Saturday, 10 January 2009 |
| 7:30 AM-10:00 AM, Saturday Student Conference Badge Pick-up Only |
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Sunday, 11 January 2009 |
| 7:30 AM-9:00 AM, Sunday Short Course Registration |
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| 9:00 AM-6:00 PM, Sunday Annual Meeting Registration Begins |
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| 12:00 PM-4:00 PM, Sunday, Northballroom A Weatherfest
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| 3:00 PM-4:00 PM, Sunday, Room 130 First-Time Attendee Briefing |
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| 5:00 PM-7:00 PM, Sunday, Hall 5 Fellows Reception |
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Monday, 12 January 2009 |
| 7:30 AM-5:30 PM, Monday Registration Open |
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| 8:30 AM-10:15 AM, Monday, Ballroom ABC Presidential Forum |
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| 10:15 AM-10:45 AM, Monday Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer |
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| 10:45 AM-11:45 AM, Monday, Room 125A Joint Session 1 Joint Session between the 7th Conference on Artificial Intelligence and the Meteorological Aspects of Air Pollution Committee—I |
Chairs: Michael Brown, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; Antonello Pasini, CNR, Rome Italy
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| 10:45 AM | J1.1 | Assimilating Concentration Data into Dispersion Models with a Genetic Algorithm ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) Sue Ellen Haupt, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and K. J. Long, A. Beyer-Lout, and G. S. Young |
| 11:00 AM | J1.2 | Source Term Estimation using a Genetic Algorithm and SCIPUFF ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) Kerrie J. Long, Penn State University, State College, PA; and S. E. Haupt, G. Young, L. M. Rodriguez, and M. McNeal |
| 11:15 AM | J1.3 | Sheared Gaussian Coupled with Hybrid Genetic Algorithm for Source Characterization using CFD and FFT07 data ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) Luna M. Rodriguez, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and A. J. Annunzio, S. E. Haupt, and G. S. Young |
| 11:30 AM | J1.4 | Back trajectories for hazard origin estimation: BackHOE ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) George S. Young, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and J. Limbacher and S. E. Haupt |
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| 12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Monday Lunch Break |
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| 1:30 PM-2:30 PM, Monday, Room 125A Joint Session 3 Joint Session between the 7th Conference on Artificial Intelligence and the Meteorological Aspects of Air Pollution Committee—II |
Chairs: Antonello Pasini, CNR, Rome Italy; Michael Brown, LANL, Los Alamos, NM
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| 1:30 PM | J3.1 | Accounting for wind direction uncertainty in the BERT event reconstruction tool ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) Michael D. Williams, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and M. J. Brown and G. E. Streit |
| 1:45 PM | J3.2 | A comparison of Bayesian and conditional density models in probabilistic ozone forecasting ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) Song Cai, Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and W. W. Hsieh and A. J. Cannon |
| 2:00 PM | J3.3 | Use of Neural Networks Models to Forecast Ozone pollutant in Rome Urban Area ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) Armando Pelliccioni, ISPESL, Monteporzio Catone, Italy; and F. Pungi, A. Ianni, and L. Bellina |
| 2:15 PM | J3.4 | Satellite Remote Sensing of Particulate Matter Air Quality: A Neural Network Approach ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) Pawan Gupta, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and S. A. Christopher |
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| 2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Monday, Hall 5 Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
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| 2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Monday, Hall 5 Poster Session 1 Applications of Artificial Intelligence Poster Session |
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| 4:00 PM-5:30 PM, Monday, Room 125A Session 1 Applications of Artificial Intelligence—I |
Chair: S. Lakshmivarahan, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
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| 4:00 PM | 1.1 | On the nonlinear relation between model parameters and forecast parameters ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) Caren Marzban, APL, Seattle, WA; and S. Sandgathe, D. Morison, and N. Lederer |
| 4:15 PM | 1.2 | Replacing Missing Data for Ensemble Systems ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) Tyler C. McCandless, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and S. E. Haupt and G. Young |
| 4:30 PM | 1.3 | Spatiotemporal field interpolation using artificial neural networks in the Gulf of Maine ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) François P. Neville, University of Maine, Orono, ME |
| 4:45 PM | 1.4 | Expanding the spatial awareness of spatiotemporal relational probability trees to improve the analysis of severe thunderstorm models ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) David John Gagne II, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. McGovern, N. C. Hiers, M. Collier, and R. A. Brown |
| 5:00 PM | 1.5 | Cluster analysis of kernel-based principal components ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) Michael B. Richman, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and I. Adrianto |
| 5:15 PM | 1.6 | Comparison of random forest, artificial neural network, and multi-linear regression: a water temperature prediction case ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) Robyn L. Ball, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX; and P. Tissot, B. Zimmer, and B. Sterba-Boatwright |
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| 5:25 PM-5:30 PM, Monday Sessions Adjourn for the Day |
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| 5:30 PM-7:30 PM, Monday, Hall 4 Opening of the Exhibit Hall with Reception |
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Tuesday, 13 January 2009 |
| 8:30 AM-9:45 AM, Tuesday, Room 125A Session 2 Applications of Artificial Intelligence—II |
Chair: John K. Williams, NCAR, Boulder, CO
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| 8:30 AM | 2.1 | A Data Mining Approach to Soil Temperature and Moisture Prediction ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) William Myers, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Linden and G. Wiener |
| 8:45 AM | 2.2 | Arctic blizzard prediction by nonlinear statistical downscaling of GFS Reforecast model outputs ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) Zhen Zeng, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and W. W. Hsieh, W. R. Burrows, and A. Giles |
| 9:00 AM | 2.3 | Regionalization of clear-air turbulence forecasting using machine learning Jennifer Abernethy, NCAR/RAL, Boulder, CO |
| 9:15 AM | 2.4 | Developing a global atmospheric turbulence decision support system for aviation ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) John K. Williams, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. D. Sharman and C. J. Kessinger |
| 9:30 AM | 2.5 | UAV navigation by expert system for contaminant mapping ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) George S. Young, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and Y. Kuroki and S. E. Haupt |
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| 9:45 AM-11:00 AM, Tuesday, Hall 5 Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (See poster listing in Monday's program) |
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| 11:00 AM-6:00 PM, Tuesday Exhibits Open |
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| 11:00 AM-12:00 PM, Tuesday, Room 125A Joint Session 6 Hydrology and AI: Status and Applications–I (Joint between the Seventh Conference on Artificial Intelligence and its Applications to the Environmental Sciences and the 23rd Conference on Hydrology) |
Chairs: Philippe Tissot, Texas A&M Univ., Corpus Christi, TX; Bart Nijssen, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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| 11:00 AM | J6.1 | (Invited Speaker) Precipitation monitoring and streamflow flow forecasting using ANN models ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) Kuo-lin Hsu, Center for Hydrometeorology and Remote Sensing, Irvine, CA |
| 11:30 AM | J6.2 | A Simple Data-Driven Model for Streamflow Prediction ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) Valliappa Lakshmanan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. J. Gourley, Z. Flamig, and S. Giangrande |
| 11:45 AM | J6.3 | Comparison of manual and automated quality control of operational hourly precipitation data of the national weather service ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) Dongsoo Kim, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and E. I. Tollerud, S. V. Vasiloff, and J. Caldwell |
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| 12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Tuesday Lunch Break (Cash and Carry in Exhibit Hall)
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| 1:30 PM-3:00 PM, Tuesday, Room 125A Joint Session 7 Hydrology and AI: Status and Applications—II (Joint between the Seventh Conference on Artificial Intelligence and its Applications to the Environmental Sciences and the 23rd Conference on Hydrology) |
Chairs: Philippe Tissot, Texas A&M Univ., Corpus Christi, TX; Bart Nijssen, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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| 1:30 PM | J7.1 | The added value of surface data to radar-derived rainfall rate estimation using an artificial neural network ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) Benjamin Root, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and T. Y. Yu and M. Yeary |
| 1:45 PM | J7.2 | Winter hydrometeor classification using polarimetric radar and spatiotemporal relational probability trees ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) Andy L. Spencer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN; and A. McGovern, K. L. Elmore, and M. B. Richman |
| 2:00 PM | J7.3 | Time tracking of precipitation systems in observed and forecast data ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) Michael E. Baldwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN |
| 2:15 PM | J7.4 | Northern Hemispheric Flood Fingerprints ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) Kathleen E. Walls, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and P. G. Knight, H. N. Shirer, and G. S. Young |
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| 3:00 PM-3:30 PM, Tuesday, Hall 4 Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall |
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| 3:30 PM-5:30 PM, Tuesday, Room 125A Session 3 Forecasting Contest |
Chair: Michael B. Richman, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
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| 3:30 PM | 3.1 | Polarimetric Radar and validation data for the 2008 artificial intelligence competition ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) Kimberly L. Elmore, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and M. B. Richman |
| 3:45 PM | 3.2 | Probabilistic hedging of the True Skill Statistic Neil Gordon, Meteorological Service of New Zealand, Kelburn, Wellington, New Zealand; and D. Kilminster and A. Ziegler |
| 4:00 PM | 3.3 | Application of Neural Net Models to Classify and to Forecast the Observed Precipitation Type at the Ground using the Artificial Intelligence Competition Data Set ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) Armando Pelliccioni, ISPESL, Monteporzio Catone, Italy; and R. Cotroneo and F. Pungi |
| 4:15 PM | 3.4 | Regime Dependent Precipitation Type Forecasting ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) Tyler C. McCandless, Penn State University, University Park, PA |
| 4:30 PM | 3.5 | Employing stratified data mining models ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) Valliappa Lakshmanan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK |
| 4:45 PM | 3.6 | The effects of data issues and skill scores in creating predictive models ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) Matthew J. Pocernich, NCAR, Boulder, CO |
| 5:00 PM | 3.7 | Ensemble classifier for winter storm precipitation in polarimetric radar data ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) Emmanuel Goossaert, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. Alam |
| 5:15 PM | 3.8 | Comparison of support vector machines and minimax probability machines for precipitation prediction ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) Stephen Sullivan, UCAR, Boulder, CO |
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| 5:25 PM-5:30 PM, Tuesday Sessions Adjourn for the Day |
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Wednesday, 14 January 2009 |
| 8:30 AM-10:00 AM, Wednesday, Room 125A Joint Session 2 Applications of artificial learning techniques in climate variability, especially as it relates to the urban environment (Joint between the 21st Conference on Climate Variability and Change and the Seventh Conference on Artificial Intelligence and its Applications to the Environmental Sciences) |
Cochairs: William W. Hsieh, Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Canada; Sue Ellen Haupt, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA
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| 8:30 AM | J2.1 | (Invited Speaker) Using Neural Networks in Numerical Climate and Weather Forecast Systems ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) Vladimir M. Krasnopolsky, NCEP/NWS/NOAA (SAIC), Camp Springs, MD |
| 8:45 AM | J2.2 | Fast neural network emulations of long wave radiation for the NCEP Climate Forecast System Model: seasonal prediction and climate simulation ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) Vladimir M. Krasnopolsky, NCEP/NWS/NOAA (SAIC), Camp Springs, MD; and M. S. Fox-Rabinovitz, S. J. Lord, Y. T. Hou, and A. A. Belochitski |
| 9:00 AM | J2.3 | Major Influences of Circulation Patterns on Temperatures in the Italian Side of the Greater Alpine Region: an Investigation via Neural Network Modeling ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) Antonello Pasini, CNR, Rome, Italy; and R. Langone |
| 9:15 AM | J2.4 | Statistical seasonal prediction of extreme precipitation in winter over Canada ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) Zhen Zeng, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and W. W. Hsieh and A. Shabbar |
| 9:30 AM | J2.5 | Post-processing GCM forecasts of seasonal extreme climate using machine learning methods ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) Joel Finnis, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and W. W. Hsieh, Z. Zeng, A. Shabbar, W. Merryfield, and H. Lin |
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| 10:00 AM-10:30 AM, Wednesday Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer |
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| 11:00 AM-6:00 PM, Wednesday Exhibits Open |
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| 12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Wednesday Lunch Break (Cash and Carry in Exhibit Hall) |
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| 2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Wednesday, Hall 5 Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break |
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| 5:25 PM-5:30 PM, Wednesday Sessions Adjourn for the Day |
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| 5:30 PM-6:30 PM, Wednesday, Hall 4 Reception in Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar) |
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| 7:00 PM-9:00 PM, Wednesday, Northballroom AMS Annual Awards Banquet |
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Thursday, 15 January 2009 |
| 5:15 PM-5:20 PM, Thursday AMS 89th Annual Meeting Adjourns |
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