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Poster - Day One: Monday 9th February 2009 (17:30 - 19:00)

Weather and Climate - Numerical Weather Prediction

Agudelo, Paula Application of a serial extended forecast experiment using the ECMWF model to interpret the predictive skill of tropical intraseasonal variability PM_Aa1
Andrews, Phil The impact of ATOVS data in a limited area model: Thinning distances PM_Aa2
Bettolli, Maria Laura Downscaling daily rainfall in La Plata Basin: Statistical approach PM_Aa3
Carey-Smith, Trevor The application of MOS to the NZLAM mesoscale model PM_Aa4
Chubb, Thomas Numerical modelling of the effect of aerosols on precipitation during wintertime storms in the snowy mountains PM_Aa5
Dai, Jingru Observation and prediction of wintertime precipitation in mountainous regions of Australia PM_Aa6
D'Onofrio, Ariel Eugenio A weather pattern classification system for regional climate downscaling of daily precipitation over Argentina PM_Aa7
Mendonça, Renata Evaluation of precipitation forecasts produced by the CPTEC ensemble prediction system PM_Aa9
Mendonça, Antônio Study of predictability of the hurricane Catarina using the CPTEC/INPE ensemble weather predictions PM_Aa10
Rozante, José Roberto Evaluation experiments during the SALLJEX and MCS development simulation in several cases using the regional ETA model PM_Aa11
Sandery, Paul Development of an ocean-atmosphere coupled limited - area modelling and prediction system for tropical cyclones PM_Aa12
Shucksmith, Paul Downscaling rainfall patterns: Validation using high resolution radar data PM_Aa13
Singh, Chandra Vir Stochastic modelling of monsoon rainfall vis-a-vis recurrence periods PM_Aa14
Yang, Yang Effect of soil moisture content on a regional model simulation over New Zealand PM_Aa15

Weather and Climate - Seasonal Prediction

Beard, Grant A more comprehensive and user-friendly format for seasonal rainfall outlooks PM_Ab3
Castañeda, Maria Elizabeth Climate variability over South America in the NCEP climate forecast system PM_Ab4
Cavalcanti, Iracema Extreme precipitation over La Plata Basin and southeast Brazil, in South America, and influences of teleconnections simulated by the CPTEC AGCM and CMIP3 CGCMS PM_Ab5
Ferreira, Lorena Preliminary assesment of the soil moisture memory role on the southeastern South America summer circulation PM_Ab6
Krishnamurthy, V. Prediction and predictability of rainfall over South America in NCEP climate forecast system PM_Ab7
Leslie, Lance Seasonal prediction of southeast Indian Ocean tropical cyclone activity PM_Ab8
Lim, Eun-Pa Probabilistic forecasts of Australian rainfall using a homogeneous multi-model ensemble scheme PM_Ab9
Llano, Maria Paula Typification of the interrelation between climatic variables and crops in the southeast of South America PM_Ab10
Murphy, Brad Improved seasonal prediction services for Australia PM_Ab11
Blázquez, Josefina Sensitivity to convective parameterization in the WRF regional model in southern South America PM_Ab12

Weather and Climate - Climate and Climate Modeling

José Fernando, Pesquero 1961-1970 climate downscaling over South America with ETA model PM_B1
Plummer, Neil Climate services to help manage the risks associated with climate extremes over Australia PM_B2
Sörensson, Anna Soil moisture atmosphere coupling strength in the Rossby centre regional atmospheric model (RCA3) during the South American monsoon PM_B4
Souza, Everaldo The rainy season over the eastern Amazon as depicted by REGCM3 regional simulations PM_B5
Watterson, Ian Interactions between the Southern Annular Mode, ENSO and Southern Ocean surface temperatures PM_B6
White, Chris Extreme climatic events in Tasmania: Understanding the past to predict the future PM_B7
Wilson, Louise Rainfall climatology of south eastern Queensland PM_B8
Zhao, Mei On the control and predictability of the Indian Ocean dipole PM_B9
Dowdy, Andrew Extreme event prediction: Limitiations of an index based approach PM_B10
Oliveira, Igor Vegetation-atmosphere feedbacks on southern African climate PM_B12

Weather and Climate - Mesoscale Processes

Berman, Ana Laura Fields of circulation associated with Showalter index values in center north Argentina PM_Ca1
Berri, Guillermo High-resolution low-level wind field climatology over coastal regions obtained with a mesoscale boundary layer model forced with local observations and regional operative forecast models PM_Ca2
Franklin, Charmaine Preliminary analysis of the access single column model for the TWP-ICE case PM_Ca3
García Skabar, Yanina Impact of enriched analyses with SALLJEX data on mesoscale forecast in central and northern Argentina PM_Ca4
Gbobaniyi, Emiola Influence of surface fluxes on boundary layer cloud base PM_Ca5
Matsudo, Cynthia Distribution of extreme events associated with deep convection PM_Ca6
Salio, Paola Convective and stratiform precipitation associated with mesoscale convective systems over southeastern South America PM_Ca7

Weather and Climate - Synoptic Processes

Godoy, Alejandro Influence of the Andes over a cut-off low's life cycle PM_Cb2
Iwabe, Clara Secondary cyclogenesis associated with stratospheric intrusion over the east coast south of Brazil PM_Cb4
Mezher, Romina Nahir Synoptic patterns associated with hailstorms in central Argentina PM_Cb5
Muir, Les Landfalling cold fronts and orography PM_Cb6
Nascimento, Marília Moist transport between tropics and extratropics and its influence on the behavior of the precipitation in the La Plata basin region PM_Cb7
Naumann, Gustavo Observed changes in the persistence and conditional entropy of synoptic scale processes associated with the thermal structure in Southern South America PM_Cb8
Revell, Michael The lower north island of New Zealand floods of February 2004: What caused them? PM_Cb9
Ruiz, Nora E. Large- and synoptic-scale circulation anomalies leading to dry periods in southern South America PM_Cb10
Severo, Dirceu Luís Response of thermal forcing associated with dry and wet episodes in southern Brazil during the summer and autumn months PM_Cb11
Spengler, Thomas Dynamics of heat lows of flat terrain PM_Cb12

Weather and Climate - Water Resources

Y. Muwembe, Khalid Using remote sensing for assessment and monitoring of drought related surface water stress in pastoral areas of Uganda PM_E1
Collini, Estela Variability of the soil moisture-precipitation feedbacks in the La Plata basin PM_E2
Dravitzki, Stacey The regional value of global forecast precipitation predictions in the Waikato River catchment, New Zealand PM_E3

Inter-Ocean - Ocean Climate Models - A Southern Hemisphere Perspective

Achete, Fernanda Low-frequncy variability in mode water formation in the South Atlantic Based on a numerical climate experiment PM_G1
Andrioni, Marcelo Identification of upwelling on the Brazilian coast using EOF and model data PM_G2
Ângelo Gonçalves, Iury Effect of the break ocean waves in the planetary boundary layer structure PM_G3
Backeberg, Bjorn The greater Agulhas current system: An integrated study of its mesoscale variability PM_G4
Burls, Natalie The role of the ocean in the tropical Atlantic zonal mode PM_G5
Cuchiara, Debora Modeling wave dumping over fluid mud at Cassino beach coastal area, Brazil PM_G6
De Siqueira, Bruno Climate variability in the Brazil-Malvinas confluence based on a global climate model PM_G7
Divakaran, Prasanth The spatial and temporal variability of sea surface salinity (SSS) in the Indian Ocean based on an ocean reanalysis PM_G8
Dourado, Marcelo Numerical investigation of air-sea interaction using one dimensional second order closure model - Cloud effect on the oceanic-atmospheric PBL diurnal evolution PM_G9
Ghantous, Malek Two-way wind-wave coupling under extreme winds PM_G10
Guerra, Luiz Alexandre Do agulhas rings reach Brazil current? PM_G12
Huang, Xinmei Verification of operational oceanmaps forecast sea surface temperature PM_G13
Jaffres, Jasmine Modelling long-term changes in PCO2 within the Coral Sea PM_G14
Macdonald, Helen Downscaling an eddy-resolving global model for the continental shelf off southeast Australia PM_G15
Alves, J.-H. Radar wave data and extreme events hindcast comparison in southest Brasilian coast PM_G16
Mill, Guilherme Inferring subduction rates in the Brazil-Malvinas confuence zone in a high-resolution eddy-resolving ocean model PM_G17
Moura, Igor Effects of different lateral boundary conditions on simulations of the Brazil and north Brazil currents: Solving issues PM_G18
Oliveira, Adriana Changes in salinity of the Antarctic intermediate water from the 20th century PM_G21
S. Gonzalez, Maxwell Drift or natural variability? Antarctic bottom water representaion in the IPCC AR4 climate models PM_G22
Santoso, Agus The Effect of blocked Indonesian throughflow on Australian rainfall variability and extremes PM_G23
Screen, James Response of Southern Ocean fronts to atmospheric forcing PM_G24
Veitch, Jennifer Equilibrium dynamics of the northern and southern Benguela upwelling systems PM_G25

THORPEX

Suaya, Martina Extreme events and their predictive potential in Argentina PM_F2

Urban

Martins, Samantha Evaluation Of two PBL parameterizations available in MM5 to forecasts over São Paulo PM_D2
Sanabria, Janeet Future climate change scenarios with regional models for the Peruvian High Andean Plain (Departament of Puno) PM_D3
Santos Da Mota, Maria Aurora A study of the thermodynamic structure of the atmosphere and its relationship with the precipitation occurred during the month of May of El Niño years, La Niña in the city of Belem-Pa PM_D4
Santos Da Mota, Maria Aurora Extreme events of precipitation happened in Belém during the years of 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1990: Case study PM_D5
Sousa, Adriano Temporal variability of the precipitation in an urban environment - The case of the city of Belém - Para, Brazil PM_D6
Souza, Diego Study of planetary boundary layer over Manaus city during mini-Barca campaign PM_D8
Veiga, Patrícia Air quality and pollutant dispersion on Paraíba river valley PM_D9
Warner, Juying Analyses of the sources and transports of tropospheric CO and CH4 over Southern Hemisphere using measurements from the A-train PM_D10