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Program Chairpersons:
Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
Ward R. Seguin, NOAA/OAR

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Saturday, 10 January 2009
	7:30 AM-10:00 AM, Saturday Student Conference Badge Pick-up Only
Sunday, 11 January 2009
	7:30 AM-9:00 AM, Sunday Short Course Registration
	9:00 AM-6:00 PM, Sunday Annual Meeting Registration Begins
	3:00 PM-4:00 PM, Sunday, Room 130 First-Time Attendee Briefing
	5:00 PM-6:00 PM, Sunday, Room 130 Annual Meeting Review and Fellows Awards
	5:00 PM-7:00 PM, Sunday, Hall 5 Fellows Reception
Monday, 12 January 2009
	7:30 AM-5:30 PM, Monday Registration Open
	8:30 AM-10:15 AM, Monday, Ballroom ABC Presidential Forum
	10:15 AM-10:45 AM, Monday Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer
	10:45 AM-12:00 PM, Monday, Room 224AB Joint Session 2 Critical Aspects of Satellite Observations and Information in Emerging Systems of Systems (Joint between the 16th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography and the 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology)
Cochairs: Philip E. Ardanuy, Raytheon Information Solutions, Reston, VA; Rolf Stuhlmann, EUMETSAT
10:45 AM J2.1 EUMETSAT's Contributions to a Meteorological and Environmental System of Systems   Johannes Schmetz, EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany; and R. Stuhlmann, L. Sarlo, P. Counet, and E. Koenemann 11:00 AM J2.2 New Challenges for Satellite Observations, Data, and Climate Modeling   Michael Gunson, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and A. J. Braverman, D. Crichton, and J. Teixeira J2.3 Exploiting Satellite Observations and an "Ecosystem of Systems" for Environmental Decision-making   Steve Young, GEOSS / US EPA, Washington, DC 11:15 AM J2.3A Evolution of NOAA's satellite archive: transition of CLASS development to operations at NOAA's data centers and future plans   John J. Bates, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and K. S. Casey and E. Kihn 11:30 AM J2.4 NOAA's Integrated Observations and Data Management and Strategic Portfolio Tools   Martin Yapur, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and E. Miller, R. C. Reining, and R. Mairs 11:45 AM J2.5 Strategies to Ensure That Satellite Observations Can Be Fully Exploited within Emerging Environmental Systems of Systems   Carroll A. Hood, Raytheon Company, Aurora, CO
	10:45 AM-12:00 PM, Monday, Room 121BC Session 1A IIPS Keynote Session
Cochairs: Ward R. Seguin, NOAA/OAR, Silver Spring, MD; Michael D. Eilts, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc., Norman, OK
10:45 AM 1A.1 Climate, Weather, and Demographic Changes in the Cities   Walter F. Dabberdt, Vaisala. Inc., Boulder, CO 11:15 AM 1A.2 Environmental Observations at the Mesoscale: Challenges and Opportunities   Richard E. Carbone, NCAR, Boulder, CO 11:45 AM Q&A Session
	10:45 AM-12:00 PM, Monday, Room 122BC Session 1B Special Session on Canadian Olympics Weather Planning for 2010
Cochairs: John R. Lincoln, US Navy/WMO (Ret.) and Consultant, Berryville, VA; Alfred Hofstadler, ECMWF, Reading United Kingdom; Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Silver Spring, MD
10:45 AM 1B.1 Weather services for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games   Al Wallace, EC, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and C. Doyle 11:00 AM 1B.2 Overview of the science plan for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games   Paul Joe, Environment Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada; and G. Isaac, J. Mailhot, S. Belair, M. Charron, and C. Doyle 11:15 AM 1B.3 Science and Nowcasting Olympic Weather for Vancouver 2010 (SNOW-V10) -- A new World Weather Research Program Project   George A. Isaac, Environment Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada; and S. Bélair, A. Bott, B. Brown, M. Charron, S. G. Cober, C. Doyle, G. L. Frederick, I. Gultepe, P. Joe, T. D. Keenan, J. Koistinen, J. Mailhot, M. Mueller, R. Rasmussen, R. E. Stewart, and B. J. Snyder 11:30 AM 1B.4 An experimental numerical prediction system for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games   Jocelyn Mailhot, EC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and S. Belair, M. Charron, M. Abrahamowicz, N. Bernier, A. Erfani, R. Frenette, A. Giguere, X. Li, N. McLennan, R. McTaggart-Cowan, J. Milbrandt, and L. Tong 11:45 AM 1B.5 A comprehensive training program for forecasters at Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games   Bradley J. Snyder, MSC, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and T. Smith, C. Doyle, and D. Wesley
	12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Monday Lunch Break
	12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Monday, Room 132A Tim Oke Symp Luncheon
	1:30 PM-2:30 PM, Monday, Room 121BC Session 2A Global Meteorological and Hydrological Service Updates
Cochairs: Michael D. Eilts, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc., Norman, OK; Ward R. Seguin, NOAA/OAR, Silver Spring, MD
1:30 PM 2A.1 Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA) Meteorological and Hydrological Services Update   Fred Lewis, Director of Weather, Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 2:00 PM 2A.2 USN Meteorological and Hydrological Services Update   David W. Titley, Commander, Navy Meteorology and Oceanography Command, Stennis Space Center, MS
	1:30 PM-2:30 PM, Monday, Room 122BC Session 2B International Applications
Cochairs: John R. Lincoln, US Navy/WMO (Ret.) and Consultant, Berryville, VA; Alfred Hofstadler, ECMWF, Reading United Kingdom; Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Silver Spring, MD
1:30 PM 2B.1 ECMWF Data and Services   Baudouin Raoult, ECMWF, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom 1:45 PM 2B.2 A technology update from the UK Met Office   Peter Trevelyan, The U.K. Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and J. Tandy 2:00 PM 2B.3 Production tool for French overseas territories   Brigitte Benech, Météo-France, 31057 Toulouse Cedex, France; and A. lasserre-Bigorry and P. Venzac 2:15 PM 2B.4 Operational oceanographic and meteorological data visualization   Marie-Francoise Voidrot-Martinez, METEO-FRANCE, Toulouse, France; and B. Ezvan, A. lasserre-Bigorry, B. Benech, and P. Venzac
	2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Monday, Hall 5 Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
	2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Monday, Hall 5 Poster Session 1 IIPS Poster Session I
Cochairs: Stephen M. Holt, Noblis, Inc., Falls Church, VA; Marjorie McGuirk, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; Anthony Arguez, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; S. T. Shipley, George Mason Univ., Fairfax, Virginia
P1.1 Technology Implementation to Support the Kentucky Mesonet   D. Michael Grogan, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; and Z. G. Brown, M. M. Ferris, and A. Quilligan   P1.2 Improvement of algorithm in cloud thermal infrared spectroscopy   Matthieu Collet, TDL, Saint Saturnin, , France; and T. Besnard, F. Zanghi, P. W. Chan, L. Berger, C. N. Long, and D. Gillotay   P1.3 Anvil forecast tool in the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System   Joe H. Barrett III, NASA Applied Meteorology Unit/ENSCO, Inc., Cocoa Beach, FL; and D. A. Hood   P1.4 Optimally displaying 2D flow fields for meterology and oceanography   Colin Ware, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, University of New Hamphshire, Durham, NH; and P. Mitchell, J. G. W. Kelley, and R. Arsenault   P1.5 An information system to reduce risks of heat disorders in Japan   Michihiko Tonouchi, Japan Meteorological Business Support Center, Tokyo, Japan; and M. Ono and K. Murayama   P1.6 Provision of ECMWF real-time data to research and commercial users   Dragan Jokic, ECMWF, Reading, United Kingdom; and B. Raoult   P1.7 Combining automated and human predictions: the results of a 1000-day real-time trial   Harvey Stern, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Vic., Australia   P1.8 Evaluation of WRF forecasts of tornadic and nontornadic outbreaks occurring in the spring and fall when initialized with synoptic-scale input   Chad M. Shafer, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK ; and A. E. Mercer, C. A. Doswell, M. B. Richman, and L. Leslie   P1.9 Leveraging National Weather Service technology for collaboration and training   Darrel M. Kingfield, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. A. Magsig   P1.10 Using support vector machines to determine the utility of severe weather parameters in the discrimination of tornadic and nontornadic outbreaks when analyzing reanalysis data   Chad M. Shafer, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK ; and A. E. Mercer, C. A. Doswell, M. B. Richman, and L. Leslie P1.11 An analysis of vertical and horizontal winds inside precipitation gauge shielding   Scott D. Landolt, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. M. Rasmussen P1.12 Determining snow depth using a liquid water-equivalent measuring system   Adam W. Tripp, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. D. Landolt and R. M. Rasmussen   P1.13 The utility of basic parameters in the evaluation of WRF forecasts of tornadic and nontornadic outbreaks when initialized with synoptic-scale input   Chad M. Shafer, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK ; and A. E. Mercer, C. A. Doswell, M. B. Richman, and L. Leslie   P1.14 Evaluation of extinction coefficient algorithms for optimizing reported visibility conditions for air traffic control applications   Thomas A. Seliga, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge, MA; and D. A. Hazen and L. Salcedo   P1.15 An Examination of Simulated Reflectivity Forecasts from a 10-Member Storm Scale Ensemble Prediction System   Derek R. Stratman, NOAA/NWS/SPC Hollings Intern, Valparaiso, IN; and D. R. Bright, S. J. Weiss, J. S. Kain, J. J. Levit, M. C. Coniglio, K. W. Thomas, F. Kong, and M. Xue   P1.16 The Network-Enabled Verification Service (NEVS): Providing verification of weather forecast products in NextGen   Sean Madine, OAR, Boulder, CO; and N. D. Matheson, M. A. Petty, D. S. Schaffer, and J. Mahoney   P1.17 Weather and Radar Processor (WARP) Test and Evaluation with En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM)   Jeffrey A. Weinrich, A3 Technology Inc., Galloway, NJ   P1.18 New Data Products and Capabilities in TRMM Online Visualization and Analysis System (TOVAS)   Zhong Liu, George Mason University/CEOSR, Fairfax, VA and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and G. G. Leptoukh and H. Rui   P1.19 Analysis and visualization of high-resolution WRF hurricane simulation using VAPOR   Alan Norton, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and Y. Chen and J. Clyne
	4:00 PM-5:30 PM, Monday, Room 121BC Session 3A Global Meteorological and Hydrological Service Updates II
Cochairs: Ward R. Seguin, NOAA/OAR, Silver Spring, MD; Michael D. Eilts, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc., Norman, OK
4:00 PM 3A.1 Federal Aviation Administration - Update   Kenneth M. Leonard, FAA, Washington, DC 4:30 PM 3A.2 National Weather Service (NWS) Services Update   John Hayes, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD 5:00 PM 3A.3 European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) Meteorological and Hydrological Services Update   Dominique Marbouty, ECMWF, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom
	4:00 PM-5:30 PM, Monday, Room 122BC Session 3B International Applications II
Cochairs: John R. Lincoln, US Navy/WMO (Ret.) and Consultant, Berryville, VA; Alfred Hofstadler, ECMWF, Reading United Kingdom; Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Silver Spring, MD
4:00 PM 3B.1 Using a light weight model to monitor a variety of grain crops in Africa   Eric J. Wolvovsky, Wyle Information Systems and NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, Camp Springs, MD 3B.2 Introduction of MICAPS 3.0 - A New Chinese Forecaster's Interactive System   Yuean Li, Chinese Meteorological Administration, Beijing, Beijing, China; and B. Luo, L. Cao, S. Gao, and H. Wu 4:15 PM 3B.3 WMO-CIMO survey on the methods and instruments for the measurement of solid precipitation at Automated Weather Stations   Rodica Nitu, EC, Toronto, ON, Canada 4:30 PM 3B.4 A Latin American Data Workshop to Promote Free and Open Sharing of Earth System Data and Foster Scientific Partnerships   Tom Yoksas, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Ramamurthy, E. Cutrim, C. Rocken, T. Whittaker, and W. G. D. Almeida 4:45 PM 3B.5 TC-IDV — A New Tool for Tropical Cyclone Forecasting and Research   Yuan Ho, Unidata/UCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. McWhirter, D. Murray, X. Liang, X. Lu, and Y. Yin 5:00 PM 3B.6 An Update on Programs in the Pacific Islands for Pacific Island GCOS   Dean Solofa, SPREP, Apia, Samoa; and M. L. Morrissey, H. J. Diamond, and S. Postawko 5:15 PM 3B.7 The U.S. global climate observing system (GCOS) program: an update on continuing efforts to implement reference climate observation sites   Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Silver Spring, MD
	5:25 PM-5:30 PM, Monday Sessions Adjourn for the Day
	5:30 PM-7:30 PM, Monday, Hall 4 Opening of the Exhibit Hall with Reception
Tuesday, 13 January 2009
	8:30 AM-9:45 AM, Tuesday, Room 121BC Session 4A Advances and Applications in Transportation Weather, Surface and Aviation
Cochairs: Paul A. Pisano, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC; S. Edward Boselly, Weather Solutions Group, Olympia, WA
8:30 AM 4A.1 Making Aviation Safer: Results of the National Aviation Weather Program's 10-Year Goal to Reduce Weather-Related Accidents by 80 Percent   Samuel P. Williamson, Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology, Silver Spring, MD; and M. R. Babcock 8:45 AM 4A.2 The NOAA Forecast Process in the NextGen Era   Steve Abelman, NOAA/NWS Office of Science and Technology, Silver Spring, MD; and C. Miner 9:00 AM 4A.3 Weather and Radar Processor (WARP) Test and Evaluation   Jeffrey A. Weinrich, A3 Technology Inc., Galloway, NJ 9:15 AM 4A.4 Evaluation of the Use of Visibility to Estimate Snowfall Rate Using ASOS data   Roy M. Rasmussen, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. D. Landolt, J. Black, A. W. Tripp, J. Riley, T. Smith, and W. Underwood 9:30 AM 4A.5 Testing and Deployment of the Water Vapor Sensing System II   David Helms, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and K. L. Johnston, G. Sanger, B. Taubvurtzel, R. A. Petersen, A. Homans, and A. Hoff
	8:30 AM-9:45 AM, Tuesday, Room 122BC Session 4B Applications in Meteorology, Oceanography, Hydrology and Climatology
Cochairs: Lola Olsen, NASA, Greenbelt, MD; Timothy Crum, NOAA/NEXRAD Radar Operations Center, Norman, OK
8:30 AM 4B.1 A real-time automated method to determine forecast confidence associated with tornado warnings   John L. Cintineo, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and T. M. Smith, V. Lakshmanan, and K. L. Ortega 8:45 AM 4B.2 An Analysis and Evaluation of the Agreement between Severe Geostationary Satellite and National Weather Service (NWS) Radar Signatures during the Fall of 2008   Phil Zuzolo, The Boeing Company, Springfield, VA; and B. Zuzolo 9:00 AM 4B.3 Evaluation of short- medium- and long-range numerical weather forecasts at the Storm Prediction Center: A Case Study   Ashton Robinson Cook, NOAA/NWS SPC, Norman, OK 9:15 AM 4B.4 Statistical Short-Range Guidance for Peak Wind Speed Forecasts at Edwards Air Force Base, CA   Joe Dreher, ENSCO Inc., Cocoa Beach, FL; and W. Crawford, R. Lafosse, B. R. Hoeth, and K. L. Burns 9:30 AM 4B.5 An icing climatology for the U.S. and southern Canada   Jeffrey M. Freedman, AWS Truewind LLC, Albany, NY
	9:45 AM-11:00 AM, Tuesday, Hall 5 Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (See poster listing in Monday's program)
	11:00 AM-6:00 PM, Tuesday Exhibits Open
	11:00 AM-12:00 PM, Tuesday, Room 121BC Session 5A Advances and Applications in Transportation Weather, Surface and Aviation II
Cochairs: Paul Pisano, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC; S. Edward Boselly, Weather Solutions Group, Olympia, WA
11:00 AM 5A.1 An Update on FHWA Road Weather Management Initiatives   Paul A. Pisano, USDOT/Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC; and A. D. Stern and P. J. Kennedy 11:15 AM 5A.2 The Clarus Regional Demonstration   Andrew D. Stern, Noblis, Inc., Falls Church, VA; and P. A. Pisano, P. J. Kennedy, and B. B. McKeever, P.E. 11:30 AM 5A.3 Status update of the transition from research to operations of the Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System (MADIS)   David Helms, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and P. A. Miller, M. F. Barth, A. C. Darling, F. Kelly, and S. Koch 5A.4 Mitigation of weather-related non-recurring congestion impacts on Utah's highways:developing and tracking performance measure algorithms   Ralph Patterson, Utah Dept Of Transportation, Salt Lake City, Utah; and K. Barjenbruch, G. Blackwelder, R. Graham, B. Hansen, M. Holts, J. Miller, M. Seaman, J. Williams, and A. Yocom
	11:00 AM-12:00 PM, Tuesday, Room 122BC Session 5B Applications in Meteorology, Oceanography, Hydrology and Climatology II
Cochairs: Lola Olsen, NASA, Greenbelt, MD; Timothy Crum, NOAA/NEXRAD Radar Operations Center, Norman, OK
11:00 AM 5B.1 CO-OPS expands meteorological sensor network and quality control   Kathleen Elizabeth Egan, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and R. W. Bourgerie 11:15 AM 5B.2 Pseudo Volume-filling Sampling (PVS) via Bouyancy Control in Hurricane and Ocean Systems   Robert Krohn, University of California - San Diego, La Jolla, CA; and D. Zhang and T. Bewley 11:30 AM 5B.3 Interactive Quality Control and Operational Product Generation of Hourly Multi-sensor Precipitation Estimates in the NWS   Mark J. Glaudemans, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and B. A. Lawrence and P. S. Tilles 11:45 AM 5B.4 TIGGE Archive Access at NCAR   Steven J. Worley, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Schuster, D. Stepaniak, and H. Wilcox
	12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Tuesday Lunch Break (Cash and Carry in Exhibit Hall)
	1:30 PM-3:00 PM, Tuesday, Room 121BC Session 6A GIS Applications
Cochairs: Ken R. Waters, NOAA/NWS, Phoenix, AZ; Nazila Merati, NOAA/PMEL and JISAO, Seattle, WA
1:30 PM 6A.1 Global assessment of urban heat island effect and future heat waves: GIS applications in urban climate modeling   Olga Wilhelmi, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Boehnert, K. Oleson, J. Feddema, and T. Jackson 1:45 PM 6A.2 TouchTable supported climate services and applications developed at NOAA's National Climatic Data Center   Stephen A. Del Greco, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and S. Ansari and M. Phillips 2:00 PM 6A.3 HabitatModeler - GIS-based multidimensional habitat modeling in the ocean and atmosphere   Tiffany C. Vance, NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service, Seattle, WA; and S. Mesick and D. Reusser 2:15 PM 6A.4 The weather and climate toolkit   Steve Ansari, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and C. Hutchins, S. A. Del Greco, N. S. Stroumentova, and M. Phillips 2:30 PM 6A.5 GIS-enabled multi-sensor visualization and analysis of extreme precipitation and drought   Stephanie Granger, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and M. dela Torre-Juarez, E. J. Fetzer, M. Garay, R. Raskin, and N. Strout 6A.6 Study on Weather Services Producing System Based on GIS Geoprocessing   Huanping Wu, National Meteorological Center, CMA, Beijing, Beijing, China; and B. Luo, W. Tang, W. Zheng, Z. Lv, and Y. Li
	1:30 PM-2:45 PM, Tuesday, Room 122BC Session 6B Internet Applications and Cyberinfrastructure
Cochairs: Michael D. Eilts, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc., Norman, OK; John Horel, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
1:30 PM 6B.1 A community supported, Internet-based surface meteorological network, the Wunderground experience   John J. Celenza, Weather Underground, Inc., San Francisco, CA; and A. B. Cowdin and R. W. Carver 1:45 PM 6B.2 A new approach for using web services, grids and virtual organizations in mesoscale meteorological research   Kelvin K. Droegemeier, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 2:00 PM 6B.3 A novel approach to detect regions of phenomena from NAM model outputs   Xiang Li, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and R. Ramachandran, S. Graves, K. Brewster, S. M. Lazarus, and B. T. Zavodsky 2:15 PM 6B.4 Aeroweb: a new met website for aeronautical users   Lior Perez, METEO-FRANCE, Toulouse, France; and P. Venzac 2:30 PM 6B.5 Development of a smart search system for climate services   Mark S. Brooks, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and B. E. Aldridge
	3:00 PM-3:30 PM, Tuesday, Hall 4 Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall
	3:30 PM-5:00 PM, Tuesday, Room 125B Joint Session 1 Joint Session Between 18Education and 25IIPS (Joint between the 18th Symposium on Education and the 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology)
Cochairs: Thomas Whittaker, SSEC/CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Lola Olsen, NASA, Greenbelt, MD
3:30 PM J1.1 CoCoRaHS (The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network): Biggest Little Data Gathering Network for Education, Climate Monitoring and Research   Nolan J. Doesken, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and H. Reges, R. Cifelli, J. Turner, Z. Schwalbe, and O. Bliss 3:45 PM J1.2 User Preferences for Weather Data Dissemination Standards on the Web   John L. Schattel Jr., NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and R. Bunge and P. R. Hershberg 4:00 PM J1.3 The CALMET conference: International sharing of approaches to education and training in hydrology and meteorology   Patrick Parrish, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and T. Spangler, J. Lamos, and W. Abshire 4:15 PM J1.4 An interactive, integrated, instructional pathway to the LEAD science gateway   Sepideh Yalda, Millersville Univ., Millersville, PA; and R. Clark, L. K. Davis, and E. N. Wiziecki 4:30 PM J1.5 Weather radar education at the University of Oklahoma: An integrated interdisciplinary approach   Robert D. Palmer, Univeristy of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. I. Biggerstaff, P. B. Chilson, G. E. Crain, K. K. Droegemeier, Y. Hong, M. Yeary, T. Y. Yu, G. Zhang, and Y. Zhang 4:45 PM J1.6 The use of geovisualization in presenting weather and climate data to local decision makers   Mark Phillips, UNC-Asheville, Asheville, NC; and J. G. Dobson, T. Pierce, and J. Fox
	3:30 PM-5:15 PM, Tuesday, Room 121BC Session 7A GIS Applications II
Cochairs: Ken R. Waters, NOAA/NWS, Phoenix, AZ; Nazila Merati, NOAA/PMEL and JISAO, Seattle, WA
7A.1 Study on typhoon forecast product creation based on GIS   WeiJiang Zheng, National Meteorological Center, China Meteorological Administration, PRC, Beijing, , China; and H. Wu, B. Luo, Z. Lv, W. Tang, and Y. Li 3:30 PM 7A.2 How Enterprise GIS is Improving the Effectiveness of the National Weather Service   Keith Stellman, NOAA/NWS, Shreveport, LA; and C. Pieper, K. S. Lander, A. Foster, D. Hansing, and T. Brice 3:45 PM 7A.3 Weather forecasts and GIS hazards data viewer for Southern California   Jayme L. Laber, NOAA/NWS, Oxnard, CA 4:00 PM 7A.4 Developing geospatial decision support tools for a local NWS office and other regional decision makers   J. Greg Dobson, UNC-Asheville, Asheville, NC; and T. Pierce and M. Phillips 4:15 PM 7A.5 Server GIS at the NWS Central Region   Kristopher S. Lander, NOAA/NWS, Kansas City, MO 4:30 PM 7A.6 Using python client libraries to access remote servers via Web Coverage Services   Ben Domenico, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Lowe 4:45 PM 7A.7 Application of open source GIS and statistical software for hydrometeorological analyses   Thomas Adams, NOAA/NWS, Wilmington, OH
	3:30 PM-5:30 PM, Tuesday, Room 122BC Session 7B Internet Applications and Cyberinfrastructure II
Cochairs: Michael D. Eilts, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc., Norman, OK; John Horel, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
3:30 PM 7B.1 Earth Information Services   Tracy Lee Hansen, NOAA/Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, CO; and T. J. LeFebvre, M. Schultz, M. Romberg, A. Mysore, K. Holub, P. McCaslin, S. Salm, A. Esterline, Y. Li, C. Baber, K. Fuller, Y. Pogue, W. Wright, M. Heavner, M. Steinbach, R. Olobode, L. Qian, and R. Fatland 3:45 PM 7B.2 Earth system case studies for research and education   Jeff Weber, UCAR/Unidata, Boulder, CO; and J. McWhirter 4:00 PM 7B.3 Evolution of a distributed laboratory for coastal research   Gerald J. Creager, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and G. Allen, G. T. Almes, J. Bintz, B. Blanton, P. Bogden, J. Davis, S. Graves, W. A. Perrie, P. Sheng, H. Wang, D. Forrest, and D. Wright 4:15 PM 7B.4 Flexible Computing Architectures for Supporting Rapid Algorithm Development   Jason D. James, NOAA, Suitland, MD 4:30 PM 7B.5 IDV at 5: New features and future plans   Don Murray, UCAR/Unidata, Boulder, CO; and J. McWhirter, Y. Ho, and T. M. Whittaker 7B.6 PAPER WITHDRAWN   4:45 PM 7B.7 Web-based Skew-T displays of GOES and POES operational atmospheric soundings   Laura B. Kowal, NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD/SSD, Camp Springs, MD; and A. Sharma, D. R. Donahue, D. Xu, and J. Guo
	5:25 PM-5:30 PM, Tuesday Sessions Adjourn for the Day
Wednesday, 14 January 2009
	8:30 AM-9:45 AM, Wednesday, Room 121BC Session 8A Interactive Processing Systems
Cochairs: William F. Roberts, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; Ward R. Seguin, NOAA/OAR, Silver Spring, MD
8:30 AM 8A.1 AWIPS II technology infusion – status update   Jason Tuell, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and S. S. Schotz, J. Roe, R. Henry, and D. Plummer 8:45 AM 8A.2 AWIPS II Overview and Status   Ronla Henry, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and E. Welles, T. Hopkins, O. Brown-Leigh, and A. M. Tarro 9:00 AM 8A.3 NAWIPS Integration with AWIPS II Technology Infusion - Status Update   Scott Jacobs, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and D. Plummer, S. Gilbert, S. S. Schotz, J. P. Tuell, and R. K. Henry 9:15 AM 8A.4 An Exercise in Extending AWIPS II   Joanne Edwards, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and J. Fluke and X. Jing 9:30 AM 8A.5 Software development to support probabilistic forecasting on AWIPS II   Paul Schultz, NOAA/Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, CO; and T. J. LeFebvre, T. L. Hansen, L. Cheatwood-Harris, T. Kent, J. Ramer, and B. C. Motta
	8:30 AM-10:00 AM, Wednesday, Room 122BC Session 8B Radar Applications - Session I
Cochairs: Timothy Crum, NOAA/NEXRAD Radar Operations Center, Norman, OK; Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; Robert E. Saffle, Noblis, Inc., Falls Church, VA; Julian Wang, NOAA/ARL, Silver Spring, MD
8:30 AM 8B.1 Evaluation of the Multifunction Phased Array Radar Planning Process   Paul L. Smith, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD; and C. H. Marshall 8:45 AM 8B.2 The National Weather Radar Testbed (Phased-Array) – a progress report   Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. F. Kimpel, D. S. Zrnic, R. Ferek, J. Heimmer, T. J. McNellis, J. E. Crain, A. M. Shapiro, R. J. Vogt, and W. Benner 9:00 AM 8B.3 Progress of Multi-Function Phased Array Radar (MPAR) program   William Benner, FAA, Atlantic City, NJ; and G. S. Torok, M. Emanuel, and M. E. Weber 9:15 AM 8B.4 Update on signal processing upgrades for the National Weather Radar Testbed   Sebastian M. Torres, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and C. D. Curtis, I. R. Ivic, D. A. Warde, E. Forren, J. Thompson, D. Priegnitz, and R. Adams 9:30 AM 8B.5 An Update on Multi-Channel Receiver Development for the Realization Multi-Mission Capabilities at the National Weather Radar Testbed   M. Yeary, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and G. E. Crain, A. Zahrai, T. Y. Yu, R. Palmer, G. Zhang, Y. Zhang, R. J. Doviak, P. Chilson, M. Xue, and X. Qin 9:45 AM 8B.6 Spatial filtering of wind turbine clutter using adaptive phased array radars   R. D. Palmer, Atmospheric Radar Research Center, School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. D. Le, B. M. Isom, and S. M. Torres
	10:00 AM-10:30 AM, Wednesday Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer
	10:30 AM-11:30 AM, Wednesday, Room 121BC Session 9A Interactive Processing Systems II
Cochairs: William F. Roberts, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; Ward R. Seguin, NOAA/OAR, Silver Spring, MD
10:30 AM 9A.1 Putting meteorological data into the context of the local environment   Jeremy Tandy, The U.K. Met office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and P. J. Trevelyan 10:45 AM 9A.2 The Noaa PROoducts (integrated) Validation System (NPROVS) and Environmental Data Graphical Evaluation (EDGE) Interface Part-1: System   Michael Pettey, IMSG & NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, Suitland, MD; and B. Sun and A. L. Reale 11:00 AM 9A.3 GOES Enterprise Managed System (GEMS), Re-Architecting GOES Operational Ground Equipment (OGE)   Shahram Tehranian, Nortel Government Solutions, Lanham, MD; and A. Agarwal, S. Vasanth, K. Mckenzie, and P. Yu 11:15 AM 9A.4 McIDAS-V - A powerful data analysis and visualization tool for multi and hyperspectral environmental satellite data   Thomas H. Achtor, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. Rink, T. Whittaker, and D. Santek 11:30 AM 9A.5 Innovation at the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI); web technologies for every day use by the forecaster   Marcel Molendijk, KNMI, De Bilt, Netherlands 11:45 AM 9A.6 The Model Evaluation Tools (MET): Community tools for forecast evaluation   Barbara G. Brown, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. H. Gotway, R. Bullock, E. Gilleland, and D. Ahijevych
	10:30 AM-12:00 PM, Wednesday, Room 122BC Session 9B Radar Applications - Session I Part II
Cochairs: Timothy Crum, NOAA/NEXRAD Radar Operations Center, Norman, OK; Douglas Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; Robert E. Saffle, Noblis, Inc., Falls Church, VA; Julian Wang, NOAA/ARL, Silver Spring, MD
10:30 AM 9B.1 Polarimetric phased array radar – possibilities and challenges   Dusan S. Zrnic, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and G. Zhang 10:45 AM 9B.2 Calibration of polarimetric phased array radar for improved measurement accuracy   David Staiman, Lockheed Martin, Moorestown, NJ 11:00 AM 9B.3 Evolutionary characteristics of a tornadic supercell thunderstorm: Comparisons of 1.0–min Phased Array Radar and 4.2–min WSR-88D measurements   Rodger A. Brown, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. Kurdzo and P. L. Heinselman 11:15 AM 9B.4 Radar sampling of low-altitude circulations by Phased Array Radar   Pamela L. Heinselman, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and T. M. Smith, K. L. Ortega, and K. Manross 11:30 AM 9B.5 Spring 2008 phased array radar experiment   Pamela L. Heinselman, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK 11:45 AM 9B.6 Scheduling of the Phased-Array weather radar for adaptive sensing using time balance   Ricardo Reinoso-Rondinel Sr., Atmospheric Radar Research Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and T. -. Y. Yu
	11:00 AM-6:00 PM, Wednesday Exhibits Open
	12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Wednesday Lunch Break (Cash and Carry in Exhibit Hall)
	1:30 PM-2:30 PM, Wednesday, Room 129A Joint Session 3 Distributed Earth Science Information Systems (Joint between the 21st Conference on Climate Variability and Change and the 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology)
Cochairs: Nancy Soreide, NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA; Kenneth Carey, Noblis, Falls Church, VA
J3.1 An Advanced Next Generation Archival and Distribution System for Global Atmospheric Science Research   Nancy A. Ritchey, SSAI, Hampton, VA; and J. M. Kusterer 1:30 PM J3.2 A distributed information and architecture system for integrating operational data and product providers into the Global Earth Observing System of Systems (GEOSS)   Ronald P. Lowther, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Bellevue, NE; and M. Brill, B. Puetz, and M. Mayorga 1:45 PM J3.3 Compression and Relay Management System as Applied to Gridded FX-Net, and an Update on Wavelet Compression   Jebb Q. Stewart, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder and CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Boulder, CO; and N. Wang, E. Polster, and S. Schranz 2:00 PM J3.4 Online Visualization and Analysis of Global Half-hourly Pixel-Resolution Infrared Dataset   Zhong Liu, George Mason University/CEOSR, Fairfax, VA and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and D. Ostrenga, G. G. Leptoukh, and A. V. Mehta
	1:30 PM-2:30 PM, Wednesday, Room 121BC Session 10A Challenges in Data Access, Distribution, and Use
Cochairs: Thomas M. Whittaker, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Anthony Arguez, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC
1:30 PM 10A.1 AIRNow - Improving the future of Air Quality Communication   Scott A. Jackson, U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC; and P. H. Zahn, C. P. MacDonald, D. S. Miller, and A. C. Chan 1:45 PM 10A.2 SwissMetNet : a unique platform for surface and upper air meteorological data collection and transfer   Yves-Alain Roulet, MeteoSwiss, Payerne, Switzerland; and B. Landl and B. Calpini 2:00 PM 10A.3 Addressing sensor data challenges in North Carolina: creating a statewide sensor network inventory   Jessica L. Proud, Renaissance Computing Institute, Chapel Hill, NC; and K. Galluppi and R. Boyles 2:15 PM 10A.4 The 4-D Weather Data Cube: Data services, standards and IT architecture   Timothy Hopkins, NOAA/NWS Chief, Analysis Branch, Office of Science and Technology, Silver Spring, MD; and R. C. Deininger, J. Tuell, T. E. Ryan, and B. Lambert
	1:30 PM-2:30 PM, Wednesday, Room 122BC Session 10B Radar Applications - Session II
Cochairs: Timothy Crum, NOAA/NEXRAD Radar Operations Center, Norman, OK; Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; Robert E. Saffle, Noblis, Inc., Falls Church, VA; Julian Wang, NOAA/ARL, Silver Spring, MD
1:30 PM 10B.1 NEXRAD Product Improvement -- Update 2009   Robert E. Saffle, Noblis, Inc., Falls Church, VA; and G. S. Cate and M. J. Istok 1:45 PM 10B.2 Leveraging Multiple FAA Radars for NWS Operations   Michael J. Istok, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and A. Cheek, A. D. Stern, R. E. Saffle, W. M. Blanchard, B. R. Klein, and N. Shen 2:00 PM 10B.3 Real time identification and filtering of ground clutter   J. C. Hubbert, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. M. Ellis and M. Dixon 2:15 PM 10B.4 A simplified approach to staggered PRT clutter filtering   J. C. Hubbert, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. Meymaris
	2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Wednesday, Hall 5 Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
	2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Wednesday, Hall 5 Poster Session 2 IIPS Poster Session II
Cochairs: Stephen M. Holt, Noblis, Inc., Falls Church, VA; Marjorie McGuirk, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; Anthony Arguez, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; S. T. Shipley, George Mason Univ., Fairfax, Virginia
P2.1 Comparison of Crossbeam Wind Measurements using Spaced-Antenna and Monopulse Configurations with the National Weather Radar Testbed   Yinguang Li, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and G. Zhang and R. J. Doviak   P2.2 Range overlaid staggered PRT   David A. Warde, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. M. Torres   P2.3 A 2009 update on the NOAA Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System (MADIS)   Patricia A. Miller, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and M. F. Barth and L. A. Benjamin   P2.4 LEAD-to-LEARN: A demonstration of an instructional pathway for undergraduate meteorology education using a science gateway   Sepideh Yalda, Millersville Univ., Millersville, PA; and R. D. Clark, S. States, S. Cecelski, B. Kerschner, R. Junod, L. K. Davis, E. N. Wiziecki, T. Daley, and H. Gadde   P2.5 Variational retrieval of raindrop size distribution from polarimetric radar data in presence of attenuation   Qing Cao, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and G. Zhang and M. Xue   P2.6 Automatic clutter mitigation in the WSR-88D, integration and evaluation   Richard L. Ice, Wyle Information Systems, Norman, OK; and R. D. Rhoton, J. C. Krause, D. S. Saxion, O. E. Boydstun, A. K. Heck, J. N. Chrisman, D. S. Berkowitz, W. D. Zittel, and D. A. Warde   P2.7 A Technique for Real-time Visualization of Meteorological Radar   Kenneth H. Bergeron, EW Radar, Saint Louis, MO   P2.8 Simulations of Polarimetric Radar Signals Based on Numerical Weather Prediction Model Output   Lei Lei, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and G. Zhang, B. L. Cheong, and R. D. Palmer   P2.9 Evaluating multi-radar, multi-sensor hail diagnosis with high resolution hail reports   Christopher J. Wilson, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Stronghurst, IL; and K. L. Ortega and V. Lakshmanan   P2.10 Evaluation of a multi-scale storm-tracking technique   Brett Roberts, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and V. Lakshmanan and T. M. Smith   P2.11 Urban observations available from MADIS   Michael F. Barth, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and P. A. Miller and L. A. Benjamin   P2.12 Development of a Real-time Dynamic and Adaptive Nowcasting System   E. Ruzanski, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and Y. Wang and V. Chandrasekar
	4:00 PM-5:30 PM, Wednesday, Room 121BC Session 11A Challenges in Data Access, Distribution, and Use - Part II
Cochairs: Thomas M. Whittaker, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Anthony Arguez, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC
4:00 PM 11A.1 Efficient reduction and compression of weather radar data in universal format   W. David Pan, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and P. R. Harasti, M. D. Frost, Q. Zhao, J. Cook, T. Maese, and L. Wagner 4:15 PM 11A.2 A General Purpose System for Server-side Analysis of Earth Science Data   Roland Schweitzer, Weathertop Consulting, LLC, College Station, TX; and K. M. O'Brien, J. Li, A. Manke, J. Malczyk, and S. Hankin 4:30 PM 11A.3 Investigation of using HDF5 Archival Information Packages(AIP) to store NASA ECS Data   MuQun Yang, The HDF Group, Champaign, IL; and R. E. Duerr and C. Lee 4:45 PM 11A.4 Using a friendly OPeNDAP client library to access HDF5 data   MuQun Yang, The HDF Group, Champaign, IL; and H. K. Lee 5:00 PM 11A.5 Choices for Data Providers in a post-NetCDF-4 World   Edward Hartnett, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. K. Rew
	4:00 PM-5:30 PM, Wednesday, Room 122BC Session 11B Radar Applications - Session II - Part II
Cochairs: Timothy Crum, NOAA/NEXRAD Radar Operations Center, Norman, OK; Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; Robert E. Saffle, Noblis, Inc., Falls Church, VA; Julian Wang, NOAA/ARL, Silver Spring, MD
4:00 PM 11B.1 Performance of a Proposed Hybrid Spectrum Width Estimator for the NEXRAD ORDA   Gregory Meymaris, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. K. Williams and J. C. Hubbert 4:15 PM 11B.2 Update on deployment of Staggered PRT for the NEXRAD network   Sebastian M. Torres, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. Zittel and D. Saxion 4:30 PM 11B.3 Data driven adaptive identification and suppression of ground clutter for weather radar   Svetlana M. Bachmann, Lockheed Martin MS2, Syracuse, NY; and M. D. Tracy 4:45 PM 11B.4 Identifying Critical Strengths and Limitations of Current Radar Systems   Jennifer F. Newman, National Weather Center REU, Norman, OK ; and D. LaDue and P. L. Heinselman 5:00 PM 11B.5 Prediction and mitigation of anomalous propagation   James J. Stagliano Jr., Propagation Research Associates, Inc., Marietta, GA; and J. C. Kerce, B. Valant-Spaight, G. M. Hall, R. D. Bock, E. J. Holder, and S. F. Dugas 5:15 PM 11B.6 Continued progress in assessing and mitigating wind farm impacts on WSR-88Ds   Richard J. Vogt, TriAgencies' (Dept of Commerce, Defense & Transportation), Norman, OK; and T. D. Crum, J. B. Sandifer, T. L. Allmon, G. Secrest, R. Guenther, R. Steadham, and E. Ciardi
	5:25 PM-5:30 PM, Wednesday Sessions Adjourn for the Day
	5:30 PM-6:30 PM, Wednesday, Hall 4 Reception in Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar)
	7:00 PM-9:00 PM, Wednesday, Northballroom AMS Annual Awards Banquet
Thursday, 15 January 2009
	8:30 AM-9:45 AM, Thursday, Room 122BC Joint Session 4 Global environmental observing systems including, but not limited to, the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS), Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), and Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS) (Joint between the 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology and the 13th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS))
Cochairs: Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Silver Spring, MD; John R. Lincoln, US Navy/WMO (Ret.) and Consultant, Berryville, VA
8:30 AM J4.1 GCOS progress and plans   John W. Zillman, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Vic., Australia 9:00 AM J4.2 The role of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) in developing Earth Science Information   John H. Dunnigan, NOAA/NOS, Silver Spring, MD 9:15 AM J4.3 Progress against Implementation of Global Observing Systems for Climate, Updating the GCOS Plan   Paul Mason, University of Reading, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom; and S. Bojinski 9:30 AM J4.4 The U.S. Group on Earth Observations (USGEO): Progress towards coordinated and sustained observations of the Earth system   Helen M. Wood, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and G. Withee
	8:30 AM-9:45 AM, Thursday, Room 121BC Session 12 Virtual Globe technology and applications
Cochairs: S. T. Shipley, George Mason Univ., Fairfax, Virginia; Gerald J. Dittberner, NOAA/NESDIS, Springfield, VA
8:30 AM 12.1 Radar visualization and occultation in 4-dimensions using Google Earth   S. T. Shipley, George Mason Univ., Fairfax, Virginia; and A. Peterlin and S. Cantrell 8:45 AM 12.2 Touch the Sky: Interactive particle systems for learning about the weather via a globe display   Colin Ware, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, University of New Hamphshire, Durham, NH; and D. Pineo and R. F. Calusdian 9:00 AM 12.3 A Google Earth application for querying personalized weather data   Joe Young, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and T. M. Smith, V. Lakshmanan, and K. D. Hondl 9:15 AM 12.4 The Application of virtual globe software in fireweather forecasting   Tim Brice, NOAA/NWS, Santa Teresa, NM 9:30 AM 12.5 Airborne Doppler Wind Lidar: in-flight visualization and analysis using Google Earth   G.D. Emmitt, Simpson Weather Associates, Charlottesville, VA; and S. Greco, S. A. Wood, and S. T. Shipley
	9:45 AM-11:00 AM, Thursday, Hall 5 Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (See poster listing in Wednesday's program)
	11:00 AM-4:00 PM, Thursday Exhibits Open
	11:00 AM-12:15 PM, Thursday, Room 122BC Joint Session 5 Global environmental observing systems including, but not limited to, the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS), Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), and Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS)—II (Joint between the 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology and the 13th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS))
Cochairs: Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Silver Spring, MD; John R. Lincoln, US Navy/WMO (Ret.) and Consultant, Berryville, VA
11:00 AM J5.1 Upper-air observations for climate: Rationale, progress, and plans for the GCOS Reference Upper-Air Network (GRUAN)   Dian J. Seidel, NOAA/ARL, Silver Spring, MD; and H. J. Diamond, D. M. Goodrich, and P. Thorne 11:15 AM J5.2 Updates on radiatively important atmospheric trace gas concentrations and trends in other parameters from the NOAA ESRL global network   Russell C. Schnell, NOAA/ESRL/GMD, Boulder, CO 11:30 AM J5.3 Using THREDDS to “sew” observational data into the Observing System Monitoring Center   Kevin M. O'Brien, JISAO/University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and S. Hankin, R. Schweitzer, T. Habermann, J. Cartwright, J. Larocque, K. Kern, and M. Little 11:45 AM J5.4 Contributions of the Global Ocean Observing System—what is the observing system telling us about the ocean and how is it helping to improve assimilating models   Christopher Meinen, NOAA/AOML, Miami, FL; and C. Schmid, G. Goni, M. Baringer, R. Lumpkin, and S. Garzoli 12:00 PM J5.5 Analyses and applications of the PACRAIN tipping bucket gauge dataset   Michael D. Klatt, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. L. Morrissey and J. S. Greene
	11:00 AM-12:00 PM, Thursday, Room 121BC Session 13 Virtual Globe technology and applications - Part II
Cochairs: Scott T. Shipley, George Mason Univ., Fairfax, Virginia; Gerald J. Dittberner, NOAA/NESDIS, Springfield, VA
11:00 AM 13.1 The application of virtual globe software in forecasting flash flooding of low water crossings   Tim Brice, NOAA/NWS, Santa Teresa, NM; and A. Foster 11:15 AM 13.2 Using Virtual Globes to Improve Situational Awareness in the National Weather Service   Andy Foster, NOAA/NWS, Springfield, MO; and K. Stellman and D. Hansing 11:30 AM 13.3 Google Earth: The power of the GeoWeb and the road ahead   Peter Birch, Google Earth, Mountain View, CA; and M. Jones
	12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Thursday, Room 131AB Hollingsworth Symp Luncheon
	12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Thursday Lunch Break (Cash and Carry in Exhibit Hall)
	1:30 PM-3:00 PM, Thursday, Room 121BC Joint Session 19 Use of Virtual and Digital Globes for Visualizing Satellite Data and “Mashups" (Joint between the 16th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography and the 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology)
Cochairs: Gerald J. Dittberner, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; Joseph F. Turk, NRL, Monterey, CA
1:30 PM 4D Interactive Data Discovery and Analysis for Earth   Michael C. Lampel, Raytheon Company, Pasadena, CA; and K. Yau and P. P. Li 1:45 PM J19.2 An improved dynamic global cloud layer for virtual globes   F. J. Turk, NRL, Monterey, CA; and S. D. Miller and C. Castello J19.1 The use of virtual globes to visualize non-imagery meteorological satellite data   Thomas J. Kleespies, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD 2:00 PM J19.3 Development of a consumer oriented meteorological display system using web mapping services   Yaniv A. Zimet, Weather Underground, Inc., San Francisco, CA; and J. J. Celenza, T. Roche, M. T. Kallio, M. Beaver, and R. W. Carver 2:15 PM J19.4 Innovative Strategies for NASA Satellite Data Visualization using Google Earth   Michael J. Garay, Raytheon Corporation, Pasadena, CA; and J. Burke 2:30 PM J19.5 Design of web-based GIS tools to support routine quality monitoring of remote sensed products from next generation LEO and GEO missions   T. Scott Zaccheo, AER, Inc., Lexington, MA; and M. Sze, E. J. Kennelly, and D. B. Hogan 2:45 PM J19.6 A tool for rapid assessment of renewable energy potential   Christian P. Sarason, 3TIER, Seattle, WA; and B. Nijssen
	1:30 PM-3:00 PM, Thursday, Room 122BC Session 14 Radar Applications - Session III
Cochairs: Timothy Crum, NOAA/NEXRAD Radar Operations Center, Norman, OK; Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; Robert E. Saffle, Noblis, Inc., Falls Church, VA; Julian Wang, NOAA/ARL, Silver Spring, MD
1:30 PM 14.1 Consistent clustering of radar reflectivities using Strong-Point Analysis -- a prelude to storm tracking   Benjamin Root, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and T. Y. Yu and M. Yeary 1:45 PM 14.2 Sea Surface Clutter Velocity Estimation and Its Affect on Clutter Filtering Performance   Chuck Reed, BCI, Moorestown, NJ; and H. S. Owen and T. Maese 2:00 PM 14.3 Evaluation of a new multiple-Doppler tornado detection and characterization technique using real radar observations   Corey K. Potvin, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. M. Shapiro, T. Y. Yu, J. Gao, and M. Xue 2:15 PM 14.4 Application of a new vorticity-equation based dual-Doppler radar wind analysis technique to a tornadic supercell storm   Alan Shapiro, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and C. K. Potvin, M. R. Kumjian, K. Donner, and J. Gao 2:30 PM 14.5 Effects of convective boundary layer inhomogeneities on radar measurements of mean wind and turbulence   Danny E. Scipion, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. D. Palmer, P. B. Chilson, E. Fedorovich, and A. M. Botnick 2:45 PM 14.6 Radar refractivity applications for convective initiation forecasting and observations of the convective boundary layer   David Bodine, Atmospheric Radar Research Center, School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and B. L. Cheong, P. L. Heinselman, R. D. Palmer, and D. S. Michaud
	3:00 PM-3:30 PM, Thursday, Hall 4 Coffee Break and Exhibit Hall Raffle
	3:30 PM-5:00 PM, Thursday, Room 121BC Session 15 Radar Applications - Session III - PART II
Cochairs: Timothy Crum, NOAA/NEXRAD Radar Operations Center, Norman, OK; Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; Robert E. Saffle, Noblis, Inc., Falls Church, VA; Julian Wang, NOAA/ARL, Silver Spring, MD
3:30 PM 15.1 A comparison of Mobile Micro Rain Radar data to disdrometer and weather station data in North Carolina   Jessica L. Proud, Renaissance Computing Institute, Chapel Hill, NC; and K. Galluppi 3:45 PM 15.2 Radar polarimetric signatures of fire plumes   Valery Melnikov, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS, Norman, OK; and D. S. Zrnic, R. M. Rabin, B. Pierce, and P. Zhang 4:00 PM 15.3 Modular Software Architecture for Tactical Weather Radar Processing   Timothy Maese, BCI, Moorestown, NJ; and J. A. Hunziker, H. S. Owen, C. Reed, R. Bluth, and L. Wagner 4:15 PM 15.4 Simultaneous horizontal and vertical transmit radar data and polarization errors   J. C. Hubbert, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Dixon, S. M. Ellis, and G. Meymaris 4:30 PM 15.5 WSR-88D Dual Polarization Initial Operational Capabilities   Michael J. Istok, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. A. Fresch, S. D. Smith, Z. Jing, R. Murnan, A. V. Ryzhkov, J. Krause, M. H. Jain, J. T. Ferree, P. T. Schlatter, B. Klein, D. J. Stein, G. S. Cate, and R. E. Saffle 4:45 PM 15.6 The advantage of using CASA radars to detect lower troposphere winds in quasi-linear convective systems   B. Philips, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; and R. Przybylinski, B. Dolan, J. Brotzge, D. J. Rude, E. Bass, and W. Diaz
	5:15 PM-5:20 PM, Thursday AMS 89th Annual Meeting Adjourns

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