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Sunday, 27 October 2002
	5:00 PM-7:00 PM, Sunday Conference Registration
Monday, 28 October 2002
	7:30 AM, Monday Conference Registration continues through Friday, 1 November
	9:00 AM, Monday Session Welcoming Remarks
Organizers: Wayne L. Decker, ICB-2002 Organizing Committee Cochairperson, Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO; Robert E. Davis, AMS Committee on Biometeorology & Aerobiology Chairperson and Program Cochairperson, Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; Peter Höppe, ISB President, Ludwig-Maximilians Univ., Munich Germany; Betty M. Drees, Dean School of Medicine, Univ. of Missouri, Kansas City, MO
	9:45 AM-10:00 AM, Monday Session 1 Brody Plenary Session: Global Change and its Impacts
Organizer: Ian Burton, Environment Canada, Downsview, ON Canada
9:45 AM 1.1 Historical Perspectives for Brody Memorial Lectureship   Harold Johnson, Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO 10:00 AM 1.2 Climate Changes in the 21st Century   Linda O. Mearns, NCAR, Boulder, CO 10:45 AM Coffee Break   11:15 AM 1.3 Dangerous Anthropogenic Interference with the Climate System: Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Ecosystems and Society   Stewart J. Cohen, Environment Canada & Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
	12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Monday Lunch Break
	1:00 PM-2:00 PM, Monday Poster Session 1 Poster Session: Human Biometeorology
P1.1 Validation of site-specific estimation of weather variables in the upper Midwest and application to disease risk assessment   Stephen N. Wegulo, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and M. L. Gleason, K. S. Kim, and S. E. Taylor   P1.2 Seasonal differences of physiological responses during the combined conditions of heat and noise   Kazuo Nagano, Kyushu Institute of Design, Fukuoka, Japan; and T. Horikoshi and K. Hashimoto   P1.3 Site evaluation for human comfort with an energy budget model   Gordon M. Heisler, USDA, Syracuse, NY; and Y. Wang   P1.4 Spatial variability and dynamic changes in air temperature distribution within different subway stations   Andreas Pflitsch, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany; and M. Brüne and H. Küsel   P1.5 Heat Waves of Northern Mexico   Ernesto Jauregui, National University Mexico, University City, Mexico   P1.6 The influence of meteorological parameters on the asthmatic attacks in children   Ksenija Zaninovic, Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia   P1.7 The influence of weather and climate on infectious diseases. An investigation in the Aveiro region   Mario A.R. Talaia, ORA, Aveiro, Portugal; and M. D. Manso Orgaz, A. A. Vieira da Cruz, and M. A. C. Saraiva   P1.8 The relationship between the number of incidence of deaths caused by cardiovascular diseases and the climatic conditions in Aveiro, Portugal   M. D. Manso Orgaz, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal; and O. S. Pinho and M. Talaia   P1.9 TRMM Rainfall Products and Tools for Tropical Infectious Disease Studies   Zhong Liu, George Mason University/CEOSR and NASA/GSFC/DAAC, Greenbelt, MD; and L. Chiu, W. Teng, H. Rui, and G. Serafino   P1.10 Morbidity in the baixo Vouga Aveiro   M D Manso Orgaz, USRA, Aveiro, Portugal; and O. S. Pinho and M. Talaia   P1.11 A Study of the Thermal Comfort of College Students for a Year   Jin Ishii, Kure National College of Technology, Kure, Hiroshima, Japan   P1.12 Concept for a simple Climate Tourism Index including precipitation   Andreas Matzarakis, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; and B. Moya   P1.13 The develop and application of Dibreakib method in order to study the relationships between atmospheric dinamic and flu rate in the city of Vitoria in the expansion period of the virus   P. Fernandez de Arróyabe Hernáez Sr., University of Cantabria, Santander, Cantabria, Spain   P1.14 Influencing factors and character of the thermal impact/stress in different subway systems   Andreas Pflitsch, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany; and C. Storz   P1.15 Second outlines of a proposition for an international web-research- and web-community-project in weather sensitivity   Heinz Kersebom, www.medizinmeteorologie.de, Bremen, Germany   P1.16 Extreme Flood Event in Camiguin, Philippines   Ninio A. Relox, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Quezon City, Philippines; and R. Z. Quinto   P1.17 Day of the Week and Myocardial Infarct Death in Canada and Australia in the 1980's   David B. Frost, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada   P1.18 DEATHS AND CAR ACCIDENTS UNDER DIFFERENT SYNOPTIC SITUATIONS   Magdalena Kuchcik, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland   P1.19 Skin Temperature, Heat Loss And Thermal Resistance Of The Cheek During Exposure To Cold Winds   Michel B. Ducharme, Defence Research and Development Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada; and D. Brajkovic, R. Osczevski, and P. Tikuisis
	2:00 PM-3:00 PM, Monday Session 2A Brody Lectures: Animal Response
Organizer: Don Spiers, University of MIssouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO
2:00 PM 2A.1 Animal production in a changing climate: impacts and mitigation   Silvia E. Valtorta, CONICET - Argentina, Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina 2:15 PM 2A.2 Living with Climatic Variability and Potential Global Change: Climatological Analyses of Impacts on Livestock Performance   G. LeRoy Hahn, USDA/ARS, Clay Center, NE 2:30 PM 2A.3 Reproductive loss in farm animals during heat stress   Matthew C. Lucy, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 2:45 PM 2A.4 The Use of genomics in genetic selection programs for environmental stress tolerance in domestic animals   Robert J. Collier, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and Y. Kobayashi and P. Gentry
	2:00 PM-3:30 PM, Monday Session 2B Methodological Procedures in Heat/Health Evaluations
Organizer: Laurence S. Kalkstein, Univervisity of Delaware, Newark, DE
2:00 PM 2B.1 Back trajectory analysis of high winter extreme Ischaemic Heart Disease mortality events, Birmingham, UK   Glenn R. McGregor, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom 2:15 PM 2B.2 Spatial Patterns of Human Mortality Seasonality in U.S. Cities Since 1964   Robert E. Davis, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; and P. C. Knappenberger, W. M. Novicoff, and P. J. Michaels 2:30 PM 2B.3 Heat/ Cold Related Human Health Effects—A Contribution to Methodology of Mortality/ Morbidity Studies   Gerd Jendritzky, Deutscher Wetterdienst, DWD (German National Weather Service), Freiburg, Germany; and G. Laschewski and C. Koppe 2:45 PM 2B.4 Heat and Health: Methodological Considerations for Watch/Warning System Development   Laurence S. Kalkstein, Center for Climatic Research and University of Delaware, Newark, DE 3:00 PM 2B.5 Heat and Health: Lessons from Patients and Populations   Jonathan M. Samet, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 3:15 PM 2B.6 BIOMETEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION FOR the PUBLIC   Tanja Cegnar, Environmental Agency of the Republic of Slovenia, Vojkov, Slovenia
	2:00 PM-3:15 PM, Monday Session 2C UV Impacts
Organizer: Cheryl I. Bawhey, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2:00 PM 2C.1 Measurements of UV-irradiation on inclined surfaces for exposure assessments of the human body   Peter Hoeppe, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany; and A. Oppenrieder, P. Koepke, J. Reuder, M. Seefeldner, J. Schween, and D. Nowak 2C.2 Evaluation of Ultraviolet (UV) Data from the United States EPA/NPS/UGA Brewer Spectrophotometer Network   Michael G. Kimlin, National Ultraviolet Monitoring Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA; and R. S. Meltzer 2C.3 Effect of Brewer Spectrophotometer internal temperature on the measured solar UV spectrum   Thomas E. Taylor, National Ultraviolet Monitoring Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA; and M. G. Kimlin 2:13 PM 2C.3a Pressure —The Master Regulator A Unifying Life Theory   F. Joseph Whelan, Whelan Medial Clinic, Beckley, WV 2:28 PM 2C.4 Effects of UVB on sorghum wax production and reflectance   Cheryl I. Bawhey, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and R. H. Grant 2:43 PM 2C.5 A simple procedure for predicting the penetration of solar ultraviolet radiation through the water column of freshwater aquatic habitats   David L. Fabacher, USGS, Columbia, MO; and E. E. Little, R. D. Calfee, and J. B. Wells 2:58 PM 2C.6 Effects of Increased UV-B upon the Ecosystem of Grown Wheat in China   Youfei Zheng, Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; and Y. He, Y. Yang, and Z. Li
	3:30 PM-4:00 PM, Monday Coffee Break
	4:00 PM-5:00 PM, Monday Session 3A Animal Responses to Environmental Factors
Organizer: Leroy Hahn, USDA, Clay Center, NE
4:00 PM 3A.1 Effect of Exposure to Solar Radiation on Thermoregulation of Sheep and Goats   Hesham Hussein Khalifa, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt; and A. A. S. El-Sherbiny, A. Hyder, and T. M. Abdel-Khalek 4:15 PM 3A.2 Performance of layers under various heat combating practices during summer   Muhammad Safder Anjum, University College of Agriculture, Faisalabad., Pakistan; and Z. Rahman, M. Akram, T. H. Shah, and M. A. Sindhu 4:30 PM 3A.3 Fever by endotoxin is enhanced after heat stress in rabbits   Masaaki Shibata, Yamanashi Institute of Environmental Sciences, Fuji-Yoshida, Yamanashi, Japan; and T. Uno 4:45 PM 3A.4 Seasonal variation in thermoregulation of one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius) and its relation to body fluids regulation   Hesham Hussein Khalifa, Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, 11884 Nasr City, Cairo, Cairo, Egypt; and A. M. Ashour, H. M. Badr, and A. A. Hegazi
	4:00 PM-5:30 PM, Monday Session 3B Human Physiological and Epidemiological Studies
4:00 PM 3B.1 Prevalence of weather sensitivity in Germany   Peter Hoeppe, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Bavaria, Germany; and S. von Mackensen, D. Nowak, and E. Piel 4:15 PM 3B.2 Exploring uncertainties in climate change health impacts   Brian N. Mills, MSC, Waterloo, ON, Canada; and D. Scott and B. Bass 4:30 PM 3B.3 Recent trend in the incidence of occupational heat disorders in Japan and the meteorological factors relating to the incidence   Shin-ichi Sawada, National Institute of Industrial Health, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan; and H. Fukuda 4:45 PM 3B.4 Physiological and Biochemical Profile of Volunteers Deinducted from Extreme Altitude   Shashi B. Singh, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Timarpur, Delhi, India; and G. Ilavazhagan, S. K. Sharma, S. N. Singh, D. Yadav, P. K. Banerjee, and W. Selvamurthy 5:00 PM 3B.5 To the mechanism of physiological effects of Atmospheric pressure fluctuations   Anatoly Delyukov, Taras Shevchenko National University, Kiev, Ukraine; and P. Hoeppe and V. Tsybenko 5:15 PM 3B.6 The influence of meteorological and environmental factors on hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases in Florence (Italy) 1998-2001   Marco Morabito, Center of Bioclimatology, Florence, Italy; and V. Digiesi, A. Crisci, S. Orlandini, L. Cecchi, G. Maracchi, and G. F. Gensini
	4:00 PM-5:30 PM, Monday Session 3C Climate and Infectious Diseases around the world
Organizer: Jonathan Patz, Johns Hopkins Universtiy, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
4:00 PM 3C.1 The development of epidemic early warning systems for Africa: malaria and meningitis   Madeleine Thomson, International Research Institute for Climate Prediction, Palisades, NY; and M. Hoshen, A. Molesworth, L. Cuevas, E. Worrall, A. P. Morse, M. Cresswell, and S. J. Connor 4:15 PM 3C.2 Analysis of the influences of climate on human infectious diseases at the landscape level   Ulisses E. C Confalonieri, National School of Public Health, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil 4:30 PM 3C.3 Climate Variability and Malaria in the African Highlands: Simulating indoor densities of An. gambiae using a climate-ecological model   Andrew Githeko, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Centre for Vector Biology and Control Research, Kisumu, Kenya; and J. M. Ayisi, F. K. Atieli, B. A. Ndenga, P. S. Odada, J. Baumgärtner, J. I. Githure, C. J. Beier, and G. Zhou 4:45 PM 3C.4 Recent improvements in dengue/climate stochastic modeling   Kathleen V. Schreiber, Millersville University of Pennsylvania, Millersville, PA 5:00 PM 3C.5 Rainfall, run-off, and waterborne diseases   Jonathan Patz, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 5:15 PM 3C.6 Weather-Based Forecasting of Malaria Epidemics   Moshe B. Hoshen, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom; and A. P. Morse, S. J. Connor, and M. C. Thomson
	5:30 PM-6:00 PM, Monday Summary of the Day
Organizer: Ian Burton, Environment Canada, Downsview, ON Canada
	6:00 PM, Monday Ice Breaker Reception
Tuesday, 29 October 2002
	8:30 AM-11:00 AM, Tuesday Session 4 Plenary Session: Emerging Technologies
Organizer: Christian J. Johannsen, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
8:30 AM 4.1 Meteorological Influences on the Global Terrestrial Carbon Cycle   Steven W. Running, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 9:30 AM Coffee Break   10:00 AM 4.2 Prospects for Using Climate Predictions in Biological and Ecological Developments   James D. Laver, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, Camp Springs, MD
	11:00 AM-12:30 PM, Tuesday Lunch Break
	12:00 PM-1:00 PM, Tuesday Poster Session 2 Poster Session: Animal Biometeorology
P2.1 Weather Data Processor Using Commercial Weather Station System to Generate Cattle Livestock Safety Index   R. A. Eigenberg, USDA/ARS, Clay Center, NE; and J. A. Nienaber, G. L. Hahn, and T. M. Brown-Brandl   P2.2 Use of Ascophyllum nodosum for alleviation of heat stress in cattle    James E. Williams, University of Missouri / Agricultural Experiment Station, Columbia, Missouri; and L. Thompson, K. J. Barnhart, D. E. Spiers, and D. P. Colling   P2.3 The effect of progressively higher level of heat challenge on temperature control of cattle   Ahmed Al-Haidary, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; and D. Spiers and M. Leonard   P2.4 Periparturient immune response in heat-stressed dairy cows fed supplemental chromium tripicolinate   Nicola Lacetera, Università della Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy; and B. Ronchi, U. Bernabucci, D. Scalia, and A. Nardone P2.5 Odorous Air Emissions from Livestock and Poultry Operations   Larry D. Jacobson, University of Minnesota, St.Paul, MN   P2.6 Milk production responses during heat wave events in Argentina   Silvia E. Valtorta, CONICET, Rafaela, Santa Fe, Argentina; and P. E. Leva, M. R. Gallardo, and O. E. Scarpati   P2.7 Haematochemical profile of commerical layers influenced by heat combating systems during high ambient temperature.   Muhammad Safdar Anjum, University College of Agriculture, Faisalabad., Punjab, Pakistan; and Z. Rahman, M. Akram, S. Mahmood, and M. A. Sandhu   P2.8 Evaluation of feedlot cattle response to summer heat in open or shaded pens   Laura E. McVicker, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and M. J. Leonard and D. E. Spiers   P2.9 Estimation of feedlot mud depth for calculation of daily voluntary feed intake (VFI) of confined beef cattle   Katrina L. Frank, University of Delaware, Newark, DE   P2.10 Effects of Exogenous nitric oxide on thermoregulatory characteristics of cattle experiencing fescue toxicosis cyclical heat stress   Hosam Al-Tamimi, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and D. Spiers   P2.11 Effects of different term of exposure to hot environment on metabolic response by sheep   Umberto Bernabucci, Università della Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy; and B. Ronchi, N. Lacetera, and A. Nardone
	1:00 PM-2:30 PM, Tuesday Session 5A Animal Responses to Thermal Stressors
Organizer: Hesham Hussein Khalifa, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo Egypt
1:00 PM 5A.1 The relationship between environment, thermal balance and production in dairy cattle   Jim Spain, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; and D. Spurlin, J. Sampson, K. Spurlin, and M. Lucy 1:15 PM 5A.2 Effects of ambient conditions on thermal balance of dairy cattle   Jim Spain, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; and D. Spiers, J. Sampson, and K. Spurlin 1:30 PM 5A.3 The effect of heat stress on carcass characteristics of beef cattle   Yoichi Sakaguchi, University of Queensland, Gatton, Queensland, Australia; and J. B. Gaughan 1:45 PM 5A.4 Effects of High Environmental Temperatures on Growing-Finishing Swine   John A. Nienaber, USDA/ARS, Clay Center, NE; and G. L. Hahn 2:00 PM 5A.5 Influence of Environmental Temperature on Swine Production   Jeffery A. Carroll, USDA/ARS, Columbia, MO 2:15 PM 5A.6 Behaviour of lot fed cattle when exposed to hot environmental conditions   John B. Gaughan, University of Queensland, Gatton, Queensland, Australia; and J. P. Goopy
	1:00 PM-2:30 PM, Tuesday Session 5B Human Comfort Indices I: Heat and Universal Indices
Organizer: Karen Smoyer Tomic, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB Canada
1:00 PM 5B.1 The Development Of A Synoptic-Based Heat-Health Alert System For Toronto   Wesley P. Kent, Kent State University, Kent, OH; and S. C. Sheridan and L. S. Kalkstein 1:15 PM 5B.2 The development of a warm weather relative comfort index for environmental analysis   Jill D. Watts, University of Delaware, Newark, DE; and L. S. Kalkstein 1:30 PM 5B.3 Evaluation of the climate change impact on the human thermal stress for Uzbekistan   Victor Chub, Central Asian Hydrometeorological Research Institute, Tashkent, Uzbekistan; and S. Nikulina 1:45 PM 5B.4 An update on the development of a Universal Thermal Climate Index   Gerd Jendritzky, Deutscher Wetterdienst, Freiburg, Germany; and A. Maarouf, D. Fiala, and H. Staiger 2:00 PM 5B.5 Subjective Temperature Index - the new thermal climate index   Krzysztof Blazejczyk, Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Warszawa, Poland 2:15 PM 5B.6 Human biometeorological dimensions of residential energy consumption   Melissa Anne Hart, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; and R. J. de Dear
	1:00 PM-2:30 PM, Tuesday Session 5C Emerging Technologies: Human
Organizer: Buruhani S. Nyenzi, World Meteorological Organization, Geneva Switzerland
1:00 PM 5C.1 Biometeorology and Adaptation Guidelines for Country Studies   H. Auld, MSC, Toronto, ON, Canada; and D. MacIver, N. Urquizo, and A. Fenech 1:15 PM 5C.2 Biometeorology and Adaptation in the context of Climate Change and Biodiversity   Don C. MacIver, MSC, Downsview, ON, Canada; and N. Urquizo and H. Auld 1:30 PM 5C.3 Exploring new pathways for investigating climate-biosphere feedback processes: Integrating fine resolution satellite land cover data sets into mesoscale climate models.   Jimmy O. Adegoke, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO; and K. P. Gallo and R. A. Pielke 1:45 PM 5C.4 Satellite-based analysis of global urban heat-island temperatures   Kevin P. Gallo, NOAA/NESDIS, Sioux Falls, SD; and J. O. Adegoke and T. W. Owen 2:00 PM 5C.5 Integrating Satellite and Climate Data for US Drought Mapping and Monitoring: First Steps   Jesslyn F. Brown, USGS/EROS Data Center, Sioux Falls, SD; and T. Tadesse and B. C. Reed 2:15 PM 5C.6 Data mining and knowledge discovery of drought in Nebraska   Tsegaye Tadesse, National Drought Mitigation Center and University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and M. J. Hayes, D. A. Wilhite, and S. K. Harms
	2:30 PM-3:00 PM, Tuesday Coffee Break
	3:00 PM-3:46 PM, Tuesday Session 6A Emerging Technologies: Animal Stress
Organizer: Terry L. Mader, University of Nebraska, Concord, NE
3:00 PM 6A.1 Wind speed and solar radiation corrections for the temperature-humidity index   Terry L. Mader, University of Nebraska, Concord, NE; and S. Davis 3:15 PM 6A.2 Development of Hourly THI Climatology Products for Livestock Producers in the MINK Region   John A. Harrington Jr., Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS; and E. Bowles 3:30 PM 6A.3 What is the definition of heat stress threshold?   A. M. Parkhurst, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and D. Spiers, T. Mader, and L. Hahn 6A.4 Ammonia Analysis by Ion Mobility Spectroscopy   Richard Pfeiffer, National Soil Tilth Lab, Ames, IA
	3:00 PM-4:00 PM, Tuesday Session 6B Human Comfort Indices II: Wind Chill
Organizer: David B. Frost, Concordia University, Montreal, QC Canada
3:00 PM 6B.1 The basis for the new wind chill temperature chart   Maurice Bluestein, Indiana University and Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN; and R. Osczevski 3:15 PM 6B.2 Joint Development and Implementation by the United States and Canada of A New Wind Chill Temperature (WCT) Index   Cynthia Ann Nelson, Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research, Silver Spring, MD; and M. Tew, G. Phetteplace, R. Schwerdt, A. Maarouf, R. Osczevski, M. Bluestein, J. Shaykewich, D. Smarsh, J. C. Derby, R. C. Petty, M. Berger, R. G. Quayle, W. R. Santee, E. O'Lenic, A. R. Lupo, and K. Browne 3:30 PM 6B.3 Implementation of a Revised Wind Chill Index Program and Review of the 1st Winter in Operation in Canada   Joseph Shaykewich, MSC, Toronto, ON, Canada; and S. Jeffers, A. Maarouf, H. Mackey, and P. Tourigny 3:45 PM 6B.4 WIND CHILL AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF FROSTBITE IN THE FACE   Michel B. Ducharme, Defence Research and Development Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada; and D. Brajkovic
	4:00 PM-5:00 PM, Tuesday Session 7 Lecture
Organizer: Monique Y. Leclerc, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
4:00 PM 7.1 Atmospheric Dispersion of Odors and Gases from Animal Wastes   O. T. Denmead, CSIRO Land and Water, Canberra, Australia
	5:00 PM-5:30 PM, Tuesday Summary of the Day
Organizer: Christian J. Johannsen, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Wednesday, 30 October 2002
	9:00 AM-10:15 AM, Wednesday Session 8 Plenary Session: Bioterrorism
Organizer: Charles E. Main, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
9:00 AM 8.1 Threat of bioterrorism to crops: the role of aerobiology in assessing risks   Laurence V. Madden, Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 9:45 AM Coffee Break
	10:15 AM, Wednesday Panel Discussion 1 Bioterrorism Panel Discussion
Moderators: Gary L. Achtemeier, USDA Forest Service, Athens, GA; Stuart H. Gage, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; Jeff Fisher, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
	11:30 AM-1:00 PM, Wednesday Lunch Break
	12:00 PM-1:00 PM, Wednesday Poster Session 3 Poster Session: Aerobiology
P3.1 Using transgenic plants to measure pest insect dispersal   Joseph L. Spencer, Center for Economic Entomology, Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, IL; and T. R. Mabry and T. T. Vaughn   P3.2 Total airborne particle counts and identifiable aeroallergens in Kansas City   Mamta S. Reddy, MD, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO; and F. Hu, DVM, C. Barnes, PhD, and J. Portnoy, MD   P3.3 Short and long-range dispersal of boll weevils   Kyung Seok Kim, USDA-ARS, Weslaco, TX; and T. W. Sappington   P3.4 Modeling wet deposition of particulates using observed weather data, satellite data, and RAMS model output   Mark A. Kienzle, ENSCO, Inc., Melbourne, FL   P3.5 Influence of solar activity upon biosphere   Natali A. Temuryants, Taurida National University, Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine; and V. Boris M., M. Victor S., and B. Olga   P3.6 Forecasting the dates of peak airborne concentration of Olea europea L. in North Sardinia (Italy): evaluation of two methods based on degree days   Grazia Pellizzaro, National Researches Council of Italy, Sassari, Sardinia, Italy; and A. Canu, B. Arca, and G. Vargiu   P3.7 Airborne pollen forecasting: evaluation of ARIMA and neural network models   Bachisio Arca, CNR, Sassari, Italy; and G. Pellizzaro, A. Canu, and G. Vargiu   P3.8 On the sensitivity of Lagrangian simulations of diffusion to the Lagrangian turbulence scales formulations   Monique Y. Leclerc, University of Georgia, Athens, GA; and T. V. Prabha
	1:00 PM-2:30 PM, Wednesday Session 9A Aerobiology: General
Organizer: Gail Kampmeier, Illinois Natural History Survey, Urbana, IL
1:00 PM 9A.1 Flight activity of Mexican free-tailed bats and their crop insect prey   John K. Westbrook, USDA/ARS, College Station, TX; and G. F. McCracken and P. G. Schleider 1:15 PM 9A.2 Do migrating wood warblers time their arrival in northern latitudes to the availability of caterpillars?   Paul K. Strode, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 1:30 PM 9A.3 Spectrum width of flying animals on Doppler radar   Ronald P. Larkin, Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, IL; and R. H. Diehl 1:45 PM 9A.4 Modelling the Effect of Landscape Structure on the Dispersal of Biotic Particles   Yves Brunet, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Villenave d'Ornon, France; and H. Foudhil and J. P. Caltagirone 2:00 PM 9A.5 Interface modeling for predicting atmospheric transport of biota   Gary L. Achtemeier, USDA Forest Service, Athens, GA 2:15 PM 9A.6 Potential for Remote Monitoring Systems for Aerobiology   Stuart H. Gage, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; and M. Colunga
	1:00 PM-2:15 PM, Wednesday Session 9B Heat Waves and Human Health
Organizer: Gerd Jendritzky, Deutscher Wetterdienst, Freiburg Germany
1:00 PM 9B.1 Climate Change Adaptations: Trends in Human Mortality Responses to Summer Heat in the United States   Robert E. Davis, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; and P. C. Knappenberger, W. M. Novicoff, and P. J. Michaels 1:15 PM 9B.2 Heat waves and heat mortality in the United States during the Twentieth Century   Karl K. Leiker, Westfield State College, Westfield, MA 1:30 PM 9B.3 Rural/Urban Differences in Heat-Related Mortality in Ohio   Scott C. Sheridan, Kent State University, Kent, OH 9B.4 Short term human heat adaptation in hot and dry conditions   Stefan Becker, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany 1:44 PM 9B.5 Public health impacts of drought   Michael J. Hayes, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 1:59 PM 9B.6 Barriers and prospects in advancing Human Biometeorology in Canada   Harby Sandhu, Atmospheric Science and Management Associates, Edmonton, AB, Canada; and A. Maarouf
	1:00 PM-2:30 PM, Wednesday Session 9C Transport of Contaminants
Organizer: Dale Edward Linvill, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
1:00 PM 9C.1 Response of epiphytic bacterial populations to their environment   Dale Edward Linvill, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 1:15 PM 9C.2 Wind, aeolian sediment, and plant damage on Heard Island   Paul J. Beggs, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia; and P. M. Selkirk and D. L. Kingdom 1:30 PM 9C.3 A particle transport study focusing on gasoline lead in Europe and its environmental implications   Frauke Feser, GKSS Research Centre, Geesthacht, Germany; and M. Costa-Cabral, C. Hagner, and H. von Storch 1:45 PM 9C.4 Combined effects of meteorological factors, pollutants and pollens on hospital admissions for asthma in Florence (Italy) 1998-2001   Lorenzo Cecchi, Medical Bioclimatology Center, Firenze, Italy; and A. Crisci, M. Morabito, S. Orlandini, G. Maracchi, G. F. Gensini, and V. Digiesi 2:00 PM 9C.5 Graphical Displays of Pollen Concentration Forecasts   Robert Pasken, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO; and J. Pietrowicz 2:15 PM 9C.6 Scavenging of air pollutants during precipitative events at a natural coastal ecosystem   Teodoro Georgiadis, CNR-ISAC, Bologna, Italy; and F. Rossi, R. Nardi, and F. Benincasa
	2:30 PM-2:45 PM, Wednesday Coffee Break
	2:45 PM-4:15 PM, Wednesday Session 10A Aerobiology: Insects
Organizer: Gail Kampmeier, Illinois Natural History Survey, Urbana, IL
2:45 PM 10A.1 Monarch butterflies and Bt corn pollen: Phenology and movement considerations   Richard L. Hellmich, USDA-ARS, Ames, IA; and J. M. Pleasants 3:00 PM 10A.2 Soybean aphids aloft: spread of an exotic pest through the upper Midwest   Robert C. Venette, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN; and D. W. Ragsdale 3:15 PM 10A.3 Possible geographic source areas and over-wintering hosts of Myzus persicae migrants in the Red River Valley   Min Zhu, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN; and E. B. Radcliffe, D. W. Ragsdale, and I. V. MacRae 3:30 PM 10A.4 The influence of meteorological factors on elevated flight by western corn rootworm beetles.   Scott A. Isard, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and J. Spencer, T. Mabry, and E. Levine 3:45 PM 10A.5 Movement of the Biological Control Agent, Galerucella calmariensis, and Implications for Control of Purple Loosestrife   Robert N. Wiedenmann, Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, IL 4:00 PM 10A.6 Relationships between wingbeat frequency, wingloading and weight in small ( 0.03 g) versus large insects: emphasis on homopterans   David N. Byrne, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and D. E. Bellam and M. K. Asplen
	2:45 PM-4:30 PM, Wednesday Session 10B Spread of Odors from Animal Facilities
Organizer: Monique Y. Leclerc, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
2:45 PM 10B.1 The Measurement and modelling of gaseous emissions from swine confinement facilities   Grant C. Edwards, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada; and G. M. Dias, G. Dharwarkar, and C. Wagner-Riddle 3:00 PM 10B.2 Impact of Livestock Operations on Air Quality   Jerry L. Hatfield, USDA, Ames, IA 3:15 PM 10B.3 Modeling and measurement of odorous compounds from confined animal feeding operations   Dave P. Billesbach, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and M. J. Rinkol and S. Lin 3:30 PM 10B.4 Aerobiolological study of areas of impact of selected feedlots s in Alberta, Canada   Abimbola T. Abiola, Olds College, Olds, AB, Canada; and D. W. Li 3:45 PM 10B.5 Characterization of odors and evaluation of odor control techniques utilizing solid phase microextraction   Laura L. McConnell, USDA/ARS, Beltsville, MD; and H. Kim 4:00 PM 10B.6 Measurement Techniques and Evaluation of Ammonia As An Odorant   Lowry A. Harper, USDA, Watkinsville, GA; and R. R. Sharpe 4:15 PM 10B.7 Understanding and Controlling Manure Odour Emissions   Suzelle Barrington, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
	2:45 PM-4:15 PM, Wednesday Session 10C Phenology: General Issues
Organizer: Mark D. Schwartz, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
2:45 PM 10C.1 The European Phenology Network; Towards the linkage of science, public, policy, media, and technology   Arnold J.H. van Vliet, Environmental Systems Analysis Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands; and R. S. de Groot 3:00 PM 10C.2 Phenology as a tool in Global Change Research - Highlights of the European project POSITIVE   Annette Menzel, TU Munich, Freising, Germany; and A. Aasa, R. Ahas, I. Chuine, N. Estrella, M. Hirschberg, E. Koch, H. Scheifinger, and C. J. Tucker 3:15 PM 10C.3 A Century of Plantwatching in Canada   Elisabeth Beaubien, Devonian Botanic Garden, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada 3:30 PM 10C.4 Monitoring the onset of spring in Wisconsin with plant phenology   Tingting Zhao, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI; and M. D. Schwartz 3:45 PM 10C.5 Something missing in the models of boreal phenology?   Tapio Linkosalo, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; and R. Häkkinen and H. Hänninen 4:00 PM 10C.6 First Flowering Of Some Principal Agricultural Plants In Albania   Lindita Leka, Hydrometeorological Institute, Tirana, Albania
	4:15 PM-4:45 PM, Wednesday Summary of the Day
Organizer: Charles E. Main, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
	7:00 PM, Wednesday Conference/Congress Banquet
Thursday, 31 October 2002
	9:00 AM-10:45 AM, Thursday Session 11 Plenary Session: Drought Impacts
Organizer: Donald Wilhite, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
9:00 AM 11.1 Determining drought severity and extent: the U.S. Drought Monitor   Michael J. Hayes, University of Nebreska, Lincoln, NE; and M. D. Svoboda 10:00 AM Coffee Break   10:30 AM 11.2 Monitoring Weather Anomalies to Estimate Crop Yield and Production   Curt A. Reynolds, USDA, Washington, DC
	11:30 AM-1:00 PM, Thursday Lunch Break
	12:30 PM-1:30 PM, Thursday Poster Session 4 Poster Session: Plants, Phenology, and Drought
P4.1 VULCAN – A European field scale manipulation project to assess the vulnerability of shrubland ecosystems under climatic changes   Claus Beier, RISOE National Laboratory, Roskilde, Denmark; and D. Spano and P. Duce   P4.2 The Impact of teleconnection patterns on air mass frequency and character in North America: implications for climate change   Melissa L. Malin, Center for Climatic Research, University of Delaware, Newark, DE   P4.3 The Atmosphere and the Spatial and Temporal Variability of Phenological Observations in Central Europe   Helfried Scheifinger, Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics, Vienna, Austria; and E. Koch, C. Peter, A. Menzel, and R. Ahas   P4.4 The 2001 Drought in Saskatchewan, Canada   Virginia Wittrock, Saskatchewan Research Council, Saskatoon, SK, Canada; and E. Wheaton   P4.5 Spring phenology and the North Atlantic Oscillation   Paolo D'Odorico, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; and J. Yoo   P4.6 Spatial Variation in the Duration of Exposure to Low Temperature in Hinoki Cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa Endl.) Forest Damaged by Resinous Canker Disease   Koji Tamai, Forestry & Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan   P4.7 Shrubland ecosystems in Europe under climatic changes: preliminary results from a Mediterranean-type ecosystem   Pierpaolo Duce, CNR, Sassari, Italy; and C. Cesaraccio, G. Pellizzaro, D. Spano, C. Asunis, C. Sirca, S. Sechi, C. Caria, A. Arca, G. Scarascia Mugnozza, P. De Angelis, and G. De Dato   P4.8 Plant Heat-Zone Map of Mexico   Lorrain Giddings, Instituto de Ecologia, A.C., Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico; and M. Soto   P4.9 Leaf unfolding of Betula and Populus takes place later than optimal in Finland   Tapio Linkosalo, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland   P4.10 Impacts of drought and extreme weather events on farmers communities durng last 30 years in Senegal and drought preparedness and mitigation plan   Bamar Diagne, Senegal Metservices, DAKAR LSS, Senegal   P4.11 Heterogeneity of dew-period duration within apple tree canopies and comparison to site-specific wetness estimates   Jean C. Batzer, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and M. L. Gleason, S. E. Taylor, and K. J. Koehler   P4.12 Effects of Reforestation on the Climate of North Carolina Cities   Adam J. Terando, Center for Climatic Research, Newark, DE   P4.13 An empirical model to estimate leaf wetness duration using energy balance principles in northwestern Costa Rica   Kwang S. Kim, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and S. E. Taylor, M. L. Gleason, K. J. Koehler, R. Villalobos, and L. F. Arauz   P4.14 THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND DROUGHT ON AGRICULTURE OF ARMENIA   Valentina Grigoryan, Department of Hydrometeorology of the Republic of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia
	1:30 PM-3:00 PM, Thursday Session 12A Aerobiology: Pollen
Organizer: Estelle Levitin, Univ. of Tulsa, Tuls, OK
1:30 PM 12A.1 Response of Quercus pollination to temperature in the Iberian Peninsula. Consequences of a future climatic change   Carmen Galán, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain; and H. García-Mozo and E. Domínguez-Vilches 1:45 PM 12A.2 Olive flowering phenophase: a multiregional pollen monitoring network   Marco Fornaciari, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy; and F. Orlandi and B. Romano 2:00 PM 12A.3 Potential reduction in airborne tree pollen as a result of the Kansas City ice storm of 2002   Charles S. Barnes, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO; and M. Reddy, F. Pacheco, F. Hu, and J. Portnoy 2:15 PM 12A.4 The characterization of pollen and fungal spore aeroallergens in the atmosphere over Barbados and their association with asthma in this Caribbean island.   Edmund D. Blades, University of the West Indies, Bridgetown, St. Michael, Barbados; and R. P. Naidu and G. E. Mathison 2:30 PM 12A.5 Pollen forecasting: the melding of aerobiology, plant phenology, and meteorology   Estelle Levetin, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK; and P. K. Van de Water, C. E. Main, and T. Keever 2:45 PM 12A.6 The Use of mesoscale meteorological models as a tool for pollen Concentration Forecasts   Joseph Pietrowicz, Saint Louis University; and R. Pasken
	1:30 PM-2:45 PM, Thursday Session 12B Vegetation Response to Climate, Climate Variability, and Climate Change
Organizer: David Greenland, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
1:30 PM 12B.1 Ordination of North American Vegetation using a Thermodynamic Diagram   Bruce P. Hayden, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 1:45 PM 12B.2 Estimation of climatic risk for agriculture in a Mediterranean region   Andrea Motroni, Agrometeorological Service of Sardinia, Sassari, Italy; and P. Duce, D. Spano, and S. Canu 2:00 PM 12B.3 Links to the past and the future: habitats for Pleistocene relict plants in southern Missouri   Esther D. Stroh, U.S. Geological Survey, Columbia, MO 12B.4 Growing season rainfall patterns, plant carbon gain, and net primary productivity in a tallgrass prairie ecosystem   Philip A. Fay, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS; and A. K. Knapp, J. M. Blair, and J. D. Carlisle 2:14 PM 12B.5 Climate variability at multiple time scales: implications for productivity in tallgrass prairie   Douglas G. Goodin, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS; and P. A. Fay and M. J. McHugh 2:29 PM 12B.6 Climate variability and ecosystem response at Long-Term Ecological Research sites   David Greenland., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
	1:30 PM-3:15 PM, Thursday Session 12C Drought: Impacts on Water Supply and Agriculture
Organizer: Ken Kunke, Illinois State Water Survey, Champaign, IL
1:30 PM 12C.1 Assessing Drought Regions and Vulnerability Through Soil Climate Regimes   William J. Waltman, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and S. Goddard, G. Gu, S. E. Reichenbach, M. D. Svoboda, and J. S. Peake 1:45 PM 12C.2 Drought vulnerability of various land use types within the High Plains   Olga V. Wilhelmi, NCAR, Boulder, CO 2:00 PM 12C.3 Impacts of drought and climate change on urban water supplies in the Canadian Prairie Provinces   Elaine E. Wheaton, Saskatchewan Research Council, Saskatoon, SK, Canada; and V. Wittrock 2:15 PM 12C.4 Agroclimate data needs and products for monitoring drought in the Canadian prairies   E.G.(Ted) O'Brien, Agriculture and AgriFood Canada/PFRA, Regina, SK, Canada; and B. T. Abrahamson 2:30 PM 12C.5 Agrometeorological forecast and warning system for São Paulo State, Brazil   Orivaldo Brunini, Agronomic Institute, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil; and H. S. Pinto, J. Zullo, A. P. C. Brunini, and G. C. Blain 2:45 PM 12C.6 Drought measurement: the influence of the basis time period on the SPI values   Sandor Szalai, Hungarian Meteorological Service, Budapest, Hungary 3:00 PM 12C.7 The Klamath Basin Drought Experience—2001   Phillip A. Pasteris, Global Water Resources, Portland, OR; and J. Lea and R. Vigil
	3:00 PM-3:30 PM, Thursday Coffee Break
	3:30 PM-4:30 PM, Thursday Session 13A Aerobiology: Spores
Organizer: Estelle Levitin, Univ. of Tulsa, Tuls, OK
3:30 PM 13A.1 Relationship between leaf surface fungi and airborne spores   Kip Dorsey, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK; and E. Levetin 3:45 PM 13A.2 Seasonal changes in indoor and outdoor fungal spore concentrations from Tulsa, Oklahoma   Amber Govert, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK; and C. Icenhour and E. Levetin 4:00 PM 13A.3 Interhemispheric transport of viable fungi and bacteria with dust from Africa to the Caribbean: sources and transport patterns   J. M. Prospero, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and E. Blades, G. Mathison, R. Naidu, and P. Ginoux 4:15 PM 13A.4 Development of an upper-level synoptic index for examination of the dispersion of White Pine Blister Rust (WPBR) in the western U. S.   Katrina L. Frank, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
	3:30 PM-4:45 PM, Thursday Session 13B Effects of Extreme Weather and Climate on Vegetation
Organizer: Robert Dale, Purdue University, West LaFayette, IN
3:30 PM 13B.1 Climate years in the true prairie: Temporal fluctuations of ecologically critical climate conditions   Stanley A. Changnon Jr., ISWS, Champaign, IL; and K. E. Kunkel 3:45 PM 13B.2 The effects of management and precipitation on forage composition of a Southern Tallgrass Prairie   Brian K. Northup, USDA/ARS, El Reno, OK; and J. M. Schneider and J. A. Daniel 4:00 PM 13B.3 Analysis of weather extremes associated with winterkill of winter wheat   Henry N. Hayhoe, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada; and C. J. Andrews 4:15 PM 13B.4 High resolution response of heterogeneous vegetation cover to moisture conditions using SPOT-XS data   Michael A. Palecki, ISWS, Champaign, IL; and M. Karabulut and S. Narumalani 4:30 PM 13B.5 Light and water use efficiency response to short term weather extremes   Steven E. Hollinger, ISWS, Champaign, IL; and K. E. Kunkel and T. P. Meyers
	3:30 PM-5:00 PM, Thursday Session 13C Phenology: Satellite and Global Assessment Issues
Organizer: Frank-M. Chmielewski, Humboldt-University of Berlin,, Berlin Germany
3:30 PM 13C.1 Tracking the onset of spring during the 20th century   Mark D. Schwartz, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 3:45 PM 13C.2 Issues in characterizing phenology from satellite observations   Bradley C. Reed, EROS Data Center, Sioux Falls, SD; and J. F. Brown 4:00 PM 13C.3 Mapping Global Vegetation Phenology Using 1 km MODIS Data   Xiaoyang Zhang, Boston University, Boston, MA; and M. A. Friedl, C. B. Schaaf, A. H. Strahler, J. C. F. Hodges, and F. Gao 4:15 PM 13C.4 Detection of seasonal changes in NDVI satellite data in relation to ‘ground truth’ observations and CO2 fluxes   Annette Menzel, TU Munich, Freising, Germany; and E. Falge and M. Hirschberg 4:30 PM 13C.5 Assessing phenological growing season parameters with NDVI and surface data   Xiaoqiu Chen, Peking University, Beijing, China; and W. Pan 13C.6 Pheno-, weather- and NDVI-data comparison for selected Czech pheno-stations   Ivan Kott, Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, Prague, Komorany, Czech Republic; and J. Nekovár, M. Hirschberg, and A. Menzel
	4:45 PM-5:15 PM, Thursday Summary of the Day
Organizer: Michael J. Hayes, National Drought Mitigation Center, Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
Friday, 1 November 2002
	9:00 AM-11:30 AM, Friday Session 14 Plenary Session: Genomic Impacts on Adaptation
Organizer: Kelley Thomas, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
9:00 AM 14.1 Environmental and Evolutionary Affect on Gene Expression   Douglas L. Crawford, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO 10:00 AM Coffee Break   10:30 AM 14.2 Improving Drought Tolerance in Maize Hybrids: Roles of Trait and Gene Discovery   Jeff Mullen, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Johnston, IA
	11:30 AM-1:00 PM, Friday Lunch Break
	1:00 PM-2:15 PM, Friday Session 15A Economically Important Plants: Genomic Modifications, Climate Change, and Modeling
Organizer: Wayne L. Decker, Commercial Agriculture program, Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO
1:00 PM 15A.1 Genetic association of UVB impacts on soybean   Cheryl I. Bawhey, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and R. H. Grant 1:15 PM 15A.2 Prediction of Wheat Yield Using Artificial Neural Networks   Babak Safa, Iranian Meteorological Organization, Tehran, Iran; and A. Khalili, M. Teshnhlab, and A. M. Liaghat 15A.3 Buckwheat plant response to tropical environment of West Java, Indonesia   Yonny Koesmaryono, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia; and S. Sanadji, T. Hidayat, Perdinan, Irman, and H. Sugimoto 1:30 PM 15A.4 Predicting chill accumulation requirements using different models   Carla Cesaraccio, National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Biometeorology, Sassari, Italy; and R. L. Snyder, D. Spano, and P. Duce 1:45 PM 15A.5 The Southern Oscillation and U.S. Agriculture   Mark Brusberg, USDA, Washington, DC; and B. R. Rippey
	1:00 PM-2:45 PM, Friday Session 15B Impacts of Built Environments on Humans
Organizer: Robert Balling, Jr., Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
1:00 PM 15B.1 Dynamics of the Phoenix Atmospheric CO2 Dome   Robert Balling Jr., Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 1:15 PM 15B.2 Analysis of temperature and modifications in human discomfort conditions during the 20th century in Florence (Italy) and their correlation with the parameters of urban development   Marco Morabito, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; and L. Bacci, A. Crisci, and G. Maracchi 1:30 PM 15B.3 Regulating Hydrogen Sulfide in the Ambient Air: A Public Health Perspective.   James E. Sullivan, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Saint Paul, MN 1:45 PM 15B.4 Road Safety in Canada: Weather or not the atmosphere makes a difference   Brian N. Mills, MSC, Waterloo, ON, Canada; and J. Andrey 2:00 PM 15B.5 Greenhouse climatic impacts on residential energy consumption   Melissa Hart, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; and R. De Dear 2:15 PM 15B.6 Investigations of biocmeteorological stress in the subway system of New York City   Storz Christian, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany; and P. Andreas 2:30 PM 15B.7 Environmental Aspects of Energy Use in HVAC Systems in Hotel Facilities   Vlasta Zanki, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, Zagreb, Croatia; and I. M. Martinac and T. Curko
	1:00 PM-2:30 PM, Friday Session 15C Phenology: Climate Variability and Adaptation Issues
Organizer: Xiaoqiu Chen, Peking University, Beijing China
1:00 PM 15C.1 Climate variability and trends in plant phenology in Europe and in Germany   Frank-M. Chmielewski, Humboldt-University of Berlin,, Berlin, Germany 1:15 PM 15C.2 Spatial and temporal variability of spring phenology in Europe in relation to large-scale atmospheric circulation   Rein Ahas, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; and J. Jaagus and A. Aasa 1:30 PM 15C.3 Weather variability effect on phenological events in a Mediterranean-type climate   Pierpaolo Duce, National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Biometeorology, Sassari, Sassari, Italy; and C. Cesaraccio, D. Spano, and R. L. Snyder 15C.4 The impacts of climate warming on plants phenophases in China for the last 40 years   Jingyun Zheng, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; and Q. Ge and Z. Hao 1:45 PM 15C.5 Phenological responses of pear trees to heat units   Richard L. Snyder, University of California, Davis, CA; and D. Spano, C. Cesaraccio, and P. Duce 2:00 PM 15C.6 Phenological Data And Climatic Change In Albania   Petrit Zorba, Hydrometeorological Institute, Tirana, Albania
	2:30 PM-3:00 PM, Friday 1 Coffee Break
	3:00 PM-5:00 PM, Friday Session 16A Tourism
Organizer: Christopher R. de Freitas, University of Auckland, Auckland New Zealand
3:00 PM 16A.1 Results of the First International Workshop on Climate, Tourism and Recreation: The Way Forward   Christopher R. de Freitas, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; and A. Matzarakis 3:15 PM 16A.2 A reassessment of climate change and the skiing industry in Southern Ontario (Canada): exploring technical adaptive capacity   Daniel Scott, EC and University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada; and G. McBoyle and B. Mills 3:30 PM 16A.3 Climate change and the potential impacts on tourism   Jean P. Palutikof, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom; and M. D. Agnew 3:45 PM 16A.4 Examples of climate and tourism research for tourism demands   Andreas Matzarakis, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany 4:00 PM 16A.5 Requirements of Industry for Weather, Climate and Ocean Data for Informed Decision-Making as Shown by the Recreation and Tourism Sector   Mary G. Altalo, SAIC, McLean, VA; and M. Hale 4:15 PM 16A.6 Visitor activities in recreation and tourism areas predicted by prognostic models—depending on meteorological factors   Christiane Brandenburg, University of Agricultural Sciences, Wien, Austria; and P. Alexander, A. Arne, and M. Andreas 4:30 PM 16A.7 Bioclimatic calendar for recreational activity in Warsaw   Krzysztof Blazejczyk, Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Warszawa, Poland 4:45 PM 16A.8 Thermal Comfort and Energy Saving in the Hotel Industry   Paulina Bohdanowicz, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden; and I. M. Martinac
	3:00 PM-4:30 PM, Friday Session 16B Radiation and Magnetism Impacts on Human Physiology
Organizer: Peter R. Hoeppe, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Bavaria Germany
3:00 PM 16B.1 Are cosmophysical impacts on human health of global nature?   Oleg I. Shumilov, Polar Geophysical Institute, Apatity, Russia; and E. A. Kasatkina, A. V. Chramov, and E. V. Gavrilenko 16B.2 On the variations of space weather and earth weather parameters and changeover in human organism   Olga M. Stupishina, St.Petersburg State University, St.Petersburg, Russia; and E. G. Golovina, A. G. Stupishin, and O. V. Tenilova 3:14 PM 16B.3 KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND BEHAVIOR OF DOCTORS AND NURSES IN RELATION TO THE ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION   Ágnes Drahos, National Research Institute for Radiobiology and Radiohygiene, Budapest, Hungary; and Z. Oreg, E. Sedianszky, and L. Molnar 3:29 PM 16B.4 Fetal state relationship with geomagnetic disturbances at high latitudes   Elena A. Kasatkina, Polar Geophysical Institute, Apatity, Russia; and O. I. Shumilov, A. V. Enykeev, and A. V. Chramov 3:44 PM 16B.5 Radioadaptation induced by low dose ionising radiation in vitro   Noemi E. Bogdandi, National Research Institute for Radiobiology and Radiohygiene, Budapest, Hungary; and A. Drahos, I. Polonyi, M. Sardy, J. Palfalvi, I. Feher, and A. M. Dam 3:59 PM 16B.6 Sensitivity of ancient humans to the local geomagnetic field when choosing their stand locations nearly 60,000 years ago   Oleg I. Shumilov, Polar Geophysical Institute, Apatity, Russia; and A. V. Chramov, E. A. Kasatkina, and O. M. Raspopov 4:14 PM 16B.7 A Model Investigation of Annual Surface Ultraviolet Radiation in Iran   Ali-Akbar Sabziparvar, University of Bou-Ali Sina, Hamadan, Iran
	3:00 PM-4:15 PM, Friday Session 16C Plant and Crop Modelling
Organizer: Kelley Thomas, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
3:00 PM 16C.1 An Energy Budget Evaluation of a Restored California Delta Ecosystem using the Eddy-Covariance Method in Comparison with the Surface Renewal Method   Frank E. Anderson, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA; and R. L. Snyder, K. T. Paw U, and J. Drexler 3:15 PM 16C.2 Long-term carbon and energy fluxes for an old-growth rainforest   Matthias B. Falk, University of California, Davis, CA; and K. T. Paw U and M. J. Schroeder 3:30 PM 16C.4 Spring frost occurrence in fruit tree orchards: micrometeorological observations and risk assessment in Emilia Romagna region (Italy)   Federica Rossi, CNR, Bologna, Italy; and F. Zinoni, S. Loreti, O. Facini, G. Antolini, M. Nardino, and T. Georgiadis 3:45 PM 16C.5 A Coupled Physical-Biological Model for Maize Pollination   Raymond W. Arritt, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and M. E. Westgate, J. M. Riese, E. S. Takle, and M. J. Falk 4:00 PM 16C.6 Exploring Historical Patterns Of Environmental Suitability To Karnal Bunt   Glenn A. Fowler, USDA, Raleigh, NC; and T. M. Kalaris and R. A. Sequeira
	5:00 PM-5:30 PM, Friday Summary of the Day
Organizer: Kelley Thomas, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

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