Poster Session 1 15th Annual Student Conference

Program Chairs: Joshua J. Alland , SUNY ; Kristy C. Carter , University of South Carolina ; Daniel Rothenberg , MIT

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Saturday, 9 January 2016

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9:00 AM-9:30 AM: Saturday, 9 January 2016

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Session 1
Welcoming Remarks
Location: La Nouvelle C ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Annual Student Conference
Cochairs: Joshua J. Alland, University at Albany/SUNY; Kristy C. Carter, University of South Carolina; Daniel Rothenberg, MIT
9:00 AM
1.1
Welcome from the Student Conference Planning Committee
Joshua J. Alland, University at Albany/SUNY, Albany, NY; and K. C. Carter and D. Rothenberg
Recorded Presentation

9:10 AM
1.2
Welcome from the AMS
Alexander MacDonald, NOAA/ESRL and AMS President, Boulder, CO
Recorded Presentation

9:20 AM
1.3
Address from the Edward N. Lorenz Teaching Excellence Award Winner
Jonathan E. Martin, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM-10:10 AM: Saturday, 9 January 2016

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Session 2
Get the Most out of this Conference: How to Develop Yourself as a Professional
Location: La Nouvelle C ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Kristy C. Carter, University of South Carolina
9:30 AM
2.1
Unlocking the AMS Annual Meeting on Bourbon Street
Eric R. Snodgrass, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Recorded Presentation

9:40 AM
2.2
Sharp? Or Well Rounded? Your AMS 2016 Choices!
Kevin Kloesel, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Recorded Presentation

9:50 AM
2.3
Finding Your Dream Job, Success, and Fulfillment Through Enhanced Professional and Personal Networking Opportunities
Kenneth Carey, Earth Resources Technology, Laurel, MD
Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM
Q&A
Recorded Presentation

10:10 AM-10:25 AM: Saturday, 9 January 2016


Break

10:25 AM-11:10 AM: Saturday, 9 January 2016


Panel Discussion 3A
Breakout Panel Session Rotation 1: What’s Your Passion? Skill-Based Careers in Meteorology: Operational Meteorology
Location: La Nouvelle C ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Annual Student Conference
Moderator: Dakota C. Smith, Colorado State University
Panelists: Kat Hawley, NWS; Erik S. Pytlak, Bonneville Power Administration; Suzanne Van Cooten, Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center; Ryan J. Harris, United States Air Force
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Panel Discussion 3B
Breakout Panel Session Rotation 1: What’s Your Passion? Skill-Based Careers in Meteorology: Communications
Location: Room 252/254 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Annual Student Conference
Moderator: Gaige Hunter Kerr, The Johns Hopkins University
Panelists: Joshua D. Eachus, WBRZ; Dr. Gina M Eosco, Eastern Reseach Group; Susan A. Jasko, California Univ. of Pennsylvania; Michael Lowry, The Weather Channel
10:25 AM
E. Achus
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Panel Discussion 3C
Breakout Panel Session Rotation 1: What’s Your Passion? Skill-Based Careers in Meteorology: Research
Location: Room 255/257 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Annual Student Conference
Moderator: Aaron Hill, Texas Tech University
Panelists: Kristin M. Kuhlman, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma/NOAA/NSSL; Kristen L. Corbosiero, University at Albany/SUNY; Ian M. Giammanco, Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety; Leslie M. Hartten, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/ESRL/Physical Sciences Division; Matthew R. Kumjian, The Pennsylvania State University
10:25 AM
Calhoun
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM-12:00 PM: Saturday, 9 January 2016


Panel Discussion 4A
Breakout Panel Session Rotation 2: What’s Your Passion? Skill-Based Careers in Meteorology: Operational Meteorology
Location: La Nouvelle C ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Annual Student Conference
Moderator: Dakota C. Smith, Colorado State University
Panelists: Kat Hawley, NWS; Stuart Miller, United States Air Force; Erik S. Pytlak, Bonneville Power Administration; Suzanne Van Cooten, NWS; Ryan J. Harris, United States Air Force

Panel Discussion 4B
Breakout Panel Session Rotation 2: What’s Your Passion? Skill-Based Careers in Meteorology: Communications
Location: Room 252/254 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Annual Student Conference
Moderator: Gaige Hunter Kerr, Johns Hopkins University
Panelists: Joshua D. Eachus, WBRZ; Dr. Gina M Eosco, Eastern Reseach Group; Susan A. Jasko, California Univ. of Pennsylvania; Michael Lowry, The Weather Channel

Panel Discussion 4C
Breakout Panel Session Rotation 2: What’s Your Passion? Skill-Based Careers in Meteorology: Research
Location: Room 255/257 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Annual Student Conference
Moderator: Aaron Hill, Texas Tech University
Panelists: Kristin M. Kuhlman, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma/NOAA/NSSL; Kristen L. Corbosiero, University at Albany/SUNY; Ian M. Giammanco, Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety; Leslie M. Hartten, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/ESRL/Physical Sciences Division; Matthew R. Kumjian, The Pennsylvania State University

12:00 PM-1:00 PM: Saturday, 9 January 2016


Lunch (Sponsored by the Weather Company)
Location: La Nouvelle A ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

1:00 PM-1:30 PM: Saturday, 9 January 2016

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Session 5
Introduction to Conversations with Professionals
Location: La Nouvelle C ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Annual Student Conference
Speakers: Thomas J. Bogdan, UCAR; Daniel P. Brown, NOAA/NWS/NHC; Michael Chapman, AMS Intelligent Transportation Systems; Curtis Louis Walker, AMS Intelligent Transportation Systems; Emily V. Fischer, Colorado State University; Michael Fowler, Vaisala; Bart Geerts, Univ. of Wyoming; Alek J. Krautmann, NWS; Bill Lapenta, NOAA/NWS/NCEP; Frank Marks, AOML; Margaret Orr, WDSU – New Orleans; Jeffrey Pereira, NOAA Corps; Rebecca Waddington, NOAA Corps; Emily N. Wilson, Delta Air Lines
Cochairs: Stacey M. Hitchcock, Colorado State University; J.P. Kalb, San Jose State University
1:00 PM
Stacey Hitchcock
Recorded Presentation

1:30 PM-3:45 PM: Saturday, 9 January 2016


Session 6A
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Room 345 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Annual Student Conference
Speaker: Thomas J. Bogdan, UCAR

Session 6B
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Room 346/347 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Annual Student Conference
Speaker: Daniel P. Brown, NOAA/NWS/NHC

Session 6C
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Annual Student Conference
Speakers: Michael Chapman, AMS Intelligent Transportation Systems; Curtis Louis Walker, AMS Intelligent Transportation Systems

Session 6D
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Room 350/351 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Annual Student Conference
Speaker: Emily V. Fischer, Colorado State University

Session 6E
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Room 352 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Annual Student Conference
Speaker: Michael Fowler, Vaisala

Session 6F
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Room 353 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Annual Student Conference
Speaker: Bart Geerts, Univ. of Wyoming

Session 6G
Conversations with Professionals (Cancelled)
Location: Room 255/257 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Annual Student Conference
Speaker: Matthew Green, FEMA

Session 6H
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Room 252/254 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Annual Student Conference
Speaker: Alek J. Krautmann, NWS

Session 6I
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Room 245 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Annual Student Conference
Speaker: Bill Lapenta, NOAA/NWS/NCEP

Session 6J
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Room 244 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Annual Student Conference
Speaker: Frank Marks, AOML

Session 6K
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Room 243 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Annual Student Conference
Speaker: Margaret Orr, WDSU – New Orleans

Session 6L
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Room 242 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Annual Student Conference
Speakers: Jeffrey Pereira, NOAA Corps; Rebecca Waddington, NOAA Corps

Session 6M
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Room 255/257 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Annual Student Conference
Speaker: Emily N. Wilson, Delta Air Lines

3:15 PM-3:45 PM: Saturday, 9 January 2016

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Session 7
Integrated Warning Team I: Introduction to Emergency Management
Location: La Nouvelle C ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Annual Student Conference
Speakers: Tanja Fransen, NOAA/NWS; Kevin A. Kloesel, University of Oklahoma
Chair: Thomas Bedard, National Disaster Preparedness Training Center
3:15 PM
Tom Bedard
Recorded Presentation

3:45 PM-4:00 PM: Saturday, 9 January 2016


Break
Location: La Nouvelle Foyer ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

4:00 PM-5:15 PM: Saturday, 9 January 2016

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Session 8
Extreme Weather Events
Location: La Nouvelle C ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Colin Raymond, Columbia University
4:00 PM
8.1
A Tale of Two Blizzards: Communicating Risk and Forecast Uncertainty to the Public During Two Significant Northeast Storms
Melissa Di Spigna, National Weather Service New York CWSU, Upton, NY
Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM
8.2
Forecasting Fire Weather in the United States
Ariel E. Cohen, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/SPC, Norman, OK
Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM
8.3
The Devastating Flash Floods of 2015
J.J. Gourley, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK
Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM
8.4
Wanted: A New Type of Meteorologist for Decision Support in a Crisis
Kenneth Graham, NOAA/NWS, New Orleans, LA
Recorded Presentation

5:00 PM
Concluding Remarks
Recorded Presentation

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Saturday, 9 January 2016


AMS Career Fair Opening Reception
Location: Hall E ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sunday, 10 January 2016

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9:00 AM-9:30 AM: Sunday, 10 January 2016

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Keynote Speaker Session 9
Keynote Address
Location: La Nouvelle C ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Joshua J. Alland, SUNY
9:00 AM
9.1
Developing Leadership Skills
Roger Wakimoto, NSF, Arlington, VA
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9:30 AM-9:45 AM: Sunday, 10 January 2016


Break
Location: La Nouvelle Foyer ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

9:45 AM-10:40 AM: Sunday, 10 January 2016

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Session 10A
Breakout Session: Preparing for your Future: How to Succeed in Graduate School
Location: La Nouvelle C ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Kenzie Krocak, University of Oklahoma
9:45 AM
10A.1
Things to Consider when Applying to Graduate School
William A. Gallus Jr., Iowa State University, Ames, IA
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10:00 AM
10A.2
Choosing an Academic Adviser
April L. Hiscox, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Recorded Presentation

10:15 AM
10A.3
From Survival to Success in Graduate School
Susan C. Van den Heever, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Recorded Presentation

10:30 AM
Q&A

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Session 10B
Breakout Session: Preparing for your Future: Weather Outside the Lines
Location: La Nouvelle A ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Danielle Kozlowski, WSI
9:45 AM
10B.1
Experiences and Opportunities in Atmospheric Observation Using Unmanned Aerial Systems
Jamie L. Dyer, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM
10B.2
Wild about Weather
David W. Chapman, Okemos High School, Okemos, MI; and K. Murphy
Recorded Presentation

10:15 AM
10B.3
Mentors, Networking, and a Career Outside the Lines
Steve Graham, NASA Outreach/Education, n/a, n/a
Recorded Presentation

10:30 AM
Q&A

9:45 AM-11:45 AM: Sunday, 10 January 2016


Joint Session 1
Making Yourself Stand Out: Communication and Networking
Location: Room 243 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Fourth AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals; and the 15th Annual Student Conference )
Keynote: Kim J. Runk, NOAA/NWS
Cochairs: Cody Kirkpatrick, Indiana University; Samantha A. Tushaus, Space Science and Engineering Center
9:45 AM
Introductory Remarks

9:50 AM
Keynote Speaker: Becoming Indispensable

10:15 AM
Small Group Rotating Discussions

10:20 AM-11:45 AM: Sunday, 10 January 2016


Joint Session 2A
Group Discussion 1: Creating or Improving Your Elevator Pitch
Location: Room 244 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Fourth AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals; and the 15th Annual Student Conference )
Facilitator: Angel McCoy, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Joint Session 2B
Group Discussion 2: Sweat the Small Stuff: What Matters in a Job Interview
Location: Room 242 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Fourth AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals; and the 15th Annual Student Conference )
Facilitator: Wes Hyduke, Schneider Electric

Joint Session 2C
Group Discussion 3: Communication When It Counts
Location: Room 245 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Fourth AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals; and the 15th Annual Student Conference )
Facilitator: Matt Rogers, Commodity Weather Group, LLC

10:40 AM-10:50 AM: Sunday, 10 January 2016


Break
Location: La Nouvelle Foyer ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

10:50 AM-11:45 AM: Sunday, 10 January 2016

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Session 11A
Breakout Session: Beyond the Weather: Tools of the Trade
Location: La Nouvelle C ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Annual Student Conference
Cochairs: Stacey M. Hitchcock, Colorado State University; Aryeh J. Drager, Colorado State University
10:50 AM
LaTeX
Jordan R. Bell, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
Audio File
Recorded Presentation

10:55 AM
Version Control
Emily V. Fischer, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
Fortran
Steve Herbener, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO
Recorded Presentation

11:05 AM
AWIPS
Eric P. Jacobsen, NWS Warning Decision Training Division, Norman, OK
Recorded Presentation

11:10 AM
Python
Patrick T. Marsh, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/SPC, Norman, OK
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
WRF
Andrew E. Mercer, Mississippi State Univ., Mississippi State, MS
Recorded Presentation

11:20 AM
WSI
Kweilyn Murphy, WDSU – New Orleans, n/a, n/a
Recorded Presentation

11:25 AM
Big Data
Kevin Tyle, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
GIS
Greg Dobson, University of North Carolina, Asheville, NC
Recorded Presentation

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Panel Discussion 11B
Breakout Session: Beyond the Weather: Getting the Word Out: Science Policy and Communication
Location: La Nouvelle A ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Annual Student Conference
Moderator: Matthew D. Flournoy, University of Oklahoma
Panelists: Nolan J. Doesken, Colorado State Climatologist; Jen Henderson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Paul Higgins, AMS Policy Program; Paul A. Newman, NASA/GSFC
10:50 AM
Science Policy and Communication -- Josh Alland
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM-12:00 PM: Sunday, 10 January 2016


Break

12:00 PM-12:30 PM: Sunday, 10 January 2016

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Session 12
Embracing the Interface of Science and Society
Location: La Nouvelle C ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Annual Student Conference
Speaker: Louis W. Uccellini, Director, NOAA/NWS
Chair: Erik R. Nielsen, Colorado State University
12:00 PM
Ongoing Evolution of the National Weather Service and Skill Set of the Future Workforce
Louis W. Uccellini, NWS, Silver Spring, MD
Recorded Presentation

12:30 PM-12:35 PM: Sunday, 10 January 2016

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Session 13
Closing Remarks and Poster Session Announcements
Location: La Nouvelle C ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Annual Student Conference
12:30 PM
Closing Remarks -- Josh Alland
Recorded Presentation

12:35 PM-2:00 PM: Sunday, 10 January 2016


Lunch (On Your Own)

2:00 PM-3:00 PM: Sunday, 10 January 2016

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Workshop Session 14B
Résumé Workshop I
Location: Room 238/239 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Annual Student Conference
Speakers: Christopher Alston, Mars, Inc.; Carolyn Brinkworth, UCAR; Rebecca Haacker, NCAR; Valerie Sloan, UCAR
Chair: Olga V. Tweedy, The Johns Hopkins University
2:00 PM
Applying for Jobs in Academia or Grad School -- Valerie Sloan
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
Deep Dive Into Private Sector Careers -- Chris Alston
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM-3:30 PM: Sunday, 10 January 2016

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Workshop Session 14A
Integrated Warning Team II: In Their Rainboots Workshop
Location: La Nouvelle C ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Annual Student Conference
Speakers: Tanja Fransen, NOAA/NWS; Matthew J. Moreland, NOAA/NWSFO
Chair: Thomas Bedard, National Disaster Preparedness Training Center
2:00 PM
Josh Alland
Recorded Presentation

3:30 PM-4:30 PM: Sunday, 10 January 2016

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Workshop Session 15
Résumé Workshop II
Location: Room 238/239 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Annual Student Conference
Speakers: Carolyn Brinkworth, NCAR; Rebecca Haacker, NCAR; Valerie Sloan, UCAR; Nicholas Troiano, Mars Inc.
Chair: Olga V. Tweedy, The Johns Hopkins University
3:30 PM
Josh Alland
Recorded Presentation

5:45 PM-7:15 PM: Sunday, 10 January 2016


Poster Session 1
Student Conference Poster Session
Location: Hall E ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Daniel Rothenberg, MIT
S1
Effects of 19th Century Records on Precipitation Trends for Select Midwestern Cities
Brendan C. Wallace, Midwestern Regional Climate Center, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL; and N. E. Westcott

S3
The Correlation between Mercury, Ions, and Weather Conditions at PA-47
Ashley Orehek, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and A. Yarosh, P. Lueng, and R. Clark

S2
Aldehyde and Seek: Tracking R-CHO Production through the Ozonolysis of VOCs in Household Air Fresheners

S4
Improved Performance by the TIE-GCM with the Inclusion of Helium as a Major Species
Frederick R. Schmidt, Air Force Institute of Technology, WPAFB, OH; and R. D. Loper, E. K. Sutton, and W. F. Bailey

S5
The relationship of turbulence and nitrogen oxides within and above a tropical forest canopy
Scott Meyer, Dallas, TX; and J. D. Fuentes and T. Gerken

S6
Estimation of Tropospheric OH and Cl concentrations inferred from Non-Methane Hydrocarbons ratios over Southern California
Karimar Ledesma, UPRM, Mayaguez, PR; and D. R. Blake

S7
Comparison of Front Range and East Coast power plant emissions using airborne measurement instrumentation aboard the NSF NCAR C-130
Meghan H. Stell, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. Campos

S8
Predicting and comparing fugitive methane emissions in northeast Pennsylvania using numerical weather prediction
Michael J.W. Stewart, University of Georgia, Athens, GA; and Z. Barkley, T. Lauvaux, K. Davis, N. L. Miles, D. K. Martins, A. Karion, and C. Sweeney

S9
Quantitative Analysis of Generation Processes of Greenhouse Gases Emitted from Landfill Sites Using Remote Sensing Technology
Usaama A. Van, Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU), Jackson Heights, NY; and M. R. Nakamura

S10
Evaluation of ClearSky2 for PM2.5 Concentrations and Plume Rise
Charles C. Morris, Valparaiso Univeristy, Saint Augustine, FL; and J. Vaughan and B. K. Lamb

S11
Changes in Aerosol Optical Depth and PM2.5 Concentrations due to Trash Burning
Rachel Cucinotta, STORM- Student Organization of Meteorology, Mt. Laurel, NJ; and J. Kodros, B. Ford, C. Wiedinmyer, and J. R. Pierce

S12
Evaluating the Variability of Saharan Dust Plume Origin and Composition from In Situ Samples
Daniel Yeager, Howard University, Washington, DC; and V. Morris

S13
Aerosol Optical Depth Measurements Using a Handheld Sun Photometer
Edmar Felix Ruano, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and C. K. Landry, T. W. Spencer, and C. Nowotarski

S14
Direct Measurement of the Impact of Atmospheric Processing on the Size and Properties of Sub- and Super-micron Aerosol Particles
Gary Aaron Alexander, Texas A&M, Reno, NV; and D. R. Collins and M. A. Salgado

S15
Studies in California Wildfires, Aerosols, and Health Effects
Lenetta Mallory, NCAS, Jackson, MS; and J. Darensbourg, R. S. Reddy, and M. Fadavi

S16
Preliminary Analysis of Aerosol Concentrations Near a Proposed Silica Transfer Station
Matthew C. Sanders, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY; and S. D. Brooks

S17
Size Resolved Aerosol Composition around Rocky Mountain National Park
Rachel Sussman, CMMAP, La Verne, CA

S18
Examining Ice Nuclei Efficiency and Optical Properties of the Resulting Ice Crystals
Matthew B. Wilson, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and S. D. Brooks, G. Xu, J. Zenker, K. Collier, and F. Team

S19
Optical Properties, Hygroscopicity, and Morphology of Β-Caryophyllene Secondary Organic Aerosol
Stephanie Michelle Neumann, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and M. B. Altaf and M. Freedman

S20
Transport of Canadian Wildfire Smoke to the Mid-Atlantic U.S
Shelbi N. Tippett, JCET/Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD; and J. Roman

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S21
Regional Aerosol-Cloud Analysis: Vertical Distributions and Seasonal Fluctuations from CALIOP
Ashley Heikkila, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI; and J. Small Griswold

S22
Quantification of aerosol-cloud shortwave radiative effects in stratiform cloud cover
Alyson Rose Douglas, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

S23
An Analysis of Stratospheric Intrusion Ozone Events and Their Meteorological Influences
Elizabeth Lennartson, University of Iowa, Ames, IA; and C. Maiers, W. J. Gutowski, and A. McClure-Begley

S24
Hemispheric Differences in the Transport of Chemical Tracers in the Tropical Lower Stratosphere
Olga V. Tweedy, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; and D. Waugh

S26
Forecasting Air Quality in a Changing Atmosphere during Recent Historically Low Ozone Years in Delaware
Faith A. Eherts, Penn State University, University Park, PA

S25
The Effects of Atmospheric Chemistry on Projected Ozone Concentrations in Response Emission Control Strategies in the South Coast Air Basin

S27
Testing an Inexpensive Ozone Micro-Sensor Against Research Grade Ozone Sensors
Luke Leclair-Marzolf, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

S28
Ground Level Ozone Production on High Albedo Days in Denver, CO
Jordan Kehaulani Wilkes, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, CO

S29
Convection and Redistribution of Tropospheric Ozone in Central Amazonia
Randy J. Chase, SUNY, Brockport, NY; and J. D. Fuentes, T. Gerken, D. Wei, C. Schumacher, L. Machado, R. M. N. Santos, S. T. Martin, and S. Springston

S30
The correlation between surface temperature, humidity, and snow crystal type to upper atmospheric conditions in Boulder, CO
Joel Hansen, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, CO

S31
Estimating the Transient Climate Response
Brooke K. Adams, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY; and M. Winton

S32
The Atmospheric Circulation Conditions During the Amundsen and Scott South Pole Race, 1911-1912
Megan E. Jones, Ohio University, Athens, OH; and R. L. Fogt

S33
The Southern Hemisphere Dynamics of Forecast Uncertainty in the THORPEX Interactive Grand Global Ensemble (TIGGE)
Matthew D. Miksch, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and M. A. Herrera and I. Szunyogh

S34
Analysis of a better-resolved stratosphere on seasonal forecasts of the Northern Hemisphere Winter
Andre Hernandez-Espiet, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, Mayaguez, PR; and J. H. Richter and C. C. Chen

S35
Modulation of Variability and Projected Change in Winter Precipitation by Extratropical Cyclone Activity over Mid-latitude Regions
Joseph P. Clark, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY; and E. K. M. Chang

S36
The role of temperature and precipitation on mass balance of the Taku and Lemon Creek Glaciers, Alaska (1946-2015)
Arianna Varuolo-Clarke, UCAR, BOULDER, CO; and M. Beedle

S37
Midlatitude Atmospheric Response to Arctic Amplification Using Pre-Industrial Climate Model Integrations
Douglas E. Miller, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and Y. Wu

Handout (358.6 kB)

S38
Exploring links between Madden-Julian Oscillation and Antarctic sea ice
Haadi ElSaawy, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and G. R. Henderson and B. S. Barrett

S39
Comparison of Antarctic Cross Polarization Gradient Ratio Melt Quantities to Automated Surface Station Readings
John Reasons Jr., Univ of Tenn at Martin, Martin, TN; and C. Karmosky

S40
Effects of a Warming Climate on Daily Snowfall Events in the Northern Hemisphere
James Danco, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. M. DeAngelis, B. Raney, and A. J. Broccoli

Handout (2.3 MB)

S41
A meteorological perspective of the hazardous outcomes during two consecutive February-March 2015 winter storms across Kentucky
Tori A. Hampton, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; and J. Durkee

S42
Implications of Storm Size on Baroclinicity Generation by Snow Cover
Gabriel Bromley, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin; and A. R. Desai, J. E. Martin, M. Notaro, and S. J. Vavrus

S43
Examining Intensity During Extratropical Transition
Justin Alexander Baldizon Stark, CMMAP, Miami, FL

S44
Sensitivity of Strong Extratropical Cyclones to Large-Scale Climate Variability in the United States
Khara Lukancic, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL; and J. T. Schoof

Handout (2.6 MB)

S45
Investigating the Relationship of Jet Streams with the Intensity and Track of North American Lee Cyclones
Kai Melamed-Turkish, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and K. Bowley, D. E. Atallah, and D. J. Gyakum

S46
North American Cyclone Teleconnection Relationships
Richard A. Diegan III, Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources, Martin, TN; and R. M. Simpson and C. Karmosky

S47
Three-Dimensional Climatology of Upper-Level Wind Speed Trends for Brazil from 1980–2014
Joshua M. Gilliland, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA; and B. D. Keim

S48
A 16-year Climatology of the West African Offshore Rainfall Maximum
Kelly Marie Nunez Ocasio, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Mayagüez,, PR; and J. L. Evans and H. L. Hamilton

S49
Verification of GEFS Precipitation across the Eastern U.S
Nicholas Hayden Balderas, NSF, Katy, TX; and A. Mejia and R. Siddique

S50
Investigating Atmospheric Rivers Affecting Southern California
Sarah M. Harris, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA; and L. Carvalho

S51
New Metric for Defining the Time of Extratropical Transition of Tropical Cyclones
Ajay Raghavendra, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL; and S. M. Milrad
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Handout (2.5 MB)

S53
Examining Tropical Cyclone Development in the Southwest Caribbean Sea
Breanna L. Zavadoff, SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY; and T. J. Galarneau Jr.

S54
TC Induced SST Anomalies in the Eastern Pacific
Andrew Huang, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and R. Sriver

S55
Observations of Low-Level Environments and Their Effects on Tornadoes Produced by Land-Falling Hurricanes
Jackeline Michelle Fain, Ohio University Chapter of the American Meteorological Society, athens, OH; and S. R. Marzola and J. Houser

S56
A GIS-Analysis of Tornadogenesis within Hurricanes
Montana Etten-Bohm, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL

S52
Synoptic-scale precursors to the extratropical transitions of tropical cyclones that impacted the Northeast: an analysis of Irene (2011), Sandy (2012) and Andrea (2013)

S57
Radial and Azimuthal Variations in Convective Burst Structure in Tropical Cyclones from Airborne Doppler Observations
Joshua B. Wadler, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. F. Rogers

S58
Which Hurricane Attributes are most Strongly Correlated with Maximum Storm Surge Height?
Stephen Kreller, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe, LA; and K. D. Leppert II and L. J. Hopper Jr.

S59
Numerical Simulations of the Storm Surge associated with Hurricane Isabel (2003)
Britney E. Hamilton, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC; and Y. L. Lin

S60
Simulated response of the African monsoon and tropical precipitation to orbital precession
Jane Smyth, Yale University, New Haven, CT; and S. A. Hill and Y. Ming

S61
The Periodic Behavior of Tropical Available Potential Energy
Lindsey E. Nytes, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI; and G. J. Tripoli

Handout (1.6 MB)

S62
The potential vorticity budget of multi-scale MJO models
Amanda Back, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA; and J. A. Biello and A. J. Majda

S63
The Influence of the Madden-Julian Oscillation on Large Daily Precipitation Events in West Africa
Awolou Silvere Sossa, UCAR/SOARS, Boulder, CO; and B. Liebmann, I. Blade, D. Allured, H. Hendon, and A. Hoell

S64
Exploring the synoptic differences between MJO initiation events identified by multiple algorithms
Rosa M. Vargas, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)-National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, CO; and L. M. Hartten

S65
An Evaluation and Constraint of Thermodynamic Boundary Conditions over the Maritime Continent
Jennifer Bukowski, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and D. J. Posselt, J. S. Reid, and S. A. Atwood

Handout (579.2 kB)

S66
Depicting Aviation Weather Threats in the Upper Troposphere in Hurricanes
Vanessa M. Przybylo, NOAA/AOML/HRD, Queensbury, NY

S67
Modeling Boundary Crossing Supercells
Aaron K. Scott, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and M. S. Gilmore

S68
Impacts of Graupel Parameterization on Idealized and Real Case Simulations of Squall Lines
Steven Michael Naegele, Pennsylvania State University/Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science, University Park, PA; and S. Tessendorf, T. Eidhammer, and G. Thompson

S69
Impacts of Forest Fire Smoke on Deep Convective Clouds in WRF-CHEM Simulations
Azusa Takeishi, Yale University, New Haven, CT; and T. Storelvmo

S70
WRF Model Precipitation Type Algorithms and Verification
Samuel C. Roback, State Climate Office of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC; and A. Sims

S72
Effects of Low-Level Vertical Wind Shear Orientation on Low-Level Rotation in Simulated Supercell Thunderstorms
Felicia R. Guarriello, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and C. J. Nowotarski

S73
Sensitivity of Physical Parameterization Schemes to Stochastic Initial Conditions of WRF Tornado Outbreak Simulations
Michelle Anne Elmore, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS

S74
Understanding and Predicting Nocturnal Convection Initiation using an Ensemble-based Multi-scale Data Assimilation System
Samuel K. Degelia, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma; and X. Wang and D. J. Stensrud

S71
Sensitivity of a cold season, nocturnal squall line to planetary boundary layer and microphysical parameterizations

S75
Gust Front Detection Using Neuro-Fuzzy Algorithm with Polarimetric WSR-88D
Amber J. Liggett, Millersville University, Beaver, PA; and T. Y. Yu

S76
Operational uses of Spectrum Width to Improve Warnings for Quasi-Linear Convection in the Western Great Lakes
Brett Borchardt, NOAA/NWS, Romeoville, IL; and E. Lenning and M. Friedlein

S77
Radar-detected Mesocyclone Tilt in Tornadic and Nontornadic Supercells
Michelle M. Serino, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and C. J. Nowotarski

Handout (19.8 MB)

S78
Investigating Tornado Genesis Events Within the ARMOR Domain
Christopher A. Lisauckis, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and K. R. Knupp, T. A. Murphy, T. A. Coleman, and A. W. Lyza

S79
Comparison of NEXRAD and GOES Identification of Overshooting Convection
Carolina A. Bieri, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and J. Cooney, K. Bedka, C. R. Homeyer, and K. P. Bowman

S80
Analysis of a Complex Mesovortex Evolution during the Second 30 June - 1 July 2014 Derecho Event
Adam W. Clayton, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and A. W. Lyza and R. Wade

S81
A U.S. climatology of mesoscale convective systems
Alex M. Haberlie, Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb, IL; and W. S. Ashley

Handout (2.3 MB)

S82
Comparison of USA Tornado Days for Two Climatological Periods
Alexandra Marmo, Purdue University, Lafayette, IN; and E. M. Agee

S83
Investigating the Environments of Null Tornado Cases in North Alabama and Southern Middle Tennessee
Amanda M. Murphy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL; and K. A. Biernat, B. C. Carcione, and C. B. Darden

S84
A Detailed Climatology of Central North Carolina Tornadoes
Raelene C. Campbell, NOAA, Valparaiso, IN; and J. Blaes and B. Locklear

S85
Synoptic-scale Precursors and Characteristics of High-end Tornado Outbreaks in the Southeastern Region of the United States
Benjamin David Dillahunt, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL; and S. M. Milrad
Manuscript (1.4 MB)

Handout (3.7 MB)

S87
Classification and Analysis of Tornado Outbreaks in Dixie Alley and Tornado Alley
Elisa M. Murillo, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA; and T. A. Murphy

S88
Tornado Climatology for the Appalachian Mountains Region of the Eastern United States
James J. Morrow, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

S89
Nocturnal Tornado Outbreak Climatology
Alexander M. Elmore, Mississippi State University, Mascoutah, IL; and M. Brown, A. E. Mercer, and C. Fuhrmann

S90
Analysis of the 5 July 2015 Nocturnal Convective Initiation Event During the PECAN Field Campaign
Alexander Staarmann, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL

S91
Analysis of the 14 July 2015 Nocturnal Convective Initiation Event During the PECAN Field Campaign
Ashley L. Ravenscraft, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Meridianville, AL

S92
Using profiles of water vapor, vertical wind, temperature, and pressure from continuously-operated instruments to characterize turbulent patterns and fluxes between the surface and boundary layer during the PECAN 2015 field campaign
K. Weber, NCAR and University of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder, CO; and T. M. Weckwerth and P. D. Blanken

S93
Examining the Nocturnal Stable Boundary Layer and Low-Level Jet during PECAN
Natalie Midzak, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and M. McAuliffe, D. Bludis, C. Dearth, K. Fisher, M. Green, J. Hane, V. Hower, K. Morganti, E. Ntonados, A. Orehek, K. Piarulli, K. Pozsonyi, C. Prestine, N. Strickland, R. Clark, and T. Sikora

S86
The Impact of Dry Air on Location and Strength of Tornado Outbreaks Associated with Land Falling Atlantic Basin Tropical Cyclones

S94
Evolution and structure of night time waves and bores
Glorianne M. Rivera-Santiago, University of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and B. B. Demoz and R. Delgado

S95
Assessing the Southeast Pacific Stratocumulus Cloud Fraction Transition in MERRA Using CloudSat/CALIPSO
Claire E. Schirle, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE; and A. D. Rapp and A. Zapalac

S96
Clear Lake Texas Extreme Rain Event Case Study
David S. Bonnette, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and C. J. Nowotarski and L. Wood

S97
Multi-scale Analysis of August 11th 2014 Metro Detroit Flash Flooding
Patrick Evan Saunders, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI; and D. M. A. Baxter

S98
Vertical Motions in Convective Clouds Over Darwin, Australia
Holly M. Mallinson, Texas A&M University, Monroe, LA; and C. Schumacher and F. Ahmed

S100
A New Technique for Stratus Forecasting in the San Francisco Bay Area
J.P. Kalb, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

Handout (319.3 kB)

S102
Environmental Factors Contributing to the Development of Above-Anvil Cirrus Plumes
Joel McAuliffe, NSF, Stephens City, VA

S103
Examining the Relative Motion of Derecho- and Non-Derecho-Producing QLCSs with Respect to the Mean Wind
Matthew A. Campbell, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Columbus, OH; and A. E. Cohen, A. R. Dean, S. F. Corfidi, M. C. Coniglio, S. J. Corfidi, and C. M. Mead

S104
Comparison of Orographic and Thermal Forcings on Mesoscale Convective Systems
Jordan L. Baker, NSF, Raleigh, NC; and R. D. Wiegand

S105
Surface Ice Melt Driven by Föhn-Like Winds at the Base of the Transantarctic Mountains
Nicholas James Morgan, University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, TN; and D. C. Karmosky

S106
Conditions Favorable for the Occurrence of Trapped Mountain Lee Waves Downstream of Oʻahu
Liye Li, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI; and Y. L. Chen

S107
Lake-to-Lake Influence on Lake-Effect Snow Amounts in the Lake Michigan Snowbelt
Jessica M. McDonald, St Cloud State University, St Cloud, MN; and D. Doeblin and N. F. Laird

S108
Characteristics of Dendritic Growth Zones during Lake-Effect, Synoptic-Scale, and Lake-Enhanced Winter Storms
Stephen VanHoesen, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY; and K. Murphy, N. D. Metz, and N. F. Laird

S109
A Seasonal Analysis of Dendritic Growth Zones during Lake-Effect, Synoptic-Scale, and Lake-Enhanced Winter Storms
Kelley Murphy, State University of New York at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY; and S. VanHoesen, N. F. Laird, and N. D. Metz

S99
Comparing Environmental Conditions of Convective Storms Producing Damaging Winds and Hail

S110
An Enhanced Look At Radar And Profiling Observations Of The Interaction Between A Lake-effect Snow Band And A Shallow Cold Front During The Ontario Winter Lake-effect Systems (OWLeS) Experiment
Kyle S. Pennington, The University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and K. R. Knupp

S111
The Impacts of the Passage of Three Distinct Short-Wave Troughs on a Prolonged Lake-Effect Snow Event during OWLeS
Shay A. Callahan, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY; and N. D. Metz, C. C. Crossett, and E. P. Morrill

S112
A Climatology of the Interaction between Short-Wave Troughs and Shore-Parallel Lake-Effect Snowstorms off of Lake Ontario
Zachary Bruick, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana; and E. Ott and N. D. Metz

S101
Understanding the Features and Mechanisms of the Great Plains Low-Level Jet in the CMIP5 Models

S113
Forecasting sea breeze enhanced thunderstorms at Eglin Air Force Base: A comparison between empirical methods and the high resolution rapid refresh model
Matthew P. King, Air Force Institute of Technology, WPAFB, OH; and K. S. Bartlett and R. Wacker

S114
High-Resolution Island-Scale Climate Modeling in the Southern Caribbean
Renée C. Elder, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

S115
A case study of the 2012 High Park fire in Colorado
Amanda G. Hazelton, MSU scams, Littleton, CO

S116
Potential MJO Impacts on Global Wildfires
Matthew Mace McKinney, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Coral Gables, FL

S117
Comparison of Texas A&M WRF convection-allowing forecasts with other high-resolution models
Armani L. Cassel, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and J. P. McCarthy and C. J. Nowotarski

S118
Verification of RUC analyses using VORTEX2 soundings for non-tornadic and tornadic supercell environments
Brice E. Coffer, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

Handout (1.1 MB)

S119
Comparison of the TAMU-WRF Simulated Reflectivity to Radar Observations
Brittany J. Toy, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and T. W. Spencer, C. K. Landry, and C. Nowotarski

S120
Evaluating the Impact of the Summit Station, Greenland Radiosonde Program on Data Modelers and Forecast Services
Carlos J. Martinez, NOAA/Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and S. Starkweather, C. J. Cox, A. Solomon, and M. Shupe

S121
Reliability and Skill of the Air Force Weather Agency's Ensemble Prediction Systems
Derek Adam Burns, Air Force Institute of Technology, Dayton, OH; and K. S. Bartlett and R. Wacker

S122
Monitoring Land-Cover Changes in Lake Urmia Basin Using LandSat Imagery
Amarou Bah, Brooklyn, NY; and N. Fazel

S123
Analysis of the Spatial and Temporal Correlation Statistics of Soil Moisture Observed in the Russian River Basin
Enrique R. Chon, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and R. J. Zamora

S124
A climatology of peak stream discharge in relation to rapid ablation events in the Chesapeake Basin, 1950-2009
Julia L. Arthur, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and G. R. Henderson, D. J. Leathers, D. A. Robinson, and T. Mote

S125
Using Satellite Imagery to Monitor Large Lakes; Case Study Lake Hamun and Lake Eyre
Rezwon Islam, New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn, New York; and A. Bah, H. Norouzi, and A. AghaKouchak

S126
Quality Control of Wind Data from 50-MHz Doppler Radar Wind Profiler
Austin D. Vacek, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL

S127
Doppler Lidar Retrievals in LUMEX and PECAN: Dual Doppler and Vertical Wind Analyses
Brian J. Carroll, JCET/Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD; and A. Choukulkar, R. Delgado, A. Brewer, J. K. Lundquist, A. Muschinski, and B. B. Demoz

S128
Investigations of a Doppler Wind LIDAR on a Moving Platform
Edward J. Strobach, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD; and L. C. Sparling and S. Rabenhorst

S129
Low-level Wind Comparisons Using Multiple Sensing Technologies
Trenton Wade Spencer, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and E. F. Ruano, B. E. Barker, and D. T. Conlee

S130
Statistical Validation of Calibrated Wind Data Collected from NOAA's Hurricane Hunter Aircraft
Kelly Graham, State University of New York College at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY

S131
Intercomparison of Remotely Sensed Atmospheric Profiles with Dropsonde Observations from the Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft
Rachel B. Norris, NOAA/ESRL/PSD, Boulder, CO; and G. A. Wick

S132
Derived Snowfall Accumulation Using Optical Sensors
Alex Trellinger, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Niwot, CO

S133
Nowcasting Surface Snowfall Rates by Utilizing Radar Reflectivity and Velocity–Azimuth Display Vertical Wind Profiles
Andrew J. Schwartz, NCAR, Boulder, CO

S135
Merging Radar-only QPE and Rain Gauge Data via Conditional Bias-penalized Optimal Estimation
Beomgeun Kim, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX; and D. J. Seo, B. R. Nelson, and O. P. Prat
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S136
WS600 Ultrasonic Weather Sensor Precipitation Accuracy
Brandon Thorne, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, CO

S137
Temperature, Pressure, and Humidity (Tempredity) Quantifications
Oluwaseun .O. Ojimi, NSF, Pikesville, MD

S138
Assessing CALIPSO Version 4 Attenuated Backscatter 532 nm Calibration with NASA LaRC Airborne High Spectral Resolution Lidar Measurements
Travis D. Toth, Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and M. A. Vaughan, J. W. Hair, C. F. Butler, C. A. Hostetler, and R. A. Ferrare

S139
Evaluation of the VIIRS Cloud Base Height Intermediate Product Retrieval Algorithm for Single-layer Water Clouds
Kyle E. Fitch, Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH; and K. S. Bartlett, R. Wacker, K. C. Gross, and K. Hutchison

S140
A Comparison of Cloud and Aerosol Measurements Between OCO-2 and CALIPSO
Emily Rosenthal, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and C. W. O'Dell, R. Nelson, and H. Q. Cronk

S141
Bias and Observation Error Characterization of the Fengyun-2F Stretched Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer for Its Radiance Assimilation
Lu Ren, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and C. Da and M. Yin

S134
Polarimetric Radar Detection of the Melting Layer using X- and S-band Frequencies

S142
Global Snowfall: A Remote Sensing and Reanalysis Perspective
Marian E. Mateling, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. S. Kulie and T. L'Ecuyer

S143
Can Microwave Emissivity Show Us Global Drought Estimates?
Yanna Chen, New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn, NY; and H. Norouzi, D. R. Blake, and A. AghaKouchak

S144
Non-internet meteorological data reception for emergency and remote applications
Jamison P. McCarthy, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and S. Vaxter, D. Bonnette, D. Conlee, and C. J. Nowotarski

S145
Analysis of ZDR Columns to Aid Severe Weather Forecasting
Aidan R. Kuroski, Brockport, NY; and J. M. Billings and K. R. Cook

S146
Climatology of NEXRAD Dual-Polarization Radar Moments and Derived Products in Select CONUS Regions
Luke L. Davis, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

S147
Comparison of Doppler Radar Correlation Coefficient, Spectrum Width, and Normalized Rotation in Areas of Rotational Circulations and Convergence Boundaries to Observed Convective Phenomena
Brian R. Greene, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL; and T. Funk, K. Deitsch, and Z. Taylor

S148
Comparison of Z-R relationships using the Doppler on Wheels, the WSR 88D, and In-Situ Gauge Data
Brett F. Dean, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida; and M. Kane and M. Barnett

S149
Examining the Changes in The Tornado Debris Signature with different Debris Types
Allison T. LaFleur, Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, VT; and N. T. Atkins

S150
Determining the Radar Error in a Tornadic Low-Level Wind Field
Lauriana C. Gaudet, Lyndon State College, Falmouth, ME; and A. T. LaFleur and N. T. Atkins

S151
Interactions between Mesocyclones and Wave Anomalies: Three Case Studies
James L. Dollahite, University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, TN; and D. C. Karmosky

S152
An Examination of High Impact Severe Weather Events in the Mid-Atlantic Region
Joseph G. Egan, NOAA, Valparaiso, OH; and R. H. Grumm

S153
Satellite Base Soil Moisture Product Validation Using Ground Observations
Christian Campo, NSF, East Elmhurst, NY; and H. Norouzi

S154
A comparison of the VLF waveform and optical emissions using ground based and spaced based lightning detection methods
Jacquelyn Ringhausen, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL

S156
Synoptic Climatology of High-Impact Wind Events on the Indian River Lagoon
Alex J. Robertson, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL

S157
Onshore Wind Acceleration Across the Indian River Lagoon
Mohamed M. Al-Sabri Jr., Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL

S158
An Analysis of Low Level Vertical Wind Shear Climatology in Illinois
Alexander J. Adams, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL; and B. C. Wallace, M. L. Buker, and R. L. Herman

S159
Assessment of the Meteorological Elements associated with Coastal Damaging Storms on Eastern Lake Ontario
Matthew Grieco, NOAA, Staten Island, NY; and A. T. DeGaetano

S160
Modeling in the Microscale- The Atmospheric Boundary Layer Environment (ABLE) Model
Amanda Hendrix, The Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD

S161
Extremely Dense Fog Events along the I-77 Corridor of the Virginia Blue Ridge
Benjamin Louis Dominguez, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

S162
National Weather Service Icing Accumulation Forecast Product: An Investigation of Accuracy and Potential for Integration
Dwight Blanche, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, CO

S163
Urban Form, Urban Heat and Implications for Future Development in the Context of the Durham-Orange County Light Rail Project
Elizabeth M. B. Doran, Duke University, Durham, NC

S155
NLDN and ENTLN Observations of Sprite-Producing Lightning

S164
Retrieving Vegetation Reflectance at Beltsville Using Phothosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) Sensor and a Spectroradiometer Positioned at an Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)
Francois Junior Mertil, New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn, NY

S165
LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED AIR QUALITY MONITORING NETWORK IN THE EAGLE FORD SHALE
Geoffrey S. Roest, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

S166
An Evaluation of the MOD17 Gross Primary Production Algorithm in a Mangrove Forest
Hannah Wells, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN; and R. G. Najjar, M. Herrmann, J. D. Fuentes, and J. Ruiz-Plancarte

S167
Atmospheric Effects on Carbon Cycling in a Coastal Salt Marsh
Katharine Wunsch, University of Missouri- Columbia, Columbia, MO; and J. D. Fuentes and J. Ruiz-Plancarte

S168
Surface Energy Budget in Sagebrush Landscape
Raleigh Grysko, Washington State University, Pullman, WA

S169
Accuracy of Frost and Freeze Forecasts for Northwestern Michigan Wine Growers
Kevin C. Prince, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI

S170
It's not always cloudy in the Pacific Northwest: Characterizing the solar resource and solar irradiance variability
Nevin Schaeffer, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA; and L. M. Hinkelman and T. P. Ackerman

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S171
Spatial Analysis of Enhanced Precipitation Co-located with Wind Turbines in North Central Illinois
Nicholas Alan Delfino, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL; and R. Herman

S172
Comparing Climatologies Between an ASOS Station, COOP Site, and a USA Mesonet Station in Pascagoula, MS
Nicholas S. Grondin, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL; and S. Kimball

S173
Meteorological applications of a continuously-operating micropulse lidar in Barcelona, Spain
Robert F. Banks, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Barcelona, Spain; and J. M. Baldasano and M. Pandolfi

Handout (1.5 MB)

S174
A Study of the Effect of Meteorology on Atmospheric Visibility
Shaun T. Howe, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; and N. Mahowald and V. Naik

S175
A New Approach to Monitor and Map Heat Exposure in a Semi-Outdoor Environment: A Football Stadium Case Study in West Texas
Travis Ray Reddick, Lubbock, TX

S176
Promoting adaptive management based on participative monitoring and knowledge networks
Claudia Coronel, Centrogeo, Mexico City, Mexico; and J. M. Madrigal Sr., J. Trujillo, A. Porras, C. Navarro, E. Bustamante, O. Ramos, F. Mendoza, E. Yepez, and J. Garatuza-Payan

Handout (3.7 MB)

S177
Modeling and Satellite Remote Sensing of the Meteorological Impacts of Irrigation
Clint Aegerter, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE; and J. Wang and C. Ge

S179
Quantifying the Impact of Changes in Atmospheric Vapor Pressure on Maize and Soybean Yields
Kelsie M. Ferin, Iowa State University Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Ames, IA; and A. VanLoocke and J. E. Bagley

S180
Wind patterns contribute to bloom initiation of Dinophysis along the Texas coast
Lauren E. Replogle, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and D. W. Henrichs and L. Campbell

S181
Climatological Analyses of Infestations of the Mountain Pine Beetle Dendrocronus ponderosae in the Crown of the Continent Ecosystem from 1962 to 2014
Mario Nicholas Garza, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA; and L. M. Resler, A. W. Ellis, and Y. Shao

S182
Finding the Best Historical Climate Dataset for Ecosytem Modeling
Michael Brackett, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina; and A. M. Wootten, G. M. Ely, and R. P. Boyles

S183
Quantifying the Influence of Irrigation and Meteorology on Water Use Efficiency at a Vineyard in Washington
Randy Bartoshevich, Washington State University Tri - Cities, Richland, WA; and J. Chi, S. Pressley, H. Liu, B. K. Lamb, P. O'Keeffe, P. Jacoby, and S. H. Sadeghi

S184
Reassessing the BATSE Catalogue of Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes
Amanda Sleinkofer, Millersville University, Millersville, PA

S185
Automated Sunspot Classification and Tracking using SDO Imagery
MacLane A. Townsend, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH; and R. D. Loper, K. S. Bartlett, and W. F. Bailey

S186
Relation between Intensity Contrast and Magnetic Field for Active and Quiet Regions Observed on the Solar Photosphere
Taylor Whitney, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE; and S. Criscuoli

S187
Estimation of High-Frequency Air-Sea Heat Flux Feedbacks in the Middle Latitudes
Bryan E. Kaiser, WHOI, Woods Hole, MA; and C. A. Clayson and S. R. Jayne

S188
Working within the private sector as a marine meteorologist
Gonzalo A. Agudelo Jr., Matthews-Daniel Co, Houston, TX

S189
The Impact of Climatological Variables on Kelp Canopy Area in the Santa Barbara Channel
Katelyn M. Zigner, Northwest Indiana Chapter of NWA/AMS, Valparaiso, IN; and J. Bausell and R. Kudela

S190
Low Oxygen Zone Water Masses and Their Link to Nitrous Oxide Production in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
Matthew Strauser, NOAA Sea Grant, University Park, PA; and V. Coles

S191
Increased occurrence of Central-Pacific El Niño in ERSST v4
Michael S. Diamond, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN; and R. Bennartz

Handout (10.6 MB)

S192
Seasonal and Regional Variability in North Pacific Upper-Ocean Turbulence
Ryan P. Creedon, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and M. F. Cronin and R. G. Najjar

S193
Eddy Length Scales in the Ross Sea From Observations and a Model
Zachary S. Wolff, University Park, PA; and J. M. Klinck

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Vertical Farming in Hawaii and Taiwan

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The Weather of Martian Dust Devils: Dust Devil Variability Across Different Timescales at Gusev Crater, Mars
Allyson D. Stanton, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX; and M. T. Lemmon

S195
The Application of Fractal Dimension in the Analysis of Cloud Structure
Anne Elizabeth Balogh, State College, PA

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Impact of vegetation on rooftop temperatures under a modular green roof system
Austin M. Silva, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and D. Smith, D. Bosworth, E. F. Ruano, B. J. Toy, S. Vaxter, C. Landry, and D. T. Conlee

S198
Approximating Wet-Bulb Temperature Using the One-Third Rule
David Nevius, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI; and J. A. Knox and P. Knox

S199
A Proposed Remote Sensing Early Warning Dura Home Earthquake System
Frederic Anglade, NSF NOAA- CREST 2 Research for Undergraduate Program at New York City College of Technology, CUNY, Brooklyn, NY

S200
Ingesting Geospatial Data into Hazard Services' Database for NWS Flood Alerts
Nkosi M. Muse, NCAR, Somerset, NJ; and K. Manross, J. Wakefield, T. Hansen, and S. Williams

S201
Changes in the U.S. Hurricane Disaster Landscape: The Relationship between Risk and Exposure
Ashley Irizarry, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL; and W. S. Ashley

S202
Risk Assessment of Outdoor Airport Workers Exposed to Lightning
Melinda Hatt, Millersville University, Millville, PA; and M. Steiner, W. Deierling, and K. Ikeda

S203
An Analytical Study Comparing the Outcomes and Successes of an REU Program Offering
Dr Reginald Blake, New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn, NY; and J. Liou-Mark and R. Santana

S204
Pioneering Pathways for Audience Engagement with Science On a Sphere
Joseph Lilek, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and B. Russell and H. Peddicord

S205
Storm-Scale Ensemble Modeling at Central Michigan University
Timothy Kirk Thielke, Central Michigan University, Sand Lake, MI; and A. N. Honor

S206
An Investigation of the Relationship between Vulnerable Populations and Hazard Casualties in Warning Dissemination Coverage Gaps
Aisha C. Reed Haynes, George Mason University, Silver Spring, MD

S207
Warning Systems in Franklin County, OH: Toward a StormReady Community
John R. Banghoff, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and S. E. Smith

S197
Sub-Orbital Space Flight Meteorological Landing Criteria

S208
Proposed Strategic Communications Plan to Support NOAA's Weather Ready Nation Objectives in the Hampton Roads Region
Asiah Williams, Howard University, Hampton, VA; and J. Anderson

S209
Effectiveness of the Pilot Project on Weather Communication in the Southeast US
Damon E. Matson, California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA; and K. Graham and J. D. Eachus

S210
Warning: Here it Comes, Investigating the Effects of Cueing and Cognitive Load on Attention and Memory of Severe Weather Alerts
Carie Cunningham, NA, NA, MI

S211
Evaluating Perceptions of Climate Change Impacts in the Greater Horn of Africa Using the Community Capitals Framework
Jacob Petr, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE; and D. Bathke

S212
Going Social: The Integration of Social Media into Severe Weather Operations at the National Weather Service Des Moines
Eric C. McCormick, NOAA, Norman, OK

S213
Expert and Public Perceptions of Risk from Toxic Algae Bloom Outbreaks in Lake Erie: An Analysis of Conventional and Social Media
Amber L. Hill, Kent State University, Kent, OH

S214
Protective Action And Evacuation Responses During Hurricane Katrina: A Gendered Analysis
Michelle A. Dovil, NCAS, Washington, DC

S215
Perceptions of Safety and its Gendered Differences: An Exploratory Analysis of Severe Weather Reactions
Shadya J. Sanders, Howard Univ., NCAS, Washington, DC; and T. Adams and E. Joseph

S216
Analysis of Frequency and Impacts of Storm Events and Service Assessments to Inform the National Weather Service (NWS) Operations and Workforce Analysis (OWA)
Jala M. Morrow, NOAA/NWS, Vicksburg, MS; and J. E. Ten Hoeve III

S217
Heart Attack Snow
Nathan A. Halm, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL; and E. T. Dhanens and W. S. Ashley

S218
Communication Uncertainty of Winter Weather Forecasts to the Public through Social Media
Scott B. Sincoff, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS; and K. Sherman-Morris

S219
Geoscience Literacy and Public Policy in Oregon
Sydney E.P. Brahmavar, Mississippi State University, Portland, Oregon

S220
A Case Study of the April 29-30th Rainfall Event Along the Gulf Coast
Austin G. Clark, South Alabama Chapter of the American Meteorological Society, Mobile, AL

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