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Monday, 11 August 2008

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8:45 AM-9:00 AM: Monday, 11 August 2008


Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Location: Harmony AB (Telus Whistler Conference Centre)
Cochairs: Henry Reges, CoCoRaHS/Colorado State Univ.; Laura M. Edwards, DRI

9:00 AM-10:00 AM: Monday, 11 August 2008

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Session 1
Climate Observing Systems I
Location: Harmony AB (Telus Whistler Conference Centre)
Host: 17th Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: C. Bruce Baker, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
9:00 AM
1.1
Development and modernization of NOAA's U.S. Climate Observing Network
C. Bruce Baker, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and D. R. Easterling
Recorded Presentation

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9:15 AM
1.2
Missouri's transition to a near real-time mesonet
Patrick Guinan, Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and J. Travlos
Recorded Presentation

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9:30 AM
1.3
An Overview of the Kentucky Mesonet
Zachary G. Brown, Kentucky Mesonet, Bowling Green, KY; and S. A. Foster, R. Mahmood, S. Struebig, D. Grabowski, M. Grogan, and M. M. Ferris
Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (531.2 kB)

9:45 AM
1.4
A climatology of heatbursts as detected by the Oklahoma Mesonet
Renee A. McPherson, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and J. D. Lane, K. C. Crawford, and W. G. McPherson Jr.
Recorded Presentation

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10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 11 August 2008


Coffee Break

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 11 August 2008

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Session 2
Climate Observing Systems II
Location: Harmony AB (Telus Whistler Conference Centre)
Host: 17th Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: C. Bruce Baker, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
10:30 AM
2.1
Data collection and quality assurance of the Kentucky Mesonet
Megan M. Ferris, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; and S. A. Foster, R. Mahmood, D. Grabowski, S. Struebig, Z. G. Brown, and M. Grogan
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
2.2
Assessment of Recent Climate Changes in Nebraska and Kansas in 1985-2007
X. Lin, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and K. G. Hubbard and R. A. Pielke Sr.

11:00 AM
2.3
CoCoRaHS: A national climate observing system of volunteer observers providing a “gauge-full” of data for climate applications
Henry Reges, CoCoRaHS/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and N. J. Doesken, R. C. Cifelli, J. Turner, and Z. Schwalbe
Recorded Presentation

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11:15 AM
2.4
The New Jersey Weather and Climate Network: a dense, multipurpose network of networks
David A. Robinson, Office of the New Jersey State Climatologist, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ; and C. Shmukler, D. P. Fittante, M. Gerbush, and J. Read
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
2.5
Integration of automated climate networks to develop quality control procedures
Ted W. Sammis, New Mexico State University, Plant and Environmental Sciences., 88003 Las Cruces, NM; and S. Engle
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
2.6
The United States Historical Climatology Network monthly temperature data – version 2
Matthew J. Menne, NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI, Asheville, NC; and C. N. Williams Jr. and R. S. Vose
Recorded Presentation

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12:00 PM-1:45 PM: Monday, 11 August 2008


Lunch Break

1:45 PM-3:00 PM: Monday, 11 August 2008

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Session 3
Human Dimensions of Applied Climate
Location: Harmony AB (Telus Whistler Conference Centre)
Host: 17th Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: David A. Robinson, Rutgers University
1:45 PM
3.1
Using K-16 weather station data in climate research and as an outreach opportunity
David J. Travis, Univ. of Wisconsin, Whitewater, WI
Recorded Presentation

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2:00 PM
3.2
Storm Peak Laboratory 5th-6th Grade Climate and Weather Program
Ian B. McCubbin, DRI, Steamboat Springs, CO; and A. G. Hallar
Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (2.6 MB)

2:15 PM
3.3
New Applied Climatology and Meteorology Course at the University of Oklahoma
Renee A. McPherson, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK
Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (195.9 kB)

2:30 PM
3.4
Evaluation of human thermal comfort using by meteorological approach
Yuka Horie, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan; and K. Kimura and T. Honma
Recorded Presentation

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2:45 PM
3.5
Illinois' 2007-08 winter: "That 70s Show" revisited
David Changnon, Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb, IL; and S. Changnon
Recorded Presentation

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Monday, 11 August 2008


Coffee Break
Location: Sea to Sky Ballroom A (Telus Whistler Conference Centre)

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Monday, 11 August 2008

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Session 4
Temperature
Location: Harmony AB (Telus Whistler Conference Centre)
Host: 17th Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Henry Reges, CoCoRaHS/Colorado State Univ.
3:30 PM
4.1
Preferential pathways for Southern Hemisphere cold surges
Nicholas D. Metz, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY; and H. M. Archambault, T. J. Galarneau Jr., and A. F. Srock
Recorded Presentation

3:45 PM
4.2
The temperature series of Verona (1741-2006)
Michele Andrighetti, Atmospheric Physics Group, University of Trento, Trento, Italy, Trento, Italy; and D. Zardi and M. De Franceschi
Recorded Presentation

4:00 PM
4.3
Searching for the Daily Mean Temperature
Glen Conner, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; and S. Foster
Recorded Presentation

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4:15 PM
4.4
An analytical model for the diurnal temperature cycle at the earth surface
Dino Zardi, University of Trento, Italy, Trento, Italy; and M. De Franceschi
Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM
4.5
Eliminating Station Location Bias from Long-Term Climate Division Data
John Nielsen-Gammon, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and D. B. McRoberts
Recorded Presentation

5:30 PM-7:00 PM: Monday, 11 August 2008


Poster Session 1
Applied Climatology Poster Session One w/ Ice Breaker Reception
Location: Sea to Sky Ballroom A (Telus Whistler Conference Centre)
Host: 17th Conference on Applied Climatology
P1.1
Reassessment of Lightning Mortality in the U.S.: Analyses of Contrasting Datasets, Spatial Distributions, and Storm Morphologies
Walker S. Ashley, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL; and C. Gilson and D. Keith

Handout (165.3 kB)

P1.2
Future projection of temperature over Korea in global warming using regional climate simulation with the MM5 model
GyoSook Koo Sr., KMA, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and K. O. Boo and W. T. Kwon

P1.3
Evaluation of Winter Weather Conditions Complexity from the Viewpoint of Winter Maintenance of Roads – Principles and Experience
Vit Kveton, Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, Praha, Czech Republic; and M. Zak

Handout (709.7 kB)

P1.4
OK-FIRE: A weather-based decision support system for wildland fire management in Oklahoma
J. D. Carlson, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK; and R. Jabrzemski, S. Blackburn, J. M. Wolfinbarger, and R. A. McPherson

Handout (2.0 MB)

P1.5
Future Climate Change over Korea under Global Warming using Dynamical Downscaling Technique
Yu-Mi Cha Sr., Korea Meteorological Administration, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and K. O. Boo and W. T. Kwon

P1.6
Using Doppler radars for remote sensing of cloud water and precipitation in low layer clouds
Yefim L. Kogan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and Z. N. Kogan

P1.7
Using the monthly classification of global SSTs and 500 hPa height
Anthony R. Lupo, University of Missouri - Columbia, Columbia, MO; and P. Guinan, D. Weitlich, E. P. Kelsey, P. S. Market, and N. Davis

Handout (583.7 kB)

P1.8
Spatial Depiction of Drought Variability from Merged Recent and Historical Data
Douglas Brent McRoberts, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and J. Nielsen-Gammon and S. M. Quiring

Tuesday, 12 August 2008

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8:30 AM-10:15 AM: Tuesday, 12 August 2008

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Panel Discussion 1
Role of Applied Climatology in a Changing Climate
Location: Harmony AB (Telus Whistler Conference Centre)
Host: 17th Conference on Applied Climatology
Panelists: Phillip A. Pasteris, Global Water Resources; Kelly T. Redmond, DRI; David A. Robinson, Rutgers University; John Horel, University of Utah
Moderator: Gregg M. Garfin, University of Arizona
8:30 AM
PD1.1
The same river twice: Applied climatology in a changing environment
Kelly T. Redmond, DRI, Reno, NV
Recorded Presentation

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 12 August 2008

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Session 4
Kelly Redmond Session
Location: Harmony AB (Telus Whistler Conference Centre)
Host: 17th Conference on Applied Climatology
10:30 AM
4.1
Hidden climate variability in complex terrain
Christopher Daly, Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR
Recorded Presentation

10:50 AM
Climate Services in Support of Adaptation
Roger S. Pulwarty, (Drought in the Southwest) NOAA-CIRES Climate Diagnostics Center, Boulder, CO
Recorded Presentation

11:10 AM
4.2
People, Places, Possibilities and Partnerships: Preparing for a National Climate Service
Eileen Shea, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Honolulu, HI
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
4.3
Long-term temperature stations in mountainous terrain: confounding processes in interpreting high-elevation climate trends
Jessica D. Lundquist, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and N. Pepin and P. W. Mote
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 12 August 2008


Joint Session JL1
Luncheon (Joint between the 13th Conference on Mountain Meteorology and the 17th Conference on Applied Climatology)
Location: Sea to Sky Ballroom C (Telus Whistler Conference Centre)
Hosts: (Joint between the 13th Conference on Mountain Meteorology; and the 17th Conference on Applied Climatology )
12:00 PM
JJL1.1
Mountaineering Meteorology and Decision-Making
Madison J. Post, NOAA Scientist (retired), Boulder, CO

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 12 August 2008

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Joint Session 1
Mountain Climatology I
Location: Rainbow Theatre (Telus Whistler Conference Centre)
Hosts: (Joint between the 13th Conference on Mountain Meteorology; and the 17th Conference on Applied Climatology )
Chair: Christopher Daly, Oregon State Univ.
1:30 PM
Applied Climatology Award by Phillip A. Pasteris, USDA/NRCS/National Water and Climate Center, Portland, OR
Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM
J1.1
Secrets of the "Greatest Snow on Earth"
W. James Steenburgh, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and T. I. Alcott

2:00 PM
J1.2
A century-long context for South Cascade Glacier mass balance
Faron Scheffer Anslow, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and P. U. Clark and S. W. Hostetler
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
J1.3
Characteristics of Precipitation in Mountainous Terrain in Northern Mexico and the Southwest United States Using the TRMM Precipitation Feature Database
Christina Wall, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and C. Liu and E. Zipser
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM
J1.4
The role of lee cyclogenesis in the midwinter suppression of the Pacific storm track
Sandra M. Penny, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and G. Roe and D. Battisti
Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM
J1.5
On the development of orographic rain shadows during uplift of mountain ranges
Joseph Galewsky, Univ.of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 12 August 2008

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Joint Session 2
Mountain Climatology II
Location: Rainbow Theatre (Telus Whistler Conference Centre)
Hosts: (Joint between the 13th Conference on Mountain Meteorology; and the 17th Conference on Applied Climatology )
Chair: John D. Horel, University of Utah
3:45 PM
J2.1
Local topography controls temperature regimes in subarctic fell area, northern Finland
Miska Luoto, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; and M. Seppälä

4:00 PM
J2.2
An analysis of 10-year ASOS data from east of Rockies: The detection of the diurnal continental tide and eastward-propagating waves
Yanping Li, Yale Univ., New Haven, CT; and R. B. Smith
Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (1.6 MB)

4:15 PM
J2.3
Reconstruction and preliminary analysis of the temperature record of Trento (Italy) 1816-2007
Gabriele Rampanelli, University of Trento, Trento, Italy; and D. Zardi
Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM
J2.4
A dynamical interpretation for the evolution of the equatorial components of the mountain torque
Sylvain Mailler, CNRS / École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, Paris, France; and F. Lott
Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM
J2.6
Effect of Mountain Breeze in Ventilating the City under Calm and Neutral Atmospheric Environment: Interaction of Airflow Structures and Ventilation Efficiency
Zhiwen Luo, The Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; and Y. Li
Recorded Presentation

3:30 PM
J2.5
Spatial temperature patterns in complex terrain: implications for climate and innovative monitoring techniques
Jessica D. Lundquist, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. R. Cayan
Recorded Presentation

Wednesday, 13 August 2008

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9:00 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 13 August 2008

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Panel Discussion 2
Research and Adaption Needs between the United States and Canada
Location: Harmony AB (Telus Whistler Conference Centre)
Host: 17th Conference on Applied Climatology
Panelists: Richard Lawford, Drought Research Initiative; Gregg M. Garfin, University of Arizona; Nancy Lee, Agriculture and Agri=Food Canada; Stewart J. Cohen, Environment Canada
Moderator: Roger Pulwarty, NOAA/CIRES/CDC
Chair: Roger Pulwarty, NOAA/CIRES/CDC
9:00 AM
Introduction to session
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
Rick Lawford
Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 13 August 2008


Coffee Break
Location: Sea to Sky Ballroom A (Telus Whistler Conference Centre)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 13 August 2008


Poster Session 2
Applied Climatology Poster Session Two
Location: Sea to Sky Ballroom A (Telus Whistler Conference Centre)
Host: 17th Conference on Applied Climatology
P2.1
Assessing the sensitivity of Wasatch Mountain winter precipitation to present climate temperature variations
Leigh Jones, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. Horel

P2.2
A multivariate analysis of summary-of-the-day snowfall statistics vs. same-day water precipitation and temperature recordings
Charles J. Fisk, Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, CA

Handout (653.1 kB)

P2.3
Hybrid 2.0 interpolation of daily precipitation data over Alberta

P2.4
Seasonal snowpack prediction in the Columbia River Basin
Heather K. Conley, Illinois State University, Normal, IL; and D. McGinnis

P2.5
Estimating meteorological variables within glacier boundary layers, Southern Coast Mountains, British Columbia, Canada
Joseph Michael Shea, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC BC, Canada; and R. D. Moore and F. S. Anslow

Handout (2.9 MB)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 13 August 2008


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Wednesday, 13 August 2008

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Session 5
Climate patterns in complex terrain I
Location: Harmony AB (Telus Whistler Conference Centre)
Host: 17th Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Laura M. Edwards, DRI
1:30 PM
5.1
Development and testing of Canada-wide interpolated spatial models of daily minimum/maximum temperature and precipitation for 1961-2003
Michael Hutchinson, Australian National University; and D. McKenney, K. Lawrence, J. Pedlar, R. Hopkinson, E. Milewska, and P. Papadopol

1:45 PM
5.2
Regional Climate Projections for British Columbia: Tools and Uncertainty
Trevor Q. Murdock, Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium, Victoria, BC, Canada; and D. Bronaugh and D. R. Rodenhuis
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
5.3
Evaluation of a WRF dynamical downscaling simulation over California
Peter Caldwell, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and D. C. Bader, H. N. S. Chin, and G. Bala
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
5.4
Climatology of wind storms in the Owens Valley, CA
Sharon Zhong, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; and J. Li, X. Bian, W. Q. Yao, and C. D. Whiteman
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM
5.5
A Synoptic Climatology of Winter Season Flooding Precipitation in Complex Terrain
S. Jeffrey Underwood, University of Nevada, Reno, NV; and C. King and M. Kaplan

2:45 PM
5.6
Assessing the sensitivity of Wasatch Mountain winter precipitation to future climate temperature
John Horel, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and L. Jones
Recorded Presentation

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Wednesday, 13 August 2008


Coffee Break
Location: Sea to Sky Ballroom A (Telus Whistler Conference Centre)

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Wednesday, 13 August 2008

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Session 6
Climate Patterns in Complex Terrain II
Location: Harmony AB (Telus Whistler Conference Centre)
Host: 17th Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: David C. Bader, LLNL
3:30 PM
6.1
Precipitation distribution in the Lake Pukaki Catchment, New Zealand
Tim R. Kerr, NIWA, Christchurch, New Zealand; and I. Owens and R. Henderson
Recorded Presentation

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3:45 PM
6.2
Climate change projections for Southwest vegetation change
Gregg M. Garfin, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and J. K. Eischeid, K. Cole, K. Ironside, M. Crimmins, and N. Cobb
Recorded Presentation

4:00 PM
6.3
Daily temperature and precipitation maps with 1 km resolution derived from Norwegian weather observations
Matthias Mohr, Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Oslo, , Norway; and O. E. Tveito
Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (286.4 kB)

4:15 PM
6.4
Present and future return values of heavy precipitation over complex terrain – the Black Forest region in Germany as an example
Gerd Schaedler, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany; and B. Frueh and H. Feldmann

Presentation PDF (2.8 MB)

4:30 PM
6.5
Climate Change Projection in the Upper Danube (European Alps) and the Upper Brahmaputra (Himalayas)
Bodo Ahrens, Institute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt/Main, Germany; and A. Dobler

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4:45 PM
6.6
Downscaling station temperatures to glacier locations using empirical orthogonal functions and Bayesian model averaging
Christian Reuten, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and R. D. Moore, T. Stickford, and G. K. C. Clarke

Thursday, 14 August 2008

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9:00 AM-10:00 AM: Thursday, 14 August 2008

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Session 7
Drought I
Location: Harmony AB (Telus Whistler Conference Centre)
Host: 17th Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Andrea Bair, NOAA/NWS
9:00 AM
7.1
National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS): A model for interagency climate services collaboration
Michael J. Brewer, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and T. W. Owen, R. Pulwarty, and M. Svoboda
Recorded Presentation

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9:15 AM
7.2
Drought impact reporting in the United States: Giving the Drought Impact Reporter a face lift
Mark D. Svoboda, National Drought Mitigation Center, Lincoln, NE; and K. C. Smith, M. Sittler, S. N. Scott, J. Li, M. J. Hayes, D. A. Wood, D. Gutzmer, and M. Melvin
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
7.3
Regional knowledge transfers: coping with drought through collaboration
Gregg M. Garfin, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ AZ; and D. Bathke, G. Carbone, C. W. Fraisse, C. Roncoli, K. Dow, E. Lay, H. C. Hartmann, J. Rhee, M. Crimmins, M. Higgins, and L. Demouche
Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (75.4 kB)

9:45 AM
7.4
Drought indices and climate relationships with wildland fire characteristics for use in fire business
Laura M. Edwards, DRI, Reno, NV; and T. J. Brown, C. A. Kolden, and J. T. Abatzoglou
Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Thursday, 14 August 2008


Coffee Break
Location: Sea to Sky Ballroom A (Telus Whistler Conference Centre)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 14 August 2008

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Session 8
Drought II
Location: Harmony AB (Telus Whistler Conference Centre)
Host: 17th Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Andrea Bair, NOAA/NWS
10:30 AM
8.1
A pressure gradient metric capturing planetary-scale influences on eastern Australian rainfall
Clinton S. Rakich, Macquarie University and the Bureau of Meteorology, North Ryde, NSW, Australia; and N. J. Holbrook and B. Timbal
Recorded Presentation

8.2
Climatological Analysis of European Heat Wave and Drought Events

11:00 AM
8.3
Changes in daily and extreme temperature and precipitation indices related to drought in Canada
Eva Mekis, Environment Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada; and L. A. Vincent
Recorded Presentation

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11:15 AM
8.4
The combined role of ENSO and the NAO on winter precipitation and summer drought in the southwestern United States
James A. Miller, California State University, Fullerton, CA

8.5
Applying GRACE to drought monitoring using a data assimilation system

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 14 August 2008


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 14 August 2008

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Session 9
Moisture
Location: Harmony AB (Telus Whistler Conference Centre)
Host: 17th Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Mark Svododa, National Drought Mitigation Center
1:30 PM
9.1
The linkage between intraseasonal oscillation and heavy precipitation in Asian Monsoon region
Chih-Hua Tsou, Department of Earth Sciences, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan; and A. C. Jeng and C. T. Chen

1:45 PM
9.2
Climatology of the moisture budget in the Great Lakes Region as viewed from the North American Regional Reanalysis
Sharon Zhong, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; and X. Li, X. Bian, and W. E. Heilman
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
9.3
Operational ranking of U.S. snowfall events
David A. Robinson, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ; and M. Gerbush, T. Estilow, J. H. Lawrimore, M. F. Squires, and R. R. Heim Jr.
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
9.4
Potential methods to identify inhomogeneities in historical dew point temperatures
Paula J. Brown, Northeast Regional Climate Center/Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; and A. T. DeGaetano

2:30 PM
9.5
Development and Testing of an Ice Accumulation Algorithm
Gary McManus, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and S. F. Piltz, S. Sperry, R. A. McPherson, T. Meyer, D. McClain, A. D. Gartside, C. Fetsch, and M. A. Shafer
Recorded Presentation

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2:45 PM
9.6
ENSO and short duration extreme climate events in the U.S., 1850-2007
Michael A. Palecki, ISWS, Champaign, IL
Recorded Presentation

3:00 PM
9.7
Active flood mitigation by boundary control
Nikolas Katopodes, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Recorded Presentation

3:00 PM-3:15 PM: Thursday, 14 August 2008


Coffee Break
Location: Sea to Sky Ballroom A (Telus Whistler Conference Centre)

3:15 PM-5:00 PM: Thursday, 14 August 2008

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Session 10
Applied Climatology - Analysis, Assessments and Strategies
Location: Harmony AB (Telus Whistler Conference Centre)
Host: 17th Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Laura M. Edwards, DRI
3:15 PM
New Climate and Weather Reanalysis Efforts in NOAA: Overview and Access Update
Glenn K. Rutledge, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC

3:30 PM
10.1
Landslides risk analysis using a newly developed scalable and extensible geo-fluid model
Diandong Ren, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX; and D. J. Karoly and L. M. Leslie

3:45 PM
10.2
Estimating daily maxima and minima from single daily air temperature readings
Michele Andrighetti, Atmospheric Physics Group, University of Trento, Trento, Italy, Trento, Italy; and M. De Franceschi and D. Zardi
Recorded Presentation

Strategies for evaluating quality assurance procedures

4:00 PM
10.3
Estimation of monthly and annual local wind speed anomalies through the use of high resolution numerical simulations
John W. Zack, AWS Truepower, LLC, Troy, NY; and K. T. Waight, S. Young, G. E. Van Knowe, and M. Brower
Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM
10.4
Assessing the quality assurance system for the Oklahoma Mesonet with accuracy measures
Peter K. Hall Jr., Oklahoma Mesonet, Norman, OK; and A. D. Gartside, C. A. Fiebrich, and R. A. McPherson
Recorded Presentation

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4:30 PM
10.5
Interannual variability of soybean yield in the Argentine Pampas and its relationship with synoptic weather types in Southern South America
Maria Laura Bettolli, FCEN/UBA-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina; and W. Vargas and O. C. Penalba

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5:15 PM-5:15 PM: Thursday, 14 August 2008


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