Fall 2014 Group Meeting/Symposium Schedule
Day 1: Thursday, December 11, 2014 (Room 627)
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08:30-08:45am: Fuqing Zhang
Session 1: Chair Hans Chen
08:45-09:00am: Erin Munsell: Predictability and dynamics of the rapid intensification of Hurricane Edouard (2014)
09:00-09:15am: Xuexing Qiu: Doppler Radar Data Assimilation for a Local Severe Rainfall Event with PSU–EnKF System
09:15-09:30am: Xiaodong Tang: Tropical Cyclone Diurnal Cycle and Gravity Wave: Hurricane Edouard (2014) Case
09:30-09:45am: Break/Discussion
Session 2: Chair Benjamin Green
09:45-10:00am: Junhong Wei: Estimation of Gravity Wave Spectral Characteristics from High-Resolution Idealized Baroclinic Wave Simulations
10:00-10:15am: Y. Qiang Sun: Energy transfer within Moist Baroclinic Waves
10:15-10:30am: Jun Sun: China daily Extreme precipitation GEV fitting
10:30-10:45am: Break/Discussion
Session 3: Chair Dandan Tao
10:45-11:00am: Yonghui Weng: Development and evaluation of a multi-functional data assimilation testbed based on EnKF and WRFVar with various hybrid options
11:00-11:15am: Minxing Li: The Influence of Atmospheric Circulation on the Occurrence of Hail in China
11:15-11:30am: Yicun Zhen: An adaptive covariance estimation method
11:30-12:00am: Break/Discussion
WinterFest treat (Joel N. Myers Weather Center)!
Day 2: Friday, December 12, 2014 (Room 627)
Summary of Day One/Upload Slides:
08:30-08:45am: Fuqing Zhang
Session 1: Chair Y. Qiang Sun
08:45-09:00am: Scott Sieron: Furthering toward the assimilation of passive microwave radiance measurements of tropical cyclones in an ensemble framework: Hurricane Karl (2010)
09:00-09:15am: Masashi Minamide: EnKF data assimilation of satellite observation with Hurricane Karl (2010) case
09:15-09:30am: Michael Ying: Testing the adaptive covariance relaxation method with the Hurricane Karl (2010) case
09:30-09:45am: Break/Discussion
Session 2: Chair Christopher Melhauser
09:45-10:00am: Hans Chen: Nonlinear atmospheric response to Arctic sea-ice loss under different sea ice scenarios
10:00-10:15am: Lin Dong: Observation-Based Ensemble Sub-setting Technique for Tropical Cyclone Track Prediction
10:15-10:30am: Break/Discussion
Session 3: Chair Junhong Wei
10:30-10:45am: Benjamin Green: Sensitivity of Tropical Cyclone Simulations to Air-Sea Flux Parameterizations and Implications for Parameter Estimation
10:45-11:00am: Dandan Tao: Trajectory Analysis of Dry Environment Simulations
11:00-11:15am: Christopher Melhauser: Error Quantification of Super Observation Horizontal Winds from Dual-Beam Airborne Radar Data Using the Coplanar Scanning Technique for Tropical Cyclone Prediction
11:15-12:00am: Break/Discussion
Lunch Time!