SEAC4RS Science Team Meeting
15-18 April 2014
Department of Commerce Campus – Boulder, CO
Agenda
Tuesday, 15 April 2014
0730 Registration
0830 Mission Overview – Brian Toon, Moderator
0830 Meeting Logistics – Kathy Thompson
0835 Introduction and NASA Headquarters Perspective – Hal Maring, Ken Jucks, Alex Pszenny, Mike Coffey, Richard Eckman
0900 Overview of the SEAC4RS Mission, Scientific Objectives, and Mission Operations – Brian Toon
0930 A Meteorological Overview of the SEAC4RS Mission – Lenny Pfister
1000 Florida State’s Web Site for SEAC4RS Weather Data – Nick Heath (for Henry Fuelberg)
1015 Break
1045 SEAC4RS Studies Related to Biomass Combustion – Hal Maring, Moderator
1045 Overview talk – SEAC4RS Contributions to Better Understanding of Regional to Global Biomass Burning – Bob Yokelson
1115 Emissions of Sulfur and Chlorine and Evolution of PAN from Biomass Burning – Xiaoxi Liu
1130 True Emission Factors for SEAC4RS Smoke and Gases Compared to OLD NERM (Difference / Regression) Estimates - Bob Chatfield
1145 Aerosol-Associated Ions in Smoke Plumes Sampled during SEAC4RS – Jack Dibb
1200 Lunch
1330 SEAC4RS Studies Related to Biomass Combustion (continued) – Jack Dibb, Moderator
1330 GEOS-5 Mini-Reanalysis for the SEAC4RS Deployment Period: Assessing Aerosol Optical Properties as a Function of Smoke Age – Cynthia Randles (for Arlindo da Silva)
1345 Transport Pathways and Evolution of Smoke Plumes Measured during SEAC4RS : A Modeling Perspective – Pablo Saide
1400 Using the 2013 Rim Fire to Improve the Prediction of Large Blowups, Pyroconvection, and Smoke Emissions – David Peterson
1415 SEAC4RS Studies of the UT/LS – Eric Jensen, Moderator
1415 Overview of North American Monsoon (NAM) Studies: UT/LS Tracers and Dynamics – Laura Pan
1445 Time-Space Distributions of CO2 Observations during SEAC4RS and Determination of Age Spectra and Transport Rates in the TTL – Jasna Pittman
Tuesday, 15 April 2014 (continued)
1500 Break
1530 An Overview of Ozone Variability during SEAC4RS from the SEACIONS Ozonesonde Network – Anne Thompson
1545 SEACIONS Balloon Sonde Measurements of Water Vapor and Ozone in the UT/LS at Ellington Field and Intercomparisons with ER-2 Measurements of Water Vapor and Ozone – Rennie Selkirk
1600 Analysis of Convectively Sourced Water Vapor in the Overworld Stratosphere at Northern Midlatitudes: An Update with Data from SEAC4RS – Jessica Smith
1615 Investigation of the Coupling between Convective Physics and Catalytic Chemistry: A New Observing System – Jim Anderson
1630 Breakout Groups on Fires and the UT/LS
A. Fires – Jack Dibb, Chair; Pablo Saide, Rapporteur
B. UT/LS – Eric Jensen, Chair; Jasna Pittman, Rapporteur
1800 Adjourn for the Day
Wednesday, 16 April 2014
0730 Registration
0830 SEAC4RS Studies of the Microphysics, Dynamics, and Radiative Properties of Clouds – Jay Mace, Moderator
0830 Overview of Clouds – Direct Penetration of Convection: How Does It Help Us Understand Convective Dynamics and Convective Transport/Processing of Trace Gases – Johnny Luo
0900 Overview of Satellite Cloud Products during SEAC4RS – Rabi Palikonda (for Pat Minnis)
0915 Cirrus Retrievals with the enhanced MODIS Airborne Simulator (eMAS) – Steve Platnick
0930 Remote Sensing of Cloud Properties with the Research Scanning Polarimeter (RSP) – Bastiaan van Diedenhoven
0945 Convection during SEAC4RS : Comparing Aircraft Observations to Cloud-Resolving Simulations – Nick Heath
1000 Break
1030 Microphysical Impact of Convective Transport of Ice (Condensed Water Vapor) into Thunderstorm Anvils – Preliminary Results – Paul Lawson
1045 An Initial Survey of the Effects of Aerosols and Environmental Parameters on Cloud Base Droplet Size Distributions during the SEAC4RS Field Campaign – Roelof Bruintjes
1100 In Situ and Remote Sensing Multi-Angle Polarization Measurements during SEAC4RS with the PI-Neph and RPI Imaging Sensors – Vanderlei Martins
Wednesday, 16 April 2014 (continued)
1115 Cloud and Precipitation during SEAC4RS: The APR-2 Perspective, Surprises, and Confirmations – Simone Tanelli
1130 The Microphysical Properties of Convective Towers Observed during SEAC4RS – Jay Mace
1145 Radiative Heating Rates of TTL Cirrus during SEAC4RS – Anthony Bucholtz
1200 Lunch
1330 SEAC4RS Studies of the Microphysics, Dynamics, and Radiative Properties of Clouds (continued) – Mike Coffey, Moderator
1330 A Regional Survey of UT/LS Cirrus Cloud Distribution, Microphysical Characteristics, Optical Depth, and Ice Water Content from CALIPSO during SEAC4RS – Melody Avery
1345 Special Topic – Field Mission in South Korea – Jay Al-Saadi and Louisa Emmons
1415 Poster Session 1
1530 Breakout Groups on Clouds and Modeling
C. Clouds – Eric Jensen, Chair; Nick Heath, Rapporteur
D. Modeling – Louisa Emmons, Chair; Cynthia Randles, Rapporteur
1700 Adjourn for the Day
Thursday, 17 April 2014
0730 Registration
0830 SEAC4RS Studies of Tropospheric Chemistry – Alex Pszenny, Moderator
0830 Overview of Southeast U.S. Air Chemistry – Daniel Jacob
0900 Formaldehyde Observations and Analysis of Enhancements In and Above Clouds from Fast Measurements Acquired by the CAMS Instrument – Alan Fried
0915 Airborne Organosulfate Measurements over the Continental U.S. – Jin Liao
0930 Biogenic VOCs over the Southeastern and Southcentral U.S. – Armin Wisthaler
0945 Fluxes of Isoprene and Its Oxidation Products over the Ozarks – Glenn Wolfe
1000 Break
1030 Isoprene Photooxidation during SEAC4RS – John Crounse
1045 Improved Simulation of Lightning-Produced Nitrogen Oxides, Convective Transport, and Their Effects on Upper Tropospheric Ozone Concentrations – Max Marchand
1100 SEAC4RS Studies of Tropospheric Aerosols – Rich Ferrare, Moderator
1100 Overview of Tropospheric Aerosols – The Measured Aerosol Environment during SEAC4RS: Synopsis and Context – Jeff Reid
1130 Aerosol Type Classification Inferred by Remote Sensing during SEAC4RS – Meloë Kacenelenbogen
1145 4STAR Aerosol Optical Depth – Yohei Shinozuka
Thursday, 17 April 2014 (continued)
1200 Lunch
1330 SEAC4RS Studies of Tropospheric Aerosols (continued) – Rich Ferrare, Moderator
1330 Airborne Aerosol Microphysical and Optical Properties during NASA SEAC4RS – Luke Ziemba
1345 Airborne DIAL/HSRL Characterization of Aerosol Profiles – Rich Ferrare
1400 Isolating the Radiative Effect of Aerosols in Cloudy Environments – Shi Song
1415 Aerosol Radiative Forcing, Absorption, and Heating Rates from SEAC4RS Observations – Sebastian Schmidt
1430 Determination of Aerosol Properties and Airmass Types Based on Sky Radiance and Solar Direct-Beam Measurements during SEAC4RS – Jens Redemann
1445 AirMSPI Aerosol and Cloud Characterization in the Southeast U.S. – Olga V. Kalashnikova
1500 A Three-Way Street: MISR and MODIS Provide Context, SEAC4RS Provides Detail and Validation, and Models Complete the Picture – Ralph Kahn
1515 Poster Session 2
1615 Breakout Groups on Southeast U.S. Chemistry and Aerosols
E. Southeast U.S. Chemistry – Hanwant Singh, Chair; Anne Perring, Rapporteur
F. Aerosols – Jens Redemann, Chair; Sebastian Schmidt, Rapporteur
1745 Adjourn for the Day
Friday, 18 April 2014
0730 Registration
0800 Summary of Major Discoveries and Future Action Items – Hal Maring, Moderator
0800 Report from Breakout Group A – Fires – Pablo Saide
0820 Report from Breakout Group B – UT/LS – Jasna Pittman
0840 Report from Breakout Group C – Clouds – Nick Heath
0900 Report from Breakout Group D – Modeling – Cynthia Randles
0920 Report from Breakout Group E – Southeast U.S. Chemistry – Anne Perring
0940 Report from Breakout Group F – Aerosols – Sebastian Schmidt
1000 Break
1030 Future Plans – Brian Toon, Moderator
1030 Where do we go from here? Publication plans? AGU/AMS special sessions? Other issues
1200 Adjourn
Poster Group 1
G. T. Arnold Radiometric Validation of the Enhanced MODIS Airborne Simulator Data from SEAC4RS
G. T. Arnold (for Noise Filtering for the LWIR Bands of the Enhanced MODIS
Ted Hildum) Airborne Simulator
Melody Avery (for) Analysis of the North American Tropopause Aerosol Layer
Duncan Fairlie) (NATAL) during SEAC4RS
Andreas Beyersdorf Use of CO2 and Other Tracers for Determination of Biogenic and Biomass Burning Emissions
Nicola Blake Overview of Preliminary Results for SEAC4RS from the Whole Air Sampler (WAS): Spatial Distributions and Source Characterization
Brian Cairns (for Retrievals of Liquid Cloud Properties from the Research Scanning
Mikhail Alexandrov) Polarimeter Measurements Made during the SEAC4RS Field Experiment
Brian Cairns Remote Sensing of Smoke with the Research Scanning Polarimeter during SEAC4RS
Pedro Campuzano Jost Submicron Particulate Chemistry over the Continental U.S.: Insights from DC3 and SEAC4RS
Can Dong Evaluation of WRF-Chem Forecasts for Aerosol Species and Gases in the Planetary Boundary Layer during SEAC4RS
Ed Eloranta and Bob Holz University of Wisconsin HSRL Observations during SEAC4RS
Louisa Emmons Evaluation of CAM-chem and MEGAN with SEAC4RS Observations
Reed Espinosa Imaging Nephelometer Design and Scattering Measurements from LACO’s Web-Based Data Visualization Toolkit
Johnathan Hair DIAL/HSRL Ozone and Aerosol Profiles from the SEAC4RS Field Campaign
Karl Froyd SEAC4RS Aerosol Composition Overview and Vertical Transport Mechanisms
Sam Hall Photolysis Frequency and Cloud Dynamics during DC3 and SEAC4RS
Lynn Harvey Subvisible Cirrus in CAM/CARMA
Bob Herman Characterization of Water Vapor in the North American Monsoon with JLH and MLS data
Poster Group 1 (continued)
Ed Hyer Improving Spatial and Temporal Resolution of Fire Activity through a Comprehensive Treatment of Satellite Fire Detection Efficiency and Diurnal Cycles
Eric Jensen Trajectory Modeling of North American Monsoon Water Vapor Enhancement
Meloë Kacenelenbogen Retrieval and Evaluation of Aerosol Above Cloud (AAC)
(for Kirk Knobelspiesse) Properties with Combined Polarimeter, Lidar, and Spectrometer Observations
Patrick Kim Interpretation of SEAC4RS Aerosol Observations over the Southeast U.S. with the GEOS-Chem Chemical Transport Model
Patrick Kim and Lei Zhu Using SEAC4RS Observations to Improve Modeling of Isoprene
(for Jenny Fisher) Chemistry in GEOS-Chem
Boon Lim MTP Performance during the SEAC4RS Campaign
Brian Meland Assessing the Impact of Measured New Particle Formation on Aerosol Size Distributions Downwind of Sources
Poster Group 2
Ben Nault Insights into NOx Chemistry and Ozone Production in the Upper Troposphere
Maria Navarro and Trace-Gas Observations from the ER-2 and the DC-8 during SEAC4RS
Elliot Atlas
Mike Newchurch Processes Resulting in Ozone Laminar Evolution Measured in SEAC4RS and SENEX
Jennifer Olson Box Modeling in Support of SEAC4RS: Variation in the Dependence of CH2O on Isoprene, MVK+MACR, and NOx
Daniel Orozco Polarized Imaging Nephelometer Scattering Measurements from the SEAC4RS Field Mission
Anne Perring Observations of BC Coating and Hygroscopicity in Aging Biomass Burning Plumes during SEAC4RS
Ari Preston Examining the Effect of Tropical Cyclones on Atmospheric Chemistry Using a High-Resolution WRF-Chem Model
Shuka Schwarz Overview of NOAA HD-SP2 Science Objectives for SEAC4RS
Michal Segal-Rosenheimer Implementation of Advanced Multi-Parameter Techniques in Formulating a Link between Remote Sensing and In Situ Measurements of Various Pollution Plumes during SEAC4RS
Taylor Shingler Size-Resolved, Subsaturated, Aerosol Hygroscopicity during the SEAC4RS Field Campaign
Katie Travis Influence of Fires Sampled during SEAC4RS on Air Quality
Robert Troy Measurements of Relative Humidity in the Upper Troposphere
Joe Turk APR-2 Measurements and Retrievals during SEAC4RS
Nick Wagner Summertime Vertical Profiles of the Aerosol Extinction and Composition over the Southeast U.S.
Rodney Weber Investigating the Sources and Optical Importance of Brown Carbon during DC3 and SEAC4RS
Joe Wilkins A Preliminary Analysis of SEACIONS Ozonesondes from St. Louis, Missouri: August-September 2013
Glenn Wolfe (for Vertical Transport of Formaldehyde by Thunderstorms in DC3 and
Tom Hanisco) SEAC4RS
Poster Group 2 (continued)
Karen Yu Impact of Grid Resolution on Chemical Transport Modeling: Constraining Resolution-Related Model Uncertainty with SEAC4RS Observations
Pengfei Yu Aerosol Model (CAM5/CARMA) Constrained by SEAC4RS Southeast Chemistry Dataset
Lei Zhu Validation of New OMI and GOME-2/MetOp-B Formaldehyde (HCHO) Retrievals Using SEAC4RS Observations
Luke Ziemba Vertical Profiles of Biological Aerosol in the Southeast U.S. during NASA SEAC4RS
Luke Ziemba (for Evaluation of an Interstitial Aerosol Inlet on the DC-8 during
Michael Shook) SEAC4RS