Session 1 History of NOAA, NWS, and Related Topics

Monday, 7 January 2019: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
North 222C (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 17th History Symposium
Chair:
William Henneberg, Commodity Weather Group, LLC, Bethesda, MD

Papers:
8:30 AM
1.1
The National Weather Service at 150: The Legacy Projects
Gregory Romano, NWS, Silver Spring, MD

8:45 AM
1.2
The NOAA Climate and Global Change Program
Kenneth Mooney, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Huang

Handout (12.3 MB)

9:00 AM
1.3
The Development and Success of NCEP's Global Forecast System
Environmental Modeling Center, EMC, College Park, MD; and K. Campana, P. Caplan, D. J. Halperin, B. Lapenta, S. Lilly, Y. Lin, A. B. Penny, S. Saha, V. Tallapragada, G. H. White, J. S. Woollen, and F. Yang
Manuscript (2.7 MB)

Handout (909.2 kB)

9:15 AM
1.4
A 10-Year History of Improving Gridded Forecasting in the National Weather Service (NWS) Central Region
Andrew Just, NWS, Kansas City, MO; and J. R. Wiedenfeld and C. Greif

9:30 AM
1.5
Development of Benefits-Driven Convective Weather Decision Support Systems for Improving Safety and Efficiency in the ATC System through 30 Years of Continuous Use of Real-Time Functional Prototypes
James E. Evans, MIT, Lexington, MA; and B. Crowe
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (6.9 MB)

9:45 AM
1.6
Evolution of Weather Forecasting—A Retrospective Look by a Retired Operational Meteorologist
Robert Thompson, Formerly NOAA/NWS, Westborough, MA
Recorded Presentation

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