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    Barth, M.F., P.A. Miller, M.H. Savoie, C.S. Hartsough, 1998: The LDAD Observation Quality Control and Monitoring System: Results from the Model Consistency Check Applied to Boundary Layer Profiler Winds. Tenth Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 207-212.

    Benjamin, S.G., J.M. Brown, K.J. Brundage, B. Schwartz, T. Smirnova, and T.L. Smith, 1998: The Operational RUC-2. 16th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 249-252.

    Benjamin, S.G., T.L. Smith, B.E. Schwartz, and S.I. Gutman, 1998: Precipitation Forecast Sensitivity to GPS Precipitable Water Observations Combined with GOES Using RUC-2. 16th Conference on Weather and Forecasting, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 73-76.

    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.

    Biere, M., 1998: The WFO-Advanced Two-Dimensional Display Software Design. 14th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 376-379.

    Birkenheuer, D., 1998: Impact of Multichannel Passive Microwave Radiometer Data on the LAPS Moisture Analysis. NOAA Technical Memorandum ERL FSL-21, Forecast Systems Laboratory, Boulder, CO, 15 pp.

    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.

    Birkenheuer, D., 1998: The Effect of GOES Image Data on RAMS Forecasts Initialized with LAPS. 12th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 300-303.

    Birkenheuer, D., 1998: Analysis of Polar Satellite Data in LAPS Using RTTOV. 16th Conference on Weather and Forecasting, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 304-307.

    Blanchard, D.O., W.R. Cotton, and J.M. Brown, 1998: Mesoscale Circulation Growth under Conditions of Weak Inertial Instability. Mon. Wea. Rev., 126, 118-140.

    Bothwell, P., and T.L. Smith, 1998: Forecasting Areas of Convective Weather Threat Using the RUC-2. 19th Conference on Severe Storms, Minneapolis, MN. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 669-672.

    Brown, J.M., T.G. Smirnova, and S.G. Benjamin, 1998: Introduction of MM5 Level 4 Microphysics into the RUC-2. 12th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 113-115.

    Brown, J.M., and E.J. Szoke, 1998: Forecasting Strong Winds and Low-Level Turbulence at Colorado Springs: MCAT97. 16th Conference on Weather and Forecasting, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 138-140.

    Colliander, R., D. Paschall, and R. Brummer, 1998: The GLOBE Program: Students Collecting Unique Global Datasets of Atmospheric and Environmental Data. 14th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 1-2.

    D. Devenyi, 1998: Application of a Three-Dimensional Variational Analysis in RUC-2. 12th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 37-40.

    Dudhia, J., J. Klemp, W. Skamarock, D. Dempsey, Z. Janjic, S. Benjamin, and J. Brown, 1998: A Collaborative Effort Toward a Future Community Mesoscale Model (WRF). 12th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 242-243.

    Elliott, W.P., R.J. Ross, and B.E. Schwartz, 1998: Effects of NWS Changes in Upper-Air Humidity Processing on Climate Records. Tenth Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 64-67.

    Elliott, W.P., R.J. Ross, and B.E. Schwartz, 1998: Effects on Climate Records of Changes in National Weather Service Humidity Processing Procedures. Journal of Climate, 11, 2424-2436.

    Govett, M.W., W.R. Moninger, and E.I. Tollerud, 1997: A Demonstration of the Access and Display of 50 Years of Hourly Precipitation Data Available on CD-ROM. 10th Conference on Applied Climatology, Reno, NV, AMS, 42-45.

    Grote, U.H., and M.R. Biere, 1998: The WFO-Advanced System Software Architecture. 14th Intl. Conf. on Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Phoenix, AZ. AMS, 321-324.

    Hartsough, C.S., P.A. Miller, M.F. Barth, and M.H. Savoie, 1998: The LDAD Observation Quality Control and Monitoring System: Results from the Spatial Consistency Check Applied to Surface Observations. 10th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 202-206.

    Hong, J.S., and D. Kim, 1998: The Retrieval of the Clear TOVS Radiance Using the Statistical Regression Method. 12th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 316-319.

    Jackson, M.E., J.M. Schmidt, and J.S. Snook, 1998: Studying the South Texas Sea Breeze Using a Mesoscale Model Installed at the Brownsville, Texas, National Weather Service Office. 16th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 76-78.

    Jackson, M.E., J.M. Schmidt, and J.S. Snook, 1998: A Numerical Study of the Orographic Effects of the Deep South Texas Sea Breeze. Eighth Conference on Mountain Meteorology, Flagstaff, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 50-54.

    Jackson, M.E., P.A. Yura, and J.S. Snook, 1998: A Severe Thunderstorm Initiated at the Intersection of an Intense Cold Front and a Surface Convergence Line. 19th Conference on Severe Storms, Minneapolis, MN. AMS, 257-260.

    Janssen, J.B., 1998: Building a Model Intranetwork Using the Latest Protocols and Technology. 14th Intl. Conf. on Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography and Hydrology, AMS, 423-425.

    Jesuroga, Richard T., 1998: The AWIPS Local Data Acquisition and Dissemination System, Tenth Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 368-370.

    Johnson, L.E., and B.G. Olsen, 1988: Assessment of Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts. Wea. Forecast., 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.

    Kadar, B., I. Szunyogh, and D. Devenyi, 1998: On the Origin of Model Errors. Part I. Effects of the Temporal Discretization for Hamiltonian Systems. Idojaras, Quarterly Journal of the Hungarian Met. Service, 102:1, 19-41.

    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.

    Kelsch, M., and C. Subramaniam, 1998: Dissemination of Critical Weather Information from the AWIPS Local Data Acquisition and Dissemination System. 14th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 380-382.

    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., and D. Nychka, 1998: Comparisons of Density Smoothers to Combine Satellite Imager and Sounder Data. 14th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences, Phoenix, AZ. AMS, 35-40.

    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. AMS, 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.

    Kucera, P.C., C.M. Lusk, W.F. Roberts, and L.E. Johnson, 1998: Warm Season Operational Use of the WFO-Advanced Workstation at the Denver WSFO. 14th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 325-329.

    Law, D.C., J.R. Khorrami, W.B. Sessions, and M.K. Shanahan, 1997: Radiation Patterns of a Large UHF Phased-Array Antenna: A Comparison of Measurements Using Satellite Repeaters and Patterns Derived from Measurements of Antenna Current Distributions. IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, 39, 88-93.

    Lee, J.L., and A.E. MacDonald, 1998: Bounded Derivative Mesoscale Initialization Over Complex Terrain. 12th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 28-31.

    Lu, Chungu, and Gerald L. Browning, 1998: The Impact of Observational and Model Errors on Four-Dimensional Variational Data Assimilation. Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, 55, 995-1011.

    Lu, C., and G.L. Browning, 1998: The Impact of Observational and Model Errors on Four-Dimensional Variational Data Assimilation. 12th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 43-44.

    Mahoney, J.L., B.G. Brown, D. Mathews, and F. Mosher, 1998: Verification of the Aviation Weather Center's In-Flight Aviation Weather Advisories: The Methods, Complexities, and Limitations. 14th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., J28-J32.

    Marroquin, A., 1998: An Advanced Algorithm to Diagnose Atmospheric Turbulence Using Numerical Model Output. 16th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 79-81.

    Marroquin, A., T.G. Smirnova, J.M. Brown, and S.G. Benjamin, 1998: Forecast Performance of a Prognostic Turbulence Formulation Implemented in the MAPS/RUC Model. 16th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., J39-J41.

    McDonald, P.A., 1997: Developing Three-Dimensional Display Applications for Operational Meteorology. Proceedings, Third Visualization Conference, Tokyo, Japan. Visualization Society of Japan, 8 pp.

    Meyers, M.P., E. Holloway, C. Peterson, J. Nachamkin, J. Edwards, and W. Cotton, 1998: Operational Application of a Mesoscale Model for Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts Over Complex Terrain. Eighth Conference on Mountain Meteorology, Flagstaff, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 321-323.

    Meyers, M.P., J.S. Snook, D.A. Wesley, and G.S. Poulos. Numerical Investigation of the 25 October 1997 Blowdown Event Over the Colorado Park Range Using RAMS. Eighth Conference on Mountain Meteorology, Flagstaff, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 437-439.

    McGinley, J.A., and P.A. Stamus, 1998: A Quality Control Scheme for Local Surface Mesonet Observations Based on the Kalman Filter: Tests With Real Data. 16th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 208-210.

    Mihelic, M., R. Morris, H. Glahn, B. Vercillo, and D. Rhine, 1998: Developing Software Applications at Local Sites that Survive the AWIPS Upgrade Cycle. 14th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 364-367.

    Miller, P.A., M.F. Barth, C.S. Hartsough, and M.H. Savoie, 1998: The LDAD Observation Quality Control and Monitoring System: An Overall System Description. Tenth Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 196-201.

    Moore, B.L., 1998: Monitoring the FSL Computer Network. 14th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 419-422.

    Poulos, G.S., D.A. Wesley, J.S. Snook, and M.P. Meyers, 1998: Modeling Small- Scale Spatial Heterogeneity of Snowfall in Complex Terrain: The October 1997 Front Range Blizzard. Eighth Conference on Mountain Meteorology, Flagstaff, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 37-40.

    Schlatter, T.W., 1998: Testing Hypotheses about Atmospheric Observing Systems for NAOS. Symposium on Research Foci of the U.S. Weather Research Program, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 507-509.

    Schultz, P., 1998: Status and Prospects for Local Data Analysis and Mesoscale Modeling in AWIPS. 12th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 324.

    Schwartz, B.E., and S.G. Benjamin, 1998: Verification of RUC-2 and Eta Model Precipitation Forecasts. 16th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., J103-J105.

    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. FSL, 39 pp.

    Smirnova, T.G., J.M. Brown, and S.G. Benjamin, 1998: Impact of Snow Physics Parameterization on Short-Range Forecasts of Skin Temperature in MAPS/RUC. 12th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 161-164.

    Smith, T.L., and S.G. Benjamin, 1998: The Combined Use of GOES Cloud Drift, ACARS, VAD, and Profiler Winds in RUC-2. 12th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 297-299.

    Snook, J.S., 1998: Local-Domain Mesoscale Model Support for the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games, 1998: Symposium on Regional Weather Prediction on Parallel Computer Environments. Amer. Meteor. Soc.

    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. Schultz, and J.A. McGinley, 1998: Initialization Improvements to a Quasi-Operational Local-Domain Mesoscale Model. 12th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 5-7.

    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., and T.W. Schlatter, 1998: The Regional Observation Cooperative: A Status Report. 14th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 530-533.

    Subramanian, C., L. Angus, R. Prentice, J. Adams, and Y. Chun, 1998: The AWIPS Local Data Acquisition and Dissemination System Architecture. 14th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 383-388.

    Subramanian, C., L. Angus, T. Kent, D. Rubio, and S. O'Donnell, 1998: The Modernized AWIPS LDAD System, 14th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 371-375.

    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.

    Szoke, E.J., J.McGinley, P. Schultz, and J. Snook, 1998: Near Operational Short-Term Forecasts from two Mesoscale Models. 12th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Phoenix, AZ., Amer. Meteor. Soc., 320-323.

    Takacs, A., E.I. Tollerud, and C.M.I.R. Girz, 1998: Improving Convective Forecasts in Hungary. 16th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 118-120.

    Tollerud, E.I., 1998: Characteristics of Real-Time Precipitation Gauge Data and its Bearing on Gridded Analysis. Tenth Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 107-108.

    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.

    Wang, N., and S. Madine, 1998: FX-Net: A Java-Based Internet Client Interface to the WFO-Advanced Workstation. 14th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 427-429.

    Wakefield, J.S., 1998: Operational Risk Reduction: Easing AWIPS into the Field. 14th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 398-391.

    Wesley, D.A., G. Poulos, M. Meyers, J. Snook, and A. Judson, 1998: Observations and Forcing Mechanisms During the October 1997 Front Range Blizzard and Forest Destruction. Eighth Conference on Mountain Meteorology, Flagstaff, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 25-30.

    Wier, S., 1998: Surface Forecast Guidance Made from Numerical Models. 16th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 178-180.

    Wier, S., M. Mathewson, and T.J. LeFebvre, 1998: Grid Editing for the Interactive Forecast Preparation System. 14th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 469-473.

    Wolfe, D.E., S.I. Gutman, R.B. Chadwick, P. Fang, and Y. Bock, 1998: Development of an Operational Surface-Based GPS Water Vapor Observing System for NOAA: Network Design and Project Status. Tenth Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation, Phoenix, AZ. Amer. Meteor. Soc., J86-J91.

    Xie, Y.F., 1997: Atmospheric Data Assimilation Based on the Reduced Hessian Successive Quadratic Programming Algorithm. Large-Scale Optimization with Applications - Part I, The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and Its Applications, L.T. Biegler et al., Eds., Springer-Verlag, NY, 92, 195-204.

    (This list of papers covers Fiscal Year 1998. Hard copies are available from the FSL Publication Coordinator's office: e-mail here. )