Poster Session 1 16th Annual AMS Student Conference

Program Chairs: Aryeh J. Drager , Colorado State University ; Joshua J. Alland , SUNY ; Kristy C. Carter , Iowa State University

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Saturday, 21 January 2017

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9:00 AM-9:40 AM: Saturday, 21 January 2017

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Session 1
Welcoming Remarks
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 3/4 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Cochairs: Joshua J. Alland, SUNY; Kristy C. Carter, Iowa State University; Aryeh J. Drager, Colorado State University
9:00 AM
1.1
Welcome from the Student Conference Planning Committee
Joshua J. Alland, SUNY, Albany, NY; and K. C. Carter and A. J. Drager

9:15 AM
1.2
Perspectives on a 50-Year Career in Meteorology
Frederick H. Carr, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Recorded Presentation

9:25 AM
1.3
Address from the Edward Lorenz Teaching Excellence Award Winner
Mark William Wysocki, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

9:40 AM-10:10 AM: Saturday, 21 January 2017

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Session 2
Get the Most out of this Conference: How to Develop Yourself as a Professional
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 3/4 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Chair: Kristy C. Carter, Iowa State University
9:40 AM
2.1
Be the Person Others Want to Work With
Wendy Abshire, American Meteorological Society, Washington, DC
Recorded Presentation

9:55 AM
2.2
Networking, Learning, and Expanding Your Horizon
Christopher Alston, Mars, Inc., Nashville, TN
Recorded Presentation

10:10 AM-10:25 AM: Saturday, 21 January 2017


COFFEE BREAK IN TAHOMA FOYER

10:25 AM-11:10 AM: Saturday, 21 January 2017

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Panel Discussion 3A
Breakout Panel Session Rotation: What’s Your Passion? Skill-Based Careers in Meteorology: Public Sector
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 3/4 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Panelists: Paul Frisbie, NOAA/NWSFO; Kevin Fryar, NOAA/NWS; Stuart Miller, United States Air Force; Tiffany Hersey, FEMA
Chair: Gaige Hunter Kerr, The Johns Hopkins Univ.
Panelist
Paul Frisbie, NOAA/NWSFO, Elko, NV
Recorded Presentation

Panelist
Kevin Fryar, NOAA/NWS, Aurora, IL

Panelist
Stuart Miller, United States Air Force, Norman, OK

Panelist
Tiffany Hersey, FEMA, Tallahassee, FL

Recording files available
Panel Discussion 3B
Breakout Panel Session Rotation: What’s Your Passion? Skill-Based Careers in Meteorology: Media
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 1/2 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Panelists: Tyra L. Brown, NOAA/NWS; Angela Fritz, Capital Weather Gang/The Washington Post; Maureen McCann, News 13; Shannon O'Donnell, KOMO
Chair: Dakota C. Smith, Colorado State Univ.
Panelist
Tyra L. Brown, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
Recorded Presentation

Panelist
Angela Fritz, Capital Weather Gang/The Washington Post, Washington, DC

Panelist
Maureen McCann, News 13, Orlando, FL

Panelist
Shannon O'Donnell, KOMO, Seattle, WA

Recording files available
Panel Discussion 3C
Breakout Panel Session Rotation: What’s Your Passion? Skill-Based Careers in Meteorology: Academia and Research
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 5 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Panelists: John A. Knox, Univ. of Georgia; Jadwiga Richter, NCAR; Brian Tang, SUNY; Abigail L. S. Swann, Univ. of Washington
Chair: Jennifer DeHart, University of Washington
Panelist
John A. Knox, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA
Recorded Presentation

Panelist
Jadwiga Richter, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Panelist
Brian Tang, SUNY, Albany, NY

Panelist
Abigail L. S. Swann, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA

Recording files available
Panel Discussion 3D
Breakout Panel Session Rotation: What’s Your Passion? Skill-Based Careers in Meteorology: Private Sector
Location: Conference Center: Chelan 2 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Panelists: Brian D'Agostino, Sempra Energy; Jamison Hawkins, Lockheed Martin; Sylvie Lorsolo, AIR Worldwide; Valerie Sanders, WeatherCall Services, LLC; Tim Johnston, Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety
Chair: Elizabeth Lennartson, University of Iowa
Panelist
Brian D'Agostino, Sempra Energy, San Diego, CA
Recorded Presentation

Panelist
Jamison Hawkins, Lockheed Martin, Greenbelt, MD

Panelist
Sylvie Lorsolo, AIR Worldwide, Boston, MA

Panelist
Valerie Sanders, WeatherCall Services, LLC, Parker, CO

Panelist
Tim Johnston, Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety, Tampa, FL

11:15 AM-12:00 PM: Saturday, 21 January 2017

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Panel Discussion 4A
Breakout Panel Session Rotation: What’s Your Passion? Skill-Based Careers in Meteorology: Public Sector
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 3/4 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Panelists: Paul Frisbie, NOAA/NWSFO; Kevin Fryar, NOAA/NWS; Stuart Miller, United States Air Force; Tiffany Hersey, FEMA
Chair: Gaige Hunter Kerr, The Johns Hopkins Univ.
Panelist
Paul Frisbie, NOAA/NWSFO, Elko, NV
Recorded Presentation

Panelist
Kevin Fryar, NOAA/NWS, Aurora, IL

Panelist
Stuart Miller, United States Air Force, Norman, OK

Panelist
Tiffany Hersey, FEMA, Tallahassee, FL


Panel Discussion 4B
Breakout Panel Session Rotation: What’s Your Passion? Skill-Based Careers in Meteorology: Media
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 1/2 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Panelists: Tyra L. Brown, NOAA/NWS; Angela Fritz, Capital Weather Gang/The Washington Post; Maureen McCann, News 13; Shannon O'Donnell, KOMO
Chair: Dakota C. Smith, Colorado State Univ.
Panelist
Tyra L. Brown, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

Panelist
Angela Fritz, Capital Weather Gang/The Washington Post, Washington, DC

Panelist
Maureen McCann, News 13, Orlando, FL

Panelist
Shannon O'Donnell, KOMO, Seattle, WA

Recording files available
Panel Discussion 4C
Breakout Panel Session Rotation: What’s Your Passion? Skill-Based Careers in Meteorology: Academia and Research
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 5 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Panelists: John A. Knox, Univ. of Georgia; Jadwiga Richter, NCAR; Brian Tang, SUNY; Abigail L. S. Swann, Univ. of Washington
Chair: Jennifer DeHart, University of Washington
Panelist
John A. Knox, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA
Recorded Presentation

Panelist
Jadwiga Richter, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Panelist
Brian Tang, SUNY, Albany, NY

Panelist
Abigail L. S. Swann, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA

Recording files available
Panel Discussion 4D
Breakout Panel Session Rotation: What’s Your Passion? Skill-Based Careers in Meteorology: Private Sector
Location: Conference Center: Chelan 2 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Panelists: Brian D'Agostino, Sempra Energy; Jamison Hawkins, Lockheed Martin; Sylvie Lorsolo, AIR Worldwide; Valerie Sanders, WeatherCall Services, LLC; Tim Johnston, Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety
Chair: Elizabeth Lennartson, University of Iowa
Panelist
Brian D'Agostino, Sempra Energy, San Diego, CA
Recorded Presentation

Panelist
Jamison Hawkins, Lockheed Martin, Greenbelt, MD

Panelist
Sylvie Lorsolo, AIR Worldwide, Boston, MA

Panelist
Valerie Sanders, WeatherCall Services, LLC, Parker, CO

Panelist
Tim Johnston, Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety, Tampa, FL

12:00 PM-1:00 PM: Saturday, 21 January 2017


STUDENT CONFERENCE LUNCHEON
Location: 4E (Washington State Convention Center )

1:00 PM-1:30 PM: Saturday, 21 January 2017


Session 5
Introduction to Conversations with Professionals
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 3/4 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speakers: Capt. Nicholas Chisler, United States Air Force; Harold E. Brooks, NOAA/NSSL; Matthew Garvert, Climate Corporation; Capt. Alexander Taft, United States Air Force; Neil Jacobs, Panasonic Weather Solutions; Gregory S. Jenkins, Pennsylvania State Univ.; Scott McIntosh, NCAR; Richard D. Knabb, NOAA/NWS/NHC; Rajul E. Pandya, American Geophysical Union; Jeff Renner, KING Television; Lt. Rebecca Waddington, NOAA Corps; Lt. Joseph Phillips, NOAA Corps; Don T. Conlee, Texas A&M University; Charlie Woodrum, NWS
Cochairs: Jeremy D. Berman, University at Albany, SUNY; J.P. Kalb, San Jose State

1:35 PM-3:45 PM: Saturday, 21 January 2017


Session 6A
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 3/4 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speaker: Harold Brooks, OAR/NSSL

Session 6B
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 3/4 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speaker: Matthew Garvert, Climate Corporation
Chair: Matthew Garvert, Climate Corporation

Session 6C
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 1/2 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speakers: Capt. Nicholas Chisler, United States Air Force; Capt. Alexander Taft, United States Air Force

Session 6D
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 1/2 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speaker: Don T. Conlee, Texas A&M University

Session 6E
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 5 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speaker: Neil Jacobs, Panasonic Weather Solutions

Session 6F
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 5 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speaker: Charlie Woodrum, NWS

Session 6G
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Conference Center: Chelan 4 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speaker: Gregory S. Jenkins, Pennsylvania State Univ.

Session 6H
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Conference Center: Chelan 5 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speaker: Scott McIntosh, High Altitude Observatory, UCAR

Session 6I
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Conference Center: Skagit 3 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speaker: Richard D. Knabb, NOAA/NWS/NHC

Session 6J
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Conference Center: Yakima 2 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speaker: Rajul E. Pandya, American Geophysical Union

Session 6K
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Conference Center: Skagit 1 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speaker: Jeff Renner, KING Television

Session 6L
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Conference Center: Skagit 2 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speakers: Lt. Rebecca Waddington, NOAA Corps; Lt. Joseph Phillips, NOAA Corps

Panel Discussion 7A
Graduate Student Panel Rotations 1, 2
Location: Conference Center: Yakima 1 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Panelists: Makenzie Krocak, CIMMS; Todd Rhodes, Coastal Carolina University; Castle Williams, Univ. of Georgia
1:35 PM
Panelist
Makenzie Krocak, CIMMS, Norman, OK

1:35 PM
Panelist
Todd Rhodes, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC

1:35 PM
Panelist
Castle Williams, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA


Panel Discussion 7B
Graduate Student Panel Rotations 3, 4, 5
Location: Conference Center: Yakima 1 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Panelists: Gaige Hunter Kerr, Johns Hopkins University; Elizabeth Lennartson, University of Iowa; Minh Duc Phan, National Park Service
1:35 PM
Panelist
Gaige Hunter Kerr, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

1:35 PM
Panelist
Elizabeth Lennartson, University of Iowa, Ames, IA

1:35 PM
Panelist
Minh Duc Phan, National Park Service, Patchogue, NY

3:20 PM-3:45 PM: Saturday, 21 January 2017

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Session 8
Integrated Warning Team I: Introduction to Emergency Management
Location: Conference Center: Chelan 2 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speakers: Andy Brown, NOAA/NWS; Eric Frank, Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency
Chair: W. Massey Bartolini, University at Albany, SUNY
Speaker
Andy Brown, NOAA/NWS, Spokane, WA
Recorded Presentation

Speaker
Eric Frank, Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency, Vancouver, WA

3:45 PM-4:00 PM: Saturday, 21 January 2017


BREAK

4:00 PM-5:05 PM: Saturday, 21 January 2017

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Session 9
Extreme Weather Events
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 3/4 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Chair: Matthew D. Flournoy, Univ. of Oklahoma
4:00 PM
9.1
Extreme Weather Events over the Western U.S
Cliff Mass, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM
9.2
The South Carolina Flood of October, 2015
Gary M. Lackmann, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM
9.3
Monitoring Extreme Weather: A Year in Review
Karin Gleason, NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI, Asheville, NC
Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM
9.4
Recent High-Impact Severe Weather Events: Research and Operational Challenges
Michael C. Coniglio, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK
Recorded Presentation

5:00 PM
9.5
Concluding Remarks

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Saturday, 21 January 2017


CAREER FAIR AND GRADUATE SCHOOL RECEPTION
Location: 4E (Washington State Convention Center )

Sunday, 22 January 2017

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7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Sunday, 22 January 2017


Registration for Student Conference and Short Courses
Location: Skybridge (Washington State Convention Center )

8:30 AM-9:00 AM: Sunday, 22 January 2017


COFFEE BREAK IN TAHOMA FOYER

9:00 AM-9:30 AM: Sunday, 22 January 2017

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Session 10
Keynote Speaker
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 3/4 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Chair: Erik R. Nielsen, Colorado State Univ.
9:00 AM
10.1
Keynote Address by Murtagh
William J. Murtagh, NOAA, Boulder, CO
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM-9:45 AM: Sunday, 22 January 2017


BREAK

9:45 AM-10:15 AM: Sunday, 22 January 2017

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Joint Session 1
Clearing the Hurdles: Tips to Assess, Adapt, and Take on New Challenges
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 1/2 (Washington State Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the 16th Annual AMS Student Conference; and the Fifth AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals )
Cochairs: Shelby Hays, KOCO-TV; Cody Kirkpatrick, Indiana University; Ryan J. Kramer, University of Miami; Jared Rennie, North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies
9:45 AM
J1.1
Clearing the Hurdles - Introductory Remarks
Shelby Hays, KOCO-TV, Oklahoma City, OK; and C. Kirkpatrick, R. J. Kramer, and J. Rennie

9:50 AM
J1.2
Keynote Address
Owen H. Shieh, Joint Typhoon Warning Center, Honolulu, HI
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM-10:40 AM: Sunday, 22 January 2017

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Session 11A
Breakout Session 1: Preparing for Your Future: How to Succeed in Graduate School
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 3/4 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Chair: Makenzie Krocak, Univ. of Oklahoma
9:45 AM
11A.1
Self Care in Graduate School
Deanna A. Hence, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL
Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM
11A.2
Mistakes Will Happen
Gretchen Mullendore, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
Recorded Presentation

10:15 AM
11A.3
Applying for Positions in the Professional Workforce: Resumes and Resumix
Bruce Doddridge, NASA, Hampton, VA
Recorded Presentation

10:30 AM
11A.4
Q&A
Recorded Presentation

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Session 11B
Breakout Session 2: Preparing for Your Future: How to Get a Job
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 5 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Chair: Stacey M. Hitchcock, Colorado State Univ.
9:45 AM
11B.1
Finding the Right Match: Tips on the Job Search and Application Process
Valerie Sloan, NCAR, Boulder, CO
Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM
11B.2
If You Want to be a Meteorologist, Then Don’t be a Meteorologist
Peter Neilley, The Weather Company, Washington, DC
Recorded Presentation

10:15 AM
11B.3
Awareness and Authenticity: Lessons Learned a Decade into my Career
Scott Mackaro, Iteris, Inc, Santa Ana, CA
Recorded Presentation

10:30 AM
11B.4
Q & A
Recorded Presentation

10:15 AM-11:45 AM: Sunday, 22 January 2017


Joint Session 2A
Group Discussion 1 - How To Start Something New
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 1/2 (Washington State Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the Fifth AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals; and the 16th Annual AMS Student Conference )
Facilitator: Rajul E. Pandya, American Geophysical Union

Joint Session 2B
Group Discussion 2 - Imposter Syndrome
Location: Conference Center: Chelan 4 (Washington State Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the Fifth AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals; and the 16th Annual AMS Student Conference )
Facilitator: Sharanya J. Majumdar, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS

Joint Session 2C
Group Discussion 3 - Self-Assessment: A Tool for Professional Growth
Location: Conference Center: Chelan 5 (Washington State Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the Fifth AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals; and the 16th Annual AMS Student Conference )
Facilitator: Irene Sans, WFTV/ClimaData

10:40 AM-10:50 AM: Sunday, 22 January 2017


BREAK

10:50 AM-11:45 AM: Sunday, 22 January 2017

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Session 12A
Breakout Session 3: Bolstering Your Weather Expertise: Tools of the Trade
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 3/4 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Cochairs: Aryeh J. Drager, Colorado State University; Todd Rhodes, Coastal Carolina University
10:50 AM
12A.1
Session Introduction
Recorded Presentation

10:52 AM
12A.2
Unix/Command Line
Russ S. Schumacher, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
12A.3
Python
Ryan M. May, UCAR/Unidata, Boulder, CO
Recorded Presentation

11:08 AM
12A.4
GitHub
Michael M. Bell, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Recorded Presentation

11:16 AM
12A.5
Web Development
Adele Igel, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA
Recorded Presentation

11:24 AM
12A.6
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Olga Wilhelmi, NCAR, Boulder, CO
Recorded Presentation

11:32 AM
12A.7
Gibson Ridge (GR) Software
Ross A. Lazear, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY
Recorded Presentation

11:40 AM
12A.8
Q & A
Recorded Presentation

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Panel Discussion 12B
Breakout Session 4: Bolstering Your Weather Expertise: Social Science, Communication, and the Weather Enterprise
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 5 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Panelists: Susan Joslyn, University of Washington; Kimberly E. Klockow, NOAA/OAR/Office of Weather and Air Quality; Jennifer A. Spinney, Univ. of Western Ontario; Gina M. Eosco, NOAA
Cochairs: Minh Duc Phan, National Park Service; Castle Williams, Univ. of Georgia
10:50 AM
Panelist
Susan Joslyn, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
Panelist
Kimberly E. Klockow, NOAA/OAR/Office of Weather and Air Quality, Silver Spring, MD

11:10 AM
Panelist
Jennifer A. Spinney, Univ. of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada

11:20 AM
Panelist
Gina M. Eosco, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD

11:45 AM-12:00 PM: Sunday, 22 January 2017


BREAK

12:00 PM-12:30 PM: Sunday, 22 January 2017

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Session 13
Today’s Insights and a Vision for Tomorrow
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 3/4 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speaker: Warren Washington, NCAR
Cochairs: Minh Duc Phan, National Park Service; Castle Williams, Univ. of Georgia
12:00 PM
Intro to Wrap Up - Castle Williams
Recorded Presentation

12:15 PM
Speaker
Warren Washington, NCAR, Boulder, CO
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 22 January 2017


Weatherfest
Location: Ballroom 6E (Washington State Convention Center )

12:30 PM-12:35 PM: Sunday, 22 January 2017


Session 14
Closing Remarks and Poster Session Announcements
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 3/4 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference

12:35 PM-2:00 PM: Sunday, 22 January 2017


LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)

2:00 PM-3:00 PM: Sunday, 22 January 2017

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Workshop Session 15B
Resume Workshop I: What Employers are Looking For and How to Best Present Yourself through Resumes and CVs
Location: Conference Center: Chelan 2 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speakers: Rebecca Haacker, NCAR; Christopher Alston, Mars, Inc.
Chair: Joshua J. Alland, University at Albany/SUNY
2:00 PM
Introduction - Josh Alland

Speaker
Rebecca Haacker Santos, UCAR, Boulder, CO
Recorded Presentation

Speaker
Christopher Alston, Mars, Inc., Nashville, TN
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM-3:30 PM: Sunday, 22 January 2017


Session 15A
Integrated Warning Team II: In Their Rainboots Workshop
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 5 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speakers: Andy Brown, NOAA/NWS; Eric Frank, Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency; Tanja E. Fransen, NOAA/NWS; Logan Johnson, NWS
Chair: W. Massey Bartolini, University at Albany, SUNY
2:00 PM
Intro to IWT2 - Massey Bartolini

3:30 PM-4:30 PM: Sunday, 22 January 2017

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Workshop Session 16A
Resume Workshop II: What Employers are Looking For and How to Best Present Yourself through Resumes and CVs
Location: Conference Center: Chelan 2 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speakers: Rebecca Haacker, NCAR; Christopher Alston, Mars, Inc.
Chair: Joshua J. Alland, University at Albany/SUNY
Speaker
Rebecca Haacker, NCAR, Boulder, CO
Recorded Presentation

Speaker
Christopher Alston, Mars, Inc., Nashville, TN
Recorded Presentation


Session 16B
Broadcast Tape Swap
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 5 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Speakers: Jeff Renner, KING Television; Rob Eicher, WHDH-TV Boston; M.J. McDermott, Q13 News Seattle
Chair: Todd Rhodes, Coastal Carolina University

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Sunday, 22 January 2017


Poster Session 1
Student Poster Session
Location: 4E (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference
Organizer: Aryeh J. Drager, Colorado State University
S1
How Carbon Dioxide Variability Changes with a Synoptic Weather Event
Lyndsie Slater, Texas Tech. Univ., Lubbock, TX; and K. Davis and S. Pal

S2
Development of Reference Biogenic Hydrocarbon Flux Correction Factors for a Temperate, Deciduous Forest

S3
Understanding the Associated Effects of Temperature and Soil Moisture on Summer Carbon Fluxes of Forest Ecosystems in the Contiguous United States
Rui Cheng, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA; and B. Felzer

Handout (2.9 MB)

S4
Applications of Remote Sensing and In-Situ Measurements for Studying Lateral Carbon Fluxes Between Tidal Marshes and Connected Estuarine Waters
Usaama A Van, CREST, New York, NY

S5
Environmental Influences on Quantum Use Efficiency in a Virginia Salt Marsh
Geselle Coleman, NCAS, Stone Mountain, GA; and R. G. Najjar, J. D. Fuentes, J. Ruiz-Plancarte, and D. Lu

S6
Changes in Carbon Dioxide Concentration and Flux Over a Large Southern Inland Water Body
Justin C. Bonds, NCAS, Chicago, IL; and H. Liu and R. Grysko

S7
Eddy Covariance Measurements of Methane Flux from a Dairy Farm Lagoon

S8
Anaerobic Metabolic Processes in Streams
Alice M Carter, Duke University, Durham, NC; and E. S. Bernhardt and J. B. Heffernan

S9
Satellite based global scale modeling of variability and reemergence of coastal vibrio
Md Rakibul Hassan Khan, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV; and A. Jutla

S12
Intermittent Water Vapor Exchanges and Their Role in Vineyard Evapotranspiration
Sebastian Los, Utah State University, Logan, UT; and L. E. Hipps, J. G. Alfieri, J. H. Prueger, and W. P. Kustas

S13
Methods of Heat Flux Measurement in a Modular Green Roof System
Austin M. Silva, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and Q. A. Lawton, J. E. Marble, E. A. Smith, E. T. Williams, and D. T. Conlee

S14
Downscaling Global Forecasts to Local Sites for Bio-inspired Building Design
Clint Leeper, South Dakota School of Mines, Rapid City, SD; and W. Capehart, K. Shahbazi, and A. Surovek

S15
A Quantification of VOC Emissions from Carpet in a Residence with a High Level of Formaldehyde
Cari L. Gostic, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; and B. T. Jobson and Y. Huangfu

S16
Modeling Regional & Global Atmospheric Chemistry Mechanisms: Observing Adverse Respiratory Health Effects due to Air Pollution from Modeling Output
Emily Saunders, NOAA Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAS), Washington, DC; and W. R. Stockwell

S18
Upwind Noise Barriers Reduce Near-Road Air Pollution Concentrations

S19
Methane and Carbon Dioxide Concentration Patterns over Washington State University's PACCAR Building
Brandon J. Daub, Washington State University Laboratory for Atmospheric Research, Research Experience for Undergraduates, Pullman, WA; and N. Sparks, E. S. Russell, Z. Gao, R. Grysko, H. Liu, B. K. Lamb, and P. O'Keefe

Handout (1.8 MB)

S20
Modeling the Concentration Distribution of Benzene from Flowback using AERMOD
Khalil A. McMillan, Colorado State Univerisity, Fort Collins, CO

S21
Lewiston Clarkston Valley Air Toxics Measurement Campaign
Jaime Torres, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX; and S. N. Pressley, T. Jobson, P. O'Keeffe, P. Robichaud, and Y. Huangfu

S22
A Comparison of Two Chemical Mechanisms Using Data from the Southern Oxidant and Aerosol Study
Sheridan B. Green, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC; and R. Saylor

S23
Ozone and Climate Analysis of Two Same-Latitude Cities from June to October during 2005-2015: Hanford, California and Nashville, Tennessee
Jennifer Susan Naillon, University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, TN; and R. M. Simpson

S24
“Modeled Sensitivity of Tropospheric Ozone to PBL Height in the Great Lakes Region”
Jennifer Bukowski, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and L. E. Fitzpatrick, S. Kawecki, Y. Li, A. Steiner, D. J. Posselt, and K. Richardville

S26
A Performance Evaluation of CMAQ Model Estimates for Ambient Ozone, Nitrogen Dioxide, and PM2.5 Concentrations at Varying Temporal Scales for the Western U.S
Kayla Ann Besong, SUNY, Syracuse, NY; and T. Nergui, B. K. Lamb, and S. H. Chung

S27
Aerosol Transportation and its Effects on Climate and Health
Lenetta Mallory, NCAS, Jackson, MS; and R. S. Reddy

S29
Global Climate Response to the Tambora Eruption
Cassandra Vallecilla, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

S30
The 1991 Mount Pinatubo Eruption: A Causal Analysis of the Eruptions Effect on the Atmosphere

S31
Simulation of non-buoyant plume transport: how well does atmospheric stability control the short term fate of a plume?
Sudheer Reddy Bhimireddy, University of Texas, San Antonio, TX; and K. Bhaganagar

S32
Evaluation of High Resolution Rapid Refresh-Smoke (HRRR-Smoke) model products for a case study using surface PM2.5 observations

S228
Synoptic Analysis of Two Case Studies During the First 2013 AEROSE Campaign
Chastity Curry, NCAS, Memphis, TN; and D. V. R. Morris

S32A
African Easterly Wave Cloud and Precipitation Structure and Implications for Tropical Cyclogenesis Student Conference
Nicholas R. Slaughter, University of Louisiana, Monroe, LA

S33
Investigating Ice Nucleating Particles from Agricultural and Natural Landscapes
Anna J. Miller, Reed College, Portland, OR; and T. C. J. Hill, K. J. Suski, C. S. McCluskey, E. J. T. Levin, G. P. Schill, P. J. DeMott, and S. M. Kreidenweis

S34
Retrieving maximum dimension, aspect ratio, and orientation of ice particles from their two-dimensional projections

S36
The Effects of Biomass Burning Aerosols from Central America on the Severity of Tornado Outbreaks in the Southeast United States
Michael Christopher Mugrage, NCSU Atmospheric Sciences, Raleigh, NC

Handout (538.2 kB)

S37
Aerosol Impacts on Hail Size Making Use of NOAA SPC Observations
Joseph Trujillo, Texas A&M University, Irving, TX

S38
Determination of Planetary Boundary Layer Heights From Doppler Wind Lidar Measurements
Benjamin Tucker, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, UMBC, Baltimore, MD; and B. J. Carroll, A. Brewer, A. Choukulkar, T. A. Bonin, B. Demoz, and R. Delgado

S39
Thermal Structure of the Urban Boundary Layer during a Heat Wave Period
Prathap Ramamurthy, City College, New York, NY; and J. T. Sanchez

S40
A Case Study Characterizing the Marine Boundary Evolution During a Wind Regime Change

S41
More Trouble for Triumph: Analysis of Damaging Wake Low on April 03, 2013
Lillian R. J. Dickson, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL; and C. W. Bunn and W. D. Terwey

S42
Gale-Forced Storm Prediction Over The Oceans
Daniel Vitelli, University of Maryland, College Park, Germantown, MD; and P. C. Meyers

S43
Using Buoy and Radar Data to Study Sudden Wind Gusts Over Coastal Regions
Georgios Priftis, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and T. Chronis and T. J. Lang

S44
Oceanic Convective Systems: ASCAT and NEXRAD Retrieval Analysis
Georgios Priftis, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and T. J. Lang and T. Chronis

S45
June 29th, 2012 Derecho: Radar Analysis
Marshall Pfahler, Ohio University, Athens, OH; and J. Crookston

S46
Quantification of Air Transport into Mesoscale Convective System Updrafts
Rachel M. Phinney, Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE; and P. J. Marinescu and S. C. van den Heever

S47
A Novel Approach for Assessing the Impact of Atmospheric Stability on Vertical Wind Profile Evolution During PECAN Low-Level Jet Events
Christiana E. Sasser, JCET, Westminster, MD; and B. Demoz, B. Tucker, B. J. Carroll, R. Delgado, and A. St.Pé

S48
Polarimetric Radar Observations of Bow Echoes with Descending versus Non-Descending Rear Inflow Jets
Nathan Lynum, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD; and A. J. French

Handout (1.4 MB)

S49
Mobile Doppler Radar Observations of a Tornadic Supercell near Springfield, Illinois, on 15 March 2016
Brittany Welch, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and J. Frame

S50
Radar Detection of Tornadogenesis
Kristofer S Tuftedal, Student, Ames, IA; and J. V. Aanstoos

Handout (1.8 MB)

S51
Radar Analysis of the May, 26 2016 Brazos Valley Tornadoes
Jackson Milton, Texas A&M University, Friendswood, TX; and E. K. Boynton, D. Grabbs Jr., E. A. Smith, D. Bonnette, D. W. Koeritzer, and C. Nowotarski

S52
Analyzing Tornado Debris Signature and Damage Path Characteristics by Integrating Aerial Imagery and Polarimetric Radar Data in GIS
Angela Rose Burke, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and R. Wade

S53
The Tale of the Three Supercells
Janae N Elkins, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS

S54
Dual-Doppler Analysis of Two Tropical Cyclone Tornado Cases
Montana Etten-Bohm, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and R. A. Wade

Handout (2.7 MB)

S55
Impacts of Physics Parameterization and Data Assimilation on Synoptic Feature Modeling in Severe Weather Outbreaks
Erin A. Thead, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS

S56
Impacts of Microphysics and PBL Physics Schemes on Tornado Outbreak Prediction
Erin A. Thead, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS

S57
Effects of WRF Model Resolution on Convective Features of a Severe Weather Event
Kimberly Marie Frauhammer, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and R. Ogorek, L. Rasmussen, D. M. Wright, G. Tierney, and D. J. Posselt

S58
Idealized Simulations of Supercells in Environments with Varying LCLs
Trenton Wade Spencer, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and C. J. Nowotarski

S59
Modeling Boundary Crossing Supercells
Aaron K. Scott, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and M. Gilmore

S60
The Sensitivity of the December 2014 New York Mixed Precipitation Event to Initial Condition and Microphysics Uncertainty
Meghan E. Conway, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY; and R. D. Torn

S61
Accuracy of the ECMWF Ensembles QPF and Downscaling Forecast at Western United States SNOTEL Locations
Cameron J Negrete, University of Utah, West Valley City, UT

S62
WRF Model Simulations of Orographically-Forced Mesoscale Turbulence in Stable Marine Boundary Layers
Joseph Wermter, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL; and C. G. Herbster and B. M. Muller

S63
Modeling Lake Effect Snow with an Interactive Lake Model in WRF
Nick Azzopardi, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and M. Manikantan, R. Raba, D. M. Wright, G. Tierney, and D. J. Posselt

S64
Storm-relative movements of mesoscale snow bands within coastal Northeast U.S. storms
Laura M. Tomkins, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and N. P. Hoban, M. A. Miller, and S. E. Yuter

S65
A Seven-Year Climatology of the Impacts of Short-Wave Troughs on Lake-effect Snow Events off of Lake Ontario
Molly M. Neureuter, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY; and M. Sessa and N. D. Metz

S66
Short-Wave Troughs and Lake-Effect Snow in the Great Lakes Region
Michael Sessa, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN; and M. M. Neureuter and N. D. Metz

S67
Long Lake-Axis Parallel (LLAP) Lake Effect Snow Bands impacting the Western Coast of Lake Michigan
Jason Maska, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL; and D. A. R. Kristovich

S68
Inland Extent of Long-Distance Lake-effect Snow Bands: Intra-seasonal Analysis and Lake Erie Case Study
Julia Moreland, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH; and L. Ruddy and N. F. Laird

S69
Lake-to-Lake Connection Influence on Lake-effect Snowfall Totals
Carrie E. Lang, SUNY, Geneseo, NY; and E. A. Jones and N. F. Laird

S70
Analysis of Lake Enhanced Diabatic Heating/Cooling on a Surface Low during a Midwest Snow Event: November 21st-22nd, 2015
Matthew E Tuftedal, Student, Delton, MI; and A. G. Peyrefitte Jr.

S71
Contribution of Lake-effect to Annual Snowfall Totals in the Vicinity of Lakes Michigan, Erie, and Ontario
Erin A. Jones, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and C. E. Lang and N. F. Laird

S72
A Climatology of Predecessor Snow Events on the eastern Great Lakes
Matthew C. Sanders, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY; and N. D. Metz

S73
Mechanisms for the Summertime Precipitation Minimum off the Georgia and Carolina Coasts
Nicholas Golden, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC; and T. M. Rickenbach

S74
Seasonal Analysis of Historical Air Mass Persistance Across the United States, 1955-2015
Jessica M. Suggs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA; and D. A. Ellis

S75
Representation of the Extratropical Cyclone Wind Field and Warm Conveyor Belt in Climate and Weather Models
Alicia C. Camacho, SUNY, Port Jefferson Station, NY; and B. A. Colle and Z. Zhang

S76
Spatial Analysis of 10 Meter Wind Errors in East Coast Winter Storms

S77
Orographic Precipitation Enhancement Over the Olympic Peninsula
Thomas M Schuldt, Univ. Of Washington, Seattle, WA; and L. A. McMurdie and J. Zagrodnik

S78
Orographic Precipitation Over the Olympic Mountains – A Comparison of Rain Patterns at Two Weather Stations
Kenneth G. Wohl, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and L. A. McMurdie and J. Zagrodnik

S79
Synoptic Patterns associated with Non-Tropical Cyclone Heavy Rainfall Events in the Corpus Christi Area
Lee A. Ingles Serrano, NWS, Corpus Christi, TX

S80
Warm-Season Stationary Fronts East of the Rocky Mountains: Interannual Distribution and Variability
Jeremiah O. Piersante, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY; and P. K. Capute, E. G. Hoffman, and N. D. Metz

S81
Warm-Season Stationary Fronts East of the Rocky Mountains: Intraseasonal Distribution and Variability
Peyton K. Capute, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY; and J. O. Piersante, N. D. Metz, and E. G. Hoffman

S82
March 2016 Flooding: A Synoptic Analysis of the Record Breaking Rainfall over Caddo and Bossier Parishes
Robert FitzGerald Garrett, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS

S83
Understanding and Communicating Future Flood Damages Using Weather Typing
Nkosi M. Muse, NCAR, Somerset, NJ; and J. Done

S84
An Anomaly-Based Analysis of High Impact Wind Events in the Anchorage Area
Timothy J. Cady, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO; and S. E. Baines and E. Niebuhr

S85
Dynamics of the Tokar Gap Jet
Stephen B. Maldonado, WHOI, Columbus, OH

S86
Influence of Columbia Gorge Gap Winds on the Occurrence of Freezing Rain at Portland International Airport
Kyle James East, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, CO

S87
A New Technique for Forecasting Stratus in the Bay Area

S88
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast Verification
Nathan Stanford, USAF Academy, USAF Academy, CO; and R. S. Wacker

S89
Small Craft Advisory and Gale Warning verification for the Baltimore/Washington Forecast Office
Sarah Wugofski, FSU, Tallahassee, FL; and B. Jackson

S90
An Analysis of Urban Heat Islands in Kentucky
Logan T. Mitchell, Western Kentucky Univ., Bowling Green, KY; and R. Mahmood

S91
Which Months Does It Rain in New York City?
Whelennis Polanco, The City College of New York, New York, NY; and J. F. Booth and K. Towey

S92
Temporal Temperature Distribution across Puerto Rico
María Morales, NWS, Carolina, PR, United States Minor Outlying Islands; and O. Martínez-Sánchez

S93
Analyzing the Effects of Urbanization on Regional Climate in the Chicago Metropolitan Area
Kristopher E. Rand, Northern Illinois University, CARPENTERSVILLE, IL

Handout (707.7 kB)

S94
Investigation of Convective Storms during the Caribbean Mid-Summer Drought
Chris Lunger, The City College of New York, New York, NY; and N. Hosannah and J. E. Gonzalez

S95
Modeling Stratosphere-Troposphere Exchange within Extreme Extratropical Convection
Russell P Manser, NWC REU Program, Norman, OK; and C. R. Homeyer and D. Phoenix

S96
Quantifying Overshooting Convection Using Seasonal Tropopause Potential Temperature and Surface Based Equivalent Potential Temperature
Justin Buckingham, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN; and Y. Wu

S97
Examining the Structure of the Tropopause during Rossby Wave Breaking Events with COSMIC
Alexia Prosperi, ESMEI at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and C. Liu and E. A. Barnes

S98
Linking ensemble spread to forecast risk and confidence
Amanda Penning, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD; and M. Kern and W. Capehart

S99
Statistical Postprocessing of Ensemble Forecasts with Bayesian Inference and Markov Chain Monte Carlo Sampling Methods
Robert D. T. Wendt, NPS, Monterey, CA; and W. Nuss

S100
Using Model Climatology to Develop a Confidence Metric for Operational Forecasting
Taylor S Mandelbaum, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY; and B. A. Colle and T. Alcott

Handout (2.3 MB)

S101
Decision Theory Based Classification of Atmospheric Hazards
Luke M Western, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom; and P. Francis and M. Watson

S102
Multi-dimensional Analysis of Hurricane Impacts in the Caribbean using GIS
Karen M. Montes-Berríos, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR; and I. Olivieri Ortiz

S103
Weather on the Diamond: Spending a Season as the Meteorologist for a Minor League Baseball Team
Brian T Mastro, Penn State University, Brooklyn, NY

S104
Penn State Live Broadcast Team : Broadcasting Through the Storm
Amanda Reynolds, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and B. T. Mastro

S105
Past Experiences and the False Alarm Effect: A synthesis of dissemination methods research

S106
Unlocking a Weather Ready Nation: Using Communication as the Key to Protecting Life and Property
Zoey Rosen, Colorado State Univ., Burbank, CA

S107
Communicating Winter Weather through Naming Winter Storms

S108
Potential for Predictive Analysis Using Social Media

S110
An Analysis of Social Media Services at NWS Louisville to Enhance Forecast Operations and High-Impact Weather Event Decision Support
Robert Prestley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and R. Steve and K. Deitsch

Handout (863.0 kB)

S111
How Minorities Use Social Media During Weather Related Crises: Results of a U.S. National Weather Survey
Michelle A. Dovil, NCAS-M, Washington, DC; and B. Mills, L. D. Williams, and T. Tyree

S112
A Qualitative Examination of Barriers that Prevent Protective Actions During Severe Weather Events
Cassandra A Shivers, Howard Univ., Washington, DC

S113
Understanding Emergency Manager Communications with the NWS
Sean Ernst, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. S. LaDue and A. Gerard

S114
Tropical Cyclone Awareness and Preparedness in Cape Verde
Ayesha Wilkinson, NSF, Locust Grove, GA

S109
@NOAA: Utilizing Twitter to Facilitate Science Communication about #Weather
Leticia D. Williams, NCAS, Washington, DC

S115
Understanding the Impact of Climatic Factors on Farmer Planting Decisions in Tanzania
Margaret Beetstra, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and C. L. Anderson

S116
Incorporating Climate Data into Analysis of Seasonal Hunger in Malawi
Margaret Beetstra, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and C. L. Anderson, P. Biscaye, K. P. Harris, J. Merfeld, and T. Reynolds

S117
The use of El Niño Southern Oscillation information in decision-making within the Monterey Bay wetfish fishing community
Stacy E Aguilera, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

S118
Human Health Impacts due to Flooding in the Subtropics and Tropics
Sarah M Szymborski, University of Illinois at Urbana, Urbana, IL

S119
Smartphone technologies as a support to better inform and protect people in case of flash floods ?

S120
An Analysis of Smartphone Mobile Weather Applications Use among College Students
Minh Duc Phan, National Park Service, Patchogue, NY

S121
Python-Based Modification of the Weather Research and Forecasting Model Geography Input Grid
Tyler J. Wixtrom, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN; and K. H. Goebbert

S122
An Extension of the Python SHARPpy GUI to Display Combined Satellite Soundings and ASOS Surface Data in Near-Real Time
Grace Przybyl, CIMSS, Madison, WI, WI; and R. O. Knuteson, C. Bloch, and J. Gartzke
Manuscript (398.1 kB)

Handout (4.4 MB)

S123
'Contributions to MetPy: An Open-Source Python Package'
Kristen Pozsonyi, Millersville University, Millersville, PA

S124
A Novel Web Application to Analyze and Visualize Extreme Heat Events
Gina Li, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA; and H. M. Jones and J. Trtanj

S125
Academic Entrepreneurship: Students Lead the Way
Benjamin A. Toms, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

S126
Virtual Reality for Collaborative Weather Briefings and Education
Armani L. Cassel, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and E. D. Ragan, L. Wood, C. J. Nowotarski, and D. T. Conlee

S127
Millersville University Educational DOW (MEDOW)
Daniel Harp, AER, Pottstown, PA

S128
Student Constructed Weather Instrumentation to Support the New Atmospheric Science Program at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Joseph Ryan Hill, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX; and T. P. Lavigne

S129
Comparing the ratio of cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-ground lightning strokes in severe weather events on different geographic scales
Jillian Young, State University of New York at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY; and J. B. Blechman

S130
Connections Between Positive Lightning and Convective Processes in Hail-to-Flash-Flood Transitioning Storm Elements
Amanda Burke, SUNY, Brockport, NY; and S. Jessup

S131
A Comparison between Hail Size and Vertical Extent of Lightning Strokes
Adam P Roser, Ohio University, Wadsworth, OH

S132
The Mysterious Case of the Missing Filaments
Carina R. Alden, Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, VT; and T. Howard

S133
A Spectral Analysis of Intracloud Lightning
Kevin C Larson, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and E. A. Smith, C. J. Schwartz, C. J. Nowotarski, and R. E. Orville

S134
Comparison of TAMU-WRF Simulated Lightning Products to the Houston Lightning Mapping Array Network
Brittany J. Toy, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and D. W. Koeritzer, T. W. Spencer, C. K. Landry, D. Grabbs Jr., E. K. Boynton, and C. J. Nowotarski

S135
Comparing Accuracy of Household Lightning Detectors against the HLMA (Houston Lightning Mapping Array)
Tyler Fenske, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and D. W. Koeritzer, C. J. Schwartz, B. J. Toy, D. Grabbs Jr., S. N. Lane, M. S. Nichelson, and T. Logan

Handout (7.2 MB)

S136
Effects of Changes in Vegetation on Mesonet Wind Speed Measurements
Gregory Jennrich, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

S137
Weather Observations Consistency between Mobile Platform and Fixed Stations
Jaylond Macari Harvey, Jackson State Univ., Jackson, MS

S138
Comparing Temperature Data from USA Mesonet Stations and Automatic Surface Observing Stations across the Northern Gulf Coast
Nicholas S. Grondin, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL; and S. Kimball

S139
Evaluation of Dual-Polarization Radar Signatures in Pulse-Type Thunderstorm Severe Wind Prediction
Jeremy Crookston, NWS, Athens, OH; and E. Timte and C. Barnes

S140
Measurements at FP3 in Support of PECAN Scientific Objectives Using MFAS SODAR with RASS
Natalie Midzak, Millersville University, Millersville, PA

S141
'Measurements at FP3 in Support of PECAN Scientific Objectives Using MPL-111 Lidar'
Kristen Pozsonyi, Millersville University, Millersville, PA

S142
Measurements at FP3 in Support of PECAN Scientific Objectives Using Surface Flux Tower
Jennifer Hane, Millersville University, Millersville, PA

S143
Monitoring Weather Conditions Near Wildfires
Randall Vowles, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and A. Abernathy and J. D. Horel

S144
Real-time Upper Air Support for NASA Scientific High Altitude Balloon Missions
Brooke Ellyn Barker, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and S. N. Lane, M. S. Nichelson, D. T. Conlee, J. R. Hays, and R. R. Mullenax

S145
An Investigation of Rawinsonde Ice Up during the Ontario Winter Lake-effect Systems (OWLeS) Project
Eli Turasky, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL; and J. W. Frame

S146
Visualization of Atmospheric Moisture to Improve Microwave Observations
Ashante McLeod-Perez, SUNY Oswego Meteorology, Oswego, NY

S147
Angular Dependence of Ocean Infrared Emissivity Derived from Marine-AERI observations during the ACAPEX Campaign
Matthew H. Westphall, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI; and P. J. Gero, N. Nalli, and R. Knuteson

Handout (2.8 MB)

S148
Climatology analysis of Cirrus Cloud in 3 ARM Sites
Kafayat Olayinka, NCAS, Washington, DC, DC

S149
Measurements and Discrimination of Aerosol and Cloud Layers Using a Multi-Wavelength Elastic- Raman Lidar
Yonghua Wu, NOAA-CREST, New York, NY; and A. Arapi

S150
Integrated sUAS Greenhouse Gas Measurements and Imagery for Land Use Emissions Monitoring
Lindsay Kaye Barbieri, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

S151
UAV-Based Calibration for Polarimetric Phased Array Radar
Christian H. Boyer, NWC REU, Norman, OK; and C. Fulton

S152
Investigating the sources of inaccuracy in a Geonor precipitation gauge
Keon Gibson, UCAR/NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Landolt

S153
Evaluation of a New Low-cost Instrument Package: The Texas Instruments SensorTag
Christian K. Landry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and T. W. Spencer, T. Fenske, L. J. Campbell, M. Martin, J. Milton, D. Grabbs Jr., D. T. Conlee, and T. Logan

S154
Sea level stations in Haiti: An analysis of performance from 2011-2016
Karuska Matos, NWS Caribbean Tsunami Warning Program, Mayaguez, PR, Puerto Rico; and Z. Fuentes, C. Hincapié, and C. von Hillebrandt-Andrade

S155
Preferred Atmospheric Patterns for Vernal and Autumnal Nocturnal Bird Migrations using the Plymouth, New Hampshire NOAA-ERSL Snow-Level Radar
Andrea M. LaRocca, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH; and C. Howlett, P. Bradley, J. Carlson, E. P. Kelsey, and L. Reitsma

S156
Sampling Fluorescence Reflectance from Ocean Color Satellite Imagery using Fluorescence Line Height (FLH) Algorithm
Rezwon Islam, The City College of New York, New York, NY

S157
Use of Landsat 8 to Classify Coral Reefs and Evaluating the Effects of the Chemical Oxybenzone on Porites furcata's Reflectance Signature
michael mateo, CREST, ozone park, NY; and A. gomez and K. McDonald

S158
Evaluation of Karenia brevis detection techniques using MODIS-A and VIIRS imagery against in situ measurements on the West Shelf of Florida
Claudia M Duran, City College of New York, CREST, Bayside, NY

S159
Does Strong Stratification Affect our Ability to Remotely Sense Chlorophyll-a Concentration along Shelf Waters off Delmarva Region, VA?
Michael J. Burns, University of Millersville, MILLERSVILLE, PA; and A. Kumar

S160
Hurricane Forcing of Phytoplankton Biomass in the Sargasso Sea

S161
Oceanic Profile Variations After Cyclonic Activity
Olivia Rae Ostwald, RSMAS, MIAMI, FL

S162
High Spatial Resolution Indian River Lagoon Water Temperature Using VIIRS

S163
Validation of Himawari-8 and MTSAT-2 Sea-Surface Temperatures in the Western Tropical Pacific Ocean

S164
Evaluation of Differences among Near-surface Air Temperature, Land Surface Temperature and Soil Temperature Using Remote Sensing and Ground-Based Observations
Farjana Shati, New York City College Of Technology, Brooklyn, NY; and S. Prakash and H. Norouzi

S165
Satellite Data Visualization, Processing and Mapping using MODIS Imager Data
Aye Phyu, CUNY City College of New York, Brooklyn, NY

S166
Using Principal Component Analysis in Radiative Transfer Calculations
Drew Limpasuvan, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC; and Y. Yung, V. Natraj, and P. Kopparla

Handout (955.8 kB)

S167
A climatology of single-layer cirrus clouds and associated heating rates from NASA satellite observations and RTM calculations
Erica K. Dolinar, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and X. Dong and B. Xi

S168
Simulating the CIPS Instrument
Anthony DiNorscia, CURE REU - Hampton University, Hampton, VA

Handout (571.5 kB)

S169
Wind Dependency of Surface Momentum Flux in Tropical Cyclones

S170
Microbursts within landfalling tropical cyclones, and the associated environmental conditions
Shawn M. Milrad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach, FL; and J. Klepatzki
Manuscript (1.8 MB)

Handout (1.9 MB)

Poster S171 will now be presented as Poster 577A within WAFNWP

S172
Accuracy of Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit Intensity Estimates in Hurricanes
Krista R. Dotterer, The Pennsylvania State University, Hamburg, PA

S173
North Atlantic and East Pacific Tropical Cyclone Intensity Comparison with Integrated Kinetic Energy
Jacob D Carstens, COAPS, Tallahassee, FL; and V. Misra

S174
Observed Relationship between Sea Surface Temperature and the Maximum Intensity of Tropical Cyclones
Daneisha Blair, REU, Kenner, LA; and A. Kowaleski and J. L. Evans

S175
Parameterizing Sea Surface Temperature Cooling Induced by Tropical Cyclones

S176
Storm Surge Probabilities for Hurricane Events
Jessica L Smith, Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; and R. Luettich and B. Blanton

S177
Analysis of Flood Events, Watches, and Warnings in Tropical Cyclones Impacting the US
Alex J DesRosiers, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

S178
Introducing a Comprehensive U.S. Landfalling Tropical Cyclone Size Dataset: 1900 - 2015
Derek T. Thompson, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA; and B. D. Keim

S179
Global Warming's Effects on Tropical and Extratropical Cyclone Tracks
Julian Eric Gordon, North Carolina A&T State Univ., Greensboro, NC

S180
The Climatological Influence of ENSO and Hurricane Frequency in North Carolina
Lexia Christine Williams, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and G. M. Ely and A. Sims

Handout (351.1 kB)

S181
Is a changing climate affecting the tropical cyclone behavior of Cape Verde?
Todd W. Emmenegger, University of Georgia, Athens, GA; and M. E. Mann, J. L. Evans, and G. S. Jenkins

S182
Variability of the African Easterly Jet and Its Influence on Easterly Waves

S183
Case study analysis of easterly wave formation in the East Pacific
Kevin Zolea, Kean Univ., Sayreville, NJ; and E. D. Maloney and J. W. Whitaker

S184
Further Exploration of MJO Initiation Events and Precursors as Revealed by an MJO-like Dynamical Mode
Rosa M. Vargas, UCAR/NCAR, Boulder, CO; and L. M. Hartten

S185
'Scale Interactions in the Tropics from a Simple Multi-cloud Model'
Xiaoyun Niu, University of California, Davis, CA; and J. A. Biello

S186
Observational Analyses of Madden Julian Oscillation Propagation through the Maritime Continent
Casey R Densmore, US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and B. S. Barrett and E. R. Sanabia

S187
'Intraseasonal Variability of Surface Ocean Currents and Upwelling off the U.S. West Coast'
Jacob I C Rose, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and B. S. Barrett and A. R. Davies

S188
Observing Seasonality of Inundation Patterns Across the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve Region Through the Use of Sentinel SAR 1
Carlos Alvarez, New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn, NY

S189
Leveraging Climate Prediction in Water Supply Forecasts
Janelle Hakala, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and P. Miller, A. Verdin, and M. Stokes

Handout (1.4 MB)

S190
The contribution of Climate change and Urbanization to Streamflow Variation
Gnimdou Tchalim, CREST, Bronx, NY; and S. Armal and J. John Ogam

S191
What Controls Snow Depth at the Watershed Scale?: Measuring Spatial and Temporal Variability in the Effects of Topography and Vegetation

S192
Atmospheric Drivers Associated with Rapid Ablation Events in the Chesapeake Basin, 1980-2009
Julia L. Arthur, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and G. R. Henderson, D. J. Leathers, D. A. Robinson, and T. Mote

S193
Tracking Irminger Water Through Eastern Baffin Bay and Its Potential Impacts on Glacier Melt in Northwest Greenland and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Sarah K. Howard, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; and X. Hu, N. Grivault, and P. G. Myers

Handout (2.7 MB)

S194
Arctic Sea Ice Variability and Its Influence on the Midlatitude Circulation and Hydrologic Cycle
Ashley Dicks, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and Y. Wu

S195
Examining Atmospheric Conditions during Variations in Satellite Derived Sea Ice and Snow Coverage in the Arctic
Haylie Mikulak, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE

S196
ARCTIC WEATHER AND ABRUPT SEA ICE LOSS
Uriel Gutierrez Jr., NWS REU Program, Norman, OK; and S. Cavallo and N. Szapiro

S197
Rate of Glacial Retreat in Glacier National Park Corresponding with Positive Degree Days
Anjelica Moreno, Ohio University, Cecil, OH; and K. Thomason and S. Reinemann

S199
Exploring Atmospheric Drivers of Greenland Mass Balance Variability on an Intraseasonal Time Scale
Kelsey M Ashbrook, US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and G. R. Henderson

S200
Does North American Monsoon Heating Influence the Low-level Pacific Subtropical Anticyclone?
Faith P. Groff, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN; and D. J. Stensrud and A. C. Ross

S201
Frequency of Mid-Tropospheric Dry Layers in the Tropical Pacific ITCZ using ERA-Interim Reanalysis
Elissa A. Smith, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and A. D. Rapp and K. R. Wodzicki

S202
The Interdecadal Variability of Atmospheric Teleconnections from 1851 to 2014
Alexander D. Kaltenbaugh, Magnolia, DE; and S. B. Feldstein

S203
The Association Between El Niño Intensity and North American Winter Weather
Brittany Newman, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and B. Elmer, M. Angst, and J. C. Furtado

S204
A Reanalysis of the Extended Multivariate ENSO Index (MEI.ext) and Comparison of the 1877-78 and 2015-16 El Nino Events
Eric James Webb, NC State Atmospheric Sciences, Raleigh, NC

Handout (780.6 kB)

S227
The Impact of Madden-Julian Oscillation on the Antarctic Atmosphere
Ashley Nicole Lois, AER, Annapolis, MD

S205
Asymmetric Response in Northeast Asia of summer NDVI to the preceding ENSO cycle
Jing Li, IAP, Beijing, China; and K. Fan and Z. Xu

S206
Links Between Southeastern Arizona Soil Moisture and El Niño-Southern Oscillation
Lawrence M. Vulis, City College, New York, NY; and R. J. Zamora

S207
'Comparison of Polar Amplification in CMIP5 Against Observations'
Alessandra G Burgos, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and A. J. Broccoli

S208
Does Climate Change Vary with Elevation in the Northeastern United States?
Stephanie van Oppen, Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, NJ; and J. R. Miller

S209
Comparison of Observed and Model-Simulated Atmospheric Moisture Vertical Structure over the Amazon Rainforest
Alyssa M Stansfield, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and B. R. Lintner

S210
Creating a Climatology of Shortwave Radiation in the Northeastern United States
Allison Fitzpatrick, Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, VT; and A. Maynard and J. Hanrahan

S211
Floridian Heatwaves in a Warming World: Frequency, Intensity, and Duration
Shealynn Cloutier-Bisbee, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL; and S. M. Milrad and A. Raghavendra
Manuscript (3.8 MB)

Handout (2.1 MB)

S212
Climate Change and Temperature-related Mortality in New York City
Hannah Huh, Reno, NV

S213
Observed Trends in Various Aspects of Heat Waves across China from 1961 to 2010
Yi Li, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, China
Manuscript (2.3 MB)

Handout (833.0 kB)

S214
Intra-seasonal and Inter-decadal Variability of North American Wind Chill Temperatures
Macy E. Howarth, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY; and N. F. Laird

S215
Recent Trends in Heat Index and Wind Chill over the Continental United States
Austin Jordan, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and D. W. Titley, S. K. Miller, and A. M. Walker

S216
A North American Heat Index Climatology
Shay A. Callahan, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY; and N. D. Metz

S217
Exploring the Relationship Between Monthly Climate Variation and Extreme Heat Index Event Frequency in the Southern United States
Charles L Becker, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, CO

S218
Using Extreme Events to Compare USGS and NLCD Land Use Data Sets in WRF for Dynamical Downscaling
Stephany M. Taylor, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC; and T. L. Spero and M. S. Mallard

S219
Evaluation of the weather, Research and Forecasting Model over Tunisia for the Study of Drought
Azar Mohammad Abadi, ; and T. Tadesse, M. Svoboda, and R. Oglesby

S220
Probability Distributions for Drought and Precipitation in Different US Regions
Anastasia Korolov, Tufts University, Medford, MA; and L. H. Ford

S221
Enhancements made to the Drought Risk Atlas from the National Drought Mitigation Center
Erica Johs, National Drought Mitigation Center, Lincoln, NE; and B. Fuchs, M. D. Svoboda, W. Sorensen, S. Shield, and C. E. Schirle

S222
Monitoring Drought with Vegetation and Soil Moisture Data
Theodore M.I. Hartman, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and J. L. Matthews and J. E. Bell

S223
Analysis of Global Drought and Land-Cover/Land-Use Change Using Satellite Passive Microwave Observations
Yanna Chen, New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn, NY; and H. Norouzi, S. Prakash, A. AghaKouchak, and R. Blake

S224
The Microscale impacts on Temperature and Humidity in the Snake Range in Eastern Nevada
Alexander Burton, Ohio University, Athens, OH

S225
Analysis of Surface Albedo to improve Upper-Ocean Heat Budget Calculations
Allison Hogikyan, OAR/PMEL; and M. Cronin and D. Zhang

S226
Evapotranspiration Effect on Longitudinal Dryline Position in The Great Plains
Zachary Freitag Johnson, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Manuscript (21.1 kB)

Handout (2.2 MB)

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