Antarctic Automatic Weather (AWS) Meeting 2004 - Program

Antarctic Automatic Weather (AWS) Meeting
Tuesday, June 8, 2004
Moderator: Jonathan Thom

09:00 - Introduction
                  Charles Stearns, SSEC/UW-Madison
                  James Webb, SPAWAR

09:15 - Review of USAP/Wisconsin AWS Field Season   [Presentation]
                  George Weidner, SSEC/UW-Madison

09:45 - An Analysis of Surface Wind Speeds at Dome C, Antarctica   [Abstract]  [Presentation]
                  C. Meyer and J.W. V. Storey, Presented on their behalf by Shelley Knuth

10:15 - Wisconsin Automatic Weather Station Servicing by BAS for Summer 2003/2004   [Abstract]  [Presentation]
                  Steve Colwell, British Antarctic Survey

10:45 - Break

11:00 - Review of Other Antarctic AWS Field Seasons   [Presentation]
                  George Weidner, SSEC/UW-Madison

11:15 - ATS Weather Station Locations   [Abstract]  [Presentation]
                  Art Cayette, SPAWAR/ATS

11:45 - Lunch

01:15 - United States Antarctic Program Weather Station Modifications   [Abstract]  [Presentation]
                  Matt Rushing, SPAWAR/ATS

01:45 - TBD

02:15 - Characteristics of the Ross Ice Shelf air stream based on AWS observations   [Presentation]
                  Mark Seefeldt, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado

02:45 - Break

"Earth's Largest Icebergs" Annual Meeting
Moderator: Jonathan Thom

03:00 - Antarctic Icebergs - 2003-2004 Status Report   [Abstract]  [Presentation]
                  Shelley Knuth, SSEC/UW-Madison

03:30 - Wireless Sensor Network for an Iceberg   [Presentation]
                  Ronald Ross, Stanford University

04:00 - Space Systems Experience For Antarctic Scientific Support   [Abstract]  [Presentation]
                  Robert Twiggs, Stanford University

04:30 - Overview of the 2003-2004 Field Season, and Future Plans   [Presentation]
                  Jonathan Thom, SSEC/UW-Madison

04:45 - Adjourn


Antarctic Meteorological Research Center (AMRC) Meeting
Wednesday, June 9, 2004
Moderator: Shelley Knuth

09:00 - Introduction
                  Charles Stearns, SSEC/UW-Madison

09:10 - Status Report of the AMRC   [Abstract]  [Presentation]
                  Matthew Lazzara and Shelley Knuth, SSEC/UW-Madison

09:40 - Meteorological Satellite Status Report/Update   [Abstract]  [Presentation]
                  Matthew Lazzara, SSEC/UW-Madison

10:00 - Meteorological Data Collection Modernization at South Pole Station, Antarctica   [Abstract]  [Presentation]
                  Kathie Hill, Raytheon Polar Services

10:15 - Break

10:30 - Increased Exposure of Southern Ocean Phytoplankton to Ultraviolet Radiation   [Abstract]  [Presentation]
                  Dan Lubin, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

11:00 - An update on the READER project   [Abstract]  [Presentation]
                  Steve Colwell, British Antarctic Survey

11:30 - Lunch

01:00 - McMurdo Station Fog Climatology  [Abstract]
                  Matthew Lazzara, SSEC/UW-Madison

01:30 - McMurdo Weather Network Reconfiguration   [Abstract]  [Presentation]
                  Debbie Hendrix, SPAWAR/ATS

02:00 - Poster Session

            "Use of the UW-NMS to simulate the flow around Ross Island on 3 September 2003"  [Abstract]  [Presentation]
                  Amanda Adams, AOS/UW-Madison

            "Data Assimilation for Aviation Technical Services (ATS) Operational Forecasting"  [Abstract]  [Presentation]
                  Chester Clogston, SPAWAR/ATS

            "Antarctic Meteorological Data: Availability, Applications, & Considerations for Real-Time Data Assimilation"   [Abstract]  [Presentation]
                  Shelley Knuth, SSEC/UW-Madison

            "Precipitation Measurements on the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica"  [Abstract]  [Presentation]
                   Shelley Knuth, SSEC/UW-Madison

            "Linking AWS with Other Environmental and Geophysical Sensors on the Icebergs of the Ross Sea"  [Abstract]
                   Doug MacAyeal, University of Chicago

            "A climatology of the McMurdo, Antarctica region based on the AMPS archive"   [Presentation]
                  Andrew Monaghan, Byrd Polar Research Center

            "An Antarctic Cloud Mass Transport Climatology"  [Abstract]  [Presentation]
                   Jessica Staude, SSEC/UW-Madison

02:30 - NPOESS Schedule and Processes   [Abstract]  [Presentation]
                  Art Cayette, SPAWAR/ATS

03:00 - Group Discussion - Part 1: Antarctic Meteorological Community Synergies and Interactions"  [Notes]
Introduction: Al Sutherland
Moderator: Matthew Lazzara

04:30 - Adjourn

5:30 - Evening Social
Embassy Suite Outdoor Courtyard - (Indoor Courtyard weather contingency)


Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System Users' Workshop 2004
Thursday, June 10, 2004

09:00 - Opening Remarks
                  Arthur M. Cayette, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Charleston
                  Jordan G. Powers, National Center for Atmospheric Research

Session 1: AMPS Developments
Session Chair: Kevin W. Manning

09:15 - 2004 Update on AMPS Operations  [Abstract]  [Presentation]
                  Kevin W. Manning, Jordan G. Powers, and Michael G. Duda, NCAR

09:35 - AMPS - Moving Into The Next Phase  [Abstract]  [Presentation]
                  Jordan G. Powers, NCAR

09:55 - Recent Developments for AMPS-3DVAR Analysis Scheme  [Abstract]  [Presentation]
                  Dale M. Barker, S.R.H. Rizvi and Michael G. Duda, NCAR

10:15-10:45 Break

Session 2: Verification
Session Chair: James E. Frodge

10:45 - A Statistical Comparison of AMPS 10-km and 3.3-km Domains  [Presentation]
                  Michael G. Duda, Kevin W. Manning, and Jordan G. Powers, NCAR

11:00 - Real-Time Forecasting for the Antarctic: An Evaluation of the Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System (AMPS)  [Abstract]  [Presentation]
                  Andrew J. Monaghan (Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State Univ.), David H. Bromwich (BPRC), Kevin W. Manning
                  (NCAR), and Jordan G. Powers (NCAR)

11:20 - Performance of AMPS Cloud Base Model Data in the McMurdo Airfield Area  [Presentation]
                  Bryan M. Burden, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Charleston

Session 3: Antarctic NWP Research
Session Chair: David H. Bromwich

11:40 - Validation of AMPS Forecasts using Self-Organizing Maps  [Presentation]
                  John J. Cassano, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado

12:00-1:30 Lunch

Session 3 (cont'd)

01:30 - A Climatology of the McMurdo, Antarctica Region based on the AMPS Archive  [Abstract]  [Presentation]
                  Andrew J. Monaghan (BPRC), David H. Bromwich (BPRC), Jordan G. Powers (NCAR), and Kevin W. Manning (NCAR)

Session 4: Field Campaigns and International Support
Session Chair: Jordan G. Powers

01:50 - RIME Update  [Presentation]
                  David H. Bromwich,Polar Meteorology Group, Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State Univ.

02:05 - Discussion of forecasting needs for RIME and ANTCI

02:25 - AMPS' Service of International Efforts  [Presentation]
                  Kevin W. Manning and Jordan G. Powers, NCAR

02:40 - Discussion of international needs and potential collaborations

03:00-03:30 Break

Session 5: User Feedback and Community Discussion
Session Chair: Jordan G. Powers

03:30 - AMPS User Feedback
                  Needs and suggestions; SPAWAR involvement and future transitions

04:15 - Open Discussion Part 2 - Community interactions in Antarctic NWP, forecasting, and research efforts
                  Coordination with AMRC and AWS efforts

05:00 - Workshop Adjourned