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Recent Publications Nita Fullerton, Publications Coordinator Benjamin, S.G. and B.E. Schwartz, 1999: Accuracy of RUC-1 and RUC-2 Wind and Aircraft Trajectory Forecasts as Determined by ACARS Observations. Eighth Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, Dallas, TX. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 481-485. Benjamin, S.G., J.M. Brown, K.J. Brundage, D. Kim, Barry Schwartz. T. Smirnova, and T.L. Smith, 1999. Aviation Forecasts from the RUC-2. Eighth Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, Dallas, TX. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 486-490. Bernardet, L.R. and W.R. Cotton, 1998: The 12-13 May 1985 Derecho Event: Mechanism of Strong Wind Development. 19th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Minneapolis, MN. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 472- 475. Birkenheuer, D., 1998: Radiance Assimilation of Polar and Geostationary Satellite Data in LAPS. Ninth Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, Paris, France. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 672-675. Brundage, J.M., L.A. Ewy, G.F. Pankow, A.B. Stanley, and S.M. Williams, 1999: Development of a Prototype AWIPS Operational Data Repository and Case Review System. 15th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Dallas, TX. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 353-355. Caracena, F., S.L. Barnes, and A. Marroquin, 1998: A Study of Gravity Waves Generated by Convective Systems in Eta Model Forecasts. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 68, 12-21. Chen, M.-F., J. Fluke, and H. Grote, 1999: A Proven Software Configuration Management for Workstation Development. 15th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Dallas, TX. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 567-570. Fields, H.L., and J.L. Mahoney, 1999: The Use of Verification from an Operational Forecaster's Perspective. 15th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems, Dallas, TX. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 105-106. Govett, M.W., A. Sathye, J.P. Edwards, and L.B. Hart, 1999: Using PPP to Parallelize Operational Weather Forecast Models for MPPS. Proceedings of the 1997 Symposium on Regional Weather Prediction on Parallel Computer Environments, Athens, Greece. University of Athens, 281-285. Grote, U.H., 1999: A Java-Based Collaborative Working Environment for FX-Advanced. 15th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Dallas, TX. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 509-512. Hartsough, C.S., J.L. Mahoney, and J.K. Henderson, 1999: Verification of the Aviation Weather Center's Convective SIGMET Outlooks Using RTVS. Eighth Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, Dallas, TX. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 100-104. Hashem, M.S., and J.A. McGinley, 1999: The Design of the New Spacelift Weather Information System (SWIS) for the U.S. Space Program. Eighth Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, Dallas, TX. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 156-159. Johnson, L.E., and B.G. Olsen, 1988: Assessment of Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts. Weather and Forecasting, 13, 75-83. Johnson, L.E., P. Kucera, C. Lusk, and W.F. Roberts, 1998: Usability Assessments for Hydrologic Forecasting DSS. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 34, 1, 43-56. Kelsch, M., 1998: The Fort Collins Flash Flood: Exceptional Rainfall and Urban Runoff. 19th Conference on Severe Storms, Minneapolis, MN. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 404-407. Kim, D., 1998: Combining Imager and Sounder Data to Derive Cloud Products. Ninth Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, Paris, France. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 208-211. Kim, D., 1998: The AVHRR Data on AMSU-A/B Footprints. Ninth Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, Paris, France. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 551-552. Kim, D., J. Brown, S.G. Benjamin, and T. Smirnova, 1998: The Use of Satellite Information in Correcting Model-Predicted Clouds. Ninth Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, Paris, France. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 722-723. Kim, D., S.G. Benjamin, T. Smirnova, and J. Brown. Comparison of Skin Temperatures from the MAPS/RUC Forecast Model and from GOES-8. Ninth Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, Paris, France. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 624-625. Lu, C., and G.L. Browning, 1998: The Impact of Observational and Model Errors on Four-Dimensional Variational Data Assimilation. Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, 55, 995-1011. Lusk, C., P. Kucera, W.F. Roberts, and L. Johnson, 1999: The Process and Methods Used to Evaluate Prototype Operational Hydrometeorological Workstations. Bulletin for the American Meteorological Society, 80, 57-65. Madine, S., and N. Wang, 1999: Delivery of Meteorological Products to an Internet Client Workstation. 15th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Dallas, TX. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 356-359. Mahoney, J.L., J.K. Henserson, B.G. Brown, and C.S. Hartsough, 1999: Benefits of Using FSL's Real-time Verification System at the NWS/NCEP Aviation Weather Center. Eighth Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, Dallas, TX. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 95- 99. Marroquin, A., 1999: Turbulence Forecasting Algorithms: Calibration, Comparison, and Verification, Eighth Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, Dallas, TX. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 72-76. McCaslin, P.T., P.A. McDonald, and E.J. Szoke, 1999: Developing and Testing a 3D Visualization Workstation Application at FSL, 15th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Dallas, TX. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 498-501. McDonald, P.A., 1997: Developing Three-Dimensional Display Applications for Operational Meteorology. Proceedings, Third Visualization Conference, Tokyo, Japan. Visualization Society of Japan, 8 pp. Miller, P.A., and M.F. Barth, 1999: The LDAD Observation Quality Control and Monitoring System: An Update for AWIPS Build 4.2. 15th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Dallas, TX. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 336-340. Rodgers, D.M., A. Wilson, G. Pratt, and J. Frimel, 1999: An Update of the Development of Forecasting Productivity Tools for the Aviation Weather Center. Eighth Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, Dallas, TX. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 86-89. Sherretz, L., 1999: Overview of the Aviation Digital Data Service. Eighth Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, Dallas, TX. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 134-137. Smirnova, T.G., J.M. Brown, and S.G. Benjamin, 1999: Parameterization of Frozen Soil Physics in MAPS and its Effect on Hydrological Cycle Components. 14th Conference on Hydrology. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 418-421. Snook, J.S., 1998: Local-Domain Mesoscale Model Support for the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games. Proceedings of the 1997 Symposium on Regional Weather Prediction on Parallel Computer Environments, Athens, Greece. University of Athens, 217-222. Snook, J.S., 1998: Comments on "Regional Real-Time Numerical Weather Prediction: Current Status and Future Potential." Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 79, 12:2747-2748. Snook, J.S., M.P. Meyers, G.S. Poulos, and D.A. Wesley, 1998: A Local-Area Model Comparison of the October 1997 Rocky Mountain Blizzard and Severe Wind Event. Eighth Conference on Mountain Meteorology, Flagstaff, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 31-35. Snook, J.S., P.A. Stamus, J. Edwards, Z. Christidis, and J.A. McGinley, 1998: Local-Domain Mesoscale Analysis and Forecast Model Support for the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games. Wea. and Forecasting, 138-150. Stamus, P.A., 1998: An Overview of the Local Analysis and Prediction System (LAPS) and its use at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. Proceedings of the 1997 Symposium on Regional Weather Prediction on Parallel Computer Environments, Athens, Greece. University of Athens, 217-222. Steffen, C.E., and M.B. Romberg, 1999: Extensible Web Dissemination Graphical User Interface for National Weather Service Data. 15th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Dallas, TX. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 341-344. Tollerud, E.I., 1999: Combining Precipitation Networks: The Effect of Instrumentaation and Site Distribution Differences. 15th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Dallas, TX. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 70-75. Wilson, A., D.M. Rodgers, and U.H. Grote, 1999: Adding Productivity Tools to the WFO-Advanced Meteorological Workstation. 15th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Dallas, TX. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 322-325. Schwartz, B.E., and S.G. Benjamin, 1998: A Study of the Accuracy of RUC-1 and RUC-2 Wind and Aircraft Trajectory Forecasts Using ACARS Observations. NOAA Technical Memorandum ERL FSL-22. Forecast Systems Laboratory, 39 pp. Subramanian, C., S. Kerpedjiev, 1998: Dissemination of Weather Information to Emergency Managers: A Decision Support Tool. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 45, 2, 106-114. Szoke, E.J., and A. Pietrycha, 1998: The Landspout Life Cycle: Maybe not as Simple as Previously Thought. 19th Conference on Severe Storms, Minneapolis, MN. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 68-71. Tollerud, E.I., 1997: New Access and Display Routines for Hourly Precipitation Data and Metadata Using CD-ROMS and the World Wide Web. 10th Conference on Applied Climatology, Reno, Nevada. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 314-318. (If you would like a hard copy of any paper listed here, e-mail, or mail your request to: FSL Publications Coordinator, NOAA Forecast Systems Laboratory, 325 Broadway R/E/FS1, Boudler, Colorado 80303-3328)