Program: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology (15th Conf on Biometeorology and Aerobiology and the 16th International Congress of Biometeorology)

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Sunday, 27 October 2002

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Sunday, 27 October 2002

Sun 27 Oct

5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Sunday, 27 October 2002

Conference Registration

Monday, 28 October 2002

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Monday, 28 October 2002

Mon 28 Oct

7:30 AM-7:30 AM: Monday, 28 October 2002

Conference Registration continues through Friday, 1 November

9:00 AM-9:00 AM: Monday, 28 October 2002

Welcoming Remarks

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Organizers: Wayne L. Decker, ICB-2002 Organizing Committee Cochairperson, Univ. of Missouri; Robert E. Davis, AMS Committee on Biometeorology & Aerobiology Chairperson and Program Cochairperson, Univ. of Virginia; Peter Höppe, ISB President, Ludwig-Maximilians Univ.; Betty M. Drees, Dean School of Medicine, Univ. of Missouri

9:45 AM-10:00 AM: Monday, 28 October 2002

Brody Plenary Session: Global Change and its Impacts

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Organizer: Ian Burton, Environment Canada

Papers:

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

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

11:30 AM

1.2a

Coffee Break

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 28 October 2002

Lunch Break

1:00 PM-2:00 PM: Monday, 28 October 2002

Poster Session 1

Poster Session: Human Biometeorology

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Papers:

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

Poster PDF (205.1 kB)

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

Poster PDF (91.9 kB)

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

Poster PDF (468.3 kB)

P1.6

The influence of meteorological parameters on the asthmatic attacks in children

Ksenija Zaninovic, Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia

Poster PDF (81.5 kB)

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

Poster PDF (619.9 kB)

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

http://esip.gmu.edu/esip/ES_gridded_online_analysis_gmu.html

Poster PDF (325.1 kB)

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

Poster PDF (552.7 kB)

P1.12

Concept for a simple Climate Tourism Index including precipitation

Andreas Matzarakis, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; and B. Moya

Poster PDF (69.6 kB)

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

Poster PDF (103.5 kB)

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

http://www.medizinmeteorologie.de

Poster PDF (15.6 kB)

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

Poster PDF (172.6 kB)

P1.18

DEATHS AND CAR ACCIDENTS UNDER DIFFERENT SYNOPTIC SITUATIONS

Magdalena Kuchcik, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

http://

Poster PDF (50.7 kB)

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, 28 October 2002

Brody Lectures: Animal Response

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Organizer: Don Spiers, University of MIssouri-Columbia

Papers:

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

Poster PDF (23.4 kB)

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

Poster PDF (94.9 kB)

2:00 PM-3:30 PM: Monday, 28 October 2002

Methodological Procedures in Heat/Health Evaluations

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Organizer: Laurence S. Kalkstein, Univervisity of Delaware

Papers:

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

Poster PDF (405.0 kB)

2:30 PM

2B.3

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, 28 October 2002

UV Impacts

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Organizer: Cheryl I. Bawhey, Purdue University

Papers:

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

http://www.bayforuv.de/englisch/topindex.html?forschung/a_2.html~inhalt

Poster PDF (358.5 kB)

2C.2

Evaluation of Ultraviolet (UV) Data from the United States EPA/NPS/UGA Brewer Spectrophotometer Network

2C.3

Effect of Brewer Spectrophotometer internal temperature on the measured solar UV spectrum

2:15 PM

2C.4

Effects of UVB on sorghum wax production and reflectance

Cheryl I. Bawhey, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and R. H. Grant

Poster PDF (21.3 kB)

2:30 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

2:45 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

3:00 PM

2C.3a

Pressure —The Master Regulator A Unifying Life Theory

F. Joseph Whelan, Whelan Medial Clinic, Beckley, WV

3:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 28 October 2002

Coffee Break

4:00 PM-5:00 PM: Monday, 28 October 2002

Animal Responses to Environmental Factors

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Organizer: Leroy Hahn, USDA

Papers:

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

Poster PDF (15.8 kB)

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, 28 October 2002

Human Physiological and Epidemiological Studies

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Papers:

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

http://arbmed.klinikum.uni-muenchen.de/homepagee.html

Poster PDF (80.7 kB)

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

Poster PDF (186.4 kB)

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

Poster PDF (93.2 kB)

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

Climate and Infectious Diseases around the world

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Organizer: Jonathan Patz, Johns Hopkins Universtiy, Bloomberg School of Public Health

Papers:

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, 28 October 2002

Summary of the Day

Organizer: Ian Burton, Environment Canada

6:00 PM-6:00 PM: Monday, 28 October 2002

Ice Breaker Reception

Tuesday, 29 October 2002

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Tuesday, 29 October 2002

Tues 29 Oct

8:30 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 29 October 2002

Plenary Session: Emerging Technologies

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Organizer: Christian J. Johannsen, Purdue University

Papers:

8:30 AM

4.1

Meteorological Influences on the Global Terrestrial Carbon Cycle

Steven W. Running, University of Montana, Missoula, MT

9:30 AM

4.2

Prospects for Using Climate Predictions in Biological and Ecological Developments

James D. Laver, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, Camp Springs, MD

10:30 AM

4.1A

Coffee Break

11:00 AM-12:30 PM: Tuesday, 29 October 2002

Lunch Break

12:00 PM-1:00 PM: Tuesday, 29 October 2002

Poster Session 2

Poster Session: Animal Biometeorology

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Papers:

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

http://

P2.5

Odorous Air Emissions from Livestock and Poultry Operations

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

Poster PDF (15.9 kB)

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, 29 October 2002

Animal Responses to Thermal Stressors

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Organizer: Hesham Hussein Khalifa, Al-Azhar University

Papers:

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

Poster PDF (15.2 kB)

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

Poster PDF (20.1 kB)

Human Comfort Indices I: Heat and Universal Indices

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Organizer: Karen Smoyer Tomic, University of Alberta

Papers:

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

Poster PDF (123.6 kB)

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

http://climate.geog.udel.edu/~jdwatts/index_web

Poster PDF (3.1 MB)

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

Poster PDF (81.1 kB)

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

Poster PDF (98.2 kB)

Emerging Technologies: Human

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Organizer: Buruhani S. Nyenzi, World Meteorological Organization

Papers:

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

Poster PDF (147.5 kB)

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

Poster PDF (185.6 kB)

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 Sr.

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

Poster PDF (140.6 kB)

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

Poster PDF (70.9 kB)

2:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 29 October 2002

Coffee Break

3:00 PM-3:46 PM: Tuesday, 29 October 2002

Emerging Technologies: Animal Stress

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Organizer: Terry L. Mader, University of Nebraska

Papers:

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

http://

Poster PDF (81.9 kB)

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

Poster PDF (61.1 kB)

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

Poster PDF (12.1 kB)

6A.4

Ammonia Analysis by Ion Mobility Spectroscopy

3:00 PM-4:00 PM: Tuesday, 29 October 2002

Human Comfort Indices II: Wind Chill

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Organizer: David B. Frost, Concordia University

Papers:

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

Poster PDF (132.8 kB)

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

Poster PDF (53.5 kB)

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

Poster PDF (227.7 kB)

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, 29 October 2002

Lecture

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Organizer: Monique Y. Leclerc, University of Georgia

Papers:

4:00 PM

7.1

Atmospheric Dispersion of Odors and Gases from Animal Wastes

O. T. Denmead, CSIRO Land and Water, Canberra, Australia

Poster PDF (177.5 kB)

5:00 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 29 October 2002

Summary of the Day

Organizer: Christian J. Johannsen, Purdue University

Wednesday, 30 October 2002

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Wednesday, 30 October 2002

Wed 30 Oct

9:00 AM-10:15 AM: Wednesday, 30 October 2002

Plenary Session: Bioterrorism

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Organizer: Charles E. Main, North Carolina State University

Papers:

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

Poster PDF (9.1 kB)

9:45 AM

8.1a

Coffee Break

10:15 AM-10:15 AM: Wednesday, 30 October 2002

Panel Discussion 1

Bioterrorism Panel Discussion

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Moderators: Gary L. Achtemeier, USDA Forest Service; Stuart H. Gage, Michigan State University; Jeff Fisher, University of Georgia

11:30 AM-1:00 PM: Wednesday, 30 October 2002

Lunch Break

12:00 PM-1:00 PM: Wednesday, 30 October 2002

Poster Session 3

Poster Session: Aerobiology

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Papers:

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

Poster PDF (320.3 kB)

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

Poster PDF (40.8 kB)

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, 30 October 2002

Aerobiology: General

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Organizer: Gail Kampmeier, Illinois Natural History Survey

Papers:

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

Poster PDF (112.3 kB)

2:00 PM

9A.5

Interface modeling for predicting atmospheric transport of biota

Gary L. Achtemeier, USDA Forest Service, Athens, GA

Poster PDF (737.8 kB)

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, 30 October 2002

Heat Waves and Human Health

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Organizer: Gerd Jendritzky, Deutscher Wetterdienst

Papers:

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

Poster PDF (217.8 kB)

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

Poster PDF (435.4 kB)

9B.4

Short term human heat adaptation in hot and dry conditions

1:45 PM

9B.5

Public health impacts of drought

Michael J. Hayes, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE

http://drought.unl.edu/ndmc/

Poster PDF (62.4 kB)

2:00 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, 30 October 2002

Transport of Contaminants

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Organizer: Dale Edward Linvill, Clemson University

Papers:

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

http://w3g.gkss.de/staff/blei

Poster PDF (161.1 kB)

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

Poster PDF (336.5 kB)

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, 30 October 2002

Coffee Break

2:45 PM-4:15 PM: Wednesday, 30 October 2002

10A

Aerobiology: Insects

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Organizer: Gail Kampmeier, Illinois Natural History Survey

Papers:

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

Poster PDF (93.2 kB)

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

Poster PDF (137.1 kB)

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, 30 October 2002

10B

Spread of Odors from Animal Facilities

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Organizer: Monique Y. Leclerc, University of Georgia

Papers:

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

Poster PDF (14.3 kB)

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, 30 October 2002

10C

Phenology: General Issues

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Organizer: Mark D. Schwartz, University of Wisconsin

Papers:

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, 30 October 2002

Summary of the Day

Organizer: Charles E. Main, North Carolina State University

7:00 PM-7:00 PM: Wednesday, 30 October 2002

Conference/Congress Banquet

Thursday, 31 October 2002

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Thursday, 31 October 2002

Thurs 31 Oct

9:00 AM-10:45 AM: Thursday, 31 October 2002

Plenary Session: Drought Impacts

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Organizer: Donald Wilhite, University of Nebraska

Papers:

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

http://drought.unl.edu/dm/

Poster PDF (712.3 kB)

10:00 AM

11.2

Monitoring Weather Anomalies to Estimate Crop Yield and Production

Curt A. Reynolds, USDA, Washington, DC

10:15 AM

11.1a

Coffee Break

11:30 AM-1:00 PM: Thursday, 31 October 2002

Lunch Break

12:30 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 31 October 2002

Poster Session 4

Poster Session: Plants, Phenology, and Drought

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Papers:

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

Poster PDF (656.4 kB)

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

Poster PDF (87.9 kB)

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

Poster PDF (94.3 kB)

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

Poster PDF (20.0 kB)

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

Poster PDF (25.5 kB)

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, 31 October 2002

12A

Aerobiology: Pollen

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Organizer: Estelle Levitin, Univ. of Tulsa

Papers:

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

Poster PDF (229.0 kB)

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

Poster PDF (121.9 kB)

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

Poster PDF (121.0 kB)

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

Poster PDF (208.7 kB)

1:30 PM-2:45 PM: Thursday, 31 October 2002

12B

Vegetation Response to Climate, Climate Variability, and Climate Change

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Organizer: David Greenland, University of North Carolina

Papers:

1:30 PM

12B.1

Ordination of North American Vegetation using a Thermodynamic Diagram

Bruce P. Hayden, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Poster PDF (173.8 kB)

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

Poster PDF (531.4 kB)

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

Poster PDF (118.6 kB)

12B.4

Growing season rainfall patterns, plant carbon gain, and net primary productivity in a tallgrass prairie ecosystem

2:15 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

Poster PDF (168.4 kB)

2:30 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, 31 October 2002

12C

Drought: Impacts on Water Supply and Agriculture

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Organizer: Ken Kunke, Illinois State Water Survey

Papers:

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

http://haabwaltman@aol.com

Poster PDF (437.7 kB)

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

http://www.iac.br/ciiagro

Poster PDF (529.9 kB)

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

Poster PDF (237.9 kB)

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 31 October 2002

Coffee Break

3:30 PM-4:30 PM: Thursday, 31 October 2002

13A

Aerobiology: Spores

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Organizer: Estelle Levitin, Univ. of Tulsa

Papers:

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, 31 October 2002

13B

Effects of Extreme Weather and Climate on Vegetation

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Organizer: Robert Dale, Purdue University

Papers:

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

Poster PDF (390.1 kB)

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

Poster PDF (245.7 kB)

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

Poster PDF (17.5 kB)

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, 31 October 2002

13C

Phenology: Satellite and Global Assessment Issues

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Organizer: Frank-M. Chmielewski, Humboldt-University of Berlin,

Papers:

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

Poster PDF (155.4 kB)

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

4:45 PM-5:15 PM: Thursday, 31 October 2002

Summary of the Day

Organizer: Michael J. Hayes, National Drought Mitigation Center, Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln

Friday, 1 November 2002

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Friday, 1 November 2002

Fri 1 Nov

9:00 AM-11:30 AM: Friday, 1 November 2002

Plenary Session: Genomic Impacts on Adaptation

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Organizer: Kelley Thomas, University of New Hampshire

Papers:

9:00 AM

14.1

Environmental and Evolutionary Affect on Gene Expression

Douglas L. Crawford, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO

10:00 AM

14.2

Improving Drought Tolerance in Maize Hybrids: Roles of Trait and Gene Discovery

Jeff Mullen, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Johnston, IA

11:00 AM

14.1a

Coffee Break

11:30 AM-1:00 PM: Friday, 1 November 2002

Lunch Break

1:00 PM-2:15 PM: Friday, 1 November 2002

15A

Economically Important Plants: Genomic Modifications, Climate Change, and Modeling

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Organizer: Wayne L. Decker, Commercial Agriculture program, Univ. of Missouri

Papers:

1:00 PM

15A.1

Genetic association of UVB impacts on soybean

Cheryl I. Bawhey, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and R. H. Grant

Poster PDF (25.8 kB)

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

Poster PDF (90.6 kB)

15A.3

Buckwheat plant response to tropical environment of West Java, Indonesia

1:45 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

Poster PDF (86.0 kB)

2:00 PM

15A.5

The Southern Oscillation and U.S. Agriculture

Mark Brusberg, USDA, Washington, DC; and B. R. Rippey

Poster PDF (55.7 kB)

1:00 PM-2:45 PM: Friday, 1 November 2002

15B

Impacts of Built Environments on Humans

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Organizer: Robert Balling Jr., Arizona State University

Papers:

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

Poster PDF (127.9 kB)

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

Poster PDF (32.8 kB)

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

Poster PDF (90.0 kB)

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

Poster PDF (222.2 kB)

1:00 PM-2:30 PM: Friday, 1 November 2002

15C

Phenology: Climate Variability and Adaptation Issues

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Organizer: Xiaoqiu Chen, Peking University

Papers:

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

http://www.agrar.hu-berlin.de/pflanzenbau/agrarmet/

Poster PDF (106.4 kB)

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

Poster PDF (56.1 kB)

15C.4

The impacts of climate warming on plants phenophases in China for the last 40 years

2:00 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

Poster PDF (382.5 kB)

2:15 PM

15C.6

Phenological Data And Climatic Change In Albania

Petrit Zorba, Hydrometeorological Institute, Tirana, Albania

2:30 PM-3:00 PM: Friday, 1 November 2002

Coffee Break

3:00 PM-5:00 PM: Friday, 1 November 2002

16A

Tourism

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Organizer: Christopher R. de Freitas, University of Auckland

Papers:

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

Poster PDF (245.9 kB)

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

Poster PDF (39.9 kB)

3:45 PM

16A.4

Examples of climate and tourism research for tourism demands

Andreas Matzarakis, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

Poster PDF (141.5 kB)

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

http://

Poster PDF (15.5 kB)

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

Poster PDF (160.3 kB)

3:00 PM-4:30 PM: Friday, 1 November 2002

16B

Radiation and Magnetism Impacts on Human Physiology

Sponsor: 15th Conf. on Biometeorology/Aerobiology and 16th International Congress of Biometeorology

Organizer: Peter R. Hoeppe, Ludwig-Maximilians University

Papers:

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

3:15 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

3:30 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

3:45 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

4:00 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

4:15 PM

16B.7

A Model Investigation of Annual Surface Ultraviolet Radiation in Iran

Ali-Akbar Sabziparvar, University of Bou-Ali Sina, Hamadan, Iran