Program: 22nd Conference on Hydrology (88th Annual Meeting (20-24 January 2008))

22nd Conference on Hydrology

Program Chair: Bart Nijssen , 3TIER, Inc.

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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

Weather to Climate Scale Hydrological Forecasting

Location: 223 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 22nd Conference on Hydrology

Chair: Bart Nijssen, 3TIER, Inc.

CoChair: Thomas Adams, NOAA/NWS

Papers:

1.1

Experiments on Global Ensemble Streamflow Forecast Experiments on Global Ensemble Streamflow Forecast Based on Coupled GFS-Noah Modeling System

9:15 AM

1.2

The Hydrological Cycle of the MJO: A Pathway to Prediction at Subseasonal Time Scales

Duane Edward Waliser, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and B. Tian, E. Fetzer, W. T. Liu, and M. J. Schwartz

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

1.3

Reducing uncertainty in hydrologic predictions in data sparse regions: A case study in southern Africa

Kathryn van Werkhoven, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and T. Wagener

Recorded presentation

9:45 AM

1.4

Development of a prototype flash-flood prediction system for the Colorado Front Range using the coupled WRF/Noah-distributed hydrometerological prediction system

David J. Gochis, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. N. Yates

Recorded presentation

10:00 AM

1.5

Assessing Vertical Profiles of Reflectivity (VPR's) To Detect Extreme Rainfall: Implications for Flash Flood Monitoring and Prediction

Amos Dodson, North Carolina State University, Blackstone, VA; and S. Van Cooten, K. Howard, J. Zhang, and X. Xu

Recorded presentation

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

Weather To Climate Scale Hydrological Forecasting, Part II

Location: 223 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 22nd Conference on Hydrology

Chair: Bart Nijssen, 3TIER, Inc.

CoChair: Thomas Adams, NOAA/NWS

Papers:

10:45 AM

2A.1

Climate change, rainfall extremes, and population at risk

Auroop R. Ganguly, ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN; and S. Khan, G. Kuhn, Y. Fang, D. J. Erickson III, M. L. Branstetter, and G. Ostrouchov

Recorded presentation

11:00 AM

2A.2

Historic climate impacts on seasonal soil frost in the Midwestern United States

Tushar Sinha, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and K. A. Cherkauer

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

2A.3

Grid-size Dependence on Statistical Precipitation Indices

Kenji Kamiguchi, MRI, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and O. Arakawa and O. Arakawa

11:30 AM

2A.4

A formal evaluation of storm type versus storm motion

Jose Miranda, Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and N. I. Fox

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (396.8 kB)

Water Resources Management and Application

Location: 224 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 22nd Conference on Hydrology

Chair: C. Adam Schlosser, MIT

Papers:

10:45 AM

2B.1

The National Water Bank Partnership: An Interdisciplinary Scientific Collaboration for Sustainable Water

Suzanne Van Cooten, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and K. Hurt and K. C. Crawford

Recorded presentation

11:00 AM

2B.2

Dynamic risk management in water systems - new methodology for reservoir operation

F. Assis Souza Filho, International Reserarch Institute for Climate and Society - Columbia University, New York, NY; and C. Brown

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

2B.3

Reservoir management in a hydrological routing scheme

Heinz-Theo Mengelkamp, GKSS Research Center, Geesthacht, Germany; and H. Messal and J. Sutmoeller

Recorded presentation

2B.4

Accounting for Uncertainty Propagation:Stream Flow Forecasting using Multiple Climate and Hydrological Models

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

Water Resources Management And Application, Part II

Location: 223 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 22nd Conference on Hydrology

Chair: C. Adam Schlosser, MIT

Papers:

1:30 PM

3.1

Assessment of daily evapotranspiration in irrigated projects in Northeast Brazil using SEBAL/METRIC algorithms

Bernardo Barbosa da Silva, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil; and S. T. A. D. Silva, C. A. C. D. Santos, and M. V. C. Bezerra

1:45 PM

3.2

Verification of Ensemble Streamflow Predictions from the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center

Eric T. Jones, NOAA/NWS, Slidell, LA

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

3.3

Free drainage or not: an evaluation of simulated soil moisture profiles by the Noah land surface model in the Mississippi region

Bailing Li, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and C. Peters-Lidard, S. V. Kumar, S. Rheingrover, and V. Anantharaj

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

3.4

Using independent NCDC gauges to analyze precipitation values from the OneRain Corporation algorithm and the National Weather Service procedure

Steven M. Martinaitis, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and H. Fuelberg, J. L. Sullivan Jr., and C. Pathak

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

Poster Session 1

Weather to Climate Scale Hydrological Forecasting

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

Sponsor: 22nd Conference on Hydrology

Chair: Bart Nijssen, 3TIER, Inc.

CoChair: Thomas Adams, NOAA/NWS

Papers:

P1.1

Examining Preconvective Heavy Rainfall Environments Utilizing Observational and Model Analysis Proximity Soundings

Michael J. Paddock, NOAA/NWS, Phoenix, AZ; and C. E. Graves and J. T. Martinelli

Poster PDF (528.4 kB)

P1.2

An overview of the summer 2007 excessive rain event in the Southern Plains

Kevin H. Goebbert, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. D. Schenkman, C. M. Shafer, and N. Snook

Poster PDF (417.7 kB)

P1.3

Analysis of Twenty-Five Years of Heavy Rainfall Events in the Texas Hill Country

Amy Schnetzler, Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and P. S. Market and J. W. Zeitler

Poster PDF (97.5 kB)

P1.4

Hydrometeorological Analysis of Flooding Events in San Antonio, TX

Hatim Sharif, Univ. of Texas, San Antonio, TX; and S. Chintalapudi, X. Wang, H. Xie, and J. W. Zeitler

P1.5

Hydrometeorological Analysis of the 2002 Guadalupe River Flood, TX

Hatim Sharif, Univ. of Texas, San Antonio, TX; and A. Elhassan

P1.6

Evaluation of diurnal variations in precipitation over East Asia in the WRF and RSM

Myung-Seo Koo, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea; and K. S. S. Lim, J. Choi, J. W. Lee, and S. Y. Hong

P1.7

Monitoring rainfall and predicting flash flooding: Integrating observation networks and radar data

Jessica A. Schultz, NOAA/NWSFO, Fort Worth, TX; and B. Carle

Poster PDF (1.8 MB)

P1.8

Combined Rainfall-Runoff Forecast System based on the TOPMODEL for Han River basin

Ki-Ho Chang, National Institute of Meteorological Research, Seoul, South Korea; and J. H. Kim, C. H. Cho, and M. J. Lee

http://weamod.metri.re.kr

Poster PDF (118.5 kB)

P1.9

Medium-Range Ensemble Hydrologic Forecasting for Western Washington State

Andrew W. Wood, 3TIER, Inc., Seattle, WA; and S. Shukla and N. Voisin

P1.10

Evaluation of a global flood prediction system within the Mississippi River basin

Nathalie Voisin, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Seattle, WA; and A. W. Wood and D. P. Lettenmaier

P1.11

A New Product to Help Forecast Convective Initiation in the 1-6 Hour Time Frame

John Walker, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and J. Mecikalski

Poster Session 2

Water Resources Management and Application

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

Sponsor: 22nd Conference on Hydrology

Chair: C. Adam Schlosser, MIT

Papers:

P2.1

Analysis of radar and gauge rainfall during the warm season in Oklahoma

Bin Wang, Wuhan Institute of Heavy Rain of China Meteorological Administration and NOAA/NSSL, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China; and J. Zhang, W. Xia, K. Howard, and X. Xu

Poster PDF (431.4 kB)

P2.2

The effect of hydrologic model calibration on seasonal streamflow forecast performance

Xiaogang Shi, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and A. W. Wood and D. P. Lettenmaier

P2.3

Use of NASA Satellite and Modeling Products to Improve the US Bureau of Reclamation AWARDS ET Toolbox in the Middle Rio Grande

David L. Toll, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and K. R. Arsenault, J. Dong, M. Ozdogan, A. Rentsch, S. Bowser, R. Stodt, R. Allen, M. Tasumi, and C. Robison

P2.4

Using NOAA CPC Local Three-Month Temperature Outlooks to support fisheries management

Levi D. Brekke, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO; and J. J. Barsugli, G. J. McCabe, and R. Yaworsky

P2.5

Modeling streamflow using gauge-only versus radar-derived rainfall

John L. Sullivan Jr., Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and H. E. Fuelberg, S. M. Martinaitis, D. Bottcher, B. Jacobson, J. Bradberry, J. Mandrup-Poulsen, D. Gilbert, and T. S. Wu

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

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

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

Water Resources Management And Application, Part III

Location: 223 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 22nd Conference on Hydrology

Chair: C. Adam Schlosser, MIT

Papers:

4:00 PM

4.1

Assessing Gauge Adjusted Radar Rainfall Estimation for use in local Flash Flood Prediction

Beth Marie Clarke, Weather Decision Technologies Inc, Norman, OK; and C. A. Kudym and A. K. Albers

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (810.8 kB)

4:15 PM

4.2

Multi-decadal Climate Variability or Change and Reservoir Performance: The Colorado River Compact

F. Assis Souza Filho, International Reserarch Institute for Climate and Society/Columbia University, New York, NY; and U. Lall and H. H. Kwon

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 Session 1

Land-Atmosphere Interactions

Location: 224 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 22nd Conference on Hydrology; and the 20th Conference on Climate Variability and Change )

Chair: Randal D. Koster, NASA/GSFC

CoChair: Yongkang Xue, University of California

Papers:

8:30 AM

J1.1

Analysis of Large Scale Spatial Variability of Soil Moisture Data using a Geostatistical Method

Tarendra Lakhankar, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and A. S. Jones, C. L. Combs, M. Sengupta, and T. H. Vonder Haar

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (190.6 kB)

8:45 AM

J1.2

Analysis and Verification of Soil Water Content Measurements from the Oklahoma Mesonet

Aaron M. Gleason, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. B. Basara

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (163.4 kB)

9:00 AM

J1.3

Analysis of Surface Energy Budget Data Over Varying Land-Cover Conditions

John B. Barr, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. B. Basara, W. P. Kustas, and J. H. Prueger

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.4 MB)

9:15 AM

J1.4

Replicating horizontal variability in latent and sensible heat flux over a heterogeneous surface: The IHOP_2002 Western Track

Margaret LeMone, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Tewari, F. Chen, J. G. Alfieri, and D. Niyogi

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

J1.5

The structure of the convective boundary layer in and around Oklahoma City

Kodi L. Nemunaitis, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. Basara

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (2.2 MB)

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

Joint Poster Session 1

Land-Atmosphere Interactions

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

Sponsors: (Joint between the 22nd Conference on Hydrology; and the 20th Conference on Climate Variability and Change )

Chair: Randal D. Koster, NASA/GSFC

CoChair: Yongkang Xue, University of California

Papers:

JP1.1

Assessing the Performance of CLASS in the Canadian Regional Climate Model

Edmond Chan, EC, Toronto, ON, Canada; and M. MacKay and D. Verseghy

JP1.2

Evapotranspiration over an irrigated cotton field

Haimei Jiang, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and S. Liu and H. P. Liu

JP1.3

ENSO based low-frequency precipitation and nutrient load oscillations in the Little River Watershed, Georgia

Victoria W. Keener, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; and G. Feyereisen, J. W. Jones, and U. Lall

JP1.4

Korea land data assimilation system (KLDAS) and its application using WRF

Yoon-Jin Lim, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea; and T. Y. Lee and K. Y. Byun

JP1.5

Evaluating NARR surface variables and NLDAS using observations from the Oklahoma Mesonet

Justin W. Monroe, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. B. Basara and D. L. Toll

Poster PDF (1.1 MB)

JP1.6

Evaluating land-atmosphere interactions in climate models using high-frequency ARM observations

Thomas J. Phillips, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and J. S. Boyle, J. J. Hnilo, S. A. Klein, G. L. Potter, and S. Xie

JP1.7

Impacts of global climate change on the surface energy budget and water balances in the past 50 years

Li Sheng, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and S. Liu and H. P. Liu

JP1.8

Evaluation of different Approaches for Estimating Evaporation over an open Water Surface

Yu Zhang, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and H. Jiang, L. Sheng, H. Liu, and Q. L. Williams

JP1.9

Do Clouds Follow Deforestation Over the Amazon?

Frederic J. F. Chagnon, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and R. L. Bras, J. Wang, E. R. Williams, A. K. Betts, N. O. Renno, L. A. T. Machado, R. Knox, and G. Bisht

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

Robert E. Horton Lecture

Location: 224 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 22nd Conference on Hydrology

Papers:

11:00 AM

L1.1

Hydrology in the Global Change Era

Dennis P. Lettenmaier, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Recorded presentation

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

Drought Assessment And Prediction

Location: 223 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 22nd Conference on Hydrology

Chair: Wade T. Crow, USDA/ARS

Papers:

1:30 PM

5.1

Robustness of agricultural drought indices derived from land surface model integrations

Randal D. Koster, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and Z. Guo and P. A. Dirmeyer

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

5.2

The University of Washington Surface Water Monitor: an experimental platform for national hydrologic assessment and prediction

Andrew W. Wood, 3TIER, Inc., Seattle, WA

http://www.hydro.washington.edu/forecast/monitor/

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (2.9 MB)

2:00 PM

5.3

Application of NARR-based NLDAS ensemble simulations to continental-scale drought monitoring

Brian A. Cosgrove, NASA/GSFC and SAIC, Greenbelt, MD; and C. J. Alonge

http://ldas.gsfc.nasa.gov/monitor/

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

2:15 PM

5.4

Monitoring and Predicting of the 2007 US Drought

Lifeng Luo, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; and E. F. Wood

2:30 PM

5.5

Global drought in the second half of the twentieth century

Konstantinos Andreadis, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and J. Sheffield, E. Wood, and D. Lettenmaier

Recorded presentation

2:45 PM

5.6

Progress in drought and flood monitoring through volunteer observing -- The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS)

Nolan J. Doesken, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and H. Reges, R. Cifelli, and J. Turner

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM-2:45 PM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008

Joint Session 2

Land-Atmosphere Interactions, Part II

Location: 224 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 20th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; and the 22nd Conference on Hydrology )

Chair: Randal D. Koster, NASA/GSFC

CoChair: Yongkang Xue, University of California

Papers:

J2.1

The Lake-Atmosphere Turbulent EXchanges (LATEX) field measurement campaign

1:45 PM

J2.2

Effects of environmental factors on evaporation over an open water surface in Mississippi, U.S.A

Heping Liu, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and Y. Zhang, L. Sheng, and H. Jiang

2:15 PM

J2.3

Signatures of land-atmosphere feedback in a 360-year tree-ring record

Randal D. Koster, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and H. C. Fritts and M. Suarez

Recorded presentation

2:30 PM

J2.4

North American Snow Depth Responses to Climate

Yan Ge, Columbia University, New York, NY; and G. Gong

2:45 PM

J2.5

Snow and warming

Philip W. Mote, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and R. Brown

Recorded presentation

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-5:15 PM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008

Joint Session 3

Land-Atmosphere Interactions, Part III

Location: 224 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 22nd Conference on Hydrology; and the 20th Conference on Climate Variability and Change )

Chair: Randal D. Koster, NASA/GSFC

CoChair: Yongkang Xue, University of California

Papers:

3:30 PM

J3.1

Using photosynthesis-based canopy resistance model and new MODIS-based data to improve the presentation of vegetation transpiration in the Noah land surface model

Anil Kumar, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and F. Chen, D. Niyogi, J. G. Alfieri, K. Manning, M. Ek, and K. Mitchell

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (917.4 kB)

3:45 PM

J3.2

Minimum canopy resistance for croplands and grasslands during the 2002 International H2O Project

Joseph G. Alfieri, USDA/ARS, Beltsville, MD; and D. Niyogi, P. D. Blanken, F. Chen, M. Ek, A. Kumar, M. A. LeMone, and K. Mitchell

Recorded presentation

4:00 PM

J3.3

Controlling factors and uncertainty in dynamic vegetation modeling at seasonal and interannual scales � a study using the SSiB4/TRIFFID

Yongkang Xue, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; and Z. Zhang and P. M. Cox

4:15 PM

J3.4

Evaluation of GCM surface processes over West Africa using offline land surface models and observations

Aaron A. Boone, CNRM, Toulouse, Midi-Pyrenees, France; and I. Poccard-Leclercq and Y. K. Xue

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

J3.5

Impact of Different Surface Layer Schemes and Snow Albedo Formulations on Cold-season Simulations by the Noah Land-surface Model

Michael Ek, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and K. Mitchell, Y. Xia, V. Wong, A. Slater, and B. Livneh

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

J3.6

An Observation-Based Formulation of Snow Cover Fraction and Its Evaluation over Large North American River Basins

Guo-Yue Niu, University of Texas, Austin, TX; and Z. L. Yang

5:00 PM

J3.7

Mass balance of the Haig Glacier using mesoscale modeling

Amanda S. Adams, Univ. of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; and S. Marshall

Recorded presentation

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

Drought Assessment And Prediction, Part II

Location: 223 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 22nd Conference on Hydrology

Chair: Wade T. Crow, USDA/ARS

Papers:

3:30 PM

6.1

A Hydrologic Model-Based Drought Monitoring System for Washington State

Shraddhanand Shukla, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and A. W. Wood

3:45 PM

6.2

Identifying time-lag relationships between vegetation condition and climate to produce vegetation outlook maps and monitor drought

Tsegaye Tadesse, National Drought Mitigation Center, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and B. D. Wardlow and J. H. Ryu

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (172.3 kB)

4:00 PM

6.3

Drought and its relationship to long-term climatological indicators in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin

Kelly Stevens, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and P. Ruscher

http://yankee.met.fsu.edu/~paul/ACF/KStevensThesis.pdf

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1021.1 kB)

4:15 PM

6.4

Snowmelt, drought, and vegetation in the western US: regional-scale patterns and predictability

Mathew Barlow, Univ. of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA

6.5

Regional climate model simulations of a severe Canadian Prairie drought event: A model inter-comparison study

4:45 PM

6.6

Numerical forecasting of drought impact on wheat yield by combining agrohydrological models, remote sensing and data assimilation

Majid Vazifedoust, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands; and J. C. Van Dam, W. G. M. Bastiaanssen, and R. A. Feddes

5:00 PM

6.7

Monitoring drought from space: global approach

Felix Kogan, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD

5:15 PM

6.8

Mapping Flash Drought in the U.S. Southern Great Plains

Gabriel B. Senay, USGS EROS, sioux falls, SD; and M. E. Budde, J. F. Brown, and J. P. Verdin

Recorded presentation

Wednesday, 23 January 2008

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

Joint Session 4

Land-Atmosphere Interactions, Part IV

Location: 224 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 22nd Conference on Hydrology; and the 20th Conference on Climate Variability and Change )

Chair: Yongkang Xue, University of California

CoChair: Randal D. Koster, NASA/GSFC

Papers:

8:30 AM

J4.1

Initialization of LSM in JMANHM

Daisuke Miura, Japan Meteorological Agency, Tokyo, Japan; and M. Oh'Izumi

8:45 AM

J4.2

Stratosphere-troposphere coupling and links with Eurasian land-surface variability

Judah Cohen, AER, Lexington, MA; and M. Barlow, P. Kushner, and K. Saito

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

J4.3

Summer Season Predictions with the NCEP Coupled Forecast System Using Different Land Models and Different Initial Land States

Rongqian Yang, NOAA/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and K. Mitchell, J. Meng, H. Wei, and G. Gayno

9:15 AM

J4.4

The Impact of using GLDAS/Noah initial land states on GFS Forecasts

Helin Wei, NOAA/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and K. Mitchell and J. Meng

9:30 AM

J4.5

Soil Moisture, Evaporation and Convection: Do better land surface initial conditions produce a better precipitation forecast?

Christa D. Peters-Lidard, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and C. J. Alonge, J. A. Santanello Jr., S. V. Kumar, J. L. Eastman, W. K. Tao, and J. J. Shi

9:45 AM

J4.6

Verification of NAEFS land-surface forecasts

Wanru Wu, NOAA/NWS/OHD, Silver Spring, MD; and K. Mo

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008

Validation of Hydrometeorological Observations

Location: 223 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 22nd Conference on Hydrology

Chair: Robert J. Kuligowski, NOAA/NESDIS

CoChair: Chandra R. Kondragunta, NOAA/NWS

Papers:

9:00 AM

7.1

Satellite-Derived Precipitation Verification Activities of the International Precipitation Working Group (IPWG)

F. Joseph Turk, NRL, Monterey, CA; and P. A. Arkin, E. Ebert, R. R. Ferraro, J. J. Janowiak, C. Kidd, M. Sapiano, and D. A. Vila

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

7.2

An inter-comparison of five high resolution satellite precipitation estimates with three-hourly gauge data

Mathew R. P. Sapiano, Colarado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and P. A. Arkin

Recorded presentation

9:45 AM

7.3

Performance of High-Resolution Satellite Precipitation Products over China

Yan Shen, CMA National Meteorological Information Center, Beijing, China; and A. Xiong and P. Xie

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (751.8 kB)

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

Coffee Break (Wed a.m.)

10:30 AM-11:45 AM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008

Joint Session 5

Land-Atmosphere Interactions, Part V

Location: 224 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 22nd Conference on Hydrology; and the 20th Conference on Climate Variability and Change )

Chair: Yongkang Xue, University of California

CoChair: Randal D. Koster, NASA/GSFC

Papers:

10:30 AM

J5.1

Investigation of Land Surface Conditions Impact on Processes and Predictability of the North American Monsoon

Xia Feng, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; and M. G. Bosilovich, P. R. Houser, and J. D. Chern

Recorded presentation

10:45 AM

J5.2

Soil moisture impacts on convective margins

Benjamin R. Lintner, Rutgers University, Rutgers, NJ; and J. D. Neelin

Recorded presentation

J5.3

Influence of sea surface temperature on soil moisture and precipitation interactions

11:15 AM

J5.4

Numerical model simulations of regional weather and climate impacts due to changes in historical landuse in lower Mississippi river valley

Valentine Anantharaj, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS; and U. S. Nair, A. Song, L. Wasson, S. Christopher, P. J. Fitzpatrick, and R. King

11:30 AM

J5.5

Detection and Analysis of the Climatic Signal of Land Use Change on the Tibetan Plateau

Jiming Jin, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory/Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA; and N. L. Miller

Recorded presentation

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

Validation of Hydrometeorological Observations, Part II

Location: 223 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 22nd Conference on Hydrology

Chair: Robert J. Kuligowski, NOAA/NESDIS

CoChair: Chandra R. Kondragunta, NOAA/NWS

Papers:

10:30 AM

8.1

A Satellite View of Global Water and Energy Cycling

Paul R. Houser, George Mason Univ./Center for Research on Environment and Water, Calverton, MD; and C. A. Schlosser, B. Lin, and J. Entin

Recorded presentation

11:00 AM

8.2

TRMM Ground Validation at Melbourne, Florida: 1999-2007

David B. Wolff, NASA/GSFC and SSAI, Greenbelt, MD; and B. Fisher, J. Wang, and A. Tokay

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

8.3

Validation of the NWS Stage IV Multi-Sensor Precipitation Estimates (MPE) in Mid-Atlantic Region

Boone F. Larson, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA; and A. Tokay, E. Habib, and B. R. Nelson

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

8.4

Validation of the hydro-estimator rainfall retrieval algorithm over Puerto Rico

Nazario D. Ramirez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR; and S. Cruz-Pol, R. J. Kuligowski, J. M. Castro, and X. Ortiz

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (398.4 kB)

11:45 AM

8.5

Blending Soil Moisture Retrievals from TMI, AMSR-E and WindSat Observations and Noah LSM Simulations for a Combined Soil Moisture Data Product

Xiwu Zhan, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and T. J. Jackson, J. Meng, M. Cosh, F. Weng, D. Tarpley, and K. Mitchell

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)

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

Joint Poster Session 2

Land-Atmosphere Interactions, Part II

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

Sponsors: (Joint between the 22nd Conference on Hydrology; and the 20th Conference on Climate Variability and Change )

Chair: Yongkang Xue, University of California

CoChair: Randal D. Koster, NASA/GSFC

Papers:

JP2.1

Case studies of land atmosphere interaction within the 12km North American land data assimilation system (NLDAS-E) project

Charles J. Alonge, NASA/GSFC and SAIC, Greenbelt, MD; and B. A. Cosgrove

JP2.2

Impact of soil moisture initialization on numerical weather forecasting over the Mississippi Delta Region

Valentine Anantharaj, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS; and G. Mostovoy, U. S. Nair, and P. J. Fitzpatrick

Poster PDF (599.4 kB)

JP2.3

Land-atmosphere coupling strength in the GEOS-5 AGCM

Sarith Mahanama, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and R. D. Koster, J. T. Bacmeister, R. H. Reichle, and M. J. Suarez

JP2.4

Retrospective forcing of the NCEP Noah land surface model with observations from the OASIS network

Michael P. Morris, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. B. Benefield and J. B. Basara

Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

JP2.5

Intercomparison of land surface process scheme in a global model: The single-column tests and seasonal prediction

KyungHee Seol, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, Seoul, South Korea; and S. Y. Hong, H. S. Kang, M. Kananitsu, and J. Roads

JP2.6

Multi-scale modeling of land-atmosphere interactions in the North American monsoon system

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

JP2.7

Examining the relationship between fall/spring soil moisture and summer precipitation in the northern Great Plains

Lei Meng, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and S. Quiring

Poster PDF (153.4 kB)

JP2.8

Anabatic flow development in the context of atmospheric stability and resulting orographic convection: A cumulus photogrammetric, in-situ and Doppler observations (CuPIDO) study

Cory Demko, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and B. Geerts

Poster Session 3

Validation of Hydrometeorological Observations

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

Sponsor: 22nd Conference on Hydrology

Chair: Robert J. Kuligowski, NOAA/NESDIS

CoChair: Chandra R. Kondragunta, NOAA/NWS

Papers:

P3.1

Validation of the tropical rainfall potential (TRAP)

Michelle Spampata, Riverside Technology Inc, Camp Springs, MD; and A. Schwartz, M. Turk, S. Kusselson, and R. Edmundson

P3.2

Prototype products for ground validation in the GPM-era

David A. Marks, NASA/GSFC and SSAI, Greenbelt, MD; and D. B. Wolff and D. S. Silberstein

P3.3

Validation of a blended-snow product using station observations and satellite images

Dorothy K. Hall, NASA, Greenbelt, MD; and J. L. Foster, P. M. Montesano, G. A. Riggs, R. E. J. Kelly, and J. B. Eylander

P3.4

A comparison of evolving multisensor precipitation estimation methods based on impacts on flow prediction using a distributed hydrologic model

David H. Kitzmiller, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and F. Ding, S. Van Cooten, K. Howard, C. Langston, J. Zhang, H. Moser, R. J. Kuligowski, D. Kim, Y. Zhang, and D. Riley

Poster PDF (1.5 MB)

P3.5

DISCOVER merged water vapor product validation

Deborah K. Smith, Remote Sensing Systems, Santa Rosa, CA; and K. Hilburn and F. J. Wentz

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

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

4:00 PM-5:15 PM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008

Joint Session 7

Land-Atmosphere Interactions, Part VI

Location: 223 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 22nd Conference on Hydrology; and the 20th Conference on Climate Variability and Change )

Chair: Yongkang Xue, University of California

CoChair: Randal D. Koster, NASA/GSFC

Papers:

4:00 PM

J7.1

Response of the mean global vegetation distribution to interannual climate variability

Michael Notaro, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

J7.2

A modeling and observational framework for diagnosing local land-atmosphere coupling on diurnal time scales

Joseph A. Santanello Jr., ESSIC/UMCP and NASA-GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and C. D. Peters-Lidard and S. V. Kumar

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (365.4 kB)

4:30 PM

J7.3

Control of Surface Temperature Gradient over West Africa

Man-li Wu, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and S. Schubert, O. Reale, M. Suarez, R. D. Koster, and P. Pegion

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

J7.4

Lake Breeze simulation using an integrated RAMS and LIS modeling systems evaluated using ARMOR radar observations

Salvi Asefi, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and U. S. Nair, V. Anantharaj, K. Knupp, and Y. Wu

Recorded presentation

J7.5

Simulated future river discharges under IPCC SRES scenarios: Yangtze, Ganges, Brahmaputra, Blue Nile and Murray-Darling

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

Joint Session 6

Advances in Atmospheric Reanalysis

Location: 224 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 20th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; and the 22nd Conference on Hydrology )

Chair: Michael Bosilovich, NASA/GSFC

CoChair: J. Roads, SIO/Univ. of California

Papers:

4:00 PM

J6.1

Comparison of MERRA with ERA-40 on river basin scales

Alan K. Betts, Atmospheric Research, Pittsford, VT; and M. G. Bosilovich

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

J6.2

Evaluation of a reanalysis system with CEOP station observations and multi-model analysis

Michael G. Bosilovich, NASA/GSFC/GMAO, Greenbelt, MD; and D. Mocko, J. O. Roads, and A. K. Betts

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

J6.3

Dominant balances and exchanges of the atmospheric water cycle in the Reanalysis-2 at diurnal, annual, and intraseasonal time scales

A.C. Ruane, NASA/GISS and Oak Ridge Associated Universities, New York, NY; and J. O. Roads

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

J6.4

A preliminary study of global water and energy cycles in a NASA reanalysis system

Junye Chen, Univ. of Maryland/ESSIC & NASA/GSFC/GMAO, Greenbelt, MD; and M. G. Bosilovich

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (822.2 kB)

5:00 PM

J6.5

Simulated Land Surface Hydrological Variability and Their Impacts on Weather and Climate Anomalies Over the US

Yun Fan, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC/RSIS, Camp Springs, MD; and H. Van den Dool

Recorded presentation

5:15 PM

J6.6

A regional re-analysis approach for modeling the West African monsoon rainfall diurnal cycle

Massimiliano Pasqui, Institute of Biometeorology - National Research Council (IBIMET-CNR), Roma, Italy; and F. Guarnieri and S. Melani

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 Panel Discussion 3

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

Location: R08-R09 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsors: (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 )

Moderator: Pam L. Heinselman, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma

Panelists: Steven J. Weiss, NOAA/NCEP/SPC; Steve Goodman, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR; Bob Alder, Senior Scientist in the Laboratory for Atmospheres; Paul R. Houser, George Mason Univ./Center for Research on Environment and Water; Edgar L. Andreas, NorthWest Research Associates, Inc.; David L. Spittlehouse, British Columbia Ministry of Forests and Range

Papers:

8:30 AM

Pam L. Heinselman

Recorded presentation

8:30 AM

Steven J. Weiss

Recorded presentation

8:30 AM

Stephen Goodman

Recorded presentation

8:30 AM

Bob Alder

Recorded presentation

8:30 AM

Paul R. Houser

Recorded presentation

8:30 AM

Edgar L. Andreas

Recorded presentation

8:30 AM

David L. Spittlehouse

Recorded presentation

8:30 AM

Howie (Cb) Bluestein

Recorded presentation

8:30 AM

Panel Discussion

Recorded presentation

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

Advances in Remote Sensing and Data Assimilation in Hydrology

Location: 223 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 22nd Conference on Hydrology

Chair: Susan C. Steele-Dunne, TU Delft

Papers:

8:45 AM

9.1

Applying GEOSS Concepts to Precipitation Related Observation Requirements in NOAA

Chandra R. Kondragunta, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and P. M. Taylor, J. Pereira, L. O'Connor, and R. Mairs

Recorded presentation

9.2

An automated radar technique for the identification of warm rain processes

9.3

BREAM: A simple but effective model to allow better radar QPE in flash flood situations for radars with partial beam blocking

9:30 AM

9.4

An improved GOES parallax correction scheme for rainfall estimation

J. Clay Davenport, I.M. Systems Group, Inc, Camp Springs, MD; and R. J. Kuligowski

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (206.8 kB)

9:45 AM

9.5

Efficient assimilation of satellite precipitation observations into a cloud resolving model to support hydrologic applications

Mircea Grecu, University of Maryland, Baltimore County and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and E. Anagnostou

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

Poster Session 4

Advances in Remote Sensing and Data Assimilation in Hydrology

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

Sponsor: 22nd Conference on Hydrology

Chair: Susan C. Steele-Dunne, TU Delft

Papers:

P4.1

Soil Moisture Evaluation of the Long Island Central Pine Barrens Ecosystem

Michael A. Edwards, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and M. Winslow and D. R. Blake

P4.2

Planetary boundary layer height climatology from GPS/COSMIC moisture profiles

Chi O. Ao, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and T. K. Chan, B. A. Iijima, J. L. Li, A. J. Mannucci, B. Tian, and D. E. Waliser

P4.3

Impact of GPROF Database on TRMM TMI Retrievals of Precipitation over Korean Peninsula

Geun-Hyeok Ryu, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea; and B. J. Sohn and E. K. Seo

P4.4

Near real time snow data assimilation for streamflow forecasting using MODIS snow data products

Qiuhong Tang, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and A. W. Wood and D. P. Lettenmaier

http://www.hydro.washington.edu/forecast/rsda/

P4.5

An intercomparison between LSM and satellite-retrieved estimates of volumetric soil moisture across the continental United States

Christopher R. Hain, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and W. T. Crow, J. R. Mecikalski, and M. C. Anderson

P4.6

Estimates of total downwelling surface radiation using a high-resolution cloud product and an Ensemble Kalman Smoother

Barton A. Forman, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD; and S. A. Margulis

P4.7

Updating atmospheric forecast model initial analyses by assimilating surface flux data

Andrew A. Taylor, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and L. M. Leslie and D. J. Stensrud

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

Advances in Remote Sensing and Data Assimilation in Hydrology, Part II

Location: 223 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 22nd Conference on Hydrology

Chair: Susan C. Steele-Dunne, TU Delft

Papers:

11:00 AM

10.1

A Canadian precipitation analysis combining surface observations and remotely sensed data with a numerical weather prediction: applications to hydrological prediction and land-data assimilation

Vincent Fortin, Meteorological Research Division, Environment Canada, Dorval, QC, Canada; and J. Marcoux, M. Carrera, P. Bourgouin, B. Casati, S. B�lair, and I. Dore

10.2

Background and observation errors in the new Canadian Land Data Assimilation System

11:30 AM

10.3

Quantifying the Impact of Land Surface Properties on Satellite-based Precipitation Estimates

Yudong Tian, UMBC/GEST, Greenbelt, MD; and C. Peters-Lidard, J. B. Eylander, M. Garcia, and J. Zeng

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

10.4

Enhancing satellite-based precipitation estimates over land using spaceborne surface soil moisture retrievals

Wade T. Crow, USDA/ARS, Beltsville, MD; and R. Bindlish

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

Advances in Remote Sensing and Data Assimilation in Hydrology, Part III

Location: 223 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 22nd Conference on Hydrology

Chair: Susan C. Steele-Dunne, TU Delft

Papers:

1:30 PM

11.1

Impact of Land Surface Representation in the Assimilation of Surface Soil Moisture

Sujay V. Kumar, Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County/GEST, Greenbelt, MD; and R. H. Reichle, R. D. Koster, and C. D. Peters-Lidard

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

11.2

Assessing the role of hillslope-scale heterogeneity in soil moisture remote sensing and data assimilation using microwave radiometry

Alejandro N. Flores, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and V. Y. Ivanov, D. Entekhabi, and R. L. Bras

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (156.0 kB)

2:15 PM

11.3

Accounting for bias of model simulations in land data assimilation

Yan Luo, Center for Research on Environment and Water, Calverton, MD; and P. R. Houser and X. Zhan

11.4

Soil moisture monitoring at national scale with assimilation of satellite products: the experimental operational system of the Italian civil protection

2:45 PM

11.5

A Global Soil Moisture Network developed within the GEOSS Framework

P.J. Van Oevelen, International GEWEX Project Office, Silver Spring, MD MD; and T. Jackson and P. Viterbo

Recorded presentation

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

Advances in Remote Sensing and Data Assimilation in Hydrology, Part IV

Location: 223 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Sponsor: 22nd Conference on Hydrology

Chair: Susan C. Steele-Dunne, TU Delft

Papers:

3:30 PM

12.1

A new blended global snow product using visible, passive microwave, and scatterometer satellite data

James L. Foster, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and D. K. Hall, J. B. Eylander, G. A. Riggs, E. J. Kim, M. Tedesco, S. V. Nghiem, R. E. J. Kelly, and B. J. Choudhury

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (600.5 kB)

4:00 PM

12.2

Analysis and of estimation snowpack properties using CLPX data

Amir E Azar, NOAA-CREST, New York, NY; and A. Powell, D. Seo, and R. Khanbilvardi

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (228.6 kB)

4:15 PM

12.3

Disaggregation of GOES-land surface temperatures using MODIS observations

Anand K. Inamdar, NCSU, Asheville, NC; and A. French

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (2.5 MB)

4:30 PM

12.4

Implementation of a global MODIS evapotranspiration algorithm for 2000-2006

Qiaozhen Mu, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT; and M. Zhao, F. A. Heinsch, and S. W. Running

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

12.5

National irrigated lands mapping via an automated remote sensing-based methodology

Jesslyn Brown, SAIC, Sioux Falls, SD; and B. D. Wardlow, S. Maxwell, S. Pervez, and K. Callahan

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.3 MB)

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

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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

Weather to Climate Scale Hydrological Forecasting

Location: 223 (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

Weather To Climate Scale Hydrological Forecasting, Part II

Location: 223 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Water Resources Management and Application

Location: 224 (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

Water Resources Management And Application, Part II

Location: 223 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

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

P 1

Poster Session Weather to Climate Scale Hydrological Forecasting

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

P 2

Poster Session Water Resources Management and Application

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-4:30 PM: Monday, 21 January 2008

Water Resources Management And Application, Part III

Location: 223 (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

J 1

Joint Session Land-Atmosphere Interactions

Location: 224 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

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

JP 1

Joint Poster Session Land-Atmosphere Interactions

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

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

Robert E. Horton Lecture

Location: 224 (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)