The agenda for the 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society has been released. The meeting will be held January 22-27, 2017 in Seattle, Washington. Check out all the great NSSL research to be presented:
Monday, 23 January 2017
Session 1
Lightning and Cloud Processes 1: Microphysics; electrification; numerical cloud models; thunderstorm kinematics, dynamics and lightning
Host: Eighth Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data
11:00 AM
1.1
From Extreme Flash Rates to Tropical Cyclones: Simulating Two Ends of the Spectrum
Edward R. Mansell, NSSL, Norman, OK; and A. Fierro
Session 1A
Flood prediction, analysis, decision support, & management I
Host: 31st Conference on Hydrology
Organizer: David Gochis, NCAR
Cochairs: Thomas Adams, NOAA/NWS; Jonathan J. Gourley, NOAA/NSSL
11:45 AM
1A.4
Machine Learning Predictions of Flash Floods
Race Clark III, CIMMS, Norman, OK; and Z. L. Flamig, J. J. Gourley, and Y. Hong
2:15 PM
2A.4
The Uncertainty of Precipitation-type Observations and its Effect on the Validation of Forecast Precipitation Type
Heather D. Reeves, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK
Poster Session 1
Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python Posters
Best Track: Object-Based Path Identification and Analysis
David Harrison, NSSL, Norman, OK; and A. McGovern, C. Karstens, and R. A. Lagerquist
Development of Real-Time Visualization and Verification Products for the NSSL Experimental Warn-on-Forecast System for Ensembles
Patrick S. Skinner, CIMMS/University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. H. Knopfmeier, D. M. Wheatley, and L. J. Wicker
Poster Session 1
EIPT Posters – Day 1
Signal Processing across the Atlantic: a Partnership between the UK Met Office and the US National Severe Storms Laboratory
Sebastian Torres, CIMMS, Norman, OK; and T. Darlington
The OCC NOAA Data Commons: First Year Experiences
Zachary L. Flamig, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; and M. Patterson, W. Wells, and R. Grossman
Quality parameter for a weather radar antenna
Valery M. Melnikov, CIMMS, Norman, OK; and R. J. Doviak and D. Zrnic
Poster Session 1
Flood prediction, analysis, decision support, & management POSTERS
A Moisture Source Climatology for Flash Flood Events in the United States
Jessica M. Erlingis, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. J. Gourley and Y. Hong
Poster Session 1
Lightning and Meteorological Processes Posters
3-D Relationships of Lightning with the Kinematic and Microphysical Structure of the 29 May 2012 DC3 Storm
Elizabeth DiGangi, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and C. L. Ziegler, D. R. MacGorman, D. P. Betten, M. I. Biggerstaff, G. Zhang, and V. N. Mahale
Impact of Kinematics, Microphysics, and Electrification on the Formation of Bounded Weak Lightning Regions in a Simulated Supercell Storm
Conrad L. Ziegler, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and E. R. Mansell, A. Fierro, K. Calhoun, and D. R. MacGorman
Poster Session 1
WAF/NWP Posters: Weather Phenomena, Observations, and Forecasting
On the sensitivity of bow-echo ensemble forecasts to grid spacing
John R. Lawson, CIMMS/NSSL, Norman, OK; and W. A. Gallus Jr.
A Reflectivity Climatology Study of the Contiguous United States Using the Multi-Year Reanalysis of Remotely Sensed Storms (MYRORSS)
Brandon R. Smith, OU/CIMMS and NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and K. L. Ortega, A. E. Reinhart, M. C. Mahalik, and T. M. Smith
Session 3A
Flood prediction, analysis, decision support, & management III
Host: 31st Conference on Hydrology
Organizer: David Gochis, NCAR
Cochairs: Thomas Adams, NOAA/NWS; Jonathan J. Gourley, NSSL
5:00 PM
3A.5
FLASH use cases for the flash floods of 2016
Steven M. Martinaitis, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. J. Gourley and M. Kelsch
Themed Joint Session 4
The Present and Future of Lightning Observations and Their Applications – Invited Only
Hosts: (Joint between the Eighth Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data; and the Observation Symposium: Progress, Problems, and Prospects)
4:15 PM
TJ4.2
Lightning Detection and Mapping: Recent Research and Future Opportunities
Donald R. MacGorman, NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK
4:30 PM
TJ4.3
Lightning Observations and Research: Integration with and Feedback from Operational Meteorology
Kristin Calhoun, OU/CIMMS, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK
Tuesday, 24 January 2017
Session 1
Testbeds, Models and Data Assimilation to Accelerate the Transition of Research-to-Operations for Weather, Water, and Climate
9:30 AM
1.5
The Experimental Warning Program at the Hazardous Weather Testbed
Tiffany C. Meyer, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and K. M. Calhoun, G. S. Garfield, A. Gerard, J. J. Gourley, C. Karstens, D. M. Kingfield, D. LaDue, W. Line, C. Ling, S. M. Martinaitis, L. Rothfusz, T. M. Smith, and G. J. Stumpf
Session 4A
Forecasting Techniques: Winter and Severe Precipitation Systems
8:30 AM
4A.1
Verification and Analysis of Impact-Based Warnings: Assessing the Performance of Quantitative Hazard Forecasts in the Transition toward the FACETs Paradigm
C. A. M. Gerlach, NSSL, Norman, OK
Session 1
Special Symposium on Severe Local Storms: Observation needs to advance research, prediction and communication, Part I
9:00 AM
1.1
Observing Challenges in Past and Current Severe Storm Field Campaigns (Invited Presentation)
Erik Rasmussen, CIMMS, Norman, OK
Session 4
Machine Learning Part III
11:00 AM
4.3
Using Machine Learning to Predict Straight-line Convective Wind Hazards Throughout the Continental United States
Ryan A. Lagerquist, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. McGovern and T. Smith
Joint Session 4
Select Student Research for New Generation Environmental Remote Sensing and for Transitions of Research to Operations
11:15 AM
J4.4
Forecasting Left-Moving Supercells Using an Ensemble Data Assimilation System
Cameron J. Nixon, NSSL, Norman, OK; and T. A. Jones
11:45 AM
J4.6
Towards Consistency in Forecasting Severe Weather Events across a Wide Range of Temporal and Spatial Scales in the FACETs Paradigm
Makenzie Krocak, NSSL, Norman, OK; and H. E. Brooks
Session 4
University Education Initiatives-Part l
11:15 AM
4.3
Adding Difficulty in Weather Forecasting Challenges to Enhance Learning
William Gregory Blumberg, Univ. of Oklahoma/NSSL, Norman, OK
5
Where we go from here: Observational needs to support a thriving weather and climate enterprise
Hosts: (Joint between the Special Symposium on Individual, Social, and Cultural Observations in Weather and Climate Contexts; the 12th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; and the Fifth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events )
Moderators: Kimberly E. Klockow, NOAA/OAR/OWAQ; Russ S. Schumacher, Colorado State Univ.
Panelists: Julie L. Demuth, NCAR; William Hooke, AMS Policy Program; Lans Rothfusz, NSSL; Ann Bostrom, University of Washington
Session 1
Core Weather-Ready Nation Activities
2:15 PM
1.4
Some Issues to Consider as Forecasts Evolve Over Time
Harold E. Brooks, NOAA, Norman, OK
Session 2
Considerations and Best Practices for the Transition of Research to Operations
2:15 PM
2.4
Designing Research to Co-Create a New Paradigm for a Continuous Flow of Information During Severe Weather
Daphne LaDue, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and C. D. Karstens, J. Correia Jr., C. Ling, R. Hoffman, and A. Gerard
Session 3
Special Symposium on Severe Local Storms: Observation needs to advance research, prediction and communication, Part III
2:00 PM
3.2
Verification of Convection-Permitting Models (Invited Presentation)
Adam Clark, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Session 4
Research with NOAA Forecasters and Partners: Current Activities and Future Directions
2:00 PM
4.3
Broadcast Meteorologist Decision Making in the 2016 Hazardous Weather Testbed Probabilistic Hazard Information Project
Holly Obermeier, OU/CIMMS and NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and K. L. Nemunaitis-Berry, S. A. Jasko, D. LaDue, C. Karstens, G. M. Eosco, A. Gerard, and L. Rothfusz
Poster Session 1
7th Research to Operations (7R2O) – Poster Session
An Instantaneous Self-Assessment of Forecaster Cognitive Workload
Katie A. Wilson, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. L. Heinselman
Establishing a Baseline: What We Know about Tornado Warning Reception, Comprehension and Response
Makenzie Krocak, NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. T. Ripberger
Evaluating the Warning Decision Making Process in the 2016 Hydrometeorology Testbed — Hydrology (HMT-Hydro) Experiment
Steven M. Martinaitis, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. J. Gourley and T. C. Meyer
Poster Session 1
Houze Symposium Posters
On Tornadogenesis in Supercells as Detected by Rapid-scan, Mobile, Doppler Radars
Howard B. Bluestein, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and Z. B. Wienhoff, D. W. Reif, K. J. Thiem, J. C. Snyder, J. B. Houser, and M. M. French
Poster Session 1
POSTER: Data Impact Experiments and OSSEs
Impacts of Storm Displacement Errors on Storm-Scale Analyses and Short-Term Forecasts
Derek R. Stratman, NRC/NSSL, Norman, OK; and C. K. Potvin and L. J. Wicker
Poster Session 1
Special Symposium on Severe Local Storms: Observation needs to advance research, prediction and communication, POSTERS
Assimilation of Ground-based Remote Sensing Observations into Storm-scale NWP for a Tornadic Event during PECAN Field Campaign
Nusrat Yussouf, CIMMS/NSSL, Norman, OK; and T. A. Jones and D. D. Turner
Impact of assimilating pre-convective upsonde observations on short-term forecasts of convection observed during MPEX
Michael C. Coniglio, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK ; and S. M. Hitchcock and K. H. Knopfmeier
Tornadic mesocyclone wind retrievals from radar observations
Qin Xu, NSSL, Norman, OK; and L. Wei and K. Nai
A Multi-Radar, Multi-Sensor-based Hail Climatology for the CONUS: 2000-2011
Derek Rosseau, OU/CIMMS and NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and K. L. Ortega, A. E. Reinhart, and H. Obermeier
Analysis of a Severe MCS and Nocturnal Tornadogenesis sampled by PECAN on 5 July 2015
Matthew D. Flournoy, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. C. Coniglio, K. H. Knopfmeier, D. M. Wheatley, C. L. Ziegler, R. S. Schumacher, M. D. Parker, E. R. Mansell, M. I. Biggerstaff, and T. J. Schuur
Quantifying Reporting Biases in the SPC Tornado Database
Corey K. Potvin, CIMMS/NSSL, Norman, OK; and C. Broyles, P. S. Skinner, and H. E. Brooks
Progress of the ASCE Wind Speed Estimation Standards Committee
James G. LaDue, NOAA/NWS/Warning Decision Training Division, Norman, OK; and M. Levitan, J. Wurman, C. Karstens, F. T. Lombardo, B. W. MacAloney II, T. M. Brown-Giammanco, W. L. Coulbourne, J. A. Womble, and J. P. Camp
Observations of the Afternoon to Evening Transition Occurring Within the Southern Great Plains Severe Convective Environment
William Gregory Blumberg, Univ. of Oklahoma/NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. D. Turner
Initial Results from MYRORSS: A Multi-Radar/Multi-Sensor Climatology of the United States
Travis M. Smith, U. of Oklahoma / National Severe Storms Lab, Norman, OK; and K. L. Ortega, K. M. Calhoun, C. Karstens, D. M. Kingfield, R. A. Lagerquist, M. C. Mahalik, A. McGovern, T. C. Meyer, H. Obermeier, A. E. Reinhart, and B. R. Smith
Poster Session 1
Successes of Weather-Ready Nation
An Investigation of NWS Warning Outbreaks for Severe Convective Events
Zachary S. Bruick, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN; and C. Karstens
Temporal and Spatial Aspects of Emergency Manager Use of Prototype Probabilistic Hazard Information
Daphne LaDue, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and C. D. Karstens, J. Correia Jr., J. E. Hocker, S. J. Sanders, M. A. Dovil, C. A. Shivers, A. Bean, T. Adams, and A. Gerard
Poster Session 2
EIPT Posters – Day 2
Update the Blockage Data for WSR-88D Radars Used in the MRMS System
Lin Tang, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. Zhang, A. Arthur, and C. Langston
A Hybrid Single-/Dual-Polarization Hail Detection and Sizing Algorithm for the WSR-88D
Austin E. Romer, OU/CIMMS and NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and H. Obermeier and K. L. Ortega
Poster Session 2
Lightning Technology and Societal Applications of Lightning Data Posters
Lightning Data Integration and Comparison with Multi-Radar-Based Severe Weather Products and Climatologies
Kristin M. Calhoun, OU/CIMMS, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. M. Kingfield, T. C. Meyer, and K. L. Ortega
Poster Session 2
WAF/NWP Posters: Forecasting Tools, Numerical Weather Prediction, and Tropical Cyclones
Adaptation of an object-based verification method for moist convection
John R. Lawson, CIMMS/NSSL, Norman, OK; and W. A. Gallus Jr.
Applications of Radar-Derived Shear Products Using an Updated Linear Least-Squares Derivative Technique
Matthew C. Mahalik, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and B. R. Smith and H. Obermeier
Correspondence of Storm Attributes in NWP and Observations: a Look at Rotation Strength and Environmental Characteristics
Burkely T. Gallo, University of Oklahoma/NSSL, Norman, OK; and A. J. Clark, B. T. Smith, R. L. Thompson, I. L. Jirak, and S. R. Dembek
Assessing MCS Predictability with the NSSL Experimental Warn-on-Forecast System for ensembles
Kent H. Knopfmeier, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. M. Wheatley, P. S. Skinner, D. C. Dowell, T. Ladwig, C. R. Alexander, and G. J. Creager
Session 5
New Initiatives at NOAA in Support of Societal Resilience and Risk Communication
4:45 PM
5.4
What If? A Look into Potential Future Products and Services at SPC
Patrick T. Marsh, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/SPC, Norman, OK; and R. S. Schneider, W. F. Bunting, S. J. Weiss, K. Pirtle, J. Correia Jr., and S. A. Erickson
Session 7A
Testbed, Proving Ground, and Research-to-Operations Activities
Host: 28th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting / 24th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction
Chair: Philip N. Schumacher, NWS
CoChair: Adam J. Clark, NSSL
4:00 PM
7A.1
Application and Evaluation of the Community Leveraged Unified Ensemble (CLUE) during the 2016 NOAA/HWT Spring Forecasting Experiment
Israel L. Jirak, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/Storm Prediction Center, Norman, OK; and C. J. Melick, J. Correia Jr., S. J. Weiss, J. S. Kain, L. J. Wicker, A. R. Dean, B. T. Gallo, C. D. Karstens, K. W. Thomas, M. Xue, F. Kong, A. Kennedy, J. Markel, G. S. Romine, K. H. Knopfmeier, C. Alexander, K. R. Fossell, and J. Carley
Themed Joint Session 9
Innovative water cycle observations
4:45 PM
TJ9.4
Innovative Remote Sensors for Streamflow Measurement
Daniel J. Wasielewski, CIMMS, Norman, OK; and J. J. Gourley and J. W. Fulton
Themed Joint Session 11
Data Assimilation, Research, Theory and Practice
4:00 PM
TJ11.1
A Weather-Adaptive Hybrid Gain WRF-DART and 3DVAR Analysis and Forecast System with Automatic Storm Positioning and On-demand Capability
Jidong Gao, NSSL/NOAA, Norman, OK; and Y. Wang, D. M. Wheatley, K. H. Knopfmeier, T. A. Jones, G. J. Creager, L. J. Wicker, and J. S. Kain
Joint Session 11
Societal and Structural Hazards of Lightning Part 2 (Safety for events, outdoor activities, and other population groups; Protection of the built environment; Preparedness and education)
4:15 PM
J11.2
Anthropogenic Structures and Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Location: 1992-2015
Darrel M. Kingfield, OU/CIMMS & NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and K. Calhoun
Wednesday, 25 January 2017
Joint Session 1
Polar Clouds and Climate Part I
9:15 AM
J1.4
Influence of Orographic Lift on the Occurrence of Liquid Bearing Clouds over the Greenland Ice Sheet
Jonathan Edwards-Opperman, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. D. Turner and S. M. Cavallo
Session 8A
New Ensemble Techniques, Part I
9:00 AM
8A.3
Warn-on-Detection to Warn-on-Forecast by 2020?
Pamela L. Heinselman, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and L. J. Wicker and J. S. Kain
Session 8B
Precipitation processes and observations for atmospheric, land surface, and hydrological modeling I
9:30 AM
8B.5
Probabilistic Quantitative Precipitation Estimates with Ground and Space-based Radars
Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter, NOAA/NSSL / Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. J. Gourley and J. Zhang
Session 8B
Ronald W. Przybylinski Memorial Session on Elevated Convection
9:15 AM
8B.4
Simulated nocturnal convective systems from the PECAN field experiment
Matthew D. Parker, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and R. S. Schumacher, C. L. Ziegler, M. I. Biggerstaff, M. C. Coniglio, E. R. Mansell, and T. J. Schuur
Joint Session 9
Research to Operations: Transitioning from Science to Service, Part I
8:45 AM
J9.2
FACETs and the Probability of What Project: Research to Operations Progress and Challenges in Understanding and Conveying Uncertainty
Alan Gerard, NSSL, Norman, OK; and L. Rothfusz
9:30 AM
J9.5
Pro-FLASH: A Probabilistic Framework for Flash Flood Warning in the United States
Humberto Vergara, CIMMS, Norman, OK; and J. J. Gourley and P. E. Kirstetter
Session 9A
New Ensemble Techniques, Part II
Host: 28th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting / 24th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction
Chair: Josh Hacker, NCAR
CoChair: Burkely Gallo, Univ. of Oklahoma/NSSL
Themed Joint Session 13
Subsurface, Surface, and Lower Tropospheric Measurements
10:45 AM
TJ13.2
Ground-based Remotely Sensed Water Vapor and Temperature Profiles in the Lower Troposphere: Progress and Prospects (Invited Presentation)
David D. Turner, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and T. M. Weckwerth and S. M. Spuler
Session 1
High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate: Great Opportunities, Grand Challenges
2:15 PM
1.4
Poster Session Introduction
Gerald J. Creager, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma/NSSL, Norman, OK; and T. Oizumi, J. Gundy, J. Beck, and Y. Wang
Session 10B
Mesoscale Meteorology and Severe Local Storms, Part II
1:30 PM
10B.1
A Systematic Methodology for Assessing the Ability of Atmospheric Bores and Solitons to Initiate Elevated Deep Convection
Steven E Koch, NOAA/National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, OK
Poster Session 1
Multi-scale Atmospheric Predictability Poster Session
Sensitivity of Supercell Simulations to Initial Condition Resolution
Corey K. Potvin, CIMMS/NSSL, Norman, OK; and E. M. Murillo, M. L. Flora, and D. M. Wheatley
Poster Session 3
WAF/NWP Posters: Numerical Weather Prediction
Ensemble Forecasts and Verification of the May 2015 Multi-Hazard Severe Weather Event in Oklahoma
Austin A Coleman, NWC REU Program, Norman, OK; and N. Yussouf
Using a Frequently Updated, Storm-Scale Ensemble Prediction System for Short-Term Prediction of Heavy Rainfall
Nusrat Yussouf, CIMMS/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. S. Kain and A. J. Clark
Poster Session 9
Precipitation processes and observations for atmospheric, land surface, and hydrological modeling – Poster Session
Applying an Evaporation Correction Scheme for Real-Time Radar-Based Instantaneous Rain Rates
Steven M. Martinaitis, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and H. M. Grams, J. Zhang, K. W. Howard, and Y. Qi
The Need for Robust and Accurate Precipitation Gauge Metadata for Radar-Based QPE
Steven M. Martinaitis, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and H. M. Grams, B. T. Kaney, S. S. Harkema, and K. W. Howard
The delineation of the rain/snow line on the side of a mountain and its effects on runoff
Heather D. Reeves, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and W. M. Bartolini
Session 9B
Societal Responses, Risk, and Resilience to Extreme Weather Events
4:30 PM
9B.3
Are Central Oklahomans Fixing their Tornado Sheltering Problem?
Christopher Karstens, OU/CIMMS NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK
Session 10
Precipitation processes and observations for atmospheric, land surface, and hydrological modeling III
4:30 PM
10.3
Impact of Rain Gauge Location Errors on Verification of Radar-Based Precipitation Estimates
Sebastian S. Harkema, NWC REU Program, Norman, OK; and H. M. Grams, S. M. Martinaitis, and B. T. Kaney
Thursday, 26 January 2017
Session 2
Advances in Software Environments and Tools for Exploiting HPC
8:30 AM
2.1
A Python-Driven Workflow to Automate and Process Many Numerical Simulations
John R. Lawson, CIMMS/NSSL, Norman, OK
Session 6
RADAR – MPAR Research and Development
Host: 33rd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Chair: Michael J. Istok, NOAA/NWS
Cochairs: Mark Yeary, ARRC – Advanced Radar Research Center; Kurt D. Hondl, NOAA/NSSL
8:45 AM
6.2
Multifunction Phased Array Radar Research and Development Efforts
Kurt D. Hondl, NOAA, Norman, OK
9:00 AM
6.3
Plans for Weather Observation and Calibration with the Advanced Technology Demonstrator
Dusan S. Zrnic, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and I. R. Ivic, C. Fulton, D. Mirkovic, G. Zhang, and Y. Zhang
9:15 AM
6.4
The Effects of Antenna Tilt in PPAR
Igor R. Ivic, Univ. of Oklahoma / CIMMS, Norman, OK
Session 7
Advances in Decision-Making Practices
8:30 AM
7.1
An Examination of the Impact of Probabilistic vs. Deterministic Information on the Decision-Making Practices of Emergency Managers: 2016 HWT Case Study
Cassandra A Shivers, Howard University, Washington, DC; and S. J. Sanders, T. Adams, D. LaDue, A. Gerard, and L. P. Rothfusz
8:45 AM
7.2
Verification and Analysis of Probabilistic Hazards Information Guidance
David Harrison, NSSL, Norman, OK; and C. Karstens and A. McGovern
Igor R. Ivic, Univ. of Oklahoma / CIMMS, Norman, OK
John R. Lawson, CIMMS/NSSL, Norman, OK
Session 7A
RADAR – Signal Processing for Next Generation Radars
Host: 33rd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Chair: Michael J. Istok, NOAA/NWS
Cochairs: Mark Yeary, ARRC – Advanced Radar Research Center; Kurt D. Hondl, NOAA
10:30 AM
7A.1
Demonstration of Weather Observations With a Cylindrical Polarimetric Phased Array Radar
Andrew D. Byrd, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and C. Fulton, R. D. Palmer, S. Islam, D. Zrnic, R. J. Doviak, Y. Zhang, and G. Zhang
11:00 AM
7A.3
Weather Radar Time-Series Simulators: Improving Accuracy and Performance
Christopher Curtis, CIMMS/University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
11:15 AM
7A.4
The Bootstrap Dual Polarimetric Spectral Density Estimator
Arturo Umeyama, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. Torres and B. L. Cheong
11:30 AM
7A.5
Adapting CLEAN-AP for C-Band Polarimetric Doppler Weather Radars
David A. Warde, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and S. M. Torres
11:45 AM
7A.6
Characterizing Radio Frequency Interference Mitigation Strategies and Impacts
John Lake, Univ. of Oklahoma, ARRC, Norman, OK; and C. D. Curtis and M. Yeary
Session 3A
New observations from field programs
1:45 PM
3A.2
The Land-Atmosphere Feedback Experiment: Theory and Design
David D. Turner, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and V. Wulfmeyer
Session 3B
Special Session: Unmanned aerial vehicles for atmospheric research and field programs
2:00 PM
3B.3
Severe Local Storm Environmental Observations from UAS
Steven E Koch, NOAA/National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, OK; and B. Argrow, P. B. Chilson, M. Fengler, E. N. Rasmussen, D. D. Turner, R. Huck, A. L’Afflitto, and J. Salazar
Joint Session 7
Advances in Data Assimilation and Observational Sensitivity with High Performance Computing
2:15 PM
J7.4
Short-term (0-6 h) Probabilistic Extreme Rainfall Forecasts Using a Prototype Warn-on-Forecast System
Nusrat Yussouf, CIMMS/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. S. Kain, K. H. Knopfmeier, J. Zhang, and Y. Wang
Session 8
Capabilities Enabling the Transition of Research to Operations: Part III
1:30 PM
8.1
Prototyping a Next-Generation Severe Weather Warning System for FACETs
Christopher Karstens, OU/CIMMS NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. LaDue, J. Correia Jr., K. M. Calhoun, T. Smith, C. Ling, T. C. Meyer, A. McGovern, R. A. Lagerquist, D. M. Kingfield, B. T. Smith, E. M. Leitman, J. L. Cintineo, J. P. Wolfe, A. Gerard, and L. P. Rothfusz
1:45 PM
8.2
Preparing for FACETs: Future Warning Decision-Making Training Impacts from the 2016 Hazard Services–Probabilistic Hazard Information Experiment at the NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed
Alyssa V. Bates, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NWS/WDTD, Norman, OK; and J. G. LaDue, G. J. Stumpf, T. L. Hansen, C. Ling, K. L. Manross, D. M. Kingfield, T. C. Meyer, and C. Golden
Session 8A
RADAR – Radar Meteorology Science & Applications
1:45 PM
8A.2
Hybrid-Scan Estimator: Using split cut data to improve the quality of polarimetric variables
David Schvartzman, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. A. Warde and S. M. Torres
2:00 PM
8A.3
High Temporal-Resolution Monitoring of Ice Crystal Alignment
Mark E. Weber, NOAA/OAR/NSSL/CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. S. Zrnic and P. Zhang
2:30 PM
8A.5
Severe Weather Research at NSSL Using the MYRORSS Database
Kiel L. Ortega, OU/CIMMS and NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and T. M. Smith
Session 9A
RADAR – WSR-88D Program and Operational Radar Experiences
Host: 33rd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Chair: Michael J. Istok, NOAA/NWS
Cochairs: Mark Yeary, ARRC – Advanced Radar Research Center; Kurt D. Hondl, NOAA
4:15 PM
9A.4
Detecting and Tracking Airborne Volcanic Ash with WSR-88D Radars
Donald W. Burgess, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and V. M. Melnikov and R. L. Murnan
Session 14
Lightning and Radar-Based Observing Capabilities in Support of Aviation Operations
4:00 PM
14.3
Latency within mosaicked radar products and its effect on aviation operations
Heather D. Reeves, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and L. Tang, J. Zhang, J. brogden, and K. W. Howard
4:15 PM
14.4
A Terrestrial Multi-Radar Echo Top Climatology of the Continental United States Derived from MYRORSS: 2000 – 2012
Darrel M. Kingfield, OU/CIMMS & NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and K. L. Ortega and T. C. Meyer
4:30 PM
14.5
Utilizing a Polarimetric Size Sorting Signature to Develop a Convective Nowcasting Algorithm
Joseph Picca, SPC, Norman, OK; and D. M. Kingfield and A. V. Ryzhkov
4:45 PM
14.6
Multi-Radar/Multi-Sensor tools for aviation
Heather D. Reeves, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and K. W. Howard
Session 15B
Predictability and Data Assimilation
4:15 PM
15B.4
Real-time storm-scale data assimilation and forecasting experiments for NOAA’s Warn-on-Forecast Project
Dustan M. Wheatley, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and K. H. Knopfmeier, P. S. Skinner, D. C. Dowell, T. E. Thompson, C. Alexander, and G. J. Creager
4:30 PM
15B.5
Assessment of assimilating Cloud Water Path into the NSSL Experimental Warn-on-Forecast System for Ensemble (NEWS-e) during the 2016 Hazardous Weather Testbed
Thomas A. Jones, CIMMS, Norman, OK; and D. M. Wheatley, K. H. Knopfmeier, P. S. Skinner, D. C. Dowell, T. T. Ladwig, C. R. Alexander, P. Minnis, and R. Palikonda
The entire AMS 2017 Agenda can be found here: https://ams.confex.com/ams/97Annual/webprogram/meeting.html
