Short-term Prediction Research
and Transition Center

SPoRT is a NASA project to transition unique observations and research capabilities to
the operational weather community to improve short-term forecasts on a regional scale.

Real-Time Data
Projects
- AIRS
- AMSR-E
- AWIPS II
- CIRA TPW
- Convective Initiation
- GOES Imager
- GOES Sounder
- LMA
- Modeling
- MODIS
- SPoRT ADAS
- SPoRT Oceanic
Transitions
Library
Organization

SPoRT Conference Papers and Presentations

Author(s)	Paper/Presentation Title	Conference	Date	Location
Case, J.L., G.J. Jedlovec, P. Santos, and J.M. Medlin	The transition of high-resolution NASA MODIS sea surface temperatures into the WRF Environmental Modeling System	NWA, 34th Annual Meeting, 76-77	2009	Norfolk, VA
Stano, G.T., R. Blaskeslee, C. Darden, and E.W. McCaul	NASA SPoRT GOES-R Proving Ground activities utilizing lightning mapping array observations	Southern Thunder Workshop	2009	Cocoa Beach, FL
Nadler, D., C. Darden, J. Burks, G. Stano, and D.E. Buechler	An Operational Perspective of Total Lightning at WFO Huntsville	Southern Thunder Workshop	2009	Cocoa Beach, FL
Blakeslee, R.J., H.J. Christian, J. Bailey, D.E. Buechler, J. Hall, E.W. McCaul, and G. Stano	Description and Status of the North Alabama Lightning Mapping Array	Southern Thunder Workshop	2009	Cocoa Beach, FL
Buechler, D.E., R. Boldi, R. Blakeslee, and G. Stano	The North Alabama Lightning Warning Product	Southern Thunder Workshop	2009	Cocoa Beach, FL
Stano, G.T., M. Ba, C. Darden, and J. Burks	Visualization of operational total lightning data	Southern Thunder Workshop	2009	Cocoa Beach, FL
Darden, C., M. Coyne, C. Palmgren, S. McCloud, and C. Schultz	Utility of Local Radar Data in the Warning Decision Making Process	National Weather Association Annual Meeting	2009	Norfolk, VA
Case, J.L.	Impacts of High-Resolution Land and Ocean Surface Initialization on Local Model Predictions of Convection	1st NSSTC Data Assimilation Workshop	2009	Huntsville, AL
Rigney, M.	Ensemble Statistics and Error Covariance in a Rapidly Intensifying Hurricane	1st NSSTC Data Assimilation Workshop	2009	Huntsville, AL
Zavodsky, B., and S.-H. Chou	Impact of AIRS Profiles on Short-Term WRF Forecasts	1st NSSTC Data Assimilation Workshop	2009	Huntsville, AL
Zavodsky, B., S.-H. Chou, and G.J. Jedlovec	Data Assimilation and Regional Forecasts Using Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) Profiles	7th Joint Center for Data Assimilation Workshop	2009	Baltimore, MD
Szoke, E., S. Miller, M. DeMaria, S. Bachmeier, R. Schneider, J. Gurka, S. Goodman, and K. Fuell	An overview of the GOES-R Proving Ground: current forecaster interactions and future plans	23rd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting/19th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction	2009	Omaha, NE
Case, J.L., S.V. Kumar, J. Srikishen, and G.J. Jedlovec	Initializing the land surface with the NASA Land Information System to improve WRF predictions of summertime convection	10th WRF Users' Workshop	2009	Boulder, CO
Chou, S.-H., B. Zavodsky, and G.J. Jedlovec	Improving Regional Forecast by Assimilating Atmospheric InfraRed Sounder (AIRS) Profiles into WRF model	10th WRF Users' Workshop	2009	Boulder, CO
Buechler, D.E., G. Stano, and R. Blaskeslee	Combined GLM/ABI Lightning Warning Product	GOES-R Annual Review	2009	Adelphi, MD
Buechler, D.E., R.J. Blaskeslee, and G.T. Stano	The North Alabama Lightning Warning Products	Preprints, AMS Annual Meeting	January 2009	Phoenix, AZ
Goodman, S.J., E.C. Bruning, J.J. Gurka, R. Blaskeslee, and D. Buechler	Satellite Proving Ground for the GOES-R Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM)	AMS Annual Meeting	January 2009	Phoenix, AZ
Case, J. L., S. V. Kumar, P. Santos, J. M. Medlin, and G. J. Jedlovec	Examining the Impacts of High-Resolution Land and Ocean Surface Initialization on Local Model Predictions of Convection in the Southeastern U.S.	AMS, 13th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and land Surface (IOAS-AOLS), 5A.2	2009	Phoenix, AZ
Chou, S.-H., B. Zavodsky, and G. J. Jedlovec	Data assimilation and regional forecasts using Atmospheric InfraRed Sounder (AIRS) profiles	AMS, 16th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography/Fifth Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems--NPOESS and GOES-R, JP6.11	2009	Phoenix, AZ
Jedlovec, G. J.	Transitioning NPOESS data to weather offices: The SPoRT paradigm with EOS data	AMS, Fifth Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems--NPOESS and GOES-R/16th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography/18th Symposium on Education, J11.4	2009	Phoenix, AZ
Jedlovec, G. J., J. Vazquez, E. Armstrong, and S. L. Haines	Combined MODIS/AMSR-E composite SST data for regional weather applications	AMS, 16th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography/Fifth Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems--NPOESS and GOES-R, JP8.6	2009	Phoenix, AZ
Li, X., R. Ramachandran, S. Graves, K. Brewster, S. M. Lazarus, and B. T. Zavodsky	A novel approach to detect regions of phenomena from NAM model outputs	AMS, 25th Conf. on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, 6B.3	2009	Phoenix, AZ
Loss, G., D. Bernhardt, K. K. Fuell, and G. T. Stano	An Operational Assessment of the MODIS False Color Composite with the Great Falls, Montana National Weather Service	AMS, 23rd Conference on Hydrology, P4.2	2009	Phoenix, AZ
Molthan, A. L., J. M. Haynes, G. J. Jedlovec, and W. M. Lapenta	Winter QPF Sensitivities to Snow Parameterizations and Comparisons to NASA CloudSat Observations	AMS, 16th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography/13th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)/Fifth Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems--NPOESS and GOES-R, J14.2	2009	Phoenix, AZ
Nadler, D. J., C. B. Darden, G. T. Stano, and D. Buechler	An Operational Perspective of Total Lightning Information	AMS, Fourth Conf. on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data, P1.11	2009	Phoenix, AZ
Splitt, M., J. L. Case, K. K. Fuell, P. Santos, S. M. Lazarus, and G. J. Jedlovec	Impact of Lake Okeechobee Sea Surface Temperatures on Numerical Predictions of Summertime Convective Systems over South Florida	AMS, 13th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and land Surface (IOAS-AOLS), 5A.1	2009	Phoenix, AZ
Stobie, J. G., M. M. Wheeler, D. L. Sims, G. J. Jedlovec, and R. Gillen	An enhanced convective forecast (ECF) for the New York TRACON area	AMS, Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium on Weather-Air Traffic Management Integration, P1.4	2009	Phoenix, AZ
Zavodsky, B. T., W. McCarty, S. H. Chou, and G. J. Jedlovec	Sensitivity of short-term weather forecasts to assimilated AIRS data: Implications for NPOESS applications	AMS, 16th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography/Fifth Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems--NPOESS and GOES-R, JP6.21	2009	Phoenix, AZ
Kain, J. S., S. J. Weiss, S. R. Dembek, J. J. Levit, D. R. Bright, J. L. Case, M. C. Coniglio, A. R. Dean, R. A. Sobash, and C. S. Schwartz	Severe-weather forecast guidance from the first generation of large domain convection-allowing models: Challenges and opportunities	AMS, 24th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, 12.1	2008	Savannah, GA
McCaul, E. W., Jr. and S. J. Goodman	Use of vertically integrated ice in WRF-based forecasts of lightning threat	AMS, 24th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, 3B.3	2008	Savannah, GA
Molthan, A. L., J. L. Case, S. R. Dembek, G. J. Jedlovec and W. M. Lapenta	The Super Tuesday Outbreak: Forecast Sensitivities to Single-Moment Microphysics Schemes	AMS, 24th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, 17B.3	2008	Savannah, GA
Buechler, D and G. Stano	The NALMA Lightning Threat Product	NWA, 33rd Annual Meeting, P1.7	2008	Louisville, KY
Zavodsky, B., W. McCarty, S-H. Chou, and G. Jedlovec	Regional Data Assimilation of AIRS Profiles and Radiances at the SPoRT Center	JPL/NESDIS, Atmospheric Sounding Science Team Meeting	2008	Greenbelt, MD
Regner, K., H. Conover, H. M. Goodman, B. Zavodsky, M. Maskey, G. Jedlovec, X. Li, J. Lu, M. Botts, and G. Berthiau	Using Sensor Web Processes and Protocols to Assimilate Satellite Data into a Forecast Model	IEEE, IEEE Geosciences and Remote Sensing Society (IGARSS),	2008	Boston, MA
Zavodsky, B., S. Lazarus, X. Li, M. Lueken, M. Splitt, R. Ramachandran, S. Movva, S. Graves, and W. Lapenta	Intelligent Data Thinning Algorithms for Satellite Imagery	IEEE, IEEE Geosciences and Remote Sensing Society (IGARSS),	2008	Boston, MA
Conover, H., M. Goodman, B. Zavodsky, K. Regner, M. Maskey, Y. Lu, X. Li, M. Botts, and G. Berthiau	Intelligent Assimilation of Satellite Data itno a Forecast Model Using Sensor Web Processes and Protocols	NASA, Eighth Annual NASA Earth Science Technology Conference	2008	College Park, MD
Case, J. L., S. R. Dembek, J. S. Kain, S. V. Kumar, T. Matsui, J. J. Shi, W. M. Lapenta, and W-K. Tao	A sensitivity study of the operational NSSL WRF using unique NASA assets	NCAR, 9th Annual WRF Users' Workshop, P9.04	2008	Boulder, CO
Chou, S-H., B. Zavodsky, G. Jedlovec and W. Lapenta	Assimilation of Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) profiles using WRF-Var	NCAR, 9th Annual WRF Users' Workshop, P5.14	2008	Boulder, CO
Cisneros, G., Dembek, S. R., Dudhia, J., and Kain, J. S.	Effect of non-IEEE-compliant optimization on WRF numerical results	NCAR, 9th Annual WRF Users' Workshop, P11.06	2008	Boulder, CO
McCarty, W., G. Jedlovec, T. Miller, B. Zavodsky, S-H. Chou, and B. Lapenta	Impact of the Assimilation of AIRS Radiance Measurements on Short-term Weather Forecasts/Brief Update on AIRS Profile Assimilation Work at SPoRT	JPL, AIRS Science Team Meeting	2008	Pasadena, CA
Zavodsky, B. and G. Jedlovec	Transition of AIRS Sounding to the National Weather Service	JPL, AIRS Science Team Meeting	2008	Pasadena, CA
Bateman, M., D. Mach, E. W. McCaul, J. Bailey, and H. J. Christian	A comparison of lightning flashes as observed by the Lightning Imaging Sensor and the North Alabama Lightning Mapping Array	AMS, Third Conf. on Meteorol. Appl. of Lightning Data, 8.6	2008	New Orleans, LA
Buechler, D., R. J. Blakeslee, J. M. Hall, and E. W. McCaul	Tennessee Valley total and cloud-to-ground lightning climatology comparison	AMS, Third Conf. on Meteorol. Appl. of Lightning Data, P1.10	2008	New Orleans, LA
Case, J. L., G. T. Stano, M. E. Splitt, S. M. Lazarus, W. L. Crosson, W. M. Lapenta, G. J. Jedlovec, and C. D. Peters-Lidard	High-Resolution Specification of the Land and Ocean Surface for Improving Regional Mesoscale Model Predictions	AMS, 12th Conf. on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS), 13.5	2008	New Orleans, LA
Case, J. L., P. Santos, M. E. Splitt, S. M. Lazarus, K. K. Fuell, S. L. Haines, S. R. Dembek, and W. M. Lapenta	A multiseason study of the effects of MODIS sea-surface temperatures on operational WRF forecasts at NWS Miami, FL	AMS, 12th Conf. on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS), 14.1	2008	New Orleans, LA
Chronis, T., J. L. Case, A. Papadopoulos, E. N. Anagnostou, J. R. Mecikalski, and S. L. Haines	Towards improved forecasts of atmospheric and oceanic circulations over the complex terrain of the eastern Mediterranean	AMS, 12th Conf. on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS), 8.8	2008	New Orleans, LA
Darden, C. B., J. Burks, D. E. Buechler, J. M. Hall, and S. J. Goodman	The utility of total lightning tools and technologies - Four years of operational case studies	AMS, Third Conf. on Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data, 8.4	2008	New Orleans, LA
Demetriades, N. W. S., D. E. Buechler, C. B. Darden, G. R. Patrick, and A. Makela	VHF total lightning mapping data use for thunderstorm nowcasting at weather forecast offices	AMS, Third Conf. on Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data, 8.5	2008	New Orleans, LA
Gatlin, P. N. and S. J. Goodman	Severe weather precursors in the lightning activity of Tennessee Valley thunderstorms	AMS, Third Conf. on Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data, 8.3	2008	New Orleans, LA
Goodman, S. J., R. J. Blakeslee, W. Koshak, W. Petersen, D. E. Buechler, P. R. Krehbiel, P. Gatlin, and S. Zubrick	Pre-launch algorithms and risk reduction in support of the geostationary lightning mapper for GOES-R and beyond	AMS, Third Conf. on Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data, 3.3	2008	New Orleans, LA
Jedlovec, G. J., and J. E. Burks	Dissemination and Use of NPOESS Data in AWIPS II	AMS, Fourth Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellites, P1.11	2008	New Orleans, LA
Jedlovec, G. J.	Effect of GOES-R Image Navigation and Registration Errors on Atmospheric Motion Vectors	AMS, 5th GOES Users Conf., P1.25	2008	New Orleans, LA
McCaul, E. W., Jr., K. M. LaCasse, S. J. Goodman, and D. J. Cecil	Use of high-resolution WRF simulations to forecast lightning threat	AMS, Third Conf. on Meteorol. Appl. of Lightning Data, 88th AMS Annual Meeting, 6.3	2008	New Orleans, LA
Miller, T. L., R. M. Atlas, P. G. Black, J. L. Case, S. S. Chen, R. E. Hood, J. W. Johnson, L. Jones, C. S. Ruf, and E. W. Uhlhorn	Simulation of the impact of new aircraft and satellite-based ocean surface wind measurements on H*Wind analyses	AMS, 12th Conf. on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS), P1.6	2008	New Orleans, LA
Molthan, A. L., G. J. Jedlovec, and W. M. Lapenta	Application of NASA A-train to evaluate clouds simulated by the Weather Research and Forecast model	AMS, Symposium on recent developments in atmospheric applications of radar and lidar, P1.26	2008	New Orleans, LA
Splitt, M., S. M. Lazarus, M. Lueken, R. Ramachandran, X. Li, S. Movva, B. T. Zavodsky, S. Graves, and W. Lapenta	An Improved Data Reduction Tool in Support of the Real-Time Assimilation of NASA Satellite Data Streams	AMS, 12th Conf. on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS), 2.1	2008	New Orleans, LA
Molthan, A. L., G. J. Jedlovec, and W. M. Lapenta	Evaluating Simulated Clouds With NASA A-Train Observations	AGU, Fall Meeting, A53D-1439	2007	San Francisco, CA
Buechler, D.E., R. Blakeslee, S. Goodman, C. Dardin, and P. Gatlin	The use of total lightning in forecasting in Northern Alabama	NWA, 32nd Annual Meeting	2007	Reno, NV
Case, J.L., K.M. LaCasse, S.R. Dembek, P. Santos, and W.M. Lapenta	Impact of MODIS high-resolution sea-surface temperatures on WRF forecasts at NOAA/NWS Miami, FL	NWA, 32nd Annual Meeting, 88-89	2007	Reno, NV
Zavodsky, B., W. McCarty, S-H. Chou, and G. Jedlovec	AIRS Data Assimilation at SPoRT	JPL, AIRS Science Team Meeting	2007	Greenbelt, MD
Zavodsky, B. and G. Jedlovec	AIRS Boundary Layer Products: Validation and Operational Use	JPL, AIRS Science Team Meeting	2007	Greenbelt, MD
McCarty, W., and G. Jedlovec	Assimilation of Hyperspectral Radiances into Short-Term Forecasting Models	AMS, 15th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography,	2007	Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Zavodsky, B. T., S-H. Chou, G. J. Jedlovec, and W. M. Lapenta	The Impact of Near-Real-Time AIRS Thermodynamic Profiles Regional Weather Forecasting	AMS, 15th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography,	2007	Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Jedlovec, G. J., and S. L. Haines	Spatial and Temporal Varying Thresholds for Cloud Detection in Satellite Imagery	IEEE, IEEE Geosciences and Remote Sensing Society (IGARSS),	2007	Barcelona, Spain
Jedlovec, G.	AIRS Data for Regional Forecasting at the SPoRT Center	JPL, AIRS Science Team Meeting	2007	Pasadena, CA
Zavodsky, B., W. McCarty, S-H. Chou, G. Jedlovec, and W. Lapenta	AIRS Data Assimilation at the Regional Scale	JPL, AIRS Science Team Meeting	2007	Pasadena, CA
Zavodsky, B. T., S-H. Chou, G. Jedlovec, and W. Lapenta	The Impact of Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) Profiles on Short-term Weather Forecasts	SPIE, SPIE Conf. on Algorithms and Technologies for Multispectral, Hyperspectral, and Ultraspectral Imagery XII, International Defense and Security Symposium, 6565-53	2007	Orlando, FL
Case, J. L., K. M. LaCasse, J. A. Santanello Jr., W. M. Lapenta, and C. D. Petars-Lidard	Improved Modeling of Land-Atmosphere Interactions using a Coupled Version of WRF with the Land Information System	AMS, 21st Conf. on Hydrology, 5A.4	2007	San Antonio, TX
Chou, S-H., B. T. Zavodsky, G. J. Jedlovec, W. M. Lapenta	The Impact of Atmospheric InfraRed Sounder (AIRS) Profiles on Short-term Weather Forecasts	AMS, 11th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Ocean, and Land Surfaces (IOAS-AOLS), P1.3	2007	San Antonio, TX
Darden, C. B., J. E. Burks, G. J. Jedlovec, and S. L. Haines	The Transition of NASA EOS Datasets to WFO Operations: A Model for Future Technology Transfer	AMS, Third Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems, 5.3	2007	San Antonio, TX
McCarty, W., G. J. Jedlovec, A. L. Molthan, and J. F. LeMarshall	An Investigation of the Characterization of Cloud Contamination in Hyperspectral Radiances	AMS, 11th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Ocean, and Land Surfaces (IOAS-AOLS), 3.6	2007	San Antonio, TX
Splitt, M., S. Lazarus, M. Lueken, R. Ramachandran, X. Li, S. Movva, S. Graves, B. Zavodsky, and W. Lapenta	An Improved Data Reduction Tool in Support of the Real-Time Assimilation of NASA Satellite Data Streams	AMS, 11th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Ocean, and Land Surfaces (IOAS-AOLS), 3.8	2007	San Antonio, TX
Goodman, S. J., R. J. Blakeslee, J. Hall, P. Krehbiel, B. Rison, and S. Zubrick	First Results from the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area Lightning Mapping Demonstration Project	AGU, Fall Meeting, AE44A-06	2006	San Francisco, CA
McCarty, W. and G. Jedlovec	AIRS Data Assimilation at the SPoRT Center	JPL, AIRS Science Team Meeting	2006	Greenbelt, MD
Zavodsky, B., S-H. Chou, G. Jedlovec, and W. Lapenta	An Update on Regional Profile Assimilation and Near-Real-Time Modeling Plans	JPL, AIRS Science Team Meeting	2006	Greenbelt, MD
McCaul, E. W., Jr., K. M. LaCasse, S. J. Goodman, and D. Cecil	Use of high-resolution WRF simulations to forecast lightning threat	AMS, 23rd Conf. on Severe Local Storms, 12.5	2006	St. Louis, MO
Jedlovec, G., S. Goodman, M. Goodman, and B. Lapenta	Use of Earth Observing System Data in Weather Forecasting	IEEE, IEEE Geosciences and Remote Sensing Society (IGARSS),	2006	Denver, CO
Jedlovec, G. J., S-H. Chou, B. T. Zavodsky, and W. Lapenta	The use of error estimates with AIRS profiles to improve short-term weather forecasts	SPIE, SPIE Conf. on Algorithms and Technologies for Multispectral, Hyperspectral, and Ultraspectral Imagery XI, International Defense and Security Symposium, 6233-48	2006	Kissimmee, FL
Zavodsky, B., S-H. Chou, and G. Jedlovec	AIRS Data Assimilation at the SPoRT Center	JPL, AIRS Science Team Meeting	2006	Pasadena, CA
Chou, S-H., B. T. Zavodsky, W. M. Lapenta, and G. J. Jedlovec	Assimilation of Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) Data in a Regional Model	AMS, 14th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, P5.12	2006	Atlanta, GA
Darden, C. B., P. Gatlin, J. Burks, S. Goodman, D. E. Buechler, and J. M. Hall	Total Lightning in the Warning Decision Making Process--Two Years of Case Studies	AMS, Second Conf on Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data, P1.1	2006	Atlanta, GA
Goodman, S. J., W. Lapenta, K. La Casse, E. W. McCaul, and W. A. Petersen	Storm Scale Forecasts and Observations of a North Alabama Hailstorm on December 10, 2004	AMS, Symposium on the Challenges of Severe Convective Storms, P1.2	2006	Atlanta, GA
Goodman, S. J., R. Blakeslee, D. Boccippio, H. Christian, W. Koshak, and W. A. Petersen	GOES-R Lightning Mapper (GLM) Research and Applications Risk Reduction	AMS, Second Symposium Toward a Global Earth Observation System of Systems--Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems, P2.2	2006	Atlanta, GA
Haines, S. L., G. J. Jedlovec, and S. Lazarus	A MODIS Sea Surface Temperature Composite Product	AMS, 14th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, P4.24	2006	Atlanta, GA
LaCasse, K. M., W. M. Lapenta, S. M. Lazarus, M. E. Splitt, G. J. Jedlovec, and S. L. Haines	The Impact of MODIS SST Composites on Short-Term Regional Forecasts	AMS, 10th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS), 1.3	2006	Atlanta, GA
McCarty, W. and G. J. Jedlovec	Cloud Top Pressure from a Subset of AIRS Channels.	AMS, 14th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, P1.17	2006	Atlanta, GA
Sampson, S. J., K. A. Brewster, G. J. Jedlovec, and W. M. Lapenta	Use of AIRS/AMSU retrieved soundings to improve prediction of Gulf moisture return	AMS, 14th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, P5.4	2006	Atlanta, GA
Zavodsky, B. T., S. M. Lazarus, R. Ramachandran, and X. Li	Evalution of an innovation variance methodology for real-time data reduction of satellite data streams	AMS, 18th Conf. on Probability and Statistics in Atmospheric Sciences, 9.2	2006	Atlanta, GA
Jedlovec, G., W. Lapenta, B. Zavodsky, and S-H. Chou	The Use of AIRS Profiles in Short-term Weather Forecasts: A Case for Enhanced Quality Indicators	JPL, AIRS Science Team Meeting	2005	Greenbelt, MD
Blakeslee, R. J., J. C. Bailey, D. E. Buechler, S. J. Goodman, E. W. McCaul, and J. Hall	The North Alabama Lightning Mapping Array (LMA): A network overview	AMS, Conf. on Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data, P2.1	2005	San Diego, CA
Bridenstine, P. V., C. B. Darden, J. E. Burks, and S. J. Goodman	The Application of Total Lightning Data in the Warning Decision Making Process	AMS, Conf. on Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data, P1.2	2005	San Diego, CA
Buechler, D. E., S. Goodman, K. LaCasse, R. Blakeslee, and C. Darden	Assessments of total lightning data utility in weather forecasting	AMS, Conf. on Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data, P1.3	2005	San Diego, CA
Darden, C. B., P. V. Bridenstine, J. E. Burks, S. J. Goodman, D. E. Buechler, J. Hall, and J. T. Bradshaw	The Integration of Total Lightning Information into National Weather Service Operations	AMS, Conf. on Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data, 1.2	2005	San Diego, CA
Goodman, S. J.	Lightning and its application to improving short-range forecasting	AMS, Conf. on Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data, 6.1	2005	San Diego, CA
McCaul, E. W., Jr., J. C. Bailey, J. Hall, S. J. Goodman, R. J. Blakeslee, and D. E. Buechler	A flash clustering algorithm for North Alabama Lightning Mapping Array data	AMS, Conf. on Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data, 5.3	2005	San Diego, CA
Mecikalski, J. R., S. J. Paech, and K. M. Bedka	Developing methods to nowcast total lightning flash rates and convective initiation using satellite infrared convective cloud information	AMS, Conf. on Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data, P1.5	2005	San Diego, CA
Mecikalski, J. R., S. M. Mackaro, M. C. Anderson, J. M. Norman, and J. B. Basara	Evaluating the use of the Atmospheric and EXchange Inverse (ALEXI) model in short-term prediction and mesoscale diagnosis	AMS, 19th Conf. on Hydrology, P3.14	2005	San Diego, CA
Mecikalski, J. R., W. M. Lapenta, K. LaCasse, K. Doty, and G. J. Jedlovec	Developing the ADAS/ARPS as a satellite data assimilation testbed at the University of Alabama in Huntsville	AMS, Ninth Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS), P2.3	2005	San Diego, CA
Stroupe, J. R., M. W. Rose and K. J. Pence	Relationships between total lightning and storm strength using data from the north Alabama Lightning Mapping Array (LMA)	AMS, Conf. on Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data, P1.1	2005	San Diego, CA
Asefi, S., J. Zeng, Q. Han, R. M. Welch, R. O. Lawton, U. S. Nair, D. Ray, W. R. McCarty, and G. Jedlovec	Observations of Orographic Cloud Base Heights from Satellite and in-Situ Measurements at the Monteverde Cloud Mist Forest Reserve, Costa Rica	AGU, Fall Meeting, B41A-0163	2005	San Francisco, CA
Bedka, K. B., J. R. Mecikalski, S. J. Paech, T. Berendes, and U. S. Nair	Forecasting convective initiation by monitoring the evolution of moving cumulus in daytime GOES imagery	AMS, 22nd Conf. on Severe Local Storms/11th Conf. on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteor., J1.4	2004	Hyannis, MA
Buechler, D. E., E. W. McCaul, Jr., S. J. Goodman, R. J. Blakeslee, J. C. Bailey, and P. N. Gatlin	The Severe Weather Outbreak of 10 November 2002: Lightning and Radar Analysis of Storms in the Deep South	AMS, 22nd Conf. on Severe Local Storms, 16B.8	2004	Hyannis, MA
Altino, K. M., K. R. Knupp, and S.J. Goodman	Correlation of Lightning Flash Rates With A Microburst Event	AMS, 22nd Conf. on Severe Local Storms, P14.6	2004	Hyannis, MA
Gatlin, P. N. and S. J. Goodman	Signatures in Lightning Activity During Tennessee Valley Severe Storms of 5-6 May 2003	AMS, 22nd Conf. on Severe Local Storms, 12.3	2004	Hyannis, MA
Bedka, K. B., J. R. Mecikalski, and T. A. Berendes	Forecasting Convective Initiation By Monitoring the Evolution of Moving Cumulus In Daytime GOES Imagery	AMS, 13th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, P4.8	2004	Norfolk, VA
Carrier, M. J., X. Zuo, W. L. Lapenta, and G. Jedlovec	Assessing the Usefulness of AIRS Radiance Observations in a 4D-VAR Assimilation Scheme Using a Limited Area Mesoscale Model and a Fast Radiative transfer Algorithm	AMS, 13th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, 2.4	2004	Norfolk, VA
Haines, S. L., G. J. Jedlovec, and F. J. LaFontaine	Spatially Varying Spectral Thresholds for MODIS Cloud Detection	AMS, 13th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, P7.9	2004	Norfolk, VA
Jones, P., And G. Jedlovec	Using MODIS LST to Estimate Minimum Air Temperatures at Night	AMS, 13th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, P4.13	2004	Norfolk, VA
Chou, S-H., W. Lapenta, G. J. Jedlovec, W. McCarty, and J. R. Mecikalski	Regional assimilation of NASA Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) data	AMS, 13th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, P3.5	2004	Norfolk, VA
Mecikalski, J. R., S. J. Paech, and K. M. Bedka	Correlating satellite infrared trends, total lightning flash rates, and rainfall to convective initiation, development and evolution	AMS, 13th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, P2.18	2004	Norfolk, VA
Brubaker, N. and G. Jedlovec	A Cloud Mask for AIRS	AMS, 13th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, P7.17	2004	Norfolk, VA
Suggs, R. J, G. Jedlovec, S. L. Haines, W. M. Lapenta, and S. Dembek	Near Real-time Derived Products from MODIS	AMS, 13th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, P8.8	2004	Norfolk, VA
S. J. Goodman, W. M. Lapenta, and G. J. Jedlovec	Improving the Transition of Earth Satellite Observations from Research to Operations	AIAA Space 2004	2004	San Diego, CA
Jedlovec, G. J., S. L. Haines, R. J. Suggs, T. Bradshaw, C. Darden, and J. E. Burks	Use of EOS Data in AWIPS for Weather Forecasting	AMS, 20th Conf. on Weather Analysis and Forecasting/16th Conf. on Numerical Weather Prediction, 2.2	2004	Seattle, WA
Goodman, S. J., W. M. Lapenta, G. J. Jedlovec, J. C. Dodge, and J. T. Bradshaw	The NASA Short-term Prediction Research and Transition (SPoRT) Center: A Collaborative Model for Accelerating Research into Operations	AMS, 20th Conf. on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, P1.34	2004	Seattle, WA
Lapenta, W. M., R. Wohlman, J. T. Bradshaw, G. Jedlovec, S. Goodman, C. Darden, J. Burks, and P. Meyer	Transition from Research to Operations: Assessing Value of Experimental Forecast Products within the NWSFO Environment	20th Conf. on Weather Analysis and Forecasting/16th Conf. on Numerical Weather Prediction, 19.3	2004	Seattle, WA
Lapenta, W. M., J. Hoch, B. Shaw, and S. Dembek	Diabatic Initialization of Mesoscale Models in the Southeastern United States: Can 0 to 12h Warm Season QPF be Improved?	AMS, 20th Conf. on Weather Analysis and Forecasting/16th Conf. on Numerical Weather Prediction, P1.41	2004	Seattle, WA
Darden, C., J. Burks, T. Bradshaw, D. Boccippio, S. Goodman, R. Blakeslee, E. McCaul, D. Buechler, J.Hall, and J.Bailey	The Integration of Total Lightning Information into National Weather Service Operations	AGU, Fall Meeting, AE31B-03	2003	San Francisco, CA
Barnes, P., T. Bradshaw, W. M. Lapenta, J. Burks, C. Darden, G. Jedlovec, and S. Goodman	Infusing NASA technology into the NWS local forecast environment: The WFO Huntsville Experience	NWA, 28th Annual Meeting,	2003	Jacksonville, FL
Koshak, W. J., R. J. Blakeslee, S. J. Goodman, H. J. Christian, J. M. Hall, J. C. Bailey, M. G. Bateman, D. J. Boccippio, D. M. Mach, E. W. McCaul, M. F. Stewart, D. E. Buechler, W. A. Petersen, R. J. Solakiewicz, and E. P. Krider	Error Analyses of the North Alabama Lightning Mapping Array (LMA)	ICAE, 12th International Conf. on Atmospheric Electricity	2003	Versailles, France
Goodman, S. J.	Atmospheric Electrical Activity and the Prospects for Improving Short-Term Weather Forecasting	ICAE, 12th International Conf. on Atmospheric Electricity	2003	Versailles, France
Goodman, S. J., R. Blakeslee, H. Christian, D. Boccippio, W. Koshak, J. Bailey, J. Hall, M. Bateman, E. McCaul, D. Buechler, W. Petersen, C. Darden, and T. Bradshaw	The North Alabama Lightning Mapping Array: Recent Results and Future Prospects	ICAE, 12th International Conf. on Atmospheric Electricity	2003	Versailles, France
McCaul, E. W., Jr., S. J. Goodman, D. Buechler, R. Blakeslee, H. Christian, D. Boccippio, W. Koshak, J. Bailey, J. Hall, M. Bateman, W. Petersen, C. Darden, and T. Bradshaw	A Total Lightning Climatology for the Tennessee Valley Region	12th International Conf. on Atmosphere Electricity (ICAE)	2003	Versailles, France
Jedlovec, G. J. and K. Laws	GOES Cloud Detection at the Global Hydrology and Climate Center	AMS, 12th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, P1.21	2003	Long Beach, CA
Suggs, R. J., S. L. Haines, G. J. Jedlovec, W. M. Lapenta, and D. Moss	Land Surface Temperature Retrievals from GOES-8 Using Emissivities Retrieved from MODIS	AMS, 12th Conf. of Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, P4.19	2003	Long Beach, CA
Mackaro, S., W. M. Lapenta, R. Suggs, R. McNider, G. Jedlovec, B. Carroll, and K. G. Blackwell	Application of Land Surface Data Assimilation to Simulations of Sea Breeze Circulations	AMS, 12th Conf. on Interactions of the Sea and Atmosphere, P5.5	2003	Long Beach, CA
Jedlovec, G. J., P. J. Meyer, and A. R. Guillory	Inter-comparison of CHARM Data and WSR-88D Storm Integrated Rainfall	AMS, 16th Conf. on Hydrology, 3.16	2002	Orlando, FL

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Short-term Prediction Research
and Transition Center

SPoRT is a NASA project to transition unique observations and research capabilities to
the operational weather community to improve short-term forecasts on a regional scale.