Conference Presentations – 2018

Select Conference Presentations and Extended Abstracts Given in 2018

Martinaitis, S. M., A. Osborne, C. Langston, J. Zhang, K. Howard, and M. Simpson, 2018: Improving coverage and accuracy of precipitation estimates for NOAA and NWS through a multi-sensor precipitation scheme. 43rd Natl. Wea. Assoc. Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO. [Link]

Zhang, J., K. W. Howard, L. Tang, S. M. Martinaitis, Y. Qi, S. B. Cocks, C. Langston, B. T. Kaney, and K. Cooper, 2018: Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor (MRMS) QPE products update—2016/2017. 32nd Conf. on Hydrology, Austin, TX, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 2B.4. [Link]

Rosenow, A. A., K. W. Howard, and J. Meitín, 2018: Gap-filling radar observations of a snow qquall at San Luis Valley Regional Airport. 6th Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium, Austin, TX, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 3.9A. [Link]

Reeves, H. D., 2018: On the interpolation of three-dimensional radar observations to flight levels. 6th Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium, Austin, TX, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 1.5. [Link]

Qi, Y., L. Tang and J. Zhang, 2018: Contaminated precipitation radar echo identification, removing, and filling using polarimetric and environmental data in the MRMS operational system. 32nd Conf. on Hydrology, Austin, TX, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 80. [Link]

Martinaitis, S. M., C. Langston, Y. Qi, S. B. Cocks, J. Zhang, and K. W. Howard, 2018: Current advancements and future direction of gauge ingest and quality control in the MRMS system. 32nd Conf. on Hydrology, Austin, TX, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 59. [Link]

Martinaitis, S. M., C. Langston, A. Osborne, J. Zhang, K. W. Howard, and Y. Qi, 2018: Advancing precipitation estimation in data-sparse regions—The MRMS Multi-Sensor QPE product. 32nd Conf. on Hydrology, Austin, TX, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 58. [Link]

Gerard, A., K. W. Howard, J. J. Gourley, T. Smith, and J. Zhang, 2018: Multiple Radar/Multiple Sensor (MRMS) system: Current and future role in the community analysis and nowcast framework. 8th Conf. on Transition of Research to Operations, Austin, TX, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 12B.1. [Link]

Cocks, S. B., L. Tang, Y. Wang, J. Zhang, A. Ryzhkov, P. Zhang, and K. W. Howard, 2018: Operational strengths and challenges for the new dual-pol MRMS QPE on a real-time system. 32nd Conf. on Hydrology, Austin, TX, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 4.3. [Link]

Cocks, S. B., L. Tang, Y. Wang, J. Zhang, A. Ryzhkov, P. Zhang, and K. W. Howard, 2018: MRMS precipitation estimates using specific attenuation. 32nd Conf. on Hydrology, Austin, TX, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 77. [Link]