Session 7 Role of Observing Systems

Thursday, 18 January 2001: 1:30 PM-5:15 PM
Host: Fifth Symposium on Integrated Observing Systems
Organizer:
Steven A. Rutledge, Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO

Papers:
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

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