| | 4.1 | Integration of passive microwave rainfall products and infrared radiances for improved rainfall retrievals. Chris Kidd, Univ. of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| 2:00 PM | 4.2 | Quasi-global, near-real-time precipitation estimates based on the combination of IR and microwave data with TRMM calibration George J Huffman, SSAI, Greenbelt, MD; and R. F. Adler, D. T. Bolvin, and E. J. Nelkin |
| 2:15 PM | 4.3 | A Comparison of GOES and AMSU Based Total Precipitable Water Retrievals Jaime M. Daniels, NOAA/NESDIS/OAR, Camp Springs, MD; and R. Ferraro |
| 2:30 PM | 4.4 | Comparisons of cloud-to-ground lightning flash data with NEXRAD inferences on rainfall as functions of longitude and latitude Thomas A. Seliga, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge, MA; and D. A. Hazen and C. Schauland |
| 2:45 PM | 4.5 | Computer Simulations of Global Networks of Stratospheric Satellites Matthew K. Heun, Global Aerospace Corporation, Altadena, CA; and R. S. Schlaifer, K. Aaron, K. T. Nock, A. A. Pankine, N. E. Leonard, E. A. Belbruno, and P. Bhatta |
| 3:00 PM | 4.6 | Simulation of the observational network using an ensemble Kalman filter P. L. Houtekamer, MSC, Dorval, PQ, Canada; and H. L. Mitchell and G. Pellerin |
| 3:15 PM | | Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall
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| 3:45 PM | 4.7 | On the Adjustment Terms for Soil Moisture Assimilation in Land Surface Schemes: Evaluation of an Inverse Technique using the MM5 Kiran Alapaty, MCNC-Environmental Programs, Research Triangle Park, NC; and D. D. S. Niyogi |
| 4:00 PM | 4.8 | Effect of Mesoscale Processes on Boundary Layer Structure and Precipitation Patterns: A Diagnostic Evaluation and Validation of MM5 with NC Econet Observations Aaron P. Sims, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and D. D. S. Niyogi and S. Raman |
| 4:15 PM | 4.9 | Assimilation of Scatterometer and In Situ Winds for Regularly Gridded Products Mark A. Bourassa, COAPS/Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and S. R. Smith and J. J. O'Brien |
| 4:30 PM | 4.10 | A Combined ScaRaB-ERBS Data Product Kathryn A. Bush, SAIC, Hampton, VA; and G. L. Smith and T. Wong |
| 4:45 PM | 4.11 | A comprehensive database and analysis system for the North Carolina Environmental and Climate Observing Network (NC ECO Net) Dev dutta S. Niyogi, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and R. Boyles, R. Ellis, S. Raman, A. Syed, and S. Sivagnyanam |
| 5:00 PM | 4.12 | Determining the distance lightning travels from a thunderstorm using ground based radar, the National Lightning Detection Network, and a 3-D lightning mapping system Lee A. Nelson, Air Force Insititute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH; and T. M. McNamara, D. R. Vollmer, and G. R. Huffines |