End-to-End Ozone Mapper Profiler Suite (OMPS) Mission Data Modeling and Simulation
Angela W. Li, NASA, Greenbelt, MD; and J. Chen, C. J. roberts, G. Smith, and L. Boyce

  2:00 PM
2.3
The Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS): New Capabilities for Atmospheric Sensing
William J. Blackwell, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and C. F. Cull, R. N. Czerwinski, R. V. Leslie, and I. A. Osaretin
  2:15 PM
2.4
The ABI (Advanced Baseline Imager) on the GOES-R Series
Timothy J. Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, Madison, WI; and J. Gurka, M. Gunshor, and K. Bah
  2:30 PM
2.5
  2:45 PM
2.6
An Approach for Interference Analysis
Richard Kelley Jr., Alion Science and Technology, Suitland, MD; and B. Daniels and D. Furlong

Panel Discussion 2
International Partnership and Collaboration Opportunities and Strategies for Satellite Observation of the Earth
Location: Room 245 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference
Panelists: Ae-Sook Suh, National Meteorological Satellite Center/Korea Meteorological Administration; Barbara J. Ryan, Group on Earth Observations Secretariat; Johannes Schmetz, EUMETSAT; Mary E. Kicza, NOAA/NESDIS; Michael H. Freilich, NASA; Vasily Asmus, Roshydromet; Jun Yang, National Satellite Meteorological Center/China Meteorological Administration
Chair: Philip E. Ardanuy, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems
  1:30 PM
The intent of this panel is to announce, discover, and explore new, emerging, and possibly unconventional partnership opportunities that allow for increased research and environmental application opportunities and exploitation in the decade ahead

  1:45 PM
Zhongdong: FY Satellite program and international cooperation

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Session 3
Aerosol, Precipitation, and Cloud Properties—III
Location: Room 244 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Fourth Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions
Cochairs: Juliane L. Fry, Reed College; Qilong Min, State University of New York
  1:30 PM
3.1
Regional Aerosol Effects on Precipitation: An Observational Study
Kathryn Boyd, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and C. Kummerow
  1:45 PM
3.2
  2:00 PM
3.3
Sensitivity of Cloud Droplet Number to Uncertainties in Cloud Condensation Nuclei
Richard H. Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and S. L. Capps, V. A. Karydis, and A. Nenes

  2:15 PM
3.4
Mineral Dust Impacts on Cloud, Precipitation and Radiation
Qilong Min, State University of New York, Albany, NY
  2:30 PM
3.5
An Annual Cycle of Size-Resolved Aerosol Hygroscopicity At a Forested Site in Colorado
Ezra J.T. Levin, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and A. J. Prenni, M. D. Petters, S. M. Kreidenweis, R. C. Sullivan, S. A. Atwood, J. Ortega, P. J. DeMott, and J. N. Smith
  2:45 PM
3.6
Comparison of Microphysical Cloud Properties From the FSSP and CDP During CAMPS Field Campaign
Aaron J. Pina, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and A. G. Hallar, V. Salazar, and G. Chirokova
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Session 3
Beyond the Rossby Show: What Can New Historical Subjects Reveal about 20th Century American Meteorology?
Location: Room 335/336 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 10th History Symposium
Chair: Roger D. Turner, Dickinson College
  1:30 PM
3.1
  2:00 PM
3.2
The Partnership of Herbert Riehl and Joanne Simpson
Matthew G. Fearon, DRI, Reno, NV; and J. Lewis and H. Klieforth
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Session 3
Flooding Impacts
Location: La Nouvelle C (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Major Weather Impacts of 2011
Chair: Tanja E. Fransen, NOAA/NWS
  1:30 PM
3.1
  2:00 PM
3.2
Mississippi River Flooding in 2011
Pat Brown, NOAA/NWS, New Orleans, LA
  2:15 PM
3.3
Missouri River Basin Record Flooding 2011
Steve Predmore, NOAA/NWS, Pleasant Hill, MO
  2:45 PM
3.4
Agricultural Impacts of Missouri River Basin Flooding
Bruce Thomas, Midland Radio Corp, North Kansas City, MO; and B. Jones
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Session 3
Wiin-Nielsen Symposium III
Location: Room 353 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Aksel Wiin-Nielsen Symposium
Chair: Joseph Tribbia, NCAR
  2:00 PM
3.2
Lagrangian and Semi-Lagrangian Solutions to the Transport Problem
Eigil Kaas, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
  2:30 PM
3.3
NCEP GFS Forecasts From ECMWF Analysis
Jordan C. Alpert, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and D. Carlis, B. Ballish, and V. K. Kumar
  2:45 PM
3.4
Dynamics and Predictability of Climate Variability and Change
Jorgen Frederiksen, CSIRO, Aspendale, Victoria, Australia
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Session 3A
Advances in Estimating Land Surface Evaporation and Associated Applications II
Location: Room 352 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 26th Conference on Hydrology
Chair: Christa D. Peters-Lidard, NASA/GSFC
Cochairs: Michael Hobbins, NOAA/NWS; Martha C. Anderson, USDA/ARS
  1:30 PM
Land Surface Tiling: Benefits and Limitations in Representing Sub-Grid Processes
Gianpaolo Balsamo, ECMWF, Reading, United Kingdom; and A. Manrique-Sunen, A. I. Nordbo, and A. Beljaars
  1:45 PM
MODIS-Based ET (by CREMAP) in Basin-Scale Hydrology
Jozsef Szilagyi, University of Nebraska-Lincoln/Budapest University of Technology, Lincoln, NE
  2:00 PM
Estimation and Application of Long-Term Basin-Scale Evapotranspiration in North American Land Data Assimilation System Phase 2: A Novel Approach
Youlong Xia, IMSG at NOAA/NCEP Environmental Modeling Center, College Park, MD; and M. B. Ek, J. Sheffield, B. Cosgrove, A. Wang, and E. F. Wood
  2:15 PM
Improving Evapotranspiration Estimation Through Soil Moisture Data Assimilation
Sujay V. Kumar, SAIC, Greenbelt, MD; and C. Peters-Lidard, D. M. Mocko, and Y. Tian
  2:30 PM
Global Terrestrial Evapotranspiration From Remote Sensing: The History and Progress of Two Mechanistic, Energy-Balance, Dedicated Products
Joshua B. Fisher, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and Q. Mu, C. Jimenez, R. K. Vinukollu, A. Polhamus, G. Badgley, and K. Tu
  2:45 PM
Estimation of Large Scale Daily Evapotranspiration Using Geostationary Satellite Observations and Numerical Weather Prediction Model Output
Li Jia, Alterra, Wageningen, Netherlands; and G. Hu, M. Menenti, Z. Li, E. V. Meijgaard, and X. Shen

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Session 3B
Hydrologic Prediction and Verification for Water and Energy Resources and other applications
Location: Room 350/351 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 26th Conference on Hydrology
Cochairs: Sankar Arumugam, North Carolina State Univ.; Kevin He, Riverside Technologies Inc; Konstantinos Andreadis, JPL; Andrew W. Wood, NOAA/NWS Colorado Basin River Forecast Center
  1:30 PM
  1:45 PM
Integrated Water Resources Science and Services (IWRSS): A New Partnership to Enhance Water Resources Services
Thomas Graziano, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and D. Cline, G. Carter, and M. G. Mullusky
  2:15 PM
Coupling Hydrologic Forecast Models and the Upper Rio Grande Water Operations Model
Amy Volckens, Riverside Technology, Inc., Fort Collins, CO; and P. W. McKee, A. Louise, and C. B. Loveland
  2:30 PM
Optimal Bayesian Downscaling CFSv2 for Hydrological Seasonal Forecast Over CONUS
Xing Yuan, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; and E. F. Wood and J. K. Roundy
  2:45 PM
Improving Short Term Streamflow Forecasts by Combining a Statistical and Distributed Hydrological Model
Kenneth T. Waight, AWS Truepower, LLC, Troy, NY; and G. E. Van Knowe

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Session 4
Atmospheric Chemistry/Air Quality—III
Location: Room 342 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 14th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
Cochairs: Robert A. Elleman, Univ. of Washington; Steven Peckham, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado & NOAA/ESRL/GSD
 
4.1
Strong Influences of Land Use Land Cover Characterization on Air Quality Forecast Modeling

  1:30 PM
Development and Evaluation of Remote Sensing and In Situ Aerosol Measurement Capability Aboard the NASA Langley King Air Aircraft in the DEVOTE Field Campaign
Gergely Dolgos, JCET/Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD; and M. Ottaviani, M. Y. M. Yang, J. Hair, A. Beyersdorf, M. D. Obland, R. Rogers, L. Ziemba, J. V. Martins, and B. Cairns
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  2:15 PM
4.3
Expansion of NOAA's National Air Quality Forecast Guidance
Ivanka Stajner, NOAA/NWS/OST, Silver Spring, MD; and P. Lee, J. T. Mcqueen, R. Draxler, G. Manikin, K. Wedmark, and T. McClung
 
4.4
A 3DVAR System for MODIS Aerosols and WRF/CHEM

  2:45 PM
4.5
CMAQ Background Error Covariance Estimation and Its Implementation in Chemical Data Assimilation
Tianfeng Chai, NOAA/ARL, Silver Spring, MD; and P. Lee, Y. Tang, M. Pagowski, and I. Stajner

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Session 4
Extreme Events in Weather, Water, and Climate
Location: Room 238 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 21st Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
Cochairs: E. Gilleland, NCAR; Adam H. Monahan, University of Victoria
  1:30 PM
4.1
US Landfalling Hurricanes and Economic Damage: An Extreme Value Perspective
Daniel R. Chavas, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and E. Yonekura, C. Karamperidou, N. Cavanaugh, and K. Serafin
  2:00 PM
4.3
On the Predictability of Extreme Temperatures on Medium to Sub-Seasonal Time Scales
Violeta E. Toma, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and J. I. Belanger, M. T. Jelinek, B. D. Campbell, P. Webster, and J. Curry
  2:15 PM
4.4
Investigating Drivers of European Hot Spells Using Extreme Value Analysis
David J. Keellings, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; and M. Jones, C. Dewes, and C. Photiadou
  2:30 PM
4.5
A General Perspective of Extreme Events in Weather and Climate
Philip Sura, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

  2:45 PM
4.6
Need for Caution in Interpreting Extreme Weather Statistics
Prashant D. Sardeshmukh, Univ. of Colorado/CIRES/CDC and NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and G. P. Compo and C. Penland

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Session 4
Tornado Warning Decision-Making, Communication, and Use
Location: Room 243 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Seventh Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research
Cochairs: Russ S. Schumacher, Colorado State Univ.; Stephanie Hoekstra, Univ. of Oklahoma
  1:30 PM
4.1
Enriching the Modern Day Storm Spotter Through Technology & Education Enhancements
Joshua J. Jans, Spotter Network, Austin, TX; and C. S. Keen
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  1:45 PM
4.2
On the Role of Storm Prediction Center Products In Decision Making Leading up to Hazardous Weather Events
Sarah M. Stough, NOAA/SPC/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and E. M. Leitman, J. L. Peters, and J. Correia
  2:00 PM
4.3
Tornado Warning Communication and Emergency Manager Decision-Making
Cedar E. League, Univ. of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO; and B. Philips, E. J. Bass, and W. Diaz
  2:15 PM
4.4
  2:30 PM
4.5
Sources of Information and Decision Making of University and School District Officials During Tornado Warnings
Amy C. Nichols, Social Science Woven Into Meteorology, Norman, OK; and S. Hoekstra and E. Gruntfest
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Session 5
Developments In Data Assimilation
Location: Room 252/253 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Ninth Conference on Space Weather
Chair: Geoff Crowley, Atmospheric & Space Technology Research Associates
  1:30 PM
5.1
Data Assimilation Models for Ionosphere, Thermosphere and Electrodynamics Applications and Science Studies
Robert W. Schunk, Utah State Univ., Logan, UT; and L. Scherliess, L. C. Gardner, J. J. Sojka, and L. Zhu
  1:45 PM
5.2
Analysis of JPL GAIM Ionospheric Specification Results in a Low-Latitude Region
Mark D. Butala, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and P. Stephens, A. Komjathy, B. D. Wilson, X. Pi, and A. J. Mannucci
  2:00 PM
5.3
Data Impact of the DMSP F18 SSULI UV Data on the Operational GAIM Model
Clayton Coker, NRL, Washington, DC; and P. Dandenault, L. Scherliess, L. C. Gardner, R. W. Schunk, L. Zhu, K. F. Dymond, S. A. Budzien, A. C. Nicholas, D. H. Chua, C. A. Metzler, T. T. Finne, A. W. Stephan, and S. E. McDonald
  2:15 PM
5.4
Assimilation of Storm-Time Auroral Nme and Equatorward Boundary in IRI
Yongliang Zhang, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD; and L. J. Paxton, D. Bilitza, and H. Kil
  2:30 PM
5.5
Data Assimilation for the Whole Atmosphere Model (WAM)
Houjun Wang, NOAA SWPC and CIRES Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and T. J. Fuller-Rowell, R. A. Akmaev, M. Hu, D. T. Kleist, and M. Iredell

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Session 5A
The 2011 South Central U.S. Drought—Impacts, Adaptation, and Best Practices
Location: Room 354 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Kristen Averyt, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado
  1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks

  2:00 PM
Managing Exceptional Drought in Oklahoma
Mark A. Shafer, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and G. McManus
  2:15 PM
Status of State Drought Planning and Response in the United States
Mark D. Svoboda, National Drought Mitigation Center, Lincoln, NE; and M. J. Hayes
  2:45 PM
Assessing and Responding to the 2011 Southern Plains Drought From a Climate Services Perspective
David P. Brown, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Fort Worth, TX; and R. Pulwarty, C. McNutt, and L. S. Darby
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Session 5B
Tropical Climate Variability I
Location: Room 355 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Aiguo Dai, NCAR
  1:30 PM
  1:45 PM
Recent Intensification of Northern Hemispheric Monsoon Precipitation
Bin Wang, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and J. Liu, H. J. Kim, P. J. Webster, and T. Schroeder
  2:00 PM
  2:15 PM
Analysis of the Tropical Vorticity Budget
Ricardo M. Fonseca, Portugal; and B. J. Hoskins and M. Blackburn

  2:30 PM
Climatology of Tropical Cloud Clusters
Christopher C. Hennon, Univ. of North Carolina Asheville, Asheville, NC; and P. P. Papin and C. M. Zarzar
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Session 6
Assimilation of Observations (Ocean, Atmosphere, and Land Surface) Into Models Part 3
Location: Room 340 and 341 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 16th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: Scott A. Braun, NASA/GSFC
  1:30 PM
6.1
  1:45 PM
6.2
Testing A Coupled Global-Limited-Area Data Assimilation System Using Observations From the 2004 Pacific Typhoon Season
Christina Holt, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and I. Szunyogh, G. Gyarmati, R. Hoffman, and S. M. Leidner

  2:15 PM
6.4
A Realtime Weather-Adaptive 3DVAR Analysis System with Automatic Storm Positioning and On-Demand Capability
Jidong Gao, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. J. Stensrud, T. M. Smith, K. L. Manross, J. Brogden, and K. M. Kuhlman
  2:30 PM
6.5
Assimilation of WSR-88D and CASA Radar Data for the Multi-Scale Analysis and Prediction of a Tornadic Convective System
Alexander D. Schenkman, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. Xue, A. Shapiro, K. Brewster, and J. Gao
  2:45 PM
6.6
Assimilation of High-Resolution Satellite-Derived Inner-Core Observations for Hurricane Initialization
Fuqing Zhang, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and X. Ge, J. Knaff, Y. Weng, and J. Poterjoy
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Session 6
Special Session: Scientific Advances in Satellite Instrument Calibration, Products, and Data Assimilation 3 - Instrument Calibration, Algorithms and Products
Location: Room 257 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference
Cochairs: Changyong Cao, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR; Andrew K. Heidinger, NOAA/NESDIS
  1:30 PM
6.1
Target Characterization for Vicarious Calibration of Visible Channels of NOAA Satellite Instruments
Xiangqian Wu, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, Camp Springs, MD; and M. K. R. Varma Raja, H. Qian, and F. Yu
  1:45 PM
6.2
First-Look Diagnosis of Satellite Aerosol Optical Depth Retrievals Using a Data Assimilation System
Edward Hyer, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. S. Reid, D. L. Westphal, W. R. Sessions, J. Zhang, R. S. Johnson, M. Christensen, X. Liang, and A. Ignatov
 
6.3
Inter-Satellite Bias of the Hirs Water Vapor Channel Determined Using ISCCP B1 Data

  2:00 PM
Spectral Calibration for FY-3A MWTS Measurements Using NWP Models
Xiang Wang, Nanjing Univ. of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; and X. Zou, F. Weng, and R. You
  2:15 PM
6.4
  2:30 PM
6.5
Microwave Sounding Products and Retrieval System
Sid Ahmed Boukabara, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and K. J. Garrett, F. Iturbide-Sanchez, C. Grassotti, L. Moy, and W. Chen
  2:45 PM
6.6
Advances in Long-Term High Spatial and Temporal Resolution Cloud Climate Records From PATMOS-x Using NOAA's LEO and GEO Imagers
Andrew K. Heidinger, NOAA/NESDIS, Madison, WI; and M. J. Foster, C. Molling, W. Straka, and A. Walther
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Session 6
Specialized Instrumentation and Field Projects Part II
Location: Room 239 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 16th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Stephen A. Cohn, NCAR
  1:30 PM
6.1
Investigating the Structure of Long Lake-Axis-Parallel Lake-Effect Snow Bands with a Doppler on Wheels
Daniel J. Ruth, SUNY, Oswego, NY; and K. D. Jaszka, B. W. Rathbun, R. S. Schrom, T. J. Kress, S. Steiger, and A. Stamm
  1:45 PM
6.2
Unprecedented Upper-Air Observations Over Antarctic and Surrounding Ocean From Concordiasi Driftsonde Data
Junhong Wang, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. Hock, S. A. Cohn, D. Lauritsen, C. Martin, N. Potts, A. L. Reale, B. Sun, and F. Tilley
  2:00 PM
6.3
Optimization of In-Situ Aircraft and UAS Observations for Various Assimilation Techniques
Neil A. Jacobs, AirDat LLC, Morrisville, NC; and P. Childs, H. Richardson, F. Gao, X. Zhang, X. Y. Huang, X. Zhang, and Y. Liu
  2:45 PM
6.6
Dual-Polarization Observations of Vortices and Cellular Convection within Lake-Effect Snow Bands
Timothy R. Cermak, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and J. Frame and E. T. Ahasic
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Session 6
Urban Meteorology and Dispersion (2)
Location: Room 339 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA
Chair: Sang-Mi Lee, South Coast Air Quality Management District
  1:30 PM
6.1
  1:45 PM
6.2
Using Advanced Dispersion Models and Mobile Monitoring to Characterize Spatial Patterns of Ultrafine Particles in An Urban Area
Leonard M. Zwack, Environmental Health and Engineering, Inc., Needham, MA; and S. R. Hanna, J. D. Spengler, and J. I. Levy
  2:00 PM
6.3
Dispersion Length Scales within the Urban Canopy
P. Huq, Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE; and P. Franzese
  2:15 PM
6.4
Building-Aware Sensor Siting to Optimize Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Plume Detection
Michael J. Brown, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and M. A. Nelson and M. D. Williams
  2:30 PM
6.5
A New Method on Scaling the Urban Plume Rise and Dispersion in Water Channels
Sam Pournazeri, Univ. of California, Riverside, CA; and M. Princevac and A. Venkatram
  2:45 PM
6.6
Effect of Sub-Kilometer Grid-Spacing and Time Step Magnitude on the Formation of Horizontal-Vorticies in Urbanized-WRF Simulations of NYC
Robert D. Bornstein, San Jose State Univ., San Jose, CA; and E. Gutierrez, J. Gonzalez, A. Martilli, F. Chen, and J. K. Ching

Session 6A
IOOS/SURA Super-Regional Coastal Modeling Testbed
Location: Room 337 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 10th Symposium on the Coastal Environment
Cochairs: Frank Aikman, NOAA; Christopher N. K. Mooers, Portland State University; Douglas R. Levin, Washington College
  1:45 PM
IOOS/SURA Extratropical Storm Inundation Testbed: Preliminary Results for Scituate MA
Changsheng Chen, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA; and R. Beardsley, R. Luettich, D. Slinn, H. Wang, J. Westerink, and W. Perrie

  2:00 PM
An Inundation Forecast System for Scituate, MA
Robert Beardsley, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA; and C. Chen, Q. Xu, J. Qi, and H. Lin

  2:15 PM
Inter-Model and Intra-Model Evaluations of Simulating Hurricane Wave and Storm Surge Environments in the Gulf of Mexico
Joannes Westerink, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN; and P. C. Kerr, A. S. Donahue, M. Hope, R. Luettich, R. Weaver, R. Beardsley, C. Chen, J. Feyen, J. Hanson, E. Devalier, A. Kramer, A. T. Haase, H. Lander, C. Li, W. A. Perrie, B. Toulany, J. R. Rhome, C. Forbes, D. Slinn, J. R. Davis, H. Wang, R. Weisberg, and L. Zheng

 
6A.5
Using Hindcasts of Hurricanes Ike and Rita to Validate Tidal Improvements to the SLOSH Model

  2:45 PM
Implications of 2D Vs 3D Model Formulation on Hurricane Ike Storm Surge
Lianyuan Zheng, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL; and R. H. Weisberg, R. Luettich, J. Westerink, A. S. Donahue, and P. C. Kerr

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Session 6A
Mapping, Web 2.0, and Social Media Technologies for Improved Communication of Weather and Climate Data - Part III
Location: Room 356 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS)
Cochairs: Nazila Merati, PMEL and JISAO; Lori Anderson, ESRI
  1:45 PM
Social Media Tools for NESDIS Education and Outreach
Nina Jackson, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and N. A. Donoho, L. Saunders, and M. Seybold
  2:00 PM
An Update on NWS Use of Social Media
Michael J. Hudson, NOAA/NWS, Kansas City, MO; and R. C. Jones, D. Billingsley, D. Manning, C. Pieper, D. Jones, D. Carpenter, D. Moore, B. S. Mabe, M. Gerber, P. K. Pickard, W. Levine, T. Ross, and C. Sisko
  2:15 PM
Exploring Using GIS, Mapping, and Social Media to Gather Feedback on the Sea Ice for Walrus Outlook (SIWO)
Tiffany C. Vance, San Francisco State University - NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service, Seattle, WA; and S. E. Moore, J. E. Overland, V. Metcalf, H. Eicken, and G. L. Hufford
  2:45 PM
Design and Implementation of a New Meteorology Geographic Information System
WeiJiang Zheng, National Meteorological Center, China Meteorological Administration, PRC, Beijing, , China; and B. Luo, Z. Hu, and Z. Lv
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Session 6B
Observations and Modeling of Land-Falling Tropical Cyclones
Location: Room 338 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 10th Symposium on the Coastal Environment
Chair: Christopher M. Hill, Mississippi State Univ.
  1:30 PM
Investigation of Hurricane Ivan Using the 3-Way Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere-Wave Sediment Transport (COAWST) Model
Joseph B. Zambon, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and R. He and J. C. Warner
  1:45 PM
Storm Surge Return Periods for the U.S. Gulf Coast
Hal F. Needham, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA; and B. D. Keim
  2:00 PM
Wind Speed Changes of Atlantic Tropical Cyclones Approaching Landfall
Peter H. Yaukey, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
  2:15 PM
Validation of a Bathymetric Storm Surge Scale
Yee Lau, Mississippi State Univ., Stennis Space Center, MS; and P. J. Fitzpatrick, Y. Li, and C. M. Hill
  2:30 PM
Coastal Oceanic Variability During Typhoon Fanapi (2010) Passage
Hao Jin, NRL, Monterey, CA; and S. Wang and Y. Jin

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Session 6B
Radar Technologies: Past, Present and Future - Part III
Location: Room 357 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS)
Cochairs: Timothy Crum, NOAA/NEXRAD Radar Operations Center; Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL; Julian Wang, NOAA/ARL; Robert E. Saffle, Noblis, Inc.; Mark B. Yeary, University of Oklahoma
  1:30 PM
Unified Research and Development Plan for Multifunction Phased Array Radar Risk Reduction
Samuel P. Williamson, Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology, Silver Spring, MD; and J. E. Stailey and M. R. Babcock
  1:45 PM
Research and Development Continues At the National Weather Radar Testbed (Phased-Array)
Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. S. Zrnic, R. Ferek, J. Heimmer, T. J. McNellis, J. E. Crain, R. J. Vogt, and W. Benner
  2:00 PM
ADAPTS Implementation: Can We Exploit Phased-Array Radar's Electronic Beam Steering Capabilities to Reduce Update Times?
Sebastian M. Torres, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. L. Heinselman, R. Adams, C. Curtis, E. Forren, I. Ivic, D. Priegnitz, J. Thompson, and D. Warde
  2:15 PM
ADAPTS Performance: Can We Further Reduce Update Time?
Pamela L. Heinselman, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and S. M. Torres, D. Russell, and R. Adams
  2:30 PM
Using the Multi-Channel Receiver to Study Sidelobe Cancellation on the National Weather Radar Testbed
Christopher D. Curtis, CIMMS/NSSL, Norman, OK; and M. Yeary and R. D. Palmer
  2:45 PM
A Test of Cylindrical Polarimetric Array Configuration Using the Digital Array Radar
Wascar Bocangel, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. D. Palmer, G. Zhang, J. Meier, C. Fulton, M. Harger, and W. J. Chappell
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Joint Session 7
Hydroclimatological Applications of the Global Precipitation Measurement Mission 4: Algorithms, Retrievals, and Validation III
Location: Room 256 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference; and the 26th Conference on Hydrology )
Chair: David B. Wolff, NASA/GSFC and SSAI
  1:30 PM
  1:45 PM
California's Hydrometeorology Testbed Legacy Project: A New Opportunity for GPM and Other Satellite Calibration/Validation Activities
Allen B. White, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and M. L. Anderson, M. D. Dettinger, F. M. Ralph, A. Hinojosa Jr., and D. Cayan
  2:00 PM
An Experimental Study of the Small-Scale Variability of Rainfall At the Southern Delmarva Peninsula
Rigoberto Roche, Florida International Univ., Miami, FL; and A. Tokay and P. G. Bashor
  2:15 PM
Global map of precipitation: An example of data fusion from satellite, ground radar and rain gauge
V. Chandrasekar, Colorado State University, Fort Collins; and M. Le, A. Alqudah, and D. Willie
  2:45 PM
Comparison of Instantaneous Rainfall Rate Fields From TRMM PR and a Dense Gauge Network
Eyal Amitai, NASA/GSFC/Chapman Univ., Greenbelt, MD; and D. C. Goodrich, C. Unkrich, E. Habib, and B. Thill

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Joint Session 8
NASA Satellites and Health Detection
Location: Room 333 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the Third Symposium on Environment and Health; and the 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference )
Chair: Sue M. Estes, NASA/USRA
  1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks by John Haynes
  1:45 PM
Asthma and Air Quality in the Presence of Fires - a Foundation for Public Health Policy in Florida
William L. Crosson, USRA, Huntsville, AL; and M. Al-Hamdan, M. G. Estes Jr., S. M. Estes, J. C. Luvall, C. N. Sifford, and L. J. Young
  2:00 PM
Linking NASA Environmental Data with a National Public Health Cohort Study and a CDC on-Line System to Enhance Public Health Decision Making
Mohammad Z. Al-Hamdan, Universities Space Research Association, Huntsville, AL; and W. L. Crosson, S. Economou, M. G. Estes Jr., S. M. Estes, S. Hemmings, S. kent, M. Puckett, D. A. Quattrochi, G. Wade, and L. McClure
  2:15 PM
Examining Vulnerability to Extreme Heat Events in Indianapolis, IN
Daniel J. Johnson, NASA, Indianapolis, IN

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Session 8
Renewable Energy Applications Part II
Location: Room 345 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Third Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Chair: Cegeon J. Chan, First Wind Energy
  1:30 PM
8.1
  1:45 PM
8.2
Characterization of Inflow Conditions and Wake Structures for a Wind Turbine in Complex Terrain Using Long-Range Doppler Lidar
Matthew L. Aitken, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and J. K. Lundquist, D. A. Pollak, J. D. Mirocha, R. M. Banta, Y. L. Pichugina, W. A. Brewer, R. J. Alvarez, S. P. Sandberg, J. M. Brown, N. D. Kelley, and A. Clifton
  2:00 PM
8.3
Large-Eddy Simulation of a Wind Turbine Array Using the Weather Research and Forecasting Model
Branko Kosovic, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. D. Mirocha, M. Singer, J. Cleve, L. G. Glascoe, and J. K. Lundquist
  2:15 PM
8.4
Spatial and Temporal Balancing Between Solar and Wind Energy Resources in the European North Atlantic Region
Fco. Javier Santos-Alamillos, Univ. of Jaén, Jaén, Spain; and D. Pozo-Vázquez, V. Lara-Fanego, J. A. Ruiz-Arias Sr., J. Tovar-Pescador, S. Quesada-Ruiz, and Linares-Rodríguez

  2:30 PM
8.5
A Progress Report on the Integration of PV Solar and Wind Energy Into the German Power Grid
Ernest M. Zampelli, Catholic Univ. of America, Washington, DC; and K. F. Forbes
  2:45 PM
8.6
An Assessment of the Renewable Energies Potential for Intensive Electricity Production in the Province of Jaén, Southern Spain
José A. Ruiz-Arias Sr., Univ. of Jaén, Jaén, Spain; and D. Pozo-Vázquez, V. Lara-Fanego, F. J. Santos-Alamillos, S. Quesada-Ruiz, Linares-Rodríguez, J. M. Martínez-Valenzuela, A. Molina, and J. Tovar-Pescador

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Themed Joint Session 8
Research to Operations: Impacts of Demonstrated Research Missions on Operational Meteorology, Oceanography, and Climate Applications Part III
Location: La Nouvelle A (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the Second Conference on Transition of Research to Operations: Successes, Plans, and Challenges; and the 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference )
Cochairs: Doug Whiteley, NOAA/NESDIS; Alfred Powell, NOAA/NESDIS
  1:45 PM
OceanSat-2 Scatterometer Products At NOAA
Paul S. Chang, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and S. Soisuvarn, Z. Jelenak, and J. M. Sienkiewicz
  2:45 PM
Navy Tropical Cyclone Satellite Meteorology: Research to Operations (R2O)
Jeffrey D. Hawkins, NRL, Monterey, CA; and T. F. Lee, K. Richardson, J. E. Solbrig, M. Surratt, F. J. Turk, A. P. Kuciauskas, S. Yang, R. L. Bankert, G. Poe, J. Vermeulen, J. Tesmer, Y. Wang, P. McCrone, and J. Kent

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012


Coffee Break

Meet the President
Location: Room 242 (New Orleans Convention Center )

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012

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Session 4
Why Does the Public Understanding of Meteorology Matter to Atmospheric Scientists?
Location: Room 335/336 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 10th History Symposium
Chair: Lourdes Avilés, Plymouth State Univ.
  3:30 PM
4.1
  4:30 PM
4.3
Texas Weather Pioneers: A Weather Museum Project Sponsored by the City of Houston
Jill F. Hasling, CCM, The John C. Freeman Weather Museum at Weather Research Center, Houston, TX; and M. T. Maiuri
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Session 7
Other Air Pollution Topics
Location: Room 339 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA
Chair: Marko Princevac, University of California at Riverside
  3:30 PM
7.1
A Micromixing Model for the Internal Concentration Fluctuations of Puffs of Contaminant
Pasquale Franzese, George Mason Univ., Fairfax, VA; and M. Cassiani

 
7.3
Modeling of Reynolds-Averaged Bimolecular Reaction Rate of Air Pollutants Using LES

 
7.4
Turbulence Reduction Over Dense Gas Pooling Events

  4:15 PM
Laboratory Measurements and Characterization of Smoldering Smoke From Pine Needle Fuel Beds
Victor Lu, Univ. of California, Riverside, CA; and K. Tsui, C. Bartolome, M. Princevac, A. Venkatram, S. Mahalingam, G. Achtemeier, and D. R. Weise
  4:30 PM
7.5
A Method for Targeting Chemical Samplers for Facility Monitoring in An Urban Environment
Paul Bieringer, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. R. Hannan, S. P. Longmore, and G. Bieberbach
  4:45 PM
7.6
Towards Optimization of Urban Planning and Architectural Parameters for Energy Use Minimization in Mediterranean Cities
Marina K.–A. Neophytou, Univ. of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus; and P. Fokaides, I. Panagiotou, E. Tryphonos, I. Ioannou, M. Petrou, M. Sandberg, H. Wigo, E. Linden, E. Batchvarova, B. Dimitroff, and A. Ivanov
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Themed Joint Session 9
Fifth Annual AMS AI Forecasting Contest: Wind Power Prediction Contest
Location: Room 242 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 10th Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science; the Third Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; and the 21st Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences )
Chair: Sue Ellen Haupt, NCAR
  3:30 PM
The Need for Wind Power Forecasting and Review of Current Methods
Sue Ellen Haupt, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. Wiener, W. P. Mahoney III, and J. M. Pearson
  3:45 PM
The AMS Wind Power Forecasting Contest
Julia M. Pearson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. E. Haupt, G. Wiener, B. Lambi, J. K. Williams, and S. Linden

  4:15 PM
Combining Multiple Machine Learning Methods to Forecast Wind Power
Aranildo Rodrigues Lima Jr., Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and A. J. Cannon and W. W. Hsieh
  4:30 PM
Discussion of Broad Results

3:30 PM-5:15 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012

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Session 7A
Applications of Remote-sensed Datasets on Asian Monsoon and ENSO
Location: Room 245 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference
Cochairs: Bin Wang, university of Hawaii; Huijun Wang, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  3:30 PM
Asian Summer Monsoon Rainfall: Sources of Variability and Predictability (invited)
Bin Wang, Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and B. Xiang

  3:45 PM
Exploring the Initiation of Intraseasonal Variability in the Indian Ocean (invited)
Peter J. Webster, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and V. E. Toma, G. Stephens, and R. H. Johnson
  4:00 PM
Intraseasonal Variations of Upper Tropospheric Water Vapor in Asian Monsoon Region by Using AIRS Data (invited)
Jianping Li, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; and R. Zhan and A. Gettelman
  4:15 PM
Discussion

  4:45 PM
IMPROVED Prediction of the VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION of HEATING for the Asian Monsoon FROM A Suite of Mesoscale. MODELS Authors
Dr. Tiruvalam N. Krishnamurti, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and A. Bhardwaj and A. Simon
  5:00 PM
Climatology and Case Studies of Extreme Precipitation Events From TRMM Observations
Yaping Zhou, Morgan State Univ., Greenbelt, MD; and W. K. M. Lau, D. Wu, and W. K. Tao

 
Applications of Satellite Observations of Outgoing Longwave Radiation and Sea Surface Temperature to Studies on the East Asian-Western North Pacific Summer Monsoon Circulation and Rapid Phase Transition

3:30 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012

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Panel Discussion 1
Local Adaptation Technologies and Policies in the Southeast
Location: Room 346/347 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Seventh Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research
Moderator: Caitlin Buzzas, AMS
Panelists: Alisha Renfro, National Wildlife Federation; Paul Kemp, Louisiana Coastal Initiative; Colonel Fleming, US Army Corps of Engineers; Derek Brockbank, Mississippi River Delta Restoration Campaign
  3:30 PM
  4:15 PM
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Joint Session 2
Technology for Education - Part II
Location: Room 348/349 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 21st Symposium on Education; and the 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS) )
Cochairs: Thomas M. Whittaker, SSEC/CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin; Diane M. Stanitski, NOAA
  3:45 PM
MetEd and COMET in Support of the University Community
Timothy Spangler, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. Muller and G. Byrd
  4:00 PM
From Java to Flash to HTML5: Chasing Technologies for Interactive Applets
Thomas M. Whittaker, SSEC/CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. A. Ackerman and T. Jasmin
  4:30 PM
A Case in Experiential Learning: The 2011 AWOC Severe Forecast Contest
James G. LaDue, NOAA/NWS Warning Decision Training Branch, Norman, OK; and C. Spannagle, V. Holtz, and M. L. Sessing
  5:00 PM
Use of a NOAA 3-D Game to Evaluate Student Knowledge of Earth Science
Keith Schimmel, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State Univ., Greensboro, NC; and E. Hackathorn and B. Lynge
  5:15 PM
The GEOpod: Building a Navigable Authentic Immersion Environment to Enhance Student Learning
Sepideh Yalda, Millersville Univ., Millersville, PA; and R. D. Clark, G. Zoppetti, K. Mackin, L. Young, and K. Waegel
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Joint Session 2
The Climate Reference Network: A Decade Later
Location: Room 355 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; and the 16th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation )
Chair: Bruce B. Baker, NOAA/Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division
  3:30 PM
An Overview of the U.S. Climate Reference Network (USCRN) System
Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Silver Spring, MD
  3:45 PM
An Overview of the US Regional Climate Reference Network
David R. Easterling, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and C. Ward, J. H. Lawrimore, and M. Palecki
  4:00 PM
  4:15 PM
Solid Precipitation Testbed Plans, Activities and Results to Date
Tilden P. Meyers, NOAA, Oak Ridge, TN; and B. B. Baker, R. M. Rasmussen, and R. Nitu

  4:30 PM
Calibrating GOES-Based Insolation Products for Climatological Analyses of Evapotranspiration Over the U.S
Martha C. Anderson, USDA/ARS, Beltsville, MD; and G. Diak, J. R. Mecikalski, and C. Hain
  4:45 PM
Characterization of the Spatial Variability of Land Surface Temperature Around NOAA CRN Sites Using Airborne and Satellite Measurements
Praveena Krishnan, NOAA, Oak Ridge, TN; and J. Kochendorfer, B. B. Baker, E. J. Dumas Jr., T. P. Meyers, P. C. Guillevic, S. Corda, J. F. Muratore, and B. Martos
  5:00 PM
US Climate Reference Network Soil Moisture/Temperature Monitoring
Jesse Eugene Bell, Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites/North Caroline State University, Asheville, NC; and M. Palecki
  5:15 PM
Precipitation Quality Assurance Methods for Weighing Bucket Precipitation Gauges Having Three Redundant Measurements
Ronald D. Leeper, Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites, Asheville, NC; and E. Davis and M. Palecki
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Session 3
Algorithm Development and Cal/Val I
Location: Room 343/344 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Eighth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Mitch Goldberg, NOAA/NESDIS; Thomas M. Renkevens, NOAA/NESDIS
  3:30 PM
3.1
Overview of GOES-R Level-2 Products
Jaime M. Daniels, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and M. Goldberg
  4:00 PM
3.3
Overview of NPP/JPSS Environmental Data Products and Algorithm Development
Ivan Csiszar, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and C. D. Barnet, R. Ferraro, L. E. Flynn, A. K. Heidinger, D. W. Hillger, A. Ignatov, J. Key, S. Kondragunta, I. Laszlo, and M. Wang
  4:15 PM
3.4
  4:30 PM
3.5
  4:45 PM
3.6
NPP VIIRS SST Algorithm and Cal/Val Activities At NOAA/NESDIS
Alexander Ignatov, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and X. Liang, P. Dash, J. Stroup, Y. Kihai, B. Petrenko, F. Xu, J. Sapper, R. Arnone, S. Jackson, and P. DiGiacomo

  5:15 PM
3.8
Pre-Launch to Post-Launch Transition and Evaluation of CrIMSS EDR Algorithm and Products
Murty G. Divakarla, IM Systems Group, Inc., Rockville, MD; and C. D. Barnet, M. Goldberg, D. Gu, X. Liu, T. King, W. J. Blackwell, X. Xiong, E. Maddy, N. R. Nalli, A. Gambacorta, G. Guo, X. L. Ma, S. Kizer, H. Xie, and K. Zhang
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Session 4
Aerosol-Cloud Interactions From Cloud-Scale to Large-Scale Circulation—I
Location: Room 244 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Fourth Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions
Cochairs: Jiwen Fan, PNNL; William R. Cotton, Colorado State University
  4:00 PM
4.2
  4:30 PM
4.3
Space-Based Evaluation of Interactions Between Aerosols and Low-Level Arctic Clouds During the Spring and Summer of 2008
Kyle Tietze, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and T. J. Garrett, J. Riédi, and A. Stohl
 
4.4
Estimating the Long Term Aerosol Indirect Effect in Short Global Climate Model Integrations by Controlling for Meteorology

  5:00 PM
4.5
Toward Improving Bulk Microphysics for Regional and Global Climate Simulations of Aerosol Indirect Effects
Yuan Wang, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and J. Fan, L. R. Leung, H. Morrison, and R. Zhang

  5:15 PM
4.6
Aerosol-Cloud-Water Vapor Interactions in Non-Precipitating Maritime Cumulus Clouds
Melissa Anne Pfeffer, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; and J. E. Kristjansson, F. Stordal, T. Berntsen, and J. D. Fast
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Session 4
US Weather Impacts
Location: La Nouvelle C (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Major Weather Impacts of 2011
Chair: Michael Ferrari, CSC
  3:30 PM
4.1
Space Weather Review 2011
Thomas J. Bogdan, UCAR, Boulder, CO
  3:45 PM
4.2
The St. Louis Airport Tornado: What Went Wrong?
Andrew Freedman, Washington Post Capital Weather Gang Blog, Washington, DC
  4:15 PM
4.4
Winter Weather Review 2010-2011
David R. Novak, NOAA/NWS, College Park, MD; and M. Musher, M. S. Ryan, and J. E. Hoke
  4:30 PM
4.5
Hurricanes of 2011 - Review
Lixion A. Avila, NWS/TPC/NHC, Miami, FL
  4:45 PM
4.6
Tornadoes of 2011 - Review
Russell S. Schneider, NOAA/NWS/SPC, Norman, OK; and G. W. Carbin and H. Brooks
  5:15 PM
4.7
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Session 4
Wiin-Nielsen Symposium IV
Location: Room 353 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Aksel Wiin-Nielsen Symposium
Chair: Tsing-Chang (Mike) Chen, Iowa State University
  3:30 PM
4.1
A Modified Madden Julian Oscillation Index and Some Applications
Jacques Derome, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and H. Lin and T. Anderson
  4:00 PM
4.2
Reflections on Climate Predictions: The Case of Tipping Points
Peter Ditlevsen, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
  4:30 PM
4.3
Optimizing Climate Model Output Statistics
Ferd Baer, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
  4:45 PM
4.4
Structure and Dynamics of Stationary Wave in the Northern Hemisphere
Tsing-Chang Chen, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

  5:00 PM
4.5
The Atmosphere: Dynamics, Energy and Aksel
Charlotte Wiin Havsteen, Danish Maritime Safety Administration, Copenhagen, Denmark

Session 5
Atmospheric Field Campaigns I—2009 SHARP
Location: Room 342 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 14th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
Cochairs: Barry L. Lefer, University of Houston; Eduardo P. Olaguer Jr., Houston Advanced Research Center
  3:30 PM
5.1
The SHARP Campaign: Why It Matters
Eduardo P. Olaguer Jr., Houston Advanced Research Center, Woodlands, TX

  4:00 PM
5.2
Measurements of Aerosol Properties During the 2009 SHARP/SOOT Campaign
Misti Levy, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and J. Zheng, A. Khalizov, R. Zhang, and D. Collins

  4:15 PM
5.3
Volatile Hydrocarbon Compounds in Houston Air During SHARP 2009 Campaign
Julia Golovko, University of Houston, Houston, TX; and B. Rappenglueck and B. T. Jobson

  4:30 PM
5.4
Role of HONO in Houston Air Quality
Barry L. Lefer, University of Houston, Houston, TX; and J. Stutz, J. E. Dibb, W. Brune, X. Ren, C. Haman, B. Rappenglueck, and J. H. Flynn

  5:00 PM
5.5
SHARP 2009: CMAQ Modeling and Analysis of Chemical Transformations
Beata H. Czader, Univ. of Houston, Houston, TX; and B. Rappenglueck and X. Li

  5:15 PM
5.6
Emissions of Radical Precursors and Related Species From Traffic in Houston, Texas - Implications for Air Quality Modeling
Bernhard Rappenglueck, University of Houston, Houston, TX; and S. Alvarez, J. Golovko, G. Lubertino, B. Czader, and L. Ackermann

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Session 5
Communicating with Diverse Populations: The Role of Technology in Conveying 'ways of Knowing'
Location: Room 243 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Seventh Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research
Cochairs: Heather Lazrus, NCAR; Randy A. Peppler, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma
  3:30 PM
5.1
  3:45 PM
5.2
  4:00 PM
5.3
Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Academic Knowledge Teaming to Address Climate Change
Kristina Peterson, Univ. of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA; and R. L. Krajeski
  4:45 PM
5.6
Communicating Hurricane Information to Vulnerable Populations
Heather Lazrus, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. Morrow, J. K. Lazo, R. E. Morss, and J. Demuth
  5:00 PM
5.7
Where Are the Indigenous Scientific Leaders?
Suzanne Van Cooten, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK
  5:15 PM
4.8
Discussion

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Session 6
Climate Prediction From Intraseasonal to Seasonal Timescales
Location: Room 354 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Wayne Higgins, NOAA Climate Prediction Center
  3:30 PM
6.1
A Framework for Incorporating MJO and ENSO Information Into Probabilistic Extended Range Forecasts
Nat Johnson, Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and E. E. Riddle, S. B. Feldstein, M. L'Heureux, D. C. Collins, M. Stoner, and S. P. Xie
  3:45 PM
6.2
Forecasting the Number of Extreme Daily Events on Seasonal Timescales
Emily Hamilton, Met Office, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom; and R. Eade, R. J. Graham, A. A. Scaife, D. M. Smith, A. Maidens, and C. MacLachlan
  4:00 PM
6.3
  4:15 PM
6.4
How Well Can We Predict the Indian Ocean Dipole Teleconnections?
Sally Langford, Centre for Australian Weather & Climate Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; and H. Hendon
 
6.5
Contribution of the Autumn Tibetan Plateau Snow Cover to Seasonal Prediction of North American Winter Temperature

  4:30 PM
Recent and abrupt shifts in regional climate and their link to low-frequency changes in the tropical Pacific Ocean
Bradfield Lyon, International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI/Columbia University), Palisades, NY; and D. G. Dewitt
  4:45 PM
6.6
Prospects for Improving CFSv2 Seasonal Forecasts of the Wintertime AO by Utilizing Relationships with Eurasian Snow Cover
Emily E. Riddle, Wyle Information Systems, Camp Springs, MD; and A. H. Butler, J. Cohen, J. C. Furtado, and A. Kumar
  5:00 PM
6.7
How Potentially Predictable Is Northern European Winter a Season Ahead?
Chris K. Folland, United Kingdom Meteorological Office, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom; and A. A. Scaife, J. Lindesay, D. B. Stephenson, and E. Hamilton
  5:15 PM
6.8
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Joint Session 6
Disaster Risk Reduction and Human Health
Location: Room 333 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the Third Symposium on Environment and Health; and the Seventh Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research )
Moderator: John Balbus, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
  3:30 PM
Preventing Disasters: Disaster Risk Reduction for Environmental Health
Mark E. Keim, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
  3:45 PM
Space Weather Impacts on Critical Infrastructure
William J. Murtagh, NOAA/NWS/Space Weather Prediction, Boulder, CO
  4:30 PM
The Capability and Capacity of Hospitals to Respond to the April 27, 2011 Tornadoes - Planning and Responding to High-Impact Weather Disasters
David L. Wallace, Center for Strategic Health Innovation, National Center for Disaster Medical Response, University of South AL, Mobile, AL
  4:45 PM
Ambulance 701: Enroute and Approaching with the National Weather Service
Margaret L. Fowke, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

 
TBD

  5:00 PM
Weather Risks to Hospital Buildings and Healthcare Continuity
Wendy Marie Thomas, American Meteorological Society, Washington, DC
  5:15 PM
Discussion

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Session 7
Assimilation of Observations (Ocean, Atmosphere, and Land Surface) Into Models Part 4
Location: Room 340 and 341 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 16th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: Zhaoxia Pu, University of Utah
  3:30 PM
7.1
WRF-Model Assimilation of Angle-of-Arrival Measurements from an Antenna of GPS Receivers
Bonnie Valant-Spaight, Propagation Research Associates, Inc., Marietta, GA; and G. M. Hall and F. Vandenberghe
  3:45 PM
7.2
A Local Forward Operator for the Assimilation of GPS RO Observations
Lidia Cucurull, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Suitland, MD; and R. J. Purser and J. Derber
 
7.3
The Impact of Incorporating Aerosol Observations to Numerical Weather Prediction Models: An Ensemble-Based Sensitivity Analysis

  4:15 PM
7.4
Data Assimilation Improvements for the 2nd Version of the Rapid Refresh
Stephen S. Weygandt, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and M. Hu, S. G. Benjamin, H. Lin, C. R. Alexander, D. C. Dowell, and P. Hofmann
  4:45 PM
7.6
Using Winds From the 4-D Variational Doppler Radar Assimilation System (VDRAS) to Nowcast Convection in Taiwan
Amanda R. S. Anderson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. W. Wilson, T. J. Emerson, Z. Ying, and R. Roberts
  5:00 PM
7.7
Evaluation of the Impact of Radar Reflectivity Data Assimilation on RR and HRRR Reflectivity and Precipitation Forecasts
Patrick Hofmann, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder CO, Boulder, CO; and S. S. Weygandt, C. R. Alexander, S. G. Benjamin, M. Hu, H. Lin, and D. C. Dowell
  5:15 PM
7.8
Assimilation of Ground-Based GPS Measurements: Impact of GPS-PW and ZTD on the Rainfall Forecast Over the Korean Peninsula
Ha-Taek Kwon, Next Generation Model Development Center, Seoul, South Korea; and H. J. Song, T. J. Oh, and J. Kwun

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Session 7
Instrument Test Beds
Location: Room 239 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 16th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Cochairs: Roy M. Rasmussen, NCAR; Scott D. Landolt, NCAR
  3:30 PM
7.1
The NOAA/FAA/NCAR Winter Precipitation Test Bed: How Well Are We Measuring Snow?
Roy M. Rasmussen, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. Baker, J. Kochendorfer, T. Meyers, S. Landolt, A. Fischer, J. Black, J. M. Thériault, P. A. Kucera, D. Gochis, C. D. Smith, R. Nitu, and E. Gutmann
  4:00 PM
7.2
The Importance of Wind Shielding At the NOAA/FAA/NCAR Winter Precipitation Testbed
John Kochendorfer, NOAA, Oak Ridge, TN; and C. B. Baker, M. E. Hall, S. D. Landolt, S. Cristanelli, R. M. Rasmussen, and T. P. Meyers
  4:15 PM
7.3
  4:30 PM
7.4
Theoretical Study on the Correlation Between Snowflake Type and Gauge Collection Efficiency
Julie M. Thériault, UQAM, Montréal, QC, Canada; and R. M. Rasmussen, K. Ikeda, and S. D. Landolt
  4:45 PM
7.5
Precipitation Gauge Performance During High-Wind/High-Rate Snowfall Events
Scott D. Landolt, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. M. Rasmussen and J. L. Black
  5:15 PM
7.7
Using Sonic Anemometers for Design and Testing of Wind Shields
Tilden P. Meyers, NOAA, Oak Ridge, TN; and J. Kochendorfer, M. E. Hall, C. B. Baker, and E. Dumas
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Session 7A
Communication Technologies for Accessing and Distributing Climate, Weather, and Hydrologic Data, Forecasts, and Information
Location: Room 356 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS)
Cochairs: Tim Crum, NOAA/NWS; Christina Lief, NOAA/NCDC
  3:30 PM
Improving Access to Metadata and Data From Mesonets
Nola Lucke, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. D. Horel, C. Galli, and J. Pechmann
  3:45 PM
OpenWIS Software Running GISC and DCPC Functions
Matteo Dellacqua Sr., Météo France, Toulouse, France
  4:00 PM
Automatic Classification of Weather Reports From Social Media
Brice Lambi, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Drobot, M. Chapman, G. Weiner, and A. Anderson
  4:15 PM
Update on NextGen 4-D Weather Data Cube Development and Tools for Content Developers
Jebb Q. Stewart, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, and NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and M. Leon, C. MacDermaid, M. Schultz, S. Schranz, and L. Sherretz
  4:30 PM
NextGen Testing Portal
Jeff S. Smith, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, and NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and M. Leon, M. Turpin, J. Q. Stewart, S. Schranz, and L. Sherretz
  5:00 PM
The Hurricane Forecast and Warning System: Boundary Spanning and Inter-Organizational Struggles
Kathryn E. Anthony, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY; and K. Cowden, H. D. O'Hair, and G. M. Eosco
  5:15 PM
The ontology design of meteorological disasters
He Xian Feng, Rural Economic Information Center of Si Chuan, Cheng Du, China; and M. Li, L. Yongkang, and Y. Ho

Session 7A
IOOS/SURA Super-Regional Coastal Modeling Testbed
Location: Room 337 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 10th Symposium on the Coastal Environment
Cochairs: Frank Aikman, NOAA; Christopher N. K. Mooers, Portland State University; Douglas R. Levin, Washington College
  3:30 PM
  3:45 PM
On the Use of Wave Parameterizations and a Storm Impact Scaling Model in National Weather Service Coastal Flood and Decision Support Operations
Anthony Mignone, NOAA/NWS, Caribou, ME; and H. Stockdon, M. Willis, J. W. Cannon, and R. Thompson
Manuscript (744.1 kB)

  4:00 PM
The Predictability of near-Coastal Currents Using a Coastal Forecast System Based on Unstructured Grids
Cheryl Ann Blain, NRL, Stennis Space Center, MS; and M. K. Cambazoglu, R. S. Linzell, K. M. Dresback, and R. L. Kolar

  4:15 PM
Cyberinfrastructure to Support a Modeling Testbed
Eoin Howlett, Applied Science Associates, Inc., South Kingstown, RI; and R. Signell, K. Wilcox, E. Welles, C. Galvarino, A. Crosby, J. Davis, H. Lander, and A. Bird

  4:45 PM
Sneaker Waves: The State of Understanding and Art of Forecasting
Brian Garcia, NOAA/NWS, Eureka, CA; and T. Nicolini

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Session 7B
Observations and Modeling of Land-Falling Tropical Cyclones
Location: Room 338 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 10th Symposium on the Coastal Environment
Chair: Mark DeMaria, NOAA/NESDIS
  3:30 PM
Strucutre of Mesovortices in Hurricane Ike (2008) Derived From Dual-Doppler Analyses From Ground-Based Radars
Stephanie Mullins, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and K. Knupp
  3:45 PM
Estimation of 3-Dimensional Winds During Hurricane Katrina Landfall Event
Felisha R. Lawrence, Howard University, Brandywine, MD; and A. E. Reynolds and E. Joseph
  4:15 PM
Attributing the Impact of Tropical Cyclones to the Alleviation of Drought Conditions in the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Regions of the United States
Christopher M. Hill, Mississippi State University, Stennis Space Center, MS; and P. J. Fitzpatrick, H. Jiang, P. J. Klotzbach, Y. Lau, and D. Roth
  4:30 PM
Numerical Simulations and Analysis of Typhoon Morakot (2009) Using COAMPS-TC
Eric Hendricks, NRL, Monterey, CA; and Y. Jin, J. R. Moskaitis, J. Doyle, M. S. Peng, and R. M. Hodur

  4:45 PM
Forecasting Rapid Intensity Changes with Land-Falling Tropical Cyclones
Sue Chen, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. Cummings, P. G. Black, and E. R. Sanabia
  5:00 PM
Coastal Winds Associated with Tropical Cyclones Interacting with Complex Terrain
Brian J. Billings, National Research Council, Monterey, CA; and J. D. Doyle
  5:15 PM
Evaluation of Tropical Cyclone Landfall Track Forecasts by the Navy’s Regional Model
Yi Jin, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. Doyle, R. Hodur, and J. R. Moskaitis
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Session 7B
Radar Technologies: Past, Present and Future - Part IV
Location: Room 357 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS)
Cochairs: Timothy Crum, NOAA/NEXRAD Radar Operations Center; Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL; Julian Wang, NOAA/ARL; Robert E. Saffle, Noblis, Inc.; Mark B. Yeary, University of Oklahoma
  3:30 PM
  3:45 PM
Initial Assessment of the Dual-Polarization Quantitative Precipitation Estimate Algorithm's Performance for Two Dual-Polarization WSR-88Ds
Stephen B. Cocks, Radar Operations Center, Norman, OK; and D. S. Berkowitz, R. Murnan, J. A. Schultz, S. castleberry, K. Howard, K. Elmore, and S. Vasiloff
  4:00 PM
Using Ka-Band Doppler Fall Velocity Spectra Profiles to Enhance Nasa's Icing Remote Sensing Algorithm
David J. Serke, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO; and A. L. Reehorst and M. K. Politovich
  4:15 PM
Understanding Radar Echoes From Wind Turbines and How to Mitigate the Impact on Radar
Svetlana Bachmann, Lockheed Martin, Syracuse, NY; and R. Monson, B. Perfetti, J. Zheng, and M. Kaveh
  4:30 PM
Scan-to-Scan Correlation of Weather Radar Signals to Identify Ground Clutter
Yinguang Li, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and G. Zhang, R. J. Doviak, D. L. Priegnitz, and C. D. Curtis

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  4:45 PM
Pulse Compression Observations Using the Rapid X-Band Dual-Polarimetric (RaXpol) Mobile Radar
James M. Kurdzo, Atmospheric Radar Research Center, School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. B. Meier, R. D. Palmer, B. L. Cheong, and G. Zhang
  5:00 PM
Developing Quality Control Techniques for a CONUS-Wide Multi-Year Radar-Derived Rotation Track Climatology
Madison L. Miller, NSSL/CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and V. Lakshmanan and T. M. Smith
Manuscript (1.6 MB)

  5:15 PM
An Objective, Radar-Derived, Preliminary Hail Climatology for the Contiguous United States
John L. Cintineo, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and T. M. Smith, V. Lakshmanan, and S. Ansari
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Session 7B
Special Session: Scientific Advances in Satellite Instrument Calibration, Products, and Data Assimilation 4 - Data Assimilation and Radiative Transfer Models
Location: Room 257 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference
Cochairs: John F. Le Marshall, Bureau of Meteorology; Xiaolei Zou, The Florida State University
  3:30 PM
Improving Uses of Cloudy Radiances At Surface-Sensitive Channels in NWP
Xiaolei Zou, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and X. Wang, F. Weng, and M. J. Kim
  3:45 PM
Assimilation of Cloud and Precipitation-Affected Radiances at ECMWF
Alan J. Geer, ECMWF, Reading, United Kingdom; and P. Bauer, W. Bell, N. Bormann, and T. McNally
  4:00 PM
The Assimilation of Surface Sensitive Microwave Observations Over Land Surfaces
Fatima Karbou, Meteo-France, Saint Martin d'Heres, France; and F. Rabier, E. Gerard, and J. F. Mahfouf
  4:30 PM
Recent Improvements in the Specification of the Atmospheric Wind and Mass Field From Space for Weather Forecasting and Climate Monitoring
John F. Le Marshall, Bureau of Meteorology, Docklands, Vic., Australia; and R. G. Seecamp, Y. Xiao, P. Gregory, J. Lee, J. Jung, P. Steinle, and T. Skinner
  4:45 PM
Updates to the JCSDA Community Radiative Transfer Model (CRTM)
Yong Chen, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Camp Springs, MD; and F. Weng, Y. Han, P. Van Delst, Q. Liu, and D. Groff
  5:00 PM
Improved Coastal Precipitation Forecasts with Direct Assimilation of GOES-11/12 Imager Radiances
Zhengkun Qin, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and X. Zou and F. Weng
  5:15 PM
Development of Satellite Data Assimilation in STMAS Using CRTM
Ruixia Liu, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and Y. Xie, K. Komoka, and F. Moeng
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Joint Session 8
Advances in Methods and Applications of Land Data Assimilation Systems II
Location: Room 352 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 26th Conference on Hydrology; and the 16th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) )
Cochairs: Rolf H. Reichle, NASA/GSFC; Susan C. Steele-Dunne, TU Delft; Michael Ek, NOAA/NWS/NCEP; Youlong Xia, IMSG at NOAA/NCEP Environmental Modeling Center
  3:30 PM
Use of Satellite Data for Land Surface Analysis At ECMWF [INVITED]
Patricia de Rosnay, ECMWF, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom; and C. Albergel, G. Balsamo, S. Boussetta, J. C. Calvet, C. Gruhier, S. Hasenauer, L. Isaksen, Y. Kerr, J. Muñoz Sabater, T. Pellarin, and W. Wagner
  4:00 PM
Application of Long-Term NLDAS-2 Products: Hydroclimatic Trends Over the Continental United States From 1979 to 2009
Youlong Xia, IMSG at NOAA/NCEP Environmental Modeling Center, College Park, MD; and M. B. Ek, J. Sheffield, and E. F. Wood
  4:15 PM
Uncertainties in North American Land Data Assimilation Systems Over the Contiguous United States
Kingtse C. Mo, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, Camp Springs, MD; and L. C. Chen, S. Shukla, T. Bohn, and D. P. Lettenmaier
  4:30 PM
Assimilation of SMOS L-Band Brightness Temperatures within the Canadian Land Data Assimilation System (CaLDAS)
Marco L. Carrera, EC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and S. Belair, B. Bilodeau, and S. Solomon

  4:45 PM
Land Data Assimilation in the Arctic System Reanalysis
Michael Barlage, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. H. Bromwich and L. S. Bai
  5:00 PM
Land Surface Data Assimilation: Dart and CLM
Yongfei Zhang, University of Texas, Austin, TX; and T. Hoar, W. J. Sacks, T. Craig, A. Fox, J. Anderson, and Z. L. Yang
  5:15 PM
Assimilation of SMOS Observations Into the Catchment Land Surface Model
Gabriëlle J.M. De Lannoy, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and R. H. Reichle, Q. Liu, and C. Draper
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Joint Session 9
Drought Definition, Analysis, Impacts, Prediction, and Management III
Location: Room 350/351 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 26th Conference on Hydrology; and the 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change )
Chair: Kingtse C. Mo, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC
Cochairs: Richard Heim, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; Michael J. Brewer, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; Allan Howard, National Agroclimate Information Service; Don Wilhite, Univ. of Nebraska
  3:30 PM
The Global Drought Monitor Portal—the Foundation for a Global Drought Early Warning System [INVITED]
Michael J. Brewer, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and R. Heim, W. Pozzi, J. Vogt, and J. Sheffield
 
J9.3
Drought Triggers for Australia

  4:00 PM
Spatial Patterns of Drought Inidicators and Triggers
Joseph P. Robine, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and D. J. Bathke, M. D. Svoboda, J. Nothwehr, C. J. Bergman, N. A. Wall, T. K. Bernadt, and M. J. Hayes
  4:30 PM
Development of a High-Resolution Drought Monitoring Tool for the Eastern United States
D. Brent McRoberts, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and J. Nielsen-Gammon, R. P. Boyles, R. V. Cumbie, and D. Niyogi
  4:45 PM
Verification and Expansion of the Moisture Balance Drought Index within the United States
Andrew W. Ellis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA; and G. M. Garfin, M. Lenart, R. S. Vose, and K. W. Murphy
  5:00 PM
Decadal Droughts and Consequent Climate Information Needs of Stakeholders in the Missouri River Basin
Vikram M. Mehta, The Center for Research on the Changing Earth System, Clarksville, MD; and N. J. Rosenberg, K. Mendoza, C. Knutson, R. Olsen, N. A. Wall, T. K. Bernadt, and M. J. Hayes
  5:15 PM
Investigating the Experiences of Watersheds and Hydrologic Basins to Improve Drought Planning in the U.S
Crystal J. Bergman, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and M. J. Hayes, D. J. Bathke, C. L. Knutson, and Z. Tang
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Themed Joint Session 10
Enhancing Operational Capabilities: Progress and Plans for R2O-Enabling Technologies Part I
Location: La Nouvelle A (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the Second Conference on Transition of Research to Operations: Successes, Plans, and Challenges; the 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS); and the Second Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python )
Cochairs: George Komar, NASA/ESTO; John Pereira, NOAA/NESDIS; Gerald J. Dittberner, Harris Corporation
  3:30 PM
Introductory Remarks: George Komar, NASA Earth Science Technology Office

  3:45 PM
Doppler Lidar Technology for Space-Based Observations of Tropospheric Winds
R. Michael Hardesty, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and W. Baker, B. Gentry, M. J. Kavaya, G. D. Emmitt, S. Mango, and L. P. Riishojgaard
  4:15 PM
High Altitude Imaging Wind and Airborne Profiler—Real-Time Data Goals and Challenges
Gerald M. Heymsfield, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and J. Carswell and L. Li
  4:30 PM
Wind Profiling with the Optical Autocovariance Wind Lidar: Results of Validation Testing
Sara C. Tucker, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Boulder, CO; and C. Grund, T. Delker, M. Adkins, B. Good, P. Kaptchen, and D. Gleeson
  4:45 PM
Impact of GPS Observations on New GOES-R Water Vapor Product Development and Testing
Seth I. Gutman, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and D. L. Birkenheuer, K. Holub, and T. Koyama
  5:00 PM
COSMIC-2. Taking Global Navigation Satellite System Radio Occultation (GNSSRO) and Space Weather Sensing to the Next Level
David R. Ector, NOAA/NESDIS, Boulder, CO; and L. Cucurull, D. Mamula, P. Wilczynski, and P. R. Straus
  5:15 PM
Future Microwave Sounders in Research and Operations
Bjorn H. Lambrigtsen, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and T. Gaier, P. Kangaslahti, and A. Tanner
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Joint Session 10
Hydroclimatological Applications of the Global Precipitation Measurement Mission 5: Products and Applications
Location: Room 256 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference; and the 26th Conference on Hydrology )
Chair: Chandra R. Kondragunta, NOAA/NESDIS
  3:30 PM
Sparse Downscaling and Adaptive Fusion of Multi-Sensor Precipitation
Efi Foufoula-Georgiou Sr., Univ. of Minnesota/National Center for Earth Surface Dynamics, Minneapolis, MN; and M. Ebtehaj II

  3:45 PM
Application of TRMM Data to Multisatellite Rainfall Estimation and Hydrologic Forecasting
Robert J. Kuligowski, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and Y. Li, Y. Zhang, H. Lee, D. H. Kitzmiller, and D. J. Seo
  4:00 PM
Ensemble Assimilation of Precipitation-Affected Microwave Radiances Overland
sara Q. Zhang, NASA, Greenbelt, MD; and A. Y. Hou, M. Zupanski, and S. cheung

  4:30 PM
The Vertical Structure of Precipitation in Tropical Cyclones As Seen by the TRMM PR
Deanna A. Hence, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and R. A. Houze Jr.
  4:45 PM
Up-Scaling Disdrometer, Profiler, and Scanning Radar Observations to Satellite Footprints
Christopher R. Williams, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA ESRL, Boulder, CO; and A. Tokay and D. B. Wolff

3:30 PM-5:45 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012

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Session 6
New Data Sources, Model Updates and Small Space Weather Satellites
Location: Room 252/253 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Ninth Conference on Space Weather
Cochairs: W. Kent Tobiska, Utah State Univ.; McArthur Jones Jr., University of Colorado
  3:30 PM
6.1
Necessity of Research for Future Space Weather Predictions
Lawrence J. Zanetti, APL, Laurel, MD; and R. E. erlandson, M. kelly, and L. dyrud
  3:45 PM
6.2
The Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) for the GOES-R Satellites
Paul Boerner, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Palo Alto, CA; and A. Kapusta, D. Martinez-Galarce, J. Lemen, and M. Morrison
  4:00 PM
6.3
CASES: A Novel, LOW-Cost Ground-Based Dual Frequency GPS Software Receiver and Space Weather Monitor
Geoff Crowley, Atmospheric & Space Technology Research Associates, Boulder, CO; and G. S. Bust, A. Reynolds, F. Rodrigues, P. M. Kintner Jr., M. Psiaki, S. Powell, B. O'Hanlon, T. E. Humphreys, and J. Bhatti
  4:15 PM
6.4
Three Dimensional Tomographic Reconstruction of Equatorial Ionospheric Electron Density and Plasma Bubbles From DMSP/SSUSI Observations
Joseph Comberiate, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, Laurel, MD; and L. J. Paxton and C. M. Selby
  4:30 PM
6.5
Satellite Constellations for Space Weather and Ionospheric Studies: Status of the COSMIC and Planned COSMIC-2 Missions
William S. Schreiner, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and X. Yue, Y. H. Kuo, D. Mamula, and D. R. Ector
  4:45 PM
6.6
Wincs Laboratory Performance Results
Andrew C. Nicholas, NRL, Washington, DC; and F. A. Herrero, T. Finne, and H. Jones

  5:00 PM
6.7
Radio Aurora Explorer II to Continue the Mission of I
Hasan Bahcivan, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA; and J. Cutler and R. Doe
 
6.8
Electric Field and Magnetic Signatures of Equatorial Plasma Irregularities As Observed by the C/NOFS Satellite

4:15 PM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012

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Session 9
Special Topics in Weather, Climate and the New Energy Economy
Location: Room 345 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Third Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Chair: Heidi Centola, CME Group
  4:15 PM
9.1
  4:30 PM
9.2
Energy Facility Storm Surge Risk
Megan Lickley, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and H. Jacoby

5:00 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012

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Session 10
Weather Fundamentals for Energy Planning with a Focus on Data and User Groups Part I
Location: Room 345 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Third Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Chair: Heidi Centola, CME Group
  5:00 PM
Relationships Between Solar Irradiance Time Series From Stations in a High-Density Radiometer Network
Laura M. Hinkelman, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and S. Wilcox and M. Sengupta
  5:15 PM
WRF-Based GHI and DNI Solar Irradiance Estimation
Vicente Lara Fanego, Univ. of Jaen, Jaen, Spain; and J. A. Ruiz Arias, A. D. Pozo Vazquez, F. J. Santos Alamillos, S. Quesada Ruiz, J. Martinez Valenzuela, and A. Linares Rodriguez

5:00 PM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012

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Lecture L1
Bernhard Haurwitz Lecture
Location: Room 235/236 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the Fourth Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions; the Special Symposium on Technological Advances: Impacts on Hurricane Research and Forecast Improvements; the Second Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python; the 26th Conference on Hydrology; the 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS); the 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 16th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the 21st Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences; the 14th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the Third Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium on Weather-Air Traffic Management Integration; the 10th Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the 10th Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science; the Ninth Conference on Space Weather; and the Second Conference on Transition of Research to Operations: Successes, Plans, and Challenges )
  5:00 PM
On the role of cloud-radiative effects in tropical dynamics and climate change
Sandrine Bony-Lena, Laboratoire de Meteorologie Dynamique/Le Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France

6:00 PM-7:00 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012


Town Hall Meeting: Community Forum on the National Research Council’s Assessment of the NWS Modernization
Location: Room 238 (New Orleans Convention Center )

6:00 PM-7:30 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012


Town Hall Meeting: NASA Earth Science Division (ESD)
Location: Room 239 (New Orleans Convention Center )

7:00 PM-9:00 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012


Aksel Wiin-Nielsen Symposium Banquet

Wednesday, 25 January 2012

7:00 AM-8:15 AM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012


Town Hall Meeting: A La Nina Pilot for the Central United States for Winter 2011–12
Location: Room 239 (New Orleans Convention Center )

8:15 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012

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Session 1
Convective Weather Decision Support and ATM Integration
Location: Room 335/336 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Third Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium on Weather-Air Traffic Management Integration
Cochairs: Michael Robinson, AvMet Applications Inc.; Timothy D. Oram, NOAA/NWS
  8:15 AM
Introductory Remarks

  8:30 AM
1.1
Trajectory-Based Integration of Aircraft Conflict Detection and Weather Avoidance Fields
Robert Avjian, Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Solutions, Rockville, MD; and J. Dehn
  8:45 AM
1.2
Estimation of New York Departure Fix Capacities in Fair and Convective Weather
Ngaire Underhill, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and R. DeLaura
  9:00 AM
1.3
The 2011 Aviation Weather Testbed Summer Experiment: Evaluation of New Concepts for Forecasting Convection Impacts in the National Airspace System
Jason J. Levit, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/AWC, Kansas City, MO; and A. R. Harless, C. B. Entwistle, D. Bright, E. Kuchera, S. Rentschler, M. Steiner, and J. Pinto
  9:15 AM
1.4
Multi-Model and Time-Lagged Based Ensemble Prediction of Probabilistic Weather Impacts for Aviation
Matthias Steiner, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. O. Pinto, D. Megenhardt, D. Ahijevych, E. Kuchera, S. Rentschler, J. J. Levit, A. R. Harless, D. R. Bright, and J. Krozel
  9:30 AM
1.5
Relating a Convective Translation Metric to Convective Impact
Steven A. Lack, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/AWC, Kansas City, MO; and G. J. Layne, M. P. Kay, M. A. Petty, and J. L. Mahoney

8:30 AM-9:15 AM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012

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Session 1
ASLI Session I
Location: Room 338 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 15th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International (ASLI)
  8:30 AM
1.1
Welcome Address and Introductions
Kari Kozak, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

  8:45 AM
1.2

8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012

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Session 8
Assimilation of Observations (Ocean, Atmosphere, and Land Surface) Into Models Part 5
Location: Room 340 and 341 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 16th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: Stephen S. Weygandt, NOAA/ESRL/GSD
 
8.1
An Integrated Marine Arctic Prediction System for METAREAS

  8:30 AM
Evaluation of TAMDAR Data Impact on Forecast Error with WRFDA-FSO System
Xiaoyan Zhang, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and X. Y. Huang, T. Auligne, X. Zhang, F. Gao, N. A. Jacobs, and P. Childs
  8:45 AM
8.2
  9:00 AM
8.3
Comparison of Coupled and Uncoupled WRF-ROMS Simulations of Eight Nor'easter Cases
Stephen D. Nicholls, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and S. G. Decker
  9:15 AM
8.4
On the Variable Terrain and Diurnal Variations in Surface Data Assimilation
Zhaoxia Pu, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and H. Zhang and J. Anderson
  9:30 AM
8.5
The Quality Control of Satellite-Derived Polar Winds Using the Expected Error
David A. Santek, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and B. T. Hoover and J. A. Jung

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012

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Joint Session 1
April 27-28 Tornado Outbreak Part I
Location: Room 252/253 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the Special Symposium on the Tornado Disasters of 2011; and the Major Weather Impacts of 2011 )
Chair: Steven J. Weiss, NOAA/NCEP/SPC
  8:30 AM
Radar Overview and Visual Documentation of the 27 April 2011 Tornadic Outbreak
Todd A. Murphy, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and T. A. Coleman, R. A. Wade, and K. R. Knupp
  8:45 AM
Diagnosing Total Track Length of Simulated Rotating Storms From Convection-Allowing Ensemble Forecasts for the 27 April Super-Outbreak
Adam Clark, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. T. Marsh, J. Correia Jr., J. Gao, J. S. Kain, M. Xue, and F. Kong

  9:15 AM
Analysis of the N Alabama MCV on the Morning of 27 April 2011
Stephanie Mullins, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and K. Knupp
  9:30 AM
High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) Forecast Evaluation of Tornado Events in April and May of 2011
Curtis R. Alexander, NOAA/ESRL/GSD and CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and S. S. Weygandt, S. G. Benjamin, D. C. Dowell, E. P. James, J. M. Brown, P. Hofmann, T. G. Smirnova, and B. D. Jamison
  9:45 AM
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Session 1
Enbracing New Technology - CCM's Leading Way Into Future Services
Location: Room 245 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Fifth Annual CCM Forum: Certified Consulting Meteorologists: Meeting the Demand for Specialized Weather and Climate Information in the 21st Century Business Environment
Moderator: Jason C. Shafer, Lyndon State College
  8:30 AM
1.1
  9:00 AM
1.3
The CCM As An Educational Resource
H. Michael Mogil, How The Weatherworks, Naples, FL
  9:15 AM
Panel Discussion

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Session 1
Special Symposium on Technological Advances Part I
Location: Room 235/236 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Special Symposium on Technological Advances: Impacts on Hurricane Research and Forecast Improvements
Cochairs: Patrick A. Harr, NPS; Christopher S. Velden, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin
  8:30 AM
1.1
Introduction and Personal Experiences
Jonathan Malay, Lockheed Martin/AMS President, Arlington, VA

  9:00 AM
1.2
How Far We Have Come!
Max Mayfield, WPLG-TV/Former National Hurricane Center Director, Miami, FL


Session 4
From Sensors to Data Products II
Location: Room 343/344 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Eighth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Mark DeMaria, NOAA/NESDIS; Heather Kilcoyne, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS
  8:45 AM
4.2
GOES-R Space Weather Observations and Products
Steven Hill, NOAA/SWPC, Boulder, CO; and B. Gordon, R. Viereck, M. Shouldis, E. J. Rigler, and J. Vickroy

  9:00 AM
4.3
New Quantitative Volcanic Cloud and Fog Products for GOES-R
Michael J. Pavolonis, NOAA/NESDIS, Madison, WI; and C. G. Calvert and J. Sieglaff

  9:15 AM
4.4
JPSS Interface Data Processing System Product Generation
David C. Smith, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, Aurora, CO; and K. D. Grant

  9:30 AM
4.5
CrIS NPP Full Spectral Resolution Test
Mark Esplin, Space Dynamics Laboratory, North Logan, UT; and L. L. Strow, G. Bingham, V. Zavyalov, D. K. Scott, and C. Fish

  9:45 AM
4.6
First Images and Products From VIIRS on NPP
Donald W. Hillger, NOAA/NESDIS, Fort Collins, CO; and T. J. Kopp

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Session 5
Aerosol-Cloud Interactions From Cloud-Scale to Large-Scale Circulation—II
Location: Room 244 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Fourth Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions
Cochairs: Daniel Rosenfeld, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; V. Ramanathan, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
 
5.1
Aerosol-Cloud Interactions: Cloud-Scale to Global Scale Circulation Effects (invited)

  9:00 AM
5.2
Microphysical and Radiative Impacts of a Squall Line Dust Storm
Robert B. Seigel, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and S. C. van den Heever and S. M. Saleeby
  9:15 AM
5.3
A System-Wide Response of Tropical Convection to Aerosol Indirect Forcing
Susan C. van den Heever, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

  9:30 AM
5.4
Modulation of Hail and Tornadic Storms by Aerosols (invited)
Daniel Rosenfeld, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel; and T. L. Bell
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Session 5
Meteorological, Climatological, and Hydrological Predictions and Projections
Location: Room 238 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 21st Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
Cochairs: Barbara G. Brown, NCAR; Eric Gilleland, NCAR; Richard W. Katz, NCAR
  8:30 AM
5.1
Comparing and Contrasting Post-Processing Approaches to Calibrating Ensemble Wind and Temperature Forecasts
Thomas M. Hopson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and L. Monache, Y. Liu, G. Roux, W. Wu, W. Cheng, J. C. Knievel, and S. E. Haupt

  8:45 AM
5.2
Large Scale Climate Variations and Atlantic Tropical Cyclones
Constantin Andronache, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA

  9:00 AM
5.3
UMOS-MIST Forecasts of Dry-Bulb and Dew-Point Temperatures Using the Canadian RDPS
Jacques Montpetit, EC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and S. Antonopoulos and V. Fortin
  9:15 AM
5.4
Impacts of Physical Processes on Medium-Range Forecasts in a Global Spectral Model
Byoung-Kwon Park, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea; and S. Hong
  9:30 AM
5.5
A Sensitivity Analysis of Extremely Hot Days in Japan Using WRF Model
Susumu Ito, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan; and S. Iizuka, M. Kuroki, and Y. Kondo
  9:45 AM
5.6
A Synoptic Overview of the Historic 2010 Mid-South Flood
Lee W. Campbell, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; and J. D. Durkee, K. Berry, D. Jordan, R. Mahmood, G. Goodrich, and S. A. Foster

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Session 6
Adapting to Climate Change
Location: Room 243 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Seventh Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research
Cochairs: Daniel Ferguson, CLIMAS; Jessica C. Whitehead, South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium
  8:30 AM
6.1
 
6.2
Urban Meteorology: Scoping the Problem, Defining the Needs

  8:50 AM
Discussion

  9:15 AM
6.4
A Regional Approach to Addressing Impacts of Climate Variability and Climate Change on Forest Production in the Southeast US
Heather A. Dinon, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and G. Boyd, R. Boyles, W. Hubbard, J. Idassi, T. Martin, M. Megalos, M. Monroe, and E. Taylor
  9:30 AM
6.5
Outcomes From Integrating Socioeconomic Assessments to Build Community Resilience in Mitigating Drought in Hawaii
Cheryl L. Anderson, PhD, Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and M. A. Piscolish, PhD, N. D. Fujii, and S. Henly-Shepard

Session 6
Atmospheric Field Campaigns II—DISCOVER-AQ
Location: Room 342 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 14th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
Cochairs: Douglas K. Martins, Pennsylvania State University; Kenneth E. Pickering, NASA/GSFC/Univ. of Maryland
  8:30 AM
6.1
An Overview of DISCOVER-AQ Observations Over the Baltimore-DC Area During July 2011 (invited)
Kenneth E. Pickering, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and J. H. Crawford

  9:00 AM
6.2
Column and Surface Comparisons of Ozone During Various Meteorological Conditions At Edgewood, MD During Summer of 2011
Douglas K. Martins, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and R. M. Stauffer, H. S. Halliday, A. M. Thompson, A. J. Weinheimer, and R. D. Clark

  9:15 AM
6.3
Multidimensional Lidar Observations of Urban Aerosols During the DISCOVER-AQ Mission
Raymond M. Hoff, JCET/Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD; and T. A. Berkoff, R. Delgado, D. Orozco, K. McCann, J. H. Crawford, B. E. Anderson, C. A. Hostetler, J. W. Hair, R. A. Ferrare, R. R. Rogers, M. D. Obland, B. Holben, and E. J. Welton

  9:30 AM
6.4
Probing the Atmospheric Boundary Layer in Support of DISCOVER-AQ
Richard D. Clark, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and L. Blank, M. Charnick, E. Dolinar, P. Falgoust, S. Kacelowicz, G. Mazucca, R. Pauly, C. Prebish, D. K. Martins, R. M. Stauffer, H. S. Halliday, A. M. Thompson, W. Sluis, K. E. Pickering, R. C. Cohen, and A. J. Weinheimer

  9:45 AM
6.5
Determination of Planetary Boundary Layer Heights on Short Spatial and Temporal Scales From Surface and Airborne Vertical Profilers During DISCOVER-AQ
Ruben Delgado, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD; and A. St Pé, T. A. Berkoff, J. S. Compton, B. Baker, D. K. Martins, A. M. Thompson, E. S. Yang, S. Christopher, E. Joseph, M. Tzortziou, S. Lolli, L. Landry, M. Woodman, C. Hostetler, R. A. Ferrare, and R. M. Hoff

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Session 7A
High-Resolution Climate Modeling I
Location: Room 355 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Aixue Hu, NCAR
  8:30 AM
High Resolution Climate Simulations with the Community Atmospheric Model (CAM)
Cecile Hannay, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Neale and J. Bacmeister
  8:45 AM
Tropical Cyclones and Other Mesoscale Phenomena in 25 Km CAM Simulations
Julio T. Bacmeister, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Hannay, R. B. Neale, and J. E. Truesdale
  9:15 AM
Present and Future Climate Variability As Simulated in a Hierarchy of Global Model Resolutions
Malcolm J. Roberts, United Kingdom Meteorological Office, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom; and P. L. Vidale and A. A. Scaife
  9:30 AM
An Investigation of Tropical Atlantic Bias in a High-Resolution Coupled Regional Climate Model
Christina M. Patricola, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and M. Li, Z. Xu, P. Chang, R. Saravanan, and J. S. Hsieh

  9:45 AM
Major Processes Related to Resolution Dependency in a Cloud Resolving Model: Budget Analysis Perspective
Ildae Choi, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea; and I. S. Kang and W. K. Tao
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Session 7B
Changes in Extremes Under Climate Change I
Location: Room 354 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Dan Collins, NOAA Climate Prediction Center
  8:45 AM
On the Causes of the Spring 2011 Central U.S. Flooding and Extreme Weather
Yehui Chang, Global Modeling and Assimilation Office, Greenbelt, MD; and S. Schubert, M. Suarez, and M. Bosilovich
  9:00 AM
The Cyclonic Low-Level Jet in a Warmer Climate
G. M. Lackmann, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC
  9:15 AM
Changes in Monsoon Extremes Affecting Climate Prediction—Example of the 2010 Pakistan Floods
Shih-Yu Wang, Utah State University, Logan, UT; and R. Davies, W. R. Huang, R. Gillies, and J. H. Yoon
  9:30 AM
Tropical Cyclone Genesis Index for Climate Change Using the HIRAM Model
Suzana J. Camargo, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, NY; and M. K. Tippett, A. H. Sobel, G. A. Vecchi, and M. Zhao
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Session 8
Observations
Location: Room 239 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 16th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: William R. Pendergrass, NOAA/ERL/ARL/ATDD
  8:30 AM
8.1
  9:00 AM
8.3
Field Experiment on the Effects of a Nearby Asphalt Road on Temperature Measurement
Takashi Hamagami, Japan Meteorological Agency, Ibaraki, Japan; and M. Kumamoto, T. Sakai, H. Kawamura, S. Kawano, T. Aoyagi, M. Otsuka, and T. Aoshima
  9:15 AM
8.4
Gust Front Vs. Non-Gust Front Thunderstorms: An Investigation Into Storm Characteristics and Environmental Conditions
Theresa A. Aguilar, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, Rapid City, SD; and R. Roberts, T. M. Weckwerth, D. Kliche, and P. Smith
  9:30 AM
8.5
Application of a Portable Doppler Wind Lidar for Wildfire Plume Measurements
Allison Charland, San Jose State Univ., San Jose, CA; and C. B. Clements
  9:45 AM
8.6
Spectral Characteristics of near-Surface Turbulent Flow Over West Texas Terrain
Christoph A. Vogel, NOAA/OAR/ARL/ATDD, Oak Ridge, TN; and W. Pendergrass
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Session 8A
AWIPS II System Update - Part II
Location: Room 356 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS)
Cochairs: William Roberts, OAR; Scott Jacobs, NOAA/NWS/NCEP
  9:00 AM
AWIPS II Migration Status
Timothy Hopkins, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and R. K. Henry and E. Mandel
  9:30 AM
AWIPS II Technology Infusion At the National Centers — Status Update
David Plummer, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, College Park, MD; and M. Mainelli and S. Jacobs
  9:45 AM
AWIPS II Test and Development Environment At NOAA's Global Systems Division
William Roberts, OAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Lowther, E. Mandel, and B. Rood
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Session 8A
Satellite-Based Algorithm Developments, Products, Applications and Validations 1 : Cloud and Aerosol Properties, Physics and Climatologies
Location: Room 257 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference
Cochairs: Ping Yang, Texas A&M Univerisity; Steven D. Miller, CIRA/Colorado State Univ.
  8:30 AM
Robert Holz: MODIS optical thickness bias
 
8A.1
Toward An Optimal Algorithm for Retrieving Cloud Properties Over Snow and Ice Covered Surfaces

  8:45 AM
Discussion

  9:00 AM
Temperature-Dependent Microwave Optical Properties of Nonspherical Ice Particles
Lei Bi, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and P. Yang

  9:15 AM
  9:45 AM
An Overview of a Northern Hemisphere Contrail Climatology Derived From MODIS Measurements
David P. Duda, SSAI, Hampton, VA; and R. Palikonda, K. Khlopenkov, T. L. Chee, S. T. Bedka, and P. Minnis
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Session 8B
Special International Applications Session: The Impact and Meteorological Challenges of Volcanic Eruptions - Part I
Location: Room 357 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS)
Cochairs: Erik Andersson, ECMWF; John R. Lincoln, US Navy/WMO (Ret.) and Consultant
  8:30 AM
Use of Radar- and Lidar Measurements to Monitor Volcanic Ash Plumes
Sigrún Karlsdóttir, Icelandic Meteorological Office, Reykjavík, Iceland; and S. von Löwis, G. Sigurdarson, H. Pétursson, and G. N. Petersen
  8:45 AM
  9:00 AM
Volcanic Lightning During the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull Eruption
Pordur Arason, Icelandic Meteorological Office, Reykjavík, Iceland; and A. J. Bennett and L. E. Burgin
  9:15 AM
Airborne in-Situ and Lidar Observations of Volcanic Ash During the 2010 Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull
Ben Thomas Johnson, UK Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and F. Marenco, K. Turbull, J. Haywood, A. J. Baran, R. Cotton, P. Brown, H. Webster, Z. Ulanowski, R. Burgess, P. Rosenburg, A. Wooley, E. Heese, and J. Dorsey
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Session 8B
Special Session: The Use of Satellites to Understand Climate Processes Over the Asia-Pacific Region 1 - Cloud-Aerosol-Radiation Interactions (Invited Only)
Location: Room 256 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference
Cochairs: B. J. Sohn, Seoul National Univ.; Brian Soden, University of Miami
  9:00 AM
  9:30 AM
Applications of Satellite Measurements for Studying Dust-Cloud-Precipitation Interactions Over Asian Arid and Semi-Arid Regions
Jianping Huang, Lanzhou Univ., Lanzhou, China; and P. Minnis, Q. Fu, J. Su, T. Wang, W. Wang, H. Yan, and B. Chen
 
8B.5
Evaluation and Data Assimilation of Global Aerosol Models with Satellite Data

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Themed Joint Session 11
Enhancing Operational Capabilities: Progress and Plans for R2O-Enabling Technologies Part II
Location: La Nouvelle A (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the Second Conference on Transition of Research to Operations: Successes, Plans, and Challenges; the 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS); and the Second Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python )
Cochairs: George Komar, NASA/ESTO; John Pereira, NOAA/NESDIS; Gerald J. Dittberner, Harris Corporation
  8:30 AM
The Multiangle SpectroPolarimetric Imager (MSPI) and Its Broadband Quarter Wave Retarder Challenge
Stacey R. Sueoka, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and D. J. Diner, R. Chipman, S. C. McClain, and C. Bradley
  8:45 AM
Development of An Internally-Calibrated Wide-Band Airborne Microwave Radiometer to Improve Coastal and Enable Over-Land Wet-Tropospheric Correction for SWOT
Steven C. Reising, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and P. Kangaslahti, S. T. Brown, D. E. Dawson, A. Lee, D. Albers, D. J. Hoppe, B. Khayatian, O. Montes, T. C. Gaier, A. B. Tanner, C. Parashare, S. Padmanabhan, X. Bosch-Lluis, K. Gilliam, and S. P. Nelson
  9:00 AM
An 8-40 GHz Wideband Instrument for Snow Measurements
Timothy E. Durham, Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL
  9:30 AM
Weather and Terrain Integration for Mission Planning
Laura Clemente, Engineer Research and Development Center, Alexandria, VA
  9:45 AM
Better Mission Planning Through Terrain and Weather Integration
Susan Frankenstein, CRREL, Hanover, NH; and J. B. Eylander
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Joint Session 11
Land Surface-Atmosphere Interactions I
Location: Room 352 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; and the 26th Conference on Hydrology )
Cochairs: Yongkang Xue, University of California; Randal D. Koster, NASA/GSFC
 
J11.1
The Kenaston Evaporation and Evapotranspiration Flux Experiment (KEEFEX) – Overview and Preliminary Results

  8:30 AM
Revisiting GLACE: Why Is Land-Atmosphere Coupling Strong in the Sahel?
Ruth E. Comer, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and G. M. Martin
  8:45 AM
Soil Moisture and Heat Flux Monitoring Using Distributed Temperature Sensing: New Field Observations From Oklahoma and Delft
Susan C. Steele-Dunne, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands; and J. Jansen, C. Hatch, T. Ochsner, G. Dong, N. van de Giesen, S. Tyler, J. Selker, and M. Cosh

  9:45 AM
Implementation of Noah-MP Land Surface Model in HRLDAS and WRFV3.3 and Preliminary Results Using Coupled WRF/Noah-MP
Mukul Tewari, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and F. Chen, K. W. Manning, M. Barlage, J. Refslund, J. Dudhia, G. Y. Niu, Z. L. Yang, and J. Cetola
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Session 11
Weather Fundamentals for Energy Planning with a Focus on Data and User Groups Part II
Location: Room 345 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Third Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Chair: William J. Shaw, PNNL
  8:30 AM
Using Nasa's near Real-Time and Climatological Averaged Solar Radiation and Meteorology Data for Energy Applications
William S. Chandler, SSAI, Hampton, VA; and P. W. Stackhouse Jr., J. M. Hoell, D. Westberg, T. Zhang, G. Leng, and U. Ziegler
  8:45 AM
Understanding Photovoltaic Plant Variability Using Solar Measurements
Manajit Sengupta, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
  9:00 AM
Data Needs and the AMS Offshore Annual Partnership Topic
David Green, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and B. H. Bailey
  9:15 AM
MCP Based on the Direct Orthogonal Expansion of a Joint Turbine Output Density Function
Ethan Cook, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. Morrissey and J. S. Greene

  9:30 AM
Doppler Lidar Study of Wind Flow Characteristics in the Wake of Operating Wind Turbine
Yelena Pichugina, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and R. M. Banta, W. A. Brewer, J. K. Lundquist, N. D. Kelley, R. M. Hardesty, A. Clifton, R. J. Alvarez, M. L. Aitken, J. D. Mirocha, S. P. Sandberg, and A. Weickmann
  9:45 AM
A Multi-Season Data Set for Evaluating Predictions of Hub-Height Winds
Larry K. Berg, PNNL, Richland, WA; and J. Fast, R. Newsom, M. Pekour, M. T. Stoelinga, and C. A. Finley
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Joint Session 12
Remote Sensing of Hydrometeorological Variables I
Location: Room 350/351 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 26th Conference on Hydrology; and the 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference )
Cochairs: Chandra R. Kondragunta, NOAA/NESDIS; Thomas J. Jackson, USDA/ARS
  8:30 AM
SMOS Application in Hydrometeorology [INVITED]
Yann Kerr, CESBIO, Toulouse, France; and A. al Bitar, C. Gruhier, and O. Merlin
  8:45 AM
  9:00 AM
SMOS OBSERVATIONS to Evaluate SMAP SOIL Moisture Algorithms
Rajat Bindlish, USDA, Beltsville, MD; and T. J. Jackson, M. Cosh, T. Zhao, S. Chan, P. O'Neill, E. Njoku, A. Colliander, and Y. Kerr

  9:15 AM
Assimilation of Satellite Based Soil Moisture Data in the National Weather Service's Flash Flood Guidance System
Dugwon Seo, NOAA/CREST/CCNY/CUNY, New York, NY; and T. Lakhankar, R. Khanbilvardi, and B. Cosgrove
  9:30 AM
Long Term Observation and Validation of WindSat Soil Moisture Data
Li Li, NRL, Washington, DC; and R. Bindlish, T. J. Jackson, D. Truesdale, and P. Gaiser
  9:45 AM
Aqua AMSR-E Soil Moisture Retrieval: Evaluation and Potential Algorithm Improvement
Iliana E. Mladenova, USDA/ARS, Beltsville, MD; and T. J. Jackson, R. Bindlish, M. Cosh, E. Njoku, and S. Chan

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Themed Joint Session 12
The Use of AI Methods for Air Quality Applications
Location: Room 242 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 10th Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science; and the 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA )
Chairs: Armando Pelliccioni, ISPESL; Andrew J. Annunzio, Penn State Univ.
  8:30 AM
Improved Characterization of Air Emission Sources Using Evolutionary Ensembles
Steven R. Chiswell, Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC; and R. Buckley and D. Werth
  8:45 AM
Optmisation of the AIR TURBULENCE PARAMETERS by Neural Network MODELING
Armando Pelliccioni, ISPESL, Monteporzio Catone, Italy; and C. Gariazzo
  9:15 AM
Source Term Estimation and Hazard Refinement Fusing Chemical, Biological and Meteorological Observations
Luna M. Rodriguez, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and P. Bieringer, J. Hurst, F. Vandenberghe, G. Bieberbach, and R. Cabell
  9:30 AM
Uncertainty Estimations for Source Term Variables to Improve Downwind Chemical-Biological Hazard Estimates
Luna M. Rodriguez, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and P. Bieringer, J. Hurst, and F. Vandenberghe
  9:45 AM
Development of a Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) Tool for Urban Form Optimization
Bhagirath Addepalli, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and E. R. Pardyjak, P. Willemsen, and D. E. Johnson

8:45 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012

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Session 7
Leveraging New Technologies and Social Media
Location: Room 353 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Seventh Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research
Cochairs: Gina M. Eosco, AMS; Nate Johnson, WRAL-TV
 
7.1
Use of NWS Geospatial Hazard Information In Reverse Calling Systems

  9:30 AM
7.4
The Use of Innovative Communications to Enhance Weather Information for a Rare Winter Storm in South Texas
Barry S. Goldsmith, NOAA/NWSFO, Brownsville, TX; and M. Buchanan, S. Cordero, and J. Metz
  9:45 AM
7.5
Distilling Climate Effects Data From Social Media
M.Z. Fuka, TriplePoint Physics LLC, Boulder, CO; and D. R. Fuka

9:00 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012

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Session 5
Weather in a Clockwork Universe: Why Is the 17th Century Scientific Revolution Important for Meteorologists Today?
Location: Room 346/347 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 10th History Symposium
Chair: E. Jerry Jessee, Montana State University
  9:30 AM
5.2
History of the Theory of the Rainbow
Dr Jean L. Ricard, CNRM, Toulouse, France

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012


Spouses' Coffee

9:15 AM-9:45 AM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012

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Panel Discussion 1
Tech Tools and Tips
Location: Room 338 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 15th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International (ASLI)
  9:15 AM
Kari Kozak: Welcome

  9:30 AM
Linda Musser: Panel 1: Tech Tools and Tips

  9:45 AM
TOVS Proceedings 1983-present: a New Digital Resource
To be Determined, TBD, N/a, TBD; and J. Phillips

9:45 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012


Session 2
Assessment and Evaluation of the NOAA Climate Services Prototype Website (www.climate.gov)
Location: Room 338 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 15th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International (ASLI)
  9:45 AM
2.1

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012


Coffee Break

Meet the President
Location: Room 242 (New Orleans Convention Center )

10:00 AM-6:15 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012


Exhibit Hours

10:15 AM-11:45 AM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012

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Joint Panel Discussion 2
BP Oil Spill: Meteorological Technology and Human Health
Location: Room 333 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the Third Symposium on Environment and Health; and the 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference )
Moderator: Chester Huang, DOI
Panelists: Joost de Gouw, NOAA/ESRL; Randolph Ware, UCAR; Richard L. Crout, National Data Buoy Center; Sonia Gallegos, NASA/NRL; John Balbus, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS); Kristina Katsaros, Northwest Research Associates, Inc,; Zdenka Willis, NOAA/IOOS
  10:15 AM
C. H. Huang: Opening Remarks
  10:30 AM
Panelist Kristina Katsaros
Kristina Katsaros, Northwest Research Associates, Inc,, Redmond, WA
  10:45 AM
Zdenka Willis
  11:00 AM
Sonia Gallegaos
  11:15 AM
Randolph 'Stick' Ware
  11:30 AM
Amy Merten

  11:45 AM
Panel Discussion

10:30 AM-11:00 AM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012

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Session 12
Weather Fundamentals for Energy Planning with a Focus on Data and User Groups Part III
Location: Room 345 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Third Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Chair: Julie K. Lundquist, Univ. of Colorado
  10:30 AM
State of the Art Improvements in Atmospheric Boundary-Layer Science Needed to Support Wind Energy
Robert M. Banta, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and Y. Pichugina, R. M. Hardesty, and W. A. Brewer
  10:45 AM
Weather Information for Smart Grids
Richard L. Carpenter Jr., Weather Decision Technologies, Inc., Norman, OK; and B. L. Shaw and B. Dam

10:30 AM-11:30 AM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012

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Panel Discussion 2
Reconfiguring and Transforming Our Spaces
Location: Room 338 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 15th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International (ASLI)
Moderator: Jean Phillips, University of Wisconsin
  10:30 AM
Anita Colby
  10:45 AM
Matt Ramey

  11:00 AM
Linda Musser

  11:15 AM
Jean Phillips

  11:30 AM
Stephanie Wright
  11:45 AM
Reconfiguring and Transforming our Spaces
To be Determined, TBD, N/a, TBD

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Session 6
How Have Weather Bureaus Reacted to Changing Political Imperatives?
Location: Room 346/347 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 10th History Symposium
Chair: Roger D. Turner, Dickinson College
 
6.2
The Frontiers of Brazilian Meteorology and the National Airspace

 
6.3
Environmental Governance, UNEP and WMO: Building Global Networks and Coordinating Environmental Action

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012

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Joint Session 1
Coupling of Meteorological and Chemical Transport Models: A Tribute to Dr. Daewon Byun (1)
Location: Room 339 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; and the 14th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Chairs: Paula M. Davidson, NOAA/NWS; Jon Pleim, NOAA/ARL
  10:30 AM
Celebrating the Life and Contributions of Daewon Byun to Atmospheric Sciences
Paula M. Davidson, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. E. Pleim

  10:45 AM
Daewon Byun: Implementing the CMAQ Modeling Vision
Jason Ching, Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
  11:00 AM
Estimating Background Concentrations of NOx, NO2, and O3 for Microscale Exposure Modeling
Qiguo Jing, Univ. of California, Riverside, CA; and A. Venkatram

  11:30 AM
Advances in Understanding Texas Air Quality
Barry L. Lefer, University of Houston, Houston, TX; and J. Stutz, J. E. Dibb, W. Brune, X. Ren, C. Haman, B. Rappenglueck, and J. H. Flynn
  11:45 AM
Mid-Latitude Cyclogenesis and Regional Air Quality in the United States
Hyun Cheol Kim, NOAA/OAR/ARL, Silver Spring, MD; and P. Lee, F. Ngan, R. saylor, R. Kelly, and D. W. Byun
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Panel Discussion 1
Hazards Mitigation & Climate Adaptation -- Working Together
Location: Room 355 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Panelists: Alessandra Jerolleman, Natural Hazards Mitigation Association ; Chris Maier, NOAA/NWS; Juliette Hayes, FEMA; Andrea J. Ray, NOAA/ESRL; Clint Dawson, The University of Texas; Lynne M. Carter, Louisiana State University
Facilitator: Missy Stults, Summit Energy
Chair: Thomas Fahy, Capitol CR Group
  10:30 AM
Lynne Carter: Lousiana State University
  10:45 AM
Clint Dawson: The University of Texas
  11:00 AM
  11:15 AM
Alessandra Jerolleman: Natural Hazards Mitigation Association
Recording files available
Joint Session 2
April 27-28 Tornado Outbreak Part II
Location: Room 252/253 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the Special Symposium on the Tornado Disasters of 2011; and the Major Weather Impacts of 2011 )
Chair: William A. Gallus Jr., Iowa State Univ.
  10:30 AM
The Dynamics and Morphology of Two Long-Track Tornadic Supercells on 27 April 2011
Timothy A. Coleman, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL ; and K. Knupp and T. Murphy
  10:45 AM
Dual-Polarimetric Radar-Based Tornado Debris Signatures and Paths Associated with Tornadoes Over Northern Alabama During the Historic Outbreak of 27 April 2011
Christopher J. Schultz, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and L. D. Carey, E. V. Schultz, W. A. Petersen, P. N. Gatlin, K. R. Knupp, A. L. Molthan, G. J. Jedlovec, B. Carcione, C. B. Darden, and C. C. Crowe
  11:15 AM
Fatalities Associated with the 27 April 2011 Tornadoes in North and Central Georgia
Steven E. Nelson, NOAA/NWSFO, Peachtree City, GA; and T. D. Palmer, J. L. Fieux, L. P. Rothfusz, and J. R. Westbrook
  11:30 AM
How Forecast and Warning Information Did, and Did Not, Shape Response in the April 27, 2011 Tornado Outbreak
Kimberly E. Klockow, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. McPherson, A. Tarhule, H. Brooks, and R. P. Thomas
  11:45 AM
Extreme Weather, Extreme Vulnerability and the 2011 Tornado Season
Daniel Sutter, Troy University, Troy, AL; and K. M. Simmons
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Session 2
Meeting the Demand for Specialized Weather and Climate Information in the 21st Century Business Environment
Location: Room 245 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Fifth Annual CCM Forum: Certified Consulting Meteorologists: Meeting the Demand for Specialized Weather and Climate Information in the 21st Century Business Environment
Moderator: Richard Westergard, NCIM
  10:30 AM
2.1
Ethical Practice for National Weather Service Consulting Meteorologists
Bernard N. Meisner, NOAA/NWS Southern Region Headquarters, Fort Worth, TX
  10:45 AM
2.2
AMS Summer Community Meeting: Critical Data Gaps and Economic Value of the Enterprise
Betsy Weatherhead, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and G. Frederick
  11:00 AM
2.3
  11:15 AM
Panel Discussion

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Session 2
Modeling and Forecast Techniques Supporting Air Traffic and Range Operations
Location: Room 335/336 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Third Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium on Weather-Air Traffic Management Integration
Cochairs: Michael Robinson, AvMet Applications Inc.; Timothy D. Oram, NOAA/NWS
  10:30 AM
2.1
Initial Testing of the 2012 Version of the HRRR in Support of Aviation Applications for Summer 2012
Stan Benjamin, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, CO; and S. S. Weygandt, C. Alexander, J. M. Brown, M. Hu, T. G. Smirnova, D. Dowell, P. Hofmann, E. James, and J. Olson
  10:45 AM
2.2
An Examination of the Potential Aviation Application of High-Resolution Convective Resolving Models Initialized with LAPS and STMAS
Ed Szoke, CIRA/CSU and NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and I. Jankov, S. Albers, Y. Xie, H. Jiang, L. S. Wharton, and Z. Toth
 
2.3
Performance of Lamp Convection Probability and Categorical Forecasts

  11:00 AM
Objective Evaluation of Aviation Related Variables During 2010 Hazardous Weather Testbed (HWT) Spring Experiment
Lisa E. Coco, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO; and T. L. Jensen, J. J. Levit, C. B. Entwistle, M. Harrold, S. J. Weiss, M. Xue, F. Kong, J. S. Kain, P. T. Marsh, A. J. Clark, M. C. Coniglio, and B. G. Brown
  11:15 AM
2.4
Integrating Digital Aviation Services Into Forecast Operations
Jeff S. Waldstreicher, NOAA/NWS, Bohemia, NY; and B. A. Smith, J. Dellicarpini, M. Belk, H. Gerapetritis, and C. Leonardi
  11:30 AM
2.5
A Statistical Assessment of Operational Forecast Products for the Detection of Regional Lightning Hazards At Current and Future Spaceports
Christopher G. Herbster, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach, Daytona Beach, FL; and R. E. Haley, M. E. Masscotte, and B. M. Muller
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Session 2
Special Symposium on Technological Advances Part II
Location: Room 235/236 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Special Symposium on Technological Advances: Impacts on Hurricane Research and Forecast Improvements
Cochairs: Christopher S. Velden, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin; Patrick A. Harr, NPS
  10:30 AM
2.1
  11:00 AM
2.2
The Evolution of Hurricane Numerical Modeling
Robert Tuleya, Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography, Norfolk, VA
  11:30 AM
2.3
Recording files available
Session 6
Aerosol-Cloud Interactions From Cloud-Scale to Large-Scale Circulation—III
Location: Room 244 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Fourth Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions
Cochairs: Chidong Zhang, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS; Chien Wang, MIT
  11:00 AM
6.2
  11:15 AM
6.3
Studies of Cloud Microphysics in Arctic Mixed-Phase Cloud: Long ARM Data Time-Series Take Us Beyond Case Studies
Johannes Muelmenstaedt, SIO/Univ. Of California, San Diego, CA; and D. Lubin and L. M. Russell
  11:30 AM
6.4
Quantifying the Aerosol-Cloud Interaction From Ground Based Observations
Lakshmi Madhavan Bomidi, NOAA/City College of New York , New York, NY; and Y. He, N. Pujols, B. Gross, F. Moshary, and S. Ahmed
  11:45 AM
6.5
Aerosols and the Surface Energy Balance: A Modelling Perspective
Geeta G. Persad, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; and Y. Ming
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Session 6
Forecast Verification I
Location: Room 238 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 21st Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
Cochairs: Barbara Brown, NCAR; Bob Glahn, NOAA/NWS; Marina Timofeyeva, NOAA/NWS
  10:30 AM
6.1
A Field Deformation Approach to Spatio-Temporal Forecast Verification of Gridded Sets
Eric Gilleland, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and L. Chen, M. DePersio, G. Do, K. Eilertson, Y. Jin, E. L. Kang, F. Lindgren, J. Lindstrom, R. L. Smith, and C. Xia

  10:45 AM
6.2
Multiple-Metric Assessment Strategies for QPF Verification: The Impact of Aggregation and Analysis Choices on Comparative Modeling Results
Edward I. Tollerud, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and T. L. Jensen, B. G. Brown, J. Halley Gotway, P. Oldenburg, I. Jankov, and S. Stoytchev

  11:00 AM
6.3
Evaluation of Ensemble-Based Precipitation Forecasts from an Object-Oriented Perspective
Tara L. Jensen, NCAR/RAL, Boulder, CO; and E. I. Tollerud, B. G. Brown, J. H. Gotway, T. L. Fowler, R. Bullock, P. Oldenburg, and I. Jankov
  11:15 AM
6.4
Regional Evaluation of Convective Nowcasts with An Application of Contingency Table Performance Diagrams
Rita D. Roberts, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. G. Brown, A. Anderson, E. Nelson, and M. Pocernich
 
6.5
Misrepresentation of Model Performance by Root-Mean-Squared Errors: From Mathematical Proof to Case Demonstration

  11:45 AM
6.6
Introduction to Probability and Statistics Poster Session
Marina Timofeyeva, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and B. G. Brown
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Session 8A
Communication and Use of Hurricane Information for Emergency Managers and the Publics
Location: Room 353 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Seventh Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research
Cochairs: Jamie R. Rhome, NOAA/NWS/NHC/TPC; Julie L. Demuth, NCAR
  10:30 AM
Hurricane Forecast Improvement Program Socio-Economic Research
Jennifer Sprague, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and W. L. Read
  10:45 AM
Hurricane Forecast Products: An Emergency Management Perspective
Betty Hearn Morrow, SocResearch Miami, Miami, FL; and J. K. Lazo
  11:00 AM
Weather for Emergency Management: Implications for NWS Tropical Weather Products and Services
Jessica L. Losego, Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; and K. Galluppi, B. E. Montz, C. F. Smith, and S. S. Schotz
  11:15 AM
Needs and Use of Tropical Weather Information by the Emergency Management Community in North Carolina
Burrell E. Montz, East Carolina Univ., Greenville, NC; and K. Galluppi, J. L. Losego, C. Smith, D. Figurskey, and K. Mulder
  11:30 AM
  11:45 AM
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Session 8A
High-Resolution Climate Modeling II
Location: Room 354 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Aixue Hu, NCAR
  10:30 AM
8.1
Is Heavy Rain More Realistic in a Very High Resolution Climate Model?
Elizabeth J. Kendon, United Kingdom Meteorological Office, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom; and N. Roberts, M. J. Roberts, and C. Senior

  11:00 AM
8.3
Tropical Cyclone Simulation with High-Resolution Global Climate Models: The Role of Coupling to the Ocean
Pier Luigi Vidale, NCAS, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom; and J. Strachan, R. Bell, K. Hodges, and M. J. Roberts
  11:15 AM
8.4
High-Resolution Simulations of Tropical Cyclones in the NCAR Community Atmosphere Model
Kevin A. Reed, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and C. Jablonowski
  11:45 AM
8.6
Mechanisms of Climate Variability in Western Equatorial Africa
Amin Dezfuli, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and S. E. Nicholson

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Session 8B
The NOAA RISA Program: What - and How - Have We Learned
Location: Room 243 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Seventh Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research
Organizer: Mark A. Shafer, Oklahoma Climatological Survey
  11:00 AM
  11:15 AM
Towards a Framework for Assessing Stakeholder Needs in Responding to Climate Change Across Spatial and Temporal Scales
Lisa Dilling, Center for Science and Technology Policy Research/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and J. Berggren, K. Dow, K. Lackstrom, B. Haywood, M. C. Lemos, and S. Kalafatis
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Session 9
Advanced Data Assimilation Methods Part 1
Location: Room 340 and 341 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 16th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: Lars Peter Riishojgaard, Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation
  10:30 AM
9.1
Development of the NCAR 4D-REKF Ensemble Data Assimilation and Forecasting System and a Comparison with Dart-EnKF and WRFVAR
Yubao Liu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and L. Pan, Y. Wu, A. Bourgeois, J. Knievel, S. Swerdlin, X. Y. Huang, J. C. Pace, F. W. Gallagher, and S. F. Halvorson

  10:45 AM
9.2
Dynamic Data Assimilation As An Optimal Tracking Problem
S. Lakshmivarahan, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. Lewis
  11:15 AM
9.4
Cloud Data Assimilation in GEOS-5
Peter Norris, USRA at NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and A. M. da Silva Jr.
  11:30 AM
9.5
A SOM-PCA Model for Inverting Shalow-Water Acoustic Data
Mohamed Berrada, University of Moulay Ismail, Meknès, Morocco; and F. Badran, M. Crépon, and S. Thiria
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Session 9
Network Design
Location: Room 239 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 16th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Sytske K. Kimball, Univ. of South Alabama
  10:30 AM
9.1
Kentucky Mesonet: An Overview and Update
Rezaul Mahmood, Western Kentucky Univ., Bowling Green, KY; and S. Foster
  10:45 AM
9.2
An Overview of Infrastructure and Processes of the North Carolina Mesonet
Mark S. Brooks, NC State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and S. Heuser, A. Syed, A. P. Sims, and R. P. Boyles
  11:00 AM
9.3
Creating a Clearer Picture: The Value of Continuous Measurements in Environmental Observing Networks
Amena Ali, Earth Networks, Germantown, MD; and E. Novakovskaia and W. Callahan
  11:15 AM
9.4
FRONT: The Front Range Observational Network Testbed
John C. Hubbert, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and P. C. Kennedy, V. Chandrasekar, S. Rutledge, W. C. Lee, V. Bringi, T. M. Weckwerth, J. Wilson, D. A. Brunkow, M. Dixon, J. George, E. Loew, J. Van Andel, A. Phinney, R. A. Rilling, and S. M. Ellis
  11:30 AM
9.5
A Statistical Comparison of Weather Stations in Carberry, Manitoba
Guy Ash, Canadian Wheat Board, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; and H. Wright
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Session 9A
China FY-3B Updates and New Results
Location: Room 342 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference
Cochairs: Wenjian Zhang, WMO; Steven D. Swadley, NRL
  10:30 AM
The Overview of FengYun-3 Remote Sensors Geolocation Methods
Min Guan, National Satellite Meteorological Center, CMA, Beijing, China
  10:45 AM
Evaluation of FY3B-MWRI Instrument On-Orbit Calibration Accuracy
Hu Yang, National Satellite Meteorological Center, CMA, Beijing, China; and X. Li, R. You, R. Sun, and S. Wu
  11:00 AM
Calibration and Application of FY-3 UV Sensors
Weihe Wang, National Satellite Meteorological Center, Beijing, China; and F. Huang, Y. Zhang, and X. Zhang

  11:15 AM
Calibration and Application of the Medium Resolution Spectral Imager (MERSI) Onboard FY-3A/3B
Xiuqing Hu Sr., National Satellite Meteorological Center, Beijing, China; and L. Sun, F. Weng, J. Liu, L. Ding Sr., and X. Wang Sr.
  11:30 AM
FY-3 Data Quality and Assimilation in NWP
Qifeng Lu Sr., National Satellite Meteorological Center, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing, China; and W. Bell, C. Qi Sr., R. You, S. Gu, H. Yang, P. Zhang, Z. Yang, and C. Dong

Poster PDF (6.1 MB)

  11:45 AM
The Earth Radiation Budget Measurement From Chinese Fengyun-3 Series Satellites
Hong Qiu, National Satellite Meteorological Center/China Meteorological Administration, Beijing, China; and Y. Zhang, C. Dong, and L. Hu

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Session 9A
Emerging Technologies for Research and Operational Interactive Processing Systems - Part I
Location: Room 356 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS)
Cochairs: William Roberts, OAR; Scott Jacobs, NOAA/NWS/NCEP
  10:30 AM
COAMPS-OS® Dashboard: Merging GIS Technologies with Environmental Prediction
Chad Hutchins, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. Cook, M. Frost, D. Martinez, D. A. Geiszler, Q. Zhao, P. Harasti, J. Kent, and G. Love
  10:45 AM
Rapid Access to Real-Time and Forecast Products Through a Web Map Service and N-Wave Data Circuits
David A. Santek, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and R. M. Rabin, R. Dengel, S. Batzli, V. Lakshmanan, and D. T. Lindsey

  11:00 AM
Introduction of the Ongoing Project of NCC Climate Operational and Services System
Huanping Wu Sr., National Climate Center, CMA, Beijing, Beijing, China; and J. Yan, C. Sun, Q. Liu, and J. Sun
  11:15 AM
Urban Field Study Results in Operational Airborne Health Hazard Decision Aid
Gail Vaucher, Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM
Manuscript (750.3 kB)

Poster PDF (750.3 kB)

  11:45 AM
Recording files available
Session 9B
Satellite-Based Algorithm Developments, Products, Applications and Validations 2 : Moisture and Precipitation Algorithms, Products and Validations
Location: Room 257 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference
Cochairs: Xiwu Zhan, NOAA/NESDIS; Wesley Berg, Colorado State University
  10:30 AM
NESDIS Satellite Soil Moisture Data Products, Their Validation and Applications (invited)
Xiwu Zhan, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and J. Liu, X. Wang, L. Zhao, K. Jensen, F. Weng, and M. Ek
  10:45 AM
  11:00 AM
Improving Precipitation Retrieval Using Total Lightning Data : A Multi-Sensor and Multi-Platform Synergy Between GOES-R and GPM
Nai-Yu Wang, CICS/Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD; and K. Gopalan and R. I. Albrecht

  11:15 AM
Recent Advances in the GPCP Global Precipitation Record
David T. Bolvin, SSAI and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and R. F. Adler, G. J. Huffman, L. S. Chiu, E. J. Nelkin, U. Schneider, and D. A. Vila
  11:30 AM
Investigating Changes in Rain Rate Distributions Using a New Long-Term Precipitation Dataset From SSM/I
Wesley Berg, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and C. Kummerow, M. R. P. Sapiano, and D. Randel
  11:45 AM
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Session 9B
Special International Applications Session: The Impact and Meteorological Challenges of Volcanic Eruptions - Part II
Location: Room 357 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS)
Cochairs: Erik Andersson, ECMWF; John R. Lincoln, US Navy/WMO (Ret.) and Consultant
  10:30 AM
Modelling the Resuspension of Ash Deposited During the Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in April/May 2010
Susan J. Leadbetter, Met Office, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom; and M. Hort, S. von Löwis, K. Weber, and C. Witham
  10:45 AM
  11:00 AM
Sensitivity of Operational London VAAC Model Forecasts to Uncertainty in the Fine Ash Fraction
Claire Witham, Met Office, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom; and M. Hort, S. Leadbetter, D. Thomson, P. Francis, and M. Cooke
  11:15 AM
Radiative Closure Between in-Situ and Remote Sensing Measurements of Volcanic Ash From Airborne and Satellite Platforms: A Case Study From the Eyjafjallajökull Eruption
Kate Turnbull, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and B. Johnson, F. Marenco, S. Newman, L. Clarisse, D. Hurtmans, S. Havemann, A. Baran, D. O'Sullivan, A. Minikin, B. Weinzierl, H. Schlager, U. Schumann, and J. Haywood
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Session 9C
Special Session: The Use of Satellites to Understand Climate Processes Over the Asia-Pacific Region 2 - Recent Climate Change Studies (Invited Only)
Location: Room 256 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference
Cochairs: Andrew E. Dessler, Texas A&M University; JP Huang, College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University
  10:30 AM
  11:00 AM
How Can We Detect Extreme Rainfalls From the Satellite Data?
Yukari N. Takayabu, Univ. of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan; and Y. Murayama and A. Hamada
  11:45 AM
Identifying Dust Aerosols Using Combined Active CALIOP and Passive IIR Measurements
Bin Chen, Lanzhou Univ., Lanzhou, China; and J. Huang, P. Minnis, and J. J. Liu
 
Satellite-Inferred Tropospheric Carbon Dioxide Distribution and Its Comparison with Data Assimilation Products

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Joint Session 13
Land Surface-Atmosphere Interactions II
Location: Room 352 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 26th Conference on Hydrology; and the 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change )
Cochairs: Yongkang Xue, University of California; Randal D. Koster, NASA/GSFC
  10:30 AM
A Probabilistic Bulk Model of Land-Atmosphere Interactions
Pierre Gentine, Columbia University, New York, NY; and A. K. Betts, B. R. Lintner, K. Findell, and F. D'Andrea
  10:45 AM
Diagnosing the Nature of Land-Atmosphere Coupling: A Case Study of Dry/Wet Extremes in the SGP
Joseph A. Santanello Jr., NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and S. Kumar, C. Peters-Lidard, and A. D. Kennedy
  11:00 AM
  11:15 AM
External Climate Forcings and Vegetation Interannual and Decadal Variability in West Africa
Yongkang Xue, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; and G. song and P. M. Cox

  11:30 AM
Role of Vegetation Dynamics in Precipitation Variability in the Amazon Region
Guiling Wang, Univerisity of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; and S. Sun and R. Mei
  11:45 AM
On the Dynamics of the July 2010 Pakistan Precipitation Events and the Central Role of Land Surface–Atmosphere Interactions
Olivia Martius, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; and M. Graf, H. Joos, E. Madonna, B. Mueller, S. Pfahl, J. Sedlacek, S. Schemm, H. Sodemann, M. Sprenger, A. Winschall, and H. Wernli
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Themed Joint Session 13
Transportation and Technology
Location: Room 348/349 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS); and the Seventh Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research )
Cochairs: Sheldon D. Drobot, NCAR; James P. Koermer, Plymouth State University
  10:45 AM
Potential Benefits and Pitfalls Associated with Surface Transportation and Technology
James P. Koermer, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH; and P. A. Pisano and S. E. Boselly
  11:15 AM
The Value of the Human in Automated Winter Weather Forecasts for Airports
Michael Chapman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Burghardt and B. Eckrich
  11:30 AM
The Weather-Connected Vehicle
Sheldon D. Drobot, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Chapman, A. Anderson, G. Wiener, B. Lambi, G. N. Guevara, and P. A. Pisano
  11:45 AM
Recording files available
Themed Joint Session 14
Information Processing Using Machine Intelligence
Location: Room 242 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS); and the 10th Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science )
Chair: Lakshmanan Valliappa, CIMMS/NSSL
  10:30 AM
A Technique to Automatically Tune Auto-Nowcaster
Valliappa Lakshmanan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. Crockett, K. Sperrow, M. B. Ba, and L. Xin
  10:45 AM
Direct Prediction of Sensor Data Using Weather Models
Brice Lambi, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. Weiner and J. Pearson
  11:00 AM
Visualizing Model Data Using A Fast Approximation of a Radiative Transfer Model
Valliappa Lakshmanan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and R. Rabin, J. A. Otkin, J. S. Kain, and S. R. Dembek
  11:30 AM
Comparing the Performance of Several Machine Learning Methods in Environmental Problems
Aranildo Rodrigues Lima Jr., Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and A. J. Cannon and W. W. Hsieh
  11:45 AM
Comparison of Machine Learning Techniques for the Prediction of Thunderstorm Location
Philippe E. Tissot, Texas A&M Univ., Corpus Christi, TX; and W. G. Collins
Recording files available
Joint Session 14
Remote Sensing of Hydrometeorological Variables II
Location: Room 350/351 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 26th Conference on Hydrology; and the 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference )
Cochairs: Chandra R. Kondragunta, NOAA/NESDIS; Thomas J. Jackson, USDA/ARS
  10:30 AM
Earth Observation and the GEWEX Regional Hydroclimate Projects
P.J. Van Oevelen, International GEWEX Project Office, Silver Spring, MD
  10:45 AM
Global Assessment of Land Surface Temperature From Geostationary Satellites and Model Estimates
Rolf H. Reichle, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and Q. Liu, P. Minnis, A. M. da Silva Jr., R. Palikonda, and C. R. Yost
  11:00 AM
Observations of Convective Cloud Towers and Precipitation Initiation, Intensity and Frequency
Brian L. Vant-Hull, NOAA-CREST CCNY, New York, NY; and S. Mahani, R. Khanbilvardi, and R. M. Rabin
  11:15 AM
Deep-Dive Validation of the GOES-R Rainfall Rate Algorithm with TRMM PR and Nimrod Radars
Yaping Li, I. M. Systems Group, Camp Springs, MD; and R. J. Kuligowski
 
J14.5 has been moved. New paper number J7.6

  11:30 AM
The GOES-R Probability of Rainfall Algorithm
Richard Barnhill, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and R. J. Kuligowski

Themed Joint Session 15
Research to Operations Pathway for Satellite Data Algorithms and Products
Location: Room 343/344 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the Eighth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; and the Second Conference on Transition of Research to Operations: Successes, Plans, and Challenges )
Cochairs: John E. Ogren, NOAA/NWS; Alfred Powell, NOAA/NESDIS
  10:30 AM
From Research and Development to Operations and Applications
Johannes Schmetz, EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany; and L. Sarlo, L. Schüller, K. Holmlund, R. Stuhlmann, D. Klaes, and P. Schlüssel

  11:00 AM
Joint Polar Satellite System Support for NOAA Satellite Proving Ground
Mitch Goldberg, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and J. Furgerson, H. Kilcoyne, G. McWilliams, and C. Hoffman

  11:15 AM
The GOES-R Proving Ground: 2012 Update
James J. Gurka, NESDIS GOES-R Program Office, Greenbelt, MD; and S. Goodman, T. J. Schmit, M. DeMaria, A. Mostek, C. W. Siewert, and B. Reed

  11:30 AM
NWS Decision Support Services and An Operations Proving Ground
John E. Ogren, NOAA/NWS, Kansas City, MO

  11:45 AM
Operationalizing a Research Sensor: MODIS to VIIRS
Jeffery J. Puschell, Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems, El Segundo, CA; and K. D. Grant and D. C. Smith

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012

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Session 13
Energy Supply/Demand Fundamentals Focused on Short Range Forecasting Part I
Location: Room 345 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Third Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Chair: Julie K. Lundquist, Univ. of Colorado
  11:00 AM
Evolution of a Short Term Wind Energy Forecasting System
William Myers, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. Wiener and K. Parks
  11:15 AM
Enhancing Short Term Wind Energy Forecasting for Improved Utility Operations: The Wind Forecast Improvement Project (WFIP)
James M. Wilczak, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and S. G. Benjamin, M. Marquis, S. Calvert, W. J. Shaw, C. A. Finley, J. M. Freedman, and A. D. Stern
  11:30 AM
Feature-Based Verification for the High-Resolution NCAR-Xcel WRF-RTFDDA Wind Ramp Forecasts
William Y. Y. Cheng, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and Y. Liu, B. Mahoney, T. Warner, and B. Nagarajan
  11:45 AM
Observation-Based Wind-Power Ramp Forecast System
Seth Linden, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Haupt and B. Myers

11:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012


Session 3
Our Spaces
Location: Room 338 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 15th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International (ASLI)
  11:30 AM
3.1

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012


Lunch Break
Location: Room 242 (New Orleans Convention Center )

12:15 PM-1:15 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012


Town Hall Meeting: NASA’s Progress and Plans for Enabling Programs
Location: Room 245 (New Orleans Convention Center )
 
Stephen Volz, NASA Earth Science Division


Town Hall Meeting: Risk Mitigation for Climate Adaptation & Natural Hazards
Location: Room 238 (New Orleans Convention Center )

Town Hall Meeting: The Role of Ethics in the Business of Meteorological Consulting and Research
Location: Room 239 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Moderator: Gerald J. Mulvey, Northrop Grumman Corporation
  12:15 PM
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Marsha Baum, Regents Professor of Law at the University of New Mexico. Prof. Baum currently teaches a course titled Weather in U.S. Law and Society. The subject of her presentation will be: Is it law or is it ethics?


Town Hall Meeting: The US National Climate Assessment: Update on the 2013 Report and Establishing An Ongoing Process
Location: Room 252/253 (New Orleans Convention Center )

Town Hall Meeting: Weather Coalition Forum on Funding, Politics, and the Community's Priorities for the Next Administration
Location: Room 257 (New Orleans Convention Center )

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012


Panel Discussion 1
Contemporary Ethics Problems Facing the Meteorology Community
Location: Room 245 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Fifth Annual CCM Forum: Certified Consulting Meteorologists: Meeting the Demand for Specialized Weather and Climate Information in the 21st Century Business Environment
Moderator: Jerry D. Hill, CCM, Consulting Meteorologist
Panelists: Marsha L. Baum, Univ. of New Mexico; Roberta M. Currier, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Sector; Gale F. Hoffnagle, NCIM; Bernard N. Meisner, NOAA/NWS Southern Region Headquarters; Jill F. Hasling, Weather Research Center; Stanley Marsh, Southern Consolidated Edison
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Joint Session 3
Coupling of Meteorological and Chemical Transport Models: A Tribute to Dr. Daewon Byun (2)
Location: Room 339 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; and the 14th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Chairs: Paula M. Davidson, NOAA/NWS; Jon Pleim, NOAA/ARL
  1:30 PM
The Use of High Resolution Satellite-Based Land Surface Input Data in Regional Meteorological Modeling Over Southeastern Texas
Fong Ngan, NOAA/ARL, Silver Spring, MD; and F. Y. Cheng, H. C. Kim, B. Rappenglueck, and D. W. Byun
  1:45 PM
Strong Constraints of Land Use Land Cover Characterization on Air Quality Forecast Modeling
Pius Lee, NOAA/OAR/ARL, Silver Spring, MD; and R. saylor, H. C. Kim, D. Tong, Y. kim, A. Stein, F. Ngan, T. Chai, Y. Choi, Y. Tang, J. McQueen, J. McQueen, M. Tsidulko, K. Wedmark, J. Huang, I. Stajner, K. Carey, and P. Davidson
  2:00 PM
National Air Quality Forecast Capability: Contributions and Influence From the Work of Daewon Byun
Ivanka Stajner, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and P. Lee, J. T. Mcqueen, R. Draxler, G. Manikin, K. Wedmark, P. M. Davidson, and T. McClung
  2:15 PM
Remembering Daewon Byun
Kenneth Schere, EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC

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Joint Session 3
Joplin Tornado
Location: Room 252/253 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the Special Symposium on the Tornado Disasters of 2011; and the Major Weather Impacts of 2011 )
Chair: Jerold Brotzge, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma
  1:30 PM
Real-Time Observations of the May 22nd Joplin, Missouri EF5 Tornado by the USArray Transportable Array Network
Jonathan E. Tytell, University of California, La Jolla, CA; and F. L. Vernon, B. Busby, J. Eakins, M. Hedlin, A. Muschinski, K. Walker, and B. Woodward
  1:45 PM
Performance of Concrete Masonry Buildings in the Joplin Tornado
Timothy P. Marshall, Haag Engineering Co., Irving, TX
  2:00 PM
The May 22, 2011 Tornado Event in Joplin: Societal Aspects of Risk Perception and Warning Response
Jennifer Spinney, Social Science Woven into Meteorology, Norman, OK; and R. Wagenmaker, B. Hale, J. Weaver, and G. Garnet
  2:15 PM
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Session 3
Matching Air Traffic Operational Needs to Aviation Weather Capabilities
Location: Room 335/336 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Third Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium on Weather-Air Traffic Management Integration
Cochairs: John Huhn, The MITRE Corporation; David J. Pace, FAA-Retired
  1:45 PM
3.2
Collaborative Decision Making and the Weather Evaluation Team
Kevin L. Johnston, FAA, Warrenton, VA; and T. Lloyd
  2:00 PM
3.3
Improving Weather Support to Traffic Flow Management
Cynthia Abelman, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and K. L. Johnston, J. L. Adolphson, and K. Stone
  2:15 PM
3.4
Cross-Cutting Issues Impacting Operational ATM and Cockpit Usability of Aviation Weather Technology
Sherrie Callon, FAA, Washington, DC; and N. Stoer, J. McCarthy, and M. Robinson
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Session 3
Special Symposium on Technological Advances Part III
Location: Room 235/236 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Special Symposium on Technological Advances: Impacts on Hurricane Research and Forecast Improvements
Cochairs: Christopher S. Velden, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin; Patrick A. Harr, NPS
  1:30 PM
3.1
50+ Years of Tropical field programs and observations
Edward J. Zipser, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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Session 4
Digital Age Resources—I
Location: Room 338 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 15th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International (ASLI)
  1:30 PM
4.1
Would You be Interested? We Have a Few Shelves
Christine Sherratt, Lindgren Library, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
  1:45 PM
4.2
Space Weather Digital Library
Donna E. Cromer, Centennial Science and Engineering Library University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
  2:15 PM
4.4
Marketing and Outreach on a Shoestring Budget
Kari Kozak, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Recording files available
Session 7
Aerosol-Cloud Interactions From Cloud-Scale to Large-Scale Circulation—IV
Location: Room 244 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Fourth Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions
Cochairs: Leo Donner, GFDL; Jiwen Fan, PNNL
  1:30 PM
7.1
Radiative Forcing, Satellite Validation, and Thermodynamic Impact of Aerosols During AEROSE Campaigns
Adrian Flores, NOAA, Washington, DC; and E. Joseph, N. R. Nalli, A. Smirnov, V. R. Morris, and D. E. Wolfe

  1:45 PM
7.2
Impacts of Carboneous Aerosol on Hydrological Cycle Over the Northern Africa
Jin-Ho Yoon, PNNL, Richland, WA; and P. J. Rasch, V. Vinoj, H. Wang, and D. Ganguly
  2:00 PM
7.3
Sea Spray Aerosols and Climate Assessments
Nicholas Meskhidze, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and B. Gantt and M. S. Johnson

  2:15 PM
7.4
Modeling Air and Precipitation Quality in Japan Using a Chemical Meteorology Model (NHM-Chem)
Mizuo Kajino, MRI, Tsukuba, Japan; and M. Deushi, T. Maki, T. Aoyagi, A. Hashimoto, and M. Mikami

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Session 7
Atmospheric Field Campaigns III
Location: Room 342 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 14th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
Cochairs: Bernhard Rappenglueck, University of Houston; Nicole Mölders, Geophysical Institute, UAF
  1:30 PM
7.1
Investigation on the Impacts of Ship-Emission Control Measures on Visibility in Alaska Coastal Regions
Nicole Mölders, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK; and T. T. Tran

  1:45 PM
7.2
Ozone Production and Transport in the Amazon: Comparison of WRF-Chem and CCATT-BRAMS Simulations with In-Situ and Remote Sensing Observations From the BARCA Campaigns
Megan Marie Bela, University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO; and K. Longo, S. Freitas, D. Moreira, V. Beck, C. Gerbig, K. Wiedemann, P. Artaxo, N. Juergens, M. O. Andreae, and S. C. Wofsy
  2:00 PM
7.3
  2:15 PM
7.4
Ship Emissions in the North Sea Region—the Impact of Emission Reduction Scenarios on Air Pollution in Coastal Areas
Volker Matthias, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Geesthacht, Germany; and A. Aulinger and M. Quante

Recording files available
Session 7
Forecast Verification II
Location: Room 238 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 21st Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
Cochairs: Barbara Brown, NCAR; Bob Glahn, NOAA/NWS; Marina Timofeyeva, NOAA/NWS
  1:30 PM
7.1
  1:45 PM
7.2
Verification of Tropical Cyclone Track Predictions from an Experimental High-Resolution NOGAPS Ensemble
Jonathan R. Moskaitis, NRL, Monterey, CA; and C. A. Reynolds, E. Serra, and J. McLay
  2:15 PM
7.4
Evaluation of National Weather Service Forecast Products Using In Situ Observations in Oklahoma
Aaron M. Gleason, NOAA/NWS, Calera, AL; and J. B. Basara and D. L. Andra Jr.
Recording files available
Session 7
Tools That Integrate Hydro-Meteorology, Public Health,and Agriculture (part I)
Location: Room 333 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Third Symposium on Environment and Health
Chair: Shubhayu Saha, CDC
  1:30 PM
7.1
Evaluation of Cardio PULMONARY Deseases and AIR Pollution by Neural Network MODELS
Armando Pelliccioni, ISPESL, Monteporzio Catone, Italy; and R. Cotroneo
  2:00 PM
7.3
Dust Plume Identification for Human Exposure of Regional Dust Events Using Remote Sensing
David DuBois, New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces, NM; and M. Bleiweiss
  2:15 PM
7.4
How Does Weather Affect the Volume and Nature of Emergency Medical Calls?
Laura A. McLay, Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Richmond, VA; and E. Boone and J. P. Brooks

Recording files available
Session 9
Integrating Social Sciences Into NWS: Policy Challenges and Opportunities
Location: Room 243 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Seventh Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research
Cochairs: Daniel Nietfeld, NOAA; Caitlin Buzzas, AMS
  1:30 PM
9.1
Update on the NWS Roadmap
Christopher S. Strager, NOAA/NWS, Bohemia, NY; and M. J. Hudson, S. Cooper, A. Bleistein, D. Manning, J. Sprague, M. Lovern, B. R. Colman, and J. P. Tuell
  1:45 PM
9.2
A Strategy for Improved Communication of Integrated Climate, Water and Weather Services
Fiona Horsfall, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. Timofeyeva and D. Caldwell
  2:00 PM
9.3
The 2011 Severe Weather Symposium: A National Conversation for Saving Lives Through Better Science and Services
Kevin Scharfenberg, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and B. Colman, S. Lenihan, J. T. Ferree, S. Koch, and R. Schneider
Recording files available
Session 9A
Tropical and Mid-Latitude Cyclones
Location: Room 354 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Bartlett C. Hagemeyer, NOAA
  1:30 PM
Quantifying Uncertainty in Changes in Storm Tracks Associated with Climate Change
Erwan Monier, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and J. Scott and A. P. Sokolov

  1:45 PM
Using Atmospheric Trajectories to Analyze the Ingredients Associated with Heavy Winter Precipitation in Central North Carolina
Christopher M. Fuhrmann, Southeast Regional Climate Center (SERCC), Chapel Hill, NC; and C. E. Konrad
  2:00 PM
The Influence of Recurving Western North Pacific Tropical Cyclones on the Midlatitude Circulation
Heather M. Archambault, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY; and L. F. Bosart and D. Keyser
Recording files available
Session 9B
African Monsoon
Location: Room 355 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Emily E. Riddle, Wyle Information Systems
  1:30 PM
Simulating Teleconnections to Africa: What Is the State of the Art?
Dave Rowell, United Kingdom Meteorological Office, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom
  2:00 PM
Regime Shifts in the West African Monsoon System
Wassila Mamadou Thiaw, NOAA/CAC, Camp Spring, MD

  2:15 PM
Impact of Climate Change on mid-21st century growing season in Africa
Edward K. Vizy, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX; and K. H. Cook
Recording files available
Session 10
Advanced Data Assimilation Methods Part 2
Location: Room 340 and 341 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 16th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: Miodrag Rancic, NOAA/NWS/NCEP
  1:45 PM
Hybrid Variational-Ensemble Data Assimilation for the NCEP Global Forecast System Model: Recent Development and Results for the Ensemble 4DVAR
Xuguang Wang, School of Meteorology, Norman, OK; and T. Lei, J. Whitaker, R. Treadon, D. Kleist, and J. Derber
  2:00 PM
Fine Structure of 4D-Var (Four-Dimensional Variational data assimilation)
John M. Lewis, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and S. Lakshmivarahan

  2:15 PM
Derivative-Free Estimation of the Observation Error Covariance Matrix for Ensemble-Based Filters
Genta Ueno, The Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Tokyo, Japan

 
Effects of Local ETKF and Stochastic-Physics Scheme on Forecast Error Covariance

Recording files available
Session 10A
Emerging Technologies for Research and Operational Interactive Processing Systems - Part II
Location: Room 356 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS)
Cochairs: William Roberts, OAR; Scott Jacobs, NOAA/NWS/NCEP
  1:45 PM
Consolidating Distributed Operational NWP Models Into Centralized HPCs: A Case Study
Keith R. Searight, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. C. Knievel, C. Borst, J. Exby, H. H. Fisher, R. Ruttenberg, J. C. Pace, S. F. Halvorson, and F. W. Gallagher
  2:15 PM
Implementation and Operation of  Mesoscale Numerical Weather Prediction Modeling Systems
Anthony P. Praino, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY; and L. A. Treinish, J. Cipriani, and V. Saxena
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Session 10A
Multi-sensor/NWP Model/Ground-based Datasets on Multi-temporal Scale Variability and Climate Trends
Location: Room 256 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference
Cochairs: E. A. Smith, Center for Research on the Changing Earth System; Jianping Li, Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
  1:30 PM
A Fundamental Climate Data Record of Intercalibrated Brightness Temperature Data From SSM/I and SSMIS
Mathew R. P. Sapiano, Colarado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and W. Berg, C. D. Kummerow, and F. Weng
  1:45 PM
  2:00 PM
Discontinuities in Reanalysis Datasets: The Effect on Climate Trend Study and An Ongoing Homogenization Effort on MERRA
Junye Chen, Univ. of Maryland/ESSIC & NASA/GSFC/GMAO, Greenbelt, MD; and M. G. Bosilovich, A. D. Del Genio, F. R. Robertson, E. Kalnay, B. Carlson, and Y. Zhou
  2:15 PM
An Updated Thirteen-Year TRMM Composite Climatology of Tropical Rainfall and Its Validation
Jian-Jian Wang, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and R. F. Adler, G. Gu, G. J. Huffman, and D. T. Bolvin
Recording files available
Session 10B
Satellite-Based Algorithm Developments, Products, Applications and Validations 3 : Surface and Radiation Budgets
Location: Room 257 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference
Cochairs: B. J. Sohn, Seoul National Univ.; Kenneth Carey, Noblis, Inc.
  1:30 PM
The NASA/GEWEX Surface and Top-of-Atmosphere Radiation Budget Dataset
Shashi K. Gupta, SSAI, Hampton, VA; and P. W. Stackhouse, S. J. Cox, J. C. Mikovitz, and T. Zhang
  1:45 PM
Towards A High Resolution NASA/GEWEX Surface Radiation Budget
Stephen J. Cox, SSAI, Hampton, VA; and P. W. Stackhouse, S. K. Gupta, J. C. Mikovitz, and T. Zhang
Recording files available
Session 10B
Special International Applications Session: The Impact and Meteorological Challenges of Volcanic Eruptions - Part III
Location: Room 357 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS)
Cochairs: Erik Andersson, ECMWF; John R. Lincoln, US Navy/WMO (Ret.) and Consultant
  1:30 PM
Ash Over Australia – Operational Challenges During the June 2011 Cordon Caulle Eruption
Andrew C. Tupper, Bureau of Meteorology, Australia, Casuarina, NT, Australia; and R. K. Patrick
  2:15 PM
EARLINET Coordinated Lidar Observations for the Characterization of Volcanic Aerosol
Gelsomina Pappalardo, CNR/IMAA, Tito Scalo, Italy; and A. Ansmann, G. D'Amico, L. Mona, V. Freudenthaler, I. Mattis, T. Trickl, and X. Wang
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Session 14
Energy Supply/Demand Fundamentals Focused on Short Range Forecasting Part II
Location: Room 345 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Third Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Chair: John Manobianco, MESO, Inc.
  1:30 PM
Short Range Solar Forecasting Using Geostationary Satellite and High Resolution Model Data
Matthew A. Rogers, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and S. D. Miller

  2:00 PM
Utility-Scale Intra-Hour Forecasting Using Two Sky Imagers
Bryan Urquhart, Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA; and C. W. Chow, J. Kleissl, J. L. Bosch, D. Jeon, and J. Blatchford
 
14.4
Improved Intra-Hour Irradiance Forecasting with Sky Imagery Classification


Themed Joint Session 16
Use of Advanced Sensor Technology to Improve Forecasts
Location: Room 343/344 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the Eighth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; and the 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference )
Cochairs: Carl Hoffman, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS; Timothy J. Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR
  1:30 PM
Preliminary Results From Assimilation of AIRS SFOV Retrieval Profiles in the Rapid Refresh Model System
Stephen S. Weygandt, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and H. Lin, M. Hu, S. G. Benjamin, J. Li, J. Li, T. J. Schmit, and P. Hofmann

  1:45 PM
Evaluation and Application of JPSS Products Through Assimilation in Regional NWP Models
Jun Li, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. D. Goldberg, J. Li, H. Liu, J. Zheng, T. J. Schmit, C. D. Barnet, L. Zhou, and A. Huang

  2:00 PM
Tests of Objective Short-Range Forecasts of the Pre-Convective Environment Using Geostationary Satellite Data
Ralph A. Petersen, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and R. M. Aune

  2:15 PM
NOAA's Joint Polar Satellite System Climate Sensors
Stephen Walters, NOAA OSD, Silver Spring, MD; and M. Goldberg, J. Gleason, and J. Furgerson

Recording files available
Themed Joint Session 17
Innovative Methods of Processing, Integrating and Analyzing Observations From Satellites Part I
Location: Room 348/349 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference; the 16th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); and the Second Conference on Transition of Research to Operations: Successes, Plans, and Challenges )
Cochairs: Robert Atlas, NOAA/AOML; William M. Lapenta, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC; Elizabeth Nolan, Riverside Technology, Inc.
  1:30 PM
Atmospheric Trends From Satellite Hyperspectral Radiance Measurements
William L. Smith Sr., Hampton Univ./Univ. of Wisconsin, Seaford, VA; and E. Weisz, R. Knuteson, S. Dutcher, and H. Revercomb
  1:45 PM
  2:00 PM
An Object Oriented Approach to Automated Production of Satellite Imagery and Products
Jeremy Solbrig, NRL, Monterey, CA; and M. Surratt, K. Richardson, and J. D. Hawkins
  2:15 PM
Mapping Total Precipitable Water Over North America by Blending GOES Sounder, GPS, and Mirs Observations
Yoichi P. Shiga, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and D. Hammerling, S. Kidder, and J. Forsythe
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Lecture L2
Robert E. Horton Lecture
Location: Room 350/351 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 26th Conference on Hydrology; the Events; the Second Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python; the 10th Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science; the 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS); the Special Symposium on Technological Advances: Impacts on Hurricane Research and Forecast Improvements; the 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 16th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the 21st Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences; the 14th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the Fourth Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions; the Third Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium on Weather-Air Traffic Management Integration; the 10th Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the Special Symposium on the Tornado Disasters of 2011; and the Second Conference on Transition of Research to Operations: Successes, Plans, and Challenges )

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012


Poster Session 1
Aerosol, Cloud, and Climate
Location: Room 244 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Fourth Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions
Cochairs: Nicole Mölders, University of Alaska; Renyi Zhang, Texas A&M University
 
519
Investigation of Fog Evolution and Aerosols in Real-Time
Paul J. Croft, Kean University, Union, NJ; and R. Grantuskas

 
520
A Satellite Analysis of Aerosol and Cloud Properties Over the Southern Midlatitude Oceans
Travis D. Toth, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and Y. Shi, J. Zhang, J. R. Campbell, and J. S. Reid

 
521
A Modeling Study of Aerosol Effects on the Water Vapor near the Tropopause
Hui Su, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and X. Liu and J. H. Jiang

 
522
Recent Results in the Cloud Seeding Experiments in the Mountainous Area in Korea
Chulkyu Lee, National Institute of Meteorological Research, Korea Meteorological Administration, Seoul, South Korea; and J. W. Jung, J. Y. Jeong, H. Y. Yang, J. Y. Bae, S. K. Seo, K. H. Chang, J. W. Cha, and Y. J. Choi

 
523
Characteristics of Fog Droplet Size Distribution in the Mountainous Area in Korea
Young-Jean Choi, National Institute of Meteorological Research, Korea Meteorological Administration, Seoul, South Korea; and J. Y. Jeong, K. H. Chang, J. W. Cha, and C. Lee

 
524
Investigation of Aerosol Indirect Effects on Simulated Heavy Rainfall Over the Korean Peninsula
Kyo-Sun Sunny Lim, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea; and S. Y. Hong

 
525
Microwave Scattering in Cirrus
Ryan Honeyager, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and G. Liu

 
526
Preliminary Results of Cloud Entrainment Inferred From Conserved Trace Gases During the Ice in Clouds Experiment—Tropical
Daniel Miles Stechman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Stith, R. Orendorff, J. B. Jensen, and T. Campos

 
527
New ARM Measurements of Clouds, Aerosols, and the Atmospheric State
James H. Mather, PNNL, Richland, WA; and J. Voyles

 
528
The Impact of the Saharan Air Layer on the Development of Eastern Atlantic Tropical Cyclones
Michael J. Folmer, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and R. W. Pasken, T. Eichler, G. Chen, J. Dunion, and J. Halverson

 
529
Microphyisical Properties of Boundary Layer Mixed-Phase Cloud Observed in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard
Akihiro Uchiyama, MRI, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and A. Yamazaki, M. Shiobara, and H. Kobayashi

 
530
Sensitivity of Pre-Monsoon Rainfall to CCN: A Case-Study Using In-Situ
Prabhakar Shrestha, Duke University, Durham, NC; and A. P. Barros

 
531
Detection of Boundary Layer and Entrainment Using Ground-Based Aerosol Lidar
Virginia R. Sawyer, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD; and Z. Li and E. J. Welton

Poster PDF (450.8 kB)

 
532
In-Cloud and Below-Cloud Aerorol Characteristics and Mixed Phase Cloud Microphysics During the May-June 2011 Field Experiment in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard
Masataka Shiobara, National Institute of Polar Research, Tachikawa, NA, Japan; and H. Kobayashi, A. Yamazaki, and A. Uchiyama

 
533
A Meteorological Synopsis of Aerosol Contributions and Air Mass History in Beltsville, MD
Megan K. Payne, Howard University, Washington, DC; and E. Joseph and J. D. Fuentes


Joint Poster Session 1
April 27-28 Tornado Outbreak
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the Special Symposium on the Tornado Disasters of 2011; and the Major Weather Impacts of 2011 )
 
630
 
632
A Numerical Study of the 27th April 2011 Tornado Outbreak in the Southeastern U.S. with the WRF-RTFDDA-LES System
Wanli Wu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and Y. Liu, M. Ge, J. C. Knievel, S. Swedlin, and J. Pace

 
633
Ensemble Perspective of the 27 April Tornado Outbreak From the Hazardous Weather Testbed Experimental Forecast Program
James Correia Jr., CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma/SPC, Norman, OK; and P. Marsh, A. J. Clark, F. Kong, and S. J. Weiss

 
635
April 27-28th Tornado Event in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area
Lorenza Cooper Jr., Howard University, Washington, DC

 
636
Observation and Laboratory Experimentation of Tornadoes Translating Over Complex Topography
Christopher D. Karstens, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and W. A. Gallus Jr. and P. Sarkar

 
637
Debris Balls As Tornado Indicators in Spring 2011
Gregory S. Forbes, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA

Poster PDF (1.6 MB)

 
638
Public Perception and Response to Severe Weather: Lessons From the 27 April 2011 Tornado Outbreak Across N Alabama
Stephanie Mullins, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and E. V. Schultz and K. Knupp
Manuscript (4.1 MB)

 
639
Assessing the Magnitude and Societal Impacts of the 25-28 April 2011 Tornado Outbreak in the Southeastern U.S
Charles E. Konrad, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; and M. Kovach, C. M. Fuhrmann, W. Schmitz, J. McLeod, and D. J. Perkins

 
641
Performance of WDT's Automated Tornado Track Product for the 27 April 2011 Southeast US Tornado Outbreak
Benjamin C. Baranowski, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc., Norman, OK; and M. Gaffner, C. D. Goering, E. D. Mitchell, C. W. Porter, and P. L. Spencer


Poster Session 1
Aviation, Aerospace, and Range Meteorology Poster
Host: Third Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium on Weather-Air Traffic Management Integration
Cochairs: Timothy D. Oram, NOAA/NWS; Michael Robinson, AvMet Applications Inc.
 
534
Providing Selectable Elevation Layer Mosaic Generation Capability and Improving the Quality of WARP Mosaic Products
Warren L. Qualley, Harris Corporation, Washington, DC; and T. Seitzinger, J. Lang, A. Moosakhanian, T. Nguyen, M. Printy, D. Thomas, and R. Sinclair
Manuscript (1.6 MB)

Poster PDF (200.6 kB)

 
535
Meeting Customers' Needs - Aviation Training Development At COMET®
Elizabeth Mulvihill Page, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and P. Parrish, R. L. Tsvetomir, and B. Greg

 
536
Summer Convection: Regional Activity and Patterns and Flights
Paul J. Croft, Kean Univ., Union, NJ; and B. Crocker and N. Rampersad

 
537
Evaluation of Convective Weather Avoidance Models for the Terminal Area
Michael Matthews, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and S. Campbell and R. DeLaura

 
538
Thunderstorm and Lightning Nowcasting At Redstone Test Center
Eric J. Nelson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Kessinger, W. Deierling, N. Oien, L. LaChapelle, D. Schmit, E. Diaz, and R. Gazda

 
540
The Utilization of Current Forecast Products in a Probabilistic Airport Capacity Model
Jonathan Cunningham, Mosaic ATM, Leesburg, VA; and L. Cook and C. Provan
Manuscript (843.7 kB)

Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

 
541
Use of Total Lightning in Convection Growth and Decay Nowcasts
Cathy Kessinger, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. Deierling, E. Nelson, and M. Steiner

 
542
Impact-Based Probabilistic Forecast Information for Aviation Users

 
543
Short Range Ensemble Forecast (SREF) Post-Processing for Aviation Forecasting and Decision Support
David R. Bright, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Kansas City, MO; and J. J. Levit, A. R. Harless, and J. Huhn

 
544
Use of High-Resolution, Frequent Update Ensemble Forecasts Initialized with LAPS for Aviation-Impact Convective Forecasts
Isidora Jankov, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Boulder, CO; and E. J. Szoke, S. Albers, L. S. Wharton, and Z. Toth

 
545
Evaluation of High Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) Model Changes and Forecasts During 2011
Curtis R. Alexander, NOAA/ESRL/GSD and CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and S. S. Weygandt, S. G. Benjamin, T. G. Smirnova, D. C. Dowell, P. Hofmann, E. P. James, M. Hu, H. Lin, J. M. Brown, and J. B. Olson

 
546
The Sensitivity of Lightning-Potential Forecasts to Microphysics in the WRF Model
Wiebke Deierling, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. C. Knievel, C. J. Kessinger, M. Steiner, and E. Nelson

 
547
Parameterization of Bulk Radiative Properties for Use in Climate Models
Yu Xie, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and P. Yang

 
548
Defining the Interagency Operational Governance Structure for the Next Generation Four-Dimensional Weather Data Cube and Next Generation Network-Enabled Weather
Richard Heuwinkel, FAA, Washington, DC; and E. R. Johnson, P. L. Hamilton, T. J. Helms Jr., T. P. Kiley Jr., A. M. Prince, and W. L. Qualley
Manuscript (416.9 kB)

 
549
Determining FAA Mid-Term Aviation Weather Requirements for Traffic Flow Management—An Update
Cheryl G. Souders, FAA, Washington, DC; and F. Bayne, R. C. Showalter, J. Tauss, J. May, and L. Leonard
Manuscript (408.1 kB)

 
550
Making ATM-Weather Integration a Reality - A Concept of Integration (CONINT) of Weather Into TMA/TBFM
Matt Fronzak, The MITRE Corporation, McLean, VA; and M. Huberdeau, Z. Ladd, C. McKnight, D. Medric, and M. Wang

Poster PDF (3.8 MB)

 
551
The ATM-Weather Integration Model- An Updated Perspective
Claudia V. McKnight, The MITRE Corporation, McLean, VA; and M. Fronzak, M. W. Huberdeau, and E. B. Wilhelm

Poster PDF (3.4 MB) Poster PDF (3.5 MB)

 
555
Application of Spectral Width Data From a S-Band Radar for Generating Eddy Dissipation Rate Map
P. W. Chan, Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, China; and P. Zhang

 
Poster 556 has been moved. New paper number is 4.3A.

 
557
Simulated Chinooks' Sensitivity to Resolution and Model Configuration At Cold Regions Test Center, Alaska
Jason C. Knievel, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. A. Grim, C. M. Witt-Schulte, and D. P. Wozniczka

 
Ice Fog (Pogonip) and Frost In Arctic: Application to Aviation and Nowcasting


Joint Poster Session 2
Other Tornado Outbreaks and Future Prospects
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the Special Symposium on the Tornado Disasters of 2011; and the Major Weather Impacts of 2011 )
 
643
Operational Aspects of the 16 April Tornadoes and the 27-28 April 2011 Tornado Outbreak in the WFO LWX Forecast Area
Matthew R. Kramar, NWSFO Baltimore/Washington, Sterling, VA; and J. E. Lee and S. Zubrick
Manuscript (4.8 MB)

Poster PDF (8.2 MB)

 
644
The 16 April 2011 EF3 Tornado in Greene and Pitt Counties, Eastern North Carolina
Thomas M. Rickenbach, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

 
645
A Case Study of the 16 April 2011 Tornado Outbreak Across Eastern North Carolina and Southeastern Virginia
Brian Cullen, NOAA/NWS; and D. A. Glenn, S. Kennedy, R. Frederick, A. Zimmerman, R. Hawkins, and C. Goodall

 
646
Mobile Radar Observations and Damage Assessment of the 24 May 2011, Canton Lake, OK Tornado
Karen A. Kosiba, Center for Severe Weather Research, Boulder, CO; and J. Wurman, P. Robinson, D. W. Burgess, E. R. Mansell, C. M. Schwarz, and D. T. Dawson II

 
647
 
648
 
649
A Comparison Between the 2011 Joplin Tornadic Storm and That of Pierce City of 2003
Neil I. Fox, Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and I. Carlos and W. T. Gilmore

 
651
2011 Tornado Warning Performance
John T. Ferree, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK

 
652
Toward Longer Term Prediction of Strong and Violent Tornadoes Using the Southern Oscillation Index
Evan Kodra, Northeastern University, Boston, MA; and W. L. Seaver and A. R. Ganguly


Poster Session 2
Poster Session 2
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Eighth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Joseph Mulligan, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS; David Miller, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS
 
486
JPSS System Architecture
Glenn Trumbower, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS, Lanham, MD

 
487
Satellite Training Activities: VISIT, SHyMet and WMO VLab Focus Group
Bernadette H. Connell, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO; and D. Bikos, J. Braun, A. S. Bachmeier, S. Lindstrom, A. Mostek, M. Davison, K. A. Caesar, V. Castro, L. Veeck, M. DeMaria, and T. J. Schmit

Poster PDF (1.4 MB)

 
488
Impact of Vegetation Optical Depth Parameterization on Accuracy of Passive Microwave Soil Moisture Retrieval Algorithms
Xin Wang, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and X. Zhan, J. Liu, H. Yang, F. Weng, and T. J. Jackson

 
490
Joint OSSEs At NOAA, Evaluation of DWL, JPSS, and DWSS
Michiko Masutani, EMC, College Park, MD; and L. P. Riishojgaard, J. S. Woollen, Z. Ma, Y. Xie, and T. Zhu

Poster PDF (3.3 MB)

 
491
Hail Detection by Using Radar Data Based on Two Methods
Foroozan Arkian, Islamic Azad Univ. North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran; and A. Saneei

 
492
GOES-R AWG Product Processing System Framework
Walter Wolf, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, Riverdale, MD; and S. Sampson, R. Garcia, G. D. Martin, X. Liu, T. Yu, W. Straka III, S. Qiu, A. Li, J. Daniels, E. Schiffer, and M. Goldberg

 
494
The Calibration of GEO and LEO Imager Radiances Using Hyper-Spectral Data From SCIAMACHY
Benjamin Scarino, SSAI, Hampton, VA; and D. R. Doelling, D. Morstad, P. Minnis, and C. Lukashin

 
495
Integrated Data Modeling and Simulation on the Joint Polar Satellite System Program
Christopher J. Roberts, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and L. Boyce, G. Smith, and A. W. Li

 
496
GOES-R Series Satellite Architecture
Steve D. Jolly, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Denver, CO; and D. Connolly

 
497
NPP VIIRS Land Product Status
Ivan A. Csiszar, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and J. L. Privette, C. O. Justice, and M. Román

 
498
The GOES-R Fire Detection Algorithm From Research to Operations
Jay P. Hoffman, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and C. C. Schmidt, E. M. Prins, and J. C. Brunner

 
499
Retrieval of Nighttime Cloud Optical and Microphysical Properties for GOES-R
Patrick W. Heck, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and P. Minnis, S. T. Bedka, C. R. Yost, and J. K. Ayers

 
500
NOAA Aerosols and Ocean Science Expeditions (AEROSE) for Pre-Launch Cal/Val of CrIMSS EDRs
Nicholas R. Nalli, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and C. D. Barnet, E. Joseph, V. R. Morris, D. Wolfe, M. G. Divakarla, T. King, H. Xie, A. Gambacorta, A. L. Reale, P. J. Minnett, M. I. Oyola, A. Flores, C. Spells, E. D. Roper, M. Szczodrak, and J. A. Perry

 
501
Evaluation of NASA Sport's Pseudo-Geostationary Lightning Mapper Products in the 2011 Spring Program
Geoffrey T. Stano, ENSCO/SPoRT, Huntsville, AL; and B. Carcione, C. W. Siewert, and K. M. Kuhlman
Manuscript (3.7 MB)

Poster PDF (3.7 MB)

 
502
JPSS Common Ground System Performance for NPP
Kerry D. Grant, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, Aurora, CO; and A. W. Waas and G. P. Route

 
503
JPSS CGS Tools for Rapid Algorithm Updates
Kerry D. Grant, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, Aurora, CO; and G. P. Route

 
504
NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) Environmental Products
Kerry D. Grant, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, Aurora, CO; and D. C. Smith

 
505
JPSS CGS C3 Segment McMurdo Multimission Communications System
Colleen Higgins, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, Aurora, CO; and J. A. Urbano and M. L. Jamilkowski

 
506
Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Common Ground System (CGS) Overview
Michael L. Jamilkowski, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, Greenbelt, MD; and D. C. Smith

 
507
HDF5 for NPP Sensor and Environmental Data Records
Richard E. Ullman, NASA, Lanham, MD; and M. J. Denning

 
508
NPP Product Validation for the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS)
Lawrence E. Flynn, NOAA/STAR, Camp Springs, MD; and C. S. Long, I. Petropavlovskikh, D. Swales, J. Niu, E. Beach, and W. Yu

 
509
An Evaluation of NOAA IASI Temperature and Water Vapor Sounding Retrievals Using NPROVS Collocation Data
Bomin Sun, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR & IM Systems Group, Suitland, MD; and T. Reale and M. G. Divakarla

 
510
Engineering Support for JPSS Instruments and Data Formats in McIDAS-V
Thomas Rink, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. Jasmin and T. Achtor

 
511
NPP Pre-Launch Test Data Collection and Archive
Michael J. Denning, Integrity Applications Incorporated, Chantilly, VA; and R. E. Ullman, H. Kilcoyne, B. Guenther, and J. M. Adameck

 
512
Exploration of the Potential of GOES-R to Extract Aerosol Optical Depth and Surface PM2.5 in An Urban Environment
Lina Cordero, City College of New York, New York, NY; and A. J. Picon and J. He

 
513
NPP Intensive Cal/Val Rehearsals
Janna Feeley, Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA

 
514
Quality Assurance (QA) Activities and Plans for STAR JPSS Algorithm and Data Products (ADP) Program
Shuang Qiu, PSGS, Suitland, MD; and L. Zhou, L. Rokke, and W. W. Wolf

 
515
Potential Difficulties for GOES-R to Extract Aerosol Optical Depth and Surface PM2.5 in An Urban Environment
Julia He, City College of New York NOAA CREST, New York, NY; and A. J. Picon, L. Cordero, B. Madhavan, B. Gross, and F. Moshary

 
516
Atmospheric Motion Vectors Derived Via a New Nested Tracking Algorithm Developed for the GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI)
Jaime M. Daniels, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and W. Bresky, S. Wanzong, and C. S. Velden

 
517
NPOESS Preparatory Project Discrepancy Report Assessment Team
Ashley Nechole Griffin, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS/PRAXIS, Lanham, MD; and H. Kilcoyne and N. Baker

 
518
Evaluation of IR Land Surface Emissivity Model Impacts on GFS
Tong Zhu, CIRA/NOAA/NESDIS/STAR/Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation, College Park, MD; and F. Weng


Poster Session 2
Poster Session II
Host: 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS)
CoChair: Scott Jacobs, NOAA/NWS/NCEP
 
351
Comparison of Estimated and Observed Storm Motions to Environmental Parameters
Eric R. Beamesderfer, California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA; and K. L. Ortega, T. M. Smith, and J. L. Cintineo

 
354
Assessing the Significance of Pavement Composition Variability on Gridded Road Weather Forecasts
Crystal Burghardt, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Linden and M. Chapman

 
355
Graph Based Analysis of Dynamic Teleconnections
Jaya Kawale, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; and S. Liess, A. Kumar, M. Steinbach, A. R. Ganguly, N. F. Samatova, F. H. M. Semazzi, P. Snyder, and V. Kumar

 
356
The Rapid Development of a Decision Support Web Site for the 2011 Mississippi River Flood Including Extended Streamflow Predictions
Corey Pieper, NOAA/NWS, Fort Worth, TX; and T. Howieson, B. Walawender, D. Welch, and P. Kirkwood

 
357
Graphical Interface for Ncep's Global Data Assimilation System Observational Database
Emma Lee Foley, Howard University/NOAA Center for Atmospheric Science, NWS/NCEP/EMC, Washington DC, DC; and V. K. Kumar and D. L. Carlis

 
358
Quantitative Analysis and 3D Visualization of NWP Data Using Quasi-Geostrophic Equations
J. Michael Battalio, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS; and J. L. Dyer

Poster PDF (3.0 MB)

 
359
Arctic Collaborative Environment (ACE): A New Multinational Collaboration for Awareness, Research and Operational Decision Support
Gina Wade, Von Braun Center for Science & Innovation, Huntsville, AL; and M. Kress, C. Laymon, J. McCracken, P. Meyer, S. Spehn, and S. Tanner

 
360
Seasonal Atmospheric Temperature Profiles Over the Northern Hemisphere
Young Yee, Mkey Technologies, LLC, Las Cruces, NM; and K. Y. Yee and E. Yee
Manuscript (479.4 kB)

 
361
NOAA's Upper Air Observing Systems Integrated Analysis Pilot Study
Martin Yapur, NOAA/NESDIS/OSD, Silver Spring, MD; and N. Wyse, R. Reining, V. Ries, and E. J. Miller

 
362
NOAA's Upper Air Observing Systems Integrated Analysis Process
Martin Yapur, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and R. Reining, V. Ries, E. J. Miller, and N. Wyse

 
363
The Development of Complex Quality Assurance Methods for the Kentucky Mesonet
Megan Marie Schargorodski, Kentucky Mesonet, Bowling Green, KY; and A. Quilligan, R. Mahmood, and S. Foster


Poster Session 3
Poster Session III
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: David R. Easterling, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
 
United States Navy Climatology Support Services
Megan Hutchins, FLENUMMETOC N33 Climatology, Monterey, CA; and D. Ramsaur

 
The BAMS State of the Climate Series: History, Recent Developments and Future Plans

 
418
An Investigation of East Coast Winter Storm Speed and Impacts During the Past 55 Years
Jase E. Bernhardt, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and A. T. DeGaetano

 
419
Impacts of Atmospheric River Landfalls on the Cold Season Hydrology in California
Jinwon Kim, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA; and B. Guan, J. M. Ryoo, D. E. Waliser, E. J. Fetzer, P. J. Neiman, G. A. Wick, and N. P. Molotch

 
420
The Unusually Wet 2010-11 La Niña Winter in California
Steve LaDochy, California State University, LA, Los Angeles, CA; and P. Ramirez, W. C. Patzert, and J. Willis
Manuscript (658.9 kB)

 
A Synergistic Study of Urban Land Cover Dynamics-Premonsoonal Rainfall Relationships In Kolkata, India Using Climatological, Remotely-Sensed, and Modeling Methodologies

 
422
Wind Climate Variability and Extremes in the Atlantic Region

 
423
Inter-Comparison of 20th Century Trends in Cloud Cover Data Sets and Estimate of CRF Change
Katinka Bellomo, University of Miami, Miami, FL; and A. C. Clement and J. R. Norris

Poster PDF (3.6 MB)

 
424
Trend Reversal in Lake Michigan Contribution to Snowfall
Luke Bard, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and D. A. R. Kristovich

 
425
Characterization of Turbulent Latent and Sensible Heat Flux Exchange Between the Atmosphere and Ocean in MERRA
J. Brent Roberts, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and F. R. Robertson, C. A. Clayson, and M. G. Bosilovich

 
426
A 500 Millibar Climatological Analysis of Winter Storm Events Across the Southern Plains

 
429
How HCN-Corrections to COOP-Data Eliminated Coastal-Cooling Trends in 1970-2010 Summer California Maximum Air Temperatures
Amanuel T. Ghebreegziabher, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA; and B. Lebassi-Habtezion, J. E. Gonzalez, and R. D. Bornstein

 
430
Pentad Analysis of Wintertime PNA Development and Its Relationship to the NAO
Stephen R. Baxter, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and S. Nigam

 
432
Investigating the Structure of Summer Atmospheric Circulation Over Southwest Asia
Abbas Mofidi, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi, Iran; and A. Zarrin

 
Coastal Water Level Climatology

 
Analysis of the Association Between Heat and Emergency Medical Services in Winnipeg and in Rural Areas of Southwestern Manitoba


Joint Poster Session 4
Regional Climate Modeling and/or Downscaling of Climate Variability and Change for Local Scale Assessment
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 26th Conference on Hydrology; and the 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change )
Cochairs: Christopher L. Castro, University of Arizona; Ruby Leung, PNNL; Dennis Lettenmaier, Univ. of Washington; Francina Dominguez, Univ. of Arizona
 
364
The Relative Value of Dynamically Vs. Statistically Downscaled CFS Seasonal Forecasts for Seasonal Hydrological Forecasting
Shraddhanand Shukla, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. P. Lettenmaier

 
365
Alternate Estimates of CLIMATE Projections for Southeast USA
James Obrien, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

 
366
Distribution and Intensity of Extreme Winter Precipitation in Seasonal Forecasts
Andrew J. Ansorge, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and R. W. Arritt

Poster PDF (813.5 kB)

 
367
A Regional Climate Model Evaluation System: Facilitating the Use of Contemporary Satellite and Other Observations for Evaluating Regional Climate Model Fidelity
Duane Edward Waliser, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and J. Kim, C. Mattman, C. Goodale, A. Hart, P. Zimdars, and P. Lean

 
371
The Meteorology of Kilimanjaro Over One Year At One Kilometer
Jonathan G. Fairman Jr., The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and U. S. Nair and S. A. Christopher

 
372
Development of Decision Support Systems for Estimating Salinity Intrusion Effects Due to Climate Change on the South Carolina and Georgia Coast
Paul Conrads, USGS, Columbia, SC; and E. Roehl Jr., D. L. Tufford, G. Carbone, K. Dow, and J. C. Whitehead

 
373
Elevation Correction and Interpolation Bias in Regional Climate Model Data Analysis
Seth A. McGinnis, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. A. Thompson, D. W. Nychka, and L. O. Mearns

 
374
Detection of Global Warming Reverse-Reaction Coastal Cooling Along the Entire California Coast
Pedro sequera, City College of New York, New York, NY; and J. Gonzalez, R. Bornstein, and A. T. Ghebreegziabher

 
376
Validation of the Uniparthenope ARW-WRF Model for a Convective Case Study

 
377
Towards An Understanding of the Impact of Land Surface Heterogeneity on Regional Climate in the New York-New Jersey Region
June Yeung, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; and J. Smith, M. L. Baeck, and G. Villarini

 
378
Climate Change in the Casco Bay and Great Bay Watersheds: Past, Present, and Future
Elizabeth Ann Burakowski, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space/University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH; and C. P. Wake, K. Hayhoe, A. M. K. Stoner, S. J. Miller, and C. Bohlen

 
379
Future Hydrological Predictions: Does Dynamical Downscaling Add Any Value?
Moetasim Ashfaq, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN; and S. C. Kao and N. S. Diffenbaugh


Poster Session 4
Renewable Energy Applications
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Third Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Cochairs: Manda Adams, Univ. of North Carolina; Cegeon J. Chan, First Wind Energy
 
558
Maximizing and Optimizing the Large Scale Deployment of Renewable Energy in the New Energy Economy
Randall Alliss, Northrop Grumann Corporation, Chantilly, VA; and D. Apling, H. Kiley, and M. Mason

 
559
Marine Wind Flow At the Heights of the Modern Turbine Rotors From Doppler Lidar Measurements
Yelena L. Pichugina, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and R. M. Banta, W. A. Brewer, R. M. Hardesty, and S. P. Sandberg

 
560
Methodology Toward a Long-Term Realistic Wind Resource Assessment Applied in Colima Valley, México
Gilles J. M. Arfeuille, Univ. Autonoma del Estado de Mexico, Toluca, Mexico; and A. L. Quintanilla, L. Zizumbo, and F. C. Viesca González
Manuscript (464.7 kB)

Poster PDF (717.1 kB)

 
561
Effect of Wind Turbine Wakes on Summer-Time Wind Profiles in the US Great Plains
Michael E. Rhodes, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and J. K. Lundquist and M. L. Aitken

Poster PDF (873.6 kB)

 
563
Wind Farm Forecasting with WRF
Gretchen Berg, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD; and D. V. Kliche, W. J. Capehart, and R. Rebenitsch

Poster PDF (668.7 kB)

 
Wind Forces Technology to Improve Bankability of Wind Energy Assessment


Poster Session 5
Special Topics in Weather, Climate and the New Energy Economy
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Third Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Chair: Heidi Centola, CME Group
 
564
Sustainability, Renewable Energy and Data Engineering
Manuel Pumar Sr., ACCIONA Energia, Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain

Poster PDF (1.1 MB)


Poster Session 6
New Satellite Data/Climate Products and Services
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference
Cochairs: Shaima L. Nasiri, Texas A&M Univ.; Jianglong Zhang, University of North Dakota
 
464
Leveraging Raytheon's AppSmart™ for Managing AWIPS II Extensions
Frank P. Griffith, Raytheon Company, Omaha, NE; and P. E. Ardanuy

 
465
An Introduction to the CrIS Instrumental Trending/Monitoring Subsystem At NOAA/NESDIS/STAR
Xin Jin, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and Y. Han and D. Tremblay

Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

 
466
The Development of AMSU-B/MHS Fundamental Cdr's
Chabitha Devaraj, NOAA/CICS, College Park, MD; and H. Meng, R. R. Ferraro, W. Yang, and I. Moradi

 
467
Contrail Detection and Microphysical Properties Derived Using Infrared Satellite Data From MODIS
Sarah T. Bedka, SSAI, Hampton, VA; and P. Minnis, D. P. Duda, R. Palikonda, and R. C. Boeke

 
468
Construction of the New NASA Water Vapor Project-Measures (NVAP-M) Global Water Vapor Dataset
Janice L. Bytheway, Science and Technology Corporation, Laporte, CO; and J. M. Forsythe and T. H. Vonder Haar

 
469
Interrogation and Reconciliation of Historical GOES Imagery From the Period 1978 to 1996
Jerrold O. Robaidek, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and D. Forrest, D. Wade, J. Hill, and N. Troxel-Hoehn

Poster PDF (14.5 MB)

 
470
The GOES-R Tropopause Folding Turbulence Product: Finding Clear-Air Turbulence in GOES Water Vapor Imagery
Anthony Wimmers, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and W. F. Feltz

 
471
Microburst Nowcasting Applications of GOES
Kenneth L. Pryor, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD
Manuscript (2.9 MB)

Poster PDF (809.8 kB)

 
472
TRMM Precipitation Application Examples Using Data Services At NASA GES DISC
Zhong Liu, CSISS/George Mason Univ. and NASA GES DISC, Greenbelt, MD; and D. Ostrenga, S. J. Kempler, W. Teng, and G. Leptoukh

 
473
Newly Released TRMM Version 7 Products, Other Precipitation Datasets and Data Services At NASA GES DISC
Zhong Liu, CSISS/George Mason Univ., Fairfax, VA; and D. Ostrenga, W. Teng, B. Trivedi, and S. J. Kempler

 
474
Online Assessment of Satellite-Derived Global Daily Precipitation Products
Zhong Liu, CSISS/George Mason Univ., Fairfax, VA; and G. Yu

 
475
Toward a 30-Year AVHRR Cloud Property Climate Data Record
Kristopher Bedka, SSAI, Hampton, VA; and P. Minnis, D. R. Doelling, R. Palikonda, Q. Z. Trepte, K. Khlopenkov, B. Scarino, and A. Gopalan

 
476
Western Hemisphere Diurnal Fire Activity 1995-2011: Description and Initial Fire Trend Analysis of the GOES-East Version 6.5 WF_ABBA Data Archive
Jason C. Brunner, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and C. C. Schmidt, E. M. Prins, J. P. Hoffman, W. Schroeder, and I. Csiszar

 
477

Poster Session 6
Weather Fundamentals for Energy Planning with a Focus on Data and User Groups
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Third Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Cochairs: Heidi Centola, CME Group; Julie K. Lundquist, Univ. of Colorado; William J. Shaw, PNNL
 
566
Parameterization of Wind Farms in a Mesoscale NWP Model
Anna C. Fitch, Univ. of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; and J. B. Olson, J. K. Lundquist, J. Dudhia, A. K. Gupta, J. Michalakes, and I. Barstad

 
567
A 30-Year Wind Climatology off the Coast of Delaware From High-Resolution NWP
Bryan Woods, AER, Lexington, MA; and T. Nehrkorn and J. M. Henderson

 
568
Wind Forecasts for a Wind Farm sized grid
Sarah Dyck, EC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and W. Yu, A. Plante, N. Bernier, and E. Loannidou


Poster Session 7
Energy Supply/Demand Fundamentals Focused on Short Range Forecasting
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Third Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Cochairs: Julie K. Lundquist, Univ. of Colorado; John Manobianco, MESO, Inc.; Catherine A. Finley, WindLogics Inc.
 
569
Probabilistic Solar Forecasting in California Coastal Areas Using Post-Processed NWP
Patrick Mathiesen, Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA; and J. M. Brown and J. Kleissl

 
571
On-Going Utilization and Evaluation of a Coupled Weather and Outage Prediction for Electric Distribution Operations
Lloyd Treinish, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY; and A. P. Praino, J. Cipriani, B. Hertell, and R. Derech

Poster PDF (8.7 MB)

 
572
An Investigation of Boundary Layer Parameterizations in a Simulated Low-Level Jet Observed During the Wind Forecast Improvement Project
Joseph B. Olson, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and J. M. Brown, R. M. Banta, Y. L. Pichugina, J. M. Wilczak, J. D. Mirocha, and C. A. Finley

 
573
Evaluation of NOAA's HRRR Model Forecast Hub-Height Winds
William Pendergrass, NOAA/OAR/ARL/ATDD, Oak Ridge, TN; and C. A. Vogel and R. J. Dobosy

 
574
Multi-Model Ensemble Forecasting in the Energy Weather Industry
Dr. Daniel B. Kirk-Davidoff, MDA Information Systems, Inc (EarthSat Wx), Gaithersburg, MD; and C. C. Cassidy, R. J. Much, and L. J. Heitkemper

 
575
An Initial Analysis of the Impact of Targeted Observations, and Advanced Modeling and Data Assimilation Techniques on Wind Forecast Performance During the WFIP Experiment
John W. Zack, MESO, Inc., Troy, NY; and J. Manobianco, E. J. Natenberg, S. H. Young, T. Melino, G. E. Van Knowe, J. M. Freedman, J. M. Wilczak, and K. L. Clawson

 
576
Identification and Prediction of Icing Conditions Which Impact Wind Turbine Power Production
Frank McDonough, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and L. Imbler, G. Weiner, and S. E. Haupt

 
577
The Wind Forecasting Improvement Project (WFIP): Description, Goals, and Preliminary Results From the Southern Study Area
Jeffrey M. Freedman, AWS Truepower LLC, Albany, NY; and D. E. Hanley, J. W. Zack, J. Manobianco, C. D'Annunzio, J. M. Wilczak, J. L. Schroeder, B. C. Ancell, K. A. Brewster, S. Basu, V. Banunarayanan, and K. Orwig

 
578
Wind Analysis and Forecasting At Wind Farms with An Ultra High Resolution and Advanced 4-D Data Assimilation WRF Modeling System
Linlin Pan, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and Y. Liu, W. Cheng, G. Roux, Y. Wu, S. W. lee, Y. J. choi, W. Wu, B. Kosovic, G. Wiener, S. Haupt, and B. Mahoney

 
579
NASA Products to Enhance Energy Utility Load Forecasting
Glynis Lough, Battelle, Arlington, VA; and E. Zell, J. Engel-Cox, Y. Fungard, G. J. Jedlovec, P. W. Stackhouse Jr., R. Homer, and S. Bliley
Manuscript (70.5 kB)

Poster PDF (666.2 kB)

 
580
A Comparison of WRF Simulated Low-Level Shear to Observations in the 10-80 m Layer
William A. Gallus Jr., Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and A. Robertson, R. Showers, and A. J. Deppe

 
581
Improvements in Real Time Wind Power Forecasting
Julia M. Pearson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. Wiener, S. Linden, W. Myers, and B. Lambi

 
582
Solar Power Forecasting—Technology and Field Performance Evaluation
Vlad Kostylev, Green Power Labs Inc., Dartmouth, NS, Canada; and A. Pavlovski
Manuscript (752.2 kB)


Poster Session 7
Use of Satellite Data to Improve Understanding of Tropical Cyclones
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference
Cochairs: Song Yang, Naval Research Lab; Derek J. Posselt, University of Michigan
 
479
Data Assimilation of MODIS Collection-5 Retrieval Profiles in Non-Hydrostatic Model for Tropical Cyclone Forecasting
Wai-Kin Wong, Hong Kong Observatory, Kowloon, Hong Kong; and K. L. Kong and H. Y. Yip

 
480
Use of Active and Passive Satellite Remote Sensing From the NASA A-Train to Investigate the Relationship Between Cloud Structure and Hurricane Intensification
Elise M. Garms, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and R. Knuteson, P. Menzel, H. Revercomb, Y. Plokhenko, W. L. Smith, and E. Weisz
Manuscript (3.8 MB)

Poster PDF (5.3 MB)

 
Poster 482 has been moved. New paper number J1.3A

 
483
Hurricane Force Winds in Winter Ocean Storms: A Look At the Evolution
Benjamin Albright, Howard Univ., Washington, DC; and J. M. Sienkiewicz and T. W. Yu

 
484
Analyzing Tropical Cyclone Induced Precipitation and Flooding Using TRMM, the University of South Alabama Mesonet, and NEXRAD Data
Walt Clark, Univ. of South Alabama, Mobile, AL; and C. Erhardt, N. Owen, V. Raghunathan, and J. Stodghill

 
485
Using COSMIC to Infer Moist and Dry Environments Around Tropical Cyclones
Christopher M. Hill, Mississippi State Univ., Stennis Space Center, MS; and P. J. Fitzpatrick and Y. Lau


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

Poster Session
Probability and Statistics Posters
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 21st Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
Cochairs: Barb G. Brown, NCAR; Barbara Brown, NCAR; Marina Timofeyeva, NOAA/NWS
 
452
The Rarity of the 1938 New England Hurricane As a Case of Extratropical Transition
Robert E. Hart, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

 
453
Climatology of Severe Weather Outbreaks
Chad M. Shafer, Univ. of South Alabama, Mobile, AL; and J. G. Hollingsworth, C. A. Doswell III, A. E. Mercer, L. M. Leslie, and M. B. Richman
Manuscript (2.5 MB)

Poster PDF (4.5 MB)

 
454
Need to Document Extreme Precipitation Events and Revisit PMP for Federal Nuclear Power Plants and Dam Design
Victoria Lynn Sankovich, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO; and J. England and R. J. Caldwell

 
455
Evaluating Tropical Cyclogenesis Forecasts in Four Global Models
Daniel J. Halperin, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and H. E. Fuelberg, R. E. Hart, J. Cossuth, and R. Truchelut

 
456
Assessing and Comparing Real-Time Northeast Pacific Atmospheric River IWV and IVT Intensities Provided by Model (GFS) and Satellite (SSM/I, SSMIS) Using DTC 's MET/MODE Object Attributes
Wallace L. Clark, Science Technology Corporation and NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and G. A. Wick, E. I. Tollerud, T. L. Jensen, J. H. Gotway, E. Sukovich, and H. Yuan
Manuscript (792.1 kB)

Poster PDF (537.0 kB)

 
459
Impact of Ensemble Initial Perturbation From Different Cyclings and Rescaling for NCEP GEFS
Juhui Ma, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and Y. Zhu and D. Hou

 
460
Errors in Error Variance Prediction and Ensemble Post-Processing
Elizabeth A. Satterfield, NRL, Monterey, CA; and C. H. Bishop

Poster PDF (275.3 kB)

 
462
Verification of Oklahoma Weather Lab Student Forecasts From 2009 to 2011
David John Gagne II, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and T. A. Supinie, A. J. MacKenzie, A. D. Losey, and B. R. Smith

 
463
Verification of Ensemble River Forecasts At Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center
Andrew Philpott, NOAA/NWS/Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center, State College, PA; and P. Wnek and J. D. Brown
Manuscript (544.4 kB)

Poster PDF (2.3 MB)

4:00 PM-4:30 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Recording files available
Session 5
Digital Age Resources—II
Location: Room 338 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 15th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International (ASLI)
  4:15 PM
5.2
Patent and Trademark 2011
Julia Triplehorn, Keith B. Mather Library, Geophysical Institue, International Arctic Research Center, Fairbanks, AK

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Recording files available
Session 4
Air Traffic Impacts/Decision-Making for Non-Convective Weather and Aviation/Range Weather Observing Systems
Location: Room 335/336 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Third Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium on Weather-Air Traffic Management Integration
Cochairs: John J. Murray, NASA/LRC; David J. Pace, FAA-Retired
  4:00 PM
4.1
Evaluating the Impacts of Haze on Air Traffic Operations
Robert S. Lee, AvMet Applications Inc., Reston, VA; and C. Craun, M. Robinson, and M. Phaneuf
  4:15 PM
4.2
Verification of Friction Index Prediction
Jianmin Shao, Vaisala, Birmingham, United Kingdom; and F. C. Mellor and E. Ruzanski
  4:30 PM
The Potential of 1.3GHz-Band Wind Profiler for Monitoring Atmospheric Turbulences on the Airways
Yusuke Kajiwara, Japan Meteorological Agency/MRI, Tokyo, Japan; and H. Hashiguchi, M. Yamamoto, K. Higashi, S. Kawamura, A. Adachi, K. Bessho, and M. Kurosu
 
4.3
Weather Technology in the Cockpit (WTIC) Transoceanic Human Over the Loop Demonstration

  4:45 PM
4.4
An Update on the TAMDAR Sensor Network Expansion and Data Utility
Neil A. Jacobs, AirDat LLC, Morrisville, NC; and P. Childs, M. Croke, A. Huffman, D. J. Mulally, A. K. Anderson, Y. Liu, and X. Y. Huang
  5:00 PM
4.5
Lightning Proximity Alerts
Stan Heckman, Earth Networks, Germantown, MD; and C. Liu
Recording files available
Session 4
Flood Analysis, Monitoring, Prediction and Management I
Location: Room 352 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 26th Conference on Hydrology
Cochairs: David Welch, NOAA/NWS; Witold F. Krajewski, IIHR Hydrosciences and Engineering; Jonathan Brazzell, NOAA; Patricia Brown, NOAA
  4:00 PM
4.1
NWS/OHRFC Operational Experience with the Ohio River Community HEC-RAS Model
Thomas Adams, NOAA/NWS, Wilmington, OH; and X. Chen, J. E. Heim, R. Davis, and J. S. Young
  4:15 PM
4.2
Characterization of Flood Response Time Scales for the Kickapoo River Watershed
Deborah K. Nykanen, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN; and S. D. Dummer, S. D. Buan, M. M. DeWeese, and M. A. Welvaert
  4:30 PM
4.3
Flash Flooding Over the Southern Appalachians: An Abbreviated Climatology with Forecasting Methods & Techniques
Anthony D. Phillips, Ball State University, Muncie, IN; and D. A. Call and J. S. M. Coleman
  4:45 PM
4.4
Satellite-Based Rainfall Estimates Uncertainties: Flood Forecasting in the Narayani River
Guleid Artan, ASRC Research and Technology Solutions contractor to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),, Sioux Falls, SD; and M. Shrestha, S. Bajracharya, D. Gautam, and S. Tokar

  5:00 PM
4.5
Flooding Forecasting in the City of Rio De Janeiro Using Historical Data
Ulisses Mello, IBM Brazil Research Laboratory, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; and L. Villa Real, K. Mantripragada, P. A. Sesini, L. Treinish, A. Praino, J. Cipriani, V. Saxena, T. George, and R. Mittal

  5:15 PM
4.6
Calibrating Two Sophisticated Distributed Operational Hydrological Prediction Models for Romania: Final Results
John N. McHenry, Baron Advanced Meteorological Systems, LLC, Raleigh, NC; and T. K. Burnet, C. J. Coats Jr., S. Datta, R. E. Imhoff, D. Gochis, and C. D. Peters-Lidard
Recording files available
Joint Session 4
Other Significant Tornadoes and Future Prospects
Location: Room 252/253 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the Special Symposium on the Tornado Disasters of 2011; and the Major Weather Impacts of 2011 )
Chair: Daniel Miller, NOAA/NWS WFO Duluth, Minnesota
  4:00 PM
Central North Carolina Tornadoes From the 16 April 2011 Outbreak
Matthew Parker, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and J. Blaes, G. Lackmann, and S. Yuter
  4:15 PM
Overview of the 24 May 2011 Tornado Outbreak
Kiel L. Ortega, Univ. of Oklahoma/CIMMS and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK ; and H. Bluestein, D. W. Burgess, G. S. Garfield, J. G. LaDue, K. L. Manross, B. R. Smith, R. Smith, T. M. Smith, J. C. Snyder, and G. J. Stumpf
  4:30 PM
Rapid-Scan, X-Band, Mobile Doppler Radar Measurements of An EF-5 Tornado in Oklahoma on 24 May 2011
Howard B. Bluestein, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. C. Snyder, J. B. Houser, M. M. French, A. L. Pazmany, I. PopStefanija, and R. T. Bluth

  4:45 PM
Radar Input to Tornado Warnings: Where We've Been and Where We Might Go
Donald W. Burgess, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and G. J. Stumpf
  5:00 PM
Mardi Gras 2011 Tornadoes in New Orleans
Kenneth Graham, NOAA/NWS, Slidell, LA
  5:15 PM
Recording files available
Session 4
Special Symposium on Technological Advances Part IV
Location: Room 235/236 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Special Symposium on Technological Advances: Impacts on Hurricane Research and Forecast Improvements
Cochairs: Patrick A. Harr, NPS; Christopher S. Velden, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin
  4:30 PM
4.2
  5:00 PM
4.3

Session 5
Preparing the User Community for the Next Generation of LEO and GEO Environmental Satellites I
Location: Room 343/344 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Eighth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Thomas F. Lee, NRL; Anthony Mostek, NOAA/NWS
  4:00 PM
5.1
Glimpsing the FIRST Products FROM VIIRS
Thomas F. Lee, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. D. Hawkins, A. P. Kuciauskas, K. Richardson, J. Solbrig, and S. D. Miller

  4:15 PM
5.2
Dramatic Improvements to Nighttime Imaging with the VIIRS DAY/Night Band
Steven D. Miller, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and T. F. Lee, C. Elvidge, and J. D. Hawkins

  4:30 PM
5.3
Visualizing VIIRS Via NexSat
Arunas P. Kuciauskas, NRL, Monterey, CA; and S. D. Miller, T. Lee, J. Hawkins, J. Solbrig, K. Richardson, M. Surratt, and J. Kent

  4:45 PM
5.4
Early Transition and Use of NPP/VIIRS and GOES-R ABI and GLM Products by NWS Forecast Offices
Kevin K. Fuell, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and M. Smith and G. J. Jedlovec

  5:00 PM
5.5
GOES-R Proving Ground - Demonstrating GOES-R Products in 2011
Bonnie Reed, JPSS / Science and Technology Corporation, Lanham, MD; and M. DeMaria, S. J. Goodman, J. Gurka, D. Reynolds, and C. W. Siewert

  5:15 PM
5.6
Training in the NOAA Satellite Proving Ground
Anthony Mostek, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO; and J. Gurka, T. J. Schmit, and L. Spayd Jr.

Recording files available
Joint Session 6
Asian Air Pollution and Regional and Climate Effects—I
Location: Room 244 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the Fourth Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions; and the 14th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Cochairs: Zhanqing Li, University of Maryland,; William K. M. Lau, NASA/GSFC
  4:00 PM
  4:30 PM
How Aerosols Impact Convection and Large-Scale Circulation Through Deep Convection? (invited)
Jiwen Fan, PNNL, Richland, WA; and D. Rosenfeld, L. R. Leung, Y. Ding, and Z. Li

  5:00 PM
Quantification of the Impacts of Asian Pollution on Pacific Storm Track
Yuan Wang, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and R. Zhang, R. Saravanan, and G. Li

  5:15 PM
Aerosol and CCN Concentration in the Megacity of Seoul During 2004–2010
Jong Hwan Kim, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea; and W. J. Kim and S. S. Yum
Recording files available
Session 8
Tools That Integrate Hydro-Meteorology, Public Health, and Agriculture (part II)
Location: Room 333 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Third Symposium on Environment and Health
Chair: Wendy Marie Thomas, American Meteorological Society
  4:00 PM
8.1
Global Malaria Watch From Space
Felix Kogan, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and A. Powell
  4:15 PM
8.2
Climate-Based Dynamic Modeling of Disease Vectors
Cory W. Morin, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and A. Comrie
  4:30 PM
8.3
Composite Weather Patterns Associated with U.S. Rip Current Deaths and Injuries
Charles H. Paxton, NOAA/NWS, Tampa Bay Area - Ruskin, FL; and J. M. Collins, J. Colson, and N. Vaz
  5:00 PM
Discussion

  5:15 PM
Concluding Remarks

Recording files available
Session 8
Transport and Dispersion Modeling Systems
Location: Room 339 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA
Chair: Silvana Di Sabatino, Univ. of Salento/Univ. of Notre Dame
  4:15 PM
8.2
Detrainment and Downwind Dispersion of a Dense Chlorine Cloud Released Into a Depression
Steven R. Hanna, Hanna Consultants, Kennebunkport, ME; and J. Chang, R. Britter, and E. P. Argenta Jr.
  4:30 PM
8.3
The Assessment of Sound Barriers on near Roadway Air Quality
Brandn Gazzolo, Univ. of California, Riverside, CA; and S. Pournazeri and M. Princevac
  4:45 PM
8.4
Air Dispersion Modeling of Demolition of Radioactively-Contaminated Structures
James G. Droppo Jr., PNNL, Richland, WA; and J. P. Rishel, B. A. Napier, and R. W. Boom
  5:00 PM
8.5
Use of Synthetic, Single Realization, Transport and Dispersion Scenarios for Chemical and Biological Defense Analyses
Andrew Annunzio, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and P. Bieringer, G. Bieberbach, R. Cabell, and J. Hurst
Recording files available
Session 10
Changes in Extremes Under Climate Change II
Location: Room 355 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Kenneth E. Kunkel, Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites
  4:00 PM
Climate Change Impacts on Probable Maximum Precipitation
Kenneth E. Kunkel, Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites, Asheville, NC; and D. R. Easterling
  4:15 PM
Quantifying Future Changes in Extreme Precipitation Events Based on Resolved Synoptic Atmospheric Patterns
Xiang Gao, MIT, cambridge, MA; and C. A. Schlosser, M. Weber, E. Monier, and D. Entekhabi
  4:30 PM
Recent Trends of Tropical Cyclone Rainfall Over North Atlantic and North Pacific
Yaping Zhou, Morgan State University, Greenbelt, MD; and W. K. M. Lau
  5:00 PM
Long-Term Changes in Typhoon Intensity Over the Sub-Region of the Western North Pacific
Doo-Sun R. Park, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea; and C. H. Ho

  5:15 PM
Recording files available
Session 10
Empirical Assessments to Improve NWS Weather and Climate Products and Services
Location: Room 243 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Seventh Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research
Cochairs: Chad M. Kauffman, California University of Pennsylvania; Mark A. Casteel, Penn State
  4:00 PM
Assessing and Improving the NWS Point-and-Click Webpage Forecast Information
Julie L. Demuth, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Hilderbrand, J. K. Lazo, and R. E. Morss
  4:15 PM
Public Survey Results for a Prototype NWS Web-Based Watch/Warning/Advisory Map
Kevin Scharfenberg, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and B. P. Walawender and B. Akamine
  4:30 PM
Initial Feedback on a Proposal to Simplify NWS Watch, Warning and Advisory System
Eli Jacks, NOAA/NWS Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services, Silver Spring, MD
  4:45 PM
The National Weather Service's Methods of Collecting Feedback After Hazardous Weather Events
John J. Brost, NOAA/NWSFO Tucson, Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and B. W. MacAloney II and C. C. Schmidt
  5:00 PM
Assessment and Evaluation of the NOAA Climate Services Prototype Website
Margaret Mooney, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Phillips and D. Herring
  5:15 PM
Monitoring Users' Satisfactions of the NOAA NWS Climate Products and Services
Marina Timofeyeva, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and S. L. Dixon and J. C. Meyers
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Session 10
New Measurement Technologies
Location: Room 239 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 16th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Steven P. Oncley, NCAR
  4:15 PM
Overview of NCAR Dropsonde Technologies for Various Applications
Terry Hock, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Lauritsen, C. Martin, N. Potts, and C. Bradley
  4:30 PM
A General Purpose FPGA Based Radar Controller and Signal Processor
Charles Martin, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and E. Loew and C. Burghart
  4:45 PM
Measurement of Boundary Layer Structure and Evolution Using Lidar Ceilometer
Steven R. Chiswell, Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC; and M. J. Parker
  5:00 PM
Wireless Sensor Array Demonstration
John Militzer, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Semmer
Manuscript (1.2 MB)

  5:15 PM
The NCAR 449 MHz Modular Wind Profiler Development
William O. J. Brown, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. A. Cohn and B. Lindseth
Recording files available
Session 11
Advanced Data Assimilation Methods Part 3
Location: Room 340 and 341 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 16th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Cochairs: John M. Lewis, NOAA/NSSL; S. Lakshmivarahan, University of Oklahoma
  4:00 PM
Estimation of Surface Carbon Fluxes with An Advanced Data Assimilation Methodology
Ji-Sun Kang, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and E. Kalnay and T. Miyoshi
  4:15 PM
Directly Assimilation Wind Speed and Direction Based on WRFDA 3D-Var System
Feng Gao, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and X. Y. Huang, N. Jacobs, X. Zhang, X. Zhang, and P. Childs
  4:30 PM
LETKF with Heterogeneous Grids of Two-Way Nested WRF Model
Takemasa Miyoshi, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and M. Kunii
  4:45 PM
Performance of a 4DVAR Version of GSI At NCEP
Miodrag Rancic, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and R. Toddling and D. Kleist
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Session 11A
Impacts of Satellite-Based Observations on Monitoring, Analyzing, Understanding, and Predicting Natural Hazards 1 - Forecasts
Location: Room 256 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference
CoChair: Zhaoxia Pu, University of Utah
  4:00 PM
  4:15 PM
  4:30 PM
GOES-R Proving Ground Aviation Weather Products Displayed in McIDAS-V
Joleen M. Feltz, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and K. Bah, T. Rink, and T. Achtor
  4:45 PM
Short-Term Storm Forecasting From Blending Satellite-Based Extrapolation Forecasts with NWP Model Outputs Over the Gulf of Mexico
Huaqing Cai, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Kessinger, N. Rehak, J. O. Pinto, D. Megenhardt, D. Albo, M. Steiner, R. Bankert, and J. Hawkins
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Session 11A
Quasi-operational Systems: Products you can use now
Location: Room 356 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS)
Cochairs: Valliappa Lakshmanan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL; Kevin Kelleher, NOAA/NSSL
  4:00 PM
Total Lightning Detection with Advanced Early Warning
William Callahan, Earth Networks, Germantown, MD
  4:15 PM
Providing Widespread End-User Access to Gridded Data of Severe Weather Events Via the NSSL OnDemand Verification System
Kevin L. Manross, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and S. Cobb, T. Smith, G. J. Stumpf, V. Lakshmanan, and K. D. Hondl
  4:30 PM
Geostationary Satellite-Based Convective Initiation Nowcasting Algorithm
John R. Walker, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and J. R. Mecikalski, C. P. Jewett, and L. A. Schultz
  4:45 PM
A Realtime, High-Resolution Forecast Model for Research and Operations
John S. Kain, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and S. R. Dembek, R. M. Rabin, S. J. Weiss, and P. T. Marsh
  5:00 PM
Experimental Hurricane Forecasts During HFIP in 2011
Robert Gall, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and F. Marks, E. Rappaport, and F. Toepfer
  5:15 PM
CI-FLOW: Real-Time Prototype for Predicting Total-Water Level in Coastal Areas
Suzanne Van Cooten, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and K. Kelleher, K. Howard, J. Zhang, J. J. Gourley, K. L. Nemunaitis-Monroe, Z. L. Flamig, R. L. Kolar, Y. Hong, K. Dresback, E. Tromble, H. Vergara, R. Luettich, J. F. Thigpen III, D. Figurskey, R. Bandy, J. G. W. Kelley, and J. Feldt
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Session 11B
Satellite-Based Algorithm Developments, Products, Applications and Validations 4 : Sensor Calibration and Impacts
Location: Room 257 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference
Cochairs: Hilawe Semunegus, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; Derek J. Posselt, University of Michigan
  4:00 PM
Geolocation and Scan Asymmetry Correction for the Passive Microwave Instruments
Isaac Moradi, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and H. Meng and R. R. Ferraro
  4:15 PM
Techniques to Improve the Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder Dataset
Hilawe Semunegus, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and J. J. Bates, S. Swadley, W. Bell, J. Turk, W. Berg, M. R. P. Sapiano, and S. Yang
  4:30 PM
The Performance of Hydrological Monthly Products Using SSM/I – SSMI/S Sensors
Daniel A. Vila, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, College Park, MD; and C. Hernandez, R. R. Ferraro, and H. Semunegus
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Session 11B
The Technology and Challenges of Local, Regional, and National Observing Systems
Location: Room 357 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS)
Cochairs: John D. Horel, Univ. of Utah; Nazila Merati, PMEL and JISAO
  4:00 PM
Technological Innovation in National Mesonet Program
Brian Bell, Global Science & Technology, Fairmont, WV
  4:15 PM
The QuantumWeather© Mesonet: A University - Industry Partnership
Robert W. Pasken, Saint Louis Univ., Saint Louis, MO; and W. Dannevik

  4:30 PM
Real-Time Mobile Platform Environmental Data
Paul O.G. Heppner, Global Science & Technology, Fairmont, WV; and B. Bell and A. Orrego
  4:45 PM
Development of Algorithms to Determine Precipitation, Pavement Condition, and Visibility Hazards Along Roadways Using Mobile Observations
Amanda R. S. Anderson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. D. Drobot, M. Chapman, G. Wiener, B. Lambi, P. Pisano, and G. N. Guevara
  5:00 PM
  5:15 PM
Evaluating the Impact of Surface Observations From Heterogeneous Networks
Daniel Tyndall, National Research Council Postdoctoral Research Associate, Monterey, CA; and J. D. Horel
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Session 15
Energy Supply/Demand Fundamentals Focused on Short Range Forecasting Part III
Location: Room 345 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Third Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Chair: Catherine A. Finley, WindLogics Inc.
  4:00 PM
Forecasting Energy Demands During the 2010 NYC Heat-Wave with uWRF
Estatio Gutierrez, City College of New York, New York, NY; and J. E. Gonzalez, M. Arend, R. D. Bornstein, and A. Martilli
  4:15 PM
Are Load Forecasters Rational? An Evaluation of Electricity Demand Forecasts Issued by the New York Independent System Operator
Arthur A. Small III, Venti Risk Management, State College, PA; and E. E. Wertz, G. S. Young, S. Blumsack, and S. Bose
  4:30 PM
New Enhancements to Ncar's Advanced Wind Forecasting System for Integrating Wind Resources Into the New Energy Economy
David B. Johnson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. Mahoney, S. E. Haupt, G. Wiener, W. Myers, Y. Liu, W. Y. Y. Cheng, J. Pearson, T. Hopson, L. Delle Monache, and J. Sun
  4:45 PM
Development and Preliminary Evaluation of a WRF-Based Wind Forecasting System for Wind Energy Applications in South Korea
Yubao Liu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. W. Lee, Y. J. Choi, W. Cheng, G. Roux, Y. Liu, L. Pan, W. Wu, W. P. Mahoney III, J. Y. Byon, and S. L. Kang
  5:00 PM
Wind and Solar Forecast Improvements From Assimilation and Model Enhancements for the NOAA 3km HRRR Model
Stan Benjamin, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and J. Olson, M. Hu, C. Alexander, J. M. Brown, S. Weygandt, T. Smirnova, and J. M. Wilczak
  5:15 PM
Wind and Solar Power Forecasting: Using Multi-Model and Refined Ensemble Prediction Output Approaches
Robert Mureau, MeteoGroup, Wageningen, Netherlands; and D. Malda and H. van den Brink

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Joint Session 15
Land Surface-Atmosphere Interactions III
Location: Room 350/351 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 26th Conference on Hydrology; and the 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change )
Cochairs: Yongkang Xue, University of California; Randal D. Koster, NASA/GSFC
  4:00 PM
Modeling the Impact of Irrigation on Great Plains Precipitation
Keith J. Harding, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN; and P. K. Snyder
 
J15.4
The Summer Precipitation Responses to Local Soil Moisture Anomaly As Simulated by the Community Atmosphere Model (CAM): A Study in North America

  5:00 PM
Toward Improving Precipitation Analysis Over North America Using An Atmospheric Regional Ensemble Prediction System
Christophe Lavaysse, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and M. Carrera, M. K. Yau, B. Davison, N. Gagnon, S. Bélair, and M. Charron

  5:15 PM
The radiative forcing of fires; Global model estimates for past, present and future
Daniel Ward, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; and S. Kloster, N. Mahowald, B. Rogers, J. Randerson, and P. Hess

Themed Joint Session 18
Innovative Methods of Processing, Integrating and Analyzing Observations From Satellites Part II
Location: Room 342 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 16th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference; and the Second Conference on Transition of Research to Operations: Successes, Plans, and Challenges )
Cochairs: Robert Atlas, NOAA/AOML; William M. Lapenta, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC; Elizabeth Nolan, Riverside Technology, Inc.
  4:00 PM
Evaluation of Satellite Precipitation's Spatial Patterns with EOF Analysis and Shannon Entropy
Wei Chu, Univ. of California, Irvine, CA; and X. Gao and S. Sorooshian

  4:15 PM
A New Characterization of Mid-Level Clouds Using Satellite and Ground-Based Observations
Hongchun Jin, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and S. L. Nasiri, L. Riihimaki, and S. A. McFarlane

  5:00 PM
Adaptive Retracking of Jason-1 Altimetry Data for Inland Waters on the Example of the Gorky Reservoir
Yuliya Troitskaya, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; and G. Rybyshkina, I. Soustova, and S. Lebedev

  5:15 PM
Routine Satellite Derived Product Monitoring and Validation From GOES, JPSS and GOES-R
William Straka III, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. H. Achtor, T. D. Rink, A. K. Heidinger, T. J. Schmit, and T. Jasmin

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Themed Joint Session 19
Recent Advances in Data Management Technologies and Data Services
Location: Room 348/349 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS); the Second Conference on Transition of Research to Operations: Successes, Plans, and Challenges; and the Second Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python )
Cochairs: Mohan K. Ramamurthy, Unidata/UCAR; Jeffrey L. Privette, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
  4:00 PM
Data Archival—Meeting the Needs of Future Generations
Heather B. Brown, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC
  4:15 PM
From Sensor to Archive: Data Flow, Tools and Management of Observational Data at NCAR's Earth Observing Laboratory
Michael D. Daniels, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Martin, G. Stossmeister, and S. Williams

  4:30 PM
Arctic to Archive: End-to-End Data Support Services for the NSF Arctic Program
Florence Fetterer, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Boulder, CO; and J. A. Moore, M. A. Parsons, M. C. Serreze, and S. Williams
  4:45 PM
Gridded Data Sub-Setting Services Through the NCAR Research Data Archive
Douglas Schuster, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Worley, Z. Ji, R. Dattore, and D. Stepaniak
  5:00 PM
The TIGGE Model Validation Portal: An Improvement in Data Interoperability
Thomas A. Cram, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Schuster, H. Wilcox, and S. Worley
  5:15 PM
The Polarimetric Radar Identification System (POLARIS): Leveraging Dual-Polarized Radar Data for Real-Time Operational Applications
Chris Porter, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc., Norman, OK; and B. C. Baranowski, B. Clarke, and B. Shaw

4:00 PM-5:45 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012

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Joint Session 5
Coupling of Meteorological and Chemical Transport Models: A Tribute to Dr. Daewon Byun (3)
Location: Room 353 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; and the 14th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Chairs: Paula M. Davidson, NOAA/NWS; Jon Pleim, NOAA/ARL
  4:00 PM
Coupled Models for Operational Air Quality Forecasting At MCNC and Baron Advanced Meteorological Systems: A Tribute to the Influence of Dr. Daewon Byun
John N. McHenry, Baron Advanced Meteorological Systems, LLC, Raleigh, NC; and C. J. Coats Jr., J. Vukovich, D. T. Olerud, and W. T. Smith
  4:15 PM
A Detailed Comparison Between CMAQ and AURAMS in the Pacific Northwest, with Applications towards GEM-MACH
Paul A. Makar, EC, Toronto, ON, Canada; and R. Nissen, A. Teakles, J. Zhang, M. D. Moran, R. Pavlovic, and C. J. Mooney
  4:30 PM
Aerosol Modeling At the Air Force Weather Agency
Sandra L. Jones, AFWA/AER, Offutt AFB, NE; and G. A. Creighton, K. D. George, A. J. Elliott, G. R. Brooks, E. Kuchera, S. Rentschler, and M. J. Bartlett

  4:45 PM
Global to Regional Air Quality Modeling with a Telescoping Icosohedral Model
Martin J. Otte, EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC; and J. E. Pleim, C. G. Nolte, R. Mathur, C. P. Weaver, and R. L. Walko

  5:00 PM
A Modeling Study Using WRF/CMAQ to Explain A Trpopause Folding Event Over the Gulf of Mexico
Arastoo Pour Biazar, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and M. Khan, S. Kuang, Y. H. Park, L. Emmons, R. T. McNider, and M. Newchurch
  5:15 PM
Simulating How Epa's New Primary and Secondary Ozone Standards Will Affect Western National Parks
Michael G. Barna, National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO; and M. A. Rodriguez, K. A. Gebhart, B. A. Schichtel, and J. Vimont

  5:30 PM
Policy Relevant Pollutant Background Simulations for the US Using a Multi-Scale Regional Climate Modeling System
Brian K. Lamb, Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA; and R. Gonzales Abraham, S. Chung, J. Avise, E. Salathé, Y. Zhang, A. Guenther, C. Wiedinmyer, T. Duhl, T. Strand, N. Stavros, S. Larkin, and D. McKenzie
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Themed Joint Session 20
Data Mining, Prediction, and Predictability of the Climate System
Location: Room 242 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 10th Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science; the 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; and the 21st Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences )
Cochairs: Scott Sellars, Univ. of California; Alex J. Cannon, MSC
  4:00 PM
Validation of the CMIP5 Climate Models Using Network Analysis
Ilias Foudalis, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and A. Bracco and C. Dovrolis
 
TJ20.2
Finding Time-Periods of Abrupt Climate Change: A Data Mining Approach

  4:15 PM
Automated Tracking and Analysis of Convective Weather Systems Using the Binary Baddeley Image Metric
Benjamin R. J. Schwedler, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN; and M. E. Baldwin
  4:30 PM
Parameter Sensitivity and Optmization in Climate Models
Annalisa Bracco, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and J. D. Neelin, H. Luo, J. C. McWilliams, and J. Meyerson
  5:00 PM
A Comparison of Nonlinear and Linear Statistical Downscaling for Future Climate
Carlos Felipe Gaitan, Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and W. W. Hsieh and A. J. Cannon
  5:15 PM
An Application of a Newly Developed Machine Learning Technique for Predicting Climate-Meningitis Seasonal Outlook Over West Africa
Isaac K. Tetteh, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and D. L. Gonzalez II, Z. Chen, N. F. Samatova, and F. H. M. Semazzi

4:45 PM-4:50 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012


ASLI's Choice Book Awards: Presentation At ASLI Booth # in Exhibit Hall

5:30 PM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012


Awards Banquet Reception in the Exhibit Hall

6:30 PM-6:35 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012


Annual ASLI Dinner

7:00 PM-10:00 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012


92nd AMS Awards Banquet

Thursday, 26 January 2012

8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Thursday, 26 January 2012

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Session 1
Future of Numerical Weather Prediction
Location: Room 252/253 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: T. N. Krishnamurti Symposium
Chair: Frederick H. Carr, Univ. of Oklahoma
  8:30 AM
Welcoming Remarks, Fred Carr

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Joint Session 3
Data Stewardship: Technological Approaches and Solutions to Collecting, Preserving, Communicating Weather and Climate Data
Location: Room 357 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS); and the 15th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International (ASLI) )
Cochairs: Mohan K. Ramamurthy, Unidata/UCAR; John R. Lincoln, US Navy/WMO (Ret.) and Consultant
  9:00 AM
DataCloud™ Global Data Server Produces High Resolution, Long-Range, Hourly Forecast Data for Any Location in the World
Holly C. Hassenzahl, Weather Central, LP, Madison, WI; and B. A. Wilt, C. Johnson, R. Runnheim, R. Arb, A. Rice, M. Thomas, B. J. Good, D. Graham, and N. R. Keene
  9:15 AM
4D Weather Visualization Workbench
Kellie S. McNaron-Brown, ITT Visual Information Solutions, Herndon, VA; and R. G. Bass, A. O'Connor, A. R. Edson, and T. Harris
  9:30 AM
Increasing Data Visibility and Use: Data Citation Policy and Implementation At NCAR
Matthew S. Mayernik, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Daniels, K. Kelly, M. Marlino, G. Strand, S. Williams, S. Worley, and M. Wright
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Session 5
Flood Analysis, Monitoring, Prediction and Management II
Location: Room 352 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 26th Conference on Hydrology
Cochairs: David Welch, NWS; Witold F. Krajewski, IIHR Hydrosciences and Engineering; Jonathan Brazzell, NOAA; Patricia Brown, NOAA
  8:45 AM
5.2
Calculation of Hurricane Storm Surge Probability Using SLOSH Data
David S. Schlotzhauer, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS; and J. L. Dyer
  9:00 AM
5.3
Assessing 21st Century Changes in Flood Risk Related to Climate Change Along the Upper Mississippi River, USA
Keith A. Cherkauer, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and S. M. Rutkowski and J. W. F. Remo
  9:15 AM
5.4
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Session 6
From Sensors to Data Products III
Location: Room 343/344 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Eighth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Jaime M. Daniels, NOAA/NESDIS; John Furgerson, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS
  8:30 AM
6.1
ISCCP: Pathfinder for R2O
William B. Rossow, CREST/City College of New York, New York, NY
  8:45 AM
6.2
First Light Over Land: Latest VIIRS Results From the NPP/JPSS Land Validation Program
Jeffrey L. Privette, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and I. A. Csiszar, C. O. Justice, and M. Román
  9:00 AM
6.3
Establishing Active Fire Data Continuity Between Aqua MODIS and NPP VIIRS
Ivan A. Csiszar, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and W. Schroeder, L. Giglio, C. O. Justice, and E. Ellicott
  9:15 AM
6.4
Applications of Atms/CrIS Soundings to Tropical Cyclone Analysis and Forecasting
Mark DeMaria, NOAA/NESDIS, Fort Collins, CO; and J. A. Knaff, A. B. Schumacher, J. F. Dostalek, and R. T. DeMaria
  9:30 AM
6.5
The 10.35 Micrometer Band: A More Appropriate Window Band for GOES-R ABI Than 11.2?
Daniel T. Lindsey, NOAA/NESDIS, Fort Collins, CO; and T. J. Schmit, W. M. MacKenzie Jr., L. Grasso, M. M. Gunshor, and C. P. Jewett
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Session 6
Publisher Updates
Location: Room 338 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 15th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International (ASLI)
  8:30 AM
6.1
AMS Open Choice
Keith Seitter, Executive Director, American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA
  8:45 AM
6.2
AMS Update
Kenneth F. Heideman, AMS, Director of Publications, Boston, MA; and S. J. Shangraw
  9:15 AM
6.3
MGA/ProQuest Update
Adam Arnold, MGA/ProQuest, Louisville, KY
  9:45 AM
Sarah Jane Shangraw: AMS Update: Books
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Joint Session 7
Asian Air Pollution and Regional and Climate Effects—II
Location: Room 342 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 14th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; and the Fourth Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions )
Cochairs: Neng-Huei (George) Lin, National Central University; Jianping Huang, Lanzhou University
  8:30 AM
Ground-Based Observation and Field Campaign of Dust Aerosol and Their Regional Climate Effect Over Northwest China (invited)
Jianping Huang, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China; and J. Bi, J. Shi, Z. Huang, W. Zhang, L. Zhang, B. Zhang, and G. Wang
  9:00 AM
Seven South East Asian Studies (7SEAS): Overview of the Results From 2010 Dongsha Experiment and 2011 Son La Campaign (invited)
Neng-Huei (George) Lin, National Central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan; and S. C. Tsay, B. Holben, N. X. Anh, J. S. Reid, G. R. Sheu, K. H. Chi, S. H. Wang, C. Hsu, C. T. Lee, J. L. Wang, W. N. Chen, E. J. Welton, Y. C. Chu, K. Sopajaree, and H. Maring

  9:30 AM
Absorption Spectral Variation to Illustrate Regional and Seasonal Asian Aerosol Variation
Timothy Logan, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and B. Xi, X. Dong, Z. Li, M. Cribb, and W. Gong
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Session 8
Statistical Data Analysis in the Geophysical Sciences
Location: Room 238 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 21st Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
Cochairs: Philip Sura, The Florida State University; Adam H. Monahan, University of Victoria; Marina Timofeyeva, NOAA/NWS
  8:30 AM
8.1
  8:45 AM
8.2
Considerations When Validating Severe Weather Diagnostic Variables
Chad M. Shafer, Univ. of South Alabama, Mobile, AL

  9:00 AM
8.3
Statistical Analysis of Mesoscale Convective System Mountain Initiation Locations
Elisabeth F. Callen, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS; and D. F. Tucker
  9:15 AM
8.4
Objective Analysis of Mos Forecasts and Observations in Sparse Data Regions
Bob Glahn, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. S. Im and G. A. Wagner
 
8.5
The Reliability of Texas Wind-Speed Forecasts

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Session 9A
Air Quality Instrumentation and Remote Sensing
Location: Room 339 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA
Chair: Ivanka Stajner, NOAA
  8:30 AM
A New Retrieval Algorithm for OMI NO2: Tropospheric Results and Comparisons with Measurements and Models
William H. Swartz, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD; and E. J. Bucsela, L. N. Lamsal, E. A. Celarier, N. A. Krotkov, P. K. Bhartia, J. F. Gleason, S. E. Strahan, L. D. Oman, and R. S. Stolarski

  8:45 AM
The Development of Quantum Cascade Laser System for Simultaneous Methane-Nitrous Oxide Concentration Retrievals
Paulo Cesar Castillo Sr., The CIty College of New York, New York, NY; and C. Padilla, I. Sydoryk, B. Gross, and F. Moshary
  9:00 AM
Smoke Plumes Optical Properties and Transport Observed by a Multi-Wavelength Lidar, Sunphotometer and Satellite
Lina Cordero, City College of New York, New York, NY; and Y. Wu, B. Gross, F. Moshary, and S. Ahmed
Manuscript (794.5 kB)

  9:15 AM
PM2.5 Retrieval Improvements Over Urban Scenes by Refining Surface Albedo Model
Ana J. Picon, NOAA, New York, NY; and B. Madhavan, B. Gross, F. Moshary, and S. Ahmed
 
9A.5
Atmospheric Turbidity Variation in the Northern West of Iran During 2009-2010: A Study Using Multi Wave Length Sunphotometer

  9:30 AM
Aerosol optical depth by fine and coarse mode measured by MFRSR and CIMEL sunphotometers during the IOP at BNL in the summer of 2011
Viviana Vladutescu, New York City College of Technology, New York, NY; and A. Aguirre, B. Gross, B. Madhavan, E. Lewis, R. Blake, M. Razani, F. Moshary, S. Ahmed, and A. Sedlacek
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Session 9B
Mesoscale to Synoptic Scale Atmospheric and Plume Transport Modeling (1)
Location: Room 353 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA
Chair: Andrew J. Annunzio, Penn State Univ.
  8:45 AM
Improved Modeling of Wildland Fire Plumes with CMAQ
Fernando Garcia-Menendez, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and Y. Hu and M. T. Odman
  9:00 AM
A Year-Long Back Trajectory Analysis of Reactive Nitrogen Measured Continuously At Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Kristi A. Gebhart, National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO; and B. A. Schichtel, M. G. Barna, M. A. Rodriguez, W. C. Malm, J. L. Collett Jr., C. M. Carrico, and K. B. Benedict

  9:15 AM
Modeling the Fate of Atmospheric Reduced Nitrogen in the Western U.S. During the Rocky Mountain Atmospheric Nitrogen and Sulfur Study (RoMANS II)
Marco A. Rodriguez, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and M. G. Barna, K. A. Gebhart, J. L. Hand, B. A. Schichtel, K. B. Benedict, J. L. Collett Jr., and W. C. Malm
  9:30 AM
Contributions of Biomass Burning and Other Sources to Fine Particulate Carbon At Rural Locations throughout the United States
Bret A. Schichtel, National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO; and M. A. Rodriguez, M. G. Barna, K. A. Gebhart, T. Pierce, L. Munchak, J. L. Collett Jr., and W. C. Malm
Recording files available
Session 11A
Past and Current Climate
Location: Room 354 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Edward O'Lenic, NOAA/NWS
  8:30 AM
California Precipitation During the Younger Dryas: Using Geologically Brief Climate Changes to Help Understand California's Future Climate
Gerald L. Potter, Univ. of California Davis, Davis, CA; and J. Oster, I. Montanez, B. Otto-Bliesner, and N. Rosenbloom
  9:00 AM
The Climate of 2011 in Historical Perspective
Jake Crouch, NOAA/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and D. S. Arndt, R. Heim, K. Gleason, J. Blunden, and A. Sanchez-Lugo
  9:15 AM
NOAA's 1981–2010 Climate Normals
Anthony Arguez, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and I. Durre, S. Applequist, R. S. Vose, M. F. Squires, and X. Yin
  9:30 AM
Links Between Intraseasonal Northern Hemisphere Circulation Anomalies and Extreme Weather Events During Winter 2010-2011
Lance F. Bosart, University at Albany, Albany, NY; and H. M. Archambault and J. M. Cordeira
Recording files available
Session 11B
Climate Prediction From Decadal to Centennial Timescales
Location: Room 355 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Nat Johnson, Univ. of Hawaii
  8:45 AM
Decadal Prediction of North Atlantic Variability
Francisco J. Doblas-Reyes, Institut Català de Ciències del Clima, Barcelona, Spain; and H. Du, J. García-Serrano, V. Guémas, F. Lienert, D. Volpi, and C. A. S. Coelho
  9:00 AM
Relative Outcomes of Climate Change Mitigation: Temperature Versus Sea Level Rise
Gerald A. Meehl, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and A. Hu and C. Tebaldi

  9:15 AM
Using Coupled Climate Models for Predictions of Angular Momentum
David A. Salstein, AER, Lexington, MA; and K. J. Quinn and R. Abarca del Rio
Recording files available
Session 12
Advanced Data Assimilation Methods Part 4
Location: Room 340 and 341 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 16th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: John Manobianco, MESO, Inc.
  8:30 AM
Quantification of Cloud Microphysical Parameterization Uncertainty Using Radar Reflectivity
Marcus van Lier-Walqui, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and T. Vukicevic and D. J. Posselt

  8:45 AM
  9:30 AM
Application of a Real-Time EnKF for the Initialization of High Resolution Models Used in the DOE Wind Forecasting Improvement Project
Edward J. Natenberg, AWS Truepower LLC, Troy, NY; and J. W. Zack, J. Manobianco, T. Melino, S. Young, and G. E. Van Knowe
Recording files available
Session 12A
Impacts of Satellite-Based Observations on Monitoring, Analyzing, Understanding, and Predicting Natural Hazards 2 - Physical Properties
Location: Room 256 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference
Cochairs: Peter G. Black, SAIC/Naval Research Laboratory; Lianshou Chen, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences
  8:30 AM
Comparison Between GOES-12 Overshooting Top Detections, WSR-88D Radar Reflectivity and Severe Storm Reports
Richard Dworak, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and K. Bedka, J. Brunner, and W. Feltz
  8:45 AM
Regional Comparison of GOES Cloud-Top Properties, Radar Characteristics, and Lightning Initiation
John R. Mecikalski, Univ.of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and X. Li, L. Carey, T. Coleman, and E. W. McCaul Jr.
  9:30 AM
An Overview on the Mechanism Analysis of Tropical Cyclone Remote Precipitation (invited)
Lianshou Chen, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, China
Recording files available
Session 12B
Satellite-Based Algorithm Developments, Products, Applications and Validations 5 : Applied Meteorology: Algorithms and Validation - I
Location: Room 257 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference
CoChair: Michael H. Bettenhausen, NRL
  8:30 AM
GOES-R AWG Atmospheric Motion Vectors: Validation Activities
Steve Wanzong, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and W. Bresky, C. S. Velden, J. M. Daniels, and T. D. Rink
  8:45 AM
Evaluation of Quality Measures for WindSat Ocean Vector Wind Retrievals
Michael H. Bettenhausen, NRL, Washington, DC; and P. W. Gaiser
  9:00 AM
 
12B.4
Algorithm Development, Calibration/Validation and Enhancements for the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS), NOAA STAR ‘s Algorithm and Data Products (ADP) Program to Ensure Operational Products for the Next Generation of Earth Observations

Recording files available
Joint Session 16
Regional Climate Modeling and/or Downscaling of Climate Variability and Change for Local Scale Assessment I
Location: Room 350/351 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 26th Conference on Hydrology; and the 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change )
Cochairs: Christopher L. Castro, University of Arizona; Ruby Leung, PNNL; Dennis Lettenmaier, Univ. of Washington; Francina Dominguez, Univ. of Arizona
  8:30 AM
Added Value Generated by Regional Climate Models [INVITED]
Hans von Storch, Helmholtz Zentrum Geesthacht, Geesthacht, Germany; and F. Feser
  9:30 AM
Regional Climate Change Across the Continental U.S. Projected From Downscaling IPCC AR5 Simulations
Tanya L. Otte, EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC; and C. G. Nolte, M. J. Otte, G. Faluvegi, and D. Shindell
Recording files available
Themed Joint Session 21
AWIPS II Applications for Eos, NPP, JPSS, GOES-R and Decadal Missions
Location: Room 245 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference; and the 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS) )
Chair: Philip E. Ardanuy, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems
  8:30 AM
Future Development Governance within the AWIPS II SOA Architecture (invited)
Edward Mandel, NOAA/NWS/OST, Silver Springs, MD; and S. Schotz and A. Rivera

  8:45 AM
AWIPS II Architecture Improvement Roadmap
Frank P. Griffith, Raytheon Company, Omaha, NE; and S. Risch and A. M. Tarro
  9:00 AM
How AWIPS II Is a Tool to Further R2O in the GOES-R Era
Jordan J. Gerth, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
  9:15 AM
Application Programming in AWIPS II
Matt Smith, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and K. McGrath, J. Burks, and B. Carcione
  9:30 AM
Integrating Non-Traditional Environmental Data Sources Via Uframe™ Framework
Robert W. Bowne, Raytheon, Omaha, NE; and A. Varani and T. A. Hahn
Recording files available
Themed Joint Session 22
Innovative Methods of Processing, Integrating and Analyzing Observations From Satellites Part III
Location: Room 356 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 16th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference; and the Second Conference on Transition of Research to Operations: Successes, Plans, and Challenges )
Cochairs: Robert Atlas, NOAA/AOML; William M. Lapenta, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC; Elizabeth Nolan, Riverside Technology, Inc.
  8:45 AM
  9:00 AM
Monitoring the Characteristics of Satellite Microwave Water Vapor Observations Over the Ocean
Seth I. Gutman, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and D. L. Birkenheuer, G. A. Wick, and K. Holub
  9:15 AM
AIRS Version 6 Product Improvements for Weather, Climate and Atmospheric Composition Research
Eric Fetzer, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and T. Pagano, J. Teixeira, and J. Susskind

9:00 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 26 January 2012


Exhibit Hours

9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Thursday, 26 January 2012


Poster Session 1
Posters
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: T. N. Krishnamurti Symposium
 
583
A Multiscale Analysis of African Easterly Waves
Chris Thorncroft, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY

 
584
Mechanism of Tropical Cyclone Frequency Changes Due to Global Warming
Masato Sugi, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokohama, Japan; and H. Murakami and J. Yoshimura
Manuscript (2.0 MB)

Poster PDF (1.3 MB)

 
586
A Comparative Study of the Indian Summer Monsoon Hydroclimate and Its Variations in Three Reanalyses
Vasubandhu Misra, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and P. Pantina and S. M. DiNapoli

 
587
Using Environmental Modeling, Technology, and Communication Tools for Early Warning and Prediction of Land Falling Tropical Cyclone/Hurricanes
Francis. Tuluri, Jackson State Univ., Jackson, MS; and S. R. Rematat, D. Lu, A. Maina, B. R. V. Dodla, and A. Yerrammilli

 
588
A New Approach to Improved Inland Wind Forecasts for Landfalling Tropical Cyclones
Bryce Paul Tyner, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and A. Aiyyer

 
589
The Roles of Convective Superbursts and Energy Conversion Processes in the Genesis of Cape Verde Hurricanes From African Easterly Waves
Robert S. Ross, Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science, Tallahassee, FL; and T. N. Krishnamurti and S. Pattnaik

 
590
An OSSE on Mesoscale Model Assimilation of Simulated HIRAD-Observed Hurricane Surface Winds
Cerese Marie Albers, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and T. L. Miller, E. Uhlhorn, and D. T. N. Krishnamurti

 
591
Diurnal Cycle Characteristics During TiMREX: Disturbed Vs. Undisturbed Periods
Chun-Chih Wang, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and R. H. Johnson, P. E. Ciesielski, and J. H. Ruppert Jr.

 
592
STRUCTURE of ERRORS In the HWRF MODEL Arising FROM Components of MODEL Physics
Thomas Pynadath Aype, Florida State Univeristy, Tallahassee, FL; and A. Simon and T. N. Krishnamurti

 
593
Impact of Physical Initialization on Hurricane Forecasts At Radar Resolution Using GRIP Data Sets
Anu Simon, Dept. of Meteorology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and D. T. N. Krishnamurti, T. Pynadath Aype, and C. M. Albers

 
594
Tropical Data Assimilation: A Mid-Latitude Point of View
Nedjeljka Zagar, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Math&Physics, Ljubljana, Slovenia

 
595
Modeling the West African Monsoon and the Formation of African Easterly Waves
Keri Younger, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL; and E. D. Maloney and R. McCrary

 
597
Large Scale Influences on the Genesis of Hurricane Karl
Kyle S. Griffin, SUNY, University at Albany, Albany, NY; and L. F. Bosart and M. J. Ventrice

 
598
Cluster Analysis of Tropical Cyclone Tracks in the Southern Hemisphere
Hamish A. Ramsay, Monash Univesity, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; and S. J. Camargo and D. Kim

 
599
Modified Sundqvist Macrophysics Scheme with An Assumed PDF
Ruiyu Sun, UCAR and EMC/NCEP/NOAA, Camp Springs, MD; and H. L. Pan and M. Nakagawa

 
600
 
Comparison of Two-Dimensional Wave Reflection Properties on the Resolution Interface of Discontinuous and Continuous Mesh Refinements

 
601
A Comparative Study of Cloud Liquid Water and Ice Over Indian Region
Anwesa Bhattacharya, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India; and A. Chakraborty and V. Venugopal

 
602
Comparison of the 2011 South Asian Monsoon Onset Characteristics in the GFS and ECMWF Models
Siddarth K. Plakkot, Howard University NOAA Center for Atmospheric Sciences, Washington, DC; and V. K. Kumar and D. Carlis

 
603
Impact of Different Physics on Hurricane Forecasts with HWRF
Mrinal K. Biswas, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and L. R. Bernardet

 
The Estimation of Deep Layer Mean Steering Flow and Its Application to Typhoon Track Prediction

 
604
Observing System Experiments of the 2011 South Asian Monsoon Using Ncep's GFS Model
Adam Schwantes, NOAA/NCAS, Manitowoc, WI; and K. V. Kumar, D. L. Carlis, E. L. Foley, and S. K. Plakkot

 
605
Direct and Semi-Direct Effects of Aerosols on the Tropical Climate
Salil Mahajan, ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN; and K. J. Evans, J. J. Hack, and J. E. Truesdale

 
607
Transboundary Smoke Plume Simulation From a Biomass Burning Event of 2005 in Equatorial Southeast Asia

 
608
Impacts of Varying WRF-ARW Physics Options on Forecasts of Typhoon Parma
Phillip L. Spencer, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc., Norman, OK; and B. L. Shaw and B. G. Pajuelas
Manuscript (422.0 kB)

 
609
Advancements to the Operational Hurricane Modeling System (HWRF) At NCEP/EMC
Vijay Tallapragada, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD

 
Poster 610 has been moved. New paper number is 1.2

 
611
Quantifying the Role of Tropospheric Relative Humidity on the Development of Tropical Cyclones
Rosimar Rios-Berrios, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Mayagüez, PR; and B. Tang and S. S. Chen

 
612
Tropical Energy Bubbles and the Subtropical Jet Stream
Gregory J. Tripoli, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI

 
613
Verification of the T213L31 Ensemble Prediction System of CMA Over the East Asia Area
Huiling Yuan, Nanjing University, and NOAA/ESRL, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; and J. Song, Y. Wang, S. Chen, and J. Ming

 
614
LASE Measurements of High Resolution Water Vapor Profiles During NASA Hurricane Field Experiments
Syed Ismail, NASA, Hampton, VA; and R. A. Ferrare, J. W. Hair, E. V. Browell, and T. N. Krishnamurti

 
615
A NEW STRATEGY for Improvement In the Prediction of Tropical Cyclone INTENSITY and Movement USING Fdda and Vortex Initialization
Bhaskar Rao V. Dodla, Jackson State Univ., Jackson, MS; and S. Desamsetti, A. Yerramilli, H. P. Dasari, and S. pattnaik

 
616
Observations of Tropical Atlantic Weather Systems From PREDICT
Christopher A. Davis, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. A. Ahijevych

 
617
Design and Development of a Unified Model on Icosahedral-Hexagonal Grids
Om P. Sharma, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India; and H. Upadhyaya, P. Subbarao, and T. Singh
Manuscript (1.6 MB)

Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

 
618
Evaluation of Asian Monsoon Northward Propagation Mechanisms in Observations and the Super-Parameterized CCSM
Charlotte DeMott, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and D. A. Randall and C. Stan

 
619
African Easterly Waves: Formation and Evolution in An Idealized Model
Anantha Aiyyer, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and M. L. Diaz

 
620
Cloudiness Over the Tropics and Subtropics At High Spatial Resolution
Michael W. Douglas, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and R. Beida and A. Dominguez

 
621
Krish's Influence on the National Hurricane Center
Richard J. Pasch, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/NHC, Miami, FL; and J. L. Beven II

 
The Unlikely Influence of CO2 Increases on Tropical Cyclone Frequency and Intensity

 
622
Ensemble Forecasting of Hurricane Intensity based on Biased and non-Gaussian Ensemble Sampling
Zhan Zhang, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and V. Tallapragada and R. Tuleya
Manuscript (97.5 kB)

 
623
A Three-Time-Level Explicit Economical (3TL-EEC) Scheme
Sajal K. Kar, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and Z. Janjic
Manuscript (1.6 MB)

Poster PDF (578.1 kB)

 
624
Physical Initialization in Regional Spectral Models: A Brief Review
Ana M. B. Nunes, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

 
625
Effect of Ocean-Atmosphere Coupling on Short-to-Medium Range Prediction of Indian Summer Monsoon
Arindam Chakraborty, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

 
626
On the Land Surface Initialization for NWP Model At EMC
Vince C. Wong, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD

 
627
Internationally Collaborative Joint OSSEs - Progress At NOAA
Michiko Masutani, EMC, College Park, MD; and L. P. Riishojgaard, J. S. Woollen, Z. Ma, T. Zhu, and Y. Xie

Poster PDF (2.2 MB)

 
628
Rapid Intensification of Hurricane Earl in Advanced Hurricane WRF Model Simulations
Diamilet Pérez-Betancourt, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR; and C. Davis

 
629
Wind Vs. Surge: Hurricane Ike
Mark Powell, NOAA/AOML/HRD, Tallahassee, FL


Poster Session 4
Flood Analysis, Monitoring, Prediction and Management
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 26th Conference on Hydrology
Cochairs: David Welch, NOAA/NWS; Witold F. Krajewski, IIHR Hydrosciences and Engineering; Jonathan Brazzell, NOAA; Patricia Brown, NOAA
 
380
Predictability of Flooding Events in Southern Mexico
Francisco Munoz-Arriola, SIO/Univ. Of California, La Jolla, CA; and S. Shukla

 
382
Atmospheric Contributors to the 14 June 2010 Flash Flood in Oklahoma City
Jeffrey B. Basara, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and B. G. Illston and G. McManus

 
An Advanced Flash Flood Prediction Algorithm

 
384
Modeling the Major Pakistan Floods of 2010: A Coupled Atmospheric-Hydrologic Forecasting Scheme for the Indus Valley
Kristofer Shrestha, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and V. E. Toma and P. J. Webster

 
385
Spatio-Temporal Pattern Characteristics of Precipitation Extremes Over the Northern US: Attribution to Flood Risk
Indrani Pal, International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Palisades, NY; and U. Lall and M. Cane

 
386
Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center Flood Climatology Analysis
Charles Chillag, NOAA/NWS/Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center, State College PA, State College, PA; and A. MacFarlane
Manuscript (566.4 kB)

Poster PDF (1.1 MB)

 
387
A Comparison of Model Precipitation Forecasts for Hurricane Ida (2009)
Jessica R. Taheri, Center for Multiscale Modeling of Atmospheric Processes (CMMAP), Frederick, MD; and B. D. McNoldy and W. H. Schubert


Poster Session 4
Poster Session IV
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Michelle L'Heureux, NOAA/CPC
 
436
Effects of a Mass Flux Shallow Convection Parameterization in Global and Regional Models
Jihyeon Jang, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea; and S. Y. Hong

 
437
An Evaluation of Surface Temperature Variability in CMIP5 Simulations
Eugene Cordero, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA; and P. T. Brown and S. A. Mauget

 
439
Seasonal Forecast of the North Atlantic Power Dissipation Index (PDI) and Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE)
Gabriele Villarini, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; and G. A. Vecchi

 
440
Sources of Uncertainty in Future Changes in Local Precipitation
Dave Rowell, United Kingdom Meteorological Office, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom

Poster PDF (746.1 kB)

 
441
Southeastern US Daily Temperature Ranges and Predictability with ENSO
Daniel Gilford, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and M. L. Griffin and S. R. Smith

 
442
A Reduced-Variable View of GCM Projections of Mid-Latitude Storm Tracks
Christina Karamperidou, Columbia University, New York, NY; and J. Booth and U. Lall

 
443
Role of Unforced Multidecadal Variability on 21st Century Surface Temperature Projections
Patrick T. Brown, Duke University, Durham, NC; and E. Cordero

 
Enhanced Radiational Flux to Space From Global Precipitation Increase

 
Evaluation of Satellite-Related Global Climate Datasets

 
444
 
445
Seasonal Prediction by ECMWF System 3 and NCEP CFSv2 Retrospective Forecast: Northern Hemisphere Winter
Hye-Mi Kim, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and P. Webster and J. Curry

 
446
Variations in Teleconnections and Trends Over the Southern Hemisphere Due to Anthropogenic Changes in Cloud Cover
Stefan Liess, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN; and A. Kumar and V. Kumar

 
447
Impacts of Climate Change on California Ecosystems As Modeled by the Terrestrial Observation and Prediction System (TOPS)
Katherine Pitts, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and M. Little, M. Loewenstein, L. Iraci, C. Milesi, C. Schmidt, and J. W. Skiles

 
448
Reconstruction of Daily Precipitation Data for Climate Trend Detection and Extreme Precipitation Analysis
Hamed Ashouri, University of California, Irvine, CA; and K. Hsu, S. Sorooshian, and J. Y. Yu

 
449
Trends in Cloud Water Path and Total Cloud Amount Over China
Xingyu Li, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

Poster PDF (546.2 kB)

 
450
AIRS and Climate
Joao Teixeira, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and H. H. Aumann, E. Fetzer, and T. Pagano


Joint Poster Session 5
Land Surface-Atmosphere Interactions
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 26th Conference on Hydrology; and the 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change )
Cochairs: Yongkang Xue, University of California; Randal D. Koster, NASA/GSFC
 
389
Revisiting GLACE: The Role of the Land Surface in Land-Atmosphere Coupling
Ruth E. Comer, United Kingdom Meteorological Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and M. Best

Poster PDF (962.4 kB)

 
391
Land-Atmosphere Coupling Strength in EC-Earth Recent Past and Future Climate Simulations
Craig R. Ferguson, The University of Tokyo Institute of Industrial Science, Tokyo, Japan; and B. J. J. M. van den Hurk, R. Bintanja, and E. F. Wood

 
392
Quantifying the Effect of Land Use Change on Regional Climate Patterns in the Southwestern US
Kremena Darmenova, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Chantilly, VA; and D. Apling and G. Higgins

 
393
The Urban Influence on Heavy Precipitation Events in the Southeastern United States
Anna M. Trevino, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA; and R. V. Rohli

 
396
Vegetation Dynamics and Climate Variability in West Africa
Guoqiong Song, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; and Y. K. Xue

 
398
The Relationship Between Climate and the Mountain Pine Beetle in Colorado
Sarah Tessendorf, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and E. Robitschek, J. Mackaro, and D. Gochis

 
399
Precipitation Variation Associated with Urban Development of the Washington DC Metropolitan Region
Cassie A. Stearns, Howard University, Beltsville, MD; and E. Joseph

 
Poster 400 has been moved. New paper number J15.4A

 
401
Annual Land Cover Change Impacts on Mount Kilimanjaro
Jonathan G. Fairman Jr., Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and U. S. Nair and S. A. Christopher

 
402
The Impact of Soil Initialization and Land Use Land Cover on Subseasonal Forecasting in Northern and Central Mexico
Arturo I. Quintanar, Centro de Ciencias de la Atmosfera UNAM, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico; and B. Martinez-Lopez and J. Zavala-Hidalgo


Poster Session 5
Precipitation Processes and Observations for Atmospheric, Land Surface, and Hydrological Modeling
Location: Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 26th Conference on Hydrology
Cochairs: Thomas Adams, NOAA/NWS; Pingping Xie, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC
 
404
Precipitation Characteristics Along a Semiarid Mountain Front in the North American Monsoon Region: Implications for Hydrologic Modeling and Ecosystem Distribution
Enrique R. Vivoni, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and G. Mascaro, D. Gochis, A. Robles-Morua, L. A. Mendez-Barroso, C. J. Watts, J. C. Rodriguez, and L. El-Ashmawy

 
405 has been moved. New paper number 7.5A

 
406
Retrievals of Warm-Rain Microphysics Using X-Band Polarimetric Radar Data
Matthew R. Kumjian, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK ; and A. V. Ryzhkov, S. Trömel, M. Diederich, K. Mühlbauer, and C. Simmer
Manuscript (5.6 MB)

 
407
Introduction to CREST Land Emissivity Product
Hamidreza Norouzi, New York City College of Technology-CUNY, NOAA/CREST, Brooklyn, NY; and M. Temimi, W. B. Rossow, M. Azarderakhsh, and R. Khanbilvardi

 
408
Inclusion of 3-Hourly Accumulated Precipitation Analysis to the Climatology-Calibrated Precipitation Analysis (CCPA)
Yan Luo, EMC/NCEP/NWS/NOAA, Camp Springs, MD; and D. Hou, Y. Zhu, and Y. Lin

 
409
Ensemble-Based Analysis of the May 2010 Extreme Rainfall in Tennessee and Kentucky
Samantha L. Lynch, Colorado State University and Texas A&M University, Fort Collins, CO; and R. S. Schumacher

 
411
Impact of the Subgrid-Scale Moisture Variability on the Global Feature of Precipitation in GCM
So-Young Kim, Next Generation Model Development Center, Seoul, South Korea; and I. S. Song and J. Kim

 
412
Evaluation of the Utility of the TRMM Real Time Product for Global Hydrologic Prediction
Huilin Gao, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and N. Voisin, J. Sheffield, G. J. Huffman, and D. P. Lettenmaier

 
413
Assessment of Uncertainties Satellite Precipitation Estimates in Hydrological Applications: Preliminary Results
Aline Schneider Falck, INPE, Cachoeira Paulista, Brazil; and D. A. Vila and J. Tomasella

 
415
Do the Global Forecast System (GFS) and the North American Mesoscale (NAM) Models Have Displacement Biases in Their Mesoscale Convective System Forecasts?
Charles M. Yost, Texas A&M University and Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and R. S. Schumacher


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

11:00 AM-11:15 AM: Thursday, 26 January 2012


Session 7
Wiley Blackwell Update
Location: Room 338 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 15th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International (ASLI)
  11:00 AM
7.1
Wiley Blackwell Update
Fiona Murphy, Wiley, Chichester, n/a, United Kingdom

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 26 January 2012

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Session 2
Milestones of Numerical Weather Prediction
Location: Room 252/253 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: T. N. Krishnamurti Symposium
Chair: HuaLu Pan, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC
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Session 6
Precipitation Processes and Observations for Atmospheric, Land Surface, and Hydrological Modeling I
Location: Room 352 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 26th Conference on Hydrology
Cochairs: Thomas Adams, NOAA/NWS; Pingping Xie, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC
  11:00 AM
6.1
Recent Upgrades to the Climatology-Calibrated Precipitation Analysis (CCPA)
Yan Luo, EMC/NCEP/NWS/NOAA, Camp Springs, MD; and D. Hou, Y. Zhu, P. Xie, and Y. Lin
  11:15 AM
6.2
A Suite of Gauge-Based, Satellite-Derived and Gauge-Satellite Merged Analyses of Global Daily Precipitation
Pingping Xie, NOAA, Camp Springs, MD; and R. J. Joyce, S. H. Yoo, Y. Yarosh, and S. Wu
  11:45 AM
6.4
Climatology of Precipitation System Organization in North Carolina: Methodology and Early Results
Rosana Nieto-Ferreira, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC; and T. Rickenbach and L. Hall
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Session 7
Preparing the User Community for the Next Generation of LEO and GEO Environmental Satellites II
Location: Room 343/344 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Eighth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Gary McWilliams, JPSS Program Office/Army Research Laboratory; Wendy Abshire, UCAR/COMET
  11:00 AM
7.1
Training University Faculty to Teach Future Meteorologists to Incorporate GOES-R Data in the Forecast Process
Elizabeth Mulvihill Page, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and S. Q. Kidder, W. Schreiber-Abshire, and B. Guarente
  11:15 AM
7.2
Satellite Meteorology Education Resources Freely Available From COMET
Patrick Dills, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and W. Abshire

  11:30 AM
7.3
McIDAS-V : Visualization and Analysis Capabilities for JPSS
Thomas D. Rink, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. Jasmin and T. Achtor

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Session 8
Aerosol-Cloud Interactions From Cloud-Scale to Large-Scale Circulation—V
Location: Room 244 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Fourth Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions
Cochairs: Susan C. Van den Heever, Colorado State University; Yi Ming, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
  11:00 AM
8.1
Relationship Between CCN Activation Properties and Oxidation Level of Aerosol Organics Observed During Recent Field Studies
Fan Mei, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY; and A. Setyan, J. Xu, Q. Zhang, P. Hayes, A. Ortega, J. L. Jimenez, J. Taylor, J. Allan, and J. Wang

  11:15 AM
8.2
ITCZ: A Leaky Barrier of African Aerosol
Chidong Zhang, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and A. M. Adams

Session 8
Atmospheric Chemistry/Air Quality—IV
Location: Room 342 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 14th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
Cochairs: Terry L. Lathem, Georgia Institute of Technology; Paul A. Makar, Environment Canada
 
8.1
The Saharan Air Layer's Influence on Lower Tropospheric Ozone Across the North Atlantic During the Early Summer of 2010 and 2011

  11:30 AM
8.3
Impact of Thunderstorm Morphology on Mercury Deposition
Yuling Wu, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and U. Nair, C. Holmes, A. ter Schure, J. Walters, J. Jansen, and E. Edgerton

  11:45 AM
8.4
Sensitivity of Air Quality to Meteorological Inputs in Forest Fire Simulations
Fernando Garcia-Menendez, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and D. G. Tokgoz, Y. Hu, and M. T. Odman

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Session 9
Statistical Data Analysis in the Geophysical Sciences II
Location: Room 238 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 21st Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
CoChair: Philip Sura, The Florida State University
  11:15 AM
9.2
Evaluation of the Informational Value of Pressure-Based Proxies for Past Storm Activity
Oliver Krueger, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Geesthacht, Germany; and H. von Storch

  11:30 AM
9.3
Composite Maps of East Coast Bomb and Ordinary Cyclogenesis and Associated Quasigeostrophic Analyses
Evan Thomas, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS; and A. E. Mercer
  11:45 AM
9.4
The Probability Distribution of Land Surface Wind Speeds
Adam H. Monahan, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada; and Y. He, N. A. McFarlane, and A. Dai
Recording files available
Session 10
Mesoscale to Synoptic Scale Atmospheric and Plume Transport Modeling (2)
Location: Room 339 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA
Chair: Steven R. Hanna, Hanna Consultants
  11:00 AM
NCEP Regional Models Cannot Resolve Marine-PBL Bases: Implications for Regional Air Quality Simulations
Bereket Lebassi-Habtezion, Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA; and J. Gonzalez, W. T. Thompson, J. M. Baldasano, and R. D. Bornstein
  11:15 AM
Weather Model Error for Regional Inversions
Elena Novakovskaia, Earth Networks, Germantown, MD

  11:30 AM
Improving Air Quality Forecasting Over Lakes and Surrounding Regions
Jianping Huang, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and J. McQueen, Y. Tang, M. Tsidulko, H. C. Huang, S. Lu, C. Tassone, P. Lee, B. Lapenta, and I. Stajner
  11:45 AM
The Atmospheric Wake of Madeira Island: I-WAKE Campaign
Johannes Sachsperger, Univ. of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; and V. Grubisic and R. Caldeira
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Session 11
Intercomparison and Calibration of Instruments Part I
Location: Room 239 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 16th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Wendy A. Ryan, Colorado State Univ.
  11:00 AM
Experiments on Using Scintillometers to Infer the Turbulent Surface Fluxes
Edgar L. Andreas, NorthWest Research Associates, Inc., Lebanon, NH
  11:15 AM
Accuracy Issues of Temperature Measurements for CT2—Determination Using Sonic Anemometer-Thermometers
Ulrich Weisensee, Deutscher Wetterdienst, Tauche OT Lindenberg, Germany; and J. P. Leps

  11:45 AM
Wind Tunnel Testing of An Aircraft Turbulence Probe
Edward J. Dumas Jr., NOAA, Oak Ridge, TN; and R. Dobosy, D. Senn, B. Baker, M. F. Witinski, D. S. Sayres, C. E. Healy, and J. Munster
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Session 12
Information Systems Technologies for Generation, Communication, and Interpretation of Satellite Data - Part I
Location: Room 356 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS)
Cochairs: Gerald Dittberner, Harris Corporation; Randall G. Bass, ITT Corp
  11:00 AM
Design and Implementation of a Next-Generation NOAA Jason Ground System (NJGS)
Abhishek Agarwal, NOAA/NESDIS, Lanham, MD; and S. Tehranian, R. Dahmani, K. Lokshin, F. Tao, J. Sorchik, and K. Frazier
  11:15 AM
The Future of GOES Product Distribution and Access At NOAA
Jamison Hawkins, Lockheed Martin, Greenbelt, MD; and D. Powell

  11:30 AM
The GOES-R Product Generation Architecture
Gerald Dittberner, Harris Corporation, Greenbelt, MD; and S. Kalluri, A. Weiner, A. Tarpley, and S. Marley
  11:45 AM
GOES-R Software Implementation Design: Design and Implementation of GOES-R Level 2+ Product Generation Algorithms
Alexander Werbos, AER, Lexington, MA; and J. Baldwin, A. Copland, J. Donboch, J. Downer, R. Kaiser, A. Tarpley, and T. S. Zaccheo
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Session 12A
Climate Prediction
Location: Room 354 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Mike Halpert, NOAA Climate Prediction Center
  11:00 AM
New Methods for Estimating the Potential Predictability of Global Seasonal Surface Temperature
Xia Feng, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; and T. DelSole and P. R. Houser
 
12A.2
Impacts of the Ocean Surface Processes in the Variability of the Large-Scale Flow

  11:15 AM
Convergence of atmospheric wave activity at T511 in high-resolution simulations of global circulation
Abraham Solomon, Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies, Calverton, MD; and B. Cash and J. Lu
  11:30 AM
Fine-Resolution Regional Climate Model Simulations of Tropical Cyclones in the South Pacific
Kevin J.E. Walsh, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia; and T. R. Knutson, C. Kerr, S. T. Garner, and J. Katzfey
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Session 12B
Tropical Cyclones and Climate
Location: Room 355 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Christopher Landsea, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/National Hurricane Center
  11:00 AM
The Atlantic Basin Hurricane Database Re-Analysis for the Decade of the 1930s
Christopher Landsea, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL
  11:15 AM
Fewer future hurricanes: why?
Megan S. Gentry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and G. Lackmann
  11:30 AM
Local and Remote Influences on Atlantic Hurricane Potential Intensity
Suzana J. Camargo, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, NY; and M. Ting and Y. Kushnir
  11:45 AM
Impacts of Climate Variability on North Atlantic Tropical Cyclones Tracks
Angela J. Colbert, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and B. J. Soden and G. A. Vecchi
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Session 13
Experiments Involving Observations (OSE and OSSE) Part 1
Location: Room 340 and 341 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 16th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: George R. Halliwell Jr., NOAA/AOML
  11:15 AM
Observing System Simulation Experiments for Coordinated Unmanned Aircraft in Hurricanes
Doug Koch, University of Miami, Miami, FL; and L. DeVries, A. Maki, D. A. Paley, and S. J. Majumdar

 
13.4
Assimilation of GPS RO Data and Its Forecast Impacts on Tropical Storm Prediction Using the HWRF and GSI System

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Session 13A
Applications of Satellite/Radar/Other Instrumental Measurements on Land-Air-Sea Interactions - Part I
Location: Room 256 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference
CoChair: Chung-Lin Shie, NASA/GSFC
  11:00 AM
  11:15 AM
Laboratory Modeling of Air-Sea Interaction Under Severe Wind Conditions (invited)
Yuliya Troitskaya, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; and V. Kazakov, D. Sergeev, A. Ermoshkin, and A. Kandaurov

  11:30 AM
The Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature (OISST) From Research to Operation
Chunying Liu, STG, Inc., Asheville, NC; and R. W. Reynolds, A. Hall, and P. V. Banzon

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Session 13B
Impacts of Satellite-Based Observations on Monitoring, Analyzing, Understanding, and Predicting Natural Hazards 3 - Oberservation and Monitoring
Location: Room 257 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference
Cochairs: Maia L. Mitnik, V.I. Il'ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences; Song Yang, Naval Research Lab
  11:00 AM
Innovative Microwave Instruments for Observing Tropical Cyclones (invited)
Kristina Katsaros, Northwest Research Associates, Inc,, Redmond, WA; and L. M. Mitnik and P. Black

  11:15 AM
Multisensory Satellite Study of Mesoscale Cyclones Over the Northern Pacific (invited)
Irina A. Gurvich, V.I. Ilichev Pacific Oceanological Institute/Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, Russia; and L. M. Mitnik, M. L. Mitnik, and M. K. Pichugin
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Session 13C
Satellite-Based Algorithm Developments, Products, Applications and Validations 5 : Applied Meteorology: Algorithms and Validation - II
Location: Room 245 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference
CoChair: Kenneth Carey, Noblis, Inc.
  11:00 AM
Development and Application of a Satellite-Based Cloud Object-Tracking Methodology
Daniel C. Hartung, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Seiglaff, L. M. Cronce, and W. F. Feltz
  11:15 AM
Short-Term Severe Storms Forecasting Using An Object-Based Tracking Technique
Ali Zahraei, Univ. of California, Irvine, California; and K. L. Hsu, S. Sorooshian, and A. Behrangi
  11:30 AM
Enhancing Understanding of Convective Cloud Processes Using Satellite-Derived Fields for 0–1 Hour Convective Initiation Nowcasting
John R. Mecikalski, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and C. P. Jewett, P. Watts, and M. Koenig
  11:45 AM
Satellite Data Applications for Nowcasting of Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Initiation
Haig Iskenderian, MIT, Lexington, MA; and L. Bickmeier, J. Mecikalski, and C. P. Jewett
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Joint Session 17
Regional Climate Modeling and/or Downscaling of Climate Variability and Change for Local Scale Assessment II
Location: Room 350/351 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 26th Conference on Hydrology; and the 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change )
Cochairs: Christopher L. Castro, University of Arizona; Ruby Leung, PNNL; Dennis Lettenmaier, Univ. of Washington; Francina Dominguez, Univ. of Arizona
  11:30 AM
Ensemble Downscaling of Winter Seasonal Forecasts
Raymond W. Arritt, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and A. J. Ansorge and L. L. DeHaan
  11:45 AM
Can a Regional Climate Model Improve the Ability to Forecast the North American Monsoon
Christopher L. Castro, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and H. I. Chang, F. Dominguez, and C. Carrillo
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Themed Joint Session 23
Research to Operations Testbeds Part I
Location: Room 242 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the Second Conference on Transition of Research to Operations: Successes, Plans, and Challenges; the 16th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); and the 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference )
Cochairs: John Murphy, NOAA/NWS; John Pereira, NOAA/NESDIS
  11:00 AM
Progress on Developing an Architecture for Climate Monitoring from Space (invited)
Barbara J. Ryan, Group on Earth Observations Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland; and M. Dowell
  11:15 AM
NOAA/NESDIS Process for Research to Operations
Awdhesh Sharma, NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO/SPSD, College Park, MD; and T. Schott, A. Irving, M. Seybold, J. Paquette, D. R. Donahue, and S. L. Bunin
  11:30 AM
NESDIS Satellite Products From Research to Operations
Stacy L. Bunin, Noblis, Falls Church, VA; and T. Schott and K. Berberich

11:15 AM-11:45 AM: Thursday, 26 January 2012


Panel Discussion 3
Open Access
Location: Room 338 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 15th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International (ASLI)

11:45 AM-12:15 PM: Thursday, 26 January 2012


Session 8
Springer Update
Location: Room 338 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 15th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International (ASLI)
  11:45 AM
8.1
Springer Update
To be Determined, TBD, N/a, TBD

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 26 January 2012


Lunch Break

T. N. Krishnamurti Symposium Luncheon
Location: Room 345 (New Orleans Convention Center )

12:15 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 26 January 2012


Lunch and ASLI Business Meeting
Location: New Orleans Convention Center

1:30 PM-1:45 PM: Thursday, 26 January 2012


Session 9
Disccrs
Location: Room 338 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 15th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International (ASLI)
  1:30 PM
9.1

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 26 January 2012

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Session 3
Large-Scale Tropics
Location: Room 252/253 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: T. N. Krishnamurti Symposium
Chair: Vasubandhu Misra, Florida State University
  2:00 PM
3.1
The Convective Cloud Population of the Madden-Julian Oscillation
Robert A. Houze Jr., Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and K. L. Rasmussen, S. R. Brodzik, J. Yuan, and H. C. Barnes
  2:30 PM
3.2
A Multi-Scale Interaction Model for the Madden–Julian Oscillation
Bin Wang, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and F. Liu
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Joint Session 4
Technology Supporting Earth Science Information
Location: Room 357 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS); and the 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change )
Cochairs: Eileen Shea, NCDC; Nazila Merati, Univ. of Washington
  1:30 PM
A Case Study Analyzing Climate Model Agricultural Decision Support
Archer L. Batcheller, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Bellevue, NE; and F. VanWijngaarden
  1:45 PM
Automated Detection of Gap Wind and Ocean Upwelling Events in Central American Gulf Regions
Xiang Li, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and D. K. Smith and K. Keiser
  2:00 PM
Communicating Arctic Science
Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA; and J. E. Overland, J. A. Richter-Menge, H. Eicken, H. Wiggins, and J. Calder
  2:15 PM
GAIA–A Systems Approach to Manage Climate Disruption Risks in Public Health and Security
Larry J. Paxton, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, Laurel, MD; and G. Fountain, M. Weiss, S. Babin, N. Bos, M. Nix, C. K. Pikas, G. Romeo, R. Schaefer, S. Simpkins, S. Strong, E. Sultanik, and W. H. Swartz
  2:30 PM
Event-Driven Data Management and Processing Using An Integrated Rule Oriented Data System (iRODS)
Kenneth Galluppi, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and R. W. Moore, L. Brieger, B. R. Nelson, and A. Hall
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Session 7
Precipitation Processes and Observations for Atmospheric, Land Surface, and Hydrological Modeling II
Location: Room 352 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 26th Conference on Hydrology
Cochairs: Thomas Adams, NOAA/NWS; Pingping Xie, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC
  1:30 PM
7.1
A 10-Year Survey of Extreme Rainfall on Multiple Timescales in the Central and Eastern United States
Russ S. Schumacher, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and S. N. Stevenson
  1:45 PM
7.2
An Assessment of the Impacts of Multiscale Precipitation Data Fusion on Hydrological Simulations
Shugong Wang, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; and X. Liang, T. Adams, W. Teng, and Y. Liang
  2:00 PM
7.3
  2:15 PM
7.4
Evaluation of Quantitative Precipitation Estimation (QPE) in Complex Terrain
Robert Cifelli, NOAA ESRL, Boulder, CO; and D. Streubel, D. W. Reynolds, and T. Schneider

 
7.5
Regional Climate and Variability of the Mississippi River Basin in MERRA

  2:30 PM
High Resolution Precipitation Estimates for Hydrologic Modeling in Southern California
Theresa M. Carpenter, Hydrologic Research Center, San Diego, CA; and K. P. Georgakakos

 
7.6
Use of Multiple Precipitation Data Sources for Improved Hydrologic Model Performance

  2:45 PM
Retrievals of Warm-Rain Microphysics Using X-Band Polarimetric Radar Data
Matthew R. Kumjian, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK ; and A. V. Ryzhkov, S. Trömel, M. Diederich, K. Mühlbauer, and C. Simmer
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Session 8
Algorithm Development and Cal/Val II
Location: Room 343/344 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Eighth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Kerry D. Grant, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems; Andrew K. Heidinger, NOAA/NESDIS
  1:30 PM
8.1
Observations of the Inner Planets by the GOES Imagers and Application to the Calibration of the Advanced Baseline Imager's Thermal Infrared Channels
James C. Bremer Sr., Research Support Instruments, Inc., Lanham, MD; and X. Wu, J. P. Douglas, M. Weinreb, and H. Bysal
  2:00 PM
8.3
Satellite Product Inter-Comparisons Using the NOAA Products Validation System (NPROVS) and Plans for NPP Cal/Val Support
Tony Reale, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, Suitland, MD; and B. Sun, M. Pettey, F. Tilley, and C. Brown
  2:15 PM
8.4
A Scaling Methodology to Compare Land Surface Temperature Products Derived From the Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) and Measured by the US Climate Reference Network (CRN)
Pierre C. Guillevic, Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites (CICS-NC), Asheville, NC; and J. L. Privette, B. Coudert, E. Davis, T. P. Meyers, M. Palecki, J. A. Augustine, and C. Ottlé
  2:30 PM
8.5
CERES Flight MODEL 5 On NPP: PRE-Launch PERFORMANCE and SDR Validation
Kory J. Priestley, NASA/LARC, Hampton, VA; and G. L. Smith and S. Thomas

  2:45 PM
8.6
The GOES-R Air Quality Proving Ground: Building An Air Quality User Community for the Next Generation of Products
Raymond M. Hoff, JCET/Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD; and H. Zhang, A. Huff, S. Kondragunta, C. Xu, P. Ciren, S. A. Christopher, and E. S. Yang
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Joint Session 8
Asian Air Pollution and Regional and Climate Effects—III
Location: Room 342 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 14th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; and the Fourth Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions )
Cochairs: Keun-Hee Lee, Texas A&M University; Z. Li, Univ. of Maryland
  1:30 PM
Springtime Aerosol Speciation and Boundary Layer Transport At Dongsha Atoll, Taiwan
Samuel A. Atwood, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and J. S. Reid, D. L. Westphal, S. M. Kreidenweis, and N. H. Lin
 
J8.2
Fertilisation Potential of Volcanic Dust in the Low Nutrient Low Chlorophyll Western North Pacific Subtropical Gyre—Satellite Evidence and Laboratory Study

 
J8.2A
Aerosols in Northwest China and Implications to Regional Climate

  2:00 PM
Exceptionally Strong Pollution in the Upper Troposphere Over East Asia Documented by the CARIBIC Observatory in Spring 2009 and 2010
Tanja J. Schuck, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany; and A. K. Baker, P. F. J. van Velthoven, R. Ebinghaus, M. Hermann, F. Slemr, G. Stratmann, A. Weigelt, H. Ziereis, and C. A. M. Brenninkmeijer

  2:15 PM
First Detection of East Asian Pollution Import Into the Lowermost Stratosphere by Warm Conveyor Belt Uplift
Hans Schlager, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, DLR, Oberpfaffenhofen, Wessling, Germany; and F. Arnold, A. Roiger, H. Aufmhoff, R. Baumann, and T. Sailer

  2:30 PM
Characteristics of High CO Events Observed in the Upper Troposphere During CARIBIC Flights Between South China and the Philippines
Senchao Lai, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China; and A. K. Baker, T. J. Schuck, F. Slemr, C. A. M. Brenninkmeijer, P. F. J. van Velthoven, D. E. Oram, A. Zahn, and H. Ziereis

 
J8.6
The Turbulent Exchange Characteristics of Typical Pollution Processes Over Guangzhou Region

  2:45 PM
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Session 10
Ensemble prediction
Location: Room 238 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 21st Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
Cochairs: Thomas M. Hopson, NCAR; Barbara G. Brown, NCAR; Eric Gilleland, NCAR
  1:30 PM
Probabilistic Weather Predictions Based on Analog Forecasts
Luca Delle Monache, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and A. Eckel, D. L. Rife, B. Nagarajan, and K. R. Searight
  1:45 PM
Determining the Value of Additional Models in Multi-Model Ensemble Prediction
Dan C. Collins, NOAA Climate Prediction Center, Camp Springs, MD; and D. A. Unger

  2:00 PM
Estimating the Accuracy of Error Variance Predictions: What Can Be Deduced From Data?
Elizabeth A. Satterfield, NRL, Monterey, CA; and C. H. Bishop and D. D. Kuhl
  2:15 PM
"Superparameterization" and Statistical Emulation in the Lorenz '96 System
Daniel S. Wilks, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Manuscript (559.7 kB)

  2:30 PM
On the Efficiency of the Ensemble in Representing the Local Error Space
Istvan Szunyogh, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and E. A. Satterfield
Recording files available
Session 11
Atmospheric Observations and Modeling in Mountainous Terrain (1)
Location: Room 339 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA
Chair: Pablo Huq, Univ. of Delaware
  1:30 PM
Flow in Complex Terrain with Coastal and Urban Influence
Laura S. Leo, Univ. of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN; and S. Di Sabatino and H. J. S. Fernando

  1:45 PM
Meteorological Effects on PM2.5 Concentrations in Wintertime Cold-Air Pools in Utah's Salt Lake Valley
C. David Whiteman, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. Horel and G. Silcox
  2:00 PM
Thermally Driven Upslope Flow in Mountainous Terrain
C. Hocut, Univ. of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN; and D. Liberzon and H. J. S. Fernando
  2:15 PM
Flow Characteristics in An Urban Area Located in Complex Terrain
Ann Dallman, Univ. of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN; and S. Di Sabatino, L. S. Leo, and H. J. S. Fernando
  2:45 PM
Developing An Improved Understanding of Steep Slope Evening Transition Processes
Eric R. Pardyjak, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and D. Nadeau, C. Higgins, H. Huwald, and M. B. Parlange
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Session 12
Intercomparison and Calibration of Instruments Part II
Location: Room 239 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 16th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Roy M. Rasmussen, NCAR
  1:30 PM
8th WMO Intercomparison of High Quality Radiosonde (China 2010)
Tim Oakley, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and J. Nash, H. Vomel, and L. Wei
  1:45 PM
Airborne Validation of Laser CO2 and O2 Column Measurements
Edward V. Browell, NASA/LaRC, Hampton, VA; and J. T. Dobler, S. A. Kooi, M. A. Fenn, Y. Choi, S. A. Vay, F. W. Harrison, and B. Moore III
  2:00 PM
The ETgage—A Manual Device for Measuring Reference Evapotranspiration
Nolan J. Doesken, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and J. Altenhofen, H. Reges, W. A. Ryan, Z. Schwalbe, J. Turner, and N. Newman
  2:15 PM
Recent Work on the Georgia Tech High School Field Mill Project: Improvements, Calibrations and Field Deployment
John Trostel, Georgia Tech Research Institute, Atlanta, GA ; and T. Perry, M. Bond, and S. Pfohl
  2:45 PM
Recording files available
Session 13
Information Systems Technologies for Generation, Communication, and Interpretation of Satellite Data - Part II
Location: Room 356 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS)
Cochairs: Gerald Dittberner, Harris Corporation; Randall G. Bass, ITT Corp
  1:45 PM
Revisiting 3D Stereo Satellite Image Displays
Frederick R. Mosher, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL
  2:00 PM
A Uniform Space-Time Grid for the Inter-Comparison of Global Cloud Top Pressure Retrievals
Nadia Smith, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and W. P. Menzel, E. Weisz, and B. Baum
  2:15 PM
Sustaining Operations for GOES I-M and NOP Missions with GOES Enterprise Managed System (GEMS)
Subir Vasanth, Avaya Government Solutions, Lanham, MD; and S. Tehranian, A. Agarwal, R. Dahmani, R. DiRosario, and K. McKenzie
  2:30 PM
Deployment and Transition to Operations of a Next-Generation Consolidated Analysis Workstation (CAWS) Utilizing Virtualization and Thin Client Technology
Rachid Dahmani, Avaya Government Solutions, Lanham, MD; and S. Tehranian, A. Agarwal, S. Vasanth, and K. McKenzie
Recording files available
Session 13A
Tropical Climate Variability II
Location: Room 354 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Michelle L'Heureux, NOAA/CPC
  1:30 PM
The Effect of ENSO on Typhoon Landfall Via Changes in Genesis and Tracks
Emmi Yonekura, Columbia University, New York, NY; and T. M. Hall
  2:00 PM
Structure and Variances of Equatorial Zonal Circulations in a Multimodel Ensemble
Bin Yu, AES, Toronto, ON, Canada; and F. W. Zwiers, G. J. Boer, and M. Ting
  2:15 PM
Decadal Change in the Relationship Between ENSO and North Pacific Variability
Sae-Rim Yeo, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea; and K. Y. Kim and S. W. Yeh
  2:30 PM
Quantifying the Environmental Memory of Tropical Cyclones: Lingering Footprint or Climate Amnesia?
Benjamin Schenkel, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and R. E. Hart
  2:45 PM
Natural Variations of Central Pacific El Niño: Statistical Evidence
Jin-Soo Kim, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea; and K. Y. Kim and S. W. Yeh
 
Dominate Atmospheric Circulation and Moisture Transport Features for East African Rainfall Patterns

Recording files available
Session 13B
Arctic and High Latitude Climate Variability II
Location: Room 355 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Xiangdong Zhang, University of Alaska
  1:30 PM
The Pacific and Atlantic Seesaw and the Bering Strait
Aixue Hu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. Meehl, W. Han, and A. Abe-Ouchi
  1:45 PM
Decadal Variability of the NAO–Introducing An Augmented NAO Index
Yi-Hui Wang, Univ. of California, Irvine, CA; and G. Magnusdottir, N. J. Matthewman, H. Stern, Y. Yu, and X. Tian
  2:00 PM
Physical Mechanisms of the European Snow Cover Long-Term Variation
Yoojin Kim, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea; and K. Y. Kim and B. M. Kim
  2:30 PM
Recording files available
Session 14
Experiments Involving Observations (OSE and OSSE) Part 2
Location: Room 340 and 341 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 16th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: David S. Nolan, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS
  1:30 PM
Development and Calibration of a Rigorous Fraternal Twin Ocean OSSE System in the Gulf of Mexico
George R. Halliwell Jr., NOAA/AOML, Miami, FL; and A. Srinivasan, D. Willey, V. H. Kourafalou, M. Le Henaff, H. Yang, and R. M. Atlas

  1:45 PM
Impact of Different Wind Lidar Configurations on NCEP Forecast Skill
Zaizhong Ma, JCSDA, Camp Springs, MD; and L. P. Riishojgaard, M. Masutani, and J. Woollen
  2:00 PM
Assess Observation Impacts in the Hybrid GSI-EnKF Data Assimilation Systems for the NCEP Global Forecast System Model Through OSE and Ensemble Based Observation Impact Metric
Govindan Kutty Mohan kumar, School of Meteorology and Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms, Norman, OK; and X. Wang

  2:15 PM
Impacts of ATOVS and SSM/I Data in MERRA Reanalysis
Junye Chen, Univ. of Maryland/ESSIC & NASA/GSFC/GMAO, Greenbelt, MD; and M. G. Bosilovich
  2:30 PM
Balance and Flow Dependency of Global Forecast Errors: A Real and a Perfect-Model Framework
Nedjeljka Zagar, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia; and J. Anderson, N. Collins, T. Hoar, K. Raeder, and J. Tribbia

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Session 14A
Applications of Satellite/Radar/Other Instrumental Measurements on Land-Air-Sea Interactions - Part II
Location: Room 256 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference
Cochairs: Yuliya Troitskaya, IAP RAS Institute of Applied Physics Russian Academy of Sciences; ZhongPing Lee, UMass Boston
  1:30 PM
Impact of spectral models on the spectral optimization scheme in ocean-color remote sensing (invited)
ZhongPing Lee, Univ. of Massachusetts, Boston, MA; and B. Franz, S. Shang, Q. Dong, and R. Arnone
  1:45 PM
Mixing and Deep Ocean Convection (invited)
Xiao-Hai Yan, Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE

  2:15 PM
Global Light Rainfall Retrieval and Its Importance in Quantification of Sea Surface Water Exchange
Ali Behrangi, JPL/California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and S. wong, B. H. Lambrigtsen, and E. J. Fetzer

  2:30 PM
Satellite-Detected Gravity Waves Embedded in the Atmospheric River and Their Orographic Enhancement: A Case Study
Ruping Mo, Environment Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and A. Besson, J. Goosen, B. Snyder, M. Brugman, R. Wu, and P. Joe
  2:45 PM
Persistent Cloudiness Features Associated with Ocean Bottom Topography
Michael W. Douglas, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and A. Dominguez
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Session 14B
Satellite-Based Algorithm Developments, Products, Applications and Validations 5 : Applied Meteorology: Algorithms and Validation - III
Location: Room 257 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference
Chair: Christopher Velden, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin
  2:00 PM
The Advanced Dvorak Technique (ADT) - Current Status and Latest Advancements
Timothy Olander, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and C. Velden
  2:30 PM
GOES-R Overshooting Top and Enhanced-V Signature Detection Product Objective Validation Efforts
Jason C. Brunner, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and K. Bedka, R. Dworak, W. F. Feltz, and L. M. Cronce
  2:45 PM
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Joint Session 18
Regional Climate Modeling and/or Downscaling of Climate Variability and Change for Local Scale Assessment III
Location: Room 350/351 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 26th Conference on Hydrology; and the 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change )
Cochairs: Christopher L. Castro, University of Arizona; Ruby Leung, PNNL; Dennis Lettenmaier, Univ. of Washington; Francina Dominguez, Univ. of Arizona
 
J18.1
An Overview of High-Latitude Specific Land Processes in the Canadian RCM and Assessment of Canadian Water Resources in a Changing Climate [INVITED]

  1:30 PM
High-Resolution Simulation of South Florida's Summer Rainfall
Roque Vinicio Céspedes, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and B. J. Soden, A. C. Clement, J. Obeysekera, C. A. Mattocks, and R. L. Walko
  1:45 PM
Quantifying the Likelihood of Regional Climate Change and Their Impacts: A Hybridized Approach
C. Adam Schlosser, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and K. Strzepek, X. Gao, C. Arndt, A. Gueneau, A. Sokolov, C. E. Forest, G. Yohe, J. Strzepek, S. Robinson, B. Boehlert, J. Neumann, and J. Thurlow
  2:00 PM
Impacts of Alternative Land Management on Northern Great Plains Hydroclimate
William J. Capehart, South Dakota School of Mines, Rapid City, SD; and D. F. D'Amico, P. A. Norton, J. F. Stamm, V. Kovalskyy, and G. Henebry
  2:15 PM
CWRF Downscaling Prediction of the U.S. Terrestrial Hydrology
Xin-Zhong Liang, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and M. Xu, S. Su, L. Chen, and X. Yuan
  2:45 PM
Preferences Among Hydrologic Models for Studies Involving Climate Change?
Levi D. Brekke, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO

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Themed Joint Session 24
Research to Operations Testbeds Part II
Location: Room 242 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the Second Conference on Transition of Research to Operations: Successes, Plans, and Challenges; the 16th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); and the 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference )
Cochairs: John Murphy, NOAA/NWS; John Pereira, NOAA/NESDIS
  1:30 PM
  1:45 PM
  2:00 PM
Navy Experience in Taking Research to Operations
Ted Tsui, NRL, Monterey, CA; and M. S. Peng

  2:15 PM
The NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed Experimental Forecast Program: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Operations
Steven J. Weiss, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/SPC, Norman, OK; and J. S. Kain, M. C. Coniglio, I. L. Jirak, C. J. Melick, C. W. Siewert, P. T. Marsh, R. A. Sobash, A. R. Dean, A. J. Clark, J. Correia, M. Xue, F. Kong, K. W. Thomas, D. R. Novak, J. J. Levit, J. Du, T. L. Jensen, and R. Schneider
  2:30 PM
Transition of a Coupled Ocean/Atmosphere Mesoscale Prediction System Into Joint Operations At the U.S. Navy's METOC Centers
Frank L. Bub, Naval Oceanographic Office, Stennis Space Center, MS; and M. S. Swenson, J. Doyle, S. Chen, T. A. Smith, and D. A. Geiszler
  2:45 PM
Hurricane WRF: Transition of Research to Operations Facilitated by the Developmental Testbed Center
Ligia Bernardet, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and S. Bao, V. Tallapragada, S. Trahan, Z. Zhang, M. K. Biswas, T. P. Brown, D. Stark, and L. Carson

1:45 PM-2:15 PM: Thursday, 26 January 2012


Session 10
Agu Update
Location: Room 338 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 15th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International (ASLI)
  1:45 PM
AGU Update
Mary Warner, TBD, N/a, TBD

2:15 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 26 January 2012


Panel Discussion 4
Ebooks
Location: Room 338 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 15th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International (ASLI)
  2:15 PM
Ebooks
To be Determined, TBD, N/a, TBD

3:00 PM-3:05 PM: Thursday, 26 January 2012


Registration Closes

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 26 January 2012


Coffee Break

Meet the President

3:30 PM-4:00 PM: Thursday, 26 January 2012


Session 15
Best Student Paper Award
Location: Room 245 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference
Cochairs: Kenneth Carey, Noblis, Inc.; Song Yang, Naval Research Lab

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Thursday, 26 January 2012

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Session 4
Tropical Meteorology Observations
Location: Room 252/253 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: T. N. Krishnamurti Symposium
Chair: Naomi Surgi, N/A
  4:00 PM
4.2
The Monsoon Trough of the Northwest Pacific
John Molinari, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY
  4:30 PM
Remarks by Prof. Krishnamurti

Recording files available
Session 8
Precipitation Processes and Observations for Atmospheric, Land Surface, and Hydrological Modeling III
Location: Room 352 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 26th Conference on Hydrology
Cochairs: Thomas Adams, NOAA/NWS; Pingping Xie, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC
  3:30 PM
8.1
Quantifying ENSO, ENSO Teleconnection Patterns, and Western U.S. Extreme Precipitation Events Using Community Earth System Model
Michael J. DeFlorio, SIO/Univ. Of California, San Diego, CA; and D. W. Pierce, D. R. Cayan, and A. J. Miller
  3:45 PM
8.2
A Radar Rainfall Estimation Tool for Water Resource Management in California
Patrick N. Gatlin, The University of Alabama Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and L. D. Carey and M. Felix Scott

Poster PDF (878.2 kB)

  4:00 PM
8.3
Dual-Polarization and Q2 Algorithm Performance During Hurricane Irene
Steve Vasiloff, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. Zhang, K. Howard, J. Krause, L. Tang, S. B. Cocks, H. Moser, D. S. Berkowitz, C. Langston, and B. Kaney
  4:15 PM
8.4
High-Resolution Analog-Based Ensemble Precipitation Forecasts for Driving Probabilistic Streamflow Forecasts
William D. Scheftic, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and S. Wi, S. L. Mullen, J. B. Valdes, X. Zeng, K. L. Cummins, and H. V. Gupta
  4:30 PM
8.5
Spatiotemporal Distribution of Soil Moisture Over the Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed
Susan Stillman, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and J. Ninneman, X. Zeng, R. L. Scott, and M. Zreda
  4:45 PM
8.6
Constraining Rainfall Replicates on Remote Sensed and In-Situ Measurements
Seyed Hamed Alemohammad, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and D. Entekhabi and D. McLaughlin
Recording files available
Session 11
Ensemble Prediction 2
Location: Room 238 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 21st Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
Cochairs: David A. Peterson, University of Nebraska; Barb G. Brown, NCAR; Eric Gilleland, NCAR
  3:30 PM
  3:45 PM
Evaluation of Ensembles of Opportunity Available During Hazardous Weather Testbed 2011 Spring Experiment
Tara L. Jensen, NCAR/RAL, Boulder, CO; and B. J. Etherton, S. J. Weiss, I. L. Jirak, D. R. Novak, F. E. Barthold, C. J. Melick, F. Kong, M. Xue, M. C. Coniglio, J. S. Kain, M. Harrold, and G. DiMego
  4:00 PM
Tropical cyclone probabilistic prediction through multi-model ensemble forecasts
Jiayi Peng, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and Y. Zhu and R. Wobus
  4:15 PM
Extended Prediction of North Indian Ocean Tropical Cyclones Using the ECMWF Variable Ensemble Prediction System
James I. Belanger, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and P. J. Webster and J. A. Curry
  4:30 PM
Cluster Analysis of a WRF Mesoscale Ensemble Data Assimilation System
Logan C. Dawson, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and N. Yussouf
  4:45 PM
Sensitivity Analysis of Hurricane Evacuation Costs in Florida
Michael Lowe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and G. S. Young and J. L. Evans

Recording files available
Session 12
Atmospheric Observations and Modeling in Mountainous Terrain (2)
Location: Room 339 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA
Chair: H.J.S. Fernando, Univ. of Notre Dame
  4:00 PM
Observations and Large-Eddy Simulations of Wave-Induced Boundary-Layer Separation
Vanda Grubisic, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Serafin and L. Strauss
  4:30 PM
An Overview of the Granite Mountain Atmospheric Sciences Testbed (GMAST)
Dragan Zajic, Dugway Proving Ground, Dugway, Utah; and J. C. Pace, C. D. Whiteman, and S. W. Hoch
Recording files available
Session 14A
Arctic and High Latitude Climate Variability III
Location: Room 354 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Xiangdong Zhang, University of Alaska
  3:45 PM
Detecting Regional Signature of Climate Variability and Change in the Beaufort-Chukchi Seas
Xiangdong Zhang, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK; and J. Zhang, W. Tao, and J. R. Krieger
 
14A.3
Arctic Sea Ice Snowmelt Onset Dates Derived From Satellite Passive Microwave for 1979-2010

  4:30 PM
Recording files available
Session 14B
Clouds and Radiation
Location: Room 355 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Derek J. Posselt, Univ. of Michigan
  3:30 PM
Theory and Observations of Intraseasonal Oscillations and Equitorial Waves
Jorgen Frederiksen, CSIRO, Aspendale, Victoria, Australia; and H. Lin
  4:15 PM
Object-Based Evaluation of Deep Convective Cloud Systems in the NASA GEOS-5 Model
Derek J. Posselt, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and C. Y. Hsu, A. Jongeward, and G. L. Potter
  4:30 PM
Comparison of Annual Cycles of Earth Radiation
G. Louis Smith, Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Hampton, VA; and P. E. Mlynczak and G. L. Potter
  4:45 PM
Seasonal Cycles of Cloud Forcing of Radiation At the Surface
Pamela E. Mlynczak, Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Hampton, VA; and G. L. Smith
Recording files available
Session 15
Experiments Involving Observations (OSE and OSSE) Part 3
Location: Room 340 and 341 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 16th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: Yuanfu Xie, NOAA/ESRL
  3:30 PM
Estimating Impact of Real Observations Using the WRF-Letkf
Masaru Kunii, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and T. Miyoshi and E. Kalnay

  4:00 PM
The SPoRT-WRF: Evaluating the Impact of NASA Datasets on Convective Forecasts
Bradley T. Zavodsky, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and J. L. Case, D. M. Kozlowski, and A. L. Molthan
  4:15 PM
Effects of Real-Time NASA Vegetation Data on Model Forecasts of Severe Weather
Jonathan L. Case, ENSCO, Inc., Huntsville, AL; and J. R. Bell, F. J. LaFontaine, and C. D. Peters-Lidard
  4:45 PM
Limited Area Model-Based Data Impact Studies to Improve Short-Range Wind Power Forecasting
John Manobianco, MESO, Inc., Troy, NY; and E. J. Natenberg, K. T. Waight, G. E. Van Knowe, J. W. Zack, D. E. Hanley, and C. Kamath
Recording files available
Joint Session 19
Regional Climate Modeling and/or Downscaling of Climate Variability and Change for Local Scale Assessment IV
Location: Room 350/351 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 26th Conference on Hydrology; and the 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change )
Cochairs: Christopher L. Castro, University of Arizona; Ruby Leung, PNNL; Dennis Lettenmaier, Univ. of Washington; Francina Dominguez, Univ. of Arizona
 
J19.1
The CONVEX Project–Using Observational Evidence and Process Understanding to Improve Predictions of Extreme Rainfall Change [INVITED]

  3:30 PM
Drought and Wetness Conditions in USA From a High Resolution Downscaled Climate
Xingang Fan, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; and L. Chen, Z. Ma, G. Russell, and Z. Fan
  3:45 PM
Simulated Change in Flash Flood Occurrence Frequency Under Climatic Change
Theresa M. Carpenter, Hydrologic Research Center, San Diego, CA; and K. P. Georgakakos

  4:00 PM
The Simulation of Heavy Lake-Effect Snowstorms Across the Great Lakes Basin Using a Regional Climate Model (RegCM4)
Azar Zarrin, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. Notaro and S. Vavrus

  4:45 PM
Error Correction of Precipitation Extremes: Performance and Implications for Scenarios
Matthias Themessl, University of Graz, Graz, Austria; and T. Mendlik and A. Gobiet
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Themed Joint Session 25
Research to Operations Testbeds Part III
Location: Room 242 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the Second Conference on Transition of Research to Operations: Successes, Plans, and Challenges; the 16th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); and the 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference )
Cochairs: John Murphy, NOAA/NWS; Jeffery Clegg, NOAA/NESDIS
  3:45 PM
Building a Framework for Evaluating NPP and JPSS VIIRS Cloud Property Retrievals
Shaima L. Nasiri, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and P. Yang, B. Baum, and A. K. Heidinger

  4:00 PM
Integrated Decision Support for Climate Variability and Change
Shailendra Kumar, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Austin, TX; and S. Cantrell, G. Higgins, J. Marshall, and F. VanWijngaarden
  4:15 PM
Scriptable Access to Climate Data for Operational Products and Services
Mark S. Brooks, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and B. E. Aldridge
  4:30 PM
Dallas Fort Worth Urban Demonstration Network
Brenda J. Philips, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; and V. Chandrasekar, F. H. Carr, J. Brotzge, P. Rees, C. E. League, and A. Bajaj
  4:45 PM
Enabling An Advanced Numerical Weather Prediction Model for Operational Forecasting in Rio De Janeiro
Lloyd Treinish, IBM , Yorktown Heights, NY; and A. P. Praino, J. Cipriani, U. Mello, K. Mantripragada, L. Villa Real, V. Saxena, T. George, and R. Mittal

Poster PDF (8.7 MB)

5:00 PM-5:05 PM: Thursday, 26 January 2012


AMS 92nd Annual Meeting Adjourns