Program: 18th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) (94th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting)

Registration for Student Conference and Short Courses

Registration for Short Courses and Conference for Early Career Professionals

Registration Open for Annual Meeting

WeatherFest

94th Annual Review, New Fellows, and Featured Awards

Location: Room C302 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Registration Continues through February 5

Plenary Session 1

14th Presidential Forum: Extreme Weather, Climate, and the Built Environment: New Perspectives, Opportunities, and Tools

Location: Thomas Murphy Ballroom (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Hosts: (Joint between the Second Symposium on Prediction of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: Impacts on Weather and Climate Extremes; the 14th Presidential Forum; the Second Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation; the Superstorm Sandy and the Built Environment: New Perspectives, Opportunities, and Tools; the Stanley A. Changnon Symposium; the Edward S. Epstein Symposium; the 30th Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies; the 28th Conference on Hydrology; the 26th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 26th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting / 22nd Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction; the 23rd Symposium on Education; the 22nd Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences; the 18th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; the 18th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the 16th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the 12th Conference on Artificial and Computational Intelligence and its Applications to the Environmental Sciences; the 12th History Symposium; the 12th Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the 11th Conference on Space Weather; the 11th Symposium on the Urban Environment; the Tenth Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the Ninth Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research; the Sixth Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions; the Fifth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; the Fifth Conference on Environment and Health; the Fourth Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium; the Fourth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations; the Fourth Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python; the Second Symposium on the Weather and Climate Enterprise; the Second Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events; and the Special Symposium on Severe Local Storms: The Current State of the Science and Understanding Impacts )

Moderator: Margaret Davidson, NOAA/Office for Coastal Management

Panelists: Leslie Chapman-Henderson, Federal Alliance for Safe Homes; David Perkes, Mississippi State Univ.; Ellis Stanley, Hammerman & Gainer International, Inc.; David W. Titley, Penn State University; Peter Kareiva, The Nature Conservancy

Speaker: Andy Revkin, Dot Earth blogger, The New York Times, and Senior Fellow for Environmental Understanding, Pace University

9:00 AM

Welcoming Remarks

9:05 AM

PL1.1

The New Communication Climate - An exploration of tools and traits that give the best chance of success in facing a fast-forward media landscape and changing climate

Andy Revkin, Dot Earth blogger, The New York Times, and Senior Fellow for Environmental Understanding, Pace University, New York, NY

Recorded Presentation

9:25 AM

Panel Discussion

10:25 AM

Concluding Remarks

Spouses' Coffee

Coffee Break

Session 1

Advances in Observations and their Assimilation

Location: Room C203 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Host: 18th Conference 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

Observation Impacts for Longer Forecast Lead-Times

Ronald Gelaro, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and R. B. Mahajan and R. Todling

11:15 AM

1.2

Hybrid 4D EnVar for the NCEP GFS: Sensitivity experiments and plans for operational implementation

Daryl T. Kleist, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, College Park, MD; and J. C. Derber and J. Whitaker

Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM

1.3

Variability in a Decade of AIRS Version 6 Observations and Reanalyses

Eric J. Fetzer, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and T. S. Pagano and B. H. Lambrigtsen

11:45 AM

1.4

The NASA Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) Mission

Christopher Ruf, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and M. P. Clarizia, A. O'Brien, A. Ridley, J. Johnson, and Y. Yi

Recorded Presentation

Handout (2.7 MB)

Lunch Break

Session 2

Observing System Simulation Experiments (OSSEs) I: Applications to High-Impact Weather Systems

Location: Room C203 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Host: 18th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Christopher Ruf, University of Michigan

1:30 PM

2.1

Observing System Simulation Experiments to evaluate the potential impact of proposed observing systems on hurricane prediction

Robert Atlas, NOAA/AOML, Miami, FL; and S. J. Majumdar, T. Vukicevic, A. Aksoy, D. S. Nolan, and L. Bucci

Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM

2.2

Enhanced methods of data assimilation for simulated hurricane rain rates and wind speeds in a mesoscale model

Cerese Marie Albers, USRA, Huntsville, AL; and D. T. N. Krishnamurti and T. L. Miller

Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM

2.3

Feasibility of Tropical Cyclone Intensity Estimation Using Satellite-borne Radiometer Measurements: an Observing System Simulation Experiment

Scott Sieron, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and F. Zhang and K. Emanuel

Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM

2.4

Assimilation of cloud top temperature and radar observations of an idealized splitting supercell

Christopher A. Kerr, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. J. Stensrud and X. Wang

Recorded Presentation

Poster Session 1

Data Assimilation and Observing Systems: Techniques

Location: Hall C3 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Host: 18th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

241

The optimization of error covariances in the KMA UM 4D-Var system using the forecast sensitivity to error covariance weightings

Sung-Min Kim, Yonsei University, SEOUL, South Korea; and H. M. Kim and S. W. Joo

242

Assimilation of Hyperspectral Infrared Radiances over Land and Sea-Ice Surfaces

243

Assimilation of Surface Meteorological Observations in COAMPS NAVDAS

Daniel Tyndall, NRL, Monterey, CA; and P. M. Pauley, N. L. Baker, and C. M. Amerault

Handout (16.0 MB)

244

Data Assimilation with FIM: results and prospects

245

Assessment of Multi-Thermistor Radiosonde Air Temperature and Sensor Uncertainty

Micheal Hicks, NOAA/NWS, Sterling, VA; and J. Fitzgibbon and R. Brown

Manuscript (350.1 kB)

246

DART: Tools and Support for Ensemble Data Assimilation Research, Operations, and Education

Jeffrey Anderson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. Hoar, N. Collins, K. Raeder, H. Kershaw, G. Romine, H. Liu, A. Mizzi, L. Lei, A. Chatterjee, A. Karspeck, and N. Pedatalla

247

A Reduced Rank Estimate of Forecast Error Variance based on the Analysis Error Covariance of Retrospective Optimal Interpolation

Nam-Kyu Noh, Seoul National Univertisy, Seoul, South Korea; and H. J. Song and G. H. Lim

248

Enhanced Atmospheric Refraction and Radiative Transfer Analyses Merging Gridded Numerical Weather Forecast and Satellite Data

Steven T. Fiorino, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright Patterson AFB, OH; and M. Via, D. Meier, B. Elmore, and K. Keefer

Handout (3.3 MB)

249

The impact of supplemental rawinsonde observations on numerical weather prediction investigated in an OSSE

Nikki Prive, NASA, Greenbelt, MD; and R. M. Errico and K. S. Tai

250

Initial attempt to assess the impact of Geostationary Hyperspectral Data using Observing Simulation System Experiment (OSSE)

Agnes Lim, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. A. Jung, Z. Li, and A. Huang

251

Geostationary advanced infrared sounder radiance simulation and validation for OSSE

Zhenglong Li, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li, T. J. Schmit, R. Atlas, S. P. F. Casey, B. Annane, and T. Vukicevic

252

Effects of nearby irrigation on Oklahoma Mesonet observations

Alexandria G. McCombs, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and A. J. Ilk and C. A. Fiebrich

253

Bias Correction for Assimilation of Retrieved AIRS Profiles of Temperature and Humidity

Clay B. Blankenship, NASA/MSFC (USRA), Huntsville, AL; and B. T. Zavodsky and W. J. Blackwell

Handout (1.6 MB)

254

Pre-processing and Bias Correction of AMSU-A Satellite Data

Sihye Lee, Korea Institute of Atmospheric Prediction Systems, Seoul, South Korea; and J. H. Kim, J. H. Kang, and H. W. Chun

255

NFLUX Flux Estimates

Jackie May, Qinetiq, Stennis Space Center, MS; and C. Rowley and N. Van de Voorde

256

Disaggregating National Re-Analysis Air Temperature using Remotely-Sensed Land Surface Temperature

William L. Crosson, USRA, Huntsville, AL; and M. Z. Al-Hamdan

Joint Poster Session 2

Remote Sensing Applications in Hydrology Posters

Location: Hall C3 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Hosts: (Joint between the 28th Conference on Hydrology; and the 18th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) )

Cochairs: John B. Eylander, US Army Corps of Engineers; Andrew W. Wood, National Center for Atmospheric Research; Xiwu Zhan, NOAA/NESDIS

34

Studies on Mean Areal Rain Rate using Dual-Polarization X-Band Radar over a Small River Basin, Japan

Kohin Hirano, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, Tsukuba, Japan; and M. Maki, T. Maesaka, and K. Iwanami

Handout (4.0 MB)

35

Remote Sensing Application in Estimating Marine Water Quality

Xin Li, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

36

The Use of Remote Sensing-Based Surface Inundation Products in Human Health Applications in Eastern Africa

Katherine Jensen, City College, New York, NY; and K. McDonald and P. Ceccato

Handout (5.3 MB)

37

The Influence of Rainfall Variability on Vegetation Dynamics in Okavango Basin

Tan Zi, Duke University, Durham, NC; and J. Albertson

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

Location: Hall C3 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Session 3

Observing System Simulation Experiments (OSSEs) II: Applications to Data Assimilation and Observing Strategies

Location: Room C203 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Host: 18th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Ronald Gelaro, NASA/GSFC

4:00 PM

3.1

Use of an OSSE to evaluate background error covariances estimated by the "NMC method"

Ronald M. Errico, NASA, Greenblet, MD; and N. Prive and W. Gu

Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM

3.2

A comparison between EnSRF and LETKF algorithms for convective-scale radar data assimilation in the scenario of OSSEs: Effects of nonlinear observation operator

Gang Zhao, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. Xue

Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM

3.3

OSSE Evaluation of Rapid Airborne Ocean Observing Strategies in the Gulf of Mexico

G. R. Halliwell Jr., NOAA/AOML, Miami, FL; and V. H. Kourafalou, M. Le Henaff, and R. Atlas

Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM

3.4

Simulation and impact study of future spaceborne Doppler wind lidar in Japan

Kozo Okamoto, MRI, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and S. Ishii, P. Baron, M. Yasui, Y. Satoh, D. Sakaizawa, R. Oki, T. Kubota, C. Takahashi, K. Gamo, T. Ishibashi, and T. Y. Tanaka

5:00 PM

3.5

Evaluation of configuration of Doppler Wind Lidar using OSSEs

Michiko Masutani, EMC, College Park, MD; and L. P. Riishojgaard, Z. Ma, J. S. Woollen, G. D. Emmitt, S. A. Wood, and S. Greco

Recorded Presentation

5:15 PM

3.6

An Application of a New Adaptive Observation Scheme in a Quick OSSE

Yu Zhang, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and Y. Xie, Z. Toth, and D. Chen Sr.

Joint Session 4

Remote Sensing Applications in Hydrology

Location: Room C209 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Hosts: (Joint between the 28th Conference on Hydrology; and the 18th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) )

Cochairs: John B. Eylander, US Army Corps of Engineers; Andrew W. Wood, NCAR; Xiwu Zhan, NOAA/NESDIS

4:00 PM

J4.1

Simultaneous Estimation of both Hydrologic and Ecologic Parameters in the New Eco-hydrological Model Assimilating Microwave Signal

Yohei Sawada, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; and T. Koike and M. Rasmy

Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM

J4.2

Assembly and Assessment of a Global-scale Earth Science Data Record of Inundated Wetlands supporting Hydrology Applications

Kyle McDonald, City College, New York, NY; and B. Chapman, R. Scroeder, M. Azarderakhsh, E. Podest, M. Moghaddam, J. Whitcomb, D. Clewley, J. Celi, and S. Hamilton

4:30 PM

J4.3

Monitoring and Forecasting Floods over North Africa based on Satellite data: Uncertainties and Challenges

Kunhikrishnan Thengumthara, SSAI/NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and F. S. Policelli, S. Habib, J. L. David, K. A. Melocik, G. J. Huffman, M. C. Anderson, A. B. H. Ali, S. Bacha, and E. R. Ahmed

Handout (5.7 MB)

4:45 PM

J4.4

Evaluation of the Reanalyses Products in Detecting Extreme Precipitation Trends over United States

Hamed Ashouri, University of California, Irvine, CA; and K. Hsu, S. Sorooshian, J. Lee, M. Bosilovich, and J. Y. Yu

5:00 PM

J4.5

Spacebased Observation of Oceanic Origin of Continental Water Balance

W. Timothy Liu, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and X. Xie

Recorded Presentation

5:15 PM

J4.6

A New Approach to Monitor Net Surface Solar Radiation from Geostationary Satellites

Anand K. Inamdar, North Carolina State Univ., Asheville, NC; and P. C. Guillevic

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (249.5 kB)

Reception and Exhibits Opening

Session 4

Atmospheric and Oceanic Observations I: Remote Sensing

Location: Room C203 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Host: 18th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Raymond Hoff, JCET/Univ. of Maryland

8:30 AM

4.1

Towards improved ceilometer-based observations of sky cover

Timothy J. Wagner, Creighton University, Omaha, NE; and J. M. Kleiss

Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM

4.2

Overview of New Cloud Optical Properties in Air Force Weather Worldwide Merged Cloud Analysis

Timothy E. Nobis, Northrop Grumman, Papillion, NE; and M. D. Conner

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM

4.3

Characteristic Radiative Heating Rate Profiles of Arctic Clouds Observed at Barrow, Alaska

Alexander B. Zwink, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. D. Turner and M. Shupe

Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM

4.4

Observations of Equatorial Pacific Planetary Boundary Layer Wind Shear During February 2000–November 2009

David Halpern, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and M. Garay and K. Mueller

Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM

4.5

Analyzing satellite temperature retrievals over dust-laden fields in the Northeast Atlantic

Mayra I. Oyola, Howard Univ., Washington, DC; and N. R. Nalli, E. Joseph, S. Lu, and V. Morris

Joint Session 6

Land Data Assimilation Techniques and Systems Part I

Location: Room C209 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Hosts: (Joint between the 28th Conference on Hydrology; and the 18th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) )

Chair: Youlong Xia, NOAA/NCEP/EMC

CoChair: Michael B. Ek, NOAA/NWS/NCEP

"This session will focus on operational and other routinely-run systems for land-hydrology analysis, forecasting and related purposes, and the procedures necessary for their execution. For example, the North American Land Data Assimilation System (NLDAS) consists of land models run in an uncoupled mode using atmospheric forcing to yield surface fluxes and evolving land states, and along with a corresponding 30-year model climatology, provides input for drought monitoring and seasonal hydrological prediction in the US. Please consider submitting topics related to NLDAS and other land data assimilation system efforts."

8:30 AM

J6.1

Assimilation of SMOS Brightness Temperature to Improve Surface and Root-Zone Soil Moisture

Gabriëlle J.M. De Lannoy, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and R. H. Reichle and Q. Liu

J6.2

Downscaling SMOS brightness temperatures to produce higher-resolution soil moisture analyses

8:45 AM

J6.2A

Information-Based Analysis of Data Assimilation

Grey S. Nearing, SAIC at NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and H. V. Gupta, W. T. Crow, and W. Gong

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM

J6.3

Improving river discharge estimation by assimilating GRACE terrestrial water storage (TWS) retrievals into a distributed hydrological model: Water budget analysis in the Upper Zambezi River Basin (UZRB) and the Northern Kalahari Aquifer (NKA) in Southern Africa

Jing Tao, Duke University, Durham, NC; and A. P. Barros

9:15 AM

J6.4

Ensemble data assimilation for soil-vegetation-atmosphere systems

Tim Hoar, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Anderson, A. Fox, Y. Zhang, and R. Rosolem

Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM

J6.5

Developing a Comprehensive Land Data Assimilation System Using NCAR's Community Land Model (CLM) and Data Assimilation Research Testbed

Zong-Liang Yang, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX; and Y. Zhang, T. Hoar, M. Rodell, and J. Anderson

Recorded Presentation

Spouses' Coffee

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

Location: Hall C3 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Joint Poster Session 4

Land Data Assimilation Techniques and Systems Posters

Location: Hall C3 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Hosts: (Joint between the 28th Conference on Hydrology; and the 18th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) )

Cochairs: Michael B. Ek, NOAA/NWS/NCEP; Gabriëlle J.M. De Lannoy, NASA/GSFC; Youlong Xia, NOAA/NCEP/EMC; Rolf H. Reichle, NASA/GSFC

Poster 52 will now be presented as J6.2A

53

Assimilation of SMOS Soil Moisture Retrievals in the Land Information System

Clay B. Blankenship, NASA/MSFC (USRA), Huntsville, AL; and J. L. Case and B. T. Zavodsky

Manuscript (749.9 kB)

Handout (4.0 MB)

54

Assimilation of Geostationary Satellite Land Surface Skin Temperature Observations into the GEOS-5 Global Atmospheric Modeling and Assimilation System

Clara Draper, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and R. H. Reichle, B. Scarino, G. J. M. De Lannoy, and Q. Liu

55

Assimilation of Freeze-Thaw Observations into the NASA Catchment Land Surface Model

Leila Farhadi, George Washington University, Washington, DC; and R. H. Reichle, G. J. M. De Lannoy, and J. Kimball

56

Land analysis enhancements at the Air Force Weather Agency using the NASA Land Information System (LIS)

Sujay V. Kumar, SAIC at NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and J. B. Eylander, C. D. Peters-Lidard, J. D. Cetola, M. J. Shaw, Y. Liu, C. Franks, K. R. Arsenault, T. Tewiston, R. L. Ruhge, K. W. Harrison, and S. Wang

Session 5

Atmospheric and Oceanic Observations II: Remote Sensing

Location: Room C203 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Host: 18th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Daniel J. Cecil, NASA/MSFC

11:00 AM

5.1

Estimation of Planetary Boundary Layer Heights from COSMIC, CLIPSO, and High Resolution Radiosondes during the VOCALS-REx

Shu-peng Ho, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and L. Peng, R. A. Anthes, Y. H. Kuo, and H. C. Lin

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

5.2

Analysis of Earth Networks Total Lightning Detection Efficiency versus LIS for 2011 through 2013 in North America

Christopher Sloop, Earth Networks.com, Germantown, MD; and C. Liu and S. Heckman

Handout (1.6 MB)

11:30 AM

5.3

Synergies of Multi-Doppler Lidar Observations within the KITcube mobile Observation Platform

Andreas Wieser, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, , Germany; and K. S. Barr, J. Buehl, J. Handwerker, N. Kalthoff, M. Mauder, P. Royer, and K. Traeumner

11:45 AM

5.4

Improving Regional Estimates of Surface Emissions Using Geostationary and Polar Orbit Satellite Observations: A Proof of Concept for GeoCARB and ASCENDS

Berrien Moore III, National Weather Center/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. Crowell

Recorded Presentation

Joint Session 7

Land Data Assimilation Techniques and Systems Part II

Location: Room C209 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Hosts: (Joint between the 28th Conference on Hydrology; and the 18th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) )

Cochairs: Gabriëlle J.M. De Lannoy, NASA/GSFC; Rolf H. Reichle, NASA/GSFC; Youlong Xia, NOAA/NCEP/EMC

11:00 AM

J7.1

An Interactive Blended Analysis of Snow Depth

Cezar Kongoli, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD; and S. R. Helfrich and T. Smith

11:15 AM

J7.2

Evaluation of Multi-Model Simulated NLDAS-2 Soil Moisture Using the North American Soil Moisture Database (NASMD)

Youlong Xia, NOAA/NCEP/EMC, College Park, MD; and M. B. Ek, Y. Wu, T. W. Ford, and S. Quiring

Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM

J7.3

Impact of Near-real-time Satellite Observations on Flux and Soil Moisture Simulations of Noah LSM in NLDAS

Li Fang, NOAA/NESDIS/Center for Satellite Applications and Research, College Park, MD; and C. Hain, X. Zhan, and J. Yin

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (42.0 kB)

Handout (2.5 MB)

11:45 AM

J7.4

Impact Study of AMSR2 Soil Moisture Product in the NCEP Global Forecast System

Weizhong Zheng, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, College Park, MD; and X. Zhan, J. Liu, M. B. Ek, J. Meng, J. Dong, and H. Wei

Recorded Presentation

Lunch Break

Stanley a. Changnon Luncheon

Location: Room B401 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Session 6

Atmospheric and Oceanic Observations III: Remote Sensing and In-Situ

Location: Room C203 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Host: 18th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Steven Koch, NOAA/NSSL

1:30 PM

6.1

GlobalSense: A New Environmental Sensing System Based on Large Ensembles of In Situ, Airborne Probes

John Manobianco, MESO, Inc., Troy, NY; and J. W. Zack and G. Gelashivili

Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM

6.2

The implications of Vaisala's new Radiosonde RS41 on improved in-situ observations for meteorological applications

Hannu Jauhiainen, Vaisala, Helsinki, Finland; and J. Lentonen, P. Survo, R. Lehtinen, and T. Pietari

Manuscript (1.1 MB)

2:00 PM

6.3

On-Demand Radisosonde Observations to Aid Severe and Hazardous Weather Forecasting in the Southeast Texas Upper-Air Sparse Region

Don Conlee, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and L. Wood and R. C. Sodowsky

2:15 PM

6.4

Ocean surface and subsurface studies from space-based lidar measurements

Xiaomei Lu, NASA, Hampton, VA; and Y. Hu

Recorded Presentation

Handout (1.6 MB)

2:30 PM

6.5

Polarimetric Microwave Radiometer Architectures and Characterization for Spaceborne Mapping of Ocean Surface Wind Vector

Mike Ngan, Northrop Grumman, Azusa, CA; and D. Luong

2:45 PM

6.6

Validation of SMOS and Aquarius Salinity data in the Agulhas Current System

Nicole Button, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

Recorded Presentation

Coffee Break

Meet the President

Location: Room C103 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Joint Session 3

Innovative Transition and Integration of New Observational Platforms and Modeling Technologies and Techniques

Location: Room C203 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Hosts: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); and the Fourth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations )

Cochairs: Kenneth Carey, Earth Resources Technology, Inc.; Stephen A. Mango, NOAA/NESDIS/OSD

3:30 PM

Developing Parameters to Nowcast Intense Storms within the 0-1 Hour Time Frame: John Mecikalski

Recorded Presentation

J3.1

US Navy Modeling Roadmap: Pathway for Modeling Research to Operations

3:45 PM

J3.1A

Developing Parameters to Nowcast Intense Storms within the 0–1 hour Timeframe

John R. Mecikalski, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and D. Rosenfeld

4:00 PM

J3.2

Planned Operational Implementation of the High Resolution Rapid Refresh at NCEP

Stephen S. Weygandt, NOAA/Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, CO; and C. Alexander, S. G. Benjamin, M. Hu, D. C. Dowell, T. G. Smirnova, J. B. Olson, E. P. James, P. Hofmann, G. S. Manikin, J. M. Brown, B. D. Jamison, and H. Lin

Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM

J3.3

Development of a near real time regional satellite data assimilation system for high impact weather forecasts

Jinlong Li, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li, P. Wang, M. Goldberg, and T. J. Schmit

Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM

J3.4

Observational Tests of Tropical Cyclone Intensity Estimation Using GPS Radio Occultation Temperature Measurements

Panagiotis Vergados, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and A. J. Mannucci and Z. J. Luo

4:45 PM

J3.5

Integration of the total lightning jump algorithm into current operational warning environment conceptual models

Christopher J. Schultz, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and L. D. Carey, E. V. Schultz, G. T. Stano, R. J. Blakeslee, and S. J. Goodman

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (932.1 kB)

5:00 PM

J3.6

Transition of Met Office Science Showcased at the 2012 Olympics into Operations

Dan Suri, Met Office, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom

Recorded Presentation

5:15 PM

J3.7

The NCEP Production Suite and the Transition of Research to Operations:Perspectives from both sides of the “Valley of Death”

Michael B. Ek, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, College Park, MD

Recorded Presentation

5:30 PM

J3.8

Testing and Evaluation of the GSI-Hybrid Data Assimilation and its Applications for Hurricane Forecasts

Chunhua Zhou, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and H. Shao and L. R. Bernardet

Recorded Presentation

Session 1

Bernhard Haurwitz Memorial Lecture

Location: Room C106 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Hosts: (Joint between the 26th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 14th Presidential Forum; the Second Symposium on Prediction of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: Impacts on Weather and Climate Extremes; the Second Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation; the Stanley A. Changnon Symposium; the 30th Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies; the 28th Conference on Hydrology; the 26th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting / 22nd Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction; the 23rd Symposium on Education; the 22nd Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences; the 18th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; the 18th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the 16th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the 12th Conference on Artificial and Computational Intelligence and its Applications to the Environmental Sciences; the 12th History Symposium; the 12th Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the 11th Conference on Space Weather; the 11th Symposium on the Urban Environment; the Tenth Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the Ninth Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research; the Sixth Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions; the Fifth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; the Fifth Conference on Environment and Health; the Fourth Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium; the Fourth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations; the Fourth Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python; the Second Symposium on the Weather and Climate Enterprise; the Second Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events; the Major Weather Events and Societal Impacts of 2013; and the Special Symposium on Severe Local Storms: The Current State of the Science and Understanding Impacts )

5:00 PM

L1.1

Towards a general theory of global monsoons (Invited Presentation)

Peter J. Webster, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

Recorded Presentation

Joint Session 5

Applications of Data Assimilation in Numerical Weather Prediction I: Ensemble and Hybrid Data Assimilation

Location: Room C202 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Hosts: (Joint between the 26th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting / 22nd Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction; and the 18th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) )

Cochairs: Bradley T. Zavodsky, NASA/MSFC; Clay B. Blankenship, NASA/MSFC (USRA)

8:30 AM

J5.1

Real-time mesoscale analysis and prediction with NCAR 4D-REKF

Yubao Liu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and L. Pan, Y. Wu, A. Bourgeois, J. Knieval, J. Hacker, J. C. Pace, F. Gallagher, and S. Halvorson

Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM

J5.2

An efficient algorithm for assimilation of satellite retrieval profiles of chemical trace gases in the troposphere with the DART ensemble Kalman filter in WRFCHEM

Arthur P. Mizzi, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and A. F. Arellano Jr., D. Edwards, J. Anderson, and J. Barre

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM

J5.3

Using DART and State Augmentation to Update a Surface Layer Parameter in WRF

Jared A. Lee, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Hacker

Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM

J5.4

Square Root and Perturbed Observation Ensemble Generation for Kalman and Quadratic Ensemble Filters

Daniel Hodyss, NRL, Monterey, CA; and W. F. Campbell

Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM

J5.5

Evaluation of enhancements to the Rapid Refresh GSI 3DVAR-ensemble hybrid data assimilation system

Ming Hu, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, CO; and D. C. Dowell, S. S. Weygandt, S. G. Benjamin, J. S. Whitaker, and C. Alexander

Recorded Presentation

J5.6

On the performance of the Canadian Regional Ensemble Kalman Filter

9:45 AM

J5.6A

A study of the Impact of Multiscale Initial Condition Perturbations Based on a Nested Ensemble Kalman Filter on Convection-Allowing Ensemble Forecasts

Aaron T. Johnson, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and X. Wang

Recorded Presentation

Session 7

Tropical Atmosphere and Ocean I: Observations

Location: Room C203 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Host: 18th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Frank Marks, NOAA/AOML/HRD

8:30 AM

7.1

On the limits of measuring the maximum wind speed in hurricanes

David S. Nolan, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and J. A. Zhang and E. W. Uhlhorn

Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM

7.2

A Coupled-Path Retrieval Algorithm for the Hurricane Imaging Radiometer (HIRad)

Christopher S. Ruf, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and M. Morris, S. Farrar, S. Biswas, W. L. Jones, and D. J. Cecil

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM

7.3

Observing Hurricane Intensity Change using Profiling Glider Technology

Walt H. McCall, University of Southern Mississippi, Stennis, MS

Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM

7.4

A look at GPS Antennas and Tropical Cyclone data in the South Pacific

Bill Ward, NOAA/NWS, Honolulu, HI

Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM

7.5

The Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Array (TAO) Refresh–New Capabilities and Value Added

Richard Bouchard, NOAA/NDBC, Stennis Space Center, MS; and L. J. Bernard III, R. Beets, K. Grissom, and K. O'Neil

Manuscript (892.2 kB)

Handout (793.8 kB)

9:45 AM

7.6

Implementation of Upper-Ocean Temperature Measurements in Operational Hurricane Reconnaissance: Results from the AXBT Demonstration Project

Elizabeth R. Sanabia, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and B. S. Barrett and P. G. Black

Spouses' Coffee

Coffee Break

Meet the President

Location: Room C103 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Joint Session 8

Applications of Data Assimilation in Numerical Weather Prediction II: Remote Sensing

Location: Room C202 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Hosts: (Joint between the 26th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting / 22nd Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction; and the 18th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) )

Cochairs: Zhaoxia Pu, Univ. of Utah; Bradley T. Zavodsky, NASA/MSFC

10:30 AM

J8.1

Assimilation of Dual-Polarimetric Radar Observations with WRF GSI

Xuanli Li, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and J. R. Mecikalski, T. Fehnel, B. T. Zavodsky, and J. Srikishen

Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM

J8.2

Lightning Data Assimilation Method for the Local Analysis and Prediction System (LAPS): Impact on Modeling Extreme Events

Antti Pessi, Vaisala, Westford, MA; and S. Albers

Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM

J8.3

Retrospective and real-time tests of GSI-based EnKF-Var hybrid data assimilation system for HWRF at high resolution

Xuguang Wang, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and X. Lu

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

J8.4

Convective Initiation and 0-6 hr Storm Nowcasting for GOES-R

John R. Mecikalski, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and C. P. Jewett, S. Weygandt, T. L. Smith, A. K. Heidinger, W. Straka, and S. Benjamin

Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM

J8.5

SEVIRI Data Impact on Forecasting Storms over Lake Victoria using NCEP NMM-B Model

Xiaoyan Zhang, University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM

J8.6

Impact of the Assimilation of Hyperspectral Infrared Retrieved Profiles on Advanced Weather and Research Model Simulations of a Non-Convective Wind Event

Emily Berndt, NASA Postdoctoral Program, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL; and B. T. Zavodsky and G. J. Jedlovec

Recorded Presentation

Handout (2.3 MB)

Session 8

Field experiments

Location: Room C203 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Host: 18th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Bill Proenza, NOAA/NWS

10:30 AM

8.1

Ensemble Kalman Assimilation of Global-Hawk-based Data from Tropical Cyclones

Jason Sippel, NASA, Greenbelt, MD; and F. Zhang, Y. Weng, G. M. Heymsfield, L. Tian, and S. A. Braun

Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM

8.2

Hurricane Imaging Radiometer (HIRAD)

Daniel J. Cecil, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and M. W. James, J. B. Roberts, S. Biswas, L. Jones, J. W. Johnson, S. Farrar, S. Sahawneh, C. S. Ruf, M. Morris, P. G. Black, and C. B. Blankenship

Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM

8.3

The impact of Reconnaissance Data on Hurricane Intensity Forecasts with a Cycling WRF-EnKF system

Yonghui Weng, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and F. Zhang

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

8.4

Comparison of NOAA Gulfstream G-IV flight level wind measurements with GPS dropwindsondes

Nikki M. Perrini, NOAA, MacDill AFB, FL; and I. Sears and R. G. Henning

Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM

8.5

Characterization of the variability in 10 meter GPS dropwinsonde winds in extremely high wind environments

Bianca Hernandez, NOAA, MacDill AFB, FL; and R. G. Henning and I. Sears

Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM

8.6

The use of kites, tethered balloons and miniature unmanned aerial vehicles for performing low level atmospheric measurements over water, land and sea ice surfaces

Peter S. Guest, NPS, Monterey, CA

Recorded Presentation

Lunch Break

Women in the Atmospheric Sciences Luncheon: A Conversation about the Future

Location: Room C112 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Lecture 2

Horton Lecture

Location: Georgia Ballroom 1 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Hosts: (Joint between the 28th Conference on Hydrology; the Second Symposium on Prediction of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: Impacts on Weather and Climate Extremes; the Second Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation; the Edward S. Epstein Symposium; the 30th Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies; the 26th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 26th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting / 22nd Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction; the 23rd Symposium on Education; the 22nd Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences; the 18th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; the 18th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the 16th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the 12th Conference on Artificial and Computational Intelligence and its Applications to the Environmental Sciences; the 12th History Symposium; the 12th Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the 11th Conference on Space Weather; the 11th Symposium on the Urban Environment; the Tenth Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the Ninth Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research; the Seventh Annual CCM Forum: Certified Consulting Meteorologists; the Sixth Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions; the Fifth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; the Fifth Conference on Environment and Health; the Fourth Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium; the Fourth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations; the Fourth Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python; the Second Symposium on the Weather and Climate Enterprise; the Second Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events; and the Special Symposium on Severe Local Storms: The Current State of the Science and Understanding Impacts )

1:30 PM

L2.1

Elusive Elements of Evaporation and Runoff Behavior Hidden Within Traditional Hydrological Measurements

Randal D. Koster, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD

Recorded Presentation

Joint Session 9

Applications of Data Assimilation in Numerical Weather Prediction III: Coupled Systems

Location: Room C202 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Hosts: (Joint between the 26th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting / 22nd Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction; and the 18th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) )

Cochairs: Jonathan L. Case, ENSCO, Inc.; Bradley T. Zavodsky, NASA/MSFC

1:30 PM

J9.1

The Impact of Radar Data Assimilation on Warm Season Rainfall Forecasts for use in Hydrologic Models: Examples from Extreme Rain Events in Iowa

Ben A. Moser, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and W. A. Gallus Jr. and R. Mantilla

J9.2

Status of Canadian Regional and Global Coupled Modelling Systems

1:45 PM

J9.2A

Improvement to Mesoscale Analyses and Forecasts by Assimilating Dense Pressure Observations

Luke E. Madaus, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and C. F. Mass and G. J. Hakim

Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM

J9.3

Coupled Weather-Fire Modeling of Landscape-Scale Wildland Fires: Understanding & Prediction

Janice L. Coen, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and P. J. Riggan, W. Schroeder, and M. A. Shapiro

2:15 PM

J9.4

Toward Improved Land Surface Initialization in support of Regional WRF Forecasts at the Kenya Meteorological Department

Jonathan L. Case, ENSCO, Inc., Huntsville, AL; and J. Mungai, V. Sakwa, E. Kabuchanga, B. T. Zavodsky, and A. S. Limaye

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (7.9 MB)

Session 9

Satellite data and technology for forecasting and responding to natural disasters

Location: Room C203 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Host: 18th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Cochairs: Kenneth Carey, Earth Resources Technology, Inc.; Gary J. Jedlovec, NASA/MSFC

1:30 PM

9.1

The Response to Fires and Dust Storms in the Exo-urban Environment in the GOES-R Era

Raymond Hoff, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD; and A. K. Huff and S. Kondragunta

1:45 PM

9.2

Applications of Satellite Remote Sensing for Response to and Recovery from Meteorological Disasters

Andrew L. Molthan, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and J. E. Burks, K. M. McGrath, J. P. Camp, D. Leonardo, and J. R. Bell

Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM

9.3

Development of web mapping service capabilities to support NASA disasters applications/app development

Jason E. Burks, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and A. L. Molthan and K. M. McGrath

Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM

9.4

COMET's Environmental Satellite Education Resources for Anticipating and Monitoring of Meteorological Hazards

Wendy Schreiber-Abshire, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and P. Dills and M. Weingroff

Recorded Presentation

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

Location: Hall C3 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Poster Session 2

Data Assimilation and Observing Systems: Applications to High-Impact Weather

Location: Hall C3 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Host: 18th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

628

High Definition Sounding System (HDSS) for airborne atmospheric profiling in Tropical Cyclones (TCs) and severe weather

Peter G. Black, NRL, Monterey, CA; and L. Harrison, M. Beaubien, R. Bluth, H. Jonsson, and A. Penny

Manuscript (1.5 MB)

Handout (2.9 MB)

629

Using ISERV and Commercial Satellite Imagery to Assess and Monitor Recovery Efforts in Urban Damaged Areas

Jordan R. Bell, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and A. L. Molthan, J. E. Burks, and K. M. McGrath

Handout (4.4 MB)

630

Identifying Hail Signatures in Satellite Imagery from the 9–10 August 2011 Severe Weather Event

Rachel L. Dryden, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and A. L. Molthan, T. A. Cole, and J. R. Bell

Handout (2.6 MB)

631

Using Satellite Imagery to Identify Tornado Damage Tracks and Recovery from the April 27, 2011 Severe Weather Outbreak

Tony A. Cole, University of Alabama at Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and A. L. Molthan, J. E. Burks, and J. R. Bell

Handout (2.0 MB)

632

Use of NASA near Real-Time and Archived Satellite Data to Support Disaster Assessment

Kevin M. McGrath, Jacobs Technology, Inc., Huntsville, AL; and A. L. Molthan and J. E. Burks

Handout (2.7 MB)

633

Application of Mobile Observations to Investigation of Frontal Boundaries

Loren D. White, Jackson State Univ., Jackson, MS

634

Characterizing Objective Analysis Errors for Dual Polarization Weather Radar

Jared W. Marquis, University of Louisiana, Houston, TX; and V. Chandrasekar and J. Hardin

Handout (1.7 MB)

635

The Representation of Mesoscale Atmospheric Phenomena by Unmanned Aircraft Systems

George Limpert, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and A. L. Houston

636

Oceanic Storm Characteristics off the Kennedy Space Center Coast

Jennifer G. Wilson, NASA/Kennedy Space Center, Kennedy Space Center, FL; and A. A. Simpson, K. L. Cummins, J. J. Kiriazes, R. G. Brown, and C. T. Mata

637

Evaluation of Wind Forecasts and Observation Impacts using Variational and Ensemble Data Assimilation over the WFIP Southern Study Region

Brian C. Ancell, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

638

Surface Roughness and 2DVAR Wind Field Innovations in High Wind Events

Michael Splitt, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL; and S. M. Lazarus, J. D. Horel, and X. Dong

639

Impact of the Local Roughness on 2DVAR Wind Analyses During Hurricane Sandy

Steven M. Lazarus, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL; and M. Splitt, J. D. Horel, and X. Dong

Handout (6.0 MB)

Poster 640 has moved. Is now J3.1A

641

The Optimal Sounder Data Assimilation Strategy for Mesoscale Convection System

Chian-Yi Liu, National Central University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; and Y. C. Yang, G. R. Liu, and T. H. Lin

642

The New 4D-En-Var Regional Deterministic Prediction System at the Canadian Meteorological Center

Mateusz Reszka, Environment Canada, Dorval, QC, Canada; and J. F. Caron, T. Milewski, L. Fillion, M. Buehner, and J. St-James

Handout (1.2 MB)

Joint Poster Session 5

Poster Session on Transitions from Research to Operations

Location: Hall C3 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Hosts: (Joint between the Fourth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations; the 26th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting / 22nd Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction; the 18th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); and the Tenth Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems )

739

A Comparison of Ground Based Lightning Networks: Earth Networks Total Lightning, National Lightning Detection Network, and Lightning Mapping Arrays

Tiffany C. Meyer, NOAA/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. M. Calhoun, M. Elliott, and J. Kurtz

Handout (9.2 MB)

740

Research and Product Testing Capabilities with Mount Washington Observatory

Cyrena-Marie Briede, Mount Washington Observatory, North Conway, NH

Poster 741 has been moved. Will now be 2.1A

742

A New Method for Calculating Vertical Motion in Isentropic Space

Michael Simpson, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

Handout (389.6 kB)

886

Research to Operations, Possibilities for Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance in the next 25 years

Thomas Sparn, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and P. Pilewskie, P. Withnell, and G. Kopp

Joint Session 1

Satellite data and technology for forecasting and responding to natural disasters

Location: Room C111 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Hosts: (Joint between the Tenth Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; and the 18th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) )

Cochairs: Michael J. Folmer, Univ. of Maryland; Michael L. Jamilkowski, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems; Sharanya J. Majumdar, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS

4:00 PM

J1.1

Using GOES-R Demonstration Products to Bridge the Gap Between Severe Weather Watches and Warnings for the 20 May 2013 Moore, OK Tornado Outbreak

Chad M. Gravelle, NWS Operations Proving Ground / CIMSS, Kansas City, MO; and J. Mecikalski, R. Petersen, J. Sieglaff, and G. T. Stano

Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM

J1.2

NOAA Operational Space Environmental Monitoring—Current Capabilities amd Future Directions

William F. Denig, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and P. Mulligan

Recorded Presentation

Handout (2.6 MB)

J1.3

A Satellite Algorithm for Predicting the Distribution of Rainfall Rate

4:30 PM

J1.3A

Use of VIIRS Imagery by the National Weather Service in Alaska

Eric Stevens, NOAA/NWS, Fairbanks, AK

Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM

J1.4

Multi-Mission Remote Sensing Ground Processing Algorithms

David Hogan, AER, Lexington, MA; and A. Werbos, J. Bentley, E. Kennelly, E. Steinfelt, T. S. Zaccheo, and W. Davis

Recorded Presentation

5:00 PM

J1.5

Sky Cover: Shining Light on a Gloomy Problem

Jordan J. Gerth, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (109.8 kB)

5:15 PM

J1.6

Lessons from Response to Superstorm Sandy using COSMO-SkyMed Radar Satellites to Produce Damage Proxy Maps of New York City

Sang-Ho Yun, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and A. Coletta, E. Fielding, S. Elhami, T. Farr, D. Ferguson, J. Helly, R. Butgereit, F. Webb, P. A. Rosen, M. Simons, and S. Owen

Recorded Presentation

Joint Session 10

Applications of Data Assimilation in Numerical Weather Prediction IV: Mesoscale Data Assimilation

Location: Room C202 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Hosts: (Joint between the 26th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting / 22nd Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction; and the 18th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) )

Cochairs: Xuguang Wang, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma; Bradley T. Zavodsky, NASA/MSFC

4:00 PM

J10.1

Storm-scale data assimilation and ensemble forecasting for Warn-on-Forecast

Dustan M. Wheatley, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. C. Dowell, K. H. Knopfmeier, M. Hu, and C. Alexander

Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM

J10.2

Using high-frequency surface data assimilation to improve short-term ensemble forecasts of convection initiation and evolution on 29 May 2012

Ryan A. Sobash, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. J. Stensrud

Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM

J10.3

Performance and Verification Results of a Cycled WRF/DART Multiscale Ensemble System at Texas Tech University

Anthony E. Reinhart, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; and B. C. Ancell

Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM

J10.4

Evaluation of the NSSL Mesoscale Ensemble during the High-Impact Severe Weather Events of May 2013

Kent H. Knopfmeier, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma/NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. M. Wheatley, G. J. Creager, M. Coniglio, D. C. Dowell, J. Correia Jr., and A. J. Clark

Recorded Presentation

5:00 PM

J10.5

Mesoscale Pressure Assimilation: A New Revolution for Research and Operations?

Clifford Mass, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and L. E. Madaus

Recorded Presentation

5:15 PM

J10.6

Modeling Studies of Landfalling Atmospheric Rivers and Orographic Precipitation over Northern California

Arthur John Eiserloh Jr., San Jose State University, San Jose, CA; and S. Chiao and D. Stevens

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (2.0 MB)

Session 10

Tropical Atmosphere and Ocean II : Tropical Cyclone Data Assimilation

Location: Room C203 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Host: 18th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: David S. Nolan, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS

4:00 PM

10.1

Sensitivity of ensemble Kalman filter assimilation of hurricane inner core observations to the background error specification in nested domains

Zhaoxia Pu, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and H. Zhang

Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM

10.2

Impact of the 4D-Var Assimilation of Airborne Doppler Radar Data on Numerical Simulations of the Genesis of Typhoon Nuri (2008): Radial velocity versus 3-D wind analysis

Zhan Li, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and Z. Pu

Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM

10.3

Analysis and Forecast Impact of Direct Tropical Cyclone Observations with a Coupled Global-limited-area Data Assimilation System

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

Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM

10.4

The genesis of Hurricane Karl (2010) examined through cycling ensemble data assimilation experiments using PREDICT observations

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

Recorded Presentation

5:00 PM

10.5

Assimilation of Thermodynamic Variables from Satellite Measurements in Regional NWP for Tropical Cyclone Forecast Improvement

Pei Wang, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li, T. J. Schmit, Z. Liu, and W. Bai

Recorded Presentation

Lecture 3

Walter Orr Roberts Lecture

Location: Room C113 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Hosts: (Joint between the 16th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the Second Symposium on Prediction of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: Impacts on Weather and Climate Extremes; the Second Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation; the Stanley A. Changnon Symposium; the Edward S. Epstein Symposium; the 30th Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies; the 28th Conference on Hydrology; the 26th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 26th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting / 22nd Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction; the 23rd Symposium on Education; the 22nd Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences; the 18th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; the 18th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the 12th Conference on Artificial and Computational Intelligence and its Applications to the Environmental Sciences; the 12th History Symposium; the 12th Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the 11th Conference on Space Weather; the 11th Symposium on the Urban Environment; the Tenth Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the Ninth Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research; the Seventh Annual CCM Forum: Certified Consulting Meteorologists; the Sixth Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions; the Fifth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; the Fifth Conference on Environment and Health; the Fourth Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium; the Fourth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations; the Fourth Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python; the Second Symposium on the Weather and Climate Enterprise; the Second Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events; and the Special Symposium on Severe Local Storms: The Current State of the Science and Understanding Impacts )

5:00 PM

L3.1

Fire in the Earth System: Interactions with the Atmosphere

Christine Wiedinmyer, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Recorded Presentation

Awards Banquet Reception in the Exhibit Hall

94th AMS Awards Banquet

Session 11

Assimilation and Reanalysis on Large Scales

Location: Room C203 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Host: 18th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Jeffrey Anderson, NCAR

8:30 AM

11.1

Experiments to develop the 20th Century Reanalysis version 3 (1850–2013)

Gilbert P. Compo, Univ. of Colorado/NOAA/Earth System Research Laboratory/Physical Sciences Division, Boulder, CO ; and J. S. Whitaker, P. D. Sardeshmukh, and B. S. Giese

Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM

11.2

The Statistical Characteristics of the Precipitation Variable in a Global Model and Satellite Observations from the Point of View of Ensemble Data Assimilation

Guo-Yuan Lien, RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science, Kobe, Japan; and E. Kalnay and T. Miyoshi

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM

11.3

Depiction of the Madden-Julian Oscillation in the NCAR Community Earth System Model Coupled Data Assimilation System

Abhishek Chatterjee, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. L. Anderson, N. Collins, G. Danabasoglu, T. J. Hoar, A. R. Karspeck, M. W. Moncrieff, K. D. Raeder, and J. J. Tribbia

Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM

11.4

Climate Dynamics of Africa in the reanalysis datasets

Wassila Mamadou Thiaw, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, College Park, MD; and M. L. Robjhon

Recorded Presentation

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

Location: Hall C3 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Session 12

Data Assimilation I: Applications

Location: Room C203 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Host: 18th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Ronald Errico, NASA/GSFC/Global Modeling and Assimilation Office

11:00 AM

12.1

The 2014 WRFDA Overview

Xiang-Yu Huang, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

12.2

Empirical Localization of Observations for Ensemble Kalman Filter Data Assimilation in WRF

Lili Lei, University of Colorado, CIRES Climate Diagnostics Center, Boulder, CO; and J. Anderson

Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM

12.3

Provide supports for Community Researchers to Use Operational Gridpoint Statistical Interpolation (GSI) System

hui shao, NCAR/NOAA, College Park, MD; and M. Hu, D. Stark, K. M. Newman, and C. Zhou

Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM

12.4

Testing and Evaluation of GSI Background Error Sensitivity for Regional Applications

Kathryn M. Newman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Hu and H. Shao

Recorded Presentation

Lunch Break

Session 13

Data Assimilation II: Methodology

Location: Room C203 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Host: 18th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Fuqing Zhang, Pennsylvania State University

1:30 PM

13.1

Efficient Concurrent Estimation of Localization for Ensemble Data Assimilation

Jeffrey Anderson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and L. Lei

Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM

13.2

Multi-scale data assimilation in SPEEDY-LETKF

Keiichi Kondo, RIKEN AICS, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan; and T. Miyoshi

Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM

13.3

Correcting for Position Errors in Variational Data Assimilation

Thomas Nehrkorn, AER, Lexington, MA; and B. Woods, T. Auligné, and R. N. Hoffman

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (7.1 MB)

Handout (14.6 MB)

2:15 PM

13.4

Ensemble Kalman filtering with localization by a graphical model

Genta Ueno, The Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Tokyo, Japan

2:30 PM

13.5

Bayesian optimization of multi-model ensemble data assimilation for a low-order model

Shigenori Otsuka, Advanced Institude for Computational Science, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan; and T. Miyoshi

Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM

13.6

Data assimilation in Lagrangian dynamics using forward sensitivity based approach

Rafal Jabrzemski, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. Lakshmivarahan

Recorded Presentation

Registration Closes

Coffee Break

Meet the President

Location: Room C103 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Session 14

Treatment and Assimilation of Observations for Local Weather Systems

Location: Room C203 (The Georgia World Congress Center )

Host: 18th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair: Ming Xue, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma

3:30 PM

14.1

Optimal Observing for Short-Range Prediction of Severe Convective Storms

Steven Koch, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK

Recorded Presentation

3:45 PM

14.2

Assimilating WSR-88D Radial Velocity Data into WRF Model with Ensemble Kalman Filter: the 20 May 2013 Moore, Oklahoma Tornadic Supercell

Yunji Zhang, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA; and F. Zhang, D. J. Stensrud, and Z. Meng

Recorded Presentation

4:00 PM

14.3

Cloud and precipitating hydrometeor analysis improvements within the 13-km RAP and 3-km HRRR hourly updated forecast systems

Patrick Hofmann, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and M. Hu, C. Alexander, S. G. Benjamin, S. S. Weygandt, and D. C. Dowell

Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM

14.4

Accuracy of supercell cold pools in multiparameter WRF/DART EnKF simulations

Anthony E. Reinhart, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; and C. C. Weiss, D. C. Dowell, and H. Morrison

Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM

14.5

On Air-Sea Interaction in the Gulf of California and its Effect on North American Monsoon

Ehsan Erfani, DRI, Reno, NV; and D. L. Mitchell

Manuscript (692.4 kB)

4:45 PM

14.6

Constraining Temperature and Humidity for Convection Forecasting: On the Necessity of Having Scanning Ground-Based Instruments

David Themens, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and F. Fabry

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (2.7 MB)

AMS 94th Annual Meeting Adjourns

94th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting February 02 - 06, 2014

18th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

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94th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting

February 02 - 06, 2014