Data Assimilation Education Forum (Expanded View)

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Program Chairpersons:
Mary M. Cairns, NOAA/Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology
Margaret McCalla, NOAA/Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology

Compact View of Conference

Sunday, 20 January 2008
7:30 AM-9:30 AM, Sunday
Short Course Registration
 
9:00 AM-6:00 PM, Sunday
Conference Registration
 
12:00 PM-4:00 PM, Sunday, Exhibit Hall B
7th Annual WeatherFest
 
Monday, 21 January 2008
7:30 AM-5:30 PM, Monday
Registration continues through Thursday, 24 January
 
10:15 AM-10:45 AM, Monday
Coffee Break (Mon a.m.)
 
11:45 AM-1:30 PM, Monday
Opening Plenary Session Featuring Mayor Nagin of New Orleans (Cash & Carry Lunch)
 
1:30 PM-2:30 PM, Monday, 211
Session 1 An Overview of Data Assimilation
Chair: Mary M. Cairns, NOAA/Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology, Silver Spring, MD
1:30 PMWelcome: M. Cairns   wrf recording
1:45 PM1.1What is data assimilation? A tutorial   wrf recording
Andrew Jones, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO
2:15 PM1.2Challenges and practical applications of data assimilation in numerical weather prediction   wrf recording
Stephen J. Lord, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD
2:30 PM1.3Identifying current and future shortfalls in data assimilation education   wrf recording
Michele M. Rienecker, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD
 
2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Monday, Exhibit Hall B
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (mon p.m.)
 
4:00 PM-5:00 PM, Monday, 211
Panel Discussion 1 Education Capabilities Panel: Developing the Data Assimilation Skills to Meet Research, Development and Operational Needs
Panelists: Jeffrey Anderson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; Eugenia Kalnay, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; Richard D. Clark, Millersville Univ., Millersville, PA; Patricia A. Phoebus, NRL, Monterey, CA
Moderator: Margaret McCalla, NOAA/Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology, Silver Spring, MD
 Margaret McCalla   wrf recording
 Jeffrey Anderson   wrf recording
 Eugenia Kalnay   wrf recording
 Richard D. Clark   wrf recording
 Patricia A. Phoebus   wrf recording
 Panel Discussion  
 
5:00 PM, Monday
Forum Ends
 
5:30 PM-7:30 PM, Monday, Exhibit Hall A
Formal Opening of Exhibits with Reception (Cash Bar)
 

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