88th Annual Meeting (20-24 January 2008)

: Symposium on Linkages among Societal Benefits, Prediction Systems and Process Studies for 1-14 day Weather Forecasts

Symposium on Linkages among Societal Benefits, Prediction Systems and Process Studies for 1-14 day Weather Forecasts

Program Chairs: Gregory J. Hakim , University of Washington ; Rebecca E. Morss , NCAR ; Jim Hansen , NRL

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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

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


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

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
  8:30 AM
  8:30 AM
James J. Gurka

  8:30 AM
  8:30 AM
Thomas Whittaker

  8:30 AM
Stewart Cober

  8:30 AM
Panel Discussion

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)

Wednesday, 23 January 2008

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


1
Progress on Linking Prediction and Societal Benefit
Location: 214 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsor: Symposium on Linkages among Societal Benefits, Prediction Systems and Process Studies for 1-14 day Weather Forecasts
Chair: Rebecca Morss, NCAR
CoChair: Jim Hansen, NRL

Papers:
  9:00 AM
1.2
Keynote: To be Determined II
Paul Kovacs, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, Toronto, ON, Canada

  9:30 AM
1.3
Panel Discussion: Progress on Linking Prediction and Societal Benefit
Jim Hansen, NRL, Monterey, CA; and R. Morss, W. Hooke, D. P. Jorgensen, P. Kovacs, and D. Parsons

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:
  10:45 AM
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

  11:00 AM
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

  11:15 AM
Extending ensemble-based adaptive sampling into the medium range
Sharanya J. Majumdar, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and K. J. Sellwood

  11:30 AM
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

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-2:30 PM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008


2
High-Impact Weather Events
Location: 214 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsor: Symposium on Linkages among Societal Benefits, Prediction Systems and Process Studies for 1-14 day Weather Forecasts
Chair: Lloyd A. Treinish, IBM Systems and Technology Group

Papers:
 
2.1
NWS Alaska Region: Science and Data Needs in an Era of Changing Climate

 
2.3
Looking at High-Impact Weather and Product and Service Needs from a Local Perspective

  2:15 PM
2.4
Towards the development of a revised Thorpex Africa science plan
Andre F. Kamga, African Center for Meteorological Application to Development, Niamey, Niger; and A. Diongue Niang, E. Afiesimama, A. Diedhiou, B. L. Lamptey, O. Ndiaye, M. Kamara, and R. Roehrig

Poster PDF (136.1 kB)

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


Poster Session 1
General Poster Session for the Symposium on Linkages among Societal Benefits, Prediction Systems, and Process Studies for 1-14 day Weather Forecasts
Location: Exhibit Hall B (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsor: Symposium on Linkages among Societal Benefits, Prediction Systems and Process Studies for 1-14 day Weather Forecasts
Chair: Jim Hansen, NRL

Papers:
 
P1.1
Lake-effect research at SUNY Oswego

 
Island-scale Airflow and the Maui Vortex Under Summer Trade-wind Conditions
DaNa L. Carlis, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and Y. L. Chen

Poster PDF (2.0 MB)

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


3
Providing forecasts to support user decisions
Location: 214 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsor: Symposium on Linkages among Societal Benefits, Prediction Systems and Process Studies for 1-14 day Weather Forecasts
Chair: Jim Hansen, NRL

Papers:
  4:00 PM
3.1
Does society benefit from very long range day-to-day weather forecasts?
Harvey Stern, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Vic., Australia

http://www.bom.gov.au

  4:15 PM
3.2
  4:30 PM
3.3
The feasibility of an extreme cold warning system for livestock in northeastern Montana
Katrina L. Frank, Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE; and T. E. Fransen, C. A. Bogel, D. E. Simonsen, T. L. Salem Jr., and L. Kalkstein

  4:45 PM
3.4
Coupled air-ocean prediction supporting operational planning during a major fleet exercise
Steven W. Payne, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, Stennis Space Center, MS; and D. W. Titley and E. Gough

  5:00 PM
3.5
Evaluation and utilization of a meso-γ-scale numerical weather prediction system for emergency management operations
Lloyd A. Treinish, IBM Systems and Technology Group, Yorktown Heights, NY; and A. P. Praino and K. D. Neafcy

  5:15 PM
3.6
Designing an end-to-end decision model for CASA networks
B. Philips, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; and R. Krzysztofowicz, W. Donner, E. Bass, D. Pepyne, H. Rodriguez, W. Diaz, and K. A. Kloesel

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


Symposium on Linkages among Societal Benefits, Prediction Systems and Process Studies for 1-14 day Weather Forecasts Adjourns

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

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)