The 13th Workshop on Antarctic Meteorology and Climate
The Pyle Center
Madison, WI, USA
16 July 2018 — 18 July 2018
Saturday July 14, 2018
1800-2200 | Early Arrivals Dinner with Matthew Lazzara and family |
Sunday July 15, 2018
1800-2200 | Informal Icebreaker The Terrace at Memorial Union (weather permitting) or Der Rathskeller |
Monday July 16, 2018
0800-0900 | Arrival and Registration | |
0900-0920 | Opening Remarks, Introductions, and Logistics Dr. Matthew A. Lazzara, UW-Madison and Madison College Dr. W. Paul Menzel, UW-Madison Dr. Todd Stebbins, Madison College |
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Session: Chair: |
Automatic Weather Station Networks Art Cayette |
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0920-0940 | Antarctic Peninsula Automatic Weather Station Network 2017-18 Field Season Review (Abstract) Mairi Simms, Steve Colwell, Dan Ryletts British Antarctic Survey |
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0940-1000 | The Installation of Antarctic Precipitation Systems During the 2017-18 Field Season and the Early Results (Abstract) Mark W. Seefeldt and Scott D. Landolt University of Colorado-Boulder |
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1000-1020 | Wisconsin AWS Field Season 2017-2018 (Abstract) David Mikolajczyk, Carol Costanza, Marian Mateling, Matthew Lazzara, Andy Kurth, and George Hademenos University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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1020-1030 | Future Wisonsin AWS Field Season 2018-2019 (Abstract) Matthew Lazzara, Lee Welhouse, Dave Mikolajczyk, Mike Penn University of Wisconsin Madison |
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1030-1050 | BREAK |
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1050-1100 | Presentation: IAMAS/ICPM Stipend Awards Claudette Zweiffel and Matthew Lazzara Madison College |
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1100-1120 | The Madison Polar Climate and Weather Station (PCWS) Project: A Report to the Community (Abstract) Matthew Lazzara and PCWS Team Madison College |
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1120-1140 | The JAWS Workflow to harmonize polar Automatic Weather Station data: Status and Early Results (Abstract) Charles S. Zender, Wenshan Wang, and Ajay Saini University of California-Irvine |
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1140-1200 | AWS Additions and Modifications to Support Wind Alert Forecasting Application for McMurdo, Antarctica (Abstract) B. Vandiver and R. Vehorn Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center |
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1200-1330 | LUNCH Recommendations and directions will be provided by organizers | |
Session: Chair: |
Observing Antarctic Weather Jordan Powers |
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1330-1350 | Ross Island Region Wind Mesonet Proposal (Abstract) Joey Snarski DigitaliBiz |
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1350-1410 | Late Autumn Boundary Layer Observations in the Ross Sea from the PIPERS (Abstract) John Cassano, Peter Guest, and Kelly Schick University of Colorado-Boulder |
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1410-1430 | Antarctic Extremes: Support for the Next Generation Polar Weather and Climate Station (Abstract) Taylor Norton and Matthew Lazzara Madison Area Technical College |
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1430-1450 | Climate Update from the McMurdo Dry Valleys Long Term Ecological Research Project: Surface Air Temperature and Solar Radiation Trends (Abstract) Maciej Obryk, Andrew Fountain, Peter T. Doran, Luke Winslow Portland State University |
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1450-1510 | BREAK | |
Session: Chair: |
Weather Forecasting Matthew Lazzara |
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1510-1530 | Aviation Forecasting Past and Guture Performance Goals (Abstract) Arthur Cayette and Chester Clogston SPAWAR System Center Charleston |
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1530-1550 | Medium-range temperature forecasting for South Pole (Abstract) Michael Johnson DigitaliBiz |
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1550-1610 | Maximum and Minimum Temperature Verification at McMurdo and Palmer Stations (Abstract) Billy Tate SPAWAR System Center Charleston |
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1610-1630 | Australian Bureau of Meteorology Support for the Souther Ocean Clouds Radiation Aerosol Transport Experimential study (SOCRATES) - A Case Study in Science-To-Services (Abstract) Scott Carpentier, Michelle Hollister, Matthew Thomas and Robert Schaap Australian Bureau of Meteorology |
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1630-1710 | Breakout Sessions (Facilitators) Topics: A. Automatic Weather Stations (Matthew Lazzara) |
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B. Observations aiding Numerical Modeling (John Cassano) | ||
C. Observing aiding Forecasting/Logistics (Art Cayette) | ||
D. Observing to support science/research (Dave Bromwich) | ||
1710-1730 | Report-back key conclusions/questions | |
1730 | Dinner on your own Recommendations and directions will be provided by organizers |
Tuesday July 17, 2018
0800-0900 | Arrival and Registration | |
0900-0910 | Opening Remarks Alex Isern Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation |
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Session: Chair: |
Antarctic Meteorological Data David Bromwich |
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0910-0930 | Current and planned activities of the SCAR expert group on operational meteorology in the Antarctic (OpMet) and the WMO panel of experts on polar and high mountains observations, research and services (EC-PHORS).(Abstract) Steve Colwell British Antarctic Survey |
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0930-0950 | US Antarctic Program and WIGOS (Abstract) Matthew Lazzara and US WIGOS team University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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0950-1020 | 2018 Evaluation of Meteorological and Oceanographic Support for Joint Task Force - Support Forces Antarctica and Operation DEEP FREEZE (Abstract) Capt. Lauren Hogg USAF |
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1020-1040 | The Antarctic Meteorological Research and Data Center: A Proposal (Abstract) Matthew Lazzara University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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1040-1100 | BREAK | |
Session: Chair: |
Numerical Modeling Steve Colwell |
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1100-1120 | AMPS Update - July 2018 (Abstract) Kevin W. Manning and Jordan G. Powers NCAR |
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1120-1140 | Antarctic Clounds Simulated by Polar MRF and AMPS (Abstract) David H. Bromwich, Keith M. Hines and Sheng-hung Wang Ohio State University | |
1140-1200 | A model-based study of foehn effect impacts on the near-surface climate over the Larsen ice shelf at the Antarctic Peninsula (Abstract) Günther Heinemann, R. Zentek, and L. Knopp University of Trier | |
1200-1330 | LUNCH on your own WAMC Committee Lunch Meeting | |
1330-1350 | AMPS Contributions to the Year of Polar Prediction-Southern Hemisphere (YOPP-SH) Effort (Abstract) Jordan G. Powers and Dave Bromwich NCAR | |
1350-1410 | Year of Polar Prediction - Few months until the YOPP Southern Hemisphere (YOPP-SH) Special Observing Period Commences (Abstract) Kirstin Werner, Dave Bromwich,Thomas Jung, Helge Goessling, Katharina Kirchhoff International Coordination Office for Polar Prediction, Alfred Wegener Institute | |
1410-1510 | BREAK & Poster Session | |
Improved reanalysis and prediction of atmospheric fields over the Southern Ocean by campaign-based radiosonde observations (Abstract) Kazutoshi Sato, Jun Inoue, Simon Alexander, Greg McFarquhar, Akira Yamazaki Kitami Institute of Technology |
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Using AWS and MERRA-2 data to estimate the climatology and impact of polar night foehn wind on Larsen C Ice Shelf (Abstract) Matthew Laffin, Charles Zender University of California, Irvine |
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1510-1610 | Breakout Sessions (Facilitators) | |
Topics: A. The Antarctic Internet Data Distribution/Data Issues (Matthew Lazzara) | ||
B. Antarctic Operational and Model Forecasting Discussion (Art Cayette/Jordan Powers) | ||
C. SCAR Operational Meteorology Group and the planned Antarctic Regional Climate Center (Steve Colwell/Scott Carpentier) | ||
1610-1630 | Report-back key conclusions/questions | |
1730 | Informal Group Dinner at Porta Bella Restaurant 425 N. Frances Street, Madison, WI 53715 |
Wednesday July 18, 2018
0800-0900 | Arrival and Registration |
0900-0910 | Announcement of 14th WAMC in 2019 |
Session: Chair: |
Weather Research Scott Carpentier |
0910-0930 | Antarctic Warming Events in Winter Observed by Automatic Weather Stations: An Analysis of Extreme Temperature Increases (Abstract) David E. Mikolajczyk, Linda M. Keller, Matthew A. Lazzara, and John J. Cassano University of Wisconsin-Madison |
0930-0950 | Quantification and Analysis of Mechanisms for the Foehn Effect in the January 2016 West Antarctic melt event (Abstract) Jerry (Xun) Zou, David H. Bromwich, Julien P. Nicolas, and Sheng-Hung Wang Ohio State University |
0950-1010 | Antarctic Meteorology and Climate Research Activity of Korea Polar Research Institute (Abstract) Seong-Joong Kim, Taejin Choi, Sang-Yoon Jun, Sang-Jong Park, Hataek Kwon, Joo-Hong Kim, Baek-Min Kim KOPRI |
1010-1030 | Sixty Years of Widespread Warming in the Southern Mid- and High-Latitudes (1957-2016) (Abstract) Megan E. Jones, David H. Bromwich, Julien Nicolas, and Jorge Carasco Ohio State University |
1030-1050 | BREAK |
Chair: | Dave Mikolajczyk University of Wisconsin-Madison |
1050-1110 | A satellite-based climatology of wind-induced surface temperature anomalies for the Antarctic (Abstract) Günther Heinemann,L. Glaw University of Trier |
1110-1130 | A Warming Greenland Ice Sheet: Temperature Uncertainties in Low (1.5C) and High (RCP 8.5) Warming Worlds (Abstract) David B. Reusch New Mexico Tech. |
1130-1150 | Foehn event triggered by an atmospheric river underlies record temperature Along continental Antarctica (Abstract) Deniz Bozhurt University of Chile |
1200-1330 | LUNCH Recommendations and directions will be provided by organizers |
1330-1530 | Tour of Space Science and Engineering Center Meet at the Pyle Center to walk over |
1530-1730 | Additional discussions on Antarctic Meteorology and Climate Reconvene at the Pyle Center for those interested |
1730 | Dinner on your own Recommendations and directions will be provided by organizers |
End of Meeting |
Thursday July 19, 2018
Year of Polar Prediction - Southern Hemisphere Meeting (Agenda) |