Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

Fourth International Symposium on Tropospheric Profiling:

Symposium Program

BY SESSION

Sunday, 9/20

3-5 PM: Registration
7:30-9:00 PM: Ice Breaker

Monday, 9/21

7:30-8:30: Registration
8:30: Introduction: Susan Avery
8:35-9:15: 1st Keynote Address: Robert Serafin

Session I: Techniques
Chair: Don Lenschow

• 9:15-9:30: Paper #I-1: Wilfong, T.L., D.A. Merritt, M.J. Post, D.B. Wuertz, M.K. Simon, B.L. Weber, D.C. Welsh, T. Glaess, S.L. King: Atmospheric profiling of wind, temperature, moisture and turbulence
• 9:30-9:45: Paper #I-2: Schumann, R.S., W.C. Lambert, F.J. Merceret, G.E. Taylor: Evaluation of signal processing improvements for radar wind profilers
• 9:45-10:00: Paper #I-3: Richner, H., R. Kretzschmar, T. Griesser: Neural network techniques for identifying and eliminating bird signals in 1290 MHz wind profiler spectral data

10:00-10:30: Break

• 10:30-10:45: Paper #I-4: Vincent, R.A., I.M. Reid, A. MacKinnon, F. Zink, P.T. May, B.M. Johnson: Applications of a novel VHF boundary-layer profiler
• 10:45-11:00: Paper #I-5: Frederick, G.L., J.L. Cogan, B.L. Weber: The evolution of mobile radar profilers
• 11:00-11:15: Paper #I-6: van Zandt, T.E., J.M. Warnock, W.L. Ecklund, W.R. Evans, W.L. Clark. P.E. Johnston, and K.S. Gage: Quantitative studies of the contributions to radar reflectivity from particulate and turbulent scatter using dual-wavelength radar
• 11:15-11:30: Paper #I-7: Westwater, E.R., Y. Han, K.P. Gaikovich, E.N. Kadygrov, A.S. Viazankin: Remote sensing of boundary layer temperature profiles be scanning microwave radiometers and RASS: Results of an intercomparison experiment
• 11:30-11:45: Paper #I-8: Crescenti, G.H.: Some performance statistics of Doppler SODARs as a function of atmospheric conditions.
• 11:45-12:00: Paper #I-9: Baltink, H.-K.: Assessment of accuracy of boundary-layer windprofiler/RASS data by comparison with tower measurements
• 12:00-12:15: Paper #I-10: Steinhagen, J., J. Neisser: Use of ground-based remote sensing methods for vertical profiling of meteorological parameters within the "Lindenberg column"

12:15-3:00: FREE

Session II: Free Atmosphere Processes
Chair: Bob Vincent

• 3:00-3:15: Paper #II-1: Nastrom, G.D., F.D. Eaton: The observed coupling of persistent layers of enhanced eddy dissipation rate and background wind speed at 5-20 km at White Sands Missile Range, NM
• 3:15-3:30: Paper #II-2: Aubagnac, J.P., V. Klaus, G. Cherel, P. Goupil: Frequency domain interferometry with the CNRM INSU/Meteo VHF radar: Implementation and first results
• 3:30-3:45: Paper #II-3: Caccia, J.-L., J.-P. Cammas, Y. Pointin: Static stability distribution in the troposphere observed by a VHF-ST-radar
• 3:45-4:00: Paper #II-4: Arikawa, Y., J. Furumoto, T. Adachi, T. Tsuda: Fine structure of the tropopause observed with the MU Radar/RASS
• 4:00-4:15: Paper #II-5: Stebel, K., P. Chilson, S. Kirkwood, K. Persson, A. R'echou: Interaction of the tropopause and internal gravity waves
• 4:15-4:30: Paper #II-6: van Zandt, T.E., G.D. Nastrom: Analysis of inertial oscillations from 5 to 20 km from radar wind profiles at White Sands
• 4:30-4:45: Paper #II-7: Lundquist, J.K., W. Blumen: Investigation of sources of inertial oscillations with wind profiler data

4:45-5:15: Break

• 5:15-5:30: Paper #II-8: Hoffmann, P., W. Singer, D. Keuer, R. Ruester: Observations of 3D-winds and waves in the tropopause region above northern Norway with the Alomar Sousy radar during winter 1996/1997
• 5:30-5:45: Paper #II-9: Kiladis, G.N., G. Nastrom, T. VanZandt: Comparison between winds from the White Sands profiler and NCEP/NCAR reanalysis
• 5:45-6:00: Paper #II-10: Shimomai, T., B.B. Balsley: On the latitude variability of short-term vertical motions observed by VHF and UHF wind profilers
• 6:00-6:15: Paper #II-11: Rechou, A., V. Barbash, P. Chilson, S. Kirkwood, S. Savitkaya, K. Stebel: Propagation of waves: Their implication for the formation of polar stratospheric clouds
• 6:15-6:30: Paper #II-12: Whiteman, C.D., Z. Bian: Use of radar profiler data to investigate large-scale thermally driven flows into the Rocky Mountains

Tuesday, 9/22

Chair: Susan Avery

8:00-8:40: 2nd Keynote Address: Eugenia Kalnay: "User needs for atmospheric data"

Session III: Mesoscale Modeling and Weather Analysis and Forecasting

8:40-9:05: Invited Speaker #1: Stan Benjamin: "Use of vertical profile observations in meso-scale numerical weather prediction"

9:05-9:30: Invited Speaker #2: Howie Bluestein: "Use of vertical profile data in mesoscale dynamical research and operational weather forecasting"

• 9:30-9:45: Paper #III-1: Ralph, F.M., P.O.G. Persson, D. Reynolds, W. Nuss, J. Schmidt, D. Miller, P.J. Neiman, J.-W. Bao, D. Jorgenson, D. Kingsmill, A. White: The use of tropospheric profiling during the CALJET experiment in forecasting and dynamical studies
• 9:45-10:00: Paper #III-2: Cole, R.E., T. Dasey, M. Matthews: Atmospheric profiling to support adaptive wave vortex spacing of aircraft

10:00-10:30: Break

• 10:30-10:45: Paper #III-3: Winston, H., J. Neuschaefer: Applications of UHF wind profilers for aviation support
• 10:45-11:00: Paper #III-4: Hartten, L.M., K.S. Gage, G.N. Kiladis, M.J. Post, J. Jordan, D. Law, A. White: The use of wind profilers in an integrated Global Observing System
• 11:00-11:15: Paper #III-5: Oakley, T., J. Nash: CWINDE, networking of wind profilers in Europe as part of the COST76 project
• 11:15-11:30: Paper #III-6: Hamer, G.L., D. Jerrett, T. Oakley: Case study of a severe weather event over Europe observed by the COST-76 CWINDE wind profiler network
• 11:30-11:45: Paper #III-7: Bettems, J.-M., P. Binder, D. Ruffieux: The impact of real and hypothetical windprofiler observations in NWP--A FASTEX case
• 11:45-12:00: Paper #III-8: Smith, T.L., S.G. Benjamin: The combined use of GOES, ACARS, VAD and profiler winds in RUC2
• 12:00-12:15: Paper #III-9 : Fast, J.D.: Mesoscale modeling and the assimilation of radar wind profiler and radiosonde data in the Mexico City basin

12:15-3:00: FREE

Session IV: Trace Gases and Aerosols
Chair: Wayne Angevine

3:00-3:25: Invited Speaker: Michael Trainer: Ozone formation in urgan and power plant plumes as determined by in-situ measurements and remote sensing

• 3:30-3:45: Paper #IV-1: Balsley, B.B., M.L. Jensen: Verification of remote sensing data using in-situ measurements obtained from kite and tethered balloon platforms
• 3:45-4:00: Paper #IV-2: Karbiwnyk, C., J. Birks, D. Helmig: Profile measurement of atmospheric non-methane volatile organic compounds using ambient CFC reference compounds
• 4:00-4:15: Paper #IV-3: Kuck, L.R., J.W. Birks: High precision conductometric detector for the measurement of atmospheric carbon dioxide
• 4:15-4:30: Paper #IV-4: Althausen, D., D. Muller, A. Ansmann: Scanning six-wavelength aerosol lidar
• 4:30-4:45: Paper #IV-5: Wulfmeyer, V.: On the relation between relative humidity and particle backscatter coefficient in the marine boundary layer determined with differential absorption lidar

4:45-4:50: INTRODUCTION TO POSTER SESSION I. 
Chair: T. Tsuda

4:50-5:15: Break

5:15-6:45: Poster Session I

Wednesday, 9/23

Session V: Clouds and Precipitation
Chair: Peter May

8:00-8:25: Invited Speaker: Dave Parsons: "Profiling, precipitating systems and the needs of the climate community"

Technology and Basic Techniques:

• 8:25-8:40 Paper #V-1: van Lammeren, A., A. Feijt, H. Russchenberg, A. Apituley, H. ten Brink: CLARA: A data set to study sensor synergy
• 8:40-8:55: Paper #V-2: White, A.B., B.E. Martner, J.R. Jordan, B.W. Bartram: S-band intercomparisons with Ka-Band radar
• 8:55-9:10: Paper #V-3: Williams. C.D., P.E. Johnston, W.E. Ecklund, K.S. Gage: Precipitation parameters derived using collocated UHF and S-band profilers
• 9:10-9:25: Paper #V-4: Peters, G., B. Fischer: Rain measurements with a vertically looking Doppler radar
• 9:25-9:40: Paper #V-5: Klugmann, D.: Benefits from using complete spectra for retrievals of cloud and precipitation parameters from millimeter wave Doppler radar profiler measurements
• 9:40-9:55: Paper #V-6: Ohno, Y.: Statistical study of rain types using UHF wind profilers

9:55-10:30: Break

Multi-sensor Applications for Convective Systems

Chair: Christopher Williams

• 10:30-10:45: Paper #V-7: Tokay, A., D.A. Short, R.C. Cifelli, K.S. Gage, C.R. Williams, W.L. Ecklund, P.E. Johnston: Combined use of disdrometers and profilers in tropical precipitation research
• 10:45-11:00: Paper #V-8: May, P., A.R. Jameson, T.D. Keenan: Wind profiler observations of rain drop size distributions combined with polarimetric radar measurements
• 11:00-11:15: Paper #V-9: Vivekanandan, J., S.K. Avery, D.K. Rajopadhyaya: Comparison of profiler and polarimetric precipitation estimation
• 11:15-11:30: Paper #V-10: Avery, S.K., D.K. Rajopadhyaya, J. Vivekanandan, P.T. May, R.C. Cifelli: Use of wind profiler in the estimation of precipitation characteristics in the ice phase region of clouds
• 11:30-11:45: Paper #V-11: Cifelli, R., C.R. Williams, D.K. Rajopadhyaya, S.K. Avery, P.T. May, K.S. Gage: Wind profiler retrieved drop size distribution characteristics in tropical oceanic mesoscale convective systems
• 11:45-12:00: Paper #V-12: Shibagaki, Y., M.D. Yamanaka, S. Shimizu, H. Uyeda, A. Watanabe, Y. Maekawa, S. Fukao: Convective cloud system near the medium-scale cyclone center observed by the MU and meteorological radars
• 12:00-12:15: Paper #V-13: Koldaev, A.V. and J.W. Strapp: Remote sensing of liquid water temperature in winter clouds: Comparison with radiosonde

12:15-3:00: FREE

Session VI: Water Vapor
Chair: Volker Wulfmeyer

3:00-3:25: Invited Speaker: Jens Boesenberg: "Tropospheric humidity profiling: Needs and Technologies"

• 3:30-3:45: Paper #VI-1: Demoz, B.B., D.O.C. Starr, D.N. Whiteman, K.D. Evans, R.A. Ferrare, S.H. Melfi, G. Schwemmer, M. Cadirola: Measurement of water vapor mixing ratio and aerosols in the troposphere using a Raman lidar
• 3:45-4:00: Paper #VI-2: Senff, C.J., K.J. Davis, D.H. Lenschow, E.V. Browell, S. Ismail: Retrieval of boundary layer water vapor budgets with airborne DIAL during the Southern Great Plains 1997 Experiment
• 4:00-4:15: Paper #VI-3: Tsuda, T., M. Miyamoto: Estimation of a humidity profile using clear air echo characteristics
• 4:15-4:30: Paper #VI-4: Feltz, W.F., W.L. Smith, R.O. Knuteson, H.E. Revercomb, H.B. Howell, R.D. Dedecker: Remote sensing of tropospheric temperature and water vapor using a ground based interferometric radiometer and the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) radiances
• 4:30-4:45: Paper #VI-5: Porch, W., B.B. Balsley, H. Cole, C. Flynn, M. Jensen, B. Lesht, J. Liljegren, S. Richardson, H. Rivercomb: Application of chilled mirror hygrometers and nephelometers on tethered balloon and kites in Oklahoma
• 4:45-5:00: Paper #VI-6: Gossard, E.E., D.E. Wolfe, B.B. Stankov: Measurement of humidity profiles in the atmosphere by radar wind profilers and the global positioning system

7:00-10:00 Banquet: George Frederick, Guest Speaker

Thursday, 9/24

Session VII: Boundary Layer Processes
Chair: Martin Ralph

8:00-8:25: Invited Speaker: Margaret Lemone

• 8:30-8:45: Paper #VII-1: Vogt, S., M. Bauer, U. Corsmeier, P. Thomas: Virtual heat flux measurements from a boundary-layer profiler-RASS
• 8:45-9:00: Paper #VII-2: Bauer, M., E. Pavelin, P. Thomas: Measuring profiles of the transverse structure parameter of the vertical wind with a RADAR/RASS profiler
• 9:00-9:15: Paper #VII-3: Davis, K.J., P.S. Bakwin, C. Yi, W.M. Angevine, C. Zhao, R. Teclaw, J. Isebrands: Scalar fluxes, profiles and budgets from a very tall tower
• 9:15-9:30: Paper #VII-4: Senff, C.J., S.D. Mayor, D.H. Lenschow, S.A. Cohn, C.J. Grund: Vertical velocity statistics in the convective boundary layer measured with the NOAA/ERL high resolution Doppler lidar
• 9:30-9:45: Paper #VII-5: Frehlich, R.G., S.M. Hannon, S.W. Henderson: Coherent Dopple lidar measurements of wind statistics
• 9:45-10:00: Paper #VII-6: Neiman, P.J., F.M. Ralph, D. Levinson, T. Uttal: Wind profiler and RASS observations of anomalous fronal propagation and frontally forced gravity waves near steep topography

10:00-10:30: Break

• 10:30-10:45: Paper #VII-7: Angevine, W.M., A.W. Grimsdell: Turbulence measurements with UHF profilers: Lessons from the flatland boundary layer experiments
• 10:45-11:00: Paper #VII-8: Engelbart, D.: Determination of boundary-layer parameters using Windprofiler and RASS
• 11:00-11:15: Paper #VII-9: Cohn, S.A., S.D. Mayor, C.L. Holloway: Comparison of Zi determined by wavelet transform from the SABL and HRDL lidars and a radar wind profiler
• 11:15-11:30: Paper #VII-10: Jacoby-Koaly, S., B. Benech, B. Campistron, J. Dessens, E. Dupont, B. Carrissimo: Atmospheric boundary layer top determination with a UHF wind profiler
• 11:30-11:45: Paper #VII-11: Grimsdell, A.W. and W.M. Angevine: Characteristics of the afternoon transition
• 11:45-12:00: Paper #VII-12: Anderson, P.S., V.J. Ault: Kite radiosonde, rocket sonde and SODAR profiling of the very stable boundary layer over an Antarctic ice shelf in winter
• 12:00-12:15: Paper #VII-13: Shekh, A.M., M. Kumar, K.A. Rao, V. Pandey, K.G. Vernekar: The caracteristic of boundary layer over Anand, Gujrat

12:15-3:00: FREE

Session VIII: Clouds and Precipitation
Chair: Kenneth Gage

3:00-3:25: Invited Speaker: Tom Ackermann, "The status of ground-based remote sensing of tropical clouds and radiation and the connection to atmospheric profiling"

Cirrus, Non- or Weakly-precipitating Clouds

• 3:30-3:45: Paper #VIII-1: Matrosov, S.Y.: Profiling cloud ice mass and particle size from radar and IR measurements using tuned regressions between reflectivity and cloud parameters
• 3:45-4:00: Paper #VIII-2: Eloranta, E.W., R.E. Kuehn, R.E. Holz: Measurements of backscatter phase function, depolarization and particle size in cirrus clouds made with the University of Wisconsin high spectral resolution lidar
• 4:00-4:15: Paper #VIII-3: Russchenberg, H.W.J., V.K.C. Venema, A.C.A.P. van Lammeren, A. Feijt, A. Apituley: Radar-lidar observations of clouds during the Clouds and Radiation campaigns in The Netherlands
• 4:15-4:30: Paper #VIII-4: Quante, M., O. Danne, H. Lemke, H. Flint, M. Ende, E. Raschke: Cloud structure and cloud boundaries as measured by a 95-GHz radar and a lidar: Results of conventional interpretation and wavelet analysis
• 4:30-4:45: Paper #VIII-5: Alvarez II, R.J., W.E. Eberhard, J.M. Intrieri, S.P. Sandberg, K.W. Koenig: Cloud backscatter and phase measurements in the Arctic using ETL's DABUL lidar

4:45-4:50: INTRODUCTION TO POSTER SESSION II
Chair: Wynn Eberhard

4:45-5:15: Break

5:15-6:45: Poster Session II

Friday, 9/25

Session IX: Techniques
Chair: Stephen Cohn

• 8:30-8:45: Paper #IX-1: Wulfmeyer, V., A. Brewer, A. Weickmann, R. Richter, J. Vanandel, J. Howell, R. Richter, C. Grund, M. Hardesty, P. Hildebrand: NCAR/NOAA high-resolution Doppler lidar for wind measurements and its potential for water-vapor differential absorption lidar
• 8:45-9:00: Paper #IX-2: Hobbs, B.G., I.M. Reid, R.A. Vincent: The upgraded Buckland Park VHF ST radar: First results with a new multi-beam, multiple receiver system
• 9:00-9:15: Paper #IX-3: Chau, J.L., B.B. Balsley: A statistical comparison of VHF techniques to study clear-air vertical velocities in the lower atmosphere using the Jicamarca radar
• 9:15-9:30: Paper #IX-4: Holdsworth, D.A., I.M. Reid: Comparison of spaced antenna and Doppler interferometer techniques using the Mt. Gambier VHF ST profiler
• 9:30-9:45: Paper #IX-5: Hirsch, L.: Experiences with a four-panel Radar-RASS space-antenna wind profiler
• 9:45-10:00: Paper #IX-6: Jensen, M.L., B.B. Balsley: Kite, tethered balloon, and windTRAM systems for rapid profiling of the lower atmosphere

10:00-10:30: Break

• 10:30-10:45: Paper #IX-7: Muschinski, A., P. Sullivan, D.H. Lenschow, S. Cohn, R.J. Doviak: Using large eddy simulation to simulate clear-air Doppler-radar measurements
• 10:45-11:00: Paper #IX-8: Rodriguez, R., B.B. Balsley, A. Mabres, L. Flores. R.F. Woodman, K. Gage: Current facilities at Piura for tropospheric observations
• 11:00-11:15: Paper #IX-9: Klaus, V., I. Seloyan, R. Durbe, G. Cherel, A. Frappier: ST radar developments at CNRM/Toulouse: Final steps for scientific and operational applications
• 11:15-11:30: Paper #IX-10: van de Kamp, D.W.: Objective and subjective techniques used to monitor NOAA's 30-station profiler network
• 11:30-11:45: Paper #IX-11: Adachi, T., Y. Masuda, K. Okamoto: Design of a new wind profiler/RASS at Okinawa Isaland in the western Pacific subtropics
• 11:45-12:00: Paper #IX-12: Reid, I.M., B.H. Johnson, D.A. Holdsworth, R.A. Vincent, F. Zink: The Mt. Gambier VHF radar: A prototype operational profiler

12:00: Closing remarks, Martin Ralph

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