Program: 12th Conference on IOAS-AOLS (88th Annual Meeting (20-24 January 2008))

12th Conference on IOAS-AOLS

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Sunday, 20 January 2008

7:30 AM-9:30 AM: Sunday, 20 January 2008

Short Course Registration

9:00 AM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 20 January 2008

Conference Registration

12:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 20 January 2008

7th Annual WeatherFest

Location: Exhibit Hall B (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Monday, 21 January 2008

7:30 AM-5:30 PM: Monday, 21 January 2008

Registration continues through Thursday, 24 January

9:00 AM-10:15 AM: Monday, 21 January 2008

Atmospheric Observations for Weather and Climate-I

Location: 204 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 12th Conference on IOAS-AOLS

Chair: Joel Susskind, NASA/GSFC

Papers:

9:00 AM

1.1A

AIRS data sets for atmospheric and climate research (Formerly 1.2)

Bjorn H. Lambrigtsen, JPL and California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and E. Fetzer and T. Pagano

9:15 AM

1.2A

Atmospheric Remote-sensing Imaging Emission Spectrometer (ARIES) measurement concept for improving weather and climate prediction (Formerly 1.1)

Thomas S. Pagano, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and M. Chahine, H. H. Aumann, and R. Kakar

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

1.3

GPS radio occultation as part of the global observing system for atmosphere

A. J. Mannucci, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and C. O. Ao, B. A. Iijima, B. D. Wilson, and T. P. Yunck

Recorded presentation

9:45 AM

1.4

A new network to monitor the radiative forcing of global warming

W.F.J. Evans, North West Research Associates, Redmond, WA

10:00 AM

1.5

U.S. Climate Reference Network (USCRN): A unique national long-term climate monitoring network

C. Bruce Baker, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and M. Helfert

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (104.8 kB)

10:15 AM-10:45 AM: Monday, 21 January 2008

Coffee Break (Mon a.m.)

10:45 AM-11:45 AM: Monday, 21 January 2008

Atmospheric Observations for Weather and Climate-II

Location: 204 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 12th Conference on IOAS-AOLS

Chair: Thomas S. Pagano, JPL

Papers:

10:45 AM

2.1

An Improved Data Reduction Tool in Support of the Real-Time Assimilation of NASA Satellite Data Streams

Michael Splitt, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL; and S. M. Lazarus, M. Lueken, R. Ramachandran, X. Li, S. Movva, B. T. Zavodsky, S. Graves, and W. Lapenta

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (373.7 kB)

11:00 AM

2.2

An empirical emissivity model for complex surfaces

Janice L. Bytheway, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and C. Kummerow

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (167.9 kB)

11:15 AM

2.3

Global Environmental Micro Sensors Test Operations in the Natural Environment

John Manobianco, ENSCO Inc., Melbourne, FL; and M. Adams and M. Buza

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (278.4 kB)

11:30 AM

2.4

Effect of atmospheric hydrometeors on millimeter wave transmissions

Donna F. Tucker, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS; and D. Smith, D. DePardo, T. Euler, P. Youngberg, and H. W. Johnson

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (675.9 kB)

11:45 AM-1:30 PM: Monday, 21 January 2008

Opening Plenary Session Featuring Mayor Nagin of New Orleans (Cash & Carry Lunch)

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Monday, 21 January 2008

Atmospheric Observations for Weather and Climate-III

Location: 204 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 12th Conference on IOAS-AOLS

Chair: John Manobianco, ENSCO Inc.

Papers:

1:30 PM

3.1

Retrieval of 3-D Water Vapor Field Using a Remote Sensor Network of Scanning Compact Microwave Radiometers

Sharmila Padmanabhan, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and J. Vivekanandan, S. C. Reising, and F. Iturbide-Sanchez

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

3.2

A multi-sensor strategy to investigate precipitation at higher latitudes

Mark S. Kulie, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI; and R. Bennartz

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

3.3

Quality Control of Daily Precipitation Reports at NOAA/CPC

Mingyue Chen, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, Camp Springs, MD; and P. Xie, W. Shi, V. Silva, V. Kousky, W. Higgins, and J. E. Janowiak

Poster PDF (239.4 kB)

2:15 PM

3.4

Synergisms and comparisons between airborne Doppler Wind Lidar observations and other remote and in-situ wind measurements and model forecasts

Steven Greco, Simpson Weather Associates, Charlottesville, VA; and G. D. Emmitt, S. A. Wood, C. O'Handley, and H. Jonsson

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (326.9 kB)

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 21 January 2008

Poster Session 1

IOAS Poster Session I: Data Assimilation and Impact Studies

Location: Exhibit Hall B (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 12th Conference on IOAS-AOLS

Chair: Shirley T. Murillo, NOAA/AOML/HRD

Papers:

P1.1

Assimilation of HIRS/3 Brightness Temperature in Cloud Condition and Its Impact to CHANCHU Typhoon

Weiyu Ding, Guangzhou Institute of Tropical and Marine Meteorology, Guangzhou, China

P1.2

Adjoint sensitivity study of transcritical flow along the California coast

Clark M. Amerault, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. Doyle

P1.3

Assimilation of GOES radiances to improve forecasting of mid-level, mixed phase clouds

Curtis J. Seaman, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and J. A. Kankiewicz, S. Longmore, M. Sengupta, and T. H. Vonder Haar

P1.4

Assimilation of Indian Observation through WRF-Var Modeling System and its Impact

Ashish Routray, Indian Institute of Technology, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India; and U. C. Mohanty and S. R. H. Rizvi

P1.5

Simulations of space-based CO2 measurements: measurement impacts on mesoscale transport modeling

Tom Connor, AER, Lexington, MA; and H. E. Snell, T. S. Zaccheo, and L. McGuire

P1.6

Simulation of the impact of new aircraft and space-based ocean surface wind measurements on H*Wind analyses

Timothy L. Miller, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and R. M. Atlas, P. G. Black, J. L. Case, S. S. Chen, R. E. Hood, J. W. Johnson, L. Jones, C. S. Ruf, and E. W. Uhlhorn

Poster PDF (454.3 kB)

P1.7

Sensitivity of the Real-Time Mesoscale Analysis to background field characteristics

Daniel Tyndall, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and M. S. F. V. De Pondeca and J. Horel

P1.8

The impact of data assimilation on Arctic atmospheric circulation in the NCAR Community Atmosphere Model

Justin E. Bagley, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and E. DeWeaver

P1.9

A one-season assimilation and impact study of NESDIS and Navy's WindSat retrieved data in the NCEP global data assimilation system

Li Bi, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. A. Jung, M. C. Morgan, and J. F. Le Marshall

Poster PDF (344.0 kB)

P1.10

A General-Purpose Ensemble Assimilation Facility: DART

Jeffrey Anderson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. Hoar, N. Collins, K. Raeder, and H. Liu

P1.11

Combining QuikSCAT and MISR Wind Observations to Characterize Tropospheric Winds

Michael Garay, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and C. Moroney, W. T. Liu, and R. Davies

P1.12A

(Formerly 15A.5) Estimating the impact of AIRS data in WRF forecasts with the ensemble transform Kalman filter

Shelley O. Holmberg, Univ. of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC; and B. J. Etherton

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (mon p.m.)

Location: Exhibit Hall B (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 21 January 2008

Atmospheric Observations for Weather and Climate-IV

Location: 204 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 12th Conference on IOAS-AOLS

Chair: Bjorn H. Lambrigtsen, JPL and California Institute of Technology

Papers:

4:00 PM

4.1

Antarctic surface temperature comparison study on satellite approximations and land-based measurements

Jesse R. Docken, Augsburg College, St. Paul, MN; and N. Petit

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (111.8 kB)

4:15 PM

4.2

The Helsinki Testbed Program: An integrated atmospheric observing and modeling system

David M. Schultz, University of Helsinki and Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland; and W. F. Dabberdt, J. Damski, E. Gregow, J. Koskinen, J. Poutiainen, R. Pyle, and H. Turtiainen

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

4.3A

Update on the Consensus Reference Concept for Testing Radiosondes (Formerly 4.4)

Joseph Facundo, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Fitzgibbon and C. Bower

Poster PDF (428.6 kB)

4:45 PM

4.4A

The Consensus Reference Methodology as it Applies to a Radiosonde under Test (Formerly 4.3)

James Fitzgibbon, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and A. Hawse and R. Brown

Poster PDF (328.5 kB)

5:00 PM

4.5

New Cooperative Observer Networks and Instrumentation Data Quality - An Update

Jason A. Karvelot, Davis Instruments, Corp., Hayward, CA

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (474.6 kB)

4.6

Integrated hi-resolution weather and transportation visualization for the next generation air picture

5:30 PM

4.6A

Analysis sensitivity to the observations within an ensemble Kalman filter (Formerly 6.3)

Junjie Liu, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA; and E. Kalnay

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 21 January 2008

Formal Opening of Exhibits with Reception (Cash Bar)

Location: Exhibit Hall A (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Tuesday, 22 January 2008

8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008

Joint Panel Discussion 1

Enhancing the Connectivity between Research and Applications for the Benefit of Society Part I

Location: 207 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsors: (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 )

Moderator: Mary H. Hayden, Univ. of Colorado

Panelists: Steve Tracton, Consulting Meterologist; Mark DeMaria, NOAA/NESDIS; James J. Gurka, NOAA/NESDIS/GOES-R Program Office; Rebecca Morss, NCAR; Thomas Whittaker, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin; Stewart Cober, Science and Technology Branch, Environment Canada

Papers:

8:30 AM

Mary H. Hayden

8:30 AM

Steve Tracton

Recorded presentation

8:30 AM

Mark DeMaria

Recorded presentation

8:30 AM

James J. Gurka

Recorded presentation

8:30 AM

Rebecca Morss

Recorded presentation

8:30 AM

Thomas Whittaker

Recorded presentation

8:30 AM

Stewart Cober

8:30 AM

Panel Discussion

Advanced Methods for Data Assimilation-I

Location: 204 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 12th Conference on IOAS-AOLS

Chair: Kayo Ide, University of Maryland

Papers:

8:30 AM

5.1

Tests of a Prototype Ensemble Data Assimilation System at NCEP

Jeffrey Whitaker, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and T. Hamill

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

5.2

The Relation between Ensemble Size and Expected Error in Ensemble Filter Data Assimilation

Jeffrey Anderson, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

5.3

Local ensemble transform Kalman filtering with JMA global model

Takemasa Miyoshi, Japan Meteorological Agency, Tokyo, Japan; and Y. Sato, T. Kadowaki, and M. Kazumori

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

5.4

Recent developments for an operational Canadian global assimilation and prediction capability for the coupled atmosphere-ocean-ice system

Harold Ritchie, Environment Canada, Dartmouth, NS, Canada; and F. Davidson, J. Loder, Y. Lu, P. Pellerin, W. Renaud, M. Taillefer, K. Thompson, and D. Wright

Poster PDF (291.1 kB)

9:30 AM

5.5

Current status and recent developments in the NCEP global data assimilation system

Daryl T. Kleist, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and J. C. Derber, R. Treadon, D. Parrish, W. S. Wu, and M. Rancic

Recorded presentation

9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (Tue a.m.)

Location: Exhibit Hall B (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008

ADVANCED METHODS FOR DATA ASSIMILATION-II

Location: 204 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 12th Conference on IOAS-AOLS

Chair: Jeffrey Whitaker, NOAA/ESRL

CoChair: Tom Hamill, NOAA/ESRL

Papers:

11:00 AM

6.1

The development of the First-Order Time extrapolation to the Observation (FOTO) method and its application in the NCEP global data assimilation system

Miodrag Rancic, SAIC, Camp Springs, MD; and J. C. Derber, D. Parrish, R. Treadon, and D. T. Kleist

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (479.7 kB)

11:15 AM

6.2

Accounting for and correcting model errors in the EnKF

Eugenia Kalnay, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and H. Li, T. Miyoshi, and C. M. Danforth

http://www.atmos.umd.edu/~ekalnay/Hong-Dissertation_final3.pdf

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

6.3 will present as paper 4.6A

11:45 AM

6.3A

Estimation of observation impact without adjoint model in an ensemble Kalman filter

Junjie Liu, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA; and E. Kalnay

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (422.6 kB)

12:00 PM

6.4

Reduced-order observation sensitivity in 4D-Var data assimilation

Dacian N. Daescu, Portland State University, Portland, OR; and I. M. Navon

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.1 MB)

11:00 AM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008

Exhibits Open (Tuesday)

Location: Exhibit Hall A (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008

Presidental Forum: Hurricane Katrina: Looking Back to Look Ahead (Cash & Carry) (Presidental Forum will run parallel to the other sessions throughout the afternoon)

Location: La Louisiane (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008

ADVANCED METHODS FOR DATA ASSIMILATION-III

Location: 204 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 12th Conference on IOAS-AOLS

Chair: S. Mark Leidner, AER

Papers:

1:30 PM

7.1

Towards A Unified Variational/Ensemble Data Assimilation System for WRF

Dale M. Barker, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and Z. Liu, H. Shao, M. Demirtas, H. Huang, and S. Rugg

1:45 PM

7.2

Ensemble-based Kalman Filters in Strongly Nonlinear Dynamics

Zhaoxia Pu, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. P. Hacker

2:00 PM

7.3

The back and forth nudging algorithm for data assimilation

Jacques Blum, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France; and D. Auroux

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

7.4

Observing system and strategy for Lagrangian data assimilation (LaDA) in the ocean

Kayo Ide, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and C. K. R. T. Jones and G. Vernieres

2:30 PM

7.5

Data assimilation in chaotic systems, using Floquet vectors

Adel Ahanin, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and D. McLaughlin and D. Entekhabi

Recorded presentation

2:45 PM

7.6

Simultaneous estimation of inflation factor and observation errors within the EnKF

Hong Li, Shanghai Typhoon Institute, Shanghai, China, Shanghai, China; and E. Kalnay and T. Miyoshi

http://www.atmos.umd.edu/~ekalnay/Hong-Dissertation_final3.pdf

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (2.9 MB)

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (tues p.m.)

Location: Exhibit Hall A (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

3:30 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008

Mesoscale Data Assimilation

Location: 204 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 12th Conference on IOAS-AOLS

Chair: Timothy L. Miller, NASA/MSFC

Papers:

3:30 PM

8.1

The current status and future of the WRF Developmental Testbed Center

Robert L. Gall, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Koch, L. Nance, and L. R. Bernardet

Recorded presentation

3:45 PM

8.2

Impact of airborne Doppler radar data on the numerical simulation of Hurricane Dennis (2005)

Xuanli Li, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and Z. Pu and J. Sun

Recorded presentation

4:00 PM

8.3

Multi-Doppler Radar Analysis of a Tornadic Thunderstorm using a 3D Variational Data Assimilation Technique and ARPS model

Edward J. Natenberg, MESO, Inc., Troy, NY; and J. Gao

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (290.6 kB)

4:15 PM

8.4

Assimilation of radar reflectivity data using a diabatic digital filter within the Rapid Update Cycle

Stephen S. Weygandt, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and S. G. Benjamin, T. G. Smirnova, and J. M. Brown

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (2.0 MB)

4:30 PM

8.5

Impacts of Airborne Doppler Radar Data Assimilation on the forecasts of Hurricane Karina (2005)

Qingnong Xiao, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and X. Zhang, C. A. Davis, J. D. Tuttle, G. J. Holland, and P. J. Fitzpatrick

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (361.8 kB)

4:45 PM

8.6

PBL state estimates with surface observations, a column model and an ensemble filter: probabilistic evaluation under various mesoscale regimes

Joshua P. Hacker, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Rostkier-Edelstein

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (56.0 kB)

5:00 PM

8.7

Mesoscale assimilation of rain-affected observations

Clark M. Amerault, NRL, Monterey, CA; and X. Zou and J. Doyle

Recorded presentation

5:15 PM

8.8

Towards improved forecasts of atmospheric and oceanic circulations over the complex terrain of the Eastern Mediterranean

Themis Chronis, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL; and J. L. Case, A. Papadopoulos, E. N. Anagnostou, J. R. Mecikalski, and S. L. Haines

Poster PDF (317.5 kB)

Wednesday, 23 January 2008

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008

Data Impacts: Cosmic Observations and Applications-I

Location: 204 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 12th Conference on IOAS-AOLS

Chair: Qian Wu, NCAR

Papers:

8:30 AM

9.1

Overview of the COSMIC/FORMOSAT-3 Mission

Ying-Hwa Kuo, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Rocken, R. A. Anthes, and N. Yen

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

9.2

A Remarkable Radio Occultation Constellation Program �The Most Accurate and Stable Space-Borne Thermometers

Nick Yen, National Space Organization, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan; and C. H. V. Chu, C. J. Fong, T. Y. Liu, S. S. Chen, Y. A. Liou, and B. Kuo

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

9.3

Intercomparison of integrated water vapor retrievals from SSM/I and COSMIC

Gary A. Wick, NOAA/ESRL/PSD, Boulder, CO; and Y. H. Kuo, F. M. Ralph, T. K. Wee, and P. J. Neiman

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

9.4

A Composite Analysis of Tropical Cyclone Structure Using GPS RO Observations

Henry R. Winterbottom, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and X. Zou and Q. Xiao

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

9.5

A method for automatic detection of the tropical atmospheric boundary layer height using COSMIC radio ocultation data

Peng Guo, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and Y. H. Kuo and S. Sokolovskiy

9:45 AM

9.6

Comparison of atmospheric boundary layer structure as detected by COSMIC GPS radio occultation soundings and simulated by the WRF model

Yan Liu, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and Y. H. Kuo, S. Sokolovskiy, and P. Guo

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008

Coffee Break (Wed a.m.)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008

Joint Session 2

Operational Perspectives on the Societal--Prediction Link

Location: 214 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsors: (Joint between the Symposium on Linkages among Societal Benefits, Prediction Systems and Process Studies for 1-14 day Weather Forecasts; and the 12th Conference on IOAS-AOLS )

Chair: Zhaoxia Pu, University of Utah

Papers:

10:30 AM

J2.1

The role of user-relevant verification in linking societal benefits to prediction systems

Laurence J. Wilson, MSC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and B. Brown

Recorded presentation

10:45 AM

J2.2

TIGGE and NAEFS: Research and operational developments in multi-center ensemble forecasting

Zoltan Toth, NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and P. Bougeault, A. Methot, M. Rosengaus, P. Shi, S. Worley, and Y. Zhu

Recorded presentation

11:00 AM

J2.3

Using TIGGE data to understand systematic errors of atmospheric river forecasts

Tom Hamill, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and G. Wick, J. Whitaker, J. W. Bao, F. M. Ralph, and P. J. Neiman

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

J2.4

Extending ensemble-based adaptive sampling into the medium range

Sharanya J. Majumdar, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and K. J. Sellwood

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

J2.5

Recent results from Winter Storm Reconnaissance (WSR) program 2007

Yucheng Song, IMSG and NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and Z. Toth

11:45 AM

J2.6

Extreme rainfall, hurricanes, and the Madden-Julian Oscillation: Impacts and predictability

Mathew Barlow, Univ. of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA; and J. Rhoads

Recorded presentation

Data Impacts: Cosmic Observations and Applications-II

Location: 204 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 12th Conference on IOAS-AOLS

Chair: Ying-Hwa Kuo, UCAR

Papers:

10:30 AM

10.1

Profiling the Atmosphere with an Airborne GPS Receiver System

Feiqin Xie, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and J. S. Haase, T. Lulich, P. Muradyan, J. L. Garrison, S. Syndergaard, and E. Calais

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (677.3 kB)

10:45 AM

10.2

The structure of the moist troposphere from COSMIC radio occultation signals

Sergey Sokolovskiy, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Rocken, D. Lenschow, Y. H. Kuo, R. Anthes, W. Schreiner, D. Hunt, and P. Guo

Recorded presentation

11:00 AM

10.3

Analysis of the tropical cyclone environment using COSMIC data

Pat J. Fitzpatrick, Mississippi State Univ., Stennis Space Center, MS; and C. Hill, Y. Lau, and D. Stettner

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

10.4

The detection of an intense atmospheric river impacting the Pacific Northwest using satellite-based COSMIC soundings

Paul J. Neiman, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and G. A. Wick, F. M. Ralph, Y. H. Kuo, T. K. Wee, Z. Ma, G. H. Taylor, and M. D. Dettinger

11:30 AM

10.5

Longitudinal Structure in Ionosphere observed by COSMIC and Possible Influence from the Mesosphere

Qian Wu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. C. Solomon, S. Syndergaard, and B. Kuo

11:45 AM

10.6

Operational implementation of COSMIC data into the NCEP's global data assimilation system

Lidia Cucurull, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD; and J. C. Derber

Recorded presentation

11:00 AM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008

Exhibits Open (wednesday)

Location: Exhibit Hall A (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008

Lunch Break (Cash & Carry in Exhibit Hall) (Wednesday)

1:30 PM-2:45 PM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008

Data Impacts: Cosmic Observations and Applications-III

Location: 204 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 12th Conference on IOAS-AOLS

Chair: Lidia Cucurull, NOAA/NESDIS

Papers:

1:30 PM

11.1

Assimilation of COSMIC GPS RO soundings with WRF3DVAR and its impact on the prediction of Typhoon Shan Shan (2006)

Shu-Ya Chen, National Central University, Jhongli, Taiwan; and C. Y. Huang and Y. H. Kuo

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Recorded presentation Poster PDF (11.8 kB)

1:45 PM

11.2

Improving Analyses and Forecasts of the Asian Monsoon with GPS Radio Occultation Refractivity Observations

Hui Liu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Anderson, Y. H. Kuo, Y. Chen, and C. Snyder

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

11.3

An impact study of FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC GPS radio occultation and dropsonde data on WRF simulations

Fang-Ching Chien, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan; and B. Kuo

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (918.9 kB)

2:15 PM

11.4

Impact of COSMIC Refractivity Observations in Multi-domain Applications at the NCAR DATC

Hui Shao, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Barker, Y. R. Guo, S. Rizvi, Y. H. Kuo, and J. Powers

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.0 MB)

2:30 PM

11.5

Impact of driftsonde and COSMIC soundings on typhoon prediction: An OSSE study

Ying-Hwa Kuo, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. Iwabuchi, Y. R. Guo, T. K. Wee, H. Wang, H. Liu, Y. Chen, H. Huang, and D. Parsons

Recorded presentation

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008

Poster Session 2

IOAS Poster Session II: Observing Systems

Location: Exhibit Hall B (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 12th Conference on IOAS-AOLS

Chair: Howard A. Friedman, NOAA/AOML/HRD

Papers:

P2.1

The effect of radiosonde dry bias on measurements of convective instability in the southern Great Plains

Timothy J. Wagner, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and D. D. Turner and S. A. Ackerman

P2.2

Comparisons of measurements of atmospheric stability from ground-based remote sensing instruments

Timothy J. Wagner, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and W. F. Feltz and S. A. Ackerman

P2.3

Utilizing COSMIC radio occultation soundings to estimate convective potentials over oceans

Michael Kevin Hernandez, Univ. of Miami, Miami, FL; and Y. H. Kuo, D. C. Hunt, and R. Hauser

Poster PDF (292.7 kB)

P2.4

Regional variability of soil moisture from SCAN measurements: implication for land surface modeling and assimilation

Georgy Mostovoy, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS; and V. Anantharaj and L. Wasson

Poster PDF (276.2 kB)

P2.5

Impacts of increased density of automated surface weather observations in the Florida Keys on nowcasts

Paul Ruscher, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and A. Devanas, H. Anderson, and J. Turner

http://yankee.met.fsu.edu/~paul/COMET-KEY/comet-final.doc

P2.6

Seasonal characteristics of land surface-atmosphere interactions over a heterogeneous landscape

Miliaritiana Robjhon, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, Camp Spring, MD; and E. Joseph and J. D. Fuentes

P2.7

Retrievals of atmospheric thermodynamic structure from University of Wisconsin Scanning-High-resolution Interferometer Sounder (S-HIS) upwelling radiance observations using a Bayesian Maximum A Posteriori (MAP) inverse method

Sarah Bedka, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and P. Antonelli, D. DeSlover, S. Dutcher, R. Knuteson, H. Revercomb, W. Smith Sr., J. Taylor, D. Tobin, H. Woolf, and D. Zhou

Poster PDF (1.8 MB)

P2.8

Analysis of Aerosol Properties Derived from MODIS, AERONET, and Shipborne Measurements During AEROSE Field Campaigns

Tamil Maldonado-Vega, NOAA/NCAS, Washington, DC; and D. A. Chu and V. Morris

P2.9

Comparison of sea surface heights derived from the navy coastal ocean model with satellite altimetry in the Gulf of Mexico

Eurico D'Sa, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA; and D. S. Ko and M. Korobkin

Poster PDF (631.7 kB)

P2.10

Atmospheric and interdisciplinary applications of the Mississippi Mesonet

Loren D. White, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and E. Matlack, V. S. Challah, D. Mullins, and D. Lipscomb

P2.11

Potential for monitoring of fog and dew events using mesonet data

Loren D. White, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS

P2.12

Sampling Errors of Climate Monitoring Constellations

Renu Joseph, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD; and D. B. Kirk-Davidoff and J. G. Anderson

Poster PDF (2.9 MB)

P2.13

Rooftop weather stations as viable mesonet contributors - validation experiments

Paul Ruscher, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and A. Hicks

http://etd.lib.fsu.edu/theses/available/etd-04032006-152254/

P2.14

Further evaluation of the WVSS-II moisture sensor using co-located in-situ and remotely sensed observations

Ralph A. Petersen, CIMSS/University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. Bedka, W. F. Feltz, E. R. Olson, and D. Helms

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (wednesday p.m.)

Location: Exhibit Hall B (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008

Land and Ocean Observations

Location: 204 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 12th Conference on IOAS-AOLS

Chair: Michael Garay, JPL/Caltech

Papers:

4:00 PM

12.1

Evaluation of the Campbell SR-50^� sensor in triplicate for automation of U.S. snowfall and snow depth measurements and work towards operational status

Wendy A. Ryan, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and N. J. Doesken

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (186.6 kB)

12.2

Persistent imprints of mid-latitude ocean fronts high into the atmosphere

4:30 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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (163.6 kB)

4:45 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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (54.5 kB)

5:00 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

Recorded presentation

5:30 PM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008

Reception in Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar) (Wednesday)

Location: Exhibit Hall A (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

7:00 PM-9:00 PM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008

AMS Annual Awards Banquet at the Hilton Riverside Hotel

Thursday, 24 January 2008

8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Thursday, 24 January 2008

Joint Session 1

Global Earth Observations Session (GCOS)

Location: 206 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 24th Conference on IIPS; and the 12th Conference on IOAS-AOLS )

Cochairs: Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; John R. Lincoln, US Navy/WMO (Ret.) and Consultant

Papers:

8:30 AM

J1.1

The Future Development of the Global Climate Observing System

John W. Zillman, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Australia

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

J1.2

The Global Climate Observing System: Responding to the International Climate Community

David M. Goodrich, WMO/GCOS, Geneva, Switzerland

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

J1.3

Progress towards the WMO Integrated Global Observation Systems (WIGOS) and WMO Information System (WIS)

Donald E. Hinsman, WMO, Geneva, Switzerland; and J. Hayes, D. Schiessl, and J. Rasmussen

Poster PDF (64.8 kB)

Assimilation of Ocean and Land Surface Observations into Models-I

Location: 204 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 12th Conference on IOAS-AOLS

Chair: Marie C. Colton, NOAA National Ocean Service

Papers:

8:30 AM

13.1

Evaluating ocean ensembles and adaptive sampling of ocean glider observations in Monterey Bay

Sharanya J. Majumdar, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and C. H. Bishop, Y. Chao, Z. Li, J. Farrara, and P. F. J. Lermusiaux

Recorded presentation

8:45 AM

13.2

A Physically Consistent Method for the Assimilation of Land Surface Temperature Tendencies

Scott M. Mackaro, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, CO; and R. T. McNider and A. P. Biazar

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

13.3

Impact of assimilating modified synthetic profiles on global ocean sound speed prediction

Charlie N. Barron, NRL, Stennis Space Center, MS; and R. H. Helber, L. F. Smedstad, and M. R. Carnes

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

13.4

A numerical model for tsunami caused by the earthquake displacements on the ocean bottom

Cheng Ting, Southeast College, Houston, TX

9:30 AM

13.5

High-resolution specification of the land and ocean surface for improving regional mesoscale model predictions

Jonathan L. Case, ENSCO, Inc., Huntsville, AL; and G. T. Stano, M. Splitt, S. M. Lazarus, W. L. Crosson, W. M. Lapenta, G. J. Jedlovec, and C. D. Peters-Lidard

http://weather.msfc.nasa.gov/sport/

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (675.4 kB)

9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Thursday, 24 January 2008

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (Thurs a.m.)

Location: Exhibit Hall B (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

11:00 AM-12:15 PM: Thursday, 24 January 2008

Joint Session 1

Global Earth Observations Session (GCOS) (Continued)

Location: 206 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 24th Conference on IIPS; and the 12th Conference on IOAS-AOLS )

Papers:

11:00 AM

J1.4

The 20th century reanalysis project

Gilbert P. Compo, Climate Diagnostics Center/CIRES/University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and J. S. Whitaker and P. D. Sardeshmukh

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

J1.5

The AMMA radiosonde programme and its implications for the future of atmospheric monitoring over Africa

Andreas H. Fink, University of Cologne, K�ln, Germany; and C. Thorncroft, S. Janicot, M. W. Douglas, A. Beljaars, D. J. Parker, E. Afiesimama, J. B. Ngamini, A. Augusti-Panareda, F. Dide, A. Diedhiou, T. Lebel, J. Polcher, J. L. Redelsperger, and G. Wilson

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

J1.6

Monitoring and analyzing the Global Ocean Observing System with the Observing System Monitoring Center

Kevin M. O'Brien, JISAO/University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and N. Auerbach, J. Cartwright, T. Habermann, S. Hankin, K. Kern, M. Little, and R. Schweitzer

Poster PDF (515.1 kB)

11:45 AM

J1.7

Enhancing the spatial and temporal rainfall network in the Pacific Islands for Pacific Island GCOS

Dean Solofa, SPREP, Apia, Samoa; and M. L. Morrissey and S. Postawko

Recorded presentation

12:00 PM

J1.8

Assimilating tipping bucket rain gauge data into the PACRAIN database

Michael D. Klatt, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. L. Morrissey and J. S. Greene

http://pacrain.evac.ou.edu

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (86.1 kB)

Assimilation of Ocean and Land Surface Observations into Models-II

Location: 204 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 12th Conference on IOAS-AOLS

Chair: George D. Emmitt, Simpson Weather Associates

Papers:

11:00 AM

14.1

A multi-season study of the effects of MODIS sea-surface temperatures on operational WRF forecasts at NWS Miami, FL

Jonathan L. Case, ENSCO, Inc., Huntsville, AL; and P. Santos, M. Splitt, S. M. Lazarus, K. K. Fuell, S. L. Haines, S. R. Dembek, and W. M. Lapenta

http://weather.msfc.nasa.gov/sport/

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (490.1 kB)

11:15 AM

14.2

Stochastic generation of precipitation ensembles using remotely sensed information

R. Wojcik, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and A. Konings, S. Friedman, D. McLaughlin, and D. Enthekabi

11:30 AM

14.3

Impact of MODIS-derived land surface and vegetation data within the RAMS atmospheric model

Jonathan G. Fairman Jr., UA Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and U. S. Nair and S. A. Christopher

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

14.4

The influence of lidar based water vapor assimilation on a regional forecast over the Mid-Atlantic

Segayle Walford, Howard University, Washington, DC; and E. Joseph

Recorded presentation

12:00 PM

14.5

The impact of satellite altimeters on upper ocean parameter simulations

Robert W. Helber, NRL, Stennis, MS; and J. F. Shriver, C. Barron, and G. A. Jacobs

Recorded presentation

11:00 AM-4:00 PM: Thursday, 24 January 2008

Exhibits Open (thurs)

Location: Exhibit Hall A (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

12:15 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 24 January 2008

Lunch Break (Cash & Carry in Exhibit Hall) (Thurs)

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 24 January 2008

15A

Data Impact Tests: Real and Simulated Observations-I

Location: 204 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 12th Conference on IOAS-AOLS

Chair: Robert Atlas, NOAA/AOML

Papers:

1:30 PM

15A.1

Potential impacts of a space-based Doppler Wind Lidar

George D. Emmitt, Simpson Weather Associates, Charlottesville, VA; and S. A. Wood, R. Atlas, and J. Terry

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

15A.2

Progress in Joint OSSEs,Three Joint OSSE nature runs and simulation of observation

Michiko Masutani, EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and J. S. Woollen, R. Errico, Y. Xie, T. Zhu, H. Sun, J. Terry, R. Yang, S. Greco, N. Prive, E. Andersson, T. W. Schlatter, A. Stoffelen, F. Weng, O. Reale, L. P. Riishojgaard, G. D. Emmitt, S. J. Lord, Z. Toth, G. J. Marseille, V. Anantharaj, K. Fielding, G. McConaughy, S. J. Worley, C. F. Shih, M. Yanaguchi, J. C. Jusem, C. M. Hill, P. J. Fitzpatrick, D. Devenyi, S. S. Weygandt, S. A. Wood, Y. Song, E. Liu, D. N. Groff, M. Hart, G. Gayno, A. Da Silva, M. J. McGill, D. Kleist, Y. Sato, and S. A. Boukabara

http://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/research/JointOSSEs

Poster PDF (60.5 kB)

2:00 PM

15A.3

CO2 Data Assimilation with the Coupled Atmosphere-Vegetation Model Using Local Ensemble Transform Kalman Filter

Ji-Sun Kang, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and E. Kalnay, N. Zeng, J. Liu, and I. Fung

http://ams2008/jskang

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (117.6 kB)

2:15 PM

15A.4

Data assimilation experiments using quality controlled AIRS Version 5 temperature soundings

Joel Susskind, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD

Recorded presentation

2:30 PM

Paper 15A.5 moved. New Paper Number P1.12A

2:30 PM

15A.6

Impact of satellite-derived ocean winds on hurricane forecasting at global and regional scales

S. Mark Leidner, AER, Norman, OK; and J. Ardizzone, J. Terry, E. Brin, and R. Atlas

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.0 MB)

1:30 PM-3:15 PM: Thursday, 24 January 2008

15B

Results from Recent Field Experiments and Their Potential Relevance to Operational Prediction

Location: 205 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 12th Conference on IOAS-AOLS

Chair: Bill Proenza, NOAA/NWS

Papers:

1:30 PM

15B.1

TAMDAR-related impacts on the AirDat operational WRF-ARW

Peter Childs, AirDat, Morrisville, NC; and N. Jacobs, M. Croke, and Y. Liu

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (415.7 kB)

1:45 PM

15B.2

Ensemble-based data assimilation for cloud-resolving hurricane prediction: experiments with radar, satellite and dropsonde observations from RAINEX

Yonghui Weng, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and F. Zhang

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

15B.3

NOAA's 2005 & 2006 Saharan Air Layer Experiment (SALEX) aircraft missions: Tropical Storm Irene, Tropical Storm Debby & Hurricane Helene

Jason P. Dunion, NOAA/AOML/HRD, Miami, FL

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

15B.4

The first successful unmanned aerial system (UAS) mission into a tropical cyclone (Ophelia 2005)

Joseph J. Cione, NOAA/AOML, Miami, FL; and E. W. Uhlhorn, G. Cascella, S. J. Majumdar, C. Sisko, N. Carrasco, M. D. Powell, P. Bale, G. Holland, P. Turlington, D. Fowler, C. W. Landsea, and C. L. Yuhas

Recorded presentation

2:30 PM

15B.5

The West African pilot balloon network during the NAMMA-2006 and implications for the future of the African pilot balloon sounding network

Michael W. Douglas, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. Murillo, J. F. Mejia, J. M. Galvez, and R. Orozco

http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/projects/pacs/

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.0 MB)

2:45 PM

15B.6

The effects of horizontal grid spacing and vertical resolution on TAMDAR data assimilation in short-range mesoscale forecasts

Allan Huffman, AirDat, Morrisville, NC; and P. Childs, M. Croke, and Y. Liu

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (2.3 MB)

3:00 PM

15B.7

High resolution assimilation of CASA and NEXRAD radar data in near-real time: Results from Spring 2007 and plans for Spring of 2008

Keith A. Brewster, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. Brotzge, K. W. Thomas, Y. Wang, M. Xue, J. Gao, D. Weber, and K. Howe

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (545.7 kB)

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 24 January 2008

Coffee Break and Exhibit Hall Raffle (Thurs)

Location: Exhibit Hall A (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Thursday, 24 January 2008

Data Impact Tests: Real and Simulated Observations-II

Location: 204 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 12th Conference on IOAS-AOLS

Chair: Jason P. Dunion, University of Miami/RSMAS/CIMAS & NOAA/AOML/HRD

Papers:

3:30 PM

16.4

Analysis and Prediction of an Intense African Easterly Wave and its associated High Impact Weather

Chris D. Thorncroft, SUNY, Albany, NY; and S. J. Majumdar

Recorded presentation

3:45 PM

16.2

Relative forecast impact from aircraft, profiler, rawinsonde, VAD, GPS-PW, METAR and mesonet observations for hourly assimilation in the RUC

S. G. Benjamin, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and B. D. Jamison, W. R. Moninger, B. E. Schwartz, and T. W. Schlatter

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (805.6 kB)

4:00 PM

16.3

Sensitivity of the Real-Time Mesoscale Analysis to Mesonet Observations

John Horel, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and B. Olsen, D. Tyndall, and M. Pondeca

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

16.1

Large Forecast Degradations Due to Synoptic Surveillance during the 2004 and 2005 Hurricane Seasons

S. D. Aberson, Hurricane Research Division, AOML, Miami, FL

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

16.5

High-resolution Three-dimensional Wind Analysis of CASA IP-1 and WSR-88D Radar Data using the ARPS 3DVAR

Jidong Gao, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. Brewster, Y. Wang, K. W. Thomas, J. Brotzge, and M. Xue

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.4 MB)

4:45 PM

16.6

PenAir-based TAMDAR-related impacts on short-range mesoscale forecasts over Alaska

Meredith Croke, AirDat, Morrisville, NC; and N. Jacobs, P. Childs, and Y. Liu

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (503.3 kB)

5:00 PM-5:00 PM: Thursday, 24 January 2008

12th Conference on IOAS-AOLS Adjourns

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Sunday, 20 January 2008

7:30 AM-9:30 AM: Sunday, 20 January 2008

Short Course Registration

9:00 AM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 20 January 2008

Conference Registration

12:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 20 January 2008

7th Annual WeatherFest

Location: Exhibit Hall B (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Monday, 21 January 2008

7:30 AM-5:30 PM: Monday, 21 January 2008

Registration continues through Thursday, 24 January

9:00 AM-10:15 AM: Monday, 21 January 2008

Atmospheric Observations for Weather and Climate-I

Location: 204 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

10:15 AM-10:45 AM: Monday, 21 January 2008

Coffee Break (Mon a.m.)

10:45 AM-11:45 AM: Monday, 21 January 2008

Atmospheric Observations for Weather and Climate-II

Location: 204 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

11:45 AM-1:30 PM: Monday, 21 January 2008

Opening Plenary Session Featuring Mayor Nagin of New Orleans (Cash & Carry Lunch)

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Monday, 21 January 2008

Atmospheric Observations for Weather and Climate-III

Location: 204 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 21 January 2008

P 1

Poster Session IOAS Poster Session I: Data Assimilation and Impact Studies

Location: Exhibit Hall B (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (mon p.m.)

Location: Exhibit Hall B (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 21 January 2008

Atmospheric Observations for Weather and Climate-IV

Location: 204 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 21 January 2008

Formal Opening of Exhibits with Reception (Cash Bar)

Location: Exhibit Hall A (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Tuesday, 22 January 2008

8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008

JPD 1

Joint Panel Discussion Enhancing the Connectivity between Research and Applications for the Benefit of Society Part I

Location: 207 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Advanced Methods for Data Assimilation-I

Location: 204 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (Tue a.m.)

Location: Exhibit Hall B (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008

ADVANCED METHODS FOR DATA ASSIMILATION-II

Location: 204 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

11:00 AM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008

Exhibits Open (Tuesday)

Location: Exhibit Hall A (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008

Presidental Forum: Hurricane Katrina: Looking Back to Look Ahead (Cash & Carry) (Presidental Forum will run parallel to the other sessions throughout the afternoon)

Location: La Louisiane (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)