17th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence

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Sunday, 21 May 2006

5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Sunday, 21 May 2006


Conference Registration

Monday, 22 May 2006

7:00 AM-7:00 AM: Monday, 22 May 2006


Conference Registration Continues Through Thurs 25 May

8:30 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 22 May 2006


Joint Session 1
Stable Boundary Layers 1 (Joint Between 17BLT and 27AgForest)
Location: Kon Tiki Ballroom (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Hosts: (Joint between the 17th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence; and the 27th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology )
Cochairs: Branko Kosovic, LLNL; Monique Y. Leclerc, University of Georgia
8:30 AM
J1.1
Optimizing the NBL budget technique for trace gas flux measurement
Ian B. Strachan, McGill University, Ste-Anne de Bellevue, QC, Canada; and M. Leclerc, E. Pattey, N. Mathieu, and L. A. Wittebol
8:45 AM
J1.2
Turbulent carbon exchange in very stable conditions
Otávio C. Acevedo, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil; and O. Moraes, D. R. Fitzjarrald, R. K. Sakai, M. Czikowski, L. Mahrt, and L. E. Medeiros
9:00 AM
J1.3
Influence of low-level jets on nocturnal CO2 flux measurements
Anandakumar Karipot, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA; and M. Y. Leclerc, G. Zhang, G. Hendrey, K. Lewin, J. Nagy, and G. Starr
9:30 AM
J1.5
Shallow Boundary Layers and Suppressed Vertical Mixing in the Very Stable Boundary Layer with a Weak LLJ
Robert M. Banta, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and L. Mahrt, D. Vickers, J. Sun, B. B. Balsley, Y. L. Pichugina, and E. J. Williams
9:45 AM
J1.6
10:00 AM
J1.7
Classification of Low-Level Jets at Cabauw
Peter Baas, KNMI, De Bilt, Netherlands; and F. C. Bosveld and H. Klein Baltink
10:15 AM
J1.8
Structure and formation of the highly stable marine boundary layer over the Gulf of Maine
Wayne M. Angevine, CIRES, University of Colorado, and NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and J. Hare, C. W. Fairall, D. E. Wolfe, W. A. Brewer, and A. B. White
10:30 AM
J1.9
The turbulent structure of the polar stable boundary layer: Wavelet transformation and multiresolution flux decomposition
Aline C. Van den Kroonenberg, Technical University Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany; and J. Bange
10:45 AM
J1.10
Identifying coherent structures in stable boundary layer flows
Xiaoning Gilliam, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; and S. Basu
11:00 AM
J1.11
Influence of nocturnal low-level jets on eddy-covariance fluxes over a tall forest canopy
Thara Prabha, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, Maharashtra, India; and M. Leclerc, A. Karipot, D. Y. Hollinger, and E. Mursch Radlgruber
11:15 AM
J1.0a
Welcoming Remarks

11:30 AM
J1.5a
Coffee Break

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 22 May 2006


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-6:00 PM: Monday, 22 May 2006


Session 1
Shear and Convectively Driven Boundary Layers
Location: Kon Tiki Ballroom (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Host: 17th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence
Chair: Jordi Vila-Guerau de Arellano, Wageningen University
1:30 PM
1.1
Secondary instability of Ekman layer rolls
Thomas Dubos, IPSL / Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique, Palaiseau, France; and C. Barthlott, C. Fesquet, and P. J. Drobinski
1:45 PM
1.2
Turbulence anisotropy carried by streaks in the neutral atmospheric surface layer
Thomas Dubos, Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique, Palaiseau, France; and P. Drobinski and P. Carlotti
2:00 PM
1.3
Turbulence spectra above the surface friction layer in a convective boundary layer
K. G. McNaughton, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom; and R. Clement and J. B. Moncrieff
2:15 PM
1.4
2:45 PM
1.6
The Exchange of Carbon Dioxide between the Atmospheric Boundary Layer and the Free Atmosphere: Observational and LES Study
Monica Górska, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands; and J. Vilà-Guerau de Arellano and M. A. LeMone
3:00 PM
1.7
On the entrainment law at the top of the convectively-driven atmospheric boundary layer
Charles Chemel, CNRS/UJF/INPG, Grenoble, France; and C. Staquet and J. P. Chollet
3:45 PM
1.10
Mechanisms responsible for complex structure in a convective boundary layer
Jeffrey M. Freedman, Atmospheric Information Services, Albany, NY; and D. R. Fitzjarrald, R. K. Sakai, and M. J. Czikowsky
4:00 PM
1.11
Airborne measurements in the early-morning shallow convective boundary layer
Jens Bange, Technical University Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany; and T. Spieß
4:15 PM
1.12
Internal gravity waves during the morning transition of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer: observations and laboratory experiments
Nicolas Arnault, École Polytechnique/CNRS, Palaiseau, France; and J. M. Chomaz and P. H. Flamant
4:30 PM
1.13
Aircraft observations of marine boundary layer structure in the Monterey Bay
John Kalogiros, National Observatory of Athens, Athens, Greece; and Q. Wang, S. R. Ramp, G. Buzorius, and H. H. Jonsson
4:45 PM
1.14
Examining the nesting-LES capability using the WRF model
Chin-Hoh Moeng, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Dudhia and J. Klemp
5:30 PM
1.8A
Wildfire evolution in the convective boundary layer (Formerly P5.1)
Ruiyu Sun, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and S. K. Krueger, M. A. Zulauf, M. A. Jenkins, and J. J. Charney
5:45 PM
1.9A
Presentation 1.9A moved. New Poster Presentation P4.4A

5:00 PM
1.6a
Coffee Break

5:30 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 22 May 2006


Sessions End for the Day

Tuesday, 23 May 2006

8:00 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 23 May 2006


Session 2
Cloudy Boundary Layers 1
Location: Rousseau Suite (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Host: 17th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence
Chair: David A. R. Kristovich, ISWS
8:00 AM
2.1
Influence of convective clouds on the turbulence structure of the boundary layer measured by Doppler Lidar
Andreas Wieser, Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe / Universitaet Karlsruhe, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany; and R. Huckle, N. Kalthoff, and U. Corsmeier
8:15 AM
2.2
8:30 AM
2.3
A simple parameterization for detrainment in shallow cumulus
Wim C. De Rooy, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), De Bilt, Utrecht, Netherlands; and A. P. Siebesma
8:45 AM
2.4
The influence of the sub-cloud moisture field on cloud size distributions and the consequences for entrainment
Harm J.J. Jonker, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands; and R. A. Verzijlbergh, T. Heus, and A. P. Siebesma
9:15 AM
2.6
Entrainment rate and droplet sedimentation in stratocumulus-capped mixed layers
Christopher S. Bretherton, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and P. N. Blossey and J. Uchida
9:30 AM
2.7
Entrainment and the fine structure of the stratocumulus cloud top
Qing Wang, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA; and M. S. Horner, S. Wang, and J. Kalogiros
9:45 AM
2.8
Why do descending Shells around Cumulus Clouds exist?
Thijs Heus, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands; and H. J. J. Jonker

8:15 AM-11:15 AM: Tuesday, 23 May 2006


Joint Session 2
Roughness Sublayer Turbulence: Vegetative Canopies (Joint between 17BLT and 27AgForest)
Location: Kon Tiki Ballroom (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Hosts: (Joint between the 17th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence; and the 27th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology )
Chair: Edward G. Patton, NCAR
8:15 AM
J2.1
Eddy structure near the plant canopy interface
Roger H. Shaw, University of California, Davis, CA; and J. J. Finnigan, E. G. Patton, and L. Fitzmaurice
8:30 AM
J2.2
Numerical investigation of coherent structures in a forest edge flow
Sylvain Dupont, INRA , UR1263 EPHYSE, Villenave d'Ornon, France; and Y. Brunet
9:00 AM
J2.4
Flow simulation of turbulent and mean advective velocity and scalar fields across a canopy edge
Young-San Park, University of California, Davis, CA; and K. T. Paw U
9:15 AM
J2.5
Impact of an imposed wall-jet on canopy turbulence and the net ecosystem-atmosphere exchange of carbon dioxide
Shaolin Mao, National Institute for Global Environmental Change, and Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA; and E. G. Patton, Z. G. Feng, and E. E. Michaelides
9:30 AM
J2.6
The impact of a dense canopy on the wind profile and evolution of the boundary layer
Ian N. Harman, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Canberra, Australia; and J. J. Finnigan
9:45 AM
J2.7
Flow Structure and Turbulence in a Model Plant Canopy
Weihong Zhu, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; and R. van Hout and J. Katz
10:00 AM
J2.8
Comparing spectra and cospectra in nearly flat terrain with those in the roughness sublayer above the Amazon forest
Osvaldo Luiz Leal De Moraes, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil; and D. R. Fitzjarrald, O. C. Acevedo, R. K. Sakai, M. Czikowsky, R. Da Silva, H. Zimermann Sr., and L. E. Medeiros
10:15 AM
J2.9
A turbulence kinetic energy budget analysis in a windtunnel model canopy
Wusi Yue, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; and W. Zhu, C. Meneveau, M. B. Parlange, H. S. Kang, and J. Katz
10:45 AM
J2.7a
Coffee Break

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Tuesday, 23 May 2006


Coffee Break

11:00 AM-12:15 PM: Tuesday, 23 May 2006


Session 3
Roughness Sublayer Turbulence: Urban Canopies
Location: Kon Tiki Ballroom (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Host: 17th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence
Chair: Jeffrey C. Weil, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado
11:00 AM
3.1
Turbulence and channeling in a simple urban environment
Taylor Ray Cole, University of California, Riverside, CA; and X. Li, C. Eising, and M. Princevac
11:15 AM
3.2
Numerical and experimental investigations of atmospheric flow in urban canopies
Elie Bou-Zeid, The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology/EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland; and J. Overney, Y. H. Tseng, I. Kiener, M. B. Parlange, and C. Meneveau

11:30 AM
3.3
LES Estimation of Environmental Degradation at the Urban Heat Island due to Densely-Arrayed Tall Buildings
Tetsuro Tamura, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan; and J. Nagayama, K. Ohta, T. Takemi, and Y. Okuda
11:45 AM
3.4
Boundary layer development over a heterogeneous urban canopy
Janet Barlow, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
12:00 PM
3.5

12:15 PM-1:45 PM: Tuesday, 23 May 2006


Lunch Break

Lunch Break

1:45 PM-3:15 PM: Tuesday, 23 May 2006


Joint Session 3
Scalar Transport, Chemistry and Diffusion (Joint between 17BLT and 17BioAero)
Location: Kon Tiki Ballroom (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Hosts: (Joint between the 17th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence; and the 17th Conference on Biometeorology and Aerobiology )
Chair: Harm J.J. Jonker, Delft University of Technology
1:45 PM
J3.1
Turbulent transport of 222-Rn and its short-lived daughters in convective boundary layers
Jean-François Vinuesa, Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, Ispra, Italy; and S. Galmarini
2:00 PM
J3.2
Transport and chemical transformations influenced by shallow cumulus over land
Jordi Vilà-Guerau de Arellano, Wageningen Univ., Wageningen, Netherlands; and S. W. Kim, M. C. Barth, and E. G. Patton
2:15 PM
J3.3
The Influence of PBL Parameterizations on the Distributions of Chemical Species in a Mesoscale Chemical Transport Model, WRF-Chem
Si-Wan Kim, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado & NOAA/ESRL/CSD, Boulder, CO; and S. A. McKeen, E. Y. Hsie, M. K. Trainer, G. J. Frost, G. A. Grell, and S. E. Peckham
2:30 PM
J3.4
Lagrangian modeling of dispersion in the stable boundary layer
Jeffrey C. Weil, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and E. G. Patton and P. P. Sullivan
3:00 PM
J3.6
Joint Observational Research on Nocturnal Atmospheric Dispersion of Aerosols: The JORNADA study
David R. Miller, Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; and A. L. Hiscox, C. J. Nappo, J. Wang, D. Zajic, Y. Yee, E. D. Creegan, R. M. Cionco, R. E. Dumais Jr., and J. B. Ross

Session 4
Subfilter/Subgrid-Scale Fluxes: Measurement and Modeling
Location: Boardroom (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Host: 17th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence
Chair: Fernando Porté-Agel, University of Minnesota
1:45 PM
4.1
Subfilter scale fluxes in the marine surface layer: Results from the Ocean Horizontal Array Turbulence Study (OHATS)
Peter P. Sullivan, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. B. Edson, T. W. Horst, J. C. Wyngaard, and M. Kelly
2:15 PM
4.3
Geometric Alignments of the SGS Force in the Atmospheric Surface Layer
Chad Higgins, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; and C. Meneveau and M. B. Parlange
2:30 PM
4.4
2:45 PM
4.5
3:00 PM
4.6
A-priori laboratory study of subfilter-scale models for LES over heterogeneous land surfaces
Matthew A. Carper, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; and F. Porté-Agel and L. Chamorro

3:15 PM-3:45 PM: Tuesday, 23 May 2006


Coffee Break

3:45 PM-5:15 PM: Tuesday, 23 May 2006


Session 5
Land Surface Heterogeneity
Location: Kon Tiki Ballroom (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Host: 17th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence
Chair: Francis L. Ludwig, Stanford University
3:45 PM
5.1
Scalar similarity functions: the influence of surface heterogeneity and entrainment
Arnold F. Moene, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands; and D. Schüttemeyer and O. K. Hartogensis
4:00 PM
5.2
4:15 PM
5.3
EVA_GRIPS and LITFASS-2003: What have we learned ?
Frank Beyrich, German Meteorological Service, Lindenberg, Germany; and H. T. Mengelkamp, F. Ament, J. Bange, F. H. Berger, H. A. R. De Bruin, T. Foken, G. Heinemann, B. Hennemuth, C. Heret, S. Huneke, W. Kohsiek, J. P. Leps, C. Liebethal, H. Lohse, M. Mauder, W. M. L. Meijninger, S. Raasch, C. Simmer, T. Spieß, A. Tittebrand, J. Uhlenbrock, and P. Zittel
4:30 PM
5.4
Mesoclimate at the Tapajós-Amazon river confluence
David R. Fitzjarrald, Atmospheric Sciences Research Center/University at Albany and State University of New York, Albany, NY; and R. K. Sakai, O. Moraes, O. C. Acevedo, and M. Czikowsky
4:45 PM
5.5
Coriolis effects in katabatic flow along a differentially cooled sloping surface in a stratified fluid
Alan Shapiro, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and C. Wall and E. Fedorovich
5:00 PM
5.6

5:15 PM-5:15 PM: Tuesday, 23 May 2006


Sessions End for the Day

6:30 PM-8:30 PM: Tuesday, 23 May 2006


William D. Evans Sternwheeler Cruise Event

Wednesday, 24 May 2006

8:00 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 24 May 2006


Joint Session 4
Stable Boundary Layers 2 (Joint between 17BLT and 27 AgForest)
Location: Kon Tiki Ballroom (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Hosts: (Joint between the 17th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence; and the 27th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology )
Chair: Gunilla Svensson, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado
8:15 AM
J4.2
Intermittent bursting of turbulence in a stable boundary layer with low-level jet
Yuji Ohya, Kyushu University, Kasuga, Japan; and R. Nakamura and T. Uchida
8:30 AM
J4.3
Influence of intermittency on similarity theory
Larry Mahrt, NorthWest Research Associates, Inc., Corvallis, OR; and D. Vickers
8:45 AM
J4.4
An episode of intermittent turbulence in the nightime PBL during the JORNADA field study
Carmen J. Nappo, NOAA/ARL/ATDD, Oak Ridge, TN; and D. R. Miller, A. L. Hiscox, E. Creegan, Y. Yee, and D. Zajic
9:00 AM
J4.5
Study of an observed Low-Level Jet through Large-Eddy Simulations
Joan Cuxart, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; and M. A. Jiménez Cortés
9:15 AM
J4.6
A Formula for the Depth of the Stable Boundary Layer: Evaluation and Dimensional Analysis
Gert-Jan Steeneveld, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands; and B. J. H. Van de Wiel and A. A. M. Holtslag
9:45 AM
J4.8
Instability of the stable boundary layer?
Bas J. H. Van de Wiel, Wageningen University and Research-Centre, Wageningen, Netherlands; and A. F. Moene, G. J. Steeneveld, and A. A. M. Holtslag

Session 6
Cloudy Boundary Layers 2
Location: Rousseau Suite (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Host: 17th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence
Chair: Harm J.J. Jonker, Delft University of Technology
8:00 AM
6.1
8:15 AM
6.2
A simple model of subtropical stratocumulus feedbacks on climate sensitivity
Peter Caldwell, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and C. S. Bretherton
8:30 AM
6.3
GCSS/WGNE Pacific Cross-section Intercomparison (GPCI): turbulence and clouds in climate and weather prediction models
Joao Teixeira, NATO Undersea Research Centre, La Spezia, Italy; and S. Cardoso, P. M. A. Miranda, C. Jakob, P. M. M. Soares, A. P. Siebesma, R. Neggers, C. Hannay, H. Kitagawa, M. Koehler, A. Lock, P. Marquet, D. Mironov, B. Ritter, D. Stokes, E. Van Meijgard, and M. Zhao
9:15 AM
6.6
9:30 AM
6.7
Lifecycle analysis of cumulus clouds using a 3D virtual reality environment
Thijs Heus, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands; and H. J. J. Jonker, E. J. Griffith, and F. H. Post
9:45 AM
6.8
A LES study of wind-shear effect on turbulent structure of stratocumulus clouds
Shouping Wang, Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, CA; and J. C. Golaz and Q. Wang

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 24 May 2006


Coffee Break

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 24 May 2006


Session 7
Experimental Methods
Location: Kon Tiki Ballroom (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Host: 17th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence
Chair: Cheryl L. Klipp, U.S. Army Research Laboratory
10:30 AM
7.1
Vertical profiles of velocity variances and TKE using Doppler-lidar scan data
Yelena Pichugina, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and R. M. Banta and A. W. Brewer
10:45 AM
7.2
Validation of fluxes of an extra large aperture scintillometer at Cabauw using Sky Arrow aircraft flux measurements
Arnold F. Moene, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands; and W. M. L. Meijninger, W. Kohsiek, B. Gioli, F. Miglietta, and F. Bosveld
11:00 AM
7.3
Large aperture scintillometer intercomparison
Jan Kleissl, University of California, San Diego, LA Jolla, CA; and K. Fleming, J. Cheney, S. H. Hong, and J. Hendrickx
11:15 AM
7.4
Comparison of 'M2AV' unmanned airborne meteorological measurements with remote sensing and the Helipod
Thomas Spiess, Aerospace Systems/Technical Univ., Braunschweig, Germany; and J. Bange

1:30 PM-3:30 PM: Wednesday, 24 May 2006


Session 8
GEWEX Atmospheric Boundary Layer Study (GABLS)
Location: Rousseau Suite (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Host: 17th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence
Chair: João Teixeira, UCAR Visiting Scientist, NRL
1:30 PM
8.1
1:45 PM
8.2
Exploring variability of model results in the GEWEX Atmospheric Boundary Layer Study (GABLS)
Albert A.M. Holtslag, Meteorology and Air Quality, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands; and G. J. Steeneveld and B. J. H. van de Wiel
2:00 PM
8.3
Large-eddy simulation of stable boundary layers: a case study
Sukanta Basu, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; and W. Anderson
2:15 PM
8.4
2:30 PM
8.5
Implementation of the quasi-normal scale elimination theory in models of ABLs
Boris Galperin, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL; and S. Sukoriansky and V. Perov
2:45 PM
8.6
Large-Eddy simulation of the diurnal cycle of the atmospheric boundary layer using boundary conditions derived from CASES-99
Vijayant Kumar, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; and M. B. Parlange, C. Meneveau, and G. Svensson
3:00 PM
8.7
Surface cooling predictions of the coupled NMM/WRF PBL and Noah land surface schemes
Frank R. Freedman, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and Z. I. Janjic and M. Ek
3:15 PM
8.8
Mesoscale Model Intercomparison and Observational Evaluation for Three Contrasting Diurnal Cycles in CASES99: Focus on the Stable Boundary Layer
Gert-Jan Steeneveld, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands; and T. Mauritsen, E. I. F. de Bruijn, G. Svensson, and A. A. M. Holtslag

1:30 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 24 May 2006


Joint Session 5
Remote Sensing and Data Assimilation (Joint between 17BLT and 27AgForest
Location: Kon Tiki Ballroom (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Hosts: (Joint between the 17th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence; and the 27th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology )
Cochairs: Ching-Long Lin, Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research and University of Iowa; Ronald J. Dobosy, NOAA/ATDD
1:30 PM
J5.1
Seasonal and interannual variability in carbon exchange along a boreal black spruce chronosequence: Tower-based observations and MODIS-driven predictions using the Vegetation Photosynthesis and Respiration Model
Allison L. Dunn, Harvard University & University of Manitoba, Cambridge, MA; and M. Pathmathevan, G. Winston, A. McMillan, B. D. Amiro, M. Goulden, and S. C. Wofsy
1:45 PM
J5.2
2:00 PM
J5.3
Retrieval of Micro scale Flow Structures from Dual-Doppler Lidar Data Measured in the Urban Boundary Layer
Quanxin Xia, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; and C. L. Lin, R. Calhoun, and R. K. Newsom
2:30 PM
J5.5
Linking the Seasonal Variation of Vegetation Indices to Tower Flux Measurements
Matthias Falk, University of California, Berkeley, CA; and D. D. Baldocchi, S. Ma, S. L. Ustin, and I. R. Mercado
2:45 PM
J5.6
Evaluation of surface flux maps over the southern Great Plains in IHOP
Kenneth J. Davis, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and K. Craig, S. L. Kang, J. R. Mecikalski, and F. Chen

3:00 PM
J5.7
3:30 PM
J5.9
Determining the ground heat flux using a variational technique
Reinder Ronda, KNMI, De Bilt, Netherlands; and F. C. Bosveld
3:45 PM
J5.10
An evaluation of estimations of atmospheric turbulence from coherent Doppler lidar data
Anupama Mattegunta, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and R. Calhoun, H. J. S. Fernando, and A. Wieser

4:30 PM-7:00 PM: Wednesday, 24 May 2006


Poster Session 1
Cloudy Boundary Layers (Poster)
Location: Toucan (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Host: 17th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence
P1.2
Revision of the boundary layer mixing scheme in the NCEP global forecast system
Jongil Han, SRG at NCEP/EMC, College Park, MD; and H. L. Pan

P1.3
A comparative study of observation- and LES-derived turbulence
Shouping Wang, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. C. Golaz and Q. Wang


Joint Poster Session 1
Remote Sensing and Data Assimilation (Joint between 17BLT and 27AgForest)
Location: Toucan (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Hosts: (Joint between the 17th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence; and the 27th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology )
JP1.1
Lidar observations of the boundary layer using an aerosol and ozone profiler
Hugo Michael Anthony Ricketts, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; and G. Vaughan, E. G. Norton, and D. P. Wareing

Handout (294.3 kB)


Poster Session 2
Experimental Methods (Poster)
Location: Toucan (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Host: 17th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence
P2.1
Scalar spectra in the near-dissipation range derived from structure functions
Arnold F. Moene, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands; and A. Van Dijk

Handout (168.2 kB)

P2.2
Atmospheric Boundary Layer Observations at Cabauw in the Netherlands
Fred Bosveld, KNMI, De Bilt, Netherlands; and A. Vermeulen, E. Moors, H. W. J. Russchenberg, A. Apituley, R. Uijlenhoet, G. De Leeuw, A. F. Moene, and C. Werner

Handout (148.0 kB)

P2.3
A novel method for the study of near-surface turbulence using 3-d hot-film anemometry: OTIHS
Gregory S. Poulos, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Semmer, J. Militzer, and G. Maclean

Handout (767.7 kB)


Joint Poster Session 2
Roughness Sublayer Turbulence (Jointbetween 17BLT and27AgForest)
Location: Toucan (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Hosts: (Joint between the 17th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence; and the 27th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology )
JP2.1
Numerical simulations of the urban boundary layer observed during Joint Urban 2003
Jocelyn Mailhot, MSC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and S. Bélair, A. Lemonsu, and L. Tong

JP2.2
Large-eddy simulation of forest edge flow with ARPS
Sylvain Dupont, INRA - EPHYSE, Villenave d'Ornon, France; and Y. Brunet


Poster Session 3
GEWEX Atmospheric Boundary Layer Study (GABLS) (Poster)
Location: Toucan (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Host: 17th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence
P3.1
The influence of model resolution on an expression of the atmospheric boundary layer in a single-column model
Kota Iwamura, Japan Meteorological Agency, Tokyo, Japan; and H. Kitagawa

Handout (447.2 kB)


Joint Poster Session 3
Scalar Transport, Chemistry and Diffusion (Joint between 17BLT and 17BioAero)
Location: Toucan (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Hosts: (Joint between the 17th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence; and the 17th Conference on Biometeorology and Aerobiology )
JP3.1
Dispersion in and above plant canopies
Edward (Ned) Garrett Patton, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. C. Weil and P. P. Sullivan

JP3.2
An Eulerian model for pollen dispersal over heterogeneous landscapes
Sylvain Dupont, INRA - EPHYSE, Villenave d'Ornon, France; and Y. Brunet and N. Jarosz


Poster Session 4
PBL Parameterizations and Larger-Scale Modelling (Poster)
Location: Toucan (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Host: 17th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence
P4.1
Simulation of Marine Latent Heat Fluxes in the Unified Model
John M. Edwards, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom

Handout (1.5 MB)

P4.2
Numerical model of baroclinic turbulence beyond quasi-geostrophic equilibrium
Iordanka Panayotova, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA

P4.3
Entrainment parameterization based on entrainment zone Richardson number
Wayne M. Angevine, CIRES, University of Colorado, and NOAA ESRL, Boulder, CO

Handout (35.8 kB)

P4.4
Poster Presentation P4.4 Moved. New Paper Number 1.9B

P4.4A
An observational and numerical study of boundary layer structure in a Gulf Coast Environment (Formerly P5.3 and 1.9A)
Sharon Zhong, University of Houston, Houston, TX; and H. J. In, C. B. Clements, M. D. Jang, A. Quishi, and C. B. Lee


Joint Poster Session 4
Stable Boundary Layers and Intermittency (Joint between 17BLT and 27AgForest)
Location: Toucan (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Hosts: (Joint between the 17th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence; and the 27th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology )
JP4.1
Turbulence Profiles in the Weakly Stable Boundary Layer with a Strong LLJ
Robert M. Banta, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and Y. L. Pichugina and W. A. Brewer

JP4.2
Surface heterogeneity effects on regional-scale fluxes in stable boundary layers: an LES study
Rob Stoll, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; and F. Porté-Agel

Handout (101.2 kB)

JP4.3
Sensitivity of the surface layer nocturnal energy balance closure to soil heat flux estimation
Luiz Eduardo Medeiros, Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, Albany, NY; and D. R. Fitzjarrald, O. C. Acevedo, M. J. Czikowsky, R. K. Sakai, and O. Moraes

JP4.4
Sensible heat budgets for stable nocturnal boundary layers over weakly heterogeneous terrain
Reina Nakamura, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and L. Mahrt

JP4.5
Quasi-wavelet formulations of turbulence with intermittency and correlated field properties
D. Keith Wilson, U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, NH; and G. H. Goedecke and V. E. Ostashev

Handout (175.9 kB)

JP4.6
On the Excess Mixing in NWP Models in Stable Boundary Layers: the Possible Role of Orographic generated Sub-grid Gravity Wave Drag
Gert-Jan Steeneveld, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands; and A. A. M. Holtslag, C. J. Nappo, and L. Mahrt

Handout (219.5 kB)

JP4.7
Measurements of the diurnal cycle of temperature, humidity, wind, and carbon dioxide in a subalpine forest during the Carbon in the Mountains Experiment (CME04)
Sean P. Burns, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Sun, S. P. Oncley, A. C. Delany, B. B. Stephens, D. E. Anderson, D. Schimel, D. Lenschow, and R. Monson

Handout (2.0 MB)

JP4.8
Energy-similarity -- a new turbulence closure model for the stably stratified atmospheric boundary layer
Thorsten Mauritsen, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden; and G. Svensson, S. Zilitinkevich, I. Esau, L. Enger, and B. Grisogono

Handout (384.6 kB)

JP4.9
Observations of velocity variance in the stable boundary layer
Dean Vickers, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR; and L. Mahrt

Handout (1.1 MB)

JP4.10
Katabatic wind over gentle slope on the Majorca Island
Daniel Martínez Villagrasa, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; and J. Cuxart Rodamilans and M. A. Jiménez Cortés

Handout (801.7 kB)


Poster Session 5
Shear and Convectively Driven Boundary Layers
Location: Toucan (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Host: 17th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence
P5.1
P5.3 Moved to 1.9A.

P5.2
Entrainment zone definitions: a large eddy study
Alison M. Fowler, University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom; and I. M. Brooks

Handout (98.6 kB)

P5.3
P5.1 Moved to 1.8A.


Joint Poster Session 5
Turbulence over Complex Terrain (Joint between 17BLT and 27AgForest)
Location: Toucan (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Hosts: (Joint between the 17th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence; and the 27th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology )
JP5.1
Topographycal Effect on Soil Respiration in Mountanious Catchment
Koji Tamai, Forestry & Forest Products Research Institute, Kumamoto, Japan

JP5.2
The role of clearcuts and spatial disturbances on the downwind canopy layer flow and turbulence
Gengsheng Zhang, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA; and M. Y. Leclerc, A. Karipot, C. Thomas, and T. Foken

JP5.3
The role of advection on CO2 flux measurements at the Cabauw tall tower, The Netherlands
Cindy Werner, Geological and Nuclear Sciences, Taupo, New Zealand; and F. C. Bosveld, A. Vermeulen, and E. Moors

Handout (411.4 kB)

JP5.4
On the sensitivity of Lagrangian Stochastic footprint modeling to within canopy flow statistics derived from Wavelet analysis
Mathias Göckede, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR; and C. Thomas, T. Markkanen, M. Mauder, J. Ruppert, and T. Foken

Handout (460.1 kB)

JP5.5
Modeling of the forest gaps-forest interaction
Andrey Sogachev, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, POBox 68, Finland; and M. Y. Leclerc, A. Karipot, G. Zhang, and T. Vesala

Handout (415.0 kB)

JP5.6
Mesoscale basin flows in the nocturnal boundary-layer: modeling and verification
Antonio Mira Navarro, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; and J. Cuxart, A. Luque, and J. A. Guijarro

Handout (708.3 kB)


Formal Poster Viewing and Reception (Cash Bar)

Thursday, 25 May 2006

8:00 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 25 May 2006


Joint Session 6
Turbulence Over Complex Terrain 1 (Joint between 17BLT and 27AgForest)
Location: Kon Tiki Ballroom (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Hosts: (Joint between the 17th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence; and the 27th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology )
Cochairs: Tom Horst, NCAR; Brian D. Amiro, University of Manitoba
8:00 AM
J6.1
A Case for a Combined Mesoscale and Climate Model Boundary Layer Parameterization Improvement Project
Eric P. Grimit, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and R. C. Foster, C. S. Bretherton, L. K. Berg, T. P. Ackerman, C. Mass, and J. R. McCaa
8:15 AM
J6.2
A Wind Tunnel Study of Flow Characteristics near Model Swine Production and Manure Storage Facilities
Thomas J. Sauer, USDA/ARS, Ames, IA; and J. L. Hatfield, F. L. Haan Jr., and J. H. Prueger
8:30 AM
J6.3
Comparison of turbulent statistics and spectra at two heights over a semi-arid grassland surface
John H. Prueger, USDA/ARS, Ames, IA; and L. E. Hipps, W. Eichinger, R. L. Scott, W. P. Kustas, and J. L. Hatfield
8:45 AM
J6.4
Estimates of Horizontal Advection Using Field Measurements in a Crop Canopy
John Kochendorfer, University of California, Davis, CA; and K. T. Paw U and Y. S. Park
9:15 AM
J6.6
Impact of terrain heterogeneity on near-surface turbulence: long-term investigation at SIRTA observatory
Clément Fesquet, IPSL, Palaiseau, France; and C. Barthlott, P. Drobinski, T. Dubos, C. Pietras, and M. Haeffelin
9:45 AM
J6.8
Response of the Hudson Valley boundary layer to diurnal forcing during a case of rotating geostrophic wind
David R. Fitzjarrald, Atmospheric Sciences Research Center/University at Albany and State University of New York, Albany, NY; and R. K. Sakai, J. M. Freedman, and M. J. Czikowsky
10:00 AM
J6.9
Modeling canopy turbulent flow over complex terrain
Chuixiang Yi, Queens College, City University of New York, Flushing, NY; and R. Monson, Z. Zhai, D. E. Anderson, A. Turnipseed, S. Burns, and B. Lamb
10:15 AM
J6.10
An evaluation of several turbulence closure schemes for modelling thermally induced slope flows
Xiurong Sun, CRESS, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada; and W. Weng and P. A. Taylor
10:30 AM
J6.11
Flow over a forested hill: Canopy-atmosphere interactions
Andrew N. Ross, University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
10:45 AM
J6.12
Turbulent flow over isolated ridges; influence of vegetation
Edward Garrett Patton, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and P. P. Sullivan and K. W. Ayotte
11:00 AM
J6.13
11:15 AM
J6.14
The influence of large wind farms on the atmospheric boundary layer
Amanda S. Adams, Univ. of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; and D. W. Keith
11:30 AM
J6.8a
Coffee Break

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 25 May 2006


Side Meeting: The Gewex Atmospheric Boundary Layer Study (GABLS): Current Status and Future Directions will meet in the Rousseau Suite

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 25 May 2006


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 25 May 2006


Joint Session 7
Land Surface/PBL/Cloud Coupling (Joint between 17BLT and 27 AgForest)
Location: Kon Tiki Ballroom (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Hosts: (Joint between the 17th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence; and the 27th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology )
Chair: Shouping Wang, Naval Research Laboratory
1:30 PM
J7.1
1:45 PM
J7.2
Surface wind variability due to convection over land
Steven K. Krueger, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and P. Bogenschutz, M. A. Zulauf, and M. A. Jenkins
2:45 PM
J7.6

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 25 May 2006


Coffee Break

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Thursday, 25 May 2006


Session 9
PBL Parameterizations and Larger-Scale Modelling
Location: Kon Tiki Ballroom (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Host: 17th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence
Chair: João Teixeira, UCAR Visiting Scientist, NRL
3:30 PM
9.1
Are observed wind speeds too high?
Diane Strassberg, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. A. LeMone and T. Warner
3:45 PM
9.2
4:15 PM
9.4
Parameterization of momentum fluxes and pressure terms in a PBL mass-flux model
Cara-Lyn Lappen, Colorado State University, Durango, CO; and D. A. Randall
4:30 PM
9.5
Behavior of WRF PBL schemes and land-surface models in 1D simulations during BAMEX
Mariusz Pagowski, NOAA/GSD and CIRA, Colorado State University, Boulder, CO; and J. P. Hacker and D. Rostkier-Edelstein

5:00 PM-5:00 PM: Thursday, 25 May 2006


17th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence Adjourns