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Saturday, 9 January 2016

8:00 AM-5:00 PM: Saturday, 9 January 2016


Teacher's Workshop and Share-a-Thon
Location: Versailles Ballroom (Hilton Riverside)

8:30 AM-5:30 PM: Saturday, 9 January 2016


A Beginner's course to Using Python in Climate and Meteorology
Location: Room 357 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

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

Recording files available
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
9:10 AM
1.2
Welcome from the AMS
Alexander MacDonald, NOAA/ESRL and AMS President, Boulder, CO
9:20 AM
1.3
Address from the Edward N. Lorenz Teaching Excellence Award Winner
Jonathan E. Martin, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

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

Recording files available
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
9:40 AM
2.2
Sharp? Or Well Rounded? Your AMS 2016 Choices!
Kevin Kloesel, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
10:00 AM

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
Recording files available
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
Recording files available
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

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

Recording files available
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

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

Recording files available
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

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

Recording files available
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
4:15 PM
8.2
Forecasting Fire Weather in the United States
Ariel E. Cohen, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/SPC, Norman, OK
4:30 PM
8.3
The Devastating Flash Floods of 2015
J.J. Gourley, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK
5:00 PM
Concluding Remarks

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

7:00 AM-12:00 PM: Sunday, 10 January 2016


WeatherReady Nation Scout Event
Location: Room 252/254 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

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-12:30 PM: Sunday, 10 January 2016

8:30 AM-5:00 PM: Sunday, 10 January 2016


Coastal Surge and Inundation Modeling Short Course
Location: Room 352 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

GIS Tutorial for Atmospheric Sciences
Location: Room 354 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

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


A Beginner's course to Using Python in Climate and Meteorology
Location: Room 357 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

AMS Short Course on Meteorological Measurements and Instrumentation
Location: Room 350/351 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

AMS Short Course: GOES-R and JPSS Preview for Users
Location: Room 355 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Introduction to PyNIO and Related Python Tools for Geoscientific Data Analysis Short Course
Location: Room 356 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

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

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


Session 1
Opening Remarks
Location: Room 243 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals
Cochairs: Matthew C. Lacke, Jefferson County Department of Health; Jared Rennie, CICS/North Carolina State University; Christopher J. Schultz, NASA/MSFC
Recording files available
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

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)

9:30 AM-9:45 AM: Sunday, 10 January 2016


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

Break

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

Recording files available
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
10:00 AM
10A.2
Choosing an Academic Adviser
April L. Hiscox, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
10:15 AM
10A.3
From Survival to Success in Graduate School
Susan C. Van den Heever, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
10:30 AM
Q&A

Recording files available
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
10:00 AM
10B.2
Wild about Weather
David W. Chapman, Okemos High School, Okemos, MI; and K. Murphy
10:15 AM
10B.3
Mentors, Networking, and a Career Outside the Lines
Steve Graham, NASA Outreach/Education, n/a, n/a
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

Recording files available
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
10:55 AM
Version Control
Emily V. Fischer, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
11:00 AM
Fortran
Steve Herbener, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO
11:05 AM
AWIPS
Eric P. Jacobsen, NWS Warning Decision Training Division, Norman, OK
11:10 AM
Python
Patrick T. Marsh, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/SPC, Norman, OK
11:15 AM
WRF
Andrew E. Mercer, Mississippi State Univ., Mississippi State, MS
11:20 AM
WSI
Kweilyn Murphy, WDSU – New Orleans, n/a, n/a
11:25 AM
Big Data
Kevin Tyle, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY
11:30 AM
GIS
Greg Dobson, University of North Carolina, Asheville, NC
Recording files available
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

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


Break

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

Recording files available
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-4:00 PM: Sunday, 10 January 2016


Weatherfest
Location: Hall C ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

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

Recording files available
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

12:30 PM-4:30 PM: Sunday, 10 January 2016

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


Lunch (On Your Own)

1:00 PM-1:30 PM: Sunday, 10 January 2016


Session 2
Getting the Ball Rolling: An Open Dialog with Your Peers
Location: Room 243 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals
Chair: Matthew C. Lacke, Jefferson County Department of Health

1:30 PM-1:40 PM: Sunday, 10 January 2016


Session 3
Remarks from the AMS President
Location: Room 243 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals
Speaker: Alexander MacDonald, NOAA/ESRL

1:30 PM-5:30 PM: Sunday, 10 January 2016


Soil Moisture Short Course
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

1:40 PM-3:00 PM: Sunday, 10 January 2016


Session 4
Small Group Rotating Discussions: Mentors and Soft Skills for Early Career Professionals
Location: Room 243 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals
Cochairs: Erik S. Pytlak, Bonneville Power Administration; Elizabeth McGiffin, KTVL-TV CBS10
1:40 PM
Introductory Remarks

1:45 PM
Small Group Rotating Discussions

1:50 PM-3:00 PM: Sunday, 10 January 2016


Session 5A
Group Discussion 1: Selecting a Mentor
Location: Room 243 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals
Facilitator: Wendy Abshire, UCAR/COMET

Session 5B
Group Discussion 2: Soft Skills in the Workplace
Location: Room 244 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals
Facilitator: Jon Nese, Pennsylvania State University

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

Recording files available
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
2:00 PM
Deep Dive Into Private Sector Careers -- Chris Alston

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

Recording files available
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

3:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 10 January 2016


Newcomer’s Welcome and Informational Exchange
Location: Room 255/257 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Session 6
Networking with AMS Professionals and Coffee Break
Location: Room 243 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals
Speaker: Frederick H. Carr, University of Oklahoma
Cochairs: Christopher J. Schultz, University of Alabama; Andrew L. Molthan, NASA/MSFC

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

Recording files available
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

4:00 PM-5:00 PM: Sunday, 10 January 2016


GoExtreme at AMS 2016
Location: Room 244 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Moderator: Kenneth Dewey, Univ. of Nebraska

Panel Discussion 1
Perspectives from a Panel of Professionals
Location: Room 243 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals
Moderator: Matthew C. Lacke, Jefferson County Department of Health
Panelists: Joshua D. Durkee, Western Kentucky University; Christopher Alston, Mars, Inc.; Kerrin A. Jeromin, WPEC-TV CBS12; Charlie Woodrum, NWS

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Sunday, 10 January 2016


96th Annual Review, New Fellows, and Featured Awards
Location: Room 252/254 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

5:00 PM-5:15 PM: Sunday, 10 January 2016


Session 7
Closing Remarks
Location: Room 243 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals
Cochairs: Matthew C. Lacke, Jefferson County Department of Health; Jared Rennie, CICS/North Carolina State University; Christopher J. Schultz, NASA/MSFC

5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Sunday, 10 January 2016


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

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


Poster Session
Student Conference Poster Session
Location: Hall E ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Events

Welcome Reception Honoring Newly Elected Fellows and Featured Award Winners
Location: Room 252/254 Foyer ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

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

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
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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

S51
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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
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

S105
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

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

S113
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

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

S123
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

S157
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

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

S170
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

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
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

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

S187
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

7:00 PM-9:00 PM: Sunday, 10 January 2016

7:30 PM-9:30 PM: Sunday, 10 January 2016


CoRiolis Reception
Location: Versailles Ballroom (Hilton Riverside)

9:00 PM-11:00 PM: Sunday, 10 January 2016


Early Career Professionals Reception
Location: Napoleon Ballroom (Hilton Riverside)

Monday, 11 January 2016

7:30 AM-6:00 PM: Monday, 11 January 2016


Registration Continues through January 13
Location: Hall D pre-function ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

7:40 AM-8:00 AM: Monday, 11 January 2016


Daily Weather Briefing
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

8:00 AM-4:30 PM: Monday, 11 January 2016


Poster Hall Open
Location: Hall E ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

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

Recording files available
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
This year’s Presidential Forum reflects upon the American Meteorological Society (AMS) annual meeting theme, "Earth System Science in Service to Society" that provides participants a better understanding of living through extreme events. Our society continues to experience the effects of more and more extreme events like hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and drought, some as a result of our changing climate and others as a result of our expanding population. The AMS needs to continue to address lessons learned, and more importantly, identify what future actions it will take to help mitigate the impact of these devastating life-changing events. To highlight this, we’ve invited an outstanding panel of speakers – Admiral Thad Allen, United States Coast Guard (ret), Executive Vice President Booz Allen Hamilton; Max Mayfield, Director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National Hurricane Center (ret); Dr. Kerry Emanuel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and Dr. Shirley Laska, Professor Emerita, and founding past Director of the Center for Hazards Assessment, Response and Technology, University of New Orleans. Moderator Maureen McCann, News 13 Orlando, will lead a discussion of the panelists' personal experiences during Hurricane Katrina and Deepwater Horizon. The panel will also address AMS’s current activities that encompass research and forecasting of events and inspire our members to embrace a renewed sense of purpose as they direct our Society in the coming years.
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

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


Spouses' Coffee
Location: Kabacoff (Hilton Riverside)

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


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

Space Weather Coffee Break—Sponsored by Ball Aerospace
Location: Room 352 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

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

Recording files available
Session 1
Advancements and Needs in Dispersion Modeling-Part I
Location: Room 243 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 19th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA
Chair: Paul Bieringer, Aeris
11:00 AM
Welcoming Remarks

11:15 AM
1.1
11:30 AM
1.3
Modeling dispersion in a street network for emergency response scenarios: the DIPLOS project
Denise Hertwig, University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom; and O. Coceal, V. Fuka, Z. T. Xie, T. G. Thomas, I. Castro, M. Carpentieri, P. Hayden, and A. Robins

Recording files available
Joint Session 1
Advancing and Leveraging Research into Operations, and Operations Feedback into Research Between and Among International Partners
Location: Room 244 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Special Sessions on US-International Partnerships; the Fourth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise; and the Sixth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations )
Cochairs: Kenneth Carey, Earth Resources Technology, Inc.; John Pereira, NOAA/NESDIS
11:00 AM
J1.1
Collaborative Efforts between the U.S. and U.K. to Advance Prediction of High Impact Weather
John S. Kain, NSSL, Norman, OK; and S. M. Willington, A. J. Clark, M. C. Coniglio, I. L. Jirak, S. J. Weiss, C. D. Karstens, K. H. Knopfmeier, M. Weeks, J. M. Wilkinson, N. Roberts, and H. Lean
11:15 AM
J1.2
Evaluation of High Resolution Unified Model Configurations at the Hazardous Weather Testbed
Steven M. Willington, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and M. Weeks, J. M. Wilkinson, L. M. Gilchrist, D. Suri, H. W. Lean, N. Roberts, J. S. Kain, A. J. Clark, M. Coniglio, I. L. Jirak, S. J. Weiss, C. D. Karstens, K. H. Knopfmeier, and K. Hanley
11:30 AM
J1.3
Transitioning the NASA GPM Data to NOAA Operations
Chandra R. Kondragunta, NOAA/OAR, Silver Spring, MD; and R. Ferraro, L. Zhao, and M. W. Johnson
Recording files available
Session 1
Building a Weather-Ready Nation Kickoff
Location: Room 255/257 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events
Cochairs: Douglas Hilderbrand, NOAA/NWS; Kenneth Carey, Earth Resources Technology (ERT), Inc.; Dave Jones, StormCenter Communications, Inc.; Jennifer Sprague, NOAA/NWS
11:00 AM
NOAA/NWS New Orleans WFO Meteorologist-in-Charge - Keynote Speaker: Ken Graham
11:30 AM
1.2
Building a Weather Ready Nation: External Engagement and Effective Communication
Macy E. Howarth, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY; and D. Hilderbrand
Recording files available
Session 1
Celebrating 25 years of the AMS Symposium on Education
Location: Room 353 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 25th Symposium on Education
Cochairs: Donna J. Charlevoix, UNAVCO; Diane M. Stanitski, NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring Division
11:00 AM
Opening Remarks from AMS President - Alexander MacDonald, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO
Recording files available
Session 1
Crowdsourcing Data and Data Portals
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs: Nazila Merati, Merati and Associates; Ken R. Waters, NOAA/NWS
11:15 AM
1.2
Crowdsourcing large-scale environmental data recovery
Kevin R. Wood, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and M. Mollan, P. Brohan, and N. N. Soreide
Recording files available
Session 1
Current Challenges of Aerosol-cloud Interactions in Regional and Global Climate Models
Location: Room 357 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Eighth Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions
Chair: Andrew Gettelman, NCAR
Cochairs: Ruby Leung, PNNL; Yi Ming, GFDL
11:00 AM
1.1A
What Controls the Low Ice Number Concentration in the Upper Tropical Troposphere?
Cheng Zhou, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and J. E. Penner, G. Lin, X. Liu, and M. Wang

11:15 AM
1.2
11:30 AM
1.3
On the Characteristics of Aerosol Indirect Effect Based on Dynamic Regimes in Global Climate Models
Shipeng Zhang, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; and M. Wang, S. Ghan, A. Ding, H. Wang, K. Zhang, D. Neubauer, U. Lohmann, S. Ferrachat, T. Takeamura, A. Gettelman, H. Morrison, Y. Lee, D. T. Shindell, D. G. Partridge, P. Stier, Z. Kipling, and C. Fu
Recording files available
Joint Session 1
Drought Analysis and Prediction, Part I
Location: Room 240/241 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 30th Conference on Hydrology; and the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change )
Cochairs: Joshua Roundy, University of Kansas; Eric F. Wood, Princeton University
11:00 AM
J1.1
Seasonal Scale Water Deficit Forecasting in East Africa and the Middle East Region Using the NMME Models Forecasts
Shraddhanand Shukla, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA; and C. C. Funk, B. F. Zaitchik, B. Narapusetty, K. R. Arsenault, and C. Peters-Lidard

11:15 AM
J1.2
Identifying the drivers of drought onset and cessation
Danielle C. Verdon-Kidd, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia; and B. R. Scanlon, T. Ren, and D. N. Fernando
11:30 AM
J1.3
Can large scale sea ice cover changes affect precipitation patterns over California?
Ivana Cvijanovic, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and C. Bonfils, D. D. Lucas, B. D. Santer, and J. C. H. Chiang
Recording files available
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
Recording files available
Session 1
Future directions for the Federal Agencies, Part I
Location: Room 352 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 13th Conference on Space Weather
Cochairs: Robert P. McCoy, Univ. of Alaska; Genene Fisher, NOAA/NWS
11:15 AM
1.2
U.S. Department of Defense Space Weather Services
Ralph O. Stoffler, US Air Force, Washington, DC
11:30 AM
1.3
NASA Heliophysics & Space Weather Science
Steven Clarke, NASA HQ, Washington, DC
Recording files available
Session 1
Hot Topics in Climate
Location: La Nouvelle A ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Daniel J. Vimont, University of Wisconsin - Madison
11:00 AM
1.1
The Obama–Xi Accord: A Need for Further Action
Ross J. Salawitch, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and W. Tribett, A. Hope, and T. Canty
11:15 AM
1.2
The U.S. and Global Climate Conditions of 2015 in Historical Perspective
Jake Crouch, NOAA/NESDIS/National Centers for Environmental Information, Asheville, NC; and D. S. Arndt, K. Gleason, R. R. Heim Jr., A. Sanchez-Lugo, and J. Blunden
11:30 AM
1.3
How Long Could the Current Hiatus in Global Warming Last?
Thomas R. Knutson, NOAA/GFDL, Princeton, NJ; and R. Zhang and L. W. Horowitz
11:45 AM
1.4
Inevitable End-Of-Century Loss of Spring Snowpack over California's Sierra Nevada
Fengpeng Sun, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; and A. Hall, N. E. Berg, D. B. Walton, and M. Schwartz
Recording files available
Themed Joint Session 1
Improving Communication of Threats to the Public
Location: Room 333-334 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; the Fourth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise; and the AMS Board of Broadcast Meteorology )
Cochairs: Kathleen Sherman-Morris, Mississippi State University; Maureen McCann, News 13; Rob Eicher, WHDH
11:00 AM
TJ1.1
Designing an Arrival of TS Force Winds Graphic: An Interactive Session
Betty Hearn Morrow, SocResearch Miami and ERG, Miami, FL; and R. Berg
11:30 AM
TJ1.3
Evolution of Storm Prediction Center Communication in the Social Media Era
Patrick T. Marsh, NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, Norman, OK; and S. A. Erickson, R. S. Schneider, W. F. Bunting, J. Correia Jr., S. A. Jasko, K. E. Klockow, K. Pirtle, G. W. Carbin, J. T. Ferree, C. M. Mead, and J. Liang
11:45 AM
Discussion


Panel Discussion 1
Leveraging Financial Tools for Weather Risk Transfer in Energy
Location: Room 346/347 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Seventh Conference on Weather, Climate, Water and the New Energy Economy
Moderators: Thomas Duncan, U.S. Bank; Josh Gugel, Pennsylvania State University
Panelists: Heidi Centola, Schneider Electric; Anjelina Belakovskaia, Univ. of Arizona; Kevin Stenson, MeteoGroup
Recording files available
Joint Session 1
Megacity Air Pollution
Location: Room 231/232 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Mario J. Molina Symposium; and the 18th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Chair: William Brune, Pennsylvania State University
CoChair: Misty levy, Texas A&M University
11:00 AM
J1.1
Real-time Mobile Lab Characterization of Urban Ambient Air Quality and Pollutant Emission Sources (Invited Keynote Presentation)
C. E. Kolb, Aerodyne Research Inc., Billerica, MA; and T. I. Yacovitch, J. R. Roscioli, G. R. Magoon, and S. C. Herndon
11:15 AM
J1.2
Globalizing the United States Air Quality Success Story
William Brune, Penn State University, University Park, PA
11:45 AM
J1.4
Elucidating Severe Urban Haze Formation in Beijing
Misti Levy Zamora, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and R. Zhang, S. Guo, and M. Hu
Recording files available
Session 1
Network Design
Location: Room 350/351 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 18th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Sytske Kimball, University of South Alabama
11:00 AM
1.1
Hail, Wind, Ground-Truth, and What We Can Learn
Eric Hewitt, Understory Weather, Somerville, MA; and N. Homeier, A. Kubicek, and A. Jacobs
11:30 AM
1.3
Army Research Lab's Meteorological Sensor Array
Robb M. Randall, Army Research Lab, White Sands Missle Range, NM; and B. MacCall, J. Smith, and B. Carl
11:45 AM
1.4
Crowd-Sourcing the Storm: A New Approach for Obtaining and Collating Scientific Tornado Observations
John T. Allen, Columbia University/IRI, Palisades, NY; and A. Seimon, T. Seimon, and S. Talbot
Recording files available
Session 1
Numerical Modeling and Air-Sea Interactions with the MJO
Location: Room 338/339 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Symposium on Prediction of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: Processes, Prediction and Impact
Cochairs: Matthew Janiga, NRL; James A. Ridout, NRL
11:15 AM
1.2
11:30 AM
1.3
Cloud-Resolving Model Sensitivity Studies of MJO Events during DYNAMO
Wei-Kuo Tao, NASA, Greenbelt, MD; and X. Li, S. Y. Kim, and M. I. Lee
Recording files available
Session 1
Python in the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Location: Room 225 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Sixth Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python
Chair: Johnny Wei-Bing Lin
Recording files available
Session 1
Regional Climate Services
Location: Room 245 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Barbara E. Mayes Boustead, NOAA/NWS
11:15 AM
1.2A
New Tools Available through the National Integrated Drought Information System's U.S. Drought Portal
Michael J. Brewer, NOAA/NESDIS/National Centers for Environmental Information, Asheville, NC; and O. Olsina, A. Fotos, P. Cogbill, J. Adams, and K. Bogan
11:45 AM
1.4
Climate Services in Community and Sector-Specific Engagement in the Great Lakes: Localization of Climate Information and Barriers in Partnerships
William Baule, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and L. Briley, D. Brown, E. Gibbons, S. Kalafatis, M. C. Lemos, and J. Andresen
Recording files available
Session 1
Statistical Products for Weather Services – Part 1
Location: Room 226/227 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 23rd Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
Chair: Eric Gilleland, NCAR
11:00 AM
1.1
Improved Aviation Forecast Guidance with a LAMP/HRRR Meld
Bob Glahn, NOAA/NWS/Meteorological Development Laboratory, Silver Spring, MD; and A. D. Schnapp, J. E. Ghirardelli, and J. S. Im
11:15 AM
1.2
LAMP Convection Probability and "Potential" Guidance: An Experimental Hi-res Upgrade
Jerome P. Charba, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and F. G. Samplatsky, A. J. Kochenash, P. E. Shafer, and J. E. Ghirardelli
11:30 AM
1.3
The National Blend of Global Models, Version One
Kathryn K. Gilbert, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/Weather Prediction Center, College Park, MD; and D. T. Myrick, J. P. Craven, J. P. Gagan, T. M. Hamill, D. R. Novak, D. P. Ruth, J. Settelmaier, J. E. Sieveking, and B. Veenhuis Jr.
11:45 AM
1.4
Recording files available
Session 1
Synoptic-scale Ensemble Forecasting and Uncertainty Analysis in the Coastal Zone (Including Meteorology, Physical Oceanography and Ecology): Part I
Location: Room 342 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 14th Symposium on the Coastal Environment
Cochairs: Michael J. DeFlorio, SIO/Univ. Of California; Patrick J. Fitzpatrick, Mississippi State Univ.
11:00 AM
1.1
11:15 AM
1.2
11:30 AM
1.3
Towards Ensemble Based Flood Forecasting
Alan Blumberg, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ; and I. Florescu, A. Yakubovskiy, P. Orton, Z. Ye, N. Georgas, P. Ludlow, J. Doyle, P. A. Reinecke, and J. Pullen
11:45 AM
1.4
Forecasting Wind Set-up in a Coastal Estuary
Jeff Colvin, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL; and S. M. Lazarus, M. Splitt, and B. P. Holman
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Joint Session 1
Weather Observing Systems Via Airborne Platforms
Location: Room 355 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies; and the Fifth Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium )
Cochairs: Steve Abelman, FAA; Randall Bass, FAA
11:00 AM
J1.1
11:45 AM
J1.4
The ASAPS Weather Observing System for Remotely Piloted Aircraft
Brian D. Griffith, PEMDAS Technologies & Innovations, Monument, CO; and M. L. Gauthier

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Themed Joint Session 2
Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Quantifying Uncertainties in Measurements and Models and Resultant Climate Impacts I
Location: Room 356 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 19th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; and the 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology )
Cochairs: Abhishek Chatterjee, USRA; A. Scott Denning, Colorado State University
11:00 AM
TJ2.1
Developing a Carbon Observing System
Berrien Moore III, National Weather Center/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
11:45 AM
TJ2.4
Empirically Constrained Estimates of Alaskan Regional Net Ecosystem Exchange of CO2, 2012-2014
Jakob Lindaas, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; and R. Commane, J. Benmergui, K. Luus, R. Y. W. Chang, C. E. Miller, J. M. Henderson, A. Karion, C. Sweeney, E. S. Euskirchen, D. Zona, W. C. Oechel, M. Ueyama, H. Iwata, Y. Harazono, J. C. Lin, B. C. Daube, J. V. Pittman, and S. C. Wofsy
Recording files available
Joint Session 2
Land Model Benchmarking: Benchmarking, Verification and Validation in Terrestrial Hydrology, Part I
Location: Room 242 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 30th Conference on Hydrology; and the 23rd Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences )
Chair: Sujay V. Kumar, SAIC at NASA/GSFC
11:00 AM
J2.1
What is Benchmarking and How does it Relate to PLUMBING
Martin Best, UKMO, Exeter, United Kingdom; and G. Abramowitz, A. Pitman, and S. V. Kumar
11:15 AM
J2.2
The Plumbing of Land Surface Models: Why are Models Performing so Poorly?
Ned Haughton, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; and G. Abramowitz, A. Pitman, and M. Best
11:30 AM
J2.3
11:45 AM
J2.4
Recording files available
Themed Joint Session 3
High Impact Weather: Analysis, Prediction, and Interaction with Climate Changes: Part 1
Location: Room 238/239 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology; and the Fourth AMS Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA) )
Chair: Dr. Richard Clark, Millersville Univ.
11:00 AM
TJ3.1
11:15 AM
TJ3.2
Towards a Better Prediction and Mitigation of Heat Waves in Urban India
Violeta Toma, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and P. Webster, M. T. Jelinek, J. Belanger, and J. A. Curry
11:30 AM
TJ3.4
The May 2015 Texas Floods vs. Strengthened El Niño Teleconnection
Shih-Yu (Simon) Wang, Utah State University, Logan, UT; and W. R. Huang, H. H. Hsu, and R. Gillies
11:45 AM
TJ3.4
Atmospherical Environment of Extreme Wet and Dry Spells in West Africa
Christophe Lavaysse, European Commission, Ispra, Italy; and J. Vogt, J. Thielen, and P. Barbosa
Recording files available
Themed Joint Session 4
Urban Studies that Support the Understanding of Urban Growth and Climate Variability Impacts on Health, Adaptation, and Resilience—Part I
Location: Room 228/229 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Seventh Conference on Environment and Health; the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology; and the Fourth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events )
Speaker: Karen DeSalvo, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), Acting Assistant Secretary for Health
Chair: John Balbus, National Institute of Health
11:00 AM
Panel

11:15 AM
Themed Joint Session 4 - Urban Studies that Support the Understanding of Urban Growth and Climate Variability Impacts on Health, Adaptation, and Resilience—Part I
11:30 AM
Urban Health, Resiliency, and Adaptation: What We Learned from Katrina (Invited Presentation)

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

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Session 1
AI for Climate Informatics and Extreme Weather
Location: Room 354 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 14th Conference on Artificial and Computational Intelligence and its Applications to the Environmental Sciences
Chair: Caren Marzban, University of Washington
11:30 AM
1.1

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


Celebrating 25 years of the AMS Symposium on Education
Location: Room 353 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

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


Lunch Break

12:15 PM-1:15 PM: Monday, 11 January 2016

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Presidential Town Hall Meeting: An Informal Discussion with Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker
Location: La Nouvelle C ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Town Hall Meetings; and the 2016 Presidential Forum )
Speaker: Penny Pritzker, U.S Department of Commerce
12:15 PM
Panel

12:30 PM
Panel

12:45 PM
Presidential Town Hall - An informal discussion with Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker
Recording files available
Town Hall Meeting: Weather Ready Nations (WRNs)
Location: Room 255/257 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Town Hall Meetings
12:15 PM
Introduction -- Viviane Silva
12:15 PM
12:15 PM
Diane Campbell
12:15 PM
Rebecca Hemingway
12:15 PM
Sezin Tokar

Town Hall Meeting: “Outside the Box” Skillsets for Staying Relevant and Landing the Next Job
Location: Room 244 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Town Hall Meetings
Panelists: Richard D. Knabb, NOAA/NWS/NHC; Mike Wolfinbarger, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc.; Susan A. Jasko, California Univ. of Pennsylvania; Douglas Hilderbrand, NOAA/NWS; David Novak, Weather Prediction Center
12:15 PM
Jared Rennie

12:45 PM-1:05 PM: Monday, 11 January 2016


Daily Weather Briefing
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

1:30 PM-2:15 PM: Monday, 11 January 2016

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Session 2
AI Techniques Applied to Environmental Science Part I
Location: Room 354 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 14th Conference on Artificial and Computational Intelligence and its Applications to the Environmental Sciences
Chair: John K. Williams, The Weather Company, an IBM Business
1:45 PM
2.2
Global Monitoring of Inland Surface Water Dynamics using Remote Sensing Data
Anuj Karpatne, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; and A. Khandelwal, X. C. Chen, V. Mithal, and V. Kumar
2:00 PM
2.3
Verification of the Spatial Structure of Gridded Forecasts
Caren Marzban, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and C. jones, N. Li, and S. Sandgathe

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

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Session 1
Communicating Weather and Climate Information, Risks and Uncertainty: Research and Applications
Location: Room 333-334 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice
Chair: Renee McPherson, University of Oklahoma
2:00 PM
1.3
2:15 PM
1.4
Communicating Geographic Information in Severe Weather Warnings
Matthew J. Taraldsen, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NWS/WDTD, Norman, OK; and D. Morris and G. M. Schoor
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Joint Session 1
Methods for Identifying the MJO
Location: Room 338/339 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Fourth Symposium on Prediction of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: Processes, Prediction and Impact; and the Seventh Conference on Weather, Climate, Water and the New Energy Economy )
Cochairs: Ping Liu, SUNY; Carl J. Schreck III, CICS/North Carolina State University
1:30 PM
J1.1
1:45 PM
J1.2
Was there a December MJO during DYNAMO? (Invited Presentation)
Katherine H. Straub, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA; and S. Sullivan
2:15 PM
J1.4
The Evolution of the MJO as Revealed by Multivariate Principal Oscillation Analysis
Leslie M. Hartten, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/ESRL/Physical Sciences Division, Boulder, CO; and C. Penland and R. M. Vargas
Recording files available
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


Panel Discussion 1
Snapshot of the Federal Policy Landscape
Location: Room 335/336 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice
Moderator: Yael Seid-Green, American Meteorological Society
Panelists: Shalini Mohleji, NOAA; Roger Wakimoto, NSF; Laurie Chong, AMS Congressional Science Fellow
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Session 1
Solar Forecasting: Energy Application Part 1
Location: Room 346/347 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Seventh Conference on Weather, Climate, Water and the New Energy Economy
Chair: Subhashree Mishra, DOE
1:30 PM
1.1
Progress Toward Improved Solar Forecasts in Hourly Updated RAP and HRRR Forecasts
Stan Benjamin, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and E. James, J. Kenyon, J. B. Olson, C. Alexander, and M. Marquis
1:45 PM
1.2
Nowcasting Case Studies with SunCast
Jared A. Lee, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. E. Haupt, P. A. Jimenez, T. C. McCandless, M. A. Rogers, S. D. Miller, and X. Zhong
Recording files available
Lecture 1
Walter Orr Roberts Lecture
Location: La Nouvelle A ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
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Session 1
Welcome Session: Commission and the Weather, Water and Climate Enterprise
Location: Room 244 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise
Keynote: Paul A. Pisano, USDOT/Federal Highway Administration
Cochairs: Christopher Strager, NOAA/NWS; Andrea Bleistein, NOAA/NWS
1:30 PM
Welcoming Remarks: CWWCE Commisioner, William P. Mahoney

1:35 PM
Keynote Address: Kenneth C. Spengler Award Winner
2:15 PM
1.1
Highlights of the 2015 AMS Washington Forum
Shawn W. Miller, Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services, Aurora, CO; and T. Fahy
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Session 2
Advancements and needs in dispersion modeling-Part II
Location: Room 243 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 19th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA
Chair: Luke Thomas Peffers, Florida State University
1:30 PM
2.1
1:45 PM
2.2
Modeling the convective transport of pollutants from eastern Colorado, USA into Rocky Mountain National Park
Aaron J. Piña, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO; and R. S. Schumacher and A. S. Denning
Recording files available
Session 2
Evolving the NWS to Become Second to None
Location: Room 255/257 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events
Cochairs: Douglas Hilderbrand, NOAA/NWS; Jennifer Sprague, NOAA/NWS
1:30 PM
2.1
Update on the NWS Operations and Workforce Analysis
Joanne Swanson-Kagan, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. E. Ten Hoeve III, A. Bleistein, S. Pavlow, J. Morrow, and C. Draggon
1:45 PM
2.2
Recording files available
Session 2
Future directions for the Federal Agencies, Part II
Location: Room 352 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 13th Conference on Space Weather
Chair: Geoff Crowley, Atmospheric & Space Technology Research Associates
1:30 PM
2.1
FEMA Space Weather Activities
Leviticus A. Lewis, FEMA, Washington, DC
1:45 PM
2.2
Geomagnetic Weather: Where we are, Where we need to be
Jeffrey Love, USGS, Denver, CO; and W. Leith, C. Finn, E. J. Rigler, and A. Kelbert
2:00 PM
2.3
Evolving Space Weather Needs Within the FAA
Karen shelton-Mur, Department of Transportation / FAA, Washington, DC
Recording files available
Session 2
Kenneth Crawford Session, Part 1
Location: Room 245 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Christopher A. Fiebrich, Oklahoma Climatological Survey
1:45 PM
2.2
Societal Benefits of Mesonets: a New Jersey Example
David A. Robinson, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ
2:15 PM
2.4
The National Mesonet Program
Curtis H. Marshall, NWS, Silver Spring, MD
Recording files available
Session 2
Modeling and Teaching Modeling
Location: Room 225 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Sixth Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python
Chair: Charles Doutriaux, LLNL
2:00 PM
2.3
Python bindings for atmospheric numerical models
Dorota Jarecka, University of Warsaw / NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Arabas and D. Del Vento
2:15 PM
Each poster presenter, in order by their poster number, is provided with an opportunity to give a brief introduction to their poster presentation that will be given during the formal poster viewing following the session

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Session 2
Pre-College Education Initiatives
Location: Room 353 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 25th Symposium on Education
Cochairs: Jeffrey A. Yuhas, Morristown-Beard School; John Moore, AMS Board on Outreach and Precollege Education
1:45 PM
2.2
NEW! Aerosols and Sky Color GLOBE Elementary Storybook
Sarah A. Crecelius, NASA LaRC/SSAI, Hampton, Virginia; and J. Taylor
2:15 PM
2.4
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Joint Session 2
Soil Dust I: Lofting and Transport, Characterization, and Interactions with Clouds and Storms
Location: Room 357 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Eighth Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions; and the 18th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Chair: Ottmar Moehler, Institute of Technology
Cochairs: Paquita Zuidema, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS; Paola Formenti, Universite Paris Est
1:30 PM
J2.1
Assessing the Varied Sources of Ice Nucleating Particles from Soils and Their Atmospheric Abundances
Paul J. DeMott, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and K. J. Suski, T. C. J. Hill, E. J. T. Levin, C. S. McCluskey, O. Moehler, N. Hiranuma, T. Schiebel, K. Hoehler, M. D. Petters, A. Bertram, R. Mason, C. Chou, and F. Team
1:45 PM
J2.2
Immersion Freezing Experiments Using PM10 Filter Samples from Cape Verde
André Welti, Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany; and S. Hartmann, E. Beaudin, N. Samtleben, P. Herenz, and F. Stratmann

2:00 PM
J2.3
Cloud Ice Formation by Arable Soil Dust Aerosol
Kristina Höhler, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany; and R. Ullrich, T. Schiebel, I. Steinke, K. Suski, E. Levin, R. Funk, P. J. DeMott, and O. Möhler
2:15 PM
J2.4
The Importance of Soil Dust for Mixed-phase Clouds in Global Climate Models
Luisa Ickes, ETH, Zürich, Switzerland; and T. Stanelle and U. Lohmann

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Session 2
State Mesonet Standards and Procedures
Location: Room 350/351 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 18th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Alexandria McCombs, University of South Carolina
1:30 PM
2.1
The National Weather Service Ceilometer Planetary Boundary Layer Project Update
Micheal Hicks, NOAA/NWS, Sterling, VA; and D. Atkinson, B. B. Demoz, and K. C. Vermeesch
1:45 PM
2.2
Meso-scale Equivalent Temperature in Kentucky
Keri Younger, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; and R. Mahmood, G. Goodrich, R. A. Pielke Sr., J. D. Durkee, and X. Fan

2:00 PM
2.3
The New York State Mesonet: Siting Process and Challenges
Jerald A. Brotzge, New York State Mesonet, Albany, NY; and C. Thorncroft, E. Joseph, N. Farruggio, S. Perez, E. Kane, W. Flamholtz, S. Soroka, P. Naple, S. D. Miller, J. R. Minder, J. Wang, A. Drumm, and A. Gallagher
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Session 2
Statistical Products for Weather Services – Part 2
Location: Room 226/227 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 23rd Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
Chair: Matthew S. Wandishin, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado
2:15 PM
2.4
Recording files available
Session 2
Synoptic-scale Ensemble Forecasting and Uncertainty Analysis in the Coastal Zone Including Meteorology, Physical Oceanography and Ecology: Part II
Location: Room 342 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 14th Symposium on the Coastal Environment
Cochairs: Nickitas Georgas, Stevens Institute of Technology; Patrick J. Fitzpatrick, Mississippi State Univ.
1:30 PM
2.1
Implementing the Nearshore Wave Prediction System as a Centralized, On-demand Marine Hazard Guidance System
Roberto Padilla-Hernandez, IMSG@NOAA/NWS/NCEP, College Park, MD; and A. Van der Westhuysen, P. Santos, A. Gibbs, D. Gaer, G. Dusek, J. W. Long, H. F. Stockdon, J. Notchey, D. King, and H. L. Tolman
2:15 PM
2.4
Collaborative Development of a Forecast Capability for Water Levels in the Lower Pearl River Basin, LA/MS
Cheryl Ann Blain, NRL, Stennis Space Center, MS; and M. K. Cambazoglu, E. D. Smythe, S. Van Cooten, D. P. Brunet, A. Roberts, R. J. Moorhead II, K. M. Dresback, and R. L. Kolar

Recording files available
2
Urban Studies that Support the Understanding of Urban Growth and Climate Variability Impacts on Health, Adaptation, and Resilience—Part II
Location: Room 228/229 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Seventh Conference on Environment and Health; the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology; and the Fourth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events )
Moderator: Jennifer Vanos, Texas Tech University
Panelists: Kristie L. Ebi, ClimAdapt, LLC; Roger Pulwarty, NOAA; John Balbus, National Institute of Health
1:30 PM
Health and Cascading Systems Failure -- John Balbus
1:30 PM
1:30 PM
Roger Pulwarty
Recording files available
Session 2A
Advancements in Information Systems Technology
Location: Room 355 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs: Gerald Dittberner, Harris Corporation; Randall Bass, FAA
1:30 PM
2A.1
Preparing for the Next Generation of Satellites in AWIPS II: National Centers Perspective
Monica L. Bozeman, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Miami, FL; and M. J. Folmer, C. Mello, A. Terborg, G. Grosshans, M. Sardi, M. DeMaria, and S. Leyva
2:00 PM
2A.3
Evolution of Data Product Processing at JPSS
Kathryn Shontz, Noblis for NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS, Lanham, MD; and M. Goldberg
Recording files available
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
Recording files available
Session 2B
AWIPS System Updates, Part I
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs: William F. Roberts, OAR; Jason E. Burks, NASA/MSFC
1:30 PM
2B.1
AWIPS Across the National Weather Service Enterprise
Ronla K. Henry, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Tatum and E. L. Phillips
1:45 PM
2B.2
The NOAA Weather Radio/Broadcast Message Handler (NWR/BMH) Project
Steve S. Schotz, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and R. K. Henry, J. P. Buchman, and J. Naleszkiewicz
2:00 PM
2B.3
The Tsunami IT Modernization Project
Bobby Martinez, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. P. Buchman, J. Naleszkiewicz, and R. K. Henry
2:15 PM
2B.4
The Ensemble Tool in AWIPS II - Progress Report
Paul Schultz, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and E. Polster and X. Jing
Recording files available
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
Recording files available
Joint Session 3
Drought Analysis and Prediction, Part II
Location: Room 240/241 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 30th Conference on Hydrology; and the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change )
Cochairs: Joshua Roundy, University of Kansas; Eric F. Wood, Princeton University
1:45 PM
J3.2
Assessing the evolution of soil moisture and vegetation conditions during the 2012 United States flash drought
Jason A. Otkin, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI; and M. C. Anderson and C. Hain
2:00 PM
J3.3
An investigation of soil moisture extremes over the 2012 drought
Ronald D. Leeper, Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites-North Carolina (CICS-NC), North Carolina State University, Asheville, NC; and J. E. Bell and M. Palecki
Recording files available
Joint Session 3
Stratospheric Chemistry
Location: Room 231/232 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Mario J. Molina Symposium; and the 18th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Chair: Sasha Madronich, NCAR
CoChair: Guy Brasseur, UCAR
2:00 PM
J3.3
The Future Ozone Layer Conundrum
Amy Hawes Butler, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and J. S. Daniel, D. W. Fahey, R. W. Portmann, A. R. Ravishankara, and K. H. Rosenlof
2:15 PM
J3.4
Ground-based Microwave Measurements of ClO in the Stratosphere
Gerald E. Nedoluha, NRL, Washington, DC; and B. J. Connor, T. Mooney, J. W. Barrett, A. Parrish, R. M. Gomez, I. Boyd, D. R. Allen, M. Kotkamp, S. Kremser, T. Deshler, and M. L. Santee
Recording files available
Joint Session 4
Land Model Benchmarking: Benchmarking, Verification and Validation in Terrestrial Hydrology, Part II
Location: Room 242 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 30th Conference on Hydrology; and the 23rd Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences )
Chair: Sujay Kumar, NASA/GSFC
1:30 PM
J4.1
Benchmarking a Land-Atmosphere Flux Model using Information Flow Process Networks
Benjamin L. Ruddell, Arizona State University, Mesa, AZ; and D. Drewry

1:45 PM
J4.2
Use of a Priori Benchmarks to Evaluate the Performance of a Physically Based Hydrologic Model
Andrew J. Newman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and N. Mizukami, M. Clark, A. W. Wood, L. D. Brekke, and J. R. Arnold
2:00 PM
J4.3
CONUS-Scale Model Evaluation and Benchmarking for National Streamflow Prediction
Aubrey Dugger, NCAR, Boulder, Colorado; and D. Gochis, A. RafieeiNasab, J. McCreight, D. Yates, L. Karsten, K. Sampson, W. Yu, M. Somos, F. Salas, and D. Maidment
2:15 PM
J4.4
Benchmarking Different Approaches for Harnessing Predictability in Climate and Hydrologic Initial Conditions for Seasonal Runoff Prediction
Andrew W. Wood, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and P. Mendoza, E. Rothwell, M. Clark, L. Brekke, J. R. Arnold, and S. Gangopadhyay

Recording files available
Themed Joint Session 5
Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Quantifying Uncertainties in Measurements and Models and Resultant Climate Impacts II
Location: Room 356 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 19th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; and the 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology )
Cochairs: A. Scott Denning, Colorado State University; Sean Crowell, University of Oklahoma
1:30 PM
TJ5.1
1:45 PM
TJ5.2
Understanding Urban Carbon Emissions (Invited Presentation)
Riley Duren, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and C. Miller, K. Gurney, E. Kort, S. Feng, P. Rao, R. Keeling, R. Weiss, K. R. Verhulst, F. Hopkins, J. Miller, S. Newman, M. L. Fischer, S. Lehman, M. Falk, and B. Croes

2:00 PM
TJ5.3
2:15 PM
TJ5.4
The Four Corners Methane Hotspot: Implications for Emission Inventories (Invited Presentation)
Mavendra Dubey, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and K. R. Costigan, R. Lindenmaier, C. Frankenberg, E. Kort, A. J. Turner, and D. J. Jacob
Recording files available
Joint Session 5
Joint Research and Coordinated Observations in Hydrometeorology, Extremes and High-Impact Events in the US and Asia Part 1
Location: Room 343 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Special Sessions on US-International Partnerships; and the 30th Conference on Hydrology )
Chair: Kenneth Carey, Earth Resources Technology (ERT), Inc.
Recording files available
Themed Joint Session 6
High Impact Weather: Analysis, Prediction, and Interaction with Climate Changes: Part 2
Location: Room 238/239 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology; and the Fourth AMS Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA) )
Chair: Richard Clark, Millersville University
1:45 PM
TJ6.2
Reduced Weather Variability Indicated by Decreases in Atmospheric Energy Spectra
Nicholas R. Cavanaugh, LBNL, Berkeley, CA; and T. A. O'Brien and W. D. Collins
2:00 PM
TJ6.3
Seasonal Predictability of Severe Thunderstorms based on ENSO: Methodology and Evaluation of the 2015 forecast
John T. Allen, Columbia University/International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Palisades, NY; and M. K. Tippett and A. H. Sobel

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
19AIRPOL Posters
Host: 19th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA
273
Summer Seasonal Variation of Baseline Ozone and Source Analysis for California
Arthur John Eiserloh Jr., San Jose State University, San Jose, CA; and S. Chiao

274
Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Summer Ozone Near the Great Salt Lake
Ansley Long, University of Utah, Salt Lake City - Salt Lake, UT; and J. D. Horel and X. Dong

275
Verification Tools for Air Quality Models
Radenko Pavlovic, EC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and S. Gilbert, H. Landry, P. A. Beaulieu, and M. D. Moran
Manuscript (300.5 kB)

Handout (1.3 MB)

276
The Impact of Wind Direction on the Location of High Ozone in the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria Area
Kasey Lynn Savanich, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Austin, TX; and Z. Fang, P. Leung, F. Mercado, and J. Steets

Handout (2.5 MB)

277
Applications of the numerical Green's function to urban flows
Keith Ngan, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong; and K. W. Lo and J. G. Jackson

Handout (1.7 MB)

278
Analysis of 2010-2014 Ground-Level Ozone at Trinidad Head, CA
Elizabeth Lennartson, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and I. Petropavlovskikh and A. McClure-Begley

280
Lagrangian exposure and residence times for urban street-canyon models
Ka Wai Lo, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong; and K. Ngan

Handout (3.6 MB)

282
Studies on Ambient Air Quality at Kollyanpur , Dhaka City
Koninika Tanzim, AER, Dhaka, Bangladesh


Poster Session 1
32EIPT Monday/Tuesday Posters
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs: Kevin Tyle, University at Albany/SUNY; Scott Jacobs, NOAA/NWS/NCEP
38
Valuing Weather and Climate: Economic Assessment of Meteorological and Hydrological Services
Jeffrey K. Lazo, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. Anderson, H. Kootval, D. Kull, J. Clements, G. Fleming, T. Frei, D. Letson, B. Mills, A. Perrels, D. Rogers, C. Vaughan, J. W. Zillman, S. Olsson, and J. Carson

40
Contrail cloud radiative forcing over the Northern Hemisphere derived from two years of MODIS observations
Douglas A. Spangenberg, SSAI, Hampton, VA; and P. Minnis, D. P. Duda, and S. T. Bedka

Handout (2.6 MB)

42
Mobile Air Quality Measurements on Light Rail and Helicopter
Alexander A. Jacques, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and E. T. Crosman, J. D. Horel, L. Mitchell, B. Fasoli, and L. Leclair-Marzolf

Handout (2.3 MB)

43
Geospatial Meteorology and Oceanography Analysis and Display System
James D. Dykes, NRL, Stennis Space Center, MS; and S. DeRada, B. Penta, S. McCarthy, and A. Hudson

46
Operation and First Results of EWR E750 Dual Polarization Radar in Dallas- Fort Worth (DFW) Urban Test Bed
Guy Blase, EWR Weather Radar, Saint Louis, Missouri; and V. Chandrasekar, B. J. Philips, and H. Chen

47
Improving Operational MADIS
Greg Pratt, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and L. A. Benjamin, T. Kent, G. Padmanabhan, M. Leon, L. Cheatwood, R. Collander, M. Vrencur, S. Pritchett, L. Cano, and C. H. Marshall

48
Using Early Mission Data from SMAP and ICESat-2 to Inform Polar Class Rules
Vanessa M. Escobar, NASA/GSFC/Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Greenbelt, MD; and S. Delgado

Poster 49 will now be presented as J3.5A

50
Characteristics and Observations of “Black Ice” in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area
Christopher D. Bosma, School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Atlanta, GA; and S. E. Nelson, S. A. Listemaa, and K. M. Stellman

Handout (2.3 MB)

51
An AWIPS2 Plug-In for Display of mPING Data
Kimberly L. Elmore, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma/NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. L. Andra Jr. and A. R. Anderson


Poster Session 1
Advances in Using Python in the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Location: Hall E ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Sixth Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python
Chair: David Brown, NCAR
447
Hagelslag: Scalable Object-Based Severe Weather Analysis and Forecasting
David John Gagne II, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. McGovern, N. Snook, R. A. Sobash, J. D. Labriola, J. K. Williams, S. E. Haupt, and M. Xue

Handout (3.3 MB)

448
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Data Integrator (ADI) for OS X
Krista L. Gaustad, PNNL, Richland, WA; and J. vonderfecht, B. Ermold, and C. Sivaraman

Handout (4.9 MB)

449
Using Geographical Surface Characteristics to Detect Near Real-Time Valley Fog
Shane Hubbard, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. J. Pavolonis and C. G. Calvert

451
Parallelizing Climate Data Management System, version 3 (CDMS3)
Denis Nadeau, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and D. Williams, C. Doutriaux, and J. Painter

454
PyStormTracker: A Parallel Object-Oriented Cyclone Tracker in Python
Albert M. W. Yau, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY; and K. Paul and J. Dennis


Poster Session 1
CE Posters
Host: 14th Symposium on the Coastal Environment
316
An Analysis of the 22 November 2014 Gulf Coast Seiche
Timothy W. Humphrey, NOAA/NWSFO, Lake Charles, LA; and J. Brazzell


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)
243
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 1
Drought Analysis and Prediction Posters
Hosts: (Joint between the 30th Conference on Hydrology; and the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change )
Cochairs: Joshua Roundy, University of Kansas; Eric F. Wood, Princeton University
84
Probabilistic U.S. Drought Monitor Predictions Using Anomalies in Precipitation, Soil Moisture, and Evapotranspiration
David J. Lorenz, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. A. Otkin, M. Svoboda, C. Hain, and M. C. Anderson

85
Competitive influences on droughts: present and future
Céline Bonfils, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA; and G. Anderson, B. Santer, B. Cook, T. Phillips, and I. Cvijanovic

86
Role of Calibration on Ensemble Streamflow Prediction for Seasonal Agricultural Drought Forecasts
Daniel Anthony Rico, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and K. Smith, J. Chacon, G. Corzo, and F. Munoz-Arriola

87
Assessing the Association of Drought to Wildfire in California Using a Regional Climate Model Ensemble
Debasish PaiMazumder, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and P. Jain, J. M. Done, and M. Flannigan


Poster Session 1
Environment & Health Poster Session I
Host: Seventh Conference on Environment and Health
433
Effect of Meteorological Variables on Pulmonary Embolism Mortality
Priscilla Venancio Ikefuti, University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; and L. V. Barrozo and A. L. Braga

434
Applications Using AIRS Data
Sharon Ray, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and T. Pagano, E. Fetzer, B. Lambrigtsen, J. Teixeira, E. Olsen, S. Licata, C. K. Thompson, J. Hall, S. Granger, A. Behrangi, D. Drewry, and J. Wallace


Poster Session 1
GOES-R/JPSS Poster Session I
Host: 12th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
325
Estimation of Outgoing Longwave Radiation from Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) Radiance Measurements
Kexin Zhang, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and F. Sun, Q. Liu, C. Tan, and N. Nali

326
Ongoing Monitoring and Analysis of NOAA-Unique CrIS/ATMS Processing System (NUCAPS) Sounding Product Using NPROVS and its Expansion
Bomin Sun, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, College Park, MD; and A. L. Reale, M. Pettey, F. Tilley, N. R. Nalli, and Q. Liu

327
Transitioning the Enterprise Winds Algorithm to Multiple Operational Platforms
Tianxu Yu, IMSG, College Park, MD; and M. Fan, S. Sampson, J. E. Wrotny, A. Li, H. Xie, R. Chen, W. Wolf, J. Daniels, W. Straka, and A. K. Heidinger

328
The Microwave Snow Scattering Signature: Precipitation Regime Dependence
Samantha A. Tushaus, Space Science and Engineering Center, Madison, WI; and M. S. Kulie

329
Using Averaging Kernels to Study the Vertical Resolution of the CrIS and IASI Retrieval Products
Flavio Iturbide-Sanchez, STAR, College Park, MD; and Q. Liu, N. R. Nalli, C. Tan, A. Gambacorta, and C. D. Barnet

332
Assimilation of All Sky Radiances from Research to Operations
Francois Vandenberghe, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Hacker, G. Descombes, B. J. Jung, H. Shao, D. Xu, and C. Zhou

333
NWP Background Adjustment Through 1DVAR Preprocessing of Satellite Radiances
Kevin Garrett, RTi, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, College Park, MD; and E. Maddy and S. Boukabara

334
Science Algorithms Transition to Operations: Lessons Learned
Priyanka Roy, I.M Systems Group, College Park, MD; and W. Wolf, T. King, and D. Powell

339
ASSISTT R2O Tool: STAR Algorithm Processing Framework
Zhuo Zhang, IMSG, College Park, MD; and M. Walters, R. Rollins, S. Sampson, W. Wolf, and A. Li

340
ASSISTT Near Real-Time Processing
Meizhu Fan, IMSG, College Park, MD; and H. Xie, Y. Zhao, S. Sampson, W. Wolf, J. Lindeman, A. Li, and J. M. Daniels

341
Migration to Operational Enterprise Algorithms
Walter Wolf, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, College Park, MD; and J. Daniels, S. Sampson, L. Zhou, T. King, and B. Das

342
Dust Detection using IR channels of Himawari-8
Keiko Yamamoto, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and A. Heidinger and S. Ackerman

343
Aerosol-forecast-oriented Data Assimilation of Himawari-8 Aerosol Products
Tsuyoshi Thomas Sekiyama, MRI, Tsukuba, Japan; and K. Yumimoto, H. Murakami, M. Kikuchi, T. M. Nagao, T. Y. Tanaka, A. Ogi, and T. Maki

345
A BUFR and GRIB Tailoring System for Satellite Operational Products
Yi Song, I.M. Systems Group, College Park, MD; and T. Kings and W. Wolf

346
JPSS-1 CrIS Measurement Noise Covariance Characterization at Full Spectral Resolution
Denis Tremblay, Science Data Processing/NOAA, College Park, MD; and Y. Han, L. Wang, Y. Chen, X. Jin, and X. Xiong

347
Initial Development of Himawari-8 Aerosol Product in JAXA
Maki Kikuchi, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Ibaraki, Japan; and T. M. Nagao and H. Murakami

349
Shadow Detection Using near UV Data for Improving Aerosol Retrieval over Land
Toshiro Inoue, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan; and M. Hashimoto

350
Near-Real Time Processing of S-NPP CrIS Full Spectral Resolution SDR Data at NOAA/STAR
Xiaozhen Xiong, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and Y. Han, Y. Chen, L. Wang, D. Tremblay, X. Jin, and L. Zhou

351
Wavelength Registration Correction for the S-NPP OMPS Nadir Instruments
Alin Catalin Tolea, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and C. Pan, T. Beck, and L. Flynn

352
Ship-Based Campaigns Supporting S-NPP CrIS/ATMS Sounder Validation: CalWater/ACAPEX and AEROSE
Nicholas R. Nalli, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and V. Morris, E. Joseph, C. D. Barnet, Q. Liu, T. Reale, J. W. Smith, A. Gambacorta, C. Tan, B. Sun, F. Iturbide-Sanchez, D. Wolfe, M. Wilson, T. S. King, W. Wolf, and F. Tilley
Manuscript (2.3 MB)

353
GOES-R ASSISTT: Updated Software Algorithm Packages for GOES-R Operations
Jonathan E. Wrotny, I.M. Systems Group, College Park, MD; and E. McWilliams, A. Ken, B. Morris, T. Yu, H. Lu, S. Sampson, W. Wolf, W. C. Straka III, A. K. Heidinger, and J. M. Daniels

354
Results from Evaluating Different GOES-R Scanning Strategies at the NWS Operations Proving Ground
Chad M. Gravelle, NWS Operations Proving Ground/CIMSS, Kansas City, MO; and K. J. Runk

355
ASSISTT Regression Testing: Quality Control of Scientific Algorithm Source Code Updates
Eric McWilliams, I.M. Systems Group, College Park, MD; and J. E. Wrotny, Z. Zhang, Y. Zhao, S. Sampson, W. Wolf, and W. Straka III

356
ASSISTT R2O Tools: Content Generation
Veena Jose, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and Y. Zhao, J. Raymond, S. Sampson, V. Mikles, K. Sprietzer, M. Walters, J. Lindeman, W. Wolf, and N. Rao

357
Application of an Algorithm Change Process to the GOES-R Ground Segment
Ryan Williams, Stellar Solutions, Inc., Chantilly, VA

Handout (3.1 MB)

358
STAR ASSISTT: Facilitating JPSS Algorithm Change Process
Valerie J. Mikles, IMSG at NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, College Park, MD; and B. Das, W. Wolf, M. Tsidulko, Q. Zhao, V. Dharmawardane, W. Chen, and K. Sprietzer

359
Routine Validation of the GOES-R Multi-Satellite Processing System Framework
William Straka III, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and W. Wolf, S. Sampson, R. Holtz, R. Garcia, G. Martin, G. Quinn, A. Li, M. Fan, and J. M. Daniels

360
The Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Program Algorithm Change Process (ACP): Past, Present and Future
Ashley Nechole Griffin, Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC) Space and Defense (AS&D, Inc.), Beltsville, MD

361
Employing Short Courses to Prepare for the GOES-R Satellite Series
Mathew M. Gunshor, CIMSS, Madison, WI; and T. J. Schmit, C. C. Schmidt, S. S. Lindstrom, J. J. Gerth, M. Mooney, T. M. Whittaker, S. J. Goodman, and J. J. Gurka

363
A Blended Ice Concentration Product based on Visible/infrared and Microwave
Yinghui Liu, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. R. Key

364
The Utility of NUCAPS Soundings in operational forecasting
Daniel Nietfeld, NOAA/NWS, Valley, NE

365
Quality Assurance Procedure for STAR JPSS Program
Xingpin Luo Liu, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR IMSG, College Park, MD; and L. Zhou, M. G. Divakarla, T. Valenzuela, and T. Atkins

366
An Improved Approach for Automated Cloud Detection in VIIRS Imagery
Sarah I. Fairman, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and G. J. Jedlovec

367
Providing Researchers and Forecasters with Enterprise Meteorological Algorithms, CSPP SDR and ADL an operations to application Success story
Scott Mindock, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and G. Martin, R. Garcia, K. Strabala, G. Cureton, L. Gumley, and A. Huang

370
Multi-mission Satellite Management
Kerry Grant, Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services, Aurora, CO; and B. Dougherty and M. Teter

371
Methods and Tools for Product Quality Maintenance in JPSS CGS
Kerry Grant, Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services, Aurora, CO; and W. Ibrahim, K. Brueske, and P. Smit

372
Rapid Algorithm Integration in the JPSS CGS
Kerry Grant, Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services, Aurora, CO; and M. Jamilkowski and S. W. Miller

373
GOES-R Impact on NCEP Computing
James Gundy, Harris Coprporation, Melbourne, FL; and G. Kowalski, B. A. Brown-Bergtold, and A. Weiner

Handout (2.7 MB)

374
GOES-R GRB direct readout at NWS National Centers
Harlan Yates, Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL; and L. Nielsen and A. Weiner

375
Level-2 Products in the CSPP-GEO Direct Broadcast Package
Geoff Cureton, CIMSS/SSEC/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. Mindock, K. Strabala, R. Garcia, G. Martin, and L. Gumley

376
The Accuracy of Aerosol Satellites' AOD Products over China
Jinyuan Xin Sr., The Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; and L. Wang and Y. Wang

Handout (7.4 MB)

377
Using Total Lightning Data to Improve Real-Time Tropical Cyclone Intensity Forecasts
Andrea B. Schumacher, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and M. DeMaria

378
The Alaska Direct Broadcast Quick Guides: Local Training to Meet Local Needs
Eric Stevens, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK; and C. Dierking and G. Bryson

379
Application of GOES-R LAP algorithm to AHI on Himawari-8
Yong-Keun Lee, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and Z. Li, J. Li, and T. J. Schmit

380
Calibration Validation Of The Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) With The Aircraft Based Scanning High-resolution Interferometer Sounder (S-HIS)
Joe K. Taylor, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI; and D. C. Tobin, H. E. Revercomb, F. A. Best, R. K. Garcia, A. Merrelli, and M. Goldberg

381
Finding Fires: The Next Generation
Christopher C. Schmidt, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

382
Evaluation of Multi-layer Cloud Property Retrievals from Optimal Estimation and Bayesian Retrieval Algorithms
Yifeng Ding, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and P. Yang and S. L. Nasiri

384
The Use of Multiple GOES Sounder Water Vapor Channels to Monitor the Evolution of Mid-level Dry Air in Northeastern U.S. Convective Events
Christopher M. Gitro, NOAA/NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO Weather Forecast Office, Pleasant Hill, MO; and D. Bikos and C. M. Gravelle

385
GOES-R Level 2 Products: Ground System Testing with Simulated Data
Paul A. Van Rompay, Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc., Greenbelt, MD; and R. Kaiser, S. Kalluri, E. J. Kennelly, T. S. Zaccheo, J. Gundy, H. E. Snell, and A. Weiner


Themed Joint Poster Session 1
Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Quantifying Uncertainties in Measurements and Models and Resultant Climate Impacts Posters
Location: Hall D/E ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 19th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; and the 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology )
Cochairs: Abhishek Chatterjee, USRA; A. Scott Denning, Colorado State University; Sean Crowell, University of Oklahoma
283
Implementing Environmental Corrections to Increase the Accuracy of a Low-Cost CO2 Sensor
Cory R. Martin, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and N. Zeng, X. Ren, R. R. Dickerson, B. Turpie, K. Prasad, K. Weber, J. Whetstone, and S. Ghosh

284
A Laser Absorption Spectrometry System, for Monitoring the Spatial Distribution of CO2 over Paris, France
Jeremy T. Dobler, Harris Corp., Fort Wayne, IN; and T. S. Zaccheo, M. Braun, T. G. Pernini, P. Ciais, and G. Broquet

Handout (3.4 MB)

286
Toward Reduced Transport Errors in a High Resolution Urban CO2 Inversion System
Aijun Deng, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and T. Lauvaux, B. Gaudet, N. Miles, K. Davis, M. Hardesty, K. Gurney, and A. Brewer
Manuscript (481.2 kB)

Handout (335.1 kB)

287
An Airborne Campaign to Quantify and Reduce Atmospheric Transport Errors in Regional Estimates of Greenhouse Gas Fluxes
Kenneth J. Davis, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and T. Lauvaux and T. ACT America Science Team

288
The Need for an Integrated Global Greenhouse Gas Information System (IG3IS)
Diane M. Stanitski, NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring Division, Boulder, CO; and J. H. Butler, P. L. DeCola, O. A. Tarasova, and D. E. Terblanche

291
The GeoCARB Mission
Sean Crowell, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and B. Moore and P. Rayner

292
Comparision of GOSAT XCO2 with CO2 Column from PCTM Modeling
Yuping Liu, NASA, Greenbelt, MD; and S. R. Kawa and G. J. Collatz

293
Evaluating Sensitivity of Simulated Atmospheric CO2 to Varied Transport Model Versus Prior Surface Flux
Caroline Palmer Normile, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and K. Davis, T. Lauvaux, L. Diaz, N. Miles, and S. Richardson

295
Global Multiscale Modeling of Coupled Carbon-Climate Processes
A. Scott Denning, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and I. Baker, M. Phillips, M. Branson, and D. Randall

296
Mapping the Spatial Distribution of Methane in Houston, Texas
Beata Czader, Rice University, Houston, TX; and D. Cohan, N. Sanchez, F. Tittel, and R. Griffin

297
Identification of Methane Emission Sources in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area
Jonathan R. Hansford, University of Maryland, College Park, Ellicott City, MD; and D. Ahn, R. J. Salawitch, X. Ren, M. Cohen, and R. R. Dickerson

Handout (3.0 MB)

298
Identification of Carbon Dioxide Emission Sources in Baltimore/Washington Metropolitan Area
Doyeon Ahn, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD; and J. R. Hansford, R. J. Salawitch, X. Ren, M. Cohen, and R. R. Dickerson

299
300
Carbon Sequestration Status of Sunaulo Ghaympe Danda Community Forest, Mid Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Pabitra Dahal, Goldengate International College, Bhaktapur, Nepal
Manuscript (430.0 kB)

Handout (309.8 kB)


Poster Session 1
Major Weather Impacts in 2015
Host: IMPACTS: Major Weather Events and Impacts of 2015
Cochairs: Tanja Fransen, NOAA/NWS; Klaus E. Wolter, ESRL/Univ of Colorado-CIRES
Poster 493 has been moved. New paper number 3.4A

494
Evaluating the WRF-ARW Performance During the 2015 Winter Weather Events
Jason Hansford, NOAA/NWS, Shreveport, LA; and C. K. Palmer, M. Duplantis, and T. Washington

495
The 14 July 2015 Tennessee Valley Tornado Event: Challenges in QLCS Tornado Forecasting and Identification
Anthony W. Lyza, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and R. Wade, K. Knupp, B. C. Carcione, S. Latimer, and C. J. Stumpf

Poster 496 has been moved. New paper number 2.4A


Joint Poster Session 1
Mario J. Molina Symposium Posters
Hosts: (Joint between the Mario J. Molina Symposium; and the 18th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Chair: Mario J. Molina, University of California
1
Impacts of Aerosols on Precipitation and Thunderstorms in China
Li Cai, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China; and Y. Lin and R. Zhang

4
Atmospheric Aerosol Nonsphericity Over the Loess Plateau in Northwest China
Tian Pengfei, Key Laboratory for Semi-Arid Climate Change of the Ministry of Education, Lanzhou, China

Handout (2.7 MB)

7
Optical Properties of Polymers Relevant to Secondary Organic Aerosols
Wilmarie Marrero-Ortiz, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and Z. Du, Y. Wang, M. E. Gomez, S. Guo, S. Madronich, M. Hu, and R. Zhang

8
The Kinetics of the ClO-Dimer Cycle
Ross J. Salawitch, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and T. Canty

9
Variation of Radiative Properties During Black Carbon Aging: Theoretical and Experimental Intercomparison
Cenlin He, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; and K. N. Liou, Y. Takano, R. Zhang, M. levy, P. Yang, Q. Li, and L. R. Leung

Handout (756.8 kB)

10
Global Climate Models Intercomparison of Anthropogenic Aerosols Effects on Regional Climate over North Pacific
Jiaxi Hu, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and Y. Wang, Y. Lin, B. Pan, and R. Zhang

11
Sensitivity of Contribution of Organic Aerosol on Aerosol Optical Properties in Refractive Index and Hygroscopicity
Chang Hoon Jung, Kyungin Women's University, Incheon, South Korea; and J. Lee, H. J. Shin, and Y. P. Kim

12
Assessment of the Impacted Area Generated by Freight Transportation over Unpaved Roads Using CFD
Jose Huertas, Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Toluca, Mexico; and D. Prato Sr., J. C. Miranda Sr., and A. Valencia Sr.

13
Methodology to Model the Dispersion Pollutants Exposed to Chemical Reactions, Using Gaussian Models
Jose Huertas, Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Toluca, Mexico; and D. Prato and A. Valencia Sr.

14
Soot Formation and Properties from Combustion of Toluene in a Shock Tube
Chong Qiu, University of North Alabama, Florence, AL; and A. F. Khalizov, R. Zhang, B. Hogan, and E. L. Petersen

15
Radiative Properties of Soot Superaggregates in the Infrared
Yang Yu, Aerosol Impacts and Research Laboratory, St. Louis, MO; and I. Arnold and R. K. Chakrabarty

Handout (2.3 MB)

16
Impacts of Saharan Dust on Regional Climate and Tropical Cyclogenesis over the Atlantic Basin
Bowen Pan, Texas A&M University, College Station, College Station, TX; and Y. Wang, J. Hu, Y. Lin, and R. Zhang

17
Acid-catalyzed Multiphase reaction of Oxygenated Volatile Organic Compounds with Hydrogen Peroxide
Weigang Wang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; and Q. Liu and M. Ge

19
Aerosol Effects on Precipitation and Lightning Activity over Houston, Texas
Yun Lin, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and Y. Wang, R. Zhang, and R. E. Orville

20
Decadal Record of Ammonia Observed by AIRS
Juying X. Warner, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and Z. Wei, L. L. Strow, J. Nowak, R. Dickerson, and R. Dickerson

21
Anthropogenic Influence on Decadal Aerosol Trends over the Western North Atlantic Ocean
Andrew Jongeward, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and Z. Li and J. Xiong

23
A Laboratory Study to Constrain Gas-Phase Formic Acid and Acetic Acid Sources
Dhruv Mitroo, Washington University, St. Louis, MO; and M. Baasandorj, D. B. Millet, and B. Williams

26
Volatile Organic Compounds in the Atmosphere of Mexico City
Jessica P. Garzon-Barrera, Universidad Tecnologica Equinoccial de Ecuador, Santo Domingo, Ecuador; and J. Huertas, M. Huertas, M. Magaña, B. Cardenas, T. Watanabe, S. wakamatsu, S. Blanco-Jimenez, and T. Maeda
Manuscript (3.3 MB)

27
Aerosol Hygroscopic Properties in Seoul during the KORUS-AQ Pre-Campaign
Minsu Park, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea; and S. S. Yum, N. Kim, G. N. Bae, K. H. Kwak, H. J. Shin, J. S. Park, I. H. Song, and J. Y. Ahn

28
Polymer Formation on Atmospheric Nanoparticles and Its Effect on Aerosol Hygroscopicity
Wen Xu, Aerodyne Research, Inc, Billerica, MA; and M. Gomez-Hernandez, S. Guo, M. levy, J. R. Secrest, W. Marrero-Ortiz, D. R. Collins, and R. Zhang

31
Airborne In-Situ Measurements of Formaldehyde over California: First Results from the Compact Formaldehyde Fluorescence Experiment (COFFEE) Instrument
Josette E. Marrero, NASA, Moffett Field, CA; and J. St. Clair, E. L. Yates, T. Tanaka, J. M. Ryoo, W. Gore, A. K. Swanson, L. T. Iraci, and T. Hanisco

33
The Role of Organic Species on Aerosol Nucleation and Growth
Jeremiah R. Secrest, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and W. Weigang, Y. Zhu, and R. Zhang

35
36
Chlorine-Catalyzed Ozone Loss: UV Absorption Cross Sections, Quantum Yield, and Equilibrium Constant of ClOOCl
David Wilmouth, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; and J. Klobas and J. G. Anderson


Poster Session 1
Measurements Poster Session I
Host: 18th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
303
February 6th Case Study of an Atmospheric River Event Using GPS Radio Occultation
Kelsey M. Malloy, SIO/Univ. of California, Abington, PA

304
Cloud Seeding Experiments: A New Perspective on Utilizing Aerial Drones
Jodie E. Clark, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA; and S. Chiao

305
Environmental Monitoring and Collaborative Research at the Cary Institute in New York State
Victoria R. Kelly, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY; and G. M. Lovett

306
307
Development of a Rapidly Deployable Network of Hail Impact Disdrometers
Ian M. Giammanco, Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, Richburg, SC; and C. J. P. Estes and W. E. Cranford
Manuscript (1.2 MB)

Handout (2.6 MB)

309
A First Look at Warm Rain Latent Heating from CloudSat
Ethan L. Nelson, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI; and T. S. L'Ecuyer

310
Procedures and Advances in Mount Washington Observatory's Mountainous Mesonet Sites
Michael Dorfman, Mount Washington Observatory, North Conway, NH; and K. O'Brien and E. P. Kelsey

311
Evaluating Observed Differences in Co-Located Rainfall Measurements at a Highly Exposed Field Research Station in Scotland, UK
Michael Deering Pollock, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom; and M. Dutton, A. Black, P. F. Quinn, and E. O'Connell

Handout (1.3 MB) Handout (918.6 kB)

Poster 315 has been moved. New paper number 6B.4A


Poster Session 1
Monday/Tuesday Poster Session
Host: 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
121
Analyses of Heat Index and Heat Waves over the Caribbean
Nazario D. Ramirez-Beltran, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR; and J. E. Gonzalez, J. M. Castro, C. M. Salazar, and M. E. Angeles

Handout (1.1 MB)

122
Using a High-Resolution Global Climate Model to Simulate Extreme Extratropical Cyclones
Arielle J. Catalano, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and A. J. Broccoli and S. Kapnick

124
126
A Multi-step Approach for Downscaling Daily Precipitation Extremes from Historical Analogs
Christopher M. Castellano, Northeast Regional Climate Center, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; and A. T. DeGaetano

127
Downscaled Projections of Extreme Precipitation in New York State
Christopher M. Castellano, Northeast Regional Climate Center, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; and A. T. DeGaetano

129
Drought and Pluvial Dipole Events within the Great Plains of the United States
Katarina Christian, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and J. Christian and J. B. Basara

133
Linkages Between Arctic Summer Circulation Regimes and Regional Sea Ice Anomalies: Drivers of Retreat?
Mark C. Serreze, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and A. H. Lynch, J. Stroeve, E. N. Cassano, and A. Crawford

134
Determination of Roughness Length at Ny-Alesund-Svalbard Using near Neutral Conditions
Armando Pelliccioni, Istituto Nazionale Assicurazione contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro, Monteporzio Catone, Italy; and F. Tampieri, A. P. Viola, and M. Mazzola
Manuscript (217.7 kB)

137
Synoptic and Local Influences on a Summertime, Long-Lived, Mixed-Phase Cloud Event Over Summit, Greenland: A Modeling Perspective
Mallory Paige Row, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. M. Cavallo and D. D. Turner

138
Mid-Latitude Weather and Climate Extremes Induced by Sea-Ice Loss over the Baffin and Labrador Seas
Cory Francis Baggett, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and S. Lee

143
Projected Storm Track Changes in CMIP5 Model Simulations
Albert M. W. Yau, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY; and K. Paul, J. Dennis, and E. K. M. Chang

145
Evolution of Extreme Precipitation: A Satellite Based Investigation
Ryan Louis Gonzalez, Center for Multiscale Modeling of Atmospheric Processes, Fort Collins, CO; and C. Kummerow and J. Bytheway

146
Anthropogenic Forcing on the Hadley Circulation in CMIP5 simulations
Yongyun Hu, Peking University, Beijing, China; and L. Tao and J. Liu

Handout (947.3 kB)

149
The Human Influence on Global Warming
Austin Hope, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and T. Canty, N. Mascioli, and R. J. Salawitch

151
Jet Stream Variability: Creating a Jet Index
Jeffrey M. Schmidt, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and G. S. Young, D. W. Titley, S. D. Goldberger, and S. K. Miller

152
Estimating Impacts of North Atlantic Tropical Cyclones Using an Index of Damage Potential
Debasish PaiMazumder, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. M. Done, E. Towler, and C. Kishtawal

155

Poster Session 1
POSTER: Fourth Symposium on Prediction of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: Processes, Prediction and Impact
Host: Fourth Symposium on Prediction of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: Processes, Prediction and Impact
459
Coupled COAMPS Prediction of CINDY/DYNAMO MJO 1
Sue Chen, NRL, Monterey, CA; and S. Gerbersek, J. M. Schmidt, M. Flatau, and P. May

460
Observing Atmospheric Waves' Impacts on Troposphere down to Surface during ASIRI-RAWI Campaign
Patrick Conry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN; and L. S. Leo, Y. Wang, V. Amelie, U. Jinadasa, C. Wang, B. W. Blomquist, E. Creegan, C. Hocut, B. MacCall, L. K. Yeo, S. Pillay, N. Lalande, U. Adikari, and H. J. S. Fernando

462
The Interaction of Eastward Propagating Equatorial Modes with the Maritime Continent
Maria K. Flatau, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. Ridout, C. Reynolds, T. Shinoda, S. Chen, and J. Schmidt

464
On the Nonlinear Kinetic Energy Transfer Between MJO and Synoptic Scales
Sarvesh Kumar Dubey, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and T. N. Krishnamurti

467
468
Use of CYGNSS in Understanding the Onset and Convective Properties in a Weak MJO from the DYNAMO December 2011 Event
Kacie Hoover, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and J. R. Mecikalski, X. Li, T. J. Lang, and T. Chronis

469
Mesoscale Wind Divergence Profiles in the Indian Ocean during the DYNAMO Field Campaign
Arunchandra Susheela Chandra, RSMAS, Miami, FL; and B. E. Mapes

470
Influence of Lateral Boundary Conditions on Regional Extended-Range Simulations of the MJO
Xiaodong Hong, NRL, Monterey, CA; and C. A. Reynolds, J. Doyle, P. May, and J. A. Ridout

472
Linkage between Seasonal Seychelles-Chagos Thermocline Ridge and MJO formation
Subrahmanyam Bulusu, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC; and J. D'Addezio

473
A Stochastic Skeleton Model for the MJO
Sulian Thual, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York, NY; and A. J. Majda

474
Study of SST Impact to MJO Prediction through GEFS Model
Yuejian Zhu, NCEP, College Park, MD; and M. Pena, W. Li, D. Hou, X. Zhu, and Q. Zhang

475
Numerical Simulation of MJO Genesis: The Impact of the DYNAMO Data
Xuanli Li, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and J. R. Mecikalski, T. J. Lang, and T. Chronis


Poster Session 1
Poster Session 1
Host: 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology
237
A New Index for Drought Monitoring: Precipitation Evapotranspiration Difference Condition Index
Liyan Tian, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas; and S. M. Quiring

239
Objective Tracking of Easterly Wave Disturbances over Northeast Brazil
Helber Gomes, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Diadema, Brazil; and T. Ambrizzi, K. I. Hodges, and M. C. L. Silva

241
Finding the Best Historical Climate Dataset for Ecological Modeling
Michael Brackett, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina; and A. M. Wootten, G. M. Ely, and R. P. Boyles

242
Mapping Daily Light Integrals for Greenhouse Production
Joanne Logan, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; and C. E. Sams and J. Faust


Poster Session 1
Poster Session on Transitioning Research to Operations - I
Host: Sixth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs: Stephen A. Mango, NOAA/NESDIS/OPPA Affiliate; Nicolas Powell, Raytheon
435
Impact of Quikscat and AIRS Data Assimilation on Simulations of the Catarina Hurricane
Maria Cristina Lemos da Silva, University of Sao Paulo (IAG/USP)/CLIMATEMPO, São Paulo, Brazil; and P. L. Silva Dias and H. Gomes

436
An Analysis of ZDR Columns to Improve Severe Weather Forecasting
Aidan R. Kuroski, Brockport, NY; and J. Billings Wright and K. R. Cook

437
An Impact Study of Cloud Optical Properties in Weather Modeling
Ming Liu, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. Schmidt, S. Yang, and M. Peng

439
Convective Simulations Using A WRF Microphysics Ensemble
Joshua Markel, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and M. S. Gilmore

440
Capabilities and Limitations of New Lightning Data Sets in Operations
Doug T. Kahn, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and S. D. Rudlosky

441
Long Term Evaluation of NCEP, NSSL, and a New NSSL WRF Microphysical Parameterizations Ensemble
Ronald Stenz, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and X. Dong, A. Kennedy, M. Gilmore, J. Markel, and D. Goines

442
The Earth Climate Hyperspectral Observatory: Advances in Cloud and Aerosol Remote Sensing
Peter Pilewskie, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and O. Coddington, S. Schmidt, G. Kopp, and T. Sparn

443
Precipitation Forecast Verification from Operational Weather Models
Max Marchand, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and H. Fuelberg

Handout (3.5 MB)

444
Research to Operations Transition of Stochastic Physics into the NCEP Global Ensemble
Walter Kolczynski Jr., NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC via IMSG, College Park, MD; and P. Pegion, T. Hamill, J. S. Whitaker, G. Bates, M. Gehne, D. Hou, Y. Zhu, X. Zhou, C. A. Reynolds, J. Berner, and I. Jankov


Poster Session 1
Poster Session: Chemistry and Aerosols - Mon/tue
Host: Eighth Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions
Chair: Sonia M. Kreidenweis, Colorado State University
400
Observations and Characteristics of Particles in the 0.5 to 2.5 micron Size Range
Sonia M. Kreidenweis, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and P. J. DeMott

401
Temporal Variations of Absorbing Aerosols above Clouds
Ian Chang, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and S. A. Christopher

405
409
Aerosol Concentration and Size Distribution: Aircraft Measurements in North China
Xiaoyan Ma, University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, China
Manuscript (11.3 kB)

410
The Cloud Droplet Relative Dispersion Effect - Does It Exist?
Adele L. Igel, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; and S. C. van den Heever

411
Studying the Impacts of Future Climate and Emission Changes on Air Quality in China Using the Two-Way Coupled WRF-CMAQ
Chaopeng Hong, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China; and Q. Zhang, Y. Zhang, and K. B. He

413
The Significance and Measurement of Ice Nucleating Particles (INPs) in the Atmosphere
Dereje Abera Workneh, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; and B. J. Murray
Manuscript (74.4 kB)

Handout (1.6 MB)

Poster 414 has been moved. New paper number is 1.4A

415
Exploring Climatology and Long-Term Variations of Global Dust Deposition from NASA Reanalysis MERRA-2 with Giovanni
Suhung Shen, NASA, Greenbelt, MD; and D. Ostrenga, B. Vollmer, and Z. Li

Handout (870.9 kB)

Poster 417 has been moved. New paper number is TJ12.5A.

419
2015 Extreme Wildfire Events in Canada and Smoke Forecasts with the FireWork System
Radenko Pavlovic, EC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and P. A. Beaulieu, H. Landry, S. Cousineau, M. D. Moran, and S. Gravel

420
Separate quantification of isoprene oxidation products via the hydroperoxyl and nitric-oxide pathways over Amazonia and the implication for aerosol formation
Yingjun Liu, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; and K. A. McKinney, T. Watson, S. Springston, M. Dorris, J. C. Rivera-Rios, F. N. Keutsch, R. Seco, S. Kim, J. Shilling, A. Guenther, L. D. Yee, G. Isaacman-VanWertz, A. H. Goldstein, J. F. D. Brito, R. A. F. Souza, S. Duvoisin, A. Manzi, and S. T. Martin

421
The Potential Contribution of Plant Materials to the Ice Nucleation Activity of Vegetated Soil Dust
Ottmar Möhler, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany; and N. Hiranuma, R. Ullrich, and C. Hoose


Poster Session 1
Poster Session: Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice
Host: 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice
387
Multiple-Vehicle (Chain-Reaction) Accidents and Radar Signatures
David A. Call, Ball State University, Muncie, IN; and C. M. Wilson and K. N. Shourd

Poster 389 has been moved. New paper number 6.6A

389A
Enhancing National Climate Services for Malaria Control in Eastern Africa
Aisha Sekelaga Muhammad, International Research Institute for Climate and Society/Columbia University, New York, NY; and M. Thomson, A. Woyessa, T. Dinku, D. Korecha, R. Cousin, A. G. Barnston, and B. Lyon

390
Information and Trust During Hurricane Ike
Robert Prestley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and J. Nielsen-Gammon and E. Berger

395
Modeling Analysis of Emission Sources for Ozone Concentration over El Paso, TX
Duanjun Lu, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and R. M. Fitzgerald and W. R. Stockwell

Poster 396 titled: A Labor Market Analysis of the Electricity Sector for 2030 using the National Energy with Weather System Simulator. L. M. Terry, NOAA/Univ. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL; C. T. Clack, M. Marquis, P. D. Picciano, and J. Paine (Full Abstract details and text can be found under J6.4A)


Poster Session 1
Poster Viewing
Host: Seventh Conference on Weather, Climate, Water and the New Energy Economy
426
Quantifying the Effect of Lidar Turbulence Error on Wind Power Prediction
Jennifer F. Newman, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO; and A. Clifton

Handout (2.8 MB)

428
The Forecast is Too Sunny and the Observations are Biased
Stephen D. Jascourt, MDA Information Systems LLC, Gaithersburg, MD; and D. Kirk-Davidoff, C. C. Cassidy, and T. Hartman

Handout (2.1 MB)


Poster Session 1
Posters, 11-12 January
Host: 23rd Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
218
Application of the Analog Ensemble Methodology to Land Surface Conditions
Laura Harding, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA; and A. Fisher

219
Improvement of Anomaly Forecast for Extreme Weather Events
Hong Guan, Systems Research Group Inc./EMC/NCEP/NOAA, College Park, MD; and Y. Zhu, Y. Luo, and B. Cui

220
Quantification of Forecast Uncertainty Using Polynomial Chaos Expansion
Junjun Hu, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. Lakshmivarahan and J. Lewis

221
Impacts of Physics Parameterization and Data Assimilation on Synoptic Feature Modeling in Severe Weather Outbreaks
Erin A. Thead, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS; and A. E. Mercer and J. L. Dyer

Handout (1.4 MB)

222
Probabilistic Ensemble Forecasting using Bayesian Model Averaging
Steven Beale, Amec Foster Wheeler Environment & Infrastructure, St. John's, NF, Canada; and T. Bullock

223
A Probabilistic Statistical Climatological Relationship between Precipitable Water Vapor and Precipitation for Near-Real Time Forecasting Applications
Jacola A. Roman, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and R. Knuteson, S. Hubbard, S. Ackerman, and H. Revercomb

224
Using FRiskNH Model to Determine Freeze in New Mexico Vineyards
Elizabeth Arleen Smith, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM

225
Modeling Range-Dependent Biases in Long-Term Radar-Based Precipitation Estimates
John Nielsen-Gammon, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and D. B. McRoberts

Handout (2.4 MB)

226
A High-Wind Prediction Model for Bordeaux, Wyoming
Zach Finch, NOAA/NWS, Cheyenne, WY; and D. T. Lindsey
Manuscript (701.4 kB)

Handout (731.9 kB)

229
Examining Intensity Trends During Extratropical Transition
Justin Alexander Baldizon Stark, CMMAP, Miami, FL

230
Benchmarking and Verification of Rapid Intensification/Weakening of Tropical Cyclone Forecasts by HWRF Model
Mrinal K. Biswas, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. H. Gotway, T. Fowler, and L. R. Bernardet

231
Statistical Drought Forecasting in South Central Oklahoma
Virginia G. Silvis, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. D. Hunter, R. McPherson, H. Lazrus, and M. B. Richman

232
Short Term Forecasting of Solar Irradiance using Data Analytics and Probabilistic Cloud Cover Forecasts
Peter J. Isaacson, The Aerospace Corporation, Chantilly, VA; and G. J. Bloy, E. B. Wendoloski, and C. N. Mutchler

233
Bayesian Analysis of Lightning Data Sets
Phillip M. Bitzer, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and J. Burchfield


Poster Session 1
Session 1
Host: Fourth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise
455
Improving Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor Cloud-to-Ground Probabilities
Tiffany C. Meyer, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. M. Kuhlman

Handout (1.3 MB)

456
Preparing for Climate Change Along the U.S.-Mexico Border
Gregg M. Garfin, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and H. C. Hartmann, A. Roberson, M. K. Briggs, J. Bennett, and D. P. Brown


Poster Session 1
Space Weather Posters
Host: 13th Conference on Space Weather
Chair: Robert P. McCoy, Univ. of Alaska
317
Geomagnetic Disturbances and Geomagnetic Induced Currents
Lawrence J. Zanetti, APL, Laurel, MD; and B. Anderson, H. Korth, R. M. Robinson, and A. Pulkkinen

318
Dst Profile Investigation with Gamma Distribution and Diffusion-Like Distribution
M. Chantale Damas, CUNY/Queensborough Community College, Brooklyn, NY; and T. Cheung, Y. Dong, S. Peng, and Z. Yang
Manuscript (64.0 kB)

320
DSCOVR Science Archive Data and Access from NCEI
William Rowland, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and S. M. Codrescu, M. Tilton, R. Redmon, P. Loto'aniu, J. Cartwright, H. McCullough, and W. F. Denig

322
Geomagnetic storms: How bad can they be?
Chigomezyo M. Ngwira, The Catholic University of America, Greenbelt, MD
Manuscript (39.6 kB)

324
Geomagnetically induced currents in the ground beneath our feet: The view from outer space
N. P. Savani, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD; and A. Pulkkinen and L. I. GIC Working Group
Manuscript (61.5 kB)


Joint Poster Session 2
Land Model Benchmarking: Benchmarking, Verification and Validation in Terrestrial Hydrology Posters
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
Hosts: (Joint between the 30th Conference on Hydrology; and the 23rd Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences )
Chairperson/Person in Charge: Michael B. Ek, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC
Chair: Sujay Kumar, NASA/GSFC
89
Comparison of Global Mountain Snow Storage Estimates and the Prospect of Improvement with Regional Climate Modeling
Melissa L. Wrzesien, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and M. T. Durand and T. M. Pavelsky

90
Basin-Scale Evaluation of the Land Surface Water Budget in the NCEP Operational and Research NLDAS-2 Systems
Youlong Xia, IMSG at EMC/NCEP, College Park, MD; and M. Ek, B. Cosgrove, K. Mitchell, C. Peters-Lidard, M. J. Brewer, D. M. Mocko, S. V. Kumar, H. Wei, J. Meng, and L. Luo

92
Evaluating Evaporation Components in Flux Data and Model Output
Emma L. Robinson, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, United Kingdom; and E. Blyth

Handout (1.2 MB)

93
Evaluating a High-resolution Operational LDAS/LSM with In-situ Soil Measurements Throughout North Carolina
John N. McHenry, Baron Advanced Meteorological Systems, LLC, Raleigh, NC; and A. Sims and D. T. Olerud

94
Similarity Assessment of NLDAS Multi-Model Ensemble Outputs
Shugong Wang, SAIC at NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and S. Kumar, D. Mocko, C. Peters-Lidard, Y. Xia, and M. Ek

95
Quantifying the Mismatch between Snow and Climate in Global Reanalyses and Land Models
Patrick D. Broxton, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and X. Zeng and N. Dawson

97
The North American Land Data Assimilation System (NLDAS) Science Testbed: An Environment for the Systematic Evaluation and Benchmarking of NLDAS Outputs
David M. Mocko, SAIC at NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and S. V. Kumar, S. Wang, K. R. Arsenault, C. Peters-Lidard, G. S. Nearing, Y. Xia, M. B. Ek, and J. Dong

99
The Land Verification Toolkit---A Common Methodology For Benchmarks, Evaluation Procedures, And Metrics For The Land Surface Modeling Community
Jerry Wegiel, SAIC, Greenbelt, MD; and S. V. Kumar, C. Peters-Lidard, M. Best, M. B. Ek, S. G. Benjamin, J. D. Cetola, J. B. Eylander, K. R. Arsenault, J. Geiger, D. M. Mocko, S. Wang, C. Franks, R. L. Ruhge, E. D. Hunt, T. A. Lewiston, M. Freimund, N. Wright, T. Smirnova, S. Rheingrover, K. W. Harrison, Y. Tian, Y. Liu, J. A. Santanello Jr., and M. Shaw

100
Stochastic Analysis of Nonlinear Sorption at the Cape Cod Tracer Site
Neal T. Graham, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and F. Miralles-Wilhelm


Poster Session 2
Poster Session II: Outreach
Host: 25th Symposium on Education
163
CoCoRaHS WxTalk Webinars - Sharing Weather and Climate Knowledge with the Public
Henry Reges, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and N. J. Doesken, N. Newman, Z. Schwalbe, and J. Turner

Handout (6.7 MB)

164
Weather and Water Go Hand in Hand: Education and Outreach at the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology
Andrea Sealy, Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology, St. James, Barbados; and K. A. Caesar and D. Farrell

Handout (2.2 MB) Handout (1.6 MB)


Poster Session 3
Poster Session III: Pre-College Education Initiatives
Host: 25th Symposium on Education
169
Developing a Yearlong NGSS Learning Sequence Focused on Climate Solutions: Opportunities, Challenges and Reflections
Eugene Cordero, San Jose State Univ., San Jose, CA; and D. C. Centeno, E. Walsh, and E. Metzger

170
Integrated Science for Pre-service High School Teachers: Combining Physics, Meteorology and Astronomy
Redina L. Herman, Western Illinois Univ., Macomb, IL; and R. T. Gordon and L. M. Barden-Gabbei

171
First Approaches toward Teaching K – 12 Weather and Climate with an NGSS Approach
Michael J. Passow, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, NY

173
High School Broadcast Meteorology Program
Jeffrey A. Yuhas, Morristown-Beard School, Morristown, NJ; and R. Dorwart, O. Braunstein, and S. Nadler

174
STEM Education in a High School Meteorology Program
Jeffrey A. Yuhas, Morristown-Beard School, Morristown, NJ; and T. Margosian, H. Kern, V. Sharma, and B. Rechler

175
176
ESIP Education Workshops
Margaret Mooney, CIMSS, SSEC, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and L. Dahlman, P. M. Lewis, and E. Robinson

Handout (3.7 MB)

178
Climate Changes
Christine A. Fuentes, Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico Aguadilla, Aguadilla, PR
Manuscript (250.3 kB)

Handout (1.9 MB)


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

Handout (579.4 kB)

102
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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

107
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


Poster Session 4
Poster Session IV: University Education Initiatives
Host: 25th Symposium on Education
181
Evidence of Climate change within the five Regions in Virginia
Darlette M. Meekins, Virginia State University, Glen Allen, VA; and S. sriharan

184A
Puerto Rico Climate Change and Human Health Teaching Model
Maria C. Ortiz, Universidad Metropolitana, San Juan, PR; and C. Morales
Manuscript (11.3 kB)

Handout (5.1 MB)

185
186
To Master or Not to Master; That Is the Question
Teresa Bals-Elsholz, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN; and C. Clark, K. Goebbert, A. Stepanek, and B. Wolf
Manuscript (439.2 kB)

189
190
Experiential Learning Applied to a MATLAB-based Undergraduate NWP Course
Thomas A. Guinn, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL
Manuscript (593.0 kB)

191
Chaos and Atmospheric Predictability
Isimar de Azevedo Santos, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and J. Buchmann
Manuscript (50.8 kB)

Handout (133.2 kB)

196
A Pre- and Post-Test Given to Climate Students to Gauge their Learning
Scott S. Lindstrom, Madison Area Technical College, Madison, WI; and M. A. Lazzara, M. K. Harkey, and S. Lynds

198
Providing Application-Driven GIS Education for Earth System Science
Amanda M. Weigel, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and R. Griffin and K. Bugbee

199
Meteorological Applications in a Collaborative Classroom and Stereo Visualization Laboratory
Brian J. Billings, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and R. J. Kubesh, S. E. Arcand, and M. C. Gill


Joint Poster Session 4
The NASA Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Mission Status and Early Results Posters
Hosts: (Joint between the 30th Conference on Hydrology; and the Sixth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations )
Cochairs: Dara Entekhabi, MIT; Chandra R. Kondragunta, NOAA/OAR; John Pereira, NOAA/NESDIS; Eni Njoku, JPL
110
Inland Open Water-Body Detection Using Multipolarized L-band SMAP SAR
Seung-Bum Kim, Caltech/JPL, Pasadena, CA; and D. Entekhabi and S. H. Yueh

111
112
Converting Between SMOS and SMAP Level-1 Brightness Temperature Observations Over Nonfrozen Land
Gabriëlle J.M. De Lannoy, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and R. H. Reichle, J. Peng, Y. Kerr, R. Castro, E. J. Kim, and Q. Liu


Poster Session 5
203
AMS Climate Studies Implementation at San Antonio College
John Strybos, Alamo Colleges - San Antonio College, Live Oak, Texas

Handout (606.7 kB) Handout (1.2 MB)

204
Introducing Climate Studies at Community College of Philadelphia
Margaret Stephens, Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

205
206
Climate Studies at KCKCC
Ernest M. May, Kansas Community College, Kansas City, KS

210
Implementing Climate Literacy at a Tribal College
Rebecca R. Edler, Sustainable Development Institute, College of Menominee Nation, Keshena, WI

211
Linking Climate Science and Biodiversity through Experiential Learning at Chowan University
James ″Bo″ Dame, Chowan University, Murfreesboro, NC; and H. L. McGuire

Handout (3.4 MB)

212
Teaching Aids in the Discussion of Climatology
Gerald J. Mulvey, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX

Handout (912.1 kB)

215
Cheyney University Climate Education
Sakkar A. Eva, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, Cheyney, PA

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

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Session 2
Katrina +10: Reflecting on Hurricane Katrina and Planning Ahead for Future Weather and Climate Extremes
Location: Room 333-334 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice
Chair: Olga Wilhelmi, NCAR
4:30 PM
2.3
Preparing for the Storm: A New Community Resilience Planning Guide
Therese P. McAllister, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD; and S. A. Cauffman and E. D. Kuligowski
4:45 PM
2.4
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Session 2
US CLIVAR Session on Ocean Fingerprints of Decadal-to-Centennial Natural Variability and Anthropogenic Change
Location: La Nouvelle A ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Cochairs: David Halpern, JPL; Antonietta Capotondi, University of Colorado; Renellys Christine Perez, NOAA/AOML; Arthur J. Miller, SIO/Univ. Of California
4:00 PM
2.1
4:30 PM
2.3
Is ENSO Really Changing?
Antonietta Capotondi, CIRES, Univ. of Colorado and Physical Sciences Division, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and P. D. Sardeshmukh
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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
Recording files available
Joint Session 6
Biennial AMS AI Contest
Location: Room 354 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 14th Conference on Artificial and Computational Intelligence and its Applications to the Environmental Sciences; and the 30th Conference on Hydrology )
Chair: Carlos Felipe Gaitan, University of Oklahoma/NOAA-GFDL
4:00 PM
J6.1
Feature Engineering on Rainfall Matrices
Mike Kim, Booz Allen Hamilton, VA

4:30 PM
J6.3
Hourly Rainfall Estimation using Gradient Boosted Decision Trees
Devin Anzelmo, University of California, CA

4:45 PM
J6.4
4th Place Solution for “How much Did it Rain? II” Kaggle Competition
Shize Su, University of Virginia, Charlottesville; and A. Jacobs

Recording files available
Joint Session 8
The NASA Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Mission Status and Early Results
Location: Room 240/241 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 30th Conference on Hydrology; and the Sixth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations )
Cochairs: John B. Eylander, US Army Corps of Engineers; Dara Entekhabi, MIT; Chandra R. Kondragunta, NOAA/OAR; Eni Njoku, JPL; John Pereira, NOAA/NESDIS
4:00 PM
J8.1
The NASA Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Mission Status and Early Results
Simon Yueh, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA; and D. Entekhabi, P. O'Neill, J. Entin, E. Njoku, and K. Kellogg
4:15 PM
J8.2
An Intercomparison of SMAP Passive Soil Moisture Retrieval Algorithms
Steven Chan, NASA JPL, Pasadena, CA; and R. Bindlish, A. Colliander, F. Chen, P. O'Neill, T. Jackson, E. Njoku, A. Berg, T. Rowlandson, K. Caylor, M. Cosh, H. Al Jassar, E. Lopez-Baeza, J. Martinez-Fernandez, A. Gonzalez-Zamora, H. McNairn, A. Pacheco, M. Moghaddam, C. Montzka, C. Notarnicola, G. Niedrist, T. Pellarin, J. Pulliainen, K. Rautiainen, J. Ramos, M. Seyfried, Z. Su, Y. Zeng, R. van der Velde, M. Thibeault, W. Dorigo, M. Vreugdenhil, J. Walker, X. Wu, J. Asanuma, L. Dang, L. Pashaian, M. Spencer, D. Entekhabi, and S. Yueh

4:30 PM
J8.3
SMAP L2/L3 Soil Moisture Product Validation with Core Validation Sites
Thomas Jackson, USDA ARS Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory; and A. Colliander, S. Chan, N. Das, S. Kim, S. Dunbar, R. Bindlish, A. Berg, T. Rowlandson, K. Caylor, M. Cosh, H. Al Jassar, E. Lopez-Baeza, J. Martinez-Fernandez, A. Gonzalez-Zamora, H. McNairn, A. Pacheco, M. Moghaddam, C. Montzka, C. Notarnicola, G. Niedrist, T. Pellarin, J. Pulliainen, K. Rautianen, J. Ramos, M. Seyfried, Z. Su, Y. Zeng, R. van der Velde, M. Thibeault, W. Dorigo, M. Vreugdenhil, J. Walker, X. Wu, J. Asanuma, L. Dang, L. Pashaian, M. Spencer, P. O'Neill, D. Entekhabi, S. Yueh, and E. Njoku
4:45 PM
J8.4
First Results from the SMAP Level 4 Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture (L4_SM) Data Product
Rolf H. Reichle, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and G. J. M. De Lannoy, R. D. Koster, J. Kimball, W. T. Crow, Q. Liu, J. Ardizzone, A. Berg, D. Bosch, T. Caldwell, A. Colliander, A. Conaty, M. Cosh, D. C. Goodrich, T. Jackson, S. Livingston, J. Prueger, T. Rowlandson, and P. Starks

4:00 PM-5:15 PM: Monday, 11 January 2016

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Session 1
Hydrometeorological Extremes, Part I
Location: Room 242 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Hydrology
Chair: John N. McHenry, Baron Advanced Meteorological Systems, LLC
4:15 PM
1.2
4:45 PM
1.4
Flooding on the Mendenhall River from a Jokulhlaup: How to forecast a moving target
Scott D. Lindsey, NWS/Alaska Pacific River Forecast Center, Anchorage, AK; and E. H. Moran, E. Hood, and A. Jacobs
5:00 PM
1.5
Using river ice time series (MODIS-AQUA) to identify and predict ice hazards
Simon Kraatz, NOAA-CREST, New York, NY; and R. Khanbilvardi and N. Devineni
Recording files available
Session 3
Dispersion Modeling on a Range of Scales for Different Sources and Applications
Location: Room 243 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 19th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA
Chair: Saravanan Arunachalam, University of North Carolina
4:00 PM
3.1
Characterization of Source Emissions using Short Duration Measurements and Model Predictions
Steven R. Chiswell, Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC; and R. L. Buckley, R. J. Kurzeja, and B. J. Viner

4:30 PM
3.3
Dust and Air Quality Forecasting and Monitoring in the Eastern Caribbean
Ashford Reyes, Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology, St. James, Barbados; and A. Sealy, R. Chewitt, and D. Farrell
4:45 PM
3.4
The Use of Regulatory Air Quality Models to Develop Successful Ozone Attainment Strategies
Timothy Canty, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and H. He, T. Vinciguerra, D. L. Goldberg, A. Ring, R. J. Salawitch, and R. R. Dickerson
5:00 PM
3.5
Simulation of urban flows using a lattice Boltzmann model
Yansen Wang, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD; and B. MacCall, C. Hocut, and G. Huynh
Recording files available
Session 3
Success stories and lessons learned in Research to Operations (R2O)
Location: Room 352 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 13th Conference on Space Weather
Chair: Michael Wiltberger, NCAR
4:15 PM
3.2
Research to Operations Success in Operational Space Weather Forecasting
Robert Rutledge, NWS/SWPC, Boulder, CO; and G. Millward, R. Steenburgh, and D. Biesecker

4:30 PM
3.3
Advancing Space Weather Impact Modeling Capabilities
Masha Kuznetsova, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and M. M. Maddox, P. J. Macneice, M. L. Mays, A. A. Pulkkinen, L. Rastaetter, J. S. Shim, A. Taktakishvili, C. Wiegand, and Y. Zheng
4:45 PM
3.4
Short-Term Forecasting Ground Magnetic Perturbations with the Space Weather Modeling Framework
Daniel T. Welling, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and G. Toth, H. J. Singer, G. Millward, and T. Gombosi
5:00 PM
3.5
An All-Clear Space Weather Forecasting System Based on Magnetogram in Near Real Time
David A. Falconer, University of Alabama Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and N. Barghouty and I. Khazanov

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


Workshop Session 1
Brief Python Tutorials Workshop, Part I
Location: Room 225 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Sixth Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python
Lecturers: Hannah Aizenman, City College of New York; David Brown, NCAR; Sheri Mickelson, NCAR
4:00 PM
IPython Notebook in Teaching

4:30 PM
Packaging a Module Using Conda

5:00 PM
Simple Ways to Increase Performance

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Session 1
JPSS and GOES-R Instrument Innovators (Invited)
Location: Room 252/254 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Mitchell Goldberg, JPSS; Frank J. DeLuccia, JPSS/Aerospace Corp
4:00 PM
1.1
A Brief History of the GOES-R Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) (Invited Presentation)
Steven J. Goodman, NOAA/NESDIS/GOES-R Program Office, Greenbelt, MD; and H. J. Christian and R. J. Blakeslee
4:15 PM
1.2
The Pre-launch History of the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) on GOES-R (Invited Presentation)
Timothy J. Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS/Center for Satellite Applications and Research, Madison, WI; and M. M. Gunshor, J. J. Gurka, and W. P. Menzel
4:30 PM
1.3
JPSS and GOES-R Instrument Innovators: VIIRS (Invited Presentation)
Jeffery J. Puschell, Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems, El Segundo, CA
4:45 PM
1.4
CrIS - The Evolution of the Operational Advanced Sounder (Invited Presentation)
William L. Smith Sr., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI; and H. E. Revercomb, F. A. Best, R. J. Glumb, K. D. Klaes, R. O. Knuteson, S. A. Mango, D. C. Tobin, and D. A. Santek

Panel Discussion 1
Utilizing Financial Tools for Weather Risk Transfer in Business Continuity, Supply Chain, and Capital Markets
Location: Room 244 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise
Moderators: Ian M. Giammanco, Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety; Mark S. Russo, EarthRisk Technologies
Panelists: Mark Bove, MunichRe; James Waller, Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC; Mark S. Russo, EarthRisk Technologies
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Session 2
Analysis of Observations from the DYNAMO/CINDY Field Campaign
Location: Room 338/339 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Symposium on Prediction of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: Processes, Prediction and Impact
Cochairs: Charles Jones, Univ. of California; Tommy G. Jensen, NRL
5:00 PM
2.4
5:15 PM
2.5
Examining Tropical Cyclone — Kelvin Wave Interactions using Adjoint Diagnostics
Carolyn A. Reynolds, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. D. Doyle and X. Hong
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Panel Discussion 2
Building a Consistent Message: Establishing Ground Rules for the Weather Enterprise
Location: Room 335/336 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice
Moderators: Kimberly E. Klockow, NOAA; Susan A. Jasko, California Univ. of Pennsylvania
Panelists: Dexter Accardo, St Tammany Parish; Joshua D. Eachus, WBRZ; Angela M. Fritz, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gina M. Eosco, Eastern Reseach Group; J. T. Johnson, Weather Decision Technologies; Bryan Norcross, The Weather Channel; Richard Smith, NOAA/NWSFO
4:00 PM
PD2.1
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Joint Session 2
Climate Change and Infectious Diseases
Location: Room 228/229 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Seventh Conference on Environment and Health; and the Sixth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations )
Chair: Wendy Marie Thomas, NOAA/NWS
5:00 PM
J2.4
Impact of Changing Climate on Diarrheal Diseases: A Case Study for Cholera
Fariborz Nasr Azadani, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV; and A. Jutla and R. Colwell

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Session 2
Solar Forecasting: Energy Application Part 2
Location: Room 346/347 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Seventh Conference on Weather, Climate, Water and the New Energy Economy
Chair: Craig M. Smith, DRI
4:15 PM
2.2
Geographic Smoothing of Solar PV: Results from Gujarat
Kelly Klima, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA; and J. Apt
4:30 PM
2.3
4:45 PM
2.4
5:00 PM
2.5
Coupling Numerical Weather Predictions to Demand and Solar Energy Forecasting Models in an Operational Setting
Vincent P.A. Lonij, IBM Research, Dublin, Ireland; and J. B. Fiot, B. Chen, J. Villumsen, F. Fusco, P. Pompey, Y. Gkoufas, M. Sinn, L. A. Treinish, J. Cipriani, A. P. Praino, I. Khabibrakhmanov, D. Tougas, M. Coombs, and A. Stamp
5:15 PM
2.6
Development and Evaluation of Near-Real-Time Solar Power Forecasts
Duane Apling, Northrop Grumman Corporation, McLean, VA; and K. Darmenova and G. Higgins

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Session 3
AWIPS System Updates, Part II
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs: William F. Roberts, OAR; Jason E. Burks, NASA/MSFC
4:00 PM
3.1
4:30 PM
3.3
GSD's Short-term GFE Point Blender
Kevin L. Manross, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Boulder, CO; and T. J. LeFebvre and I. S. Tsai
5:15 PM
3.6
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Session 3
Building a WRN Through Innovative Partnerships
Location: Room 255/257 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events
Cochairs: Dave Jones, StormCenter Communications, Inc.; Shawn Freeman, Northrop Grumman
4:00 PM
3.1
Unlocking the Future of Wireless Emergency Alerts
Michael Gerber, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and R. Bunge and H. L. White
5:00 PM
3.5
Western Illinois University Outreach Events
Zachary Riel, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
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Session 3
Kenneth Crawford Session, Part 2
Location: Room 245 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Christopher A. Fiebrich, Oklahoma Climatological Survey
4:45 PM
3.4
Observational Analysis of Flash Flood Events in North Texas
Amanda J. Schroeder, NOAA/NWS Weather Forecast Office, Fort Worth, TX; and D. Cavanaugh, T. Ryan, and J. Dunn
5:00 PM
3.5
The New York State Mesonet: A Technical Overview
Jerald A. Brotzge, SUNY, University at Albany, Albany, NY; and C. Thorncroft and E. Joseph
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Session 3
Novel Oceanographic Observational Techniques
Location: Room 342 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 14th Symposium on the Coastal Environment
Cochairs: Patrick J. Fitzpatrick, Mississippi State Univ.; Gregory Dusek, NOAA
4:00 PM
3.1
Measuring Wind-driven Wave Properties in a Coastal Estuary
Jeff Colvin, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL; and S. M. Lazarus, M. Splitt, and B. P. Holman
4:45 PM
3.4
The Effects of Chronic Salinity on the Carbon Cycle of Strawberry Swamp, SC
Alexandria McCombs, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC; and A. L. Hiscox, S. T. Allen, K. W. Krauss, J. Duberstein, and W. H. Conner
5:15 PM
3.6
Salinity and Hydrology Control Evapotranspiration From a Degraded Coastal Swamp
Scott T. Allen, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA; and A. McCombs, A. L. Hiscox, K. W. Krauss, J. Duberstein, W. H. Conner, and R. F. Keim

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Session 3
Pre-college Education Initiatives II
Location: Room 353 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 25th Symposium on Education
Cochairs: John Moore, AMS Board on Outreach and Precollege Education; Jeffrey A. Yuhas, Morristown-Beard School
4:00 PM
3.1
4:45 PM
3.4
Earth SySTEM: Observing the Earth Visualizing the Future
John Moore, AMS Board on Outreach and Precollege Education, Laurel Springs, NJ
5:00 PM
3.5
Educating Students about Hurricane Hazards and Preparedness
John P. Cangialosi, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL; and D. P. Brown, C. W. Knowlton, H. Morin, A. B. Damiano, and R. G. Henning
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Session 3
Statistical Forecasting
Location: Room 226/227 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 23rd Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
Chair: Eric Gilleland, NCAR
4:00 PM
3.2
Predicting Seasonal Tornado Activity
James B. Elsner, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
4:30 PM
3.3
Sensitivity of Spatial Structure of Forecasts on Model Parameters
Caren Marzban, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and N. Li, C. Jones, and S. Sandgathe
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Session 3
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Atmospheric Research I
Location: Room 350/351 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 18th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: C. Bruce Baker, NOAA/OAR/ARL/ATDD
4:00 PM
3.1
Feasbility Evaluation of the Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Weather Observations for Operational Weather Prediction
Robbie E. Hood, NOAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program, Silver Spring, MD; and G. A. Wick, M. L. Black, J. P. Dunion, S. Van Cooten, R. J. Moorhead II, and J. R. Walker
4:15 PM
3.2
4:30 PM
3.3
Exploring the Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems for Local-Scale Boundary Layer Observations in a Coastal Environment
Jamie L. Dyer, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS; and L. Wasson and R. J. Moorhead II
4:45 PM
3.4
Integration of a Vector Electric-field Sonde into a Small UAS
Brian Argrow, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO ; and R. Sonnenfeld, J. Mack, D. Jensen, and G. Aulich
5:00 PM
3.5
Using a Small Unmanned Aerial System for Atmospheric Research
Edward Dumas, NOAA, Oak Ridge, TN; and B. Baker and C. Brown
5:15 PM
3.6
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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
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Joint Session 4
Aerosol Nucleation, Growth, and Transformation (I)
Location: Room 231/232 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Mario J. Molina Symposium; and the 18th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Chair: Franz Geiger, Northwestern University
CoChair: Shan-Hu Lee, University of Alabama
4:30 PM
J4.3
The Role of Coating-Surface Interactions in the Restructuring of Soot Nanoparticles
Alexei Khalizov, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ; and C. Chen and X. Fan
5:15 PM
J4.6
Growth of Freshly Nucleated Particles by Condensation of Low-Volatility Organics
Neil M. Donahue, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA; and W. Chuang, J. Troestl, and D. Worsnop

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Joint Session 5
Soil Dust II: Lofting and Transport, Characterization, and Interactions with Clouds and Storms
Location: Room 357 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Eighth Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions; and the 18th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Chair: Ottmar Moehler, Institute of Technology
Cochairs: Paquita Zuidema, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS; Paola Formenti, Laboratoire Interuniversitaire des Systemes Atmospheriques
4:00 PM
J5.1
The Complexity and Cloud Formation Potential of Atmospheric Mineral Dust (Invited Presentation)
D. J. Cziczo, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and K. D. Froyd, S. Garimella, C. Christopoulos, and D. Murphy
4:45 PM
J5.3
5:00 PM
J5.4
The Influence of Tropical Convection on the Evolution and Transport of the Saharan Air Layer
Cynthia H. Twohy, NorthWest Research Associates, Redmond, WA; and K. Sauter, T. L'Ecuyer, S. R. Herbener, S. C. van den Heever, B. E. Anderson, and R. Ferrare

5:15 PM
J5.5
Saharan Dust Processing and Transport by Atlantic Tropical Cyclones
Stephen R. Herbener, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and S. C. van den Heever, C. H. Twohy, S. M. Saleeby, and T. S. L'Ecuyer
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Joint Session 7
Joint Research and Coordinated Observations in Hydrometeorology, Extremes and High-Impact Events in the US and Asia Part 2
Location: Room 343 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Special Sessions on US-International Partnerships; and the 30th Conference on Hydrology )
Chair: Jin Huang, NOAA NCEP Climate Prediction Center
4:00 PM
J7.1
Droughts in the US and China - Occurrences and Mechanisms
Robert E. Dickinson, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX; and R. Fu, B. Pu, and K. Wang
4:30 PM
J7.2
5:00 PM
J7.3
5:15 PM
J7.4
China Drought Meteorology Scientific Research Project
Yaohui Li, Institute of Arid Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Lanzhou, China
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Themed Joint Session 7
Research to Operations: Transitioning from Science to Service
Location: Room 355 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies; the Sixth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations; the 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; and the AMS Board of Broadcast Meteorology )
Cochairs: John J. Pereira, NOAA/NESDIS; Scott Jacobs, NOAA/NWS/NCEP
4:00 PM
TJ7.1
4:15 PM
TJ7.2
Global Model Test Bed: Fostering Community Involvement in NOAA's Next-Generation Global Prediction System
Ligia R. Bernardet, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and L. Nance and B. Kuo
4:30 PM
TJ7.3
The Multiple-Radar / Multiple-Sensor Products: The First Year of NWS Operations
Gregory J. Stumpf, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NWS Meteorological Development Laboratory, Norman, OK; and D. M. Kingfield, J. G. LaDue, R. A. Prentice, S. B. Cocks, S. M. Martinaitis, T. C. Meyer, A. V. Bates, J. D. Hardy, C. S. Spannagle, M. J. Taraldsen, and A. C. Wood
4:45 PM
TJ7.4
From CRREL to the 557th Weather Wing: Snow Assessments in Remote, Austere Watersheds
Steven F. Daly, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Hanover, NH; and T. A. Lewiston, E. Deeb, E. Ochs, B. F. Morriss, C. Vuyovich, S. Newman, and J. B. Eylander
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Themed Joint Session 8
High Impact Weather: Analysis, Prediction, and Interaction with Climate Changes: Part 3
Location: Room 238/239 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology; and the Fourth AMS Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA) )
Chair: Richard D. Clark, Millersville University
4:15 PM
TJ8.2
4:45 PM
TJ8.4
Locations and Trends in US Midwest Urban-induced Heavy Rain Events
David A. R. Kristovich, ISWS/Prairie Research Institute/University of Illinois, Champaign, IL; and L. Bard and L. Stoecker
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Themed Joint Session 9
Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Quantifying Uncertainties in Measurements and Models and Resultant Climate Impacts III
Location: Room 356 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 19th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; and the 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology )
Cochairs: Abhishek Chatterjee, USRA; Sean Crowell, University of Oklahoma
4:30 PM
TJ9.3
Evaluating the Influence of Stratospheric Variability on Methane Total Columns
Katherine M. Saad, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and P. O. Wennberg

5:00 PM
TJ9.5
Quantification of Transport Errors and their Impact in CO2 Mixing Ratios with a WRF-Chem Physics-based Ensemble
Liza Ivelisse Diaz-Isaac, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and T. Lauvaux and K. Davis

5:15 PM
TJ9.6

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)

7:00 PM-8:00 PM: Monday, 11 January 2016


Town Hall Meeting: NWS Model Development Forum
Location: Room 240/241 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Town Hall Meetings
7:00 PM
NWS Model Plans -- Hendrik Tolman

7:00 PM
UMAC Report -- Fred Carr

7:00 PM-9:00 PM: Monday, 11 January 2016

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Town Hall Meeting: Weather, Climate, Water and the New Energy Economy – Integrating and Operationalizing Renewable Energy Forecasts
Location: Room 346/347 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Town Hall Meetings; and the Seventh Conference on Weather, Climate, Water and the New Energy Economy )
Moderator: Matthew J. Parker, Savannah River National Laboratory
Panelists: Sue E. Haupt, NCAR; John Zack, AWS Truepower; Nick Keener, Duke Energy; Lidija Sekaric , DOE
7:00 PM
Introduction - Matt Parker
7:00 PM
Presentation 1 - Nick Keener
7:00 PM
Presentation 2 - Lidija Sekaric
7:00 PM
Presentation 3 - John Zack
7:00 PM
Presentation 4 - Sue Haupt

7:15 PM-10:00 PM: Monday, 11 January 2016


23|5 Talks: The ‘Wow’ of Weather, Water, and Climate
Location: New Orleans Theater ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Tuesday, 12 January 2016

7:00 AM-8:15 AM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016

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Town Hall Meeting: NOAA Space Platform Requirements Working Group (SPRWG)
Location: Room 252/254 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Town Hall Meetings
7:00 AM
Presentation 1 - Steve Volz

7:40 AM-8:00 AM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016


Daily Weather Briefing
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

8:00 AM-8:30 AM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016


Local AMS Chapter Town Hall
Location: Room 238/239 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Town Hall Meetings

8:00 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016

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Session 3
AI Techniques for Decision Support
Location: Room 354 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 14th Conference on Artificial and Computational Intelligence and its Applications to the Environmental Sciences
Chair: Haig Iskendarian, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
8:15 AM
3.2
Predicting Weather Impact on Airspace Flow Using Multiple Forecasts
Mark S. Veillette, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and M. Matthews, H. Iskenderian, and R. DeLaura
8:30 AM
3.3
The Optimal Meteorological Forecast System Project at Meteorological Services of Canada
Donald Talbot, EC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and C. Landry, J. Marcoux, M. Nadeau, and M. Verville
8:45 AM
3.4
Severe Hail Forecasting Evaluation: Machine Learning and Severe Weather Proxy Variables
David John Gagne II, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. McGovern, N. Snook, R. A. Sobash, J. K. Williams, S. E. Haupt, and M. Xue
9:00 AM
3.5
Real-time Prediction of Damaging Straight-line Winds Produced by Thunderstorms
Ryan A. Lagerquist, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. McGovern, V. Lakshmanan, and T. M. Smith
9:15 AM
3.6
Using Machine Learning for Nowcasting Severe Weather Hazards
Amy McGovern, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and C. D. Karstens, T. M. Smith, and K. M. Kuhlman
9:30 AM
3.7
On Learning Patterns Between GPS Derived Precipitable water fields and Radar Reflectivity Fields
Aditya Nagarajan, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; and D. L. Pepyne

8:00 AM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016


Poster Hall Open
Location: Hall D/E ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

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

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Session 4
Air Pollution and Atmospheric Chemistry
Location: Room 243 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 19th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA
Chair: Jonathan E. Pleim, EPA
8:30 AM
4.1
MULTI-DAY LIDAR OBSERVATIONS DURING A SUMMERTIME WILDFIRE AND OZONE ENHANCEMENT EPISODE
John T. Sullivan, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and T. J. McGee, R. Delgado, J. Dressen, B. B. Demoz, G. Sumnicht, L. Twigg, and D. Hoang
8:45 AM
4.2
Recent Advances in Modeling of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer for Air Quality Modeling
Jonathan E. Pleim, EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC; and H. Foroutan, R. Gilliam, W. Appel, and L. Ran
9:00 AM
4.3

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

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Session 1
Global Events in 2015
Location: Room 338/339 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: IMPACTS: Major Weather Events and Impacts of 2015
Cochairs: Klaus E. Wolter, ESRL/Univ of Colorado-CIRES; Tanja Fransen, NOAA/NWS
8:30 AM
1.1
Global Weather and Climate Extremes of 2015
Klaus Wolter, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO
9:00 AM
1.2
The 2015 El Niño: A Communication Challenge
Thomas Di Liberto, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC - Innovim, College Park, MD; and M. L'Heureux, A. G. Barnston, and E. J. Becker
9:15 AM
1.3
January 2015 Malawi Floods from a Remote Sensing Perspective
Andrew Kruczkiewicz, IRI/Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, Palisades, NY; and H. Cen, B. Moneymaker, J. Lessel, R. Kufandiko, J. Pagona, E. Coughlan de Perez, A. Sweeney, K. Ndungu, and P. Ceccato
9:30 AM
1.4
Reality of Resilience
Roop K. Singh, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, New York, NY

Workshop Session 2
Brief Python Tutorials Workshop, Part II
Location: Room 225 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Sixth Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python
Lecturers: Scott Collis, ANL; Hannah Aizenman, City College of New York; Ryan M. May, UCAR/Unidata
8:30 AM
Using GitHub

9:00 AM
Profiling

9:15 AM
Remote Data Access using Netcdf4-Python and Siphon

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Session 2
Hydrometeorological Extremes, Part II
Location: Room 242 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Hydrology
Chair: John N. McHenry, Baron Advanced Meteorological Systems, LLC
8:30 AM
2.1
Improvement of the Optimal Blended NLDAS Drought Index (OBNDI) by Incorporating USGS Runoff Percentile and NCEI Operational Drought Indices
Youlong Xia, IMSG at EMC/NCEP, College Park, MD; and M. B. Ek, K. Mitchell, M. J. Brewer, C. D. Peters-Lidard, and D. M. Mocko
9:00 AM
2.3
The Climatology of Flooding in the US
Shane Hubbard, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
9:30 AM
2.5
Atmospheric Contributors to Heavy Rainfall Events in the Arkansas-Red River Basin
Taylor McCorkle, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and S. S. Williams, J. B. Basara, and T. A. Pfeiffer
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Session 2
Impacts of Aerosol-cloud Interactions on Radiation I
Location: Room 357 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Eighth Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions
Chair: Jun Wang, University of Iowa
CoChair: Zhibo Zhang, University of Maryland
9:15 AM
2.4
Using High-resolution Airborne Remote Sensing to Quantify Aerosol near Clouds
Robert Levy, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and L. Munchak and S. Mattoo
9:30 AM
2.5
The Updated Effective Radiative Forcing of Major Anthropogenic Aerosols and Their Effects on Global Climate at Present and in the Future
Hua Zhang, National Climate Center/China Meteorological Administration, Beijing, China; and S. Zhao and Z. Wang
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Session 2
Program Overviews and Status for New Operational Environmental Systems (Invited)
Location: Room 252/254 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Wanda Harding, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS; Steven J. Goodman, NOAA/NESDIS/GOES-R
8:30 AM
2.1
NESDIS: First Year Perspective (Invited Presentation)
Stephen M. Volz, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD
8:45 AM
2.2
9:15 AM
2.4
Status of EUMETSAT Satellite Programs: Towards the Next Generation Meteorological Satellites (Invited Presentation)
Kenneth Holmlund, EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany; and P. Schlüssel, R. Stuhlmann, L. Schüller, J. Schmetz, M. Cohen, S. Rota, and K. D. Klaes
Recording files available
Session 3
Arctic Circulation and Sea-Ice Variability and Trends
Location: La Nouvelle C ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: R. Saravanan, Texas A&M University
8:30 AM
3.1
Contrasting the Impact of Arctic and Antarctic Stratospheric Sudden Warmings
Jeffrey Fitzgerald Sr., University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and T. Reichler
Recording files available
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
Recording files available
Joint Session 3
Integrative Approaches to Understanding Extreme Temperature Risk I
Location: Room 228/229 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Seventh Conference on Environment and Health; and the 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice )
Chair: Kim Knowlton, Natural Resources Defense Council
8:45 AM
J3.2
Are Bounce Houses too Hot?
J. Marshall Shepherd, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA; and A. Grundstein and J. A. Knox
9:00 AM
J3.3
Indoor Heat Exposure: Links to Weather and Housing Characteristics
Darryn W. Waugh, Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD; and M. McCormack, A. A. Scott, B. F. Zaitchik, Z. He, and R. Peng
9:15 AM
J3.4
Adaptation Measures to Extreme Heat Events and their Effects on Sleep Quality and Health Among Senior Residents of Affordable Housing
Augusta Williams, Harvard University, Boston, MA; and A. K. Hard, S. Flanigan, A. Hem, J. D. Spengler, and J. G. Cedeno-Laurent
Recording files available
Session 3
Risk Perception and Communication
Location: Room 333-334 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice
Chair: Susan A. Jasko, California Univ. of Pennsylvania
8:30 AM
3.1A
Effective Messaging for Public Tsunami Warnings: Clarity, Specificity, and Sensemaking
Jeannette Sutton, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY; and M. M. Wood and C. W. Woods

9:30 AM
3.5
Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Tornado Watch Scale Using Uncertainty
Jason C. Senkbeil, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL; and L. Myers and J. B. Mason
Recording files available
Session 3
Solar and Wind Forecasting: Energy Application
Location: Room 346/347 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Seventh Conference on Weather, Climate, Water and the New Energy Economy
Chair: Andrew Clifton, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
8:30 AM
3.1
Case Studies of Solar Irradiance Forecast Outlier Events for Regional Area of Photovoltaic Power Forecasts
Hideaki Ohtake, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and F. Uno, T. Takashima, T. Oozeki, J. Gari da Silva Fonseca Jr., and Y. Yamada

9:15 AM
3.4
Lidar Measurements of Wind Flow over Complex Terrain
Yelena Pichugina, Colorado Univ./NOAA, Boulder, CO; and A. Brewer, R. M. Banta, A. Choukulkar, J. Olson, M. Marquis, J. M. Wilczak, A. M. Weickmann, S. P. Sandberg, T. A. Bonin, R. M. Hardesty, and J. W. Cline
9:30 AM
3.5
Evaluation of 2-D and 3-D Wind Retrievals from Single and Multiple Doppler Lidars during the XPIA Field Campaign
Aditya Choukulkar, Colorado Univ./NOAA/ESRL/CSD, Boulder, CO; and A. Brewer, S. P. Sandberg, A. M. Weickmann, Y. Pichugina, R. M. Banta, T. A. Bonin, J. K. Lundquist, J. C. Y. Lee, P. T. Quelet, R. Delgado, A. St Pe, G. V. Iungo, R. Ashton, M. Debnath, B. Kosovic, S. P. Oncley, and D. Wolfe
Recording files available
Session 4
Addressing Broader Impacts: Lessons Learned from recent NSF-CAREER Awards
Location: Room 353 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 25th Symposium on Education
Cochairs: Manda Adams, Univ. of North Carolina; Donna J. Charlevoix, UNAVCO
9:15 AM
4.4
Teaching Climate Change from a Climate Justice Perspective in Harlem
Evelyn Roman-Lazen, Frederick Douglass Academy, New York, NY; and A. Giannini
Recording files available
Session 4
Advances in Space Weather Observations
Location: Room 352 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 13th Conference on Space Weather
Chair: W. Dean Pesnell, NASA
8:30 AM
4.1
8:45 AM
4.2
The Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR)
Richard E. Ullman, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and N. M. Simpson
9:00 AM
4.3
Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) Mission – Observing Forcing of the Thermosphere-Ionosphere System from Above and Below
Alan Burns, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. W. Eastes, W. McClintock, D. N. Anderson, L. Andersson, M. V. Codrescu, R. E. Daniell, S. L. England, A. Krywonos, A. D. Richmond, D. W. Rusch, S. C. Solomon, O. H. Siegmund, and T. N. Woods
9:15 AM
4.4
The NASA Ionospheric Connection Explorer: Observing the key drivers of variability in our space environment
Thomas J. Immel, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA; and S. England, S. Mende, O. Siegmund, H. U. Frey, D. E. Rowland, R. A. Heelis, R. Stoneback, C. R. Englert, E. Korpela, J. Edelstein, J. Huba, A. Stephan, J. M. Harlander, K. Marr, G. Crowley, A. Maute, J. M. Forbes, G. S. Bust, E. Talaat, J. Klenzing, F. Kamalabadi, B. Harding, J. Makela, B. Hubert, J. C. Gerard, A. Saito, C. E. Valladares, D. L. Hysell, S. Frey, M. Bester, and G. R. Swenson
9:30 AM
4.5
RAMS: A Miniature Ram Angle and Magnetic Field Sensor Pre-Flight Calibration Results
Andrew Nicholas, NRL, Washington, DC; and F. A. Herrero, T. Finne, I. Galysh, and N. Creamer

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Session 4
Drought Monitoring, Prediction, and Impacts, Part 1
Location: Room 245 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Mark D. Svoboda, National Drought Mitigation Center
8:30 AM
4.1
From Too Much to Too Little: A State-by-state Assessment of the 2012 Central U.S. Drought
Natalie A. Umphlett, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and B. Fuchs
8:45 AM
4.2
A Drought Early Warning System for the Pacific Northwest
Kathie D. Dello, Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR; and A. Marrs

9:30 AM
4.5
Recording files available
Session 4
Ensemble Forecasting – Part 1
Location: Room 226/227 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 23rd Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
Chair: Michael Scheuerer, NOAA/ESRL
8:30 AM
4.1
Accounting for Model Uncertainties with Stochastic Forcing and the Impact on Ensemble Performance
Mozheng Wei, NRL, Stennis Space Center, MS; and P. Martin, P. Haley Jr., P. F. J. Lermusiaux, C. Barron, C. Rowley, and G. Jacobs
8:45 AM
4.2
9:30 AM
4.5
Gridded Probabilistic Forecasts of Weather Parameters with an Analog Ensemble
Simone Sperati, Ricerca Sistema Energetico, Milan, Italy; and S. Alessandrini, L. Delle Monache, G. Cervone, L. Harding, and S. E. Haupt
Recording files available
Session 4
Evolving the Warning Paradigm to Better Inform Individuals
Location: Room 255/257 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events
Cochairs: Jennifer Sprague, NOAA/NWS; Lanz Rothfusz, NSSL
8:45 AM
4.2
Forecaster Decision-Making with Automated Probabilistic Guidance in the 2015 Hazardous Weather Testbed Probabilistic Hazard Information Experiment
Christopher D. Karstens, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and G. J. Stumpf, C. Ling, D. M. Kingfield, J. Correia Jr., D. LaDue, K. M. Kuhlman, T. C. Meyer, T. M. Smith, J. L. Cintineo, C. J. Melick, and L. P. Rothfusz
9:15 AM
4.4
Recording files available
Session 4
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Atmospheric Research II
Location: Room 350/351 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 18th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Edward Dumas, NOAA
8:30 AM
4.1
9:00 AM
4.3
The ASAPS Observing System for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Brian D. Griffith, PEMDAS Technologies & Innovations, Monument, CO; and M. L. Gauthier

9:15 AM
4.4
Small UAS for Atmospheric Surface Layer Measurements
Kevin D. Jones, NPS, Monterey, CA; and Q. Wang, R. T. Yamaguchi, and R. J. Lind
9:30 AM
4.5
Turbulence Measurements with the Controlled Towed Vehicle in the Marine Surface Layer Under Ducting Conditions
Djamal Khelif, University of California, Irvine, CA; and J. Barge, R. T. Yamaguchi, H. Jonsson, and Q. Wang

Recording files available
Session 4
Visualization Techniques for Climatology and Meteorology
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs: Kathrin Häb, University of Kaiserslautern; Nazila Merati, Merati and Associates
8:45 AM
4.2
Analysis and visualization of multi-dimensional atmospheric data using Pareto sets
Lars Hüttenberger, University of Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, RLP, Germany; and K. Häb, H. Hagen, and C. Garth
9:30 AM
4.5
Using McIDAS-V with the next Generation of Satellite Sensors
Joleen M. Feltz, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. M. Gunshor, R. M. Rabin, and T. J. Schmit

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Joint Session 6
Soil Dust III: Lofting and Transport, Characterization, and Interactions with Clouds and Storms
Location: Room 356 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Eighth Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions; and the 18th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Chair: Ottmar Moehler, Institute of Technology
Cochairs: Paquita Zuidema, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS; Paola Formenti, Laboratoire Interuniversitaire des Systemes Atmospheriques
8:30 AM
J6.1
Regional Modeling of Saharan Dust Aerosol (Invited Presentation)
Ina Tegen, Leibniz-Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany; and B. Heinold and K. Schepanski
9:15 AM
J6.3
The Global Atmospheric Loading of Dust Aerosols
Jasper F. Kok, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; and D. A. Ridley, K. Haustein, R. L. Miller, and C. Zhao
9:30 AM
J6.4
Global and Regional Dust Forecasting
Adrien Deroubaix, NOAA, Princeton, NJ; and P. Ginoux and C. Pérez
Recording files available
Joint Session 7
Aerosol Nucleation, Growth, and Transformation (II)
Location: Room 343 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Mario J. Molina Symposium; and the 18th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Cochairs: Alexei Khalizov, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Rainer Volkamer, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado
8:45 AM
J7.2
Chemical Reactivity and Non-Liquid/Liquid States of Secondary Organic Material (Invited Presentation)
Scot T. Martin, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; and Y. J. Li, A. K. Bertram, P. Liu, Z. Gong, Y. Wang, A. P. Bateman, and C. Bergoend

9:30 AM
J7.5
Size-Resolved Measurements of Ice Nucleating Particles at Six Locations in North American and One in Europe
Ryan H. Mason, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and M. Si, C. Chou, V. Irish, R. Dickie, P. Elizondo, R. Wong, M. Brintnell, M. Elsasser, W. Lassar, K. Pierce, K. Suski, J. P. D. Abbatt, P. J. DeMott, T. C. J. Hill, J. A. Huffman, W. R. Leaitch, A. M. Macdonald, A. Platt, R. Sarda-Estève, C. L. Schiller, D. Toom-Sauntry, and A. K. Bertram
Recording files available
Joint Session 7
Special Symposium on Hurricane Katrina
Location: Room 344 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Special Symposium on Hurricane Katrina: Progress in Leveraging Science, Enhancing Response and Improving Resilience; the 14th Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the Fourth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events; the AMS Committee on Tropical Meteorology and Tropical Cyclones; and the AMS Committee on Weather Analysis and Forecasting )
Cochairs: Kenneth Carey, Earth Resources Technology (ERT), Inc.; Patrick A. Harr, NSF
8:30 AM
Panel

8:45 AM
Joint Session 7 - Special Symposium on Hurricane Katrina
9:00 AM
Opening Remarks by AMS President Sandy MacDonald

9:15 AM
Keynote Presentation by Former National Hurricane Center Director Max Mayfield

9:45 AM
Keynote Presentation by Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Craig Fugate

Recording files available
Themed Joint Session 10
High Impact Weather: Analysis, Prediction, and Interaction with Climate Changes: Part 4
Location: La Nouvelle A ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology; and the Fourth AMS Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA) )
Chair: Richard Clark, Millersville University
8:30 AM
TJ10.1
8:45 AM
TJ10.2
Numerical Simulation of a Monsoonal Link to the Rapid Arctic Ice Melt
T. N. Krihsnamurti, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and V. Kumar
9:15 AM
TJ10.4
Towards Improved Understanding of Extreme Snow Melt Runoff Events: a Case Study of the Chesapeake Basin
Gina Henderson, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and K. M. Masters, D. J. Leathers, D. A. Robinson, and T. L. Mote
Recording files available
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

9:00 AM-9:30 AM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016

Recording files available
Session 1
Advancements in Radiative Transfer Modeling and Surface Emissivity Modeling to Support Assimilation of Satellite Radiance Data
Location: Room 335/336 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth AMS Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA)
Chair: Sid-Ahmed Boukabara, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR
9:00 AM
1.1
Improvements to the CRTM for Cloudy Radiance Calculations
Louie Grasso, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and D. T. Lindsey and Y. J. Noh

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

Recording files available
Session 2
Enterprise Topics Around a Weather-Ready Nation
Location: Room 244 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise
Cochairs: Christopher Strager, NOAA/NWS; Andrea Bleistein, NOAA/NWS
9:15 AM
2.2
CASA WX: Demonstrating Value for Customers and Providers in a Public Private Partnership Model for X-band Radar Networks
Brenda J. Philips, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; and A. Bajaj, V. Chandrasekar, M. McFadden, J. Ortiz, A. Everly, T. McClung, G. Blase, F. Junyent, R. Stedronsky, P. O. G. Heppner, E. J. Lyons, F. H. Carr, K. A. Brewster, and M. Bloomberg
9:30 AM
2.3
Environmental Intelligence, Actionable Information for Decision Makers
Timothy J. Hall, The Aerospace Corporation, Columbia, MD; and T. Adang and K. B. Kreitman

Handout (828.9 kB)

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


Spouses' Coffee
Location: Kabacoff (Hilton Riverside)

9:30 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016


Book Signing
Location: Hall D/E ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

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 1
Mario J. Molina Symposium Posters
Hosts: (Joint between the Mario J. Molina Symposium; and the 18th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Chair: Mario J. Molina, University of California
1
Impacts of Aerosols on Precipitation and Thunderstorms in China
Li Cai, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China; and Y. Lin and R. Zhang

4
Atmospheric Aerosol Nonsphericity Over the Loess Plateau in Northwest China
Tian Pengfei, Key Laboratory for Semi-Arid Climate Change of the Ministry of Education, Lanzhou, China

Handout (2.7 MB)

7
Optical Properties of Polymers Relevant to Secondary Organic Aerosols
Wilmarie Marrero-Ortiz, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and Z. Du, Y. Wang, M. E. Gomez, S. Guo, S. Madronich, M. Hu, and R. Zhang

8
The Kinetics of the ClO-Dimer Cycle
Ross J. Salawitch, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and T. Canty

9
Variation of Radiative Properties During Black Carbon Aging: Theoretical and Experimental Intercomparison
Cenlin He, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; and K. N. Liou, Y. Takano, R. Zhang, M. levy, P. Yang, Q. Li, and L. R. Leung

Handout (756.8 kB)

10
Global Climate Models Intercomparison of Anthropogenic Aerosols Effects on Regional Climate over North Pacific
Jiaxi Hu, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and Y. Wang, Y. Lin, B. Pan, and R. Zhang

11
Sensitivity of Contribution of Organic Aerosol on Aerosol Optical Properties in Refractive Index and Hygroscopicity
Chang Hoon Jung, Kyungin Women's University, Incheon, South Korea; and J. Lee, H. J. Shin, and Y. P. Kim

12
Assessment of the Impacted Area Generated by Freight Transportation over Unpaved Roads Using CFD
Jose Huertas, Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Toluca, Mexico; and D. Prato Sr., J. C. Miranda Sr., and A. Valencia Sr.

13
Methodology to Model the Dispersion Pollutants Exposed to Chemical Reactions, Using Gaussian Models
Jose Huertas, Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Toluca, Mexico; and D. Prato and A. Valencia Sr.

14
Soot Formation and Properties from Combustion of Toluene in a Shock Tube
Chong Qiu, University of North Alabama, Florence, AL; and A. F. Khalizov, R. Zhang, B. Hogan, and E. L. Petersen

15
Radiative Properties of Soot Superaggregates in the Infrared
Yang Yu, Aerosol Impacts and Research Laboratory, St. Louis, MO; and I. Arnold and R. K. Chakrabarty

Handout (2.3 MB)

16
Impacts of Saharan Dust on Regional Climate and Tropical Cyclogenesis over the Atlantic Basin
Bowen Pan, Texas A&M University, College Station, College Station, TX; and Y. Wang, J. Hu, Y. Lin, and R. Zhang

17
Acid-catalyzed Multiphase reaction of Oxygenated Volatile Organic Compounds with Hydrogen Peroxide
Weigang Wang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; and Q. Liu and M. Ge

19
Aerosol Effects on Precipitation and Lightning Activity over Houston, Texas
Yun Lin, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and Y. Wang, R. Zhang, and R. E. Orville

20
Decadal Record of Ammonia Observed by AIRS
Juying X. Warner, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and Z. Wei, L. L. Strow, J. Nowak, R. Dickerson, and R. Dickerson

21
Anthropogenic Influence on Decadal Aerosol Trends over the Western North Atlantic Ocean
Andrew Jongeward, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and Z. Li and J. Xiong

23
A Laboratory Study to Constrain Gas-Phase Formic Acid and Acetic Acid Sources
Dhruv Mitroo, Washington University, St. Louis, MO; and M. Baasandorj, D. B. Millet, and B. Williams

26
Volatile Organic Compounds in the Atmosphere of Mexico City
Jessica P. Garzon-Barrera, Universidad Tecnologica Equinoccial de Ecuador, Santo Domingo, Ecuador; and J. Huertas, M. Huertas, M. Magaña, B. Cardenas, T. Watanabe, S. wakamatsu, S. Blanco-Jimenez, and T. Maeda
Manuscript (3.3 MB)

27
Aerosol Hygroscopic Properties in Seoul during the KORUS-AQ Pre-Campaign
Minsu Park, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea; and S. S. Yum, N. Kim, G. N. Bae, K. H. Kwak, H. J. Shin, J. S. Park, I. H. Song, and J. Y. Ahn

28
Polymer Formation on Atmospheric Nanoparticles and Its Effect on Aerosol Hygroscopicity
Wen Xu, Aerodyne Research, Inc, Billerica, MA; and M. Gomez-Hernandez, S. Guo, M. levy, J. R. Secrest, W. Marrero-Ortiz, D. R. Collins, and R. Zhang

31
Airborne In-Situ Measurements of Formaldehyde over California: First Results from the Compact Formaldehyde Fluorescence Experiment (COFFEE) Instrument
Josette E. Marrero, NASA, Moffett Field, CA; and J. St. Clair, E. L. Yates, T. Tanaka, J. M. Ryoo, W. Gore, A. K. Swanson, L. T. Iraci, and T. Hanisco

33
The Role of Organic Species on Aerosol Nucleation and Growth
Jeremiah R. Secrest, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and W. Weigang, Y. Zhu, and R. Zhang

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Chlorine-Catalyzed Ozone Loss: UV Absorption Cross Sections, Quantum Yield, and Equilibrium Constant of ClOOCl
David Wilmouth, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; and J. Klobas and J. G. Anderson


Joint Poster Session 1
Special Symposium on Hurricane Katrina Monday/Tuesday Posters
Location: Room 344 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Special Symposium on Hurricane Katrina: Progress in Leveraging Science, Enhancing Response and Improving Resilience; the 14th Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the Fourth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events; the AMS Committee on Tropical Meteorology and Tropical Cyclones; and the AMS Committee on Weather Analysis and Forecasting )
Cochairs: Kenneth Carey, Earth Resources Technology (ERT), Inc.; Christopher S. Velden, CIMSS; Patrick A. Harr, NSF; Andrew L. Molthan, NASA/MSFC; Patrick J. Fitzpatrick, Geosystems Research Institute, Mississippi State University
477
Development and Evolution of Convective Bursts in WRF Simulations of Dean (2007) and Bill (2009)
Andrew Todd Hazelton, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and R. Hart and R. F. Rogers

480
Tropical Cyclone (TC) Intensity Change Caused by Binary TC Interaction
Lianshou Chen, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, China; and Y. Yu and Z. Zeng

481
Hurricane Katrina in the Courtroom
Timothy P. Marshall, Haag Engineering Co., Irving, TX

482
Short-Fuse Hurricanes: Time to Landfall and the Influence of ENSO
Coryn Collins, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA; and J. Nielsen-Gammon and T. M. Hall

483
On the Multiple Intensity Changes of Hurricane Earl (2010)
Daniel P. Nielsen, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and J. H. Shin and D. L. Zhang

Handout (2.1 MB)

485
Non-equilibrium Multi-fluid Model of a Marine Boundary Layer Laden with Evaporating Ocean Spray under High-wind Conditions
Yevgenii Rastigejev, North Carolina A&T State Univ., Greensboro, NC; and S. A. Suslov

486
Probabilistic Prediction of Hurricane Intensity with an Analog Ensemble
Stefano Alessandrini, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and L. Delle Monache, C. M. Rozoff, and W. E. Lewis

487
The Arbitrary Definition of the Current Atlantic Major Hurricane Landfall Drought
Robert E. Hart, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and D. R. Chavas and M. P. Guishard


Poster Session 2
Advances in Evaporation and Evaporative Demand Posters
Host: 30th Conference on Hydrology
Cochairs: Michael Hobbins, NOAA; Martha C. Anderson, USDA/ARS; Christopher Hain, University of Maryland; Jennifer C. Adam, Washington State University
61
GOES Evapotranspiration and Drought Product System (GET-D)
Zhengpeng Li, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and C. Hain, L. Fang, X. Zhan, and M. C. Anderson

63
MICROWAVE BASED IMPLEMENTATION OF TWO SOURCE ENERGY BALANCE MODEL TO ESTIMATE EVAPORATION
Thomas R. H. Holmes, USDA, Beltsville, MD; and C. Hain, M. C. Anderson, W. P. Kustas, and W. T. Crow

65
Comparison of Evapotranspiration Following Fire in a Primary Amazonian Forest Based on MOD16 Data
Gabriel de Oliveira, INPE, Sao Jose dos Campos, SP, Brazil; and E. C. Moraes, Y. E. Shimabukuro, N. A. Brunsell, L. E. O. C. Aragão, and G. Bertani


Poster Session 3
Flood prediction, analysis, decision support, & management Posters
Host: 30th Conference on Hydrology
Cochairs: J.J. Gourley, NOAA/NSSL; Thomas Adams, NOAA/NWS; David J. Gochis, NCAR
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69
Flood Alert System using High Resolution Radar Data in the Mayaguez-Puerto Rico Bay Drainage Basin
Luz Estella Torres Molina, Universidad del Turabo, Gurabo, PR; and J. Colom and S. Cruz-Pol
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70
Development of NFIE forcing engine
Linlin Pan, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. J. Gochis, W. Yu, Y. Zhang, A. Dugger, M. Winn, A. Rafieeinasab, Y. Liu, M. Valenzuela, and D. Maidment

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71
Operational Hydrological Forecasting during the IPHEx-IOP Campaign – Meet the Challenge
Jing Tao, Duke Univ., Durham, NC; and W. Di, J. J. Gourley, S. Zhang, W. Crow, C. D. Peters-Lidard, and A. P. Barros

74
Comparison of Semi-Distributed and Fully Distributed Hydrological Models in Complex Terrain
Jungho Kim, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and R. Cifelli, L. Johnson, B. Livneh, and V. Chandrasekar


Poster Session 4
Hydrometeorological applications, products and services in service to society posters
Location: Room 242 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Hydrology
Chair: John N. McHenry, Baron Advanced Meteorological Systems, LLC
75
Development of hydrometeorological information database and application technology
Ji-in Kim, Korea Water Resources Corporation, Gwacheon-si, South Korea; and A. S. Suh

76
Forecasting Atmospheric Rivers During CalWater 2015
Jason Cordeira, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH; and F. M. Ralph

77
DASSP: A System for High-Resolution, Global Prediction of Soil Moisture Content and Soil Strength
Jerry Bieszczad, Creare LLC, Hanover, NH; and M. P. Ueckermann, C. A. Brooks, R. Chambers, W. E. Audette, and J. D. Walthour

79
Revision to Flood Hazard Assessment at the Savannah River Site
Robert L. Buckley, Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC; and D. W. Werth

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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 1
HPC and AI for Big Data in Atmosphere, Ocean and Water
Location: Room 354 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 14th Conference on Artificial and Computational Intelligence and its Applications to the Environmental Sciences; and the Second Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate )
Chair: Amy McGovern, Univ. of Oklahoma
11:00 AM
J1.1
High Performance Computing for Mesoscale Weather Prediction with the K-computer
Kazuo Saito, MRI/JAMSTEC, Tsukuba, Japan; and T. Oizumi, L. Duc, K. Ito, M. Kunii, S. Yokota, S. Origuchi, W. Mashiko, J. Ito, and H. Seko
11:15 AM
J1.2
11:45 AM
J1.4
Exploring Methods to Leverage Apache Spark in Meteorological Applications Through the Creation of Scispark
Kim D. Whitehall, JPL/California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and R. Palamuttam, R. Marroquin Mogrovejo, B. D. Wilson, C. Mattmann, L. J. McGibbney, R. Verma, and P. Ramirez

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Session 1
History of Atmospheric Science
Location: Room 231/232 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 14th History Symposium
Chair: Lourdes B. Avilés, Plymouth State University
11:45 AM
1.2
A Legacy in the Making: “Science in Service to Society” in the BAMS Archive
Jeff Rosenfeld, American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA; and K. F. Heideman
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Joint Session 1
Integrating Social Science Methods into Decision Support Tools to Enhance Community Resilience
Location: Room 255/257 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Fourth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events; and the 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice )
Chair: Jennifer Sprague, NOAA/NWS
11:45 AM
J1.4
The Sustainability Challenge — Developing More Resilient Electrical Infrastructure Systems
James Belanger, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and V. M. Thomas
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Session 2
Impact Assessments for Satellite Data Assimilated in Numerical Prediction Modeling Systems
Location: Room 335/336 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth AMS Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA)
Chair: Lidia Cucurull, NOAA/OAR/ESRL
11:00 AM
2.1
Developments in the Assimilation of Satellite Observations in the Met Office Global Model
William Bell, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and J. Cameron, A. Booton, P. Weston, A. Lorenc, D. Li, E. Pavelin, S. Newman, K. Lean, A. Doherty, S. Migliorini, F. Carminati, F. Smith, Y. Pradhan, M. Ujiie, R. Saunders, D. Barker, and A. Smith
11:15 AM
2.2
Sensitivity of the RAP Satellite Radiance Assimilation to the Model Top and Other Factors
Haidao Lin, CIRA/Colorado State Univ. and NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and S. Weygandt, J. Brown, M. Hu, C. Alexander, and S. Benjamin
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Joint Session 2
The Use of Social Media in Education, Outreach and Training
Location: Room 353 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 25th Symposium on Education; and the 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies )
Cochairs: Diane M. Stanitski, NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring Division; Scott Lindstrom
11:00 AM
J2.1
Most Popular Blog Posts of 2015 from CIMSS
Scott S. Lindstrom, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and A. S. Bachmeier
11:45 AM
J2.4
Weather Basics Interactive Video Training – Teaching Teachers, Students, and more!
Tim Brice, NOAA/NWS/Weather Forecast Office in El Paso, TX, Santa Teresa, NM; and J. Laney and M. Pazos
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Session 2
Winter Season 2014-2015
Location: Room 338/339 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: IMPACTS: Major Weather Events and Impacts of 2015
Cochairs: Tanja Fransen, NOAA/NWS; Klaus E. Wolter, ESRL/Univ of Colorado-CIRES
11:00 AM
2.1
The Winter of 2014-15 - A Season of Extremes
David R. Novak, NOAA/NWS, College Park, MD; and P. J. Kocin
11:45 AM
2.4A
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Session 3
Challenges in Meeting Water Needs for Cities in the World’s Developing Nations
Location: Room 244 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise
Cochairs: Melinda Marquis, NOAA; Kathleen A. Miller, NCAR
11:30 AM
3.3
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Session 3
GIS and Visualization
Location: Room 225 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Sixth Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python
Chair: Scott Collis, ANL
11:30 AM
3.3
Visualizing ensemble information from a real-time ensemble system at NCAR
Ryan A. Sobash, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. S. Romine, C. S. Schwartz, and K. R. Fossell
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Session 3
Hydrometeorological applications, products and services in service to society
Location: Room 242 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Hydrology
Chair: John N. McHenry, Baron Advanced Meteorological Systems, LLC
11:00 AM
3.1
Advancement of a Real-Time Automated Gauge Quality Control Process for Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor Precipitation Estimation
Steven M. Martinaitis, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and Y. Qi, S. B. Cocks, J. Zhang, and K. Howard
11:15 AM
3.2
Supporting Hydrometeorological Research and Applications with Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Products and Services
Zhong Liu, George Mason University/CSISS and NASA GSFC GES DISC, Greenbelt, MD; and D. Ostrenga, B. Vollmer, B. Deshong, K. MacRitchie, M. Greene, and S. Kempler
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Session 3
Impacts of Aerosol-cloud Interactions on Radiation II
Location: Room 357 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Eighth Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions
Chair: Zhibo Zhang, University of Maryland
CoChair: Jun Wang, University of Nebaska
11:00 AM
3.1
Atmospheric and Oceanic Responses to the Redistribution of Anthropogenic Aerosols
Yuan Wang, California Institute of Technology/JPL, Pasadena, CA; and J. Jiang and H. Su

11:15 AM
3.2
The Climate Response to Black Carbon as a Function of Altitude
Bjorn H. Samset, Center for International Climate and Environmental Research , Oslo, Norway; and G. Myhre
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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 4
Integrative Approaches to Understanding Extreme Temperature Risk II
Location: Room 228/229 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Seventh Conference on Environment and Health; and the 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice )
Chair: Andrew Monaghan, NCAR
11:00 AM
J4.1
Impact of Heat Index on Emergency Department Admissions in the Northeast
Rebecca Lincoln, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Augusta, ME; and D. Holt, K. Bush, J. Gold, M. Eliot, and G. Wellenius
11:30 AM
J4.3
Assessing the Need for Regional Heat Safety Guidelines in Athletics
Andrew Grundstein, University of Georgia, Athens, GA; and Y. Hosokawa and D. Casa
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Session 4
Weather Warnings and Responses
Location: Room 333-334 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice
Chair: Kimberly E. Klockow, NOAA
Paper 4.1 will now be 4.3A

Paper 4.3 will now be 4.1A

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Session 4
Wind Forecasting: Energy Application Part 1
Location: Room 346/347 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Seventh Conference on Weather, Climate, Water and the New Energy Economy
Chair: Andrew Clifton, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
11:00 AM
4.1
WFIP2 – The Second Wind Forecast Improvement Project: Overview
Melinda Marquis, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and R. M. Banta, L. A. Benjamin, S. Benjamin, L. K. Berg, L. Bianco, J. Bickford, A. Brewer, A. Choukulkar, K. L. Clawson, A. Clifton, J. W. Cline, D. Cook, I. V. Djalalova, R. M. Eckman, H. J. S. Fernando, K. Friedrich, J. Kenyon, B. Kosovic, C. W. King, K. Lantz, C. Long, J. K. Lundquist, J. McCaa, K. McCaffrey, V. R. Morris, J. Olson, Y. Pichugina, J. Sharp, W. J. Shaw, K. Wade, S. Wharton, and J. M. Wilczak
11:15 AM
4.2
WFIP2 – The Second Wind Forecast Improvement Project: Observing Systems and Case Studies
James M. Wilczak, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and J. W. Cline, R. M. Banta, L. Benjamin, S. Benjamin, L. K. Berg, L. Bianco, J. Bickford, A. Brewer, A. Choukulkar, K. L. Clawson, A. Clifton, D. Cook, I. V. Djalalova, H. J. S. Fernando, K. Friedrich, J. Kenyon, B. Kosovic, C. W. King, K. Lantz, C. Long, J. K. Lundquist, M. Marquis, J. McCaa, K. McCaffrey, V. R. Morris, J. B. Olson, Y. Pichugina, J. Sharp, W. J. Shaw, K. Wade, and S. Wharton
11:45 AM
4.4
WFIP2 – The Second Wind Forecast Improvement Project: Model Improvement Plans and Preliminary Results
Joseph B. Olson, NOAA/CIRES, Boulder, CO; and J. S. Kenyon, J. Brown, J. M. Wilczak, J. W. Cline, R. M. Banta, S. G. Benjamin, L. Benjamin, L. K. Berg, W. J. Shaw, J. Bickford, L. Bianco, I. V. Djalalova, A. Choukulkar, Y. Pichugina, K. L. Clawson, R. M. Eckman, A. Clifton, R. Kotamarthi, M. Marquis, B. Kosovic, J. K. Lundquist, K. A. Lundquist, J. D. Mirocha, J. McCaa, M. T. Stoelinga, E. P. Grimit, J. Sharp, K. Lantz, C. Long, P. A. Jimenez, B. Ancell, C. Draxl, A. Brewer, D. Cook, K. Friedrich, H. J. S. Fernando, K. McCaffrey, C. W. King, S. Wharton, V. R. Morris, and K. Wade
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Session 4A
Distinguishing Among Climate Variability, Anthropogenic Forcing, and Evolution of Current Climate State: Contributions of US CLIVAR Science
Location: La Nouvelle C ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Cochairs: Gregg M. Garfin, University of Arizona; Andrea J. Ray, NOAA; Kevin Werner, NOAA/NCEI
11:00 AM
4A.1
The Intensification of Global and Regional Climate Variability and Change
Scott Weaver, NOAA/CPC, College Park, MD; and A. Kumar, S. Baxter, and K. J. Harnos
11:15 AM
4A.2
California: Indications for continued groundwater depletion after drought and causes of drought variety
Shih-Yu (Simon) Wang, Utah State University, Logan, UT; and Y. H. Lin, R. R. Gillies, and K. Hakala
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Session 4B
Extreme Events
Location: La Nouvelle A ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Richard Clark, Millersville Univ.
11:00 AM
4B.1
A Conceptual Model for Development of Intense Pyroconvection in Western North America
David A. Peterson, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. E. Solbrig, E. J. Hyer, J. R. Campbell, and M. D. Fromm
11:15 AM
4B.2
11:45 AM
4B.4
Diagnosing Anthropogenic Contributions to Heavy Colorado Rains in September 2013
Pardeep Pall, LBNL, Berkeley, CA; and C. Patricola, M. F. Wehner, D. Stone, C. J. Paciorek, and W. Collins

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Session 5
Drought Monitoring, Prediction, and Impacts, Part 2
Location: Room 245 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: James R. Angel, ISWS
11:00 AM
5.1
11:30 AM
5.2
Dry Fusion: A Timeline of the U.S. Drought Monitor's Evolution
Mark D. Svoboda, National Drought Mitigation Center, Lincoln, NE
11:45 AM
5.3
Soil Moisture Observations and Drought Onset and Recovery
Michael Palecki, NOAA/NESDIS/National Centers for Environmental Information, Asheville, NC
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Session 5
Ensemble Forecasting – Part 2
Location: Room 226/227 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 23rd Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
Chair: Michael Scheuerer, NOAA
11:00 AM
5.1
Improving Ensemble Forecasting in the Global Forecast System by Better Accounting for Additional Sources of Uncertainty
Philip Pegion, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and G. Bates, M. Gehne, T. Hamill, and J. S. Whitaker
11:15 AM
5.2
New Mesoscale Multimodel Ensemble Prediction System in Spain
Jose A. Garcia-Moya, Agencia Estatal de Meteorologia AEMET, Madrid, Spain; and A. Callado, P. Escriba, and C. Santos
11:30 AM
5.3
A Combined Method for Forecasting Extreme Monthly Precipitation in Europe
Christophe Lavaysse, European Commission, Ispra, Italy; and J. Vogt, A. Torreti, J. Thielen, and G. Masato
11:45 AM
5.4
The Impacts of Ensemble Size and Initial Perturbation Calibration on the probabilistic forecast performance
Mozheng Wei, NRL, Stennis Space Center, MS; and C. Rowley, C. Barron, and P. Martin
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Joint Session 5
Ensuring the Data Continuity from the Environmental Satellite Constellation (Invited)
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; and the Sixth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations )
Cochairs: Kevin Garrett, RTi, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR; Kathryn Shontz, Office of Satellite Ground Systems
11:45 AM
J5.4
Providing Continuity into the Future: EUMETSAT Next Generation Meteorological Satellites
Kenneth Holmlund, EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany; and R. Stuhlmann, P. Schlüssel, D. Klaes, R. Munro, F. Montagner, J. Grandell, C. Hanson, S. Rota, and M. Cohen
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Session 5
Impacts of space weather
Location: Room 352 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 13th Conference on Space Weather
Chair: Richard D. Clark, Millersville University
11:00 AM
5.1
Atmospheric radiation flight dose rates
W. Kent Tobiska, Space Environment Technologies, Pacific Palisades, CA; and D. Bouwer, J. Bailey, L. Didkovsky, K. Judge, W. Atwell, B. Gersey, R. Wilkins, D. Rice, R. W. Schunk, D. Bell, C. J. Mertens, X. Xu, M. Wiltberger, S. Wiley, and E. H. Teets Jr.
11:15 AM
5.2
Space weather conditions during the Galaxy 15 spacecraft anomaly
Paul T.M. Loto'aniu, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and H. J. Singer, J. V. Rodriguez, J. Green, W. F. Denig, D. Biesecker, and V. Angelopoulos
11:45 AM
5.4
The ionospheric weather of S4 scintillation probed by FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC during 2007-2014
J.Y. Liu, National Central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan; and S. P. Liu and W. H. Yeh
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Session 5
International Applications: Sharing Environmental Data
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs: John R. Lincoln, US Navy/WMO (Ret.) and Consultant; Ian Lisk, UK Met Office; Baudouin Raoult, ECMWF
11:00 AM
5.1
EarthServer - Serving data from ECMWF's archive through OGC coverage services
Stephan Siemen, ECMWF, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom; and S. Lamy-Thepaut, B. Raoult, and J. Wagemann
11:15 AM
5.2
Copernicus Climate Data Store
Baudouin Raoult, ECMWF, Reading, United Kingdom
11:30 AM
5.3
OpenMeteo, one tool to rule them all
Remy Giraud, Meteo France, Toulouse, France; and M. Dellacqua Sr. and D. Dure
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Joint Session 8
Innovations and Improvements in Hurricane Preparedness, Communication and Resilience Since Katrina
Location: Room 344 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Special Symposium on Hurricane Katrina: Progress in Leveraging Science, Enhancing Response and Improving Resilience; the 14th Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the Fourth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events; the AMS Committee on Tropical Meteorology and Tropical Cyclones; and the AMS Committee on Weather Analysis and Forecasting )
Cochairs: Joshua Hacker, NCAR; Andrew L. Molthan, NASA/MSFC
11:00 AM
J8.1
Taking Katrina Storm Surge Resilience Lessons to Galveston Bay
William Read, Former Director, National Hurricane Center, League City, TX
11:15 AM
J8.2
11:30 AM
J8.3
Communicating Hurricane and Storm Surge Risks in the Modern Information Environment
Rebecca E. Morss, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. A. Davis, C. Snyder, K. Fossell, D. A. Ahijevych, K. M. Anderson, C. M. Barton, J. L. Demuth, H. Lazrus, L. Palen, J. Watts, and O. Wilhelmi
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Joint Session 8
Atmospheric Chemistry, Climate, and Policy
Location: Room 343 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Mario J. Molina Symposium; and the 18th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Chair: A. R. Ravishankara, Colorado State University
CoChair: Ronald G. Prinn, MIT
11:15 AM
J8.2
Projection of Future Air Quality in South Asia Using High Resolution
Rajesh Kumar, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. C. Barth, G. Pfister, J. F. Lamarque, S. Walters, S. Madronich, M. Naja, and S. D. Ghude
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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
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Themed Joint Session 11
The Combined Effects of Meteorology and Chemistry on Air Quality
Location: Room 243 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Eighth Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions; the 19th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; and the 18th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Chair: Jonathan E. Pleim, EPA
11:00 AM
TJ11.1
National Air Quality Forecast Capability Predictions: Chemistry, Meteorology and Emission Impacts
Ivanka Stajner, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. McQueen, P. Lee, A. Stein, S. Upadhayay, and P. Dickerson
11:15 AM
TJ11.2
The Impact of Teleconnection-Driven Patterns on Long-Range Transport into Southern California
Marilyn B. Jones, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and J. R. Schroeder, N. K. Heath, S. W. Freeman, and D. R. Blake
11:30 AM
TJ11.3
Have Recent Improvements in Air Quality Eliminated the Summertime Warming Hole in the Southeast United States?
Michael G. Tosca, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and M. Garay, O. V. Kalashnikova, J. R. Campbell, F. C. Seidel, and S. Lolli
11:45 AM
TJ11.4
Operational Air Quality Forecasting in Canada: Status and Future Plans
Radenko Pavlovic, EC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and S. Cousineau, S. Menard, M. D. Moran, and S. Gravel

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


Lunch Break

Women in the Atmospheric Sciences Luncheon: What Atom are You?
Location: Room 238/239 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

12:15 PM-1:15 PM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016


NASA Earth Science Division Town Hall meeting
Location: Room 242 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Town Hall Meetings
12:15 PM
Earth Science Status and Plans -- Michael Freilich

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NOAA Town Hall
Location: Room 255/257 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Town Hall Meetings
12:15 PM
NOAA Town Hall
Recording files available
Presidential Town Hall Meeting: The Historical Development of Meteorology over the Last 100 Years or so, as Seen from Norway
Location: Room 245 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Town Hall Meetings; and the 2016 Presidential Forum )
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
Presidential Town Hall - The Historical Development of Meteorology over the Last 100 Years or so, as seen from Norway

Town Hall Meeting: Contributions of environmental satellites to societal weather readiness and environmental intelligence and security
Location: Room 252/254 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Town Hall Meetings; and the 12th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems )
12:15 PM
Introduction and Sponsor Recognition -- Jeffery Puschell

12:15 PM
Douglas Hilderbrand

12:15 PM
Bill Ward


Town Hall Meeting: Strategic DOE Investments for Data in the Atmospheric and Climate Sciences
Location: Room 342 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Town Hall Meetings
12:15 PM
Dean Williams


Town Hall Meeting: “What if the water can’t be stopped?” Tribal Resilience in an Age of Sea Level Rise
Location: Room 344 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Town Hall Meetings; and the Special Symposium on Hurricane Katrina: Progress in Leveraging Science, Enhancing Response and Improving Resilience )

12:45 PM-1:05 PM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016


Daily Weather Briefing
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

1:30 PM-2:15 PM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016

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Session 2
History of Weather Observations and Tools
Location: Room 231/232 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 14th History Symposium
Chair: Joseph P. Bassi, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
1:45 PM
2.2
2:00 PM
2.3

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)
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Session 3
Preparation for the Assimilation of Observations from Next-generation Operational and Reserach Satellites in Numerical Weather Prediction Modeling Systems
Location: Room 335/336 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth AMS Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA)
Chair: Jim G. Yoe, NOAA/NESDIS
1:45 PM
3.2A
Assimilating New Passive Microwave Data in the NOAA GDAS
Erin Jones, RTi, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, College Park, MD; and K. Garrett, E. Maddy, K. Kumar, and S. Boukabara

2:00 PM
3.3
2:15 PM
3.4
Supporting and facilitating R2O transitions for satellite data assimilation at the DTC
Hui Shao, NCAR/NOAA, College Park, MD; and M. Hu, D. Stark, K. M. Newman, C. Zhou, L. Nance, Y. H. Kuo, and J. Hacker

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

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Joint Panel Discussion 1
The NOAA Big Data-CRADAs. An Update and a Look at the Opportunities They Pose for the AMS Community and Its Members
Location: Room 342 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies; the 14th Conference on Artificial and Computational Intelligence and its Applications to the Environmental Sciences; and the 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice )
Moderator: Mohan K. Ramamurthy, UCAR
Panelists: William Gail, Global Weather Corp.; Amy Gaskins, NOAA Big Data Project Senior Consultant; George Percivall, Open Geospatial Consortium; Leanne Haselden, IBM; Valliappa Lakshmanan, Climate Corporation; Maria Patterson, Open Science Data Cloud
1:30 PM
William Gail
3:00 PM
Amy Gaskins
4:30 PM
George Percivall
6:00 PM
Leanne Haselden
7:30 PM
Valliappa Lakshmanan
9:00 PM
Maria Patterson
10:30 PM
JPD1.1
Panel Discussion

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Panel Discussion 2
Challenges in Meeting Water Needs for Cities in the World’s Developing Nations
Location: Room 244 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise
Moderators: Melinda Marquis, NOAA; Kathleen A. Miller, NCAR
Panelists: Marcus Moench, Institute for Social and Environmental Transition; David Yates, NCAR
1:30 PM
Marcus Moench
1:30 PM
David Yates
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Joint Panel Discussion 2
Local Voices: Louisiana Bayou Tribes Discuss Living with Climate Challenges
Location: Room 333-334 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; and the Special Symposium on Hurricane Katrina: Progress in Leveraging Science, Enhancing Response and Improving Resilience )
Moderators: Heather Lazrus, NCAR; Randy A. Peppler, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma
Panelists: Chief Albert Naquin, Chief of the Isle de Jean Charles Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw Indians; Theresa Dardar, Member of the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe; Rosina Philippe, Member of the Grand Bayou Village Indian Tribe; Kristina Peterson, Facilitator for the Lowlander Center; Julie Maldonado, Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network/Univ. of California; Bob Gough, Intertribal Council on Utility Policy
1:30 PM
PD2.1
Local Voices: Louisiana Bayou Tribes Discuss Living with Climate Challenges
Randy A. Peppler, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and H. Lazrus

Workshop Session 3
Brief Python Tutorials Workshop, Part III
Location: Room 225 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Sixth Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python
Lecturers: Hannah Aizenman, City College of New York; Johnny Wei-Bing Lin
1:30 PM
Simple Stuff With Pandas

2:00 PM
Getting a Package Using Pip

2:15 PM
Tips on Making Multiple Plots in Matplotlib

2:45 PM
Simple Tips On Writing a Cross-Platform Program

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Joint Session 3
International Applications: Science to Services (including volcanic ash): Multi-Hazard Impact-based Risk Assessments and Warnings - Challenges and Opportunities
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies; and the Fifth Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium )
Cochairs: John R. Lincoln, US Navy/WMO (Ret.) and Consultant; Ian Lisk, UK Met Office; Baudouin Raoult, ECMWF
1:30 PM
J3.1
The NASA Applied Sciences Program: Volcanic Ash Observations and Applications
John J. Murray, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA; and D. S. Green, T. D. Fairlie, J. P. Vernier, C. Trepte, N. A. Krotkov, and M. J. Pavolonis
1:45 PM
J3.2
Automated Utilization of Weather Satellites for Global Mitigation of Aviation Related Volcanic Hazards
Michael J. Pavolonis, NOAA/NESDIS, Madison, WI; and J. Sieglaff and J. L. Cintineo
2:45 PM
J3.6
Impacts of Climate Variability on Commercial Aviation Operations
Christopher Justus Goodman, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI; and J. D. Small Griswold

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Session 3
Major Floods and Fires of 2015
Location: Room 338/339 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: IMPACTS: Major Weather Events and Impacts of 2015
Cochairs: Tanja Fransen, NOAA/NWS; Klaus E. Wolter, ESRL/Univ of Colorado-CIRES
1:30 PM
3.1
1:45 PM
3.2
Flash Flood Emergency — Houston
Jeffry S. Evans, NOAA/NWS/WFO, Dickinson, TX; and J. Lindner
2:00 PM
3.3
The 2015 Storm Season in the Greater Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex: Record Rain, Floods, and Severe Weather
Brenda J. Philips, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; and C. League, V. Chandrasekar, F. Junyent, D. J. Seo, and J. T. Bradshaw
2:15 PM
3.4.A
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Session 3
Selections of Student Research on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Location: Room 252/254 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Ethan L. Nelson, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Steven Ackerman, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin
1:45 PM
3.2
2:15 PM
3.4
Characterization of Nighttime Light Variability over the Southeastern United States
Tony A. Cole, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and A. L. Molthan and L. A. Schultz
2:30 PM
3.5
Sea Ice Mapping Algorithm for Future Operational Geostationary Satellites
Rouzbeh Nazari, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ; and P. Dorofy, P. Romanov, and R. Khanbilvardi
2:45 PM
3.6
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Session 4
Flood prediction, analysis, decision support, & management, Part I
Location: Room 242 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Hydrology
Cochairs: J.J. Gourley, NOAA/NSSL; Thomas Adams, NOAA/NWS
1:30 PM
4.1
Iowa Real-Time Flood Forecasting System
Witold F. Krajewski, Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
1:45 PM
4.2
Hydrologic Modeling at the National Water Center: Operational Implementation of the WRF-Hydro Model to support National Weather Service Hydrology
Brian Cosgrove, NWS/Office of Water Prediction, Silver Spring, MD; and D. J. Gochis, E. Clark, Z. Cui, A. Dugger, G. Fall, X. Feng, M. A. Fresch, J. J. Gourley, S. Khan, D. Kitzmiller, H. Lee, Y. Liu, J. McCreight, A. Newman, A. Oubeidillah, L. Pan, C. Pham, F. Salas, K. Sampson, G. Sood, M. B. Smith, A. W. Wood, D. Yates, W. Yu, and Y. Zhang
2:45 PM
4.6
Real-time demonstration and evaluation of over-the-loop medium-range ensemble streamflow forecasting
Andrew W. Wood, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. Nijssen, P. Mendoza, M. Clark, J. R. Arnold, L. D. Brekke, and S. Gangopadhyay

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Session 5
Building a WRN Through More Effective Communications
Location: Room 255/257 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events
Chair: Dave Jones, StormCenter Communications, Inc.
1:30 PM
5.1
Communicating Storm Surge Forecast Uncertainty
John A. Troutman, California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA; and J. Rhome
1:45 PM
5.2
2:00 PM
5.3
Extreme Weather Experience
Erik Salna, FIU Extreme Events Institute, Miami, FL
2:30 PM
5.5
2:45 PM
5.6
Targeted Safety Messaging during Hazardous Weather Situations at the Daytona International Speedway
William A. Ulrich, NOAA/NWS, Melbourne, FL; and T. Sedlock, D. S. Kelly, S. Spratt, D. Sharp, F. Johnson, L. LaHue, and T. Willrick
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Session 5
Innovative Teaching Strategies in University Instruction focused on Earth System Science
Location: Room 353 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 25th Symposium on Education
Chair: Mark W. Seefeldt, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado
1:45 PM
5.2
The Missing Link: Where is Earth Systems Science in the Environmental Studies Curriculum?
Jessica M. Kleiss, Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR; and K. P. O'Neill
2:00 PM
5.3
2:15 PM
5.4
Teaching the Human Relationship of Our Changing Climate with AMS Resources
Chad M. Kauffman, California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA; and J. A. Brey, E. W. Mills, K. A. Nugnes, I. W. Geer, and R. S. Weinbeck

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Session 5
Topics in Interannual Variability: Part 1
Location: La Nouvelle A ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Ben Kirtman, RSMAS
1:45 PM
5.2
Observed Oceanic and Terrestrial Drivers of North African Climate
Yan Yu, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. Notaro, F. Wang, J. Mao, X. Shi, and Y. Wei
2:30 PM
5.5
2:45 PM
5.6
Deterministic and Stochastic Aspects of El NiñO's Impact on Atlantic Tropical Cyclones
Christina M. Patricola, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and P. Chang and R. Saravanan
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Session 5
Wind Forecasting: Energy Application Part 2
Location: Room 346/347 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Seventh Conference on Weather, Climate, Water and the New Energy Economy
Chair: Katherine McCaffrey, NOAA/ESRL/PSD
1:30 PM
5.1
1:45 PM
5.2
Extreme Weather Alerts for Wind Energy Forecasts
Kristin Larson, Global Weather Corporation, Boulder, CO; and B. Basarab, S. Motley, and R. L. Bigley
2:30 PM
5.5
Analysis of Short-term Wind Power Forecasting in the Northeastern United States
Xi Xia, IBM Research, Beijing, China; and X. Rui, X. Bai, W. Yin, J. Dong, L. A. Treinish, A. P. Praino, J. P. Cipriani, I. Khabibrakhmanov, M. Coombs, and A. Stamp
2:45 PM
5.6
Dealing with Power Curve Uncertainty — Evaluation of Various Wind (power) Calibration Techniques
Gerald van der Grijn, MeteoGroup, Wageningen, Netherlands; and Y. van der Schans-Hinssen, H. Asseng, and B. Barahona

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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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Session 6
Statistical Postprocessing of Ensemble Forecasts – Part 1
Location: Room 226/227 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 23rd Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
Chair: Daniel S. Wilks, Cornell University
2:00 PM
6.2
A Comparative Study of Statistical Post-processing Methods for the Calibration of Ensemble Forecasts
Nina Schuhen, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and P. Buchanan, G. Evans, and S. Jackson

2:15 PM
6.3
Inclusion of New Ensemble Probabilistic Forecasts to NAEFS
Bo Cui, IMSG at EMC/NCEP, College Park, MD; and Y. Zhu, H. Guan, and W. Meng
2:30 PM
6.4
Improvement of Multi-model Ensemble Forecasting using Recursive Bayesian Model Process
Hong Guan, Systems Research Group Inc./EMC/NCEP/NOAA, College Park, MD; and J. Zhu and B. Cui
2:45 PM
6.5
Consensus Forecasting using Constrained, Regularized Regression
John K. Williams, The Weather Company, an IBM Business, Andover, MA; and P. P. Neilley, J. P. Koval, and J. McDonald
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Session 6A
Observing and Predicting Convective Initiation in the Southeast U.S.
Location: Room 350/351 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 18th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Roy Rasmussen, NCAR
1:45 PM
6A.2
A Statistical Methodology for Coupled Observational and NWP–based 1-4 hour Forecasts of Convective Storm Initiation
John R. Mecikalski, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and C. P. Jewett, U. Narayan, X. Li, and T. Berendes
2:00 PM
6A.3
An Observational Study of Convection Initiation under Quiescent Conditions in the Southeastern United States
Temple R. Lee, NOAA ATDD/University of Maryland ESSIC, Oak Ridge, TN; and T. P. Meyers, C. B. Baker, J. Kochendorfer, W. Pendergrass, M. Buban, M. W. Heuer, D. Senn, and R. White
2:15 PM
6A.4
Evaluation of Radiometrics MP-3000A Computed Convective Indices
William Pendergrass, NOAA/OAR/ARL/ATDD, Oak Ridge, TN; and T. P. Meyers and R. White
2:45 PM
6A.6
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Session 6B
Inter-Comparison and Calibration of Instruments
Location: Room 355 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 18th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Steven P. Oncley, NCAR
1:30 PM
6B.1
Suomi NPP OMPS Radiometric Calibration Sensitivity Evaluation on OMPS SDR and EDR
Jian Zeng, ERT and NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, College Park, MD; and F. Weng and Z. Zhang

1:45 PM
6B.2
Intercomparison Experiment for Anemometers in Snowfall Season in Hokuriku Region, Japan
Shin Miyazaki, Sonic Corporation, Tachikawa, Japan; and S. Nakai, K. Yamashita, Y. Ito, A. Ohtani, S. Uchiyama, Y. Watanabe, K. Yokoyama, and S. Yamaguchi
2:00 PM
6B.3
2:15 PM
6B.4A
Assessing Microwave Radiometer's Retrievals and Radio Acoustic Sounding System's Measurements for Wind Energy Applications
Laura Bianco, NOAA/ESRL/PSD and CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and K. Friedrich, J. M. Wilczak, D. Hazen, D. Wolfe, R. Delgado, and J. K. Lundquist
2:45 PM
6B.6
Performance Stability Evaluation of Clouds and Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) Instruments on EOS-Terra, EOS-Aqua and S-NPP Spacecraft
Susan Thomas, SSAI, Hampton, VA; and M. Shankar, N. M. Smith, D. R. Walikainen, N. P. Smith, P. C. Hess, R. S. Wilson, Z. P. Szewczyk, and K. J. Priestley
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Joint Session 9
Atmospheric Chemistry Lab, Field, and Modeling Studies (I)
Location: Room 343 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Mario J. Molina Symposium; and the 18th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Cochairs: R. Dickerson, University of Maryland; John Burrows, University of Breman
2:00 PM
J9.3
Measurements of Bromine Monoxide and Iodine Monoxide in the Lower Stratosphere: Constraints on Total Inorganic Halogen Budgets and Chlorine Activation
Theodore Koenig, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and R. Volkamer, S. Baidar, B. Dix, E. Atlas, S. Schauffler, V. Donets, R. Lueb, M. Navarro, E. C. Apel, N. J. Blake, A. Hill, R. Hornbrook, D. D. Riemer, A. J. Weinheimer, S. Hall, K. Ullmann, T. Hanisco, G. M. Wolfe, D. Anderson, T. L. Campos, M. Reeves, P. Romashkin, L. L. Pan, R. J. Salawitch, S. Y. Wang, A. Saiz-Lopez, R. P. Fernandez, D. Kinnison, J. F. Lamarque, D. J. Jacob, J. Schmidt, M. Evans, and T. Sherwen
2:15 PM
J9.4
Tropical Tropospheric Bromine and Stratospheric Injection from VSL Compounds Inferred from CONTRAST and ATTREX
Ross J. Salawitch, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD; and P. Wales, J. M. Nicely, D. C. Anderson, T. P. Canty, S. Choi, J. P. Joiner, E. Atlas, S. Schauffler, V. Donets, R. A. Lueb, M. Navarro, E. C. Apel, N. J. Blake, A. Hills, R. Hornbrook, D. D. Riemer, D. Chen, L. G. Huey, D. Tanner, R. Volkamer, T. Koenig, S. Baidar, B. Dix, A. J. Weinheimer, G. M. Wolfe, T. Hanisco, S. Hall, K. Ullmann, R. P. Fernandez, A. Saiz-Lopez, D. E. Kinnison, J. F. Lamarque, S. Honomichl, and L. L. Pan
2:30 PM
J9.5
Direct Radiative Forcing of Black Carbon Particles: A Global Climate Model Perspective
Yuan Wang, California Institute of Technology/JPL, Pasadena, CA; and J. Peng, M. Hu, and R. Zhang

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Joint Session 9
Innovations in Observing Tropical Cyclones and Aspects of Storm Surge
Location: Room 344 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Special Symposium on Hurricane Katrina: Progress in Leveraging Science, Enhancing Response and Improving Resilience; the 14th Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the Fourth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events; the AMS Committee on Tropical Meteorology and Tropical Cyclones; and the AMS Committee on Weather Analysis and Forecasting )
Cochairs: Christopher S. Velden, CIMSS/Unviersity of Wisconsin; Patrick J. Fitzpatrick, Geosystems Research Institute, Mississippi State University; Douglas Hilderbrand, NOAA/NWS; Jamie R. Rhome, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/TPC/NHC
2:15 PM
J9.4
Storm Surge Then and Now: Improvements since Hurricane Katrina
Jamie Rhome, NOAA/NHC, Miami, FL; and N. Hardin, W. Booth, C. Forbes, C. L. Fritz, E. Gibney, T. Sharon, and B. C. Zachry
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Joint Session 9
Integrative Approaches to Understanding Extreme Temperature Risk III
Location: Room 228/229 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Seventh Conference on Environment and Health; and the 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice )
Chair: Mary H. Hayden, NCAR/RAL
1:30 PM
J9.1
Spatial Delineation of the Temperature-mortality Relationship During Extreme Hot Weather: a Case Study in Greater Vancouver, Canada
Hung Chak Ho, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada; and S. B. Henderson, A. Knudby, and B. B. Walker
1:45 PM
J9.2
Where to Wear iButtons: Individual Level Temperature and Humidity Observations for Public Health Surveillance
Justin S. Dumas, Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, FL; and M. A. Jagger and K. W. Kintziger
2:15 PM
J9.4
Do Spatial Heat Vulnerability Assessment Studies Influence Policy?
Tanja Wolf, King's College London, London, United Kingdom; and W. C. Chuang and G. R. McGregor
2:30 PM
J9.5
A Comparison of Heat Indices for Quantifying Heat-Health Risk
Daniel J. Vecellio, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and S. M. Quiring, J. K. Vanos, and A. Garza

2:45 PM
J9.6
Exploring the Meteorological Origins of Winter Mortality in England Using Back Trajectory Analysis
Glenn Russell McGregor, Univ. of Durham, Durham, United Kingdom; and K. Dimitriou, P. Kassomenos, and A. Paschalidou
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Themed Joint Session 12
Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols in Weather and Climate Prediction and Analysis
Location: Room 357 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Eighth Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions; the 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology; the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 19th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; and the 18th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Chair: Pablo E. Saide, NCAR
Cochairs: Paul Bieringer, Aeris; Gregory Carmichael, University of Iowa
1:45 PM
TJ12.2
Impacts of Anthropogenic Air Pollution on Precipitation in Downwind Mountains
Jiwen Fan, PNNL, Richland, WA; and Y. Yang, D. Rosenfeld, L. R. Leung, C. Zhao, and Z. Li
2:15 PM
TJ12.4
2:45 PM
TJ12.6
Recording files available
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

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Themed Joint Session 13
Helping Society Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Variability and Change Part I
Location: Room 245 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology; the 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; the Fourth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise; and the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change )
Chair: Nancy J. Selover, Arizona State University
1:30 PM
TJ13.1
Expanding the Scope and User Community of NOAA's Climate Data Records (CDRs)
Daniel Wunder, Global Science & Technology Inc., Asheville, NC; and W. J. Glance and X. Zhao
2:00 PM
TJ13.3
Transient Climate Sensitivity of Simple Climate Models
Adria Schwarber, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and S. Smith and C. Hartin
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Joint Session 14
Advances in Space Weather Modeling and Prediction, Part I
Location: Room 352 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 13th Conference on Space Weather; and the Sixth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations )
Cochairs: Richard A. Behnke, NSF, Retired; Larisa Goncharenko, MIT
1:30 PM
J14.1
1:45 PM
J14.2
Advances in Modeling, Specifying, and Predicting Space Weather
Robert W. Schunk, Utah State University, Logan, UT; and L. Scherliess, V. Eccles, L. C. Gardner, J. J. Sojka, L. Zhu, X. Pi, A. J. Mannucci, M. D. Butala, B. D. Wilson, A. Komjathy, C. Wang, and G. Rosen
2:00 PM
J14.3
Physics-Based Assimilative Atmospheric Modeling for Satellite Drag Specification and Forecasts
Geoff Crowley, Atmospheric & Space Technology Research Associates, Boulder, CO; and M. Pilinski, J. Wolfe, T. Fuller-Rowell, T. Matsuo, M. Fedrizzi, S. C. Solomon, L. Qian, J. P. Thayer, and M. Codrescu

2:15 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016

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Session 3
Historical Perspectives on Climatology and Climate Change
Location: Room 231/232 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 14th History Symposium
Chair: Joseph P. Bassi, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
2:15 PM
3.1

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


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

Meet the President
Location: Room 230 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

3:30 PM-4:45 PM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016

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Joint Session 2
Applications of Artificial Intelligence Methods for Energy
Location: Room 354 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 14th Conference on Artificial and Computational Intelligence and its Applications to the Environmental Sciences; and the Seventh Conference on Weather, Climate, Water and the New Energy Economy )
Chair: Sue E. Haupt, NCAR
3:45 PM
J2.2
An Evaluation of Statistical Learning Methods for Gridded Solar Irradiance Forecasting
David John Gagne II, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. E. Haupt, S. Linden, and G. Wiener
4:30 PM
J2.5
Lessons Learned Implementing a Real-time Electrical / Gas Load Forecasting System
Thomas Brummet, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Williams, S. Dettling, and G. Weiner
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Session 4
Historical Events and Practices
Location: Room 231/232 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 14th History Symposium
Chair: Lourdes B. Avilés, Plymouth State University
3:30 PM
4.1
The Beginnings of a Scientific Peak: Post WWII Sun-Earth Connection Research in Boulder, Colorado
Joseph P. Bassi, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Lompoc, CA

3:45 PM
4.2
The History, Development and Application of the Business of Weather at IBM
Anthony P. Praino, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY; and L. A. Treinish
4:30 PM
4.5
Impacts of Droughts on the Transatlantic Slave Trade
William Turner IV, University of California, Davis, CA; and T. Nathan
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Session 4
The Assimilation of Satellite Data to Improve Land Surface, Ocean, and Air Quality Analyses and Models
Location: Room 335/336 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth AMS Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA)
Chair: Thomas Auligne, Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation
3:30 PM
4.1
Incorporation of Near-real-time Suomi NPP Land Surface Products into the NCEP Land Modeling Framework
Ivan A. Csiszar, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and M. B. Ek, Y. Yu, M. Vargas, Y. Wu, W. Zheng, and H. Wei
4:00 PM
4.5
Sea Surface Height Observational Capabilities: from Mesoscale to Submesoscale
Gregg Jacobs, NRL, Stennis Space Center, MS; and R. Helber, C. Rowley, S. Smith, I. Souopgui, and M. Yaremchuk
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Session 5B
Flood prediction, analysis, decision support, & management, Part II
Location: Room 242 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Hydrology
Cochairs: J.J. Gourley, NOAA/NSSL; Thomas Adams, NOAA/NWS; David J. Gochis, NCAR
3:30 PM
5B.1
A multi-faceted approach to improve short-term, real-time flood forecasting
Bradley R. Carlberg, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and W. A. Gallus Jr. and K. Franz
3:45 PM
5B.2
High-resolution, rapid-update flash flood forecasting for the NWS
Jonathan J. Gourley, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and Z. L. Flamig, H. Vergara, R. Clark III, P. E. Kirstetter, G. Terti, Y. Hong, and K. W. Howard
4:00 PM
5B.3
Surface runoff simulation and application using WRF-Hydro for city flood in China
Baoguo Xie, IBM Research, Beijing, China; and M. Zhang, H. Du, X. Zhang, W. Yin, and J. Dong
4:15 PM
5B.4
Evaluation of the community WRF-Hydro Modeling System over the NFIE experiment
Arezoo Rafieeinasab, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and A. Dugger, M. Somos, F. Salas, D. Maidment, D. J. Gochis, J. McCreight, D. N. Yates, L. Karsten, K. Sampson, C. David, and W. Yu
4:30 PM
5B.5

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016

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Joint Session 2
Innovative Academic/Public/Private Partnerships Within and Across Economic Sectors between US and Asia
Location: Room 244 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Fourth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise; and the Special Sessions on US-International Partnerships )
Cochairs: Kenneth Carey, Earth Resources Technology, Inc.; Melinda Marquis, NOAA
3:30 PM
J2.1
4:00 PM
J2.3
Surface Transportation Weather Collaboration: The Pathfinder Project
Kevin M. Barjenbruch, NOAA/NWS, Salt Lake City, UT; and P. A. Pisano, B. C. Boyce, and D. A. Carpenter
4:15 PM
J2.4
Facilitating the Exchange of Open Ocean Tsunameter Measurements across the Pacific Ocean Basin
Richard H. Bouchard, NOAA/NDBC, Stennis Space Center, MS; and J. Wasserman, K. Kern, K. Grissom, J. Zhou, S. A. Weinstein, D. Wang, and C. Popham
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Joint Session 15
Advances in Space Weather Modeling and Prediction, Part II
Location: Room 352 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 13th Conference on Space Weather; and the Sixth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations )
Cochairs: W. Kent Tobiska, Space Environment Technologies; Marsha Korose, NorthropGrumman IT/TASC
3:45 PM
J15.2
Quantifying Total Electron Content Forecasts during Ionospheric Storms
A. J. Mannucci, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and X. Meng, O. P. Verkhoglyadova, and B. T. Tsurutani
4:15 PM
J15.4
Estimating the Global Solar Photospheric Magnetic Field Distribution Using the ADAPT Model
C. Nick Arge, Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland AFB, NM; and C. J. Henney, K. Hickmann, H. C. Godinez, and K. Shurkin
4:30 PM
J15.5
Towards a Physics-Based Flare Irradiance Model
R. A. Hock-Mysliwiec, Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland AFB, NM; and J. A. Klimchuk, F. G. Eparvier, T. N. Woods, and K. S. Balasubramaniam

4:45 PM
J15.6
Whole Atmosphere Impacts of Auroral EEP in WACCM
Ethan D. Peck, Columbia University, Palisades, NY; and L. M. Polvani

3:30 PM-5:15 PM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016

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Session 5
Climate Risks Communication Strategies
Location: Room 333-334 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice
Chair: Olga Wilhelmi, NCAR
3:30 PM
5.1
Using Visualization Science to Evaluate Effective Communication of Climate Indicators
Melissa A. Kenney, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and M. Gerst, J. F. Wolfinger, A. Lloyd, and I. Feygina
5:00 PM
5.7
Keeping it Off the Loading Dock: Climate Adaptation Engagement with the Department of Defense
Gregg M. Garfin, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and R. Sagarin (deceased), D. Falk, A. Haworth, K. Jacobs, C. O'Connor, J. Overpeck, J. Weiss, and A. Zuniga-Teran
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Session 6B
Topics in Interannual Variability: Part 2
Location: La Nouvelle A ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Ben P. Kirtman, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS
4:00 PM
6B.3
The El Niño-Southern Oscillation Frequency Cascade
Malte F. Stuecker, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and F. F. Jin and A. Timmermann
4:30 PM
6B.5
Impacts of Rossby Wave Breaking on Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Activity
Zhuo Wang, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and G. Zhang, T. J. Dunkerton, M. Peng, and G. Magnusdottir

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

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Joint Session 3
Working Toward a More Weather, Water and Climate-Ready World—Issues and Opportunities: Part 1 (Joint with The Board on Global Strategies)
Location: Room 255/257 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Fourth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events; and the Special Sessions on US-International Partnerships )
Cochairs: Kenneth Carey, Earth Resources Technology (ERT), Inc.; Melinda Marquis, NOAA
3:30 PM
J3.1
The Weather Ready Nations Initiative
Sezin A. Tokar, United States Agency for International Development, Washington, DC

3:45 PM
J3.2
4:15 PM
J3.4
5:15 PM
J3.8
Providing Impact-based Decision Support Services through the Applied Climate Information System (ACIS)
Arthur T. DeGaetano, Northeast Regional Climate Center, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; and W. Noon
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Session 4
Data Analysis and Workflow Integration
Location: Room 225 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Sixth Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python
Chair: Mary Haley, NCAR
3:30 PM
4.1
Get More from Your Data with PyFerret
Karl Smith, PMEL, Seattle, WA; and A. C. Manke and S. Hankin
4:15 PM
4.4
GHCNPy: Using Python to Analyze and Visualize Daily Weather Station Data in Near Real Time
Jared Rennie, Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites/North Carolina State University, Asheville, NC; and S. P. Lillo
4:30 PM
4.5
Aqua-MODIS and CALIPSO Subset Product Generation for OCO-2 Validation Using Python
Heather Q. Cronk, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and P. T. Partain, T. E. Taylor, and C. W. O'Dell
4:45 PM
4.6
Using Python in the Cloud to Generate Hydrometeorological Data Products in Real-Time from Terabytes of Geospatial Data
Jerry Bieszczad, Creare LLC, Hanover, NH; and M. P. Ueckermann, C. A. Brooks, W. E. Audette, J. D. Walthour, and R. Chambers
5:00 PM
4.7
A novel use of Python on a high-performance computer to streamline the forecast production chain
AC Bennett, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and E. Campbell, L. Dreyer, P. Elson, G. Evans, R. Hattersley, P. Killick, T. Knight, B. Little, G. Marchiori, P. Peglar, and B. Wright
5:15 PM
4.8
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Session 4
Major North American Impacts in 2015
Location: Room 338/339 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: IMPACTS: Major Weather Events and Impacts of 2015
Cochairs: Klaus E. Wolter, ESRL/Univ of Colorado-CIRES; Tanja Fransen, NOAA/NWS
3:30 PM
4.1
3:45 PM
4.2
4:00 PM
4.3
4:15 PM
4.4
Southwest Louisiana Heat Burst of 19 April 2015
Benjamin J. Terry, KPLC TV, Lake Charles, LA; and J. R. Brazzell
4:45 PM
4.6
Major Weather related Aviation Impacts of 2015
Michael T. Eckert, NOAA/NWS, Warrenton, VA
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Session 4A
Aerosol and Precipitation
Location: Room 356 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Eighth Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions
Chair: Rong Fu, University of Texas at Austin
CoChair: Jiwen Fan, PNNL
3:45 PM
4A.2
4:00 PM
4A.3
4:45 PM
4A.6
An A-train Perspective on Cloud-Aerosol-Precipitation-Interaction over Eastern China
Jianping Guo, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, China; and F. Wang and H. Liu

5:00 PM
4A.7A
Understanding the Effect of African Dust Aerosols on Cloud Properties and Precipitation in Puerto Rico using the WRF model
Carlos J. Valle-Diaz, San Juan, PR; and M. C. Barth, E. Rodriguez, and O. L. Mayol-Bracero

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Session 4B
Aerosol-cloud Interactions in Shallow Clouds I
Location: Room 357 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Eighth Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions
Chair: Robert Wood, University of Washington
CoChair: Paquita Zuidema, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS
4:30 PM
4B.5
4:45 PM
4B.6
Processing of Aerosol Particles by Tradewind Cumuli at a Mountain Top in Puerto Rico
Graciela B. Raga, Centro de Ciencias de la Atmosfera/Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; and D. Baumgardner and O. L. Mayol-Bracero
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Session 5
Studies in Atmospheric Chemistry, Aerosols, Prediction, and Observing Systems
Location: Room 243 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 19th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA
Chair: Ivanka Stajner, NOAA/NWS
3:30 PM
5.1
3:45 PM
5.2
Improvements of the dust prediction system in Japan Meteorological Agency
Akinori Ogi, Japan Meteorological Agency, Tokyo, Japan; and T. Y. Tanaka, N. Ohkawara, T. Maki, T. T. Sekiyama, and K. Yumimoto
4:00 PM
5.3
Resolution and Content Improvements to the MISR Operational Aerosol Product
Michael Garay, NASA/JPL/California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and D. J. Diner, M. Bull, and E. Hansen
4:30 PM
5.5
Operational Air Quality Forecasting in a Changing Emissions and Meteorological Environment in the Mid-Atlantic Region
Amy K. Huff, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and W. F. Ryan, J. Dreessen, S. Nolan, and D. Salkovitz
4:45 PM
5.6
Top-down and bottom-up emission estimations for air quality impact forecasting: A first step to dynamic management of prescribed fires
M. Talat Odman, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and A. Pophale, Y. Hu, and A. G. Russell
5:00 PM
5.7
Improvements of NAQFC PM2.5 predictions using two different bias correction methods
Jianping Huang, IMSG, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, College Park, MD; and J. McQueen, P. Shafran, I. V. Djalalova, J. M. Wilczak, D. Allured, H. C. Huang, J. Wang, P. Lee, J. L. Gorline, G. DiMego, S. Upadhayay, and I. Stajner
5:15 PM
5.8
CMAQ PM2.5 forecast improvements to a Kalman-filter Analog hybrid post-processing scheme
Irina V. Djalalova, CIRES, Boulder, CO; and L. Delle Monache and J. Wilczak
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Session 5A
Advances in Evaporation and Evaporative Demand, Part I
Location: Room 240/241 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Hydrology
Cochairs: Michael Hobbins, NOAA; Martha C. Anderson, USDA/ARS; Christopher Hain, University of Maryland; Jennifer C. Adam, Washington State University
4:00 PM
5A.3
Estimating Daily Landsat-Scale Evapotranspiration over a Managed Pine Plantation in North Carolina, USA using a Data Fusion Method
Yun Yang, USDA/ARS, Beltsville, MD; and M. C. Anderson, F. Gao, C. Hain, W. P. Kustas, A. Noormets, R. Wynne, V. Thomas, and G. Sun
4:30 PM
5A.5
Use of Satellite Skin Temperatures to Improve Surface Evapotranspiration Performance in WRF
Richard T. McNider, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and K. Doty, Y. Wu, A. Pour-Biazar, P. Lee, M. Huang, B. Dornblaser, and C. Hain
4:45 PM
5A.6
A Multi-Perspective Evaluation of ET variability related to recent droughts in the Southeastern United States
Walter L. Ellenburg, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and V. Mishra, R. T. McNider, J. Mecikalski, J. Christy, C. Handyside, and J. F. Cruise
5:00 PM
5A.7
Mesoscale Evapotranspiration from In Situ and Satellite Observations
Jeffrey B. Basara, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. Liu, B. G. Illston, and X. Xiao
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Session 6
APIs and Web Services for Accessing, Integrating and Using Weather, Water, Climate and Societal Information via Desktop and Mobile Platforms
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs: Larry E. Brazil, Riverside Technology, Inc.; George Smith, Riverside Technology, Inc.
3:45 PM
6.2
4:00 PM
6.3
A Flexible Approach to Designing Client Specific APIs:
Peter Trevelyan, The U.K. Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and R. Carne
4:15 PM
6.4
NOAA's Weather and Climate Toolkit
Stephen A. Del Greco, NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI, Asheville, NC; and S. Ansari
4:30 PM
6.5
SkyWise for Mobile Apps
Mike Wolfinbarger, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc., Norman, OK
4:45 PM
6.6
Developing a Visualization Portal for NOAA Data: Part 1 - A New More Modular Design
Daniel P. Pisut, I.M. Systems Group, Silver Spring, MD; and V. Goel and T. Loomis
5:00 PM
6.7
Alaska Fire and Fuels: Leveraging the MesoWest API for Fire Protection
Joseph S. Young, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and M. Lammers, J. D. Horel, C. Galli, and R. H. Ziel
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Session 6
University Education Initiatives
Location: Room 353 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 25th Symposium on Education
Chair: Thomas A. Guinn, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ.
3:30 PM
6.1
4:45 PM
6.5
Creation of a Teaching Module based on the CSET Field Campaign
Shaunna L. Donaher, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; and B. A. Albrecht and P. Zuidema
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Session 6
Wind Forecasting: Energy Application Part 3
Location: Room 346/347 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Seventh Conference on Weather, Climate, Water and the New Energy Economy
Chair: Jennifer F. Newman, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
4:00 PM
6.3
Sensitivity of Short-term Wind Ramp Forecast Error in Complex Terrain to NWP Model Configuration
Andrew Meier, MESO, Inc., Troy, NY; and T. Melino, J. W. Zack, J. Manobianco, and S. H. Young
4:30 PM
6.5
Replacing Met Towers with Remote Sensing
Andrew Clifton, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO; and J. F. Newman

5:15 PM
6.8
Scheduling More Wind: Exploiting Probabilistic Forecasts
Eric P. Grimit, Vaisala, Seattle, WA; and J. Lerner
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Session 6A
Climate Change and the Large-scale Circulation
Location: La Nouvelle C ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Kerry H. Cook, University of Texas
3:45 PM
6A.2
Free and Forced Changes of the Surface Atmospheric Circulation and Storminess over the last 140 years
Prashant D. Sardeshmukh, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and Physical Sciences Division/ESRL/NOAA, Boulder, CO; and G. P. Compo, C. Penland, and C. McColl

4:15 PM
6A.4
Interpretting Projected Changes in the Large Scale Circulation Relevant to the Climate of East Africa
Bradfield Lyon, Columbia University/International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Palisades, NY; and A. Giannini and N. Vigaud
4:30 PM
6A.5
Trends in the global divergent overturning circulation, including the Hadley and Walker Circulations
Gilbert P. Compo, CIRES, Univ. of Colorado and Physical Sciences Division/ESRL/NOAA, Boulder, CO; and P. D. Sardeshmukh

5:00 PM
6A.7
5:15 PM
6A.8
Evaluating CMIP5 Models' Representation of Oceanic Drivers of North African Climate
Fuyao Wang, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. Notaro, Y. Yan, J. Mao, X. Shi, and Y. Wei
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Session 7
Integrated Instrumentation and Observing Systems for All Applications
Location: Room 350/351 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 18th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: John Kochendorfer, NOAA
3:45 PM
7.2
Real-time Ozone Measurements During the 2015 Great Salt Lake Summer Ozone Study
Alexander A. Jacques, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and E. T. Crosman, J. D. Horel, B. Blaylock, A. Long, and S. Arens
4:45 PM
7.6
Development of New Technology to Manufacture Meteorological Balloons
Lakshmi Bhukta, Space Data Corporation, Chandler, AZ; and G. M. Knoblach

5:00 PM
7.7
5:15 PM
7.8
Data From the Coast: Deployment of a Radar Wind Profiler Network to Support Operational Wind Energy Forecasts and WFIP2
Julia Flaherty, PNNL, Richland, WA; and W. J. Shaw, V. R. Morris, L. K. Berg, J. M. Wilczak, A. B. White, T. Ayers, J. Jordan, and C. W. King
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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
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Session 7
Statistical Postprocessing of Ensemble Forecasts – Part 2
Location: Room 226/227 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 23rd Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
Chair: Daniel S. Wilks, Cornell University
3:45 PM
7.3
Probabilistic Forecasts of Precipitation Type Based on Global Ensemble Forecasts
Michael Scheuerer, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and S. Gregory, T. Hamill, P. Shafer, and G. Wagner
4:00 PM
7.4
A Dynamical-Statistical Downscaling Approach for Range-Scale Numerical Weather Prediction
Yubao Liu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. Roux, L. Pan, L. Delle Monache, and J. Knievel
5:00 PM
7.7
Improving Forecasts for Locally Extreme Rainfall: A Probabilistic Approach
Gregory R. Herman, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and R. S. Schumacher
5:15 PM
7.8
How to Optimize the Decision-Making Using Ensemble Probabilistic Forecasts?
Hui-Ling Chang, Central Weather Bureau, Taipei, Taiwan; and S. C. Yang, H. Yuan, P. L. Lin, and Y. C. Liou
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Joint Session 9
Satellite Testbeds and Proving Ground Activities
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; and the Sixth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations )
Cochairs: Bill Sjoberg, NESDIS/JPSS; Michael J. Folmer, CICS
3:30 PM
J9.1
Assimilation of AHI Infrared Radiance Measurements for Improved Tropical Cyclone Forecasts Using HWRF
Xiaolei Zou, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and X. Zhuge and F. Weng

3:45 PM
J9.2
Increased Satellite Reception and Utilization Capabilities in NWS Pacific Region
Jordan J. Gerth, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and B. Ward and E. Lau
4:45 PM
J9.6
Development of a GOES-based Verification and Forecaster Guidance System for the High-Resolution Rapid Refresh Model
Jason A. Otkin, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Sieglaff, S. M. Griffin, L. M. Cronce, and C. R. Alexander
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Joint Session 10
Advances in Modeling and Prediction of Tropical Cyclones and Associated Hazards
Location: Room 344 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Special Symposium on Hurricane Katrina: Progress in Leveraging Science, Enhancing Response and Improving Resilience; the 14th Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the Fourth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events; the AMS Committee on Tropical Meteorology and Tropical Cyclones; and the AMS Committee on Weather Analysis and Forecasting )
Cochairs: Richard D. Knabb, NOAA/NWS/NHC; Frank D. Marks Jr., NOAA/AOML
3:30 PM
J10.1
4:30 PM
J10.5
4:45 PM
J10.6
Impact of Atmospheric and Ocean Initial Conditions on the Intensity Prediction of Hurricane Katrina with the GFDL Hurricane Model
Morris Bender, NOAA/GFDL, Princeton, NJ; and I. Ginis, B. Thomas, M. J. Morin, J. A. Knaff, and C. R. Sampson
5:00 PM
J10.7
Ensemble Hurricane Flood Forecasting with Atmosphere and Wind Stress Uncertainties
Philip Orton, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ; and J. Doyle, A. Reinecke, N. Georgas, A. F. Blumberg, and J. Pullen
5:15 PM
Closing Remarks -- AMS President Sandy MacDonald

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Joint Session 10
Atmospheric Chemistry Lab, Field, and Modeling Studies (II)
Location: Room 343 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Mario J. Molina Symposium; and the 18th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Chair: Ross J. Salawitch, University of Maryland, College Park
CoChair: Renyi Zhang, Texas A&M University
3:45 PM
J10.2
A Tropical Tropospheric Source of High Ozone/Low Water Filaments
Daniel C. Anderson, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and J. M. Nicely, R. J. Salawitch, T. P. Canty, R. R. Dickerson, T. Hanisco, G. M. Wolfe, E. C. Apel, E. Atlas, T. Bannan, S. Bauguitte, N. J. Blake, J. Bresch, T. L. Campos, L. Carpenter, M. Cohen, M. Evans, R. P. Fernandez, B. H. Kahn, D. E. Kinnison, S. Hall, N. R. P. Harris, R. Hornbrook, J. F. Lamarque, M. Le Breton, J. Lee, C. Percival, L. Pfister, R. B. Pierce, D. D. Riemer, A. Saiz-Lopez, A. M. Thompson, K. Ullmann, A. Vaughn, and A. J. Weinheimer
4:00 PM
J10.3
Laboratory Studies to Investigate the Role of Volatile and Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds in the Atmospheric Aging of Biomass Devolatilization Products
Claire Fortenberry, Washington University, St Louis, MO; and M. Walker, Y. Zhang, D. Mitroo, C. Oxford, W. Brune, and B. Williams
4:15 PM
J10.4
Comparison of Global Tropospheric Ozone Precursors from Measurements and the MACCity Global Emissions Inventory
Birgit Hassler, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and G. J. Frost, T. B. Ryerson, A. Borbon, C. Granier, B. McDonald, D. D. Parrish, I. Pollack, K. H. Rosenlof, M. K. Trainer, and E. von Schneidemesser
4:30 PM
J10.5
Pressure-Dependent Stabilization of Carbonyl Oxides from Alkene Ozonolysis (Invited Presentation)
Neil M. Donahue, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA; and J. Hakala and V. Hofbauer
5:00 PM
J10.7
Investigating Transported and Local Carbon Monoxide in the Southern Hemisphere with Satellite and Ground-based Remote Sensing
Rebecca R. Buchholz, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. P. Edwards, M. Deeter, H. Worden, L. K. Emmons, N. B. Jones, C. Paton-Walsh, N. M. Deutscher, V. A. Velazco, D. W. T. Griffith, J. Robinson, and D. Smale
5:15 PM
J10.8
Trace Gas Measurements and Models in the Mid Atlantic States: Policy Relevant Science
Russell Dickerson, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and X. Ren, R. J. Salawitch, T. Canty, D. Allen, A. M. Thompson, M. Woodman, and G. T. aburn
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Joint Session 13
NASA Earth Observations and Climate Change
Location: Room 228/229 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Seventh Conference on Environment and Health; and the Sixth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations )
Chair: Sue M. Estes, NASA/University of Alabama
3:30 PM
J13.1
3:45 PM
J13.2
Using a Novel Spatiotemporal Exposure Assessment to Estimate Respiratory Health Effects during the 2008 Northern California Wildfires
Colleen E. Reid, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; and M. Jerrett, I. B. Tager, M. Petersen, J. K. Mann, and J. R. Balmes
4:00 PM
J13.3
Improved Air Quality Simulations during NASA's DISCOVER-AQ Texas: Incorporating Geostationary Satellite Observations
Arastoo Pour Biazar, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and A. T. White, R. T. McNider, D. S. Cohan, R. Zhang, B. Dornblaser, and M. Estes
4:15 PM
J13.4
4:45 PM
J13.6
How Wild is Your Model Fire? Constraining WRF-Chem Wildfire Smoke Simulations with Satellite Observations
William Lassman, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and B. Ford, R. Gan, G. Pfister, S. Magzamen, J. Volckens, E. V. Fischer, and J. R. Pierce
5:15 PM
J13.8
Ecological Forecasting of West Nile Virus Outbreaks in a High-risk Area of the North-central United States
Michael C. Wimberly, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD; and C. L. Merkord, L. Kightlinger, G. Vincent, and M. B. Hildreth
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Themed Joint Session 14
Helping Society Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Variability and Change Part II
Location: Room 245 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology; the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; and the Fourth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise )
Chair: Kristen Averyt, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado
3:30 PM
TJ14.1
Advances in Local Adaptation to Climate Change
Joel B. Smith, Stratus Consulting Inc., Boulder, CO; and J. Vogel, K. Carney, C. Herrick, M. O'Grady, H. Hosterman, A. St. Juliana, and M. Stults
3:45 PM
TJ14.2
Estimating the Impact of Quality Education on Individual Lifetime Carbon Emissions
Eugene Cordero, San Jose State Univ., San Jose, CA; and D. C. Centeno
4:15 PM
TJ14.4
Green and Cool Roofs to Mitigate Urban Heating: An Analysis with a Regional Climate Model
Ashish Sharma, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN; and P. Conry, H. J. S. Fernando, A. F. Hamlet, J. Hellmann, and F. Chen
4:30 PM
TJ14.5
Can Solar Shade Structures Significantly Reduce Interior Automobile Temperatures?
Nancy J. Selover, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and A. Middel, N. Chhetri, B. Mackowski, and C. J. Sisodiya
4:45 PM
TJ14.6
Increasing the Capacity for Municipal Climate Adaptation Planning in the Missouri River Basin
Natalie A. Umphlett, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and M. D. Shulski

5:30 PM-7:00 PM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016


Town Hall Meeting: Broadcast Meteorologists & The Work Behind The Scenes
Location: Room 225 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Town Hall Meetings

6:00 PM-7:30 PM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016

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Town Hall Meeting: Communicating Probabilities, Uncertainties and Confidence in Weather and Climate Outlooks
Location: Room 242 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Town Hall Meetings

6:00 PM-8:00 PM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016


Town Hall Meeting: Spirituality and the Atmospheric Sciences--Ethics and Climate Change from the Perspective of Religion and Faith
Location: Room 240/241 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Town Hall Meetings
6:00 PM
David Mitchell

7:30 PM-9:30 PM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016


Molina Symposium Banquet
Location: Room 238/239 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Wednesday, 13 January 2016

7:00 AM-8:15 AM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016


Town Hall Meeting: The Weather Coalition: Organizational Status and Recent Activities
Location: Room 242 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Town Hall Meetings

7:40 AM-8:00 AM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016


Daily Weather Briefing
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

8:00 AM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016


Poster Hall Open
Location: Hall D/E ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

8:30 AM-9:00 AM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016


Session 1
Welcome & Introductions
Location: Room 340/341 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 19th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International

8:30 AM-9:30 AM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016

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Panel Discussion 1
Panel on Geomagnetically Induced Currents: Science, Engineering, and Future Challenges
Location: Room 352 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 13th Conference on Space Weather
Moderator: Madhulika Guhathakurta, NASA
Panelists: Antti Pulkkinen, NASA/GSFC; Robert S. Weigel, George Mason University; Christopher C. Balch, NOAA/NWS Space Weather Prediction Center; Emanuel Bernabeu, PJM
8:30 AM
Introduction -- Madhulika Guhathakurta
8:30 AM
Antti Pulkkinen
8:30 AM
Daniel Welling

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

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Session 1
Advances in CubeSats and SmallSats to Improve Earth Science and Weather Forecasting
Location: Room 338/339 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Sixth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs: John Pereira, NOAA/NESDIS; Brian Mischel, Riverside Technology Inc.
8:30 AM
1.1
9:15 AM
1.4
Tropospheric Water Vapor and Cloud ICE (TWICE): Development of Millimeter- and Sub-millimeter Wave Radiometer Instrument for 6U-Class Nanosatellites
Steven C. Reising, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and P. Kangaslahti, E. Schlecht, T. C. Gaier, S. Padmanabhan, S. T. Brown, J. Jiang, R. Cofield, N. Chahat, X. Bosch-Lluis, M. Ogut, W. Deal, A. Zamora, K. Leong, and X. B. Mei

9:30 AM
1.5
Constellations to Climate: Advances in Microwave Radiometer Technology Enabling Sustainable Observations using Small Satellites
Shannon T. Brown, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and P. Focardi, A. Kitiyakara, F. Maiwaid, L. Milligan, O. Montes, S. Padmanabhan, R. Redick, D. Russell, V. Bach, and P. Walkemeyer
9:45 AM
1.6
From Paper To Production: Status Update For The COSMIC-2 / FORMOSAT-7 Program
John D. Murphy, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Fulford, K. Cook, M. J. Wenkel, C. J. Fong, N. Yen, G. S. Chang, and J. Pica
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Session 1
Aviation Weather Hazards to the National Airspace System
Location: Room 344 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fifth Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium
Cochairs: Alex Mahalov, Arizona State University; John J. Murray, NASA Langley Research Center
8:45 AM
1.2
Discrimination Between Winter Precipitation Types Based on Spectral-bin Microphysical Modeling
Heather D. Reeves, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and A. Ryzhkov, J. Krause, and W. Bartolini
9:00 AM
1.3
9:30 AM
1.5
Application of a Subgrid-Scale Cloud Parameterization to Improve RAP and HRRR Cloud Ceiling Forecasts
Jaymes Kenyon, NOAA/ESRL and CIRES, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and J. B. Olson, J. M. Brown, W. M. Angevine, and G. Thompson
9:45 AM
1.6
Comparison of In-Situ Turbulence Indicators Obtained from Flight Data
Soo-Hyun Kim, Yonsei Univ., Seoul, South Korea; and H. Y. Chun and P. W. Chan

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Session 1
Cloud Effects on Atmospheric Chemistry
Location: Room 356 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 18th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
Chair: Kenneth Pickering, NASA/GSFC
CoChair: Annmarie Carlton, Rutgers University
8:30 AM
1.1
Molecular Composition of Cloud Water in the Eastern US and Impacts of Aqueous Reactions (Invited Presentation)
Kerri A. Pratt, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and E. Boone, Y. H. Lin, A. Laskin, R. K. Chu, N. Tolic, J. Laskin, C. Wirth, P. B. Shepson, and B. Stirm
9:00 AM
1.3
Convective Transport of Peroxides by Thunderstorms Observed over the Central U.S. during DC3
Mary C. Barth, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. M. Bela, P. O. Wennberg, J. Crounse, J. St. Clair, and A. Fried
9:15 AM
1.4
Aerosol Mixing State Impacts on Aqueous Phase Chemistry
Matthew L. Dawson, University of California, Irvine, CA; and N. Riemer and D. Dabdub
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Joint Session 2
Regional Climate Variability on Intraseasonal-to-Multidecadal Time Scales
Location: Room 343 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Peter Lamb Symposium; and the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change )
Chair: Michael Richman, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma
8:45 AM
J2.2
9:00 AM
J2.3
9:15 AM
J2.4
Comparison of Simulated and Reconstructed Variations in East African Hydroclimate over the Last Millennium
François Klein, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium; and H. Goosse, N. E. Graham, and D. Verschuren
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3
Adapting to Climate Variability and its Impacts on Energy Sector Resilience Part 1
Location: Room 346/347 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Seventh Conference on Weather, Climate, Water and the New Energy Economy; and the 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology )
Moderator: Brian D'Agostino, Sempra Energy
Panelists: Gail Vaucher, Army Research Laboratory; Bradfield Lyon, Columbia University/IRI; Jerald A. Brotzge, SUNY; Renato Derech, Consolidated Edison Company of New York; David A. Robinson, Rutgers University and NJ State Climatologist
8:30 AM
Introduction - Brian D'Agostino
8:45 AM
Presentation 1 - Brad Lyon
9:00 AM
Presentation 2 - David Robinson
9:15 AM
Presentation 3 - Jerry Brotzge
9:30 AM
TJPD3.1
Atmospheric Input for Renewable Energy Microgrids (Educating 'Smart Grids')
Gail Vaucher, Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM
Manuscript (434.6 kB)

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Panel Discussion 3
Towards Operational Earth System Prediction for Informed Decision Support
Location: Room 244 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise
Moderator: David McCarren, Meteorological Services and Supporting Research
Panelists: Louis Uccellini, NOAA/NWS; Gerald Geernaert, DOE; Patrick A. Harr, NSF; Craig McLean, NOAA/OAR; RDML Timothy Gallaudet, U.S. Navy ; Thomas Drake, ONR; Jack A. Kaye, NASA, Science Mission Directorate; Ralph O. Stoffler, U.S. Air Force
8:30 AM
Dave McCarren
8:30 AM
RDML Timothy Gallaudet
8:30 AM
8:30 AM
8:30 AM
8:30 AM
Craig McLean
8:30 AM
Louis Uccellini
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Session 4
Earth System Science and Interacting Processes in the Coastal Environment: Part I
Location: Room 342 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 14th Symposium on the Coastal Environment
Cochairs: Nickitas Georgas, Stevens Institute of Technology; Gregory Dusek, NOAA
8:30 AM
4.1
Evolution of High Fidelity Surge and Wave Models of Southern Louisiana since Hurricane Katrina (2005)
Joannes Westerink, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN; and J. Smith, J. C. Dietrich, and R. A. Luettich
8:45 AM
4.2
Sea State Dependent Surface Stress in ADCIRC for Storm Surge Predictions
Jie Gao, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Morehead City, NC; and R. Luettich, B. Reichl, I. Ginis, and T. Asher
9:30 AM
4.5
Hindcast Validation of Shallow Water Wave Processes in the Great Lakes using Unstructured Spectral Models
Jian Kuang, IMSG@NOAA/NWS/NCEP, College Park, MD; and A. J. Van der Westhuysen, G. Mann, E. J. Anderson, A. Fujisaki, and J. G. W. Kelly
9:45 AM
4.6
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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
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Session 4
Preparing for GOES-R Series Including Instruments Overviews, Data Access/Flow, and User/Education Training
Location: Room 252/254 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Timothy J. Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS/Center for Satellite Applications and Research; Patricia Maloney, The Aerospace Corporation
8:30 AM
4.1
Status of the GOES-R Space Weather Sensors and Products
William F. Denig, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and W. Rowland and P. Loto'aniu
9:15 AM
4.4
GLM: Geostationary Lightning Mapper for Early Warning of Severe Storms
Samantha Edgington, Lockheed Martin, Palo Alto, CA; and C. Tillier and H. J. Christian Jr.
9:30 AM
4.5
Preparing for the GOES-R Era: Recommendations for NWS Training on 1-Minute Satellite Imagery
Katie L. Crandall, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Kansas City, MO; and C. M. Gravelle, D. W. Snyder, and K. J. Runk
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Session 5
Aerosol-cloud Interactions in Shallow Clouds II
Location: Room 357 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Eighth Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions
Chair: Paquita Zuidema, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS
CoChair: Robert Wood, University of Washington
8:45 AM
5.2
Simulating Feedbacks Between Stratocumulus Cloud Dynamics, Microphysics and Aerosols Over Large Scales
Daniel P. Grosvenor, University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom; and P. R. Field, A. Hill, and B. Shipway
9:15 AM
5.4
Coupling Spectral-bin Cloud Microphysics with the MOSAIC Aerosol Model in WRF-Chem: Methodology and Preliminary Results
Wenhua Gao, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, China; and J. Fan, R. Easter, Q. Yang, C. Zhao, and S. J. Ghan
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Session 6
Advances in Evaporation and Evaporative Demand, Part II
Location: Room 240/241 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Hydrology
Cochairs: Michael Hobbins, NOAA; Martha C. Anderson, USDA/ARS; Christopher Hain, University of Maryland; Jennifer C. Adam, Washington State University
8:30 AM
6.1
8:45 AM
6.2A
Implementing the Remotely Sensed Evaporative Stress Index Globally Using MODIS Day/Night Land-surface Temperatures
Christopher Hain, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and M. C. Anderson, J. Otkin, T. R. H. Holmes, and W. T. Crow

9:00 AM
Microwave Based Implementation of Two Source Energy Balance model to Estimate Evaporation -- Christopher Hain
9:15 AM
6.4
9:30 AM
6.5
IMPROVING OPERATIONAL HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION MODELING THROUGH SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS
Angela L. Bowman, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and K. J. Franz and T. Hogue
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Session 6
Sectoral Applications
Location: Room 245 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Dennis P. Todey, South Dakota State Univ.
9:00 AM
6.3
Frost and its Implications on Maize Production in the Free State Province of South Africa
Mokhele Edmond Moeletsi, Agricultural Research Council, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa; and M. I. Tongwane
9:15 AM
6.4
Climatological Drivers of Double Cropping Expansion in the Brazilian Cerrado
Keith R. Spangler, Brown University, Providence, RI; and A. H. Lynch and S. Spera

9:30 AM
6.5
Spatial and Temporal Variability of Springtime Freeze Events and their Impact on Tart Cherry Production in the Great Lakes Region
Lydia D. Rill, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; and J. Andresen, J. A. Winkler, J. R. Black, and S. Schultze
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Session 6
Urban Meteorology and Dispersion
Location: Room 243 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 19th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA
Chair: Akshay Gowardhan, LLNL
8:30 AM
6.1
Quantifying the Impact of Traffic-Related Air Pollution on the Indoor Air Quality of a Naturally Ventilated Building
Zheming Tong, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; and Y. Chen and A. Malkawi

8:45 AM
6.2
Jack Rabbit II – A Field Experiment on Dense Gas Dispersion in a Built Environment
Steven R. Hanna, Hanna Consultants, Kennebunkport, ME; and J. Chang, T. Spicer, M. Sohn, S. B. Fox, M. Whitmire, L. Stockham, and D. Nicholson
9:15 AM
6.4
9:30 AM
6.5A
Characterising urban pollutant ventilation with the tracer age and age spectrum
Keith Ngan, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong; and K. W. Lo and G. Duan

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Session 7
Disseminating Earth Science and Climate Information for Better Decision Making
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs: Alex Coletti, Syneren Technologies Corp; Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL
8:30 AM
7.1
TsunamiCast: A Web-Based and Cloud Capable Tsunami Modeling Tool
Eugene Burger, NOAA/ERL/PMEL, Seattle, WA; and L. Kamb, C. K. Pells, and T. Nakamura

8:45 AM
7.2
Experimental Hazard Services -- Expanding the Concepts to Communicate Hazard Information
Tracy Lee Hansen, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and K. Manross, C. Golden, J. L. Mahoney, J. Wakefield, S. Williams, and R. Pierce
9:00 AM
7.3
Offshore Radar-like Analyses for Aviation
Mark S. Veillette, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and H. Iskenderian, C. J. Mattioli, E. P. Hassey, and P. M. Lamey
9:15 AM
7.4
Arctic Report Card: Update for 2015
Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA; and M. Jeffries, J. A. Richter-Menge, and J. E. Overland
9:30 AM
7.5
Aqua and Terra Polar Orbiter Direct Broadcast Data in Support of Operational Environmental Forecasters
Kathleen Strabala, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and L. Gumley, H. L. Huang, R. M. Cintineo, D. Hoese, J. E. Davies, and B. Pierce
9:45 AM
7.6
Voice-enabled Knowledge Engine using Ontologies and Natural Language Processing for Weather and Hydrological Data
Ibrahim Demir, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; and Y. Sermet and W. F. Krajewski

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Session 7
Outreach and Broader Impacts
Location: Room 353 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 25th Symposium on Education
Cochairs: Teresa M. Bals-Elsholz, Valparaiso Univ.; Margaret Mooney, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin
8:30 AM
7.1
Scientists Educating Scientists: How Outreach Begins--From the Pages of BAMS
Jeff Rosenfeld, American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA; and K. F. Heideman
8:45 AM
7.2
Climate Literacy through a Partnership with Public Libraries
Steve Ackerman, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. Mooney, J. Morrill, Z. Handlos, and S. Morrill
9:00 AM
7.3
STEM Engagement: NASA Earth Science Content and SciGirls Seven Strategies
Sarah A. Crecelius, NASA LaRC/SSAI, Hampton, Virginia; and J. Taylor and L. Chambers
9:30 AM
7.5
The Evolution of NOAA's Science On a Sphere
Elizabeth L. Russell, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and J. Lilek, E. Hackathorn, D. P. Pisut, and E. MacIntosh
9:45 AM
7.6
From Science to Storytelling: How Satellite Data Connects to our Daily Lives
Daniel P. Pisut, I.M. Systems Group, Silver Spring, MD; and K. Herring and L. Gaches
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Session 7A
Earth System Climate Reanalyses: Low Frequency Variability and Trends
Location: La Nouvelle C ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Cochairs: Siegfried D. Schubert, Global Modeling and Assimilation Office; Dick Dee, ECMWF; Michael G. Bosilovich, NASA/GSFC/GMAO
9:00 AM
7A.3
9:15 AM
7A.4
Temperature Trends and Variability in the 20th Century reanalysis version “2c” dataset spanning 1851 to 2012
Gilbert P. Compo, CIRES, Univ. of Colorado and Physical Sciences Division/ESRL/NOAA, Boulder, CO; and J. S. Whitaker, P. D. Sardeshmukh, B. S. Giese, and P. Brohan
9:30 AM
7A.5
9:45 AM
7A.6
The Global Moisture Balance and its Variability in the MERRA-2 Reanalysis
Michael G. Bosilovich, NASA/GSFC/Global Modeling and Assimilation Offic, Greenbelt, MD; and F. R. Robertson and G. Partyka
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Session 7B
Multi-model Predictability and Prediction on Subseasonal to Seasonal Timescales: Part 1
Location: La Nouvelle A ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Cochairs: Kathleen Pegion, George Mason University; Emily J. Becker, NOAA/NWS/NCEP; Hye-Mi Kim, SUNY
8:30 AM
7B.1
8:45 AM
7B.2
Multi-Model Ensemble for Seasonal Prediction at Environment Canada
Bertrand Denis, EC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and W. Merryfield
9:00 AM
7B.3
Forecasting Temperature Extremes with the North American Multi-Model Ensemble
Emily J. Becker, NOAA/NWS/NCEP and Innovim, College Park, MD; and H. van den Dool
9:15 AM
7B.4
Grand European and Asian-Pacific Multi-Model Seasonal Forecasts: Maximization of Skill and of Potential Economical Value to End-Users
Andrea Alessandri, Italian National Agency for New Technologies/Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Santa Maria di Galeria, Italy; and M. De Felice, F. Catalano, D. Y. Lee, J. H. Yoo, J. Y. Lee, and B. Wang

9:30 AM
7B.5
9:45 AM
7B.6
NMME Plans for Sub-seasonal Forecasts
Jin Huang, NOAA, College Park, MD; and K. Pegion and B. P. Kirtman
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Session 8
Best Practices for Statistical Inference in the Atmospheric Sciences – Part 1
Location: Room 226/227 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 23rd Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
Chair: Bob Glahn, NOAA/NWS/Meteorological Development Laboratory
9:00 AM
8.2
9:30 AM
8.3
Ingredients of Statistical Hypothesis Testing – and their Significance (Invited Presentation)
Hans von Storch, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research, Geesthacht, Germany
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Session 8
Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere I
Location: Room 350/351 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 18th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Kenneth H. Underwood, Atmospheric Systems Corporation
8:30 AM
8.1
Boundary Layer Thermodynamic and Wind Observations for Improved Fog and Marine Layer Modeling and Forecasting
R. Ware, Radiometrics, Boulder, CO; and L. Blanchette, D. Berchoff, W. Callahan, C. Clements, P. Croft, M. Eilts, P. Flatau, I. Gultepe, R. Hipschman, D. Holland, J. Kleissl, B. Koch, S. McLaughlin, M. Nelson, J. Negus, E. Osler, R. Parmentier, K. Reed, P. Roller, N. Sette, L. Thobois, S. Vandenburg, Y. Xie, and J. Zack
9:15 AM
8.4
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Joint Session 13
Regional climate modeling predicting future changes in extreme precipitation events - Towards More Resilient Engineering Design
Location: Room 242 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 30th Conference on Hydrology; and the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change )
Cochairs: Francina Dominguez, University of Arizona; Kelly Mahoney, CIRES/University of Colorado; Kenneth E. Kunkel, CICS
8:30 AM
J13.1
Hydrometeorological Analyses of the June 1903 Heppner, Oregon Flood
Jim Smith, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; and M. L. Baeck
9:00 AM
J13.3
CWRF Physics Ensemble Improving Extreme Precipitation Prediction
Xin-Zhong Liang, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
9:15 AM
J13.4
9:45 AM
J13.6
High Resolution Simulation of a Colorado Rockies Extreme Snow and Rain Event in both a Current and Future Climate
Roy M. Rasmussen, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and K. Ikeda, C. Liu, E. Gutmann, and J. M. Thériault
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Themed Joint Session 15
Understanding Urban Growth and Climate Variability Impacts on Health, Adaptation, and Resilience: Part 3
Location: Room 255/257 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Fourth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events; the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology; and the Seventh Conference on Environment and Health )
Chair: Wendy Marie Thomas, NOAA/NWS
8:30 AM
TJ15.1
Coastal Resilience to Extreme Weather and Climate: A Case Study of Applications on Long Island New York
Minghua Zhang, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and B. A. Colle, E. K. M. Chang, H. Bowman, S. G. Jang, W. Lin, and P. Liu

8:45 AM
TJ15.2
Hot in Baltimore: Urban Form's Impact on Fine-scale Temperature Differences
Anna A. Scott, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; and D. W. Waugh, B. F. Zaitchik, and S. D. Guikema
9:30 AM
TJ15.5
Urban Heat Island Reduction Strategies in Neighborhoods in Northern Manhattan, New York City
Juan Declet-Barreto, Natural Resources Defense Council, Washington, DC; and K. Knowlton, A. Huang, J. White-Newsome, C. D. Corbin-Mark, and O. Dotson-Newman
9:45 AM
TJ15.6
The Potential Impacts of 21st Century Climatic and Population Changes on Human Exposure to the Virus Vector Mosquito Aedes aegypti
Andrew J. Monaghan, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and K. Sampson, D. F. Steinhoff, K. C. Ernst, K. L. Ebi, B. Jones, and M. H. Hayden
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Joint Session 15
Water: Too Much, too Little. How Climate Information Supports Community Preparedness, Part I
Location: Room 335/336 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 30th Conference on Hydrology; and the 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice )
Cochairs: John N. McHenry, Baron Advanced Meteorological Systems, LLC; Nancy Beller-Simms, NOAA; Stephanie Herring, NOAA
8:45 AM
J15.2
State Management Impacts from Hydroclimatic Extremes in Texas and Oklahoma, 2011-2015
David P. Brown, NOAA, Fort Worth, TX; and C. Black, B. Hoeth, M. A. Shafer, and V. W. Murphy
9:15 AM
J15.4
Decision-Centric Adaptation Appraisal for Water Management Across Colorado's Continental Divide
Kathleen A. Miller, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. N. Yates, R. L. Wilby, and L. Kaatz
9:30 AM
J15.5
Hydrologic Information for Tracking Water Availability in Africa and the Middle East
Amy McNally, ESSIC/UMD at NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and A. Getirana, K. R. Arsenault, and C. Peters-Lidard

9:45 AM
J15.6
Impact of Non-stationary Climate Conditions on Extreme Precipitation Frequency Estimates Needed for Engineering Design
Sanja Perica, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and M. St. Laurent, S. Pavlovic, C. Trypaluk, D. Unruh, and O. Wilhite

8:45 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016

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Session 6
Communicating Coastal Risk
Location: Room 333-334 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice
Chair: Kathleen Sherman-Morris, Mississippi State University
Paper 6.3 has been moved. New paper number 3.1A

9:00 AM
6.3A
User Interpretation of Hurricane Forecast Graphics
Kathleen Sherman-Morris, Mississippi State Univ., Mississippi State, MS; and K. Antonelli
9:15 AM
6.4
Towards More Actionable Tropical Storm Warnings, Google Public Alerts
Pete Giencke, Google, Inc., Mountain View, CA; and N. Savio, P. Patel, and S. Hakusa
9:30 AM
6.5
Experimental Testing of Evacuation Messages in Sandy-affected Areas
Cara L. Cuite, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and S. G. Decker, D. A. Robinson, W. K. Hallman, K. M. O'Neill, R. E. Morss, and J. L. Demuth
9:45 AM
6.6A
Twitter During Sandy: Data Analysis and Insights For Future Events
John A. Knox, University of Georgia, Athens, GA; and B. Mazanec and E. M. Sullivan
Paper 6.6 has been moved. New paper number 6.3A

9:00 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016

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Keynote Speaker Session 2
Keynote: Resources to Help Scientists Communicate Climate Science
Location: Room 340/341 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 19th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International
Speaker: Richard C. J. Somerville, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
9:00 AM
KS.1
Resources to Help Scientists Communicate Climate Science (Invited Presentation)
Richard C. J. Somerville, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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Session 5
Observation System Simulation Experiments and Other Studies to Assess the Impact of Future Satellite Sensors
Location: Room 225 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth AMS Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA)
Chair: Will McCarty, NASA/GSFC
9:15 AM
5.2
Analysis of CrIS FOV Sizes on the next Generation High-resolution NWP Model Forecast Performance Through an OSSE
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
9:30 AM
5.3
9:45 AM
5.4

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016


Spouses' Coffee
Location: Kabacoff (Hilton Riverside)

9:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016

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Keynote Speaker Session 1
Keynote: The New Horizons Mission to Pluto
Location: Room 352 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 13th Conference on Space Weather
Chair: James F. Spann, NASA/MSFC
9:30 AM
KS1.1
The New Horizons Mission to Pluto (Invited Presentation)
Fran Bagenal, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

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


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

Meet the President
Location: Room 230 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Space Weather Coffee Break—Sponsored by Space Environment Technologies
Location: Room 352 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

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

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Joint Session 1
Air Pollution Meteorology in the Urban Environment (Joint between the 19th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA and the AMS Board on the Urban Environment)
Location: Room 243 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 19th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA
Chair: Daniel Mendoza, University of Utah
10:30 AM
J1.1
The University of Utah Urban Undertaking (U4): Measurements and Simulations of Air Pollution from Neighborhood to Regional Scales
John C. Lin, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and L. Mitchell, D. Mendoza, R. Bares, B. Fasoli, D. Bowling, E. Crosman, J. Horel, R. Patarasuk, K. Gurney, M. Buchert, A. K. Kochanski, D. V. Mallia, D. Pataki, B. Eng, D. Catharine, C. Strong, and J. R. Ehleringer

10:45 AM
J1.2A
Spatiotemporal comparison of highly-resolved emissions and concentrations of carbon dioxide and criteria pollutants in Salt Lake City, Utah for health and policy applications: a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease case study
Daniel Mendoza, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. C. Lin, L. Mitchell, K. Gurney, R. Patarasuk, D. O'Keeffe, T. Song, J. Huang, B. Fasoli, R. Bares, J. Horel, E. Crosman, D. Blagev, J. Sorensen, F. Sakaguchi, S. Rea, C. Fillmore, B. Horne, and J. R. Ehleringer

11:00 AM
J1.3
The 2015 Great Salt Lake Summer Ozone Study
John D. Horel, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and E. Crosman, A. Jacques, B. Blaylock, A. Long, S. Arens, R. S. Martin, and J. Sohl
11:30 AM
J1.5
Predictability and error dynamics of street-canyon flows
Ka Wai Lo, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong; and K. Ngan

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Session 1
Urban Growth and Connections with Climate & Health
Location: Room 228/229 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Seventh Conference on Environment and Health
Chair: Jennifer Vanos, Texas Tech University
11:00 AM
1.3
11:15 AM
1.4
Time-detrending Surface Temperature Observations from Mobile Transects—A Sensitivity Analysis
Ariane Middel, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and J. Vanos and B. L. Ruddell

11:45 AM
1.6
Historical Trend in PM2.5 Long-term Exposure and its Health Impacts Associated with Emission Mitigations during 1990-2010 Across the Northern Hemisphere
Jiandong Wang, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China; and J. Xing, R. Mathur, S. wang, J. E. Pleim, C. Hogrefe, C. M. Gan, D. Wong, and J. Hao
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Session 2
Advances in Satellite Observations and Earth Science and Observing Technologies
Location: Room 338/339 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Sixth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs: Robert Bauer, NASA/ESTO; Brian Mischel, Riverside Technology Inc.
10:30 AM
2.1
RainCube, a Constellation of Precipitation Profiling Radars in CubeSat
Eva Peral, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and S. Tanelli, Z. Haddad, D. Price, C. Parashare, B. Ortloff, S. Durden, G. Stephens, and E. Im

10:45 AM
2.2
Development of a Three-Frequency Spaceborne Radar for Cloud and Precipitation Measurement
Gregory A. Sadowy, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and M. Sanchez-Barbetty, S. Tanelli, B. Cannon, K. Vanhille, A. Brown, and K. Brown

11:00 AM
2.3
A Multi-frequency Wide-swath Spaceborne Cloud And Precipitation Imaging Radar
Lihua Li, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and M. McLinden, G. M. Heymsfield, P. A. Stenger, M. E. Cooley, T. Spence, and R. E. Park

11:15 AM
2.4
Differential Absorption Radar for Water Vapor Sounding
Matthew Lebsock, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and K. Cooper and L. F. Millan

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Session 2
Impacts of Weather on the Nation's Aviation System
Location: Room 344 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fifth Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium
Cochairs: Michael Robinson, AvMet Applications Inc.; Matt Fronzak, The MITRE Corporation
10:45 AM
2.2
Improvements in Forecasting Regions of Aviation Hazard Impact from Advances in the HRRR and RAP Models
Stephen S. Weygandt, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and C. R. Alexander, S. G. Benjamin, T. G. Smirnova, D. C. Dowell, M. Hu, J. B. Olson, J. Kenyon, E. P. James, H. Lin, and I. Jankov
11:00 AM
2.3
Success in Mitigating a Bad Situation: Intense, Long-Lived Thunderstorms Over the Atlanta Airport on 24 June 2015
Matthew Bloemer, NOAA/NWS, Hampton, GA; and C. A. West, S. E. Nelson, and P. A. Atwell
11:15 AM
2.4
Enabling GBAS Operations in Challenging Ionospheric Conditions
Joseph Kunches, Atmospheric & Space Technology Research Associates, Boulder, CO; and G. Crowley and I. Azeem
11:30 AM
2.5
Translating Convective Weather Forecasts into Strategic Traffic Management Decision Aids
Michael Matthews, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and J. Venuti and R. DeLaura
11:45 AM
2.6
Convective Weather Avoidance Polygon (CWAP) Algorithm Improvements and Applications
Laura J. Bickmeier, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and R. DeLaura and M. Ishutkina
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Panel Discussion 2
National Space Weather Strategy
Location: Room 352 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 13th Conference on Space Weather
Moderator: William J. Murtagh, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Panelists: Tamara Dickinson, OSTP; Louis W. Uccellini, Director, NOAA/NWS; Caitlin Durkovich, Infrastructure Protection, DHS; Thomas E. Berger, NOAA/NWS; Christopher Cannizzaro, Office of Space & Advanced Technology; Seth Jonas, IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute
10:30 AM
Bill Murtagh
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Joint Panel Discussion 3
Making Climate Information Available to Decision Makers: Challenges, Risks, and Uncertainty
Location: Room 244 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Fourth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise; the 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; and the 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies )
Moderators: Scott Jacobs, NOAA/NWS/NCEP; Kathleen Sherman-Morris, Mississippi State Univ.
Panelists: Mari Tye, NCAR; Christopher Little, AER; Marjorie McGuirk, CASE Consultants International, LLC
10:30 AM
Marjorie McGuirk
10:30 AM
Christopher Little
10:30 AM
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Session 3
Outreach & Communication: Facilitating & Promoting Access to Resources, Collections, and Services
Location: Room 340/341 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 19th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International
Chair: Amy Butros, UC San Diego
10:30 AM
3.1
Communicating Science Across Organizations
Jean Phillips, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

10:45 AM
3.2
An Embedded Librarian Working in the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Stephen Pomes, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, New Orleans, LA
11:00 AM
3.3
Public Access to Scientific Research at Los Alamos National Laboratory Research Library
Michelle A. Mittrach, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM
11:15 AM
3.4
11:45 AM
3.6A
Questions & Discussion

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Joint Session 4
Working Toward a More Weather, Water and Climate-Ready World—Issues and Opportunities: Part 2 (Joint with The Board on Global Strategies)
Location: Room 255/257 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Fourth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events; and the Special Sessions on US-International Partnerships )
Cochairs: Owen H. Shieh, National Disaster Preparedness Training Center; Kenneth Carey, Earth Resources Technology (ERT), Inc.
11:00 AM
J4.3
Interagency Science and Service: Vertical Farming in Hawaii and Taiwan
Owen H. Shieh, National Disaster Preparedness Training Center, Honolulu, HI; and C. Hyde
11:30 AM
J4.5
The Most Effective Methods for Delivering Severe Weather Early Warnings to Fishermen on Lake Victoria
Richard Tushemereirwe, African Centres for Lightning and Electromagnetics, Kampala, Uganda; and D. Tuhebwe, M. A. Cooper, and F. M. D'Ujanga
11:45 AM
J4.6
African Centres for Lightning and Electromagnetics
Mary Ann Cooper, African Centres for Lightning and Electromagnetics, River Forest, IL; and R. Tushemereirwe, C. Gomes, E. Ataremwa, J. B. Ngamini, and F. C. Lubasi
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Session 5
Earth System Science and Interacting Processes in the Coastal Environment: Part II
Location: Room 342 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 14th Symposium on the Coastal Environment
Cochairs: Arthur J. Miller, SIO/Univ. Of California; Michael J. DeFlorio, SIO/Univ. Of California
10:45 AM
5.2
The CONsortium for Oil Spill Exposure Pathways in COastal River-dominated Ecosystems (CONCORDE) --- Year One Activities and Results
William Graham, University of Southern Mississippi, Stennis Space Center, MS; and A. Shiller, J. Wiggert, F. Hernandez, S. Howden, K. Martin, R. Vandermeulen, J. Kastler, R. Arnone, P. Fitzpatrick, J. Davis, Y. Lau, A. Boyette, I. Church, C. Culpepper, A. Evans, A. Mojzis, S. Muffelman, L. Quas, J. Book, G. Jacobs, B. Cowen, B. Dzwonkowski, E. Hofmann, T. Miles, J. N. Moum, O. Schofield, and S. Warner
11:30 AM
5.6
How Can Active and Stabilized Coastal Dunes Coexist under the Same Climate Conditions?
Haim Tsoar, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, N/A = Not Applicable, Israel

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Joint Session 5
Impacts and Adaptation: Communicating and Translating New Interdisciplinary Knowledge into Actionable Information and Tools
Location: Room 343 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Peter Lamb Symposium; and the 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice )
Chair: M. Issa LeLe, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma
10:45 AM
J5.2
Towards a Forecast Based Financing Framework to Trigger Humanitarian Action Before Floods
Andrew Kruczkiewicz, Columbia University / Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, Palisades, NY; and H. Cen, B. Moneymaker, J. Lessel, A. Sweeney, E. Coughlan de Perez, P. Ceccato, R. Kufandiko, J. Moyo, and N. Heita
11:00 AM
J5.3
Hydrological Modeling and Capacity Building in the Republic of Namibia
Race Clark III, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and Z. L. Flamig and Y. Hong
11:15 AM
J5.4
11:45 AM
J5.6
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Session 5
JPSS-1 Leveraging the Success of Suomi NPP: Instruments, Science Algorithms, Data Access, and Education Outreach
Location: Room 252/254 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Bill Sjoberg, NESDIS/JPSS; Vince Grano, NOAA/NESDIS/OSGS JPSS Ground Project
10:30 AM
5.1
11:30 AM
5.5
JPSS User Readiness through Training: VISIT, SHyMet, WMO VLab and a new Liaison
Bernadette H. Connell, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO; and S. D. Miller, D. Bikos, E. J. Szoke, A. S. Bachmeier, S. Lindstrom, A. Mostek, B. C. Motta, and L. Veeck
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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
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Session 6
Aerosol Impacts on Cirrus Clouds
Location: Room 357 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Eighth Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions
Chair: Andreas Muhlbauer, JISAO/Univ. of Washington
Cochairs: Trude Storelvmo, Yale University; Eric Jensen, NASA/Ames Research Center
11:00 AM
6.3
On the Susceptibility of Cold Tropical Cirrus to Ice Nuclei Abundance
Eric Jensen, NASA, Moffett Field, CA; and R. Ueyama, L. Pfister, T. V. Bui, R. P. Lawson, S. Woods, T. Thornberry, A. W. Rollins, G. S. Diskin, and M. A. Avery
11:15 AM
6.4
11:45 AM
6.6
Cirrus Clouds Radiative Effects in the Present Day Climate and in Response to Cirrus Seeding
Blaz Gasparini, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; and T. Schaer, A. Meyer, and U. Lohmann
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Session 7
Climate Decision Support Services
Location: Room 245 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Bernadette Placky, Climate Central
10:45 AM
7.3
Identifying Decision Support Tools to Bridge Climate and Agricultural Needs in the Midwest
Beth L. Hall, ISWS/Midwestern Regional Climate Center, Champaign, IL; and M. S. Timlin, O. Kellner, M. E. Woloszyn, C. Black, D. R. Kluck, and J. L. Hatfield
11:15 AM
7.4
11:30 AM
7.5
U2U Decision Support Tools for Midwestern Corn Producers
James R. Angel, ISWS, Champaign, IL; and M. Widhalm and D. P. Todey
11:45 AM
7.6
Mapping the Decision Calendar across the U.S. Corn Belt
Melissa Widhalm, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and T. Haigh, E. S. Takle, J. Andresen, S. Carlton, and J. R. Angel
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Session 7
Strategies, Tactics, and Opportunities for Operationalizing Multi-Disciplinary Expertise in Wx and Natural Hazard Context
Location: Room 333-334 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice
Cochairs: Kimberly E. Klockow, NOAA; Susan A. Jasko, California Univ. of Pennsylvania
10:45 AM
7.2
Probabilistic Forecasting: From Scientific Understanding to Societal Use
Zoltan Toth, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and R. Krzysztofowicz, M. S. Antolik, M. Pena, and B. J. Etherton
11:15 AM
7.4
11:30 AM
7.5
Ways of Knowing: The Matter of Methodology and Cross Discipline Collaboration
Susan A. Jasko, California Univ. of Pennsylvania, California, PA; and J. Correia Jr.
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Session 8
Mapping and GIS for Weather and Climate
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs: Lori Armstrong, Esri; Ken R. Waters, NOAA/NWS
10:45 AM
8.2
Interactive Computing and Processing of NASA Land Surface Observations using Google Earth Engine
Andrew L. Molthan, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and J. E. Burks and J. R. Bell
11:15 AM
8.4
Operationalizing ArcServer for NOAA's Integrated Dissemination Program
Kari L. Sheets, NOAA/NWS, Bohemia, NY; and I. A. Graffman, J. Greenlaw, K. Jenkins, J. G. W. Kelley, T. LaVoi, N. Parikh, K. Ward, and M. Hamann
11:30 AM
8.5
Overview, Recent Work, and Future Direction of the National Weather Service Geospatial Integrated Work Team
Brian J. Miretzky, NOAA/NWS, Bohemia, NY; and K. L. Sheets, I. Graffman, J. C. Meyers, N. Parikh, J. Settelmaier, C. Kahler, K. S. Lander, S. Shea, K. Kodama, E. Clark, and V. Silva
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Session 8
Promoting Diversity in Earth System Science
Location: Room 353 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 25th Symposium on Education
Cochairs: Reginald Blake, New York City College of Technology, City University of New York; Janet Liou-Mark, New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York
11:00 AM
8.3
NOAA Educational Partnership Program A Unique Success Story of Education & Training in NOAA Sciences to increase Workforce Diversity in Earth System Sciences & Engineering
Reza Khanbilvardi, NOAA Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology (NOAA-CREST) Center, New York, NY; and D. V. Morris, P. Chigbu, and M. Abazinge
11:15 AM
8.4
Introducing and Engaging Non-Geoscience, Minority STEM Majors in Geoscience Research – An Interdisciplinary Approach
Dr Reginald Blake, New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn, NY; and J. Liou-Mark

11:45 AM
8.6
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Session 8A
20th Century Reanalysis: Methods and Applications
Location: La Nouvelle C ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Gilbert P. Compo, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and Physical Sciences Division/ESRL/NOAA
10:30 AM
8A.1
Changes in Extreme Warm and Cold Temperatures Associated with 20th Century Global Warming
Prashant D. Sardeshmukh, CIRES, University of Colorado and PSD/ESRL/NOAA, Boulder, CO; and G. P. Compo, C. McColl, and C. Penland

10:45 AM
8A.2
SOUSEI 150-year Coupled Atmosphere-Ocean Reanalysis
Masayoshi Ishii, Japan Meteorological Agency, Tsukuba, Japan; and H. Koyama, H. Tatebe, T. Kataoka, J. Ono, H. Kubota, K. Lestari, H. Tokinaga, and M. Kimoto

11:00 AM
8A.3
Interannual to Decadal Variability of Ocean Evaporation as Viewed from Climate Reanalyses
Franklin R. Robertson, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and M. G. Bosilovich, J. B. Roberts, and H. Wang
11:15 AM
8A.4
11:30 AM
8A.5
Isentropic Analysis of Polar Cold Air Mass Streams in the Northern Hemispheric Winter Monsoon
Toshiki Iwasaki, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan; and Y. Kanno and M. R. ABDILLAH
Recording files available
Session 8B
Multi-model Predictability and Prediction on Subseasonal to Seasonal Timescales: Part 2
Location: La Nouvelle A ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Kathleen Pegion, George Mason University
10:30 AM
8B.1
Towards a Multi-Model Subseasonal Excessive Heat Outlook System
Augustin Vintzileos, University of Maryland/Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, Camp Springs, MD; and J. Gottschalck
10:45 AM
8B.2
Assessment of Calibration and Combination of Multi-Model Ensembles for Subseasonal Prediction
Dan C. Collins, NOAA/CPC, College Park, MD; and A. Vintzileos and S. Baxter
11:00 AM
8B.3
Evaluation of the NMME Seasonal Climate Forecasts for Water Infrastructure Operations and Disaster Risk Management in East Africa
Solomon S. Demissie, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; and M. Gebremichael, T. Hospson, and E. Riddle

11:30 AM
8B.5
11:45 AM
8B.6
2-Tiered Seasonal Climate Prediction over North America with CCSM4
Johnna Infanti, RSMAS, Miami, FL; and B. P. Kirtman

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Session 9
Best Practices for Statistical Inference in the Atmospheric Sciences – Part 2
Location: Room 226/227 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 23rd Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
Chair: Bob Glahn, NOAA/NWS/Meteorological Development Laboratory
10:30 AM
9.1
Caveat Venditor, Lector, et Emptor (Invited Presentation)
Francis W. Zwiers, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada

11:00 AM
9.2
Testing the Tests: A Look at Size and Power for Hypothesis Tests of Competing Forecasts (Invited Presentation)
Eric Gilleland, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. G. Brown, T. L. Fowler, and A. S. Hering

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Session 9A
Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere II
Location: Room 350/351 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 18th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Alexandria McCombs, University of South Carolina
10:45 AM
9A.2
The NCAR Modular Wind Profiler
William O. J. Brown, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. A. Cohn, J. Sobtzak, C. Martin, and T. Hock
11:00 AM
9A.3
11:45 AM
9A.6
Calibration of a Monostatic SoDAR for Quantitative Measurement of CN**2
Kenneth H. Underwood, Atmospheric Systems Corporation, Santa Clarita, CA
Recording files available
Session 9B
WMO Solid Precipitation Intercomparison
Location: Room 355 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 18th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Tilden P. Meyers, NOAA/ATDD
10:30 AM
9B.1
WMO Solid Precipitation Intercomparison: from Experiments to Results
Rodica Nitu, EC, Toronto, ON, Canada; and R. Rasmussen, C. D. Smith, M. Earle, Y. A. Roulet, A. Reverdin, M. Wolff, B. B. Baker, and J. Kochendorfer
11:00 AM
9B.3
Biases and Errors in Weighing Gauge Precipitation Measurements
John Kochendorfer, NOAA, Oak Ridge, TN; and C. B. Baker, R. M. Rasmussen, M. Wolff, M. E. Hall, S. D. Landolt, M. E. Earle, T. Meyers, R. Nitu, and A. Reverdin
11:15 AM
9B.4
Study of the Solid Precipitation Wind Induced Under-Catch Using Snowfall Intensity
Matteo Colli, Univerisity of Genoa, Genoa, Italy; and J. M. Thériault, M. Stagnaro, L. Lanza, and R. M. Rasmussen
11:30 AM
9B.5
Examination of the Catch Efficiency of Snow Gauges based on the Observed Characteristics of Snow
Julie M. Thériault, UQAM, Montréal, QC, Canada; and R. M. Rasmussen, M. Colli, and L. Lanza
11:45 AM
9B.6
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Joint Session 11
Atmospheric Convection: Impact on Atmospheric Composition and Chemistry
Location: Room 356 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; and the Eighth Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions )
Chair: Jonathan Jiang, JPL
CoChair: Nathaniel Livesey, JPL
10:30 AM
J11.1
Recording files available
Joint Session 14
Land-Atmosphere Interactions, Part I
Location: Room 240/241 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 30th Conference on Hydrology; and the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change )
Cochairs: Randal D. Koster, NASA/GSFC; Yongkang Xue, University of California; Steven Quiring, Texas A&M University
10:30 AM
J14.1
10:45 AM
J14.2
Bridging the Soil Water Scale Gap in Land-Atmosphere Interactions
Ian Baker, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and P. J. Sellers
11:15 AM
J14.4
11:30 AM
J14.5
11:45 AM
J14.6
The Impact of Soil Moisture on the Oklahoma Dryline During the 2011 Drought
Paul X. Flanagan, School of Meteorology, Norman, OK; and J. B. Basara

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Themed Joint Session 16
Adapting to Climate Variability and its Impact on Energy Sector Resilience Part 2
Location: Room 346/347 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Seventh Conference on Weather, Climate, Water and the New Energy Economy; and the 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology )
Cochairs: Heidi Centola, Schneider Electric; Olivia Kellner, Midwestern Regional Climate Center
10:45 AM
TJ16.2
Water, Energy, and Emissions to Explore Climate Mitigation and Adaptation in the Southwestern US
David N. Yates, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and V. Mehta, K. A. Miller, and J. Sieber
11:00 AM
TJ16.3
Predicting Risk to Electric Power Distribution Lines
Daniel Kirk-Davidoff, MDA Information Systems LLC, Gaithersburg, MD; and T. Hartman
11:15 AM
TJ16.4
Forecasting Storm-Related Power Outages in Connecticut and Massachusetts
David W. Wanik, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; and E. N. Anagnostou, B. M. Hartman, M. Astitha, and M. E. B. Frediani

11:30 AM
TJ16.5
Impacts of Climate Change in Energy Infrastructure in Tropical Coastal Regions
Pablo Ortiz, City College of New York, New York, NY; and M. Angeles and J. Gonzalez
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Joint Session 22
Water: Too Much, too Little. How Climate Information Supports Community Preparedness, Part II
Location: Room 242 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 30th Conference on Hydrology; and the 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice )
Cochairs: Stephanie Herring, NOAA; Nancy Beller-Simms, NOAA
10:30 AM
J22.1
11:00 AM
J22.3
The Russian River, Preparing for Too Much and Too Little
Julie F. Kalansky, SIO, La Jolla, CA; and F. M. Ralph, J. Jasperse, M. Dettinger, L. E. Flint, D. Cayan, and A. Flint
11:15 AM
Panel Discussion

11:00 AM-11:45 AM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016

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Session 4
AI Techniques Applied to Environmental Science Part II
Location: Room 354 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 14th Conference on Artificial and Computational Intelligence and its Applications to the Environmental Sciences
Chair: Carlos Felipe Gaitan, University of Oklahoma/NOAA-GFDL
11:00 AM
4.1
A New Approach to Automated Cold Pool Tracking
Aryeh J. Drager, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and S. C. van den Heever

11:15 AM
4.2

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


Lunch Break

Peter Lamb Symposium Luncheon
Location: Room 238/239 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

12:15 PM-1:15 PM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016

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Presidential Town Hall on Demystifying Careers in the Atmospheric Sciences
Location: Room 252/254 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Town Hall Meetings; and the 2016 Presidential Forum )
12:15 PM
Panel

12:30 PM
Presidential Town Hall on Demystifying Careers in the Atmospheric Sciences

Town Hall Meeting: NASA’s Earth Science – Flight Program Investments in and Planning for the Next-Generation Earth Observatories
Location: Room 338/339 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Sixth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations; and the Town Hall Meetings )
12:15 PM
Eric Ianson


Town Hall Meeting: NOAA’s Research and Development Enterprise
Location: Room 245 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Town Hall Meetings

Town Hall Meeting: NSF Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Strategies and Frontiers in Research: 2016-2020
Location: Room 244 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Town Hall Meetings
12:15 PM
Pat Harr

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Town Hall Meeting: The 2017-2027 National Academy of Sciences Decadal Survey for Earth Science and Applications from Space
Location: Room 240/241 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Town Hall Meetings
12:15 PM
Recording files available
Town Hall Meeting: The Integrated Water Community
Location: Room 333-334 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Town Hall Meetings
Moderators: Paul Higgins, AMS Policy Program; Eileen Shea, NOAA/Pacific Fisheries Science Center
Panelists: Manson Brown, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction; William Hooke, Associate Executive Director of AM; Mary Glackin, Commissioner, AMS Commission on the Weather Water and Climate Enterprise
12:15 PM
Manson Brown
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Town Hall Meeting: The Weather Value Chain of the Future: From Commercial Satellites to Crowdsourcing, and Everything In Between
Location: Room 243 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Town Hall Meetings
Moderator: J. Marshall Shepherd, University of Georgia
Panelists: Lloyd Treinish, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center; Julia LeStage, Weathermob, Inc.; Neil Jacobs, Panasonic Weather; Wallace Hogsett, Weather Analytics; Andreas Vallgren, Ignitia; Rob Kursinski, PlanetiQ
12:15 PM
Introduction - Marshall Shepherd
12:30 PM
Lloyd Treinish
12:45 PM
Wallace Hogsett
1:00 PM
Andreas Vallgren
1:15 PM
Rob Kursinski
1:30 PM
Neil Jacobs
1:45 PM
Julia LeStage
2:00 PM
Panel Discussion - Marshall Shepherd

12:45 PM-1:05 PM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016


Daily Weather Briefing
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

1:30 PM-2:15 PM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016

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Joint Session 2
Air Pollution Consulting Meteorology Applications
Location: Room 243 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 19th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; and the Ninth Annual CCM Forum: Certified Consulting Meteorologists )
Chair: Steven R. Hanna, Hanna Consultants
1:30 PM
J2.1
1:45 PM
J2.2

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

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Panel Discussion 1
Best Practices for Statistical Inference in the Atmospheric Sciences
Location: Room 226/227 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 23rd Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
Moderator: Bob Glahn, NOAA/NWS/Meteorological Development Laboratory
Panelists: E. Gilleland, NCAR/RAL; Douglas H. Johnson, USGS; Simon J. Mason, Columbia University/IRI; Hans von Storch, Institut für Küstenforschung; Daniel S. Wilks, Cornell University; Francis W. Zwiers, University of Victoria
1:30 PM
Panel Discussion
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Session 1
Creating Societally Important Climate Indices
Location: Room 343 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Peter Lamb Symposium
Chair: Randy A. Peppler, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma
1:30 PM
1.1
The Lamb Index from the Early Years Onward
Michael A. Bell, Columbia University, Palisades, NY; and C. F. Ropelewski
1:45 PM
1.2
Development of a Seasonally – Inclusive NAO Index
Diane H. Portis, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma; Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois, New Bern, NC; and J. E. Walsh and M. El Hamly
2:00 PM
1.3
The Roles of Temperature and Precipitation in Drought: A Comparison of California and Ethiopia
Michael Richman, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and L. M. Leslie and Z. T. Segele
2:15 PM
1.4
World Weather Attribution and Well-being
Roop K. Singh, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, New York, NY
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Panel Discussion 3
Advancing the Space Weather Enterprise
Location: Room 352 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 13th Conference on Space Weather
Moderator: Matthew J. Parker, Savannah River National Laboratory
Panelists: W. Kent Tobiska, Space Environment Technologies; Douglas Hilderbrand, NOAA/NWS; Patricia Doherty, Boston College
1:30 PM
Kent Tobiska
1:30 PM
Patricia Doherty
1:30 PM
Douglas Hilderbrand
1:30 PM
Matthew Parker
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Session 3
Earth Science Product and Algorithm Improvements for Weather, Water, Climate
Location: Room 338/339 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Sixth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs: Stephen A. Mango, NOAA/NESDIS/OPPA Affiliate; Eric Fetzer, JPL
1:30 PM
3.1
The role of NOAA Cooperative Institutes in the Transition from Research to Operations
Steve Ackerman, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and E. H. Berbery, O. Brown, C. Kummerow, and F. Miralles-Wilhelm
1:45 PM
3.2
NOAA Satellite Products from Development to Operations
Stacy L. Bunin, Noblis, Falls Church, VA; and T. Schott and B. Reed
2:00 PM
3.3
The Heated Condensation Framework as a Convective Trigger in the NCEP Climate Forecast System version 2
Rodrigo Bombardi, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; and L. Marx, C. S. Shin, A. Tawfik, E. K. Schneider, P. A. Dirmeyer, and J. L. Kinter
2:15 PM
3.4
Development of a Transition Roadmap for Weather Observing Strategies using Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
Robbie E. Hood, NOAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program, Silver Spring, MD; and G. A. Wick, M. L. Black, J. P. Dunion, and J. R. Walker
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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 3
Translation of Forecast Uncertainty into Capacity Impact Uncertainty
Location: Room 344 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fifth Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium
Cochairs: Jason C. Knievel, NCAR; Le Jiang, IMSG
2:00 PM
3.3
Development and Validation of Korean Aviation Turbulence Guidance (KTG) System
Hye-Yeong Chun, Yonsei Univ., Seoul, South Korea; and D. B. Lee and S. H. Kim

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Session 4
New Roles for Researchers and Librarians: Scholarly Profiles, Cited References, and Bibliometrics
Location: Room 340/341 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 19th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International
Chair: Gloria Aversano, NOAA Miami Regional Library
1:30 PM
4.1
Evolving Services for Scholars
Linda Musser, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
1:45 PM
4.2
Measuring Impact at NCAR: Bibliometrics and Beyond
Matthew S. Mayernik, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Ramey and K. Maull
2:15 PM
4.3
Understanding the Needs of the Modern Research Scientist
Courtney Kearney, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
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Session 6
Case Studies: Part I
Location: Room 342 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 14th Symposium on the Coastal Environment
Cochairs: Gregory Dusek, NOAA; Arthur J. Miller, SIO/Univ. Of California
1:30 PM
6.1
1:45 PM
6.2
Impacts of Bias Correction of Wind Forecasts on Hydrodynamic and Wave Model Predictions
Robert J. Weaver, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL; and P. Taeb, A. Saberi, S. M. Lazarus, M. E. Splitt, B. P. Holman, and J. Colvin
2:00 PM
6.3
Coastal Fog along the NE United States and E Canada Based on 58 years of Ship Observations
Clive E. Dorman, SIO/Univ. Of California, La Jolla, CA; and J. F. Mejia, D. Koracin, and I. Gultepe
2:15 PM
6.4
The 30th Anniversary of Surfline Highlighted by Once in a Decade Swell Event
Mark C. Willis, Surfline/Wavetrak Inc., Nags Head, NC; and K. S. Wallis and R. Starr

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Session 6
NWS Foundational Data and Modeling Advances
Location: Room 255/257 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events
Cochairs: Douglas Hilderbrand, NOAA/NWS; Kari Sheets, NOAA/NWS
1:30 PM
6.1
Planned Upgrades to the NCEP Operational Modeling Suite
William Lapenta, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, College Park, MD; and H. L. Tolman
2:00 PM
6.3
Weather Ready Nation: NWS Exploitation of New Satellite Data
Mike W. Johnson, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. K. Zajic, E. Guillot, W. Cambell, and L. Byerle
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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
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Session 6
Special Session on US-International Partnerships, Part III
Location: Room 252/254 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Kenneth Carey, Earth Resources Technology (ERT), Inc.; Satya Kalluri, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR
1:30 PM
6.1
Land Surface Water and Energy Estimates in the Global MERRA-2 Reanalysis
Clara Draper, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and R. Reichle, Q. Liu, R. Koster, S. Mahanama, G. De Lannoy, and M. Girotto
1:45 PM
6.2
Calibration of Ocean Forcing with Satellite Flux Estimates (COFFEE)
Charlie N. Barron, NRL, Stennis Space Center, MS; and J. M. Dastugue, J. C. May, C. Rowley, S. Smith, P. L. Spence, and S. Gremes-Cordero
2:00 PM
6.3
A Review of Adaptive Observations during the THORPEX Era
Sharanya J. Majumdar, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL
2:15 PM
6.4
Enhancing National Climate Services for Development in Africa
Tufa Dinku, Columbia University, Palisades, NY; and A. Kruczkiewicz, P. Ceccato, R. Cousin, J. Del corral, R. Faniriantsoa, M. Thomson, and A. S. Muhammad
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Session 7
Weather & Energy: Efficiency and Decision Support
Location: Room 346/347 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Seventh Conference on Weather, Climate, Water and the New Energy Economy
Chair: Kristin Larson, Global Weather Corporation
1:45 PM
7.2
2:15 PM
7.4
Deployment of Coupled Models to Enable Renewable Integration in Vermont
Lloyd Treinish, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY; and A. Praino, I. Khabibrakhmanov, J. Cipriani, S. Ghosh, M. Sinn, V. P. A. Lonij, X. Bai, X. Xia, X. Guang Rui, A. Stamp, M. Coombs, and R. D'Arienzo
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Session 8
Climate Services
Location: Room 245 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology
1:30 PM
8.1
Use-Inspired Data Information Services for NOAA's National Centers for Environmental information
Michael J. Brewer, NOAA/NESDIS/National Centers for Environmental Information, Asheville, NC; and T. Owen, K. Matthews, and S. Mesick
2:15 PM
8.4
Debunking Myths Cited By Climate Change Skeptics
Robert S. Marshall, Earth Networks, Germantown, MD; and W. Callahan
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Session 8
Weather and Climate Literacy and Citizen Science
Location: Room 333-334 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice
Cochairs: Mark Shafer, Oklahoma Climatological Survey; Henry Reges, Colorado State University
Paper 8.1 will now be 8.2A

Paper 8.2 will now be 8.1A

1:45 PM
8.2A
Assessing the Usefulness of Citizen Science Information in Drought-Related Decision Making
Kirsten Lackstrom, Carolinas Integrated Sciences & Assessments, Columbia, SC; and A. Brennan and K. Dow
2:00 PM
8.3
Assessment of Climate Literacy within a Massive Open Online Course based on Information Disseminated by Mass Media
Zachary Handlos, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL; and M. Mooney, S. Ackerman, and D. Brossard
2:15 PM
8.4
Applying the Concept of Weather Salience to a Specific User Community: General Aviation Pilots
Jennifer E. Thropp, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach, FL; and J. M. Lanicci, J. K. Cruit, T. A. Guinn, and E. L. Blickensderfer
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Session 9A
Climate Scenarios for the National Climate Assessment: Future Directions
Location: La Nouvelle C ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Cochairs: David R. Easterling, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; Kenneth E. Kunkel, CICS
1:30 PM
9A.1
The Development of Climate Scenarios for the National Climate Assessment
Kenneth E. Kunkel, CICS, Asheville, NC; and D. R. Easterling
1:45 PM
9A.2
A Seamless Approach of Improving Climate Projection for US Great Plains
Rong Fu, University of Texas, Austin, TX; and D. N. Fernando, L. Yin, and B. Pu

2:15 PM
9A.4
NCA-LDAS: An Integrated Terrestrial Water Analysis System for Sustained Assessment and Dissemination of National Climate Indicators
Michael F. Jasinski, NASA GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and S. V. Kumar, C. D. Peters-Lidard, 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

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Session 9B
Subseasonal Variability: Part 1
Location: La Nouvelle A ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Hai Lin, EC
1:45 PM
9B.2
Updating the paradigm of Convectively Coupled Equatorial Waves and the MJO
Prashant D. Sardeshmukh, CIRES, Univ. of Colorado and Physical Sciences Division/ESRL/NOAA, Boulder, CO; and M. Newman

2:15 PM
9B.4
Charge and Discharge of Polar Cold Air Mass in Northern Hemispheric Winter
Yuki Kanno, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan; and M. R. Abdillah and T. Iwasaki

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Session 10
Radar and Lidar Calibration and Observations
Location: Room 350/351 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 18th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Craig D. Smith, EC
2:00 PM
10.3
Calibrating a Wind Profiler (After the Fact) Using Surface- and Satellite-Based Methods
Leslie M. Hartten, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/ESRL/Physical Sciences Division, Boulder, CO; and P. E. Johnston, V. M. Rodriguez, and P. S. Esteban
2:15 PM
10.4
Lidar Calibration Technique for Quantifying Spray Drift
April L. Hiscox, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC; and T. Strand, H. Thistle, and B. Richardson
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Joint Session 12
Atmospheric Chemistry Core Science Keynote
Location: Room 356 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; and the Eighth Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions )
Speaker: Garvin A. Heath, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Chair: Jeffrey L. Collett Jr., Colorado State University
Cochairs: Jiwen Fan, PNNL; Sonia M. Kreidenweis, Colorado State University
Recording files available
Joint Session 16
Emergency Management: Education and Outreach to Better Prepare the Public
Location: Room 353 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 25th Symposium on Education; the 30th Conference on Hydrology; and the Fourth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events )
Cochairs: Owen H. Shieh, National Disaster Preparedness Training Center; Kenneth Carey, Earth Resources Technology (ERT), Inc.; Mark W. Seefeldt, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado
2:00 PM
J16.3
The National Disaster Preparedness Training Center: Training for a Weather-Ready Nation
Owen H. Shieh, National Disaster Preparedness Training Center, Honolulu, HI; and T. Bedard
2:15 PM
J16.4
Web-based Learning: Interpreting and Communicating Probabilistic Tropical Cyclone Guidance
Tsvetomir Ross-Lazarov, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and R. Berg, D. P. Brown, A. Devanas, S. White, D. Sharp, M. J. Moreland, D. P. Santos, J. Koch, V. M. Vincente, and P. J. Brown
Recording files available
Themed Joint Session 17
Weather Information at Our Fingertips
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies; and the Sixth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations )
Cochairs: Michael Eilts, Weather Decision Technologies; Jennifer Sprague, NOAA/NWS; Scott Jacobs, NOAA/NWS/NCEP
1:30 PM
TJ17.1
Transitioning Data with NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
Heather B. Brown, NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI/STG, Inc., Asheville, NC; and N. A. Ritchey, P. Jones, and V. Toner
2:00 PM
TJ17.3
2:15 PM
TJ17.4

2:15 PM-2:30 PM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016


Session 7
Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology Award Presentation
Location: Room 243 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 19th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA

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


Book Signing
Location: Hall D/E ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

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

Poster Session 1
Aviation's Usable Regions of Airspace, Hazards and Mitigations
Host: Fifth Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium
821
Exploring Variants of the Experimental Collaborative Decision Making (CDM) Convective Forecast Planning (CCFP) Guidance
Steven A. Lack, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/Aviation Weather Center, Kansas City, MO; and B. R. J. Schwedler

824
Key Enablers to Station Keeping High Altitude Long Endurance Balloons in Service to Society
Randall J. Alliss, Northrop Grumman Corporation, McLean, VA; and B. D. Felton and M. Mason

825
Using Reforecasts to Improve Forecasting of Fog and Visibility for Aviation
Gregory R. Herman, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

826
Results of the NASA Kennedy Space Center 50-MHz Doppler Radar Wind Profiler Operational Acceptance Test
Robert E. Barbre Jr., Jacobs, Huntsville, AL; and R. K. Decker, F. B. Leahy, and L. L. Huddleston
Manuscript (812.4 kB)

Poster 827 is being presented as J1.2A under EIPT on Monday

830
Evaluation of Total Lightning Data in the Aviation Weather Testbed
Brian P. Pettegrew, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Kansas City, MO; and B. Entwistle and S. A. Lack

831
Probability of Turbulence in the Aviation Weather Testbed
Brian P. Pettegrew, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Kansas City, MO

832
World Area Forecast System Updates for Medium and Long Term Goals
Brian P. Pettegrew, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Kansas City, MO; and J. H. Kim and M. Strahan

834
Three Dimensional Aviation-Specific Hydrometeor Classification for Polarimetric WSR-88D Network
Lin Tang, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. Elmore, J. Zhang, H. Grams, and K. W. Howard

835
Canadian Radar Quality Control in Multi-Radar-Multi-Sensor System
Lin Tang, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. Zhang, C. Langston, and K. Cooper
Manuscript (2.3 MB)

837
Temporal and Spatial Variability of Wind Profiles for Use in Aviation Planning
Joseph A. Grim, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. C. Knievel, A. P. Mizzi, and F. Vandenberghe

839
Recent Efforts in Cloud & Visibility Forecast Techniques at the Aviation Weather Testbed
Benjamin R. J. Schwedler, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/Aviation Weather Center & CIRA, Kansas City, MO; and S. A. Lack and A. Cross

841
Offshore Radar-like Analyses and Forecasts for Aviation
Christopher J. Mattioli, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and M. S. Veillette, H. Iskenderian, E. P. Hassey, and P. M. Lamey

842
Ceiling and Visibility Forecasting with the Graphical Forecast Editor at the Aviation Weather Testbed
Austin Cross, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/Aviation Weather Center, Kansas City, MO; and S. A. Lack and B. R. J. Schwedler

845
Integrated Turbulence Forecasts
James Foerster, Schneider Electric, Minneapolis, MN


Poster Session 1
Fourth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation's Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events
Host: Fourth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events
864
Weather Ready Nation Ambassadors Program at the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Harold Peterson, Bureau of Indian Affairs Eastern Region Office, Nashville, TN; and C. McGhee, J. Blackhair, L. Rawlings, M. Kelley, K. Bluecloud, R. Harjo, A. Ruth, and D. Saunders
Manuscript (500.0 kB)

866
Optimization of Stormwater management practices under Climate Change and continued Urbanization in the US Mid-Atlantic region
Ibraheem M. P. Khan, University of Maryland, College Park, Hyattsville, MD; and G. Moglen and K. Hubacek

873
Recent Changes of the Urban Local Climate using Satellite Data and In-situ Measurements
Judit Bartholy, Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary; and R. Pongrácz, Z. Dezső, C. Dian, and C. Fricke
Manuscript (3.0 MB)

876
National Weather Service Decision Support Tools: Communicating Impacts Effectively
Holly M. Allen, NOAA/NWSFO Birmingham, Calera, AL; and M. L. Grantham, M. E. Anderson, E. E. Carpenter, M. R. Wilson, and L. Myers

877
Use of Live Google Traffic Maps to Assess Weather Impacts on Roads
Barry R. Bowers, NOAA/NWS Amarillo, TX, Amarillo, TX; and C. B. Elsenheimer

880
Military vs NWS weather warning process: Case study of 28 May 2015 New Mexico hailstorm
Calvin Elkins, United States Air Force, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ; and T. C. Richmond

881
The Winter 2014-2015 Probabilistic Storm Total Snowfall Forecast Experiment
David B. Radell, NOAA/NWS, Bohemia, NY; and J. S. Waldstreicher, J. Watson, R. Watling, S. M. Zubrick, J. W. Dellicarpini, A. M. Cope, and J. S. Tongue

Handout (1.2 MB)

884
Diagnosing the Meteorology of 'Double Impact' Tornado/Flash Flood Events
Gregory R. Herman, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and E. R. Nielsen, R. Tournay, J. M. Peters, and R. S. Schumacher


Joint Poster Session 1
Joint Poster Session for the 4th MJO Symposium and the 7th Energy Conference
Hosts: (Joint between the Fourth Symposium on Prediction of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: Processes, Prediction and Impact; and the Seventh Conference on Weather, Climate, Water and the New Energy Economy )
848
A Revised Real-time Multivariate MJO Index
Ping Liu, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and Q. Zhang, C. Zhang, Y. Zhu, M. Khairoutdinov, H. M. Kim, C. Schumacher, and M. Zhang
Manuscript (91.1 kB)

851
Scale-Dependent Relationships Between U.S. Temperatures and Teleconnections
Carl J. Schreck III, CICS/NC State, Asheville, NC; and J. Rennie, L. Watkins, K. Dobeck, and D. Podowitz

853 has been moved. New paper number J3.6A.

855A
Seasonality of the Tropical Intraseasonal Oscillation
Bohar Singh, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; and J. L. Kinter III

856
858
859
The Connection Between the Lower and Upper Level Quasi-Biweekly Oscillations of the South Asian Monsoon
Sebastián Ortega, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and P. J. Webster, V. Toma, and H. R. Chang


Poster Session 1
Lamb Symposium Poster Session
Host: Peter Lamb Symposium
513
Influence of the Atlantic Ocean on the Interannual Variability of the Eastern Africa Rainfall
Rowan Elizabeth Argent, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and F. Semazzi and M. P. Angus

514
GPM Rainfall-based Streamflow Analyses for East Africa
Clay B. Blankenship, USRA, Huntsville, AL; and A. S. Limaye and F. Mitheu

Handout (2.4 MB)

515
516
Impact of land use and land cover on the local Climate of Lake Victoria Basin
Masilin Gudoshava, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and F. Semazzi

517
Sunspot numbers: Implications on Eastern African Rainfall
Francis Gachari, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya
Manuscript (315.8 kB)

Handout (710.9 kB)

518
Nocturnal Low Level Jets in West Africa
Geoffrey Elie Quentin Bessardon, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; and B. J. Brooks, J. H. Marsham, and A. M. Blyth

Handout (769.5 kB)

519
Investigating Key Climate Parameters over West Africa under RCP8.5 Scenario from RCA Multi Model Simulations
Abdoulaye Sarr, National Meteorological Service of Senegal, Dakar-Fann, Senegal

522
Interannual to Multidecadal Climatic Fluctuations Due to Volcanic Eruptions
Joanna Maja Slawinska, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and A. Robock and D. Giannakis

523
Helping Africa Help Itself
Jim Anderson, Earth Networks, Germantown, MD


Poster Session 2
32EIPT Wednesday/Thursday Posters
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs: Kevin Tyle, University at Albany/SUNY; Scott Jacobs, NOAA/NWS/NCEP
524
Breaking it Down, Using Modular Services to Improve the NOAA Earth Information System (NEIS)
Jebb Q. Stewart, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and J. Joyce, J. S. Smith, and E. Hackathorn

526
527
Improving Radio Frequency Interference Mitigation Strategies at the National Weather Radar Testbed
John Lake, Univ. of Oklahoma, ARRC, Norman, OK; and M. Yeary and C. Curtis

530
Polarimetric Spectral Densities for the Analysis of Tornado-Vortex Radar Observations
Arturo Umeyama, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. Torres and B. L. Cheong

532
Developing a Visualization Portal for NOAA Data: Part 2 - Lessons Learned in Open Source
Daniel P. Pisut, I.M. Systems Group, Silver Spring, MD; and T. Loomis and V. Goel

535
Assessing phase noise effects on weather-radar data quality
David A. Warde, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and S. M. Torres

Handout (10.4 MB)

537
METGATE: the European Meteorological information portal for aviation
Yann Genin, Meteo France, toulouse, France; and M. Dell'Acqua, R. Giraud, and K. Rebai


Poster Session 2
Environment & Health Poster Session II
Host: Seventh Conference on Environment and Health
Poster 807 has been moved to Poster 161A

805
A GIS Study of Air Pollutants for Association with Asthma Rate in New York State
Francis Tuluri, Jackson State Univ., Jackson, MS; and A. Gorai and D. Miller

806
Curriculum Development & Delivery via 4-H
Natalie J. Carroll, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

Handout (1.9 MB) Handout (364.8 kB)

809
Surface Temperature Variation Prediction Model Using Real-Time Weather Forecasts
Maryam Karimi, NOAA/CREST, New York, NY; and B. vant-Hull, R. Nazari, and R. Khanbilvardi


Poster Session 2
GOES-R/JPSS Poster Session II
Host: 12th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
719
GOES-R Education Proving Ground
Margaret Mooney, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. J. Schmit, T. M. Whittaker, and S. Ackerman

Handout (5.2 MB)

720
Global Weather Watchers Campaign: An Earth SySTEM Project
John Moore, AMS Board on Outreach and Precollege Education, Laurel Springs, NJ; and T. Schmit and M. Mooney

722
Operational Land Data Products from Suomi NPP and their Integration into NOAA's Enterprise Algorithm Suite
Ivan A. Csiszar, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and Y. Yu, L. Zhou, J. M. Daniels, W. Wolf, and M. Román

723
Pathways Towards Data Exploitation and New Product Development from GOES-R
Satya Kalluri, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, College Park, MD; and J. Daniels, S. J. Goodman, A. Heidinger, and D. Lindsey

724
726
AMV Retrieval Using Brightness Temperature Difference Image
Toshiro Inoue, JAXA, Tsukuba, Japan; and H. Takenaka and T. Sakashita

728
On Hyper-spectral Infrared Sensor CrIS Spectral Accuracy
Yong Chen, ESSIC/University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and Y. Han and F. Weng

729
JPSS-1 Science Product Algorithms: Pre-launch Performance Characterization and Verification
Murty G. Divakarla, IMSG, Rockville, MD; and L. Zhou, X. Liu, W. Wolf, F. Weng, T. Atkins, B. Guenther, R. S. Steadley, and J. Feeley

730
Geolocation Assessment Tool and Correction Model for JPSS CrIS
Likun Wang, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and B. Zhang, Y. Han, X. Jin, Y. Chen, and D. Tremblay

731
A First Look at Imagery from Himawari-8
Daniel T. Lindsey, RAMMB/CIRA, Fort Collins, CO; and S. D. Miller, C. J. Seaman, D. A. Molenar, D. W. Hillger, T. J. Schmit, W. Straka, and Y. Sumida

732
The Role of Near Real-Time Processing Systems in the STAR Development Environment
Thomas S. King, I.M. Systems Group, College Park, MD; and L. Soulliard, Y. Song, M. Wilson, P. Keehn, H. Sun, and W. Wolf

733
LPW Data Impact Study Preparing for GOES-R Applications
Yuanfu Xie, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and S. Albers and J. Li

735
The Network Adapter Box, Supporting User Readiness for CGS Block 2.0
Constantino Cremidis, NASA/JPSS, MD; and R. Romero and A. Drew

Handout (15.1 MB)

738
Approach for Detecting Rapidly Developing Convective Clouds with "HIMAWARI-8"
Yasuhiko Sumida, Japanese Meteorological Agency, Madison, WI; and H. Seko, A. Hashimoto, T. J. Schmit, A. Heidinger, and W. Straka III

739
NOAA/NESDIS ESPDS - Enterprise Product Generation and Distribution for NESDIS
Rich Baker, Solers, Greenbelt, MD; and M. Brogan, G. Wilkinson, R. Niemann, and D. M. Beall

Handout (7.4 MB)

740
The Total Operational Weather Readiness - Satellites (TOWR-S) Project
Eric M. Guillot, Integrity Applications Inc for the National Weather Service Office of Observations, Silver Spring, MD; and M. W. Johnson, J. K. Zajic, W. H. Campbell, and L. A. Byerle

Handout (1.7 MB)

741
JPSS and GOES-R Applications in a Near Real Time Regional Numerical Forecast System at CIMSS
Jinlong Li, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li, P. Wang, H. Han, F. zhu, T. J. Schmit, D. M. Goldberg, and S. J. Goodman

742
Integration of VIIRS Aerosol EDR Algorithm for the JPSS Satellite Mission
Bigyani Das, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR/IMSG, College Park, MD; and W. Chen, W. Wolf, J. Huang, H. Zhang, S. Kondragunta, and I. Laszlo

744
Propagation of JPSS Precipitation Retrievals using Near Real-Time Lightning Data
Patrick C. Meyers, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD; and R. R. Ferraro and S. Rudlosky

745
VIIRS Active Fire Algorithm Integration in NOAA's Suomi NPP Data Exploitation Environment: Research to Operations
Marina Tsidulko, IMSG at NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, College Park, MD; and W. Wolf, I. Csiszar, L. Giglio, W. Schroeder, and V. Mikles

748
GEOS Skin SST Analysis: Results from Evaluations with a Hybrid 3dVar System
Santha Akella, NASA, Greenbelt, MD; and R. Todling and M. Suarez

750
Himawari-8 AHI Radiance Assimilation with NOAA GDAS system
Zaizhong Ma, NOAA/NCEP/EMC, College Park, MD; and S. A. Boukabara, E. Maddy, and T. zhu

751
Land Long Term Climate Data Records from AVHRR, MODIS and VIIRS
Eric Vermote, NASA, Greenbelt, MD; and C. O. Justice, M. claverie, B. Franch, I. Csiszar, D. Meyer, R. Myneni, F. Baret, E. Masuoka, and R. wolfe

752
Processing Himawari Data through GOES-R Algorithms using the Algorithm Workbench Software Integration Suite
Erik Steinfelt, AER, Lexington, MA; and Y. He, D. Hogan, D. Hunt, R. J. Lynch, A. Werbos, and T. S. Zaccheo

753
Recent Product Assessments and User Readiness Activities at SPoRT with NASA's Short-term Prediction Research and Transition (SPoRT) Center
Kevin K. Fuell, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and G. T. Stano, A. LeRoy, L. A. Schultz, E. Berndt, M. R. Smith, A. L. Molthan, and B. T. Zavodsky

754
Comparing Global Precipitation Mission (GPM) data with ground radar -- interests specific to the aviation community
Laura Paulik, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and B. J. Etherton, M. S. Wandishin, and M. A. Petty

Handout (3.7 MB)

755
Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere 4D-Var: Formulation and Sensitivity Analysis Results
Hans E. Ngodock, NRL, Stennis Space Center, MS; and M. J. Carrier, C. D. Rowley, T. Campbell, C. M. Amerault, and L. Xu

756
Satellite to Satellite Occultations near Water Vapor & Ozone Absorption Lines: The Most Precise & Accurate Atmospheric Profiling Method from Orbit
E. Robert Kursinski, Space Sciences and Engineering, LLC, Boulder, CO; and D. Ward, A. Otarola, J. McGhee, H. Reed, and D. Erickson

757
Satellite Data Applications for Offshore Aviation Weather
Haig Iskenderian, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and M. S. Veillette, C. J. Mattioli, P. M. Lamey, E. P. Hassey, J. R. Mecikalski, G. T. Stano, and R. Bass

Handout (4.5 MB)

758
Weather Satellite Enterprise Information Chain
Kerry Grant, Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services, Aurora, CO; and M. Jamilkowski

761
STAR Integrated Cal/Val System for the NOAA Satellite Common Ground System
Kenneth Carey, Earth Resources Technology (ERT), Inc., Laurel, MD; and N. Sun, F. Weng, and L. K. Brown

762
Application of Remote-sensing Data for Monitoring Water Resources over Ungauged Basin in Korean Peninsula
Ji-in Kim, Korea Water Resources Corporation, Gwacheon-si, South Korea; and K. Ryoo and A. S. Suh

766
Development of a CubeSat Passive Microwave Constellation for Operational Meteorology
Albin Gasiewski, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and B. T. Sanders, D. W. Gallaher, J. Gordon, K. Zhang, L. Periasamy, W. Hosack, and R. McAllister

767
Science Benefits of Proposed Sensor Improvements for Future Joint Polar Satellite System Missions
Laura J. Dunlap, STC/NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS, Lanham, MD; and M. Goldberg and K. Shontz

768
GRATDAT: A novel approach to monitoring and processing radiometric data from GOES-R ABI
David Pogorzala, Integrity Applications Incorporated, Chantilly, VA; and Z. Li, J. Fulbright, and M. Seybold

769
Preparing for GOES-R and JPSS at the Satellite Proving Ground for Marine, Precipitation and Satellite Analysis: 2015 Demonstrations
Michael J. Folmer, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD; and J. M. Sienkiewicz, J. D. Clark, H. D. Cobb III, N. Ramos, D. R. Novak, A. Orrison, J. Kibler, S. D. Rudlosky, S. J. Goodman, and M. Goldberg


Poster Session 2
Measurements Poster Session II
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
Host: 18th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
678
Analysis of Temperature and Humidity Sounding Using Compact Mid-Wave Infrared Instruments
Caleb Parnell Lampen, Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA; and S. Lampen and J. A. Hackwell

Handout (1.8 MB)

679
The WMO (CIMO) International Cloud Atlas — Revision for the 21st Century
Stephen A. Cohn, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Bruhn, G. Anderson, R. Atkinson, M. Campos, E. Lovell, C. Rae, K. H. Tam, E. Thürig-Jenzer, and J. Trice

680
681
A Comparison of Cloud and Aerosol Measurements from OCO-2 and CALIPSO
Emily Rosenthal, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and C. O'Dell, R. Nelson, and H. Q. Cronk

Handout (3.8 MB)

683
The Climate Corporation Field Experiments of Sub-Field Variability of Precipitation and Wind
Adam Pasch, Climate Corporation, San Francisco, CA; and V. Lakshmanan, A. Kleeman, H. Dail, N. Cizek, and R. Spirada

685
Performing Hourly Manual Weather Observations on the Summit of Mount Washington, NH
Michael A. Carmon, Mount Washington Observatory, North Conway, NH; and M. Dorfman and K. O'Brien

686
687
An Update on the USArray TA Alaskan Deployment — Current and Future Footprint
Jonathan E. Tytell, University of California, La Jolla, CA; and F. L. Vernon, B. Busby, and J. Eakins

689
Kinematic Observations of Tornadic Debris Signatures in Two Supercells during the 10 May 2010 Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak
Casey B. Griffin, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. J. Bodine and R. D. Palmer

690
SPARC: A Mobile Facility for a New Generation of Atmospheric Research
Timothy J. Wagner, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and N. Smith, F. Best, E. W. Eloranta, W. F. Feltz, and E. Olson

691
A Novel Physical Consistency-Based Calibration Tool for Polarimetric Weather Radar
Qing Cao, Enterprise Electronics Corporation, Norman, OK; and M. Knight, A. V. Ryzhkov, and P. Zhang
Manuscript (2.1 MB)

Handout (2.7 MB)

693
New All In One Sensors- Looking Into the Future of Meteorological Instrumentation Packages
Rebecca A. Tate, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and D. L. Grimsley and C. A. Fiebrich

697
Comparison of Atmospheric Refractive Index Gradient Variations Derived from Time-lapse Photography to Mesoscale Modeling and Radar Measurements
Santasri Basu, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH; and J. McCrae, S. Fiorino, L. Burchett, and C. Rice

Handout (3.7 MB)


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


Poster Session 2
Poster Session on Transitioning Research to Operations - II
Host: Sixth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs: Stephen A. Mango, NOAA/NESDIS/OPPA Affiliate; Nicolas Powell, Raytheon
812
The 2015 Hydrometeorological Testbed — Hydrology (HMT-Hydro) Experiment
Steven M. Martinaitis, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. J. Gourley, Z. L. Flamig, E. M. Argyle, R. Clark III, A. Arthur, L. P. Rothfusz, and Y. Hong

814
The 3rd Annual Flash Flood and Intense Rainfall Experiment Advancements & Successes
Sarah Perfater, I. M. Systems Group, College Park, MD; and B. Albright, T. E. Workoff, F. Barthold, M. J. Bodner, S. Jacobs, M. Klein, B. Cosgrove, and D. R. Novak

815
Transitioning NCAR's Aviation Algorithms into NCEP's Operations
Hui-ya Chuang, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, College Park, MD; and Y. Mao

Handout (530.8 kB)

817
The Ensemble Situational Awareness Table: A Tool to Improve Forecasts for Extreme Weather Events
William S. Lamberson, I.M. Systems Group, Inc., College Park, MD; and T. I. Alcott and C. Kahler

Handout (2.6 MB)

820
Overview of the 2015 Aviation Weather Testbed Summer Experiment
Steven A. Lack, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/Aviation Weather Center, Kansas City, MO; and B. R. J. Schwedler, A. Cross, A. M. Terborg, A. R. Harless, B. P. Pettegrew, S. Silberberg, R. L. Solomon, and C. B. Entwistle


Poster Session 2
Poster Session: Cloud and Climate - Wed/thu
Host: Eighth Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions
Chair: Jiwen Fan, PNNL
771
Tethered Balloon Operations & Modeling Efforts at ARM AMF3 Site at Oliktok Point, AK
Darielle Dexheimer, Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM; and E. Roesler, A. Bendure, J. Hardesty, F. Helsel, and M. Ivey

Handout (1.1 MB)

772
Effects of Pollution on Surface Cloud Radiative Forcing in the Arctic
Timothy J. Garrett, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and C. Zhao

774
Evaluation of Cloud Resolving Model Simulations of Midlatitude Cirrus with ARM and A-train Observations
Andreas Muhlbauer, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and T. P. Ackerman, R. P. Lawson, S. Xie, and Y. Zhang

775
An Infrared Technique for Detection of Intense Pyroconvection in Western North America
Jeremy E. Solbrig, NRL, Monterey, CA; and D. A. Peterson, M. D. Fromm, E. J. Hyer, and J. R. Campbell

776
Regional Climate Effects of Aerosols on Precipitation and Snowpack in California
Longtao Wu, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and H. Su, J. Jiang, C. Zhao, Y. Qian, and T. H. Painter

777
Observations of Aerosol-cloud Interactions in the North East of the United States
Siwei Li, Howard University, Washington, DC; and E. Joseph, Q. Min, and B. Yin

780
Improvement to microphysical schemes in WRF Model based on observation data, part I: size distribution function
Yunpeng Shan Sr., DRI, Reno, NV; and E. M. Wilcox, L. Gao, Y. Yin, and T. Zhao

781
Aerosol-cloud Interactions in Orographic Wave Clouds (ICE-L)
Annette Miltenberger, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; and P. R. Field, A. Hill, and B. Shipway

Poster 782 has been moved. New paper number is 1.1A.

783
The Role of Submicron Aerosol Particles in the Formation of High Ice Water Content Regions
Luis A. Ladino, Environment Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and A. Korolev and M. Wolde

784
Surface Roughness of Small Cirrus Ice Particles
M. Schnaiter, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany; and E. Järvinen, P. Vochezer, O. Jourdan, V. Shcherbakov, and C. G. Schmitt

785
The Sensitivity of Simulated Shallow Cumulus Convection and Cold Pools to Microphysics
Zhujun Li, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA; and P. Zuidema, P. Zhu, and H. Morrison

786
Aerosol-Cloud Interactions in Warm Continental Cumulus During GoMACCS
Jennifer D. Small Griswold, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and P. Y. Chuang and H. H. Jonsson

787
Interaction Between Aerosol and the Planetary Boundary Layer Depth at Sites in the US and China
Virginia R. Sawyer, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and Z. Li, S. Liu, and Z. Wang

790
Ultra-clean Layers and Low Albedo Clouds in the Marine Boundary Layer
Robert Wood, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and P. Zuidema, C. Bretherton, B. A. Albrecht, V. Ghate, M. Sarkar, S. Glienke, H. Mohrmann, R. A. Shaw, and J. Fugal

792
Limits of Marine Cloud Brightening as a Technique for Climate Engineering
Tobias Schad, KIT, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany; and D. Rieger, T. Leisner, and B. Vogel

Poster 793 has been moved. New paper number is 4A.7A

794
Quantifying SAL Aerosol Concentrations During Tropical Cyclogenesis
Amy Ip, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA; and S. Chiao

796
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. A. T. Machado, R. M. Nascimento dos Santos, S. T. Martin, and S. Springston

799
Liquid Particulate Matter above Tropical Rain Forests
A.P. Bateman, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; and Z. Gong, S. de Sá, R. Wernis, L. D. Yee, G. Isaacman-VanWertz, A. H. Goldstein, P. Castillo, A. Sedlacek, B. B. Palm, P. Campuzano-Jost, D. A. Day, W. Hu, J. L. Jimenez, M. L. Alexander, R. A. F. Souza, A. O. Manzi, P. Artaxo, and S. T. Martin

Poster 802 has been moved. New paper number is J14.2A

803
Using Radar and Ozone Observations Collected During GoAmazon2014/5 to Identify Characteristics of Convective Downdrafts
Hannah Upton, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas; and C. Schumacher, L. A. T. Machado, S. Giangrande, and J. D. Fuentes


Poster Session 2
Posters, 13-14 January
Host: 23rd Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
637
Temperatures in Transient Climates: Improved Methods for Simulating with Evolving Variability
Andrew Poppick, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; and D. J. McInerney, E. J. Moyer, and M. L. Stein

638
Effect of Interannual Variations on Detection of Climate Change
Janet L. Daniels, SSAI, Hampton, VA; and G. L. Smith and K. J. Priestley

639
Nonstationary Daily Stochastic Weather Generator for the Great Basin Region
Kimberly Smith, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and C. Strong and F. Rassoul-Agha

640
Decadal Variability of Rainfall Extremes in the U.S. Northeastern Region
Ali Hamidi, The City University of New York, New York, NY; and N. Devineni and R. Khanbilvardi

641
User-Centric Metrics for Evaluating Solar Forecasts
Tara L. Jensen, NCAR/RAL, Boulder, CO; and T. Fowler, B. G. Brown, S. E. Haupt, B. Kosovic, and J. K. Lazo

643
Statistical Comparison of RAP Analyses with MPEX Observed Soundings
Andrew Wade, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. Coniglio

644
A Machine Learning Analysis of the First Aerosol Indirect Effect Using in situ Cloud Measurements
Mark Bauman, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and J. H. Jiang, R. L. Herman, L. Mandrake, and J. D. Small Griswold

645
Impacts of Microphysics and PBL Physics Schemes on Tornado Outbreak Prediction
Erin A. Thead, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS; and A. E. Mercer and J. L. Dyer

Handout (396.1 kB)

646
Self-Organizing Maps in the Near-Storm Environment: Toward Improving Tornado Forecasting
Alexandra Anderson-Frey, Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA; and Y. P. Richardson, A. R. Dean, R. L. Thompson, and B. T. Smith
Manuscript (938.9 kB)

648
A Comparison of Two Daily Temperature Averaging Methodologies: Uncertainties and Spatial Variability
Jase E. Bernhardt, Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA

650
Spatiotemporal Uncertainties in Flood Predictability in the Missouri River Basin
Rafael Resendiz-Ramirez, Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, Mexicali, Mexico; and G. Lopez-Morteo, I. Luna-Espinoza, and F. Munoz-Arriola


Poster Session 2
Wednesday/Thursday Poster Session
Location: Hall D/E ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
595
598
Predictability of the Wintertime Arctic Oscillation Based on Autumn Circulation: Assessment on Independent Data
Vladimir Kryjov, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Climate Center, Busan, South Korea; and Y. M. Min

599
Collaborative REAnalysis Technical Environment—Visualizer (CREATE-V)
Mark McInerney, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and G. L. Potter, L. Carriere, D. Nadeau, E. Winter, J. Peters, T. P. Maxwell, S. Strong, Y. Shen, J. Hertz, S. Ambrose, J. L. Schnase, and G. S. Tamkin

602
Application of the delta-four-stream approximation method to the global forecast model of Japan Meteorological Agency
Ryohei Sekiguchi, Japan Meteorological Agency, Tokyo, Japan; and R. Nagasawa and S. Yabu

604
A Machine-Learning Approach to Studying Relationships Between Extremes in Geopotential Height and Surface Temperature
Krishna Karthik Gadiraju, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and B. Ramachandra, D. Kaiser, T. P. Karnowski, R. R. Vatsavai, and S. Ostro

Handout (5.9 MB)

605
Plate Climatology Theory
Paul Edward Kamis, Independent, Norman, Oklahoma; and J. E. Kamis
Manuscript (205.1 kB)

Handout (1.3 MB)

Poster 607 has been moved to poster 855A.

610
Climate Variability of Indian Summer Monsoon and their Impacts Associated with Large-Scale Circulations
R. Suseela Reddy, Jackson State Univ., Jackson, MS; and F. Tuluri and M. Fadavi

611
West Pacific Jet Retraction: A Case Study and Phase Space Analysis
Melissa L. Breeden, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. E. Martin

614
Using High Spectral Resolution Infrared Satellite Measurements to Monitor Climate Trends
Daniel DeSlover, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and R. Knuteson, D. Tobin, and H. Revercomb

615
Sensitivities of the double-ITCZ rainfall bias in the Superparameterized Community Earth System Model
Sungduk Yu, University of California, Irvine, CA; and M. Pritchard and C. Bretherton

616
Evaluating Predictions of Convective Environments using the Climate Forecast System Version 2
Adam J. Stepanek, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and R. Trapp and M. E. Baldwin

617
Application of the 30km FIM-iHYCOM coupled model to subseasonal forecasting within S2S NMME
Stan Benjamin, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and S. Sun, H. Li, B. Green, R. Bleck, and G. Grell

620
Comparison of Warm Season North American Precipitation Variability Observations to CFSv2
Kirstin J. Harnos, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, College Park, MD; and S. Weaver

624
Precipitation variations during the recent SST warming period in the Intra-Americas Region, 1982–2012
Equisha Glenn, City College, New York, NY; and M. Angeles, D. Comarazamy, T. Smith, and J. Gonzalez

625
Multi-Model Prediction for Western Pacific Cross-Equatorial Flow
Hye-Mi Kim, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and Y. Zhou

626
An Observational Radiative Constraint on Hydrologic Cycle Intensification
Anthony M. DeAngelis, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; and X. Qu, M. D. Zelinka, and A. Hall

Handout (1.3 MB)

627
Climate Projections for the Central USA at High Resolution
Quinn Pallardy, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and B. M. Svoma

631
Estimation of Regional Climate Changes in European and Mediterranean Subregions Using Different RCP Scenarios
Rita Pongrácz, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary; and J. Bartholy, I. Pieczka, and K. Szabóné André
Manuscript (3.0 MB)

633
The Role of Anthropogenic External Forcing in Australian Rainfall Trends
Carsten Frederiksen, Collaboration for Australian Weather and Climate Research, Docklands, Australia; and S. Grainger

634
Climate Change and the Sea Breeze in the North Carolina Coast
Nicholas T. Luchetti, Digital Earth Virtual Environment and Learning Outreach Project National Program, Greenville, NC; and R. Ferreira


Joint Poster Session 6
Land-Atmosphere Interactions Posters
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
Hosts: (Joint between the 30th Conference on Hydrology; and the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change )
Cochairs: Randal D. Koster, NASA/GSFC; Yongkang Xue, University of California; Steven M. Quiring, Texas A&M University
567
The dynamic diagnosis on developing mechanism of two low vortex snowstorm processes in Liaoning in early 2015
yan qi Jr., Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences (CAMS), Shenyang, China; and M. wen Jr.

568
Development of a Coordinated National Soil Moisture Network: A Pilot Study
Steven M. Quiring, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and J. M. Lucido, L. A. Winslow, T. W. Ford, P. B. Baruah, J. Verdin, R. S. Pulwarty, and M. L. Strobel

570
Evaluation of Long-term Soil Moisture Proxies in the U.S. Great Plains
Shanshui Yuan, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and S. M. Quiring

571
Integrated Cropland and Grassland Flux Tower Observation Sites over Grazinglands for Quantifying Surface-Atmosphere Exchange
Hayden R. Mahan, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and Y. Zhou, R. Bajgain, J. B. Basara, X. Xiao, P. Wagle, P. Starks, J. Steiner, and B. Northup

573
Satellite remote sensing observations of land-atmosphere interactions for understanding drought mechanisms
Joshua Roundy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS; and J. A. Santanello Jr.

574
NOAA/CMA High Resolution Real Time Analysis for Severe Weather Warnings
Qianhong Tang, CMA, Beijing, China; and Y. Xie and X. Tan

575
Soil Moisture Prediction in the Soil, Vegetation and Snow (SVS) Scheme
Nasim Alavi, EC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and S. Bélair, V. Fortin, S. Zhang, S. Z. Husain, M. Carrera, and M. Abrahamowicz

579
Stem-root flow effect on land-atmosphere interaction
Tzu-Hsien Kuo, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; and J. P. Chen

580
Estimating water surface energy balance from a single depth temperature measurement
Jiachuan Yang, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and Z. H. Wang, Q. Li, N. Vercauteren, E. Bou-Zeid, and M. B. Parlange

583
Analysis of seasonal snowpack simulations in the southern Rocky Mountains
Logan Karsten, NCAR, Boulder, Colorado; and A. Dugger, D. J. Gochis, and M. Barlage

584
The influence of canopy architecture on the effective surface roughness of vineyards
Joseph G. Alfieri, USDA/ARS, Beltsville, MD; and W. P. Kustas, F. Gao, J. H. Prueger, and L. E. Hipps


Joint Poster Session 7
Regional climate modeling predicting future changes in extreme precipitation events - Towards More Resilient Engineering Design Posters
Hosts: (Joint between the 30th Conference on Hydrology; and the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change )
Cochairs: Francina Dominguez, University of Arizona; Kelly M. Mahoney, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado; Kenneth E. Kunkel, CICS
586
How well do high resolution limited area models simulate sub-tropical precipitation? A comparison of High Resolution Regional Climate Model output for Puerto Rico
Adrienne M. Wootten, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and J. H. Bowden, V. Misra, L. Stefanova, R. P. Boyles, and A. Terando

588
Changes in Water Balance in the Corn Belt over the past 30 years
Cody H. Troop, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, Rapid City, SD; and D. P. Todey and W. Capehart

589
Evaluation of the Weather Research and Forecasting Model Estimates of Mountain Snow
Melissa L. Wrzesien, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and M. T. Durand and T. M. Pavelsky


Joint Poster Session 8
Water: Too Much, too Little. How Climate Information Supports Community Preparedness
Hosts: (Joint between the 30th Conference on Hydrology; and the 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice )
Cochairs: John N. McHenry, Baron Advanced Meteorological Systems, LLC; Nancy Beller-Simms, NOAA; Stephanie Herring, NOAA
591
Assessing the Impacts of Historic and Pre-Historic Droughts on a Modern-Day Reservoir System Serving Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Andrew W. Ellis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA; and K. W. Murphy

594
Climate Forecast-Aided Drought Decision Support for North Central Texas
Sunghee Kim, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX; and D. J. Seo, H. Sadeghi, A. Philpott, F. Bell, J. Brown, A. Winguth, N. Fang, L. Blaylock, and G. Clingenpeel


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


Poster Session
Wed/Thu Poster Session
Host: 18th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
Chair: Jeffrey L. Collett Jr., Colorado State University
CoChair: Jiwen Fan, PNNL
699
Quantifying Molecular Hydrogen Emissions and an Industrial Leakage Rate for the South Coast Air Basin of California
Matthew C. Irish, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and J. R. Schroeder, A. J. Beyersdorf, and D. R. Blake

Handout (2.3 MB) Handout (24.1 MB)

700
Impact of Synoptic & Global Scale Features On The Year-To-Year Variability of Ozone Exceedances in Houston
Alexander Kotsakis, University of Houston, Houston, TX; and Y. Choi, J. H. Flynn III, B. lefer, G. Morris, M. Estes, and D. Westenbarger

701
703
Evaluation of an Ion Mobility Spectrometer for the Measurement of Atmospheric Ammonia
Derek J. Straub, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA; and S. W. Sullivan and L. A. Scholl

705
A Real-Time Emergency Response Plan for Accidental Exposure of HNS (Hazardous and Noxious Substances) over the Sea near Korean Peninsula
Jiwon Oh, Pukyung National University, Busan, South Korea; and S. I. Yang, J. H. Oh, and M. J. Lee

Handout (1.8 MB)

706
Ozone photochemistry trends in the Houston Ship Channel
Laura Judd, University of Houston, Houston, TX; and J. H. Flynn III, B. lefer, M. Estes, and D. Westenbarger

Handout (17.9 MB)

708
Quantification of Methane Emission Rates from Unconventional Natural Gas Completion Activities
Andrea Clements, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and L. P. MacDonald, A. Hecobian, K. Shonkwiler, B. Wells, Y. Zhou, Y. Desyaterik, J. M. Ham, J. R. Pierce, and J. L. Collett Jr.

709
Reactive Nitrogen Emissions from Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Activity and Implications for Regional Deposition
Justin G. Coughlin, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; and L. Rose, N. Pekney, and E. M. Elliott

710
The Relationship between Volatile Organic Compounds and Methane Emitted from Natural Gas Operations in the Piceance Basin
Noel G. Hilliard, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and A. Hecobian, A. Clements, K. Shonkwiler, L. P. MacDonald, B. L. Wells, Y. Zhou, Y. Desyaterik, J. Ham, and J. L. Collett Jr.

713
Analysis of 2010-2014 Ground-Level Ozone at Trinidad Head, California
Elizabeth Lennartson, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and I. Petropavlovskikh and A. McClure-Begley

714
Load of Heavy Metals Reaching Small Glacial Catchment of High Arctic (Svalbard) by Rain Waters
Zaneta Polkowska, Polish Chemical Society, Gdansk, Poland; and S. Lehmann, G. Gajek, W. Kociuba, and S. Chmiel

715
717
Effect of Stratospheric Intrusions on Tropospheric and Boundary Layer Ozone in the NASA SEAC4RS Campaign
Zachary Thomas Fasnacht, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and A. M. Thompson, B. Duncan, and L. Ott

718
Size Resolved Aerosol Composition near Rocky Mountain National Park
Rachel Sussman, Center for Multiscale Modeling of Atmospheric Processes, La Verne, CA

3:30 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016

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Session 5
ASLI Choice Book Awards
Location: Room 340/341 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 19th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International
Chair: Christine Sherratt, MIT Libraries, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3:30 PM

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

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Session 7
Case Studies: Part II
Location: Room 342 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 14th Symposium on the Coastal Environment
Cochairs: Nickitas Georgas, Stevens Institute of Technology; Gregory Dusek, NOAA
4:30 PM
7.3
Case Study Analysis of RTMA in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
Pat Fitzpatrick, Mississippi State University, Stennis Space Center, MS; and Y. Lau
4:45 PM
7.4
A Comparison of 1D Vs. 2D Hydraulic Models for a Coupled Model System in the Tar River and Pamlico Sound
Samuel T. Bush, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. M. Dresback, K. L. Nemunaitis, and R. L. Kolar
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Joint Session 18
Joint Research and Coordinated Observations in Hydrometeorology, Extremes and High-Impact Events in the US and Asia Part 3
Location: Room 242 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 30th Conference on Hydrology; and the Special Sessions on US-International Partnerships )
Cochairs: Fuzhong Weng, NOAA; John B. Eylander, US Army Corps of Engineers
4:00 PM
J18.1

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

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Panel Discussion 1
Panel Session on Considerations and Best Practices for Transition of Research to Operations
Location: Room 338/339 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Sixth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Moderator: Michael Farrar, NOAA/NWS
Panelists: Walter F. Dabberdt, Vaisala. Inc.; Richard Spinrad, NOAA; Ellen Stofan, NASA; Michael J. Thompson, UCAR
4:00 PM
Introduction -- Michael Farrar
4:00 PM
Walter Dabberdt
4:00 PM
Michael Thompson
4:00 PM
William Burnett

Panel Discussion 1
Visualizing Climate: Focus on Big Data
Location: Room 245 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology
Moderator: Bernadette Placky, Climate Central
Panelists: Tamara Dickinson, Executive Office of the President, Office of Science and Technology Policy; Marc DaCosta, Enigma Technologies; Alyson Kenward, Climate Central
4:00 PM
Climate Data in the Obama Administration -- Tamara L. Dickenson

4:00 PM
Climate Central and WX Shift -- Dennis Adams-Smith

4:00 PM
Public Data in the Anthropocene: Communication & Resiliency -- Marc DaCosta

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Session 2
Air Quality Impacts of Oil and Gas Development
Location: Room 356 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 18th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
Cochairs: Arsineh Hecobian, Colorado State University; Shane M. Murphy, University of Wyoming
4:15 PM
2.2
Regional Emissions of Methane from the Marcellus Shale Formation Using a Continuous Atmospheric Monitoring System
Thomas Lauvaux, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and Z. Barkley, Y. Cao, K. J. Davis, A. Karion, E. K. kim, E. Kort, N. Miles, D. K. Martins, S. Richardson, S. schwietzke, M. Smith, M. J. W. Stewart, C. Sweeney, G. Cervone, and T. Murphy

4:30 PM
2.3
Air Quality Impacts from Natural Gas Development as Observed in Western Maryland
Natalie Pekney, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA; and M. Reeder and J. Dreessen
4:45 PM
2.4
Emission rates of Volatile Organic Compounds Associated with Natural Gas Extraction Activities in Western Colorado
Arsineh Hecobian, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and A. Clements, L. P. MacDonald, Y. Zhou, K. Shonkwiler, B. L. Wells, Y. Desyaterik, J. Ham, J. R. Pierce, and J. L. Collett Jr.

5:00 PM
2.5
Quantification of Methane and Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Oil and Natural Gas Production in the Uintah Basin
Anna Robertson, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and R. Edie, R. Field, J. Soltis, D. C. McCabe, P. B. Shepson, T. N. Lavoie, A. Heimburger, J. A. de Gouw, M. Omara, M. R. Sullivan, X. Li, R. Subramanian, A. Robinson, A. Presto, J. C. Lin, S. Lyman, and S. M. Murphy

5:15 PM
2.6
Emissions of Methane, Volatile Organic Compounds, and Black Carbon from Natural Gas and Oil Development, and an Examination of the Fat-Tail Problem (Invited Presentation)
R. Subramanian, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA; and A. L. Robinson, A. A. Presto, X. Li, M. Omara, M. Sullivan, J. R. Roscioli, S. C. Herndon, L. Williams, T. L. Vaughn, D. Zimmerle, A. J. Marchese, C. Weyant, T. Bond, A. Heimburger, P. B. Shepson, D. C. McCabe, and E. Baum

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Session 2
The Continuing Legacy - Lessons Learned and Future Avenues of Predictability, Outreach, and Capacity Development
Location: Room 343 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Peter Lamb Symposium
Chair: R. J. Cornforth, NCAS Centre for Global Atmospheric Modelling, University of Reading
4:00 PM
2.1
The Role of the Atlantic Ocean in Determining the Recent Multi-Decadal Drought of East Africa
Fred H. M. Semazzi, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and K. A. Smith, M. P. Angus, M. Gudoshava, B. Liu, L. Xie, R. E. Argent, X. Sun, S. Liess, and A. Bhattacharya
4:30 PM
2.3
4:45 PM
2.4
5:00 PM
2.5
5:15 PM
2.6
The NCAR Colloquium on African Weather and Climate: Fulfilling Peter Lamb's Mission
Arlene Laing, Science Education and Research, Boulder, CO; and K. H. Cook
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Joint Session 3
Interactions Between the MJO, the Extratropics, and Tropical Cyclones
Location: Room 346/347 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Fourth Symposium on Prediction of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: Processes, Prediction and Impact; and the Seventh Conference on Weather, Climate, Water and the New Energy Economy )
Cochairs: Lawrence C. Gloeckler, SUNY; Carl J. Schreck III, CICS/North Carolina State University; Pallav Ray, Florida Institute of Technology
4:00 PM
J3.1
Characteristics of Predictable MJOs
Hye-Mi Kim, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and D. Kim, F. Vitart, V. Toma, J. S. Kug, and P. Webster

4:30 PM
J3.3
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Panel Discussion 4
Expanding Space Weather Information Into Traditional Weather Media
Location: Room 352 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 13th Conference on Space Weather
Moderator: Tom Champoux, AMS
Panelists: John Toohey-Morales, NBC Telemundo and Climadata; Robert Rutledge, NWS/SWPC; Susan A. Jasko, California Univ. of Pennsylvania; Tamitha Skov, Aerospace Corporation
4:00 PM
Tom Champoux
4:00 PM
Tamitha Skov
4:00 PM
Robert Rutledge
4:00 PM
Susan A. Jasko
4:00 PM
John Toohey-Morales
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Panel Discussion 4
Opportunities, Obstacles, and Evolving Solutions for Transboundary Climate Services: Experiences from the North American Climate Services Partnership (NACSP)
Location: Room 244 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise
Moderators: David P. Brown, NOAA/National Centers for Environmental Information; Meredith Muth, NOAA/Climate Program Office
Panelists: Diane Campbell, Environment Canada; Trevor Hadwen, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Edward D. Delgado, National Interagency Fire Center; Gregg M. Garfin, University of Arizona; Bertrand Denis, EC
4:00 PM
Introduction -- Diane Campbell
Recording files available
Session 4
United States Government and International Perspectives
Location: Room 344 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fifth Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium
Cochairs: Cecilia Miner, NOAA/NWS; Timothy H. Miner, Allied Pilots Association
4:00 PM
4.1
FAA NextGen Weather Systems
Alfred Moosakhanian, FAA, Washington, District of Columbia; and R. Segers, W. N. Brown, and X. Yang
4:30 PM
4.3
Responding to Changing Operator Needs and Bridging the Gap to NextGen: Aviation Weather Highlights from 2015
Thomas P. Kiley Jr., AvMet Applications, Inc., Washington, DC; and S. Albersheim, M. P. Murphy, L. Burch, T. J. Helms Jr., and M. K. Peterson
4:45 PM
4.4
USAF Global Air Land Weather Exploitation Model
Ralph O. Stoffler, US Air Force, Washington, DC
5:15 PM
4.6
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Joint Session 5
Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of Health Early Warning Systems
Location: Room 228/229 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Seventh Conference on Environment and Health; and the Fourth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events )
Chair: Mary H. Hayden, NCAR/RAL
4:00 PM
J5.1
The Science Basis for Heat-Health Early Warning Systems
Wayne Higgins, NOAA/OAR/Climate Program Office, Silver Spring, MD; and H. M. Jones, R. S. Pulwarty, and J. Trtanj
4:15 PM
J5.2
Some Validation Results of a Spatially Fine Scale Air Temperature Statistical Model in New York City
Brian L. Vant-Hull, NOAA/City College, New York, NY; and M. Karimi, A. sossa, L. Waxman, E. Guiterez, and R. Khanbilvardi
4:30 PM
J5.3
A Framework to Conceptualize Environmental and Social Vulnerability to High Temperatures in Urban Landscapes
Rouzbeh Nazari, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ; and M. Karimi, C. Goins, A. Musilli, M. Ghandehari, and R. Khanbilvardi

5:00 PM
J5.5
Space and Time—Impacts on Modeling Extreme Heat Warning Systems
Austin C. Stanforth, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
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Session 7
Impact-based Decision Support Services
Location: Room 255/257 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events
Chair: Wendy Marie Thomas, NOAA/NWS
4:00 PM
7.1
NOAA's Impacts Catalog: Through the Eyes of a Storm
Matthew W. Davis, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO; and W. M. Thomas and D. Feltgen
4:15 PM
7.2
Enhancing Impact-Based Decision Support Services in the GOES-R Era
Chad M. Gravelle, NWS Operations Proving Ground/CIMSS, Kansas City, MO
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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
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Session 7
One Year of Himawari 8
Location: Room 252/254 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Toshiyuki Kurino, Japan Meteorological Agency; Teryuki Nakajima, JAXA
4:15 PM
7.2
Derivation algorithm of Himawari-8 atmospheric motion vector
Kazuki Shimoji, Japan Meteorological Agency, Kiyose, Tokyo, Japan

4:30 PM
7.3
5:00 PM
7.5
Estimation of Solar Radiation using HIMAWARI-8 with Analysis of Renewable Energy
Hideaki Takenaka, JAXA, Tsukuba, Japan; and T. Nakajima, T. Y. Nakajima, A. Higurashi, M. Hashimoto, T. Inoue, and T. Kurino

5:15 PM
7.6
The Return of True Color to Geostationary Satellites: Transitioning from Polar, to Himawari, to GOES-R
Steven D. Miller, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and T. J. Schmit, C. J. Seaman, M. Gunshor, D. T. Lindsey, D. W. Hillger, and Y. Sumida

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Session 8
Regional and Urban Air Pollution Modeling and Observations
Location: Room 243 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 19th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA
Chair: Gail Vaucher, Army Research Laboratory
4:00 PM
8.1
Investigating the Impact of Marine Ship Emissions on Regional Air Quality using OMI Satellite NO2 Observations and the CMAQ Model
Allison Ring, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and T. Canty, R. J. Salawitch, R. R. Dickerson, L. Lamsal, H. He, T. Vinciguerra, J. Dressen, M. Cohen, and L. N. Montgomery
Paper 8.4 (abstract 284808) has been moved to the poster session.

4:45 PM
8.4A
Estimation of suspended particulate matters with lead in Dhaka city ambient air
Ajwad Alam, AER, Dhaka, Pick here, or type in box below., Bangladesh

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Session 9
From Planetary to Personal: Connecting Earth Sciences and Health in the Classroom
Location: Room 353 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 25th Symposium on Education; and the Seventh Conference on Environment and Health )
Cochairs: John Moore, AMS Board on Outreach and Precollege Education; John Balbus, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
4:15 PM
9.2
4:30 PM
9.3
Expanding the Health Coverage in AMS DataStreme Courses
Robert S. Weinbeck, AMS, Washington, DC; and J. A. Brey, I. W. Geer, K. A. Nugnes, and A. E. Stimach
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Session 9
Quasi-Operational Products You Can Use Now
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs: Kevin Kelleher, NOAA/NSSL; Valliappa Lakshmanan, Climate Corporation
4:00 PM
9.1
Monitoring the Evolution of Deep Convection Through the Use of Ground-Based Spectral Infrared Thermodynamic Sounders
William Gregory Blumberg, CIMMS/University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and T. J. Wagner and D. D. Turner
4:15 PM
9.2
NEXRAD Products and NOAA's Big Data Partnership
Edward J. Kearns, NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI, Asheville, NC; and S. Ansari, S. A. Del Greco, S. E. Stevens, S. Wilkins, B. Eiler, and O. Brown
4:30 PM
9.3
Real-time Multi-Doppler Radar Analysis for Retrieving Wind Field over Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Metroplex
Haonan Chen, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and V. Chandrasekar, S. Joshil, and R. Bechini

4:45 PM
9.4
Enabling Open Access to High-Resolution Global Models Running in Real-time Research Mode
Bonny Strong, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and T. Schneider, R. C. Lipschutz, J. Stewart, S. G. Benjamin, C. DeLuca, J. Valdez, and C. MacDermaid
5:00 PM
9.5
Probabilistic Hazard Products Using a Time-Lagged HRRR Ensemble
Curtis R. Alexander, NOAA/ESRL and CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and T. Alcott, I. Jankov, S. S. Weygandt, and S. G. Benjamin
5:15 PM
9.6
Aviation Weather Decision Support: INSITE
Brian J. Etherton, ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and G. J. Layne, P. Hamer, and M. A. Petty
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Session 9
Weather and Climate Hazards Impacts and Vulnerability Research
Location: Room 333-334 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice
Chair: Olga Wilhelmi, NCAR
4:45 PM
9.4
Castles in the Air: Mitigating the Health Impacts of Weather-Related Bounce House Accidents
John A. Knox, University of Georgia, Athens, GA; and T. E. Gill, C. A. Williams, L. V. Boggs, E. Schumacher, K. Arney, N. Bagley, I. Boatman, J. Croft, J. Printup, J. Rackley, C. Scarborough, J. White, and D. J. Novlan
5:00 PM
9.5
Assessing and Communicating Risk: A Study of Flood Risk Awareness and Resilience in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Alex Nongard, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. Jones and T. Lovell
5:15 PM
9.6
Projecting the Burden of Injury Related to Tropical Cyclone Impacts in Florida, 2020-2040
Kristina W. Kintziger, Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, FL; and J. S. Dumas and M. A. Jagger

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Session 10
Extreme-value Analysis
Location: Room 226/227 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 23rd Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
Chair: Caren Marzban, University of Washington
4:30 PM
10.3
A New Approach to Extreme Value Analysis in a Changing Climate
Prashant D. Sardeshmukh, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and Physical Sciences Division/ESRL/NOAA, Boulder, CO; and G. P. Compo and C. Penland

5:00 PM
10.4
Locally Extreme Precipitation in Models: Model Climatologies by Extreme Value Theory
Gregory R. Herman, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and R. S. Schumacher
5:15 PM
10.5
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Session 10A
Mechanisms of Anthropogenic Aerosol-Forced Regional Climate Variability
Location: La Nouvelle C ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Cochairs: Massimo A. Bollasina, University of Edinburgh; Yi Ming, GFDL
4:15 PM
10A.2
Oceanic Feedback in Regional Climate Response to Sulfate Aerosol Forcing
Tarun Verma, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and S. Mahajan, W. C. Hsieh, P. Chang, and R. Saravanan
4:30 PM
10A.3
4:45 PM
10A.4
Impacts of Snow Darkening by Absorbing Aerosols on Eurasian Climate
Kyu-myong Kim, NASA/GSFC/Climate and Radiation Laboratory, Greenbelt, MD; and W. K. M. Lau, T. J. Yasunari, and M. K. Kim

5:15 PM
10A.6
Non-local Impact of South and East Asian Aerosols on Monsoon Onset and Withdrawal
Rachel E. Bartlett, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom; and M. A. Bollasina, B. B. B. Booth, N. Dunstone, and F. Marenco

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Session 10B
Subseasonal Variability: Part 2
Location: La Nouvelle A ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Hai Lin, EC
4:00 PM
10B.1
4:30 PM
10B.3
4:45 PM
10B.4
A Stratospheric Link Between Barents-Kara Sea-Ice and the Circulation in the North Atlantic Sector
Paolo Ruggieri, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy; and F. Kucharski, R. Buizza, and G. Visconti
5:00 PM
10B.5
Stationary Wave Interference, and Its Relation to Tropical Convection and Arctic Warming
Michael Goss, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and S. B. Feldstein and S. Lee
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Session 11
Accuracy of Observations
Location: Room 350/351 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 18th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Scott D. Landolt, NCAR
4:00 PM
11.1
Comparison of Two Radiosonde Pressure Measurements: Pressure Sensor vs. GPS-derived Pressure
Raisa Lehtinen, Vaisala Oyj, Helsinki, Finland; and P. Survo, H. Jauhiainen, and M. Lehmuskero
4:15 PM
11.2
Modernization of the Sterling NWS Wind Tunnel for Evaluating Accuracy of Wind Observations
Gregory Kochanowicz, CyberData Technologies, Herndon, VA; and B. M. Hays, J. Fitzgibbon, and M. Hicks
4:30 PM
11.3
4:45 PM
11.4
The Uncertainty of Tropospheric Observations Using Dropsondes
Holger Voemel, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and K. Young, T. Hock, and J. Wang

5:00 PM
11.5
5:15 PM
11.6
Assessing Global Precipitation Mission (GPM) data for use by the Aviation Community
Laura Paulik, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and B. J. Etherton, M. S. Wandishin, and M. A. Petty

Joint Session 13
Chemistry, Aerosol, Cloud and Convection During the GoAmazon2014/5 Field Campaign I
Location: Room 357 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Eighth Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions; and the 18th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Chair: Scot T. Martin, Harvard University
CoChair: Luiz Machado, INPE
4:15 PM
J13.2
Aerosol Physical and Chemical Properties in the Several Sites of the GoAmazon 2014/15 Experiment (Invited Presentation)
Paulo Artaxo, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; and H. M. J. Barbosa, J. F. D. Brito, S. Carbone, S. T. Martin, M. O. Andreae, and L. A. T. Machado

4:30 PM
J13.3
CCN Activity of Amazonian Aerosols During GoAmazon 2014/5
Ryan Thalman, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY; and S. S. de Sá, B. B. Palm, H. M. J. Barbosa, M. Krüger, M. L. Alexander, S. Carbone, P. Campuzano-Jost, D. A. Day, W. Hu, C. Kuang, A. O. Manzi, N. L. Ng, C. Pöhlker, A. Sedlacek, G. Senum, R. A. F. Souza, S. Springston, T. Watson, U. Pöschl, M. O. Andreae, P. Artaxo, J. L. Jimenez, S. T. Martin, and J. Wang

4:45 PM
J13.4
Influence of Anthropogenic Emissions on the Production of Organic Particulate Matter During GoAmazon2014/5
Suzane S. de Sá, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; and B. B. Palm, P. Campuzano-Jost, D. A. Day, W. Hu, J. F. D. Brito, S. Carbone, P. Artaxo, Y. Liu, G. Isaacman-VanWertz, L. D. Yee, R. Wernis, A. H. Goldstein, R. Thalman, J. Wang, J. Shilling, M. Newburn, R. A. F. Souza, A. O. Manzi, M. L. Alexander, J. L. Jimenez, and S. T. Martin

5:00 PM
J13.5
Modeling the Formation and Evolution of Secondary Organic Aerosols (SOA) During the GoAmazon2014/5 Campaign
Manishkumar Shrivastava, PNNL, Richland, WA; and J. D. Fast, J. Shilling, J. A. Thornton, S. jathar, V. F. McNeil, R. Zaveri, R. C. Easter, A. Zelenyuk, H. M. J. Barbosa, H. Gomes, J. Fan, S. T. Martin, A. H. Goldstein, G. I. VanWertz, L. D. Yee, M. L. Alexander, L. K. Berg, A. Guenther, C. Zhao, D. Gu, Y. Liu, J. D. Fuentes, P. Artaxo, J. F. D. Brito, and S. De Sa

5:15 PM
J13.6
How Does Optical Properties Change with the Aging of the Manaus' Pollution Plume?
Henrique de Melo Jorge Barbosa, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; and G. Cirino, J. Brito, L. Rizzo, T. Pauliquevis, and P. Artaxo

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Joint Session 17
Land-Atmosphere Interactions, Part II
Location: Room 240/241 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 30th Conference on Hydrology; and the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change )
Cochairs: Randal D. Koster, NASA/GSFC; Yongkang Xue, University of California; Steven M. Quiring, Texas A&M University
4:00 PM
J17.1
Role of the carbon cycle on land-atmosphere interactions
Pierre Gentine, Columbia University, New York, NY; and L. Lemordant and J. Greent
4:15 PM
J17.2
Coupling Noah-MP to the NCEP Climate Forecast​​ System (CFS) to improve land-atmosphere interactions at seasonal forecast timescales
Michael Barlage, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and F. Chen, M. B. Ek, R. Yang, J. Meng, Z. L. Yang, and S. Chung
5:00 PM
J17.5
5:15 PM
J17.6
The Effect of the Groundwater Representation on Land surface-Atmosphere Feedbacks in Regional Climate Simulations
Jessica Keune, University of Bonn, Germany, Bonn, Germany; and K. Görgen, M. Sulis, F. Gasper, P. Shrestha, A. Hense, and S. Kollet

4:15 PM-4:45 PM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016

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Session 6
Historical Data Rescue
Location: Room 340/341 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 19th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International
Chair: Linda Musser, Pennsylvania State University
4:15 PM
6.1
ACRE and Data Rescue: Bringing Yesterday's Climatic Data into the Present and Future (Invited Presentation)
Gilbert P. Compo, Univ. of Colorado/NOAA/Earth System Research Laboratory/Physical Sciences Division, Boulder, CO

4:45 PM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016

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Session 7
Technology Tools & Tips
Location: Room 340/341 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 19th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International
Chair: Brian Voss, Librarian, NOAA Seattle Regional Library
4:45 PM
7.1
NTRL, the National Technical Reports Library
Linda Musser, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
5:00 PM
7.2
3D Scanning – the Next Horizon for Libraries?
Linda Musser, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
5:15 PM
7.3
Browsing Journals on the Go: BrowZine
Gene Major, Program Manager,Library Associates, NASA/GSFC Library, Greenbelt, MD

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)

Session
ASLI Annual Dinner
Host: 19th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International

Thursday, 14 January 2016

7:40 AM-8:00 AM: Thursday, 14 January 2016


Daily Weather Briefing
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

8:00 AM-9:45 AM: Thursday, 14 January 2016

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Session 1
Weather and Climate Predictability 1
Location: Room 231/232 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Special Symposium on Seamless Weather and Climate Prediction—Expectations and Limits of Multi-scale Predictability
Chair: Kerry Emanuel, MIT
9:15 AM
1.3
9:30 AM
1.4

8:00 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 14 January 2016


Poster Hall Open
Location: Hall D/E ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

8:15 AM-9:45 AM: Thursday, 14 January 2016

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Session 1
Atmospheric Waves, Part I
Location: Room 343 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Marvin Geller Symposium
8:15 AM
Welcoming Remarks

9:00 AM
1.3
The Lunar Tide: An Enduring Atmospheric Problem
Jeffrey M. Forbes, University of Colorado UCB429, Boulder, CO

9:15 AM
1.4
Simulating atmospheric tides in WACCM
Anne K. Smith, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and N. Pedatella and H. L. Liu
9:30 AM
1.5
Ionospheric Effects of Strong El Niño Southern Oscillation Conditions
Thomas J. Immel, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA; and A. Maute, S. L. England, R. S. Lieberman, J. M. Forbes, J. D. Huba, G. Liu, and K. Greer
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Session 3
Convection, Clouds, and Chemistry
Location: Room 356 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 18th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
Cochairs: Jonathan Jiang, JPL; Kenneth Pickering, NASA/GSFC
8:15 AM
3.1
8:30 AM
3.2
Evaluating Lightning Flash Rates and OMI LNOx Estimates over the Amazon Basin, West- and Central-Africa
Dale J. Allen, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and K. Pickering, E. J. Bucsela, R. H. Holzworth, A. Nag, and N. A. Krotkov
8:45 AM
3.3
WRF-Chem Simulations of Lightning-NOx Production and Transport in Oklahoma and Colorado Thunderstorms Observed During DC3
Kristin A. Cummings, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and K. E. Pickering, M. C. Barth, M. M. Bela, Y. Li, D. Allen, E. Bruning, D. R. MacGorman, S. A. Rutledge, B. Basarab, B. R. Fuchs, A. Weinheimer, I. Pollack, T. B. Ryerson, F. Flocke, T. Campos, G. Diskin, and L. Carey

9:15 AM
3.5
Cloud-Resolved Chemistry Simulations of Deep Convective Storms Observed during the DISCOVER-AQ Campaign
G. Mazzuca, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and K. Pickering, Y. Li, R. Clark, A. J. Weinheimer, D. Stein-Zweers, and R. R. Dickerson

8:30 AM-9:00 AM: Thursday, 14 January 2016

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Session 8
AMS Update
Location: Room 340/341 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 19th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International
Chair: Amy Butros, UC San Diego
8:30 AM
8.1
AMS Publications: Year in Review and 2016 Update
Kenneth F. Heideman, AMS, Director of Publications, Boston, MA; and S. J. Shangraw

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

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Session 9
Materhorn: Improved Modeling and Observations of Weather in Complex Terrain-Part I
Location: Room 243 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 19th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA
Chair: Jeffrey Weil, NCAR
8:45 AM
9.2
Flows over Isolated Mountains at Low Froude Numbers Driven by the Approach Wind and by Downslope Buoyancy Forces
Julian C.R. Hunt, University of Notre Dame / Univ. College London / Trinity College - Cambridge, London, United Kingdom; and H. J. S. Fernando, S. Di Sabatino, and L. S. Leo
9:00 AM
9.3
Synoptic Flow Interactions with an Isolated Mountain in Complex Terrain
Edward D. Creegan, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM; and C. M. Hocut, Y. Wang, Z. Silver, S. Hoch, L. S. Leo, S. Di Sabatino, H. J. S. Fernando, and E. Pardyjak
9:15 AM
9.4
WRF Simulations of Synoptic Flow Modification over Mountainous Terrain during MATERHORN Observation Periods
Zachariah Silver, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN; and R. Dimitrova, T. Zsedrovits, H. J. S. Fernando, L. S. Leo, S. Di Sabatino, S. Serafin, Y. Wang, E. D. Creegan, M. Felton, and C. M. Hocut
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Joint Session 19
Joint Research and Coordinated Observations in Hydrometeorology, Extremes and High-Impact Events in the US and Asia Part 4
Location: Room 242 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 30th Conference on Hydrology; and the Special Sessions on US-International Partnerships )
Cochairs: Fuzhong Weng, NOAA; John B. Eylander, US Army Corps of Engineers
8:30 AM
J19.1
Impact of GPS Radio Occultation Data on the Prediction of Tropical Cyclogenesis
Ying-Hwa Kuo, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Y. Chen and T. J. Galarneau Jr.
9:00 AM
J19.2
A numerical study of the June 2013 flood-producing extreme rainstorm over southern Alberta
Yanping Li, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada; and K. K. Szeto, R. E. Stewart, J. M. Thériault, L. Chen, B. Kochtubajda, A. Liu, S. Boodoo, R. Goodson, and C. J. Mooney
9:15 AM
J19.3

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

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Session 1
High Performance Computing in Operations
Location: Room 344 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Second Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate
Chair: Brian J. Etherton, ESRL/GSD
8:30 AM
1.1
NOAA's WCOSS Upgrade and Lessons Learned for Shared Storage and Managing Memory
Michelle Mainelli, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, College Park, MD; and B. Kyger, S. Earle, and G. Vandenberghe
9:15 AM
1.4
ECMWF's Next Generation IO for the IFS Model
Tiago Quintino, ECMWF, Reading, United Kingdom; and B. Raoult and P. Bauer
9:30 AM
1.5
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Session 4
Weather Modeling and Data Assimilation to Provide the Science to Serve Society — Part I
Location: Room 338/339 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Sixth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs: Stephen A. Mango, NOAA/NESDIS/OPPA Affiliate; Brian Mischel, Riverside Technology Inc.
8:30 AM
4.1
Recent Improvements to the Navy's COAMPS-TC Tropical Cyclone Forecast System and Transition to Operations
James D. Doyle, NRL, Monterey, CA; and R. M. Hodur, J. R. Moskaitis, S. Chen, E. A. Hendricks, Y. Jin, H. Jin, P. A. Reinecke, and S. Wang
8:45 AM
4.2
US Navy Research and Development under the National Earth System Prediction Capability Partnership
Carolyn A. Reynolds, NRL, Monterey, CA; and M. S. Peng, G. A. Jacobs, J. G. Richman, J. A. Ridout, and D. P. Eleuterio
9:00 AM
4.3
Physics-Oriented Evaluation of the GEFS Reforecast
Weiwei Li, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and Z. Wang and M. Peng
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Joint Session 6
Earth Observations that Support Health Early Warning Systems and Monitoring of Disease Risks
Location: Room 228/229 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Seventh Conference on Environment and Health; and the Fourth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events )
Chair: Juli Trtanj, NOAA/OAR/Climate Program Office
8:30 AM
J6.1
9:00 AM
J6.4
9:15 AM
J6.5
Seasonal Mapping of Inhalation-Level Urban Aerosol in Washington, DC
Vernon R. Morris, Washington, DC; and N. A. Greene, M. Fayissa, J. M. Tirado, and S. Abegaz
Recording files available
Joint Session 6
Economic Impacts and Value of Improved Forecast Information
Location: Room 355 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies; and the 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice )
Chair: Randall Bass, FAA
9:15 AM
J6.4A
A Labor Market Analysis of the Electricity Sector for 2030 using the National Energy with Weather System Simulator
Leigh M. Terry, NOAA/University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL; and C. T. Clack, M. Marquis, P. D. Picciano, and J. Paine
9:30 AM
J6.5
The Value of a TAF — Aviation Forecasting Cost Impacts
Rick Curtis, Southwest Airlines, Dallas, TX; and A. Krull, E. Fenelon, K. Fryar, E. A. Wildgrube, and M. Muehlman
Recording files available
Session 7
Precipitation Processes and Observations for Atmospheric, Land Surface, and Hydrological Modeling, Part I
Location: Room 240/241 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Hydrology
Cochairs: Yu Zhang, NOAA/NWS; Paul A. Kucera, NCAR; Emad Habib, Univ. of Louisiana
8:30 AM
7.1
Quantification of atmospheric rivers precipitation from space: Composite assessments and case studies over the western United States
Ali Behrangi, JPL/California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and B. Guan, P. J. Neiman, and B. Lambrigtsen

8:45 AM
7.2
Orographic Precipitation Processes - Observations, Modeling and Scaling
Ana P. Barros, Duke University, Durham, NC; and A. M. Wilson, V. Y. Duan, and X. Sun
Recording files available
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
Recording files available
Session 8
Quantifying and Communicating Risk
Location: Room 255/257 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events
Cochairs: Jennifer Sprague, NOAA/NWS; Pablo Santos, NOAA/NWS
9:00 AM
8.3
A Diagnostic and Predictability Case Study: Was the Atlanta 2014 Snowmaggedon Rare?
Robert Daniel Haynes Jr., Georgia Institute of Technology, Tucker, GA; and V. Toma, J. I. Belanger, and L. G. Belanger
9:15 AM
8.4
Double Impact: When both Tornadoes and Flash Floods Threaten the Same Place at the Same Time
Erik R. Nielsen, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and G. R. Herman, R. Tournay, J. M. Peters, and R. S. Schumacher
9:30 AM
8.5
Recording files available
Session 8
Weather and Energy: Efficiency and Decision Support Part 2
Location: Room 346/347 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Seventh Conference on Weather, Climate, Water and the New Energy Economy
Chair: Mitchell T. Baer, DOE
8:45 AM
8.2
Toward Integration of Seasonal Climate Forecasts into Energy Decision Support Systems
Mukul Tewari, TWC, an IBM Business, New York, NY; and C. Watson, J. Cipriani, and W. Wu
Recording files available
Session 8A
Algorithm Development
Location: Room 225 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Shawn W. Miller, Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services; Donald W. Hillger, NOAA/NESDIS
8:30 AM
8.1
Real Time All-weather Precipitable Water Product Development from Geostationary Infrared Radiances and Applications in Weather Forecasts
Jun Li, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Gerth, Z. Li, Y. K. Lee, T. J. Schmit, and S. Bachmeier
8:45 AM
8.2
The NOAA/CIMSS ProbSevere Model – Integration of NWP, Satellite, Lightning, and Radar data for Improved Severe Weather Warnings
Michael J. Pavolonis, NOAA/NESDIS, Madison, WI; and J. L. Cintineo, J. Sieglaff, and D. T. Lindsey
9:15 AM
8.4
The GOES-R/JPSS Approach for Identifying Hazardous Low Clouds: Overview and Operational Impacts
Corey G. Calvert, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. J. Pavolonis, S. Hubbard, C. M. Gravelle, and S. S. Lindstrom
9:30 AM
8.5
Development of the GeoKompsat-2A AMI Rainfall Rate Algorithm
Dong-Bin Shin, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea; and D. So

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Session 8B
Direct Broadcast Capabilities for Polar-orbiting and Geostationary Satellites and Their Use in Support of Societal Needs
Location: Room 252/254 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Matthew Seybold, NOAA/NESDIS; Vince Grano, NOAA/NESDIS/OSGS JPSS Ground Project
8:45 AM
9.2
The Community Satellite Processing Package (CSPP): Support for multiple sensors and satellites for real-time decisions
Liam E. Gumley, CIMSS/SSEC/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and K. Strabala, A. Huang, S. Mindock, G. Martin, R. Garcia, N. Bearson, G. Cureton, J. Davies, and J. Braun
9:00 AM
9.3
Support for GOES-R and Himawari-8 in CSPP Geo
Graeme D. Martin, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and L. Gumley, N. Bearson, J. Braun, G. Cureton, R. Garcia, T. Jasmin, S. Mindock, and K. Strabala
9:15 AM
9.4
Polar2Grid Version 2.0: Reprojecting VIIRS Satellite Data Made Easy
David Hoese, CIMSS, Madison, WI; and K. Strabala, L. Gumley, H. L. Huang, and R. Garcia
9:30 AM
9.5
The Status of NOAA Satellite Operations
Jason D. Taylor, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and T. Renkevens and N. Donoho
Recording files available
Session 9
Data Quality and Climate Data Sets
Location: Room 245 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Bradfield Lyon, Columbia University/IRI
8:30 AM
9.1
POST-aws: Analysis of the Biases Induced by the Transition from Conventional to Automatic Measurements in Parallel Datasets
Enric Aguilar, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tortosa, Spain; and V. Venema, P. Stepanek, R. Auchmann, F. D. dos Santos Silva, E. Engstrom, A. Gilabert, Z. Kretova, J. A. Lopez-Diaz, Y. L. Rico, C. O. Rojas, M. Prohom, D. Rasilla, M. Salvador, G. Vetacnik, and Y. Yosef
8:45 AM
9.2
Recent Decline in Consistency Among Gridded Precipitation Datasets for the Greater Horn of Africa
Michael P. Angus, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and F. Semazzi
9:15 AM
9.4
Assessing the Quality of Wind Observations Using a Regional Scale Model
Timothy J. Brown, DRI, Reno, NV; and M. Fearon and G. McCurdy
Recording files available
Session 10
Radar Technologies and Applications, Part I: Operational Radar Applications
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs: Michael J. Istok, NOAA/NWS; Mark B. Yeary, University of Oklahoma; Kurt D. Hondl, NOAA
9:00 AM
10.3
Monitoring radar ZDR calibration using ground clutter
Valery Melnikov, Univ. of Oklahoma / CIMMS, Norman, OK; and D. S. Zrnic
Recording files available
Session 10
Water Resources Information Services
Location: Room 333-334 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice
Chair: Arleen O'Donnell, Eastern Research Group
Paper 10.1 has been merged into 10.2

8:45 AM
Panel Discussion

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Session 11
Climate Data Analysis and Downscaling – Part 1
Location: Room 226/227 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 23rd Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
Chair: Andrew Poppick, University of Chicago
8:30 AM
11.1
Estimating Statistical Uncertainty in the Australian Temperature Record
Simon Grainger, BOM, Docklands, Australia; and D. Jones, B. Trewin, and K. Braganza
8:45 AM
11.2
9:00 AM
11.3
Recording files available
Session 11A
Advances in Climate Modeling and Prediction: Part 1
Location: La Nouvelle C ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: R. Saravanan, Texas A&M University
8:30 AM
11A.2
9:15 AM
11A.4
Impacts of Changes in Atmospheric Physics Parameterizations in a Coupled Regional Climate Model
Mark W. Seefeldt, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and J. J. Cassano, A. DuVivier, and M. Hughes
Recording files available
Session 11B
Decadal-Multidecadal Variability in Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Basins: Part 1
Location: Room 352 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Benjamin J. Henley, University of Melbourne
8:45 AM
11B.2
Why Was It so Wet in Winter 2013–14 over North West Europe?
Jeff Knight, Met Office Hadley Centre, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom; and A. Maidens, D. Fereday, C. Folland, A. Scaife, and G. Brunet
9:00 AM
11B.3
Is the PDO a Coupled Atmosphere-Ocean Process?
Natalie Perlin, RSMAS/Univ. of Miami, Miami, FL; and B. P. Kirtman
9:15 AM
11B.4
Decadal Variability in the Pacific: observations, modelling and palaeoclimate
Benjamin J. Henley, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia; and D. J. Karoly, J. Gergis, and M. Freund
9:30 AM
11B.5
Ice core-derived histories of North Pacific climate variability
Stacy E. Porter, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, Columbus, OH; and E. Mosley-Thompson and L. G. Thompson
Recording files available
Session 11C
Regional Climate Variability and Change: Part 1
Location: La Nouvelle A ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Kerry H. Cook, University of Texas
9:00 AM
11C.3
Variability of Hawaiian Winter Rainfall During La Nina Events Since 1956
Pao-Shin Chu, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and C. O'Conner, P. C. Hsu, and K. Kodama
9:30 AM
11C.5
How Much Does Downscaling Contribute to Uncertainty in Downscaled Climate Projections? A Case Study in Eastern North Carolina
Adrienne M. Wootten, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and A. Terando, B. Reich, and R. P. Boyles
Recording files available
Joint Session 14
Chemistry, aerosol, cloud and convection during the GoAmazon2014/5 field campaign II
Location: Room 357 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Eighth Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions; and the 18th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Chair: Jiwen Fan, PNNL
CoChair: Meinrat O. Andreae, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
8:30 AM
J14.1
Aircraft Measurements of Vertical Profiles from Cloud Base to Anvils of Cloud Drops, Precipitation and Ice Particles in Relations to the CCN (Invited Presentation)
Daniel Rosenfeld, Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, , Israel; and M. Krämer, M. O. Andreae, R. C. Braga, M. Krüger, R. Albrecht, C. A. Morales, L. A. T. Machado, M. Wendisch, U. Pöschl, V. Dreiling, and M. Zöger
9:00 AM
J14.3
Impacts of Anthropogenic Pollution on Convective Clouds and Precipitation in a Downwind Pristine Environment
Jiwen Fan, PNNL, Richland, WA; and Y. yang, W. Gao, L. Machado, J. Comstock, C. Zhao, M. Shrivastava, Z. Feng, C. Schumacher, S. T. Martin, H. M. J. Barbosa, H. Gomes, and Y. Liu

9:15 AM
J14.4
The Shallow-to-deep Transition in Convective Clouds During the Green Ocean Amazon 2014/5 Campaign
Michael P. Jensen, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY; and S. E. Giangrande and C. L. Gostic
9:30 AM
J14.5
In-situ Observations of Ice Crystal Habits, Their Surface Roughness and Light Scattering Properties During ACRIDICON-CHUVA
Emma Järvinen, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany; and C. Mahnke, M. O. Andreae, H. Schlager, R. Weigel, B. Weinzierl, M. Wendisch, and M. Schnaiter

9:00 AM-9:15 AM: Thursday, 14 January 2016


Session 9
Springer Update
Location: Room 340/341 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 19th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International
Chair: Amy Butros, UC San Diego
9:00 AM
9.1
Springer Publications News
Robert Doe, Springer, Department of Earth Science and Geography, Dordrecht, Netherlands

9:15 AM-9:45 AM: Thursday, 14 January 2016

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Session 10
Historical Glimpses and Perspectives — Part 1
Location: Room 340/341 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 19th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International
9:15 AM
10.1
Online at Last! A Description of the BAMS Legacy Scanning Project
Jinny Nathans, American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA

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)

Poster Session 1
HPC Poster Session
Host: Second Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate
886
A Sustainable High Performance Computing System for Teaching and Research
Steven Boring, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA; and S. Chiao and A. Bridger

887
Visualization of Weather Information Using a Scalable Database
Michael E. Baldwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and S. Cook, S. Harrell, and J. Shin

890
High Performance Computing for 4D Weather Cubes and Real-Time, World-Wide Visualization of Radiative Effects
Steven T. Fiorino, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright Patterson AFB, OH; and A. VanFossen, B. Elmore, J. Schmidt, and K. Keefer

Handout (7.1 MB)

892
Large-scale Parallelized EOF Computation on the CSFR Ocean Temperature Field
Alex Gittens, International Institute for Computer Science, Berkeley, CA; and N. R. Cavanaugh, K. Kashinath, T. A. O'Brien, M. Prabhat, and M. Mahoney


Poster Session 1
Seamless Weather and Climate Prediction and Predictability Posters
Location: Hall D/E ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Special Symposium on Seamless Weather and Climate Prediction—Expectations and Limits of Multi-scale Predictability
894
896
The Influence of Assimilating Targeted Observations upon Ensemble Forecasts of Convection Initiation
Alexandra M. Keclik, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI; and C. Evans, P. J. Roebber, G. Romine, and R. D. Torn

897
Predictability of Mid-Latitude Extreme Weather Changes in Response to Arctic Sea Ice Loss
Hans W. Chen, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and F. Zhang and R. B. Alley
Manuscript (48.1 kB)

900
Using Convection-Allowing Ensembles to Understand the Predictability of Extreme Rainfall
Erik R. Nielsen, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and R. S. Schumacher

901
902
An Investigation of the Skill of Week Two Extreme Temperature and Precipitation Forecasts in the Context of Two Recent Extreme Weather Events
Andrew C. Winters, University at Albany/SUNY, Albany, NY; and L. F. Bosart and D. Keyser

Handout (20.9 MB)

903
Study of High Resolution Ensemble and Extend Range (Week 3 and 4) in the NCEP Global Ensemble Forecast System
Xiaqiong Zhou, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC and I.M. Systems Group, College Park, MD; and Y. Zhu, M. Pena, W. Li, and D. Hou

904
Predictabilities and uncertainties of tracer trajectories and Lagrangian Coherent Structures with ensemble system
Mozheng Wei, NRL, Stennis Space Center, MS; and C. Rowley, C. Barron, G. Jacobs, P. Hogan, O. M. Smedstad, and P. L. Spence

906
Seamless Enhancement of Climate Prediction over Land by Increasing the Model Sensitivity to Vegetation Variability
Andrea Alessandri, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), Santa Maria di Galeria - Rome, Italy; and F. Catalano, M. De Felice, F. J. Doblas-Reyes, B. J. J. M. van den Hurk, P. Miller, S. Boussetta, and G. Balsamo


Poster Session 1
Wednesday/Thursday Posters
Host: Marvin Geller Symposium
500
Global survey of concentric gravity waves in AIRS 89 images and ECMWF analysis
Jie Gong, USRA, Greenbelt, MD; and J. Yue and D. L. Wu

501
The Sudden Stratospheric Warming Atlas
Amy Hawes Butler, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and J. P. Sjoberg and D. J. Seidel

Handout (9.2 MB)

502
Attributing changes of global stratospheric temperatures to natural and anthropogenic forcings
Valentina Aquila, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; and W. H. Swartz, P. Colarco, S. Pawson, L. M. Polvani, R. S. Stolarski, and D. W. Waugh
Manuscript (64.1 kB)

Handout (1.2 MB)

505
Constraining Whole Atmosphere Predictions by Space-Borne Data
Valery Yudin, Colorado University, Boulder, CO; and M. A. Geller, B. Khattatov, R. A. Akmaev, T. Matsuo, and T. J. Fuller-Rowell

506
The SPARC Data Center and Stratospheric Precursors for Tropospheric Phenomena
Stefan Liess, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN

Handout (7.1 MB)

508
Tropical Waves and QBO Dynamics in a 7-km Global Climate Simulation
Laura Holt, NorthWest Research Associates, Boulder, CO; and M. J. Alexander, L. Coy, A. M. Molod, S. Pawson, W. M. Putman, and M. J. Suarez

511
Ubiquitous Influence of Waves on Cirrus Cloud Occurrence in the Tropical Tropopause Layer
Ji-Eun Kim, NorthWest Research Associates, Boulder, CO; and M. J. Alexander, T. P. Bui, R. P. Lawson, S. Woods, and D. L. Hlavka

512
The QBO Influence on Tropical Convection : Cloud-Resolving Modeling Study
Wei Yuan, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and M. A. Geller, M. Khairoutdinov, and J. Nie


Poster Session 5
Hydrological Processes with Application to Urban Environments Posters
Host: 30th Conference on Hydrology
Chair: Dev Niyogi, Purdue University
538
Modulation of Urban Heat Island and Heat Waves under Current and Future Climate
Mukul Tewari, IBM, New York, NY; and H. Kusaka, C. D. Watson, L. A. Treinish, J. P. Cipriani, and A. P. Praino

539
Influence of Soil Moisture Deficit on Local and Regional Climate
Prathap Ramamurthy, The City College of New York, New York, NY; and T. Lakhankar

540

Poster Session 6
Precipitation Processes and Observations for Atmospheric, Land Surface, and Hydrological Modeling Posters
Host: 30th Conference on Hydrology
Cochairs: Yu Zhang, NOAA/NWS; Paul A. Kucera, NCAR; Emad Habib, Univ. of Louisiana
542
Necessity of Convective Parameterization in Simulating MCS Precipitation at High Resolution
J. Michael Battalio, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and M. Herrera and K. Pitts

544
The 2015 Upgrade of NCEP's Climatology-Calibrated Precipitation Analysis (CCPA)
Yan Luo, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, College Park, MD; and D. Hou, Y. Zhu, Y. Lin, and P. Xie

545
An Investigation on Wind-induced Evolution of Raindrop Size Distribution
Firat Yener Testik, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX; and B. Pei

549
WRF Precipitation Type Algorithms and Verification
Samuel C. Roback, State Climate Office of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC; and A. Sims

551
Rainfall kinetic energy and intensity relationships in Mexico City
Alejandra Amaro-Loza, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico, D.F., Mexico; and S. Arciniega-Esparza, A. Pedrozo-Acuña, and A. Breña-Naranjo

Handout (755.4 kB)

552
553
Development of a Merged Precipitation Product for the Automated Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor System
Steven M. Martinaitis, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and Y. Qi, S. B. Cocks, L. Tang, C. Langston, B. T. Kaney, J. Zhang, and K. Howard

Poster 554 will now be presented as 8.2A

559
Using Flood Forecasting to Guide COAMPS®-TC Model Development
Brian J. Billings, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and B. M. Lund, B. R. Carlberg, J. D. Doyle, and N. L. Lehtola

560
Detecting Beam Blockage in Radar Precipitation Estimates
D. Brent McRoberts, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and J. W. Nielsen-Gammon

563
High resolution LDAS over CONUS using downscaled OLR precipitation
Roshan Shrestha, NOAA NCEP, College Park, MD; and J. Dong, J. Meng, P. Xie, Y. Xia, and M. B. Ek

564
MRMS QPE Performance East of the Rockies during the 2014 Warm Season
Stephen B. Cocks, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and S. M. Martinaitis, Y. Qi Sr., H. Grams, K. W. Howard, and J. Zhang

565
MRMS QPE Performance West of the Rockies during the 2013-2014 Cool and Warm Seasons
Stephen B. Cocks, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and S. M. Martinaitis, K. W. Howard, and J. Zhang

11:00 AM-11:30 AM: Thursday, 14 January 2016

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Session 11
The National Centers for Environmental Information Climate Portal
Location: Room 340/341 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 19th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International
Chair: Christine Sherratt, MIT Libraries, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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

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Session 12B
Decadal-Multidecadal Variability in Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Basins: Part 2
Location: Room 352 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Benjamin J. Henley, University of Melbourne
11:15 AM
12B.2
Mechanisms and Predictability of the June to August Summer North Atlantic Oscillation
Chris Folland, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and H. L. Ren, H. Linderholm, and J. Knight
11:30 AM
12B.3
AGCM Simulation of the North Pacific Climate Shift in the 1920s
Hiroki Tokinaga, Kyoto University, Uji, Japan

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

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Session 2
Cloud Systems and Visualization
Location: Room 344 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Second Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate
Cochairs: Tiffany C. Vance, NOAA; Nazila Merati, Merati and Associates
11:00 AM
2.1
Advanced Information Systems to Support Climate Projection Data Analysis
Daniel Duffy, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and T. P. Maxwell, C. Doutriaux, D. Williams, A. Chaudhary, and S. Ames
11:15 AM
2.2A
TECA an Extreme Event Detection and Climate Analysis Package for High Performance Computing
Burlen Loring, LBL, Berkeley, CA; and S. Byna, M. Prabhat, J. Gu, H. Krishnan, M. Wehner, and O. Ruebel

11:30 AM
2.3
Enabling End-to-End Climate Science Workflows in High Performance Computing Environments
Harinarayan Krishnan, LBNL, Berkeley, CA; and B. Loring, S. Byna, M. F. Wehner, T. A. O'Brien, M. Prabhat, C. Paciorek, and D. Stone

11:45 AM
2.4
ADCIRC Surge Guidance System in Real Time For Hurricane Planning and Response
Jason G. Fleming, Seahorse Coastal Consulting, Morehead City, NC; and J. V. Reynolds-Fleming and R. A. Luettich
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Session 2
Weather and Climate Predictability 2
Location: Room 231/232 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Special Symposium on Seamless Weather and Climate Prediction—Expectations and Limits of Multi-scale Predictability
Chair: Dale R. Durran, University of Washington
11:30 AM
2.2
On the Short- to Medium-Range Predictability of Thunderstorm Formation
Clark Evans, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI; and B. Burghardt, B. Burlingame, A. Keclik, and P. Roebber
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Session 5
Weather Modeling and Data Assimilation to Provide the Science to Serve Society — Part II
Location: Room 338/339 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Sixth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs: Brian Mischel, Riverside Technology Inc.; Stephen A. Mango, NOAA/NESDIS/OPPA Affiliate
11:00 AM
5.1
A Multi-Scale Modeling System for Improved Hurricane Prediction
Sundararaman Gopalakrishnan, NOAA/AOML/HRD, Miami, FL; and X. Zhang, L. R. Bernardet, T. Quirino, J. Frimel, V. Tallapragada, F. D. Marks, F. Toepfer, and B. Kuo
11:15 AM
5.2
Microphysics Changes to Address Precipitation Biases in the 4-km Operational NAM Model
Eric Aligo, EMC/NCEP/NWS/NOAA and I.M. Systems Group, Inc., College Park, MD; and B. S. Ferrier, J. R. Carley, E. Rogers, and G. DiMego
11:30 AM
5.3
Progress on the High Impact Weather Prediction Project - A Mid-Project Update
Timothy Schneider, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and B. Strong, S. Benjamin, J. Whitaker, S. G. Gopalakrishnan, and J. Huang
11:45 AM
5.4
Simulation of Summer Monsoon Convection at the U.S. Army White Sand Missile Range Using NCAR RTFDDA-VLES
Yubao Liu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Knievel, Y. Liu, R. Dumais, and D. I. Knapp
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Session 7
Aerosol and Monsoon Interactions
Location: Room 357 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Eighth Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions
Chair: Zhanqing Li, University of Maryland
CoChair: Yuan Wang, California Institute of Technology/JPL
11:15 AM
7.2
Can the Elevated Heat Pump Work Without Clouds? (Invited Presentation)
Daniel Rosenfeld, Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, , Israel; and Y. Zhu, Z. Yue, G. Liu, X. Yu, X. Xu, J. Dai, and Y. Xi
11:45 AM
7.4
Air Pollution or Global Warming: Attribution of Extreme Precipitation Changes in Eastern China
Yuan Wang, California Institute of Technology/JPL, Pasadena, CA; and P. L. Ma, J. Jiang, and H. Su

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Session 8
Precipitation Processes and Observations for Atmospheric, Land Surface, and Hydrological Modeling, Part II
Location: Room 240/241 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Hydrology
Cochairs: Yu Zhang, NOAA/NWS; Paul A. Kucera, NCAR; Emad Habib, Univ. of Louisiana
11:00 AM
8.1
Local Gauge Correction of Radar QPE in the Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor System
Jian Zhang, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and Y. Qi, C. Langston, and B. T. Kaney

Handout (26.4 MB)

11:15 AM
8.2A
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Session 9
Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Training and Outreach
Location: Room 255/257 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events
Cochairs: Matthew J. Moreland, NOAA/NWSFO; Kim J. Runk, NOAA/NWS
11:00 AM
9.1
A Potential Framework for Whole Office Training in National Weather Service Weather Forecast Offices
Derrick W. Snyder, NWS Operations Proving Ground/CIMMS, Kansas City, MO; and K. J. Runk, C. M. Gravelle, and K. L. Crandall
11:15 AM
9.2
11:30 AM
9.3A
Wall of Wind Mitigation Challenge
Erik Salna, FIU Extreme Events Institute, Miami, FL
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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
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Session 9
Remote Sensing Techniques for Wind Energy Assessment and Forecasting
Location: Room 346/347 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Seventh Conference on Weather, Climate, Water and the New Energy Economy
Chair: Jennifer F. Newman, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
11:15 AM
9.2
11:30 AM
9.3
Assessment of 3-Dimensional Wind Retrievals Using Common-Volume, Temporally-Coordinated Triple Doppler Lidar Measurements Made During the XPIA Field Campaign
W. Alan Brewer, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and A. Choukulkar, S. P. Sandberg, A. Weickmann, R. M. Banta, J. K. Lundquist, J. C. Y. Lee, P. T. Quelet, R. K. Newsom, G. V. Iungo, R. Ashton, M. Debnath, B. Kosovic, S. P. Oncley, and D. Wolfe
11:45 AM
9.4
Evaluation of Turbulence Measurement Techniques from a Single Doppler Lidar
Timothy A. Bonin, NOAA/CIRES, Boulder, CO; and A. Choukulkar, W. A. Brewer, S. P. Sandberg, A. M. Weickmann, Y. Pichugina, R. M. Banta, J. K. Lundquist, J. C. Y. Lee, P. T. Quelet, B. Kosovic, S. P. Oncley, A. Muschinski, and D. E. Wolfe
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Session 10
Data Quality and Observations
Location: Room 245 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Olivia Kellner, Midwestern Regional Climate Center
11:15 AM
10.2
Impact of Rooftop Siting and other Observing Practices on Precipitation Trends at Select Midwest Urban Locations
Nancy E. Westcott, Midwestern Regional Climate Center, Illinois State Water Survey, INRS, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois; and B. C. Wallace
11:45 AM
10.4
Steps Towards a Homogenized Sub-Monthly Temperature Monitoring Tool
Jared Rennie, Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites/North Carolina State University, Asheville, NC; and K. E. Kunkel
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Joint Session 10
Enterprise Ground Architectures and the Research to Operations Process: Tools, Technologies, and Experiences, Part I
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; and the Sixth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations )
Cochairs: Steven Petersen, NOAA; Walter Wolf, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR
11:15 AM
J10.2
EUMETSAT — From Science to Operations
Kenneth Holmlund, EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany; and S. Burns, J. Gonzalez, and B. Mora
11:30 AM
J10.3
The Operational Adoption of the European Ground System Common Core at ESA
Anthony Walsh, European Space Agency/European Space Operations Centre, Darmstadt, Germany; and M. Pecchioli

11:45 AM
J10.4
O2R2O – A 21st Century Approach to the Operationalization of Weather Science
Stephen Marley, Jeffries Technology Solutions Inc., Herndon, VA; and S. Petersen and M. Madden
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Session 10
Materhorn: Improved Modeling and Observations of Weather in Complex Terrain-Part II
Location: Room 243 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 19th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA
Chair: Jeffrey Weil, NCAR
11:00 AM
10.1
Fine-Scale Turbulent Bursts in Stable Atmospheric Boundary Layer
H.J.S. Fernando, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN; and E. Kit, C. M. Hocut, and D. Liberzon
11:30 AM
10.3
Observations of evening and morning transition in valleys and slopes
Silvana Di Sabatino, University of Bologna / University of Notre Dame, Bologna, Italy; and L. S. Leo, H. J. S. Fernando, E. R. Pardyjak, M. Lehner, C. D. Whiteman, and S. Hoch

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Session 10
Societal Benefits of Satellite Data Applications
Location: Room 225 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Mitch Goldberg, NOAA/NESDIS; Mike Kalb, NESDIS/STAR
11:30 AM
11.3
SUOMI NPP/VIIRS: Improve drought watch, crop losses prediction and food security
Mitch Goldberg, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and F. Kogan and W. Guo

Session 11A
Radar Technologies and Applications, Part II: X-Band Networks
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs: Kurt D. Hondl, NOAA; Mark B. Yeary, University of Oklahoma; Michael J. Istok, NOAA/NWS
11:00 AM
11A.1
Software Design for Coordinated Remote Control of Weather Radar Networks
David L. Pepyne, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; and E. J. Lyons, M. Zink, V. Chandrasekar, D. Westbrook, and B. J. Philips

11:45 AM
11A.4
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Session 11B
Weather and the Roads, Part I
Location: Room 355 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs: Paul A. Pisano, USDOT/Federal Highway Administration; Ralph Patterson, NarwhalMet; Brenda C. Boyce, Booz Allen Hamilton
11:00 AM
11B.1
11:45 AM
11B.4
The Pikalert® Vehicle Data Translator – Updates and Applications
Amanda R. S. Anderson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. Wiener, S. Linden, W. Petzke, G. N. Guevara, B. C. Boyce, and P. Pisano
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Session 12
Climate Data Analysis and Downscaling – Part 2
Location: Room 226/227 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 23rd Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
Chair: Andrew Poppick, University of Chicago
11:00 AM
12.1
Tropospheric Biennial Oscillation (TBO) Indistinguishable from White Noise
Malte F. Stuecker, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and A. Timmermann, J. Yoon, and F. F. Jin
11:15 AM
12.2
A Fast and Objective Multidimensional Kernel Density Estimation Method for Climate Data Analysis: fastKDE
Travis A. O'Brien, LBNL, Berkeley, CA; and K. Kashinath, N. R. Cavanaugh, W. D. Collins, and J. P. O'Brien
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Session 12A
Advances in Climate Modeling and Prediction: Part 2
Location: La Nouvelle C ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: R. Saravanan, Texas A&M University
11:00 AM
12A.1
Improving the Prognostic Ozone Parameterization in the NCEP GFS and CFS for Climate Reanalysis and Operational Forecasts
Gilbert P. Compo, CIRES, Univ. of Colorado and Physical Sciences Division/ESRL/NOAA, Boulder, CO; and S. Moorthi, S. Lu, C. S. Long, H. T. Lee, J. P. McCormack, P. D. Sardeshmukh, and J. S. Whitaker

11:15 AM
12A.2
11:30 AM
12A.3
Ultraparameterization: A New Strategy for Including Explicit Low Cloud Physics in Global Climate Models at the GPU-Accelerated Petascale
Mike Pritchard, University of California, Irvine, CA; and C. Bretherton, M. Khairoutdinov, H. Parishani, M. Wyant, and B. Singh
11:45 AM
12A.4
Role of Ocean Dynamics in Realizing the Climate over the Intra-Americas Seas
Vasu Misra, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and A. K. Mishra

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Session 12C
Regional Climate Variability and Change: Part 2
Location: La Nouvelle A ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Kerry H. Cook, University of Texas
11:00 AM
12C.1A
The variability of the Saharan Heat Low intensity and its impact on the West African Climate and precipitation
Christophe Lavaysse, European Commission, Ispra, Italy; and C. Flamant, A. Evan, S. Janicot, and M. Gaetani
11:15 AM
12C.2
Revisiting Trends in Wetness and Dryness in the Presence of Internal Climate Variability
Sanjiv Kumar, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and R. P. Allan, P. A. Dirmeyer, D. M. Lawrence, and F. W. Zwiers
11:30 AM
12C.3
An Attempt to Deconstruct the Observed Climate Trends in the Baltic Sea Basin
Hans von Storch, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research, Geesthacht, Germany; and A. Barkhordarian and C. R. Mechoso
11:45 AM
12C.4
Factors Contributing to Regional and Seasonal Trends in Temperature Extremes
Randall Dole, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and M. Hoerling, J. Perlwitz, K. Wolter, and J. Eischeid
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Joint Session 20
Hydrological Processes with Application to Urban Environments (Joint between the 30th Conference on Hydrology and the AMS Board on Urban Environment)
Location: Room 242 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Hydrology
Chair: Dev Niyogi, Purdue University
11:00 AM
J20.1
Observational and Modeling Studies of Extreme Floods in Urban Environments
James Smith, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; and M. L. Baeck, L. Yang, and D. Niyogi
11:30 AM
J20.3
Real-time flash flood forecasting for the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex (DFW)
Hamideh Habibi, Univ. of Texas, Arlington, TX; and B. Nazari, A. Norouzi, D. J. Seo, S. Noh, P. Jangyodsuk, J. Gao, R. Muttiah, H. Chen, V. Chandrasekar, E. J. Lyons, B. J. Philips, B. Kerkez, and M. Zink

11:00 AM-12:15 PM: Thursday, 14 January 2016

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Session 2
Atmospheric Waves, Part II
Location: Room 343 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Marvin Geller Symposium
11:00 AM
2.1
11:30 AM
2.3
Gravity Waves, Upper Tropospheric Dehydration and Stratospheric Water Vapor
Mark R. Schoeberl, Science and Technology Corporation, Columbia, MD; and A. E. Dessler, T. Wang, and E. Jensen
12:00 PM
2.5
The Coupling of Mixed Rossby-Gravity Waves with Diabatic Heating
Minghua Zhang, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook University, NY; and X. Wang

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Session 4
Pollutant Sources, Transport, Transformation, and Sinks
Location: Room 356 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 18th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
CoChair: Jeffrey L. Collett Jr., Colorado State University
11:00 AM
4.1
Megacity Levels of Black Carbon in the Port of Valparaiso, Chile: The Role of Synoptic and Mesoscale Circulations
Graciela B. Raga, Centro de Ciencias de la Atmosfera/Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; and J. C. Marin, D. Baumgardner, A. M. Cordova, J. Arevalo, and D. Pozo
11:15 AM
4.2
Modelling development and Assessment: Impact of Arctic Shipping Emissions upon Northern Canada
Stephen R. Beagley, EC, Toronto, ON, Canada; and W. Gong, S. Cousineau, S. Menard, J. Racine, R. Munoz-Alpizar, and J. Zhang
11:30 AM
4.3
Overview and evaluation of the new Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) model version 5.1
K. Wyat Appel, EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC; and S. Napelenok, C. Hogrefe, G. A. Pouliot, B. K. Eder, K. M. Foley, S. J. Roselle, R. Mathur, and J. E. Pleim
11:45 AM
4.4
WRF-Chem Modeling of Carbon Monoxide Emissions Budget and Satellite EDR Assimilation Experiment: AEROSE 2013 Case Study
Jonathan W. Smith, NOAA/NESDIS/Center for Satellite Applications and Research, College Park, MD; and N. Nalli
12:00 PM
4.5
Impacts of Heterogeneous HONO Formation on Radical Sources and Ozone Chemistry in Houston, Texas
william vizuete, University of North Carolina, chapel hill, NC; and E. couzo, B. Lefer, J. Stutz, G. Yarwood, P. Karamchandani, and B. Henderson

11:30 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 14 January 2016

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Session 12
Librarians and Research Data Curation & Management Programs and Initiatives
Location: Room 340/341 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 19th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International
Chair: Gene Major, Program Manager,Library Associates, NASA/GSFC Library
11:30 AM
12.1
11:45 AM
12.2
The Library Research Data Curation Program - Building Buzz at UC San Diego
Reid Otsuji, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA

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


Lunch Break

12:45 PM-1:05 PM: Thursday, 14 January 2016


Daily Weather Briefing
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

1:30 PM-2:00 PM: Thursday, 14 January 2016

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Session 6
Weather Modeling and Data Assimilation to Provide the Science to Serve Society — Part III
Location: Room 338/339 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Sixth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs: Eric Miller, NOAA/NESDIS; Sabrina J. Taijeron, Riverside Technology Inc.
1:30 PM
6.1
1:45 PM
6.2

1:30 PM-2:45 PM: Thursday, 14 January 2016

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Session 11
Materhorn and Other Complex Terrain Meteorological Investigations
Location: Room 243 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 19th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA
Chair: Robert F. Banks, Barcelona Supercomputing Center
1:30 PM
11.1
Experimental investigation of flow over a double ridge with several Doppler lidar systems
Jakob Mann, DTU Wind Energy (Risø), Roskilde, Denmark; and J. M. L. M. Palma, J. C. Matos, N. Angelou, M. Courtney, G. Lea, and N. Vasiljevic
2:15 PM
11.2
Ice Fog Microphysical Properties at High Elevations: MATERHORN Observations and Parameterizations
Ismail Gultepe, EC, Toronto, ON, Canada; and L. S. Leo, E. R. Pardyjak, S. Hoch, E. Creegan, Z. Silver, S. D. Wekker, and H. J. S. Fernando

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Joint Session 21
AI Applications in Real-World Hydrologic Problems
Location: Room 354 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Hydrology
Cochairs: Valliappa Lakshmanan, Climate Corporation; John N. McHenry, Baron Advanced Meteorological Systems, LLC
1:30 PM
J21.1
A Rainfall Nowcasting Algorithm Based on Hydro-Estimator Data
Joan M. Castro, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR; and N. D. Ramirez-Beltran and J. Gonzalez

2:00 PM
J21.3
Spatial Clustering of Extreme Rainfall Events in Greater New York Area Using Weather Radar Data
Ali Hamidi, City University of New York, New York, NY; and N. Devineni, J. F. Booth, R. R. Ferraro, and R. Khanbilvardi
2:30 PM
J21.5
Can We Obtain Viable Alternatives to Manning's Equation Using Genetic Programming?
Carlos Felipe Gaitan, University of Oklahoma/NOAA-GFDL, Princeton, NJ; and B. Moore III and V. Balaji
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Joint Session 21
AI Applications in Real-World Hydrologic Problems
Location: Room 354 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 14th Conference on Artificial and Computational Intelligence and its Applications to the Environmental Sciences
Cochairs: Valliappa Lakshmanan, Climate Corporation; John N. McHenry, Baron Advanced Meteorological Systems, LLC
1:30 PM
J21.1
A Rainfall Nowcasting Algorithm Based on Hydro-Estimator Data
Joan M. Castro, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR; and N. D. Ramirez-Beltran and J. Gonzalez

2:00 PM
J21.3
Spatial Clustering of Extreme Rainfall Events in Greater New York Area Using Weather Radar Data
Ali Hamidi, City University of New York, New York, NY; and N. Devineni, J. F. Booth, R. R. Ferraro, and R. Khanbilvardi
2:30 PM
J21.5
Can We Obtain Viable Alternatives to Manning's Equation Using Genetic Programming?
Carlos Felipe Gaitan, University of Oklahoma/NOAA-GFDL, Princeton, NJ; and B. Moore III and V. Balaji

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

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Session 3
Ocean Circulation Modeling and High Performance Computing
Location: Room 344 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Second Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate
Cochairs: Gerald J. Creager, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma/NSSL; Brian J. Etherton, ESRL/GSD
1:45 PM
3.2
High Order Numerical Methods for Geophysical Fluid Flows on HPC Architectures
Clint Dawson, University of Texas, Austin, TX; and J. Westerink, C. Michoski, and S. Brus
2:30 PM
3.5
Updates on the Utilization of the Intel® Xeon Phi Co-processors with the Community-based Shallow Water Model, ADCIRC
Kendra M. Dresback, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. Velesko, R. L. Kolar, B. Starcher, A. Sharp, R. Green, T. Phung, J. Alexander, D. Akin, and H. Neeman

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Session 3
Ozone and Solar-Terrestrial Coupling
Location: Room 343 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Marvin Geller Symposium
1:30 PM
3.1
2:15 PM
3.4
The recovery of the Antarctic ozone hole
Paul A. Newman, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and E. R. Nash, N. Kramarova, S. E. Strahan, and V. Aquila

2:45 PM
3.6
Solar Cycle Influence on the North Atlantic
Lesley J. Gray, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; and M. Andrews, J. Knight, and A. A. Scaife

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Session 3
Seamless Weather and Climate Prediction 1—future NWP models
Location: Room 231/232 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Special Symposium on Seamless Weather and Climate Prediction—Expectations and Limits of Multi-scale Predictability
Chair: Roberto Buizza, ECMWF
2:00 PM
3.2
2:30 PM
3.3
Extended-Range Forecast of Tropical Cyclogenesis in the Western North Pacific Using a Global Nonhydrostatic Atmospheric Model
Masuo Nakano, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokohama, Japan; and T. Nasuno, K. Kikuchi, and M. Satoh

2:45 PM
3.4
Research on Prediction and Predictability at the Weather-Climate Continuum
Heather M. Archambault, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and A. Mariotti, D. Barrie, W. Chong, and A. Stevens
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Session 5
Secondary Organic Aerosols: Formation, Properties, and Atmospheric Evolution
Location: Room 356 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 18th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
Cochairs: Alla Zelenyuk, PNNL; Jason Surratt, Univ. of North Carolina
1:30 PM
5.1
1:45 PM
5.2
New Approaches for SOA Modeling Based on Recent Experimental Results (Invited Presentation)
Manishkumar Shrivastava, PNNL, Richland, WA; and A. Zelenyuk, R. C. Easter, J. D. Fast, C. Zhao, Y. Qian, P. Rasch, and S. Ghan
2:00 PM
5.3
Mulitphase Chemistry Promotes Isoprene SOA Formation: Recent Results from Field and Lab Studies
Jason D. Surratt, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; and M. Riva, A. Gold, Y. H. Lin, Z. Zhang, S. H. Budisulistiorini, T. Cui, Y. Chen, W. Vizuete, W. Rattanavaraha, K. Chu, T. Riedel, J. A. Thornton, A. Zelenyuk, and M. Glasius

2:15 PM
5.4
2:30 PM
5.5
Using Microfluidics to Measure Surface-Bulk Partitioning of Aerosol Constituents
Andrew R. Metcalf, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; and H. Boyer and C. S. Dutcher

2:45 PM
5.6
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Joint Session 7
Data Stewardship
Location: Room 340/341 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 19th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International; and the 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies )
CoChair: Matthew S. Mayernik, NCAR
1:30 PM
J7.1
Repository Cross-Linking for Open Archiving and Sharing of Scientific Data and Articles
Matthew S. Mayernik, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Phillips, D. Middleton, and E. Nienhouse
1:45 PM
J7.2
Parameterisation of Flows and Pollutant Transport over Idealised Urban Roughness
Chun-Ho Liu, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong; and Y. K. Ho and C. T. Ng
2:15 PM
J7.4
New Information Systems for Data Stewardship at NCEI
Nancy A. Ritchey, National Centers for Environmental Information (NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI), Asheville, NC; and P. Jones, K. S. Casey, and A. Milan
2:30 PM
J7.5
Publishers' Policies for Data Citation: Do they Ease Data Discovery and Use?
Christine Sherratt, MIT Libraries, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA; and C. Malinowski
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Joint Session 7
Studies Involving Extreme Temperature Variability and Intensity Related to our Changing Change
Location: Room 228/229 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Seventh Conference on Environment and Health; and the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change )
Chair: Austin C. Stanforth, Indiana University
1:30 PM
J7.1
2:00 PM
J7.3
Regional Climate Change Over Southwest Asia
Jeremy S. Pal, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA; and E. A. B. Eltahir

2:15 PM
J7.4
Detection of Anthropogenic Influence on a Summertime Heat Stress Index
Thomas R. Knutson, NOAA/GFDL, Princeton, NJ; and J. J. Ploshay
2:30 PM
J7.6
Science Communication: Meteorologists and Climate Change & Health
Jay Lemery, University of Colorado , Denver, Colorado; and C. Sorensen
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Session 8
Case Studies: Part III
Location: Room 342 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 14th Symposium on the Coastal Environment
Cochairs: Michael J. DeFlorio, SIO/Univ. Of California; Gregory Dusek, NOAA
2:00 PM
8.3
Sensitivity of Modeled Wave Field to Temporal and Spatial Resolution of Meteorological Forcing
Peyman Taeb, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL; and R. J. Weaver, A. Saberi, S. M. Lazarus, M. E. Splitt, B. P. Holman, and J. Colvin
2:15 PM
8.4
U.S. Tropical Cyclone Precipitation Characteristics based on NCEP STIV and GFS data
Tristan J. Hall, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and H. E. Fuelberg and R. E. Hart
2:30 PM
8.5
Marine Boundary Layer Effects on Gravity Wave Launching during DEEPWAVE
Brian J. Billings, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and N. M. Carlyle, T. C. Osborne, and J. D. Doyle
2:45 PM
8.6
Effect of Wind Reduction Factors on Forecasting Circulation in an Estuary
Atousa Saberi, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL; and R. J. Weaver, P. Taeb, S. M. Lazarus, M. E. Splitt, B. P. Holman, and J. Colvin
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Session 8
Impacts of Aerosols on Storm Dynamics, Cloud Physics, and Precipitation I
Location: Room 357 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Eighth Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions
Chair: Wei -Kuo Tao, NASA/GSFC
CoChair: Xiaowen Li, Morgan State University
1:45 PM
8.2
Modulation of Aerosol Impacts on Convective Clouds (Invited Presentation)
Susan C. van den Heever, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and L. D. Grant, S. R. Herbener, P. J. Marinescu, and A. M. Sheffield
2:00 PM
8.3
Interactions between Thunderstorms, Chemistry, and Aerosols for a Severe Storm Ingesting an Elevated Wildfire Smoke Plume
Mary C. Barth, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. M. Saleeby, S. C. van den Heever, S. A. Rutledge, and M. M. Bela

2:15 PM
8.4
Impacts of Vertically Varying Aerosol Layers on MCS Cold Pool and Precipitation Processes
Peter J. Marinescu, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and S. M. Saleeby, S. C. van den Heever, S. M. Kreidenweis, and P. J. DeMott

2:45 PM
8.6
Recording files available
Session 9
Precipitation Processes and Observations for Atmospheric, Land Surface, and Hydrological Modeling, Part III
Location: Room 240/241 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Hydrology
Cochairs: Yu Zhang, NOAA/NWS; Paul A. Kucera, NCAR; Emad Habib, Univ. of Louisiana
1:30 PM
9.1
1:45 PM
9.2
An evaluation of WRF microphysics schemes using the satellite-observed vertical structure of heavy rainfall over the Korean peninsula
Hwan-Jin Song, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea; and B. J. Sohn, S. Y. Hong, and T. Hashino

2:15 PM
9.4
Recording files available
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
Recording files available
Session 10
Decision Support Tools Part 1
Location: Room 255/257 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events
Chair: Steven Zubrick, NOAA/NWS
1:30 PM
10.1
1:45 PM
10.2A
Applications of Satellite Imagery Applications to Assist in Storm Damage Assessment
Lori A. Schultz, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL ; and K. Angle, T. Cole, K. Skow, J. Bell, A. L. Molthan, J. E. Burks, and K. M. McGrath

2:15 PM
10.4
Using Micronets to Direct and Facilitate Rapid Response*
Nicole L. Homeier, Understory Weather, Somerville, MA; and E. Hewitt, A. Kubicek, and A. Jacobs
2:30 PM
10.5
Conveying Potential Snow Threat in Days 4-7 Given Predictability Limitations Using Multi-Model Ensembles
Steven Zubrick, NWS Weather Forecast Office, Sterling, VA; and J. E. Lee, C. Strong, B. LaSorsa, M. Elliott, D. R. Novak, and M. J. Bodner
Recording files available
Session 11
Calibration and Validation, Part I
Location: Room 225 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Fuzhong Weng, NOAA; Kerry Grant, Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services
1:30 PM
11.1
An Integrated Geo-Stationary Validation System for GOES-R
Robert Holz, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and G. Quinn, F. W. Nagle, and W. Wolf
2:00 PM
11.3
Updates on SNPP/JPSS Data Products Performance and Calibration/Validation (Cal Val)
Lihang Zhou, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and F. Weng, I. Csiszar, M. Divakarla, X. Liu, T. Atkins, J. Feeley, A. Layns, and M. Goldberg

2:15 PM
11.4
JPSS-1 VIIRS Pre-Launch Testing and Performance Assessment
Jack Xiong, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and J. Butler, H. Oudrai, J. McIntire, and K. Thome

2:30 PM
11.5
2:45 PM
11.6
The New Operational VIIRS Active Fire Product in NOAA's NDE System
Ivan A. Csiszar, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and L. Giglio, W. Schroder, W. Wolf, M. Tsidulko, and V. Mikles
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Session 11
Weather and Climate Connections: Severe Weather and Health
Location: Room 245 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology
1:30 PM
11.1
The Effects of Antecedent Soil Moisture Anomalies on Tornado Activity in the United States
Ryann Wakefield, Reseach Experiences for Undergraduates, Norman, OK; and E. Mullens, D. H. Rosendahl, and H. E. Brooks
2:00 PM
11.3
Spatial Climatology of Tornado Energy
Tyler Fricker, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and J. B. Elsner
2:15 PM
11.4
Australian Tornadoes: Climatology 1795-2014 Compared to a ‘Record' 2013
John T. Allen, Columbia University/IRI, Palisades, NY; and E. R. Allen
2:30 PM
11.5
2:45 PM
11.6
Recording files available
Joint Session 12
Enterprise Ground Architectures and the Research to Operations Process: Tools, Technologies, and Experiences, Part II
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; and the Sixth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations )
Cochairs: Edward J. Kennelly, Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc.; Maureen Madden, NOAA
1:45 PM
J12.2
The ASSISTT R2O Process: Easing Algorithm Research to Operations
Shanna Sampson, I.M. Systems Group, College Park, MD; and W. Wolf, T. S. King, and B. Das
2:00 PM
J12.3
2:15 PM
J12.4
The Algorithm Workbench: A Scalable Systems Toolkit Using Shared Algorithm Components
Alexander Werbos, AER, Lexington, MA; and D. B. Hogan, D. Hunt, E. Steinfelt, and T. S. Zaccheo
2:30 PM
J12.5
Modeling Additional Missions in the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Common Ground System (CGS)
Shawn W. Miller, Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services, Aurora, CO; and K. D. Grant, K. K. Ottinger, and S. Cochran
Recording files available
Session 12
Innovative Measurements
Location: Room 350/351 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 18th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Ronald J. Dobosy, NOAA/ATDD
1:30 PM
12.1
The CWOP Solar Radiation Database
Lucy Hancock, Consultant, Washington, DC; and R. B. Chadwick
1:45 PM
12.2
Tropical Cyclone Forecast Skill Impact Simulations with the NASA CYGNSS Constellation
Christopher S. Ruf, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and M. Morris, R. Atlas, S. J. Majumdar, and Z. Pu
2:15 PM
12.4
Calibration of Linearly Polarized Weather Radar for Accurate Measurements of Circular Depolarization Ratio
Qing Cao, Enterprise Electronics Corporation, Norman, OK; and M. Knight, A. V. Ryzhkov, and P. Zhang

2:30 PM
12.5
Sampling Marine Atmosphere Surface Layer in Undisturbed Environment
Qing Wang, NPS, Monterey, CA; and R. B. Rainer, D. Kang, D. Alappattu, R. T. Yamaguchi, and R. J. Lind
Recording files available
Session 12A
Radar Technologies and Applications Part III: Phased Array Radar R&D
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs: Mark B. Yeary, University of Oklahoma; Kurt D. Hondl, NOAA; Michael J. Istok, NOAA/NWS
1:30 PM
12A.1
Multifunction Phased Array Radar (MPAR) Progress Report
Judson E. Stailey, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and K. D. Hondl and M. J. Emanuel
2:00 PM
12A.3
Advanced Concepts for Multifunction Phased Array Radar
Mark E. Weber, NOAA/OAR/NSSL/CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. Cho
2:15 PM
12A.4
Development of an All-Digital Polarimetric Phased Array for Future Multi-Function Radar Systems
Caleb Fulton, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. D. Palmer, J. Salazar, Y. Zhang, J. Meier, R. Kelley, M. McCord, D. Schmidt, and B. McGuire
2:30 PM
12A.5
High-Resolution X-band Volumetric Observations of Spring 2015 Tornadoes with the Atmospheric Imaging Radar
James M. Kurdzo, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and F. Nai, D. J. Bodine, R. D. Palmer, B. L. Cheong, J. Lujan Jr., A. Mahre, and A. D. Byrd
2:45 PM
12A.6
2015 Phased Array Radar Innovative Sensing Experiment
Pamela L. Heinselman, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and K. A. Bowden, D. M. Kingfield, and C. M. Kuster
Recording files available
Session 12B
Weather and the Roads, Part II
Location: Room 355 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs: Paul A. Pisano, USDOT/Federal Highway Administration; Ralph Patterson, NarwhalMet; Brenda C. Boyce, Booz Allen Hamilton
1:45 PM
12B.2
Road Weather Tools for Integrated Modeling and Performance Management
Brenda C. Boyce, Booz Allen Hamilton, Washington, DC; and P. Pisano and G. N. Guevara
2:00 PM
12B.3
Verification of Global Weather Corp untuned road weather forecasts
Danny Cheresnick, Global Weather Corporation, Boulder, CO; and W. B. Gail, J. Thompson, and B. Myers
2:15 PM
12B.4
A High-Resolution Freezing Precipitation dataset for the South-Central U.S
Esther Mullens, South Central Climate Science Center, Norman, OK; and R. A. McPherson
2:45 PM
12B.6
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Session 13
Forecast Evaluation/Verification – Part 1
Location: Room 226/227 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 23rd Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
Chair: Caren Marzban, University of Washington
2:30 PM
13.4
Feature-Relative Forecast Evaluation
Michael E. Baldwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and B. Fehnel and K. L. Elmore
2:45 PM
13.5
MODE-TD: An Expansion of an Object-based Spatial Method
Randy Bullock, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. L. Jensen, T. L. Fowler, J. E. Halley Gotway, and B. G. Brown
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Session 13A
Decadal-Multidecadal Variability in Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Basins: Part 3
Location: Room 352 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Benjamin J. Henley, University of Melbourne
1:30 PM
13A.1
Different Influences on Tropical Pacific SST Gradient from Natural Forcing and Anthropogenic Forcing
Liang Ning, Nanjing Normal University and University of Massachusetts, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; and J. Liu and Z. Wang
1:45 PM
13A.2
Atlantic Induced Climate Changes in the Tropical Ocean and Atmosphere
Xichen Li, IAP, Beijing, China; and S. P. Xie, S. T. Gille, and C. Yoo
2:30 PM
13A.5
Interdecadal Variability and Frequency of Extreme Precipitation Events in South America during the Monsoon Season
Alice M. Grimm, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; and N. C. Laureanti, R. B. Rodakoviski, and C. B. Gama
2:45 PM
13A.6
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Session 13B
Regional Climate Variability and Change: Part 3
Location: La Nouvelle A ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Massimo A. Bollasina, University of Edinburgh
1:30 PM
13B.1
Investigation of the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) model using the Climate Penalty Factor (CPF)
Linda Hembeck, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and T. Vinciguerra, R. J. Salawitch, and T. Canty

1:45 PM
13B.2
Assessment of High-Resolution Climate Extreme Indices over Europe Based on Daily Precipitation and Temperature Data (Raw and Bias-Adjusted) as Issued from an Ensemble of RCM CORDEX
Milka Radojevic, European Centre for Research and Advanced Training in Scientific Computation , Toulouse, France; and L. Bärring, G. Nikulin, M. Kolax, R. Wilcke, M. Juckes, C. Pagé, and N. Tatarinova
2:00 PM
13B.3
Examining Changes in North Atlantic Extratropical Cyclones with Climate Change
Allison C. Michaelis, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and J. A. Willison, G. M. Lackmann, and W. A. Robinson
2:15 PM
13B.4
The Sensitivity of WRF Downscaled Precipitation in Puerto Rico to Cumulus Parameterization and Interior Grid Nudging
Adrienne M. Wootten, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and J. H. Bowden, R. P. Boyles, and A. Terando
2:30 PM
13B.5
Regional Climate Model Precipitation Projections for the Southern Great Plains
Melissa S. Bukovsky, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and A. Seth, R. McCrary, and L. O. Mearns
2:45 PM
13B.6
Case Studies of the Impacts of Climate Change on Precipitation Organization in the SE US
Mark Nissenbaum, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC; and R. Ferreira and T. Rickenbach
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Session 13C
Topics in Climate Variability and Change: Part 1
Location: La Nouvelle C ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Daniel J. Vimont, University of Wisconsin
1:30 PM
13C.1
The Response of Tropical Climate to Orbital, Ice Sheet, and Greenhouse Gas Forcing
Anthony J. Broccoli, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and M. P. Erb and B. Raney
2:00 PM
13C.4
Building the World's Largest GHG Monitoring Network—Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Robert S. Marshall, Earth Networks, Germantown, MD; and W. Callahan
2:30 PM
13C.5
Extratropical Cyclone Characteristics and Cloud Processes
James B. Polly, City College, New York, NY; and W. B. Rossow
2:45 PM
13C.6

2:00 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 14 January 2016

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Session 7
Role of Calibration/Validation for Transitions of Research to Operations
Location: Room 338/339 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Sixth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs: Eric Miller, NOAA/NESDIS; Meredith Wagner, NOAA/NESDIS Affiliate
2:00 PM
7.1
Validation of Operational pre/potential Tropical Cyclones (pTCs) Using Model Diagnostics
Michael Natoli, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and M. Fiorino
2:30 PM
7.3
Operational Upgrades to the Rapid Refresh (RAP) and High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR)
Curtis R. Alexander, NOAA/ESRL and CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and S. S. Weygandt, S. G. Benjamin, D. C. Dowell, M. Hu, T. G. Smirnova, J. B. Olson, J. Kenyon, G. Grell, E. P. James, H. Lin, and J. M. Brown

3:00 PM-3:05 PM: Thursday, 14 January 2016


Registration Closes
Location: Hall D pre-function ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

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


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

Meet the President
Location: Room 230 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

3:30 PM-4:15 PM: Thursday, 14 January 2016

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Session 12
Further Meteorological Studies in Complex Terrain
Location: Room 243 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 19th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA
Chair: Robert F. Banks, Barcelona Supercomputing Center
3:30 PM
12.1
Impact of meteorological uncertainty on dispersion predictions in complex terrain
Matthew D. Simpson, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and D. Lucas, R. Baskett, and P. J. Cameron-Smith

3:45 PM
12.2
4:00 PM
12.3
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Session 13
Historical Glimpses and Perspectives — Part 2
Location: Room 340/341 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 19th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International
Chair: Amy Butros, UC San Diego

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
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Session 4
Tuning Codes for HPC or Evolving Interconnects to Improve Performance
Location: Room 344 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Second Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate
Cochairs: Nazila Merati, Merati and Associates; Carolyn Reynolds, NRL
3:30 PM
4.1
A Scalable Implementation of Ensemble Data Assimilation for Very Large Models
Helen Kershaw, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Hendricks, Y. Feng, J. Anderson, and N. Collins
4:15 PM
4.4
Tuning Weather Codes for Omnipath, EDR, and Other High Speed Interconnects
David Akin, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and G. J. Creager and Y. Wang

4:30 PM
4.5
Performance Analysis, Profiling and Optimization of Weather Research Forecasting (WRF) Model
Negin Sobhani, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; and D. Del Vento, D. Gill, S. Elliot, and S. Vadlamani

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Session 8
Weather, Water, Climate Testbeds to Enable and Accelerate Transitions of Research-to-Operations-to-the Public Use
Location: Room 338/339 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Sixth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs: Chandra R. Kondragunta, NOAA/OAR; Mark LaJoie, Riverside Technology Inc.
4:00 PM
8.3
The NOAA Hydrometeorology Testbed: A Research to Operations Collaboration
Robert Cifelli, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and A. White, D. Novak, K. Mahoney, and E. Clark
4:15 PM
8.4
Developmental Testbed Center: Facilitating R2O for Numerical Weather Prediction
Louisa Nance, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and Y. H. Kuo, L. R. Bernardet, T. Jensen, K. M. Newman, H. Shao, I. Jankov, and J. K. Wolff
4:30 PM
8.5
The Experimental Warning Program at the NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed
Kristin M. Kuhlman, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma/NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and G. S. Garfield, D. M. Kingfield, C. D. Karstens, D. LaDue, W. Line, T. C. Meyer, T. M. Smith, and G. J. Stumpf
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Session 9
Impacts of Aerosols on Storm Dynamics, Cloud Physics, and Precipitation II
Location: Room 357 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Eighth Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions
Chair: Xiaowen Li, Morgan State University
CoChair: W.-K. Tao, NASA/GSFC
3:45 PM
9.2
Evidence for Convective Invigoration from A-Train Observations
Johannes Mülmenstädt, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany; and D. Rosenfeld, O. Sourdeval, J. Delanoë, and J. Quaas
4:00 PM
9.3
Polarimetric Radar and Lightning Mapping Array Observations of Convective Updrafts Obtained in Variable Aerosol Regimes in a Relatively Susceptible Environment
Marcus van Lier-Walqui, Columbia University & NASA/GISS, New York, NY; and A. M. Fridlind, A. S. Ackerman, R. E. Orville, and D. Rosenfeld
4:15 PM
9.4
Aircraft-measured Indirect Cloud Effects from Biomass Burning Smoke in the Arctic and Subarctic
Lauren M. Zamora, NASA/ORAU, Greenbelt, MD; and R. Kahn, M. C. Cubison, G. S. Diskin, J. L. Jimenez, Y. Kondo, G. M. McFarquhar, A. Nenes, A. Wisthaler, A. Zelenyuk, and L. Ziemba

4:45 PM
9.6
An Investigation of Convection and Aerosol-Effects on Storms in the Tropics (CAST)
Nathan Hosannah, The City College of New York, New York, NY; and J. E. Gonzalez, H. Parsiani, E. W. Harmsen, P. Ramamurthy, B. Bornstein, D. Niyogi, R. Rodriguez, L. León, F. Moshary, L. Aponte, D. V. Morris, R. A. Armstrong, W. Peña, R. Davis, N. D. Ramirez, and J. Diaz
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Session 12
User Readiness for New Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Location: Room 252/254 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Wendy Abshire, UCAR/COMET; Frank W. Alsheimer, NOAA/NWS
3:30 PM
12.1
4:15 PM
12.4
4:30 PM
12.5
Preparing for GOES-R and JPSS in AWIPS II: National Centers Perspective
Michael J. Folmer, CICS, College Park, MD; and M. L. Bozeman, C. Mello, A. M. Terborg, G. Grosshans, M. Sardi, M. DeMaria, and S. Leyva
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Session 12
Weather and Climate Connections: Precipitation and Cold Season
Location: Room 245 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Richard Thoman, NOAA/NWS
4:15 PM
12.4
4:45 PM
12.6
Synoptic Climatology of Extreme Snow and Avalanche Events in Southern Alaska
Kristy C. Carter, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and C. J. Mock
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Session 13
Boundary Layer Studies Including Flux Measurements
Location: Room 350/351 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 18th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Temple R. Lee, NOAA/OAR/ARL/ATDD
3:30 PM
13.1
3:45 PM
13.2
High-Temporal Resolution Ground-Based Observations of an Eastern Kansas Bore during the PECAN Field Campaign
David M. Loveless, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI; and N. Smith, C. M. Rozoff, T. J. Wagner, D. D. Turner, W. F. Feltz, and S. Ackerman
4:15 PM
13.4
Sources and Estimates of Uncertainty in Fluxes from Aircraft
Ronald J. Dobosy, NOAA/ATDD, Oak Ridge, TN; and P. Krishnan, E. J. Dumas Jr., D. S. Sayres, and C. E. Healy
4:45 PM
13.6
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Session 13
Calibration and Validation, Part II
Location: Room 225 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs: Lihang Zhou, NOAA/NESDIS; Ivan A. Csiszar, NOAA/NESDIS
3:30 PM
13.1
How is VIIRS EDR Imagery Validated?
Donald W. Hillger, NOAA/NESDIS, Fort Collins, CO; and T. J. Kopp, C. J. Seaman, S. D. Miller, and D. T. Lindsey
3:45 PM
13.2
Validation and Expected Error Estimation of Suomi-NPP VIIRS Aerosol Optical Thickness and Angström Exponent with AERONET
Jingfeng Huang, UMD/ESSIC, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, College Park, MD; and H. Liu, S. Kondragunta, I. Laszlo, L. Remer, H. Zhang, S. Superczynski, P. Ciren, B. Holben, and P. Maksym
4:00 PM
13.3
4:15 PM
13.4
SNPP ATMS Striping Mitigation and Its Impacts on Numerical Weather Prediction
Xiaolei Zou, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and Y. Ma and F. Weng
4:30 PM
13.5
Validation and Long-Term Monitoring of the Operational S-NPP NOAA-Unique CrIS/ATMS Processing System (NUCAPS)
Nicholas R. Nalli, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and Q. Liu, C. Tan, T. Reale, B. Sun, F. Iturbide-Sanchez, C. D. Barnet, A. Gambacorta, E. Joseph, V. Morris, L. Borg, D. Tobin, A. K. Mollner, M. Wilson, T. S. King, W. Wolf, J. W. Smith, F. Tilley, and D. Wolfe
4:45 PM
13.6
Recent Improvements to S-NPP OMPS SDR
Chunhui Pan, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and F. Weng, T. Beck, L. Flynn, A. C. Tolea, D. Liang, and D. liang

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Session 13A
Communication Technologies for Accessing and Distributing Climate, Weather and Hydrological Data
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs: Nancy Soreide, OAR; Alex Coletti, Syneren Technologies Corp
3:45 PM
13A.2
Inside The National Massive Realtime Meteorological Data Processing System
Ruotong Wang, National Meteorological Center Of China, Beijing, Beijing, China; and B. Luo, X. Huang, and J. Wang
4:00 PM
13A.3
climate4impact: Providing, tailoring and facilitating climate model data access
Christian Pagé, CERFACS, Toulouse, France; and S. Joussaume, M. N. Juckes, W. S. de Cerff, M. Plieger, L. Barring, M. Kolax, R. Hutjes, F. de Jong, E. Bucchignani, N. Tatarinova, A. Cofiño, and E. de Vreede
4:15 PM
13A.4
4:30 PM
13A.5
MADIS the Pathway to NWS Operations
Leon A. Benjamin, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and G. Pratt, G. Padmanabhan, L. K. Cheatwood, T. Kent, R. S. Collander, M. Leon, M. Vrencur, L. Cano, S. Pritchett, B. D. Jackson, P. Fajman, and L. M. Penn
4:45 PM
13A.6
Practical, real-time weather data interoperability: the National Mesonet Program
John D. Evans, Global Science & Technology, Inc., Greenbelt, MD; and B. Werner, C. Cogar, and P. Heppner
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Session 13B
Software Engineering and Cyberinfrastructure
Location: Room 355 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs: William F. Roberts, OAR; Jennifer Mahoney, NOAA/ERL/FSL
3:30 PM
13B.1
Recent Advances in The Weather Company's 1 - 15 Day Forecasting Guidance Infrastructure
Joseph P. Koval, The Weather Company, Atlanta, GA; and J. Williams, P. P. Neilley, J. McDonald, W. Cassanova, and D. Winn
3:45 PM
13B.2
Advancing netCDF-CF for the Geoscience Community
Ethan R. Davis, UCAR/Unidata, Boulder, CO; and C. S. Zender, D. Arctur, A. Jelenak, D. A. Santek, K. M. O'Brien, and M. Dixon
4:00 PM
13B.3
THREDDS 5.0: The Good, The Bad, and The Awesome
John Caron, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. C. Arms, E. R. Davis, D. Heimbigner, R. M. May, and C. Ward-Garrison
4:15 PM
13B.4
Collaborative research and education with numerical weather prediction in a common environment enabled by software containers
Joshua Hacker, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Exby, N. Chartier, D. Gill, I. Jimenez, C. Maltzahn, and G. Mullendore
4:30 PM
13B.5
UniCloud: Docker Use at Unidata
Julien Chastang, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. Fisher and S. Arms
4:45 PM
13B.6
Analysis and Display Meteorological Data using MeteoInfo
Yaqiang Wang, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, China

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Session 14
Forecast Evaluation/Verification – Part 2
Location: Room 226/227 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 23rd Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
Chair: Francis W. Zwiers, University of Victoria
3:45 PM
14.2
Forecasts of "normal"
Simon J. Mason, IRI, Palisades, NY; and C. A. T. Ferro and W. A. Landman
4:00 PM
14.3
Towards Improving the Framework for Probabilistic Forecast Evaluation
Hailiang Du, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; and L. Smith, E. B. Suckling, E. L. Thompson, and T. Maynard
4:30 PM
14.5
Verification of High-resolution WRF-ARW Forecasts for Vermont Utility Applications
James P. Cipriani, IBM Research, Yorktown Heights,, NY; and L. Treinish, A. P. Praino, R. D'Arienzo, M. Coombs, and A. Stamp
4:45 PM
14.6
Evaluation of Convective Updraft Spacing in NU-WRF Simulations using Forward-simulation and Feature Analysis of KDP Columns
Marcus van Lier-Walqui, Columbia University & NASA/GISS, New York, NY; and A. M. Fridlind, A. S. Ackerman, X. Li, D. Wu, and W. K. Tao
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Session 14A
Regional Climate Variability and Change: Part 4
Location: La Nouvelle A ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Massimo A. Bollasina, University of Edinburgh
3:45 PM
14A.2
Climatology of November Snow Days in the Lake Michigan Region: Is the Decrease in Lake Michigan November Snowfall Frequency Mostly Due to Lake-Effect Snowfall, or Synoptic Systems?
Craig Clark, Valparaiso Univ., Valparaiso, IN; and K. Goebbert, B. Ganesh-Babu, R. Connelly, A. Young, E. Delap, K. Heinlein, A. VanDe Guchte, Z. Sefcovic, A. L. Caruthers, T. J. Elless, A. Lyza, S. Fingerle, D. Koning, A. Carne, A. Krull, K. M. Zigner, and M. Haynes
4:45 PM
14A.6
Role of Radiatively Forced Temperature Changes in Enhanced Semi-Arid Warming over East Asia
Xiaodan Guan, College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China; and J. Huang and R. guo
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Session 14B
Topics in Climate Variability and Change: Part 2
Location: La Nouvelle C ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Daniel J. Vimont, University of Wisconsin
3:30 PM
14B.1
Climatological Snow Cover Feedbacks to the Land-Atmosphere System
Ankur R. Desai, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and G. Bromley, M. Rydzik, J. E. Martin, S. Vavrus, and M. Notaro
3:45 PM
14B.2
4:00 PM
14B.3
Changing Global Seasonal Onsets and Durations
Gwangyong Choi, Jeju National University, Jeju-si, South Korea; and D. A. Robinson

4:15 PM
14B.4
Remote Impacts of Lowland Urbanization on Orographic Cloud Properties
Brian Freitag, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and U. S. Nair
4:30 PM
14B.5
Climate Warming and Land Cover Change
Felix Kogan, STAR, College Park, MD

4:45 PM
14B.6

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

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Session 4
Troposphere-Middle Atmosphere Coupling
Location: Room 343 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Marvin Geller Symposium
3:30 PM
4.1
Stratosphere–Troposphere Coupling
Mark P. Baldwin, University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom
3:45 PM
4.2
Variability and trends in UTLS temperatures and water vapor
Karen H. Rosenlof, NOAA ESRL, Boulder, CO; and S. M. Davis, A. H. Butler, and R. R. Neely III
4:45 PM
4.6
C3Winds: A New Wind Observing System to Study Mesoscale Cloud Dynamics and Processes
Dong L. Wu, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and M. A. Kelly, J. H. yee, J. boldt, R. Demajistre, E. Reynolds, G. J. Tripoli, L. Oman, N. Prive, A. K. Heidinger, and S. Wanzong
5:00 PM
4.7
The warming of tropical central Pacific drying the lower stratosphere
Qiang Fu, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and Q. Ding

5:15 PM
4.8
Recording files available
Session 11
Decision Support Tools Part 2
Location: Room 255/257 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events
Chair: Michael J. Paddock, NWS
3:30 PM
11.1
DSS Full Throttle: NOLA Navy Week
Andrew J. Ansorge, NOAA/NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, Slidell, LA; and M. J. Hill
4:00 PM
11.4
5:00 PM
11.8

4:15 PM-5:00 PM: Thursday, 14 January 2016


Session 14
ASLI Business Meeting
Location: Room 340/341 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 19th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International
Chair: Christine Sherratt, MIT Libraries, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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


AMS 96th Annual Meeting Adjourns

6:30 PM-8:30 PM: Thursday, 14 January 2016


Marvin Geller Symposium Banquet
Location: Jefferson Ballroom (Hilton Riverside)
Speakers: Gerald North, Texas A&M University; Jack A. Kaye, NASA, Science Mission Directorate
The Early History of The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission
Gerald R. North, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX