ICAM/MAP 2003

PowerPoint Presentations

Session 1: Orographic Precipitation I

1.1	INVITED PRESENTATION: Orographic Enhancement of Precipitation in Midlatitudes: Results from MAP and IMPROVE II (ppt) (HTM-File) (PDF-File)
	Houze R.A., S. Medina

1.2	Radar-Derived Kinematics and Microphysics in Convective Cells During MAP IOP 3b
	Georgis J.F., M. Chong, F. Roux

1.3	Orographic Precipitation in Potentially Unstable Alpine Storms: MAP IOPs 2b, 3 and 5 (HTM-File) (PDF-File)
	Medina S., R.A. Houze

1.4	The MAP Re-Analysis: Quality Assessment and Data Impact Studies
	Keil C., C. Cardinali

1.5	Numerical Simulations of the Precipitation Event Observed During the MAP IOP 2a: Sensitivity to the Initial Conditions
	Lascaux F., E. Richard, C. Keil, O. Bock

1.6	Analysis of the Northerly Low-Level Flow in the Po Valley During the Southwesterly MAP IOP 3
	Asencio N., J. Stein, M. Chong

1.7	The Sensitivity of Simulated Orographic Rainfall to Model Details not Directly Related to Precipitation
	Zängl G.

Session 2: Orographic Precipitation II

2.1	Numerical Assessment of MAP Episodes of Heavy Precipitation Using High Resolution Reanalyses and Assimilation of Surface Data
	Buzzi A., M. D''Isidoro, S. Davolio, P. Malguzzi

2.2	Predictability Mysteries in MAP IOP 2b and IOP 3
	Walser A., C. Schär

2.3b	Numerical Simulations of the Orographic Precipitation and Mesoscale Environments Associated with MAP IOP 8
	Lin Y.-L., S.-Y. Chen, S. Chiao

2.4	Evaluation of an Orographic Precipitation Model
	Barstad I., R.B. Smith

2.5	Shallow Cellular Convection in Orographic Precipitation
	Kirshbaum D.J., D. Durran

Session 3: Orographic Precipitation III

3.1	Vertical Transport in Thunderstorms at the Northern Alps
	Höller H., K. Friedrich, O. Reitebuch, J. Seltmann, U. Corsmeier, P. Delville

3.2	A Case Study of Deep Convection Based on VERTIKATOR-Measurements and Comparison with DWD-LM Analysis Data
	Kalthoff N., M. Kunz, M. Eisenmann, C. Kottmeier

3.3	Tracking of Water Vapour Contributing to Precipitation Events over the Eastern Italian Alps (ppt) (HTM-File) (PDF-File)
	Bertò A., A. Buzzi, D. Zardi

3.4	Terrain and Precipitation Patterns on Southern Side of the Alps in Meso-Beta Scale (ppt) (HTM-File) (PDF-File)
	Rakovec J., G. Gregoric, S. Gabersek, T. Vrhovec

3.5	Analysis of Three Severe Flood Cases over Central Europe
	Dorninger M., L. Haimberger, C. Huhle, M. Hantel

3.6	Cyclogenesis and Severe Weather in the Vicinity of the Atlas Mountains: Modeling Studies with a Nonhydrostatic Mesoscale Model
	Born K., S. Bachner, C. Brienen, C. Simmer

Session 4: The VERTIKATOR Project

4.1	INVITED PRESENTATION: An Overview of the VERTIKATOR Project and Results of Alpine Pumping
	Lugauer M., H. Berresheim, U. Corsmeier, A. Dabas, W. Dyck, S. Emeis, J. Egger, T. Fehr, F. Fiedler, Ch. Freuer, L. Gantner, S. Gilge, B. Heese,M. Hornsteiner, H. Höller, G. Jakobi, W. Junkermann, N. Kalthoff, U. Kaminski, M. Kirchner, H. Krämer, P. Köhler, Ch. Kottmeier, B. Luksch, Ch. Plass-Dülmer, O. Reitebuch, M. Tagliazucca, T. Trickl, S. Vogt, P. Winkler

4.2	Structure of Convective Turbulence and Turbulent Fluxes over Complex Terrain During VERTIKATOR (ppt) (HTM-File) (PDF-File)
	Kottmeier C., M. Hasel, U. Corsmeier, N. Kalthoff

Session 5: Planetary Boundary Layer

5.1	On the Closure of the Surface Energy Balance in Highly Complex Terrain (ppt) (HTM-File) (PDF-File)
	Rotach M.W., P. Calanca, A.H. Weigel, M. Andretta

5.2	Low Frequency Temperature and Velocity Oscillations in Katabatic Winds
	van Gorsel E., A. Christen, M.W. Rotach, R. Vogt

5.3	Turbulent Vertical Exchange over Medium and Steep Orography - Measurements and Turbulence Parameterization
	Emeis S., T. Trickl, W. Junkermann

5.4	Turbulent Heat and Momentum Fluxes in the Wipptal During MAP
	Arnold S.J., M.K. Hill, H.W. Lewis, S.D. Mobbs, A. Gohm, G. Mayr

5.5	Temperature Inversion Breakup in the Gstettneralm Sinkhole
	Whiteman C.D., B. Pospichal, S. Eisenbach, R. Steinacker, M. Dorninger

Session 6: Observational Means and Techniques

6.1	Dual Radar Analysis of Precipitation and Microwave Attenuation at C-Band in the Lago Maggiore Target Area During the MAP SOP
	Blahak U., K.D. Beheng

6.2	Temporal Disaggregation of Rain-Gauge Analysis using Radar
	Hagen M., C. Frei, C. Schär

6.3	Combining Raingauges and RADAR Measurements: an Application to the Upper Reno River Closed at Casalecchio (Italy)
	Mazzetti C., E. Todini

6.4	DAQUAMAP: Review of Results and Lessons Learned (HTM-File) (PDF-File)
	Häberli C., R. Steinacker, I. Groehn, W. Pöttschacher, W. Gepp, M. Dorninger

6.5	NOWA: A Sensor for Measuring Wind, Temperature, Icing and Precipitation
	Joss J., T. Brossi, H. Richner

6.6	LIDAR Observations of Terrain-Induced Flow and its Application in Airport Wind Shear Monitoring (ppt) (HTM-File) (PDF-File)
	Shun C.M., C.M. Cheng, O. Lee

6.7	Automatic Cloud Cover Detection by Surface Downward Longwave Radiation Measurements
	Dürr B., R. Philipona

Session 7: Operational Aspects

7.1	A New 4D Variational Data Analysis Scheme in the Framework of VERA (ppt) (HTM-File) (PDF-File)
	Gepp W., R. Steinacker, M. Ratheiser, M. Dorninger, B. Chimani, S. Tschannett

7.2	Multi-Data Source Validation of LAM Precipitation Forecasts over the Alps (only Pdf)
	Beck A., B. Ahrens

7.3	Verification of LAMI (Local Area Model Italy) Using Non-GTS Data over Mountaneous Regions (ppt) (HTM-File) (PDF-File)
	Oberto E., S. Bande, M. Milelli

7.4	Performance of COSMO-LEPS over the Alpine Region (ppt) (HTM-File) (PDF-File)
	Marsigli C., A. Montani, F. Nerozzi, T. Paccagnella

7.5	Prediction of Precipitation over Western Himalayan Region Using MM5 Mesoscale Model
	Srinivasan K.

7.6	Operational Forecasts of Strong Precipitation Events over Complex Topography
	Eckert P., R. Kretzschmar, C. Appenzeller

Session 8: The Mesoscale Alpine Programme (MAP)

8.1	INVITED PRESENTATION: MAP - Where Do We Stand? (ppt) (HTM-File) (PDF-File)
	Bougeault P.

8.2	Hydrological Runoff Data and Modelling for the Estimation of Areal Rainfall Volumes in an Alpine Basin
	Ranzi R., B. Bacchi, G. Grossi

Session 9: Mountain Hydrology

9.1	Towards an Hydrological Qualification of the Simulated Rainfall in Mountainous Areas (ppt) (HTM-File) (PDF-File)
	Yates E., S. Anquetin, J-D. Creutin

9.2	The Role of the Antecedent Soil Moisture Condition on the Distributed Hydrologic Modelling of the Toce Alpine Basin Floods (ppt) (HTM-File) (PDF-File)
	Montaldo N., G. Ravazzani, M. Mancini, R. Rosso

9.3	Hydrological Verification of ECMWF and Limited-Area Model Simulations for the November 1966 Catastrophic Floods in Italy (Florence and Eastern Alps)
	Grossi G., B. Bacchi, R. Ranzi, R. Buizza, S. Uppala, E. Klinker, A. Buzzi, P.Malguzzi

9.4	Mountain Precipitation and Hydrology in the Middle East
	Smith R.B., J. Evans, R. Oglesby

9.5	Seasonal Runoff Forecasting Using Model-Assimilated Precipitation Data in Semi-Arid Mountainous Regions
	Schär C., L. Vasilina, F. Pertziger

Session 10: Societal Impacts

10.1	INVITED PRESENTATION: Designing Flood Forecasting, Warning and Response Systems from a Societal Perspective (PDF-File)
	Parker D.

10.2	Severe Weather Warnings and Impacts on Politics and Society in Switzerland
	Hächler P.

10.3	METEORISK
	Staudinger C.

Session 11: Rotor Dynamics

11.1	INVITED PRESENTATION: Rotor Dynamics in the Lee of Three-Dimensional Ridges
	Doyle J.D., D. Durran

11.2	Terrain-Induced Rotor Experiment (T-REX)
	Grubisic V., J. Kuettner

Session 12: Gravity Waves

12.1	Inversion Effects on Lee-Wave Rotors (ppt) (HTM-File) (PDF-File)
	Vosper S., S.D. Mobbs, R. Burton

12.2	Gravity Wave Breaking over the Central Alps: Role of Complex Topography (ppt) (HTM-File)
	Jiang Q., J.D. Doyle

12.3	Time-Dependent Mountain Waves and their Interactions with Larger Scales (ppt) (HTM-File) (PDF-File)
	Chen C.-C., D. Durran, G. Hakim

12.4	On the Respective Roles of Wave Breaking and Upstream Blocking in Orographic Wake Formation
	Epifanio C.C., R. Rotunno

12.5b	Performance of a Semi-Implicit, Semi-Lagrangian Dynamical Core for High Resolution NWP over Complex Terrain (ppt) (HTM-File)(PDF-File)
	Bonaventura L., D. Cesari

Session 13: Gap Winds and Föhn

13.1	Rethinking the Level-Flow Paradigm for Strong Gap Winds
	Durran D., S. Gabersek

13.2	MAP IOP 10 South Foehn Event in the Wipp Valley: Verification of High-Resolution Numerical Simulations with Observations (ppt) (HTM-File)(PDF-File)
	Gohm A., G. Zängl, G. Mayr

13.3	Cross-Valley Dynamics in Gap Flow
	Egger J.

13.4	Objective High Resolution Cross Section Analysis During FORM (ppt) (HTM-File) (PDF-File)
	Tschannett S., R. Steinacker, B. Chimani, M. Dorninger, W. Gepp, C. Häberli, W. Pöttschacher, M. Ratheiser

13.5	Spatial Evolution of Foehn Flows in the Rhine Valley Area: Quantification Using High Resolution Simulations
	Beffrey G., G. Jaubert, A. Dabas

13.6	North Foehn over the Central Alps During IOP 15 of MAP: Airborne Lidar and In-Situ Data Compared with a High-Resolution Simulation
	Volkert H., C. Kiemle, E. Richard

13.7	Observations of Foehn Interaction with Lake Breeze and Valley Wind Circulations, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand (ppt) (HTM-File)(PDF-File)
	McGowan H.A.

Session 14: Synoptic-scale aspects

14.1	Greenland and the Northern Hemispheric Winter Circulation
	Petersen G.N., J.E. Kristjánsson, H. Ólafsson

14.2	Sub-Structure of a MAP Streamer (ppt) (HTM-File)(PDF-File)
	Liniger M.A., H.C. Davies

14.3	The Potential Vorticity Streamer over the Alps During IOP 17 of MAP
	Hoinka K.P.

14.4	Dynamical Aspects of the Formation of a Potential Vorticity Streamer over Europe
	Martius O., C. Schwierz

14.5	Synoptic Responses to Mountain Gravity Waves Breaking in Fronts
	Lott F.

14.6	Orographic Influence on Adriatic Vortex Generation (ppt) (HTM-File)(PDF-File)
	Ivancan-Picek B., V. Jurcec

Session 15: Mountain Climates

15.1	INVITED PRESENTATION: Variability of the Alpine Precipitation Climate: A Challenge for Data Analysis and Climate Modeling
	Frei C.

15.2	Meteorological and Climatic Aspects of River Flood Assessment in Central Europe (pps) (HTM-File)(PDF-File)
	Rudolf B.

15.3	Mesoscale Patterns of Long-Term Precipitation Variability in the Greater Alpine Region (ppt) (HTM-File)(PDF-File)
	Böhm R., I. Auer, W. Ungersböck, W. Schöner, C. Huhle, T. Nanni, M. Brunetti, M. Maugeri, L. Mercalli, M. Gajic-Capka,K. Zaninovic, T. Szentimrey, S. Szalai, T. Cegnar, O. Bochnicek, M. Begert, O. Mestre, J-M. Moisselin, G. Müller-Westermeier

15.4	A Climatology of Mesoscale Alpine Phenomena (ppt) (HTM-File)(PDF-File)
	Steinacker R., Ch. Lotteraner

15.5	The Impact of Orographic Precipitation on the Form of Mountain Ranges (ppt) (HTM-File) (PDF-File)
	Anders A., G. Roe, D. Durran

Session 16: Snow and Glaciers

16.1	Climate - Glacier Research: the New 3-D Austrian Glacier Inventory, Volume, Area, Altitude (ppt) (HTM-File)(PDF-File)
	Kuhn M., R. Würländer, N. Span

16.2	Ten Years of Operational Numerical Simulations of Snow and Mountain Weather Conditions and Recent Developments at Météo-France (ppt) (HTM-File)
	Durand Y., G. Guyomarc''h, L. Mérindol, J.-G. Corripio, G. Giraud, E. Brun, E. Martin

16.3	The GLOWA-Danube Approach to Modelling Snow and Ice in the Alpine Part of the Danube Catchment (ppt) (only Pdf)
	Escher-Vetter H., S. Niemeyer

16.4	Swiss Alpine Snow Variability: its Links to Large Scale Flow Patterns (ppt) (HTM-File)(PDF-File)
	Scherrer S.C., C. Appenzeller

16.5	Boundary Layer Wind Field and the Associated Snow Transport over a Steep, Snow Covered Mountain Ridge
	Raderschall N., M. Lehning