Topic: Graphical Communication of Risk and Public Perception (105th AMS Annual Meeting)

Wednesday, 15 January 2025: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM

345 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Hosts: (Joint between the 20th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; and the 33rd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/29th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) )

Cochairs:

Jase E. Bernhardt, PhD, Hofstra University, Geology, Environment, and Sustainability, Hempstead, NY and Castle Williamsberg, NOAA/OAR Weather Program Office and University of Georgia, Social Science Research-to-Applications, Athens, GA

This session presents ways that researchers and practitioners have conceptualized sharing risk information graphically and the ways the public has perceived these graphics.

Papers:

8:30 AM

J9A.1

Exploring Geospatial Tornado Risk Personalization with Sketch Mapping

Kathleen Sherman-Morris, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS; and J. Senkbeil, C. Vaughn, B. Abubakari, and S. M. A. A. Ali

8:45 AM

J9A.2

Enhancing Hurricane Threats and Impacts Graphics: The Effect of Arrival Time Information on Non-Expert Risk Assessment and Interpretation

Barbara Millet, University of Miami, Coral Gables , FL; University of Miami, Miami, FL; and A. Cairo, S. D. Evans, S. J. Majumdar, Ph.D., B. McNoldy, R. E. Morss, and R. Prestley

9:00 AM

J9A.3

A Colorful Story: Taking Stock of the Colors Used by the NWS in Public-Facing Forecast Products

Abby Lee Bitterman, Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and Z. Rosen, J. Ripberger, M. Krocak, S. M. Melcher, A. M. Person, V. Dunham, and C. Black

9:15 AM

J9A.4

Understanding the Implications of Categorical vs. Continuous Graphical Depictions of Risk: Different Colors, Risk Conditions, and Risk Boundaries.

Jada Rosalyn Lamar, University of Georgia, Athens, GA; and C. A. Williamsberg and A. J. Grundstein

Handout (30.5 MB)

9:30 AM

J9A.5

Assessment of Perceived Risk by Residents in Response to the Updated National Hurricane Center “Cone of Uncertainty” Product

Patrick Merle, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and E. Ray and B. D. Johnson

9:45 AM

J9A.6

Designed Choices: An In-depth Exploration of Color Use in NCEP Graphics