PROGRAM FOR
The Tenth Penn State/NCAR MM5 Users' Workshop
Mesa Laboratory, NCAR
June 21-23, 2000
PROGRAM
WEDNESDAY 21 JUNE
7:30 - 8:30
8:30
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Registration/Coffee
Welcome
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SESSION 1: MM5 MODELING SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
8:35
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Progress Report On The Development Of The MM5 3DVAR System
D. Barker, F. Vandenberghe, W. Huang, Y. Guo, NCAR/MMM
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8:50
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Recent developments and plans for MM5
Jimy Dudhia, NCAR/MMM
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9:05
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Status report on MM5 V3 preprocessing programs
Wei Wang, NCAR/MMM
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9:15
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RIP Version 3.0 MM5 Visualization Software
Jordan G. Powers, NCAR; Mark T. Stoelinga, UW; and James
F. Bresch, NCAR
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SESSION 2: OTHER DEVELOPMENT
9:30
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Vortex-following mesh refinement for simulating hurricanes
with MM5
Joseph Tenerelli and Shuyi S. Chen, RSMAS/University of
Miami
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9:45
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Potential vorticity inversion and MM5
Chris Davis, MMM/NCAR
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10:00
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Use of an optimal interpolation analysis system with MM5
S. Mark Leidner, Thomas R. Nehrkorn, John M. Henderson, George
Modica, Jean-Francois Louis, and Jennifer Hegarty, AER Inc.
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10:15
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A global version of MM5
Jimy Dudhia and James Bresch, MMM/NCAR
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10:30 - 11:00 COFFEE BREAK
SESSION 3: LSM and PBL
11:00
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Evaluating the performance of the MM5/OSILSM realtime forecast
system for semi-arid and desert areas
Fei Chen, Kevin Manning, and Daran Rife, NCAR
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11:15
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A Comparison of the new OSU LSM and 5-Layer soil model using
a Dugway Proving Ground Salt Breeze Simulation
Daran L. Rife, NCAR; Thomas T. Warner, NCAR and POAS/CU, Fei
Chen, NCAR, Elford Astling, US Army West Desert Test Center,
Dugway, Utah
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11:30
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HTSVS - A new Land-surface scheme for MM5
Nicole Molders, Institute for Meteorology, University of Leipzig,
Germany
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11:45
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A new land-surface model in MM5
Jonathan Pleim, NOAA; and Aijun Xiu, MCNC
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Parameterization of stratus- and cumulus-topped boundary
layers in the Eastern Pacific
Jim McCaa and Chris Bretherton, University of Washington
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Modeling atmospheric boundary layer stucture during SGP-97
David R. Stauffer, Brian P. Reen and Ricardo C. Munoz, Penn
State University
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12:30 - 1:30 LUNCH BREAK
SESSION 4: NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICION
1:30
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Real-time mesoscale ensemble forecasting in the Pacific Northwest
Eric Grimit, David Ovens and Cliff Mass, University of Washington
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1:45
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Predictability of the 24-25 January 2000 snow storm with
respect to model grid resolution and initial state
F. Zhang, C. Snyder and R. Rotunno, MMM/NCAR
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2:00
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Results from high resolution operational meteorological
forecasts in complex terrain during the wintertime inversions
Asgeir Sorteberg, Erik Berge, and Steinar Eastwood, The Norwegian
Meteorological Institute
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2:15
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MM5 simulations over New Zealand - Application to the Americas
Cup Races
Alfred Klausmann, Benjamin de Foy, Jennifer Godfrey, and Joseph
Scire, Earth Tech
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The Potential Impact on AFWA Operational Weather Forecasts
of Flying GPS Occultation Sensors on the SBIRS-low Satellite
System
Grace S. Peng and Michael D. McAtee, The Aerospace Corporation
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Incorporating global real-time surface fields into MM5 at
the Air Force Weather Agency
George Gayno and Jerry Wegiel, Air Force Weather Agency
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3:00 - 3:30 COFFEE BREAK
SESSION 5: COMPUTATIONAL ISSUES
3:30
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The effects of domain size and lateral boundary update frequency
on high resolution NWP
Richard Steed, Nicholas Bond and Clifford Mass, University
of Washington
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3:45
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MM5 optimization experiences and numerical sensitivities
in convective/non-convective cloud interactions
Carlie J. Coats Jr, John N. McHenry, NCSC, and Elizabeth Hayes,
SGI
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4:00
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MM5 on SGI IA32 clusters
Liz Hayes, SGI
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4:15
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MM5 on future SGI platforms
Wesley Jones, SGI
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SESSION 6: POSTER SESSION INTRODUCTION
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Are the subgrid mixing schemes in MM5 adequate for cloud-scale
simulations?
George H. Bryan and J. Michael Fritsch, Penn State University
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Systematic bias in MM5 at KMA
Song-lak Kang, Woo-jin Lee, Yei-sook Lee, Korea Meteorological
Administration
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The effect of hi-resolution SST on strom scale prediction
in point of operational prediction system
Yong Hee Lee, Jun-Tae Choi, Yong-sang Kim and Jai-ho Oh, Meteorological
Research Institute, KMA; Youngtae Kim, University of Kangnung,
Korea
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A capability of storm scale prediction based on PC-cluster
Jun-Tae Choi, Yong-Hee Lee, Yong-Sang Kim and Jai-Ho Oh,
Meteorological Research Institute, KMA, Korea
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A Set of Diagnostic and File Utilities for MM5V3
J.W. Larson and J.A. Taylor, MCS, Argonne National Laboratory
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A graphical user interface to MM5v3
Veronika Nefedova, Argonne National Laboratory
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Numerical experiments to study the possible meteorological
changes induced by the presence of a lake
B. Thomassetti, G. Visconti, T. Paolucci, R. Ferretti, and
M. Verdecchia University of L'Aquila and Scientific and Technology
Park of Abruzzo, Italy
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Model forecasted lee-wave event during the APEGAIA airborne
experiment
R. Ferretti, T. Paolucci, L. Bernardini, G. Redaelli, R. Dragani
and G. Visconti, University of L'Aquila and Scientific and
Technology Park of Abruzzo, Italy
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MM5-LSM Simulations of Central United States Climate
David M. Flory, Iowa State University
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Mesoscale simulations of heavy precipitation events in Southern
California during the 1997-98 El Nino
Charles Jones, Institute for Computational Earth System Science,
University of California, Santa Barbara; David Danielson,
David Gomberg and Brent Bower, National Weather Service, Los
Angeles/Oxnard Office Oxnard
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Model resolution dependence of simulations of extreme rainfall
events
J. Nielsen-Gammon, and J. Strack, Texas A&M University
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Mesoscale circulation over complex surface in Louisiana-Mississippi
(LA-MS) coastal Region
Remata S. Reddy, Jan Hafner, and P. J. Croft, Jackson State
University
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Comparison between Grell and Kuo cumulus parameterization
schemes for South America
Yamina Silva and Ken Takahashi, Geophysical Institute of Peru,
Peru
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Test of a new trigger function in a cumulus parameterization
scheme.
Tae Kwon Wee and Dong-Kyou Lee, Seoul National University,
Seoul, Korea
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A comparision of the land surface schemes in MM5
Hyun-Suk Kang and Dong-Kyou Lee, Seoul National University,
Seoul, Korea
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5:00 - 6:30 RECEPTION AND CONTINUED POSTER SESSION
6:30 - 8:00 CRCM Working Group Meeting
THURSDAY 22 JUNE
SESSION 7: REGIONAL CLIMATE STUDIES OVER US
8:30
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The importance of spatial scale of climate scenarios for
regional climate change impacts analysis: Implications for
regional climate modeling activities
Linda Mearns, ESIG/NCAR
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9:00
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Development of a regional climate model for Midwest applications
Liang X.-Z. and K. Kunkel, University of Illinois
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9:12
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The influence of soil moisture anomalies on variability
of the North American Monsoon System
Eric Small, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
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9:24
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Numerical simulation of regional climate with the coupled
MM5/SSiB model
Weizhong Zheng and Da-Lin Zhang , University of Maryland
Yong-Kang Xue, University of California at Los Angeles
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On the Use of Seasonal Climate Forecasts for Water Resoures
Management
L. Ruby Leung, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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Regional climate simulations for the US Midwest using MM5v3
J.A. Taylor, J.W. Larson, and I. Foster, Argonne National
Laboratory
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10:00
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Simulating US precipitation anomalies during ENSO events
using MM5
Mingfang Ting, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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10:15 - 10:45 COFFEE BREAK
SESSION 8: REGIONAL CLIMATE STUDIES OVER OTHER REGIONS
10:45
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The arctic regional climate system model: Current status
and recent results
Richard Cullather, Amanda Lynch, A. G. Slater, and M. C. Serreze,
CIRES and PAOS, University of Colorado
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11:15
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Regional Climate Simulation for the pan-Arctic Region using
MM5
William J. Gutowski Jr. and Helin Wei, Iowa State University;
C. Vorosmarty, and B. Fekete, University of New Hampshire
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11:27
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Bipolar modeling over ice sheets with MM5
D. H. Bromwich, J. J. Cassano, Z. Guo, L. Li, and K. M. Hines,
Ohio State University
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11:39
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Regional Scale/Regional Climate Model Development and Its
Applications at Goddard
W.-K. Tao, W. Lau, Goddard Space Flight Center; J. Qian, Columbia
University; Y. Jia, P. Wetzel, M.-D. Chou, Y. Wang, Goddard
Space Flight Center; and B. Lynn
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Simulating the regional climate of tropical South America
Sara A. Rauscher, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Eric
E. Small, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
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Development of MM5 for use as a tropical climate model
Brian N. Belcher, Edward K. Vizy, and Kerry H. Cook, Cornell
University
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12:15
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Simulation of current wet winter Eastern Mediterranean climate
S.O. Krichak, P. Alpert, Tel Aviv University, Israel; L. Druyan,
GSFC/NASA and CR/Columbia University, and G. Russel, GSFC/NASA
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12:30 - 1:30 LUNCH BREAK
SESSION 9: CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS
1:30
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Unphysical thermodynamic structures in explicit simulations
of thunderstorms
George H. Bryan and J. Michael Fritsch, Penn State University
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1:45
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Microphysics and boundary-layer parameterizations in a simulated
oceanic convective system
Ming-Jen Yang, Chinese Culture University, Taiwan
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2:00
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Formation and Propagation of a MCS over HK
Simon Low-nam, Jordan Powers, NCAR; Alexis Lau, and Jay Chen,
HKUST
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2:15
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A numerical study on mesoscale convective systems over Taiwan
Pay-liam Lin, Hsing-Chih Lai, and Y.-Y. Chen, National Central
University, Taiwan
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2:30
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Mei-Yu modeling with MM5 and PLACE
Jian-Hua Qian, IRI, Columbia University; Wei-Kuo Tao, and
K.-M. Lau, GSFC/NASA
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2:45
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Preliminary results of the MM5 real-time forecast during
the MAP Experiment
T. Paolucci, T. Cherubini, R. Ferretti, G. Giuliani, L. Bernardini,
C. Faccani, and G. Visconti, Scientific and Technology Park
of Abruzzo and University of L'Aquila, Italy
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3:00 - 3:30 COFFEE BREAK
SESSION 10: SURFACE EFFECTS
3:30
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The Houston heat pump: Modulation of a land-sea breeze by
an urban heat island
J. Nielsen-Gammon, Texas A&M University
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3:45
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The effects of atmospheric moisture availability for the
northeastern Illinois storm of 17-18 July 1996
Li-Chuan Chen and A. Allen Bradley, University of Iowa
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4:00
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Application of a coupled MM5/glacier model to the Juneau
Alaska icefield
Corinne M. Carter, and Kerry H. Cook, Cornell University
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4:15
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Development of a diagnostic TKE scheme for applications in
regional climate modeling using the MM5
Kiran Alapaty, MCNC; and Madhavi Alapaty, Apex.
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4:30
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Using MM5V3 with Eta analyses for air-quality modeling at
the EPA
T. L. Otte, NOAA/ARL and US EPA/NERL
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4:45 - 5:00 COFFEE BREAK
SESSION 10: GENERAL DISCUSSION AND WRAP UP
5:00 - 6:00
6:00 WORKSHOP ADJOURN
Draft Program for
The First Weather Research and Forecasting Model Workshop
FRIDAY 23 JUNE: Mesa Lab, NCAR
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Overview of the WRF project - J. Klemp, NCAR/MMM
Software Design - J. Michalakes, ANL and NCAR/MMM
Dynamical Framework - B. Skamarock, NCAR/MMM
Standard Initialization - P. Schultz, NOAA/FSL
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10:30 a.m. COFFEE BREAK
11:00
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Data Assimilation - D. Barker, NOAA/NCEP
Model Physics - J. Brown, NOAA/FSL
Testing and Verification - C. Davis, NCAR/MMM
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12:30 p.m. LUNCH BREAK
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Community Involvement and Model Support - J. Dudhia, NCAR/MMM
Open Discussion - needs, interests, concerns of potential
users
Workshop Adjourn
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3:00 p.m. COFFEE BREAK
3:30
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WRF Science Board Meeting
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5:00 p.m. Meeting Adjourn
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