The 2011 Blue Book, by list of authors

01. Atmospheric data assimilation schemes, analysis and initialization, data impact studies, observing system experiments

Author(s)	Title	Country	Pages
L. Berre, P. Brousseau, L. Raynaud, G. Desroziers, C. Labadie, L. Descamps	Evolution of Météo-France global ensemble data assimilation and high resolution regional experimentation of ensemble assimilation	France	1-03
R. Danielson, L. Fillion, H. Ritchie	Assimilation of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) wind information in Environment Canada's limited-area analysis system	Canada	1-05
J.Fukuda, T.Fujita, Y.Ikuta, Y.Ishikawa, K. Yoshimoto	Development of JMA Local Analysis	Japan	1-07
Y. Ikuta, Y.Honda	Development of 1D+4DVAR data assimilation of radar reflectivity in JNoVA	Japan	1-09
T. Ishibashi	Cloudy radiance assimilation with extension of control variables in 4D-Var	Japan	1-11
T. Ishibashi	Effects of basic state update in the JMA global 4D-Var	Japan	1-13
T. Kawabata, Y. Shoji, H. Seko, K. Saito	An assimilation experiment of GPS-derived water vapor observations on a local heavy rainfall event	Japan	1-15
M. Kazumori	Operational Use of Satellite Radiance in JMA Mesoscale Analysis	Japan	1-17
A. Okagaki, H. Sako	Recent Modifications of Tropical Cyclone Bogus Data in the JMA Global and Meso-scale Data Assimilation Systems	Japan	1-19
E.Ozawa	Assimilation of COSMIC GPS-RO data for the JMA Global Spectral Model	Japan	1-21
F. Rabier , A. Hertzog , Ph. Cocquerez, S.A. Cohn, L. Avalonne, T. Deshler, J. Haase, B. Brioit, F. Danis, F. Vial, A. Doerenbecher , V. Guidard, D. Puech, H. Cole , J. Fox, T. Hock, D.Parsons, J. VanAndel, L.Kalnajs, C. Genthon	The Concordiasi project over Antarctica	France	1-23
H. Seko, T. Tsuyuki, K. Saito	Development of an LETKF Nested System for a Cloud Resolving Model	Japan	1-25
H. Seko, K.Saito, T. Tsuda	Data Assimilation Experiments of Vertical Gradient of Refractive Index Observed by Wind Profilers	Japan	1-27
A. Shlyaeva, M. Tolstykh	Local Ensemble Transform Kalman Filter data assimilation: shallow water model tests	Russia	1-29
K. Yamashita	Upgraded Usage of MODIS Polar Atmospheric Motion Vectors in the JMA Operational Global NWP System	Japan	1-31
K. Yoshimoto	The Impacts of GPS Precipitable Water Assimilation System	Japan	1-33

02. Data sets, diagnostic and dynamical investigations, statistical post-processing , multi-year reanalyses and associated studies

Author(s)	Title	Country	Pages
H.A. Flocas, I. Simmonds, J. Kouroutzoglou, K. Keay, M. Hatzaki, V. Bricolas, D. Asimakopoulos	The passage of storms through the Eastern Mediterranean	Greece	2-03
E.S. Glebova, A.E. Pokhil	On the evolution of tropical cyclones over islands	Russia	2-05
D. Irving, I. Simmonds	Application of scatterometer data to the diagnosis of SH mesoscale cyclones	Australia	2-07
M. Nakamura, T. Kato, S. Hayashi	Reproducibility of diurnal variation of summertime precipitation by a nonhydrostatic model	Japan	2-09
A.E. Pokhil, E.S. Glebova	Investigation and movement of tropical cyclones interacting with each other and with different atmospheric structures based on the ETA-model calculations	Russia	2-11
M. L. Vianna, V. V. Menezes, A. B. Pezza, I. Simmonds	Dramatic effect of small scale SST South Atlantic features on the evolution of Hurricane Catarina	Brazil	2-13

03. Computational studies including new techniques, the effect of varying model resolution, parallel processing

Author(s)	Title	Country	Pages
T. Kato	Dependency of horizontal and vertical resolutions, and turbulence schemes on snowfall forecasts	Japan	3-03
W.Mashiko	A statistical evaluation of typhoon structures simulated by JMA nonhydrostatic model	Japan	3-05
M. Nakamura	Dependence on resolution of the development of shallow cumulus over land	Japan	3-07
M. Plu, G. Faure	Tropical cyclone track forecasts using a limited-area model: sensitivity to the lateral boundary conditions	France	3-09
M.Sakamoto, C. Muroi, J. Ishida	Development of a Global Grid Model for Hyper-Parallel Computing in JMA	Japan	3-11
D.Surcel, R.Laprise	A Formal Approach For Smoothing on Variable-Resolution Grid Part I: Design and application for Cartesian coordinates	Canada	3-13
D.Surcel, R.Laprise	A Formal Approach For Smoothing on Variable-Resolution Grid Part II: Filtering the scalars on the polar grid	Canada	3-15
D.Surcel, R.Laprise	A Formal Approach For Smoothing on Variable-Resolution Grid Part III: Filtering the vectors on the polar grid	Canada	3-17

04. Parameterization of important atmospheric and surface processes, effects of different parameterizations

Author(s)	Title	Country	Pages
V. Krasnopolsky	Development of neural network ensemble stochastic convection parameterizations for climate models using CRM simulated data	USA	4-03
S. Moriyasu, M. Narita	Modification of the Kain-Fritsch convective parameterization scheme in the Meso Scale Model	Japan	4-05
T. Hara	Vertical resolution dependency of boundary layer schemes	Japan	4-07
F. Vana, I.B. Duran, J.F. Geleyn	Turbulence length scale forumated in a function of moist Brunt-V¨ais¨al¨a frequency	Czech Republic	4-09
Y.Yusupov	Forecasting precipitation caused by slantwise convection	Russia	4-11

05. Development of and studies with regional and smaller-scale atmospheric models, regional ensemble, monthly and seasonal forecasting

Author(s)	Title	Country	Pages
D. Yu. Alferov, G. S. Rivin	Mesoscale ensemble prediction system using the nonhydrostatic atmospheric model COSMO-RU	Russia	5-03
F. Bouyssel, Y. Bouteloup, J-F Mahfouf, F. Taillefer, E. Wattrelot	A few improvements brought to the French global and fine-scale models	France	5-05
E.A. Collini, L. Ferreira, M.E. Dillon, S. Osores, G. Pujol, P. Martin, M. Suaya, A. Folch	Different Aspects of WRF-ARW applications at the National Meteorological Service – and Naval Hydrographic Service of Argentina	Argentina	5-07
Y. G. Skabar, L.Vidal, P. Sslio, M. Nicolini	Experimental high-resolution forecast in a region of Argentina	Argentina	5-09
Y. Hirahara, J. Ishida, and T. Ishimizu	Trial operation of the Local Forecast Model at JMA	Japan	5-11
A. Montani, C. Marsigli and T. Paccagnella	Increase of COSMO-LEPS horizontal resolution: impact on the prediction of precipitation events	Italy	5-13
K. Ono, Y. Honda, M. Kunii	A mesoscale ensemble prediction system using singular vector methods	Japan	5-15
R. C. Ruscica, A. A. Sörensson, C. G. Menéndez	Investigating the role of soil moisture gradients on extreme precipitation over Southeastern South America	Argentina	5-17
K. Saito, H.Seko, T.Kuroda, T. Fujita, T. Kawabata, K.Aonashi, T.Tsuyuki	Next generation supercomputer project toward cloud resolving NWP	Japan	5-19
V. Shnaydman, Tkacheva Ju., L. Berkovitch	Forecast of Meteorological Variables and Turbulence Parameters	USA	5-21
H.Tsuguti, T. Kato	Case study of a heavy rainfall event in Amami Island on 20 October 2010	Japan	5-23

06. Developments in global forecast models, case studies, predictability investigations, ensemble, monthly and seasonal forecasting

Author(s)	Title	Country	Pages
A. Doerenbecher, C. Basdevant	Adaptive deployment of balloons within HyMeX	France	6-03
Yu. R. Fadeev	The reduced grid with variable latitude resolution for the global semi-Lagrangian numerical weather prediction model	Russia	6-05
Y. Ohta	Modification to Initial Perturbations of JMA’s Typhoon Ensemble Prediction System	Japan	6-07
H. Yonehara, M. Ujiie	A Stochastic physics scheme for model uncertainties in the JMA one-week Ensemble Prediction System	Japan	6-09

07. Global and regional climate models, sensitivity and impact experiments, response to external forcing

Author(s)	Title	Country	Pages
M.M. Arzhanov	Increasing carbon and nitrogen stocks in active layer under permafrost thawing	Russia	7-03
J.P. Blanchette, L. Sushama, R. Laprise, M.Allard, R.Harvey	Permafrost modeling with CLASS and CRCM/CLASS	Canada	7-05
M. Boutet, F. Gouillon, R. Baraille, Y. Morel	Comparison of two methods to implement rivers in Oceanic General Circulation Models	France	7-07
S.N. Denisov, M.M. Arzhanov, A.V. Eliseev, I.I. Mokhov	Assessment of methane release from hydrates in oceanic sediments due to possible climate changes in the 21^st century	Russia	7-09
M. Déqué, E. Martin, N. Kitova	Response of the snow cover over France to climate change	France	7-11
I.I. Mokhov, M.G. Akperov, A.A. Vetrova	Russian Heat Wave and Blockings Activity Changes	Russia	7-13
G.V. Mostovoy, V.G. Anantharaj, Y.H. Lau	Regional Dynamical Downscaling of Giss-er Climate Simulations with Focus on Gulf of Mexico States	USA	7-15

08. Development of and advances in ocean modelling and data assimilation, sea-ice modelling, wave modelling

Author(s)	Title	Country	Pages
A.Wada, T.Midoriwaka, M.Ishii	Rapid decreases in CO2 during the passage of Tina and Winnie (1997)	Japan	8-03

09. Development of and studies with coupled ocean-atmosphere models

Author(s)	Title	Country	Pages
H.Ritchie, G.Smith, C.Beaudoin, M.Buehner, S.Desjardins, P.Pellerin, C.E. Testut, G. Garric	Towards an integrated marine Arctic prediction system for METAREAs	Canada	9-03
A. Shelly, T. Johns, D. Copsey, C. Guiavarc’h	Preliminary case-study experiments with a global ocean-atmosphere coupled model configuration on NWP timescales	United Kingdom	9-05
A. Wada	Impacts of short-term variation in sea-surface temperature and the sea state on the evolution of stationary tropical-cyclone-like vortex	Japan	9-07
A. Wada	Drag coefficient under extremely high winds of typhoon Hai-Tang (2005)	Japan	9-09
A. Wada, T. Midorikawa, M. Ishii	Variation in air-sea CO2 flux and pH induced by passage of typhoon Hai-Tang (2005)	Japan	9-11