Session: Forecast Communication and Societal Impacts (29th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting/25th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction)

Tuesday, 5 June 2018: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM

Colorado A (Grand Hyatt Denver)

Host: 29th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting

Cochairs:

Jason Levit, EMC, EMC, College Park, MD and James Nelson, Metropolitan State University, Denver, CO

Papers:

10:30 AM

6A.1

Understanding Weather Forecast Communication, Interpretation, and Use through Analysis of Twitter Data

Rebecca E. Morss, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. L. Demuth, M. Bica, L. Palen, J. Anderson, K. M. Anderson, J. Henderson, M. Kogan, H. Lazrus, K. Stowe, and O. Wilhelmi

Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM

6A.2

NWS Forecasters' Interpretations, Uses, and Needs Regarding High-Resolution Ensemble Guidance

Julie L. Demuth, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. E. Morss, I. Jankov, C. R. Alexander, T. Alcott, D. Nietfeld, and T. Jensen

Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM

6A.3

Major Risks, Uncertain Outcomes: Making Ensemble Forecasts Work for Multiple Audiences

Kathryn Semmens, Nurture Nature Center, Easton, PA; and B. E. Montz, R. H. Carr, K. Maxfield, S. Connolly, P. R. Ahnert, R. Shedd, and J. C. Elliott

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

6A.4

Climate Change and Potential Impacts on Tourism. Evidence from the Zimbabwean Side of the Victoria Falls World Heritage Site

Kaitano Dube, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa; and G. Nhamo

Recorded Presentation

Handout (1.7 MB)

11:30 AM

6A.5

Why Good Weather Isn’t Good Enough: The O2D (Operations to Decisions) Divide

Peter P. Neilley, The Weather Company/IBM, Andover, MA; and J. K. Williams

Recorded Presentation