Session 4 Forecasting Tools and Techniques Across Weather Scales: Precipitation and Flooding

Monday, 17 July 2023: 4:15 PM-5:30 PM
Madison Ballroom A (Monona Terrace)
Host: 32nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
Cochairs:
Nicholas D. Metz and Jonathan J. Rutz, NWS, Salt Lake City, UT

Papers:
4:15 PM
4.1
Evaluation of Freezing Rain Local Storm Reports as a Verification Source
Adam David Werkema, Cooperative Institue for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations (CIWRO) at NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and H. D. Reeves and D. D. Tripp

4:30 PM
4.2
Utilizing Climatologies to Aid in the Issuance of the Weather Prediction Center's Excessive Rainfall Outlook
Erica Bower, NOAA/NWS/WPC, College Park, MD; and J. A. Nelson Jr., M. Klein, M. Chenard, and M. J. Erickson

4:45 PM
4.3
Comparison of Hybrid 4DEnVar and 3DEnVar for the Prediction of Atmospheric Rivers
Minghua Zheng, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Univ. of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA; and B. Cornuelle, A. C. Subramanian, L. Delle Monache, and M. M. Ralph

5:00 PM
4.4
Ensemble Selection Strategies to Improve Precipitation Forecasts
Meng-Tze Lee, McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada; and M. K. Yau, D. Jacques, F. Fabry, and I. zawadzki

5:15 PM
4.5
- Indicates paper has been withdrawn from meeting
- Indicates an Award Winner