NWP4/AW15 Host country topical session: Mountain Meteorology (co-organized) |
Convener: Marco Arpagaus | Co-Conveners: Mathias Rotach , Michael Sprenger |
Oral Programme
/ Thu, 16 Sep, 08:30–18:00
/ Room E1.2
Poster Programme
/ Attendance Thu, 16 Sep, 16:00–17:00
/ Poster Area P5
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Thursday, 16 September 2010 Room E1.2 Chairperson: Michael Sprenger |
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Local wind systems (valley and gap winds, foehn)
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08:30–09:00 |
EMS2010-412
Mechanisms of along-valley winds and heat exchange over mountainous terrain (solicited) J. Schmidli |
09:00–09:15 |
EMS2010-83
Analysis of the thermal structure of the "Ora del Garda" wind from airborne and surface measurements L. Laiti, D. Zardi, and M. de Franceschi |
09:15–09:30 |
EMS2010-32
Dynamics of Heat Lows over elevated terrain T. Spengler and R.K. Smith |
09:30–09:45 |
EMS2010-361
Large Eddy Simulation over three-dimensional mountain topography M. Diebold, C. Higgins, M. Lehning, E. Bou-Zeid, and M. B. Parlange |
09:45–10:15 |
EMS2010-678
Downslope windstorms and gap winds during T-REX (solicited) G. J. Mayr and L. Armi |
10:15–10:30 |
EMS2010-404
The Interruption of Alpine Foehn by a Cold Front. Part I: Observations A. Gohm, G. J. Mayr, L. S. Darby, and R. M. Banta |
Coffee Break
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11:00–11:15 |
EMS2010-460
Foehn diagnosis and model comparison B. Duerr, M. Sprenger, O. Fuhrer, K. Burri, T. Gutermann, P. Hächler, A. Neururer, H. Richner, and R. Werner |
Mountain waves (lee-waves, rotors, and wave-induced turbulence)
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11:15–11:30 |
EMS2010-338
Trapped lee wave interference over double ridges I. Stiperski and V. Grubišić |
11:30–11:45 |
EMS2010-334
Laboratory experiments on mountain-induced rotors C. Knigge, D. Etling, A. Paci, and O. Eiff |
11:45–12:00 |
EMS2010-578
Mountain waves near the tropopause (withdrawn) J. McHugh and R. Sharman |
12:00–12:15 |
EMS2010-378
Empirical method for the prediction of mountain wave turbulence R. Sharman and T. Keller |
Precipitation initiation and enhancement
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12:15–12:45 |
EMS2010-799
COPS and D-PHASE: QPF research in low-mountain regions on precipitation statistics, predictive skills of models, and high-impact weather events (solicited) V. Wulfmeyer, H.-S. Bauer, A. Behrendt, T. Schwitalla, M. Dorninger, M.W. Rotach, and M. Arpagaus |
12:45–13:00 |
EMS2010-664
Convective intitiation over a heated mountain: mechanisms and predictability D. Kirshbaum |
Lunch Break
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14:00–14:15 |
EMS2010-238
Orographic precipitation enhancement by boundary-layer turbulence: evidence from vertically pointing airborne cloud radar data B. Geerts and Q. Miao |
14:15–14:30 |
EMS2010-76
Mesoscale Analysis and Modeling of a Severe Thunderstorm and its Interaction with Foehn-dried Air at the Northern Alpine Slope. M. Stoll and D. Leuenberger |
Fluxes and diffusion over complex terrain
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14:30–14:45 |
EMS2010-294
Mesoscale impacts of effective horizontal resolution in a convection-permitting model W. Langhans, J. Schmidli, and C. Schär |
14:45–15:00 |
EMS2010-118
Seasonal variations of latent and sensible heat fluxes in complex terrain O. Liechti and R. Thehos |
15:00–15:15 |
EMS2010-240
The characteristics and mechanisms of persistent temperature inversions in the U.S. Intermountain West S. Zhong, X. Bian, X. Xu, C. D. Whiteman, and J. Horel |
Applications of NWP and statistical methods
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15:15–15:45 |
EMS2010-85
The COST 731 Action and the MAP D-PHASE Initiative - Overview on Main Outcomes (solicited) A. M. Rossa |
15:45–16:00 |
EMS2010-566
Modeling snow drift in the turbulent boundary layer G. Lieberherr, C. Groot Zwaaftink, J. Overney, M. Diebold, N. Vercauteren, M. Lehning, and M.B. Parlange |
Poster Session & Coffee Break
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17:00–17:15 |
EMS2010-550
Statistical weather forecasting in the Swiss Alps by means of the Analogs method P. Horton, M. Jaboyedoff, and R. Metzger |
Nowcasting and verification
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17:15–17:30 |
EMS2010-126
Evaluation of precipitation nowcasting techniques for the Alpine region L. Panziera, P. Mandapaka, A. Atencia, A. Hering, U. Germann, M. Gabella, and M. Buzzi |
17:30–17:45 |
EMS2010-174
Evaluation of precipitation forecasts over the Alps using the D-PHASE multi-model ensemble T. Weusthoff, M. Arpagaus, and M.W. Rotach |
17:45–18:00 |
EMS2010-353
Intercomparison of two meteorological models, COSMO and WRF, for verification of QPF over Italy e. oberto, m. milelli, f. pasi, and b. gozzini |