Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research (Expanded View)

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Program Chairpersons:
Genevieve E. Maricle, Arizona State Univ.
Mark A. Shafer, Oklahoma Climatological Survey

Compact View of Conference

Sunday, 20 January 2008
7:30 AM-9:30 AM, Sunday 2008
Short Course Registration
 
9:00 AM-6:00 PM, Sunday 2008
Conference Registration
 
12:00 PM-4:00 PM, Sunday 2008, Exhibit Hall B
7th Annual WeatherFest
 
Monday, 21 January 2008
7:30 AM-5:30 PM, Monday 2008
Registration continues through Thursday, 24 January
 
8:30 AM-9:15 AM, Monday 2008, R04
Joint Session 1 The Richard Hallgren Symposium Opening Session (Joint between the The Richard Hallgren Symposium and the Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research)
8:30 AMWelcoming Remarks, Richard A. Anthes, AMS President  
8:35 AMJ1.1Keynote Address  extended abstract wrf recording
John W. Zillman, Chair, GCOS Steering Committee, Melbourne, Australia
 
9:15 AM-10:15 AM, Monday 2008, R04
Joint Panel Discussion 4 History and Current Status of International Cooperation in the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Services (Joint between the The Richard Hallgren Symposium and the Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research)
Panelists: Geoffrey Holland, 2WE Associates, Parksville, BC Canada; Tillmann Mohr, EUMETSAT, Darmstadt Germany; James Rasmussen, WMO Consultant on WIGOS, Frederick, MD; Thomas Rosswall, ICSU, Paris France
Moderator: Michel Jarraud, WMO, Geneva Switzerland
9:15 AMJPD4.1The Oceans  extended abstract wrf recording
Geoffrey Holland, 2WE Associates, Parksville, BC, Canada
9:30 AMJPD4.2International Cooperation of Meteorological/ Earth Observing Satellites  extended abstract wrf recording
Tillmann Mohr, EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany
9:45 AMJPD4.3International Cooperation in Meteorology – the Example of the World Weather Watch  extended abstract
James Rasmussen, WMO Consultant on WIGOS, Frederick, MD
 Thomas Rosswall  
 Panel Discussion  
 
10:45 AM-11:45 AM, Monday 2008, R04
Joint Panel Discussion 5 History and Current Status of International Cooperation in the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Services (Continued) (Joint between the Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research and the The Richard Hallgren Symposium)
10:45 AMPanel Discussion  
 
10:45 AM-11:45 AM, Monday 2008, 228-229
Panel Discussion 1 Bridging the Gap: Initiatives Spanning the Physical and Social Sciences
Panelists: William Hooke, AMS, Washington, DC; Eve Gruntfest, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Colorado Springs, CO; Kelvin K. Droegemeier, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; Susan K. Avery, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA; Josh Foster, Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP), Washington, DC
Moderators: Mark A. Shafer, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; Genevieve E. Maricle, Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ
10:45 AMPD1.1AMS Policy Program update  
William Hooke, AMS Policy Program, Washington, DC
10:57 AMPD1.2The WAS * IS (Weather and Society * Integrated Studies) movement: A 2008 update   wrf recording
Eve Gruntfest, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Colorado Springs, CO; and J. Demuth, S. D. Drobot, and J. K. Lazo
11:09 AMPD1.3The National Weather Center   wrf recording
Kelvin Droegemeier, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. T. Snow and J. F. Kimpel
11:21 AMPD1.4University and federal collaboration in Boulder   wrf recording
Susan K. Avery, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA
11:33 AMPD1.5Crossing the Valley of Death: The NOAA Transition of Research Applications to Climate Services (TRACS) Program  extended abstract wrf recording
Josh Foster, Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP), Washington, DC
 Mark A. Shafer  
 Genevieve E. Maricle  
 Panel Discussion  
 
11:45 AM-1:30 PM, Monday 2008
Opening Plenary Session Featuring Mayor Nagin of New Orleans (Cash & Carry Lunch)
 
11:45 AM-1:15 PM, Monday 2008, R05
Lunch Break: Luncheon Speaker, Brig. Gen. John J. Kelly, NOAA, Washington, D.C
 
1:15 PM-2:45 PM, Monday 2008, R04
Joint Panel Discussion 6 Future of International Cooperation in Science and Services (Joint between the The Richard Hallgren Symposium and the Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research)
Panelists: Robert Corell, The Pew Center, Arlington, VA; Martin Parry, UK Met Office, Exeter United Kingdom; Robert Landis, Landis Associates, Alexandria, VA; Otis Brown, RSMAS/Univ. of Miami, Miami, FL
Moderator: William Easterling, Penn State University, University Park, PA
1:15 PMJPD6.3Future of International Cooperation in Meteorological and Related Services  extended abstract wrf recording
Robert Landis, Landis Associates, Alexandria, VA
1:30 PMJPD6.5THE NEW CHALLENGING FUTURE OF “EMERGENCY” CLIMATE RESEARCH  extended abstract
Ann Henderson-Sellers, World Climate Research Programme, Geneva, Switzerland
 William Easterling  
 Robert Corell  
 Martin Parry  
 Otis Brown   wrf recording
 Panel Discussion  
 
4:00 PM-5:30 PM, Monday 2008, 228-229
Session 1 Societal Dimensions of Hazards I
Cochairs: Eileen Shea, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Honolulu, HI; Tanja E. Fransen, NOAA/NWS, Glasgow, MT
4:00 PM1.1Natural drought   wrf recording
Kelly Redmond, Western Regional Climate Center, Reno, NV
4:15 PM1.2The pathway to resiliency   wrf recording
Don Wilhite, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
4:30 PM1.3What does "success" mean for earthquake mitigation policy?   wrf recording
Kevin Vranes, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO
4:45 PM1.4"Under the Weather": Environmental extremes and Health Care Delivery in the U.S   wrf recording
Wendy Marie Thomas, AMS, Washington, DC
5:00 PM1.5The use of predictions in flood decision making: Three cases in weather and climate   wrf recording
Rebecca E. Morss, NCAR, Boulder, CO
5:15 PM1.6Collaborative approaches to the development of climate-based decision support systems: What role for social sciences?  extended abstract wrf recording
Todd A. Crane, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA; and C. Roncoli, N. E. Breuer, J. O. Paz, C. W. Fraisse, K. T. Ingram, D. F. Zierden, G. Hoogenboom, and J. O'Brien
 
Tuesday, 22 January 2008
8:15 AM-9:45 AM, Tuesday 2008, R04
Joint Panel Discussion 7 Future of International Cooperation in Observing Systems (Joint between the The Richard Hallgren Symposium and the Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research)
Panelists: Sue Barrell, Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, VIC Australia; Neil Gordon, New Zealand Meteorological Service, Kelburn, Wellington New Zealand; Richard Spinrad, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; Gregory Withee, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; David J. Hofmann, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO
Moderator: Gordon McBean, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario Canada
8:15 AMJPD7.1The Future of International Cooperation in Observing Systems  extended abstract
Sue Barrell, Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
8:30 AMJPD7.2Future International Cooperation in Observing Systems  extended abstract wrf recording
Neil D. Gordon, Meteorological Service of New Zealand, Kelburn, Wellington, New Zealand
8:45 AMJPD7.3Future of International Cooperation in Observing Systems  extended abstract
Richard Spinrad, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD
9:00 AMJPD7.4Future of International Cooperation in Observing Systems I  extended abstract
Gregory Withee, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD
 David J. Hofmann   wrf recording
 Gordon McBean  
 Panel Discussion  
 
8:30 AM-9:45 AM, Tuesday 2008, 207
Joint Panel Discussion 1 Enhancing the Connectivity between Research and Applications for the Benefit of Society Part I (Joint between the 24th Conference on IIPS, the Symposium on Linkages among Societal Benefits, Prediction Systems and Process Studies for 1-14 day Weather Forecasts, the 5th GOES Users' Conference, the 12th Conference on IOAS-AOLS, the 13th Conference on Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology, and the Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research)
Panelists: Steve Tracton, ONR, Arlington, VA; Mark DeMaria, NOAA/NESDIS, Ft. Collins, CO; James J. Gurka, NOAA/NESDIS/GOES-R Program Office, Greenbelt, MD; Rebecca Morss, NCAR, Boulder, CO; Thomas Whittaker, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Stewart Cober, Science and Technology Branch, Environment Canada, Toronto, ON Canada
Moderator: Mary H. Hayden, Univ. of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO
 Mary H. Hayden  
 Steve Tracton   wrf recording
 Mark DeMaria   wrf recording
 James J. Gurka   wrf recording
 Rebecca Morss   wrf recording
 Thomas Whittaker   wrf recording
 Stewart Cober  
 Panel Discussion  
 
9:45 AM-11:00 AM, Tuesday 2008, Exhibit Hall B
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (Tue a.m.)
 
11:00 AM-6:00 PM, Tuesday 2008, Exhibit Hall A
Exhibits Open (Tuesday)
 
11:00 AM-12:00 PM, Tuesday 2008, R08-R09
Joint Session 11 Record Floods of 2007 and their Impacts (Joint between the IMPACTS: Weather 2007 and the Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research)
Chair: Christopher W. Landsea, NOAA/NWS/TPC/NHC, Miami, FL
11:00 AMJ11.1Record June and July Floods in the UK   wrf recording
Keith Groves, UK Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom
11:15 AMJ11.2August Flooding in the Upper Mississippi Valley  
Lisa Schmit, NOAA/NWS, Minneapolis, MN
11:30 AMJ11.3OK/TX Floods with TS Erin–Aug. 2007   wrf recording
Derek S. Arndt, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK
11:45 AMJ11.4The August 8, 2007 Floods in New York City   wrf recording
Michael E. Wyllie, MIC, WFO, Upton, NY
 
11:00 AM-12:00 PM, Tuesday 2008, 228-229
Panel Discussion 2 Developing Science Policy Curricula
Panelists: Margaret Reams, Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA; John T. Snow, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; Jameson Wetmore, Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ
Moderator: Genene Fisher, AMS, Washington, DC
11:00 AMMargaret Reams   wrf recording
 
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)
 
1:30 PM-3:00 PM, Tuesday 2008, La Louisiane
Joint Session 5 Hurricane Katrina-Looking Back to Look Ahead: Part I (Joint between the Presidential Forum, the Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research, and the Tropical Meteorology Special Symposium)
Chair: William Hooke, AMS, Washington, DC
1:30 PMJ5.1Perspectives on Operational Hurricane Forecasting   wrf recording
Max Mayfield, WPLG-TV Hurricane Specialist and Former National Hurricane Center Director, Miami, FL
2:00 PMJ5.2Hurricane Research: Prospects for Improved Forecasts   wrf recording
Kerry A. Emanuel, MIT, Cambridge, MA
2:30 PMJ5.3The Social Context of Meteorology: A view Post-Katrina   wrf recording
Shirley Laska, Center for Hazards Assessment, New Orleans, LA
 
3:00 PM-3:30 PM, Tuesday 2008, Exhibit Hall A
Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (tues p.m.)
 
3:30 PM-5:00 PM, Tuesday 2008, La Louisiane
Joint Session 6 Hurricane Katrina-Looking Back to Look Ahead: Part II (Joint between the Presidential Forum, the Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research, and the Tropical Meteorology Special Symposium)
Chair: William Hooke, AMS, Washington, DC
3:30 PMJ6.1Race, Place, and the Environment in the Aftermath of Katrina   wrf recording
Beverly Wright, Dillard University, Deep South Center for Environmental Justice, Baton Rouge, LA
4:00 PMJ6.2The Role of Mission Journalism in Disasters   wrf recording
Mark Schleifstein, Times-Picayune, New Orleans, LA
4:30 PMJ6.3How the Perception of a Hurricane's Structure at Landfall Can Directly Impact Preparation For and Recovery From a Storm Like Katrina  
Keith G. Blackwell, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
 
Wednesday, 23 January 2008
8:30 AM-9:45 AM, Wednesday 2008, R08-R09
Joint Panel Discussion 2 Enhancing the Connectivity between Research and Applications for the Benefit of Society Part II (Joint between the 20th Conference on Climate Variability and Change, the 10th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry, the The Committee on Applied Climatology, the The Board on the Urban Environment, the The Measurements STAC, the 15th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA, and the Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research)
Panelists: Henry Reges, CoCoRaHS/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; Kenneth Schere, NOAA/ERL/ARL, Research Triangle Park, NC; S. Pal S. Arya, Department of marine, earth and atmospheric sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; Heidi Cullen, The Weather Channel/Georgia Institute of Technology, Boulder, CO; Anthony Brazel, Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ; John T. Snow, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Moderator: David M. Schultz, Univ. of Helsinki/Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki Finland
 David M. Schultz   wrf recording
 Henry Reges   wrf recording
 Kenneth Schere   wrf recording
 S. Pal S. Arya  
 Heidi Cullen   wrf recording
 Anthony Brazel   wrf recording
 John T. Snow   wrf recording
 Panel Discussion  
 
8:30 AM-12:00 PM, Wednesday 2008, 228-229
Joint Panel Discussion 8 The Science of Communications: What We Know We Didn't Know but Convinced Ourselves Otherwise (Joint between the Seventh Communications Workshop and the Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research)
Panelists: Chris Mooney, Seed Magazine, Washington, DC; Arthur Lupia, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Baruch Fischhoff, Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA
Moderator: Anthony Socci, AMS Policy Program, Washington, DC
 Anthony Socci   wrf recording
 Arthur Lupia   wrf recording
 Baruch Fischhoff   wrf recording
 Chris Mooney   wrf recording
 Molly Bentley   wrf recording
 Panel Discussion   wrf recording
 
10:00 AM-10:30 AM, Wednesday 2008
Coffee Break (Wed a.m.)
 
10:30 AM-12:00 PM, Wednesday 2008, 230
Joint Session 10 Climate Policy, Vulnerability, and Adaptation (Joint between the Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research and the 20th Conference on Climate Variability and Change)
Cochairs: Juliane Fry, Reed College, Portland, OR; Mark A. Shafer, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK
10:30 AMJ10.1Adaptive governance: proposals for climate change adaptation science, policy and decision making  
Amanda H. Lynch, Monash Univ., Clayton, Vic., Australia; and R. D. Brunner
10:45 AMJ10.2Robustness as a Framework for Climate Change Policy  
Zach Pirtle, Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ
11:00 AMJ10.3Managing climate uncertainties   wrf recording
Marilyn Averill, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO
11:15 AMJ10.4Carbon cycle feedbacks to warming imply a need for strong climate policy   wrf recording
Paul A. T. Higgins, AMS, Washington, DC
11:30 AMJ10.5State Climate Action Plans: The Opportunity for Adaptation Response   wrf recording
Susan K. Avery, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA; and B. H. Udall
11:45 AMJ10.6Adaptation, policy research and the IPCC: Where are we going (and why am I in this hand basket)?   wrf recording
Roger Pulwarty, NOAA/CIRES/CDC, Boulder, CO
 
11:00 AM-6:30 PM, Wednesday 2008, Exhibit Hall A
Exhibits Open (wednesday)
 
12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Wednesday 2008
Lunch Break (Cash & Carry in Exhibit Hall) (Wednesday)
 
1:30 PM-2:30 PM, Wednesday 2008, 228-229
Panel Discussion 3 Coping with drought
Panelists: Shaun McGrath, Western Governors' Association, Denver, CO; Timothy W. Owen, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; Hope Mizzell, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Columbia, SC; Brad Rippey, USDA, Washington, DC; Mark Svoboda, National Drought Mitigation Center, Lincoln, NE
Moderator: Roger Pulwarty, NOAA/CIRES/CDC, Boulder, CO
1:30 PMPD3.1Coping with Drought   wrf recording
Roger Pulwarty, NOAA/CIRES/CDC, Boulder, CO
 Shaun McGrath  
 Timothy W. Owen  
 Hope Mizzell  
 Brad Rippey  
 Mark Svoboda  
 Panel Discussion   wrf recording
 
2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Wednesday 2008, Exhibit Hall B
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (wednesday p.m.)
 
2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Wednesday 2008, Exhibit Hall B
Poster Session 1 Policy and Socio-Economic Research Posters
Cochairs: Julie Demuth, NCAR, Boulder, CO; Sheldon D. Drobot, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO
 P1.1150 Billion Served: Households' Sources, Perceptions, Uses, and Values of Weather Forecast Information  
Jeffrey K. Lazo, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. E. Morss and J. Demuth
 P1.2Sources, perceptions, values, and confidence in weather information: Relationships with weather salience  
Alan E. Stewart, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA
 P1.3Communicating Weather Information to the Public: People's Reactions and Understandings of Weather Information and Terminology  extended abstract
Scott W. Powell, National Weather Center REU, Norman, OK, and Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and H. D. O'Hair
P1.4Ad Hoc Committee on Uncertainty in Forecasts (ACUF)  
Paul A. Hirschberg, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and A. Bleistein
 P1.5The National Academies' Disasters Roundtable  
William Hooke, AMS, Washington, DC
 P1.6Profile of the AMS membership residing outside the United States of America: Its implications for international collaboration  
Ernesto Muñoz, NOAA/AOML, Miami, FL; and R. Czujko
 P1.7Decision Support for Public Health and Safety Related to Air Quality  extended abstract
M.L. Deaton, James Madison Univ., Harrisonburg, VA; and C. J. Brodrick, R. E. Davis, S. Gawtry, J. Giraytys, D. M. Hondula, D. Knight, T. Lee, L. Sitka, and P. J. Stenger
 P1.8Application of NASA spaceborne observations and models for informing management and policy decision making in the energy sector  
Richard S. Eckman, NASA/LaRC, Hampton, VA; and P. W. Stackhouse
 P1.9Space weather information for aviation operational risk management  
Genene Fisher, AMS, Washington, DC; and B. Jones
 P1.10The critical importance of data collection and analysis methodology in financial decision making for Wind Turbine projects  
Lucille M. Olszewski, Blackwater Environmental Services, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA; and J. R. Sonnenmeier
 P1.11An estimation of the economic benefits of the Oklahoma Mesonet to the State of Oklahoma  
Kimberly E. Klockow, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and R. A. McPherson and D. Sutter
 P1.12Advances in the effectiveness and feasibility of climate policy  
Paul A. T. Higgins, AMS, Washington, DC
 P1.13Climate Change versus Climate Policy: An Integrated Global Model Analysis  
C. Adam Schlosser, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and M. Webster, A. Sokolov, C. Forest, D. Kicklighter, J. Reilly, and S. Paltsev
 P1.14Adaptation through interaction: A case study from Alpine Shire, Victoria, Australia  
Lee M. Tryhorn, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; and A. H. Lynch
 P1.15Recollections of climate in the Denver metropolitan area  
Julie S. Malmberg, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and P. D. Blanken
 P1.16Weather Disasters and the Law  
Marsha L. Baum, Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
 P1.17Applying improved vulnerability theory for reducing the risk and cost of weather disasters  
Olga Wilhelmi, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Pulwarty, H. Lazrus, I. Kelman, and J. C. Gaillard
 P1.18Decision making by Austin, Texas, residents in hypothetical tornado scenarios  
David M. Schultz, Univ. of Helsinki/Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland; and E. Gruntfest, C. Benight, S. D. Drobot, L. R. Barnes, and M. H. Hayden
 P1.19The societal impact of the tornado warning process  
Kevin M. Simmons, Austin College, Sherman, TX; and D. Sutter
 P1.20Assessing people's actions and attitudes during the December 20-21, 2006, Colorado Front Range winter storm  extended abstract
Sheldon D. Drobot, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and J. Demuth
 P1.21To travel or not to travel: The case of AMS 2007  
Kimberly E. Klockow, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and R. A. Peppler
 P1.22Climate change, hurricane risk, and future evolutions of socio-economic losses in the U.S  
Stéphane Hallegatte, Météo-France, Nogent-sur-Marne, France
 P1.23Estimating deceased victim totals from Hurricane Katrina  
John C. Mutter, Columbia Univ., New York, NY; and R. M. Garfield
 P1.24Hurricanes and poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean  
John C. Mutter, The Earth Institute at Columbia University, New York, NY; and E. M. Holthaus
 P1.25The whirling media coverage of seasonal hurricane forecasts: A closer look at media framing of scientific uncertainty and preparedness  
Gina M. Eosco, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY
 P1.26Reponses to Hurricane and Flood Warnings: Lessons from Florida and New York  
Burrell E. Montz, Binghamton Univ., Binghamton, NY
 P1.27Vulnerability to Flooding in Western Puerto Rico: Towards a more holistic approach  
Jenniffer M. Santos-Hernandez, Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE; and A. Rojas-Gonzalez
 P1.28An interdisciplinary study of NOAA NWS flood inundation map utilization: flood hazards and the role of inundation mapping in planning and mitigating future impacts  
Wendy L. Pearson, NOAA/NWS, Kansas City, MO
 P1.29Weathering drought: one state's experience  extended abstract
Bob Sandbo, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, Oklahoma City, OK; and B. Vance, G. McManus, and M. A. Shafer
 P1.30A Window on Drought Information, Impacts and Implications  
Timothy W. Owen, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and M. Svoboda and R. Pulwarty
 P1.31Drought Scenario 2008--Potential Impacts on Ethanol Production: What Role Can NIDIS Play in this Scenario?  extended abstract
Mark Svoboda, National Drought Mitigation Center, Lincoln, NE; and Y. Ding, B. Fuchs, and M. Hayes
 P1.32Associated between mortality and ambulance call-out during heat episodes in London, UK, 1998 - 2006  
Glenn Russell McGregor, King's College London, London, United Kingdom; and T. Wolf
 P1.33Developing a multi-agency Heat/Health Warning System (HHWS) to provide consistent information to diverse customers  
Julie Adolphson, NOAA, Pleasant Hill, MO; and L. Kalkstein, S. Fortin, and A. Bailey
 P1.34Developing a heat health watch-warning system for rural locations  
Katrina L. Frank, Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE; and L. Kalkstein
 P1.35Results of a developmental test of the heat stress index: does it have operational potential?  
Jannie G. Ferrell, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and L. Kalkstein
 P1.36Results of an interdisciplinary workshop to validate partner requirements for excessive heat information and alerts  
Elliott Jacks, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
 P1.37Disaster Weather Communication, Education and Training for First Responders - A WAS*IS Initiative  extended abstract
Joshua J. Jans, Minnesota State Univ., Mankato, MN; and C. S. Keen
 P1.38Improving storm based warnings  
John T. Ferree, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK; and H. L. White
 P1.39Rainfall Estimates or Tornado Detection?: An Assessment Based on the Needs of Emergency Managers  
William Donner, Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE; and D. Grainger, H. Rodriguez, W. Diaz, J. M. Santos, and D. Marks
P1.40Evaluation of CASA data and technology for the severe weather warning  
B. Philips, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; and E. Bass, D. L. Andra, D. J. Rude, and R. Kammerer
 P1.41WAS*IS Partnership Initiative: Improving communication and collaboration within the weather enterprise for the benefit of society  
Melissa Tuttle Carr, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA; and K. Barjenbruch
 
4:00 PM-5:30 PM, Wednesday 2008, 228-229
Session 2 Societal Dimensions of Hazards II
Cochairs: Genevieve E. Maricle, Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ; Jameson Wetmore, Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ
4:00 PM2.1The Assessment of Weather Related Risk-Taking Behavior   wrf recording
Alan E. Stewart, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA
4:15 PM2.2Elements of a flood disaster: The role of vulnerability in disaster risk reduction   wrf recording
Olga Wilhelmi, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and I. Kelman
4:30 PM2.3How can meteorological advances influence the cost of U.S. landfalling hurricanes?   wrf recording
Joel B. Gratz, ICAT Managers, LLC, Boulder, CO
4:45 PM2.4The Department of Homeland Security's management of natural disasters  
Shali Mohleji, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO
5:00 PM2.5A Perspective on Flood Hazard Mitigation   wrf recording
French Wetmore, French & Associates, Ltd., Steilacoom, WA
5:15 PMDiscussion  
 
5:30 PM-6:30 PM, Wednesday 2008, Exhibit Hall A
Reception in Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar) (Wednesday)
 
7:00 PM-9:00 PM, Wednesday 2008
AMS Annual Awards Banquet at the Hilton Riverside Hotel
 
Thursday, 24 January 2008
8:30 AM-9:45 AM, Thursday 2008, R08-R09
Joint Panel Discussion 3 Enhancing the Connectivity between Research and Applications for the Benefit of Society Part III (Joint between the 22nd Conference on Hydrology, the Symposium on Recent Developments in Atmospheric Applications of Radar and Lidar, the The Severe Local Storms Committee, the The Air-sea Interaction Committee, the The Agricultural and Forecast Meteorology Committee, the Third Conference on Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data, and the Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research)
Panelists: Steven J. Weiss, NOAA/NCEP/SPC, Norman, OK; Steve Goodman, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, Camp Springs, MD; Bob Alder, Senior Scientist in the Laboratory for Atmospheres; Paul R. Houser, George Mason Univ./Center for Research on Environment and Water, Calverton, MD; Edgar L. Andreas, NorthWest Research Associates, Inc., Lebanon, NH; David L. Spittlehouse, British Columbia Ministry of Forests and Range, Victoria, BC Canada
Moderator: Pam L. Heinselman, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
 Pam L. Heinselman   wrf recording
 Steven J. Weiss   wrf recording
 Stephen Goodman   wrf recording
 Bob Alder   wrf recording
 Paul R. Houser   wrf recording
 Edgar L. Andreas   wrf recording
 David L. Spittlehouse   wrf recording
 Howie (Cb) Bluestein   wrf recording
 Panel Discussion   wrf recording
 
8:30 AM-9:45 AM, Thursday 2008, 228-229
Session 3 Application-Oriented Research
Cochairs: Genevieve E. Maricle, Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ; Wendy Marie Thomas, AMS, Washington, DC
8:30 AM3.1Providing weather forecast uncertainty information to the public: Findings from a nationwide survey   wrf recording
Julie Demuth, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. E. Morss and J. K. Lazo
8:45 AM3.2Knowing weather and climate: how do peoples with extended interaction histories with the natural environment recognize or forecast meteorological events?   wrf recording
Randy A. Peppler, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
9:00 AM3.3Lessons of the Lower Ninth: Methodology and Epistemology of Video Ethnography  
Wesley Shrum, Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA
9:15 AM3.4How to achieve benefit from application-oriented research: lessons from the Naval Research Laboratory's meteorology division   wrf recording
Nathaniel J. Logar, Center for Science and Technology Policy Research, Boulder, CO
9:30 AM3.5Communication practice as theory in warning events   wrf recording
Jenifer C. G. Martin, NCAR, Boulder, CO
 
9:45 AM-11:00 AM, Thursday 2008, Exhibit Hall B
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (Thurs a.m.)
 
11:00 AM-4:00 PM, Thursday 2008, Exhibit Hall A
Exhibits Open (thurs)
 
11:00 AM-12:15 PM, Thursday 2008, 228-229
Panel Discussion 4 State of the Field: Social Dimensions
Panelists: Genevieve E. Maricle, Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ; Elizabeth McNie, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; Tind Shepper Ryen, US House of Representatives, Washington, DC; Eileen Shea, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Honolulu, HI
Moderator: Genevieve E. Maricle, Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ
11:00 AMPD4.1State of the Field: Social Dimensions   wrf recording
Genevieve E. Maricle, Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ; and E. McNie, T. S. Ryen, and E. Shea
 Elizabeth McNie  
 Tind Shepper Ryen  
 Eileen Shea   wrf recording
 Panel Discussion  
 
12:15 PM-1:30 PM, Thursday 2008
Lunch Break (Cash & Carry in Exhibit Hall) (Thurs)
 
3:00 PM-3:30 PM, Thursday 2008, Exhibit Hall A
Coffee Break and Exhibit Hall Raffle (Thurs)
 

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