20th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Program Chairs: Robert Atlas , NOAA/AOML ; Sharanya J. Majumdar , Univ. of Miami/RSMAS ; Kenneth Carey , Earth Resources Technology (ERT), Inc.

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Sunday, 10 January 2016

7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Sunday, 10 January 2016


Registration for Short Courses and Conference for Early Career Professionals
Location: Hall D pre-function ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

8:30 AM-5:30 PM: Sunday, 10 January 2016


Registration for Student Conference and Short Courses
Location: Hall D pre-function ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

9:00 AM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 10 January 2016


Registration Open for Annual Meeting
Location: Hall D pre-function ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Monday, 11 January 2016

9:00 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 11 January 2016

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Plenary Session 1
2016 Presidential Forum: Serving Society in Times of Crisis: Past, Present and Future
Location: La Nouvelle B-C ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Moderator: Maureen McCann, News 13
Panelists: Admiral Thad Allen, United States Coast Guard (ret), Executive Vice President Booz Allen Hamilton; Kerry Emanuel, MIT; Shirley Laska, University of New Orleans; Max Mayfield, WPLG-TV/Former NOAA/National Hurricane Center Director
9:00 AM
Presidential Forum on Serving Society in Times of Crisis: Past, Present and Future
9:05 AM
Opening Remarks (by AMS President Alexander E. “Sandy” MacDonald)

9:15 AM
Introduction of Moderator McCann (MacDonald)

9:16 AM
Introduction of Speakers (McCann)

9:20 AM
Opening Remarks of Speakers

10:05 AM
Q&A

10:30 AM
Concluding Remarks

10:30 AM-11:00 AM: Monday, 11 January 2016


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

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 11 January 2016

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Session 1
Evolving the Global Observing System
Location: Room 345 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 20th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: Robert Atlas, NOAA/AOML

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 11 January 2016


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Monday, 11 January 2016

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1
Perspective and Plans for Future Observing Systems in Earth System Science
Location: Room 252/254 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 12th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the Fourth AMS Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA); the 20th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); and the Sixth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations )
Moderator: Bill Baker, Tempus Global Data, Inc.
Panelists: Faisal Hossain, University of Washington; Tsengdar Lee, NASA; Paul A. Rosen, JPL; Jeffrey G. Masek, NASA/GSFC; Ralph O. Stoffler, U.S. Air Force
PD1.4
PD1.6
Panel Discussion

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Lecture 1
Walter Orr Roberts Lecture
Location: La Nouvelle A ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
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Session 2A
Field Experiments I
Location: Room 344 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 20th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: Bill Proenza, NOAA/NWS
1:30 PM
2A.1
On Forecast Sensitivity and Impact of Dropwindsonde Observations during HS3 and TCI
James D. Doyle, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. R. Moskaitis, P. G. Black, P. A. Reinecke, and C. M. Amerault
1:45 PM
2A.2
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Session 2B
Data Assimilation: Ocean and Coupled Models I
Location: Room 345 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 20th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: Matthew J. Carrier, NRL
1:30 PM
2B.1
A New Coupled 4DVAR Assimilation System for Coupled Ocean-Wave Models
Cheryl Ann Blain, NRL, Stennis Space Center, MS; and M. Orzech, M. J. Carrier, H. E. Ngodock, I. Souopgui, and S. Smith

2:00 PM
2B.3
2:15 PM
2B.4A
Investigating the Potential Impact of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Altimeter on Ocean Mesoscale Prediction
Matthew J. Carrier, NRL, Stennis Space Center, MS; and H. E. Ngodock, S. Smith, and I. Souopgui

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 11 January 2016


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Hall D/E ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Poster Session 1
Data Assimilation: Data Impact Experiments and OSSEs
Location: Hall D/E ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 20th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
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244
On the Predictability of Hurricane Track and Intensity Using an OSSE Framework
Bachir Annane, NOAA/AOML/HRD, Miami, FL; and L. Bucci, J. Delgado, A. Aksoy, R. Atlas, and S. T. Murillo

245
OSSE Assessment of a Hyperspectral Sounder and its Potential Impact on Hurricane Forecasts
Kelly Ryan, NOAA/AOML and University of Miami, Miami, FL; and R. Atlas, L. Bucci, J. Delgado, B. Annane, and S. Murillo

247
Ensemble Transform Sensitivity Method for Targeted Observations: An OSSE Case Study
Hongli Wang, CIRA/Colorado State University, Boulder, CO; and T. Peevey, J. M. English, A. Kren, and L. Cucurull

248
Variational Assimilation of Cloud Liquid/Ice Water Path and its Impact on NWP
Hongli Wang, CIRA/Colorado State University, Boulder, CO; and Y. Chen and L. Cucurull

Poster 251 has moved. New paper number is 2B.4A

252
WSR-88D Radar Data Assimilation at NCEP
Shun Liu, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, College Park, MD; and J. R. Carley, W. S. Wu, B. S. Ferrier, M. Pyle, G. DiMego, and J. C. Derber

253
Performing Model Space Localization for Satellite Radiances in an Ensemble Kalman Filter
Jeffrey S. Whitaker, NOAA/ESRL/Physical Sciences Division, Boulder, CO ; and L. Lei

254
3D Estimates of Analysis and ShortRange Forecast Error Variances
Jie Feng, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and M. Pena, H. Wang, and Z. Toth

255
The Use of the Breeding Method for Nested WRF-ARW Simulations
James P. Cipriani, IBM Research, Yorktown Heights,, NY; and K. Ide

256
DART: New Research Using Ensemble Data Assimilation in Geophysical Models
Jeffrey Anderson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and K. Raeder, T. Hoar, N. Collins, G. Romine, J. Barre, B. Gaubert, A. F. Arellano Jr., S. Wuerth, S. Y. Ha, A. P. Mizzi, and L. N. Anderson

Handout (15.8 MB)

258
Multi-model Cross Pollination in Time
Hailiang Du, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; and L. Smith

Poster 259 has moved. New paper number is 7.2A

260
Evaluation of the Direct and Indirect Assimilation of Radar Reflectivity using the WRFDA 3D-Var
Eder P. Vendrasco, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Cachoeira Paulista, Brazil; and D. L. Herdies

261
Sensitivity of High-Resolution WRF Forecasts to Radiosonde Observations over Central TX
Mark David Benoit, University (Texas A&M), College Station, TX; and D. T. Conlee and C. J. Nowotarski

262
Observing System Experiments in the Dallas-Fort Worth Testbed
Frederick H. Carr, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. P. Osborne, M. T. Morris, and K. A. Brewster
Manuscript (1.7 MB)

Handout (2.5 MB)

264
Integrated Physical Modelling of the Lake George, NY Watershed
Lloyd Treinish, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY; and C. Watson, C. James, A. Praino, H. Kolar, F. Liu, E. Ragnoli, F. O'Donncha, and L. C. V. Real

Handout (3.0 MB)

265
Progress of All-Sky SEVIRI Radiance Assimilation in NCEP NAMRR System
Xiaoyan Zhang, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and A. Collard, J. Carley, and G. DiMego

266
Towards the Assimilation of All-Sky Infrared Radiances of Selected Humidity Sensitive IASI Channels at NCEP/EMC
Li Bi, NOAA/NCEP/EMC/I.M. Systems Group, College Park, MD; and A. Collard, E. Liu, J. A. Jung, and J. C. Derber

267
Assimilation of GPM GMI rainfall product with GSI system
Xuanli Li, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and B. T. Zavodsky and J. R. Mecikalski


Joint Poster Session 3
Remote Sensing Applications in Hydrology Posters
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
Hosts: (Joint between the 30th Conference on Hydrology; and the 20th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) )
Chairperson/Person in Charge: David J. Gochis, NCAR
Cochairs: Christopher Hain, University of Maryland; John B. Eylander, US Army Corps of Engineers
101
Observation of Hailstorm with Higher Spatial Resolution Using a Compact Dual Polarimetric X-Band Weather Radar
Toshiaki Takaki, Furuno Electric Co., LTD., Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan; and M. Hayano, S. Oishi, and E. Nakakita

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104
Development of Hydrometeor Classification Algorithm for Korea Precipitation Systems
In-Hae Cho, KMA, Seoul, South Korea; and M. K. Suk, K. Y. Nam, and J. S. Ko

Handout (2.7 MB)

105
Temporal filtering methods for operational snow covered area mapping
Blaine F. Morriss, CRREL (Cold Regions Research and Engineering Lab), Hanover, NH; and E. Ochs, T. A. Lewiston, E. J. Deeb, S. F. Daly, S. D. Newman, and J. B. Eylander

106
Mapping the extent and dynamics of lakes in high northern latitudes of North America
Mark L. Carroll, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and M. Wooten, C. DiMiceli, and R. Sohlberg

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108
Validation of Global Soil Moisture Products from SMAP Radiometer Observations and their Application in NCEP Global Forecast System
Weizhong Zheng, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, College Park, MD; and J. Liu, L. Fang, J. Yin, X. Zhan, and M. B. Ek

4:00 PM-5:00 PM: Monday, 11 January 2016

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Session 3B
Data Assimilation: Ocean and Coupled Models II
Location: Room 345 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 20th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: G. R. Halliwell Jr., NOAA/AOML
4:00 PM
3B.1
Impact of Assimilating Surface Velocity Observations on the Model Sea Surface Height using the NCOM-4DVAR
Matthew J. Carrier, NRL, Stennis Space Center, MS; and H. E. Ngodock, S. Smith, and P. A. Muscarella
4:15 PM
3B.2
Recent Improvements to US Navy Sea Ice Coupled Modeling Systems Using High-Resolution Data
Michael W. Phelps, Jacobs Technology, Stennis Space Center, MS; and P. Posey, R. Allard, D. Hebert, J. Metzger, A. Wallcraft, and O. M. Smedstad
4:45 PM
3B.4
Strongly Coupled EnKF Data Assimilation in Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Models
Travis C. Sluka, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and S. G. Penny, E. Kalnay, and T. Miyoshi

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 11 January 2016

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Session 3A
Field Experiments II
Location: Room 344 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 20th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Cochairs: James D. Doyle, NRL; Daniel J. Cecil, NASA/MSFC
4:00 PM
3A.1
An Overview of Mesoscale Convective System Observations During the Plains Elevated Convection at Night (PECAN) Field Campaign
Russ S. Schumacher, CSU, Ft. Collins, CO; and M. C. Coniglio, S. M. Hitchcock, M. D. Parker, C. Ziegler, and M. Biggerstaff
4:15 PM
3A.2
Observational and Numerical Analysis of the 24–25 June 2015 Mesoscale Convective System During PECAN
Stacey M. Hitchcock, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and R. S. Schumacher
4:30 PM
3A.3
Impacts by Deep Convection on the Surrounding Environment: Observations and Model Analyses
Christopher A. Kerr, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. J. Stensrud and X. Wang
4:45 PM
3A.4
HAMSR Observations from Recent Field Campaigns
Bjorn H. Lambrigtsen, JPL/California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and S. Brown and M. Schreier

5:00 PM
3A.5
Atmospheric Surface Forcing Corrections Derived from assimilating Ocean Observations using the NCOM-4DVAR
Hans E. Ngodock, NRL, Stennis Space Center, MS; and S. R. Smith, M. J. Carrier, and I. Souopgui

5:00 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 11 January 2016

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Joint Session 9
Remote sensing applications in hydrology, Part I
Location: Room 240/241 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 30th Conference on Hydrology; and the 20th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) )
Cochairs: John B. Eylander, US Army Corps of Engineers; Christopher Hain, University of Maryland
5:00 PM
Temporal Methods for Operational Filtering snow covered area mapping -- Blaine Morriss
5:15 PM
J9.1
Defining Surface Land Cover Features Using High Resolution Imagery from Unmanned Aerial Systems
Christopher M. Zarzar, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS; and P. Dash, J. Dyer, G. Turnage, and R. J. Moorhead II

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 11 January 2016


Exhibits Opening Reception, Ribbon Cutting, and Corporate Recognition
Location: Hall D/E ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Tuesday, 12 January 2016

8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016

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Joint Session 3
Data Assimilation: Operational Advancements I
Location: Room 345 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 20th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); and the Sixth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations )
Chair: Jeffrey S. Whitaker, NOAA/ESRL/Physical Sciences Division
8:30 AM
J3.1
A 4D-Ensemble-Variational System for Data Assimilation and Ensemble Initialization
Neill Bowler, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and A. Clayton, M. Jardak, P. Jermey, A. Lorenc, C. Piccolo, S. Pring, M. Wlasak, D. Barker, G. Inverarity, and R. Swinbank
8:45 AM
J3.2
Operational Uses of AIRS Data
Eric J. Fetzer, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and S. E. Ray, B. H. Lambrigtsen, T. S. Pagano, and J. Teixeira

9:00 AM
J3.3
Title: Implementation Plans of Hybrid 4D EnVar for the NCEP GFS and Future Directions
Rahul Mahajan, EMC, College Park, MD; and D. T. Kleist, C. Thomas, J. C. Derber, and R. Treadon
9:15 AM
J3.4
Outer Loops and Scale-Dependence in the NCEP GDAS Hybrid 4D EnVar Assimilation Scheme
Daryl T. Kleist, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and R. B. Mahajan, C. Thomas, and J. C. Derber
9:30 AM
J3.5
A Coupled Global/Regional Data Assimilation System
Michael A. Herrera, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and C. Bishop, T. R. Holt, K. W. Hoppel, D. D. Kuhl, S. Rainwater, I. Szunyogh, Q. Zhao, and A. Brainard
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Joint Session 10
Remote sensing applications in hydrology, Part II
Location: Room 240/241 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 30th Conference on Hydrology; and the 20th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) )
Cochairs: Christopher Hain, University of Maryland; John B. Eylander, US Army Corps of Engineers
8:30 AM
J10.1
Satellite soil moisture products and their application to drought monitoring
Jifu Yin, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and X. Zhan, J. Liu, L. Fang, C. Hain, W. Zheng, and M. B. Ek
9:00 AM
J10.3
Characterizing Satellite-Based Passive Microwave Estimates of Snow Water Equivalent at Sub-Grid Resolution (Invited Presentation)
Elias J. Deeb, CRREL (Cold Regions Research and Engineering Lab), Hanover, NH; and C. A. Hiemstra, S. F. Daly, C. Vuyovich, and J. B. Eylander
9:15 AM
J10.4
Sensitivity Analysis of passive microwave brightness temperatures to distributed snowmelt
Carrie Vuyovich, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Hanover, NH; and J. Jacobs, C. A. Hiemstra, E. Deeb, S. F. Daly, and J. B. Eylander
9:30 AM
J10.5
Infusion of gap-filling radar, snow data assimilation and airborne lidar for improved water supply forecasting in the inter-mountain western U.S
David J. Gochis, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Busto, K. Howard, A. Dugger, W. Yu, J. McCreight, C. Langston, M. richardson, J. deems, N. coombs, T. H. Painter, J. mickey, M. skiles, K. Sampson, and L. karsten

9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Hall D/E ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Joint Poster Session 5
Land Data Assimilation Techniques and Systems Posters
Hosts: (Joint between the 30th Conference on Hydrology; and the 20th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) )
Cochairs: Rolf H. Reichle, NASA/GSFC; Youlong Xia, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC; Clara Draper, NASA/GSFC
113
Assimilation of Gridded GRACE Terrestrial Water Storage Observation for Improving Soil Moisture and Shallow Groundwater Estimates
Manuela Girotto, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and G. J. M. De Lannoy, R. H. Reichle, and M. Rodell

116
An Integrated Hydrological Modeling System for High-Resolution Coastal Applications
Teddy Holt, NRL, Monterey, CA; and S. Chen, J. Schmidt, C. DeLuca, M. B. Ek, J. B. Eylander, D. J. Gochis, and C. D. Peters-Lidard

117
Assimilation of Combined Snow Cover and Snow Depth Data into NCEP Operational Global Forecast System
Jiarui Dong, NOAA NCEP, College Park, MD; and M. B. Ek, W. Zheng, S. Kumar, C. Peters-Lidard, and G. S. Nearing

118
Creating Higher Resolution Surface Forcings from NLDAS-2/Stage-IV/GSIP for Hydrologic Monitoring
Ming Pan, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; and G. Coccia, C. Fisher, X. He, N. Chaney, J. Sheffield, and E. F. Wood

119
Using Virtual Reality Catchment Simulations as Testbeds for Data Assimilation
Bernd Schalge, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; and J. Rihani, G. Baroni, D. Erdal, I. Neuweiler, H. J. Hendricks-Franssen, F. Ament, S. Kollet, O. Cirpka, B. Haese, P. Saavedra, X. Han, S. Attinger, H. Kunstmann, H. Vereecken, and C. Simmer

120
Assessment of the Basin-Scale Land Surface Energy Budget in the NCEP Operational and Research NLDAS-2 Systems
Youlong Xia, EMC/NCEP/I.M. Systems Group, College Park, MD; and M. B. Ek, B. Cosgrove, K. Mitchell, C. Peters-Lidard, S. V. Kumar, D. M. Mocko, and H. Wei

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016

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Joint Session 4
Data Assimilation: Operational Advancements II
Location: Room 345 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 20th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); and the Sixth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations )
Chair: Ron Gelaro, NASA/GSFC
11:00 AM
J4.1
11:15 AM
J4.2
The Stratosphere in the MERRA-2 Reanalysis
Steven Pawson, GMAO, Greenbelt, MD; and K. Wargan, L. Coy, J. Jin, and W. McCarty
11:30 AM
J4.3
Progress of GSI 3DVAR-Ensemble Hybrid Data Assimilation for Rapid Refresh with Regional Ensembles
Ming Hu, NOAA/ESRL/Global Systems Division, Boulder, CO; and J. Beck, S. S. Weygandt, D. Dowell, S. G. Benjamin, J. S. Whitaker, and C. Alexander
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Joint Session 11
Land Data Assimilation Techniques and Systems, Part I
Location: Room 240/241 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 30th Conference on Hydrology; and the 20th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) )
Cochairs: Rolf H. Reichle, NASA/GSFC; Youlong Xia, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC; Clara Draper, NASA/GSFC
11:15 AM
J11.2
11:30 AM
J11.3
Impact of Soil Moisture Assimilation on Land Surface Model Spinup and Coupled Land-Atmosphere Prediction
Joseph A. Santanello Jr., NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and S. Kumar, C. Peters-Lidard, and P. Lawston
11:45 AM
J11.4

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016

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Lecture 2
Bernhard Haurwitz Lecture
Location: La Nouvelle C ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016

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Joint Session 6
Observing System Simulation Experiments (OSSEs) I
Location: Room 345 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 20th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); and the Sixth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations )
Cochairs: Lidia Cucurull, NOAA/OAR/ESRL; Sean P. F. Casey, JCSDA/Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center
1:30 PM
J6.1
Lessons Learned with the NASA/GMAO OSSE
Nikki Prive, Morgan State University, Greenbelt, MD; and R. Errico

2:00 PM
J6.3
Validation of Hurricane OSSE
Lisa Bucci, University of Miami and NOAA/AOML, Miami, FL; and K. Ryan, P. P. Dodge, B. Annane, J. Delgado, H. Christophersen, K. Sellwood, S. T. Murillo, and R. Atlas
2:30 PM
J6.5
2:45 PM
J6.6
Impact of CYGNSS Data on Tropical Cyclone Analyses and Forecasts in a Regional OSSE Framework
Brian D. McNoldy, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and B. Annane, J. Delgado, L. Bucci, R. Atlas, S. J. Majumdar, M. Leidner, and R. N. Hoffman
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Joint Session 12
Land Data Assimilation Techniques and Systems, Part II
Location: Room 240/241 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 30th Conference on Hydrology; and the 20th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) )
Cochairs: Rolf H. Reichle, NASA/GSFC; Youlong Xia, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC; Clara Draper, NASA/GSFC
1:30 PM
J12.1
Land Data Assimilation Systems (LDAS) of the National Centers for Environmental Modeling Prediction (NCEP): Current Status and Future Plan
Michael B. Ek, NOAA/NCEP, College Park, MD; and Y. Xia, J. Meng, R. Shrestha, H. Wei, J. Dong, Y. Wu, and K. Mitchell
2:00 PM
J12.3
Real-Time, Continental Scale Streamflow Nudging with WRF-Hydro: A First Benchmark
James McCreight, NCAR, Boulder, Colorado; and Y. Wu, D. Gochis, A. Raffieei Nasab, A. Dugger, W. Yu, B. Cosgrove, Z. Cui, A. Oubeidillah, and D. Briar
2:15 PM
J12.4
2:30 PM
J12.5
2:45 PM
J12.6
NCA-LDAS: An Integrated Terrestrial Water Analysis System for Development, Evaluation, and Dissemination of National Climate Indicators
Christa Peters-Lidard, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and M. F. Jasinski, S. V. Kumar, K. R. Arsenault, H. Beaudoing, J. Bolten, J. S. Borak, S. J. Kempler, B. Li, Y. Liu, D. M. Mocko, M. Rodell, and B. Vollmer

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016


Coffee Break
Location: Hall D ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

3:30 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016

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Joint Session 7
Observing System Simulation Experiments (OSSEs) II
Location: Room 345 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 20th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); and the Sixth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations )
Cochairs: Nikki Prive, Morgan State University; Lisa Bucci, University of Miami and NOAA/AOML
3:30 PM
J7.1
Climate Observing System Simulation Experiments
Betsy Weatherhead, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
3:45 PM
J7.2
Community Global OSSE Package (CGOP)
Sid Ahmed Boukabara, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and I. Moradi, R. Atlas, R. N. Hoffman, K. Ide, T. Auligne, N. Shahroudi, Y. Zhou, J. Woolen, S. P. F. Casey, L. Cucurull, R. Li, P. van Delst, Q. Liu, K. Kumar, R. Errico, and N. Prive
4:00 PM
J7.3
Observing System Simulation Experiments with Several Combinations of Radio Occultation Constellations
Lidia Cucurull, NOAA-OAR/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and R. Li, S. P. F. Casey, T. Peevey, R. Atlas, R. N. Hoffman, and J. S. Woollen
4:15 PM
J7.4
4:30 PM
J7.5
Impact Analysis of LEO Hyperspectral Sensor IFOV Size on the Next Generation High-Resolution NWP Model Forecast Performance
Agnes Lim, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and Z. Li, J. A. Jung, A. Huang, J. Woollen, G. Quinn, F. W. Nagle, S. B. Healy, J. A. Otkin, M. Goldberg, and R. Atlas
4:45 PM
J7.6
A quick regional OSSE impact study on Geostationary Hyperspectral Infrared Sounder for Hurricane Forecasts
Zhenglong Li, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li, T. J. Schmit, F. Zhu, P. Wang, A. Lim, J. Li, R. Atlas, and R. N. Hoffman
5:15 PM
J7.8
OSSE Experiments for Stormscale Radar Data Assimilation with an Ensemble of 3DVAR System
Jidong Gao, NSSL/NOAA, Norman, OK; and C. Fu, D. J. Stensrud, and J. S. Kain

Wednesday, 13 January 2016

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016

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Session 4
Observing Systems I
Location: Room 345 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 20th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: John Manobianco, Mano Nanotechnologies, Inc.
9:00 AM
4.3
Characteristics of radiosonde observations and their impact in satellite sounding product validation
Bomin Sun, NOAA/NESDIS/Center for Satellite Applications and Research/I.M. Systems Group, College Park, MD; and T. Reale, F. Tilley, and M. Pettey

9:30 AM
4.5
Applications of the Earth Observation Requirements Evaluation System
Eric Miller, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and L. McCulloch and S. Smith

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016


Coffee Break
Location: Hall D ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016

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Session 5
Observing Systems II
Location: Room 345 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 20th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: G. David Emmitt, Simpson Weather Associates, Inc.
10:30 AM
5.1
10:45 AM
5.2
Near-continuous Profiling of Atmospheric Stability During Severe Weather Events
Timothy J. Wagner, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and W. G. Blumberg
11:00 AM
5.3
11:15 AM
5.4
Recent Improvements in Wind Speed Retrieval for the CYGNSS Mission
Maria-Paola Clarizia, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and C. S. Ruf
11:45 AM
5.6

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016

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Lecture 3
Horton Lecture
Location: Room 244 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies; the 23rd Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences; the Fourth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise; the Fifth Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium; the Seventh Conference on Environment and Health; the 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology; the 13th Conference on Space Weather; the 19th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; the 30th Conference on Hydrology; the Special Sessions on US-International Partnerships; the 25th Symposium on Education; the 14th Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the 12th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the Fourth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events; the Fourth AMS Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA); the Peter Lamb Symposium; the 20th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the 18th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation; the 14th Conference on Artificial and Computational Intelligence and its Applications to the Environmental Sciences; the 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; the Seventh Conference on Weather, Climate, Water and the New Energy Economy; the Sixth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations; the Fourth Symposium on Prediction of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: Processes, Prediction and Impact; the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the Events; the 18th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the 14th History Symposium; the Eighth Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions; and the Special Symposium on Seamless Weather and Climate Prediction—Expectations and Limits of Multi-scale Predictability )
1:30 PM
L3.1
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Session 6
Numerical Analysis and Prediction Experiments I
Location: Room 345 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 20th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: Stephen S. Weygandt, NOAA/ESRL
1:30 PM
3D Estimates of Analysis and Short-Range Forecast Error Variances -- Jie Feng
1:45 PM
6.1
Extra aircraft data including humidity: ECMWF evaluation of quality and impact
Bruce Ingleby, ECMWF, Reading, United Kingdom; and L. Isaksen and T. Kral
2:15 PM
6.3
Global Forecast Dropout Prediction Tool in Support of the NCEP Model Evaluation Group (MEG)—A Collaborative Project between JCSDA/NESDIS & NWS
V. Krishna Kumar, NOAA/NESDIS/Center for Satellite Applications and Research/JCSDA, COLLEGE PARK, MD; and E. Maddy, J. C. Alpert, and S. A. Boukabara
2:30 PM
6.4
Observation Sensitivity Experiments with the Hourly Rapid Refresh Using Hybrid-Ensemble/Variational Data Assimilation
Eric P. James, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/ESRL/Global Systems Division, Boulder, CO; and M. Hu, S. Benjamin, and S. Weygandt

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Hall D/E ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Poster Session 2
Observing Systems and their Applications
Location: Hall D/E ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 20th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
659
Sensitivity of Surface Analyses to Mobile Observations
John D. Horel, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and X. Dong

660
Analysis of Hurricanes Using Long-Range Lightning Detection Networks
Benjamin Trabing, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. Knaff

Handout (1001.8 kB)

662
Comparison of the Lightning Observations with the National Radar Reflectivity Mosaic
Jing He, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing, China; and S. Liu, G. DiMego, and X. Liang

663
AIRS/CrIS Sounding Profile Data Improves the Short-term Weather Forecast of Alaska
Jiang Zhu, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK; and E. Stevens, T. Heinrichs, J. Cherry, and C. Dierking

664
Examination of Tropical Cyclone Structure Through Synthetic Satellite Brightness Temperatures
Kate D. Musgrave, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and J. A. Knaff, C. J. Slocum, L. D. Grasso, and M. DeMaria

668
Enhanced Observations of Rainfall Rates on Pacific Ocean TAO Buoys
Dawn C. Petraitis, NOAA/NWS, Stennis Space Center, MS; and K. Grissom, R. Beets, and D. Pounder

Handout (11.3 MB)

669
Evolution of the TAO Data Analyst
Daniel Pounder, Pacific Architects and Engineers/National Data Buoy Center, Stennis Space Center, MS; and M. G. Winterkorn and D. C. Petraitis

Handout (1.2 MB)

671
Impact of halving the number of Russian radiosonde reports
Bruce Ingleby, ECMWF, Reading, United Kingdom; and M. Rodwell and L. Isaksen

672
Arctic Sea Ice: Snow Depth Distributions Over Variable Ice Types
Marissa Dattler, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and S. L. Farrell and T. Newman

673
Evaluating the Impact of the Summit Station, Greenland Radiosonde Program on Science and Forecast Services
Carlos J. Martinez, NOAA/Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and S. Starkweather, C. J. Cox, M. Shupe, and A. Solomon

675
Automated Cloud Detection and Classification of Ground-Based Hemispheric Sky Images
Jessica M. Kleiss, Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR; and T. J. Wagner and L. M. Garrett

676
An Integrated Modeling, Observing and Visualization System for the Sutdy of the Ecology of Lake George in the Jefferson Project
Anthony P. Praino, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY; and E. Dow, H. Kolar, L. Treinish, J. Cipriani, M. Henderson, M. Kelly, R. Kubich, F. Liu, F. O'Donncha, M. Passow, E. Ragnoli, L. Villa Real, and C. Watson

677
Using In-Situ Seismic Measurements to Model the Velocity Structure of Subsurface Aquifers in Southeast Greenland
Lynn N. Montgomery, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and N. Schmerr, L. S. Koenig, C. Miège, A. Legchenko, D. K. Solomon, O. Miller, and R. Forster


Joint Poster Session 9
20IOAS and 12GOESRJPSS Poster Session
Location: Hall D/E ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 12th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; and the 20th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) )
770
Progress of all-sky microwave radiance assimilation in NCEP's GSI analysis system
Yanqiu Zhu, IMSG/NOAA/NCEP/EMC, College Park, MD; and E. Liu, R. Mahajan, C. Thhomas, D. Groff, P. V. Delst, A. Collard, D. T. Kleist, R. Treadon, and J. C. Derber

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016

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Session 7
Numerical Analysis and Prediction Experiments II
Location: Room 345 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 20th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Cochairs: Zhaoxia Pu, University of Utah; Jonathan Poterjoy, NCAR
4:00 PM
7.1
Radar Data Assimilation Impacts in the RAP and HRRR Models
Stephen S. Weygandt, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and C. R. Alexander, D. C. Dowell, M. Hu, E. P. James, S. G. Benjamin, T. G. Smirnova, H. Lin, J. Kenyon, and J. B. Olson
4:30 PM
7.4
Multi-Scale Assimilation for Predicting Heavy Precipitation in Taiwan During the Mei-Yu Season
Shu-Chih Yang, National Central University, Jhongli City, Taiwan; and S. H. Chen, K. Kondo, and T. Miyoshi
4:45 PM
7.3
The Impact of the High Temporal Resolution GOES/GOES-R Moisture Information on Severe Weather Systems in a Regional NWP Model
Pei Wang, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li, Y. K. Lee, Z. Li, J. Li, Z. Liu, T. J. Schmit, and S. A. Ackerman

5:30 PM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016


Awards Banquet Reception in the Exhibit Hall
Location: Hall D ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

7:00 PM-10:00 PM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016


96th AMS Awards Banquet
Location: Great Hall ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Thursday, 14 January 2016

8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Thursday, 14 January 2016

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Session 8
Data Assimilation: New Methodologies
Location: Room 345 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 20th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: Daryl T. Kleist, University of Maryland
8:45 AM
8.2
Ensemble-Based Variational Method with Observation Localization: Difference from LETKF
Sho Yokota, MRI, Tsukuba, Japan; and S. Origuchi, M. Kunii, and K. Aonashi
9:00 AM
8.3
An Estimate of the Ensemble Size Necessary for an EnKF Comparable to an Optimal 4DEnVAR
Jeffrey S. Whitaker, NOAA/ESRL/Physical Sciences Division, Boulder, CO ; and L. Lei
9:30 AM
8.5A
Strongly Coupled Data Assimilation Using Leading Averaged Coupled Covariance
Feiyu Lu, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and Z. Liu, S. Zhang, Y. Liu, and R. Jacob

9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Thursday, 14 January 2016


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Hall D/E ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 14 January 2016

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Session 9
Data Assimilation: Satellites
Location: Room 345 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 20th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: Dale Barker, Met Office
11:00 AM
9.1
On the Assimilation of Advanced Infrared Sounder Radiances in Cloudy Skies
Jun Li, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and P. Wang, M. Goldberg, J. Li, Z. Li, and T. J. Schmit
11:15 AM
9.2
All-Sky Microwave Radiance Data Assimilation in NASA GEOS-5 System: Developments, Impacts, and Future Plans
M.-J. Kim, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and J. Jin, W. McCarty, R. Todling, R. Gelaro, and W. Gu

11:30 AM
9.3
Localizing the Impact of Satellite Radiances Using a Global Group Ensemble Filter
Lili Lei, University of Colorado/CIRES, Boulder, CO; and J. S. Whitaker

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 14 January 2016


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 14 January 2016

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Session 10
Data Assimilation: Ground-Based and In-Situ
Location: Room 345 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 20th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: Jeff Anderson, NCAR
1:45 PM
10.2
2:15 PM
10.4
Surface Data Assimilation with the Canadian Fast-Cycling High-Resolution Ensemble Kalman Filter
Weiguang Chang, EC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and S. J. Baek, L. Fillion, and D. Jacques
2:30 PM
10.5
Impact of Tropical Cyclone-Associated Background Structure on Tropical Cyclone Assimilation and Prediction
Kuan-Jen Lin, National Central University, Jhongli City, Taiwan; and S. C. Yang and S. Chen

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 14 January 2016


Coffee Break
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Thursday, 14 January 2016

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Joint Session 1
Seamless Weather and Climate Prediction 2: data assimilation and ensemble forecasting
Location: Room 231/232 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Special Symposium on Seamless Weather and Climate Prediction—Expectations and Limits of Multi-scale Predictability; and the 20th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) )
Chair: Fuqing Zhang, Pennsylvania State University
4:30 PM
J1.3
Predictability from Weather to Intraseasonal Timescales Using Stochastic Ensembles
Shuyi S. Chen, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and H. Christensen, B. Kerns, and F. Judt
4:45 PM
J1.4
Ensemble Predictability of Convective Weather Hazards
Glen Romine, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Schwartz, R. A. Sobash, and K. Fossell

5:00 PM-5:05 PM: Thursday, 14 January 2016


AMS 96th Annual Meeting Adjourns