Session 15th Conference on Environment and Health


Air Quality and Public Health Decisions with Earth Observations
Hosts: (Joint between the 15th Conference on Environment and Health; and the 26th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Submission Deadline: Thursday, 31 August 2023
12:00 AM
NOAA Air Quality Program: National Air Quality Forecast Capability
Youngsun Jung, NWS, Silver Spring, MD; NOAA/NWS/OSTI, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Kain and K. Garrett

12:00 AM
High Spatiotemporal Resolution Modeling of PM2.5 in West Africa Using Satellite Data and Machine Learning
Benjamin Yang, Columbia University, Palisades, NY; and D. M. Westervelt, Z. Zheng, A. Hughes, E. Appoh, and V. O. Tawiah

12:00 AM
Exposing Long-term Characteristics of Surface Air Quality through MERRA-2 Reanalysis Data
Suhung Shen, GMU and NASA GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and B. Deshong, X. Pan, L. Iredell, J. Wei, and D. Meyer

12:00 AM
Improving land-surface energy flux and boundary layer mixing modeling with land-surface remote sensing
Li Zhang, South Coast Air Quality Management District, Diamond Bar, CA; Penn State University, State College, PA; and K. J. Davis

12:00 AM
Exposure to Particulate Matter in the Philadelphia Subway
Anjum Shahina Karim, Villanova University, Philadelphia, PA; and M. Malone, A. Bruno, A. L. Eggler, M. A. Posner, and K. M. Shakya

12:00 AM
Capacity Building with NASA’s Applied Remote Sensing Training Program
Melanie B. Follette-Cook, GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and B. Blevins, P. Gupta, C. Malings, PhD, and S. McCartney

12:00 AM
Evaluation of Surface Fluxes in WRF using Eddy-Covariance Flux Measurements in the Western and Eastern U.S.
Fan Wu, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and K. J. Davis, L. Zhang, R. G. Anderson, J. P. Horne, S. C. Goslee, J. W. Munger, C. Cai, Y. Cui, Z. Zhao, and M. Zhong

12:00 AM
New Approaches to Engaging Data Practitioners with the NASA Health and Air Quality Applied Sciences Program (HAQAST)
Jennifer Bratburd, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, WI; and T. Holloway and J. McGinnis


Atmospheric Aerosols and Human Health
Hosts: (Joint between the 15th Conference on Environment and Health; the 16th Symposium on Aerosol Cloud Climate Interactions; and the 26th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Submission Deadline: Thursday, 31 August 2023
12:00 AM
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Ground Sweeping: An Under reported Potential Source of Air Pollution in West Africa
Igwe-Steve Otaba Ewona, Environmental Monitoring and Energy Research Group - Africa, EMERGAfri, Calabar, CR, Nigeria; and B. Rabiu, T. I. Ewona, S. O. Udo, J. E. Osang, and S. Mopta


Climate Change, Extreme Weather, and Public Health
Hosts: (Joint between the 19th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; and the 15th Conference on Environment and Health )
Submission Deadline: Thursday, 31 August 2023
12:00 AM
National Weather Service Findings on Heat Messaging
Kimberly G. McMahon, NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Lee

12:00 AM
The Pathfinder Air Quality Technical Tabletop Exercise (TTX): Findings and Outcomes from NOAA and Community Stakeholders
Vanessa Marie Escobar, NOAA/NESDIS, Leesburg, VA; and M. J. Brewer, T. Vo, A. Heidinger, S. Kalluri, G. Frost, S. Kondragunta, J. Li, and T. Lant

12:00 AM
Mitigating the Public Health Impacts of Prolonged Wildfire Smoke Exposure: Determinants of Portable Air Cleaner Use in Rural Washington State Communities
Kathleen Moloney, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and T. Busch Isaksen, E. Walker, G. Bratman, and N. A. Errett

12:00 AM
Expert Metacognitions of Vulnerability in Hurricanes
Zoey Rosen, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and M. Long, A. B. Schumacher, and M. DeMaria


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Coastal & Marine Health Issues and Risks of Water-Borne Disease
Host: 15th Conference on Environment and Health
Submission Deadline: Thursday, 31 August 2023

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Economic Valuation of Climate-Sensitive Health Effects
Host: 15th Conference on Environment and Health
Submission Deadline: Thursday, 31 August 2023

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Effectively Using Weather and Climate Data for Health Investigations
Hosts: (Joint between the 15th Conference on Environment and Health; and the 14th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations )
Submission Deadline: Thursday, 31 August 2023
12:00 AM
Extreme Temperature and Adverse Birth Outcomes for Black and White Women in North Carolina
Bryttani Wooten, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Durham, NC

12:00 AM
For the Heat Index, it’s About Both the Heat and the Humidity ... and About Choices in Calculation Methodologies
Keith William Dixon, NOAA GFDL, Princeton, NJ; and D. Adams-Smith, N. Zenes, and J. R. Lanzante


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Environmental Justice: Cross-Cutting Methods & Lessons for Health Investigations
Host: 15th Conference on Environment and Health
Submission Deadline: Thursday, 31 August 2023
12:00 AM
Understanding and Addressing Climate Risks in the Caquetá River Valley
Elizabeth C Weatherhead, Jupiter Intelligence, Lafayette, CO; and J. Delgado, H. M. Hampson, A. Hoffman, M. Arnold, C. A. Rogéliz Prada, T. V. Mora, M. C. Ramos, and N. Peña

12:00 AM
Principles for Using Climate Science to Address Climate Justice
Elizabeth C Weatherhead, Jupiter Intelligence, Lafayette, CO; and M. Arnold, A. Hoffman, C. yonan, H. M. Hampson, J. Mansfield, and M. Evans


Harnessing High Performance Computing to Support Modeling the Effect of Weather, Water, and Climate on Public Health
Hosts: (Joint between the 10th Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate; and the 15th Conference on Environment and Health )
Submission Deadline: Thursday, 31 August 2023
12:00 AM
Downscaling from mesoscale weather to neighborhood environments using large-eddy simulation
Ying Pan, The Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA; and J. P. Horne and K. J. Davis


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Healthy Cities Under Climate Change
Host: 15th Conference on Environment and Health
Submission Deadline: Thursday, 31 August 2023
12:00 AM
NOAA Urban Heat Island (UHI) of Washington DC Virtual Reality (VR) Experience
Eric J Hackathorn, BS, Electrical and Computer Engineering, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and J. P. Hurtado and R. de Ameller

12:00 AM
Harmonizing High-Resolution Earth Observation and Health Data to Examine Associations between Extreme Heat and Asthma Exacerbations in Baltimore, MD
Bianca Corpuz, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; and B. F. Zaitchik, D. W. Waugh, S. Zeger, E. Scott, K. Koehler, A. Balasubramanian, R. Koehl, and M. McCormack

12:00 AM
CoURAGE! An Atmospheric Campaign to Advance Our Understanding of Urban Climate and Air Quality in Complex Regional Environments
Kenneth J. Davis, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and B. F. Zaitchik, B. J. Ahlswede, A. Asa-Awuku, E. Bou-Zeid, C. Boxe, S. Chiao, R. Damoah, P. F. DeCarlo, B. Demoz, R. R. Dickerson, E. Foust, M. G. Giometto, J. E. González-Cruz, J. P. Horne, M. P. Jensen, C. Kuang, K. Lamer, K. Lombardo, X. Li, N. L. Miles, D. Niyogi, Y. Pan, W. Peng, J. M. Peters, P. Ramamurthy, S. J. Richardson, R. K. K. Sakai, D. W. Waugh, and J. Zhang


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Informed Health Decision Making
Host: 15th Conference on Environment and Health
Submission Deadline: Thursday, 31 August 2023
12:00 AM
Public Health Preparedness for Drought: Engaging and Equipping Stakeholders
Jesse Eugene Bell, University of Nebraska Medical Center, OMAHA, NE; and R. Lookadoo, M. Woloszyn, K. Hansen, A. Sheffield, S. Reeves, and B. Parker

12:00 AM
Prediction of soil contamination resulting from dry vapor phase chemical agent deposition
Gabriel S. Rothman, U.S. Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD


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Inland Water & Health Issues: Flooding and Precipitation Extremes
Host: 15th Conference on Environment and Health
Submission Deadline: Thursday, 31 August 2023
12:00 AM
Public Health Computer Simulation Tool to Support Disaster Preparedness for Flooding in Rural Communities
Kristina W. Kintziger, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE; and T. Berg, T. Stansberry, G. Jones Jr., S. Lawson, and L. Tran


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Innovative Technologies in Environment & Health
Host: 15th Conference on Environment and Health
Submission Deadline: Thursday, 31 August 2023

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Mental Health and Conflict Effects of Weather and Climate
Host: 15th Conference on Environment and Health
Submission Deadline: Thursday, 31 August 2023

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Other topics on Environment And Health
Host: 15th Conference on Environment and Health
Submission Deadline: Thursday, 31 August 2023

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Predictions and Projections of Health Impacts in a Changing Climate
Host: 15th Conference on Environment and Health
Submission Deadline: Thursday, 31 August 2023
12:00 AM
Simulating Aedes Mosquito Habitats as an Element of Climate-informed Disease Forecasting
Chanud Nisakya Yasanayake, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; and B. F. Zaitchik, L. Gardner, A. Gnanadesikan, and A. Shet

12:00 AM
Advancing Climate-based Health Early Warning Systems
Wassila Mamadou Thiaw, NOAA, College Park, MD

12:00 AM
Projecting Heatwave Consequences in Urban Centers of the United States under Changing Climates
Rocky Talchabhadel, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and S. Bhattarai, P. Banjara, and S. Sharma


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Vulnerability, Risk, & Exposure: Applications in Heat Resilience
Host: 15th Conference on Environment and Health
Submission Deadline: Thursday, 31 August 2023
12:00 AM
Contextualizing the Human Health Impact of Extreme Temperature Events Using Intensity-Duration-Frequency Curves
Gregory E. Tierney, EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC; and M. S. Mallard, T. Spero, G. Gray, A. M. Jalowska, and J. H. Bowden

12:00 AM
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Performance Evaluation of National Weather Service Heat Metrics in Central North Carolina
Emily Nagamoto, Duke University, Durham, NC; NWS, Raleigh, NC; and G. T. Hartfield and D. Leins