Ninth Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) (Expanded View)

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Sunday, 9 January 2005
7:30 AM, Sunday
Short Course Registration
 
9:00 AM-5:40 PM, Sunday
Conference Registration
 
Monday, 10 January 2005
7:30 AM, Monday
Registration continues through Thursday, 13 January
 
9:00 AM-9:30 AM, Monday
Joint Session 1 Building the Earth Information System (Joint with the 16th Conference on Climate Variability and Change, the 21st International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, and Ninth Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface)
Cochairs: Terry Tarbell, RS Information Systems, McLean, VA; Linda Miller, UCAR/Unidata, Boulder, CO
9:00 AMJ1.1From Information to Action: The Global Earth Observation System of Systems  extended abstract wrf recording
James Mahoney, NOAA, Washington, DC
 
9:30 AM-12:00 PM, Monday
Session 1 The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS)
Organizer: Ralph Petersen, NOAA/NWS, Camp Springs, MD
9:30 AM1.1The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) A Goldmine of Atmospheric Information  
Moustafa Chahine, NASA/JPL, Pasadena, CA; and T. S. Pagano, H. H. Aumann, C. Barnet, B. H. Lambrigtsen, E. J. Fetzer, M. Goldberg, F. W. Irion, E. Olsen, S. Y. Lee, L. M. McMillin, W. McMillin, L. Strow, and J. Susskind
9:45 AM1.2Atmospheric InfraRed Sounder (AIRS) radiance validation with the Scanning High-resolution Interferometer Sounder (S-HIS) aircraft instrument  
Henry E. Revercomb, Space Science and Engeering Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI; and D. C. Tobin, R. O. Knuteson, F. A. Best, D. D. LaPorte, S. D. Ellington, M. W. Werner, R. G. Dedecker, R. K. Garcia, N. N. Ciganovich, H. B. Howell, S. Dutcher, and J. K. Taylor
10:00 AM1.3Validation of AIRS Moisture Products using Three-way Intercomparisons with Radiosondes and GPS Sensors  extended abstract wrf recording
Larry M. McMillin, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and J. Zhao, M. K. Rama Varma Raja, S. I. Gutman, and J. G. Yoe
10:15 AMCoffee Break in Poster Session Room  
10:45 AM1.4Near real-time operational products from AIRS  
Mitchell D. Goldberg, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and C. D. Barnet, W. Wolf, L. Zhou, and M. Divakarla
11:00 AM1.5Global OSSE at NCEP, Results from High resolution experiments and AIRS  
Michiko Masutani, RSIS and NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and J. S. Woollen, R. Treadon, S. J. Lord, H. Sun, T. J. Kleespies, P. VanDelst, and G. D. Emmitt
11:15 AM1.6Impact of AIRS data on numerical weather forecasts at NASA/GSFCThis paper will summarize the  
Robert Atlas, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD
11:30 AM1.7Atmospheric soundings from AIRS/AMSU in partial cloud cover  
Joel Susskind, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD
11:45 AM1.8Extraction of AIRS Sounding Information Under Cloudy Conditions  
William Smith Sr., Hampton University, Hampton, VA; and H. L. Huang and D. K. Zhou
 
10:15 AM, Monday
Coffee Break in Poster Session Room
 
12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Monday
Lunch Break
 
1:30 PM-2:30 PM, Monday
Session 2 Programs for Assimilating Environmental Observations
Organizer: Mitch D. Goldberg, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD
1:30 PM2.1Recent advances at the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation  extended abstract wrf recording
John Le Marshall, NOAA Science Center, Camp Springs, MD; and F. Weng, S. Lord, L. P. Riishojgaard, P. Phoebus, and J. Yoe
1:45 PM2.2The Joint Hurricane Testbed (JHT): Progress and Future Plans  extended abstract wrf recording
Richard D. Knabb, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/TPC/NHC, Miami, FL; and J. G. Jiing, C. W. Landsea, and W. R. Seguin
2:00 PM2.3Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere and Climate (COSMIC): An Overview  extended abstract wrf recording
Ying-Hwa Kuo, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Rocken and R. A. Anthes
2:15 PM2.4Mesoscale Objective Analysis: An Analysis of Record?  extended abstract wrf recording
John Horel, NOAA/Cooperative Institute for Regional Prediction and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and B. Colman
 
2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Monday
Poster Session 1 Poster Session 1
 P1.1Trace Gas Observations by AIRS and Preliminary Validation Results Against Airborne Measurements from INTEX  
Juying X. Warner, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD; and W. W. McMillan, C. D. Barnet, M. L. McCourt, S. Vay, and O. Investigators
 P1.2The effect of using AWIPS LAPS and High Resolution SSTs to locally initialize the Workstation ETA  extended abstract
Brian Etherton, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC; and P. Santos, S. Lazarus, and C. Calvert
 P1.3Sunphotometer Calibrations and Instrument Intercomparisons at the High Altitude Research Station Jungfraujoch  
Alexander Los, Kipp & Zonen B.V., Delft, Netherlands; and W. H. Knap
 P1.4Structure of the lower troposphere over the Pacific Ocean: information gained from AIRS observations  extended abstract
Hengchun Ye, California State University, Los Angeles, CA; and E. J. Fetzer, E. T. Olsen, A. Eldering, S. Granger, L. Chen, B. H. Lambrigtsen, E. Fishein, S. Y. Lee, B. Kahn, and A. Braverman
 P1.5Numerical Simulation of Convection during IHOP _2002 using the Flux-Adjusting Surface Data Assimilation System (FASDAS)  extended abstract
Peter P. Childs, State Climate Office of North Carolina and North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and A. L. Qureshi, S. Raman, K. Alapaty, R. Ellis, R. Boyles, and D. Niyogi
 P1.6Short-term, seasonal and interannual variability of the vertical distribution of water vapor observed by AIRS  extended abstract
Edward T. Olsen, JPL and California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and S. L. Granger and E. J. Fetzer
 P1.7Sensitivity characteristics of a variational assimilation of cloudy satellite radiances using the GOES sounder  
Tomoko Koyama, Japan Meteorological Agency, Tokyo, Japan; and T. Vukicevic, A. S. Jones, M. Sengupta, and T. H. Vonder Haar
 P1.8Reasons for the failure of the Pan American Climate Studies Sounding Network (PACS-SONET) in Latin America.  
Michael W. Douglas, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. Murillo
 P1.9Performance and application of a multi-wavelength, ground-based microwave radiometer in rain nowcasting  extended abstract
P. W Chan, Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, China; and C. M. Tam
 P1.10Ongoing Japanese long-term Reanalysis project (JRA-25); Assimilation of NOAA polar-orbiter satellite sounder data  extended abstract
Masami Sakamoto, Japan Meteorological Agency, Tokyo, Japan; and S. Kobayashi, K. Kato, T. Matsumoto, H. Koide, K. Onogi, T. Ose, and H. Hatsushika
 P1.11Estimating clear-sky radiances from the AIRS/AMSU instrument suite  
Evan Fishbein, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and L. Chen, E. J. Fetzer, and S. Y. Lee
 P1.12 Moved to Oral Session 10; new presentation number 10.3  
 P1.13Two year trends in AIRS and AMSU observations  
Hartmut H. Aumann, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and D. T. Gregorich, L. Strow, and S. Hannon
P1.14AIRS associated accomplishments at the JCSDA  
John F. Le Marshall, NASA, NOAA, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation, Camp Springs, MD; and S. J. Lord, J. C. Derber, R. Treadon, J. Joiner, J. A. Jung, M. Goldberg, and W. Wolf
 
4:00 PM-5:30 PM, Monday
Session 3 Assimilation Techniques and Their Evaluation - Part 1
Organizer: Chris Snyder, NCAR, Boulder, CO
4:00 PM3.1Balanced mass and moisture constraint in variational data assimilation  
Luc Fillion, MSC, Dorval, PQ, Canada
4:15 PM3.2Experiments with the NCEP gridpoint statistical interpolation system  
Daryl T. Kleist, EMC/SAIC, Camp Springs, MD; and J. C. Derber, D. Parrish, R. Treadon, and W. -. S. Wu
4:30 PM3.3Using hourly and daily precipitation analyses to improve model water budget  extended abstract
Ying Lin, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and K. E. Mitchell, E. Rogers, and G. J. DiMego
4:45 PM3.4Application of GPS Slant Water Vapor Tomography to an IHOP Storm Case with Simple Constraints  extended abstract wrf recording
Yuanfu Xie, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; and J. Braun, A. E. MacDonald, and R. Ware
5:00 PM3.5Jungian data assimilation  
Gregory S. Duane, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. J. Tribbia
5:15 PM3.6Inverse Estimation of Soil Moisture and Surface Energy Budget from in-Situ Soil Temperature Data  extended abstract wrf recording
Kun Yang, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; and T. Koike and B. Ye
 
5:30 PM, Monday
Sessions End for the day
 
5:30 PM-7:00 PM, Monday
FORMAL OPENING OF EXHIBITS WITH RECEPTION (CASH BAR)
 
7:30 PM, Monday
Suki Manabe Symposium Banquet
 
Tuesday, 11 January 2005
8:30 AM-9:45 AM, Tuesday
Session 4 Assimilation Techniques and Their Evaluation - Part 2
Organizer: Yuanfu Xie, Forecast Research Division, Boulder, CO
8:30 AM4.1Ensemble-derived background error covariances for operational NWP  extended abstract wrf recording
Mark Buehner, MSC, Dorval, QC, Canada
8:45 AM4.2Critical issues of ensemble data assimilation in application to GOES-R risk reduction program  extended abstract wrf recording
Dusanka Zupanski, CIRA/Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and M. Zupanski, M. DeMaria, and L. Grasso
9:00 AM4.3An ensemble Kalman filter for WRF and a comparison with the WRF three-dimensional variational assimilation scheme  
Chris Snyder, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and A. Caya, D. M. Barker, J. Anderson, and W. C. Skamarock
9:15 AM4.4Correcting CMAQ photolysis rates based on GOES observed clouds  extended abstract wrf recording
Arastoo Pour Biazar, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and R. T. McNider, S. J. Roselle, and R. J. Suggs
9:30 AM4.54DDATA assimilation of GOES imager IR radiances in cloudy conditions  extended abstract wrf recording
T. Vukicevic, CIRA/Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO; and M. Sengupta, A. Jones, and T. Vonder Haar
 
9:45 AM, Tuesday
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (Please Refer to Poster Session P1for Title and Author Information)
 
9:45 AM-11:00 AM, Tuesday
Poster Session 2 Poster Session 2
 P2.1Ensemble data assimilation: experiments using NASA’s GEOS column precipitation model  
Dusanka Zupanski, CIRA/Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and A. Y. Hou, S. Zhang, M. Zupanski, and C. D. Kummerow
 P2.2Ensemble Based Data Assimilation of observations of Hurricane Humberto  extended abstract
Brian J. Etherton, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC; and S. D. Aberson
 P2.3Developing the ADAS/ARPS as a satellite data assimilation testbed at the University of Alabama in Huntsville  extended abstract
John R. Mecikalski, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and W. M. Lapenta, K. M. LaCasse, K. Doty, and G. J. Jedlovec
 P2.4Data Assimilation with the Noah Land Surface model in NLDAS  extended abstract
Dag Lohmann, NOAA/NCEP/EMC, Suitland, MD; and P. Grunmann, H. Wei, and K. Mitchell
 P2.5Data assimilation scheme of satellite derived heating rates for soil state initialization in a regional atmospheric mesoscale model: methodology.  extended abstract
Massimiliano Pasqui, Institute of Biometeorology/National Research Council, Florence, Italy; and R. L. Walko, S. Migliorini, A. Antonini, S. Melani, and G. Messeri
 P2.6Climate Data Records from US environmental satellites  
Sheldon Drobot, The National Academies, Washington, DC; and D. A. Robinson
 P2.7Characterization of AIRS temperature and water vapor measurement capability using correlative observations  extended abstract
Eric J. Fetzer, JPL and California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and A. Eldering and S. Y. Lee
 P2.8Assimilation of surface observations in complex terrain  extended abstract
Xingxiu Deng, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and R. B. Stull
 P2.9Aqua MODIS and AIRS Data Product Synergies available from GES DISC DAAC  
Arun Gopalan, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and J. Qin, A. Savtchenko, G. Leptoukh, and G. A. Vicente
P2.10Application of Variational Data Assimilation Techniques to Numerical Forecasts of Tropical Cyclones in the East Asia  
Seon K. Park, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea; and L. M. Leslie and J. F. LeMarshall
P2.11Adjoint of a Non-Hydrostatic Limited-Area Model: Identical Twin experiments  
Monique Tanguay, MSC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and S. Gravel
 
11:00 AM-12:00 PM, Tuesday
Session 5 Observational Field Experiments
Organizer: Taumi S. Daniels, NASA, Hampton, VA
11:00 AM5.1The TAMDAR Great Lakes Fleet Experiment  extended abstract wrf recording
Richard D. Mamrosh, NOAA/NWS, Green Bay, WI; and E. S. Brusky, J. K. Last, W. R. Moninger, and T. S. Daniels
11:15 AM5.2Rainfall variations along the coast of Peru and Ecuador during the 1997–8 El Niño and implications for a real-time forecasting system over the region  
Michael W. Douglas, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. F. Mejia and N. Ordinola
11:30 AM5.3Multiple Remote Sensor Observations of Gust Front to Bore Transition  
Kevin Knupp, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL
11:45 AM5.4Measurement Sampling Rates for Daily Maximum and Minimum Temperatures  extended abstract wrf recording
X. Lin, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and K. G. Hubbard and C. B. Baker
 
11:30 AM-1:30 PM, Tuesday
Exhibits Open
 
12:15 PM-1:30 PM, Tuesday
Lunch Break
 
1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Tuesday
Joint Session 8 Global Climate Observing System (Joint with the 21st International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology)
Organizers: Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; John Lincoln, Consultant, Berryville, VA; Thomas W. Schlatter, NOAA/ORL/FSL, Boulder, CO; A. E. MacDonald, NOAA/ERL/FSL
1:30 PMJ8.1Achieving global coverage for climate observations in support of the UNFCCC  
Alan R. Thomas, GCOS at WMO, 1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland
1:45 PMJ8.2Implementation Plan for the Global Observing Systems for Climate in support of the UNFCCC  extended abstract wrf recording
Paul Mason, University of Reading, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom
J8.3Establishing an EURO-GCOS-Network  
Volker Vent-Schmidt, DWD, Deutscher Wetterdienst, OFFENBACH, Germany
2:00 PMJ8.4Enhancing global climate observing system (GCOS) activities in Switzerland   wrf recording
Thomas Frei, Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology (MeteoSwiss), Zurich, Switzerland
2:15 PMJ8.5Update on U.S. support for the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) and associated support for international, regional, and bi-lateral GCOS activities  extended abstract wrf recording
Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Silver Spring, MD
2:30 PMJ8.6NOAA's role in building a global ocean observing system   wrf recording
Diane M. Stanitski, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and M. R. Johnson
2:45 PMCoffee Break in Exhibit Hall  
3:15 PMJ8.7Shipboard Automated Meteorological and Oceanographic Systems: A Key Component of an Ocean Observing System  extended abstract wrf recording
Shawn R. Smith, COAPS/Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
3:30 PMJ8.8Global Observing System Information (GOSIC) data set information available through NASA's Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)  extended abstract wrf recording
Gene R. Major, SSAI, Lanham, MD; and C. Lief, L. Olsen, S. A. Ritz, G. Servin, and D. White
3:45 PMJ8.9On-line provision of data at ECMWF  extended abstract wrf recording
Baudouin Raoult, ECMWF, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom; and M. Fuentes and M. Manoussakis
4:00 PMJ8.10Analysis of Data Exchange Problems in Global Atmospheric and Hydrological Networks  extended abstract wrf recording
Stephan Bojinski, WMO, Geneva, Switzerland; and A. R. Thomas
4:15 PMJ8.11NCDC's GCOS lead center activities  extended abstract wrf recording
Thomas C. Peterson, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and G. R. Hammer and M. J. Menne
4:30 PMJ8.12Adequacy of in situ observing system in the satellite era for climate SST analysis  extended abstract wrf recording
Huai-Min Zhang, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and R. W. Reynolds and T. M. Smith
4:45 PMJ8.13The Meteorological Service of Canada’s Solar Radiation Data Processing System  
Tara H. Sopoco, MSC, Downsview, ON, Canada; and L. D. Boudreau
5:00 PMJ8.14Upgrades to and expansion of the Comprehensive Pacific Rainfall Database (PACRAIN)  extended abstract wrf recording
Michael D. Klatt, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. S. Greene and M. L. Morrissey
 
3:00 PM-5:00 PM, Tuesday
Exhibits Open
 
5:30 PM, Tuesday
Sessions end for the day
 
Wednesday, 12 January 2005
8:30 AM-9:30 AM, Wednesday
Session 6 Building the Earth Information System
Organizer: Alan R. Thomas, GCOS at WMO, 1211 Geneva 2 Switzerland
8:30 AM6.1Air quality and meteorological monitoring strategies in support of operational air quality forecasting and the global earth observation system: recommendations to the US EPA  extended abstract wrf recording
John N. McHenry, Baron Advanced Meteorological Systems, Raleigh, NC; and W. F. Dabberdt
8:45 AM6.2Global Earth- system Monitoring using Satellite and in-situ data: GEMS  
Anthony Hollingsworth, ECMWF, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom; and G. Brasseur, P. Cox, and H. Eskes
9:00 AM6.3Global Earth Observation System (GEOS): System Capabilities and the Role for the US EPA   wrf recording
Walter F. Dabberdt, Vaisala. Inc., Boulder, CO; and J. N. McHenry
9:15 AM6.4High-latitude winds from Molniya orbit: A mission concept for NASA’s ESSP program  
Lars Peter Riishojgaard, NASA/GSFC/JCSDA, Greenbelt, MD
 
9:30 AM-10:00 AM, Wednesday
Coffee Break
 
10:00 AM, Wednesday
Presidential Forum
 
11:30 AM-1:30 PM, Wednesday
Exhibits Open
 
12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Wednesday
Lunch Break
 
1:30 PM-2:30 PM, Wednesday
Session 7 Ocean and Coastal Observations
Organizer: Kevin Knupp, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
1:30 PM7.1The NWS Marine Observation Network: Coastal marine component of multiple observing systems  extended abstract wrf recording
Don T. Conlee, NOAA/NWS/National Data Buoy Center, Stennis Space Center, MS; and P. F. Moersdorf
1:45 PM7.2Optimal Spectral Decomposition (OSD) Method for Ocean Observing System  
Peter C. Chu, NPS, Monterey, CA; and L. M. Ivanov
2:00 PM7.3Assimilation of Multi-Satellite High Resolution Sea Surface Temperatures for a Real-Time Local Analysis and Forecasting System  extended abstract wrf recording
Corey G. Calvert, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL; and S. M. Lazarus, P. Santos, D. W. Sharp, P. Blottman, and S. Spratt
2:15 PM7.41. Coastal Environmental Monitoring in the GOES-R Era. Emphasis: A Paradigm Shift in Temporal and Spatial Resolution for Earth Observations  
Brenda J. Zuzolo, The Boeing Company, Springfield, VA; and P. A. Zuzolo, K. Lausten, G. R. Alexander, R. Domikis, and S. G. Hoffert
 
2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Wednesday
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
 
2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Wednesday
Poster Session 3 Poster Session 3
 P3.1Validating of satellite retrieved latent heat fluxes over tropical oceans  extended abstract
Bing Lin, NASA/LRC, Hampton, VA; and A. Fan
 P3.2Testing Radiosonde Replacement System (RRS) Radiosondes—Part 2  extended abstract
James Fitzgibbon, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Facundo
 P3.3Siting New England: a GIS prototype for site selection for the NWS Modernized Cooperative Network  
William G. McPherson Jr., University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. Yuan, D. Giuliano, K. Tapp, and J. Rush
 P3.4Selecting the Sites for CASA NetRad, a Collaborative Radar Network  extended abstract
Keith Brewster, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and L. White, B. Johnson, and J. Brotzge
 P3.5Portable Automated Research Micrometeorological Stations (PARMS) Designed for Enhanced Local Monitoring of Atmospheric Processes  
Jeffrey B. Basara, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. Grimsely, B. G. Illston, C. Fiebrich, and J. Southard
 P3.6OSSEs for realistic DWL concepts: Impacts on hurricane track forecasts  extended abstract
George D. Emmitt, Simpson Weather Associates, Charlottesville, VA; and S. Wood, S. Greco, R. M. Atlas, and J. Terry
 P3.7Optimal 3D Wind Retrieval as the Basis for Dynamically Adaptive Doppler Radar Data Collection  
Luther White, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. M. Shapiro
 P3.8Integrating a Doppler sodar with nuclear power plant meteorological data  extended abstract
Thomas E. Bellinger, Illinois Emergency Management Agency, Springfield, IL
 P3.9Integrated observation of upper ocean response to typhoons and tropical storms from ARGO floats and Satellites  
JongJin Park, Seoul National Univeristy, Seoul, South Korea; and K. A. Park, K. Kim, and Y. H. Youn
 P3.10Improvements in MKIIA Radiosonde Relative Humidity Processing  
Dr. Richard Scarlet, Sippican, Inc., Marion, MA
 P3.11Impact of precipitation observations on regional climate simulations  
Ana M. B. Nunes, SIO/Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA; and J. Roads, M. Kanamitsu, and P. A. Arkin
 
3:30 PM-6:30 PM, Wednesday
Exhibits Open
 
4:00 PM-5:30 PM, Wednesday
Session 8 Land-Surface and Urban Observations
Organizer: Pat T. Welsh, NOAA/NWS, Jacksonville, FL
4:00 PM8.1Land Use Cloud Interaction Experiment (LUCIE): Preliminary results  extended abstract wrf recording
Robert O. Lawton, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and U. S. Nair, D. K. Ray, and R. M. Welch
4:15 PM8.2Globally describing the current day land surface and historical land cover change in CCSM 3.0 using AVHRR and MODIS data at fine scales  extended abstract wrf recording
Peter J. Lawrence, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO
4:30 PM8.3Winter Test of Production All-Weather Precipitation Accumulation Gauge for ASOS 2003–2004  extended abstract wrf recording
Christopher M. Greeney, SAIC, Sterling, VA; and M. D. Gifford and M. L. Salyards
4:45 PM8.4Estimating temperature normals for the USCRN stations  extended abstract wrf recording
Bomin Sun, STG Inc., Asheville, NC; and T. C. Peterson
5:00 PM8.5Weather support to consequence management during the 2004 Summer Olympic Games  extended abstract
John R. Hannan, Northrop Grumman Information Technology, Alexandria, VA; and P. M. Hayes, S. Hamilton, and J. L. Trigg
5:15 PM8.6The Kansas City urban heat and moisture flux measurement experiment (KC-FLUXMEX)  
Jimmy O. Adegoke, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO; and A. A. Balogun, Z. W. Klein, G. R. Mickelson, C. Seagraves, and L. A. Ward
 
5:30 PM, Wednesday
Sessions End for the day
 
5:30 PM-6:30 PM, Wednesday
Exhibits Reception (Cash Bar)
 
7:30 PM, Wednesday
AMS Annual Awards Banquet
 
Thursday, 13 January 2005
8:30 AM-9:45 AM, Thursday
Session 9 Impact on Forecasts of Real and Simulated Observations - Part 1
Organizer: Kiran Alapaty, NSF, Arlington, VA
8:30 AM9.1Operational Testing of MODIS winds in NAVDAS  extended abstract wrf recording
Patricia M. Pauley, NRL, Monterey, CA; and R. L. Pauley
8:45 AM9.2The Ability of CASA Doppler Radars to Observe Tornadoes: An Assessment Using Tornado Damage Path Width Climatology  
Kelvin Droegemeier, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and E. S. Godfrey and D. Fessler
9:00 AM9.3Impact of Radar Configuration and Scan Strategy on Assimilation of Radar Data using Ensemble Kalman Filter  extended abstract wrf recording
Ming Xue, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. Tong and K. K. Droegemeier
9:15 AM9.4Temperature and Altimetry Assimilation into a High Resolution OGCM with a Localized Ensemble Kalman Filter and Impact on Seasonal Forecasts  
Christian L. Keppenne, SAIC, Greenbelt, MD; and M. M. Rienecker, N. P. Kurkowski, and A. Y. Borovikov
9:30 AM9.5Ensemble data assimilation diagnostics from near-surface observations  
Joshua P. Hacker, NCAR, Boulder, CO
 
9:45 AM-11:00 AM, Thursday
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (Please Refer to Poster Session P2 for Title and Author Information)
 
9:45 AM-11:00 AM, Thursday
Poster Session 4 Poster Session 4
 P4.1InterMet 403 MHz Radiosonde System  extended abstract
Rodney D. Wierenga, International Met Systems, Grand Rapids, MI; and J. Parini
P4.2High-resolution modeling for consequence assessment during the 2004 Summer Olympic Games  
John Hannan, Northrop Grumman Information Technology, Alexandria, VA; and P. Hayes and M. Bell
 P4.3Feasibility of a reanalysis using only surface data  
Gilbert P Compo, NOAA/CIRES/CDC, Boulder, CO; and J. S. Whitaker and P. D. Sardeshmukh
 P4.4FDDA/TOVS Impact on MM5 Rainfall Forecast over Portugal  
Yoshihiro Yamasaki, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal; and O. Maria de Los Dolores Manso
 P4.5Evaluation on Various Global Estimates of Mean Weighted Temperature of the Atmosphere for Global Positioning System Applications  
Liangying Zhang, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Wang and A. Dai
 P4.6Preliminary analysis of the difference between temperature observations recorded by COOP and USCRN systems  extended abstract
Bomin Sun, STG Inc., Asheville, NC; and G. W. Goodge and C. B. Baker
 P4.7Deriving a global, 2-hourly atmospheric precipitable water dataset from ground-based GPS measurements for climate monitoring  
Junhong Wang, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and L. Zhang, A. Dai, T. Van Hove, and R. Ware
 P4.8Characterization of global microwave surface emissivity over land  extended abstract
Andrew S. Jones, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and J. M. Forsythe, C. L. Combs, and T. H. Vonder Haar
 P4.9An operational system for launch area hazard prediction and mitigation  
Allan V. Dianic, ENSCO, Inc., Cocoa Beach, FL; and E. G. Magnuson and S. L. Arnold
P4.10An observing system for land process characterization featuring NPOESS  
Thomas P. DeFelice, Raytheon, Upper Marlboro, MD
 P4.11 Single-Doppler radar wind-field retrieval experiment on a qualified velocity-azimuth processing technique  extended abstract
Yongmei Zhou, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and R. Stull and R. Nissen
 
11:00 AM-12:00 PM, Thursday
Session 10 Impact on Forecasts of Real and Simulated Observations - Part 2
Organizer: Patricia M. Pauley, NRL, Monterey, CA
11:00 AM10.1Model Sensitivity to Space- and in situ- based sub-grid Flux Parameterization  extended abstract wrf recording
Gad Levy, NorthWest Research Associates, Inc., Bellevue, WA; and J. C. Alpert
11:15 AM10.2Modeling framework for estimation of regional CO2 fluxes using concentration measurements from a ring of towers  
M. Uliasz, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and A. S. Denning
10.3Forecast impacts from a nationwide wind profiler network: results from an observing system simulation experiment  
Stephen Weygandt, NOAA/Forecast Systems Laboratory, Boulder, CO; and J. R. Smart, T. L. Smith, B. M. Schwartz, D. Vandekamp, T. W. Schlatter, S. G. Benjamin, and S. E. Koch
11:30 AM10.3AAssimilation of GOES Retrievals into a Mesoscale Model  
Kiran Alapaty, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; and A. Biazar, W. M. Lapenta, and R. T. McNider
11:45 AM10.4Assessing the forecast impacts of simulated GEMS observations  extended abstract wrf recording
Joseph G. Dreher, ENSCO, Inc., Melbourne, FL; and J. Manobianco, R. J. Evans, and J. L. Case
 
12:00 PM-3:45 PM, Thursday
Exhibits Open
 
12:15 PM-1:30 PM, Thursday
Lunch Break
 
1:30 PM-5:00 PM, Thursday
Session 11 Atmospheric Observations
Organizers: Seth I. Gutman, NOAA/FSL, Boulder, CO; Joseph Facundo, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
1:30 PM11.1Error characteristics of satellite-derived atmospheric motion vectors  
David A. Santek, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and C. S. Velden and J. R. Key
1:45 PM11.2Comparing the expected data products of a hybrid space-based DWL with those currently available to global forecast models  extended abstract wrf recording
George D. Emmitt, Simpson Weather Associates, Charlottesville, VA
2:00 PM11.3Distributed Collaborative Adaptive Sensing (DCAS) for Improved Detection, Understanding, and Prediction of Atmospheric Hazards  extended abstract wrf recording
David J. McLaughlin, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; and V. Chandrasekar, K. Droegemeier, S. Frasier, J. Kurose, F. Junyent, B. Philips, S. Cruz-Pol, and J. Colom
2:15 PM11.4Update on the Implementation of the National Weather Service's Radiosonde Replacement System  extended abstract wrf recording
Joseph Facundo, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
2:30 PM11.5Testing Radiosonde Replacement System (RRS) Radiosondes—Part 1  extended abstract
James Fitzgibbon, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Facundo
2:45 PM11.6Standards for evaluating radiosonde measurements  extended abstract
F. J. Schmidlin, NASA/GSFC, Wallops Island, VA; and E. T. Northam
3:00 PMCoffee Break  
3:30 PM11.7Quality control of radiosonde moisture observations  extended abstract wrf recording
Seth I. Gutman, NOAA/FSL, Boulder, CO; and J. Facundo and D. R. Helms
3:45 PM11.8Universal Upper Air Sounding System  extended abstract wrf recording
Rodney D. Wierenga, International Met Systems, Grand Rapids, MI; and F. A. Clowney
4:00 PM11.9A multi-platform approach to forecasting supercell tornado potential  extended abstract wrf recording
Angela D. Lese, NOAA/NWS, Springfield, MO; and W. D. Browning and D. T. Cramer
4:15 PM11.10UPDATE ON HIGH-PERFORMANCE INSTRUMENTED AIRBORNE PLATFORM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH (HIAPER)  
Clifford A. Jacobs, NSF, Arlington, VA; and J. Huning
4:30 PM11.11A surface based climatology of irradiance, cloud effect and cloud amount at the ARM sites  extended abstract wrf recording
Thomas P. Ackerman, PNNL, Richland, WA; and C. N. Long
4:45 PM11.12Using Integrated Surface Radiation Measurements to infer Cloud Properties  extended abstract wrf recording
Charles N. Long, PNNL, Richland, WA; and J. C. Barnard, J. Calbo, and T. P. Ackerman
 
3:00 PM, Thursday
Registration Desk Closes
 
3:45 PM, Thursday
Exhibits Close
 
5:30 PM, Thursday
Conference Ends
 
6:00 PM, Thursday
Ed Lorenz Symposium Banquet
 

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