83rd Annual

: The Simpson Symposium

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Wednesday, 12 February 2003

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


WED 12 FEB

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


Coffee Break in Lobby of the Terrace Theater

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-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 12 February 2003


1
Day 1
Sponsor: The Simpson Symposium

Papers:
  1:30 PM
1.1
Impact of Dropsonde and LASE data sets on Hurricane Forecasts during CAMEX4
T. N. Krishnamurti, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL

  2:00 PM
1.2
Robert and Joanne Simpsons' contributions to tropical meteorology
William M. Gray, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

  2:30 PM
1.3
A Full Cycle from Stormfury: Back to the Key Role of Aerosols in the Nature of Convective Rain Cloud Systems
Daniel Rosenfeld, The Hebrew University Jerusalem Israel, Jerusalem, Israel

  3:00 PM
1.4
50 Years of Progress in Operational Forecasting of Atlantic Tropical Cyclones
Mark DeMaria, CIRES, Ft. Collins, CO

  3:30 PM
1.5
Observations of Surface Winds in Tropical Cyclones Using Microwave Remote Sensing
Kristina B. Katsaros, NOAA/AOML, Miami, FL

  4:00 PM
1.6
Diverse Contributions of Robert H. Simpson and Joanne Simpson to Science
Roger Pielke Sr., Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

  4:30 PM
1.0A
Keynote Speaker: From Clouds to Hurricanes—A Salute to Bob and Joanne
Richard Anthes, UCAR, Boulder, CO

  5:00 PM
1.2a
Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (Exhibits Open 1:30-7:30 p.m.)

5:30 PM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 12 February 2003


Sessions End for the Day

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


Reception (Cash Bar)

Thursday, 13 February 2003

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


THUR 13 FEB

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Thursday, 13 February 2003


Poster Session 1
Cloud Modelling
Sponsor: The Simpson Symposium

Papers:
 
P1.1
Cloud-resolving model simulations of the life cycle of convectively generated cirrus
Steven K. Krueger, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and M. A. Zulauf

 
P1.2
Goddard Cumulus Ensemble (GCE) model: Application for understanding precipitation processes
Wei -Kuo Tao, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD


Poster Session 2
Improving Weather Forecasting
Sponsor: The Simpson Symposium

Papers:
 
P2.1
Bob Simpson's Legacy in Hawaii
Thomas A. Schroeder, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

 
P2.2
Observing System Simulation Experiments for NPOESS - Assessment of Doppler Wind Lidar and AIRS -
Michiko Masutani, RSIS and NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and J. C. Woollen, S. J. Lord, G. D. Emmitt, S. A. Wood, S. Greco, T. J. Kleespies, H. Sun, J. Terry, J. C. Derber, R. E. Kistler, R. M. Atlas, M. D. Goldberg, and W. Wolf

 
P2.3
Initialization of a hurricane vortex based on single-doppler radar observation
Jin-Luen Lee, NOAA/OAR/FSL, Boulder, CO; and A. E. MacDonald, W. C. Lee, and Y. -. H. Kuo

 
P2.4
The NOAA Program to Improve Tropical Cyclone Track Forecasts with Dropwindsondes Released from an Aircraft in the Environment of a Cyclone
Robert W. Burpee, Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, RSMAS, University of Miami, Miami, FL; and J. L. Franklin, S. D. Aberson, S. J. Lord, and R. T. Tuleya


Poster Session 3
TRMM Science
Sponsor: The Simpson Symposium

Papers:
 
P3.1
What we have learned about tropical cyclone from TRMM and microwave sensors
Tetsuo Nakazawa, MRI, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and S. Hoshino

 
P3.2
Cloud and rainfall observed from TRMM
Toshiro Inoue, MRI, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

 
P3.3
Characterization of Rainfall Asymmetries in Tropical Cyclones Using TRMM/TMI
Manuel Lonfat, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and F. D. Marks Jr. and S. S. Chen


Poster Session 4
Tropical Cyclones: Genesis and Hot Towers
Sponsor: The Simpson Symposium

Papers:
 
P4.1
Observational evidence that "hot towers" are a significant and integral part of intense hurricane eyewalls
Matthew D. Eastin, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

 
P4.2
The role of vortex mergers in the genesis of tropical cyclones
V. Mohan Karyampudi, SAIC/NCEP/NOAA, Camp Springs, MD

 
P4.3
On the significance of hot towers, vortex tube stretching, low-level vortex mergers, and vortex Rossby waves in tropical cyclogenesis
Michael T. Montgomery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; and M. N. Nicholls, T. Cram, A. Saunders, and P. D. Reasor

 
P4.4
Convective Bursts and Hot Towers Observed During CAMEX-3 and CAMEX-4
Gerald M. Heymsfield, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and J. Halverson, P. Hennon, and L. Tian

 
P4.5
Diagnosing the Role of Convective Hot Towers in Tropical Cyclogenesis Using Airborne Doppler-derived winds
Paul D. Reasor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; and M. T. Montgomery, F. D. Marks, L. F. Bosart, J. F. Gamache, and J. A. Knaff


Poster Session 5
Tropical Cyclones: Intensity and Structure
Sponsor: The Simpson Symposium

Papers:
 
P5.1
Characterization of cyclone lifecycle evolution using cluster analysis
Jenni L. Evans, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and J. Arnott

 
P5.2
Discoveries of surface wind and wave patterns in hurricanes using synthetic aperture radar
Kristina B. Katsaros, NOAA/AOML, Miami, FL; and P. W. Vachon, W. M. Drennan, P. G. Black, P. P. Dodge, S. Lehner, and E. W. Uhlhorn

 
P5.3
Tropical cyclones in vertical shear: An idealized study of TS Chantal (2001) during the CAMEX-4 field campaign
Elizabeth A. Ritchie, University of New Mexico (UNM), Albuquerque, NM; and R. L. Elsberry and J. Molinari

 
P5.4
The Re-analysis of Hurricane Andrew (1992)
Chris W. Landsea, NOAA/AOML/HRD, Miami, FL

 
P5.5
Studying MPI with numerical models
John Persing, Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and M. T. Montgomery


Poster Session 6
Tropical Cyclones: Landfall
Sponsor: The Simpson Symposium

Papers:
 
P6.1
Lessons from landfalling and transitioning tropical cyclones
Lance F. Bosart, University at Albany/SUNY, Albany, NY; and E. Atallah, J. Darr, and M. J. Dickinson

 
P6.2
Observed WSR88D Radar Structrues and MM5 Simulated Kinematic Structures
Gandikota V Rao, Saint Louis University, St.Louis, MO; and J. Scheck, D. Gallagher, and K. Santhanam


Poster Session 7
Trpoical Cyclones: Large-scale Environment and Tropical Cyclones
Sponsor: The Simpson Symposium

Papers:
 
P7.1
Western Pacific monsoon gyres: What are they and where do they come from?
John Molinari, University at Albany/SUNY, Albany, NY; and K. Lombardo

 
P7.2
Non-linear characteristics associated with the Atlantic tropical cyclone activity
Wilbur Y. Chen, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, Camp Springs, MD


Poster Session 8
Water Spouts
Sponsor: The Simpson Symposium

Papers:
 
P8.1
Waterspouts in the Tropics(and elsewhere!)
Joseph H. Golden, Forecast Systems Lab, NOAA, Boulder, CO

Poster PDF (53.3 kB)

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


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

11:00 AM-4:30 PM: Thursday, 13 February 2003


2
Day 2
Sponsor: The Simpson Symposium

Papers:
  11:00 AM
2.1
On the Simpsons since 1966
M.B. Lawrence, TPC, Miami, FL

  11:30 AM
2.2
Hurricane Eyewall Mesovortices: Their Connection to 'Hot Towers' and the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane intensity Scale
Peter G. Black, NOAA/AOML/HRD, Miami, FL

  12:00 PM
2.3
The Evolution of Tropical Cyclone Models and Their Application to Forecasting
Robert E. Tuleya, NOAA/GFDL, Princeton, NJ

  12:30 PM
2.4
Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting in Tropical Cyclones: Issues and Opportunities
Frank D. Marks Jr., NOAA/AOML, Miami, FL

  1:00 PM
2.5
The Role of Extreme Convective Events in Tropical Cyclone Intensification
Jeffrey B. Halverson, Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD; and P. Hennon

  1:30 PM
2.6
Shear, Stress, and the Hurricane Core—From Daisy to Floyd
William M. Frank, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

  2:00 PM
2.7
UAV Reconnaissance of Severe Weather
Greg J. Holland, Aerosonde Ltd., Notting Hill, Vic., Australia

  2:30 PM
2.2a
Lunch Break

  4:00 PM
2.5a
Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (Exhibits open 1:30-6:00 p.m.)

4:30 PM-4:45 PM: Thursday, 13 February 2003


Keynote Speaker
Closing
Sponsor: The Simpson Symposium

Papers:
  4:30 PM
The Simpsons: Past and Future
Kerry A. Emanuel, MIT, Cambridge, MA

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


Symposium Ends

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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