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Thursday, 12 November 2009
	1:30 PM-3:10 PM, Thursday Session 1A Weather, Hydrology and Watersheds I
1:30 PM 1A.1 NOAA programs relevant to weather and air quality forecasts   Jeffery T. Mcqueen, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD 1:55 PM 1A.2 Issues relating to wind chill from mesonets and vertical wind profile variations   Loren D. White, Jackson State Univ., Jackson, MS; and M. L. Jones 2:10 PM 1A.3 SEAMONSTER: A testbed sensor web for wireless monitoring of climate change impacts on partially glaciated watersheds   Matt Heavner, University of Alaska, Juneau, AK; and C. Connor, E. Hood, and R. Fatland 2:25 PM 1A.4 Orographic Effects on Tropical Cyclogenesis over Eastern Pacific Ocean   Van Nguyen, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC; and Y. L. Lin and G. Tang 2:40 PM 1A.5 Uncertainty of a Weather Prediction Model in Predicting Extreme Rainfall Events: Application to Hurricane Rita   Nasrin Nasrollahi, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA; and A. AghaKouchak 2:55 PM 1A.6 A Study of Large-Scale Surface Fluxes and Vertical Motions Associated with Landfall of Hurricane Katrina   R. Suseela Reddy, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and H. Natarajan, D. Lu, K. M. Greene, and Q. L. Williams
	1:30 PM-3:10 PM, Thursday Session 1B Remote Sensing and Satellites I
1:30 PM 1B.1 Plans for an Observational Analysis of the Variations of the Global Energy and Water Cycle   William B. Rossow, CREST/City College of New York, New York, NY 1:55 PM 1B.2 A Multi-Filter Rotating Shadowband Radiometer Network for Distributed Monitoring of Urban and Rural Aerosol Properties Using the NASA-GISS Algorithm   Miguel A. Bustamante, NOAA/CREST, New York, NY; and F. Moshary, B. Gross, and S. Ahmed 2:10 PM 1B.3 Developing an Algorithm to Investigate Cloud Lifetime using GOES Thermal Channel Information   Xiaoqian Pan, NOAA, Ozone Park, NY 2:25 PM 1B.4 Improved aerosol retrieval from MODIS over urban areas with regional tuning of surface models   Ana J. Picon, City College and CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY; and B. Gross, F. Moshary, and S. Ahmed 2:40 PM 1B.5 Satellite Observations of the Northern California Summer 2008 Wildfires   Jasper Lewis Jr., Hampton University, Hampton, VA 2:55 PM 1B.6 Estimating above-ground biomass of salt marsh vegetation using hyperspectral measurements of canopy level reflectance   Paul B. T. Merani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and D. C. Rundquist and J. F. Schalles
	1:30 PM-3:10 PM, Thursday Session 1C Living Marine Resources I
1:30 PM 1C.1 Spatial variation in habitat associations for monkfish (Lophius americanus V.) in the northwest Atlantic   Daniel W. Cullen, NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD; and D. A. Richards and A. K. Johnson 1:45 PM 1C.2 Abundance and distribution of fish eggs and larvae in the Bering Sea during the summers of 2006–2008   Candace Rodgers, NOAA, Dallas, TX 2:00 PM 1C.3 Should I stay or should I go?: fish larvae retention in the Hawaiian archipelago   Ana Carolina Vaz, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, Honolulu, HI; and K. Richards and C. B. Paris 2:15 PM 1C.4 Using coded wire tags to assess growth rates of individual grass shrimp Palaemonetes pugio   Krystle D. Ludwig, Savannah State University, Savannah, GA; and M. C. Curran and P. P. Pennington 2:30 PM 1C.5 Building a house when supplies are limited: Calcification in ion-poor conditions by the freshwater common pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis   Sue C. Ebanks, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and M. J. O'Donnell and M. Grosell
	1:30 PM-3:10 PM, Thursday Session 1D Climate, Air Quality and Global Change I
1:30 PM 1D.1 A Few Thoughts and Updates on Supporting NOAA Air Quality Forecasts   Julian Wang, NOAA/ARL, Silver Spring, MD 1:55 PM 1D.2 A Product Study of the Reaction of HO2 Radicals with Selected Organic Peroxy Radicals   Samuel Hernandez, California State University, Fresno, CA; and S. Singh, Y. Ibarra, S. Cambell, and A. S. Hasson 2:10 PM 1D.3 AIR QUALITY MONITORING AT NOAA/CREST USING REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS   Barry Gross, City College of New York, New York, NY 2:25 PM 1D.4 Aerosol Chemistry: Trace gas analysis   Ebony D. Roper, Lincoln University, Lincoln University, PA; and V. R. Morris and E. Joseph 2:40 PM 1D.5 Branching ratios and rate coefficients for the reaction of chlorine atoms with butanal, pentanal, methyl vinyl ketone and methacrolein   Sean Campbell, California State University, Fresno, CA; and S. Singh, S. Hernandez, Y. Ibarra, and A. S. Hasson
	3:25 PM-5:05 PM, Thursday Session 2A Weather, Hydrology and Watersheds II
3:25 PM 2A.1 Integrated Upper Air Water Vapor Systems   Joseph Facundo, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD 3:50 PM 2A.2 A study of ocean spray effect on vertical momentum transport in tropical cyclones   Yevgenii Rastigejev, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC; and Y. L. Lin 4:05 PM 2A.3 The Generation, Maintenance and Propagation of the Pre-Helene African Easterly Wave and Mesoscale Convective System over Africa: A Numerical Study and Analysis of the Environment   James Spinks, North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, NC; and G. Tang and Y. L. Lin 4:20 PM 2A.4 Using workflows to integrate weather data servers into a web service   Alok Hota, NOAA, Nashville, TN 4:35 PM 2A.5 Provision of the Optimum Flood Prediction Accuracy and Lead-time   Yong Jung, NOAA/ISET/North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, NC; and Y. L. Lin 4:50 PM 2A.6 The Effect of Rainfall Events on the Water Quality of the Raritan River Estuary   Carissa N. Wilkerson, Hampton University, Hampton, VA; and J. D. Vieser, S. Glenn, and R. Chant
	3:25 PM-5:05 PM, Thursday Session 2B Remote Sensing and Satellites II
3:25 PM 2B.1 Threats to the World's Freshwater: Human Water Security and Biodiversity Perspectives   Charles Vörösmarty, NOAA-CREST, New York, NY 3:50 PM 2B.2 Modification of Urban Surface Reflection Models with MODIS-AERONET Observations and Validation with High Resolution LANDSAT and HYPERION Imagery   Eduardo Hernandez, CUNY Graduate Center and The City College of New York, New York, NY; and A. J. Picon, B. Gross, F. Moshary, and S. Ahmed 4:05 PM 2B.3 Validation of the water vapor record from the Halogen Occultation Experiment's (HALOE) 4th public data release   John Anderson, Hampton Univ., Hampton, VA; and J. M. Russell 4:20 PM 2B.4 Formal verification of concurrent aspects in the design of a sensor web   Yusef Pogue, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC; and A. Esterline 4:35 PM 2B.5 Vegetation Health Index Algorithm for GOES-R ABI   Clement Savadogo, CREST, New York, NY; and A. Rahman, L. Roytman, F. Kogan, and M. Goldberg 4:50 PM 2B.6 Uncertainty assessment of remotely sensed data using copulas   Amir AghaKouchak, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
	3:25 PM-5:05 PM, Thursday Session 2C Living Marine Resources II
3:25 PM 2C.1 From acid rain to ocean acidification: how atmospheric pollutants threaten aquatic resources   Charles Jagoe, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL 3:50 PM 2C.2 Bacterial symbionts associated with two species of Xestospongia giant barrel sponges   Naomi F. Montalvo, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Baltimore, MD; and R. T. Hill 4:05 PM 2C.3 Carbonate chemistry of the Florida reef tract   Nancy Muehllehner, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and C. Langdon 4:20 PM 2C.4 Microbial community structure in a pulp mill effluent-impacted river   Sherilyn Morgan, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL; and H. N. Williams 4:35 PM 2C.5 Unprecendented green water intrusions of South American river waters into the Northeastern Caribbean Sea and its implications for fisheries   Graciela Garcia-Moliner, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR; and R. A. Armstrong 4:50 PM 2C.6 Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Disease Progression in Striped Bass, Morone saxatilis   Lonnie C. Gonsalves, NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center, Princess Anne, MD; and J. Jacobs and E. B. May
	3:25 PM-5:05 PM, Thursday Session 2D Climate, Air Quality and Global Change II
3:25 PM 2D.1 Modeling Long Range Transport of Dust from Africa and South America   Ariel Stein, NOAA/ERL/ARL, Silver Spring, MD 3:50 PM 2D.2 Assessing PM2.5 Concentrations Estimates from Column Optical Depth, Aeronet and Lidar PBL Height   Lina Cordero, City College of New York, New York, NY 4:05 PM 2D.3 Impacts of Aerosols and Urban Heat Island on Clouds and Precipitation   Heather Y. Glickman, NOAA/CREST, New York, NY; and D. S. Mahani and D. R. Khanbilvardi 2D.4 An Investigation of the Impacts of Mineral Dust on Summertime Convection with WRF/Chem V3.1   Karina Apodaca, Howard University, Washington, DC; and M. C. Barth and V. R. Morris 4:20 PM 2D.5 Analysis of three channel Lidar data Correlation and its impact on aerosol size characterization of the atmosphere using UPRM Lidar data   Mariano Martes, University of Puerto Rico/NOAA/CREST, San Juan, PR; and C. A. Lizarraga and H. Parsiani 4:35 PM 2D.6 Aerosol impact on cloud water path   Ousmane Sy Savane, New York, NY; and B. Vant-Hull, M. Shayesteh, and R. Khanbilvardi
	5:15 PM-6:15 PM, Thursday Poster Session 1 Poster Session I
P1.1 Mapping Phragmites in St. Jones River Watershed, DE Using AISA images   Zhiming Yang, Delaware State University, Dover, DE; and A. Anoruo   P1.2 Study of beds of Ruppia Maritima and Halodule wrigthii at Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Mississippi   Cristina C. Nica, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and H. Cho P1.3 Detection of nearly subvisual cirrus clouds impact on the spectral distribution of the infrared radiative cooling of the atmosphere   Melissa Ann Yesalusky, Hampton University/CAS, Hampton, VA; and W. L. Smith   P1.4 Hampton University 48-inch Mie and Raman lidar system   Robert Benjamin Lee III, Hampton University, Hampton, VA; and M. P. McCormick, K. R. Leavor, and J. Su   P1.5 Cultural identity: landscape change in the Florida panhandle (Franklin county)   Dreamal Worthen, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida; and C. Johnson   P1.6 Evaluation of the separate and joint effects of PAH and PCB contaminants on Atlantic tomcod Cytochrome 1A1 (CYP1A1) and Cytochrome 19A (CYP19A) genes   Adam W. Tulu, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD; and A. Ishaque, C. Chambers, and R. Jagus   P1.7 Temperature Dependence Photoluminescence and Energy Transfer Studies of Low-Dimensional Terbium based Compounds for Potential Application in VOC (volatile organic compounds) Detection   Nuquie Beedoe, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC   P1.8 Examining arm regeneration effects on Ophiuroid Amphipholis gracillima when exposed to lowered pH levels   Simone Renee' Kilgore, Savannah State University, Savannah, GA   P1.9 Boundary Layer Heights (BLH) derived from Raman Lidar and Sounding Measurements   Micheal Hicks, NCAS, Washington, DC; and M. Adam, T. Dejene, M. Robjohn, B. B. Demoz, J. D. Fuentes, E. Joseph, D. Venable, and R. Connell   P1.10 Estimating the numbers of fishing vessels with aerial photos-West African Artisanal Fleets   Anees Jenee Williams, LMRCSC, Hampton, VA; and D. Die   P1.11 Understanding the Effects of Aerosols on Cloud Microphysics in Coastal Urban Environments   Nathan Hosannah, City University of New York Graduate Center, New York, NY   P1.12 Application of Remote sensing information for Surface Water change in a tropical basin (Amazon)   Marzieh Azarderakhsh, NOAA/CREST, New York, NY; and W. B. Rossow and F. Papa   P1.13 PBL Detection Comparison using 2D Operators   Galen M. Smith, NOAA/ISET, Greensboro, NC; and S. Bililign, C. M. Gan, Y. Wu, and F. Moshary   P1.14 trajectory analysis of pollutant gases in NOAA flask samples and HFC–134A as a potential leak indicator   Markeata Lee, OAR, Detroit, MI   P1.15 Synthesis and spectroscopic studies of gold(I) phosphines that may be used for the detection of volatile organic compounds   Darkus E. Jenkins, North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, NC; and D. Ragland and Z. Assefa   P1.16 An exhaustive database for the development of a Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF) model over the Caspian and the Baltic Sea   Kim Smith, NOAA/CREST, New York, NY; and M. Temimi, D. R. Khanbilvardi, and P. Romanov   P1.17 Photoluminescence and energy transfer studies of low-dimensional Tetra Cyanoplatinates and their potential for VOC (volatile organic compounds) detection   Carlos Lemarr Crawford Jr., NOAA, Greensboro, NC; and Z. Assefa and N. Beedoe   P1.18 Characterization of reflectance spectra of phytoplankton cultures: implication of remote sensing of HABs   Robert A. Warner, National Ocean Service/NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and C. Fan   P1.19 Use of the CMAQ and WRF-Chem models to investigate tropospheric ozone in the El Paso-Juarez airshed   Juan Gustavo Arias, Univ. of Texas, El Paso, TX; and R. M. Fitzgerald, D. Lu, and W. R. Stockwell   P1.20 Understanding the internal structure of Tropical Cyclones through synergistic use of Cloud Profiling Radar and Microwave Radiometer data   James Rios, NOAA/CREST, New York, NY; and Z. J. Luo   P1.21 Condensation particle observations during the PNE/AEROSE 2009 trans-Atlantic mission   Jose M. Tirado, Howard University, Silver Spring, MD; and V. Morris   P1.22 Soil moisture retrieval using an index based approach and passive microwave data from AMSR-E   Pradipat Sukumal, NOAA/CREST, New York, NY; and M. Temimi and R. Khanbilvardi   P1.23 Analysis of an Adaptative SCS-CN   Alvaro Gonzalez, NOAA/CREST, New York, NY; and M. Temimi   P1.24 Synthesis, characterization, and photoluminescence properties of europium(III) and phosphine oxides   Kendra Whitehead, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC; and Z. Assefa   P1.25 Lidar Observation of Planetary Boundary Layer Characteristic over   Alex Tejada, NOAA/ISET, New York, New York   P1.26 Global and temporal characterization of cirrus clouds using the CALIPSO data   Hovakim Nazaryan, Hampton University, Hampton, VA; and M. P. McCormick   P1.27 Open-Path Quantum Cascade Measurement System   Amandeep Singh Chhabra, NOAA-/CREST/City College of New York, New York, NY; and M. Lwin, P. Corrigan, P. Castillo, B. Gross, and F. Moshary   P1.28 Establishing a Relationship between Aspirated and Non-Aspirated Temperature Sensors in Support of CRN Power Management   Aziza Camelia Marchant, Savannah State University, Savannah, GA; and T. P. Meyers   P1.29 Observing sea ice concentration in the caspian sea using MSG SEVIRI data   Gena Israel, NOAA/CREST/REU, Brooklyn, NY   P1.30 Diurnal Variations of Optical Depth Observed at AERONET sites   Ciara E. Brown, Hampton University, Hampton, VA   P1.31 Retrieval of Ocean Water Parameters from Satellite Imagery and Their Dependence on Atmospheric Correction Models   Rushane D. Dyer, City College of New York, New York, NY; and A. Gilerson and S. Ahmed   P1.32 Investigation of cirrus clouds using the CALIPSO lidar data   Sydney Dianne Paul, Hampton, VA; and H. Nazaryan and M. P. McCormick   P1.33 Development of a gas-chromatography apparatus to measure the thermal decomposition of CH3C(O)OONO2 (PAN)   Christopher T. Ware, NOAA/ERL/ARL, Boulder, CO   P1.34 Intelligent Sensor Systems for Damage Prevention and Emergency Preparedness   Kawana Odessa Fuller, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC   P1.35 Chemical and bulk sampling during the Aerosol and Ocean Science Expedition V (AEROSE V)   Christopher Spells, Hampton University, Hampton, VA; and D. V. Morris   P1.36 Use of Satellite Images for Surface Conditions Monitoring in the Upper Mississippi Watershed During the Flood Event of 2008   Ruben Neira, NOAA/CREST/REU, Corona, NY   P1.37 Using moving averages to detect climate anomalies   Kayiita Jeffrey Johnson, NOAA/ISET, Minneapolis, MN; and M. Steinbach and V. Kumar   P1.38 Atmospheric Aerosol Monitoring of Particulate Matters in the Washington DC Airshed   Esther B. Effiong, Washington, DC; and V. Morris, D. Raghavan, and C. Hosten   P1.39 Clustering Locations based on Historical Weather Data   Robert Olabode, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; and M. Steinbach and V. Kumar   P1.40 The New York City meteorological network (NYC MetNet)   Fausto Hernandez, NOAA/ISET, New York, NY; and M. Arend, F. Moshary, S. Ahmed, and T. Legbandt   P1.41 Measuring the 5νOH stretch absorption cross section of acetic acid and peracetic acid by cavity ringdown spectroscopy   Israel G. Begashaw, Greensboro, NC; and M. Collingwood and S. Bililign   P1.42 Size characteristics and chemical attributes of aerosol at Howard University's Beltsville Campus   Jane V. Skalski, Howard University, Beltsville, MD; and J. D. Fuentes, W. R. Stockwell, and B. B. Demoz   P1.43 Characterization of oxidized volatile organic compounds using proton transfer reaction time-of-flight (PTR-ToF) mass spectrometry and ion/molecule reactions   Marc N. Fiddler, NCAT, Greensboro, NC; and A. K. Cochran and S. Bililign   P1.44 Study of Tropical Upper-Tropospheric Water Vapor Using ISCCP and MOZAIC   Cheila E. Benavides, NOAA/CREST, New York, NY   P1.45 Analysis of Ground-Based Remote Sensing Measurements of Aerosols and Ozone in Greensboro, NC: Study on the Disturbances in Air Quality and Climate   Katif A. Peay, NOAA, Greensboro, Guilford County   P1.46 Application of genomic method for the detection and identification of airborne microbial DNA   Maria A. Velez Quinones, Howard University, Washington, DC; and D. V. Morris and K. E. Nelson   P1.47 Particle Size Distributions Observed During the AEROSE V Campaign   Mariana Guereque, University of Texas, El Paso, TX; and L. Padilla, R. M. Fitzgerald, V. R. Morris, and T. E. Gill   P1.48 Relationship of LCLU and SSTs in Tropical Islands   Alex DJ Miranda, NOAA, New York, NY; and J. E. González   P1.49 Evaluation of Benthic Diatoms as Water Quality Indicators in the Blackbird Creek Watershed, Delaware   Amanda Pappas, Delaware State University/NOAA/ECSU, Dover, DE; and G. Ozbay, K. Lee, B. Reining, A. Ko, and K. Coyne   P1.50 Tracing Pre-Tropical Cyclone African Easterly Wave-Mesoscale Convective Systems over African Continent   DeLonte Duff, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC; and Y. L. Lin   P1.51 Sorption capacity of lead on soil mixture according to the composition of Saharan dust   Sunyoung Bae, North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, NC; and C. Simpson   P1.52 Monitoring and Evaluation of Water Quality in Silver Lake, Delaware   Melissa Schutte, Delaware State University, Dover, Delaware; and M. Guo   P1.53 Predicting the strength of tropical cyclone seasons using clustering and linear regression   Caitlin M. Race, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; and M. Steinbach and V. Kumar   P1.54 Improving the Skill of the NWS's Total Water Level Forecast System   Rosimar Rios-Berrios, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Mayagüez, PR; and A. A. Taylor   P1.55 Relationships between soil moisture surface energy budget and boundary layer cloud development over United States Mid-Atlantic region   Cassie A. Stearns, Howard University, Beltsville, MD; and E. Joseph, J. D. Fuentes, M. Robjohn, G. A. Davis, T. Dejene, F. Nzeffe, and M. Adam   P1.56 Ground validation efforts at Howard University's Beltsville campus for NASAs Global Precipitation Measurement mission   Gino A. Davis, Howard University, Washington, DC; and E. Joseph, B. B. Demoz, and A. Tokay   P1.57 Multiyear observations and data collection of links between hydrological inputs and glacier velocity in a small temperate glacier in southeastern Alaska   Nicholas M. Korzen, University of Alaska, Juneau, AK; and M. Habermann, M. Heavner, E. Hood, R. Fatland, and C. Connor   P1.58 Genotyping of Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus) Megalopae in the Beaufort Inlet   Vincent J. Dominique III, Auburn University, Auburn, AL; and A. Place, E. Williams, and D. Forward   P1.59 Understanding Extreme Hydrologic Events in the Caribbean   Lilybeth Colon, NOAA/CREST and CUNY Environmental Cross-Roads Initiative Center, New York, NY; and C. Vörösmarty, T. Lakhankar, and B. Fekete   P1.60 Comparison of Pyrolysis and Microwave Acid Digestion Techniques for the Determination of Mercury in Biological and Environmental Materials   Samuel Melaku, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA; and I. Gelaude, F. Vanhaecke, L. Moens, and R. Dams
Friday, 13 November 2009
	8:30 AM-10:10 AM, Friday Session 3A Weather, Hydrology and Watersheds III
8:30 AM 3A.1 Origin of the Pre-Tropical Storm Debby (2006) African Easterly Wave-Mesoscale Convective System   Yuh-Lang Lin, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC; and G. Tang, J. Spinks, and W. Jones 3A.2 The boreal spring variability of the Intra-Americas low-level jet and its relation with precipitation and tornadoes in the eastern United States   Ernesto Muñoz, NOAA/AOML, Miami, FL; and D. B. Enfield 8:55 AM 3A.3 The Impact of Variational Assimilation of Quikscat Satellite Observations on Hurricane Ike 2008 Simulation   Duanjun Lu, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and R. S. Reddy and Q. L. Williams 9:10 AM 3A.4 Numerical Simulation on Indirect Effects of Saharan Air Layer Dust on Tropical Deep Convection   Wei Gong, SUNY, Albany, NY; and Q. Min and R. Li 9:25 AM 3A.5 Passage of Tropical Cyclones over Mountainous Islands—Part I: Control Experiment   Ian C. Colon-Pagan, North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, NC; and Y. L. Lin, Y. H. Kuo, and S. E. Koch 9:40 AM 3A.6 Effects of Sea Surface Temperature distributions on Tropical Cyclone intensification   Yaw Kyei, North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, NC; and Y. L. Lin and G. Tang
	8:30 AM-10:10 AM, Friday Session 3B Remote Sensing and Satellites III
8:30 AM 3B.1 The NOAA Aerosols and Ocean Expedition   Nicholas Nalli, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD 8:55 AM 3B.2 Soil Moisture and Droughts in Africa   Gilbert Fahnbulleh, NOAA/CREST, New York, NY 9:10 AM 3B.3 Detecting cloud vertical structures from photon path lengths distribution   Siwei Li, SUNY, Albany, NY; and Q. Min 9:25 AM 3B.4 Polar stratospheric cloud observations from CALIPSO   Michael T. Hill, Hampton University, Hampton, VA; and M. P. McCormick 9:40 AM 3B.5 Multiangular and Hyperspectral Characteristics of Polarized Light Field in Case 2 Waters   Amir Ibrahim, NOAA/CREST, New York, NY; and A. Tonizzo 9:55 AM 3B.6 Integrating the Sensor Web Enablement initiative into a smart sensor web   William Wright, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC; and A. Esterline
	8:30 AM-10:10 AM, Friday Session 3C Living Marine Resources III
8:30 AM 3C.1 Salinity preference and swimming activity of the gray snapper Lutjanus griseus   Xaymara Serrano, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and D. Die, M. Grosell, and J. Serafy 8:45 AM 3C.2 Immunomodulation in Eastern Oysters Following Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons   April N. Croxton, Tallahassee, FL; and G. H. Wikfors and R. D. Gragg 9:00 AM 3C.3 Extracting habitat features from hyperspectral imagery of the Duplin River watershed at the Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve   John Schalles, Creighton University, Omaha, NE; and C. Hladik, S. Pennings, M. Steele, and A. Lynes 9:15 AM 3C.4 Dietary habits of selected species of fish resident or transitory to the maryland coastal bays and their importance to understanding food webs   Reginald Black, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD 9:30 AM 3C.5 A molecular tool for environmental monitoring of Hematodinium sp., a lethal parasite of blue crab   Ammar Hanif, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute/Center of Marine Biotechnology, Baltimore, MD; and J. R. Donaldson, J. S. Pitula, G. A. Messick, D. McIntosh, R. Jagus, and E. J. Schott 9:45 AM 3C.6 Interannual site fidelity of sand tigers (Carcharias taurus) to Delaware Bay   Johnny E. Moore, Delaware State University, Dover, DE; and D. A. Fox, B. M. Wetherbee, and C. T. McCandless
	8:30 AM-10:15 AM, Friday Session 3D Climate, Air Quality and Global Change III
8:30 AM 3D.1 Development of Negative ion proton transfer reaction time-of-flight mass spectrometry (NI-PTR TOF MS) for the measurement of gas phase acids in the troposphere   Anthony K. Cochran, NCAT, Greensboro, NC; and S. Bililign, C. Melvin, and M. Fiddler 8:45 AM 3D.2 An Air Quality Proving Ground (AQPG) for GOES-R   Raymond Hoff, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD; and S. A. Christopher, F. Moshary, S. Kondragunta, and R. B. Pierce 9:00 AM 3D.3 The OMPS Limb Profiler ozone and aerosol profile retrieval algorithms   Robert Loughman, Hampton University, Hampton, VA; and D. F. Rault, G. Taha, J. Li, T. Zhu, and A. E. Bourassa 9:15 AM 3D.4 Climatology Study of African Easterly Wave and Mesoscale Convective System in Northern Africa   Wilson Jones, North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, NC; and G. Tang and Y. L. Lin 9:30 AM 3D.5 Global climatology of the planetary boundary layer inversions   Angelica M. Betancourt-Negron, NOAA/ERL/ARL, Silver Spring, MD; and D. Seidel 9:45 AM 3D.6 Evaluation of traffic related air pollution in Istanbul, Turkey   Omar Alagha, Fatih University, Buyukcekmece, Istanbul, Turkey; and I. Anil and F. Karaca 10:00 AM 3D.7 Origins of the Caribbean Rainfall Bimodal Behavior   Moisés E. Angeles, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR; and J. E. Gonzalez, N. D. Ramirez-Beltran, C. A. Tepley, and D. E. Comarazamy
	10:25 AM-12:00 PM, Friday Session 4A Coastal Areas, Wetlands and Oceans
10:25 AM 4A.1 Using a box model to examine large-scale spatial and temporal patterns in harmful algal blooms for the Potomac River estuary   Amy Drohan, Morgan State University, St. Leonard, MD; and J. Anderson 10:40 AM 4A.2 Taking back Wetlands   Courtney McGeachy, NOAA, VA; and W. Priest 10:55 AM 4A.3 Nannochloropsis oceanica growth optimization study: nitrogen source and concentration   Symone Johnson, Center of Marine Biotechnology, Baltimore, MD; and R. Cluster 11:10 AM 4A.4 The Effects of an Alien Invasive Alga on Sediment Retention and Resuspension in Coastal Hawaiian Waters and the Influence of Community Based Restoration   Jonathan A. Martinez, NOAA, Honolulu, HI; and E. Wolanski and R. H. Richmond 11:25 AM 4A.5 Impact of dissolved organic matter (DOM) availability on bacterial community succession over a tidal cycle in Apalachicola Bay, FL   Jennifer Cherrier, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL; and A. Chauhan 11:40 AM 4A.6 COSEE - Coastal Trends Science-Educator Program---Enhancing the Understanding of Dynamic Coastal Trends   Maryse Leandre, Hampton University, Hampton, VA
	10:25 AM-12:05 PM, Friday Session 4B Remote Sensing and Satellites IV
10:25 AM 4B.1 Observing Sea Ice Changes from Space   Pablo Clemente-Colón, National Ice Center/NOAA/NSOF, Washington, DC 10:50 AM 4B.2 Validating satellite sea surface temperature measurements for coral reef environment monitoring using in-situ observations   Wilsharo D. Scott, NOAA/NESDIS, Old Hickory, TN 11:05 AM 4B.3 Differential O2 Absorption Barometric Pressure Radar (DIAR_BAR): Improvements in tropical storm forecasts   Qilong Min, SUNY, Albany, NY; and B. Lin, Y. Hu, W. Gong, S. Harrah, R. Lawrence, and D. Fralick 11:20 AM 4B.4 Better Understanding of Land Surface Emissivity Map from passive microwave data   Hamidreza Norouzi, NOAA/CREST, New York, NY; and M. Temimi, D. R. Khanbilvardi, and M. Azarderakhsh 11:35 AM 4B.5 Local oscillator power optimization for all-fiber coherent Doppler LIDAR wind sensing system   Sameh Abdelazim, City College of New York, New York, NY; and D. Santoro, M. Arend, F. Moshary, and S. Ahmed 11:50 AM 4B.6 Applications of advanced underwater robotics and imaging sensors in coral reef research   Roy A. Armstrong, NCAS, Lajas, PR
	10:25 AM-12:00 PM, Friday Session 4C Living Marine Resources IV
4C.1 Latitudinal variation in habitat and fish assemblages in the Mid-Atlantic Bight based on NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center 2006 to 2009 winter cruises   Eric May, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD; and V. Guida and P. Chigbu 10:25 AM 4C.2 Cool experiences doing Cold water research : What's happening in Alaska?   Rebecca F. Reuter, NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center , Seattle, WA 10:55 AM 4C.3 Observations of the egg cases from the holopelagic polychaete family: Tomopteridae   Kayelyn R. Simmons, Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center (LMRCSC), Hampton, VA 11:20 AM 4C.4 Seasonal variation in total dietary fiber content of Delmarva seaweed   Keya J. Jackson, Columbia, SC; and M. L. Madden 11:45 AM 4C.5 Socio-economic vulnerability of African Americans to hurricanes in the Gulf States   Tanveerul Islam, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL; and A. Marshall, E. Johnson, and L. Robinson
	10:25 AM-12:05 PM, Friday Session 4D Ecosystems
10:25 AM 4D.1 Hatch timing, climate change, and reproductive strategies of decapod crustaceans   Bradley G. Stevens , University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD 10:50 AM 4D.2 Environmental stressors on Saginaw Bay   Kamau Bakari Mbalia, OAR, Ann Arbor, MI 11:05 AM 4D.3 Assessment of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in U.S. Coastal Waters and Great Lakes   Courtney D. Jones, Environmental Entrepreneurship, Savannah, GA; and D. A. Apeti, K. L. Kimbrough, and E. Johnson 11:20 AM 4D.4 Dynamics contributing to PCB congener accumulation in striped bass (Morone saxatilis) in the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic coastal waters   William D. Gardner, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD; and A. Deshpande and E. May 11:35 AM 4D.5 Documenting habitat use and residency of adult Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) in Delaware Bay through passive acoustic telemetry   Jennifer L. Hampton, Delaware State University, Dover, DE; and D. A. Fox and L. M. Brown 11:50 AM 4D.6 Derivation of a GIS-based watershed-scale conceptual model for the St. Jones River, Delaware from habitat-scale conceptual models   Michael A. Reiter, Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, FL; and M. Saintil, Z. Yang, and D. Pokrajac
	1:45 PM-3:40 PM, Friday Session 5A Weather, Hydrology and Watersheds IV
1:45 PM 5A.1 Weather and Climate Observations Facilities at Beltsville Campus of Howard University   Everette Joseph, Howard University, Washington, DC 2:10 PM 5A.2 Modeling hurricane effects on zooplankton production using a simple NPZ numerical model   Eric Davenport, Morgan State University, Saint Leonard, MD; and J. Anderson and C. Fan 2:25 PM 5A.3 Climatology and scenarios of landfalling Texas hurricanes: 1851–2006   Tanveerul Islam, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL 2:40 PM 5A.4 Effects of orography and sea surface temperature on the cyclogenesis of tropical storm Debby (2006)   John Paul Roop, North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, NC; and G. Tang and Y. L. Lin 2:55 PM 5A.5 Moisture and Orographic Effects on the Evolution of African Easterly Waves-Mesoscale Convective Systems   Guoqing Tang, North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, NC; and Y. L. Lin, J. Spinks, and W. Jones 3:10 PM 5A.6 Sensitivity of WRF-Chem simulated Saharan Dust to Tropical Cyclone Debby 2006   Sunyoung Bae, North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, NC; and G. Tang, Y. L. Lin, and J. P. Roop 3:25 PM 5A.7 The Relationship Between Air-Sea Interactions and Tropical Cyclone Intensity Associated with the 2006 AMMA Field Experiment   Jamese D. Sims, Howard University, Washington DC, and NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC/MMAB, Camp Springs, MD; and G. Jenkins and R. Grumbine
	1:45 PM-3:35 PM, Friday Session 5B Remote Sensing and Satellites V
1:45 PM 5B.1 The trans-Atlantic AERosol and Oceanographic Science Expedition (AEROSE)   Ibrahim Siddo, NOAA/CREST, New York, NY 2:00 PM 5B.2 Multi-sources precipitation estimates   Kibrewossen Tesfagiorgis, NOAA/CREST, New York, NY; and S. Mahani, R. Khanbilvardi, and D. Kitzmiller 2:15 PM 5B.3 Recent Advances by CCNY in Bio-optical Retrievals and Cal/val in Coastal Waters   Sam Ahmed, City College of the City University of NY, New York, NY 2:30 PM 5B.4 Snowfall Rate Estimation using Remotely Sensed Multi-Spectral Microwave Information   Cecilia Hernandez, NOAA/CREST, New York, NY; and S. Mahani and R. Khanbilvardi 2:45 PM 5B.5 Inversion of Remote Sensing Reflectance by Modeling the Spectral Beam Attenuation in Northeast Coast Area   Weiming Zheng, CREST, New York, NY 3:00 PM 5B.6 Field Spectroscopy of Benthic Habitats in the Grand Bay NERR   Drew Seminara, Creighton University, Omaha, NE; and P. Merani and J. Schalles 3:15 PM 5B.7 Structural Indexing of DMSP satellite images   Mohamed Gebril, North Carolina A&T state university, Greensboro, NC; and H. Abdollah
	1:45 PM-3:35 PM, Friday Session 5C Living Marine Resources V
5C.1 Occurrence of triclosan in plasma of wild Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and their environment   Natasha D. Henry, NOAA, Charleston, SC; and P. A. Fair, H. B. Lee, J. Adams, C. Darling, G. Pacepavicius, M. Alaee, G. Bossart, and D. Muir 1:45 PM 5C.2 Now we detect them, now we don't; sandbar shark core habitat areas in Delaware Bay   Naeem A. Willett, Delaware State University, Dover, DE; and D. Fox and B. Wetherbee 2:00 PM 5C.3 Combining telemetry and mark-recapture methods to study the population dynamics of American Eels in Delaware   Marissa G. Brady, Delaware State University, Dover, DE; and P. B. Conn, L. L. Bailey, K. W. Shertzer, and D. A. Fox 2:15 PM 5C.4 Comparative feeding ecology and allometric growth of two spatially co-existing penaeid shrimps in Sofala bank fishery (central Mozambique)   Atanasio Brito, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL 2:30 PM 5C.6 Collection and transportation of young of the year weakfish for use in laboratory experiments   Michael Cinelli, NOAA, Dover, DE; and D. McIntosh
	1:45 PM-3:35 PM, Friday Session 5D Environmental Education and Literacy I
1:45 PM 5D.1 Connecting knowledge, belief and action: Environmental autobiographies as a pedagogical tool for environmental literacy   Marcia Allen Owens, ECSC, Tallahassee, FL 2:10 PM 5D.2 The AMS Education Program: Working to Promote Scientific Literacy in the Public   James A. Brey, American Meteorological Society, Washington, DC; and I. W. Geer, J. M. Moran, R. S. Weinbeck, E. W. Mills, B. A. Blair, E. J. Hopkins, T. P. Kiley, E. E. Ruwe, and E. Gracey-Miller 2:35 PM 5D.3 Teaching Environmental Entrepreneurship   Jonatan Jelen, The New School,, New York, NY; and A. Scott and K. R. Foster 2:50 PM 5D.4 Web-based scientific and outreach tools for geographic data dissemination   William J. Hernandez, NCAS, Lajas, PR; and R. A. Armstrong 3:05 PM 5D.5 Formative evaluation of student personal outcomes and experiences to measure the effectiveness of Marine Science training programs for underrepresented groups   Nadia Meyers, Savannah State University , Savannah, GA 3:20 PM 5D.6 Assessing environmental literacy through the implementation of the Florida department of environmental protection's learning in Florida's environment (LIFE) program   Rhianna M. Neely, Environmental Cooperative Science Center, Tallahassee, FL; and M. A. Owens
	3:50 PM-5:00 PM, Friday Poster Session 2 Poster Session II
P2.1 EEP High School Science Pipeline Geo-Explorers at Universidad del Turabo: Learning and Teaching the Business of Science – Lessons Learned   Antonio Gonzalez Toro, Universidad del Turabo, Gurabo, PR; and T. Lipsett   P2.2 Risk Assessment for Weather Based Accidents   Charla Gaskins, Greensboro, NC; and Y. L. Lin and E. U. Nzewi   P2.3 Characterization of aerosols in the El Paso-Juarez airshed using the TUV model in conjunction with Multi-Filter Rotating Shadow Band Radiometers   Richard Medina Calderon, University of Texas, EL Paso, TX; and D. R. M. Fitzgerald and T. E. Gill   P2.4 Business Plan for a Commercially Viable Coastline Friendly Black Sea Bass Marirculture Operation   Matilda Young, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA; and A. Shannon, T. Heath, J. Goodnight, C. Ingram, K. Brinkley, and R. Lee   P2.5 Technical Considerations Towards the Development of a Commercially Viable Black Sea Bass Mariculture Operation   Diamond Carr, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA; and J. Ross, C. West, T. Heath, A. Shannon, C. Ingram, K. Brinkley, and R. Lee   P2.6 Elevated Upper Tropospheric Ozone by Deep Convection during the 2006 Ron Brown Cruise   Jonathan Smith, Howard University, Washington, DC; and G. S. Jenkins, M. C. Barth, and K. E. Pickering   P2.7 Ship Based Observation of Ozone in the Tropical Mid-Troposphere During AEROSE 2009   Lily Udumukwu, Howard University, Washington, DC; and E. Joseph, N. R. Nalli, and V. R. Morris   P2.8 Stock discrimination of American Monkfish Northwest Atlantic Using Mitochondrial DNA   Belita S. Nguluwe, NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center (LMRCSC), Princess Anne, MD; and D. A. K. Johnson, E. Williams, D. J. Carlin, D. A. Richards, and D. A. Place   P2.9 Using the TUV model and the EPIRM model in conjunction with MFRSR irradiance data to retrieve single scattering albedo, asymmetry parameter and aerosol size distribution in the El Paso-Juarez airshed   Angel E. Esparza, Univ. of Texas, El Paso, TX; and R. Medina-Calderon, R. M. Fitzgerald, and J. Polanco   P2.10 Identification of PCB enhanced microbial consortium from estuarine and freshwater sediments that undergo selective reductive dechlorination through Aroclor™ stimulation   Kathleen Gillespie, Center of Marine Biotechnology/University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Baltimore, MD   P2.11 Determination of a Plant Protein Diet for a Marine Fish   Gordon R. Taylor, LMRCSC, Oxford, PA; and A. Watson and A. Place PhD.   P2.12 Sex Ratios as a Function of Size in Crassostrea Virginica   Judith Sarkodee-Adoo, NOAA, Tallahassee, FL   P2.13 Investigating the spatial distribution of Actinomycete bacteria in the Indonesian Sponge, Aaptos aaptos   Damian Marcus Smoot, LMRCSC, Towson, MD; and M. Anderson and R. T. Hill   P2.14 Diet analysis of bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus from the Northwest Florida Panhandle in relation to a red tide Karenia brevis bloom   Sabrina R. Bowen, Savannah State University, Savannah, GA; and T. Cox   P2.15 Accessing chronic and acute toxicity in the benthic amphipod, Leptocheirus plumulosus, using the brominated flame retardant 2–2'-4–4' Tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47) and the insecticide Fipronil   LaTrisha E. Allen, Savannah State University, Savannah, GA   P2.16 Effects of Malathion on Petrolisthes armatus   Tiffany Ann Ward, NOAA, Savannah, GA   P2.17 Examination of the Microbial Communities Associated with Oyster Larvae Treated with Probiotic Bacteria in the Absence and Presence of a Bacterial Pathogen   Oluchi Ukaegbu, Delaware State University, Dover, DE; and D. McIntosh, D. Kapareiko, G. H. Wikfors, E. Schott, and H. J. Schreier   P2.18 Biochemical and Molecular Analysis of Bacteria Used in Protecting Oyster Larvae from Pathogenic Bacteria in Hatchery Culture   Jessica M. Rash, Delaware State University, Dover, DE; and D. McIntosh, D. Kapareiko, G. H. Wikfors, E. Schott, and H. J. Schreier   P2.19 Acoustic Telemetry used to track red snapper, gag grouper, red grouper, and scamp grouper in particular areas of Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary   Catherine J. Carroll, Living Marine Resources Coorperative Science Center (LMRCSC), Garden CIty, GA; and K. Ludwig   P2.20 A Baseline Assessment of Spatial and Temporal Trends of Perfluorinated Alkyl Substances in the Apalachicola River and Bay   Adesuwa Erhunse, Florida A&M University, Tallahasee, FL; and D. Alvarez, Ph.D, R. Gale, Ph.D, R. D. Gragg III, Ph.D, and L. Robinson, Ph.D   P2.21 Physiological effects of hypoxia on Atlantic croaker   Jamila Dawn Payton, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD; and A. K. Johnson, P. Bushnell, and R. Brill   P2.22 A comparison of inorganic carbon dynamics in two subtropical estuaries during spring floods: Apalachicola Bay, FL, and St. Joseph Bay, FL   Stacy Smith, Environmental Cooperative Science Center, Tallahassee, FL; and J. Cherrier and J. Sarkodee-Adoo   P2.23 Distribution of Fishes in Hudson Canyon and adjoining Outer Continental Shelf in relation to Benthic Habitat Type and Hydrography   Jacklyn C. James, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD; and V. Guida and P. Chigbu   P2.24 Sedimentation and Landscape Changes in a Dynamic Coastal Salt Marsh, Fort Pulaski National Monument, Savannah, Georgia   Amy Rath, Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center, Fairbanks, AK; and C. Pride   P2.25 Nest microhabitat characterization and nest site selection by Mississippi diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin pileata) at Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR), Mississippi   Christina F. Mohrman, Environmental Cooperative Science Center, Moss Point, MS; and R. Cooley and M. S. Woodrey P2.26 An Investigation of Urban-Runoff as a Source of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds to Santa Monica Bay in Southern California   Benji Macaulay, California State University, Los Angeles, CA; and M. Shah, R. Montes, H. Pech, and K. L. Foster PhD.   P2.27 Ecotoxicity and Risk Assessment of Mercury in the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve   Melanie McHenry-Johnson, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and P. Tchounwou, Z. Arslan, Y. Anjaneyulu, W. McHenry, and S. Kishinhi   P2.28 Molecular Approach for Targeting Specific Fecal Contamination in the Grand Bay   Stephen S. Kishinhi, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and P. B. Tchounwou, I. O. Farah, K. Ndebele, B. Graham-Evans, and M. McHenry-Johnson   P2.29 Estimation of fecundity and oocyte measurements in Lophius americanus using Image J image analysis software   Samara Lawrentz, Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center, Princess Anne, MD; and A. K. Johnson and R. McBride   P2.30 Monitoring Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals using LIBS   J. Branch Jr., Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL; and J. Martinez, C. Akpovo, C. Jagoe, E. Johnson, and L. Johnson   P2.31 Comparison of GPS dropsondes between developing and non-developing disturbances in the Atlantic   Diamilet Pérez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR; and S. S. Chen   P2.32 Analysis of air transport patterns bringing dust storms to El Paso, Texas   Nancy Ivette Rivera Rivera, University of Texas, El Paso, TX; and T. E. Gill, K. A. Gebhart, J. L. Hand, R. M. Fitzgerald, and D. J. Novlan   P2.33 Modeling Optical Properties of Aerosols Using Microphysical Retrievals from Air Quality Models   Gary F. Bouton, NOAA, New York, NY   P2.34 Monitoring the Progression of the Northeast MFRSR Network Using the NASA-GISS Calibration Algorithm to Obtain Aerosol Products   Ryan Jaipaul, NOAA, Richmond Hill, NY   P2.35 Investigating Uptake and Colonization of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) in Relation to Phytoplankton Presence   Keyana Dickens, Delaware State University/NOAA/ECSU, Dover, DE; and G. Richards, M. Watson, and G. Ozbay   P2.36 Quantification of human-interactions with bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the waterways of Savannah, Georgia   Robin M. Perrtree, Savannah State University, Savannah, GA; and S. Todd and T. Cox   P2.37 The Use of Probiotics to Improve the Survival and Growth Rate of Cobia Larvae   Michele N. Thompson, LMRCSC, Parkesburg, PA; and D. A. Place and A. Watson   P2.38 Habitat Use by Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in waters around Savannah, Georgia USA   Michael Knowles, Savannah State University, Savannah, GA; and T. Cox   P2.39 Helping to Solve Drought with the Open Geospatial Consortium Sensor Observation Service   Cheickna Baber, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC; and M. J. Brewer   P2.40 Design and testing of a system to digitally record endogenous activity rhythms of postlarval and juvenile Penaeid shrimp   Matthew B. Ogburn, Savannah State University, Savannah, GA; and R. T. Greer and F. Balbuena   P2.41 The Applicability of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing in Identifying Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether (PBDE) sources using NOAA National Status and Trends Mussel Watch Program Data   Patrina L. Bly, Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City, NC; and M. A. Edwards   P2.42 Application of WRF to investigate the moisture regime associated with the preonset of Sahelian rains   Roberto J. Mera, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and F. H. M. Semazzi   P2.43 Vizualization of Weather Using Google Earth   Richard L. Messick, NOAA/ERL/CDC, Greensboro, NC; and D. Y. Li   P2.44 Use of Garcinia sp. seed extracts as dietary supplement to promote growth and control fish diseases   Tedra Booker, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD; and P. Chigbu and S. Parveen   P2.45 First look at forecasters experiences with high-temporal resolution Phased Array Radar data: An evaluation research study   Cristal A. Sampson, NOAA, New York, NY; and D. LaDue and P. L. Heinselman   P2.46 NOAA's Preserve America Initiative: Unlocking the history of African-Americans in Georgia's coastal fisheries   D. L. Hoskins, NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center, Savannah, GA   P2.47 A PCR-based assay for detection of Hematodinium sp. in Sediment from The Maryland Coastal Bays   Whitney E. Dyson, University of Maryland Eastern Shore/LMRCSC, Princess Anne, MD; and E. Schott, J. S. Pitula, and A. Hanif   P2.48 Coral connectivity between deep and shallow sites in the tropical western Atlantic (Caribbean): Deep water refugia as potential sources of replenishment following coral bleaching   Xaymara Serrano, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and A. Baker   P2.49 The NOAA Living Marine Resource Cooperative Science Center annual winter cruises: a mechanism for student training in fisheries research techniques   Todd Christenson, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD; and E. May   P2.50 Incidence of Mycobacteriosis in Young of the Year Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) from the Chesapeake Bay   Elizabeth M. Bennett, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute/Center of Marine Biotechnology, Baltimore, MD; and L. C. Gonsalves, E. B. May, and R. Jagus   P2.51 Automatic analysis of volcanic emissions using multiple satellites   Kevin R. Leavor, Hampton University, Hampton, VA; and M. P. McCormick   P2.52 Investigating the of Aerosol Optical Properties by using the handheld Sunphotometer Microtops II during PNE/AEROSE-V   Adrian Flores, NOAA Center for Atmospheric Sciences, Washington, DC; and E. Joseph, N. R. Nalli, and V. Morris   P2.53 ISETCSC summer high school student camp and earth science teacher workshop   Keith Schimmel, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC; and S. Bililign, K. Eckersley, and A. Abraha   P2.54 Simultaneous retrievals of cloud optical depth and effective radius from Thin-Cloud Rotating Shadowband Radiometer (TCRSR)   Bangshen Yin, SUNY, Albany, NY; and Q. Min   P2.55 Photon path length distributions and broadband heating rate profiles   Lei Song, SUNY, Albany, NY; and Q. Min   P2.56 A robust neural Network ensemble approach for snowfall detection using AMSU data   Yajaira Mejia, NOAA/CREST at City College of New York, New York, NY; and M. Shayesteh and R. Khanbilvardi   P2.57 UPRM Lidar Raman and Polarization Channel Expansion and Data Analysis   Carl Allen Lizarraga, University of Puerto Rico/NOAA/CREST, San Juan, PR; and H. Parsiani   P2.58 Validation of UPRM Lidar with Calipso   Dolly Hernandez, University of Puerto Rico/NOAA/CREST, San Juan, PR   P2.59 Atmospheric Processing for MASTER Imagery using Chemical Transport Models and MODTRAN4   Yaítza Luna-Cruz, NCAS, Washington, DC; and D. S. Tkacik and N. Clinton   P2.60 Testing and Calibration Scenarios of a Hydrodynamic Model of Mosquito Lagoon, Florida   Jo-Ann Rosario-Llantin, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL; and G. Zarillo   P2.61 Trans-Atlantic transport of Saharan dust aerosols: aerosol mass densities obtained during AEROSE-V   Adam A. Atia, NOAA/CREST, New York, NY; and D. V. R. Morris and D. R. Blake   P2.62 Bacterial symbionts of a marine invertebrate as sources of anticancer compounds   Jeanette Davis, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Baltimore, MD; and R. T. Hill
Saturday, 14 November 2009
	8:30 AM-10:15 AM, Saturday Session 6A Environmental Education and Literacy II
8:30 AM 6A.1 Lessons learnt from Remote Sensing Science and Education Training for K-20   Shakila Merchant , NOAA/CREST, New York, NY; and R. Khanbilvardi 8:55 AM 6A.2 Mixing Water and Electricity: Hydropower   Kendyl Elizabeth Crawford, NOAA, Hampton, Virginia 9:10 AM 6A.3 Puerto Rico Weather Camp: A summer experience to build knowledge in tropical meteorology, atmospheric sciences, and oceanography   Yasmín Detrés, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico; and R. A. Armstrong 9:25 AM 6A.4 Using fisheries science in K-12 activities   Mary Carla Curran, Savannah State University, Savannah, GA; and K. M. Hoover 6A.5 LectureTools: An Advanced "Clicker" System for the Geosciences   Perry J. Samson, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 9:40 AM 6A.6 Observing at the Mesoscale: What Role Can the EPP Cooperative Centers Play in Answering Questions Asked by the National Academy   Raymond M. Hoff, Univ. of Maryland/CREST, Baltimore, MD
	8:30 AM-10:15 AM, Saturday Session 6B Social Science
8:30 AM 6B.1 Hurricane Katrina Case in New Orleans: National Weather Service Environmental Risk Across Cultures   Vankita Brown, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD 8:55 AM 6B.2 Determining the Potential Environmental Impacts of Offshore Renewable Energy Development   Lorielle Nicole Jackson, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD 9:20 AM 6B.3 News Media, Black Women, and Hurricane Katrina: Comparing Localized Content to Local Perceptions   Candace M. Calloway, Howard University, Washington, DC 9:45 AM 6B.4 Policy response to erosion through construction permitting near the Apalachicola National Estuarine Reserve   Ariana J. Marshall, Environmental Cooperative Science Center, Tallahassee, FL; and L. Robinson Ph.D 10:00 AM 6B.5 The Impact of Environmental Degradation on Economic Development Opportunities: A GIS-Based Examination of Planning Issues in a Coastal City   Kasim Sheron Ortiz, Environmental Entrepreneurship, Savannah, GA
	8:30 AM-10:15 AM, Saturday Session 6C Remote Sensing and Satellites VI
8:30 AM 6C.1 Hunting Poisonous Planktons from Space   Ruhul Amin, NOAA/CREST, New York, NY; and J. Zhou, A. Gilerson, B. Gross, F. Moshary, and S. Ahmed 8:45 AM 6C.2 Visual Analytics using Google Earth NOAA Scientific Cruise Data   Tammy C. Morrison, NOAA/ISET, Greensboro, NC; and A. Esterline 9:00 AM 6C.3 Progress in Synthesis, Characterization, Spectroscopic of Vapoluminescent materials for VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) Detection   Zerihun Assefa, NCAT, Greensboro, NC; and D. E. Jenkins, N. Beedoe, C. Crawford, and K. Whitehead 9:15 AM 6C.4 Time series analysis of aerosol optical thickness and chlorophyll concentration in the North Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea using satellite data   Aurora M. Justiniano, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR; and R. Armstrong and Y. Detrés 9:30 AM 6C.5 Variability of Worldwide Cloud Cover   Alma Cabral Reynoso, NOAA/CREST, New York, NY 9:45 AM 6C.6 Retrieving microwave land surface emissivity and vegetation index using TRMM multi-sensor products   R. Li, SUNY, Albany, NY; and Q. Min and B. Lin 10:00 AM 6C.7 Use of Reconnaissance Aircraft Data in Estimating Hurricane Intensity   Nipun Aggarwal, NOAA, New York, NY; and J. Jeyaratnam and Z. J. Luo

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