AMS meeting in NOLA

Date Time Location Session Author(s) Title Presentation
Sunday, January 22 12:00-4:00pm Hall C1/C2 Weatherfest Margaret, Patrick, Tom W, etc. Demos and Globe Booth 2409
Monday, January 23 2:30-4:00pm Hall E Algorithm Improvements/ Model Assimilation Results (Poster Session 1) Jason A. Otkin, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and D. Bikos, J. Sieglaff, D. T. Lindsey, L. Grasso, C. W. Siewert, R. Rabin, J. S. Kain, and S. R. Dembek Using Synthetic Satellite Imagery to Evaluate Real-Time Model Forecast Performance During the Hazardous Weather Testbed Spring Experiment Poster 155
Monday, January 23 2:30-4:00pm Hall E Algorithm Improvements/ Model Assimilation Results (Poster Session 1) James A. Jung, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Camp Springs, MD; and J. F. Le Marshall Tropospheric Impacts of Assimilating Infrared Water Vapor Radiances in the NCEP GFS Poster 163
Monday, January 23 2:30-4:00pm Hall E Algorithm Improvements/ Model Assimilation Results (Poster Session 1) Christopher C. Schmidt, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and E. M. Prins, E. Hyer, J. P. Hoffman, J. Brunner, and J. S. Reid The Global Geostationary Wildfire ABBA: Current Implementation and Future Plans Poster 165
Monday, January 23 2:30-4:00pm Hall E Algorithm Improvements/ Model Assimilation Results (Poster Session 1) Andi Walther, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and A. Heidinger The Daytime Cloud Optical and Microphysical Properties (DCOMP) Algorithm Poster 167
Monday, January 23 5:00pm Rm 357 Communicating Weather Information via Mobile Devices (Session 3A) David A. Santek, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and D. Parker, N. Bearson, R. Dengel, and S. Batzli Using Mobile Devices to Display, Overlay, and Animate Meteorological Data and Imagery Oral 3A.5
Tuesday, January 24 9:00am Rm 256 Current and Future Satellite, Sensor, and Processing Systems 4 - Satellite Processing Systems I (Session 4A) Hung-Lung Allen Huang, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and W. L. Smith, D. Crain, E. Pache, and J. Elwell GeoMetWatch-STORM: Global Constellation of Next-Generation Ultra-Spectral Geostationary Observatories Oral 4A.3
Tuesday, January 24 9:45-11:00am Hall E Satellite Data Contribution to Understanding of Weather Events (Poster Session 4) Caitlin J. Hart, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Sieglaff A Temporal Analysis of Severe Storm Reports and GOES Satellite-Measured Microphysical Properties of Severe Convection Poster 193
Tuesday, January 24 9:45-11:00am Hall E Satellite Data Contribution to Understanding of Weather Events (Poster Session 4) Grant W. Petty, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and K. Li Locally Optimized Detection of Precipitation Over Land From Passive Microwave Imagers Poster 196
Tuesday, January 24 9:45-11:00am Hall E Surface Emissivity and Fluxes (Poster Session 5) Yong Zhang, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, NSMC/China Meteorological Adiministration, Madison, WI; and Z. Li, J. Li, and T. J. Schmit Sea Surface Emissivity Retrieval in Gulf of Mexico Using GOES Sounder Measurements Poster 198
Tuesday, January 24 9:45-11:00am Hall E Eighth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems (Poster Session 1) Tom Greenwald, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and Y. K. Lee and A. Huang Validation of Cirrus Infrared Scattering Properties Used in the Production of Simulated GOES-R ABI Proxy Data Poster 298
Tuesday, January 24 9:45-11:00am Hall E Eighth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems (Poster Session 1) Corey G. Calvert, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. J. Pavolonis A Quantitative Fog/Low Stratus Detection Algorithm for GOES-R Poster 310
Tuesday, January 24 9:45-11:00am Hall E Eighth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems (Poster Session 1) Robert Knuteson, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and D. Tobin, A. Sorce, J. Roman, S. Ackerman, H. Revercomb, and D. D. Turner Methodology for the Validation of Water Vapor Profile Environmental Data Records (EDRs) From the Cross-Track Infrared Microwave Sounding Suite (CrIMSS): Experience with the DOE ARM Water Vapor Raman Lidar Poster 312
Tuesday, January 24 9:45-11:00am Hall E Eighth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems (Poster Session 1) Michelle Feltz, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and R. Knuteson, D. Tobin, S. Ackerman, H. Revercomb, and A. Reale Methodology for the Validation of Temperature Profile Environmental Data Records (EDRs) From the Cross-Track Infrared Microwave Sounding Suite (CrIMSS): Experience with GPS Radio Occultation From COSMIC Poster 313
Tuesday, January 24 9:45-11:00am Hall E Eighth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems (Poster Session 1) Hong Zhang, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. Gunshor, W. Straka, G. Martin, S. Wanzong, E. Schiffer, R. Garcia, and A. Huang GRAFIIR – An Efficient End-to-End Semi Automated GOES-R ABI Algorithm Performance Analysis and Implementation Verification System Poster 314
Tuesday, January 24 9:45-11:00am Hall E Eighth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems (Poster Session 1) Zhenglong Li, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li, E. Weisz, and J. Li A Fast Physical Algorithm for Hyperspectral Sounding Retrieval Poster 316
Tuesday, January 24 9:45-11:00am Hall E Eighth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems (Poster Session 1) Kaba Bah, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. Achtor, T. D. Rink, T. J. Schmit, J. Otkin, and J. Gerth Preparation for Use of the GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) Poster 317
Tuesday, January 24 9:45-11:00am Hall E Eighth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems (Poster Session 1) William C. Straka III, Space Science and Engineering Center/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. D. Rink, T. H. Achtor, T. J. Schmit, and K. Bah McIDAS-V, Visualization and Data Analysis for GOES-R Poster 318
Tuesday, January 24 9:45-11:00am Hall E Eighth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems (Poster Session 1) Yong-Keun Lee, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and Z. Li and J. Li Validation of GOES-R LAP Algorithm with GOES-13 Sounder Poster 319
Tuesday, January 24 11:15am Rm 340-341 Assimilation of Observations (Ocean, Atmosphere, and Land Surface) Into Models Part 2 (Session 5) Jun Li, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li, H. Liu, J. Zheng, and T. J. Schmit Improving High Impact Weather Forecasts Through Assimilating the Satellite Advanced Infrared Soundings in Regional NWP Models Oral 5.2
Tuesday, January 24 11:45am Rm 340-341 Assimilation of Observations (Ocean, Atmosphere, and Land Surface) Into Models Part 2 (Session 5) Jing Zheng, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li, J. Li, and T. J. Schmit Assimilating AIRS Soundings with WRF/3DVAR for Hurricane Forecast Improvement Oral 5.4
Tuesday, January 24 2:15pm Rm 343-344 From Sensors to Data Products I (Session 2) Timothy J. Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, Madison, WI; and J. Gurka, M. Gunshor, and K. Bah The ABI (Advanced Baseline Imager) on the GOES-R Series Oral 2.4
Tuesday, January 24 2:30pm Rm 348-349 Technology for Education - Part I (Joint Session 1) C. Patrick Rowley, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. A. Ackerman, D. P. Pisut, and M. Mooney EarthNow: Weather and Climate Connections for 3D Spherical Displays Oral J1.5
Tuesday, January 24 2:45pm Rm 257 Special Session: Scientific Advances in Satellite Instrument Calibration, Products, and Data Assimilation 3 - Instrument Calibration, Algorithms and Products (Session 6) Andrew K. Heidinger, NOAA/NESDIS, Madison, WI; and M. J. Foster, C. Molling, W. Straka, and A. Walther Advances in Long-Term High Spatial and Temporal Resolution Cloud Climate Records From PATMOS-x Using NOAA\'s LEO and GEO Imagers Oral 6.6
Tuesday, January 24 4:00pm Rm 348-349 Technology for Education - Part II (Joint Session 2) Thomas M. Whittaker, SSEC/CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. A. Ackerman and T. Jasmin From Java to Flash to HTML5: Chasing Technologies for Interactive Applets Oral J2.3
Wednesday, January 25 9:00am Rm 343-344 From Sensors to Data Products II (Session 4) Michael J. Pavolonis, NOAA/NESDIS, Madison, WI; and C. G. Calvert and J. Sieglaff New Quantitative Volcanic Cloud and Fog Products for GOES-R Oral 4.3
Wednesday, January 25 9:00am Rm 352 Land Surface-Atmosphere Interactions I (Joint Session 11) Matthew Rydzik, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and A. R. Desai Relationship Between Snow Extent and Mid-Latitude Storm Tracks From NARR Objectively Derived Storm Position and Snow Cover Oral J11.3
Wednesday, January 25 9:30am Rm 340-341 Assimilation of Observations (Ocean, Atmosphere, and Land Surface) Into Models Part 5 (Session 8) David A. Santek, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and B. T. Hoover and J. A. Jung The Quality Control of Satellite-Derived Polar Winds Using the Expected Error Oral 8.5
Wednesday, January 25 9:45am Rm 357 Special International Applications Session: The Impact and Meteorological Challenges of Volcanic Eruptions - Part I (Session 8B) Michael J. Pavolonis, NOAA/NESDIS, Madison, WI; and J. Sieglaff Satellite Retrievals of Eyjafjallajökull, Grimsvötn, and Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Volcanic Ash Cloud Properties: Evaluation of near Real-Time Results and Suggestions for Improving Operational Satellite Products Oral 8B.6
Wednesday, January 25 10:45am Rm 356 Emerging Technologies for Research and Operational Interactive Processing Systems - Part I (Session 9A) David A. Santek, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and R. M. Rabin, R. Dengel, S. Batzli, V. Lakshmanan, and D. T. Lindsey Rapid Access to Real-Time and Forecast Products Through a Web Map Service and N-Wave Data Circuits Oral 9A.2
Wednesday, January 25 1:30pm Rm 348-349 Themed Joint Session: Innovative Methods of Processing, Integrating and Analyzing Observations From Satellites Part I William L. Smith Sr., Hampton Univ./Univ. of Wisconsin, Seaford, VA; and E. Weisz, R. Knuteson, S. Dutcher, and H. Revercomb Atmospheric Trends From Satellite Hyperspectral Radiance Measurements Oral TJ17.1
Wednesday, January 25 1:45pm Rm 343-344 Themed Joint Session: Use of Advanced Sensor Technology to Improve Forecasts Jun Li, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. D. Goldberg, J. Li, H. Liu, J. Zheng, T. J. Schmit, C. D. Barnet, L. Zhou, and A. Huang Evaluation and Application of JPSS Products Through Assimilation in Regional NWP Models Oral TJ16.2
Wednesday, January 25 2:00pm Rm 343-344 Themed Joint Session: Use of Advanced Sensor Technology to Improve Forecasts Ralph A. Petersen, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and R. M. Aune Tests of Objective Short-Range Forecasts of the Pre-Convective Environment Using Geostationary Satellite Data Oral TJ16.3
Wednesday, January 25 2:30-4:00pm Hall E New Satellite Data/Climate Products and Services (Poster Session 6) Jerrold O. Robaidek, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and D. Forrest, D. Wade, J. Hill, and N. Troxel-Hoehn Interrogation and Reconciliation of Historical GOES Imagery From the Period 1978 to 1996 Poster 469
Wednesday, January 25 2:30-4:00pm Hall E New Satellite Data/Climate Products and Services (Poster Session 6) Anthony Wimmers, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and W. F. Feltz The GOES-R Tropopause Folding Turbulence Product: Finding Clear-Air Turbulence in GOES Water Vapor Imagery Poster 470
Wednesday, January 25 2:30-4:00pm Hall E New Satellite Data/Climate Products and Services (Poster Session 6) Jason C. Brunner, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and C. C. Schmidt, E. M. Prins, J. P. Hoffman, W. Schroeder, and I. Csiszar Western Hemisphere Diurnal Fire Activity 1995-2011: Description and Initial Fire Trend Analysis of the GOES-East Version 6.5 WF_ABBA Data Archive Poster 476
Wednesday, January 25 2:30-4:00pm Hall E Use of Satellite Data to Improve Understanding of Tropical Cyclones (Poster Session 7) Elise M. Garms, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and R. Knuteson, P. Menzel, H. Revercomb, Y. Plokhenko, W. L. Smith, and E. Weisz Use of Active and Passive Satellite Remote Sensing From the NASA A-Train to Investigate the Relationship Between Cloud Structure and Hurricane Intensification Poster 480
Wednesday, January 25 2:30-4:00pm Hall E Eighth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems (Poster Session 2) Jay P. Hoffman, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and C. C. Schmidt, E. M. Prins, and J. C. Brunner The GOES-R Fire Detection Algorithm From Research to Operations Poster 498
Wednesday, January 25 2:30-4:00pm Hall E Eighth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems (Poster Session 2) Patrick W. Heck, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and P. Minnis, S. T. Bedka, C. R. Yost, and J. K. Ayers Retrieval of Nighttime Cloud Optical and Microphysical Properties for GOES-R Poster 499
Wednesday, January 25 2:30-4:00pm Hall E Eighth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems (Poster Session 2) Thomas Rink, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. Jasmin and T. Achtor Engineering Support for JPSS Instruments and Data Formats in McIDAS-V Poster 510
Wednesday, January 25 4:15pm Rm 256 Impacts of Satellite-Based Observations on Monitoring, Analyzing, Understanding, and Predicting Natural Hazards 1 - Forecasts (11A) Justin Sieglaff, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. J. Pavolonis and D. C. Hartung Probabilistic Nowcasting of Severe Convection Using the Temporal Evolution of Satellite-Derived Deep Convective Cloud Properties Oral 11A.2
Wednesday, January 25 4:30pm Rm 256 Impacts of Satellite-Based Observations on Monitoring, Analyzing, Understanding, and Predicting Natural Hazards 1 - Forecasts (11A) Joleen M. Feltz, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and K. Bah and T. Achtor GOES-R Proving Ground Aviation Weather Products Displayed in McIDAS-V Oral 11A.3
Wednesday, January 25 4:30pm Rm 342 Innovative Methods of Processing, Integrating and Analyzing Observations From Satellites Part II (Themed Joint Session 18) Hung-Lung Allen Huang, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and B. Huang and M. D. Goldberg Progress and Plan for the Development of a Research-to-Operation High-Performance and Low-Cost GPU-Based Satellite Data Processing and Application Enabling Technology Oral TJ18.3
Wednesday, January 25 5:00pm Rm 243 Empirical Assessments to Improve NWS Weather and Climate Products and Services Margaret Mooney, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Phillips and D. Herring Assessment and Evaluation of the NOAA Climate Services Prototype Website Oral 10.5
Wednesday, January 25 5:15pm Rm 342 Innovative Methods of Processing, Integrating and Analyzing Observations From Satellites Part II (Themed Joint Session 18) William Straka III, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. H. Achtor, T. D. Rink, A. K. Heidinger, T. J. Schmit, and T. Jasmin Routine Satellite Derived Product Monitoring and Validation From GOES, JPSS and GOES-R Oral TJ18.6
Thursday, January 26 8:30am Rm 256 Impacts of Satellite-Based Observations on Monitoring, Analyzing, Understanding, and Predicting Natural Hazards 2 - Physical Properties (Joint Session 12A) Richard Dworak, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and K. Bedka, J. Brunner, and W. Feltz Comparison Between GOES-12 Overshooting Top Detections, WSR-88D Radar Reflectivity and Severe Storm Reports Oral 12A.1
Thursday, January 26 8:30am Rm 257 Satellite-Based Algorithm Developments, Products, Applications and Validations 5 : Applied Meteorology: Algorithms and Validation - I (Session 12B) Steve Wanzong, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and W. Bresky, C. S. Velden, J. M. Daniels, and T. D. Rink GOES-R AWG Atmospheric Motion Vectors: Validation Activities Oral 12B.1
Thursday, January 26 9:00am Rm 357 Data Stewardship: Technological Approaches and Solutions to Collecting, Preserving, Communicating Weather and Climate Data (Joint Session 3) Holly C. Hassenzahl, Weather Central, LP, Madison, WI; and B. A. Wilt, C. Johnson, R. Runnheim, R. Arb, A. Rice, M. Thomas, B. J. Good, D. Graham, and N. R. Keene DataCloud™ Global Data Server Produces High Resolution, Long-Range, Hourly Forecast Data for Any Location in the World Oral J3.2
Thursday, January 26 9:00am Rm 245 AWIPS II Applications for Eos, NPP, JPSS, GOES-R and Decadal Missions (Themed Joint Session 21) Jordan J. Gerth, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI How AWIPS II Is a Tool to Further R2O in the GOES-R Era Oral TJ21.3
Thursday, January 26 9:30am Rm 257 Satellite-Based Algorithm Developments, Products, Applications and Validations 5 : Applied Meteorology: Algorithms and Validation - I (Session 12B) Jacola A. Roman, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. A. Ackerman, R. Knuteson, H. Revercomb, W. L. Smith Sr., and D. Tobin Using Satellite Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) and a Ground-Based Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) Network to Validate the Precipitable Water Vapor (PWV) in Global Climate Models (GCMs) and Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) Regional Reanalysis Oral 12B.4A
Thursday, January 26 9:45-11:00am Hall E T. N. Krishnamurti Symposium (Poster Session 1) Gregory J. Tripoli, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI Tropical Energy Bubbles and the Subtropical Jet Stream Poster 612
Thursday, January 26 11:00am Rm 245 Satellite-Based Algorithm Developments, Products, Applications and Validations 5 : Applied Meteorology: Algorithms and Validation - II (13C) Daniel C. Hartung, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Seiglaff, L. M. Cronce, and W. F. Feltz Development and Application of a Satellite-Based Cloud Object-Tracking Methodology Oral 13C.1
Thursday, January 26 11:30am Rm 343-344 Preparing the User Community for the Next Generation of LEO and GEO Environmental Satellites II (7) Thomas D. Rink, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. Jasmin and T. Achtor McIDAS-V : Visualization and Analysis Capabilities for JPSS Oral 7.3
Thursday, January 26 11:45am Rm 343-344 Preparing the User Community for the Next Generation of LEO and GEO Environmental Satellites II (7) Hung-Lung Allen Huang, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and L. Gumley and K. Strabala Community Satellite Processing Package (CSPP) – A Critical Infrastructure towards Building a Sustained Global User Capability for NPP/JPSS Real Time Regional (RTR) Applications Oral 7.4
Thursday, January 26 1:45pm Rm 257 Satellite-Based Algorithm Developments, Products, Applications and Validations 5 : Applied Meteorology: Algorithms and Validation - III (14B) Anthony Wimmers, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and C. Velden Hurricane Center-Fixing with the Automated Rotational Center Hurricane Eye Retrieval (ARCHER) Method: From Microwave to Infrared and Visible Application Oral 14B.2
Thursday, January 26 2:00pm Rm 356 Information Systems Technologies for Generation, Communication, and Interpretation of Satellite Data - Part II (13) Nadia Smith, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and W. P. Menzel, E. Weisz, and B. Baum A Uniform Space-Time Grid for the Inter-Comparison of Global Cloud Top Pressure Retrievals Oral 13.3
Thursday, January 26 2:00pm Rm 257 Satellite-Based Algorithm Developments, Products, Applications and Validations 5 : Applied Meteorology: Algorithms and Validation - III (14B) Timothy Olander, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and C. Velden The Advanced Dvorak Technique (ADT) - Current Status and Latest Advancements Oral 14B.3
Thursday, January 26 2:30pm Rm 257 Satellite-Based Algorithm Developments, Products, Applications and Validations 5 : Applied Meteorology: Algorithms and Validation - III (14B) Jason C. Brunner, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and K. Bedka, R. Dworak, W. F. Feltz, and L. M. Cronce GOES-R Overshooting Top and Enhanced-V Signature Detection Product Objective Validation Efforts Oral 14B.5
Thursday, January 26 2:45pm Rm 340-341 Experiments Involving Observations (OSE and OSSE) Part 2 (14) Jason A. Otkin, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI Assessing the Impact of the Horizontal Covariance Localization Radius Used During the Assimilation of Infrared Brightness Temperature Observations Oral 14.6
Thursday, January 26 4:00pm Rm 350-351 Regional Climate Modeling and/or Downscaling of Climate Variability and Change for Local Scale Assessment IV (Joint Session 19) Azar Zarrin, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. Notaro and S. Vavrus The Simulation of Heavy Lake-Effect Snowstorms Across the Great Lakes Basin Using a Regional Climate Model (RegCM4) Oral J19.3