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NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed

Publications

2009

library books
  • Bright, D. R., J. Racy, S. J. Weiss, R. S. Schneider, J. J. Levit, J. Huhn, M. Duquette, J. S. Kain, M. C. Coniglio, M. Xue, and F. Kong, 2009: Short range and storm scale ensemble forecast guidance and its potential applications in air traffic decision support. Extended Abstract, Special Symposium on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium on Weather–Air Traffic Management Integration, 89th Amer. Meteor. Soc. Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, P1.7.
  • Coniglio, M. C., K. L. Elmore, J. S. Kain, S. J. Weiss, M. Xue, and M. L. Weisman, 2009: Evaluation of WRF model forecasts of environmental parameters for severe-weather forecasting from the NOAA HWT Spring Experiments. Preprints, 13th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Salt Lake City, UT, paper 5.1.
  • Heinselman, P. L., T. M. Smith, K. L. Ortega, K. Manross, 2009: Radar sampling of low-altitude circulations by phased array radar. Preprints, 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Phoenix, AZ, USA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 9B.4.
  • Kong, F., M. Xue, K. Thomas, Y. Wang, K. A. Brewster, J. Gao, K. K. Droegemeier, J. S. Kain, S. J. Weiss, D. R. Bright, M. C. Coniglio, and J. Du, 2009: 16A.3 A real-time storm-scale ensemble forecast system: 2009 Spring Experiment. Preprints, 23rd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting/19th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Omaha, NE. paper 16A.3
  • Kuhlman, K. M., E. Gruntfest, K. A. Scharfenberg, G. J. Stumpf, 2009: Beyond storm-based warnings: an advanced WAS*IS workshop to study communication of probabilistic hazardous weather information.. Extended Abstracts, 4th Symp. on Policy and Socio-Economic Research, Phoenix, AZ, USA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., CD-ROM, 3.5.
  • Lakshmanan, V., T. Smith, 2009: Lighting warning and prediction using observations and models. Preprints, 4th Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data, Phoenix, AZ, USA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., CD-ROM, 6.4.
  • Schwartz, C. S., J. S. Kain, D. R. Bright, S. J. Weiss, M. Xue, F. Kong, J. J. Levit, M. C. Coniglio, and M. S. Wandishin, 2009: Toward improved convection-allowing ensembles: Model physics sensitivities and optimizing probabilistic guidance with small ensemble membership. Preprints, 24th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Savannah, GA. CD-ROM 13A.6
  • Schwartz, C. S., J. S. Kain, D. R. Bright, S. J. Weiss, M. Xue, F. Kong, J. J. Levit, M. C. Coniglio, and M. S. Wandishin, 2009: Optimizing probabilistic high resolution ensemble guidance for hydrologic prediction. Preprints, 23rd Conference on Hydrology, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Phoenix, AZ. CD-ROM 9.4
  • Schwartz, C. S., J. S. Kain, S. J. Weiss, M. Xue, D. R. Bright, F. Kong, K. W. Thomas, J. J. Levit, M. C. Coniglio, 2009: Next-day convection-allowing WRF model guidance: A second look at 2 vs. 4 km grid spacing. Mon. Wea. Rev., 137, 3351–3372.
  • Sobash, R. A., J. S. Kain, D. R. Bright, A. R. Dean, M. C. Coniglio, S. J. Weiss, and J. J. Levit, 2009: Forecast guidance for severe thunderstorms based on identification of extreme phenomena in convection-allowing model forecasts. Preprints, 23rd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting/19th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Omaha, NE. CD-ROM 4B.6
  • Smith, A. J., P. L. Heinselman, 2009: The impact of closely spaced elevation scans on observations obtained using the NWRT Phased Array Radar. Preprints, 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Williamsburg, VA, USA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., P10.7.
  • Stratman, D. R., D. R. Bright, S. J. Weiss, J. S. Kain, J. J. Levit, M. C. Coniglio, K.W. Thomas, F. Kong, and M. Xue, 2009: An Examination of simulated reflectivity forecasts from a 10-member storm scale ensemble prediction system. Extended Abstract, 16th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, 89th Amer. Meteor. Soc. Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, P1.15.
  • Wilson, C. J., K. L. Ortega, V. Lakshmanan, 2009: Evaluating multi-radar, multi-sensor hail diagnosis with high resolution hail reports. Extended Abstracts, 25th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Phoenix, AZ, USA, American Meteorological Society, P2.9.
  • Xue, M., F. Kong, K. Thomas, J. Gao, Y. Wang, K. Brewster, K. Droegemeier, J. S. Kain, S. J. Weiss, D. R. Bright, M. C. Coniglio, and J. Du, 2009: CAPS realtime 4 km multi-model convection-allowing ensemble and 1 km convection-resolving forecasts for the NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed 2009 Spring Experiment. Preprints, 23rd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting/19th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Omaha, NE. paper 16A.2

2008

  • Coniglio, M. C., J. S. Kain, S. J. Weiss, D. R. Bright, J. J. Levit, G. W. Carbin, K. W. Thomas, F. Kong, M. Xue, M. L. Weisman, and M. E. Pyle, 2008: Evaluation of WRF model output for severe-weather forecasting from the 2008 NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed Spring Experiment. Preprints, 24th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Savannah, GA. CD-ROM 12.4.
  • Heinselman, P. L., D. L. Priegnitz, K. L. Manross, T. M. Smith, R. W. Adams, 2008: Rapid sampling of severe storms by the National Weather Radar Testbed Phased Array Radar. Weather and Forecasting, 23, 808-824.
  • Heinselman, P., S. Weiss, M. Coniglio, D. Andra, G. Stumpf, B. Phillips, J. Brotzge, cited 2008: 2008 Spring HWT Experiments at the NWC. [pdf]
  • Kain, J. S., S. J. Weiss, D. R. Bright, M. E. Baldwin, J. J. Levit, G. W. Carbin, C. S. Schwartz, M. L. Weisman, K. K. Droegemeier, D. B. Weber, K. W. Thomas, 2008: Some practical considerations regarding horizontal resolution in the first generation of operational convection-allowing NWP. Wea. Forecasting, 23, 931-952.
  • Kain, J. S., S. J. Weiss, S. R. Dembek, J. J. Levit, D. R. Bright, J. L. Case, M. C. Coniglio, A. R. Dean, R. A. Sobash, and C. S. Schwartz, 2008: Severe-weather forecast guidance from the first generation of large-domain convection-allowing models: Challenges and opportunities. Preprints, 24th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Savannah, GA. CD-ROM 12.1
  • Kong, F, M. Xue, K. K. Droegemeier, K. W. Thomas, Y. Wang, J. S. Kain, S. J. Weiss, D. R. Bright, and J. Du, 2008: Real-Time Storm-Scale Ensemble Forecast 2008 Spring Experiment. Preprints, 24th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Savannah, GA. CD-ROM 12.3.
  • Kuhlman, K. M., T. M. Smith, G. J. Stumpf, K. L. Ortega, K. L. Manross, 2008: Experimental probabilistic hazard information in practice: Results from the 2008 EWP Spring Program. Extended Abstracts, 24th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Savannah, GA, USA, American Meteorological Society, 8A.1.
  • Lakshmanan, V., T. Smith, R. Rabin, 2008: Automated real-time extraction of storm properties from gridded fields. Preprints, Fifth European Conference on Radar in Meteorology and Hydrology, Helsinki, Finland, Finnish Meteorological Institute, CD-ROM, CD-ROM.
  • Levit, J. J., G. W. Carbin, D. R. Bright, J. S. Kain, S. J. Weiss, R. S. Schneider, M. C. Coniglio, M. Xue, K. W. Thomas, M. E. Pyle, M. L. Weisman, 2008: The NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed 2008 Spring Experiment: Technical and scientific challenges of creating a data visualization environment for storm-scale determinic and ensemble forecasts. Extended Abstract, 24th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Savannah, Georgia, USA, Amer. Meteor Soc., P10.5.
  • Schwartz, C. S., J. S. Kain, S. J. Weiss, D. R. Bright, M. Xue, F. Kong, K. W. Thomas, J. J. Levit, and M. C. Coniglio, 2008: Next-day convection-allowing WRF model guidance: A second look at 2- vs. 4-km grid spacing. Preprints, 24th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Savannah, GA. CD-ROM P10.3.
  • Schwartz, C. S., J. S. Kain, D. R. Bright, S. J. Weiss, M. Xue, F. Kong, J. J. Levit, M. C. Coniglio, and M. S. Wandishin, 2008: Toward improved convection-allowing ensembles: Model physics sensitivities and optimizing probabilistic guidance with small ensemble membership. Preprints, 24th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Savannah, GA. CD-ROM 13A.6
  • Sobash, R. A., D. R. Bright, A. R. Dean, J. S. Kain, M. Coniglio, S. J. Weiss, and J. J. Levit, 2008: Severe storm forecast guidance based on explicit identification of convective phenomena in WRF-model forecasts. Preprints, 24th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Savannah, GA. CD-ROM 11.3.
  • Stumpf, G. J., T. M. Smith, D. L. Andra, D. W. Burgess, J. G. LaDue, L. R. Lemon, M. A. Magsig, K. Manross, D. J. Miller, S. Nelson, K. L. Ortega, K. Scharfenberg, D. W. Sharp, 2008: Experimental gridded warning guidance for severe convective weather threats. Extended Abstracts, 24th Conf. on IIPS, New Orleans, LA, USA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., P1.3.
  • Stumpf, G. J., T. M. Smith, K. Manross, D. L. Andra, 2008: The Experimental Warning Program 2008 Spring Experiment at the NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed. Preprints, 24th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Savannah, GA, USA, American Meteorological Society, CD-ROM, 8A.1.
  • Weiss, S. J., M. E. Pyle, Z. Janjic, D. R. Bright, and G. J. DiMego, 2008: The operational High Resolution Window WRF model runs at NCEP: Advantages of multiple model runs for severe convective weather forecasting. Preprints, 24th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Savannah, GA. CD-ROM P10.8
  • Xue, M., F. Kong, K. W. Thomas, J. Gao, Y. Wang, K. Brewster, K. K. Droegemeier, J. S. Kain, S. J. Weiss, D. R. Bright, M. C. Coniglio, and J. Du, 2008: CAPS realtime storm-scale ensemble and high-resolution forecasts as part of the NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed 2008 Spring Experiment. Preprints, 24th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Savannah, GA. CD-ROM 12.2

2007

  • Brotzge, J., K. Brewster, V. Chandrasekar, B. Philips, S. Hill, K. Hondl, B. Johnson, E. Lyons, D. McLaughlin, D. Westbrook, 2007: CASA IP1: Network Operations and Initial Data.. Preprints, 23rd International Conf. on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteor., Ocean., and Hydrology, San Antonio, TX, USA, American Meteorological Society, CD-ROM, 8A.6.
  • Coniglio, M. C., J. S. Kain, S. J. Weiss, D. R. Bright, J. J. Levit, M. Xue, M. L. Weisman, Z. I. Janjic, M. Pyle, J. Du, and D. Stensrud, 2007: Evaluating WRF model output for severe-weather forecasting: The 2007 NOAA HWT Spring Experiment. Preprints, 22th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting/18th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Park City, UT, Amer. Meteor. Soc., CD-ROM, 11A.2.
  • Coniglio, M. C., J. S. Kain, S. J. Weiss, M. Xue, M. L. Weisman, and Z. I. Janjic, 2007: Evaluating storm-scale model output for severe-weather forecasting: The 2007 NOAA HWT Spring Experiment. Preprints, 4th European Conference on Severe Storms, Trieste, Italy, CD-ROM.
  • Heinselman, P. L., D. Priegnitz, K. Manross, R. Adams, 2007: Comparison of Storm Evolution Characteristics: The NWRT and WSR-88D. Preprints, 23rd Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems, San Antonio, TX, USA, American Meteorological Society, CD-ROM, 7.5. [Available from Pam Heinselman, 120 David L Boren Blvd, Norman, OK, USA, 73069.]
  • Heinselman, P. L., D. Priegnitz, T. Smith, D. Andra, R. Palmer, M. Biggerstaff, 2007: Spring 2007 National Weather Radar Testbed Demonstration. Preprints, 33rd Conference on Radar Meteorology, Cairns, Australia, AMS, CD-ROM, P5.7.
  • Hondl, K. D., V. Lakshmanan, T. M. Smith, G. J. Stumpf, 2007: Warning Decision Support System - Integrated Information (WDSS-II) Progress and Plans. Preprints, 23rd Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems, San Antonio, TX, USA, AMS, CD-ROM, 6.3.
  • Kain, J. S., S. J. Weiss, D. R. Bright, M. E. Baldwin, J. J. Levit, G. W. Carbin, C. S. Schwartz, M. L. Weisman, K. K. Droegemeier, D. B. Weber, K. W. Thomas, 2007: Some practical considerations for the first generation of operational convection-allowing NWP: How much resolution is enough? Preprints, 22th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting/18th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Park City, UT, Amer. Meteor. Soc., CD-ROM, 3B.5.
  • Kong, F., M. Xue, D. R. Bright, M. C. Coniglio, K. W. Thomas, Y. Wang, D. Weber, J. S. Kain, S. J. Weiss, and J. Du, 2007: Preliminary analysis on the real-time storm-scale ensemble forecasts produced as a part of the NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed 2007 Spring Experiment. Preprints, 22th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting/18th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Park City, UT, Amer. Meteor. Soc., CD-ROM, 3B.2.
  • Lakshmanan, V., T. M. Smith, G. J. Stumpf, K. D. Hondl, 2007: The Warning Decision Support System—Integrated Information. Weather and Forecasting, 22, 596-612, doi:10.1175/WAF1009.1.
  • Smith, T. M., P. L. Heinselman, D. Priegnitz, 2007: Characteristics of microburst events observed with the National Weather Radar Testbed phased array radar. Preprints, 23rd Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems, San Antonio, TX, USA, AMS, CD-ROM, 7.8.
  • Weiss, S. J., J. S. Kain, D. R. Bright, J. J. Levit, M. Pyle, Z. I. Janjic, B. Ferrier, J. Du, M. L. Weisman, and M. Xue, 2007: The NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed: Collaborative testing of ensemble and convection-allowing WRF models and subsequent transfer to operations at the Storm Prediction Center. Preprints, 22th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting/18th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Park City, UT, Amer. Meteor. Soc., CD-ROM, 6B.4.
  • Xue, M., F. Kong, D. Weber, K. W. Thomas, Y. Wang, K. Brewster, K. K. Droegemeier, J. S. Kain, S. J. Weiss, D. R. Bright, M. S. Wandishin, M. C. Coniglio, and J. Du, 2007: CAPS realtime storm-scale ensemble and high-resolution forecasts as part of the NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed 2007 Spring Experiment. Preprints, 22th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting/18th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Park City, UT, Amer. Meteor. Soc., CD-ROM, 3B.1.

2006

  • Kain, J. S., S. J. Weiss, J. J. Levit, M. E. Baldwin, and D. R. Bright, 2006: Examination of convection-allowing configurations of the WRF model for the prediction of severe convective weather: The SPC/NSSL Spring Program 2004. Wea. Forecasting, 21, 167-181.
  • Koch, S. E., B. Ferrier, M. Stolinga, E. Szoke, S. J. Weiss, and J. S. Kain, 2005: The use of simulated radar reflectivity fields in the diagnosis of mesoscale phenomena from high-resolution WRF model forecasts. Preprints, 11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Albuquerque, NM, Amer. Meteor. Soc., CD-ROM, J4J.7
  • Lakshmanan, V., T. Smith, K. Hondl, G. Stumpf, A. Witt, 2006: A Real-Time, Three Dimensional, Rapidly Updating, Heterogeneous Radar Merger Technique for Reflectivity, Velocity and Derived Products. Weather and Forecasting, 21, 802-823.
  • Ortega, K. L., T. M. Smith, G. J. Stumpf, 2006: Verification of multi-sensor, multi-radar hail diagnosis techniques. Preprints, Symposium on the Challenges of Severe Convective Storms, Atlanta, GA, USA, American Meteorological Society, CD-ROM, P1.1.
  • Tilly, D. E., R. W. Przybylinski, T. M. Smith, 2006: Overview of the 2005 and Spring 2006 WDSS-II Demonstration at WFO St. Louis. Preprints, 23rd Conference on Severe Local Storms, St. Louis, MO, USA, AMS, CD-ROM, P5.2.

2005

  • Banacos, P. C., D. M. Schultz, 2005: The use of moisture flux convergence in forecasting convective initiation: Historical and operational perspectives. Weather and Forecasting, 20, 351-366. [pdf]
  • Kain, J. S., S. J. Weiss, M. E. Baldwin, G. W. Carbin, D. A. Bright, J. J. Levit, and J. A. Hart, 2005: Evaluating high-resolution configurations of the WRF model that are used to forecast severe convective weather: The 2005 SPC/NSSL Spring Program. Preprints, 21st Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting/17th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Washington, D. C., Amer. Meteor. Soc., CD-ROM, 2A.5.
  • Kain, J. S., S. J. Weiss, and M. E. Baldwin, 2006: The value of collaboration between researchers and forecasters in the development of NWP models. Proceedings, The 4th Joint Korea-U. S. Workshop on Mesoscale Observation, Data Assimilation, and Modeling for Severe Weather, 116-123.
  • Kain, J. S., S. J. Weiss, G. W. Carbin, M. E. Baldwin, D. R. Bright, J. A. Hart, and J. J. Levit, 2005: Comparisons of Different WRF Configurations in a Severe Weather Forecasting Environment: The 2005 SPC/NSSL Spring Program. Preprints, 2005 WRF/MM5 Users’ Workshop, NCAR, CD-ROM, paper 11.7.
  • Kain, J. S., S. J. Weiss, J. J. Levit, M. E. Baldwin, and D. R. Bright, 2006: Examination of convection-allowing configurations of the WRF model for the prediction of severe convective weather: The SPC/NSSL Spring Program 2004. Wea. Forecasting, 21, 167-181.
  • Van Den Broeke, M. S., D. M. Schultz, R. H. Johns, J. S. Evans, J. E. Hales, 2005: Cloud-to-ground lightning production in strongly forced, low-instability convective lines associated with damaging wind. Weather and Forecasting, 20, 517-530. [pdf]

2004

  • Kain, J. S., 2004: The Kain-Fritsch convective parameterization: An update. J. Appl. Meteor., 43, 170-181.
  • Kain, J. S., S. J. Weiss, D. R. Bright, M. E. Baldwin, and J. J. Levit, 2004: Subjective verification of deterministic models during the 2003 SPC/NSSL Spring Program. Preprints, 20th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting/16th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Seattle, WA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., CD-ROM, 9.3
  • Metz, N. D., D. M. Schultz, R. H. Johns, 2004: Extratropical cyclones with multiple warm-front-like baroclinic zones and their relationship to severe convective storms. Weather and Forecasting, 19, 907-916. [AMS]

2003

  • Elmore, K. L., S. J. Weiss, P. C. Banacos, 2003: Operational ensemble cloud model forecasts: Some preliminary results. Weather and Forecasting, 18, 953-964. [AMS]
  • Kain, J. S., M. E. Baldwin, S. J. Weiss, 2003: Parameterized Updraft Mass Flux as a Predictor of Convective Intensity. Weather and Forecasting, 18, 106-116. [AMS]
  • Kain, J. S., M. E. Baldwin, S. J. Weiss, P. R. Janish, M. P. Kay, G. Carbin, 2003: Subjective verification of numerical models as a component of a broader interaction between research and operations. Weather and Forecasting, 18, 847-860. [AMS]
  • Thompson, R. L., R. Edwards, J. A. Hart, K. L. Elmore, P. Markowski, 2003: Close proximity soundings within supercell environments obtained from the Rapid Update Cycle. Weather and Forecasting, 18, 1243-1261. [AMS]

2002

  • Baldwin, M. E., J. S. Kain, M. P. Kay, 2002: Properties of the convection scheme in NCEP's Eta Model that affect forecast sounding interpretation. Weather and Forecasting, 17, 1063-1079. [AMS]
  • Craven, J. P., R. E. Jewell, H. E. Brooks, 2002: Comparison between observed convective cloud-base heights and lifting condensation level for two different lifted parcels. Weather and Forecasting, 17, 885-890. [AMS]
  • Stensrud, D. J., S. J. Weiss, 2002: Mesoscale model ensemble forecasts of the 3 May 1999 tornado outbreak. Weather and Forecasting, 17, 526-543. [AMS]

2001

  • Evans, J. S., C. A. Doswell, 2001: Examination of derecho environments using proximity soundings. Weather and Forecasting, 16, 329-342. [AMS]

2000

  • Kain, J. S., S. M. Goss, M. E. Baldwin, 2000: The Melting Effect as a Factor in Precipitation-Type Forecasting. Weather and Forecasting, 15, 700-714. [AMS]