24th Annual Student Conference

Program Chairs: Melissa Piper , University at Albany ; Laura Shedd , University of Oklahoma ; Matthew Hamel , Texas Tech University
Reviewers: Devin P. Bissell ; Gabrielle R. H. Brown ; Victor Araya ; Alvin Cheung ; Brandon K. Cohen , University of Oklahoma ; Skylar Presley Gertonson ; Mostofa Kamal ; Shane Richard Martrich ; Joseph F. Rotondo , University of Washington ; Bobby Saba ; Lara Natasha Tobias-Tarsh ; Liam Thompson ; Erin Duke ; Noah Harley ; Denys Khrulov

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Tuesday, 7 January 2025

1:00 PM-2:00 PM: Tuesday, 7 January 2025


Virtual Poster Slam
Hosts: (Joint between the Events; the 13th Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise; the 24th Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Environmental Science; the 17th Symposium on Aerosol Cloud Climate Interactions; the 24th Conference on Air-Sea Interaction; the 29th Conference of Applied Climatology; the 25th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; the 27th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the Symposium on Careers in Operational Government Meteorology and Hydrology; the Second Symposium on Cloud Physics; the Fourth Symposium on Community Modeling and Innovation; the 23rd Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the 38th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the Sixth Symposium on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; the New Orleans Forum on Climate Linked Economics; the 34th Conference on Education; the 41st Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies; the 16th Conference on Weather, Water, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; the First Conference on Fire Weather, Technology, and Risk; the 16th Conference on Environment and Health; the 23rd History Symposium; the 11th Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate; the 39th Conference on Hydrology; the 21st Conference on Major Weather Impacts; the Tenth Symposium on US-International Partnerships; the 29th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the 13th Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation; the Heather Lazrus Symposium; the 13th Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications; the 12th Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data; the Gerald A Meehl Symposium; the Fourth Symposium on Mesoscale Processes; the 13th Symposium on the Madden-Julian Oscillation and Sub-Seasonal Monsoon Variability; the 21st Annual Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the Presidential Conference; the 15th Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using the Programming Languages of Open Science; the Symposium on Radar Research to Operations; the 15th Conference On Transition Of Research To Operations (15R2O); the Third Symposium on Environmental Security; the 25th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation; the 20th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; the 22nd Conference on Space Weather; the 24th Annual Student Conference; the Seventh Special Symposium on Tropical Meteorology and Tropical Cyclones; the 33rd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/29th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP); the 13th Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation; and the Virtual Posters )
Recording files available
Virtual Poster Slam Session #4
Hosts: (Joint between the Virtual Posters; the 34th Conference on Education; the 24th Annual Student Conference; the 33rd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/29th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP); the Seventh Special Symposium on Tropical Meteorology and Tropical Cyclones; and the Gerald A Meehl Symposium )
Cochairs: Anthony C. Didlake Jr.; Suzana J. Camargo, PhD, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University
V51
24STUDENT How Cold Weather Events Influence Policymaking at the State Level
Jaida Johnson, Spelman College, Atlanta, GA; and J. L. Coates
Manuscript (347.8 kB)

V52
24STUDENT Understanding the Physical Structure of Communities for Improved Disaster Impact Predictions
Jooho Kim, Texas A&M University, Houston, TX; and R. Kanumuri

Handout (905.6 kB)

V53
24STUDENT The IOD Impact on Asia and North Atlantic Oscillation: The Dependence on Phases and its Multi-Decadal Modulation
Nazimur Rashid Chowdhury, The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy; and F. Kucharski

V54
24STUDENT Vigorous Self-Breeding of African Small Wildfires via Fire-Lightning Interaction in a Warming Climate
ming yin, Tsinghua Univeristy, Beijing, China; and Y. Han, Y. Wang, G. J. Zhang, and L. Wei

V55
24STUDENT The Interactions between Earthquake and Climate
Renxu Wang, High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China, Beijing, China

V56
24STUDENT Spatial and temporal attributions of Brazilian Soybean production to weather and climate events
Greici Joana Parisoto, University of Sao Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil; University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE; and D. Avila, F. G. Pilau, and F. Munoz-Arriola

V58A
24STUDENT A Comparative Analysis of Tropospheric NO2: Evaluating TEMPO Satellite Data Against Airborne Measurements
Maya Niyogi, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; and M. Landi, D. Sardana, A. Beyersdorf, A. G. Carlton, J. St. Clair, B. Henderson, and B. L. Lefer

V59
7TROPICAL Multi-Fluid Modeling of Energy and Momentum Exchange in Spray-Laden Hurricane Boundary Layer
Yevgenii Rastigejev, North Carolina A&T State Univ., Greensboro, NC; and S. A. Suslov

Handout (3.3 MB)

V60
7TROPICAL Global Trends in Duration and Volume of Rapid Intensification Events
Oscar Fernando Guzman Rey, Florida International Univ., Miami, FL; and H. Jiang and H. WILLOUGHBY

Handout (509.4 kB)

V61
7TROPICAL Use of an Agile Testing Framework to Analyze Alternative Physics in the Hurricane Analysis and Forecast System (HAFS)
Samuel G. Trahan, CIRES, Boulder, CO; DTC, Boulder, CO; NOAA/GSL, Boulder, CO; and M. K. Biswas, K. Newman, M. Zhang, M. J. Kavulich Jr., J. H. Gotway, B. Nelson, and J. Beck

V63
7TROPICAL An Introduction to the OMEGA-Tendency Equation: Its Application to Weather Analyses and Understanding of Hurricane Eye Dynamics
Kwan-yin Kong, Weather Prediction Center, College Park, MD; Weather Prediction Center, College Park, MD

V65
33WAF/29NWP UrbanTALES: Building Microscale Urban Flow Dataset to Inform Urban Canopy Parameterizations with Urban Flux Tower Observations
Jiachen Lu, UNSW, Sydney, Kingsfold, Australia; and N. Nazarian, A. Martilli, M. Lipson, M. A. Hart, and E. S. Krayenhoff

V66
33WAF/29NWP Evaluation of vertical resolution impacts on convection allowing regional forecast
Jili Dong, Lynker at NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, College Park, MD; and E. A. Aligo, M. E. Pyle, F. Yang, J. R. Carley, K. C. Viner, M. Arencibia, and X. Zhang

Handout (2.7 MB)

V67
MEEHL External Forcing Modulates the Internal Variability of Tropospheric Temperature
Giuliana Pallotta, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and B. D. Santer

S84
24STUDENT Air Pollution and Plant Health: Exploring the Link Between Ozone Levels and Vegetation in Bangladesh.
Ashikul Islam Rony, Bangladesh University of Professionals, Dhaka, 13, Bangladesh; and M. Kamal, F. A. Piya, and T. J. Mowsumi, Masters

Handout (2.0 MB)

S85
24STUDENT Tracking Methane Emissions Over South Asia: Insights from Satellite Data With a Focus on Bangladesh
Tahrim Jannat Mowsumi, Masters, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 37, China; and M. Kamal, A. I. Rony, and F. A. Piya

Handout (5.7 MB)

Saturday, 11 January 2025

8:00 AM-8:45 AM: Saturday, 11 January 2025


Morning Coffee Break
Location: Great Hall Foyer (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference

8:45 AM-9:50 AM: Saturday, 11 January 2025

Recording files available
Session 1
Session 1: Welcoming Remarks
Location: Great Hall A (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
Cochairs: Melissa Piper, University at Albany; Laura Shedd, University of Oklahoma; Matthew Hamel, Texas Tech University
8:45 AM
Welcome from the Student Conference Planning Committee

9:05 AM
Welcome from the AMS President
Anjuli Bamzai,

9:20 AM
The privilege of mentoring: How to give and accept help
Martin A. Baxter, Central Michigan Univ., Mt. Pleasant, MI

9:35 AM
Growing Roots to Bear Fruits: Elevating Yourself to the Next Level Personally and Professionally
Christopher J. Schultz, NASA, Huntsville, AL

9:55 AM-10:20 AM: Saturday, 11 January 2025


Coffee Break + Networking
Location: Great Hall Foyer (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference

10:20 AM-11:30 AM: Saturday, 11 January 2025

Recording files available
Session 2A
Session 2: Research and Career Panels - NOAA Career Paths
Location: 206 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Joseph F. Rotondo, University of Washington
10:20 AM
Speaker/Session Introduction

10:25 AM
Paths to NOAA: A Multi-Sector Journey in Service of Public Safety
Stephen W. Bieda III, PhD, NWS, Silver Spring, MD

10:35 AM
Taking Chances and Navigating Your Career in the NWS
Amanda Reinhart,

10:42 AM
Passion & Profession: My Journey in Meteorology
Chanelle Stigger,

10:48 AM
From Hardship to Hydrology: A Native’s Journey to the National Weather Service
Amanda Roberts, National Weather Service Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center, Slidell, LA

10:56 AM
Q&A

Recording files available
Session 2B
Session 2: Research and Career Panels - Aviation
Location: 207 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
CoChair: Sabrina N. Servey
10:20 AM
Speaker/Session Introduction

10:25 AM
Overview of Topic: Navigating the Skies: Supporting Business Aviation with Meteorology
Ashley Anderson,

10:35 AM
Weathering the Challenges: Bridging Meteorology and Airline Operations.
Marco Monreal,

10:42 AM
From Meteorology to Space Weather: The FAA’s Role in Safeguarding Aviation in the Skies
Samantha Jeanne Watson, Washington, DC

10:48 AM
Connecting Research to Operations Through the Aviation Weather Testbed
Stephanie J. Avey, NWS/AWC, Kansas City, MO

10:56 AM
Q&A

Recording files available
Session 2C
Session 2: Research and Career Panels - Policy and Communication
Location: 217 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
CoChair: Vanessa Dunham, University of Oklahoma, Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis
10:20 AM
Speaker/Session Introduction

10:25 AM
Overview of Topic: Communications: Interconnected attributes working together to advance goals
Christopher Vaccaro, NWS, Silver Spring, MD

10:35 AM
Shaping National Space Policy
Jennifer Meehan, Assistant Director for Space Policy, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), Washington, DC

10:43 AM
Executive Policy Research at STPI
Rebecca Miller, Washington, DC

10:49 AM
Communicating the Impacts of Climate Change on (unnatural) Weather
Shel Winkley, NOAA / NWS / National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL

10:56 AM
Q&A

Recording files available
Session 2D
Session 2: Research and Career Panels - Agriculture & Climate
Location: 209 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
CoChair: Jacklynn K. Beck, The Ohio State University
10:20 AM
Speaker/Session Introduction

10:25 AM
Overview of Topic: Challenges in Agricultural Production in a Changing Climate
Renee A. McPherson, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

10:35 AM
The role of state climate offices in drought and climate monitoring
Russ S. Schumacher, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

10:43 AM
Exploring vegetation responses to drought across scales
Lauren E. L. Lowman, Wake Forest Univ., Winston-Salem, NC

10:49 AM
The "Hub" & spokes of Midwest Agro-Climatology
Tayler A. Schillerberg, Denison, IA

10:56 AM
Q&A

Recording files available
Session 2E
Session 2: Research and Career Panels - Severe Weather
Location: 212 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
CoChair: Jacob Hamil
10:20 AM
Speaker/Session Introduction

10:25 AM
Overview of Topic: The smell of a thunderstorm: Enhancing atmospheric science learning through field experience
Robin L. Tanamachi, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN

10:35 AM
Beyond the Hodograph — the Impacts of Storm Interactions
Cameron J. Nixon, CIWRO / SPC, Norman, OK

10:43 AM
What does lightning tell us about thunderstorm updrafts?
Vanna C. Chmielewski, NSSL, NORMAN, OK

10:49 AM
Crossing Scales: Severe Thunderstorms from the Ground to the Climate System
John T. Allen, Mt. Pleasant, MI

10:56 AM
Q&A

Recording files available
Session 2F
Session 2: Research and Career Panels - Tropical Weather
Location: 210 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Deztynee A Bryan
10:20 AM
Speaker/Session Introduction

10:25 AM
Overview of Topic: From Subregional Climate Change to Extreme Tropical Weather, and Back Again
Jhordanne Jones, PhD, West Lafayette, IN

10:35 AM
My journey in the field of operational Tropical Meteorology
Pablo Santos, NHC, Miami, FL

10:43 AM
From Plasma Physics to Tropical Meteorology, from Brazil to the US: An overview of a career full of twists and turns
Suzana J. Camargo, PhD, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, New York, NY

10:49 AM
53 WRS Hurricane Hunters
Jeremy DeHart,

10:56 AM
Q&A

Recording files available
Session 2G
Session 2: Research and Career Panels -  Other Sectors
Location: 215 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Elena Fernandez
10:20 AM
Speaker/Session Introduction

10:25 AM
Straddling The Line Between Academia, The Public Sector, And The Private Sector
Nick P. Bassill, Univ. at Albany, Albany, NY

10:35 AM
Forecasting Your Future: Exciting Careers at AccuWeather
Lidia Huaman, Accuweather

10:43 AM
Powering Through the Storm: My Journey to Become an Energy Meteorologist
Andrew Markowitz, Xcel Energy, Denver, CO

10:49 AM
The Power of Versatility: Carving Unique Paths in a Specialized World
Elise V. Schultz, Schultz Weather, LLC

10:56 AM
Q&A

11:40 AM-1:00 PM: Saturday, 11 January 2025


Lunch + Networking
Location: Great Hall D (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference

1:00 PM-2:00 PM: Saturday, 11 January 2025

Recording files available
Session 3
Session 3: AMS: Get Informed, Get Involved
Location: Great Hall A (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Stephanie Marie Ortiz Rosario
1:00 PM
10 Laws of Leadership
Kandis Y. Boyd, Beltsville, MD

1:15 PM
Service as a two-way street: How giving to our AMS community can give back to us
Kim Wood, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

1:30 PM
Bridging the Cosmos: Initiatives from the AMS Committee on Spirituality, Multifaith Outreach, and Science to promote Faith-based Understandings and Indigenous Knowledge in the Geoscience Enterprise
Carlos Martinez, UCAR Rising Voices, Boulder, CO

1:45 PM
Q&A

2:00 PM-2:15 PM: Saturday, 11 January 2025


Session
Introduction to Conversations with Professionals
Location: Great Hall A (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
Cochairs: Skylar Presley Gertonson; Robert A. Saba, University of Oklahoma
Meet the Professionals!

Handout (2.7 MB)

2:20 PM-4:10 PM: Saturday, 11 January 2025


Session 4
Session 4: Conversations with Professionals
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
Cochairs: Skylar Presley Gertonson; Robert A. Saba, University of Oklahoma
2:20 PM
Rotation 1

2:50 PM
Break

3:00 PM
Rotation 2

3:30 PM
Break

3:40 PM
Rotation 3

Meet the Professionals

Handout (2.7 MB)


Session 4A
Conversations with Professionals - Jennifer D’Lorio
Location: 207 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference

Session 4B
Conversations with Professionals - Lauren Nash
Location: 215 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference

Session 4C
Conversations with Professionals - Elise Schultz
Location: 210 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference

Session 4D
Conversations with Professionals - Nicondra Norwood
Location: 209 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference

Session 4E
Conversations with Professionals - Mariel Ruiz
Location: 214 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference

Session 4F
Conversations with Professionals - Dr. Jana Houser
Location: 217 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference

Session 4G
Conversations with Professionals - Dr. Alan Srock
Location: 205 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference

Session 4H
Conversations with Professionals - Matthew Tuftedal
Location: 212 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference

Session 4I
Conversations with Professionals - Kevin Kotun
Location: 213 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference

Session 4J
Conversations with Professionals - Logan Dawson
Location: 208 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference

4:10 PM-5:00 PM: Saturday, 11 January 2025


5
Session 5: Networking Palooza
Location: Great Hall D (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference

5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Saturday, 11 January 2025


AMS Career Resource & Graduate School Fair (Student Conference Only)
Location: Hall C (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Events; and the 24th Annual Student Conference )

7:30 PM-10:00 PM: Saturday, 11 January 2025


Twisters Screening - Hosted by the Student Conference
Location: Great Hall A (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Events; the 13th Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise; the 24th Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Environmental Science; the 17th Symposium on Aerosol Cloud Climate Interactions; the 24th Conference on Air-Sea Interaction; the 29th Conference of Applied Climatology; the 25th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; the 27th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the Symposium on Careers in Operational Government Meteorology and Hydrology; the Second Symposium on Cloud Physics; the Fourth Symposium on Community Modeling and Innovation; the 23rd Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the 38th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the Sixth Symposium on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; the New Orleans Forum on Climate Linked Economics; the 34th Conference on Education; the 41st Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies; the 16th Conference on Weather, Water, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; the First Conference on Fire Weather, Technology, and Risk; the 16th Conference on Environment and Health; the 23rd History Symposium; the 11th Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate; the 39th Conference on Hydrology; the 21st Conference on Major Weather Impacts; the Tenth Symposium on US-International Partnerships; the 29th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the 13th Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation; the Heather Lazrus Symposium; the 13th Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications; the 12th Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data; the Gerald A Meehl Symposium; the Fourth Symposium on Mesoscale Processes; the 13th Symposium on the Madden-Julian Oscillation and Sub-Seasonal Monsoon Variability; the 21st Annual Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the Presidential Conference; the 15th Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using the Programming Languages of Open Science; the Symposium on Radar Research to Operations; the 15th Conference On Transition Of Research To Operations (15R2O); the Third Symposium on Environmental Security; the 25th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation; the 20th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; the 22nd Conference on Space Weather; the 24th Annual Student Conference; the Seventh Special Symposium on Tropical Meteorology and Tropical Cyclones; the 33rd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/29th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP); and the 13th Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation )
7:30 PM
Welcoming Remarks

Sunday, 12 January 2025

8:00 AM-8:45 AM: Sunday, 12 January 2025


Morning Coffee Break + Networking
Location: Great Hall Foyer (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference

8:45 AM-9:45 AM: Sunday, 12 January 2025

Recording files available
Session 6
Session 6: The Power of Community-Led Efforts
Location: Great Hall A (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Gabrielle R. H. Brown
8:45 AM
Local impacts to local solutions: bridging the gap between science, policy and society to empower community-led solutions
Lauren F. Stuart, WMO, Geneva, GE, Switzerland

9:00 AM
Increasing extreme weather
Margaret Orr, WDSU-TV, New Orleans, LA

9:15 AM
Making science accessible and actionable - When your credentials are not enough
Janel Hanrahan, Lyndonville, VT

9:30 AM
Q&A

9:55 AM-10:40 AM: Sunday, 12 January 2025


7B
Session 7: Skills for Success 7B: Graduate Student Panel
Location: 206 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
Panelists: Elena Fernandez; Robert A. Saba, University of Oklahoma; Joseph F. Rotondo, University of Washington
Recording files available
Session 7C
Session 7: Skills for Success 7C: Paving Your Path: Navigating the Job Market
Location: Great Hall A (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Andrea Nicole Belvis Aquino
9:55 AM
Academic Jobs: Realities, Challenges, Opportunities, and Setting Yourself Up for Success
Jacob Carstens, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND

10:10 AM
Ready, Set, Forecast!
David Williams, EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC

10:25 AM
Doing It Different: My Path into Private Sector Meteorology
Cameron Campanella, Dracut, MA

Recording files available
7D
Session 7: Skills for Success 7D: Navigating the Social Media Landscape
Location: 212 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Cassandra O'Connor
9:55 AM
Be Credible! Be Certified!
Vanessa Leonela Alonso, KQ2 (KQTV), St. Joseph , MO

10:10 AM
Navigating Social Media for Meteorologists: Professionalism and Public Engagement in the Digital Age
Morgan A. Barry, NWS, Mobile, AL

10:25 AM
Clouds, Clicks, and Careers: Navigating Social Media as a Meteorologist
Mariel Ruiz,

Recording files available
J7A
Adulting 101: Maximizing Job Benefits and Financial Savviness for Students and Early Career Professionals
Location: 215 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 13th AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals; and the 24th Annual Student Conference )
Chair: Emily Pauline
Cochairs: Jacob Hale; William D Stikeleather; Melissa Piper, University at Albany; Laura Shedd, University of Oklahoma; Matthew B. Hamel
Panelists: Andrew Markowitz; Shelby Latino, WVUE - FOX 8 NOLA; Todd A Murphy, University of Louisiana Monroe; Wayne MacKenzie, NOAA
9:55 AM
Panel Discussion
Emily Pauline, S&P Global Sustainable1/Commodity Insights, Raleigh, NC

10:40 AM-11:10 AM: Sunday, 12 January 2025


Coffee Break + Networking
Location: Great Hall Foyer (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference

11:10 AM-11:55 AM: Sunday, 12 January 2025

Recording files available
Session 8
Session 8: Twisters Panel
Location: Great Hall A (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Devin P. Bissell
Moderator: Anna C. Wanless, Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program (SCIPP)
Panelists: Sean M. Waugh, NSSL; Jana B. Houser, PhD; Kim Klockow McClain, CIMMS; Kendra Long, Universal Studios; Madeline Diedrichsen, University of Oklahoma

12:00 PM-12:35 PM: Sunday, 12 January 2025

Recording files available
Session 9
Session 9: Keynote Presentation
Location: Great Hall A (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
Cochairs: Melissa Piper, University at Albany; Laura Shedd, University of Oklahoma; Matthew Hamel, Texas Tech University
12:00 PM
Hurricane Winds of Change: Navigating a Career through Science and Leadership
Shirley T. Murillo,

12:20 PM
Concluding Remarks

12:35 PM-2:00 PM: Sunday, 12 January 2025


Lunch Break
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference

2:00 PM-3:45 PM: Sunday, 12 January 2025


Session 10

Session 10A
Session 10: Breakout Session: Hands-on Experiences - Integrated Warning Team (IWT) (In-Person Only)
Location: Rivergate (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
Cochairs: Ethan Michael Schaefer; Liam Thompson

Session 11B
Session 10: Breakout Session: Hands-on Experiences - Elevator Speech Workshop (In-Person Only)
Location: 206 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
Panelists: Jana B. Houser, PhD; Andrea A. Lopez Lang; Robert Reale, WeatherWorks; Christopher Vaccaro
2:00 PM
Chris Vaccaro

2:00 PM
Dr. Andrea Lopez Lang

2:00 PM
Communicating Your Well-Rounded Background
Robert Reale, WeatherWorks, Hackettstown, NJ

2:00 PM
Gaining the Confidence You Need to Talk about Your Work
Jana B. Houser, PhD, The Ohio State Univ., 154 North Oval Mall, OH


Session 11C
Session 10: Breakout Session: Hands-on Experiences - Getting Reel/Broadcast Tape Swap (In-Person Only)
Location: 212 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Brodie Wesson

Session 11D
Session 10: Breakout Session: Hands-on Experiences - Speed Networking (Joint with the BoSA Professional Development Committee) (In-Person Only)
Location: 215 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Gabrielle R. H. Brown

Session 11E
Session 10: Breakout Session: Hands-on Experiences - Open Science Best Practices (Joint with the Board on Open Science, Data, and Software) (In-Person Only)
Location: 213 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Erin Duke
Recording files available
Session 11F
Session 10: Breakout Session: Hands-on Experiences - From Classroom to Cloud Base: The Basics to Kick Off Your Storm Chasing Journey (In-Person Only)
Location: 208 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
Cochairs: Jennifer Walton; Robin L. Tanamachi, Purdue University

2:30 PM-3:30 PM: Sunday, 12 January 2025

Recording files available
Newcomers Welcome and Information Exchange
Location: 232 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Events; the 13th Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise; the 24th Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Environmental Science; the 24th Conference on Air-Sea Interaction; the 29th Conference of Applied Climatology; the 25th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; the 27th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the Symposium on Careers in Operational Government Meteorology and Hydrology; the Second Symposium on Cloud Physics; the Fourth Symposium on Community Modeling and Innovation; the 23rd Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the 38th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the Sixth Symposium on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; the New Orleans Forum on Climate Linked Economics; the 34th Conference on Education; the 41st Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies; the 16th Conference on Weather, Water, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; the First Conference on Fire Weather, Technology, and Risk; the 16th Conference on Environment and Health; the 23rd History Symposium; the 11th Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate; the 39th Conference on Hydrology; the 21st Conference on Major Weather Impacts; the Tenth Symposium on US-International Partnerships; the 29th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the 13th Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation; the Heather Lazrus Symposium; the 13th Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications; the 12th Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data; the Gerald A Meehl Symposium; the Fourth Symposium on Mesoscale Processes; the 13th Symposium on the Madden-Julian Oscillation and Sub-Seasonal Monsoon Variability; the 21st Annual Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the Presidential Conference; the 15th Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using the Programming Languages of Open Science; the Symposium on Radar Research to Operations; the 15th Conference On Transition Of Research To Operations (15R2O); the Third Symposium on Environmental Security; the 25th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation; the 20th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; the 22nd Conference on Space Weather; the 24th Annual Student Conference; the Seventh Special Symposium on Tropical Meteorology and Tropical Cyclones; the 33rd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/29th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP); and the 13th Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation )
2:30 PM
Welcoming Remarks

4:00 PM-5:15 PM: Sunday, 12 January 2025


Session
Presidential Forum: Physical, Social, Cultural, and Economic Impacts: The Gulf Coast as a Microcosm of Global Change
Location: Great Hall A (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Events; the 24th Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Environmental Science; the 17th Symposium on Aerosol Cloud Climate Interactions; the 24th Conference on Air-Sea Interaction; the 29th Conference of Applied Climatology; the 25th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; the 27th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the Symposium on Careers in Operational Government Meteorology and Hydrology; the Second Symposium on Cloud Physics; the Fourth Symposium on Community Modeling and Innovation; the 23rd Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the 38th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the Sixth Symposium on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; the New Orleans Forum on Climate Linked Economics; the 34th Conference on Education; the 41st Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies; the 16th Conference on Weather, Water, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; the First Conference on Fire Weather, Technology, and Risk; the 16th Conference on Environment and Health; the 23rd History Symposium; the 11th Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate; the 39th Conference on Hydrology; the 21st Conference on Major Weather Impacts; the Tenth Symposium on US-International Partnerships; the 29th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the 13th Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation; the Heather Lazrus Symposium; the 13th Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications; the 12th Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data; the Gerald A Meehl Symposium; the Fourth Symposium on Mesoscale Processes; the 13th Symposium on the Madden-Julian Oscillation and Sub-Seasonal Monsoon Variability; the 21st Annual Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the Presidential Conference; the 15th Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using the Programming Languages of Open Science; the Symposium on Radar Research to Operations; the 15th Conference On Transition Of Research To Operations (15R2O); the Third Symposium on Environmental Security; the 25th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation; the 20th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; the 22nd Conference on Space Weather; the 24th Annual Student Conference; the Seventh Special Symposium on Tropical Meteorology and Tropical Cyclones; the 33rd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/29th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP); and the 13th Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation )

5:30 PM-6:15 PM: Sunday, 12 January 2025


Annual Meeting Welcome and Annual Review
Location: Great Hall A (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Events; the Sixth Symposium on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; the 17th Symposium on Aerosol Cloud Climate Interactions; the 24th Conference on Air-Sea Interaction; the 24th Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Environmental Science; the 29th Conference of Applied Climatology; the 25th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; the 27th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the Symposium on Careers in Operational Government Meteorology and Hydrology; the Second Symposium on Cloud Physics; the Fourth Symposium on Community Modeling and Innovation; the 23rd Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the 38th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the New Orleans Forum on Climate Linked Economics; the 34th Conference on Education; the 41st Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies; the 16th Conference on Weather, Water, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; the First Conference on Fire Weather, Technology, and Risk; the 16th Conference on Environment and Health; the 23rd History Symposium; the 11th Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate; the 39th Conference on Hydrology; the 21st Conference on Major Weather Impacts; the Tenth Symposium on US-International Partnerships; the 29th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the 13th Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation; the Heather Lazrus Symposium; the 13th Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications; the 12th Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data; the Gerald A Meehl Symposium; the Fourth Symposium on Mesoscale Processes; the 13th Symposium on the Madden-Julian Oscillation and Sub-Seasonal Monsoon Variability; the 21st Annual Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the Presidential Conference; the 15th Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using the Programming Languages of Open Science; the Symposium on Radar Research to Operations; the 15th Conference On Transition Of Research To Operations (15R2O); the Third Symposium on Environmental Security; the 25th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation; the 20th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; the 22nd Conference on Space Weather; the 24th Annual Student Conference; the Seventh Special Symposium on Tropical Meteorology and Tropical Cyclones; the 33rd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/29th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP); the 13th Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation; and the 13th Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise )

6:30 PM-7:10 PM: Sunday, 12 January 2025


24th Annual Student Conference ePosters
Location: Hall C (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
E1
Low- and High-Resolution Climate Models: Modeling Differences in Atmospheric River Induced Arctic Sea Ice Variability
Alexander Y. Massa, The Pennsylvania State Univ., Univ. Park, PA; and P. Zhang, C. A. Shields, and L. Li

E2
Conversations on the Current State of Heat Awareness in Jackson, Mississippi
MaKenna Symone Collins, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS

E3
Parcel Trajectories Leading to Lake Erie Lake-Effect Events
Abby Grulick, NEPARS REU, Irmo , SC; and C. Crowell and N. F. Laird

Handout (1.5 MB)

Poster E4 is now Poster S318

E5
Tennessee Twisters: Investigating Tornadic Hotspots in Western Tennessee from 1960-2022 and Assessing Physical Vulnerability
Shaley Jenae Snider, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS

Handout (527.2 kB) Handout (835.4 kB)

E6
Correlation Analysis for Strongly Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Data Assimilation for Future Versions of the Global Forecast System
Juliette Rocha, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and C. R. Martin and C. A. Thomas

E7
Scaling UXarray: Bridging the Gap for High-Performance Unstructured Grid Analysis
Rachel Tam, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL; NCAR, Boulder, CO; and P. Chmielowiec and O. Eroglu

Handout (1.4 MB)

E8
The Effects of Middle and Upper Tropospheric Relative Humidity on Microbursts
Allison Sousa, The Pennsylvania State University Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences, State College, PA; and Q. R. Mulhern and J. M. Peters

E9
Utilizing Oklahoma Mesonet Observations to Investigate the East Wind Anomaly in Eastern Oklahoma
Sarah King, University of Oklahoma, School of Meteorology, Norman, OK; Oklahoma Mesonet, Norman, OK; and C. M. Luttrell and C. A. Fiebrich

E10
Beyond the Typical Weather Forecast: Harnessing Probabilistic Graphics for Effective Emergency Management
Gretchen Rainey Gillenwater, CAPS, Norman, OK; and D. S. LaDue, Ph.D. and A. N. Marmo

E11
Comparing GPCP and IMERG in the North American Monsoon Region from 2001-2021
Karla Hinojosa-Navarrete, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, McAllen, TX; and A. M. Varuolo-Clarke and A. Gilbert

Handout (1.7 MB)

E13
Assessing HRRR Representation Accuracy of Autumn Near-Surface Conditions over Ohio
Brian Rakoczy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and J. K. Beck

E15
Warm-Season Atmospheric River Clusters and Associated Precipitation Patterns in the Northeast U.S.
Hailey Morse, Valparaiso University, Corning, NY; and J. Hampson and N. D. Metz

E16
Frequency, Origin, and Implications of Elevated Mixed Layers Upwind of the Great Lakes
Elizabeth Abbamonte, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Champaign, IL; and D. A. Kristovich and S. Bhimireddy

6:30 PM-8:30 PM: Sunday, 12 January 2025


AMS Career Resource & Graduate School Fair/ Student Conference Posters/ Welcome Reception
Location: Hall C (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Events; and the 24th Annual Student Conference )

Student Conference Posters
Location: Hall C (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Events; and the 24th Annual Student Conference )

AI and Machine Learning
Location: Hall C (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
S2
All-weather VIIRS Land Surface Temperature based on Machine Learning Method
Shuo Xu, University of Maryland, RIVERDALE, MD; and Y. Liu

S3
A Simple Neural Network to Improve GFS Temperature and Dew Point Forecasts
Cameron David Gilbert, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and S. E. Yuter, M. A. Miller, and W. Lewis

S4
Using Machine Learning to Assess Solar Radiation Data Quality at the Kansas Mesonet
Braedyn D McBroom, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR; and C. A. Redmond and D. Regier

Handout (1.5 MB)

S5
Development of a Convolutional Neural Network to Predict Orographic Precipitation Gradients of the Western CONUS
Anna James, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE; and S. Wolvin and C. Strong

Handout (2.7 MB)

S7
Quantifying Inequity in Data-Driven and Physics-Based Weather Models
Dean Calhoun, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and M. J. Molina and C. Metzler

S8
Using Explainable Artificial Intelligence to Study Rapid Updraft Strengthening in Supercells
Evan White, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and G. Cenker, A. J. Muehr, and V. Tiradoegas

Handout (2.3 MB)

S9
The Use of Machine Learning in Correcting 3-day WRF Simulated Tropical Cyclone Track and Landfall Positions
Victoria Maxwell, Mississippi State University, Brandon, MS; and A. E. Mercer

S10
Objectively Identifying Transverse Cirrus Bands in Tropical Cyclones with a Convolutional Neural Network
John Mark Mayhall, MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and P. Duran, A. T. White, and R. A. Wade
Manuscript (566.1 kB)

Handout (735.9 kB)

S11
Effect of Anthropogenic Forcing on Anomalous Hydroclimate Events in Europe Detected by an Autoencoder
Sophia Zhou, Princeton Day School, Princeton, NJ; GFDL/NOAA, Princeton, NJ; and H. Murakami

Handout (583.6 kB)

S12
Analyzing How Teleconnections Influence Extreme Rainfall Events in the Central U.S. Using Causal Networks
Christopher Louis Germano, NSF AI Institute for Research on Trustworthy AI in Weather, Climate, and Coastal Oceanography (AI2ES), Norman, OK; University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC; and M. M. Madsen and J. Celis

S13
Autoregressive Atmospheric Profile Data Assimilation using Diffusion Model
Minki Choo, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, 48, South korea; and J. Im

Handout (2.4 MB)

S14
Analysis of Evidential Deep Learning for Winter Precipitation Prediction
Sophia Reiner, NCAR, Boulder, CO; University of Wisconsin -- Madison, Madison, WI

S15
Every Hour, Across East Asia: 24-hour, Full-Coverage Ground-level Ozone Estimation Techniques using Machine Learning
Yejin Kim, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, South korea; and S. Park, H. Choi, and J. Im

Handout (5.0 MB)

S16
Land Use Land Cover Classification using Machine Learning, the Case of Upper Awash Basin Ethiopia.
Hailemariam Mengistu Doko, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and D. Koji

S17
Enhancing Object Geolocations in Imagery to Improve Disaster Damage Mapping and Assessment
Jooho Kim, Texas A&M University, Houston, TX; and S. Bose, S. Brasseaux, and J. Kim

Handout (2.3 MB)

S18
Evaluating Machine Learning Updraft Retrieval Skill: Convective Case Studies
Miles Harmala, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN; and R. Chase, P. J. Marinescu, and D. M. Stechman

Handout (1.4 MB)


Applied Meteorology and Climatology
Location: Hall C (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
S19
Using Machine Learning to Investigate Weather Impacts on Crop Yield for Probabilistic, Climate-Informed Predictive Crop Breeding
Levi D. Newell, Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and J. W. Marquis and J. Zhang

S21
Hail Risk and Cropland Exposure Changes in the United States
Evelynn Mantia, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL; and L. R. Bundy, W. S. Ashley, A. Haberlie, S. M. Strader, M. S. Andrews, S. T. Whelan, V. A. Gensini, PhD, CCM, and A. C. Michaelis

Handout (351.9 kB)

S22
Impact of Vegetation on Day and Night Surface Temperatures Across an Ecotone
Noah Long, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and J. K. Beck

S23
Evaluating the Impact of Soil Composition on Near Surface Temperatures in Central Ohio
Paul Braskett, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and J. K. Beck and S. M. Quiring

S24
Comparison of Soil Moisture Predictions with In-Situ Measurements
Marissa Bugos, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and J. K. Beck and S. M. Quiring

S25
Evaluating the Correlation Between Soil Moistue and Net Solar Radiation
Brayden Mikulski, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and J. K. Beck and S. M. Quiring

S27
'The Comparison Between Various Soil Moisture Datasets in Relation to Tornadogenesis Locations'
Rachel Webb, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and S. M. Quiring and J. B. Houser, PhD

S28
Linking Spatial Patterns of Tornado Outbreak Intensity with Climatological Variability
Kenneth Alexander Swan, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS; and A. E. Mercer

Handout (450.3 kB)

S29
Week 2 Severe Weather Forecasts: What Should We Predict?
Sophie Margaret Miller, NWC REU, Ames, IA; and M. E. Baldwin, K. A. Hoogewind, and H. E. Brooks
Manuscript (4.4 MB)

Handout (1.9 MB)

S30
Updating and Tailoring Severe Weather Climatologies for NOAA’s Southern Region
Alonso Lopez, Southern Regional Climate Center (SRCC), College Station, TX; Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and L. E. Mathews, W. J. Baule, and A. Tarter

S31
Toward Quantifying the Overlap Between Severe Weather and Hurricane Seasons in the Southeast United States
Kendra R Barkas, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI; and C. Evans

Handout (27.2 MB) Handout (27.2 MB)

S32
Modeling tropical cyclone wind hazard in the Philippines in present and future climates
Aidan Ocampo, LDEO, Palisades, NY; and S. J. Camargo and A. H. Sobel

S33
S34
Climate Threat Risk Assessment Scale for Florida
Emily Fisher, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

S35
Controls of Hyperlocal Heat Hazard in Miami-Dade County
Eric Alexander Schmitt, RSMAS, Miami, FL

S36
An Energy-Focused Analysis of Extreme Humid Heat in the Southeast United States
Katherine Grace Orletski, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL; and S. M. Milrad

Handout (2.8 MB)

S37
GYX HeatRisk Examination
Ethan Mousseau, NWS, Gray, ME; Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH

Handout (768.9 kB)

S38
Extreme Heat and Severe Workplace Injuries in the Northeast United States
Ryan Teiper, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Niskayuna, NY; and N. F. Laird, A. Williams, and C. Crossett

Handout (1.4 MB)

S39
Adapting to Extreme Heat: A Structured Toolkit for Establishing Safe and Effective Cooling Centers
Royani Saha, University of Arizona, Tucson; and J. Robinson and M. Arora

Handout (631.5 kB)

S40
Urban Heat Island Effect in Austin, Houston, and San Antonio.
Rodolfo Jose Vazquez Solivan, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, Cayey, PR; and J. W. Zeitler

S41
Analysis of Temperature Differences Between Turf and Grass Fields in the Context of Athletics
Aiden Ridgway, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and J. K. Beck and S. M. Quiring

Handout (579.3 kB)

S43
Effectiveness of Different Types of Green Cover in Mitigating Urban Heat Island Intensity: A Case Study in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Micah Watkins, Central New Mexico Community College, Albuquerque, NM; and D. Hoang, H. Scott, and M. Will-Cole

S44
Impact of Sedum and Grass on Green Roof Albedo and Sensible Heat Flux
Arely Corro Sanchez, Portland State University, Portland , OR; and O. Starry and S. Hartzell

S45
Comparing Near Surface Temperatures, Soil Moisture, and Solar Radiation to Determine Effectiveness of Green Spaces in Urban Areas
Tristan E Bard, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and J. K. Beck and S. M. Quiring

S46
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Urban Meteorology
Keba-Amady Lee Nelson, CUNY City College, New York, NY; CUNY City College, New York, NY; and J. Rubinov, P. Ramamurthy, and O. Addasi

S49
A First-Ever Observational-Based Snowpack Climatology for the Northeastern United States
David Zywiczynski, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH; and E. P. Kelsey

Handout (2.0 MB)

S50
S51
S52
Extreme Atmospheric Blocking Events and the NAO: Seasonality, Predictability and Implications for Pituffik Space Base
Cody Stephen Little, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and G. R. Henderson and T. Mote


Atmospheric Chemistry, Aerosols, and Air Quality
Location: Hall C (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
S53
Smoke Aerosol Impact on Hail and Tornado Thermodynamics
Danasia Sanaye Sproles, Jackson State University, Greenwood, MS

S54
Investigating the 2023 Canadian Wildfire Impacts on Air Quality in the Northeastern United States
Sarah Gryskewicz, State University of New York at Oswego, Oswego, NY; and J. Hand and B. J. Ford, PhD

Handout (1.4 MB)

S55
Multi-Day Wildfire Smoke Exposure Thresholds & Distributions for an Oregon Health Impacts Study
Justin Tyler Hassel, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and A. G. Hallar

Handout (1.1 MB)

S56
Simulation of Photochemical Effects on Air Quality
Grace Li, Hampton University, Fayetteville, AR; and R. Loughman

S57
Summer Air Quality Forecasting using Mobile Instrumentation
Drew Hooker, University Of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and A. G. Hallar and S. Wang

Handout (4.7 MB)

S58
Evaluation of Air Quality and How it is Affected by Temperature and Relative Humidity in Columbus Ohio
Stephen M. Styranec, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and J. K. Beck

S59
Variability in Air Quality Exceedances and Large-Scale Meteorology in the Southeastern Texas Region
Breiann Seymore, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX; Texas Southern University, Houston, TX; and M. Jones, P. J. Walter, M. P. Jensen, A. J. Drager, D. Wang, T. Castro, M. Estes, M. Harvey, B. Prince, and D. Vrinceanu

Handout (1.3 MB)

S60
Environmental Justice and Air Pollution in Metropolitan Regions Across the United States
Zaina Merchant, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ; and X. Jin

S61
The Evolution of Ozone’s Weekday-Weekend Effect In Colorado's Front Range
Grace Servia, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, CO

Handout (1.3 MB)

S62
Investigating the Transport of Stratospheric Ozone into the Troposphere During the Severe Weather Outbreak of 15-20 April 2011
Brianna Marie Salazar, NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory, Boulder, CO; Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS; and G. A. Morris, P. Cullis, R. Heinemann, M. J. Newchurch, and M. Ives

Handout (3.6 MB)

S63
Ice Nucleating Abilities of UV and Ozone Aged Microplastics
Kathryn Jagde, University at Albany, Elmwood Park, NJ; and M. Freedman, H. L. Busse, and J. Orris

S64
Snow Shadows, Data Sparsity, and AI Forecasts of Winter Ozone
Michael J. Davies, Utah State University, Vernal, UT; and J. R. Lawson

Handout (35.6 MB)

S65
Using Model Predictions, Ground-Based Observations, and Satellites to Evaluate Ozone Exceedances over the US Northeast Corridor
Gabriel E. Garcia, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI; Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT; and M. Harkey, J. J. M. Acdan, R. B. Pierce, M. J. Newchurch, J. T. Sullivan, F. Moshary, and G. Gronoff

S66
Investigating the Impact of Ozone Dry Deposition on Saguaro Cacti (Carnegiea Gigantea) in Saguaro National Park, Arizona
Kaylena Dinh Pham, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; and B. Schlaff and S. J. Silva

Handout (1.2 MB)

S68
Seasonal Variations in Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide from Observation-Based Flux Products
Mia Dunn, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and G. Keppel-Aleks, Y. Guan, A. Fay, G. McKinley, and S. Doney

S69
Salt Lake City Winter CO2 and Traffic Analysis: 2002 Olympics Focus
Joseph Jean-Pierre Abi-Karam, Research Experience in Alpine Meteorology (REALM) REU Intern, Champaign, IL

Handout (5.8 MB)

S71
Quantifying Nitrous Oxide Levels in the Portland (OR, USA) Metropolitan Area
Kairos Scoleri, Portland State University, Portland, OR; and A. Smith and A. Rice

S72
Characterizing Changes of Atmospheric Gas and Particle Composition During the April 8th, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse
Eden Layne Thompson, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and A. Z. Neuville, B. Neuville, E. L. Lopez, and C. A. Wendel

S73
Cross-Instrument Validation and Investigation of Aerosol Optical Properties During and After COVID-19
Tahsinur Rahman, CUNY New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn, NY; and T. Zhao, V. Vladutescu, Y. Wu, T. Legbandt, and F. Moshary

S74
Temporal and Spatial Differences of Aerosol Loading using the AERONET Network in Washington, DC area
Gorakh Bahadur Khatri, Howard University, Washington, DC; and R. K. K. Sakai, S. Chiao, U. Shah, and X. Li

S75
Applying Machine Learning to Determine the Biogenic Source of Atmospheric Aerosols
Nathaniel Breaux, PNNL, Richland, WA; and G. Vandergrift, A. Rahman, and S. China

Handout (1.4 MB)

S76
Analyzing Trace Gases Spatial and Temporal Distributions in the Mid-Atlantic Region using the PANDORA Network
Ujjawal Shah, Howard University, Washington, DC; and R. K. K. Sakai, S. Chiao, G. B. Khatri, and J. T. Sullivan

S77
The Significance of Oceanic Nino Index (ONI) on Saharan p.m 2.5 Dust Concentration from Central to Coastal Mississippi
Mia Robinson, Jackson State University, terry, MS; and L. Maxie Jr. and R. S. Reddy

S78
Site-Based Observations of a Saharan Dust Storm's Impact on Evapotranspiration in North-Central Florida
Jayce Bradley Crayne, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA

Handout (2.0 MB)

S79
Analysis of Changing Dust Concentrations and Circulation in West Africa using WRF-CHEM, 2010-2100
Tyler Reese Verschelde, Penn State, University Park, PA; NSF, Columbus, NJ; and G. S. Jenkins and J. Z. Tindan

S80
Quantifying Size-Resolved Dust Concentrations in the Mixed-Phase Cloud Regime
Flor Vanessa Maciel, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; and J. F. Kok and K. Froyd

S83

Aviation
Location: Hall C (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
S86
Clear Skies for Takeoff: Visibility and Ceiling Climatology of Alaska
Leah Shipley, Front Range Community College, Longmont, CO; CIRES, Boulder, CO; NOAA/GSL, Boulder, CO; and A. Hewett and L. Melling

Handout (4.0 MB)

S88
Modeling Financial Losses in Aviation Due to Severe Weather: A Differential Equation Approach
Fatima Hernandez, University of the Incarnate Word, Fort Worth, TX

S89

Boundary Layer Meteorology
Location: Hall C (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
S90
Extracting Planetary Boundary Layer Heights in Smoky Conditions Over Chicago
Molly Anastasia Hammond, ANL, Lemont, IL; University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom; and R. C. Jackson

Handout (479.6 kB)

S91
Exploring Mixed Boundary Layer Heights: The Impact of Latent, Sensible and Ground Heat Fluxes Through the Bowen Ratio Method
Virag Patel, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and J. K. Beck and S. M. Quiring
Manuscript (707.8 kB)

Handout (1.8 MB)

S93
Evaluating the LCL-Updraft Width Hypothesis Using Ground-Based Observations
William Baker, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR; and A. M. Jenney

S94
Lidar Observations of Aerosols, Cloud Bases, and Inferred Boundary Layer Stability
Nathan Faulk, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and S. E. Yuter and M. A. Miller

S95
Advancing Atmospheric Physics: Integrating Aircraft Meteorological Data Reports to Probe Planetary Boundary Layer Dynamics in Complex Terrain in the Western United States
Christopher "Chuck" C. Baker Jr., University of Maryland, College Park, MD; NOAA, Boulder, CO; and X. Z. Liang, D. D. Turner, J. English, and B. Demoz

S96
Characterizing Low-Level Jets in the Mid-Atlantic: Impact on Boundary Layer Evolution and Composition
Maurice E. D. Roots, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), Baltimore, MD; and J. T. Sullivan, B. Demoz, and S. Pandey

Handout (3.6 MB)

S98
Optimizing Green Roofs in a Mediterranean Climate: Idaho Fescue's Potential
Abigail Chable, Portland State University, Portland, OR; and C. Swift, O. Starry, and S. Hartzell

S99
Comparative Analysis of Urban Area Aerosol Optical Depth from 2020 to 2023 and Modeling Aerosol Transportation Dynamics
Tianyi Zhao, New York City College of Technology, Flushing, NY; CUNY New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn, NY; and V. Vladutescu, Y. Wu, T. Legbandt, and F. Moshary

S100
Modeling Foliar Water Uptake in Fagus grandifolia
Rory Price, Portland State University, Portland, OR; and S. Hartzell


Climate
Location: Hall C (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
S101
North Pacific Ocean Wave Train Influence on Midwestern United States Summer Rainfall
Christopher Sala, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, PA

Handout (4.0 MB)

S102
Western U.S. Precipitation During Pacific Decadal Oscillation Phase Changes
Brianna M. DeFore, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. Fenske, L. Jones, R. P. D. P. Galang, and E. R. Martin

Handout (732.5 kB)

S103
Analysis of 2023 Ocean Temperature Field Anomalies Using Argo Data
Coco Lipe, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and G. Johnson

Handout (792.9 kB)

S104
Detectability of Subpolar North Atlantic Climate Change in the Past Century
Aaliyah Nicole Perez, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; and Y. Fan, A. Y. Massa, C. M. Sala, M. Buckley, and L. Li

S105
Decoding ENSO Diversity: Examining the Eastern and Central Pacific Phases, Remote Responses, and Hydrological Effects
Ryan Harrington, NSF NCAR, Boulder, CO; Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, CO; and R. B. Neale

S106
Predicting Spring El Niño Forecast Overconfidence in NMME
Malik Hall, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and A. Levine

S107
The Role of ENSO Diversity in Modulating Tornadic Activity in the United States
Davis Boyd Newton, Mississipi State University, Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State, MS; and B. O. Fosu, Y. H. Lin, and B. A. McDaniel

S108
Examining the Role of Aerosols on Atlantic Multidecadal Variability
Anthony Freveletti, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

S109
Investigating the Probability of Compounding Heatwave and Extreme Rainfall Events in Brazil
Javier Giovanni Sanchez, National Weather Center, Norman, OK; and E. R. Martin

S110
Analyzing the Indian Summer Monsoon through Perturbed Parameter Ensembles
Anthony David Guzmán, University of Southern California, North Hills, CA; and B. Medeiros, G. S. Elsaesser, and Q. Yang

Handout (8.8 MB)

S111
Impact of Tropical Pacific SST Variability on Atmospheric River Patterns in Western North America
Andrew Kwong, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; and A. Dixit and F. Lehner

Handout (2.9 MB)

S112
Changes in the Diurnal Timing and Duration of the Great Plains Low-Level Jet
Kyle David Eskew, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. L. Kenny, J. Widanski, T. J. Galarneau, and K. A. Hoogewind

Handout (1.8 MB)

S113
Heatwave Variability in the Southeast United States
Mitchell David Voelker, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

S114
Assessing Heat Risk in Chicago: A Spatial Climate Analysis
Cianna Helene Cilenti, NOAA, Tallahassee, FL

Handout (1.7 MB)

S115
The Effects of Stomatal Closure Induced Heat Flux Changes on Humidity and Radiation in a Prominent Climate Model
Joseph Wholey, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC; and J. Scheff

S116
Heatwave Trends in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico
Sabrina Eloisa Gonzalez, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX; University at Albany, Albany, NY

S117
Studying Temperature Variability in New York City Subway System.
Cesar A Pascal, REU-IUSE, Bronx, NY; and A. R. Bah, J. S. Moise, T. Ayala, and I. M. M. morel

Handout (28.6 MB)

S118
Albuquerque's UHI (Urban Heat Island) Effect: How Particulate Matter Affects the UHI Phenomenon
Mamie-Jo Hilary Beatty, Central New Mexico Community College, Rio Communities, NM

S119
Urban Heat Island Modified Rainfall in Albuquerque New Mexico
Heather Fox-Gardner, Undergraduate, Central New Mexico Community College, Albuquerque, NM; and N. Smith and M. Will-Cole

S120
Materials Matter: A Case-Study of the UHIE on Albuquerque's Surface Materials
Sierra Cyr, MCURE, Albuquerque, NM; and A. Casas, G. Gansworth, and M. Will-Cole
Manuscript (346.6 kB)

Handout (1.5 MB)

S121
How are Michigan Communities Preparing for Their Climate Future? Outcomes of a Document Analysis of Municipal and County Plans for Climate Change, Risks, and Priorities
Chloe Elodi Neal, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI; and W. Robertson, D. B. Kluver, PhD, J. T. Allen, R. Lammers, and A. Suchy

Handout (780.4 kB)

S122
Quantifying & Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on Urban Environments
KAZI TASIN, NSF, Brooklyn, NY; and A. I. Anyagwosi

S123
Soil Moisture Variability Across Local Climate Zones of Columbus and Cleveland, Ohio
Noah M. Chester, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and J. K. Beck

S124
Marble Point, Antarctica: A Climatological Analysis
Ethan J. Koudelka, Antarctic Meteorological Research and Data Center, Madison, WI; and T. Norton, L. Keller, D. Mikolajczyk, and M. A. Lazzara

Handout (542.0 kB)

S125
Assessing Spatial Trends and Patterns in the Sea Level Annual Cycle
Asha C Spencer, NOAA, Princeton, NJ; and J. M. Steinberg

S126
Investigating the Two Year Climate Response to Stratospheric Aerosol Injection
Evanna Chevalier, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Appleton, WI; and C. J. Connolly, D. M. Hueholt, and E. A. Barnes

Handout (594.4 kB)

S127
From Tree Rings to Streamflow: Reconstructing the Hydroclimatic History of the Mississippi River Basin Over the Past Millennia
Brandon Allen McDaniel, Mississipi State University, Mississippi State, MS; Northern Gulf Institute, Mississippi State, MS; Mississipi State University, Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State, MS; and B. O. Fosu, N. Hung, and Y. H. Lin

Handout (1.3 MB)

S128
Utilizing Climate Models and Remote Sensing Data to Characterize Future Vegetation-Climate Feedbacks in Western US Ecosystems
Makayla Patrick, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. Lu, M. M. Lague, and J. A. Wang

Handout (566.1 kB)

S129
Climate Change Impact on Atmospheric Stability in the Lower Chesapeake Bay Area
Keana Alianna Beaufort, Hampton University, Hampton, VA; and J. Anderson and R. Delgado

S130
Regional Analysis of Precipitation in a Community Atmosphere Model (CAM6) Perturbed Physics Ensemble (PPE)
Nicoline Munk Joenson, Columbia University, New York, NY; and B. Medeiros, G. S. Elsaesser, and Q. Yang

Handout (3.4 MB)


Communication and Social Science
Location: Hall C (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
S131
Environmental Risk on Social Media: Communicating Heat Wave Risk with Numerical and Non-numerical Messaging.
Ethan Patrick Leclerc, University of Georgia, Athens, GA; and M. Norman, J. Bao, T. Kurniasari, and C. Skurka

S132
Assessing Heat Action Planning in Arizona Through Hierarchy of Controls and Socio-ecological Model Lens
Imran Hossain Mithu, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and P. Beamer, M. Ingram, and M. Arora

Handout (4.1 MB)

S134
Unveiling NSOF: The Unsung Trailblazers of Our Planet's Climate and Weather
Tabitha Ann Bartoe, MA, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD

Handout (262.2 kB)

S135
Evaluation of the NCEI Storm Events and SHELDUS Databases for Damages across Southeast Texas
Sabrina N. Servey, Office of the Texas State Climatologist, Bryan, TX; and W. J. Baule, V. N. Elliott Ford, J. W. Nielsen-Gammon, and A. Tarter

S136
Gender and Journalistic Place Making
Scout Key, CAPS, Norman, OK; and V. A. Johnson, Ph.D. Candidate and D. Purcell

Handout (172.1 kB)

S137
An Analysis of Crashes, Fatalities, and Injuries Caused by Thunderstorm and Tornado Winds While Traveling
Emily Nicole Stanton, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL; and A. W. Black

Handout (709.1 kB)

S138
University Students' Perceptions and Interpretations of Radar
Parker Davis, UCAR, Keller, TX; and J. T. Dinkins, B. R. Kerr, K. Fisher, and Z. Rosen

Handout (718.2 kB)

S139
Exploring the Socioeconomic Impacts of Extreme Weather Events in Bangladesh and Policy Recommendations for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Fatema Afroze Piya, Bangladesh National University, Gazipur, Dhaka, Bangladesh; and M. Kamal and A. I. Rony

S140
Vulnerability to Rapidly-Intensifying Hurricanes in Mexico: A Spatial Assessment
Westin Louis Boyd, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH

Handout (2.0 MB)

S141
How Would Social Impacts from Hurricane Ida in Louisiana Differ with a Westward Shifted Landfall?
Arianna B. Gines, University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez Campus, Morovis, PR

Handout (1.3 MB)

S142
Risk Communication for Older Adults during Hurricane Ian Evacuation Orders in Pinellas County
Astrid Kamila Vera Torres, Sociedad Meteorológica de Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, Puerto Rico

S143
Impact of Hurricane Ian Forecast Cone Interpretation on Evacuation Decision Making of Individuals Aged 55 and Older
Jack Samuel Gulisano, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI

Handout (1003.4 kB)

S144
Assessing Non-Profit Organization Response and Adaptation to Hurricane Harvey
Xochitl Hidalgo, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Handout (450.3 kB)

S145
Analysis of Color Usage in NWS Flood Graphics
Robert Amstutz, NWC REU, Fort Wayne, IN; and Z. Rosen, A. L. Bitterman, A. C. Wanless, and J. T. Ripberger

S146
From Risk to Resilience: Enhancing Communication for Floodplain Communities Along the Shunganunga Creek
Zoe N. Caryl, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL; and K. Droegemeier and J. E. Trujillo-Falcón

Handout (7.0 MB)

S234A
Hurricane Harvey: Analyzing the Amplification of Flood Impacts by Human Demographics
Lucas M. Bush, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. K. Crutchfield, A. R. Dringus, J. A. Shumaker, A. A. Alford, S. R. Ernst, M. Krocak, and A. C. Wanless

S147
S148
A Tailored IDSS Approach: How NWS Meteorologists Localize and Personalize Hazard-Specific Messaging for Core Partners
Allison C Harvey, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS; and M. E. Saunders

Handout (1.8 MB)

S149
Exploring Risk Literacy in Spanish-Speaking Communities
Eduardo Munoz Suarez, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. E. Trujillo-Falcón, A. R. Gaviria Pabon, J. Reedy, and S. Callesano

Handout (979.3 kB)

S150
The Impact of Weather on Protests in the Washington, D.C., Area
Anne Faith Lammes, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE; and M. Van Den Broeke and T. White

Handout (1020.5 kB)

S152
Alternative Wood Diversion Methods in Winnebago County Illinois
Ryan Salamon, Region 1 Planning Council, Rockford, IL

Handout (759.8 kB)


Data Assimilation and Numerical Weather Prediction
Location: Hall C (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
S154
Evaluating the Efficacy of Airborne Radio Occultation Observations on Improving West Coast Precipitation Forecasts
Tyanna Fox, UCAR, Boulder, CO; Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR; and I. Hernandez Banos

Handout (4.8 MB) Handout (7.0 MB)

S156
S157
Nature vs Nurture: Relative Influence of Inherited and Environmental Factors in Convective-Scale Ensemble Spread
Adam Gainford, University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, United kingdom

Handout (629.0 kB)

S158
Evaluation of Thunderstorm Rotation in 1- and 3-km Versions of the Warn-on-Forecast System
Lillian Elizabeth Frey, NWC REU, Norman, OK; and D. R. Stratman and C. A. Kerr

S159
S160
Evaluating a K-Means Cluster Model Grouping Atmospheric Modified Refractivity
McKenzie Sevier, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren, VA; and D. Pastore and E. Shiben


Education
Location: Hall C (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
S161
Understanding the Experiences of Undergraduate Atmospheric Science Students
Haylie Nicole Mikulak, Auburn University, East Brunswick, NJ; and D. Kopacz, H. Cashwell, and R. H. Humphrey

S162
The Penn State Campus Weather Service: Broadcasting Live Through The Storm
Tyler Hughes, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and L. Scherler

Handout (18.3 MB)

S164
Recommendations and Highlights for Student Engagement from the Unified Forecast System Student Ambassador
Samantha Lang, NOAA, Lexington Park, MD; and J. Vogt, A. Gregory, N. A. Jacobs, and M. Huang


Energy
Location: Hall C (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
S165
Li-ion Battery Safety Awareness via Vibration Measurements for Sustainability
Ethan Phoenix Zhou, Mass Academy of Math and Science at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Harvard, MA; and Y. Xi and Z. Mao

S166
Modeling Future Energy Needs in a Changing Climate for Resilient and Sustainable Power Management
Buket Sahin, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Storrs, CT

S167
Measuring Equity in Climate Solutions
Nia McKenzie, Spelman College, Atlanta, GA; and G. Huang


Extreme Weather Events
Location: Hall C (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
S168
Cyclone Pathways and Intensification of Extreme Northeast U.S. Atmospheric Rivers
Hannah Beauprey Kostka, NSF, Oxford, CT; and N. D. Metz and J. Cordeira

Handout (5.4 MB)

S169
Tropical Depression Aere (2022) and Flooding in Western Japan: The Role of Atmospheric River
Anna Walker, Florida State University, Tarpon Springs, FL; and C. C. Nam, C. Park, M. M. Bell, M. J. Yang, and K. Tsuboki

Handout (1.4 MB)

S170
Rapid Intensification of North Atlantic Tropical Cyclones in a Changing Climate
Giancarlo Antonio Villaverde, NCAR, Colorado Springs, CO

Handout (1.2 MB)

S171
Examining the Historical Trends of Tropical Cyclone Frequency in the NOAA-20CRv3 Reanalysis
Kailey R Jones, Barnard College, New York, NY; and J. Zhuo and S. J. Camargo

S172
Lightning? Above 70 Degrees North? It's More Likely Than You Think: A Comparison of Two High-Latitude Thunderstorm Outbreaks
Kyra Schlezinger, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and A. Anderson-Frey and L. McMurdie

Handout (2.8 MB)

S173
Contrasting the Environments of Supercells that Produce Simultaneous and Violent Tornadoes
Jared Emmert, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL; and J. W. Frame

Handout (1.4 MB)

S174
Analyzing the Predictability of Violent Tornadoes
Forest Garty, Univ. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL; and J. W. Frame

S175
Case Study: 1998 Kissimmee Tornado Outbreak Effects on Residential Areas
Seth Lee, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL

Handout (3.5 MB)

S176
July 16, 2024 Upstate New York Tornado Outbreak: An Analysis
Gabriella Rose Quaranta, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; and A. T. DeGaetano

Handout (1.3 MB)

S179
Climatological Study of Cold Season Tornadoes along Alabama Gulf Coast
Kelsey Netherton, Univ. of South Alabama, Mobile, AL; and J. M. Lanicci, Ph.D.

Handout (1.6 MB)

S180
Understanding the Meteorological Conditions Leading to Extreme 24-Hour Rainfall Events Exceeding 300 mm in Bangladesh.
Mostofa Kamal, Univ. of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada; and T. I. Sanjid, A. I. Rony, T. Ahmed, J. A. Meem, and F. A. Mithila

Handout (4.7 MB)

S182
The Seasonality and Physical Drivers of Long Duration Heat Extremes in Eritrea using AM4 and ERA5
Benaya Berhane, NCAS, Laurel, MD; and V. T. Narinesingh and R. Kramer

S184
Possible Association Between Recent Climate Extremes And The 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai Eruption
Ana Maria Trueba, University of Maine, Orono, ME; and S. Birkel, K. Maasch, and J. Saros

S185
Understanding ETP

dynamics before and during the onset of the 2021 Northern Great Plains and 2022 Southern Great Plains Droughts
Brian Thomas La Rosa, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA; and J. D. Burris and T. Gerken


Fire Weather
Location: Hall C (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
S186
Understanding Factors that Contribute to Wildfire Growth in the Western United States
Victoria Lang, NSF SOARS, Boulder, CO; and C. He and R. Abolafia-Rosenzweig

S187
Case Study Reevaluation of the Haines Index
Anthony Bryan Castillo, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and X. Hidalgo, B. Boeth, A. Callahan, and Z. J. Lebo

Handout (1.7 MB)

S188
Burns Obscured - How Rapid Wildfire Growth Conducive Weather Conditions Affect the Timing of our Observations
Nicholas Shepard, The University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and P. Murphy
Manuscript (35.4 kB)

Handout (754.3 kB)

S189
Wildfire Ignition Prediction in California using Machine Learning based models
Sita Baaba Nyame, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; and W. O. Taylor, F. Yang, M. Koukoula, A. Spaulding, and D. Cerrai

Handout (646.9 kB)

S190
Investigating the Relationship Between Soil Moisture and Growing Season Wildfires in Western Oklahoma
Malachi Bowen, University of Oklahoma, School of Meteorology, Norman, OK; and R. Emery, S. King, B. Maurer, and T. A. Jones


GIS
Location: Hall C (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
S193
S194
Reanalysis of Tornado Damage using ArcGIS, Satellite Imagery, and High Resolution "Gray Sky" Imagery
Madeline Laesser, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and C. Hernandez and S. Nelson

Handout (1.1 MB)

S196
Contributions to Geoscientific Python Through MetPy and Project Pythia
Ana Paulina Castaneda Montoya, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI


Hydrometeorology and Flooding
Location: Hall C (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
S197
Meteorological Factors Contributing to an Urban Flooding Event in Detroit, MI - August 23-24, 2023
Frank Marsik, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and T. Peterson Jr.

S198
Atmospheric River Clusters and Their Relationship to Cool Season Precipitation in the Northeastern United States
Jessica Hampson, University of Delaware, brookhaven, NY; University of Delaware, Newark, DE; and H. Morse and N. D. Metz

S200
Constructing a Long-Term Record of Hydrologic Variability in the Seneca Lake, NY Watershed
Kathryn Joan Marek, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI; and T. Curtin, D. Finkelstein, and J. Gomez-Lawson

Handout (68.9 MB)

S201
'Long-term Flood Climatology in the Mid-Atlantic Region: An Analysis Using River Gage Data (1920-2020)'
Sarah Elizabeth Munier, PSU/NWS Student Volunteer, State College, PA

Handout (4.0 MB)

S202
Estimation des superficies inondées par le fleuve Sénégal pour l'agriculture de décrue au Nord du Sénégal
Cheikna DRAME, Departement de Physique, Universite cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Senegal, Dakar, DK, Senegal

S205
Interactions Between Drought Conditions and Flood Stage in the Upper French Broad River Watershed
Kaitlyn Duckett, University of North Carolina at Asheville, Woodfin, NC; and C. Crossett

S206
Rising Water, Rising Concerns: Levee Residual Risk in the Susquehanna River Basin
Anika Reja, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY; and H. A. Abolfazl, A. Mejia, and K. Yost

Handout (1.6 MB)

S208
Hydrologic Impact of Landfalling Tropical Cyclones in a Changing Climate
Harvana Laing, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and D. Carroll-Smith, A. Dugger, Y. Zhang, A. Gaydos, and J. M. Done

S209
Performance Analysis of WRF-Hydro Parameterization Schemes in Simulating Flooding over Eastern Kentucky
Jackson Lane Powers, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; and X. Fan and Z. Suriano

S210
Using HREF Forecast Rainfall Totals To Improve Flash Flood Messaging
Shania Patrice Green, University of Georgia, Conley, GA
Manuscript (10.0 MB)

Handout (15.8 MB)

S211
Human Guided Causal Learning For Predicting Residential Damage Due to Flooding: A Case Study For Coastal Alabama
Mujungu Lawrence Museru, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN; and R. Nazari, M. Karimi, and K. N. Opare

S212
Disproportionate Impacts of Water Quality Deterioration on Historically Vulnerable Communities
Dylan Darling, NASA, Washington, DC; and S. Sharma, R. K. K. Sakai, Y. Bhattarai, and B. Blackwell

S213
A Stable Isotopic Comparison of Atmospheric River and non-Atmospheric River Precipitation Impacting Northern California
Erika Ornouski, Louisiana State University Dept. of Geography & Anthropology, Baton Rouge, LA; and K. DeLong and A. Wagner

Handout (1019.2 kB)

S213A
FLASH Guidance Validation: Puerto Rico Study
Ahmed E. Gandía, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, Toa Alta, PR; and O. Martinez and E. Rodríguez

Handout (815.6 kB)


Lightning
Location: Hall C (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
S214
S215
Investigating Lightning Flash Rates with Rotating Storms in PERiLS and Oklahoma
Ethan James Kerr, National Weather Center Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program, Bayville, NJ; Millersville University of Pennsylvania, Millersville, PA; and V. C. Chmielewski and M. Stock

Handout (1.2 MB)

S216
Relationships Between Flash Rates and Radiosonde Temperatures in Supercell Environments.
Grace Marie Dauch, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and R. M. Cahoe, A. C. Haberman Sr., W. G. Blumberg, PhD, and V. C. Chmielewski

Handout (2.5 MB)

S217
Investigating Sub-visible Lightning Discharges with the Long Wavelength Array
Sophia Alegrias, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

S218A
An Analysis of QLCS Lightning Distribution for Public Safety
Caleb O'Gara, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and W. A. Gallus

Handout (556.4 kB)


Mesoscale Meteorology
Location: Hall C (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
S219
Thunderstorm Morphologies with Mountain Interactions in New England
Erin Terese McEvoy, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH

Handout (894.9 kB)

S220
The Impacts of Wind Shear on Derecho Development and Maintenance
Lydia Allyn Burroughs, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and T. R. King and P. Alvstad

Handout (3.2 MB)

S221
A Spatiotemporal Distribution of Deep Convection Initiation in the Eastern United States
Kylee Matousek, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, NE; and A. L. Houston

S223
Investigating a Concentrated Tornado Outbreak in Southeastern Florida Preceding Hurricane Ian's Direct Impact
Mia Aurora Dorval, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL; and M. Costa and L. M. Zavaleta Coello

Handout (5.8 MB)

S224
Comparing Tornado Production from Merging and Isolated Supercells
Michael Thomas Self, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL; NSSL, Norman, OK; and M. D. Flournoy

S225
Investigating the Ability of the Three-Ingredient Method Using CM1 Simulations
Kyle Evan Watson, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; and J. M. L. Dahl

S226
The Near-Surface Meteorological Effects of the October 2023 and April 2024 Solar Eclipses as Observed by the Oklahoma Mesonet
Michael Gonzalez, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and C. M. Luttrell and C. A. Fiebrich

S227
Investigating Sea Breeze Climatology In Tampa, Florida Using Reanalysis Data
Caitlin Neuman, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL; and M. Costa and L. M. Zavaleta Coello

Handout (1.7 MB)

S228
Analysis of Warm Season Precipitation and Wind Flow Within Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest
Daniel Thomas Harkin, NSF, Cottekill, NY; University at Albany, Albany, NY; and I. Collins and E. G. Hoffman

Handout (1.1 MB)

S229
Characterizing the Influence of Orography on Extreme Precipitation during the 2015 South Carolina Flood
Jackie M. Sepulveda, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL; and D. A. Hence


Mountain Meteorology
Location: Hall C (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
S230
Analysis of Dry Spell Patterns on Peaks of the Southern Appalachians and their Associated Weather Conditions
Lauryn Fox, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and D. Lamprea

S231
Terrain Impacts on the Microphysical Processes of Deep Convective Storms in Central Argentina
Carly Night Zawlocki, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Windsor, WI

Handout (1.4 MB)


Observations and Instrumentation
Location: Hall C (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
S232
The Impact of Installation on the Measured Black Globe Temperature
Jordan Logi, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. V. Baker

Handout (360.2 kB)

S233
'Summertime Evaluation and Intercomparison of Wet Bulb Globe Temperature Observing Systems on Texas A&M University's Campus'
Menya Noelle Bird, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and A. T. Shepherd-Keys, A. V. Duarte, A. J. Longenette, A. Hill, C. Holloway, and E. R. Nielsen

S234
Investigating an Apparent High-Temperature Anomaly at Two Oklahoma Mesonet Sites and Determining Factors that May Lead to Perceived and Actual Anomalies
Jackson Augustus Shumaker, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and C. A. Fiebrich and C. M. Luttrell

S236
Rainfall Inter-comparison of TE525 and Pluvio Precipitation Gauges at Wisconet Hancock Station
Molly McKellar, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI; and C. Wienkes and C. Vagasky

Handout (13.0 MB)

S237
Evaluation of Precipitation Products in the Mid-Atlantic and Storrs, CT
Amalie Rebstock, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD; University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD; and A. Tokay

Handout (3.3 MB)

S238
The Precipitation Imaging Package (PIP): A Potential Instrument for Measuring Raindrops
Sloane Elizabeth Poppei, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and A. Tokay and C. N. Helms

Handout (3.9 MB)

S239
Correction Coefficients for 16" and 18" Rain Gauges in High Wind Events
Melanie Jean Augenstein, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Fort Lupton, CO; Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, CO

Handout (1.6 MB)

S240
Z-R Relationships Inferred from Rain Drop Size Distributions in Different Types of Rain Systems over Gulf of Mexico Coast
Jasmine J Trevino, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi , TX; and C. Liu and C. R. Williams

S241
Analyzing Algorithm Accuracy and Bay Breeze Influences on Purple Air Sensors in Baltimore
Trisha Joy Utulo Francisco, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Waldorf, MD

S242
S243
Evaluation of GLM in Southeast Texas via Ground Sensor Network and High-Speed Raspberry Pi-Based Camera Network
Adam D Clark, Texas A&M University - College Station, Duncanville, TX; and D. Zhang

S244
Pandemic to Present Ozone Analysis Comparison: LiDAR's Role in Urban Air Quality Monitoring
Julissa Mendez, NSF, Brooklyn, NY; CUNY New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn, NY; and T. Zhao, T. Rahman, V. Vladutescu, Y. Wu, T. Ely, T. Legbandt, and F. Moshary

S245
Supporting the Operations and Maintenance of the UUNET Weather and MEOP Air Quality Platforms in Northern Utah
Brett M Botkin, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. D. Horel, C. Johnson, and A. A. Jacques

Handout (1.9 MB)

S246
NOAA’s Recent Development and Test for Sea Level and Waves Measurement Systems
Kylie Jane Overton, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL; NOAA, Chesapeake, VA; and R. Heitsenrether and L. Fiorentino

Handout (1.6 MB)

S247
Identifying Water Column Heat Anomalies in the Gulf of Mexico: 2023-2024
AliciaGrace Marie Gulick Marley, NOAA Ocean Exploration, Silver Spring, MD; Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL; and J. K. McWhorter, S. H. Groves, A. C. Hsu, and J. M. Rose

S248
The advance of Laser Radar by using Varioptic Tunable Liquid Lens
Andrii Iarmolenko, CCNY, New York, NY; and A. Golovin

Handout (1.1 MB)

S249
Comparative Analysis between 3D-Printed Automatic Weather Stations and Co-located Kenya Meteorological Department Stations
Jack Marek Halberstadt, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; and R. Zieber, K. Payne, and P. A. Kucera

S250
Exploring the Benefits of the Satellite Hyperspectral Microwave Observations: Toward the New Generation of Microwave Sounders
Carter Jon Hunter, St. Cloud State University, Northfield, MN; and F. Iturbide-Sanchez, P. Beierle, and E. S. Maddy

Handout (943.5 kB)

S251
Planetary Boundary Layer Reading Efficiency between Radiosondes and Ceilometers
Ivan Martinez Sloan, NCAS, Brandywine, MD; Howard University, Washington, D.C., DC; and R. K. K. Sakai

S253
Design and Implementation of a Scanning Ground Based Microwave Radiometer
Matias Santiago Calderon, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and H. Yang

S254
Progress of Undergraduate Student-led Tornado Research Initiative | TILTTING
Rhiannon Mae Cahoe, Millersville University, Elverson , PA; and G. L. Keller, R. Argenti, K. Elliott, and W. G. Blumberg, PhD

Handout (2.4 MB)

S255
NOx & Ozone Instrument Comparison for ASIA-AQ
Madison Elizabeth Winfield, Howard University, Washington, DC; NCAR, Boulder, CO; and A. Franchin and C. Cho

S256
Examining snowflake relationships by analyzing data from two different field instruments
Nathan Robert Harms, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and T. Garrett, K. Rees, D. K. Singh, and E. R. Pardyjak

S256B
Comparison of Inflow Conditions of both a Tornadic and Nontornadic Supercell in Close Proximity on May 6th, 2024
Gabriel Lenze Keller, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and G. Peña

S318
Evaluating Potential for Weighing Rain Gauges on the Kansas Mesonet
Drew Daniel Blasi, Kansas State Mesonet, Overland Park, KS; Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS; Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS


Operational and Local Meteorology
Location: Hall C (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
S257
Tornado Track Deviation in Differing Storm Environments
Jessica Skocinski, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL; and B. Jewett

S259
VuSkew: A Cloud-Based Visualization Solution for an Integrated Sounding Viewing Tool
Hailey Zangara, NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and P. A. Bartels and L. Wichrowski


Polar Meteorology
Location: Hall C (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
S260
Investigating the Role of Sea Ice Loss in Arctic Temperature Amplification
Anna Trujillo, University of Colorado Boulder, Superior, CO; and L. Sun, D. M. Hueholt, and J. W. Hurrell

Handout (2.4 MB)

S261
Impacts of Extreme Arctic Cyclone Precipitation on Sea Ice Conditions
Samantha Halstead Santez, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD; NASA, Greenbelt, MD; and L. Boisvert and C. Parker

S262
Investigating the Arctic sea ice insulating effect with the GFDL-CM4 model
Amy Pham, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; and X. Li and L. Donner

S263
Cracking Arctic Sea Ice by Atmospheric Circulation
Jan Iyer, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; and X. Li and L. Donner

S264
Case Study of a 2015 Atmospheric River Impacting East Antarctica
Kristen Veree Cooper, Florida State University, Mt. Pleasant, SC; and R. Baiman and A. C. Winters

Handout (8.7 MB)

S265
Analysis of In-situ Precipitation Measurement across Four sites near the Ross Ice Shelf of Antarctica for Identification of Snowfall Events
Rahul Kar, University at Albany-State University of New York, Albany, NY; State Univ. of New York - Albany, Albany, NY; NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. D. Landolt and M. Aksoy

Handout (2.5 MB)

S266
What Causes the Low-Level Cloud Cover Increase from April to May Over the Arctic?
Ryan Sandler Haas, University at Albany, Albany, NY; Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

Handout (2.4 MB)

S267
Numerical Simulation of Convective Cloud Development During a Marine Cold-Air Outbreak From COMBLE
Josephine Elise Ragland, State University of NY at Oswego, Oswego, NY; and Y. Wang and D. Maslowski

S268
Thawing Traditions
Tyler Russell Moore, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and A. DuVivier, L. Landrum, and O. V. Wilhelmi


Radar Meteorology
Location: Hall C (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
S269
Validity of Dual-Polarization Radar Estimates of Planetary Boundary Layer Depth with Range from Radar
Matthew Croddy, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and S. Loeffler and A. R. Davies

S270
Using Polarimetric Observation from WSR-88Ds to Identify and Classify Smoke from Wildland Fires
Emma Mae Miller, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. Schvartzman, D. S. Zrnic, and V. Goede

Handout (825.5 kB)

S271
Using Machine Learning to Estimate Specific Differential Phase
Gabriel Cenker, University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology, Norman, OK; and D. Schvartzman

S272
Specific Differential Phase Signatures within Quasi-Linear Convective System Mesovortices
Caitlyn Ann Scott, NOAA, Hastings, NE; and C. M. Kuster, B. Herzog, and M. Van Den Broeke

Handout (1.5 MB)

S273
Observing the Relationship Between Changes in Reflectivity and Vertical Velocity in Convection
Charles Remmers, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Roanoke , IL; and B. Dolan, R. Schulte, and R. Chase

Handout (2.1 MB)

S274
Validity of a Maximum Estimated Size of Hail (MESH) Algorithm Using Ku Band Radar
ReneDiego Martinez, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, San Antonio, TX; and C. Liu, P. Fitzpatrick, and T. Lavigne

S275
Microphysical Fingerprinting of Extreme Rainfall Over Taiwan's Central Mountain Range
Alexander Turner, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, CO; University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI; and A. Rowe, I. C. Cornejo, and H. Zanowski

Handout (2.9 MB)

S275A
Radar Indicated Precursors to Severe Weather Development in Left-Moving Supercells
Eric Anthony Carothers, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Fishers, IN; and M. Van Den Broeke


Space Weather
Location: Hall C (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
S276
Investigating the Morphologies of Local-Scale Dust Storms in the Northern Hemisphere of Mars
Johnathan Alexander Strickland, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham, NC

Handout (1.2 MB)

S278
Analyzing Magnetospheric Conditions During a Sudden Stratospheric Warming Event in January 2013
Antonio Ruiz Núñez, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and F. Gasperini and H. Liu

Handout (4.0 MB)


Synoptic Meteorology
Location: Hall C (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
S279
Linkage Between Teleconnections and Rossby Wave Breaking Activity
Evan Nathan King, Pennsylvania State University, Merion Station, PA
Manuscript (46.1 kB)

Handout (2.5 MB)

S280
Characterizing the Impacts of Atmospheric Blocking on Great Lakes' Regional Hydroclimate
Nicholas Michael Dewhirst, University of Michigan, Novi, MI; University of Michigan, MADISON, WI; and C. Pettersen and J. Ward

Handout (2.0 MB)

S281
Machine Learning Techniques to Assign Observation Error for Airborne Radio Occultation Profiles in Atmospheric Rivers
Noah Jeffery Barton, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Univ. of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA; and J. S. Haase, N. P. Do, D. Watson-Parris, and B. Cao

Handout (7.7 MB)

S282
Synoptic Conditions Associated with Warm Season Precipitation Events at HBEF
Izzy Collins, Ball State University, Muncie, IN; and D. T. Harkin and E. G. Hoffman


Tropical Meteorology
Location: Hall C (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
S283
Searching for Relationships Between Dynamics and Microphysics to Understand Extreme Rainfall in a Mei-Yu Front During PRECIP 2022
Sam Irvine, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and J. C. DeHart, T. W. Barbero, A. Nieves-Jiménez, and M. M. Bell

Handout (7.6 MB)

S284
A Case Study of Mesoscale Convective System Reorganization off of the West Coast of Africa
Sonny Yates Kremin, NWC REU, Norman, OK; St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN; and S. N. Wu and N. Sakaeda

S285
An Analysis of African Easterly Wave Structure from Airborne Tropical Atlantic Soundings During ORCESTRA
Daniel Antonio Rowe, Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology, Bridgetown, Barbados; MPI, Hamburg, Germany; and B. Stevens, D. Farrell, H. Gloeckner, C. Pope, M. Rixen, J. M. Windmiller, and K. A. Caesar, MS

S286
An Analysis of the African Easterly Jet and the African Monsoon and their possible impact on the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season during the ORCESTRA Campaign 2024
Chavez Aubert Pope, CIMH - Caribbean Institute for Meteorology & Hydrology, Grenville, 01, Grenada; MPI for Meteorology, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology, Brigdetown, Barbados; and D. A. Rowe, L. Pologne, K. A. Caesar, MS, B. Stevens, T. Allen, C. Van Meerbeeck, S. Ortega, W. McReary, C. C. Nam, and A. Sealy

S287
Evaluation of Satellite-Derived Sea Surface Temperatures in Tropical Cyclones
Lucas Bostwick, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS; and A. Toms, J. E. Rudzin, C. R. Densmore, S. R. Jayne, and E. Sanabia

S288
A Comparison of Radar Data Associated with Tropical Cyclone Tornadoes and Waterspouts
Kate Olivia Stapleton, NOAA, Austin, TX; and B. A. Schenkel, T. Sandmael, A. A. Alford, and R. Edwards

Handout (1.2 MB)

S290
A Climatology of Tropical Tornadoes Over Puerto Rico
Marco Alejandro Monrouzeau, Purdue University, San Juan, PR; Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN; and A. Orton and D. R. Chavas

Handout (6.5 MB)

S293
Forecasting Rapid Intensification: An Investigation into Hurricane Patricia’s (2015) Rapid Intensification Behavior using WRF
Anthony Luis Corrales, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL; and T. R. Ault, C. M. Carrillo, and Z. Wang

Handout (1.9 MB)

S294
Replicating Regional Hadley Cell Response to Increased CO2 in CMIP6
Patricia Hutton, Univesrity of Alaska Fairbanks, Spencerport, NY; GISS, New York, NY; and M. E. Menzel

Handout (1.1 MB)

S295
Physical Vulnerability to Rapidly Intensifying Hurricanes in Mexico
Sara Michaelson, University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC; and W. L. Boyd and R. C. Nogueira

S296
Tropical Cyclone Impacts in the Western United States with a Changing Climate
Lucas Andrew Sims, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. Moak, A. Quiroz, and M. Gonzalez

S297
Changing Hazards from Landfalling Tropical Cyclones in a Warming Climate
Jayla Iglehart, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; Jackson State University, Dallas, TX; and D. Carroll-Smith, J. M. Done, and A. Dugger

S298
Has Improving Hurricane Track Forecasts Improved Hurricane Intensity Forecasting?
Chandler Xavier Jenkins, UCAR SOARS, Boulder, CO; and F. Judt and R. G. Nystrom

Handout (2.4 MB)

S299
Analyzing Atmospheric Conditions of the Tampa Bay Area under the Influence of a Frontal System
Deztynee A Bryan, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL

S300
Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) Teleconnection and their Impact on Precipitation in South America
Jacob Hamil, National Weather Center REU, Dawsonville, GA; and N. Sakaeda and T. N. Esteva-Ingram

S301
Interactions Between MJO Variability and Equatorial Waves
Michael Charles Magee, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and G. R. Henderson and S. Hottovy

Handout (2.5 MB)

S302
Seasonality of ENSO Impacts on Hurricane Environmental Conditions
Kallyn Batista, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI; and K. Colón Rivera, A. Vizcarra, D. J. Vimont, and H. Zanowski

S303
Atlantic Basin Tropical Cyclone Rainfall Characteristics
Hannah Cynthia Butt, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH

S305
S306
Spatiotemporal Climatology of Georgia Tropical Cyclones and Associated Rainfall
Reilly Corkran, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA; and J. Trepanier and V. M. Brown


Winter Weather
Location: Hall C (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
S308
Observed Ambient Conditions in Winter Storm Cloud Sandwiches
Wayne Robert Johnson, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and R. Moore, S. E. Yuter, M. A. Miller, and L. R. Allen

S309
Observed Ice Crystal Characteristics and Atmospheric Conditions Near Cloud Top in Northeast U.S. Winter Storms
Rebecca Moore, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and W. R. Johnson, S. E. Yuter, and M. A. Miller

S311
Wintertime Air Parcel Trajectories for Great Lakes Five-Lake Lake-Effect Days
Cam Crowell, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Fredonia, NY; and N. F. Laird and A. Grulick

S314
A Study of Significant Late Season Snow and Precipitation Event Behavior in the White Mountains
George Robert Mousmoules, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH; Mount Washington Observatory, North Conway, NH

Handout (899.9 kB)

S315
Synoptic Classification of Ohio River Basin Snowfall Events
Harmony Lillian Guercio, Western Kentucky University, Knoxville, TN; and Z. Suriano

S316
A Climatology of Blowing Snow in Canada and the United States
Miles Gray, SUNY Oswego, Waterloo, NY; and A. M. Simmons and N. F. Laird

Handout (584.3 kB)

S317
Blowing Snow Motor Vehicle Accidents in the United States
Audrey Maguire Simmons, NSF, Asheville, NC; and N. F. Laird and M. Gray

7:20 PM-8:00 PM: Sunday, 12 January 2025


24th Annual Student Conference ePosters
Location: Hall C (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
E17
Evaluating Data Quality of Ocean Color Remote Sensing
Rosa Luna Pavlak, CREST, Brooklyn, NY

Handout (1.8 MB)

E18
The Connection Between Severe Weather Experiences and Emotional Wellbeing in Native Americans in Oklahoma
Alexis Kotrch, NWC REU, Norman, OK; and M. Leòn-Corwin and J. T. Ripberger

E19
How Environment and Elevation Affects Air Temperature & Heat Disorder Likeliness: A Microclimate Urban Heat Island Study In Urban Albuquerque NM
David Minh Hoang, Central New Mexico Community College, Albuquerque, NM; Central New Mexico Community College, Albuquerque, NM; and M. Watkins, H. Scott, and M. Will-Cole

Handout (458.1 kB)

E20
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Determining Parental Preferences for School Severe Weather Decisions
Stephen Wooten, M.S., Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
Manuscript (80.3 kB)

Handout (328.0 kB)

E21
Observations of Air Pollution During High Ozone Days in San Antonio and Austin, Texas
Iyare Oseghae, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX; University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX; and A. M. Mestas-Nuñez and P. J. Walter

E22
Improved Retrieval of AOD from Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS) Based on Artificial Intelligence Techniques
Hyunyoung Choi, Ulsan National Institute of Science & Techonology, Ulju-gun, Ulsan, South korea; and J. Im

Handout (1.5 MB)

E24
The Influence of Orographic Features on Lake Effect Snow: A Case Study on the November 2022 Great Lakes Snowstorm
Roshni Sahu, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA; and A. L. Hutson and J. Riley

Handout (2.0 MB)

E25
Interactive Web Tools for Visualizing Land Surface Anomalies
Kenny Yunhui Wu, University of Maryland, Sunnyvale, CA; and P. Yu and J. Peng

E26
MJO Variation Due to Climate Change
Shem Hassan Robinson, Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology, Bridgetown, Saint James, Barbados; and W. McGeary

E27
Effects of the Milan urban area on a severe convective windstorm
Francesco De Martin, University of Bologna, Bologna, BO, Italy; and A. Zonato and S. Di Sabatino

E28
Implications of Slower Intensity Decay of US Landfalling Tropical Cyclones on Predictive Model Skills
Harish Uppu, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA; and H. Huang

Handout (692.6 kB)

E29
Creating a Database for East Wind Events in the Pacific Northwest
Samantha Jeanine Higbee, NWS, Troutdale, OR; and C. Neuman

Monday, 13 January 2025

8:00 PM-10:00 PM: Monday, 13 January 2025


11th Annual Speed Networking Event [11SPNE]
Location: Rivergate (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Events; the Sixth Symposium on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; the 24th Conference on Air-Sea Interaction; the 29th Conference of Applied Climatology; the 25th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; the 27th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the Symposium on Careers in Operational Government Meteorology and Hydrology; the Second Symposium on Cloud Physics; the Fourth Symposium on Community Modeling and Innovation; the 23rd Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the 38th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the New Orleans Forum on Climate Linked Economics; the 34th Conference on Education; the 41st Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies; the 16th Conference on Weather, Water, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; the First Conference on Fire Weather, Technology, and Risk; the 16th Conference on Environment and Health; the 23rd History Symposium; the 11th Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate; the 39th Conference on Hydrology; the 21st Conference on Major Weather Impacts; the Tenth Symposium on US-International Partnerships; the 29th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the 13th Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation; the Heather Lazrus Symposium; the 13th Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications; the 12th Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data; the Gerald A Meehl Symposium; the Fourth Symposium on Mesoscale Processes; the 13th Symposium on the Madden-Julian Oscillation and Sub-Seasonal Monsoon Variability; the 21st Annual Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the Presidential Conference; the 15th Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using the Programming Languages of Open Science; the Symposium on Radar Research to Operations; the 15th Conference On Transition Of Research To Operations (15R2O); the Third Symposium on Environmental Security; the 25th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation; the 20th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; the 22nd Conference on Space Weather; the 24th Annual Student Conference; the Seventh Special Symposium on Tropical Meteorology and Tropical Cyclones; the 33rd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/29th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP); the 13th Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation; and the 13th Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise )

Twisters Screening - In partnership with the WRN Symposium
Location: Great Hall A (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Events; the 24th Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Environmental Science; the 17th Symposium on Aerosol Cloud Climate Interactions; the 24th Conference on Air-Sea Interaction; the 29th Conference of Applied Climatology; the 25th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; the 27th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the Symposium on Careers in Operational Government Meteorology and Hydrology; the Second Symposium on Cloud Physics; the Fourth Symposium on Community Modeling and Innovation; the 23rd Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the 38th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the Sixth Symposium on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; the New Orleans Forum on Climate Linked Economics; the 34th Conference on Education; the 41st Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies; the 16th Conference on Weather, Water, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; the First Conference on Fire Weather, Technology, and Risk; the 16th Conference on Environment and Health; the 23rd History Symposium; the 11th Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate; the 39th Conference on Hydrology; the 21st Conference on Major Weather Impacts; the Tenth Symposium on US-International Partnerships; the 29th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the 13th Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation; the Heather Lazrus Symposium; the 13th Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications; the 12th Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data; the Gerald A Meehl Symposium; the Fourth Symposium on Mesoscale Processes; the 13th Symposium on the Madden-Julian Oscillation and Sub-Seasonal Monsoon Variability; the 21st Annual Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the Presidential Conference; the 15th Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using the Programming Languages of Open Science; the Symposium on Radar Research to Operations; the 15th Conference On Transition Of Research To Operations (15R2O); the Third Symposium on Environmental Security; the 25th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation; the 20th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; the 22nd Conference on Space Weather; the 24th Annual Student Conference; the Seventh Special Symposium on Tropical Meteorology and Tropical Cyclones; the 33rd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/29th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP); and the 13th Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation )
8:00 PM
Welcoming Remarks

Tuesday, 14 January 2025

7:00 PM-11:00 PM: Tuesday, 14 January 2025


University Night Receptions
Location: Hilton Riverside
Hosts: (Joint between the Events; the 24th Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Environmental Science; the 17th Symposium on Aerosol Cloud Climate Interactions; the 24th Conference on Air-Sea Interaction; the 29th Conference of Applied Climatology; the 25th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; the 27th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the Symposium on Careers in Operational Government Meteorology and Hydrology; the Second Symposium on Cloud Physics; the Fourth Symposium on Community Modeling and Innovation; the 23rd Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the 38th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the Sixth Symposium on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; the New Orleans Forum on Climate Linked Economics; the 34th Conference on Education; the 41st Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies; the 16th Conference on Weather, Water, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; the First Conference on Fire Weather, Technology, and Risk; the 16th Conference on Environment and Health; the 23rd History Symposium; the 11th Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate; the 39th Conference on Hydrology; the 21st Conference on Major Weather Impacts; the Tenth Symposium on US-International Partnerships; the 29th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the 13th Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation; the Heather Lazrus Symposium; the 13th Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications; the 12th Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data; the Gerald A Meehl Symposium; the Fourth Symposium on Mesoscale Processes; the 13th Symposium on the Madden-Julian Oscillation and Sub-Seasonal Monsoon Variability; the 21st Annual Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the Presidential Conference; the 15th Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using the Programming Languages of Open Science; the Symposium on Radar Research to Operations; the 15th Conference On Transition Of Research To Operations (15R2O); the Third Symposium on Environmental Security; the 25th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation; the 20th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; the 22nd Conference on Space Weather; the 24th Annual Student Conference; the Seventh Special Symposium on Tropical Meteorology and Tropical Cyclones; the 33rd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/29th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP); and the 13th Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation )

Wednesday, 15 January 2025

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2025


Women in Atmospheric Sciences Luncheon
Location: Great Hall D (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Events; the 13th Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise; the 24th Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Environmental Science; the 17th Symposium on Aerosol Cloud Climate Interactions; the 24th Conference on Air-Sea Interaction; the 29th Conference of Applied Climatology; the 25th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; the 27th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the Symposium on Careers in Operational Government Meteorology and Hydrology; the Second Symposium on Cloud Physics; the Fourth Symposium on Community Modeling and Innovation; the 23rd Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the 38th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the Sixth Symposium on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; the New Orleans Forum on Climate Linked Economics; the 34th Conference on Education; the 41st Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies; the 16th Conference on Weather, Water, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; the First Conference on Fire Weather, Technology, and Risk; the 16th Conference on Environment and Health; the 23rd History Symposium; the 11th Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate; the 39th Conference on Hydrology; the 21st Conference on Major Weather Impacts; the Tenth Symposium on US-International Partnerships; the 29th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the 13th Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation; the Heather Lazrus Symposium; the 13th Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications; the 12th Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data; the Gerald A Meehl Symposium; the Fourth Symposium on Mesoscale Processes; the 13th Symposium on the Madden-Julian Oscillation and Sub-Seasonal Monsoon Variability; the 21st Annual Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the Presidential Conference; the 15th Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using the Programming Languages of Open Science; the Symposium on Radar Research to Operations; the 15th Conference On Transition Of Research To Operations (15R2O); the Third Symposium on Environmental Security; the 25th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation; the 20th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; the 22nd Conference on Space Weather; the 24th Annual Student Conference; the Seventh Special Symposium on Tropical Meteorology and Tropical Cyclones; the 33rd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/29th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP); and the 13th Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation )

7:30 PM-9:30 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2025


Wednesday Night Live
Location: Great Hall A (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Events; the 13th Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise; the 24th Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Environmental Science; the 17th Symposium on Aerosol Cloud Climate Interactions; the 24th Conference on Air-Sea Interaction; the 29th Conference of Applied Climatology; the 25th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; the 27th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the Symposium on Careers in Operational Government Meteorology and Hydrology; the Second Symposium on Cloud Physics; the Fourth Symposium on Community Modeling and Innovation; the 23rd Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the 38th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the Sixth Symposium on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; the New Orleans Forum on Climate Linked Economics; the 34th Conference on Education; the 41st Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies; the 16th Conference on Weather, Water, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; the First Conference on Fire Weather, Technology, and Risk; the 16th Conference on Environment and Health; the 23rd History Symposium; the 11th Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate; the 39th Conference on Hydrology; the 21st Conference on Major Weather Impacts; the Tenth Symposium on US-International Partnerships; the 29th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the 13th Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation; the Heather Lazrus Symposium; the 13th Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications; the 12th Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data; the Gerald A Meehl Symposium; the Fourth Symposium on Mesoscale Processes; the 13th Symposium on the Madden-Julian Oscillation and Sub-Seasonal Monsoon Variability; the 21st Annual Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the Presidential Conference; the 15th Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using the Programming Languages of Open Science; the Symposium on Radar Research to Operations; the 15th Conference On Transition Of Research To Operations (15R2O); the Third Symposium on Environmental Security; the 25th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation; the 20th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; the 22nd Conference on Space Weather; the 24th Annual Student Conference; the Seventh Special Symposium on Tropical Meteorology and Tropical Cyclones; the 33rd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/29th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP); and the 13th Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation )