Fifth Meeting of the
NAME Science Working Group (SWG-5)
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, 6-7 November 2003
Program

1:00 pm          Overview of the NAME 2004 Enhanced Observation Period (EOP), Preliminary Schedule,
                        List of funded activities, Map of deployed platforms (Dave Gochis) (Power Point Version) (Slideshow)

1:10 pm          Science plans for NAME Enhanced Observations (Chairs: Dave Gochis and Dick Johnson)
                       (see details on last page of the agenda)

3:30 pm Break

3:45 pm Unfunded activities worth incorporating into NAME (Mike Douglas)

4:15 pm Open discussion (David Gochis, Richard Johnson and Michael Douglas)

Much of the discussion is expected to focus on planning and protocols related to the

Declaration and execution of Intensive Observation Periods (IOP).

5:30 pm Adjourn

Friday, 7 November 2003

Session 4: NAME Forecast Operations Centers (FOCs)

Chair: Bob Maddox

8:00 am            Synoptic overview summer 2003 (Art Douglas) (Power Point Version) (Slideshow)
8:20 am            Plans for structure and functions of FOCs (SMN: Miguel Cortéz; Tucson: Bob Maddox) (Power Point Version) (Slideshow)
8:40 am            Exchange visits summer 2003 (Art Douglas and Miguel Cortéz)
8:55 am            Practice forecasting summer 2003 (Bob Maddox) (Power Point Version) (Slideshow)
?:?? am            The SMN/Mexico Operational Products and Forecast Procesesses in NAME Project (Alberto Hernández Unzón) (Power Point Version) (Slideshow)
9:15 am            NWS support for Tucson FOC (Diana Perfect) - No presentation given
9:25 am            Operations and Procedures EOP and IOPs (Gus Emmanuel) (Power Point Version) (Slideshow)
9:45 am            Overview of NAME Field Catalog and Data Management (José Meitín / Steve Williams) (Power Point Version) (Slideshow)

10:00 am Break

Session 5: NAME Modeling and Diagnostic Studies

Chairs: Chet Ropelewski and Kingtse Mo

10:30 am Opening remarks (Chet Ropelewski )

10:40 am Summary of the NAME modeling and data assimilation R & D meeting (June 6, 2003) and follow up issues (Kingtse Mo) (Power Point Version) (Slideshow)

11:00 am Issues for regional modeling (Hugo Berbery) (Power Point Version) (Slideshow)

11:30 am Issues for global modeling and new experiments (Siegfried Schubert) (Power Point Version) (Slideshow)

12:00 pm Lunch

Session 5: NAME Modeling and Diagnostic Studies, continued

Chairs: Chet Ropelewski and Kingtse Mo

1:00 pm Issues for climate / seasonal forecasts (Jae Schemm) (Power Point Version) (Slideshow)

1:20 pm Mesoscale model applications to improve predictions in the Gulf of California (Luis M. Farfán) (Power Point Version) (Slideshow)

1:40 pm Satellite observations in support of diagnostic studies (Phil Arkin) (Power Point Version) (Slideshow)

2:00 pm Discussion (Chet Ropelewski)

- Are the pieces of the NAME Modeling-Observations Strategy fitting together?

- Can we jumpstart planning for NAME 2004 follow on modeling activities?

2:30 pm Break

Session 6: Executive Session

Chair: Wayne Higgins

2:45 pm Executive Session (SWG)

                        -      SWG-5 Panel Report assignments;
                        -        SWG 2003 rotation (Prior to Sept 2003, Updated Sept 2003)
                        -     New Business (Operations Review / SWG-6 meetings)

4:30 pm Meeting adjourns

Supplement to NAME EOP discussions:

1:00 pm    Some Specifics of NAME Field Design and Funded Activities (Mike Patterson) (Power Point Version) (Slideshow)
1:15 pm        Overview of the Enhanced Observation Period (EOP), Preliminary schedule,
       Map of deployed platforms (Dave Gochis) (Power Point Version) (Slideshow)
1:25 pm        Science plans for NAME Enhanced Observations (Chairs: Dave Gochis and Dick Johnson)

This session will contain technically and logistically focused presentations to be given
by each PI @ approx. 13 min / PI):

Tentative List of Presenters:

    René Lobato - Manual Raingage Network (Power Point Version) (Slideshow)
          Rutledge et al. - NSF S-Pol Radar (Power Point Version) (Slideshow)

Rutledge et al. - Shipboard Radar (Power Point Version) (Slideshow)

King et al. - Five NOAA ETL and AL Profilers

Magaña et al. - Oceanographic and G. of California Atmospheric Measurements

Johnson et al. - NSF ISS Request (Power Point Version) (Slideshow)

M. Douglas and B. Cotton - NOAA P3 (Power Point Version) (Slideshow)

A. Douglas - SMN Soundings

W. Petersen - Cloud to ground lightning observations

M. Douglas et al. - Enhanced soundings (Power Point Version) (Slideshow)

M. Douglas et al. - Gulf of California oceanographic measurements (Power Point Version) (Slideshow)

Gutzler et al. - Remotely-sensed surface data acquisition

Mecikalski and Rabin - Ancillary GOES observations

UGM Watts Presentation (Power Point Version) (Slideshow)

        Topics for Presentation:
                a.     Key science questions being addressed
                b.     Platform Description
                c.     Measurement protocols
                d.     Data dissemination plan
                                            i.     Real-time or delayed
                                          ii.     Type of data to be generated, expected formats
                                        iii.     Estimated date of delivery to NAME field catalog
                e.     Expected field coordination requirements
                                            i.     The EOP/IOP coordination: How will your team participate in the coordination,
                           selection and notification of IOP's?
                                          ii.     Will your group need to coordinate with ship/aircraft and special soundings?
                                        iii.     (For Sounding Teams) How will the sounding network be coordinated to satisfy
                            budget study objectives and also sample special events? Trade-offs between
                            sampling "anomalous" versus "normal" conditions.
                f.      Expected coordination with data assimilation/modeling groups

Fifth Meeting of the NAME Science Working Group (SWG-5) Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, 6-7 November 2003 Program

Thursday, 6 November 2003

Session 2: NAME International Partnerships

Chairs: Art Douglas and Miguel Cortéz

Friday, 7 November 2003

Session 5: NAME Modeling and Diagnostic Studies

Chairs: Chet Ropelewski and Kingtse Mo

Chairs: Chet Ropelewski and Kingtse Mo

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Fifth Meeting of the
NAME Science Working Group (SWG-5)
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, 6-7 November 2003
Program