Program: 7th Symposium on IOS: The Water Cycle (83rd Annual)

7th Symposium on IOS: The Water Cycle

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Saturday, 8 February 2003

7:30 AM-7:30 AM: Saturday, 8 February 2003

SAT 8 FEB

7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Saturday, 8 February 2003

Short Course Registration

9:00 AM-5:00 PM: Saturday, 8 February 2003

Conference Registration*

Sunday, 9 February 2003

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Sunday, 9 February 2003

SUN 9 FEB

7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Sunday, 9 February 2003

Short Course Registration

9:00 AM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 9 February 2003

Conference Registration

Monday, 10 February 2003

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Monday, 10 February 2003

MON 10 FEB

7:30 AM-5:30 PM: Monday, 10 February 2003

Conference Registration (continues through Thursday, 13 February)

9:00 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 10 February 2003

Advances in observing systems

Sponsor: 7th Symposium on IOS: The Water Cycle

Papers:

9:00 AM

1.1

Ensemble Kalman filter assimilation of satellite altimetry for seasonal-forecasting applications

Christian L. Keppenne, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and M. M. Rienecker

9:15 AM

1.2

Analyses of spaceborne Doppler radar system performance on measuring vertical rainfall velocity

Simone Tanelli, JPL and California Technical Institute, Pasadena, CA; and E. Im, S. L. Durden, and L. Facheris

Poster PDF (350.8 kB)

9:30 AM

1.3

1680 MHz Radiosonde

Rodney D. Wierenga, International Met Systems, Grand Rapids, MI

Poster PDF (170.2 kB)

9:45 AM

1.4

Evaluation of experimental data from the GAINS balloon GPS surface reflection instrument

George G. Ganoe, NASA/LARC, Hampton, VA; and T. A. Johnson and J. R. Somero

http://centauri.larc.nasa.gov/gps/

Poster PDF (1.0 MB)

10:00 AM

1.5

High-performance Instrumented Airborne Platform for Environmental Research (HIAPER)

Clifford A. Jacobs, NSF, Arlington, VA; and J. Huning

10:15 AM

1.6

Global Environmental MEMS Sensors (GEMS): A Revolutionary Observing System for the 21^stCentury

John Manobianco, ENSCO, Inc., Cocoa Beach, FL; and J. L. Case, R. J. Evans, D. A. Short, and K. S. J. Pister

Poster PDF (228.5 kB)

10:30 AM

1.7

Key-Analysis Errors of Specific Humidity

Thomas Jung, ECMWF, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom; and J. Barkmeijer, E. Klinker, and T. N. Palmer

1.8

Representation of wind characteristics using time-frequency distribution plots

11:00 AM

1.9

An analysis of solar driven circulation changes in the earth’s upper troposphere and lower stratosphere using the integrated global reanalysis data

Alfred M. Powell Jr., Chinook Applications and Technology, Loudoun, VA; and P. A. Zuzolo and B. J. Zuzolo

Poster PDF (73.1 kB)

11:15 AM

1.10

Retrieval of 3D wet refractivity structures of the troposphere from GPS measurements

Yuei-An Liou, National Space Organization (NSPO), Hsin-Chu, Taiwan; and Y. J. Lin, C. C. Chiang, and C. Y. Huang

Poster PDF (64.6 kB)

11:30 AM

1.11

Upper Air Rawinsonde Observation Using an Integrated GPS/RDF Receiving System

Rodney D. Wierenga, International Met Systems, Grand Rapids, MI

Poster PDF (280.8 kB)

11:45 AM

1.5a

Coffee Break in Poster Session Room

12:00 PM-12:00 PM: Monday, 10 February 2003

Lunch Break

2:30 PM-2:30 PM: Monday, 10 February 2003

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 10 February 2003

Poster Session 1

Integrated Observing Systems

Sponsor: 7th Symposium on IOS: The Water Cycle

Papers:

P1.1

AMSR/AMSR-E Validation Experiment during the R/V MIRAI Cruise

Masayuki Sasaki, National Space Development Agency of Japan, Tokyo, Japan; and Y. Takayama

P1.2

Data impact studies using the new global assimilation system of the Canadian Meteorological Centre

Yulia Zaitseva, MSC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and R. Sarrazin and G. Verner

Poster PDF (251.9 kB)

P1.3

Methodology for design of a Mississippi Mesonet

Loren D. White, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS

P1.4

National Data Buoy Center: A Portal for Marine Mesonet Data

David B. Gilhousen, NOAA/NDBC, Stennis Space Center, MS

4:00 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 10 February 2003

Sessions End for the Day

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 10 February 2003

Formal Opening of Exhibits with Reception (Cash Bar)

Tuesday, 11 February 2003

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Tuesday, 11 February 2003

TUE 11 FEB

8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 11 February 2003

Observing system simulation

Sponsor: 7th Symposium on IOS: The Water Cycle

Papers:

8:30 AM

2.1

Observing Systems Simulation Experiments using the NCEP data assimilation system

Stephen J. Lord, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and M. Masutani, J. S. Woollen, J. C. Derber, R. E. Kistler, T. J. Kleespies, H. Sun, G. D. Emmitt, S. A. Wood, S. Greco, J. Terry, and R. Atlas

9:00 AM

2.2

Recent observing system simulation experiments at the NASA DAO

Robert Atlas, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and G. D. Emmitt, J. Terry, E. Brin, J. Ardizzone, J. C. Jusem, and D. Bungato

Poster PDF (82.9 kB)

9:15 AM

2.3

Seasonal Precipitation Simulations and Predictions over North America with the Eta Regional Climate Model

Rongqian Yang, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and K. E. Mitchell

9:30 AM

2.4

Variational Objective Analysis for Atmospheric Field Programs: A Model Assessment

Duane E. Waliser, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and J. A. Ridout, S. Xie, and M. Zhang

http://terra.msrc.sunysb.edu

Poster PDF (13.1 kB)

9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 11 February 2003

Formal Poster Viewing With Coffee Break

12:15 PM-12:15 PM: Tuesday, 11 February 2003

Lunch Break

1:30 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 11 February 2003

Joint Session 4

Water Vapor Observations and Processes (Joint with 14th Symp. on Global Change and Climate Variations, 7th Symp. on IOS, Fifth Conf. on Atmospheric Chemistry, and Symp. on Observing and Understanding the Varability of Water in Weather and Climate)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 14th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations; the 7th Symposium on IOS: The Water Cycle; the Observing and Understanding the Variability of Water in Weather and Climate; and the 5th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry: Gases, Aerosols, and Clouds )

Organizer: Dian J. Seidel, NOAA/ARL

Papers:

1:30 PM

J4.1

A Summary of the SPARC Water Vapor Assessment Report

Dieter Kley, Forschungszentrum Juelich, Juelich, Germany; and J. M. Russell III

1:45 PM

J4.2

Cross-Tropopause Convective Transport of Water Vapor: Model Study, Satellite Observation, and Implications

Pao K. Wang, Unversity of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Poster PDF (191.2 kB)

2:00 PM

J4.3

Variations in stratospheric water vapor and tropical tropopause temperatures

William J. Randel, NCAR, Boulder, CO

2:15 PM

J4.4

Cloud physics and water vapor in the evanescent convection altitude regime

Steven C. Sherwood, Yale University, New Haven, CT; and A. Dessler

Poster PDF (53.4 kB)

2:30 PM

J4.5

Modeling water vapor and its changes in the tropical tropopause region

Andrew Gettelman, NCAR, Boulder, CO

2:45 PM

J4.6

Validating and Understanding the Water Vapor and Cloud Feedbacks in the NCAR CCSM

De-Zheng Sun, NOAA/ERL/CDC, Boulder, CO; and T. Zhang, J. Fasullo, and A. Roubicek

3:00 PM

J4.7

A new look at cloud radiative forcing: Coupling with water vapor forcing

B. J. Sohn, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea; and J. Schmetz and V. Ramanathan

3:15 PM

J4.8

Spatio-temporal analysis and comparison of total precipitable water from different datasets

Arief Sudradjat, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and R. Ferraro

Poster PDF (61.0 kB)

3:30 PM

J4.9

Global precipitable water variations since 1973 based on preliminary radiosonde instrument adjustments

Steven R. Schroeder, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

Poster PDF (70.0 kB)

3:45 PM

J4.10

Relative importance of the land surface latent flux and large-scale moisture transport in determining the onset of rainy season over Amazon

R. Fu, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

4:00 PM

J4.11

Surface evaporation and the greenhouse effect over the intertropical oceans

Rémy Roca, LMD, Palaiseau, France; and A. Gershunov

4:15 PM

J4.12

Regional Hydrological Cycle and Weather and Climate in the Contiguous United States

Qi Hu, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and S. Feng

Poster PDF (490.0 kB)

4:30 PM

J4.13

The atmospheric moisture budget in the Arctic—introducing and applying a consistent method to use radiosonde data

Reinhard M. Hagenbrock, Univ. of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; and M. Göber, F. Ament, and A. Hense

Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

4:45 PM

J4.14

Moisture Variations Associated with the Initiation of Madden-Julian Oscillation

Bryan C. Weare, University of California, Davis, CA

5:00 PM

J4.6a

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (Exhibits open 1:30–6:30 p.m.)

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 11 February 2003

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (Exhibits open 1:30–6:30P.M.)

3:25 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 11 February 2003

Joint Session 3

EUROPEAN AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS—GCOS (Joint with 19 IIPS and 7 IOS)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 19th Conference on IIPS; and the 7th Symposium on IOS: The Water Cycle )

Organizers: John R. Lincoln, US Navy Retired; WMO Retired; Consultant; Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS

Papers:

3:25 PM

J3.1

Second Report on the Adequacy of the Global Climate Observing Systems Policy Overview

Alan R. Thomas, Global Climate Observing System, Geneva, Switzerland

3:40 PM

J3.2

Second Report on the Adequacy of the Global Climate Observing Systems Scientific process and emerging conclusions

Paul J. Mason, Global Climate Observing System, Bracknell, Berks., United Kingdom

3:55 PM

J3.3

Second Report on the Adequacy of the Global Climate Observing Systems Conclusions on atmospheric and oceanic observations

D. E. Harrison, Global Climate Observing System/GOOS/WCRP Ocean Observing Panel for Climate, Seattle, WA

4:10 PM

J3.4

The U.S. Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Program Office's Involvement in the International GCOS Effort

Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD

Poster PDF (227.9 kB)

4:25 PM

J3.5

The global climate observing system. French contribution

Régis Juvanon du Vachat, Météo-France, Paris, France

4:40 PM

J3.6

Metadata Initiative of the Meteorological Service of Canada

Tsoi-Ching Yip, MSC, Toronto, ON, Canada; and A. Kumar and M. Minuk

http://www.ec.gc.ca/

Poster PDF (9.0 kB)

4:55 PM

J3.7

Special Address: "The Need for Global Observing Systems"

Conrad C. Lautenbacher, NOAA, Washington, DC

5:25 PM

J3.0a

Session Introduction

Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. R. Lincoln

Poster PDF (4.8 kB)

Wednesday, 12 February 2003

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Wednesday, 12 February 2003

WED 12 FEB

9:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 12 February 2003

Coffee Break in the Ballroom Foyer, 2nd Level, Promenade

10:00 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 12 February 2003

Presidential Forum: Administration Priorities in Climate Change Research and Technology

12:00 PM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 12 February 2003

Lunch Break

1:30 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 12 February 2003

Simpsons Symposium—A Tribute to Robert and Joanne Simpson

1:30 PM-4:31 PM: Wednesday, 12 February 2003

Assimilation and analysis

Sponsor: 7th Symposium on IOS: The Water Cycle

Papers:

3.1

The effect of adaptive observations in improving QPF for critical winter weather events

2:00 PM

3.2

Impact of GPS-IPW data on RUC forecasts

Tracy Lorraine Smith, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, and NOAA/OAR/FSL, Boulder, CO; and S. G. Benjamin, S. I. Gutman, and B. E. Schwartz

Poster PDF (713.9 kB)

2:30 PM

3.3

Model cloud and rain evaluation using satellite data

Frédéric Chevallier, ECMWF, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom; and P. Bauer, E. Moreau, and G. Kelly

3:00 PM

3.4

Variational data assimilation of soil moisture using 6 and 10 GHz passive microwave data

Andrew S. Jones, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and T. Vukicevic and T. H. Vonder Haar

Poster PDF (76.7 kB)

3.5

Estimation of Soil moisture using an artificial neural network

3:31 PM

3.6

You've Changed! Inhomogeneity detection for COOP network precipitation measurements

Tressa L. Fowler, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and E. I. Tollerud and B. G. Brown

Poster PDF (170.9 kB)

4:01 PM

3.3a

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (Exhibits open 1:30–7:30 P.M.)

6:00 PM-7:30 PM: Wednesday, 12 February 2003

Reception (Cash Bar)

7:00 PM-7:00 PM: Wednesday, 12 February 2003

Symposium Ends

7:30 PM-9:30 PM: Wednesday, 12 February 2003

AMS Annual Awards Banquet

Thursday, 13 February 2003

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Thursday, 13 February 2003

THUR 13 FEB

9:00 AM-9:00 AM: Thursday, 13 February 2003

Simpsons Symposium—A Tribute to Robert and Joanne Simpson

9:45 AM-9:45 AM: Thursday, 13 February 2003

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

3:00 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 13 February 2003

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (Exhibit Hall open 1:30-6:30 p.m.)

5:00 PM-6:00 PM: Thursday, 13 February 2003

Closing Reception in Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar)

6:00 PM-6:00 PM: Thursday, 13 February 2003

Simpsons Banquet

8:00 PM-10:00 PM: Thursday, 13 February 2003

Closing Event at the Long Beach Aquarium on the Pacific

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