Eighth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise

Program Chairs: Sheldon Drobot , Harris ; Tanja E. Fransen , NOAA/NWS ; Rebecca DePodwin , AccuWeather, Inc.

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Monday, 13 January 2020

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 13 January 2020


AM Coffee Break (Monday)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 13 January 2020


Panel Discussion 1
Hazards and Overpasses: The Intersection of Transportation Safety and Weather
Location: 254A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: Eighth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise
Chair: Thomas Bedard, National Disaster Preparedness Training Center
Moderator: Thomas Bedard, AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions
Panelists: Richard "Chip" Barrett, Westford Highway Department; John Bechard, MassDOT; Joseph Foti, MassDOT; Richard Smith, NOAA/NWS Forecast Office
10:30 AM
Panel Discussion


Joint Session 6
Translating Weather into the Spanish Language Part 1: Current Resources and Initiatives in the Spanish Weather World
Location: 252B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Eighth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise; the 48th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology; and the Eighth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation's Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events )
Cochairs: Joseph Enrique Trujillo, CIMMS/NSSL; Gina M Eosco, OAR
10:30 AM
J6.1
From Alberto the Avocado to Augmented Reality
John Toohey-Morales, WTVJ NBC-6, Miami, FL

11:45 AM
J6.6
The Storm Prediction Center Spanish Language Initiative
Joseph Enrique Trujillo, CIMMS/NSSL, Norman, OK; and O. Bermudez, P. T. Marsh, and E. M. Leitman

12:00 PM-2:00 PM: Monday, 13 January 2020


Lunch Break (Monday)

2:00 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 13 January 2020


Session 1
Extreme Weather at Sea: Bringing 21st Century Weather Services to Mariners
Location: 254A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: Eighth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise
Cochairs: J. M. Sienkiewicz, NOAA/NWS/Ocean Prediction Center; Kathryn Gilbert, Ocean Prediction Center and Weather Prediction Center, NOAA/NWS; Darin Figurskey, NOAA; Alison Agather, NOAA/NWS/Ocean Prediction Center
2:00 PM
1.1
Extreme Maritime Weather - Operational Forecasting Challenges
J. M. Sienkiewicz, NOAA/NWS/Ocean Prediction Center, College Park, MD

2:30 PM
1.3
An Investigation of the Weather Impacts to Ships Transiting the Gulf Stream in Winter and Early Spring
Olivia R. Keefe, NOAA/NWS, College Park, MD; and F. Achorn, H. Fort, J. M. Sienkiewicz, J. Krekeler, and R. Daniels

2:45 PM
1.4
Building a Climatology of Extratropical Hurricane Force Lows in The North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans
Jason Krekeler, NWS, College Park, MD; and T. Collins and J. M. Kells

3:00 PM
1.5
Forecasting Marine Hazards with Limited Observations and Verification
Michael J Folmer, NWS, College Park, MD; and J. D. Clark and J. M. Sienkiewicz

3:15 PM
1.6
Gale, Gale, Storm: Playing Duck, Duck, Goose in the Southern Ocean
Jay Amster, Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, MA


Joint Session 9
Translating Weather into the Spanish Language Part 2:Addressing the Translation and Consistency Problem in the Spanish Weather World
Location: 252B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Eighth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise; the Eighth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation's Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events; and the 48th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology )
Cochairs: Gina Eosco, NOAA/OAR/OWAQ; Joseph Enrique Trujillo, CIMMS/NSSL
2:00 PM
J9.1
FIU-NOAA Spanish Language Hurricane Information Website
Erik Salna, Extreme Events Institute, Florida International Univ., Miami, FL

2:15 PM
J9.2
Bilingualism in the US melting pot, keeping people safe and adapting to the changing ways.
Irene Sans, WFTV Channel 9 ABC, Orlando, FL; and J. Gallardo

2:30 PM
J9.3
Translating Watches & Warnings
Nelly Carreno, Univision Dallas, Irving, TX

2:45 PM
J9.4
Introducing the AMS Latinx Committee
Joseph Enrique Trujillo, CIMMS/NSSL, Norman, OK

4:00 PM-6:00 PM: Monday, 13 January 2020


Formal Poster Viewing Reception (Mon)

Poster Session 2
8th Conference on Weather, Water and Climate Enterprise, Poster Session
Location: Hall B1 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: Eighth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise
Model for Engagement: 2019 NCEI Users’ Conference
Annette Hollingshead, Riverside Technology, inc., Asheville, NC; and M. J. Brewer, N. Jones, and J. Dissen

Tuesday, 14 January 2020

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020


Panel Discussion 2
Saving more lives and livelihoods in the next century:  The era of operational ecological forecasting
Location: 254A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: Eighth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise
Moderator: Marie C. Colton, Hydros, LLC
Panelists: Gary C. Matlock, NOAA; Michael Dietze, Boston Univ.; Ru Morrison, Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal and Ocean Observing Systems (NERACOOS)
8:30 AM
Panel Discussion


Joint Panel Discussion 5
The Future of Extreme Weather Financial Risk Management -Part I
Location: 252B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Eighth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise; and the 15th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice )
Moderator: Robert Brammer, Brammer Technology, LLC
Panelists: Shumeane Benford, City of Boston; Adam B. Smith, NOAA/NCEI; Robert Muir-Wood, Risk Management Solutions; Sepideh Yalda, Millersville Univ.; F. Martin Ralph, SIO; Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm, University of Maryland and National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC)
8:30 AM
Panel Discussion

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 3
Recreating the Storm: How Meteorology Supports Disaster Recovery and Forensics
Location: 254A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: Eighth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise
Chair: Stephen Maloney, Federal Reserve Bank
CoChair: Thomas Bedard, AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions
10:30 AM
3.1
Lessons Learned from over 25 Years as a Forensic Meteorologist
Elizabeth J. Austin, WeatherExtreme Ltd., Incline Village, NV

11:00 AM
3.3
Doing Battle as a Forensic Meteorologist
Lee E. BRANSCOME, Climatological Consulting Corporation, Palm Beach Gardens, FL

11:15 AM
Panel Discussion
Stephen Maloney, Federal Reserve Bank, Washington DC, DC


Panel Discussion 4
The Future of Financial Weather and Climate Risk Management -Part II: Climate Extremes
Location: 252B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: Eighth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise
Moderator: Robert Brammer, Brammer Technology, LLC
Panelists: Carl Spector, City of Boston; Phillip Duffy, Woods Hole Research Center; Chris Goolgasian, Wellington Management; Michael Chen, PanAgora Asset Management; Roger Grenier Jr., AIR & Verisk Analytics; Suzana Camargo, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University
10:30 AM
Panel Discussion

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020


Lunch Break (Tuesday)

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020


Session 4
"A Survey of Observational Needs for the Weather Enterprise".
Location: 254A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: Eighth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise
Chair: Jerald A. Brotzge, Univ. at Albany, SUNY
1:30 PM
4.1
Results of a Survey of Observational Needs for the Weather Enterprise
Frederick H. Carr, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

2:00 PM
4.2
2:15 PM
4.3
2:30 PM
Panel Discussion


Session 5
Defining Climate Services – Where We Were 10 Years Ago vs. Where We Are Now
Location: 252B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: Eighth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise
Moderator: Rebecca Bolinger, Colorado State Univ.
1:30 PM
Panel Discussion

2:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020


PM Coffee Break (Tuesday)

3:00 PM-4:00 PM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020


Panel Discussion 5
Weather Data: How Much Do We Need and Who Pays?
Location: 254A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: Eighth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise
Moderator: Curtis H. Marshall, NWS
Panelists: Taylor Jordan, NOAA Senior Policy Advisor; Brent Blevins, U.S. House of Representatives; Brian D'Agostino, San Diego Gas and Electric
3:00 PM
PD5.1
Weather Data: How Much Do We need and Who Pays?
Curtis H. Marshall, NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and B. Blevins, B. D'Agostino, and T. Jordan


Session 6
Advances in Model Technologies for High-Resolution S2S Predictions
Location: 252B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: Eighth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise
Cochairs: Bradford Johnson, Florida State University; Bonnie R. Brown, Trivector Services, Inc./NOAA/OAR
3:15 PM
6.2
Subseasonal to Seasonal Predictions with the Navy Global Coupled Model (Invited Presentation)
Neil P. Barton, NRL, Monterey, CA; and C. A. Reynolds, E. J. Metzger, J. G. Richman, W. Crawford, M. Flatau, P. Hogan, G. Jacobs, M. A. Janiga, J. McLay, J. Ridout, B. Ruston, T. R. Whitcomb, S. Frolov, and D. Eleuterio

3:45 PM
6.4
High-resolution and ultra-high resolution modeling in the Energy Exascale Earth System Model (E3SM) (Invited Presentation)
L. Ruby Leung, PNNL, Richland, WA; and D. C. Bader, P. Caldwell, and M. A. Taylor

4:00 PM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020


Formal Poster Viewing Reception (Tues)

Wednesday, 15 January 2020

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020


Panel Discussion 6
A Meteorologist’s Role in Hazardous Materials Response
Location: 252B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: Eighth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise
Moderators: Thomas Bedard, AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions; Melissa Huffman, National Weather Service
Panelists: Lance Wood, NOAA; Paige Doelling, NOAA Office of Restoration and Recovery; Stephen Toczko, US Coast Guard; Andrew Grose, Department of Defense; Jeffry Evans, NOAA
8:30 AM
Panel Discussion


Session 7
Quantifying the Value of Commercial Data Sources for Public Service
Location: 254A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: Eighth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise
Chair: Jerald A. Brotzge, Univ. at Albany, SUNY
8:30 AM
7.1
Integration of NYS Mesonet Data Into New York Daily Operations
Nick P. Bassill, Univ. at Albany, Albany, NY; and C. Thorncroft and J. A. Brotzge

8:45 AM
7.2
Extracting Value from Large Meteorological Datasets in a Cloud Delivery Environment Where Data Volume is Measured in Dollars
Christopher Beighton, Met Office, Exeter, EX1 3PB (Met Office, Exeter, EX1 3PB (Exeter)), Exeter, United Kingdom

9:00 AM
7.3
Real-Time Forecasts and Observing System Experiments in the CASA Dallas-Ft Worth Testbed
Keith A. Brewster, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. T. Morris, F. H. Carr, K. W. Thomas, A. Bajaj, E. J. Lyons, and B. J. Philips

9:15 AM
7.4
From Investment to Operation: A Comparison of Public and Private Business Models
Buck Lyons, WeatherFlow Inc., Scotts Valley, CA; and W. Callahan, C. Fiebrich, and S. Woll

9:30 AM
7.5
"It Depends" - Optimizing the Mix of Public and Private Data
Steve Woll, Synoptic Data Public Benefit Corporation, Scotts Valley, CA

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 8
Integrating Decision Support and Service Delivery to Ensure Use-Inspired Products and Services -Part I
Location: 252B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: Eighth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise
Chair: Stephanie D. Sipprell, NWS Central Region Headquarters
10:30 AM
8.1
An Impact Based Decision Support Service Common Operating Picture for the Record Breaking Cold in January 2019
Stephanie D. Sipprell, NWS Central Region Headquarters, Kansas City, MO; and A. Foster

10:45 AM
8.2
11:00 AM
8.3
From Products to Services: Engaging Beach Managers to Improve Coastal Resilience in the Great Lakes Region through Scenario Planning
Omar C. Gates, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and E. A. Theuerkauf, A. Phillips, A. C. Anderson, D. A. R. Kristovich, and L. Briley

11:15 AM
8.4
Snow Days, Severe Storms, and Soccer Games: A Coordinated Response to School Safety
Tom Bedard, AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions, Wichita, KS; and R. DePodwin

11:45 AM
8.6
Graphical Hazardous Weather Outlook (GHWO):A Graphical Display of Weather Hazard Risk for IDSS
Andy Foster, NWS Central Region Headquarters, Kansas City, MO; and D. R. Deroche and G. M. Schoor

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020


Lunch Break (Wednesday)

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020


Session 9
Integrating Decision Support and Service Delivery to Ensure Use-Inspired Products and Services -Part II
Location: 252B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: Eighth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise
Chair: Ellen L. Mecray, NOAA
1:45 PM
9.2
Use Inspired Science at NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information: Incorporating User Feedback into Product Improvement
Michael J. Brewer, NOAA/NESDIS/National Centers for Environmental Information, Asheville, NC; and A. Hollingshead, N. jones, and J. Dissen

2:00 PM
9.3
2:15 PM
9.4
Building an Interannual to Decadal Prediction and Projection Capability for Decision Support
Jessie C. Carman, OAR, Silver Spring, MD; and B. R. Brown, J. Infanti, B. Johnson, S. Sandgathe, C. S. James, D. McCarren, and E. McIlvain


Session 10
Plans and Activities directed at achieving the Goals of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017
Location: 254A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: Eighth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise
Chair: Tamara L. Battle, OAR
1:30 PM
10.1
Plans and activities directed at achieving the goals of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act 2017
Tamara L. Battle, OAR, Silver Spring, MD; and J. V. Cortinas Jr. and K. Boyd

1:45 PM
10.2
Policy and Execution in Support of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act
William Callahan, Earth Networks, Germantown, MD; and S. Woll

2:00 PM
10.3
2:15 PM
Panel Discussion

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 11
Integrating Decision Support and Service Delivery to Ensure Use-Inspired Products and Services -Part III
Location: 252B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: Eighth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise
Chair: Ellen L. Mecray, NOAA
3:00 PM
11.1
Applying User Experience (UX) Design to Improve the U.S. Drought Portal
Kathryn Bevington, CIRES, Boulder, CO; and S. Ansari, R. G. Bilotta, A. M. Courtright, and A. Lang

3:15 PM
11.2
Innovating drought communications in North Carolina through decision-maker engagement
Corey N. Davis, NC State University, Raleigh, NC; and R. V. Ward and K. Lackstrom

3:30 PM
11.3
3:45 PM
The impact of climate change on automobile insurance: How to define a bad winter?
Sébastien RAYMOND Sr., The cooperators, Québec, QC, Canada

4:00 PM-6:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020


Formal Poster Viewing Reception (Wed)

Thursday, 16 January 2020

8:30 AM-9:30 AM: Thursday, 16 January 2020


Panel Discussion 7
Red Skies in the Morning: How Emergency Managers Leverage Weather Data
Location: 254A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: Eighth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise
Moderators: Tom Bedard, AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions; Rebecca Moulton, FEMA
Panelists: Lucas McDonald, Walmart; Steven F. Piltz, NOAA/NWSFO; Jonathan Porter, AccuWeather, Inc; Vanessa Urango, New Hampshire Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
8:30 AM
Panel Discussion

9:30 AM-10:30 AM: Thursday, 16 January 2020


Exhibit Hall Breakfast

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 16 January 2020


Joint Panel Discussion 8
Diversity, Equity, Belongingness and Inclusion - Where has the AMS Been and Where Should it Be Going?
Location: 254A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Eighth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise; the 29th Conference on Education; the 15th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; and the Symposium on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion )
Moderator: Tanja E. Fransen, NOAA/NWS
Panelists: Valerie Sloan, NCAR; Shakila Merchant, NOAA Center for Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing Technologies; Mona Behl, The Univ. of Georgia; Pamela Emch, Northrop Grumman Corp.
10:30 AM
Panel Discussion

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 16 January 2020


Lunch Break (Thursday)

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 16 January 2020


PM Coffee Break (Thursday)