Poster Session 1 12th Annual Student Conference

Program Chairs: Renee Curry , Univ. of Oklahoma ; Nicole C. Grams , University of Oklahoma ; Owen H. Shieh , University of Hawaii

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Saturday, 5 January 2013

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7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Saturday, 5 January 2013


Student Conference Registration

9:00 AM-9:30 AM: Saturday, 5 January 2013


1
Welcoming Remarks and Introductions
Location: Ballroom BC (Austin Convention Center)
9:00 AM
Welcome from the Student Conference Planning Committee, Renee Curry, Nicole Grams, and Owen Shieh, Student Conference Co-Chairs

9:15 AM
Welcome from the AMS, Louis Uccellini, AMS President and NOAA/NWS/NCEP, College Park, MD

9:23 AM
Welcome from the AMS Beacons, Matthew Sitkowski, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA

9:30 AM-10:30 AM: Saturday, 5 January 2013


Session 2
Get the Most out of this Conference: How to Develop Yourself as a Professional
Location: Ballroom BC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Stephen Mullens, Rose State College, Midwest City, OK
9:30 AM
"Go for it!" Wendy Abshire, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO

9:45 AM
"Conference Jujitsu—Learn From Every Moment." Jon Zeitler, NWS, New Braunfels, TX

10:00 AM
"Enjoy the Ride." Chris Strager, NWS, Silver Spring, MD

10:15 AM
Q & A

10:30 AM-11:30 AM: Saturday, 5 January 2013


Session 3
Hot Topics and Local Weather
Location: Ballroom BC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Ian C. Colon-Pagan, North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, NC
10:30 AM
"The Role of the Integrated Warning Team During a Tornado Outbreak in North Texas". Mark Fox, NWS, Forth Worth, TX

10:45 AM
"Thunderstorms and Atmospheric Chemistry." Mary Barth, NCAR, Boulder, CO

11:00 AM
"Untangling Texas Drought." John Nielsen-Gammon, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX

11:15 AM
Q & A

11:30 AM-12:00 PM: Saturday, 5 January 2013


Session 4
Introduction to Conversations with Professionals
Location: Ballroom BC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Student Conference
Moderators: Ethan D. Peck, Columbia University, Palisades, NY; Rosimar Rios-Berrios, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Mayagüez, PR
Panelists: Scott Curtis, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC; Troy Kimmel, KEYE, Austin, TX; H. Michael Mogil, The Learningworks Foundation, Naples, FL; Kenneth Graham, NOAA/NWS, New Orleans, LA; Christopher Strager, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; Richard D. Knabb, NOAA/NWS/NHC, Miami, FL; Jacqueline R. Bolman, Humbolt State Univ., Arcata, CA; Kristen L. Corbosiero, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA; Amy Godsey, FL Dept. of Emergency Management, Tallahassee, FL; Robert M. Rauber, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL; Michael Friedman, AMS Journals Production Manager, Boston, MA; Jessica M. Erlingis Lamers, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; Jill Hardy, Univ. of Oklahoma, HyDROS Group, Oklahoma City, OK; Lamont Bain, DC3 Field Project, , ; Benjamin S. Herzog, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; Brody R. Fuchs, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
11:30 AM
Professionals give a BRIEF introduction of who they are / what they do by answering the question "Why do you want to talk to me?"

12:00 PM-1:15 PM: Saturday, 5 January 2013


Networking Lunch

1:15 PM-3:15 PM: Saturday, 5 January 2013


Session 5
Conversations with Professionals
Host: 12th Annual Student Conference
Moderators: Ethan D. Peck, Columbia University, Palisades, NY; Rosimar Rios-Berrios, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Mayagüez, PR
1:15 PM
*NOTE: Students will rotate every 15-20 min.*

1:30 PM
Room 4A: Troy Kimmel, KEYE Austin, TX

1:45 PM
Room 4B: Mike Mogil, Foot's Forecast & How The Weatherworks

2:00 PM
Room 4C: Ken Graham & Chris Strager, Weather Ready Nation

2:15 PM
Room 5A: Rick Knabb, National Hurricane Center

2:30 PM
Room 5B: Jacquelyn R. Bolman, Humbolt State University

2:45 PM
Room 5C: Kristen Corbosiero, SUNY Albany

3:00 PM
Room 8A: Amy Godsey, FL Dept. of Emergency Management

3:15 PM
Room 8B: Scott Curtis, East Carolina University

4:15 PM
Room BC: Rob Rauber, University of Illinois

4:00 PM
Room BC: Michael Friedman, AMS Journals Production

3:30 PM
Room BC: Jessica Erlingis & Jill Hardy, Univ. of Oklahoma HyDROS Group

3:45 PM
Room BC: Lamont Bain, Ben Herzog & Brody Fuchs, DC3 Field Project

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Saturday, 5 January 2013


AMS Student Chapter Town Hall Meeting
Location: Ballroom BC (Austin Convention Center)
Moderators: Christopher J. Schultz, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; Elise V. Schultz, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL
3:00 PM
(Specifically for Student Chapter Officers, but open to all)

3:15 PM-3:30 PM: Saturday, 5 January 2013


Break

3:30 PM-4:40 PM: Saturday, 5 January 2013


Panel Discussion 1
Understanding Sectors within Meteorology: Academia, Private Sector, and Public Sector
Location: Ballroom BC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Student Conference
3:30 PM
*Rotation 1 is from 3:30-4:00pm & Rotation 2 is from 4:10-4:40pm*


Panel Discussion 1A
Panel A: Academia
Location: Room 6A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Student Conference
Moderator: Dennis Negron-Rivera, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR
Panelists: Eric Bruning, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; Steve Carano, Rose State College, Midwest City, OK; Gregory S. Jenkins, Howard University, Washington, DC; Rosana Ferreira, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

Panel Discussion 1B
Panel B: Private Sector
Location: Ballroom BC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Student Conference
Moderator: Timothy E. Marquis, NOAA/NWS, Green Bay, WI
Panelists: Joshua Jans, AnytimeWeather.com, Round Rock, TX; Don Giuliano, LiveHailMap.com, , OK; David Yeomans, KXAN, , TX; Stephanie Melton, Impact Weather, , TX

Panel Discussion 1C
Panel C: Public Sector
Location: Room 10AB (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Student Conference
Moderator: Benjamin S. Herzog, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Panelists: James Hocker, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; Kathie Dello, Oregon Climate Change Research Institute, , OR; Darren Clabo, South Dakota State Fire Meteorologist, , SD; Michael J. Hudson, NOAA/NWS, Kansas City, MO

4:45 PM-5:15 PM: Saturday, 5 January 2013


Panel Discussion 2
Wrap-up Session: A Fair Weather Rapport Among Sectors
Location: Ballroom BC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Student Conference
Moderator: Heather Dinon Aldridge, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC
Panelists: Kevin A. Kloesel, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; Thomas J. Bogdan, UCAR, Boulder, CO; Jon Nese, Penn State University, University PARK, PA

5:15 PM-5:30 PM: Saturday, 5 January 2013


Session
Closing Remarks & End of Day 1 Feedback
Location: Ballroom BC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Student Conference

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Saturday, 5 January 2013


Career Fair and Graduate School Reception
Location: Exhibit Hall 3 (Austin Convention Center)

Sunday, 6 January 2013

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8:30 AM-9:30 AM: Sunday, 6 January 2013


Keynote Speaker Session 6
Day Two Keynote Speakers
Location: Ballroom BC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Stacey M. Hitchcock, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO
8:30 AM
"Carrots and How Will You Be Remembered." Steve Lyons, NWS, San Angelo, TX

9:00 AM
"To the Last Breath: Science and a Journey of Extremes." Francis Slakey, Georgetown Univ., Washington DC

9:30 AM-10:15 AM: Sunday, 6 January 2013


Panel Discussion 3
Interdisciplinary Panel
Location: Ballroom BC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Student Conference
Moderator: Diamilet Pérez-Betancourt, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR
Panelists: Burrell E. Montz, East Carolina Univ., Greenville, NC; Zdenka Willis, NOAA/IOOS, Silver Spring, MD; Daphne S. LaDue, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; Eve Gruntfest, NCAR, Boulder, CO

10:15 AM-11:15 AM: Sunday, 6 January 2013


Session 7
Weather Outside the Lines
Location: Ballroom BC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Daniel A. Rothenberg, MIT, Cambridge, MA
10:15 AM
"Small is Beautiful: Science as if People Mattered." Raj Pandya, UCAR/SOARS, Boulder, CO

10:30 AM
"Teaching High School Students: Exciting the Next Generation of Meteorologists." Jeff Yuhas, Concord Carlisle High School, Concord, MA

10:45 AM
"Communicating in a Time of Crisis: The Waldo Canyon Fire." Matt Meister, KRDO, Colorado Springs, CO

11:00 AM
"Defining the Lines for Joint Military Typhoon Forecasting in the Pacific." Capt. Ashley Evans, Joint Typhoon Warning Center, Honolulu, HI

11:15 AM-12:15 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013


Panel Discussion 4
Panel of Young Professionals
Location: Ballroom BC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Student Conference
Moderator: Logan C. Dawson, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Panelists: Sarah Tessendorf, UCAR, Boulder, CO; Ian Frost, MDA Information Systems, , MD; Natalie Stoll, KXAN, , TX; Barbara Mayes Boustead, NOAA/NWS, Valley, NE
11:15 AM
*Young professionals give a 2-3 minute introduction explaining who they are and what they do. Open discussion and questions to follow.*

12:15 PM-12:30 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013


Closing Remarks
Location: Ballroom BC (Austin Convention Center)

2:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013


Session 8
Energy Meteorology Mini Course
Location: Ballroom BC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Student Conference

5:30 PM-7:00 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013


Poster Session 1
Student Posters: All Topics
Location: Exhibit Hall 3 (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Student Conference
S1
Lake Effect Snowfalls and Evaluation of the Cobb Method
Seth L. Kutikoff, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and M. R. Anderson

S2
Flow Behaviors under Surface Shear and Velocity Conditions
Rifat Hussain, NOAA, Jamaica, NY

S3
The Path to Green Energy: A City's efforts to help businesses lower energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions
Daniel R. Miller, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

S4
Temporal Changes in Static Stability in Arctic Boundary Layer
X. Wu, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and J. D. Fuentes

Handout (1.4 MB)

S5
Spectral Analysis of Soil Moisture Time Series From The NOAA-CREST Observation Site in Millbrook, NY
Amelise Bonhomme, NOAA-CREST, Brooklyn, NY; and K. Tesfagiorgis, L. Kumassi, M. Temimi, and N. Krakauer

S6
Sources of Environmental Risk to Human Populations Across the Caribbean: Potential Use of Remote Sensing
Milica Jevtic, NOAA-CREST, New York, NY; and C. J. Vorosmarty

S7
Accuracy of GFS Forecasts: An Examination of High-Impact 2011–2012 Cold Season Weather Events
Daniel Frank Diaz, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and S. M. Cavallo and B. Fiedler

S8
Ocean and Atmosphere Relationship as it relates to Tropical Cyclone Intensity Forecasting

S9
Laboratory Generation of HO Radicals and Their Effects on Vehicle Emissions in a TiO2 Coated Setting
Kallie B. Doeden, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN; and C. Toro and B. T. Jobson

S10
Comparisons of Eulerian Circulation and Circulation Budgets for Numerically Simulated Tornado-Like Vortices in Altered Shear Environments
Justin K. Weber, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and M. S. Gilmore and J. A. Naylor

S11
Variability in Atmospheric Thermodynamic Soundings (VATS): The Drought of Summer 2012
Sonia Lasher-Trapp, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and J. M. Parish II, N. J. Barber, J. A. Coffman, B. E. Cotcamp, M. V. Degollado, R. A. Dennis, A. E. Falk, H. M. Hahus, M. R. Kula, A. K. Lau, M. N. Mazer, T. A. McDonald, G. R. McKercher, C. A. Miller, Z. L. Muchow, C. B. Ponsler, G. F. Recchia, M. T. Schall, and A. M. Streeter

S12
Computing Atmospheric Back Trajectories to Determine Moisture Source Regions and Their Role in the Variability of Oxygen Isotope Ratios in Precipitation
Casey Griffin, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and C. Rowe

S13
Statistical Analysis of the SHIPS Hurricane Model Rapid Intensification Index
Casey Peirano, NOAA/AOML, Norman, OK

S14
Observations of the Urban Heat Island Effect from a Small City
Daniel G. Burgin, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and J. A. Crespo, A. Hartman, A. D. Hendricks, J. Heuss, K. A. Hudson, R. Knutson, A. Pearson, D. Moser, and R. J. Trapp

S15
Design and Construction of the HIAPER Cloud Radar Control and Safety Subsystem
Javier Lujan Jr., University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. S. Tsai

S16
Persistence and Dissipation of Lake Erie- and Lake Ontario-Crossing Mesoscale Convective Systems
Augusta Williams, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY; and N. D. Metz

Handout (1.5 MB)

S17
A Case Study of a Rare Long-Track EF-3 Tornado in Eastern Kentucky
John L. Thomas, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; and A. C. Dockery, T. R. Binkley, R. J. Difani, Q. A. Walker, and J. D. Durkee

S18
A Comparison of Mesoscale Analysis Systems Used for Severe Weather Forecasting
Rebecca Blair Steeves, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. M. Wheatley and M. C. Coniglio

S19
Water Level Prediction Model for the Port of Baltimore
Whitney Rutledge, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX; and P. Tissot

Handout (3.8 MB)

S20
Geographical Variability in Storm Modes that Produce Significant Tornadoes in the United States

S21
Evaluation of Hail Size using Dual Polarimetric Radar Data
Lizxandra Flores Rivera, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, Ponce, PR; and T. L. Salem Jr.

S22
Climatic Controls on a Municipal Dust Control Study
Elizabeth Arleen Smith, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM

S23
Severe Weather Climatology for the National Weather Service WFO Brownsville County Warning Area
Jose Algarin-Ballesteros, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR; and G. Bogorad

S24
North Dakota Aircraft and Surface CCN Measurements during the Summers of 2010 and 2012
Nicole Bart, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and D. Delene

S25
An Investigation of Intensification and Precipitation Associated with Land-Falling Hurricane Isaac over the Gulf Coast of United States using Remote Sensing Technology
Warith I. Abdullah, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and R. S. Reddy and W. L. Walters

S26
Evaluation of Mount Pleasant, MI Urban Heat Plume
Peter James Woolcox, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI

S27
Mapping Tornado Risk: The Scientization of Tornado Alley and Dixie Alley
Jennifer Henderson, Virginia Tech, Pearisburg, VA

Handout (554.0 kB)

S28
Catalog of Impact Weather Events for the State of Texas: Guidance for the NWS Southern Region Regional Operations Center
Suheily J. López-Belén, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, Mayaguez

S29
Dual-Polarimetric Challenges and Characteristics of Warm-Season Updrafts over Kennedy Space Center
Cort A. Scholten, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH

S30
Climatology of Tornadic and Non-Tornadic Cell Motions in Tropical Cyclones
Cameron Self, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC

S31
Detection and Characteristics of the Aurora from VIIRS Onboard the Suomi-NPP
Eric R. Tobias, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Handout (7.1 MB)

S32
Evidence of Thermal Equilibration in Large-scale Atmospheric Blocking Episodes over Europe and the North Atlantic

S33
From Classroom to Field Work: Bolstering Undergraduate Educational Experience during the Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry Experiment
Nicole Bart, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and M. E. Becker, K. Pinkney, S. Rowe, M. Starzec, J. K. Weber, G. L. Mullendore, B. Bigelbach, J. S. Tilley, and L. D. Carey

S34
Effects of Soil Moisture Variations on Summer Convective Activity over the Floridian Peninsula
Matthew Thomas Vaughan, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL
Manuscript (1.8 MB)

Handout (1.7 MB)

S35
Spatial Distribution of Methane in Pennsylvania During June 2012
Fernanda Ramos-Garcés, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR; and J. Fuentes

S36
Weather Patterns for Significant Snowfall Events in Prince William Sound, AK
Kristy C. Carter, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and J. A. Nelson Jr. and T. C. Chen

Handout (1.7 MB)

S37
Wind Gust Climatology for Southern South Carolina and Northeast Coastal Georgia
Ryan J. Kramer, University of Miami, Miami, FL; and F. Alsheimer

S38
An Analysis of Solar Radiation in the Northwestern United States for Photovoltaic (PV) Installations
Karimar Ledesma-Maldonado, University of Puerto Rico, Carolina, PR; and L. M. Hinkelman and T. P. Ackerman

S39
A Python-Based Approach to Improving the Purdue Forecast Game
Daniel G. Burgin, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and M. E. Baldwin, D. Carroll, L. C. Dawson, K. Hoogewind, D. Snyder, A. J. Stepanek, J. M. Woznicki, and Q. Zhu

S40
The Correlation Between Radar Velocity Profile Data and Wind Advisory Verification
Erick M. Garcia, NOAA/NWS, Cabo Rojo, PR; and J. M. Straub

Handout (892.0 kB)

S41
Doppler Radar Observations of a Left-Moving Supercell Thunderstorm on 26 May 2009
Mark D. Savin, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and J. Frame

S42
Antarctic Temperature Variability and its Relationship to the Amundsen-Bellingshausen Seas Low
Donald E. Lippi, Ohio University, Athens, OH; and R. L. Fogt

S43
Long Duration Balloon Flights for the Support of Educational Projects
Nathan Hamet, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and A. Ridley

S44
The High Shear/Low CAPE Problem: Improving Detection of Significant Weather Events in Marginally Unstable Environments
Keith D. Sherburn, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and M. D. Parker

Handout (1.4 MB)

S45
Characterizing Temperature Variations Due to the Urban Heat Island for Climate Health Impacts in New York City
Maryam Karimi, NOAA-Crest, New York, NY; and B. L. Vant-Hull, R. Khanbilvardi, and R. Nazari

Handout (1.4 MB)

S46
Rapidly Updating 3DVAR Analysis of Squall Line
Christopher P. Riedel, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and T. Smith, K. L. Ortega, and J. Gao

S47
DROPS 2-Sea Breeze
Kayla A. Hudson, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

S48
Tidal effects of a salt water river on carbon dioxide and water mixing ratios within a Florida Everglades mangrove forest
Patrick Joseph Ritsko, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania; and J. D. Fuentes and J. G. Barr

S49
An Update to the Convective Wind Climatology of Kennedy Space Center / Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Kevin M. Lupo, Plymouth, NH

S50
Numerical Simulation of a Snowfall Event with Mesoscale Snowbands to the Northeast and Northwest of the Surface Low: March 30th 2009
Maura Casey, NWSFO RLX, Charleston, WV; and M. A. Baxter

S51
A Synoptic Climatology of Severe Convective Winds in the Northeast United States
Alison Joan Hayes, University of Delaware, Newark, DE

Handout (3.0 MB)

S52
Analysis of Surface Thermodynamic Characteristics within the Rear-Flank Downdraft of the Wichita, Kansas, Tornadic Supercell of 14 April 2012
Kyle Yaffe, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and A. Gordon and J. Frame

S53
Identification of Land Surface Variables Affecting Climate
Isabel Cristina Perez, CUNY & NOAA, New York, NY

S54
High-Resolution Surface Observations of the Change in Meteorological Variables across Fronts
Bryce T. O'Neill, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and J. P. Banitt, B. Kozak, A. E. Orton, B. Pan, J. M. Parish II, B. S. Westfall, and Z. T. Zobel

Handout (1.4 MB)

S55
Extending the Time Series of Satellite-Based Lightning Observations
Daniel Cunningham, Charlotte, NC; and B. I. Magi

S56
Simulating and explaining passive air sampling rates for semi-volatile compounds on polyurethane foam (PUF) disks
Nicholas T. Petrich, Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, Iowa City, IA; and S. N. Spak, G. Carmichael, D. Hu, A. Martinez, and K. C. Hornbuckle

S57
Effects of urban air on cloud condensation nuclei properties
Dennis Negron-Rivera, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR; and D. C. Doughty III and J. D. Fuentes

S58
Observed Properties of Tropical Convection During the Ice in Clouds Experiment - Tropical (ICE-T) Field Campaign
Lindsey J. Hayden, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Westminster, CO; and A. M. Sheffield, S. C. van den Heever, and S. Lasher-Trapp

S59
March 9 Hawaii Kona Low System Case Study
Emily Yates, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY

S60
The Characteristics of Snow Echo and Falling Snow Observed in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah

S61
Comparison of a Tornado Debris Signature Algorithm to High-Resolution Damage Surveys
Brandon R. Smith, OU/CIMMS and NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK

S62
Investigation of intraseasonal influences on the state of the Arctic
Matthew Lafleur, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and B. S. Barrett and G. R. Henderson

S63
The Effects of Particulate Matter 2.5 µm and Ozone on Climate and Health
Christopher Michael Wilson, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and R. S. Reddy, D. Lu, L. White, A. Roy, D. V. Morris, and W. R. Stockwell

S64
WRF Mircophysics Performance in Forecasting Rotor Events in Las Vegas
Angela R. Reside, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA; and S. Chiao
Manuscript (795.6 kB)

S65
The Effects of Extreme Precipitation Events on Climatology
Pamela Eck, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY; and N. D. Metz
Manuscript (55.9 kB)

Handout (1.2 MB)

S66
Analysis of Icing Frequency and Level Over Major US Airports

S67
New Definitions for the Rapid Intensification of Hurricanes
Amanda J. Silver, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and G. M. McFarquhar
Manuscript (99.4 kB)

Handout (1.0 MB)

S68
The Evolution of Finite Vorticity Strips using a Non-Divergent Barotropic Model
Matthew Thomas Vaughan, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL; and T. A. Guinn
Manuscript (914.3 kB)

Handout (1.6 MB)

S69
Atmospheric Profiles on a Budget Using Surplus Radiosondes and Theodolites
Jonathan Rivas, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and K. Brewer, M. D. Benoit, and D. T. Conlee

S70
Comparing Performance of Two Generations of Radiosondes in a Tethersonde Application
Christopher W. Bradley, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and A. Robinson, M. Ruiz, and D. T. Conlee

S71
Vaisala Laser Ceilometer CT12K Cloud Fraction Retrieval Analysis
Ashley L. Demko, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and C. J. Webb, R. C. Sodowsky, D. T. Conlee, and S. L. Nasiri

Handout (6.6 MB)

S72
15th Year Anniversary of Mid-South Severe Weather Outbreak
Chris Johnson, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; and E. A. Yates, Q. A. Walker, and M. Flanigan

S73
GOES Data to Estimate the Evolution of Effective Radius at Cloud Tops
Joan M. Castro, Civil Engineering, Mayaguez, PR; and N. D. Ramirez-Beltran

S74
Using Historic Ship Data to Reconstruct the North Atlantic Oscillation from 1750 to 1850
Jeff D. Auger, Metropolitan State University, Denver, CO

S75
Investigating Instrumental and Environmental Contributions to Microscale Rain Gauge Variability
Anthony G. Viramontez, University of Louisiana, Monroe, LA; and J. L. Bickham, A. T. Gildwarg, B. R. Gill, and L. J. Hopper Jr.

S76
Effects of the Urban Heat Island on Lake-Breeze Front Propagation
Alex P. Ferguson, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and D. A. R. Kristovich

S77
On Developing a Drought Climatology for Delaware: Related Synoptic Patterns
Asia L. Dowtin, University of Delaware, Newark, DE

S78
On the Modeled Development and Maintenance of Hurricane Earl's Warm Core during Rapid Intensification
Joshua J. Alland, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and T. C. Chen, S. Gopalakrishnan, T. Quirino, and X. Zhang

Handout (1.4 MB)

S79
The effect of intraseasonal variability on ground level ozone in Los Angeles, California from 1980-2011
Brittany Fruin, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and B. Barrett

S80
Estimating Hail Size For Midwest States
David Bruggeman, Metro State University, Boulder, CO

S81
Brazilian Rainforest Rainfall Rates in Response to ENSO & the Interaction with Decadal Scale Oscillations
Meredith Dahlstrom, Metropolitan State University, Thornton, CO

S82
Relationship Between Particulate Matter in the Central Chilean Valley and the Madden-Julian Oscillation
Kelsey Ragsdale, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and B. S. Barrett

S83
Feature-specific evaluation of surface front predictions
Michael E. Baldwin, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN; and S. Abston, C. Ambriz, S. Chun, H. Fang, M. Farmer, C. Gerber, V. Gruber, A. Hake, T. Heckstall, K. Hoogewind, C. Lewis, D. Siple, and N. Vezina

S84
Role of the Rear-Flank-Downdraft in the Evolution of an Occluding Mesocyclone in a Tornadic Supercell
Kyle J. Thiem, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. I. Biggerstaff, D. P. Betten, and G. D. Carrie

Handout (8.3 MB)

S85
Comparisons of Historical and Projected Trends in Extreme Temperatures in CMIP5 and Observations over the U.S
Andrew Kumler, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and S. Olsen, E. Janssen, and D. J. Wuebbles

S86
A Python-based tool for fitting multi-mode aerosol size distributions
Daniel A. Rothenberg, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and S. Garimella

S87
SF6 Tracer Gas Experiment in Cherry Canopy
Zeyuan Chen, STONY BROOK, NY; and S. Edburg and B. K. Lamb

S88
Satellite Ozone Retrieval and Comparison of AIRS and OMI Profiles to Ozonesonde Profiles
Jacqueline Costello, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and F. L. Herron-Thorpe

S89
Lightning Characteristics of Tropical Cyclones
Casey D. McClure, Metropolitan State University, Denver, CO

S90
Evaluation of the Effect of Latent Heat Release on an Extratropical Cyclone by Simulation and Observational Comparison
Gregory Tierney, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and J. A. Crespo and D. J. Posselt

S91
Atmospheric water budget over the Great Lakes Region and the effects of climate change
Barbara Doyle, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and K. Kuo, D. J. Posselt, and A. L. Steiner

S92
Examining the Sahara Low's role in North Atlantic dust emission and major Atlantic hurricane variability
Alexandra St. Pé, JCET/Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD; and J. Halverson

S93
Observations of Wall Cloud Formation in Supercell Thunderstorms
Timothy Nicholson, Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, VT; and E. Glidden and N. T. Atkins

S94
Classification of Snowfall Events in Oneonta, New York from 2002 – 2012
David M. Loveless, State University of New York College, Oneonta, NY; and M. L. Godek

Handout (1.2 MB)

S95
Perspectives from a research experience during the National Science Foundation East Asia Pacific Summer Institute
David J. Bodine, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO; and T. Maruyama and R. D. Palmer

S96
The Impact of GPS Radio Occultation on the Prediction of Extreme Rainfall Associated with Typhoon Morakot (2009): Precipitation Forecast Verification
Ching-An Wang, UCAR, Taipei, Taiwan; and Y. H. Kuo, B. G. Brown, X. Fang, E. Gilleland, and R. A. Anthes

S97
Hydrometeor Classifications of Snow using Polarimetric Radar and In Situ Observations
Holly Robak, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and M. S. Gilmore, M. A. Askelson, C. Theisen, and D. Delene

S98
Implementation and Development of an Attenuation Correction Algorithm for Off-The-Grid X-Band Radar Network
Keyla Maria Mora Navarro Sr., University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR; and D. L. V. León Colón and D. S. Cruz Pol
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S99
Relating Electrified Cloud Properties to Wilson Currents: an Oceanic and Continental Case Study
Sarah A. Al-Momar, NCAR, Sylvania, OH; and W. Deierling, C. P. Kalb, K. Kosmenko, D. M. Mach, and D. J. Cecil
Manuscript (930.4 kB)

Handout (1.3 MB)

S100
Classifying Land Cover Using Spectral Signature
Folashade. S Alawiye, NOAA, New York, NY

S101
Method for Automated Hail Pad Processing
Peter J. Marinescu, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and B. Windschitl

Handout (330.7 kB)

S102
Variability of Heavy Precipitation of Long-Lived Mesoscale Convective Vortices Found in the Southern Plains
Heather Vazquez, Florida International University, Miami, FL; and R. S. Schumacher

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S103
Contemporary meteorological observations facilitate interpretation of a multi-century long ice core from the Antarctic Peninsula
Daniel R. Miller, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and E. Mosley-Thompson and B. P. Goodwin

S104
Temporal and Spatial Variability in the Ocean Color Data of the Long Island Sound Region
Robert Nkunde Bararwandika, NOAA-CREST REU, New York, USA

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S105
CloudSat-derived Morphology of Deep Convective Clouds over Tropical Oceans
Aryeh J. Drager, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and M. R. Igel and S. C. van den Heever

S106
Downscaling of SMOS data using NDVI, Elevation, and Sand Fraction
Juan C. Mejia, NOAA/CREST at The City College of New York, New York, NY

S107
Advancing from NAWIPS to AWIPS II: Analyzing the Advanced Objective Dvorak Technique Tool
John Thomas Bartlett, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Elizabeth City, NC; and S. Jacobs and M. Mainelli

S108
Request NSF Lower Atmospheric Observing Facilities for Educational Deployments and Outreach
Alison Rockwell, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. Baeuerle

Handout (6.1 MB)

S109
Effects of tropical deep convection on upper tropospheric ozone concentrations
Ana P. Ortiz, NCAR, Palos Park, IL; and C. A. Davis

S110
Using Dual-Polarization Radar Products for the Study of Winter Weather Precipitation Types
Maribel Torres Velázquez, NOAA/NWSFO, Guayanilla, PR

Handout (1.7 MB)

S111
Upslope Winds and Wet Deposition of Nitrogen in Rocky Mountain National Park
Noel G. Hilliard, Mount St. Mary's University, Emmitsburg, MD; and K. B. Benedict and J. L. Collett Jr.

S112
Intercomparison of reanalyses over Africa

S113
Potential Relationship between Harmful Algae Blooms and Tourism to Cape Cod
Lucy Maria Flores, Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Corpus Christi, TX; and P. Hoagland

S114
Heat Wave Vulnerability and Preparation in Oklahoma City
Lara Lucinda McLellan, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and H. G. Basara and J. W. Blanchard

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S115
Observed impact of atmospheric aerosols on the surface energy budget
Dori Mermelstein, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and A. L. Steiner, S. J. Cheng, T. E. Twine, and A. Oliphant

S116
Evaluation of a Lightning Jump Algorithm with High Resolution Storm Reports
Phillip J. Ware, Texas Tech Univerity, Lubbock, TX; and K. M. Kuhlman, K. L. Ortega, and G. J. Stumpf

S117
Role of the Atlantic Warm Pool on the Development of Category-Five Hurricanes
Alexandra N. Ramos, University of Puerto Rico, Aguada, PR; and S. K. Lee, C. Wang, and D. B. Enfield

S118
Investigating the Relationship of Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor Parameters to Tornado Intensity
Jonathan Labriola, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Coral Gables, FL; and K. L. Ortega, D. M. Kingfield, and M. L. Miller

S119
Tracking the Saharan Air Layer with Satellite Data
William C. Iwasko, Saint Louis University, Florissant, MO

S120
SAM Global Teleconnection at Multidecadal Time Scales
Robert E. Marter Jr., Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and X. Yuan

S121
Climatological Assessment of Meteorological Parameters
Ana P. Torres, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, Mayaguez, PR

S122
Monthly Relationships Between NAO Mode and North American Snow Pack Persistence on a One-Degree-by-One-Degree Grid
Nicholas E. Rothfuss, Central Michigan University, Harrison, MI

S123
Effect of tropical storms in the bio-optical properties of coastal waters in Puerto Rico
Angela Ferra-Elias, NOAA, Bayamon, PR

Handout (4.2 MB)

S124
Perceptions of Risk from Climate Change: Perspectives of Midwestern Corn Farmers and Advisors
Amber S. Mase, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and L. S. Prokopy

Handout (1.0 MB)

S125
A Comparison Between North American Regional Climate Change Assessment Program Output and Oklahoma Mesonet Observations: Precipitation
Charlotte E. Lunday, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and E. Fagan and R. McPherson

S126
The Effects of Atmospheric Conditions on the Singer
Nicole Marie Robertson, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

S127
Characteristics of ENSO-Associated Southeast US Daily Temperature Range Frequencies
Daniel Gilford, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA; and M. L. Griffin, S. R. Smith, and A. Arguez

Handout (3.1 MB)

S128
Sensitivity of Planetary Boundary Layer Parameterization Schemes on Forecasting Blizzard Conditions for the 11-12 December 2010 Snowstorm
Nathan Korfe, St. Cloud State University, Saint Cloud, MN; and H. D. Reeves and A. Clark

S129
Do precipitation pulses drive anomalous carbon dioxide ecosystem exchange in temperate ecosystems?
Austin W. Thomas, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Handout (2.0 MB)

S130
Sensitivity of Biogenic Emissions to Leaf Area Index and Drought
Erin M. Chavez-Figueroa, Rice University, Houston, TX; and D. S. Cohan and A. Aghedo

Handout (1.9 MB)

S131
Tropical cyclone intensity estimation from satellite images
Gholamreza Fetanat, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC; and A. Homaifar and K. R. Knapp
Manuscript (1.4 MB)

Handout (1.2 MB)

S132
120 Years of Daily Sunshine Observations from the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory
Peter M. Finocchio, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and M. J. Iacono, E. K. Melaas, N. Magee, and A. Noonan

Handout (3.3 MB)

S133
Dryline Position Errors in Experimental Convection-Allowing NSSL WRF Model Forecasts and the Operational NAM
Lindsay C. Maudlin, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and P. G. Veals, B. E. Coffer, and A. Clark

Handout (1.6 MB)

S134
Intercomparison of Vertical Structure of Storms Revealed by Ground-based (NMQ) and Spaceborne Radars (CloudSat-CPR and TRMM-PR)
Veronica Fall, National Weather Center Research Experience for Undergraduates 2012, Valparaiso, IN

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S135
A Brief Comparison Between North America Regional Climate Change Assessment Program (NARCCAP) Output and Oklahoma Mesonet Observations: Temperature Comparisons
Emma Fagan, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and C. Lunday and R. McPherson

S136
Meteorological Controls on Giant Tabular Iceberg Calving From the Antarctic Ice Sheet: A case study of C19 and the “herbie” of May 2002
Jeremy D. Berman, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL; and D. R. MacAyeal, S. Martin, and R. C. Aster

S137
Lake-Effect Cloud Band Frequency and Snowfall with Emphasis on Multiple-Lake Connections
Carlee F. Loeser, Salisbury University, Jarrettsville, MD; and C. E. Bloecker, N. F. Laird, and M. S. Evans

S138
Comparison of Two Forecasts for Tornadoes Associated with Cold Core 500-mb Lows: Surprise and Bust
William A. LaForce IV, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI; and M. A. Baxter

Handout (2.2 MB)

S139
Environmental influences on the wind and precipitation distribution in Hurricane Irene (2011)
Jason W. Godwin, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL

S140
Synoptic Patterns Supporting High Wind Events in Anchorage, AK
Samuel P. Lillo, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

S141
On the Validation of Project-related Forecasts Associated with the Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry (DC3) Field Campaign
Kurtis Pinkney, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and J. S. Tilley

S142
How Low Can You Go? Determining the Accuracy of Very Low Cost Internet Weather Stations
Christopher D. Wuenscher, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and M. C. Rencurrel and D. Conlee

S143
Extreme Analysis Differences between the ECMWF and GFS Models
Caleb Darnell Johnson, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Silver Creek, MS; and D. L. Carlis and V. K. Kumar

S144
Assessing the Vulnerability of the Northern Great Plains to a Severe Snowstorm/Blizzard
Keeley S. Heise, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

S145
Single and Dual-Doppler Radar Observations of a Nontornadic Supercell Thunderstorm on 6 June 2010
Zachary B. Wienhoff, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and J. Frame

S146
Examining Stratocumulus Properties over the Southeast Pacific
Isabel Louise McCoy, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and A. Muhlbauer and R. Wood

S147
Characterizing Icing and Non-icing Events in Cold and Alpine Environments Using Instrumentation and NASA Langley Cloud Products
Brett W. Rathbun, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH

S148
Upper Air Support for the Hazardous Weather Testbed Spring Experiment
Mark David Benoit, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and K. Brewer, J. Rivas, R. C. Sodowsky, C. J. Webb, and D. T. Conlee
Manuscript (39.1 kB)

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S149
Storm Surge and Coastal Storm Climatology: Duck, North Carolina
Robbie Martin Munroe, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

S150
Analysis of SPartiCus Data for Cirrus Modeling Case Studies
R. L. Atlas, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; and A. M. Fridlind and M. Diao

S151
TRMM precipitation analysis in extreme storms in South America: Underestimation of near-surface rain
L. S. Choi, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and K. L. Rasmussen, M. Zuluaga, and R. A. Houze, Jr.

S152
Evaluating Likely Hail Impacts from SPC Day One Outlooks
Brittany Nicole Recker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and S. M. Leidner and D. Gombos

S153
Distribution of Tropospheric Ozone during DISCOVER-AQ July 2011 at Beltsville, MD and its Meteorological Influences
Anna Irene Schneider, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and M. I. Oyola, E. Joseph, and J. Fuentes

S154
Effect of Urban Heat Island on Minimum and Maximum Temperatures of a Metropolitan Area in Central Iowa
Benjamin L. Walton, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and T. C. Chen

S155
Boundary Layer Heights in a Heterogeneous Landscape
Andrew M. Dzambo, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA; and R. Sakai and E. Joseph

Handout (581.7 kB)

S156
Numerical simulations of an isolated vortices embedded within a vorticity gradient
Alexander J. Adams, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL; and J. T. Vancil and M. L. Büker

S157
Thunderstorm characteristics correlated with terrestrial gamma ray flashes observed by Fermi Gamma-Ray Burst Monitor, RHESSI, and MODIS
G. Mazzuca, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and V. Connaughton

S158
Mixed Boundary Layer Height Determined from LiDAR Data During HU GRASP
Rebecca Pauly, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and N. Boyouk

S159
Weather Watch –Bringing the science of meteorology into entertaining web programming
Shane Brown, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and M. Moore

Handout (2.3 MB)

S160
On the Predictability of Thunderstorms over the Southwestern United States
Lindsay Blank, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and D. J. Stensrud

S161
The GEOpod: Building a Navigable Authentic Immersion Environment to Enhance Student Learning
Neil Obetz, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and L. Young, S. Yalda, R. D. Clark, G. M. Zoppetti, and K. Mackin

S162
Forecasting for Hot-Air Balloon Events
Scott Kacelowicz, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and T. Morrow and J. M. Rafach

S163
Sea Level Rise Effects on Wetlands in Wallops Island, VA
Russell Cool Jr., Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and A. Kumar

S164
StormReady Initiative: Improvements in Emergency Preparedness, Training, and Education at Millersville University
Daniel Berndt, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and A. M. Fitch, C. Bamper, and S. Yalda

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