Program: Special Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation (97th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting)

Greg Roberts, SIO, La Jolla, CA; and R. Calmer, K. J. Sanchez, G. Cayez, K. A. Nicoll, E. Hashimshoni, D. Rosenfeld, A. Ansmann, J. Sciare, J. Ovadnevaite, M. Bronz, J. Preissler, J. Buehl, D. Ceburnis, and C. O'Dowd

1473

Development of a UAV-mounted Holographic Cloud Particle Imager

Daniel R. McAdams, Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA; and E. M. Wilcox, L. Gao, D. E. Fernandez, S. Vogel, J. O'Reilly, N. J. Kolodziejski, C. J. Stapels, and J. F. Christian

Handout (1.4 MB)

1474

Cloud Base Height Trends Over Howard University-Beltsville Campus

Rosemary Uyeda, University of California, Davis, CA; and R. K. Sakai and B. B. Demoz

1475

Spectral Structure of Five-Year Time Series of Horizontal Wind Speed at the Boulder Atmospheric Observatory

Song-Lak Kang, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

Handout (4.1 MB)

1476

Using Mobile Doppler Radar Observations of Rear Flank Gust Fronts to Infer Outflow Buoyancy Deficits

Abby L. Kenyon, Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX; and C. C. Weiss and G. H. Bryan

1477

Radiosonde Observation Representativeness for Air Dispersion Potential in Complex Terrain

Anthony J. Sadar, Allegheny County Health Department, Pittsburgh, PA; and J. Maranche

Manuscript (143.5 kB)

Handout (250.0 kB) Handout (2.3 MB)

1478

The Airborne Research Instrumentation Testing Opportunity (ARISTO)

Cory A. Wolff, NCAR, Broomfield, CO; and P. Romashkin, L. L. Lussier III, B. Baeuerle, and J. Stith

1479

Tethered Balloon System Operations & Modeling Efforts at ARM AMF3 Site at Oliktok Point, AK

Darielle Dexheimer, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM; and E. Roesler, M. Ivey, A. Bendure, J. Hardesty, and F. Helsel

1480

The Kiritimati Island and R/V Ronald H. Brown ENRR 2016 Datasets: Detailed Views of Local Responses to El Niño

Leslie M. Hartten, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/ESRL/PSD, Boulder, CO; and S. Abbott, C. J. Cox, P. E. Johnston, H. A. McColl, X. W. Quan, M. G. Winterkorn, and D. E. Wolfe

Handout (5.2 MB)

1481

Airborne Radiometric Measurements from NSF/NCAR Aircraft

Julie A. Haggerty, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Hall, K. Ullmann, and A. Bucholtz

1482

Sensitivity of Optical Array Probe (OAP) Derived Parameters with Respect to Particle Orientation

Joseph Robert O'Brien, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and M. R. Poellot, D. J. Delene, C. A. Grainger, and A. Bansemer

1483

Characterize the Precision of the Wind Calibration Process for NOAA Hurricane Hunter Aircraft

Lauren Cutler, SUNY, Oswego, NY; and M. Holmes, P. Flaherty, I. Sears, R. G. Henning, J. Williams, and B. Belson

1484

The NCAR 449 MHz Modular Wind Profiler

William O. J. Brown, NCAR, Boulder, CO

1485

A Novel Light-Weight Optical Particle Counter for the Detection of Spherical and a-Spherical Aerosol Particles

Ottmar Möhler, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany; and M. Schnaiter, M. Abele, and M. Weiss

1486

Aeronautical Radio Inc. Computer (A.R.C) Software Modification on the Gulfstream IV-SP (GIV)

Katrina J Rosemond, NOAA, Greensboro, NC

1487

Evaluation, Calibration and Testing Radio Frequency (RF) Components

Milton Martinez, NOAA, Toa Alta, PR

1488

Characteristics of convective cell with and without lightning observed by X-band polarimetric radars

Kotaro Yoshimura, Kochi University, Kochi, Japan; and K. Sassa

Thursday, 26 January 2017

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8:30 AM-9:30 AM: Thursday, 26 January 2017

Session 1A

Observing Networks

Location: Conference Center: Chelan 4 (Washington State Convention Center )

Host: Special Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Chair: Sytske Kimball, University of South Alabama

8:30 AM

1A.1

Comparing Temperature Data from USA Mesonet Stations, Cooperative Observer (COOP) Stations, and Automatic Surface Observing Stations across the Northern Gulf Coast

Nicholas S. Grondin, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL; and S. Kimball

Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM

1A.2

The New York State Mesonet: A General Overview

Jerald A. Brotzge, New York State Mesonet, Albany, NY; and C. D. Thorncroft and E. L. Joseph

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM

1A.3

Recent and Upcoming Changes to the National Weather Service's Upper Air Network

Ryan Brown, CyberData Technologies, Herndon, VA; and D. Brewer and H. Escabi Jr.

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (1.2 MB)

9:15 AM

1A.4

Modernization of Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) Hardware and Software

Brian Macauley Hays, CyberData Technologies, Herndon, VA; and D. Brewer, J. M. Dover, T. Szynborski, and M. Wolfe

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (1.8 MB)

Session 1B

Specialized Instrumentation

Location: Conference Center: Yakima 1 (Washington State Convention Center )

Host: Special Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Chair: Scott Landolt, NCAR

8:30 AM

1B.1

Development of a Mobile C-band Polarimetric Atmospheric Imaging Radar (PAIR)

Jorge L. Salazar-Cerreno, Univeristy of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and T. Y. Yu, C. Fulton, M. Mc Cord, R. D. Palmer, H. B. Bluestein, B. L. Cheong, M. Biggerstaff, B. M. Isom, J. M. Kurdzo, R. Doviak, X. Wang, and M. B. Yeary

8:45 AM

1B.2

An Analysis of Precipitation Transition and Hydrometeor Classification using Dual Polarization Radar and Active/Passive Atmospheric Profiling Observations

Christina G. A. Leach, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and K. R. Knupp and L. D. Carey

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM

1B.3

Simultaneous Cloud Particle Imaging and Angular Light Scattering Measurements with the Novel PHIPS-HALO Probe

Emma Järvinen, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany; and A. Abdelmonem and M. Schnaiter

Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM

1B.4

A novel single-cavity multi-wavelength photoacoustic spectrometer for atmospheric research

Martin Schnaiter, Karlsruhe Institute, Karlsruhe, Germany; and C. Linke, I. Ibrahim, and F. Waitz

Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM-10:30 AM: Thursday, 26 January 2017

Exhibit Hall Breakfast

Location: 4AB (Washington State Convention Center )

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 26 January 2017

Session 2A

Special Session: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Atmospheric Research and Field Programs

Location: Conference Center: Chelan 4 (Washington State Convention Center )

Host: Special Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Chair: Bruce Baker, NOAA

10:30 AM

2A.1

Comparing quadcopter iMET Temperature, Pressure and Humidity data with 10 m tower data

Sytske Kimball, Univ. of South Alabama, Mobile, AL; and C. Montalvo and W. D. Terwey

Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM

2A.2

Calibration and Validation of Weather Sensors for Rotary-Wing UAS: The Devil is in the Details

Phillip B. Chilson, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. Huck, C. Fiebrich, D. Cornish, T. Wawrzyniak, S. Mazuera, A. Dixon, E. Burns, and B. Greene

Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM

2A.3

Use of a Small Unmanned Aerial System in VORTEX-SE 2016

Edward Dumas, NOAA, Oak Ridge, TN; and T. R. Lee, M. Buban, and C. B. Baker

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

2A.4

Towards an Open Instrumentaion Platform: Getting the Most From MAVLink, ArduPilot, and BeagleBone

Stephen L. Arnold, Vanguard Computer Technology Labs, Inc., Goleta, CA

Recorded Presentation

Handout (264.7 kB)

11:30 AM

2A.5

Using Unmanned Aircraft Systems to Monitor River Ice Breakup in Support of Hydrologic Forecast Operations in Alaska

Edward W. Plumb, NOAA/NWS, Fairbanks, AK; and E. Saiet

11:45 AM

2A.6

Experimental study of Aerosol-Cloud Interactions using a 5-hole Probe with Remotely Piloted Aircraft

Radiance Calmer, CNRM, Toulouse, France; and G. Roberts, K. J. Sanchez, K. A. Nicoll, J. Preissler, J. Ovadnevaite, J. Sciare, and M. Bronz

Recorded Presentation

Session 2B

Boundary Layer Studies Including Important Flux Measurements

Location: Conference Center: Yakima 1 (Washington State Convention Center )

Host: Special Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Chair: John Kochendorfer, NOAA

10:30 AM

2B.1

What Determines the Nocturnal Vertical Wind Gradient?

Stefan Emeis, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM

2B.2

Composite Analysis of Bores Observed by Ground-Based Profilers during PECAN

David M. Loveless, CIMSS, Madison, WI; and T. J. Wagner, C. M. Rozoff, D. D. Turner, S. A. Ackerman, and W. F. Feltz

Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM

2B.3

The sensitivity of convection initiation to surface heterogeneities during VORTEX-SE

Michael Buban, NOAA/OAR/ARL/ATDD, Oak Ridge, TN; and T. R. Lee, C. B. Baker, and T. P. Meyers

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

2B.4

Boundary Layer Profiling and Land Characterization Measurements Provide Spatial Variability of Land-Atmosphere Properties at the ARM Southern Great Plains Mega-Site

Jennifer Comstock, PNNL, Richland, WA; and L. Riihimaki, D. D. Turner, R. Newsom, M. Cadeddu, and J. H. Mather

11:30 AM

2B.5

Combining Gradient and Profile Fit Method for an Advanced Ceilometer-based Boundary Layer Height Detection Algorithm

Christoph Münkel, Vaisala GmbH, Hamburg, Germany; and R. Roininen

Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM

2B.6

Measurement of Atmospheric Structure Constants with sonic anemometers and sodars

Kenneth H. Underwood, T & B Systems, Valencia, CA

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 26 January 2017

Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 26 January 2017

Session 3A

New observations from field programs

Location: Conference Center: Yakima 1 (Washington State Convention Center )

Host: Special Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Chair: Tilden P. Meyers, NOAA/OAR/ARL/ATDD

1:30 PM

3A.1

A Long-Term, High-quality, High Vertical Resolution GPS Dropsonde Dataset for Hurricane Research: Overview and Scientific Applications

Kathryn Young, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Wang and G. H. Bryan

Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM

3A.2

The Land-Atmosphere Feedback Experiment: Theory and Design

David D. Turner, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and V. Wulfmeyer

Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM

3A.3

Leveraging observations from the Verification and Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment-Southeast (VORTEX-SE) to investigate the role of boundary layer heterogeneities on convection initiation

Temple R. Lee, NOAA and CIMMS, Oak Ridge, TN; and C. B. Baker, T. P. Meyers, and M. Buban

Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM

3A.4

Horizontal and Vertical Spatial Variability of Soil Temperature Measurements

Bradley G. Illston, Oklahoma Climatological Survey/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and C. A. Fiebrich

Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM

3A.5

Verification of Dual-wavelength Humidity Profile Retrievals Using S-PolKa During the DYNAMO Field Campaign

Scott Ellis, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Vivekanandan, D. Albo, and G. Meymaris

Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM

3A.6

On Understanding Multi-Scale Precipitation Processes in Tropical Islands Via the Convection, Aerosol, and Synoptic-Effects in the Tropics (CAST) Campaign

Nathan Hosannah, City College, New York, NY; and J. E. Gonzalez, R. Rodriguez, H. Parsiani, F. Moshary, L. Aponte, R. A. Armstrong, E. W. Harmsen, P. Ramamurthy, M. Angeles, L. León, R. D. Bornstein, N. D. Ramirez, D. Niyogi, R. Davis, and W. Peña

Recorded Presentation

Session 3B

Special Session: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Atmospheric Research and Field Programs

Location: Conference Center: Chelan 4 (Washington State Convention Center )

Host: Special Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Chair: Edward Dumas, NOAA

1:30 PM

3B.1

What is the Current Status of Atmospheric Research using Unmanned Aircraft Systems? Results of a Community Survey

Cory A. Wolff, NCAR, Broomfield, CO; and H. Vomel, S. Ellis, S. P. Oncley, J. A. Moore, M. Lord, and D. Axisa

Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM

3B.2

Collaboration Leading Operational Unmanned Development for Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics Flight Campaign

Jamey Jacob, Oklahoma State Univ., Stillwater, OK; and P. B. Chilson, A. Houston, and S. Smith

Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM

3B.3

Severe Local Storm Environmental Observations from UAS

Steven E. Koch, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and B. Argrow, P. B. Chilson, M. Fengler, E. N. Rasmussen, D. D. Turner, R. Huck, A. L'Afflitto, and J. Salazar

Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM

3B.4

NOAA's Sensing Hazards with Operational Unmanned Technology (SHOUT) Project: Strategies for Improving and Augmenting Existing Satellite and Manned Aircraft Observations with Recent Pacific El Niño and Atlantic Hurricane Rapid Response Global Hawk Flights

Peter G Black, 14616 Charter Oak Blvd, Salinas, CA; and J. P. Dunion, G. A. Wick, L. Cucurull, J. J. Coffey, J. Sippel, A. Aksoy, and J. R. Walker

Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM

3B.5

NOAA UAS Program's Sensing Hazards with Operational Unmanned Technology (SHOUT) Project: A Case Study for the End-to-End Utilization of High- and Low-altitude Unmanned Aircraft Systems

John R. Walker, Cherokee Nation Technologies, LLC, Huntsville, AL; and G. Wick, P. G. Black, J. P. Dunion, L. Cucurull, A. C. Kren, H. Wang, J. A. Sippel, M. B. Sporer, R. F. Morales Jr., and J. May

Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM

3B.6

NOAA's operational end game for the Coyote Unmanned Aircraft System

Joseph J. Cione, NOAA, Miami, FL; and K. Twining, M. Silah, A. Brescia, E. A. Kalina, A. Farber, C. Troudt, A. Ghanooni, B. B. Baker, E. J. Dumas Jr., T. Hock, J. A. Smith, J. French, C. W. Fairall, G. deBoer, and G. Bland

Recorded Presentation

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 26 January 2017

Coffee Break

Location: Skybridge (Washington State Convention Center )

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Thursday, 26 January 2017

Session 4A

Innovative Measurements

Location: Conference Center: Yakima 1 (Washington State Convention Center )

Host: Special Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Chair: Steven P. Oncley, NCAR

3:30 PM

4A.1

Synergistic Environments in Graduate and Undergraduate Education (SEGUE) in Atmospheric Instrumentation and Measurement Training

Richard D. Clark, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and A. Rockwell, A. Stevermer, and K. Mackin

Recorded Presentation

3:45 PM

4A.2

The Next Generation of Airborne Polarimetric Doppler Weather Radar: NCAR/EOL Airborne Phased Array Radar (APAR) Development

James A. Moore, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. C. Lee, E. Loew, J. Vivekanandan, P. Tsai, M. Dixon, J. M. Emmett, M. Lord, L. L. Lussier III, K. Hwang, and J. Ranson

Recorded Presentation

4:00 PM

4A.3

Development of Innovative Technology to Provide Low-Cost Surface Atmospheric Observations in Under-developed Data sparse Regions

Paul A. Kucera, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Steinson

Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM

4A.4

Ground-based Hail, Rain, and Wind Sensor Networks Operating in Real-time

Shane Bussmann, Understory, Inc., Somerville, MA; and K. E. Willmot, E. Hewitt, N. Homeier, and A. Kubicek

Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM

4A.5

Using Mie-Notch and in situ DSD to Calibrate Radar and Retrieve Noise Power and Fine Vertical Air Velocity Structures in Small Cumulus Observed by an Airborne FMCW cloud Radar

Ming Fang, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and B. Albrecht

Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM

4A.6

Utilizing NOAA Products Validation System (NPROVS) to Analyze Radiosonde Data

Evan Keeler, CyberData Technologies, Herndon, VA; and T. Reale and J. Fitzgibbon

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (266.0 kB)

Session 4B

Measurement Systems

Location: Conference Center: Chelan 4 (Washington State Convention Center )

Host: Special Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Chair: Andrew J. Schwartz, NCAR

3:30 PM

4B.1

Overview of NCAR Dropsonde Technologies

Terry Hock, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and H. Voemel and C. Martin

Recorded Presentation

3:45 PM

4B.2

Humidity observations using the NCAR dropsonde

Holger Voemel, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. Hock and K. Young

4:00 PM

4B.3

Ground Snow Measurements: Comparisons of the Hotplate, Weighing and Manual Methods

Nicholas Zelasko, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and Z. Wang and J. R. Snider

4:15 PM

4B.4

Assessment of turbulence intensity retrieval techniques by using a polarimetric precipitation profiling radar

A.C.P. Oude Nijhuis, University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands; and O. A. Krasnov, C. M. H. Unal, H. W. J. Russchenberg, and A. Yarovoy

Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM

4B.5

Radar Wind Profiler Frequency Spectrum Review and Concerns

Scott A. McLaughlin, Radiometrics, Boulder, CO; and J. F. Pratte and E. M. Lau

4:45 PM

4B.6

Integrated Remote Sensing and In-situ Sampling Capability of University of Wyoming King Air

Zhien Wang, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and A. Rodi, J. R. French, S. Haimov, B. Geerts, M. Deng, and P. Wechsler

Recorded Presentation

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