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Poster Session 1

Poster Session: K-12, Popular and University Educational Initiatives

Sponsor: 12th Symposium on Education

Organizers: Marianne C. Hayes, Pueblo del Sol Elementary School; Kathleen A. Murphy, Ladue School District

Papers:

P1.1

Investigating Vegetation Changes in Relation to Altitude and Environmental Factors Along Oliver and Clear Creeks in the Cloud Peak Wilderness Area of the Big Horn Mountains

Molly P. Steele, State College Area High School, State College, PA; and M. S. Guo, J. M. Vrentas, and J. Greenberg

Poster PDF (896.0 kB)

P1.2

A Spatiotemporal Investigation of the Influences of Weather on the Hydrological Characteristics of a Montane Melt Water Environment

David Gibbons, State College Area High School, State College, PA; and J. Harding, N. Hutcheon, K. Nousek, E. Pierce, and B. S. Sandmeyer-Swails

Poster PDF (179.0 kB)

P1.3

The Surface Energy Budget of a Mountain Region

David Gibbons, State College Area High School, State College, PA; and M. S. Guo, E. J. Myers, and K. Tawse

Poster PDF (144.8 kB)

P1.4

The Influence of Meteorological and Geological Processes on the Formation, Development and Characteristics of Montane Lakes

Amy Drysdale, Knox Academy, Haddington, United Kingdom; and H. Ross, L. Ross, M. Shepherd, L. Downsbrough, and T. Menotti

http://

Poster PDF (337.7 kB)

P1.5

AMS' Education Program�A Decade of Success

Robert S. Weinbeck, State University of New York, College at Brockport, Brockport, NY; and I. W. Geer, D. R. Smith, J. M. Moran, E. J. Hopkins, E. W. Mills, and B. A. Blair

Poster PDF (23.5 kB)

P1.6

Getting CERES about the weather

Ann T. Kelly, Our Lady of Sorrows School, St. Louis, MO

P1.7

Incorportating Real-Time Data into the Classroom. The Digital GLOBE Project: Visualizing a Sustainable Future

John D. Moore, Burlington County Institute of Technology, Medford, NJ

Poster PDF (56.1 kB)

P1.8

A Chilling Educational Experience (Mt. Washington Winter Edu Trip)

Robert P. Wanton, NOAA/NWS, Mt. Holly, NJ; and W. J. Dyke, W. R. Huskin, and W. G. Vosburgh Jr.

Poster PDF (122.3 kB)

P1.9

NOAA's Teacher at Sea

Dana Lee Tomlinson, Emory Elementary School, Chula Vista, CA

P1.10

Teaching Oceanography in a K�6 Classroom

Linda J. Deal, Penn Manor School District, Lancaster, PA

Poster PDF (17.1 kB)

P1.11

DataStreme: Weather from the AMS to the classroom

Hector Ibarra, West Branch Middle School, Iowa City, IA; and W. Ray and J. Meyer

P1.12

Weather Education for Elementary and Middle School Teachers: Using AMS Education Materials as a Professional Development Tool

Rene' T. Carson, Little Rock School District, Little Rock, AR

Poster PDF (20.7 kB)

P1.13

A Follow-Up Study on National Weather Service K�12 Education and Outreach Programs

Eleanor Vallier-Talbot, NOAA/NWSFO, Taunton, MA; and W. T. Babcock

Poster PDF (297.7 kB)

P1.14

Earth2class: Template for Scientist-Teacher Interactions

Michael J. Passow, Columbia Univ., New York, NY and White Plains Middle School and Teachers College, White Plains, NY; and C. M. Assumpco, C. Bandeirantes, and F. D. Baggio

http://www.earth2class.org

Poster PDF (18.1 kB)

P1.15

"Wandering The Watershed": Real-Life WES Experiences

Michael J. Passow, White Plains Middle School and Teachers College, Columbia University, White Plains, NY; and C. Murphy and W. D. Blanchard

P1.16

Continuing WES in North Carolina

Frankie C. Vann, Lakewood High School, Salemburg, NC

http://a:california

Poster PDF (9.6 kB)

P1.17

Bridging the Pacific Ocean: Using Oceanography to Make Cultural Connections

Beth A. Jewell, Fairfax County Public Schools, Springfield, VA

Poster PDF (48.5 kB)

P1.18

The University of Northern Iowa takes weather education by STORM

Claire Waites, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa; and C. Wolter

P1.19

The use of Live Event Learning to teach high school meteorology in the new millennium

Craig R. Wolter, AMS/AERA and Windom Area High School, Windom, MN

Poster PDF (83.9 kB)

P1.20

Techno-Meteorology: Educational Adventures in Cyberspace

Faye McCollum, Project Atmosphere/AERA and Muscogee County School District, Columbus, GA

Poster PDF (55.8 kB)

P1.21

Plans of Action: Enhancing Public Awareness of Meteorology Though Local Weather Education Resource Teachers

Steve M. Carlson, AERA and Hermiston School District, Hermiston, OR

Poster PDF (13.2 kB)

P1.22

An effort to "do science" rather than "teach about science" in the secondary school science classroom.

Alan D. Sills, Panther Academy, Little Falls, NJ

P1.23

Wet and Wild: the Ocean Atmosphere Interface. The Maury Project and WES: Teacher Enhancement Programs for the K-12 Classroom

Debra S. Brice, San Marcos Unified School District, San Marcos, CA

P1.24

Oceanography in the Middle

Craig L. Croone, Northfield Middle School, Northfield, MN

P1.25

Retired K�12 Teachers as Active Agents for AMS Education Programs

Lawrence E. Greenleaf, AMS/AERA, Belfast, ME

Poster PDF (16.0 kB)

P1.26

Weathering the middle-school years: Using Web technology to make meteorology cool

Diane K. Fisher, NASA/JPL, Pasadena, CA; and P. Everson and N. J. Leon

P1.27

Analysis of a 30-Year Haines Index Climatology for the United States

Paul J. Croft, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and B. E. Potter

P1.28

Meteorology Education through Nature Centers

Sue Ellen Haupt, Utah State University, Logan, UT; and J. J. Barta

Poster PDF (226.0 kB)

P1.29

Partnering with Youth Groups on Meteorological and Environmental Education Issues

Kenneth H. Kirkwood, MSC, Dartmouth, NS, Canada; and P. H. Whitfield

Poster PDF (106.6 kB)

P1.30

Integrating GIS and Applied Meteorology

Richard K. Snow, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL; and M. M. Snow

P1.31

Integrating GLOBE Student Data Observations at NCDC in Climate Monitoring Activities

Thomas F. Ross, NOAA/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and S. R. Ansari and W. M. Faas

Poster PDF (345.0 kB)

P1.32

Identifying students' alternate conceptions in meteorology

John Yoder, West Chester University, West Chester, PA; and R. Pandya

Poster PDF (62.7 kB)

P1.33

Involving students in authentic research through student-teacher-scientist partnerships

Tamara Shapiro Ledley, TERC, Cambridge, MA; and N. Haddad, J. Lockwood, and D. Brooks

http://essn.terc.edu

Poster PDF (475.7 kB)

P1.34

Primary and Secondary Maximum of the number of Asthma Attacks on the Territory of the City of Bitola, Macedonia

Blagojce Mickovski, WMO, Bitola, Macedonia

P1.35

Partnerships Help Save Lives

Ron Gird, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and R. Lopes

P1.36

EX-Files is a web-based, multi-media educational template

P1.37

Virtual Meteorology: AMS Online Weather Studies

Aubrey Hartman, Tidewater Community College, Portsmouth, VA; and G. Fowler

P1.38

Meteorology in the US Virgin Islands

David J. Smith, University of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands

P1.39

Introducing an Applied Meteorology Course at Prairie View A&M University

Brian Cudnik, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX

P1.40

Implementing Online Weather Studies Course at an HBCU: Case of Fayetteville State University

Adegoke Ademiluyi, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC; and R. Johnston

Poster PDF (8.6 kB)

P1.41

The Phase-Wise Infusion of AMS Online Weather Studies Materials in Hybrid Science Courses at Paine College, Augusta, GA

C. R. Nair, Paine College, Augusta, GA

P1.42

Breaking the Digital Divide with the AMS Online Meteorology Program

Anthony L. Selimo, Passaic County Community College, Patterson, NJ

P1.43

An Analysis of Enrollment, Technology Access, Organization, and Cultural Components in an Online Weather Studies Course at the University of North Dakota

Lloyd W. Mitchell, Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and E. M. Klemisch

P1.44

AMS Online Weather Studies: Where Do I Begin?

M. Carol Walker, Columbia Basin College, Pasco, WA

P1.45

Blackfeet Community College�s Air, Climate and Weather

Patricia Atkins, Blackfeet Community College, Browning, MT; and R. Keim

P1.46

ONLINE WEATHER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND EARTH SCIENCES AT NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY

Harris E. Williams, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC

http://

P1.47

Online Weather Studies at California State University, Bakersfield

Jorge Talamantes, California State University, Bakersfield, CA

P1.48

THE INTEGRATION OF AMS' ONLINE WEATHER STUDIES IN AN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE PROGRAM

Richard L. Myers, Alaska Pacific University, Anchorage, AK

P1.49

Teaching Aviation Students Weather Using Online Weather Studies

Polly D. Steenhagen, Delaware State University, Dover, DE

P1.50

Scientific Principles Of Weather And Climate

Valentina S. David, Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, FL

P1.51

Online Weather Studies in the Caribbean

Louis P�rez, University of Puerto Rico, Cayey, Puerto Rico

P1.52

Online Weather Studies at the Southeast College Of HCCS

Cheng Ting, Southeast College, Houston, TX; and T. Ting

P1.53

Online Weather Studies at Talladega College

Charlie M. Stinson Jr., Talladega College, Talladega, AL

Poster Session 1

Atmospheric Chemistry

Sponsor: Second Annual AMS Student Conference

Papers:

P1.1

Atmospheric Dispersion: Simulation of Fluid, Heat, and Chemical Transport

Rhesa L. Freeman, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND

P1.2

Examination of Formaldehyde and Acetaldehyde Relationships during TRACE-P

Ernesto Mu�oz, UCAR SOARS (NCAR-ACD), Boulder, CO

P1.3

Analysis of Ozone and Meteorological Balloon Profile Data from Summit, Greenland

Garymar D� Rivera Rivera, SOARS, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico; and D. Helmig

P1.4

Analysis of Seasonal and Diurnal Trends in Surface Ozone Concentration at Arctic Sites (Summit/Greenland and Barrow/Alaska)

Nancy Ivette Rivera Rivera, ESE - UTEP, El Paso, TX; and D. Helmig and S. Oltmans

P1.5

Comparisons of ozonesondes at Irene, Natal, and Ascension Island: The influences of biomass burning and lightning

Tiffaney A. Stoy, Penn State University, State College, PA

P1.6

The Relationship between the initial trigger and the final state for the convectively unstable Atmosphere

Poster Session 2

Weather/Forecasting

Sponsor: Second Annual AMS Student Conference

Papers:

P2.1

Lightning Signatures in Convective Storms on the High Plains

Maribel Martinez, UCAR SOARS (NCAR), Lubbock, TX

P2.2

Analysis of Snowflake Types and the Atmospheric Conditions that Produce Them

P2.3

Nonmeteorological factors in warning verification

Kathryn D. Carroll, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL; and J. G. LaDue, A. C. Wood, and J. T. Ferree

P2.4

Significant Severe Thunderstorm Proximity Soundings

Stephanie M. Nordin, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and H. E. Brooks and J. P. Craven

P2.5

Sea Breeze and Local Wind Effects on Rainfall in South Florida

Ryan T. Ellis Sr., Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL

P2.6

On the change of sea water characteristics caused by a typhoon

P2.7

Soil Temperature Variability during the IHOP 2002 Project

P2.8

Predicting High-wind Events Impacting Barrow, Alaska through Ananlysis of Regional Sea-Level Pressure Patterns

Casey C. Thornbrugh, UCAR, College Park, MD

Poster Session 3

Modeling

Sponsor: Second Annual AMS Student Conference

Papers:

P3.1

Numerical simulation of the transformation of the pre-Hurricane Gabrielle (2001) disturbance into a warm-core system

Kate C Dollen, UCAR/SOARS, Gainesville, FL; and C. A. Davis

P3.3

Some recent modifications to ISBA scheme in ARPS and their implications for soil hydrology

P3.4

Effects of Moisture on Numerical Simulations of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Roll Vortices in Hurricane Conditions

Jeffrey S. Gall Sr., Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

P3.5

The Energetics of a Moist Nonlinear Buoyancy Oscillation in a Statically Stable Environment

Paul Thomas Quelet, The Pennsylvania State University Department of Meteorology, University Park, PA; and P. R. Bannon

P3.6

A Sensitivity Study of the Temporal and Spatial Weighting Functions of a Nowcasting Model Nudging Scheme

Paul Thomas Quelet, The Pennsylvania State University Department of Meteorology, University Park, PA; and D. R. Stauffer

P3.7

The Influence of Initial Conditions on the SPC 2001 Ensemble Cloud Model Forecasts

Shanna J. Sampson, Millersville University, Millersville, PA, Millersville, PA; and K. L. Elmore

Poster Session 4

Climate

Sponsor: Second Annual AMS Student Conference

Papers:

P4.1

Creating 3-D Jet Stream Circulation Visualizations to Investigate Present and Future Climate Conditions

P4.2

Fusing atmospheric variables with a gis data model

Jesse Michael Lewis, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, University of South Florida, Saint Petersburg, FL; and P. J. Rubec and M. A. Shirley

P4.3

Compare of the environment change between Arctic and China during Holocene times

Juan Xu, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

P4.4

PNA and NAO patterns/indices versus midwestern temperature anomalies during El Ni�o, La Ni�a, and transition periods

Samuel John O'Connor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

P4.5

Surface meteorology and oceanic response at 10�N, 125�W during the 1997/1998 ENSO

P4.6

Regional analysis of the influence of large-scale circulation anomalies on wintertime climate variability and Nor'easter occurrences

Poster Session 5

Observations/Remote Sensing

Sponsor: Second Annual AMS Student Conference

Papers:

P5.1

Field Research in 2002 Using the Oklahoma Mesonet

Daniel R. Cheresnick, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. B. Basara

P5.2

Megha-Tropiques for meteorological observations in the tropics

Bharat Khushalani, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; and J. Srinivasan and G. Raju

P5.3

MODIS Observations of Global Tropospheric Aerosols in 2001

Rei Ueyama, NCAR, Ithaca, NY

P5.4

Music from the ocean: sonification of ocean buoy spectral data

Bob L. Sturm, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA

P5.5

Correlating Ship-borne Observations with Microwave Radiometers: An Approach for Monitoring Ocean Precipitation Events

P5.6

Estimating Snowfall Rates Uising Polarimetric Radar Data

Yarice Rodriguez, University of Illinois and UCAR/NCAR/SOARS, Urbana, IL

P5.7

Impact of operational constraints on polarimetric radar hydrometeor classification

Timothy R. Whitcomb, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and S. Yuter

P5.8

Exploring the Effects of Applying a More General Radar Equation to Wind Profiler Data

D. Matthew Coleman, UCAR, Charlottesville, VA

P5.9

Development of a new meteor radar for measuring upper atmosphere winds

Fabiola Navarro, SOARS, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, San Diego, CA

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1

K�12 Educational Initiatives

Sponsor: 12th Symposium on Education

Organizers: Kathleen A. Murphy, Ladue School District; Shirley T. Murillo, NOAA/AOML

Papers:

8:30 AM

1.1

NOAA's Teacher at Sea Program

Dana Lee Tomlinson, Emory Elementary School, Chula Vista, CA

8:45 AM

1.2

School Superintendents' Use of Weather Information

Alan C. Czarnetzki, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA

http://www.uni.edu/storm

Poster PDF (32.4 kB)

9:00 AM

1.3

Air Quality Education in the Classroom

Michael C. Howe, MSC, Fredericton, NB, Canada

Poster PDF (103.1 kB)

9:15 AM

1.4

The NCAR Geosciences Education Workshop on Climate and Global Change: Enhancing Teachers' Perspectives of Earth System Science

Roberta M. Johnson, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Henderson, D. R. Smith, S. Q. Foster, D. F. Mastie, and P. O. Pennington IV

9:30 AM

1.5

AMS Educational Projects in Baja California Sur, Mexico "Reaching out Rural Communites of difficult access or with a migrant population"

Sandra Robles-Gil, Comisi�n Nacional del Agua, La Paz, BSC, Mexico; and E. Hamilton-Velez

Poster PDF (82.9 kB)

9:45 AM

1.6

The Digital Water Library Project (DWEL): A NSDL K�12 Collection

John D. Moore, Burlington County Institute of Technology, Medford, NJ; and B. Aivazian

Poster PDF (29.5 kB)

10:00 AM

1.0A

Introductory Remarks

1

Welcome address

Keynote Speaker

In Memory of Dr Tim Crawford NOAA/ARL Idaho Falls

Sponsor: 12th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizer: Jerry H. Crescenti, NOAA/ERL/ARL

Papers:

9:00 AM

In Memory of Dr. Timothy L. Crawford, NOAA Air Resources Laboratory Field Research Division, Idaho Falls, Idaho

Jerry H Crescenti, NOAA/ERL/ARL, Idaho Falls, ID

Welcoming Remarks

Organizer: Greg Forbes, The Weather Channel

Joint Session 1

Spatial and temporal variability of water in all its phases: Part 1 (Joint with the Symposium on Observing and Understanding the Variability of Water in Weather and Climate and the 17th Conference on Hydrology)

Sponsors: (Joint between the Observing and Understanding the Variability of Water in Weather and Climate; and the 17TH Conference on Hydrology )

Organizer: David J. Stensrud, NOAA/NSSL

Papers:

9:00 AM

J1.1

Observing, understanding and predicting warm season continental rainfall (Invited Presentation)

R. E. Carbone, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and A. Barros, C. A. Davis, and M. W. Moncrieff

Poster PDF (87.8 kB)

9:30 AM

J1.2

Observed regional and temporal variability of rainfall over the tropical Pacific and Atlantic Oceans

Yolande L. Serra, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and M. J. McPhaden

Poster PDF (82.3 kB)

9:45 AM

J1.3

Dry Spells in the United Kingdom Precipitation Time-Series

Paul S. Wilson, Imperial College, University of London, London, United Kingdom; and R. Toumi

10:00 AM

J1.0a

Welcoming Remarks

1

Tropical Atlantic coupled variability

Sponsor: 12th Conference on Interactions of the Sea and Atmosphere

Organizer: Tom Delworth, NOAA/GFDL

Papers:

9:00 AM

1.1

Observational basis for air-sea interaction in the tropical Atlantic

James A. Carton, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and S. Grodsky

9:30 AM

1.2

Observing and modeling tropical Atlantic atmosphere-ocean interaction

Yochanan Kushnir, Columbia Universtiy, Palisades, NY; and R. Seager and J. C. H. Chiang

10:00 AM

1.3

The interaction of coupled ocean-atmosphere variability in the Atlantic and the Pacific

Richard Kleeman, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York, NY; and S. Raynaud

1

Atmospheric Chemistry�General Papers and History

Sponsor: 5th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry: Gases, Aerosols, and Clouds

Papers:

9:00 AM

1.1

Chemist and Meteorologist�Antoine Lavoisier

Jeffrey S. Gaffney, ANL, Argonne, IL; and N. A. Marley

Poster PDF (108.3 kB)

9:15 AM

1.2

Insights into tropical tropospherc ozone from the SHADOZ (Southern Hemisphere ADditional OZonesondes) sounding network

Anne M. Thompson, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and J. C. Witte, F. J. Schmidlin, and S. J. Oltmans

9:30 AM

1.3

Improving the Photochemical Oxidation Mechanism of Isoprene

Jiwen Fan, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and R. Zhang

Poster PDF (45.4 kB)

9:45 AM

1.4

Steps toward understanding heterogeneous chemistry in the troposphere: Water uptake on environmentally relevant surfaces

Ann Louise Sumner, University of California, Irvine, CA; and B. J. Finlayson-Pitts

Poster PDF (340.9 kB)

10:00 AM

1.5

Knudsen cell studies of the uptake and reaction of HNO₃ and N₂O₅ on sub-layers of NaCl

Rachel C. Hoffman, University of California, Irvine, CA; and M. E. Gebel, B. S. Fox, and B. J. Finlayson-Pitts

Poster PDF (285.9 kB)

10:15 AM

1.6

New Improved Fast GC-Luminol Instrument for PAN and Nitrogen Dioxide Measurements

Nancy A. Marley, ANL, Argonne, IL; and J. S. Gaffney, R. L. Gunter, and W. T. Luke

Poster PDF (181.8 kB)

10:30 AM

1.7

The Transition from ozone minimum to ozone maximum over the tropical Atlantic Ocean: MAM and JJA

Jung-Hee Ryu, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and G. S. Jenkins

10:45 AM

1.5A

Coffee Break in Poster Session Room

1

SMEX and SMACEX 2002: Soil Moisture and Soil Moisture-Atmosphere Coupling

Sponsor: 17TH Conference on Hydrology

Organizer: Christa D. Peters-Lidard, NASA/GSFC

Papers:

9:00 AM

1.1

Ground-based soil moisture observations within AMSR-E footprints during SMEX02

J. S. Famiglietti, University of California, Irvine, CA; and A. A. Berg, D. Ryu, S. L. Holl, K. -. W. Seo, R. Bindlish, M. Cosh, and T. J. Jackson

9:15 AM

1.2

An Overview of the Soil-Moisture-Atmospheric-Coupling-Experiment (SMACEX) in Central Iowa

W. P. Kustas, USDA/ARS, Beltsville, MD; and J. H. Prueger, J. L. Hatfield, J. I. MacPherson, M. Wolde, C. M. U. Neale, W. E. Eichinger, D. I. Cooper, J. M. Norman, and M. C. Anderson

Poster PDF (1.5 MB)

9:30 AM

1.3

Aircraft and Tower-Measured Fluxes Over Rapidly Growing Corn and Soybean Crops in Central Iowa

J. I. MacPherson, Institute for Aerospace Research, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada; and M. Wolde, W. P. Kustas, and J. H. Prueger

Poster PDF (274.7 kB)

9:45 AM

1.4

High Resolution Lidar Evaporative Fluxes Over Corn and Soybean Crops in Central Iowa During SMACEX

W.E. Eichinger, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; and J. Nichols, D. I. Cooper, L. E. Hipps, W. P. Kustas, C. M. U. Neale, and J. H. Prueger

Poster PDF (2.3 MB)

10:00 AM

1.5

Spatial Variability of Turbulent Fluxes Across a Corn/Soybean Production Region in Central Iowa

John H. Prueger, USDA, Ames, IA; and W. P. Kustas, L. E. Hipps, J. L. Hatfield, A. Cahill, C. A. Williams, J. D. Albertson, W. E. Eichinger, D. I. Cooper, N. Brunsell, and R. Gillies

Poster PDF (124.3 kB)

10:15 AM

1.6

Spatially Distributed Fluxes Obtained with High-Resolution Remote Sensing During SMACEX in Central Iowa

Christopher M. U. Neale, Utah State University, Logan, UT; and W. P. Kustas, J. H. Prueger, and L. E. Hipps

10:30 AM

1.7

Comparison of aircraft- and tower-measured fluxes acquired during SMACEX with predictions from a regional atmosphere-land exchange model

Martha C. Anderson, UW-Madison, Madison, WI; and J. M. Norman, W. P. Kustas, J. H. Prueger, C. M. U. Neale, J. I. MacPherson, J. R. Mecikalski, and G. R. Diak

Poster PDF (300.2 kB)

1.8

Impact of soil moisture on boundary-layer cloud development

11:15 AM

1.4A

Coffee Break in poster session room

11:00 AM

1.0a

Introductory Remarks

11:45 AM

1.8a

Discussion

1

Perspectives on Impacts and Response Options in North America

Sponsor: Impacts of Water Variability: Benefits and Challenges

Papers:

9:00 AM

1.1

Keynote Address

Robert M. Hirsch, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA

9:30 AM

1.2

Planning and Managing for Increased Water Supply Variability in Urban Southern California

Timothy H. Quinn, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Sacramento, CA

9:45 AM

1.3

The California Water Delivery System: Impacts of Climate Variability

Douglas Osugi, California Department of Water Resources, Sacramento, CA

Poster PDF (40.8 kB)

10:00 AM

1.4

Moving to a New National Drought Policy Emphasizing Preparedness Rather than Response

Shaun McGrath, Western Governors' Association, Denver, CO

10:15 AM

1.5

The Uneasy Relationship between Science and Law: Protecting Endangered Species

Denise Fort, University of New Mexico, School of Law, Albuquerque, NM

10:30 AM

1.6

Critical hydrometeorological needs and integrated, multi-disciplinary DSS for water resource managers in the Bureau of Reclamation

Dave Matthews, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO; and D. Frevert

http://www.usbr.gov/rsmg

Poster PDF (191.7 kB)

10:45 AM

1.7

Types of Data Needed to Identify and Evaluate Potential Impact of Climate Change on PG&E's Hydropower Operations

Gary J. Freeman, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Francisco, CA

Poster PDF (185.3 kB)

11:00 AM

1.8

Hydrologic Information Needs for Emergency Management

Kevin G. Stewart, National Hydrologic Warning Council, Denver, CO

1.9

Primary Issues Facing Flood Plain/Watershed Managers

11:30 AM

1.4a

Coffee Break

12:00 PM

1.9a

Lunch Break

1

State of the Science: The Role of the Carbon Cycle in the Earth System

Sponsor: 14th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations

Organizers: Lisa Dilling, NOAA/OAR; Tony J. Busalacchi, ESSIC, University of Maryland

Papers:

9:00 AM

1.1

Carbon-Climate interaction as a first-order source of uncertainty in future climate

Scott Denning, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

9:30 AM

1.2

Atmospheric observations of the carbon cycle and the North American Carbon Program

Pieter P. Tans, NOAA/CMDL, Boulder, CO

9:45 AM

1.3

The North American Carbon Program and AmeriFlux: Understanding carbon sources and sinks at multiple scales

Beverly E. Law, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

10:00 AM

1.4

Tradeoffs between measurement accuracy and cost, vertical and horizontal sampling density, and signal strength and variability in an expanded CO₂ observing network

Britton Stephens, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Schimel, D. Baker, R. Dargaville, S. Aulenbach, J. Oxelson, D. Brown, and C. S. I. Participants

10:15 AM

1.5

Data assimilation for carbon cycle studies

David Schimel, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and K. A. Hibbard and D. Baker

10:30 AM

1.6

The changing carbon cycle: contribution from climate variability

Ning Zeng, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and R. Murtugudde and J. Christian

10:45 AM

1.7

Toward a Comprehensive Carbon Budget for North America: Potential Applications of Adjoint Methods with Diverse Datasets

Arlyn Andrews, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD

11:00 AM

1.8

Long-term changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide

Francisco P. Chavez, MBARI, Moss Landing, CA; and S. C. Wofsy

11:15 AM

1.9

The role of the equatorial Pacific on interannual and interdecadal variations of ocean-atmosphere CO2 fluxes

Richard A. Feely, NOAA/ERL/PMEL, Seattle, WA; and F. Chai, F. Chavez, M. J. McPhaden, and R. Wanninkhof

11:30 AM

1.4a

Coffee Break in Poster Session Room

2

Radar IIPS and Applications

Sponsor: 19th Conference on IIPS

Organizers: Robert G. Borchers, SAIC; Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL; Anderson White, University of Oklahoma; Robert E. Saffle, NOAA/NWS

Papers:

9:00 AM

2.1

Report of the NRC Committee on Weather Radar Technology Beyond NEXRAD

Paul L. Smith, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD

Poster PDF (140.5 kB)

9:30 AM

2.2

NEXRAD Product Improvement�Status of WSR-88D Open Radar Data Acquisition (ORDA) Program

Gregory S. Cate, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK; and R. W. Hall and M. L. Terry

Poster PDF (402.2 kB)

9:45 AM

2.3

ORPG review: Clustering, database and system management

Zhongqi Jing, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. Smith and M. Jain

Poster PDF (90.4 kB)

10:00 AM

2.4

Quantitative Analysis of the SZ(8/64) Phase Code for the Mitigation of Range and Velocity Ambiguities in the WSR-88D

Gregory Meymaris, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Hubbert and S. Ellis

Poster PDF (1020.4 kB)

10:15 AM

2.5

The Evansville New Generation radar: the latest in the evolutionary chain of NWS S-Band Radar

James J. Stagliano Jr., Enterprise Electronics Corp., Enterprise, AL; and J. Helvin, J. Brock, P. Siebold, and D. Nelson

Poster PDF (635.9 kB)

10:30 AM

2.6

The Joint Polarization Experiment�An Overview of Initial Data Collection with a Polarimetric WSR-88D Radar

Terry J. Schuur, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. S. Zrnic and R. E. Saffle

Poster PDF (194.4 kB)

10:45 AM

2.7

Evaluation of polarimetric Capability on the Research WSR-88D

Valery M. Melnikov, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. S. Zrnic, J. K. Carter, A. V. Ryzhkov, and R. J. Doviak

Poster PDF (998.8 kB)

11:00 AM

2.8

Building the National Weather Radar Testbed (Phased-Array)

Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. F. Kimpel, D. S. Zrnic, R. Ferek, J. F. Heimmer, T. McNellis, J. E. Crain, A. M. Shapiro, J. D. Belville, and W. Benner

Poster PDF (29.5 kB)

11:15 AM

2.9

Radar control architecture for the National Weather Radar Testbed

Sheldon L. Katz, Lockheed Martin NE&SS�Surface Systems, Moorestown, NJ; and J. V. Melody, T. Maese, T. W. Hodge, W. Sabin, V. Chekalin, C. Savcak, J. Halenar, and W. Hock

Poster PDF (48.4 kB)

11:30 AM

2.4a

Coffee Break in Poster Session Room

12:00 PM

2.9a

Lunch Break

1

Generic AI Methods and Applications

Sponsor: 3rd Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to the Environmental Science

Organizer: Vladimir Krasnopolsky, EMC/NCEP/NOAA/NWS (SAIC)

Papers:

9:00 AM

1.2

Neural networks for nonlinear post-processing of model output

Caren Marzban, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK and Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA

9:45 AM

1.3

New formulations for estimating models from data

Vladimir Cherkassky, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

10:30 AM

1.4

Strengths and limitations of artificial neural networks in the context of numerical weather prediction

Fr�d�ric Chevallier, ECMWF, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom

11:15 AM

1.5

Support Vector Machines and their applications

Dennis DeCoste, JPL, Pasadena, CA

12:00 PM

1.1a

GENETIC ALGORITHMS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Sue Ellen Haupt, Utah State University, Logan, UT; and R. L. Haupt

Poster PDF (62.0 kB)

12:44 PM

1.2a

Coffee Break in poster session room

12:59 PM

1.4a

Lunch Break

1

Global Meteorological and Hydrological Services Update

Sponsor: 19th Conference on IIPS

Organizers: Jimmie Smith, Meteoquest, Inc.; Fredrick R. Branski, NOAA/NWS

Papers:

9:00 AM

1.1

Keynote Address: Global Hydrological Services (Invited Presentation)

Datius G. Rutashobya, WMO Commission for Hydrology, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

9:30 AM

1.2

U.S. Navy Weather/Oceanographic Services Update (Invited Presentation)

Thomas Quinton Donaldson V, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, Stennis Space Center, MS

10:00 AM

1.3

U.S. Air Force Weather Update (Invited Presentation)

David Johnson, USAF, Washington, DC

10:30 AM

1.4

National Weather Service (NWS) Update (Invited Presentation)

John J. (Jack) Kelly (Invited), NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

10:45 AM

1.5

NWS Hydrological Services Update (Invited Presentation)

Greg Mandt, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

11:00 AM

1.6

NWS Science and Technology Infusion Plan (Invited Presentation)

Jack Hayes, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and P. A. Hirschberg

11:15 AM

1.7

NOAA/NESDIS Update (Invited Presentation)

Gregory Withee, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD

11:45 AM

1.8

Commercial Weather Services�A Report on the State of the Commercial Weather Sector in 2003 (Invited Presentation)

James Block, Meteorlogix, Inc., Minneapolis, MN

Poster PDF (77.1 kB)

12:15 PM

1.9

Global Weather Services Update (Invited Presentation)

John W. Zillman, WMO, Geneva, Switzerland

12:45 PM

1.10

European Center for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Update (Invited Presentation)

David Burridge, Director THORPEX IPO (former Director ECMWF), Reading, United Kingdom

1.11

Canadian Private Weather Services Update (Invited Presentation)

1:45 PM

1.0a

Welcoming Remarks

Terry Tarbell, RS Information Systems, McLean, VA and Jimmie Smith, Meteoquest, Inc., Bedford, NH

2:00 PM

1.2a

Coffee Break in Poster Session Room

2:30 PM

1.6a

Lunch Break

4:00 PM

1.8a

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

1

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

Keynote Speaker

Keynote Address

Sponsor: 12th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Papers:

9:15 AM

Creating a New Vision for NOAA's Observing Systems

Gregory Withee (Invited), NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD

1

Aircraft Measurements (This session is dedicated to Dr. Tim Crawford: NOAA/ARL Idaho Falls)

Sponsor: 12th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizer: Jerry H. Crescenti, NOAA/ERL/ARL

Papers:

9:15 AM

1.1

Aircraft Measurements of Turbulence: Length Scales, Spectra, Budgets, and the Prediction Problem

Owen R. Cote, Air Force Research Labortory, Hanscom AFB, MA; and J. R. Roadcap, D. E. Wroblewski, R. J. Dobosy, and T. L. Crawford

Poster PDF (431.4 kB)

1.2

Aircraft-Measured Fluxes of N₂O Using the Relaxed Eddy Accumulation Technique

9:30 AM

1.3

Refractive turbulence in the upper troposhere and lower stratosphere: analysis of aircraft measurements using structure functions

Donald Wroblewski, Boston University, Boston, MA; and O. R. Cote, J. M. Hacker, T. L. Crawford, and R. J. Dobosy

Poster PDF (276.7 kB)

9:45 AM

1.4

Airborne wind lidar to evaluate air/ocean exchanges at high wind speeds

G. David Emmitt, Simpson Weather Associates, Inc., Charlottesville, VA; and C. O'Handley

1

Modifications to the Fujita Scale

Sponsor: Symposium on the F-Scale and Severe-Weather Damage Assessment

Papers:

9:15 AM

1.1

F-scale modification process and proposed revisions

James R. McDonald, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; and K. C. Mehta and S. Mani

Poster PDF (123.2 kB)

1

Climatology and Clouds

Sponsor: 12th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Organizer: Kenneth Holmlund, EUMETSAT

Papers:

9:45 AM

1.1

Modes of Tropical water cycle variability (Invited Presentation)

John J. Bates, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC

Poster PDF (232.7 kB)

Coffee Break in Poster Session Room

Poster Session 1

Climatology and Clouds

Sponsor: 12th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Organizer: Kenneth Holmlund, EUMETSAT

Papers:

P1.1

Use of Satellite Cloud Climatology for Assessing Cloud-Free-Line-of-Sight Probabilities

Ray Hobbs, Aeromet, Inc., Tulsa, OK; and J. Mitchell, M. A. Bedrick, D. J. Rusk, and R. L. Rose

Poster PDF (369.8 kB)

P1.2

Development and applications of regional cloud products from the CHANCES global cloud database

Donald L. Reinke, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and J. M. Forsythe, J. A. Kankiewicz, K. R. Dean, C. L. Combs, and T. H. Vonder Haar

Poster PDF (2.9 MB)

P1.3

Cloudiness characteristics over Northern Hemisphere: An analysis based on ISCCP D2 cloud data set

Valery N. Khokhlov, Odessa State Environmental University, Odessa, Ukraine

Poster PDF (746.2 kB)

P1.4

Trends in high clouds over the last 20 years

Donald P. Wylie, SSEC/University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and W. P. Menzel, D. Jackson, and J. J. Bates

Poster PDF (589.1 kB)

P1.5

Simulation of the Antarctic climate using the Arctic Region Climate System Model (ARCSyM) and the AVHRR Polar Pathfinder (APP) data set

Michael J. Pavolonis, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. R. Key

P1.6

Recent Arctic Climate Trends Observed from Space, 1982�1999

Xuanji Wang, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. R. Key

P1.7

Sampling errors of monthly-mean radiative fluxes from the earth radiation budget satellite

T. Dale Bess, NASA/LaRC, Hampton, VA; and T. Wong and G. L. Smith

Poster PDF (77.1 kB)

P1.8

The HIRS Pathfinder Radiance data set (1979�2001)

Darren L. Jackson, CIRES and NOAA/ETL, Boulder, CO; and D. P. Wylie and J. J. Bates

Poster PDF (2.0 MB)

P1.9

SST for climate from AATSR on Envisat: processing and validation

Lisa A. Horrocks, Met Office, Bracknell, Berks., United Kingdom; and A. O'Carroll, R. W. Saunders, T. Roberts, and J. Watts

P1.10

Application of satellite information to urban climatology

Judit Bartholy, E�tv�s Lor�nd University, Budapest, Hungary; and R. Pongr�cz and Z. Dezs�

Poster PDF (646.9 kB)

P1.11

The relationship between cloudiness and surface temperature

Konstantin Y. Vinnikov, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and N. Grody, A. Robock, and A. Basist

P1.12

Impact of Regime Changes on Climate Rainfall Estimates from Passive Microwave Sensors

Wesley Berg, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and C. Kummerow

P1.13

Extending the 12-year NVAP global water vapor dataset into the 21st century

John M. Forsythe, Science and Technology Corp., Fort Collins, CO; and D. L. Randel, S. Woo, D. McKague, and T. H. Vonder Haar

Poster PDF (802.9 kB)

P1.14

Analysis of the NVAP water vapor dataset: a tool for monitoring Earth�s water vapor from daily to decadal time scales

Thomas H. Vonder Haar, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and J. M. Forsythe, D. L. Randel, and S. Woo

Poster PDF (1023.1 kB)

P1.15

Inter-comparison of GOES and MODIS imagery in the analysis of fog and stratus

Gary P. Ellrod, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and S. Bachmeier

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/misc/010305/010305.html

Poster PDF (3.0 MB)

P1.16

Mesoscale stratocumulus bands caused by Gulf Steam meanders

George S. Young, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and T. D. Sikora

Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

P1.17

Validation of GOES Imager experimental low cloud data products for terrestrial free space optical telecommunications

Kenneth W. Fischer, Terabeam Corporation, Redmond, WA; and G. P. Elrod, M. R. Witiw, J. A. Baars, and T. J. Ashman

Poster PDF (243.0 kB)

P1.18

Combined MODIS and cloud radar cirrus retrievals

Shaima L. Nasiri, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. A. Ackerman, G. Mace, and A. Heymfield

P1.19

Cirrus detection and characterization using GOES 3.9 �m albedo

Stanley Q. Kidder, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO

Poster PDF (1.0 MB)

P1.20

Multilevel cloud retrieval from the GOES platform

Dongsoo Kim, NOAA/ERL/FSL and CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and S. Koch

Poster PDF (169.5 kB)

P1.21

GOES Cloud Detection at the Global Hydrology and Climate Center

Gary J. Jedlovec, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and K. Laws

Poster PDF (2.7 MB)

P1.22

Validation of the GOES sounder cloud top pressure product

P1.22A

Comparisons of regional and global cloud products between MODIS and other data sets

Richard A. Frey, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. A. Ackerman, W. P. Menzel, H. Zhang, B. A. Baum, and A. J. Schreiner

P1.23

Convective-scale analysis and classification of convective cloud systems in Sub-Saharan Africa using the TRMM Microwave Radiometer

Karen I. Mohr, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD

P1.24

Estimating the error in cloud amount and cloud optical depth retrievals from GOES data

Iliana Genkova, PNNL, Richland, WA; and C. Long

P1.25

Cloud Cover Detection Algorithms for EO-1 Hyperion Imagery (Formerly Poster P5.25)

Michael K. Griffin, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and H. H. K. Burke, D. Mandl, and J. Miller

2

Aircraft Measurements Past and Present (This session is dedicated to Dr. Tim Crawford: NOAA/ARL Idaho Falls)

Sponsor: 12th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizer: Jeff Stith, NCAR

Papers:

10:45 AM

2.1

Another look at the Sierra Wave Project: Fifty years later

Vanda Grubisic, DRI, Reno, NV; and J. Lewis

Poster PDF (968.0 kB)

11:00 AM

2.2

Future environmental measurement opportunities with HIAPER, the new NSF/NCAR research platform

Krista Laursen, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Friesen and D. Carlson

Poster PDF (138.2 kB)

2

Sponsor: 12th Symposium on Education

Organizer: Jon M. Nese, The Weather Channel

Papers:

10:45 AM

2.1

Scholastic's The Magic School Bus Kicks Up a Storm Museum Exhibit

Cheryl D. McCallum, The Children's Museum of Houston, Houston, TX

11:15 AM

2.2

The Hall of Planet Earth at the American Museum of Natural History as an educational resource

Edmond A. Mathez, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY

11:45 AM

2.3

Oceans of Opportunity

John McCord, Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, CA

2

Winds, Damage, and F-Scale I

Sponsor: Symposium on the F-Scale and Severe-Weather Damage Assessment

Papers:

10:45 AM

2.1

Procedure for Assessing Wind Damage to Wood-Framed Residences

Timothy P. Marshall, Haag Engineering Co., Carrollton, TX; and W. F. Bunting and J. D. Weithorn

Poster PDF (1.4 MB)

11:45 AM

2.2

Wind speeds required to upset vehicles

Thomas W. Schmidlin, Kent State University, Kent, OH; and B. O. Hammer, P. S. King, and L. S. Miller

Poster PDF (26.2 kB)

2

extratropical atmosphere-ocean interaction

Sponsor: 12th Conference on Interactions of the Sea and Atmosphere

Organizers: Yochanan Kushnir, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University; Niklas Schneider, IPRC/University of Hawaii

Papers:

10:45 AM

2.1

The Atlantic thermohaline circulation and climate

Thomas L. Delworth, NOAA/GFDL, Princeton, NJ

11:15 AM

2.2

Pacific Decadal Air Sea Interaction

Niklas Schneider, SIO/Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA

11:45 AM

2.3

Nonlinear NAO responses to the North Atlantic SST tripole

Shiling Peng, NOAA/CIRES/CDC, Boulder, CO; and W. A. Robinson and S. Li

12:00 PM

2.4

Revisiting the effects of surface fluxes on rapid marine cyclogenesis

Wendell A. Nuss, NPS, Monterey, CA; and D. K. Miller

Poster PDF (246.6 kB)

12:15 PM

2.5

Impact of sea spray on numerical simulation of extratropical hurricanes

Weibiao Li, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, NS, Canada; and W. Perrie, E. L. Andreas, J. Gyakum, and R. McTaggart-Cowan

Poster PDF (296.9 kB)

12:30 PM

2.6

Investigation of 2�3 Feb 1998 California extratropical storm using COAMPS^TM

Brian J. Gaudet, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. M. Schmidt

Poster PDF (1000.7 kB)

12:45 PM

2.7

A proposed mechanism for the regulation of minimum mid-tropospheric temperatures in the Arctic

T. N. Chase, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and B. Herman, R. A. Pielke Sr., X. Zeng, M. Tsukernik, and M. Leuthold

1:00 PM

2.4a

Lunch Break

1

International H2O Project (IHOP)

Sponsor: Observing and Understanding the Variability of Water in Weather and Climate

Organizer: David B. Parsons, NCAR/ATD

Papers:

10:45 AM

1.1

An Overview of the International H₂O Project (IHOP_2002) (Invited Presentation)

Tammy M. Weckwerth, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. B. Parsons

http://www.atd.ucar.edu/dir_off/projects/2002/IHOP.html

Poster PDF (1.1 MB)

11:15 AM

1.2

Utilizing the IHOP 2002 data to study the variability in surface evaporation, runoff, and precipitation for the SGP

Fei Chen, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. A. LeMone, D. N. Yates, R. L. Grossman, T. Horst, R. H. Cuenca, D. S. Niyogi, and P. Blanken

Poster PDF (465.3 kB)

11:30 AM

1.3

Mesoscale variability in CBL structure observed during IHOP: causes and implications for convective initiation

Kenneth J. Davis, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and K. J. Craig, A. R. Desai, S. Kang, N. L. Seaman, D. R. Stauffer, B. P. Reen, and S. J. Richardson

11:45 AM

1.4

The Effects of Surface Heterogeneity on Boundary-Layer Structure and Energy Fluxes from Aircraft

Margaret A. LeMone, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. L. Grossman, F. Chen, K. Davis, and B. Geerts

Poster PDF (243.9 kB)

12:00 PM

1.5

Water vapor variations in echo plumes in the convective boundary layer

Bart Geerts, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and Q. Miao

http://www-das.uwyo.edu/wcr/projects/ihop02/

Poster PDF (1.9 MB)

12:15 PM

1.6

Large-scale water vapor, aerosol, and cloud distributions determined from airborne lidar (LASE) measurements during the IHOP field experiment

Edward V. Browell, NASA/LARC, Hampton, VA; and S. Ismail, R. A. Ferrare, S. A. Kooi, A. Notari, and C. F. Butler

Poster PDF (183.6 kB)

1.7

Preliminary Results and Observations Gauging the Performance of the LAPS Water Vapor Analysis During IHOP

12:30 PM

1.4a

Lunch Break

2:00 PM

1.7a

The Impact of GOES-11 Data on IHOP (Formerly Paper number P1.2)

Robert J. Kuligowski, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD

Poster PDF (428.4 kB)

2:15 PM

1.7b

Oral Briefings: 1�2 Minute Presentation Summarizing Posters in Session P1

Panel Discussion 1

Open Discussion on Aircraft Measurements: How far have we come?

Sponsor: 12th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizer: Jerry H Crescenti, NOAA/ERL/ARL

2

Cloud Chemical Processes

Sponsor: 5th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry: Gases, Aerosols, and Clouds

Papers:

11:15 AM

2.1

Improved Representation of Cloud/Actinic Flux Interaction in Multiscale Photochemical Models

John N. McHenry, MCNC Environmental Modeling Center, Research Triangle Park, NC; and C. J. Coats

http://www.emc.mcnc.org/projects/SECMEP

Poster PDF (299.3 kB)

11:30 AM

2.2

Cloud-aerosol interaction in deep convection and its influence on tropospheric chemistry

Annica M. L. Ekman, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and C. Wang

11:45 AM

2.3

Cloud processing of gases and aerosols in a regional air quality model (AURAMS) and its evaluation against precipitation-chemistry data

Wanmin Gong, MSC, Downsview, ON, Canada; and A. P. Dastoor, V. S. Bouchet, S. Gong, P. A. Makar, M. D. Moran, and B. Pabla

Poster PDF (1.5 MB)

Lunch Break

Panel Discussion 1

Panel Discussion�Impacts on Multiple Sectors and Cross Cutting Issues

Sponsor: Impacts of Water Variability: Benefits and Challenges

2

Operational Applications

Sponsor: 12th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Organizer: Robbie E. Hood, Global Hydrology and Climate Center

Papers:

1:30 PM

2.1

Real-time derivation of cloud drift and water vapor winds in the polar regions from MODIS data (Invited Presentation)

David Santek, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. R. Key and C. S. Velden

http://stratus.ssec.wisc.edu/products/rtpolarwinds/

Poster PDF (77.2 kB)

2:00 PM

2.2

Improvements in global convective detection

Frederick R. Mosher, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/AWC, Kansas City, MO

Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

3

Damage, Winds, and F-Scale II

Sponsor: Symposium on the F-Scale and Severe-Weather Damage Assessment

Papers:

1:30 PM

3.1

Factors Influencing Treefall Risk in Tornadoes in Natural Forests

Chris J. Peterson, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Poster PDF (1.1 MB)

2:00 PM

3.2

NWS Tornado Surveys and the Impact on the National Tornado Database

Daniel W. McCarthy, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/SPC, Norman, OK

Poster PDF (1.7 MB)

3

Improved Weather Measurement Systems

Sponsor: 12th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizer: Daniel E. Wolfe, NOAA/ETL

Papers:

1:30 PM

3.1

The 21st Century�s Airport Weather Reporting System

Patrick L. Kelly, Coastal Environmental Systems, Seattle, WA; and G. L. Stringer, E. Tseo, D. M. Ellefson, M. Lydon, and D. Buckshnis

Poster PDF (299.2 kB)

1:45 PM

3.2

The Development of the Canadian Aircraft Meteorological Data Relay (AMRAD) Program - An Update

Gilles Fournier, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Poster PDF (224.1 kB)

2:00 PM

3.3

Advances in tethered balloon sounding technology

Ronald A. Shellhorn, Vaisala, Boulder, CO

Poster PDF (182.8 kB)

2:15 PM

3.4

A New Tall-Tower Meteorological Monitoring System

Matthew J. Parker, Westinghouse Savannah River Company, Aiken, SC

Poster PDF (102.9 kB)

3

Regional and Global Scale Chemical Processes

Sponsor: 5th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry: Gases, Aerosols, and Clouds

Papers:

1:30 PM

3.1

How Well Do Current Models Represent Chemical and Physical Processes in the Upper Troposphere and Lower stratosphere?

Donald J. Wuebbles, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and J. C. Wei and D. Kinnison

Poster PDF (931.1 kB)

1:45 PM

3.2

Operational Air Quality Forecasting in Canada: Numerical Model Guidance for Ground-level Ozone and Particulate Matter

J. A. Pudykiewicz, MSC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and A. Kallaur, R. Moffet, V. S. Bouchet, M. Jean, P. A. Makar, M. D. Moran, W. Gong, and S. Venkatesh

Poster PDF (316.6 kB)

2:00 PM

3.3

Observational Studies on Sandstormin Helan Mountainous Area Northwest China

Shengjie Niu, Ningxia Research Institute of Meteorological Science, Yingchuan, China; and C. Zhang and J. Sun

2:15 PM

3.4

A study of ozone concentration in the eastern United States with a dry deposition scheme using satellite data

Yiwen Xu, ANL, Argonne, IL; and M. L. Wesely

Poster PDF (305.4 kB)

3

Special Session on Water and the Water Cycle: Part I

Sponsor: 12th Symposium on Education

Organizers: David R. Smith, United States Naval Academy; Soroosh Sorooshian, University of Arizona

Papers:

1:30 PM

3.1

Water in the West�Educating for Change

Judith G. Maben, Water Education Foundation, Sacramento, CA; and S. McClurg

2:00 PM

3.2

SAHRA Hydrologic Literacy Education Programs

James C. Washburne, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and G. Woodard and S. Sorooshian

2:15 PM

3.3

GLOBE Soil Moisture Measurement Campaigns: Toward school-based validation of satellite measurements and model predictions

Martha P. L. Whitaker, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and B. Nijssen, J. Washburne, and T. P. A. Ferr�

Poster PDF (120.0 kB)

2

Climate Change Modeling: I

Sponsor: 14th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations

Organizer: Gerald L. Potter, LLNL

Papers:

1:30 PM

2.1

Factors affecting climate sensitivity in global coupled climate models

Gerald A. Meehl, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. M. Washington and J. M. Arblaster

2:00 PM

2.2

The South-Asian Brown Cloud: A Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Model study of its impact on the Monsoon, El-Nino and the Hyrdological Cycle

Veerabhadran Ramanathan, SIO/Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA; and J. T. Kiehl, T. Bettge, W. M. Washington, and . C. Chung

2:30 PM

2.3

Detectability of anthropogenic changes in temperature and precipitation extremes

Gabriele C. Hegerl, Duke University, Durham, NC; and F. W. Zwiers and P. Stott

Poster PDF (371.1 kB)

2:45 PM

2.4

Response of South Asian Monsoon climate to global warming in GFDL ensemble climate simulations

Hailan Wang, NOAA/GFDL, Princeton, NJ; and N. C. Lau

3:00 PM

2.5

Mid-century ensemble regional climate change scenarios for the western U.S

L. Ruby Leung, PNNL, Richland, WA; and Y. Qian, X. Bian, W. M. Washington, J. Han, and J. O. Roads

3:15 PM

2.6

Hydrologic assessment: application of extreme value theory for climate extreme scenarios construction

Jeanna Goldstein, EC, Saint-Laurent, QC, Canada; and M. Mirza, D. Etkin, and J. Milton

Poster PDF (138.7 kB)

3:30 PM

2.7

Using ANOVA to Estimate the Relative Magnitude of Uncertainty in a Suite of Climate Change Scenarios

Julie A. Winkler, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; and J. A. Andresen, G. Guentchev, E. A. Waller, and J. T. Brown

Poster PDF (268.0 kB)

3:45 PM

2.8

The Impacts of Fraction of Precipitation as Snow on Snowpack Hydrology and General Circulation: A GCM study

Zong-Liang Yang, University of Texas, Austin, TX; and G. Y. Niu

4:00 PM

2.2a

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

Joint Session 2

Spatial and Temporal Variability of Water in All Its Phases: Part 2 (Joint with the Symposium on Observing and Understanding the Variability of Water in Weather and Climate and the 17th Conference on Hydrology)

Sponsors: (Joint between the Observing and Understanding the Variability of Water in Weather and Climate; and the 17TH Conference on Hydrology )

Organizers: David J. Stensrud, NOAA/NSSL; Xubin Zeng, The University of Arizona

Papers:

1:30 PM

J2.1

Characterizing the Global Water Cycle and Associated Climate Changes

C. Adam Schlosser, Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and L. Gratz and K. Manasfi

1:45 PM

J2.2

Interannual variability of tropospheric water vapour

Mark P. McCarthy, Met Office, Bracknell, Berks., United Kingdom

2:00 PM

J2.3

Streamflow response to climate change (Invited Presentation)

P. C. D. Milly, USGS, Princeton, NJ

2:30 PM

J2.4

Linking diurnal cycles of river flow to interannual variations in climate

Jessica D. Lundquist, SIO/Univ. of California and USGS, La Jolla, CA; and M. D. Dettinger

Poster PDF (487.2 kB)

2:45 PM

J2.5

A Comparison of Zonal Moisture Variability Derived from GPS/MET Oscillation Observations and ECMWF Analyses from June 21�July 4, 1995

E. R. Kursinski, JPL, Pasadena, CA and Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and G. A. Hajj, D. Hankins, C. O. Ao, B. A. Iijima, L. J. Romans, M. de la Torre Juarez, and D. Wu

Poster PDF (1.3 MB)

3:00 PM

J2.6

Evaluations of estimates of freshwater discharge from continents

Kevin E. Trenberth, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and A. Dai

Poster PDF (124.1 kB)

3:15 PM

J2.7

Hydrological variability in the Amazon basin

Ning Zeng, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and A. Mariotti

3:30 PM

J2.2a

Oral Briefings: 1�2 Minute Presentation Summarizing Posters in Session JP1

4:00 PM

J2.2b

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

3

Applications in Meteorology, Oceanography, Hydrology, and Climatology

Sponsor: 19th Conference on IIPS

Organizers: Carl D. Thormeyer, FNMOC; David J. Pace, SAIC, FAA TAC

Papers:

1:30 PM

3.1

The Federal Committee for Integrated Observing Systems (CIOS): Its Purpose and Objectives

Stephen M. Holt, Mitretek Systems, Falls Church, VA; and R. N. Dombrowsky, S. J. Row, P. A. Pisano, F. L. Estis, and B. K. Tsugawa

Poster PDF (12.7 kB)

1:45 PM

3.2

Assimilation of observation data into SCRIBE

Claude Landry, MSC, Montreal, QC, Canada; and M. Ouellet, R. Parent, and R. Verret

Poster PDF (27.9 kB)

2:00 PM

3.3

Flexible Framework for Mining Meteorological Data

Rahul Ramachandran, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and J. Rushing, H. Conover, S. Graves, and K. Keiser

Poster PDF (379.6 kB)

2:15 PM

3.4

A comprehensive source of numerical model data

Kenneth Reeves, AccuWeather, Inc, State College, PA; and M. A. Steinberg

2:30 PM

3.5

Integrating Science Metadata into Python Using VisAD

William L. Hibbard, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. M. Whittaker and C. T. Rueden

http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~billh/visad.html

Poster PDF (23.2 kB)

2:44 PM

3.6

Paper moved to Session 15, New Paper Number 15.5A

2:45 PM

3.7

MyWxmap: A new approach to Web-based meteorological and oceanographic (METOC) chart display

Carl D. Thormeyer, FNMOC, Monterey, CA; and E. V. Ravid

http://www.fnmoc.navy.mil

Poster PDF (674.2 kB)

3:00 PM

3.8

Weather-enabled Decision Support Systems used in business applications

Ronald J. Sznaider, Meteorlogix LLC, Minneapolis, MN; and J. H. Block

Poster PDF (236.1 kB)

3:15 PM

3.9

Implementation of mesoscale numerical weather prediction for weather-sensitive business operations

Lloyd A. Treinish, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY; and A. P. Praino and Z. D. Christidis

http://www.research.ibm.com/weather/NY

Poster PDF (2.7 MB)

3:30 PM

3.10

CASE STUDIES OF AN OPERATIONAL MESOSCALE MODELLING SYSTEM IN THE NORTHEAST U.S

Anthony P. Praino, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY; and L. A. Treinish, Z. Christidis, and A. Samuelsen

Poster PDF (1.9 MB)

3:45 PM

3.4a

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

5:15 PM

3.6a

An integrated forecast and observing system at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (Formerly Paper Number 15.5)

Jeffrey S. Tilley, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK; and J. Krieger, J. Dragomir, X. Meng, M. R. Lilly, K. Engle, and V. L. Sharpton

Poster PDF (2.1 MB)

3

Observed Seasonal/Interannual Variability: I

Sponsor: 14th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations

Organizer: Chet Ropelewski, Columbia Univ.

Papers:

1:30 PM

3.1

Interannual variability in the North American monsoon: A general circulation model study

John D. Farrara, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; and J. Y. Yu

1:45 PM

3.2

Interannual variability of the western North Pacific summer monsoon: differences between ENSO and non-ENSO years

Chia Chou, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan; and J. Y. Tu and J. Y. Yu

http://ecrc.sinica.edu.tw/~chia/

Poster PDF (1.5 MB)

2:00 PM

3.3

Paper has been moved to Poster Session P1, new paper number P1.30

2:15 PM

3.4

Mechanism and predictability of South American low-level jets

Hui Wang, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and R. Fu

2:30 PM

3.5

Reconstrction of the oceanic precipitation from 1948 to the present

Mingyue Chen, RS Information Systems, Inc., Camp Springs, MD; and P. Xie, J. E. Janowiak, P. A. Arkin, and T. M. Smith

Poster PDF (566.8 kB)

2:45 PM

3.6

Variability of River Streamflow and Climate

Carlos Roberto Mechoso, University of California, Los Angeles, CA

3:00 PM

3.7

Storm track variability as seen from aircraft and ship observations

Edmund K. M. Chang, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY

3:15 PM

3.8

Evaluating the variability and budgets of global water cycle components

V. R. Sridhar, University of Washington; and G. Goteti, J. Sheffield, D. P. Lettenmaier, and E. F. Wood

3:30 PM

3.9

Covariability of Annual United States Tornado Report Counts and Climate Indices

Christopher J. Anderson, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and C. K. Wikle and R. W. Arritt

Poster PDF (315.7 kB)

3.10

Teleconnection and US Rainfall Anomalies during the Northern Summer

4:00 PM

3.4a

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

Poster Session 1

Posters

Sponsor: 12th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Papers:

P1.1

A new reference radiosonde for precise upper air measurements

William H. Bauman III, Yankee Environmental Systems, Inc, Turners Falls, MA; and W. M. Stein and M. C. Beaubien

P1.2

The Importance of Recording Pre-launch Radiosonde Data

Kathryn Beierle, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Wang and E. Chamberlain

Poster PDF (102.1 kB)

P1.3

Developing a model for transitioning radiosondes in the NWS upper air network

Joseph Facundo, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

Poster PDF (75.4 kB)

P1.4

Intercomparison of three sounding techniques employed during the EPIC2001 field program

Allen J. Schanot, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Poster PDF (278.6 kB)

P1.5

Flying into Typhoon Haiyan with UAV Aerosonde

Po-Hsiung Lin, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; and C. S. Lee, T. C. Yen, and H. C. Lee

Poster PDF (354.4 kB)

P1.6

Completing instrument metadata and adjusting biases in the radiosonde record to allow determination of global precipitable water trends

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

Poster PDF (48.4 kB)

P1.7

The Impact of Nearby Structures and Trees on Sigma Theta Measurements

Thomas E. Bellinger, Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety, Springfield, IL

Poster PDF (2.3 MB)

P1.8

A comparison of winds measured by a 915 MHz wind profiling radar and a Doppler lidar

William J. Shaw, PNNL, Richland, WA; and L. S. Darby and R. M. Banta

Poster PDF (247.6 kB)

P1.9

Rainfall Estimates over South America

Galdino V. Mota, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and E. Zipser and B. Xi

P1.10

Observations of the meteorology of two Nevada basins

Stephen A. Cohn, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Hallett, J. Lewis, and W. O. J. Brown

Poster PDF (454.3 kB)

P1.11

The Oklahoma Mesonet's Skin Temperature Network

Chris Fiebrich, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and J. E. Martinez, J. L. Brotzge, and J. M. Basara

Poster PDF (309.2 kB)

P1.12

A station density strategy for the United States Climate Reference Network (USCRN)

Michael J. Janis, Southeast Regional Climate Center, Columbia, SC; and K. G. Hubbard and K. T. Redmond

Poster PDF (2.0 MB)

P1.13

Development of a climatological database for dryland agricultural research

H. Scott Oviatt, USDA/ARS, Pendleton, OR

Poster PDF (2.1 MB)

P1.14

A comparison of fractional cloud cover determinations by a sky imager with visual estimations by trained National Weather Service observers

Gary B. Hodges, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and J. A. Augustine

P1.15

Adopting a statewide surface meteorological network for developing a hands-On instrumentation course at North Carolina State University

Dev dutta S. Niyogi, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and V. K. Saxena

Poster PDF (201.9 kB)

P1.16

Calibration issues using impact disdrometers for calibration of Doppler radar profilers

Wallace L. Clark, NOAA/AL, Boulder, CO; and K. S. Gage, D. A. Carter, C. R. Williams, P. E. Johnston, and A. Tokay

Poster PDF (306.8 kB)

P1.17

Comprehensive Relationship between Atmospheric-Land Surface Interaction for Energy, Water Vapor fluxes over Tropical Asian Monsoon Environment

Toda Motomu, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Inashiki-gun, Ibaraki, Japan; and N. Ohte, Y. Kosugi, and T. Watanabe

http://

Poster PDF (558.5 kB)

P1.18

Operation of a Mobile Wind Profiler in Severe Clutter Environments

J. R. Jordan, ETL/NOAA, Boulder, CO; and J. L. Leach and D. E. Wolfe

Poster PDF (678.1 kB)

P1.19

Multi-instrument wind comparisons from the EPIC 2001 field experiment

Michelle N. Ryan, Science & Technology Corporation, Boulder, CO; and D. E. Wolfe and J. Intrieri

P1.20

A new data acquisition system for the U.S. Army FM-CW radar: still a great way to see half-meter resolution

Scott A. McLaughlin, DeTect, Inc., Longmont, CO

Poster PDF (1.4 MB)

P1.21

Development and evaluation of an extensive calibration procedure for UV filter radiometers

Alexander Los, Kipp & Zonen BV, Delft, Netherlands

Poster PDF (43.0 kB)

P1.22

A new automated method of MFRSR-based optical depth analysis

John A. Augustine, NOAA/ARL, Boulder, CO; and C. I. Medina

Poster PDF (212.9 kB)

P1.23

Total wind�a new approach for airport wind field analysis

Juhani A Polvinen, Vaisala OYJ, Helsinki, Finland

Poster PDF (28.1 kB)

P1.24

A Quick Deployment Airfield Automated Weather Display System

Timothy Edward Parker, Coastal Environmental Systems, Seattle, WA

P1.25

A rapid meteorological response capability for emergency management

Mark C. Beaubien, Yankee Environmental Systems, Inc, Turners Falls, MA; and W. H. Bauman and D. C. Sautter

P1.26

Comparison of Wind Speed Data at Two Nearby Sites Using Different Measurement Systems

P1.27

RETRIVAL AND VALIDATION OF THE REFRACTIVE INDEX STRUCTURE FUNCTION FROM 50MHz RADAR DATA

Elizabeth A. Boll, AFRL, Kirtland AFB, NM; and R. J. Lefevre and S. A. Early

Poster PDF (116.6 kB)

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

Poster Session 1

Fujita Scale and Related Topics

Sponsor: Symposium on the F-Scale and Severe-Weather Damage Assessment

Papers:

P1.1

The consistency of F-scale ratings

Joseph T. Schaefer, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/SPC, Norman, OK; and R. L. Livingston

Poster PDF (1.5 MB)

P1.2

Rating tornado damage: An exercise in subjectivity

Roger Edwards, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/SPC, Norman, OK

Poster PDF (523.8 kB)

P1.3

Radar wind speed and housing damage during the F-5 tornado at Moore, Oklahoma

Donald W. Burgess, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and G. Stumpf, J. Wurman, D. C. Dowell, Y. Richardson, and M. A. Magsig

P1.4

DOW Radar Measurements of Doppler Velocities in Tornadoes and Comparisons with Damage

Joshua Wurman, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and C. Alexander

P1.5

An Assessment of the Variability in Operational Assignment of F-Scale Damage

Jared L. Guyer, NOAA/NWS, Hastings, NE; and T. J. Shea

Poster PDF (355.8 kB)

P1.6

The LaPlata, MD Tornado: Issues regarding the F-scale

Timothy P. Marshall, Haag Engineering Co., Carrolloton, TX

Poster PDF (1.9 MB)

P1.7

INSPECT: A New Tool for Emergency and Consequence Management

Alfred M. Powell Jr., Boeing Autometric, Springfield, VA; and S. Hoffert, G. Greene, J. Miranda, R. Kennedy, P. A. Zuzolo, A. Sylvester, J. Hahn, and S. J. Lee

Poster PDF (2.2 MB)

P1.8

A Discussion of the F-Scale of Tornadoes from Quasi-Linear Convective Systems

Elaine S. Godfrey, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. J. Trapp, H. E. Brooks, and S. A. Tessendorf

Poster PDF (2.0 MB)

P1.9

JSU Meteorology Program PDAS RAP and the Microburst Study Project

Paul J. Croft, Jackson State Univ., Jackson, MS; and A. E. Gerard, K. Pence, J. M. Medlin, R. Schneider, M. Watts, K. Coleman, A. Robinson-Cook, and R. Smart

Poster Session 1

General Poster Session

Sponsor: 5th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry: Gases, Aerosols, and Clouds

Papers:

P1.1

Vertical variation of nocturnal NO_x chemistry in the urban environment of Phoenix

Shuhui Wang, Univeristy of Califonia, Los Angeles, CA; and R. Ackermann, A. Geyer, J. C. Doran, W. J. Shaw, J. D. Fast, C. W. Spicer, and J. Stutz

Poster PDF (404.5 kB)

P1.2

Theoretical Corroboration of Recent Experimental Results in the OH Radical Reaction with Dimethylsulfide

Douglas S. Burns, ENSCO, Inc., Melbourne, FL; and M. G. Cory and K. Runge

Poster PDF (52.3 kB)

P1.3

The mechanism of the reaction of the hydroxyl radical (OH) with NaCl

P1.4

Shipboard measurements of Saharan Dust near Puerto Rico during summer 2002

Lizette Roldan, Howard University, Washington, DC; and V. R. Morris

Poster PDF (201.3 kB)

P1.5

Photoenhancement� or Photodepression?� of the Hydrolysis of NO₂: Implications for the Chemistry of Polluted Atmospheres

Kevin A. Ramazan, University of California, Irvine, CA; and D. Syomin and B. J. Finlayson-Pitts

Poster PDF (232.3 kB)

P1.6

Weekday Ozone Forecasting by the JSU Meteorology Program for the MS DEQ

Paul J. Croft, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and C. Simmons, J. Shoemake, J. Beasley, and M. Watts

P1.7

NARSTO Data Available for Research in Urban and Regional Environments

Kathleen L. Morris, NASA/LaRC, Hampton, VA

http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov

Poster PDF (76.0 kB)

P1.8

Heterogeneous formation of nitrous acid in laboratory systems

Lisa M. Wingen, University of California, Irvine, CA; and A. L. Sumner, D. Syomin, K. Ramazan, and B. J. Finlayson-Pitts

Poster PDF (771.3 kB)

P1.9

Aircraft observation and photochemical modeling of ozone distribution in the San Joaquin Valley of California

Sharon Zhong, PNNL, Richland, WA; and G. Jiang, E. Yang, and S. Tanrikulu

Poster PDF (491.9 kB)

P1.10

Air Quality Measurements in Phoenix, Arizona

Nancy A. Marley, ANL, Argonne, IL; and J. S. Gaffney

Poster PDF (816.3 kB)

P1.11

Aerosol Radiative Forcing during the 1997 Indonesia�s Forest Fire

I.A. Podgorny, SIO/Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA; and F. Li and V. Ramanathan

P1.12

Kinetics of reactions of chlorine atoms with a series of alkenes at 1 ATM and 298 K: structure and reactivity

Weihong Wang, University of California, Irvine, CA; and M. J. Ezell, A. A. Ezell, B. J. Finlayson-Pitts, and G. Soskin

Poster PDF (141.2 kB)

P1.13

Use of the electrostatic classification method to investigate the size distribution of aerosols near Hurricane Erika

Natasha A. Greene, Howard University, Washington, DC; and V. R. Morris, A. Aikin, W. Hoegy, and D. Silberman

Poster PDF (227.0 kB)

P1.14

Ozone Formation in the Alberta Oil Sands Area

W. D. Hume, EC, Edmonton, AB, Canada; and D. Fox, R. Rudolph, M. Shauck, and M. Buhr

P1.15

Paper moved to Session 5, new paper number 5.5A

P1.16

Vertical profiles of free radicals in the polluted nocturnal boundary layer: A one-dimensional model study

Andreas J. Geyer, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; and S. Wang and J. Stutz

Poster PDF (334.0 kB)

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

Joint Poster Session 1

Operational Applications and Artificial Intelligence (Joint between 12th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography and Third Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 3rd Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to the Environmental Science; and the 12th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography )

Organizer: John V. Zapotocny, Air Force Weather Agency

Papers:

JP1.1

Real-time multi-satellite precipitation estimation and assimilation

Mohan L. Nirala, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and P. Houser

Poster PDF (537.5 kB)

JP1.2

Validation of an Operational Global Precipitation Analysis at Short Time Scales

F. Joseph Turk, NRL, Monterey, CA; and E. E. Ebert, H. J. Oh, B. -. J. Sohn, V. Levizzani, E. A. Smith, and R. Ferraro

Poster PDF (497.0 kB)

JP1.3

Validation of a microwave-based tropical rainfall potential (TRaP) for landfalling tropical cyclones

Michael A. Turk, NOAA/NESDIS, Washington, DC; and S. J. Kusselson, R. R. Ferraro, P. Pellegrino, S. Kidder, and J. Yang

http://ftp://gdas1.wwb.noaa.gov/pub/volcano/Kusselson/AMSSatelliteFeb2003.ppt

Poster PDF (69.2 kB)

JP1.4

Improvements in Real-Time Statistical Tropical Cyclone Intensity Forecasts Using Satellite Data

Mark DeMaria, NOAA/NESDIS, Ft. Collins, CO; and M. Mainelli, L. K. Shay, J. A. Knaff, and J. P. Kossin

Poster PDF (164.1 kB)

JP1.5

A demonstration of real-time transmission and display of GOES imagery aboard the NOAA P-3 aircraft during the 2002 hurricane season

John A. Knaff, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and N. Wang, M. DeMaria, R. M. Zehr, J. S. Griffin, and F. D. Marks

Poster PDF (1.3 MB)

JP1.6

Status and development of GOES Wind Products at NOAA/NESDIS

Jaime M. Daniels, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and C. Velden, G. A. Dengel, D. R. Stettner, and W. Bresky

Poster PDF (628.7 kB)

JP1.7

Operational satellite-derived tropospheric winds for DoD models and applications

Charles E. Skupniewicz, FNMOC, Monterey, CA; and C. S. Velden, G. Dengel, C. D. Schuett, and R. Pauley

Poster PDF (436.6 kB)

JP1.8

Using GOES Satellite Products to Enhance National Weather Service Warning Operations

Samuel L. Lashley, NOAA/NWS, Syracuse, IN

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/iwx/sllsatposter/preprint.html

Poster PDF (1.3 MB)

JP1.9

Experimental satellite products usage on AWIPS

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

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/conf/ams-sat12

Poster PDF (2.7 MB)

JP1.10

Utilizing the Web to enhance availability and utilization of Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite (POES) Data and Products

Diane Holmes, Mitretek Systems, Inc., Falls Church, VA; and S. L. Bunin and T. Schott

Poster PDF (340.2 kB)

JP1.11

Precision Aviation Forecasting in a Datasparse Coastal Regime

JP1.12

Aerosol monitoring over the U.S. from GOES-8

Kenneth R. Knapp, CIRA and NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD

http://orbit-net.nesdis.noaa.gov/crad3/gasp/RealTime.html

Poster PDF (51.6 kB)

JP1.13

A Near-Real Time AIRS Processing, Distribution, and Visualization System

Walter Wolf, QSS Group Inc., Lanham, MD; and L. Zhou, M. Goldberg, Y. Qu, and M. Divakarla

Poster PDF (501.6 kB)

JP1.14

MODIS/AIRS instrument direct broadcast products and applications

Kathleen I. Strabala, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and L. E. Gumley, T. Rink, H. L. Huang, and R. Dengel

http://eosdb.ssec.wisc.edu/modisdirect/

Poster PDF (1.1 MB)

JP1.15

Advanced-TOVS (ATOVS) sounding products from NOAA polar orbiting environmental satellites

Anthony L. Reale, NOAA/NESDIS, Washington, DC; and M. W. Chalfant, A. S. Allegrino, F. H. Tilley, M. P. Ferguson, and M. E. Pettey

http://poes.nesdis.noaa.gov

Poster PDF (1.8 MB)

JP1.16

Theater snow depth estimates for Department of Defense applications

Paul J. McCrone, Air Force Weather Agency, Offutt AFB, NE

Poster PDF (596.5 kB)

JP1.17

An intelligent NN system for quality controlled retrieving the wind speed from SSM/I measurements

Vladimir M. Krasnopolsky, SAIC and NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD

Poster PDF (208.4 kB)

JP1.18

Satellite estimates of ocean surface latent heat flux

Charles Jones, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA; and P. Peterson, C. Gautier, and W. T. Liu

JP1.19

Processing realtime satellite information to nowcast convective initiation and its characteristics

John R. Mecikalski, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and R. D. Roberts, C. J. Kessinger, K. M. Bedka, B. L. DeWolf, and S. M. Thomas

Poster PDF (2.1 MB)

JP1.20

Using the NCAR Auto-NowCast System to Nowcast Oceanic Convection

Cathy Kessinger, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Roberts and R. Bankert

http://www.rap.ucar.edu/staff/kessinge/Sat03_Kessinger.pdf

Poster PDF (158.9 kB)

JP1.21

Using supervised learning for specific meteorological satellite applications

Richard L. Bankert, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. D. Hawkins

Poster PDF (1.9 MB)

JP1.22

Cloud classification of satellite radiance data by Multicategory Support Vector Machines

Yoonkyung Lee, Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH; and G. Wahba and S. A. Ackerman

http://www.stat.wisc.edu/~wahba/trindex.html

Poster PDF (67.1 kB)

JP1.23

Comparison Between Bayesian Techniques and Self-Organizing Feature Map for TMI Measurement Classification: Application to Rain Rate Retrieval

C. Mallet, CETP, Velizy, France; and N. Viltard and C. Klapisz

Poster PDF (690.1 kB)

JP1.24

Future Architectures for Operational Forecasting: Two-way Interacting SensorWeb and Model/Assimilation System

Mark Steiner, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and M. Seablom, S. Neeck, G. McConaughy, M. Clausen, M. Kalb, and R. Muller

Poster PDF (673.9 kB)

Poster Session 1

Poster Session: I

Sponsor: 14th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations

Papers:

P1.1

Mountain uplift and ENSO

Akio Kitoh, MRI, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

Poster PDF (2.3 MB)

P1.2

Multi-model trends in the Sahara induced by increasing CO₂

Ping Liu, International Pacific Research Center, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and G. A. Meehl and G. Wu

Poster PDF (598.5 kB)

P1.3

Ouranos: a Global Approach to Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Assessment

R�al Decoste, Ouranos, Montreal, QC, Canada; and G. Beauchemin, A. Bourque, B. Bob�e, R. Laprise, R. Laurence, C. A. Lin, R. Roy, and T. Ouarda

P1.4

PCMDI's "portrait" and "Taylor" diagrams, doing science with CDAT

Charles Doutriaux, PCMDI, Livermore, CA; and D. Williams and K. Taylor

P1.5

Seasonal Change of Asia Summer Monsoon Circulation and its Heat Source

Tomoaki Ose, MRI, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

Poster PDF (1.8 MB)

P1.6

The ECCO Routine Global Ocean Data Assimilation System

Ichiro Fukumori, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and T. Lee, D. Menemenlis, and L. L. Fu

P1.7

The effect of spatial scale of climate change scenarios on crop production in the Southeastern United States

Elena A. Tsvetsinskaya, Boston University, Boston, MA; and L. O. Mearns, T. Mavromatis, W. Gao, L. R. McDaniel, and M. W. Downton

Poster PDF (486.2 kB)

P1.8

The Effect of the Orbit of the sun on the Earth's Atmosphere

John C. Freeman, Weather Research Center, Houston, TX; and J. F. Hasling

Poster PDF (170.8 kB)

P1.9

The impact of the North Atlantic Oscillation on hydroelectric power generation in the Iberian peninsula

P1.10

The Indication of the decreasing temperature based on Oxygen isotope in Coral Porites.sp from Maudulung-sumba, Indonesia

P1.11

Seasonal radiation balance of Africa

Donald P. Garber, NASA/LRC, Hampton, VA; and G. L. Smith and T. Wong

Poster PDF (885.3 kB)

P1.12

Using mean flow change as a proxy to infer inter-decadal storm track variability

Edmund K. M. Chang, Stony Brook University, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY

P1.13

Validation and Diagnosis of AMIP II Land-surface Simulations

Thomas J. Phillips, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and A. Henderson-Sellers, P. Irannejad, K. McGuffie, S. Sharmeen, and H. Zhang

P1.14

Long term climatological changes in fog intensity and coverage

Michael R. Witiw, Terabeam Corporation, Redmond, WA; and J. A. Baars

Poster PDF (91.0 kB)

P1.15

A Comparison of the Weather in U.S. Cities During the 1983�'84 and 1998�'99 La Nina's

Heather L. Honnette, U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and D. R. Smith

Poster PDF (33.2 kB)

P1.16

Paper moved to Poster Session 2, new paper number P2.30

P1.17

Analysis of diurnal and seasonal cycles in climatic trends for records with changes of observation times

Konstantin Y. Vinnikov, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and A. Robock and A. Basist

P1.18

Comparisons of the NCEP AMIP II integration(s) and the NCEP reanalysis

J. J. Hnilo, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and J. R. Christy

P1.19

Conceptual modeling of the climatic role of airborne mineral dust

Karen M. Shell, SIO/Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA; and R. C. J. Somerville

P1.20

Decadal changes in summertime typhoon track

Joo-Hong Kim, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea; and C. H. Ho, J. J. Baik, D. Y. Gong, and C. H. Sui

Poster PDF (338.0 kB)

P1.21

Decadal Variability of the Bio-Climate Feedbacks in the Tropics

Raghu Murtugudde, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and J. Ballabrera, J. Christian, J. Beauchamp, and A. J. Busalacchi Jr.

P1.22

Ensemble simulations of Asian-Australian monsoon anomalies during 1997�1998 El Nino by 11 AGCMs

Bin Wang, IPRC University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and I. S. Kang and J. Y. Lee

P1.23

Evaluation of the Entraining-Detraining Plume Model applied to the cumulus parameterization of the large-scale model

Jung-Hee Ryu, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and J. B. Ahn and J. H. Oh

Poster PDF (266.9 kB)

P1.24

Assessment of Forcing Data Derived from ECMWF Model for SCMs at the ARM SGP Site

Shaocheng Xie, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and R. T. Cederwall, J. J. Yio, and M. Zhang

Poster PDF (278.8 kB)

P1.25

Expanded Pre-1948 Digital Hourly Database

Mark Seiderman, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and R. Heim, R. Truesdell, and D. Graybeal

P1.26

Factors affecting the latitudinal location of the intertropical convergence zone in a GCM

Winston Chao, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and B. Chen

P1.27

Intraseasonal and Synoptic Variations of Radiation Budget

Takmeng Wong, NASA/LARC, Hampton, VA; and G. L. Smith

Poster PDF (2.1 MB)

P1.28

Effect of Atlantic SST anomalies on the NAO and associated circulation features in CCM3: Tropical vs. extratropical SST anomalies

Gudrun Magnusdottir, University of California, Irvine, CA

P1.29

Observed high latitude temperature change in North America(Formerly paper 4.9)

David R. Easterling, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and B. Gleason, D. Wuertz, and R. Vose

P1.30

Influence of Arctic Oscillation on the East Asian summer monsoon (Formerly paper number 3.3)

Jee-Hoon Jeong, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea; and C. H. Ho and D. Y. Gong

Poster PDF (334.9 kB)

Joint Poster Session 1

Spatial and Temporal Variability (Joint with the Symposium on Observing and Understanding the Variability of Water in Weather and Climate and the 17th Conference on Hydrology)

Sponsors: (Joint between the Observing and Understanding the Variability of Water in Weather and Climate; and the 17TH Conference on Hydrology )

Organizers: David J. Stensrud, NOAA/NSSL; Xubin Zeng, University of Arizona

Papers:

JP1.0a

ORAL BRIEFINGS: 1-2 MINUTE PRESENTATION SUMMERIZING POSTERS IN SESSION JP1 WILL BE HELD AT 2:00 P.M. AS PART OF SESSION J2

JP1.1

On the small scale structure of convective precipitation

Thomas Hauf, University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany; and M. Theusner

Poster PDF (498.7 kB)

JP1.2

The variability of integrated precipitable water vapor in Hawaii and its implications for weather and climate

James Foster, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and M. Bevis and S. Businger

JP1.3

The Kau storm: Imaging precipitable water using GPS

James Foster, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and M. Bevis, S. Businger, and Y. L. Chen

Poster PDF (348.9 kB)

JP1.4

Influence of the North Atlantic Oscillation on spatial distribution of moisture characteristics

Valery N. Khokhlov, Odessa State Environmental University, Odessa, Ukraine

Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

JP1.5

Water vapor in the upper troposphere during Asian monsoon season observed by MLS

JP1.6

Analysis of moisture variability associated with the Madden Julian Oscillation during Northern Hemisphere Winter

David S. Myers, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and D. E. Waliser

http://terra.msrc.sunysb.edu/~dmyers/Revised.pdf

Poster PDF (62.6 kB)

JP1.7

Variability of Precipitable Water over Arizona and Northwestern Mexico

Carlos Minjarez, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and E. R. Kursinski, A. Hahmann, and P. Komarlingam

JP1.8

Aircraft measurements of the variability of stratospheric water vapor over the northern hemisphere

Dietrich G. Feist, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; and V. Vasic and N. K�mpfer

JP1.9

Linking Multi-Scale Statistical Properties of Convective Precipitation to Meteorological and Orographic Influences

Deborah K. Nykanen, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI

JP1.10

Estimates of surface moisture flux over North America using dynamically-consistent wind fields

Matthew Newman, NOAA/ERL/CDC, Boulder, CO; and P. D. Sardeshmukh

JP1.11

New Estimates of Continental Discharge and Oceanic Freshwater Transport

Aiguo Dai, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and K. E. Trenberth

Poster PDF (1.6 MB)

JP1.12

Paper Moved to the 12th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, Poster Session P1, new Paper Number P1.22A

JP1.13

Climatic changes of precipitable water in atmospheric layer surface-500 hPa on the base of global upper-air observations for the period 1964�2001 years

Oleg A. Alduchov, Russian Research Institute of Hydrometeorological Information, Obninsk, Russia

JP1.14

Correlations between SSM/I column vapor and MSU tropospheric air termperature on seasonal, interannual, and decadal time scales

Matthias C. Schabel, Remote Sensing Systems, Santa Rosa, CA; and C. A. Mears and F. J. Wentz

Poster PDF (165.4 kB)

JP1.15

Globally unified monsoon onset and retreat indexes

Xubin Zeng, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and E. Lu

Poster PDF (96.1 kB)

JP1.16

Subseasonal water vapor variability in the tropical tropopause region

Philip W. Mote, Northwest Research Associates, Bellevue, WA; and T. J. Dunkerton

Poster PDF (180.4 kB)

JP1.17

The impact of ground-based GPS slant-path wet delay measurements on short-range prediction of a prefrontal squall line

So-Young Ha, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul, Korea, and NCAR, Boulder, CO; and Y. H. Kuo and G. H. Lim

Poster PDF (210.9 kB)

JP1.18

Long-term changes in water vapor in the stratosphere over Boulder, Colorado

Samuel J. Oltmans, NOAA/Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory, Boulder, CO; and H. Voemel, D. M. Sherman, E. Dlugokencky, and J. M. Harris

Poster Session 2

University and Professional Initiatives

Sponsor: 12th Symposium on Education

Organizers: Paul Croft, Univ. of Lousiana at Monroe; Mohan K. Ramamurthy, University of Illinois

Papers:

P2.1

Two new undergraduate earth science web modules in air-sea interactions

Pedro Ramirez, California State University, Los Angeles, CA; and S. LaDochy and R. Medina

http://instructional1.calstatela.edu/sladoch/web_page2/home_test.htm

Poster PDF (891.2 kB)

P2.2

An undergraduate perspectives course on the history of meteorology

Sepideh Yalda, Millersville University, Millersville, PA

Poster PDF (11.4 kB)

P2.3

AMS Online Weather Studies for dynamic online and live classroom environments

Virginia M. Ragan, Maple Woods Community College, Kansas City, MO

Poster PDF (59.8 kB)

P2.4

Assessment of Interactive, Hands-On Meteorology Exercises in a Course for Undergraduate Non-Majors

Donna J. Charlevoix, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and L. B. Avil�s and L. Di Girolamo

http://uiatma.atmos.uiuc.edu/~charlevo/home/

Poster PDF (116.4 kB)

P2.5

Encouraging student involvement through use of basic probability forecasting games

Steven B. Newman, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT

Poster PDF (199.0 kB)

P2.6

Weather on the Web Using Wx-Portal

Cecil Keen, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN; and D. Christensen

Poster PDF (2.1 MB)

P2.7

Visualizing Weather in the Classroom

Cecil Keen, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN; and D. Christensen

Poster PDF (1.8 MB)

P2.8

Student learning in the visual geophysical exploration environment: Ideas for using inquiry-based curricula

Rajul Pandya, DLESE Program Center, Boulder, CO; and J. Yoder, C. Contrisciane, and C. Seider

http://www.dlese.org/vgee

Poster PDF (128.7 kB)

P2.9

Landform Recognition from the Air: Enhancing Pedagogy of Weathering Processes

Mary M. Snow, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL; and R. K. Snow

P2.10

The Weather and Climate Laboratory: an experiment in teaching rotating fluids to undergraduates at MIT

John Marshall, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and L. Illari

P2.11

Applied agricultural meteorology in an on-line master's program: four years of experience

P2.12

Implementing a Learning Management System in the National Weather Service

LeRoy Spayd Jr., NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

P2.13

The Userport Website: Building a community of polar satellite users

Sherwood Wang, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and P. Dills, A. Mostek, T. Spangler, J. Lamos, and P. Parrish

P2.14

Revolutionizing Naval Meteorology Training

Don T. Conlee, U.S. Navy, Keesler AFB, MS; and W. Schreiber-Abshire, C. B. Miles Jr., K. G. Blackwell, T. F. Lee, A. G. Carroll, D. E. Williams, and D. R. Moreau

Poster PDF (161.9 kB)

P2.15

NOAA NWS OCWWS Training Program in Climate

Marina M. Timofeyeva, UCAR and NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and K. Weickmann, M. Newman, D. Kann, E. O�Lenic, J. Adolphson, R. Livezey, and L. Spayd

Poster Session 1

19th IIPS Poster Session

Sponsor: 19th Conference on IIPS

Organizer: Stephen M. Holt, Mitretek Systems, Inc.

Papers:

P1.1

The Synoptic Environment of the 11 April 2001 Central Plains Tornado Outbreak Viewed in Three Dimensions

Daniel D. Nietfeld, NOAA/NWSFO, Valley, NE

Poster PDF (391.1 kB)

P1.2

Displaying the latest changes in the trend of Midwest precipitation and in the trend of low-level flow from the Gulf of Mexico

Darren Miller, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and S. E. Taylor

http://www.mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/~windmill/RIpage.html

Poster PDF (66.7 kB)

P1.3

Weather Event Simulator Tips and Techniques

Bernard N. Meisner, NOAA/NWS Southern Region Headquarters, Fort Worth, TX; and N. N. Rydell

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ssd/drt-awips/html/tips.htm

Poster PDF (49.5 kB)

P1.4

Interactive Forecast Preparation System Training in the National Weather Service

Brian Motta, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO; and S. White, S. Beckman, R. Hamilton, and K. Fuell

Poster PDF (43.6 kB)

P1.5

Data collection of high resolution 3D sonic anemometer measurements

Edward Vidal Jr., U.S. Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM; and Y. Yee

Poster PDF (108.0 kB)

P1.6

Processing daily rain-gauge precipitation data for the Americas at the NOAA Climate Prediction Center

Wei Shi, RS Information Systems, Inc., McLean, VA; and E. Yarosh, R. W. Higgins, and R. Joyce

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/precip/realtime

Poster PDF (1.4 MB)

P1.7

Displaying an aridity index as a tool for mid-season evaluation of Midwest corn yield

Darren Miller, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and S. E. Taylor, R. W. Arritt, D. P. Todey, and P. J. Sherman

http://www.mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/~windmill/AIpage.html

Poster PDF (611.8 kB)

P1.8

How to Add D3D to a NWS WFO Suite of Tools

P1.9

Design Considerations for a Next-Generation Meteorological Workstation

William F. Roberts, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; and C. S. Bullock, R. F. Prentice, T. J. LeFebvre, U. H. Grote, D. L. Davis, M. Biere, W. J. Carrigg, and D. Helms

P1.10

D3D update: is it being used?

Edward J. Szoke, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; and U. H. Grote, P. T. McCaslin, and P. A. McDonald

http://d3d.fsl.noaa.gov

Poster PDF (2.3 MB)

P1.11

Text Formatting with the Graphical Forecast Editor

Tracy Hansen, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; and T. Dankers and C. H. Paxton

Poster PDF (22.3 kB)

P1.12

Soundings Software Bring-up for NOAA 17 (NOAA-M)

Gayle S. Surrette, Science and Technology Corp., Suitland, MD

Poster PDF (15.2 kB)

P1.13

NOAA Polar Instrument Data Processing for Level 1B Data Users

Arlington R. Morgan, Computer Sciences Corp., Suitland, MD; and E. D. Harrod

Poster PDF (197.2 kB)

P1.14

Applications of NOAA MODIS Near Real Time Data

Kristina Sprietzer, Science and Technology Corp., Suitland, MD; and P. Haggerty and G. Legg

P1.15

Near-Real-Time MODIS RBD Files to L0 Files Conversion

Ivan Tcherednitchenko, Computer Sciences Corp., Suitland, MD; and P. Haggerty

Poster PDF (224.6 kB)

P1.16

TRMM data reprocessing and new data products

Hualan Rui, SSAI and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and B. Teng, J. Bonk, L. Chiu, Z. Liu, P. Hrubiak, N. Pollack, L. Lu, and G. Serafino

Poster PDF (70.0 kB)

P1.17

Enhancement of GOES Satellite Imagery: Phase II

Edward G. Howard, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and R. G. Lyon and E. Kaymaz

http:///code935.gsfc.nasa.gov/cube%20Folder/OSCAR/index.html

Poster PDF (95.5 kB)

P1.18

AWIPS POES Soundings

Richard G. Kelley, Computer Sciences Corp., Suitland, MD; and V. Tabor

Poster PDF (319.1 kB)

P1.19

NOAA�s GOES satellite program�status and plans

Gerald J. Dittberner, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD; and J. J. Gurka and R. W. Heymann

Poster PDF (205.7 kB)

P1.20

Availability of GeoSpatially Enabled NOAA Satellite Products

David J. Vercelli, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and H. J. Diamond

Poster PDF (26.2 kB)

P1.21

Path to NEXRAD: Doppler Radar Development at the National Severe Storms Laboratory During the 1960s and 1970s

Rodger A. Brown, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. M. Lewis

Poster PDF (24.4 kB)

P1.22

New Scanning Strategies for the WSR-88D

Rhonda Scott, NOAA/NEXRAD, Norman, OK; and R. M. Steadham and R. A. Brown

Poster PDF (109.1 kB)

P1.23

NEXRAD to Shapefile Conversion and GIS Beam Propagation Analysis in 3D

Scott T. Shipley, Raytheon, ITSS, Lanham, MD; and R. E. Saffle and R. S. Shriver

Poster PDF (284.1 kB)

P1.24

The WSR-88D Common Operations and Development Environment and Enhancements to ORPG Algorithm Infrastructure Services

Thomas J. Ganger, Mitretek Systems, Falls Church, VA; and M. J. Istok, S. Smith, and B. Bumgarner

Poster PDF (71.3 kB)

P1.25

Utilizing FAA Radar Weather Data in the National Weather Service: Progress and Plans

Michael D. DiVecchio, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and R. E. Saffle, M. J. Istok, P. K. Pickard, W. M. Blanchard, S. Shema, L. D. Johnson, and A. D. Stern

Poster PDF (23.8 kB)

P1.26

EVALUATION OF RADAR ARCHIVE LEVEL-III PRODUCTS

Khien B. Nguyen, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. D. Buckingham and J. L. Fornear

Poster PDF (325.4 kB)

P1.27

A Terabyte NEXRAD Radar Dataset for Hydrometeorology Research

Anton Kruger, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; and W. F. Krajewski

P1.28

The Evansville New Generation radar: 40 years of S-band radar development

James J. Stagliano Jr., Enterprise Electronics Corp., Enterprise, AL; and J. Helvin, J. Brock, P. Siebold, and D. Nelson

Poster PDF (677.0 kB)

P1.29

Standard Benchmark Data for WSR-88D

Rajiv Khanna, Mitretek Systems, Falls Church, VA; and R. C. Elvander, A. Zahrai, D. Zrnic, R. E. Saffle, B. Bumgarner, and M. J. Istok

Poster PDF (28.2 kB)

P1.30

WSR-88D Products and Standard Data Structures

Thomas J. Ganger, Mitretek Systems, Falls Church, VA; and M. J. Istok, D. J. Smalley, B. Klein, and S. Smith

Poster PDF (28.5 kB)

P1.31

Regional and seasonal climatologies of meteorological surface parameters as derived from METARs

Cory A. Wolff, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Sharman

Poster PDF (1.3 MB)

P1.32

Exploring the Use of FAA Radar Weather Data by the NWS: Comparisons and Observations between the WSR-88D and FAA Weather Radars

Andrew D. Stern, Mitretek Systems, Inc., Falls Church, VA; and W. M. Blanchard, P. K. Pickard, R. E. Saffle, M. J. Istok, M. D. DiVecchio, and B. Bumgarner

Poster PDF (1.1 MB)

P1.33

The NCF�How Does it Operate�an Updated Look

Richard D. Smedley Jr., Northrop Grumman Information Technology, McLean, VA

Poster PDF (159.7 kB)

P1.34

AWIPS Hardware Maintenance

P1.35

Weather Support for the X38 131R Free Flight 3: December 13, 2001

Dan G. Bellue, NOAA/NWS, Johnson Space Center, TX; and C. Donohue and D. Ives

Poster PDF (168.5 kB)

P1.36

Warning Decision Support System�Integrated Information (WDSS-II). Part II: Real-time test at Jackson Mississippi NWSFO

Gregory J. Stumpf, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and T. M. Smith, K. L. Manross, and A. E. Gerard

Poster PDF (210.2 kB)

P1.37

A network message forwarder for the NEXRAD RPG

Ken Bergeron, Enterprise Electronics Corp., Enterprise, AL; and J. J. Stagliano Jr.

Poster PDF (130.2 kB)

P1.38

Practical Applications of Roadway Weather Information Systems in Pennsylvania

Paul G. Knight, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and B. B. Ayers, R. H. Grumm, and D. J. Ondrejik

Poster PDF (39.6 kB)

P1.39

Use of Federal and State Departments of Transportation Continuously Operating GPS Reference Stations for NOAA Weather Forecasting

Seth I. Gutman, NOAA/FSL, Boulder, CO; and R. Persaud and S. M. Wagoner

Poster PDF (733.0 kB)

P1.40

Applications of a roadway frost prediction system in Iowa

Bradley R. Temeyer, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and W. A. Gallus Jr., E. S. Takle, T. M. Greenfield, and K. A. Jungbluth

Poster PDF (70.7 kB)

P1.41

Operational Uses of FX-Collaborate at the Southeast River Forecast Center

Jack S. Bushong, NOAA/NWS, Peachtree City, GA

Poster PDF (159.7 kB)

P1.42

A Study of Modernized Graphic Display Usage Patterns in National Weather Service Forecast Offices

P1.43

A Customizable Online Forecast Assessment Tool to Support Improved Resource Management Decisions

Holly C. Hartmann, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and T. C. Pagano, E. Lay, B. Imam, and S. Sorooshian

P1.44

VISITview�Connecting Instructors with Operational Forecasters

Anthony Mostek, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO; and S. Bachmeier, T. Whittaker, D. Bikos, D. Lindsey, J. Weaver, M. DeMaria, B. Grant, and J. LaDue

Poster PDF (177.0 kB)

P1.45

NCVweb: an interactive Web-based tool for viewing Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) data

Sean T. Moore, Mission Research Corp., Santa Barbara, CA; and S. Bottone

P1.46

Locating and Referencing NASA Terra and Aqua Data and Data-Related Services Using NASA's Global Change Master Directory

Scott A. Ritz, SSAI and NASA/GSFC, Lanham, MD

P1.47

Internet technologies for enabling flood emergency early warning systems: the Arno river basin case

Paolo Mazzetti, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; and S. Nativi, L. Bigagli, and M. Mancini

http://www.pin.unifi.it/

Poster PDF (1.0 MB)

P1.48

Federating EOS heterogeneous and distributed information resources

Stefano Nativi, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; and P. Mazzetti, L. Bigagli, and D. Giuli

http://sinots.pin.unifi.it/sinots/

Poster PDF (1.6 MB)

P1.49

Interactive web-based interface for MISR data visualization

Linda A. Hunt, SAIC and NASA/LaRC, Hampton, VA

http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov

Poster PDF (1.0 MB)

P1.50

Applying portal technologies to ensemble modeling of convection on the grid

Brian F. Jewett, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and R. Wilhelmson, M. K. Ramamurthy, J. Alameda, S. Hampton, A. L. Rossi, and D. Tcheng

Poster PDF (667.0 kB)

P1.51

A Super-Ob for the WSR-88D Radar Radial Winds for use in The NCEP Operational Assimilation System

Jordan C. Alpert, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and P. Pickard, Y. Song, M. Taylor, W. B. Facey, M. Istok, and D. F. Parrish

Poster PDF (162.9 kB)

Poster Session 1

Extratropical Atmosphere-Ocean Interaction

Sponsor: 12th Conference on Interactions of the Sea and Atmosphere

Papers:

P1.1

Air-Sea Interaction Processes in Warm and Cold Sectors of Extratropical Cyclonic Storms Observed During FASTEX

Ola P. G. Persson, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/ETL, Boulder, CO; and J. E. Hare, C. W. Fairall, and W. D. Otto

Poster PDF (378.4 kB)

P1.2

Identification of intra-annual regime shifts over the North Atlantic and their impact on air-sea fluxes over the basin

P1.3

Improved modeling of east Indian Ocean and Southern Ocean mid latitude cyclones

Bruce W. Buckley, Bureau of Meteorology, West Perth, WA, Australia; and L. M. Leslie

P1.4

Interactions between the GEM atmospheric model and an ice-ocean model of the Gulf of St. Lawrence

Pierre Pellerin, MSC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and H. Ritchie, F. Saucier, and F. Roy

Poster PDF (48.2 kB)

Poster Session 1

International H20 Project (IHOP)

Sponsor: Observing and Understanding the Variability of Water in Weather and Climate

Organizer: David B. Parsons, NCAR/ATD

Papers:

P1.0a

ORAL BRIEFINGS: 1-2 MINUTE PRESENTATION SUMMERIZING POSTERS IN SESSION P1 WILL BE HELD AT 2:15 P.M. AS PART OF SESSION 1

P1.1

LIDAR MEASUREMETNS OF WIND, MOISTURE AND BOUNDARY LAYER EVOLOUTION IN A DRYLINE DURING IHOP2002

Belay B. Demoz, Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD; and K. Evans, P. Di Girolamo, Z. Wang, D. Whiteman, G. Schwemmer, B. Gentry, D. Miller, and S. P. Palm

http://virl.gsfc.nasa.gov/srl/index.htm

Poster PDF (731.3 kB)

P1.2

Paper moved to Session 1, new paper number 1.7A

P1.3

Inferring convectively-induced roll structures and convergence in the boundary layer using profiling instruments: An application to convective initiation during IHOP_2002

John R. Mecikalski, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and K. M. Bedka, R. D. Torn, W. F. Feltz, and T. M. Weckwerth

Poster PDF (438.0 kB)

P1.4

IHOP observations of moisture transport by the Great Plains low level jet

P1.5

12 June 2002 Rapid Water Vapor Transitions During the IHOP Field Program

Wayne F. Feltz, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and D. Posselt, J. R. Mecikalski, G. S. Wade, and T. J. Schmit

Poster PDF (2.0 MB)

P1.6

Simulation of an IHOP convective initiation case for GIFTS forward model and algorithm development

Derek J. Posselt, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and E. Olson, B. Osborne, W. F. Feltz, J. R. Mecikalski, R. Aune, R. O. Knuteson, H. E. Revercomb, and W. L. Smith

Poster PDF (308.0 kB)

Poster Session 2

Tropical Atlantic Coupled Variability

Sponsor: 12th Conference on Interactions of the Sea and Atmosphere

Papers:

P2.1

Atmospheric Response to Tropical Atlantic SST Anomalies: Role of Planetary Boundary Layer Adjustment

P2.2

Effect of climatological ITCZ on interhemispheric coherence of climate variability

Hideki Okajima, SOEST, Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and S. P. Xie and A. Numaguti

P2.3

Modeling Climate Variability in Tropical Atlantic Atmosphere

Jiande Wang, COLA, Calverton, MD; and J. A. Carton

Poster PDF (583.3 kB)

Panel Discussion 1

Panel Discussion: Winds, Damage, F-Scale

Sponsor: Symposium on the F-Scale and Severe-Weather Damage Assessment

Sessions End for the Day

4

Improved Weather Measurement Techniques

Sponsor: 12th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizer: Chuck Wade, NCAR/RAP

Papers:

4:00 PM

4.1

A low-power electric-field meter with reciprocating shutter

Jody A. Swenson, Campbell Scientific, Inc., Logan, UT; and L. G. Byerley, W. H. Beasley, and I. G. Bogoev

Poster PDF (520.2 kB)

4:15 PM

4.2

Fischer-Porter rain gauge upgrade

Eric Tseo, Coastal Environmental Systems, Seattle, WA

4:30 PM

4.3

New Vaisala RS92 GPS Radiosonde offers high level of performance and GPS wind data availability

Jaakko Hirvensalo, Vaisala, Helsinki, Finland; and J. W�hrn and H. Jauhianen

Joint Session 1

Artificial Intelligence (Joint between 12th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography and Third Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 12th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography; and the 3rd Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to the Environmental Science )

Organizer: William Meyers, UCAR

Papers:

4:00 PM

J1.1

Ozone Profile Retrieval from GOME Data using a Neural Network inverse Model

Martin D. M�ller, Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research (ZSW), Stuttgart, Germany; and A. K. Kaifel

Poster PDF (911.2 kB)

4:30 PM

J1.2

Use of a neuro-variational method to improve atmosphere and ocean parameter retrieval from ocean color sensor

Cedric Jamet, Univ. of Paris, Paris, France; and S. Thiria, C. Moulin, and M. Crepon

Poster PDF (251.0 kB)

2

Linkages between the carbon and water cycles

Sponsor: Observing and Understanding the Variability of Water in Weather and Climate

Organizer: Scott Denning, Colorado State University

Papers:

4:00 PM

2.1

Recent Trends in hydrologic balance have enhanced the terrestrial carbon sink in the United States

Ramakrishna Nemani, University of Montana, Missoula, MT; and M. White and S. Running

http://www.forestry.umt.edu/ntsg

Poster PDF (169.3 kB)

4:15 PM

2.2

Effects of Large Rivers and Inundated Land on Mesoscale Circulations and Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations the Brazilian Amazon

Lixin Lu, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and A. S. Denning, E. Inazawa, M. A. F. Silva Dias, P. Silva Dias, R. L. Desjardins, J. Richey, M. Uliasz, and P. S. Bakwin

4:30 PM

2.3

Linking seasonal inundation with ecological, hydrological and biogeochemical processes in the Amazon basin

John M. Melack, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA

4:45 PM

2.4

The Impact of Ecosystem Drought Stress on Tropical Precipitation and Carbon Exchange

Jun Liu, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

5:00 PM

2.5

The effect of climate on inter-annual variability of terrestrial CO2 fluxes

Kevin Schaefer, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and A. S. Denning, N. Suits, J. Kaduk, I. Baker, S. Los, and L. Prihodko

http://biocycle.atmos.colostate.edu/

Poster PDF (1.9 MB)

2

Drought 2002�Impacts, Lessons, Management and Policy Innovations

Sponsor: Impacts of Water Variability: Benefits and Challenges

Organizer: Donald A. Wilhite, University of Nebraska

Papers:

4:00 PM

2.1

The 2002 Drought in the United States:Lessons Learned and Future Challenges

Donald A. Wilhite, National Drought Mitigation Center, Lincoln, NE

4:30 PM

2.2

The North American Drought Monitoring Initiative

Scott Stephens, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and J. Lawrimore, R. Heim, and K. Gleason

5:00 PM

2.3

The Perfect Ocean for Drought

Martin Hoerling, NOAA/CDC, Boulder, CO; and A. Kumar

3

Part 1: Air-sea Fluxes and interfacial processes

Sponsor: 12th Conference on Interactions of the Sea and Atmosphere

Organizer: Hemantha W. Wijesekera, Oregon State University

Papers:

4:00 PM

3.1

Bulk Parameterization of Air-Sea Fluxes: Updates and Verification for the COARE Algorithm

C. W. Fairall, NOAA/ERL/ETL, Boulder, CO; and E. F. Bradley, J. E. Hare, A. A. Grachev, and J. B. Edson

4:30 PM

3.2

The Performance of Sea Surface Turbulent Flux Algorithms Over the Global Oceans

Michael A. Brunke, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and C. W. Fairall, X. Zeng, L. Eymard, and J. A. Curry

Poster PDF (695.5 kB)

4:45 PM

3.3

Evaluation and Improvement of Bulk Aerodynamic Algorithms at High Wind Speeds

Brenda L. Mulac, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and J. A. Curry

5:00 PM

3.4

An algorithm to predict the turbulent air-sea fluxes in high-wind, spray conditions

Edgar L Andreas, U.S. Army, Hanover, NH

Poster PDF (134.4 kB)

5:15 PM

3.5

Parameterization of Wind Gustiness for the Computation of Ocean Surface Fluxes at Different Spatial Scales

Xubin Zeng, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and Q. Zhang, D. Johnson, and W. -. K. Tao

Poster PDF (108.8 kB)

4

Special Session on Water and the Water Cycle: Part II

Sponsor: 12th Symposium on Education

Organizers: David R. Smith, United States Naval Academy; Soroosh Sorooshian, University of Arizona

Papers:

4:00 PM

4.1

CoCo RaHS (Community Collaborative Rain and Hail Study)�Observing the water cycle in your own community

Nolan J. Doesken, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO

Poster PDF (375.1 kB)

4:15 PM

4.2

The Sombrero Marsh environmental education partnership: a model for best practice in Earth science education

Lesley K. Smith, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and S. Buhr and S. Avery

Poster PDF (158.7 kB)

4:30 PM

4.3

Water in the Earth System (WES): A Midterm Evaluation of a Distance Learning Course on the Water Cycle

Ira W. Geer, AMS, Washington, DC; and J. M. Moran, D. R. Smith, R. S. Weinbeck, E. J. Hopkins, and B. A. Blair

http://www.ametsoc.org/amsedu/WES

Poster PDF (15.9 kB)

4:45 PM

4.4

NASA Earth Science Enterprise Education Program and Water Cycle Activities

Blanche W. Meeson, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and J. D. Entwistle and C. S. Evans

5:00 PM

4.5

Educational Outreach of the Aqua Spacecraft Mission

Claire L. Parkinson, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and S. M. Graham, S. Dacey, and K. Bender

http://aqua.nasa.gov

Poster PDF (585.0 kB)

5:15 PM

4.6

Translation and Transparency: Communicating Hydrologic Information

Shripad D. Deo, CIRA/Colorado State Univ. and NOAA/NWS, Kansas City, MO

Panel Discussion 2

Open Discussion on New/Improved Measurement Systems and Techniques

Sponsor: 12th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizer: Chuck Wade, NCAR

Sessions End for the Day

Sessions end for the day

Sessions End for the Day

Sessions end for the day

Formal Opening of Exhibits with Reception (Cash Bar)

TUE 11 FEB

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3

Environmental Applications

Sponsor: 12th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Organizer: Elaine M. Prins, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA

Papers:

8:15 AM

3.1

Development of Coastal Ocean Observatories for Synoptic Oceanography (Invited Presentation)

Scott Glenn, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and M. Crowley and O. Schofield

8:45 AM

3.2

An improved land/ocean dust enhancement applicable to MODIS

Steven D. Miller, NRL, Monterey, CA

Poster PDF (169.8 kB)

9:15 AM

3.3

Development of volcanic ash image products using MODIS multi-spectral data

Gary P. Ellrod, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and J. S. Im

Poster PDF (2.4 MB)

Opening Remarks

Official: Christopher N. K. Mooers, RSMAS/Univ. of Miami

Keynote Speaker

Ocean.US, Ocean Commission: Regional Observing System, Needed "National Backbone", etc.

Sponsor: Coastal Environments Interactive Symposium on Developments in Operational and Research Coastal Oceanography and Meteorology

Papers:

8:30 AM

KS1 Coastal Observing Systems: Where are we now and where are we going

Margaret A. Davidson, NOAA Coastal Services Center, Charleston, SC

4

Part 2: Air-sea Fluxes and interfacial processes

Sponsor: 12th Conference on Interactions of the Sea and Atmosphere

Organizer: Michael A. Brunke, University of Arizona

Papers:

8:30 AM

4.1

On the spatial and temporal variability of waves and fluxes

William Drennan, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and H. Graber and M. Donelan

8:45 AM

4.2

Variability of Marine Surface Fluxes over Shoaling Waves Measured with Air-Sea Interaction Spar Buoys

Hans C. Graber, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and M. A. Donelan and W. M. Drennan

9:00 AM

4.3

Study of Drag Coefficient as a Function of Atmospheric Turbulence and Ocean Wave State

Tamara K. Grimmett, NOAA/ERL, Idaho Falls, ID; and G. H. Crescenti, T. L. Crawford, and D. C. Vandemark

Poster PDF (478.6 kB)

9:15 AM

4.4

Evaluation of boundary layer parameters estimated from 3 years of observational data collected in the Gulf of Mexico using an algorithm developed during the Tropical Ocean-Global Atmosphere Coupled-Ocean Atmosphere Response Experiment

Clinton P. MacDonald, Sonoma Technology, Inc., Petaluma, CA; and D. S. R. Hanna and D. P. T. Roberts

Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

5

Meteorological Measurement Networks I

Sponsor: 12th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizer: Kevin R. Durkee, South Coast Air Quality Management District

Papers:

8:30 AM

5.1

Measurement and modeling soil moisture in a statewide meteorological network in North Carolina

Dev dutta S. Niyogi, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and S. Raman, A. Syed, R. C. Gilliam, and R. P. Boyles

Poster PDF (113.2 kB)

8:45 AM

5.2

A New Composite Observing System Strategy for Ground based GPS Meteorology

Seth I. Gutman, NOAA/FSL, Boulder, CO; and S. Sahm, J. Stewart, S. Benjamin, T. Smith, and B. Schwartz

Poster PDF (786.6 kB)

9:00 AM

5.3

Simulations of Spatial and Temporal Variations of Electric Field at the Surface Beneath Thunderstorms (as would be measured by a network of electric-field meters)

Frank W. Gallagher III, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and W. H. Beasley, A. R. Bansemer, L. G. Byerley, J. A. Swenson, and I. G. Bogoev

Poster PDF (362.0 kB)

9:15 AM

5.4

United States Climate Reference Network (USCRN) precipitation intercomparison study

C. Bruce Baker, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and M. Gifford

Poster PDF (93.9 kB)

Joint Session 1

Emergence of Digital Libraries in Education (Joint between 12th Symposium on Education and 19th International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 12th Symposium on Education; and the 19th Conference on IIPS )

Organizers: Rajul Pandya, West Chester Univ.; Linda Miller, UCAR/Unidata

Papers:

8:30 AM

J1.1

NSF and the Digital Libraries

Margaret Leinen, NSF, Arlington, VA

8:45 AM

J1.2

DLESE in the Context of Cyberinfrastructure

Clifford A. Jacobs, NSF, Arlington, VA

9:00 AM

J1.3

Initial Release of NSDL

David W. Fulker, UCAR, Boulder, CO

Poster PDF (61.3 kB)

9:15 AM

J1.4

Reviewed Collections and Collections-Building in the Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE)

Kathryn M. Ginger, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. R. Marlino

http://www.dlese.org

Poster PDF (22.7 kB)

9:30 AM

J1.4a

Concluding Remarks

2

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)

4

Urban Air Chemistry

Sponsor: 5th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry: Gases, Aerosols, and Clouds

Papers:

8:30 AM

4.1

Nitric acid "renoxification" in the troposphere: From a modeling myth to a laboratory reality

Armando M. Rivera-Figueroa, University of California, Irvine, CA; and B. J. Finlayson-Pitts

Poster PDF (1.6 MB)

8:45 AM

4.2

Influence of vertical mixing on nocturnal chemistry in the urban boundary layer

Jochen Stutz, University California, Los Angeles, CA; and A. Geyer and S. Wang

Poster PDF (123.7 kB)

9:00 AM

4.3

Large Scale Atmospheric Chemistry Simulations for 2001: An Analysis of Ozone and Other Species in Central Arizona

Cynthia Atherton, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and D. Bergmann, P. Cameron-Smith, P. Connell, C. Molenkamp, D. Rotman, and J. Tannahill

Poster PDF (242.8 kB)

9:15 AM

4.4

NMHC Measurements for the Phoenix 2001 Field Experiment

Paul V. Doskey, ANL, Argonne, IL; and V. R. Kotamarthi, H. U. Price, and R. Dugopolski

Poster PDF (119.8 kB)

9:30 AM

4.5

Diurnal Changes in the Vertical Distribution of Trace Pollutants Over Phoenix

Chester W. Spicer, Battelle Columbus Operations, Columbus, OH; and A. J. Savage, D. Joseph, and C. M. Berkowitz

4

Wind, Damage, and F-Scale III

Sponsor: Symposium on the F-Scale and Severe-Weather Damage Assessment

Papers:

8:30 AM

4.1

On Issues of Tornado Damage Assessment and F-Scale Assignment in Agricultural Areas

Jared L. Guyer, NOAA/NWS, Hastings, NE; and M. L. Moritz

Poster PDF (666.9 kB)

8:45 AM

4.2

Radar measurements of extreme winds in tornadoes and comparisons with observed damage

Joshua Wurman, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. Burgess, D. C. Dowell, Y. Richardson, M. A. Magsig, and C. R. Alexander

9:15 AM

4.3

A climatology of the Fujita scale in space and time

Harold E. Brooks, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK

4

Observed Climate Change: I

Sponsor: 14th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations

Organizer: David R. Easterling, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC

Papers:

8:30 AM

4.1

Detection of anthropogenic climate change in the North American region

David J. Karoly, Monash University, Clayton, Vic, Australia

8:45 AM

4.2

Global atmospheric temperatures: Error estimates of AMSU/MSU v. 5.0

John R. Christy, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and R. W. Spencer and D. Braswell

Poster PDF (55.9 kB)

9:00 AM

4.3

Intercomparison of global upper-air temperature datasets from radiosondes and satellites

Dian J. Seidel, NOAA/ARL, Silver Spring, MD; and J. K. Angell, J. Christy, M. Free, S. Klein, J. Lanzante, C. Mears, D. Parker, M. Schabel, R. Spencer, A. Sterin, P. Thorne, and F. Wentz

Poster PDF (94.4 kB)

9:15 AM

4.4

A new tropospheric temperature dataset from MSU

Carl. A. Mears, Remote Sensing Systems, Santa Rosa, CA; and M. C. Schabel and F. J. Wentz

http://www.remss.com/msu/

Poster PDF (413.8 kB)

9:30 AM

4.5

Changing Regional Hydrologic Vulnerabilities: Diagnosis and Potential Links to the Indo-Pacific Oceanic Trends

Shaleen Jain, NOAA/ERL/CDC, Boulder, CO; and M. P. Hoerling

9:44 AM

4.6

Paper has been moved, new paper number 4.4A

9:45 AM

4.7

Expected regional variations and changes of mean and extreme climatology of Eastern/Central Europe

Judit Bartholy, Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary; and R. Pongracz, I. Matyasovszky, and V. Schlanger

Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

10:00 AM

4.8

Contemporary climate changes in high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere: Daily time resolution

Pavel Ya. Groisman, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and B. Sun, R. S. Vose, J. H. Lawrimore, P. H. Whitfield, E. F�rland, I. Hanssen-Bauer, M. C. Serreze, V. N. Razuvaev, and G. V. Alekseev

Poster PDF (897.8 kB)

10:14 AM

4.9

Paper has been moved to Poster Session 1, new paper number P1.29

10:15 AM

4.10

Reduced climate variability with global warming

Konstantin Y. Vinnikov, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and A. Robock, R. J. Stouffer, and A. Basist

10:30 AM

4.4A

Observational Data Issues for Analysis of Extremes

Thomas C. Peterson, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC

10:45 AM

4.4b

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

2

Land-Atmosphere Interactions 1: Regional, Continental and Global Scale Water and Energy Budgets

Sponsor: 17TH Conference on Hydrology

Organizer: Kaye L. Brubaker, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland

Papers:

8:30 AM

2.1

Spatio-temporal source-sink analysis of precipitation supply in the Amazon River Basin

Arief Sudradjat, University of Maryland and CICS/ESSIC, College Park, MD; and K. L. Brubaker and P. A. Dirmeyer

8:45 AM

2.2

GCIP Water and Energy Budget Synthesis (WEBS)

J. Roads, SIO/Univ. Of California, La Jolla, CA; and R. Lawford, E. Bainto, E. Berbery, S. Chen, B. Fekete, K. Gallo, A. Grundstein, W. Higgins, M. Kanamitsu, W. Krajewski, V. Lakshmi, D. Leathers, D. Lettenmaier, L. Luo, E. Maurer, T. Meyers, D. Miller, K. Mitchell, T. Mote, R. Pinker, T. Reichler, D. A. Robinson, A. Robock, J. Smith, G. Srinivasan, K. Vinnikov, T. Vonder Haar, C. Vorosmarty, S. Williams, and E. Yarosh

Poster PDF (448.0 kB)

9:00 AM

2.3

The sensitivity of simulated central U.S. summer precipitation and atmospheric moisture budget to both the spatial distribution and the amount of initial soil moisture

M. Georgescu, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and C. P. Weaver, R. L. Walko, and R. Avissar

9:14 AM

2.6

Eta model analysis of land surface processes and the regional water cycle

Ernesto Hugo Berbery, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and Y. Luo and K. Mitchell

9:29 AM

2.7

INTERCOMPARISON OF WATER AND ENERGY BUDGETS FOR FIVE MISSISSIPPI SUB-BASINS BETWEEN ECMWF REANALYSIS (ERA40) AND NASA-DAO fvGCM FOR 1990�1997

Alan K. Betts, Atmospheric Research, Pittsford, VT; and M. Bosilovich and P. Viterbo

Poster PDF (223.8 kB)

9:44 AM

2.8

Global land surface radiation budget and impact on water and energy cycles

C. Jesse Meng, University of Maryland Baltimore county, Baltimore, MD; and P. R. Houser, K. Mitchell, M. Rodell, U. Jambor, J. Gottschalk, K. Arsenault, J. Entin, B. Cosgrove, J. Radakovich, M. Bosilovich, J. K. Entin, J. P. Walker, H. L. Pan, and G. Gayno

Poster PDF (137.6 kB)

9:58 AM

2.10

Analysis of Water Balance Simulation of Land Data Assimilation System

John Schaake, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and Q. Duan, K. Mitchell, P. Houser, E. Wood, D. Lettenmaier, A. Robock, B. Cosgrove, D. Lohmann, L. Luo, J. Sheffield, W. Higgins, R. Pinker, and D. Tarpley

Poster PDF (814.4 kB)

10:13 AM

2.11

A 50 Year Retrospective Run of the NOAH Land Data Assimilation System

Yun Fan, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC/RSIS, Camp Springs,, MD; and H. M. V. D. Dool, K. Mitchell, and D. Lohmann

10:57 AM

2.5A

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

10:28 AM

2.4a

Oral Briefing: 1-2 minute presentation summarizing posters in p1

3

Neural Networks

Sponsor: 3rd Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to the Environmental Science

Organizer: William Hsieh, University of British Columbia

Papers:

8:30 AM

3.1

Probabilistic tropical cyclogenesis prediction

Christopher C. Hennon, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

8:45 AM

3.2

Optimization and Performance of a Neural Network Model Forecasting Water Levels for the Corpus Christi, Texas, Estuary

Philippe E. Tissot, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX; and P. R. Michaud and D. T. Cox

http://dnr.cbi.tamucc.edu/projects/NN

Poster PDF (472.5 kB)

9:00 AM

3.3

NN for local meteorological forecasting

Reinaldo Bomfim Silveira, Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia, Brasilia, Brazil; and S. Sugahara

9:15 AM

3.4

Neural Networks Estimates Atmospheric Variables in the Caribbean Basin

Nazario Ramirez-Beltran, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico; and A. Winter, F. Chong Rengifo, A. Veneros, and N. R. Escalante

Poster PDF (221.9 kB)

9:30 AM

3.5

Mixing height short range forecasting through neural network modeling applied to radon and meteorological data

Antonello Pasini, CNR, Rome, Italy; and F. Ameli and M. Lor�

Poster PDF (261.5 kB)

3.6

Combined usage of Neural Net technology and minimization procedure allows us to improve the retrieval accuracy and to obtain error estimates of concentrations of water constituents from MERIS data

10:00 AM

3.7

Classifying El Nino and La Nina events using the Kohonen maps

Zouhair Lachkar, Direction de la Meteorologie Nationale du Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco; and S. Thiria, F. Badran, J. P. Boulanger, and C. Menkes

10:15 AM

3.8

An adaptive nonlinear MOS scheme for precipitation forecasts using neural networks

Yuval, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and W. W. Hsieh

10:30 AM

3.9

A Nonlinear Statistical Model of Turbulent air-sea Fluxes

Denis Bourras, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and G. Caniaux and G. Mungov

10:45 AM

3.10

A Combination of Empirical Orthogonal Function and Neural Network Approaches for Parameterizing Nonlinear Interactions in Wind Wave Models

Vladimir M. Krasnopolsky, NOAA/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and H. L. Tolman and D. V. Chalikov

Poster PDF (400.0 kB)

11:00 AM

3.5a

Formal poster viewing with coffee break

Joint Session 4

Flood Hydrology, Management, and Information Systems: Near and Real-Time Management, Impacts, Forecasting, and Communication Issues (Joint with the Symp on Impacts of Water Variability: Benefits and Challenges and the 17th Conference on Hydrology)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 17TH Conference on Hydrology; and the Impacts of Water Variability: Benefits and Challenges )

Organizer: Eve Gruntfest, University of Colorado

Papers:

8:30 AM

J4.1

Assessing the Needs of Users warm season of Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts in Colorado

Rebecca Morss, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Poster PDF (37.3 kB)

8:45 AM

J4.2

From Satellite Quantitative Precipitation Estimates (QPE) to Nowcasts for extreme precipitation events

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

Poster PDF (235.7 kB)

9:00 AM

J4.3

Short-term radar nowcasting for hydrologic applications over the Arkansas-Red River basin

Matthew P. Van Horne, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and E. R. Vivoni, D. Entekhabi, R. N. Hoffman, and C. Grassotti

Poster PDF (331.8 kB)

9:15 AM

J4.4

Quantitative flood forecasts based on short-term radar nowcasting

Matthew P. Van Horne, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and E. R. Vivoni, D. Entekhabi, R. N. Hoffman, and C. Grassotti

http://hydrology.mit.edu/tRIBS/

Poster PDF (339.4 kB)

9:30 AM

J4.5

An Early Alert System for Flooding in the MIiddle Atlantic River Forecast Domain

Richard H. Grumm, NOAA/NWSFO, State College, PA; and D. J. Ondrejik, P. G. Knight, and J. M. Brolley

Poster PDF (135.5 kB)

9:45 AM

J4.6

Understanding the Mesoscale Processes of Flash Floods: Impacts on Prediction and Response

Matthew Kelsch, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO

http://www.comet.ucar.edu/class/FLOAT_2001/index.htm

Poster PDF (555.7 kB)

10:00 AM

J4.7

Some practical applications of Flash Flood Monitoring and Prediction

Robert S. Davis, NOAA/NWS, Pittsburgh, PA

Poster PDF (562.5 kB)

10:15 AM

J4.8

Very high resolution precipitation forecasting on low cost high performance computer systems in support of hydrological modeling

Daniel Soderman, FORECA Ltd, Helsinki, Finland; and F. Meneguzzo, B. Gozzini, D. Grifoni, G. Messeri, M. Rossi, S. Montagnani, M. Pasqui, A. Orlandi, A. Ortolani, E. Todini, G. Menduni, and V. Levizzani

Poster PDF (1.9 MB)

10:30 AM

J4.9

A Distributed Model for Flood Forecasting in the Arno River Basin (Italy)

Enrica Caporali, Universit� di Firenze, Firenze, Italy; and V. Tartaglia

10:45 AM

J4.10

Operational rainfall and flow forecasting for the Panama Canal Watershed

Konstantine P. Georgakakos, Hydrologic Research Center, San Diego, CA; and J. A. Sperfslage

Poster PDF (398.9 kB)

11:00 AM

J4.5a

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

4

AWIPS

Sponsor: 19th Conference on IIPS

Organizer: Ward R. Seguin, NOAA/OAR

Papers:

8:30 AM

4.1

AWIPS Build 5 in review

Deirdre R. Jones, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and C. Bullock, W. Carrigg, C. Dietz, M. desJardins, E. Mandel, D. Rhine, J. Roe, and M. T. Young

Poster PDF (52.4 kB)

8:45 AM

4.2

Linux PCs Expand Presence at Sites

Erin Lucks, Northrop Grumman Information Technology, McLean, VA

Poster PDF (54.2 kB)

9:00 AM

4.3

THE AWIPS LINUX COMMUNICATIONS PROCESSOR REPLACEMENT TEST RESULTS

Khien B Nguyen, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. D. Buckingham

Poster PDF (71.3 kB)

9:15 AM

4.4

Network Control Facility

LeRoy Klet, Northrop Grumman Information Technology, McLean, VA

Poster PDF (64.1 kB)

9:30 AM

4.5

The AWIPS Communications Network Model (ACNM)

Bruce J. Brown, Northrop Grumman Information Technology, McLean, VA

Poster PDF (621.6 kB)

9:45 AM

4.6

FAS: An international version of AWIPS

Young-Sun Jung, Korea Meteorological Administration, Seoul, Korea; and F. Moeng, B. H. Lim, M. Biere, H. Lee, and S. K. Chung

Poster PDF (245.4 kB)

10:00 AM

4.7

Multicast data distribution on the AWIPS local area network

Michael R. Biere, NOAA/ERL/FSL (in collaboration with) CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Boulder, CO; and D. L. Davis

Poster PDF (179.6 kB)

10:15 AM

4.8

Experiment of a wavelet-based data compression technique with precision control

Ning Wang, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; and R. Brummer

Poster PDF (157.7 kB)

10:30 AM

4.9

Weather Data Compression

Christopher E. Steffen, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; and N. Wang

Poster PDF (35.4 kB)

10:45 AM

4.5a

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (See Poster Session P1 Listing from Monday for listing)

12:00 PM

4.9a

Lunch Break

5

Internet Applications and Web Portals

Sponsor: 19th Conference on IIPS

Organizers: Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL; Linda Miller, UCAR/Unidata

Papers:

8:30 AM

5.1

Using VISITview for international weather briefings and real-time data collaborations

Tom Whittaker, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and A. Mostek, J. Wilson, and M. DeMaria

8:45 AM

5.2

The Distributed Marine Environment Forecast System

Pat J. Fitzpatrick, Mississippi State Univ., Stennis Space Center, MS

9:00 AM

5.3

Serving 3-D rendered graphics of ocean model output using LAS and VTK

Albert J. Hermann, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and C. W. Moore and E. L. Dobbins

http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/vrml/las

Poster PDF (464.3 kB)

9:15 AM

5.4

Web Portal and Services for Delivering Weather Information

Earl V. Ravid, FNMOC, Monterey, CA; and K. Malmquist

Poster PDF (418.5 kB)

9:30 AM

5.5

The PSC Weather Center web portal

James P. Koermer, Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH

Poster PDF (2.8 MB)

9:45 AM

5.6

The Data Discovery Support Repository�the next chapter in the science of data discovery

Roland H. Schweitzer, NOAA/OAR/CDC and Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and T. Stevens and T. Habermann

Poster PDF (79.5 kB)

10:00 AM

5.7

THREDDS: publishing, cataloging, describing, and discovering scientific datasets

Ethan R. Davis, UCAR/Unidata, Boulder, CO; and J. Caron, B. Domenico, R. Kambic, and S. Nativi

http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/projects/THREDDS/PublicationsAndPresentations/ams2003.davis/

Poster PDF (106.3 kB)

10:15 AM

5.8

A Web-Based Scientific Data And Information Super Server With A Flexible XML Metadata Support

Ruixin Yang, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; and X. S. Wang, Y. Nie, Y. Zhao, and M. Kafatos

http://spring.scs.gmu.edu:8199/servlet/SiesipDataTree

Poster PDF (268.0 kB)

10:30 AM

5.9

Modeling Environment for Atmospheric Discovery

Robert B. Wilhelmson, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and K. Droegemeier, S. Graves, M. Ramamurthy, D. Haidvogel, B. Jewett, J. Alameda, and D. Gannon

http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/expeditions/MEAD/

Poster PDF (223.7 kB)

10:45 AM

5.5a

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (See Poster Session P1 on Monday for Poster Titles and Author Information)

12:00 PM

5.9a

Lunch Break

Joint Session 3

Instrumentation and Remote Sensing to Observe Water in all its Phases (Joint with the Symposium on Observing and Understanding the Variability of Water in Weather and Climate and the 17th Conference on Hydrology)

Sponsors: (Joint between the Observing and Understanding the Variability of Water in Weather and Climate; and the 17TH Conference on Hydrology )

Organizer: David N. Whiteman, NASA/GSFC

Papers:

8:30 AM

J3.1

Mesonetworks and Surface Instrumentation (Invited Presentation)

Scott J. Richardson, Penn State University, University Park, PA

9:00 AM

J3.2

The Global Soil Moisture Data Bank: An update including new United States stations

Alan Robock, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and L. Luo, M. Mu, and K. Vinnikov

9:15 AM

J3.3

Water measurements using a Raman Lidar

David N. Whiteman, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and B. Demoz, Z. Wang, I. Veselovskii, K. Evans, and P. Di Girolamo

http://virl.gsfc.nasa.gov/srl/index.htm

Poster PDF (245.2 kB)

9:30 AM

J3.4

Raman lidar: A versatile remote sensing instrument for water vapor and cirrus cloud studies

Thomas P. Ackerman, PNNL, Richland, WA; and J. M. Comstock and D. D. Turner

Poster PDF (315.2 kB)

9:45 AM

J3.5

A Reference Radiosonde System for Improving Water Vapor Measurement in IHOP_2002

Junhong Wang, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. F. Hock, D. Lauritsen, H. L. Cole, K. Beierle, N. Chamberlain, D. B. Parsons, and D. J. Carlson

Poster PDF (495.2 kB)

10:00 AM

J3.6

Retrieval of upper tropospheric humidity from AMSU data

Viju Oommen John, Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany; and S. Buehler and M. Kuvatov

Poster PDF (375.6 kB)

10:15 AM

J3.7

Free Tropospheric Humidity observations from METEOSAT water vapor channel data

R�my Roca, LMD, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France; and H. Brogniez, L. Picon, and M. Desbois

Poster PDF (356.0 kB)

10:30 AM

J3.8

Leveraging Improvements in Precipitation Measuring from GPM Mission to Achieve Prediction Improvements in Climate, Weather & Hydrometeorology (Invited Presentation)

Eric A. Smith, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD

11:00 AM

J3.9

Using Satellites to Monitor Surface Wetness

Alan Basist, NOAA/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and C. Williams

Poster PDF (80.0 kB)

11:15 AM

J3.10

Soil moisture measurements and modeling for validating AMSR-E soil moisture products

Charles A. Laymon, USRA, Huntsville, AL; and F. Archer III, W. L. Crosson, and A. Limaye

11:30 AM

J3.11

Fractional snow cover in the Colorado River and Rio Grande basins, 1995�2002

Roger C. Bales, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and B. Imam, D. Lampkin, S. R. Helfrich, and S. R. Fassnacht

11:45 AM

J3.12

Satellite observations of river and wetland hydrologic processes

Douglas E. Alsdorf, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA; and D. P. Lettenmaier

12:00 PM

J3.13

Monitoring Global Precipitation Using Satellite Observations: Status and Future

Robert F. Adler, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and G. J. Huffman, S. Curtis, D. Bolvin, and E. Nelkin

12:15 PM

J3.14

Trends and variability in climate rainfall products

Christian D. Kummerow, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and W. Berg, T. L'Ecuyer, and C. Morales

12:30 PM

J3.15

Rainfall Estimation and Hydrometeor Type Classification with a Polarimetric WSR-88D Radar

Terry J. Schuur, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and A. V. Ryzhkov and D. S. Zrnic

Poster PDF (114.4 kB)

12:45 PM

J3.16

Comparison of Reflectivity and Precipitation Fields Estimated by Two Radar Systems

Hatim Sharif, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and E. Brandes and W. Krajewski

Poster PDF (240.4 kB)

1:00 PM

J3.17

Using ISCCP Cloud Data to Assess the Performance of Space Borne Lidar Systems

Hans-Stefan Bauer, Hohenheim University, Stuttgart, Germany; and H. Bauer, I. Henning-M�ller, and V. Wulfmeyer

1:15 PM

J3.18

Water balance computations of seasonal changes in terrestrial water storage: case study for the Mississippi river basin and methodology validation against observations from Illinois

Sonia I. Seneviratne, ETH, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland; and P. Viterbo, D. L�thi, and C. Schaer

Poster PDF (788.6 kB)

1:30 PM

J3.19

Seasonal Characteristics of the Gulf of Mexico-Caribbean Basin Water Budget during One Semiannual Cycle as Retrieved from Satellite

Pablo Santos, NOAA/NWS, Miami, FL; and E. A. Smith

http://gandalf.met.fsu.edu/~psantos/research/bgt/

Poster PDF (172.7 kB)

1:45 PM

J3.20

Updating NOAA/NWS Rainfall Frequency Atlases

Geoffrey M. Bonnin, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and B. Lin and T. Parzybok

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oh/hdsc

Poster PDF (154.5 kB)

2:00 PM

J3.2a

Oral Briefing: 1-2 Minute Presentation Summarizing Posters in Session JP2

2:30 PM

J3.7a

Lunch Break

3:45 PM

J3.12a

Coffee Break in exhibit hall (exhibits open 1:30�6:30)

4:15 PM

J3.2b

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

1

Operational Centers

Sponsor: Coastal Environments Interactive Symposium on Developments in Operational and Research Coastal Oceanography and Meteorology

Organizer: Rick Spinrad, Oceanographer of the Navy, US Naval Observatory

Papers:

8:45 AM

1.1

Status of NCEP�s Operational Regional Ocean Forecasting Systems for US Coastal Domains

Desiraju B. Rao, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD

9:00 AM

1.2

The NOAA Ocean Service Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services

Michael Szabados, NOAA/National Ocean Service, Silver Spring, MD

9:15 AM

1.3

Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center

Mike Clancy, FNMOC, Monterey, CA

9:30 AM

1.4

Operational Coastal Oceanography at the Naval Oceanographic Office

John Harding, Naval Oceanographic Office, Stennis Space Center, MS; and J. Rigney and W. Schulz

5

Seasonal/Interannual Prediction

Sponsor: 14th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations

Organizer: Henry F. Diaz, NOAA/ERL/CDC

Papers:

8:45 AM

5.1

Spring and summer seasonal predictability and the land surface

Paul Dirmeyer, COLA, Calverton, MD; and M. Zhao and C. A. Schlosser

9:00 AM

5.2

On the delayed atmospheric response to ENSO SST

Hui Su, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA; and J. D. Neelin and J. E. Meyerson

9:15 AM

5.3

Seasonal variability on Southeastern Brazil related to frontal systems behaviour in a climate simulation with the AGCM CPTEC/COLA

Iracema F. A. Cavalcanti, CPTEC/INPE, Cachoeira Paulista, S�o Paulo, Brazil; and L. H. R. Coura da Silva

Poster PDF (811.8 kB)

9:30 AM

5.4

Temporal disaggregation of probabilistic seasonal climate forecasts

Jeanne M. Schneider, USDA/ARS, El Reno, OK; and J. D. Garbrecht

Poster PDF (167.9 kB)

9:45 AM

5.5

Predictability of anomalous synoptic variability from interannual to interdecadal timescales

Gilbert P. Compo, NOAA/ERL/CDC, Boulder, CO; and P. D. Sardeshmukh

10:00 AM

5.6

Experimental forecasting of dry season storminess over Florida from the ENSO signal: latest results and advancements

Bartlett C. Hagemeyer, NOAA/NWS, Melbourne, FL; and R. A. Almeida

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mlb/enso/mlbnino.html

Poster PDF (794.7 kB)

10:15 AM

5.7

Snow cover, soil moisture, and the Asian summer monsoon

Alan Robock, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and M. Mu, K. Y. Vinnikov, and D. A. Robinson

10:30 AM

5.8

Extending Atmospheric Forecasts beyond Weather: The History of Climate Prediction

Robert W. Reeves, NOAA/NWS, Washington, DC; and D. Gemmill, R. Livezey, and J. Laver

Poster PDF (71.9 kB)

10:45 AM

5.4a

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

Poster Session 1

All AI applications

Sponsor: 3rd Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to the Environmental Science

Organizer: Cathy Kessinger, UCAR

Papers:

P1.1

A Hidden Markov Model Approach for Lithology Identification from Logs

Maria Padron, Institut National des T�l�communications, Evry, France; and S. Garcia-Salicetti, D. Barraez, B. Dorizzi, and S. Thyria

http://

Poster PDF (404.6 kB)

P1.2

Classifying TOA Ocean Color signals by using a Kohonen map methodology

Sylvie Thiria, University of Paris, Paris, France; and A. Niang, F. Badran, C. Moulin, and M. Crepon

P1.3

Determination of error in ARPS model surface temperature forecasts using statistical methods

Andrew A. Taylor, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and L. M. Leslie and K. K. Droegemeier

P1.4

Nonlinear Approach to Winter North Atlantic SLP Variability with the Help of Autoassociative Neural Network

Ladislav Metelka, Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic

Poster PDF (808.2 kB)

P1.5

Statistical Downscaling Technique using Artificial Neural Networks for localized precipitation forecasts over S�o Paulo region

Mar�a Cleof� Valverde Ram�rez, INPE, S�o Jos� dos Campos - S�o Paulo, Brazil; and H. de Campos Velho and N. J. Ferreira

P1.6

The Radar Echo Classifier: A Fuzzy Logic Algorithm for the WSR-88D

Cathy Kessinger, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Ellis and J. Van Andel

Poster PDF (539.2 kB)

P1.7

Genetic Algorithms in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (Formerly Paper number 1.1)

Sue Ellen Haupt, Utah State University, Logan, UT

Poster PDF (107.2 kB)

P1.8

Neural Networks for spatial interpolation of meteorological data

Juan P. Rigol, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Joint Poster Session 1

Emergence of Digital Libraries (Joint between 12th Symposium on Education and 19th International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorlogy, Oceanography, and Hydrology)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 12th Symposium on Education; and the 19th Conference on IIPS )

Papers:

JP1.1

Developing Interactive Models to Support a Digital Collection of Earth System Science Resources

Daniel J. Bramer, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and D. J. Charlevoix, G. M. McFarquhar, R. L. Herman, L. B. Avil�s, L. Di Girolamo, M. K. Ramamurthy, and R. B. Wilhelmson

http://www.atmos.uiuc.edu/courses/atmos100/index.html

Poster PDF (532.6 kB)

JP1.2

Easy web access to a variety of archived meteorological data

James P. Koermer, Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH

Poster PDF (1.3 MB)

JP1.3

The DLESE Evaluation Toolkit project

Susan M. Buhr, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and L. J. Barker, M. Marlino, and J. Mangan

Poster PDF (90.0 kB)

JP1.4

Visualizing digital library data resources with Unidata's Integrated Data Viewer

Donald R. Murray, Unidata/UCAR, Boulder, CO

http://my.unidata.ucar.edu/software/metapps

Poster PDF (9.6 kB)

JP1.5

The Visual Geophysical Exploration Environment: A Scientific Tool-Kit for Learners

Rajul Pandya, DLESE Program Center, Boulder, CO; and D. Bramer, R. Deardorf, D. Elliott, K. E. Hay, M. Marlino, D. Middleton, M. Ramamurthy, T. Scheitlin, M. Weingroff, and R. Wilhelmson

http://www.dlese.org/vgee

Poster PDF (326.0 kB)

JP1.6

Interactive applets for atmospheric sciences

Tom Whittaker, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. Ackerman

JP1.7

Cooperating Network of Community Data Servers as Prelude to THREDDS

Tom Yoksas, UCAR, Boulder, CO

Poster Session 1

Land-Atmosphere Interactions Posters

Sponsor: 17TH Conference on Hydrology

Organizer: Kaye L. Brubaker, University of Maryland

Papers:

P1.1

An Integrated Data Management, Retrieval and Visualization System for Earth Science Datasets

Zhenping Liu, Virginia Polytechnic and State Univ., Alexandria, VA; and Y. Liang and X. Liang

Poster PDF (270.7 kB)

P1.2

Online Intercomparison of TRMM and Other Global Gridded Precipitation Products

Zhong Liu, George Mason University/CSISS, Fairfax, VA and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and L. Chiu, W. Teng, H. Rui, and G. Serafino

Poster PDF (171.7 kB)

P1.3

Preliminary Results From a Regression Based Technique for Multisensor Rainfall Estimation

P1.4

Simulated surface hydrology and energy balance of West Africa using SSiB with observed precipitation and satellite-derived vegetation

Daniel S. Kahan, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; and Y. Xue, S. D. Prince, A. Diedhiou, and P. J. Lamb

Poster PDF (359.6 kB)

P1.5

Simulating Spatial Behavior of Feedback between Soil Moisture and Precipitation in the United States: Influence of precipitation Anomaly in North American Monsoon Region

Jianjun Xu, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM; and E. Small

P1.6

The Dependence of the Moisture Maximization in PMP Procedures on Spatial Scale

Li-Chuan Chen, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; and A. A. Bradley

P1.7

The Impact of Climatic Conditions on Seasonal River Discharges in Siberia

Hengchun Ye, California State University, Los Angeles, CA; and D. Yang, T. Zhang, and X. Zhang

http://

Poster PDF (74.4 kB)

P1.8

Modes of inter�annual variability of atmospheric moisture flux transport

Francina Dominguez, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and P. Kumar

Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

P1.9

Uncertainty in Soil Moisture Initializations

A. A. Berg, University of California, Irvine, CA; and J. S. Famiglietti

P1.10

Impact of Sand Hills' soil properties on summer precipitation

Mark R. Anderson, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and C. M. Rowe, D. B. Radell, J. W. Kaiser, Q. Hu, and X. Chen

Poster PDF (1.6 MB)

P1.11

A global, 50-year dataset of surface energy and water fluxes and states

Gopi Goteti, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; and J. Sheffield, J. Adam, E. F. Wood, and D. P. Lettenmaier

Poster PDF (185.9 kB)

P1.12

An investigation of scale and spatial variability using fully- and semi-distributed TOPLATS at the Whitewater Watershed, Kansas

Kathy E. Bashford, LBNL, Berkeley, CA; and H. Sharif, W. T. Crow, N. L. Miller, and E. F. Wood

Poster PDF (1.5 MB)

P1.13

Climatology of Soil Moisture Variables Using the Oklahoma Mesonet

Bradley G. Illston, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK OK; and J. B. Basara

Poster PDF (324.3 kB)

P1.14

Horizontal resolution experiments with an off-line land surface model

Yves Delage, MSC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and S. B�lair and P. Pellerin

P1.15

Exploring the stochastic micro-structure of rain: scale dependence of spatial correlations

Alex B. Kostinski, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI; and A. R. Jameson and M. L. Larsen

P1.16

Groundwater inputs to regional evapotranspiration in the Nebraska Sand Hills

Clinton M. Rowe, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and M. R. Anderson, J. W. Kaiser, D. B. Radell, Q. Hu, and X. Chen

Poster PDF (2.6 MB)

P1.17

Historic Archive of Observed Daily Water Budget Parameters for NAME Domain at the NOAA Climate Prediction Center

Evgeney Yarosh, RS Information Systems, Camp Springs, MD; and W. Shi and W. Higgins

P1.18

First steps towards an off-line surface (soil moisture) assimilation system at the Meteorological Service of Canada

St�phane B�lair, MSC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and Y. Delage, J. Mailhot, and J. F. Mahfouf

Poster PDF (585.5 kB)

Poster Session 1

Poster Session

Sponsor: Coastal Environments Interactive Symposium on Developments in Operational and Research Coastal Oceanography and Meteorology

Papers:

P1.1

Observation of surface currents and waves by HF ocean radar in Japan

Yukiharu Hisaki, University of the Ryukyus, Nakagami-gun, Okinawa, Japan

P1.2

NWS component of the NOAA Coastal Storms Initiative

P1.3

Two-Hurricane Simulation and Preliminary Investigation of Inner-core Structure of Mature Hurricane

Duanjun Lu, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and P. J. Croft and S. Reddy

P1.4

Nowcast for the Next Generation Navy: an on-scene data fusion and display system

Jennifer L.S. Strahl, SAIC, Monterey, CA; and J. Cook, J. McCarthy, L. Phegley, T. Tsui, Q. Zhao, G. Love, F. Franco, M. Frost, D. Grant, R. Mantri, and D. Martinez

http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/Apps/nowcast

P1.5

Experimental Meteorological Products in the Operational Environment: Real-Time Access, Training, and Feedback

Louisa B. Nance, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and A. N. Keane, D. J. Gottas, W. R. Schneider, and F. M. Ralph

P1.6

Development of Model Output Statistics (MOS) wind guidance for the marine environment

Christopher McAloon, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

P1.7

Environmental Risk Assessment Integrative Systems Approach (ERAISA) using GIS/RS

Paul J. Croft, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and J. Baham, A. Mohamed, R. S. Reddy, P. Chigbu, R. Hughes, J. Young, K. Hilbert, and P. Tchounwou

P1.8

Marine and Atmosphere Observations from the Bridgeport - Port Jefferson Ferry: A Community Resource for Conducting Long Island Sound Research

Duane E Waliser, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and R. E. Wilson, T. Wilson, T. Baggett, J. Giannotti, D. Codiga, and M. Reynolds

P1.9

Advantages of data assimilation for understanding coastal ocean dynamics off Oregon

Alexander L. Kurapov, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

P1.10

COASTMAP: A Globally Re-locatable Integrated Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Modeling System

Craig Swanson, Applied Sciences Associates, Narragansett, RI; and M. Spaulding

Poster Session 2

Poster Session II

Sponsor: 14th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations

Papers:

P2.1

Long-term Variations in the 1000+ Year PCM Control Run

Aiguo Dai, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. M. Washington, G. A. Meehl, A. Hu, T. W. Bettge, and W. G. Strand

Poster PDF (1.7 MB)

P2.2

Lidar observation of mid-latitude water vapor layers near the tropopause

John E. Wessel, Aerospace Corp, Los Angeles, CA; and R. W. Farley

P2.3

LASE characterization of the hurricane environment and the influence of moisture on hurricane forecasting

Syed Ismail, NASA/LRC, Hampton, VA; and E. V. Browell, R. A. Ferrare, S. A. Kooi, A. Notari, J. B. Halverson, T. N. Krishnamurti, and K. Rupa

P2.4

Interannual variations in the south Asian haze forcing: Implications to ENSO

Chul Eddy Chung, SIO/Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA; and V. Ramanathan

P2.5

Indian Ocean Dipole and Regional Climate Variability

P2.6

Implementation of the NCAR Community Land Model (CLM) in the NASA/NCAR finite-volume Global Climate Model (fvGCM)

Jon D. Radakovich, NASA/GSFC and SAIC, Greenbelt, MD; and G. Wang, J. D. Chern, M. G. Bosilovich, S. J. Lin, S. Nebuda, and B. W. Shen

Poster PDF (298.6 kB)

P2.7

Why did the two strongest El Ni�os in the instrumental record occur in the last two decades?

De-Zheng Sun, NOAA/ERL/CDC, Boulder, CO

P2.8

Performance of the Meteolabor "Snow White" chilled-mirror hygrometer in the tropical troposphere: Comparisons with the Vaisala RS80 A/H-Humicap sensors

Masatomo Fujiwara, Kyoto Univ., Uji, Japan; and M. Shiotani, F. Hasebe, H. V�mel, S. J. Oltmans, P. W. Ruppert, T. Horinouchi, and T. Tsuda

P2.9

Paper moved to the Symposium on Observing and Understanding the Variability of Water in Weather and Climate, Session JP2, New Paper number JP2.16

P2.10

Use of small basin networks for monitoring continental scale changes in the water cycle

J. Sheffield, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; and E. F. Wood

Poster PDF (75.6 kB)

P2.11

Understanding the dynamic link between tropical climate variation and winter storms along the US west coast through numerical simulations

James M. Wilczak, NOAA/ETL, Boulder, CO; and J. W. Bao, S. A. Michelson, P. J. Neiman, and F. M. Ralph

Poster PDF (327.2 kB)

P2.12

Tropical diabatic heating structure: the role of convective processes and differences between models and observations

F. R. Robertson, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and J. Roads, R. Oglesby, and S. Marshall

P2.13

The Absorption of NIR Solar Radiation by Precipitating Clouds

Wayne F. J. Evans, Trent University, Peterborough, ON, Canada; and E. Puckrin

Poster PDF (58.2 kB)

P2.14

Regional climate scenarios set development for hydrological impact studies

Jeanna Goldstein, EC, Saint-Laurent, QC, Canada; and J. Milton

Poster PDF (148.3 kB)

P2.15

Quasi-equilibrium closure in convective parameterization: a revisit

Guang J. Zhang, SIO/Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA

Poster PDF (351.8 kB)

P2.16

Impact of ENSO on Snowpack over the Western United States: A GCM Study

Jiming Jin, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA; and N. L. Miller, S. Sorooshian, and X. Gao

Poster PDF (187.4 kB)

P2.17

High-Resolution Global Simulation of the Climatic Effects of Increased Greenhouse Gases

Bala Govindasamy, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and P. B. Duffy

http://en-env.llnl.gov/cccm/balacv.html

Poster PDF (357.3 kB)

P2.18

Climate monitoring using spectrally resolved infrared radiances from space

Daniel B. Kirk-Davidoff, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; and R. M. Goody and J. G. Anderson

P2.19

Climate Change Induced Streamflow In the Upper Mississippi River Basin

Manoj Jha, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and Z. Pan, E. Takle, and R. Gu

Poster PDF (68.3 kB)

P2.20

Balloon-borne observations of water vapor and ozone in the tropical upper troposphere and lower stratosphere

Holger V�mel, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and M. Fujiwara, M. Shiotani, F. Hasebe, and S. Oltmans

P2.21

Atmospheric mass and momentum signals in climate and Earth studies

David A. Salstein, AER, Lexington, MA

Poster PDF (839.0 kB)

P2.22

AIRS Data and Data Support at NASA GES DISC DAAC

Sunmi Cho, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and J. Qin, J. Li, and A. K. Sharma

P2.23

Building Climate Change Scenarios of Temperature and Precipitation in Atlantic Canada using the Statistical Downscaling Model (SDSM)

Gary S. Lines, MSC, Dartmouth, NS, Canada; and M. Pancura and C. Lander

Poster PDF (827.9 kB)

P2.24

Climate Sensitivity and Thermal Inertia

Qigang Wu, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and G. R. North

P2.25

Development of a stochastic cloud-radiation parameterization

Dana E. Lane, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and R. C. J. Somerville and S. F. Iacobellis

http://www.envsci.rutgers.edu/~lane/stoca_research.htm

Poster PDF (706.4 kB)

P2.26

Effects of climate change on extreme precipitation events in the western US

Jinwon Kim, University of California, Los Angeles, CA

Poster PDF (113.5 kB)

P2.27

Effects of the Andes on the Eastern Pacific Climate: Regional Model Simulation

Haiming Xu, IPRC/SOEST, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and S. P. Xie and Y. Wang

Poster PDF (362.6 kB)

P2.28

Ground-based Observation of Artic middle Atmospheric Water Vapor from 1995�2001

Paul Hartogh, Max-Planck-Institut fuer Aeronomie, Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany

P2.29

Determination of radiative forcing by dust using surface and satellite measurements

Anand K. Inamdar, University of California/SIO, La Jolla, CA; and M. V. Ramana and V. Ramanathan

P2.30

A Greenhouse Gas Index for communicating the global greenhouse gas buildup (Formerly paper P1.16)

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

Poster PDF (52.0 kB)

Poster Session 3

Air-Sea Fluxes and Interfacial Processes

Sponsor: 12th Conference on Interactions of the Sea and Atmosphere

Papers:

P3.1

A parameterization of the Air-Sea Momentum Flux for Moderate to Strong Wind Conditions

Denis Bourras, JPL, Pasadena, CA

P3.2

Air-sea fluxes in NCEP's global forecast system

Glenn H. White, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD

Poster PDF (881.0 kB)

P3.3

Energy balance over the Tropical Atlantic Ocean

Amauri P. Oliveira, University of S�o Paulo, S�o Paulo, Brazil; and J. E. Hare, A. A. Grachev, J. Soares, S. A. Bacellar, A. J. Machado, and A. M. Espinosa

Poster PDF (79.0 kB)

P3.4

Improved satellite-based estimates of the near surface specific humidity for air-sea flux computations

Gary A. Wick, NOAA/ERL/ETL, Boulder, CO; and D. J. Serke

P3.5

Sea surface roughness: high winds and short fetches

Peter K. Taylor, Southampton Oceanography Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom; and M. J. Yelland

Poster PDF (224.1 kB)

P3.6

Version 2 Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes (GSSTF-2)

Shu-Hsien Chou, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and E. Nelkin, J. Ardizzone, R. M. Atlas, and C. L. Shie

Joint Poster Session 3

Air-Sea Interaction and the Water Cycle (Joint with the Symposium on Observing and Understanding the Variability of Water in Weather and Climate and 12th Conference on Interaction of the Sea and Atmosphere)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 12th Conference on Interactions of the Sea and Atmosphere; and the Observing and Understanding the Variability of Water in Weather and Climate )

Papers:

JP3.1

The Air-Sea Moisture Transfer Coefficient for Wind Speed from 0 to 20 ms^-1

C. W. Fairall, NOAA/ETL, Boulder, CO; and E. F. Bradley and J. B. Edson

Poster PDF (323.5 kB)

JP3.2

Decadal salinity changes in the California Current

Niklas Schneider, SIO, La Jolla, CA; and E. Di Lorenzo and P. P. Niiler

JP3.3

On the enhancement of evaporation from a large northern lake by the entrainment of warm, dry air

Peter D. Blanken, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and W. R. Rouse and W. M. Schertzer

JP3.4

Variability of freshwater flux derived from satellite data

Masahisa Kubota, Tokai University, Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan; and G. Haruta and Y. Yasuda

Poster PDF (180.9 kB)

Joint Poster Session 3

Flood Hydrology Management and Information Systems Posters (JOINT WITH THE SYMP ON IMPACTS OF WATER VARIABILITY: BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES and the 17th Conference on Hydrology)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 17TH Conference on Hydrology; and the Impacts of Water Variability: Benefits and Challenges )

Organizer: Richard A. Fulton, NOAA/NWS

Papers:

JP3.1

Statistical methods for nowcasting thunderstorm rainfall

Neil I. Fox, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and C. K. Wikle and B. Xu

Poster PDF (464.1 kB)

JP3.2

Improving precipitation and streamflow forecasts for Amite River basin in Louisiana

Ashutosh S. Limaye, USRA, Huntsville, AL; and W. L. Crosson, J. F. Cruise, and K. Stellman

JP3.3

A test of two distributed hydrologic models with WSR-88D radar precipitation data input

Steven Hunter, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO; and J. Jorgesen, S. Meyer, and B. Vieux

Poster PDF (530.3 kB)

JP3.4

Finding factors for fatal flash floods in Missouri

Elizabeth A. McCoy, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and N. I. Fox

Poster PDF (243.2 kB)

JP3.5

Quantitative precipitation forecast (QPF) skill for selected tropical cyclone forecast models during Hurricane Irene (1999)

David A. Robertson, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and J. L. Evans

Poster PDF (173.9 kB)

JP3.6

Problems of flood hydrology in a transboundary river basin

Rita Pongracz, Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary; and J. Bartholy, G. Balint, I. Bogardi, and A. Bardossy

JP3.7

Short-range Ensemble Precipitation Forecasts for NWS Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Services (AHPS): Parameter Estimation Issues

John Schaake, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. Mullusky, E. Welles, and L. Wu

Poster PDF (248.9 kB)

JP3.8

Retrospective Verification of Ensemble Streamflow Prediction (esp): A Case Study

Shuzheng Cong, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Schaake and E. Welles

Poster PDF (206.5 kB)

JP3.9

SIMULATIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI FLOOD OF MAY 8�10th, 1995 WITH A PENN STATE/NCAR MESOSCALE MODEL (MM5) AND GIS/RS TECHNOLOGY

Suseela Redddy Remata, Jackson State Univ., Jackson, MS; and M. V. Vatti, P. Chigbu, and P. Croft

Poster PDF (196.9 kB)

JP3.10

Why customize Flash Flood Monitoring and Prediction watersheds?

Ami T. Arthur, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and R. S. Davis and P. Jendrowski

Poster PDF (496.4 kB)

JP3.11

Using radar data with the WATERFLOOD hydrological model to estimate streamflow

Allyson K. Bingeman, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada; and N. Kouwen and I. Zawadzki

http://www.civil.uwaterloo.ca/watflood/studies/nowcasting.htm

Poster PDF (785.6 kB)

JP3.12

Precipitation induced isotopic variations in stream flow

Madhav V. Machavaram, LBNL, Berkeley, CA; and K. E. Bashford, M. E. Conrad, and N. L. Miller

Poster PDF (171.6 kB)

JP3.13

A modelling-based methodology for determining extreme precipitation potential at high elevations in Colorado

William R. Cotton, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and R. L. McAnelly and C. T. Ashby

http://rams.atmos.colostate.edu/precip-proj/overnow/index.html

Poster PDF (1.7 MB)

JP3.14

A retrospective assessment of seasonal hydrologic forecast skill in the western U.S

Andrew W. Wood, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and C. Zhu, A. F. Hamlet, and D. P. Lettenmaier

JP3.15

Analysis of new remote sensing and ancillary inputs to land surface water and energy balance modeling

David L. Toll, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and J. Gottschalck, P. R. Houser, B. Cosgrove, J. Entin, and A. Wilhelm

JP3.16

Calibration of PQPF forecasts based on the NCEP global ensemble

Yuejian Zhu, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and Z. Toth

JP3.17

Information and Products Derived From Ensemble Streamflow Forecasts

Mary Mullusky, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. DeWeese, E. Welles, and J. Schaake

Poster PDF (1.9 MB)

JP3.18

Development of a Large-Scale Hydrologic Prediction System

Ji Chen, Univ. of California, San Diego, CA; and J. Roads

Poster PDF (1.9 MB)

JP3.19

Evaluation of skill and error characteristics for alternative seasonal streamflow forecast methods

Alan F. Hamlet, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. P. Lettenmaier

JP3.20

Hydroclimatic Information for Water Resources Management in the Western U.S.: Integrated monitoring and diagnostics tools

Shaleen Jain, NOAA/ERL/CDC, Boulder, CO; and G. Morin

JP3.21

Impact of water variability on chemical river water quality in Central Asia

Vladimir B. Aizen, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID; and E. M. Aizen and M. G. Glazirina

JP3.22

Empirical Probability Models to Predict Puerto Rico Monthly Rainfall Process

Nazario D. Ramirez-Beltran, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico; and K. -. M. Lau, A. Winter, J. M. Castro, and N. R. Escalante

Poster PDF (207.6 kB)

Poster Session 4

Monsoon-Ocean Interaction

Sponsor: 12th Conference on Interactions of the Sea and Atmosphere

Papers:

P4.1

Indian Continental Rainfall and Indian Ocean SST

Gabriel A. Vecchi, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. E. Harrison

P4.2

Sensitivity of the atmospheric boundary layer and circulation to sea surface temperatures in the Gulf of California: Results of a MM5 modeling study

Dorothea Ivanova, DRI, Reno, NV; and D. L. Mitchell

Poster PDF (541.2 kB)

Poster Session 5

Microscale and Mesoscale Air-Sea Interaction

Sponsor: 12th Conference on Interactions of the Sea and Atmosphere

Papers:

P5.1

The effect of model initialised scatterometer data on the prediction of maritime cyclogenesis

Lance M. Leslie, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. S. Speer and R. F. Abbey Jr.

Poster PDF (165.0 kB)

P5.2

Modelling the interactions between Sea Breezes and Valley Breezes

Giovanni Latini, Ancona University, Ancona, Italy; and R. Cocci Grifoni, G. Passerini, and S. Tascini

Poster PDF (2.6 MB)

P5.3

Long range oil spill trajectory research to determine the optimal mix of real�time forecasts and climatology for various temporal and spatial scales

Marc K. Hodges, NOAA/HAZMAT, Seattle, WA

Poster PDF (1.3 MB)

P5.4

First Look at Wind Stress and Wind Stress Curl along California and Northern Baja California

Darko Koracĭn, DRI, Reno, NV; and C. E. Dorman and R. Sundararajan

Poster PDF (564.4 kB)

P5.5

Application of Land Surface Data Assimilation to Simulations of Sea Breeze Circulations

Scott Mackaro, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and W. M. Lapenta, R. Suggs, R. McNider, G. Jedlovec, B. Carroll, and K. G. Blackwell

P5.6

A very high resolution simulation of Tropical Storm Allison, June 2001

Bob A. Weinzapfel, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and L. M. Leslie

http://weather.ou.edu/~bobwein/Allison.html

P5.7

A Study of Air-Sea Interactions, Hurricane Predictive index, and Associated Tropical Storm Barry Over The Gulf of Mexico

Jamese D. Sims, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and J. D. Jones and R. S. Reddy

Poster PDF (98.6 kB)

Formal Poster Viewing With Coffee Break

Joint Poster Session 2

Instrumentation and Remote Sensing (Joint with the Symposium on Observing and Understanding the Variability of Water in Weather and Climate and the 17th Conference on Hydrology)

Sponsors: (Joint between the Observing and Understanding the Variability of Water in Weather and Climate; and the 17TH Conference on Hydrology )

Organizer: David N. Whiteman, NASA/GSFC

Papers:

JP2.0a

ORAL BRIEFINGS: 1-2 MINUTE PRESENTATION SUMMERIZING POSTERS IN SESSION JP2 WILL BE HELD AT 9:45 A.M. AS PART OF SESSION J3

JP2.1

NOAA/NWS Updated Precipitation Frequencies for the Semiarid Southwest United States

Deborah Todd, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and G. Bonnin, B. Lin, T. Parzybok, M. Yekta, D. Riley, and E. Raynault

Poster PDF (9.4 kB)

JP2.2

NOAA/NWS Updated Precipitation Frequencies for the Ohio River Basin And Surrounding States

Eloisa Raynault, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and G. Bonnin, B. Lin, T. Parzybok, M. Yekta, D. Riley, and D. Todd

Poster PDF (5.9 kB)

JP2.3

Ground-based Measurements of Middle Atmospheric Water Vapour at Bern, Switzerland

Beat Deuber, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; and D. G. Feist and N. K�mpfer

Poster PDF (731.3 kB)

JP2.4

Snowboards for National Weather Service Snowfall Measurements

Robert J. Leffler, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and B. E. Mayes, R. E. Livezey, and A. Horvitz

Poster PDF (34.8 kB)

JP2.5

The challenges of accurate snowfall density forecasts: Implications for observing strategies, snowfall predictions, and future research efforts

David M. Schultz, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and P. J. Roebber, S. L. Bruening, E. Ware, and H. E. Brooks

JP2.6

Recent advances in the use of mm-wavelength radars for cloud and precipitation research

Pavlos Kollias, Univ. of Miami, Miami, FL; and B. A. Albrecht, S. Fritz, and I. Jo

Poster PDF (227.2 kB)

JP2.8

Water balance computations of seasonal changes in terrestrial water storage for major Eurasian river basins

Martin Hirschi, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland; and S. I. Seneviratne, P. Viterbo, D. Luethi, and C. Schaer

JP2.9

Lidar characterizations of water vapor measurements over the ARM SGP Site

Richard A. Ferrare, NASA/LRC, Hampton, VA; and E. V. Browell, S. Ismail, J. Barrick, G. Diskin, S. Kooi, L. H. Brasseur, V. G. Brackett, M. Clayton, B. Lesht, L. Miloshevich, J. Podolske, F. Schmidlin, D. D. Turner, and D. Whiteman

Poster PDF (273.5 kB)

JP2.10

Comparing TRMM rain characteristics and lightning in West Africa for a La Nina year (1999) verses and El Nino Year (2002)

Gregory S. Jenkins, Penn State University, University Park, PA

JP2.11

Analysis of rainfall rates for West Africa using satellite observations and the NCEP RSM

Andrea M. Sealy, Howard University, Washington, DC; and E. Joseph

JP2.12

Cloud-to-ground lightning and surface rainfall during the Great Flood of 1993

Nicole M. Kempf, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ and NOAA/NWS, Tulsa, OK; and E. P. Krider

Poster PDF (635.0 kB)

JP2.13

An ICOS-based instrument for in-situ measurement of water vapor and its isotopic composition in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere

E. J. Moyer, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; and J. B. Paul, G. S. Engel, F. N. Keutsch, L. Lapson, D. Sayres, and J. G. Anderson

JP2.14

A LEO-LEO Occultation Observing System for Characterizing Atmospheric Humidity, Clouds, Temperature, Geopotential, and Ozone

E. R. Kursinski, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and D. Feng, D. E. Flittner, G. Hajj, B. Herman, F. Romberg, S. Syndergaard, D. Ward, and T. Yunck

JP2.15

Satellite Derived Convective Cloud-Top Heights using NOGAPS data

JP2.16

Water vapor characterisation over Oklahoma during AFWEX 2000 using DIAL (Formerly Paper P2.9 in the Global Change and Climate Variations Program)

Andrea Lammert, Max-Planck-Istitute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany; and J. Boesenberg, H. Linne, and K. Ertel

http://

Poster PDF (612.7 kB)

Poster Session 2

Environmental Applications

Sponsor: 12th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Organizer: Ralph Ferraro, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA

Papers:

P2.1

MODIS atmosphere and ocean applications using TeraScan software

Kota S. Prasad, SeaSpace Corporation, Poway, CA; and R. L. Bernstein

P2.2

Ocean Colour Monitor (OCM) on India's Oceansat-1 satellite: applications for ocean, atmosphere, and land

R. L. Bernstein, SeaSpace Corporation, Poway, CA; and K. Prasad

P2.3

Estimation of Ocean Surface Salinity in the Indian Ocean using Satellite Observations

Bulusu Subrahmanyam, COAPS/Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and J. J. O'Brien

P2.4

Sea surface temperature determination during day-time using 3.9 and 11 micron top-of-atmosphere radiance observations

Stuart McCallum, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom; and C. Merchant, E. Maturi, A. Harris, and N. Nalli

P2.5

A Simple GOES Skin Temperature Product

Donald W. Hillger, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA and CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Ft. Collins, CO; and S. Q. Kidder

http://

Poster PDF (522.3 kB)

P2.6

Production of an enhanced blended infrared and microwave sea surface temperature product

Gary A. Wick, NOAA/ERL/ETL, Boulder, CO

P2.7

Relationship between passive microwave measurements and snow parameters

Norman C. Grody, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD

P2.8

Identification and retrieval of snowfall from the Advanced Microwace Sounding Unit (AMSU)

Cezar Kongoli, QSS Group, Inc., Lanham, MD; and P. Pellegrino, R. Ferraro, and N. Grody

Poster PDF (536.6 kB)

P2.9

Inference of snow pack properties of grain size, density and stratification from microwave signatures of snow cover

Cezar Kongoli, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and N. C. Grody

P2.10

Satellite detection of precipitation over the North Pacific

Jeremy A. Smith, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and L. A. McMurdie and J. Weinman

Poster PDF (420.2 kB)

P2.11

A downscaling analysis of the urban influence on rainfall: TRMM satellite component

J. Marshall Shepherd, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and S. J. Burian

Poster PDF (213.3 kB)

P2.12

Diurnal Cycle of Hydrological Parameters as Observed from the NOAA Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit

Ralph Ferraro, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and P. Pellegrino

Poster PDF (93.1 kB)

P2.13

Hydrological Product Composites from AMSU

Huan Meng, QSS Group, Inc. Lanham, MD and NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and R. R. Ferraro

Poster PDF (2.7 MB)

P2.14

Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM): Status, Science Highlights and Future

Robert F. Adler, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD

P2.15

Characterization of Rainfall Asymmetries in Tropical Cyclones Using TRMM/TMI

Manuel Lonfat, RSMAS, University of Miami, Miami, FL; and F. D. Marks Jr. and S. S. Chen

P2.16

Tropical cyclone precipitation types observed by microwave spaceborne and airborne instrumentation

Robbie E. Hood, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and D. Cecil and F. J. LaFontaine

Poster PDF (585.8 kB)

P2.17

UW-CIMSS satellite products: Recent research and developments

Christopher S. Velden, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Poster PDF (17.8 kB)

P2.18

A new statistical method for estimating tropical cyclone intensity from GOES-IR imagery

James P. Kossin, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. L. Olander and C. S. Velden

Poster PDF (107.4 kB)

P2.19

A method for integrated satellite reconnaissance fix accuracy

Roger T. Edson, Anteon Corporation and University of Guam, Mangilao, Guam; and M. A. Lander

Poster PDF (181.0 kB)

P2.20

Use of QuikScat Data in Studying the Evolution of Tropical Cyclone Structure

Johnny C. L. Chan, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; and C. K. M. Yip

Poster PDF (37.9 kB)

P2.21

Statistical forecast on precipitation over Taiwan area during typhoon invasion using GMS-5 data

Peter Da-Gang Pan, Weather Center Weather Wing, Taipei, Taiwan; and K. P. Lu

Poster PDF (141.0 kB)

P2.22

Verification of the Hebert-Poteat subtropical cyclone intensity estimation technique in the Atlantic Basin

P2.23

The Advanced Satellite Aviation-Weather Products (ASAP) initiative for diagnosing and nowcasting weather hazards for improved aviation safety

John R. Mecikalski, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and D. B. Johnson and J. J. Murray

Poster PDF (345.7 kB)

P2.24

Wind divergence forcing of the cloudiness along the California coast

Clive E. Dorman, SIO/Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA; and D. Koracin and L. Riddle

Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

P2.25

Examining high wind events using satellite cloud cover composites over the Cheyenne, WY region

Cynthia L. Combs, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and M. Weiland, M. DeMaria, and T. H. Vonder Haar

Poster PDF (195.2 kB)

P2.26

Diagnostics of Intensive Atmospheric Vortices over the Multiwave Satellite-Derived Sounding Data

Alexander F. Nerushev, Institute of Experimental Meteorology, Obninsk, Russia; and N. V. Tereb and E. K. Kramchaninova

Poster PDF (622.9 kB)

P2.27

Aerosol Optical Depth Analysis with NOAA GOES and POES in the Western Atlantic

Arunas P. Kuciauskas, NRL, Monterey, CA; and D. L. Westphal and P. A. Durkee

Poster PDF (797.1 kB)

P2.28

A two-year analysis of fire activity in the Western Hemisphere as observed with the GOES wildfire automated biomass burning algorithm

Elaine M. Prins, NOAA/NESDIS, Madison, WI; and C. C. Schmidt, J. M. Feltz, J. S. Reid, D. L. Westphal, and K. Richardson

Poster PDF (783.8 kB)

P2.29

Estimation of dust aerosol optical thickness and its shortwave radiative forcing from GOES8 imager

Jun Wang, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and S. A. Christopher

Poster PDF (607.8 kB)

P2.30

DirectMet^� GIS: Real-time integration of meteorological satellite data into the world of GIS

George Schwenke, Global Science & Technology, Inc., Greenbelt, MD and Broadneck Senior High School, Annapolis, MD; and R. Boyd, P. Gifford, E. Valente Jr., E. Shaffer, and C. Dobbins

Poster PDF (340.7 kB)

P2.31

Calibration of GOES water vapor spatial gradients with tropopause folding events

Anthony J. Wimmers, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; and J. L. Moody

Poster PDF (338.0 kB)

P2.32

Advance and withdrawal of the African monsoon flow deduced from Meteosat-7 data

Fran�oise D�salmand, Universit� Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France; and A. Szantai, G. S�ze, I. Jobard, and L. Barros

2

Interagency Initiatives

Sponsor: Coastal Environments Interactive Symposium on Developments in Operational and Research Coastal Oceanography and Meteorology

Organizer: Mel Briscoe, ONR

Papers:

11:00 AM

2.1

Fostering Operational Oceanography�The Ocean.US Initiative

Eric Lindstrom, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC

5

Impacts and Implications of the F-Scale

Sponsor: Symposium on the F-Scale and Severe-Weather Damage Assessment

Papers:

11:00 AM

5.1

Wind, Tornados, and Insurance

Rosemarie Geier Grant, State Farm Insurance Companies, Bloomington, IL

Joint Session 2

Emergence of Digital Libraries in Education: Part II (Joint between 12th Symposium on Education and 19th International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 12th Symposium on Education; and the 19th Conference on IIPS )

Organizers: Rajul Pandya, West Chester Univ.; Linda Miller, UCAR/Unidata

Papers:

11:00 AM

J2.1

Integrating Real-time Environmental Data and Analysis Tools into Educational Digital Libraries: Two Approaches

Ben Domenico, Unidata/UCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Caron, E. Davis, R. Kambic, and S. Nativi

11:15 AM

J2.2

The COMET^� Multimedia Database and Its Use in Digital Libraries

Timothy C. Spangler, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and M. L. Smith and S. A. Drake

Poster PDF (755.2 kB)

11:30 AM

J2.3

Using Digital Libraries to Teach Oceanography

Robert Stewart, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

Poster PDF (62.7 kB)

11:45 AM

J2.4

Building and Growing NASA�s JOINed Digital Library for Science Education (JDL)

Shelley Olds, NASA/SSAI, Greenbelt, MD; and B. W. Meeson

12:00 PM

J2.5

The Digital Water Education Library: Investigating the Science, Economics, and Politics of Water in Grades K�12

Edward E. Geary, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and B. L. Aivazian, S. W. Ireton, T. Sumner, and M. Khoo

6

Meteorological Networks Quality Control and Assurance

Sponsor: 12th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizer: Robert A. Baxter, T&B Systems, Inc.

Papers:

11:00 AM

6.1

Monitoring the Health of Observing Networks

Thomas C. Peterson, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and H. Frederick and J. H. Lawrimore

11:15 AM

6.2

Automated Quality Control of Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program (ARM) Data from the Southern Great Plains (SGP), North Slope Alaska (NSA), and Tropical Western Pacific (TWP) Cloud and Radiation Testbed (CART) Sites

Karen L. Sonntag, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. R. Dean, C. M. Shafer, R. A. Peppler, and C. P. Bahrmann

http://dq.arm.gov/

Poster PDF (675.8 kB)

11:30 AM

6.3

The feasability of field transformation functions for air humidity measurements

X. Lin, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and K. G. Hubbard and C. B. Baker

Poster PDF (388.8 kB)

11:45 AM

6.4

Climate Reference Network Site Reconnaissance: Lessons Learned and Relearned

Kelly T. Redmond, DRI, Reno, NV; and M. J. Janis and K. G. Hubbard

Poster PDF (1.5 MB)

12:00 PM

6.5

Quality assurance audit program for surface and upper air meteorological measurements in the South Coast Air Basin of California

Robert A. Baxter, T&B Systems, Inc., Valencia, CA; and D. L. Yoho and K. R. Durkee

Poster PDF (1.0 MB)

5

Integration of Measurement and Modeling on Urban and Regional Scales

Sponsor: 5th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry: Gases, Aerosols, and Clouds

Papers:

11:00 AM

5.1

Use of numerical ozone prediction models in operational air quality forecasting

William F. Ryan, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and J. McHenry, C. Coats, J. Vukovich, and T. Smith

Poster PDF (1.0 MB)

11:15 AM

5.2

Development of TLM/Adjoint photochemical trajectory model

V. R. Kotamarthi, ANL, Argonne, IL

Poster PDF (140.7 kB)

11:30 AM

5.3

An Integrated Regional Scale Atmospheric Chemistry, Radiation and Dynamics Model: Applications, Analysis, and Evaluation

Aijun Xiu, University of North Carolina, Research Triangle Park, NC; and R. Mathur, A. Hanna, U. Shankar, C. Coats, and F. Binkowski

11:45 AM

5.4

High Resolution Modeling of Oxidants and Aerosols during the 1999 NE-OPS Field Campaign in Philadelphia

Jerome D. Fast, PNNL, Richland, WA

Poster PDF (1.5 MB)

5.5

On Areal Averaging of Air-Surface Exchange: Dry Deposition & Natural

12:01 PM

5.6

Performance evaluation of Two PM2.5 modeling systems�An application to the Eastern United States

Jia-Yeong Ku, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany, NY; and M. A. Majeed, K. Civerolo, and G. Sistla

12:16 PM

5.7

The UV Climatology in Belgium determined from ground based UV monitoring

Didier Gillotay, IASB/BIRA, Brussels, Belgium; and D. Bols�e, H. De Backer, and T. Besnard

Poster PDF (284.9 kB)

2:01 PM

5.5A

Ozone forecasting tool development to support forecasting for the EPA AIRNow program

Dianne S. Miller, Sonoma Technology, Inc., Petaluma, CA; and C. P. MacDonald and T. S. Dye

Poster PDF (254.0 kB)

12:31 PM

5.4a

Lunch Break

5

Observations of air-sea interaction (in situ and satellite)

Sponsor: 12th Conference on Interactions of the Sea and Atmosphere

Organizer: Gary A. Wick, NOAA/ERL/ETL

Papers:

11:00 AM

5.1

Direct observations of atmospheric boundary layer response to SST variations associated with tropical instability waves over the eastern equatorial Pacific

Hiroshi Hashizume, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and S. P. Xie, M. Fujiwara, M. Shiotani, T. Watanabe, Y. Tanimoto, W. T. Liu, and K. Takeuchi

11:15 AM

5.2

Estimation of the surface stress in the eye wall of hurricanes using WSR-88D radar data

Steven Businger, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and F. Marks, P. Dodge, J. A. Businger, and I. Morrison

Poster PDF (742.3 kB)

11:30 AM

5.3

Air-sea flux estimation in high wind boundary layers: a Coupled Boundary Layer Air-Sea Transfer (CBLAST) experiment for 2003-04

Peter G. Black, NOAA/AOML/HRD, Miami, FL

11:45 AM

5.4

Meridional Wind and Surface Stress Oscillations in the Marine Boundary Layer Induced by Easterly Waves over the Tropical Pacific

Andrey A. Grachev, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, NOAA/ETL, Boulder, CO; and C. W. Fairall, J. E. Hare, and B. B. Stankov

Poster PDF (559.0 kB)

12:00 PM

5.5

Pre� and post�sea breeze frontal lines �A meso�� scale analysis over south Israel

Pinhas Alpert, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel; and M. Rabinovich-Hadar

Poster PDF (1.5 MB)

5.6

Seasonal and interannual variability in global satellite-derived latent heat fluxes

12:16 PM

5.7

Skin temperature measurements on small bodies of water

Robert J. Kurzeja, Savannah River Technology Center, Aiken, SC; and M. M. Pendergast

Poster PDF (62.2 kB)

12:30 PM

5.8

Models for skin-bulk SST differences applied to infrared satellite radiometer data

Lisa A. Horrocks, Met Office, Bracknell, Berkshire, United Kingdom; and R. W. Saunders, A. C. Stuart-Menteth, I. S. Robinson, T. J. Nightingale, and A. O'Carroll

12:45 PM

5.9

Momentum and Heat Flux effects on West Florida Shelf temperatures

Jyotika I. Virmani, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL; and R. He and R. H. Weisberg

1:00 PM

5.10

Scaled temperature spectra in the unstable oceanic surface layer

Hemantha W. Wijesekera, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR; and C. A. Paulson and E. D. Skyllingstad

Poster PDF (210.5 kB)

5.11

Air-Sea Heat Exchange along the Northern Sea Surface Temperature Front in the Eastern Tropical Pacific

1:15 PM

5.12

Heat budget of the California Current from satellite and in situ observations

Kathleen A. Edwards, APL, Seattle, WA; and K. A. Kelly

1:30 PM

5.5a

Lunch Break

Panel Discussion 2

Panel Discussion: F-Scale Ramifications

Sponsor: Symposium on the F-Scale and Severe-Weather Damage Assessment

3

Emergent Operational Systems

Sponsor: Coastal Environments Interactive Symposium on Developments in Operational and Research Coastal Oceanography and Meteorology

Organizer: Mel Briscoe, ONR

Papers:

11:30 AM

3.1

GoMOOS: An Emergent Operational System

Philip Bogden, Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System, Portland,, ME

11:45 AM

3.1a

Lunch Break

Symposium Ends

4

Research Systems

Sponsor: Coastal Environments Interactive Symposium on Developments in Operational and Research Coastal Oceanography and Meteorology

Organizer: Richard Hodur, NRL

Papers:

12:45 PM

4.1

Experiences and Lessons Learned from Operating SABSOON

Harvey E. Seim, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, Savannah, GA; and F. Werner and J. Nelson

1:00 PM

4.2

West Florida Shelf Coastal Ocean Modeling and Prediction System

Robert Weisberg, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL

1:15 PM

4.3

Coastal Observing Systems as tools for Impact Assessment and Emergency Response: The Santa Barbara Channel - Santa Maria Basin Study

Clinton D. Winant, SIO/Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA

1:30 PM

4.4

An ocean forecasting system for the east coast of Canada

Charles C. L. Tang, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, NS, Canada

1:45 PM

4.4a

Summary Panel (Representative Users)

1

History Symposium

Sponsor: Presidential Symposium on the History of the Atmospheric Sciences: People, Discoveries, and Technologies

Papers:

1:25 PM

1.1

Who Discovered the El Ni�o-Southern Oscillation?

Gregory T. Cushman, Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX

1:55 PM

1.2

What Role Did G.S. Callendar Play in Reviving the CO2 Theory of Global Climate Change?

James R. Fleming, Colby College, Waterville, ME

2:25 PM

1.3

How did Scandinavian Visitors to the U.S. Contribute to NWP Development?

Kristine C. Harper, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

2:55 PM

1.4

How has the Original Franklin Rod Evolved into Today's Lightning Protection System?

E. Philip Krider, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

3:25 PM

1.5

What were the scientific implications of Military support for Upper-air Research on Radio Wave Propagation in the 1940's?

John Wedge, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

3:55 PM

1.0a

Introductory Remarks. Richard D. Rosen, AMS President and AER, Inc., Lexington, MA

4:00 PM

1.3a

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (Exhibits Open 1:30�6:30 p.m.)

4:30 PM

1.5a

General Discussion "Needs and Opportunities in the History of the Atmospheric Sciences" (co-sponsored by the International Commission on History of Meteorology)

6

GIS Applications

Sponsor: 19th Conference on IIPS

Organizers: Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL; Scott T. Shipley, Raytheon

Papers:

1:25 PM

6.1

Solving complex business problems with GIS and advanced meteorological data

Ronald J. Sznaider, Meteorlogix, LLC, Minneapolis, MN

Poster PDF (1.9 MB)

1:39 PM

6.2

western region flash flood project

Greg Smith, NOAA/NWS, Salt Lake City, UT

1:54 PM

6.3

GIS Data/Applications at the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center

Keith Stellman, NOAA/NWS, Slidell, LA; and D. Welch

Poster PDF (1.5 MB)

2:09 PM

6.4

Using GIS for environmental data in Iowa

D. P. Todey, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and D. Herzmann

http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/GIS/

Poster PDF (371.2 kB)

2:24 PM

6.5

Weather intelligence: a GIS approach to enrich weather databases

May Yuan, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. McIntosh

Poster PDF (312.0 kB)

2:39 PM

6.6

GIS Module for the National Weather Service's Management Information Retrieval System

John P. Kozimor, QSS Group, Inc., Silver Spring, MD

Poster PDF (455.9 kB)

2:54 PM

6.7

GIS As A Briefing And Planning Tool In The NWS

Ira A. Graffman, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

Poster PDF (458.1 kB)

3:09 PM

6.8

An Historical Tropical Cyclone Mapping and Analysis Tool

Ethan Gibney, NOAA, Charleston, SC; and R. Jackson

3:24 PM

6.9

An ArcIMS-based web portal to real-time observations and forecasts for estuaries and the coastal ocean

John G. W. Kelley, NOAA/National Ocean Service, Silver Spring, MD; and M. Kennedy and M. Westington

Poster PDF (209.5 kB)

3:39 PM

6.10

Motion Tracker�Using Internet Map Servers and JAVA technology to provide near-real time mapping of moving objects�research vessels and marine mammals

Nazila Merati, PMEL and JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and J. Fabritz, T. C. Vance, R. Hobbs, and D. Shields

Poster PDF (651.1 kB)

3:54 PM

6.11

VRML-based visualization of GIS data for a Marine Sanctuary

Tiffany C. Vance, NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service, Seattle, WA; and N. Merati, C. Moore, and C. Alexander

Poster PDF (435.0 kB)

4:09 PM

6.12

Exploration of GIS Interoperability Technologies for the International H2O Project

Olga Wilhelmi, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. Betancourt

4:24 PM

6.13

An Interoperable Web Mapping Application at the GES DAAC

Nathan Pollack, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and W. Teng, J. Bonk, L. Lu, D. Nadeau, P. Hrubiak, and G. Serafino

Poster PDF (134.6 kB)

4:39 PM

6.14

GIS Calibration and Validation of Satellite Measurements

Heather S. Kilcoyne, Raytheon ITSS, Lanham, MD; and S. T. Shipley

Poster PDF (1.6 MB)

4:54 PM

6.0a

Session Introduction

Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA; and S. T. Shipley

Poster PDF (6.0 kB)

4:55 PM

6.6a

Coffee Break (Exhibits Open 1:30�6:00 p.m.)

7

Meteorological Measurement Networks II

Sponsor: 12th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizers: John A. Augustine, NOAA/ARL; C. Bruce Baker, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC

Papers:

1:30 PM

7.1

Weather System Upgrades to Support Space Launch at the Eastern Range and Kennedy Space Center

D. E. Harms, 45th Weather Squadron, Patrick AFB, FL; and B. F. Boyd, F. C. Flinn, T. M. McNamara, J. T. Madura, T. L. Wilfong, and P. R. Conant

Poster PDF (610.6 kB)

1:45 PM

7.2

The Representativeness of Skin Temperature Measurements at Oklahoma Mesonet Sites

Jeffrey B. Basara, Oklahoma Climatological Survey and Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. R. Cheresnick and P. K. Hall Jr.

Poster PDF (1.3 MB)

2:00 PM

7.3

Operations of the joint USDA/OCE/WAOB and MSU/DREC Agricultural Weather and Data Center

Thomas Puterbaugh, USDA/NRCS/WAOB, Washington, DC; and R. P. Motha, G. L. Schaefer, T. B. Freeland Jr., H. C. Pringle III, and H. L. Crowley

Poster PDF (226.6 kB)

4

Data Assimilation

Sponsor: 12th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Organizer: Christopher S. Velden, CIMSS/University of Wisconsin

Papers:

1:30 PM

4.1

Satellite data assimilation at NCEP (Invited Presentation)

John C. Derber, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD

2:00 PM

4.2

Assimilation of polar MODIS Atmospheric Motion Vectors at ECMWF (Invited Presentation)

Jean-No�l Th�paut, ECMWF, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom; and N. Bormann

Poster PDF (396.4 kB)

2:30 PM

4.3

Preparation for the assimilation of advanced sounders at Meteo-France (Invited Presentation)

Florence Rabier, Meteo-France, Toulouse, France; and N. Fourri�, T. Auligne, and M. Szczech-Gajewska

Poster PDF (2.0 MB)

5

University Educational Initiatives

Sponsor: 12th Symposium on Education

Organizers: Paul Croft, Univ. of Lousiana at Monroe; Mohan K. Ramamurthy, University of Illinois

Papers:

1:30 PM

5.1

Chemistry of the Atmosphere: A student-centered undergraduate learning experience

Richard D. Clark, Millersville Univ., Millersville, PA; and S. Yalda

Poster PDF (152.8 kB)

1:45 PM

5.2

Development of In-Class Exercises to Accompany Interactive, Hands-On Meteorology for Undergraduate Non-Majors

Donna J. Charlevoix, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and R. Herman, L. Di Girolamo, and G. M. McFarquhar

Poster PDF (296.4 kB)

2:00 PM

5.3

Online dialog: What if you build it and they don�t come?

Eugene S. Takle, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and E. K. Sorensen and D. Herzmann

Poster PDF (164.4 kB)

2:15 PM

5.4

Assessing the value of multimedia to learning in survey-level atmospheric science courses

Perry Samson, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

2:30 PM

5.5

New approaches to meteorology education: the 2002 COMET Workshop for University Faculty

Douglas Yarger, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and B. Wilson, G. Byrd, P. Parrish, and J. Lamos

Poster PDF (110.7 kB)

2:45 PM

5.6

NCAR summer undergraduate leadership workshop interests students in research and careers in the sciences

Susan Q. Foster, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. Barnes, K. K. Droegemeier, S. Henderson, R. M. Johnson, and R. Munoz

7

European and Other International Applications

Sponsor: 19th Conference on IIPS

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

Papers:

1:30 PM

7.1

An automated synoptic typing system using archived and real-time NWP model output

Robert R. Dahni, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Vic., Australia

Poster PDF (304.4 kB)

1:45 PM

7.2

The Perlan Project: New Zealand Flights, Meteorological Support & Modeling

Elizabeth J. Carter, Firnspiegel LLC, Kings Beach, CA; and E. H. Teets, Jr. and S. N. Goates

http://www.weatherextreme.com/perlan

Poster PDF (493.5 kB)

2:00 PM

7.3

Australian Marine Forecasting System

James M. Kelly, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and J. Bally, C. Ryan, and D. Thomas

Poster PDF (215.8 kB)

2:15 PM

7.4

Progress on a knowledge-based internet weather forecasting system

Harvey Stern, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Vic., Australia

http://www.weather-climate.com/internetforecasts.html

Poster PDF (146.8 kB)

2:30 PM

7.5

Mentor�a performance support system for forecasters

Christopher J. Ryan, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and A. Jha and S. Joshi

Poster PDF (185.9 kB)

2:45 PM

7.6

ECMWF Metview on a laptop

J Daabeck, ECMWF, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom; and R. Bonifacio, V. Karhila, F. Ii, S. Lamy-Thepaut, and A. J�rgensen

Poster PDF (253.3 kB)

3:00 PM

7.7

Operational use of infrared cloud analysers in automatic observing networks and for aeronautic applications

Thierry Besnard, Groupe Leader, LeHavre and LPEC-CNRS and Universit� du Maine, Le Mans, France; and D. Gillotay, F. Zanghi, L. Berger, and W. Decuyper

Poster PDF (328.9 kB)

3:15 PM

7.8

Development of a Java-based meteorological workstation by german meteorological service and partners

Gerhard Eymann, Deutscher Wetterdienst, Offenbach, Germany

Poster PDF (149.6 kB)

5

Global Perspectives on Impacts

Sponsor: Impacts of Water Variability: Benefits and Challenges

Organizer: Heidi Cullen, NCAR

Papers:

5.1

International Dialogue on Water and Climate: Learning to better cope with climate variability and change

1:44 PM

5.2

Paper has been moved, new paper number 5.10

1:45 PM

5.3

Impacts of the protracted drought in central and southwest Asia

Bradfield Lyon, IRI for Climate Prediction, Palisades, NY; and H. Cullen and M. Barlow

5.4

Low-frequency precipitation and river flow variability in Cuenca del Plata

2:15 PM

5.5

ENSO Impacts on the Flow of the Caron� River, Venezuela

Pedro C�rdenas, EDELCA Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela; and A. Gil, E. Colon, and O. Garcia

5.6

A methodology for the prediction of environmentally mediated stress: impacts of a changing hydrological cycle

2:30 PM

5.7

Climate Variability and Water Resources: A study in the Paraiba Valley, Brazil

Ana P. Barros, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; and S. J. Simoes and D. A. Raff

Poster PDF (138.4 kB)

2:45 PM

5.8

Quantifying precipitation reduction due to air pollution downwind of major urban areas

Amir Givati, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel; and D. Rosenfeld

Poster PDF (204.3 kB)

3:00 PM

5.9

The Impact of Global Warming on U.S. Agriculture: An Econometric Analysis

Wolfram Schlenker, University of California, Berkeley, CA; and W. M. Hanemann and A. C. Fisher

3:15 PM

5.10

Climate and Rural Poverty (Formerly paper 5.2)

Alan Basist, NOAA/NWS/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and C. Williams, F. Kogan, R. Mendelsohn, P. Kurukulasuriya, A. Dinar, and R. C. Reddy

http://

Poster PDF (49.6 kB)

3:45 PM

5.0a

Challenges and Opportunities in Water Resource Management�The Role of the World Meteorological Organization"

G. O. P. Obasi, World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

4:45 PM

5.3a

Coffee Break

3

Land-Atmosphere Interactions 2: Process Representation and Evaluation

Sponsor: 17TH Conference on Hydrology

Organizer: Deborah K. Nykanen, Michigan Technological University

Papers:

1:30 PM

3.1

An Evaluation of a 30-year Land Surface Model Simulation using Observational Forcing

Hatim Sharif, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. Crow, N. L. Miller, K. E. Bashford, and E. F. Wood

Poster PDF (222.1 kB)

1:45 PM

3.2

The interplay between vegetation evapotranspiration processes and the seasonal soil moisture evolution at the catchment scale

Reto St�ckli, ETH, Z�rich, Switzerland; and P. L. Vidale

2:00 PM

3.3

The water budget of Guemes Island

Joost A. Businger, University of Washington, Anacortes, WA

2:15 PM

3.4

Evaluation of streamflow and snowpack simulations in the land surface models of the North American Land Data Assimilation (N-LDAS) Project

Dag Lohmann, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Suitland, MD; and K. Mitchell, P. R. Houser, E. F. Wood, J. Schaake, D. Lettenmaier, A. Robock, B. Cosgrove III, M. Pan, Q. Duan, J. Sheffield, L. Luo, J. Meng, W. Higgins, R. Pinker, and D. Tarpley

2:30 PM

3.5

Land surface hydrology comparisons between the Viterbo and Beljaars land surface scheme and observations

Harald Richter, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and G. A. Mills, A. W. Western, R. B. Grayson, F. H. S. Chiew, and D. Wilson

Poster PDF (382.1 kB)

2:45 PM

3.6

Percolation theoretical treatments of water retention and unsaturated hydraulic conductivity: Relevance to water and energy fluxes across land�air interface

Allen G. Hunt, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Poster PDF (132.1 kB)

3:00 PM

3.7

Evaluation of Three Topography-based Runoff Schemes in a Land Surface Model

Guo-Yue Niu, University of Texas, Austin, TX; and Z. L. Yang

3:15 PM

3.8

Intercomparison of Soil Moisture Memory in Two Land Surface Models

Sarith P. P. Mahanama, GEST and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and R. D. Koster

3:30 PM

3.9

Upgrades to the unified Noah land-surface model in the operational NCEP mesoscale Eta model

Michael Ek, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Suitland, MD; and K. Mitchell, E. Rogers, T. Black, G. Gayno, F. Chen, and J. Kim

3:45 PM

3.10

An Evaluation of the NOAH Land Surface Model Implemented in the Global Land Data Assimilation System

Kristi R. Arsenault, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Greenbelt, MD; and P. R. Houser, M. Rodell, U. Jambor, J. Gottschalck, J. Meng, B. Cosgrove, K. Mitchell, D. Lohmann, and M. Ek

4:00 PM

3.11

Testing and evaluation of potential evapotranspiration schemes for National Weather Service River Forecast System

Qingyun Duan, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. Smith and J. Schaake

Poster PDF (4.0 MB)

4:15 PM

3.12

Two-Way Coupling of Crop-Climate Interactions in a Regional Climate Model

Eugene S. Takle, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and Z. Pan and J. H. Christensen

Poster PDF (28.2 kB)

4:30 PM

3.13

Seasonal Soil Moisture Prediction Using a Climate-Plant-Soil Coupled Agroecosystem Water Management Model

Z. Pan, Iowa State Univeristy, Ames, IA; and R. Horton, M. Segal, E. Takle, D. Herzmann, D. Todey, D. Flory, and J. Roads

Poster PDF (43.5 kB)

4:45 PM

3.14

Assessing impact of interannual climate variations on water resources and crop productivity using CLIGEN and WEPP models

X.-C. John Zhang, USDA-ARS, El Reno, OK

Poster PDF (63.1 kB)

5:00 PM

3.6a

Coffee Break in exhibit hall (exhibits open 1:30�6:30 p.m.)

3

Weather and climate modeling of water in all its phases

Sponsor: Observing and Understanding the Variability of Water in Weather and Climate

Organizer: Paul Dirmeyer, COLA

Papers:

1:30 PM

3.1

Climate changes in the partitioning of water in convective storms: thermostat or iris? (Invited Presentation)

Anthony D. DelGenio, NASA/GISS, New York, NY

2:00 PM

3.2

Improved Land Surface Initial Conditions for Seasonal Weather Forecasts

Randal D. Koster, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and M. J. Suarez, M. Rodell, U. Jambor, P. Liu, R. Reichle, and P. Houser

2:15 PM

3.3

Predictability of Summertime North American Precipitation

Prashant D. Sardeshmukh, NOAA/ERL/CDC, Boulder, CO; and G. P. Compo

2:30 PM

3.4

A proposed new metric for quantifying the climatic effects of human-caused alterations to the global water cycle

Roger A. Pielke Sr., Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and T. N. Chase

Poster PDF (65.2 kB)

2:45 PM

3.5

Model-based estimates of moisture cycling over the US and globe

David A. Salstein, AER, Lexington, MA; and R. D. Rosen and H. Kanamaru

Poster PDF (467.1 kB)

3:00 PM

3.6

The effects of microscale and mesoscale landscape heterogeneity on weather and climate (Invited Presentation)

Roni Avissar, Duke University, Durham, NC; and C. P. Weaver, R. R. Silva, S. Baidya Roy, and D. Werth

3:30 PM

3.7

Sequences of Precipitation and Organized Convection: Dynamics and Parameterization

Mitchell W. Moncrieff, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Liu

Poster PDF (592.2 kB)

3:45 PM

3.8

The Water Cycle and Precipitation Recycling during the 1993 United States Flood

Michael G. Bosilovich, NASA/GMAO, Greenbelt, MD; and L. Takacs, S. Schubert, and G. K. Walker

http://dao.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Poster PDF (314.6 kB)

4:00 PM

3.9

An investigation of the sensitivity of model predictions of precipitation to vertical grid spacing

Keeley R. Costigan, LANL, Los Alamos, NM

Poster PDF (1.1 MB)

4:15 PM

3.10

Intercomparison of global reanalyses and regional simulations of cold season water budgets in the western U.S

L. Ruby Leung, PNNL, Richland, WA; and Y. Qian, J. Han, and J. O. Roads

4:30 PM

3.5a

Coffee Break

5:00 PM

3.10a

Oral Briefings: 1�2 Minute Presentation Summarizing Posters in Session P2 (Please note that the Formal Viewing Time for these posters will be on Thursday, 13 February at 9:45 a.m.)

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

R�my 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. G�ber, 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.)

Joint Session 5

Flood Hydrology, Management, Information Systems: Longer-Term Planning, Management, Impacts, and Forecasting Issues (Joint with the Symp on Impacts of Water Variability: Benefits and Challenges and the 17th Conference on Hydrology)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 17TH Conference on Hydrology; and the Impacts of Water Variability: Benefits and Challenges )

Organizer: Robert S. Davis, NOAA/NWSFO

Papers:

1:30 PM

J5.1

Tropical Cyclone Floods in Florida: Geographical Influences and Community Preparedness

Arlene G. Laing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

1:45 PM

J5.2

Problems of climate variability and uncertainty in flood hazard planning for the Colorado Front Range

Mary W. Downton, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and H. Cullen, R. Morss, O. Wilhelmi, and B. Rajagopalan

Poster PDF (149.8 kB)

2:00 PM

J5.3

National Weather Service Hydrologic Science and Development: Coupling the Atmosphere to the Oceans

Gary Carter, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and G. F. Smith

Poster PDF (954.2 kB)

2:15 PM

J5.4

Enhanced flood forecasting and real-time inundation mapping in the Tar River Basin, North Carolina, USA

Douglas C. Marcy, NOAA/NWS, Charleston, SC; and G. Austin, J. Feldt, and S. Harned

2:30 PM

J5.5

Short Term Ensemble River Stage Forecasts: Application

Xiaobiao Fan, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. Mullusky, L. Wu, E. Welles, J. Ostrowski, N. Pryor, and J. Schaake

Poster PDF (618.2 kB)

2:45 PM

J5.6

The role of a prominent rain shadow on flooding in California's coastal mountains: A CALJET case study and sensitivity to the ENSO cycle

Paul J. Neiman, NOAA/ERL/ETL, Boulder, CO; and F. M. Ralph, D. E. Kingsmill, E. D. Andrews, and R. C. Antweiler

3:00 PM

J5.7

Toward a Science Infusion Strategy for NWS Probabilistic Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting (PQPF)

John Schaake, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and Z. Toth, D. Reynolds, M. Antolik, J. Maloney, J. Du, B. Zhou, M. Halpert, R. Martin, P. Dallavalle, E. Danaher, and K. Lynott

Poster PDF (67.7 kB)

3:15 PM

J5.8

Distributed model flow sensitivities to input and parametric uncertainty: Case studies for three watersheds in the Central U.S

Theresa M. Carpenter, Hydrologic Research Center, San Diego, CA; and K. P. Georgakakos and J. A. Sperfslage

Poster PDF (244.5 kB)

3:30 PM

J5.9

Hydrological Forecasting using Distributed Models in the Great Lakes Basin

Alain C. Pietroniro, EC, Saskatoon, SK, Canada; and H. Goertz, P. Pilon, H. Ritchie, P. Campbell, R. P. Ford, and N. Kouwen

3:45 PM

J5.10

Chimera watersheds to understand the relative importance of rainfall distribution in semi-distributed rainfall-runoff models

Vazken Andr�assian, Cemagref, Antony, France; and A. Oddos, C. Michel, and C. Perrin

Poster PDF (360.3 kB)

4:00 PM

J5.11

Optimization of a macroscale hydrological model for flood forecasting in the Odra watershed

Joachim Geyer, GKSS Research Center, Geesthacht, Germany; and M. Klein and H. T. Mengelkamp

http://w3.gkss.de/KSH

Poster PDF (165.2 kB)

4:15 PM

J5.12

Potential benefits of long-lead hydrologic predictability on Missouri River main-stem reservoirs

Edwin P. Maurer, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. P. Lettenmaier

4:30 PM

J5.13

Applying high resolution land surface data, modeling and assimilation techniques to water supply and demand forecasts

Curtis L. Hartzell, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO; and T. Pruitt, S. M. Hunter, D. A. Matthews, W. Sharp, K. R. Arsenault, and P. R. Houser

http://www.usbr.gov/rsmg/nexrad

Poster PDF (121.6 kB)

4:45 PM

J5.14

Simulation of Possible future effects of greenhouse warming on Great Lakes water supply using a regional climate model

Brent M. Lofgren, NOAA/ERL/GLERL, Ann Arbor, MI

Poster PDF (230.2 kB)

5:00 PM

J5.6a

Coffee Break in exhibit hall (exhibits open 1:30�6:30 p.m.)

5

Human Resource Needs, Including Education and Training: Employers' Perspective�USN

Sponsor: Coastal Environments Interactive Symposium on Developments in Operational and Research Coastal Oceanography and Meteorology

Organizer: Jack Kelly Jr., NOAA/NWS

Papers:

2:00 PM

5.1

Requirements for Operational Oceanographers at the Naval Oceanographic Office

James P. Rigney, Naval Oceanographic Office, Stennis Space Center, MS

2:15 PM

5.2

Coastal Ocean Modeling, a Human Resources Perspective

William Jobst, NRL, Monterey, CA

Panel Discussion 3

Open Discussion on Meteorological Measurement Networks: Climate monitoring implications?

Sponsor: 12th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizer: C. Bruce Baker, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC

4

All aspects of artificial intelligence applications to environmental sciences

Sponsor: 3rd Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to the Environmental Science

Organizer: Caren Marzban, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK and Univ. of Washington

Papers:

2:15 PM

4.1

Pricing a financial instrument to guarantee the accuracy of a weather forecast

Harvey Stern, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; and S. Dawkins

http://www.weather-climate.com/guarantee.html

Poster PDF (143.7 kB)

4.2

Nonlinear Diagnostics of Weather Regimes in the ECMWF Seasonal Forecasting Model

2:30 PM

4.3

Fuzzy image processing applied to time series analysis

R. Andrew Weekley, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. K. Goodrich and L. B. Cornman

Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

2:45 PM

4.4

Fuzzy Case-Based Prediction of Cloud Ceiling and Visibility

Bjarne K. Hansen, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada; and D. Riordan

http://chebucto.ca/~bjarne/wind

Poster PDF (92.7 kB)

3:00 PM

4.5

Simplified nonlinear principal component analysis

Beiwei Lu, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and W. W. Hsieh

Poster PDF (1.9 MB)

3:15 PM

4.6

Development of an Events-Oriented Verification System Using data mining and Image Processing Algorithms

Michael E. Baldwin, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. Lakshmivarahan

Poster PDF (181.3 kB)

3:30 PM

4.7

Application of knowledge discovery from databases to remote weather assessment

Michael Hadjimichael, NRL, Monterey, CA; and R. L. Bankert, A. P. Kuciauskas, K. L. Richardson, and G. N. Vogel

Poster PDF (149.4 kB)

3:45 PM

4.8

Adaptive Data Fusion of Meteorological Forecast Modules

Shel Gerding, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. Myers

Poster PDF (313.7 kB)

4:00 PM

4.9

A Fuzzy Logic System for Automated Short Term Aviation Weather Forecasts

Tom Hicks, Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL; and T. Crawford and M. Wilson

Poster PDF (159.7 kB)

4:15 PM

4.0a

Multiagent Systems for Environmental Perception

Francesco Amigoni, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy; and M. Somalvico

Poster PDF (54.6 kB)

4:45 PM

4.4a

Coffee Break in exhibit hall (exhibits open 1:30�6:30 p.m.

6

Human Resource Needs, Including Education and Training: Employers' Perspective�NOAA

Sponsor: Coastal Environments Interactive Symposium on Developments in Operational and Research Coastal Oceanography and Meteorology

Organizer: Jack Kelly Jr., NOAA/NWS

Papers:

2:30 PM

6.1

NOS Perspective on Educational and Training Resource Requirements for Operational Oceanography

Frank Aikman III, NOAA, National Ocean Service, Silver Spring, MD; and J. G. W. Kelley

2:45 PM

6.2

NOAA National Weather Service Coastal and Ocean Services

Greg Mandt, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

3:00 PM

6.3

Future Workforce Requirements for NOAA Research in Coastal Prediction

David Rogers, NOAA/OAR, Silver Spring, MD

3:15 PM

6.3a

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

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

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

R�gis Juvanon du Vachat, M�t�o-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)

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (Exhibits open 1:30�6:30)

8

Radiosonde Upper-Air Measurements

Sponsor: 12th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizer: Donald E. Lehrman, Technology & Business Systems

Papers:

3:30 PM

8.1

Corrected TOGA-COARE sounding humidity data: impact on climate and convection over the warm pool

Richard H. Johnson, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and P. E. Ciesielski

Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

3:45 PM

8.2

Technique for verifying radiosonde solar radiation correction algorithm

James Fitzgibbons, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Facundo

Poster PDF (240.8 kB)

4:00 PM

8.3

FLIGHT TEMPERATURE COMPARISONS BETWEEN THE NASA THREE THERMISTOR REFERENCE RADIOSONDE AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUALIFIED GPS RADIOSONDES

Carl A. Bower Jr., NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. J. Fitzgibbon

Poster PDF (411.9 kB)

8.4

The radiation error of radiosonde thermistors determined from the ATM radiosonde

4:30 PM

8.5

Progress in improving upper air moisture measurements over the UK

John Nash, Met Ofiice, Wokingham, Berks, United Kingdom; and T. Oakley and C. Gaffard

Poster PDF (1.6 MB)

4:45 PM

8.6

Update on the implementation of the National Weather Service's Radiosonde Replacement System

Joseph Facundo, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

Poster PDF (238.1 kB)

5

University Educational Initiatives: Continued

Sponsor: 12th Symposium on Education

Papers:

3:30 PM

5.7

The Atmosphere: An introductory Web-based meteorology course

Sepideh Yalda, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and R. D. Clark

3:45 PM

5.8

Using a weather center to tutor, educate, advise, and excite

Richard C. Bagby, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL; and C. G. Herbster and R. K. Snow

4:00 PM

5.9

Forecasting support for the summer 2002 New England Air Quality Study (NEAQS) campaign by an undergraduate program

James P. Koermer, Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH; and J. Zabransky Jr., E. G. Hoffman, and W. Angevine

Poster PDF (124.0 kB)

4:15 PM

5.10

Graduate field training in atmospheric measurements

Melanie A. Wetzel, DRI, Reno, NV; and R. D. Borys and D. R. Lowenthal

Poster PDF (268.9 kB)

4:30 PM

5.11

The Benefits of a Nine Year Partnership between the National Weather Service and Penn State University

Richard H. Grumm, NOAA/NWS, State College, PA; and P. Knight and J. Diercks

Poster PDF (157.1 kB)

4:45 PM

5.12

College and university Earth system science education in the 21^st century (ESSE 21)

Donald R. Johnson, Univ. Space Research Assoc., Columbia, MD; and M. Ruzek

http://esse21.usra.edu

Poster PDF (600.9 kB)

Poster Session 3

Data Assimilation

Sponsor: 12th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Organizer: Marie Colton, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA

Papers:

P3.1

Rapid Transmittance Studies at NOAA

Larry M. McMillin, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and X. Xiong

Poster PDF (18.3 kB)

P3.2

The Merger of OPTRAN and RTTOV

Thomas J. Kleespies, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD

Poster PDF (207.4 kB)

P3.3

Toward direct uses of satellite cloudy radiances in NWP models. Part I: forward and adjoint models

Fuzhong Weng, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and Q. Liu

Poster PDF (30.0 kB)

P3.4

Toward direct uses of satellite cloudy radiances in NWP models. part II: radiance simulations at microwave frequencies

Xiaofan Li, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and F. Weng

Poster PDF (512.9 kB)

P3.5

Toward Direct Uses of Satellite Cloudy Radiances in NWP Models. Part III: Sensitivity study of cloud particle size and shape on Stokes vector

Quanhua Liu, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Camp Springs, MD; and A. Heidinger and F. Weng

Poster PDF (202.4 kB)

P3.6

Toward Direct Uses of Satellite Cloudy Radiances in NWP Models. Part IV: 1Dvar Retrievals of Atmospheric and Surface Parameters

Banghua Yan Sr., Decision Systems Technologies, Inc., Camp Springs, MD; and F. Weng and M. Goldberg

P3.7

Use of AMSU-B radiances in the Canadian Meteorological Centre 3D-var system

Jacques Hall�, CMC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and C. Chouinard

http://iweb.cmc.ec.gc.ca/cmc/bibliotheque/ASSIMILATION/tovs_processing.pdf

Poster PDF (177.9 kB)

P3.8

A hybrid approach to the bias correction of AMSU�A radiance data

William F. Campbell, NRL, Monterey, CA; and N. L. Baker

Poster PDF (555.5 kB)

P3.9

Variational retrieval of Eastern Pacific atmospheric boundary layer parameters using ATOVS with the COAMPS^TM mesoscale forecast system

Grant A. Cooper, NPS, Monterey, CA; and N. L. Baker and P. A. Durkee

P3.10

Assimilation of retrieved water vapor profiles into the Navy Operational Global Atmospheric Prediction System (NOGAPS)

Clay B. Blankenship, NRL, Monterey, CA; and N. L. Baker

Poster PDF (218.6 kB)

P3.11

Assimilation of water vapor radiances from geostationary imagers in 4DVAR

Christina B. K�pken, ECMWF, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom; and G. Kelly and J. N. Th�paut

Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

P3.12

Evaluating Water Vapor and Cloud Retrievals from MODIS Over Antarctica

Robert M. Aune, NOAA/NESDIS, Madison, WI; and R. Frey and S. Wetzel-Seemann

Poster PDF (280.7 kB)

P3.13

Estimation of Observation Value using the NAVDAS Adjoint System

Rolf H. Langland, NRL, Monterey, CA; and N. L. Baker

Poster PDF (154.9 kB)

P3.14

Impact of MODIS winds on DAO systems

Yanqiu Zhu, Data Assimilation Office, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and L. P. Riishojgaard

P3.15

Use of Satellite-Derived Atmospheric Motion Vectors in Simulations of Cyclones During PACJET

Katherine M. La Casse, CIMSS/University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. C. Morgan

Poster PDF (497.5 kB)

P3.16

A New Data Assimilation Technique for Satellite Derived Winds

P3.17

Analysis impact of modified height assignment for satellite winds

Lars Peter Riishojgaard, Data Assimilation Office, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and Y. Zhu

P3.18

Impact studies of the assimilation of GOES imaging channels

Louis Garand, MSC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and N. Wagneur

Poster PDF (1.7 MB)

P3.19

Observed Impact of GOES Derived Product Data on the LAPS Local Forecasts

P3.20

The Usage of GOES Imager Clear-Sky Radiance in the NCEP Global Data Assimilation System

Xiujuan Su, SAIC at NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and J. Derber, J. Jung, Y. Tahara, D. Keyser, and R. Treadon

Poster PDF (2.3 MB)

P3.21

Verification of mesoscale numerical model forecasts using remotely-sensed observations

Derek J. Posselt, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and W. F. Feltz, T. Schmit, and D. D. Turner

Poster PDF (336.3 kB)

P3.22

Potential impact of Visible and Infrared satellite measurements in cloud data assimilation

T. Vukicevic, CIRA/Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO; and T. Greenwald, M. Zupanski, D. Zupanski, and T. H. Vonder Haar

http://668756

Poster PDF (32.1 kB)

6

Monsoon-ocean interaction

Sponsor: 12th Conference on Interactions of the Sea and Atmosphere

Organizer: Bin Wang, IPRC University of Hawaii

Papers:

3:30 PM

6.1

The coupled nature of intraseasonal and interannual monsoon variability

Peter J. Webster, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

4:00 PM

6.2

Atmosphere-ocean variations in the Indo-Pacific sector during ENSO episodes

Ngar-Cheung Lau, NOAA/GFDL, Princeton, NJ

4:30 PM

6.3

Coupling between northward propagating instraseasonal oscillations and sea-surface temperature in the Indian Ocean

Xiouhua Fu, IPRC, SOEST, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and B. Wang, T. Li, and J. McCreary

4:45 PM

6.4

Role of the Indian Ocean SST anomalies in the coupling of the Atmosphere and Ocean

C. Perigaud, California Institute of Technology/JPL, Pasadena, CA; and D. J. Neelin and J. McCreary

http://

Poster PDF (31.0 kB)

5:00 PM

6.5

The coupled monsoon-ocean mode and its impacts on asian-australian monsoon

Bin Wang, IPRC University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and R. Wu and T. Li

5:15 PM

6.6

Spatial and Temporal Structure of the Tropospheric Biennial Oscillation and its Mechanism

Tim Li, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and P. Liu and B. Wang

6

Observed Seasonal/Interannual Variability: II

Sponsor: 14th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations

Organizer: Bradfield Lyon, International Research Institute for Climate Prediction, Columbia Univ.

Papers:

3:30 PM

6.1

The Influence of the NAO/AO on Temperature Extremes in the Northeastern United States

Linda O. Mearns, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. J. Wettstein

3:45 PM

6.2

Arctic Oscillation versus North Atlantic Oscillation: Arguments based on the principal component analysis methodology

Radan Huth, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Praha, Czech Republic

Poster PDF (287.9 kB)

4:00 PM

6.3

The Artic Oscillation�Is It A Physical Mode?

Julian X.L. Wang, NOAA/ERL/ARL, Silver Spring, MD

4:15 PM

6.4

Associations between Low Frequency Variability Modes and Winter Climatic Extremes in Canada

Amir Shabbar, MSC, Toronto, ON, Canada; and B. Bonsal

http://

Poster PDF (2.8 MB)

4:30 PM

6.5

Fluctuations in freezing rain incidences in the United States

David Changnon, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL; and R. Bigley and S. A. Changnon Jr.

4:45 PM

6.6

NAO Influence on Maximum and Minimum Temperature of the Iberian Peninsula

M.-J. Esteban-Parra, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain; and D. Pozo-V�zquez, Y. Castro-D�ez, and R. M. Trigo

Poster PDF (403.2 kB)

5:00 PM

6.7

El Ni�o/Southern Oscillation impacts on peak wind gusts in the United States

Jesse G. Enloe, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and S. R. Smith and J. J. O'Brien

Poster PDF (277.9 kB)

5:15 PM

6.8

Euro-Mediterranean rainfall and ENSO�a seasonally varying relationship

Annarita Mariotti, ENEA Climate Section, Rome, Italy; and N. Zeng and K. -. M. Lau

5:30 PM

6.9

Variability of tropical intraseasonal convective anomalies

Charles Jones, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA; and L. M. V. Carvalho, W. Higgins, D. Waliser, and J. K. Schemm

7

Human Resource Needs, Including Education and Training: Employers' Perspective�Industry

Sponsor: Coastal Environments Interactive Symposium on Developments in Operational and Research Coastal Oceanography and Meteorology

Organizer: Jack Kelly Jr., NOAA/NWS

Papers:

3:45 PM

7.1

Weathernews, Inc. as an Employer

Robert L. Cohen, Weathernews Oceanroutes, Sunnyvale, CA

4:00 PM

7.2

Human Resource Needs for Coastal Oceanography: A Small Business Perspective

Craig Swanson, Applied Sciences Associates, Narragansett, RI

8

Academia's Response

Sponsor: Coastal Environments Interactive Symposium on Developments in Operational and Research Coastal Oceanography and Meteorology

Organizer: John T. Snow, University of Oklahoma

Papers:

4:15 PM

8.1

Educational Opportunities in Operational Oceanography at an Academic Coastal Observatory

Scott Glenn, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and O. Schofield

4:30 PM

8.2

An Academic Perspective on Educating Operational Oceanographers

Mary L. Batteen, NPS, Monterey, CA

4:45 PM

8.3

Graduate Research Opportunities in Operational Oceanography at an Academic Coastal Prediction Center

Leonard J. Pietrafesa, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and L. Xie, S. Bao, and M. Peng

5:00 PM

8.3a

Summary Panel (John Snow, Mel Briscoe, Eric Lindstrom, Jack Kelly, Margaret Davidson, and Richard Hodur)

Conference Ends

Sessions End for the Day

Symposium Ends

Special Address. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, NOAA, Washington, DC

CODA

Sessions End for the Day

Sessions end for the day

Symposium Ends

Sessions End for the Day

WED 12 FEB

Wed 12 Feb

wed 12 feb

WED 12 FEB

Simpsons Symposium�A Tribute to Robert and Joanne Simpson

5

Operational Implications of QuikSCAT

Sponsor: 12th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Organizers: Jeffrey D. Hawkins, NRL; Marie Colton, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA

Papers:

8:30 AM

5.1

Operational Assimilation of QuikSCAT data at ECMWF

H. Hersbach, ECMWF, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom; and L. Isaksen and P. A. E. M. Janssen

http://

Poster PDF (1.0 MB)

9:00 AM

5.2

Assimilation of QuikSCAT/SeaWinds ocean surface wind data into the global data assimilation system at JMA

Masami Tokuno, Japan Meteorological Agency, Tokyo, Japan; and Y. Ohhashi and T. Iriguchi

Joint Session 6

Spatial and Temporal Variability of Water in All its Phases: Part 3 (Joint with the Symposium on Observing and Understanding the Variability of Water in Weather and Climate and the 17th Conference on Hydrology)

Sponsors: (Joint between the Observing and Understanding the Variability of Water in Weather and Climate; and the 17TH Conference on Hydrology )

Organizer: Xubin Zeng, University of Arizona

Papers:

8:30 AM

J6.1

The temporal and spatial variability of drizzle in North America

Addison L. Sears-Collins, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; and D. M. Schultz and R. H. Johns

Poster PDF (191.8 kB)

8:45 AM

J6.2

Relationships between the large-scale atmospheric circulation and flood events in central Pennsylvania

Katherine H. Straub, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA

9:00 AM

J6.3

Moistening processes in the upper troposphere by deep convection

Eui-Seok Chung, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea; and B. J. Sohn and V. Ramanathan

Poster PDF (114.6 kB)

9:15 AM

J6.4

Bimodal distribution of tropical upper tropospheric humidity

Brian Mapes, NOAA/CIRES/CDC, Boulder, CO; and C. Zhang and B. Soden

6

Water Management Issues - Role of Information

Sponsor: Impacts of Water Variability: Benefits and Challenges

Organizer: Jim Giraytys, Certified Consulting Meteorologist

Papers:

8:30 AM

6.1

The benefit of long lead-time hydrologic forecasts during drought in the Ohio River Valley

Thomas E. Adams III, NOAA/NWS, Wilmington, OH

8:45 AM

6.2

The role of climate in modern water planning and related decisions: Nebraska case study

Donna L. Woudenberg, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and K. G. Hubbard, R. D. Kuzelka, and S. J. Meyer

Poster PDF (34.1 kB)

9:00 AM

6.3

Water Distribution Options in Industrial Nations: A sustainability assessment

Christine Anne Smith, School for Resource and Environmental Studies, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

9:15 AM

6.4

Water Variability: Challenges Where the Rubber Hits the Road

Jim Giraytys, Certified Consulting Meteorologist, Winchester, VA; and T. Dean, K. Schilling, and J. Shull

Poster PDF (2.0 MB)

7

Surface/Atmosphere Interactions: I

Sponsor: 14th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations

Organizer: Alan Basist, NOAA/NCDC

Papers:

8:30 AM

7.1

The Effects of Amazonian, African and Southeast Asian Deforestation

David Werth, Duke University, Durham, NC; and R. Avissar

8:45 AM

7.2

Simulations of South American monsoon and the effects of land surface processes

Yongkang Xue, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA; and W. Li, F. Sales, S. Chou, and H. M. Juang

9:00 AM

7.3

Global scale climate changes due to observed landcover changes in the vicinity of the southeast Asian jet

Thomas N. Chase, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO

9:15 AM

7.4

Southern intertropical convergence zones�annual and interannual variations

W. Timothy Liu, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and X. Xie

8

INTERNET APPLICATIONS AND WEB PORTALS PART II

Sponsor: 19th Conference on IIPS

Organizers: Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL; Linda Miller, UCAR/Unidata

Papers:

8:30 AM

8.1

The NOAA Operational Model Archive and Distribution System

Glenn K. Rutledge, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and R. J. Stouffer, N. Smith, and B. Lawrence

Poster PDF (219.2 kB)

8:45 AM

8.2

ncBrowse: OPeNDAP Server Access and 3-D Graphics

Donald W. Denbo, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and J. R. Osborne

http://www.epic.noaa.gov/java/ncBrowse

Poster PDF (288.9 kB)

9:00 AM

8.3

The GrADS-DODS Server: an open-source tool for distributed data access and analysis

Joe Wielgosz, COLA, Calverton, MD; and B. Doty and J. Adams

Poster PDF (180.4 kB)

9:15 AM

8.4

The USGODAE Monterey, California data server

Phil Sharfstein, FNMOC, Monterey, CA; and S. Hankin

8

Observed Climate Change: II

Sponsor: 14th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations

Organizer: Connie A. Woodhouse, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC

Papers:

8:30 AM

8.1

Changes in characteristics of United States snowfall over the last half of the twentieth century

Daria Scott, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN; and D. Kaiser

Poster PDF (182.4 kB)

8:45 AM

8.2

Long-term trends in snowpack in the Pacific Northwest

Philip W. Mote, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and A. F. Hamlet and D. P. Lettenmaier

9:00 AM

8.3

Damaging Freezing Rainstorms in the United States, 1949�2000

Stanley Changnon, Changnon Climatologist, Mahomet, IL

9:15 AM

8.4

Digitization of 1800s daily forts data

Karen Andsager, Midwestern Regional Climate Center, Champaign, IL; and L. Nicodemus

Poster PDF (73.8 kB)

9

Advances and Applications in Transportation Weather

Sponsor: 19th Conference on IIPS

Organizers: Fred P. Lewis, IPS MeteoStar, Inc.; S. Edward Boselly, Weather Solutions Group; David J. Pace, SAIC, FAA TAC

Papers:

8:30 AM

9.1

The FAA Aviation Weather Research Program's Contribution to Air Transportation Safety and Efficiency

Gloria J. Kulesa, FAA, Washington, DC; and D. J. Pace, W. L. Fellner, J. E. Sheets, V. S. Travers, and P. J. Kirchoffer

Poster PDF (17.5 kB)

8:45 AM

9.2

Interactive Viewing Tools Developed for the Aviation Digital Data Service

Lynn Sherretz, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO

9:00 AM

9.3

Development of automated analysis and forecast products for adverse ceiling and visibility conditions

Paul H. Herzegh, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. G. Benjamin, R. Rasmussen, T. Tsui, G. Wiener, and P. Zwack

http://www.rap.ucar.edu/projects/cvis

Poster PDF (248.2 kB)

9:15 AM

9.4

Developing the Volcanic Ash Coordination Tool

Lynn Sherretz, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO

9

Remote Sensing Measurement Intercomparisons

Sponsor: 12th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizer: Allen B. White, NOAA/ETL

Papers:

8:30 AM

9.1

Turbulence dissipation rate measured by 915 MHz wind profiling radars compared with in-situ tower and aircraft data

William J. Shaw, PNNL, Richland, WA; and M. A. LeMone

Poster PDF (225.9 kB)

8:45 AM

9.2

Moisture comparisons using AIRS, GPS, and radiosondes

Larry M. McMillin, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD

9:00 AM

9.3

Comparisons of LDAR network height and density data with WSR-88D echo top and SCIT reflectivity data

Nicholas W. S. Demetriades, Vaisala-GAI Inc., Tucson, AZ; and R. L. Holle and M. J. Murphy

Poster PDF (519.4 kB)

9:15 AM

9.4

Shipboard Wind Profiler Observations NOAA R/V Ronald H. Brown

Daniel E. Wolfe, NOAA/ERL/ETL, Boulder, CO; and M. Falls and M. Ryan

Poster PDF (240.9 kB)

Joint Session 10

Water Cycle-Atmospheric Chemistry Linkages(Joint with the 12th Conf on interactions of the sea and atmosphere, 5th Conf on atmospheric chemistry: gases, aerosols, and clouds, and the 17th conference on hydrology)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 12th Conference on Interactions of the Sea and Atmosphere; the 17TH Conference on Hydrology; and the 5th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry: Gases, Aerosols, and Clouds )

Papers:

8:30 AM

J10.1

Design and evaluation of the coupled MM5/TOPLATS modeling system for a Texas air quality exceedance episode

Christa D. Peters-Lidard, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and J. N. McHenry, C. J. Coats Jr., and A. Trayanov

Poster PDF (612.3 kB)

8:45 AM

J10.2

Soil moisture effects on gaseous exchanges between the atmosphere and the biosphere

Yihua Wu, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and C. Peters-Lidard, R. Dennis, and P. Finklestein

Poster PDF (95.9 kB)

9:00 AM

J10.3

Temperature Sensitivity of a Micrometerologically-Based Air-Sea Gas Transfer Parameterization

Jeffrey E. Hare, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/ETL, Boulder, CO; and C. W. Fairall, W. R. McGillis, B. Ward, and R. Wanninkhof

Poster PDF (164.8 kB)

9:15 AM

J10.4

The role of extratropical storms in air-sea gas transfer

Will Perrie, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, NS, Canada; and W. Zhang and Z. Long

Poster PDF (457.6 kB)

Coffee Break in Lobby of the Terrace Theater

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

Presidential Forum: Administration Priorities in Climate Change Research and Technology

Lunch Break

Joint Session 7

U. S. Global Change Research Program water cycle initiative (Joint with the Symposium on Observing and Understanding the Variability of Water in Weather and Climate and the 14th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variation and the 17th Conference on Hydrology)

Sponsors: (Joint between the Observing and Understanding the Variability of Water in Weather and Climate; the 17TH Conference on Hydrology; and the 14th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations )

Organizer: Richard G. Lawford, NOAA/Office of Global Programs

Papers:

1:25 PM

J7.1

An overview of global water cycle scientific issues (Invited Presentation)

Roni Avissar, Duke University, Durham, NC

1:40 PM

J7.2

USGCRP and CCRI: Improved Management of the Science-Policy Interface (Invited Presentation)

Richard Moss, U.S. Global Change Research Program Office, Washington, DC

1:55 PM

J7.3

Contextual Considerations for the US Global Water Cycle Program (Invited Presentation)

Richard G. Lawford, NOAA/OAR, Silver Spring, MD; and S. Eden

2:10 PM

J7.4

NASA plans for a Water- and Energy-cycle Resarch (WatER) Initiative to Advance Global Water Cycle Science and Prediction (Invited Presentation)

C. Adam Schlosser, Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and R. L. Bras

2:25 PM

J7.5

Water Cycle Research at the National Science Foundation (Invited Presentation)

Pamela L. Stephens, NSF, Arlington, VA

2:40 PM

J7.6

NOAA Water Cycle Program (Invited Presentation)

Jin Huang, NOAA/Office of Global Programs, Silver Spring, MD; and R. Lawford

J7.7

DOE water cycle activities (Invited Presentation)

2:55 PM

J7.8

Overview of water resources research issues pertaining to the Bureau of Reclamation (Invited Presentation)

Shannon E. Cunniff, Bureau of Reclamation, Washington, DC

http://www.usbr.gov/research

3:10 PM

J7.9

A Strategy for Global Water Cycle Research

Paul R. Houser, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD

3:25 PM

J7.10

The U.S. Global Water Cycle Initiative and its Interface with the Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) (Invited Presentation)

Soroosh Sorooshian, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and P. Try and M. P. L. Whitaker

3:40 PM

J7.11

The water cycle across scales: An NCAR initiative

Roy Rasmussen, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Hack, M. A. LeMone, M. Moncrieff, D. Parsons, K. Trenberth, T. Warner, and J. Wilson

Poster PDF (653.4 kB)

3:55 PM

J7.12

The U.S. Weather Research Program and its Contributions to Understanding the Variability of Water in Weather

Ward R. Seguin, NOAA/U.S. Weather Research Program Interagency Program Office, Silver Spring, MD; and J. E. Gaynor and R. Gall

Poster PDF (232.0 kB)

4:10 PM

J7.0a

Opening Remarks by James Mahoney, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere (NOAA)

4:15 PM

J7.5a

Questions and Discussions: Avissar, Moss, Lawford, Stephens, and Schlosser

4:30 PM

J7.7a

DOE WATER CYCLE ACTIVITIES (INVITED PRESENTATION)

Wanda R. Ferrell, DOE, Germantown, MD; and T. Cress

4:45 PM

J7.12a

Oral Briefings: 1�2 Minute Presentation Summarizing Posters in Session JP4 (Please note that the Formal Viewing Time for these posters will be on Thursday, 13 February at 9:45 a.m.)

5:00 PM

J7.5b

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (Exhibit Hours 1:30�7:30 p.m.)

Simpsons Symposium�A Tribute to Robert and Joanne Simpson

Joint Session 2

Scatterometer Observations of Air-Sea interaction (Joint Session between the 12th Conference on Interactions of the Sea and Atmosphere and the 12th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 12th Conference on Interactions of the Sea and Atmosphere; and the 12th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography )

Organizer: Jeffrey D. Hawkins, NRL

Papers:

1:30 PM

J2.1

The Best Winds for Ocean Models??

James J. O'Brien, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and M. Bourassa

Poster PDF (592.8 kB)

2:00 PM

J2.2

Satellite Observations of Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction Over SST Fronts

Dudley B. Chelton, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR; and S. P. Xie

2:30 PM

J2.3

Biological responses of the sea to typhoons

I-I Lin, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; and W. T. Liu

Poster PDF (587.0 kB)

10

Remote Sensing Measurements: Observations and Applications I

Sponsor: 12th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizer: Stephen A. Cohn, NCAR

Papers:

1:30 PM

10.1

Ground based sky dome pictures generated by infrared spectrometric data

Thierry Besnard, LPEC/CNRS, Le Havre, Normandy, France; and D. Gillotay, F. Zanghi, L. Berger, and I. Labaye

Poster PDF (414.5 kB)

1:45 PM

10.2

Application of wind profiles from UV Lidar in nowcasting for Mauna Kea Observatories

Steven Businger, University of Hawaii; and I. Dors, S. Turco, J. McHugh, J. Ryan, T. Cherubini, J. B. Moore, C. Nardell, and P. Hays

http://imina.soest.hawaii.edu/MET/Faculty/businger/poster/SPIE/

Poster PDF (559.9 kB)

2:00 PM

10.3

Mobile Integrated Profiling System (MIPS) observations of boundary layer and water vapor variations around boundaries and storms

Kevin Knupp, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL

2:15 PM

10.4

NCAR Integrated Sounding System Observations at IHOP

William O. J. Brown, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. O. Pinto, T. Y. Yu, D. B. Parsons, and T. Weckwerth

Poster PDF (649.0 kB)

2:30 PM

10.5

Preliminary performance characteristics of a 28 m² aperture�449 MHz wind profiling radar

Herb Winston, Vaisala Incorporated, Boulder, CO; and D. E. Wolfe

Poster PDF (1.1 MB)

2:45 PM

10.6

A Low-powered S-band Precipitation Profiler for Hydrological Applications

Kenneth S. Gage, NOAA/AL, Boulder, CO; and W. L. Ecklund, W. L. Clark Jr., D. A. Carter, C. R. Williams, and P. E. Johnston

Poster PDF (152.1 kB)

8

Micro�Scale and Mesoscale air-sea interaction

Sponsor: 12th Conference on Interactions of the Sea and Atmosphere

Organizer: Pinhas Alpert, Tel-Aviv University

Papers:

1:30 PM

8.1

LES modeling of the cross-equatorial trade boundary layer along 95W

Simon P. de Szoeke, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and C. S. Bretherton

1:45 PM

8.2

Improving landfall forecasts for tropical cyclones moving parallel to the coastline

Bradford S. Barrett, School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and L. M. Leslie

2:00 PM

8.3

A study of air-sea interactions and associated tropical hurricane activity over Gulf of Mexico using satellite data and numerical modeling

R. Suseela Reddy, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and A. Schwartz, P. Remata, J. D. Sims, and R. L. Miller

Poster PDF (1.1 MB)

2:15 PM

8.4

Coastal wind anomalies and their impact on surface fluxes and processes over the Eastern Pacific during summer

Ragothaman Sundararajan, DRI, Reno, NV; and D. Koraĉin and M. Tjernstr�m

Poster PDF (113.9 kB)

2:30 PM

8.5

June gloom and heavy fogs: oceanic influences on bummer California summers

Steve LaDochy, California State University, Los Angeles, CA; and J. Brown and W. Patzert

Poster PDF (1.0 MB)

2:45 PM

8.6

Mesoscale forcing of ocean waves during Gulf Stream North Wall Events

John A. Okon, NPS, Monterey, CA; and W. A. Nuss

Poster PDF (104.4 kB)

3:00 PM

8.7

Interaction between atmosphere and ocean�ice regional models over the Gulf of St.Lawrence, Canada

Manon Faucher, Meteorological Service of Canada, Montr�al, Quebec, Canada; and D. Caya, F. J. Saucier, and R. Laprise

Poster PDF (810.1 kB)

3:15 PM

8.8

Westerly flow cold air outbreak over Lake Michigan during Lake-ICE

Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and E. M. Agee

Poster PDF (422.6 kB)

3:30 PM

8.9

Development of the Land Plume and its Structure during INDOEX (1999)

Matthew Simpson, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and S. Raman

Poster PDF (284.9 kB)

3:45 PM

8.6a

Coffee Break in exhibit hall (exhibits open 1:30�6:30)

3

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

Fr�d�ric 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

NEOPS Field Studies

Sponsor: 5th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry: Gases, Aerosols, and Clouds

Papers:

1:30 PM

6.1

Advances in Understanding Urban Air Pollution from the NARSTO-NEOPS Program

C. Russell Philbrick, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and W. F. Ryan, R. D. Clark, B. G. Doddridge, P. Hopke, and S. R. McDow

Poster PDF (913.7 kB)

1:45 PM

6.2

Summary of meteorological conditions during the Northeast Oxidant and Particulate Study (NEOPS-DEP) July 2002 intensive observing period

William F. Ryan, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and C. R. Philbrick and R. D. Clark

Poster PDF (669.9 kB)

2:00 PM

6.3

Raman Lidar Measurements of Tropospheric Ozone

P. Jason Collier, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and S. Unni, S. J. Verghese, A. Willitsford, C. R. Philbrick, R. D. Clark, and B. Doddridge

Poster PDF (1.7 MB)

2:15 PM

6.4

The influence of Canadian wildfires on air quality in Philadelphia PA during NE-OPS-DEP

Richard D. Clark, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and C. H. Jeong and C. R. Philbrick

Poster PDF (479.1 kB)

2:30 PM

6.5

Organic compounds measured in PM2.5 during NEOPS

Tadeusz E. Kleindienst, ManTech Environmental Technology, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC; and C. D. McIver and E. O. Edney

Poster PDF (252.6 kB)

2:45 PM

6.6

Modification of surface and boundary layer meteorology and chemistry by seabreeze incursions during NE-OPS

Richard D. Clark, Millersville University, Millersville, PA

Poster PDF (662.7 kB)

3:00 PM

6.7

Low level jets over the mid-Atlantic region during NE-OPS 1999�2002

Richard D. Clark, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and R. Walker Jr., D. O'Donnell, E. Hohman, and D. Unruh

3:15 PM

6.8

Examination of the influence of a frontal passage on air pollution episodes

Sameer Unni, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and C. R. Philbrick, W. F. Ryan, and R. D. Clark

Poster PDF (865.8 kB)

3:30 PM

6.9

Development of an Air Pollution Event during the NEOPS-DEP 2002 Investigation

Adam Willitsford, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and J. P. Collier, S. Unni, S. J. Verghese, C. R. Philbrick, D. O'Donnell, E. Hohman, D. Unruh, R. Walker, and R. D. Clark

Poster PDF (1.3 MB)

3:45 PM

6.10

Characterization of Nocturnal Jets Over Philadelphia During Air-Pollution Episodes

Sachin J. Verghese, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and S. N. Kizhakkemadam, A. Willitsford, J. P. Collier, S. Unni, and C. R. Philbrick

Poster PDF (2.7 MB)

4:00 PM

6.11

Boundary layer evolution over Philadelphia, PA during the 1999 NARSTO-NE-OPS project: comparison of observations and modeling results

Kevin L. Civerolo, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany, NY; and J. Y. Ku, B. G. Doddridge, R. D. Clark, and G. Sistla

Poster PDF (243.0 kB)

4:15 PM

6.6A

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (Exhibit Hall Open 1:30-7:30 p.m.)

9

Model Diagnostics and Evaluation

Sponsor: 14th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations

Organizer: Gerald L. Potter, LLNL

Papers:

1:30 PM

9.1

AGCM Simulations of Intraseasonal Variability Associated with the Asian Summer Monsoon

Duane E. Waliser, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and K. Jin, I. S. Kang, W. F. Stern, S. D. Schubert, K. -. M. Lau, M. -. I. Lee, V. Krishnamurthy, A. Kitoh, G. A. Meehl, V. Y. Galin, V. Satyan, S. K. Mandke, G. Wu, Y. Liu, and C. -. K. Park

http://terra.msrc.sunysb.edu/

Poster PDF (14.3 kB)

2:00 PM

9.2

Diurnal Variations in the Community Climate System Model

Aiguo Dai, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and K. E. Trenberth

Poster PDF (2.8 MB)

2:15 PM

9.3

The role of the diurnal cycle in maintaining the mean state of the climate system

Alex Hall, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA; and M. Hiltner, R. Hansell, J. Y. Kim, V. LaLiberte, W. L. Lee, N. Lovenduski, B. Medeiros, X. Qu, S. Wang, K. N. Liou, and B. Stevens

2:30 PM

9.4

Modelling evidence for the role of the Western Pacific in determining Pacific decadal variability

Bin Yu, MSC, Victoria, BC, Canada; and G. J. Boer

2:45 PM

9.5

Evaluation of the mean simulated climate of the Community Climate System Model

Michael Wehner, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA; and C. Covey

3:00 PM

9.6

Statistical limitations for diagnosing changes in extremes from climate model simulations

Christoph Frei, ETH, Z�rich, Switzerland

Poster PDF (190.0 kB)

3:15 PM

9.7

Snow Cover Simulations in the Second Phase of the Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project

Allan Frei, Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, NY; and J. A. Miller and D. A. Robinson

3:30 PM

9.8

Preliminary Results from the CCPP-ARM GCM Analysis of Tendency Errors (CA-GATE) project

J. J. Hnilo, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and D. Williamson, G. L. Potter, J. S. Boyle, T. J. Phillips, and M. Fiorino

3:45 PM

9.9

Stabilization of column physics by parameterized dynamical tendencies

John W Bergman, NOAA/ERL/CDC, Boulder, CO; and P. D. Sardeshmukh

4:00 PM

9.10

Statistical correction of Central Southwest Asian winter precipition simulations

Michael K. Tippett, Internation Research Institute for Climate Prediction, Palisades, NY; and M. Barlow and B. Lyon

4:15 PM

9.11

Sensitivity of cloud-radiation interactions to cloud microphysics

Sam F. Iacobellis, SIO/Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA; and R. C. J. Somerville, G. M. McFarquhar, and D. Mitchell

Poster PDF (475.2 kB)

4:30 PM

9.12

Evaluation of climate model simulations of HIRS water-vapor channel radiances

Richard P. Allan, Met Office, Bracknell, Berks., United Kingdom; and M. A. Ringer

Poster PDF (180.3 kB)

4:45 PM

9.5a

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (Exhibits open 1:30�7:30 p.m.)

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.)

7

Regional Integrated Assessments

Sponsor: Impacts of Water Variability: Benefits and Challenges

Organizer: Harvey Hill, NOAA Office of Global Programs

Papers:

1:30 PM

7.1

Reducing vulnerability to hydro-climatic variability through integrated assessment in the southwestern U.S

R.C. Bales, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and D. M. Liverman

1:45 PM

7.2

Climate Information and Water Resource Management: Two Initiatives in the Southwest

Gregg M. Garfin, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and B. Morehouse

Poster PDF (119.2 kB)

2:00 PM

7.3

Helping Water Resource Managers Understand Hydroclimatic Variability and Forecasts

Holly C. Hartmann, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and T. C. Pagano, K. Franz, S. Sorooshian, and R. Bales

2:15 PM

7.4

The CIRES-NOAA Western Water Assessment

Martyn P. Clark, Center for Science and Technology Policy Research, Boulder, CO; and S. K. Avery and R. M. Dole

2:30 PM

7.5

Climate Assessment of the 1999�2002 drought in Colorado

Klaus Wolter, NOAA/ERL/CDC and CIRES, Boulder, CO; and R. Pielke Sr., M. Hoerling, S. Jain, and N. Doesken

2:45 PM

7.6

2002 Municipal Response to Drought in the Colorado Front Range

Douglas Kenney, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and R. Klein, A. Morrison, and B. Gravell

Poster PDF (92.8 kB)

3:00 PM

7.7

Rapid response to the 2002 drought in Colorado: an experiment in regional climate services

Robert Stabler Webb, NOAA/CDC and CIRES, Boulder, CO; and A. J. Ray, K. T. Redmond, R. S. Pulwarty, K. Wolter, C. A. Woodhouse, S. Avery, and R. M. Dole

3:15 PM

7.8

A user study approach for identifying needs for regional climate services

Andrea J. Ray, NOAA/CIRES/CDC, Boulder, CO; and R. S. Webb and R. S. Pulwarty

3:30 PM

7.9

Integrated Forecast and Reservoir Management�Lessons Learned

Konstantine P. Georgakakos, Hydrologic Research Center/SIO, San Diego, CA; and N. E. Graham and A. P. Georgakakos

http://www.hrc-web.org/Tech_Transfer

3:45 PM

7.10

Incorporating hydroclimatic variability in reservoir management at Folsom Lake, California

Theresa M. Carpenter, Hydrologic Research Center, San Diego, CA; and K. P. Georgakakos, N. E. Graham, A. P. Georgakakos, and H. Yao

Poster PDF (268.9 kB)

4:00 PM

7.11

Climate science issues and needs of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program

Michael Dettinger, US Geological Survey and SIO, La Jolla, CA; and W. Bennett, D. R. Cayan, J. Florsheim, M. Hughes, B. L. Ingram, A. Jassby, N. Knowles, F. Malamud-Roam, D. Peterson, K. Redmond, and L. Smith

Poster PDF (269.2 kB)

4:15 PM

7.12

Application and Potential use of Climate Information in Water Resources Management in Florida

Neeraj Vedwan, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and F. Miralles-Wilhelm, K. Broad, D. Letson, G. Podesta, J. Jones, and J. J. O'Brien

4:30 PM

7.13

Climate Change Streamflow Scenarios for Water Planning Studies in the Pacific Northwest

Alan F. Hamlet, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. P. Lettenmaier and P. Mote

4:45 PM

7.14

Responding to stakeholders' needs for climate change information for water resources planning

Amy K. Snover, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and A. F. Hamlet, P. Mote, and D. P. Lettenmaier

5:00 PM

7.6a

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (Exhibits open 1:30-7:30 p.m.)

10

ADVANCES AND APPLICATIONS IN TRANSPORTATION WEATHER PART II

Sponsor: 19th Conference on IIPS

Organizers: Fred P. Lewis, IPS MeteoStar, Inc.; S. Edward Boselly, Weather Solutions Group; David J. Pace, SAIC, FAA TAC

Papers:

1:30 PM

10.1

Multi-radar Integration to Improve En Route Aviation Operations in Severe Convective Weather

James E. Evans, MIT Lincoln Lab., Lexington, MA; and K. Carusone, M. M. Wolfson, B. Crowe, and D. J. Smalley

Poster PDF (1.6 MB)

1:45 PM

10.2

An Overview of Federal Highway Administration Road Weather Management Program Activities

Paul Pisano, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC; and B. Hicks, R. Persaud, L. Goodwin, and A. Stern

Poster PDF (119.2 kB)

2:00 PM

10.3

Analysis of Weather Impacts on Traffic Flow in Metropolitan Washington, D.C.

Andrew D. Stern, Mitretek Systems, Inc., Falls Church, VA; and V. Shah, L. Goodwin, and P. Pisano

Poster PDF (1.3 MB)

2:15 PM

10.4

The Winter Road Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS) Project Update and Future Plans

William P. Mahoney, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. Myers

http://

Poster PDF (236.6 kB)

2:30 PM

10.5

Verification of the Road Weather Forecast System for the Maintenance Decision Support System

Jamie K. Wolff, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. C. Bernstein and W. Myers

Poster PDF (560.0 kB)

2:45 PM

10.6

Automated Forecasting of Road Conditions and Recommended Road Treatments for Winter Storms

Robert G. Hallowell, MIT Lincoln Lab., Lexington, MA; and G. L. Blaisdell

Poster PDF (1017.5 kB)

3:00 PM

10.7

Weather decision support systems for the transportation industry

Martin McKewon, Meteorologix LLC, Minneapolis, MN; and J. Foerster

Poster PDF (179.2 kB)

3:15 PM

10.8

Aurora Program research activities

Michael J. Adams, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Madison, WI

http://www.aurora-program.org/

Poster PDF (22.9 kB)

3:30 PM

10.9

Cooperative Education efforts in Surface Transportation Weather

Leon F. Osborne Jr., University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and C. B. Block and A. Borho

Poster PDF (30.7 kB)

3:45 PM

10.10

An Overview of Surface Transportation Weather Research Conducted through the Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology, Education and Training (COMET)

Paul Pisano, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC; and T. Spangler and D. Hardesty

Poster PDF (168.6 kB)

4:00 PM

10.11

Ingest, Integration, Quality Control, and Distribution of Observations from State Transportation Departments using MADIS

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

Poster PDF (494.7 kB)

4:15 PM

10.12

Wind-Profiler Derived Snow Level Monitoring: California Highway I-80 Donner Summit

Elizabeth J. Carter, Firnspiegel LLC, Kings Beach, CA; and F. M. Ralph, A. B. White, T. S. Dye, and S. N. Goates

http://www.weatherextreme.com/NSAA.html

Poster PDF (1011.4 kB)

4:30 PM

10.13

Supporting Surface Transportation Weather Forecasting at Meridian Environmental Technology, Inc

Cory B. Block, Meridian Environmental Technology, Inc., Grand Forks, ND; and J. J. Mewes and S. G. Gaddy

Poster PDF (337.7 kB)

4:45 PM

10.14

Laboratory and Field Test Results from a Pavement Sensor

Panu Partanen, Vaisala Oyj, Helsinki, Finland; and V. Haavisto and T. Haavasoja

http://www.vaisala.com

Poster PDF (266.1 kB)

5:00 PM

10.6a

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (Exhibits Open from 1:00�7:30 p.m.)

11

Satellite IIPS and Applications

Sponsor: 19th Conference on IIPS

Organizer: Gerald J. Dittberner, NOAA/NESDIS

Papers:

1:30 PM

11.1

Primary Drivers for Future Weather and Climate Information Architecture

Gerald J. Dittberner, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and E. L. Tilton III

Poster PDF (437.8 kB)

1:45 PM

11.2

Use of Earth Observing Satellites for Operational Hazard Support: Current and Emerging Applications

Helen M. Wood, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD; and L. Lauritson

Poster PDF (219.0 kB)

2:00 PM

11.3

Use of Satellite Imagery for Epidemic Surveillance and Response

James M. Wilson V, Georgetown Univ. Hospital, Washington, DC

Poster PDF (77.6 kB)

2:15 PM

11.4

Seawinds Near-Real-Time Processing at NOAA/NESDIS: Present Status and Future Plans

Jeffrey M. Augenbaum, Computer Sciences Corp., Suitland, MD; and R. W. Luczak and G. Legg

Poster PDF (607.2 kB)

2:30 PM

11.5

Processing Terra and Aqua MODIS with NANOOK, the NOAA/NESDIS Near-real-time system

Paul Haggerty, Science and Technology Corp., Suitland, MD; and K. Sprietzer and G. Legg

Poster PDF (204.5 kB)

2:45 PM

11.6

Designing an FTP Server for NOAA/NESDIS MODIS Near-real-time Data

Kristina Sprietzer, Science and Technology Corp., Suitland, MD; and P. Haggerty and G. Legg

Poster PDF (16.1 kB)

3:00 PM

11.7

NOAA-15, 16, and 17 (KLM) Quality Control and Trending Data Available to the User Community on a NOAA Web Site

Robert H. Levin, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD

Poster PDF (351.6 kB)

3:15 PM

11.8

Post-Launch Verification/Validation During the NOAA KLM Satellite Era

Brenda M. Hardie, Computer Sciences Corp., Suitland, MD

Poster PDF (2.9 MB)

3:30 PM

11.9

Harnessing the Spare Computing Power of Desktop Personal Computers for Improved Satellite Data Processing and Technology Transition

Ingrid C. Guch, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD; and A. S. Jones, R. R. Ferraro, M. J. Kane, C. W. Karlburg, and S. Q. Kidder

Poster PDF (101.4 kB)

3:45 PM

11.10

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Low rate information transmission (LRIT) product projections

Frank Eng, Computer Sciences Corp., Suitland, MD; and R. Luczak and C. A. Vance

Poster PDF (51.1 kB)

4:00 PM

11.11

Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite Series R (GOES R) Concept of Operations (CONOPS)

Eric J. Miller, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Linn, L. O'Connor, and M. A. Neyland

Poster PDF (69.5 kB)

4:15 PM

11.12

GOES-R Cost/Benefit Analysis

Eric J. Miller, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and A. Taub, R. Reining, L. Oringer, M. Garant, D. Shaffer, and J. Sterling

Poster PDF (212.3 kB)

4:30 PM

11.13

Introducing Subset.Org: a Portal for Subsetting Applications and Related Tools

Danny Hardin, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and M. He and S. Graves

Poster PDF (592.5 kB)

4:45 PM

11.14

Implementation of LAPS over Hawaii

Tiziana Cherubini, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and S. Businger, S. Albers, and J. McGinley

5:00 PM

11.6a

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (Exhibits Open 1:30�7:30 p.m.)

Exhibit Hours: 1:30�7:30P.M.

Joint Poster Session 2

Scatterometer Observations of Air-Sea Interaction (Joint Poster Session between the 12th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography and the 12th Conference on Interactions of the Sea and Atmosphere)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 12th Conference on Interactions of the Sea and Atmosphere; and the 12th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography )

Organizers: Kathryn A. Kelly, University of Washington; Robert A. Brown, University of Washington

Papers:

JP2.1

Wind stress in the Oregon and California coastal zone from the QuikSCAT scatterometer and models

Natalie Perlin, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR; and D. B. Chelton, R. M. Samelson, and P. L. Barbour

JP2.2

Ocean Currents Inferred from Differences Between QuikSCAT and TAO Winds

Kathryn A. Kelly, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and S. Dickinson and G. C. Johnson

JP2.3

Online Analysis and Visualization of TRMM and QuikSCAT Products

Zhong Liu, George Mason Univ./CEOSR Fairfax, VA and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and L. Chiu, W. Teng, and H. Rui

Poster PDF (418.8 kB)

JP2.4

QuikSCAT analysis of marine atmospheric fronts

J�r�me Patoux, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and R. A. Brown

http://pbl.atmos.washington.edu

Poster PDF (971.7 kB)

JP2.5

Rich Structures of Cold Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction

Shang-Ping Xie, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

JP2.6

Satellite observations of air-sea interaction during a Santa Ana event

Hua Hu, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and W. T. Liu

Poster PDF (1.3 MB)

JP2.7

Sverdrup transport calculation using Satellite scatterometer wind products in the North Pacific

Kunihiro Aoki, Tokai University, Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan; and K. Kutsuwada and D. Fukata

http://

Poster PDF (226.2 kB)

JP2.8

Monitoring a Piteraq Storm System Using DMSP Imagery and QuikSCAT Wind Data

Boniface J. Mills, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and M. R. Anderson

Poster PDF (473.0 kB)

JP2.9

Evaluating the Quikscat/Seawinds radar for measuring rainrate over the oceans using collocations with NEXRAD and TRMM

David E. Weissman, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY; and M. A. Bourassa and J. Tongue

Poster PDF (248.5 kB)

JP2.10

Development of scatterometer�derived research�quality surface pressures for the Southern Ocean

Kyle A. Hilburn, COAPS/Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and M. A. Bourassa and J. J. O'Brien

Poster PDF (258.8 kB)

JP2.11

Characteristics of the air-sea interface inferred from analysis of geophysical model functions

Ellen E Lettvin, APL, Seattle, WA; and S. Dickinson

JP2.12

Analysis of midlatitude storms with winds and pressures from QuikSCAT

Robert A. Brown, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and J. Patoux

http://pbl.atmos.washington.edu

Poster PDF (1.5 MB)

JP2.13

A Direct Surface Wind Stress Algorithm for the SeaWinds Scatterometer

Mark A. Bourassa, COAPS/Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and D. E. Weissman

Poster PDF (195.8 kB)

JP2.14

Global pressure fields from scatterometer winds

Jerome Patoux, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and R. C. Foster and R. A. Brown

http://pbl.atmos.washington.edu

Poster PDF (111.8 kB)

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

11

Remote Sensing Measurements: Observations and Applications II

Sponsor: 12th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizer: Kenneth S. Gage, NOAA/AL

Papers:

3:30 PM

11.1

Observations of temporal and spatial variability of ozone during the Texas Air Quality Study 2000

William J. Shaw, PNNL, Richland, WA; and E. G. Chapman

Poster PDF (239.6 kB)

3:45 PM

11.2

Experimental extension of the measurement range of a boundary layer wind profiler to about 9 km

P. W. Chan, Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, China; and K. K. Yeung

Poster PDF (1.0 MB)

4:00 PM

11.3

Calibration of Scanning Radars Using Vertically Pointing Profilers and Surface Disdrometers

Christopher R. Williams, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and P. E. Johnston, W. L. Clark, K. S. Gage, D. A. Carter, and P. A. Kucera

Poster PDF (143.2 kB)

4:15 PM

11.4

Remote Sensing of the Planetary Boundary Layer by GPS Occultations

George A. Hajj, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and C. O. Ao, E. R. Kursinski, B. A. Iijima, T. K. Meehan, and M. de la Torre Juarez

Joint Session 5

Air-Sea interaction and the water cycle (Joint with the Symposium on Observing and understanding the variability of water in weather and Climate and the 12th Conference on Interaction of the Sea and Atmosphere)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 12th Conference on Interactions of the Sea and Atmosphere; and the Observing and Understanding the Variability of Water in Weather and Climate )

Organizer: Yolande L. Serra, JISAO/Univ. of Washington

Papers:

3:30 PM

J5.1

Cloud microphysics, atmospheric water, and air-sea interactions�a connection?

Steven Sherwood, Yale University, New Haven, CT

4:00 PM

J5.2

A case study of the Intertropical Convergence Zone at the ocean surface with high resolution satellite data

Scott Curtis, JCET/Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD; and R. F. Adler and G. J. Huffman

Poster PDF (46.2 kB)

4:15 PM

J5.3

Onset of the 2002 North American Monsoon: Relation to Gulf of California Sea Surface Temperatures

David L. Mitchell, DRI, Reno, NV; and D. C. Ivanova and K. Redmond

Poster PDF (4.0 MB)

4:30 PM

J5.4

Effects of precipitation on the tropical western Pacific ocean using a coupled single�column model

Carol Anne Clayson, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

Poster PDF (942.3 kB)

4:45 PM

J5.5

Precipitation and freshwater lens formation in the tropical western Pacific

Jon Schrage, Creighton University, Omaha, NE; and C. A. Clayson

Poster PDF (907.7 kB)

5:00 PM

J5.6

Natural and artificial rain enhancement by sea spray

Ronen Lahav, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel; and D. Rosenfeld

Poster PDF (217.9 kB)

Joint Poster Session 4

Air-Sea and QuikSCAT Applications (Joint Poster Session between 12 Conference on Satellite Meteorology and 12th Conference on Interactions of the Sea and Atmosphere)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 12th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography; and the 12th Conference on Interactions of the Sea and Atmosphere )

Organizer: Frank M. Monaldo, Johns Hopkins University APL

Papers:

JP4.1

Use of Quik Scat imagery in the diagnosis and detection of Gulf of Tehuantepec wind events 1999�2002

Hugh D. Cobb III, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/TPC, Miami, FL; and D. P. Brown and R. Molleda

Poster PDF (55.2 kB)

JP4.2

QuikSCAT Satellite Comparisons with Near-Shore Buoy Wind Data off the US West Coast

Mark H. Pickett, NOAA/Pacific Fisheries Environmental Laboratory, Pacific Grove, CA; and W. Tang, L. K. Rosenfeld, and C. H. Wash

JP4.3

Quikscat spatial resolution and Pacific Ocean model results

Eric C. Hackert, ESSIC, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and S. M. Tse and T. J. Busalacchi

JP4.4

Wind and sea surface pressure fields from the SeaWinds scatterometer and their impacts in NWP

Shannon R. Davis, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and M. A. Bourassa, R. M. Atlas, J. Ardizzone, E. Brin, D. Bungato, and J. J. O'Brien

Poster PDF (201.7 kB)

JP4.5

Scatterometer-based correction of forecast-model coastal winds

JP4.6

Improved quality control for QuikSCAT near real-time data

S. Mark Leidner, AER, Inc., Lexington, MA; and R. N. Hoffman and M. C. Cerniglia

Poster PDF (2.9 MB)

JP4.7

Operational Use of QuikSCAT winds in NCEP GDAS

T.-W Yu, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Washington, DC

Poster PDF (241.6 kB)

JP4.8

QuikSCAT SeaWinds ocean surface wind processing and distribution

Lei Shi, SeaSpace Corporation, Poway, CA; and R. L. Bernstein

Poster PDF (507.6 kB)

JP4.9

Results of QuikScat high wind data validation

Deborah K. Smith, Remote Sensing Systems, Santa Rosa, CA; and F. J. Wentz

JP4.10

Normalized radar cross-section (NRCS) patterns from QuikSCAT�A new analysis tool over the tropical oceans

Roger T. Edson, Anteon Corporation and Univ. of Guam, Mangilao, Guam; and P. S. Chang

Poster PDF (217.0 kB)

JP4.11

Validation of QSCAT Vector Winds with Air-Sea Interaction Spar

Hans C. Graber, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and M. Caruso, V. J. Cardone, and M. A. Donelan

JP4.12

Change of the brightness temeprature in the microwave region due to the relative wind direction

Masanori Konda, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; and A. Shibata

Poster PDF (1.6 MB)

JP4.13

Variability of skin - bulk sea surface temperature difference

Stephen Hallsworth, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, United Kingdom

JP4.14

Finding the true temperature of the ocean surface

Elizabeth C. Kent, Southampton Oceanography Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom; and A. Kaplan and P. K. Taylor

Poster PDF (1.6 MB)

JP4.15

A global study of diurnal warming using satellite derived sea surface temperature

A. C. Stuart-Menteth, School of Ocean & Earth Science, Southampton Oceanography Centre, Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom; and I. S. Robinson and P. G. Challenor

JP4.16

Accuracy of satellite derived latent heat flux

Hiroyuki Tomita, Tokai Univ., Shizuoka, Japan; and M. Kubota

Poster PDF (515.4 kB)

JP4.17

Comparison of latent and sensible heat fluxes over tropical oceans observed by TRMM and DMSP satellites

Alice Fan, SAIC, Hampton, VA; and B. Lin

Poster PDF (381.8 kB)

JP4.18

High resolution satellite-derived surface turbulent fluxes over the global ocean

Abderrahim Bentamy, IFREMER, Plouzane, France; and J. F. Piolle and A. M. Nunez

JP4.19

Improving merchant ship air temperatures using an analytical model of heating errors

David I. Berry, Southampton Oceanography Centre, Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom; and E. C. Kent and P. K. Taylor

Poster PDF (632.0 kB)

JP4.20

Assessing Ocean Buoy Shortwave Observations using Clear-Sky Model Calculations

Duane E. Waliser, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and M. Medovaya, R. A. Weller, and M. McPhaden

http://terra.msrc.sunysb.edu

Poster PDF (12.1 kB)

Panel Discussion 4

Open Discussion Remote Sensing: New retrieval methods? Are we headed in the right direction?

Sponsor: 12th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizers: Stephen A. Cohn, NCAR; Daniel E. Wolfe, NOAA/ETL; Allen B. White, Environmental Technology Laboratory

Sessions End for the Day

Sessions end for the day

Reception (Cash Bar)

Symposium Ends

AMS Annual Awards Banquet

THUR 13 FEB

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6

Moisture, Fluxes and Retrievals

Sponsor: 12th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Organizer: Joe Turk, NRL

Papers:

8:15 AM

6.1

Satellite- and ground-based stereo analysis of clouds (Invited Presentation)

Gabriela Seiz, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland; and M. Baltsavias and A. Gruen

http://www.photogrammetry.ethz.ch/general/persons/gabriela.html

Poster PDF (248.5 kB)

8:45 AM

6.2

Aerosol Optical Thickness Retrievals From GMS5 during ACE-Asia

Jun Wang, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and S. A. Christopher, J. Kim, and F. Brechtel

Poster PDF (430.3 kB)

9:15 AM

6.3

Estimating the Land-Surface Radiant, Turbulent and Conductive Energy Budgets Using Satellite Systems and Complementary Synoptic Data

George R. Diak, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. R. Mecikalski, M. C. Anderson, J. M. Norman, R. D. Torm, R. L. DeWolf, and W. P. Kustas

Poster PDF (2.2 MB)

Joint Session 2

Weather Derivatives and the Value of Forecasts(Joint with the Symposium on Impacts of Water Variability: Benefits and Challenges and 14th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations)

Sponsors: (Joint between the Impacts of Water Variability: Benefits and Challenges; and the 14th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations )

Organizer: Jeff Shorter, Weather Services International

Papers:

8:30 AM

J2.1

Assessing and quantifying the economic benefits of improved weather and climate forecasts

Rodney F. Weiher, NOAA/U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC

8:45 AM

J2.2

Blending Climatology and Forecasts to Compete in the Weather Market

Jeff Shorter, WSI, Billerica, MA; and R. J. Boucher

9:00 AM

J2.3

National Climatic Data Center Quality Assurance Procedures for Temperature Data

Stephen A. Del Greco, NOAA/NCDC, Asheville, NC

9:15 AM

J2.4

The weather risk market: a growing consumer of climatology and seasonal forecasts

Robert S. Dischel, Weather Market Observer, New York, NY

9:30 AM

J2.5

What Are Weather Forecasts Worth?

Jeffrey K. Lazo, Stratus Consulting Inc., Boulder, CO

10

Observed Climate Change: III

Sponsor: 14th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations

Papers:

8:30 AM

10.1

Observed changes in mean tropical cloudiness and net radiation since 1952

Joel R. Norris, SIO/Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA

8:45 AM

10.2

The Atlantic Hurricane database Re-analysis Project: Results for the first 60 years�1851 to 1910

Christopher W. Landsea, NOAA/AOML/HRD, Miami, FL; and C. Anderson, N. Charles, G. Clark, J. Dunion, J. Fernandez-Partagas, P. Hungerford, C. Neumann, and M. Zimmer

Poster PDF (911.9 kB)

9:00 AM

10.3

Characteristics of Landfalling Tropical Cyclones in the United States: Variability and Synoptic Climatology

Joshua D. Larson, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, Silver Springs, MD and Williams College, Williamstown, MA; and R. W. Higgins

9:15 AM

10.4

Developing global climatologies of severe thunderstorms from reanalysis-derived soundings

Harold E. Brooks, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. W. Lee and J. P. Craven

Poster PDF (680.4 kB)

9:30 AM

10.5

A method to infer historic tornado frequency from radiosonde records

Matthew J. Menne, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC

Poster PDF (196.9 kB)

11

Surface/Atmosphere Interactions: II

Sponsor: 14th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations

Papers:

8:30 AM

11.1

What controls the climatological depth of the PBL?

Brian Medeiros, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; and A. Hall, B. Stevens, and S. Wang

Poster PDF (240.1 kB)

8:45 AM

11.2

Sensitivity of land climate to leaf area index: role of surface conductance versus albedo

Katrina Hales, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; and J. D. Neelin and N. Zeng

9:00 AM

11.3

A hydro-thermodynamic soil module to describe soil frost in climate models

Nicole M�lders, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK

Poster PDF (963.8 kB)

9:15 AM

11.4

Integrating a river routing scheme in the ORCHIDEE land-surface scheme

Jan Polcher, Laboratoire de Meteorologie Dynamique du CNRS, Paris, France; and A. C. Vivant and K. Laval

9:30 AM

11.5

Impact of irrigation over India on the land surface fluxes

Patricia de Rosnay, CNRS, Toulouse, France; and J. Polcher and K. Laval

4

Field experiments and surface mesonetworks

Sponsor: Observing and Understanding the Variability of Water in Weather and Climate

Organizer: Thomas Loveland, USGS

Papers:

8:30 AM

4.1

Contributions of GEWEX Continental-scale Experiments to Climate Understanding and Prediction (Invited Presentation)

Richard G. Lawford, OAR, Silver Spring, MD

9:00 AM

4.2

Overview of the North American Monsoon Experiment (NAME)

Wayne Higgins, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, Camp Springs, MD

Poster PDF (122.0 kB)

9:15 AM

4.3

Observations of Diverse Precipitating Cloud Systems Utilizing Ground-based Doppler Radar Profilers for the Remote Sensing of Precipitating Clouds

Kenneth S. Gage, NOAA/AL, Boulder, CO; and C. R. Williams

Poster PDF (149.9 kB)

9:30 AM

4.4

An Overview of the Bow Echo and MCV Experiment (BAMEX)

Christopher A. Davis, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Biggerstaff, L. Bosart, G. Bryan, D. Dowell, R. Johns, D. Jorgensen, B. Klimowski, K. Knupp, W. C. Lee, R. Przybylinski, G. Schmocker, J. Trapp, S. Trier, R. Wakimoto, M. Weisman, and C. Ziegler

Poster PDF (1013.1 kB)

9:45 AM

4.5

African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis (AMMA): An International Research Project and Field Campaign

Chris Thorncroft, SUNY, Albany, NY; and T. Lebel and J. L. Redelsperger

4.6

On the Sources of Arizona Monsoon Moisture�Stable Isotopic Composition

10:15 AM

4.7

Atmospheric rivers over the eastern Pacific: Satellite and aircraft observations during the CALJET experiment in 1997/98

F. Martin Ralph, NOAA/ERL/ETL, Boulder, CO; and P. J. Neiman and G. A. Wick

10:30 AM

4.8

Water cycle variability over a small watershed: a one-month comparison of measured and modeled precipitation over the Southern Great Plains

Mark A. Miller, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY; and D. T. Troyan, N. L. Miller, S. Kemball-Cook, J. Jin, and K. R. Costigan

Poster PDF (112.2 kB)

10:45 AM

4.3a

Oral Briefings: 1�2 Minute Presentation Summarizing Each Poster in Session P3

11:00 AM

4.3b

Formal poster viewing with coffee break

Joint Session 8

Role of vegetation and land cover/land use in the water cycle (Joint with the Symposium on Observing and Understanding the Variability of Water in Weather and Climate and the 17th Conference on Hydrology)

Sponsors: (Joint between the Observing and Understanding the Variability of Water in Weather and Climate; and the 17TH Conference on Hydrology )

Organizer: Roger Pielke Sr., Colorado State University

Papers:

8:30 AM

J8.1

Observing and deriving land cover properties and vegetation dynamics for use in weather and climate models (Invited Presentation)

Mark A. Friedl, Boston University, Boston, MA; and X. Zhang and E. Tsvetsinskaya

http://geography.bu.edu/landcover/

Poster PDF (126.5 kB)

9:00 AM

J8.2

Land use and seasonal green vegetation cover of the Conterminous USA for use in numerical weather models

Kevin P. Gallo, NOAA/NESDIS and EROS Data Center, Sioux Falls, SD; and T. Owen and B. Reed

Poster PDF (108.0 kB)

9:15 AM

J8.3

An evaluation of using real-time, satellite-derived vegetation fraction in the Eta model

David J. Stensrud, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and N. P. Kurkowski and M. E. Baldwin

Poster PDF (1.3 MB)

9:30 AM

J8.4

Role Of The Vegetation In Climate And Hydrological Cycle (Invited Presentation)

Pavel Kabat, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands

10:00 AM

J8.5

Impact of Deforestation on Precipitation

Somnath Baidya Roy, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; and S. W. Pacala and C. P. Weaver

10:15 AM

J8.6

The impact of fractional vegetation cover and leaf area index on warm season precipitation variability in global ensemble simulations

Michael Barlage, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and X. Zeng

http://www.atmo.arizona.edu/~barlage/AMSannual/index.html

Poster PDF (2.1 MB)

10:30 AM

J8.7

Representation of the effects sub-grid scale topography and landuse on the simulation of surface climate and hydrology

Filippo Giorgi, Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy; and J. Pal, R. Francisco, and A. Hildebrant

10:45 AM

J8.3a

Oral Briefings: 1�2 Minute Presentation Summarizing Posters in Session JP5

11:00 AM

J8.3b

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

Joint Session 9

Satellite Measurements: Hydrological Impact and Land Surface Data Assimilation (Joint with the 17th Conference on Hydrology and the 12th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Sponsors: (Joint between the 17TH Conference on Hydrology; and the 12th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation )

Organizer: Ana P. Barros, Harvard University

Papers:

8:30 AM

J9.1

Use of Satellite Data Assimilation to Infer Land Surface Thermal Inertia

William M. Lapenta, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and R. McNider, A. Pour Biazar, R. Suggs, G. Jedlovec, and S. Dembek

8:45 AM

J9.2

Toward the real-time observation of hydrologic land surface fluxes from space: Data assimilation using the ensemble Kalman filter

Steven A. Margulis, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and D. Entekhabi, D. McLaughlin, and S. Dunne

9:00 AM

J9.3

Integration of spaceborne precipitation and surface brightness temperature measurements using an Ensemble Kalman filter

Wade T. Crow, USDA/ARS, Beltsville, MD

Poster PDF (170.6 kB)

9:15 AM

J9.4

Assessing the impact of horizontal error correlations in forcing data

Rolf H. Reichle, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and R. D. Koster

9:30 AM

J9.5

Modeling Multiyear Surface Evapotranspiration with Remote Sensing Data

Marvin L. Wesely, ANL, Argonne, IL; and J. Song

Poster PDF (272.3 kB)

9:45 AM

J9.6

Enhancing the validation of remote sensing data

Michael P. Crane, USGS, Sioux Falls, SD; and T. DeFelice

10:00 AM

J9.7

Detection of water vapor profiles and thin moisture layers from atmospheric radio occultations

Manuel de la Torre Ju�rez, JPL/Caltech, Pasadena, CA; and P. M. Nilsson

10:15 AM

J9.8

Comparison of SeaWinds scatterometer data with a hydrologic process model for the assessment of snow melt dynamics

Venkataramana Rao Sridhar, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and K. C. McDonald and D. P. Lettenmaier

10:30 AM

J9.9

Assimilation of Near-surface Soil Moisture Into the Three Layer Variable Infiltration Capacity Land-surface Model

Laura M. Parada, University of California, Berkeley, CA; and X. Liang

Poster PDF (7.5 kB)

10:45 AM

J9.10

The Validation of a Land Data Assimilation System (LDAS) Using Oklahoma Mesonet Data

Kodi Lynn Nemunaitis, Oklahoma Climate Survey and University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. B. Basara

Poster PDF (337.4 kB)

11:00 AM

J9.5a

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

12

AWIPS Part II

Sponsor: 19th Conference on IIPS

Organizer: Ward R. Seguin, NOAA/OAR

Papers:

8:30 AM

12.1

Creating a National Digital Forecast Database of official National Weather Service forecasts

David P. Ruth, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and H. R. Glahn

Poster PDF (106.6 kB)

8:45 AM

12.2

Challenges and Rewards of Preparing Gridded Forecasts

Lynn P. Maximuk, NOAA/NWS, Pleasant Hill, MO

Poster PDF (17.9 kB)

9:00 AM

12.3

National Digital Forecast Database design and development

Timothy R. Boyer, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and D. P. Ruth

Poster PDF (98.8 kB)

9:15 AM

12.4

The Rapid Prototype Project

Thomas LeFebvre, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; and M. Mathewson, T. Hansen, and T. Dankers

http://www-md.fsl.noaa.gov/eft/EFTHome.html

Poster PDF (38.0 kB)

9:30 AM

12.5

Utilizing the IFPS/GFE to incorporate Mesoscale Climatologies into the Forecast Routine at the Tallahassee NWS WFO

Andrew I. Watson, NOAA/NWS, Tallahassee, FL; and T. J. Turnage, K. J. Gould, J. R. Stroupe, T. P. Lericos, H. E. Fuelberg, C. H. Paxton, and J. Burks

Poster PDF (265.4 kB)

9:45 AM

12.6

Severe weather prediction using the graphical forecast editor

Charles H. Paxton, NOAA/NWSFO, Ruskin, FL; and J. T. Deese, J. C. McMichael, P. R. Close, C. Hartnett, and J. A. States

Poster PDF (419.0 kB)

10:00 AM

12.7

Enhancements to FX-Collaborate to support Operations at NWS, USAF, and NASA

U. Herbert Grote, NOAA/FSL, Boulder, CO; and C. Golden

http://www-sdd.fsl.noaa.gov/~fxa/FXC/

Poster PDF (57.1 kB)

10:15 AM

12.8

Integrating D3D into National Weather Service science and training activities

Elizabeth M. Page, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO; and D. Nietfeld and T. Alberta

Poster PDF (240.6 kB)

10:30 AM

12.9

Weather event simulator implementation and future development

Michael A. Magsig, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and E. M. Page

Poster PDF (211.0 kB)

10:45 AM

12.5a

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (See Poster Session P1 on Monday for Poster Titles and Author Information)

12:00 PM

12.9a

Lunch Break

13

INTERNET APPLICATIONS AND WEB PORTALS PART III

Sponsor: 19th Conference on IIPS

Organizers: Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL; Linda Miller, UCAR/Unidata

Papers:

8:30 AM

13.1

Tools for accessing Distributed Collections of observed In situ Data

Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/OAR/PMEL, Seattle, WA; and D. W. Denbo, J. E. Fabritz, B. Kilonsky, J. R. Osborne, L. C. Sun, and W. H. Zhu

http://www.epic.noaa.gov/epic/software/ep_java.htm

Poster PDF (337.3 kB)

8:45 AM

13.2

The Integrated Data Viewer�a web-enabled application for scientific analysis and visualization

Don Murray, UCAR/Unidata, Boulder, CO; and J. McWhirter, S. Wier, and S. Emmerson

http://my.unidata.ucar.edu/software/metapps

Poster PDF (229.3 kB)

9:00 AM

13.3

Distributed Services Technology for Earth Science Data Processing

Ken Keiser, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and M. Alshayeb, R. Ramachandran, J. Rushing, H. Conover, and S. Graves

Poster PDF (271.1 kB)

9:15 AM

13.4

Design Aspects of the COMET Multimedia Database

Stephen A. Drake, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and E. Kuo

http://www.comet.ucar.edu/appdoc/software/apps/moria/index.html

Poster PDF (178.0 kB)

9:30 AM

13.5

NOAA/NWS Precipitation Frequency Data Server

Tye W. Parzybok, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. Yekta

Poster PDF (1.1 MB)

9:45 AM

13.6

An Internet site designed for professional meteorologists

Kenneth Reeves, AccuWeather, Inc, State College, PA; and M. A. Steinberg

10:00 AM

13.7

Energy Design Software using NASA Meteorology and Solar Energy Data

William S. Chandler, SAIC, Hampton, VA; and D. E. Brown, C. H. Whitlock, and P. W. Stackhouse Jr.

http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/sse/

Poster PDF (138.6 kB)

10:15 AM

13.8

Web-based dissemination and visualization of mesoscale weather models for business operations

Lloyd A. Treinish, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY

http://www.research.ibm.com/weather/NY

Poster PDF (2.9 MB)

10:30 AM

13.9

FBE-J ¹: a real-time application of Naval nowcast and forecast technology

Jennifer Strahl, SAIC, Monterey, CA; and D. Geiszler, J. Kent, J. Cook, G. Love, J. McCarthy, L. Phegley, J. Schmidt, T. Tsui, Q. Zhao, S. Bargsten, F. Franco, L. Frost, M. Frost, D. Grant, R. Mantri, D. Martinez, and L. N. McDermid

http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/Apps/nowcast

Poster PDF (69.4 kB)

10:45 AM

13.10

Fleet Battle Experiment-Juliet (FBE-J) Part II: A Real-Time Application of an On-Scene Numerical Weather Prediction System

Daniel A. Geiszler, SAIC, Monterey, CA; and J. Kent, J. L. S. Strahl, S. Bargsten, F. Franco, L. Frost, M. Frost, D. Grant, R. Mantri, D. Martinez, L. M. McDermid, J. Cook, G. Love, J. McCarthy, L. Phegley, J. Schmidt, T. Tsui, Q. Zhao, B. Brown, and D. Ford

Poster PDF (1.3 MB)

11:00 AM

13.5a

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (See Poster Session P1 on Monday for Poster Titles and Author Infomation)

12:15 PM

13.10a

Lunch Break

7

Aerosols

Sponsor: 5th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry: Gases, Aerosols, and Clouds

Papers:

8:30 AM

7.1

Air Pollution In Megacities: Mexico City Case Study

Mario J. Molina, MIT, Cambridge, MA

8:45 AM

7.2

Natural Radioactivity in Aerosols and What It Can Tell Us

Jeffrey S. Gaffney, ANL, Argonne, IL; and N. A. Marley

Poster PDF (132.8 kB)

9:00 AM

7.3

Spectral dependence of light absorption by particulate matter samples

Thomas W. Kirchstetter, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA; and T. Novakov

9:15 AM

7.4

Measurement of optical and chemical properties of aerosols at GAW Anmyeon and ACE-Asia Jeju inslands in Korea

Sung-Nam Oh V, MRI, Korea Meteorological Administration, ChungNam, Korea

9:30 AM

7.5

Aerosol single scattering albedo in the ultraviolet spectrum: preferential absorption?

Jonathan L. Petters, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and V. K. Saxena, J. R. Slusser, B. N. Wenny, and S. Madronich

Poster PDF (149.0 kB)

9:45 AM

7.6

Aerosol Infrared Radiative Forcing Observed During ACE-Asia

Andrew M. Vogelmann, SIO/Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA; and M. Szczodrak, K. Markowicz, and P. J. Minnett

10:00 AM

7.7

Sulfate-nitrate-ammonium-water system study of the global troposphere with a size and chemically resolved Aerosol-Chemical Transport Model

Marco A. Rodriguez, University of California, Irvine, CA; and D. Dabdub

10:15 AM

7.8

Forecasting Dust Storms using CARMA-Dust Model and MM5 Weather Data

B. H. Barnum, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD; and N. S. Winstead, J. Wesely, L. A. Hakola, O. B. Toon, P. Colarco, P. Ginoux, G. W. Brooks, L. Hasselbarth, and B. Toth

Poster PDF (1.4 MB)

10:30 AM

7.9

Characterization and Analysis of Ultrafine and Fine Particles at a Forest Site Near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Meng-Dawn Cheng, ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN; and R. L. Tanner

Poster PDF (381.4 kB)

10:45 AM

7.10

Application of Satellite Precipitation Measurements in a Study of Aerosol Removal Rates

Eric M. Wilcox, SIO/Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA; and V. Ramanathan

11:00 AM

7.11

Altitude-Dependent Aerosol Light Scattering near Great Smoky Mountains National Park�Explained by RH?

Roger L. Tanner, Tennessee Valley Authority, Muscle Shoals, AL; and R. J. Valente

11:15 AM

7.12

Aerosol-cloud interactions in the -United Arab Emirates

Vidal Salazar, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. T. Bruintjes, D. Breed, T. Jensen, S. Piketh, K. Ross, A. Al Mangoosh, and A. Al Mandoos

Poster PDF (328.1 kB)

11:30 AM

7.5a

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

12:45 PM

7.9a

Lunch Break

9

RED SEAS Experiments

Sponsor: 12th Conference on Interactions of the Sea and Atmosphere

Organizer: Kenneth D. Anderson, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center

Papers:

8:30 AM

9.1

Air-sea interaction effects on microwave propagation over the sea during the rough evaporation duct (RED) Experiment

Kenneth D. Anderson, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego, CA; and P. Frederickson and E. Terrill

http://sunspot.spawar.navy.mil/red

Poster PDF (337.6 kB)

8:45 AM

9.2

EM Propagation Over the ocean: Analysis of RED Experiment Data

Tihomir Hristov, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; and C. Friehe

Poster PDF (155.2 kB)

9:00 AM

9.3

Air-sea interaction processes observed from buoy and propagation measurements during the RED Experiment

Paul A. Frederickson, NPS, Monterey, CA; and K. L. Davidson, K. D. Anderson, S. M. Doss-Hammel, and D. Tsintikidis

Poster PDF (495.5 kB)

9:15 AM

9.4

Evaluation of coarse mode sea-salt flux parameterizations through shipboard eddy-correlation methods coupled with vertical profile data

Jeffrey S. Reid, NRL/SPAWAR Systems center, Montery, CA; and B. Brooks, H. H. Jonsson, T. Hirstov, K. A. Anderson, and E. A. Reid

Poster PDF (217.8 kB)

9:30 AM

9.5

Airborne measurements of wave breaking in RED - kinematics and statistics

W. Kendall Melville, SIO/Univ. Of California, La Jolla, CA; and P. Matusov and E. Terrill

9:45 AM

9.6

Aerosols, bubbles and sea spray production studies during the RED experiments

Gerrit De Leeuw, TNO Physics and Electronics Laboratory, The Hague, Netherlands; and M. Moerman, L. Cohen, B. Brooks, M. Smith, and E. Vignati

Poster PDF (586.4 kB)

10:00 AM

9.7

Marine Atmospheric Boundary-Layer Structure and Air-Sea Fluxes Under Moderate Trade Winds Regime

Djamal Khelif, University of California, Irvine, CA; and C. A. Friehe

Poster PDF (1.3 MB)

10:15 AM

9.8

Infrared Propagation in the Marine Atmospheric Surface Layer: Extinction and Refraction

Dimitri Tsintikidis, SPAWAR Systems Center, San Diego, CA; and S. M. Doss-Hammel, P. A. Frederickson, and K. L. Davidson

Poster PDF (391.2 kB)

10:30 AM

9.9

Speciation of Organic Aerosols and their Relationship to Light Scattering during RED

Kathleen K. Crahan, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. A. Hegg, D. S. C. overt, and H. Jonsson

Poster PDF (62.8 kB)

10:45 AM

9.10

Passive polarimetric remote sensing of the sea surface during RED: Comparison of microwave radiometric signatures with air-sea interaction measurements

Steven C. Reising, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; and J. Pons, W. E. Asher, A. Camps, and N. Duffo

11:00 AM

9.11

Sea-salt size-distributions from breaking waves: implications for marine aerosol production and optical extinction measurements during SEAS

Antony Clarke, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and V. Kapustin, S. Howell, K. Moore, B. Lienert, S. Masonis, T. Anderson, D. Covert, K. Shifrin, and I. Zolotov

Poster PDF (2.0 MB)

11:15 AM

9.12

Lidar Observed Scattering Fields Over Bellows Beach, Oahu During the SEAS Experiment

John N. Porter, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and B. Lienert, S. K. Sharma, and E. Lau

11:30 AM

9.13

Aerosol Phase Function and Size Distributions From Polar Nephelometer Measurements During the SEAS Experiment

John Porter, UH, HIGP, Honolulu, HI; and B. Lienert and S. K. Sharma

11:45 AM

9.5a

Formal poster viewing session with coffee break

1:00 PM

9.10a

Lunch Break

Simpsons Symposium�A Tribute to Robert and Joanne Simpson

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)

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

Joint Poster Session 1

ENSO and Global-Scale Atmosphere-Ocean Coupling (Joint with the 14th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations and the 12th Conference on Interactions of the Sea and Atmosphere)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 12th Conference on Interactions of the Sea and Atmosphere; and the 14th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations )

Papers:

JP1.1

Tropical Ocean Recharge Mechanism for Climate Variability: A Unified Theory for Decadal and ENSO Modes

Xiaochun Wang, JPL/Caltech, Pasadena, CA; and F. F. Jin, Y. Wang, and Y. Chao

Poster PDF

JP1.2

The nonlinear ENSO mode and its interdecadal changes

Aiming Wu, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and W. W. Hsieh

Poster PDF (1.9 MB)

JP1.3

MJO forecast with the NCEP MRF model: Necessity of the inclusion of an interactive ocean

Wanqiu Wang, SAIC, Camp Springs, MD; and S. Saha and R. Kistler

JP1.4

Influences of air-sea coupling and continental monsoons on the climate of the tropical Pacific

Xiouhua Fu, IPRC, Honolulu, HI; and B. Wang

JP1.5

Large-Scale Characteristics Associated with Spring Heavy Rain Events over Taiwan in the Warm and Non-warm Episodes

Zhihong Jiang, Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; and G. T. J. Chen and M. C. Wu

Poster PDF (84.6 kB)

JP1.6

A null hypothesis of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation

Matthew Newman, NOAA/ERL/CDC, Boulder, CO

JP1.7

A Near-Annual Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Mode in the Equatorial Pacific Ocean

Soon-Il An, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and F. F. Jin, J. S. Kug, and I. S. Kang

Poster PDF (629.4 kB)

Poster Session 6

Red Seas Experiments and Active Remote Sensing of Air-Sea Interaction

Sponsor: 12th Conference on Interactions of the Sea and Atmosphere

Papers:

P6.1

The use of kite observations to study air�sea interaction� controlled atmospheric surface layer profiles during the RED Experiment

Kenneth L. Davidson, NPS, Monterey, CA; and P. S. Guest, D. L. Mabey, P. A. Frederickson, K. D. Anderson, S. M. Doss-Hammel, and D. Tsintikidis

Poster PDF (705.4 kB)

P6.2

The Retrieval of the Horizontal Profile of the Aerosol Particle Size Distribution from Lidar Data

Ilia G. Zolotov, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR; and K. Shifrin

Poster PDF (345.7 kB)

P6.3

The contribution of coastal aerosol from breaking waves to visible and IR light�extinction over a 10km optical path during RED

Anthony Clarke, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and V. Kapustin, S. Howell, and K. Moore

Poster PDF (2.2 MB)

P6.4

Sea spray aerosol fluxes measured on R/P FLIP during the RED project

P6.5

Near-Surface Scintillation in the Marine Atmospheric Layer during the RED Field Campaign

Stephen M. Doss-Hammel, SPAWAR Systems Center, San Diego, CA; and D. Tsintikidis, P. A. Frederickson, and K. L. Davidson

Poster PDF (233.9 kB)

P6.6

Near real time measurement of sea-salt aerosol during the SEAS campaign: Comparison of emission based sodium detection with an aerosol volatility technique

A. J. Hynes, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and P. Campuzano-Jost, H. Maring, C. D. Clark, D. S. Covert, S. Howell, V. Kapustin, A. Clarke, and E. S. Saltzman

Poster PDF (334.3 kB)

P6.7

Flux�profile relations over the open ocean

Carl A. Friehe, University of California, Irvine, CA; and T. Hristov

Poster PDF (204.6 kB)

P6.8

EDDY CORRELATION MEASUREMENTS OF THE PRIMARY MARINE AEROSOL SOURCE

E. D. Nilsson, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden; and M. M�rtensson, S. van Ekeren, G. de Leeuw, M. Moerman, C. O'Dowd, R. Flanagan, and M. Geever

P6.9

Characterizing bubble and surface wave processes during the Rough Evaporation Duct Experimement

Eric J. Terrill, SIO/Univ. Of California, La Jolla,, CA; and W. K. Melville

P6.10

Estimating underwater acoustical parameters from space-based synthetic aperture radar imagery

Dan L. Hutt, Defence R&D Canada - Atlantic, Dartmouth, NS, Canada; and P. W. Vachon

Poster PDF (410.4 kB)

Poster Session 3

Poster Session III

Sponsor: 14th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations

Papers:

P3.1

Recent changes in atmospheric circulation over Europe detected by objective and subjective methods

Jan Kysely, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Prague, Czech Republic; and R. Huth

Poster PDF (177.2 kB)

P3.2

Seasonality in SST Forced Atmospheric Short-Term Climate Predictability

Xiao-Wei Quan, NOAA/CDC/CIRES, Boulder, CO; and P. J. Webster, A. M. Moore, and H. R. Chang

P3.3

Spatiotemporal variability in MODIS-derived surface albedo over global arid and semiarid regions

Elena A. Tsvetsinskaya, Boston University, Boston, MA; and C. B. Schaaf, F. Gao, A. H. Strahler, R. E. Dickinson, X. Zeng, and W. Lucht

P3.4

The impact of changinf land cover on the summertime climate of the U.S

Somnath Baidya Roy, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; and C. P. Weaver, G. Hurtt, and S. W. Pacala

P3.5

Multi-Decadal Regime Shifts in United States Precipitation, Temperature and Streamflow at the end of the 20th Century

Steven A. Mauget, USDA/ARS, Lubbock, TX

P3.6

The Influence of PNA and NAO Patterns on Temperature Anomalies in the Midwest During Four Recent El Nino Events: A Statistical Study

Dayton Vincent, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and S. Lashley, S. O'Connor, M. Skipper, B. O'Hara, T. Reaugh, and G. Lamberty

Poster PDF (397.4 kB)

P3.7

The seasonal pattern of recent change in precipitation normals

Jurgen D. Garbrecht, USDA/ARS, El Reno, OK; and J. M. Schneider and J. X. Zhang

Poster PDF (165.9 kB)

P3.8

Understanding biosphere-atmosphere interactions through a detailed energy budget analysis of Earth�s biomes

Peter K. Snyder, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. H. Hitchman and J. A. Foley

P3.9

Variability of the North American Monsoon System: An analysis of climate dynamics and frequency modes

Eileen A. Hall-McKim, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and A. W. Nolin and M. C. Serreze

P3.10

The relationship between low-frequency North Atlantic sea surface temperatures and eastern North American climate

Anthony Arguez, COAPS/Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and S. R. Smith and J. J. O'Brien

Poster PDF (189.9 kB)

P3.11

Modeling Intra-seasonal to Interannual Variability of Precipitation over Central America

Robert J. Oglesby, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and J. O. Roads, F. R. Robertson, and S. Marshall

P3.12

A study on the cloud variability in the east Asia

Kazuaki Kawamoto, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan; and T. Hayasaka and T. Nakajima

P3.13

African Easterly Waves: dynamical stability and possible precursors

Nicholas Hall, LEGI, Grenoble, France; and A. Diedhiou

P3.14

Analysis of Subseasonal Variability in Precipitation Over the United States

David Small, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH; and S. Islam

P3.15

Antarctic oscillation variations and teleconnections with convective activity in the South Atlantic Convergence Zone

Leila M. V. Carvalho, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; and C. Jones and T. Ambrizzi

P3.16

A seasonal comparison of the Multivariate ENSO Index (MEI) to surface temperature, mixing ratio and precipitation in Texas for the years 1975�1997

Mark R. Conder, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; and R. E. Peterson, A. L. Doggett IV, and J. L. Schroeder

P3.17

Dependency of tropical interannual variability on atmospheric horizontal resolution in a CGCM

P3.18

Impact of the Phenomenon La-ni�a 1998�2000 on the precipitation regimen in the region of the Amazon Medium

David Mendes, University of Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal; and M. C. Dami�o Mendes

Poster PDF (244.6 kB)

P3.19

Interannual and interdecadal variability in the predominant Pacific Region SST anomaly patterns

Derrick K. Weitlich, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and E. P. Kelsey, A. R. Lupo, and J. E. Woolard

Poster PDF (278.0 kB)

P3.20

Longwave Surface Radiation Budget and Climate

Anne C. Wilber, AS&M, Hampton, VA; and G. L. Smith, S. K. Gupta, and P. W. Stackhouse

Poster PDF (617.9 kB)

P3.21

Paper have been moved to Session 11, new paper number 11.5

Poster Session 2

Weather and Climate Modeling of Water in all its Phases Poster Sessions

Sponsor: Observing and Understanding the Variability of Water in Weather and Climate

Organizer: Paul Dirmeyer, COLA

Papers:

P2.0a

ORAL BRIEFINGS: 1-2 MINUTE PRESENTATION SUMMERIZING POSTERS IN SESSION P2 WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY AT 5:00 P.M. AS PART OF SESSION 3

P2.1

Interannual variability and continental runoff in the CCSM2 control simulation

Marcia L. Branstetter, ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN; and D. J. Erickson and J. B. Drake

P2.2

Modeling Mackenzie basin surface water balance during CAGES with the Canadian Regional Climate Model

P2.3

Modelling hydrologic conditions in present and future climates�model performances for recent conditions in coastal British Columbia

Paul H. Whitfield, MSC, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and A. J. Cannon, J. Y. Wang, and C. J. Reynolds

Poster PDF (136.7 kB)

P2.4

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

P2.5

Tropical precipitation patterns in response to a local warm SST area placed at the equator of an aqua planet: an ensemble study

Kensuke Nakajima, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; and M. Ishiwatari, S. I. Takehiro, E. Toyoda, and Y. Y. Hayashi

Poster PDF (2.6 MB)

P2.6

Using a perturbation methodology in a mesoscale atmospheric model to assess the variability of a flash flood rainfall amount in a watershed under current climate conditions

Milton S. Speer, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and L. M. Leslie

Poster PDF (128.6 kB)

P2.7

Using observations to develop, initialize, and validate two land-surface schemes within ARPS

Jerald A. Brotzge, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. Weber

Poster PDF (210.0 kB)

P2.8

Paper moved to Poster Session P3, New paper Number P3.2A

P2.9

Assessing the effect of initial soil moisture on seasonal predictions using the NCEP GCM

Cheng-Hsuan Lu, RSIS and NOAA/NWS/NCEP EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and K. Mitchell, H. M. H. Juang, H. L. Pan, and S. Moorthi

P2.10

Coupling a distributed hydrological model to regional climate model output: An evaluation of experiments for the Rhine basin in Europe

Jan Kleinn, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland; and C. Frei, J. Gurtz, P. L. Vidale, and C. Sch�r

Poster PDF (2.7 MB)

P2.11

Effects of Moisture on Baroclinic Lifecycles

Maurizio Fantini, ISAC-CNR, Bologna, Italy

Poster PDF (311.6 kB)

P2.12

Estimating predictability and uncertainty in simulating the water cycle with a Regional Climate Model

P. L. Vidale, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland; and D. L�thi, C. Frei, S. Seneviratne, and C. Sch�r

Poster PDF (699.5 kB)

P2.13

Evaluation of a parameterization for subgrid cloud variability using ARM data

P2.14

Impact of the Northwest Mexican Monsoon on Precipitation in the Central United States: A Moisture and PV Transport Perspective

Stephen M. Saleeby, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and W. R. Cotton

Poster PDF (3.0 MB)

P2.15

THE IMPACT OF A REALISTIC VEGETATION ANNUAL CYCLE ON CLIMATE AND HYDROLOGY IN THE MET OFFICE UNIFIED MODEL

David M. Lawrence, University of Reading, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom; and J. M. Slingo

Joint Poster Session 4

U.S. Global Change Research Program Water Cycle Initiative Poster Session (Joint with the Symposium on Observing and Understanding the Variability of Water in Weather and Climate and the 14th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variation and the 17th Conference on Hydrology)

Sponsors: (Joint between the Observing and Understanding the Variability of Water in Weather and Climate; the 17TH Conference on Hydrology; and the 14th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations )

Organizer: Richard G. Lawford, NOAA/Office of Global Programs

Papers:

JP4.0a

ORAL BRIEFINGS: 1-2 MINUTE PRESENTATION SUMMERIZING POSTERS IN SESSION JP4 WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY AT 5:15 P.M. AS PART OF SESSION J7

JP4.1

Integrating water cycle research activities at NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Deborah R. Belvedere, Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County/GEST, Greenbelt, MD; and P. R. Houser and C. A. Schlosser

JP4.2

The second GEWEX Global Soil Wetness Project (GSWP2)

Paul Dirmeyer, COLA, Calverton, MD; and T. Oki

Poster Session 3

Field Experiments and Surface Mesonetworks

Sponsor: Observing and Understanding the Variability of Water in Weather and Climate

Organizer: Thomas Loveland, USGS

Papers:

P3.0a

ORAL BRIEFINGS: 1-2 MINUTE PRESENTATION SUMMERIZING POSTERS IN SESSION P3 WILL BE HELD AT 9:30 A.M. AS PART OF SESSION 4

P3.1

Contributions from California Coastal-Zone Surface Fluxes to Heavy Coastal Precipitation: A Case Study from an El Ni�o Year

P. Ola G. Persson, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/ETL, Boulder, CO; and B. Walter, P. J. Neiman, and F. M. Ralph

Poster PDF (608.9 kB)

P3.2

Daily to annual meteorological patterns at high elevation in the North American Monsoon region

Franco Biondi, University of Nevada, Reno, NV

P3.2A

Geostatistical modeling of regional monsoon precipitation in Mexico (Formerly paper number P2.8)

Franco Biondi, University of Nevada, Reno, NV

P3.3

Improving the observation of the water cycle in Iowa using the Iowa Environmental Mesonet

Dennis P. Todey, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and D. E. Herzmann

http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu

Poster PDF (151.3 kB)

Joint Poster Session 5

Role of Vegetation and Land Use/Land Cover in the water cycle Poster Session (Joint with the Symposium on Observing and Understanding the Variability of Water in Weather and Climate and the 17th Conference on Hydrology)

Sponsors: (Joint between the Observing and Understanding the Variability of Water in Weather and Climate; and the 17TH Conference on Hydrology )

Organizer: Roger Pielke Sr., Colorado State University

Papers:

JP5.0a

ORAL BRIEFINGS: 1-2 MINUTE PRESENTATION SUMMERIZING POSTERS IN SESSION JP5 WILL BE HELD AT 9:30 A.M. AS PART OF SESSION J8

JP5.1

The impact of urbanization on the precipitation component of the water cycle: A new perspective

J. Marshall Shepherd, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD

Poster PDF (149.6 kB)

JP5.2

Synoptic circulation impacts on near-surface moisure regimes in Phoenix, Arizona

JP5.3

Occurrence and persistence of hailstreaks in the vegetated land surface

Geoffrey M. Henebry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and I. C. Ratcliffe

Poster PDF (564.0 kB)

JP5.4

Low level jet development and its relation to surface inhomogeneities: RAMS LES simulations

JP5.5

Evaluating the effects of land cover change on the hydrology of the Mississippi River Basin

Tracy Twine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and C. Kucharik, M. Coe, S. Donner, J. Lenters, and J. Foley

JP5.6

A Test of Irrigation's influence on Precipitation using RAMS

Nathan J. Moore, Duke University, Durham, NC; and S. A. Rojstaczer and R. Avissar

Poster PDF (558.8 kB)

JP5.7

Studies of soil moisture content in the Lmd GCM

Thanh Ngo-duc Jr., LMD, Paris, France; and K. Laval, J. Polcher, and A. Cazenave Sr.

JP5.8

The impacts of climate change and variability on crop water use and irrigation requirements

Bhawan Singh, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada

JP5.9

Aggregation of remotely sensed vegetation and derived latent heat flux

Nathaniel A. Brunsell, Utah State University, Logan, UT; and R. R. Gillies, B. Lapenta, and S. Dembeck

Poster PDF (271.8 kB)

JP5.10

Soil properties affecting the adsorption of dissolved organic carbon in tropical ecosystems

Poster Session 4

Moisture, Fluxes and Retrievals

Sponsor: 12th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Organizer: James Marshall Shepherd, NASA/GSFC

Papers:

P4.1

Retrieval of water vapor over land surfaces from microwave measurements

Alan E. Lipton, AER, Inc., Lexington, MA; and J. L. Moncet, J. F. Galantowicz, and J. D. Hegarty

Poster PDF (172.0 kB)

P4.2

MODIS near-infrared column water vapor over land and comparisons with NCEP analyses

P4.3

Methods for evaluating microwave-derived satellite liquid water products

Thomas J. Greenwald, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and S. A. Christopher

Poster PDF (184.4 kB)

P4.4

Validation of IAPP Retrievals using DOE ARM Site Observations

Thomas H. Achtor, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and W. F. Feltz, J. Li, H. Woolf, and B. Howell

P4.5

Validation of GOES-8/11 Sounder Derived Products During IHOP 2002 Field Experiment

Wayne F. Feltz, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. P. Nelson III, T. J. Schmit, and G. S. Wade

Poster PDF (166.1 kB)

P4.6

Cloud Liquid Water Profile Information in AMSU-B Water Vapor Profile Retrievals

Clay B. Blankenship, NRL, Monterey, CA

Poster PDF (564.2 kB)

P4.7

Diurnal cycle of liquid water path over the subtropical and tropical oceans

Robert Wood, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and C. Bretherton and D. L. Hartmann

P4.8

GOES-11 and GOES-8 Sounders During the International H2O Project (IHOP)-2002 Field Experiment

Gary S. Wade, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Madison, WI; and T. J. Schmit, W. F. Feltz, J. P. Nelson III, and A. J. Schreiner

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/realtime/ihop/

Poster PDF (571.8 kB)

P4.9

Radiometric signatures of rainfall structures from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) sensors over different climate regimes

Dong-Bin Shin, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; and L. S. Chiu and A. T. C. Chang

Poster PDF (198.7 kB)

P4.10

Sensitivity of retrieval algorithms to model-generated databases

Sean J. Miner, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO; and C. Kummerow

P4.11

Analysis of TRMM 3-hourly multi-satellite precipitation estimates computed in both real and post-real time

George J. Huffman, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and R. F. Adler, E. F. Stocker, D. T. Bolvin, and E. J. Nelkin

http://trmm.gsfc.nasa.gov

Poster PDF (103.8 kB)

P4.12

An investigation of the horizontal variability of precipitations using radar data

Yoo-Jeong Noh, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and G. Liu

Poster PDF (245.7 kB)

P4.13

A TRMM-Calibrated Infrared Technique For Global Rainfall Estimation

Andrew J. Negri, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and R. F. Adler and L. Xu

Poster PDF (555.2 kB)

P4.14

A Passive Microwave Optimal-Estimation Algorithm for Near Real-Time Water Vapor Profiling

Darren S. McKague, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and J. M. Forsythe, A. S. Jones, S. Q. Kidder, and T. H. Vonder Haar

Poster PDF (337.2 kB)

P4.15

Improvements to the SCaMPR Algorithm

Robert J. Kuligowski, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and W. Guo and J. S. Im

Poster PDF (107.8 kB)

P4.16

Improved Precipitation Retrievals Using Both AMSU Window and Sounding Channels

Limin Zhao, NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO, Camp Springs, MD; and F. Weng and R. Ferraro

P4.17

Frequency Distribution of Rain Rate With Cloud Top Brightness Temperature, and near-real time calibration of GOES Multispectral Rainfall Algorithm

Mamoudou B. Ba, Raytheon-ITSS, Lanham, MD and Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD; and A. Gruber and M. J. Jeong

Poster PDF (148.5 kB)

P4.18

Drizzle Detection for Maritime Stratocumulus Clouds by Combined Use of TRMM Microwave Imager and Visible/Infrared Scanner

Hongfei Shao, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and G. Liu

Poster PDF (556.5 kB)

P4.19

Land surface temperature retrievals from GOES-8 using emissivities retrieved from MODIS

Ronnie J. Suggs, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and S. L. Haines, G. J. Jedlovec, W. Lapenta, and D. Moss

Poster PDF (641.2 kB)

P4.20

Satellite-Based Surface Heat Budgets and Sea Surface Temperature Tendency in the Tropical Eastern Indian and Western Pacific Oceans for the 1997/98 El Nino and 1998/99 La Nina

Shu-Hsien Chou, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and M. D. Chou, P. K. Chan, and P. H. Lin

P4.21

Validation of Langley parameterized algorithms used to derive CERES/TRMM surface radiative fluxes

Shashi K. Gupta, AS&M, Hampton, VA; and D. P. Kratz, A. C. Wilber, and L. C. Nguyen

Poster PDF (1016.9 kB)

P4.22

The Atmosphere Land-EXchange Inverse (ALEXI) model: Regional-scale flux validations, climatologies and available soil water derived from remote sensing inputs

John R. Mecikalski, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. C. Anderson, R. D. Torn, J. M. Norman, G. R. Diak, S. J. Richardson, and J. A. Brotzge

Poster PDF (273.2 kB)

P4.23

Introducing the GOES Imager Clear-Sky Brightness Temperature (CSBT) Product

Anthony J. Schreiner, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. J. Schmit, C. K�pken, X. Su, C. Holland, and J. A. Jung

Poster PDF (182.5 kB)

P4.24

Infrared and passive microwave radiometric sea surface temperatures and their relationship to atmospheric forcing

Sandra L. Castro, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and D. G. Baldwin and W. J. Emery

P4.25

Estimation of land surface temperature on the Tibetan Plateau using GMS data

Yuichiroh Oku, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; and H. Ishikawa and H. Ueda

Poster PDF (1.1 MB)

P4.26

Multispectral Thermal Retrievals of Size Distribution Shape, Effective Size, Ice Water Path, Optical Depth and Photon Tunneling Contriubtion

David L. Mitchell, DRI, Reno, NV; and R. P. D'Entremont, D. H. DeSolver, and W. P. Arnott

Poster PDF (2.9 MB)

P4.27

Short wave aerosol direct forcing over cloud free oceans from Terra

Jianglong Zhang, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and S. A. Christopher

http://vortex.nsstc.uah.edu/~sundar/papers/grl_2002_revise.pdf

Poster PDF (67.3 kB)

P4.28

Clear sky angular dependence models over oceans from CERES

Jianglong Zhang, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and S. A. Christopher

Poster PDF (97.1 kB)

P4.29

Use of Collocated KWAJEX Satellite, Aircraft, & Ground Measurements for Understanding Ambiguities in TRMM Radiometer Rain Profile Algorithm

Eric A. Smith, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and S. Fiorino

12

General Circulation and Teleconnections

Sponsor: 14th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations

Papers:

11:00 AM

12.1

Evaluating Multi-decadale Trends in Tropical CAPE

Charlotte A. DeMott, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and D. A. Randall

Poster PDF (620.4 kB)

11:15 AM

12.2

Roles of Ocean in the Biennial Transitions between Indian and Australian Monsoons

Jin-Yi Yu, University of California, Irvine, CA; and S. P. Weng

11:30 AM

12.3

Seamless poleward atmospheric energy transports

Kevin E. Trenberth, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. P. Stepaniak

Poster PDF (96.9 kB)

11:45 AM

12.4

Terrestrial hydrological states and teleconnections with SST phenomena

J. Sheffield, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; and G. Goteti, E. F. Wood, and D. P. Lettenmaier

8

Drought Impacts, Preparedness and Mitigation

Sponsor: Impacts of Water Variability: Benefits and Challenges

Organizer: Donald A. Wilhite, University of Nebraska

Papers:

11:00 AM

8.1

Improved NWS Climate Products and Services in Response to Customer Feedback

Barbara E. Mayes, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and R. J. Leffler, R. E. Livezey, and D. Lecomte

Poster PDF (2.0 MB)

11:15 AM

8.2

Managing Droughts in the Future: the Impacts of Climate Change on Municipal Water Supplies

Richard N. Palmer, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and M. A. Hahn

11:30 AM

8.3

Midwestern Drought

Michael A. Palecki, ISWS, Champaign, IL

Poster PDF (767.6 kB)

11:45 AM

8.4

Using dendrohydrologic data in Colorado water resource planning and management

Connie A. Woodhouse, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Boulder, CO; and R. S. Webb and J. J. Lukas

12:00 PM

8.5

Water banking as institutional adaptation to climate variability: the Colorado experiment

John D. Wiener, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Poster PDF (232.3 kB)

12:15 PM

8.5a

Lunch Break

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.)

Lunch Break

14

Surface Hydrological Measurements

Sponsor: 12th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizer: Kenneth G. Wastrack, Tennessee Valley Authority

Papers:

1:30 PM

14.1

Integration of humidity fluctuation sensors into the Lindenberg boundary layer measurement facilities: Experiences, problems, and future requirements

Ulrich Weisensee, German Weather Service, Tauche, Germany; and F. Beyrich and J. P. Leps

Poster PDF (71.9 kB)

1:45 PM

14.2

Preliminary results from a field comparison of relative humidity sensors

K. G. Hubbard, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and X. Lin, K. Robbins, C. B. Baker, and R. Fontenot

Poster PDF (377.1 kB)

2:00 PM

14.3

A new low maintenance dew point sensor for the National Weather Service Automated Surface Observing System

Jennifer M. Dover, NOAA/NWS, Sterling, VA; and B. Childs

Poster PDF (280.7 kB)

2:15 PM

14.4

Detecting Ice Pellets, Snow Pellets and Hail on ASOS using an Acoustic Sensor

Charles G. Wade, NCAR, Boulder, CO

2:30 PM

14.5

Field Studies of a Vibrating-Wire Precipitation Gauge

Claude E. Duchon, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and C. G. Wade and J. A. Cole

Poster PDF (611.7 kB)

7

New Technology, Methods and Future Sensors

Sponsor: 12th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Organizers: Jeffery J. Puschell, Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing; Gerald J. Dittberner, NOAA/NESDIS

Papers:

1:30 PM

7.1

First results from AMSR-E on NASA's Aqua satellite (Invited Presentation)

Roy W. Spencer, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL

http://www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/AMSR

Poster PDF (351.6 kB)

2:00 PM

7.2

Accuracy and Performance of AIRS on Aqua (Invited Presentation)

Moustafa Chahine, NASA/JPL, Pasadena, CA

2:30 PM

7.3

METEOSAT SECOND GENERATION (MSG): Status after Launch (Invited Presentation)

Johannes Schmetz, EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany; and M. Koenig, P. Pili, S. Rota, A. Ratier, and S. Tjemkes

Poster PDF (90.2 kB)

9

Sponsor: Impacts of Water Variability: Benefits and Challenges

Organizer: Daniel R. Cayan, Scripps Institution of Oceanography/USGS

Papers:

1:30 PM

9.1

The Climate of 2002 in Historical Perspective

Scott Stephens, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and J. Lawrimore, R. Heim, K. Gleason, and A. Waple

1:45 PM

9.2

Response of U.S. water resources to HadCM2 projections of climate change and consequences for agriculture

N. J. Rosenberg, Joint Global Change Research Institute, College Park, MD; and R. C. Izaurralde, R. A. Brown, and A. M. Thomson

Poster PDF (1.0 MB)

9.3

Hydro-Qu�bec coping with Climate Change anticipated effects

2:15 PM

9.4

Using Clustered Climate Regimes for Understanding Water Cycle Variability

Forrest M. Hoffman, ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN; and W. W. Hargrove, D. J. Erickson III, and R. Oglesby

http://climate.esd.ornl.gov/

Poster PDF (736.7 kB)

2:30 PM

9.5

High and low spatial resolution climate change scenarios for the Missouri River basin: water yield responses

Mark C. Stone, Washington State University, Pullman, WA; and R. H. Hotchkiss and L. O. Mearns

2:45 PM

9.6

Consequences of Climate Variability and Change for the Pacific Island Water Resources: Challenges and Opportunities

Eileen L. Shea, East-West Center, Honolulu, HI

Poster PDF (250.0 kB)

3:00 PM

9.7

Changes in snowmelt runoff over Western North America over the last 5 decades

Dan Cayan, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego /U.S. Geological Survey, La Jolla, CA; and M. Dettinger, I. Stewart, and N. Knowles

3:15 PM

9.8

Vulnerability of water resources in eastern Mediterranean ecosystems due to climate change�An integrated approach to sustainable management

Pinhas Alpert, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel; and D. Silverman

http://luna.tau.ac.il/~glowa

Poster PDF (2.2 MB)

10

Active Remote Sensing of air-sea interaction

Sponsor: 12th Conference on Interactions of the Sea and Atmosphere

Organizer: Todd D. Sikora, United States Naval Academy

Papers:

1:30 PM

10.1

Monitoring Surface Wind Structure with Spaceborne SAR: development of a SAR user Guide

Robert C. Beal, SSARGASSO Associates, Ellicott City, MD

http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/sar/stormwatch/user_guide/

Poster PDF (661.9 kB)

2:00 PM

10.2

SAR Measurement of two dimensional Sea Surface Elevation Fields on a global Scale

Susanne Lehner, German Aerospace Center, Remote Sensing Technology Center, Wessling, Germany; and J. Schulz-Stellenfleth, J. C. Nieto Borge, and W. Rosenthal

2:15 PM

10.3

SAR measurement of mesoscale wind fields on a global scale

Jochen Horstmann, GKSS Research Center, Geesthacht, Germany; and S. Tobias, W. Koch, and S. Lehner

2:30 PM

10.5

Automated estimation of wind vectors from SAR

Christopher C. Wackerman, Veridian Systems Division, Ann Arbor, MI; and W. G. Pichel and P. Clemente-Colon

Poster PDF (152.7 kB)

2:45 PM

10.6

Wind fields derived from SAR during storm conditions

William Perrie, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, NS, Canada; and P. Vachon and B. Toulany

3:00 PM

10.7

Critical examination of a method for estimating the buoyancy flux from SAR imagery

Ralph C. Foster, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and M. Wyant and T. D. Sikora

3:15 PM

10.8

A comparison of model output with SAR imagery of a polar low over the Labrador Sea

Rebekah Martin, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; and G. W. K. Moore and P. Vachon

3:30 PM

10.9

Comparison of high-resolution SAR image wit QuikSCAT wind measurements(Formerly paper number JP4.21)

Francis Michael Monaldo, Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD

3:45 PM

10.5a

Coffee Break in exhibit hall (Exhibits open 1:30�6:00)

5

Assimilation of water data in all its phases

Sponsor: Observing and Understanding the Variability of Water in Weather and Climate

Organizer: Paul R. Houser, NASA/GSFC

Papers:

1:30 PM

5.1

The analysis of moisture in the ECMWF system (Invited Presentation)

Anton Beljaars, ECMWF, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom

2:00 PM

5.2

The Tropospheric Humidity Trends of NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis before the Satellite Era

S.-K. Yang, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and M. Kanamitsu, W. Ebisuzaki, A. J. Miller, and G. Potter

Poster PDF (990.2 kB)

2:15 PM

5.3

Assimilation of High-Resolution Dial Water Vapour Measurements into the Mesoscale Weather Forecast Model of the German Weather Service

Hans-Stefan Bauer, Hohenheim University, Stuttgart, Germany; and V. Wulfmeyer, A. Rhodin, and L. Kornblueh

2:30 PM

5.4

Better weather prediction and climate diagnostics using rainfall measurements from space

Arthur Y. Hou, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and S. Q. Zhang, J. L. Li, and O. Reale

5.5

Assimilation of the GPS-derived Integrated Water Vapour in the aLpine Model

2:45 PM

5.6

Regional Data Assimilation at NCEP: Recent advancements in the assimilation of precipitation, clouds, water vapor, soil moisture and snowpack (Invited Presentation)

Kenneth E. Mitchell, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and E. Rogers, D. Parrish, Y. Lin, G. DiMego, M. Ek, D. Lohmann, B. Ferrier, F. Mesinger, P. Shafran, and W. Wu

3:15 PM

5.7

NCEP Regional Reanalysis

Fedor Mesinger, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC and UCAR, Camp Springs, MD; and G. DiMego, E. Kalnay, P. Shafran, W. Ebisuzaki, Y. Fan, R. Grumbine, W. Higgins, Y. Lin, K. Mitchell, D. Parrish, E. Rogers, W. Shi, D. Stokes, and J. Woolen

Poster PDF (297.3 kB)

3:30 PM

5.8

Land Data Assimilation Systems

Paul R. Houser, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD

4:14 PM

5.5a

Improving the precipitation prediction using GPS data and a physical initialization procedure (Formerly Paper Number 5.9)

Ana M. B. Nunes, Centro de Previs�o de Tempo e Estudos Cim�ticos, Cachoeira Paulista, SP, Brazil; and J. P. Bonatti

3:44 PM

5.5a

Coffee Break

13

Climate Change Modeling: II

Sponsor: 14th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations

Papers:

1:30 PM

13.1

Sensitivities of a high-resolution coupled GCM in a CO2 doubling experiment

Keiko Takahashi, Japan Marine Science and Technology Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan; and W. Ohfuchi, N. Komori, H. Nakamura, H. Sakuma, and T. Sato

2:00 PM

13.2

Can the CCM3 Global Climate Model Accurately Simulate the Arctic Oscillation?

Raymond Mooring, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

Poster PDF (259.9 kB)

2:15 PM

13.3

A 12-year (1987�1998) ensemble simulation of the U.S. climate with a variable-resolution stretched-grid GCM

Michael S. Fox-Rabinovitz, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and L. L. Takacs and R. C. Govindaraju

2:30 PM

13.4

Impact of increased CO2 levels on interannual tropical variability

Antonio Navarra, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Bologna, Italy; and C. Annalisa

2:45 PM

13.5

Interactions among cloud, water vapor, radiation and large-scale circulation in the tropical climate

Kristin Larson, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. L. Hartmann

http://www.atmos.washington.edu/~klarson/interaction.html

Poster PDF (136.7 kB)

3:00 PM

13.6

Runoff sensitivity to climate warming: a process study with a coupled climate-runoff model

Jan Kleinn, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland; and C. Frei, J. Gurtz, P. L. Vidale, and C. Sch�r

Poster PDF (662.9 kB)

3:15 PM

13.7

Evaluating the A1 scenario in the CCSM for West Africa: 20th and 21st century climates

Gregory S. Jenkins, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and E. M. Blaisdell

3:30 PM

13.8

Changes in thermohaline circulation in future climate

Aixue Hu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. A. Meehl, W. Washington, and A. Dai

Poster PDF (641.7 kB)

3:45 PM

13.9

The simulated impact of surface albedo feedback on climate variability

Alex Hall, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA

4:00 PM

13.10

Analysis of GCM predicted precipitation recycling over large basins

E. F. Wood, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; and J. Sheffield

4:15 PM

13.11

Quasi-periodic natural variations in the Thermohaline Circulation and climate in a 1400 year coupled model calculation

Jeff R. Knight, Met Office, Bracknell, Berks., United Kingdom; and R. J. Allan, C. K. Folland, and M. Vellinga

4:30 PM

13.12

A dynamically interactive column physics model suitable for diagnosing GCM errors and climate variability

Prashant D. Sardeshmukh, NOAA/ERL/CDC, Boulder, CO; and J. W. Bergman

4:45 PM

13.5a

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (Exhibits open 1:30�6:00 p.m.)

14

RADAR IIPS AND APPLICATIONS PART II

Sponsor: 19th Conference on IIPS

Organizers: Robert G. Borchers, SAIC; Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL; Anderson White, University of Oklahoma; Robert E. Saffle, NOAA/NWS

Papers:

1:30 PM

14.1

Use of the Radar Product Central Collection/Distribution Service to Collect All WSR-88D Archive Products

Michael Carelli, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

Poster PDF (13.3 kB)

1:45 PM

14.2

An Update On NEXRAD Program Plans for Collecting and Distributing WSR-88D Base Data In Near Real Time

Timothy Crum, NOAA/NEXRAD, Norman, OK; and D. Evancho, C. Horvat, M. Istok, and W. Blanchard

Poster PDF (105.1 kB)

2:00 PM

14.3

NCDC the "One Stop Shop" for all WSR-88D Level II Data Services

Stephen A. Del Greco, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and A. Hall

Poster PDF (836.9 kB)

2:15 PM

14.4

A comprehensive source of NEXRAD Doppler radar data

Kenneth Reeves, AccuWeather, Inc, State College, PA; and M. A. Steinberg

2:30 PM

14.5

NEXRAD Product Improvement�Expanding Science Horizons

Robert E. Saffle, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and R. C. Elvander and M. J. Istok

Poster PDF (528.2 kB)

2:45 PM

14.6

NEXRAD Product Improvement�Implementing New Science

Michael J. Istok, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and R. C. Elvander, R. E. Saffle, and J. M. Roe

Poster PDF (342.7 kB)

3:00 PM

14.7

Capabilities and Components of the Warning Decision Support System�Integrated Information (WDSS-II)

Kurt D. Hondl, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK

Poster PDF (146.6 kB)

3:15 PM

14.8

Warning Decision Support System�Integrated Information (WDSS-II). Part I: Mulitple-sensor severe weather applications development at NSSL during 2002

Travis M. Smith, CIMMS, Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and G. J. Stumpf, K. L. Manross, and C. Thomas

Poster PDF (1.6 MB)

3:30 PM

14.9

Real-time merging of multisource Data

V. Lakshmanan, Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK

Poster PDF (402.0 kB)

3:45 PM

14.10

NEXRAD Product Improvement�Improving NWS Tornado Warnings

Robert E. Saffle, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and R. C. Elvander and M. J. Istok

Poster PDF (265.0 kB)

4:00 PM

14.11

Enhanced weather radar data required to improve the Federal Aviation Administration's operational capabilities

Bill Bumgarner, BAE SYSTEMS, Washington, DC; and S. Shema

Poster PDF (349.4 kB)

4:15 PM

14.12

New Products for the NEXRAD ORPG to Support FAA Critical Systems

David J. Smalley, MIT Lincoln Lab., Lexington, MA; and B. J. Bennett and M. L. Pawlak

Poster PDF (1.0 MB)

4:30 PM

14.13

Mitigating ground clutter contamination in the WSR-88D

Scott Ellis, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Kessinger, T. D. O'Bannon, and J. VanAndel

Poster PDF (1.6 MB)

4:45 PM

14.14

Using Terrain Elevation Information to Improve the Quality of Radar Mosaic Products

Joseph C. Lang, Unisys Weather Information Services, Kennett Square, PA; and B. D. Sutker, G. S. Chase, and J. Zhang

Poster PDF (437.7 kB)

5:00 PM

14.6a

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (Exhibits Open 1:30�6:00 p.m.)

15

APPLICATIONS IN METEOROLOGY, OCEANOGRAPHY, HYDROLOGY, AND CLIMATOLOGY PART II

Sponsor: 19th Conference on IIPS

Organizers: Carl D. Thormeyer, FNMOC; David J. Pace, SAIC, FAA TAC

Papers:

1:30 PM

15.1

Enhancing Precipitation Estimation Capabilities at National Weather Service Field Offices Using Multi-sensor Precipitation Data Mosaics

Bryon A. Lawrence, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. I. Shebsovich, M. J. Glaudemans, and P. S. Tilles

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oh/hod_whfs/

Poster PDF (2.0 MB)

1:45 PM

15.2

3-Dimensional Animated Displays for Sifting out Medium Range Weather Events and Severe Weather Using NCEP model Ensembles

Jordan C. Alpert, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD

Poster PDF (68.6 kB)

2:00 PM

15.3

Automated Validation for Summary of the Day Temperature Data

William E. Angel, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and M. L. Urzen, S. A. Del Greco, and M. W. Bodosky

Poster PDF (373.2 kB)

2:15 PM

15.4

Spatial-temporal behavior of RVR visibility of ILS runways at select major airports

David A. Hazen, Titan/System Resources Corp., Billerica, MA; and T. A. Seliga, L. G. Jacobs, and D. B. Lawrence

Poster PDF (1.0 MB)

2:29 PM

15.5

Paper Moved to Session 3, New Paper Number 3.6A

2:30 PM

15.6

An Analysis of Verification Statistics Used at NWS River Forecast Centers

Neftali (Lee) Cajina, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and E. Welles

2:45 PM

15.7

Thunderstorm characterizations derived from cloud to ground lightning flash data based on intercomparisons of Hovm�ller diagrams and spatial density data

Thomas A. Seliga, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge, MA; and D. A. Hazen and C. Schauland

Poster PDF (2.6 MB)

3:00 PM

15.8

A Dynamic Visual Data Inspection Tool

Alfred M. Powell Jr., Boeing Autometric, Springfield, VA; and P. A. Zuzolo, S. Hoffert, G. Greene, M. Conte, and R. Kennedy

Poster PDF (382.0 kB)

3:15 PM

15.9

Archive Management: The Missing Component

Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Bates, D. Clark, R. Mairs, and G. Sharman

Poster PDF (267.1 kB)

3:30 PM

15.10

EARTH SCIENCE MARKUP LANGUAGE: A Solution to Earth Science Data Format Heterogeneity Problem

Rahul Ramachandran, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and H. Conover, S. Graves, and S. Christopher

Poster PDF (252.3 kB)

3:45 PM

15.11

The Advantages of Interactive Analysis Tools to Determine Differences between Co-located Multiresolution, Temporally Dynamic Data Sets

Phillip A. Zuzolo, Boeing Autometric, Springfield, VA; and A. M. Powell Jr., S. G. Hoffert, G. Greene, R. Kennedy, R. D. Blyth, A. Sylvester, and B. J. Zuzolo

Poster PDF (2.7 MB)

4:00 PM

15.12

Plug and Play Scientific Graphics with SGT

Donald W. Denbo, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA

http://www.epic.noaa.gov/java/sgt/

Poster PDF (95.2 kB)

4:15 PM

15.13

A volume rendering tool for the atmospheric sciences

Glen S. Romine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and D. Porter and R. B. Wilhelmson

4:30 PM

15.14

Motion estimator based on hierarchical clusters

V. Lakshmanan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Poster PDF (322.2 kB)

4:45 PM

15.5a

Creating VisAD applications in the geosciences using Python (Formerly Paper Number 3.6)

Tom Whittaker, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and B. Hibbard and C. Rueden

5:00 PM

15.6a

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (Exhibits Open 1:30�6:00 p.m.)

Exhibit Hours: 1:30�6:00P.M.

Conference Ends

11

General Sessions

Sponsor: 12th Conference on Interactions of the Sea and Atmosphere

Papers:

2:15 PM

11.1

Sea fog off the California Coast: Historical perspective and climatology

John Lewis, NOAA/NSSL and DRI, Norman, OK; and D. Koracin and K. Redmond

Poster PDF (47.5 kB)

2:30 PM

11.2

Why did the Pentagon Become Interested in Polar Warming?

Ronald E. Doel, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

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

15

Surface Measurements

Sponsor: 12th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizer: Paul M. Fransioli, J3AQM, LLC

Papers:

15.1

Comparison of Wind Speed Data at Two Nearby Sites Using Identical Measurement Systems

3:31 PM

15.2

A National Temperature Record at Loma, Montana

Andrew H. Horvitz, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and S. Stephens, M. Helfert, G. Goodge, K. T. Redmond, K. Pomeroy, and E. Kurdy

Poster PDF (117.8 kB)

3:45 PM

15.3

Observations and conclusions from the surface layer stability transition experiments

Gail-Tirrell Vaucher, Army Research Laboratory, WSMR, NM

Poster PDF (213.4 kB)

4:00 PM

15.4

How Meteorological Standards Can Help You

Paul M. Fransioli, J3AQM, LLC, Las Vegas, NV

Poster PDF (15.8 kB)

4:15 PM

15.5

Visibility Sensor Accuracy: What's Realistic?

John D. Crosby, Enviro Tech Sensors Inc., Clarksville, MD

Poster PDF (457.9 kB)

Poster Session 5

New Technology, Methods and Future Sensors

Sponsor: 12th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Organizers: Gerald J. Dittberner, NOAA/NESDIS; Jeffery J. Puschell, Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing

Papers:

P5.1

Report on NOAA's GOES satellite program

Gerald J. Dittberner, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD

Poster PDF (205.0 kB)

P5.2

Specifying the requirements for imaging and sounding capabilities on the GOES-R series

James J. Gurka, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD; and G. J. Dittberner, P. Taylor, and T. J. Schmit

Poster PDF (49.8 kB)

P5.3

Channel selection for the next generation geostationary Advanced Baseline Imagers

Timothy J. Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Madison, WI; and W. P. Menzel, J. Sieglaff, J. P. Nelson III, M. K. Griffin, and J. J. Gurka

Poster PDF (137.8 kB)

P5.4

Vegetation Monitoring and Thin Cirrus Detection on the Next Generation GOES Imager

Justin M. Sieglaff, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. J. Schmit

Poster PDF (60.5 kB)

P5.5

Surface and Atmospheric Retrievals from the Future GOES Sounder�Advanced Baseline Sounder (ABS)

Jun Li, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. J. Schmit, F. Sun, and W. P. Menzel

Poster PDF (1.1 MB)

P5.6

Physical retrieval of ocean precipitation from TMI and AMSR: models, algorithms, and observations

Grant W. Petty, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

P5.7

A Rain Profile Analysis Using TRMM PR and TMI Toward a Future Precipitation Algorithm

Hirohiko Masunaga, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan; and C. D. Kummerow

P5.8

Initial land rainfall estimates from the Aqua AMSR-E

Jeffrey R. McCollum, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD and NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and R. R. Ferraro

Poster PDF (213.3 kB)

P5.9

On-Orbit calibration of AMSR-E and the retrieval of ocean products

Frank J. Wentz, Remote Sensing Systems, Santa Rosa, CA; and C. Gentemann and P. Ashcroft

Poster PDF (1.0 MB)

P5.10

Microwave Simulations from Ground-based Soundings and Collocated Observations from Satellites: A Trial Study for DMSP/SSMIS Calibration/Validation

Ye Hong, The Aerospace Corporation, Los Angeles, CA; and J. Wessel and R. Farley

Poster PDF (148.2 kB)

P5.11

Validation of the AIRS/AMSU on the AQUA satellite

Larry M. McMillin, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and S. Zhou and H. Ding

Poster PDF (13.0 kB)

P5.12

Some Results from the NOAA-17 On-orbit Verification

Thomas J. Kleespies, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD

Poster PDF (522.7 kB)

P5.13

An Evaluation of Level-1B and Level-2 AIRS Data Products Using Matched Radiosonde, NCEP and ECMWF Profiles

Murty G. Divakarla, Decision Systems Technologies, Inc., Rockville, MD; and M. D. Goldberg, W. Wolf, L. Zhou, and Y. Qu

P5.14

First satellite intercalibration comparing high spectral resolution AIRS with operational geostationary imagers

Mathew M. Gunshor, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and D. Tobin, T. J. Schmit, and W. P. Menzel

Poster PDF (178.9 kB)

P5.15

Investigating Inter-Satellite Calibration for the GPM Era

F. Joseph Turk, NRL, Monterey, CA; and S. W. Bidwell, D. Sidla, and A. Mugnai

Poster PDF (158.6 kB)

P5.16

An improved Backus-Gilbert spatial filter for satellite data processing

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

Poster PDF (105.9 kB)

P5.17

A New Paradigm Image Analysis Tool

Steven G. Hoffert, Boeing Autometric, Springfield, VA; and A. M. Powell Jr., P. Anderson, P. A. Zuzolo, G. Greene, M. Conte, P. Fetz, and D. Blyth

Poster PDF (651.7 kB)

P5.18

A Hyperspectral Adaptive Band Simulator Tool (AHABS) for Simulation of Multispectral Imagery

Michael K. Griffin, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA

P5.19

Compression of Satellite Hyperspectral Infrared Radiances Using Historical Eigenvectors

Yanni Qu, Decision Systems Technologies, Inc., Rockville, MD; and M. D. Goldberg and W. W. Wolf

P5.20

Remote sensing of sea surface temperature in sea-ice zones using ATSR-2

C. J. Merchant, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom; and S. Matthiesen and N. Rayner

P5.21

Analysis of simulated observations from a Doppler Wind Lidar

Lars Peter Riishojgaard, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and R. Atlas and G. D. Emmitt

P5.22

Improvements and Validation of the Gaussian Jet Model for Deriving Absolute Geostrophic Velocities from Satellite Altimetry

Seungbum Kim, Korea Advance Inst. of Science & Technology, Yusung, Daejeon, South Korea; and M. A. Saunders

http://satrec.kaist.ac.kr/~sbkim/

Poster PDF (144.9 kB)

P5.23

Improved Detection of Nocturnal Low Clouds by MODIS

Thomas F. Lee, NRL, Monterey, CA; and S. D. Miller

Poster PDF (168.1 kB)

P5.24

Fire detection and properties from High-spectral resolution infrared observations

Steven A. Ackerman, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and D. Tobin, R. Knuteson, P. Antonelli, H. E. Revercomb, and K. Vinson

P5.25

Paper has been moved to Poster Session P1, new Poster number P1.25

P5.26

Simultaneous Earth Views from CERES and MISR: Data for Studying the Atmosphere-Land-Ocean System

Nancy A. Ritchey, SAIC and NASA/LaRC, Hampton, VA; and R. K. Seals Jr. and C. H. Welch

Poster PDF (1.5 MB)

P5.27

Studies with the CERES Window Channel

G. Louis Smith, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and NASA/LARC, Hampton, VA; and P. E. Mlynczak

Poster PDF (165.9 kB)

P5.28

AQUA Radiance Computations for the Observing System Simulation Experiments for NPOESS

Thomas J. Kleespies, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and H. Sun, W. Wolf, and M. Goldberg

Poster PDF (364.9 kB)

P5.29

NOAA's Product Processing Plans for the Metop Mission

Stacy L. Bunin, Mitretek Systems, Inc., Falls Church, VA; and D. Holmes and T. Schott

Poster PDF (204.3 kB)

P5.30

Virtual Laboratory for Training in Satellite Meteorology

Anthony Mostek, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO; and J. Purdom, J. Wilson, and D. Hinsman

Poster PDF (287.2 kB)

Joint Session 1

ENSO and Global-scale atmosphere-ocean coupling (Joint with the 14th Symposium on Global Change & Climate Variations and the 12th Conference on Interactions of the Sea and Atmosphere )

Sponsors: (Joint between the 12th Conference on Interactions of the Sea and Atmosphere; and the 14th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations )

Papers:

3:30 PM

J1.1

Will Global warming Induce a Permanent El Nino? (It has happened before!)

George Philander, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.

4:00 PM

J1.2

Linkages between El Ni�o and Recent Tropical Warming

Fei-Fei Jin, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and S. -. I. An, A. Timmermann, and J. Zhao

Poster PDF (698.2 kB)

4:15 PM

J1.3

Evolution of El Nino conditions in the tropical Pacific during 2002�03

Michael J. McPhaden, NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA

4:30 PM

J1.4

Tropical precipitation anomalies: ENSO teleconnections vs. global warming

J. David Neelin, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; and H. Su and C. Chou

4:45 PM

J1.5

Surface Stress Balance in the Tropics

Matthias Munnich, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA; and D. Neelin

5:00 PM

J1.6

The impact of ENSO on the North Pacific Ocean during summer

Michael A. Alexander, NOAA/ERL/CDC, Boulder, CO; and J. D. Scott

5:15 PM

J1.7

Ocean-atmosphere interaction within equatorially trapped atmospheric waves

George N. Kiladis, NOAA/AL, Boulder, CO; and K. H. Straub

Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

5:30 PM

J1.7a

Conference ends

Symposium Ends

Keynote Speaker

Closing

Sponsor: The Simpson Symposium

Papers:

4:30 PM

The Simpsons: Past and Future

Kerry A. Emanuel, MIT, Cambridge, MA

Conference Ends

Symposium Ends

Closing Reception in Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar)

Conference Ends

Simpsons Banquet

Closing Event at the Long Beach Aquarium on the Pacific

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