20th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology (Expanded View)

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Saturday, 10 January 2004
7:30 AM-9:00 AM, Saturday
Short Course/Student Conference Registration
 
Sunday, 11 January 2004
7:30 AM-9:00 AM, Sunday
Short Course Registration
 
9:00 AM-6:00 PM, Sunday
Conference Registration
 
Monday, 12 January 2004
7:30 AM, Monday
Registration continues through Thursday, 15 January
 
9:00 AM-10:15 AM, Monday, Room 6B
Session 1 Keynote Session (ROOM 6B)
CoChair: Linda Miller, UCAR/Unidata, Boulder, CO
Chair: Terry Tarbell, RS Information Systems, McLean, VA
9:00 AM1.1Global Weather Services in 2025—a Five-Year Update  
Richard Anthes, UCAR, Boulder, CO
9:45 AM1.2 The Tramsformation of the Annual Meetings of the American Meteorological Society  extended abstract
G. Stanley Doore, OFCM-retired and First Chairperson and Chairperson of Several Early IIPS Conferences, Silver Spring, MD
 
10:15 AM-10:45 AM, Monday
Coffee Break in the Poster Session Room
 
10:45 AM-5:30 PM, Monday, Room 6B
Session 2 Global Meteorological and Hydrological Services Update (ROOM 6B)
Cochairs: Jimmie Smith, Meteoquest, Inc., Bedford, NH; Fred Branski, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; Jim Cooper, Earth Satellite Corporation, Rockville, MD
10:45 AM2.1Welcoming Remarks  
Jimmie Smith, MeteoQuest, Inc., Bedford, NH
11:00 AM2.2U.S. Air Force Weather Update (Invited Presentation)  
Thomas E. Stickford, U.S. Air Force, Washington, DC
11:30 AM2.3U.S. Navy Weather/Oceanographic Services Update (Invited Presentation)   wrf recording
Thomas Quinton Donaldson V, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, Stennis Space Center, MS
12:00 PMLunch Break  
1:30 PM2.4National Weather Service (NWS) Update (Invited Presentation)  
John Jones, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
2:00 PM2.5Recent Progress in Numerical Forecast System Development at NCEP (Invited Presentation)  
Stephen Lord, NCEP/EMC, Silver Spring, MD
2:30 PMFormal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break  
4:00 PM2.6NOAA/NESDIS Update (Invited Presentation)  
Gregory Withee, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD
4:30 PM2.7European Center for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Update (Invited Presentation)  
David Burridge, ECMWF, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom
5:00 PM2.8NWP Activities of the Private Sector (Invited Presentation)  
Michael D. Eilts, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc., Norman, OK
 
10:45 AM-12:00 PM, Monday, Room 613/614
Session 3 Advances and Applications in Transportation Weather (ROOM 613/614)
Cochairs: David J. Pace, SAIC, Washington, DC; Ed Boselly, Washington State Department of Transportation, Olympia, WA
10:45 AM3.1Improving Aviation Weather Forecasts: The Federal Aviation Administration's Efforts to Enhance Air Traffic Safety and Efficiency  extended abstract
Gloria J. Kulesa, FAA, Washington, DC; and D. J. Pace, W. L. Fellner, J. E. Sheets, V. S. Travers, and P. J. Kirchoffer
11:00 AM3.2The forecast icing potential (FIP) algorithm  extended abstract
Frank McDonough, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. C. Bernstein, M. K. Politovich, and C. A. Wolff
11:15 AM3.3Recent progress in the development of automated analysis and forecast products for ceiling and visibility conditions  extended abstract
Paul H. Herzegh, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. L. Bankert, B. K. Hansen, M. Tryhane, and G. Wiener
11:30 AM3.4Developing an Application Version of the ADDS Flight Path Tool  
Lynn A. Sherretz, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO
11:45 AM3.5Enhancing the Volcanic Ash Coordination Tool (VACT)  
Lynn A. Sherretz, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; and J. Osienski, G. Pratt, and D. M. Rodgers
 
12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Monday
Lunch Break
 
1:30 PM-4:45 PM, Monday, Room 613/614
Session 4 AWIPS (ROOM 613/614)
Cochairs: Ward Seguin, OAR, Silver Spring, MD; Richard Thigpen, Consultant, Silver Spring, MD
1:30 PM4.1NOAAPORT Broadcast Changes  extended abstract
LeRoy Klet, Northrop Grumman Information Technology, McLean, VA
4.2Critical Weather Monitoring at the NCF  
Matt Kensey, Northrop Grumman Information Technology, McLean, VA; and B. Scalio
1:45 PM4.3NWS Enterprise Architecture  extended abstract
Bobby J. Jones, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and B. West
4.4AWIPS in the Department of Agriculture  
Julius Sanks, Northrop Grumman Information Technology, McLean, VA
2:00 PM4.5Initial Steps in Collaboration of NWS Digital Forecasts  
Lynn P. Maximuk, NOAA/NWS, Pleasant Hill, MO
2:15 PM4.6The Necessity of a Coherent, and Consistent Forecast Methodology in the IFPS/GFE Era  extended abstract
Carven A. Scott, NOAA/NWSFO, Anchorage, AK; and V. J. Proton
2:30 PMFormal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break  
4:00 PM4.7Development of a Link From the 4-D cube to the Derived Sensible Weather Elements  extended abstract
Carven A. Scott, NOAA/NWSFO, Anchorage, AK; and V. J. Proton
4.8NMAP Development Status And Plans  
Steve Schotz, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and S. Jacobs, D. Plummer, and D. Kidwell
4:15 PM4.9Expanding Weather Event Simulator capabilities for National Weather Service training  extended abstract
Michael A. Magsig, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
4:30 PM4.10SeaWinds Near-Real-Time Scatterometer Winds for AWIPS  extended abstract
Jeffrey M. Augenbaum, Computer Sciences Corp., Suitland, MD; and R. W. Luczak and G. Legg
 
2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Monday, Hall 4AB
Poster Session 1 20th IIPS Poster Session (HALL 4AB)
Chair: Steve Holt, Mitretek Systems, McLean, VA
 P1.1The National Weather Radar Testbed (Phased-Array) becomes Operational   wrf recording
Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. F. Kimpel, D. S. Zrnic, R. Ferek, J. F. Heimmer, T. McNellis, J. E. Crain, A. M. Shapiro, R. J. Vogt, and W. Benner
 Paper P1.2 has been moved to Session 12, New Paper number 12.3A  
 P1.2aQuality Control of Radar Data to Improve Mesocyclone Detection (Formerly paper number 12.3)  extended abstract
Rebecca J. Mazur, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL; and V. Lakshmanan and G. J. Stumpf
 P1.3Using a reflectivity “scale filter” to improve performance of the Storm Cell Identification and Tracking (SCIT) algorithm  extended abstract
Gregory J. Stumpf, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and W. D. Zittel, A. Witt, T. M. Smith, V. K. McCoy, and S. Dulin
 P1.4Displaying and Analyzing Level II Data with the Unidata Integrated Data Viewer (IDV)  extended abstract
Stuart Wier, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Murray and J. McWhirter
 P1.5The Research Radar Data Analysis Tool (RRAT)  extended abstract
David L. Priegnitz, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. H. Jain
 P1.6Enhanced Precipitation Products: The new world of radar-derived products for commercial applications  
James Block, Meteorlogix, Inc., Minneapolis, MN; and M. D. Eilts
 P1.7An AWIPS local application to streamline critical weather operations  extended abstract
Matthew A. Sardi, NOAA/NWSFO, Fort Worth, TX; and S. J. Fano
 P1.8Serving the NODC/OCL World Ocean Database via the Live Access Server (LAS)  extended abstract
Joseph McLean, JISAO/University of Washington, Seattle, WA
 P1.9A Video Data Management System—NOAA Style  
Janice Beattie, NOAA Central Library, Silver Spring, MD; and D. Anderson, M. L. Cumberpatch, and A. Fiolek
 P1.10A web interface for viewing satellite microwave data of tropical cyclones  extended abstract
Marty Brewer, Remote Sensing Systems, Santa Rosa, CA; and D. K. Smith
 P1.11Merging NetCDF and HDF5  extended abstract
Russell K. Rew, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and E. J. Hartnett
 P1.12Porting NESDIS Polar Soundings from a Cray to an IBM SP  extended abstract
Richard G. Kelley Jr., Computer Sciences Corporation, Suitland, MD
 P1.13Exploring GIFTS/HES and other hyperspectral data using Python, the VisAD component library, and remote data access  
Tom Rink, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. Whittaker and P. Antonelli
P1.14Take a walk on the application-side with Java Web Start and WebMapper  
Wendy S. Gross, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Boulder, CO; and C. A. Woodhouse
 P1.15NOAA Near-Real-Time System Montioring Web Page  
Kristina Sprietzer, Science and Technology Corp., Suitland, MD; and G. Legg
 P1.16Leveraging the Internet to enhance the skills of entry-level Meteorology Majors: Three Years Later  
Mark J. Laufersweiler, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. Postawko and D. Giuliano
 P1.17A Relational Database and Web Interface for a Rain Gauge Network in Iowa  
Anton Kruger, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; and H. Xu, W. F. Krajewski, R. R. Ferraro, and J. McCollum
 P1.18Data Services from NOAA's PMEL/EPIC group  extended abstract
Donald W. Denbo, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and E. Burger, J. Osborne, J. Sirott, N. N. Soreide, M. Spillane, N. Merati, and W. H. Zhu
 P1.19Disseminating National Weather Service watches and warnings using the XML based RSS and CAP formats  extended abstract
Robert Bunge, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
 P1.20Creating a community driven portal with web services  extended abstract
Scott M. Kehoe, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. K. Graham
 P1.21A New Initiative for NOAA's Snow and Ice Information Services  
Donald W. Cline, NOAA/NWS, Chanhassen, MN; and T. Carroll
P1.22Northrop Grumman’s Combat Weather Information System—A Concept for Meeting US Air Force Needs for Product Tailoring and Warfighter Applications  
Michael D. Kaufman, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, Bellevue, NE; and K. M. Starr
 P1.23SGT Beans: An Easy-to-Use Graphical Development Tool  extended abstract
Donald W. Denbo, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA
 P1.24The Mobile Integrated Sounding System (MISS): Development and First Results  extended abstract
Stephen A. Cohn, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and H. B. Bluestein, W. O. J. Brown, and M. E. Susedik
 P1.25The Real Time NOMADS Project: For Access To Operational Modeling Data and Value Added Products  extended abstract
Jordan C. Alpert, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and J. Wang
 P1.26Transforming operations toward an IFPS/NDFD environment at NWS Sterling, VA  extended abstract
John M. Margraf, NOAA/NWS, Sterling, VA
 P1.27Automated Spatial Precipitation Estimator (PrecipVal)  extended abstract
Michael L. Urzen, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and S. Ansari and S. A. Del Greco
 P1.28Components, the Common Component Architecture, and the climate/ocean/weather community  extended abstract
J. Walter Larson, ANL, Argonne, IL; and B. Norris, E. T. Ong, D. E. Bernholdt, J. B. Drake, W. R. El Wasif, M. W. Ham, C. E. Rasmussen, G. Kumfert, D. S. Katz, S. Zhou, C. Deluca, and N. S. Collins
 P1.29Interactive Forecast Preparation System Training in the National Weather Service  extended abstract
Brian Motta, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO
 P1.30LDM and THREDDS: a marriage made in heaven  
Robert P. Kambic, Unidata/UCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. Domenico, J. Caron, E. Davis, S. Nativi, and R. E. Pandya
 P1.31A Software System to Support Earth Science Data Services  extended abstract
Yuechen Chi, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; and R. Yang and M. Kafatos
 P1.32Systems Engineering, Management and Sustainment at the Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA)—Transition, Migration and Metrics  extended abstract
Richard S. Penc, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, Bellevue, NE; and F. VanWijngaarden, A. Ronn, M. Bannister, and M. Kaufman
 P1.33Nowcast for the Next Generation Navy: Recent Progress in Naval Nowcast Technology  extended abstract
Jennifer L. S. Strahl, SAIC, Monterey, CA; and J. Cook, P. R. Harasti, G. Love, L. Phegley, T. Tsui, Q. Zhao, F. Franco, M. Frost, D. Martinez, S. Wells, and J. McCarthy
 P1.34The NASA Short-term Prediction Research and Transition (SPoRT) Center: A Collaborative Model for Accelerating Research into Operations  extended abstract
Steven J. Goodman, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and W. M. Lapenta, G. J. Jedlovec, J. C. Dodge, and J. T. Bradshaw
 P1.35The Observing System Monitoring Center: A tool for evaulation of the global observing system  extended abstract
Kevin M. O'Brien, JISAO/University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and K. McHugh, G. Vecchi, E. Harrison, S. Hankin, and A. Manke
 P1.36The Power to Predict: Improving Our Understanding of the Complete Earth System  
Brice Womack, Northrop Grumman IT TASC, Chantilly, VA; and S. Zhou and G. Higgins
 P1.37HES simulation study using cube data from MM5  extended abstract
Fengying Sun, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li, T. J. Schmit, and D. Posselt
 P1.38Integral of saturation ratio versus cut of saturation ratio at 100 percent at the end of which time step in Cloud Resolving Models  extended abstract
Cristina Stefanof, University of Quebec, Montreal, QC, Canada; and A. Stefanof, W. Szyrmer, and J. P. Blanchet
 P1.39Artificial Neural Networks Application To Predict Wheat Yield Using Climatic Data  extended abstract
Babak Safa, Iranian Meteorological Organization, Tehran, Iran; and A. Khalili, M. Teshnehlab, and A. M. Liaghat
 P1.40The High-Resolution Multibeam Bathymetry Data Access System  extended abstract
Willa H. Zhu, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and M. A. Wetzler, D. Caress, and D. W. Denbo
 P1.41A study of road surface temperature sensors  
Michael Adams, Aurora Program, Madison, WI
 P1.42InterMet System's ground station software  
G. Paul Skentzos, International Met Systems, Grand Rapids, MI
 P1.43Aerosol Correction for NPOESS/VIIRS Sea Surface Temperature (Formerly poster P1.13 in the Sanders Sympsoium)  
Dorlisa L. Hommel, Raytheon ITSS, Upper Marlboro, MD; and R. J. Sikorski, C. Carter, Y. Yu, T. P. DeFelice, P. Ardunuy, D. May, and W. McMillan
 P1.44Correction for Seasonal Bias in 4µm Sea Surface Temperature (Formerly Poster P1.16 in the Sanders Symposium)  
Richard J. Sikorski, Raytheon ITSS, Upper Marlboro, MD; and C. Carter and D. Hommel
 
5:30 PM-7:00 PM, Monday
Formal Opening of Exhibits with Reception (Cash Bar)
 
5:30 PM, Monday
Sessions end for the Day
 
7:15 PM, Monday
Fred Sanders Banquet
 
Tuesday, 13 January 2004
8:30 AM-9:30 AM, Tuesday, Room 613/614
Session 5 Radar IIPS and Applications (ROOM 613/614)
Cochairs: Robert Borchers, SAIC, Satellite Beach, FL; Anderson White, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; Robert Saffle, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; Douglas Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK
8:30 AM5.1Nexrad Product Improvement—Expanding Science Horizons  extended abstract wrf recording
Robert E. Saffle, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and R. C. Elvander and M. J. Istok
5.2NEXRAD Product Improvement—Update of WSR-88D Open Radar Data Acquisition (ORDA) Program  
Gregory S. Cate, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK; and R. W. Hall and M. L. Terry
8:45 AM5.3Radar Information Enhancements for the NWS Operational User  extended abstract wrf recording
Michael J. Istok, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and W. M. Blanchard, T. J. Ganger, and A. D. Stern
9:00 AM5.4NEXRAD Open Radar Data Acquisition (ORDA) Signal Processing & Signal Path  extended abstract
Nita K. Patel, RS Information Systems Inc., Norman, OK; and R. W. Macemon
9:15 AM5.5Radar Operations Center (ROC) Evaluation of the WSR-88D Open Radar Data Acquisition (ORDA) System Signal Processing  extended abstract
Richard L. Ice, RS Information Systems Inc., Norman, OK; and R. D. Rhoton, D. S. Saxion, N. K. Patel, D. Sirmans, D. A. Warde, D. L. Rachel, and R. G. Fehlen
 
8:30 AM-1:30 PM, Tuesday, Room 6B
Session 6 Internet Applications, Web Portals and Cyberinfrastructure (ROOM 6B)
Cochairs: Linda Miller, UCAR/Unidata, Boulder, CO; Nancy Soreide, NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA
8:30 AM6.1Linked Environments for Atmospheric Discovery (LEAD): A Cyberinfrastructure for Mesoscale Meteorology Research and Education  extended abstract wrf recording
Kelvin K. Droegemeier, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and V. Chandrasekar, R. Clark, D. Gannon, S. Graves, E. Joseph, M. Ramamurthy, R. Wilhelmson, K. Brewster, B. Domenico, T. Leyton, V. Morris, D. Murray, B. Plale, R. Ramachandran, D. Reed, J. Rushing, D. Weber, A. Wilson, M. Xue, and S. Yalda
8:45 AM6.2MEAD (A Modeling Environment for Atmospheric Discovery)  extended abstract wrf recording
Robert Wilhelmson, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and J. Alameda, K. Droegemeier, M. Folk, R. Fowler, D. Gannon, S. Graves, D. Haidvogel, P. Husbands, C. L. Isbell, Jr., D. Weber, P. Woodward, B. W. York, S. Anderson, B. Jewett, C. Moore, D. Nolan, D. Porter, D. Semeraro, and S. Tanner
9:00 AM6.3Network tools to create self-configuring network applications  
Christopher W. Moore, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and M. T. Knezevich and D. W. Denbo
9:15 AM6.4CUAHSI Hydrologic Information Systems  extended abstract wrf recording
Richard P. Hooper, Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc., Washington, DC; and D. R. Maidment, J. Helly, P. Kumar, and M. Piasecki
9:30 AM6.5The NOAA Operational Model Archive and Distribution System (NOMADS): A status report  extended abstract wrf recording
Glenn K. Rutledge, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and J. Alpert, R. Stouffer, S. Hankin, B. Doty, E. Davis, B. Lawrence, M. Fiorino, D. Williams, L. Olsen, and L. Buja
9:45 AMFormal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (Please Refer to Poster Session P1 for Title and Author Information)  
11:00 AM6.6Working outside the box: communication and collaboration with Unidata's Integrated Data Viewer  extended abstract wrf recording
Jeffrey D. McWhirter, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Murray and S. Weir
11:15 AM6.7A Collaboration Tool to Support Modeling Groups  extended abstract wrf recording
Donald W. Denbo, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA
11:30 AM6.8The development of the Image Composite Editor (ICE) for the NASA Earth Observatory  
Tom Whittaker, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and D. Herring and R. Simmon
11:45 AM6.9Prototype Internet Map Service access to National Weather Service (NWS) real-time meteorological data (Formerly Paper Number 17.9)  extended abstract wrf recording
John B. Settelmaier, NOAA/NWS, Fort Worth, TX; and P. Kirkwood, I. Graffman, R. R. Bunge, F. Richards, and J. P. Kozimor
12:00 PMLunch Break  
 
11:00 AM-12:00 PM, Tuesday, Room 613/614
Session 7 European and Other International Applications (RO0M 613/614)
Cochairs: John Lincoln, Consultant, Berryville, VA; Howard Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD
11:00 AM7.1The Australian Bureau of Meteorology's next generation forecasting system  extended abstract wrf recording
James Kelly, Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Vic, Australia; and A. Donaldson, C. J. Ryan, J. Bally, J. Wilson, and R. J. Potts
11:15 AM7.2Incorporating an ensemble forecasting proxy into a knowledge based system  extended abstract
Harvey Stern, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
11:30 AM7.3SCRIBE marine  extended abstract
Jacques Marcoux, MSC, Montreal, QC, Canada; and J. Mclean, M. Schäffer, and R. Verret
11:45 AM7.4Observations and Nowcasting in SCRIBE  extended abstract
Claude Landry, MSC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and M. Ouellet, R. Parent, J. F. Deschênes, and R. Verret
 
12:15 PM-1:30 PM, Tuesday
NOAA Satellite Systems Forum (Box Lunches Courtesy of ITT)
 
1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Tuesday, Room 613/614
Session 8 IIPS and NWP Applications (ROOM 613/614)
Cochairs: Carl Thormeyer, FNMOC, Monterey, CA; Anderson White, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; Jim Cooper, Earth Satellite Corporation, Rockville, MD
1:30 PM8.1An Optimized Implementation of Objective Analysis  extended abstract wrf recording
Thomas A. Cannon, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. M. Wolfinbarger, J. R. Greenfield, T. B. Stanley, and W. G. McPherson, Jr.
1:45 PM8.2North American Regional Reanalysis: end user access to large data sets  extended abstract wrf recording
Wesley Ebisuzaki, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, Camp Springs, MD; and J. Alpert, J. Wang, D. Jovic, and P. Shafran
2:00 PM8.3Coupling distributed-memory ocean and atmosphere models across the Grid  
Christopher W. Moore, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. Schaffer
2:15 PM8.4Using Earth System Modeling Framework and Common Component Architecture to Couple Models in Weather and Climate  
Shujia Zhou, Northrop Grumman IT /TASC, Chantilly, VA
2:30 PM8.5Operational short-term flood forecasting for Bangladesh using ECMWF ensemble precipitation forecasts  
Thomas M. Hopson, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and P. J. Webster and R. Grossman
2:45 PM8.6NWS Science and Technology Infusion Plan Update  
Jack Hayes, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and F. Kelly and P. A. Hirschberg
3:00 PMCoffee Break in Exhibit Hall (Exhibits Open 1:30–6:30 p.m.)  
3:30 PM8.7A comprehensive source of numerical model data  
Kenneth Reeves, AccuWeather, Inc., State College, PA; and J. T. Candor and M. A. Steinberg
3:45 PM8.8Customization of a Mesoscale Numerical Weather Prediction System for Transportation Applications  extended abstract
Lloyd A. Treinish, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY; and A. P. Praino
4:00 PM8.9The MDSS ensemble of mesoscale models: lessons learned from the 2003 demo and changes for the 2004 demo  extended abstract
Paul Schultz, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO
4:15 PM8.10The design and development of a Maintenance Decision Support System  
Robert D. Hart, Meridian Environmental Technology, Inc., Grand Forks, ND; and L. F. Osborne, Jr., J. J. Mewes, and D. Huft
4:30 PM8.11Examples of Graphical Forecast Editor Use in Operations During 2003  extended abstract wrf recording
William F. Roberts, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO
4:45 PM8.12Incorporating mesoscale lightning climatologies into the NWS IFPS/GFE forecast routine along the Gulf Coast  extended abstract
Jessica R. Stroupe, NOAA/NWS, Lake Charles, LA and Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and H. E. Fuelberg, A. I. Watson, K. G. Kuyper, S. K. Rinard, and M. C. Koziara
5:00 PM8.13Commodity passive stereo graphics for collaborative display of ocean model output  extended abstract wrf recording
Albert J. Hermann, NOAA/PMEL and Univ. of Washington/JISAO, Seattle, WA; and C. W. Moore
5:15 PM8.14A System for Realistic Weather Rendering  extended abstract wrf recording
Kirk Riley, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN; and D. Ebert, C. Hansen, and J. Levit
 
1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Tuesday, Room 6B
Session 9 Internet Applications, Web Portals and Cyberinfrastructure Part II (ROOM 6B)
Cochairs: Linda Miller, UCAR/Unidata, Boulder, CO; Nancy Soreide, NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA
1:30 PM9.1Anagram—a modular Java framework for high-performance scientific data servers  extended abstract wrf recording
Joseph Wielgosz, COLA, Calverton, MD
1:45 PM9.2Towards a Web Services interface to the Live Access Server (LAS)  extended abstract wrf recording
Roland H. Schweitzer, NOAA-CIRES/CDC and Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and A. Manke, K. O'Brien, J. Mclean, J. Callahan, S. Hankin, R. Rogers, and J. Sirott
2:00 PM9.3Web services access to TAO Moored Buoy data  extended abstract wrf recording
Eugene F. Burger, NOAA/PMEL and Univ. of Washington/JISAO, Seattle, WA; and J. Sirott and D. C. McClurg
2:15 PM9.4An Internet site for professional meteorologists  
Kenneth Reeves, AccuWeather, Inc., State College, PA; and J. T. Candor and M. A. Steinberg
2:30 PM9.5Using News Server Technology for Data Delivery  extended abstract wrf recording
Anne Wilson, UCAR, Boulder, CO
2:45 PM9.6The Ferret-DODS Server  
Richard Rogers, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and S. Hankin and A. Manke
3:00 PMCoffee Break in Exhibit Hall  
3:30 PM9.7Automatic Metadata Ingestion for Supporting A Web-Based Scientific Data And Information Super Server  extended abstract wrf recording
Ruixin Yang, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; and Y. Zhao and M. Kafatos
3:45 PM9.8Fishing for Data, Pier to Pier  extended abstract
Russell K. Rew, UCAR, Boulder, CO
4:00 PM9.9A new automated and interactive system for solar radiation data processing and quality control  extended abstract wrf recording
Tara H. Sopoco, MSC, Downsview, ON, Canada; and L. D. Boudreau and M. Armstrong
4:15 PM9.10ROMAN—Realtime Observation Monitoring and Analysis Network  extended abstract wrf recording
John D. Horel, NOAA/CIRP and Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and M. Splitt, J. Pechmann, B. Olsen, and E. Delgado
4:30 PM9.11The University of Hawaii Sea Level Center Data Portal  extended abstract
Bernard J. Kilonsky, Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and M. Merrifield
4:45 PM9.12Dapper: an OPeNDAP server for in-situ data  extended abstract wrf recording
Joe Sirott, Sirott and Associates, Seattle, WA; and D. W. Denbo and W. H. Zhu
5:00 PM9.13GrADS Version 1.9 and the GrADS-DODS Server  extended abstract wrf recording
Jennifer M. Adams, COLA, Calverton, MD; and J. Wielgosz and B. E. Doty
5:15 PM9.14Status of Live Access Server (LAS) Developments  extended abstract
Jonathan Callahan, JISAO/University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and S. Hankin, J. Mclean, R. Schweitzer, K. O'Brien, and A. Manke
 
Wednesday, 14 January 2004
8:30 AM-9:30 AM, Wednesday, Room 6B
Session 10 Applications in Meteorology, Oceanography, Hydrology, and Climatology (ROOM 6B)
Cochairs: Carl Thormeyer, FNMOC, Monterey, CA; Anderson White, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; Jim Cooper, Earth Satellite Corporation, Rockville, MD
8:30 AM10.1Wireless data networking for Environmental Sensor Networks (ESNs)  
Julia Downes, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL; and P. Welsh and J. D. Lambert
8:45 AM10.2Automatic Gage-Adjusted Radar Rainfall Estimation for Real-Time Storm Water Control  extended abstract
Leiji Liu, OneRain Inc., Orangevale, CA; and B. Hoblit, R. Jensen, and D. Curtis
9:00 AM10.3Supporting Earth Science Applications with TOVAS  extended abstract
Zhong Liu, George Mason University/CEOSR, Fairfax, VA and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and H. Rui, W. Teng, and L. Chiu
9:15 AM10.4NdEdit: A Tool for Browsing and Subsetting 4D netCDF Files  extended abstract
John R. Osborne, NOAA/PMEL/OAR, Seattle and OceanAtlas Software, Vashon Island, WA; and D. W. Denbo
 
8:30 AM-9:30 AM, Wednesday, Room 613/614
Session 11 European and Other International Applications Part II (ROOM 613/614)
Cochairs: John Lincoln, Consultant, Berryville, VA; Howard Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD
8:30 AM11.1How to make an international Workstation Project successful  extended abstract wrf recording
Hans-Joachim Koppert, Deutscher Wetterdienst, Offenbach, Germany; and T. S. Pedersen, B. Zürcher, and P. Joe
8:45 AM11.2SIMIN—The Integrated System for Meteorological Surveillance, Forecast and Alert in Romania  extended abstract wrf recording
Marinel Ioana, Romanian National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, Bucharest, Romania; and V. Ivanovici, E. Cordoneanu, D. Banciu, A. Apostu, and B. Ford
9:00 AM11.3Field information server  extended abstract wrf recording
Atsuya Yoshimura, Yokogawa Denshikiki Co., Ltd., Hadano-shi, Japan; and T. Tashiro and K. Onimura
9:15 AM11.4MeteoForum—Initial Successes in Data Sharing Leading to the Creation of the IDD-Brazil  extended abstract wrf recording
Tom Yoksas, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Garrana Coelho, T. C. Spangler, and E. Cutrim
 
9:30 AM-10:00 AM, Wednesday
Coffee Break
 
10:00 AM, Wednesday
Session Fourth Presidential Policy Forum: Weather and National Security (Room 6AB)
 
12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Wednesday
Lunch Break
 
12:30 PM-7:30 PM, Wednesday
Exhibit Hours
 
1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Wednesday, Room 613/614
Session 12 Radar IIPS and Applications Part II (ROOM 613/614)
Cochairs: Robert Borchers, SAIC, Satellite Beach, FL; Anderson White, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; Robert Saffle, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; Douglas Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK
1:30 PM12.1The Joint Polarization Experiment—A summary of dual-polarization WSR-88D radar data collection and analysis  extended abstract wrf recording
Terry J. Schuur, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. V. Ryzhkov, P. L. Heinselman, D. W. Burgess, and K. A. Scharfenberg
1:45 PM12.2Real-time Quality Control of Reflectivity Data Using Satellite Infrared Channel and Surface Observations  extended abstract wrf recording
V. Lakshmanan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and M. Valente
1:59 PMPaper 12.3 has been moved to Poster Session P1, New Paper number P1.2A  
2:00 PM12.3aStatus of Multiple-Sensor Severe Weather Application Development at NSSL (Formerly paper number P1.2)  extended abstract
Gregory J. Stumpf, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and T. M. Smith, V. Lakshmanan, K. L. Manross, and K. D. Hondl
2:15 PM12.4Data Quality Control for the SZ(8/64) Phase Code for the Mitigation of Range and Velocity Ambiguities in the WSR-88D  extended abstract wrf recording
Gregory Meymaris, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Ellis, J. Hubbert, and M. Dixon
2:30 PMFormal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break  
4:00 PM12.5Current and future plans for the AP Clutter Mitigation Scheme  extended abstract wrf recording
Cathy Kessinger, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Ellis, J. Van Andel, J. Yee, and J. Hubbert
4:15 PM12.6Mining NEXRAD Radar Data: An Investigative Study  extended abstract wrf recording
Xiang Li, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and R. Ramachandran, J. Rushing, S. Graves, K. Kelleher, A. Witt, S. Lakshmivarahan, D. Kennedy, J. Levit, and S. Del Greco
4:30 PM12.7WSR-88D Algorithm Comparisons of VCP 11 and New VCP 12  extended abstract wrf recording
Robert R. Lee, NOAA/NWS/NEXRAD Radar Operations Center, Norman, OK; and R. M. Steadham
4:45 PM12.8Implementing Terminal Doppler Weather Radar Data for WFO Operations  extended abstract wrf recording
Andrew D. Stern, Mitretek Systems, Inc., Falls Church, VA; and M. J. Istok, W. Blanchard, R. E. Saffle, and B. Bumgarner
5:00 PM12.9Experimental High-Resolution WSR-88D Measurements in Severe Storms  extended abstract wrf recording
Rodger A. Brown, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and B. Flickinger, E. Forren, D. M. Schultz, P. L. Spencer, V. Wood, and C. Ziegler
5:15 PM12.10Radar mosaic generation algorithms being developed for FAA WARP system  extended abstract wrf recording
Joseph C. Lang, Unisys Weather Information Services, Kennett Square, PA
 
1:30 PM-2:30 PM, Wednesday, Room 6B
Session 13 Applications in Meteorology, Oceanography, Hydrology and Climatology Part II (ROOM 6B)
Cochairs: Carl Thormeyer, FNMOC, Monterey, CA; Anderson White, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; Jim Cooper, Earth Satellite Corporation, Rockville, MD
1:30 PM13.1StormTracker—a web-based tool for working with the automated tracking of thunderstorm clusters  
Tom Whittaker, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and R. Rabin
1:45 PM13.2Plymouth State University's electronic map wall  extended abstract wrf recording
James P. Koermer, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH; and E. G. Hoffman and T. T. Wisniewski
2:00 PM13.3WeatherScope: A Streamlined Display Application for Geographic Weather Data  extended abstract wrf recording
J. Michael Wolfinbarger, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. R. Greenfield, T. A. Cannon, and W. G. McPherson
2:15 PM13.4Collaboration, Analysis, and Visualization of the Future  extended abstract
Dave Semeraro, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, Univ. of Urbana, Urbana, IL; and R. Wilhelmson, D. Bramer, J. Leigh, D. Porter, and J. Ahrens
 
2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Wednesday, Room 4AB
Poster Session 2 IIPS Poster Session II
Chair: Steve Holt, Mitretek, McLean, VA
 P2.1Highlights from the Second GOES Users' Conference: recommendations for the GOES-R series  extended abstract
James J. Gurka, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and T. J. Schmit and R. R. Reynolds
 P2.2GOES R Cost-Benefit Analysis Update  
Eric J. Miller, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and R. C. Reining, A. C. Taub, M. S. Garant, and L. A. Oringer
 P2.3GOES/R data distribution via commercial terrestrial and C-band satellite systems  extended abstract
Richard H. Warren, Computer Sciences Corporation, Chantilly, VA; and S. N. Bajpai
 P2.4NOAA’s Operational Geostationary Sea Surface Temperature Products  extended abstract
Eileen Maturi, NOAA/NESDIS, Washington, DC; and A. Harris, N. Nalli, C. Merchant, S. MacCallum, R. E. Meiggs, and R. Potash
 P2.5A study of data and products from the GOES-9 Imager and Sounder over the western Pacific Ocean  extended abstract
James P. Nelson III, CIMSS/University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and G. S. Wade, A. J. Schreiner, T. J. Schmit, W. F. Feltz, and C. C. Schmidt
 P2.6Validation and Utility of Full Resolution GOES Sounder Retrievals  
Jaime M. Daniels, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and G. E. Gray
 P2.7Land Surface Albedo Retrieval: Simulation Study for NPOESS VIIRS Algorithm  
Yunyue Yu, Raytheon Information Technology System Services, Lanham, MD; and T. P. DeFelice, S. J. Cantrell, K. Jensen, D. Cornell, J. L. Privette, and S. Liang
 P2.8An Observing System for Land Process Characterization featuring NPOESS  
Thomas P. DeFelice, Raytheon Technical Services Company, ITSS, Upper Marlboro, MD
 P2.9Satellite Ocean Remote Sensing at NOAA's NESDIS  
Eric J. Bayler, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD
 P2.10Contributions of NOAA OceanWatch to the Developing Global Systems of Environmental Observations and the Integrated Ocean Observation System  
Kent H. Hughes, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA CoastWatch, Camp Springs, MD
 P2.11Alaska SAR Demonstration user access via the World Wide Web Interactive Processing Environment (WIPE)  
William G. Pichel, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and P. Clemente-Colón, E. Malaret, and K. S. Friedman
 P2.12Centralized distribution of high-volume satellite data processed and staged in a distributed environment  
Nate W. Parsons, Systems Engineering and Security, Inc. for NOAA/NESDIS/ORA CoastWatch, Camp Springs, MD
 P2.13Qualitative Assessment of Operational Ocean Remote Sensing Products Using GIS  
Michael Soracco, Systems Engineering and Security, Inc. For NOAA/NESDIS/ORA CoastWatch, Camp Springs, MD; and N. W. Parsons
 P2.14The NESDIS Sea Surface Height Science Team: transitioning from research to operations  extended abstract
Laury Miller, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and R. Cheney and E. Bayler
 P2.15Satellite sea surface temperature (SST) research at NOAA/NESDIS  extended abstract
Nicholas R. Nalli, NOAA/NESDIS, Washington, DC; and F. Arzayus, E. Bayler, P. S. Chang, P. Clemente-Colon, A. Harris, A. Ignatov, R. Legeckis, X. Li, G. Liu, E. Maturi, T. Mavor, W. G. Pichel, W. Skirving, A. E. Strong, C. J. Merchant, S. MacCallum, J. Sapper, and R. E. Meiggs
 P2.16Sea-surface roughness research at NOAA/NESDIS  extended abstract
William G. Pichel, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and P. Clemente-Colón, K. S. Friedman, X. Li, C. W. Brown, P. S. Chang, L. Connor, R. Legeckis, M. Van Woert, F. Arzayus, and W. Tseng
 P2.17NOAA/NESDIS Ocean Surface Winds Science Team  
Paul Chang, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD
 P2.18Ocean Color Science Team Activities at NOAA/NESDIS  
Christopher S. Kinkade, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and C. W. Brown and D. K. Clark
 P2.19Sea ice operational and research activities at NESDIS  
Pablo Clemente-Colón, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Spring, MD; and M. VanWoert and D. McAdoo
 P2.20Observation of surface emissivity influence on hyperspectral infrared measurements from the AIRS instrument of the Aqua satellite  
Youri Plokhenko, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and W. P. Menzel
 P2.21Study of the Hyperspectral Environmental Suite (HES) on GOES-R  extended abstract
Jun Li, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and F. Sun, T. J. Schmit, W. P. Menzel, and J. Gurka
 P2.22Design studies for real-time distributed processing of infrared hyperspectral image data  extended abstract
Raymond K. Garcia, SSEC/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. J. Smuga-Otto
 P2.23Detection of clouds and aerosols using infrared hyperspectral observations  extended abstract
Steven A. Ackerman, CIMSS/University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and H. L. Huang, P. Antonelli, R. Holz, H. Revercomb, D. Tobin, K. Baggett, and J. E. Davies
 P2.24Determination of wind vectors by tracking features on sequential moisture analyses derived from hyperspectral IR satellite soundings  extended abstract
Christopher Velden, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and G. Dengel, R. Dengel, A. H. L. Huang, D. Stettner, H. E. Revercomb, R. O. Knuteson, and W. Smith
 P2.25Analysis of Convective Clouds and Turbulent Boundary Layers Using Hyperspectral Data  extended abstract
Kristopher M. Bedka, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. R. Mecikalski and W. F. Feltz
 P2.26Fast model cloudy radiances for infrared hyperspectral observations  extended abstract
James E. Davies, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and H. Wei, P. Yang, H. L. Huang, D. D. Turner, E. R. Olson, and D. J. Posselt
 P2.27Improvement in groundbased infrared hyperspectral retrieval of thermodynamic profiles  extended abstract
Wayne F. Feltz, SSEC/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and H. B. Howell, D. D. Turner, R. G. Dedecker, H. M. Woolf, R. O. Knuteson, H. Revercomb, and K. Bedka
 P2.28Land surface temperature and emissivity from infrared hyperspectral observations  extended abstract
Robert Knuteson, SSEC/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and F. Best, B. Osborne, H. E. Revercomb, and D. Tobin
 P2.29Lossless data compression for infrared hyperspectral sounders—an overview  extended abstract
Bormin Huang, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and H. L. Huang, A. Ahuja, H. Chen, T. J. Schmit, and R. W. Heymann
 P2.30Hyperspectral data storage: Prototype implementation using the 2003 Pacific THORPEX dataset  extended abstract
Steven T. Dutcher, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and R. K. Garcia, R. G. Dedecker, R. O. Knuteson, M. J. Smuga-Otto, D. J. Hackel, S. L. Nasiri, and P. Antonelli
 P2.31A system design for storing, archiving, and retrieving hyperspectral data  extended abstract
Ralph G. Dedecker, SSEC/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. Whittaker, R. K. Garcia, and R. O. Knuteson
 P2.32GIFTS sounding retrieval algorithm development  extended abstract
Jun Li, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and F. Sun, S. Seemann, E. Weisz, and A. H. L. Huang
 P2.33Level 0-1 algorithm description for the Geosynchronous Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer  extended abstract
Robert Knuteson, SSEC/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and F. Best, R. Dedecker, R. Garcia, S. Limaye, E. Olsen, H. E. Revercomb, and D. Tobin
 P2.34Geolocation of the Geosynchronous Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer (GIFTS) data  extended abstract
Sanjay S. Limaye, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. Smith, R. O. Knuteson, and H. E. Revercomb
 P2.35Clear sky forward model development for GIFTS  extended abstract
Leslie Moy, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and D. Tobin, P. Van Delst, and H. Woolf
 P2.36Generation of simulated top of atmosphere radiance datasets for GIFTS/HES algorithm development  extended abstract
Jason A. Otkin, SSEC and CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and D. J. Posselt, E. R. Olson, J. E. Davies, W. F. Feltz, R. O. Knuteson, and J. R. Mecikalski
 P2.37Simulation of and comparison between GIFTS, ABI, and GOES I-M Sounder ozone estimates and applications to HES  extended abstract
Christopher C. Schmidt, CIMSS/University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li and F. Sun
 P2.38Quantization of far field diffraction and focal plane misalignment effects on simulated GIFTS data from the IHOP field program  extended abstract
Erik R. Olson, SSEC/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and R. O. Knuteson, H. E. Revercomb, J. Li, and H. L. Huang
 P2.39Future Technologies for Satellite Operations Centers  extended abstract
Scott R. Turner, The Aerospace Corporation, Chantilly, VA; and K. D. Shere and E. G. Howard
 P2.40Applications of NOAA MODIS Near Real Time Data  
Kristina Sprietzer, Science and Technology Corp., Suitland, MD; and P. Haggerty and G. Legg
 P2.41A new cloud top retrieval algorithm to determine cloud top pressure using high spectral resolution infrared measurements  
Robert Holz, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and P. Antonelli, S. A. Ackerman, and M. McGill
 P2.42Near-Real-Time AMSR-E Processing at NOAA  extended abstract
Ivan Tcherednitchenko, Computer Sciences Corporation, Suitland, MD; and P. Haggerty, G. Legg, and R. Luczak
 P2.43CLAVR Applications at NOAA/NESDIS  
David R. Donahue, Science and Technology Corporation, Suitland, MD; and J. Sapper, C. Jobson, and V. Kapoor
 P2.44NOAA's Operational Significant Event Imagery Program Documents Environmentally Significant Events Worldwide  
George Stephens, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and J. Taylor
 P2.45The use of Geographical Information Systems for analysis and display of WSR-88D radar data  
Scott S. Kroeber, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and L. F. Osborne
 P2.46Displaying National Weather Service warnings in real-time GIS formats  extended abstract
Ken R. Waters, NOAA/NWS, Honolulu, HI
 P2.47GIS enhancement of Climate Prediction Center's Africa FEWS-NET products  extended abstract
Timothy B. Love, RSIS and NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, Camp Springs, MD
 P2.48Prototype IMS access to NWS real-time meteorological data—Part 2: User interface and site content  
Ira Graffman, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. B. Settelmaier, F. Richards, and J. P. Kozimor
 
4:00 PM-5:30 PM, Wednesday, Room 6B
Session 14 Satellite IIPS and Applications (ROOM 6B)
Cochairs: Gerald Dittberner, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; Fred P Lewis, IPS Meteostar, Inc, Aurora, CO
4:00 PM14.1National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA)—Next Generation Geostationary Satellite (GOES R) Impact on Hazards Management  extended abstract wrf recording
Eric Miller, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. Madden and B. Nelson
4:15 PM14.2Study of the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) on the GOES-R and beyond  extended abstract wrf recording
Timothy J. Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Madison, WI; and J. Li, M. M. Gunshor, C. C. Schmidt, W. P. Menzel, J. J. Gurka, and J. M. Sieglaff
4:30 PM14.3Potential Impact of Proposed Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) Channels on Satellite Precipitation Estimation  extended abstract wrf recording
Robert J. Kuligowski, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and J. S. Im
4:45 PM14.4Infrared hyperspectral sounding modeling and processing: An overview  extended abstract wrf recording
Hung-Lung Huang, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and C. S. Velden, J. Li, E. Weisz, K. Baggett, J. E. Davies, J. R. Mecikalski, B. Huang, R. Dengel, S. A. Ackerman, E. R. Olson, R. O. Knuteson, D. Tobin, L. Moy, J. A. Otkin, D. J. Posselt, H. E. Revercomb, and W. L. Smith
5:00 PM14.5The path to high spectral resolution IR observing: Looking backward and forward as a new era begins with AIRS  
Henry E. Revercomb, SSEC and CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. A. Ackerman, F. Best, R. Dedecker, W. Feltz, R. K. Garcia, H. L. Huang, R. O. Knuteson, J. Li, D. Tobin, C. S. Velden, and W. L. Smith
5:15 PM14.6GIFTS—Hyperspectral imaging and sounding from geostationary orbit  extended abstract wrf recording
William L. Smith, NASA/LaRC, Hampton, VA; and H. E. Revercomb, G. Bingham, H. L. Huang, D. K. Zhou, C. S. Velden, J. B. Miller, and D. Emmitt
 
6:00 PM-7:30 PM, Wednesday
Reception in Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar)
 
7:30 PM, Wednesday
AMS Annual Awards Banquet
 
Thursday, 15 January 2004
8:30 AM-12:00 PM, Thursday, Room 613/614
Session 15 Global Climate Observing System [GCOS] (ROOM 613/614)
Cochairs: Howard Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; John Lincoln, Consultant, Berryville, VA
8:30 AM15.1Moving the GCOS Second Adequacy Report to Implementation  
Paul Mason, GCOS Steering Committee and University of Reading, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom
8:45 AM15.2Implementing Improvements in Global Observing Systems for Climate  
Alan R. Thomas, Global Climate Observing System, Geneva, Switzerland
9:00 AM15.3Improving the GCOS Surface and Upper air Networks  
Richard K. Thigpen, GCOS Secretariat, Silver Spring, MD
9:15 AM15.4The GCOS Regional Workshop Program: A Review and Appraisal  
William E. Westermeyer, Global Climate Observing System Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland
9:30 AM15.5Update on U.S. Support for the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) and Associated Pacific Island Regional GCOS Activities  extended abstract wrf recording
Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD
9:45 AMFormal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break  
11:15 AM15.6Data Management Framework of the Meteorological Service of Canada  
Tsoi-Ching Yip, MSC, Toronto, ON, Canada; and M. Minuk
11:30 AM15.7Satellite-based drought observing system  
Felix Kogan, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD
11:45 AM15.8The Data Management and Communications (DMAC) for the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS)  extended abstract
Steve Hankin, NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA; and L. Bernard, P. Cornillon, F. Grassle, D. M. Legler, J. Lever, and S. Worley
 
8:30 AM-11:45 AM, Thursday, Room 6B
Session 16 Satellite IIPS and Applications Part II (ROOM 6B)
Cochairs: Gerald Dittberner, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; Fred P Lewis, IPS Meteostar, Inc, Aurora, CO
8:30 AM16.1Obstacles and solutions in near-real-time processing of Terra and Aqua MODIS data  extended abstract
Paul D. Haggerty, Science and Technology Corp., Suitland, MD; and K. Sprietzer, G. Legg, and R. Luczak
8:45 AM16.2A dynamic Atmospheric Correction Scheme for NPOESS, VIIRS  
Thomas P. DeFelice, Raytheon Technical Services Company, ITSS, Upper Marlboro, MD; and B. Yu, C. Carter, and K. Jensen
9:00 AM16.3Clear Sky GAC Radiation Budget Product System at NESDIS  extended abstract
David R. Donahue, Science and Technology Corporation, Suitland, MD; and J. Sapper and V. Kapoor
16.4Monitoring and validation of NOAA AMSU-based hydrological products  
Ralph Ferraro, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and H. Meng
9:15 AM16.5NOAA/NESDIS Preparation for the NPOESS Era  extended abstract
Stacy L. Bunin, Mitretek Systems, Inc., Falls Church, VA; and D. Holmes, T. Schott, and H. J. Silva
9:30 AM16.6NOAA's NESDIS Satellite Oceanography  extended abstract
Eric Bayler, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and R. Cheney, P. Chang, D. Clark, K. Hughes, and A. Strong
9:45 AMFormal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (Please Refer to Poster Session P2 for Title and Author Information)  
11:00 AM16.7The Transition to Operations of NOAA's Low Rate Information Transmission (LRIT) System  extended abstract
Raymond W. Luczak, Computer Sciences Corp., Suitland, MD; and J. Manning and M. O. Perkins
11:15 AM16.8VHF lightning detection from GPS orbit as a means of nowcasting global convection and severe weather  
David M. Suszcynsky, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and M. J. Heavner, A. R. Jacobson, M. B. Pongratz, and C. T. Rhodes
11:30 AMLunch Break  
 
1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Thursday, Room 613/614
Session 17 GIS Applications (ROOM 613/614)
Cochairs: Nancy Soreide, NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA; Scott Shipley, Raytheon ITSS, Upper Marlboro, MD
1:30 PM17.1Exploring Enterprise GIS Efforts within NOAA and its Ocean Service  
Tony LaVoi, NOAA Coastal Services Center, Charleston, SC; and J. Marshall, M. Treml, and N. Parikh
1:45 PM17.2NetCDF into GIS: the good, the bad, and the ugly  extended abstract wrf recording
John Caron, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Nativi
2:00 PM17.3Integrating Science Data Into Geographic Information Systems  extended abstract wrf recording
Ted Habermann, NOAA/NESDIS, Boulder, CO; and J. Cartwright, R. Schweitzer, I. Barrodale, and E. Davies
2:15 PM17.4Differences among the data models used by the Geographic Information Systems and Atmospheric Science communities  extended abstract
Stefano Nativi, University of Florence, Prato, Italy; and M. B. Blumenthal, J. Caron, B. Domenico, T. Habermann, D. Hertzmann, Y. Ho, R. Raskin, and J. Weber
2:30 PM17.5Integrating GIS Data with geoscience data using Unidata's IDV  extended abstract wrf recording
Don Murray, UCAR/Unidata, Boulder, CO; and T. Whittaker, J. McWhirter, and S. Wier
2:45 PM17.6WebMap Calculator: IMS based tools for intra and inter-layer calculations and comparisons  extended abstract wrf recording
Nazila Merati, PMEL and JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and T. C. Vance and J. Fabritz
3:00 PMCoffee Break in Exhibit Hall  
3:30 PM17.7Future of Geographic Information Systems in the Satellite Services Division  extended abstract wrf recording
Ralph E. Meiggs, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and M. A. Patterson and T. Franson
3:45 PM17.8Application of GIS for Data Quality Monitoring in the NPOESS Ground Data Processing System  
Scott Shipley, Raytheon, Upper Marlboro, MD; and J. Stauch, B. Reed, D. Gillespie, M. Walth, S. Young, C. Wang, J. Mulligan, J. Overton, J. Zajic, and A. Goldberg
3:59 PM17.9Paper moved to Session 6, New Paper Number 6.9  
4:00 PM17.9aAutomated Weather Decision Support Systems (Formerly Paper Number 18.8)  
Ronald Sznaider, Meteorlogix, Minneapolis, MN
4:15 PM17.10A Methodology to Estimate Soil Moisture Content from WSR-88D Data Utalizing GIS  
Ameé Nicole Bailey, University of South Florida, Saint Petersburg, FL; and B. Dixon
4:30 PM17.11Serving NEXRAD data with Open Source GIS  
Daryl Herzmann, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and R. Arritt
4:45 PM17.12GIS Data and Applications at the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center  extended abstract
Keith M. Stellman, NOAA/NWS, Slidell, LA; and D. M. Welch
5:00 PM17.13A discussion of the flooding threshold in eastern North Dakota utilizing SWAT  extended abstract
Damon M. Grabow, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
5:15 PM17.14Data retrieval based on spatiotemporal characteristics of weather events  extended abstract wrf recording
May Yuan, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. McIntosh
 
1:30 PM-5:15 PM, Thursday, Room 6B
Session 18 Advances and Applications in Transportation Weather Part II (ROOM 6B)
Cochairs: Ed Boselly, Washington State Department of Transportation, Olympia, WA; David Pace, SAIC, Washington, DC
1:30 PM18.1Probabilistic Forecasts of Cloud Impacts at San Francisco International Airport  extended abstract
F. Wesley Wilson, NCAR, Boulder, CO
1:45 PM18.2Graphical Forecasts For Aviation  
Jack May, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Kansas City, MO; and M. Andrews
2:00 PM18.3Temporal and spatial behavior of visibility obtained from Runway Visual Range (RVR) sensors during snowfall events at several major airports  extended abstract
Thomas A. Seliga, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge, MA; and D. A. Hazen and S. Burnley
2:15 PM18.4The Winter Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS): Demonstration Results and Future Plans  extended abstract
Paul A. Pisano, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC; and A. D. Stern and W. P. Mahoney
2:30 PM18.5Case Study Verification of the Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS) for the 2003 Operational Demonstration  extended abstract
Jamie K. Wolff, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. C. Bernstein and S. Linden
2:45 PM18.6The efficacy of plug-and-play components for promoting the successful deployment of Maintenance Decision Support Systems for surface transportation  
Leon F. Osborne, Jr., Meridian Environemental Technology, Inc., Grand Forks, ND; and D. K. Rand
3:00 PMCoffee Break in Exhibit Hall  
3:30 PM18.7An evaluation of the receptivity of new technological approaches to winter maintenance within the states involved in the Maintenance Decision Support System Pooled Fund Study  
Robert D. Hart, Meridian Environmental Technology, Inc., Grand Forks, ND; and L. F. Osborne, Jr. and D. Huft
3:44 PM18.8Paper moved to Session 17, New paper number 17.9A  
3:45 PM18.9A dynamic—stochastic approach to road and bridge frost forecasting  extended abstract
John J. Mewes, Meridian Environmental Technology, Inc., Grand Forks, ND; and R. Hart
4:00 PM18.10Evaluation of the accuracy of road and bridge forecasts provided to the Iowa DOT  extended abstract
John J. Mewes, Meridian Environmental Technology, Inc., Grand Forks, ND; and R. Hart and D. Burkheimer
4:15 PM18.11RWIS Applications of MesoWest in the Western United States  
John D. Horel, NOAA/CIRP and Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and M. Splitt
4:30 PM18.12Weather research for surface transportation: the roadway environment  
John T. Snow, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. C. Staudt
4:45 PM18.13An automated real-time road weather system (ARROWS) for highway maintenance personnel  
S. Edward Boselly, Washington State Department of Transportation, Olympia, WA
5:00 PM18.14Investigation of atmospheric dependencies on spring load restriction limits imposed by state transportation agencies  
Jennifer L. Hanson, Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and L. F. Osborne
 
3:00 PM, Thursday
Registration Desk Closes
 
5:30 PM, Thursday
Conference Ends
 

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