Program: 20th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology (84th AMS Annual Meeting)

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1

Keynote Session (ROOM 6B)

Location: Room 6B

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

Chair: Terry Tarbell, RS Information Systems

CoChair: Linda Miller, UCAR/Unidata

Papers:

9:00 AM

1.1

Global Weather Services in 2025—a Five-Year Update

Richard Anthes, UCAR, Boulder, CO

9:45 AM

1.2

The Tramsformation of the Annual Meetings of the American Meteorological Society

G. Stanley Doore, OFCM-retired and First Chairperson and Chairperson of Several Early IIPS Conferences, Silver Spring, MD

Poster PDF (48.8 kB)

Coffee Break in the Poster Session Room

3

Advances and Applications in Transportation Weather (ROOM 613/614)

Location: Room 613/614

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

Cochairs: David J. Pace, SAIC; Ed Boselly, Washington State Department of Transportation

Papers:

10:45 AM

3.1

Improving Aviation Weather Forecasts: The Federal Aviation Administration's Efforts to Enhance Air Traffic Safety and Efficiency

Gloria J. Kulesa, FAA, Washington, DC; and D. J. Pace, W. L. Fellner, J. E. Sheets, V. S. Travers, and P. J. Kirchoffer

Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

11:00 AM

3.2

The forecast icing potential (FIP) algorithm

Frank McDonough, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. C. Bernstein, M. K. Politovich, and C. A. Wolff

Poster PDF (307.5 kB)

11:15 AM

3.3

Recent progress in the development of automated analysis and forecast products for ceiling and visibility conditions

Paul H. Herzegh, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. L. Bankert, B. K. Hansen, M. Tryhane, and G. Wiener

Poster PDF (256.8 kB)

11:30 AM

3.4

Developing an Application Version of the ADDS Flight Path Tool

Lynn A. Sherretz, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO

11:45 AM

3.5

Enhancing the Volcanic Ash Coordination Tool (VACT)

Lynn A. Sherretz, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; and J. Osienski, G. Pratt, and D. M. Rodgers

2

Global Meteorological and Hydrological Services Update (ROOM 6B)

Location: Room 6B

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

Cochairs: Jimmie Smith, Meteoquest, Inc.; Fred Branski, NOAA/NWS; Jim Cooper, Earth Satellite Corporation

Papers:

10:45 AM

2.1

Welcoming Remarks

Jimmie Smith, MeteoQuest, Inc., Bedford, NH

11:00 AM

2.2

U.S. Air Force Weather Update (Invited Presentation)

Thomas E. Stickford, U.S. Air Force, Washington, DC

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

2.3

U.S. Navy Weather/Oceanographic Services Update (Invited Presentation)

Thomas Quinton Donaldson V, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, Stennis Space Center, MS

Recorded presentation

12:00 PM

2.4

National Weather Service (NWS) Update (Invited Presentation)

John Jones, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

12:30 PM

2.5

Recent Progress in Numerical Forecast System Development at NCEP (Invited Presentation)

Stephen Lord, NCEP/EMC, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded presentation

1:00 PM

2.6

NOAA/NESDIS Update (Invited Presentation)

Gregory Withee, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD

1:30 PM

2.7

European Center for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Update (Invited Presentation)

David Burridge, ECMWF, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

2.8

NWP Activities of the Private Sector (Invited Presentation)

Michael D. Eilts, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc., Norman, OK

Recorded presentation

2:30 PM

2.3a

Lunch Break

4:00 PM

2.5a

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

Lunch Break

4

AWIPS (ROOM 613/614)

Location: Room 613/614

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

Cochairs: Ward Seguin, OAR; Richard Thigpen, Consultant

Papers:

1:30 PM

4.1

NOAAPORT Broadcast Changes

LeRoy Klet, Northrop Grumman Information Technology, McLean, VA

Poster PDF (32.6 kB)

4.2

Critical Weather Monitoring at the NCF

2:00 PM

4.3

NWS Enterprise Architecture

Bobby J. Jones, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and B. West

Poster PDF (2.9 MB)

4.4

AWIPS in the Department of Agriculture

2:30 PM

4.5

Initial Steps in Collaboration of NWS Digital Forecasts

Lynn P. Maximuk, NOAA/NWS, Pleasant Hill, MO

http://http://www.crh.noaa.gov/eax/ndfd-paper/ams2004.pdf

2:45 PM

4.6

The Necessity of a Coherent, and Consistent Forecast Methodology in the IFPS/GFE Era

Carven A. Scott, NOAA/NWSFO, Anchorage, AK; and V. J. Proton

Poster PDF (188.5 kB)

3:00 PM

4.7

Development of a Link From the 4-D cube to the Derived Sensible Weather Elements

Carven A. Scott, NOAA/NWSFO, Anchorage, AK; and V. J. Proton

Poster PDF (585.3 kB)

4.8

NMAP Development Status And Plans

3:30 PM

4.9

Expanding Weather Event Simulator capabilities for National Weather Service training

Michael A. Magsig, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Poster PDF (359.5 kB)

3:45 PM

4.10

SeaWinds Near-Real-Time Scatterometer Winds for AWIPS

Jeffrey M. Augenbaum, Computer Sciences Corp., Suitland, MD; and R. W. Luczak and G. Legg

Poster PDF (1.7 MB)

4:00 PM

4.6a

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

Poster Session 1

20th IIPS Poster Session (HALL 4AB)

Location: Hall 4AB

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

Chair: Steve Holt, Mitretek Systems

Papers:

P1.1

The National Weather Radar Testbed (Phased-Array) becomes Operational

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

Recorded presentation

P1.2

Paper P1.2 has been moved to Session 12, New Paper number 12.3A

P1.2a

Quality Control of Radar Data to Improve Mesocyclone Detection (Formerly paper number 12.3)

Rebecca J. Mazur, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL; and V. Lakshmanan and G. J. Stumpf

Poster PDF (647.5 kB)

P1.3

Using a reflectivity “scale filter” to improve performance of the Storm Cell Identification and Tracking (SCIT) algorithm

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

Poster PDF (1.5 MB)

P1.4

Displaying and Analyzing Level II Data with the Unidata Integrated Data Viewer (IDV)

Stuart Wier, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Murray and J. McWhirter

http://my.unidata.ucar.edu/content/software/IDV

Poster PDF (620.7 kB)

P1.5

The Research Radar Data Analysis Tool (RRAT)

David L. Priegnitz, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. H. Jain

Poster PDF (127.6 kB)

P1.6

Enhanced Precipitation Products: The new world of radar-derived products for commercial applications

James Block, Meteorlogix, Inc., Minneapolis, MN; and M. D. Eilts

P1.7

An AWIPS local application to streamline critical weather operations

Matthew A. Sardi, NOAA/NWSFO, Fort Worth, TX; and S. J. Fano

Poster PDF (249.3 kB)

P1.8

Serving the NODC/OCL World Ocean Database via the Live Access Server (LAS)

Joseph McLean, JISAO/University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Poster PDF (264.8 kB)

P1.9

A Video Data Management System—NOAA Style

Janice Beattie, NOAA Central Library, Silver Spring, MD; and D. Anderson, M. L. Cumberpatch, and A. Fiolek

P1.10

A web interface for viewing satellite microwave data of tropical cyclones

Marty Brewer, Remote Sensing Systems, Santa Rosa, CA; and D. K. Smith

Poster PDF (2.0 MB)

P1.11

Merging NetCDF and HDF5

Russell K. Rew, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and E. J. Hartnett

http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/netcdf/index.html

Poster PDF (182.4 kB)

P1.12

Porting NESDIS Polar Soundings from a Cray to an IBM SP

Richard G. Kelley Jr., Computer Sciences Corporation, Suitland, MD

Poster PDF (75.7 kB)

P1.13

Exploring 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

P1.14

Take a walk on the application-side with Java Web Start and WebMapper

P1.15

NOAA Near-Real-Time System Montioring Web Page

Kristina Sprietzer, Science and Technology Corp., Suitland, MD; and G. Legg

P1.16

Leveraging 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

P1.17

A 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

P1.18

Data Services from NOAA's PMEL/EPIC group

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

Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

P1.19

Disseminating National Weather Service watches and warnings using the XML based RSS and CAP formats

Robert Bunge, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

Poster PDF (94.7 kB)

P1.20

Creating a community driven portal with web services

Scott M. Kehoe, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. K. Graham

Poster PDF (178.5 kB)

P1.21

A New Initiative for NOAA's Snow and Ice Information Services

Donald W. Cline, NOAA/NWS, Chanhassen, MN; and T. Carroll

P1.22

Northrop Grumman’s Combat Weather Information System—A Concept for Meeting US Air Force Needs for Product Tailoring and Warfighter Applications

P1.23

SGT Beans: An Easy-to-Use Graphical Development Tool

Donald W. Denbo, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA

Poster PDF (277.3 kB)

P1.24

The Mobile Integrated Sounding System (MISS): Development and First Results

Stephen A. Cohn, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and H. B. Bluestein, W. O. J. Brown, and M. E. Susedik

Poster PDF (281.7 kB)

P1.25

The Real Time NOMADS Project: For Access To Operational Modeling Data and Value Added Products

Jordan C. Alpert, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and J. Wang

Poster PDF (1.8 MB)

P1.26

Transforming operations toward an IFPS/NDFD environment at NWS Sterling, VA

John M. Margraf, NOAA/NWS, Sterling, VA

Poster PDF (237.8 kB)

P1.27

Automated Spatial Precipitation Estimator (PrecipVal)

Michael L. Urzen, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and S. Ansari and S. A. Del Greco

Poster PDF (258.0 kB)

P1.28

Components, the Common Component Architecture, and the climate/ocean/weather community

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

Poster PDF (577.9 kB)

P1.29

Interactive Forecast Preparation System Training in the National Weather Service

Brian Motta, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO

Poster PDF (56.3 kB)

P1.30

LDM 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

P1.31

A Software System to Support Earth Science Data Services

Yuechen Chi, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; and R. Yang and M. Kafatos

Poster PDF (429.6 kB)

P1.32

Systems Engineering, Management and Sustainment at the Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA)—Transition, Migration and Metrics

Richard S. Penc, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, Bellevue, NE; and F. VanWijngaarden, A. Ronn, M. Bannister, and M. Kaufman

Poster PDF (666.7 kB)

P1.33

Nowcast for the Next Generation Navy: Recent Progress in Naval Nowcast Technology

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

http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/Apps/nowcast

Poster PDF (98.3 kB)

P1.34

The NASA Short-term Prediction Research and Transition (SPoRT) Center: A Collaborative Model for Accelerating Research into Operations

Steven J. Goodman, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and W. M. Lapenta, G. J. Jedlovec, J. C. Dodge, and J. T. Bradshaw

Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

P1.35

The Observing System Monitoring Center: A tool for evaulation of the global observing system

Kevin M. O'Brien, JISAO/University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and K. McHugh, G. Vecchi, E. Harrison, S. Hankin, and A. Manke

Poster PDF (179.9 kB)

P1.36

The 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

P1.37

HES simulation study using cube data from MM5

Fengying Sun, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li, T. J. Schmit, and D. Posselt

Poster PDF (420.9 kB)

P1.38

Integral of saturation ratio versus cut of saturation ratio at 100 percent at the end of which time step in Cloud Resolving Models

Cristina Stefanof, University of Quebec, Montreal, QC, Canada; and A. Stefanof, W. Szyrmer, and J. P. Blanchet

Poster PDF (224.2 kB)

P1.39

Artificial Neural Networks Application To Predict Wheat Yield Using Climatic Data

Babak Safa, Iranian Meteorological Organization, Tehran, Iran; and A. Khalili, M. Teshnehlab, and A. M. Liaghat

Poster PDF (697.1 kB)

P1.40

The High-Resolution Multibeam Bathymetry Data Access System

Willa H. Zhu, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and M. A. Wetzler, D. Caress, and D. W. Denbo

Poster PDF (597.5 kB)

P1.41

A study of road surface temperature sensors

Michael Adams, Aurora Program, Madison, WI

P1.42

InterMet System's ground station software

G. Paul Skentzos, International Met Systems, Grand Rapids, MI

P1.43

Aerosol 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

P1.44

Correction 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

Sessions end for the Day

Formal Opening of Exhibits with Reception (Cash Bar)

Fred Sanders Banquet

TUE 13 JAN

5

Radar IIPS and Applications (ROOM 613/614)

Location: Room 613/614

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

Cochairs: Robert Borchers, SAIC; Anderson White, University of Oklahoma; Robert Saffle, NOAA/NWS; Douglas Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL

Papers:

8:30 AM

5.1

Nexrad Product Improvement—Expanding Science Horizons

Robert E. Saffle, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and R. C. Elvander and M. J. Istok

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.4 MB)

5.2

NEXRAD Product Improvement—Update of WSR-88D Open Radar Data Acquisition (ORDA) Program

9:00 AM

5.3

Radar Information Enhancements for the NWS Operational User

Michael J. Istok, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and W. M. Blanchard, T. J. Ganger, and A. D. Stern

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (260.7 kB)

9:15 AM

5.4

NEXRAD Open Radar Data Acquisition (ORDA) Signal Processing & Signal Path

Nita K. Patel, RS Information Systems Inc., Norman, OK; and R. W. Macemon

Poster PDF (36.3 kB)

9:30 AM

5.5

Radar Operations Center (ROC) Evaluation of the WSR-88D Open Radar Data Acquisition (ORDA) System Signal Processing

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

Poster PDF (221.4 kB)

6

Internet Applications, Web Portals and Cyberinfrastructure (ROOM 6B)

Location: Room 6B

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

Cochairs: Linda Miller, UCAR/Unidata; Nancy Soreide, NOAA/PMEL

Papers:

8:30 AM

6.1

Linked Environments for Atmospheric Discovery (LEAD): A Cyberinfrastructure for Mesoscale Meteorology Research and Education

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (137.9 kB)

8:45 AM

6.2

MEAD (A Modeling Environment for Atmospheric Discovery)

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

http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/AboutUs/FocusAreas/MEADExpedition.html

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (179.2 kB)

9:00 AM

6.3

Network 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 AM

6.4

CUAHSI Hydrologic Information Systems

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (78.1 kB)

9:30 AM

6.5

The NOAA Operational Model Archive and Distribution System (NOMADS): A status report

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (42.5 kB)

9:45 AM

6.6

Working outside the box: communication and collaboration with Unidata's Integrated Data Viewer

Jeffrey D. McWhirter, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Murray and S. Weir

http://my.unidata.ucar.edu/content/software/IDV

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (145.9 kB)

10:00 AM

6.7

A Collaboration Tool to Support Modeling Groups

Donald W. Denbo, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (123.1 kB)

10:15 AM

6.8

The 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

Recorded presentation

10:30 AM

6.9

Prototype Internet Map Service access to National Weather Service (NWS) real-time meteorological data (Formerly Paper Number 17.9)

John B. Settelmaier, NOAA/NWS, Fort Worth, TX; and P. Kirkwood, I. Graffman, R. R. Bunge, F. Richards, and J. P. Kozimor

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.0 MB)

10:45 AM

6.5A

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (Please Refer to Poster Session P1 for Title and Author Information)

12:00 PM

6.9A

Lunch Break

7

European and Other International Applications (RO0M 613/614)

Location: Room 613/614

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

Cochairs: John Lincoln, Consultant; Howard Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS

Papers:

11:00 AM

7.1

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology's next generation forecasting system

James Kelly, Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Vic, Australia; and A. Donaldson, C. J. Ryan, J. Bally, J. Wilson, and R. J. Potts

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (2.7 MB)

11:15 AM

7.2

Incorporating an ensemble forecasting proxy into a knowledge based system

Harvey Stern, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Vic., Australia

http://www.weather-climate.com/internetforecasts2.html

Poster PDF (193.1 kB)

11:30 AM

7.3

SCRIBE marine

Jacques Marcoux, MSC, Montreal, QC, Canada; and J. Mclean, M. Schäffer, and R. Verret

Poster PDF (255.0 kB)

11:45 AM

7.4

Observations and Nowcasting in SCRIBE

Claude Landry, MSC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and M. Ouellet, R. Parent, J. F. Deschênes, and R. Verret

Poster PDF (83.2 kB)

NOAA Satellite Systems Forum (Box Lunches Courtesy of ITT)

8

IIPS and NWP Applications (ROOM 613/614)

Location: Room 613/614

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

Cochairs: Carl Thormeyer, FNMOC; Anderson White, University of Oklahoma; Jim Cooper, Earth Satellite Corporation

Papers:

1:30 PM

8.1

An Optimized Implementation of Objective Analysis

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.

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (268.0 kB)

1:45 PM

8.2

North American Regional Reanalysis: end user access to large data sets

Wesley Ebisuzaki, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, Camp Springs, MD; and J. Alpert, J. Wang, D. Jovic, and P. Shafran

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (19.1 kB)

2:00 PM

8.3

Coupling distributed-memory ocean and atmosphere models across the Grid

Christopher W. Moore, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. Schaffer

2:15 PM

8.4

Using 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 PM

8.5

Operational 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 PM

8.6

NWS Science and Technology Infusion Plan Update

Jack Hayes, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and F. Kelly and P. A. Hirschberg

Recorded presentation

3:00 PM

8.7

A comprehensive source of numerical model data

Kenneth Reeves, AccuWeather, Inc., State College, PA; and J. T. Candor and M. A. Steinberg

3:15 PM

8.8

Customization of a Mesoscale Numerical Weather Prediction System for Transportation Applications

Lloyd A. Treinish, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY; and A. P. Praino

http://www.research.ibm.com/weather/DT.html

Poster PDF (2.1 MB)

3:30 PM

8.9

The MDSS ensemble of mesoscale models: lessons learned from the 2003 demo and changes for the 2004 demo

Paul Schultz, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO

Poster PDF (76.7 kB)

3:45 PM

8.10

The 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

4:00 PM

8.11

Examples of Graphical Forecast Editor Use in Operations During 2003

William F. Roberts, NOAA, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (149.9 kB)

4:15 PM

8.12

Incorporating mesoscale lightning climatologies into the NWS IFPS/GFE forecast routine along the Gulf Coast

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

Poster PDF (1.5 MB)

4:30 PM

8.13

Commodity passive stereo graphics for collaborative display of ocean model output

Albert J. Hermann, NOAA/PMEL and Univ. of Washington/JISAO, Seattle, WA; and C. W. Moore

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (167.9 kB)

4:45 PM

8.14

A System for Realistic Weather Rendering

Kirk Riley, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN; and D. Ebert, C. Hansen, and J. Levit

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (2.7 MB)

5:00 PM

8.6a

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (Exhibits Open 1:30–6:30 p.m.)

9

Internet Applications, Web Portals and Cyberinfrastructure Part II (ROOM 6B)

Location: Room 6B

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

Cochairs: Linda Miller, UCAR/Unidata; Nancy Soreide, NOAA/PMEL

Papers:

1:30 PM

9.1

Anagram—a modular Java framework for high-performance scientific data servers

Joseph Wielgosz, COLA, Calverton, MD

http://www.iges.org/anagram

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.3 MB)

1:45 PM

9.2

Towards a Web Services interface to the Live Access Server (LAS)

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (21.6 kB)

2:00 PM

9.3

Web services access to TAO Moored Buoy data

Eugene F. Burger, NOAA/PMEL and Univ. of Washington/JISAO, Seattle, WA; and J. Sirott and D. C. McClurg

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (129.6 kB)

2:15 PM

9.4

An Internet site for professional meteorologists

Kenneth Reeves, AccuWeather, Inc., State College, PA; and J. T. Candor and M. A. Steinberg

2:30 PM

9.5

Using News Server Technology for Data Delivery

Anne Wilson, UCAR, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (136.1 kB)

2:45 PM

9.6

The Ferret-DODS Server

Richard Rogers, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and S. Hankin and A. Manke

Recorded presentation

3:00 PM

9.7

Automatic Metadata Ingestion for Supporting A Web-Based Scientific Data And Information Super Server

Ruixin Yang, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; and Y. Zhao and M. Kafatos

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (36.7 kB)

3:15 PM

9.8

Fishing for Data, Pier to Pier

Russell K. Rew, UCAR, Boulder, CO

http://

Poster PDF (138.0 kB)

3:30 PM

9.9

A new automated and interactive system for solar radiation data processing and quality control

Tara H. Sopoco, MSC, Downsview, ON, Canada; and L. D. Boudreau and M. Armstrong

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (345.4 kB)

3:45 PM

9.10

ROMAN—Realtime Observation Monitoring and Analysis Network

John D. Horel, NOAA/CIRP and Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and M. Splitt, J. Pechmann, B. Olsen, and E. Delgado

http://www.met.utah.edu/roman

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.1 MB)

4:00 PM

9.11

The University of Hawaii Sea Level Center Data Portal

Bernard J. Kilonsky, Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and M. Merrifield

http://uhslc.soest.hawaii.edu

Poster PDF (118.2 kB)

4:15 PM

9.12

Dapper: an OPeNDAP server for in-situ data

Joe Sirott, Sirott and Associates, Seattle, WA; and D. W. Denbo and W. H. Zhu

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (12.6 kB)

4:30 PM

9.13

GrADS Version 1.9 and the GrADS-DODS Server

Jennifer M. Adams, COLA, Calverton, MD; and J. Wielgosz and B. E. Doty

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (71.8 kB)

4:45 PM

9.14

Status of Live Access Server (LAS) Developments

Jonathan Callahan, JISAO/University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and S. Hankin, J. Mclean, R. Schweitzer, K. O'Brien, and A. Manke

http://ferret.pmel.noaa.gov/Ferret/LAS/

Poster PDF (106.0 kB)

5:00 PM

9.6a

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall

Wed 14 Jan

10

Applications in Meteorology, Oceanography, Hydrology, and Climatology (ROOM 6B)

Location: Room 6B

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

Cochairs: Carl Thormeyer, FNMOC; Anderson White, University of Oklahoma; Jim Cooper, Earth Satellite Corporation

Papers:

8:30 AM

10.1

Wireless data networking for Environmental Sensor Networks (ESNs)

Julia Downes, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL; and P. Welsh and J. D. Lambert

8:45 AM

10.2

Automatic Gage-Adjusted Radar Rainfall Estimation for Real-Time Storm Water Control

Leiji Liu, OneRain Inc., Orangevale, CA; and B. Hoblit, R. Jensen, and D. Curtis

http://

Poster PDF (309.9 kB)

9:00 AM

10.3

Supporting Earth Science Applications with TOVAS

Zhong Liu, George Mason University/CSISS, Fairfax, VA and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and H. Rui, W. Teng, and L. Chiu

http://eosdata.gsfc.nasa.gov/hydrology/TRMM_analysis.html

Poster PDF (142.6 kB)

9:15 AM

10.4

NdEdit: A Tool for Browsing and Subsetting 4D netCDF Files

John R. Osborne, NOAA/PMEL/OAR, Seattle and OceanAtlas Software, Vashon Island, WA; and D. W. Denbo

Poster PDF (114.5 kB)

11

European and Other International Applications Part II (ROOM 613/614)

Location: Room 613/614

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

Cochairs: John Lincoln, Consultant; Howard Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS

Papers:

8:30 AM

11.1

How to make an international Workstation Project successful

Hans-Joachim Koppert, Deutscher Wetterdienst, Offenbach, Germany; and T. S. Pedersen, B. Zürcher, and P. Joe

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (228.7 kB)

8:45 AM

11.2

SIMIN—The Integrated System for Meteorological Surveillance, Forecast and Alert in Romania

Marinel Ioana, Romanian National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, Bucharest, Romania; and V. Ivanovici, E. Cordoneanu, D. Banciu, A. Apostu, and B. Ford

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.9 MB)

9:00 AM

11.3

Field information server

Atsuya Yoshimura, Yokogawa Denshikiki Co., Ltd., Hadano-shi, Japan; and T. Tashiro and K. Onimura

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (226.3 kB)

9:15 AM

11.4

MeteoForum—Initial Successes in Data Sharing Leading to the Creation of the IDD-Brazil

Tom Yoksas, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Garrana Coelho, T. C. Spangler, and E. Cutrim

http://www.meteoforum.ucar.edu

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (170.6 kB)

Coffee Break

Fourth Presidential Policy Forum: Weather and National Security (Room 6AB)

Sponsors: (Joint between the Events; the The Norm Phillips Symposium; the 17th Conference on Probablity and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences; the 14th Conference on Applied Climatology; the Symposium on Space Weather; the 18th Conference on Hydrology; the 20th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology; the 20th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting/16th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction; the 15th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations; the Symposium on Forecasting the Weather and Climate of the Atmosphere and Ocean; the Symposium on Planning, Nowcasting, and Forecasting in the Urban Zone; and the Interactive Symposium on the Nexus of Coastal Urban Environments )

Lunch Break

Exhibit Hours

13

Applications in Meteorology, Oceanography, Hydrology and Climatology Part II (ROOM 6B)

Location: Room 6B

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

Cochairs: Carl Thormeyer, FNMOC; Anderson White, University of Oklahoma; Jim Cooper, Earth Satellite Corporation

Papers:

1:30 PM

13.1

StormTracker—a web-based tool for working with the automated tracking of thunderstorm clusters

Tom Whittaker, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and R. Rabin

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

13.2

Plymouth State University's electronic map wall

James P. Koermer, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH; and E. G. Hoffman and T. T. Wisniewski

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (164.6 kB)

2:00 PM

13.3

WeatherScope: A Streamlined Display Application for Geographic Weather Data

J. Michael Wolfinbarger, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. R. Greenfield, T. A. Cannon, and W. G. McPherson Jr.

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (559.1 kB)

2:15 PM

13.4

Collaboration, Analysis, and Visualization of the Future

Dave Semeraro, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, Univ. of Urbana, Urbana, IL; and R. Wilhelmson, D. Bramer, J. Leigh, D. Porter, and J. Ahrens

http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/AboutUs/FocusAreas/MEADExpedition.html

Poster PDF (254.7 kB)

12

Radar IIPS and Applications Part II (ROOM 613/614)

Location: Room 613/614

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

Cochairs: Robert Borchers, SAIC; Anderson White, University of Oklahoma; Robert Saffle, NOAA/NWS; Douglas Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL

Papers:

1:30 PM

12.1

The Joint Polarization Experiment—A summary of dual-polarization WSR-88D radar data collection and analysis

Terry J. Schuur, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. V. Ryzhkov, P. L. Heinselman, D. W. Burgess, and K. A. Scharfenberg

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (818.4 kB)

1:45 PM

12.2

Real-time Quality Control of Reflectivity Data Using Satellite Infrared Channel and Surface Observations

V. Lakshmanan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and M. Valente

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (510.0 kB)

1:59 PM

12.3

Paper 12.3 has been moved to Poster Session P1, New Paper number P1.2A

2:00 PM

12.4

Data Quality Control for the SZ(8/64) Phase Code for the Mitigation of Range and Velocity Ambiguities in the WSR-88D

Gregory Meymaris, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Ellis, J. Hubbert, and M. Dixon

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (2.6 MB)

2:15 PM

12.5

Current and future plans for the AP Clutter Mitigation Scheme

Cathy Kessinger, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Ellis, J. Van Andel, J. Yee, and J. Hubbert

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (577.9 kB)

2:30 PM

12.6

Mining NEXRAD Radar Data: An Investigative Study

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (415.5 kB)

2:45 PM

12.7

WSR-88D Algorithm Comparisons of VCP 11 and New VCP 12

Robert R. Lee, NOAA/NWS/NEXRAD Radar Operations Center, Norman, OK; and R. M. Steadham

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (36.5 kB)

3:00 PM

12.8

Implementing Terminal Doppler Weather Radar Data for WFO Operations

Andrew D. Stern, Mitretek Systems, Inc., Falls Church, VA; and M. J. Istok, W. Blanchard, R. E. Saffle, and B. Bumgarner

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.9 MB)

3:15 PM

12.9

Experimental High-Resolution WSR-88D Measurements in Severe Storms

Rodger A. Brown, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and B. Flickinger, E. Forren, D. M. Schultz, P. L. Spencer, V. Wood, and C. Ziegler

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (745.4 kB)

3:30 PM

12.10

Radar mosaic generation algorithms being developed for FAA WARP system

Joseph C. Lang, Unisys Weather Information Services, Kennett Square, PA

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (2.3 MB)

3:45 PM

12.3a

Status of Multiple-Sensor Severe Weather Application Development at NSSL (Formerly paper number P1.2)

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

Poster PDF (2.2 MB)

4:00 PM

12.4a

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

Poster Session 2

IIPS Poster Session II

Location: Room 4AB

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

Chair: Steve Holt, Mitretek

Papers:

P2.1

Highlights from the Second GOES Users' Conference: recommendations for the GOES-R series

James J. Gurka, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and T. J. Schmit and R. R. Reynolds

Poster PDF (85.2 kB)

P2.2

GOES 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

P2.3

GOES/R data distribution via commercial terrestrial and C-band satellite systems

Richard H. Warren, Computer Sciences Corporation, Chantilly, VA; and S. N. Bajpai

Poster PDF (1.4 MB)

P2.4

NOAA’s Operational Geostationary Sea Surface Temperature Products

Eileen Maturi, NOAA/NESDIS, Washington, DC; and A. Harris, N. Nalli, C. Merchant, S. MacCallum, R. E. Meiggs, and R. Potash

Poster PDF (145.8 kB)

P2.5

A study of data and products from the GOES-9 Imager and Sounder over the western Pacific Ocean

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

Poster PDF (722.6 kB)

P2.6

Validation and Utility of Full Resolution GOES Sounder Retrievals

Jaime M. Daniels, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and G. E. Gray

P2.7

Land 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

P2.8

An Observing System for Land Process Characterization featuring NPOESS

Thomas P. DeFelice, Raytheon Technical Services Company, ITSS, Upper Marlboro, MD

P2.9

Satellite Ocean Remote Sensing at NOAA's NESDIS

Eric J. Bayler, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD

P2.10

Contributions 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

P2.11

Alaska 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

P2.12

Centralized 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

P2.13

Qualitative 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

P2.14

The NESDIS Sea Surface Height Science Team: transitioning from research to operations

Laury Miller, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and R. Cheney and E. J. Bayler

Poster PDF (913.0 kB)

P2.15

Satellite sea surface temperature (SST) research at NOAA/NESDIS

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

Poster PDF (939.8 kB)

P2.16

Sea-surface roughness research at NOAA/NESDIS

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

Poster PDF (168.2 kB)

P2.17

NOAA/NESDIS Ocean Surface Winds Science Team

Paul Chang, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD

P2.18

Ocean Color Science Team Activities at NOAA/NESDIS

Christopher S. Kinkade, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and C. W. Brown and D. K. Clark

P2.19

Sea ice operational and research activities at NESDIS

Pablo Clemente-Colón, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Spring, MD; and M. VanWoert and D. McAdoo

P2.20

Observation 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

P2.21

Study of the Hyperspectral Environmental Suite (HES) on GOES-R

Jun Li, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and F. Sun, T. J. Schmit, W. P. Menzel, and J. Gurka

http://

Poster PDF (2.6 MB)

P2.22

Design studies for real-time distributed processing of infrared hyperspectral image data

Raymond K. Garcia, SSEC/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. J. Smuga-Otto

Poster PDF (899.6 kB)

P2.23

Detection of clouds and aerosols using infrared hyperspectral observations

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

Poster PDF (2.7 MB)

P2.24

Determination of wind vectors by tracking features on sequential moisture analyses derived from hyperspectral IR satellite soundings

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 Sr.

Poster PDF (569.1 kB)

P2.25

Analysis of Convective Clouds and Turbulent Boundary Layers Using Hyperspectral Data

Kristopher M. Bedka, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. R. Mecikalski and W. F. Feltz

Poster PDF (272.0 kB)

P2.26

Fast model cloudy radiances for infrared hyperspectral observations

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

Poster PDF (1.5 MB)

P2.27

Improvement in groundbased infrared hyperspectral retrieval of thermodynamic profiles

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

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/aeri/

Poster PDF (658.2 kB)

P2.28

Land surface temperature and emissivity from infrared hyperspectral observations

Robert Knuteson, SSEC/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and F. Best, B. Osborne, H. E. Revercomb, and D. Tobin

Poster PDF (2.1 MB)

P2.29

Lossless data compression for infrared hyperspectral sounders—an overview

Bormin Huang, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and H. L. Huang, A. Ahuja, H. Chen, T. J. Schmit, and R. W. Heymann

Poster PDF (427.7 kB)

P2.30

Hyperspectral data storage: Prototype implementation using the 2003 Pacific THORPEX dataset

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

Poster PDF (1.8 MB)

P2.31

A system design for storing, archiving, and retrieving hyperspectral data

Ralph G. Dedecker, SSEC/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. Whittaker, R. K. Garcia, and R. O. Knuteson

Poster PDF (50.3 kB)

P2.32

GIFTS sounding retrieval algorithm development

Jun Li, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and F. Sun, S. Seemann, E. Weisz, and A. H. L. Huang

Poster PDF (1.1 MB)

P2.33

Level 0-1 algorithm description for the Geosynchronous Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer

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

Poster PDF (236.8 kB)

P2.34

Geolocation of the Geosynchronous Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer (GIFTS) data

Sanjay S. Limaye, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. Smith, R. O. Knuteson, and H. E. Revercomb

Poster PDF (642.3 kB)

P2.35

Clear sky forward model development for GIFTS

Leslie Moy, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and D. Tobin, P. Van Delst, and H. Woolf

Poster PDF (707.1 kB)

P2.36

Generation of simulated top of atmosphere radiance datasets for GIFTS/HES algorithm development

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

Poster PDF (579.3 kB)

P2.37

Simulation of and comparison between GIFTS, ABI, and GOES I-M Sounder ozone estimates and applications to HES

Christopher C. Schmidt, CIMSS/University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li and F. Sun

Poster PDF (92.4 kB)

P2.38

Quantization of far field diffraction and focal plane misalignment effects on simulated GIFTS data from the IHOP field program

Erik R. Olson, SSEC/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and R. O. Knuteson, H. E. Revercomb, J. Li, and H. L. Huang

Poster PDF (403.4 kB)

P2.39

Future Technologies for Satellite Operations Centers

Scott R. Turner, The Aerospace Corporation, Chantilly, VA; and K. D. Shere and E. G. Howard

Poster PDF (24.6 kB)

P2.40

Applications of NOAA MODIS Near Real Time Data

Kristina Sprietzer, Science and Technology Corp., Suitland, MD; and P. Haggerty and G. Legg

P2.41

A 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

P2.42

Near-Real-Time AMSR-E Processing at NOAA

Ivan Tcherednitchenko, Computer Sciences Corporation, Suitland, MD; and P. Haggerty, G. Legg, and R. Luczak

Poster PDF (142.1 kB)

P2.43

CLAVR Applications at NOAA/NESDIS

David R. Donahue, Science and Technology Corporation, Suitland, MD; and J. Sapper, C. Jobson, and V. Kapoor

P2.44

NOAA's Operational Significant Event Imagery Program Documents Environmentally Significant Events Worldwide

George Stephens, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and J. Taylor

P2.45

The 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 Jr.

P2.46

Displaying National Weather Service warnings in real-time GIS formats

Ken R. Waters, NOAA/NWS, Honolulu, HI

Poster PDF (204.4 kB)

P2.47

GIS enhancement of Climate Prediction Center's Africa FEWS-NET products

Timothy B. Love, RSIS and NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, Camp Springs, MD

Poster PDF (270.5 kB)

P2.48

Prototype 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

14

Satellite IIPS and Applications (ROOM 6B)

Location: Room 6B

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

Cochairs: Gerald Dittberner, NOAA/NESDIS; Fred P Lewis, IPS Meteostar, Inc

Papers:

4:00 PM

14.1

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA)—Next Generation Geostationary Satellite (GOES R) Impact on Hazards Management

Eric Miller, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. Madden and B. Nelson

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (392.4 kB)

4:15 PM

14.2

Study of the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) on the GOES-R and beyond

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (143.9 kB)

4:30 PM

14.3

Potential Impact of Proposed Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) Channels on Satellite Precipitation Estimation

Robert J. Kuligowski, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and J. S. Im

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (274.8 kB)

4:45 PM

14.4

Infrared hyperspectral sounding modeling and processing: An overview

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (2.4 MB)

5:00 PM

14.5

The 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

Recorded presentation

5:15 PM

14.6

GIFTS—Hyperspectral imaging and sounding from geostationary orbit

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (643.8 kB)

Reception in Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar)

AMS Annual Awards Banquet

THUR 15 JAN

16

Satellite IIPS and Applications Part II (ROOM 6B)

Location: Room 6B

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

Cochairs: Gerald Dittberner, NOAA/NESDIS; Fred P Lewis, IPS Meteostar, Inc

Papers:

8:30 AM

16.1

Obstacles and solutions in near-real-time processing of Terra and Aqua MODIS data

Paul D. Haggerty, Science and Technology Corp., Suitland, MD; and K. Sprietzer, G. Legg, and R. Luczak

Poster PDF (178.0 kB)

8:45 AM

16.2

A 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 AM

16.3

Clear Sky GAC Radiation Budget Product System at NESDIS

David R. Donahue, Science and Technology Corporation, Suitland, MD; and J. Sapper and V. Kapoor

Poster PDF (1.1 MB)

16.4

Monitoring and validation of NOAA AMSU-based hydrological products

9:30 AM

16.5

NOAA/NESDIS Preparation for the NPOESS Era

Stacy L. Bunin, Mitretek Systems, Inc., Falls Church, VA; and D. Holmes, T. Schott, and H. J. Silva

Poster PDF (28.7 kB)

9:45 AM

16.6

NOAA's NESDIS Satellite Oceanography

Eric J. Bayler, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and R. Cheney, P. Chang, D. Clark, K. Hughes, and A. Strong

Poster PDF (68.4 kB)

10:00 AM

16.7

The Transition to Operations of NOAA's Low Rate Information Transmission (LRIT) System

Raymond W. Luczak, Computer Sciences Corp., Suitland, MD; and J. Manning and M. O. Perkins

Poster PDF (701.8 kB)

10:15 AM

16.8

VHF 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

10:30 AM

16.6a

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (Please Refer to Poster Session P2 for Title and Author Information)

11:45 AM

16.8a

Lunch Break

15

Global Climate Observing System [GCOS] (ROOM 613/614)

Location: Room 613/614

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

Cochairs: Howard Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS; John Lincoln, Consultant

Papers:

8:30 AM

15.1

Moving the GCOS Second Adequacy Report to Implementation

Paul Mason, GCOS Steering Committee and University of Reading, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

15.2

Implementing Improvements in Global Observing Systems for Climate

Alan R. Thomas, Global Climate Observing System, Geneva, Switzerland

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

15.3

Improving the GCOS Surface and Upper air Networks

Richard K. Thigpen, GCOS Secretariat, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

15.4

The GCOS Regional Workshop Program: A Review and Appraisal

William E. Westermeyer, Global Climate Observing System Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland

9:30 AM

15.5

Update on U.S. Support for the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) and Associated Pacific Island Regional GCOS Activities

Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (164.4 kB)

9:45 AM

15.6

Data Management Framework of the Meteorological Service of Canada

Tsoi-Ching Yip, MSC, Toronto, ON, Canada; and M. Minuk

10:00 AM

15.7

Satellite-based drought observing system

Felix Kogan, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD

Recorded presentation

10:15 AM

15.8

The Data Management and Communications (DMAC) for the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS)

Steve Hankin, NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA; and L. Bernard, P. Cornillon, F. Grassle, D. M. Legler, J. Lever, and S. Worley

Poster PDF (376.6 kB)

10:30 AM

15.5a

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18

Advances and Applications in Transportation Weather Part II (ROOM 6B)

Location: Room 6B

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

Cochairs: Ed Boselly, Washington State Department of Transportation; David Pace, SAIC

Papers:

1:30 PM

18.1

Probabilistic Forecasts of Cloud Impacts at San Francisco International Airport

F. Wesley Wilson, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Poster PDF (45.9 kB)

1:45 PM

18.2

Graphical Forecasts For Aviation

Jack May, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Kansas City, MO; and M. Andrews

2:00 PM

18.3

Temporal and spatial behavior of visibility obtained from Runway Visual Range (RVR) sensors during snowfall events at several major airports

Thomas A. Seliga, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge, MA; and D. A. Hazen and S. Burnley

Poster PDF (1.4 MB)

2:15 PM

18.4

The Winter Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS): Demonstration Results and Future Plans

Paul A. Pisano, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC; and A. D. Stern and W. P. Mahoney III

Poster PDF (1007.4 kB)

2:30 PM

18.5

Case Study Verification of the Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS) for the 2003 Operational Demonstration

Jamie K. Wolff, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. C. Bernstein and S. Linden

Poster PDF (787.7 kB)

2:45 PM

18.6

The 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 PM

18.7

An 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

3:14 PM

18.8

Paper moved to Session 17, New paper number 17.9A

3:15 PM

18.9

A dynamic—stochastic approach to road and bridge frost forecasting

John J. Mewes, Meridian Environmental Technology, Inc., Grand Forks, ND; and R. Hart

Poster PDF (92.6 kB)

3:30 PM

18.10

Evaluation of the accuracy of road and bridge forecasts provided to the Iowa DOT

John J. Mewes, Meridian Environmental Technology, Inc., Grand Forks, ND; and R. Hart and D. Burkheimer

Poster PDF (104.8 kB)

3:45 PM

18.11

RWIS Applications of MesoWest in the Western United States

John D. Horel, NOAA/CIRP and Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and M. Splitt

4:00 PM

18.12

Weather research for surface transportation: the roadway environment

John T. Snow, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. C. Staudt

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

18.13

An automated real-time road weather system (ARROWS) for highway maintenance personnel

S. Edward Boselly, Washington State Department of Transportation, Olympia, WA

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

18.14

Investigation 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 Jr.

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

18.6a

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall

17

GIS Applications (ROOM 613/614)

Location: Room 613/614

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

Cochairs: Nancy Soreide, NOAA/PMEL; Scott Shipley, Raytheon ITSS

Papers:

1:30 PM

17.1

Exploring 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

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

17.2

NetCDF into GIS: the good, the bad, and the ugly

John Caron, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Nativi

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (97.2 kB)

2:00 PM

17.3

Integrating Science Data Into Geographic Information Systems

Ted Habermann, NOAA/NESDIS, Boulder, CO; and J. Cartwright, R. Schweitzer, I. Barrodale, and E. Davies

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (142.4 kB)

2:15 PM

17.4

Differences among the data models used by the Geographic Information Systems and Atmospheric Science communities

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

Poster PDF (1.3 MB)

2:30 PM

17.5

Integrating GIS Data with geoscience data using Unidata's IDV

Don Murray, UCAR/Unidata, Boulder, CO; and T. Whittaker, J. McWhirter, and S. Wier

http://my.unidata.ucar.edu/content/software/IDV

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (196.9 kB)

2:45 PM

17.6

WebMap Calculator: IMS based tools for intra and inter-layer calculations and comparisons

Nazila Merati, PMEL and JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and T. C. Vance and J. Fabritz

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (298.6 kB)

3:00 PM

17.7

Future of Geographic Information Systems in the Satellite Services Division

Ralph E. Meiggs, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and M. A. Patterson and T. Franson

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (179.7 kB)

3:15 PM

17.8

Application 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

3:29 PM

17.9

Paper moved to Session 6, New Paper Number 6.9

3:30 PM

17.10

A 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

Recorded presentation

3:45 PM

17.11

Serving NEXRAD data with Open Source GIS

Daryl Herzmann, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and R. Arritt

4:00 PM

17.12

GIS Data and Applications at the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center

Keith M. Stellman, NOAA/NWS, Slidell, LA; and D. M. Welch

Poster PDF (659.5 kB)

4:15 PM

17.13

A discussion of the flooding threshold in eastern North Dakota utilizing SWAT

Damon M. Grabow, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND

Poster PDF (637.9 kB)

4:30 PM

17.14

Data retrieval based on spatiotemporal characteristics of weather events

May Yuan, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. McIntosh

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (335.3 kB)

4:45 PM

17.6a

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall

5:15 PM

17.9a

Automated Weather Decision Support Systems (Formerly Paper Number 18.8)

Ronald Sznaider, Meteorlogix, Minneapolis, MN

Registration Desk Closes

Conference Ends

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