10th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

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Saturday, 28 January 2006

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Saturday, 28 January 2006


Sat 28 Jan

7:30 AM-7:31 AM: Saturday, 28 January 2006


Short Course and Student Conference Registration

Sunday, 29 January 2006

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Sunday, 29 January 2006


Sun 29 Jan

7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Sunday, 29 January 2006


Short Course Registration

9:00 AM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 29 January 2006


Conference Registration

Monday, 30 January 2006

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Monday, 30 January 2006


Mon 30 Jan

7:30 AM-6:00 PM: Monday, 30 January 2006


Registration Continues through Thursday, 2 February

9:00 AM-10:15 AM: Monday, 30 January 2006


Joint Session 1
A Peek at the Earth Observing System of Tomorrow (Joint between the 10th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS), the 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, and the 22nd Conference on IIPS)
Location: A305 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography; the 10th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); and the 22nd International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology )
Organizer: A. E. MacDonald, NOAA/ERL/FSL
Chairs: F. Joseph Turk, NRL; Terry Tarbell, RS Information Systems

10:15 AM-10:45 AM: Monday, 30 January 2006


Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer (M1)

10:45 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 30 January 2006


Session 1
Experiments Involving Observations, Real or Hypothetical: Data Impact Tests (Sensitivity of Forecasts to a Particular Source of Observations); Observing System Simulation Experiments (OSSEs) Part 1
Location: A405 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 10th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Organizer: Tracy L. Smith, GSD/ESRL
  11:00 AM
1.2
Adaptive targeting OSSEs for planning a space-based Doppler Wind Lidar
G. D. Emmitt, Simpson Weather Associates, Charlottesville, VA; and S. A. Wood, S. Greco, M. Masutani, J. Woolen, Z. Toth, and Y. Song
  11:15 AM
1.3
The impact of MODIS SST composites on short-term regional forecasts
Katherine M. LaCasse, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and W. M. Lapenta, S. M. Lazarus, M. E. Splitt, G. J. Jedlovec, and S. L. Haines
  11:30 AM
1.4
The roles of Observing system simulation experiments at JCSDA and NCEP
Michiko Masutani, EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and J. F. LeMarshall, S. J. Lord, J. S. Woollen, R. Treadon, Y. Song, Z. Toth, and G. D. Emmitt
  11:45 AM
1.5
The impact of Terra, Aqua, TRMM, AVHRR, and dropsonde data on Hurricane Lili simulations
Patrick J. Fitzpatrick, Geosystems Research Institute, Stennis Space Center, MS; and Q. Xiao, Y. Lau, S. Bhates, N. Tran, E. Johnson, Y. Li, and X. Zhang

12:00 PM-1:10 PM: Monday, 30 January 2006


Plenary Session 1
AMS Forum Kick-Off Luncheon (Cash & Carry available in the Meeting Room Foyer)
Hosts: (Joint between the 14th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the Air and Waste Management Assoc; the The James Holton Symposium; the Third Symposium on Space Weather; the Event Program; the AMS Forum: Environmental Risk and Impacts on Society: Successes and Challenges; the AMS Forum: Managing our Physical and Natural Resources: Successes and Challenges; the 22nd International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology; the 15th Symposium on Education; the Sixth Symposium on the Urban Environment; the Fourth Presidental History Symposium; the First Symposium on Policy Research; the Eighth Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the Symposium on the Challenges of Severe Convective Storms; the The Doug Lilly Symposium; the Second Conference on Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data; the 14th Conference on Interaction of the Sea and Atmosphere; the 18th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences; the 18th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 20th Conference on Hydrology; the 10th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the Second Symposium: Toward a Global Earth Observation System of Systems—Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography; the 12th Conference on Aviation Range and Aerospace Meteorology; the Symposium on the Public/Private Sector Partnership; the Impacts of 2005's Weather: Major Stories of the Year; and the Second Special Session on Heat Health )
Chairs: Sue Grimmond, King's College; Steven Hanna, Harvard Univ.; Mark Andrews, NOAA/NWS
  12:00 PM
PL1.1
Forum opening
Gregory S. Forbes, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA; and M. Andrews, C. S. B. Grimmond, and S. R. Hanna

  12:10 PM
PL1.2
How should we compare and evaluate urban land surface models?
Martin Best, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom

  12:40 PM
PL1.3
THUNDERSTORM IMPACTS: A MIX OF CURSES AND BLESSINGS
Stanley Changnon, Changnon Climatologist, Mahomet, IL

1:30 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 30 January 2006


Session 2
Experiments Involving Observations, Real or Hypothetical: Data Impact Tests (Sensitivity of Forecasts to a Particular Source of Observations); Observing System Simulation Experiments (OSSEs) Part 2
Location: A405 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 10th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Organizers: John Manobianco, ENSCO Inc.; Dave Emmitt, Simpson Weather Associates, Inc.
  1:30 PM
2.1
Feasibility of a 100 year reanalysis using only surface pressure data
Gilbert P. Compo, NOAA-CIRES Climate Diagnostics Center, Boulder, CO; and J. S. Whitaker and P. D. Sardeshmukh
  1:45 PM
2.2
Operational Assimilation of GPS-IPW observations in the 13-km RUC at NCEP
Tracy Lorraine Smith, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, and NOAA/FSL, Boulder, CO; and S. G. Benjamin, S. I. Gutman, S. Sahm, and K. L. Holub
  2:30 PM
2.5
Regional Forecast Impacts from GEMS Observations
John Manobianco, ENSCO Inc., Melbourne, FL; and J. G. Dreher
  3:00 PM
2.7
Adaptive Observation Strategies with the Local Ensemble Transform Kalman Filter
Junjie Liu, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, College Park, MD; and E. Kalnay and T. Miyoshi
  3:15 PM
2.8
Assimilation of Diverse Meteorological Datasets with a Four-Dimensional Mesoscale Analysis and Forecast System
Yubao Liu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and F. Vandenberghe, A. N. Hahmann, W. Yu, T. T. Warner, and S. P. Swerdlin
  3:30 PM
2.9
Evaluation of land surface spin-up and their impacts on hi-resolution convective modeling
Joseph L. Eastman, GEST/UMBC, Greenbelt, MD; and C. Peters-Lidard, S. V. Kumar, Y. Tian, and P. R. Houser
  3:45 PM
2.10
Sensitivity of WRF forecasts for south Florida to initial and boundary Conditions
Brian Etherton, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC; and P. Santos
  4:15 PM
2.4b
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 30 January 2006


Poster Session 1
IOAS-AOLS Poster Session 1
Location: Exhibit Hall A2 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 10th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
 
P1.1
Utilizing Mobile Integrated Profiling System Data for Operational Forecasting
Holly M. Allen, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and J. R. Mecikalski, K. Knupp, and J. E. Burks

 
P1.2
Cloud & fog observation and Fog Dissipation Experiment at Daegwallyong site
Joo-Wan Cha, National Institute Meteorological Research/KMA, Seoul, South Korea; and K. H. Chang, J. Y. Jeong, H. Y. Yang, Y. H. Cho, and J. C. Nam

Poster PDF (1.1 MB)

 
P1.3
Sensor Averaging for the Determination of Daily Tmax and Tmin Temperature: Experiments with Model and Field Data
K. G. Hubbard, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and X. Lin and C. B. Baker

 
P1.4
Recent results from Winter Storm Reconnaissance (WSR) programs
Yucheng Song, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and Z. Toth

 
P1.5
Impact of Wind derived from Satellite on Ongoing Japanese long-term Reanalysis project (JRA-25)
Ryo Oyama, Japan Meteorological Agency, Kiyose-shi, Tokyo, Japan; and M. Sakamoto, M. Tokuno, N. Ohkawara, S. Kobayashi, T. Matsumoto, H. Koide, K. Onogi, and T. Ose

Poster PDF (2.9 MB)

5:30 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 30 January 2006


Sessions end for the day (M)

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 30 January 2006


Formal Opening of Exhibits with Reception (Cash Bar)

7:30 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 30 January 2006


Holton Symposium Banquet

Tuesday, 31 January 2006

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Tuesday, 31 January 2006


Tue 31 Jan

8:30 AM-12:15 PM: Tuesday, 31 January 2006


Session 3
Atmospheric Observations, In Situ and Remote, Including From Satellites: Advantages and Shortcomings Compared with Other Observing Systems; the Integrated Upper Air Observing System (IUAOS) for the U.S.
Location: A405 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 10th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Organizers: Patricia M. Pauley, NRL; Krishna Kumar, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC
  8:30 AM
3.1
Comparison of Column Integrated Water Vapor Measurements from Atmospheric InfraRed Sounder (AIRS) and Surface-based Global Positioning System Receivers
M. K. Rama Varma Raja, I. M. Systems Group, Inc., Kensington, MD; and S. I. Gutman, J. G. Yoe, L. M. McMillin, and J. Zhao
  8:45 AM
3.2
Comparison of AMSR-E Retrievals of Total Water Vapor over the Ocean with Ship based Measurements
Malgorzata Szczodrak, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and P. J. Minnett and C. Gentemann
  9:30 AM
3.5
Comparison of aircraft and radiosonde temperature biases at NCEP
Bradley Ballish, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and K. Kumar
  9:45 AM
3.6
Automated Atmospheric Observations from Military Aircraft
Patricia M. Pauley, NRL, Monterey, CA; and L. Phegley, G. N. Vogel, and C. B. Hunte
  10:00 AM
3.7
  10:15 AM
3.8
Estimation of vertical air motion from dropsonde and radiosonde data
Junhong Wang, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and H. Cole, K. Young, and W. O. Brown
  10:30 AM
3.9
  11:00 AM
3.5a
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (See Mon. schedule for poster listings)

  12:14 PM
3.5b
Exhibits Open

12:15 PM-12:15 PM: Tuesday, 31 January 2006


Plenary Session
Presidential Forum with Boxed Lunch (Lunch will be available for purchase outside the meeting room.)
Hosts: (Joint between the Event Program; the 18th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences; the 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography; the 15th Symposium on Education; the AMS Forum: Environmental Risk and Impacts on Society: Successes and Challenges; the AMS Forum: Managing our Physical and Natural Resources: Successes and Challenges; the Eighth Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the Symposium on the Challenges of Severe Convective Storms; the The Doug Lilly Symposium; the First Symposium on Policy Research; the 14th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the Air and Waste Management Assoc; the Second Conference on Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data; the Sixth Symposium on the Urban Environment; the 14th Conference on Interaction of the Sea and Atmosphere; the 10th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the Second Symposium: Toward a Global Earth Observation System of Systems—Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the 20th Conference on Hydrology; the 12th Conference on Aviation Range and Aerospace Meteorology; the 18th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 22nd International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology; the Fourth Presidental History Symposium; the Symposium on the Public/Private Sector Partnership; the The James Holton Symposium; the Third Symposium on Space Weather; and the Impacts of 2005's Weather: Major Stories of the Year )

1:45 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 31 January 2006


Joint Session 2
Progress and Challenges Related to the Assimilation of Ionospheric Measurements into Space Weather Models (Joint between the 10th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) and the 3rd Symposium on Space Weather)
Location: A405 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 10th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); and the Third Symposium on Space Weather )
Organizers: Robert McCoy, Office of Naval Research; Thomas W. Schlatter, CIRES/ESRL
  1:45 PM
J2.1
Exploring Ionospheric Modeling Methods: Towards a Global Ionospheric Monitor
Lukas Mandrake, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and A. Mannucci and B. D. Wilson
  2:15 PM
J2.3
A data assimilation model of the ionosphere
Robert W. Schunk, Utah State University, Logan, UT; and L. Scherliess, J. Sojka, D. Thompson, and L. Zhu
  2:30 PM
J2.4

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 31 January 2006


Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (T2)

3:30 PM-4:30 PM: Tuesday, 31 January 2006


Session 4
Field Experiments: Observational Results From Past Field Experiments; Potential Relevance of the Field Observations to Operational Prediction
Location: A405 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 10th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Organizer: Kiran Alapaty, EPA
  3:45 PM
4.2
Rapid forcing of the surface and near-surface atmosphere
Edgar L. Andreas, U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, NH; and C. A. Geiger, K. J. Claffey, G. Treviño, and C. C. Ryerson
  4:00 PM
4.3
Development of an operational integrated observing system for precipitation and boundary layer measurements
Kevin R. Knupp, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and W. A. Petersen, R. T. McNider, M. J. Newchurch, and J. T. Walters
  4:15 PM
4.4
Ultrasonic snow depth sensors for measuring snow in the U.S
Wendy Ann Brazenec, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and N. J. Doesken and S. R. Fassnacht

4:30 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 31 January 2006


Session 5
Ocean Observations: How Does a Paticular Observing System Compliment Other Systems and Contribute to a Viable Composite Observing System Appropriate for the Ocean Environment? What do the Observations Tell us about the Ocean Environment?
Location: A405 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 10th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Organizer: Christopher N. K. Mooers, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS
  4:45 PM
5.2
Cross-validation of ocean observations and circulation models for the Florida Curent
Christopher N. K. Mooers, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and I. Bang, C. Meinen, and D. S. Ko
  5:00 PM
5.3
IOOS backbone expansion efforts by NOAA's National Data Buoy Center
Don T. Conlee, NOAA/NWS/National Data Buoy Center, Stennis Space Center, MS; and P. F. Moersdorf and D. G. Henderson

5:30 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 31 January 2006


Sessions end for the day (T)

Wednesday, 1 February 2006

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Wednesday, 1 February 2006


Wed 1 Feb

8:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 1 February 2006


Session 6
Assimilation of Observations (Ocean, Atmosphere, and Land Surface) into Models: Assimilation Methods; Minimization Techniques; Forward Models and Their Adjoints; Incorporation of Constraints; Error Statistics
Location: A405 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 10th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Organizers: Thomas M. Hamill, Physical Sciences Division/ESRL/NOAA; Kayo Ide, University of California
  8:30 AM
6.1
Application of Local Ensemble Kalman Filter: perfect model experiments with NASA fvGCM model
Junjie Liu, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and E. Klein, H. Li, I. Szunyogh, B. Hunt, E. Kalnay, E. J. Kostelich, and R. Todling
  8:45 AM
6.2
Estimation of model errors in the Local Ensemble Transform Kalman Filter
Hong Li, Shanghai Typhoon Institute, Shanghai, China, Shanghai, China; and E. Kalnay, T. Miyoshi, and C. M. Danforth
  9:00 AM
6.3
Paper 6.3 moved. New paper # 2.4A.

  9:01 AM
6.4
A new strategy for optimal drifter deployment using Lagrangian data assimilation method
Kayo Ide, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; and C. K. R. T. Jones and H. Salman

  9:16 AM
6.5
Development of a limited-area 4d-VAR assimilation at MSC
Luc Fillion, MSC, Dorval, PQ, Canada; and M. Tanguay, S. Pellerin, N. Ek, C. Page, and M. Desgagné

  9:31 AM
6.6
The characteristics of the initial state corrections obtained with the CMC key analysis errors algorithm: A dynamical perspective
Jean-Francois Caron, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and M. K. Yau, S. Laroche, and P. Zwack

  9:46 AM
6.7
The Joint Hurricane Testbed (JHT): Progress and Future Plans
Christopher W. Landsea, NOAA/AOML/HRD, Miami, FL; and J. G. Jiing, R. D. Knabb, S. T. Murillo, and W. R. Seguin

  10:01 AM
6.8
A comparison of 3D-Var and Ensemble Data Assimilation Methods Using the NCEP GFS
Thomas M. Hamill, NOAA-CIRES Climate Diagnostics Center, Boulder, CO; and J. S. Whitaker
  10:16 AM
6.9
Conditioned verification region selection in adaptive sampling
Brian Etherton, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC; and C. H. Bishop and S. J. Majumdar
  10:31 AM
6.10
Ensemble data assimilation applications to atmospheric and carbon cycle science
Dusanka Zupanski, CIRA/Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and S. A. Denning and M. Uliasz
  10:46 AM
6.11
Paper 6.11 Moved. New Paper # 6.3A

  10:47 AM
6.12
Multi-platform real-time sea surface temperature analysis for the initialization of short-term operational forecasts
Steven M. Lazarus, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL; and C. G. Calvert, M. E. Splitt, D. W. Sharp, P. Blottman, S. M. Spratt, and P. Santos
  11:02 AM
6.3a
Comparison of ensemble-based and variational-based data assimilation schemes in a quasi-geostrophic model (Formerly Paper 6.11)
Shu-Chih Yang, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD; and M. Corazza, A. Carrassi, E. Kalnay, and T. Miyoshi
  11:16 AM
6.6a
Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer

  11:46 AM
6.11a
AMDAR optimization studies at the Earth System Research Laboratory / Global Systems Division (Formerly paper P2.1 from 12 ARAM)
William R. Moninger, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and S. G. Benjamin, D. Dévényi, B. D. Jamison, B. Schwartz, T. L. Smith, and E. Szoke

11:00 AM-7:30 PM: Wednesday, 1 February 2006


Exhibits Open (W)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 1 February 2006


Lunch Break (Cash & Carry available in the Exhibit Hall) (W)

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Wednesday, 1 February 2006


Session 7
Land-Surface Observations, Including Urban Area: Surface Characteristics, Surface Fluxes and Their Effect on Boundary Layer Depth; Applications in Public Health, Transport Models, and Emergency Response: Part 1
Location: A405 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 10th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Organizer: Matthew J. Haugland, Univ. of Oklahoma / Oklahoma Climatological Survey
  1:30 PM
7.1
The development of an operational quality assurance system for OASIS Super Site data at the Oklahoma Mesonet
Justin W. Monroe, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. L. Nemunaitis-Monroe and J. B. Basara
  1:45 PM
7.2
  2:00 PM
7.3
Initialization of MM5/WRF simulations with ALEXI-derived volumetric soil moisture estimates
Christopher R. Hain, University of Alabama, Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and J. R. Mecikalski, M. C. Anderson, and W. Lapenta
  2:15 PM
7.4
Integrating National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) archived datasets for air quality investigations
Marjorie McGuirk, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and S. K. LeDuc

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 1 February 2006


Poster Session 2
IOAS - AOLS Poster Session 2
Location: Exhibit Hall A2 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 10th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
 
P2.2
Comparison of LST from AIRS and MODIS from the EOS Aqua platform
Robert O. Knuteson, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Cychosz, S. C. Lee, H. Revercomb, D. Tobin, and K. Vinson

Poster PDF (298.5 kB)

 
P2.3
A physical method for evaluation of boundary layer height from lidar observations
Segayle Walford, Howard University, Washington, DC; and B. Demoz and E. Joseph

 
P2.4
A global infrared land surface emissivity database
Suzanne Wetzel Seemann, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and E. Borbas, R. O. Knuteson, H. L. Huang, and W. P. Menzel

 
P2.5
Experimental Cases of an Arctic System Reanalysis
Xingang Fan, Univ. of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK; and J. E. Walsh, J. R. Krieger, and J. S. Tilley

 
P2.6
Evaluation of the WVSS-II moisture sensor using co-located in-situ and remotely sensed observations
Ralph A. Petersen, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and W. F. Feltz, E. Olson, and S. Bedka

Poster PDF (144.8 kB)

 
P2.7
Monitoring of GLFE TAMDAR at the Canadian Meteorological Centre
Yulia Zaitseva, Canadian Meteorological Centre, Dorval, PQ, Canada; and G. Verner and R. Sarrazin

Poster PDF (414.0 kB)

 
P2.8
Assessing two different commercial aircraft-based sensing systems
Ralph A. Petersen, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and W. R. Moninger

Poster PDF (354.3 kB)

 
P2.9
Overview of the Great Lakes Fleet Experiment Supplemental PIREP Program
Jamie T. Braid, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. S. Collander, P. Boylan, W. R. Moninger, and B. G. Brown

 
P2.10
A Preliminary Comparison of TAMDAR Aircraft and NWS Radiosonde Sounding Data
Eugene S. Brusky, NOAA/NWS, Green Bay, WI; and S. Luchs

 
P2.11
Highlights of the TAMDAR AERIbago Validation Experiment (TAVE) in Memphis, Tennessee
Wayne F. Feltz, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and E. Olson, S. Bedka, K. Bedka, J. Short, and T. S. Daniels

Poster PDF (2.0 MB)

 
P2.12
TAMDAR thermodynamic and dynamic state validation using rawinsonde data from TAVE
Sarah Bedka, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and W. F. Feltz, E. R. Olson, R. A. Petersen, and K. M. Bedka

Poster PDF (150.8 kB)


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (W2)

3:45 PM-3:45 PM: Wednesday, 1 February 2006


Sessions end for the day (W)

4:00 PM-5:15 PM: Wednesday, 1 February 2006


Session 8
LAND-SURFACE OBSERVATIONS, INCLUDING URBAN AREA: SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS, SURFACE FLUXES AND THEIR EFFECT ON BOUNDARY LAYER DEPTH; APPLICATIONS IN PUBLIC HEALTH, TRANSPORT MODELS, AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE: Part 2
Location: A405 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 10th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Organizer: Marjorie McGuirk, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
  4:15 PM
8.2
Reprocessing of Historic Hydrometeorological Automated Data System (HADS) precipitation data
Dongsoo Kim, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and B. R. Nelson and L. Cedrone
  4:30 PM
8.3
Influences of MODIS landuse data on a Gulf Coast sea breeze simulation
Valentine Anantharaj, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS; and P. J. Fitzpatrick, Y. Li, R. King, and E. Johnson
  4:45 PM
8.4
An Albedo Dataset Derived from MODIS for Use in Climate Models Over Northern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula
Liming Zhou, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and R. E. Dickinson and Y. Tian

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Wednesday, 1 February 2006


Reception in the Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar)

7:30 PM-7:30 PM: Wednesday, 1 February 2006


AMS Annual Awards Banquet

Thursday, 2 February 2006

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Thursday, 2 February 2006


Symposium Ends

THUR 2 FEB

8:30 AM-12:15 PM: Thursday, 2 February 2006


Joint Session 5
Related to Global Environmental Observing Systems Including Global Climate Observing System (GCOS), Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), and Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS) (Joint between the 22nd Conference on IIPS, and the 10th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS))
Location: A411 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 22nd International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology; and the 10th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) )
Cochairs: Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; John R. Lincoln, US Navy/WMO (Ret.) and Consultant; A. E. MacDonald, NOAA/ERL/FSL; Thomas W. Schlatter, NOAA/ORL/FSL
  8:30 AM
J5.1
Global Climate Observing System Implementation: Progress and Challenges
David M. Goodrich, Global Climate Observing System Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland
  9:00 AM
J5.3
Improving the GCOS Surface and Upper Air Networks
Richard K. Thigpen, GCOS Secretariat, Silver Spring, MD; and H. Diamond

  9:30 AM
J5.5
Update on the US Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) program
Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Silver Spring, MD; and R. S. Vose
  9:45 AM
J5.6
NOAA's contributions to the global ocean observing system for climate
Diane M. Stanitski, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA; and M. Johnson
  10:00 AM
J5.7
Real-time oil platform ocean current data in the Gulf of Mexico: An IOOS industry partnership success story
Richard L. Crout, National Data Buoy Center, Stennis Space Center, MS; and D. Conlee, D. Gilhousen, R. Bouchard, M. Livingston, M. Garcia, C. Cooper, and R. Raye
  10:15 AM
J5.8
The Georgia Mesonet: Concepts and Systems to Demonstrate a New Cooperative Climate Network
Lans P. Rothfusz, NOAA/NWS, Peachtree City, GA; and K. Crawford, G. Hoogenboom, D. E. Stooksbury, and P. N. Knox
  10:30 AM
J5.9
COOP Modernization: NOAA's Environmental Real-time Observation Network in New England, the Southeast, and Addressing NIDIS in the West
Kenneth C. Crawford, Office of Science and Technology, National Weather Service Headquarters, Silver Spring, MD; and G. R. Essenberg
  10:45 AM
J5.10
  11:00 AM
J5.5A
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee break (See Wed. schedule for poster listings)

11:00 AM-4:00 PM: Thursday, 2 February 2006


Exhibits Open (Th)

12:15 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 2 February 2006


Lunch Break (Cash & Carry available in the Exhibit Hall) (Th)

1:30 PM-5:30 PM: Thursday, 2 February 2006


Session 9
TAMDAR (Tropospheric Airborne Meteorological Data Reports): New System for Collecting Automated Aircraft Reports Primarily From Short-Hop Commercial Airlines; Impacts on Forecasts of TAMDAR Data
Location: A405 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 10th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Organizer: Taumi S. Daniels, NASA/LRC
  1:30 PM
9.1
Tropospheric Airborne Meteorological Data Reporting (TAMDAR) Overview
Taumi S. Daniels, NASA, Hampton, VA; and W. R. Moninger and R. D. Mamrosh
  2:00 PM
9.3
  2:15 PM
9.4
Applications of TAMDAR Aircraft Data Reports in NWS Forecast Offices
Richard D. Mamrosh, NOAA/NWS, Green Bay, WI; and E. S. Brusky, J. K. Last, E. J. Szoke, W. R. Moninger, and T. S. Daniels
  3:00 PM
9.7
TAMDAR evaluation work at the Earth System Research Laboratory Global Systems Division: an overview
William R. Moninger, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and M. F. Barth, S. G. Benjamin, R. S. Collander, L. Ewy, B. D. Jamison, R. C. Lipschutz, P. A. Miller, B. E. Schwartz, T. L. Smith, and E. Szoke
  3:15 PM
9.8
TAMDAR aircraft impact experiments with the Rapid Update Cycle
Stan Benjamin, NOAA/FSL, Boulder, CO; and W. Moninger, T. L. Smith, B. Jamison, and B. Schwartz
  3:30 PM
9.9
Impact of TAMDAR on RUC forecasts: case studies
Edward J. Szoke, NOAA/FSL and CIRA, Boulder, CO; and B. D. Jamison, W. R. Moninger, S. Benjamin, B. Schwartz, and T. L. Smith
  4:00 PM
9.11
  4:15 PM
9.12
TAMDAR icing data comparisons against RUC model fields
Scott D. Landolt, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. K. Politovich and B. C. Bernstein

  4:30 PM
9.13
Current Icing Potential (CIP) Algorithm with TAMDAR Data – A Verification Analysis
Jamie T. Braid, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. A. Wolff, A. Holmes, M. K. Politovich, and P. Boylan
  4:45 PM
9.14
Comparison of TAMDAR GLFE Icing Reports with NASA Advanced Satellite Aviation-weather Products (ASAP) In-flight Icing Parameters
Louis Nguyen, NASA/LRC, Hampton, VA; and J. J. Murray, P. Minnis, D. P. Garber, J. K. Ayers, D. A. Spangenberg, and M. L. Nordeen
  5:00 PM
9.6a
COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT HALL AND AMS IPOD RAFFLE

3:00 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 2 February 2006


Registration Desk Closes

4:00 PM-4:00 PM: Thursday, 2 February 2006


Exhibit Close

6:00 PM-6:00 PM: Thursday, 2 February 2006


Lilly Symposium Banquet