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Saturday, 10 January 2004
	7:30 AM-9:00 AM, Saturday Short Course/Student Conference Registration
Sunday, 11 January 2004
	7:30 AM-9:00 AM, Sunday Short Course Registration
	9:00 AM-6:00 PM, Sunday Conference Registration
Monday, 12 January 2004
	7:30 AM, Monday Registration continues through Thursday, 15 January
	9:00 AM-10:45 AM, Monday, Room 611 Session 1 Nowcasting and Forecasting in the Urban Zone (Room 611)
Chair: Walter F. Dabberdt, Vaisala. Inc., Boulder, CO
9:00 AM 1.1 Highlights and Challenges of Urban Meteorological Modeling   Robert D. Bornstein, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA; and K. C. Craig, A. Martilli, and S. Dupont 9:30 AM 1.2 Forecasting Adverse Weather in the Baltimore MD -Washington DC Urban Zone: Detection and Predictability Issues   Steven M. Zubrick, NOAA/NWSFO, Sterling, VA 10:00 AM 1.3 Nowcasting for urban areas by variational assimilation of Doppler radar and lidar radial wind data   Mei Xu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and A. Crook, J. Sun, T. Warner, and S. Swerdlin 10:15 AM Coffee Break in Poster Session Room
	10:45 AM-1:30 PM, Monday Session 1 Session 1: Continued
Cochairs: Steven M. Zubrick, NOAA/NWSFO, Sterling, VA; Witold F. Krajewski, IIHR Hydrosciences and Engineering, Iowa City, IA
10:45 AM 1.4 The use of the Hydro-Nowcaster for Mesoscale Convective Systems and the Tropical Rainfall Nowcaster (TRaN) for landfalling tropical systems   Roderick A. Scofield, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and R. J. Kuligowski and J. C. Davenport 11:00 AM 1.5 A high-resolution, local-domain numerical modeling study of a flooding rainfall event associated with Tropical Storm Allison in June 2001 over Houston, Texas   Bob A. Weinzapfel, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and L. M. Leslie 11:15 AM 1.6 Status of NASA satellite, field observations, and numerical modeling addressing the impact of urbanization on short and long term precipitation variability   J. Marshall Shepherd, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and M. Manyin, S. Burian, and C. Garza 11:30 AM 1.7 The importance of total lightning in the future of weather nowcasting   Nicholas W. S. Demetriades, Vaisala, Inc., Tucson, AZ; and M. J. Murphy and R. L. Holle 11:45 AM 1.8 Planning, nowcasting, and forecasting lightning in the urban zone: The HEAT project 2005   Richard Orville, Texas A&M University, College Sation, TX; and J. Nielsen-Gammon, R. Zhang, and D. Collins 12:00 PM Lunch Break
	1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Monday, Room 6E Joint Session 1 Flash Flood Forecasting in the Urban Environment (Joint with the Symposium on Planning, Nowcasting and Forecasting in the Urban Zone and 18th Conf on Hydrology; Room 6E)
Organizer: Robert S. Davis, NOAA/NWS, Pittsburgh, PA
1:30 PM J1.1 Flash Flood Forecasting in Urban Drainage Basins (INVITED)   James A. Smith, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 2:00 PM J1.2 Locally modifying Flash Flood Guidance to improve the detection capability of the Flash Flood Monitoring and Prediction Program   Robert S. Davis, NOAA/NWS, Pittsburgh, PA 2:15 PM J1.3 Evaluation of Urban Hydrologic Prediction Accuracy for Real-time Forecasting Using Radar   Baxter E. Vieux, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. B. Bedient 2:30 PM Coffee Break with Formal Poster Viewing   4:00 PM J1.4 Sensitivity numerical experiments on ambient wind shear for cell mergers between convective cells in multicell thunderstorms   James R. Stalker, Regional Earth System Predictability Research, Inc., Santa Fe, NM 4:15 PM J1.5 Validation of Range Correction Algorithm Using Real-time Radar Data From Sterling, VA   Feng Ding, RS Information Systems/Hydrology Laboratory, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and D. J. Seo and D. H. Kitzmiller 4:30 PM J1.6 High-resolution rainfall rate and DSD estimation from X-band polarimetric radar measurements   Marios Anagnostou, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; and E. N. Anagnostou and W. F. Krajewski 4:45 PM J1.7 Toward Integration of Satellite Precipitation Estimates into the Multi-sensor Precipitation Estimator Algorithm   Chandra Kondragunta, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and D. J. Seo 5:00 PM J1.8 8 Km, Half-hourly Precipitation Estimates from Passive Microwave and IR Satellite Data   John E. Janowiak, CPC/NCEP/NOAA, Camp Springs, MD; and R. J. Joyce, P. A. Arkin, and P. Xie 5:15 PM J1.9 Uncertainty in fine-scale MPA precipitation estimates and implications for hydrometeorological analysis and forecasting   George J. Huffman, NASA/GSFC and SSAI, Greenbelt, MD; and R. F. Adler, D. T. Bolvin, and E. J. Nelkin
	1:30 PM-2:30 PM, Monday Session 1 Session 1: Continued
Chair: Robert D. Bornstein, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
1:30 PM 1.9 An analysis of severe convection in Central Oklahoma during Joint Urban 2003   Daniel R. Cheresnick, Oklahoma Climatological Survey and University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. B. Basara 1:45 PM 1.10 The rapid evolution of convection approaching the New York City metropolitan region   Brian A. Colle, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and M. Charles 2:00 PM 1.11 An objective nowcasting tool that incorporates geostationary satellite measurements   Robert M. Aune, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Madison, WI; and R. Petersen 2:15 PM 1.12 Measured and modeled wind fields in an urban environment   Yansen Wang, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD; and C. Williamson, G. Huynh, S. Chang, D. Ligon, and D. Garvey
	2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Monday Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
	2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Monday, Hall 4AB Joint Poster Session 1 FLASH FLOOD FORECASTING IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT POSTERS (JOINT WITH THE SYMP. ON PLANNING, NOWCASTING, AND FORECASTING IN THE URBAN ZONE and 18th Conf. on Hydrology; Hall 4AB) (Joint between the 18th Conference on Hydrology and the Symposium on Planning, Nowcasting, and Forecasting in the Urban Zone)
Organizer: Robert S. Davis, NOAA/NWS, Pittsburgh, PA
JP1.1 Derivation of a flood potential product using GIS and hydrological modeling: an investigation of the San Antonio summer flood of 2002   Marla R. Knebl, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX; and K. Hutchison and Z. L. Yang   JP1.2 A coupled Atmospheric and Hydrological Model to investigate the surface hydrology features of 1993 Mississippi flood event with GIS/RS applications   Suseela Reddy Remata, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and M. Vatti and P. Chigbu   JP1.3 Studying the diurnal cycle of convection using a TRMM-calibrated infrared rain algorithm   Andrew J. Negri, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and R. F. Adler, G. J. Huffman, and M. Manyin   JP1.4 A length-scale for the effects of sea-level variation on upstream   Thomas M. Hopson, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and P. J. Webster
	2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Monday, Hall 4AB Poster Session 1 Urban Zone Posters (Hall 4AB)
P1.1 The Role of Weather Information for Homeland Security   Don Sears, AWS WeatherNet, Gaithersburg, MD; and R. Reed   P1.2 The Challenges of Forecasting and Nowcasting During Joint Urban 2003   Jeffrey B. Basara, Oklahoma Climatological Society and University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. K. Hall, R. G. Stewart, M. James, and R. Barnes   P1.3 Statistical analysis of numerical model output used for forecasting during Joint Urban 2003   Peter K. Hall Jr., Oklahoma Climatological Society and University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. B. Basara   P1.4 Simulation of the urban heat island effects over the Greater Houston Area with the high resolution WRF/LSM/Urban coupled system   Hiroyuki Kusaka, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Abiko, Japan; and F. Chen, J. W. Bao, M. Tewari, and H. Hirakuchi   P1.5 NUMERICAL STUDY OF URBAN GROWTH EFFECTS ON SURFACE ATMOSPHERIC FIELDS OVER A COASTAL TROPICAL CITY   Pedro J. Mulero, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR; and A. Velazquez, J. E. González, and A. Winter   P1.6 GURME—The WMO GAW Urban Research Meteorology and Environment Project   Liisa Jalkanen, WMO/AREP, Geneva, Switzerland; and G. R. Carmichael   P1.7 Impact of Climate Change on U.S. Air Quality using Multi-scale Modeling with the MM5/SMOKE/CMAQ System   Jack Chen, Washington State University, Pullman, WA; and J. Avise, J. Vaughan, B. Lamb, C. Mass, E. Salathe, A. Guenther, C. Wiedinmyer, S. O'Neill, S. Ferguson, N. Larkin, and D. McKenzie   P1.8 The Florida GLOBE Partnership Program   Paul H. Ruscher, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and W. R. Lusher   P1.9 Assimilation of GOES IR data for urban meteorological modeling: evaluation of the importance of subgrid inhomogeneity   Sang-Ok Han, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and A. Pour Biazar, R. McNider, J. Nielsen-Gammon, W. Lapenta, K. Doty, and S. L. Haines   P1.10 AIRPACT Version 2: an air-quality forecast system for ozone, particulates and air-toxics for the Pacific Northwest   Joe Vaughan, Washington State University, Pullman, WA; and J. Chen, J. Avise, B. Lamb, and H. Westberg   P1.11 Integrated Urban Dispersion Modeling Capability   Branko Kosovic, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and S. T. Chan, A. M. Wissink, and R. D. Hornung   P1.12 Estimating Daytime and Nighttime Population Distributions in U.S. Cities for Emergency Response Activities   Timothy N. McPherson, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and M. Brown   P1.13 Improved Upwind Cavity Parameterizations for a Fast Response Urban Wind Model   N. L. Bagal, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and E. R. Pardyjak and M. J. Brown   P1.14 DTRA Urban Dispersion Modeling Capability   John C. Pace, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Alexandria, VA; and J. F. Bowers   P1.15 Planning, Nowcasting and Forecasting in the Urban Zone   Elliot Abrams, AccuWeather Inc, State College, PA; and K. Reeves
	4:00 PM-5:30 PM, Monday, Room 611 Session 2 Air Quality Modeling and Forecasting: Part 1 (Room 611)
Cochairs: Sanford Sillman, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Laurence Kalkstein, Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE
4:00 PM 2.1 Chemical Data Assimilation in Support of Air Quality Forecasting   Gregory R Carmichael, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; and A. Sandu, D. Daescu, T. Chai, J. Seinfeld, P. Hess, and T. Anderson 4:30 PM 2.2 Preliminary results of an ensemble air quality forecast system over the Lower Fraser Valley, British Columbia   Luca Delle Monache, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and R. B. Stull 4:45 PM 2.3 On the comparison of nesting of lagrangian air-pollution model SMOG to numerical weather prediction model ETA and eulerian CTM CAMx to NWP model MM5: ozone episode simulation   Tomas Halenka, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; and K. Eben, J. Bednar, J. Brechler, P. Jurus, and I. Vyoralkova 5:00 PM 2.4 Air Quality Nowcasting for the Issuance of Health Advisories in the Sacramento, California, Metropolitan Region   Alan Chan, Sonoma Technology, Inc., Petaluma, CA; and T. S. Dye, C. P. MacDonald, C. B. Anderson, D. S. Miller, and J. L. Garlock 5:15 PM 2.5 LES STUDY ON TURBULENT ORGANIZED STRUCTURES WITHIN AND ABOVE URBAN CANOPY   Manabu Kanda, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
	5:30 PM-7:00 PM, Monday Formal Opening of Exhibits with Reception (Cash Bar)
	5:30 PM, Monday Sessions end for the Day
Tuesday, 13 January 2004
	8:30 AM-4:45 PM, Tuesday, Room 612 Joint Session 2 Air Quality in Megacities (Joint with the Symp on Planning, Nowcasting and Forecasting in the Urban Zone and Sixth Conf on Atmospheric Chemistry; Room 612)
Chairs: V. R. Kotamarthi, ANL, Argonne, IL; John McHenry, MCNC, Durham, NC
8:30 AM J2.1 Impacts of Asian Megacity Emissions on Regional Air Quality During Spring 2001   Sarath Guttikunda, World Bank, Washington, DC; and G. R. Carmichael, Y. Tang, N. Thongboonchoo, J. H. Woo, and L. Pan 8:45 AM J2.2 An Urban Photochemistry Study in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago de Chile   Bernhard Rappenglück, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany; and R. Schmitz, M. Bauerfeind, F. Cereceda-Balic, D. von Baer, Y. Silva, M. A. Rubio, E. Lissi, and P. Oyola 9:00 AM J2.3 Megacities as Sources of Black Carbon   Jeffrey S. Gaffney, ANL, Argonne, IL; and N. A. Marley 9:15 AM J2.4 Aerosol Properties and direct radiative forcing in Beijing in spring of 2001   Xiang-Ao Xia, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; and P. C. Wang and H. B. Chen 9:30 AM J2.5 Measurements of Ammonia in Mexico City using Near-IR TDLAS Open Path System   Nancy A. Marley, ANL, Argonne, IL; and J. S. Gaffney 9:45 AM Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break   11:00 AM J2.6 Use of a mobile laboratory to characterize in-use vehicle and other emission sources in Mexico City Metropolitan Area   J. T. Jayne, Aerodyne Research, Inc., Billrica, MA; and S. Herndon, T. Onasch, P. Mortimer, M. Canagaratna, C. E. Kolb, D. Worsnop, T. Rogers, B. Knighton, E. Dunlea, L. Marr, L. T. Molina, and M. Molina 11:15 AM J2.7 Mixing height variations in a coastal megacity inferred from lidar, profiler, sonde, microwave temperature profiler, and aircraft   Christina Smith, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and C. Senff, J. Nielsen-Gammon, A. White, W. Angevine, C. Berkowitz, M. Mahoney, S. O. Han, and C. Doran 11:30 AM J2.8 Study of the Photochemical Processes in the Houston-Galveston Metropolitan Airshed   Daewon W. Byun, University of Houston, Houston, TX 11:45 AM J2.9 Photochemical Production Rates in Western Houston   Carl M. Berkowitz, PNNL, Richland, WA; and C. W. Spicer and P. V. Doskey 12:00 PM J2.10 National Air Quality Forecasting Capability: First Steps toward Implementation   Paula M. Davidson, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and N. Seaman, K. Schere, R. A. Wayland, J. L. Hayes, and K. F. Carey 12:15 PM Lunch Break   1:45 PM J2.11 Implementing the SMOKE Emissions Processing System with WRF-Chem: Progress and Early Results   John N. McHenry, Baron Advanced Meteorological Systems, Research Triangle Park, NC; and C. Coats, K. Schere, G. Grell, and R. Imhoff 2:00 PM J2.12 Real-time Prediction of US Northeast Corridor Ozone: Results for 2001–2002 as a Benchmark for Future Forecasts Systems   John N. McHenry, Baron Advanced Meteorological Systems, Research Triangle Park, NC; and S. McKeen, W. F. Ryan, N. Seaman, J. Pudykiewicz, G. W. Grell, A. Stein, C. Coats, and J. Vukovich 2:15 PM J2.13 Evaluation of the National Air Quality Forecast System (NAQFS): Summary of the Air Quality Forecasters Focus Group Workshop   William F. Ryan, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and P. Davidson, P. Stokols, and K. Carey 2:30 PM J2.14 From raw air quality data to the nightly news: an overview of how EPA’s AIRNow program operates   Timothy S. Dye, Sonoma Technology, Inc., Petaluma, CA; and A. C. Chan, C. B. Anderson, D. E. Strohm, R. A. Wayland, and J. E. White 2:45 PM J2.15 Comparisons between observations made during NEAQS and air quality forecasts from MM5 and WRF chemistry models   Steven E. Peckham, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/FSL, Boulder, CO; and G. A. Grell, S. A. McKeen, and R. Schmitz 3:00 PM Coffee Break   3:30 PM J2.16 Development and Evaluation of the NOAA/EPA Prototype Air Quality Model Prediction System   Jeff McQueen, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and P. Lee, M. Tsidulko, G. DiMego, T. Otte, J. Pleim, J. Young, G. Pouliot, B. K. Eder, D. Kang, K. Schere, J. Gorline, M. Schenk, P. Dallavalle, W. Shaffer, P. Davidson, and N. Seaman 3:45 PM J2.17 Future of AIRNow and the Air Quality Index: beyond ozone mapping and forecasting   Richard A. Wayland, EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC; and J. E. White, T. S. Dye, C. B. Anderson, A. C. Chan, and D. E. B. Strohm 4:00 PM J2.18 Air quality modeling at coarse-to-fine scales in urban areas   Jason Ching, NOAA/ARL and U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC; and S. Dupont, J. A. Herwehe, T. Otte, A. Lacser, D. W. Byun, and R. Tang 4:15 PM J2.19 The Air Quality four-Panel Chart   William F. Ryan, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and G. M. Bridgers, D. D. Salkovitz, and C. A. Piety 4:30 PM J2.20 Urban and regional air quality modelling in the Pacific Northwest   Xin Qiu, RWDI West Inc., Guelph, ON, Canada; and M. Lepage, J. W. Boulton, M. Gauthier, and C. Di Cenzo
	8:30 AM-9:45 AM, Tuesday, Room 611 Session 3 Air Quality Modeling and Forecasting: Part 2 (Room 611)
Cochairs: Timothy S. Dye, Sonoma Technology, Inc., Petaluma, CA; Gregory R. Carmichael, Univ. of Iowa
8:30 AM 3.1 Some issues related to the simulation of contaminant distribution in complex-terrain areas   Sang-Mi Lee, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and S. Grossman-Clarke and H. J. S. Fernando 8:45 AM 3.2 A physically-based statistical approach to predicting high ozone days in a coastal megacity   James Tobin, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and J. Nielsen-Gammon 9:00 AM 3.3 CFD Modeling for Urban Air Quality Studies   R. L. Lee, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and L. J. Lucas, T. D. Humphreys, and S. T. Chan 9:15 AM 3.4 Meteorological conditions associated with the rapid transport of Canadian wildfire products into the Northeast during 5–8 July 2002   John R. Scala, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and C. Hain, W. M. MacKenzie, and S. Bachmeier 9:30 AM 3.5 The Importance of Including Anthropogenic Heating in Mesoscale Modeling of the Urban Heat Island   David J. Sailor, Portland State University, Portland, OR; and H. Fan
	9:45 AM-11:00 AM, Tuesday Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break.
	11:00 AM-12:15 PM, Tuesday, Room 611 Session 4 Modeling Urban Land Surfaces and Buildings: Part 1 (Room 611)
Organizer: C. S. B. Grimmond, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
11:00 AM 4.1 Global Urban-Scale Land-Atmosphere Modeling with the Land Information System   Christa D. Peters-Lidard, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and S. V. Kumar, Y. Tian, J. L. Eastman, and P. R. Houser 11:15 AM 4.2 Modelling our cities in weather forecasting   Martin Best, Met Office, Wallingford, United Kingdom 11:30 AM 4.3 Mesoscale simulations of the Urban Environment of Washington, DC: Comparison of COAMPS simulations to DCNet observations and sensitivity of plume transport to an Urban Canopy Parameterization   Teddy R. Holt, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. J. Shi 11:45 AM 4.4 Introduction of urban canopy parameterizations into MM5 to simulate urban meteorology at neighborhood scales   Sylvain Dupont, NOAA/ARL and U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC; and J. Ching and S. Burian 12:00 PM 4.5 A numerical simulation of air flows over an urban area: Verification of air flows over 2-d and 3-d obstacles with wind tunnel measurements   Ted Yamada, Yamada Scince & Art Corporation, Santa Fe, NM
	1:30 PM-3:00 PM, Tuesday, Room 611 Session 5 Urban Dispersion Modeling (Room 611)
Chair: Michael J. Brown, LANL, Los Alamos, NM
1:30 PM 5.1 Use of Urban Field Study Data   Steven R. Hanna, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA; and J. C. Chang 2:00 PM 5.2 Mesoscale and urban-scale modeling support for the Oklahoma City Joint-Urban 2003 field program   Scott Halvorson, U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground, Dugway, UT; and Y. Liu, R. S. Sheu, J. Basara, J. Bowers, T. Warner, and S. Swerdlin 2:15 PM 5.3 Urban near-field dispersion   Martin J. Leach, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and J. H. Shinn, R. Leif, and G. Keating 2:30 PM 5.4 Wind-tunnel simulation of the Joint Urban 2003 Tracer Experiment   Petra Kastner-Klein, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and B. Leitl, F. Pascheke, and M. Schatzmann 2:45 PM 5.5 The New York City Urban Atmospheric Observatory–An Overview   R. Michael Reynolds, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY; and R. D. Bornstein, S. R. Hanna, T. Oke, B. B. Hicks, and H. N. Lee
	3:30 PM-5:30 PM, Tuesday, Room 611 Session 6 Emergency Response (Room 611)
Chair: Steven R. Hanna, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
3:30 PM 6.1 OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE   Gayle Sugiyama, LLNL and University of California, Livermore, CA; and J. S. Nasstrom and R. L. Baskett 4:00 PM 6.2 Dispersion Modeling of Accidental Releases in Russia   Eugene Genikhovich, Voeikov Main Geophysical Observatory, St. Petersburg, Russia 4:15 PM 6.3 Incorporation of chemical reactions into building-scale flow   Tom D. Humphreys, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and T. M. Jayaweera and R. L. Lee 4:30 PM 6.4 A Simplified CFD Approach for Modeling Urban Dispersion   Stevens T. Chan, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and T. D. Humphreys and R. L. Lee 4:45 PM 6.5 Modeling shelter-in-place including sorption on indoor surfaces   Wanyu R. Chan, University of California and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, CA; and P. N. Price, A. J. Gadgil, W. W. Nazaroff, G. Loosmore, and G. Sugiyama 5:00 PM 6.6 Testing of an Urban Lagrangian Dispersion Model Using Gaussian and Non-Gaussian Solutions   Balwinder Singh, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and M. D. Williams, E. R. Pardyjak, and M. J. Brown 5:15 PM 6.7 Science into service during the 4 May 2003 tornado outbreak   Lisa R. Schmit, National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO, Pleasant Hill, MO; and M. Hudson and S. M. Fortin
	5:30 PM, Tuesday Sessions end for the day
Wednesday, 14 January 2004
	8:30 AM-9:30 AM, Wednesday, Room 619/620 Joint Session 3 Heat/Health Warning Systems: Part I (Joint between the 14th Conference on Applied Climatology and the Symposium on Planning, Nowcasting, and Forecasting in the Urban Zone; Room 619/620)
Chair: Robert E. Livezey, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
8:30 AM J3.1 The development of improved heat/health warning systems   Laurence S. Kalkstein, Univervisity of Delaware, Newark, DE 8:45 AM J3.2 Heat watch-warning systems: Operational consideration and system design   Scott Sheridan, Department of Geography, Kent State University, Kent, OH 9:00 AM J3.3 A National Heat/Health Warning System: Improvement over current system   Mark A. Tew, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. J. Brewer and R. E. Livezey 9:15 AM J3.4 Use of heat/health warning systems in extreme climates: the Phoenix challenge   Anton F. Haffer, NOAA/NWSFO, Phoenix, AZ
	8:30 AM-9:30 AM, Wednesday, Room 611 Session 7 Modeling Urban Land Surfaces and Buildings: Part 2 (Room 611)
Chair: Jeffrey C. Luvall, MSFC, Huntsville, AL
8:30 AM 7.1 Sensitivity of surface-atmosphere energy exchanges in urban areas derived from simulations   Sarah M. Roberts, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and T. R. Oke, A. Lemonsu, C. S. B. Grimmond, and P. Jackson 8:45 AM 7.2 Remote Sensing for Urban Microclimate Studies   Ruri Imamura, Forensic Consultant, San Francisco, CA; and P. G. Foschi 9:00 AM 7.3 Forecasting stability transitions and air flow around an urban building—Phase I   Gail-Tirrell Vaucher, Army Research Laboratory, WSMR, NM; and R. Cionco and M. Bustillos 9:15 AM 7.4 Improved Velocity Deficit Parameterizations for a Fast Response Urban Wind Model   Eric R. Pardyjak, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and M. J. Brown and N. Bagal
	10:00 AM, Wednesday Session Fourth Presidential Policy Forum: Weather and National Security (Room 6AB)
	12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Wednesday Lunch Break
	1:30 PM-2:30 PM, Wednesday, Room 619/620 Joint Session 8 Heat Health Warning Systems: Part II (Joint between the 14th Conference on Applied Climatology and the Symposium on Planning, Nowcasting, and Forecasting in the Urban Zone; Room 619/620)
Chair: Laurence Kalkstein, Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE
1:30 PM J8.1 General guidance for urban intervention in response to extreme heat events   Alan D. Perrin, EPA, Washington, DC; and J. P. Samenow and N. J. Dietsch 1:45 PM J8.2 Use of heat/health warning systems by the utility industry   Steve Lee, Entergy Services, Inc., Jackson, MS; and C. Chouest 2:00 PM J8.3 Heat watch/warning wystems save lives: estimated costs and benefits for Philadelphia 1995–1998   Kristie L Ebi, EPRI, Palo Alto, CA; and T. J. Teisberg, L. Kalkstein, L. Robinson, and R. Weiher 2:15 PM J8.4 Changing Heat Wave Mortality in U.S. Cities   Robert E. Davis, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; and P. C. Knappenberger, P. J. Michaels, and W. M. Novicoff
	2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Wednesday Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (Hall 4AB)
	2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Wednesday, Hall 4AB Joint Poster Session 4 Heat/Health Warning Systems (Joint between the 14th Conference on Applied Climatology and the Symposium on Planning, Nowcasting, and Forecasting in the Urban Zone; Hall 4AB)
Chair: Laurence Kalkstein, Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE
JP4.1 Forecast Considerations: Application of the Point Forecast Matrices in Heat/Health Warning Systems   Douglas C. Young, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD   JP4.2 Procedures Established by the National Weather Service Forecast Office New Orleans/Baton Rouge, Louisiana Regarding the Operational Heat Stress Assessment System   Paul Trotter, NOAA/NWS, Baton Rouge, LA; and D. Griffin and M. Farver
	4:00 PM-5:30 PM, Wednesday, Room 618 Joint Session 7 Joint Urban 2003 Field Study and Urban Mesonets (Joint between the Eighth Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems in the Atmosphere, Oceans and Land Surface and the Symposium on Planning, Nowcasting, and Forecasting in the Urban Zone; Room 618)
Chair: Gayle A. Sugiyama, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA
4:00 PM J7.1 Overview of Joint Urban 2003—An Atmospheric Dispersion Study in Oklahoma City   K. Jerry Allwine, PNNL, Richland, WA; and M. J. Leach, L. W. Stockham, J. S. Shinn, R. P. Hosker, J. F. Bowers, and J. C. Pace 4:15 PM J7.2 VARIABILITY OF SENSIBLE HEAT FLUXES IN A SUBURBAN AREA OF OKLAHOMA CITY   C. S. B. Grimmond, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN; and H. B. Su, B. Offerle, B. Crawford, S. Scott, S. Zhong, and C. Clements 4:30 PM J7.3 Joint URBAN 2003 Street Canyon Experiment   Michael J. Brown, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and D. Boswell, G. Streit, M. Nelson, T. McPherson, T. Hilton, E. R. Pardyjak, S. Pol, P. Ramamurthy, B. Hansen, P. Kastner-Klein, J. Clark, A. Moore, D. Walker, N. Felton, D. Strickland, D. Brook, M. Princevac, D. Zajic, R. Wayson, J. MacDonald, G. Fleming, and D. Storwold 4:45 PM J7.4 Measurements of net radiation, ground heat flux and surface temperature in an urban canyon   Frank J. Gouveia, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and M. J. Leach and J. H. Shinn 5:00 PM J7.5 Wind and Turbulence Observations in Joint Urban 2003   Young Yee, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM; and E. Vidal, J. Yarbrough, E. Creegan, S. Elliott, D. Ligon, and D. Garvey 5:15 PM J7.6 Observations of turbulent kinetic energy dissipation rate in the urban environment   Julie K. Lundquist, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and J. H. Shinn and F. Gouveia
	5:30 PM, Wednesday Sessions end for the day
	6:00 PM-7:30 PM, Wednesday Reception in Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar)
	7:30 PM, Wednesday AMS Annual Awards Banquet
Thursday, 15 January 2004
	8:30 AM-9:45 AM, Thursday, Room 609/610 Joint Session 5 Climate Change and Urban Areas (Joint with the Symp. on Planning, Nowcasting and Forecasting in the Urban Zone and 15th Symp. on Global Change and Climate Variations; Room 609/610)
Chair: Dian J. Seidel, NOAA/ARL, Silver Spring, MD
8:30 AM J5.1 Detection of urban effects in the climate record   Thomas R. Karl, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC 9:00 AM J5.2 Impact of land-use change and urbanization on climate   Ming Cai, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and H. Li and E. Kalnay 9:15 AM J5.3 The impact of climate change on our cities   Martin Best, Met Office, Wallingford, United Kingdom; and R. Betts 9:30 AM J5.4 Modeling future climate and air quality in the New York City metropolitan area   Kevin L. Civerolo, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany, NY; and J. Biswas, C. Hogrefe, J. Rosenthal, K. Knowlton, B. Lynn, J. Y. Ku, R. Goldberg, C. Rosenzweig, and P. Kinney
	9:45 AM-11:00 AM, Thursday Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (Hall 4AB)
	3:00 PM, Thursday Registration Desk Closes
	6:00 PM, Thursday Norm Phillips Banquet

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