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The Great Lakes Operational Meteorology Workshop A Brief History

The Great Lakes Operational Meteorology Workshop A Brief History. Tom Niziol National Weather Service Buffalo, NY. The First Meeting - 1991. The First U.S. Canada Informal Technique Exchange and Gab Session On Lake Effect Snowsqualls. October 10-11 1991. October 10-11 1991. Toronto.

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The Great Lakes Operational Meteorology Workshop A Brief History

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  1. The Great Lakes Operational Meteorology WorkshopA Brief History Tom Niziol National Weather ServiceBuffalo, NY

  2. The First Meeting - 1991 The First U.S. Canada Informal Technique Exchange and Gab Session On Lake Effect Snowsqualls October 10-11 1991

  3. October 10-11 1991 Toronto Buffalo Ann Arbor Syracuse “Memphis”

  4. Second Annual Workshop – December 9-11 1992

  5. Second Annual Workshop – December 9-11 1992

  6. Second Annual Workshop – December 9-11 1992

  7. Second Annual Workshop – December 9-11 1992

  8. Toronto Buffalo

  9. History of Host Locations for GLOMW 1991 - 2011 Traverse City Downsview Toronto Syracuse Niagara Falls Milwaukee Grand Rapids London Buffalo Ithaca Ann Arbor Windsor Cleveland

  10. Host Locations and Potential Future Candidates Duluth Sault St. Marie Marquette Ottawa Green Bay Traverse City Downsview Toronto Syracuse Niagara Falls Milwaukee Grand Rapids London Buffalo Ithaca Ann Arbor Windsor Chicago Cleveland

  11. Special presentations 1st Talk 1st Model Talk Jeopardy Twisted Sykes Dale MLB etc Brian Murphy - Deer Mammy TAMDAR Myer History Mahoney Ticking Box Windsor Casino Syracuse Space Weather London Comedy Club Buffalo No Food Louis, Mike Eckert, Steve Weiss, Jeff, Old Doppler radar • 92-93 Snow Storm

  12. How Many Presentations ?? Approximately 576 (give or take 10 or so)

  13. The Major Topics Breakdown

  14. Winter vs. Summer

  15. The Major Topics Breakdown Winter Summer Severe Thunderstorms Tornadoes Flooding and Excessive Rain Lake and Land Breeze (Summer) Forecast Ops (Summer) Modelling (Summer) Radar (Summer) Satellite (Summer) Field Projects (Summer) Lightning - Summer Fire Weather Heat • Lake Effect Snow • Lake Effect Rain • Synoptic Snow • Lake and Land Breeze (Winter) • Forecast Ops (Winter) • Modelling (Winter) • Radar (Winter) • Satellite (Winter) • Field Projects (Winter) • Freezing Rain and Ice Storms • Thunder Snow • Waterspouts • Ice Cover

  16. Winter Topics

  17. Summer Topics

  18. Marine Topics

  19. Miscellaneous Topics

  20. Presenters

  21. Building Our Knowledge BaseLake Effect Snow Better Customer Service Increased Overall Knowledge Improved Numerical Simulations New Data Sets Improved Remote Sensing “Rules of Thumb” “Empirical Studies”

  22. Building From a Solid Foundation • 1991 - Empirical Forecast Methods • 1993 – “A Discussion About The Land-Sea Mask Associated With The NGM”New Data Sets (forecast sounding profiles) pre BUFKIT • 1994 – “Use of BallentineLake Effect Snow Model in Maritime Provinces” • 1995 – “A Comparison Between the 40km Meso-ETA and 80km NGM During a Hybrid Synoptic-Lake Effect Snow Storm Over the Great Lakes” • 1996 - “Estimating Snowfall Rates from the Integration of Satellite, Radar and Ground Truth in Lake Effect Situations” • 1997 - “Operational Use of a Mesoscale Model for Predicting Lake Effect Snow in Upstate New York” • 1998 – “Using the RUC-2 to Improve Short Term Forecasts During a Great Lakes Winter Event” • 1999 - “The Role of Multi-Lake Interactions in the Modulation of Lake Effect Snow Events”

  23. Building From a Solid Foundation • 2000 - “Impact of Additional Soundings in The Great Lakes Region on a Mesoscale Model Simulation” • 2001 – “Cross-lake Evolution of Lake Effect Snow Events – Classic and Enhanced” • 2002 – “Prediction of Mesoscale Morphology of Winter Lake Effect Snow Circulations: Modelling and Observational Analysis” • 2003 – “Numerical Study of Upwind Atmospheric Conditions on Lake Effect Snow Development” • 2004 – “Utilization of the WFO CLE Workstation-ETA Model for Lake Effect Snow Forecasting”

  24. Building From a Solid Foundation • 2005 – “The North American Weather Research Forecast (WRF) Model” • 2006 – “Simulation of a Lake Effect Snow Storm Using the WRF Model” • 2007 – “The WSR-88D Snow Accumulation Algorithm Verification in Upper Michigan” • 2008 – “The Northeast Regional Ensemble Model Simulation of the February 10 2008 Lake Effect Snow Event: WRF Wind Biases and Their Implications of Forecast Snow Band Position” • 2010 – “Comparing GEM15km, GEMLAM 2.5km and RUC 13km Model Simulations of Mesoscale Features Over Southern Ontario.” What Will This Year Bring??

  25. Interesting Topics • 1992 – How “Not” To Schedule a Winter Weather Conference • 1993 - “Tea-Kettle Effect Snow” • 1994 – Windsor: How “Not” To Show Up As First Speaker of the Day • 1995 – Prof. Mark Wysocki : “Exploring Planetary Atmospheres: An Examination of Atmospheric Phenomena Throughout Our Solar System” • 1996 – How “Not” To Use Wizard of Oz Sound Clips During Tornado Talk • 1997 – TWISTED - Environment Canada’s Answer to the Movie “Twister” • 1998 – “International Jeopardy”: AES/NWS Version of the Goodwill Games • 1999 – “Hurricane Huron” (also, “The One-Eyed Moose”)

  26. Interesting Topics • 2000 – “Lake Effect” - European Style or How I Missed the Eclipse • 2001 – “Smog’s Retreat From the Rust Belt” • 2002 – Traverse City - Field Trip to “The Great Bear Sand Dunes” • 2003 - London – October 1-3, 10cm or so of fresh snow. • …and who can forget “YUK-YUKS” !! • 2004 – Buffalo – International Incident Averted • 2005 – “Ohio vs. Michigan: Great Lakes Rivals” • 2006 – “The Great Lakes Effect on MLB, Fantasy or Fact” • …and the appearance of General Albert Myer, 1st Director of the NWS 1870 • 2007 – “A Late Season “Yooper” Blizzard” • 2010 – “What Does a Hognose and Amaryllis Have in Common??” What Will This Year Bring??

  27. Interesting Topics • “Exploring The “Grape Lakes” • “What’s Wrong With Canada…” • “…Souper Computer, Building Ensembles In A Bottle…”

  28. Summary • Over 500 Presentations means… • 500 Opportunities for Authors to Learn • 500 Opportunities for Others to Learn • Nineteen Workshops To Network and Nurture Further Collaboration

  29. The End“Old Forecasters Don’t Die, They Just Get A Little Flaky” www.buffaloflakes.com

  30. The End

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