13th Conference on Applied Climatology
    

Session 12

 Applications of Climate Data
 Organizer: Nolan Doesken, Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO
8:00 AM12.1An Investigation of Changes in the Length of the Growing Season in Oregon  extended abstract
George H. Taylor, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR; and N. Parazoo
8:15 AM12.2Recent climatic trends and changes in potato late blight disease risk in the Upper Great Lakes region  extended abstract
Kathleen M. Baker, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; and J. A. Andresen and W. W. Kirk
8:30 AM12.3Testing Farmers' Perceptions of Climate Variability: A Case Study from the Sulphur Springs Valley, Arizona  extended abstract
Colin Thor West, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and M. Vasquez-Leon and T. J. Finan
8:45 AM12.4Monitoring climate for wildfire, prescribed fire, and fire use  
Timothy J. Brown, DRI, Reno, NV; and B. L. Hall
9:00 AM12.5Seasonality of temperature and ischaemic heart disease mortality in five English Counties  
Glenn R. McGregor, Univ. of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; and H. Watkin
9:15 AM12.6Using a synoptic classification scheme to assess rural-urban differences in heat vulnerability  extended abstract
Scott C. Sheridan, Kent State University, Kent, OH
9:30 AM12.7On seasonal differences in weather-related mortality trends in the United States  extended abstract
Robert E. Davis, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; and P. C. Knappenberger, W. M. Novicoff, and P. J. Michaels
9:45 AM12.8Integrating climate information into the natural gas purchasing decision: Complex issues facing school district administrators  
David Changnon, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
10:00 AMCoffee Break  
10:30 AM12.9Reanalysis and the identification of wind energy climates  
Marc Schwartz, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
10:45 AM12.10Estimation of U.S. design temperatures using daily maximum and minimum temperatures  extended abstract
Kenneth E. Kunkel, ISWS, Champaign, IL
11:00 AM12.11Climatic probabilities of snow drift loading on gable roofs  extended abstract
Arthur T. DeGaetano, Northeast Regional Climate Center, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY; and M. J. O'Rourke
11:15 AM12.12Objective cyclone climatologies of the North Atlantic using NCEP/NCAR and ECMWF Reanalyses: Implications for the UK Insurance Industry.  extended abstract
Clair Hanson, Univ. of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom; and J. Palutikof, A. Jones, and T. Holt
11:30 AM12.13Climate Impact Indices for the Economy Utilized by NCDC's Climate Monitoring Branch  extended abstract
Richard R. Heim Jr., NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and J. H. Lawrimore, D. B. Wuertz, A. M. Waple, and T. W. R. Wallis

Thursday, 16 May 2002: 8:00 AM-11:45 AM

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