Fifth Symposium on Integrated Observing Systems

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Saturday, 13 January 2001

7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Saturday, 13 January 2001


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Workshop Registration

Sunday, 14 January 2001

7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Sunday, 14 January 2001


Short Course Registration

9:00 AM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 14 January 2001


Conference Registration

Monday, 15 January 2001

7:30 AM-7:30 AM: Monday, 15 January 2001


Registration continues through Thursday, 18 January

8:30 AM-12:30 PM: Monday, 15 January 2001


Session 1
New Ocean Observing and Data Management Systems (NOPP Special Session)
Host: Fifth Symposium on Integrated Observing Systems
Organizer: Stan Wilson, National Oceanographic Partnership Program
8:30 AM
1.1
A U.S. commitment to building ocean partnerships and an integrated ocean observing system
David L. Martin, OCEAN.US Office, Washington, DC; and S. Piotrowicz

9:00 AM
1.2
Development of a Regional Physical/Bio-optical Coastal Observing System for Rapid Environmental Assessment in the New York Bight.
Scott M. Glenn, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and O. M. E. Schofield, D. B. Haidvogel, and J. F. Grassle

9:15 AM
1.3
Multiple HF-Radar System Development for a Regional Longterm Ecosystem Observatory in the New York Bight
Josh T. Kohut, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and S. M. Glenn and D. E. Barrick

9:30 AM
1.4
A near-real-time, high-resolution, ocean-surface-current mapping system
Jack A. Harlan, NOAA/ETL, Boulder, CO; and T. M. Georges, R. R. Leben, R. D. Palmer, J. Fernandez, and D. Flury

9:45 AM
1.5
Flow structure and multiple-scale topography in the coastal ocean.
Robert J. Chant, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and S. Glenn and P. Bogden

10:00 AM
1.6
A Review of the NOPP Ocean-Systems for Chemical, Optical, and Physical Experiments (O-SCOPE) Project
Tommy D. Dickey, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA; and N. Bates, R. Byrne, F. Chavez, R. Feely, C. Moore, and R. Wanninkhof

10:15 AM
1.7
Pilot-Scale Operation of the Fleetlink Fishing Vessel Data Telemetry System
Ann Bucklin, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH; and C. A. Goudey, P. H. Wiebe, W. G. Williams, K. D. Ekstrom, R. C. Groman, R. Barnaby, and C. A. Pendleton

10:30 AM
1.8
Delayed-mode calibration of profiling float salinity data by historical hydrographic data
Annie P. S. Wong, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and G. C. Johnson and W. B. Owens

10:45 AM
1.9
Integration of the International Real-time Ocean Color Data to the New Jersey Long Term Ecosystem (LEO-15)
Oscar Schofield, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and T. Bergmann, M. Crowley, and S. Glenn

11:00 AM
1.10
AUV-based turbulence characterization for coastal predictive networks
Edward R. Levine, Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Newport, RI; and R. G. Lueck, R. R. Shell, and P. Licis

11:15 AM
1.11
RODAN: Rutgers Ocean Data Access Network powered by Java technologies
Yunqing P. Zhang, Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, NJ; and J. F. Fraccassi, J. E. Wiggins, S. M. Glenn, and F. Grassle

11:30 AM
1.12
A numerical test of a global float/altimetry observing system in the ocean
Arne Biastoch, SIO/Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA; and D. B. Stammer

11:45 AM
1.13
Pilot-Scale Operation of the Fleetlink Fishing Vessel Data Telemetry System
Ann Bucklin, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH; and C. A. Goudey, P. H. Wiebe, W. G. Williams, K. D. Ekstrom, R. C. Groman, R. Barnaby, and C. A. Pendleton

12:00 PM
1.5a
Coffee Break

12:30 PM-2:00 PM: Monday, 15 January 2001


Lunch Break

2:00 PM-6:00 PM: Monday, 15 January 2001


Session 2
Interrelationships Between Oceanographic and Atmospheric Observing Systems (NOPP Special Session)
Host: Fifth Symposium on Integrated Observing Systems
Organizer: Steve Ramberg, National Oceanographic Partnership Program
2:00 PM
2.1
A Coastal Forecasting System
Hai Pan, Center for Environmental Prediction/Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ; and R. Avissar, S. Glenn, and D. Haidvogel

2:15 PM
2.2
Real Time Nowcast/Forecast of Surface Salinity and Temperature in Chesapeake Bay
Zhen Li, NOAA/Coast Survey Development Lab., Silver Spring, MD; and T. Gross

2:30 PM
2.3
Atmospheric and Oceanographic Analyses and Forecasts for the Chesapeake Bay Region during the Coastal Marine Demonstration Project
Frank Aikman III, NOAA/NOA/Coast Survey Development Lab., Silver Spring, MD; and J. G. W. Kelley, J. McQueen, and T. F. Gross

2:45 PM
2.4
A three-dimensional, time-dependent, digital earth for the analysis of multiple models and observational data sets
John R. Schultz, Autometric, Inc., Springfield, VA; and A. M. Powell Jr. and P. A. Zuzolo

3:00 PM
2.5
Shipborne Environmental Radar and Internet Data Handling Using the Lockheed Martin Tactical Environmental Processor
Timothy Maese, Lockheed Martin, Moorestown, NJ; and T. McNellis Jr., J. Melody, and W. Sabin

3:15 PM
2.6
A Climate Quality Data Collection System for Volunteer Observing Ships
David S. Hosom, WHOI, Woods Hole, MA; and R. A. Weller

3:30 PM
2.7
Validation datasets for coupled regional atmosphere/ocean models
Katherine S. Hedstrom, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and D. B. Haidvogel

3:45 PM
2.8
Towards Operational Ocean State Estimation
Ichiro Fukumori, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and T. Lee, D. Menemenlis, L. L. Fu, B. Cheng, B. Tang, Z. Xing, and R. Giering

4:00 PM
2.9
Transport processes of the global ocean circulation between 1992 and 1997 estimated from global altimeter data, SST fields, daily NCEP surface fluxes, the Levitus climatology and a general circulation model
Detlef Stammer, SIO/Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA; and C. Wunsch, R. Giering, C. Eckert, P. Heimbach, J. Marotzke, A. Adcroft, C. Hill, and J. Marshall

4:15 PM
2.10
Estimation of Cloud Properties over Oceans Using VIRS and TMI Measurements on the TRMM Satellite
Shu-peng Ho, AS&M, Inc., Hampton, VA; and B. Lin and P. Minnis

4:30 PM
2.11
Advanced Assimilation Strategies in Modern Observational Networks for Real-Time, High Resolution Applications
Hernan G. Arango, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and P. F. J. Lermusiaux and S. M. Glenn

4:45 PM
2.12
Integrated approach to observing the atmosphere, ocean, sea ice, and glaciers in the polar regions
Judith A. Curry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and J. Maslanik, G. Holland, and M. Gonella

5:00 PM
2.13
Experimental and Modeling Studies of Processes which govern the Marine Boundary Layer Aerosol.
William A. Hoppel, NRL, Washington, DC; and J. Fitzgerald, G. Frick, P. Caffrey, and L. Pasternack

5:15 PM
2.14
Real-Time Forecasting System of Winds, Waves and Surge in Tropical Cyclones: A Case Study with Hurricane Georges
Hans C. Graber, University of Miami, Miami, FL; and M. A. Donelan, M. G. Brown, P. G. Black, M. D. Powell, S. H. Houston, V. J. Cardone, A. T. Cox, R. E. Jensen, D. N. Slinn, J. L. Guiney, and C. Paluszek

5:30 PM
2.4a
Coffee Break

5:00 PM-5:00 PM: Monday, 15 January 2001


Oral Sessions end for the day

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 15 January 2001


Formal Opening of Exhibits with Reception (Cash Bar)

Tuesday, 16 January 2001

8:15 AM-9:30 AM: Tuesday, 16 January 2001


Session 3
Adaptive Observations
Host: Fifth Symposium on Integrated Observing Systems
Organizer: Steven J. Lord, NOAA/NWS/NCEP
8:15 AM
3.1
An Aerosonde adaptive observing strategy for THORPEX
Greg J. Holland, Aerosonde Robotic Aircraft, Boulder, CO; and R. Langland, Z. Toth, S. Lord, and P. Houtekamer

8:30 AM
3.2
Hurricane observation and parametric estimation using the Aerosonde.
Jon Becker, Aerosonde North America, Boulder, CO; and G. Tyrrell and G. J. Holland

8:45 AM
3.3
Meteorological Observations with the Aerosonde Robotic Aircraft
Jade Soddell, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW, Australia; and K. McGuffie and G. J. Holland

9:15 AM
3.5
The use of Targeted Observations in Operational numerical weather forecasting
Zoltan Toth, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Washington, DC; and I. Szunyogh, C. Bishop, S. Majumdar, R. Morss, and S. Lord

9:30 AM
3.6
Adaptive targeting of wind observations: the climate research and weather forecasting perspectives
G. David Emmitt, Simpson Weather Associates, Charlottesville, VA; and Z. Toth

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Tuesday, 16 January 2001


Coffee Break

10:00 AM-2:00 PM: Tuesday, 16 January 2001


Exhibit Hours

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 16 January 2001


Poster Session 1
IOS Poster Session
Host: Fifth Symposium on Integrated Observing Systems
P1.1
A TRMM-calibrated infrared rainfall algorithm Applied over Brazil
Andrew J. Negri, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and L. Xu and R. F. Adler

P1.2
Progress Towards a High-Quality Data Set of Infrared Spectra from the Interferometric Monitor for Greenhouse Gases (IMG)
Robin L Tanamachi, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and V. P. Walden, S. A. Ackerman, H. E. Revercomb, and R. O. Knuteson

P1.3
Gulf Aerosols and Weather Regimes
Paul J. Croft, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and R. Guyton

P1.4
Integrating meteorological instruments using java and computer networking
Edward Vidal Jr., Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM; and E. M. Measure

P1.5
The Challenges of Assessing the Future Impact of Space-based Doppler Wind Lidars While Using Today’s Global and Regional Atmospheric Models
Sidney A. Wood, Simpson Weather Associates, Inc., Charlottesville, VA; and G. D. Emmitt and S. Greco

12:15 PM-12:15 PM: Tuesday, 16 January 2001


Annual Meeting Luncheon
12:15 PM
Details on Luncheon Speakers
Jim Hartz and Rick Chappell

2:15 PM-5:45 PM: Tuesday, 16 January 2001


Session 4
Assimilation
Host: Fifth Symposium on Integrated Observing Systems
Organizer: Thomas W. Schlatter, NOAA/OAR/FSL
2:15 PM
4.1
Data assimilation over the western United States
John D. Horel, NOAA/Cooperative Institute for Regional Prediction and Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and C. M. Ciliberti and S. M. Lazarus

2:30 PM
4.2
An Introduction to FSL's Assimilation Model Experiment (FAME)
Patricia A. Miller, NOAA/OAR/FSL, Boulder, CO; and M. F. Barth and A. E. MacDonald

2:45 PM
4.3
Use of cloudy radiance observations in mesoscale data assimilation
Tomi Vukicevic, Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO; and T. Greenwald, R. Hertenstein, and M. Ghemires

3:00 PM
4.4
A Variational Method for Doppler Radar Data Assimilation
Qin Xu, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and H. Gu and W. Gu

3:30 PM
4.6
Four dimensional variational assimilation of Microwave Remote-sensing data for a Baiu frontal case in 1999.
Kazumasa Aonashi, MRI, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and Y. Shoji, H. Seko, B. Kuo, and Y. R. Guo

3:45 PM
4.7
Adjoint strategies for radiance data assimilation using regional atmospheric system
Mohammed Ghemires, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and T. Vukicevic, R. Hertenstein, and T. Greenwald

4:00 PM
4.8
Using GOES data to improve COAMPS cloud analysis and forecast
Li Wei, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and Q. Xu and Q. Zhao

4:15 PM
4.9
A Comparison of GOES and AMSU based Total Precipitable Water Retrievals
Ralph R. Ferraro, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and J. Daniels

4:30 PM
4.10
Results from Global Land-surface Data Assimilation Methods
Jon D. Radakovich, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and P. R. Houser, A. Da Silva, and M. G. Bosilovich

4:45 PM
4.11
5:00 PM
4.12
A study of data selection and quality control and their impact in the North Pacific
Patricia M. Pauley, NRL, Monterey, CA; and E. H. Barker

5:15 PM
4.13
5:30 PM
4.5a
Coffee Break

5:44 PM
4.5b
Exhibit Hours 3:30–7:00PM

5:30 PM-7:00 PM: Tuesday, 16 January 2001


Grand Poster Night

5:45 PM-5:45 PM: Tuesday, 16 January 2001


Sessions end for the day

Wednesday, 17 January 2001

8:00 AM-9:30 AM: Wednesday, 17 January 2001


President's Symposium

9:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 17 January 2001


Coffee Break

10:00 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 17 January 2001


President's Symposium Continued

1:30 PM-4:45 PM: Wednesday, 17 January 2001


Session 5
Testing and Simulation of Observing Systems: Part 1
Host: Fifth Symposium on Integrated Observing Systems
Organizer: Randolph H. Ware, UCAR
1:30 PM
5.1
SuomiNet: A report from a beta site—Millersville University
Richard D. Clark, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and C. K. Scharnberger and S. Yalda

1:45 PM
5.2
University NAVSTAR Consortium support for SuomiNet, a GPS network for atmospheric sensing
Michael E. Jackson, University NAVSTAR Consortium and UCAR/OP, Boulder, CO; and C. Meertens, L. Estey, K. Feaux, S. Jeffries, B. Johns, L. Laffea, A. Rosewater, O. Ruud, and R. Ware

2:00 PM
5.3
200 GPS Sites on Taiwan for Atmospheric Research and Education
Yuei-An Liou, National Central Univ., Chungli, Taiwan; and C. C. Wu, C. Y. Huang, and K. H. Chou

2:15 PM
5.4
The Texas MesoNet, GPS Slant Delay Data, and JET: A Test Bed for Improved Mesoscale Forecasting
K. Russell Peterman, URS Electronic Systems, Austin, TX; and G. Frederick, A. E. MacDonald, and R. Ware

2:30 PM
5.5
Impact of GPS-based water vapor fields on mesoscale model forecasts
Jonathan L. Case, NASA/Applied Meteorology Unit & ENSCO Inc., Cocoa Beach, FL; and J. Manobianco, Y. Xie, R. Ware, and T. Van Hove

2:45 PM
5.6
GPS sensed small scale water vapor variability in the Southern Great Planes
John J. Braun, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Rocken

3:00 PM
5.7
Using ARM and Mesonet data to test COAMPS Soil-Vegetation Physics
Kang Nai, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and L. Wei, Q. Xu, and K. D. Sashegyi

3:15 PM
5.8
Data Assimilation of Surface and Satellite Observations to Improve Land Surface Modeling
Jared K. Entin, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and P. R. Houser and B. A. Cosgrove

3:30 PM
5.9
Observing System Simulation Experiments for NPOESS
Stephen J. Lord, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and M. Masutani, J. S. Woollen, J. C. Derber, R. Atlas, J. Terry, G. D. Emmitt, S. A. Wood, S. Greco, T. J. Kleespies, and V. Kapoor

3:45 PM
5.10
Global wind observational requirements and the hybrid observing system approach
G. David Emmitt, Simpson Weather Associates, Charlottesville, VA

4:00 PM
5.11
Earth-emitted Irradiance at Triana
G. Louis Smith, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and NASA/LARC, Hampton, VA

4:15 PM
5.12
Observing networks for ENSO prediction: Experiments with a simplified model
Rebecca E. Morss, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. S. Battisti

4:45 PM
5.5a
Coffee Break

5:00 PM-5:00 PM: Wednesday, 17 January 2001


Sessions end for the day

6:00 PM-6:00 PM: Wednesday, 17 January 2001


Reception (Cash Bar)

7:30 PM-9:00 PM: Wednesday, 17 January 2001


AMS Annual Awards Banquet

Thursday, 18 January 2001

8:30 AM-11:30 AM: Thursday, 18 January 2001


Session 6
Testing and Simulation of Observing Systems: Part 2
Host: Fifth Symposium on Integrated Observing Systems
Organizer: Rebecca Morss, NCAR
8:30 AM
6.1
Field forecaster evaluation of ACARS data—results of the NAOS ACARS assessment
Richard Mamrosh, NOAA/NWSFO, Green Bay, WI; and R. Decker and C. Weiss

8:45 AM
6.2
Development and implementation of Texas Tech field observation systems
Mark R. Conder, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; and A. L. Doggett IV, R. E. Peterson, G. D. Skwira, and S. W. Weinbck

9:00 AM
6.3
Integrated Observations of Convective Weather at Texas Tech University
Arthur L. Doggett IV, Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX; and S. W. Weinbeck, J. R. Howard, M. R. Conder, W. Burgett, and R. E. Peterson

9:15 AM
6.4
Research utilization of a Mobile Integrated Profiling System
Kevin R. Knupp, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL

9:30 AM
6.5
An analysis of pre-tornadic low-level moisture-flux convergence and the utility of GOES and GIFTS sounder data
Ralph A. Petersen, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and W. F. Feltz and A. Huang

9:45 AM
6.6
Development and implementation of an automated system for analysis of mesoscale phenomena
Stephen Saleeby, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

10:00 AM
6.7
A Meteorological Sensor Data Integration Technique (Part II)
Gail Vaucher, Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM; and S. Elliott, E. Creegan, A. Gutierrez, J. Yarbrough, R. Brown, and D. Quintis

10:15 AM
6.8
An evaluation of missing point precipitation estimation techniques
Scott D. Dummer, NOAA/NWSFO, St. Charles, MO

10:30 AM
6.9
Low Elevation GPS Slant Observations
Christian Rocken, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Sokolovskiy, T. Lowry, and R. Ware

10:45 AM
6.10
Stratospheric Balloon Constellations for Earth Science and Meteorology
Kerry T. Nock, Global Aerospace Corporation, Altadena, CA; and M. K. Heun and K. M. Aaron

11:00 AM
6.6a
Coffee Break

11:29 AM
6.6b
Exhibit Hours 10:00AM–1:30PM

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 18 January 2001


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-5:15 PM: Thursday, 18 January 2001


Session 7
Role of Observing Systems
Host: Fifth Symposium on Integrated Observing Systems
Organizer: Steven A. Rutledge, Colorado State Univ.
1:30 PM
7.1
Suominet efforts in the U.S. Southern Great Plains
Randy A. Peppler, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and F. H. Carr, J. L. Ahern, J. C. Liljegren, R. C. Eagan, and J. J. Smith

1:45 PM
7.2
The Use of GPS For Measuring Water Vapor and Sea Level
C.K. Shum, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and D. Brzezinska, B. Hazelton, G. Jeffress, D. Martin, Y. Yi, and C. Zhao

2:00 PM
7.3
Real-time GPS water vapor meteorology from Siberia and Eurasian Arctic
Mikhail G. Kogan, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia Univ., Palisades, NY; and R. Butler and G. M. Steblov

2:15 PM
7.4
On the use of GPS zenith total delays to monitor NWP systems
A. Rius, Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain; and L. Cucurull, M. J. Sedo, and B. Navascues

2:30 PM
7.5
Use of Slant GPS to Retrieve Three Dimensional Temperature and Water Vapor
Alexander E. MacDonald, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; and Y. Xie

2:45 PM
7.6
The Role of Combination Techniques in Maximizing the Utility of Precipitation Estimates from Several Multi-Purpose Remote-Sensing Systems
George J. Huffman, NASA/GSFC and SSAI, Greenbelt, MD; and R. F. Adler, D. T. Bolvin, and S. Curtis

3:00 PM
7.7
Deployment of the U.S. Climate Reference Network: FY2000 Status
Richard R. Heim Jr., NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC

3:15 PM
7.8
Ensuring the usefulness of integrated observing systems
T. P. DeFelice, Raytheon, Sioux Falls, SD

3:30 PM
7.9
The next generation GOES instruments: status and potential impact
James J. Gurka, NOAA/NESDIS/OSD, Suitland, MD; and G. J. Dittberner

3:45 PM
7.10
Status of the Automated Hydrometeorological Observation Network in Nicaragua
Richard I. Crouthamel, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. A. McNitt and R. R. Reynolds

4:00 PM
7.11
Concept for a near-portable integrated meteorological system for mesoscale analysis and prediction
James Cogan, ARL, White Sands Missile Range, NM; and E. Measure and E. Vidal

4:15 PM
7.12
Tropical wind-profiling radars: High-resolution, multi-purpose, and multi-scale observations
Leslie M. Hartten, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and D. A. Carter, K. S. Gage, P. E. Johnston, and C. R. Williams

4:30 PM
7.13
The Severe Thunderstorm Electrification and Precipitation Study
Steven A. Rutledge, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO; and M. Weisman, L. J. Miller, L. Barker, V. N. Bringi, A. Detwiler, J. Helsdon, C. Knight, P. Krehbiel, D. MacGorman, and D. Rust

4:45 PM
7.6a
Coffee Break

5:14 PM
7.6b
Exhibit Hours 3:00–6:00PM

3:00 PM-6:00 PM: Thursday, 18 January 2001


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Exhibit Hours

5:00 PM-5:00 PM: Thursday, 18 January 2001


Conference ends

5:00 PM-6:00 PM: Thursday, 18 January 2001


Closing Reception in Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar)

6:30 PM-6:30 PM: Thursday, 18 January 2001


Closing Keynote Address
6:30 PM

7:30 PM-9:30 PM: Thursday, 18 January 2001


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