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All Faculty Meeting Student Org Events Career Development School of Meteorology Colloquium Social Event/Celebration Academic Calendar National Weather Center Colloquia Boundary Layer, Urban Meteorology and Land-Surface Processes School of Meteorology (Defense) Weather and Climate Systems Convective Meteorology (Mesoscale Dynamics)

Dominic Candela – April 18

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Boundary Layer, Urban Meteorology, and Land-Surface Processes The impact of surface heterogeneity on surface flux estimation in stable boundary layers using single column modeling Dominic Candela Monday, April 18 03:00 PM Join Google Meet The earth’s surface is naturally heterogenous resulting in varying distributions of surface temperature, surface moisture, and aerodynamic roughness. The contrast in […]

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Brandon Cohen – April 15

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Convective Meteorology (Mesoscale Dynamics) Examining Meteorological Benefits of Rapid-Scan, Dual-Polarization, All-Digital PAR Observations for Detecting Tornado Formation and Intensification Brandon Cohen Friday, April 15 03:00 PM Phased array radar (PAR) is widely considered the future for a replacement to the current operational radar network, NEXRAD. In particular, an all-digital operational PAR network offers a range […]

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Maresa Searls – April 13

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Weather and Climate Systems Assessing Precipitation Delineation Capabilities of Spaceborne Radars Maresa Searls Wednesday, April 13 03:00 PM Online Precipitation is a primary source of freshwater, is a component of multiple Earth cycles, and has important impacts from natural hazards. Knowing when, where, and how much precipitation is falling is crucial for understanding Earth’s global […]

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Alec Prosser – April 11

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Convective Meteorology (Mesoscale Dynamics) 14 April 2018 Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana QLCS Tornadoes: A Study of Tornadic Mesovortices and Their Lifecycles Alec Prosser Monday, April 11 03:30 PM NWC 5600 Mesoscale-gamma circulations that occur along the leading edge of mature Quasi-Linear Convective systems (QLCS) have been documented in literature for a number of years. In fact, […]

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Amanda Burke – April 8

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Convective Meteorology (Mesoscale Dynamics) Detecting Above-Anvil Cirrus Plumes on a Pixel Scale Using Deep Learning Amanda Burke Friday, April 8 03:30 PM Online In satellite imagery, above-anvil cirrus plumes (plumes for short) are the strongest indicator of potentially significant severe weather, appearing on average 30 minutes before severe weather is reported. Real-time plume identification could […]

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Yayun Qiao – April 8

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Convective Meteorology (Mesoscale Dynamics) Turbulent Supersaturation Fluctuations and Cloud Droplet Spectral Broadening observed during HI-SCALE and CACTI Yayun Qiao Friday, April 8 03:00 PM NWC 5600/ online Cloud droplet spectral broadening is one of the unsolved problems in the warm rain processes, and several hypotheses have been proposed, including the influence of turbulence and aerosol. […]

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Steven Jester – April 6

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Weather and Climate Systems Constraint of Vegetation Photosynthesis and Respiration Model (VPRM) parameters using a Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) technique Steven Jester Wednesday, April 6 03:00 PM Online The Vegetation and Respiration Model (VPRM) is a land-surface model that simulates the flux of carbon dioxide (CO2). This is done by using certain meteorological parameters […]

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Nolan Meister – April 4

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Boundary Layer, Urban Meteorology, and Land-Surface Processes Long-Term Boundary Layer Evolution in the CHEESEHEAD 2019 Campaign and its Role in the 19-20 July 2019 Severe Weather Outbreak Nolan Meister Monday, April 4 03:00 PM Boundary layer evolution and its influence on convection initiation and morphology provide a challenge to forecasters and researchers. In particular, researchers […]

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Emily Lenhardt – March 30

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Weather and Climate Systems Relationships between Cloud Condensation Nuclei Concentrations and Lidar Observables for Specific Aerosol types and their Applications in Evaluating Aerosol-Cloud Interactions Emily Lenhardt Wednesday, March 30 3:00 PM Join Google Meet! Aerosols that activate to become cloud droplets, termed cloud condensation nuclei (CCN), provide the direct microphysical link that drive aerosol-cloud interactions […]

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Laura Shedd – March 25

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Convective Meteorology (Mesoscale Dynamics) Meteorological Benefits of Rapid-Scanning, Dual-Polarization Radar for Hail Producing Storms Laura Shedd Friday, March 25 3:00 PM NWC 5600 Hailstorms continue to be one of the leading economic natural hazards in the United States, amounting to ten billion dollars in damage, on average, annually. Radar technology has continued to prove to […]

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