The 18th Conference on Atmospheric BioGeosciences/28th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology/28th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology
(28 April–2 May 2008) (Orlando, FL)

Sunday Tuesday
Monday, 28 April 2008
7:30 AM-5:30 PM
Conference Registration Continues through Friday May 2nd (EVENTS, 28HURRICANES, 28AGFOREST, 18ATMOSBIOGEO)
8:30 AM-9:45 AM -- Palms E
Session 1 Opening General Session ( 28HURRICANES

8:50 AM-9:00 AM
Welcoming and Introductory Remarks from Conference Chairperson Prof. M. Y. Leclerc (28AGFOREST)
9:00 AM-12:15 PM -- Floral Ballroom Jasmine
Session 1 Special session honoring Professor John M. Norman (invited speakers only) ( 28AGFOREST

9:45 AM-10:15 AM
Coffee Break (EVENTS, 28HURRICANES)
10:15 AM-12:00 PM -- Palms GF
Session 2A Tropical Cyclone Modeling I: WRF ( 28HURRICANES

10:15 AM-12:00 PM -- Palms E
Session 2B Tropical Climatology and Climate Change ( 28HURRICANES

10:15 AM-12:00 PM -- Palms H
Session 2C AMMA I: Waves ( 28HURRICANES

10:15 AM-12:00 PM -- Palms I
Session 2D Air-Sea Interaction I ( 28HURRICANES

12:00 PM-1:30 PM
AMS Committee on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology (28AGFOREST)
12:00 PM-1:15 PM
Lunch Break (EVENTS, 28HURRICANES)
12:15 PM-1:30 PM
Lunch Break (28AGFOREST)
1:15 PM-3:00 PM -- Palms GF
Session 3A Tropical Cyclone Modeling II: Special Observations and Data Assimilation ( 28HURRICANES

1:15 PM-3:00 PM -- Palms E
Session 3B Hurricanes and Climate I: Seasonal Overviews and Climatology ( 28HURRICANES

1:15 PM-3:00 PM -- Palms H
Session 3C AMMA II: Large-Scale Circulations ( 28HURRICANES

1:15 PM-3:00 PM -- Palms I
Session 3D Air-Sea Interaction II ( 28HURRICANES

1:30 PM-3:00 PM -- Floral Ballroom Jasmine
Session 2 Large-Eddy Simulation of Surface-Atmosphere Exchange ( 28AGFOREST

3:00 PM-3:30 PM
Coffee Break (28AGFOREST)
3:00 PM-3:30 PM
Coffee Break (EVENTS, 28HURRICANES)
3:30 PM-5:15 PM -- Floral Ballroom Jasmine
Session 3 Lagrangian Modeling; Modeling Applications to Pollen and Mass Transport ( 28AGFOREST

3:30 PM-5:15 PM -- Palms GF
Session 4A Tropical Cyclone Modeling III: Operational Models ( 28HURRICANES

3:30 PM-5:15 PM -- Palms E
Session 4B Hurricanes and Climate II: Data Issues ( 28HURRICANES

3:30 PM-5:15 PM -- Palms H
Session 4C Amma III - NAMMA ( 28HURRICANES

3:30 PM-5:15 PM -- Palms I
Session 4D Air-Sea Interaction III ( 28HURRICANES

6:00 PM-8:00 PM
Ice Breaker Reception (EVENTS, 28HURRICANES)
8:00 PM-9:00 PM -- Palms I
Session Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3)–Application of the Global Hawk For Hurricane Studies ( 28HURRICANES

Sunday Tuesday