Session 8 Advances Facilitated By New Observational Platforms and Capabilities

Tuesday, 18 July 2023: 4:15 PM-5:30 PM
Madison Ballroom A (Monona Terrace)
Host: 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
Chair:
Clark Evans, UW-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
CoChair:
Matthew R. Beitscher, MS, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/Aviation Weather Center, VPPGB, Kansas City, MO

Papers:
4:15 PM
8.1
MAPNet (Mobile Atmospheric Profiling Network): Updates and Research Applications
Kevin Knupp, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and L. D. Carey, R. A. Wade, P. Pangle, and D. Phillips

4:30 PM
8.2
Optimizing Numerical Weather Prediction Utility of the Maryland Mesonet with Observing System Simulation Experiments
Joshua Eric McCurry, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, Gaithersburg, MD; and J. Poterjoy, M. J. Molina, and A. Ruiz-Barradas

4:45 PM
8.3
Using WSR-88D Observations to Detect Convective Boundary Layer Depth
David J. Stensrud, Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA; and C. L. Comer, B. Stouffer, M. Kumjian, and Y. Zhang, PhD

5:00 PM
8.4
A Targeted Sounding and LiDAR Retrieved Wind Analysis of the 26 February 2023 Norman, OK Tornado
Madeline Diedrichsen, CIWRO, Norman, OK; Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. C. Coniglio, E. Rasmussen, and S. M. Waugh

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