Short-term Prediction Research
and Transition Center

Meetings

Southern Thunder Workshop

July 25-27, 2005
Fort Worth, TX

75 KB ppt   Introductions and Welcome, Logistics. Demetriades, Bunting, Goodman
   
  Session 1 - Updates on current total lightning networks
14 MB ppt   NASA - Huntsville LMA. Steve Goodman,
NASA MSFC
507 KB ppt   Vaisala - DFW LDAR II network status. Ron Holle,
Vaisala, Inc.
648 KB ppt   The Oklahoma Lightning Mapping Array. Don MacGorman,
NSSL
11 MB ppt   Houston LDAR II network: Status report. Brandon Ely,
TAMU
532 KB ppt   Forecaster surveys and LMA benchmarking.
Dennis Buechler,
UAH
                    
  Session 2 - Operational uses of total lightning data
6 MB ppt   WFO Huntsville, AL: Two years of LMA in operations. Jason Burks,
WFO Huntsville, AL
2 M B ppt   Use of LDAR II data at WFO Fort Worth during Spring 2005. Greg Patrick,
WFO Fort Worth, TX
withdrawn   The occurrence of lightning as a significant event. Dave Sharp,
WFO Melbourne, FL
7 MB ppt   Real-time LMA products for the Norman, OK National Weather Service Forecast Office. Don MacGorman,
NSSL
2 MB ppt   SPC lightning forecasts. Joe Schaefer,
SPC
   
  Session 3 - Total lightning research and meteorological applications
7 MB ppt   Short-term forecasting and WRF Case Study.
KHTX NEXRAD avi file 4.5 MB
Steve Goodman,
NASA MSFC
4 MB ppt   Vaisala’s total lightning research in support of the Southern Thunder Project. Nick Demetriades and Martin Murphy,
Vaisala, Inc.
12 MB ppt   NOAA/NSSL lightning studies with implications for operational applications. Don MacGorman,
NSSL
3 M B ppt   Update on lightning mapping systems using the New Mexico Tech Lightning Mapping Array. Bill Rison, Paul Krehbiel, and Ron Thomas,
NMT
1 M B ppt   The integration of total lightning into NCAR’s Auto-nowcaster: A status report. Nic Wilson,
OU
3 MB ppt   Developing methods to nowcast total lightning flash rates and convective initiation using satellite infrared convective cloud information. Simon Paech,
UAH
1 M B ppt    Statistical forecasting of lightning cessation at the Kennedy Space Center. Geoffrey Stano,
FSU
22 MB ppt   Comparison of VHF TOA and Interferometric measurements from Vaisala’s Texas test networks. Jean-Yves Lojou,
Vaisala Inc.
7 MB ppt   Total lightning observations with new and improved Los Alamos Sferic Array (LASA). Xuan-Min Shao,
LANL
24 MB ppt    Brief overview of total lightning activities. Bill Geitz,
USPLN
   
  Session 4 – Breakout discussions
28 KB word    A. Product definition and generation Lead – Nick Demetriades
26 KB word   B. Detection efficiency, location accuracy and performance metrics Lead – Bill Rison
26 KB word   C. Management of WES cases, training and assessment Lead – Jason Burks
   
  Session 5- Plenary
28 KB word    Summaries, next steps, tasks, deadlines, etc.
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