Program: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology (12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology)

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Sunday, 27 August 2006

5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Sunday, 27 August 2006

Conference Registration

Monday, 28 August 2006

7:30 AM-7:30 AM: Monday, 28 August 2006

Registration continues through Friday, 1 September

9:00 AM-10:15 AM: Monday, 28 August 2006

Session 1

Orographic Precipitation: Part I

Location: Ballroom South (La Fonda on the Plaza)

Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

Chair: Ronald B. Smith, Yale University

9:00 AM

1.1

Lessons on orographic precipitation from MAP (invited)

R. Rotunno, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. A. Houze Jr.

9:30 AM

1.2

Preparatory investigations to the COPS experiment

Evelyne Richard, CNRS/UPS, Toulouse, France

10:00 AM

1.3

Orographic precipitation development in stratified flow, as documented by airborne mm-wave radar transects along the mean flow

Bart Geerts, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and H. McIntyre

1.4

Airborne radar observations of flow and microphysical structure over mountainous terrain

10:15 AM-10:45 AM: Monday, 28 August 2006

Coffee Break

10:45 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 28 August 2006

Session 2

Orographic Precipitation: Part II

Location: Ballroom South (La Fonda on the Plaza)

Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

Chair: Evelyne Richard, Laboratoire d'Aérologie

10:45 AM

2.1

The spacing of orographic rainbands triggered by small-scale terrain

Daniel J. Kirshbaum, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. H. Bryan and R. Rotunno

11:00 AM

2.2

Sensitivity of orographic precipitation to changing soil moisture and ambient conditions

Sandrine Anquetin, CNRS, Grenoble, France; and E. Yates and V. Mano

Presentation PDF (1004.6 kB)

11:15 AM

2.3

Two-dimensional idealized simulations of the impact of multiple windward ridges on orographic precipitation

Brian A. Colle, Stony Brook University / SUNY, Stony Brook, NY

Presentation PDF (216.6 kB)

11:30 AM

2.4

Idealized simulations of orographic precipitation across complex, evolving topography

Joseph Galewsky, Univ.of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

11:45 AM

2.5

Radar observations of intense orographic precipitation associated with typhoon Xangsane (2000)

Cheng-Ku Yu, Chinese Culture Univ., Taipei, Taiwan; and L. W. Cheng

Presentation PDF (1.5 MB)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 28 August 2006

Lunch Break

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Monday, 28 August 2006

Session 3

Orographic Precipitation: Part III

Location: Ballroom South (La Fonda on the Plaza)

Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

Chair: Brian A. Colle, SUNY

3.1

A multi-season statistical analysis of orographic rainfall in California's coastal mountains using a GPS sensor, 915-MHz wind profiler, and rain gauges

1:45 PM

3.2

A tailored observational campaign for orographic precipitation—STOPEX

Idar Barstad, Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research and Univ. of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; and J. Reuder

Presentation PDF (2.9 MB)

2:00 PM

3.3

Effects of cyclone track on precipitation distribution along the California Coastal Range and Sierra Nevada

Barrett Smith II, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and Y. L. Lin and H. D. Reeves

Presentation PDF (222.0 kB)

2:15 PM

3.4

Differential flow blocking along the Sierra Nevada mountains and its effect on the precipitation distribution

Heather Dawn Reeves, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and Y. L. lin and R. Rotunno

2:30 PM-2:30 PM: Monday, 28 August 2006

Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 28 August 2006

Poster Session 1

Precipitation and Boundary Layers in Complex Terrain

Location: Ballroom North (La Fonda on the Plaza)

Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

Chair: Sharon Zhong, University of Houston

P1.1

Overview of the Sierra Hydrometeorology Atmospheric River Experiment (SHARE)

David Kingsmill, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and S. E. Yuter, B. A. Colle, R. A. Houze Jr., B. Geerts, D. P. Lettenmaier, P. J. Neiman, G. S. Poulos, R. B. Smith, B. F. Smull, W. J. Steenburgh, and M. Steiner

P1.2

Validation by a new gauge-based daily grid precipitation dataset of daily precipitation climatology over Monsoon Asia simulated by MRI/JMA 20-km-mesh AGCM

Akiyo Yatagai, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Kyoto, Japan; and P. Xie and A. Kitoh

Handout (1.7 MB)

P1.3

Improving rainfall retrieval algorithms over mountainous regions using multi-sources remotely sensed and lightning data

Ali S. Amirrezvani, NOAA-CREST, New York, NY; and S. Mahani and R. Khanbilvardi

P1.4

Estimation of Orographic Precipitation Distribution Using Orographic Moisture Flux in the South-Eastern Alps

Uros Strajnar, Environmental Agency of the Republic of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Handout (1.5 MB)

P1.5

Variability in Windward and Leeward Orographic Precipitation Ratios

Erik Crosman, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. Boatman, B. Hansen, S. Houser, E. James, A. Moller, C. Neuman, J. Reynolds, N. Roth, S. Sharples, T. West, K. Wilson, J. Steenburgh, and J. Horel

P1.6

The effect of upstream stability on the formation and movement of precipitation systems over idealized terrain

Heather Dawn Reeves, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and Y. L. Lin

P1.7

The 4–5 December 2001 IMPROVE-2 event: Orographic flow and precipitation structures and evaluation of model microphysics

Brian A. Colle, Stony Brook University / SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and Y. Lin, C. P. Woods, and B. F. Smull

Handout (1.2 MB)

P1.8

New Snow Density Across An Elevational Gradient in the Park Range of Northwestern Colorado

David B. Simeral, DRI, Reno, NV; and R. D. Borys and M. A. Wetzel

P1.9

A 3D Snow depth Analysis over complex terrain

Reinhold Steinacker, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; and G. Stein

P1.10

Modeling solar radiation in Arizona's Meteor Crater

C. David Whiteman, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and C. Kahler

P1.11

Linking CO2 Surface Fluxes to Concentrations in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Over Mountainous Terrain

Stephan F.J. De Wekker, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. Stephens, S. Aulenbach, and D. Schimel

P1.12

The role of near-surface temperature data sets in Terrain-Induced Rotor Experiment (T-REX) analyses

Maura Hahnenberger, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and C. D. Whiteman

P1.13

High-resolution modeling of the nighttime boundary layer evolution in the Owens Valley: Sensitivity studies

Juerg Schmidli, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. S. Poulos

P1.14

WRF ARW modeling for T-REX at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory

Robert E. Dumais Jr., U.S. Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM; and P. A. Haines, T. Henmi, and E. Colón

P1.15

Alpine pumping as seen by a RADAR-RASS and simulation with the MM5 model

Siegfried Vogt, Institut f. Meteorologie u. Klimaforschung , Forschungszentrum, Karlsruhe, Germany; and L. Gantner

P1.16

Unsteadiness in the Prandtl model of the katabatic flow due to Coriolis effects

Ivana Stiperski, Meteorological and Hydrological Service, Zagreb, Croatia; and I. Kavcic, D. R. Durran, and B. Grisogono

P1.17

Super-high-resolution numerical simulation of atmospheric turbulence in an area of complex terrain

P. W. Chan, Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, China

Handout (1.6 MB)

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 28 August 2006

Session 4

Orographic Precipitation: Part IV

Location: Ballroom South (La Fonda on the Plaza)

Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

4:00 PM

4.1

Orographic Precipitation and Water Vapor Fractionation over the southern Andes (Invited)

Ronald B. Smith, Yale University, New Haven, CT; and J. Evans

Presentation PDF (160.9 kB)

4:15 PM

4.2

Dynamics vs. aerosol induced warm-phase microphysics and orographic precipitation

Andreas Dieter Muehlbauer, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland; and U. Lohmann

Presentation PDF (529.0 kB)

4:30 PM

4.3

Analysis of microphysical data in an orographic environment to evaluate a polarization radar-based hydrometeor classification scheme

Sabine Goeke, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; and D. M. Plummer

4:45 PM

4.4

Model aerosol sensitivity studies and microphysical interactions in an orographic snowfall event

Stephen M. Saleeby, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and R. D. Borys, M. A. Wetzel, D. B. Simeral, M. P. Meyers, W. R. Cotton, R. L. McAnelly, N. Larson, and E. Heffernan

Presentation PDF (434.4 kB)

5:00 PM

4.5

Small-scale gradients in climatological precipitation on the Olympic Peninsula

Justin R. Minder, Yale University, New Haven, CT; and A. M. Anders, D. Durran, and G. H. Roe

5:15 PM

4.6

Orographic Enhancements in Precipitation: Preliminary Work Toward Construction of An Improved Global Monthly Precipitation Climatology

Mingyue Chen, RS Information System, Inc., Camp Springs, MD; and P. Xie, J. Janowiak, and V. E. Kousky

5:30 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 28 August 2006

Sessions end for the day

6:00 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 28 August 2006

Ice Breaker Reception - Sponsored by Campbell Scientific

Tuesday, 29 August 2006

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 29 August 2006

Session 5

Boundary Layers in Complex Terrain: Part I

Location: Ballroom South (La Fonda on the Plaza)

Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

Chair: Tina Katopodes Chow, Univ. of Californina

8:30 AM

5.1

The Meteor Crater Experiment, METCRAX 2006

C. David Whiteman, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and M. Hahnenberger, S. Hoch, S. Zhong, A. Muschinski, and D. C. Fritts

8:45 AM

5.2

Results from Mesoscale Modeling and Measurements of Temperature, Moisture, and Wind on a Mountain Slope

Elford G. Astling, West Desert Test Center, Salt Lake City, UT; and E. Laufenberg

9:00 AM

5.3

Comparison of wavelet and eddy-covariance techniques for computation of fluxes in intermittent turbulence over a mountain basin

Sandra Cardon, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and R. D. Kelly, D. Leon, D. Vickers, and L. Mahrt

Presentation PDF (1.1 MB)

9:15 AM

5.4

Katabatic flow over long slopes: Velocity scaling, flow pulsations and effects of slope discontinuities

H. J. S. Fernando, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and M. Princevac, J. C. R. Hunt, and C. Dumitrescu

Presentation PDF (241.2 kB)

9:30 AM

5.5

Internal gravity waves generated by katabatic flows in a valley and induced mixing

Charles Chemel, CNRS/UJF/INPG, Grenoble, France; and C. Staquet and M. Tavernier

9:45 AM

5.6

High wind events in the lee of the Sierra Nevada—are they downslope windstorms?

Sharon Zhong, University of Houston, Houston, TX; and J. Li, C. D. Whiteman, and X. Bian

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Tuesday, 29 August 2006

Coffee Break

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 29 August 2006

Session 6

Boundary Layers in Complex Terrain: Part II

Location: Ballroom South (La Fonda on the Plaza)

Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

Chair: C. David Whiteman, University of Utah

10:30 AM

6.1

Elevated layering in the Owens Valley observed during T-REX

Stephen Mobbs, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; and G. S. Poulos, R. Burton, J. Schmidli, J. McQuaid, B. Brooks, V. Smith, F. Perry, and C. D. Whiteman

10:45 AM

6.2

Morning Breakup of a Nocturnal Cold Pool

Marko Princevac, University of California, Riverside, CA; and H. J. S. Fernando and A. Mills

Presentation PDF (148.1 kB)

11:00 AM

6.3

Analysis of cold pool formation and erosion in the owens valley region of california

Adam J. Christman, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and R. Calhoun, A. Wieser, and H. J. S. Fernando

Presentation PDF (1.5 MB)

11:15 AM

6.4

Investigation of anti-winds in Owens Valley, California through observations and high-resolution simulations

Fotini Katopodes Chow, Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA; and M. H. Daniels and C. D. Whiteman

11:30 AM

6.5

Observations of diurnal mountain valley flow utilizing dual Doppler lidar virtual tower technique

Charles Retallack, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and R. Calhoun, A. Wieser, M. Weissmann, A. Dörnbrack, and H. J. S. Fernando

Presentation PDF (487.5 kB)

11:45 AM

6.6

Turbulence in the stable near-surface atmosphere in the complex terrain of Owens Valley, California during T-REX

Gregory S. Poulos, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Schmidli

Presentation PDF (2.6 MB)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 29 August 2006

Lunch Break

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Tuesday, 29 August 2006

Session 7

Boundary Layers in Complex Terrain: Part III

Location: Ballroom South (La Fonda on the Plaza)

Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

Chair: Stephan F. J. De Wekker, NCAR

1:30 PM

7.1

High-resolution modeling of the nighttime boundary layer evolution in the Owens Valley: Comparison to observations

Juerg Schmidli, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. S. Poulos

Presentation PDF (984.5 kB)

1:45 PM

7.2

Effects of soil moisture initialization on simulations of atmospheric boundary layer evolution in Owens Valley

Megan H. Daniels, University of California, Berkeley, CA; and F. K. Chow and G. S. Poulos

Presentation PDF (951.2 kB)

2:00 PM

7.3

Estimations of the dissipation of turbulent kinetic energy using sonics, 3-d hot-films, and Doppler lidar during TREX

Ronald Calhoun, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and G. S. Poulos and H. J. S. Fernando

Presentation PDF (80.7 kB)

2:15 PM

7.4

Using diurnal surface pressure variations to study the atmospheric circulation in Owens Valley

Yanping Li, Yale Univ., New Haven, CT; and R. B. Smith and V. Grubisic

Presentation PDF (85.1 kB)

2:30 PM-2:30 PM: Tuesday, 29 August 2006

Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Tuesday, 29 August 2006

Poster Session 2

Mountain Waves, Rotors, Foehn, Wakes and Blocking

Location: Ballroom North (La Fonda on the Plaza)

Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

Chair: Reinhold Steinacker, Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics, University of Vienna

P2.1

Numerical simulations of mountain waves and rotors observed during T-REX

Simon Vosper, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and P. Sheridan, S. Mobbs, and R. Burton

P2.2

Moisture and Sierra Waves: Observations and modeling

Qingfang Jiang, UCAR Visiting Scientist, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. D. Doyle

P2.3

UK FAAM BAe-146 research flights during T-REX

Simon Vosper, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and P. Sheridan, P. Brown, D. Kindred, S. Mobbs, R. Burton, J. McQuaid, B. Brooks, A. Woolley, and R. Purvis

P2.4

Sierra Rotors: A comparative study of three mountain wave and rotor events

Vanda Grubisic, DRI, Reno, NV; and B. J. Billings

Handout (2.6 MB)

P2.5

Operational forecast support by National Weather Service Forecast Office in Las Vegas, Nevada during the Terrain-Induced Rotor Experiment

Stanley Czyzyk, NOAA/NWSFO, Las Vegas, NV; and K. Runk

Handout (502.3 kB)

P2.6

Hydraulic-jump rotors: Favorable environments for their formation

Rolf F. Hertenstein, Northwest Research Associates CoRA Division, Boulder, CO; and J. P. Kuettner

Handout (835.2 kB)

P2.7

The signature of waves and rotors in wind profiler observations

Stephen A. Cohn, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. O. J. Brown, V. Grubisic, and B. Billings

P2.8

Climatology of westerly wind events in the lee of the Sierra Nevada

Vanda Grubisic, DRI, Reno, NV; and M. Xiao

Handout (2.6 MB)

P2.9

The roles of surface heating and cooling in rotor formation

Victoria H. Smith, University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom; and W. Thurston and S. D. Mobbs

P2.10

Observations and high-resolution simulations of a severe turbulence and downslope windstorm event

James D. Doyle, NRL, Monterey, CA; and N. A. Bond and Q. Jiang

P2.11

Three Dimensional Structure of Rotors During T-REX

James D. Doyle, NRL, Monterey, CA; and Q. Jiang

P2.12

A look at the ensemble-mean structure of a breaking mountain wave

Tingting Qian, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and C. C. Epifanio

P2.13

Climatology of mountain waves over eastern Canada

Ivan Dube, MSC, Montreal, QC, Canada

P2.14

Is severe Adriatic bora associated with tropopause fold?

Zvjezdana Bencetic Klaic, Univ. of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; and D. Belusic

Handout (1.1 MB)

P2.15

Lee vortex shedding in vertically non-uniform flows

Lucas M. Harris, NOAA/OAR/GFDL, Princeton, NJ; and D. R. Durran and G. J. Hakim

P2.16

A Numerical Study of an in-situ Adriatic Mesocyclone: Formation and Development

Kristian Horvath, Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia; and Y. L. Lin and B. Ivancan-Picek

P2.17

Assessing the frictional and baroclinic contributions to stratified wake formation

Jamie B. Smith, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and C. C. Epifanio and T. Qian

P2.18

Application of a microwave radiometer to study terrain-induced airflow disturbances at the Hong Kong International Airport

P. W. Chan, Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, China; and C. M. Shun

Handout (1.5 MB)

P2.19

Synoptic response to mountain gravity waves encountering directional critical levels

Armel Martin, CNRS, Paris, France; and F. Lott

P2.20

The Influence of Transient Mountain Waves on a Localized Barotropic Jet

Dale R. Durran, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and C. C. Chen and G. J. Hakim

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 29 August 2006

Session 8

Foehn, Mountain Wakes, and Upstream Blocking

Location: Ballroom South (La Fonda on the Plaza)

Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

Chair: Richard Rotunno, NCAR

4:00 PM

8.1

The Applicability of Hydraulic Theory to Gap Winds Observed in the Wipp Valley

Dale R. Durran, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and T. Maric

4:15 PM

8.2

Washoe Zephyr—A daytime downslope wind in the lee of Sierra Nevada

C.B. Clements, University of Houston, Houston, TX; and S. Zhong, J. Li, X. Bian, and S. DeWekker

Presentation PDF (359.3 kB)

4:30 PM

8.3

A comparison of two coastal barrier jets along the southeast Alaskan coast during the SARJET field experiment

Joseph B. Olson, Stony Brook University / SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and B. A. Colle, N. S. Winstead, and N. A. Bond

Presentation PDF (1.6 MB)

4:45 PM

8.4

Twin peaks: stable flow past two identical mountains

Helen Wells, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and S. Webster and A. Brown

5:00 PM

8.5

Large-scale flow responses to mountain gravity waves breaking in the mid-troposphere

Armel Martin, CNRS, Paris, France; and F. Lott

5:15 PM

8.6

Classification of cyclogenesis over Apennine mountains and Adriatic Sea

Yuh-Lang Lin, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and K. Horvath and B. Ivancan-Picek

5:30 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 29 August 2006

Sessions end for the day

Wednesday, 30 August 2006

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 30 August 2006

Session 9

Mountain Waves and Rotors: Part I

Location: Ballroom South (La Fonda on the Plaza)

Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

Chair: James Doyle, NRL

8:30 AM

9.1

Terrain-induced Rotor Experiment (Invited)

Vanda Grubisic, DRI, Reno, NV; and J. D. Doyle

Presentation PDF (1.7 MB)

8:45 AM

9.2

Dual Doppler lidar observations during T-REX

Martin Weissmann, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, DLR Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, Wessling, Germany; and R. Calhoun, A. Dörnbrack, and A. Wieser

9:00 AM

9.3

Visualizing Atmospheric Phenomena in Mountainous Terrain with a Surface-based Scanning Aerosol Lidar. First Results of REAL from T-REX

Stephan F. J. De Wekker, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. D. Mayor, S. M. Spuler, B. M. Morley, D. J. Kirshbaum, G. S. Poulos, and T. M. Weckwerth

9.4

Structure of horizontal and vertical rotors as observed by Doppler lidar

9:30 AM

9.5

ISS Observations of Mountain Waves and Rotors during T-REX

William O. J. Brown, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. A. Cohn, V. Grubisic, S. Mayor, and S. de Wekker

9:45 AM

9.6

Quick look of optical turbulence measurements in the T-REX campaign

George Y. Jumper, Air Force Research Laboratory, Hanscom AFB, MA; and J. R. Roadcap, P. Tracy, D. J. Mattes, and J. W. Myers

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 30 August 2006

Coffee Break

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 30 August 2006

Session 10

Mountain Waves and Rotors: Part II

Location: Ballroom South (La Fonda on the Plaza)

Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

Chair: Hans Volkert, Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt

10:30 AM

10.1

A summary of the Sierra Rotors wave and rotor events

Brian J. Billings, DRI, Reno, NV; and V. Grubisic and M. Xiao

10:45 AM

10.2

Atmosperhic rotors: Aircraft in situ and cloud radar measurements in T-REX

Vanda Grubisic, DRI, Reno, NV; and L. Armi, J. P. Kuettner, S. J. Haimov, L. Oolman, R. R. Damiani, and B. J. Billings

Presentation PDF (2.9 MB)

11:00 AM

10.3

Surface-based observations of rotors and flow separation during T-REX

Stephen Mobbs, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; and R. Burton, I. Brooks, B. Brooks, F. Perry, M. Hill, V. Smith, R. Grant, M. Weissmann, and A. Doernbrack

11:15 AM

10.4

Three dimensional characteristics of mountain waves generated by the Sierra Nevada

James D. Doyle, NRL, Monterey, CA; and R. B. Smith, V. Grubisic, J. B. Jensen, Q. Jiang, and W. A. Cooper

Presentation PDF (911.9 kB)

11:30 AM

10.5

Mountain Waves entering the Stratosphere: New aircraft data analysis techniques from T-Rex

Ronald B. Smith, Yale University, New Haven, CT; and B. Woods, J. Jensen, W. Cooper, J. D. Doyle, Q. Jiang, and V. Grubisic

Presentation PDF (336.0 kB)

11:45 AM

10.6

Modeling of mountain waves in T-REX

Steven Koch, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and L. R. Bernardet, B. D. Jamison, and J. M. Brown

Presentation PDF (2.2 MB)

12:00 PM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 30 August 2006

Sessions end for the day

1:00 PM-1:00 PM: Wednesday, 30 August 2006

Conference Event (Details to follow)

Thursday, 31 August 2006

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Thursday, 31 August 2006

Session 11

Mountain Waves and Rotors: Part III

Location: Ballroom South (La Fonda on the Plaza)

Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

Chair: Simon Vosper, Met Office

8:30 AM

11.1

How mountain meteorology profitted from field experiments: A condensed view from seven decades of research

Hans Volkert, Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt, Wessling, Germany

8:45 AM

11.2

Investigation of vertical mixing during mountain wave activity from trace gas analysis

Ilana B. Pollack, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and T. L. Campos, A. J. Weinheimer, J. B. Jensen, L. Pan, S. Schauffler, J. D. Doyle, and V. Grubisic

9:00 AM

11.3

Chemical transition between stratosphere and troposphere in the presence of mountain waves

Laura Pan, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Schauffler, B. Ridley, W. J. Randel, I. Pollack, T. Campos, A. Weinheimer, D. Rodgers, J. Kuettner, V. Grubisic, and J. D. Doyle

9:15 AM

11.4

Effects of boundary layer turbulence on mountain waves

Eric D. Skyllingstad, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

9:30 AM

11.5

Impact of the Boundary Layer on mountain waves and wave drag

Qingfang Jiang, UCAR Visiting Scientist, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. D. Doyle and R. B. Smith

9:45 AM

11.6

A comparison of parametrized and explicitly resolved gravity wave momentum fluxes over the European Alps

Stuart Webster, Met Office, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom; and A. Brown and S. A. Smith

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Thursday, 31 August 2006

Coffee Break

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 31 August 2006

Session 12

Mountain Waves and Rotors: Part IV

Location: Ballroom South (La Fonda on the Plaza)

Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

Chair: Lisa S. Darby, NOAA/Earth System Research Laboratory

10:30 AM

12.1

A resonant instability of steady mountain waves

David J. Muraki, Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby, BC, Canada; and Y. Lee and C. C. Epifanio

10:45 AM

12.2

Some instability issues relating to flow past complex terrain

Craig C. Epifanio, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and D. J. Muraki and Y. Lee

11:00 AM

12.3

A theoretical study of waves forced by isolated topography

Lucy J. Campbell, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada; and L. Nikitina

Presentation PDF (148.5 kB)

11:15 AM

12.4

Resonant waves over double bell shaped orography

Ivana Stiperski, Meteorological and Hydrological Service, Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia; and V. Grubisic

11:30 AM

12.5

Flow separation and rotor formation beneath trapped lee waves

Simon Vosper, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and P. Sheridan and A. Brown

11:45 AM

12.6

Observations of lee waves and rotors downwind of the Pennines

Peter Sheridan, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and V. Horlacher, G. Rooney, P. Hignett, S. Mobbs, and S. Vosper

Presentation PDF (213.8 kB)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 31 August 2006

Lunch

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Thursday, 31 August 2006

Session 13

Mountain Waves and Rotors: Part V

Location: Ballroom South (La Fonda on the Plaza)

Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

Chair: Craig C. Epifanio, Texas A&M University

1:30 PM

13.1

Current & future challenges in diagnosing/forecasting mountain waves over eastern Canada

Ivan Dube, MSC, Montreal, QC, Canada

1:45 PM

13.2

Numerical Investigations of the Evolution of Mountain-Induced Turbulence Along the Colorado Rockies on 9 December 1992

David R. Vollmer, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and Y. L. Lin and M. L. Kaplan

Presentation PDF (296.5 kB)

2:00 PM

13.3

Simulations of mountain waves and lee vortices using an explicit, semi-Lagrangian numerical model

Wu-ron Hsu, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; and M. E. Hsieh and W. Y. Sun

2:15 PM

13.4

Observations and numerical modeling of sub and super-critical flow at White Sands Missile Range

P. a. Haines, Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM; and D. J. Grove, W. Y. Sun, and W. R. Hsu

Presentation PDF (788.6 kB)

2:30 PM-2:30 PM: Thursday, 31 August 2006

Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Thursday, 31 August 2006

Poster Session 3

Forecasting, Climate and Air Quality

Location: Ballroom North (La Fonda on the Plaza)

Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

Chair: Bradley J. Snyder, MSC

P3.1

Forecasting mixed-layer height over complex terrain

Daniel E. Zumpfe, NOAA/NWS, Great Falls, MT; and M. Chamberlain, J. Daniels, J. Kyle, M. Meyers, J. Snook, and K. Zeller

Handout (396.9 kB)

P3.2

Representativity of air quality monitoring stations

Johannes Vergeiner, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; and F. Obleitner, E. Griesser, A. Weber, and A. Gohm

P3.3

Boundary layer structure in the Inn Valley during high air pollution (INNAP)

Alexander Gohm, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; and F. Harnisch and A. Fix

Handout (907.2 kB)

P3.4

Airborne observations of aerosols and trace chemical species during T-REX

Barbara Brooks, Institute for Atmospheric Science, Leeds, United Kingdom; and J. McQuaid, S. Mobbs, and S. Vosper

P3.5

Characteristics of gravity wave breaking predictability

James D. Doyle, NRL, Monterey, CA; and C. A. Reynolds and Q. Jiang

P3.6

A high resolution modelling study of a severe weather event over the Southern Alps of New Zealand

Stuart Webster, Met Office, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom; and M. J. Uddstrom and H. Oliver

P3.7

An evaluation of the impact of RAWS observations on surface objective analyses over the western United States

David T. Myrick, University of Utah and NOAA/CIRP, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. D. Horel

P3.8

An evaluation of post-processing methods to correct surface forecast biases in the NAM model over the western U.S

William Y. Y. Cheng, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and W. J. Steenburgh

P3.9

Contributions of orographic and diabatic processes to rapid frontogenesis over the western United States

Gregory West, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and C. Neuman and W. J. Steenburgh

P3.10

Comparison of Quantitative Precipitation Estimates and Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts in Mountainous Terrain

Serena J. Chew, DRI, Reno, NV

P3.11

Analysis of an extreme precipitation episode over the central subtropical Andes using ETA/PRM regional model

Maximiliano Viale, Programa Regional de Meteorología, Ciudad de Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina; and F. A. Norte

Handout (552.8 kB)

P3.12

A Forecaster challenge: Convectively enhanced winds in a strongly forced synoptic environment in complex terrain

M. Meyers, NOAA/NWS, Grand Junction, CO; and J. LaDue, J. Pringle, and C. Cuoco

Handout (405.7 kB)

P3.13

Variations in the Diurnal Range of Surface Temperature over the Western United States

Brian Olsen, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. D. Horel

P3.14

Links between the mountain torque and the arctic oscillation in the LMDz general circulation model

Francois Lott, CNRS, Paris, France; and L. Goudard and A. Martin

P3.15

Axial atmospheric angular momentum budget at diurnal and sub-diurnal periodicities

Francois Lott, CNRS, Paris, France; and O. DeViron, P. Viterbo, F. Vial, and A. Martin

P3.16

Analysis of some meteorological variables recorded at 4000 m in the Argentinian subtropical Andean region

MaríA. Elizabeth Castañeda, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina; and N. Ratto

P3.17

Wet deposition quality from Caspian Sea lowland forests up to 2200 meters altitude

Ali Salahi, George-August University, Goettingen, Niedersachsen, Germany; and S. Geranfar and S. Banej-Shafii

P3.18

A Regional Atmospheric Continuous CO2 Observing Network in the Rocky Mountains (Rocky RACCOON)

Britton B. Stephens, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO; and S. F. J. De Wekker, D. Schimel, and A. Watt

P3.19

A new concept for high resolution temperature analysis over complex terrain

Benedikt Bica, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; and R. Steinacker, C. Lotteraner, and M. Suklitsch

P3.20

A climatological investigation of the diurnal patterns of precipitation over the complex terrain of western Colorado

Jeffery D. Colton, NOAA/NWS, Grand Junction, CO; and J. Ramey, B. Avery, and M. Meyers

Handout (266.9 kB)

P3.21

Close Association between day-to-day Fluctuation of Atmospheric Pressure and Blood Pressure in Community-Dwelling People

4:00 PM-5:15 PM: Thursday, 31 August 2006

Session 14

Climate and Air Quality

Location: Ballroom South (La Fonda on the Plaza)

Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

Chair: Gregory S. Poulos, NCAR

4:00 PM

14.1

Alpine Air Mass Climatology and its Relation to the changing Snow Line

Reinhold Steinacker, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

4:15 PM

14.2

Sensitivity of snow cover duration to regional temperature in the Rocky Mountains

Lucia Maria Wielke, Univ. of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; and M. Hantel

Presentation PDF (262.7 kB)

4:30 PM

14.3

Air mass dependence of extreme temperature minima in the Gstettneralm Sinkhole with regard to global climate change

Benedikt Bica, Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics, Vienna, Austria; and R. Steinacker

4:45 PM

14.4

The modulation of canyon flows by larger-scale influences

Lisa S. Darby, NOAA/Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, CO; and R. M. Banta

Presentation PDF (2.5 MB)

5:00 PM

14.5

Atmospheric transport and dispersion of the Mountain Pine Beetle in British Columbia, Canada

Peter L. Jackson, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC, Canada; and Y. Wen and J. Bai

5:15 PM-5:15 PM: Thursday, 31 August 2006

Sessions end for the day

Friday, 1 September 2006

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Friday, 1 September 2006

Session 15

Forecasting Mountain Weather: Part I

Location: Ballroom South (La Fonda on the Plaza)

Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

Chair: Michael P. Meyers, NOAA/NWS

8:30 AM

15.1

Climatology of Strong Cold Fronts over the Western United States

W. James Steenburgh, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. C. Shafer

8:45 AM

15.2

The mesoscale predictability of terrain induced flows

P. Alexander Reinecke, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. R. Durran

9:00 AM

15.3

Statistical modeling of downslope windstorms in Boulder, Colorado

Andrew E. Mercer, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. B. Richman, H. B. Bluestein, and J. M. Brown

Presentation PDF (421.2 kB)

9:15 AM

15.4

An Operational Technique Used to Detect “Mountain Wave Signatures”: A Forecast Methodology for Severe Westerly Winds in the Mountains of West Texas

T. Todd Lindley, NOAA/NWSFO, Lubbock, TX; and C. Lindsey and J. Cupo

Presentation PDF (903.8 kB)

9:30 AM

15.5

MM5 simulations of diurnal winds and moisture transport in the Mt. Everest area of the Nepal Himalayas: Some initial findings

Yolanda N. Rosoff, City College of New York, New York, NY; and K. Y. Kong and E. E. Hindman

Presentation PDF (384.3 kB)

9:45 AM

15.6

Influence of Model Resolution in High-Mountain Regions: a Verification against Observations in Selected Case-Studies

Raffaele Salerno, Centro Epson Meteo, Cinisello Balsamo, Italy

Presentation PDF (2.3 MB)

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Friday, 1 September 2006

Coffee Break

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Friday, 1 September 2006

Session 16

Forecasting Mountain Weather: Part II

Location: Ballroom South (La Fonda on the Plaza)

Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology

Chair: W. James Steenburgh, University of Utah

10:30 AM

16.1

Estimating Observational Uncertainty in Surface Temperature over Complex Terrain

John D. Horel, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and D. T. Myrick and C. D. Whiteman

10:45 AM

16.2

The first MSC/COMET mountain weather course

Bradley J. Snyder, MSC, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and C. Doyle, D. A. Wesley, J. D. Cummine, and M. Meyers

Presentation PDF (412.9 kB)

11:00 AM

16.3

Meteorological Preparations for the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games

Chris Doyle, Environment Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and W. L. Scott, S. Gravel, G. A. Isaac, and P. Joe

Presentation PDF (346.8 kB)

11:15 AM

16.4

A Mesoscale Heavy Snow Event Over the Grand Mesa of Western Colorado

Paul Frisbie, NOAA/NWSFO, Grand Junction, CO; and T. Lindquist and M. Meyers

Presentation PDF (585.5 kB)

11:30 AM

16.5

Very short-term QPFs for summer convection over complex terrain areas using the NCAR RTFDDA system: a comparison with NCEP NAM and RUC operational forecasts in New Mexico and Arizona

Yubao Liu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. Warner, W. Yu, R. Bullock, and B. G. Brown

11:45 AM

16.6

The Demonstration Phase of MAP: D-Phase

Mathias W. Rotach, Swiss Federal Office for Meteorology and Climatology, Zurich, Switzerland; and M. Arpagaus

12:00 PM-12:00 PM: Friday, 1 September 2006

Conference Adjourn

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