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Benjamin, S.G., G.A. Grell, S.S. Weygandt, T.L. Smith, T.G. Smirnova, B.E. Schwartz, D. Kim, D. Devenyi, K.J. Brundage, J.M. Brown, and G.S. Manikin, 2001: The 20-km version of the RUC. 14th Conf. on Numerical Weather Prediction, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc., J75 – J79.

Birkenheuer, D., 2001: Expanding the variational methods in the LAPS moisture analysis. 18th Conf. on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc., J118 – J121.

Birkenheuer, D., 2001: Utilizing variational methods to incorporate a variety of satellite data in the LAPS moisture analysis. 11th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, Madison, WI, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 273 – 276.

Birkenheuer, D., B. Shaw, S. Albers, and E. Szoke, 2001: Evaluation of local-scale forecasts for severe weather of 20 July 2000. 14th Conf. on Numerical Weather Prediction, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 81 – 84.

Brennan, M.J., S.E. Koch, and G.M. Lackmann, 2001: Detection and evaluation of the effects of split fronts on the evolution of Appalachian cold air damming. 18th Conf. on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 348 – 352.

Browning, G.L., H.-O. Kreiss, and W.H. Schubert, 2001: The role of gravity waves in slowly varying in time tropospheric motions near the equator. J. Atmos. Sci., 57, 4008 – 4019.

Brundage, K.J., S.G. Benjamin, and M.N. Schwartz, 2001: Wind energy forecasts and ensemble uncertainty from the RUC. Ninth Conf. on Mesoscale Processes, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 343 – 345.

Businger, S., M.E. Adams, S.E. Koch, and M.L. Kaplan, 2001: Extraction of geopotential height and temperature structure from profiler and rawinsonde winds. Mon. Wea. Rev., 129, 1729 – 1739.

Caracena, F., A. Marroquin, and E. Tollerud, 2001: A PV-streamer’s role in a succession of heavy rain-producing MCSs over the central U.S. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 26, 643 – 648.

Curnow, F.B., and J.S. Wakefield, 2001: Managing national datasets for AWIPS. 17th Int. Conf. on Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Albuquerque, NM, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 444 – 446.

Davis, D.L., U.H. Grote, and M. Biere, 2001: Porting AWIPS to Linux. 17th Int. Conf. on Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Albuquerque, NM, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 84 – 87.

Devenyi, D., S.G. Benjamin, and S.S. Weygandt, 2001: 3DVAR analysis in the Rapid Update Cycle. 14th Conf. on Numerical Weather Prediction, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc., J103 – J107.

Evans, K.D., B.B. Demoz, D.N. Whiteman, D.O'C. Starr, G.K. Schwemmer, F.J. Schmidlin, W. Feltz, D. Tobin, and S.I. Gutman, 2001: A new calibration technique for raman lidar water vapor measurements. Advances in Laser Remote Sensing, 289 – 292.

Girz, C.M.I.R., A.E.MacDonald, F.Caracena, R.S.Collander, B.D.Jamison, R.L.Anderson, D.Latsch, T.Lachenmeier, R.A.Moody, S.Mares, J.Cooper, G.Ganoe, S.Katzberg, T.Johnson, and B.Russ, 2001: Progress and recent developments in the GAINS program. 15th ESA Symposium on European Rocket and Balloon Programmes and Related Research, Biarritz, France, European Space Agency, 6 pp.

Govett, M., J. Middlecoff, L. Hart, T. Henderson, and D. Schaffer, 2001: The scalable modeling system: A high-level alternative to MPI. World Scientific, 251 – 268.

Grell, G.A., and D. Devenyi, 2001: Parameterized convection with ensemble closure/feedback assumptions. Ninth Conf. on Mesoscale Processes, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 12 – 16.

Grell, G.A., L. Schade, R. Knoche, A. Pfeiffer, and J. Egger, 2001: Nonhydrostatic climate simulations of precipitation over complex terrain. J. Geophys. Res., 105, 29595 – 29608.

Gutman, S.I. and S.G. Benjamin, 2001: The role of ground-based GPS meteorological observations in numerical weather prediction. GPS Solutions, 4, 16 – 24.

Hansen, T., M. Mathewson, T.J. LeFebvre, and M. Romberg, 2001: Forecast meteorology using the GFESuite. 17th Int. Conf. on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Albuquerque, NM, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 42 – 46.

Johnson, L.E., W.F. Roberts, B.E. Skahill, and S. O’Donnell, 2001: Predictive uncertainty of watershed rainfall-runoff models using weather radar. 30th Int. Conf. on Radar Meteorology, Munich, Germany, Amer. Meteor. Soc, 11 – 13.

Kim, D., and S.G. Benjamin, 2001: Cloud/hydrometeor initialization for the 20-km RUC using satellite and radar data. 14th Conf. on Numerical Weather Prediction, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc., J113 – J115.

Kim, D., and D. Devenyi, 2001: One dimensional variational assimilation experiments combining GOES sounder and imager raw radiance data. 11th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, Madison, WI, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 277 – 278.

Koch, S.E., 2001: Real-time detection of split fronts using mesoscale models and WSR-88D radar products. Wea. Forecasting, 16, 35 – 55.

Koch, S.E., 2001: Status report on the predictability of mesoscale gravity waves with numerical weather prediction models. Ninth Conf. on Mesoscale Processes, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 264 – 268.

Koch, S.E., and J. Mitchum, 2001: The role of dual cold fronts aloft in a major tornado and flash flooding event. Symp. on Precipitation Extremes: Prediction, Impacts, and Responses, Albuquerque, NM, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 180 – 184.

Koch, S.E., and S.M. Saleeby, 2001: Operational surface mesoanalysis. Ninth Conf. on Mesoscale Processes, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 317 – 321.

Koch, S.E., and F. Zhang, 2001: Balanced initialization procedures and mesoscale predictability. Ninth Conf. on Mesoscale Processes, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 346 – 350.

Koch, S.E., F. Zhang, M.L. Kaplan, Y.-L.Lin, R. Weglarz, and C.M. Trexler, 2001: Numerical simulations of a gravity wave event over CCOPE: Part III: The role of a mountain-plains solenoid in the generation of the second wave episode. Mon. Wea. Rev., 129, 909 – 933.

Koch, S.E. and S. Saleeby, 2001: An automated system for the analysis of gravity waves and other mesoscale phenomena. Wea. Forecasting, 16, 661 – 679.

Koermer, J.P., J.. Zabransky, Jr., S. Madine, E. Polster, and N. Wang, 2001: FX-NET as a weather visualization tool in undergraduate meteorological education. 17th Int. Conf. on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Albuquerque, NM, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 360 – 363.

Lee, J.L., W.-C. Lee, and A.E. MacDonald, 2001: Estimating vertical velocity in a hurricane with single-Doppler radar data. 30th Int. Conf. on Radar Meteorology, Munich, Germany, Amer. Meteor. Soc, 145 – 147.

Lee, J.L., A.E. MacDonald, and W.-C. Lee, 2001: Initialization of a hurricane vortex with single-Doppler radar data. 14th Conf. on Numerical Weather Prediction, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 287 – 289.

LeFebvre, T.J., M. Mathewson, T. Hansen, and M. Romberg, 2001: Injecting meteorology into the GFE Suite. 17th Int. Conf. on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Albuquerque, NM, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 38 – 41.

Loughe, A.F., J.K. Henderson, and J.L. Mahoney, 2001: A verification approach suitable for assessing the quality of model-based precipitation forecasts during extreme precipitation events. Symp. on Precipitation Extremes: Prediction, Impacts, and Responses, Albuquerque, NM, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 77 – 81.

MacDonald, A.E., 2001: The role of advanced computing in future weather prediction. World Scientific, 240 – 250.

MacDonald, A.E., 2001: The wild card in the climate change debate. Issues in Science and Technology, 17, 51 – 56.

Marroquin, A., and R.A. Pielke Sr., 2001: Influence of surface heterogeneities on boundary layer dynamics and secondary coherent wind circulations. Ninth Conf. on Mesoscale Processes, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 230 – 233.

Marroquin, A., F. Caracena, and E.I. Tollerud, 2001: Potential vorticity streamers and their role in the development of mesoscale convective systems, Part III: Numerical weather simulations. Symp. on Precipitation Extremes: Prediction, Impacts, and Responses, Albuquerque, NM, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 151 – 154.

Marroquin, A., J.R. Smart, and L.S. Wharton, 2001: Considerations in providing a natural dataset for Lidar OSSE studies. 18th Conf. on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 306 – 309.

McGinley, J.A., 2001: Toward a surface data continuum: Use of the Kalman filter to create a continuous, quality controlled surface dataset. 14th Conf. on Numerical Weather Prediction, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 127 – 131.

McGinley, J.A., and J.R. Smart, 2001: On providing a cloud-balanced initial condition for diabatic initialization. 14th Conf. on Numerical Weather Prediction, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 40 – 44.

Michalakes, J., S. Chen, J. Dudhia, L. Hart, J. Klemp, J. Middlecoff, and W. Skamarock, 2001: Development of a next-generation regional weather research and forecast model. World Scientific, 269 – 276.

Miller, P.A., M.F. Barth, and A.E. MacDonald, 2001: An introduction to FSL’s Assimilation Model Experiment (FAME). Fifth Symposium on Integrated Observing Systems, Albuquerque, NM, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 106 – 112.

Page, E.M., D.L. Davis, & M. Magsig, 2001: Case study playback functionality in AWIPS. 17th Int. Conf. on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Albuquerque, NM, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 82 – 83.

Richardson, Y.P., D.C. Dowell, J.M. Wurman, P. Zhang, and S.S. Weygandt, 2001: Preliminary high-resolution dual-Doppler analyses of two tornadic thunderstorms. 30th Int. Conf. on Radar Meteorology, Munich, Germany, Amer. Meteor. Soc, 295 – 297.

Schultz, P. and S. Albers, 2001: The use of three-dimensional analyses of cloud attributes for diabatic initialization of mesoscale models. 14th Conf. on Numerical Weather Prediction, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc., J122 – J124.

Schwartz, B.E. and S.G. Benjamin, 2001: Verification of 20-km RUC surface and precipitation forecasts. 14th Conf. on Numerical Weather Prediction, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 138 – 141.

Shaw, B.L., J.A. McGinley, and P. Schultz, 2001: Explicit initialization of clouds and precipitation in mesoscale forecast models. 14th Conf. on Numerical Weather Prediction, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc., J87 – J91.

Shaw, B.L., E.R. Thaler, and E.J. Szoke, 2001: Operational evaluation of the LAPS-MM5 “Hot Start” local forecast model. 14th Conf. on Numerical Weather Prediction, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 160 – 164.

Slater, A.G., C.A. Schlosser, C.E. Desborough, A.J. Pitman, A. Henderson-Sellers, A. Robock, K.Ya. Vinnikov, K. Mitchell, A. Boone, H. Braden, F. Chen, P.M. Cox, P. de Rosnay, R.E. Dickinson, Y.-J. Dai, Q. Duan, J. Entin, P. Etchevers, N. Gedney, Ye. M. Gusev, F. Habets, J. Kim, V. Koren, E.A. Kowalczyk, O.N. Nasonova, J. Noilhan, S. Schaake, A.B. Shmakin, T.G. Smirnova, D. Verseghy, P. Wetzel, Y. Xue, Z.-L. Yang, and Q. Zeng , 2001: The representation of snow in land surface schemes: Results from PILPS 2(d). J. Hydrometeor., 2, 7 – 25.

Smith, T.L., B.E. Schwartz, and J.M. Brown, 2001: Comparisons of RUC 20-km and 40-km forecasts for 24 May 2000. 14th Conf. on Numerical Weather Prediction, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 85 – 87.

Smith, T.L., S.G. Benjamin, B.E. Schwartz, and S. Gutman, 2001: Using GPS-IPW in a 4-D data assimilation system. GPS-99 Symp., Tsukuba, Japan, 921 – 926.

Szoke, E.J., and B.L. Shaw, 2001: An examination of the operational predictability of mesoscale terrain-induced features in eastern Colorado from several models. Ninth Conf. on Mesoscale Processes, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 380 – 383.

Szoke, E.J., U.H. Grote, P.C. Kucera, P.T. McCaslin, P.A. McDonald, and W.F. Roberts , 2001: D3D: A potential 3D visualization tool for the National Weather Service. 17th Int. Conf. on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Albuquerque, N.M., American Meteorological Society, 10 – 14.

Thomas, S.J., and G.L. Browning, 2001: The accuracy and efficiency of semi-implicit time stepping for mesoscale storm dynamics. J. Atmos. Sci., 58, 3053 – 3063.

Tollerud, E.I., 2001: Systematic gauge-network reporting errors: ramifications for gridded analyses. 11th Symp. on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation, Albuquerque, NM, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 19 – 23.

Tollerud, E.I., F. Caracena, A. Marroquin, S.E. Koch, J.L. Moody, and A.J. Wimmers, 2001: MCS development within continental-scale elongated dry filaments in GOES water vapor images. 11th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, Madison, WI, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 408 – 411.

Weygandt, S.S., S.G. Benjamin, and C. Velden, 2001: Assimilation of rapid-scan satellite cloud motion vectors into the RUC model in support of the PACJET experiment. 14th Conf. on Numerical Weather Prediction, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 263 – 267.

Wu, W., M. Xue, T.W. Schlatter, R.J. Purser, M. McAtee, J. Gao, D. Devenyi, J.C. Derber, D.M. Barker, S. Benjamin, and R. Aune, 2001: The WRF 3D-VAR analysis system. 18th Conf. on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc., J84 – J86.

Zhang, F., S.E. Koch, C.A. Davis, and M.L. Kaplan, 2001: Wavelet analysis and the governing dynamics of a large-amplitude mesoscale gravity wave event along the east coast of the United States. Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 127, 2209 – 2245.


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