Program Chairs:
Reviewers:


Monday, 13 January 2020
8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Monday, 13 January 2020
Session
1A
Analysis and Forecasting of Severe Thunderstorms and Associated Hazards - I
Location: 258A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Cochairs:
Session
1B
Verification, Bias Correction and Post-processing of Numerical Weather Models - I
Location: 257AB (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Chair:
10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 13 January 2020
AM Coffee Break (Monday)
10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 13 January 2020
Joint Panel Discussion
2
Avoiding Day Zero: Governance of Urban Water Resources and Services
Location: 210AB (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Presidential Forum Sessions;
the 33rd Conference on Climate Variability and Change;
the Fifth Symposium on US-International Partnerships;
the 15th Symposium on the Urban Environment;
the 15th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice;
and the 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
)
Moderator:
Panelists:
12:00 PM-2:00 PM: Monday, 13 January 2020
Lunch Break (Monday)
2:00 PM-3:00 PM: Monday, 13 January 2020
Session
2A
Analysis and Forecasting of Severe Thunderstorms and Associated Hazards - II
Location: 258A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Cochairs:
Session
2B
Verification, Bias Correction and Post-processing of Numerical Weather Models - II
Location: 257AB (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Chair:
3:00 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 13 January 2020
Session
3A
Advances in Downscaling of Weather and Climate Models
Location: 257AB (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Chair:
Session
3B
Analysis and Forecasting of Severe Thunderstorms and Associated Hazards - III
Location: 258A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Cochairs:
4:00 PM-6:00 PM: Monday, 13 January 2020
Formal Poster Viewing Reception (Mon)
Poster Session
30WAF/26NWP Monday Poster Session
Location: Hall B1 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Tuesday, 14 January 2020
8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020
Joint Panel Discussion
4
Future Challenges in Weather Analysis and Forecasting (Centennial)
Location: 257AB (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP);
the Special Symposium on the Future of Weather, Forecasting, and Practice;
and the Eighth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation's Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events
)
Moderators:
Panelists:
Joint Session
13
Joint Session on Scales Interactions and Predictability – In memory of Fuqing Zhang: Part I
Location: 104C (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Fourth Symposium on Multiscale Predictability: Data-model Integration and Uncertainty Quantification for Weather, Climate and Earth System Monitoring and Prediction;
the 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP);
the 24th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS);
and the Fifth Symposium on US-International Partnerships
)
Chair:
10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020
AM Coffee Break (Tuesday)
10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020
Session
4A
Advances in Dynamics and Physics of Numerical Weather Models - I
Location: 257AB (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Cochairs:
Session
4B
Analysis and Forecasting of Winter Weather - I
Location: 258A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Chair:
Joint Session
17
Joint Session on Scales Interactions and Predictability – In memory of Fuqing Zhang: Part II
Location: 104C (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Fourth Symposium on Multiscale Predictability: Data-model Integration and Uncertainty Quantification for Weather, Climate and Earth System Monitoring and Prediction;
the Fifth Symposium on US-International Partnerships;
the 24th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS);
and the 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
)
Chair:
12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020
Lunch Break (Tuesday)
1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020
Session
5A
Advances in Dynamics and Physics of Numerical Weather Models - II
Location: 257AB (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Cochairs:
Session
5B
Analysis and Forecasting of Winter Weather - II
Location: 258A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Chair:
Joint Session
7B
Probabilistic Hydrometeorological Forecasting and Uncertainty Analysis - I
Hosts: (Joint
between the 34th Conference on Hydrology;
the 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP);
and the 26th Conference on Probability and Statistics
)
Chair:
Cochairs:
2:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020
PM Coffee Break (Tuesday)
3:00 PM-4:00 PM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020
Session
6A
Advances in Dynamics and Physics of Numerical Weather Models - III
Location: 257AB (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Cochairs:
Session
6B
Analysis and Forecasting of Winter Weather - III
Location: 258A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Chair:
Joint Session
24
Probabilistic Hydrometeorological Forecasting and Uncertainty Analysis - II
Hosts: (Joint
between the 34th Conference on Hydrology;
the 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP);
and the 26th Conference on Probability and Statistics
)
Chair:
Cochairs:
4:00 PM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020
Formal Poster Viewing Reception (Tues)
Joint Poster Session
2
Probabilistic Hydrometeorological Forecasting and Uncertainty Analysis - Posters
Location: Hall B1 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 34th Conference on Hydrology;
the 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP);
and the 26th Conference on Probability and Statistics
)
Chair:
Cochairs:
Poster Session
30WAF/26NWP Tuesday Poster Session
Location: Hall B1 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Wednesday, 15 January 2020
8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020
Session
7A
Analysis and Forecasting of Mesoscale Weather Phenomena - I
Location: 151A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Chair:
Session
7B
Severe Weather: Predictability, Uncertainty and Best Use of Forecast Information - I
Location: 258A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Cochairs:
Joint Session
34
Advances in Data Assimilation, Verification, and Probabilistic Forecasting of Aviation Weather Hazards
Location: 257AB (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP);
and the 20th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
)
Chair:
CoChair:
Joint Session
35
Physical Interpretability in Machine Learning
Location: 260 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 26th Conference on Probability and Statistics;
the 19th Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Environmental Science;
and the 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
)
Cochairs:
10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020
AM Coffee Break (Wednesday)
10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020
Session
8A
Advances in Cloud- and Convection-resolving Numerical Weather Models - I
Location: 257AB (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Cochairs:
Session
8B
Advances in Radar Usage for Weather Analysis and Forecasting - I
Location: 258A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Chair:
Session
8C
Analysis and Forecasting of Fire Weather
Location: 151A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Cochairs:
Joint Session
39
Statistical Methods for Optimized Aviation Hazard Detection and Prediction
Hosts: (Joint
between the 20th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology;
and the 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
)
Chair:
CoChair:
12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020
Lunch Break (Wednesday)
1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020
Session
9A
Advances in Cloud- and Convection-resolving Numerical Weather Models - II
Location: 257AB (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Cochairs:
Session
9B
Advances in Radar Usage for Weather Analysis and Forecasting - II
Location: 258A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Chair:
Session
9C
Numerical Modeling of Wildfire and Wildfire Impacts
Location: 151A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Cochairs:
2:30 PM-3:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020
PM Coffee Break (Wednesday)
3:00 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020
Session
10A
Analysis and Forecasting of Mesoscale Weather Phenomena - II
Location: 151A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Chair:
Session
10B
Severe Weather: Predictability, Uncertainty and Best Use of Forecast Information - II
Location: 258A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Cochairs:
Joint Session
46
Challenges in Communication and Decision Support Throughout the Research-to-Operations Nexus
Location: 257AB (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP);
the 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations;
and the Special Symposium on the Future of Weather, Forecasting, and Practice
)
Chair:
Joint Session
50
High-Performance Computing for Numerical Weather Prediction - I
Location: 155 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Sixth Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate;
and the 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
)
Cochairs:
4:00 PM-6:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020
Formal Poster Viewing Reception (Wed)
Poster Session
30WAF/26NWP Wednesday Poster Session
Location: Hall B1 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Thursday, 16 January 2020
8:30 AM-9:30 AM: Thursday, 16 January 2020
Panel Discussion
1
Historical Perspectives on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (Centennial Session)
Location: 258A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Moderators:
Panelists:
Session
11A
Integrative analysis of East-Asia Monsoon Frontal System through observational and modeling efforts
Location: 258C (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Cochairs:
Session
11B
Numerical Modeling for Recent Field Campaigns and Testbeds
Location: 258B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Chair:
Joint Session
54
High-performance Computing for Numerical Weather Prediction - II
Location: 257AB (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP);
and the Sixth Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate
)
Cochairs:
9:30 AM-10:30 AM: Thursday, 16 January 2020
Exhibit Hall Breakfast
10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 16 January 2020
Session
12A
Advanced Physics and Physics Interoperability in Community Models
Location: 257AB (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Cochairs:
Session
12B
Advances in Probabilistic Forecasting
Location: 258A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Chair:
Session
12C
Analysis and Forecasting for Recent Field Campaigns and Testbeds
Location: 258B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Chair:
Joint Session
58
Python Tools for Weather Analysis and Forecasting
Location: 258C (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP);
the 10th Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python;
and the 36th Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
)
Cochairs:
Joint Session
60
Machine Learning for Subgrid Parameterization in Weather and Climate Models
Hosts: (Joint
between the 19th Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Environmental Science;
and the 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
)
Cochairs:
12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 16 January 2020
Lunch Break (Thursday)
1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 16 January 2020
Session
13A
Advances in Satellite Usage for Weather Analysis and Forecasting
Location: 258A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Chair:
Session
13B
Advances in Unified Modeling Frameworks (From Nowcasting to Climate)
Location: 257AB (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Chair:
2:00 PM
14B.3
Session
13C
Analysis and Forecasting of Tropical Weather
Location: 258C (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Cochairs:
Session
13D
Probabilistic Precipitation Forecast Techniques and Applications
Location: 258B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Cochairs:
3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 16 January 2020
PM Coffee Break (Thursday)
3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Thursday, 16 January 2020
Session
14A
Evaluating Numerical Weather Forecasts in the Tropics
Location: 258C (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Cochairs:
Session
14B
Numerical and Observational Studies: Microscale and Mesoscale Processes over Complex Terrain
Location: 258B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Cochairs:
Session
14C
Seasonal to Subseasonal Numerical Weather Prediction
Location: 257AB (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
Chair:
Joint Session
64
Automated Guidance for Atmospheric Rivers, Flash Floods, and Other Hydrometeorological Extremes
Location: 258A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP);
and the 34th Conference on Hydrology
)
Chair: