Call for Papers: 40th Conference on Radar Meteorology
28 August–01 September 2023, Minneapolis, MN
The 40th Conference on Radar Meteorology, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and organized by the AMS Radar Meteorology, was held 28 August–01 September 2023, Minneapolis, MN and online.
Meeting Theme: Leveraging Current and Emerging Radar
Technologies to Pave the Way Toward New Discoveries and Capabilities
Oral and poster presentations were solicited on all topics related to radar meteorology. Submissions that (i) address specific scientific questions that can be answered using radar remote sensing; (ii) are innovative and novel in nature, including the use of new techniques/methods; and (iii) provide specific, focused, and detailed methodologies rather than general overviews of a topic were encouraged.
Presentations on the following scientific themes were solicited:
Airborne and Spaceborne Radar: Single or multi-sensor analyses using radar systems aboard airborne platforms or current/future Earth-orbiting satellites from both scientific and commercial missions; emerging airborne/spaceborne instrument and technology demonstration radar concepts.
Artificial Intelligence in Radar Meteorology: Theoretical, model- and/or data-centric AI in radar meteorology; AI and machine learning advancements exemplified through weather radar applications; novel uncertainty quantification and eXplainable AI (XAI) techniques; submissions should have a clear emphasis on novel AI/ML methods.
Emerging Technology and Phased Arrays: Advances in radar hardware; phased array technology and array processing; radar networks; passive radar; solid-state radar; new technology integration for field campaigns; other innovative radar applications.
Microphysical Studies with Radar: Microphysical retrievals and inferences using dual-polarization and multi-frequency radars, including profiling and scanning radar and multi-instrumental approaches; algorithm development including hydrometeor classification and verification; linking of radar-inferred microphysics to theory and/or model parameterizations.
QPE and Hydrology: Use of polarimetric, scanning, and vertically pointing radar in QPE for both liquid and non-liquid precipitation; multi-frequency and multi-sensor (radar, lidar/gauge/disdrometer/microwave link) approaches to rain and snow estimation; radar-based precipitation phase algorithms.
Radar in Operational Meteorology: Studies that aim to improve/modernize, or utilize operational radar including new radar technologies; operational radar calibration; algorithms and products; data exchange and formats; open-source software; impacts of operational radar on weather forecasting; radar climatologies.
Severe Storms and Mesoscale Meteorology: Radar-based studies of deep convection, tornadoes, severe winds and hail, tropical cyclones, mesoscale convective systems, boundary layer meteorology, etc., including dual/multi-Doppler, polarimetric, and integrated radar-instrument analyses; results from field campaigns also are encouraged.
Signal/Data Processing Techniques for Radar: Novel sampling/scanning strategies; waveform design; calibration; techniques to improve the quality, coverage, and spatiotemporal resolution of radar data; algorithms used for quality assessment/control and multi-sensor fusion.
Use of Radar Data for Numerical Weather Prediction and Analysis: Radar data assimilation; improved cloud/precipitation process understanding; use of profiler, lidar, and satellite borne-radar data; ensemble prediction and validation; numerical parameterization/representation; placement/scan strategies for supplemental radars; data quality control; objective analysis.
Community-Driven Topics:
Polarimetric Radar Studies of Atmospheric Electricity and Lightning: Cloud kinematic, microphysical, and aerosol effects on thunderstorm charging and lightning; anomalous cloud electrification; winter storms and thundersnow; non-thunderstorm cloud electrification, such as pyro-cumulus, dust storms, and volcanoes; spectral polarimetry; multi-frequency, multi-Doppler; recent field campaigns (ESCAPE, LEE).
Radar Meteorology Education: Teaching innovations; scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) studies; active learning demonstrations; teaching strategies for classical and novel radar architectures; educational deployments of radar technology; computing and software infrastructure (particularly open-source); radar meteorology course materials.
Winter Storms: Microphysics and Dynamics: Integrated studies using ground-, airborne- and satellite-based radars sampling winter storms focusing on snow band formation, microphysics, and dynamics; microphysical retrievals used to improve understanding of snow processes; results from field campaigns such as IMPACTS and WINTRE-MIX are encouraged.
Submissions from current students and early career scientists were strongly encouraged, and selections for both oral and poster presentations included a broad range of career stages. Monetary awards were given for the best oral and poster presentations by student presenters at 40RADAR, including the Spiros G. Geotis Prize for the best overall student presentation. Registrants indicated their eligibility for student awards when submitting their abstracts. Special sessions and events were planned with a focus on student and early career involvement within the field of radar meteorology.
The deadline for abstracts was April 28, 2023. An abstract fee of $120 (payable by credit card or purchase order) was be charged at the time of submission (refundable only if abstract is not accepted). The $120 abstract fee includes the submission of your abstract, the posting of your extended abstract, and the uploading and recording of your presentation that will be archived on the AMS website. Authors of accepted presentations were be notified via e-mail Mid-May. Instructions for formatting abstracts are on the AMS webpage at https://www.ametsoc.org/index.cfm/AMS/meetings-events/abstract-author-and-presenter-information/.
All abstracts and conference presentations will be made available on the AMS website.
If you have questions about the conference content, please contact the Chairs, David J. Bodine ([email protected]) and James Kurdzo ([email protected]).