| | 12.2 | Persistent imprints of mid-latitude ocean fronts high into the atmosphere W. Timothy Liu, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and X. Xie |
| 4:15 PM | 12.3 | Significant wave height in the Gulf of Mexico: validation of Jason-1 measurement against buoy data Mitsuko Korobkin, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA; and E. D'Sa |
| 4:30 PM | 12.4 | Operational field test and evaluation of NDBC's compact ocean observing system configured for ocean wave, meteorological, and ocean current profiling measurements Richard L. Crout, NOAA/NDBC, Stennis Space Center, MS; and R. V. Hervey and R. H. Bouchard |
| 4:45 PM | 12.5 | Integrated Observing Systems at NOAA's National Ocean Service: Using Diversity as Strength Marie C. Colton, NOAA National Ocean Service, Silver Spring, MD; and S. Gill, M. Erickson, and S. White |