| Sunday, 20 January 2008 |
| 7:30 AM-9:30 AM, Sunday 2008
Short Course Registration |
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| 9:00 AM-6:00 PM, Sunday 2008
Conference Registration |
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| 12:00 PM-4:00 PM, Sunday 2008, Exhibit Hall B
7th Annual WeatherFest |
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| Monday, 21 January 2008 |
| 7:30 AM-5:30 PM, Monday 2008
Registration continues through Thursday, 24 January |
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| 10:15 AM-10:45 AM, Monday 2008
Coffee Break (Mon a.m.) |
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| 11:45 AM-1:30 PM, Monday 2008
Opening Plenary Session Featuring Mayor Nagin of New Orleans (Cash & Carry Lunch) |
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| 2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Monday 2008, Exhibit Hall B
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (mon p.m.) |
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| 4:00 PM-6:00 PM, Monday 2008, 205
Session 1 Application of Artificial Intelligence to Storm Surge Forecasting |
Organizer: Philippe E. Tissot, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX
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| 4:00 PM | | Opening Remarks 
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|  | 1.1 | Storm surge prediction in the UK and the role for artificial intelligence systems
Kevin Horsburgh, Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory, Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| 4:15 PM | | Filling up Gaps in Wave Data using Genetic Programming (GP): K Ustoorikar
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| 4:30 PM | 1.2 | Storm surge prediction using NN and GP 
S. B. Charhate, Mumbai, India; and M. C. Deo |
| 5:00 PM | 1.3 | Using ensembles of artificial neural networks for storm surge predictions in the North Sea
Daniel Bruce Prouty, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX; and P. E. Tissot and A. A. Anwar |
| 5:15 PM | 1.4 | Implementation of a neural network based surge prediction system for the Texas coast
Philippe E. Tissot, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX; and J. Davis, N. Durham, and W. G. Collins |
| 5:30 PM | | Discussion regarding the application of AI to storm surge forecasting
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| 5:30 PM-7:30 PM, Monday 2008, Exhibit Hall A
Formal Opening of Exhibits with Reception (Cash Bar) |
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| Tuesday, 22 January 2008 |
| 8:15 AM-9:45 AM, Tuesday 2008, 206
Joint Session 2 Applications of artificial intelligence methods in the context of interactive information processing systems (Joint between the Sixth Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science and the 24th Conference on IIPS) |
Cochairs: Christina Lief, NOAA/NCDC, Asheville, NC; Julian Wang, NOAA/ARL, Silver Spring, MD
Chair: S. Lakshmivarahan, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
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| 8:15 AM | J2.1 | Support vector regression in data assimilation
Hicham Mansouri, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and L. M. Leslie, M. B. Richman, and T. B. Trafalis |
| 8:30 AM | J2.2 | Use of the LEAD Portal for On-Demand Severe Weather Prediction
Keith A. Brewster, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. Weber, K. W. Thomas, K. K. Droegemeier, Y. Wang, M. Xue, S. Marru, D. Gannon, J. Alameda, B. F. Jewett, J. S. Kain, S. J. Weiss, and M. Christie |
| 8:45 AM | J2.3 | Using Spatiotemporal Relational Data Mining to Identify the Key Parameters for Anticipating Rotation Initiation in Simulated Supercell Thunderstorms
Nathan C. Hiers, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. McGovern, D. H. Rosendahl, R. A. Brown, and K. K. Droegemeier |
| 9:00 AM | J2.4 | An automated method for detecting precipitation and cell type from radar products
George L. Limpert, Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and S. A. Lack, N. I. Fox, and E. J. Sadler |
| 9:15 AM | J2.5 | Developing a Severe Weather Alert System
Ron Holmes, NOAA/NWSFO, State College, PA; and R. H. Grumm |
| 9:30 AM | J2.6 | Imputation of missing data with nonlinear relationships
Michael B. Richman, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and I. Adrianto and T. B. Trafalis |
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| 9:45 AM-11:00 AM, Tuesday 2008, Exhibit Hall B
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (Tue a.m.) |
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| 11:00 AM-6:00 PM, Tuesday 2008, Exhibit Hall A
Exhibits Open (Tuesday) |
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| 12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Tuesday 2008, La Louisiane
Presidental Forum: Hurricane Katrina: Looking Back to Look Ahead (Cash & Carry) (Presidental Forum will run parallel to the other sessions throughout the afternoon) |
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| 1:30 PM-3:15 PM, Tuesday 2008, 205
Session 2 Forecasting contest submissions (Participants will present the results of their model forecasts of the posted dataset) |
CoChair: Elizabeth E. Ebert, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic. Australia
Chair: Valliappa Lakshmanan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK
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| 1:30 PM | 2.1 | The 2008 Artificial Intelligence Competition
Valliappa Lakshmanan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and E. E. Ebert and S. E. Haupt |
| 1:45 PM | 2.2 | Using random forests and fuzzy logic for automated storm type identification
John K. Williams, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Abernethy |
| 2:00 PM | 2.3 | Using a Decision Tree and a Neural Network to Identify Severe Weather Radar Characteristics
Ron Holmes, NOAA/NWSFO, State College, PA |
| 2:15 PM | 2.4 | Using Multiple Machine Learning Techniques to Improve the Classification of a Storm Set
David John Gagne II, University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology, Norman, OK; and A. McGovern |
| 2:30 PM | 2.5 | A storm-type classifier using support vector machines and fuzzy logic
Jenny Abernethy, NCAR/RAL, Boulder, CO; and J. K. Williams |
| 2:45 PM | 2.6 | Genetic Algorithm optimization of principal component approach to clustering for storm type identification
Luna M. Rodriguez, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA |
| 3:00 PM | 2.7 | Support Vector Machine Classification using the AI Competition Data Set
Kimberly L. Elmore, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and M. B. Richman |
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| 3:00 PM-3:30 PM, Tuesday 2008, Exhibit Hall A
Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (tues p.m.) |
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| Wednesday, 23 January 2008 |
| 8:30 AM-10:00 AM, Wednesday 2008, 219
Joint Session 3 Bridging the Gap between Artificial Intelligence and Statistics in Applications to Environmental Science-I (Joint between the 19th Conference on Probability and Statistics and the Sixth Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science) |
Chairs: Michael B. Richman, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; William M. Briggs, Weill Cornell Medical School, New York, NY
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| 8:30 AM | J3.1 | Quantile Regression
Caren Marzban, University of Washington/APL, Seattle, WA |
| 9:00 AM | J3.2 | Improving Bayesian neural network predictions of N. American seasonal climate by correcting for extrapolations
Aiming Wu, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and W. W. Hsieh, A. J. Cannon, and A. Shabbar |
| 9:15 AM | J3.3 | Neural Network Compound Parameterization with a Quality Control of Larger Errors for Robust and Fast Calculation of Physical Processes in Numerical Environmental Models
Vladimir M. Krasnopolsky, NCEP/NWS/NOAA (SAIC), Camp Springs, MD; and M. S. Fox-Rabinovitz, H. L. Tolman, and A. A. Belochitski |
| 9:30 AM | J3.4 | An Artificial Neural Network to Forecast Thunderstorm Location: Performance Enhancement Attempts
Waylon G. Collins, NOAA/NWS, Corpus Christi, TX; and P. Tissot |
| 9:45 AM | J3.5 | Statistical modeling of tornadic and non-tornadic severe weather outbreaks
Andrew E. Mercer, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and C. M. Shafer, L. M. Leslie, M. B. Richman, and C. A. Doswell |
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| 10:00 AM-10:30 AM, Wednesday 2008
Coffee Break (Wed a.m.) |
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| 10:30 AM-12:00 PM, Wednesday 2008, 219
Joint Session 4 Bridging the Gap between Artificial Intelligence and Statistics in Applications to Environmental Science-II (Joint between the 19th Conference on Probability and Statistics and the Sixth Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science) |
Chairs: Michael B. Richman, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; William M. Briggs, Weill Cornell Medical School, New York, NY
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| 10:30 AM | J4.1 | Data Requirements for Assimilating Concentration Data with a Genetic Algorithm
Sue Ellen Haupt, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and K. J. Long, G. Young, and A. Beyer-Lout |
| 10:45 AM | J4.2 | A Cloud Detection Algorithm Applied to a Whole Sky Imager Instrument using Neural Networks
Andy Linfoot, Northrop Grumman IT/TASC, Chantilly, VA; and R. Alliss |
| 11:00 AM | J4.3 | Development of an automated approach for identifying convective storm types using reflectivity and near-storm environment data
Steven A. Lack, NOAA/ESRL/GSD/CIRES Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and N. I. Fox |
| 11:15 AM | J4.4 | A Bayesian framework for storm tracking using a hidden-state representation
Lucas Scharenbroich, University of California, Irvine, CA; and C. C. Wang, H. Stern, P. Smyth, and G. Magnusdottir |
| 11:30 AM | J4.5 | Multivariate cluster analysis for automated identification of precipitating weather systems
Michael E. Baldwin, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN |
| 11:45 AM | J4.6 | Automated Classification of Convective Areas from Radar Reflectivity Using Decision Trees
David John Gagne II, University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology, Norman, OK; and A. McGovern and J. Brotzge |
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| 11:00 AM-6:30 PM, Wednesday 2008, Exhibit Hall A
Exhibits Open (wednesday) |
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| 12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Wednesday 2008
Lunch Break (Cash & Carry in Exhibit Hall) (Wednesday) |
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| 1:15 PM-2:30 PM, Wednesday 2008, 205
Joint Session 1 The use of Artificial Intelligence in the field of Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology (Joint between the Sixth Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science and the 13th Conference on Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology) |
CoChair: Joanne Volk, Meteorological Service of Canada, Gatineau, QC Canada
Chair: John K. Williams, NCAR, Boulder, CO
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| 1:15 PM | J1.1 | Update on WIND-3: an analog forecasting system for ceiling and visibility
Bjarne Hansen, Environment Canada, Dorval, QC, Canada; and I. Gultepe and A. Ling |
| 1:45 PM | J1.2 | Short-term wind forecasting at the Hong Kong International Airport by applying chaotic oscillatory-based neural network to LIDAR data
K.M. Kwong, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China; and P. W. Chan |
| 2:00 PM | J1.3 | A regional classifier approach to aviation turbulence prediction
Jennifer Abernethy, NCAR/RAL, Boulder, CO; and R. Sharman and G. Wiener |
| 2:15 PM | J1.4 | A machine learning approach to finding weather regimes and skillful predictor combinations for short-term storm forecasting
John K. Williams, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. A. Ahijevych, C. J. Kessinger, T. R. Saxen, M. Steiner, and S. Dettling |
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| 2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Wednesday 2008, Exhibit Hall B
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (wednesday p.m.) |
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| 5:30 PM-6:30 PM, Wednesday 2008, Exhibit Hall A
Reception in Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar) (Wednesday) |
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| 7:00 PM-9:00 PM, Wednesday 2008
AMS Annual Awards Banquet at the Hilton Riverside Hotel |
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