Session: Advancements/applications in Meteorology, Hydrology, Oceanography and Climatology: Part 1 (Joint with AWIPS and IIPS) (2002 Annual)

Monday, 14 January 2002: 9:30 AM-5:15 PM

Organizers: Robert G. Borchers, SAICFred P. Lewis, MeteostarDaniel McCarthy, SPCDan Nietfeld and Neil Stuart, NOAA/NWSFOLarry Brazil, Riverside Technologies

Papers:

9:30 AM

J3.1

Early detection of tropical cyclones using SeaWinds-derived vorticity for the 2001 hurricane season

Ryan J. Sharp, COAPS, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and M. A. Bourassa, J. J. O'Brien, K. B. Katsaros, and E. B. Forde

Poster PDF (256.9 kB)

9:45 AM

J3.2

GIS for expanding the application potential of TRMM data

Nathan Pollack, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and W. Teng, G. Serafino, and L. Chiu

Poster PDF (25.7 kB)

10:00 AM

J3.3

The Earth System Grid II: Turning Climate Datasets into Community Resources

Ian Foster, ANL, Argonne, IL; and E. Alpert, A. Chervenak, B. Drach, C. Kesselman, V. Nefedova, D. Middleton, A. Shoshani, A. Sims, and D. Williams

http://www.earthsystemgrid.org

Poster PDF (26.4 kB)

10:15 AM

J3.4

The Oklahoma Mesonet: A mesoscale tool for drought recognition and monitoring

Howard L. Johnson, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and D. S. Arndt, G. D. McManus, and M. A. Shafer

Poster PDF (115.5 kB)

10:30 AM

J3.5

A Report on Plans for a Teragrid

Robert Wilhelmson, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana and National Center for Supercomputing Applications, Champaign, IL; and D. Reed

http://redrock.ncsa.uiuc.edu/AOS/home_pubs.html

Poster PDF (42.4 kB)

10:45 AM

J3.6

Implementation Status of the Nicaragua River Forecast System

James A. McNitt, Computer Sciences Corp., Lanham, MD

11:00 AM

J3.7

SAFIR Total Lightning detection technology

Philippe Richard, Vaisala Inc., Woburn, MA; and W. Geitz, S. Chansky, and T. Laine

J3.8

Modeling the snow distribution along a treeline shelterbelt in the Northern Plains using weather radar, Geographic Information Systems, and field measurements

11:15 AM

J3.9

The AWIPS Build 5.2.2 MAPS Surface Assimilation System (MSAS)

Patricia A. Miller, NOAA/FSL, Boulder, CO; and M. F. Barth

11:30 AM

J3.10

AWIPS for Satellite-Derived Hydrometeorological Applications

Roderick A. Scofield, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and R. J. Kuligowski, S. Qiu, and C. Davenport

11:45 AM

J3.11

Importation of Supplemental Satellite Data into AWIPS in the NWS Western Region

Kevin J. Schrab, NOAA/NWS, Salt Lake City, UT