Wave-Turbulence Interactions in Stable Atmospheric Boundary Layers (WINABL) Agenda
- Date: 23-27 July 2012 (Public sessions on July 25 and 26 only)
- Location: National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado
- Building: Center Green Campus, Building 1, Center Auditorium
Updated July 17 2012
Some sessions will be recorded
| MONDAY July 23 | Committee Meetings (Center Green 1, Rm 2126) |
| 08:00 - 08:30 | Check-in and coffee |
| 08:30 - 10:30 | The three groups meet jointly on what we know so far and what we need from the other groups (Skype) Larry Mahrt: Dirty waves and why we need to understand them Carmen Nappo: Theories of wave-turbulence interactions in the stable PBL Danijel Belusic: Wave-turbulence parameterization: what, where, how? |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Coffee break |
| 10:45 - 12:00 | Three groups meet separately on what each group will do and what they need from the other groups (Rooms CG2126, CG3131, CG3150) |
| 12:00 - 13:30 | Lunch break (on your own) |
| 13:30 - 15:15 | The three groups meets jointly to exchange requests from each group (Room CG 2126) |
| 15:15 - 15:30 | Coffee break |
| 15:30 - 17:00 | Free discussions/reading/writing (exchange papers, a computer and a printer will be available) (Rooms CG2126, CG3131, CG3150) |
| 17:00 - 18:30 | Outdoor activity (TBD) |
| 18:30 | Working Dinner (Location TBD) |
| TUESDAY July 24 | Committee Meetings (Center Green 1, Rm 2126) |
| 08:30 - 09:00 | Check-in and coffee |
| 09:00 - 10:30 | Individual group discussions (CG 2126, CG 3150, CG Center Auditorium) |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Coffee break |
| 10:45 - 12:00 | Individual group discussions (Cont.) |
| 12:00 - 13:30 | Lunch break (on your own) |
| 13:30 - 15:30 | The entire committee meets to evaluate our goals and to finalize our plan (CG 2126) |
| 15:30 - 15:45 | Coffee Break |
| 15:45 - 17:30 | Free discussions/reading/writing and outdoor activity (TBD) |
| WEDNESDAY July 25 | General Meeting (Center Green 1, Center Auditorium) |
| 7:45 - 8:15 | Registration and Coffee |
WINABL Committee Oral Presentations(Webcast and Recorded)Session Chair: Jielun Sun |
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| 8:15 - 10:15 | Overview from the theory working group (Carmen Nappo) |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 - 12:30 | Overview from the observation working group (Larry Mahrt) |
| 12: 30 - 13:30 | Lunch break (on your own) |
WINABL Committee Oral Presentations (Cont.) |
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| 13:30 - 15:30 | Overview from the parameterization group (Danijel Belusic) |
| 15:30 - 15:45 | Coffee Break |
WINABL Keynote Talks (Webcast and Recorded)Session Chair: Gunilla Svensson |
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| 15:45 - 16:15 | QNSE theory of anisotropic turbulence and dispersive waves in stably stratified atmosphere and oceans , Boris Galperin, University of South Florida |
| 16:15 - 16:45 | Observations of wave-like motions from the BLLAST 2011 field campaign, Carlos Yagüe, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain |
| 16:45 - 17:15 | Interactions between gravity waves and turbulence over canopies, John Finnigan |
| 17:30 | Transportation to Mesa Laboratory, making a stop at Best Western Golden Buff Lodge |
| 18:00 - 18:30 | Arrival to Mesa Laboratory and hike |
| 18:30 - 20:00 | Reception at Damon Room |
| 20:00 | Transportation back to Best Western Golden Buff |
| THURSDAY July 26 | General Meeting (Center Green 1, Center Auditorium) |
| 08:00 - 08:30 | Check-in and coffee |
WINABL Keynote Talks (Cont.) (Webcast and Recorded)Session Chair: Danijel Belusic |
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| 08:30 - 09:00 | Interactions between gravity waves in troposphere and the underlying atmospheric turbulent boundary layer , Ronald Smith,Yale University and Qinfang Jiang, Naval Research Laboratory Monterey |
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Gravity wave interactions and instabilities accompanying multi-scale superpositions in the Stable Boundary Layer , Dave Fritts, GATS, Inc. |
WINABL Contributed Oral Presentations (Webcast and Recorded)Session Chair: Bill Neff |
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| 09:30 - 09:45 | Growing oscillations in a sheared rotating stratified flow, Alan Shapiro, University of Oklahoma, Norman |
| 09:45 - 10:00 | Lidar observations of fine-scale gravity waves in the nocturnal boundary layer above an orchard canopy, Shane Mayor, California State University, Chico |
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Coffee Break |
WINABL Contributed Oral Presentations (Cont.)(Webcast and Recorded)Session Chair: Bill Neff |
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| 10:15 - 10:30 | Questions on the evolution, structure, and horizontal extent of wave-turbulence effects, Bob Banta, NOAA/ESRL |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Large-eddy simulations of the nightime boundary layer during CASES-99 , Bowen Zhou, University of California, Berkeley |
| 10:45 - 11:00 | High-resolution modeling of internal gravity waves over the complex terrain of central Pennsylvania on 14 April 2011 , Astrid Suarez, Pennsylvania State University |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Characterisation of oscillatory motions in the stable atmosphere of a deep valley, Chantal Staquet, LEGI University of Grenoble |
| 11:15 - 11:30 | Turbulence structure in a fractal forest under varying atmospheric conditions, Josef Schröttle, German Aerospace Center (DLR) |
| 11:30 - 11:45 | Analysis of case studies to characterize wave-like motions in the stable boundary layer, Joshua Hoover, Pennsylvania State University |
| 11:45 - 13:30 | Lunch break (on your own) |
| 13:30 - 15:00 | Where are we going from here? Breakout group discussions. Each participant will join one of the three groups. (CG 2126, CG 3131, CG Center Auditorium) |
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Coffee break |
| 15:15 - 16:15 | Where are we going from here? (Cont.) Breakout group discussions. Each participant will join one of the three groups. (CG 2126, CG 3131, CG Center Auditorium) |
| 16:15 - 17:15 | General Assembly. Report from each breakout group and general discussions. |
| 17:30 | Workshop adjourns |
| FRIDAY July 27 | Committee Meetings (Center Green 1, Rm 2126) |
| 08:15 - 14:00 | Scientific Committee finishes the writing. (CG2126, CG3131, CG3150) |