The 3rd Antarctic Meteorological Observation, Modeling, and Forecasting
Workshop
The Pyle Center
Madison, WI, USA
8 June 2008 — 12 June 2008
Last updated: June 4th, 2008 11:52 CDT
Sunday June 8, 2008
| 6:00-8:00 pm | Working Reception (Description) This event is designed to allow for introduction of the workshop participants to each other in an informal setting. A number of participants have not attended these workshops before and this opportunity will orientate them to the presentations and discussions to be held during the meeting. In addition several groups will conduct breakout discussions on specific topics that will be discussed during the meeting - the organization of which by the workshop participants in advance of the meeting aids in the success of the workshop. The Pyle Center, AT&T Lounge, 702 Langdon St. Madison, WI |
Monday June 9, 2008
| 8:30-9:00 am | Registration |
| Session: | Welcome/Update on AWS Projects |
| Chair: | Matthew Lazzara, University of Wisconsin |
| 9:00 - 9:15 am | Welcome |
| 9:15 - 9:30 am | Opening Remarks |
| 9:30 - 9:50 am |
Austral Summer 2007/2008 Antarctic Automatic Weather Station Field
Season
(Abstract) |
| 9:50 - 10:10 am | Updates on the AWS's, Operational
Meteorology and Remote Sensing at the Italian Antarctic Programme
PNRA
(Abstract) |
| 10:10 - 10:30 am | Antarctic Peninsula Automatic
Weather Station Servicing by BAS for Summer 2007/08 Steven Colwell |
| 10:30 - 11:00 am | Break |
| Session: | AWS in the Field |
| Chair: | Steve Colwell, British Antarctic Survey |
| 11:00 - 11:20 am | Automatic weather station research
by Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition in East Droning Maud
Land, East Antarctica
(Abstract) |
| 11:20 - 11:40 am | WX-7 and RAWS project
(Abstract) Marc De Keyser |
| 11:40 - 12:00 pm | Taking The Ice Into The Classroom
(Abstract) Kirk Beckendorf |
| 12:00 - 1:50 pm | Lunch |
| Session: | Applications of AWS |
| Chair: | John Cassano, University of Colorado |
| 1:50 - 2:10 pm | Antarctic Fog Depiction via
Satellite Analysis
(Abstract) |
| 2:10 - 2:30 pm | Radiation Shield and Iridium SBD
data telemetry testing from Willie Field AWS test site |
| 2:30 - 2:50 pm | Measurements of Meteorological Variables
at Lindsey Island, Amundsen Sea, West Antarctica |
| 2:50 - 3:20 pm | Break |
| Session: | USAP AWS Overview and Discussion |
| Chair: | Jonathan Thom, University of Wisconsin |
| 3:20 - 3:40 pm | An Overview of the USAP Automatic
Weather Station Program
(Abstract) |
| 3:40 – 4:00 pm | Sampling schemes of the UW AWS (What you
should know and implications for long term records) George Weidner |
| 4:00 - 4:30 pm | AWS Network Future Discussion |
| 4:30 pm | Sessions End for Day |
Tuesday June 10, 2008
| Session: | Antarctic Effort Updates |
| Chair: | Yinghui Liu, University of Wisconsin |
| 9:00 - 9:20 am | AMPS Update-June 2008
(Abstract) |
| 9:20 - 9:40 am | Status Report from the Antarctic
Meteorological Research Center
(Abstract) |
| 9:40 - 10:00 am | Conclusion of the Iceberg Project |
| 10:00 - 10:20 am | Arctic Compostite Satellite Project Matthew Lazzara and Shelley Knuth |
| 10:20 - 10:50 am | Break |
| Session: | Data Software and Applications to Antarctic Weather |
| Chair: | Mike Carmody, Raytheon Polar Services Company |
| 10:50 - 11:10 am | The Antarctic Internet Data
Distribution System 2008
(Abstract) |
| 11:10 - 11:30 am | An Introduction to McIDAS-V
(Abstract) Rebecca L. Schaffer and Jessica A. Staude |
| 11:30 - 11:50 am | Poleward Propagating Weather Systems
in Antarctica
(Abstract) Jessica A. Staude |
| 11:50 - 1:30 pm | Lunch |
| Session: | AMPS and Its Applications |
| Chair: | Kevin W. Manning, National Center for Atmospheric Research |
| 1:30 - 1:45 pm | Testing of Digital Filtering Initialization
in AMPS
(Abstract) |
| 1:45 - 2:00 pm | Assimilating Satellite Data into
the Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System
(Abstract) |
| 2:00 - 2:15 pm | AMPS and ECMWF- Experience in
2007/2008
(Abstract) |
| 2:15 - 2:30 pm | Cyclogenesis near the Adelie
Coast and influence of the low-level wind regime
(Abstract) |
| 2:30 - 2:45 pm | Comparison of AMPS MM5 and
AMPS WRF Forecasts Using Self-Organizing Maps
(Abstract) |
| 2:45 - 3:00 pm | A Description of the Ross Ice
Shelf Air Stream Through the Use of Self-Organizing Maps
(Abstract) |
| 3:00 - 3:30 pm | Break |
| Session: | Polar Model Development |
| Chair: | Neil D. Adams, Australian Bureau of Meteorology |
| 3:30 - 3:45 pm | Development and Validation
of Polar WRF
(Abstract) |
| 3:45 - 4:00 pm | A Comparison of Polar WRF and
Polar MM5 in Antarctic Surface Forecasts
(Abstract) |
| 4:00 - 4:15 pm | Benchmarking Polar WRF in the
Antarctic
(Abstract) |
| 4:15 - 4:30 pm | Testing Polar WRF over Sea Ice
(Abstract) |
| Session: | General Discussion |
| Chair: | Jordan Powers, National Center for Atmospheric Research |
| 4:30 - 5:00 pm | AMPS Feedback Modeling and NWP Issues of the Antarctic Community |
| 5:00 pm | Sessions End for Day |
Wednesday June 11, 2008
| Session: | Topics in Antarctic Weather Forecasting |
| Chair: | Ken Edele, SPAWAR |
| 9:00 - 9:20 am | Forecast Requirements
for ALE at Patriot Hills
(Abstract) |
| 9:20 - 9:40 am | Forecast verification study for
McMurdo and Palmer Stations: Preliminary results
(Abstract) |
| 9:40 - 10:00 am | Heavy coastal precipitations at
Terra Nova Bay during a summertime event
(Abstract) |
| 10:00 - 10:20 am | The role of the polar jet in modulating
the surface weather around coastal Antarctica - A case study
(Abstract) Neil Adams |
| 10:20 - 10:40 am | Snowfall Measurements in the
Amundsen and Bellingshausen Seas
(Abstract) |
| 10:40 - 11:00 am | Break |
| Session: | Antarctic Climate, Past and Present |
| Chair: | Shelley Knuth, University of Wisconsin |
| 11:00 - 11:20 am | ENSO Variability of the Southern
Hemisphere Ozone Croissant, Ozone Hole and Polar Stratospheric
Clouds |
| 11:20 - 11:40 am | Observations, Reanalyses and Ice
Cores: Early Results from a Synthesis of Antarctic Climate
(Abstract) David Reusch |
| 11:40 - 12:00 pm | 20th century Antarctic air temperature and
snowfall simulations by IPCC climate models |
| 12:00 – 12:20 pm | Antarctic ice-sheet interactions
during the last Deglaciation
(Abstract) |
| 12:20 pm | Sessions End for the Day |
| 4:30 pm | Board Bus at Memorial Union for Transport to the Working Group Dinner (Description) This event will take place toward the end of the workshop, and offer participants the opportunity to talk to other participants on workshop topics at greater depth than allowed during the discussion periods. It will allow for the initial formation of collaborations (formal and informal) and relationships that would not have formed otherwise. This event is a catalyst for new research and educational enterprises. |
Thursday June 12, 2008
| Session: | International Forecasting Handbook Session |
| 9:00 - 9:30 am | Chair: Neil Adams Presenter: Steve Pendlebury Topic: Discussion on the purpose of the day, including the history/content of The Handbook. |
| 9:30 - 9:55 am | Chair: Jordan Powers Presenter: Marc De Keyser; Ken Edele, or from the floor. Topic: Experiences of using The Handbook as is - what material is/is not useful to forecasters? |
| 9:55 - 10:15 am | Chair: Jordan Powers Presenter: Neil Adams Topic: A generic overview of recent developments related to Antarctic forecasting |
| 10:15 - 10:45 am | Break |
| 10:45 - 11:30 am | Chair: Matthew Lazzara Presenter: Steve Pendlebury Topic:Discussion on scope of, and progress with, current efforts to update The Handbook |
| 11:30 - 12:00 pm | Co-chairs: Neil Adams and Steve Pendlebury Presenter: No specific presenter – but a general discussion, involving all participants, on several topics Topic: Seeking advice on the way forward with the current update:
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| 12:00 - 1:45 pm | Lunch |
| 1:45 - 2:45 pm | Final Thoughts from International Forecasting Handbook Session |
| 2:45 - 3:15 pm | Break |
| 3:15 - 4:00 pm | Final Discussion |
| 4:00 pm | Workshop ends |
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