Final Program

Workshop on Short-to-Medium Range Regional NWP in the Arctic and Antarctic
October 8-10,2003
International Arctic Research Center University of Alaska Fairbanks

 

Conveners: David Bromwich, ByrdPolar Research Center, Ohio State University
  Jeff Tilley, Regional Weather Information Center, University of NorthDakota and Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Wednesday, October 8, Morning

8:00-8:45 AM Registration, 4th Floor IARC
8:45AM General Session Begins, 401 or 501 IARC (room TBD)

0. Welcome and Opening Remarks
    (Session Chair: Jeff Tilley,University of North Dakota)
     0.1 Welcome,
 John Walsh, International Arctic Research Center
     0.2 Logistical Matters,
 Chris Lace, , International Arctic Research Center
     0.3 Intent and Goals of the Workshop
 Jeff Tilley, , UND and/or David Bromwich, , OSU, Workshop Convenors
9:00AM Session 1: Improving Initialization and Data Assimilation, utilizing satellite and conventional data sources, for NWP high latitude applications
  (Session Chair:John Walsh, UAF/IARC)
9:00 AM   1.1 Assessments of Surface Variables from Atmospheric Reanalysis (Invited Presentation)
Mark C. Serreze, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
9:30 AM   1.2 The Antarctic Surface Energy Budget from a Regional Model Forced with Satellite-Derived Cloud Properties(Invited Presentation)
Jeffrey R. Key, NOAA/NESDIS Madison, WI
10:00 AM  1.3 Paper withdrawn
10:40 AM  1.4 Discussion
John Walsh, , UAF/IARC, Moderator

Wednesday, October 8, Afternoon

1:15 PM Session 2: MODIS Winds Applications to NWP/Data Assimilation studies
  (Session Chairs: Chris Velden, CIMSS and Jeff Key, NOAA/NESDIS)
1:15 PM   2.1 and 2.2 Session Introduction and MODIS winds dataset characteristic
Chris Velden and Dave Santek, CIMSS, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Jeffrey R. Key, NOAA/NESDIS
2:10 PM   2.3 Operational transition of MODIS experimental winds to NESDIS
Jamie Daniels , NOAA/NESDIS
2:30 PM   2.4 Preparation for operational assimilation of MODIS winds at the DAO
Lars Peter Riishojgaard , NASA Data Assimilation Office
3:20 PM   2.5 MODIS polar winds in ECMWF's data assimilation system: Longterm results and recent case studies
Lueder von Bremen, ECMWF, Reading UK
3:50 PM   2.6 MODIS winds assimilation experiments and impact studies to date at UKMO
Howard Berger, UK Meteorological Office, B racknell, UK
4:20 PM   2.7 MODIS Winds Assimilation Impact Study with the CMC Operational Forecast System
Réal Sarrazin , Canadian Meteorological Centre Dorval, Québec, Canada
4:40 PM   2.8 Discussion
Jeff Key, Chris Velden, moderators

Poster Session

P1 Antarctic Meteorological Data:Availability, Applications, & Considerations for Real-Time Data Assimilation (Invited Poster)
Shelley L. Knuth1, Matthew A. Lazzara1, Arthur M. Cayette2, and Charles R. Stearns1
1Antarctic Meteorological Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
2Space and Naval Warfare System Center,Charleston, South Carolina
P2 Paper withdrawn
P3 Improved simulations by Polar MM5 of the atmospheric conditions over Arctic river basins
David H. Bromwich, Lesheng Bai, Yan Ma and Sheng-Hung Wang
Polar Meteorology Group, Byrd Polar Research Center The Ohio State University
P4 Paper withdrawn
P5 Greenland Weather Prediction Initiative using a Regional Atmospheric Model (PITERAC)
Lin Li , David Bromwich and Jason Box, Byrd Polar Research Center and Dept. of Geography, Ohio State University
P6 Mapping of precipitation in Iceland using numerical simulations and statistical modeling
Olafur Rognvaldsson, Icelandic Meteorological Office , Reykjavik, Iceland
P7 Paper withdrawn
P8 Model estimates of wind stress in Nares Strait and Smith Sound
R. M. Samelson and P. Barbour, COAS, Oregon State University

 

Thursday, October 9, Morning

9:00AM Session 3: Improving NWP model physics for high latitude applications, including atm/ice/ocean/land couplings
  (Session Chair David Bromwich, Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State University)
9:00 AM   3.1 Improving NWP Model Physics for high latitude applications: The importance of organic soils, Dufour- and Luwid-Soret effects, and soil-frost (Invited Presentation)
Nicole Mölders, Geophysical Insitute, University of Alaska Fairbanks
9:30 AM   3.2 The Use Of a Variable Step Topography For Stable Flow Around Barriers
Amanda S. Adams and Gregory J. Tripoli, Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison
9:50 AM   3.3 Topographical influenced flow over Svalbard
Anne Sandvik, Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, BERGEN, NORWAY
10:10 AM  3.4 Numerical Modeling of Local WindStorms at Paulatuk, NT
Ron Goodson, Meteorological Service of Canada, Environment Canada,Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
10:50 AM  3.5a Impact of the implementation of a nudging upper boundary condition in the Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System (AMPS)
Andrew Monaghan and David Bromwich, Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State University
11:20 AM  3.6 Improving Arctic Climate Modeling for Weather and Climate Prediction(Invited Presentation)
Wieslaw Maslowski , Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey CA
11:50 AM  3.7 Discussion
David Bromwich, Ohio State University, Moderator
12:40 PM  Keynote Talk:
Dale Barker, NCAR/MMM, Boulder CO
"Antarctic Data Assimilation in AMPS"
1:40 PM
      		Session 4: NWP Physics and Case Studies, continued.
(Session 4 & 5 Chair: Jeff Tilley, Univ. of N. Dakota)
1:40 PM   4.1 Paper withdrawn
2:00 PM   4.2 Multi-Year and Seasonal Analysis of Medium Range Forecast Model Output Statistics (MOS) Temperature Forecasts for Interior Alaska
Rick Thoman, Timothy L. Shy and Eric Stevens, NWS, Fairbanks, AK
2:20 PM   4.3 Verification of Arctic MM5 Performance over the annual cycle, 2002-2003
Jeffrey S. Tilley, Univ. of North Dakota and Jeremy Krieger, University of Alaska Fairbanks
2:40 PM   4.4 Polar Optimized WRF for Arctic System Reanalysis of Arctic Meteorology over Recent Decades
David H. Bromwich and Keith M. Hines, Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University
3:20 PM   Session 5: Operational Facilities and Issues.
3:20 PM   5.1 The New Arctic Laboratory for the Meteorological Service of Canada at Edmonton, Alberta
Shauna Sigurdson , Meteorological Service of Canada, Environment Canada, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
3:40 PM   5.2 The Interactive Forecast Preparation System in the National Weather Service (NWS) and the Need for High Resolution Weather Information
Gary Hufford , NOAA/NWS , Anchorage, AK
4:00 PM
      		Session 6: Validation Issues
(Session Chair: Timothy Shy, NOAA/NWS, Fairbanks, AK)
4:00 PM   6.1Mesoscale Atmospheric Model Validation Using Self-Organizing Maps (SOMs) (Invited Presentation)
John J. Cassano and Amanda H. Lynch , CIRES, University of Colorado Boulder, CO
4:30 PM   6.2 A Paradigm of Meteorological Model Evaluation(Invited Presentation)
Ola Persson, Jian-Wen Bao and Sara Michelson, NOAA/ETL, Boulder, CO
5:00 PM   6.3 Discussion
Timothy Shy, NOAA/NWS, Moderator

Friday, October 10 Morning

9:00 AM
      		Session 7: Numerical issues relevant to NWP in the Arctic and Antarctic:
(Session Chair: : Ola Persson, NOAA/ETL, Boulder, CO)
9:00 AM   7.1 On the Impact of High Horizontal Resolution in Real-Time Antarctic NWP (Invited Presentation)
Jordan G. Powers, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder,CO
9:30 AM   7.2 Paper withdrawn
9:50 AM   7.3 Sensitivity of the Antarctic Limited Area Prediction System (ALAPS) to model resolution and the location of the upper boundary
Neil Adams , Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC and Australian Bureau of Meteorology
10:10 AM  7.4 Some aspects of the ECMWF analysis/forecast system in the polar regions (Invited Presentation)
Pedro Viterbo, ECMWF, Reading, UK
10:45 AM  7.5 Discussion
Ola Persson, Moderator

Friday, October 10 Afternoon

1:30PM Session 8: Roundtable Discussion w/r/t Arctic Reanalysis Development, 401 IARC