Tracy Smith
Research Associate III, Meteorologist
Office: D.Skaggs Resch. Cntr., Rm 2B121
Phone: (303) 497-6727
Fax: (303) 497-4176
Email:
Mailing Address:
Tracy Smith
Global Systems Division/Assimilation and Modeling Branch
325 Broadway
Boulder, CO  80305-3328
Selected Publications
  • Moninger, W. R., Benjamin, S. G., Jamison, B. D., Schlatter, T. W., Smith, T. L., Szoke, E. J., 2009: TAMDAR jet fleets and their impact on Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) forecasts, AMS 13th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS).January 11-15, 2009, Phoenix, AZ
  • Smith, T. L., Benjamin, S. G., Brown, J. M., Schwartz, B. E., Smirnova, T. G., Weygandt, S. S., 2008: Convection forecasts from the hourly updated, 3-km High Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) model, AMS 24th Conference on Severe Local Storms.October 27-31, 2008, Savannah, GA
  • Szoke, E. J., Benjamin, S. G., Collander, R. S., Jamison, B. D., Moninger, W. R., Schlatter, T. W., Schwartz, B. E., Smith, T. L., 2008: Effect of TAMDAR data on RUC short-term forecasts of aviation-impact fields for ceiling, visibility, reflectivity, and precipitation, AMS 13th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology.January 21-25, 2008, New Orleans, LA
  • Szoke, E. J., Benjamin, S. G., Dash, E., Jamison, B. D., Moninger, W. R., Moosakhanian, A., Schlatter, T. W., Schwartz, B. E., Smith, T. L., 2008: Effect of meteorological observations from aircraft on NWP short-term forecasts of aviation-impact fields including precipitation, ceiling, and visibility, European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2008.April 13-18, 2008, Vienna, Austria
  • Benjamin, S. G., Brown, J. M., Brundage, K. J., Devenyi, D., Grell, G. A., Manikin, G. S., Moninger, W. R., Peckham, S. E., Schlatter, T. W., Smirnova, T. G., Smith, T. L., Weygandt, S. S., 2008: Implementation of the radar-enhanced RUC, AMS 13th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology.January 21-25, 2008, New Orleans, LA
  • Moninger, W. R., Benjamin, S. G., Jamison, B. D., Schlatter, T. W., Smith, T. L., Szoke, E. J., 2008: New TAMDAR fleets and their impact on Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) forecasts, AMS 13th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology.January 21-25, 2008, New Orleans, LA
  • Benjamin, S. G., Jamison, B. D., Moninger, W. R., Schlatter, T. W., Smith, T. L., Szoke, E. J., 2007: 2006 TAMDAR impact experiment results for RUC humidity, temperature, and wind forecasts, 11th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface.January 14-18, 2007, San Antonio, TX
  • Benjamin, S. G., Brown, J. M., Brundage, K. J., Devenyi, D., Grell, G. A., Manikin, G. S., Peckham, S. E., Schlatter, T. W., Smirnova, T. G., Smith, T. L., Weygandt, S. S., 2007: From the radar-enhanced RUC to the WRF-based Rapid Refresh, AMS 22nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting.June 25-29, 2007, Park City, Utah
  • Szoke, E. J., Benjamin, S. G., Collander, R. S., Jamison, B. D., Moninger, W. R., Schlatter, T. W., Schwartz, B. E., Smith, T. L., 2007: Impact of TAMDAR data on RUC short-range forecasts, AMS 22nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting.June 25-29, 2007, Park City, Utah
  • Szoke, E. J., Benjamin, S. G., Collander, R. S., Jamison, B. D., Moninger, W. R., Schlatter, T. W., Smith, T. L., 2007: Impact of TAMDAR on the RUC model: A look into some of the statistics, AMS 11th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface.January 15-18, 2007, San Antonio, Texas
  • Benjamin, S. G., Moninger, W. R., Sahm, S. R., Smith, T. L., 2007: Mesonet wind quality monitoring allowing assimilation in RUC and other NCEP models, AMS 22nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting.June 25-29, 2007, Park City, Utah
  • Smith, T. L., Benjamin, S. G., Gutman, S. I., Sahm, S. R., 2007: Short-range forecast impact from assimilation of GPS-IPW observations into the Rapid Update Cycle, Monthly Weather Review, vol. 135, 2914-2930
  • Moninger, W. R., Benjamin, S. G., Jamison, B. D., Schlatter, T. W., Smith, T. L., Szoke, E. J., 2007: TAMDAR and its impact on Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) forecasts, AMS 22nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting.June 25-29, 2007, Park City, Utah
  • Moninger, W. R., Benjamin, S. G., Collander, R. S., Jamison, B. D., Schlatter, T. W., Smith, T. L., Szoke, E. J., 2007: TAMDAR/AMDAR data assessments using the RUC at NOAA's Global Systems Division, AMS 11th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface.January 15-18, 2007, San Antonio, Texas
  • Moninger, W. R., Benjamin, S. G., Devenyi, D., Jamison, B. D., Schwartz, B. E., Smith, T. L., Szoke, E. J., 2006: AMDAR optimization studies at the Earth System Research Laboratory / Global Systems Division, 10th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS).January 30, 2005-February 2, 2006, Atlanta, GA
  • Moninger, W. R., Benjamin, S. G., Devenyi, D., Jamison, B. D., Schwartz, B. E., Smith, T. L., Szoke, E. J., 2006: AMDAR optimization studies at the forecast system laboratory, AMS 12th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology (ARAM).January 30-February 2, 2006, Atlanta, GA
  • Szoke, E. J., Benjamin, S. G., Collander, R. S., Jamison, B. D., Moninger, W. R., Schlatter, T. W., Smith, T. L., 2006: An evaluation of TAMDAR soundings in severe storm forecasting, AMS 23rd Conference on Severe Local Storms.November 6-10, 2006, St. Louis, Missouri
  • Benjamin, S. G., Brown, J. M., Brundage, K. J., Devenyi, D., Grell, G. A., Peckham, S. E., Schlatter, T. W., Smirnova, T. G., Smith, T. L., Weygandt, S. S., 2006: From the 13-km RUC to the Rapid Refresh, AMS 12th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology (ARAM).January 30-February 2, 2006, Atlanta, GA
  • Szoke, E. J., Benjamin, S. G., Jamison, B. D., Moninger, W. R., Schwartz, B. E., Smith, T. L., 2006: Impact of TAMDAR on RUC forecasts: Case studies, 10th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS).January 30, 2005-February 2, 2006, Atlanta, GA
  • Moninger, W. R., Barth, M. F., Benjamin, S. G., Collander, R. S., Jamison, B. D., Miller, P. A., Schwartz, B. E., Smith, T. L., Szoke, E. J., 2006: TAMDAR evaluation work at the forecast systems laboratory: An overview, 10th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS).January 30, 2005-February 2, 2006, Atlanta, GA
  • Stensrud, D.J., Baldwin, M., Bao, J.- W., Barth, M. F., Benjamin, S. G., Djlalova, I., Du, J., Ferrier, B. S., Manikin, G. S., McQueen, J., Miller, P. A., Ralph, F.M., Smirnova, T. G., Smith, T. L., White, A. B., Wilczak, J. M., Yussouf, N., Zamora, R., Zhou, B., 2006: The New England high-resolution temperature program, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, vol. 87, 491-498
  • Gutman, S. I., Benjamin, S. G., Birkenheuer, D. L., Daniels, J. M., Facundo, J., Helms, D., Holub, K. L., McMillin, L., Sahm, S. R., Smith, S. B., Smith, T. L., Yoe, J. G., 2005: The meteorological role of the global positioning system in NOAA's integrated upper-air observing system, 21st Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting.August 1-5, 2005, Washington, DC
  • Koch, S. E., Cooper, O. R., Girz, C. M., Jamison, B. D., Lane, T. P., Lu, C. G., Parrish, D. D., Shapiro, M. A., Smith, T. L., Tollerud, E. I., Wang, N., 2005: Turbulence and gravity waves within an upper-level front, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, vol. 62, 3885-3908
  • Benjamin, S. G., Brown, J. M., Brundage, K. J., Devenyi, D., Grell, G. A., Kim, D., Schwartz, B. E., Smirnova, T. G., Smith, T. L., Weygandt, S. S., 2004: A 13-km RUC and beyond: Recent developments and future plans, AMS 11th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology and the 22nd Conference on Severe Local Storms.October 4-8, 2004, Hyannis, MA
  • Benjamin, S. G., Brown, J. M., Brundage, K. J., Devenyi, D., Grell, G. A., Kim, D., Schwartz, B. E., Smirnova, T. G., Smith, T. L., Weygandt, S. S., 2004: An hourly assimilation/forecast cycle: the RUC, Monthly Weather Review, vol. 132, 495-518
  • Benjamin, S. G., Brown, J. M., Brundage, K. J., Devenyi, D., Grell, G. A., Kim, D., Manikin, G. S., Schwartz, B. E., Smirnova, T. G., Smith, T. L., Weygandt, S. S., 2004: An hourly assimilation/forecast cycle: the RUC, Mon. Wea. Rev., vol. 132, 495-518
  • Koch, S. E., Cooper, O. R., Girz, C. M., Jamison, B. D., Lane, T. P., Parrish, D. D., Shapiro, M. A., Smith, T. L., Tollerud, E. I., Wang, N., 2004: Analysis of turbulence generation by gravity waves within an upper-tropospheric front, AMS 11th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology and the 22nd Conference on Severe Local Storms.October 4-8, 2004, Hyannis, MA
  • Koch, S. E., Cooper, O. R., Girz, C. M., Jamison, B. D., Lane, T. P., Parrish, D. D., Shapiro, M. A., Smith, T. L., Tollerud, E. I., Wang, N., 2004: Analysis of turbulence generation by gravity waves within an upper-tropospheric front, Journal of Atmospheric Sciences (accepted)
  • Benjamin, S. G., Brown, J. M., Brundage, K. J., Devenyi, D., Schwartz, B. E., Smirnova, T. G., Smith, T. L., Weygandt, S. S., 2004: Application of the rapid update cycle at 10-13 km: Initial testing, 20th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting and AMS 16th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction.2004, Seattle, WA
  • Benjamin, S. G., Brown, J. M., Brundage, K. J., Moninger, W. R., Schwartz, B. E., Smirnova, T. G., Smith, T. L., Szoke, E. J., Weygandt, S. S., 2004: Assimilation of METAR cloud and visibility observations in the RUC, AMS 11th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology and the 22nd Conference on Severe Local Storms.October 4-8, 2004, Hyannis, MA
  • Benjamin, S. G., Brown, J. M., Moninger, W. R., Schwartz, B. E., Smith, T. L., 2004: Assimilation of surface cloud/visibility/current weather observations in the RUC, 20th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting and AMS 16th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction.2004, Seattle, WA
  • Gutman, S. I., Benjamin, S. G., Smith, T. L., 2004: GPS water vapor observation errors and data assimilation, AMS 8th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)., Seattle, WA
  • Smith, T. L., Benjamin, S. G., Gutman, S. I., Sahm, S. R., Weygandt, S. S., 2004: GPS-IPW observations and their assimilation into the 20-km RUC during severe weather season, AMS 22nd Conference on Severe Local Storms.October 4-8, 2004, Hyannis, MA
  • Benjamin, S. G., Brown, J. M., Devenyi, D., Manikin, G. S., Smirnova, T. G., Smith, T. L., Weygandt, S. S., 2004: Improved moisture and PBL initialization in the RUC using METAR data, AMS 22nd Conference on Severe Local Storms.October 4-8, 2004, Hyannis, MA
  • Benjamin, S. G., Bleck, R., Brown, J. M., Brundage, K. J., Devenyi, D., Grell, G. A., Kim, D., Manikin, G. S., Schwartz, B. E., Smirnova, T. G., Smith, T. L., Weygandt, S. S., 2004: Mesoscale weather prediction with the RUC hybrid isentropic-sigma coordinate model and data assimilation system, Symposium on 50th Anniversary of Operational Numerical Weather Prediction.June 14-17, 2004, College Park, MD
  • Smith, T. L., Benjamin, S. G., Gutman, S. I., Sahm, S. R., 2004: Ongoing assessment of GPS-IPW impact on RUC forecasts, 20th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting and AMS 16th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction., Seattle, WA
  • Gutman, S. I., Benjamin, S. G., Holub, K. L., Sahm, S. R., Schwartz, B. E., Smith, T. L., Stewart, J. Q., 2004: Rapid retrieval and assimilation of ground-based GPS precipitable water observations at the NOAA forecast systems laboratory: Impact on weather forecasts, Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan, vol. 82, 351-360
  • Moninger, W. R., Barth, M. F., Benjamin, S. G., Collander, R. S., Daniels, T. S., Ewy, L. A., Jamison, B. D., Lipschutz, R. C., Mamrosh, R. D., Miller, P. A., Schwartz, B. E., Smith, T. L., Szoke, E. J., 2004: TAMDAR, the rapid update cycle, and the Great Lakes flight experiment, AMS 11th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology and the 22nd Conference on Severe Local Storms.October 4-8, 2004, Hyannis, MA
  • Koch, S. E., Cooper, O. R., Girz, C. M., Jamison, B. D., Lane, T. P., Lu, C. G., Parrish, D. D., Shapiro, M. A., Smith, T. L., Tollerud, E. I., Wang, N., 2004: Turbulence and gravity waves within an upper-level front, AMS 11th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology.October 4-8, 2004, Hyannis, MA
  • Gutman, S. I., Benjamin, S. G., Sahm, S. R., Schwartz, B. E., Smith, T. L., Stewart, J. K., 2003: A new composite observing system strategy for ground-based GPS meteorology, AMS 12th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation.February 9-13, 2002, Long Beach, CA
  • Koch, S. E., Cooper, O. R., Jamison, B. D., Lu, C. G., Parrish, C., Shapiro, M. A., Smith, T. L., Tollerud, E. I., Wang, N., 2003: Field observations and RUC model simulations of turbulencce and gravity waves, AMS 10th Conference on Mesoscale Processes.June 23-27, 2003, Portland, OR
  • Smith, T. L., Benjamin, S. G., Gutman, S. I., Schwartz, B. E., 2003: Impact of GPS-IPW data on RUC forecasts, AMS 7th Symposium on the Water Cycle.February 9-13, 2003, Long Beach, CA
  • Gutman, S. I., Benjamin, S. G., Holub, K. L., Sahm, S. R., Smith, T. L., Stewart, J. Q., 2003: Rapid retrieval and assimilation of ground-based GPS-Met observations at the NOAA Forecast Systems Laboratory: Impact on weather forecasts, International Workshop on GPS Meteorology: Ground-Based and Space-Borne Applications.January 14-16, 2003, Tsukuba, Japan
  • Smith, T. L., Benjamin, S. G., Gutman, S. I., Schwartz, B. E., 2002: Impact of GPS water vapor data on RUC severe weather forecasts, AMS 21st Conference on Severe Local Storms.August 12-16, 2002, San Antonio, TX
  • Benjamin, S. G., Brown, J. M., Brundage, K. J., Devenyi, D., Grell, G. A., Kim, D., Manikin, G. S., Schwartz, B. E., Smirnova, T. G., Smith, T. L., Weygandt, S. S., 2002: RUC20: The 20-km version of the Rapid Update Cycle
  • Benjamin, S. G., Brown, J. M., Brundage, K. J., Devenyi, D., Grell, G. A., Kim, D., Manikin, G. S., Schwartz, B. E., Smirnova, T. G., Smith, T. L., Weygandt, S. S., 2002: RUC20: The 20-km version of the Rapid Update Cycle, NWS Technical Procedures Bulletin, vol. 490
  • Benjamin, S. G., Brown, J. M., Brundage, K. J., Devenyi, D., Grell, G. A., Kim, D., Manikin, G. S., Schwartz, B. E., Smirnova, T. G., Smith, T. L., Weygandt, S. S., 2002: The 20-km RUC in operations, AMS 15th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction.August 12-16, 2002, San Antonio, TX
  • Benjamin, S. G., Brown, J. M., Devenyi, D., Grell, G. A., Kim, D., Manikin, G. S., Schwartz, B. E., Smirnova, T. G., Smith, T. L., Weygandt, S. S., 2002: The 20-km Rapid Update Cycle: Overview and implications for aviation applications, AMS 10th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology.May 13-16, 2002, Portland, OR
  • Smith, T. L., Benjamin, S. G., Brown, J. M., 2002: Visibility forecasts from the RUC-20, AMS Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology.May 13-16, 2002, Portland, OR
  • Smith, T. L., Brown, J. M., Schwartz, B. E., 2001: Comparisons of RUC 20-km and 40-km forecasts for 24 May 2000, AMS 14th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction.July 30-August 2, 2001, Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Benjamin, S. G., Brown, J. M., Brundage, K. J., Devenyi, D., Grell, G. A., Kim, D., Manikin, G. S., Schwartz, B. E., Smirnova, T. G., Smith, T. L., Weygandt, S. S., 2001: The 20-km version of the Rapid Update Cycle, AMS 18th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting.July 30-August 4, 2001, Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Smith, T. L., Benjamin, S. G., Grell, G. A., Schwartz, B. E., 2000: A past and future look at the Rapid Update Cycle for the 3 May 1999 severe weather outbreak, Preprints, AMS 20th Conference on Severe Local Storms.21-24 September 2000, Orlando, FL
  • Benjamin, S. G., Bothwell, P., Brown, J. M., Grell, G. A., Hart, J. A., Schwartz, B. E., Smith, T. L., 2000: A past and future look at the Rapid Update Cycle for the 3 May 1999 severe weather outlook, 20th Conference on Severe Local Storms.September 11-15, 2000, Orlando, FL
  • Gutman, S. I., Benjamin, S. G., Foy, M., Holub, K. L., Schwartz, B. E., Smith, T. L., 2000: Status of ground-based GPS meteorology at NOAA's Forecast Systems Laboratory, COST 716 Workshop .10-14 July 2000, Oslo, Norway
  • Benjamin, S. G., Brown, J. M., Brundage, K. J., Devenyi, D., Grell, G. A., Kim, D., Manikin, G. S., Schwartz, B. E., Smirnova, T. G., Smith, T. L., Weygandt, S. S., 2000: The 20-km version of the Rapid Update Cycle, AMS 9th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology.September 11-15, 2000, Orlando, FL
  • Smith, T. L., Benjamin, S. G., Gutman, S. I., Schwartz, B. E., 2000: Using GPS-IPW in a 4-D data assimilation system, Earth, Planets, and Space, vol. 52, 921-926
  • Benjamin, S. G., Brown, J. M., Brundage, K. J., Kim, D., Schwartz, B. E., Smirnova, T. G., Smith, T. L., 1999: Aviation forecasts from the RUC-2, AMS 8th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology.January 10-15, 1999, Dallas, TX
  • Smith, T. L., Benjamin, S. G., Gutman, S. I., Schwartz, B. E., 1999: Using GPS-IPW in a four-dimensional data assimilation system, International Symposium on GPS.18-22 October 1999, Ibaraki, Japan
  • Bothwell, P., Smith, T. L., 1998: Forecasting areas of convective weather threat using the RUC-2, AMS 19th Conference on Severe Local Storms.14-18 September 1998, Minneapolis, MN
  • Smith, T. L., Benjamin, S. G., Gutman, S. I., Kim, D., Schwartz, B. E., 1998: Precipitation forecast sensitivity to GPS precipitable water observations combined with GOES using RUC-2, AMS 12th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction.January 11-16, 1998, Phoenix, AZ
  • Brundage, K. J., Benjamin, S. G., Brown, J. M., Schwartz, B. E., Smirnova, T. G., Smith, T. L., 1998: The Operational RUC-2, Preprints, AMS 16th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting.11-16 January 1998, Phoenix, AZ
  • Smith, T. L., Benjamin, S. G., 1998: The combined use of GOES cloud drift, ACARS, VAD, and profiler winds in the RUC-2, Fourth International Symposium on Tropospheric Profiling: Needs and Technologies.September 20-25, 1998, Snowmass, CO
  • Smith, T. L., Benjamin, S. G., 1998: The combined use of GOES cloud-drift, ACARS, VAD, and profiler winds in the RUC-2, AMS 12th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction.January 11-16, 1998, Phoenix, AZ
  • Benjamin, S. G., Brown, J. M., Brundage, K. J., Devenyi, D., Kim, D., Marroquin, A., Schwartz, B. E., Smirnova, T. G., Smith, T. L., 1997: Improvements in aviation forecasts from the 40 km RUC, AMS 7th Conference on Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology.February 2-7, 1997, Long Beach, CA
  • Smith, T. L., Brown, J. M., 1996: 40-km MAPS at work: Comparisons of model forecasts to the real world, Preprints, AMS 15th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting.19-23 August 1996, Norfolk, VA
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