Session 11A (Dis)continuity in Weather Warnings and Message Consistency

Thursday, 16 January 2020: 8:30 AM-9:30 AM
151B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 15th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice
Cochairs:
Susan A. Jasko, California University of Pennsylvania, Communication, Design, and Culture, California, PA and Castle Adam Williams, Univ. of Georgia, Department of Geography, Athens, GA

This session seeks abstracts from a wide range of practitioners--NWS operations to private sector professionals, social scientists to organizational communication staff, managers to researchers--whose work examines weather warning messaging practices or raises key questions about what innovation is needed to develop reliable and easily managed communication practices, including those that might be adopted by practitioners across the weather enterprise.

Papers:
8:30 AM
11A.1
Should Severe Weather Graphics Wear Uniforms? Understanding the Effects of Inconsistent Convective Outlook Graphics on Members of the Public
Castle Adam Williams, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA; and A. J. Grundstein and J. So
Recorded Presentation

11A.2
Public Perception and Comprehension of the Extended Forecast Graphic in Television Weather Broadcasts

9:00 AM
11A.3
Same Warning Message, Different Recipients: Experiences at a Small/Medium-Sized Weather Service
Magnus Ovhed, Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Tromsø, Norway
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
11A.4
Addressing Discontinuity in Air Quality Alerts and Messaging
Kristen Benedict, EPA, Durham, NC; and R. A. Wayland and G. Hagler

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