2nd SoWMEX/TiMREX SCIENCE WORKSHOP
Date¡G20-22 October 2009
(VENUE: 310 conference room, Central Weather Bureau, Taipei)

20, October 2009
08:30-09:00 Registration  
09:00-09:20 Opening remark  
09:20-14:00, Session I: Case Analysis (I)
1.1 Diagnostic studies using SoWMEX/TiMREX sounding data Richard H. Johnson
1.2 Case study of the MCS of June 14-16 during TiMREX Edward Zipser
1.3 Case study of the storm on 20 June 2008 during SoWMEX/TiMREX Wen-Chau Lee
10:40-11:00 Coffee break  
11:00-12:20, Session II: Case Analysis (II)
2.1 Convective initiation assisted by orography Robert Fovell
2.2 An investigation of the 8 June 2007 heavy rainfall event in central Taiwan Chung-Chieh Wang
2.3 Precipitation characteristics and associated environment regimes during SoWMEX/TiMREX Ben Jong-Dao Jou
12:20-13:40 Lunch break  
13:40-15:20, Session III: Monsoon Rainfall Analysis
3.1 Precipitation system observations in monsoon season around the East China Sea from 2006 to 2009 Dong-In Lee
3.2 Observations of surface energy, water and momentum fluxes and the derived land characteristics during Asia summer monsoon in Taiwan Ben-Jei Tsuang
3.3 Development of a three-dimensional detection algorithm for precipitation cells in East Asia during the Meiyu/Baiu period Taro Shinoda
3.4 Oceanic rainfall estimation from TMI observations by using mesoscale cloud model and microwave radiative transfer model Wann-Jin Chen
15:10-15:40 Coffee break  
15:40-17:20, Session IV: Microphysics
4.1 A modeling study of microphysical features for the rainfall event on 1-3 June 2008 during the SoWMEX/TiMREX Ming-Jen Yang
4.2 Scale invariance of drop-size concentrations Hsiao-Ming Hsu
4.3 The role of diurnal solenoidal circulation on propagating rainfall episodes near the eastern Tibetan Plateau Hsiao-Ling Huang
4.4 Budget analysis of drop size distribution: A case study during SoWMEX/TiMREX Chih-Chien Tsai
4.5 Data support for SoWMEX/TiMREX: An update James Moore
21, October 2009
09:00-10:40, Session V: Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting
5.1 Rapid update low-level analysis using radar, surface mesonet, and model data over Taiwan: Preliminary study based on TiMREX Data Juanzhen Sun
5.2 Impact of FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC GPS radio occultation and dropwindsonde data on regional model predictions during the 2008 Mei-yu season Fang-Ching Chien
5.3 Assimilate the ground-base GPS ZTD/PWV observations in CWB WRF Jing-Shan Hong
5.4 The preliminary results of a Doppler radar data 4DVAR experiment during 2008 SoWMEX IOP-8 Shao-Fan Chang
5.5 The performance of CWB NFS during SoWMEX Tzay-Ming Leou
10:40-11:00 Coffee break  
11:00-12:20, Session VI:Nowcasting
6.1 TiMREX to operations: The vision unfolding James Wilson
6.2 Analysis of atmospheric stability during selected events from SoWMEX/TiMREX Rita Roberts
6.3 The vertical structure of precipitation studies using UHF radar weather radar and disdrometer during TiMREX/SoWMEX Pay-Liam Lin
6.4 Humidity corrections in TiMREX upper-air soundings and their impact on convective parameters Paul E. Ciesielski
12:20-13:40 Lunch break  
13:40-15:00, Session VII: Tropical Cyclone
7.1 Preliminary Study on Characteristics of Radar echo under the Influence of Typhoon-introduced Southwest Flow Chih-Hsien Wei
7.2 Preliminary analysis of heavy rainfall in the southwest Taiwan induced by typhoon circulation Lei Feng
7.3 S-Pol radar refractivity in TiMREX/SoWMEX Part I: Data processing and quality assurance Ya-Chien Feng
7.4 S-Pol radar refractivity in TiMREX/SoWMEX Part II: Project-long characterizations and case studies Tammy M. Weckwerth
15:00-17:00 Coffee break  
15:00-17:00, Session VIII: Student Poster Session/Coffee Break
8.1 Severe pre-frontal convective systems observed during Mei-Yu season Shao-Chin Hunag
8.2 Subtropical oceanic mesoscale convective vortex observed during SoWMEX/ TiMREX Hsiao-Wei Lai
8.3 S-Pol Mesoscale boundaries and thunderstorm initiation during SoWMEX/TiMREX Rong-Guang Hsiu
8.4 A comparative study of the snowfall events between Yusha and AnPu in Taiwan Li-Min Tsai
8.5 Moisture Impact on the Predictability of Numerical Model over China XiaoWen Tang
8.6 Investigation of possible method for classifying the cloud types using a disdrometer S.A. Jung
8.7 The synoptic characteristics of meso-scale vortex during the Mei-Yu season 2008 D.-E. Lin
8.8 Raindrop size distribution observed during SoWMEX/TiMREX Tzu-Chin Chen
8.9 The rainfall estimation using the X-band radar data during SoWMEX/TiMREX Xin-Hao Liao
8.10 Estimation of attenuation at X-band using propagation phase and differential reflectivity Wei-Yu Chang
22, October 2009
09:00-12:30, Session IX: Program Review/Science Team Meeting
9.1 Operation of SoWMEX 2009 and beyond Chia-Rong Chen


FIRST SoWMEX/TiMREX SCIENCE WORKSHOP
Date¡G5-7 Novemeber 2008
(Taipei, Taiwan)

5, Novemeber 2008
08:30-09:00 Registration  
09:00-09:30 Opening remark  
09:30-10:00 Coffee break and photo session  
10:00-12:00, Session I: Invited talks
01 Preliminary results from the SoWMEX/TiMREX sounding network Richard H. Johnson
02 Developing conceptual models for nowcasting heavy heavy rain over Taiwan Jim Wilson
03 Mountain or Plain: Where will it rain? Chris Davis
04 Summary of SoWMEX/TiMREX Field Phase Operations and Lessons Learned James Moore
05 Program Overview Ben J.-D. Jou
12:30-13:30 Lunch break  
13:30-15:10, Session II: Data status
06 Roadmap to a legacy sounding dataset for SoWEMX/TiMREX Paul Ciesielski
07 Simultaneous horizontal and vertical transmit radar data and polarization error John Hubbert
08 The vertical structure characteristics revealed from the preliminary polarimetric radar data analysis in SOWMEX/TIMREX Tai-Chi Chen, Wang
09 Rain and microphysical measurements during SoWMEX/TiMREX : Summary and data quality Gyuwon Lee
10 Japan radar data status during the SoWMEX/TiMREX period Lei Feng
15:10-15:40 Coffee break  
15:40-17:40, Session III: Preliminary results and discussion (A)
11 Identifying robust predictor features associated with heavy rainfall fall in southern Taiwan Rita Roberts
12 TEAM-R observations during SoWMEX/TiMREX and an example of multiple-radar wind synthesis Yu-Chieng Liou
13 Summary of South Ship soundings and preliminary results of application to the calibration of satellite water vapor retrievals Jian-Liang Wang
14 Planetary boundary layer observations using UAV during SoWMEX/TiMREX Jir-Ming Char
15 Planetary boundary layer and precipitation studies using UHF radar/ar/Integrated sounding system during SoWMEX/TiMREX Pay-Liam Lin
16 A modeling study of the rainfall event on 1-3 June 2008 (IOP4) during the SoWMEX/TiMREX Ming-Jen Yang
6, Novemeber 2008
8:30-10:10, Session IV: Preliminary results and discussion (B)
17 The KEOP 2007 and its Implication in Korea Dong-Kyou Lee
18 WRF data assimilation to improve 0-12 hour precipitation forecast using hybrid approaches Juanzhen Sun
19 Daily simulations around Taiwan area during the SoWMEX/TiMREX IOP in 2008 using the cloud resolving model Taro Shinoda
20 The relationship of lightning activity and hydrometeors from WISCDYMM cloud model in SoWMEX/TiMREX Po-Hsiung Lin
21 The research of synoptic pattern and regional model related to the heavy rainfall forecast Fu-Dien Tsai
10:10-10:30 Coffee break  
10:30-12:10, Session Preliminary V:Preliminaryresults results and discussion (C)
22 The characteristics of summer monsoon rainfall at the southwestern ocean, Korea Dong-In Lee
23 Introduction of SCHeREX(South China Heavy Rainfall Experiment, 2008-2009) Yunqi Ni
24 Mesoscale observations of the genesis of typhoon Fengshen(2008) during the PALAU field campaign Hiroyuki Yamada
25 Preliminary evaluations of polarimetric QPEs based on the S-pol data during SoWMEX/TiMREX Pao-Liang Chang
26 Storm observations using SPOL during SoWMEX/TiMREX Radian Rong Rong-Guang Hsiu
27 Preliminary analysis of the ground-based GPS PW observations during SoWMEX/TiMREX Jing-Shan Hong
12:10-13:50 Lunch break  
13:50-15:30, Session VI: Preliminary results and discussion (D)
28 Some Preliminary Numerical Results with WRF Hsiao-Ming Hsu
29 An impact study of dropsonde and FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC GPS RO data on WRF simulations during SoWMEX/TiMREX Fang-Ching Chien
30 Severe pre-frontal convective system observed during SoWMEX Ching-Hwnag Liu
31 Doppler Radar Analysis on the Line Echo Wave Patterns Associated with the Southwest Monsoon Flow Chih-Hsien Wei
32 A Case Study of the Low-level Mesoscale MesoscaleVortices observed on 5-6 June 2008 near Taiwan during SoWMEX/TiMREX Chung-Chieh Wang
33 Favorable Synoptic Conditions for Development of MCV during SoWMEX Hsiao-Wei Lai
15:30-16:00 Coffee break  
16:00-17:30, Session VII: Science Team meeting
Science Team meeting