Session: Student Conference Poster Session (96th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting)

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

Handout (2.7 MB)

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 Mayag�ez, Mayag�ez,, 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

Manuscript (653.3 kB)

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 F�hn-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

Ren�e 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

Manuscript (93.6 kB)

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

Handout (718.4 kB) Handout (6.4 MB)

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 Ni�o 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

S178

Vertical Farming in Hawaii and Taiwan

S194

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

S196

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