2024-25 PEAR and WWE
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Date Recording Abstract Title Authors
03 Dec 2024 No Recording Available Abstract Precipitation Experiment for Atmospheric Rivers. Tomer Burg
05 Dec 2024 Recording Abstract Performance of the Freezing Rain Accumulation National Analysis (FRANA) and updates for this winter season. Daniel Tripp
10 Dec 2024 Recording Abstract An Overview on the Communication of Winter Road Hazards Among NWS Weather Forecast Offices Jillian Dufort
12 Dec 2024 Recording Abstract Diving into the Forecast with Ensemble Clustering and Sensitivity Analysis: Insights from the 2024 FFaIR Experiment and Applications to Winter Weather & Atmospheric Rivers. Austin Coleman
17 Dec 2024 Recording Abstract Predicting Snow-to-Liquid Ratio (SLR) Across the CONUS. Jim Steenburgh/Peater Veals
19 Dec 2024 Recording Abstract GREMLIN & LxCast Atmospheric River & Winter Weather Applications Chris Smith
07 Jan 2025 Recording Abstract Survey of Atmospheric River, Precipitation Science, and Prediction Jay Cordiera
09 Jan 2025 Recording Abstract Title: None CANCELLED/HOLIDAY
21 Jan 2025 Recording Abstract The Weather Prediction Center's Winter Weather Experiment: Plans for the 15th WWE (2024-2025) Massey Bartolini
23 Jan 2025 Recording Abstract Characterizing Atmospheric Rivers associated with Persistent Flow Regimes Tyler Leicht
28 Jan 2025 Recording Abstract How Well Are Atmospheric Rivers Captured in Medium-Range Machine Learning Weather Predictions? Leif Swenson
30 Jan 2025 Recording Abstract The Rapid Refresh Forecast System with an Emphasis on Winter Weather Matt Pyle
04 Feb 2025 Recording Abstract Water Vapor Fields Via Multisensor Blended Satellite Products John Forsythe
06 Feb 2025 Recording Abstract Application of Ensemble Sensitivity to AR Recon Operations Ryan Torn
11 Feb 2025 Recording Abstract Data Impact Assessment of Atmospheric River Reconnaissance Dropsondes in NCEP GFS Operational Forecasts Vijay Tallapragada
13 Feb 2025 Recording Abstract Influence of the Sierra Barrier Jet and Atmospheric Rivers on the distribution of precipitation in Northern California Yazmina Rojas Beltran
18 Feb 2025 Recording Abstract A Machine Learning Approach to Automated Road-Surface Condition Predictions in Collaboration with the New York State Department of Transportation Carly Sutter
20 Feb 2025 Recording Abstract New York-Sponsored Winter Weather Projects Nick Bassill
25 Feb 2025 Recording Abstract The NWS National Winter Weather Program Eric Guillot
27 Feb 2025 Recording Abstract CAPS CAM Ensemble and Machine Learning Forecasts for the HMT Winter Weather Experiments Nate Snook/Keith Brewster
04 Mar 2025 Recording Abstract It’s Not Always Sunny in SoCal: The Historic Atmospheric River of February 4-6, 2024 Ariel Cohen and Robbie Munroe
06 Mar 2025 Recording Abstract Atmospheric Rivers in Southeast Alaska: Meteorological Conditions Associated with Extreme Precipitation & Differentiating between impactful and non-impactful Atmospheric River events Aaron Jacobs
11 Mar 2025 Recording Abstract Planned Changes to the Winter Suite of the National Blend of Models Geoff Manikin
13 Mar 2025 Recording Abstract WSSI: Science and Technology Updates Dana Tobin and Kirstin Harnos
2024 Flash Flood and Intense Rainfall Experiment (FFaIR)
Date Title Authors
04 June 2024 How to FFaIR Sarah Trojniak and Jimmy Correia
06 June 2024 Objective Verification of the Weather Prediction Center's Mesoscale Precipitation Discussions Erica Bower (CU/WPC)
11 June 2024 MPAS Ensemble Forecasts of Heavy Rainfall: Does adding members add value? Trevor Alcott (GSL)
13 June 2024 Medium-range Forecasts of Excessive Rainfall with the CSU-MLP Aaron Hill (OU)
25 June 2024 A machine learning postprocessor to mitigate QPF errors for improved hydrometeorological forecasting Bill Gallus (ISU)
27 June 2024 FV3-LAM CAM Ensemble Consensus and Machine Learning Products for Predicting Heavy Rain for the FFaIR Experiment Keith Brewster (OU)
09 July 2024 Current Status of RRFS and REFS, with an emphasis on QPF Matt Pyle (EMC)
11 July 2024 Evaluating HREF probabilistic forecasts of excessive rainfall Eric James (GSL)
23 July 2024 Advancing Situational Awareness with Ensemble Clustering and Sensitivity Analysis Tools Austin Coleman (CU/WPC)
25 July 2024 Leveraging Machine Learning and Probabilistic Guidance to improve flash flood forecasting across southern Utah Mike Seamen (NWS SLC)
30 July 2024 Societal Response to Flash Floods Brenda Phillips (UMass)
01 August 2024 Advances and Challenges In Atmospheric River Forecasting Ben Moore and Leif Swenson (PSL)
2023-2024 Winter Weather Experiment (WWE) Seminars
05 December 2023 The 14th WWE Introduction Bartolini (CU Boulder CIRES/WPC)
07 December 2023 Freezing Rain Accumulation National Analysis (FRANA) Daniel Tripp (OU CIWRO/NSSL)
12 December 2023 Addressing the Snow Accumulation Challenge at CIWRO/NSSL Andrew Rosenow (OU CIWRO/NSSL)
19 December 2023 The Rapid Refresh Forecast System Version 1 (RRFSv1) Ben Blake (SAIC/EMC)
04 January 2024 P-type Processes and Predictability: Initial results from the Winter Precipitation Type Research Multiscale Experiment (WINTRE-MIX) Justin Minder (UAlbany)
09 January 2024 Improved Snow-to-Liquid-Ratio Forecasts from Operational Models in the Western US Peter Veals/Jim Steenburgh (U Utah)
11 January 2024 A Short History of NWS/WPC Winter Weather Services & Operations Greg Carbin (WPC)
18 January 2024 3D characteristics of snow bands and implications for surface snowfall in Northeast Winter Storms Sandra Yuter,Laura Tomkins (NC State)
23 January 2024 FV3-LAM-Based CAM Ensemble & Machine Learning Products for the HMT Winter Weather Experiments Keith Brewster, Nate Snook (OU CAPS)
25 January 2024 SPC Winter Weather Andrew Lyons (SPC)
06 February 2024 The Winter Storm Severity Index (WSSI) Suite of Products Dana Tobin (CU Boulder CIRES/WPC)
08 February 2024 Improving lake-effect snowfall forecasts via UFS-based atmosphere-lake models Christiane Jablonoski (U Michigan)
13 February 2024 Exploring new techniques for WPCs Probabilistic Winter Precipitation Forecasts Bruce Veenhuis (WPC)
15 February 2024 Winter Product Updates in Version 4.2 of the National Blend of Models Geoff Manikin (MDL)
20 February 2024 The NWS National Winter Program Eric Guillot (NWS)
27 February 2024 The Development of Snow Multi-Bands in High-Resolution Idealized Baroclinic Wave Simulations Brian Colle, Nick Leonardo (Stony Brook University)
27 February 2024 An Overview of Water Year 2023 in the western U.S. Anna Wilson, Jay Cordeira (CW3E)
12 March 2024 Utilizing Novel Object-based Methods in METplus to Assess Impactful Snow Events from the 2023-24 WWE Tracy Hertneky (NCAR)
14 March 2024 Cobb SLR Methodology and
Application in NBM v4.1 Dan Cobb (NWS)
2023 Flash Flood and Intense Rainfall Experiment (FFaIR) Seminars
30 May 2024 How to be FFaIR Trojniak, Correia (CU Boulder CIRES/WPC)
1 June 2024 An Overview of the NWCs' experimental products: the FHO, AHD, and NHD Peggy Lee (NWC)
06 June 2024 MRMS Machine Learning QPE Andrew Osborne (OU CIWRO/NSSL)
8 June 2024 A recap of the July 2022 eastern Kentucky Flooding Jane Marie Wix (WFO Jackson, KY)
13 June 2024 Current Knowledge about TORFFs in both the social and physical science realms Erik Nielsen, Jen Henderson (TTU)
15 June 2024 The status of the First version of the Rapid Refresh Forecast System Jacob Carley (EMC)
27 June 2024 Progress towards medium range excessive rainfall forecasts with the CSU-MLP Aaron Hill, Russ Schumacher (CSU)
29 June 2024 QPF driven ensemble streamflow predictions using three different hydrologic models Kristie Franz (ISU)
11 July 2024 WPC Excessive Rainfall Outlook: Overview, recent verification, and a look ahead Marc Chenard (WPC)
13 July 2024 Characterization of extreme precipitation in the HREF Janice Bytheway (PSL)
13 July 2024 Characterizing Warm-Season Heavy Precipitation in the HREF Means Dianna Stovern (PSL)
25 July 2024 FV3-LAM & HREF CAM Ensemble Consensus and Machine Learning Products for FFaIR Keith Brewster, Nate Snook (OU CAPS)
01 August 2024 Flash Flood Flashiness JJ Gourley (NSSL)
3 August 2024 Flash Flood Response Brenda Phillips (UMass)
08 August 2024 Water Model Geospatial Tools and Inundation Maps Mark Glaudemans (NWS)
10 August 2024 Initial Work on Precipitation Nowcasting within MRMS Steve Martinaitis (OU CIWRO, NSSL)
