88th Annual Meeting (20-24 January 2008)

: Fifth Symposium on Space Weather

Fifth Symposium on Space Weather

Program Chairs: Genene Fisher , NOAA/NWS ; Robert McCoy , Office of Naval Research

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Sunday, 20 January 2008

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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

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


Registration continues through Thursday, 24 January

8:30 AM-9:00 AM: Monday, 21 January 2008


Coffee Break Reception - Sponsored by Ball Aerospace

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


1
Space Weather Agency Updates
Location: 221 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsor: Fifth Symposium on Space Weather
Cochairs: Robert McCoy, Office of Naval Research; Genene Fisher, AMS

Papers:
  9:00 AM
1.1
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center – A New Focus on Products and Services
Dr. Jack Hayes, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

  Recorded presentation
  9:15 AM
1.2
New Space Weather Initiatives from the National Science Foundation
Richard Behnke, NSF, Arlington, VA

  Recorded presentation
  9:30 AM
1.3
Space Weather for the DoD Warfighter: An Agency Level Update
Col. Patrick Condray, AFWA, Offutt AFB, NE

  9:45 AM
1.4
Space Weather Update from NASA Headquarters
Richard Fisher, Earth-Sun System Division, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC

  Recorded presentation
  10:00 AM
1.5
Space Weather Effects on NASA Space Systems
Mark Weyland, NASA - Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX

  Recorded presentation

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


Coffee Break Reception - Sponsored by Ball Aerospace

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


2
Advances in Space Weather and Impacts
Location: 221 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsor: Fifth Symposium on Space Weather
Cochairs: Robert McCoy, Office of Naval Research; Genene Fisher, NOAA/NWS

Papers:
  10:45 AM
2.1
The National Space Weather Program
Samuel P. Williamson, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD

  Recorded presentation
  11:00 AM
2.2
Draft Forecasts from Real-time Runs of Physics-Based Models – A Road to the Future
Michael Hesse, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and L. Rastaetter, P. MacNeice, M. Kuznetsova, M. Maddox, and D. Berrios

  Recorded presentation
  11:15 AM
2.3
Impacts of the December 2006 Solar Radio Bursts on GPS Operations
Charles S. Carrano, Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Lexington, MA; and C. T. Bridgwood and K. M. Groves

Poster PDF (1.4 MB)
  11:30 AM
2.4
Geomagnetic Storms and the Security of Electricity Supply in the Netherlands
Kevin F. Forbes, Catholic Univ., Washington, DC; and C. St Cyr

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


3
Developments In Data Assimilation
Location: 221 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsor: Fifth Symposium on Space Weather
Chair: Geoff Crowley, Atmospheric & Space Technology Research Associates

Papers:
  1:30 PM
3.1
Data Assimilation and the Global Assimilation of Ionospheric Measurements (GAIM) Model at AFWA
Matthew P. Sattler, AFWA, Offutt AFB, NE

  Recorded presentation
  1:45 PM
3.2
Improving operational solar wind forecasts
Craig D. Fry, Exploration Physics International, Inc., Huntsville, AL

  2:00 PM
3.3
Validating the Communication/Navigation Outage Forecasting System (C/NOFS) algorithms using data from the COSMIC campaigns
C. R. Baker, Air Force Research Lab. (AFRL), Hanscom AFB, MA; and O. de la Beaujardiere, J. M. Retterer, L. F. McNamara, and D. Hysell

  2:15 PM
3.4
An operational assessment of ionospheric model assimilation and forecasting
Angeline G. Burrell, AER, Lexington, MA; and N. A. Bonito and G. M. Gugliotti Fishman

  Recorded presentation

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


Poster Session 1
Space Weather Posters
Location: Exhibit Hall B (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsor: Fifth Symposium on Space Weather

Papers:
 
P1.1
Stakeholder Involvement in Space Weather Modeling Integration
Kevin Starr, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, Colorado Springs, CO; and S. McNew

 
P1.2
Various Ways of the Solar Energy Impact on the Earth's Climate and Weather
Ludmila Makarova Sr., Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, Saint-Petersburg, Saint-Petersburg, Russia; and A. Shirochkov Sr.

Poster PDF (25.2 kB)
 
P1.3
NASA's LWS Radiation Belt Storm Probes Mission – space weather beacons in the radiation belts
Joseph M. Grebowsky, NASA, Greenbelt, MD; and D. G. Sibeck, D. E. Rowland, O. C. St. Cyr, and B. Giles

 
P1.4
Analysis of long-term temperature trends in the upper atmosphere over Millstone Hill
James M. Kurdzo, Atmospheric Radar Research Center, School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

 
P1.5
Method of generating auroral inputs based on DMSP SSJ electron particle data at high-temporal resolution for use with the Air Force standard atmospheric radiative transmittance models
James M. Griffin, AER, Lexington, MA; and T. Connor, W. Gallery, C. Paxson, H. E. Snell, M. J. Kendra, and J. H. Brown

 
P1.6
Ionospheric Scintillation Products Derived from the COSMIC Satellite Constellation
Keith M. Groves, Air Force Research Laboratory, Hanscom AFB, MA; and C. S. Lin, M. Starks, T. Beach, R. Caton, and C. S. Carrano

 
P1.7
JPL/USC GAIM: Using COSMIC and Ground-Based GPS Data To Estimate Ionospheric State in Near Real-Time
Attila Komjathy, NASA JPL/Caltech, Pasadena, CA; and B. Wilson, V. Akopian, A. J. Mannucci, and X. Pi

 
P1.8
Do bursts of activity define the solar cycle and do they have forecast potential?
Julia L. R. Saba, Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center, Greenbelt, MD; and K. T. Strong

 
P1.9
Ionospheric measurements for the Long Wavelength Array
Christopher Watts, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM; and K. F. Dymond, N. Kassim, and L. W. A. Team

http://lwa.unm.edu/

 
P1.10
Continuous FUV/EUV imaging of ionospheric activity from geosynchronous orbit
Kent Wood, NRL, Washington, DC; and K. Dymond, M. Kowalski, J. M. Picone, and R. McCoy

 
P1.11
An overview of next generation charged-particle instruments for geosynchronous orbit
E. A. MacDonald, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and H. O. Funsten, E. E. Dors, J. Burward-Hoy, M. F. Thomsen, J. T. Steinberg, and V. Jordanova

 
P1.12
Impact of terrestrial weather on the thermosphere and ionosphere
Timothy J. Fuller-Rowell, NOAA SEC and CIRES Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and R. A. Akmaev, F. Wu, A. Anghel, H. Wang, N. Maruyama, E. Araujo-Pradere, M. Codrescu, M. Iredell, S. Moorthi, H. Juang, Y. T. Hou, G. Millward, A. D. Richmond, and A. Maute

 
P1.13
A Semi-Empirical Model for Forecasting Relativistic Electrons at Geostationary Orbit
Wladislaw Lyatsky, NASA/MSFC and Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Huntsville, AL; and G. V. Khazanov

Poster PDF (204.4 kB)

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


4
New Data Sources And Products
Location: 221 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsor: Fifth Symposium on Space Weather
Cochairs: Geoff Crowley, Atmospheric & Space Technology Research Associates; W. Dean Pesnell, NASA

Papers:
  4:00 PM
4.1
Micro-satellites for space weather research: plans for a NSF program
Therese Moretto Jorgensen, NSF, Arlington, VA; and R. M. Robinson and R. A. Behnke

  Recorded presentation
  4:15 PM
4.2
Mitigating aviation communication and satellite orbit operations surprises from adverse space weather
W. Kent Tobiska, Utah State Univ., Logan, UT

  Recorded presentation Poster PDF (419.4 kB)
  4:30 PM
4.3
Using Solar and In-Situ Observations to Improve and Constrain Corona & Solar Wind Models
C. Nick Arge, Air Force Research Lab, Kirtland AFB, NM; and M. J. Owens

  Recorded presentation
  4:45 PM
4.4
The Low-latitude Ionospheric Sensor Network (LISN) – The First Distributed Observatory in South America
Cesar E. Valladares, Boston College, Brighton, MA

  5:00 PM
4.5
Ionospheric electron density measurements using COSMIC
Kenneth F. Dymond, NRL, Washington, DC; and S. A. Budzien, P. A. Bernhardt, C. Rocken, and S. Syndergaard

  Recorded presentation
  5:15 PM
4.6
STEREO observations of the solar corona using the SECCHI experiment
Simon P. Plunkett, NRL, Washington, DC; and R. A. Howard, J. D. Moses, A. Vourlidas, D. G. Socker, J. S. Newmark, D. Wang, R. Baugh, J. Davila, O. C. St. Cyr, W. T. Thompson, J. Lemen, J. -. P. Wuelser, R. A. Harrison, C. J. Davis, C. J. Eyles, J. M. Defise, J. -. P. Halain, V. Bothmer, J. -. P. Delaboudiniere, F. Auchere, R. Mercier, and M. -. F. Ravet

  Recorded presentation

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

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


5
New Developments with Physics-Based Forecast Models Part I
Location: 221 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsor: Fifth Symposium on Space Weather
Chair: Joseph Kunches, NOAA/SWPC

Papers:
  8:30 AM
5.1
Applying the Real-time Forecast Models from the Center for Integrated Space Weather Modeling
Michael Gehmeyr, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and G. Millward, D. Baker, and D. Odstrcil

  Recorded presentation
  8:45 AM
5.2
An accurate real-time method of predicting storm-time global ionospheric dynamics using 1 AU solar-wind data
James Chen, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC; and J. D. Huba and S. Slinker

  Recorded presentation
  9:00 AM
5.3
Probability distributions of electron precipitation at high magnetic latitudes
D. M. Ober, Air Force Research Laboratory, Hanscom AFB, MA; and E. G. Holeman, D. A. Hardy, W. J. Burke, L. C. Gentile, and K. H. Bounar

  Recorded presentation
  9:15 AM
5.4
Sensitivity of the Earth's magnetosphere to solar wind activity:Three-dimensional macroparticle model
Suleiman Baraka, Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, IAP-CNRS-UPMC, Paris, FL, France; and L. Ben Jaffel

  9:30 AM
5.5
Towards weather prediction in the whole atmosphere-ionosphere system: A coupled model of Integrated Dynamics through Earth's Atmosphere (IDEA)
Rashid A. Akmaev, NOAA SWPC, Boulder, CO; and T. Fuller-Rowell, F. Wu, A. Anghel, H. Wang, M. Iredell, S. Moorthi, H. -. M. Juang, Y. -. T. Hou, G. H. Millward, A. D. Richmond, and A. Maute

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


6
New Developments with Physics-Based Forecast Models Part II
Location: 221 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsor: Fifth Symposium on Space Weather
Chair: Robert McCoy, Office of Naval Research

Papers:
  11:00 AM
6.1
Seamless ocean-atmosphere model – effect of upward propagating waves on the thermosphere and ionosphere
Robert W. Schunk, Utah State University, Logan, UT UT; and L. C. Gardner, L. Scherliess, D. C. Thompson, and J. J. Sojka

  Recorded presentation
  11:15 AM
6.2
Thermospheric structures and variabilities from the NCAR Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model
Han-Li Liu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. G. Roble, A. Maute, A. D. Richmond, L. Qian, S. C. Solomon, M. E. Hagan, J. McInerney, D. R. Marsh, R. R. Garcia, D. E. Kinnison, F. Sassi, and B. A. Boville

  Recorded presentation
  11:30 AM
6.3
Using Space Weather Variability in Evaluating the Environment Design Specifications for NASA's Constellation Program
Victoria N. Coffey, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and J. I. Minow, M. B. Bruce, and J. W. Howard Jr.

  Recorded presentation Poster PDF (553.5 kB)
  11:45 AM
6.4
Analysis of the response function relating the solar wind electric field to the dayside magnetic reconnection rate
Gerard T. Blanchard, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA; and S. R. Sundeen and K. B. Baker

  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


Joint Session 1
Forecasting/products enabled by next generation instrumentation on GOES-R and other satellites-I
Location: R02-R03 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsors: (Joint between the Fifth Symposium on Space Weather; and the 5th GOES Users' Conference )
Chair: Keith T. Strong, Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center (retired)

Papers:
  1:30 PM
J1.1
New space observations and modeling of the solar atmosphere
George A. Doschek, NRL, Washington, DC

  Recorded presentation
  2:00 PM
J1.2
Predicting solar activity: today, tomorrow, next year
W. Dean Pesnell, NASA, Greenbelt, Maryland

  Recorded presentation
  2:30 PM
J1.3
EXIS: The next generation of solar EUV and X-ray Sensors for GOES-R
F.G. Eparvier, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and T. N. Woods, W. McClintock, P. C. Chamberlin, A. R. Jones, and R. Viereck

  Recorded presentation
  2:45 PM
J1.4
Space weather forecasting with petascale computing
Michael Wiltberger, NCAR, Boulder, CO

  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-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008


Joint Session 2
Forecasting/products Enabled by Next Generation Instrumentation on GOES-R and Other Satellites-II
Location: R02-R03 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsors: (Joint between the Fifth Symposium on Space Weather; and the 5th GOES Users' Conference )
Chair: George A. Doschek, NRL

Papers:
  3:30 PM
J2.1
Looking to the future of space weather specification and geospace forecasting
D. N. Baker, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO

  4:00 PM
J2.2
Space weather products and forecasts in the GOES-R era
Joseph Kunches, NOAA/SWPC, Boulder, CO

  4:30 PM
J2.3
The Evolution of National Polar-orbiting Operational Satellite System (NPOESS) Space Environmental Sensing Capabilities
Michael Bonadonna, Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology, Silver Spring, MD

  4:45 PM
J2.4
The PECOS mission of small space weather satellites in the post DMSP era
O. De la Beaujardiere, Air Force Research Lab, Hanscom AFB, MA; and F. J. Rich, D. A. Cooke, J. Mozer, D. Ober, C. Huang, and L. C. Gentile

5:15 PM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008


7
Vision for Human Evolution into Space
Location: 221 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsor: Fifth Symposium on Space Weather

Papers:
  5:15 PM
7.1
Keynote Address: Vision for Human Evolution into Space
Peter Diamandis, X PRIZE Foundation, Los Angeles, CA

  Recorded presentation

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


Symposium Ends

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