12th Workshop on Antarctic Meteorology and Climate. National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, USA26-28 June 2017
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Monday, 26 June 2017


9:00 am Welcome - Dr. Jordan G. Powers and Dr. Christopher A. Davis


Session 1: Antarctic Observational and Logistical Efforts 1

Chair: Jordan G. Powers


9:10 am The UW-Madison 2016-2017 Antarctic Automatic Weather Station Program Field Season: McMurdo AWS and International Collaboration

  • Carol A. Costanza, Lee Welhouse, David E. Mikolajczyk, Matthew A. Lazzara, George Weidner, and Linda M. Keller

    • 9:30 am British Antarctic Survey Automatic Weather Station Network 2017/18 Field Season Review

  • Rosey Grant, Steven R. Colwell, John Law, and Mairi Simms

    • 9:50 am The Challenges of Maintaining a Meteorology Program on a Floating Ice Shelf

  • Steven R. Colwell

    • 10:10 am Enchanced Year Round Observations at the Korean Jang Bogo Station, Terra Nova Bay

  • Taejin Choi, Sangbum Hong, Sangjong Park, Jaeill Yoo, Won-Seok Seo, and Seo-Hee Ahn

    • 10:30 am Thirty Years of Meteorological Data Observed at the Korean Antarctic King Sejong Station

  • Sang-Jong Park, Tae-Jin Choi, Bang-Yong Lee, and Seong-Joong Kim


    • 10:50 – 11:05 am Break


    Session 2: Antarctic Observational and Logistical Efforts 2

    Chair: Steven R. Colwell


    11:05 am The Future Wisconsin AWS Field Season Plans

  • Matthew A. Lazzara, Carol Costanza, Lee Welhouse, David Mikolajczyk, Marian Mateling, Andrew Kurth, and George Hademenos

    • 11:25 am Remote and Autonomous Measurements of Precipitation in Antarctica

  • Mark W. Seefeldt, Scott D. Landolt, and Andrew J. Monaghan

    11:45 am The Madison Antarctic Automatic Weather Station: The Next Generation Polar Climate and Weather Station

  • Matthew A. Lazzara, Andrew Kurth, Amy Limberg-Dzekute, Taylor Norton, Forbes Filip, Cris Folk, Joel Shoemaker, Alberto Rodriguez, Lee Welhouse, David Mikolajczyk, Carol Costanza, George Weidner, Linda Keller, and Rikki Decklever

    • 12:05 pm Exploring the Costs of UHF Transmissions in the UW-Madison AWS Network

  • David E. Mikolajczyk and Lee J. Welhouse


    • 12:25 – 2:00 pm Lunch


    Session 3: Antarctic Numerical Prediction and Modeling 1

    Chair: Scott Carpentier


    2:00 pm Just Launched: The Year of Polar Prediction

  • Kirstin Werner, Thomas Jung, Helge Goessling, Winfried Hoke, and Katharina Kirchhoff

    • 2:20 pm Antarctic Verification of the Australian Weather Forecast Model

  • Benjamin J. E. Schroeter, Phil Reid, Nathaniel L. Bindoff, and Kevin Michael

    • 2:40 pm AMPS Update 2017

  • Kevin W. Manning and Jordan G. Powers

    • 3:00 pm Assessment of the Model for Prediction Across Scales (MPAS) in AMPS

  • Jordan G. Powers and Kevin W. Manning


    • 3:20 - 3:40 pm Break


    Session 4: Antarctic Numerical Prediction and Modeling 2

    Chair: Kevin W. Manning


    3:40 pm Development of WRF-Ice for Surface Mass Balance Modeling over Antarctic Peninsula

  • Gian Villamil-Otero, Jing Zhang, and Yao Yao

    • 4:00 pm Verification of the Regional Climate Model CCLM in the Weddell Sea Region

  • Gunther Heinemann and Rolf Zentek

    4:20 pm Climate Change in Antarctica: On the Contribution of Global Climate Model with a High Regional Resolution

  • Julien Beaumet, G. Krinner, G. Le Normand, and M. Deque


    • 5:00 pm Adjourn for the Day


    Tuesday, 27 June 2017


    Session 5: Antarctic Observational and Modeling Studies 1

    Chair: Mark W. Seefeldt


    9:00 am Evaluating Precipitation in a Regional Climate Model Using Ground-Based Remote Sensing Measurements at Princesss Elisabeth Station, Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica

  • Irina V. Gorodetskaya, Maximilian Maahn, Hubert Gallee, Niels Souverijns, Stefan Kneifel, Annick Terpstra, Tiago Silva, Susanne Crewell, and Nicole P.M. Van Lipzig

    9:20 am A Case Study of Intense Moisture Transport and Precipitation over the East Antarctic Ice Sheet and Southern Ocean

  • Annick Terpstra and Irina V. Gorodetskaya

    9:40 am Role of Low-level Jets in the Enhanced Moisture Transport Towards Antarctica from Radiosonde Measurements at the Coastal Stations and Southern Ocean

  • Tiago Silva, Irina V. Gorodetskaya, Annick Terpstra, Alfredo Rocha, Pascal Graf, Iris Thurnherr, Heini Wernli, Maria Tsukernik, and F. Martin Ralph

    9:45 am An Overview of the Activities and Resources Produced by the SCAR OpMet Expert Group

  • Steven R. Colwell


    • 10:20 - 11:00 am Break and Poster Session


    Session 6: Community Discussion: Issues in the American Meteoroogical Observation Effort

    Chair: Carol A. Costanza and Jordan G. Powers


    11:00 am USAP Meteorological Cyberinfrastructure

  • Matthew A. Lazzara and Carol Costanza


    • 12:00 – 1:40 pm Lunch


    Session 7: Antarctic Forecasting and Event Studies

    Chair: Michael D. Johnson


    1:40 pm Meteorological Support for Air Drop Operation over the Argentinian Base Belgrano II

  • Marc de Keyser

    • 02:00 pm Applying a Random Forest Classification Model for Fog at Pegasus Airfield

  • Joey Snarski

    • 2:20 pm Freezing Fog and Freezing Rain Events at Casey and Davis in 2017

  • Scott Carpentier

    • 2:40 pm New Analysis of the Near-Surface Air Temperature in King George Island as Revealed by Frei Station

  • Jorge F. Carrasco


    • 3:00 – 3:20 pm Break


    Session 8: Antarctic Observational and Modeling Studies 2


    3:30 pm Tropical Drivers of the Antarctic Atmosphere

  • Bradford S. Barrett and Gina R. Henderson

    • 3:50 pm Cloudy Windows: What GCM Ensembles, Reanalyses and Observations Tell Us about Uncertainty in Greenland's Future Climate and Surface Melting

  • David B. Reusch

    • 4:10 pm Contribution of Foehn Effect to the January 2016 West Antarctic Melt Event

  • Xun Zou, D.H. Bromwich, J.P. Nicolas, and S.H. Wang

    • 4:30 pm Observational and Model Based Analysis of Extreme Temperature Event in March 2015 in the Antarctic Peninsula

  • Deniz Bozkurt, Roberto Rondanelli, Rene Garreaud, and Julio C. Marin


    • 5:00 pm Adjourn for the day


    Wednesday, 28 June 2017


    Session 9: Measurement and Observation Applications

    Chair: David H. Bromwich


    9:00 am The Infrared Radiative Impact of Antarctic Clouds

  • Penny Rowe, Von Walden, Christopher Cox, and Steven Neshyba

    • 9:20 am Improved Derivation of Ice Water Content and Particle Morphology from Cloud Particle Imagery and Future Application to Southern Ocean Clouds

  • Saisai Ding, Greg McFarquhar, Joseph Finlon, Stephen Nesbitt, Paloma Borque, and Michael R. Poellot

    9:40 am New Possibilities for Climate Model Validation and Improvement in AWARE Data from WAIS Divide and Ross Island

  • Dan Lubin, Ryan Scott, Lynn Russel, Maria Cadeddu, Israel Silber, Johannes Verlinde, Andrew Vogelmann, and David Bromwich

    • 10:00 am New Insights into the January 2016 West Antarctic Melt Event from the AWARE Campaign and Climate Model Simulations

  • Julien P. Nicolas, Andrew M. Vogelmann, Ryan C. Scott, Aaron B. Wilson, Maria P. Cadeddu, David H. Bromwich, Johannes Verlinde, Dan Lubin, and Lynn M. Russell


    10:20 – 10:35 am Break


    Session 10: Measurement and Observation Applications

    Chair: Matthew A. Lazzara


    10:35 am Snowfall Microphysical Observations in the Antarctic Sea Ice Zone

  • Katherine Leonard, Ted Maksym, Michael Lehning, Ernesto Trujillo, Yvonne Weber, Nander Wever, and Seth White

    • 10:55 am Overview of the GABLS4 Model inter-Compariosn

  • E. Bazile, F. Couvreux, and P. Le Moigne

    11:15 am Investigating Temperature Trends Across the Southern High-Latitudes

  • Megan E. Jones, David H. Bromwich, and Julien P. Nicolas


    12:00 pm Workshop Adjourn