| Saturday, 10 January 2009 |
| 7:30 AM-10:00 AM, Saturday
Student Conference Badge Pick-up Only |
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| Sunday, 11 January 2009 |
| 7:30 AM-9:00 AM, Sunday
Short Course Registration |
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| 9:00 AM-6:00 PM, Sunday
Annual Meeting Registration Begins |
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| 12:00 PM-4:00 PM, Sunday, Northballroom A
Weatherfest
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| 3:00 PM-4:00 PM, Sunday, Room 130
First-Time Attendee Briefing |
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| 5:00 PM-7:00 PM, Sunday, Hall 5
Fellows Reception |
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| Monday, 12 January 2009 |
| 7:30 AM-5:30 PM, Monday
Registration Open |
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| 8:30 AM-10:15 AM, Monday, Ballroom ABC
Presidential Forum |
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| 10:15 AM-10:45 AM, Monday
Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer |
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| 10:45 AM-12:00 PM, Monday, Room 131A
Joint Session 3 The Use of Lightning Data In Aviation Operations (Joint between the Fourth Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data and the Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium on Weather-Air Traffic Management Integration) |
Chair: William P. Roeder, Private Meteorologist, Rockledge, FL
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| 10:45 AM | J3.1 | Lightning warning systems for airport ramp operations 
David B. Johnson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and L. Heitkemper and R. F. Price |
| 11:15 AM | J3.2 | Developments in the nowcasting total lightning flash rates using GOES satellite infrared convective cloud information
John R. Mecikalski, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and C. Siewert |
| 11:45 AM | J3.3 | A thunderstorm and lightning alert service for airport operations 
Rodney J. Potts, CAWCR, Melbourne, Vic., Australia |
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| 12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Monday
Lunch Break |
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| 12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Monday, Room 132A
Tim Oke Symp Luncheon |
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| 2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Monday, Hall 5
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
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| 5:30 PM-7:30 PM, Monday, Hall 4
Opening of the Exhibit Hall with Reception |
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| Tuesday, 13 January 2009 |
| 8:30 AM-9:15 AM, Tuesday, Room 132A
Session 1 Framing the Weather-ATM Integration Problem |
Chairs: David J. Pace, FAA, Washington, DC; Marilyn Wolfson, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA
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| 9:15 AM-9:45 AM, Tuesday, Room 132A
Panel Discussion Question and Answer |
Chairs: David J. Pace, FAA, Washington, DC; Marilyn Wolfson, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA
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| 9:45 AM-11:00 AM, Tuesday, Hall 5
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (See poster listing in Monday's program) |
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| 9:45 AM-10:45 AM, Tuesday, Hall 5
Poster Session 1 Aviation Weather Warning, Forecast and Decision Support Systems Poster Session |
| | P1.1 | The 2008 CoSPA* Forecast Demonstration *Collaboration Storm Prediction for Aviation
William J. Dupree, MIT, Lexington, MA; and D. Morse, M. Chan, X. Tao, M. Wolfson, J. O. Pinto, J. K. Williams, D. Albo, S. Dettling, M. Steiner, S. G. Benjamin, and S. S. Weygandt |
| | P1.2 | The HRRR – 3-km storm-resolving, radar-initialized, hourly updated forecasts for air traffic management
Stanley G. Benjamin, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and T. G. Smirnova, S. S. Weygandt, M. Hu, S. R. Sahm, B. D. Jamison, M. M. Wolfson, and J. O. Pinto |
| | P1.3 | Testing of GSI-WRF/ARW System for Potential High-Resolution Rapid Refresh Implementation with a Tropical Storm Over Land and Impact of Model Physics
Yi Yang, CAPS, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. Xue, A. M. Shao, M. Hu, S. S. Weygandt, and S. Benjamin |
| | P1.4 | An enhanced convective forecast (ECF) for the New York TRACON area
James G. Stobie, ENSCO, Inc., Falls Church, VA; and M. M. Wheeler, D. L. Sims, G. J. Jedlovec, and R. Gillen |
| | P1.5 | Comparison of Pilot Deviations Around Stratiform vs. Convective Weather Regions
Yi-Hsin Lin, MIT, Lexington, MA; and M. Matthews, R. DeLaura, and M. Wolfson |
| | P1.6 | Development of a thunderstorm nowcasting system in support of Air Traffic Management
Peter P.W. Li, Hong Kong Observatory, Kowloon, Hong Kong |
| | P1.7 | Short-range and storm-scale ensemble forecast guidance and its potential applications in air traffic decision support
David R. Bright, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/SPC, Norman, OK; and J. Huhn, S. J. Weiss, J. J. Levit, J. S. Kain, R. S. Schneider, M. C. Coniglio, M. Duquette, and M. Xue |
| | P1.8 | Use of new prototype products from the Canadian Air Navigation System: the dispatch perspective
Martin Kothbauer, Air Canada Jazz Dispatch, Enfield, NS, Canada; and B. Larochelle, R. Honch, and S. Laroche |
| | P1.9 | Prototyping new products for the Canadian Air Navigation System : TafPlus and VCMAC
Mr. Rob Honch, EC, Edmonton, AB, Canada; and S. Laroche, B. Larochelle, and M. Kothbauer |
| | P1.10 | Site Specific Terminal Forecast Amendment Criteria (SSTAC)
Bradford L. Sipperley Sr., NOAA/NWS, Fairbanks, AK; and J. D. Fairbanks Weather Forecast Office |
| | P1.11 | IC4D - A new tool for producing Four Dimensional Aviation Forecasts
Eugene Petrescu, NOAA/NWS/AAWU, Anchorage, AK; and T. Hall |
|  | P1.12 | NextGen for the near-term, “NowGen”
Tenny A. Lindholm, STAR Institute, Boulder, CO |
| | P1.13 | Overview of NextGen Weather Functional and Performance Requirements at end-state
John A. May, AvMet Applications International, Inc., Reston, VA; and C. G. Souders, F. Foss, R. Klein, P. Jackson, M. Carver, P. Schuster, J. Justiniano, S. Spincic, and J. Mechanic |
| | P1.14 | Building a 4-D Weather Data Cube for 2013 IOC
Cecilia Miner, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and S. Abelman and J. G. Stobie |
| | P1.15 | Meteorological support of the Weather Systems Processor (WSP) operation
Ilana Steinhorn, Weather Processors and Sensors Branch, MMAC, FAA, Oklahoma City, OK |
| | P1.16 | A tactical decision aid to limit the impacts of thunderstorms on climb and descent traffic at the Orlando International Airport
Matthew Volkmer, NOAA/NWS/Weather Forecast Office, Melbourne, FL; and S. Spratt, C. Baxter, D. Sharp, R. Mobbs, M. Rosencrans, J. Peters, C. Abelman, and P. Witsaman |
| | P1.17 | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast-based Tactical Decision Aid
Eric Avila, NOAA/NWS, Houston, TX |
| | P1.18 | Innovative radar products for the 3D, high-resolution and real-time monitoring of the convective activity in the airspace around airports
Pierre Tabary, Météo France, Trappes, France; and O. Bousquet, S. Sénési, and P. Josse |
| | P1.19 | Lightning warnings for airport ramp operations: A case study of possible complications in populating and using the NextGen 4-D data cube
David B. Johnson, NCAR, Boulder, CO |
| | P1.20 | The extremely complex airspace over Memphis during the 5 February 2008 tornado outbreak
Daniel Nietfeld, NOAA/NWSFO, Valley, NE |
| | P1.21 | An Empirical Model for Aerodrome Wind Forecasting during the Passage of Tropical Cyclones
Tak Chuen Cheung, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong; and P. Cheung and C. C. Lam |
| | P1.22 | Visibility Forecasting For Warm and Cold Fog Conditions Observed During FRAM Field Projects
Ismail Gultepe, Environment Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada; and P. Minnis, J. Milbrandt, S. G. Cober, G. Isaac, C. Flynn, L. Nguyen, and B. Hansen |
| | P1.23 | Doppler SoDAR systems in the airport environment
Kenneth H. Underwood, Atmospheric Systems Corporation, Santa Clarita, CA |
| | P1.24 | A Causational Argument for the Influence of Contrail Ice-particle Shape on Thermal Infrared Radiance Observations
Robert P. d'Entremont, AER, Inc., Lexington, MA; and D. L. Mitchell |
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| 11:00 AM-6:00 PM, Tuesday
Exhibits Open |
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| 11:00 AM-12:00 PM, Tuesday, Room 132A
Session 2 Integrating Weather with ATM-I |
Chairs: David J. Pace, FAA, Washington, DC; Marilyn Wolfson, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA
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| 11:00 AM | 2.1 | The 4-D Weather Data Cube: Roadmap to 2022
Jason Tuell, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and T. E. Ryan and B. Lambert |
| 11:15 AM | 2.2 | Comparing Convective Weather Avoidance Models and Aircraft-Based Data
Rich DeLaura, MIT, Lexington, MA; and B. Crowe, R. Ferris, W. Chan, and J. F. Love |
| 11:30 AM | 2.3 | Toward using NWP model ensemble data for strategic planning of the national airspace
James O. Pinto, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Steiner, R. E. Bateman, C. L. Phillips, S. S. Weygandt, and S. G. Benjamin |
| 11:45 AM | 2.4 | The complexities of thunderstorm avoidance due to turbulence and implications for traffic flow management
Robert Sharman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. K. Williams |
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| 12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Tuesday
Lunch Break (Cash and Carry in Exhibit Hall)
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| 1:30 PM-2:00 PM, Tuesday, Room 132A
Session 3 Integrating Weather with ATM - II |
Chairs: David J. Pace, FAA, Washington, DC; Marilyn Wolfson, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA
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| 1:30 PM | 3.1 | NextGen Weather Requirements
Cheryl G. Souders, FAA, Washington, DC; and R. C. Showalter, E. R. Dash, J. A. May, J. Tauss, S. Abelman, and C. Miner |
| 1:45 PM | 3.2 | European Initiatives for the Integration of Meteorological Data with ATM
Andrew K. Mirza, Met Office, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom; and P. Gill and R. W. Lunnon |
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| 2:00 PM-3:00 PM, Tuesday, Room 132A
Panel Discussion 1 Quantifying the Impact of Weather on Air Traffic |
Panelists: Alexander Klein, Air Traffic Analysis, Inc, Fairfax, VA; James E. Evans, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; Kapil Sheth, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA; Michael Matthews, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; Sean Madine, OAR, Boulder, CO
Moderators: David J. Pace, FAA, Washington, DC; Marilyn Wolfson, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA
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| 2:00 PM | PD1.1 | NAS Weather Index: quantifying impact of actual and forecast en-route and surface weather on air traffic
Alexander Klein, Air Traffic Analysis, Inc, Fairfax, VA; and T. MacPhail, S. Kavoussi, D. Hickman, and M. Phaneuf |
| 2:15 PM | PD1.2 | Convective weather forecasting to support better NAS network flow decision making in severe weather
James E. Evans, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA |
| 2:30 PM | PD1.3 | Analysis of Probabilistic Weather Forecasts for Use in Air Traffic Management
Kapil Sheth, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA; and T. Amis and S. Gutierrez-Nolasco |
| 2:45 PM | PD1.4 | Measuring the uncertainty of weather forecast specific to air traffic management operations
Michael Matthews, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA |
| 3:00 PM | PD1.5 | Conditioning forecasts of convection for use in air traffic management: A step toward measuring economic value
Sean Madine, OAR, Boulder, CO; and M. P. Kay, S. A. Lack, G. J. Layne, and J. Mahoney |
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| 3:00 PM-3:30 PM, Tuesday, Hall 4
Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall |
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| 3:30 PM-5:30 PM, Tuesday, Room 132A
Session 4 Integrating Weather with ATM - III |
Chairs: David J. Pace, FAA, Washington, DC; Marilyn Wolfson, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA
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| 3:30 PM | 4.1 | Use of operationally available weather forecast products beyond 6 hours for air traffic strategic planning
John Huhn, The MITRE Corporation, McLean, VA; and M. Duquette, D. R. Bright, S. J. Weiss, R. S. Schneider, J. Racy, and B. Sherman |
| 3:45 PM | 4.2 | Initial studies of an objective model to forecast achievable airspace flow program throughput from current and forecast weather information
Michael Robinson, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and R. DeLaura, B. Martin, J. E. Evans, and M. E. Weber |
| 4:00 PM | 4.3 | Evaluation of Ensemble-based Probabilistic Weather Information for Air Traffic Management
Matthias Steiner, NCAR, Boulder, CO ; and R. E. Bateman, D. L. Megenhardt, and J. O. Pinto |
| 4:15 PM | 4.4 | Probabilistic evaluation of convective forecasts
S. Mark Leidner, AER, Norman, OK; and M. Pirone |
| 4:30 PM | 4.5 | Ensemble forecast of ceiling, visibility and fog with NCEP Short-Range Ensemble Forecast System (SREF)
Binbin Zhou, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and J. Du, J. McQueen, and G. DiMedo |
| 4:45 PM | 4.6 | Investigating a New Ground Delay Program Strategy for Coping with SFO Stratus
David A. Clark, MIT, Lexington, MA |
| 5:00 PM | 4.7 | Building a Stochastic Terminal Airspace Capacity Forecast from Convective Weather Forecasts
Diana Michalek, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and H. Balakrishnan |
| 5:15 PM | 4.8 | Integrating convective weather forecasts with the traffic management advisor (TMA)
James G. Stobie, ENSCO, Inc., Falls Church, VA; and R. Gillen and W. A. Lester |
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| Wednesday, 14 January 2009 |
| 5:30 PM-6:30 PM, Wednesday, Hall 4
Reception in Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar) |
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| 7:00 PM-9:00 PM, Wednesday, Northballroom
AMS Annual Awards Banquet |
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| Thursday, 15 January 2009 |
| 12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Thursday, Room 131AB
Hollingsworth Symp Luncheon |
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| 5:15 PM-5:20 PM, Thursday
AMS 89th Annual Meeting Adjourns |
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