08:30‑08:45 |
Fuqing Zhang |
Introduction |
08:45‑09:45 |
Session 1 |
Chair: Masashi Minamide |
08:45‑09:00 |
Fuqing Zhang |
Revisiting the WISHE mechanism of hurricane intensification |
09:00‑09:15 |
Erin Munsell |
Ensemble forecasts of the rapid intensification of Hurricane Edouard (2014): Predictability, dynamics, and thermodynamic structure |
09:15‑09:30 |
Yingjian Chen |
Coupled Atmosphere-ocean simulation on hurricane forcast |
09:30‑09:45 |
Robert Nystrom |
Improving the Vortex Initialization of Hurricane Karl (2010) Through the Assimilation of Tropical Cyclone Vitals Quadrant Wind Radii Estimates |
09:45‑10:00 |
Break/Discussion |
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10:00‑10:45 |
Session 2 |
Chair: Yue (Michael) Ying |
10:00‑10:15 |
Scott Sieron |
The CRTM with Microphysics-Consistent Cloud Optical Properties: Analyses and Applications |
10:15‑10:30 |
Masashi Minamide |
An Adaptive Observation Error Inflation Method for Assimilating All-sky Satellite Brightness Temperatures |
10:30‑10:45 |
Yonghui Weng |
EnKF assimilation of GOES-13 all-sky infrared radiances for TC prediction |
10:45‑11:00 |
Break/Discussion |
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11:00‑11:45 |
Session 3 |
Chair: Erin Munsell |
11:00‑11:15 |
Hans Chen |
A first look at assimilating carbon dioxide concentration for flux estimation: Temporal and spatial variability and correlation structures |
11:15‑11:30 |
Andrew Thomas |
Mid-Atlantic Air Quality Model: Initial Results from WRF-Chem |
11:30‑11:45 |
A.J. Deng |
A WRF FDDA realtime system and its recent applications |
11:45‑14:00 |
Lunch, Break/Discussion |
China Dragon |
14:00‑14:45 |
Session 4 |
Chair: Y.Qiang Sun |
14:00‑14:15 |
Lei Zhu |
Diurnal cycle of precipitation in Hainan Island |
14:15‑14:30 |
Mingxin Li |
Impact of initial moisture on hail production (real case simulation and sensitivity experiments using WRF) |
14:30‑14:45 |
Seth Saslo |
Ensemble forecasts for lake-effect snow: importance of initial and boundary conditions |
14:45‑15:00 |
Break/Discussion |
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15:00‑16:00 |
Session 5 |
Chair: Hans Chen |
15:00‑15:15 |
Sourav Taraphdar |
Role of Global Circumnavigating mode in the Initiation and Propagation of October MJO event during DYNAMO |
15:15‑15:30 |
Yue (Michael) Ying |
Predictability of tropical multi-scale convective systems during an MJO active phase |
15:30‑15:45 |
Y.Qiang Sun |
Contributions of moist convection and internal gravity waves to building the atmospheric -5/3 kinetic energy spectra |
15:45‑16:00 |
Yicun Zhen |
On the best choice of Kalman gain |
16:00‑16:15 |
Break/Discussion |
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16:15‑16:30 |
Session 6 |
(Short progress reports) Chair: Scott Sieron |
16:15‑16:20 |
Hui-Wen Lai |
Challenges on applying EnKF on Arctic Mixed-Phase Clouds |
16:20‑16:25 |
Su (Simon) Liu |
Triple eyewalls formation in Typhoon Usagi (2013): observation and simulation |
16:25‑16:30 |
Yanting Ye |
A brief introduction of a parametric tropical cyclone precipitation model |