UFS AT THE 2020 AMS ANNUAL MEETING

All events are at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, 415 Summer St., Boston, MA.

Day/Time Abstract Title/Link Presenter/Facilitator Room/Hall Program Session Presentation Type
Sunday 1/12/2020 8:00am -12:00pm Short Course: Experimentation and Development of Physical Parameterizations for Numerical Weather Prediction Using a Single-Column Model and the CCPP Ligia Bernardet 105 N/A N/A Short Course
Monday 1/13/2020 9:00am – 9:15am 1.3: Leveraging Community Modeling in NOAA to Advance Operational Environmental Prediction Brian Gross 258B Special Symposium on the Future of Weather, Forecasting, and Practice Model Center Progress and Future Vision Oral Presentation
Monday 1/13/2020 9:45am – 10:00am 1.5: Data Assimilation Planning and Testing for Version 16 of the NCEP Global Forecast System Daryl Kleist 259A 24th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) Advances in Data Assimilation and Observing Systems Oral Presentation
Monday 1/13/2020 9:45am – 10:00am 1B.6: The Use of the METplus Verification and Diagnostic Capability in Forecast Evaluation across Multiple Scales and Applications Tara Jensen 257AB 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) Verification, Bias Correction, and Postprocessing of Numerical Weather Models Oral Presentation
Monday 1/13/2020 12:15pm – 1:15pm Town Hall Meeting: A Discussion about the Draft EPIC Strategic Plan with NOAA Leadership Neil Jacobs 205A N/A N/A Town Hall
Monday 1/13/2020 2:00pm – 2:30pm 3.1: Streamlining Verification through the Enhanced Model Evaluation Tools (METplus) Tara Jensen 260 26th Conference on Probability and Statistics Methods of Verification and Evaluation of Forecasts: Focus on High Impact Oral Presentation
Monday 1/13/2020 3:00pm – 3:15pm 3A.5: Development and Application of Global Aerosol Forecasts Using the Online Coupled GEFS–Aerosol Model Georg Grell 157C 36th Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies Quasi-Operational Products You Can Use Now—The View from The Dry and Wet Side Oral Presentation
Monday 1/13/2020 3:00pm – 3:15pm 4.1: Initial Development of a NOAA Emissions and eXchange Unified System (NEXUS) Patrick C. Campbell 211 21st Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA Global- to Local-Scale Coupled Meteorology and Atmospheric Chemistry Modeling Oral Presentation
Monday 1/13/2020 4:00pm – 6:00pm Poster # 146: An Evaluation of Vertical Thermodynamic Profiles and Derived Stability Parameters from Parallel FV3- and Spectral-Model GFS Forecasts Dillon V. Blount Hall B 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) Poster Session 1 30 WAF/26 NWP Monday Poster Session Poster Presentation
Monday 1/13/2020 4:00pm – 6:00pm Poster # 185: The Use of METplus Verification and Diagnostic Capabilities for Evaluating Sea-Ice Predictions Lindsay Blank Hall B 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) Poster Session 1-#185: 30 WAF/26 NWP Monday Poster Session Poster Presentation
Tuesday 1/14/2020 8:30am – 9:30am PD1.1: A Simplified NCEP Prediction Suite for the NWS (Invited Presentation) Brian Gross 252A 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations Best Practices, Private–Public Partnerships, and Multicommunity Efforts for the Transition of R2O in the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprises Oral Presentation and Panel Discussion
Tuesday 1/14/2020 9:15am – 9:30am 5B.4: Application of GLDAS Framework to the Next-Version Global Forecast System at NCEP Youlong Xia 253A 34th Conference on Hydrology Land Data Assimilation Techniques and Systems Oral Presentation
Tuesday 1/14/2020 10:30am – 10:45am 5A.1: The Unified Forecast System: Improving Research to Operations Ricky Rood 252A 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations Best Practices, Private–Public Partnerships, and Multicommunity Efforts for the Transition of R2O in the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprises Oral Presentation
Tuesday 1/14/2020 10:45am – 11:00am 5A.2: Unified Forecast System Development and Operational Implementation Plans at NCEP/EMC Vijay Tallapragada 252A 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations Best Practices, Private–Public Partnerships, and Multicommunity Efforts for the Transition of R2O in the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprises Oral Presentation
Tuesday 1/14/2020 12:15pm – 1:15pm Town Hall Meeting: NOAA Modeling Forum Hendrik Tolman 157AM N/A N/A Town Hall
Tuesday 1/14/2020 2:00pm – 2:15pm 5A.3: Development of Multiple-Nest Capability in the Operational Global Forecast System Xuejin Zhang 257AB 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) Advances in Dynamics and Physics of Numerical Weather Models Oral Presentation
Tuesday 1/14/2020 3:00pm – 3:15pm 8.1: Evaluation of FV3 for Use with Air Quality Applications Jeff McQueen 211 21st Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA Topics on Boundary Layer Meteorology and Atmospheric Dispersion Oral Presentation
Tuesday 1/14/2020 3:15pm – 3:30pm 7.2: Enabling the Verification and Validation of Environmental Prediction Systems Using the Model Evaluation Tool Software Suite and Amazon Web Services Jason Levit 252A 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations Best Practices, Private–Public Partnerships, and Multicommunity Efforts for the Transition of R2O in the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprises … Oral Presentation
Tuesday 1/14/2020 3:30pm – 3:45pm 6A.3: Advances in Model Physics for the Next Implementation of the GFS (GFSv16) Jack Kain 257AB 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) Advances in Dynamics and Physics of Numerical Weather Models Oral Presentation
Tuesday 1/14/2020 4:00pm – 6:00pm Poster # 643: Designing a Process for Selecting, Vetting, and Implementing Physics Innovations in a Community Modeling Paradigm Jack Kain Hall B 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) Poster Session 2 30 WAF/26 NWP Tuesday Poster Session Poster Presentation
Tuesday 1/14/2020 4:00pm – 6:00pm Poster # 645: Verification of the Physics Suite Testing for GFS v16 Using the Model Evaluation Tools Michelle Harrold Hall B 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) Poster Session 2 30 WAF/26 NWP Tuesday Poster Session Poster Presentation
Tuesday 1/14/2020 4:00pm – 6:00pm Poster # 648: Coupling FLAKE with GFSv15 Yihua Wu Hall B 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) Poster Session 2 30 WAF/26 NWP Tuesday Poster Session Poster Presentation
Tuesday 1/14/2020 4:00pm – 6:00pm Poster # 665: Unified Forecast System: Considerations for Transition to Operations Ivanka Stajner Hall B 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) Poster Session 2 30 WAF/26 NWP Tuesday Poster Session Poster Presentation
Tuesday 1/14/2020 5:20pm – 5:40pm Booth Talk: Supporting Mechanisms for R20 within NOAA’s Unified Forecast System (UFS) (Invited Presentation) Dorothy Koch NOAA Booth N/A N/A Booth Presentation
Wednesday 1/15/2020 9:00am – 9:15am 8A.2: Implications for Operational Nowcasting and Short-Range Forecasting from NOAA Moving to a Unified Forecast System Hendrik Tolman 252A 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations Improving R2O and O2R in the 0–18-h Forecast Range Linking Research and Operations to Forecasters’ Needs Oral Presentation
Wednesday 1/15/2020 9:00am – 9:15am J36.2: Development of and Implementation Strategies for the Unified Forecast System at NCEP to Assist with Forecasting Aviation Weather Hazards Vijay Tallapragada 257AB 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) Advances in Data Assimilation, Verification, and Probabilistic Forecasting of Aviation Weather Hazards Oral Presentation
Wednesday 1/15/2020 9:15am – 9:30am 8A.3: A Description of the v2.8 RTMA/URMA Upgrade and Progress toward 3D RTMA Jacob Carley 252A 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations Improving R2O and O2R in the 0–18-h Forecast Range Linking Research and Operations to Forecasters’ Needs Oral Presentation
Wednesday 1/15/2020 10:30am – 12:00pm PD2.5 Supporting Mechanisms for R2O within NOAA’s Unified Forecast System (UFS) (Invited Presentation) Dorothy Koch 252A 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations NOAA Practices and Policies Enabling R2O Activities to Support End-User Needs—Panel Discussion [Invited Presentations] Oral Presentation and Panel Discussion
Wednesday 1/15/2020 10:30am – 12:00pm PD2.6: Enabling Environmental Modeling R2O in NOAA (Invited Presentation) Hendrik Tolman 251 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations NOAA Practices and Policies Enabling R2O Activities to Support End-User Needs—Panel Discussion [Invited Presentations] Oral Presentation and Panel Discussion
Wednesday 1/15/2020 10:30am – 10:45am 9B.1: Overview of Air Quality and Aerosol Predictions at NOAA/National Weather Service Ivanka Stajner 207 22nd Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry Air Quality Forecasting of Pollution Episodes Oral Presentation
Wednesday 1/15/2020 10:45am – 11:00am 9B.2: Forecast and Evaluation of High-Aerosol Events Using Operational Global Forecast Models at NOAA/National Weather Service Partha Bhattacharjee 207 22nd Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry Air Quality Forecasting of Pollution Episodes Oral Presentation
Wednesday 1/15/2020 11:00am – 11:15am 9B.3: Advancing National Air Quality Forecasts through Emission Data Assimilation (Invited Presentation) Daniel Tong 207 22nd Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry Air Quality Forecasting of Pollution Episodes Oral Presentation
Wednesday 1/15/2020 11:30am – 11:45am 9.5: The Use of the METplus Verification and Diagnostic Capability in Short-Term Forecast Evaluation Tara Jensen 252A 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations Improving R2O and O2R in the 0–18-h Forecast Range Linking Research and Operations to Forecasters’ Needs Oral Presentation
Wednesday 1/15/2020 11:45am – 12:00pm 7.6: Description and Evaluation of the FENGSHA Dust Emission Model in FV3GFS-Chem Rick Saylor 208 12th Symposium on Aerosol – Cloud – Climate Interactions Advances in Observational and Modeling Studies of the Role of Mineral Dust in the Earth System Oral Presentation
Wednesday 1/15/2020 1:30pm – 1:45pm 10B.1: NOAA’s Next Generation Global Prediction System (NGGPS) Program Update Dorothy Koch 251 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations National and International Efforts and Partnerships (i.e., Community Global Modeling): Next Generation Global Prediction System (NGGPS) and Beyond … Oral Presentation
Wednesday 1/15/2020 1:45pm – 2:00pm 10B.2: A Community Effort to Unify Verification and Validation Efforts Tara Jensen 251 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations National and International Efforts and Partnerships (i.e., Community Global Modeling): Next Generation Global Prediction System (NGGPS) and Beyond … Oral Presentation
Wednesday 1/15/2020 1:45pm – 2:00pm 10B.2: Probabilistic Forecasts of Ozone and PM2.5 from the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) Model Irina V. Djalalova 207 22nd Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry Air Quality Forecasting of Pollution Episodes Oral Presentation
Wednesday 1/15/2020 2:00pm – 2:15pm 10B.3: Fostering National and International Collaboration through the Enhanced Model Evaluation Tools (METplus) Tara Jensen 251 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations National and International Efforts and Partnerships (i.e., Community Global Modeling): Next Generation Global Prediction System (NGGPS) and Beyond … Oral Presentation
Wednesday 1/15/2020 2:15pm – 2:30pm 10B.4: Model Upgrade Plan and Initial Results from a Prototype NCEP Global Forecast System Version 16 Fanglin Yang 251 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations National and International Efforts and Partnerships (i.e., Community Global Modeling): Next Generation Global Prediction System (NGGPS) and Beyond … Oral Presentation
Wednesday 1/15/2020 3:15pm – 3:30pm 8.2: Accelerating Stochastic Physics Development in the NOAA Unified Forecast System (UFS) Jian-Wen Bao 153C Eighth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation … Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018: How the Improving Forecasting and Assimilation (IFAA) Portfolio Is Building a Weather-Ready Nation Oral Presentation
Wednesday 1/15/2020 3:15pm – 3:30pm 11B.2: The Common Community Physics Package CCPP: Unifying Physics across NOAA and NCAR Models Using a Common Software Framework Dominikus Heinzeller 251 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations National and International Efforts and Partnerships (i.e., Community Global Modeling): Next Generation Global Prediction System (NGGPS) and Beyond … Oral Presentation
Wednesday 1/15/2020 3:45pm – 4:00pm 4.4: The Global-Nested Hurricane Analysis and Forecast System (HAFS): Results from the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season Andrew Hazelton 205B Tropical Meteorology and Tropical Cyclones Symposium Physical Parameterizations for Tropical Cyclone Prediction Oral Presentation
Wednesday 1/15/2020 3:45pm – 4:00pm 8.4: Advancements of the FV3 Stand-Alone Regional Model Curtis Alexander 153C Eighth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation … Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018: How the Improving Forecasting and Assimilation (IFAA) Portfolio Is Building a Weather-Ready Nation Oral Presentation
Wednesday 1/15/2020 4:00pm – 6:00pm Poster # 647: One-Stop Shopping for Physics across Scales: From a Single-Column Model to Three-Dimensional Configurations for Weather and S2S Linlin Pan Hall B 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) Poster Session 2 30 WAF/26 NWP Tuesday Poster Session Poster Presentation
Wednesday 1/15/2020 4:00pm – 6:00pm Poster # 1506: Enhancements to Cloud Overlap Radiative Effects for Weather Forecasting and Tropical Cyclone Prediction Michael Iacono Hall B Tropical Meteorology and Tropical Cyclones Symposium Poster Session 4 Tropical Cyclones Research and Forecasting: Poster Session II Poster Presentation
Wednesday 1/15/2020 4:00pm – 6:00pm Poster # 1527: Hurricane Analysis and Forecast System (HAFS) Stand-Alone Regional Model (SAR) 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season Real-Time Forecasts Jili Dong Hall B Tropical Meteorology and Tropical Cyclones Symposium Poster Session 4 Tropical Cyclones Research and Forecasting: Poster Session II Poster Presentation
Wednesday 1/15/2020 5:20pm – 5:40pm The Unified Forecast System: Improving Research to Operations Ricky Rood NOAA Booth N/A N/A Booth Presentation
Wednesday 1/15/2020 5:40pm – 6:00pm Unified Forecast System (UFS) Hendrik Tolman NOAA Booth N/A N/A Booth Presentation
Thursday 1/16/2020 9:00am – 9:15am 12.3: Comparing WRF-ARW and FV3 SAR Forecasts for Warn-on-Forecast Applications Larissa Reames 252A 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations Improving R2O and O2R in the 0–18-h Forecast Range Linking Research and Operations to Forecasters’ Needs Oral Presentation
Thursday 1/16/2020 11:00am – 11:15am 12A.3: Physics Interoperability as a Strategy for Advancing NOAA’s Unified Forecast System Physics Suite Ligia Bernardet 257AB 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) Advanced Physics and Physics Interoperability in Community Models Oral Presentation
Thursday 1/16/2020 11:30am – 11:45am 12A.5: Process-Oriented Diagnostics to Inform the Physics Suite of Future GFS Implementations using NOAA’s Unified Forecast System Weiwei Li 257AB 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) Advanced Physics and Physics Interoperability in Community Models Oral Presentation
Thursday 1/16/2020 11:45am – 12:00pm 15.6: Assessing Space Weather Predictions using METplus – A Community Verification and Diagnostics Package Tara Jensen 205A 17th Conference on Space Weather Advances in Research and Modeling of Space Weather Drivers Oral Presentation
Thursday 1/16/2020 1:30pm – 1:45pm 13B.1: Unified Forecast System (UFS) Hendrik Tolman 257AB 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) Advances in Unified Modeling Frameworks (from Nowcasting to Climate) Oral Presentation
Thursday 1/16/2020 1:45pm – 2:00pm 13B.2: The Unified Forecast System (UFS): A Framework for Prediction Shared by Research and Operations Ricky Rood 257AB 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) Advances in Unified Modeling Frameworks (from Nowcasting to Climate) Oral Presentation
Thursday 1/16/2020 2:45pm – 3:00pm 13B.6: Advances Toward an Operational Convection-Allowing Ensemble Prediction System in the Unified Forecast System at NOAA Jacob Carley 257AB 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) Advances in Unified Modeling Frameworks (from Nowcasting to Climate) Oral Presentation
Thursday 1/16/2020 4:15pm – 4:30pm 14C.4A: Accelerating Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Modeling and Improving Week 3-4 Forecast with the UFS: Plan and Progress Yan Xue 257AB 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) Seasonal-to-Subseasonal Numerical Weather Prediction Oral Presentation