Program Chairs:
Yunji Zhang, PhD
, The Pennsylvania State University
;


Sunday, 16 July 2023
5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Sunday, 16 July 2023
Registration
Location: Counter 2 (Monona Terrace)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Events;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
Speaker Ready Room
Location: Hall of Ideas G (Monona Terrace)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Events;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
Monday, 17 July 2023
8:00 AM-5:30 PM: Monday, 17 July 2023
Registration
Location: Counter 2 (Monona Terrace)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Events;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
Speaker Ready Room
Location: Hall of Ideas G (Monona Terrace)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Events;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Monday, 17 July 2023

Session
1
Mesoscale Convective Systems
Location: Madison Ballroom CD (Monona Terrace)
Host: 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
CoChair:
9:45 AM-10:45 AM: Monday, 17 July 2023

Virtual Poster Session
Hosts: (Joint
between the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
V8
9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Monday, 17 July 2023
Queer Gatherings (QG) @ Madison
Location: Fair Trade Coffee House
Hosts: (Joint
between the Events;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
9:45 AM-11:15 AM: Monday, 17 July 2023
AM Coffee Break
Location: Grand Terrace (Monona Terrace)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Events;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
10:15 AM-11:00 AM: Monday, 17 July 2023

NOAA Testbeds & Proving Grounds: Who We Are and How to Engage
Location: Madison Ballroom CD (Monona Terrace)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Events;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
Cochairs:
Stephanie J. Avey;
Curtis R. Alexander
;
11:15 AM-12:30 PM: Monday, 17 July 2023

Session
2
Gravity Waves and Turbulence
Location: Madison Ballroom CD (Monona Terrace)
Host: 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Chair:
12:30 PM-2:00 PM: Monday, 17 July 2023
Lunch Break
Hosts: (Joint
between the Events;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
2:00 PM-3:30 PM: Monday, 17 July 2023

Session
3
Organized Moist Convection I
Location: Madison Ballroom CD (Monona Terrace)
Host: 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Cochairs:
Hongpei Yang
;

J3
Winter Storms: Advances in Forecasting I (Joint between the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, and the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction)
Location: Madison Ballroom A (Monona Terrace)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
and the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction
)
Cochairs:
3:30 PM-4:15 PM: Monday, 17 July 2023
AMS Student Engagement Coffee Break
Location: Grand Terrace (Monona Terrace)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Events;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
PM Coffee Break
Location: Grand Terrace (Monona Terrace)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Events;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
4:15 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 17 July 2023

J4
Predictability Involving Multi-Scale Processes and Interactions
Location: Madison Ballroom CD (Monona Terrace)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
Cochairs:
Alexander Lojko
;
4:30 PM
JointJ4.2
5:30 PM-7:00 PM: Monday, 17 July 2023
Welcome Reception
Location: Rooftop Terrace (Monona Terrace)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Events;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
Tuesday, 18 July 2023
8:00 AM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 18 July 2023
Registration
Location: Counter 2 (Monona Terrace)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Events;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
Speaker Ready Room
Location: Hall of Ideas G (Monona Terrace)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Events;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 18 July 2023

Session
5
Extratropical Cyclones and Winter Storms
Location: Madison Ballroom CD (Monona Terrace)
Host: 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Cochairs:
9:45 AM-11:15 AM: Tuesday, 18 July 2023
Poster Viewing and Coffee Break
Location: Grand Terrace (Monona Terrace)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Events;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
Tuesday Poster Session
Location: Hall of Ideas (Monona Terrace)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
11:15 AM-12:30 PM: Tuesday, 18 July 2023

Session
6
Orographic Flows and Rainfall
Location: Madison Ballroom CD (Monona Terrace)
Host: 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Cochairs:
Logan Twohey
;
11:45 AM
Q&A / Discussion
12:30 PM
Q&A / Discussion
12:30 PM-2:00 PM: Tuesday, 18 July 2023
Lunch Break
Hosts: (Joint
between the Events;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
2:00 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 18 July 2023

Session
7
Mesoscale Convective Systems II
Location: Madison Ballroom CD (Monona Terrace)
Host: 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Cochairs:

J7
Winter Storms: Advances in Forecasting II (Joint between the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, and the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction)
Location: Madison Ballroom A (Monona Terrace)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
and the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction
)
Cochairs:
Peter Veals
;
3:30 PM-4:15 PM: Tuesday, 18 July 2023
PM Coffee Break
Location: Grand Terrace (Monona Terrace)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Events;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
4:15 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 18 July 2023

Session
8
Organized Moist Convection II
Location: Madison Ballroom CD (Monona Terrace)
Host: 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
CoChair:
5:30 PM-7:00 PM: Tuesday, 18 July 2023
Coriolis EDIB Reception
Location: Rooftop Terrace (Monona Terrace)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Events;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
Wednesday, 19 July 2023
8:00 AM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 19 July 2023
Registration
Location: Counter 2 (Monona Terrace)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Events;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
Speaker Ready Room
Location: Hall of Ideas G (Monona Terrace)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Events;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Wednesday, 19 July 2023

J9
Predictability of Arctic Cyclones I
Location: Madison Ballroom CD (Monona Terrace)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting;
and the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction
)
CoChair:
9:45 AM-11:15 AM: Wednesday, 19 July 2023
Poster Viewing and Coffee Break
Location: Grand Terrace (Monona Terrace)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Events;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
Wednesday Poster Session
Location: Hall of Ideas (Monona Terrace)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
11:15 AM-12:30 PM: Wednesday, 19 July 2023

Session
10
Prediction Of and Data Assimilation in Mesoscale Processes and Mesoscale Extremes
Location: Madison Ballroom CD (Monona Terrace)
Host: 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Cochairs:
12:30 PM-2:00 PM: Wednesday, 19 July 2023
Lunch Break
Hosts: (Joint
between the Events;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
2:00 PM-3:30 PM: Wednesday, 19 July 2023

Session
11
Science and Prediction of Extreme Rainfall
Location: Madison Ballroom CD (Monona Terrace)
Host: 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Cochairs:
Ian Cornejo, University of Wisconsin - Madison
;
3:30 PM-4:15 PM: Wednesday, 19 July 2023
PM Coffee Break
Location: Grand Terrace (Monona Terrace)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Events;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
4:15 PM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 19 July 2023

Session
12
Organized Moist Convection III
Location: Madison Ballroom CD (Monona Terrace)
Host: 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
CoChair:
5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Wednesday, 19 July 2023
Session
AMS Student Engagement Social Hour
Location: Rooftop Terrace (Monona Terrace)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Events;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
Thursday, 20 July 2023
8:00 AM-5:30 PM: Thursday, 20 July 2023
Registration
Location: Counter 2 (Monona Terrace)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Events;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
Speaker Ready Room
Location: Hall of Ideas G (Monona Terrace)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Events;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Thursday, 20 July 2023

Session
13
Professor Lev Gutman's 100th Anniversary I
Location: Madison Ballroom CD (Monona Terrace)
Host: 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Cochairs:

J13
Winter Storms: Effects of Extreme Temperature Outbreaks
Location: Madison Ballroom A (Monona Terrace)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
and the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction
)
Cochairs:
Steven J. Greybush
;
9:45 AM-11:15 AM: Thursday, 20 July 2023
Poster Viewing and Coffee Break
Location: Grand Terrace (Monona Terrace)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Events;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
Thursday Poster Session
Location: Hall of Ideas (Monona Terrace)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
)
Poster 104 is now Paper 17.5A
11:15 AM-12:30 PM: Thursday, 20 July 2023

Session
14
Professor Lev Gutman's 100th Anniversary II
Location: Madison Ballroom CD (Monona Terrace)
Host: 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Cochairs:

J14
Winter Storms: Results from NASA IMPACTS Field Campaign (Joint between the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, and the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction)
Location: Madison Ballroom A (Monona Terrace)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
and the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction
)
Cochairs:
Marian Mateling
;
11:30 AM
JointJ14.2
12:30 PM-2:00 PM: Thursday, 20 July 2023
Lunch Break
Hosts: (Joint
between the Events;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
2:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 20 July 2023

J15
Predictability of Arctic Cyclones II
Location: Madison Ballroom CD (Monona Terrace)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
Chair:
3:30 PM-4:15 PM: Thursday, 20 July 2023
PM Coffee Break
Location: Grand Terrace (Monona Terrace)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Events;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
4:15 PM-5:30 PM: Thursday, 20 July 2023

Session
16
Impacts of Inhomogeneous Underlying Surfaces on Convection Initiation and Organization I
Location: Madison Ballroom CD (Monona Terrace)
Host: 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
CoChair:
Friday, 21 July 2023
8:00 AM-3:30 PM: Friday, 21 July 2023
Speaker Ready Room
Location: Hall of Ideas G (Monona Terrace)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Events;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
8:00 AM-4:00 PM: Friday, 21 July 2023
Registration
Location: Counter 2 (Monona Terrace)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Events;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Friday, 21 July 2023

Session
17
Diurnal Cycle, Radiative Feedback, Clouds, and Organized Moist Convection
Location: Madison Ballroom CD (Monona Terrace)
Host: 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Cochairs:
10:00 AM-10:45 AM: Friday, 21 July 2023
AM Coffee Break
Location: Grand Terrace (Monona Terrace)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Events;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
10:45 AM-12:00 PM: Friday, 21 July 2023

Session
18
Mesoscale Boundary-Layer Circulations
Location: Madison Ballroom CD (Monona Terrace)
Host: 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
Cochairs:
12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Friday, 21 July 2023
Lunch Break
Hosts: (Joint
between the Events;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
1:30 PM-2:45 PM: Friday, 21 July 2023

Session
19
Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones
Location: Madison Ballroom CD (Monona Terrace)
Host: 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
CoChair:
1:45 PM
Break / Discussion
2:45 PM-3:30 PM: Friday, 21 July 2023
PM Coffee Break
Location: Grand Terrace (Monona Terrace)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Events;
the 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes;
the 28th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
and the 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
)
3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Friday, 21 July 2023

Session
20
Impacts of Inhomogeneous Underlying Surfaces on Convection Initiation and Organization II
Location: Madison Ballroom CD (Monona Terrace)
Host: 20th Conference on Mesoscale Processes
CoChair: