Webinar Series

Fire Weather on the Front Lines
by Alex Hoon, Lead Meteorologist at NWS Reno, in Reno, NV
November 12, 10 AM Mountain Time

Snow Level Forecasting in Mountains: New Canadian Improvements for public safety and climate change applications
by Mindy Brugman from Environment Canada
August 20th, 2 PM mountain time (2000 UTC)

A Meteorological Conundrum: Ice mushrooms on summits in Patagonia
Dr. C. David Whiteman – University of Utah
Understanding the NOAA National Water Model and its Source Meteorological Forcings in Complex Terrain Regions of the U.S.
by David Gochis from NCAR

Crossing multiple gray zones in atmospheric modeling: turbulence, convection and topography
Prof. Fotini (Tina) Katopodes Chow – UC Berkeley
21 Nov 2019, 2 PM mountain time (2000 UTC)
Putting Ensembles to Work: The National Blend of Models and the Evolution of Forecasting in the National Weather Service
Matt Jeglum- National Weather Service Western Regional Headquarters
August 22nd , 2 PM mountain time (2000 UTC)
Orographic Clouds and Rain in Hawaii
Alison Nugent and Thomas Giambelluca – Univ. of Hawaii
22 May 2019, 2 PM mountain time (2000 UTC)

Challenges of Operational Avalanche Forecasting
Ethan Greene - Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC)
21 February 2019, 1 PM mountain time (2000 UTC)

Complexity of snow-atmosphere interactions driving snow accumulation and ablation
Rebecca Mott - WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research, Davos, Switzerland
15 Nov 2018, 9 AM mountain time (1600 UTC)

Operational Perspectives on the 2017 California Fire Season
Warren Blier - National Weather Service, Oakland, CA
23 August 2018, 2 PM mountain time (2000 UTC)

Using high-resolution satellite stereo DEMs to quantify mountain glacier mass balance, snow depth, and landscape evolution on a continental scale
David Shean - University of Washington, Seattle, WA
19 Apr 2018, 2 PM mountain time (2000 UTC)
Driver Awareness and Risk Communication: Implications for Winter Weather Messaging
Randall Graham - Meteorologist in Charge, National Weather Service, Salt Lake City, UT
18 Jan 2018, 2 PM mountain time (2100 UTC)

Advancing understanding of winter orographic precipitation formation and the impacts of cloud seeding: The SNOWIE Project
Sarah Tessendorf - NCAR/RAL, Boulder, CO
19 Oct 2017, 2 PM mountain time (2000 UTC)

Wildfires in the western United States: Connecting the divide between research and operations
Craig Clements - San Jose State U, San Jose, CA
Craig Clements - San Jose State U, San Jose, CA
Mike Huston - NWS, Pocatello, ID
27 Jan 2016 noon mountain time (1900 UTC)
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27 Jan 2016 noon mountain time (1900 UTC)
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Lake effects in complex terrain: Operational needs and research opportunities
Jim Steenburgh - U. Utah, SLC, UT
Jim Steenburgh - U. Utah, SLC, UT
Paul Sisson - NWS, Burlington, VT
23 Sept 2015 noon mountain time (1800 UTC)
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23 Sept 2015 noon mountain time (1800 UTC)
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Downslope windstorms: Applied theory and experiences with operational forecasts
Dale Durran - U. Wash, Seattle, WA
Dale Durran - U. Wash, Seattle, WA
Mary Wister - NWS, Pendleton, OR
22 Apr 2015 noon mountain time (1800 UTC)
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22 Apr 2015 noon mountain time (1800 UTC)
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Challenges of GFE grid population in complex terrain
Paul Wolyn
NOAA/NWS, Pueblo, CO
28 Jan 2015 noon mountain time (1900 UTC)
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Paul Wolyn
NOAA/NWS, Pueblo, CO
28 Jan 2015 noon mountain time (1900 UTC)
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Progress and plans for the operational HRRR model
Curtis Alexander
NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO
19 Nov 2014 noon mountain time (1900 UTC)
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Curtis Alexander
NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO
19 Nov 2014 noon mountain time (1900 UTC)
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Multiday thunderstorm outbreaks east of the Big Horn mountains in Wyoming
Sean Campbell and Chauncy Schultz
NWS, Billings, MT
17 Sept 2014 noon mountain time (1800 UTC)
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Sean Campbell and Chauncy Schultz
NWS, Billings, MT
17 Sept 2014 noon mountain time (1800 UTC)
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The treatment of snow in numerical model land surface schemes
Ben Livneh
NOAA/ESRL & CU/CIRES, Boulder, CO
16 July 2014 noon mountain time (1800 UTC)
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Ben Livneh
NOAA/ESRL & CU/CIRES, Boulder, CO
16 July 2014 noon mountain time (1800 UTC)
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Drought monitoring in the western United States
Kelly Redmond and colleagues
Western Region Climate Center, Reno, NV
21 May 2014 noon mountain time (1800 UTC)
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Kelly Redmond and colleagues
Western Region Climate Center, Reno, NV
21 May 2014 noon mountain time (1800 UTC)
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Prediction and nowcasting of the Sept 2013 flash flooding along the Colorado Front Range
Dave Barjenbruch and Rob Kleyla
NWS, Boulder, CO
19 Mar 2014 noon mountain time (1800 UTC)
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Dave Barjenbruch and Rob Kleyla
NWS, Boulder, CO
19 Mar 2014 noon mountain time (1800 UTC)
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Terrain-Flow Interactions that Affect Winter Air Pollution in Urban and Rural Basins
John Horel
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
15 Jan 2014 noon mountain time (1900 UTC)
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John Horel
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
15 Jan 2014 noon mountain time (1900 UTC)
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Pairing research and operations during Olympic winter games
George Isaac
Environment Canada, Ontario, Canada
20 Nov 2013 noon mountain time (1900 UTC)
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George Isaac
Environment Canada, Ontario, Canada
20 Nov 2013 noon mountain time (1900 UTC)
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Snow to Liquid Ratios over the West Slope of the Northern Sierra Nevada: Climatology and a Predictive Methodology
Darren Van Cleave, Bill Rasch, and Eric Kurth
NWS, Sacramento, CA
18 Sept 2013 noon mountain time (1800 UTC)
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Darren Van Cleave, Bill Rasch, and Eric Kurth
NWS, Sacramento, CA
18 Sept 2013 noon mountain time (1800 UTC)
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High-resolution realtime enviromental modeling over the Pacific Northwest
Cliff Mass
UW, Seattle, WA
17 July 2013 noon mountain time (1800 UTC)
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Cliff Mass
UW, Seattle, WA
17 July 2013 noon mountain time (1800 UTC)
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The challenges of preparing and applying a fire weather forecast in complex terrain
Jay Charney
USFS, Lansing, MI
15 May 2013 noon mountain time (1800 UTC)
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Jay Charney
USFS, Lansing, MI
15 May 2013 noon mountain time (1800 UTC)
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Exploring the utility of downscaled SREF grids for generating probabilistic snowfall forecasts
Randy Graham and Glen Merrill
NOAA/NWS, Salt Lake City, UT
20 March 2013 noon mountain time (1800 UTC)
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Randy Graham and Glen Merrill
NOAA/NWS, Salt Lake City, UT
20 March 2013 noon mountain time (1800 UTC)
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Effects of moisture on stable orographic flow
Richard Rotunno
NCAR, Boulder, CO
16 January 2013 noon mountain time (1900 UTC)
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Richard Rotunno
NCAR, Boulder, CO
16 January 2013 noon mountain time (1900 UTC)
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For those attendees unfamiliar with the dynamics of dry stable ascent over terrain, Dr. Rotunno recommends they preview this comet tutorial before attending the webinar.