Session 9 23rd Conference on Applied Climatology

Program Chairs: Olivia Kellner , Midwestern Regional Climate Center ; Trent W. Ford , Southern Illinois University

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Sunday, 25 June 2017

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5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Sunday, 25 June 2017


Registration Opens
Location: Laurel Foyer (Crowne Plaza Tennis and Golf Resort)

Monday, 26 June 2017

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7:30 AM-5:30 PM: Monday, 26 June 2017


Registration Continues throughout the conference
Location: Laurel Foyer (Crowne Plaza Tennis and Golf Resort)

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Monday, 26 June 2017

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Session 1
A Survey of Applied Climatology and Associated Climate Services
Location: Mt. Mitchell/Mt. Roan (Crowne Plaza Tennis and Golf Resort)
Host: 23rd Conference on Applied Climatology
Cochairs: Olivia Kellner, University of Illinois, Prairie Research Institute; Trent W. Ford, Southern Illinois University
8:30 AM
1.1
Is Climatology Fun or What?
Nolan J. Doesken, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
1.2
Field Photo Weekends - Documenting Visual Landscape Impacts over Time
Henry Reges, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and N. J. Doesken
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
1.3
Climate Monitoring: Philosophical and Practical Framework
Derek S. Arndt, NOAA NCEI, Asheville, NC
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
1.4
Regional Climate Services: A Regional Partnership between NOAA and USDA
Douglas R. Kluck, NOAA, Kansas City, MO; and D. Todey, D. Peck, J. Derner, N. Umphlett, and B. L. Hall
Recorded Presentation

1.5
Assessment of Data Stewardship Practices and its Relevance to Data Quality for NOAA's Climate Data Records

9:45 AM
1.6
The NWS Climate Services Program: Moving Forward within the Restructured NWS
Fiona Horsfall, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. Timofeyeva, J. C. Meyers, J. Zdrojewski, and V. Silva
Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 26 June 2017


Coffee Break
Location: Mt. Pisgah/Mt. Pilot (Crowne Plaza Tennis and Golf Resort)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 26 June 2017

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Session 2A
Applied Climate Research
Location: Mt. Mitchell (Crowne Plaza Tennis and Golf Resort)
Host: 23rd Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Olivia Kellner, University of Illinois, Prairie Research Institute
10:30 AM
2A.1
Evidence of Causality between the Atmospheric Concentration Level of Carbon Dioxide and Hourly Temperature
Kevin F. Forbes, Catholic Univ. of America, Washington, DC
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
2A.2
WMO Solid Precipitation Intercomparison Experiment (WMO-SPICE) Update
C. Bruce Baker, NOAA/OAR/ARL/ATDD, Oak Ridge, TN; and J. Kochendorfer
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
2A.3
Evaluation of the AMSU-A,B Hydro-Bundle Suite of Products for Hydrological and Climate Applications
Olivier P. Prat, Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites/North Carolina State Univ., Asheville, NC; and B. R. Nelson and R. R. Ferraro
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
2A.4
Analysis of a 14-Year Record of Aboveground and Ground Level 1-Minute Rainfall Observations
Claude E. Duchon, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and C. A. Fiebrich
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
2A.5
Evaluating Differences between Measured and Modeled Potential Evapotranspiration in the State of Colorado
Peter Goble, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and N. J. Doesken
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
2A.6
Regional services in a research context: USDA Climate Hubs in the USDA Agricultural Research Service
David P. Brown, USDA, El Reno, OK; and E. Elias, S. Ostoja, D. Peck, and D. Todey
Recorded Presentation

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Session 2B
Climate Applications in Industry 1
Location: Mt. Roan (Crowne Plaza Tennis and Golf Resort)
Host: 23rd Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Trent W. Ford, Southern Illinois University
10:30 AM
2B.1
The Role of Environmental Intelligence for the Energy Industry
Jenny Dissen, CICS, Asheville, NC; and M. J. Brewer, S. Herring, A. Hollingshead, E. Mecray, and A. Rycerz
Recorded Presentation

2B.2
Predicting the Impact of Tropical Storms on Electrical Power Systems

11:00 AM
2B.3
An Evaluation of the new ISCCP H-Series Cloud Data Products
Anand K. Inamdar, North Carolina State Univ., Asheville, NC; and A. H. Young, K. R. Knapp, W. Hankins, and W. B. Rossow
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
2B.4
Statistical Evaluation of Two Global Climate Datasets in Support of Pest Forecasting Models
Heather Dinon Aldridge, NCSU / NC State Climate Office, Raleigh, NC; and K. Riban, Y. Takeuchi, A. Joseph, and K. DePolt
Recorded Presentation

2B.5
Comparison of a Soil Moisture Surrogate (Keetch-Byram Drought Index) with In-Situ Measured Soil Moisture as a Predictor of Wildfire Danger in Oklahoma

11:45 AM
2B.6
Standardizing In-Situ Soil Moisture Observations to Improve Hydrological Monitoring
Ronald. D. Leeper, NOAA/National Centers for Environmental Information/North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies, Asheville, NC; and J. E. Bell
Recorded Presentation

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Monday, 26 June 2017

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Session 3A
Climatological Analyses
Location: Mt. Mitchell (Crowne Plaza Tennis and Golf Resort)
Host: 23rd Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Douglas R. Kluck, NOAA
1:30 PM
3A.1
Temperature Changes in the United States from 1901-2015
Russell S. Vose, NOAA/NCEI, Asheville, NC; and X. Yin, I. Durre, D. R. Easterling, E. R. Wahl, K. E. Kunkel, and M. F. Wehner
Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM
3A.2
Synoptic Analysis of Meteorological Conditions Associated with Elevated Near-Surface Ozone Concentrations in Illinois
Makenzee Loft, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Carbondale, IL; and T. W. Ford
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
3A.3
A Climatological Analysis of the Extent of Rainfall Produced Over the U.S. by Atlantic Basin Tropical Cyclones
Corene J. Matyas, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL; and Y. Zhou
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (600.4 kB)

Handout (2.3 MB)

2:15 PM
3A.4
A 1-km Climatology of Subhourly Rain Rates for the Contiguous United States from NOAAs NEXRAD Reanalysis
Scott Stevens, CICS, Asheville, NC; and C. J. Schreck III
Recorded Presentation

3A.5
Land Use Land Cover Change Effects on Southern Great Plains Precipitation Patterns

2:45 PM
3A.6
State Climate Summaries for the United States: Scientific Analyses and Processes
Laura E. Stevens, CICS-NC, Asheville, NC; and S. M. Champion, K. E. Kunkel, R. Frankson, J. D. Runkle, B. C. Stewart, D. R. Easterling, and L. Sun
Recorded Presentation

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Session 3B
Cryosphere and Cold Weather Climates
Location: Mt. Roan (Crowne Plaza Tennis and Golf Resort)
Host: 23rd Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Trent W. Ford, Southern Illinois University
1:30 PM
3B.1
A Spatial and Seasonal Examination of Changes in Snow Cover, Sea Ice, and Surface Temperature in the Northern Hemisphere
Jake Crouch, NOAA/NESDIS/National Centers for Environmental Information, Asheville, NC; and A. Sanchez-Lugo and R. R. Heim Jr.
Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM
3B.2
An Attribution Analysis of Winter 2015/16 Atmospheric and Terrestrial Anomalies over North America
Mingyue Chen, CPC/NCEP/NWS/NOAA, College Park, MD; and A. Kumar
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
3B.3
A Preliminary Ice Storm Climatology for Georgia (2000-2016)
Carly E. Kovacik, NOAA/NWS Weather Forecast Office, Peachtree City, GA; and S. E. Nelson
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
3B.4
Mapping Roadway Freezing and Thawing using the Applied Climate Information System
Arthur T. DeGaetano, Northeast Regional Climate Center, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY; and K. L. Eggleston, H. Miller, and J. Jacobs
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM
3B.5
Crop Damage due to Frost across two Diverse Agro-environments
Tanja Likso III, Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia; and S. Singh
Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM
3B.6
Snowpack Variability and Change across the Middle East and North Africa with a View to Hydrologic Impacts
M. Neil Ward, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ; and D. A. Robinson
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (828.8 kB)

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Monday, 26 June 2017


Coffee Break
Location: Mt. Pisgah/Mt. Pilot (Crowne Plaza Tennis and Golf Resort)

3:30 PM-4:45 PM: Monday, 26 June 2017

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Session 4A
Climatological Trend Analyses, Including Future Scenarios
Location: Mt. Mitchell (Crowne Plaza Tennis and Golf Resort)
Host: 23rd Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Trent W. Ford, Southern Illinois University
3:30 PM
4A.1
Is there a "warming hole" in Eastern US equivalent temperature?
Justin Schoof, Southern Illinois Univ., Carbondale, IL; and J. Leonard
Recorded Presentation

3:45 PM
4A.2
Current and Future Trends in Chilling, Spring Temperatures, and Spring Freezes in Tennessee
Joanne Logan, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Recorded Presentation

4:00 PM
4A.3
Hydrologic Trends and Indicators using the National Climate Assessment – Land Data Assimilation System (NCA-LDAS)
David M. Mocko, SAIC at NASA GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and M. F. Jasinski, S. Kumar, J. S. Borak, C. D. Peters-Lidard, K. R. Arsenault, H. Beaudoing, J. Bolten, B. Li, M. Rodell, H. Rui, W. Teng, and B. Vollmer
Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM
4A.4
Localized Trend Analysis of Multi-Model Extremes Metrics for the Fourth National Climate Assessment
Terence Randall Thompson, Logistics Management Institute, Tysons, VA; and K. E. Kunkel, L. Stevens, D. R. Easterling, J. Biard, and L. Sun
Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM
4A.5
Examining Dynamically Downscaled Extreme Events Using 12-km WRF Simulations
Megan S. Mallard, EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC; and T. L. Spero
Recorded Presentation

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Session 4B
Extreme Weather and Climate Events 1
Location: Mt. Roan (Crowne Plaza Tennis and Golf Resort)
Host: 23rd Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Olivia Kellner, University of Illinois, Prairie Research Institute
3:30 PM
4B.1
Decision Support for Extreme Weather in Weeks 2-4
Barbara Mayes Boustead, NOAA/NWS, Valley, NE; and M. Halpert
Recorded Presentation

4B.2
Extreme dry seasons in the Amazon: the role of vegetation processes and atmospheric circulation

4:00 PM
4B.3
Impact of anthropogenic climate change on flash drought over southern Africa
Xing Yuan, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; and L. Wang and E. F. Wood
Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM
4B.4
Multivariate Analysis of Drought Conditions in the United States: 1895-2016
Jared Rennie, North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies, Asheville, NC; and J. E. Bell and Z. Jeddy
Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM
4B.5
The Influence of Arctic Oscillation For Dry Conditions Over Eastern Mediterranean
Sinan Sahin, NAMIK KEMAL UNIVERSITY, Tekirdag, Turkey; and M. Ivanov, M. Türkeş, E. Xoplaki, and J. Luterbacher
Recorded Presentation

Tuesday, 27 June 2017

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8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 27 June 2017

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Session 5A
Climate Applications in Industry 2
Location: Mt. Mitchell (Crowne Plaza Tennis and Golf Resort)
Host: 23rd Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Elaine S. Godfrey, Univ. of Oklahoma
8:30 AM
5A.1
Development of a NARR-based wind and atmospheric stability class climatology for use with a Michigan livestock odor compliance tool (MI Odor Print)
Michael T. Kiefer, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; and J. A. Andresen
Recorded Presentation

5A.2
Local-Scale Variation in Seawater Temperature: Implications for Coral Reef Conservation Management

9:00 AM
5A.3
The Role of a State Climate Office in State and Local Hazard Mitigation Planning
David A. Robinson, Rutgers Univ., Piscataway, NJ; and M. R. Gerbush
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
5A.4
From Rainfall Forecasts to Drought Management Strategies: Lessons Learned in Tailoring Climate Information Needed to Implement Drought Contingency Triggers for Water Supply Reservoirs in Texas
D. Nelun Fernando, Texas Water Development Board, Austin, TX
Recorded Presentation

5A.5
Using In-Situ Measured Soil Temperature to Predict First Hollow Stem, a Critical Growth Stage for Removal of Cattle in Dual-Purpose Winter Wheat

Recording files available
Session 5B
Climate Datasets
Location: Mt. Roan (Crowne Plaza Tennis and Golf Resort)
Host: 23rd Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Olivia Kellner, University of Illinois, Prairie Research Institute
8:30 AM
5B.1
The Global Historical Climatology Network Monthly Temperature Dataset, Version 4
Matthew J. Menne, NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI, Asheville, NC; and B. E. Gleason, J. Lawrimore, J. Rennie, and C. N. williams Jr.
Recorded Presentation

5B.2
NOAAs NEXRAD Reanalysis - Use Case and Applications

9:00 AM
5B.3
Automated processing and quality control of NCEI's Hourly Precipitation Dataset
David Wuertz, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and D. Kim, J. Lawrimore, M. J. Menne, M. Palecki, S. Stevens, R. D. Leeper, and B. Korzeniewski
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
5B.4
A Coordinated National Soil Moisture Network: Pilot Study and Recent Advances
Trent W. Ford, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL; and J. M. Lucido, S. M. Quiring, M. L. Strobel, and L. A. Winslow
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
5B.5
Extended Reconstructed Sea Surface Temperature version 5 (ERSSTv5): Upgrades, Validations, and Intercomparisons
Boyin Huang, NOAA, Asheville, NC
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM
5B.6
Noninvasive Re-architecture of Legacy Systems
Ryan Berkheimer, GST, Inc., Asheville, NC; and G. Kierstein
Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Tuesday, 27 June 2017


Coffee Break
Location: Mt. Pisgah/Mt. Pilot (Crowne Plaza Tennis and Golf Resort)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 27 June 2017

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Session 6
Kelly Redmond Memorial Session
Location: Mt. Mitchell/Mt. Roan (Crowne Plaza Tennis and Golf Resort)
Host: 23rd Conference on Applied Climatology
Cochairs: Trent W. Ford, Southern Illinois University; Olivia Kellner, University of Illinois, Prairie Research Institute
10:30 AM
Guest Speaker, Tim Brown: "Kelly Redmond: Observations of an Extreme Climatologist"
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
6.1
High-Resolution Precipitation Mapping in a Mountainous Watershed: Ground Truth for Evaluating Uncertainty in a National Precipitation Dataset
Christopher Daly, Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR; and M. E. Slater, J. A. Roberti, S. H. Laseter, and L. W. Swift Jr.
Recorded Presentation

6.2
Extreme wildfire events in the Sierra Nevada Mountains

11:30 AM
6.3
The Switch to MMTS Has Changed Extreme Temperature Trends
Kenneth E. Kunkel, CICS-NC, Asheville, NC; and N. J. Doesken, D. A. Robinson, M. R. Gerbush, and W. A. Ryan
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
6.4
Evaluation of precipitation intensities conducive to shallow landslides in California
Nina Oakley, DRI, Reno, NV; and J. Lancaster, F. M. Ralph, and S. Roj
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 27 June 2017

Recording files available
Conference Luncheon
Location: Expo Center Veranda (Crowne Plaza Tennis and Golf Resort)
12:00 PM
Luncheon Speaker
Derek S. Arndt, NOAA NCEI, Asheville, NC
Recorded Presentation

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 27 June 2017


Panel Discussion 1
Panel Discussion on Climate Communication. Mind the Gap: Communicating From Climate Science Research to the End Users
Location: Mt. Mitchell/Mt. Roan (Crowne Plaza Tennis and Golf Resort)
Host: 23rd Conference on Applied Climatology
Organizer: Olivia Kellner, University of Illinois, Prairie Research Institute
Moderators: Katy Matthews, NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI; Olivia Kellner, University of Illinois, Prairie Research Institute
Panelists: Amanda Rycerz, Acclimatise; James F. Fox, Univ. of North Carolina Asheville; Jen Brady, Climate Central
CoChair: Trent W. Ford, Southern Illinois University

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 27 June 2017


Coffee Break
Location: Mt. Pisgah/Mt. Pilot (Crowne Plaza Tennis and Golf Resort)

3:30 PM-4:45 PM: Tuesday, 27 June 2017

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Session 7A
Extreme Weather and Climate Events 2
Location: Mt. Mitchell (Crowne Plaza Tennis and Golf Resort)
Host: 23rd Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Barbara E. Mayes, NOAA/NWS
3:30 PM
7A.1
Extreme Precipitation Events Observed by the U.S. Climate Reference Network
Michael Palecki, NOAA/NESDIS/National Centers for Environmental Information, Asheville, NC; and R. D. Leeper and E. Scott
Recorded Presentation

3:45 PM
7A.2
The Importance of Summer Season Fronts in Extreme Precipitation Events
Sarah M. Champion, CICS, Asheville, NC
Recorded Presentation

Handout (10.1 MB)

4:00 PM
7A.3
An Alaska Statewide Daily Temperature Anomaly Index
Richard L. Thoman Jr., NOAA, Fairbanks, AK; and B. R. Brettschneider
Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM
7A.4
What History Tells us About Recent Precipitation Extremes in the US
Klaus Wolter, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and M. Hoerling, J. K. Eischeid, and L. Cheng
Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM
7A.5
The Contribution of the NAO and AO to Anomalous Precipitation across the Midwest during the Warm Season 1899-2015
Olivia Kellner, University of Illinois, Prairie Research Institute, Champaign, IL; and B. Peake and N. Westcott
Recorded Presentation

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 27 June 2017

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Session 7B
NCEI Stakeholder and Customer Engagement
Location: Mt. Roan (Crowne Plaza Tennis and Golf Resort)
Host: 23rd Conference on Applied Climatology
Cochairs: Tamara Houston, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; Trent W. Ford, Southern Illinois University
3:30 PM
7B.1
Customer Use Cases and Analytics for Climate Data at NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information
Michael J. Brewer, NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI, Asheville, NC; and T. W. Owen, A. Hollingshead, and J. Dissen
Recorded Presentation

3:45 PM
7B.2
Climate Monitoring Products and Services at NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information
Chris Fenimore, NCEI, Asheville, NC; and J. Crouch, K. Gleason, A. Sanchez-Lugo, and D. S. Arndt
Recorded Presentation

4:00 PM
7B.3
Development of an Extreme Precipitation Dashboard for Water Resource Managers and City Planners
Tamara G. Houston, NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI, Asheville, NC; and N. K. Beller-Simms
Recorded Presentation

Handout (1.1 MB)

4:15 PM
7B.4
A Drought Early Warning System (DEWS) Strategic Plan 2.0 for the Missouri River Basin
Douglas R. Kluck, NOAA, Kansas City, MO; and C. McNutt and M. Svoboda
Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM
7B.5
Climate Scenarios Development for the Fourth National Climate Assessment
Laura E. Stevens, CICS-NC, Asheville, NC; and K. E. Kunkel, D. R. Easterling, J. C. Biard, A. Buddenberg, L. Sun, and T. R. Thompson
Recorded Presentation

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Tuesday, 27 June 2017


Poster Session 1
23rd Conference on Applied Climatology Poster Session
Location: Mt. Pisgah/Mt. Pilot (Crowne Plaza Tennis and Golf Resort)
Host: 23rd Conference on Applied Climatology
Organizer: Olivia Kellner, University of Illinois, Prairie Research Institute
CoChair: Trent W. Ford, Southern Illinois University
1
Influence of the Great Lakes on Hydro-Climatic Variables in CMIP5 Models and Implications for Weather-Driven Applications
William Baule, Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI; and J. A. Andresen, A. Pollyea, and L. Briley

2
Generating Long-Term Temperature and Humidity Profiles from HIRS Observations
Lei Shi, NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI, Asheville, NC; and J. L. Matthews

3
Survey of DoD Climate Support Types and Methods and User Engagement Strategies
Jason P Scalzitti, USAF, Asheville, NC; and M. Hunsucker and R. M. Randall

4
Improved DoD Operational Climate Summaries Through Spatial Quality Control Using Neighboring Sites
Randall J Haeberle, US Air Force, Asheville, NC; and G. T. Moody

5
Visualization of Climate Forecast System Data for DoD Climate Monitoring Applications
Ryan D Smith, U.S. Air Force, Asheville, NC; and R. B. Kiess, R. M. Randall, and K. F. Havener

6
Utilizing NASA Earth Observations and NOAA Climate Data Records to Produce Distributable Climate Indications of Wildland Fire Potential in the Great Plains Region
Kimberly Berry, NASA, Hampton, VA; and A. M. B. Courtright, K. Dooley, and B. House III

7
Different Flavors of Normals: Accounting for ENSO and Climate Change
Carl J. Schreck III,

8
Regulatory Focus as a Means to Understand Extreme Heat Risk Perception and Response

Wednesday, 28 June 2017

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8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 28 June 2017

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Session 8A
Communicating Climate Science
Location: Mt. Mitchell (Crowne Plaza Tennis and Golf Resort)
Host: 23rd Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Olivia Kellner, University of Illinois, Prairie Research Institute
8:30 AM
8A.1
July Freezes and Communicating Impacts: Historical Freeze Perspectives
Barbara Mayes Boustead, NOAA/NWS, Valley, NE
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
8A.2
Metadata and the Sustained Assessment: Data Transparency as Climate Science Communication
Sarah M. Champion, CICS, Asheville, NC
Recorded Presentation

Handout (8.5 MB)

9:00 AM
8A.3
Communicating Climate Science and More on Social Media: Success Stories from NCEI
Susan Osborne, TeleSolv Consulting, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Asheville, NC; and K. Matthews, G. Hammer, J. Fulford, H. McCullough, K. Boseo, and A. Sallis
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
8A.4
Communicating Climate with Media - Tactics and Strategies
Katy Matthews, NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI, Asheville, NC; and D. S. Arndt, J. Crouch, J. F. Fox, G. Hammer, and T. Maycock
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
8A.5
Informing Decisions and Increasing Resilience – Working with Municipal Planners in the Lower Missouri River Basin
Martha Shulski, University of Nebraska Lincoln, Lincoln, NE; and N. Umphlett, Z. Tang, T. Abdel-Monem, and F. Uhlarik
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM
8A.6
Informing Local Extreme Event Thresholds with Climate Data
Jeff Hicks, FernLeaf Interactive, Asheville, NC; and J. Fox
Recorded Presentation

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Session 8B
Drought Monitoring and Management
Location: Mt. Roan (Crowne Plaza Tennis and Golf Resort)
Host: 23rd Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Trent W. Ford, Southern Illinois University
8:30 AM
8B.1
Strengthening Capacity for Drought Risk Management in the U.S. with Planning Exercises
Deborah J. Bathke, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and C. L. Knutson, N. A. Wall, E. Wickham, and T. K. Bernadt
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
8B.2
The Quick Drought Response Index (QuickDRI) – A New Tool for Monitoring Rapid Changes in Drought Conditions
Brian Wardlow, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and M. Svoboda, T. Tadesse, M. C. Anderson, J. F. Brown, C. Hain, and D. Mocko
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
8B.3
A New System for Drought Impacts Monitoring and Reporting Using Citizen Science
Kirsten Lackstrom, Carolinas Integrated Sciences and Assessments, Columbia, SC; and A. Farris and R. V. Ward
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
8B.4
Using the Coastal Salinity Index for Monitoring Drought along the Gulf of Mexico and the Southeastern Atlantic Coast
Paul Conrads, USGS, Columbia, SC; and K. Lackstrom and L. Rouen
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
8B.5
Developing a Drought Scenario for Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA)
Crystal J. Stiles, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and D. J. Bathke, N. A. Wall, T. K. Bernadt, and E. Wickham
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM
8B.6
Facilitating Near-'realtime Drought Monitoring with Daily Climate Division Averages
Imke Durre, NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI, Asheville, NC
Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 28 June 2017


Coffee Break
Location: Mt. Pisgah/Mt. Pilot (Crowne Plaza Tennis and Golf Resort)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 28 June 2017

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Session 9
Regional Climate Services - Using Climate Information Across The Sectors
Location: Mt. Mitchell/Mt. Roan (Crowne Plaza Tennis and Golf Resort)
Host: 23rd Conference on Applied Climatology
Cochairs: Trent W. Ford, Southern Illinois University; Olivia Kellner, University of Illinois, Prairie Research Institute
10:30 AM
9.1
Climate Services in NOAA's Eastern Region- Partners Across Sectors
Ellen Mecray, NOAA/NESDIS/National Centers for Environmental Information, Taunton, MA
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
9.2
Development of an Online Climate and Fisheries Data Dashboard for Stakeholders in the Northeast Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem
Riley Young Morse, Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Portland, ME; and A. J. Pershing
Recorded Presentation

Handout (4.0 MB)

11:00 AM
9.3
Building Resilience to Extreme Heat: The National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS)
Hunter Jones, NOAA, Silver Spring, TX; and J. Trtanj and E. Mecray
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
9.4
Connected Rivers and Roads: Considering Climate Change in Stream Connectivity Design
Mathias Collins, NOAA, Gloucester, MA
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
9.5
Using the Web-based Climate Perspectives Tool to Characterize Weather Extremes and Steaks of Unusual Weather
Charles E. Konrad, The Southeast Regional Climate Center, Chapel Hill, NC; and J. T. McLeod and W. Schmitz
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
9.6
Projections of Extreme Precipitation Amounts for Climate Adaptation Planning in New York State
Arthur T. DeGaetano, Northeast Regional Climate Center, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY; and C. M. Castellano
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