88th Annual Meeting (20-24 January 2008)

Poster Session 1: Policy and Socio-Economic Research Posters

Wednesday, 23 January 2008: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Exhibit Hall B (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
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Cochairs:  Julie Demuth, NCAR and Sheldon D. Drobot, NCAR
Papers:
 
P1.1
150 Billion Served: Households' Sources, Perceptions, Uses, and Values of Weather Forecast Information
Jeffrey K. Lazo, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. E. Morss and J. Demuth

 
P1.2
Sources, perceptions, values, and confidence in weather information: Relationships with weather salience
Alan E. Stewart, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA

 
P1.3
Communicating Weather Information to the Public: People's Reactions and Understandings of Weather Information and Terminology
Scott W. Powell, National Weather Center REU, Norman, OK, and Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and H. D. O'Hair

Poster PDF (641.8 kB)
 
P1.4
Ad Hoc Committee on Uncertainty in Forecasts (ACUF)

 
P1.5
The National Academies' Disasters Roundtable
William Hooke, AMS, Washington, DC

 
P1.6
Profile of the AMS membership residing outside the United States of America: Its implications for international collaboration
Ernesto Muñoz, New Mexico Consortium, Los Alamos, NM; and R. Czujko

 
P1.7
Decision Support for Public Health and Safety Related to Air Quality
M.L. Deaton, James Madison Univ., Harrisonburg, VA; and C. J. Brodrick, R. E. Davis, S. Gawtry, J. Giraytys, D. M. Hondula, D. Knight, T. Lee, L. Sitka, and P. J. Stenger

Poster PDF (2.8 MB)
 
P1.8
Application of NASA spaceborne observations and models for informing management and policy decision making in the energy sector
Richard S. Eckman, NASA/LaRC, Hampton, VA; and P. W. Stackhouse Jr.

 
P1.9
Space weather information for aviation operational risk management
Genene Fisher, AMS, Washington, DC; and B. Jones

 
P1.10
The critical importance of data collection and analysis methodology in financial decision making for Wind Turbine projects
Lucille M. Olszewski, Blackwater Environmental Services, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA; and J. R. Sonnenmeier

 
P1.11
An estimation of the economic benefits of the Oklahoma Mesonet to the State of Oklahoma
Kimberly E. Klockow, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and R. A. McPherson and D. Sutter

 
P1.12
Advances in the effectiveness and feasibility of climate policy
Paul A. T. Higgins, AMS, Washington, DC

 
P1.13
Climate Change versus Climate Policy: An Integrated Global Model Analysis
C. Adam Schlosser, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and M. Webster, A. Sokolov, C. Forest, D. Kicklighter, J. Reilly, and S. Paltsev

 
P1.14
Adaptation through interaction: A case study from Alpine Shire, Victoria, Australia
Lee M. Tryhorn, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; and A. H. Lynch

 
P1.15
Recollections of climate in the Denver metropolitan area
Julie S. Malmberg, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and P. D. Blanken

 
P1.16
Weather Disasters and the Law
Marsha L. Baum, Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

 
P1.17
Applying improved vulnerability theory for reducing the risk and cost of weather disasters
Olga Wilhelmi, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Pulwarty, H. Lazrus, I. Kelman, and J. C. Gaillard

 
P1.18
Decision making by Austin, Texas, residents in hypothetical tornado scenarios
David M. Schultz, Univ. of Helsinki/Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland; and E. Gruntfest, C. Benight, S. D. Drobot, L. R. Barnes, and M. H. Hayden

 
P1.19
The societal impact of the tornado warning process
Kevin M. Simmons, Austin College, Sherman, TX; and D. Sutter

 
P1.20
Assessing people's actions and attitudes during the December 20-21, 2006, Colorado Front Range winter storm
Sheldon D. Drobot, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Demuth

http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/research/qr/qr192/qr192.html

Poster PDF (2.1 MB)
 
P1.21
To travel or not to travel: The case of AMS 2007
Kimberly E. Klockow, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and R. A. Peppler

 
P1.22
Climate change, hurricane risk, and future evolutions of socio-economic losses in the U.S
Stéphane Hallegatte, Météo-France, Nogent-sur-Marne, France

 
P1.23
Estimating deceased victim totals from Hurricane Katrina
John C. Mutter, Columbia Univ., New York, NY; and R. M. Garfield

 
P1.24
Hurricanes and poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean
John C. Mutter, The Earth Institute at Columbia University, New York, NY; and E. M. Holthaus

 
P1.25
The whirling media coverage of seasonal hurricane forecasts: A closer look at media framing of scientific uncertainty and preparedness
Gina M. Eosco, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY

 
P1.26
Reponses to Hurricane and Flood Warnings: Lessons from Florida and New York
Burrell E. Montz, Binghamton Univ., Binghamton, NY

 
P1.27
Vulnerability to Flooding in Western Puerto Rico: Towards a more holistic approach
Jenniffer M. Santos-Hernandez, Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE; and A. Rojas-Gonzalez

 
P1.28
An interdisciplinary study of NOAA NWS flood inundation map utilization: flood hazards and the role of inundation mapping in planning and mitigating future impacts
Wendy L. Pearson, NOAA/NWS, Kansas City, MO

 
P1.29
Weathering drought: one state's experience
Bob Sandbo, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, Oklahoma City, OK; and B. Vance, G. McManus, and M. A. Shafer

http://www.owrb.ok.gov/supply/drought/drought_index.php

Poster PDF (776.8 kB)
 
P1.30
A Window on Drought Information, Impacts and Implications
Timothy W. Owen, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and M. Svoboda and R. Pulwarty

http://www.drought.gov

 
P1.31
Drought Scenario 2008--Potential Impacts on Ethanol Production: What Role Can NIDIS Play in this Scenario?
Mark Svoboda, National Drought Mitigation Center, Lincoln, NE; and Y. Ding, B. Fuchs, and M. Hayes

Poster PDF (2.0 MB)
 
P1.32
Associated between mortality and ambulance call-out during heat episodes in London, UK, 1998 - 2006
Glenn Russell McGregor, Univ. of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; and T. Wolf

 
P1.33
Developing a multi-agency Heat/Health Warning System (HHWS) to provide consistent information to diverse customers
Julie Adolphson, NOAA, Pleasant Hill, MO; and L. Kalkstein, S. Fortin, and A. Bailey

 
P1.34
Developing a heat health watch-warning system for rural locations
Katrina L. Frank, Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE; and L. Kalkstein

 
P1.35
Results of a developmental test of the heat stress index: does it have operational potential?
Jannie G. Ferrell, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and L. Kalkstein

 
P1.36
Results of an interdisciplinary workshop to validate partner requirements for excessive heat information and alerts
Elliott Jacks, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

 
P1.37
Disaster Weather Communication, Education and Training for First Responders - A WAS*IS Initiative
Joshua J. Jans, Spotter Network, Austin, TX; and C. S. Keen

http://www.mnsu.edu/weather/FinalAMS2008ckjj.pdf

Poster PDF (309.9 kB)
 
P1.38
Improving storm based warnings
John T. Ferree, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK; and H. L. White

 
P1.39
Rainfall Estimates or Tornado Detection?: An Assessment Based on the Needs of Emergency Managers
William Donner, Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE; and D. Grainger, H. Rodriguez, W. Diaz, J. M. Santos, and D. Marks

 
P1.40
Evaluation of CASA data and technology for the severe weather warning

 
P1.41
WAS*IS Partnership Initiative: Improving communication and collaboration within the weather enterprise for the benefit of society
Melissa Tuttle Carr, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA; and K. Barjenbruch

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