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The 2nd Antarctic Meteorological Observation, Modeling, and Forecasting Workshop
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
(National Research Council)
Roma, Italia
26–28 Giugno/June 2007
Welcome/Benvenuto
9:00 Dr. Jordan G. Powers, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Dr. Andrea Pellegrini, Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide
President, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Prof. Dario Esposito, City Councilor for Environment and Agriculture of Rome
Session 1: Overview of Long-Term Projects
Session Chair: Steven R. Colwell, British Antarctic Survey
9:15–10:15 am
9:15 An Introduction to Raytheon Polar
Michael Carmody
Raytheon Polar Services Company
9:30 Status Report from the Antarctic Meteorological Research Center
Matthew A. Lazzara, Shelley L. Knuth, Jonas Asuma, and Charles R. Stearns
Antarctic Meteorological Research Center, University of Wisconsin— Madison
9:45 Current Status of the Italian Meteo-Climatological Observatory
Lorenzo De Silvestri1, Stefano Dolci2, Umberto Gentili1, P. Grigioni1, and Andrea Pellegrini2
1Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie, lĠEnergia e lĠAmbiente (ENEA)
2Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (PNRA) SCrl
10:00 The Meteorological Observatory of Neumayer
Gert König-Langlo
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
10:15–10:45 am Break
Session 2: Overview of Antarctic Field Projects
Session Chair: Jonathan E. Thom, University of Wisconsin— Madison
10:45 a.m.–12:00 pm
10:45 The University of Wisconsin Arctic High Spectral Resolution Lidar: Opportunities and Past Results
Gijs de Boer and Edwin W. Eloranta
University of Wisconsin— Madison
11:00 The International Project Concordiasi
Vincent Guidard1, F. Rabier1, V.-H. Peuch1, Christophe Genthon2, F. Vial2, A. Hertzog2,
P. Cocquerez2, David Parsons3, Dale M. Barker3, Jordan G. Powers3, and
Terrence F. Hock3
1Météo-France/Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques (CNRM)
2Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
3National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
11:15 Environmental and Atmospheric Data Distribution at Concordia/Dome C
Lucia Agnoletto1, Andrea Pellegrini2, and Maurizio Busetto1
1Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (PNRA)
2PNRA SCrl
11:30 Atmospheric Boundary Layer Observations at Dome C, Antarctica
Stefania Argentini1, Ilaria Pietroni1, Giangiuseppe Mastrantonio1, Angelo Viola1, and
Igor Petenko1, 2
1Istituto di Scienze dellĠAtmosphera e del Clima (ISAC)— CNR
(Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche)
2Oboukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics/RAS
11:45 Antarctic Peninsula Automatic Weather Station Servicing by BAS for Summer 2006/2007
and an Update on the READER Project
Steven R. Colwell and Catherine M. Moore
British Antarctic Survey
12:00–1:30 pm Lunch
Session 3: Collection and Utilization of Antarctic Data
Session Chair: Shelley L. Knuth, University of Wisconsin— Madison
1:30– 3:00 pm
1:30 Discussion on the Antarctic Internet Data Distribution (Antarctic-IDD) System
Matthew A. Lazzara1, Kevin W. Manning2, Robert Vehorn3, Timothy Reitano3, Steve Richards3, Robert Mullenax4, Mark W. Seefeldt5, and Daniel F. Steinhoff6
1Antarctic Meteorological Research Center, University of Wisconsin— Madison
2National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
3Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWAR), Charleston
4Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility
5University of Colorado/CIRES
6Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University
1:45 METdata: An Integrated Data Acquisition System for Operational Meteorological Data
Lucia Agnoletto1, Lorenzo DeSilvestri2, and Andrea Pellegrini1
1Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (PNRA) SCrl
2Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie, l'Energia e l'Ambiente (ENEA)
2:15 Arguments for Improvements in the Surface Observing Network over the Interior of Antarctica
William D. Neff
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
2:00 Review of 2006–07 AWS Field Season and the Future
George A. Weidner, Jonathan E. Thom, Matthew A. Lazzara
Antarctic Meteorological Research Center, University of Wisconsin— Madison
2:30 Discussion on Needs for Upcoming AWS Field Season
Matthew A. Lazzara
Antarctic Meteorological Research Center, University of Wisconsin— Madison
3:00–3:30 pm Break
Session 4: Snow Measurement Processes
Session Chair: Christophe Genthon, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
3:30–5:00 pm
3:30 Estimation of Snow Accumulation in Antarctica Using Automated Acoustic Depth Gauge Measurements
Shelley L. Knuth, Gregory J. Tripoli, Jonathan E. Thom, George A. Weidner, and
Charles R. Stearns
University of Wisconsin— Madison
3:45 Drifting Snow Measurements on the McMurdo Ice Shelf
Katherine C. Leonard1, Douglas R. MacAyeal2, Jonathan E. Thom3, and
L. Bruno Tremblay4
1Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
2University of Chicago
3University of Wisconsin— Madison
4McGill University
4:00 Strong Wind and Heavy Precipitation Events on the Antarctic Plateau: Observations from
Kohnen Station, Dronning Maud Land
Gerit Birnbaum1, Ralf Brauner2, Johannes Freitag1, Gert König-Langlo1, and
Carleen Tijm-Reijmer3
1Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
2Deutscher Wetterdienst
3Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, Utrecht University
4:15 Coastal Blue-ice Meteorological Observation and Mass Balance Modelling
Christophe Genthon, Patrick Wagnon, Delphine Six, and P. Anderson
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
4:30 General Discussion
5:00 pm Adjourn for Day
Session 5: Science Using Ground-Based and Satellite Measurements
Session Chair: Matthew A. Lazzara, University of Wisconsin— Madison
9:00–10:15 am
9:00 Temperature Behavior During Winter in Antarctica
Igor Petenko1, 2, Stefania Argentini1, Ilaria Pietroni1, and Angelo Viola1
1Istituto di Scienze dell'Atmosphera e del Clima (ISAC)— CNR
2Oboukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics/RAS
9:15 Moisture Transport to Syowa Station and Dome Fuji Station, Antarctica
Kazue Suzuki, Takashi Yamanouchi, Naohiko Hirasawa, and Hideaki Motoyama
National Institute of Polar Research, Japan
9:30 MEDAntS: A Long-term Data Set for the Annual Onset of Snowmelt on Antarctic Sea Ice
Guenther Heinemann, S. Willmes, J. Bareiss, and C. Haas
University of Trier
9:45 Antarctic Icebergs Status Report— 2006–2007
Shelley L. Knuth1, Douglas R. MacAyeal2, Jonathan E. Thom1, and Linda M. Keller1
1Antarctic Meteorological Research Center, University of Wisconsin— Madison
2University of Chicago
10:00 Using the Surface Energy Balance at the South Pole to Understand the Antarctic Stable
Boundary Layer
Michael S. Town1, Von P. Walden2, and Stephen G. Warren1
1University of Washington
2University of Idaho
10:15–10:45 am Break
Session 6: Developments in Antarctic NWP
Session Chair: Andrea Pellegrini, PNRA
10:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
10:45 Advances in Numerical Weather Prediction and Weather Forecasting Systems in Support of the Australian Antarctic Program
Neil D. Adams1 and Jordan G. Powers2
1Australian Bureau of Meteorology
2National Center for Atmospheric Research
11:00 AMPS Update— June 2007
Kevin W. Manning, Michael G. Duda, and Jordan G. Powers
National Center for Atmospheric Research
11:15 Application of WRF's Variational Data Assimilation System (WRF-Var) in AMPS
Dale M. Barker, Hui Shao, Syed Rizvi, Qingnong Xiao, and Jordan G. Powers
National Center for Atmospheric Research
11:30 Applying Model Output Statistics to AMPS
Michael G. Duda
National Center for Atmospheric Research
11:45 Development and Testing of Polar WRF
David H. Bromwich and Keith M. Hines
Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University
12:00–1:30 pm Lunch
Session 7: Antarctic Weather Forecasting and Model Applications
Session Chair: Neil D. Adams, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
1:30–3:00 pm
1:30 Challenging Forecasts for a Challenging Environment: An Educational Module for Antarctic Weather and Forecasting
Jordan G. Powers1, Vickie Johnson2, and Dolores Kiessling2
1National Center for Atmospheric Research
2Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology, Education and Training, University
Corporation for Atmospheric Research
1:45 Requirements for Weather Forecasting at Dronning Maud Land
Hans-Joachim Möller
Deutscher Wetterdienst
2:00 Current Status of Meteorological Observations Related to Air Operations at Mario
Zucchelli Station and Concordia Station
Giuseppe DeRossi1, Lorenzo DeSilvestri2, Stefan Dolci1, and Andrea Pellegrini1
1Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (PNRA) SCrl
2Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie, l'Energia e l'Ambiente (ENEA)— CLIM
2:15 The Aircrew Perspective of Antarctic Weather
Tony Evans
SAFAIR
2:30 Use of Synoptic Weather Pattern Identification in Operational Weather Forecasting in the Antarctic
John J. Cassano
University of Colorado/CIRES
2:45 An Evaluation of the Low-Level Wind Field Across the Ross Ice Shelf
Mark W. Seefeldt and John J. Cassano
University of Colorado/CIRES
3:00–3:30 pm Break
Session 7: Antarctic Weather Forecasting and Model Applications
(continued)
3:30 General Discussion on Forecasting and Applications
Session 8: Poster Session
3:45–4:30 pm
Status of the Australian Automatic Weather Station (AWS) Network in Support of Flying Operations
Neil D. Adams
Australian Bureau of Meteorology
Experimental Antarctic Ensemble System
Neil D. Adams
Australian Bureau of Meteorology
Weather on the Taylor Glacier, Antarctica
Andrew Bliss and Kurt Cuffey
University of California at Berkeley
Experiments and Solutions in the Installation of AWS on Snow and Ice
Lorenzo De Silvestri
Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie, l'Energia e l'Ambiente (ENEA)
Astronomical Site Testing at Dome C Using Meteorological and Atmospheric Data
Daniela Galilei, Luca Valenziano, and Co-Authors
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica/Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica
Cosmica— Bologna (INAF/IASF— BO)
Surface Mass Balance of the Antarctic Ice Sheet with the RCM MAR
Hubert Gallée
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Small-Scale Winds, Polynyas, and Ocean Properties in the Ross Sea
Mahmoud Kamel, Y. Sinan Husrevoglu, Michael S. Dinniman, and John M. Klinck
Old Dominion University
Wintertime Katabatic Event and Polynya at Terra Nova Bay: A Study by Eta Model Simulations and AMSR-E Images
Sandra Morelli1, Giada Casini1, and Flavio Parmiggiani2
1University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
2Istituto di Scienze dell'Atmosphera e del Clima (ISAC)— CNR
The Italian Remote Sensing Data Archive: A Prototype Architecture, from DBRMS to WEB Distribution
Alessandro Piscini1 and Luca Simonetti2
1Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
2Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie, l'Energia e l'Ambiente (ENEA)— TER
Weather Forecast Activity at MZS, Terra Nova Bay: Automated Antarctic ECMWF Data
Processing and Distribution Management
Alessandro Piscini1 and Massimo Bider2
1Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
2Agenzia Regionale Prevenzione e Ambiente dell'Emilia Romagna— Servizio Idro Meteo
(ARPA— SIM)
Preliminary Upper-Air Verification of Polar WRF in AMPS
Daniel F. Steinhoff and David H. Bromwich
Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University
Evaluation of Williams Field Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts (TAFS) during the 2006-07 Field Season
Daniel F. Steinhoff and David H. Bromwich
Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University
4:30 pm Adjourn for Day
Session 9: Models and Tools in Antarctic Research
Session Chair: David H. Bromwich, The Ohio State University
9:00–10:15 pm
9:00 Nonlinear (Paleo)climatology: Studying Polar Climate with Self-Organizing Maps
David B. Reusch and Richard B. Alley
The Pennsylvania State University
9:15 On Combining AMSU and Polar MM5 Outputs to Detect Precipitating Clouds over Antarctica
Stefano Dietrich, Francesca DiPaola, and Elena Santorelli
Istituto di Scienze dell'Atmosphera e del Clima (ISAC)— CNR
9:30 The Precipitation Regime of Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica, Derived from AMPS (Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System) Archive Data
Elisabeth Schlosser1, Jordan G. Powers2, Michael G. Duda2, and Kevin W. Manning2
1University of Innsbruck
2National Center for Atmospheric Research
9:45 The Impact of the Adelie Land Katabatic Wind Regime on Coastal Cyclogenesis
Daniel F. Steinhoff, David H. Bromwich, and Ryan L. Fogt
Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University
10:00 Do Topographically-induced Vortices in the Lee of Ross Island Contribute to Mesoscale Cyclogenesis?
Andrew J. Monaghan and David H. Bromwich
Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University
10:15–10:45 am Break
Session 10: Antarctic Modeling and Model Evaluation
Session Chair: John J. Cassano, University of Colorado
10:45–12:00 pm
10:45 Comparison of the MAR Model to AWS Observations
Giulia Clai1 and Andrea Pellegrini2
1Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie, l'Energia e l'Ambiente (ENEA)
2Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide
11:00 Validation of the Regional Climate Model at Dome C
Hubert Gallée
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
11:15 Atmospheric Moisture and Cloud Cover Characteristics Forecast by AMPS
Ryan L. Fogt and David H. Bromwich
Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University
11:30 The Impact of Snow Microphysics on the Simulation of the ABL and Snowdrift Over Polar Ice Sheets
Guenther Heinemann1 and Heike Hebbinghaus2
1University of Trier
2Universität Bonn
11:45 The Importance of High Spatial Resolution for Models of Antarctic Coastal Circulation
John M. Klinck and Michael S. Dinniman
Old Dominion University
12:00–1:30 pm Lunch
Session 11: Community Discussion and Feedback
Session Chairs: Jordan G. Powers and Kevin W. Manning, National Center for Atmospheric
Research
1:30–3:15 pm
Open Discussion: NWP Support for Antarctic Science and Operations
– International issues and needs in NWP and forecasting support
– International collaborations in Antarctic NWP, forecasting, and research
Open Discussion: Topics from Workshop Group
AMPS User Feedback
– Product needs and suggestions
– Output and product dissemination
Closing Remarks
3:15 pm Workshop Adjourns
