84th AMS Annual Meeting

1: Presidential Symposium on the Advances of Environmental Remote Sensing—The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite Systems

Presidential Symposium on the Advances of Environmental Remote Sensing—The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite Systems

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Saturday, 10 January 2004

6:00 AM-6:00 AM: Saturday, 10 January 2004


SAT 10 JAN

7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Saturday, 10 January 2004


Short Course/Student Conference Registration

Sunday, 11 January 2004

6:00 AM-6:00 AM: Sunday, 11 January 2004


SUN 11 JAN

7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Sunday, 11 January 2004


Short Course Registration

7:30 AM-7:30 AM: Sunday, 11 January 2004


Conference Registration

Monday, 12 January 2004

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Monday, 12 January 2004


Mon 12 Jan

7:30 AM-7:30 AM: Monday, 12 January 2004


Registration continues through Thursday, 15 January

Tuesday, 13 January 2004

6:00 AM-6:00 AM: Tuesday, 13 January 2004


TUE 13 JAN

8:30 AM-8:30 AM: Tuesday, 13 January 2004


Keynote Speaker
Introductory Remarks (Room 602/603/604)
Sponsor: Presidential Symposium on the Advances of Environmental Remote Sensing—The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Moderator: Gerard D. Wittman, Raytheon Company

8:45 AM-8:45 AM: Tuesday, 13 January 2004


Keynote Speaker
Welcoming Remarks
Location: Room 602/603/604
Sponsor: Presidential Symposium on the Advances of Environmental Remote Sensing—The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Speaker: Elbert W. (Joe) Friday, American Meteorological Society

9:00 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 13 January 2004


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NPOESS Program Overview and System Architecture (Room 602/603/604)
Location: Room 602/603/604
Sponsor: Presidential Symposium on the Advances of Environmental Remote Sensing—The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Lecturer: John D. Cunningham, NOAA/NPOESS Integrated Program Office

Papers:

9:45 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 13 January 2004


Poster Session 1
NPOESS USERPORT: A Path to Operational Use of NPOESS Data (Electronic Poster; Hall 4AB)
Location: Hall 4AB
Sponsor: Presidential Symposium on the Advances of Environmental Remote Sensing—The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Lecturers: Timothy C. Spangler, UCAR/COMET; Tom F. Lee, NRL; Jeffrey D. Hawkins, NRL; Robert Arnone, NRL; Patrick Dills, UCAR/COMET; Sherwood Wang, UCAR/COMET

Papers:
 
NPOESS UserPort: A Path to Operational Use of NPOESS Data
Thomas F. Lee, NRL, Monterey, CA; and S. Wang and R. Arnone

9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 13 January 2004


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break.

11:00 AM-11:30 AM: Tuesday, 13 January 2004


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NPOESS Performance (Room 602/603/604)
Location: Room 602/603/604
Sponsor: Presidential Symposium on the Advances of Environmental Remote Sensing—The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Lecturers: Fred Ricker, Northrop Grumman Space Technology; Michael Mader, Raytheon Company

Papers:
  11:00 AM
2.1
National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) System Performance
Fred Ricker, Northrop Grumman Space Technology, Redondo Beach, CA; and M. Mader

11:30 AM-11:30 AM: Tuesday, 13 January 2004


Exhibits Open

11:30 AM-12:15 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2004


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Improved Imagery Capability (Room 602/603/604)
Location: Room 602/603/604
Sponsor: Presidential Symposium on the Advances of Environmental Remote Sensing—The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Organizer: Carl Hoffman, NPOESS Integrated Program Office
Lecturer: Jeffrey D. Hawkins, NRL

Papers:
  11:30 AM
3.1
NPOESS IMPROVED IMAGERY CAPABILITIES
Jeffrey D. Hawkins, NRL, Monterey, CA; and S. D. Miller, J. Turk, T. F. Lee, K. A. Richardson, R. Arnone, P. Gaiser, and R. Wade

12:15 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2004


NOAA Satellite Systems Forum (Box Lunches Courtesy of ITT)

1:30 PM-2:00 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2004


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Improved Sounding Capability (Room 602/603/604)
Location: Room 602/603/604
Sponsor: Presidential Symposium on the Advances of Environmental Remote Sensing—The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Organizer: Leo Andreoli, Northrop Grumman Space Technology
Lecturer: Bill Smith, NASA/LARC

Papers:
  1:30 PM
4.1
Improved Sounding Capability
William L. Smith Jr., NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA; and S. A. Mango

2:00 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2004


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Satellite Data Assimilation and Numerical Weather Prediction Benefits (Room 602/603/604)
Location: Room 602/603/604
Sponsor: Presidential Symposium on the Advances of Environmental Remote Sensing—The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Organizer: Robert S. "Scott" Turek, Raytheon Company
Lecturers: Robert M. Atlas, Data Assimilation Office, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; Stephen J. Lord, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC

Papers:
  2:00 PM
5.1
paper 5.1 moved, new paper number 5.2

  2:01 PM
5.2
Data Assimilation and Numerical Weather Prediction Benefits (formerly paper 5.1, New paper Number 5.2)
Stephen Lord, NCEP/EMC, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Derber, P. VanDelst, Y. Tahara, L. M. McMillin, Y. Han, T. J. Kleespies, M. Goldberg, and R. Treadon

3:30 PM-4:00 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2004


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Severe Weather Prediction Benefits (Room 602/603/604)
Location: Room 602/603/604
Sponsor: Presidential Symposium on the Advances of Environmental Remote Sensing—The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Organizer: Stephen A. Mango, NPOESS Integrated Program Office
Lecturer: David H. Staelin, MIT

Papers:

4:00 PM-4:30 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2004


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Climate Change and Prediction Benefits (Room 602/603/604)
Location: Room 602/603/604
Sponsor: Presidential Symposium on the Advances of Environmental Remote Sensing—The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Organizer: Stan Schneider, NPOESS Integrated Program Office
Lecturer: Thomas R. Karl, NOAA/NCDC

Papers:
  4:00 PM
7.1
Climate Requirements and NPOESS
Thomas R. Karl, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and J. J. Bates and M. Goldberg

4:30 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2004


Panel Discussion 1
NPOESS Users Panel (Room 602/603/604)
Location: Room 602/603/604
Sponsor: Presidential Symposium on the Advances of Environmental Remote Sensing—The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Organizer: Michael L. Jamilkowski, Raytheon Company
Moderator: Elbert W. (Joe) Friday, American Meteorological Society
Panelists: Gregory Withee (Invited), NOAA/NESDIS; RADM Steven Tomaszeski, United States Navy; Brig Gen Thomas E. Stickford (Invited), United States Air Force; John J. (Jack) Kelly (Invited), NOAA/NWS; Jack A. Kaye, NASA, Science Mission Directorate; Tillman Mohr, EUMETSAT

Papers:
  4:30 PM

5:30 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2004


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Confernce Ends