Seventh Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data

Program Chair: Kristin M. Calhoun , CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma/NOAA/NSSL

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Saturday, 3 January 2015

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7:30 AM-10:00 AM: Saturday, 3 January 2015


Registration for Student Conference and Short Courses
Location: Lobby of Exhibit Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Sunday, 4 January 2015

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7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Sunday, 4 January 2015


Registration for Short Courses and Conference for Early Career Professionals
Location: Lobby of Exhibit Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

9:00 AM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 4 January 2015


Registration Open for Annual Meeting
Location: Lobby of Exhibit Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

12:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 4 January 2015


WeatherFest
Location: Hall 1 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

3:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 4 January 2015


Newcomer’s Welcome and Informational Exchange
Location: 127ABC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Sunday, 4 January 2015


95th Annual Review, New Fellows, and Featured Awards
Location: 122BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

5:45 PM-8:00 PM: Sunday, 4 January 2015


Fellows Reception
Location: North Ballroom Foyer (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Monday, 5 January 2015

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7:30 AM-6:00 PM: Monday, 5 January 2015


Registration Continues through January 7
Location: Lobby of Exhibit Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

9:00 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 5 January 2015

Recording files available
Plenary Session 1
15th Presidential Forum: Will Weather Change Forever—Anticipating Meteorology in 2040
Location: North Ballroom CD (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint between the Major Weather Events and Societal Impacts of 2014; the Eugenia Kalnay Symposium; the Harry R. Glahn Symposium; the 31st Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies; the 29th Conference on Hydrology; the 27th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 24th Symposium on Education; the 20th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography; the 20th Conference on Planned and Inadvertent Weather Modification; the 19th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the 19th Conference on Air-Sea Interaction; the 18th Conference on Middle Atmosphere; the 17th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the 17th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; the 13th Conference on Artificial Intelligence; the 13th Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the 13th History Symposium; the 12th Conference on Space Weather; the 11th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the 10th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; the Eighth Annual CCM Forum: Certified Consulting Meteorologists; the Seventh Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications; the Seventh Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data; the Seventh Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions; the Sixth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; the Sixth Conference on Environment and Health; the Fifth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations; the Fifth Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python; the Third Annual Conference for Early Career Professionals; the Third Symposium on the Weather and Climate Enterprise; the Third Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events; the Third Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation; the Third Symposium on Prediction of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: Processes, Prediction and Impact; the First Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate; the Special Symposium on Model Postprocessing and Downscaling; the Special Symposium on the South Asia Monsoon; the Air Pollution Meteorology and Human Health Symposium; and the 15th Presidential Forum )
Program Chair: Kathryn Sullivan, NOAA
Moderator: Kimberly E. Klockow, NOAA
Keynote: Kathryn Sullivan, NOAA
Panelists: Bernadette Woods Placky, Climate Central; Mac Devine, IBM Cloud Services Division; Kathryn Sullivan, NOAA; Curtis L. Walker, University of Nebraska

Twenty five years hence, meteorology will be much different and expand far beyond the traditional weather forecast. Personal sensors will monitor weather nearly everywhere. Advanced computing will allow us to forecast at perhaps minute scales and kilometer resolutions, customized for each particular user. Post-mobile devices will enable instantaneous use of the information – even in remote areas of today’s developing nations. Transportation will be safer, businesses will operate more efficiently, events will automatically schedule around anticipated weather, and much more. Operational weather forecasts will be interlaced with new environmental elements that impact economic, health, energy, and security decisions. Many aspects of our daily lives will change forever. Climate change’s possibilities add a critical dimension to community resiliency. Should global weather patterns be altered, forecasting could become more challenging than today. The recent release of the fifth IPCC synthesis report has brought focus to this particular issue. Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, NOAA Administrator, will lead the session with a keynote on her vision for the meteorology enterprise in the year 2040. Following her keynote, the panelists - representing different demographics and perspectives - will then provide their vision, accompanied by a moderated discussion among the panelists.
  9:00 AM
William B (Bill) Gail: Introductory remarks
Recorded Presentation

  9:08 AM
Kimberly E. Klockow: Moderator welcoming remarks
Audio File

  9:16 AM
Dr. Kathryn Sullivan: AMS 2015 Annual Meeting Presidential Forum Keynote
Recorded Presentation

  9:24 AM
Curtis Walker: Will Weather Change Forever – Anticipating Meteorology in 2040
Recorded Presentation

  9:32 AM
Bernadette Woods Placky: Will Weather Change Forever? Anticipating Meteorology in 2040
Recorded Presentation

  9:40 AM
Mac Devine: The Perfect Storm Intensifies - The Convergence of BigData, Cloud and the Internet of Things is Now at Full Strength
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Monday, 5 January 2015


Spouses' Coffee

10:30 AM-11:00 AM: Monday, 5 January 2015


Coffee Break
Location: North Ballroom Foyer (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 5 January 2015

Recording files available
Session 1
Evaluation and Use of Lightning Technology
Location: 225AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Seventh Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
Chair: Jason Jordan, NOAA/NWSFO
  11:00 AM
1.1
Evaluating Ground-Based Lightning Detection Networks using TRMM/LIS Observations
Scott D. Rudlosky, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD
Recorded Presentation

  11:15 AM
1.2
Statistical Properties of ENI IC/CG Flashes Relative to NLDN CG Flashes over the CONUS
Jerome P. Charba, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and F. G. Samplatsky, J. E. Ghirardelli, P. D. Bothwell, and A. J. Kochenash
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (1.7 MB)

  11:30 AM
1.3
Lightning Mapping with Inexpensive Acoustic Arrays
Rene Arechiga, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM; and M. Stock, R. J. Thomas, H. Erives, and W. Rison
Recorded Presentation

  11:45 AM
1.4
Determination of Detection Efficiency of Lightning Detection Systems using Bayesian Analysis
Phillip M. Bitzer, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and J. Burchfield and H. J. Christian Jr.
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 5 January 2015


Lunch Break

12:45 PM-1:05 PM: Monday, 5 January 2015


Daily Weather Briefings
Location: 132AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Monday, 5 January 2015

Recording files available
Session 2
Lightning Warning and Prediction
Location: 225AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Seventh Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
Chair: Scott M. Steiger, SUNY
  1:30 PM
2.1
Development of a MOS Thunderstorm System for the ECMWF Model
Phillip E. Shafer, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and D. E. Rudack
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (1.1 MB)

  1:45 PM
2.2
An Exploration of Radar-Detected Precursors to the Onset of Lightning in Convective Storms
Michael Colbert, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and V. Chandrasekar, E. Ruzanski, and J. Hardin
Recorded Presentation

  2:00 PM
2.3
Total Lightning Uses in Operational Terminal Aerodrome Forecasting
Bernie Meier, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO
Recorded Presentation

Handout (812.9 kB)

  2:15 PM
2.4
Airport Lightning Warnings with NLDN Cloud and Cloud-to-ground Lightning Data
Ronald L. Holle, Vaisala, Inc., Tucson, AZ; and N. W. S. Demetriades and A. Nag
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (1.7 MB)

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 5 January 2015


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Poster Session
Monday Poster Session
Host: Seventh Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
Chair: Michael Stock, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
 
334
A Lightning and Inclement Weather Management System for On-Site Event Meteorologists at Outdoor Venues
Bradly E. Nelson, Schneider Electric, Burnsville, MN

 
335
Lightning Mapping Arrays: Recent Developments
Dan Rodeheffer, New Mexico Tech/Lightning Mapping Array, Socorro, NM; and W. Rison, R. J. Thomas, H. E. Edens, P. R. Krehbiel, and G. Aulich

 
336
Lightning Fatalities in Colombia from 2000 to 2009
Norberto Navarrete-Aldana, Simón Bolívar Hospital, Bogota, Colombia; and M. A. Cooper and R. L. Holle

Handout (774.1 kB)

 
337
The Washington D.C. Lightning Mapping Array (DCLMA)
Douglas Kahn, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and S. D. Rudlosky, S. J. Goodman, R. J. Blakeslee, and J. Bailey

 
338
Utilizing the Colorado Lightning Mapping Array (COLMA) for Discriminating Hail Size

 
339
Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Estimates Derived From SSMI Microwave Remote Sensing and NLDN
Thomas Winesett, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC; and B. I. Magi and D. J. Cecil

 
340
Cloud-to-Ground Lightning: A Newly Recognized Natural Resource Exploration Tool
D. James Siebert, Dynamic Measurement LLC, Katy, TX; and H. R. Nelson Jr.

 
341
Database Design for the Evaluation of On-shore and Off-shore Storm Characteristics over East Central Florida
A.A Simpson, NASA, Kennedy Space Center, FL; and J. G. Wilson and R. G. Brown

 
342
Nowcasting of hail using the lightning jump algorithm and radar
Alex B. Young, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and T. Chronis, E. V. Schultz, L. Carey, C. J. Schultz, K. M. Calhoun, and K. L. Ortega

 
343
Predicting the expected number of U.S. lightning fatalities for a year or for a date within that year
William P. Roeder, Private Meteorologist, Rockledge, FL
Manuscript (204.8 kB)

Handout (273.9 kB)

 
344
A Lightning Climatology of Pennsylvania, with Urban Heat Island Applications
Justin William Whitaker, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC; and J. Nese

 
Poster 345 has been moved. New paper number is 6.1A

 
346
Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) for the International Space Station (ISS): Mission Desciption and Science Goals
Richard J. Blakeslee, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and H. J. Christian Jr., D. Mach, D. E. Buechler, W. J. Koshak, T. D. Walker, M. Bateman, M. F. Stewart, S. O'Brien, T. Wilson, S. Pavelitz, and C. Coker

 
347
Characteristics of Lightning 3D Distributions and Polarimetric Parameters in a Thunderstorm
Syugo Hayashi, MRI, Tsukuba, Japan; and C. Marui and F. Fujibe

 
348
The Intra-Cloud Lightning Fraction in the Continental United States
Gina M. Medici, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and K. Cummins, W. J. Koshak, S. D. Rudlosky, R. J. Blakeslee, S. J. Goodman, D. J. Cecil, and D. R. Bright
Manuscript (933.6 kB)

Handout (2.1 MB)

 
349
A High Resolution Lightning Map of the State of Colorado
Stephen J. Hodanish, NOAA/NWS, Pueblo, CO; and B. Vogt

Handout (4.4 MB)

 
350
Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) sampling error due to TRMM orbit
Dennis E. Buechler, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and R. J. Blakeslee and H. J. Christian Jr.

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 5 January 2015

Recording files available
Session 3
Meteorological Applications and Utility of Lightning Data
Location: 225AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Seventh Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
Chair: Larry Carey, University of Alabama
  4:00 PM
3.1
Thunderstorm Electrification and Lightning Flash Sizes in Meteorological Context (Core Science Lecture)
Eric C. Bruning, Texas Tech Univ, Lubbock, TX
Recorded Presentation

  4:30 PM
3.2
Insight into the physical and dynamical processes that control rapid increases in total flash rate
Christopher J. Schultz, University of Alabama/NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and L. Carey, E. V. Schultz, R. J. Blakeslee, and S. J. Goodman
Recorded Presentation

  4:45 PM
3.3
Investigating the Application of Total Lightning Measurements to Diagnose Convective Turbulence
Wiebke Deierling, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. K. Williams, S. A. Al-Momar, J. A. Craig, R. D. Sharman, M. Steiner, J. Krozel, and C. Kessinger

  5:00 PM
3.4
Implementation of Lightning-Based Early Warning Systems Outside the U.S
Jim Anderson, Earth Networks, Germantown, MD; and A. Davidov and M. Borges
Recorded Presentation

  5:15 PM
3.5
Forecaster Use of Total Lightning Data for Short-Term Forecasts and Warnings in the Hazardous Weather Testbed
Kristin M. Calhoun, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma/NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK
Recorded Presentation

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 5 January 2015


Reception and Exhibits Opening
Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Tuesday, 6 January 2015

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8:30 AM-9:30 AM: Tuesday, 6 January 2015

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Session 4
Lightning Safety and Protection
Location: 225AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Seventh Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
Cochairs: William P. Roeder, 45th Weather Squadron; Brody R. Fuchs, Colorado State University
  8:30 AM
4.1
Some Aspects of Global Lightning Impacts
Ronald L. Holle, Vaisala, Inc., Tucson, AZ
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (1.6 MB)

  8:45 AM
4.2
A Follow-up Study of a Large Group of Children Struck by Lightning
Mary Ann Cooper, University of Illinois, River Forest, IL; and L. Silva, R. Blumenthal, and N. Pliskin
Recorded Presentation

Handout (280.7 kB)

  9:00 AM
4.3
Meteorological Analysis of the Rocky Mountain National Park Lightning Fatalities of 11 and 12 July, 2014
Stephen J. Hodanish, NOAA/NWS, Pueblo, CO; and P. Wolyn and K. Mozley
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (1002.2 kB)

  9:15 AM
4.4
Case Studies Review: Utilization of Total Lightning for Improved Alerting Lead Times at Outdoor Venues
Frank McCathran, Earth Networks, Germantown, MD

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 6 January 2015


Spouses' Coffee

9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 6 January 2015


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 6 January 2015

Recording files available
Lecture 1
Bernhard Haurwitz Memorial Lecture
Location: 122BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint between the 15th Presidential Forum; the Major Weather Events and Societal Impacts of 2014; the Eugenia Kalnay Symposium; the Harry R. Glahn Symposium; the 31st Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies; the 29th Conference on Hydrology; the 24th Symposium on Education; the 20th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography; the 20th Conference on Planned and Inadvertent Weather Modification; the 19th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the 19th Conference on Air-Sea Interaction; the 27th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 18th Conference on Middle Atmosphere; the 17th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the 17th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; the 13th Conference on Artificial Intelligence; the 13th Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the 13th History Symposium; the 12th Conference on Space Weather; the 11th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the 10th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; the Seventh Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications; the Seventh Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data; the Seventh Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions; the Sixth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; the Sixth Conference on Environment and Health; the Fifth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations; the Third Symposium on the Weather and Climate Enterprise; the Third Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events; the Third Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation; the Third Symposium on Prediction of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: Processes, Prediction and Impact; the First Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate; and the Special Symposium on Model Postprocessing and Downscaling )
  11:00 AM
L1.1
Model Diagnoses of El Nino Teleconnections to the Global Atmosphere-Ocean System
Ngar-Cheung Lau, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Recorded Presentation

Recording files available
Session 5
Utility and Impact of Lightning Data in Operations
Location: 225AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Seventh Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
Chair: Kristin M. Calhoun, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma/NOAA/NSSL
  11:00 AM
5.1
Variations in Operational Total Lightning Visualizations
Brian C. Carcione, NOAA/NWSFO, Huntsville, AL; and G. T. Stano and K. D. White
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (431.6 kB)

  11:15 AM
5.2
Use of the West Texas Lightning Mapping Array in Operations at WFO Lubbock
Jason Jordan, NOAA/NWSFO, Lubbock, TX; and S. R. Cobb and E. C. Bruning
Recorded Presentation

  11:30 AM
5.3
Bridging the Watch to Warning DSS Gap with Lightning Derived Petals
James Frederick, NOAA/NWSFO, Tulsa, OK; and S. Piltz and S. A. Amburn
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (288.8 kB)

  11:45 AM
5.4
Forecaster Use and Evaluation of Earth Network's Total Lightning and Dangerous Thunderstorm Alerts in NOAA's Hazardous Weather Testbed
Darrel M. Kingfield, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma/NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and K. M. Calhoun, T. C. Meyer, M. Elliott, and D. LaDue
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 6 January 2015


Lunch Break

12:45 PM-1:05 PM: Tuesday, 6 January 2015


Daily Weather Briefings
Location: 132AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 6 January 2015

Recording files available
Session 6
General Applications of Atmospheric Electricity and Lightning Data
Location: 225AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Seventh Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
Chair: Wiebke Deierling, NCAR
 
6.1
Cloud electrification processes during CHUVA field experiments

  1:30 PM
6.1A
Analyzing the Relationship Between Positive and Negative Leader Growth and Continuing Current
Jeff Lapierre, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM; and R. Sonnenfeld, H. E. Edens, and M. Stock
Recorded Presentation

  1:45 PM
6.2
Coordinated 3-D Lightning Mapping, Balloon-borne Electric Field, and Polarimetric Radar Observations of Triggered Lightning Flashes at Camp Blanding, Florida
Donald R. MacGorman, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and M. I. Biggerstaff, S. Waugh, J. Pilke, M. A. Uman, D. Jordan, T. Ngin, W. Gamerota, G. Carrie, and P. T. Hyland
Recorded Presentation

  2:00 PM
6.3
Environmental Conditions of Lightning Events during the Ontario Winter Lake-effect Systems Project 2013-14
Scott M. Steiger, SUNY, Oswego, NY; and T. Kranz
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (11.1 MB)

  2:15 PM
6.4
Lake-effect Lightning during the Ontario Winter Lake-effect Systems Project: Associated Microphysics, Storm Kinematics and a Connection to Wind Farms?
Tyler Kranz, SUNY, Oswego, NY; and S. M. Steiger
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (1.0 MB)

  2:30 PM
6.5
Investigation of the electrification of pyrocumulus clouds
Timothy J. Lang, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and K. LaRoche, B. Baum, M. Bateman, and D. Mach
Recorded Presentation

Handout (10.2 MB)

  2:45 PM
6.6
Improving QPE Over Complex Terrain Using Cloud-to-ground Lightning Data
Carlos M. Minjarez-Sosa, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, Mexico; and J. Waissmann
Recorded Presentation

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 6 January 2015


Coffee Break
Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Meet the President
Location: 126A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

3:30 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 6 January 2015

Recording files available
Session 7
Lightning Physics, Photography and Videography
Location: 225AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Seventh Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
Chair: Eric C. Bruning, Texas Tech Univ

Details regarding lightning physics and corresponding scientific applications of lightning photography and videography.
  3:30 PM
7.1
Assessment of Cloud Lightning Detection by the U.S. National Lightning Detection Network using Video and Lightning Mapping Array Observations
Daile Zhang, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and K. Cummins and A. Nag
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (263.4 kB)

  3:45 PM
7.2
On-Shore and Off-Shore Storm Characteristic Results Over East Central Florida
Jennifer G. Wilson, NASA/Kennedy Space Center, Kennedy Space Center, FL; and K. Cummins, A. A. Simpson, R. G. Brown, A. L. Hinckley, and W. Rison

  4:00 PM
7.3
Observations of the Initiation of Lightning Flashes
William Rison, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM; and P. R. Krehbiel, M. Stock, H. E. Edens, X. M. Shao, R. J. Thomas, and M. A. Stanley

  4:15 PM
7.4
Digital Still Photography of Weakly Luminous Electrical Breakdown Phenomena
Harald E. Edens, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM

  4:30 PM
7.5
Recent observations from the flash-continuous broadband VHF lightning interferometer at Langmuir Laboratory
Michael Stock, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM; and P. R. Krehbiel, J. Lapierre, W. Rison, H. E. Edens, and R. J. Thomas
Recorded Presentation

  4:45 PM
7.6
Video and Photographic Investigations of Lightning and Transient Luminous Events (TLEs) during PhOCAL 2014
Walter A. Lyons, WeatherVideoHD.TV, Fort Collins, CO; and T. A. Warner, T. J. Lang, W. Rison, S. A. Cummer, M. G. McHarg, T. Ashcraft, K. Palivec, J. Yue, T. E. Nelson, H. E. Edens, and M. A. Stanley

Wednesday, 7 January 2015

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8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 7 January 2015

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Session 8
Lightning Climatology
Location: 225AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Seventh Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
Chair: Amitabh Nag, Vaisala Inc.
  8:30 AM
8.1
“Insights into Lightning Climatology Derived from Twenty-Five Years of USA National Lightning Detection Network (NLDN) Maps: 1989-2013”
Richard E. Orville, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and G. R. Huffines
Recorded Presentation

  8:45 AM
8.2
Cloud lightning performance and climatology of the U.S. based on the upgraded U.S. National Lightning Detection Network
Martin J. Murphy, Vaisala, Louisville, CO; and A. Nag
Manuscript (2.0 MB)

  9:00 AM
8.3
Application of the National Lightning Detection Network in the analysis of the variability of warm season thunderstorm occurrence
Kristen Corbosiero, SUNY, Albany, NY; and R. A. Lazear
Recorded Presentation

  9:15 AM
8.4
How is cloud-to-ground lightning density influenced by exposed Canadian Shield bedrock?
Daniel Martin Brown, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Recorded Presentation

  9:30 AM
8.5
Global Lightning Climatology from TRMM LIS and OTD
Daniel J. Cecil, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and D. E. Buechler and R. J. Blakeslee
Recorded Presentation

  9:45 AM
8.6
Projected increase in lightning strikes in the United States due to global warming
David M. Romps, University of California, Berkeley, CA; and J. T. Seeley, D. Vollaro, and J. Molinari

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Wednesday, 7 January 2015


Spouses' Coffee

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 7 January 2015


Coffee Break
Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Meet the President
Location: 126A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 7 January 2015

Recording files available
Session 9
Results from the Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry Experiment (DC3)
Location: 225AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Seventh Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
Chair: Timothy J. Lang, NASA/MSFC
  10:30 AM
9.1
Kinematic and Microphysical Control of Lightning Flash Rate over Northern Alabama
Lawrence Carey, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and E. V. Schultz, C. J. Schultz, A. L. Bain, R. M. Mecikalski, W. Deierling, W. A. Petersen, and K. Pickering
Recorded Presentation

  10:45 AM
9.2
Flash Rates Versus Flash Area and Microphysical Properties for Multiple Storm Types over Northern Alabama
Retha Matthee Mecikalski, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and L. Carey
Recorded Presentation

  11:00 AM
9.3
Flash Size and Rates Relative to the Evolving Kinematics and Microphysics of the 29 May Kingfisher Supercell Observed during DC3
Elizabeth DiGangi, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. R. MacGorman, C. L. Ziegler, M. I. Biggerstaff, D. Betten, and E. C. Bruning
Recorded Presentation

  11:15 AM
9.4
A WRF-Chem analysis of flash rates, lightning-NOx production and subsequent trace gas chemistry of the 29-30 May 2012 convective event in Oklahoma during DC3
Kristin A. Cummings, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and K. Pickering, M. C. Barth, M. M. Bela, Y. Li, D. Allen, E. C. Bruning, D. R. MacGorman, S. Rutledge, B. Basarab, B. R. Fuchs, A. J. Weinheimer, I. B. Pollack, T. B. Ryerson, H. Huntrieser, and M. I. Biggerstaff

  11:30 AM
9.5
Anomalously Electrified Storms in Colorado: A search for physical mechanisms
Brody R. Fuchs, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and S. Rutledge, P. Kennedy, E. C. Bruning, and V. N. Bringi
Recorded Presentation

  11:45 AM
9.6
Charge structure comparison of thunderstorms that experience synoptic-scale vs. mesoscale forcing: UPLIGHTS, DC3, and NMT storms
Julia N. Tilles, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM; and R. J. Thomas, W. Rison, T. A. Warner, J. H. Helsdon, and P. R. Krehbiel
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 7 January 2015


Lunch Break

Women in the Atmospheric Sciences Luncheon
Location: 213AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

12:45 PM-1:05 PM: Wednesday, 7 January 2015


Daily Weather Briefings
Location: 132AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Wednesday, 7 January 2015


Lecture 2
Horton Lecture
Location: 127ABC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint between the Eugenia Kalnay Symposium; the 31st Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies; the 27th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 24th Symposium on Education; the 20th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography; the 20th Conference on Planned and Inadvertent Weather Modification; the 19th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the 19th Conference on Air-Sea Interaction; the 29th Conference on Hydrology; the 18th Conference on Middle Atmosphere; the 17th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the 17th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; the 13th Conference on Artificial Intelligence; the 13th Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the 13th History Symposium; the 12th Conference on Space Weather; the 11th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the 10th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; the Eighth Annual CCM Forum: Certified Consulting Meteorologists; the Seventh Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications; the Seventh Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data; the Seventh Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions; the Sixth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; the Sixth Conference on Environment and Health; the Fifth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations; the Third Symposium on the Weather and Climate Enterprise; the Third Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events; the Third Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation; the Third Symposium on Prediction of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: Processes, Prediction and Impact; the First Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate; and the Special Symposium on Model Postprocessing and Downscaling )
Chair: Michael B. Ek, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC
  1:30 PM
L2.1
Quantifying Potential Evapotranspiration in a Changing Climate (Core Science Lecture)
P. C. D. Milly, USGS, Princeton, NJ

Recording files available
Session 10
Lightning in Tropical Cyclones
Location: 225AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Seventh Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
Chair: Natalia N. Solorzano, DigiPen Institute of Technology
  1:30 PM
10.1
WWLLN lightning and passive satellite microwave data at 37 to 183 GHz: Deep convection in the global broad tropics and tropical cyclones
Natalia N. Solorzano, DigiPen Institute of Technology, Redmond, WA; and J. N. Thomas

  1:45 PM
10.2
Using Total Lightning Data to Improve Real-Time Tropical Cyclone Intensity and Genesis Forecasts
Andrea B. Schumacher, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and M. DeMaria and R. T. DeMaria
Recorded Presentation

  2:00 PM
10.3
Cloud and Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Activity Associated with Hurricane Arthur
Amitabh Nag, Vaisala Inc., Louisville, CO; and R. L. Holle

  2:15 PM
10.4
Evolution and Characteristics of Lightning Distribution over Typhoon Haiyan (2013)
Antti Pessi, Vaisala, Westford, MA
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 7 January 2015


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Poster Session
Wednesday Poster Session
Host: Seventh Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
Chair: Geoffrey T. Stano, ENSCO, Inc./NASA
 
777
Experimental Use of Total Lightning Data at the Aviation Weather Center/Aviation Weather Testbed
Brian P. Pettegrew, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Kansas City, MO; and S. A. Lack, B. R. J. Schwedler, R. L. Solomon, D. R. Bright, and B. Entwistle

Handout (3.3 MB)

 
778
Investigating the potential of X-band multi-parameter radar to detect convective storm associated with cloud-to-ground lightning in the warm season in Kanto region, Japan
Namiko Sakurai, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, Tsukuba, Japan; and S. Shimizu, Y. Shusse, S. I. Suzuki, T. Maesaka, K. Kieda, and K. Iwanami

 
779
Using Lightning Data to Unravel Tropical Cyclone Structure and Intensity Changes
Stephanie N. Stevenson, SUNY, Albany, NY; and K. L. Corbosiero

 
780
The Impact of Lightning in Intensity Forecasts of an Idealized Tropical Cyclone Using the HWRF Model
Keren Rosado, Howard University/NCAS/NCEP, Washington, DC; and G. S. Jenkins, V. Tallapragada, C. Kieu, and L. Zhu

 
781
An Integrated 0-1 hour First-Flash Lightning Nowcasting, Lightning Amount and Lightning Jump Warning Capability
John Mecikalski, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and C. P. Jewett, L. Carey, B. T. Zavodsky, G. T. Stano, and T. Chronis

 
782
Implications of Varying Time Steps within Operational Total Lightning Information
Geoffrey T. Stano, ENSCO, Inc./NASA, Huntsville, AL; and B. C. Carcione and K. D. White
Manuscript (1.5 MB)

 
783
Expanding the Operational Use of Total Lightning Ahead of GOES-R
Geoffrey T. Stano, ENSCO, Inc./NASA, Huntsville, AL; and L. Wood, T. Garner, R. Nunez, D. Kann, J. Reynolds, N. Rydell, R. Cox, and W. R. Bobb
Manuscript (1.7 MB)

 
784
Forecasting Cloud To Ground Lightning Densities on the Florida Peninsula
Marcus R. Smith, Schneider Electric, Burnsville, MN
Manuscript (533.5 kB)

Handout (286.6 kB)

 
785
Investigating the Role of Electrified Clouds in the Global Electric Circuit with Emphasis on Oceanic and Non-lightning Producing Clouds
Wiebke Deierling, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. P. Kalb, M. Peterson, A. Baumgaertner, C. Liu, and D. Mach

 
786
Lightning Potential Index as a Real-time Decision Support Service over Public Lands

 
787
NWS Implementation of Total Lightning in AWIPS2
Brian C. Motta, DOC/NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO

 
788
Rainfall-Lightning Ratio Calculations for Elevated Thunderstorms with Heavy Rainfall
Joshua S. Kastman, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and P. S. Market and A. Foscato

 
789
Analysis of Proximity Alerts Based on Total Lightning
Christopher Sloop, Earth Networks, Germantown, MD; and W. H. Beasley, S. Heckman, F. R. Guarriello, and S. Humenik

 
790
Lightning Flashes in Alabama Tornadic Supercells on 27 April 2011
Jerome B. Blechman, SUNY, Oneonta, NY

Handout (6.6 MB)

4:00 PM-5:15 PM: Wednesday, 7 January 2015

Recording files available
Session 11
Utility of Lightning Data for High-Impact Weather
Location: 225AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Seventh Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
Chair: Christopher J. Schultz, University of Alabama/NASA/MSFC
  4:00 PM
11.1
NWS Lightning Science & Technology Program - Mitigating Impacts of Lightning on Lives and Property with Total Lightning Data and Comparison to Severe Weather Events
Peter Roohr, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and B. C. Motta, S. J. Goodman, S. D. Rudlosky, G. T. Stano, M. T. Filiaggi, P. D. Bothwell, and K. Kuhlman
Recorded Presentation

  4:15 PM
11.2
Total Lightning Characteristics with Respect to Radar-Derived Mesocyclone Strength
Sarah M. Stough, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and L. Carey and C. J. Schultz
Recorded Presentation

  4:30 PM
11.3
Characteristics of Total Lightning within Tornadic vs. Non-tornadic QLCSs
Brett M. Williams, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and L. Carey
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (2.1 MB)

  4:45 PM
11.4
Correlating Total Lighting to High Impact Storms: An Analysis of Earth Networks Dangerous Thunderstorm Alerts (DTAs) Performance over CONUS for 2013
Charlie Liu, Earth Networks, Germantown, MD; and S. Heckman

  5:00 PM
11.5
Verification of Earth Network's Dangerous Thunderstorm Alerts and National Weather Service Warnings
Tiffany C. Meyer, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. E. DiLuzio, M. Elliott, and K. M. Calhoun
Recorded Presentation

5:30 PM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 7 January 2015


Awards Banquet Reception in the Exhibit Hall
Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

7:00 PM-10:00 PM: Wednesday, 7 January 2015


95th AMS Awards Banquet
Location: North Ballroom (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Thursday, 8 January 2015

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8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Thursday, 8 January 2015

Recording files available
Themed Joint Session 7
The Observations Gap: Approaches to filling observation gaps at higher space and time scales as neededfor next-generation forecasting and monitoring
Location: 231ABC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint between the 19th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the 20th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography; the 17th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; the 11th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the Seventh Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications; the Seventh Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data; the Third Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation; the Seventh Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions; and the 17th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Cochairs: Christopher Velden, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin; Sharanya J. Majumdar, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS
  8:30 AM
TJ7.1
The LAPS Cloud Analysis: Validation with All-sky imagery and development of a variational cloud assimilation
Steve Albers, NOAA & CIRA, Boulder, CO; and K. Holub, Y. Xie, Z. Toth, H. Jiang, and J. Zhou

  8:45 AM
TJ7.2
Using Connected Vehicle Data to Fill In the Observations Gap for Data Assimilation
Amanda R. S. Anderson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. A. Lee, S. D. Drobot, and P. Pisano
Recorded Presentation

  9:00 AM
TJ7.3
Recent Advancements in the TAMDAR Sensor Network Expansion
Neil Jacobs, Chief Atmospheric Scientist, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Morrisville, NC; and D. Mulally, A. Anderson, J. Braid, P. Childs, A. Huffman, E. Wilson, and F. Gao
Recorded Presentation

  9:15 AM
TJ7.4
Ground-based Infrared Sounders: A New Look at Their Capabilities for Operational Meteorologists
Timothy J. Wagner, Creighton University, Omaha, NE; and W. G. Blumberg
Recorded Presentation

  9:30 AM
TJ7.5
Realization of PATH Goals using a Small Satellite Constellation
Albin Gasiewski, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and B. T. Sanders and D. W. Gallaher
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 8 January 2015


Lecture 3
Walter Orr Roberts Lecture
Location: 124A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint between the Major Weather Events and Societal Impacts of 2014; the 15th Presidential Forum; the Eugenia Kalnay Symposium; the Harry R. Glahn Symposium; the 31st Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies; the 29th Conference on Hydrology; the 27th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 24th Symposium on Education; the 20th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography; the 20th Conference on Planned and Inadvertent Weather Modification; the 19th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the 19th Conference on Air-Sea Interaction; the 17th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the 18th Conference on Middle Atmosphere; the 17th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; the 13th Conference on Artificial Intelligence; the 13th Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the 13th History Symposium; the 12th Conference on Space Weather; the 11th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the 10th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; the Seventh Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications; the Seventh Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data; the Seventh Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions; the Sixth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; the Sixth Conference on Environment and Health; the Fifth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations; the Fifth Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python; the Third Symposium on the Weather and Climate Enterprise; the Third Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events; the Third Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation; the Third Symposium on Prediction of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: Processes, Prediction and Impact; the First Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate; the Special Symposium on Model Postprocessing and Downscaling; and the Air Pollution Meteorology and Human Health Symposium )
  11:00 AM
L3.1
Air-Ice Chemical Interactions, Their Impacts, and Connections to Climate Change
Paul B. Shepson, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN

3:00 PM-3:05 PM: Thursday, 8 January 2015


Registration Closes

5:00 PM-5:05 PM: Thursday, 8 January 2015


AMS 95th Annual Meeting Adjourns
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